| 单词 | dim |
| 例句 | The moon dimmed and shone with an ordinary light, and I could see the highway stretching away, empty. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z And then, gathering my last wisps of strength, I pull out Secrets to a Happy Life, flip to a random section, and reread it in the dim light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin glowed warm and his muscles flexed; he looked at her face in the dim light, his senses drunk with the odor of her hair and skin. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Most toddlers in the Childcare Center responded to firm discipline and learned quickly to be silent when the lights were dimmed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a full day’s work to be done before noon, when the deadly heat drove everyone back into our big shuttered house and we lay down in the dim high-ceilinged rooms like sweating victims. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z His gaze was steady and impassive in the dim light. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A puerile tear dimmed my eye while I looked—a tear of disappointment and impatience; ashamed of it, I wiped it away. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I polish the windows, in my excitement they are immediately dimmed again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light of a low fire, she saw him throw off his blankets. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z In the dim red light of the blood clouds, Death Mist Annabeth looked like a freshly risen zombie. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His eyes met his mother’s in the dim light. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Evening was coming and the sky above was growing dim. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A dim glow emanated from a curtained window, and from within they heard a baby crying. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We entered a hallway where a bare dim bulb shed faint blue light against green walls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They have dim apprehensions that such propositions as ‘God does not exist’ are somewhat dubious at least in comparison with statements like ‘All carnivorous cows eat meat.’ Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the dim bare slopes that they had crossed should lie, he thought he saw groves of trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Extremely dangerous creatures,” said P.M., his complexion dimming. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I lay there in the dim light and stared at the pattern of squares on the ceiling... noise-absorbing tiles with thousands of tiny holes soaking up every word. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Eventually the dimming will reverse itself, but scientists predict all multicellular life on Earth will perish long before that occurs. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The flashlight in his hand dimmed to a faint glow, and he tossed it off to the side. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After the darkness of Nyx, even the dim red glow of Tartarus seemed blinding. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Clover’s old dim eyes flitted from one face to another. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z If there is such a thing as a haunted place, that one was haunted, made so by dim light strained through the leaves and various tricks of perspective. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A dim remembered picture of Charles leaped into her mind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He stared at her in the dim interior of the car. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Robert Boyle asked: And how will it be prov’d, that the Omniscient God, or that admirable Contriver, Nature, can exhibit Phaenomena by no wayes, but such as are explicable, by the dim Reason of Man? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The lights that Vajra had cast into the museum lobby had dimmed. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I focused with a dim shadow of my usual cleverness on my problem. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He made his way below to his cabin, where the air was cool and dim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then I realize I’m facing a dim light. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z While most scientists at the conference agree that the global cooldown is being caused by the dimming of the sun, none can offer a viable solution to halt or reverse it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Her dress was barely damp, but even that small amount of wetness chilled Anya as she jogged along the dimming river path back toward the village. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “We were really kinda dim not to consider how all our lives impact you and your life,” he admits. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He led the way into his dim obi, which smelled of mushrooms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the dim light, in her white gown, she glows like a moon in cloud. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z At first his eyes had to adjust to the brighter but still dim light that revealed crusted dirt on the floor behind the bar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Cla— The usual clang! sound stopped halfway through, and Violet saw in the dim light of the moon that the hook wasn’t falling. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The smoke was so thick that it billowed through the roads in drifts as wide as glaciers, dimming the sunlight until it became impossible to tell whether it was morning or midday. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bono took my arm and pointed back at some casks, where I saw dim movement. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In my dream it was very dark, and what dim light there was seemed to be radiating from Edward’s skin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Being five years older than he was and his cousin as well did nothing to dim her passion. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiny office is dark save for the pool of light spilling in from the hall and the dim haze from the streetlamps seeping in through the single window. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Perceptibly the light dimmed through the windows and the candles grew brighter. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I stumbled over an obstacle: my head was still dizzy, my sight was dim, and my limbs were feeble. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Meagher and her children are gone in and there’s only the dim light of a candle from their kitchen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I walked up the creaky stairs to the second floor, down a dim hallway to the last door on the right. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Sahil closed the crooked door behind us and blinked in the dim light. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was all dim and obscure in his mind, the gebbeth, the burning staff, the running, the whispering, the gate. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Then there’s a hum of a generator, and a dim wavering glow replaces the stark lighting that is the norm in 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He finished removing the bandage and was glad the light was dim. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The place was dim, and the acrid smell of beer I’d always disliked permeated the walls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But the room, although dim, isn’t dark enough, so I switch my mind into the holding pattern that passes for attention. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z As my eyes adjusted to the dim I saw dirty dishes, apple cores and soup cans littering almost every conceivable surface. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Behind him came Gimli, his eyes glinting in the dim light as he turned his head from side to side. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The light faded from the cave door, and the grey veil of falling water grew dim and was lost in gathering shadow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They watched the gaslights go dim in several rooms, indicating that the occupants were settling in for the night. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the string, and the glorious brightness began to dim. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I would be out playing when suddenly my head would feel light, my knees would wobble, my vision would dim and blur and down I would come like a log. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When her wings beat, waves of darkness rolled over the cliffs, making Annabeth feel heavy and sleepy, her eyesight dim. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He looked downward and saw nothing but black darkness into which now and then a few flakes of white floated from the sky, falling slowly in the dim glow of the flashlight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Far and high in the east one drift of gray dimmed the sky’s brightness: the smoke of Udenushreke, nearest to us of the Fire-Hills. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It was past midnight when Theo finished his homework in the dim light of the study lamp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere above, voices bade other soft voices good night, doors turned and shut, lights dimmed, and a gentle singing continued. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is abhorrent,” her father’s voice says, though she cannot see him in the dim light. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes and saw the dim blob of his face peering from behind the jamb of the kitchen door. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z While her radiance usually dimmed everyone else by comparison, today it beautified everybody it fell upon. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I fell asleep at some point, and, when I woke up, daylight had dimmed a bit, the shadows had stretched, and Sohrab was still sitting next to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light his features were sharp and white and his closed eyes well-defined lines in a well-tooled face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The bears continued to look closely at Omakayas, peering with their dim bear eyes, taking in every dot of her scent, remembering it all, knowing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The men were moving about downstairs, and Will could see a dim flicker of light that might have been a flashlight at the edge of the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the sunlight’s so bright it makes the paint on my walls seem dim. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Down on the hilltop, the dim shape was beginning to move into the circle of our firelight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She blinked in the dim light like a startled chicken. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The chapel was dim except for a few high chandeliers and the permanent glow of the rich hues of the stained glass windows. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He said something, but it was difficult for Tayo to hear clearly; their voices sounded dim and far away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There were chinch bugs and grasshoppers, months of drought, elections, slavery, secession, talk of war—the adult world of trouble, though, was not real enough to dim the goodness of an April morning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Laia had been there too, throat cut, eyes dim, hair a sodden cloud around her head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Inside the dim, narrow shop lined with racks of merchandise, the smell of pelts fills my nose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z While they were singing, she heard Calpurnia calling in the dim distance. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And when the film ended and they stepped outside, Laila was relieved to see that the sky had dimmed, that she wouldn’t have to meet Tariq’s eyes in the bright daylight. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z There was an occasional dim crackle from his radio set, but other than that nothing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In the dim confines of his cabin, Kaz whispered, “Brick by brick.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Amari gradually grew accustomed to the dim light and looked around the room. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A bird flew among the branches suddenly, all white with a tail like a fall of snow, and the golden apples dimming turned to seeds, each one a drop of crystal. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It was cool and dim within, like a tent made of earth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There is a dim crack of light escaping from under Joon’s door. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The dim, dining-room light had rubbed the wrinkles off her face, leaving it looking—in a strange, sunken way—younger. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The dim sun was as high in the sky as it was going to get, only a hand’s breadth above the horizon, so it must be nearly noon, she thought. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The library was dim, even with the heavy bottle-green velvet drapes drawn back from the tall double window. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The hatchways had to be closed, and below deck the air grew so foul that the very lanterns burned dim. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Seed Collector dimmed the light to the point that it was hard to see ahead. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In the dim candlelight, her body, crouched like that of an animal cowering in fear, cast an oblong, eerie shadow on the flaking whitewashed wall. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But there were no men at all in the dim room that served as the living room and kitchen. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The knowledge of it was as clear as if she could see the thing, but when she squinted her eyes into the dim, soaking suburban streets, there was nothing there. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He got out and walked easily toward me, huge in the dim light. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Their prospects of escape to a healthier environment were dim. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We stop and look at each other in the dim light. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It was dim and dark and the pillars went high up, and there were people praying, and it smelt of incense, and there were some wonderful big windows. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z At first, I have no idea what she's pointing to, but then, about fifteen feet up, I make out the vague shape in the dimming light. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Their grandmother led them through the kitchen and into a dim hallway. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Like many South Siders, my family maintained what was an admittedly dim and limited view of the university, even if my mom had passed a year happily working there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He felt forward in the dim air and cut an opening. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Initially her mood was bright, for the parcel contained an early Christmas present she planned to give to her friends the Lawrences, but as she neared the corner of Sixty-third and Wallace, her spirits dimmed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Archer’s eyes looked large and bright in the dim light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He put out his arm and saw the dim white flakes of snow settling on his sleeve. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The room was dim from the closed curtains and the cloud of smoke surrounding Mr. Diamants chair, cluttered with all the little items from our packing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Something in the shadows or the angle of the dim light told me that noon had come and gone, and afternoon, and that evening was coming behind the clouds. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sunlight seemed to dim as she read, sinking deeper and deeper into the silent world inside the book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In the dim light he saw her face was wet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Alys turned in the bed and through the dim light of the last embers that glowed in the fireplace, Claire could see her bright eyes, open in surprise. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He saw the face of a fish, of a carp, with tremendous painfully opened mouth, a dying fish with dimmed eyes. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Americans deify democracy in a way that allows for a dim awareness that they have, from time to time, stood in defiance of their God. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We gather at the foot of the ladder, waiting for our eyes to adjust to the dim strips of lights, breathing in the mixture of chemicals, mildew, and sewage. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The dim Chapel of Calvary held a mournful mural of Jesus lying arms outspread and dead on the cross after it was taken down and laid on the ground. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She dims the lights and the screen comes down, and suddenly we’re all screaming along. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z In the dim glow of McDonald’s parking lot floodlights, I write I miss you, Charlie on the corner, then fold it up and put it in my pocket. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I have grown used to dim lighting and dark clothing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I follow him down a long, dim hallway, away from the front, where I entered, threading our way past more rows of cots, some with men asleep on them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a dim glow pulsing from the middle of the hazel thicket, as if a tiny cloud of stars were glimmering there. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Then faintly, as if it was blown away from them by the breeze, they seemed to catch a dim ringing, as of small bells tinkling. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He stood swaying in the dim light, holding the bandage with both hands, while his shadow moved grotesquely round the tent pole. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dedd could not make out her expression in the dim light. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The stadium’s main lights dim, and the sweeping lights change color. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The radio hums to life; its dim amber light casts an eerie glow in the darkness. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z When the team entered the empty space, the lights dimmed and a guy with long wavy hair who looked like an artistic Daniel Boone faded into view. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Then, right in front of me, dim, but clearly visible, I see a pair of legs protruding from the point that marks the tip of the bow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Vetch thought to see him fall and sink down in the sea, the sea that surely was there behind this dry, dim veil that hid away water, sky, and light. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dim hallway the dark-skinned friend heightens the cream color of the other. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He passed a strip-mining works, huge blue arc lights burning in the dim midwinter daylight. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I looked out at the northern bluffs, but there was nothing to see in the dim light but the outlines of trees and rocks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He introduced himself as Rowan, and they shook hands just as the lights dimmed, the curtain went up, and the music exploded too lush and loud for them to be able to hold a conversation. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A dim figure of a woman stood unmoving in the darkness next to my father’s Chevrolet. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He set the backpack on the oak table, and in the dim light from above the stove, he began to pack supplies. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I saw an alleyway in the dim light and summoned a deep growl. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I tore it off the nail and adjusted the paper to read it in the dimming light. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The bulb in the kitchen dimmed then brightened again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The lights dimmed until I could no longer distinguish individual people in the auditorium. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I stepped inside and let my eyes adjust to the dim basement light. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Again the light seemed to dim and I felt the sick dizziness. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Back with my family in our dim little shanty in Rwanda, we continued our struggle to survive. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes would grow too dim to find water and her fingers too weak to dig for yams. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Parks walked out of the dim courthouse and into the cool, bright morning, she was surprised to find several hundred cheering supporters waiting for her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I could make out a dim figure in the darkness. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, it is all very dim, and stuffy, in here,’ said Pippin. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Even the baleful green of the monster's eyes seemed to dim before it. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a servant of some sort had got the place ready for the night-time, then left: the curtains were closed and there were dim table lamps switched on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light I studied his face. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z After coming in from outside, he would have expected to need time for his eyes to adjust to the dim interior of the Public Hall, or whatever this huge, ornate building actually was. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Powell followed the dim finger, “Check! Now fasten your eye on the robots and pray they don’t move too far from that part of the tunnel. They’re my light sources. Are all seven there?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z As I walked, the torches floated alongside me, and faces appeared in their dim light. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The brightness of the screen hurts my eyes, and so I dim it way down until the shapes and letters are near shadows. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Their hopes dimmed as they watched a rainstorm approaching. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Above it the stars were thick in the dim sky, but there was no moon. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There were low bluffs, rock and sand and dunes that dimmed away out of sight, but no sign of any human habitation. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The brothers nodded and, with final smiles of farewell, left the dim circle of the candle’s glow and crossed the darkness toward the open barn door, the glasses chinking against the bottles as they went. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She followed the dimming light into a clearing and back onto the path. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The inside of the building was one long, dim, seemingly endless hall, partitioned into small, semiprivate cubicles by huge slabs of halfway-up concrete walls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z With a deep breath, Sarai disengaged a moth from the ledge and spurred it forward, a single smithereen of darkness dispatched into the dim. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When he walked in he saw that the shades were drawn, the lights dim. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light of the hotel, he looked...not angry, exactly, but certainly not friendly, either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I try not to look at the bullet wound in her head, but the dim light glows on what looks like bone, and I gag. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The lights dim and the glass falls away, leaving just the metal skeletons of buildings. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Most of the prisoners were asleep or resting, curled into corners or flat on their backs with an arm thrown over their eyes to block out the dim lamplight that filtered through the grate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then he seemed to see himself going along a dim passage, and climbing an endless winding stair. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We lived on Waverly Place, in a warm, clean, two-bedroom flat that sat above a small Chinese bakery specializing in steamed pastries and dim sum. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The flames had dimmed, and in most places had subsided to sullen coals. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The haunting joy eluded her; the dream shores were dim and unreal. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It opened a crack, spilling a wedge of light into the dim hall. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, everything seemed to be drawn toward the face of this god—the dim light, the poisonous clouds, the essence of the monsters, even Annabeth’s own fragile life force. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A few torches were kindled and cast a dim light on the glistening walls. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light it was clear that the boy was in trouble. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They kept as close as they could to the western side, and they could see the dim shapes of the low cliffs rising ever higher, shadowy walls with their feet in the hurrying river. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In so doing, I entered a dim and narrow hall. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It was dim enough at best, and he had to feel anxiously into the shadows to be sure he had not missed some morsel of clay. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Alice dims the lights, and my mom puts out cloth napkins, and everything feels really fancy. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Two subjects about which I was very dim. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The front door had once been painted a bright blue, but had been dimmed by time and the sun. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Presently he heard voices speaking low, and he saw dim half-shrouded lanterns passing through the trees. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We see the dim orange of my grandfather's cigarette, as he makes his way down the darkening road. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Just as in the main tunnel, there was a string of bulbs along the ceiling that provided dim light. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The room felt dim and bleak in her absence. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In that dim light, it took her several seconds to recognize it for what it was: the thing was pale and swollen like a grub, with thin, sticklike arms and feet. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z My father, however, took a dim view of conservation policies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dylan watches Samantha as if she were glowing, and I wonder when I went dim for Hudson. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The gleam faded from his eyes, and they went dim and grey, old and tired. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z One jittery kid kept wagging something back and forth in his hands—in the dimming light, Venkatesh eventually realized it was a gun—and muttering, “Let me have him, let me have him.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The snow whispered down in the stillness and the sparks rose and dimmed and died in the eternal blackness. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He went to the door and saw a dim light burning in a shaded niche above a doorbell. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some could be seen plainly, others were but dim silhouettes, and yet still more, only now beginning to stir from their foul places, would be along much sooner than they were wanted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A long room, with a dim anbaric light at each end. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In the end only a dim memory of them was left. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Tlie ruby on his wrist glimmered in the morning light like a dim red star. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her round face was like a moon in the dim light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Here,” she said, but the door opened into a dim, echoing room neither of them had seen before. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Ben kneeled above me, but the sky was getting dim behind him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On the last press, the lights dim and a red beam scans the elevator. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z So bright was it that the figure of the Elven-lady cast a dim shadow on the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The house is dark, but there are tiny dim lights all over that are enough for us to tiptoe our way up two flights of stairs. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We followed him through dim, grimy hallways where barefoot children dressed in frayed sweaters ambled around. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then the backgrounds ought to be neither too bright nor too dim, so that the shadows may not obscure the images nor the lustre make them glitter. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Instead, Harry could see a patch of dim light through a small opening. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The AT was a plumped blanket of snow, round and bluish, in a long, dim tunnel of overbent rhododendrons. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But Jacob let go of my hand and yelped, suddenly shaking, falling to the dim forest floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Unable to hide the truth any longer, the world's leaders announce that the sun is experiencing a cycle of dimming, and that its light and heat will continue to diminish. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It seems to him that the lights in the red room have been dimmed, and the sole illumination comes from the candle, which burns with a bright flame. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Shae scrambled up first, pushing aside the tent flap and stumbling into the dim morning, pulling on her boots as she went. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The faint glow of dawn showed over the trees and dimmed the stars as Cole started to pull on his tennis shoes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z In the dim light I couldn’t tell why it wouldn’t go any farther. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light, Archer recognized the weapon: all black, with engravings of scales and dull gold inlay. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Soon I passed the shack, dim outlines of sheep huddled inside against the chill, and then the mist-shrouded bog, silent and ghostly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A long, dim, windowless hallway went down the center of the building, with classrooms on both sides. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped, my dim spark of curiosity smothered by my common sense. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That electric bulb is too dim, surely, for you to be reading by.' it is perfectly adequate, thank you, Miss Kenton.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The figure teetered wildly in the dim light, and then sprang forward to land in a horrible threatening crouch, right in the middle of Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat in the dim light of my hootch, boots off, listening to Mary Hopkin on my tape deck. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Freestanding braziers cast a dim red glow over the floor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Colonel Scheisskopf, squinting, moved very close to the map, and for the first time since he entered the room a light of comprehension shed a dim glow over his stolid face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I rub my eyes and blink in the dim light of the ’tween deck. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z When Liyana’s mother had measles as a girl, she lay in bed for a week in a dim room with lowered shades. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z DeVante’s eyes dim like they do when he talks about his brother. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Luba Luft glanced at him idly, then violently as she recognized him; her eyes faded and the color dimmed from her face, leaving it cadaverous, as if already starting to decay. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A dim light was glowing behind him, and it wasn’t easy to make out his features; but they knew he wasn’t a ghost. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The room is dim, except for the lights in the pool, shining bright as the water ripples around them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Her stepmother was standing at the top of the stairs in the dim morning light and said crossly, “Why aren’t you awake? Someone is knocking on the door! Go and answer it.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A few flickering candles cast pools of dim light here and there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was sitting in a white home; dim lights burned round him; strange objects challenged him; and he was feeling angry and uncomfortable. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The water sizzled and the embers dimmed out. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Bracing myself against the wall, I drew out my hand lamp and thumbed it on to its dimmest setting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was an odd assembly that gathered that night, under the dimmed lights in the echoing laboratory, on the shelf where Justin and I had talked. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z At the gate a dim orange glow shone through the bars where the guards had taken refuge from the wind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Riverview Pirates never give up. But we did spend some time in a cave last night. Can we dim the houselights, please? Hit it, Kojo.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Already he was pointing at a butterfly, gleeful at the bright spotted orange of its wings in the dim forest light. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone up there, above the alternating moss-dry and grease-slick heads of the students rowed before me, was making announcements from a lectern on which a dim light shone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I came slowly while he peered at me through the dim. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The letter is dated three weeks ago, and from it they learn that Ashima’s grandmother has had a stroke, that her right side is permanently paralyzed, her mind dim. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “If I were as gorgeous as Roza, I’d smile all the time,” Amber said, glancing at the clots of guys assembled in the dank, dim basement. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She lit up when she saw Ernie; then, seeing Genie, dimmed. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Its fires were now dimmed, and it stood in smouldering slumber, as threatening and dangerous as a sleeping beast. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They met with no more adventures that night, moving quietly along the edges of the fields under the dim light of a quarter-moon. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The misty lights wavered, dimmed, and went out, Gollum would not move. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The door swished shut, blanketing us in the cool dim. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The air inside the building is cool; the lobby is empty and dim. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z On either side and in front wide fens and mires now lay, stretching away southward and eastward into the dim half-light. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Let me give examples of how I began to develop the dim negative of Bigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Khalil leads me to a Chevy Impala parked under a dim streetlight. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The lights of the houses were as scattered and dim as far-away stars. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the dawn woke the instinct in the dim memory of the blood when horses had been as wild as the deer and at sunrise went into the trees and thickets to hide. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We were put in a cramped yard with only the sky as a roof and a dim bulb for light, a space so small and dank that we remained standing all night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked down a long dim hallway, Summer padding easily beside them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And then the lights would dim, and the violins would start playing, and I take her face between my hands ... oh, jeez. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It just stared at them with eyes glittering in the dim light like fresh copper coins. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They are all wearing airplane pillow- cases over their heads, with holes cut for the eyes and for the mouths, which show in the dim light as white glints, pink glis- tenings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, when I reminded myself that I was still a wolf’s head and pursued, the luster of the moment dimmed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The lights in the refectory dim, a projector whirs, and a chart full of circles appears on the far wall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But as the children and their grandfather saw him lying in the dim light, they stopped, shocked still. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The ticket seller had a dim banker’s lamp burning behind his wee cage. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Stars littering an endless Bakersfield sky begin to dim. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z By the time I got back upstairs, the stands had emptied and the lights had been dimmed to night mode, a pale green glow over the ice, a few yellowed globes along the walls. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the top of Jeffrey’s sleeping head, and even in the dim school hallway lights I could see that his hair was all matted with sweat. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie tried to keep up the spinning, but when she had to take her father’s place outdoors, she was too exhausted to try to spin and sew in the dim candlelight. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The most important business did not occur within the bronze doors, but in the rotunda and dim alcoves of the building—of which there were many, probably for this exact purpose. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Yishan’s eyes widened, and he stared out the window at the dimming sky as if suddenly seeing the sun. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She recorded a piano song about a cathedral engulfed by the seas and sent it to me, full of dim, chiming bells and green gloom. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Carefully, with nothing to guide us but our dim red taillights. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In the dim LED light she could see stone steps. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z From her bed, she could see his large-framed body, his long legs, the smoke swirling around his hook-nosed profile, the amber tip of his cigarette brightening and dimming. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They’re dim but still a welcome relief after the blindness of before. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I go in the barn where, after my eyes have adjusted to the dim light, I see a tall girl with bangs and shoulder- length soft brown hair crouched over a pig. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked out over the town and saw the glimmering coals dim even further. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My eyes adjust quickly to the dim light, and I see the source of the hum. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He turns off the light on the nightstand and crosses the room in the dim glow of the plastic galaxy glued overhead. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Outside the protective embrace of the bay, the Burning Sea flickered like dim coals. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I stole a look at the figures on the dais, but in the dim light I could not see the expressions of Claudius and Gertrude. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The old woman’s hair was white and her skin was parchment thin, but the years had not dimmed her eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even as I think this the world’s sun dims between clouds regathering, and soon a flaw of rain runs sparse and hard upriver, spattering the crowds on the Embankment, darkening the sky. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Even the light bulb above the pool table shined dim soiled light. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The effort seemed extra and the mild surprise at how very tired she felt was interrupted by a soft, wide hat, as worn and dim as the room she sat in, descending on her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "And don't try. Obviously I'm too dim to get it." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The day dims into evening, and evening fades into night, and an open window carries the symphony of laughter and cheerful voices into my room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Unable to resist, I got up and crept out the door, then out to the dim hall. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In the distance when it is a fine day and my sight is not too dim, I can see the building where my son works. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But lo! suddenly in the midst of the glory of the king his golden shield was dimmed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She pulled down the shades, and he knew she was staring at him, almost as if she could see the outline of his lie in the dim light. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z From this vantage, in the dim light, the town looked grim. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He stood looking at her in the dim light of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z At once he was aware that hearing was sharpened while sight was dimmed, but otherwise than in Shelob’s lair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Was he so dim that it had not occurred to him that he might be about to die? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She dimmed the window with an old sheet. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The door slides open as Ren stands in front of it and reveals a large suite lit with a dim neon-blue glow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sky above us grows dim, and dark figures swoop around in the air above us. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z For the Ring's first complete performance, Wagner decreed that the house lights should be dimmed. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z At last they came out into a dim antechamber near the roof. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Under the dim glow of the gaslights, people fled in a panic. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all magnificent beyond description; what they could see of it in the dim light of the lamps. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The rainstorm made the room dim, even beside the window where she sat to work. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The screen dimmed and the lights in the keyboard switched off. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z ‘It all seemed so dim, somehow; and it still does.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But there was a dim mustiness about it still where the scent had been. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z At lunchtime, I clutch my brown bag, waiting near the door until the first rush of cafeteria noise dims: banging trays, ripping plastic, overtalking at too-crowded tables. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Under the lifting skirts of the dreary canopy dim light leaked into Mordor like pale morning through the grimed window of a prison. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Now there was no one to show her anything anymore; the tricks, in her dimming memory, glowed with magic again, like an old mirror resilvered by candlelight. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The fluorescent hospital lights are still dimmed, and it's so quiet that I can hear my heart thumping in my ears. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His confused recollection included a dim corridor with doors on either side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The prison was dark, only a few dim fluorescent lights flickering above. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He may have been an amiable little horse, but his career prospects looked dim. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet here, instead of the spiky Gothic then in use, was the lovely old Gaelic minuscule, as neat and round and small as when he had learned it from some ancient saint in dim Dunlothian. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I skirted around a field of some grassy waist-high crop I didn’t even try to identify in the dim light. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Violet looked around the dim and messy room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Inside a hundred dim red candles burned like distant stars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were dim anbaric lamps along the wall, which was otherwise bare and whitewashed, with doors to the left and right. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z We maneuver through the dim hallways of Terminal 5, as it is labeled—“an old name,” David says—which have no windows, no hint of the world outside. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The sky had brightened ever so slightly in the east, but Brooklyn itself was still a dim, gaslight-speckled shadow world. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Very slowly a dim light began to grow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Despite the sputtering light, it was a dim and smoky place that reeked of bad ale, stale bread, and sour wine. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She was too far away and the lights were too dim for me to see her face good, but I knew there wouldn’t be much makeup. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z It was dim, certainly, but not as dark as all that. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They wanted to see things, even if all they could see was dim lights carried past the canvas tent, glowing with a faint yellow warmth. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z But the happiness in your own heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there, as long as you live, to make you happy again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Thousands and thousands of them, multiplied over and over as far as the eye could see in the dim world behind the sun. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His eyes were glowing in the dim light, a drop of water on his thick eyelashes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The great yellow wasteland lay dim and milky in the moonlight as the Big Friendly Giant went galloping across it. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the back of my mind is a dim memory of standing in some line holding a perforated card. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Some dim impulse moved the policeman to look suspiciously at Tom. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z A group of people sat huddled in the dim corner. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the dim light, I open Understanding Our Universe to page two seventy-five and squint at the diagram, then search the cabinets for the ingredients. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Carmen had only one memory of that terrible day—dim and hazy like a dream. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z ‘The rumour of the earth is dim and confused,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She was very beautiful in the dim light. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “No, I didn’t, Arthur,” he said, his eyes on the far, dim end of the room, where the wall met the ceiling. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She could feel its empty eyes watching her through the gloom, and there was something in that dim, cavernous room that did not love her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As I did, the overhead light dimmed to a dull, dirty brown, buzzing softly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I heard the sound and looked up to see the man looking straight at me from where he stood in the dim light of the hall, looking in with neither interest nor surprise. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Scuttle into your dim hole in the ground, Maxwell dear. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later I’m lying on the operating table, the room dim except for the blinding light directly above my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The lights dim, and two big fans spin to a stop, so everyone can hear grace. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A cliff frowned upon their right; to their left rose grey slopes, dim and shadowy in the late night. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light from our lamp, I could see the blood on Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Such daylight as followed was dim; for here as the Mountain drew near the air was ever mirky, while out from the Dark Tower there crept the veils of Shadow that Sauron wove about himself. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Our family took a dim view of snitching and tattling. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He lay there, blinking, and shapes began to resolve from the dim. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Of the outer wall, nothing remained but a vague shadow and a few dim lights floating in the dark. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As soon as the shadows had fallen about them and the road behind was dim, he had heard again the quick patter of feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Sitting up in bed, I’d aim the sign of the cross against the dim rectangle of light. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I drove home and into the garage, shut the door and sat on my lawn mower in the dim light to think. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The day was bright but the tinted windows dimmed it, as if they were in the midst of a partial eclipse. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Tayo tried to focus his eyes in the dim light to see which one, but there was a buzzing inside his head that made his eyes lose focus. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The hall was dim and smelled of beeswax and flowers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight's our family dim sum dinner at Lola's favorite Chinese place. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She rings the bell again, cups her hands against the glass to peer into the dim hallway. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The intensive care unit is L-shaped and dim, a jumble of bleeping monitors and whirring machines. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The single room of the hut was dim and hushed. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the rabbit fur on Edward’s ears and tail, and the whiskers on his nose had some dim memory of being hunted, for a shiver went through him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Out in the center of the floor, the lights dim. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The lights are dim, the music is loud, and Rhiannon is hard to find. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The room was dim, save for a desk lamp on a table filled with gauze and ointments and other medical supplies. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z No sound could be heard except now and again a dim, far crackle from the radio set. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The dim phantom said only this in answer: “Of him I may not tell thee in this discourse, alive or dead. And empty words are evil.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light, June’s eyes sparkled. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “There’s your stupid hat,” says Cordelia; and there it is, far down, still blue against the white snow, even in the dimming light. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s dim and cool, and blue and red dots float in front of my eyes like after somebody snaps a flash picture. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was dim and quiet, the rainfall more distant as she left the attic behind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Your eye has been closed inside the bandage all the time. When the last bandage comes off, you may open it. We’ll dim the light in here, so it won’t hurt you.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In comparison to the new colors I see around people, my colored letters now seem very dim. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When she tried to speak, her voice was drowned in the dim stillness, and she had to try again to make a sound. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The light grows dim around us, with only faint rays of blue and silver dancing against the stone formations. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Imam Malik asks someone to dim the lights, and he shows us a few slides with charts and graphs of budgets, which I tune out. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But as the day wore on and all too soon the dim light began to fail, Frodo stooped again, and began to stagger, as if the renewed effort had squandered his remaining strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He runs his finger around the collar of his dim white shirt—he’s back to his old, well-worn brown suit. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Paler than even the white jade tofu she had eaten for dinner, the paper seemed to have a light of its own, dimming the gold threads of the pouch that held it. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I tried to move among the angry voices, blinking, struggling to accustom my eyes to the very dim light. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pickles kept in dim crypts and basements by every family, each with their own recipe passed down from generation to generation. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The shape of the stone still stood like a doorway against the blue sky, but the entrance itself opened into a very dim corridor where a set of stone steps disappeared into the dark. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In the dim light his face and hands were very dark. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The man Jack’s eyes were accustomed to the dim moonlight, so he had no desire to turn on an electric light. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It was odd to see them out here shining in the sunlight instead of under the dim lights of the storage room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z My vision dimmed and my head began to spin. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The dim light of the lamp ran past the boy as he stood motionless in the open cabin door. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The chances of his making the hundred-grander were dimming every day. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The light was dim and the air musty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "One is drunk on seawater, after all, and the other is a great grey bullock so dim he'll probably get lost." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He remembered the big dim room, but the rest was strange to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But soon his staring eyes were aware of a dim light at his right hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The light was dim, but in this darkness ... Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Joseph walked through the dim shadows of the dining room, careful not to move a chair or dislodge a napkin. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Outside, in the dim first rays of light, soldiers were ordering people to begin walking to the village square. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a light breeze, which lifted a faint scent out of the flowers and rustled the stiff leaves, and Mary imagined a huge, dim benevolence holding her up, like a pair of giant hands. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She lifted her head so we were looking at each other across the short, dim distance between us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The Woolworth’s has old wooden floors, stained from years of winter slush on people’s boots, and dim overhead lights that hang down from the ceiling on metal stems. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He did not understand it; he was only aware of a dim suspicion, a faint memory, divine voices. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a cluster of men, all smoking pipes, gathered around an exhibit in a glass case that gleamed in the dim light and lit their faces ghoulishly from below. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was halfway home when I came on a section of the street that still had one or two dim lights. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the darting dotlets of light dimmed and went out. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His enigmatic beauty seemed better suited for dim Gothic chambers and the silence of ruined castles, aristocracy that had cracked around the edges, clothed itself in ivy, and crawled back into the wilderness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In its dim light she could make out the features of the room. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even the logistical difficulties of the voting, misplaced ballots, pirate voting stations, and rumors of fraud in certain places could not dim the overwhelming victory for democracy and. justice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light she gradually saw a long attic where the dark shapes of cupboards, tables, bookcases, and furniture of all kinds had been put into storage. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The lights shining onto the stage made the rest of the room dim from where I sat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The brazier at his back dimmed while the one he walked toward sparked to life and began to burn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We were both silent for a while; and as I looked towards the window I saw the first dim streak of the coming dawn. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In a sense, they took considerable pride in not having the dimmest understanding of what Hamilton was talking about. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Aragorn and his companions searched far and wide about the field of battle, but the light faded, and evening soon drew down, dim and misty. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In the dim glow of the harbor gaslights, she saw Dirix, one of the Dregs who’d been meant to make the journey with them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They were in a long, dim cellar with barrel-vaulted ceilings, its stone walls spotted with nitre. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Far to the front I saw the dim figure of a Negro woman making the Stations of the Cross. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned his head and stared at the dim whites of her eyes in the darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her stepmother came toward the two of them, and in the dim light she took the strand of diamonds from Ana’s outstretched palm. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerald no longer felt fear or pain, only anger over the past—for Aunt Queen’s lost hugs and Angel’s lost innocence, for Monique’s dim weaknesses, Andy’s unbearable guilt, and for Rob’s fiery destruction. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Rachel, wiping her hands on her apron, came forward, peering in the dim light. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Many washings had faded their color and dimmed their outlines. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The cosmos would be a cold soup of dimming light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It's pretty dim down here, only the daylight from one basement window, but it catches him just right and makes his eyes shine. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z It let out a metallic creak as dim yellow fight spilled across the floor within, though it wasn’t enough to reveal anything else. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The invocation, coupled with the slow journey through the dim rooms, aroused in him a sense of foreboding. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He felled it with three true arrows—the first making the thing crackle and flame; the second dimming it; and the third putting out its lights, sputter. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tiny dim stars were blinking the night away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I might have a baby, but that thought hung far and dim in the distance and didn't trouble me at all. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We were half-below street level here, and the stained glass was a dim muddle of colors. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The city was dim, the windows dark, just a streetlight here and there, half-hidden by the buildings. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She took the hand he held out to her, surprised by its roughness, as his skin looked like satin in the dim light. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Despite the harsh glow, my world still felt dim. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Alone in the dim, dusty room, I could still see her dumb round eyes, rubbernecking. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The hills drew near, but the tall peaks of Thrihyrne were already dim against the darkening sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Message? I saw the statue on my way here. They have a dim light on it. I guess so that the night guard won’t trip over it.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Evenings were peaceful, smoke settling in the quiet air to soften the dusk, lights twinkling on the ridge we would camp on tomorrow, clouds dimming the outline of our pass for the day after. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dim moonlight, the view was breathtaking. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When he woke up the sky above was dim, not lighter but darker than when they had breakfasted. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The hefty ledger books waited on a huge wooden bookshelf that took up the far wall of the dim room. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A few dim lights shone indistinct through that greyness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ashima has always loved these hours before a party, the carpets vacuumed, the coffee table wiped with Pledge, her dimmed, blurry reflection visible in the wood just as the old television commercial used to promise. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My mind grew dazed and my senses dimmed; my thoughts scattered like dry leaves. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The dark horizon was softening, and the stars were dimming one by one. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I contemplated my chances and fanned a dim ember of hope in my heart as I sat in the sun, reeking like a giant match. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At each turning leading from the street—and there were many of these, dim lanes and alleys—she paused, and advanced a little along it, and waited, lost in the shadows. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z After an opening act, the lights dimmed and fog rolled across the audience. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “A man should have squint lines from looking at the horizon,” the old librarian had said, “not just from reading in dim light.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The lights dimmed, the projector lit up the screen, and I ate popcorn, but I don’t remember anything about the movie. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Her eyes opened to dim light coming through the small window, and beside her she felt the warmth of Shae’s body. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Its beauty was like to that of common silver, but the beauty of mithril did not tarnish or grow dim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was only a dim personification: something vague and immense which with its motion brought about change and therefore was alive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he pushed his robot closer to Donovan’s so that they were sitting face to face, dim shadows in the darkness, and he whispered, “Mike!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Falling snow and feasting wolves began to dim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She pulled her lips back from her teeth, which glowed yellow amid her gums in the dim light of the torch fires. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I walked past the dining room and then down a dim hallway with cream carpet I had not entered before. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Far away, at the edge of the room, was a high wooden stage, empty and bare, a dim spotlight shining onto it from high above. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The crescent moon on the child’s forehead dimmed to a pleasant shade of pink, and her dark curls framed her darker eyes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I dim the eyes and addle the brain. Every mortal fears old age!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And he assumed an expression of dim and mild agreeableness, the next best thing to being invisible. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I might not be unhappy—just a dim old biddy in a chair, knowing nothing, expecting nothing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was dim and cool in the room. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Before she went to sleep that night, Dicey counted her money, peering at the bills in the dim light. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z As the dim, humid space filled with booing and shouts of triumph, Frankie met my gaze again and challenged me with a smirk. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the dim light, the milky foam of mucus in their eyes was thick. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Together they climbed the ladder into the dim, stifling tower room. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the back of the room was a marble fireplace, big as a sepulchre, and a globed gasolier—dripping with prisms and strings of crystal beading—sparkled in the dim. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Now Jay’s dim flashlight was the only light we had. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Despite the dim light in the cott — it was night-start by then — the golds and reds pulsated as if the morning sun itself had slid and twisted its rays into the cloth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She slipped in its side door, climbed the stairs, and walked down a dim cinderblock hallway until she reached the door labeled Flight Research Laboratory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Despite his fears, the year’s suspension had not dimmed his reputation. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Anya looked out the window at the dimming day, wondering once again how Babulya knew some of the things she knew—like that it was almost sunset, even though she was blind. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I wished I had Annabeth’s invisibility hat but as it turned out I didn't need it Every time we came to a skeleton guard, Nico just pointed at it, and its glowing eyes dimmed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The Magpie stood behind him, appearing little more than a washed-out face above a black dress in the dim light. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The yellow spot sprang wide and dim on an empty stretch of floor; he moved it over a circle of crumpled bedclothes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She put her finger to her face and to her surprise felt a warm, wet smear, and in the dim light she saw the dark shade of blood on her fingertips. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She sighed and examined her fingernails in the dim light of the fire. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The bees swarmed again behind my eyes, making the scene grow dim and distant. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sparrow, dim the lights, I’m about to start.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The light was dim, but any obstructions loomed as darker shadows and he was able to make his way quickly along. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The lights were dimmed, and Moss couldn’t bother to get up to make them brighter. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She gazed out into the dim room, hoping to catch sight of her friend, but nothing moved. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Taisin heard the voice from very far off, dim and faint. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Arriving in the late afternoon, Sydelle Pulaski looked up and saw only the dim, warped reflections of treetops and drifting clouds in the glass face of Sunset Towers. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z What would happen now in the dim incalculable hours? The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She seemed perfectly at home among these women and treated me coolly, with a slight sneer, like a dim and inferior acquaintance. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There were no lights in the air lock; it was dim, almost dark. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the strangest thing about the new apartment, I thought when I arrived a week later, was how much like the old one it looked—bare, dim, lit by the glow of computer screens. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Olbers’s counterargument was that the light from distant stars would be dimmed by absorption by intervening matter. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the dim light of the afternoon, with no one really around and Archie saying nice things about me...there’s actually something comforting about him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon is round and full tonight, and it casts a dim light on this neighborhood where the whole block is lined with tall trees and brownstones. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I'm in a dim, chilly cave, my bare feet freezing despite the cover, the air tainted with the unmistakable smell of blood. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z For there were really two dreams, the first like a dim, blurred, infernal foreshadowing of the second. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He put his hands under his chin and stared at the foot of the bed, almost a shadow in the dim light. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It was dim and chilly inside the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She seemed unaware of what she did now; in the dim nocturnal light from outdoors Irmgard’s face had become distorted, astigmatic. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The stadium is bathed in dim blue light. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The light was too gray and dim for him to be sure, but Malcolm thought he could see a current of scarlet trailing away from the man’s throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The passageway had been dim, but this room was two shadows short of midnight black. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Down there in a dim storage room adjacent to the furnace I’ve set up a realm of ersatz squalor. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was cool and dim beneath the silk. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The drapes are kept closed at night, folds and folds of cloth drawn against the winter, hoarding the dim heavy light, keeping it in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I felt my way naked through darkness, found the chair with my clothes, dressed hurriedly and slipped out, halting only at the door to look back through the dim light from the hall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were dark and serious in the dim light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The floor, the walls, and the ceiling are all made of the same light panels, dim now, that glowed in the aptitude test room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Two doors faced each other at the end of a dim hallway on the second floor of the Bochinche. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There was a female being comprised primarily of dim silver light; her skin had the same glow and splotchy texture as the moon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The dim room with its low secret lamps and the nervous waiting men concealed his presence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A tall shape was all I could see in the dim light of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Inside, a disco ball sent tiny flickers spinning around the dim lounge. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Well, do not be ashamed. Many a young lady has had all her beauty dimmed by smallpox. You are fortunate.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But the morning broke clear and in front of me lay the dim line of the island like a great fish sunning itself on the sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z By increments we were blinded, the mainland dimming and the sun fading to a pale white bloom, and we turned circles in the eddying tide until we’d lost all sense of direction. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The second picture contained for foreground only the dim peak of a hill, with grass and some leaves slanting as if by a breeze. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Ever since I can remember, Ty'ree had sat with Mama at the table, the dim light from the floor lamp in the corner turning them both a soft golden brown. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z My eyes adjust, and bars sharpen into view in the dim light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z After a while, the fusion reaction dims, and the equilibrium is upset. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z His eyes look black in the dim corridor, and his mouth is set in a hard line. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They walked as fast as possible toward the dim opening and ducked inside. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Yet he labored on, struggling up a long, dim slope. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She was already tiptoeing, as quietly as she could, up the steps that would take her away from the dim cellar with the crude paintings on the walls. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z For a long minute he stared at her in the dim light, too stunned even to speak. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z A dim background started to take shape behind him but at her next remark it faded away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The walls grew larger, the lights dimmed, the floor beneath her feet extended for miles and miles. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z In the dim light, Richard Lopez could almost be the man who had helped Nailer carve the Rust Saint’s image into the wall above his mother’s sickbed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I went over to my blankets and held the object up in my hands toward the dim light coming in from the gas lamp in the hall. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Seen through my driving goggles, he looked dim in the half-light. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And with a piercing cry out of the dim sky fell the winged shadows, the Nazgûl stooping to the kill. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then again—another flash, a slowly dimming glow, and then darkness. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I saw my father in the dim light and walked over to him. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Her arm was damp where his little head rested, and even in the dim light, his face looked red. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Not on the normal tourist route, it was clean and cozy, with dark-painted walls, a giant silver-sequined elephant and other decorations from Thailand, and dim lighting, which his eyes preferred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My places are dim and quiet and impossible to find. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Before Percy knew it, the drone of the ship’s engine, the dim light, and the comfortable feeling of being with Annabeth made his eyes heavy, and he drifted to sleep. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the dim light it was hard to tell the one I wanted to take home, but finally I found him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I am in a dim hallway that smells like garbage—this must be where the Candor trash chute is. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But the sun seemed darkened, and the world dim and remote. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Except the frail, dim figure of Mercer; the old man faced him, a placid expression on his face. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z You could almost feel the temperature of the room drop, like the way light dims whenever a cloud floats in front of the sun. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His just- ironed shirt looks light blue, though it’s hard to tell in the dim light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Before his gaze, Vervain stopped in uncertainty and for long moments the two faced each other in the dim light. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The only light came from the dim purple glow of a dark sword, its Stygian iron blade set against one side of the container. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Although the road had been brightly lit with the sunshine of the morning, the woods were shadowy and dim under the thick canopy of trees. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light, it appeared to be some kind of pantry. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It had a strangely skeletal look about it, as though it were a resurrected wreck, and the dim, misty lights shimmering at its portholes looked like ghostly eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I lifted up my head to look: the roof resolved to clouds, high and dim; the gleam was such as the moon imparts to vapours she is about to sever. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He stared at her dim face, the forehead capped with curly black hair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The dim lights made it hard to see faces from across the room. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z And it was the monkeys — even though the sun was dimming, Minli could still see the monkeys clamoring in the trees. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z In the dim moonlight I could see the dark, shapeless shadows of leaves swirling over the grey of the cobblestones below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On Estha’s side of the road was a tea shack that sold tea and stale glucose biscuits in dim glass cases with flies. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, just as she was turning to leave, Jinny happened to notice a slip of white paper sticking up from the side of the couch frame, pale in the dim room. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Money,” he said, as the match flared brightly in the dim. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Ivy’s smile dimmed a little, and she shook her head. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was holding the lamp high up, so as to illumine the whole room, and in the warm dim light the place looked curiously inviting. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In the dim flashlight beam, her face looked like one of Nico’s specters. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Prospects for world dominance of sub-Saharan Africans, Aboriginal Australians, and Native Americans remain dim. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Her heartbeat only settled after the hasira leaf’s power took effect and the lurid yellow glow in his eyes slightly dimmed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I stretch some more to try and see the name on the screen, but Sonny dims it so I can’t. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The light from the golden ball was dim now, but enough for him to see that Eilonwy looked pleased with herself. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He took them directly through the quiet, dim halls to the Fairy Queen’s throne room. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was a skyless world, in which his eye, through dim gulfs of shadowy air, saw only ever-mounting slopes, great walls of stone behind great walls, and frowning precipices wreathed with mist. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The children had strung a few naked lightbulbs running on batteries throughout the large room, and even in their dim light you could see the plaster coming off the ceiling. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I blend into the student body and don’t feel the spotlight on me so much as the lights dim and the guy talks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The lamps dimmed, and she returned to her office; he heard the door click behind her and knew that she was off to bed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the dim light, her face was ghostly pale, her eyes colourless. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Before them, as they turned west, gentle slopes ran down into dim hazes far below. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When we walked into the empty apartment, which had nothing in it but dim ceiling lights and worn beige carpets, I didn’t believe that we’d be done by noon. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I've been with a dead person only twice before, at my grandparents' funerals when I was eleven and twelve, and then there was dim lighting and music. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Finally they reached a little wooden shack like the one they’d stopped at earlier, where a dim bulb glowed on a bare wire over the door. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I brush past her, down the dim, narrow hallway to the back door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Two boys rolled out of a pile of brushwood and dead leaves, two dim shadows talking sleepily to each other. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The mouth of the gully was a black notch in the dim cliff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z So instead of orderly precision, it’s chaos as everyone begins moving around in the dark, the moonlight too dim to see much. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I still didn’t move, not until the shadows grew longer across my bedroom and the bright morning light began to dim. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Alys was in the rocker, knitting with gray wool in the dim, flickering light. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The hall was dim, so I decided it was safer to crawl to the living room to eavesdrop. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Off in the gloom a few dim figures lounged in hammocks, or on cots, but none of them moved or spoke. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frisby peered anxiously at his face, and would have looked at his tongue, but in the dark room she could see no more than the dim outline of his head. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The stranger dropped his hands, and even in the dim light Mark could see that his eyes were moist with tears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At last Simon gave up and looked back; saw the white teeth and dim eyes, the blood-and his gaze was held by that ancient, inescapable recognition. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Lord Roke could see well enough in the dim glow through the thin curtains, but the intruder was having to wait for his eyes to adjust. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The hall was dim in the dying light. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She watched with concern as the girl sat huddled and shaking in the dim light of the hut. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The houselights start to dim, and the first notes of the overture rise up from the pit. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Piggy paused for a moment and peered round at the dim figures. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He thrust toward her a heavy quilt, none too clean even in that dim light, but a gesture of kindness nonetheless. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There were no dim bulbs at our school. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Halliday now stands in a dim cavern, where light from unseen torches flickers off the damp walls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Everything looks artificial and kind of gloomy in the dim light. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z But to Vetch, watching in terror through the dark twilight from far off over the sand, it seemed that Ged was overcome, for he saw the clear radiance fail and grow dim. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z My glazed eye wandered over the dim and misty landscape. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The streetlights were dim, leaving most of the corners and alleyways shrouded in darkness. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z In the dim light from a very low-powered anbaric bulb over the doorway she saw three other girls clustered around her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Yet she had only the dimmest idea of who Goldstein was and what doctrines he was supposed to represent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There were no orbs inside, just the dim moonlight shining in through the slatted windows near the ceiling. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We passed a file of inmates, all dressed in baggy pants, ragged coats, and caps, gray faces in dim light; one had one of the most crooked noses I’d ever seen. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z After a bit she lowered the flame in the lamp so that the hut was dim, with dark shadows on its walls. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I open the door and a strange coolness comes out to meet me, my eyes are dim. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Jinny turned back around in her new pants, Ess was standing before her, completely naked in the middle of the dim room. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Lights dim, and a youthful figure wearing a simple dress and horn-rimmed glasses takes center stage. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z As Labor Day rolled around, the strikers’ prospects looked dim. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the dim light he could see Leslie’s face freeze into its most queenly pose—the kind of expression she usually reserved for vanquished enemies. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z In the dim light of the streetlamp that filtered through the drawn blinds, I could see the pin curls on her head glittering like a row of little bayonets. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z In the dim light, it takes me a minute to find a piece of the paper Julia gave me. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon by the time the pit was deep enough, and the light was becoming dim. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Finally, a dim light goes on in that head of yours. Yes, Fai Zhang. Your mother was not simply boosting your self-esteem. She was telling you the literal truth.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Once inside the auditorium, she had looked for him again but had been unable to spot him before the house lights dimmed, and the show got under way. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z As they traveled farther into the maze, the glass lamps became scarcer, until only a stray torch or a narrow boat’s dim lantern lit the rotting boardwalks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We went in a bunch, out of the dressing room and down a dim passage aroar with the distant sound. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The host thanks me for coming, and as the lights dim, I wonder, yet again, what good all these sound bites actually do. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was lit, like everything else he’d seen so far, with a dim anbaric bulb, which made him wonder how they still had power. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z His eyes opened and there was light in the cave, a gray dim light of morning. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s empty, a dim night-light’s left on; it has the calm of empty kitchens at night. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The dim light from the cabin window cast long equal shadows from man and posts. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The cloth fell open as he brought it out, and the gold glittered in the dim light. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was dim, even though there were stained glass windows on either side. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The telescreen was dimmed to a low murmur; the richness of the dark-blue carpet gave one the impression of treading on velvet. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And so slowly they passed out of a dim day of fears into the darkness of a desperate night. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The lights of the hall dimmed, and the dancing couples who now embraced one another could scarcely be seen. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z In the dim light coming from the hallway, I can see green pajamas covered in cartoon sea horses. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The dim squadrons about him, setting out minute by minute, infected him with a tendency. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is lit only by dim floor lamps and a jumble of hanging Christmas lights. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Of these death-white realms I formed an idea of my own: shadowy, like all the half-comprehended notions that float dim through children’s brains, but strangely impressive. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I turned, glimpsing her white face in the dim light of the darkened doorway. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z When on the East the sheer bright star arose that tells of coming Dawn, the ship made landfall and came up islandward in the dim of night. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The familiar dim halo faded, leaving the woman so old, so gray. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I peered through the dim gray light, looked around until I realized where I was. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The windows were shuttered against the cold, so the room was dim. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In the dim light of the street lamp Bigger saw her eyes cloud and her lips tremble. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And because the light was still dim, a morning twilight, the branches and all the white blossoms looked misty and delicate, an almost magic look. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Amah turned toward the voice, her eyes adjusting to the dim light. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She leads me down dim hallways, empty except for the occasional janitor. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Even with the gaslights dimmed and the hallway windows cranked open, a swampish heat encased us like mud. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Nathan’s eyes had to take a moment to adjust to the amount of light around him, even though it was still pretty dim. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The recollection of about three days and nights succeeding this is very dim in my mind. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A few dim light- bulbs provided a tiny bit of illumination inside the dark passageways. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z There were so many trees, and they wavered in the dim light, dark shadows against even darker shadows. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The glory of the Alexandrian Library is a dim memory. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was dim, but there were bars of yellow sunlight showing between the slats of the shutters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She picked Coraline up and pushed her into the dim space behind the mirror. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Nothing moved in the dim red glow of the corridors. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His back is purplish-brown in the dim light, sloping downward from the gentle hump of his shoulders. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every once in a while I’d look up, look at my computer, its dead, dark face gleaming in the dim light, and I’d hesitate. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Women could be oppressors, too, she thought, and she took a dim view of “inane woman’s rights, man-rebellious twaddle.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It’s so close, I now see tiny luminescent fins like a butterfly dimming to a pale lavender the closer it flutters to the surface. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I watched him move around the dim, dawn-lit kitchen in his bare feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Two dim lanterns danced across the water toward them like fiery ghosts. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I move down the duct, turn, and then turn again into dim light. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I was going out into the dim alley in despair when I was stopped and told to go back. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still sound asleep in the dim morning light—four late nights in a row had taken their toll. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The sun has gone down, and the room is dim from the candles on the table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z To Merry the ascent seemed agelong, a meaningless journey in a hateful dream, going on and on to some dim ending that memory cannot seize. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The hall was dim, lighted only by the small nightlight over the stairs, and all the doors were closed. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She walked over to the typewriter and saw a piece of paper glowing white in the dim light. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The door shut after her and he found himself alone in the dust-strewn dim hall. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Individual screens slide up from the table, the lights dim slightly, and a hush falls over the room. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A dim light flickered through the dirty plate-glass window on the third floor. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a dim recollection of something I doubted could be real. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The mist rolled back, unveiling a second ship, its shapes blurred at the edges, its colors dimmed by fog. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I squinted into the dim space, trying to focus on the frayed wire. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Even though they’re technically dim, I squint against them after the pitch blackness. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘I thought that I saw a white figure that shone and did not grow dim like the others. Was that Glorfindel then?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The light was always dim, and the shelves were packed so high that you couldn't see over them. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The frayed threads, like delicate hairs of a newborn child, caught the dim light from the doorway. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Below them is a dimmed arena of fifty thousand screaming fans, illuminated by sweeping spotlights of red and blue. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Chester pushed and shoved and finally got it back out into the dim light of the newsstand. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z His finger pressed a button on the flashlight and a dim spot of yellow leaped to life on the opposite wall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Where most could just look at it in the dim light, I have to run my finger along its edge. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In the dim light of the stars their stems were grey, and their quivering leaves a hint of fallow gold. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Our eyes begin to adjust to the dim afterglow of twilight lingering in the western windows. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In Monte Cristi we were taken into a dim little guardhouse in back of the fort. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As my eyes grew accustomed to the dim room, I noticed with amazement that pinned onto the mud-brick walls was an endless array of butterflies and bugs. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She spots flashes of The Taker in the dim grottos and murky hollows where the bears and the cougars might be. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I looked around, and even though the arena was dim and only half-lit, the seats empty, and I was chilled to the bone without the full uniform and pads, I couldn’t help but smile. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I saw shapes huddled around the room, their silhouettes thrown on the walls by the dim light of a pair of kerosene lamps. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The room was very quiet and still, and the light seemed to have grown dim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They were on the top of a sloping bank, and the Road, now dim as evening drew on, wound away below them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It’s still dim enough that these spotlights continue to follow us around, but a bit of light reaches us from all the great big rooms blocked off by dark red curtains. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z As they picked their way through the dim, drenched Wood, Kaede peered out from beneath the hood of her cloak at the surrounding trees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In fact, they were so heartened by their success that not even the morning’s hidden-message broadcasts dimmed their optimism. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The organist switched over to a waltz, and the lights dimmed, but JT gripped my arm, and we kept skating. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy, trained in night-sight when the lantern was dimmed so as not to alert the wood’s creatures, picked out a blurred shape in the dark. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On through the dark night they rode, ever slower as the darkness deepened and their way climbed southward, higher and higher into the dim folds about the mountains’ feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The Pelennor lay dim beneath him, fading away to the scarce guessed line of the Great River. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We had only the dimmest ideas of what to expect. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing on the dim porch, he wore an inexpensive suit and a shirt with a pointy collar that had lost most of its starch. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light of the moon, Minli could see its eyes glower with malevolence. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They come into a dim foyer and stand before a pair of matched doors. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The light was dimming, the road was straight, with neither house nor human being in view—nothing but land winter-stripped and as somber as sheet iron. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a dim light bobbing its way towards the window with the broken shutter, and then it was there, with a pale face beside it, trying to look directly down. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Only James, trying to read a magazine in the dim light of the naked bulb, looked up. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finally put the quill down, the room was dim and chilly, and he could feel its walls closing in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Just past the edge of the porch three white men stood in the dim light. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulls it in front of me now, and in the dim light, I see that he’s labeled all the parts with long words that jumble in my mouth when I try to say them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But the light was dim; Kira didn’t recognize what he held. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim room, I could see she was waiting for me to get closer. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The entire room dims, and my vision dims along with it. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They grinned the way people who share a secret do, slyly, like they’d sat in that dim shoe shop all day not making shoes at all but devising secret plots. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Rashid turned away from the blood and gore that seemed even more horrifying in the dim light. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He had an eyestrain headache from trying to read in dim natural light, and even though the school kept its thermostat at fifty-five degrees, he hadn’t been able to shake off the morning chill. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z His skin looks extra smooth in the dim light of the setting sun. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z These women dwelt in a land where all was dim and shrouded in twilight. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash climbed down off the branch, and the movement in the dim light caught the huntress’s eye. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Winnie peered up at it, at the blackness of the bars with the dim gold of the light between. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He is not wearing his sunglasses, and in the dim room his eyes burn with scarlet flames. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was empty and a dim light burned at the far end. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Dicey stood inside the screen door for a minute, while her eyes adjusted to the dim light. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Felicia’s eyesight dimmed until she could perceive only shadows, and the right side of her head swelled with mushroomy lumps. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the volume was way down, so Dad’s voice wouldn’t wake Mom, he still filled the room, like how a light fills a room even when it’s dim. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The shadows rose up in the dimming light and began dancing their soft circles around the arc of the living. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It was almost a block away, but suddenly Smith and the other men turned from the main hallway and began descending stairs into passageways that became more and more dim. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond, the low lands lay dim and flat under the stars. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His flesh crawled; in that hot, dim little room of worn things, he was chilled. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Two lights on the ceiling gave off a dim light. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I like roses,” she said vaguely, and then peering closer at me with her dim blue eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Their swords pointed at the ogre, who glared at me, then turned his back and retreated into the dim interior. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z All twenty-one Thetans slept in an attic dormitory that was kept perpetually dim and hushed so that house members could sleep undisturbed at any time of day. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He looked anxiously at the dim reflection of his black face in the sweaty windowpane. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His eyes are almost black in the cavern's dim light. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He pauses again, but in the dim light, his head turns slightly toward me to reveal the hint of a smile on his lips. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She did not call him by his name, she called him “dim,” “my husband,” with the proud tone of someone who had won a prize, tossing her braided, reddish gold-dyed hair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She found an old cashew nut in a dim plastic bag. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They sit in the dark, the small flat lit only by the dim amber light of the radio, and listen to the British voices pulsing across the crackling airwaves. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The Story Box’s light dimmed, and the passageway seemed to widen a bit. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The light was dim in the room; maybe it was too dark for him to mistake me for a mundele. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In less than a minute they found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppins’s unpacking being performed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The shutters were open and the window ought to have been a square of dim cut from the dark, plain and empty against the night. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Its dark hurrying waters ran across the path before them, and joined the Silverlode in a swirl of dim pools among the roots of trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In the dim light from a low-powered anbaric bulb she could see a name on a card at the front of each case, and yes, there was an empty one with Tony Makarios on it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It floated there, as big as an orange, dimming the stars but lighting the earth. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “See how good I can hit when the light’s dim.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The corridor was dim and her startled eyes met Ugwu’s more startled eyes and she stopped for a moment before she hurried on to the guest room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then the lights were dimmed and we were left alone. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z One by one they dimmed, and slowly they drew back. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z With the sun and sky just a pinprick far above, the light around takes on a dimming azure shade. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They sank so deep that Jason couldn’t see anything except Percy swimming next to him in the dim light of their gold and bronze blades. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Even in the dim room it glinted with joy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The other person was a man named O’Brien, a member of the Inner Party and holder of some post so important and remote that Winston had only a dim idea of its nature. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Claire gestured to indicate that she meant the entire Nurturing Center, not only this one room, where the lights were dimmed—it was just past the midday mealtime, and the newchildren were all napping. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We’re buds, we’re mates, except he doesn’t say anything to me this time, nothing at all, and his eyes have turned cloudy and dim. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Like the onset of some cold glaucoma dimming away the world. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z For the first time in many long months, he felt a dim sense that something was missing. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z His glasses were at the edge of the pool, and his face looked dim and empty without them. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the brilliance that Bathilda exhibited earlier in her life has now dimmed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, turning again, and shimmering in the dim room, she waltzed alone, turning to bow to the statue. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z With no daylight to illuminate its interior the barn was quite dim, and yet with so much dry hay scattered everywhere, Penelope was afraid to light a candle. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Ah, maybe it’s time to take a break anyway,” she said, the annoyance in her eyes dimming. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Short and round, he had the dim pink eyes of some nocturnal creature. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Cleft, Cirith Ungol, was before him, a dim notch in the black ridge, and the horns of rock darkling in the sky on either side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The room was dimmed with curtains; it took some time for our eyes to report what lay therein. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Guitar was smiling, his golden eyes dimmed for the moment. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sitting cross-legged upon the bed at its foot and her heavy face that never spoke of anything was moved with a dim yearning of open lips and face thrust forward. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The shadow of a cloud came and swiftly dimmed the light, and passed on. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A sliver of moon, like the white crescent of a thumbnail, floated in the dim. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The halls were kind of dim and the tin on the stairs rattled as we went up, Peaches going first and me behind her. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from a distance they could see in the dim light the movement of the black guards upon the wall, and the patrols before the gate. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He looked at Kurleket, but the man was too dim to taste the mockery. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Waiting just inside the door, Jonathan kept his eyes on the far end of the large, dim room, where the white glow of the keeper’s shirt moved behind the grill. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Embers flew into the air and dimmed out of existence. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He’d heard they could see in the dark, and Tool had never seemed uncomfortable in dim light. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It reached out to her, and Jam stared at its blank face, glowing gold in the dimmed lights of Redemption’s house. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z They went along a tunnel with a row of dim lights at the top. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The tape was so dim and shaky that it was almost impossible to see what was going on. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Not long into the story, the fire dimmed into embers and then the embers extinguished. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He rose and held the door open for Mr. Dalton and watched him walk unsteadily down the dim hallway with Mrs. Dalton in his arms. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then sleep took him, and the dim light of the last day of their quest found them side by side. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The air inside was dim and still, slanted with light from the side windows, not those pretty stained-glass windows but milky panes you can’t really see through. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the long silence that followed, even the pilots and the sounds of unloading dimmed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Not just dim candlelight from windows, there were tall flames leaping everywhere. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So there was really no reason to huddle here in the dim hallway, hiding from him. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The street before him dimmed with the coming evening. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The bus, as usual, was quiet when he climbed in—as proportionately quiet, at any rate, as a theatre with dimming house lights. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z As the lights dim and the seal appears on the screen, I realize I'm unprepared for this. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The lamps in people’s houses cast a yellowish light, not cold and greenish but a buttery dim yellow with a tinge of brown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was something dim and misty about that too. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After several turns, the mouth of the tunnel extended a dim invitation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The goddess turned and entered the dim cave, exploring it for crannies, while Odysseus carried up all the gold, the fire-hard bronze, and well-made clothing the Phaiakians gave him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The proposal was welcomed by all; and they sat down on the upper steps, dim figures in the gloom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Ash awoke, gasping, and sat up in the dim morning light in her small room behind the kitchen. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawn mower had seen better days, but in the dim light of the overhead bulb in the garage, it seemed to glow. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the vice-principal of Trace Middle, and it was in her dim office cubicle that Roy now sat, awaiting justice. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She stayed close to Sherm, following the pattern of his plaid shirt in the dim light. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I walked back to the park feeling mighty low and dim. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z At first I was happy for the pillow of snow, but when I picked up the egg I saw in the dim light that the shell was cracked. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z In the dim room he saw the boys lying on their bunks in their pajamas. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All of Ralph’s little brothers, sisters, and cousins, hoping Matt would not notice them in the dim light, popped out from their hiding places to watch. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z No dim lights from other cabins punctuated the night. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When Aunty Ifeoma woke me up, the room was dim and the shrills of the night crickets were dying away. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The dim light hadn’t changed a bit since they’d woken up that morning, and Thomas wondered if anything would change at “sunset” either. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The hinges creaked again, and Sam, now peering over the corner of the passage-threshold, saw a flicker of light in an open doorway, and the dim shape of an orc coming out. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The mosaic walls dimmed and turned grungy and faded again. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He walked out of the house and stood in the center of the early, dim morning street. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z No black grass or trees now, just rock underfoot, and the dim light of the stalactites above. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Inside the little house my eyes take a moment to adjust to the dim light. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z At her cue, she walked out onto the bright stage, peering into the dim crowd, unable to find her parents in the throng. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They plodded quietly through the dim afternoon light, heading two blocks north on University Avenue. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He would be tucked into a crib at naptime, when the big rooms lights were dimmed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She was squinting to read in the dim light from the overcast window. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The dim picture of a darkened room came to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Birds move in the dim light or flash like sparks through the stripes of sun, but they make little sound. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the curving stairway of stone in the dim hall, the center of each step worn smooth by the tread of many generations. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The tunnel is lit at long intervals, so in the dark space between each dim lamp, I fear that I am lost until a shoulder bumps mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Claire strokes my forehead, dozing, the slant of light through my panes growing golden, then dim, the afternoon passing. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Even in dim torchlight, the grandeur of the place amazed me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I captured this little lady in an oasis deep in the Gobi Desert. I’ve only seen one other of her kind. Could we dim the lights?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The dim hospital corridor smelled of urine and penicillin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It seemed like a long time, waiting there in the dim, silent hallway. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside her window, Sierra could just make out the dim haze of the neighbors’ backyard lights. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I watched the dim motel light flashing on the living-room wall. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Or did fife just flicker out like a dim candle? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z In the dim light, his eyes were dark and serious. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the haze of smoke and the dim light, he studied the wreckage. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It seemed lively enough, and I was quite proud of the bit about the drops of sweat like insects, only I had the dim impression I'd probably read it somewhere else a long time ago. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Worse, even in the dim light of the gas lanterns, Magdalys was pretty sure she recognized that emaciated trunk and those dingy feathers. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In the dim torchlight, they appeared to be in a long, flat tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On the TV, the lights in the Tokyo Dome finally dim. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was dark, with thick closed curtains, black couches, dim lights, and deep brown wood-paneled walls lined with religious scenes on blacklight posters. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He stood in the dim gray light, watching the darkness push between him and the bare room. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I felt a line of dim red fire trace down my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It takes a few moments to find Cato in the dim light, in the blood. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The sounds would dim, grow harder to hear. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When Julie’s eyes had adjusted to the dim light she could see a dozen or more young men and girls, some in blue jeans and field jackets, some in kuspucks and parkas. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At a Broadway theater, after the lights had dimmed, a voice came over the loudspeaker: “We’ve just been informed that Daniel Ellsberg is in the audience.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He stood on the corner for a long time, looking up at the dim light until his neck hurt and his eyes watered. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked down the valley, and in the dim light could see the open earth on the land below. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The background was hazy, a sea of dim faces none of whom I knew, and there was the slow drone of the band harping out a waltz that never finished, that went on and on. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There it seemed to Frodo that he descried far off, floating as it were on a shadowy sea, the high dim tops and broken pinnacles of old towers forlorn and dark. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The electric lantern was already beginning to dim and he looked through the stores until he found some cases of white gas in gallon cans. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His eyes adjusted a little to the strangely dim light, but he couldn’t get them to see anything but blank floor and empty walls. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The LED glowpaint smeared on Nailer’s forehead gave a dim green phosphorescent view of the service ducts that made up his world. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The light dimmed and cooled as he moved under the overhanging thatch of palm fronds and into the long, three-sided shed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He had discovered that grief did not dim with time; it was instead a volatile state of being. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Matty emerged from Forest with a stumble, blinking at the sudden sunshine, for he had been in the dim thickness of trees for many days now and felt that he had almost forgotten light. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Once night came, we kids all lay in our rope-and-cardboard beds, reading by flashlight or a candle we’d set on our wooden boxes, each of us creating our own little pool of dim light. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The light is dim and artificial and kept to the same level all the time, but even so, the circadian rhythms win out and a nighttime hush has fallen over the place. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a far star, Jeth; it’s a dim pinpoint of light in the darkness.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The front door opened, and he could see a dim figure holding the knob. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She leads me through a dim half-corridor and gestures to the sofa. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything that dimmed Mark Antony’s popularity or clouded his reputation played right into Octavian’s hands. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As ever, the curtains were all closed; the circular room was bathed in a dim reddish light cast by the many lamps, which were all draped with scarves and shawls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I go back, along the dimmed hall and up the muffled stairs, stealthily to my room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My hope that we would be reconciled grew dim, and I was filled with new regrets. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She pointed down at a giant road-train passing below, the only light coming from it a dim red flicker from underneath, the navigation laser reading the bar codes painted onto the road. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In my brother’s eyes I saw violent desire that dims the light of reason. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The glamour of my mode of transportation had dimmed considerably since leaving Wolf Point. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The hotel room lamps were glowing warmly and the sky outside the window was starting to dim in the evening sun. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A dim, sunken light glowed in his weak and listless eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The combatants had hard work of it to avoid the embers of their small fire, engaged in their melee at its side—plates rattled beneath their heels and there were dim cries of pain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His quiet, probing questions kept me talking freely, forgetting, in the dim light of the storm, to be embarrassed for monopolizing the conversation. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The flame that had burned in Mercy’s eyes had such purity, such complete selflessness, that everything Kit had ever known seemed dim in its light. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The light was yet there, shining dim but constant through the rain. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But the light was dim and in his haste he missed the bear. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A little way off, beyond a line of scattered juniper-trees, which marked the pathway to the church, a white, dim figure flitted in the direction of the tomb. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I shielded my eyes with my hand, as if in that dim hallway I was trying to shade myself from the sun. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Still see it,” Billy announced, the great spout of smoke turned into a dim yellowish streak. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Dany chose the rightmost, and entered a long, dim, high-ceilinged hall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All that day they kept their harness shaking, side by side, until at sundown when the roads grew dim they made a halt at Pherai. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The gently looping script was pale gray on the creamy paper, too faded to make out in the dim room. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I carry extra stubs of candles for when even that is too dim, since human eyesight isn’t nearly as keen as theirs, but I’m not allowed to light them when we study the stars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Violet orbs were lovely in their own way but dim. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t you people realize,” said Lockhart, speaking slowly, as though they were all a bit dim, “the danger has passed! The culprit has been taken away —” “Says who?” said Dean Thomas loudly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In the dim red light, the draccus was hardly more than a shadow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From an uncovered window high overhead, a little daylight made its way down the curved staircase, illuminating thousands of dust motes dancing in the dim air. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z As the house lights dimmed in the Apollo Theatre, the flickering images of black-and-white photographs and film clips on the screen chronicled my father’s life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He blew out the lantern and looked back at the dim shapes of his father, of the witch, of his father again before turning to go down the mountain. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They would close the windows, draw all the curtains and cover them with black cloth, dim the lights, and silence the radio. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was so dim that I could only discern the shapes of things. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There were suddenly dim shadows on the ground. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The fluorescent overhead bulb on the porch gives off a dim pink light. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon at her ear, a goldfinch now, whispered, “Be stupid and dim. Be really slow and stupid.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His feet kicked and his hands clawed at the dim glow of the surface. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And then he was off, his fists in his pockets, the white of his socks flashing in the dim. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Soon, in the dim light that filtered in around his body, he glimpsed the tips of white whiskers. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z But, each evening, seconds before the lights were dimmed, as if in obedience to some silent command, the hum of voices would stop and the entire jail would become silent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lustig went to the door, rang the bell, and called into the cool dim rooms: “What year is this?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought about going into the darkness, up to the dim light on the third floor. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes had not quite grown used to the dim interior. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I saw the dim blue night light at the other end of the ward, and took a deep breath. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The hall in which they stood was overfull of dark wood and weighty carving, dim under the heaviness of the staircase, which lay back from the farther end. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The light had been dim in the room and when the shutters were opened it was bright sunlight and I looked out on a balcony and beyond were the tile roofs of houses and chimneys. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly they were back in the circular room, the dim light almost blinding now. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A dim light flickered under the last door— Grandmother’s room. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But as he left the room, something in his face dimmed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Immediately, though everything else remained as before, dim and dark, the shapes became terribly clear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In the dim starlight the young master’s face looked unfamiliar. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light, her silver evening gown and large crown sparkle through the darkness. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There was an hour each morning, in the dim light of dawn, when all the island animals were safe. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z This champion the lord of stormcloud, Zeus, and strong Apollo loved; nor had he ever to cross the doorsill into dim old age. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from that, the house seemed unnaturally still and dim. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A dim plan had hatched itself in my brainpan without my consent, and I did not much like it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But behind the mausoleum, in the dim light of the torch, he found a stack of old fence posts. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The glinting fiber-optic lights inside the limo continued to change, cycling through their set of dim colors. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z How far would we have to be from the Sun for it to appear as small and as dim as a star? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Seen by the dim light of the dips, their number to me appeared countless, though not in reality exceeding eighty; they were uniformly dressed in brown stuff frocks of quaint fashion, and long holland pinafores. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Many woven cloths were hung upon the walls, and over their wide spaces marched figures of ancient legend, some dim with years, some darkling in the shade. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Eventually, the star would be so dim that it could no longer be seen from the spaceship: all that would be left would be a black hole in space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A diamond on it flashed in the dim light. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z It seemed like a nice cathedral, nice and dim, like Spanish churches. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z In the dim green glow from the Mark, Harry saw Dumbledore clutching at his chest with his blackened hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Already the short afternoon was past, and a dim cloudy dusk was closing in. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In the dim, wavering light, a page hung. open and it was like a snowy feather, the words delicately painted thereon. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z As the light dimmed, the young falcon walked into her elaborate room with its curls and spindles and lay down. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But in the dim, flickering light I saw the ashen pallor of death on her face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy’s face was hard to read in the dim red light. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly the flashing stops, the floodlights dim, a hush falls over the crowd. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I was in a dim, narrow chamber filled with water, with no way back up the giant’s long, smooth throat; no rope, no ladder, no footholds. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I woke from a dim dream of moving through a crowded street to the sight of Denna’s face above me, rosy and sharply shadowed by the firelight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His eyes dimmed with a mild and momentary regret. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I would grow dizzy and my vision would dim. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not while the rain made it dim as twilight under the canopy and pattered like footsteps across the matted earthen floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z With only the moonlight seeping through the door to provide illumination, the boathouse was very dim. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I nodded and let her push me outside of the dark room and into the dimmed hallway of the Infirmary. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Under the dim light in the tiny room without windows, I realized I was having my first pro-longed contact as a Negro with other Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But Nina’s elation dimmed as Fjerda’s answer to the problem of the Dregs rolled over the horizon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In a nearby room lit by dim red lights, she had watched another gloved worker look through trays of stacked fertilized eggs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The mercury lights around the restroom cast the whole thing in a dim orange glow, barely enough to see the links of the fence as we climbed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But already Sam was more than half way up the base, and the plain of Gorgoroth was dim below him, wrapped in fume and shadow. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The sanctuary was dim, and stepping inside I was blinded by a dazzle of candles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Now, one after the other she threw back the lids and lifted the filmy dresses, holding them up to the dim light. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He took her hand and they ran together, lightly, down the road, past other sleeping cottages, into the dim and empty center of the village. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z This turned the living room’s cheery yellow walls dim and shadowy; it made the whole house feel like a cave or a hideout. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I curled up behind the table and slept a little while until in the dim false dawn Charley looked into my face and said “Ftt.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He pointed; and far down the avenue of yews we saw a white figure advance—a dim white figure, which held something dark at its breast. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She carted Matt to a different part of the house, a warren of dim hallways that smelled of mold. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched himself carefully and in the dim light recorded, “The sensation of fear is accompanied by troubled beating of heart, sweat, trembling of muscles.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A year later a secret conference of scientists is convened to debate the dimming of the sun, which many now believe presents an imminent threat to life on Earth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Now, through the dim light, he could see Jonas more clearly, and the woman in the bed as well. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I took the bracelet and held it up, squinting in the dim light. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Inside the hole it’s dim and cold and damp and smells like toad burrows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We went back in the house—dim now with twilight—and sat by the window on a long davenport that had a sheet thrown over it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Faint cries I heard, and dim horns blowing, and a murmur as of countless far voices: it was like the echo of some forgotten battle in the Dark Years long ago. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The light was so dim that at first she could barely see the images, but as her eyes adjusted, the swirling lines and figures seemed to jump out from the wall. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I was in school the last time eight months ago and have only dim and temporary ideas of what it was like. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The room was dark except for a dim light coming from somewhere deep in the stacks. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z At the same moment a dim light outlined the door. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She clapped, and the audience joined in as the lights dimmed. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It was hard to see in the dim light, but I’m pretty sure she was blushing. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The light in the office was dimming, but it was not yet too dim to obscure the flush of frustration on Alfred Lanning’s face. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Outside a long dim passageway stretched serpentine before her, fit by the flickering orange glare from behind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When she opened her eyes, she realized being dead was dim, too. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The plain to their right was dim and smoky, and they could see there neither camps nor troops moving; but all that region was under the vigilance of the forts of Carach Angren. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Carbon bulbs were so dim that nobody thought you could light a stage that way. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Thus the prospects that anyone on the British side of the Atlantic would crack DNA looked dim as the Christmas holidays drew near. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The lights are soothingly dim, and there is only one other bed next to hers, empty for the time being. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His bruise had faded to a dim yellowish blot, and the crowds had gone home. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Its dim Violet glow couldn't compete with the bright blaze across the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The phosphorescence gave dim shadows — A match flared. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But now Emma could make out the dim shape of her little brother beyond the door, halfway up the towering stairs to the stage. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It took several minutes for their eyes to become accustomed to the dim light, and during that time strange scratching, scraping, tapping, scuffling noises could be heard all around them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Abraham Lincoln’s body was carried into the dim hallway that led to the rear of the boardinghouse. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Long before the gods appeared, in the dim past, uncounted ages ago, there was only the formless confusion of Chaos brooded over by unbroken darkness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The backstage lighting was dim, and George’s eyes blinked to adjust. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The light was more dim than ever as they drew nearer to the beleaguered city, and the Riders passed in long files like dark shadows of men and horses. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Two ancient lamps burned fish oil, throwing dim shadows against the dark stone walls. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The stars were leaving the sky; even the lingering morning star was dim. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In late 1997 astronomers announced that they had used these supernovas to measure the distance to some very dim and ancient galaxies. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The lights dimmed and the players went to find their Pepettes so they could put their arms around them for the singing of the Permian alma mater. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Indoors it was dark—the wick, burning in its shallow saucer of oil, threw only a dim wavering light—but outside the land glimmered, sometimes pale and sometimes vivid, in the flicker of lightning. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The guns and the wagons float past the dim background of the moonlit landscape, the riders in their steel helmets resemble knights of a forgotten time; it is strangely beautiful and arresting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside is not the sort of dim lighting you hope for when you want to move something hot, but I was careful to dress nice enough to look like the watch is mine. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z After the brightness of the morning, the interior of the pavilion seemed cool and dim. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We walked up the stairs, back into the dim corridor, and up a second narrow stairway to the floor above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The left looked like the clearest path, but between his eyes adjusting from the classroom lit by sunlight and the dim, smoke-filled hall, it was hard to tell for certain. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In the dim light I couldn’t spot anything that could have made the metallic noise, either. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Away in the south Frodo could see the dim shapes of lofty mountains that seemed now to stand across the path that the Company was taking. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His eyes fluttered, the raging yellow now dimmed. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They were mixed with the dim sounds of a crowd. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The woman took Ash upstairs, leading her down a dim corridor to a dark room. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We stand in the dim light coming from the lampposts on the bridge and lean back against the railing, their arms around me and mine around them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Moved it under the dim light next to my book. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A dim light shone beneath him and he saw his body slumped on the floor. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The sound of their screaming passage was muffled by this dim, soundproofed world, this ancient autumn world. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But unlike Hubble’s dim Cepheids, supernovas are visible halfway across the universe. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Mark looks over at Trina—he can barely see her face in the dim glow from the flashlight that Alec is holding in front of them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Serving drinks day and night, in a dim grotto, he had many opportunities to meet women drinking with their friends or even alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A dim new moon shone among stars that sparkled like shards of light on the ocean. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She smiled again, but this time her smile was tired and her eyes dimmed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z My eye still roved over the sullen swell and along the moor-edge, vanishing amidst the wildest scenery, when at one dim point, far in among the marshes and the ridges, a light sprang up. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A medical orderly had been summoned, but it was clear that there was little hope for the angel: he was wounded sorely, his wings torn and his eyes dimmed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But it was locked, and they were stuck in a hallway lit by a dim red light. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He stood over her, looking down, but the light was very dim. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the dimming sky and feathery clouds fanning the wind were above. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He was softly breathing his life away, the dark blood flowing down his skin of snow and his eyes growing heavy and dim. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the teacher had dimmed the lights so that all we could see were silhouettes of one another. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The auditorium was crowded, and I found my seat as the lights dimmed and the film began. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Together they enter the dim, green-lit elevator, ascend to the fifth floor holding hands. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Sean sat in the dim light of the kitchen, a sketch smoothed out on the surface of the table. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z A twenty-two-year-old study subject sits at a table in dim light. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It slopes upward and the lights are dim, so I hold onto the railing. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The light was dim and came from gas jets hidden behind skulls mounted on the walls. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It dimmed the circular lights of the chandelier. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Signs and figures were carved above its wide arch too dim to read, and fear flowed from it like a grey vapour. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z With cool stone floors and dim walls and billowing ship-shaped shadows. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As he made to leap the low wall of stones straight at the shadow, the staff burned suddenly white, a blinding light in that dim place. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When he shifted his eyes, the mask seemed whole, and yet an instant later something else would grow dim. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Off in the hills, where the ancient highway curved, there was a motion, a dim light, and then a murmur. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Black obsidian walls reflected the dim silver glow leaking out of a closed clamshell-like container atop a pedestal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sure enough, the feathered archway never seemed to dim. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I saw, in the dim shadows of the room beyond, a naked man and a naked woman upon a bed, the man on top of the woman. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As my eyes adjusted to the dim light, I could see someone huddled in a chair in the far corner. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Beyond the Chamber of Pools, Aru spotted the dim light of an exit. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The dark shapes of the Orcs in front grew dim, and then were swallowed up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In a small earthen pot on the table, the bouquet of yellow loosestrife, purple coneflowers, and lacy ferns cast a shadow against the wall in the dimming light. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The dim light fragmented and died away creeping up the eastern wall. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The tern dæmon looked up with dim eyes and vanished. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Judith tiptoed across the floor, straining to see herself in the one small dim mirror that hung over a chest. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I remember glancing over at Linda, thinking it might be too much for her, but in the dim gray light she seemed to be smiling at the screen. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His tires screeched when he peeled away, his taillights blinking red in the dimming light. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The figure twisted in its dim bed with a movement of remembrance, but froze as the pain shot through its skull. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When he wasn’t in the laboratory, he was either out hunting specimens or holed up with his moldering books in a dim corner of the library, where no one dared disturb him. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was dim in the shack with the door closed and a gas mask on. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The visual image congealed; he saw at once a famous landscape, the old, brown, barren ascent, with tufts of dried-out bonelike weeds poking slantedly into a dim and sunless sky. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z All I could say was, “Mikveh. Please, I need tahara,” over and over, until blood filled my mouth and the room dimmed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I turned and looked back the way I’d come: a prickle of marble spires, dim mausoleums, pale in the growing darkness. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was dim in there, and cool because they had a table near the fan. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We live, sleep in a tiny, dim square. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The robe he wore went down to his brown feet, and in the dim light of the church it shone blue as a patch of the sky. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a marching formation now, and in their own dim body light, the rough-hewn walls of the mine tunnel swam past noiselessly, checkered with misty erratic blobs of shadow. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It wrapped itself around Gum Baby, and a trick of the dim light gave it a link pattern, like a rattlesnake. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Together they squinted at the paper in the dim light from the main tunnel. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the dim room, lit by two dusty windows, shelves lined the walls, and on those shelves were all the things a person might need on an island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She worked on her reading, making the best of the education that had been cut short in South Carolina, squinting in the spy hole’s dim light. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The radio comes to life, crackling softly, a dim amber light glowing from its face. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The lights were on, but after being in the sunlight, he found the hallway dim...and empty. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They each put their feet up on the empty seat in front of them and leaned back, waiting for the lights to dim and the movie to start. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Hooper stood above him, his eyes flicking about nervously, his face as pale as his limbs in the dim light. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I suddenly feel bold in this dim light and new bond, this space that has become all too warm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mark was able to see, even in the dim light before they headed out, that Alec has major doubts—which is contrary to the overall persona of the hardened man he seems to be. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Away in the east the evening light lay pale upon the dim lands of distant plain and wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In less than a minute the little band of rabbits had disappeared into the dim, moonlit night. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a dim new moon, which he hadn’t seen while he was in the woods, and Jethro watched it dully as home came closer, step by step. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched as the sun dropped toward the horizon and the glass of the sanctuary windows cast beams of blood red and royal blue across the dim nave. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Even in the dim glow of the phone flashlights, he saw the looks Emma and Chess exchanged. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I must have been preternaturally politically aware, because I have a dim memory of this, too. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A world of dim, unsensing consciousness; a consciousness of darkness and of silence and of formless struggle. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They dashed up the cement stairs and out into the dimming afternoon light, then bolted across the street. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Hung on the wall opposite us was a calendar, and though it was too dim to read from where we stood, just looking at it sparked a bizarre thought. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Working with a round tin of metal polish, they waxed a dim gloss on the dull zinc pipe rising from the cement on his groin. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They’d have dimmed the lights now, but the car batteries were weakening anyway. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The door, to a limited extent, opened; Pris, no lights on in the room behind her, peered out into the dim hall. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Gas lamps light the auditorium until the curtain falls, when they are dimmed. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Here the marble floors are white, with a black Candor symbol in the center of the room, and the walls are lit with rows of dim yellow lights, so the whole room glows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z His eyes slowly adjusted to the dim light. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a new moon that night, and even the stars seemed to be dimmed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So an entire roomful of children in classroom A suddenly got very smart one year and very dim the next, or more likely, their sixth- grade teacher worked some magic with her pencil. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The light grew dim, and the floor of the cave rose upward in a series of shelves coated with green slime. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see his grandma there in the dim light, leaning over her daughter. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Ash shut the door and looked down at the letter, but the light was too dim to make out the details of the seal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Once my eyes adjust to the dim hallway light, I see Christina and Will ahead of me, Will laughing, probably at a joke Christina made. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The lights were dimmed, which was very different from the bright lights in the church at my mothers funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After a while, I see the houselights dim and then come back up. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z The trees and rocks about him seemed shadowy and dim. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light of the moon, I saw the glazed look in his eyes as they skipped from passenger to passenger. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She led me along a dim corridor that opened onto one of the busy casino decks. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The three grown-ups at the long table looked like a raw of examiners in the dim room. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But then his eyes dimmed and he sat back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He had slept the night away, and the grey of morning was dim among the bare branches. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It rises inside me, unabated by the dim pettiness of university politics or mind-numbing everyday rules. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Long hallways, with iron bars from floor to ceiling, ran from the door into the dim center of the building. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the street lamps came on all of a sudden and made the first stars appearing in the night sky grow dim. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I can’t quite see her face in the dim room, which is better for what I’m about to say. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My left eye’s tearing heavily now, and in the dimming light it’s all I can do to follow the boots in front of me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In the distance he could hear thunder and after a while there were dim shudderings of light ahead of them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z God, angels, and extraterrestrials have yet to come to our assistance; yet more and more phenomena have proved explicable by the dim reason of human beings. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Even in the dim illumination of the bonelight, she could see his face was starting to swell. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She turned down one alley, then another, but the streets grew dim instead of brighter. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The snow dimmed what he saw, but it was clear enough. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He led her to Cabin One and took her inside, where the huge statue of Hippie Zeus glowered in the dim light. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The interior is dim, illuminated by a string of red bulbs that casts a warm glow on the woman methodically removing her clothes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z This came chiefly from a blazing log-fire, for the three lamps hanging from the beams were dim, and half veiled in smoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Your face, Flora Belle, is particularly beautiful. Even the sepulchral gloom of this hallway cannot dim your loveliness.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Tayo was aware of how dim the room was then with no light except the faint twilight still coming in the windows. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I stop well before Tatarska Street and rebraid my hair in the dim, mirrored glass of a shop window beneath a streetlight. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Inside the great hall there was only dim light, as in a theater darkened for a play. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Standing in the dim light was Frankie, in his blue cap, smiling like the Cheshire Cat. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I ignored my sister and brother, just lay there and listened to Lynnie in the dim light. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Following the circle of dim gold light cast by the candle, he went up the stairs and, feeling like a prowler, he poked his head into Albert’s bedroom. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z His life is circumscribed by racist laws and regulations that cripple his growth, dim his potential, and stunt his life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light he could see that her frown was gone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Their voices were just murmurs, the distant music that a conversation makes when it’s too dim for words. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They gave substance to the minutes and hours otherwise dim and unrecalled. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z In the last dim rays of light, I make her out, watching me silently from between the branches. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Gomez’s smile dims, the lines around her mouth aren’t as deep, but she says, “The night of the incident, yes. Start where you feel comfortable.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Britney, as Volpe said would happen, fully finds her character only once the houselights dim and she is under the stage lights. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The voices of their family dimmed with every step. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The bells of day had scarcely rung out again, a mockery in the unlightened dark, when far away he saw fires spring up, across in the dim spaces where the walls of the Pelennor stood. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Redemption’s parents were in the living room, with music playing and most of the lights dimmed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z About halfway back, the house came into view, rather vague in the dim light. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My face flushes, but hopefully they can't see it in the dim light. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The light was very dim, but when he peered down close and looked at the child’s face, he knew beyond any doubt that this was the Lyra he loved. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They all look so similar—dim lantern light, smoke and chaos, the occasional Skiz fight happening in a dark corner. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His eyes were dreaming, closing like small doors over a dim light. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Our mood changed considerably when we were finally ushered into that dim, familiar hall. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the late afternoon light began to dim, Kira stopped work. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside Second Coming, the lights are dim and the air smells like dust and lemon-scented air freshener, like it always does. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It was not wide, but it was too wide to jump across in the dim light. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Something urged him to leave at once, but he leaned over her, excited, looking at her face in the dim light, not wanting to take his hands from her breasts. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He had dim eyes and two buttons missing on his frayed maroon coat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z An hour later, as the evening sky dimmed, the two of them drove off in my father’s car to attend a party. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then they checked all the cages, dimmed the lights, locked the doors and went home, leaving us alone in the still laboratory. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The bulb is blue and dim when it’s lit. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Dimple turned toward him completely, her face eager in the dim light. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My eyes take a second to adjust to the dim light. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Guests were frequent at the Terranovas’ apartment, so when the doorbell rang, there was no sense of foreboding—no dimming of the sun, no foreshadowing of the arrival of death at their door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The half-shut eyes were dim with the infinite cynicism of adult life. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Here the hallways are dim, the ceilings crossed with bars and pipes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And then we were outdoors, in the cool, dim light of a fading sunset. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Candles were lit in their chamber, for only a dim twilight came through the windows; the air was heavy as with approaching thunder. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He looked up at the stars, dim and tiny compared to the lights of Chattana. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was barely light outside, too dim even to read the clock on my desk without crawling to the end of the bed to look. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z After the darkness of the drain, his eyes welcomed the dim light that let him see everything there. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He had a row of free sweets in dim bottles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He dims his lights and pulls out his laptop, which he sets up on a pile of pillows in front of us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In the distance she could see the edge of the Wood, some kind of building outlined in dim light, and perhaps a hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light I made out the seat Miss Lilian had installed when she’d gotten too old to climb to the second floor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Darkness poured out, submerging the ways between the trees tin they were dim and strange as the bottom of the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The early morning duties, the sluice room, the taking round of tea, the changing of dressings, and the renewed contact with all the irreparable damage did not dim this heightened perception. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her honey hair is dim and the edges of her mouth look dry and cracked. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z In the dim distance of the tunnel, Asmodeus could be seen advancing slowly but surely towards them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Even in the dimming light I could see her pale gray eyes flecked with knowing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jo’s keen eyes were rather dim for a minute, and her thin face grew rosy in the firelight as she received her father’s praise, feeling that she did deserve a portion of it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It was beautiful, and horrible too, with gleaming, rainbow-colored scales, and an eye like a marble beginning to dim even as she watched it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up at a small, dim yellow line of smoke. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The lights dim further as Chief Crowe returns to the podium. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The something stepped out into the dim light. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In the dim light it was hard to see her face, but it was easy to know how she felt from her voice. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He woke and found that the others were speaking softly near him, and that a dim light was falling on his face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On past the dim glimpse of land he sailed, tacking more westerly now, in a faint dank drizzle that over land might be a light snow. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z We hove up onto shore just as the sun was dimming behind acres of gray clouds, perhaps an hour left until full dark. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He raised himself up on one elbow, listening, searching in the dim light of the newly risen half-moon. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z His chambers seemed dim and gloomy after the brightness of the morning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The sky was black as pitch, without even the pinpricks of stars in the darkness, and the faint illumination from the back side of the sun was dim and cold, more like mist than light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The music fades out, and the lights dim. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z As he twisted and turned the car through Tijuana, Lupita could hear noise and she could even see the dim colors of the traffic lights overhead through the canvas. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He was as rigid as the mannequins at JCPenney, with a baseball cap on his head, dim sunglasses over his lifeless eyes, and his arms crossed awkwardly in front of him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I paced the floor, knowing that all I possessed were words and dim knowledge that my country had shown me no examples of how to live a human life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I could not see well by the dim fire I used for cooking, I made lamps of the dried bodies of little fish which we call sai-sai. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the room was dim, I could still make out the circles under her eyes etched so deep, I wondered if time would ever erase them. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A dim light glowed and his body was thankful for the meager warmth. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z An assembled audience of two thousand settles down as the house lights dim. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Some of the band stopped when they felt the land grow rough underfoot, but others pressed right on, seeking the phantom village, following dim wavering shapes that fled just out of reach before them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z There were gentle, grassy hills in the distance, their soft contours lit by dim uplights. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He looked round the room; it was lit by dim lights glowing from a hidden source. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The light was dim deeper into the shrubbery, and Robbie’s slender form blended so well with the curling vines and branches it took Sierra a few seconds of squinting to find him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z As her eyes adjusted to the dim light, she looked around. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The dim blue glow didn’t do much, but at least she knew there weren’t any walls in front of her as she moved deeper into the space. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The corridors were, as always, quiet and dim. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My gaze was fixed without object upon the encampment, the dim figures who, an arm or a cheek caught in the distinguishing gesture of flame, huddled or moved about the mob of soldiery. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The boy only looked at him through the dim light. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z There were two objects in it, a flat piece of marble with dim hieroglyphics on it, and a small head of a glowing milky white. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And while I sat there and looked out on the still trees and dim lawn, to a sweet air was sung in mellow tones the following strain:— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He was pointing towards the stage where the lights were dimming. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The net shrank back into its bag shape, the glow dimming. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The shadow cast by the dim light made the circles under her eyes look even darker. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The world seemed to dim, and Lazlo, looking up, perceived the moonlight now only as a nimbus around the citadel’s edges. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The interior was unprosperous and bare; the only car visible was the dust-covered wreck of a Ford which crouched in a dim corner. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The third time, he found he could see the whole of the study in the dim light through the open door to the hall. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His lips quivered and the spectacles were dimmed with mist. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I understood on some dim, detached level that the sweep of earth beneath my feet was a spectacular sight. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She was about to add, “Do come in,” but then she realized that Justice Strauss would probably not want to venture into the dim and dirty room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The sky is dimmed of stars and Celia cannot identify their milky lights, their waning conclusions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They hadn’t turned the light on, so the room was dim—the only light came from beneath the blind over the window. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was harder to feel scared of a lump of tea leaves away from the dim red light and befuddling perfume of Professor Trelawney’s classroom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A dim sliver of blue glows through the trees. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It was the light of hope that dimmed. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She could see by the dim light that he was fully dressed in Papá’s clothing. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The house lights dim low as Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Ruiz tell us to line up backstage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But even in the dim light, she could tell Kaz was moving too slowly, his gloved fingers clumsier than she’d ever seen them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He saw her in the dim light, and he held out his arms to clasp her; but on the instant she was gone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A dim, yellowy light came on that made everything look like a smartphone picture with a vintage filter on it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Jesper bounced from foot to foot in front of the incinerator, the dim clang of alarm bells filling his ears, rattling his thoughts. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The glory of elfdom shall not be dimmed by the whining of a few crybabies. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They stood, panting in the dim light, jumping when something else crashed from the corn. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Get out of doors, Strange. Breathe air, see things. A man should have squint lines from looking at the horizon, not just from reading in dim light.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The light was very dim, less than that of a single candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Through the window, the pool hall appears dim but inviting. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was pasty in the Sunlight, and his eyes were glassy and dim. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was getting darker in the room, but for some reason, even in the dim light that hid their wrinkles, her grandparents looked older. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She climbed onto the bed and opened the book in her lap, squinting at the page in the dim light. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The only light came from dim fluorescents spaced every twenty feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But it was creepy in here, dim and dusty. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The scene grew dim, as if clouds had blocked the sun, and a dark aura gathered around Muriel and Grandma. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A dim white ceiling stretched far above me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He cried because he had to wake up to what was left: the dim room, empty beds, and a March dust storm rattling the tin on the roof. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z His faceplate was covered with sweat, and the light was dim in the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He shines, around the noggin, like a flashing light, having no hair at all to dim his lustre.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lying in the blue bed, looking up into the dim ceiling with its remote carved pattern, she asked herself, half asleep still, What did I do; did I make a fool of myself? The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Even the dim sight of it, mostly lines and edges of shadow descending into blackness, brought back to Mark the memory of the flood and their mad clamber up the stairs of the skyscraper. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In the dim light, I saw fear flit across his face as if he were dreaming about the bad thing. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z No low bush or grass could grow in that dim light, so the ground was carpeted with golden needles. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Their voices extinguished night sounds, and darkness swallowed everything but these two people I loved, the overhead light a dim spotlight that disfigured their features into grimaces. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The light was dim and fading outside, clinging to the first fringes of night. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The talent show starts at seven, and Nick and I arrive just as they're dimming the lights. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z In the dim fight, the mostly empty room, the pressing silence ... he felt as if he were staring at the back of a ghost waiting to pronounce their doomed destiny. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I couldn't see him very clearly, the place was so dim, but for the first time I heard what a high, silly voice he had. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z His hair was tousled and his eyes were still dim with sleep. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z We reach the end of one and turn left, into a dim room that reminds me of an aquarium. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Her iron-colored eyes were all I saw at first—luminous, bemused, bright in the dim light from the bar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Under the pavilion, the lights are dim and tinted orange in a way that makes people’s skin seem to glow. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I have not totally given up on my dream of riches from this New World, but those hopes have certainly dimmed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It was a dim, cloudy twilight, but I knew my way around by now. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her eyes were closed, though just barely, the lids frail and milky and almost transparent in the dim light. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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