| 单词 | desert |
| 例句 | “It started when I got lost in the desert following Seed Collector. It had dropped a pumpkin seed.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I've never been alone in the city this late, and it's deserted. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z We headed west, through desert and then mountains. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Setting out with six camels packing food enough for three months, Burke and Wills ran out of provisions while in the desert north of Menindee. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t desert, I just came home for a couple of days. Captain Champion had to go over to Waterbury for something so I decided to slip home for a day or so.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The camp would form around the tiny town of Kakuma in the high, windswept desert. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I continue, now oblivious to the surrounding desert. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But Lupita lay awake on the floor for a long time, listening to the daytime noises of the desert. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He wants me to choose between taking the Trials and deserting. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z On March 17, 1865, Booth and his henchmen planned, like highway robbers, to ambush Lincoln’s carriage at gunpoint on a deserted road as he rode home to the Executive Mansion. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was afraid of dying alone, afraid of being deserted by the person he had depended on for so long. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They were not far from Robin’s home, but he had no wish to see it empty and deserted. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Every view was magical, whether it was a deserted, lamplit street comer or the neon hubbub of Royal Street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The desert foils men’s hearts with visions,” the camel driver answered. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But apart from being my employer, Basner was one of those whites who had truly taken risks on the behalf of black emancipation, and I could not desert him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He used his power and influence to protect and conserve 230 million acres of American forest, desert, and plains, including the Grand Canyon, Muir Woods, Yosemite, and the Painted Desert, to name a few. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I felt that the courage, the resiliency and the unswerving, fanatical will to survive, to dream of a bright future, to accomplish, to conquer, of early years had deserted me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ranofer did not want to talk about the plan, about the donkey and the little house at the edge of the desert, and studying with Zau. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z And anyway, he couldn't stay here all night in an empty shelter by the deserted platform. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z On the river floated a deserted canoe in which spirogyra had grown. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She had told and retold the story of the count’s death of fever in the desert so often that she had come to believe it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There was so much turquoise—nuggets and even big chunks of it lying on the desert floor—that Brian and I could fill our pockets with it until the weight practically pulled our pants down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was only eight o’clock, but the whole place seemed to be deserted. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The campus seemed deserted—everyone was at the party, I supposed—and the green lawn, the gaudy tulips, were hushed and expectant beneath the overcast sky. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A dust devil twirled eastward from the sage across the flat deserted fields, catching tumbleweeds, bouncing them along and letting them go, weaving among the crumbled houses and rusty car hulks—a truly desolate scene. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was morning in the desert, and Julia had already gotten out of bed and was boiling coffee on a propane stove wed set up on the tailgate of Cade’s pickup. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The window overlooked a side street, partly protected from the encroaching desert. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z ‘Sleep!’ said Frodo and sighed, as if out of a desert he had seen a mirage of cool green. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z For the first fifteen miles the road climbs through a desert landscape almost devoid of settlement and prone to fog. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Instead of an underground tunnel, we were moving through a desert landscape. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It’s a mirage, Khalid told me once—like the mirages you see way out in the middle of a desert, but instead, they shimmer over the cracked pavement and potholes of our little town. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “He was wandering around the desert, in a hundred and twenty degrees, in full Greek armor, babbling about string.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The salon was deserted, except for Steven and Emilia, who were standing alone and forgotten at the altar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the pictures of towels on benches, deserted cars, and lost jackets. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He didn't want him to wake up and think he'd been deserted. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It's a desert world with practically no atmosphere to convey sound. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent the entire afternoon of the second day looking out over the desert, and listening to his heart. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to embrace his guardian, to hold him and tell him that he would never desert him, but the action was unthinkable. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The campgrounds were mostly deserted, shimmering in the August heat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The platform was deserted, and a gentle rain drifted onto the tracks. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The deserts of northern Mexico similarly separated the urban centers of southern Mexico from the chiefdoms of the Mississippi Valley. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The desert was blindingly white and, though there was a murmur of noises from the city behind him, where he sat everything was perfectly still. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z There were issues to manage at the fledgling Livermore lab, thermonuclear tests to attend in the Nevada desert and plans to be made for new tests at Eniwetok. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z You’ll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Its red paint had been bleached by the desert sun and had turned orange along the rusting trim. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The pool area and the backyard of that house were always deserted, so Adria and I thought our new game was harmless. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There would be nothing inside to tempt any thieves; Ento had been deserted as if it were the host of a plague. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.’ The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her temples were neglected; her altars foul with cold ashes; her favorite towns deserted and falling in ruins. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the little cafe Chez Pierrot, next door to the tobacconist’s, the waiter was sweeping up the sawdust in the deserted restaurant inside. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z A vast, empty desert stretched out before me, all under a night sky filled with wild splashes of color. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A liquid oasis in a desert of uncomfortable institutional chairs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "I know that desert well," said the Raven. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z So once again I am the desert wanderer, using Phobos to navigate and hoping I don't stray too far. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was what she did in the deserted village back home. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “They come from the desert,” the man said. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s better than living in a desert, I guess.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The frigid winters and the dry desert like conditions of the tundra prevent metals, papers, garbage, and refuse from deteriorating as it does in warmer zones. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Legs was exploring the desert and I had to call her back. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z This time the hallway is deserted, an expanse of dark blue carpeting and white wooden doors. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Uncle Jet parked the truck, he would sneak out and run into the desert and call for Wind Being or Darkness, who were probably wondering where he was right now. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was deserted back there, and cooler, too, and she stood under the draft of an air vent and tried to catch her breath. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The streets are deserted, except for speeding military vehicles. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It was a deep sleep, and I didn’t wake up until morning. o o o It is an upcar tearing along over the desert. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept awakening to think of the climb they would soon have to make through the mountains and of the desert that lay on the other side. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “The thing that got me was not the flash but the blinding heat of a bright day on your face in the cold desert morning,” remembered Philip Morrison. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun’s temperature will increase gradually before that, boiling off the oceans and turning Earth into an uninhabitable desert like Venus. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Tally had never seen a real desert before. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A blessing of darkness fell across the desert, and it was time to rest. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy noticed that the grass was sparse here and the land looked like a desert, no longer like the grass prairies to the east. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The lowlands are dry—almost a desert—but the hills are cooler and wetter, especially during the rainy season. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z After school the playgrounds were quickly deserted, and if you had to stay after school it was eerie and lonely to walk alone through the deserted streets. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she robbed him and left him stranded in the middle of the desert. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z After that it was lovely desert but nothing much to stop for. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z When they emerged in the enormous courtyard, they found the college almost deserted. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Ignatius limped around Mr. Clyde to illustrate, his desert boots scuffing along the oily cement. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want to see the chieftains. I’ve brought omens from the desert.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The desert nights were cold, and were becoming darker and darker as the phases of the moon passed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The empty desert stretched into the distance, shimmering in the heat. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We were withered trees in the heart of the desert. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a crazy idea and if he had read as many books as you have about journeys over deserts he would never have dreamed of it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Do not you desert me in the hour of trial!’ Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z We crossed over Anduin and came to their land; but we found a desert: it was all burned and uprooted, for war had passed over it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It would get its just deserts soon enough. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Urgh!” said Ron as they left the bathroom for the dark, deserted corridor outside. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Even if it was 30 miles from the village, I’d go on my own, through thick and thin, through the forest and deserts. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn't heard that word since childhood and immediately recalled a mismatched pair of Japanese schoolboys standing alone in a deserted school yard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The blacksmith’s shop, the mill, the church, the stores, so busy and alive in daylight, were hunched, deserted now, dark piles and shapes without a purpose or a meaning. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Away from the gates and the stables, the great castle was largely deserted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Yelena has passed survival tests at sea, in forests, and in deserts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z When we finally got quiet again, I heard Dante’s voice and it seemed so small in the desert night. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It will only be a matter of time until he deserts, then. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His voice was drier than deserts, and he said it as if he were simply stating something unarguable. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It no longer wanted to know about things of the past or future; it was content simply to contemplate the desert, and to drink with the boy from the Soul of the World. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The darkest stretch was Thunder Beach, peaceful and deserted under a yellow moon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z In terms of precipitation, she observes, Antarctica “is the driest large area on Earth, drier overall than any large desert.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z "There is nothing I would not do for your kiss, no mountain I would not scale, no river I would not ford, no desert I would not cross." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z For months I had been wandering the desert, throwing myself at that undeserving creep Zach. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z They crossed the desert for another two days in silence. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Powers and his fellow test pilots trained for months at a secret facility in a remote part of the Nevada desert known as Area 51, learning to control the powerful experimental planes. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Beyond Boston, she pulled off into a side road, and then off that into a deserted lane. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They even build institutions for deserting elders out of sight. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Three successive times, they encountered and were rescued by well-fed Aborigines whose home was that desert, and who plied the explorers with fish, fern cakes, and roasted fat rats. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But the rest was silence, a second desert imposed upon the one I already lived in, where “Hi” was as rare as rain. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z And though Sagan has exponentially more stars, they twinkle the same here as they did in the New Mexican desert, lying on her black-and-red striped blanket, my cheek resting on her chest. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z People were shouting at the new arrivals, dust obscured the desert sun, and the children of the oasis were bursting with excitement at the arrival of the strangers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easy, once out of the party, to pull his Invisibility Cloak out of his pocket and throw it over himself, for the corridor was quite deserted. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The lot was empty, and the surrounding area appeared deserted. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The deserted sidewalk rose steeply and continuously for several blocks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The tree’s dry needles skitter in the hot breeze across the desert like a flock of birds. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Once we took a lesser-traveled path off the Pacific Coast Trail and followed it to the top of a ridge, where we discovered a golden plateau of desert sunflowers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Though much of its lands were sand and high desert, its mines had yielded more precious metals and gemstones than any other in Kelanna. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He must know how to deal with the snakes of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And at night it gets cold in those desert areas. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The cemetery was deserted and the dark crooning of the wind bowed the heavy cypress trees. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The landscape that comes into view is so dry that in most years the Osmore River simply disappears into the desert. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The desert had energy and electricity in the air. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The room was deserted, save for the owl, and the security klaxons were no longer wailing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Somewhere off in the desert behind Lita’s house, a coyote howls, calling for its friends.As if on cue, the chickens cluck, and one of her fainting goats bleats. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She dreamt of a young, handsome man dressed all in white, with patent- leather shoes and a straw hat, walking across the desert bathed in sunlight. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Captain Campbell, sir. The campground appears deserted. The rebels left behind their tents and bedrolls.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The sands began to move around Nathan and Pond, floating in circles and hovering above the desert floor. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “A desert lizard. The poison from its mouth is lethal.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z ‘That’s why there has been so much deserting. It’s just about getting our officers crazy.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Did Boggs guess that what I really came to do is desert and kill Snow on my own? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z You will become everything you hate, Cain had said when I'd considered deserting. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “You’re going to let him wander the desert alone?” his dad asked. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When we left, he said, he was going to head out into the desert on his own, to become a prospector. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the desert, I saw images of war and death. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There was nothing but the wide expanse of flat desert, which reached toward the edge of the horizon, where massive sandstone plateaus stood that were as faint and round as orange clouds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Off we’d go, heading out into the desert in search of another house for rent in another little mining town. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Those with eyes had seen it burn and burn, understood that they were on the edge of a desert now. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I shiver as a desert chill sweeps through me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They’d spent long days slogging through the snow, freezing nights in whatever rudimentary shelter they could assemble or in the deserted huts of whaling camps when they were lucky enough to come across them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And now, consider: Not according to my just deserts, but according to my mercy, the little black girl that came a-looning at me today. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon was coming up and the ocean looked like the desert, wave after wave of shifting silvery dunes. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am a voice of one shouting in the desert, Straighten the Lord’s way!” my father cried. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every few miles, I see a bright desert flower or white crosses with plastic roses on the side of the road. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She had been by herself in the deserted village—and when Aunt Chipo locked her into a hut for being bad—and when she went off to cook private meals. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain pelted down even harder on to the pavement, and when they finally reached Barbarossa’s shop, the alley was practically deserted. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It sat on the desert of west Texas, barren mountains rising behind. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then by heart, she walked the long mile by the deserted farmland lot with the funny sign. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But when nothing happened, he looked up and saw again how truly deserted the Casin was, and the sight brought home to him the high stakes they were playing for. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The desert stretched ahead of them without so much as a dead tree for shade. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Never could he have imagined that, there in the middle of the desert, there existed a tent like this one. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The latter desert separated advanced human societies of Mesoamerica from those of North America, while the isthmus separated advanced societies of Mesoamerica from those of the Andes and Amazonia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the morning the marulas were all gone and the little island was deserted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise of traffic was all around them, but the park itself was peaceful and deserted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The wandering boy found a deserted barn a ways off the road. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “If you want to live in the farmland, haul your sorry hide off to Pennsylvania. If you want to live in the desert, eat prickly pears, not iceberg pansy-assed lettuce.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a deserted spot that Hamlet and I favored for our meetings. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z During the day, it was filled with colored tents and vendors of all sorts, but at night the barges were flat deserted spaces strewn with bits of trash and rotting fruit rinds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Once we entered Arizona, the green fields and rolling hills gave way to desert plains and rugged mountains. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He got up, dressed in the pale dawn light, left the dormitory without waking Ron, and went back down to the deserted common room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “He is a miserable, sneaking wretch who deserted us as soon as we were attacked.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Pa lies and tells the chief that he was only a shopkeeper in Phnom Penh, that he found the jewelry in the deserted houses during the evacuation. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dex and Faris walk away, I rappel to the desert floor, where Helene sits cross-legged in the shade of the cliffs, her feet buried to the ankles in the hot sand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “And then they take me to the desert, where I learn the songs.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Instead, we sit without words, watching the city, the river, the desert beyond, our secrets heavy between us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But lately, the leanness of his youth was deserting him at an accelerated pace. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia stands on a shimmering white desert with a sparkling night sky stretching in every direction. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I don’t know if I’ll be able to find life in the desert, the boy thought. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Very few people are about, just enough to make it seem more deserted than it is. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I want silver skates like Hans's, a place on a desert island. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Some of the ships they passed appeared deserted, their gangplanks drawn up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When they arrived at the arena, it looked deserted: no concert or game or circus happening today. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Most people had trouble surviving in the desert, but Mom thrived there. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The man had gone to the Wallace place, which had been deserted for twenty years since the death of old Captain Wallace six months after his wife. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fire, heat, flames...Lee woke up again, his body as hot as if he’d been lying in the desert sun. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was deserted except for a large owl sitting on a golden perch. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And then he sat out in the desert, day after day after day, awaiting his young friend’s return. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We must be cautious with registration, as there may be deserting German soldiers hiding among these refugees. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was as yet deserted, except for a couple of large bins; the first Ministry workers did not usually appear here until at least eight o’clock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z By game time more than fifteen thousand fans had emptied into Ratliff Stadium, where a full moon, luscious and plump, sweetened the languid desert night and turned the sky an incandescent blue. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to worry. We’re not going to any deserts.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But as I stood there on the high rock looking down at the deserted harbor and the empty sea, I began to think of Tutok. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The instincts of self-preservation, of self- defense, of pride, had all deserted us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z His dæmon, the desert fox, moved to the other side of his chair, from where she could see Hannah, and settled herself neatly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z At last, right in the middle of a shipwreck on a desert island, April noticed the time and said she’d have to go home so she’d be there when Caroline got back from work. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His impossible dream had, against all probability, crossed deserts and mountains to come to Zosma and extend an unprecedented invitation. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He wouldn't desert his girlfriend even when it would have secured his own safety. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z And so, if you get lost in time it is like being lost in a desert, except that you can’t see the desert because it is not a thing. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The Great Hall was deserted now; the candles had burned low, giving the jagged smiles of the pumpkins an eerie, flickering quality. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The principal looked at Brian and me, with our unwashed hair and our thin desert clothes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As far as timing goes, I’m starting to get the feeling that it’s now or never, so I slip on a desert camouflage tactical vest and head next door. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I used to think the ocean teemed with fish, but it’s like the land. Everybody wants to live in the prime spots, and the rest is desert.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It must have been very late, because all the corridors were deserted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Others, perhaps most of the clay pots, from the way it appeared, cracked and broke into shards in the crude heat and were left in clumps in the desert. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “We have done nothing,” my friends whimpered as they deserted me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His muscles quickly grew bronzed and his hair ever blonder under the ardent desert sun. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Darling, please be sensible. It’s not deserting from the army. It’s only the Italian army.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They wandered in the valley forever; and they smote the rock, forever; and the waters sprang, perpetually, in the perpetual desert. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Six bodyguards, including Tam Lin and Daft Donald, carried the coffin from the hospital to the desert beyond the mausoleum. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the coming months, they deserted in droves. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The roads were deserted except for an occasional hunting party in red hats and yellow jackets, and sometimes with a deer or an elk draped over the hood of the car. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire formation—a kind of immense mound—was white, from the dun desert floor to the blue of the sky. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Phrases jumped out at him: hasn’t been seen in public since November. . . house appears deserted. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She thought it was like the desert threave, a sand beast that could survive for years eating nothing but its own molted skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I’ve already imagined a thousand times crossing the desert, arriving at the Plaza of the Sacred Stone, the seven times I walk around it before allowing myself to touch it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jutting up squarely from the quiet desert, butted against rust-colored mountains of tumbled boulders, it was something that would have terrified me if I were there alone. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He felt the urge to go out into the desert, to see if its silence held the answers to his questions. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For the inhabitants of the desert are well trained and well armed against desolation. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, at last, lay the desert’s hard and final edge: the Cusp. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Monte Cristi was too hot, desert really, and their doctor had prescribed healthier air for the little boy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Clearly, the place had been deserted for hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He wasn’t eager to walk in the desert in sandals again. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They’re all stranded on a deserted island, afraid to signal for help from passing ships in the distance, because they could belong to their enemies. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The fireball continued rolling and rising, twisting itself into an enormous mushroom shape, glowing dark purple thousands of feet above the desert. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Even today, the contrast is startling between the desert and the irrigated land, with its lush patchwork of maize, sugar, and fruit trees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the hospital wing at noon the next day, it was to find an almost deserted castle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A third, a desert of heat waves away, sat at a panel arrayed with coils and dials. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Just look at this godforsaken desert!’ he cried. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I laughed, and my laughter seemed freakishly loud as it echoed across the deserted river. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He was simply gone, swallowed whole by the desert. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z How long have the Augurs known that I want to desert? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The market square inside the Gate of the Gods, which in normal times would have been thronged with farmers selling vegetables, was near deserted when Tyrion crossed it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Half of the Big Island is rain forest and the other half is desert, so you could experience all kinds of terrain. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z No sound was to be heard; the place seemed deserted and Psyche drew near, awestruck at the sight of such splendor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The September heat was broiling but dry, under a desert sun. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they hit without warning, and other times you knew one was coming when you saw batches of dust devils swirling and dancing their way across the desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The place had been completely destroyed and was deserted. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The road out front looked strangely deserted except for a few kids in raggedy jackets and two disoriented goats. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, they walked together, silent, around to the tip of the island and into the deserted house that had been Lizzie’s home. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We felt our way up the winding stairs of the dark tower until we emerged onto a deserted parapet overlooking the field and the river below. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He rolled down the window and the heat of the desert came pouring into the air-conditioned car. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z There doesn’t even appear to be anyone there, as though the whole place is deserted. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They had arrived on what appeared to be a deserted stretch of misty moor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The officer stood alone at the foot of the dock, surveying the deserted town as more boats splashed toward the landing spot. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted was nearly seventy, his mouth aflame, his head roaring, each night a desert of wakefulness. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The green of the jungle areas was not distinct at all, and though the rust-colored sandy deserts were quite visible, the main impression was one of clouds and sea. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There are thirty-six other deserting souls on this little boat with me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z We had not been to the park in ages, and the three of us raced around the nearly deserted paths having a wonderful time. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When Maria was small, she imagined her mother had gotten lost in the desert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked to a boarding house and asked for a room, explaining to the clerk that she suffered from tuberculosis and that her doctor had told her to spend some time breathing dry desert air. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He had deserted his sister, leaving her to do the kind of work he despised. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Night after night the songs filled the desert no matter how many dunes away she walked. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By sunset the beach was pretty much deserted, and the riot officers who were left behind were firing warning shots at anyone who dared to come close to the ruined machines. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In a moment, she was out the door and bounding across the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Several times work stopped altogether, for what reasons I do not know, while Kenny and Selvam strode about the deserted site in exasperation, dark as thunder, unapproachable. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The bell hadn’t rung yet, and so the hallways were almost deserted. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and suddenly I’m behind Lita’s house in the desert. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z All yesterday we travel, ever getting closer to the mountains, and moving into a more and more wild and desert land. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Tam Lin gave him a book identifying edible plants in the desert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a noise then, from the desert, from far away, a distant howl, and the ghouls gibbered and they huddled closer to the flames. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Impossible!—when I told you how she, on the contrary, deserted me: the idea of my insolvency cooled, or rather extinguished, her flame in a moment.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The house was clapboard, which was strange in this desert country, with faded white paint and a small second story. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I did not receive a letter I felt as dry and barren as the Great Karroo desert. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On New Year’s Eve the parlor was deserted, for the two younger girls played dressing maids and the two elder were absorbed in the all-important business of ‘getting ready for the party’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the five cars pass through the deserted sections where houses have been abandoned or where families hide. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And above all for his having met a woman of the desert who had told him that love would never keep a man from his Personal Legend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now those specks in the distance, almost too small to be seen, were coming inexorably toward them to attempt to dismantle their world, and what tatters remained of Sarai’s belief deserted her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All I could think of was how they had deserted Viftas and his men. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I cried aloud, stunned by the thought that he had deserted me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Shielding myself behind some deserted stalls and tables, I made my way closer to the palace. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The cluster of low hills appeared to be uninhabited apart from one small cottage, which seemed deserted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z On the invitation of a friend, he went to stay at a cabin on the Cahuilla Indian Reservation, in southern California’s high desert. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “My Oriental calm seems to have deserted me,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The temperature plummeted as the desert fell dark. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It looked deserted: trees and bushes grew thick in the property behind her house, and long grass and weeds filled the front yard. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z This morning Mrs. K stood between the pillars, listening to the desert sands heat, melt into yellow wax, and seemingly run on the horizon. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Here on Long Wharf, merchants’ counting houses were closed and shuttered, sail lofts deserted, the riggers and porters stood idle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The place was quiet, nearly deserted but for some last- minute shoppers—almost all middle-aged women—scrambling for an odd or end to complete Thanksgiving dinner. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Streets were so quiet that the city seemed almost deserted. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By that time I would be long gone— out of the desert and across the Colorado River. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z At dusk, we came upon a deserted cottage of crumbling stones, which looked like a hermit’s dwelling. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And that’s exactly what it was—parked at the side of the road, painted bright red, and looking quite deserted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The dock smells like sardines and it’s pretty deserted—unless you count the birds, which I don’t because it makes me think about Natalie. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Those mountains are in proximity to gentle lowlands with rivers, flood plains, and deserts suitable for irrigation agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And there weren’t any plants in the desert that would make a decent rope. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the silence of the desert, their hard, young voices rang: “Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z If your spacecraft comes down in the desert, about all you can do is find a shady place and wait to be rescued. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one mouth uttered a sound as the realization came home that their own country had deserted them, that Smyrna now had no government, that there was nothing between them and the advancing Turks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At about four that afternoon, after weeks of blue skies, dark clouds rolled over the desert. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “And this is why you want to run away? You don’t think you’ll run into people like that in the desert?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He guzzles from the bottle like he’s been wandering the desert with Moses, drains it, then tosses it into a trash can. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “She didn’t exactly leave you in a cave in the desert. How old is she?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “But this island is deserted. We’ve been here for weeks. I swear, there’s nobody here.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They were people of the desert, and clamored to hear his stories about the great cities. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As Arisue’s plane circled above what appeared to be a smoking, ash-gray desert, the pilot pointed down. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She had often studied the map of the United States and crossed its plains, mountains, deserts, and rivers in her imagination. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He selected a section of flat New Mexico desert near the Alamogordo Air Force Base. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The night-gaunt rose again in the dry desert air, to rejoin its fellows, and Bod felt all hope vanish. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z As the Englishman stared out at the desert, his eyes seemed brighter than they had when he was reading his books. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The main street was quiet and hot, almost deserted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Being born near barren desert had made him appreciate plants all the more, which was why he'd chosen to major in botany. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And always there are mysteries in the desert, stories told and retold of secret places in the desert mountains where surviving clans from an older era wait to re-emerge. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed as if his whole being was ready to burst from his swollen suede desert boots, and, as if to verify this, Ignatius turned his singular eyes toward his feet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Stand in a desert or prairie and you know you are in a big space. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A wind ruffled the little pools of water that dotted the desert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the way it was in the desert. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z They were waiting for some solitary traveler in a decent car and with money in his billfold—a stranger to rob, strangle, discard on the desert. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The desert is dotted with tall, crooked Joshua trees. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Remember when you followed me into the desert that day after school?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I think from there I can climb directly through and be in the part of the castle most likely to be deserted—and the part with access to secret tunnels. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His eyes glanced nervously over the deserted, dusty street. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Later that night, Dad stopped the car out in the middle of the desert, and we slept under the stars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Also we have to worry about deserts, and erosion. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The desert sharpened the sweet ache of his longing, amplified it, gave shape to it in sere geology and clean slant of light. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The area was strangely deserted—as if the mortals could sense it wasn’t safe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The streets looked deserted, but I knew they were not as deserted as they appeared. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The wind was high, and the sharp desert sand blew hard, stinging Bod’s skin. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Water surged across the once-dry floor of the sink, inundating farms and settlements, eventually drowning four hundred square miles of desert and giving birth to a landlocked ocean. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As they got closer to the desert, the station faded into crackling noise and Joaquin eventually turned it off. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It all looked overgrown and deserted to me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 The desert was all sand in some stretches, and rocky in others. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to cross the entire Sahara desert,” said the young man. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, there were deserts and more forests and mountain ranges and even an ocean, all accessible by large networks of roads that unwound this way and that, like great spools of yarn. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z This was on a very hot day in the middle of the Arizona desert. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This afternoon the town had been deserted except for the loafers who stood around the filling station and the street comers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She would trust her own instincts, which she now knew to be right, and develop a shell so hard that nothing could pierce it, not even being deserted by Salvador. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It was stormy, with heat lightning flashing out in the desert. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z There was no warning; one moment the road was deserted, dappled with moonlight, the next, half a dozen shadowy figures stood before us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The wind, the empty sky, the deserted earth—Miyax had felt the bleakness of being left behind once before. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The twenty four tributes will be imprisoned in a vast outdoor arena that could hold anything from a burning desert to a frozen wasteland. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Nathan sat in the back of the SUV and looked at the desert around them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Granny, an indomitable matriarch, had single-handedly raised all of her children after her husband had deserted her for another woman. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had already seen many people come and go, and the desert remained as it was. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And while views of the surrounding mountains and deserts were spectacular, the army built high fences around the entire lab—making the scientists feel like prisoners. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though it was only mid-afternoon, zone 20 was draped in shadow, and deserted. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z With little aprons to cover their nakedness, this devil race was marched off across the Arabian desert to the caves of Europe. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is not my fault that your man deserted you, Edna.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “This place is nice and peaceful and deserted. Now let’s go back.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The crowd of sheltering refugees was gone now; the station nearly deserted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z From this step they could look out over the sun-beaten desert to the blue Gulf in the distance. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z But, in the desert, there was only the sound of the eternal wind, and of the hoofbeats of the animals. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked the perimeter of the deserted house at least three dozen times until her ankles ached. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z But here, over the desert and the reeking marshes the deep blue sky of evening opened once more, and a few pallid stars appeared, like small white holes in the canopy above the crescent moon. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “It feels too deserted; I think I want to go now.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z If she returned to the deserted village, the creature would only follow her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she set down her bag, and, glancing around casually, took a few minutes to focus her mind on the character she’d invented: a friendly, absent-minded tuberculosis patient on her way home from the desert. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z All this calamity surrounded Helmuth, but he stayed in the city and made daily door-to-door visits, cautiously walking deserted streets and abandoned alleyways “with a trembling heart.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Life could not change the sun or water the desert, so it changed itself. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d brought lightweight Polartec jackets with their supplies, so they bundled up against the cold rain and walked for a few blocks through the mostly deserted streets. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Alba was told that her father was a distinguished and intelligent aristocrat who had unfortunately succumbed to fever in the northern desert. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in a sort of desert by that time, where he proceeded to make friends with a lion by rescuing it from a serpent. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Several dark alleys twisted off from the main street, leading to deserted storefronts. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Floodlights lit up much of the work site, and in the immense surrounding darkness of the high desert the effect was otherworldly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They all climbed the stone steps into the deserted entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The river itself wasn’t very big, maybe fifty yards across, green water with a few rapids, but it carved a huge scar out of the desert. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was awful to say, but in some ways walking in the desert, at least when we still had water, might have been easier for him than being cooped up like this. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We were not attacked by any people or snakes or desert foxes or scorpions, so I think we’re going to make it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Here and there, he found a shell, and realized that the desert, in remote times, had been a sea. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn back and face the empty desert. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was the house with the birds in the wall and the Ferris wheel in the desert. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Unable to find work in the rainy Northwest, McCandless had hopped a series of freight trains back to the desert. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thy namesake tamed the desert and sweetened the minds of thy people, didst thou know that? It is in the books.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “They migrate from the United States to Aztlan this time of year. You wonder how they find a speck of water like this in all the dry desert.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a time of great peace, a deserted time, a little era of rest. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The cables still lay buried in the desert, protected by the shifting sands and a near-total absence of rainfall. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Trekkers visiting the Siberian tundra, the deserts of central Australia and the Amazonian rainforest believe that they have entered pristine landscapes, virtually untouched by human hands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With each step, my heart races faster than el Conejo’s little feet across the desert. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He was just going to run for it when suddenly, between him and the desert, a huge animal bounded into view. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z In moments, he was again zooming through the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The streets were deserted, except for an occasional old man or woman doddering about. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “A stupid, stupid joke—” 'Tour plan to desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I felt God had deserted me and I couldn’t figure out why because I’d been such a good kid.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Early that afternoon, they came across the first evidence that the desert was receding: a few stunted trees near a shallow pool of muddy water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the old mansions remained, but they were deserted and decaying; some were completely imprisoned in vines. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I thought of Moses leading the Israelites through the desert and God answering their hunger by raining down manna from heaven. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They left the highway, sped through a deserted Holcomb, and crossed the Santa Fe tracks. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z As Gilgamesh and Enkidu then become friends, and embark on a journey, my mind is transported out of the ship’s pod to the forests, oceans, and great deserts they travel to. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And when the chalk his troops used for surveying ran out, he turned to the grain that was supposed to sustain them on their trip through the desert. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Lazlo had to wonder how many adventurers, crossing the desert without the benefit of threave hawks, had ended their quest in jaws like these. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He saw a squad of blue troopers, his own men, riding down into deserted streets. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph and Eliza agreed that I couldn’t live alone, not with the deserted streets as dangerous as the crowded sickrooms. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Midnight comes and goes, and still the desert around me is quiet and empty. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The first rays of morning lit up the still deserted streets of Dundalk, Maryland, where Mary’s new home was located, as the cops mounted up to leave her ransacked space. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But he said no, we were used to dry desert heat, and this was humid heat. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They brought in soil for this project because the desert dirt wasn’t conducive to growing things. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Even though the place was deserted, the aftermath of that final period of calisthenics lingered, the stink of boy sweat; armpits and feet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the deserted street until I could no longer hear the sound of the motor, only the hiss of the powdery snow that the wind kicked up in little eddies on the ground. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z So the foolish little brat waited until your dormitory was deserted and stole it back. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The snake fought frantically, making hissing sounds that shattered the silence of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry swallowed; his voice seemed to have deserted him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The desert didn’t answer him for a few moments. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dante and I left the bowling alley, I drove the truck toward the desert. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it was the smoke from the campfire that calmed me, or the sudden reappearance of Zu, who had come back from scouting a nearby campsite, making sure it was deserted. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Settled back in the slow, smoothly rolling fiacre we moved up the Avenue de l'Opéra, passed the locked doors of the shops, their windows lighted, the Avenue broad and shiny and almost deserted. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He went back to the Owenses’ tomb, but found it also deserted: neither his father nor Mistress Owens was anywhere to be seen. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z At the back of the great iron-and-glass hall was the entrance to another part of the museum, and because it was nearly deserted, she went through and looked around. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Our entire solar system is an insignificantly small part of the universe, a grain of sand in an endless desert. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Right: Astronauts studying the rock formations in Meteor Crater, Arizona Charlie Bassett and I standing by our improvised desert home Two views of the “Wheel.” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I fetch a dixie and wood from the hut and we crawl into a small deserted lean-to which we use for such purposes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The men of the oasis surrounded the horsemen from the desert and within half an hour all but one of the intruders were dead. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan asked Spider as they stared at the vast desert before them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z All at once the desert road went over a sand dune. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The road was deserted, as if there were no other human beings in the world. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Stairways did not tend to remain deserted for long, especially during a siege. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z One night Alba was astonished to find the streets in the center of the city dark and almost deserted. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We were out in the desert now, the telephone poles snapping past. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe not close. The wind on the dam, the desert all around us . . . the scent can probably carry for miles. But it’s coming from several directions. I don’t like that.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z One night, when there was no moon in the night sky, Dante’s mom and dad took us out into the desert so we could use his new telescope. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z We’re alone in the small metal vestibule, desert passing by through the small window. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The temperature was dropping quickly, from searing hot to chilly within a matter of minutes, like it always did in the desert at dusk. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He appeared to be a messenger from the desert, but his presence was much more powerful than that of a mere messenger. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now all Nathan had to do was go into the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It’s the kind of downtown that becomes absolutely deserted at night and on the weekends, except for a few nightclubs half-filled with the desperate and the desperately lame. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The journey would take us through jungles, grasslands, and desert. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Likewise you could predict the percentage of years in which there would be no desert rainstorms, one such storm, two storms, three, and so on. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Antonio told her of the deserts in Baja California, describing them as terrible places of heat, sand, and bare rocks, with no water to be found. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z If I went to Vietnam, I would not come back; females desert families. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They rushed down the front steps and along a winding path, going through darkened gardens until they reached the edge of the desert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The lighthearted ironies she might have deployed among her friends deserted her in his presence, and she heard her own voice become thin when she attempted some docile contradiction. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “What do you want here today?” the desert asked him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z What if we’d been set up—sent to this deserted part of the city to be ambushed out of view? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When, a few days past, the Articles of War were read to us all, great shew was made over those words devoted to the punishments for soldiers who dare desert. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Southwest from the Southeast; and the deserts and high mountains fencing off U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It is hot, a dry desert air with pounding sun and powder-soft sand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They turned out of the gates into the twilit, deserted lane to Hogsmeade. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They passed a crofter's cottage, deserted and overgown, and skirted a flooded quarry where the still water had a sheen as grey as steel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z You could smell the rain in the desert even before a drop fell. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z To her, “survive” meant like if you were out in the desert or jungle or maybe the Alaskan wilderness. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Sierra wasn’t used to seeing any part of the city so deserted. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Caught in the middle, many villagers sneaked back to their home villages, deserting the strategic hamlets. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was said they were brethren and sistren, each tasked to watch over a particular piece of the world—the skies, seas, jungles, deserts, mountains, and realm of the dead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The deserts and empty seas swung by him, and the mountains against the stars. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t bring with it the smell of the desert, nor the threat of Moorish invasion. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You could see hundreds, maybe thousands or even millions, twinkling in the clear desert sky. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Under a starry desert sky Lita wraps the blanket around our shoulders. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The street was deserted except for a couple of parked cars. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jones said that to cross the river they needed a dark night, smooth water, and deserted riverbanks. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the next comer he spun off into a deserted section of barracks. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He searched the desert floor to look for more footprints but was unable to even find his own. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He’s ushered into a courtyard encircled with razor wire, where eight or nine other Germans sit in their high boots holding battered canteens, one dressed in women’s clothes in which he apparently tried to desert. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The railroad yard was a desert now, except for a hospital train marked with red crosses—on a siding far, far away. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad talked my mom into naming her after one of his favorite writers, some weird old bird who’s buried out west in the middle of a desert. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “You let me think she was lost in the desert.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He does not sense when police stop their train in the middle of the central Mexican desert. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z With a quick glance to make sure the bridge, path, and shore were still deserted, he switched the light on again and angled it against the bank. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z There would be more people around once I got off this deserted street. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z This seemed like the end of the world, to be deserted by Charlotte’s children. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She lost her and in her terrible grief she withheld her gifts from the earth, which turned into a frozen desert. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the giant hands the goblins ride across the desert,” Spurge added. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “But they really found the chickens in the desert without a drop of blood inside. They were blowing around like dry cantaloupe skins.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether the opposite bank was like this one—cultivated, beautiful, wealthy—or an empty desert, they couldn’t tell. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He tried again to concentrate on the pink shades of the desert, and its stones. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The church was dark, the parking lot deserted. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When Helen and Theresa went down to Pete’s office to complain, they found it deserted, and his desk tipped over. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "On September first we moved into Sunset Towers. Two months later, on Halloween, smoke was seen rising from the chimney of the deserted Westing house." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he said to her, with utmost condescension, “Dear girl, your credulity is as vast as this desert. One might get lost in it and never again encounter fact or reason.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Most of the time they were in the desert, with only a shovel to dig the sand and a wad of coca in their mouths to keep them alive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When McCandless arrived at the Slabs, a huge flea market— swap meet was in full swing out in the desert. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I have to return to the desert, where there are tribal wars.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “A little horned toad dropped it in the desert along with a pumpkin seed!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The two-lane highway from Independence to the camp is quiet except for the small caravan of buses heading into the desert. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The deserted stoplight creaked as it swung, and that little lonesome moan of a sound broke open whatever was already cracked inside me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Then, feeling very anxious, they made their way to their prisoner's apartment to feed his deserted tortoise. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In the desert, the faster you perspire, the quicker you die, if you don’t have anything to drink. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan had felt this way before, like his life was on the line, when he was lost in the desert and thought that he would never escape. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “I have loved you, Ophelia, though I treated you badly by deserting you in your time of need. Forgive me.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Fatima is a woman of the desert,” said the alchemist. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Harry said, gripping his wand very tightly, and moving into the middle of the deserted classroom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Could the people of Weep ever accept the survivors in the citadel—or, like the threave in the desert, at least suffer them to live? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The mile-six water stop is in the middle of nowhere—an oasis in a desert of dried grass. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The last overly watered lush golf course gives way to rock and scrub and desert brush. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The passage was navigable only during high tide, and was never less than treacherous, but his smuggler's skills had not deserted him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I would be at home in the desert. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s three in the morning, and we are making our way from southern to northern Utah, when the weather changes from the dry chill of the desert to the freezing gales of an alpine winter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We took the trail out to the desert and the three of us made our way up my mighty hill, lit at this point only by the light of the full, shining moon. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Was there any word from her?” prodded Yossarian, who had been brooding incessantly about the girl, wondering how much she was suffering, and feeling almost lonely and deserted without her ferocious and unappeasable attacks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Aliens who etch little hearts into stone in the middle of the California desert. Of course, Occam’s razor. Go with the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions needed. Vandalizing aliens it is.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He wondered if there were still deserted islands in the world, like the one on which Robinson Crusoe had been shipwrecked. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Descendants of the Siberians settled the thick forests of the eastern United States, the swamps of the Mississippi Delta, the deserts of Mexico and steaming jungles of Central America. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared into the broken windows of a deserted stone building across the street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily, James, and Matthew stood in the dark and deserted Portsmouth Square. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The taxi descended when they got to Mufakose, and, under the She Elephant’s directions, settled down on a deserted parking lot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z One morning, she sat up from the bed of grass in the boat and found the river deserted. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon they came to deserted streets flanked by old factories and continued on until the She Elephant led them into a dark alley. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The heat of the incinerator wrapped around Inej like a living thing, a desert dragon in his den, hiding from the ice, waiting for her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But Ben’s park still won’t have the smell of the desert flowers after the rain. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Once the dust settled, a cool breeze blew between his wrists, hovering just above the desert floor and carrying pink cactus flower petals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z What was it Uncle had said during that first terrible day in the desert? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “God’s word, brought to you by a crew of romantic idealists in a harsh desert culture eons ago, followed by a chain of translators two thousand years long.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of everything, I wasn’t altogether happy in 1942; I often felt I’d been deserted, but because I was on the go all day long, I didn’t think about it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Percy had ordered out his entire brigade to watch, hoping it would cure them of any itch to desert. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They arrive and take up residence in the deserted homes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy knew the desert sensed his fear. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “With the darkness and the waiting in the chill of the desert, the tension became almost unendurable,” said Laurence. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, they drove their little wagon carefully and slowly down the deserted path that night. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But the sidewalk below my building is deserted, the windows across the street rows of dead eyes, dark with curtains and dresses and rugs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I miss them the way you miss water in a desert. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The feeding stations in the backyards were deserted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z After the visit, Joseph had returned with his parents to their home in the deserts of Saudi Arabia, and within a few months, his grandfather died of a heart attack. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And then the deep and empty silence of the deserted house. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The other keeps, long deserted, were lonely, haunted places, where cold winds whistled through black windows and the spirits of the dead manned the parapets. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I tried to swallow, but my mouth felt like a desert. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The ends were resting upon a huge flat cloud that was as big as a desert. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z She was ahead of us, bobbing in and out of the desert brush. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Those warehouses across the way look deserted anyway. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Commons was deserted except for a couple of haggard old janitors and the red-wigged lady who sat at the switchboard and knitted all weekend, paying no attention to the incoming calls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His upturned pads with their wet fur looked like little desert islands surrounded by seaweed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A clean smell, like rain in the desert, and a kind voice. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then they were silent again, for the idea of not having the ranch, the dry, stony desert of heartbreaking hillside and unprofitable hollow, was shocking to them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Werner yanks with all his strength, but he is too little, too weak; the strength deserts him almost as soon as it came. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Soon the vlei looked as deserted as a valley on the moon. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The corps first built a mock-up of the tunnel, several hundred feet long, in the Nevada desert. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I was recently asked by an acquaintance when he ran across me alone after midnight in a coffeehouse that was already almost deserted. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Who wears a suit and tie in the desert? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In between the lines of the moon sands, the diamond dust fell onto the desert floor and into sparkly piles. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They could no longer see the palms of the oasis—only the gigantic moon above them, and its silver reflections from the stones of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes open and I strain to catch a glimpse of someone in my family, but the yard remains deserted. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got to the honey house, it was deserted except for Rosaleen, who was gathering up her clothes so she could move up to May’s room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can see things that eyes habituated to the desert might not see.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark of the movie theater he first saw jungles, oceans, and deserts. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I walk and the desert sand gives way to a cobblestone path, its vermillion stones worn and rounded by what looks like millions who must have traveled it before me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The desert flowers, so abundant in April, were dying now. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The air smelled of harsh blossoms; this was the desert, and there was no rain. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I was flying over the desert solo in an old Hawker Hart biplane and I had my camera round my neck. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “But the Tradition also says that we should believe the messages of the desert. Everything we know was taught to us by the desert.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Syrian Kurds are our people. My son can’t desert them now.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The sun was directly overhead, making a shadowless desert of the meadow. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The valley was desert, withered and yellow-gray except for the crooked band of green that marked the course of the Fortaleza River. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Sitting down on one of the bleacher seats, Archie found a sudden and unexpected peace in the deserted gymnasium. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With the town so deserted, Doha was sharply aware of how much they were sticking out. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He smoked in silence, thinking of nothing, and listening to the sound of the wind that brought the scent of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt sorry for the Jews getting thrown out of Egypt and having to drag themselves across the desert to find a home. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead they are enormously bloated and fat, and living on a desert island. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If they run into Americans, he will say he is deserting. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At the base of the devil tree, exposing its roots, was a deserted animal burrow. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The little girl imagined her mother had gotten lost in the desert, and she woke up night after night, crying that she could hear her mother’s voice. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Little Willy’s sled flew by the schoolhouse on the outskirts of town, and then by the old deserted barn. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The harbor was nearly deserted; the plague had caused shipping in and out of Kerch to grind to a halt. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The third floor corridor seemed to be deserted. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Or would she just be running away if she left now, deserting the others, stranding them on the island she’d broken? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They were men of the desert, and they were fearful of sorcerers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, during his first several weeks in Bullhead, McCandless camped out in the desert at the edge of town; then he started squatting in a vacant mobile home. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The square was deserted, save for a lirkmunk who chittered in annoyance at the smell and ran for the safety of a nearby thicket. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But Knockturn Alley, the side street devoted to the Dark Arts, looked completely deserted. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how to find life in the desert,” the boy said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But instead the depot is all but deserted; only two figures sit on one of the benches on the platform, a man and a woman in black coats. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was near the Colorado River, founded back in the nineteenth century by some guy who figured he could get rich turning the desert into farmland. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the isolation of the desert, in close working conditions at a bare-bones facility with ramshackle dormitories, the Muroc computers stepped easily into the role of junior engineers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But forests are darker than grasslands, and grasslands are darker than deserts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked sadly at the magnificent hemlock and was about to put the fire out and desert it when I said something to myself. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems deserted, free of parasitic man, but this is not entirely so. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If my love were a desert, you would see only sand. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It all looked as deserted as if the Flood had newly receded and left this one cold building in its wake. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We had moved to Battle Mountain because of the gold in the area, but the desert also had tons of other mineral deposits. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At five that afternoon, some twenty minutes after the stolen Chevrolet rolled off the Nevada desert into Las Vegas, the long ride came to an end. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of those atoms—when set free in 1945 into the atmosphere above the New Mexico desert—found their way into me: my hands, my head, and my heart. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The desert has mothered magic things before this. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t mind the silence and the desert and the cloudless sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He had hoped to find the machine room deserted, but the place was packed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Fuchs stopped the car at a deserted spot. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her god would smite her, would hurl her from pinnacles and lose her in deserts, but she would not forsake his altars. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Back in Arizona, I’d heard about how the Mormons had been chased out of most places they had lived until they’d finally settled in Utah, a desert nobody wanted. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The common room was deserted, and, judging by the fact that it smelled quite normal, Hermione had not needed to set off any Dungbombs to ensure that he and Sirius got privacy. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We took long walks around town and into the desert, to her enchanted place. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He remembered the night in the desert when he had sat with the alchemist, as they looked at the stars and drank wine together. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Not in Marinn or the Tribal deserts, not even beyond the Empire, where woad-coated Barbarians danced beneath starlight for days, as if possessed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ferula excused herself for a moment and ran to the bathroom, one of those immense bathrooms where the toilet was placed in the middle of the room surrounded by a vast desert of white tiles. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad jerked the steering wheel to one side and drove off the road into the desert after her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He looked around at the deserted alleyway and shivered. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I can’t see anything clearly, and when I look up and out past the fence, I only see waves of a mirage displacing the desert plants and the mountains in the distance. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But with the gate out of operation, the courtyard battlements were as deserted as the rest of the building. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The wind-blown dust—“frightful dust,” he said, “regular sandstorms of the desert”—continued and stung his eyes and propelled grit into his inflamed mouth. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Todd’s bed stayed as dry as the desert. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I’ve deserted you for an entire month, but so little has happened that I can’t find a newsworthy item to relate every single day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Nathan looked at the rising half-full moon; shadows were covering the desert, deepening and darkening the colors of the land and mesas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Already it wore that drab deserted air of a vanished evening and the dawn of a tired day. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He wandered often about the four main business blocks that were brightly lighted and then through the black, deserted alleys behind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He ran up and down hills, over the desert, through gullies. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “Electricity. Decent lighting. It’s not climate-controlled, but it could be worse. At least I’m not in the desert like Oppenheimer.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Walking here in the daytime is bad enough, but at night, ghosts of the dead haunt these deserted streets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Amidst the silence of those solitary roads and desert hills, I heard it approach from a great distance. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They seemed unnatural—oddities in the desert towns where we’d lived. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In Texas, dead blackbirds, dickcissels, and meadowlarks were found at the nests, and many nests were deserted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Rubbing her hand, her pursuer followed again, keeping her distance now, as they moved deeper into the deserted labyrinth of brick houses. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But still, the land in a desert state was worth nothing without water, and Bookman and Noyes controlled the water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Arms are as capricious as the desert, and, if they are not used, the next time they might not function. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m uncomfortable with you going out in the desert on your own.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Adam said, “I’ve wondered why a man of your knowledge would work a desert hill place.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The journey through the dark and deserted castle corridors wasn’t enjoyable. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Because, when you know that language, it’s easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether it’s in the middle of the desert or in some great city. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It showed climbing vines, rivers and waterfalls, grapes, flower beds, singing birds, everything a desert dweller might dream of. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The front of the school was deserted but along the curb United States marshals were spaced, not in uniform but wearing armbands to identify them. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z So I wouldn’t put it past the government to insert some kind of mind-control chip into Dad’s brain and force him to run a crumbling theme park in the desert. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t know whether to desert the seared Mr. Palermo and see what had happened or to stay in the factory, where the workers had begun dancing with one another under the loudspeakers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know the language of the desert, but my horse knows the language of life.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The highway stretched deserted through the swamp forests. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Another room with a view of the desert landscape. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The streets were deserted and so quiet you could almost hear the dew fall. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The desert, with its endless monotony, put him to dreaming. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat in her aunt’s crowded living room and listened to Lucky and Salvador boast about their fine jobs and their trips to other desert towns in Lucky’s car. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z It was nearly five o’clock, and the construction site looked deserted. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Salva’s shoes stood no chance against the hot stony desert ground. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “It has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it’s become passionate over a woman of the desert. It asks things of me, and it keeps me from sleeping many nights, when I’m thinking about her.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The place seemed deserted, though she didn’t understand why. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Eventually, Dad gave up, and it was quiet except for the sound of our feet crunching on the sand and rocks and the wind whipping off the desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He was somewhere in a long deserted room, not unlike Great Hall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The playground was deserted apart from themselves and, though the girls did not know it, Snape. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Joseph knew it was just a game, but it was fun to imagine themselves on pirate ships or alone on desert islands. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was a chilly night and the desert breeze was blowing, making the old wooden ceilings creak and the curtains swell like black sails on the high seas. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You never hurt me, You never, never, never desert me. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Southwest, past desert farms and cliff dwellings, to the Mississippian societies in the Midwest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There, illuminated by the light of the moon and the brightness of the desert, stood the solemn and majestic Pyramids of Egypt. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though they lived here, in this concrete desert, tonight they would go home, walking the streets of Spanish Harlem fearing no evil, for the Lord was with them. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z They tore into a deserted classroom to their left just in time. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But the car door opened and Ares grabbed my shoulder, pulling me out of the car and back into the desert night. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I don’t know how I managed to find my spot in the desert, but I found it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z They watched from the window as the small figure followed by his dog crossed the deserted plaza and disappeared into the night. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The skies above them were silent and deserted. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We were Christians, but we were mimicking the ways of the Israelites when they wandered in the desert without a home. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was entirely deserted and silent, except that when she listened carefully she could hear a faint humming in the distance, as if something were running—another motor? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Soon he will either desert his home or become so unbearable he is kicked out. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z While my eyes were closed, the mountains’ dusky lavender had drifted over the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Harry glanced hopelessly at Dumbledore’s deserted frame, which hung directly behind the headmaster’s chair, then turned his back on it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But Fatima was a woman of the desert, and, if anything could help him to understand, it was the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about my meeting with Aphrodite, in the back of a white Cadillac in the desert last winter. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z However, they are fragmented by geography and by ecology: the Isthmus of Panama, only 40 miles wide, virtually transects the Americas geographically, as do the isthmus’s Darien rain forests and the northern Mexican desert ecologically. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The school library, crammed with Clock Watchers the last time they were there, was utterly deserted. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Ran back to the all but deserted bazaar. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z By the time he got out of the hospital the town had come alive again, like the miraculous reblooming of a withered desert flower that all but a handful had given up for dead. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When she knocked at Mademoiselle Reisz’s door one afternoon there was no response; so unlocking the door, as usual, she entered and found the apartment deserted, as she had expected. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Night had hardly cooled the air at all; a strangely foreign wind blew through the village, hot and sandy, as if it were carrying the desert itself across the sea. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z We listened in rapture, and so, I half believed, did the tumbleweed and cacti, the desert, the mountains, all listening to the girl in the longfalling skirt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I find most interesting the conspiracy of life in the desert to circumvent the death rays of the all-conquering sun. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Our club decides to execute the actual makeover during Thanksgiving break, when the school is deserted. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was us and the highway and the desert and the sun blazing above the Maricopa Mountains. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z They landed the Kurosawa next to an instance of the white house that was still deserted. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The desert plains are giving way to bumpier terrain, strewn with ejecta that never got buried by sand. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do I immerse myself in the desert?” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z False friends, treacherous servants, men who had professed undying love, even her own blood ... all of them had deserted her in her hour of need. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “No, no, no, no. I saved you, Nathan! In the desert. And you promised. You promised me!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And he told about the heat and thirst of their desert journey and how they were almost at their goal when another lion chased them and wounded Aravis. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Outside, crossing the lawn, on his way to work, he tried not to see how completely dark and deserted Clarisse McClellan's house was... Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z We think of Australian Aborigines as desert people, but most of them were not. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He stood up and stepped down from the porch onto the desert—for his back yard, except for the shed where he kept his digging tools, teas the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z They flew a long time down deserted passages. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Wind Being raised its arm and pointed into the heart of the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Our tire man, too, deserted us, leaving us to clean our costumes and hold our split seams together as best we might. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But the old king hadn’t said anything about being robbed, or about endless deserts, or about people who know what their dreams are but don’t want to realize them. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lorena smuggled a bottle of Jack Daniel’s in her purse, and she and Juanga polished it off, drank it as if it were water and they were dying of thirst in the desert. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He said to the boy, “Show me where there is life out in the desert. Only those who can see such signs of life are able to find treasure.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Others join, their voices carrying across the desert and resounding through the valley. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A sudden wind sweeps in from the desert, shaking the trellis and threatening to rip me from my perch. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In some future installment, a flashback, I shall perhaps recount that pilgrimage through the swamps, a journey into the desert from which I returned broken physically, mentally, and spiritually. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They set off across the deserted moor, unable to make out much through the mist. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z All around me there was nothing but dust, rocks, and endless empty desert in all directions. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Anna’s mother was flinging open the front door and pointing, as if banishing her to the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “The desert takes our men from us, and they don’t always return,” she said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, how can I steal his Holo and desert now? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It had become his custom, each time he was deserted, to buy a gallon of wine, to stretch out on the comfortably hard bunk and get drunk. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered a night two years ago when we were stationed with the Al-Hajaya tribe of Bedouins in the harsh desert of Jordan. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The desert was full of men who earned their living based on the ease with which they could penetrate to the Soul of the World. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But no, she wasn’t in the deserted village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They appear as knackery trucks that carry dead horses, as collapsing dams, and maybe as beautiful girls with long dancer legs who drift silently through the dust of a California desert morning. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was in fact in the rest areas in the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico that I first saw the smaller birds make use of this intellect. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Just something out there in the desert,” whispered one of them. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It’s a barren landscape, yet perfect; it’s the sort of desert the saints went into, so their minds would not be distracted by profusion. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like my favorite parking spot in the desert. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The bird knew the language of the desert well, and whenever they stopped, he flew off in search of game. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, near the bottom, there is cactus of the same variety found in the deserts to the south. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, as if the desert wanted to demonstrate that the alchemist was right, two horsemen appeared from behind the travelers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets are almost deserted, which would not be so unusual at this time of day if people were at the mines, kids at school. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When we left the forest behind, the desert lay in front of us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In the deserts of the heart / Let the healing fountain start. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z With the introductions disposed of, energy seemed to desert him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But we desert the coaches of Little League, Ben thought, leaving the river’s edge and returning to the sidewalk beneath the huge water oaks of River Street. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Still farther east, temperate areas of China were isolated from western Eurasian areas with similar climates by the combination of the Central Asian desert, Tibetan plateau, and Himalayas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was not to think that he was deserting her: it was quite the contrary. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But the noise had come from the opposite side, from the desert. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z If we know that clearing forests will make a desert, why don’t they? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I imagined the hallways outside this room as a desert filled with enemies in khaki, Mrs. Turton dashing through the harsh landscape in an effort to save the world. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was early afternoon and the grounds and buildings were deserted, since everyone was at sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The winds pick up high above, branches billowing in Sagan’s warm breeze, just like the New Mexico desert. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then he left the highway and started walking south through the desert, following the river- bank. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Another boy grew so anxious about his family that he deserted, hopping a train for home. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He was far away in his spirit, living on desert islands, in silence, with eternity.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked for miles, out past the business park, Mica- Tronics, the golf course, into the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She turned my summer into a desert wasteland. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She told about the project she’d been digging on for ten years, in the desert near Jericho. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He jammed his toes into the desert boots and leaped as well as he could into the tweed trousers, which he could hardly button at the waist. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They made their way - down a deserted colonnade. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It doesn’t care whether someone’s a guerrilla or a gorilla, lives in a desert or a dessert, has a sweet tooth or a suite tooth. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He has other things to do first. But he’s on the right track. He has begun to try to understand the desert.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That explains why the streets are almost deserted. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There was murder and intrigue and Ferris wheels in the desert, and a house full of swans, a sapphire blue river, and a chest full of gold doubloons—we’ll get to all that. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As if roused by a sudden bell, Frodo rose quickly, and stood up and looked away southwards; but when his eyes beheld the Mountain and the desert he quailed again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z For me, civilization was usually Houston, Texas, but I discovered that there were plenty of trips away from Houston, in addition to the jungle and desert. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ducking down, they joined the Hufflepuffs going the other way, slipped down a deserted side corridor, and hurried off toward the girls’ bathroom. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “She had hardly finished laying. Most females would have deserted this nest and found another site. She had plenty of time to lay again.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z My first-ever kiss, and it takes place in the middle of a freaking thunderstorm, in a deserted cabin. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He wanted to bring the rains back to the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The unshoveled parking lot was deserted except for one snow-covered car and a couple truck cabs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z At that vague hour between dark and dawn, the sunroof of the Amazon was deserted. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The first time that they were alone on the deserted fields behind the garage he pulled her mercilessly into an animal state that left her exhausted. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Outside a wide desert stretches into the horizon. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The blue sky deepens to violet, and the searing desert air cools. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It's a desert so old it's literally rusting. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A white desert around the canal and a blue desert over it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue went out into the desert wind and returned with a few scraps of tar paper she’d found blown up against a roll of barbed wire along a firebreak. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I enjoyed watching jackrabbits leap suddenly from the cover of desert shrubs, land beside our speeding bus, and bolt back into the brush. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z These days most of the lots remain vacant and are gradually being reclaimed by the desert. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They put them in the desert down in Arizona or someplace and they had to live for a week. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Our group of fourteen astronauts, having successfully finished our jungle, desert, and classroom training, were now put to work. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The lands ahead were empty of all save birds and beasts, unfriendly places deserted by all the races of the world. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Shoot, I even been hearing Jesus had colored skin living out there in the desert. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At night, I'd walk through the deserted school buildings, checking doors and windows. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z "Alexander buried his backpack in the desert on 2/27 and entered Las Vegas with no money and no ID," the journal tells us. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And the moon fell on the desert’s silence, and on a man’s journey in search of treasure. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The gardens were cooled with fine sprays of water, and the rooms, for the most part, depended on shaded verandas to tame the hot desert air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the road, I find myself crowded among thousands of people walking amid deserted towns and villages. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We are nearly at the end of the camp: nothing but the fence and, beyond that, the desert. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Robb continues: The fields of Flanders were deserted for much of the year. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z These had been grown elsewhere, because few crops could be raised in the dry semi- desert region of Loun-Ariik. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z More to the point, the bomb program was moving toward a concrete conclusion, with plans laid for a decisive test in the desert. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Now there were rumors: a terrible defeat, someone had blundered, two hundred thousand Rebs, the Eleventh Corps had deserted. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the brakes squeaked in protest and the taxi came to a lurching halt alongside a row of deserted warehouses. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I was standing on a deserted road in the rain. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He left unsaid the idea of his deserting his sisters while he escaped. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “We have to walk through a desert with no water?” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z After riding half the night on the deserted road south from Surrattsville, Booth and David Herold neared their destination—an isolated farmhouse a few miles north of a village called Bryantown. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Or could the lack of a pinch be more accurately attributed to the fact that the off-duty cops simply pocketed Devine’s dough, parked in a deserted place, and logged eight hours of shut-eye every night? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The edge of the town was deserted, but as he made his way toward the river, the noise of shouting, of screams, and of the crackle of rifle fire got louder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Missiles from the wall had slackened off, giving Cluny’s horde a chance to desert the ditch for the relative safety of the meadows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It’s virtually deserted, with just a few random people who seem to meander aimlessly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We stood silently around Dante’s telescope in the middle of the desert as we waited for our turn to see all the contents of the sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z One afternoon, while we were searching for food in a deserted village, a crow fell out of the sky. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But even as I say it, the music softens and the mountain fades, as I am pulled back through the desert, into darkness, and into my bed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The parking lot and locker room were deserted. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I took the deserted side steps down to the street two at a time, without meeting another soul. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They sang protest songs and listened to community leaders who assured them that after hundreds of years spent wandering in the desert of segregation and oppression, the Promised Land was at last within sight. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The bus station, normally bustling with the chaos of brightly colored buses and hundreds of travelers, was deserted, and weeds were growing up through cracks in the paving. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This is not the lush farmland or forest of Europe, but desert and wilderness, with hot, salty ocean wind that sucks the moisture from our lips. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The streets were mostly silent and deserted that morning, but every now and then we’d pass a woman wearing curlers or a group of men in T-shirts with motor-oil decals, loitering in a doorway. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Brinker for example had begun a long, decisive sequence of withdrawals from school activity ever since the morning I deserted his enlistment plan. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of his soldiers looked so demoralized that they were liable to make a run for it and desert. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Through the rains, the snows, or the desert heat, he would jog along, never looking back. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He would at least have died after having crossed the strait, after having worked in a crystal shop, and after having known the silence of the desert and Fatima’s eyes. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z God had come a long way from the desert—but then so had Allah, though in a very different direction. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Brooklyn became just a memory as I led them to distant lands where palaces shimmered against desert sand and paupers became princes with the whush of a magic wand. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Many of the miners’ houses there are deserted or falling into decay. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we saw the edge of the junkyard about half a mile ahead of us, the lights of a highway stretching through the desert. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Bulldozers had flattened millions of tons of coal tailings to create a black desert that stretched far down the narrow valley. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I keep all my money in an old tin tea caddy with a picture of the desert on it, palm trees and camels. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His plan was to leave a single Greek behind in the deserted camp, primed with a tale calculated to make the Trojans draw the horse into the city—and without investigating it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That desert was filled with all sorts of amazing treasures. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon after arriving in the deserted village Capricorn had had gratings fitted over the narrow niches where long-dead priests slept in their stone tombs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Instead of a dust-cloud well out in the desert he now saw a black, moving mass, rather like ants, on the far bank of the Winding Arrow. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z All of Dad’s engineering skills and mathematical genius were coming together in one special project: a great big house he was going to build for us in the desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A tiny pinpoint across the edge of the desert disappears along with the mountains. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Walking in the shade of the date trees with Mamie Rila, her voice as steady as the hum of life in the desert around us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The car drives on a dirt road through a desert in the middle of Iran. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It’s the desert, and nothing is out here but empty land and what looks like thousands of acres enclosed by a simple wooden fence. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It created deserts, sank ships, felled entire forests, and blew through cities filled with music and strange noises. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The world he saw through that window was not his own: the ground was closer here, and the landscape was not green fields and hedges but a desert of rolling dunes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He thought that the horizon was a bit lower than it had been, because he seemed to see stars on the desert itself. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And I hear the grind of a truck’s engine starting up, desert floor crunching under heavy wheels. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We walked through shaggy fields of prickly grasses until we found a clearer path toward the desert. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He had been fascinated by the colors of the desert, the blues, the purples, the yellows of the minerals lying on the surface of the earth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The houses had a snow-beaten look, and many were crushed and deserted, driven to earth by the winters. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because my eyes are not yet accustomed to the desert,” the boy said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, much of the red Amazonian soil is weathered, harshly acid, and almost bereft of essential nutrients—one reason ecologists refer to the tropical forest as a “wet desert.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z What did she know, or need to know, of fancy wedding manners, or moving a herd of lambs through the desert? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Far below them, down by the bridge gate, the loading area was completely deserted. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It stood in a crease of land where the desert ended and the mountain began, forming a wind tunnel. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Neither of them was tired yet, but they couldn’t travel during the day; the desert offered no protection from the sun, nor any concealment from the air. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They move southward in the breeding season and at such times a wounded one is only too likely to find itself deserted. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was cruel to desert the helpless sufferer, but they were desperate to get on to Troy, and with his bow and arrows he would at least never lack for food. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The town square, almost deserted this late, looked very different at night. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z To the person who expects every desert to be barren sand dunes, the Sonoran must come as a surprise. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z On July 11 Oppenheimer kissed his wife goodbye and drove out to the desert. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On one side, a big lake spread out, ringed by barren desert mountains. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Of course they were wrong, Inej considered as she crossed the bridge over the black waters of the Beurskanal to the deserted main square that fronted the Exchange. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z ‘I thank you for your fair words,’ said Aragorn, ‘and my heart desires to come with you; but I cannot desert my friends while hope remains.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Omakayas was well aware that she shouldn’t stay so close to these cubs, but after all, they seemed deserted. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z On the north comer there was a tavern, deserted, the door open into a black interior. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The huge moon rose and the smaller mold-colored moon and they were joined by a ruby-red moon, and the grey wolf ran at a steady lope beneath them across the desert of bones. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The house felt deserted, with all its dark and empty rooms. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It knew of the boy’s talk with the desert, because the winds know everything. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in the library in August that the seeds were planted that grew into the Egypt Game in September in the Professor’s deserted yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 "Hmm. I did find a flower out in the desert south of Basra....Like an orchid, but totally adapted to an arid environment. I was amazed that it could survive there." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The girls were in the midst of a jump-rope fad, so the parallel bars were pretty much deserted. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon when the track was deserted, Smith snuck him out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seen kings and beggars walking the desert sands. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved the dampness of the desert after all the rains. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was deserted in summer because it had little shade. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He hauled stones in off the desert and built a small rock garden outside our doorway, with succulents and a patch of moss. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the exact opposite of the sandy desert far off to our left. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Magpies drifted from cottonwoods across the deserted road, and bluebirds and swallows flitted in and out of abandoned adobe farmhouses. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To the desert go prophets and hermits; through deserts go pil-grims and exiles. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Georgia O’Keeffe’s landscapes were of angular skyscrapers and neon thoroughfares, but mostly of the bleached bones, desert shadows, and weathered crosses of rural New Mexico. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The characters loitered in deserted rooms, no one talking, everything silent for whole minutes except the hiss of the projector and rain pounding on the roof. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That was where Ibni got the gold, from the leather sacks, heavy with trash and gravel, brought in each week from the mines in the southern desert. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Travelers on the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean had to cross desert and the Hindu Kush, both formidable obstacles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The alchemist fell as silent as the desert, and answered the boy only after they had stopped to eat. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have personally punted me out of the van, preferably at a high speed, in the middle of a deserted highway. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Even though he had felt the life leave Pond’s body, it still felt like Pond was in the desert and was going to teach him another song. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On this bitterly cold night the streets of Warsaw were almost as deserted as those of the ghetto, but the blue camel hotel was always bright and warm. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He walked past the Doge's Palace, which was already illuminated by its pink lamps, and then stomped through the twilight across the deserted St. Mark's Square. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Terrified, I deserted the pap ’n vleis and fled to Mother. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was on the very edge of the city, and was ringed by a few rickety trees that had managed to withstand the onslaught of the desert. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The outer blocks had long been deserted, filling up with tumbleweeds and sand. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z A gust of wind blows out of the desert, knocking us hard against the cliff face, and I almost lose control of the ropes again. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was deserted—the French didn’t see an Indian village for two hundred miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The oil deserts of the Near East, the opening lands of South America have felt the thrust. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Quetzalcoatl staggers across the desert, reenacted in this weird dream just like a scene out of a librex. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The bat landed on a deserted stairway and nodded his head upward. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see it growing like desert tumbleweeds below the teeth that showed in Cade’s astonished grin. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I told him about the valentine, the night in her driveway, the walk in the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t know anyone around here who would want to cross the desert just to see the Pyramids,” said the merchant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he straightened up, he saw that he was in a nearly deserted playground. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe you thought I could find an apartment in a desert? Or the Himalayas?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Could have landed on the desert lizard again.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A watercolor by Ashima’s father, of a caravan of camels in a desert in Rajasthan, is framed at the local print shop and hung on the living room wall. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Its eyes and spine would irrigate a desert. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They skulked in an empty chamber off the entrance hall, listening, until they were sure it was deserted. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I felt bad to desert them all, but bonobos don’t range more than a kilometer a day, and Otto and I needed to go much faster than that. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I have known desert men who chose their places with quiet and slow passion, rejecting the nervousness of a watered world. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If they could go to God together, be would not be deserting his mistress or sacrificing her happiness to his own. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you—you have the donkey, and the little house on the edge of the desert.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There was no compass to be found outside and the house looked deserted. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And that happiness could be found in a grain of sand from the desert, as the alchemist had said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Our maneuvers took place out in the desert, which looked very much like our own Dinetah. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Not abandonment in the Tribal desert hours after birth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was even grown in deserts and other areas that were very dry. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going into the desert,” the man answered, turning back to his reading. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally I came upon a nearly deserted shop where, despite being tongue-tied at first, I succeeded in pawning a cup that belonged to my father. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was a desert in a faraway land. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He was even less talkative than usual, but finally, as we walked down a deserted alley, he said, "Be sure you complete your work today. We've lost our lodgings." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry could think of many reasons not to obey the summons, and yet his suspicions about her identity were growing stronger every moment that they stood facing each other in the deserted street. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The next night she and Salvador walked through the luxurious desert resort city of Palm Springs. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Instead she had ridden through the heart of die war, through fertile riverlands turned to blackened desert by the fury of the Lannisters, and each night her scouts brought back tales that made her ill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah...Could be...It must be deserted. There’s no lights at all.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I sent a valentine back that said: Dry is the desert, Wet is the rain, Your love for me Is not in vain. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Pond charged up a mound, and at the crest Nathan could see a huge amount of the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z ‘You must trust me. I will not desert you. Answer truthfully, if you can. It will do you good not harm.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I remember the deep silence of the deserted street around me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The view over the Strip and the desert was amazing, though I doubted we’d ever find time to look at the view with a room like this. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z As he sat, the screen showed bats flying through the desert at night. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The lighthouse was only a quarter of an hour’s flight from the Charing-T Tower; but the hills of Malpais were hardly more deserted than this Surrey heath. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve seen how the guides read the signs of the desert, and how the soul of the caravan speaks to the soul of the desert.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the silence from the speakers that unnerved me, more than the deserted roads or the empty shells of repossessed houses. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He said he had deserted the army for self-imposed incarceration in “a giant, demented prison.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z These, too, were silent, deserted by all living things. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was 5:50 when he staggered from the room, heading he knew not where or for how long, but hoping only that whoever had been guiding him lately would not desert him now.... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Highway 101 into California, then headed east into the desert again. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z These cattle were descendants of generations of desert cattle, born in dry sand and scrubby mesquite, where they hunted water the way desert antelope did. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I swim to get away from Josh Raymond, and my cheating father, and Violet’s involved parents who are also her friends, and my sad, deserted mother, and my bones. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Looking around, she wondered how she could find the Smokies in this featureless desert of orchids. was the last line of Shay’s note. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It took them to the edge of a vast desert. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And now, bounding toward them across the desert floor in the shadow of Ghulheim, a huge grey beast, like an enormous dog. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z And just how many years had gone by since Georgie and I had watched Roy Rogers gallop across the desert, chasing cattle rustlers or claim jumpers? The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We were in a Bedouin camp in the Jordanian desert on the day the navy SEALs killed bin Laden. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Sleight, sixty-five years old, is a professional river guide and desert rat with a Mormon upbringing and a reputation for insolence. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must love the desert, but never trust it completely. Because the desert tests all men: it challenges every step, and kills those who become distracted.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he glanced in the mirror, he was startled by the wild, empty look in his eyes, as if he’d gone blind wandering in the desert. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The second view of the deserted town, barely illuminated by the yellowish bulbs of the street lights, did not awaken in Aureliano any more curiosity than the first. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z For a few blocks, none of them did anything but run, pell-mell, straight down the middle of the deserted street. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The amphitheater is completely deserted, so it’s almost peaceful. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I saw only that she was a very young girl, frail beyond most, deserted by her husband and doing her best to feed herself and her children. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, there is a desert where it was once nice and green and beautiful. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Then there was Sung Guo, also called Seneca Gracchus, who fought twelve Roman dragons and sixteen Chinese dragons in the western deserts of China. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z After Mr. Costa left, the school was a silent, deserted place. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z They approached the western edge of the desert city and stood for a moment at a highway marker that read Indio. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He led her down a deserted hall, unlocking the door with his circular key. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z All the willpower he’d used to work his way free deserted him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to that picture was one of Uncle Jet posing in the middle of a desert just as sunny and dry as the one outside. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Into it moved half a dozen groups from the northern and western desert, the Mexica among them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “You know what it was like,” El Patron whispered, his strength deserting him now after his outburst. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A letter was like the summer rain that could make even the desert bloom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not wanting to be discovered hanging around in another corridor, they went straight into the deserted staffroom. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z 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 They didn’t look down their noses and act as if Odessa was some sort of primeval desert wilderness with people whose intellectual capacity fell somewhere between that of the Goths and the Visigoths. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d never stepped foot in any place that public, even if it was deserted. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Two of the days it sat still from noon till dark, as if deserted, then began its run again at night. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I stepped into a deserted corridor clogged with too many smells. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The crematorium had the same rotten, rundown air of a railway station, except that it was deserted. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured the world, all pretty blue- green and floating out in space, creatures and forests and deserts and cities. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The lowest step, where the stream collected before it tumbled down a hundred feet and disappeared into the rubbly desert, was a little platform of stone and sand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I drive through a menacing area filled with deserted warehouses—Dickey, be gone!—until the tent comes looming up out of the dusk. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Let his sword break and his shield shatter, Sansa thought coldly as she shoved out through the doors, let his courage fail him and every man desert him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Nile River The Sahara desert covers the northern part of the African continent, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In the South his white folks would desert him; he would be discussed far and wide, and all of the trustees' money couldn't prop up his sagging prestige. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet the coast is not a classic, Sahara-style desert of sand dunes and scorching sun. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But Snape had gotten to his feet and strode to the small window, peered through the curtains at the deserted street, then closed them again with a jerk. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They were no doubt idle and deserted children who generally swarm in great cities, nurtured on vice and daring, said Mackay, and ready for anything. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As Cleopatra sailed on the Cydnus, Mark Antony’s audience deserted him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The men Lord Tywin sent to seek after him had traced his course as far as Volantis, where half his crew had deserted him and he had bought slaves to replace them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "It's different from the one I found. More beautiful by far," whispered Mo. "All those centuries in the Iraqi desert changed the other one." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The place was deserted, except for yellowhammers and a few mice pattering about in the sun. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He paused for a second and then added defiantly, “I deserted, you know; I up and left ol’ Abe’s Army of the United States.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She started up the hill, following the deserted path as it wound among the wind-tossed trees. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Two bridges spanned it—one was well lit with traffic rumbling across it; the other was dark and deserted. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The angularity of desert landforms imparts a monumental architecture to the clouds as well as to the land.... Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I go out to the desert and get plastered tonight, will you and Susie drive me back home?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The bright moon revealed a field of empty tables and stalls, deserted by its trader swarms. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I went slowly to the ghetto and stood in the shadow of a doorway, watching our deserted section of fence for a long time before approaching it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The car stops in front of a large brick building that looks deserted. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The apartment was empty, the walled garden deserted except for birds. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I’m with Dad, his arm around me, the smell of fresh rain on the desert floor and rocks enveloping us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a desert disease that took my parents’ strength. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But that the hand had a reason for all of this, and that only the hand could perform miracles, or transform the sea into a desert ... or a man into the wind. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been times when his heart spent hours telling of its sadness, and at other times it became so emotional over the desert sunrise that the boy had to hide his tears. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It is so characteristically Japanese, the way lives were made more tolerable by gathering loose desert stones and forming with them something enduringly human. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was walking in the desert one night, looking up at the sky—like,” she chuckled, “how can you not look at the sky!—and it just sort of came to me, fell onto me.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z While we lay there, watching the fragments of Swift-Tuttle burning and fizzing across the black of the desert night, I had to endure the entire humiliating tale. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “The Lost City of Towers. They found it in the desert five, ten years ago, I do not remember exactly. Were you with the expedition that excavated it?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His heart stuttered in his chest, and his mouth was a desert, but he managed to answer. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My hand itches toward a weapon, but I resist—I have to keep hold of the ropes so we don’t plummet to the desert floor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Get into trouble. Get out of trouble again. Visit jungles and volcanoes and deserts and islands. And people. I want to meet an awful lot of people.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z This army moved to attack several Miami tribe villages but found them deserted. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She watches TV: migrants drowning in the Rio Grande, dying in the desert, ranchers who shoot them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Have I crossed half the world and seen the birth of dragons only to die with them in this hard hot desert? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And it must be noted that the surrounding country where they were located was stark desert and not exactly crawling with wildlife. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And they stood, each as though waiting for the other to say something of the greatest importance, on the deserted corner. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Southwest and Southeast was slow, because the intervening areas were deserts hostile to agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Here there were no sounds, the station completely deserted at night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was thrilling just to see a plant, a spot of green in the ghetto desert. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z When he poked his head out of the closet, he saw that the hallway was deserted. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the butterflies deserted the open space where the obscene thing grinned and dripped. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Were we more subtly differentiated we must long since have gone mad, have deserted, or have fallen. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But at this moment the heart of town, such as it was, was deserted. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, when the delegates had all assembled in Alkonost to cross the desert together, Thyon Nero had failed to recognize him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The great concepts of oneness and of majestic order seem always to be born in the desert. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you dream, is that for me?” she said, and before he could answer she Was gulping down the root beer like she’d been lost in the desert. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He hopped off his bicycle and, shielding the shoe box with both arms, began to jog across the deserted greens and fairways. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The boundaries of Ngoma’s Tropic Region were stencilled in dark, wide brown and swept about a gorgeous interior labelled “jungle” and “desert” and “here be Elephants and all Manner of Strange Beasts.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Rather than being killed by a blade or a bullet, he was hanged from a dead palm tree, where his body twisted in the desert wind. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Too big to be able to hide in the desert without being noticed. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The desert, being an unwanted place, might well be the last stand of life against unlife. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave of desert heat knocked the wind out of his lungs when Nathan finally stepped out of his father’s SUV. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He regretted having spoken to the camel driver about what he had seen in the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A tiny pearl-sized bead of rain fell to the desert floor. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then he pointed to the top of the fire, where the snapping yellow flames dissolved into an invisible shimmery heat that made the desert beyond seem to waver, like a mirage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “A pity you did not desert me sooner.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But there were no turns here; only undulating straight highway and desert. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was very quiet here out on the edge of the desert; and now the sun had really set. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They arrived in the evening and spent the night going through the great deserted halls and the silent offices with mops and pails and brooms. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The place was deserted—no people, no animals—and the only confirmed kill was an old man who lay face-up near a pigpen at the center of the village. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On the train I watched as the scenery went from lush greens to dramatic reds to dry desert browns. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z From that day on, the desert would represent only one thing to her: the hope for his return. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The empire encompassed every imaginable type of terrain, from the rainforest of upper Amazonia to the deserts of the Peruvian coast and the twenty- thousand-foot peaks of the Andes between. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And even supposing he somehow managed to cross the desert, there would still be the Cusp to confront: the mountain of white glass said in legend to be the funeral pyre of demons. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Finally she heard a satisfying click, and the window swung open on a deserted office, its walls covered in maps marked with trade routes and chalkboards listing share prices and the names of ships. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One by one, all of my friends have deserted me and fled to the dark side. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Soon, his own forces deserted him and he was ousted in a coup in early March. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no trees, and the desert sand ran right up to the back door. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what she would do if she found out her best friend is planning to desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A hot desert wind blows in after him, rustling the limp curtains. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Within the decade, Oppenheimer’s theoretical teachings and Ernest Lawrence’s cyclotron would transform Berkeley into very much Caltech’s superior—no longer a desert but the preeminent center of nuclear physics in the world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Well enough to think she wouldn’t desert us.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At last the horse came to a deserted field. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, he perceived the many languages in the things about him: this time, the desert was safe, and it was the oasis that had become dangerous. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even by day Capricorn's village appeared curiously deserted, and not just because of the many empty houses, which looked even more dismal in the sunlight. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "I don't think they grow potatoes in the desert, my friend!" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “The little groups that hitherto had stood rooted to the earth like desert plants broke into dance.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nearly dark and the street was deserted, no cars or people, and Linda wore a pink dress and shiny black shoes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while now she had been dreaming of deserts, of cactus and wide, red skies. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The al-Muflehs were a wealthy family in Amman, Jordan, a city of two million, set among nineteen hills and cooled by dry desert breezes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Marti scanned for surveillance confidently; the street running along the railroad tracks seemed deserted. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We watched as large groups were herded off the barge and simply left standing on the deserted shore as we pulled away. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z All the techniques Nick had learned at Mr. Armin's hands seemed to desert him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The convoy had parked on a deserted beach. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The quiet counting of the stars, and observation of their movements, came first from desert places. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We could see the glow from the U-Haul’s taillights and the road we’d come down, stretching back through the silvery desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The boy rode along through the desert for several hours, listening avidly to what his heart had to say. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Promptly after greeting them in Paris, however, Swann deserted them in favor of a master class with the cellist Pablo Casals. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But in Queens they seemed so rare—like water in the desert. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z They went aboard the Astrea, and found her deserted of all but a watchman. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius instead fell backward, and the bus, exhaling diesel exhaust, rumbled past an inch or two from his desert boots. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the halls, even the largest, seemed deserted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After inspecting the site itself—a wet, peaty bank strikingly unlike the sere desert home of Folsom and Clovis—the archaeologists ended up at a dimly lighted cantina with the appropriate name of La Caverna. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She would get upset if he told her he got lost in the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z By midnight she couldn’t wait any longer and, with three of her daughters who were feeling distressed too, stumbled out into the darkness of the desert in the direction of the block latrine. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The men of the desert were already familiar with that wind. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I lived then in a shack in the southern desert mountains of New Mexico, and the drive between the boat and the shack took almost exactly thirteen hours on Interstate 10. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The lake as big as the desert behind Lita’s house lies less than thirty meters in front of us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but there’s still a good chunk of desert right behind us. I’m always looking for one when I walk out there, but I’ve never seen one.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I love the desert. God, I love the desert.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Kakuma had been a dreadful place, isolated in the middle of a dry, windy desert. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Coahuila is a desert, isn’t it? It’s next to Chihuahua, and Chihuahua is a desert,” Velia asked no one in particular. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When his heart spoke to him, it was to provide a stimulus to the boy, and to give him strength, because the days of silence there in the desert were wearisome. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The elevator ceased rising; its doors slid back, and there, spread out ahead of them, deserted except for empty parked vehicles, lay the police station’s roof field. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’m going to guide you across the desert,” the alchemist said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabelle loves calm plus sense, because in her life, that is like a rare desert flower that blossoms only once a year. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She was accustomed now to having her family desert her one by one. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The warm desert air changing the frost patterns on the windows, erasing the art work. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was deserted, but a door to their right stood open, leading to a shadowy hallway. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They had together invested their wives’ inheritance in that ridiculous project—what was it?—growing onions in some godforsaken desert area where you couldn’t even get Haitians to live? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But he’ll cry himself sick,” pleaded Meg, reproaching herself for deserting her boy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyday we walk with the crowd, occasionally stopping in deserted villages to rummage for food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And he said: “You should try. It’s fantastic. You know we could score some and go out into the desert in your truck and, you know, get high. It’s sweet. So sweet, dude.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I’m still wearing my post-Phil conversation smile as I film the park before I head back to the deserted food court. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z One morning, immediately after we had passed a deserted village, we started hearing something like the roar of big engines, the rolling of metal drums on a tar road, a thunder exploding, roll after roll. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The countless women he had known on the desert of love and who had spread his seed all along the coast had left no trace in his feelings. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “This is a forest. It’s just a desert forest.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When she got scared as a child, one of my mother’s three mothers had held her and chanted their descent line, reeling the frighted spirit back from the farthest deserts. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing about the town was grand except the big empty sky and, off in the distance, the stony purple Tuscarora Mountains running down to the table-flat desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And I guess I do, because the next thing I know, I'm driving this dune buggy at about a hundred miles an hour across a burning desert that looks like the surface of the moon. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It has been a desert ever since its water started flowing south into Los Angeles, sometime during the twenties. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet its size is dwarfed by the vastness of the desert around us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A native tribe called the Taposa lived in the desert and envied the food that we carried. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, Jeanne lived in a small cabin in the middle of the desert, while I lived in a small hut built of straws and pine tree leaves. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But we’re all citizens of the United States, forced on a dead-end journey into the desert. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He and Mom decided we should move back to the desert and resume our hunt for gold without our starter money. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At dawn a taxi is called to ferry them through deserted Cambridge streets, up Massachusetts Avenue and past Harvard Yard, to Mount Auburn Hospital. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “And the women of the desert are proud of their tribesmen.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I tuned in to the creek’s gurgle, imagining a pristine river on a deserted island, its shore lined with orchids and gardenias, with birds warbling sweet melodies. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And he looked out over the desert that had brought him to the woman he loved. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The place was deserted but for two cars, and I couldn’t see any people. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The boy continued to listen to his heart as they crossed the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But here in the desert, nothing green could survive except tiny evergreen acacia bushes, which somehow endured the long winter months with almost no water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She ordered a cheese sandwich and a glass of pale ale and sat outside on the terrace, which wasn’t crowded by any means but wasn't deserted either. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He learned how to make it go faster, then faster, and the streetcar screamed along with us through the deserted city. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He wasn’t entirely comfortable talking with an adult he had just met about almost dying in the desert and being saved by a Holy Being. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They’re eyeing each other over his corpse and fingering their scimitars like it’s high noon in an Oklahoma boomtown, except in the desert. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He thought of the woman who had trusted in the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The mission is a ghost town now, and the agricultural station also nearly deserted. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets were deserted under the persistent rain and the houses locked up with no trace of life inside. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “We are on a desert island,” Luke said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z But I'd had a double dose of the desert version—first when I'd planted it, and then again in the downpour. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Routed from their positions in total disarray, tens of thousands of South Vietnamese soldiers deserted. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Nathan said, and ran in the desert away from the fire. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He had made it out of the desert! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My voice sounded calm, but inwardly I was such a desert. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Silvertongue gave him the backpack and looked around, but the square was now so deserted and quiet it was as if they were the only people left in Capricorn's village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I crouched behind the cubicle and watched Assef and the other two sprinting by, laughing as they hurried down the deserted lane. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “For instance,” continued the boy, “if you happened to like deserts, you might not think this was beautiful at all.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The last time someone deserted, the courtyard was covered in frost. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Now, when they need her help, the pioneer woman player deserts them! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We proceeded along the street, marching warily to avoid the assaults of guile unmoved by the fear of bombardment; the shops and warehouses to either side of us were evidently deserted. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Some of the rocks I found while I was exploring out in the desert were so beautiful that I could not bear the idea of leaving them there. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Seven hours and two buses later I finished my final leg of the journey just outside a village that looked as if it had been deserted for a century. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he climbed up to a railroad track that seemed deserted and kept walking. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In the Texas desert, snakes come out to hunt at night, when it is cooler. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z That seemed odd, since the place was deserted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Now it was nearly twelve bells, and the Exchange was deserted but for the guards who patrolled the perimeter and the rooftop. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then I force myself to open my eyes and face the stark desert. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I ask, picturing a burning sun over a barren desert. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And every evening a few more deserted, stealing off into the dusk. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I feel a little uneasy. I mean that road is so—deserted.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now his house was deserted and his garden withered away, and few people remembered anything good about Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The path; the brush; the rocks; the gate; and beyond the gate, sun-white, a small deserted clearing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When the distant cheers had faded to silence and the yard was empty at last, Winterfell seemed deserted and dead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I step into a wide, deserted hall that appears to have no other doors on it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And if you’ve spent quite a bit of time on a deserted island eating coconut and grubs, rum will get you drunk rather quickly and thoroughly. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z From there, he took the subway to Queens and found his way to a deserted area near a cemetery. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It certainly can be. Students thrive in different environments. You can’t expect a rose to bloom in the desert. But put the rose in a greenhouse with sunlight and water, it will blossom.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z At first it was worse in there than it had been out in the open desert, for there was a breathless stuffiness between the rocky walls and less moonlight. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Leon wondered why the birds had not deserted. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The warm desert wind blows over us as Lita pulls me into the tightest hug ever. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The boys’ rooms were deserted, drawers opened, rifled through. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Another car roared down the street, and the street was suddenly deserted, but the Negroes appeared again shortly. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re on a deserted island. You can have five books. Which do you choose? I never thought I’d actually have to.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Then most of the adults started to gather around the cleared tables and I went over to the deserted horseshoe pits to see what was so all-fired important about throwing horseshoes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Smells bad, like flesh rotting in the desert sun. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When cars seemed to slow down, Lupita quickly followed Salvador off the shoulder into the desert. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “So? So the Sahara is a vast desert. And it has existed for millions of years. And you changed it!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In the distant land the boy came from, they called it the levanter, because they believed that it brought with it the sands of the desert, and the screams of the Moorish wars. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since my family and then the Washburns left, I feel angry at all of them for deserting us. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Arizona! Why in hell would you want to live in that desert? That’s my only grandchild you got there, Harlan. How can you take him away from his home, from his grampa?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She navigated us through the desert, under clear blue skies, the sand so bright it hurt to look at. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Someone might one day plant trees in the desert, and even raise sheep there, but never would they harness the wind. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He continued to feed the fire, and the boy stayed on until the desert turned pink in the setting sun. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The band shell was deserted, and the woman in pedal pushers quietly reeled in her line, and Dr. Mason’s sprinkler went round and round. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Theology has changed, over the years: just deserts used to be what everyone could expect to get, in the end. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the group’s third day in the desert. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight, Papa found us a place next to a big rock near clumps of desert brush. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I’ll fly more missions. Or maybe I really will desert and let them catch me. They probably would.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As I was driving toward my spot in the desert, Dante took out the goods. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Demetrius’s little brother also tried to desert in his fourth year at Blackcliff, when he was only ten. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z No flowering cactus burning myths in the desert. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They found the island deserted, maybe because the seas were too choppy for the tourist boats. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I picked it for two reasons—one: It took place in the Arizona desert, and I was doing everything I could to come to terms with my new living situation. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Large areas of the former Fertile Crescent are now desert, semidesert, steppe, or heavily eroded or salinized terrain unsuited for agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "But is the desert a sure defense? What does Sallowpad say?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z For generations thereafter, the Arabs recounted the legend of a boy who had turned himself into the wind, almost destroying a military camp, in defiance of the most powerful chief in the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She and the man spoke together quietly as my friends and I nervously surveyed the deserted courtyard. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He felt like he’d been walking across a desert all his life and now he’d arrived at the biggest and best oasis in the world. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Littlefinger led him into a tower, down a stair, across a small sunken courtyard, and along a deserted corridor where empty suits of armor stood sentinel along the walls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Beyond the battlefield, the landscape has changed—I’m still moving east through the desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I, too, could live on the edge of the desert, near my father’s tomb. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z But then the noise came again—a harsh, piercing cry from behind him out of the desert. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Beyond the castle lay the market square, its wooden stalls deserted now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Lupita and Salvador found another side road, and they slid down into a desert gully to sleep. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He made his way back to his farm along deserted roads. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d pictured deserts, donkeys, and carts—not so many busy, cosmopolitan cities, not so many Mercedes and BMW dealerships lining the highway heading north, not so many women in tight clothes and uncovered hair. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The golden godson managed to look dashing even in the midst of a desert crossing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was the desert that he had wandered for so many months; despite all that time, he knew only a small part of it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I stopped somewhere on the way in the desert,” he remembered, and “drove off the highway to a solitary place.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There were few people outside, and the torchlit path leading past the marquees was almost deserted. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bomb’s thunderclap bounced off the mountains and echoed back and forth across the desert. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked deserted, containing no sense of light of life. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z If so we are now off in the North Sea, and only God can guide us in the fog, which seems to move with us; and God seems to have deserted us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The boy went back to contemplating the silence of the desert, and the sand raised by the animals. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z All told, the Greeks knew the Mediterranean Sea from Gibraltar to Syria; they knew that the European continent stretched north into an icy waste, and that Africa stretched south into a trackless, infernal desert. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The colorful racing world that had spun itself around Tijuana withered and blew off into the sagebrush deserts. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Cluny might even forget that he panicked and deserted at the Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Everything in East Hampden was dark and deserted, even the Boulder Tap; the only light for miles around seemed to be the light shimmering around the pay phone in front. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Most of all, he remembered how Uncle had encouraged him in the desert. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing we liked to do most was go exploring in the desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z On the morning of the sixth day since Shinae had deserted them, there was a loud knocking on their front gate. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A flat desert landscape spread to the south. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We would each have the same dream: Papa walking in a deserted field while the two of us were running after him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The man’s pallor ... his rudeness . . . his coming upon Tree-ear in such a deserted place. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z An hour later violent gusts started blowing down from the desert, and the wind and tidal rips conspired to carry him out to sea. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I think that as we listened to the William Tell Overture, we were supposed to be imagining the Lone Ranger and Tonto riding their horses through the desert. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z There was no sign of Tashbaan; the desert, unbroken except by the narrow green crack which they had traveled down, spread to the horizon. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Jacquel turned and looked at him with dark brown eyes as quizzical and cold as a desert dog’s. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The international court determined that the children and teenagers of the Third Reich had been betrayed, deserted, and sacrificed by a party and a regime that had used them to attain power. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, right now, it’s the desert island trope that’s sucking me down. Would you help me out of here?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The sea of white orchids could still be glimpsed from this side of the mountain, glowing like an encroaching desert in the sun. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Herbie owned no truly warm clothes because, having associated “Southwest” with “desert,” he had figured the temperature would always be hovering around eighty-five degrees. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, grandchildren, when we finally took that island and began exploring the deserted Japanese positions, we Marines found something that made us feel especially angry. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “He told me people are deserting the place as quick as they can.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Except for the taverns, the street was deserted when I arrived at the Butler Hotel. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z People who get what they deserve are getting their deserts—accent the second syllable. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nana was dead, and she was here, in a strange city, separated from the life she’d known by valleys and chains of snow-capped mountains and entire deserts. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The twinkling stars bathed the entire desert in a glowing silvery sheen. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Tears spring from her dry eyes like water from the rock in the desert. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was strange to be out in the city with the streets so utterly deserted. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In time, the reader would look up and see the deserted streets, hear some nearby cry for help. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He began walking again down the hot, deserted street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Clusters of sagebrush and gnarled oak trees peppered the sunbaked desert floor. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It seemed entirely deserted, but there might be a few Specials in hiding, waiting for stragglers to reappear. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees, he thought. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I searched high and low until my breath grew labored, but I found the castle strangely deserted. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “It’s horrible out there. The desert could be dangerous.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Salim thinks of the desert then: red sands blow a dust-storm through his thoughts, and the scarlet silks of the tents that surrounded the lost city of Ubar flap and billow through his mind. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without ever having set foot in the desert before. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “One area in the heart of the city was just a desert of ruins. Only the street remained, running empty and purposeless between heaps of fallen masonry.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if we had been thrown on a desert island together, and lived there in intimacy for the rest of our lives, I should have been Mrs. de Winter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was not a thing to indicate that the group was making any progress at all across the desert. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have watched the caravan as it crossed the desert,” he said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We had lived in some pretty scrappy places back in the desert, but Mom said Welch was the fightingest town she’d ever seen. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was mostly deserted, but a few persistent salesmen waited for customers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a little on the nose for a desert, don’t you think?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was a Friday night, but the weather was so bad the Brasserie was nearly deserted. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She climbed a hill at the edge of the deserted village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My room looked out on a deserted section of the freeway and the new long-term parking garage for the airport. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She assumed that Betty and her helpers were still eating dessert in the kitchen and would not know that the dining room was deserted. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z For the rest of her life, pilot Yevgeniya Zhigulenko never forgot finding a small boy with a haunted, thin face and huge green eyes alone in a deserted village. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They reached again and again for a high note, yearning toward a high note, which they found at last and held— an icicle in the desert. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only pinpricks of joy in the vast, empty desert of my existence are the few remaining days of editing the movie I have made. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The place was as silent as a tomb and appeared to be deserted. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny, from sheer high spirits, jumped the now deserted breastwork the British had thrown up so hastily the night before. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, I never imagined I would save the Old West, perform for an audience in the desert, and solve a mystery. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant physicist. He ran the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer tested the atomic bomb in the middle of a desert in New Mexico.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The land ahead rose in long shallow slopes, barren and pitiless, towards the desert that lay at Sauron’s gate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I’ll get by it, keep going through the desert, get out of here. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As soon as the wind stopped, he was going to remove them from their commands, because true men of the desert are not afraid. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If it had not been for the vein of light around the edges of the drawn shades he would have passed on, thinking the house deserted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He told her their name and that they came from the deserts across the sea. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They came and went, stray dogs and cats, their puppies and kittens, nonpoisonous snakes, and lizards and tortoises we caught in the desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They got off the cable car, and James led Emily and Matthew through a nearly deserted outdoor mall, then a palm-tree-lined plaza. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The hills of Andalusia were only two hours away, but there was an entire desert between him and the Pyramids. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Great stretches of the long grass, once the teeming jungle of summer, were almost deserted, with only a hurrying beetle or a torpid spider left out of all the myriads of August. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She can spend weeks arranging spots of color on a canvas or re-creating a desert scene. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The pilots had to live in the desert. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Some Friday nights, I’d drive my truck out into the desert after work. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The exhaust from it fluttered the white dress she crumpled in her plump hands, and the stars shone bright, and the car vanished out onto the desert and away into blackness. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The land was in the desert near where nuclear bomb tests had been held. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She’d been taught in school that they were full of life, but this one was like the deserts she’d imagined as a littlie—featureless humps stretching into the distance, one after another. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The first day in the desert felt like the longest day Salva had ever lived through. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He dreamed of deserts and great empty cities and imagined he could feel the minutes and hours of his life running through him, as though he were nothing but an hourglass of flesh and bone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Even the city streets far below are deserted after the celebration last night. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Because the dream took place in a desert,” I reply. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Once you get into the desert, there’s no going back,” said the camel driver. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z First, in the deserts and veldts arose oral culture, the culture of the spoken word. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like deserting her, and of course she was right to be angry. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for the children, the sidewalk in front of the three-story brownstone at the end of the block was deserted. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The convoy rolling across the desert that evening stretched for a couple of miles. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “I come from land of frozen desert beyond Icy Waste,” he said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z That’s because Eurasia is the world’s largest landmass, and it’s also very diverse ecologically, with habitats ranging from extensive tropical rain forests, through temperate forests, deserts, and marshes, to equally extensive tundras. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Skin dry and ashy like tree bark ate away by the desert wind. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She turned sharply on her heel and started to make her way toward the deserted highway. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He worried most about his shooting, that his touch would desert him, that his fingers would stiffen, and that the coach’s eye would fix on him every time he missed a shot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The silence was eerie, because it felt like the desert was waiting for something to happen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And there are true secrets in the desert. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z On January 16, McCandless left the stubby metal boat on a hummock of dune grass southeast of El Golfo de Santa Clara and started walking north up the deserted beach. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the station, Harry led the way through a maze of pipes and deserted rooms and back halls down to the level where the trains were. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z After the dust from all the shuffling settles, a silence comes over the desert. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z To leave West Virginia, even to leave Welch, would have been unthinkably disloyal, like deserting your family. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The thought of exploring these buildings doesn’t strike me as particularly scary, though, since the whole town seems deserted. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I said, “Officer, I’ve driven this thing all over the country— mountains, plains, deserts. And now I’m back in my own town, where I live—and I’m lost.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked along the cornfield and surveyed the nearby desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And he went out foraging in the deserted places, and lo, an angel of the Lord came down, and brightness was all around him, and the angel said, “Be not afraid.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The compound was deserted and she peered through the locked gate for a while. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When it came to Nergal, the desert hybrid had neutralized the effects of the original flower I'd brought back from the Sea of Tiamat, as Ishtar had suspected would happen. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Yet by turning his head on his pillow he could see Ron’s deserted bunk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It commenced to blow harder, raising the desert sands. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She knows I have deserted her, and she is angry. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Oh, if only I could tell him that he had me—that I would never desert him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The heady smell was as odd in that desert setting as the little scrap of park had been, as odd yet just as familiar. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Dante and I and legs drove out to the desert that night. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She only knew the name of one big desert on the continent. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It led him right through the Tombs and out on the desert side of them. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I don’t know the desert that well yet. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure that if he were planted down in the middle of the desert, in half an hour he would have gathered together a supper of roast meat, dates, and wine. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's only three, he doesn't understand what's happening. He thinks everyone has deserted him, so he follows me around all day, clutching my leg and crying. I don't know what to do with him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even greater was the thought of the deserted island I would return to, of living there alone and forgotten. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s doing very well. It covered the arbor in only two years. I think it’s the water.There’s nothing finer than one of these desert pools.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the vision of leaving the desert kept them moving through the heat and the dust. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The government was always testing nuclear bombs in the desert near the ranch, Mom said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The land on the Opium side of the border was deserted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry ignored him and made his solitary way up the marble staircase, through the deserted corridors, and back to Gryffindor Tower. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After a time, a thread of blood began to trickle over the lip of the drain into the trampled, deserted ditch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They reached the edge of the desert the next night, on schedule, then followed a river for three days, all the way to the sea. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes it frightened the boy with the idea that he might not find his treasure, or that he might die there in the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Some Americans, the same kind I thought would have deserted at Valley Forge or surrendered after Pearl Harbor, said we might just as well give up on space. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Tonight I find the new sensation, Survivor, on CBS, where “real people” are struggling to light a fire on their desert island. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The others in the middle of the desert watched her crying grow very loud as her face squeezed itself out of shape. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z "At sea we are as big as he is. And if he assaults us by land, he has the desert to cross." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Long ago, Lourdes had prepared a curse for him but today her tongue is flat and dry, an acre of desert. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easy to unfurl the linoleum in deserted alleys and parking lots. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z His heart beat fastest when it spoke to the boy of treasure, and more slowly when the boy stared entranced at the endless horizons of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The dunes are changed by the wind, but the desert never changes. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I started to drive out into the desert to drink my six-pack. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She never again wanted to feel as utterly deserted as she had this night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z And far back, under a huge tent of silk and brocade and cloth of gold, shining with a weird, otherworldly light, was Ghohg, being rolled across the desert on a gilded platform. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They trudged up the dark, deserted lane, following the freshly made carriage tracks. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Ahead lay the most difficult part of their journey: the Akobo desert. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe these desert birds could explain to him the meaning of love without ownership. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo dug around the deserted gardens until she had found several sweet potatoes to roast. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The chamber, Taran saw, indeed seemed deserted, of inhabitants, at least, for the room was even more heaped up and disorderly than Dallben’s. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They would not carry me down that steep path through the woods to the grey cove and the deserted cottage. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I found myself in a strange deserted city—an old city, like London—underpopulated by war or disease. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Something older than humanity, more ancient than the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “The plaza’s empty...so’s the rock garden...the shoreline and the bridge are harder to see, but as far as I can tell they seem deserted.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z For a few minutes the scene was deserted. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A swoop and a slow, and they touched down on the desert floor with a thump. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Wolves are shy, Kapugen had said, and they desert their dens if discovered by man; yet this pack had not. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked across the desert hand in hand, saying nothing. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z As they sat around the fire, the camel drivers exchanged information about windstorms, and told stories about the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the day, the boy went looking for the alchemist, who had taken his falcon out into the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He smelled the distant odor of the desert, perhaps even of the mesquite surrounding the oasis.Things traveled so much farther at night. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A heat haze shimmered over the desert, and he saw a series of ridges that might be buildings. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An hour ago, when Stanton had left the Seward home, the street was deserted. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he was just another repeat offender in the middle of the desert, in the middle of nowhere, behind rows of razor wire that glinted and gleamed in the sun like jagged teeth. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In one last dash across the desert they had reached the drawbridge—could Merlyn have guessed what he was thinking?—and were staring down into the moat It was the season of water-lilies. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The train stopped at a place called Mojave in the middle of an interminable, still desert. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z To my overwhelming surprise the living room was deserted. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z According to Hurley, “Ocean Camp presented a forlorn appearance, resembling a deserted Alaskan mining village that had been ransacked by bandits.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Or more. The desert is the perfect hideout.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My tuition was a full six talents, which put me in an interesting situation The long road to Imre was mostly deserted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I stared straight ahead, my own eyes dry as desert bones. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He hated it, as he hated the Texas plains, the Nevada desert; spaces horizontal and sparsely inhabited had always induced in him a depression accompanied by agoraphobic sensations. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Colin was sitting in one of the highest seats, his camera raised, taking picture after picture, the sound strangely magnified in the deserted stadium. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I had decided that finding an on-trend, long-sleeved maxi dress in the United States market was like finding a unicorn in the desert. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They became extinct in every habitat without exception, from deserts to cold rain forest and tropical rain forest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Pond was no longer wobbly and looked like he was ready to run across the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I can learn something from the desert, too. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets were deserted and the doors were barred. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “He won’t leave the circle. You found life in the desert, the omen that 1 needed.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, the campfires were extinguished, and the oasis fell as quiet as the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a great shock, they saw that they were looking, not into a deserted attic, but into a furnished room. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Rusting car hulks cast the only shadows across deserted yellow yards; in many places barbed wire had snapped between fence posts and now curled frozenly toward the sky. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At the deserted riverbank, she knelt on the ground in the full sun and cupped the cold water in her hands, drinking deeply. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Peralta was nineteen when he boarded a smoky bus that carried him through the deserted hills of Guerrero and kept going until it reached the edge of Mexico. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But the townsfolk had heard about the "red-eyed monsters" living in the desert hills. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The desert horizon birthed sun after sun, and it seemed as if nothing would ever change. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If the Augur isn't trying to keep me from deserting, then what does he want? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Once again, they grumbled that he was too young and small, that he might slow them down or start crying again, as he had in the desert. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After years of the Commandant's forced marches through the desert, carrying Helene is no burden. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I hold the power of life and death for every person I take with me. The desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout most of human history it was far more accessible to Eurasia than were the Americas, but the Saharan desert is still a major ecological barrier separating sub-Saharan Africa from Eurasia plus North Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There is a breed of desert men, not hiding exactly but gone to sanctuary from the sins of confusion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Deep in the water, I’m deserted by all. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z During his time in the desert, he had learned that, in Egypt, the scarab beetles are a symbol of God. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The hallway was practically deserted—all except for Dari, that is, who was sitting by the lockers. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were oases throughout the desert, but the tribesmen fought in the desert, leaving the oases as places of refuge. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z To his surprise, the Englishman was there, looking out at the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He shivered slighdy.The day would soon heat up, but for now the desert air was chill with night. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Isn't the administration aware that if they continue these repressive policies, all the best students will desert the school faster than rats from a sinking ship? Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry and Francis were further out: Francis talking, gesticulating wildly in his white robe and Henry with his hands clasped behind his back, Satan listening patiently to the rantings of some desert prophet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That same year, the Commandant forced Faris to keep a bird-eating desert tarantula as a pet, telling him that if the spider died, he would too. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Turning back, he stares at the dark streak of desert highway. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Boarded-up churches, deserted houses...the whole city was one huge invitation to play hide-and-seek. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And there, on a hook, was an old brass clapper, dull and green, with an engraving of a sunrise over a desert half-hidden beneath the crust of verdigris. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z If they want to make the Shire into a desert, they’re going the right way about it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z With most of the slaves working the mines, and only a few toiling inside the ramshackle refining sheds, the giant yard was almost deserted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But then, Cain seemed convinced that I'd meet the same fate if I deserted. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The singing heat lay over this desert country, and ahead the stone mountains looked cool and welcoming. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The desert had invaded over the centuries, dimes flowing through the streets like water, but the buildings were in better shape than other ruins Tally had seen. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She went into the kitchen, but it was deserted. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It was a jumble, it was a mishmash, and somehow she pulled it all together, somehow she threaded every different thing through the voice of a solitary mockingbird singing in the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. Stuff dies in the desert all the time. That’s kind of what the desert does—kills stuff.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It quickly became clear they had no interest in desert mining towns, so I told them about San Francisco and then about Las Vegas, which wasn’t exactly in California, but they didn’t seem to care. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a perfect night and there was still some coolness in the desert breeze, the heat of the summer was still a step away. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Between them and the smoking mountain, and about it north and south, all seemed ruinous and dead, a desert burned and choked. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A funny prickling on the back of his neck had made Harry feel he was being watched, but the street appeared to be deserted, and no lights shone from any of the large square houses. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It seems comical, looking back; we were a band of Charlie Chaplins marooned in the California desert. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The deserted shopping centers with broken storefronts were disturbing enough before we cut into the first neighborhood of little brown and gray and white houses. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “He must be determined to hide what really happened if Dumbledore couldn’t get it out of him,” she said in a low voice, as they stood in the deserted, snowy courtyard at break. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He and Dumbledore were now standing in what appeared to be a deserted village square, in the center of which stood an old war memorial and a few benches. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There were crowds everywhere, thousands of people in a square mile of desert scoured to dust by army bulldozers, and there was nowhere for a person to find solitude. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z This coyote took all their money and then abandoned the entire group of mojados while they walked through the desert. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Emily, James, and Matthew stood in the dark and deserted Portsmouth Square. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We believed its paths to be deserted, for the king was absent on a journey. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “When she is of age, she can bring the rains back to the desert. Can you do that, Nathan?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It had moved stiffly, that first time, with a reluctant rusty yelp and they peeked through into the hidden and deserted yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One shop specialised in hippie stuff, while another had war medals and photos of soldiers in the desert. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The halls were empty and the lotus garden deserted, except for ibises meditating on the existence of frogs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Stay; he is himself zoöphagous, and in his wild ravings outside the chapel door of the deserted house he always spoke of “master.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The bitter wind came down off the mountains and through the barbed wire and hurled the desert sand in their faces. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “And we’d be walking twelve miles to school in the desert too, right?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Poppy said they might see a few out in the desert toward Jericho, so immediately they begged him to take them there instead. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “People were feverishly setting up wires all over the desert,” he said, “building the tower, building little huts in which to put cameras and house people at the time of the explosion.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, his ties were too wide, and they were all painted with strange and lonely pictures of deserted beaches, haunted-looking forests, or UFOs. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z In this sweeping international epic, black and white American soldiers protect each other under enemy fire in the African desert. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Who taught you to speak the language of the desert and the wind?” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan mounted the water monster and they were off into the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z We kept walking until I saw a deserted two-lane road through the trees. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z "Well, we can't let a flower wilt away in the desert sun, can we?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z With a capital A. My hometown, like a lot of the central valley of California, has a desert climate and is flat and dry and very hot for over half of the year. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He had gone on by himself, deserting us, deserting me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The boy tosses his head back and laughs, a laugh that falls gentle and wild like desert rain. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Jaime parked his car in the deserted square without noticing the soldiers who were motioning him not to stop. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then what are we to do? Pond waits for you in the desert!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The thin, patchy blanket didn’t protect him from the cold desert night like his thick blanket at home did. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “This was a deserted corridor till you came butting in!” said Ginny. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t think about what you’ve left behind,” the alchemist said to the boy as they began to ride across the sands of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly a grasshopper crackling across the deserted plaza area made all three men and Nick’s mom jump as high as if they had just been bitten by a rattlesnake. ^ knock on the door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The square, which was usually very busy, was almost deserted when the three children entered it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Deep in the pine woods, along a deserted logging road, the boy and dog came to a small open space where there had once been a log ramp. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z From here, ships must be like a mirage in the desert. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Dismounting at Rael’s, he bought some cigarettes and a tin of snuff, then crossed to the Frontier Bar, which was almost deserted, very quiet, and dark. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear car door swung rustily open and a bursting desert boot stepped down onto the running board. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Is it possible to feel seasick in the desert? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was held in the deserted Headmaster’s house, and Mr. Patch-Withers’ wife trembled at every cup tinkle. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to our jungle trip, we also spent a couple of days living in the desert, but that wasn’t as much fun. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s been over a week,” Harry said, looking at Hedwig’s deserted perch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I mean, the desert and all—” “Don’t worry,” he said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The cafe was deserted at this hour, with the chairs on the tables. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z This, not my fear of setting off alone into a deserted town, should have been my first concern. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Though it was past supper, the attic was deserted. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Though the stretch I was in seemed deserted, I could hear fishermen calling out to one another farther along downstream. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When the screen blinks on, I’m awaiting the famous scene in Cool Hand Luke when Luke finally breaks and everyone deserts him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “The sea has lived on in this shell, because that’s its Personal Legend. And it will never cease doing so until the desert is once again covered by water.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy observed in silence the progress of the animals and people across the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked for a while down the muddy stretch of deserted road that led to the house before he turned back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I’d only just escaped the classroom, and I was darting down a deserted corridor when he found me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z We’d be tucked in our beds or lying under blankets in the desert, the world dark except for the orange glow from his cigarette. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z From that day on, it was the desert that would be important. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did the building seem on the verge of collapse, it appeared completely deserted. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Tonight would be the true test; without the pickup truck parked near the trailer, the place would appear deserted and inviting. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The street was deserted, but inside the café there were half a dozen customers drinking beer or Santa Lucia wine or whiskey. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The track that came out of the city and rusted across the land, through forests and woods, deserted now, by the river. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z One writer called the park “remote and repulsive”; another, a “sandy waste of unredeemed and desert land.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The region’s transformation from fertile woodland to eroded scrub or desert has been elucidated by paleobotanists and archaeologists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The soldier was ten feet tall, dressed in Canadian Forces desert camouflage. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We got into the big, empty tractor-trailer truck and sat down and watched as the dry desert land just rolled away behind us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius picked up one of his elephantine desert boots and flung it at the pirouetting figure. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They got off the cable car, and James led Emily and Matthew through a nearly deserted outdoor mall, then a palm-tree-lined plaza. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z So deserted and peaceful that I almost turn around and go back to the car. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As we fled we might encounter more soldiers, not to mention deserts and jungles and the dangers that lurk there. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z At length, as slowly as a caravan of camels crossing a desert, some thoughts came together. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Goddard solved the problem by moving to the desert near Roswell, New Mexico, where he could fire his rockets in peace. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z No: stillness returned: each murmur and movement ceased gradually, and in about an hour Thornfield Hall was again as hushed as a desert. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Jason peered both ways down the deserted road. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We had vivid desert sunsets, stampeding horses, sleeping cats, snow- covered mountains, bowls of fruit, blooming flowers, and portraits of us kids. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The station was tucked in a deserted area, surrounded by dark woods. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z After three years in our desert ghetto, at least we knew where we stood with our neighbors, could live more or less at ease with them. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarai imagined it empty, all those mazy lanes and mussed-up beds deserted, and she felt, for a staggering moment, as though she were drowning in that emptiness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The house looked deserted, dark and silent, even the honey-colored stone had the feeling of something abandoned. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The marshes and the desert were behind them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The eejits, of course, were buried in mass graves out in the desert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was deserted; only two cars were in front of the drugstore. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z As Harry squelched along the deserted corridor he came across somebody who looked just as preoccupied as he was. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Reaching the stall from which the sound was emanating, he saw that it was deserted. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Candice, that hole was as empty as a pool in the desert. There was nothing there. Certainly not this.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z On Christmas Eve, Dad took each of us kids out into the desert night one by one. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Once at the top I found myself in a long, deserted hallway. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon, and we were parked outside of a bar in the Nevada desert. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I went out at night and drove into the desert and parked. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was a strange feeling to walk through the village—a truly deserted village now—past Capricorn’s smoke-blackened house and the half-charred church porch. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I take an exaggerated deep breath in, inhaling the smell of rain in the desert. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time,” began Albert, “there was a junk shop in the desert. That’s where your mother and I grew up. That’s the place you visited, Joseph, with the fireplace.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Everything felt kind of peaceful and sad and deserted. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The room might look like a featureless desert to Rosa, but to him, it was a kingdom of hidden delights. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So, once again, the world had demonstrated its many languages: the desert only moments ago had been endless and free, and now it was an impenetrable wall. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was three days before I could catch fish and when I went there again the pool was deserted. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z When the lawyer deserted the East Coast after that divorce he was a stunned human being, a twenty-nine-year-old man on the block and ready to give up. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the occasional barn and once a row of little houses but they looked deserted and we didn’t want to risk finding out for sure. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a dull yellow like desert sand. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When he reached his destination he found it deserted. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The desert heat has faded, and a crescent moon hangs low on the horizon, thin and red as a cannibal’s smile. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The instant the pebble struck the surface of the sand, the desert floor erupted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I’ve never wanted to win them. I didn’t even want to take them. I was going to desert, Helene. Right after graduation, when everyone else would be celebrating, I was going to run.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Will we make it out of the desert tonight?” she asked, watching David coax their last few drops of bottled water into the purifiers. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The streets—now swamps of muck and mud—were all but deserted save for a few laggards. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “We immediately turned into one of the dark deserted side streets,” Gold recalled. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are men of the desert, and the men of the desert are used to dealing with omens.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then as we took a hill we were swept by a wave of scorching air and it was as though we were approaching a desert. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge forests and deserts became mere patches of green and brown. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When my wife, Marie, and I were vacationing in Australia one summer, we decided to visit a site with well-preserved Aboriginal rock paintings in the desert near the town of Menindee. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The bar of the Leaky Cauldron was nearly deserted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z God only knows how long I sat there in my chair, staring out the window at the desert, until my soul gradually returned to my body. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The air of invincibility has deserted me, and I’m suddenly aware that I have to do this surrounded by nothing but my own human frailty. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Before Nathan, there was a trail of petals on the soft desert sands. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Aunt Maggie’s husband, the “uncle” who had fled from Arkansas in the dead of night, had deserted her; and now she was casting about for a living. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind blew desert dust in their faces and dried their skin and turned their hair to wire. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “And the English think their lavender attracts fairies. It’s got nothin’ on our desert sage.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The lot and the street were still deserted. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The town square is deserted and quiet as I cross it to face the rows of huts. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second that contained an eternity, Harry stared into Cedric’s face, at his open gray eyes, blank and expressionless as the windows of a deserted house, at his half-open mouth, which looked slightly surprised. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” said the red-haired girl, in the garden of the deserted casino. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Earlier on this day, alerted by sensor 53, agents caught eleven Mexican men who had been walking across the desert for four days. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z On March 22, 1621, an official Native American delegation walked through what is now southern New England to negotiate with a group of foreigners who had taken over a recently deserted Indian settlement. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He hurried down through the deserted corridors; the whole school was outside, either already seated in the stadium or heading down toward it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s arrival at Berkeley was rather less dramatic than his arrival a few months earlier at Caltech, which he had reached after a breakneck automobile drive through the desert punctuated by two serious crack-ups. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The curtains were almost always drawn, leaving the house in a tenuous darkness that kept the cruel desert light at bay. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But having survived the desert, Nathan didn’t care that his tummy pushed against his waistband. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Are you crazy? What kind of work can one do in a desert?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The office was deserted; everyone had gone home. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Before this, I always looked to the desert with longing,” said Fatima. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because the Pyramids are surrounded by the desert.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Martian desert lay broiling like a prehistoric mud pot, waves of heat rising and shimmering. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d still go Demon Hunting in the desert together, for old time’s sake, since by then I was seven and too grown up to believe in demons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The entire underbelly of the Wonder Dome had been transformed into a fluttering flock of birds, soaring across an unbelievably blue sky, swooping through a clay-colored desert landscape. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z It was a rumor, a fable, but it was a rumor and fable from which marvels emerged, carried by camels across the desert to fire the imaginations of folk the world over. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Cade pulled the truck off the highway, and we all got out to stand there in the blazing heat of the desert while Julia Bishop snapped photographs of us. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Yet it seemed strangely deserted to Catelyn as she passed through it, its pale stone halls echoing and empty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The polar icecap had made Antarctica a frozen desert. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The other side looked like a vast red desert. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In the midst of all this plenty they sat in the house, therefore, when the winds of winter came out of the desert to the northeast of them, winds bitter and biting. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Yet, for some reason, that most basic human ability deserted those officers that night. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z We hurried through the deserted streets and headed north along the river, Raji always a bit ahead of me and looking back to be sure I was following. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It is now softened and blurred by thousands of years of Egyptian desert sandblasting and by occasional rains. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Under flickering light, the two men pored through centuries-old ledgers, the pages beautifully preserved by the dry desert air. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I am the shade in the desert,” she murmured. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The gray, predawn light showed her the whole of the corridor, completely deserted. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “This desert was once a sea,” he said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Something howled, off in the desert to their left, and the ghouls eyed each other. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z We watch this movie Mad Max, with all these people living in a desert ’cause humans bombed the cities or something. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z At no time was the border deserted, and at no time was it possible for Matt to run the remaining few hundred yards to freedom. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited hopelessly for the Keeper to find him, but instead, to his amazement, he saw Ton-Ton’s shrimp harvester shuddering and groaning over the desert. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But the house was not deserted, and the best parlour seemed to be in use, for there were white curtains fluttering in its window, and the window was open and gay with flowers. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The Hot Pot was a natural sulfur spring in the desert north of town, surrounded by craggy rocks and quicksand. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Though it’s still early morning, the desert heat has set in, and I fidget under the itchy weight of the cloak I’ve taken to wearing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z That night, after he gave Spider a piece of candy he had gotten at a gas station, Nathan snuck out into the desert through his window. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After three days, much of Squad 451 risks deserting out of boredom. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She watched a group of Dime Lions prod the desert lizard with long spears. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He allowed himself to be swept up the marble staircase with them, but at the top he hurried off along a deserted corridor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She was proud and could be hard enough but she was as true as steel and would never have deserted a companion, whether she liked him or not. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “I’m a woman of the desert,” she said, averting her face. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 This frigid desert has been my home for a year and a half. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You just did, Dad. Remember that you made me memorize the guard orders? I’ve always had trouble remembering them. But I never had trouble remembering the most important one. You deserted your post.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z How the hell did Marcus figure out that I’m going to desert? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “With the wars between the tribes, it’s impossible to cross the desert. So I have come here.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Though they looked at them curiously, Kaisa paid no attention, and took Ash through a swinging wooden door into a deserted antechamber. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The desert is the environment of revelation, genetically and physiologically alien, sensorily austere, esthetically abstract, historically inimical.... Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ancient cities that had decayed, leaving massive sandy lumps over the flat desert. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Only one thing cast a shadow on a cliff in such a deserted place. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Taverns were closing for lack of customers, and the street markets remained deserted. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I take the back way around the fence, circling in a zigzag pattern through the alleys and behind buildings, until I reach the recessed doorway of the deserted shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Which man of honour,” I wrote, “will desert a lifelong friend at the insistence of a common opponent and still retain a measure of credibility with his people?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In truth, I was certain that, should I really desert, Simon Bass would not let me go lightly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z After two sols wandering the desert, I found something to navigate by. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The desert seems to be a brown wasteland of dry, prickly scrub whose only purpose is to serve as a setting for the majestic saguaros. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Capricorn's men had set fire to the house soon after taking over the deserted village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He is named for the hard-shelled old man of the desert. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z They were not going into any deserted house. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Instead of the flat desert edged by craggy mountains, the land rolled and dipped like a sheet when you shook it clean. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Nor could food production spring up spontaneously in deserts remote from sources of water for irrigation, such as central Australia and parts of the western United States. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I glanced in at the serem-trees leaning white above the dark pool, the paths of pink brick lying deserted in the serene gray light of afternoon. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The turn you would take, if you obeyed the sign, led down a rock-strewn road that transformed into an angry river during desert flash floods. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Every day, whenever I could, I took the back stairs down to the deserted washroom and shut myself up for at least half an hour. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Robert Burke and William Wills were smart enough to write, but not smart enough to survive in Australian desert regions where Aborigines were living. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “So, when you help Pond, you go out into the desert to meet him? On your own? In the middle of the night?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And the desert, the dry and sun- lashed desert, is a good school in which to observe the cleverness and the infinite variety of techniques of survival under pitiless opposition. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d read a story in one of the old books in the attic about a bunch of kids finding a deserted pirate ship, and then a skeleton in one of the rooms. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The flagstones of the deserted entrance hall were stained with blood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z From time to time, a vagrant or a wino would wander through the front door, assuming the house was deserted. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As the sun came over the rim of the desert and light flooded the little hillocks and bushes all around, Matt curled up in the shelter of a rock and cried. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Newly planted trees stood in soldierly ranks, but in the heat and haze they looked like desert troops gone too long without water. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As the days passed, the fear grew, and even streets in the heart of Rome became almost deserted at night. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The back alley wasn’t as deserted as it had been the day before. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We have walked a kilometer away from the road before our path leads us to a deserted village. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chaplain, please talk to him, will you? He’s deserting. He wants to run away to Sweden.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her eyes were like the night sky in the desert. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Hazel hated that, it meant casting about in his mind for an answer and casting about in Hazel’s mind was like wandering alone in a deserted museum. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I made my way towards it as though it were a mirage in the desert. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They had gone over mountains and across raw-burned deserts, from one province to the next. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He had heard people speak of mirages, and had already seen some himself: they were desires that, because of their intensity, materialized over the sands of the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That wind had brought the Moors, yes, but it had also brought the smell of the desert and of veiled women. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I’m in a hammock on the back porch, rocking lazily in the orange light of the desert sunset, and Audrey appears and says Dad wants us to get our stuff, we’re leaving. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Through the arches, Serra's lights glow dully, tens of thousands of oil lamps dwarfed by the vast darkness of the surrounding desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Within the space of three weeks, we have proof-fired one bomb in the American desert, exploded one in Hiroshima, and fired the third this morning. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He left his journal and photo album with Westerberg for safekeeping and gave him the leather belt he’d made in the desert. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just a man who wanders the desert and knows the stars,” said the alchemist. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nassau Street was fair deserted all the way up to the Commons. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z More unsettling than the wreckage was the fact that the workshop was deserted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The island seemed deserted; the snowy ground was scrubbed clean by the wind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A desert wind came up from the open ghoul-gate, hot and dry, with grit in it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It was virtually deserted this early in the evening. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She lived in a ghost town in the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z On one side of the deserted wharf were warehouses, on the other were ships. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There, in front of him, where the small stars had been the night before, was an endless row of date palms, stretching across the entire desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 This was probably a lament for the young son of Apollo and Psamathe—Linus, who was deserted by his mother, brought up by shepherds, and before he was full-grown torn to pieces by dogs. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The local Catholic archduke, steadfast in dogmatic certainty, vowed he would rather “make a desert of the country than rule over heretics.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Either he must go down the hill into the desert lands and lightless cities of the dead, or he must step across the wall back into life, where the formless evil thing waited for him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But then he heard the sound of two jars breaking against the brick walls of the deserted cotton warehouse beside the general store. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad were out exploring in the desert when Lori, who was four, turned over a rock and the scorpion hiding under it stung her leg. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He said the best place would be the Tombs of the Ancient Kings on the very edge of the desert. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z We chased after the desert rats that lived in the wrecked cars, or caught tadpoles and frogs in the scum-topped pond. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The friends are both wearing riding boots encrusted up to the calf with desert sand from a recent outing on horseback. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Van Helsing and I tried to make inquiry at the back of the house; but the mews was deserted and no one had seen him depart. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He was at home with the silence of the desert, and he was content just to look at the trees. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had soldiered on the job and the place was deserted. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I was standing on a deserted street in some little beach town. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the year the water dries up and the bright green vastness turns into something that resembles a desert. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In his pouch, he had his jacket—he certainly wasn’t going to need it in the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even our own misguided species might re-emerge from the desert. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z How long the city had been deserted she could not know, but the white walls, so beautiful from afar, were cracked and crumbling when seen up close. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Why would the desert reveal such things to a stranger, when it knows that we have been here for generations?” said another of the chieftains. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The rooms were deserted, the curtains drawn, the furniture covered in white sheets so that each shadowy chamber they passed looked like some kind of forgotten seascape cluttered with icebergs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Despite the mess and bother, I’m glad it hasn’t deserted me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Gilded temples, restored to their former grandeur, gleamed in the desert sun. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They melt in glass skin-tone pots creating every pigment imaginable: ink black, sandy beige, eggshell white, desert brown, lemony cream, soft sable, brown sugar syrup, and more. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They work together, along railroads and in the desert, taking turns tracking on foot and driving ahead in the Bronco, sometimes for days. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Beyond the mountains, green hills and brown deserts and blue lakes came together in a mosaic of beauty. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The men had deserted their camp, but there were plenty of signs of their passage: upturned earth, broken twigs, crushed leaves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And where would a cowboy in the middle of the desert get a sea cucumber from anyway? Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The corridors outside were deserted and the only sound was the distant phoenix song. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Those few peoples who remained hunter-gatherers into the 20th century escaped replacement by food producers because they were confined to areas not fit for food production, especially deserts and Arctic regions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Stranded in the wet desert of the Amazon, the culture struggled to gain its footing, tottered a few steps, and died. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They’d learned that there were trillions and trillions of stars in the universe, more stars than grains of sand on every beach and desert on earth. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z While Millard rambled on about the history of the Map, I traced with my finger a vast and trackless desert in Asia. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A green flare shot into the sky and arced over the desert—the five-minute signal. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “You ever go to the desert in the middle of the summer?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They stopped at their assigned spot, Compana Hill, a rise in the desert twenty miles from the blast tower. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Abyss in her gut, desert in her throat—Marie-Laure takes one of the cans of food from her coat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t remind me. Dad loved it so much, but I’d rather be anywhere but the desert in the height of summer.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A second glance told her that the front entrance of the three-story Mexican hotel was deserted. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The streets of King's Landing were dark and deserted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It is my suspicion that he is too sensible of how words desert him to tell tales in company; but I wish ardently that he should speak freely. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After all, the alchemist continued to live in the desert, even though he understood the Language of the World, and knew how to transform lead into gold. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “But the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that they make a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “How could I do that? How could I desert him like that? He needed to be looked after.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That hurt, for Frank’s friendship with McMillan dated back to the mid-1950s, when they shared many companionable holidays camping and riding with Robert at his ranch in the New Mexico desert. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He seemed blind to the bleak desert that surrounded them, now that they had gone outside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Of crossing the desert, seeing those glittering domes with his own eyes, and finding out, at last, what happened to the Unseen City. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Not at all. He was almost genteel as highwaymen go. I had him pegged as a low-ranking officer before he deserted.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He described scenes of devastation—forests turned to deserts by American chemicals, villages burning, children wounded by American bombs. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z By sunset, they would be out of the desert, and after that, it would not be far to the Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We went out on some deserted farm road in the upper valley. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Small communities of shacks—by comparison the houses in the Seam are upscale—spring up here and there, but they’re all deserted. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z At first, it was a gust of hot desert air that left her throat parched. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “The falcon’s beak carries bits of me, myself,” the desert said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her house looked so dark and deserted as she drove up to it that it seemed curiously strange to her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There is nourishment in the desert for myth, but myth must somewhere have its roots in reality. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Africa is the only continent to extend from the northern to the southern temperate zone, while also encompassing some of the world’s driest deserts, largest tropical rain forests, and highest equatorial mountains. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, I don’t know if the desert can be a friend, and it’s in the desert that I have to search for my treasure. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In silence the two boys lifted the heavy stake and carried it between them out into the deserted street, in which the rosy light was graying into dusk. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The place was deserted and as quiet as a tomb. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when she was in the deserted village at dusk, the wind awoke as day shifted into night. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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