| 单词 | crystal |
| 例句 | The hot and humid air of the Gulf Coast has no likeness in the cool crystal in the northwest of the Panhandle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw ten billion rain crystals, hesitating long enough to be photographed by the electrical display. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers found the hard lumps the crystals made in the wool. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Again, ask yourself. You are the great leader. Look into your crystal ball." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, as I watch the Wicked Witch of the West peer into her crystal ball, I realize it’s probably the most comforting thing I’ve ever known. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The shrines are actually a series of grottoes built out of sponge rock and crystals so that the exterior walls sparkle in the light. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The windows were full of crystals, dream-catchers, and books about spiritual healing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She would rather work on other codes—of nature, of crystals, of invisible structures. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Seed Collector placed its crystal into a pouch. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The crystal dust that made Wind Being’s human form spun faster and faster. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Some observers have reported variable white clouds above that disk—most likely, clouds of methane crystals. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher had put images of what looked like crystal snowflake ornaments on the overhead projector. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The white bands are thought to be high clouds, probably ammonia crystals; the brownish-colored belts, deeper and hotter places where the atmosphere is sinking. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The heavens were inhabited by angels, demons and the Hand of God, turning the planetary crystal spheres. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls glittered with crystals—red, green, and blue. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Maria pulls out a gown the same color as her green eyes, with tiny crystals on the bodice. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “As I was saying,” he continues, “you’re correct. Ice cream has to be churned or it forms ice crystals. And crunchy ice cream is gross.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The walls of this elevator are made of crystal so that you can watch the people on the ground floor shrink to ants as you shoot up into the air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The dress had a single shoulder strap and delicate organza flowers sewn across it, each one with a tiny crystal at its center, and a full skirt that cascaded richly to the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Some have crystal balls that cloud up as we pass. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z High on crystal, the gang and I would tool down the beltway, admiring the traffic cones and bright yellow speed bumps. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In actuality her head was crystal clear, but it would do no harm for the enemy to believe her still out of action. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Nathan looked at the crystal and then back at the crystals at the top of the ceiling. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Puzzled, I let her lead me into the living room, where she let go of my fingers and lifted the top of a crystal candy dish on the fireplace mantel. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He smoothed her hair back from her face, cupping her chin in his hands, and she was forced to look up at him, his eyes like crystals glittering in the dark. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The merchant turned to a customer who wanted three crystal glasses. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex feels somewhere, under the fifty layers of booze, something crystal clear radiating off her, a shared knowledge of how rare and wonderful this version of Henry is. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Gravity hinders the manufacture of some items, like crystals used in electronics, and much bigger and better crystals can be formed in weightlessness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With it was a belt of pearl and crystal. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I liked to imagine him reading the letters in there by himself, in his recliner with his cigarettes and crystal ashtray. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In the strange light, beautiful plants grew—giant orchids, star-shaped flowers, vines bursting with orange and purple berries that crept among the crystals. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Shelves filled with lace fans, crystal, cigarette lighters, and perfume bottles. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Iii was a tall, vaporous, thin man with thick blind blue crystals over his yellowish eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “What about: How to make crystal spikes out of Epsom salt?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Overhead, crystal chandeliers sparkled like stars in the soft evening light. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z But the colors inside the crystal ball were swirling. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A dragonfly skims over the surface, his crystal wings reflecting the sunlight. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The ocean surrounding Puerto Rico looks like it’s made of blue crystals. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “And flying things got treasure! Flying things—angels—crystal treasure!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The shelves running around the circular walls were crammed with dusty-looking feathers, stubs of candles, many packs of tattered playing cards, countless silvery crystal balls, and a huge array of teacups. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The woman places it on her head, topping off an ensemble that looks like a ball gown fashioned out of the night sky: black silk dotted with sparkling white crystals. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dad had put them in an old crystal vase we had, and left the sealed envelope at its base next to a note from him that said Back at 5. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z For my debut, she gave me one of her gowns, pale green taffeta with a pleated skirt and a million crystal beads. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mrs Jenkins took one look at the fat little brown mouse who was still chewing a bit of banana and she let out a shriek that rattled the crystals on the chandelier. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Tipping his head toward them, the hat’s brim slashed a shadow across his face, dividing it diagonally, leaving a single crystal blue eye, half a nose, and a split grin visible. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “As wiped the honey mustard off of her lips, she spoke to me about her third husband and the healing power of crystals.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He was so distracted by all the movement around him that he walked right into a crystal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I looked straight up at the crystal gate floating twenty meters above me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z While he was waiting for someone to answer the bell, he read the faded sticker on the crystal of the door, “A slip of the lip can sink a ship.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel spoke to the man briefly and showed the others into the carriage, which, like the hall, was lit by those glowing crystals, held on silver brackets against mirrored mahogany panels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They sat at tables spread with crisp white linen tablecloths and gleaming silverware and crystal stemware and platters heaped with hot food. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In half an hour, he had cleaned all the glasses in the window, and, as he was doing so, two customers had entered the shop and bought some crystal. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A dozen crystals, no larger than seeds, rattled across the parchment he'd been reading. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As we gathered around the table, I couldn't help admiring the special china and crystal. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Along the walls, glass cases displayed crystal balls, geodes, macrame dream catchers, and a bunch of other strange stuff. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I pass through a room arranged like a church, rows of seats facing the altar, where a marble Jesus lies on his deathbed above a base of glittering crystals. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He straightened his shoulders, placed the crystal snowdrop in the top buttonhole of his coat, now undone. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z First she was embedded in a crystal pillar, then she melted into a golden statue, finally a staff of polished cedar, and back to a woman. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Their kite shields all bore the same device: a crystal sword shining in the darkness, the ancient badge of those the small- folk called Swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had remembered that one of the crystal merchant’s suppliers transported his crystal by means of caravans that crossed the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You did a very good job putting this display together,” she said in a voice that was as clear and brilliant as crystal. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The boudoir is a jeweled caisse: all pink, cream, and gold, with the scent of roses wafting through the air, and three crystal chandeliers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Despite the message’s reasonable tone, the threat behind it was crystal clear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The crystals are made of mineral salts, and they looked evilly sharp. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Elaborate crystal chandeliers hang from the high ceiling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The quota system has worked for over two hundred years, and although it fluctuates region to region, it makes it crystal clear what each scythe’s responsibility to the world is. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She turned the alethiometer over and over, her fingers stroking the heavy gold and the smooth crystal and the knurled wheels they knew so well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z In a crystal case at the top of the far wall sat the most powerful weapon in all of Ravenskill, and maybe the whole Twelve Towns: the Celestial Sword. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She pushed the platform to the ceiling and into a pathway that snaked its way upward into a round opening in one of the crystal spires. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was simple and, since both Helmholtz and the Savage were dreadfully pained by the shattering and defilement of a favourite poetic crystal, extremely effective. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Life ain’t been no crystal stair for young Nicholas here, he adds. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A gorgeous set of yellow topaz crystals on a gray matrix. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Directly beneath the familiar black dragon painting there was an ornate crystal pedestal on which rested a gold chalice encrusted with tiny jewels. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Afterwards, Albert picked up the pieces of the shattered crystal goblets and replaced them with others from a cabinet. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I handed John a corkscrew while I laid out the crystal—three plastic coffee cups, a jelly glass, a shaving mug, and several wide-mouthed pill bottles. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the hall, the crystal pendants of the chandelier suspended above the stairwell chime. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He had lived thirty years of his life buying and selling crystal pieces, and now it was too late to do anything else. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go and have some lunch,” said the crystal merchant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The crystal fire is one of the ways from the First World,” Wind Being said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Lori and I did work out a budget, and we included a generous allowance for Mom to cover luxuries such as extra-large Hershey bars and cut crystal vases. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We've discussed the details of the buttons, the refracted light from the crystals on the chandelier. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I stared at the aqueous, rippling circles of light that the crystal vase cast over the tabletop. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We poured a stream of the white crystals into our palms, just like Mama taught us in cooking. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z So she sat down at the table and picked up the crystal goblet and drank; it tasted like wine, but it was sweeter and lighter than any wine she had ever drunk before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As he took the crystal, his thumb brushed her palm, leaving a drop of water in the creases of her hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Took you long enough,” Seed Collector said, holding the crystal fire above its head. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The crystal was expanding and contracting, like the icy entrance. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The small crystal bottle of sleeping-tablets which earlier today had been filled with thirty capsules and which now lay uncapped and empty in the light of the tiny flare. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m certain she thought this explanation was clear as crystal, but I couldn’t fathom one word of it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The walls were made from multicolored chunks of crystal. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “To Valley Pepperhorn, I present twin crystal blades! Forged from the tears of a star and made once every five hundred years, in honor of her exceptional fighting and monstruo-tracking skills.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He pours the concoction into a crystal champagne flute and hands it to me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When at last they saw the crystal gates ahead of them, the Huntsman pulled his horse to a halt and turned back to look at his human charges. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I had put a stolen watch into a jewelry shop to replace a broken crystal. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He stumped over to a small crystal bottle standing on top of a sideboard and held it up to the light, examining the thick liquid within. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes and stared at a hundred cuts of crystal sparkling overhead. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Over in the bow, Leo whistled happily as he tinkered with Festus’s mechanical brain, muttering something about a crystal and an astrolabe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The boy had been working for the crystal merchant for almost a month, and he could see that it wasn’t exactly the kind of job that would make him happy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z With wind whipping snow crystals into his face, Knut Haugland set up his radio antenna on the roof of the cabin. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought the yellow crystals on a red paper plate to her family, one by one. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Madame Semele adjusted the last of the crystal flowers on the stall and eyed the market with disfavor. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Overhead, a chandelier sprouted from the rough plaster, its brass branches leafed with shards of cut crystal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She held the capsule under the light and saw the white crystals inside—six grains of morphine, a good, sure margin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked lovingly into the flowing water, into the transparent green, into the crystal lines of its wonderful design. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen filled with a smelly chemical steam, but after a few hours there was a layer of brown crystals in the bottom of the pan. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It was like a room in Sleeping Beauty’s castle, with cobwebbed candles mounted in wall sconces, a mirrored vanity table topped with crystal bottles, and a giant oak bed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Before she had dressed, however, the crystals had melted—all but a few on the north sides of the slopes, that spoke of things to come. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do you do that? With the crystal?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He began holding required meetings in the schoolhouse to inform them about vitamins and to let them know, in passing, whatever news he managed to pick up on his crystal set. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Using borax, water, and pipe cleaners, we made our own crystals. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z On a crystalline fall day you can almost hear the tinkle of fine crystal, the rustle of silk and wool, almost smell the expensive cigars. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The crystal bent and warped until it cracked and shattered into dust. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The crystal chandeliers swayed with their usual tinkling, but no one so much as looked up. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiny crystals disappeared gradually, the way stars did at dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of the logs had fallen out of the roof, leaving holes, and the holes were lined with white crystals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just beyond the crystal fountain there was a small round table and two familiar chairs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z With each step forward, tiny finger-sized shards of white crystals embedded in the walls reflected the crystal fire. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then his rage Seeped into the room, clouding the crystal and softening the starched tablecloth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling, more portraits against the dark purple walls. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A long cavern lined with crystals shimmered around him, reflecting back his torchlight. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The boy told them about his life as a shepherd, and was about to tell them of his experiences at the crystal shop when the Englishman came into the tent. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The beaches are nice. The water is crystal clear. Plus, everyone is super, super friendly and chill.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Piles of cane are heavy, bulky, and hard to move, while sugar in tiny crystals can be packed into barrels and shipped by water. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He didn’t really have time, but he unlocked Groucho’s middle drawer and stared at the two precious objects inside: a bronze astrolabe he’d picked up in Bologna, and a fist-sized chunk of crystal from Ogygia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There were no white salt crystals on the rocks, as I’d expected. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She held it up, the bear was sitting up on his haunches with his paws up, there was a cork in his glass head and a few sticky crystals at the bottom. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The chandelier crashed to the floor in an explosion of crystal and chains, falling on top of Hermione and the goblin, who still clutched the sword of Gryffindor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I picked out a single geode, its insides coated with tiny white crystals, and held it in both hands. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The lobby was impressive, with the crystal chandeliers and the passed-out rich people, but I didn’t pay much attention. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The wind hurled the sand ship keening over the dead sea bottom, over long-buried crystals, past upended pillars, past deserted docks of marble and brass, past dead white chess cities, past purple foothills, into distance. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Into each Sunbeam frying pan they dropped a handful of disinfecting crystals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was unbroken, although the crystal was stained and smeared with mud and the blood from what the cliff-ghasts had been eating before they found it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “This on the left is the Noble Hall of Justice, where we hold trials. And see over there, over that wall? That pointy, crystal spire is the Well of Lightning.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z At least that much of the note was crystal clean The “coaster” had to be the roller coaster. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As a crystal reaches a cell wall, it disintegrates into hundreds of individual virus particles, and the broodlings push through the cell wall like hair and float away in the bloodstream of the host. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Thrust high into the jet stream, the mountain ripped a visible gash in the 120- knot hurricane, sending forth a plume of ice crystals that trailed to the east like a long silk scarf. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z With its high-resolution images he had picked out the fairy’s telltale breath crystals. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They appear to be made of copper, jade, and clear crystal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She holds out her hand, smiling as the crystals dissolve over her skin. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Harry bent over the crystal ball and stared, stared as hard as he could, willing it to show him something other than swirling white fog, but nothing happened. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I slump down on the floor, my face against the door, staring uncomprehendingly at the crystal glass in my hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The logs were surrounded by crystals, white needles of minerals that had grown out of the rock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was too late to change anything—the only thing he had ever learned to do was to buy and sell crystal glassware. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s crystal clear what happened—you had the motive, you had the opportunity....” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They walked through Seven’s yard, the sun making rainbows against the crystal wind chimes hanging from the trees. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Freezing rain fell all last night, so now icicles are hanging off of tree branches like crystals and all the houses on the block look like they are made of glass. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There are lights in sconces lining the corridors, cascades of crystals falling from them and swaying with the motion of the train. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A bird flew among the branches suddenly, all white with a tail like a fall of snow, and the golden apples dimming turned to seeds, each one a drop of crystal. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Shuddering into motion, the machine gave a sudden scream like a circular saw, and sent a tattoo of sharp crystals against my face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was alive with moonlight, translucent, a shard of crystal so thin that it seemed almost to vanish when seen edge-on. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The words went into crystal focus, and I felt my eyes jump over them, drinking them in with disbelief. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Seed Collector brought the crystal fire to the slab of ice and examined it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As Jean Louise listened, her year’s collection of revolting information fell into a fresh crystal design; as Calpurnia’s husky voice drove out her year’s accumulation of terror, Jean Louise felt life return. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He prepared himself a sandwich and drank some hot tea from a crystal glass. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he did finally lift it out, he saw that its crystal had been broken in transit. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Root mashed the remains of his cigar into the crystal ashtray. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z These crystals are broods of virus getting ready to hatch from the cell. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The dishes and crystal glasses that were spread across the table glimmered in the light, and morsels of unfinished food remained on the antique plates and serving trays. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He had his copy of Unfogging the Future open on his lap at the pages devoted to crystal gazing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z So every day began like that, me at one end of the crystal room, engulfed by geranium blooms, and this answering burst of red coming through the door. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She shone like a window of glass upon a far hill in the westering sun, or as a remote lake seen from a mountain: a crystal fallen in the lap of the land. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Only the Third Gate remained, a crystal doorway floating in the air above the crater where the castle had stood a moment before. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “That won’t put the crystal back together, will it?” he snapped, then collected himself. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He told her about his life as a shepherd, about the king, and about the crystal shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a clock-shaped device of bright gold, with a crystal face uppermost. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Take this,” he said, “and hit the patch of bluish crystals just across the crooked fissure. You see it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His fingers occasionally pressed up against the mirror-smooth texture of the crystals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In addition to the fine china and the shining silverware, they’d added crystal glasses, a bottle of deep-red wine, and a wide platter of delicacies. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They sang about gathering by rivers, beautiful, beautiful rivers, with bright angels and crystal tides. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Powder from the massive crystals coated the floor like glistening snow. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It whispered a few words to it and then the crystal glowed even brighter. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He had been collecting X-ray diffraction data from hemoglobin crystals for over ten years and was just beginning to get somewhere. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A crystal had been set in the soft earth, and Lommy wanted to take it until the Bull told him he'd better leave the dead alone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A huge crystal chandelier hung from the domed ceiling. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Faber opened the bedroom door and led Montag into a small chamber where stood a table upon which a number of metal tools lay among a welter of microscopic wire-hairs, tiny coils, bobbins, and crystals. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The pervasive television, billboard, and Internet ads featured a lush green oasis, complete with palm trees and a pool of crystal blue water, surrounded on all sides by a vast barren desert. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The new recruit, Rosalind Franklin, had just finished studying coal crystals in Paris. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In addition, he’d inadvertently rubbed some ice crystals into his eyes, lacerating both corneas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But Ma’s out there with only her cane and the crystal to protect her. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The bricks, or crystals, first appear near the center of the cell and then migrate toward the surface. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a bright white flash and a crack, a crystal ball fell on top of his head, and he crumpled to the ground and did not move. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Kaori opened it, removed the bag, and shook out the crystals. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And halfway down the fancy round-and-round steps with the crystal chandelier hanging over us like ice frozen in the air, my phone buzzed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z 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 She rode for many days through the deepest parts of the Wood, and at last, driven by her desire to claim Rois’s heart, she found the crystal gates leading to Taninli. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the sept, the great crystal caught the morning light as it streamed through the south-facing window and spread it in a rainbow on the altar. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The eye part of it, inside its crystal sphere, is so blue, so pure. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For one wild moment, Harry thought Snape was about to pull out his wand and curse him — then he saw that Snape had drawn out a small crystal bottle of a completely clear potion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Billy watched him for a while; his black skin already glistened with crystals of sweat as he threw deft combinations against an imaginary, helpless opponent. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The first meeting was tense, but I broke the ice by laying out a few lines of crystal and commenting on my host's refreshing lack of furniture. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Every rock, every tree, every crystal of snow cries out cold-blooded objectness. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Light from crystal chandeliers had twinkled back from gold braid and jewels. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He began to import enormous quantities of tea, along with his crystal, and his shop was sought out by men and women with a thirst for things new. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Hours later, walking home, my boots crunching on the snow, I bent my head backward to drink in the crystal stars. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if all the things I’ve learned have fused into a crystal universe spinning before me so that I can see all the facets of it reflected in gorgeous bursts of light.... Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He had also been to her Underworld garden—a creepy place full of crystal trees and flowers that bloomed bloodred and ghost white. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Voices drifted across the water, laced now and then with laughter that rang like crystal touched in a toast. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Before them, the shadow reached out and ended in knife-edge abruptness into an all-but-unbearable blaze of white light, that glittered from myriad crystals along a rocky ground. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Will cut through the crystal in one movement and reached in to help the angel out. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The water was crystal clear, and we waded up to our knees. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She could practically hear their crystal goblets clinking. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They would ride to that crystal city where it is said that the fairies have their grandest palace, and she would know, at last, what Kathleen had known. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman drank from the water in her hand and then flicked the rest away, the droplets scattering like crystals in the slanting light, and when she looked up she saw Ash staring at her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Around his neck, he wore a necklace with a chintzy pewter dragon gripping a purple crystal ball—a memento from some Renaissance festival. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Instead of me doing this, you want a weird purple crystal from New Mexico?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He wanted only to cool himself in the crystal water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A north Wind swirled through the trees below, sending thin white plumes of snow crystals flying from the highest branches, like icy banners. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A floating crystal staircase led up to the club’s only entrance, a circular opening at the bottom of the sphere. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He's arranging china and crystal and silver on white linen placemats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He restlessly tapped his fingers against the cut crystal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I took the heavy crystal glass and raised it to my lips, glad for an excuse to turn from her eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sleeper barely got a scream out before a bunch of glass and crystal erupted around him. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Suddenly I realized the potentially profound implications of a DNA structure in which the adenine residue formed hydrogen bonds similar to those found in crystals of pure adenine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z To the Europeans’ confusion, their steel and cloth did not interest the Narragansett, who wanted to swap only for “little bells, blue crystals, and other trinkets to put in the ear or around the neck.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We ran inside, shaking the ice crystals off our clothes. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “I saw . . . beautiful white tablecloths and crystal on the tables, and food, people laughing and enjoying themselves and eating,” he said later. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z I flashed the cyborg doorman my invitation, then mounted the long crystal staircase leading up into the club. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On the desk, inside a crystal sphere with a flat bottom, was an eerie replica of a human skull no bigger than her thumb. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He must have walked really hard into the crystal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But the blood would not wash off; many washings only turned the crystal water red; and someone cried: “Have you been to the river?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z As I gaze up at the crystal stars glittering overhead, cold steals the breath from my mouth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There it was: a smooth globe of crystal, now dark and dead, lying bare before his knees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Gen was the only one who knew where the crystals were, and it was her greatest secret as far as both of them were concerned. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Now, she saw the patterns emerging with crystal clarity. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Joseph ran his fingers over the smooth crystal of his watch. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z As Ben tried to clear his head he had one crystal clear vision: his father coming out of the stands, massive, enraged, and shouting words that Ben could not hear. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z To Ivory, the message of the dream was crystal clear. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It reached into its pouch and held a small white quartz crystal to its mouth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I know I wasn’t there, but the memory I’ve created in my head over the years is crystal clear. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The young man jerked up, blinking, confused, the crystal of his order swinging wildly on its silver chain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z However, when ice crystals form, they will have definite positions and will be lined up in some direction. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It has lived here in complete darkness, and when he dropped the crystal fire, it didn’t notice. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Tiny snow crystals sift down through the moonlight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He went down the stairs and found the merchant waiting on a foreign couple, while two other customers walked about the shop, drinking tea from crystal glasses. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The chandelier glittered, its crystal teardrops like small golden suns. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Sugar crystals sparkle under the orange glow of the flame. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Jaja and I touched the crystal shaker, my finger brushed his gently, then he let go. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Two more months passed, and the shelf brought many customers into the crystal shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The tables are covered in statues of saints, colorful candles, black dolls in fancy dresses, crystal bowls of candy, bottles of perfume, and the shimmery gold and yellow colors that flavor the whole place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z First they saw the roofs of crystal tile that glinted like the sun on rippling water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z In their place were depictions of African history: a prince and princess strolling beside a crystal river; a conclave of black scholars debating in an outdoor forum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Harry asked them after a quarter of an hour’s quiet crystal gazing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Mary Anne laid out fine bone china and carefully placed the ornately embossed silverware beside the plates and wine crystal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It appears to be a collection of her mother’s jewelry and some crystals she grew in a fridge with salt and food coloring. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She ran to one of the glass walls and placed her hands against the crystal surface. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Nathan walked out of the crystal cavern and into the ice hall. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He knew it as clearly as if he had a crystal ball. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Her voice sounded fragile, like fine crystal that might break at any moment, but each note was true and clear. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They walked into the mouth of the dark cave, guided by Seed Collector’s .shining quartz crystal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He pulls out his pocket watch and runs his thumb across the crystal, lighting up the mockingjay. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside they could see a bead curtain hung across the hall entry, and a crystal chandelier and a Maxfield Parrish painting framed on one wall over a comfortable Morris chair. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The tricks of the Antarctic atmosphere brought mock suns and green sunsets, and showers of jewel-colored ice crystals. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I asked Raizel as the bartender poured amber liquor into a faceted crystal glass. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Parvati and Lavender quivered with excitement, their faces lit by the milky glow of their crystal ball. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Under certain conditions our exhalations freezing instantly made a tiny cracking noise, like distant firecrackers, and a shower of crystals: each breath a snowstorm. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The sun was overhead, and a majestic palace of crystal was before him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes she dreamed of him: He would be walking down a long, moonlit hall, or he would be sitting in that clearing with the crystal fountain, but she could never see his face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore took from an inside pocket another crystal phial and Harry fell silent at once, remembering that Dumbledore had said it was the most important one he had collected. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The crystal beads looked like paste now, and where Ana had torn the bodice, ordinary threads hung loose. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "And high above the putrid corpse a crystal chandelier is tinkling. It tinkles and twinkles, but not one breath of air stirs in that gloomy tomb of a room." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank tried to imagine staying here with Iris, putting on a R.O.F.L. shirt, selling crystals and dream catchers to demigod travelers and lobbing gluten-free cupcake simulations at passing monsters. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He picked up a crystal cat, no bigger than his thumb. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The ocean was crystal clear blue to the bottom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He felt a mist of ice crystals settle on his fingers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I thought we weren’t starting crystal balls until next term,” Ron muttered, casting a wary eye around for Professor Trelawney, in case she was lurking nearby. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z On a shiny black table beneath the chandelier were tall, glimmering white tapers, a pair of silver pitchers, a few sets of crystal goblets, and the halfeaten remains of a lavish dinner. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When I decided to seek out my treasure, I never imagined that I’d wind up working in a crystal shop, he thought. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I dreamt that I was at a costume ball in an eighteenth-century French chateau, with huge crystal chandeliers above my head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They lie staring up at the chandelier, the light reflecting over the crystals turning it into the night sky without need of any illusion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He sat on the bed with his back against the whitewashed wall and watched tiny crystals in the gypsum plaster as they glittered in the stream of sun from the window. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll work all night, until dawn, and I’ll clean every piece of crystal in your shop. In return, I need money to get to Egypt tomorrow.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The very tips of her pointed ears are covered in shimmering crystal cuffs. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He hadn’t had a crystal to use as a homing beacon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “In the wartime we had to use empty food cans instead of the crystal.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Wait,” said Thorn as the Gran’s hand turned the crystal knob on her door. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z As soon as I spoke the words, the crystal door began to glow, and two additional keyholes appeared, on either side of the first. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She’d quickly stuffed it with vitamin- enriched pastries, dried fruit leather, macrobiotic beef jerky, and a few crystals for good luck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They continued until they got within a hundred yards or so—the singing was crystal clear and the shadows from the flames circled and flashed in the canopy of branches above them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At first, all she could think about was how she wouldn’t get to make her own rock crystal stalactites for her Carlsbad Caverns diorama idea. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Tiny frost crystals had formed on the outside. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At the far end was the entrance to another cave, flanked by gigantic columns of crystal that looked like diamonds. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There was no air resistance to slow it down, nor wind to turn it aside—and when it hit the ground it threw up crystals precisely in the center of the “blue patch.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Then it carved my thoughts into crystal wedges that would not be ignored. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The entry hall stretched from one side of the building to the other, an expanse of glittering crystal, plush Turkish rugs, and carved wood. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the throne room, the Queen still lay in her crystal chair, and Taisin and Con paced near the windows as if they had never left. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And the snow crystals clump together into flakes as they fall, covering Chicago in their white plenty, inch upon inch... American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When she asked Kaori where the crystals came from, Kaori put her finger to her lips and said, “The keeper of secrets may ask no questions.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z So she had bought the crystals for ten cents. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There was a crash like the falling parts of a dream fashioned out of warped glass, mirrors, and crystal prisms. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z By shining X-rays at a crystal, a physicist can decipher its structure in three-dimensional space. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A couple of crystal baskets floated to the left of them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I watch her open a packet of sugar, spill some on the table, then press a fingerprint of the crystals into the cover of her sketchbook. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The septon removed a faceted crystal sphere from the soft cloth bag at his waist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Again, jellyfish lanterns lit their way, making the crystal stones of the mosaic pathway sparkle. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She sniffed the air to try to smell the cause, but only odorless ice crystals stung her nose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he found ice crystals on the chair he sat in to watch the neighborhood. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z No one could match the fineness or colors of the widow's silver clouds, flaming flowers, or crystal lakes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I have decided to introduce the crystal ball a little earlier than I had planned,” said Professor Trelawney, sitting with her back to the fire and gazing around. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A crystal chandelier hung over a gleaming mahogany table, around which were clustered a half-dozen Chippendale chairs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The High Septon's crystal crown fired rainbows through the air every time he moved his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The other man remarked that tea was always more delicious when it was served in crystal, because the aroma was retained. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The images drained away, as if the water had been let out from a gigantic crystal bowl of hysterical fish. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Set out the good crystal, put the silver service out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Several days later, on the bus to Oxford, the notion came to me that each TMV particle should be thought of as a tiny crystal growing like other crystals through the possession of cozy corners. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And then the Third Gate stood open in front of us, a crystal doorway leading into a spinning whirlpool of stars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They moved, clumsy with desire, and one of them bumped against the crystal goblet, knocking it off the balustrade to shatter, loudly, at their feet. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We hid behind a litde kiosk filled with souvenir crystals—wind chimes and dream catchers and stuff like that, glittering in the sunlight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In the back of the room was a marble fireplace, big as a sepulchre, and a globed gasolier—dripping with prisms and strings of crystal beading—sparkled in the dim. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z By 1922, ten million American households owned a radio receiver - up from just sixty thousand in 1919 - many of which were homemade ‘crystal’ sets. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A cold wind came swirling through, and a cloud of ice crystals sparkled blue-white in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I saw a lovely crystal butterfly on a cart today. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He retrieved a full set of plates and crystal goblets from the shelves and cabinets around the room and carefully set the table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The snow falling, gently, effortlessly, covering everything in soft crystal, the mist of moonlight before a rain, blurring the outlines, obliterating color. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The path came to an end in a circular clearing, where she saw a crystal fountain in which a hawthorn tree made of diamonds rained clear water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They went in to drink the tea, which was served in beautiful crystal glasses. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t decide which seemed less real—New York or the crystal cave where I’d watched a god die. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z At the far end of the room, a low dais supported a crystal throne cushioned in green silk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In the sunlight, snow melts, crystals evaporate into a steam, into nothing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z My chest kept on falling, maybe with some ice crystals on it now. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He wiped it with the back of his hand and stared into the cup like it was a crystal ball. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The farther he walked the larger these crystals grew on either side of a clear path down the middle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He roared so loudly that the crystal in the chandeliers tinkled, and every bird in the great room shrieked, and Lyra’s ears rang. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z There was crystal everywhere and the bathrooms even had real towels. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Sunlight caught in his crystal crown and spilled rainbows across Myrcella's upturned face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The astrolabe was humming away, the crystal pulsing like a neon heart. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Was it only an hour ago, Clarisse McClellan in the street, and him coming in, and the dark room and his foot kicking the little crystal bottle? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z High in the atmosphere, perfect, tiny crystals that form, about a minute piece of dust, each a lace-like work of unique, six-sided fractal art. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z In Guth’s original proposal the phase transition was supposed to occur suddenly, rather like the appearance of ice crystals in very cold water. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They arrived at a set of smaller doors made of a fine-grained white wood, and the Huntsman turned the round crystal handles and said, “You will be very comfortable here.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He heard Mike say good night and did not answer, but fixed his eyes upon the two-story building where rambling clusters of crimson Martian flowers lay upon the high crystal roof. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, all she could think about was how she wouldn’t get to make her own rock crystal stalactites for her Carlsbad Caverns diorama idea. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Before the crystals appeared, Reston was surrounded by farmland, and the town still contains meadows. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems to her as if the air were made of crystal filaments, scraping and cleaning her inside. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A third article, from Wilkins, corroborated the evidence further with experimental data from DNA crystals. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Here Captain Cook insisted on looking over the window display, which consisted of several open packages of shiny white boric crystals. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z With a collective ruffle of fabric, the twenty-eight Witchlings pulled out their crystal amulets, which hung from black cords around their necks, and held them in front of their faces. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He had learned some important things, like how to deal in crystal, and about the language without words . . . and about omens. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There were giant crystal bookcases along one wall, and like a scene out of one of Seven’s dreams, black planters with every kind of plant and flower you could think of hanging from the ceilings. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The irises in Alice’s eyes look as if they are made of little pieces of blue and white crystal. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn't had a freshwater bath in three weeks and was glistening with caked salt like a stick of rock crystal candy. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The buñuelos were golden brown, and the cinnamon Maribel had sprinkled on the top of each while they were still warm had melted into the dough like tiny amber crystals. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z In the hush of the prayer hall, with its crystal chandelier, gold trim, and big plaques with Arabic calligraphy decorating the walls, a familiar calm washes over me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z At the north end of the chamber, a large crystal door was set into the wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His daughter Barbara was about to get married, and she and his wife had gone downtown to pick out patterns for her crystal and silverware. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He had said that it was a good thing for the boy to clean the crystal pieces, so that he could free himself from negative thoughts. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The creatures were surrounding something that lay glittering in the mud: something slightly taller than they were, which lay on its side, a large cage, perhaps, with walls of crystal. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We can hardly see him, but the sound of his knife against the wooden trunk is crystal clear. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Dunstan paused in front of a stall covered with tiny crystal ornaments; he examined the miniature animals, pondering getting one for Daisy Hempstock. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They had passed this way only moments ago, for the snow crystals their warm feet had melted were not yet frozen again. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood smeared against the crystal, and Taisin was stunned by the strength of the woman’s rage. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The bodice was embroidered with hundreds of tiny crystal beads in a complex pattern of flowers, and in the dusky light that came through the window, the bodice shimmered like the scales of a fish. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he picked up his heel, he saw that the carpet was covered with yellow crystals. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Glowing on every little table was a crystal ball full of pearly white mist. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Two pearl lighthouses with massive crystals on their tops stood at the end of each crescent point. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He carefully lifts out a crystal bowl filled with round balls floating in a thick honey-colored syrup. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Jealous and sweet, this music was, sobbing and gorgeous, muddy and crystal. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I took the heavy crystal glass and raised it to my lips, glad for an excuse to turn from her eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He touched one of the crystals lightly with the tip of his little finger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sailor stood upright quickly, trying to conceal a crystal butterfly behind his back. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, the bottle was empty and I was starfished on the hall floor, admiring the crystal chandelier spinning slowly overhead. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z On a dais, as if it were a throne, was a cradle made of crystal. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I feel like a crystal glass that’s going to shatter if the noise and the tension, if the struggle and the fighting, if the loudness of it all rises even one decibel more. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Crick could then buckle down to his thesis task of investigating the ways that hemoglobin crystals shrink when they are placed in salt solutions of different density. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z As she hung her septa’s crystal about her neck, to nestle in the cleft between her breasts, she teased him with a smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Joseph ran his finger over the crystal of his watch. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Because of this he failed to notice an enormous crystal chandelier. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon picked out crystals in the broken tower of glass. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z All my life I had heard about the white crystals that fell out of American skies in the winter. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I study paintings in which there are pearls, crystals, mirrors, shiny details of brass. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Gen had to swear on her past, present, and future lives that she would never reveal the location of the crystals for as long as she lived. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The crystals didn’t quite melt and that made it wonderful. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That is a clear quartz crystal for clarity and good vibes do not @ me. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She watched every ounce, every rock, every leaf, every crystal float to the bottom of the toilet bowl, until the water was cloudy and white. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She floats down, like crystal light, and untangles me from the branch. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He concentrated so hard that something inside him cracked—as if a crystal ball had shattered in his stomach. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was pouring earlier, great sheets of rain, and now the clouds outside the window are crystal tipped, like mountain peaks in the sky, rays emanating downward like an illustration in a children’s bible. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He would at least have died after having crossed the strait, after having worked in a crystal shop, and after having known the silence of the desert and Fatima’s eyes. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The cut crystal chimed as he set it down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Dad says, making it crystal clear that I can’t tell either of them anything in confidence. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Upon it rested a slender crystal glass filled with a thick blue liquid: shade of the evening, the wine of warlocks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In her palm sits a pile of sparkling black crystals, silt as fine as ash. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Nathan stepped forward as Seed Collector held out its crystal fire. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z You could see it shimmer high in crystal billows. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Brockway took a shovel and scooped up a load of brown crystals from a pile on the floor, pitching them skillfully into a receptacle on top of the machine. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I tug as hard as I can without losing my balance, but the crystal doesn’t come out of the cliff. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z To appreciate the full impact of this on Tycho and his contemporaries, you have to remember that at that time stars were regarded as fixed, eternal and unchanging lights attached to a crystal sphere. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The only solution to the problem is ingenious: transform a molecule from a solution to a crystal—and its atoms are instantly locked into position. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She then peeled it back up, slowly, careful not to lose a single crystal. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It contained an ingenious theory by the theoretician F. C. Frank on how crystals grow. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They drank white wine from crystal goblets that Alba took from the dining room, and made a detailed inventory of each other’s bodies and the multiple possibilities of pleasure. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Each flower was made of glass or crystal, spun or carved, he could not tell: they counterfeited life perfectly. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z With slow, deliberate strokes, he began running his thumb over the crystal’s faces, once across each plane before rotating it and beginning again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At the end, Colonel Gerineldo Márquez looked at the desolate streets, the crystal water on the almond trees, and he found himself lost in solitude. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The golden skin of the peach had been torn open, and where a chunk of flesh was now missing, a sweet, sticky juice was dripping like crystal beads gliding off a string. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He looked upon himself as a crystal pool of clarity and on his life as a troubled glass of misunderstood virtue. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes fell on the crystal ballerina statue. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The small, withered heart of Marie Antoinette’s ten-year-old son is kept in a crystal urn in a French church. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Who knows . . . maybe it’s better to be like the crystal merchant: never go to Mecca, and just go through life wanting to do so, he thought, again trying to convince himself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A yellow fairy produced a crystal sword from the soil of a flowerbed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Just as I began to pick up the tiny fragments of nonexistent crystal, a voice broke in. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Inside was a set of plastic cutlery, a packet of cheese spread, two crackers, a packet of orange-drink crystals, and a bag of pork ribs. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In turn, Onofre sold the crystals to Nick Rael and other commercial entrepreneurs for fifty cents, and the entrepreneurs unloaded them to tourists for a buck apiece, maybe even more. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Since for many years he had worked at Cal Tech on the crystal structures of small organic molecules, I couldn’t kid myself that he did not grasp our problem. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She bent down to touch the pale crystals, then rubbed her cold fingertips over her lips. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe time is like that insect,” Blink said, “trapped beneath the crystal of your watch.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The sand road now changed to crystal brick, and BaiMa’s hooves made the sound of tinkling bells. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z While he thought the Constitution was crystal clear that Congress could not restrict or terminate the slave trade before 1808, it did not prohibit the members of the House from talking about the issue. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Unless the upgrades let him respond to voice commands. But if he’s permanently activated, that means the navigation system and the crystal...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The animal’s liver was being transformed into crystal bricks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The seamstress has even sewn on little crystal beads to represent stars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By eleven forty, she was convinced that Virgil Salinas had met a terrible fate and it was time to consult the crystals. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But she put her palm over the ringing crystal anyway, and Pantalaimon fluttered ahead and through the slightly open door of the Retiring Room at the other end of the dais. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Someone trying to change a record dropped the tone arm down and broke the crystal. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Moving swiftly across this crystal water are several canoes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah. It might save a life. And, um, could you chip off a little piece of crystal from your cave? I don’t need much.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She held up a small crystal phial: it glittered as she moved it, and rays of white light sprang from her hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Inside, I find myself in a series of underground hallways, cobbled in the same sponge rock and crystals and lit up by hundreds of candles. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z ‘I really did dream about those children, Mary. It was clear as crystal.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the crystals were as massive as skyscrapers! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Holding the glowing crystal before it, the horned toad exited the cornfield and entered the vast open desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It had been frozen solid, but the ice crystals were already melting. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They practically shout at him while he sits mutely at his desk, moving a crystal paperweight inside a splash of light and then out again. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The soil was made of gold, the rivers made of crystals. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The two crystals might be made of the same thing, Nathan thought. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As they sat down at the only table in the place, the crystal merchant laughed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t fashioned after anything, but the delicate crystal and pearl whorls had been crafted by a skilled hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was a crystal chandelier in the dining room, and a big stone fireplace in the living room. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He could always become a crystal salesman again. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And so it might have been, if a certain cliff-ghast, busy feasting on a half-dead warrior, had not looked up just as a random searchlight caught the side of the crystal litter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Her eyes were a crystal, sparkling blue, and her skin was white as alabaster. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As I look at the clouds, ice crystals build up on my window, and my eyes become heavy with fatigue. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In every radio or television appearance, in every newspaper interview, I always made it crystal clear that I was Mr. Muhammad’s representative. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry obeyed, noticing as he took his usual seat in front of Dumbledore’s desk that the Pensieve lay between them once more, as did two more tiny crystal bottles full of swirling memory. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The crystal ball revealed the exact location of the object in question: it had rolled beneath a wardrobe. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She lit countless candles and the crystal shimmered so beautifully that Hornet could hardly take her eyes off it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Fresh red tulips in crystal vases sit on white lace doilies on each table. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Harry, at least, felt extremely foolish, staring blankly at the crystal ball, trying to keep his mind empty when thoughts such as “this is stupid” kept drifting across it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The dishes were trimmed with gold, the silver cutlery was freshly polished, and a crystal goblet sat by each plate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “For a trip down Bob Ogden’s memory lane,” said Dumbledore, pulling from his pocket a crystal bottle containing a swirling silvery-white substance. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And then I saw the crystal glow of the river as we had seen it every year when my mother dipped my hand in it. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z For Louis Swift, the dilemma was crystal clear. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She holds her cane in one hand and the sparkling crystal in the other. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Its human form disintegrated, and the crystal sands zipped through the air. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z There was a brief flash of blue light, during which all of our keys and the crystal door itself vanished. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Ivan’s mom smelled like the river after a thunderstorm, and a handful of salt crystals, and some kind of flower that Anya couldn’t place, and an ice-cold winter night. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When he unfolded the cloth, Lyra saw something like a large watch or a small clock: a thick disk of gold and crystal. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z One of the pilots had used a watch crystal as a magnifying glass to focus the sun and start a fire so they didn’t have to eat the lizards raw. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the sudden sharp contrast of quiet sounds, like tinkling crystal. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She worked with energy and dispatch, but on occasion a numbness took hold of her and she caught herself singing that odd and memorable song and looking out beyond the crystal pillars at the sky. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Other shops were opened that served tea in crystal, but they weren’t at the top of a hill, and they had little business. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was then that I noticed them: the white blushing roses sitting in a clear crystal vase among an array of their colorful counterparts. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The instant the discarded slab hit the floor of the room, the glass of the window exploded inward like a swarm of crystal wasps. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then I hit it with both shoes as hard as I could until I saw a crack in the curved crystal. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She hopped off Nathan’s backpack and made a secure point on a crystal edge. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The omen he had sought to find with his sheep and in his books, in the crystals and in the silence of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcos and Clara were utterly convincing, especially because the child had no need to look into the crystal ball to guess what her clients wanted to hear. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceiling glittered with different- color crystal formations—white and purple and green, like I was inside one of those cut geodes you see in souvenir shops. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And afterwards the very memory of it will keep faith crystal clear. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The crystals that hung from it caught the light of the candles on the table and the light from the face of the laughing princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z They said a victim's face turned as purple as the little crystal seed from which his death was grown, but so too did a man choking on a morsel of food. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His hands felt before him and then pressed against the surface of a crystal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Frank saw that the paradox vanished if crystals were not as regular as suspected, but contained dislocations resulting in the perpetual presence of cozy corners into which new molecules could fit. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He’d talk of winter sleigh rides in the countryside, of lakes frozen solid enough to jump on and snow that fell like crystal from the sky. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I pour icy water into the crystal goblets Martin's mother has chosen for my visit. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The rest was shrouded in shadow ... except beneath the open window, where a spray of ice crystals glittered in the moonlight, swirling in the wind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In those days it had been wonderful to be selling crystal, and he had thought how he would become rich, and have beautiful women at his side as he grew older. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You brought a new feeling into my crystal shop. But you know that I’m not going to go to Mecca. Just as you know that you’re not going to buy your sheep.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He left without saying good-bye to the crystal merchant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Why had he bought each of them a crystal pen and taken them to the zoo in Cincinnati and made sure they received lemon pie and ice cream? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Inside it, James could see a mass of tiny green things that looked like little stones or crystals, each one about the size of a grain of rice. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z In her mind’s eye she saw Sidhean pacing by the crystal fountain, and she felt pity for him, for now she knew what it was to be in love. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They had built themselves a crystal house on top of this ordinary building. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I can give you the money you need to get back to your country, my son,” said the crystal merchant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Their reflections catch and stretch in the crystal sphere that sits alongside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Geez, her touching the crystal is trending at number one! Can you believe that?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The man sharp-eyed and laughing and ready for the day—but also jittery, the way he was when he didn’t have his crystal slide or a handful of red rippers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Every perfect note a student plays rings out like a clear crystal bell. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Adam stirred his tea and watched the sugar crystals whirl and disappear into liquid. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He could find no evidence of parallax, and this was an important factor in convincing him that the Earth is fixed, with the stars rotating about it on their crystal sphere. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He admitted that only one crystal structure bore on the problem. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In the center was a crystal fountain, and when she saw it, water sprang from the leaves of a diamond hawthorn tree. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan relied on the light of the crystal to figure out where the horned toad was. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Rainbow cloaks hung down their backs, and the crystals that crested their greathelms glittered in die lamplight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I found bats roosting in the holes among the crystals—insect-eating bats, smaller than the fruit bats that clustered near the cave’s mouth. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reached the opposite end of the huge foyer, I found Aech and Art3mis standing in front of the crystal door, waiting for me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A white-haired Tribal woman sits in front of the tent, peering into a crystal ball as two Scholar girls wait to hear what she'll say, their faces skeptical. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, he took the crystal flute offered to him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Within its vegetative rods there are formed, along with spores, peculiar crystals composed of a protein substance highly toxic to certain insects, especially to the larvae of the mothlike lepidopteras. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z After muttering some words, Seed Collector handed another crystal fire to Nathan. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Even the chandelier in the lobby gathered its crystal shards and took its place on the ceiling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A little round table was drawn up nearby, and on that table stood a crystal goblet filled with golden liquid. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The darkness receded from it, until it seemed to shine in the centre of a globe of airy crystal, and the hand that held it sparkled with white fire. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Plutarch has run his thumb across the crystal face of the watch and for just a moment an image appears, glowing as if lit by candlelight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My face stung from the driven sleet, and my eyelashes were coated with ice crystals. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Later, after dinner, I served them liquor in fancy crystal glasses and they insisted I join them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He crept beneath it and stood up in a forest turned to crystal. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Englishman was fascinated with the part about the progress achieved at the crystal shop after the boy began working there. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His blue eyes might be crystal bright, but he was still a calm ocean. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In the dawn the sun, through the crystal pillars, melted the fog that supported Ylla as she slept. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’d like to build a display case for the crystal,” the boy said to the merchant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother’s profile in the window turned to salt crystal, reflecting all light. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "But Mother, Dunstan kissed me," said Daisy Hempstock, and she fixed the crystal snowdrop at the front of her bonnet, where it chimed and glistened. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Like crowns, quartz crystals jutted out of the sides and the ceilings and even the ground, which made it difficult to walk on the path. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He pulled out the little skull in the crystal globe from Grandpa’s desk. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The company’s PR machine had made its intentions crystal dear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All of them looked upward in time to see the crystal chandelier tremble; then, with a creak and an ominous jingling, it began to fall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But once people learned how to make sugar crystals, they began to use the name sharkara, which also meant “gravel.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z A snow flurry powdered the mountains and dropped white crystals on the town. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Seen up close, the hard-packed snow became glittering ice crystals, sharp as a thousand tiny blades. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Look at it. It’s not crystal, it’s not marble, and it’s definitely not ice.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The only difference: her eyes glow crystal blue, like the color of the water in the Royal Harbor, while mine are an amber brown like my sisters'. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Shocked, he froze in place when he saw the large horned toad standing on its hind legs and holding a glowing quartz crystal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Through the crystal Sabbath morning the Meeting House bell tolled steadily. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z We set the desserts and beverages on the dining room table with the crystal glasses. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The morning started out like crystal, but the day has turned to broken glass. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Cigarette smoldering in the crystal ashtray, pen in hand, staring blankly off. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z From his honeymoon cabin on Long Island Sound, he wired his graduate student Jim Brady to help Livingston bombard a lithium crystal in the eleven-inch accelerator. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Have either of you ever seen anything in a crystal ball?” he asked them unhappily. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The mountains, towering above her after three nights’ travel inland, seemed suddenly crystal clear, their snowy peaks catching the last rays of the setting sun. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The next afternoon Parkhill did some target practice in one of the dead cities, shooting out the crystal windows and blowing the tops off the fragile towers. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a silence between us, but the meaning is crystal clear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Glittering shards of crystal flew in all directions: Draco doubled over, his hands covering his bloody face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I said, stepping around her to examine the crystal door. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Between them sat a small table on which perched a crystal statue of a ballerina. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Dumbledore rose, and Harry saw that he was again holding a small crystal bottle filled with swirling, pearly memory. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The knife flies again across the room, over furniture of velvet and intricately carved wood, passing perilously close to a crystal decanter of brandy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Because the crystal was dirty. And both you and I needed to cleanse our minds of negative thoughts.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But the ball was unharmed: it rolled on down the steps, a globe of crystal, dark, but glowing with a heart of fire. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Septon Chayle had emerged briefly from the sept, fingering the seven-sided crystal on the thong about his neck, only to retreat inside again once the prayers began. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Last night, sitting awake in the dark tent, everything became crystal clear. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Dimple imagined little crystals of disapproval forming along the phone line. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She places her free hand against the crystal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I began to make some money, but I could never bring myself to leave someone in charge of the shop; the crystals are delicate things. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Chicho places a tiara on my head, my first ever, with sparkly crystals. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The mayor leans forward, placing his cigar in a crystal ashtray and setting his glass of port down as well before hauling himself from the chair. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z They broke apart, staring dazedly at the fragments of crystal. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Archer looked on with interest as she held out the piece of crystal in the center of her palm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Each place had china plates, crystal glasses, and ivory-handled knives and forks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On days like this the Wall shimmered bright as a septon’s crystal, every crack and crevasse limned by sunlight, as frozen rainbows danced and died behind translucent ripples. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A silver tiara studded with crystal rhinestones crowns my hair, which is pulled tightly back in a thick bun. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have already found my treasure. I have a camel, I have my money from the crystal shop, and I have fifty gold pieces. In my own country, I would be a rich man.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time the calculations were properly done, the paradoxical answer emerged that the crystals could not grow at anywhere near the observed rates. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The branches of trees, the filigree of roots, the matrix of crystals, the streets her father re-created in his models. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Harry glanced into the crystal ball but saw nothing but swirling white mist. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “It’s all there, black and white, clear as crystal! You stole fizzy-lifting drinks, so you get NOTHING! You lose! Good day, sir!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Jack is outside, scraping the ice crystals off the windows in scratchy strips. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Harry reached forward and grasped the crystal cup, holding it steady. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It lay heavily in her hands, the crystal face gleaming, the golden body exquisitely machined. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba spent many hours with him, first in front of the crystal set, and then, with the battery-operated radio, awaiting the miracle of the distant, anonymous voice that gave them contact with civilization. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They stored crystals in their eyes to detect polarized light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some way below the mere they came on a deep well of water, clear as crystal, from which a freshet fell over a stone lip and ran glistening and gurgling down a steep rocky channel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Keaton, who lives two doors down, has been teaching us all about crystals. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mami glances around at the gleaming wood furniture and at the ceiling lamp that has big teardrop crystals dangling from it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “I wonder why Professor Lupin’s frightened of crystal balls?” said Lavender thoughtfully. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Each set is linked to its operator, and each operator is equipped with distinct code and crystals and frequencies. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When the wind blew from the north, long plumes of ice crystals flew from the high peaks like banners. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Enormous crystal chandeliers hung shimmering from high, ornately plastered ceilings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “There,” he said, pointing to a crystal pitcher down the table. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was dressed normally, but the practiced eyes of the crystal merchant could see that the boy had no money to spend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh! it will be very fine; all my best of everything—crystal, silver and gold, Sèvres, flowers, music, and champagne to swim in. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z The river looked at him with a thousand eyes—green, white, crystal, sky blue. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z All around the dancing circle, men and women — no, these were fairies in their unearthly splendor — lay on cushions, crystal goblets in hand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is small but the ceiling is high, a golden chandelier draped with crystals suspended in the center. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He could see a bright, whirling torrent of crystals in the air around him, and he could see them gather on the backs of his hands, like cold fur. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He remembered an island, a cave lit with soft glowing crystals, a dinner table on the beach tended by invisible air spirits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But there they saw a crystal shop that offered refreshing mint tea. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He said sometimes it’s hard to plan for everything, unless you have a crystal ball and can see the future, and if I knew someone with a crystal ball, he would love to borrow it. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The crystals were as sharp as hypodermic syringes, and they glittered in the beams of the flashlights. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She places it on the top of the crystal sphere. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then she resumed her tasks with the magnetic dusts and the new fruits to be plucked from the crystal walls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Her breath steamed out of her; she watched the ice crystals melting. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Vera thinks I’m a self-help book and a room full of crystals. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He may have seen reflections of light in the pepper, as if light was gleaming through crystals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I fall into the dirt, breathing and gasping and crying—seems like all I ever do is cry—and the dragonflies with their crystal wings still don’t pay me any mind. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z For the Soviet leader, the issue was crystal clear: Russia must protect its security at all costs. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The third said that it was a tradition in the Orient to use crystal glasses for tea because it had magical powers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Clivers flipped through the pictures until he found a picture of the weird crystal spire. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Between them, in the center of the table, was a crystal vase of fresh marigolds and a sweating pitcher of water. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z This was when the syrup was taken off the fire to cool so that it formed into crystals—grains of sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z As the transport swung out onto High Street, I heard the tires crunch the salt crystals covering the frozen asphalt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then I noticed the crystals making rainbows in the sunlight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Almost absentmindedly, Dumbledore raised his wand again, twirled it once in midair, and then caught the crystal goblet that he had conjured out of nowhere. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The moonlight was shining and glinting on its great curving sides, turning them to crystal and silver. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “She’s not here yet,” said Harry, watching Slughorn opening his potion kit and adding a few pinches of this and that to a small crystal bottle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z One, Moby, pale as a ghost, stringy and angular from sliding crystal. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z This held her lull in a small crystal vial, with a dish of plums to cut the bitterness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It looked like milky crystal, or perhaps ice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The liquid rushed down a wooden gutter directly into the boiling house, a building of massive furnaces and cauldrons, where the syrup was heated and strained and turned into crystals. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The sound of ice against glass and crystal made a scant music as Ben tried to find the silhouette of his father. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was not required to speak, I’d skate the icy cut of crystal with my eye; my gaze would follow the golden threads etched onto the rim of china. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Seed Collector blew onto the crystal and the fire inside went out. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Worship was a septon with a censer, the smell of incense, a seven-sided crystal alive with light, voices raised in song. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Over to the side was a lady who wore fancy dresses, a widow who prayed a crystal rosary. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Working with crystals, Pauling had found that proteins frequently folded into an archetypal substructure—a single helix coiled like a spring. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The Uncle came back into the room with Valley and Thorn, talking loudly about the wonders of crystal spheres, and Seven hid the bird in her cloak. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The detonator is a remote and it’s right here in my God Bless America crystal flag pin. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Her face, turned to him now, was fragile milk crystal with a soft and constant light in it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Cross the river to the north, and you arrive at the King’s College labs, where Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins began their work on DNA crystals in the early 1950s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I round up her crystal collection, which has done nothing but gather dust for six years, and I box it up and take it to the attic. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps this was the reason Faraday allowed her to attend—to make crystal clear the distinction between who she had been and who she was now. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I looked down at my belly button and the shimmering crystal of water pooled there. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Leo checked the ancient bronze astrolabe, which was now fitted with the crystal from Ogygia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She ate until her stomach was full, and then Con poured something from a decanter shaped like a bird into the crystal goblet at her elbow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “This is enough for tonight. Come, before they wake up,” it said, and then held the white quartz crystal close to its mouth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was inspecting his toes for mud, his face sleepy and peaceful, his white whiskers glistening with ice crystals. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The paperweight was the room he was in, and the coral was Julia’s life and his own, fixed in a sort of eternity at the heart of the crystal. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He found a hard flake of crystal in his sleeve, held it tight between thumb and forefinger as he reached for the cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the last echo had died away, the septon lowered his crystal and made a hasty departure. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She nodded to the crystal vases on the coffee table and the nightstand. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z One place sells these little crystal figurines for, like, hundreds of dollars apiece. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Her jewelry hangs there—slices of agate on long chains of raw crystal beads, collars set with moonstones, deep green bloodstones strung together, and an opal pendant, bright as fire in the sunlight. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Nathan watched the crystal float down and down and down until it became a speck of nothing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I look up and see particles of dust drifting, crystal white and luminous, in the suspension of light. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z One day, she had her crystal chicken just right, and her red- cooked carp too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "That I'll pay with goodwill!" said Dunstan, and with that he leaned across the stall, amid the twinkling jingling of the crystal flowers, and planted a chaste kiss on her soft cheek. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I explained the lady’s prediction as if the television were a crystal ball. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He felt he was one of the creatures electronically inserted between the slots of the phono-colour walls, speaking, but the speech not piercing the crystal barrier. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The road ahead of them was empty and the ice crystals on the asphalt glittered like diamonds in the morning sun. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When we came upon a crystal waterfall, we all posed for pictures. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It sounded like a troll thrashing around in a crystal emporium. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He once built a radio using crystals instead of electricity to pick up broadcasts from Warsaw and Białystok and even Kraków. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The serious drunks and crystal sliders were somewhere else. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The cavern was lit by crystals, with a cold light. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z You know how Superman becomes weak at the sight of those shiny green crystals? The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z If the cup were lead crystal, I would open my mouth and take a bite. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a crystal cradle there, and a rocking chair, and on the floor a smear of what looked like blood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I say, brushing the tiny crystals off my jacket. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “This is a crystal set. Through this we can talk through walls and across the city. They’ve already talked across the ocean.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Electrons determine the chemical properties of the atom—the glitter of gold, the cold feel of iron, the crystal structure of the carbon diamond. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And there were ten million little crystals shining on every single branch of every single tree, down to the littlest twig. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s fine with him, not to have their apartment crammed with a dozen crystal vases and platters and matching pots and pans. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At fifteen, lunar calendars and charts of crystals. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As the crystal pillars loomed larger, I started to feel the power emanating from the next room. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z There were lumps of crystal connected by wires and other things. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Newly successful businessmen erected mansions, filled them with imported objets d’art, hung costly crystal chandeliers in every room, and encircled their properties with groves of graceful maple trees and fragrant magnolias. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The dishes, the crystal, the candles, the food, the wine, the chairs ... he realized this was the dinner party he’d imagined the very first time he’d looked through his uncle’s window. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Two dozen glasses followed his in a bright shower of crystal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Andrew stays with me all the way to my homeroom, like I’m made of delicate crystal or something. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Awaking in the dead of night, I opened my eyes on her disk—silver-white and crystal clear. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But one word they kept saying over and over again was crystal clear—stress. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Only a few sparkling shimmers remain, echoes of the crystals in her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Moments after the Gran ended the ceremony, the Oracle swept through the square, their long holographic cape billowing in the night breeze, their crystal ball suspended in the air beside them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The tribesman who was searching the alchemist’s belongings found a small crystal flask filled with a liquid, and a yellow glass egg that was slightly larger than a chicken’s egg. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally, when caught in the exact eye of this bleached and motionless crystal expanse, Billy Ray’s limbs went weak from sheer joy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The crystal merchant awoke with the day, and felt the same anxiety that he felt every morning. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw them through a scarf of tiny crystals that was her breath on the cold night air inside the house. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As he did so, he thought of what the crystal merchant had once said: that anyone could build a pyramid in his backyard. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was no attempt to explain the physical processes that kept everything moving in this way, nor to explain the nature of the crystal spheres. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She could still see the great dome and seven crystal towers of the Great Sept of Baelor atop the hill. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes this fellow’s music was like little colored pieces of crystal candy, and other times it was the softest, saddest thing she had ever imagined about. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The boy remembered the crystal merchant who had always wanted to go to Mecca, and the Englishman in search of the alchemist. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Since he was unable to grow large crystals of horse myoglobin, he initially hoped I might have a greener thumb. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Once inside, they hurried down a long hallway, which glittered with crystal chandeliers and echoed with their footsteps. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Although she was a blur to him, he would be crystal clear to her. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It was not pure white, but rather a grayish offset, and its wide skirts and bodice were encrusted with thousands of minuscule crystals that reminded Celaena of the surface of the sea. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In the mornings he eats prefrozen reheated fried eggs, which are square in shape and have ice crystals in the yolks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The maester found the crystals where he had left them, and scooped them off the parchment. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We found our mother in the dining room, smashing all of her best crystal and china on the floor. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The furnaces will transform it to moist, amber crystals. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A perfect statue, carved in some unknown stone, smooth like marble, glittering like crystal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Animals took shape: yellow giraffes, blue lions, pink antelopes, lilac panthers cavorting in crystal substance. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Hard Tack, also a Man o’ War son, inherited the fabled Hastings temper distilled to crystal purity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Heaven was crystal lit with white angel Fire, colored peach at the edges. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls the crystal out of her pocket and holds it high above her head. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z In their crystal ball, Seven swore she could see two glowing red eyes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Be careful,” Seed Collector said, extending the crystal fire so that Nathan could see his footing and how far below the ground was. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Will sensed it all and felt the atoms of the metal linking each to each across the fracture, forming new crystals again, strengthening and straightening themselves in the invisible lattice as the join came good. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “My wife never thought of this,” said one, and he bought some crystal—he was entertaining guests that night, and the guests would be impressed by the beauty of the glassware. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The light dances around the room with the motion of the train, bouncing off the crystal chandeliers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A cradle of life, made of bones; and within, hazards, warped proteins, bad crystals jagged as glass. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he smuggled everything from antibiotics to crystal slide into Bright Sands Beach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t see any words etched there, but I did find a small monogram etched in the center of the key’s crystal handle, a single calligraphic letter “A” that I recognized immediately. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Her dress was made of stars plucked from the sky, and the whorls of crystals in her gray mask glittered. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was so cold that the moisture in the atmosphere had frozen into icy crystals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Nathan rounded a milky crystal as thick, round, and tall as a cedar tree and saw a grand gallery of clear white quartz crystals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Silenus wanted to exile Grover immediately, but Chiron persuaded him to at least hear evidence first, so we told everyone what had happened in the crystal cavern, and what Pan had said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Milk-vetch root, dried and ground up in yellowish brown crystals, for strength. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Harry scooped up a tenth gobletful of potion and felt the crystal scrape the bottom of the basin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Instead, she just reaches her hand inside her coat pocket and clutches the shard of crystal she put there earlier. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z When Mom comes back with strawberries, her face is always crystal clear. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z As the water on the surface cools, it begins to condense, and individual ice crystals act as seeds, causing the water to congeal around them, squeezing the salt out into the water below. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It would amuse him to know how much she had idealized him, how he had become a person made not of flesh but of little crystals of perfection, the American man she would never have. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Where did my body end and the crystal and white world begin? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl, in the gunfire, in the heat, in the concussion, folded like a soft scarf, melted like a crystal figurine. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you have another crystal? One I can drop into the water?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But Brian had a digital watch, without a crystal, broken at that. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But I could hear the traces of the communication, the fading echoes of the crystal bell. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was now decanting the mysteriously separated ingredients of her poison into ten different crystal phials. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She approached their table and peered into their crystal ball. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It snowed right before Jack stopped talking to Hazel, fluffy white flakes big enough to show their crystal architecture, like perfect geometric poems. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred through the open window, and the crystals of the chandelier struck a gentle chord. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mummy has our Burlington house filled with silver and crystal, coffee-table books and cashmere blankets. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Harry ran without stopping, clutching the crystal flask of Snape’s last thoughts, and he did not slow down until he reached the stone gargoyle guarding the headmaster’s office. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z |
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