As they began to cross over the spongy pasture ground, the old soldier made Jonathan walk in front. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Levy watched the freighter cross the mouth of the Industrial Canal. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms and tucked her hands in under her armpits to hide her trembling. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because I’ve crossed the room to wipe my face and put away the teapot. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Alex feels him shifting against his side, arms crossed over his chest in an attempt at his typical closed-off stance while lying on the floor with his feet in a mop bucket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was lying on his back, still asleep, with both arms on top of the covers and crossed over his chest. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

From time to time she had to cross a wider, well-lit street, where the tramcars hummed and sparked under their anbaric wires. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was accustomed to the kind of fiery preaching that the church offered, the extremes of showmanship and drama, but one day, she thought, they crossed a line. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In Chubs’s case, he moaned and crossed himself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She is cross with T. now for interrupting. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms, trying to cover her worn brown homespun with the gunnysack. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re setting up a detour. Turn around and cross on the lower bridge.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Afterward, as he crossed the darkening courthouse square, pensively scuffing through dry mounds of unraked leaves, Dewey wondered at his lack of elation. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it had gone past, he crossed the road, keeping his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry crossed to his bedroom on tiptoe, slipped inside, closed the door, and turned to collapse on his bed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She frown a litde, look out cross the yard, lean back in her chair, look like a big rose. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

How eloquent he had been that night, how sweet the rhythm of his words as he went to the very edge of emotional outrage but never crossed over into it, never lost control. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sucked in some oxygen as Mr. Dolan crossed the room. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had many questions, from the everyday: “Owls, transport mice alive?” to the pointed: “How easily does Wolf & Dog cross?” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I will,” I promise, although I cross my toes inside my shoes. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

They crossed a small, soggy-bottomed ditch before they got to the line of low, dark buildings on the left side of the highway. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I remarked to him upon the prominence of the veins that crossed her cheeks, which I followed with a finger. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He finally found him, crossing the Glade on his way to the Blood House. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The terrain and river looked too fierce and treacherous to cross. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Valley slid over to Thorn’s other side, hands crossed in front of her chest. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

In my first-grade classroom I learned to make the sign of the cross with English words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cross the fingers of my left hand for luck and knock on the door with my right. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I liked Mrs. Dawson, despite the fact that I often made her cross. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Governor Ross Barnett stands with his arms crossed, looking the tall Negro in the eye. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was a quiet crossing, none of us in the mood for talk. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Heart hammering, I lifted my hand, the one that held the cross of lead. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He is leaning against one of the bunks, his arms crossed, staring at the floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When one of Enrique’s meal cards is stolen, El Tirindaro gives him the unexpired card of a migrant who has crossed the river successfully. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Quickly she lifted the silver chain over her head, kissed the cross, and put it into Bartolo’s open hand. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Predictably, the press began talking about “the New Fischer,” interpreting Bobby’s sartorial upgrade as a sign that he’d crossed into young manhood. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head no and crossed his arms. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Moving as quickly as we dare on the slippery ledge, we make our way to a narrow bridge and cross it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Papá and Mamá decided to cross the border in Nogales because they had heard that the immigration office there was not as busy as the one in Tijuana or Mexicali. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

They crossed the street and joined the crowd. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The simple answer is, I wanted to cross it off my to-do list. Sounds silly, doesn’t it?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Each Easter Sunday parade, he invites them to carry the cross. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Osh began on a second basket while I thought about whether I was brave enough to cross to New Bedford alone. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And a long, sustained roar went up from the tens of thousands standing along Sheridan Beach as the Husky Clipper crossed the line three lengths ahead of the California Clipper. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

By the time the two boats crossed the line, in the last vestiges of twilight, a glimmer of open water showed between the stern of the Husky Clipper and the bow of the California Clipper. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At the very center of the coordinate system—where the two axes cross—sits a zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Within this new ecosystem, Dr. Gazzaley and Dr. Strayer crossed paths. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I crossed a high hibiscus hedge through an unlatched gate and came upon a muddy backyard, strewn with logs and stumps like a carpenter's yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Harry got up and crossed to the door. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

We crossed the frozen Ey a mile or so north of town. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I want to cross over and thump the knocker against the black paint. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his eyes, looking down his face, at where his dragony snout no longer stuck out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs Phelps was concerned about the child's safety on the walk through the fairly busy village High Street and the crossing of the road, but she decided not to interfere. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I slide my laptop off my crossed legs and get up from my bed, swaying to the side, feeling really faint. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We were going to try to cross the field. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Boomer breaks into a sprint when we cross under the barbed wire. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her moth was perched in a shadowed corner of the window casement, and she waited there a long time after he fell still, trying to determine when he had truly crossed over. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel tapped the desk with a pair of brass dividers, and crossed to open the southern window. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then he sat on the ground facing her, legs crossed beneath him, their faces finally at a height. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She crossed the water to Gardner’s Island and alighted on a steep lava cliff of cracks and niches. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Through the forest, crossing streams and pushing through the brush. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He sat facing the tents, his long, spidery legs crossed in front of him, and Zu’s workbook in his lap. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Don’t cross me, she says, for if you do it’ll be a sorry day in your mother’s house. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

By now, Fern’s arms were crossed, and that was not the right way to get Big Ma to see anything, especially when Big Ma had other things to do. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“This is more sheltered and lonely than the bridge we crossed last night,” said Blackberry. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Omakayas, he bought a small cross stamped out of German trade silver. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Vehicles lined the parking lot outside, and crossed iron bars secured the windows. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

But all of a sudden, more than you know, he’s outside somewhere, sometimes even alone, crossing the streets, scaling rocks, wrestling with dogs, swimming in pits, getting into everything mechanical and combustible and toxic. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not stupid enough to cross a mama bear.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We was to assemble on the Shore of Boston Harbor & meet Others shortly before Low Tide & then together we cross to Hog Island & from there, to the farther Island, Noddle’s. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She shows me how I’m supposed to make a little cross at the top of each page, and then print the initials J.M.J., dedicating my work to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Where Turks arrange for Syrians to cross to Greece.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I cross the room to where Fuchsia is watching her kitten get smothered in love. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The only cross you need is the one in your heart.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The alethiometrist had just finished speaking, and Lord Asriel stood up, crossed to the window, and looked out at the distant glow of the Clouded Mountain hanging in the western sky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He moved away impatiently to the adjacent wall, a distance of seven feet or so, and leaned against it, arms crossed, looking from Briony to Cecilia. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Sorry if I crossed a line,” I say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I know there are nineteen of these houses from the crossing guard’s corner to my house. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her rosary cross is silver, with sparkling blue beads. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Two more shots came from the thick brush and Aymo, as he was crossing the tracks, lurched, tripped and fell face down. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms and narrow my eyes. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It did not even cross Bod’s mind to wonder if his guardian was lying or joking. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

When I get home, I am expecting her to be pacing the floor arms crossed, steam coming out of her ears. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Senator Trueba was already old enough to retire, but the thought had not even crossed his mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have to walk in the middle of the road clutching the small cross in his hand, which was the symbol of his sanctuary. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, outside Cut Bank, he crossed paths with Wayne Westerberg and by the end of September was working for him in Carthage. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed rather too loudly again, crossed my legs, and examined the inside of my wrist. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He crossed the room with a long stride and wrapped around her, hugged her tighter than she’d ever been hugged. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ferries take half an hour to make the crossing. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

For now, there was a wooden cross and a gray rock the size of a dinner plate lying flat on the ground in front of it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp chisel slipped and cut a gash across the longer piece of the cross. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

When the Andals crossed the narrow sea and swept away the kingdoms of the First Men, the sons of the fallen kings held true to their vows and remained at their posts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he'd ask me for a more detailed description and was relieved when he crossed the room and removed Beth from her case. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

His Twitter profile picture was a shot of a rat sitting atop a cube of cheese, its legs crossed. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“This is what happens, Jules!” she said to Dad, crossing her arms and nodding quickly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Sal and I had crossed the street to avoid that fight. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as the doctor said “family conditions” Mom bit down on her lower lip and uncrossed her legs, pulled down on her skirt, and crossed them the other way. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Maniac and the rest of the vacant lot regulars got there, Chestnut and Green was a cross between a block party and a swimming pool. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed the gazebo at the end of our street where the American Legion band played every Saturday night of the summer and we crossed Beach Street. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Aunt Ivy wouldn’t cross Uncle Holt, not in front of me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I cross the space between us and put my hands on her arms to still her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

After crossing the river, I hopped aboard a streetcar in passing, clinging onto the rear bars for several blocks, until it slowed at a corner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The song might be: Down at the cross where my Saviour died! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Having enjoyed a good morning's motoring in splendid weather, and having lunched well at a country inn, I had just crossed the border into Dorset. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before it could get very far, I crossed my arms again and fired another specium ray, nailing the retreating head like a clay pigeon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He describes these instructors with pimples popping from their skins, fangs sprouting in their mouths, their tongues hanging out like those of dogs, their eyes crossed in permanent, girl-inspired imbecility. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a high ceiling, with lights shaped like morning glories hanging down on chains, and a plain gold cross up at the front with a vase of white flowers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when Gertrude recited the devotions, they bowed and crossed themselves and seemed to pay close heed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He said it quite calmly, and yet Harry fell silent at once; he knew that he had finally crossed some invisible line. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Armand crossed his arms; he had hairy forearms and wore a gold wedding band. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looks up from some paperwork when I cross into his line of sight. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hundred men from Alabama crossed a bridge and paraded into town, where union families lined the street, clapping and cheering. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I lift my chain out from inside my blouse and put the little cross in my mouth. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need a ride, thank you,” Stephanie said, her arms crossed in front of her. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

My first day on the job, the mechanic at the station, a young light-skinned black guy, told me, “Don’t cross Herman. He put two men down already.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed quickly, ran for the trolley, and made it just as the light changed. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

We shall never know for certain because in 1906 he was fatally run over by a carriage while crossing a Paris street. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The thief did as he was asked but crossed his arms over his chest and stood his ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a crucifix mounted on the wall, a flag of a cross draped over the lectern, and a few paintings of the Madonna and Child hanging in the back. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

People stopped in front of the house, crossed themselves, mouthed a silent prayer then moved on. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then I thought maybe I ought to spill a little blood for practice, so I sat on the edge of the tub and crossed my right ankle over my left knee. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms and waited for her tell me what my punishment would be, hoping she wouldn’t ground me and forbid me from going to Fall Fiesta. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

While these three talked, the suitors in the field had come together plotting—what but death for Telemakhos?—when from the left an eagle crossed high with a rockdove in his claws. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a stew made with fish. I put the vinegar in it,” she said to him, interrupting her friend, crossing her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Jones would feed them and make preparations for their crossing. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy got an old scorecard and crossed out Them and Us and wrote “Points for Staying” and “Points for Going.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped back, arms crossed, while Anya readied herself for what was inside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The BFG crossed the cave and opened a tiny secret door in the wall. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned his forehead on his arms crossed upon the bar handle of the cart and coughed. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He tried to put it out of his mind, and they set off together, crossing at the traffic lights and casting just one glance back at the window under the hornbeam trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His legs were spread and his arms crossed in a menacing way. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Its population was due to cross the two thousand mark any time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden she questioned things that had never crossed our minds before. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If enemies had crossed the waste to destroy these cities in ancient days, they might well come again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We stopped to wait for a herd of cattle crossing the road, driven by Kikuyu boys holding switches. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mama said we was never to cross the tracks by ourselves.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rustling sounds grew louder, as if someone in a silk dress was crossing the room. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Luckily, Capricorn’s men were watching the old woman as she crossed the square, walking so fast the girl stumbled over the hem of her dress a couple of times. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We marched another three days before we crossed back into Germany. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We crossed into Amazonia at least five minutes ago. If you attempt to press your advantage in any way, she has every right to defend herself with lethalish force—even against a scythe.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

His letter to Cockcroft crossed in the mail with one from Ralph Howard Fowler, Rutherford’s son-in- law and deputy at the Cavendish. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed and leaned against the wall next to the pictures, crossing her arms over her chest. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had a cross of salvation round his throat and they were burning one to tell him that they hated him! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Camouflaged from the view of the guards in their towers, he’d crossed the slender path to the island to meet his brothers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Buka lies out of sight of the closest island to the west and could have been reached only by crossing a water gap of about 100 miles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Another field crossed—a lane threaded—and there were the courtyard walls—the back offices: the house itself, the rookery still hid. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The princess lies there, hands crossed over her chest. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Papá showed them our papers, and they let us cross to Nogales, Arizona. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

One night, crossing the street, he got hit by a car and broke his leg in three places. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

At the farther edge of the town they came upon a solitary house in a field and they crossed and entered and walked through the rooms. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He crossed the street and stood waiting for a car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Hushpuppy seems to know he is the hero of the moment,” Polly said with a smile as the dog bounded after every unfortunate rabbit or squirrel that crossed their path. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were getting close to Laguna, crossing the overpass by New Laguna; Leroy shifted into second gear for the hill. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m scared to. I’m scared. I’m going to cross the street.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sprint for the finish line, keeping my arms pumping straight and my legs in line, and just for show I cross with a little lean forward. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She blabbed hysterically about Billy and the airplane crash, and then she put her car in gear and crossed the median divider, leaving her exhaust system behind. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dispatcher crossed to the typewriter, inserted some forms and carbon papier in the machine, and waited. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wanda nodded at Moss, so he crossed the carpet slowly, his legs seemingly unable to move without conscious thought. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His fury was wrought to the highest: he must yield to it for a moment, whatever followed; he crossed the floor and seized my arm and grasped my waist. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No one’s crossing now. Unless you want a cold bath,” said the soldier as he opened my papers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He was just crossing the foot bridge when his attention was drawn to a small boy and a dog struggling up out of the gulch. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob Black, not in a tux, but in a long-sleeved white shirt and tie, his hair smoothed back into his usual ponytail, was crossing the floor toward us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Aside from the possibility of being arrested for indecent exposure every time they crossed their legs or stood in a breeze,” Dad muttered, "I’d think they’d die of pneumonia.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cross the maintenance parking lot, dodging debris. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Booth crossed the Capitol grounds, racing under the shadow of the great dome. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him, in the rows, Megan crossed her arms, Jackie’s head was tilted as if watching an unusual animal at the zoo. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He crossed the yard in a few, quick steps. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

May Belle turned expectantly to Jesse, so he crossed his, too, trying hard not to feel like a fool, crossing his heart to a first grader in the middle of the playground. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Think how our Blessed Christ was taunted on His cross.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I crossed the parking lot, my mother rushed over with outstretched arms. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

So I got cross, because L don’t like shopping at Christmas, either, and I told you to behave and I tried to pick you up and move yoh. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know a single thing about her, do you?” she asked, leaning back and crossing her arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I crossed my legs, stuck my hands in my pockets. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decide to cross the bridge to the other side of the city, to go to a pharmacy where I’m not known. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As they were crossing, something fell out of someone’s pocket onto an aluminum pan in the clearing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Even he would cross to the other side of the street if he saw himself coming. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Moira, sitting on the edge of my bed, legs crossed, ankle on knee, in her purple overalls, one dangly earring, the gold fingernail she wore to be eccentric, a cigarette between her stubby yellow-ended fingers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked all day, about eighteen miles, looking for a stretch of the Tumen that was shallow and easily crossed. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Now when at sundown shadows crossed the lanes she dragged the cutter to the sea and launched it, fitted out with tough seagoing gear, and tied it up, away at the harbor’s edge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just sat at my desk with my arms crossed over my chest, grumpy, and said, “You don’t count on a calculator. You add.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms on the lifebuoy around my waist, brought my head down and fell soundly asleep. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I grab my tray, cross to the deposit area, and slam the dishes onto the rack. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

At the corner of Elm Street we turn left onto Center and cross Maple, Birch, and Spruce before turning right onto Main. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

How hot she was, caught in these cross beams! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just Renee made a face that was a cross between a frown and a scowl. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Please, can I just show you what I’m talking about? It’s important to me. Then I’m one hundred percent grounded,” I say, crossing an X over my heart. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms over a chest that could have doubled as a paddleball court. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then she locked all the doors and settled back, her hands moving to the bottom of her sweater, her arms crossing, and she raised it over her face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I walked half a block, then crossed the street and reached the vacant lot. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Burger warned Morrison, “Look out for double crossing and traps.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

If they kept moving, the soldiers of the Sixteenth New York would reach the same spot where the fugitives had crossed the Rappahannock by tomorrow afternoon, April 25. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After walking for some time she saw, crossing a snow-covered field in her fur boots, Raya herself. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Biff Brannon sat on the bed, his knees crossed, his eyes scanning the group before him and then becoming narrow and fixed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once she crossed the threshold of Building 1244, she entered a world of equals, and she refused to behave in any way that would contradict that belief. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

A sixteen-legged cedar turtle, more than sixty feet long, they crossed Mercer Street and headed south on Westlake, plunging into downtown traffic. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We crossed the crossroads by the Black Swan and went into the woods. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He could watch the feet of Mack and the boys as they crossed the lot to the Palace Flophouse. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hardly got to go anywhere either, so I wasn’t going to mess up my chance by crossing Raheem. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Some noisy skiers came in from outdoors but paid no attention to the kneeling boys as they crossed the lobby. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lights twinkled off the Anacostia River as we crossed the bridge onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, the Nationals baseball stadium in the distance. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His was only the life sign, ankh, a green-glazed cross with a looped top, tied to his wrist with seven knots to bind his spirit to his body. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

They were crossed in her lap like two old gloves. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“How do we cross? I don’t see anything.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the cell was an arrangement of sand and pebbles in the shape of a cross for my mother. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

One is by road and the other by crossing the river Jong. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It began to rain again in earnest as we crossed to Penikese. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The caravan crossed the Potomac River at Point of Rocks and hit Leesburg Pike just as rush hour began. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before long they crossed a dry, rocky streambed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

His mother is the crossing guard at Latimer Middle School and has been the crossing guard there since before he was born. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Besides, he said, crossing his fingers, this was volcano season down in Mexico. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

People are parking, walking over, and crossing the street with big Tupperware bowls and fat brown grocery bags. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The boat dipped up and down on the wake of barges as they crossed to the western shore. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They crossed the Bridge in safety, hearing no sound but the water swirling against its three great arches. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At that moment, Billy’s high forehead is in the cross hairs of a high-powered laser gun. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once that line, that Tipping Point, is crossed, they begin to behave very differently. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After crossing the Chicago River for a second time and invading the North Division, the fire widened its front. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon made a sound like a cross between a cough and a hiccup. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And they began tracking along the high side of the seam, looking for a safe place to cross. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“That’s the district superintendent of schools,” Grace whispered as they crossed the gym’s hardwood floor. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

A. posse of Touchable Policemen crossed the Meenachal River, sluggish and swollen with recent rain, and picked their way through the wet undergrowth, the clink of handcuffs in someone’s heavy pocket. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, seriously. Promise you won’t get too cross. Because I’ve got to tell you this. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I kept quiet much longer.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the marchers crossed the Pettus Bridge to where the troopers were waiting, then turned around and walked back into Selma, there would be no violence and the demonstrators would have made their point. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Countless vehicles, bursting with people like ours, were trying to cross this bridge. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I go to the refrigerator and I cross out “ice cream” on Harold’s side of the list. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that he didn’t even know he should didn’t cross my mind. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed the trail for a ways, until it was crossed by a brook. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his eyes and opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

That Friday morning Concha was in a better mood, and she promised she would cross the street to the post office on her afternoon break and mail Lupita’s letter. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

This being my natural attitude, I don’t know what made me turn sharply south and cross a state line to take a look at Yellowstone. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought that she might not be his won’t even cross his mind. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma crossed her arms, the glimmer of an I-told-you-so smile creeping across her lips. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

As I knew later, we were crossing the Sembensyens that night, and must have gone up over nine thousand feet on the passes. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could see the bend of the river and the two bridges, one leading west and the one to the south, where they had crossed yesterday. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I crossed the track and came out between some buildings and down onto the street. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

This one crossed a road, Route 586, and it was there that the main activity had been seen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Until the tourney on Prince Joffrey's name day," he said, crossing the room to wrench the dagger from the wood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They wandered the labyrinth, preying on anything unlucky enough to cross their path. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“You always listen to the rules,” Amil said, and crossed his arms. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This one had a more confident flow and they crossed it by a stone bridge thick with cow dung. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Nobody talked much as the expedition crossed the moon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the causeway that crossed the stream they dismounted. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The day of his first paycheck, he had crossed back and forth outside the establishment before getting up the courage to go through the door. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t exactly like that, but at least I’m able to smile when I cross the finish line. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Ned crossed the room, took her by the arm, and pulled her to her feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He translates my angry intestines, and with steely concentration draws a tangled knot of lines on his map—a path crossing itself over and over in every direction but straight. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Since Lucy was the vice president of a regional Dolly Parton fan club until a few years ago, their paths crossed on a regular basis. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Whether someone had broken the cross they made, or whether they had fallen, I would never know. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

To get to the boardinghouse, they’d have to cross a little iron footbridge that spanned the river, but Coram didn’t go that way. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Uncle Wilson smiled into the cloud of smoke rising from his pipe, and he crossed his bony legs. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother crossed his arms in front of his chest and stuck his lower lip out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It would have been better applied to cross sections of stems and the cells of algae. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Evan offered to carry my suitcase and led me out to the street, a noisy place with crowds backed up waiting to cross the intersection, cars jammed together, and papers blowing every which way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The group would cross the Nile in boats, Uncle said. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was forbidden to cross it without special permission, and she had no idea what lay beyond, on the other side. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“He’s not cross with you, now, is he?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His heavy cloak was richly trimmed with sable, and clasped with the crossed hammers of the Rykkers, wrought in silver. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When she was a little girl, on one moonlit night Fernanda saw a beautiful woman dressed in white crossing the garden toward the chapel. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sam crossed his fingers in the darkness, hoping Bate’s eyes were burning too much to have seen him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Cady,” she says, stopping and crossing her arms over her chest. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

About 45,000 years ago, they somehow crossed the open sea and landed in Australia—a continent hitherto untouched by humans. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left my bedroom and crossed the hall into the bathroom where I could peek out the tiny vent window. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Option two was to climb down the gorge, cross the river, and come up at the plant from below. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when Chi-Boy disappeared into the room, I panicked a bit and crossed the hall to take up the space he’d left in the doorway. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Lazily he placed his forepaws behind his head and crossed his knees, in an attitude of complete relaxation. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The barbed wire fence paralleled the rim, and he could see bits of belly hair the deer left on the barbed wire where their trails crossed the fence. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They can’t follow when the chimps cross a narrow, steep-sided valley by swinging from tree to tree, or when they climb the slender vines that often hang down a sheer cliff face. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I made the sign of the cross and said, “Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned,” and I made my first confession to him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fumbled for my cross and was about to pray for guidance, but found myself pausing. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now he hung by his armpit from the cross spar, bleeding and listening into the fog, working his knife from its sheath. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We get to the corner and cross the street to the library, head right downstairs. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Her toe had barely crossed the threshold when she heard a boom behind her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I cross my right foot over my left so she can’t see the spot. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“No, we shouldn’t!” said Hermione at once, looking, as she always did, intensely cross at the thought of the Half-Blood Prince and his spells. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The crossing had been hard: bleak and monotonous, physically and mentally grueling. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It is fine to be afraid, to have a fine fear, to not want to cross a fine line. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A wild look raised his brows—crossed his features: he rose; but he forebore yet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was in the way he stood, his feet slightly apart, his arms comfortably crossed on his chest, his head titled a little toward the sun. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was broad as a boulevard, and it almost seemed, crossing it, as though one went from dusk to day and back again in a matter of paces. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He draws a sketch so Theo can see it: “The perpendicular and horizontal lines of the frame, together with the diagonals and the cross” form a grid. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

No one can cross the bridge without leave, so we will simply have to swim over to-night. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed out the first 5 and wrote c above the word. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Working without a single hard fact, islanders drew a variety of conclusions: pilot error, pilot inexperience, misread charts, crossed signals, fog, wind, tide, ineptitude. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the early eighteenth century, large numbers of these Ulster Scots—or Scotch-Irish, as they called themselves—and their descendants pulled up stakes and crossed the Atlantic to the British colonies there. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

But I do see what I wanna see: this bridge is the only place where you can cross the river, from back where we’ve run to miles farther ahead as you look. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was a good boy, always held his brother Ramus hand when they crossed the street, always listened to his mother. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I felt that I had crossed some threshold, out of the foyer of my life and into the living room. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later they were crossing the frontier that separated civilization from savagery. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving the suitcase where it stood, he crossed to the porch, and, nodding at O. J., who merely glared back, he walked inside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After burning a cross on the courthouse lawn, a group of enraged white men who were members of the Ku Klux Klan went out searching for someone to victimize. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to cross my legs, then stuck my feet farther under the seat, then pull my pant legs down, but then my butt was out. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

We must have the blood of Ultima! they cried, and they formed a long caravan to cross the bridge and come unto the hill. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she crossed the line into the free state of Pennsylvania, the sun was coming up. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be four days before Katz and I crossed a public highway, eight days till we came to a town. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hiding her scowl, Celaena crossed her arms as well and began her vigil. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We crossed some open rock, and since it had become much warmer, I was glad when the clouds hid the sun and dropped the temperature. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The Twins—two squat, ugly, formidable castles, identical in every respect, with the bridge arching between—had guarded the crossing for centuries. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

However, she quickly forgot about her sickness when she saw Dorian Havilliard sitting at the table in her bedroom with crossed legs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Jack continues to support my weight as we cross the asphalt. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even with her eyes crossed, and paint on her face, Isabella looks pretty. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Not that the thought hadn’t crossed my mind. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kissed her on the cheek and crossed the tiny living room to the kitchen to wash my hands and grab a banana. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Emma crossed the porch in one step, burst through the door, and swung it open wide, making room for the other kids and Ms. Morales behind her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In 1483 Diogo Cão erected a marble pillar surmounted by a cross at the mouth of what we now call the Congo River to mark the furthest limit of exploration southwards. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Bees—useful to agriculture, painful to cross b. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

A white five o’clock shadow crossed his face, and he looked tired, but he smiled. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once we crossed the border into Ethiopia, we were in forest again. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She summons the strength and the anger from the miles and the crossing and the people she’s met. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It isn’t with Abby, and I certainly won’t be crossing off that one item on Will’s bucket list, but just going makes me feel closer to them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Our flight to Dubai was fourteen hours, and we crossed another eight time zones. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

My arms were crossed in front of me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They insisted we cross a different section of the ice. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

At one point the streams that crossed Highway 3 became so swollen I worried they would engulf the ambulance. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

After a few days, we broke up our camp and started to cross the creek. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her legs, pulling the skirt over them to make a lap. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It is therefore realized on all sides that however often Persia, or Egypt, or Java, or Ceylon may change hands, the main frontiers must never be crossed by anything except bombs. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then, without haste, Bull waited for the right opening and hit him with a left cross that jerked the boy backward as though he had been shot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I reached the elevator, I punched in the default security code on the code pad and crossed my fingers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

All the time she crossed the field, they stood watching her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

His head is tilted back and his arms are crossed over his knees. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Without data, you're the Titanic, crossing an Atlantic chock-full of icebergs without radar. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how it happened that my cross became bearable. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back toward the house and saw her crossing the yard, her white dress catching the light. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peered into the water as she crossed the bridge, eyeing the dark line on the pylons where the water had once risen. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The idea of death didn’t cross my mind at all and killing had become as easy as drinking water. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"I can't imagine what became of my silver cross," she said, fingering the gold-link necklace under her mink stole as she paused to appraise the big house. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he had passed, like a shadow into shadow, down the winding road, and behind him still the black ranks crossed the bridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My stomach clenches as I watch the girls take their father's hands to cross the busy street. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Outside through the window we saw him crossing the street in the rain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I knew it was an aircraft crossing the cay not much higher than the palms. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bo stands alongside his dad, with his arms crossed and his feet spread wide. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

On Easter, having learned that The Greatest Story Ever Told was sold out, I just crossed the street and saw Superfly; the second-greatest story ever told. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He shot a furtive look at Harry, then crossed to the fire and turned his back on it, warming his wide behind. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I have my head down and my arms crossed. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Candles glowed above the altar, the cross with the effigy of the dying Christ above that. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

How will you regard yourself and how will others regard you if you seem to cross those boundaries? Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She crossed her feet and blended into the plants, still as a stone. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie just crossed his arms and kept the defiant look in his eye. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The painter Renoir asked if he could paint a portrait of him and crossed Europe to do so. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Christopher and his enduring spine crossed the stream invisibly again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chain we made was so long that we held up traffic while crossing the busy intersection on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It is time for you to make your choice. Should you not succeed in crossing the bridge, you will fall into one of the fires of hell and be forced into the next life.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was sweating like a heroin smuggler at a border crossing when we cracked the door open onto the girl-less girls’ floor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Offer it up and think of the sufferings of Our Lord on the cross, the crown of thorns, the nails in His poor hands and feet, the wound in His side. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The slinking yellow dog paused to turn and bare its broken brown teeth at Omakayas, but she crossed her eyes at him and couldn’t have cared less. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But I have kept my side of the bargain with Haymitch, and no objection has crossed my lips. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She had one arm crossed over her face, like a slash on a sign that meant “No Touching.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She was like that, excited and delighted by little things, crossing her fingers before any remotely unpredictable event, like tasting a new flavor of ice cream, or dropping a letter in a mailbox. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

CPAs, those folks who can add columns of 9s in their heads, have been advising MDs since the 1980s to dot their i’s, cross their t’s, and never accept IOUs. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ball arrived six feet in front of our foul line just as I was crossing it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even today, crossing a vast, splintered wilderness of ice would be a risky task requiring special vehicles and a big support staff. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

This was a fire, and it seemed a whole lot bigger than that cross. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then they crossed the street and sat down on the lower step of the stairs that went to the second story of the laboratory. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a week to ten days for most people to cross this notorious expanse. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He’s on the edge of the cot, his bare feet crossed and his red hair mussed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Once it ended, I joined the Mayflower volunteers and crossed the Niger with food....” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As we cross the front of the room, Charlie Price makes a circle motion in the air to Sammy, who grins as if he agrees. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

But this region wasn’t natural bonobo habitat, so it hadn’t crossed my mind that there would be any bushmeat hunters around. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I grab a pair of silver cross earrings, and my look is complete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The road curves off to the right and then we come upon a strange-looking structure that sort of looks like a cross between a tree house and a lighthouse. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I planted myself in a seat in her office, crossed my arms, lined my eyes up with a crack in the wall, and braced for the inquisition. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we’re given slides to look at: butterfly wings, cross- sections of worms, planaria stained with pink and purple dyes so you can see the different parts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to your husband,” she said in a cross voice. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And just before he would go to sleep at night, he would close his eyes tighter than I’ve ever seen and whisper prayers after crossing his chest. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He crossed the street and began to help Toomer load the back of the wagon with the potted herbs, plants, and jars of honey he had not sold. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and held his hands in his armpits, which for him was like putting his hands over his mouth. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a section of the fence, and I began leading the horses to it, while Ruth seemed to get crosser and crosser with me, saying I was doing everything wrong. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the culmination of the hunt for it, the final moment, the one it had crossed worlds for. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I cross the living room, pinching myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the exact tune George Washington whistled when he crossed the Delaware on that icy night in 1777.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his legs and sat looking into the fire and the strength came back, the face smoothed calm again and grave, the eyes silent and dark. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least one of us isn’t cold, he thinks to himself now, crossing his arms tightly in front of his chest. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s leaning against the entrance to the dugout with her arms crossed. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Because Somkit’s work required the sun, the boys crossed paths only at the dinner table, which was breakfast for Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They crossed the field easily enough, Dandelion running ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw him for only a second before he crossed the hall into another room and disappeared. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

With every typo she found, she crossed out the incorrect letter and wrote the correct one above. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Redfern runs down to help, and I cross my arms and watch as the scene unfolds. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He stood up and crossed over to a corner of the cave where a pole was leaning against the wall. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one, not even Mother, crossed her in the duchy of her kitchen. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"I think that river we've just crossed is called the Winding Arrow." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed clear that he bestowed this same degree of warmth upon every person who crossed his path. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The expression freezes on my face, though, as I cross through the doorway and, sitting in the living room alongside Vernesha, is Al. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Their paths last crossed almost a year ago at my Sweet Sixteen, if you can consider that path-crossing. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He crossed the room and put his hand on the boy's brow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Joaquin wasn’t quite sure when he had crossed that invisible line of too much information, but apparently he had. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then I noticed Betty Jean was still looking at me, her arms crossed, a frown on her face, and I started to think I wasn’t going to get that shower. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had not long come out and resumed digging when they saw another—or perhaps the same one—hovering some way off, high over the very fields that they had crossed the previous morning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would at least have died after having crossed the strait, after having worked in a crystal shop, and after having known the silence of the desert and Fatima’s eyes. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had never been there, since to reach it one had to cross the entire width of the forest. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed the grass quickly, placed my person behind the bush, and before long heard Mr Cardinal's footsteps approaching. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel her shift on the couch, her ankles crossed. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t cross my mind to doubt him. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Travelers on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean had to cross desert and the Hindu Kush, both formidable obstacles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Washington left a small force at his New Jersey headquarters and marched southward while still making moves that indicated he was planning to attack New York by taking Staten Island, then crossing into Manhattan. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For crossing the river they have bridges that stretch from one great greenheart tree to another on the opposite bank. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the fence, I rest my chin on my crossed arms. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Caught in the cross fire are the refugees, unarmed, disoriented, many wounded. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms in front of my chest, my standard defensive position. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Three blocks ahead he saw his brother cross under a streetlight, coming toward him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Natural uranium’s fission cross section—that is, the probability that the nucleus would fission under given circumstances—was highly sensitive to the energy of the impinging neutrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My head is thick, I must cross out all this stuff later, too tired to reread it now. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and looked down at Fern. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my fingers behind my back and promised. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Doors whose thresholds no one crossed, whose keys had been destroyed or lost, or locked away themselves for safety’s sake. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the front was a graphic of the Gunners rifle crossed out Ghostbusters-style. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Here Route 1 joined the Thruway to cross over the broad river. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were simply scraps of paper torn from a notebook, with random words scribbled in pencil and crossed out. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Three figures huddling at the foot of the cross. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I sit there, arms crossed, waiting for the grown-ups in my life to come to their senses. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I had never sworn on the cross before. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cross into the kitchen, forcing myself to use my foot normally even though every step is excruciating. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A shadow crossed the light; then the window slid open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The sensation of being within the circus fades as soon as she has crossed the threshold, and she is suddenly acutely aware of everything in the adjoining room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I take a few steps in a row, and when that works out all right I cross the floor to the trunk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I can’t answer you because I don’t know. Never crossed my mind to ask her.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaz held up a coin emblazoned with a horse on one side and two crossed keys on the other. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I’ve caused so much pain by leaving my family and crossing into Turkey alone. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps we should just cross here. There are fewer boulders in the river, and who knows how far we'd have to go to find a calmer spot.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The altar had an enormous Jesus on his cross at the center, the disciples at his feet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

One day, we crossed the Kenyan border without realizing it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for a moment he looked so frightening that I couldn’t help but believe it — I couldn’t imagine someone brave enough to cross him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Usually I was picking up stones to have ready for stray rabbits that crossed our path, but today my thoughts kept my soul in a shroud. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not cross the line! Let the shamblers come to you!” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know, but as the spiders began to cross, the beams crumbled and collapsed into the pit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I promise—with my invisible fingers crossed, of course. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The railroad crossed it near San Dona going up to the front. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Spurge and Werfel were crossing a crater where some ancient battle must have happened. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay,” Carlos shouts back, and Grandma sways, side to side, her arms crossed over her stomach. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

We went along the bank and then worked our way into the crowd that were crossing the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You both know better than to cross your mother.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I turned toward the swamp, where there were gunmen running, trying to cross over. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Also crossing right now: a Desert Storm vet running for immigrant rights and a college student raising funds for National Parks preservation. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s a face he recognizes from campus, someone he’s crossed paths with in the corridors of buildings as he walks to and from class. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It fell from his shoulder after he had crossed the clearing, and as we ran away, I saw him pulling on the bag, which was stuck between tree stumps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

We crossed too and did some more sauntering behind him. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, as soon as we had crossed the road, we heard footsteps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He crossed the street and went on alone. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Posters that had the Gunners logo crossed out with a giant red X seemed to be popping up everywhere. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that is right,” Mrs. Flores said, crossing herself, “but how many times do you pick up a paper and see that some healthy person is going to die, eh? Tell me that.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In seconds I’m off the slope, moving on the level, closer to the border crossing. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had already begun to punch us by the time we’d crossed the bridge over Salt Creek. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were not crossed enough to be disfiguring, or even to be necessarily noticeable at first glance. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

John moved forward, hearing his feet crack against the sagging wood, to where the golden cross on the red field of the altar cloth glowed like smothered fire, and switched on one weak fight. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Their oars were crossed, their hulls locked together with grappling lines, they were impaled on each other's rams, tangled in webs of fallen rigging. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mother and Adah keep saying they might come over to visit, and if they could cross an entire ocean, you would think Leah could stoop to taking a bus. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right now, we should rest while we can. Tonight, we cross the Apennines.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She makes the sign of the cross and folds her hands in a quick prayer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We’re so close to the Syrian border, which boils with guards and tear gas and people clamoring to cross. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And don’t cross the race track when the horses are coming!” cried Mrs. Zuckerman. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He took the card back, crossed out Mr. Candyman, and wrote in Old Book Dude. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I put on my white uniform and put my little gold cross back around my neck and I went to wait on Miss Leefolt cause she just have her baby girl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In a flash he was gone, bounding through the weeds in pursuit of whatever small animal might cross his path. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The only one seem to pay her any tention at all is Harpo and Squeak’s little girl, Suzie Q. She sit cross from Sofia and squinch up her eyes at her. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I didn't know was he brought along a small wooden cross. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Luke stood up, trying to cross his legs as he did—hoping that situation would calm down a bit before he got back to the couch. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I will buy it,” he repeated peevishly as he might repeat a demand to his mother who crossed him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

As I crossed the field, I knew that I risked having Marissa rush out of the bushes at any moment. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were due to go to Ireland next, and before crossing the Atlantic, our plane, a small jet, stopped for refueling in a remote place above the Arctic Circle called Goose Bay. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he rested his other palm on the sliver of space between our crossed legs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Stephanie crossed her arms over her chest and looked a little annoyed. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“I know they there cause you get punished for crossing em,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Lemme see how bad it is,” he said, and crossed the aisle, putting his face close to the windows. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was completely naked save for a pair of gold-toed socks and a cross necklace that I’d found in my brother’s room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Emmett just makes the sign of the cross over his heart. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Standing up and speaking before an audience was a thing that throughout my previous life never would have crossed my mind. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t cross the street like other girls. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom stood before me and crossed her arms and stuck her chin out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know what he’s like when he’s really angry. I know better than to cross him on something like that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As we waited for the opening bell, I stood with Brian at the edge of the playground, my arms crossed to keep my coat closed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The special floundered, not knowing what to do; a variety of mute expressions crossed his face and then, turning, he shuffled out of the apartment, leaving Rick alone. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was knocked down by a taxi while crossing Gray’s Inn Road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex caught a glimpse of a squat black thing with four fat tires, a cross between a miniature tractor and a motorbike. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He stays standing there with his arms crossed, but his smile slowly fades off his face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They crossed a small bamboo bridge spanning one of the many creeks that curved in through the muddy banks of the island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Other cultures see the moon rabbit, a sort of sideways floppy-eared critter with its hind legs crossed. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

A young girl with a fox terrier crossed the street to avoid him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They hung up, and it crossed Reggie’s mind that while his parents would be at the airport, he might not be. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She smiled and the thought crossed her mind that it was like Matt’s little dog, looking up, twitching its ears, wagging its woeful tail, hoping to be noticed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the busy street and followed the white tents around the side of the building to the pier, where a maze of additional tents stretched ahead of them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He held the oaken staff and its brass cross angled ahead of him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kids who crossed him wound up with fat lips, and bullies learned to give him a wide berth. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

We both stand there with our arms crossed, staring at the little baby plants trying to grow in the shade of the house-eating bushes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

How could I have survived the Beast journey, the gangs, the polis, the big-river crossing, only to die by tree? Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Would we feel a jolt at the moment we crossed the town line out of Sutton? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He stands with his arms crossed and his head down until I can’t stand it anymore, until I feel like I might scream. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam crossed her arms over her chest and sat with her cheeks pooched out. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He makes the sign of the cross, and opens his laptop. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“What happened to the other people who crossed the border?” he asked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he does, the runner from second is crossing the plate, and the Knights are extending their lead to 4–0. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“I lift my father’s barbells,” I said, crossing my fingers. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy continued to listen to his heart as they crossed the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A kind of ripple crossed the Great Hall as a few heads turned in Harry’s direction before flicking back to face Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Less than a week after crossing the border into Poland, the Germans were in Kraków. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I went to the window and watched the snowflakes whirl in the high arcs of light above the tennis courts, then crossed over and sat upon my bed again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then she crossed her eyes at him until he laughed. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Look at her,” says Molly, crossing her arms. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then you could try and knock the lord into the water and you got to be lord of the crossing, but only if you'd said "Mayhaps." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The church rose up from the dust of the road, huge brown granite blocks rose skyward to hold the bell tower and the cross of Christ. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Consider that on the door itself was pasted my visage, open-mouthed, above crossed bones. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Winston had the feeling that they were talking at cross purposes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He crossed the floor and twitched back the curtains and looked out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A fat gray cat with a tail that lifted like a plume crossed the floor to our table and curved against my leg to purr each time she rubbed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Speed’s sons let out a chorus of amens as Mike told a story, saying, “This man came in the store once yellin, ‘I’m gonna come cross that counter and get you.’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the first minutes of April 19, hundreds of British troops left Boston, crossed the Charles River, and marched toward Concord. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait. A few more days, that’s all. We have crossed half the world, be patient for a few more leagues. Somewhere north of Yunkai our chance will come.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Padma was sitting with her arms and legs crossed, one foot jiggling in time to the music. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I started to get up, then I sat back down and crossed my arms. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Dicey instructed the other three to stay where they were, while she crossed the street and went into a Texaco station. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I vowed not to cross neither of them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, tree roots crossed the path, half-hidden by the mossy undergrowth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rolled to the edge of the road and looked back, dazed and horrified, as the boys crossed swords, gold against bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The traders waited for favorable winds to let them cross the Indian Ocean directly between East Africa and India. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Nelson,” she said, “I will cross that bridge when I come to it in court, but not until then. Let us move on.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we were crossing the living room I heard voices out on the porch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He chattered, a cross between his dainty meow and a goat’s bleat, usually reserved for when he’s spotted a bird through the sliding glass door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, there was her mother, telling her that every street she had to cross, every car ride, every new person was a deathly risk. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes straight ahead and cross three crosswalks without drawing much attention. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“We have crossed the point of no return,” the captain tells me as I struggle at the tiller to keep the ship zigzagging like a cargo ship in wartime. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

A moment later she emerged, carrying an open umbrella now, which she slanted ahead into the wind, and crossed to the woodpile and laid the umbrella down, still open. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the way Ma told me to cross the street to the other side of the sidewalk if I was walking home alone and I saw a group of guys walking toward me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sam walked down the mountain, crossed the river on rocks, and took the long trail to his hemlock tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

In response I held up my hand, using the cross that rested in my palm as a shield. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Left . . . left . . . hook . . . cross, once he thought Hubbard's head jerked back, but then the iron pipes were ramming into his stomach, one after another. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one would ever be lord of the crossing but me. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

While he was there, he made the sign of the cross over a kid’s head and they thought he was spreading curses, so they took him prisoner and killed him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Before Billy opened his eyes, it seemed to him that the tones might have been those used by the friends of Jesus when they took His ruined body down from His cross. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lifted him into the waiting car and he sat between two policemen, still looking fearfully at the fiery cross. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In 1935 they crossed the Atlantic aboard the liner lie de France. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Why did the unwashed chicken cross the road twice?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A look of deep melancholy crossed the Mathemagician’s face and his eyes grew moist with sadness. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I drank off the last of the beer and was about to cross the street and return the mug when I saw a flicker of torchlight approaching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"The smiths are in your audience chamber, waiting your pleasure," he said as they crossed the ward. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We pause, say a quick goodbye, and then two German soldiers are crossing the street, one of them waving a hand. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His knotted, long black hair dangled in front of his face, where scars crossed paths with one another. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Fear lay like a pair of crossed paws on his chest. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and looked out his window. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Far, far away, someone was yelling, "Stick, stick, stick and run . . ." Up on the balls of your feet, chin in, here he comes, left, left, pop-pop, circle, left, shift, cross. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to cross my heart and hope to die several times before she was satisfied. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like little ducks, the girls mimicked my every move until we were all standing in front of the virgin’s altar, crossing ourselves, one right after the other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms and watched it land on the floor. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We cross a bridge of old planks laid over thick sludge oozing through the camp. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

His skinny legs were tucked up against him, and his arms were crossed protectively over his chest. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He and Harry were building a little fence of sharp poles clear around the house, weaving it together with willow boughs that crissed and crossed and wound together. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But his cousin had buried her; near the guava tree there was a slight elevation of earth and a cross roughly made from two branches. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They spend their time sailing, playing tennis, and sometimes recalling the halcyon days of crossing the moors behind packs of beagles to hunt down rabbits. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Another cross to the memory of Queen Eleanor stood at the dividing point, but no signpost. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

It had been four years since he and Emilio Segre had crossed the Berkeley campus with a bucket of ether infused with microscopic quantities of plutonium and suspended from a long wooden pole. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I must have reached the Gilo River after Martha had already crossed, because my crossing was as different from hers as night is from day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a turn and then another, entered a one-way street the wrong way and had to back out, got boxed in the middle of a crossing by a swirling rapids of turning people. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man winced, but just as quickly a pleased expression crossed his face. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sharitz would cross her yard with the news from Mom and pass it on to Mrs. Todd and so on down the fence line. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Viola asks, as two women cross the road in front of us with full baskets, watching us as they go. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They were coming up to the bridge, the tall one they crossed on the bus ride to school every morning. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Haie has a particularly fine brand of louse: they have a red cross on their heads. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a cross to be used in the execution of a rabble-rouser. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms, thinking, while I dug a hole for one of the rosebushes. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

We crossed into Levittown from New Jersey, and on the bridge over the Delaware, I slowed down and pointed out the manufacturing plants up and down the river where the jobs used to be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She crossed to the cupboard and pulled out a plate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Today is different because when I’m on my way to the hot lunch line, I see him crossing the cafeteria. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I walked through gas station and motel forecourts and across restaurant parking lots, clambered over concrete barriers, crossed lawns, and pushed through neglected ranks of privet or honeysuckle at property boundaries. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the yard quickly and went to the cabin and entered. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed through the circle and got all up in my face, said: “Yo, hold up.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The boys switched sides again, but instead of crossing on opposite ends of the net like before, they crossed on the same side. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

By making sure that all workouts ended at the finish line, Smith taught Seabiscuit that he needed to be ahead of other horses by the time he crossed the wire. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chiseled into a sun-bleached rock cliff, they peered down at them, as they had nearly two thousand years before, Laila imagined, at caravans crossing the valley on the Silk Road. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

And those things were true, but even as they crossed my mind, I knew they didn’t completely explain why talking to August about my mother made me so uneasy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had often studied the map of the United States and crossed its plains, mountains, deserts, and rivers in her imagination. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He simply loves crossing bridges. You carry on. I’ll come behind, with Bigwig and Bluebell here.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before this, it never even crossed my mind. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

In first grade I was taught to make the sign of the cross when I entered the church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

With practiced skill he slid from his hiding place and crossed to the wall door. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It did cross my mind to wonder why Pascal had a freedom to play and roam that his sisters didn’t. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re close. The crossing point is only a short walk down the hill.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Wielaf crossed the first and middle fingers of both hands, touched the crossed tips in front of his body, and then swung his hands out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A rampaging atrocity that looked like a cross between a bear and an octopus battered fairies with its thrashing tentacles. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I walk out the door to find Finch lying on the front lawn, eyes closed, black boots crossed at the ankle. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It is very odd that you say so, Miss Lumley. Very odd. For that has crossed my mind as well.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He slumped down in his seat and crossed his arms. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

German tanks had crossed the border into Poland; the Luftwaffe, the German air force, had attacked a Polish border town, and the invasion of Poland by the Germans had begun. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Her voice and the warmness from her face both spread ’cross the top of my head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She puffed her cheeks, crossed her eyes, and put her hands to her head as if she thought it might pop. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Meg, who went shopping in the afternoon and got a ‘sweet blue muslin’, had discovered, after she had cut the breadths off, that it wouldn’t wash, which mishap made her slightly cross. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was such an easy answer, yet it had never crossed my mind. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was standing over my bed again with his arms crossed, only this time he wasn’t smiling. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

At times, the cars whizzed by so fast, he was amazed that anyone on foot could cross safely. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gate became a landmark that endured into the twenty-first century, long after the last hog crossed to eternity over the great wooden ramp called the Bridge of Sighs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione were crossing the grass to see what was going on. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

All the way to church, Joon sits in the back seat with his arms crossed. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Kendra eagerly crossed the room and inserted the key into the final lock on the Journal of Secrets. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms over his chest and stood proudly, almost triumphantly. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Lot a folks think if you talk back to you husband, you crossed the line. And that justifies punishment. You believe in that line?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Often the teachers were impatient and cross but never naggingly cruel. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the field they crashed through a stand of dead cane and out into the road and crossed into the woods on the far side. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

We crossed carefully back over the log and climbed the bank up to the highway. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No, that it isn’t my poppet” cried his nurse, getting crosser and showing signs of slapping him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, crossing his arms and leaning against his desk, he looks at me. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

My bare feet made no noise as I crossed the porch. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen door stood open and he crossed the porch and stood in the doorway. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Alvin Hooks crossed in front of the jurors and approached the defendant’s table. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when they crossed a run that led upward to a hole, he could hear the rain outside, still falling in the night. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch him cross to the dressing room, wobbling a little, and that’s when it occurs to me the brown bag is his. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She watched him cross the street and go into the drugstore and finally come out again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I thought that if I only knew the right words or spoke them in the right language, then he would cross the river. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

And the Holy Ghost was speaking—seeming to say, as John spelled out the so abruptly present and gigantic legend adorning the cross: Jesus Saves. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The surly old woman harrumphed and crossed her arms, not saying anything else, and Ophie pushed Penelope out into the hallway, closing the door behind her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She made good time that night The track zoomed along beneath her, tracing slow arcs around hills, crossing rivers on crumbling bridges, always headed toward the sea. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You’re the crossest person in it!” returned Amy, washing out the sum that was all wrong with the tears that had fallen on her slate. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t even look at me as I cross the kitchen to go to the bathroom and hang up my wet things. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Riddle hesitated, then crossed the room and threw open the wardrobe door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Her eyes followed Father, who was crossing her parlor to gaze out the window. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tourists descended onto our beach, sat in our usual places, so we borrowed Ana's car and crossed the Golden Gate to find a tiny piece of ocean to have for ourselves. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, maybe,” said Harry as they reached the entrance hall and crossed into the Great Hall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“There”, being the window, I crossed to it, and stood “there,” in a very uncomfortable state of mind, looking out. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

If he had, he would have seen the boy wrench away from his father and cross his arms over his face, and he would have returned. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His short hair has zigzags cut into it, and a cross pendant dangles from his neck. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He comes back before crossing the Rio Grande and tells Enrique about riding on trains, leaping off rolling freight cars, and dodging la migra, Mexican immigration agents. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

After we crossed the swamp, the real trouble started, because the rebels began shooting their guns at people instead of shooting into the sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The flowers swung in the light breeze, tickling her face as she crossed the terrace and carefully negotiated the three crumbly steps down to the gravel path. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He recalled the grave lines of the jockey’s profile from the days when they had crossed paths somewhere out West. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned on the driver's side of the car, crossing her forearms on the window sill. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The one to the left was heavily crossed with large wheel tracks. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“With the wars between the tribes, it’s impossible to cross the desert. So I have come here.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only one of us who’d had the nerve was Ruth May, who marched right up and voted for Jesus so hard her pebble struck the cross and bounced. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He trotted through the sand, enduring the sun's enmity, crossed the platform and found his scattered clothes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He stood there motionless, arms crossed over his chest as if that might at least warm him a little. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“They’re out on Highway 6. The sign is shaped like a cross.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I learned from Lita to cross myself before doing anything dangerous. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her whole dress is pale blue tulle, light as air, with straps crossed neatly between her shoulder blades. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She leaned back against the counter and crossed her arms. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” said Dr. Jansen, holding his hand out in front of him like a crossing guard. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Elinor retrieved a string of spaghetti from the tablecloth and glanced first at Meggie and then at Mo. She looked cross. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Me and Jojo saw the Klan tonight. Burning a cross,” she added quietly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Each time, after he slipped out of her, she pressed her legs together, crossed them at her ankles, and took deep breaths, as if the movement of her lungs would urge conception on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

AT THE cemetery, the crowds gathered like moss around the plot, where a Jesuit from San Cecilia, with the sign of the cross, scattered earth over the coffin. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Evan said that this card, the eight of cups, meant she was “crossing over,” leaving something behind and moving toward something she wanted. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And to answer yer asking, there’s shallow crossings a couple days’ traveling upstream but there ain’t no bridges for a good distance more either way.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dodds stood with her arms crossed in front of a big marble frieze of the Greek gods. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Reyna realized what was happening, the Cyclops had crossed the deck in two large strides. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I also crossed the bridge the Nazis had thrown up to replace the one that was bombed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Blake stepped out of the cabin and crossed his arms. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“At least let me escort you,” she said, so we waved goodbye to the others and crossed over to the cairn, me doing my best to memorize the placement of her feet as we went. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rittenhauer let the door bang shut behind him, then crossed his arms. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They crossed the yard together, just the two of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear thought that Min looked pleased for the briefest instant; then his usual cross expression returned as he took the branches. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Battles happened, innocent lives were lost in the cross fire. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I mean, does anyone ever talk about why people are crossing? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

There’s a silver cross dangling from black rosary beads. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Have we crossed the wide ocean only to be shot by the natives the minute we set foot in Virginia? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

We cross out all the ones we absolutely hate and narrow it down that way. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, Emily said, “Well, at least we can cross the Black Cat restaurant off our list.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Once we crossed the finish line, he quick-quick dashed tears from his face so no one could see them. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He came over to plead his case with Smith, who, arms crossed and with a small smile on his face, heard him out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the line she had to cross. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Since many workers cross this way to get to the mines, the snow’s pockmarked with footprints. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He let them feel the red saddle, and showed them the brass chain throat-latch on the bridle and the big brass buttons at each temple where the headstall and brow band crossed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I had many rivers yet to cross. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But may the saints forgive me, and I believe they will,” she said, crossing herself, “for I did not take it to her, but brought it here directly.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

At four in the afternoon a roll of drums in the square announced the closing of the polls and Don Apolinar Moscote sealed the ballot box with a label crossed by his signature. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Not long before, a gang of immigrant toughs had rained rocks down on them as they crossed this very area. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the back corner of the living room, Minny stands with her arms crossed over her huge bosom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They crossed a row of yellow bricks and reached the shushroom patch on the other side. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They heard a sigh and a groan, and then heavy footsteps crossed the floor. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mother’s picture of President Eisenhower looked down at me from the wall, and I crossed my arms over my naked chest for shame, crying even harder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to be careful, Blaise! I saw this young lady perform the most marvelous Bat-Bogey Hex as I was passing her carriage! I wouldn’t cross her!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was studying that big Catholic-looking cross around the neck, and probably thinking over all we’d heard about Brother Fowles going off the deep end, plus every curse word ever uttered by the parrot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, he would learn that at least a thousand people had died trying to cross the river that day, drowned or shot or attacked by crocodiles. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going anywhere,” she said, crossing her arms. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Each time we crossed it the acrid smell of the water was worse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

People would say, “We once had a boy called Virgilio in our family, but no one knows what became of him,” and they would make the sign of the cross. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Roli and me on a spaceship made of sofa pillows, on a cardboard raft crossing the Amazon. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I hop on my bed and cross my legs, cradling the book in my lap. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In that room where you were lying, a cross hung on the wall above the sofa, like the one we’d seen in church. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Instantly, we crossed ourselves—thumbs inward, shoulder to shoulder, forehead to sternum. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

One evening, after they had crossed themselves and everyone had left the room but me and August, she said, “Lily, if you ask Mary’s help, she’ll give it.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cross the bridge, head in the direction a the colored hospital, where the bus make its turn. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Approaching the house, holding the boy firmly by the hand, Jonathan crossed over to the porch, to the door. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The old man had spoken about signs and omens, and, as the boy was crossing the strait, he had thought about omens. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed Flying with the Cannons on his bedside table, crossed to the window, and drew back the curtains to survey the street below. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was no mention of two suspicious peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the premises, or a flashlight, or a silver cross on a chain. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached up and with her thumb made a cross on my forehead. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the Columbia River on a narrow steel span and climbed out of the river’s gorge to the gently rolling wheat fields of the Columbia Plateau. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We then crossed Suey Road, which marked the end of the city limits and the beginning of hundreds of acres of recently planted lettuce and carrots. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"You'd see the people from the East pause and take a deep breath," he recalled, "before they crossed the white line because they understood what it meant. Almost everybody did and immediately they were cheered." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now Grandma crossed her arms over her chest. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The winter days were short, so there was no time to waste, and rather than walking all the way around the pond, Roz tested its frozen surface to see if it was safe to cross. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I have suffered a great loss. I am most grateful for your aid,” I say, fixing my eyes on the simple cross on her breast. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The thought of leaving the island had not crossed my mind once since I had arrived. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Baba rowed smoothly, and when they crossed the halfway point, he began singing like all the fishermen did when they neared the reserve. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Here, boy; keep this. This is God’s cross!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting for them to cross a yawning crevasse bridged by two rickety ladders spliced end to end, I was shocked to see them go across together, almost in lockstep—a needlessly dangerous act. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that my ancestors had crossed the sea in their canoes, coming from that place which lay beyond. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs’s face crossed back into my line of sight, one eyebrow arched at my tangle of limbs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At that moment the Negro who worked for me came around the corner, saw the woman, and instantly crossed the street, keeping as far from her as possible. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using glottochronology he estimated that the ancestors of Aleuts had crossed the strait around 2000 b.c. and that the ancestors of Na-Dene had made the journey around 7000 B.C. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

All of my female suspects had been crossed off the list, except one: Nicole. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He just stands there on the sidewalk, with his arms crossed, acting like he's too good for all this. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I might be worse off for crossing her. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And at the moment the sun came over the edge of the horizon, they suddenly appeared on the riverbank, the Ka’t’sina approaching the river crossing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her chest with such a solemn look on her face, I thought she might be suddenly sincere. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Werner stands with his hands crossed in front of his belt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I walk along the shop windows and plan to cross the street at the next crosswalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After the “madam” had testified, I began my cross- examination by walking over to the table of evidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sisters registered their dismay, crossed themselves, and hurried back to bed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rhoda stood with her arms crossed, her lips set in a tight line. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Tywin had tried to force a crossing at a dozen different fords, her brother wrote, but every thrust had been thrown back. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t ask you to follow me. Any of you. I just felt, believed”—I swallow—“hiking north, trying to cross in front of an oncoming fire, was wrong.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You two go ahead. Be careful crossing the streets.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They cross the courts, coming straight for us. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

No evil can challenge that cross, and the swirling dust with the devil inside must turn away from you. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Mo taught me how to ride a bike in this park," I said as we crossed the street. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Marlena sits at her vanity, her arms folded and legs crossed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Practically everyone withdrew to their spaces when the doors shut, so I get to cross to our new home with at least five hundred people watching me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I lost a friend crossing the ice just yesterday. And you?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Reverend Griffin stopped by a grave with a whitewashed cross. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

If their luck held, they would cross into Virginia sometime after nightfall, within twenty-four hours. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just about the time you get used to fifty miles an hour you cross a state line and it’s sixty-five. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herbert crossed his feet, looked at the fire with his head on one side, and having looked at it in vain for some time, looked at me because I didn’t go on. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She lit another cigarette and crossed her legs. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mack got up almost happily and crossed quickly to the door. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for the trolley to pass, then crossed to the gray Chevrolet at the opposite curb. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Turtle began with the purple-waves story, went on to the whisperings, the bedded-down corpse, the dropped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and her mother's cross, and ended with the twenty-four dollars she had won. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook my hand again and crossed the street. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Do we get our memories back once we cross the bridge?” asked Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was still trying to remember any time when I had ever scored a goal when Maya got another one on a long cross pass from Nita. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As God is my witness, I got a awful cross to bear. You wanna nice drink?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the Ashley River bridge and headed parallel to the river until they reached Broad Street. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smells like frog juice, a cross between a nursing home and potato salad. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hornet stood up and crossed to the window, so she could look down into the courtyard. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her arms were crossed, and one leg tantrum stomped. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Nan dialed, and I crossed my arms, held tight, and listened in. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In fifteen minutes we came to our road, crossed it, and circled around back of the house. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he crossed the street and walked into the Big Dipper. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He was more cautious nowadays about crossing through the British encampment. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look! Just because Dr. Aaronstein’s people look at a star when they pray and our people look at a cross has nothing to do with whether he’s a good doctor or not.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve mentioned that we are practically the same age—he’s three weeks older—and since the day I was born, our paths have crossed. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She either wore lots of jewelry—always her shiny silver necklace with cross and oval pendant—or silky scarves with colorful prints. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We had them all facing the same way so that their shadows on the wall looked like a computer rendering of an architectural cross section. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The three of them picked their way through the forest for the rest of the afternoon, stopping only to drink from the streams they crossed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

From questioning Rollins, Baker discovered that a man with a broken leg had crossed the river the day before, around noon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a little black head and two little black arms coming out of the rag that was stretched out ’cross her front. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The old man made the sign of the cross over him and turned away. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he reached the ghost, he saw it wore a monk’s habit - sandals, woollen robes and a wooden cross around his neck. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In order to get to the escape route, we had to cross a wet and muddy swamp that was adjacent to a tiny hill. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms, not wanting him to think I need a hug from him too. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When we get to the end of the block, I look both ways and start to cross. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ladders, gantries, beams, and walkways crossed the gloom above, with small figures moving about them purposefully. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“This way,” he said when they came to a junction where three trenches crossed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Planting her palms on either side of her crossed legs, she lifted herself up, like a yogi levitating, and scooted over to make room for me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Before returning to Rabelais, let’s consider two hanging wires of equal cross section. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only time during school hours I had crossed the boys’ yard was when a flatbed truck with a giant thing covered with canvas and tied down with ropes had parked across the street. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeremy Fitzgerald was crossing the street when a drunk and distraught man—an insurance actuary—in a white BMW hit him at twenty miles per hour. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

On the cover was a picture of a man lying on a couch, knees crossed, one foot dangling in the air and smoking a cigarette which made a big smoke ring over his head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten miles From town, and they crossed A river, blue with the Rush of water. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

This would have brought them face to face if, five doorways from his goal, Ralph hadn’t crossed the street. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had crossed no new paths since then. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Mum looked more cross than puzzled by now. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

They found a path on the landward side of the dunes, then they were crossing a sandy lawn strewn with broken bottles. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A coconut palm frond knotted into a cross was nailed above the picture. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She stood silently beside me, looking past the trees and shrubs at the lone figure of a man moving away from our house, crossing the street, and finally driving away in his car. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Time to grasp the handles, he said to himself, and crossed the living room to the black empathy box. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Gram is uneasy, I can see her eyes flitting nervously around the room, like she's crossing the border into a really foreign country. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The line turned all the way around two comers, then crossed over one street before I saw the last person. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Matthew crossed to the kitchen and opened cupboards by the sink until he found a glass. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then a strange look crossed his features and he pointed off behind the man in black. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They came to the frozen creek and crossed the ice carefully. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Returning, I had to cross before the looking-glass; my fascinated glance involuntarily explored the depth it revealed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Swear by the cross of the church that you will never hunt or kill a carp.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We liked to squat in the hot water with me behind her and crossing my arms so that I wrapped her breasts like belts of ammunition. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has never crossed Bailey’s mind that he could do such things himself, but having been told as much so simply and directly, it seems strangely achievable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Instead, they both cross the room and sit on the green pleather chairs pushed up against the wall. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Thus I have moral certainty that Caesar crossed the Rubicon, and moral certainty that Pascal accurately reported the Puy-de-Dôme experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He dropped to his knees, exhausted, and made the sign of the cross. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The preacher says, A great father, son, and husband has crossed over. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Herold and Booth would have to hide in the low-lying wetlands and wait to cross. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the names of junctions, counties, crossings, bridges, stations, tunnels, mountains, rivers, creeks, landings, parks, and lookout points. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shawn had crossed the room and was now sitting next to me on the sofa. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“By the bowels of Christ,” I heard him exclaim even as he made the sign of the cross over his chest. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Was he even now lying dead in France under a plain white cross? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drove past the community church, the cross on top slightly askew. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at the month of September and picked the spot where I would put the first cross mark, if I completed the first day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leans against the passenger door, arms crossed, key chain twirling on two fingers. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tess moaned, crossing the road, hopping over the ditch, and running to the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It took forever for mail to get to him, and our letters were clearly crossing each other. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He crossed to Lee Chong’s and bought two quarts of beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looped it around the bike and the rack and clicked it all together and spun the combination lock before I had crossed the curb. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Cole crossed from the tent to the fire and fed wood quickly onto the flames. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She crossed the bridge, passed through the village, and followed a little dirt road east along the river until she reached the Mihaylov house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Elinor grumbled something in a cross voice, but she obeyed, and the boy did follow them, if hesitantly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She’d thought crossing the creek would save her, but this path led to a hill at the creek’s edge—a natural ramp. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He crossed the hall, in the grip of his own thoughts. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t take Sister Gladys’s nice medicine, every bump of the Land Rover is going to make your eyes cross with pain.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perrington crossed his arms—arms that looked capable of crushing her skull. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When he did, he was hanging from the third-to-last rung like they were monkey bars, which he’d never been able to cross in his entire life. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Paying me no mind, he held the cross in his palm, in such a way that it was illuminated by our little fire while he squinted at it closely. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Through the heavy doors, into the heat of the church, down the aisle, Missus Wilhelmina’s voice echoes off the walls and bounces into Jesus Christ, hanging from the cross like he always does. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And later, when I’m getting ready to cross the iron bridge to the factory, there’s a man standing near the tracks below with a long heavy brow and a newspaper underneath his arm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Down below, the Owner crossed to the bed with the suitcase on it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I looked at him and at the cross, certain he'd found a meaning that he was not prepared to tell. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Climbing out of the ditch, they crossed the road into Mossflower Wood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But everyone knows they have crossed over to the other side, which is, crudely put, corporate as opposed to human. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were crossing the alley now, coming up from the show. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to realize, as I crossed another road, that I was going the wrong direction. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We cross the bridge lightly, avoiding the places where the boards have rotted through, on the lookout for men. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then they swam on ahead of the canoe, crossing back and forth in front of it, diving in and out, as if they were weaving a piece of cloth with their broad snouts. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was in his clean striped overalls sitting there with his knees crossed and talking politics. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I handed it to her and crossed my arms. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The boy crossed the short distance, and Van Eck gestured him over to his side, giving him a pat on the back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Shawn asked her to cross the street and buy him a Snickers at the dime store. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Thirty hours after crossing the border, we arrived, the three of us in the backseat of a red pickup truck that smelled of cigarette smoke and gasoline. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But once the threshold of “several hundred,” below which everyone can know everyone else, has been crossed, increasing numbers of dyads become pairs of unrelated strangers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each time we crossed over a bridge, I thought, Is this it? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

On the side of the room, Dorian and Chaol watched with crossed arms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Travis changed two words, crossed out three, put in some better punctuating, then said, “Admirable job, Mr. Freeman, admirable job.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The road was rutted in sticky red mud, and Robert had to put the truck in low gear and gun it to cross the flats by Prairie Dog hill. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my eyes and looked down at my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stood abruptly, crossed the room, and re- tinned with a green jar in his good hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We were slowing now to let some golfers and their caddies cross. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We shall have to cross it,” he said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind the college was a massive brownstone armory, and a block away, across the street, was a Catholic church with a huge cross on its lawn upon which was the crucified figure of Jesus. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As Loretta steers her around Dupont Circle and down Massachusetts Avenue, Annabelle feels the wind, the force, the guiding light, the history, the story, the exhaustion and the grief and the triumph of the crossing. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My mother and I share muscular shoulders, and our lower center teeth cross at the same point. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I was crossing only to save a little time, and this would wipe out the time saved and much more. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She setting with her legs splayed, her thick arms crossed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It will not even look like a river. It will look like a big lake. We will spend a long time crossing to the other side.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time, in the middle of all that talk, a thought crossed my mind: Where is Mother right now ... and Tzipora ... Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They're talking to one another when one of them looks over in our direction, an expression of curiosity crossing her face. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“There’s a change to the judging procedures,” she told Cady, crossing the fog to read to her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As always, she makes a cross on the dashboard with her finger, looks up through the windshield at the sky, and says a prayer for the car to start. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Instead of going up to the attic to sleep, he crossed into the kitchen and got an old mattress. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dusty Rhode Island red rooster who had wandered too far from his own farmyard crossed the road and Eddie hit him without running too far off the road. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luma was still sitting far from the field in the shade, arms crossed, silent. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was not pretty; she looked simultaneously cross and sullen, with heavy brows and a long, pallid face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At the end of the scrimmage, the older players were dismissed to write in journals, which they did sitting on cross ties that surrounded the bark floor beneath the jungle gym. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The policemen began to run, shouting, as Major stomped on the accelerator and pounded the horn at people crossing the street. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving, Desdemona walked out into the yard and crossed herself in the Orthodox fashion, leading with the thumb. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This time, though, she crossed her arms and wandered the field, looking at weeds, picking up rocks, kicking the sand—killing time. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Not when he cut class as a sophomore to cross the border to Juarez to shoot pool and drink. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Newton crossed the room and took down a copy of the bylaws from a shelf. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Wrapping my arms around my waist against the cold, I cross the street to the house belonging to Mrs. Veenstra and stand on the steps, my back facing Mrs. Janssen's home. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A look of surprise crossed her face and she burst out laughing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He and his parents had jumped in a boat along with many others to cross the Jong River. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was snooping around the telegraph office when the message came in: Two men had been seen crossing the Potomac. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They headed for Central Park, crossing and recrossing it, stopping once for Good Humor ice cream. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother waits patiently for this dispute to be settled before crossing the street. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She was about to cross the room to check when the old man’s nostrils flared and he let out a colossal snore. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

They went out and crossed the yard to the shed. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The father crossed in front of his daughters to protect them. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

But to reach the door leading to the kitchen I had to cross the main entrance to the Dining-Room. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“In manus tuas, Domine!” he said, crossing himself as he passed over the threshold. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She looked the wrong way before crossing the street. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I cross my fingers and hope that no sad songs come on. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mikayla stopped in front of us and crossed her arms over her chest. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Right in the spot where the bird had crashed By had dug a little grave, and on top of the grave there were two Popsicle sticks tied together in a cross. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way he sat with one leg crossed over the other reminded me of Granddad. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I cross at the light, waiting for the walk signal, even though there are no cars. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

There was one that looked like a cross with another cross inside it that he said he’d gotten when he was hiking around Peru. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I cross the parking lot and IT comes out the door. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

We all sat in a circle right in the middle of the cross, where the two boards would have met, where the heart of jesus would have been. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Min’s voice was cross, and he did not look up. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Able to make a safe way for people to cross from one side to another. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I looked over at Sookie, who was standing on the perimeter with his arms crossed, seeming pleased with himself. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Except for a few moments of terror when she found herself crossing the deep sea on the back of a bull she did not suffer at all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bridge crossed it, and a street of jumbled frame houses followed the river, backed onto it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were men’s voices out in the narrow hall, and Madame came out of the darkness behind us, crossed the room and went out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her hands over her bosomless chest like the Virgin Mary. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Without a job, Park traveled north to the border with his wife, where they illegally crossed into China and stayed with his uncle for eighteen months. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They wouldn’t let the Kinnow players cross the midfield line with the ball. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

To dine and leave immediately were the orders of the moment: alone and without guides, but armed to the teeth we crossed the fields ... the Temple appeared to us at last ... Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annie's sports were cross country in the fall and track in the spring. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Almost all of them toiled in grinding, low-pay jobs, but usually their paths did not cross. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sorely disappointed, I tossed the seeds away but decided to keep the cross in the pouch as the solitary connection to my past. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We took too long in crossing. The fault is mine.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a big ocean crossed by busy ships. I went slowly, observing much.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sorrento’s avatar crossed the polished floor and approached the large crystal door set into the north wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As I crossed the street, I had to curl my toes and walk on the edges of my feet, courtesy of a couple stubborn slivers of glass. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Her legs were crossed, and her left foot was tapping the ground like it was trying to send a Morse code SOS. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the Italians had crossed and spread out a little way on the far side to hold about a mile and a half on the Austrian side of the river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"I hope nobody else is going to make me cross today," she remarked. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

After crossing the Mississippi, we swung north toward Kentucky, then east. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hari crossed his arms and waited till Max looked at him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the passenger side of the car, opened that door too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

An all but unthinkable thought crossed Caesar’s mind for the first time. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He and Herb had “got along grand”—never a cross word between them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘When you crossed the fords yonder you entered it. But it is the realm of Théoden the King. None ride here save by his leave. Who are you? And what is your haste?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

First he spotted the T-shaped shadow of the osprey crossing the pale green water beneath him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had dozens of tracks to cross before I'd hit a concrete barrier. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hitler, peering through his binoculars, simply nodded enthusiastically each time a German boat crossed the line in first place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Hambro was so tall that when he crossed his legs both feet touched the floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood at the head of the classroom as usual, arms crossed and occasionally nodding at students. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As before, there were only a few of us on the crossing, and there was plenty of room for me to sit by myself and let my thoughts sort themselves out. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Next day the companions crossed the River Ystrad and began bearing northward. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked him for letting me see the golden carp, crossed the river, and trudged up the hill home ward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will cross that river, I promise myself, even though I cannot swim. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s be sure not to cross her, then,” Reynie said, then told them what Jackson had said about Messengers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the street and started down a block he hardly ever walked on, a block of low apartment buildings, a store-front church, a delicatessen, a pawn shop, and on the corner, a bar. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look both ways again before crossing the empty street. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her feet must have leather soles, Dicey thought as they crossed through the vegetable gardens on a dirt path. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita swallowed hard as her fingers closed protectively around the cross. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Parvati sat down on Harry’s other side, crossed her arms and legs too, and within minutes was asked to dance by a boy from Beauxbatons. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms over her chest, and her fifty-two charm bracelets clinked together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My little sister is holding my hand like I'm some kid, but by the time we step onto the curb, I pull away from her and cross my arms. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s like there’s a crossing guard holding a big stop sign in front of me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I stare at all his markings, comments on the sides, question marks, whole sentences crossed out. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I cross the room and turn to look at my desk. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Turner let his head droop as they were crossing the bridge so he saw nothing of the duty sergeant’s ferocious gaze, though he felt its heat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We crossed the road and climbed into the air-conditioned car. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my tongue and crossed my arms. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In my eyes, one of the biggest blessings was that the campaign crossed all socioeconomic, religious, political, racial, gender, and age boundaries. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As we crossed the threshold, the company in the front room fell silent. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deliberately, making sure he saw, she crossed her middle and index fingers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“So I crossed my heart and hoped to die,” Beck told me good-naturedly as we stood in the blowing snow and waning light. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

If he hadn’t been so eager, maybe he could have found a narrower part to cross. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the river, found his way to the Hessian encampment at Trenton, and told the commander, Colonel Johann Rall, that he had no reason to fear an attack from the Americans. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind followed nine tenths of their horse; knights, lancers, freeriders, and mounted bowmen. ^ took hours for them all to cross. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No. You keep your arms crossed like this on your chest, and you just butt the ball carrier. No elbowing allowed either. All right, Gene, start again.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It surprised him that Chief was something of a fop, with his air of fussy grooming: nails manicured and shiny, black velvet slippers at his feet, a diamond cross around his neck. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Several times, we see the family I crossed the border with. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Francie knew that the chasuble was symbolic of the seamless garment, supposedly woven by Mary, that they had removed from Christ before they nailed Him to the cross. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It crossed my mind she might use it on us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michah slips an envelope into the hand of the British guard at the gate, nods, and we cross the threshold of Bergen-Belsen for the last time. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It crossed my mind to fake a choking incident or something so that he might give me the Heimlich. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

After she came out on the other end of the cemetery—the Southview Avenue side—she crossed the street over to where the playground was. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I told them the whole story then sat back with my arms crossed, scowling at Joe. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I sit up and cross my legs and look at her. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Where’s the use of looking nice, when no one sees me but those cross midgets, and no one cares whether I’m pretty or not?” she muttered, shutting her drawer with a jerk. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting Bull and his people had crossed into Canada. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

My twenty- three paired chromosomes have linked up and crossed over, spinning their roulette wheel, as my papou puts his hand on my mother’s belly and says, “Lucky two!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Its edge is a scar, another border to cross. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, lying on my back, my hands crossed over my chest, I ask Chou what happens to people when they die. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were the first to cross,” he said softly so only the smith could hear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’ll take another two weeks to cross the state line into Idaho. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The confidence Diego exuded when he’d burst into my class appeared to be waning, and he fidgeted, shoving his hands into his pockets, then crossing his arms, then putting his hands back into his pockets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I have crossed the line in the sand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The S-curve in the Mississippi here would give me three crossings of the river. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the residential street and were trekking through a barren patch of rough land that led to the hill when, suddenly, a rock struck Hassan in the back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He concluded, correctly, that he would probably be swept to his death if he attempted to cross the Teklanika at that place, in those conditions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no one to visit, no one to play a prank on, and the idea of crossing the river was too painful to consider. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

If this is true, as indeed it appears to me to be,... we would have to say that they crossed not by sailing on the sea, but by walking on land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

"News to me," said Belet, crossing her arms over her chest. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had a Bible in his hand, a giant cross formed from nails hanging around his neck. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We crossed the field and knocked on the guy’s door. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms and gave him my best stare-down face. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I decided to ignore the lady who was now crossing the threshold into our home. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Even when he crossed the street he walked as if he were going after something big.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I cross the street, and then I realize. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Camilla was saying; she stared at the floor, bobbing the foot of her crossed leg idly up and down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She sat back in the seat and crossed her arms, pouting. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Back at the edge of the small stream he had crossed, Matty found what he needed as a tool: a bit of rock with a sharp edge. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I genuflected at the font of holy water, wet my fingertips, and made the sign of the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m just crossing a small part of Canada and reentering the U.S.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They swerve and cross the length of the field, tour its perimeter, and then swing back around. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

But now she was crossing the street and running wildly only to go down at the curb and standing and going down again, with a bumped backside, completely unsteady, now that her momentum was gone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One thing my mother did not whisper in my father’s ear during that long miserable crossing. And because a great many were deadly seasick, no remark was made of her illness.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even when she was cross with him, she was always patient with Lyra, he thought. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At one end is a small stage with colorful handmade quilts hanging on either side of a giant gold cross. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

While it is true that Booth and Herold have crossed the Potomac, the information actually refers to a group of men smuggled into Virginia on Easter Sunday, not Booth and Herold. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Except hers has an upright cross and old black-and-white photographs of her and Grandpa Leni. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

He embraced Kitty, kissed her face, her hand, her face again, and made the sign of the cross over her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Matthew stood with his arms crossed, eyes squinted in concentration like he was really imagining himself in this scenario. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They crossed Fishmonger's Square and rode along Muddy Way before turning onto the narrow, curving Hook to begin their climb up Aegon's High Hill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was funny: it didn’t even cross my mind to stall or try to get out of the work. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sidman had one eyebrow raised the entire time she was listening, but Mrs. Baker had her arms crossed, and you know how convincing that can be. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When Wash went into the kitchen to see about some milk, his mother came out of the parlor with her arms crossed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Christina catches my eye, she beckons to me, smiling, so my mother and I cross the Pit floor. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mark followed Alec’s lead, crossing the dead lawn—now nothing but weeds and rocks—into the shadow of a home that had once been a mansion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

"These folks zigged when the rest of the world zagged. And once you cross that line, there's no coming back. Mark my words." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“He thought you’d like this balloon from his birthday party. To celebrate your crossing.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Go away, muchachos. You cannot hope to cross the border without a guide. Hundreds try every day and get caught. Go back where you came from.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt kept up a steady pace now as he crossed the tall bridge that stretched over a railroad yard and a narrow river. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jay followed Doc first, and I tagged behind him, crossing the fields. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He walked clumsily down the stairs and crossed over and walked up the lot and up the chicken walk to the Palace Flophouse. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Artemis put the computer to sleep and crossed to the main doors. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of armed whites poured into cars, trucks, and trains and crossed into Arkansas. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He went over and cancelled his room order and crossed the hall to the restaurant. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed streets kittycorner to save stepping off and on an extra pair of curbs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one could persuasively explain how it had managed to cross two thousand miles of hostile ocean but then failed to find its way around the corner of a 200-mile-wide island. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But we could cross that bridge when we came to it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘Even the Elves do likewise at need, and blindfolded we crossed the borders of fair Lothlórien. Gimli the dwarf took it ill, but the hobbits endured it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Her arms are crossed like I said something offensive. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Half a mile from my uncles’ fields the narrow wagon road turned into the road that crossed the bridge and led into town. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

More amused than devout, they let themselves be led to the altar rail where Father Antonio Isabel made the sign of the cross in ashes on them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The woman sitting in front of her shot me a fearful look and crossed herself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

No matter how sharp the knife, the two pieces have unequal cross sections. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another group of people are waiting to cross the crosswalk. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bessie greeted the other residents as they crossed each other on the sidewalk. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

One of the ministers, a heavyset African American man dressed in a dark suit with a large cross around his neck, walked over to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I just crossed my eyes and kept going. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

With every city block we cross, I learn something about Max and she learns something about me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He reminded them that the United States was “up against an extremely difficult world opinion situation” and declared that he did not want the nation to be “crucified on a cross of atoms.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

We find ourselves in a sprawling flood basin, which means we’ve crossed from Orange into Riverside County. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Not unwelcome! Not unwelcome! According to our ancient codes of hospitality, once he has crossed our threshold with our permission, it is our duty to keep him safe, or we lose all honor.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Even though we had the same African fathers who probably crossed these same seas together. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Sí, that is what I ask and so do the others who help people cross the border.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The murmuring, the shouting, and the conversations were crossing back and forth. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t really think it would get so out of control,” he said, shifting to cross his other leg. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She let go of the cart so she could cross her arms. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I doubled back through the diner to the fire exit and crossed the alarm wires to fry the circuit. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I imagined we would cross before sunset, reach whatever town lies beyond the hills, and find a guesthouse. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The three men stood like statues in the moonlight, watching Baba, Neel, and the cub cross the river. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of writing about being deported, but I did not want my teacher to know that my family had crossed the border illegally and that I was born in Mexico. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

For a second the anger I’d felt the night before flared up, and it crossed my mind to slam the shell against the tub, but I took a breath instead. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silence-is-power stance number two: cross flexed arms across body, narrow eyes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One time when a neighbor’s TV set broke, Dad opened the back and used a macaroni noodle to insulate some crossed wires. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I'd cross the whole country alone and escape into the Colonies first chance I got. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The family left this one room for Aunt Rose alone; even the cousins, in all their audacity, would not cross the threshold uninvited. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The main street hadn’t changed so very much, but there were many other streets now, crossing the main street. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought a spectacular change would come over me the day I crossed the boundary line. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

After Baba Joseph had crossed over, he shook his staff and shouted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cross and heart were very tiny and made with microscopic stitches. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flew in airplanes and crossed the ocean in ships. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

When he reached the other side he emerged gleaming and pulled himself ashore, black as the night that surrounded him, black as the water he had crossed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house looked very peaceful as I came upon it from the woods and crossed the lawns. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They used a doubled segment of rope and the grappling hook to cross to the roof of the drüskelle sector. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He crossed the floor and took the purse from her and got the half-filled flask and drained it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in the morning, again by luck and the help of Kehaar, they had evidently just missed another at the crossing of the iron road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is an underground traffic zone, a biological mixing point where different species of animals and insects cross one another’s paths in an enclosed air space. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came out at once, and crossed the hall towards me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Wrapped in a towel, I crossed back to my room. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sank to the floor and laid my head on top of my crossed arms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We crossed that river and marched west into the mountains. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, her friends had assured her that they checked driver's licenses only when you crossed into Mexico. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Soon after crossing the bridge, the taxi stopped. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a twenty-minute walk to the Christmas tree stand, requiring the Vanderbeekers to cross a bridge that connected Harlem to the Bronx. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After the museum got boring, Sapo and I would leave, cross the street, and spend the rest of the afternoon in Central Park. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I blow her a silent kiss and cross my fingers for both of us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There was another strange thing about Ultima as she stood with her arms crossed, quietly watching my father work. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The earrings, the dangle of her bracelets, and the new way she crossed her legs and pulled the hem of her skirt down past her knees. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Ali, I think you crossing the line," Noodles said, as if he was trying to say I better chill before he does something. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Another way to cross those mountains, or a way to hide ourselves from the numina.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Where the balloon is, it’s three feet deep. We can cross here.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

"You may claim no affiliation with them, but perhaps some have crossed your path. And perhaps you'd like to help us find them." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I swallow and cross my legs under me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Even if Fertile Crescent crops adapted to winter rain could somehow have crossed the Sahara, they would have been difficult to grow in the summer-rain Sahel zone. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Charles and Andrew crossed to the far side of the room to join Haley, who was sitting in a corner. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

To get to the Sea Tower on its crooked pillar, he had to cross three further bridges, each narrower than the one before. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dany could still see the trail of corpses she had left behind her crossing the Red Waste. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He sighed and sat back heavily with his arms crossed, bleakly considering his position and how he’d got himself into this fix. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I got into the back seat and put my seat belt on, crossing my arms on top of it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Abby’s dad crossed his heart with the spatula and did some sort of salute. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

They marched six blocks to Broad Street, turned left, and began to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which arches high above the Alabama River. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and stared at me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When a charged particle bounces from one magnetic pole to the other, it must cross the equatorial plane of Saturn. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They left, dropping the cross just inside the cell door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Father Stylianopoulos, wearing a tall kalimafkion on his head and a large pectoral cross, came to the house at ten in the morning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Three stars with the crossed swords and crown above. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Olly is wearing a black bathrobe with an oversized silver cross around his neck. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As Arya crossed the yard to the bathhouse, she spied a raven circling down toward the rookery, and wondered where it had come from and what message it carried. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Behind us, my mother watches from her study door, arms crossed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He must have been chased by something extremely frightening to make him cross the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I had crossed the avenue I looked through the glass, seeing him still there, and it occurred to me that he was the same man who had followed me over the roof. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at it from the roof of her house, she had thought that crossing it would make her feel like a gossamer-winged fairy flying through the air. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember soon after we moved in, Amy crossed the street with her mother and came to say hello. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A long shadow crossed the hold to the galley store, where the ship’s boy unlocked the door and began poking among the barrels, a silhouette of long limbs and curls on the curving timbers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I glanced up into the rearview mirror only once, watching as he leaned back against the seat and crossed his arms over his chest with a huff. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The rains that had doused the travelers repeatedly on their journey had fed into the rivers, making them particularly treacherous to cross. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“This is a very special thing, your gran crossing to speak to you. It’s an honor.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But a couple of weeks later, while the King, Frederick II, and a party that included the admiral were crossing the bridge from Copenhagen castle into the town, the King fell into the water. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She clicked her tongue and he sped into a trot, crossing over the little bridge near the house, heading south to the archery grounds. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Cooper was one of the very few Salinians who never let a debt cross the fifteenth of the month. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was placed at gunpoint as soon as he crossed over and brought in front of us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As we passed, men took off their hats and bowed their heads and women crossed themselves. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The rain was falling harder now—my hair and clothes were damp—and I crossed to the other side of the street and stood, clutching my purse. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

At the height of summer, it can easily take half a day to cross the park and hours to get anywhere within it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Her arms were crossed and her red hair was pulled back from her face beneath the wide black brim of her hat. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The sanctuary is in the shape of a cross. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Then I cross through the camp to the blocks on the opposite side of the Midway. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He had to cross the river now, at this spot, into Maryland. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angry now, they made another run, and set up the overlap and cross on the right side—the very sequence Luma had warned her players to shut down. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She waited and watched them cross the yard toward a clump of cedar trees near the fence. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two blocks away, a couple of guards were crossing to Greengate Square. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Settling ’cross the fields, hovering on angel wings and brandishing a blazing shield...” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Zaman tilted back in his chair and crossed his arms on his chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione looked very cross indeed and stuffed her box of badges back into her cloak pocket. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They crossed the busy street and followed the white tents around the side of the building to the pier, where a maze of additional tents stretched ahead of them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Joseph looked like he didn’t even notice, except once when Jay Perkins crossed in front of him when he was running toward the horse. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He wrote, then crossed out, balled up the paper, threw it in the trash. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself back in his chair and crossed his arms, smirking, waiting for her answer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m beat. Let’s hold here on the island and cross in the morning. Maybe we can think of some way to deal with the rest of the scavenge by then.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But soon enough, our faces tensed again, and we all grumbled as the immigration officers also asked us to pay before we could cross the boundary. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

By the time we’d crossed the courtyard and reached the grass, we were a very different group from the one that had stood about excitedly waiting for Madame to get out of her car. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I speeded up, crossed the bridge, and headed north to Santa Clara. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And he began writing again...and crossing out words...and writing more, while outside the sun sank lower and lower until its rays were gilding the hilltops. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The folding man crossed his arms in a bony X and said, “I dunno anything what you say,” then walked off the stage. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As expected, some lines of the letter were crossed out with thick black ink. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Before he dealt with that problem there was still the common land to be crossed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Claudette had crossed a line, proclaiming that at least one young Alabaman would not share her future with Jim Crow. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But Father had an argument with Mrs. Gascoyne and he got really cross. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Baaz was still standing by the wagon, his arms crossed, mouth set in an uncompromising line. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms and pinched her sides. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is a cross between a question and a statement. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Hurriedly, lest he should have time to become frightened, he descended the steps and crossed the narrow street. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“But remember, so far as the company is concerned, he must remain Young Griff until we cross the narrow sea. In Westeros we’ll wash his hair and let him don his armor.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Above the screen hangs a wooden figure on a cross. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That seems to be crossing some kind of line,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They would cross the river in the relief committee’s launch and he would see that she got as far as the Wuchang “Y.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night he dreamed about a pigeon crossing a road in a faraway place. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side was the Alabama flag, sporting red bars crossed diagonally against a white field, fixed in the same pattern as the stars and bars of the Confederate flag. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy picked up his axe and swung it ’cross his left shoulder then put his right hand on my head. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It was the first time any human had managed to leave the Afro-Asian ecological system—indeed, the first time any large terrestrial mammal had managed to cross from Afro-Asia to Australia. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Widow Daventry left, I lay back down, and in the closeness of the hiding place, I held the cross of lead before my eyes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms, so I knew we didn’t stand a chance of changing her mind. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Having crossed the marsh, I saw a trace of white over the moor. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was neither huffy nor cross, but merely sad. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I went downstairs, crossed the yard, and entered Ali and Hassan’s living quarters by the loquat tree. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, dear. That doesn’t make any difference,” said the girl, crossing her legs. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Practically no living things crossed his path during those days in that universe of gorgeous frozen light. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she crossed through the front door, she shed herself of the accoutrements of her absurdity, and had to fight the urge to dump them behind a wastebasket. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She yanked off her headlamp just as Dad crossed the tiny room in two strides and grabbed her by the arm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I barely saw August except in the mornings when she crossed the yard headed toward the woods. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My supervisor at the brush factory told me my name had been crossed off the transfer list. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

That afternoon he swam and lay on his back on the mossy bank, his hands crossed under his head, his thoughts returning to the conversation he had had with the storekeeper. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

As I crossed the threshold of the cafeteria, I felt the first true tingle of fear slither down my spine and settle in my stomach. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I recall a mist starting to set in as I crossed the lawn that afternoon. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I followed them, crossing the room to my own locker. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

This was the moment he crossed the line. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Annoyed at die arrangement, I gave the boy sitting on my right a poke in the ribs with my elbow, then faced around and watched the Chief cross over Fifth. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

At times, you become almost certain that you slabbed this hillside three days ago, crossed this stream yesterday, clambered over this fallen tree at least twice today already. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There I am,” said Dumbledore brightly, pointing ahead of them to a tall figure crossing the road in front of a horse-drawn milk cart. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I mean, what if we could find a way to build a bridge between the two worlds? Then anyone who wanted to visit could cross over for a little while.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Still holding the laser tube in his direction, she crossed the room, picked up the vidphone, dialed the operator. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He picked up a paper from the table and flung himself down on the sofa, crossed his legs, and began to turn over the pages. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I point to a wider crossing with fewer whitecaps a short walk away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Not even enough fuel to cross,” a woman says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

We were issued a one-day pass to cross the U.S. border and take the examination at St. Joseph’s Hospital, which was located a few blocks from the U.S. customs office. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Back in 1948, the year I was born, several black families had crossed the “color line” that separated white homes from black homes in the Smithfield area of Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One day when Idek was venting his fury, I happened to cross his path. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why they later undertook the hard and perilous crossing of the mountains into Eriador is no longer certain. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Before the trade, Murphy was allowed to cross over to meet briefly with Powers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Papa called them la migra, and explained that we had to cross the fence to the other side without being seen by them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I considered going to church, just walking inside and dropping to my knees in front of the cross, and begging for pain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma was in them, too, with the way Mother said her voice was, like a bird’s voice if it pretended to be cross but really wasn’t. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

As the girl crossed the Hall, many boys’ heads turned, and some of them seemed to have become temporarily speechless, just like Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was no way to pass from the Street of the Masons into the alley behind it except to pass through one of the houses, or else go far around by the next cross street. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Though it has crossed my mind that a person could go to jail for the kind of thing Safer is planning. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment the two of them stand silently, arms crossed, faces stern. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Finally, Emily said, “Well, at least we can cross the Black Cat restaurant off our list.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

So excited to be crossing these waters again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I rose and I turned toward our familiar spot, then saw a strange woman sitting at the end of the hall in a folding chair, her eyes on a book, her legs crossed. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day was foggy, and a heavy, cross sea and lumpy waves kept the men miserably wet. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Imagine that the wires in your brain are crossed, not literally of course. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Inside the dark, empty church, I walked to the nearest pew, held onto the edge of the seat, dropped to one knee, and crossed myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We cross the street, pass a few more apartments. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Cross it? Who’s going to cross it? What do you want to cross it for? I never heard such nonsense.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made the sign of the cross, leaving dabs of blood where he touched his forehead, his chest, and the sides. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he depended more and more on Woody, who had youth and a citizen’s mobility, who could license the boat or cross borders easily. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi crossed the room to the door; the minute he did, a group of warriors rushed in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But Ms. Griegson was still there, with her arms crossed, just looking at me and my chickens, waiting. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The British had evidently thought her sufficient to prevent boats crossing the river that night. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came eager for the great enterprise, to cross the sea and lay mighty Troy in ashes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nods toward Mom, whose eyes are now closed and whose hands are crossed over her heart. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But with every good thing, like kisses while we wait to cross the street or our hands finding each other again after crowds split us up, I’m still rocked by this idea of everything ending. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She heard more laughter, a shouted command, splashing as they crossed and recrossed the little stream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The three ran in silence until they crossed the rickety little bridge over the ravine river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Only avatars who possessed a copy of the Crystal Key could cross the threshold of the castle’s front entrance. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Fortunately for us, the Ethiopian army would not cross a crocodile-infested river. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a dirt road crossing it, but he disregards this and follows the butterflies, red and white and black in color, with an hourglass pattern, something he’s never seen before. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You could go east, across the mountains, but Gaea will do anything to stop you from crossing Italy. She has raised her mountain gods against you.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The guard crossed the room, took a bowl down from a shelf, and used a spoon to dish the rice pudding from the bucket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We swam behind Bono until we had crossed the river, and then drifted silently, heads only above the water, bodies below crouched and twitching along the mud floor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Now come on. We still have the park to cross.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He felt like he’d been caught in the cross beams of El Patron’s security lights. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were about ten feet tall, emblazoned with a pair of crossed swords. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He raises an arm and points down the road, which disappears under the feet of the herd crossing it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They cross the Atlantic Ocean on a big steamer and land at Ellis Island. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Matt crossed the room and grabbed the man’s arm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hammy pink face had taken on that dangerous scowl which only appeared when he was extremely cross and somebody was for the high-jump. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

As their name suggests, cosmic strings are objects that are like string in that they have length but a tiny cross section. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon,” Frank said. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One by one they crossed, and one by one Tehlu struck them down with the hammer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he says,You, Mulcahy, who stood at the foot of the cross when Our Lord was crucified? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Steadily it had plodded, through valleys without trails, through streams without bridges or ferries for crossing. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's made herself a cunning white envelope of a hat with a bright red cross stitched on the edge. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Call and Caroline were waving back and calling out to him, but I was standing there shivering, my arms crossed, my hands hooked up under my arms and pressed against my breasts. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama made the sign of the cross and checked her lipstick in the hall mirror. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Waiting at the Pelican crossing by the closed-down beautician's she asked me if I'd had a good day and I said, “Okay.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He was the captain of a Kerch trader, and it seemed he had crossed paths with a sugar farmer in a Zemeni port. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I put my arms out like I’m on the cross and ask, “Will I get into CSA next year?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It never crossed my mind that it might be connected to my colors. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Turtle checked her pockets: two sandwiches, Sandy's flask filled with orange pop, a flashlight, her mother's silver cross to ward off vampires. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just stood in the doorway with my arms crossed, staring at her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned against the table, her arms crossed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“We advise you not to cross the border with him, then.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think there’s a fence right there,” she said, pointing to a wooden patch we’d hit just after crossing the parkway. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She crossed her fingers and then turned forward. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after two hours of watching mysterious symbols move across the lighted panel high on the wall of the broker's office, her eyes began to cross. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were times, at home, that we never crossed paths. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She seems to be trying to decide what to do with the oatmeal when all of a sudden she blurts out, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise you don’t want to work for me,” Dalma says, her arm interlocked with her half sister’s as they cross the street. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Baker studies his maps, searching for the precise spot where Booth would cross the Potomac. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I raise both arms, and he raises both of his, and when I cross the dish, we do a jumping double high five. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

And suddenly there was only one thought in her head: Suppose he crossed their path before they left the village? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His eyes were closed, and his hands, which I’d never seen without his machete, were clasped on his chest with a rosary wrapped around them so that the large cross covered his fingers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The train rolled smoothly to the east, clattering over the rails, booming warnings at automobile crossings like some great bull. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He sat with his legs crossed, a napkin over his thigh, drinking a cup of tea. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I waved to Aymo who was crossing and to the others to come on. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The carpeted runner to their room is a river of maroon crossed with gold trapezoids. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Over this the Road crossed by a causeway; but where it pierced the hedge it was barred by a great gate. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Eventually some of them were able to bribe guards, cross the border, and make their way to Kraków and other towns. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

On the balcony Goebbels, dressed in a light-colored trench coat and a fedora, applauded theatrically, almost clownishly, as each German boat crossed the line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I crossed to join them, like a cat who smells herring. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial with her arms crossed, looking extremely pleased with herself, like she’d personally designed the place. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a black-and-white photo—in a plastic sleeve—of a white man leaning against a super-old-school car with his arms crossed. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

"Say, look ahere, Mr. Rinehart, how about giving me a job?" one of them said, approaching me, and I waved and crossed the street, walking rapidly down Eighth toward the next bus stop. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed the bike path, waiting politely until two young women had pedaled by. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But she knew Michael’s route had been carefully plotted to avoid guns and airfields, and that their most dangerous moment had probably been when they crossed the shipping convoy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When he finally crossed the finish line, he wasn’t last. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Once I did not make the sign of the cross on purpose. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I saw them all lined up in the courtyard, frowning and cross. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms across her chest, rubbing her hands up and down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She crossed the room to the loft ladder, listening. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

They rode together, Johnston following, across a road crossing from east to west. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Nehemia took up behind him, and as they crossed the small patio in which the clock tower stood, Celaena looked at the spot where Cain had just been kneeling. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dell crossed the lot back to his car and then he squeezed himself and Cheddar into his vehicle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Every time he shot a foul shot, he heard the crowd stir as he made the sign of the cross. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she makes this funny noise, a cross between a cough and a throat-clearing. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I then crossed the street and hopped on the bus. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was making the sign of the cross on my feet with oil; the oil smelled like onions, and even his light touch hurt. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the stool, her arms crossed. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

But at least Salvador still had his knife, something that meant as much to him as Papá’s silver cross did to her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Her legs are crossed and that foot is bobbing again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The sheriff hands me the newspaper with a grunt before leaning back against the desk and crossing his arms, and I tuck the paper into the top of my boot while the man talks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He crossed with waves at his waist, yanked about by frothing surf, holding the blankets over his head. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Do a lot of people cross into China?” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I cross the room and kneel down in front of Madeline. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I made the sign of the cross again and began to say my prayers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother crossed her arms and stood taller. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear stood still for a moment, arms crossed and brow furrowed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and jutted out his chin. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

To get to the field, I have to wade across the river, climb a tall hill, cross a broken bridge, and walk thirty minutes in the scorching sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alkinoos, their ardent king, stepping aboard himself, directed the stowing under the cross planks, not to cramp the long pull of the oarsmen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no time, however, to effect any concealment—for another crossed the kitchen floor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Jessie walked down the stairs and stood with her arms crossed. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I turned around, looked both ways in an exaggerated way, and crossed the parking lot to the path leading to the school entrance. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He stood up, leaned back on our mother's car, and crossed his arms. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Our hosts got Estraven to tell them the whole tale of our crossing of the Ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The three of us were crossing an open outdoor courtyard, passing a group of kindergartners in the middle of their recess, swinging from a set of monkey bars and running around the wood-chipped play area. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Far ahead there were tanks crossing the tracks, guns poking out of their turrets, jeeps with swastikas driving along by their side. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Red fire. Black cross. White hoods. They’re here. Now,” he told Mama. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She started eating, but you just stared at your food, your hands crossed over your chest. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But as I come around the truck to cross the street, Judd leans out the window. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his fingers in mine, and we stretches our arms outwise like Jesus on the cross. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walks over to a slim, blackened stone with a pleasing shape, rounded at the top before rising into a cross. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Small gems were set wherever two strands crossed, so dark they drank the moonlight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He stretched his legs, crossed them at the ankles. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They crossed the crown of the hill, had a brief glimpse all the way out across Pennsylvania, woods far away, a line of batteries massed and firing, men moving in the smoke and rocks below. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the brickyard, and stopped at the main dressing station. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He crossed the ball between his legs, causing one defender to slip. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A tall plant crossed with a dwarf inevitably produced only tall plants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In June 1946, Jack and six hundred other survivors boarded a U.S. military troop ship to cross the Atlantic. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

It stands to reason, then, that somewhere along that street should be a spot corresponding to the ancient city’s main crossing, the confluence of the Street of the Soma and the east—west-running Canopic Way. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Uncle said it would take three days to cross the Akobo. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fine green mold spread over the books and papers and paintings that were stacked so high and piled so deep you could hardly cross the room. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After leaving the highway, we crossed the Alafia River, passed some strawberry fields, then turned into a shaded lane where a long driveway led to a yellow house surrounded by towering trees. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A tablet might contain, say, two hash marks, a box, a circle with a cross in the middle, an asterisk-like shape, and an arrangement of three triangles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He blinked once more, then crossed his legs, one over the other as if at the start of a curtsey, then turned back into the trees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A look of wistful sorrow crossed Mrs. Derby’s face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs crossed his arms over his chest and looked away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The spymaster sat back and crossed his legs, looking at his two prisoners with faint amusement. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He must have gone back to the table because he woke in the night lying there with his face in his crossed arms. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I cross the room to see if she’s around the corner in the entryway. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Baba’s brain on those pictures looked like cross sections of a big walnut, riddled with tennis ball—shaped gray things. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Each day he crossed the great Williamsburg Bridge and went into the strange big city while Francie walked to her work on the north side of Brooklyn. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy was waiting with Sherman on the bridge that crossed over the creek to Sherman’s house. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the river,” Anna said, and we crossed another street. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I shove the plastic bag of snacks into Layla’s hand and grab both their arms to cross the street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I crossed the road and headed back, keeping to the trees that bordered the creek. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He could imagine Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho women and children crossing the river and walking onto the battlefield. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Modeled after the border crossings above ground, the sign was perhaps meant as a joke among spies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The altar was covered by a simple linen cloth; above it hung a plain wooden cross. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, out of nowhere, it seemed, a ray of light crossed its doorstep. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stopping with her legs crossed, she felt like a model. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He blew the flames to life and piled on the wood and sat with his legs crossed, leaning against the stone pier of the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Thought you were catching on, cuz. It would take more than Apollo Eleven to get Miss Trotter to cross the creek.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Altogether it is thought–though it is really only a guess, based on extrapolating from cratering rates on the Moon–that some two thousand asteroids big enough to imperil civilized existence regularly cross our orbit. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. O’Neill looks cross and tells us sit down he’ll be with us in a minute. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A look of mysterious thoughtfulness crossed his face. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wonders if he will ever cross over here. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She came out, radiant, and crossed swiftly to the great golden bowl on the table by the hearth. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guard led Shin through a forest to the river, where he said the crossing would be safe. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms over my blouse that was still damp from all the crying I’d been doing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jones handed Booth the candle, cautioning him to hide its faint glow during the crossing, lest they be spotted by passing patrol boats. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stopped at the end of the kitchen and paused, and then crossed the floor again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

All you need is to know somebody on the other side, waiting to cross you over. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Careful? I thought that was when you remembered to look both ways before crossing the street.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ben saw me and stood up as I crossed the lawn. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I cuffed him on the shoulder where he sat with his arms crossed around his knees, watching the landscape. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He took off running around the right side and crossed the goal line, untouched, for a two-point conversion. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are crossing the bar of distillery without a pilot.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Forgive me, but I don’t like crossing things out, and in these times of scarcity, tossing away a piece of paper is clearly taboo. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

By eleven o’clock he was giving the cross its first coat, meticulously applying the paint with a small watercolor brush. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can you cross a border between countries and not plan it? Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

This flag was white, with a red field in the upper left-hand corner containing a blue cross bordered in white and thirteen stars. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

My feet made a queer crunching noise as I crossed the shingle. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the yard and pushed open the door, still holding the gun. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Jorge crossed the line tonight. If news of this gets back to the Keepers’ Headquarters, he’s history.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I offer my chair, but Kristi sits on the edge of my desk, crossing her feet at the ankles. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound Master Wingfield makes next is a cross between a growl and a shout. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

We are crossing the street when the man comes out of the library. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dutifully wrote down all the names Mrs. Coulter suggested, spelling them atrociously and then crossing them out when Mrs. Coulter decided against them after all. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant I am desperately afraid because I have crossed a boundary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Those with the most “currency” can cross from the food section to the book section, where old Khmer, Chinese, French, or English dictionaries and novels can be bought with several kilograms of rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big cross pendant hangs from a chain on his neck. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She crossed herself and fell to her knees. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in some unspoken way, he did sense that he was crossing a point of no return, that things were about to get complicated in a way he was unequipped to handle. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“The good thing about getting up this early is that I can cross the street without getting jumped.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I say, and cross my arms tight. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

At night, after retrieving the intelligence report, Brewster would sail past British guard boats and cross Long Island Sound to Fairfield, Connecticut. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would laugh, or cross her legs or slightly sway her hips, with a heightened awareness of herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Nana remained standing, her crossed arms holding her shawl against her chest. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No reef to cross. Nice level sand. Darn fine landing place. Just where the enemy expects us.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to shut my ears, I tried to hear the priest, but he was moving away, moving to where Simon helped Christ carry the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cross lies on its side, white paint faded gray from the Indiana weather, and I wonder who put it there—Violet? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

While I recited the Act of Contrition, Father Benedict murmured blessings and made the sign of the cross. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The furor of the battle died the moment they crossed the threshold and closed the door behind them: All was silent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

However, those firsts would pale in comparison with Johnson's new assignment: The president wanted a plane that could fly high enough to avoid Soviet radar, and far enough to cross the Soviet Union without refueling. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The row was dimly lit by the warning lantern where the railroad crossed the street and by one small carbon-filamented globe that burned on the porch of Jenny’s. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was tired and hurt and not really cross. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The table’s legs, crossing through the ring of brass balls, were now pointing to the ceiling. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whether coming from work, home, or school, or just out for a good time on the town, there was a decent chance for blacks to cross paths with trouble. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They had been in the Fire Swamp for one hour, and it turned out to be the easiest one they had of the six it took to cross it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The plant was in Long Island, and I crossed a bridge in the fog to get there and came down in a stream of workers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cross the street and walk along quietly for a few minutes. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

In each of their evil eyes, I saw the reflection of the fire from the cross that was burning on my aunt’s lawn. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But before she crossed completely to the world of electronic computing, Katherine Johnson would tackle one last, very important assignment, using the techniques and the tools that belonged to the human era of computing. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

If we crossed the frozen Vistula lagoon, we could then make our way down the narrow strip of land to either Pillau or Gotenhafen. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mom must have seen the doubt cross my face, because she rushed to assure me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Cup was a Portkey,” said Harry as they crossed the entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When no shoes were left, the moment for us to cross the bridge finally arrived, and together my mother, brothers, sister, and I crossed over. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The thought of crossing a vast stretch of sea is terrifying, especially if it happens after dark. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice was low and tight, a lot like Daddy’s when he was cross and tired. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Father has avoided looking at me, and if his eyes do happen to cross mine, I can read his unspoken words: “How can you be so unkind? How dare you make your mother so sad!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Pax climbed upstream and crossed the river at the narrows, then hurried along the treed ridge to observe the site from above. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The dim Chapel of Calvary held a mournful mural of Jesus lying arms outspread and dead on the cross after it was taken down and laid on the ground. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A human being, like the rest of us, trying to find his way on this journey where our paths crossed too briefly. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The ships left out in the bay could still land men north of the city; a slower crossing, but safer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Minutes after his crossing, the bridge caught fire again, only this time, the flames could not be put out. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, we turn and cross over to our house through the hibiscus hedge, carrying the bookbags of supplies the García girls left for us to use. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

When the walk sign beeped, they began to cross. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“If an avatar doesn’t have a copy of the key, he can’t cross the threshold and enter the castle, even if the doors are already open.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Still, I weigh it up for close to a minute and eventually decide to cross the road and sit against an old oak tree to wait. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and crossed my fingers. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Think of the Earth’s orbit as a kind of freeway on which we are the only vehicle, but which is crossed regularly by pedestrians who don’t know enough to look before stepping off the curb. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mother crossed her heart to Rachel that we weren’t going to sell her, but reassurances of this kind are not the words you’re prepared to hear coming out of your mother’s mouth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” he said, a dark expression crossing his handsome face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

David leans against a wall, arms crossed and relaxed, like he’s super proud of himself. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I was wrong, I didn’t know. I’m very sorry I was so cross, but I can’t help wishing you’d bear it better, Teddy, dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon, I rounded a bend to find a wild turkey and her chicks crossing the trail ahead of me. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed the room again to straighten the stack of books on his lamp table, and was doing so when a pamphlet the size of a business envelope caught her eye. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Laila had seen enough killing of innocents caught in the cross fire of enemies. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Now I sit with my legs crossed, only I think that looks weird, so I uncross them, only now I’m cold and nervous, so I cross them again. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms, like I’d seen people do on television when they were cranky but determined. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He spread his handkerchief over her face and made the sign of the cross over her body. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I place the cloth down first, the cross in the center, then the other items around it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was the occasional border skirmish, but crossings from one side to the other were rare. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

That never crossed my mind until this moment. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her smile fades away and she sits straighter, her ankles crossed and her hands folded in her lap, like she’s sitting in church. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Once you cross over into this lane, you know what you’ll be able to get away with?” she asked him. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then an expression of disgust crossed his face. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t say. But he insisted it was she who wrote on my cross.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I folded Hattie Mae’s article and found myself in the same somber mood the town of Manifest had been in after that cross had been set on fire in front of the German Fraternal Hall. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A guard stepped forward, his arms crossed, leaning casually against the wall as if he waited for Serakeen’s victims every night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Charlie played behind the life-size George Washington statue in the corner, reenacting the crossing of the Delaware. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He kept making the sign of the cross over and over. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

While we’re down there, we can cross the Kentucky border and take pictures of ourselves, one foot in Kentucky, one in Indiana. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The rainbows crossed were in the painting behind him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Charles had sat inside it on the window seat only that morning, and crossed his legs, and arranged the creases in his trousers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pocketed the money, turned, and crossed the railroad tracks. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The captain of the Crux stood, and the deck seemed to bend beneath his weight as he crossed to the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was the first gravedigger, the man who had crossed swords so briefly with Falconer a few days before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A mound of thick gauze, cross- hatched by shiny white tape, occupied the center of his piggish face. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This rule is especially important when the two parts cross; otherwise there is no way for the performers to know that the "low" part should be reading the high note at that spot. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I could cross to Asia in a canoe via the Bering Strait. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the meadow whose soil was too thin for planting and entered the swamp. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

One enterprising rock critic has tried to solve the problem simply by calling his music a cross between the British new wave music of the 1980s and hip-hop. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As you crossed the lobby together on the way to world history, Vinny stopped at the carnation table, picked up one of the blank cards—a red one—and began writing. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

They heard footsteps—someone was crossing the stage on the other side of the heavy curtain. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Visitors use the main manor road, crossing through the gatehouse and past the apple trees and the stable. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Owls cross my path as silently as raiding ships, and at the sound of my foot, lean wolves rise, glance at me awkwardly, and, neat of step as lizards, sneak away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Petra heard the bang and watched his baloney sandwich, now airborne, cross the table with impressive speed. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

We have just reached another alley, need only to cross it to arrive at the door, when the next wave of bombs begins. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Conner stood abruptly and crossed over to his desk, a more comfortable distance away. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

If the doña insists on going, she can take that dirt road up ahead and then cross over onto the road that is paved all the way to the coffee barns. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I called out in French, crossing my arms over my chest. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her legs in an elaborate, pretzel-like formation the boys would have thought impossible. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I figure if I spend as much time around her as possible without crossing into creep territory, I’ll eventually win her over. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“And now I must fly, Bernard. Henry gets cross if I keep him waiting. Let me know in good time about the date.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms and huddled into her cloak, refusing to answer, watching her breath steaming out into the cold winter air. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, we were sitting on the terrace of the Café Select, and Harvey Stone had just crossed the street. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I watched as Henry scowled at the glass with a Why won’t this darn window cleaner work? sort of expression, his arms crossed. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

To be clear, Sarai herself—Sarai actual—was at a distance, where she had entered the dream at a street crossing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Towering over us all, Assef crossed his thick arms on his chest, a savage sort of grin on his lips. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My shoes melted crossing this big patch of burning flowers.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She smiled and made the sign of the cross. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And I have never crossed it without sharing something with those early families foot-dragging through this terrestrial hell, leaving the white skeletons of horses and cattle which still mark the way. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bent over as the other boys crossed the line. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Peeking into the yoga room, I see her sitting on a green mat meditating, her legs crossed, her eyes closed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

That hug happened every day between Kenzi and the crossing guard. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“No—It will not be worth while. If I come, I shall be cross.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

That afternoon in Mr. Quisling’s class, James gave a satisfied smile when Maddie’s name was crossed off the board. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Even as the last boats crossed the line and the cheering began to die down, an audible murmur began to ripple through the crowd along the shore as a number of realizations clicked into place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She whimpered and crossed her paws over her snout “Where now?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

This would mean crossing the Road, but it was the quickest way to more wooded country. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Soon the room was piled with goatskin rugs from Lebanon, richly embroidered blankets from Arabia, Libyan tapestries, and swords from Toledo crossed over a coat of arms. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s crossing the bridge by the old abandoned gristmill, turning at the boarded-up school, and for the first time I can feel Shiloh’s body begin to shake. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

With Cejas’s enchanted camera I take a picture of this great river that I soon must cross. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lissa drew in her breath and crossed her arms across her chest as if she were cold. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My mother who had me when she was thirty-three—I’âge du Christ—at the age that Christ died on the cross. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

These are the days when going into any building you cross a mat of dirt and cinders led in by others before you, thinning and finally trailing off in the corridors. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t taken it off since they left Missouri—how many time zones had they crossed by now? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Where the dim bare slopes that they had crossed should lie, he thought he saw groves of trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Abuela dipped her fingers into a bowl at the entrance and crossed herself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Picking up his moccasins, he crossed the road and went up the mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Again they crossed a river and Ben wondered how many rivers and saltwater creeks one would cross traveling along Highway 17 through the lowcountry. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try again: Cerm is meant to entertain, inform, and keep you safe I cross this out too. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I kept waiting for her to cross a bare patch of ground where it would be safe to build a fire. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s crossed his arms over his chest and shut his eyes as mine were when he walked through the door. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded cross as he put on his gloves and boots and wound a scarf around his neck. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I let myself back in and crossed the living room, slipped through the open pocket doors to the dining room, and grabbed the bottle of whiskey that lived on the built-in hutch. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Quite suddenly, it seemed to him, he was at the creek again, but upstream where the crossing—about twelve feet here and so shallow he could see the stony bottom—was laid across with boards. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out her arms and cross them over her chest. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And then a long wave of warmth crossed the small town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of hikers saw a mother and two cubs cross a meadow in New Hampshire. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m sure the idea has never crossed his mind. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They watched from the window as the small figure followed by his dog crossed the deserted plaza and disappeared into the night. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two rivers of blood poured from his forehead to his chin, one crossing each cheek. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and made the sign of the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rasheed chorded and shook his head, but Mariam thought she saw uncertainty in the way he crossed his arms, the way his eyes shifted. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

In haste, I took out my cross of lead from my leather pouch. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

August is staring with his arms crossed, seething. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In less than a month, crossing the Nebraska plains in the yellow school bus and going to school in Grand Island had become a familiar routine. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

His dark trousers, with the suspenders crossed over his white-shirted back, gave him a vaguely Amish appearance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the street paused to watch as the train leaped past crossing gates waving a raccoon’s tail of white and black smoke. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Was it really possible that they were crossing oceans? The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the street and wandered in the meadow that folks called “lots.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She twisted her hands into a bundle, bit her bottom lip, and shook her crossed legs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Guess you thought those hybrid attacks last night were fair payback for that picture somebody left on your wall,” says Kirsten, crossing her arms. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Now,” he removed a tottering pile of papers from an armchair and sat down, his Wellingtoned legs crossed, “how may I help you, Mr. Potter?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I figured out that Kat had made her cross. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A handful of older boys were there too, leaning against the building in white jerseys emblazoned with large purple Ws, their arms crossed, sizing up the newcomers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mama's jaw dropped and she quickly made the sign of the cross. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms and in my head I tally up all the many points that belong in the octopus column. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

In the middle of one night in 1975, some African rebels from Zaire crossed the lake in a motorboat and captured four of the students who were working at Gombe. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

By the dozens, then hundreds, then thousands, they began to assemble at the border crossings between East and West Berlin on the evening of November 9. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was scared she had gone too far in crossing him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say yes, though, only crossed his arms over his chest and blew out a long, martyred sigh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He made a few halfhearted forays after small creatures that crossed his path, but they easily evaded him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The hailstones died away, the last globules tapping my head and shoulders as I crossed over. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julius Caesar’s army wouldn’t have left such a mess after crossing the Rubicon. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She swatted at him playfully, and a thoughtful look crossed her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her arms are crossed, and she sways from one foot to the other, like a cobra waiting to strike. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He was cross at not being able to solve the problem. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, one noon in August, Marie- Laure leads her great-uncle and Dr. Geffard up the long stairs and out into the sunlight and asks if it is safe to cross. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They crossed the bridge and continued on down the road and vanished one by one into the waiting darkness. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The moon crossed the whole horizon, but they did not see it; they were too busy exploring their deepest intimacy, insatiably entering each other’s skins. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, she crossed paths with Eleanor Roosevelt, another perpetual traveler, and they would enjoy a brief visit before going their separate ways. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He crossed the street and rang the doorbell of another apartment building. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as Mariam watched Jalil shake these strangers’ hands, as she saw him cross his palms on his chest and nod to their wives, she knew that Nana had spoken the truth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

While they were crossing the strait which separates Europe and Asia, the girl, whose name was Helle, slipped and fell into the water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The blue and yellow eyes crossed in anger. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Can you imagine how unlikely it is for any two creatures to cross each other in a universe as big as this one? Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

You are one ugly girl, I told myself, but at that very moment, Nora, the oldest and best dancer in the class, crossed the room toward me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burger had never liked or trusted Dasch, and it crossed his mind that Dasch might be leading him into a trap. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

A large baboon crossed the road in front of me, and I stopped the car. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the same small stream that we had before, and, despite the fact that it wasn’t much more than ankle deep, Denna insisted on bathing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If the golden carp was a god, who was the man on the cross? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The machines would be a cross between a bicycle and a glider, a winged bicycle with a propeller. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the tracks, barely checking to see if a train was coming, climbed another fence, and found himself at the base of the hill leading up to the church. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

And remember this, boys, God did not send His only begotten Son to hang on the cross so that ye can go around on yeer First Communion day with the paws clutching for The Collection. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You need to get dry,” Naomi said, crossing her arms. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned back, crossed herself, and setded in for the duration. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As Cliff talked, he stared at the ground and twisted his arthritic fingers, one over the other like he was crossing them all for good luck. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dubonnet and his union leaders stood nearby, their arms crossed, contented smiles on their faces. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The nearest town of any size was Helong, about thirty miles north of where he crossed the river. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A fiery golden comet crossed her path ... maybe her brother Apollo. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Hecate’s finger crossed her miniature Apennines, leaving a glowing white line in the red flames. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She crossed the tiled floor soundlessly and set the volumes on the table beside the Librarian. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Jimmy and his grandfather crossed into their third state in four days. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I had never seen August run before, and I could not believe how quickly she crossed the grass with her loping strides, her long legs stretched out under her skirt. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesus Christ died on the cross because the Pharisees of His day were upholding their law, not the spirit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the Ironworkers bridge into North Vancouver, and the chariot started to rattle dangerously. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Why do you keep the truth from me? I remember the net of grass you wove before we crossed Avren. But in your hands today it was no grass I have ever seen.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Normally they’d only cross paths a few times a year; it takes creative schedule wrangling and a little sweet-talking of their respective teams to see each other as often as their bodies demand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But none of these pleasures did Wang Lung know for himself, since his feet crossed no threshold except that of his own hut, and his road was always ended at a gate. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He stared at the crossed wooden boards of the bed above him, feeling the pull of sleep. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His wild gray hair and long beard made him look like a cross between Albert Einstein and Santa Claus. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I can just imagine how that went, the other soldiers falling all over themselves to lay down their jackets every time Miss Duncan needed to cross a puddle. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms with a hint of a smile. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As we made the sign of the cross, I looked up to seek out Jaja’s face, to see if he, too, was bewildered that Aunty Ifeoma and her family prayed for, of all things, laughter. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When we crossed the Ohio River and got to Cincinnati, the train stopped. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before I learned how to cross a street, my parents taught me to keep track of time in the afternoons to make sure I didn’t get caught outside. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the cross the road turns more northerly and there is a fork where it divides. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She made a neat move with the ball to get loose in the corner, then she crossed it, hard and low, right across the front of the goal. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed to Anya without drying his face off, wet hand out and dripping on the wood floor. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When I cross the street on the next block, a car pulls up next to me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Barely two months after V-J Day, the Klan in Atlanta burned a 300-foot cross on the face of Stone Mountain, site of a storied rock carving of Robert E. Lee. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

A man with a little girl looked at us, then grabbed the little girl's hand and crossed the street. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

They had the definite impression that that was what zebra crossings were meant for. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sighing, she sat back and crossed her arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The corporals had bound two tent poles with twine to make a cross. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“They shall land soon,” said I. “They shall cross the channel.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The room was stifling, so the knight had opened the shutters to let in a cross breeze. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All day long a terrible thought had kept crossing her mind: Maybe the Smoke was where she really belonged, but she’d lost her chance by going there as a spy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He crossed through the courtyard and entered the orchard, followed by all the inhabitants of the house as well as the foreign midget, who was smiling scornfully, these poor savages, oh God! The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had crossed over to the dark side of hair removal. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He sighs, fixing his eyes on the large wooden cross sitting behind the pulpit, and I remember what I overheard. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Moss experienced a jolt of excitement as they picked up the pace and crossed over the baseball field. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At their Test the next afternoon, Celaena stood in the training hall with her arms crossed, watching Cain spar with Grave. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I crossed the dance floor without Eddie even trying to hold my hand. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

From there she could cross the Arabian Sea and escape to safety in Asia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The road crossed a dried slough where pipes of ice stood out of the frozen mud like formations in a cave. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t a dog, sleeping or otherwise, and I still hoped I’d cross his path someday. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jack’s arms were crossed now, and he studied Mr. Remora the way you might an abstract painting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Little Walder was lord of the crossing more often than not. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I heard the murmur of their voices as I crossed the hall, and one of them laughed, Robert, I supposed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They .had done so with the click of two magnets coming together, the moment that he crossed the threshold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I imagined Maggie holding up her cross necklace and yelling that I was a sinner. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mena shouted, crossing her arms and tilting her head to one side. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Ophie’s mother was cross with her for the rest of the day, making the silence on the trolley ride home more fraught than usual. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She found many things, and when her father advertised in the weekly Courier about the cross no one ever claimed it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of these traumatized common people, and their descendants became the settlers who would cross a vast ocean, drawn by the promise of their own land and higher status. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“No crossed fingers,” he said, holding both hands out to show her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Raj never looked cross or harried, or plump as she had become after the first baby. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

So here I am, fingers and toes crossed that everything is calm at home. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Dilsey crossed to the bed and groped among the shadows beneath the edge of it and found the bible, face down. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chief Marshal Williams, for instance, had jumped aboard a passing engine and was now at one of the remaining bridge crossings, hosing it down. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Momma still had her arms crossed but was starting to smile. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my fingers crossed and sigh with relief when a woman takes the aisle seat next to me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They crossed the bridge and started up the hill. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He wanted to cross through the back yards—go to see that Rab—but thought better of it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Never cross a man not afraid to die . . . now, let’s get to work!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lists had stuff crossed out and then arrows and all sorts of redirection to bubbles of messy thought. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

One of the defectors was a woman in her forties who had crossed the border before. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Alex genuflected at the cross, then knelt in one of the pews. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some stories were picked up and passed from mouth to mouth, crossing kingdoms and oceans, while others perished quickly, repeated a few times and never again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mo crossed his arms over his chest as if hiding behind them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was stay here and risk our lives or get on the train and risk our lives, and we might as well try to cross the border. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The first snag came about an hour later when we had to cross a wide stream. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms over my head, as if that would do any good. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I stayed awake, hands crossed on my chest, staring into the starlit night through the broken window, and thinking that maybe what people said about Afghanistan was true. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t risk a second to say good-bye; I crossed the abandoned fields in the rapidly diminishing light and was alone by the time the Congo five-minute twilight began. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tehlu asked them three times if they would cross, and three times they refused. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once again they crossed over to the other shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sula cupped her face for an instant, then turned and ran up to the little plank bridge that crossed the river to Shadrack’s house. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I won't cross the line again, but I have no regret—except to think I pushed you further away. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They rolled on the ground like wounded animals until he lowered the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Obedient to the nod from his superior, the younger inspector crossed the room and presented the letter to her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, we cross the wooden planks laid over the stinking green ooze. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I just stand there with my arms crossed, not ready to go back upstairs and face my sisters. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

While Mom contemplated me, I held with crossed arms to my chest the sack with our four quarts of precious ’shine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But they had hardly crossed the lawn when Lustig stopped and looked off across the town, down the quiet, dreaming afternoon street. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, he needed to push boundaries every once in a while, but there were some boundaries he knew he couldn’t cross without changing everything. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The preacher rose, sighed, and drew from his pocket a small wooden cross with a chain upon it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I still get plenty of news from the Kolkata gossip chain," Didu says, crossing her arms and ending the debate. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Commercial jetliners, minor glints and distant hum, took years to cross the sky. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The right elbow crossed over the left elbow. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But unlike those ancient structures, the symbol at the apex of the central steeple was not a cross, but a two-pronged tuning fork. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I watched her once from the window when she was crossing over Fifth Avenue to go to the park, and that's what she is, roller-skate skinny. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Valley Pepperhorn’s amulet shone a bright red, and a happy sneer crossed her face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

True, they had settled a few islands by swimming short stretches of water or crossing them on improvised rafts. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remained standing in the bus shelter, watching the black outline of an osprey slowly crossing the sky to its nest. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my brain says “Come!” to you, you shall cross land or sea to do my bidding; and to that end this!’ Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Do you see Him hanging on the cross sporting shoes? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was a cross between a burp and the squeak from a squeeze toy. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It took Adam five days to cross the short distance into Georgia. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

By this point, Jeanne had crossed the distance between the boys and the king. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Walking, I could get dizzy and fall while crossing the street. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“With the right licenses, you can get butterflies through customs. When you can’t, there are other ways to cross borders.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When I tried to steal the ball from him, he’d cross over and breeze on by to the hoop. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It made her feel cross that a girl couldn’t explore by herself, too, but Mother and Daddy would never let her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms over her chest, an unreadable expression on her face. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fitzgerald’s arms were crossed, and she was glaring at the lady. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She's in her fifties, a shock of white hair in two crossed braids atop her head. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in black and her headscarf crossed over her face so that only her bright eyes shone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But on Monday morning, while my friend Malli and I are crossing the dirt yard to our schoolroom, we hear the worst sound ever. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The next day, after school, Canton, with the broom dog tucked under his arm, slowly walked up to the corner to watch his mother—to guard the crossing guard. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Like a cross to strap across my back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Many Cambodians are trekking on foot to the north, crossing dangerous mined fields and Khmer Rouge control zones, with little food and water, to go to Thailand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They won’t be able to cross for a while. Until then, we’ll put him with the sheep,” Osh said as he tied the end of the rope around the pommel of Clover’s saddle. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The thought crossed his mind that he ought to handle this thing himself, because after all he more or less understood and had sympathy for the situation. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard my mother cry and saw her cross her forehead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The touch of impatience that crossed the old womans features was unmistakable this time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A simple task be-cause Brother Leon insisted that all kinds of cross- indexed lists be kept so that you could tell at a glance just where students stood. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would cross her middle and index fingers, then flex slightly to try to uncross them, asking herself a question. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Each had a bayonet at his waist, a crossed white sash around his chest. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

That was why, when Ruth said what she did about my not being slow making friends with certain veterans, I wasn’t just cross. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, finally, as we crossed the reservation border, I stopped laughing. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though she was aware of his gaze as she crossed the room, by the time she managed to steal another look at him he was once again indifferent, focused on his knees. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘If we are going to try and get back on to our course, we must cross at once and bear right.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The adinkra was two crossed swords with holes in the blades and handles, and it pulsed with dark light. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Every crew that crossed her tolt the company over and over that it was ’bout three years overdue from collapsing, but them folk in Charlotte didn’t care. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Covered by mystic markings, this cross had been erected where Saint Giles had once appeared. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

We cross the wooden bridge on the way home from school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My bladder was full and I crossed my legs, putting off a trip to the bathroom. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If you flew your technology-based starship into a zone where technology didn’t function, your engines would fail the moment you crossed the zone border. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We knew we had to cross a great huge body of water, an ocean, and some of the Lost Boys said the water could pull the plane down into it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z