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

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

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

Lydia had her fingers crossed to get in. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And they went down and crossed the bridge and came to the doors, and all the house was filled with light and song for joy at Elrond’s homecoming. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I sat with my kgs crossed and my rifle cradled on my knees. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I’ll keep on trying,” he said, as a look of despair crossed his haggard face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pastures, fields, and scrubby groves they crossed were vigorous with bees, and crickets leapt before them as if each step released a spring and flung them up like pebbles. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant I am desperately afraid because I have crossed a boundary. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Althea crossed the room and shut the door. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They hushed and Father opened the door and we crossed the back porch and went in to the kitchen. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sprinkle of freckles crossed the bridge of her nose. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go,” Jesper said, and they crossed the courtyard to the gatehouse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The right elbow crossed over the left elbow. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the room and looked out the window. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

We crossed that river and marched west into the mountains. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

We crossed an old field and entered the river bottoms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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 she took her first sip, an almost imperceptible wince crossed her face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Without word, without hesitation, Jinny turned, crossed the small room, and kicked the door open with a bare foot and strength she had no idea she possessed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“This place is almost as open as that heather we crossed, and the trees won’t hide us from anything hunting on four feet.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the Catherine Street Bridge to the more populous part of town, which now appeared without inhabitant. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“The messengers tried to catch them before they crossed into the Pecheneg territories, but the cavalry was too fast,” Demyan said. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Before he moved out of her sight, the woman raised an arthritic hand with the middle fingers crossed and the others bent awkwardly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In Camp 14, Shin had often discussed with Park what they would do after they crossed the border. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And where was I, the girl or woman called Orleanna, as we traveled those roads and crossed the lines again and again? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last night when I visited Signora Mondopoco, she was in her bed, draped with a soft blanket, her hands gently crossed on her chest. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

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

The fifteenth day of the march came and went, and they had crossed less than half the distance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The fireflies would flicker rapidly for their last few minutes of life. If it was timed right, the river shimmered as the jumper crossed it.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed off his trunk and crossed his arms. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They crossed the street and entered a small market filled with specialty goods, delicatessen items and huge, fancy pieces of fruit. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms and slumped against the wall. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

“I think it’s safer. That way you know who your enemy is,” Amil said, and crossed his arms tightly over his chest. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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

The sound of rushing water could be heard somewhere in the darkness, and Meggie remembered the bridge they had crossed on the way here. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Instead, he sat against the tree's trunk, hands crossed behind his head. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Amari was glad that it was not the rainy season—the small streams they crossed would have been roaring rivers. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed the gate into a woodlot and crossed it and came to another wall and followed that one, my shadow behind me now. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

That almost-empty Baggy of grass behind the bureau never crossed our minds. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They crossed the broken asphalt apron and found the tank for the pumps. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I darted through the tunnel alley that was Mickiewicza 7, around the corner, and over the little bridge that crossed the train tracks. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We crossed over by the lights and stared at the TV images in the window: people chatting, laughing, shaking their heads - a mid-afternoon game show. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this time I looked left and right and left again so that I wouldn’t be run over by a car, and I crossed the road. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

They had crossed the icy Delaware River in scores of boats that Washington had hidden away. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two on the aisle crossed their legs over the walkway, making an X. It was casual enough, but it sent a clear message: nobody leaves. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Petra crossed her legs, tucked a wayward strand of hair behind her ear. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The bells jingled as we crossed the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As we crossed the commons area, a fight broke out between the Ares and Apollo cabins. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Phipps crossed her fingers, hoping that these matings would re-create the perfect forms of the forebears without the tyrannical disposition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, glass crunching beneath his shoes, Rashid crossed to the door and pulled it open. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

After she had crossed the finish line, Stuart brought her alongside the wall, and was taken ashore and highly praised for his fine seamanship and daring. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

It’s the man who crossed the border with his family. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She stomped her foot and crossed her arms. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Through the crossed latticework Matthias could see the shine of black leather and silver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Montag moved out through the french windows and crossed the lawn, without even thinking of it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave him that evil grin, and crossed the bridge with that walk he'd liked so well, half saunter and half sway. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

Then he crossed his arms as if to say: “There. I’ve said it.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, Lieutenant Jabati stood in front of his men, his hands crossed behind his back. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

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

One rainy afternoon while walking into town, I crossed paths with an unkempt, agitated man who appeared to be about forty. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Wes arrived in his room, he found Levy lying back on the bed, his feet crossed and hands behind his head with his fingers interlocked. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Prince Quentyn has crossed half the world to offer me his gift, I will not have him treated with discourtesy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He is shown into a small room with floor-to-ceiling windows and crossed cavalry swords over the door. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were about ten feet tall, emblazoned with a pair of crossed swords. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I kept Fern near, my arms crossed before me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 finish line was just ahead, and George crossed it moments before Scott caught up. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

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

She doesn’t know exactly when her foot crossed the border, bringing her from one state to another. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The children crossed to the farthest corner, made sure no one was in earshot, and all began talking at once. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She went indoors, quickly crossed the black and white tiled hall—how familiar her echoing steps, how annoying—and paused to catch her breath in the doorway of the drawing room. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I sit there for what feels like at least ten minutes, legs crossed and cramping, but when I look at the clock again, only one minute has passed. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I know sinister evils lurk in the woods, but they have never crossed that boundary.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I stared up at him, afraid that I had crossed the wrong line. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

I sit on the stool exactly the way the photographer says: Ankles crossed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Coach crossed his arms and drew a big breath. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The prisoners sat quiet, their hands crossed on their knees, looking straight in front of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“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

Having crossed the marsh, I saw a trace of white over the moor. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A wide river filled the foreground, crossed by a bridge covered with structures that looked like tiny cathedrals. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was pointing at Black, who suddenly crossed to the four-poster bed and sank onto it, his face hidden in one shaking hand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When the road crossed the Omethi River, there was an old stone bridge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Minho groaned as he pulled himself up and crossed his legs under him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

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

“A thought crossed my mind. I thought of all your kin coming in angrily to break such a will as this. You can’t do this.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looks up at me, arms crossed firmly in front of him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, really grateful for that, though it had never really even crossed my mind that that’s exactly what I needed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A fleeting expression crossed the Special’s impassive face— annoyance mixed with suspicion. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Glass took a deep drag on her cigarette, watching him, then crossed her legs and asked, demanded, “Is that what Franny’s supposed to be doing? I mean is that what she’s doing and all?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

On February 6, 2006—a year and a week after he’d crossed the frozen Tumen River into China—Shin arrived in Hangzhou, a city of about six million in the Yangtze River Delta. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I headed east and crossed the river, but didn’t go all the way into Imre proper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

So the lady lent him a black horse which turned out to be a fiend, and it vanished in dramatic circumstances when Percy luckily crossed himself that evening. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands are still crossed in his lap as Dr. Data tries to ask him questions. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She followed them, and as she crossed the threshold to the hall where the mother sat holding her young son, a divine radiance filled the doorway and awe fell upon Metaneira. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps his chin down and his arms crossed over his chest. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She gnawed at her bottom lip as the words crossed her mind for the hundredth time, the thousandth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Yes, he had just crossed the town line. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed a river by a concrete bridge where skeins of ash and slurry moved slowly in the current. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed the porch, stopped at the railing, and held on a few seconds, then stumbled down the steps and across the yard toward the tent and the wagon-trunk. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Soon they’d crossed over into the best part of the forest, with old trees that soared up so high it seemed they were touching the sky. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

This kiss, this hold, never crossed my mind as something that would be real. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Yet it crossed his mind to wonder if indeed Gollum was not now as dangerous turned loose as kept with them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mom gave me a look as I crossed the kitchen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

It was only when he had crossed it and reached the ditch beyond that he realized that he was on the opposite side of the lane from that on which they had first approached. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed a muddy strip of grass and peeled around the back of the building to the entrance. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

My parents crossed the border like that, too, and even got robbed, but at least they made it here alive. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I left through the back door, crossed the hard-packed dirt, and was gone before whatever happened happened. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at dogs crossed with wolves and with foxes; he looked at Persian greyhounds, Italian greyhounds, setters, and spaniels. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It crossed my mind to say there were things he didn’t know about me, that he might not care so much if he knew them, but I smiled and said, “I care about you, too.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned against the wall and crossed his ankles. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Today, in the taxi, as I crossed London at walking pace in the freezing rain, I thought of little else. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As the last of the zombies crossed, the stone bridge crumbled into the darkness, but by then it didn’t matter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Leon crossed the hall toward her, his hand outstretched for the phone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Some of the guerrillas were actual North Korean soldiers who crossed over to recruit, mostly kidnap, young South Korean men. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Jonathan crossed over and pulled the boy to his feet. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Imagine that the wires in your brain are crossed, not literally of course. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

I imagine my mom as she crossed the street with her suitcase, looking in both directions for an unmarked van parked somewhere. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But then she crossed her arms and her weight shifted to one leg as she looked up the street toward Olympiad. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes you are! Yes you are!” as they crossed the open field of the Lawn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a colored man, it probably never even crossed their minds. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pop, tangled in sheets, sleeps on his back, both arms crossed over his eyes. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I put my knees together and crossed my hands over my lap and started praying. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She crossed the space between them in a matter of strides to kneel beside him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She meowed out goodbyes to her brothers and sisters as we crossed the yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When Moch finally turned them loose in the final mile, they exploded into a seven-length lead, and they were still pulling away as they crossed the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

High John stood apart from us with his arms crossed, in the same position he’d been in before, but now, instead of a smile, he wore a scowl. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

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

My legs fall asleep from having them crossed for so long, and my eyes flutter, fighting my desire to keep them closed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled his colorful drape up under his armpits and crossed his arms over the front of his chest as a man only does when proud of his physique. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

An expression of surprise crossed his features when he beheld her in her finery, but it quickly melted into a wry grin as he looked toward his father. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His brows are furrowed and his arms are crossed. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Instead he straightened up and smiled, as if a thought had crossed his mind, and he said, “Ay cabroncito, your curse is that you know too much!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came out, radiant, and crossed swiftly to the great golden bowl on the table by the hearth. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the street as casually as possible, Emma clutching my arm in a death grip. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He stood at Tab’s feet, his arms crossed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I crossed over to a restaurant and entered. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the main road and walked a short distance to the university quadrangle, where bells in a stone tower chimed on the hour. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But it made him furious every time their paths had crossed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As she crossed in back of the wagon, a fallen chest caught her eye. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I whirled around to find Josephine standing behind me, her arms crossed. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

How amazing that the line wasn’t crossed more often, if only out of curiosity. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lines crossed each other, up and down, so much so that what Thomas held in his hands looked like a checkered grid. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In the darkness and silence he turned over on his back and crossed his hands upon his chest. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to be in this high spinal country without giving thought to the first men who crossed it, the French explorers, the Lewis and Clark men. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Do you sometimes wish you were grown-up?'' he asked as they crossed a bridge and looked down at its hazy reflection on the Water. Riccio shook his head with astonishment. “ The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

It crossed my mind that he was no longer talking to me but to Deborah. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What about the African elephants with which Hannibal’s armies crossed the Alps? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

What roads there might be were under five or ten feet of snow, and we may have crossed several without knowing it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

In Ellen’s room, I sit down on the floor with my legs crossed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the fields, half hidden in the mists of the fall mornings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

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

A surprised look has crossed Oscar’s face as he studies Guillermo, then me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

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

On the morning of March 26 when I sat down at my desk, I crossed out March 25 on the calendar. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They always called me Wood—in church, after church, any time we crossed paths—on account of the fact that we Peales dragged that wood across the prairie to build our house. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Skye’s always been pretty, but she acts like the thought’s never crossed her mind. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

To the right were the words: “To our friends and family who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We love you. We’ll miss you.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

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

“Such an imagination has crossed me, I own, Emma; and if it never occurred to you before, you may as well take it into consideration now.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I dropped down out of the mountains into the bottoms far above the place I had crossed the river on my way to town. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We crossed the border a few hundred yards back. You’re not in Alaska anymore. Can’t you feel it, Al? You want to get to Alaska, you have to go through me.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hurriedly, lest he should have time to become frightened, he descended the steps and crossed the narrow street. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

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

He lay back on his bunk and crossed his arms behind his head and stared at the ceiling. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Sitting Bull and his people had crossed into Canada. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

A flicker of disapproval crossed the old man’s face, but it was not his way to question his queen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I clasped them together, decided that was worse and just crossed my arms on my chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

It’s difficult not to let my mind wander when he looks at me with those leonine eyes, when he folds his hands together on his lap, long legs crossed at the knee. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tall, lean figure crossed the deck, holding up a smoking gun. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A catafalque carrying Harrison’s black casket led the cortege and was followed immediately by Harrison’s beloved Kentucky mare, stirrups crossed on its empty saddle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then they crossed the road, found their skis and poles, jumped into their white camouflage suits, and sped across the snow away from the road. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed the grounds and held my palm to the temple stone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

When Aunt Cecile saw him with those two guards from Rahway, she crossed herself and pressed her handkerchief against her mouth. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He stood up while nursing, an elbow on his mother’s knee, his feet crossed jauntily and his eyes roving around the room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms and glared out the window. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

The dude was sitting in a chair with his legs crossed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My arms came up and crossed over my chest, and some mangled mess of anxiety and guilt rose up from deep in my guts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Though at his hour, ‘Your Sleepiness’ would be more apt” The king crossed to the sideboard to pour himself a cup of wine, but only a trickle remained in the bottom of the flagon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In Montana to which I had returned, the rise is gradual, and were it not for a painted sign I never would have known when I crossed it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one jeered at him or noticed him because he had crossed the street and was walking close up against the hedge on the other side. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sort of folded into herself, arms crossed across her gray kurta tunic, curls hiding her face like a makeshift curtain. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

“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

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

Except for PE and swim, and assembly and concerts and stuff like that, our paths never crossed in lower school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

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

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

But Miss Carol just stares up at me with her arms crossed. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

For each day I crossed out, my excitement and anxiety grew stronger. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She started for it, balancing on the balls of her feet as she crossed the room with caution. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But it crossed my mind that there might be something in the trash bins, and those were fair game. 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

I heard the boards creaking beneath her feet as she crossed the room to her door as Dad crept down the hall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I even said hello to a rat that crossed my path, running from one garbage heap to another. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

The kid crossed the street with his bike, which fit easily inside the spacious trunk of the Crown Victoria. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Norah crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The Shaper sang things that had never crossed his mind before: comfort, beauty, a wisdom softer, more permanent, than Hrothgar’s. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his arms crossed over a great big stomach with his head-wiping rag hanging out of his right hand. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I glance at her to see if there’s more to this, but she’s sitting straight and starched in her light blue dress, her legs crossed at the ankles. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Arms crossed about his chest, blank-faced, he keeps staring at the departing car. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Don’t ask me where she found the strength, but she stepped in closer for leverage, their blades crossed, and for a moment she stood face-to-face with the Titan lord, holding him at a standstill. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The demon girl crossed her arms over her chest and leaned forward on her knees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rose from his desk and crossed over to the corner- cupboard on the opposite side of the study. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed a yard and followed a fence that led into Darling Street where Pilate lived in a narrow single-story house whose basement seemed to be rising from rather than settling into the ground. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed his legs with some effort, and held his mug with both hands very close to his mouth, even when he wasn’t drinking. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

A large baboon crossed the road in front of me, and I stopped the car. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the river and a short ways on they came to a crossroads. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

We crossed over Fifth Av’ and headed downtown. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I crossed the hall and had actually picked up the offending item before realizing its full implication; my father, I recalled, had been brushing the entrance hall a half-hour or so earlier. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

So they paid for their ice cream and crossed the street to the Magical Menagerie. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

The idea had even crossed his mind that she might be an agent of the Thought Police. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I speeded up, crossed the bridge, and headed north to Santa Clara. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Percy hadn’t noticed before, but she had a tattoo on the inside: the letters spqr, a crossed sword and torch, and under that, four parallel lines like score marks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m never going to get caught, because I’ll always have something crossed,” Isabella says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She setting with her legs splayed, her thick arms crossed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Finally the boat made a sharp turn and the Object crossed her wake, whipping along past the shore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They had crossed a grassy clearing and were riding into the trees again when their horses stopped suddenly and spun around in panic. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

I just stand there with my arms crossed, not ready to go back upstairs and face my sisters. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms over her belly and frowned. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you guys know that the Maya thought crossed eyes were attractive?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes. You are. And like I said before, call me Jake. I think it’s fair to say I’ve crossed the guard line, here.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Wearing an old felt hat and dirty overalls, Son sat sideways, slumped, with one leg crossed over the mule’s shoulder and the other hanging loose. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I walked slowly after I crossed the bridge, partly because I was tired and partly because of the dread of school. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sighing, she sat back and crossed her arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As they crossed the bridge out of the village, Anya tensed up. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

While I was considering it, he took up the hoe blade that had crossed the Atlantic in our mother’s purse and shoved it onto a long pole he’d whittled to fit its socket. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed and headed down the main road—Portal Avenue—cars and bikes zooming past. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

They crossed it and reached the end of the bridge on the upstream side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms over my chest and held on to my own shoulders, thinking of Ruth May’s sharp, skinny shoulder blades under her little white shirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had hardly bothered Frank at all since the crew had crossed into Greece. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I could tell he thought I was going to ask him something about girls by the way he crossed his legs the other way. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When they found the cove, they left the manager in charge of the boat, crossed some railroad tracks, walked gingerly across a narrow trestle, and headed uphill through the woods. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And most of them crossed the border at its softest point, in Berlin. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

Chuckling, he crossed his stunted legs and took a drink. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They came to the foot of the stairs, and Theodora crossed the great dark hall and put her hand confidently to a door. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Getting up again, he crossed the street, took out his keys, and opened the lone parking meter which—Que milagro!—contained a single dime. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indignation, rage, indecision, agitation and much more crossed his face in rapid succession. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed the grass slowly, weaving among the headstones, his eyes fixed on me as he approached. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He crossed over and threw open the windows. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’d get mad and hit me if I crossed her or sassed her, and I’d do meany things to her, like tripping her up or putting sugar in her salt cellar. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She crossed them—artlessly, she felt, like some arm amateur taking the easy way out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He felt as he had on the morning when they crossed the Enborne and he had set out alone and found the beanfield. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

He had run out on the drift, leaped into the water, and crossed the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I climbed up to my bed, crossed my legs and looked out the window. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

She crossed the porch and paused in the doorway, staring into her home. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

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

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 sat down next to her with my legs crossed and our knees touching. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kapasi watched as they crossed paths with a Japanese man and woman, the only other tourists there, who paused for a final photograph, then stepped into a nearby car and drove away. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She crossed her long legs, arranged the hem of her polo coat over her knees, and waited. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“We made it!” the driver announced the moment we crossed the bridge. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mama would sit with her back against the trunk, legs crossed at the ankles beneath her skirt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

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

Mate could not make out what was wrong; they only told him there was something, and crossed themselves. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In the back of his head, another thought crossed his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She crossed the floor in two steps—avoiding yesterday’s untouched dinner in the process—and sat down on the mattress. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Arms crossed, her expression just as smug as when she tricked her grandpa into buying her that expensive bat. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

There was no other exit from the hall, so Kaede crossed the cold floor and began to climb the stairs. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

At the end of the reading, some crossed themselves, others wiped their eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked familiar—perhaps our paths had crossed at the market or she was the relative of a neighbor or a friend. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A few hours later Sonny dropped by to check on her, as he did nearly every day, and found her in her bed, arms crossed on her chest, smiling. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Chantal steps away from me and talks to her sisters with her arms crossed. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Nyame waved his hands and a bitter smile crossed his face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet crossed in front of the truck, leaning against the hood for stability. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They crossed the rolling hills of Norvos, past terraced farms and small villages where the townsfolk watched anxiously from atop white stucco walls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After Nick, behind Bernabe’s back, had derisively crossed himself, he walked around the store, describing the crime. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He buried himself deep in his side of the straw tick; he felt where the wooden slats of the bed crossed under his body. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They crossed the Ironworkers bridge into North Vancouver, and the chariot started to rattle dangerously. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But for those who crossed the border without inspection, adjusting status is almost impossible due to their illegal entry. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mom suddenly stepped between me and Mr. Finkle, her arms crossed in front of her. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the solea and came down among the parishioners. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Sigurd looked up with a face like a thunderstorm, and he crossed to the hayloft ladder. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They crossed at evenfall as a homed moon floated upon the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"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

Betty, who was known to be a Catholic, crossed herself as the little crowd huddled closer to the entrance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They crossed the line three lengths ahead of Navy, still pulling away at the head of a long, strung-out parade of boats far to their rear. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed my arms and shivered at the memory of Hamlet’s book, with its drawings of the corpse laid open, the vital parts within revealed like a pirate’s booty in a torn sack. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Zane studied the laces of his shoes, the way they crossed each other. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They crossed the street and wandered in the meadow that folks called “lots.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood glaring at each other, him with his arms crossed over his chest, me trying to catch my breath. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In two days when they came out upon a road he set the bag down and sat bent over with his arms crossed at his chest and coughed till he could cough no more. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He crossed the road at the head of his army. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Corso sat at the desk, his legs open wide, straddling the entire thing, as if his crotch was the mouth of a giant whale, and had his arms crossed across his chest. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Come darkness, we took fire-brands and crossed the isle to the far shore, away from the scornful gaze of rebel and Redcoat alike. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Claudia squinted her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

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

"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

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

They crossed the field and entered the woods on the far side. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the far bank, shuddering with cold but walking slow and erect as he should through that icy, living water. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sheriff stirred, crossed his legs, and inspected the job. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

On the fourth night, guests waded through rose petals a foot deep as they crossed the deck to feast and frolic in Cleopatra’s company. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

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’s staring out through the curtain crack to the little pool of light on Tatarska Street, arms crossed, pushing the chair onto its back legs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Big Ma’s arms were crossed underneath her breasts. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Her arms was crossed o’er her chest with her hands holting on to her neck. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Once we’d crossed the street, he pulled out a seat for me and helped me scoot it back in. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Jennet crossed herself as the man swept platters and mugs off the big table and helped his wife lie down. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond that the road dipped towards the bridge that crossed the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He noticed that she was lying next to him, her arms crossed beneath her head. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

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

He might have been smiling, or it might have just been the way the shadows crossed over his face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The sun crossed the cold blue sky and then moved down to the southwest, gilding the clouds and tinting the vapor around the mountain every shade of cream and scarlet, of apricot and orange. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Harry glanced back as they crossed the threshold: The wizards were both scratching their heads. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I'm sorry, she wrote, then crossed it out. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

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

As he crossed the state line into Mississippi, a white man hidden in a clump of bushes shot Meredith from behind with a shotgun, seriously wounding him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I mumbled, my arms crossed over my chest. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

My father crossed the line into madness and then very nearly succeeded in taking his own life—an act at which he made sure I was present. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet landbirds flying from starboard crossed his bow— a lucky augury. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned against a nearby locker and crossed my arms. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Hazel had crossed the lane a few moments after Dandelion and Haystack. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as I stood up to walk home and make my peace with the Colonel, I tried to imagine her in that chair, but I could not remember whether she crossed her legs. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

His impossible dream had, against all probability, crossed deserts and mountains to come to Zosma and extend an unprecedented invitation. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They crossed a platform covered with powdery dry elephant dung, their feet kicking up puffs of dust as they advanced. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Yes, she crossed here,” he went on, “and we shall do the same.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

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

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

“I think we just crossed the river Jordan.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed the street and rang the doorbell of another apartment building. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the pistol out and crossed his arms so that the pistol set against his chest. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His paws sensed a threat from the ground: more boxes were buried near the bank, the field crossed with more wires. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He wrote down numbers, crossed some out, wrote down some more, “Quince,” he murmured. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I just crossed my eyes and kept going. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indigenous peoples see the bloody footprints they left as they crossed the continent. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

At one point she crossed her eyes and stuck her tongue out at Zakariyya, but he didn’t see. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit crossed under the wire, finishing second by slightly more than two lengths. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down lower, where an Indian Creek feeder streamlet crossed under the road and the valley floor’s marshy fields began, at least a dozen bats in the air actually frightened him. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra stepped back from him and crossed her arms. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

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

Turning away, Sefia glanced up, noting the moisture in the air, the speed of the clouds as they crossed the sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They crossed the narrow wooden bridge over the Rio Grande, chugging through a swarm of olive green and russet-colored swallows that had mud nests under the bridge, and started the bumpy climb out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I was real worried about what Miss Love would think if she heard it, but they all crossed their hearts and hoped to die. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Coraline thought of the three children waving good-bye to her in the moonlight, waving before they crossed that silver stream. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

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

Even when Briony had crossed the road and walked onto the grass she did not see the church at first. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

One seemed asleep; the other, with crossed legs and arms behind his head, leaned back against a broken rock and sent from his mouth long wisps and little rings of thin blue smoke. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The tears cleared away the dirt from my eyes, stinging as they crossed my split lips. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

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

They consisted of a wide belt and a strap that crossed the chest and passed under the left epaulet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Fender took the chair on my other side, smoothing her black skirt as she crossed her legs. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my tongue and crossed my arms. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

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

Beetle sat on the dusty ground, legs crossed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as we crossed the threshold of her bedroom, Jennifer pointed to several items on her bed. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He crossed the span, jumping from one railroad tie to another. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He doctored the books whenever we crossed a checkpoint, to make it seem he was getting more sleep than he was. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But I stand in my place, arms crossed over my chest. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

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

Cari crossed her arms, but at least she was singing along with everyone else. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could say anything, he had crossed the stage in three steps and grabbed the front of my collar in his fist. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Alone now, Matthias crossed the sunny field leading to the barn, just as Basil had taught him: zig-zag, crouch, wriggle and weave. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They crossed the street and walked to where the corpse was lying. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Bianca crossed her arms in front of her chest and raised her chin the way she used to do when she was six and was about to cry. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He crossed the room, keeping the bed between them, and looked down on Bran where he lay. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then she turned back, crossed herself, and setded in for the duration. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Ehlis stood in the back of the room with her arms crossed, smiling. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He could hear her giggling as he crossed the kitchen. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her skin turned to paper, and on it was written all the worries that’d ever crossed her mind and heart. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I climbed over the wall, hopped down, and crossed the yard to the back door. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched as Rick crossed the room to the phone. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms over my chest, and Dad looked up and frowned. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The faded cutoffs crossed the line a full three feet ahead of him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She shook her long hair out over her shoulders and crossed her knees, watching me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed an old frame house and crossed a dirt road. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The light changed and we crossed the Great Highway. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Quietly, I shouldered my gear and crossed over to a heap of boulders that overlooked Jorgenson’s position. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his hands in his lap and smiled. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cousins’ mother appeared at the door, her arms crossed, her eyes narrowed, a smug smile on her face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

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

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 was standing with some of the guys from the baseball team, strong, tan arms crossed so hard across his chest that the veins etched an imprint in me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She crossed her fingers and said a silent prayer that the girl would be kind. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

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

She sits across from me at the table, her arms crossed and one of her legs propped up. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was amazed that I could be hungry, but my stomach was churning and growling, so I crossed the street to the diner. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He immediately looked down at my feet, so I shook off my UGGs so he could see my toes weren’t crossed. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I sit with my arms crossed over my chest, my lips a tight line. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Over the Marines’ crossed rifles, Lefty sees fresh powder on the women’s faces, lit cigars in the men’s mouths. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Vola crossed to the opposite wall, the one draped in burlap. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Jimmy and his grandfather crossed into their third state in four days. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She had to admit the thought had crossed her own mind. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

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

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

She leaned her hips against the counter, crossed her arms and stared at us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Percy hadn’t crossed swords with an opponent like this since...well, since he’d battled the war god Ares. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My grandmother walked out of it and crossed the lobby of the hotel and entered the Dining-Room. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Eumaios crossed the court and went straight forward into the megaron among the suitors; but death and darkness in that instant closed the eyes of Argos, who had seen his master, Odysseus, after twenty years. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too loud to hear Rowan over the chopper blades, which made the scythes’ robes flail like flags in a storm as they crossed the lawn. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The two of them crossed the street and climbed into the front of the Franklin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

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 took shortcuts, crossed dirt streets strewn with charred vehicles, putrid garbage and rotting dogs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They left the highway, sped through a deserted Holcomb, and crossed the Santa Fe tracks. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed over the dry moat with its cruel iron spikes and made her way up the narrow turnpike stair, but when she reached the door of her bedchamber she could not bear to enter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As Moss crossed 12th Street, he could feel the sadness settle into his bones, pulling him forward and down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

Dad was standing in the doorway with his arms crossed and a sly grin on his face. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Katherine counted whatever crossed her path—dishes, steps, and stars in the nighttime sky. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer, because that very thing crossed my mind. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were times, at home, that we never crossed paths. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The light is fading now and gray clouds billow over the mountains we crossed earlier. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

We crossed the far end of the square and looked back at the cathedral. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I crossed my forehead, and cried, “Forgive me, Lord!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat back in the seat and crossed her arms, pouting. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He’s leaning against the wall by the painting of the kiss, his arms crossed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He had once crossed the world with Strong Belwas, and he knew he could rely on him, should all this come to swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The brothers nodded and, with final smiles of farewell, left the dim circle of the candle’s glow and crossed the darkness toward the open barn door, the glasses chinking against the bottles as they went. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But here the people changed as soon as they crossed the threshold. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A terrible thought crossed my mind: What if he had wanted to be rid of his father? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the road and reached our car before she replied. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She skulked around bushes and hid behind the skinny trunk of a birch tree, which wouldn’t have actually disguised anything if Drew happened to turn around as he crossed the street. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Robin sat with her arms crossed, staring at the blank screen as the TV warmed up. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

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

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

Abuela dipped her fingers into a bowl at the entrance and crossed herself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

Many of the residents in the camp were single men, most of whom, like us, had crossed the border illegally. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the mention of his grandfather, Digger crossed and then uncrossed his arms. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then we continued on through the skinny pines, more open fields, a little less than half a mile before we crossed the old wooden planks. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“You know how your parents crossed the border?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Presently he turned, and with a single graceful bound crossed to the desk; but for once he was careless, and his hind leg knocked the glass paperweight to the floor. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she closed the door and collapsed face-first onto her bed, her hands crossed over her head, pressing her elbows to her ears and wishing she were someone else—anyone else. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mama sighed and crossed her arms over her chest. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Once he crossed the creek, Ben was in officers’ country, his native land. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Pita wrapped her arms tighter around Papá’s neck and she kissed his cheek, while Delia and Velia stood their ground with their arms crossed over their chests. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as we crossed the street and were away from the crowd, Mom said: “Who was that, Auggie?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn crossed to the dead boy and began to smooth his hair with her fingers. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

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

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

Ms. Banks settled her load of literature onto a nearby shelf, crossed her arms over her chest and leaned up against the book stack. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Momma puckered up her Ups to squeeze down a smile and crossed her arms over her chests, Joetta giggled and me and Byron scrunched our faces up. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paces the shore, her arms crossed over her breasts. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Harry held her elbow when they crossed the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

He clapped the receiver back and crossed the diningroom, where the scarce broken meal lay cold now on the table, and entered the kitchen. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and waited as I tried to rub the tiny speck off the plate. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He knew that Hazel and the rest had come from the north and crossed the iron road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet squished in damp grass as she crossed to the statue, thoughts of treasure chests in her head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

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 struggled out of bed and crossed the space between us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The swineherd rose at once, crossed to the door, and halted by Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fischer and Hall were business rivals, but as prominent members of the high-altitude fraternity their paths frequently crossed, and on a certain level they considered themselves friends. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was pretty sure it was the dumbest idea in the world, but he crossed the alley and took the sweaty counselor with him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She stood with her arms crossed, and what looked like black war paint smudged under her eyes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was one of the planes that crossed over from being the love object of flyers and aviation insiders to a broadly known symbol of US technological prowess and bravery. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

How very strange it was to watch people who would have crossed the street if they'd seen him coming a few weeks before, now giving him vegetables, more than he could eat. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A shadow crossed his face whenever anyone mentioned Bucky, and every day it seemed to stay longer, pressing his features into a perpetual frown. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

After they crossed the street, the bus drove away. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

An all but unthinkable thought crossed Caesar’s mind for the first time. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The priory, situated as it was where the road crossed the river, was popular with travelers of all kinds, and the nuns often had visitors to stay. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The BFG settled himself comfortably in his chair and crossed his legs. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it would’ve been like if I had crossed paths with Jacqui in other circumstances—then again, I highly doubt that would ever happen. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

They crossed his legs and talked to him. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembers the muscles in her calves and the strength in her thighs, and she remembers the heat of the farmland and the slope of the mountains and the miles and miles she’s crossed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed my arms over my chest and dug my fingers into my shoulders to steady my trembling arms. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We crossed to the left bank of the Seine by the wooden foot-bridge from the Quai de Bethune, and stopped on the bridge and looked down the river at Notre Dame. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Uneasily, I crossed to my bed and sat down, trying to think of some neutral subject, but before I could say anything he spoke again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My eyes crossed from picking out stitches when I tried to pair up two acrimonious fabrics. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

Then the film cut back to the young marine, and just as he crossed himself with the “Father, Son, and Holy—” BANG! Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She leaned back on the arm of the couch and crossed one leg over the other. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

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

We cleared out of the back seat of Dominick’s car and started off down a short wooded path that Fred and I walked a hundred times in daylight, but never crossed in the dark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She crossed the air in front of him and, without looking back, he left. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When they crossed the finish line four and a half lengths ahead, their official time was recorded as 10:11.2. 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 the RV in three steps, the coffeepot out in front of me like a sword. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

She sat, her arms crossed, and stared out into the gray-coated world while her mother nodded and listened and asked questions. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

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

We sat on the floor with our legs crossed and our notebooks open in front of us. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

If she crossed the intersecting road here, she would continue along the river path and pass the large barn that housed official vehicles. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The two young men crossed Red Square, just a few steps from the Kremlin and the majestic Saint Basil's Orthodox Cathedral...and only a short walk from the headquarters of the KGB, in Lubyanka Prison. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We came out of the Tuileries into the light and crossed the Seine and then turned up the Rue des Saints Pères. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Other patrols had been sent out at once, but all that they had established was that the rabbits from the north had crossed the iron road and disappeared southward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Their paths crossed at an Indigenous arts market at the Evergreen Longhouse in Olympia. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I also noticed that the white girls in school seemed afraid of the black girls, worried that they would get beaten up if they crossed them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Holding the flag under one arm, he crossed the room and slipped his hand into hers. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Ally. I don’t know if you thought the card would be funny or you are upset that Mrs. Hall’s leaving or what. But it feels like you’ve crossed a line this time.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

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

They crossed the road, but stopped at the edge of the parking lot. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

This I did too, with my musket clutched absurdly in one hand, and clutched in my head, the fevered hope that once crossed, the river should absolve us of scent, and the dogs lose us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

This type of remark was invariably accompanied by nervous laughter, intended to convey the impression that although the idea had crossed their minds, it was not an idea a reasonable person would take seriously. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I crossed my legs on the bed and leaned against the wall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

We crossed it and the tracks, people coming to the doors to look at us and more boys materialising from somewhere until when we turned into the main street we had quite a procession. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the road and climbed into the air-conditioned car. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bernabe negotiated a tight U-turn, paused to let a two-ton flatbed, piled high with hay bales from Colorado, zoom down the highway, then crossed the road and pulled over slightly ahead of Amarante. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Scooping him up, she walked slowly along the pathway past the lotus pond and crossed the half-moon bridge to the Matriarch’s quarters. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the castle together, crossed the vegetable patch, and made for the greenhouses, where the magical plants were kept. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the passenger side of the car, opened that door too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clasped her hands in supplication to the heavens; she presented her wrists crossed, as if manacled. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They crossed the intersection of a busy, four-lane street and soon found themselves standing under a neon sign that jutted over the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

German guards apprehended him when he crossed the German border from Austria. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hour after hour, mile after mile, lurching back and forth in the wagon, Mollie crossed the wild, empty landscape, not yet carved into a country. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Those are skyscrapers! So this must be America! And that, my friends, means that we have crossed the Atlantic Ocean overnight!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs stretch out before her and are crossed at the ankles. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

Some genes were so tightly linked that they never crossed over. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Zaman tilted back in his chair and crossed his arms on his chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I felt I had crossed into another world, that little pieces of my old self had been left behind on the black asphalt floor of the school yard alongside the shattered lens of my glasses. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Grace Windsor Wexler wrote housewife, crossed it out, wrote decorator, crossed it out, and wrote heiress. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps if he hadn't been successful enough to live off his own business he would have more consistently kept in mind those racial lines that could never be crossed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Fact then: Somehow, my travels crossed time as well as distance. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

“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

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

One Sunday in the spring of 1983, I walked into a small book­store that sold used paperbacks, next to the Indian movie theater just west of where Amtrak crossed Fremont Boulevard. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Behind us, my mother watches from her study door, arms crossed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I begin to see how the line is crossed, between histrionics and murder. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The path crossed the stream on another foot-log below the ford, and joined the road, and we went into the woods. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby crossed her legs and shook her head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The waitress crossed her arms over her stomach. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He could not have crossed the Age Line,” said Professor McGonagall sharply. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

He sat in the front, with his arms crossed and a big smile on his face that looked as if it would take years to fade away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

At last the indices on the bombsight crossed, tripping away the eight 500-pounders one after the other. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

As we crossed the threshold, the company in the front room fell silent. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skirting the hither side of the pool where the hobbits had bathed, they crossed the stream, climbed a long bank, and passed into green-shadowed woodlands that marched ever downwards and westwards. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I took the kite to where Sohrab was standing, still leaning against the garbage pail, arms crossed on his chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The prisoners sat very still, their hands crossed on their knees. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

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 was late into the long twilight before the road crossed the creek. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

Even though Mom had her arms crossed, she was smiling. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After a few blocks I turned left on Fulton Street and walked onto the bridge that crossed the river. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Big Rose was now sitting on the floor, legs crossed, smiling up at me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Keep your fingers crossed,” Beatrice said, before melting into the stream of students and disappearing down the hall. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just standing there with his arms crossed again, watching me read. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They had crossed safely into East Germany and reached the outskirts of Berlin, the city's lights visible in the distance. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the small torrent of the creek below their tree and followed the path down the hillside. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Small gems were set wherever two strands crossed, so dark they drank the moonlight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

To my eye, it seemed carefully made: a warp of fine cotton threads, ten or fifteen to the inch, crossed at half-inch intervals by paired weft threads in a basket-like pattern known as “weft-twining.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

Until that day they had never given a name to the eccentricities of their youngest daughter, nor had it ever crossed their minds to ascribe them to Satanic influence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The procession crossed the blinding plaza and passed in front of the church. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a gruff edge to his voice as he crossed his arms over his chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I came to the courtyard, crossed it, and stood under the shelter of the balcony. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m just...I have my fingers crossed. I’ll hear in two weeks if I got in or not.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We started up the road and then went across a meadow and found a path that crossed the fields and went toward the woods on the slope of the first hill. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It had never crossed his mind that a daughter of his could commit such a monstrous folly. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed the street to the Behavioral Center, so lost in thought that I was startled when Margaret approached and said, “Penny for those thoughts.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

We waited in the minivan, watching him as he crossed the street. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As the ship approached the columns, she saw a dark-haired man in purple robes, his arms crossed, staring intently at their ship as if he were expecting them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

This is a trick question, I’d remembered declaring to him with crossed arms. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

Mr. Remora remained by the front door, his arms crossed and scowling. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As the colonists crossed the straits separating each Indonesian island from the next one to the east, they adapted anew, filled up that next island, and went on to colonize the next island again. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms in front of herself. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed herself and fell to her knees. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the first boats crossed the hundred- meter mark, an announcer aboard the shortwave-radio boat broadcast the standings to the loudspeakers down at the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Either in spite, or because, of his silence, I talked incessantly, with my legs crossed, ankle on knee, and constantly using my sock as an absorber for the perspiration on my palm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

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

They came over to Africa for the fight and then crossed the river and toured around in French Congo, since the roads and everything are so much nicer in general over here. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Em put her brush down, crossed her arms, and pulled her T-shirt over her head in one quick motion. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The man with the crossed needles on his lip waved his juniper cross towards the house. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Sam was out of his hiding in a flash and crossed the space between him and the cliff-foot in a couple of leaps. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

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

The rainbows crossed were in the painting behind him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the street into a brighter downtown section. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is an invisible line between teacher and student,” he always said, “and it must not be crossed.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe so. But you’ve never had to race with him and stay after school till he crossed the finish line!” said Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her legs extended, recoiled, extended again as she crossed the small green clearing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It never crossed my mind that my brother might suffocate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms and gave him my best stare-down face. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed the street and dipped into a gift shop on the corner. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Not far from where the railroad crossed the river lay the town of Tahlequah. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the moment Jesse and Eric approached the school, and even more so as they crossed the parking lot, walked through the door and down the hallways, they turned wary and alert. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other boys were all jumping around and yelling and Sal and I had crossed to the other side of the street so that we wouldn’t get accidentally slammed by somebody. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

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

His guard post was near a bridge that crossed into China. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She scowled, crossed her arms, and went back to her kitchen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

The sound of the tires changed to a high-pitched hum as the bus crossed a tall bridge that soared over a rail yard and a narrow river. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tats has her arms crossed, listening intently to him, and as I watch her, my embarrassment at her behavior slowly dissipates. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She breathed a prayer and crossed her forehead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry crossed to the window on the far side of the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

I crossed into New Mexico, rushed past Gallup in the night, and camped on the Continental Divide—and much more spectacular it is here than in the north. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Emilika left, she sat down on the bed, arms crossed, refusing to come to the table for the bread and butter I’d cut. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But behind the desk, with her hands crossed neatly in front of her, was a woman with silver-black hair, eyes like slush, and skin the color and smoothness of a sun-bleached shell. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Diary safe in my satchel, I crossed the flooded clinic car park, leaping from dry bit to dry bit like James Bond froggering across the crocodiles' backs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the hostess podium and picked through items that lay behind it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They entered the village where the stone bridge crossed a stream. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The sunlight was hot and hard, and I crossed over beside some buildings, and walked back along side-streets to the hotel. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

He crossed the room to their table, acutely conscious of the way his stunted legs made him waddle with every step. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He crossed the street with his family, still moving slowly, breathing hard, appalled at his own daring. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The field was an ocean of snow that needed to be crossed—but there were no other footprints in it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel crossed the road without waiting for Pipkin, who caught him up under the hedge bordering the near side of the little lane. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

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

He left it and crossed the courtyard to the farthest corner where his sleeping mat was spread under a straggling acacia tree. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

Dad had crossed to Europe once on a liner carrying a delegation to a ministers’ convention. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little boy crossed his legs at the knees, leaned back, and minced forward twice plus twice more, exactly like a crab that could count. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

She crossed her arms, so I knew we didn’t stand a chance of changing her mind. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

Silvertongue looked at him as if this idea hadn't yet crossed his mind. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

On the fifth day of the storm, the baggage train crossed a rippling expanse of waist-high snowdrifts that concealed a frozen pond. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He crossed the room before him, which seemed to be about the same size and shape as his family’s living room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In Gogol’s opinion, eight months in Calcutta is practically like moving there, a possibility that, until now, has never even remotely crossed his mind. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But a person who crossed the black water lost all caste; he was stripped of the connections that had defined him and his family for generations. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

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

The Astapori stumbled after them in a ghastly procession that grew longer with every yard they crossed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

We crossed the black border of the jungle and disappeared. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As they crossed the clearing Kit recoiled at the objects that stood between her and the Meeting House; a pillory, a whipping post and stocks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw them sitting in their shirtsleeves, leaning forward, gripping their crossed knees with their hands, I wasn't surprised. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed his arms and regarded the children. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

On the next point, Reggie was slow to respond to a drop shot that barely crossed the net, giving Glenn another score. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, in the guest room, Brangwain Spurge lay, ankles crossed, eyes closed, a foot above the bed, crackling with fire, sending a message of hope across the Bonecruel Mountains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They crossed over the tracks, and there, underneath a scraggly tree, in a circle of bushes, Edward was dropped in front of a large pair of feet. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

They crossed the marshy seam of the valley and climbed the rocky cliffs, shoulder to shoulder this time. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“No, sir, I solemnly assure you to the contrary. The shape standing before me had never crossed my eyes within the precincts of Thornfield Hall before; the height, the contour were new to me.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Footsteps crossed the room overhead, then there was silence. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

After the service, as the remaining worshippers gathered outside the church, news whipsawed through the crowd that North Korean troops had crossed the 38th parallel. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A look of wistful sorrow crossed Mrs. Derby’s face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In less than a minute, she had crossed the theater and emerged on the second floor on the same side as Lincoln’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Food production also arose in West Africa and Ethiopia, and by around 2500 B.C. cattle herders had already crossed the modern border from Ethiopia into northern Kenya. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘He kept clicking as we crossed over the bridge, remember?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were crossed over the book, and her legs were straight out in front of her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Octavian’s fellow centurion of the First Cohort, Mike Kahale, stood to one side with his arms crossed, glowering with obvious displeasure. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They each took a small nibble of shushroom to quiet their steps and crossed over into the Cursed Forest. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Put simply, Mendel’s question was this: If he crossed a tall plant with a short one, would there be a plant of intermediate size? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We crossed the field in front of Dolly just as she drove a perfect corner kick, five feet off the ground. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

James crossed the room and gave the woman a sideways hug. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

One stack represented all the people who crossed the northern border out of Chattana province that day; the other stack was for all of the people who had come in. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Instead, he got up and crossed to the other side of the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

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

Sometimes the road led through forests, then, again, it ran beside the river, crossed a bridge, and went up through a village. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

As they crossed the station floor, Tucker pointed out the local sights of interest, such as the Nedick’s lunch counter—Tucker spent a lot of time around there—and the Loft’s candy store. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed the street, opened the pharmacy bag, and pulled out the polish. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I had never crossed that river, and I knew little or nothing of the world beyond it, a world that beckoned me that day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there would be no doctor for Booth until they crossed the river. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once again they crossed over to the other shore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Route 1 looped north, they crossed under the Thruway and spent a miserable night huddled at the back of a shopping center. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and leaned back a little, as if to see the vase from a distance. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Scars crossed and disfigured his face with jagged lines across his forehead and down the length of one cheek, and his eyes were opaque and unseeing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wearily Chester crossed his wings into the position for playing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A strange thought crossed her mind, and Tally said, “I’d hate it if you got the operation.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Instead the Fowl heir apparent crossed to the monitor wall and followed developments from there. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Around midnight they crossed the border into Oklahoma. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the icebox and pulled out a jar of milk. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The book showed how some herons had migration routes that crossed through Cuba and Nebraska. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She stood up and crossed her arms, and I realized I was alone in the room with no witnesses and no mast to climb to get away. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She perched on the examining table, ankles crossed, reduced by the setting to an oversize, obedient child. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

My last view of her was sitting in the shotgun seat of the Prius, her arms crossed, watching as Blackjack circled higher and higher, carrying Beckendorf and me into the sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

After handing the shooter over to the police officers, ticket agent Robert Parke crossed the ladies' waiting room to the fallen president. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I crossed the street, following the smell of the hamburgers. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

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

We reached the station and crossed the tracks, where the river was. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would huddle miserably under shelter during a shower, his ears laid flat, his eyes baleful and more crossed than ever, waiting until the last drop had fallen before venturing out again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Each one is crossed out with red marker. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

The girl’s got her arms crossed in the parking lot after school. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Seven crossed her arms in front of her chest and leaned against the door, Valley-style. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

A plane crossed the horizon, colored lights blinking. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once Booth crossed the river into Maryland, he rode through a darkened and quiet countryside. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he was, stretching out his arms above his head while he leaned up against the wall to the right of the closed door, his legs crossed in front of him. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Wild little thing that he was, Kira had no doubt that Matt had crossed the boundaries often and had gone to places tykes were not supposed to go. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A troubled look crossed the king's face like a passing cloud. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had crossed the Trident and was marching on Harrenhal as commanded, he wrote. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tad crossed his arms over his chest and stood in the middle of the doorway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Tally sat back and crossed her arms, silenced by Shay’s words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

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

I turned and saw her there at the bottom, arms crossed, hip thrown out. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Around the perimeter were rows of shops easily identified by the crests over their doors: a cleaver and a pig for the butcher, an anvil for the blacksmith, crossed wooden peels for the baker. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Maddie crossed her arms, and all her charm bracelets clinked together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For her feet stood on the edge of that river which her mother, rejoicing, had crossed over. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When we came to the front, she half knelt, looking up to the altar, and crossed herself again before sliding in to take her seat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ropes were strung from hall to hall to help men keep from getting lost as they crossed the yards. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hanging on the wall is a huge blue banner with the crossed swords, gold lettering, and the script Non Nobis Solum. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I had my fingers crossed,” Lloyd said haughtily. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He eyed his baseball and glove and then crossed to the bureau and stuffed them into the backpack. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

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

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

His father leaned against a wall, arms crossed and eyes glaring at the floor as if to indicate that he did not wish to be spoken to. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the tree and tested the knots one by one before turning his back to Wash. “Look at me, son,” he said to Beto. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the bridge at Gilboa and climbed into the forested mountains. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She stood with her arms crossed and no smile. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

They were crossed just enough to be mentioned, and only in context with the fact that one might have thought long and seriously before wishing them straighter, or deeper, or browner, or wider set. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

My bladder was full and I crossed my legs, putting off a trip to the bathroom. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We crossed Amesfort and turned up Heights Place: Via walked next to me like she usually does, and Mom and Dad were behind us. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Amaya crossed the floor with a piece of paper in her hand. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Mac stood up and crossed to the front door. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as she crossed the garden, Anya could hear the chickens raising a huge ruckus inside the barn. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The eunuch crossed his arms against his chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The morning light streaming through the back windows crossed Lincoln’s still face. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed a creek that fed into the Tug River and started up a barely paved one-lane road called Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

A look of mysterious thoughtfulness crossed his face. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She had thought her uniform would protect her as she crossed unknown territory. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Without heeding anyone, he crossed Dock Square and in a moment’s time stood beside the brick Town House at the head of King Street. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed over the Long Island Expressway to the north side of town, and meandered down side roads until we stopped beside the Quaker meetinghouse. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

And they were all connected by trails and small roads that crossed and crisscrossed the forest like a spider’s web. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We had crossed the border and the signs of poverty were every­where. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Again her fingers crossed and her eyes closed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I crossed my legs and straightened my back. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He stood at the chain for an appropriate amount of time, then crossed to port and returned aft. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kennel crossed his arms in front of him like he was pleased to make a fool of me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the fountained courtyard, staring up at the minarets and the huge, pointed archway that towered above us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

After I hang up, I walk back out through the kitchen where Bo is leaning up against the cooker with his arms crossed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She crossed her fingers and then turned forward. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Both had spent their time in prison camp thinking of ways the Atlantic might be crossed nonstop by air. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

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

Hermione, who had all her fingers crossed in her lap, was squinting fixedly at Harry, who was circling the game like a hawk, looking for the Snitch. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

‘Orion crossed the line. He fell in love with Artemis.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

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

Hooper crossed the wide hall, and here too, because it was the front of the house, no moonlight came. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

"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

There was a change in the SS officers guarding us when we crossed into Czechoslovakia. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

No one had ever crossed South Georgia Island on foot. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

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

I keep my arms crossed as my breaths get shorter, my heart races, and I feel like running back in there to curse that woman out one last time. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Theo was kneeling outside the classroom door, mixing condiments inside a Mason jar, while Miles stood next to her with his arms crossed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms in front of her chest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the TV set and turned down the sound but left the picture on the screen. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had buried his pearl under a stone of the fire hole in his house, and he stared at the woven tules of his sleeping mat until the crossed design danced in his head. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held up crossed fingers on both hands. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It was made even harder because there were no good roads and the island was crossed by ranges of hills running from east to west. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dany seated herself on a cushion, crossed her legs, and gazed up at him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As they crossed the two-and-a-half-mile mark, Washington remained in the lead, though its advantage had shrunk to about ten feet. 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 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

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

Bessie crossed the street to avoid the jumble of saloons and their disreputable clientele. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Tino ran the ball down in the left corner, pivoted, and crossed it with his right foot. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newt finally came to a halt and crossed his arms over his chest as he looked down at them sitting on the bench. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Lupin crossed to the door and closed it behind Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We had just crossed the Chesapeake Bay and I did not want to have to deal with Philadelphia’s busy air traffic controllers, so I descended to stay out of their jurisdiction and headed for Trenton.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Now she let herself in with a key, crossed the floor over his head, calling, “Father? Daddy, where are you?” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unbidden, the image of the beast in the shadows of Magnolia Crescent crossed his mind. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Miss Leefolt glance at Miss Hilly, but she just setting there with her arms crossed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

They say that when his spirit crossed the river that encircles the world of the dead, it leaned over the boat to catch a final glimpse of itself in the water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two blocks down, the Southern Pacific tracks cut diagonally across the street on their way south, and a street crossed Castroville Street from east to west. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’d had the occasion several years ago to have his nanites tweaked when his teachers decided his moodiness had crossed the line into depression. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In a panel of the oak wall, between crossed British flags, hung a dramatic arresting photograph of Major Sir Milo Minderbinder in the dress uniform of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Men called out to him as he crossed the castle yard, but Ned ignored them in his haste. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At the conclusion of his song, Bear bowed his head, crossed himself, and clasped his hands over his chest—the image of humility. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed the high iron bridge and stopped to pay toll. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started writing to her on the first train that took him out of Riverbank, and he wrote still more as he crossed the ocean. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Miles glared at the wall with his arms crossed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Goss and a couple of other young Indwellers, and a physician from the nearest Domain, watched in silence from seats by the hearth while I crossed the hall and entered the circle. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After we had crossed over the river’s northern bend, the carriage stopped. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Howard, a guy I used to play ball with, crossed my mind. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to know, though, just from reading my face as I crossed the room. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

On the third day the freight crossed the mountains, and that was the time for unseasonable warm weather throughout the Middle West. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A fiery golden comet crossed her path ... maybe her brother Apollo. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He turned and crossed the room, flicking on another light, and opened ;a narrow cupboard halfway up the wall. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He put the Doc at his ease about frogs and then a little cloud crossed Mack’s face. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elisabeth strides through my bedroom entry with her arms crossed and her signature pinched expression. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and crossed her fingers, then asked aloud whether the wound was infected. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They crossed a bridge filled with people sitting on the ground, holding up signs and open palms. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

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

Now she sat on the sofa in her khaki slacks, her legs stretched out in front of her, crossed at the ankles. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I relax, lying back, my hands crossed behind my head. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Dismounting at Rael’s, he bought some cigarettes and a tin of snuff, then crossed to the Frontier Bar, which was almost deserted, very quiet, and dark. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to dislike Masvita—she was so good-natured—but Nhamo felt a little serpent tongue of envy wriggle inside because her cousin had crossed the river into womanhood first. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the night Yossarian knocked on wood, crossed his fingers, and tiptoed out of his tent to move the bomb line up over Bologna. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We crossed another street and Hackett pointed to a tree in front of the administration building. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the living room Mr. Bacon crossed his legs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the kitchen table and kicked a chair out, dropping himself into it as he folded the tortilla into his mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A thousand humiliations crossed my mind: There’s the new junior, Miles Halter, handcuffed to the soccer goal wearing only his boxers. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I looked at him—dark suit, sitting very straight with his legs now crossed at the knee. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She perches on the edge of the desk, her skirt pulling away from her knees, which are crossed with stretch marks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed the street to the promenade part of the Bund. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cora crossed to the west, where the colored dormitories lay. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She crossed to the door, looked out, and then nodded. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

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

One day I came home from school to find Quisqueya sitting next to my mom on our couch with her legs crossed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

A wide smile crossed his face as he urged the tyrannosaurus into the fray. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She crossed herself and sobbed as she held me tightly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always the results were the same, some crossed, some stayed, some were not men at all but demons, and those he destroyed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A soldier crossed ahead, pounding on the door, demanding entry. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He followed her mentally as she left the reserve, swam across the wide waterway, reached the island’s shore, climbed up the bank, crossed the path, disappeared through the trees, and padded beside a twisting creek. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I’m glad our paths crossed those nights ago.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The pages of our wandering notebook rattle in the breeze as she writes, head bent, one leg crossed over the other to make a kind of table. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And on the third day of wandering, somebody shot at the four from far away—shot four times as they crossed a narrow brick road. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christina is perched on one of the horses, her long legs crossed and her hand around the pole holding the plastic animal upright. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and jutted out his chin. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The westering was as big as God, and the slow steps that made the movement piled up and piled up until the continent was crossed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It was late that afternoon when Mr. Baker’s wagons crossed North River into Salem and drove to Turner’s Lane. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the yard and pushed open the door, still holding the gun. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

We crossed the square where Leon heroically nursed his wife, and then raised his boisterous children with a devotion that amazed us all. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She stared at me, evaluating, then crossed her arms over her chest. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

After he crossed the River Niger, he decided to stop at Igbo-Ukwu. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The witch-queen had crossed the pass south of Mount Belly in a couple of days, and now waited at the opening of the pass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Footsteps echo above me, and I know he must've crossed the room to hug her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Instead, they stood in front of them, arms crossed, staring me down as if they could crush me with their gaze. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Lying in it with his arms crossed and his eyes closed was a satyr. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was long past dinner hour when he crossed the entry into the kitchen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A look of supreme satisfaction crossed her face. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I crossed the Kargav, this time on lower passes, on a road that winds along above the coast of the southern sea. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed one deep valley, then another, before Gurgi halted on a ridge. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Visitors from the Shang Dynasty are said to have crossed the Pacific to teach the ancient Olmec how to write, build monuments, and worship a feline god. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Fiona stayed behind to watch Claire, who was still sleeping, and with Grunt and the emu-raffe loping after us, we crossed the plateau to the little patch of woods that grew at the far edge. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

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

I think Coach Reed crossed the floor almost without touching it, and the words “Who do you think you’re talking to” filled the gym. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms and waited for a lecture. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

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

They crossed the hall, walking very carefully for fear of holes in the floor or of anything lying about that they might trip over. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Nina crossed her legs and planted her chin in her hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Her feet squished in damp grass as she crossed to the statue, thoughts of treasure chests in her head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A small truck with a crossed mop-head logo on the side. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

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

Legs crossed, eyes closed, and her hands with palms up resting on her thighs, thumb and forefinger touching. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She whimpered and crossed her paws over her snout “Where now?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

We crossed the ancient wooden bridge and turned right. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bunches on the curbstone, wrists crossed, and hides its smile under a wide-brim hat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close the door to make sure we don’t have any more guests, then I turn to Jackson, arms crossed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

From inside the pit came the cries of some fearsome thing—a beast or a witch or a demon—so she crossed herself and hurried her steps. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the order to shoot anyone who ventured outside, Senator Trueba crossed the street to attend a celebration in his neighbor’s house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having crossed the Weddell Sea, Shackleton would make landfall at the best opportunity, and then set out across the continent. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

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

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

She crossed her eyes, and even though it was simple and a little stupid, he laughed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

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

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

Beams crossed the opening down into the main floor where the hay-carts drove in when the hay was hauled in to be pitched up. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Once they had taken a picnic lunch and crossed the bridge and eaten in a field on the other side. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As I crossed a narrow ravine crowded with low trees and bushes I got very close to a beautiful red-gold bushbuck—a forest antelope about the size of a long-legged goat. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed another shallow waterway, where the soft river mud soothed their tired feet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clara spent the winters rapidly knitting all sorts of woolen clothes to keep him warm, but he wore them only until someone who needed them more than he did crossed his path. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the outer yard, passed under a portcullis’ into the inner bailey, and was walking toward what he thought was the Tower of the Hand when Littlefinger ap-peared in front of him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Liam stood a foot behind me, his arms crossed over his chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

The Tiger General crossed his arms across his chest. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flapjack left the road and turned off into the woods just after we crossed out of the Settlement and passed the Preacher’s house. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed my elbows over my knees and buried my face in the little hollow I had made. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

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

Then I spot the twins, both sitting stiffly, arms crossed. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A look of confusion crossed the girl’s face. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Laila waited for her eyes to adjust before she crossed the room. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Helena has been sitting on the floor beside the stove, legs crossed, feet tucked under her knees. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“We crossed the line ten miles back,” he said. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have crossed the sandbanks into a side channel, she thought. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He threw aside the newspaper, crossed the kitchen in a few strides, and dropped to his knees beside Mundungus, who stopped struggling and looked terrified. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

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

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

Starry is waiting, arms crossed, a worried pucker on her forehead. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

By the time he’d crossed the threshold into the Glade, the Doors were only minutes away from closing for the night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed his arms and puffed out his chest. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Prince Brat dodged out of his grasp, and a sour smile crossed his face. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

After we rested against a tree, our heads on crossed forearms, I said, “Let’s go home.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I didn’t look before I crossed the road and a yellow Mini had to stop and the tires squealed on the road. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

Mourners removed their shoes at the door, nodded at acquaintances as they crossed the room, and sat on folding chairs arranged along the walls. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Buffalo trails crossed the human trail on diagonals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we crossed the cement bridge, which went over a dry river bed for a quarter of a mile, I stretched my neck and tried to pinpoint the location of Bonetti Ranch. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Three stars with the crossed swords and crown above. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Jack crossed through the empty doorway into the rotting shell of the first floor and trod gently up the stairs, stepping over the ones that had already given themselves to the rot. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Bigwig, to everyone’s surprise, showed considerable reluctance, and only crossed in the end after Kehaar, returning from another flight over Efrafa, had asked whether he would like him to go and fetch a fox. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

But when crossed with each other, Mendel found, they yielded an entirely unexpected result. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

I don’t think Tyler has anything crossed, but he doesn’t look worried. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Listen up now, little sisters,” Sister Wanda said, and, as one, the girls stopped sewing, crossed hands in laps, and looked up attentively. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed Main and continued walking slowly up Swede, Piper screaming after him from the end of the platform. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They crossed the room with long strides, both their faces creased with concern. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Samuel sat down in a kitchen chair and crossed his legs and looked at her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they finally crossed the bridge into Vermont, the sun came out and turned the leafless trees into silver against the deep green of the evergreen on the mountain slopes. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kin set the long object down on top of an anvil and crossed his arms as she approached. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

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

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

Then I crossed the great arch hung from filaments and I was in the city I knew so well. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whispers in my brainpan grew louder as I crossed the street. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion crossed his arms and looked behind him, studying the faces of the men and women who had stopped to listen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And when we came around to discussing Papa’s work, a fresh shadow crossed her face. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gen stood next to her and crossed her arms, too. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

“Nargis tracked the family down at one of the dozens of refugee camps in Peshawar. The man, his name is Nisar, said his family had crossed over into Pakistan in the middle of September.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

At that Turner crossed his legs the other way and kept right on smoking his pipe. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

After all, she had crossed into the United States twenty years before, and she had married a pocho, a man of Mexican descent born in the United States. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

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

Its left front edge was fully crossed over the line. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He flew in airplanes and crossed the ocean in ships. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

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

Robert had slain her gallant brother Rhaegar, and one of his creatures had crossed the Dothraki sea to poison her and her unborn son. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Delia went to the door and blocked it, her feet apart and arms crossed like some kind of mobster. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Janice stopped us every now and then and got out and surveyed a corner or a building with her arms crossed tight. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was cut by fences and the white of the road showed through the trunks of a double line of trees that crossed the plain toward the north. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“He said, aye. He said he would take us to this three-eyed crow too. That river we crossed this morning is the same one we crossed four days ago, I swear. We’re going in circles.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was an etiquette about such messes, in those days: there was a line you crossed, from ignoring them to cleaning them up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed Jackson Park Highlands and Hyde Park, where the University of Chicago campus sat hidden behind a massive wrought-iron gate. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Rose, who had been sitting, legs crossed, leaped to her feet. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She intercepted Chaol as soon as she crossed the line of chalk. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even the great river of Troy, which the gods call Xanthus and men Scamander, took part and strove to drown Achilles as he crossed its waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A block later she crossed the railroad tracks and then headed east again on Pettigrew. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I deposited stale rolls and burnt hunks of pork on the windowsill of Curzon’s cell, then crossed the Commons on my way to the pump. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede kept her eyes on them, and she had just crossed the halfway point when Taisin’s head went underneath and did not come up again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

From time to time other tracks crossed it or branched from it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She reached up to touch one as they crossed a street. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Black cats crossed the road just to get away from her. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chandler was a brawler and bully, the local terror decent people crossed the street to avoid even when the rain made it a stew of mud. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It crossed the Potomac River into central Washington. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

After Baba Joseph had crossed over, he shook his staff and shouted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the tube are gold circles crossed with seven red lines each—“joy” ideographs in abstract. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple's arms were resting against his chest, but she moved them down to his waist too, so her arms were crossed behind his back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In the long gray dusk they crossed a river and stopped and looked down from the concrete balustrade at the slow dead water passing underneath. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I try to act cool, as if the exact same question hadn’t crossed my mind. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

So when he emerged from the woods facing Elm Street, he immediately veered left, even though he could’ve walked one block right, crossed the street, and been at the Tanakas’ in no time at all. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

By the time we crossed the Alabama state line, I was ready to claw my way into the trunk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

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

Knowing that her parents would only yell at her for being disrespectful, Jinjoo said nothing but instead crossed her arms and glared at Shinae. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

A woman crossed the door, but she didn’t look out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms, refusing to be impacted. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They crossed over the river into East Nashville and drove past coffee shops and restaurants until they pulled up to a restored Craftsman-style bungalow. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We had crossed a newly repaired hanging rope bridge and stopped for a midday meal. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

If they hadn’t crossed that river at Harriet’s direction, they would have been caught. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sullivan ambled down the stretch of land between the O’Learys’ and their neighbor, crossed the street, and sat down on the wooden sidewalk in front of Thomas White’s house. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Pax watched for a while longer to be certain the war-sick were occupied, then crossed over the remaining span of rushing water along a fallen tree. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sighing, I got up, walked to the door, and found Maddie standing just outside, her arms crossed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They crossed the street and came over to the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldier crossed the hall to open another door. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

James decided that this was most certainly not a time to be disagreeable, so he crossed the room to where the Centipede was sitting and knelt down beside him. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper crossed to the narrow passage and put his head around another door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s standing in the water, arms crossed, beaming at me as I come up from the water. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He sat down, placed the files on his lap, and crossed his legs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

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 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

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

Somehow Gabe had anticipated that he would arrive on the rivers far side, catch his breath, get his bearings—he had never crossed the river before—and then begin to search. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A look he couldn’t read crossed her face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Td crossed that street a hundred times—a thousand times—but it had never felt so wide, the other side so far away. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, the Oosterpark doesn't come until after we will have crossed two canals. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Trying to appear unhurried, he went back to the floor by way of the straw bale and crossed over the door. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they turned and crossed the dog’s line in full view. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I crossed the parking lot and stepped into the air-conditioned, Muzak-happy world of Kmart I was as grubby as if I had been on the trail, and trembling all over. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, streets would have to be crossed, in broad daylight. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He wrote, then crossed out, balled up the paper, threw it in the trash. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Their calves were crossed; rakes held at ready like guns; their faces full of the seriousness of fight. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

They stood with arms crossed, heads together, and Ivan said, “I wasn’t expecting that to happen.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Nok crossed her fingers behind her back as she watched her father clean his glasses for the hundredth time that morning. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As she crossed the library with the vase in both hands, she heard what she thought was the sound of bare feet on the hallway tiles outside the library door. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

Dora said, “Hum,” and she flopped back in her pivot chair and crossed her legs and smoothed her wrapper over her knees. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I told him of Mr Cardinal's arrival, a look of surprised annoyance crossed his face. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She sat upright on the sofa, legs crossed like an unfamiliar guest, and refused the chin-chin Ugwu brought on a saucer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“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

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

“I crossed the center line, just a little bit, and I hit the car.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hornet's heart was beating wildly as they crossed the courtyard. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

The virus seemingly crossed the gap, with catastrophic consequences. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The streetcar didn’t so much as pause as it crossed the invisible barrier, but at the same time in the length of a block the world was different. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He crossed the empty square and turned into a narrow street that was abruptly quieter even yet, and stopped before a frame house and went up the flower bordered walk to the porch. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this trip, he’s crossed the land and become a romantic hero, who would have guessed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Muttering a rare profanity, she crossed her legs, squirmed down in her seat, and made herself very still. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

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

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

Patrick was only one grade above them, but something about him was older, as if he’d crossed a line Bridge couldn’t even see yet. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

With a nervous look at the shadows under the trees, Nhamo crossed the clearing and quickly gathered firewood from a deadfall in a dry streambed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Charles crossed the slick marble floor, something else struck him. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baylor crossed the room to the dishwasher and began to unload it, but her movements were kind of mechanical, as if her thoughts were on something else. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, chuckling. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

She masked her fears behind a face kept still and stem, yet they were there all the same, growing with every league they crossed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Jule crossed to the other side of the room and washed her hands in the sink. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

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

On the other side of the town a drawbridge crossed the river, connecting Ravenel with the three sea islands that separated the town from the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Spinning and weaving, he crossed the clearing to a solitary tree near the cabin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I looked over at my mother, sitting in the armchair, hands crossed on her lap. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Presently, the muvuki emerged, still wearing his suit but with two ceremonial cloths crossed over his chest and tied behind his back. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it cleared again, and Howard went to the track and crossed his fingers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms and looked down at me. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed himself and tiptoed to the bed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

In the back of a friend’s truck, covered with manioc leaves, we left Stanleyville late at night and crossed over into the Central African Republic near Bangassou. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the street and went left on Dart. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I keep quiet and lean against the catacomb wall, arms crossed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Thorn crossed the street and climbed the steps of the Museum of Natural History. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In one huge stride, Chess crossed the floor and grabbed the lever. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“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

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

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

We all had our faces resting on our knees and our arms were crossed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Sherm crossed it to a wooden door that stood open, revealing a bright room: a big bed, a desk, a tall dresser, and under the window, a trunk. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I leaned my suitcase against a kitchen wall and sat down on it, arms crossed. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They crossed the street and stood before the college entrance. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

Chantal pulls Donna away, who is now holding her head down with her arms crossed. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Late in the month Mugs Stump crossed paths with Waterman on the upper Ruth Glacier. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rufino leaned against the back of the Jeep, his arms crossed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then a long wave of warmth crossed the small town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

If no animals, such as centipedes, snails, birds, or snakes, have crossed them, they are fresh. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

John Henry and Ayanna were arguing with Brer, who had both paws crossed over his chest and a determined look on his face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

James crossed the room and gave the woman a sideways hug. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

The Washington boat leapt forward, the California boat hesitated for a moment, and Washington crossed the line a little more than a second ahead of California, with a new course record at 16:33.4. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then he crossed his ankles on the table and mumbled that it was someone who believed in Karl Marxist. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

The following day they crossed the river by a narrow iron bridge and entered an old mill town. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

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

At the next bus stop, we got off, and crossed the street when the robot flashed green. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reply was that without another word the German troops crossed the Polish frontier this morning at dawn and are since reported to be bombing open towns. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

If I crossed my leg the wrong way or moved too quickly, a spasm shot across my groin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And no one looked askance at him as he crossed the plaza. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We crossed the clearing, heaved our packs onto the platform, and in the same instant discovered that there were two people there already—a man and a boy of about fourteen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed the length of the room at a run and, not even bothering to try and keep them clean, started rifling through the stacks and stacks of documents. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The cart track crossed by a brick culvert and climbed the opposite slope to a five-barred gate in the thorn hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

All three of them crossed their arms and stared at me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

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

They crossed the broad stone plaza, then a modest rock garden, then waited as Constance shook the gravel from her shoes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just a month before, bandits ambushed five Salvadorans as they crossed the bridge at 4 A.M. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Lots of them were just parts, elbows floating next to a pair of crossed legs and, next to that, three pairs of feet. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his hands and put his chin on top of the backs of them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

That it lashed out at those that crossed its path. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

As she watched, he crossed his middle finger over his index finger, twining them together. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

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

Two front legs sticking straight up and a deeply sunk head are all that is visible of it above her crossed arms. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I fished the emergency money Dad had given me from my pocket, figuring that a little extortion was a small price to pay to find the woman I’d crossed the Atlantic to meet. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Had her arms been unshackled, she would have crossed them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A band of thirty adolescent girls crossed Fifth Avenue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

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 stand there for a minute, my arms crossed in front of me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She crossed the room at a bound and laid her back flat against the wall, commando-style, then reached one hand across and forced open the screen. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She stopped when she saw me sitting on the park bench, and crossed over. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I said that I would; that my father might be wondering where I was hardly crossed my mind. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As he entered the water clouds crossed the sun's face and great shadows slid and mingled over the water of the pool about him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

No sound of boots as they crossed the sand to the tide line. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His hand found hers and he held up two crossed fingers in the dark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

For weeks past he had been making ready for this moment, and it had never crossed his mind that anything would be needed except courage. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms and stepped away from me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Smith had a certain presence as he stood there near the tiny packets of ketchup, arms crossed in front of him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She figured that it might be July by the time we had crossed the continent, so at the end of every month she had written down how many days were left. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I had crossed over to the dark side of hair removal. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Ben saw me and stood up as I crossed the lawn. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Brienne paused to listen for a moment, broad shoulders hunched and thick arms crossed against her chest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We crossed the river and drove north through the crowded Pashtunistan Square. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

Doreah took a fever and grew worse with every league they crossed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms across her chest, rubbing her hands up and down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

Evelyn recorded a suggestion that the Society might take as its coat of arms a representation of a pair of crossed telescopes surmounted by the Medicean planets. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

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

She recognized The Fountain by the courtyard in front of it containing chairs, striped umbrella tables, and—yes—a fountain spurting water from two crossed jugs into a blue pool. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gamow calculated that by the time it crossed the vastness of the cosmos, the radiation would reach Earth in the form of microwaves. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Saturday morning, as Mia and Pearl crossed into Iowa, Izzy—the smell of smoke still clinging, faintly, to her hair—climbed aboard a Greyhound bus headed for Pittsburgh. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As they crossed the overpass, he couldn’t resist glancing down at the chaos he had created. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Caputo was still pacing and coughing, giving us the evil eye and warning us that if we crossed into the no-go zone of the penthouse suite, he would have us removed from the apartment. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He crossed the road into the field, and Faro found my trail almost immediately. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

On the twenty-first, Worsley’s astronomical observations indicated that they had crossed the Antarctic Circle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I’m left standing alone by the door, arms crossed, staring down at my feet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

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

Twenty-five thousand fans, many of whom had crossed the country expecting to see the race of the century, mobbed Belmont on race day. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As mathematicians were uncovering the connection between zero and infinity, physicists began to encounter zeros in the natural world; zero crossed over from mathematics to physics. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I crossed back and forth in front of him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed the street and practically dashed past the house. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

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

Toby pulled himself up into the truck and didn’t look back as Lily sped across the parking lot and out onto the country highway that crossed in front of the school. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As Nazario said this an old man who was about to open his barbershop on 110th and Lexington crossed the street to greet him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I crossed the dance floor without Eddie even trying to hold my hand. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She crossed the street and went into the garage. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

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

She said that when he and her mom met, he’d just crossed the border, so he was the freshest kind of mojado. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At one point they crossed it, and no sooner had he stepped foot on the other side than the day was adangle with shouts and explosions. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his limp wrists in his lap and hardly seemed to be breathing as he sat with his gaze drooping toward the floor in acquiescent defeat. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

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

Mariam sat up on the bed and crossed her legs, pulled the blanket on her lap. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

A shadow crossed the ground in front of him, and Tall Andras looked up and waved his arm at the crows that circled the field. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The story of the little boat that crossed the river night after night, and who was in it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed the street again and tucked the note in the screen door. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I crossed and uncrossed my legs and hands. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He crossed the room and clapped me on the back, and I stared into his remaining eye, looking for something familiar. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the walkway and stopped a man in a business suit. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd hand me the microphone and lean back with her arms crossed. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms at her chest, as if suddenly cold, rocking slightly, then after a time she looked at him and said she was glad he hadn’t tried it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed my arms tightly across my chest, my hands balling into fists. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

Imagine, Martin said, that an original group of a hundred hunters crossed over Beringia and down the ice-free corridor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately for them, a fold of the map crossed Baja California over a small coastal town named Tomatan, printed in small letters. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the way he said the word, I knew that at that moment he had crossed some invisible border into a different land, and he would not be returning to our childish band again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then he crossed the hall to the room where Ben and Matthew slept. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

From there, they could eventually reach the West Coast on a route that followed the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and met the Columbia River road. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

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 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

Have I crossed half the world and seen the birth of dragons only to die with them in this hard hot desert? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

We turned to see the stick-thin folding man from the carnival, standing with his bony arms crossed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I crossed my fingers for her one good eye. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Once his eyes got crossed and stayed crossed for a year. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the backseat sits Chucha, arms crossed, glaring at the storefront. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms in front of his bloody chest and shuddered. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You said we crossed the point of no return, so does that mean there was a time we could have gone back?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They crossed through the sedge to a fence and climbed through, holding down the wire for each other with their hands. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He sat still again, his hands crossed on his knee. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

An ominous rumble rattled the deck as I crossed the few feet to pick up the little book. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her feet were bare as she crossed the lawn to set the footboard into place. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

Not only had he stood her champion on Nagga’s hill and shouted out her name, but he had even crossed the sea to join her afterward, abandoning his king and kin and home. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I left the bathroom and crossed to my side of the room by the glow of ESPN. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He was as rigid as the mannequins at JCPenney, with a baseball cap on his head, dim sunglasses over his lifeless eyes, and his arms crossed awkwardly in front of him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

Then I followed my instincts, crossed the small space between us, and put my arms around her. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It had been evening when she crossed into the woods from the park. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood with arms crossed as we snapped them apart to refill the tinderbox. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“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

The king sat with his legs crossed and the merest flicker of a smile on his lips. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

One day I floated there on my back, my eyes closed, listening to the rattling cries of a bird, a kingfisher that skimmed the water’s edge and crossed from shore to shore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A flicker crossed the corner of his vision, and his right hand darted up at once, and he found he was clutching a robin, a dæmon, red-breasted, panicking. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed the room to the loft ladder, listening. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

Bewildered with fear, I crossed to my bed and sat down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I opened the windows and shutters to bring in fresh air, then crossed the hall. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

The name had been written in black ink and crossed out in red paint. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, on the witness stand, he held his hard-billed captain’s hat between his fingers, crossed his arms over his barrel chest, and pointed his cleft chin at Nels Gudmundsson, who wavered unsteadily before him, blinking. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mark started dragging him down the hallway, aware on some level that he himself had crossed into territory from which he wasn’t sure he’d come back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Jim’s car was clipped by a Tahoe that had crossed the yellow line and sent it into oncoming traffic,” an officer told her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I climbed a shaky gate and crossed a paddock with jumps for horses made from police cones and stripey poles. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We climbed the hill to the barn, crawled between the fence wires, and crossed the field. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

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

With a feeling of surrender, and anticipation, and apprehension, she crossed the small distance to his brow, settled on his warm skin, and entered his world. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Grandfather puffed up his chest and crossed his arms. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we crossed back and forth, the cars slowed down. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

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

The conversation centered around the Marine Corps, moving from one old friend to another, men and women they had been stationed with, whose destinies had crossed again and again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the day they came to a place where the fire had crossed the road and the macadam was still warm and further on it began to soften underfoot. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

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

My feet made a queer crunching noise as I crossed the shingle. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Victor felt as if he had crossed at least a hundred bridges when, finally, he turned into the alley where he hoped to find Dottor Massimo's mysterious movie theater. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A look of revulsion crossed Mr. Derby’s face as he stared at the perfect brown features of the infant. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

"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

The water inched up his legs, which were crossed and folded into the tub. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He simply sat down on the floor where he was, legs crossed, one book on his lap and the others beside him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

On the deck of the Argo II, Percy and Jason stood together, their swords crossed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

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

He smiled, and the network of lines that crossed his face turned to make themselves part of that smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was around nine o'clock that I crossed the border into Cornwall. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tanin leaned against the bulwark of the ship as if she belonged there, propped up on her elbows with her hands crossed loosely at the wrists. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Just south of the capitol was the financial and theater district, and then the Congress Street Bridge, which crossed over Town Lake. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

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

I 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

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

So now they crossed the stony bed and took to the orc-path, and for some time they marched along it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I left the road, crossed the ditch on a footboard and walked along the field beyond the ditch. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know,” Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And more: twelve girls and six of their parents from Aberdeen High School, South Dakota, who cheered her with signs as she crossed the border from North to South Dakota. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The house looked very peaceful as I came upon it from the woods and crossed the lawns. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Shay had tricked the safety governor so it wouldn’t tattle when they flew at night, or crossed the boundary out of town. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Need to disappear, escape this bright office with its stacked trophy case and laminated Massachusetts map with a stenciled #7 above two crossed swords. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I crossed a muddy area covered with animal tracks and continued along a broad platform covered with spongy dried dung. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed the room and emptied the last of the wine into his glass. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull opened the door to the stall, dragged the corporal out, laid him gently on the men’s room floor, then crossed his arms as the corporal pulled up his pants. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry crossed his fingers under the table and a second later the hat had shouted, “GRYFFINDOR!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Ned crossed to the wardrobe and slipped on a heavy robe. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mendel had discovered the discontinuous nature of genes, Fisher knew, because he had chosen highly discrete traits and crossed pure-breeding plants to begin with. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He crossed Parker Head and slowly climbed the steps of the parsonage. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

Silently, they crossed the little street together, heading toward a bank of narrow storefronts—mostly clothing and record stores—on the other side. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then she crossed her arms over her chest. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He crossed his arms over his belly and narrowed his eyes at Jinx. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

To receive phone calls, she wore her most serious pair of trousers, her most muted shade of lipstick, and she spoke sitting upright at her desk, legs crossed, her voice measured and sure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Each time we crossed over a bridge, I thought, Is this it? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was a sad moment as real horror crossed his face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He crossed his short arms over his chest, demonstrating. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Cat-like, it was fascinated by the rabbits and could not leave them alone, but it evidently had no stomach for another fight and as they crossed the yard it stayed where it was. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

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

Standing with his arms crossed as if he’d wait until the end of the world. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He crossed the room into the tiny kitchen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to feign nonchalance, act as though I’d done this before, but as we crossed the parking lot I felt as though Mother were watching me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Carly crossed her arms, tightened her lips, and raised one eyebrow. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Whenever two torches crossed in the air, a naked girl leapt between them, spinning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This he set on an inlaid table beside Shasta's sofa, and sat down himself on the carpeted floor with his goaty legs crossed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He was deep asleep and his hands were crossed on his chest like he was ready for the graveyard. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

Heart hammering, Dimple slid the sketch pad back into Rishi’s messenger bag, crossed the room, and sat back down at the laptop. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

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

“That’s how most guys drop the ball,” he said as we crossed March Ave, walked past the burrito spot with the huge sombrero on the roof. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes the foster care system gets its signals crossed. But I think we just figured out what’s happening here.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The crossed timbers supporting the rails had the look of bayonets when they were silhouetted against a twilight sky. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this stage in her life Briony inhabited an ill-defined transitional space between the nursery and adult worlds which she crossed and recrossed unpredictably. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Houseguests pushed into the room to see, all pretense of manners forgotten, and in the corner, Clara crossed her arms, watching and waiting just as she had since Mrs. Caruthers had killed her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Naked but for a white cotton breech-cloth, a boy of about eighteen stepped out of the crowd and stood before him, his hands crossed over his chest, his head bowed. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Still among the bees, they reached a stinking ditch of slurry which they crossed by a wobbling plank. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The floor felt cold against my bare feet as I crossed to the exam table and jumped up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fitzgerald’s arms were crossed, and she was glaring at the lady. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They crossed a lane of forklift traffic, navigated a maze of conveyor belts, and ducked under a row of robotic arms that were packing up boxes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Stopping with her legs crossed, she felt like a model. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed into the storage room, the other man following. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pet looked over from the other end of the room and crossed the space between them in three quick steps. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

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

The creek flowed around the town, crossed beneath the bridge to El Puerto, then turned towards the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I push him away, hard, but he grabs my other wrist, holding our crossed arms between us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“A gang of what?” asked Harry, as Hermione threw herself down into a chair with her arms and legs crossed so tightly it seemed unlikely that she would unravel them for several years. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He stood by Anya, arms crossed and hands dug up under his armpits. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He’s seated on the other side of the table, arms crossed. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She rested her left hand lightly on the gash and crossed the fingers of her right. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He asked in a peculiar accent: “Who are you, and why have you crossed over into our lands?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But once the threshold of 150 individuals is crossed, things can no longer work that way. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Again they crossed, and the Count moved into a Morozzo defense, because the blood was still streaming. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

So the thought crossed his mind: maybe it did not have to end. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

Z squeezed Kaitlin’s hand, then crossed the room to read Diana’s message. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We walked out into the yard with him, and he crossed over to the Betts’ house and went in. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was another cobweb day, and by the time we crossed the Thames we looked as though we had swum it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned back in her chair and crossed her hands on her stomach. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

A look of panic had crossed Lizzie’s face at this suggestion. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t make a sound, but his eyes were open and on me as I crossed the room. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m waiting for you to tell me what’s been going on,” she says, her arms crossed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

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

The two little girls and I crossed the Delaware River where George Washington had crossed it, the next morning. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The street passed a small park before it crossed another river. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracked and she started crying again, covering her face with her hands as she sat down on the hard-packed earth, her legs crossed under her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As they crossed the deadline, they could expect trouble. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One day I saw Ty coming down the street and he crossed over to the other side so he wouldn’t have to talk to me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lyte, in his effort to play both ends against the middle, did take the Observer and every Thursday Johnny habitually crossed from one stable yard to the other. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting on a desk, one foot on the chair, the other leg crossed, her sharp little chin propped on her fist, with her elbow on her knee. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I mounted the crumbling steps and crossed the threshold. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He even crossed the slender stone bridge that arched over the abyss and discovered more passages and chambers on the far side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A tall plant crossed with a dwarf inevitably produced only tall plants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

There were thin scars around his eyebrows, and two crossed blue scars on the bridge of his battered nose. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darius starts the car as his grandmother stands in front of her house with her arms crossed. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He slumped against the wall, muttered some­thing under his breath, and crossed his mutilated foot over the good one. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the track, still following the map, and stopped. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

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

In a ceremony of great pride, I solemnly crossed Plato off my list. m . Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

By the time we crossed over into the valley of the seventies, Lefty was back in the fifties. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Their ambitious mission was to open asylum shelters for defectors who crossed into China and to smuggle antiregime pamphlets into North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

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

We crossed the gravel lot to the dock where the fishermen stood. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Liam was suddenly standing next to me, his own arms crossed over his chest. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Big Time sat down on a box and crossed his legs at the ankle. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pained look crossed her face and crinkled her makeup. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned up against the same boulder, crossed his legs in front of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

As they crossed the road, he glanced over his shoulder; the statue had turned back into the war memorial. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Blackberry, alert and intelligent, looking first up and then down the ditch before he crossed it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

In spite of himself a grimace of impatience crossed Aron’s face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wash’s heart pounded as his mother crossed the room to the cabinet where they kept the Booker money. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

She crossed her arms and scanned the road with her dark, lined eyes. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I crossed the distance between us with my packs still strapped to my back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The sun was huge and red behind the rooftops of Wall when Tristran and Yvaine crossed the meadow and looked down on the gap in the wall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed out “seven” and replaced it with “ten.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

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

She crossed herself numerous times, waiting for an answer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I found the card that had Margaret’s name on it, crossed it out, and wrote BATHROOM. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

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

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

I didn’t give the lovely villages the attention they deserved, and before long I had crossed into Maine and continued eastward. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The sun was low and shadows crossed the lanes when they arrived at Pherai. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it was hardly anyone’s definition of morning yet, his father had switched on his light and was standing in his doorway with his arms crossed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

From there he traveled overland to the U.S. border, crossed over to Houston with help from a coyote, and then finally flew on a commercial airline to New York City. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed the ball between his legs, causing one defender to slip. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the balcony, a man was standing with his arms crossed, looking grimly at the parking lot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My backseat is a far cry from leather, but he crossed his legs as if he owned my bucket. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Stick crossed the living room without a sound and without a glance in my direction. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Their paths crossed from time to time, which invariably resulted in a fight. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

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

As he slowly chewed his breakfast, she sat opposite from him with her arms crossed over her chest, watching. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They crossed the river by an old concrete bridge and a few miles on they came upon a roadside gas station. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The stair treads seemed to crumple under his weight and the porch planks squealed as he crossed them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Then she shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a moment the two of them stand silently, arms crossed, faces stern. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

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

Maybeth and Dicey crossed the dirt road from the playground and found the path to the small campground. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he crossed back in the direction of home by another street, and emerged into the Street of the Crooked Dog to see Gebu still some distance away in the gloom. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The wind was moving clouds rapidly across the sky, and as they crossed over the moon, darkness and light rolled back and forth like the men wrestling on the ground. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had crossed more than half a mile of open pasture without a trace of cover, expecting every moment some attack that did not come. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No crossed fingers,” he said, holding both hands out to show her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Now Harry understood why Voldemort had vanished; it had been at the point when the motorbike crossed the barrier of the Order’s charms. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dark and black and trackless where it crossed the open country. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

He knew exactly where they drew the line between different and weird, and he never crossed it. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment they crossed the threshold, the entrance to the Court of the Seasons closed up behind them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once he had crawled up there and stood on the bridge, looking down at the shelter, and then around at the street where it crossed the tracks; he could even see downtown. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had never crossed his mind that Eril-Fane might have vulnerabilities. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When she was opposite our house, Lily gave Oscar a tug, crossed over, and stood facing her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But this time as he crossed the threshold, Chess felt his mind clearing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

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

The priest crossed himself again, for he was going to have to touch her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He crossed back over the boat gunnels then, and Kabuo hoped that underneath his facade there was part of him wanting to discuss the land that lay between them silently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Daoud warned as we crossed the front lobby of Manhattan General. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Grace’s mom crossed her arms over her chest. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

She crossed her arms and pinched her sides. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But who was the figure that had crossed the roof behind me? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Nancy opened the far door of the air lock, and they crossed over to the hot side. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The road crossed the river on a bridge about thirty feet long. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

They would have to wait forty-five minutes for the next one, and so they crossed the street and bought clam cakes at the take-out window they had been to before. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and crossed my fingers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

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

Then the smoke and flame died, and new marks were seared onto Frank’s skin: spqr, an image of crossed spears, and a single stripe, representing the first year of service. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And each time I crossed the footbridge over the river, twice a day, I had to stop and scoop around in the coffee-colored snow at the road’s edge until I found a decent-sized rock. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I crossed the Pacific Ocean the first time when I was seven years old, in 1946. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He’s a skyscraper, impossibly imposing with his arms crossed now against his chest in a battle stance, studying me like I’m a new life form. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The word incarceration had been crossed out, and handwritten in its place was the word individual. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chas shoved me, sending me back against the doorjamb as soon as I crossed the threshold into our room. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As I sprint faster, the layers I’ve built to protect myself since I crossed the border flake off, like scorched leaves on the trees along Kobani’s Aleppo Way. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe, like Rae, he has a boundary, too, and it’s been crossed too many times. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

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

I crossed my eyes and looked down at my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stands there like an enforcer, his arms crossed and his stance wide. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Already the lead squad had crossed the river and was filing off toward the west. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

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

When raindrops are lying it is easy to see where grass has recently been crossed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed the access road and shuffled down the slope. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

No other guard crossed his path, and soon he was vaulting over Capricorn's wall. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

One was clutching the Book to his chest, under his crossed arms, as if trying to press it into his ribs, until his lungs filled with letters and his heart became a pulsing paragraph. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We find ourselves in a sprawling flood basin, which means we’ve crossed from Orange into Riverside County. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nhamo crossed the island, skirting the clearing where the Portuguese house stood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“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

With his shaved head and muscular build and his habit of holding his arms crossed in front of his big chest, Smith looked like a black Mr. Clean. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I saw nothing but the crossed paws of the old tomcat, napping just inside the door. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry stood between Anton and Sully, as ever, his arms crossed, staring. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baker crossed her arms over her chest—even though I had coached her against that. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Stick glared at me as he crossed to the other side of the car and got in. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I crossed the room quickly, and picked them up, and as I did so, Frith came back into the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She is sitting there with her arms crossed. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

Like a big kid, Leo, legs crossed, sits on the ground. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He crossed his legs, clasped his hands behind his head, feeling his skin cool as it dried. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She looked at my dad with her arms crossed over her chest. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He shifted down to second gear and crossed the cattle guard by the old graveyard. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs were crossed with veins and her eyes were sunk in a web of generous wrinkles that did not make her look old. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I just hope he’s in Gryffindor! Keep your fingers crossed, eh, Harry?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All Aru remembered when she crossed the threshold was a curious sense of bemusement. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As he crossed the room, just before he went out onto the landing, he made a brief nod in Briony’s direction. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

I whirl around and there’s Safer, leaning against the wall behind me with his arms crossed. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Before he dealt with that problem there was still the common land to be crossed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

We dipped our fingers in holy water, knelt, crossed ourselves like we’d done a thousand times, and I led Helena to a pew. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They crossed the vestibule and went down the stairs and on to Parker Head. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Finally, when they had crossed the mountain range that extended along the entire horizon, the alchemist said that they were only two days from the Pyramids. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scribbled a few sentences, crossed them out, then began again. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But now they saw, not far ahead, the bridge which they had crossed when they first came to the Test four nights before. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel reached the hedge, crossed a narrow turf verge on the other side and found himself looking straight down a long, shadowy aisle between two rows of beans. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to talk about this anymore,” I say, arms crossed. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Of course they were wrong, Inej considered as she crossed the bridge over the black waters of the Beurskanal to the deserted main square that fronted the Exchange. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The creek it crossed was only a reedy trickle, narrow enough to step across, so I decided to go that way. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed her arms over her chest, an unreadable expression on her face. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They crossed a narrow wooden bridge over a rushing river, and a bridge that swayed over a gorge carved out of a granite mountainside. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But this time I felt excitement, not pain—the same feeling I had as a child when my family and I took the train north from Guadalajara, crossed la frontera, and entered California. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the desk and took from a drawer a small package wrapped in black velvet. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later the rabbits had crossed the cart track and vanished into the copse beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll tell you, I thought about things that night that never ever crossed my mind before. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

He crossed the room and opened the refrigerator door. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In a half dozen others were papers, some written on, others sealed, some with line after line of careful script crossed out with thick colored lines. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“One of my scouts just reported they’ve crossed the Harlem River. There was no way to hold them back. The army ...” She shrugged. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, within moments the old man had crossed his arms in front of him and closed his eyes. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Sometime in these bedlam hours I must have crossed the river again because I had got back on U.S. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed the button to end the call and crossed my arms. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

"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

Alvin Hooks crossed over to the evidence table and selected a folder from it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The ground was cool under my bare feet and suddenly, for the first time since we had crossed the border, I felt like I was back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The shards of the broken cup crunched beneath his father's heels as Lord Tywin crossed the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

Some time that night, I crossed the river on a riffle somewhere in the Dripping Springs country. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood in the sand with his arms crossed, his hundred eyes glaring at us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

Angry and unwilling to be crossed, Fabyan used his wealth and his business connections to stalk them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We passed a crossroads and crossed a bridge over a stream. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A line there’d be no coming back from once it was crossed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I crossed over to meet him, he hesitated for a moment and then handed me the slip of paper, curiosity and excitement plain on his face. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Their teacher, Mr. Quisling, planted himself at the front of the room, legs apart, arms crossed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

After giving the widow their condolences, they crossed the living room to stand before the open coffin. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘The messenger of Mordor. The storm is coming. The Nazgûl have crossed the River! Ride, ride! Wait not for the dawn! Let not the swift wait for the slow! Ride!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

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

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

When I crossed the highway at the edge of town, the pavement turned to gravel, and I crunched along about a mile past the cotton gin until I came to the Rydells’ beat-up shack. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Together, they crossed the field in the direction of the mountains. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

He stretched his legs, crossed them at the ankles. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We drove down the street and crossed the bridge and passed the house where the pink garment hung in the window. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia crossed her legs, holding her knee and rocking back casually. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

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

A stream of fans crossed the pontoon bridge at the western end of the course and began to fill the massive wooden bleachers on the far side of the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It had crossed the dirt path and avoided the feet of those watching the rescue efforts, draping over the cliff. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We crossed the river and I saw that it was running high. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The leshy, a forest spirit that looked like a man crossed with a tree, who would lead travelers astray until they died. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You mean on the boat. I must say, Blackberry, you’re a clever fellow. I remember now that after we’d crossed that other river you said that that floating trick might come in handy again sometime.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was walking home from school an hour later when a man coming the other way crossed to the other side of the street. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then the five of us left the school, crossed the village green and headed for the sweet-shop. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed to the desk and stood there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

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

She swatted at him playfully, and a thoughtful look crossed her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

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

“People who question me get crossed off my good list—like Spizz.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and crossed my fingers. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

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

Did she ever wish she had crossed to the other side like her little sister? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Got my fingers crossed, and my toes crossed, too, hoping she won’t leak too bad. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed quickly and opened the old screen as quietly as he could, put Mouse out first, then handed me through, and followed quickly. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And Mong’s really standing over my bed with his arms crossed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Eighty- five days crossed out, ninety-six to go before July. Homesick 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

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

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

He crossed his arms and stared at me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

I tasted it, and she gave me a horrified look and crossed herself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Lists of possible attractions or acts are scrawled down the sides, some crossed out or circled. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, the Soviet military tracked Powers from the moment he had crossed the USSR's border. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

The logs crossed each other at slight angles. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This passageway of the Fair Folk was steeper than any of the mountains they had crossed. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Dad’s arms are crossed against his chest as Dr. Howard speaks. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

Seth crossed the floor to the flustered hen. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The train was cold, but when it crossed into Montana, I heard we was heading all the way to California. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed the Keeper had crossed an invisible fine and the boys were appalled by what they were about to witness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It’s a good thing he says Frankie so I’ll know he’s talking to me because he has crossed eyes and you never know who he’s looking at. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A flash of uncertainty crossed the girl’s face, so quick Nailer might have missed it if he hadn’t been watching closely, but he caught the slight widening of her eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Just by meeting with blacks he had crossed the inviolable color line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

My bladder was so full that I’d had to keep my legs crossed all the while I’d looked out the window. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I stared at Lefty Lewis, keeping my fingers crossed that the next thing he said wouldn’t be “You’ll never take us alive, copper!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I crossed the street with my shoulders hunched and my head down. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The next thing I remember is, waking up with a feeling as if I had had a frightful nightmare, and seeing before me a terrible red glare, crossed with thick black bars. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I busied myself by studying the shadows on the ground, the corners of buildings, and how, as people crossed the courtyard, their shadows imitated everything they did, just as younger children imitated older ones. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Balder the beautiful crossed this bridge nine days ago. He went to Hel’s great hall.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The children who came along the beach, singly or in twos, leapt into visibility when they crossed the line from heat haze to nearer sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Fingers crossed those road barriers our car flipped over, freak-accident style, have been repaired by now, but who knows. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was many a Tang man with a cracked skull or a broken arm or rib because he had crossed over the invisible boundary line between our town and the rest of the demon city. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

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 crossed my fingers, hoping this one would be better. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A young man was standing at the opening to the stable, staring straight at them with arms crossed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The man shrugged and crossed the road to help his fellow workers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

They took the lead easily at the start, widened it at each quarter-mile buoy, and crossed the line almost six lengths ahead of California. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then I shoved my feet into my slippers, dragging my blanket with me, for the morning was bright, but very cold, and crossed quickly to the kitchen. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll wait here for you,” he said as he crossed his arms. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She leaned against the kitchen counter and crossed her arms over her chest. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That year, a group of MK soldiers who had been training in Tanzania and Zambia crossed the Zambezi River into Rhodesia with the intention of making their way home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he simply being a bureaucrat who didn't like the fact that a name had been crossed out without his official permission? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Lydia turned, planted her elbows on Dill’s chest, and rested her chin on her crossed arms. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He watched me study him, but when I squeezed the straps on my shoulders, his eyes latched on to my backpack, and a suspicious look crossed his face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos went across the hall and out under the light of torches—crossed the court to the tower chamber where he had always slept. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Up here,” said Harry, and he crossed the common room and led the way through the door to the boys’ staircase. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Cora had peeked inside Sam’s saloon in North Carolina but never crossed the threshold. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z