| 单词 | digging |
| 例句 | She ran back to the tree and started digging in the soft ground close to the roots. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Detective Rariden greeted me at the door and steered me into his office, his fingers digging into my shoulder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Nel began a more strenuous digging and, rising to her knee, was careful to scoop out the dirt as she made her hole deeper. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His shoulder was beginning to fester from the gnawing and digging that the R.O.U.S.s had done into his flesh. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I plucked the silly button off his shirt, dumped it in the hole I was digging, and covered it over with dirt. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Liyana nodded at her and went off to find her mother, who was in the bedroom digging through a box. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The houses were built on concrete slabs, so no digging was required. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I see. You just wanted to help with the digging, is that it?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Glass was everywhere. Cars left by the side ofthe road. Even a bus got overturned. Dogs and cats everywhere, digging in trash “Mud’s everywhere. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He pointed at the large patch of freshly turned earth Harry had watched him digging from the Owlery window. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the long, hot days, they idled away, picking plaster from the walls and digging into the earth with sticks. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, Izzy had been digging through her bag, desperately looking for a tampon, when Deja had discreetly leaned across the aisle and extended a folded hand. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I smiled to myself and thought, Miss Diana Ross wasn’t hardly digging any ditches in her sparkly gold pants. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Plenty pretty women I seen digging ditches or worse. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Some days it seemed like I was forever digging post holes or splitting rails. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were knifing their oars into the water rather than digging into it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Fine, fine, okay, sorry,” grumbled Jinny as she stomped off to collect Ess, who was digging happily in the sand with a stick. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Occasionally I have to help, but mostly I watch with detachment as they upend themselves in the mud, digging and weeding, clay stains on the knees of their pants. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The digging continued, as the first streaks of light began to come into the east. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t stop digging at them—or couldn’t stop, he said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ekon jumped slightly as people around him began digging in their bags and peering over each other’s heads while they waited for Father Olufemi to emerge and lead the worship ceremony. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She grabs hold of my arms, her fingernails digging into my flesh. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene drew the line with the hoe and Cory and I followed with trowels, digging it deeper. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Neither Pipkin nor Dandelion was at morning silflay; and Hazel relentlessly took the others up to the beech hanger to go on with the digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And the shovels I have are made for taking samples, not heavy digging. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It goes all over the vlei, so you can forget about running away. Save your breath for digging.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Next, we all got stuck in digging the hole for the pond. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The slate gray sea roiled, scraping the narrow strip of sand rhythmically, tugging at beach grass, digging and sucking loose the rocks at the shore's edge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “When they were digging the foundation, they found the bodies of a lot of old inmates.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He gripped the edges of the tank again, digging his fingers into the snow and ice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Canyon has been created by the Colorado River flowing through the Arizona desert and digging an ever deepening trench, which is now nearly a mile deep and many miles across. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After a day of digging up and eating raw daikons, Shin returned to the city center with as many as he could carry, sold them in markets, and bought snacks. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “My back’s so sore from digging in Miss Sadie’s dry dirt I could spit. Except my mouths too parched.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I summon the last of my strength and launch myself at her, clawing at whatever skin my fingernails find, digging in as hard as I can. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There were photographs of people digging, people scraping dirt off of bones. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It seemed to her that he was digging a deeper hole, but he just nodded. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I went on digging in the brush with my pointed stick as though nothing at all were happening on the sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He gripped the shovel handle firmly and got back to digging. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She started digging into her coat pocket and pulled out a well-worn Uglydoll envelope with the word “Ellie” written on the outside in silver marker. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z When they were digging around in Bugs’s ears with the tweezers you’d’ve thought they were pulling his legs off, not some cockroach’s, I’d never heard a kid scream that loud. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Jon went to gather fuel, digging down under deadfalls for the drier wood beneath and peeling back layers of sodden pine needles until he found likely kindling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A score of builders set to clearing brush, digging latrines, and untying their bundles of fire-hardened stakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He slams on the brakes, startling the ibises that are digging for worms in the soggy grass. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She kept digging, scooping out handfuls of clay until the hole was as deep as her arm was long. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day I was out digging again. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z After lunch, Zero took over the digging again, and Stanley returned to the wheelbarrow. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z His face is flushed from digging up the ground under the windows. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Eyebrows, brother. You wear them on your face,” I say, digging with my fingers to find the best tickles. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’re telling me,” I say, digging my fingers into the cold sand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z My mother, digging a couple yards away from me, asked what it was I had found. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A few trees surrounded it, their roots like gnarled hands digging into the rock floor for food. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He thumbed through The Lord of the Rings for a minute and then tossed it aside, digging deeper until he pulled out my little orange child-proof medicine bottle. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The soil here was rich, never having yielded before, and loose so that it did not require much digging. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z One day I saw Atal in the backyard furiously digging a hole. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Now, she was digging a hole with a stick. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was digging out rocks and sledding them to the stone wall. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I have just had a thought,” Mr. Kellerman says as he starts digging in his pocket. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The dirt under her nails, the healing scars on her hands, the ache in her shoulders and back from digging Pol’s grave. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Hmm? Oh, here we go,” he said, digging in his pocket for a coin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Bridge gathered her sleeping bag around her shoulders, digging her chin into the softness of it. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “I can imagine. So, like I said, I did a little more digging, and look what I found.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I still saw people sailing to and from Penikese from time to time, and I imagined them digging up what was left of the moors. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z A good letter could get you a position in the better cohorts, sometimes even special jobs like legion messenger, which made you exempt from the grunt work like digging ditches or conjugating Latin verbs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z With her back flippers, she began digging the hole that would become the womb of her offspring. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I finished the one section that she wanted and started digging out a new flower bed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a woman digging up moss with her hands and using it as mortar between the rocks. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “It’s one awful day to be digging clams,” called Mr. Eason. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Akira grabbed her hand and started digging into it with his nails. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And shortly afterward he had set to work, alone, digging the grave in the place that Bill had shown him at the end of the garden, between bushes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t turn around but continued on his knees, digging out nails with the hammer’s claw, muttering the words to his favorite chachachá. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My nails were digging so deep into my palm that I thought I had broken the skin. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Finally, the boy screamed at the men, “I’m digging for treasure!” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “A quarter,” she said, digging it out of the pocket of her pedal pushers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They kept digging until they uncovered each girl. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They were digging holes on the far bank, some directly below the hemlock where Gray was resting. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Elizabeth’s grandmother gives me a warm hug, her necklace digging into my neck. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Soon every man who could find a shovel was outside digging frenziedly for oil. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There was only one thing to do: as inconspicuously as possible, the four of us began digging in the area where the two smaller pieces of manuscript would be. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel his feet beginning to swell because the circulation was cut off by the metal digging into his skin. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When he pulls back, his fingers digging into my arms, his face smiling into mine, I dare to raise my eyebrows. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She had been warmer when she was digging, but now she felt the wind on her face, and it smelled sharply of snow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “After Dad passed away, I preoccupied myself at my foster group home by digging obsessively into your API. It helped me, you know...forget.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I locked my arms around him, digging my head into his chest. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He starts digging for it, things falling to the floor as he searches. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z After that raid, everyone all over town started digging trenches. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mud oozes between my toes, and I visualize a million leeches crawling up my legs and digging their suckers into my skin. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z After digging all day, he didn't have the strength to try to teach Zero to read and write. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Stanley spent more time pushing the wheelbarrow than digging, because he was such a slow digger. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I wondered what he had been digging for. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I jerk her up, digging my fingers into her armpit. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I think about myself going down there alone despite the sinister unseen men, digging up the treasure, having all that mystery in my hands. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But lately, the mask has started fighting back, forcing the melding process by digging tiny filaments into the back of my neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z June makes a strangled noise, and when he looks back up, she’s digging through the top drawer of her dresser. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to drop the stick and run too, but I went on digging roots because they were needed in the village. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He envisioned digging down to the first reasonably firm layer of clay, known as hard-pan, and there spreading a pad of concrete nearly two feet thick. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Rough coffins come together, and a new round of digging begins; graves open up in rows. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I stare at Darius’s back, my fingernails digging into my palms. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t dig in my child’s territory!” my mother screamed a warning and hurried over to protect my discovery by staking out the area I was digging in. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Hatsue, for her part, went on with her digging, saying nothing and keeping to the far side of the car, and throwing black earth beneath the tires. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Her fingers tightened into fists, her nails digging into her palms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry could feel her digging at the rope’s tough fibers to work the knots free. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Thomas could picture it all: the creature’s metal spikes digging into the wooden sides of the Homestead, the massive creature rolling its body, climbing up toward their room, defying gravity with its strength. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My fingernails digging into my palms begin to sting. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z After digging through piles of old books, they’d quickly make their purchase. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He liked digging through the bins of used bookstores to buy sci-fi and classic literature; he liked books, holding them and turning their pages. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers stopped their tapping and curled until he felt the fingernails digging into the flesh of his palm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then Miss Trotter, digging that cane in the ground with each step, made her way to Ma Charles. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I popped the top off and started digging through the hundreds of pieces of torn newspaper. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z By leaning it against the hull and digging the other end into the ground for stability, I had a ramp. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was eager to keep her in the house after I had spent days digging by myself. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Remnants of the window scraped my sides, ripping my clothes and digging into my skin. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Ash tried to back away but Ana reached out and grabbed her wrist, digging her nails into Ash’s skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I drop the sickles, and as I fall to my knees someone kicks me again in the back, the boot digging deep between my ribs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Not mad at you, honey,” Natalie says, digging her chin into her collarbone. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "You're not looking for anything. You're digging to build character. It's just if you find anything, the Warden would like to know about it." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Quentin and Sherman were busily digging out the rocket, finally pulling it out of the packed earth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had knotted two of Security’s legs together around his neck so that his hands would be free for digging. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Rat scratched the skin at his elbow, digging in hard. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After the lunch break we even got matched up together, just the two of us, digging main line—eight inches wide, eighteen deep—where they were gonna install a fancy sprinkler system. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Ents and Huorns were digging great pits and trenches, and making great pools and dams, gathering all the waters of the Isen and every other spring and stream that they could find. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Diallo reached the inside door and grabbed the doorknob with his left hand while, as the officers would later testify, turning his body sideways and “digging” into his pocket with his other hand. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I try to climb to my feet, but before I can, a boot lodges itself in my side, digging into the soft spot just below my ribs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She dropped her eyes and began digging a little hole in the dirt with the tip of her boot. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I ask, curiosity digging its claws into me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He keeps digging through the same empty jugs, like he’s going to find something different. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z You had to actually look up to realize you were part of something bigger than just the hole you were digging. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then I set to work on the leg and thigh bones, snapping them at the joints and peeling off the tendons and digging out the marrow. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Gwin was trying to climb on to Farid’s head, and the boy was laughing as if there was nothing better than to have a marten's sharp claws digging into his scalp. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The parrot sits perched on some scrolls, his talons digging into the parchment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We were always digging up more trash—bolts and screws and pieces of brick. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t feel like going to sleep, he didn’t feel like digging, he was tired of standing still, tired of lying down. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Puppies,” he murmurs, digging his face into my hand. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Now that the troop was close to the sleeping cliff, the animals spread out and applied themselves to digging in the soil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at her as if she were a thief digging for secrets. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “All right, Teen Dreamers — start digging for worms. It’s what’s for lunch.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He was on a river called the Yazoo, not far from Vicksburg, digging ditches, chopping wood, and building bridges. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He might be Baron Samedi, guardian of the cemetery, but he is digging his own grave, and all I have to do is push him in. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Whoever thought digging up a random orange root—then eating it—was a good idea? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z We took turns digging a path out the front door to make our way to the bakery for rations. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And where was Mace to help with the digging? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He could see a long way off through the trees, and there were ragged bodies in the fields, groups of men digging, cutting trees for cover. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked deeper into the neighborhood, avoiding the puddles of dirty water that overflowed from the gutters and dodging the piles of garbage in which cats were digging like silent shadows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On a day filled with bright, hot sunshine, I am digging up a plot, getting it ready to plant more wheat. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “You’re the only one who calls me that,” he said quietly, digging the toe of his shoe into the dirt. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I tried the store twice and called up your house, but they didn’t know where you were,” he says, digging in the drawer. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In a flash, I can see Radar bent over the backseat, his head in the cooler, digging a bottle out of the ice. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z "I guess you read a lot," he said, digging through the open boxes. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He writes a note to the librarian to say his legs are killing him from digging holes for the Electricity Supply Board and from now on Frank McCourt will be getting his books. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was a cool, gray morning, and Baba was squatting next to me, digging the soil and planting the bulbs I handed to him. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "Zero's been digging part of Caveman's hole every day," said Squid. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z My hands curl into heavy fists, nails digging into the flesh of my palms. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "You won't be twitching so much after digging all day," Mr. Sir told him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And me saying that was like taking a heavy cat, a lion, off my back—digging the claws out—and shoving it along with the other cat right back in Darryl's mouth. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It helped, too, that Zero was digging some of Stanley's hole for him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And hadn't Buddy said, as if to revenge himself for my digging out the car and his having to stand by, "I wonder who you'll marry now, Esther." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t say nothing, but just went out back and started digging. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We were digging in a small clearing, surrounded by woods. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z That s where you have to dig, the old man said, but he explained that this was not the system he used for digging wells around Tres Marias, because he needed no stick. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I...I’d like to say something,” I said, digging my hands as deep into my pockets as they could go. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Once, in the Midst of it, I saw Prince; he was engaged in digging. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Are you both ready for a crash course in digging for treasure?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z About twenty years ago, his brother was digging a well when he hit something metallic that turned out to be a gourd. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Hatsue grew up digging clams at South Beach, picking blackberries, collecting mushrooms, and weeding strawberry plants. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He would have expected the Warden to not want the campers digging so close to her home. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Presently the big truck arrived, loaded with more equipment and the African field staff who would help with the digging. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Down, down it came, and then, folding its fingered webs, it gave a croaking cry, and settled upon the body of Snowmane, digging in its claws, stooping its long naked neck. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She opened it and rooted through the contents with all the delicacy of a dog digging up a flower bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom digging under the couch cushions for quarters. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z First he pulled out his rifle, then, after digging around for a second, he hauled something else out and held it up triumphantly—a plastic bag full of aluminum cans and glass beer bottles. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I grit my teeth and hold on as hard as I can, digging my heels into the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Her claws were spread out and digging into the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Second, oak trees evolved to make nuts of a size and taste suitable for squirrels, which we’ve all seen burying, digging up, and eating acorns. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for doing our digging, kids,” chuckled Mr. Huxley. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z These days they're digging through that rubble to hunt for traces of their comrades. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She was digging through her purse for the cigarettes she could not smoke in front of Mama. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Maya asked her, digging out the cutting board from a kitchen cabinet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I was afraid we’d end up eating dandelions, digging wild turnips and grubs out of the ground to stay alive. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And after that I couldn’t stop picturing moles all over New York City, digging tunnels between Manhattan and Queens. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z And why were we digging this stupid hole? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z After De Soto’s army left the Caddo stopped erecting community centers and began digging community cemeteries. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z So I told him the mission: When they were digging the king’s new wading pool, they found some old, buried goblin treasure—a giant gemstone carved with some kind of a story on it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z For the briefest of moments I imagine clearing away the rock and digging a pond to grow water lilies and red bog flowers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I couldn’t bear the thought of living in that shack, digging holes for months, and trying to avoid the commander. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “A washwoman is the one thing I don’t need right now. If you had any manservants capable of ditch digging, I’d take you up on the offer, but ...” He paused and shook his head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cal frosh fairly skimmed over the water, their oars coming well clear of the waves between strokes and digging cleanly into them on the catch at the beginning of each stroke. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I said, digging my hands into the grass and tugging at the blades to pull them free. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Miserable, sullen men, black and white under guard had to keep on searching for bodies and digging graves. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Mom hurried out to the yard and started digging holes by the light of the moon, looking for our jar of cash. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z "Armpit and Squid, you will keep digging where you have been," she said. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The first articles were all about how her grandmother had been fired after digging up a tennis court at Vickers Park. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The rats had finished digging the new hole, and all twenty of them were working near the house. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A bit more digging, and what emerges from the hole are two silver candlesticks, wrapped in a disintegrating pillowcase. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I’ve been sitting here for an hour with roots and rocks digging into my knees. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If a person like himself was just out digging on a hillside and happened to find something, it was his, right? Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The margins of the Greek world continued to remain dark, narrow, and filled with sea monsters, giant gold- digging ants, and men with faces in the middle of their chests. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I used to resent it when my mother would forget I was an adult, but I’m approaching the maundering phase myself, digging out the yellowing baby pictures, mooning over locks of hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, after a few more sun-scorching days of hard digging in the backyard, I suddenly remembered Mr. Greene had said I could work for him at the Norvelt News. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But after a while the birds got used to the digging, resettled upon their freckled eggs, and hatched out ten thousand little killdeer that scurried around Cleofes Apodaca’s pit peeping hysterically. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee put his glasses to his eyes, felt his hands tremble, focused, saw: Union artillery forming on the high hill, men digging. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My book bag is heavy, the diagonal strap digging awkwardly against my shoulder. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She stood and began digging her fingers into the dirt trickling through the broken shelves. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He even thought about sneaking out at night and digging in that hole by himself. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z When I put one in front of him, Shawn jabbed a finger into my ribs, digging hard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At the time, some of my comrades jested that I was a miner at heart, for I spent my days at the quarry and my free time digging in the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She seent me from ’bout a half mile off and waved her arm twice o’er her head afore she got back to digging out weeds. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly Sir Fig Newton jumped up onto all fours, his claws digging through my shirt and clamping into my skin. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Yes, ma’am, I thought, digging out my tablet to try my hand at figuring. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He screamed but kept digging at the wound. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t sound too excited about it, Malú,” Mom said, digging into her breakfast. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It just goes to show how useless you are.You’d be better off digging fields and anyway I don’t care. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I put my hands on the hood, my fingers digging into the metal almost as though I was going to lift the car and shake the answer out of it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I knew she had been digging out some old rags of Conchetta’s, but I hadn’t expected this. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Soon as we do our digging,” Sairy said, “I’ll go on back to the hospital. Tiller will be sorry he missed this, though.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z They got to work digging trenches that might slow down the German tanks. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Take that, you offal,” Ignatius cried, digging the cutlass into the cashmere sweater. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the does stopped digging, Woundwort himself went on with their work while they slept. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked down into their sun-swept faces, digging for the words, and feeling a futility about it all and an anger. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z So after whistling my dog out of the garden, where he was digging a hole to lay in and get cool, I went by the Predmore house to find Pink. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I don’t mind the work — digging the pits grinding the oak bark smearing the hides with dung. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Sloan said, “I agree, it sounds far-fetched, but why else would he be digging up an island? And one in the waters where pirates used to sail?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Loving Shakespeare as she did, she felt as “an archeologist would have, when he suddenly realized after years of digging that he was inside the tomb of a great pharaoh.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Someone digging through the records found an album of Count Basie and the great phonograph roared out. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the raids, the reason they were in the yard digging. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They flocked to watch peasants bent over in the fields, digging the hard dirt, crying into the furrows to water the seeds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom startled at the sound of my voice, looking down at where her nails were digging into the soft skin of my upper arm. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I’m now going to go cry,” I said with my voice rising as I headed out the back door to continue digging the bomb shelter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I’m digging the key out of my shoe when I hear Miss Fulton’s door open behind me. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z And once again, digging graves is part of my regular chores. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z One morning I was digging alongside my sister when my stick struck something soft buried deep in the debris. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s unfortunate. I’m afraid I don’t have time to talk right now. There are two funerals today, and I have Kuna watching over a woman in the other room when he should be digging graves.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She put a hand on his shoulder, her fingers digging into the muscle that lay beneath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Rex Rollins, eating a Dorito by the piano, looks around and shakes his head, really digging this girl’s answer, and calls to Garret Charles, “I love the simplicity of that.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z But time wore on, and as the dirt mingled with the sweat on my body, I felt strangely comforted by the chunk, chunk, chunk of the hoe digging into the ground. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Perhaps Snow had them digging through the night. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Hel grabs my shoulder, her slim fingers digging into me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Finally he figured that he had out nearly a hundred feet of rope, plus the chain, and that the anchor was properly digging into the bottom. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A headache began to assert itself above his right eye, the pain digging into his flesh—migraine. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the last thing on earth I plan to do is go digging through the pictures in Cletus’s beat-up vinyl suitcase so we can collaborate, as he puts it. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow I'll stay here, resting, camouflaging my backpack with mud, catching some of those little fish I saw as I sipped, digging up the roots of the pond lilies to make a nice meal. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Since 1990, when Dr. Strayer had begun digging into the issue of driving and attention/distraction, he’d studied the subject from numerous angles, amassing a host of papers on various nuances. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z After that, it was eight hours of digging and sifting and hauling to find what was left of the children. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z "Only his second day here, and this evening, we will be digging out one of our nests." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She employed a variety of techniques—probing with her thumbs, rubbing with her palms, pressing with her fists, digging with her elbows. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Perhaps a speculative novel where the main character is an archaeologist digging for bronzes who is then transported to an idyllic past? Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Stanley gazed out across the lake, toward the spot where he had been digging yesterday when he found the gold tube. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z What are they supposed to do, go back to digging up roots? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Zooey was relaxing in the recliner next to the sofa, and Charlie had his back to me, digging around for something under the Christmas tree. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And before we knew where we were they were planted here and there all over the Shire, and were felling trees and digging and building themselves sheds and houses just as they liked. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They were digging trenches for a water system that would double the size of the camp. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But Pi keeps pacing and digging to get out. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I turned to the man, who had bent down again to his futile digging. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sergeant Simpson said that the marines had done the bulk of it in the past but that they were digging in up north to establish positions for the Tet truce. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, he had to start digging somewhere, so he started there. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They do, digging in their heels on opposite sides of the arena. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know that he was digging. I saw him only when he came to leave food every morning and take away my...chamber pot.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Wintergreen accepted his role of digging and filling up holes with all the uncomplaining dedication of a true patriot. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As I’m digging at the bottom of my sundae dish with my long-handled spoon, my phone buzzes with a text. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Armpit was the second one to finish digging. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Buck rabbits on their own seldom or never go in for serious digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Shucks, this is one of the bad things about talking to librarians, I asked one question and already she had us digging through three different books. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I sit on the edge of the sofa, my fingers digging into the fabric. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I succeeded in digging a hole in that w^all of dead and dying people, a small hole through which I could drink a little air. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The poorest went on living in burrows of the most primitive kind, mere holes indeed, with only one window or none; while the well-to-do still constructed more luxurious versions of the simple diggings of old. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The squirrels seemed fascinated, digging their curious faces right down into the broken glass to sniff. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Will drags me out of the room and into the hallway, his fingernails digging into my skin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “What was he digging for?” he repeated thoughtfully. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He saw a cloud of dust moving across the wasteland and noticed that the other boys had stopped digging and were watching it, too. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Calder was digging in his locker for his math book. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He laughs, starts digging around in a pile of magazines on his desk. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “This is one way to carry it,” she says as she puts the rifle on my shoulder, its butt digging into my chest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an instant fall of earth and a gap opened where he had been digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want all that money gone,” Char says, heading back for the desk and digging around inside. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z With some digging, we could get a broad geological history. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But this discomfort was worth it because when he gripped the mattock, a digging tool that looked a lot like a spear, his blisters thanked him by not erupting in pain. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I grabbed my fork and started digging in. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I feel like I have a big shovel in my hand and am just digging myself into a deeper and deeper hole. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z His hand went under her vest, his fingers digging painfully into her breast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One of the cops had his nightstick out and was digging around in Charlie's box. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The man couldn't understand him and finally went back to digging. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The gnome under the rhododendron was now digging for worms at its roots, and Harry kept his eyes fixed upon it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Hamburg finds itself digging the thawing ground, tearing up city parks, and building tall concrete towers armed with flak guns to shoot down enemy bombers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z After five days of digging, we were finally rewarded with the sound of a pick hitting cast iron. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And Scruffy digging over in the corner and yipping his head off? Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Rowan knew he was just digging himself deeper, but he had already committed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Like a skulk of foxes taking to its dens, the soldiers had retreated to their trenches: a few still digging, others working on equipment, still others talking together over charts. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They’d roam the nearby forests and meadows, gathering mushrooms, digging up edible roots, catching frogs and occasionally running away from tigers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She was already sitting back down and digging into the food. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The first months, Esteban Trueba was so busy channeling water, digging wells, removing stones, clearing pastures, and repairing the chicken coops and stables that he had no time to think about anything. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire operation was not unlike the digging of a trench in one's yard. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Ayesha and I grab small trowels to begin digging little holes in the earth where the seeds will go. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Pet rested a hand on her knee, the gold claws digging slightly through her sheets. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z To the side, the workers were digging a shallow pit. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The temperature in the digging pits sometimes hit 130°F. Slowly peeling away the geological layers, Howard’s workers revealed that Blackwater Draw had hosted not one, but two ancient societies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” he said, digging his bottle into the sand so it would stand upright. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She kept digging, frustration gnawing away inside her, until a single word on a folded-up parchment caught her eye. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The other shrugged and got back to digging. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He had wisdom enough to understand that digging holes in Colorado was not such a bad assignment in wartime. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He couldn’t quit digging at his skin, making big scabs and then ripping off the scabs and scratching the open sores. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the camps, the children attended classes and did fieldwork such as picking berries and digging turnips and potatoes. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Marshall was busy digging a little hole in the middle of the yard with a sharp stick. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked it a lot more when I was digging the bomb shelter in the sun. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “In that case,” I say, digging into my satchel once again until I root out two of the double chocolate chip cookies Mom got me yesterday, “want a cookie?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Did I ever wear bat-wing sleeves and velveteen slippers, did I wear dresses like tinted marshmallows to formal dances, shuffle around the floor with some stranger’s groin digging into mine? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z With some quick and careful digging, I exposed the bulk of it, though the large tetrahedron and the deflated balloons still lurked below the surface. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, Tristan. We have to hold until the Shield forces get here. If that...creature keeps digging, we don’t stand a chance.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The work was backbreaking: digging out boulders, chopping down trees, dynamiting tunnels, and hammering in railroad ties. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Royal counted off six paces and started digging. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It takes me a moment to realize that she is digging. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z We started digging in like we hadn't eaten for a week. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As I’m digging through my bag, looking for my keys, I notice Millie Michalchuk waddling down the sidewalk and through the parking lot. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “What do you think you're doing, Panchito?” he whispered, placing his left hand on my left shoulder and digging in his fingers. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Again, Stanley was the last one to finish digging. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was backbreaking work: digging out a level patch of earth, hauling rocks in wheelbarrows, hammering boards in place. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They fall to the ground with a loud thud and Baba is sitting on the bear’s chest, his fingers digging in its snout. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She keeps scratching at my arms, her nails digging into my skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z How tense she’d been! — clenching her fists at night, digging her nails into her palms. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mo?” she called, and there was the fear back again, digging its curved beak into her heart, taking her breath away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But the last thing he wanted to do after digging all day was to dig at night, too. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Their oldest son, Logan, round and berry-brown from a day in the sun, is digging a hole nearby, while the newest addition, Luke, lies on a quilt wearing a swim diaper. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z All down the line, in front of him, the men were digging, piling rocks. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have a Wonka hat,” he says digging into his backpack. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z When we went past this one section where a guy was digging up the street with a jackhammer I started thinking how Mexico was exactly where me and Rondell should go. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He looked at the large piles of dirt near where X-Ray was digging. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He found Jean there, kneeling by her flower bed, digging with a trowel. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The six boys struggled and flopped around, digging elbows and knees into Anya. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Too busy digging through her folder of coupons. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Real digging is done for the most part by does preparing for litters. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And, everywhere he looked, Milo saw little men no bigger than himself busy digging and chopping, shoveling and scraping, pulling and tugging carts full of stone from one place to another. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Shay was squatting on a rock, digging into the PadThai, complaining that it wasn’t spicy enough. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Pulled again, harder, the wheel digging into the crook of his arm. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Time for digging,” I say, and walk off the porch. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He struggled to continue digging as he fought the wind, which often blew the sand back into the excavation. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember digging a foxhole, but I found myself inside one, my shovel stuck in the moist dark sand and tree roots at the bottom of the four-foot-deep hole. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was something digging into her ankle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The mere sight of her grimy right hand with its black fingernails digging an ounce of Chocolate Fudge out of a jar would have caused a starving tramp to go running from the shop. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When I hear Patti speak about my father, it's as if she's digging a big hole in my heart, but also filling up a hole in my mind. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z We found a shovel and pickax at an abandoned farm and spent just about every free minute digging a hole. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Armpit stopped digging as his boss and a woman approached. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He grabs my shoulders—too hard, his fingers digging into my skin where the bullet was. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Even the sound of the digging, clearer already, only set him thinking of the best way to sell his life as dearly as he could. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I said I hoped it would be something better than digging up cast-iron pipes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They talked about digging a well, fashioning traps, felling trees, warming orchards with fire when spring weather was bad, breaking young horses, training dogs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined going into the garden, where Jaja was on his knees, digging out a clump of mud with my fingers and eating it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She recalled crying, and then sitting in the sand, digging in the sand with her fingers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Poppy stayed home reading the newspaper or digging in the garden. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At a signal from me, we dropped down and began digging. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When she wasn’t packing water, she was out digging prickly-pear roots and hammering them to mush in a sack, then binding the mush to my leg for a poultice. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z How could my Grandpa Izzy even begin to think that our digging out a nest would be like old times? The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And he has the reinforcements he recruited—fifteen others are here with him, digging in the dirt. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z These women spent their days in the steady labors of planting, digging, and pounding manioc, though the dreamy way they moved through that work made it seem entirely separate from any end product. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed my head, fingers digging into my skin, and the doctor, thinking to be kind, put his hand on my shoulder. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sitting on the bed and I’m shaking with fury, digging my nails into my palms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z After a time Strawberry stopped digging and began moving about between the roots, sniffing, biting and scuffling in the soil with his front paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Papa and I were digging out the last of the potatoes, he said, “Put your fork down and rest a spell.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was digging in his garden—digging, too, in his own mind, laboriously turning up the substance of his thought. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “How did you know I was digging up a garden?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He was glad that he'd be digging his own hole for the rest of the day. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was during a pause in this work that Speedwell reported that the digging above the north end had stopped. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She started unzipping zippers and digging through pockets, pausing only to tell me how bad I looked and how she had something that would make me feel better. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I watched him and learned from him, digging and planting and making things grow. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time he finished covering another sack with roses, he was as excited as a little boy digging worms to go fishing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Spraddle- legged, claws digging into the bark, she was easing her way down. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I always enjoy a good digging story,” he says. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Well,” Jenna replies, digging into her pocket for the money her dad gave her, “I figure it’s my job to help it along.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She remains, watching Jews and Germans digging together. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Zero kept backing up, out past the cluster of holes the boys had been digging, then farther and farther out onto the lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He clutched at her, fingers digging into her hips. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In particular he spoke of the backbreaking work he had to do on various white farms, and on chain gangs digging trenches and roads in the white people’s world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I run and jump, my hand digging into the uneven spots in the wall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Photographs transmitted by the spy satellite showed Soviet construction crews digging a twenty-three-mile-long trench near Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She was on her hands and knees digging in her flower garden and obviously enjoying herself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Then I’ll take these over to Mr. Spizz and circle back around and pick up the rodents. I’ll bury them up at my house since I’m already digging up the ground.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “He’ll break if we start pulling. Let’s be patient and dig some more. It’s better if we keep digging.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He returning the play, digging into the neck of her dress, and then under her dress. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpop rushed for the can, thrusting his arms in, frantically digging. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then one day I passed it—and someone was digging. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I drop the sledgehammer next to the dented bowl and kneel beside Edward, Abnegation stones digging into my kneecaps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Slamming him back against the mast, he squeezed till the Yunkishman’s face turned as black as the fingers digging into his flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Each time they slowed down, we would shoot around them and they would resume digging faster. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Ruth’s fingers drifted to her nose for some unsightly digging. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Probably no more than what we know from digging up King Tut.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This helped, but digging was harder because the cap would slip and slide. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Near the fire, completely unafraid of die smoking coals, completely unfraid of Brian, a skunk was digging where he had buried the eggs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The next shot showed the famous real estate tycoon Heath Huxley chuckling, “Thanks for doing our digging, kids.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z It was a long e-mail, digging, questioning, unearthing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I can’t balance on top of the body; I fall to my knees, digging my fingernails into his wrist. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was easier than digging his own hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Maybe he was just digging another hole under another fence. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It’s only by digging my fingers into his ribs that I’m able to make Otto let go. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z "Doesn't that build character more than digging holes?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The man claimed that he was there to find out what time he should start work digging a gutter for Mrs. Surratt in the morning. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in the front yard digging a hole with my little red shovel. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Cora’s last day in the field she furiously hacked into the earth as if digging a tunnel. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He remained out on the lake, digging during the hottest part of the day, long after everyone else had gone in. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The guns were in line, the caissons were stacking shot, the gunners digging their small trenches. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she came into a clearing and he was there—on his knees, digging in the dirt with his hands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It had never felt so good to be digging and sweating in the hot sun. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He pushes up, up, and Henry’s hand slams down over his, digging his nails in. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But there had been no way to get away from the digging, no chance for a trip to Tyler to get the train tickets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Drogon shrieked, his claws digging through silk and skin, but the king on his throne never heard, and Dany moved on. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I gripped the sides of the truck, fingers digging into metal, the giant in my chest growing larger until it seemed I would explode. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He set upon the wood-rat burrow, digging downward, sending the earth flying. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I’d started digging through the mail when someone came up from behind and startled the frijoles out of me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He started pulling fruit from a sack, digging through the rest of the food. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Phoebe gasped, digging her fingers into George’s arms. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The older men called to Bud and Dr. Corey, who waved or shouted back, but Donatelli kept his fingers digging into Alfred's arm. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Gates compared the Internet to the gold rush, the idea being that more money was made selling Levi’s, picks, shovels, and hotel rooms to the gold diggers than from digging up gold from the earth. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I feel my rucksack digging into the back of my neck as I lean forward. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She soaped her hair, frantically digging fingers into her scalp, whimpering with disgust. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When I saw the Great Crusader and Vegetarian digging in, I said, “You’re eating meat.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “I free here. I free now,” Amari replied, digging her toe into the dirt. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A Guardian detailed to the Commander does the heavy digging; the Commander’s Wife directs, pointing with her stick. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Johnny Mercer had finished digging Myrtis Rogers’s grave and had set the green tarp over it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Each time I lifted my feet, the veins in them tightened and I felt the sand particles digging into my bleeding soles. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I wish I’d left the stupid book where I’d found it because one sharp corner of the cover is digging into my underarm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The frustrated Stirling asked the workers to expose the back of the slab by digging beneath it and levering up the stone with poles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He opened cabinets and flung their contents left and right like a dog digging for a bone. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z We’d get an extra couple of days to do some digging before the Recluse on the Run storyline faded from the front page and the psycho couldn’t fight the itch to burn again. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Numbers four and five were from Quinby’s preferred trees, where she did almost all her digging. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was like someone was digging a hole in her and dragging out her heart, and she didn’t know if she could bear the pain. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Everybody else had started back digging in their plates, even though now things were definitely a little awkward. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Dr. King thought the officials were digging their own grave. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He still had to bring water to Group E. Stanley could see them digging about two hundred yards away. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z In the countryside on the outskirts of town, Shin wandered away from his crew, whose members were digging up a vegetable garden. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Who said anything about tunneling, fox? I only mentioned digging.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He slowed his digging rate, poking the soft clay gently until his fingers breached the tunnel wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Wishbone sat outside the gate and whined to get in, but he wasn’t allowed because of his digging. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He was looking around at everybody congratulating me and I knew he was digging it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z While washing up I managed to inform Walter and Kathy about the digging outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They hadn’t planned on a big hole, or a deep one, so the work of digging shouldn’t have been as demanding as it turned out. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well, there’s no need to do any serious digging, is there?” said Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z During the morning the digging proceeded in a light-hearted and intermittent way. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them, a young woman with short black hair and bright-red lipstick, opens her purse and starts digging through it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But an extra pair of hands digging for worms wouldn’t have been the worst thing in the world. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. Was it something I said? The rubbings, they’re for a local history project, it’s not as if I’m, you know, digging up bones or anything.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z When my mom came in and plopped down on my bed, I was digging through boxes of T-shirts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Was she traveling through the tunnel or digging it? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “He still chose a country over us,” she said, digging her fingers past her plaited braids into her scalp. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Wheezing and whistling, Hen Wen was digging furiously in the soft earth at the far side of the pen, burrowing so rapidly she would soon be out. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “You were shivering so hard, looked like you might end up digging a hole to China.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “It was fun,” I said, digging my hands in my pockets. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He bent down again to his digging, muttering to himself. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He ended up having to work overtime, digging a new trench, cutting into the pipes, and attaching the main water line. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z For the rest of his life he will remember that cold, overcast spring, digging in the dirt, collecting rocks, discovering black and yellow salamanders beneath an overturned slab of slate. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “If it does, he’ll look for other evidence. I know it’s a huge favor, Betsy. He just needs to know if it’s even worth digging. And if it’s not? This goes no further.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But Art and Archaeology was reassuring to them: I could veer off in the archaeology direction and take to digging things up, which was more serious. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For five full strokes, all seven boats stayed absolutely abreast of one another, their crews digging hard. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He was in the process of digging a trench along the side yard of a house that belonged to the mayor of Austin, a woman with the unusual name of Cherry Lane. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The parrot has rounded back and landed on me, digging his talons in to keep from being torn away by the wind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But when Emma reached the kitchen, she found Finn already sitting at the table, digging French toast slices out of the dish where Mom had been keeping them warm. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They widened X-Ray's hole, as well as the holes Armpit and Squid had been digging, until the fourth day, when all three holes met and formed one big hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I scramble around, digging through chunks of tile slick with blood, shuddering when I encounter bits of warm flesh. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Then she goes in the backyard, starts clipping the rosebushes and digging the tulip bulbs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And mounds of earth, as if someone had been digging for potatoes or carrots, though I didn’t see anything like that growing here. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Not one of Hazel’s rabbits had ever played any part in real digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And I explained that I was fine, just trying to be careful, just trying to be cautious with my knee, and also my fingers were cold, so that was enough clam digging for me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A few days later—after we had arrived at Granny’s—I was playing alone in a wild field, digging in the ground with an old knife. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was not digging any more, he was watching me, Jasper at his side. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I was pregnant with Zane at the time. Pretty far in. I can’t believe I spent all that time digging in the sun with a belly like that, but I was determined.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I tiptoe to her closet and start digging through her things as quietly as possible. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Fudge looked around at the portrait of the ugly little man wearing the long curly silver wig, who was digging in his ear with the point of a quill. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He was standing at the kitchen sink pouring the rest of his coffee down the drain when he looked through the window and saw Ruth digging in the garden. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Like him, I’d seen screechers digging near blue willow roots now and then. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Teenie went back to digging for roots and plucking tomatoes then, not willing to discuss it any further. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I pretended like I was digging for a few more seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I suggest we find a place to live before you go digging for gold. We can’t eat gold.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I found her in her room, digging in a little box like a squirrel looking for nuts. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Her left shoulder hurts, strap digging into bone. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Just enough time to do a little digging. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He was too busy digging tunnels in the backyard or practicing to be “the fastest runner in Finney County.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I can’t,” I stammered, pushing away a memory of raw fingers digging in the mud and the smell of burning hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But we can hardly stay out there with enough rabbits to fight them, sir,” said Groundsel, “and it would mean digging in and living there for some time.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoping to speed up matters, he hired a dozen Chamisaville Pueblo Indians to help with the digging. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Forks continue clinking on the table; Becky keeps on digging her fork in her boiled potato. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, there are those where we’re digging. But are they the right sort?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay face downward at the base of a tree, his fingernails digging into the scuffed earth. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Well, I’ll tell you, for the last ten or twenty years, instead of digging, I been buying my bait at a fishing store. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time I also hoped Mr. Ray didn’t start digging into how I was feeling and all that. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ma starts digging in her purse again, and I hear a few curse words come out of her mouth. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z My mother, trying to cut the tension, began digging in her church bag, which was way bigger than her normal bag. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Some were digging holes, others were carrying sand. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked out a hole that the retreating ripples left bubbling, straddled it, and set to digging with his hands. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “These are kind of cool, Lee. I’m digging the two-piece.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I curled my fingers inward, digging my nails into my palms. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Even though Moss never really prayed, he still replied with an “Amen” before digging into the bowl of greens in front of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Du Barry clutches my shoulders, her red-tipped nails digging into skin and bone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I fall backward onto the ground, the rucksack digging into my back and making me look like an upturned turtle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When he saw that it was just me, he resumed his digging. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He leans forward, his fingers digging across his face and scalp. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Armpit had finished digging his trench and was attaching PVC pipe. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Cora shooed off those children trampling her sprouts and yelled at them for digging up her yam slips, using the same tone she used at Jockey’s feasts to corral them into foot races and games. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My sister and I joined her in the digging. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Other vehicles Luke couldn’t identify were digging holes for huge concrete pipes. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z After a while, the baboons fanned out and began digging earnestly in the soil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, there was an abandoned den there. Fox, maybe? Didn’t seem like it had been used in a while. But since it was near those willows, and sometimes I’ve seen screechers digging around their roots...” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He ran over close to my pole and started digging at the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake, who is still holding on to my elbow, gently tugs at my arm, a warning that I’m digging a deeper hole for myself. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I gripped harder, my fingers digging into his skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But digging is the kind of thing you can’t do when people are watching. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I feel the gun digging into my back, disguised by my baggy shirt. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z They rolled, teeth clipping at tender ears, hind claws digging for purchase in soft belly fur. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He jumped up and went to the door and began digging under the tarp and the blankets piled in the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She used to bury chicken bone leftovers in her sandbox for digging practice. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She thought of the collie next door, digging its hole in the backyard last spring. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, that’s awful,” I gasped, and imitated Mr. Huffer’s sad face, but inside I was thinking, Great, this will get me out of digging. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Later, when he applied for a job at Raincreek, Jack Dunlevy warned him the job would require a fair bit of digging. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Zane shouted, digging into the suitcase to pull her out by her scruff. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I’ve come to the conclusion that once you begin your search, you have to keep digging deeper and deeper into the past, which leads you to even more interesting discoveries. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When my mother wasn’t digging around in her briefcase, that's where she usually kept it—on the entry hall table. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Malcolm was fighting now with every little fraction of his strength, digging the paddle deep, leaning into the stroke, heaving hard—and nursing the broken thing, which was finally coming apart. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z While the teacher is digging through his drawers to find the attendance list, she taps my shoulder and shows me a book on her desk. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I went back to the second and arrived just in time to lend a hand digging it out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She gripped the stone, digging into the cracks, Kaz’s gloves bunching around her damp fingers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I spent most mornings digging potatoes and carrying them back to the barn to store in the feed bins while Piper went off searching for natural morsels like watercress and sweet chestnuts and honey. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could be upset about anything at all, but digging through the garden, I found peace.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z This was particularly true of Terryl, who kept digging and digging, seeing a great injustice that stretched beyond Valley View Highway on the morning of September 22, 2006. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Her brother was on his knees, hi? fingers digging under the leather coils, crying incoherently, struggling for breath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A hand grabbed his shoulder, five fingers hard as iron digging deep into his flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Some are on the hills to the south, digging holes. I think they know we have them surrounded. Our men are all around. Some are trying to get in closer by crawling in the grass.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He pawed through a pile of yellowed drawers like a dog digging for a bone, throwing the drawers up behind him in an arc. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel a knee digging into the small of his back. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Sumac clutched my shoulder, his claws digging in tightly so he wouldn’t fall off. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They ventured cautiously into the long sloping passage, digging in their heels to prevent themselves sliding right down as Guosim probably had done. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z After digging through what looked like hundreds of papers, he came back to the living room. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z "Oh right, I have something for you, Ghost," Coach said, digging back in the box. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She pulled David toward her again, her fingers digging into the leather of his jacket The cold, her aching muscles, the awful thing she had just learned, all of it just made this feeling stronger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Part sorry we weren’t all out digging clams or picking mussels or any of a thousand other things that weren’t nearly as hard as this was. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “So he was trying to light that thing on fire? Why didn’t it work? What’s—” Bast tightened his grip, his thumb digging into the hollow beneath Chronicler’s collarbone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 She was digging in a small hole about the size of a big apple. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, digging into the furthest reaches of her brain to figure out what would be the perfect addition to her cake. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In the distance, Dallas and Florida were digging along the creek bank. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “You did this,” Leon said, digging the fingernails of one hand into Archie’s shoulder while pointing to the chaos of Room Nineteen with the other. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin squeezed Ivy’s shoulder and then started digging in her bag, a huge black canvas thing with tiny red strawberries all over it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Holly’s fingers closed around the object that had been digging into her ankle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The white man now is in Africa digging and searching. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He fingered the ball, tips digging into the red stitching. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The waffles tasted great, but I guess I wasn’t digging in like I usually did. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Upon hearing the word food, all the ashen-faced men, women and children digging about me started inching toward where I was digging, their faces lit with expectation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Without realizing it, he was digging his fingers into his arms as if he were trying to resist physical pain. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now the children were set to cutting grass and digging flower beds. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I knelt down in the water, my fingers digging into the soft mud, and I pulled up handfuls of the roots. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z So we did, not by digging a grave, but by covering him with a high mound of leaves and stones and twigs and earth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He auctioned off his roosters to the highest bidder, recruited men, bought tools, and set about the awesome task of breaking stones, digging canals, clearing away rapids, and even harnessing waterfalls. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Once again Frightful almost sent me through the crown of the forest by digging her talons into my shoulder. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which will do nothing to stop a thousand fools from digging up the rest of the island once they hear what he was after,” Miss Maggie said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z My mother began digging delicately around the area, first with her stick, to clear the broken bottles, then with her gnarled hands to reach the object. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Without even bothering to put his glove back on, he began digging the icy snow under Kevin’s head and under the tree branch, so he could pull Kevin out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z When I woke up there was a bright light in my eyes and somebody was digging into my shoulder with a scalpel. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, I toss restlessly in the tiny box that is my room, the rope of my pallet digging into my back, the roof and walls so close that I can’t breathe. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The swales and small hills soon hid the officers from us, and us from them, but I felt very anxious about digging up a grave when they were on the island. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She had to spend the summer of 1941 digging trenches around Moscow and putting out fires started by German bombs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z On the morning of day seven, he’s digging in the back of his closet when he stumbles upon a bundle of teal silk—the stupid kimono Pez had made for him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Yes, how fortunate I am to be a sailor of priority, taking voyage on a grand ship instead of digging tank trenches like most of the lads my age. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She resumed digging, and presently she excavated the package— square, wrapped in thick brown paper and tied with a strong cord. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The digging was easy and although they often broke off to feed or merely to sit in the sun, before midday Hazel was out of sight and tunneling between the tree roots. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At one time in his life he had been a little overweight, but all his digging and sweating had long since burned away any excess fat. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Uhmma starts digging at the bottom of her purse for the change that will buy us a ticket to our dreams. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She went from high school to digging trenches, then escorted other citizens to shelter during Leningrad’s long siege of bombing and starvation. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I slip the dress over my head and hand her the towel from around my waist before digging my keys out of my purse. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Cofield began spending his days at Hopkins, digging through the medical school’s archives, taking notes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Even years later, Mrs. Richardson would insist that that digging into Mia’s past was nothing more than justified retribution for the trouble Mia had stirred up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ambrose looked up at me, frozen halfway through the act of digging coins out of his purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After that: scrubbing his face, digging his fingertips into the itchy growth of unaccustomed beard. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then he turned to Zero, who had been quietly digging in his hole since Stanley's return. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z My mother carried the brown package to a clearing where several men, women and children sat underneath a blazing sun; some rested, tired from digging; others munched hungrily at dug-up sandwiches and other viands. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He swung a leg behind Mama and sat down on the step above, digging his thumbs into the thick flesh below her neck. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Mornings after heavy snowfall we might have to spend some while digging out the tent and sledge before we could set off. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Matthias had begun digging furiously at the wall with his sword point. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Blinking, Sefia leaned on the side of the crate for support, digging the heel of her hand into the splintered edge, as if the pain would distract her from the upheaval inside her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They flailed at their oars, digging them too deep in the water or too shallow, out of time with one another, angry and desperate to catch up, losing all semblance of form. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And no sooner had the men finished digging out the dead men and butchering the horses than another corpse was found. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As I walk down the halls, I see them shackled to the waxed tile floor, ankle cuffs digging into their skin. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z They set to work to enlarge it, digging between the roots and tunneling upward to make a second run that would emerge inside the wood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I don’t get some paying work done, my ma will tan my hide tonight. I’m supposed to be one county over digging ditches right now.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With his entrenching tool, which weighed 5 pounds, he began digging a hole in the earth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When I put the bowl on the ground, he nudges my hand before digging in. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “So, about my sketchbook,” I prompt when we’re digging in to our food. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z If thirty minutes go by, start digging in with your spoon so you can get the hell out of there. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z A fourth voice said, “Well, I’m glad to hear it, that means I didn’t go digging around in the basement for nothing. I think he’s going to really like this.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He tried again, yanking the rope, digging at the knot with his frozen fingers. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z She reached for the next hold, digging in. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I pictured the bird keeper digging up the whole island, one plug at a time, while the terns and the plovers swooped around his head, fearful for their eggs. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I don’t have words to describe what I felt that day, but now, sitting on the train, I am furious, nails digging into my palms, tears stinging my eyes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground had been frozen, and the men had difficulty digging Ellen’s grave. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Next thing I know, I’m digging my old rap poems out of my dresser drawer and bringing them to school. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As I’m digging around inside, I remember Charlie playing with my cards last night. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “I search through fillers like a prospector digging for gold,” she said. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But it would have achieved little, digging up the dirt of yesterday. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As a teenager, Nguyen found odd jobs to do for the Americans on the nearby base, digging ditches and fixing potholes in roads. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Sure,” Dad said, digging through a drawer for utensils. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I can’t say that it was this sense of guilt, though, that had my fingers itching to hammer my keyboard for some more digging—not exclusively. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Natalie paces back and forth in front of the window, digging at her collarbone with her chin. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z No one can claim that it never happened now—not with the scientists digging up the final evidence. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He lay and closed his eyes and felt the claws of the bird, digging into his skin, through the thin shirt, and began to scream in a queer, gasping sort of way. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was like digging a hole below the water table: it fills up as fast as you pump it out. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Right then, I was too hungry to go back to digging. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While I was digging through the doll bin for a Black Barbie, he had his eyes on this raggedy chest with half the leather cover missing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z On Hazel’s shoulder, Gale barked angrily, digging her claws into Hazel’s collarbone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You sure have changed. That house was always full of people digging in cupboards and carrying on.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I saw a young sailor digging through a pile of luggage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z One thing was certain: They weren't just digging to "build character." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “No one cares about digging coal anymore,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah. And the Berlin Wall. Did you learn about that in history? Some people made it over in a hot-air balloon, or by digging a tunnel under the wall.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Tyrion twisted until he could feel the links digging into die flesh of the man's fat neck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "When I first came here and saw the suffering and ruin, it nearly broke my heart. A once-great city flattened, and the people digging in the mud like dogs. I could hardly bear it." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Fortunately, because what we were doing was digging up Dad’s grave, we didn’t need to see our hands in front of us. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He stooped and scraped with a shovel, digging irrigation ditches by hand. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was always hard labor—digging cisterns, building roads, hauling bricks, crushing rocks. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Of course, as soon as she started digging for her money, I started searching for mine, y’know, to be a gentleman. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The edge of the tray was digging into his rib cage. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After digging out three smoldering logs, he carried them into a nearby larch forest, scraped away the snow from the ground, found some kindling, and managed to start a campfire. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She remembered Nico’s grim expression, his fingers digging into her arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” he says, suddenly moving around, digging here and there. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z When the officers had left, I imagined them returning to the mainland, writing up a report, telling stories in the pub, spreading the news that the mysterious southerner really had been digging for treasure. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The banging and the digging go on the rest a the afternoon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry!” shouted Fred, digging deep for every ounce of courage and strength he could find. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He heard the man grunting and saw him bent over, digging at the ashes in the bin. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She was eating from an extra large bag of potato crisps and digging the stuff out in handfuls. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “I brought pictures,” she said, digging in this nice brown leather bag she had, more like a satchel than a purse. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I feel a frown digging into my forehead. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I can hear Dad in our room digging through his tool bag and moving parts around as he gets ready to put together our new bunk bed. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She clenched her fists at her sides, digging her nails into her palms, wondering if that was what had happened to her father when he died. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I made so many mistakes that I was forced to melt down the error-filled slugs and retype them with excruciating slowness, digging my teeth into my inner cheek until the letters became Yiddish once more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes when they were digging up the streets you saw it down there—real dirt! It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Ninety dollars was more than he made in two days of digging. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I looked at Pa and saw that the hole he’d been digging was gone. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Maybe Dad would be so proud he’d forget all about how tired he was from the long drive back and forth to Washington and the digging and hauling all day. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z For an instant she could feel its teeth digging into her shoulder, as if it wanted a bite of her flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Peering through their night-vision equipment, they saw teams of men digging holes. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Sadly, the monsters seemed to be digging themselves out more quickly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly I feel funny digging in as she watches. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z At Trzebinia I worked all day moving piles of rocks back and forth, digging holes six feet deep and then filling them back in again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Dotted across the hillside were the remains of his digging efforts: stones and dirt cast aside in sloppy heaps. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Once again Tree-ear trundled the cart, this time along the river road, until he reached the digging area. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Because Elnora’s eyes were weak and her knees crippled, I helped her by digging roots and measuring tiny pinches of dried plants. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Come to think of it, I’ve even seen them digging through trash bins in the village.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A question rose in her mind, digging claws into her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z My father is digging into the chow mein, which still sits in an oversize aluminum pan surrounded by little plastic packets of soy sauce. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She goes digging in her purse, and Angel says, “Oh, we don’t charge, ma’am. We are a donation-based business.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Little Ann had opened the hole up enough with her digging so his voice could be heard faintly. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses aren't as interesting as goats, but it's a better job than cooking or digging trenches. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They were all digging deep in their pockets for something, their bodies turned in a way that blocked most of Mark’s view. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They started at dawn, pulling up the old, rotten wood and digging new, deeper holes to anchor the posts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t it be great to go digging for weird facts like Charles Fort did? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The zmeyok hung on to his horn, digging its teeth in viciously. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Anyone digging in such a place must have had good reason to think that the treasure was buried there. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Union soldiers are digging trenches and fortifications along the road and reinforcing them with fallen trees and fence rails to protect themselves from rebel bullets. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She stopped digging momentarily and took a pinch of snuff and sneezed noisily. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z After the first burst of energy, the moving in of the machines, the digging of tunnels and rooms—after that was done, a feeling of discontent settled upon us like some creeping disease. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A screw was just under his hand, digging into him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z As the sounds of digging continued, he sensed fear spreading all through the burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my head down, right down, on the roadside, grit and pebbles digging into my cheek. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Quinby went to work digging for her meal at one of her two favorite trees while I retrieved my notebook from my pouch. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "I'm not digging any more holes," said Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I spent a week with a pickaxe and shovel digging postholes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The day the baby was born, I spied, in the dead of night, midwives, under a cloak of great secrecy, digging small holes near the house. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Um,” I say, digging the toe of my shoe into the track. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z To my alarm, they were digging in the area where the manuscript was buried. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After several feet of digging, their shovels struck the small coffin. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked over to the counter and started digging through a pile of things, and finally, he came up with a broom. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I sink to the floor, my gun digging into my leg. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I end up in Simon's passenger seat, with Nora in the back, digging through her backpack. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Most of the digging and construction was done by workers using shovels, buckets, and bare hands. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I love the feel of his tiny feet digging into my shoulder. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “That man kept me prisoner while he spent a lot of time and effort digging up that island. What for, otherwise?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I say, my knuckles digging into his scalp till Dad saves him from the noogie with one of his lame jokes: Why cant you play sports in the jungle! he asks. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I ignore them, ignore the soreness in my arms from digging a grave only a night before, ignore the sting of the wound through my palm. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He worked on his knees, cutting away the wire at ground level, where it continued under the surface six inches deep to discourage coyotes and wolves from digging under it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The men were digging in, piling rocks to make a stone wall. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His hand was very thin, with long, bony fingers digging into Kingshaw’s forearm. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She pictured her grandmother with a shovel, digging up a pirate’s chest full of gold. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She turned into my room and started digging through my desk drawers. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I’d managed to find five of them by digging, with great effort, at the base of the blue willows Connor had told me about. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z So she knew the annoying little brats were going to go digging for Dog Breath’s booty that very night. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z They were in the final stages of digging a grave. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "I guess not," Stanley mumbled, although he knew they weren't digging just to learn a lesson. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z They held her by the elbows and ankles and shoulders and thighs, their harsh, meaty hands digging into her softness. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But then we saw the huge rosebush near the tractor shed, where, with quite a lot of digging, we could put a concealed entrance. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Unaccustomed to such strenuous labor, they would stop digging as they pleased, basking in the sun until they were trodden on by columns of marching rats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It’s too easy to look at Henry’s boots digging into the stirrups for leverage and conjure up a memory of bare calves underneath, bare feet planted just as firmly on the mattress. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A frowning girl with a straw-colored ponytail was digging by herself in a sandbox, earnestly moving shovelful after shovelful from one pile to another. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The crew Shin joined specialized in digging up daikon. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Viola’s back down the stairs now, digging thru her bag for bandages. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Soon I was digging through piles of clothes and toys, checking all the nooks, crannies, and zippered compartments of Mama’s luggage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Hooper had got his penknife out and was digging his initials into a slab of stone. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Besides, even an old ladle with a broken handle might be used later for scooping ashes from the fire or digging up cattail roots on a fetch. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We prowl around among the trees, looking for bones, for hummocks in the earth that could mark diggings, the outlines of buildings, turning over logs and rocks to see what’s underneath them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you looking for signs of digging?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But if I tried that without digging a hole first, the trailer would just slide along the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I find myself digging down through a pile of stuff on the floor until my hand closes around their comb. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “The Long Knives are digging holes, piling saddles and boxes, anything they can,” the young man reported. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z For hours, his father desperately worked to save the farm, chopping away brush and digging ditches. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He realized that once again he would be digging long after everyone else had quit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I only survived because I was on a good assignment, like you—not hard labor hauling stones or digging ditches in the snow. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Behind the pesthouse by lantern light men were digging a hurried grave. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Rocks digging through my shoes as I run through wind and rain, black chasing me through the storm. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The two of us spend about four hours in the cold digging for those tough old vegetables, planted last summer, until we have a gnarled and ugly pile. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I tightened my hold, digging my fingers deep into his flesh. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He always felt awkward while Zero was digging his hole, unsure of what to do with himself. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A pair of hands, his own, digging for roots. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z For a few minutes—goodness, how confusing this was—I thought of digging a grave but then I realized that would be madness. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Audrey blushed and glanced at the trampled grass under her feet like she was considering digging a deep hole and crawling into it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z "Have you just been digging Caveman's hole for nothing?" the Warden asked him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z But we never found the true horn, not for all our digging. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wagged his tail, and just to show off, he sat down on his rear and started digging at a flea with his hind leg. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been no radios to listen to when he was digging holes at Camp Green Lake. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Looking down, Harry saw Hagrid digging energetically in front of his cabin. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was out of the question to disturb Hazel by digging, and they spent the night crouched beside him on the narrow floor. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “The beach isn’t going anywhere,” said Imogen, digging in her bag. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z ALL down the ridge they were digging in, all around the crest of the hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not want the champagne; her nails were digging into his arm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Fernanda feared that he was as crazy as his twin brother when she saw him taking the measurements, and even more when he told the digging crew to make the ditches three feet deeper. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z By the time I could see again, the Amagqirha had rolled up the sleeve on her left arm and was digging around inside the chest, its lid now propped open. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I pressed my head against the rock, digging it deeper into the cut on my scalp, clutching the pain, using it to drag me out of the fog. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Her eyes were shut tight and her small feet were digging and clawing at the body. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard Stew Cat snarling and felt him leap up on my back, his claws digging into my flesh. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Without a word Dad sits down on the ledge we’ve been digging. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Virtual Mateo lands right as I do, my feet digging into the mat. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He quickly found several and set to digging. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He came quickly, and in moments, the boat was digging its trench in the wet sand at their feet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It had been decreed that here was where the digging for bodies was to begin. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We dug all night, chipping away at the ice, digging as deep as we could. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z ‘Benedict Mady, you a fine doctor. How come I get them miseries sometime in the small of my back after I been digging and planting for a good while? How come that misery bother me?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She yanked the already stretched telephone cord a few feet farther so she could keep talking while digging through her closet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She couldn’t see Papa, but Mama was feverishly digging, flinging big bags around like she was a strongman. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’ve been digging,” I said, which of course he had already seen. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Many of them came straight from digging defensive trenches, carrying only a small bag of essential items with them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Oh, oh, yes,” she said, digging a canister out of the back of the garage. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The tide is out, almost to the inner islands, and a lone man is digging clams. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry’s fists were clenched, the nails digging deep into his palms. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z My hands hurt, and I realized I had curled them so tightly into fists that my fingernails were digging into my palms. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But as soon as the three humans were gone, he scurried back to the fence to finish digging his escape tunnel. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then one day, just before the winter break, I was digging a notebook out of my locker when I heard someone say, “How’s birdbrain?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She was digging through her drawers and saying how stupid all her clothes were, even the good things, but I didn't listen because I was trying to figure out what to do. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Nothing could be worse than digging that fake bomb shelter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was a project as imaginary as digging a hole to China. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My limbs grew heavy, and after a time I found myself sitting on the porch, the corners of the boards digging into the backs of my thighs. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept digging into their lives, getting more and more desperate, until the front door opened and Scythe Faraday returned. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He meowed loudly and ran to Anya, leaping to her shoulders and digging his claws into her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The blurry memory swims into focus, and I can see my dad standing next to me on the beach, the tide pulling at our feet, our toes digging into the sand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “You saw. It was digging at that wall long before we ever got here.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Ha! He thinks finding lost stuff is half the fun. He says it’s like digging for gold. Anyway, I think you’ve got a great idea.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “No, not the digging. There’s something I’m trying to hear—something the others can’t hear. Only I can’t hear it either. But it’s close. Deep. Leaf-drift, deep. I’m going away, Hazel—going away.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Eric took his forearm off my chest but kept hold of a shoulder, digging his fingers deep into the muscle while slapping my other shoulder like we were pals. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I say after a while as I return to digging. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The sound of claws digging into stone wiped the grin off his face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “But for now you can practice your digging.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He felt like he was digging his own grave. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Whipping his bendy limbs about, Mr. Flux mounted the nearest Time Suck, digging his heels into its flank, forcing it into a run while he attempted another shot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Milkman became agile, pulling himself up the rock face, digging his knees into crevices, searching with his fingers for solid earth patches or ledges of stone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean—not that you have small pants that would fit me”—digging a deeper hole for myself—“I mean, the pajama pants keep falling off—” I’m a very good digger. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Or else you're going to be digging in the hottest part of the day." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z But Dana wouldn’t let go, digging his fingers into Roy’s windpipe. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Foremole and his team knew all there was to know about the diggings: depth, approximate dimensions, the placement of shoring, even where the first rat’s head was likely to break ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z People like this couldn’t care less about digging into someone. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Pax watched the war-sick spread out along the riverbank, rolling more wires, digging more holes, and burying more dark boxes under the hot sun. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The landscape was gouged with smoking craters, fresh-turned earth thrown everywhere as if some giant dog had been digging at it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z If she didn’t keep her feet digging forward her crushed-down shoes would fly off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He tapped it with his great digging claws. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Services had never seemed so long, the metal chairs never seemed to have so many digging edges. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Like when someone’s been slopping pigs or digging around sewer lines. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Later, the Captain stopped all the hand digging and brought in giant machines, called continuous miners, to tear the coal from its seams. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had no job, for he regarded digging ditches for fifty cents a day as slavery. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was not long before they realized that the digging was going on at two points. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A little digging and a lot of bribes had yielded the where and when of their departure—intelligence that had proved faulty. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The question is, Who are we digging for?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z One night after a hard day’s work digging trenches for new latrines, I collapsed to the floor of my barrack. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, reporters at the Washington Post were digging closer and closer to the real story, and the FBI, in spite of Nixon’s efforts, was still investigating. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I’d let myself believe the lies because it was easier than digging for the truth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Only by digging my fingernails into my arms could I make the other agonies relent. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “So let’s start digging,” I said, though I was more eager now to know where I hadn’t come from than where I had. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Outside were Golgotha sounds of strong men digging holes for upright timbers in hard, hard ground. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 grabbed my arm, digging his nails into my skin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I feel like I am digging through my own mind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Grass turf that had been removed when the digging had begun was then placed back on top of the grave. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then I went outside and with my new birthday shovel I got back to digging the bomb shelter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As he watched, a crayfish, looking like a tiny lobster, left one of the empty clam shells and went to another looking for something to eat, digging with its claws. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I cried and howled while she held me even tighter for fear that I would jump into the hole that Uncle Abdullah and the village men were digging. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The truck stopped near where they were digging, and the boys lined up behind it, X-Ray in front, Zero at the rear. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Lots of people thought Captain Kidd might have buried loot on the Elizabeths, well within his stomping grounds, but no one who had gone digging for treasure out here had ever found any. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Once I finished digging the bomb shelter I would probably be buried in it. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On one of those afternoons I wandered by Henry’s house and found him in his back yard digging a flower bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was so crazy digging worms by lamp light and setting out for Lake Sabelia after midnight that she felt like a child breaking rules. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He drew her into the shad-ows, out of sight, his fingers digging into her skin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They work very hard, some days planting rice and vegetables and cutting lumber, and other days building dams and digging trenches. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pacheco’s back ached from all that digging in the damp earth along the ditch. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Fabio, judges, I spent my day digging for grubs in the most disgusting mud you can possibly imagine. Then I helped build a desalination still. Oh, and my shoes are by Cheri of Paris.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z ‘This is a great improvement on the marshes of Kelfazin. I see all your does are busy digging holes along the bank. Have they dug a hole for you?’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He started and looked up at a man in black jeans and a flannel shirt, his brown hair ruffled and messy, his hand in his right pocket, digging around. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “In there,” I pointed excitedly at the huge mound where I was digging. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Freak says, and he kicks me with his little foot, like he's digging into a horse and it clicks in my head. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s hard work, but I lose myself in the simple rhythm of digging a hole and planting a seed on repeat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I was stuck in a world where time had come to a standstill except for my digging. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The furrier, a plain woman with spindly arms, leaned over the counter, digging her hands into a stack of fox pelts. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Captain Short wasn’t a hundred percent yet, and there was also the small matter of the thing digging into her ankle. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Zero was the smallest kid in Group D, but he was the first one to finish digging. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “New scrapes get noticed; and digging can be heard a surprisingly long way, ye know.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The two words latched on to her like talons, clawing at her and digging in no matter how hard she tried to shake them off. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Also my tops were getting tight across my chest, digging into my armpits. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Born to a typical dwarf cavern-dwelling family, Mulch had decided early that mining was not for him, and resolved to put his talents to another use, namely digging and entering, generally entering Mud People’s property. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She told them about digging for tombs, and she told them about the beautiful princess Sit Hat-Hor Yunet whose jewelry they would see in another room. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He kisses me hard, with a kind of devouring desperation, fingers digging into my hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I see his fingers digging into the sand as he reassures himself that whatever nightmare he inhabited wasn’t real. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z These were the adzukulu, or grave diggers, who are hired to do the job of digging and burying. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The men spent that first day digging foxholes, filling and stacking sandbags to protect their positions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The roots began to move, digging deeper as they touched the earth, anchoring the oak until it looked like it had stood in that spot for centuries. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He turned to look at Buckbeak, who was digging his beak into the ground, apparently searching for worms. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But then, feeling the fingernails of their wives, also staring, digging into their arms, their foreheads wrinkle. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “It was a lot of digging. But check out my arms!” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We’re digging into it here at the beach, and I’m shocked both by how hungry I am and by how painless it is to eat. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His hands and fingers were sore from digging, especially under his fingernails. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “But who decides what to do about elil? And digging and sending out scouting parties and so on?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad digging under the couch cushions for dimes. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Knowing the original function of the song is an additional way of digging deeper into the culture. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Barringer believed that the crater had been formed by a ten-million-ton meteor, heavily freighted with iron and nickel, and it was his confident expectation that he would make a fortune digging it out. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There were places along the riverbank digging area where the clay was of various colors, to be sure. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They didn't quit digging until after every other group had finished. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Stick grabbed the sides of his head, digging his fingers into his hair. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Irmgard whispered harshly in his ear; she had grabbed him by the shoulder, her nails digging into him with frantic intensity. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Much of the ground is untouched, but there are scars like giant claw marks, diggings, earthworks going on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She walked ahead, digging a hole with her stick and dropping in three corn kernels from her own sling. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The next time he left the digging he kept away from Fiver and sat looking at the bank, as though entirely concerned with the work. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Marshall had stopped digging, and now he stood up and started towards the opening in the fence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I jab his sternum with my index finger, digging in my fingernail. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Chin propped on a woven knot of fingers, elbows digging into her knees, she stared at the spread of magazines on the coffee table. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He laughed and began coughing harshly into the mic, digging into his back pocket for a handkerchief to spit in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "About digging a hole to bury my dung in?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, out of nowhere, the parrot swoops down, his wings wide, and he grabs me, his talons digging into the ridges and convolutions of my gray matter. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Thirty, maybe forty men were methodically digging the earth and laying the dead to rest. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached out and touched the end of a muddy wooden stick, a digging tool of some kind, sitting next to a small wooden hoe beside me on the boat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z With her claws digging into the mountain soil, she braced herself, and started pulling. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Above and under ground, the rabbits fell naturally into a quiet, undisturbed rhythm of feeding, digging and sleeping. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z An enormous brown hawk perched on Dobrynya’s arm, its claws digging into his leather bracers. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I pick up a stick, start digging with it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When we got to the trap, Wishbone was digging at the ground beside the wire like he was trying to dig a hole clear through to China. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I revved up my laptops and started digging, not even close to knowing just how deep into darkness I would have to go to find out who burned Nicole Castro. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Rishi walked to his bag, and digging behind the paperbacks he’d brought with him, he reached to the thing he’d packed at the last minute, without really letting himself think about it—his sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When they were done digging, we tied them and stabbed their legs with bayonets. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z All that was left were the thorny roots digging into the bottom of the door to the next compartment. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was looking at Bronwyn, who was climbing the rubble, digging in the wreckage, flinging debris this way and that. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I use the fine material of my skirt to scrub my face of the snot and tears, the chains around my wrists digging into the soft skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Trina kept digging, as tenderly as she could, for more information. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah. And you’re in the middle of digging his grave,” Rufus says as trees rustle and a shovel scoops up earth. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Yes ma’am,” I say, still not turning, still digging for my key. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z My grandfather stomps over to him, digging in his backpack. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z His digging hands were strong and the fur on his back was glossy brown and the fawn-colored fur on his chest was incredibly soft and rich. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Let me guess, a dollar," I replied, as usual, digging into my pocket for a buck. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I squeezed my eyes shut, digging the heels of my palms against my forehead. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Sometimes you just need to dig for the sake of digging,” Bob reflects. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z My brothers complained about the lack of worms for fishing and the difficulty of digging for them in the hard, parched ground. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Here, just use my phone,” Berry said, digging in her back pocket. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “No. Mr. Lemoncello himself. It took some digging, but I found his email address on his game company’s website.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We kept digging, but we weren’t getting anywhere. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Pausing in the shade of an apple tree, he put his strong snout into the ground and began pushing, digging, and rooting. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z For a second I thought it might be Pita looking for fireflies, but she was standing at the cake table, digging into her second helping. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I nodded before digging into my bowl of buttered grits. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The work crew was digging a shallow trench for the concrete foundation of the wall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael Chambers, watching Hatsue, remembered digging geoduck clams with her below the bluff at South Beach. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Dad finally got a job in the gypsum mine, digging out the white rocks that were ground into the powder used in drywall and plaster of paris. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Soft dirt meant easier digging—at least, it did if you had screecher claws. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z They snaked around my wrist and up my arm, digging into my skin, and Uncle Cotton leaned in close. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Ivy asked, but she didn’t wait for June to answer before she was up and digging through her messenger bag for her yellow notebook. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Which seemed to surprise Mr. Sloan, but then he nodded and said, “Which must be why he stayed on Penikese for so long. He was digging up the island. But what for?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z "Here!" the man said, stopping his frenzied digging. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The first real work in Jackson Park began on February 11, when fifty Italian immigrants employed by McArthur Brothers, a Chicago company, began digging a drainage ditch. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I’d never before tried digging for snails there, but almost every time, I found some. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He grabbed hold of my shoulders, his thumbs digging into the flesh at the tops of my arms, and told me to calm down, to stop behaving like a child. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Two houses had collapsed into dusty rubble and some men were digging frantically through the jumbled cement, saying, “Did you hear that cry? Did you?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If I could only send her to buy groceries or something, because I intended to say as little as possible to avoid digging myself a hole. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He and Sam Holiday, another of us code talkers, had just finished digging in. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, I got tired of digging through trash for bottles, and she got bored modeling. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, he sits stoically as I clean the cuts, but digging the thorn from his paw brings on a round of those kitten mews. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z What if we were digging our own grave? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And when I explained that she had found it while digging for cinquefoil root—which we used on open sores—he seemed quite interested. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It walked slowly, its huge body digging an irregular rut into the ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But I never got to see what the big guy was going to do, because as soon as he started digging in his bag, I felt a tug on my shoulder. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Silver reported that it was drier up in the woodland away from the bank, and at first Hazel had the idea of picking a fresh spot and digging again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Indeed! With my plague! Half of Europe was decimated by the Black Death, forcing society to evolve! If not for that, you would still be digging for roots, a serf forever bound to your master." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Drew was across the hall, but his back was to her, and he was digging in his locker. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And if so, how did she get from here to digging up Vickers Park? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He’d put his hand on my shoulder, to gently move me aside and started digging in the linen cabinet. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z My father has eaten everything on his plate and is digging for more stuffing in the cavity of the turkey, which resembles a trussed, headless baby. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A teacher tells her to shut up, but the teacher can’t make Char’s eyes stop digging into me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Their digging to extract the tuber loosened and aerated the soil and fostered regrowth. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z You were standing at the beach, squinting out at the water with your bathing suit strap digging into your freckled shoulder. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t say nothing, just got up to leave and go back to digging. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Wintergreen struck open a water pipe while digging in one of his holes and almost drowned to death before he was fished out nearly unconscious. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene stared at me for a long second, then resumed his digging. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He was digging in the rubble with his dagger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I cut one line, then another, and then another, then went back over the same lines with the back of my heel, digging a groove all the way down into the dead grass. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Twisting her damp hair away from her face, Sefia began digging her belongings out of the pack, laying them out in neat piles until her searching hands hit something flat and solid and firm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Hospital regulations say that I have to wear a gown, so when I’m situated, my mother shakes out a napkin, tucks it in my gown collar, and fusses until everything’s arranged and I’m digging in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z On some vacant land nearby, he could while away long summer days by digging elaborate underground tunnels—cool, dark, subterranean retreats from Spokane’s sometimes searing dry heat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Right now her sister, Angeline, was digging at the ground near spruce trees and cutting lengths of the roots, used to secure the house better and to finish baskets. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z For a moment I thought of digging out New York clothes and putting on a puff for the boy, but I dropped that one and settled for clean chino slacks and a knitted shirt. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They had not long come out and resumed digging when they saw another—or perhaps the same one—hovering some way off, high over the very fields that they had crossed the previous morning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He led the digging while Hazel explained to the bird, as well as he could, how they lived, their ways of protecting themselves from their enemies and the kind of shelter they could provide. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z June’s relieved, only because she managed to find a way to protect him, even though it means the world is digging through her life for answers and evidence, which makes Alex want to murder everyone. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Marlena is flushed, digging through one of the drawers of her vanity. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He rode back and forth along the line, watched Devin’s men digging in, heard bullets clip leaves above him as snipers crawled closer. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And when they weren’t lobbing shells, the Vietcong were digging tunnels that they could use to put explosives beneath the marines. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I curled my fingers against my palm, digging my nails in. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He twisted his foot as if he was digging in the sand. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I tried digging down to find that extra oomph. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Joaquin was digging around in the refrigerator, looking for something, and Grace took the crackers from Maya and started to arrange them on a plate. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They made the boy continue digging, but he found nothing. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I started digging I fed the turkeys, made sure War Chief had water, then picked up my shovel. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But the harder I ran, the more the wind blew me back, until I was running in place, my heels digging uselessly in the sand. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When she’d first stumbled across the notion of Wyrdgates, days ago, it had seemed interesting, and so she’d researched, digging through piles of old parchment, only to find more puzzling theories. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I was just digging up some worms,” Dallas protested. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Our bodies molded together, his fingers digging into my hips, his mouth just as hungry, just as fevered, as mine. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I think about this for a minute, digging my spoon around the ice cream carton to find the biggest chocolate chips. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z "You know why you're digging holes? Because it's good for you. It teaches you a lesson. If Zero digs your hole for you, then you're not learning your lesson, are you?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Johanna’s digging something, I guess the point of her knife, into my flesh, twisting it around. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Jake, who is still holding on to my elbow, gently tugs at my arm, a warning that I’m digging a deeper hole for myself. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Nina threw herself into a chair at the table and wriggled her feet out of her jeweled slippers, digging her toes into the plush white carpet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z While he was waiting for the anesthetic to numb his finger, he did more digging and found a sterile package with a curved needle and thread, a needle holder, and forceps. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Grace nodded, digging around under her shirt until she found the necklace, then pulled it out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The little boy started clucking and pecking ’round on the stage then he commenced scratching at the floor with his bare feet and you’d have swored he was digging up worms! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The tears started before he could stop them, his hands digging into the photos and turning them faceup. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z And she always regained her sight in time to scold the two dogs for sniffing in her room, digging in the garden outside her window, or wetting on a table leg. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Scratch, scratch: scratch, scratch came the sound of the digging above. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "They hope,” Luke said solemnly, "that I will dissuade you from digging up the lovely old scandals.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The next morning they went about their lives as usual, feeding Kehaar and themselves, playing and digging. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It had overflowed, and you were better off digging yourself a hole in the hillside somewhere. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They had the oxen yoked to a sled, which was already half loaded with stones, and were digging away at more stones buried in a newly cleared field. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In old times, which were not so very long ago, I would have enjoyed—even been excited about—digging out a turtle nest. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And it felt like a knife was digging into my heart. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Sometimes I think Ms. Caldwell would have had us digging all the way to the other side of the world if the mayor hadn’t stopped us.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Halfway up the hill Jody could see Doubletree Mutt, the black dog, digging in a squirrel hole. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Absentmindedly, I began picking at the cracks in the couch’s leather, digging my fingers into the foamy whiteness. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z |
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