| 单词 | dining |
| 例句 | Rashid Uncle sat at the dining room table and carved some wood. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Plenty,” I say as I tear a brown paper bag at its seams and spread it out on the dining room table like a tablecloth. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z It didn't take much effort to imagine those same gossip sessions happening at some other dining table, with her own family as the subject. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The same white-columned Greek buildings were scattered around the valley—the amphitheater, the combat arena, the dining pavilion overlooking Long Island Sound. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I check to see whether Ma’s holding her cane before I take a few steps toward the dining room. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Standing silently near the door of the dining room, almost like a statue, was the coachman who had driven the two girls here from the market just a few months ago. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He painted diagrams in the dining room showing the difference between meters and feet, kilograms and pounds, liters and quarts. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear it clatter down on the long fancy dining room table, the chair legs scraping against the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The shot rang out about time Papa set foot in the dining room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Dr. Lange was dining with colleagues and I accepted the arrival from the soldiers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We were standing at the dining pavilion, just where we’d last spoken before I went on the quest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I wipe my face fast, ready to jump up out of my seat and run out of the dining room, but my mom grabs my hand and clenches it tight. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z But that meant we all had to try to fill the dining room with Abuela’s essence—the thing our customers loved more than her cooking. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I followed the detective back to the dining room, and then he said he wanted to go back over to the Spiegelmans’ house and pick through her room a little. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He accepted our resignations and then announced that new elections were to be held the next day in the dining hall at suppertime. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat again and was about to repeat himself, when Freddie burst into the dining hall holding a hockey stick above his head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “It was the crack in Elizabeth’s dining room table... that’s how Hilly knew for sure.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When I hang up the phone, all I can think about is how much I miss my sisters, how much I miss sitting around the dining room table together. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “The dining halls can absolutely accommodate students with food allergies,” she begins. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I see her through the big window in the dining room, looking like she’s been crying or she’s about to cry, or both. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z On his tour of the dining hall he collected a good quantity of cutlery and some fine antique cruets. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The menu included mussels, crayfish, and abalone, which made us laugh; we were dining on such delicacies every day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama leaves the kitchen and heads toward the formal dining room, where her catering orders are waiting to be packed and labeled. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The tables dotting the dining room are shrouded in vibrant patterned tablecloths. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Winters come back downstairs, and we all go into the dining room. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They went into the dining room, which had a heavy round table and cane-bottomed chairs and a cupboard across one corner. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I look across the dining room, and three of the younger people—the big girl, the girl with dark hair and blue streak, and the blond girl with cuts—are all sitting together. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The four of us are seated around the dining room table, nibbling at the ends of our pizza crusts and listening to Connor talk about his day at school. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The small pull-down door that connected the built-in buffet in the dining room to the kitchen counter had not been closed all the way. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I stopped at the dining pavilion and waited for them. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Inside, the floor plan is a circle: a sunny living room on the right leads into the kitchen in the back, which connects to a dining room and back to the foyer. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Our days-long journey finally ended at a house that seemed huge to us, with a big open kitchen and dining area with windows all around that let the outside in. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I would go into the dining room upon some petty errand and find Granny kneeling, her head resting on a chair, uttering my name in a tensely whispered prayer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly before eight o’clock his son left the dining room to go up to his room and dress for an engagement in the city later that night. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At dinner in her brother Hensleigh’s dining room, she thought Charles lively, funny, and smart. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa placed his missal and bulletin on the dining table and sat down. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The dining pavilion had collapsed into a pile of white rubble, and the Big House was on fire, its windows glowing like demon eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the dining room on the other side of the door! Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Wondering if there was any water left in his body that hadn’t been drawn into the starch of his shirt, he walked down the hall—quietly—past a dining room, and finally to the kitchen. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Aunt Julia was wearing a silk nightgown, and I followed her into the dining room while wondering if that same nightgown had belonged to my dead grandmother. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I go in the dining room, start clearing the bridge table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The scrolled legs under the dining table were dust catchers, and so were the kinds of objects—doodads, my mother called them—other people kept on their mantelpieces. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She walked briskly through the dining room, taking the same route she had taken earlier. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z After I’m done, she and Papi and Izzie eat breakfast in the dining room while I eat from a tray that sits on top of my cast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I pictured the dining room dark, the chandelier laced in cobwebs, and the table covered in a fine layer of dust. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I rummage through the china cabinet in the dining room and pull out green boxes of silver serving spoons blackened with tarnish. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “I just fell out of the sky. I constructed a helicopter in midair, burst into flames halfway down, crash-landed, and barely survived. But by all means—let’s talk about your dining table!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Beyond the dining room was a grand foyer, the floor inlaid with a very pretty gray stone that reminded Ophie of the train station in Atlanta. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In my painting of the dining room, I try to capture how empty it is. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Red eggs fill bowls on the dining room table. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z 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 In fact, we’re almost in good spirits when we go to the dining hall, where Gale’s waiting to eat with me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Miss Lavinia was standing in the doorway from the dining room to the kitchen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They came home to find him at the dining table, bent over loose sheets of paper, writing letters to newspapers and magazines. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “We have just commenced dining. Will you join us?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I waited to hear Jaja say no, that we did not mind sitting at the dining table, before I nodded in agreement. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I went upstairs and got myself a cup of coffee and a couple of soft-boiled eggs, which I ate alone at a table near a window in the empty main dining room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I could see the dining pavilion and cabins and the amphitheater. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Albert continued upstairs to the ground floor, pulled out a chair at the dining room table, and sat down. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He wore a somewhat loud check suit, a pink shirt, a flashy tiepin, and was rolling something round his tongue as he entered the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The restaurant was run by whites, and in those days it was inconceivable for a black man to walk in the front door, much less take a meal in the dining hall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The butler had left the dining room quietly, taking care to close the doors behind him, and proceeded calmly to the drawing room where his employer was taking tea with a number of visitors. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z "Rogers went downstairs to clear up in the dining room and pantry. Anyone could have gone up to the woman's bedroom then without being seen." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He came back to their tiny apartment and laid the goods out on the dining room table. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The dining room with its big oval table was the place we gathered each night for dinner and evening games. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dinner was at a big dining room table that was generously covered in platters of meat, bowls of mashed potatoes and corn on the cob, a teetering plate of bread, and a tub of butter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He walks right in, puts his old briefcase on the dining room table, yanks it open, and pulls out a stack of wide greenbar computer paper. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked into the dining room and set the big ball down on the table. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The dining car was all theirs—no restrictions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He’d presented it to her downstairs, in the dining room, after a Chateaubriand that had been carved for them at the table. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We had already worked our way through the great room, the living room, and the dining room. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She likes antique china and displays it in the dining room. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Daddy drums the mahogany surface of the dining table, making a thump-thump-thump beat. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I think he would have preferred dining alone in the library, and while I think Mother might have preferred it too, that just wasn’t done. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Over by the dining table, my phone dings again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I got home, Mom and Dad were at the dining room table on their separate laptops, and the moment I walked in the door, Mom slammed her laptop shut. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Across the way was a miniature reception room followed by what looked like a dining room. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I walked to the bathroom and kitchen and dining room on tiptoe. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Mama watches me from across our small dining room table. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I found myself less able to conceal the evidences of stress, in my uncomfortable borrowed tuxedo, and with my less-than-extensive knowledge of dining etiquette. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After I'd escaped from the lab and developed the habit of watching my family from a distance, I occasionally saw John sitting at our dining room table with his head in his hands, sobbing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I walk along the hallway, past the sitting room door and the door that leads into the dining room, and open the door at the end of the hall and go through into the kitchen. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma pulls a chair out from the dining room table, sinks onto it, and covers her eyes with her hand. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z In her mind’s eye, Mother saw two cards on the dining room table. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Hop out,” he said, “I must go and put the car away. I shan’t see you in the restaurant this evening as I’m dining out. But thank you for to-day.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he wheeled round abruptly on his heel and strode out of the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Mami points to the dining table, set with two grilled cheese sandwiches and two glasses of chocolate milk. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z There are more people in the foyer now, but Tats is not there, so we pass through to the den and connected dining room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z While the rest of them file into the dining room, Marco takes her coat, hesitating when he sees what lies beneath it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He paused, then, as Poirot did not speak, he made an apologetic little bow, and after a momentary hesitation left the dining car in the same quiet, unobtrusive fashion as he had come. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They passed a room with a huge piano and another with a dining table, each sight a spectacle, before turning and heading up a set of stairs that made Ophie’s thighs ache. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Gramps was in the dining room when I got there, pouring himself a glass of whiskey. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to eat in their dining room, but back in their kitchen would of been all right. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad’s in the dining room, one step ahead of us, with an array of weapons already sprawled across the table. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For the first time we all gathered around the dining table, my mother, my father, Mr. Pirzada, and I. While the television aired unattended we covered the tabletop with newspapers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They will knock down the wall between the living and dining rooms, put an island in the kitchen, track lights overhead. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth sits at the sewing machine she has on the dining room table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He opened the laptop again and set it on the dining table. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z They also had access to a living room, and they ate together at four tables in one of the dining rooms. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It got cold at night, even on the beach in the summer, so he built fires with the remains of Calypso’s dining table. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It’s nearly dark when Werner is delivered to a musclebound captain dining alone on a sofa that consists of a wooden frame and springs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z For instance, if you don’t finish something and want to save it for later, you can’t take it from the dining hall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Pandemonium had probably taken over the dining hall, and I could only imagine the currents of fear ripping through the teachers, let alone the students. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Salma Auntie carries the last steaming dish to the dining table, and then stands back to admire the elaborate feast. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z My hotel’s dining room, when I went to breakfast, was full of more of those whites—discussihg Africa’s untapped wealth as though the African waiters had no ears. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been cooking in the dining room fireplace—that was easier than going outdoors to the old kitchen—and she wanted to join the old kitchen to the house. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I almost say, but I see he’s staring behind me at the entrance to the dining room. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When my mother headed for the dining room, her eyes shining with joy, I knew she was fixing to get out her gold and white china dessert plates. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z That night Blanca ate with the rest of the family in the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We wound up with eleven fellows from Kent sleeping three to a bedchamber and using the second-floor drawing room as their common area for dining and conversating. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of boys are sitting at a table, all spread out and loud like they are eating at home in their dining room. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, she hid under my bed, then in the dining room, which is where I left her.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I looked toward the dining room window, suddenly feeling my mother’s presence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Jennifer's family ate dinner together in the dining room, just like families on TV. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z In the old house on the hill, Baby Kochamma sat at the dining table rubbing the thick, frothy bitterness out of an elderly cucumber. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were in the Maycomb Hotel dining room sitting on chromium chairs at a table for two. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We were walking through the dining room, through the hall. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There are no boxes in our dining room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I finished loading up my plate with some fruit and looked around the dining area. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z From here I can see right into the dining room and the majority of the sitting room while being blissfully ignored. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She ran across the hall and through the game room and into the dining room and from there into the kitchen, with its doors. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z When Jaja and I sat down to have dinner that evening, I thought about Papa and Mama, sitting alone at our wide dining table. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We put the television on Francis’s dining room table and fooled around with it until we got a decent picture. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The dining halls were open, though at that hour of the morning there were no students, only cafeteria workers and maintenance men eating breakfast before their shifts began. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With Bunnicula swinging peacefully from my teeth, I made my way stealthily toward the dining room as the last rays of sunlight gave way to the dark of night. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z There were several pianos, only one of which looked playable, and a television the size of a dining table. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Silverware hopped as Beans and Mutto pounded the dining room table, laughing. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Howling, he picked me up and hurled me into the dining room, but I got right up and hit him with one of Mom’s prized cherry-wood chairs, breaking off one of its legs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The dining room was off the High Hall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He does a round through the parlor and dining room, and then downstairs to the kitchens to make certain everything is in order. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There he attracted his employer's attention with a polite cough, then whispered in the tatter's ear: 'I'm very sorry, sir, but there appears to be a tiger in the dining room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Here were enthroned the leaders of Phaiakia drinking and dining, with abundant fare. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the high-ceilinged dining room, a waiter in coattails led them to a table with ivory candles and a white linen tablecloth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z While they sipped sweet tea in the dining room, Ellen and I would sit on the couch watching cartoons, unsure of what to make of each other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z All I could think of was the fissure in the dining room pavilion, where those skeletons had been consumed last summer. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z For ten seconds, the only sound in the dining room was the clink of silver on china. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushes Ray from his lap, jogs out of the living room and through the dining room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He’s in the dining room, walking toward the sliding glass doors, with two girls in ankle boots and cutoff shorts. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Square footage-wise, it feels smaller than our kitchen and dining area at home, so I’m guessing cabin fever is going to come on fast and strong. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They were sitting, five of them, around a table in the room that served as their common room, living and dining room, bar, recreation room, and more or less everything else. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the living room, Colonel Meecham had overturned the coffee table, his eyes scanning the dining room for troop movement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the seven of us had seated ourselves around the dining table to await the latest addition to our family with coffee and cognac. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly the wine turned bitter in his mouth, and when he looked up from his cup he saw that he was dining with the dead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the dining hall, as I down my hot grain and milk and mushy beets, I spot a communicuff on Gale’s wrist. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The party sachems met here in secret pow-wow in a private dining room and, over succulent oysters, they decided who’d be elected and who mowed down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As I enter the dining car, Effie Trinket brushes by me with a cup of black coffee. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then she went through to the kitchen and said, “Mom. We’re not eating in the dining room.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The space is open, so even though she is in the dining room, I see her and the living room and even the staircase that must lead to the bedrooms all at once. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Alec was in the dining room, still fighting off a dozen attackers, firing his weapon when he could. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His parents stayed inside, but when I glanced back into the dining room, they were always watching us. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The dining room table, where the buffet had lain all morning, was scratched and scuffed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When Aileen and I walked by the dining hall and saw Gillian and her team stringing lights up under the portico, Aileen dropped the coat off her shoulders again and stared ahead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Black Santa candles adorned the dining room table. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Dupont is cuffed to a cheap dining chair in the center of the room. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A dozen people are gathered around a long, scratched-up dining table, smoking cigarettes, drinking Chianti from juice glasses, sitting on a series of backless wooden stools. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The thought prowled quietly among the plates on the dining room table. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Not yet. Lord Asriel wouldn’t be dining here if it was going to break out in the next week or so.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Cordelia and I sit at the dining table doing our homework. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t think much of it: there’s coffee in the pot by the sink, a half-done crossword puzzle beside an empty mug, and a plate of green grapes on the dining booth table. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Miss Norris reached the door of the dining room and paused. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I glanced over my shoulder at the kitchen and quickly eased out the dining room door. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Moss discovered their crime, she locked the boys in their bedroom, which had a sliding glass door that opened into the indoor dining room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Clay and Bobbie cross through the dining room into the living room and take me down the hall to the bedroom. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The band obliged with musical chairs, but after two of the dining room chairs were broken, they left off playing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Quietly, we made our way through the spacious living room and past the formal dining room, guided by the bright light coming from the far end of the house. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The Indian who was just entering the dining room with the serving tray stumbled, and the roast chicken rolled under a chair. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were leaving the dining room when the phone rang. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She placed Edward on a chair in the dining room and positioned the chair so that Edward was looking out the window and could see the path that led up to the Tulane front door. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, all five of us can see them sitting at the dining room table, giggling and touching each other’s hair and examining each other’s nails and complimenting each other’s best features. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Armelio toddles away to the dining room to set up the cards. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z They came up in a small dining room meant for crew members, and then George led everyone down a long second class corridor, up the grand staircase, and finally out onto the crowded boat deck. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The dining room gets quieter and quieter as the tributes file out to go perform. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She took me through the dormitory, the laundry, the supply rooms, and the dining hall—now set and waiting for the food to be delivered from the central commissary. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She was so short she could run full speed under her dining room table without ducking. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He led me back into the house, to the dreaded dining room table, and waved for me to sit down. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was as rough as the wood grain of the table in the dining hall, the skin along his thumb as hard and dry as leather cracking with age. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Dad’s head turned from shoulder to shoulder like the ticking second hand of the clock in the dining room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Day after stifling day, the coaches and crews sat in small, almost sullen groups, playing cards, reading pulp magazines, shooting the bull, choosing whom they went to the dining car with and whom they didn’t. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s back in the dining room that Miss Celia starts shaking her head. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “People have got to get rid of dining rooms. Every one of us.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, she and the baby moved into the dining room, sleeping on a sagging foldout bed. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Leper had come to the entrance of the room on the right, the dining room. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get to the part where Holden drops and shatters his little sister’s record, my dad and uncles pile into the dining room to bust out the expensive tequila from the liquor cabinet. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Stooped and half-blind, but still energetic, the old woman came and went between the kitchen and the dining room, bearing the enormous platters with the utmost solemnity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All that could be heard in the dining room was Clara’s labored breathing and the metallic clang of the keys at Ferula’s waist. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still at the dining room table. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z My first night, I had eaten in the kitchen, but I was separated because the rest of the folks was in the dining room. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though we couldn’t afford a piano, my keyboard was on paper on my dining room table. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Fragments of something sharp are in the hall—crockery, she decides, from the hutch in the dining room—and she steps as lightly as she can. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I saw the dining room where First Families ate their meals and popped my head into the tidy kitchen, where a culinary staff was already at work on dinner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But a storm was boiling up in more places than in his dining room. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The problem is the big midday meal, as the family always eats together in the formal dining room. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “You aren’t lost for something to do in dining rooms. It’s in the living room where people can’t figure out what to do with themselves. People get problems in living rooms.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Kendra went through the living room, the dining room, and into the kitchen. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Folks line up to enter the dining room, the mayor and his wife at the front of the line. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Aron walked through the dining room on his way to school. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every white woman I’ve ever worked for ate in the dining room as far away from the colored help as they could. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Once I’m inside, Grandma immediately urges me to the dining table, where soup, rice, and a lot of banchan, Korean side dishes, are set out for one person. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I left the dining room, and he didn’t stop me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Ordinarily, they would all have supped in the dining room, but, for an event of this importance, that place was simply too small. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But she moves back and forth from the dining room table to the kitchen. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We all trail into the dining room to a long, dark table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The Littles ate at a big table in the dining room, which was the next room over. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Laughing, they raced down the great staircase and found their way through the game room and into the dining room. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z And then she smiles and walks into the dining room, leaving Marco alone in the hall, just as the clock begins chiming midnight and the first course is served. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He left Adam standing on the porch and in a moment came back and led him to the dining room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Most of the girls in the dining hall were finishing their breakfasts and dropping off their trays at the door. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Now Uhmma dreams about getting a dining room table and a chandelier just like in the old movies with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Mamou had this stained glass partition separating the living room from the dining room, and the light filtering through it cast constellations of color across my family’s faces. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Between us were the living room and dining room and kitchen, so we could pretty much do whatever we wanted without fear that the other would be listening. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She would seat him at our dining room table and serve him thick cuts of bread with sticky marmalade. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The pistol lying to hand like another dining implement. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They walked through the dining room, past the library, and to a room Ophie had never been into in the far back corner of the house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I go on and get the silver service out the dining room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After I race through washing the dinner dishes, Nino Carlitos and I sit down at the dining room table with a small notebook and pencil. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was making a mental list of tools he might need when a girl’s voice interrupted him: “What are you doing? You blew up my dining table!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I noticed how differently people reacted when they saw my mom in the dining room. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I will pretend that I am in the dining room of the house on Egypt Street, waiting for the little hand to move to the three and the big hand to land on the twelve. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I am not the only one who tried to follow a path away from the still life, the dining room tables, the half-peeled oranges, and the rucked-up tablecloths. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A pair of Dauntless traitors stand by the door to the dining hall, their guns in hand, and I stiffen. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "Dinner will be ready in a few minutes," she says, moving into the adjoining dining room to set the table. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead they roamed all over the first floor, from kitchen to dining room to living room, owning the place. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In the silence that follows, delicious smells of our dinner waft in from the dining room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Finally, Grandma India ordered us all to come to the dining room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After dinner they played cards around the dining room table. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Their tables were at the back of the dining hall next to the kitchen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mama called from the dining room, where she was closing windows and pulling down shades to keep out the morning sun. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And there be Miss Leefolt and Miss Hilly setting down at the dining room table on the same side, looking at me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Slowly, I move down to the end of the dining table, like she might pounce on me if I move too fast. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After the meal—cold fish with avocado sauce, roast suckling pig in brandy, and chocolate mousse—they dismissed the waiters and bolted the doors to the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I tiptoe down the back stairs, go through the kitchen and dining room to the den. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I hate the idea of slumping into the dining hall like this, but Four’s instructions have stayed with me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In the dining halls the older gentlemen, who had spoiled their palates with drinking, were relishing those strange delicacies of the Middle Ages—the strong flavours of whale and porpoise. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z During her stay in Primrose Hill she borrowed her uncles typewriter, took over the dining room and typed out her final draft with her forefingers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I ran down the stairs, through the dining room, and to the back door. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Our car had plush leather couches, a dining table, and wide picture windows. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Right when he’s inches from pouncing, he holds his breath and I can see from the reflection of the plates hanging in the dining room that he’s crouching down and about to leap. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Each night we struck at new targets and each night we slept in a new place, under the wings of our aircraft. This was our work area, bedroom, and dining room.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Franklin sat at the dining room table with my mom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Before the saboteurs were to go off on their mission, Colonel Erwin von Lahousen, the chief of intelligence, hosted a dinner in the elegant private dining room of the Zoo Restaurant. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z For now, to their surprise, he jumped down and walked into the dining room. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He trudged over to the comer of the room, slumped onto a stool, and banged his forehead against the dining table, making die silver plates rattle. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The door at the end had opened, and Princess Dragomiroff entered the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before their departure, the King hosted a private banquet in their honor, and even Queen Yuriya, her belly swollen in the seventh month of pregnancy, joined them in the dining room. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The round kitchen table and the rectangular dining table. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Or my dad, and how he was probably sitting at the dining room table alone, looking at his hands. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In the dining room, she spilled blobs of soup on to the front of her dress, and when Kingshaw had looked up, she had been staring at him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I looked in the dining room and the kitchen. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, evidently, this butler had entered the dining room to make sure all was well for dinner, when he noticed a tiger languishing beneath the dining table. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Swaying in sleeping berths and dining cars, she had plenty of time for thought. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The dining room was full of laughter and donut dunking. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z A bulkhead is a wall, a door is a hatch, the kitchen is the galley, the dining room is the mess, a stairway is a ladder. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z A jigsaw puzzle of ancient Egypt outlined the dining room table with the extra pieces piled up like pyramids spilling over onto the floor. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She used a twelve-inch lead pipe to roll the dough on a flat piece of board atop the wooden boxes that served as our dining table. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z With two fingers, I picked up my small white gloves and placed them over the square patent-leather purse that sat on the dining room table. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She made me breakfast in bed, and by breakfast, I mean cookies, and by made I mean wore a cargo jacket with cookie-sized pockets to the dining hall. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She looked at Rahel standing at the dining table and noticed the same eerie stealth, the ability to keep very still and very quiet that Estha seemed to have mastered. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they spread a tablecloth over the rag and ate, so the rag became the dining room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost lunchtime, and the earliest arrivals were drifting into the headquarters mess halls, the enlisted men and officers separating into different dining halls on facing sides of the archaic rotunda. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I plop down at the dining room table, and I’m about to go in on my plate. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “We are about to sit down to dinner,” Chandresh says with a frown, “but you are welcome to join us in the dining room, to do...whatever it is you do.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One night he was spotted dining with Gregory Kheifetz, the local Soviet vice-consul, whom he had met at a party at the home of the violinist Isaac Stern. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Solid ceilings, she enthused, a room for Mona and Callie, and a dining room that could be made into a room for Theresa. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other end of the dining room was a tall marble fireplace, always lit by the orange glow of a fire in the wintertime. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Or supposed to be asleep — once they woke up, as Ralph knew by peering through the dining room window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The dining tables had a candle with fresh flowers and the napkins folded in the fanciest way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She herself was in the dining room, pinning pattern pieces on a length of dark blue serge. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Right down the block from the library was an inexpensive Thai restaurant, Krua Thai, where Bobby began dining at least two or three times a week. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Arbuthnot was clearly annoyed at being summoned to the dining car for a second interview. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthew dribbled a rubber basketball in the hallway that led to the dining room and shot repeatedly at an imaginary goal above the door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Also do not lose consciousness in the dining room if that waiter drops that big spoon again. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Rogers came out of the dining room and slipped halfway up the stairs. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “Just make that tuna noodle casserole in the dining hall disappear.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I expect him to walk to the guests’ dormitory, but he crosses the field behind the dining hall and walks into the water-filtration building. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The water glasses are already filled, plates and forks and paper napkins set on the dining room table they use only for special occasions, with uncomfortable high-backed chairs and seats upholstered in gold velvet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Every day or so after that, Dad would leave a piece of paper, containing a Morse code message, on the dining room table. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Make yourselves at home. Don’t be shy. There are drinks in the dining room.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She was looking over his charcoal flannel shoulder at some abstraction across the dining room. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “The dining room is full too, but Theo’s not happy with the arrangement yet, and every Sunday morning is spent rehanging and arranging everything.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z On the plastic-covered dining table she set out the contents of the shopping bag: six cans of enamel, paint thinner, and brushes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But I nod only so I have an excuse to go back into the dining room and get a closer look at the box. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Nana’s special lace tablecloth is on the dining room table, the one you spilled gravy all over when you were my age. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In the winter of 1807, thirteen like-minded souls in London got together at the Freemasons Tavern at Long Acre, in Covent Garden, to form a dining club to be called the Geological Society. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Her rubber slippers never made a sound on the stairs, but I knew she went downstairs when I heard the dining room door open. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The dining table was a smooth piece of lath supported on both ends by stones. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Giants, six-armed Earthborn, and wild Cyclopes charged from the beach, tearing down the dining pavilion, setting fire to the cabins and the Big House. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the dining room, there were two long tables; the men sat at one and the women at the other. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Another hunter came into the dining room then and bent down to whisper in her ear, and the huntress stood up. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But even worse was the sound of his uncle’s voice, barking through the open dining room window. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The quilts that cover the dining table are dirty. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z There were voices—two girls talking at one of the dining tables. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The long dining table was covered end to end with maps. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was their office, study, living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, bath, and laboratory—all in one. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa already sat at the dining room table reading yesterday’s newspaper. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “My room, Safer’s room, bathroom, Pigeon’s room, bathroom, Mom and Dad’s room, Mom’s photography studio—quiet, she’s in there working-kitchen, dining room, and here’s the living room.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After the second article, Uriah and Marlene taught me a card game, and we played for two hours in the dining hall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Even Gomo and Uncle Tim have only one big room, a dining table at one end and the couch at the other. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z As it turned out, I did not see her again until the afternoon, when, as I say, I came across her in the dining room, replacing crockery into the sideboard. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z For example, whenever we went to the dining car, all we could do was point to what someone else was eating or to a few incomprehensible words on the menu. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Like always, they sit around the dining room table, passing the tequila and talking about how great it was to live in their hometown of Los Ojos. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The dining room is nice and bright and has wallpaper with fruit designs. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The sun was setting behind the dining pavilion as the campers came up from their cabins. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s your life, Ibtihaj, and you’re going to have to live it. I left the paperwork to apply for substituting on the dining room table.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Though I had expected at least to see Bunny, I stopped by his room on the way to the dining hall and found Marion locking his door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Beyond are the dining room, two bedrooms, the kitchen—all situated in the middle of the building so the apartment’s windows have no access to the moon or the light of a street lamp. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hostess looked about the dining room, white tablecloth on the table, pretty china sprinkled with rosebuds, the good smell of bacon in the room, and the fragrance of coffee, and shook her head. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He ushers Werner to the dining table and calls for the maid to bring cake. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She staggered and slouched into the dining room, where an enormous breakfast lay on the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He suggested I go to the dining hall for dinner. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z We found our mother in the dining room, smashing all of her best crystal and china on the floor. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Out back was kitchen, larder, pantry, dining room—and the cot covered with army blankets made it bedroom too. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe you can come to dinner with Rishi and me tonight. We’re probably going to be eating at the dining hall.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I loved having Grandmother or Mother read me stories in the dining room, or Papa seat me on his lap to do math problems or build airplanes at the kitchen table with Brother and me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Moushumi is there, lined up behind a blazing cake in his parents’ dining room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The front door was unlocked, so she walked into the large front room, like Mrs. Bedlow’s, nearly filled with two large dining tables but with the semblance of a living area on one side. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Joseph poked his head into the dining room, where Albert was running in circles, chasing Frankie’s little white stray. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We sat around the big, old mahogany table in the dining room, discussing a plan to save her job. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We hadn’t eaten since the night before in the dining car, somewhere in Kansas. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Her belly churned, not with hunger for the delicious-smelling beef Wellington that was about to be served to the guests in the dining room, but with dread. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They worked their way through the dining area, lifting tablecloths and peering under chairs, scrutinizing wall hangings and the small clusters of carnations on every table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I believe so, for when he reached the front porch his little eyes would glitter toward the empty dining room and his face would fall with disappointment. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of Nicasia sitting at Locke’s dining table, seeming for a moment to take me into her confidence. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When I blink, I see the top of Al’s head as he carries me on his back to the dining hall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I walked down the cold hall into the dining room. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I need to be in the dining room so I can finish my silver straightening. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He saw a pile of computer components and stereo equipment on the dining room table, and he saw the four men. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Laleh and I sat on chairs from the dining room, while Mom and Dad stood behind us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We drift back into the dining room and finish dinner quickly and, for the most part, silently. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We are all seated around the dining room table under a lamp that looks like a Spanish candelabra. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The dining room, where the three of them relished her cooking and chatted so easily about their days, as though they had an endless supply ahead. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That was the face which, when she saw it at all, was across his own dining table—the face of a foe who did, not even know that it was embattled. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z The articles all ran photos of Henrietta’s family: her oldest son sitting at his dining room table in Baltimore, looking at a genetics textbook. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Now he can see it sitting on the seat of the dining booth in G’ma’s new sweet ride. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Four leads us out of the dining hall and along the paths that surround the Pit. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I took one and went to the dining room to eat. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When Emily rose from the dining table to comfort the girl, she was surprised by a feeling of resentment. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I get up and take a quick shower, being a bit more careful about the buttons I hit, and head down to the dining room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He moved to the open dining room door. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Joseph stood up from the dining table and started pacing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We usually ate in the kitchen unless he made something fancy, in which case he'd tell me to set the dining room table, and we'd eat with shiny brass candlesticks between us. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He looked like he was about to address us, but then he turned and pushed open the swinging door to the kitchen and called but for Viola to come into the dining room. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z As I sat down at the dining room table with the green linen napkins, used only on special occasions, the doorbell rang again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Bull marched them through the bar, past the dining room, out past the barbecue pits, the tennis courts, and toward the swimming pool. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you hear it? It’s coming from the dining room upstairs.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The swinging door between the kitchen and dining room was left open, except when we had dinner guests. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I grumble as I’m steered into the dining room. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She came to the dining room with a clean vegetable bowl in one hand and a drying cloth in the other. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Trout was in Billy’s dining room, gobbling canapes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously he still could not avoid relinquishing his waiting duties in the dining room, but otherwise the trolley enabled him to accomplish a surprising amount. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There were two places where a student could study: the dining hall with its tables cleared for work, everyone chanting during the common memorization sessions; or the table in her own room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dining room servants are putting out place settings. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I know that we have British furniture in our bungalow, like the upholstered wooden chairs in the sitting room and our large oval dining table and English china. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the evenings, as the frost-tinged night came on, the staff built fires of Elgon olive logs in the fireplaces, and the food in the dining room was horrible, in the best English tradition. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They bought hot chocolate from the dining car. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He went across the hall into the dining room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The floors of the dining halls, the ballroom, and the music room were lined with thin mattress pads for refugees. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He pops out of the dining room, walks down to the far window and back, and knocks on everyone’s door, even if they’re awake and right in his face. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The following evening my parents and I crowded around the laptop at the dining room table. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And then there was the time that a maid, new to the Tulane household and eager to impress her employers with her diligence, came upon Edward sitting on his chair in the dining room. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z She pictured her mother’s friends, flicking their cards back and forth to one another across a polished dining table. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The dining hall had fallen silent now, as Conor and the monster moved faster after Harry. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z There were two bedrooms, the larger of which Dad claimed, and a room that tripled as a kitchen, dining room, and living room, meaning that it contained one table, one moth-eaten sofa, and one hotplate. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Little Clara, who at the time was just a skinny child, came out to meet me when 1 stepped into the courtyard, took me by the hand, and drew me silently toward the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn't in the living room or the dining room. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Through the next glass pyramid, he glimpsed a big dining hall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Of course she passed,” said the pencil woman, entering the dining room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When they entered, they saw what they thought were stolen goods on the dining room table. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Let’s have some dinner!” someone shouted from the dining room, and the theater troupe began pounding on the table in strict rhythm, which is an exceedingly rude thing to do. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Mother ate her breakfast early in the dining room, then moved to the relaxing room to do needlepoint or write letters to missionaries in Africa. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It’s the first words I’ve heard him say since I saw him in the dining room on my way in. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z We took turns washing up in the wood-paneled bathroom, then availed ourselves of the dining menu. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Their supper was served in a cozy dining room with crowded bookshelves on every wall and a window overlooking the courtyard. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I was sitting in the dining room with the door open, supposedly reading. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Of course I would rather take my breakfast in the dining room. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He paused, summoning the kind of starry-eyed reverie of his dining hall speeches. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he curls up under the dining room table with his best friend. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They set at the dining room table and work on the Benefit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Strips of lettuce reached across from the edge of her plate to touch the dining table. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He ran through the living room and the dining room and into the kitchen. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The other children were still down in the dining hall. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She must have one of those really old rotary phones because I can hear her dialing it in the dining room. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z We ate in a dining alcove paneled in mahogany veneer. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I had seen him too often as I peeped through the door between the dining room and the kitchen, I myself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Chopping down that tree she never did like by the dining room window. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z In good faith, Dad moved the dining room table, the chairs and his pew out onto the beach grass at the side of our cottage, where the newsreel man said the light would be best. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z They swarmed the dining tables, grabbing food, plates, and cups. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The first week when I arrived, there was a young woman in the dining room balancing a toddler on her lap as she tried to type a letter. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I went downstairs and picked up a pale blue envelope from the dining room table and scrawled on the back, in large, painstaking letters: I am going for a long walk. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We sit at the dining room table, sharing a bag of chips while her mom unpacks scrapbooking supplies. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The rain was heavy on the roof and the overcast sky cast a pallor over the dining room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I follow him into the dining room, where he and Mom hug and greet each other. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Father led the way to the dining room, leaving the earl to offer me his arm. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “It is nothing, Mademoiselle. It is something that has caught fire under the dining car. Nothing serious. It is put out. They are now repairing the damage. There is no danger, I assure you.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam looked at the telescope basket Lee brought into the dining room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z All around the dining hall, you can feel the rejuvenating effect that a good meal can bring on. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I hear a man’s voice in the dining room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He had met Matthews, KC on one of the days of the trial dining at a restaurant. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “Well, come on, then, isn’t anyone else hungry? I hate dining alone. It makes me feel so unloved.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Joseph leapt down the stairs and met her in the dining room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He waved his hand and three dining .chairs scooted themselves into the center of the room. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z On this day, she stood in front of the dining room cabinet and put the radio on the highest shelf she could reach, moving it around as she held a wire connected to it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was no pork served in the dining room, and from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, the devout observed a sabbatical decorum. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We reentered the deli from the rear, through the cramped kitchen and into the dining area. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Johnny, who had his own colonel to watch, Colonel Smith, hardly left the Afric Queen all day and helped the pot-boy serve drinks to the officers in the dining room. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph heard Albert yell, “Stop! No!” from the dining room, and he thought someone had broken into the house. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He wished he did not have to walk past the dining room to get to the kitchen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As they came into the dining room and Joseph Ryan approached the table in the corner, Mia saw herself somehow already sitting at the table, in a neat navy dress, a cocktail in her hand. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When she was finally asleep, I put her down on the couch and went back to the dining room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm going to eat. "I kick off my heels and stomp down to the dining room, hiking my skirt up to my thighs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They had winter gardens and salons, dining rooms that could seat 200, and porches like the promenade decks of ocean liners from which guests could drink in the wholesome air and survey nature’s craggy splendor. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A dozen of them stood around a dining table as Octavian talked and pointed to a big map. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Trying not to disturb the azaleas, she peeked in the dining room window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dinner is ready. Everybody come down to the dining room.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Haymitch didn't give us an exact time to meet for break-last and no one has contacted me this morning, but I'm hungry so I head down to the dining room, hoping there will be food. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then he takes my arm and leads me into the dining room. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “The linen,” Mrs. Dudley said, “belongs in the linen drawers in the dining room. The silver belongs in the silver chest. The glasses belong on the shelves.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Babulya shuffled to one of the dining room chairs by the stove. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I opened the heavy wooden door leading to the dining hall. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z How his hand had touched the small of my back to steer me through a crowd of rowdy frat guys in the dining room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Wonderful,” said Judy as she carried the plates into the dining room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I sigh inwardly as I imagine walking into the dining hall, trailed by these three. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The dining room seemed an altogether different place now. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When he entered the dining room, they were all there, his mother and Eugenia laughing at some joke Moss had missed, Javier finishing up setting the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Marcia was walking around, still stunned, looking into the trays of catered food spread on the dining table, and then up at the mass of balloons bobbing against the ceiling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “This adventure in fine dining looks like it’s been drug through hell backwards.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the dining hall and had a late breakfast of tea and soft-boiled eggs, the first thing I’d eaten since Thursday. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The desk was to be the dining table, and once Perry had finished setting it, it looked most inviting, for Mrs. Meier had donated a linen tablecloth, starched napkins, and her best china and silver. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart thumping in my ears, I recognize it as a butter knife from the dining hall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The dining room doors are locked, but I bang on them anyway. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He reached into the dining room hutch and pulled out a gift-wrapped package. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I turned around and took a seat at the dining table. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Don Mundo had taken off his shirt and done a workman's jig on top of the dining room table. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I ducked into the dining room and came out again just as he was passing by. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But sitting at the dining table, with her enormous hips concealed, she managed to look almost fragile. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Five minutes later, the doors to the dining room slide open. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Our home had one large room that served as kitchen, dining room, and living room—all in one—and one bedroom. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I threw some wood on the fire, lit a candle from the flames, and carried it to the long dining table covered with maps and countless papers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When Moss sat down across from his mother that night at their tiny dining room table, stomach aching from stress and hunger, his mother was quick to the point. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It's a quarter past one and Hilly and Elizabeth and I are sitting at Elizabeth’s dining room table waiting on Lou Anne to show up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Dorcas moves into the hall that parallels the living and dining room. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sitting room is large, and off to the side is a massive dining room with seating for forty. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The oldest tenants were standing by the door, guarding the entrance to the dining room where their former patron was being held prisoner. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, I was invited into our smoke-filled dining room to make the acquaintance of Stonewall Jimmy, Just Black, Cool Clyde, Tight Coat and Red Leg. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Every evening during the pre-Christmas season, we would bake cookies and sit at the dining room table to have cookies and milk while Grandma read to us and we made gifts for each other. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As a dining hall, it left much to be desired—it was dark, dirty, drafty, and hard to heat in winter, its cellars infested with rats, its massive wooden rafters worm-eaten and festooned with cobwebs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Breakfast comes to the dining room and the omelet is like a science experiment: is the lack of cheese explained by the mysterious holes that dot the alleged egg? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “When Frank Sinatra was alive he’d be dining with a bunch of mafiosos every night, but you guys never brought him in for questioning.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z We ate lunch with his parents at the dining room table. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then we finally rolled into the dining room, which was crowded with noisy, laughing customers. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The door at the end of the dining car flew open. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The smell from the dining hall floats over my nose, sweet and yeasty: baking bread. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I'm not hungry, but I follow the group to the dining area. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The teacher had dragged in some chairs from the dining hall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And I see them standing by our round dining room table, this time heaped not with food but with silver gifts—flatware, tureens, platters, trays, gravy bowls, and brandy snifters. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Platt simply moved to a different seat at the dining table each night, was served there, and, without a word, left the plates for some future period. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They went to the Afric Queen and ate in the dining room. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss could hear voices coming from the next room and, feeling unusually bold, he reached out and grabbed Javier’s hand before leading him into the dining room where their friends were. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She turned her attention back to the sideboard, and for a moment, I thought about leaving the dining room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Even though he had been gone from the house almost five years, I still missed him, most often at dinnertime and on those evenings when we gathered in the dining room for family games. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts the paintings down on a pile of them already resting on the dining room table. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My mom was still trying to get Abuela out of the dining room, so I don’t think she noticed the man. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Maybe it was kismet, but they spotted an elderly Iranian man dining with his son and decided to rope them into their kooky divorce plan. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z And looking at it sitting on the dining room sideboard, where all the silver had been pushed to the edges to make room for it, I thought he might be right. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z We would gather chairs from all over the house and sit around the big dining room table to eat. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Rogers, from the dining room where he was setting the table for breakfast, saw them go up. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “I thought we’d eat in the dining room,” said my mother cheerfully. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I could just picture Fluffy sitting up to the dining room table with a little bib tied around his neck. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She is in the room of dining, casting a fishing rod. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z It appals me to discover that I want to see this new dining table more than I want to see Cordelia. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z By later in that day, there were empty seats at the dining table. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Nothing could be worse than the living and dining rooms, yet the kitchen was. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no place to sit down, but the strange man was bringing chairs from the dining room. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z When Joseph turned back to the dining room, his uncle had vanished, like a magic trick. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He pressed his back against the wall separating the kitchen from the dining room, and stood still. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z On the left of the center hall was the long dining room. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Jackson is in the dining room, by the by, all decked out like a servant.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Now I’m kind of hopping and skipping across the dining hall floor. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z This 'dining hall' where I now sit, however, is a modem annexe built to adjoin the main building - a long, flat room characterized by rows of large windows on either side. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I followed him down the long hallway, through the sitting room, and dining room, and into the kitchen. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he plops down into the dining booth. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I walk in the dining room with my dirty hands up in the air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Every time she appeared in the dining room, against Úrsula's orders, she caused a panic of exasperation among the outsiders. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I gave orders to poison scoundrels, forgetting you would be dining as well.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was early evening now, the light in the dining room window was a soft amber color, and all through the house the wooden floors, curiously enough, groaned and creaked like a ship at sea. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Feeling strong enough to eat, he sat up to see his grandmother setting the low dining table with food for his sister, who’d just returned from the clinic. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z My mother was in the dining room while I did my homework nearby. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All the brothers and sisters said goodbye to Rosa with a kiss on her cold forehead except for Clara, who refused to go anywhere near the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dining room, applying a second coat to the wall, was Marco, originally from El Salvador. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Also, there was a huge column right in the middle of the dining room. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I wished she could have been with us to help decorate the tree and hang the red crepe paper streamers in the dining room, but I knew I shouldn’t expect life to be one-hundred-percent perfect. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a short, foreign bow and left the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z A fitness buff, he would often drop to the floor of the Caltech dining hall or other public areas and do one-armed pushups to demonstrate his virility to anyone who seemed inclined to doubt it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Then they went to the dining hall to eat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hotel-Dieu dining room is big and somber and full of people talking about U-boats off Gibraltar and the inequities of currency exchange and four-stroke marine diesel engines. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He greeted Rebeca in the dining room, tied the dogs up in the courtyard, hung the rabbits up in the kitchen to be salted later, and went to the bedroom to change his clothes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Lady Constance’s forced laugh echoed through the dining hall. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z After visiting the dining room, where caterers from the North German Lloyd company served up hearty helpings of American-style food, most of the boys stretched out on their bunks to read or write letters home. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When I came downstairs one morning and went into the dining room for my bowl of mush and lard gravy I felt at once that something sen ous was happening in the family. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Father and Stick stood at opposite sides of the dining table, heaving deep breaths and glowering at each other. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z We walked back toward the dining pavilion together, just the three of us, like old times. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I sigh and try to move past him, toward the dining room and kitchen. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They argued for a long while, and finally they led him into the dining room and left him alone with the hostage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That morning we gulped our breakfast and left the dining hall one at a time. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It was noon—she knew from the chatter of the girls in the dining room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She never set the table or passed through the dining room without looking at it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard remembered him clearly, his mottled complexion, how he called science “muck,” how he ate his porridge walking about in the dining hall because he said it was what gentlemen did. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, you can’t go in your maid’s dress. We'll have to find something for you. Wait here,” she commanded, and went back into the dining room. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You locked the dog in your dining room?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Nazi officers and instructors ate in their own dining room and slept upstairs, where there were several more rooms. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I watched them walk across the gold cat-paw prints on the dining room floor and go out through the kitchen. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z From there we hit the last spot on the tour, the dining room,which was the biggest room of them all. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Though he had dining rights for one meal a week at Caius College, he was not yet a fellow of any college. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Putting aside his fear of her, he ran into the dining room and slapped her on the back. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Dyed the color of the blood of Christ, more eggs fill a bowl on the dining room table. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bas and I kissed again and again in a dark corner of his dining room until my hour was up. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There was no living room, no dining room upstairs, just rooms. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Breakfast buffet! Wish I had more of an appetite,” I said as Drew and I ambled into the Holiday Inn dining area dressed in our Granger warm-up suits. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She wore colorful, billowy clothes and served meals at a massive table in the dining room, hosting anyone who turned up, mostly people who belonged to what she called “the movement.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Like always, a few tables had been pushed together lengthwise across the center of the dining room. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Dinner was ready a little later, and with an arm around my wife and an arm around my son, I advanced toward the dining room. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen was living room, dining room and cooking room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As he walked through the dining room, something — an old tennis ball — hit him on top of the head and bounced away. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The strict menu restrictions had promptly been lifted, and the boys began more or less living in the tourist- class dining salon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Tatterfell will bring you dinner, unless you feel up to joining us at the dining table. We will begin a more intensive training tomorrow.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z On April 14, Booth’s day began in the dining room of the National Hotel, where he ate breakfast. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Leefolt come home with Miss Hilly and they set at the dining room table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The next morning, I come into the dining room bleary-eyed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They sat on the floor of the dining room underneath a gigantic chandelier. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z But to his right, just beyond the painted shipwreck, were shiny black double doors that opened into the dining room he’d seen from the street. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad were clearly having a very intense discussion in the dining room, so we just went right past them to his room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She then went on to point out that several pieces of silver had been laid out for the dining room which bore clear remains of polish. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z When I had the gear, I stood and looked back at the dining hall on the other side of the great lawn. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You must come in, poor children. I am Aunty Em. Go straight through to the back of the warehouse, please. There is a dining area.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The first rule in the dining room was No Talking. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The only time they sat in the dining room without food was when something was wrong. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Singh maneuvered her wheelchair to a table in the back of the dining room. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He wanted the whole coach to file into the dining car, now that they could. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting at the dining table with his laptop open, sorting through school forms and gymnastics permissions slips for Adria and me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was in the dining room when I came in from beating the rug. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z With the speeches done, Laney ran around distributing hugs and kisses, and soon everyone drifted back to the dining room table, taking another helping of food now that appetites had returned. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The apartment is made up of five hot rooms—two bedrooms, one bath, a living room, and a dining room/kitchen—that feel like the inside of a tandoori oven. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But the house has two fireplaces, one in the living room, one in the dining room, and there was about a cord of wood in the woodshed, already cut. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Nobody stopped me, so I walked round the corner of my wing of the hall and down another, longer hall, past an open dining room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The man waved them into the back dining room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I got up and moved to the dining room. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The dining room is very narrow and it’s hard to pull the folding chairs out so that you can sit down. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A minute or two later Mary Debenham entered the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking uncomfortable, Dean shrugged at Harry as he passed, following Luna into the combined dining and sitting room where Ron and Hermione were laying the dinner table. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A not-so-tiny part of Ophie was hoping that she could get an answer to her question and get out of the dining room before the whole production started. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Ilse Wagner has a Ping-Pong set, and the Wagners let us play in their big dining room whenever we want. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Just don’t be afraid to look them in the eye,” she said with a grin, and then ruffled Ash’s hair before moving on into the dining room. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull on whatever clothes are at the top of the drawer and drag myself down to the dining car. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I scuttle to the kitchen through the dining room and busy myself ladling things into bowls and serving plates. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The new place seemed to please Melquíades, because he was never seen any more, not even in the dining room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z One Saturday night after dinner, Park's mom was sorting her Avon shipment on the dining room table while Park and Eleanor played cards. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z My mom sits at the dining room table. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju shrugged; she was sitting at the dining table, a medical textbook open in front of her, eating a hamburger from a rumpled paper bag. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I hung up my apron and looked out at the dining room to find that Abuela had arrived. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z One cold winter afternoon, Erasmus gathered some friends and family around his dining room table. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother, who was divorced, had sold the dining room table, the refrigerator, and the pots and pans to send Gabi to school. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Fortunately Wong Sze-Fu, the serving boy, saved the day by announcing that dinner was ready, so we trooped into the dining room. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I liked the kitchen best It’s behind the dining room, and you can find your way there by following your nose. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Now it’s too big for me, and I’ve had to move the dining room table into my bedroom. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “This is really happening, you guys,” I exclaimed to my sisters as we sat around our dining room table and passed the dresses and tunics around between us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I follow her through the narrow, rocking corridor into a dining room with polished paneled walls. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A small dining area is carved out of one corner of the market. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z While I was painting my picture of the dining room, I realized that for several months, one of our digital frames had been broken and no one had noticed. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Garret Charles is, like, at least ten years older than Dad, and if Dad tried that kind of crouch, his knees would probably fly right off his legs, across the dining room. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There is a living room separate from the dining room, something Uhmma did not know could exist. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Her eyes welled with tears and she sat for a long time; then she rose and went abruptly into the dining room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just silent, sitting there with my eyes glued to the TV screen, listening to my parents being interviewed by two cops in the dining room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She asked in bewilderment, almost disgust, “Why are you setting the dining room table?” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Exerting the full strength of a female badger, she lifted the massive Cavern Hole dining table. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The voices came from beyond the dining room, from behind the closed kitchen door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked arm in arm to the dining hall, entered late, and might have slipped into the ball unnoticed, except for Aileen. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Back downstairs, where Winslow was waiting for us, the dinner bell sounded, and the boys filed into the dining room. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z We ate almost all our meals in the drawing room, journeying to the dining car only on those infrequent occasions when Mother yielded to our complaints that scurvy was threatening to set in. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Stick and I sat at the dining table after dinner doing our homework. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “The wing's not in the dining room either,” Hornet whispered. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t bear to watch so I went into the dining room. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come join us, Mira,” Mom said, patting the spot at the dining room table next to her and Dad. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mama comes in, carrying two platters of food from the dining table. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z By the fifth inning, she had finally restored the dining room to its original condition. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z And my list had migrated from my room to the middle of our dining room table without any help from me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Every week, Nok's mother's society friends gathered around her family's dining table for cards, dealing out gossip as they dealt out their hands. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He darted quick looks from under his bushy eyebrows at the other occupants of the dining room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Papa arrived back about three p.m. and took a seat in the dining room with us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t forget, you’re dining with us on the fourteenth of next month.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In the dining room, he pulled his chair close to the table. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurry back down and find my parents already seated in the dining room. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A girl wearing a fedora hat is singing “Skinny Love” and strumming her guitar in the dining room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I could not see them from the dining table, but while I ate, I tried hard to make out what they were saying. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Vice,” Bull said in a voice that rang through the dining room, “Corps and Country.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z First they felt a sudden draft in the dining room and Clara ordered the windows shut because she thought it was the wind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked around at her garden, and at the graceful arches of the gallery, through which the dining table could be seen, and the ghost, Ari-Eil, still standing rigid where Minya had left him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad sat at the dining room table in silence, except for the clinking of forks and knives against their plates. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She was originally built for vacation cruising and has amenities I think you would enjoy, such as a pool, a formal dining room, a ballroom, and a library. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the afternoon we worked at the dining table typing letters and stuffing them into envelopes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z When Mom or anyone else was there, Gramma insisted we “eat proper in the dining room.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “I brought you a sandwich since you weren’t at lunch. Camilla said the lady in the dining hall saw me stealing it and she made a black mark by my name on a list.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He turned up the sounds in the walls, stoked the embers in the dining room fireplace, and added another log. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “And we’re thrilled about dining with your parents, Stuart. Please do tell your mother I said so.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He spends what little money he has from working in the dining hall on transatlantic phone calls to Ruth twice a week. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Joseph found Albert in the dining room,sitting by the window. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We scoured the entire lower level of the house, from the dining room to a narrow, dirty kitchen to a living room with the ugliest orange shag carpet I’d ever seen in my life. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z From the dining room window, there was a view of the garden, which was filled with mango trees, palms, exotic flowers, and bubbling fountains. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I stop where I am and look at Miss Leefolt, but she staring at the funny L-shaped crack in her dining room table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Dad sat at the dining room table, staring at his phone, and there was a stack of French toast and a pile of bacon awaiting my arrival. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The North Carolina government—half of which crowded into Garrison’s dining room that night—purchased existing slaves from farmers at favorable rates, just as Great Britain had done when it abolished slavery decades ago. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I walk through the family room to the dining room. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The curving staircase was around the corner from the dining room; the upstairs seemed a lot quieter and less alcohol-filled than the downstairs. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Citra was at the dining room table, slaving over a particularly difficult algebra problem, shuffling variables, unable to solve for X or Y, when this new and far more pernicious variable entered her life’s equation. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I watch Tobias's face carefully as we walk to the dining hall, searching for any sign of disappointment. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She stopped short on the floor board between the living room and the dining room and executed a grind and a bump. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Upstairs, Sisi had set eight places at the dining table, with wide plates the color of caramel and matching napkins ironed into crisp triangles. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She led us to a table big enough for four in the center of the most crowded area of the dining floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way of life had ended. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Chaol ran a hand through his short hair and opened the dining room door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was a crystal chandelier in the dining room, and a big stone fireplace in the living room. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Who needs children when you have monkeys rushing into the dining room to steal the very food off your guests’ plates! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They are all—except for Kee—sitting around the dining table. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When they reached the mess hall, they found the others—Percy, Annabeth, and Frank—sitting dejectedly around the dining table. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I pull away from the wall and walk into the dining hall without another thought. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Every year, they arrived before the first rains came and nested on the avocado tree right outside the dining room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was getting a little tense in our dining room. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The house was one story, with high ceilings, a living room lined with cushy gray sofas, and a big dining room with a long wooden table. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Fermin comes back from the kitchen and hands me a can of Budweiser and sits in a dining chair with a can for herself. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I did kiss him in the dining room. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Montague’s voice preceded her, and she swept into the dining room, tapped the doctor curtly on the shoulder by way of greeting and seated herself with a general nod to the others. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Apart from two chairs at the dining table, there is no place to sit. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They make their way into the dining room as Cullen looks at them in confusion and shakes his head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He went into the dining room without noticing me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Sitting at the table, the dining room table. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “So, do you want to have breakfast in the dining room this morning, or would you like me to bring you something here?” she asks, wrapping the cuff around my arm and inflating it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Finally they grew bored and left him alone, locked in the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The assignment was to design an outdoor shopping/dining center in my favorite style. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Disgusted, I get dressed so I can head to the dining hall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z All over London, seances were being held in parlors and living rooms and at dining tables. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight there's been some lecture in the dining hall on medieval Jewish history, and it's gotten out late. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her bedroom was adjoining, and across a small passage were the dining room and kitchen. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood, yanked up his prayer rug, and took it into the dining room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The main dining room was on the second floor, in a modern addition that jutted over a loading dock in the back. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She head toward the dining room, but she look back, say, “Remember. I leave Monday morning and I’ll be gone for three days, okay?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The man with the beard, who I saw rocking in the dining room when I first came in, is pacing the central hall, staring at me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Poirot rose, uttered excuses to the Swedish lady and followed the man out of the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the dining room has been cleared but the dripping candles still burn in the candelabras. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The second floor has its own kitchen, and more tables, and a formal dining room lined with wrought-iron rails and floor-to'ceiling doors of glass. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the senior and freshman boys picked up their dates and paraded to the dining hall. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Momma cut down a few give-aways that had been traded to her by white women’s maids and sat long nights in the dining room sewing jumpers and skirts for me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s one huge hall laid with light-green carpet for praying, a long and narrow dining room laid out with rows of tables and plastic chairs, and another smaller hall for Sunday school. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z There were so many strident faceless people in uniform in the dining room with him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Since there are no other kids, my brother and I are stuck eating with all the adults in the dining room. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She grabs them, bends to take a bottle of water from the case under the kitchen table, and strides to the dining room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z With a slight inclination of her head she passed out of the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I moved toward the dining room and started taking things to the kitchen. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see over Barack’s shoulder to the hallway outside the dining room, where aides dropped off our nightly briefing books on a small table, usually as we were in the middle of our meal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was, I think, someone with a sense of humour who thoughtfully placed the scarlet kimono on the top of my suitcase whilst I was interviewing people in the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I take the tray a devil eggs out to the dining room. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It gave Nancy a creepy feeling to think that there was a python asleep inside the dining table. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie decided that maybe she wouldn’t worry about helping the ghosts dying over and over again in the dining room. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The hotel is drafty and the dining room is empty, but the waiter is excellent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I did the dining room and was soaking the living room couches when I realized I should have started at the end of the house farthest from the mudroom door. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z After I had had my say about the dogs, a silence settled over the dining room. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ana giggled then, a high-pitched squeal that startled Ash into nearly dropping the heavy soup tureen she was removing from the dining table. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening Hornet put ten plates on Ida's dining table. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Most students went to the dining hall for the company there. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was in the dining room, and Jawad Sahib towered over her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The living room, dining room, and kitchen blend into one another in one big space, separated by furniture and appliances. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The apartment was on the top floor--a small living room, a small dining room, a small bedroom and a bath. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z For example, the same oilcloth has covered the dining table ever since we’ve been here. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He pulled himself together, and as he was about to take his first bite, the two happy-face foreigners walked into the dining room and asked him to come with them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Towards me, Monsieur. He apologized and passed on down the corridor towards the dining car. A bell began ringing, but I do not think he answered it.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z As I went up the stairs, I could hear my parents’ voices in the dining room, my mother’s raised in outrage, my father’s rumbling in placation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Afterward, they were shepherded into the dining room, which had been set up quite nicely for the talent show. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When Edna entered the dining room one evening a little late, as was her habit, an unusually animated conversation seemed to be going on. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Aibileen walks in the dining room and I do my best not to look at her for too long. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But she came bursting into the dining room, circled them frantically, and jumped, half-crazed, right onto Albert’s bed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z As Blackjack flew back toward my cabin, I happened to glance at the dining pavilion. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They had it on a frame in the dining room and it was nearly finished. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When he is finished, instead of returning to the dining room, he walks up a flight of stairs, to check out the renovations. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And to my relief, Kingston appears in the doorway between the kitchen and the dining room. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I found Katz in the dining room and he was looking laudably perky, too. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The clock says it’s long after therapy group, but sometimes Carlyle hangs in the dining area, talking. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The dining room and the living room were converted into bedrooms and for the first time we were squeezed for living space. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She hangs up the phone with a soft click, smooths the back of her dress, then walks into the dining room but doesn’t take her seat. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I watch as he picks up a decorative bowl from the dining room table and moves toward the front door. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The sun beamed in through the dining room window, lighting up the hardwood floor. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Food will stay in the dining room and the kitchen.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I never turn down a chance to play, so I quickly pull the Casio out of its case and set it up on the dining room table. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Ifemelu enjoyed the Sunday ritual of those meals in the ornate hotel dining room, full of nicely dressed people, silver-haired couples with their grandchildren, middle-aged women with brooches pinned on their lapels. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Father and I are sitting at the dining room table listening to the radio. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She assumed that Betty and her helpers were still eating dessert in the kitchen and would not know that the dining room was deserted. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On my way there, I happened to glance out into the dining room and saw Francesca standing by the sliding glass doors, her face a mask of complete anger. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Indeed, when the men had left the dining room to go into the taproom, she stayed behind, reading a book she had taken from a small silk purse that matched her lovely dress. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The corporal steers Werner into a dining room where a narrowfaced woman with three fresh daisies stuck through her hair sits in a chair turning the pages of a magazine. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He got to sleep soundly when he was only three hours from Ilium, with his legs splayed toward the entrance of the busy dining car. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Slightly calmer, Hahn walked to the dining room, where the other German scientists were gathered for dinner. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z So was the back wall of the sunroom, and part of a wall in the dining room with its rosebud wallpaper. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He had looked at Mr Hooper surreptitiously across the dining table, and when he passed by him on the staircase, trying to understand. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Sitting among the aunts in the less comfortable dining chairs, the cousins are flashes of color in turquoise jumpsuits and tight jersey dresses. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z That night, like every night, we did not eat at the dining table, because it did not provide an unobstructed view of the television set. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Murmurs rose and fell in the dining room. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She never would hear his public voice across a dining room table. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’ll move to the dining room next. It’s around the back. Come on.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z G’ma checks her watch, then pulls the treasure box from his bag and sets it on the dining booth table. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z She waited a moment and then, one by one, lifted her feet over the doorsill and into the dining room as though stepping over an invisible shin-high stile. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He collapses into the dining booth and looks up at the over-cab bunk where he’s supposed to sleep. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z We catch up to the Amity in front of us as we cross the courtyard to the dining hall and disperse among them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They bring the dining table out onto the lawn, a few card tables added on to make room for everyone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Dinner is about to begin, if you would care to join the rest of the guests in the dining room.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At her glance, three girls rose and abandoned theirs in the far comer of the room beyond the dining tables. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Arobin was not needlessly imprudent But they ate and they drank when they regained Edna’s little dining room— which was comparatively early in the evening. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached out and clasped his hand shortly before we went into the dining room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Jason walks away from the dining room table and goes into the living room. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He could make out the shapes of pilots sitting around the bar, large shoulders and barbered heads silhouetted in the pale light that spilled into the bar from the dining room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My nightmares started then, nightmares in which I saw Ade Coker’s charred remains spattered on his dining table, on his daughter’s school uniform, on his baby’s cereal bowl, on his plate of eggs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z From the dining pavilion, you could see pretty much everything. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The dining room and the kitchen both face the street, and as I sit at the dining room table, I see people walk past, rush past, and some wait for their dogs and move on. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Five people were seated at the dining room table. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I now have four hundred healthy potato plants, each one making lots of calorie-filled taters for my dining enjoyment. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole week before the event, Don Walter and the cooks and waiters are excitedly planning the menu and ordering fresh lilies and roses for the table in the formal dining room upstairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He drifted back to the dining room alone, buttoning his pants. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dining room, I caught a glimpse of silver and Battenburg lace. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I stopped dining at your table three years ago, Otho.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Papa sat at the dining room table with his hands cuffed behind him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z They entered the kitchen where mean Mr. O’Doyle sat in the only chair next to a small dining table. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Flora, superhero on her shoulder, walked quietly, stealthily through the living room and into the dining room and stood before the closed kitchen door. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Mama had already spread her green tablecloth over the dining table. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The room beyond is well-lit enough that I can see where we’re going: a dining hall full of people and clattering silverware. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I let myself back in and crossed the living room, slipped through the open pocket doors to the dining room, and grabbed the bottle of whiskey that lived on the built-in hutch. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They gathered around the dining table, and Piper explained what had happened at Topeka 32—their conversation with Bacchus, the trap sprung by Gaea, the eidolons that had possessed the boys. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z This will be the kitchen and bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. van Daan, as well as the general living room, dining room and study for us all. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He was behind a column, peeking around the corner, all his attention focused on the dining area. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The Russian would look at Bobby from near or far, and begin laughing, and once in the communal dining room he pointed to Bobby and said out loud, “Fischer: cuckoo!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the dining room, the big table is set with extra leaves to accommodate all the grown-ups. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The scent of barbecue from the dining hall made his mouth water. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She slipped her pencil into her biology book and peered down at him from the dining room table. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Funnily enough, the next time I’m on the route, I imagine my brother sitting at the dining table, staring at my rough-sketched map. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z On the dining table, there is a pepper mill, a saltcellar, bright, clear-skinned clementines arranged in a bowl. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Their play was quiet and confined to a small area of the dining room. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Ugwu looked amused as he came into the dining room to clear up. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Five stone steps led upstairs to the dining area. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z A little distance away from the dining room window he found the syringe. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z And everyone was eating that slop off my mother’s good dishes from her china cabinet in the dining room. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The two brothers stood outside the dining room door, where they were joined by Rita. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Adam waited impatiently in the dining room but he obeyed his orders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Harry tore from the dining room before anyone could stop him, heading for the cupboard under the stairs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Even though we had a dining table, my sister, brother, and I would plop place mats on the floor and eat our dinners while watching sitcoms. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I joined Mom and Dad at the dining room table, the second hand of the wall clock chiming in with their conversation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I had no idea if it could be seen clearly and legibly from the windows of the dining hall—but that was all I wanted. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Darnell is studying the photo of Anu on the dining room wall. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I remember from April that it’s Cora who lights the fires, in the sitting room and the dining room, in cooler weather. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The room could be entered through either the hall or the dining room, and at each of these entrances there were glass-paned double doors. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She turned toward the kitchen and nearly fell beside the dining table because the weight in her chest was too large, not measured to fit her size. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Maya and I will take these dishes into the dining room, and you can bring the rest when you’re done, okay, aapa?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Leo stood in the doorway of the mess hall, taking in the scene around the dining table. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The wandering boy stood next to the long dining room table, his head bowed by an overturned chair. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Father closed the window, and together the family returned to their seats at the dining table. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He had lived in her shadow dining the past month. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie said quickly because the door from the kitchen was moving and suddenly Mistress Cutler was in the dining room. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Since Bobby ate every meal out—he never cooked—it was important that he live within minutes of a variety of dining establishments. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her complexion is as smooth and delicate as a piece of the fine porcelain from the formal dining salon at home. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The dining room was dark and Ash lit the candles with shaking hands. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Today we have cold roast chicken, tomato-basil salad, Camembert, baguettes, and strawberry lemonade in the dining room. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Tonight, Minerva and I were sewing curtains in the middle room where the kitchen, living, dining room, and everything is. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They consisted of a bedroom with an attached bathing chamber and a dressing room, a small dining room, and a music and gaming room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We figured that the dining hall was the safest bet. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Nearly all the adults entering the airless dining room were nauseated by the prospect of a roast dinner, or even roast meat with salad, and would have been content with a glass of cool water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Dad hadn’t paid any attention when Anne and Ernestine entered the dining room. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I search for a reason to linger in the dining room. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z She kissed her on the forehead, just as Ferula had kissed her only a few hours earlier in her own dining room, and then she calmly proceeded to improvise the rites of the dead. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A low growl comes from his throat and a chorus of answering screams ring through the dining room as everyone realizes that there's a shambler in their midst. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Leo wondered where it led: probably to the girl’s secret lair, where she roasted her enemies so she could eat them at her dining table on the beach. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The apartment is empty, so I take my laptop to the dining table and position myself facing the front door to watch for Muhammad’s potential reentry. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Master was at the dining table, the teacup in front of him placed on a pile of books. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That had been weeks before, and now the pillbox was under way, no longer an idea in the backyard but a reality in the dining room. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There is another Virgin Mary in the dining room. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And now, after helping clear the dining table of all its holiday dishes, that was what he decided to do—put on a sweatshirt and go for a run. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z As we galloped past the cabins, I glanced at the dining hall—an open-air Greek pavilion on a hill overlooking the sea. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “They came into the dining room, Mrs. Trace and a woman pleading for a few curls ‘just here and here. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She went back into the dining room, but I saw her watching the cook through the doors. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the pool, shimmering in the rainbow mist, was an Iris-message vision of Dionysus, Tantalus, and the whole camp in the dining pavilion. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She appeared in the dining car, inclined her head slightly and sat down opposite Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z As the last sunlight of the day entered Burnham’s suite, he and Margaret set off for the first-class dining room on the deck below. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Isaac’s mom brought over two dining room chairs, and Isaac and I sat down next to Gus. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And why did he even go into the dining room? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I opened those and gasped when I saw the same brand of cookies that were in the dining hall at school. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The foreigners who heard the noise in the dining room and hastened to remove the body noticed the suffocating odor of Remedios the Beauty on his skin. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At nine, there was steak and eggs in the dining room. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Every now and again she didn’t react like I thought she would—for instance, that time she got Papa to make me paint her dining room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The three of them are sitting around the dining room table, candles jumping to the harpsichord music drifting from the speakers. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z At the dining hall, I flash my schedule, which includes some kind of ID number, in front of a sensor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They glance at the door to the dining room, and Dad says, "Well, come on in here and let's see what's the matter." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “They run up the starboard side of the ship, up two decks, through the stokers’ quarters, and into their dining hall. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The camp is quiet except for some early sounds—dishwater sloshing in pots behind the dining hall, the cry of a baby who rose earlier than his mother would have preferred. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His hand is pinioned to the dining table by a crossbow bolt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Little lace doilies were everywhere—on arms and backs of chairs, in the center of a large dining table, on little tables. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon Ben set up his mother’s dining room and kitchen chairs in a straight line, at intervals of three feet, from the back of the paved driveway to the front. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Fresh bouquets of lavender and white roses are in the living room and the dining room. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Kate, the day I go around pinching your scrap bonnets is the day I dance a jig naked in the dining room. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So on a September Sunday, after dining on a delicious barbecued tenderloin of pork, I became a reluctant—and, I hoped, temporary—vegetarian. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Ben was emptying a bag of dog feces onto a large plate on the dining room table. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Though she traces her steps through the library and the dining room it is nowhere to be found. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Muhammad is on his laptop, in the dining room, scrolling through job postings. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The apartment was sparse; there was a dining room table for one with a chair tucked into it, a worn sofa, a crooked side table, and two standing floor lamps. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid’s husband and children brought everything into the dining room, provisions for a lifetime move heaped all over the floor and furniture. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now we can sit in shifts in the dining hall and eat a whole potato; now and then we get a little margarine. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She pointed to where Sam was helping to sweep the scuttles out from under the dining table with a twig broom. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The dining table was made of wood that cracked in dry weather. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The fuss feels unwarranted as they step into a stark, sunken dining room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t been invited to the dinner that had been served in our dining room at eight, for my parents’ guest, the ambassador from the Kingdom of Bhutan. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hubbard arrived in the dining car in such a state of breathless excitement that she was hardly able to articulate her words. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z When we make our way into the dining area, I see some of Peeta’s gang have other ideas. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Robbie was the last to leave the dining room and the last, he thought, to adjust to the new situation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mom’s sleeping when I get back, so I take my exam notes to the dining table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It was still strange to be inside, sitting at a proper dining room table for dinner. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the grand dining room, the noble family had laid out elfin delicacies in heavy silver dishes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z We were discussing my day, sitting in our robes at the dining room table, after dinner and baths, playing Monopoly. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z First he skated just in that hall leading from the dining room to the doorway with the curtains where all the pigs were. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z That night in the dining hall, we sat in chairs. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He shook his head and began to whisper, though they were the only ones in the dining room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He walked quickly into the dining area, and then on into the bedroom. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z In the kitchen we sat on one side of the long dining table. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z While he broke televisions, stereos, VCRs and the dining room table, it didn't compare to the breaking of her mind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He wanted the familiar sounds of bells and desk lids and voices calling in the dining hall, the smell and the rows of faces. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He unwrapped them and put them on the dining room table. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z As I edged around the elaborate, china-cabinet-flanked dining room, I wondered where Celia’s parents were and if they knew exactly how many cans of beer were stacked on their polished mahogany dining table. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Scene: Football game, from the front of the living room to the back of the dining room. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I listened from the dining room while Dad in the kitchen gave Mom the blow by blow of that meeting. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She thought about sitting in the dining pavilion, watching the sunset over Long Island Sound. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Go ahead and start,” his mother says, still hovering between the dining room and the kitchen, finishing up the last of the samosas. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I walked straight to the dining room or the kitchen. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Bo’s on dining room duty, and when he makes the rounds with the cordless vacuum, Bekah is quick to pick up some spare trash from the surrounding tables. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The next day my mother bought a ten-pound pumpkin, fat and round, and placed it on the dining table. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about it, Mama,” he said, walking back to the dining room table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I look left—there’s the dining room, painted blue, overlooked by a television, full of circular tables, separated from the hall by that glass with the square wire mesh in it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The Abnegation who are dressed in gray leave the dining hall in a pack and cross the courtyard to the guests’ dormitory. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I am just about to flee the dining hall rather than participate in careful, polite Abnegation conversation when Tobias comes in, looking harassed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She plowed through the swinging doors that led to the dining room like she was on a serious mission. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As we all huddled together in the dining room, one question was on our minds: What kind of peace was this? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Alma Ember and her mother barge into the house with an odd familiarity and go directly into the dining room, where Cullen believes he hears the faintest sounds of laughter. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The days of them spending leisurely afternoons in the library before a roaring fire and dinners in the dining room with friends and family were long gone. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He didn’t even stop by the dining room for a cup of coffee. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z We set the desserts and beverages on the dining room table with the crystal glasses. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sat alone at the far edge of the dining hall, his food uneaten in front of him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z We peek into the dining room, where Mama is putting the finishing touches on a pile of catering orders. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She still carefully shows me the parlor, the large country kitchen, the formal dining room, all six of the bedrooms, two of them masters. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a lined school notebook open on the kitchen table, which I recognize as the dining table from their other house with the two middle leaves taken out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At one point I decided to wander outside and sit on the stone steps just beyond our dining room's French doors. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He would swear definitely that there had been eight china figures upon the dining table when he laid the table for lunch. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z When I finally emerge, both of the Larsen parents are in the kitchen while Martin is setting the table in the dining room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “How about tonight? In the group dining room.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When I get back, Tom is sitting at the dining room table looking at something on the computer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a vast expanse of cherry wood the size of an English baron’s dining table; smoked glass covered most of its surface. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Fauns in the dining hall! What are we coming to? Centurion Dakota, do your duty!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The family sat frozen in the dining room, as if they were in the middle of a nightmare. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The dining room table had been cleared to make space for a computer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She sat alone at her bare dining table—even her table mats were in his house—and ate the rice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She was halfway through her meal, shoveling meat and bread down her throat, when the dining room door opened. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We eat it at the actual dining table on our parents’ wedding china, and my mom brings out the manger scene centerpiece that rotates like a fan when you light a candle beneath it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z She burst into tears and ran back into the dining room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how I didn’t notice her hotness before, when I looked into the dining room. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Luke, come and hold this open so I can find the dining room.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z And instead of the white oilcloth and paper napkins of the dining room, Faye’s table was covered with a white damask cloth and the napkins were linen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The dining room contained Elvira Caruthers, a wayward daughter who cared more about gossip than chewing her food before swallowing and who had died before she could create her own branch of the family line. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It’s been ripped out, ripped open, and lies dead on the dining room table like a patient that didn’t survive the operation. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Once everyone has filed into the dining room Katherine and I follow the dinner party in. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Joyce had abruptly left her job in Laurel- hurst that summer, after the judge had chased her around the dining table one afternoon, in pursuit of services not generally required of maids. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They dump the crates in the dining hall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Everything looks so good, you’d never know this wasn’t some fancy dining room table holding it all up. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z To a crackly old phonograph in the dining hall, we spent hours practicing fox-trots and waltzes, each of us taking turns leading and following. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was having lunch with Sabrina in the dining hall, she nudged me to look in the direction of one of the staff tables. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Forgetting that he’d ever been way behind the fashion curve, he was appalled, in some priggish, nouveau riche kind of way, that certain passengers appeared in the dining room in slacks and sneakers. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Headmaster Patterson stood beside the podium in the dining hall, resting one elbow on the edge as if casually leaning, except he wasn’t, because he never did anything casually. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Quincy come in from the dining room toting the silver tea set. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I love the electric-blue chairs around her dining table, which are all bent in unusual shapes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She slides aside the small dining table and heaves open the hatch. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Letting her win today was payment for helping him escape the dining room. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I watched Aunt Tuti pace nervously around the dining room at the restaurant while making a face like she was about to swallow an entire apple. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z So it was placed on logs and rolled close to the dining room, and what they called a “butler’s pantry” was built between. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The next thing he knew he was in the dining room of the main house lying face up on the table, his hands tied and a pillow under his head. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The dining halls served five different kinds of breakfast. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Through the kitchen Ben marched, through the dining room, never putting his hands behind his head to protect himself, never trying to dodge the ball. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the white paint still smelled fresh in the common spaces, dining rooms, and bunk rooms. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The dining room is a mess and so is the kitchen, but I barely notice because my thoughts are absorbed with Bo and my first kiss. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They can add more and more, stuff the pages of their scrapbooks with dining room suites, beds, stacks of towels, one set of dishes after another, and think nothing of it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She gave no visible signal, but in the dining room, the ghost unfroze and pivoted toward the interior door. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I walked to the edge of the dining room. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When the time came to enter the dining room and pay their last respects to Rosa, everyone trembled, for if anything her beauty had grown more remarkable in death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On my way out, I pass the long dining table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We shuffle to the dining room, where the gargantuan oval oak table is covered with evidence of a mass operation. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad were slouched at the dining room table, talking in hushed tones. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The sounds of forks meeting plates, of serving spoons meeting platters, filled the dining room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We headed down the hallway, through the sitting room, and into the dining room, where Dadi and Papa looked up from the table. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In 1683, Halley, Hooke, and Wren were dining in London when the conversation turned to the motions of celestial objects. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z After his dinner, Izzie comes running in from the dining room holding a fistful of chocolate chip cookies and making my mouth water. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She went to the kitchen to find Rohin, but he was now in the living room, at the dining table, kneeling on one of the director’s chairs. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They’d eloped on the Northern Pacific to Seattle—she remembered eating breakfast in the dining car—where he worked for two years in a Harbor Island foundry and for one loading lumber on the waterfront. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He’d taken a few days off from work and kept sitting at the dining table scribbling notes and staring into space. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z On a hazy day in 1973, in a brown brick row house five doors down from her own, Bobbette Lacks sat at her friend Gardenia’s dining room table. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The dining room and the regular living room kind a join up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I massage them on my way to the dining hall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He had no boat crew to command, no income to manage, no trips to plan, not even a dining table to preside over. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “In here,” I reply from where I’m sitting at the dining room table and give my uncle a weak smile. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Hey: I was thinking of hanging my painting of the dining room in here. In the dining room.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On the third ring, Mama lifted the receiver off the dining room wall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Maybe it was silly to not be upset at all when I could still hear my dad and Grandpa Park shouting at each other in the dining room. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Then there's a long hallway leading to one big room that's both the living room and the dining room. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Mum says she won't let the dining table be used as a venue for “adolescent discontent.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “I think the conductor passed along once,” he said, “coming from the direction of the dining car. And a woman passed the other way, going towards it.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He slipped off his shoes next to a neat line of them by the door, then put his Chrome bag down on a chair in the small dining room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma was at the dining table when I came out, dissolving a few spoonfuls of dried milk in a jug of cold water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Margaret’s high-pitched voice soared even higher with nervousness as she delivered the message—“Lady Constance requests your presence in the dining room— as soon as you can, she says! Oh my, oh my!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She sighed and returned to the dining area. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, M. MacQueen, I want you to describe your movements last night from the time of leaving the dining car.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It is after two more dances that she notices the brothers commanding the attention of a crowd in the dining room. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad calls to me from the dining room. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I carry trays of dirty dishes from the dining room back into the kitchen so the dishwashers can spray and scrub them clean. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I head down to the dining room, though my appetite is gone. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Do you realize that we may be another hour or so just finding the dining room?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z A little knot of men were clustered by the side of the line looking and pointing at something under the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Downstairs, in the dining room, there will be candles on the large mahogany table, a white cloth, silver, flowers, wine glasses with wine in them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He put all the chairs on top of the dining room table. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Tim hesitates for a second, but then he shuffles out of the dining hall, too. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z He leaped to his feet and burst through the swinging door to the dining room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We walk into the dining hall in silence. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Jaimito called us over to where he was sitting at the dining room table, reading the papers he’d bought in the capital. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The long dining tables had vanished and a golden stage had appeared along one wall, lit by thousands of candles floating overhead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “This way,” Al-Kaisy said, and led them into a small dining room. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Once inside the dining room door, Bunnicula awakened in great bewilderment. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z She pushed through the swinging doors back to the dining room. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We passed on through the dining room, and stopped at the bottom of the stairs. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I am standing in what must be the dining room. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z When he took his place at the dining table, calm, affable, utterly certain, a crisis in the kitchen became no more than a humorous sketch; without him, it was a drama that clutched the heart. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Shan stood by the dining table and raised her leg onto it, leaning over to grasp her foot in her hand. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I swept those in the dining room, like I was told to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The living room has a square dining table in one corner, and a desk and file cabinets set up in another. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked quite stunning as she walked across the dining room to the table, not at all unlike a girl on the qui vive appropriate to a big college weekend. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She follows me to the dining table, where I pick up the phone and scan the endless string of identical texts. “212-555-0156.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I walked into the dining room as Jawad Sahib wiped his hands on a napkin and tossed it on a plate. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I want to show you the dining room. And they have your schedule almost ready to give you.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There had been a dining room which was always cold, and they had their own table, by the mirror in the corner, people said, 'That is the Kingshaws' table,’ in odd, dispassionate voices. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Albert was still sitting in the dining room when Joseph came downstairs in the morning. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I set down my laptop bag on the dining room table, which is also both the living room table and the kitchen table. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I say, and get up and leave the dining car. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z On normal days, of course, Lord Darlington took his meals, as does Mr Farraday today, in the more intimate atmosphere of the dining room, which is ideal for accommodating up to a dozen. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But he had no trouble finding his way, not like Phoebe, who got lost walking from the dining room to the washroom. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Mum had me haul a dining room chair into the living room 'cause there weren't enough. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He leaves the door open now and retreats to the dining room with all the others. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Then he set the reinforcements on the dining table. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Outside the circle of light in which she sat, the large dining room looked solemn and shadowy. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in a while she dropped by the dining hall, chanted for a short while with the most advanced group, not missing a syllable, yawned early, and said good-night. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The dining car waiters and Pullman porters knew it too, and they faked their Uncle Tomming to get bigger tips. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched Jackie every week after that, and once she was asleep, I’d sit down with the others at the huge, dark oak table in the dining room to help with paperwork. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As I look at a painting of a woman with a large butt, hanging in the dining room, I remember Olga’s friend Jazmyn, who also has a large butt. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The boys sat on the opposite side of the dining table and ate as fast as we had. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As we walked up to the Pickett house, I could see two place settings at one corner of Davis’s huge dining room table. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I wanted to sneak off and hide under my covers, but I couldn’t reach my room without going through the dining room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, leaning back, he ran his eye thoughtfully round the dining car. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look well rested,” he told Calixte, who was eating in the dining room of the guildhall when he finally found it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As evening drew closer and I grew more and more frantic, I stumbled into the dining room...and saw the answer to my problems sitting before me on the table. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Now that the radio is off, the dining room is silent like a moonless sky. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My hand tightens against the back of the dining room chair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My older sister, Samira, and I were hanging out in the kitchen, probably dining on our favorite light Entenmann's coffee cake. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z We would chase them out of the dining hall and beat them up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The dining hall pavilion had never been so crowded. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then dinner came, and all the campers lined up by cabin and marched into the dining pavilion. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z From the dining room window of Aunty Uju’s house, the lake shimmered, a blueness so tranquil that it held the gaze. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The dining room table was about two inches long and had four chairs around it with legs as skinny as toothpicks. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He arrived in the evenings, in his green uniform, holding a gossip magazine or two, while his ADC, at an obsequious pace behind him, brought his briefcase and put it on the dining table. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z This was open, and was the home’s central and primary room, used for cooking, dining, gathering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mother smoothed the white tablecloth over the dining room table. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She didn’t care for the ghost in the dining room, and she thought maybe she could try a different one first. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z When I was sent to prison, he was serving time for trying to stick up a dining car steward on a train between New York and Philadelphia. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “I repeat, dinner is ready. Everybody to the dining room...before I eat it all!” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Brooke called into the dining room as Jule poured herself a glass of water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There’s a vase filled with camellia branches on the dining room table. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Now that she’d spent a day cutting trees herself, the wooden table in the dining hall no longer horrified her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Together they mounted it upon a dining table with nails and strapping, and bore it up to the ramparts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He built Mammachi a Bauhaus dining table with twelve dining chairs in rosewood and a traditional Bavarian chaise longue in lighter jackwood. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Bodies flying over the couch back, into the dining room table. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We proceeded down a hall I remembered being almost impassably clogged with broken furniture, past the staircase, now gleaming with varnish, curious faces peeking at me through the banisters, through the dining room. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I took it off and hung it on the hook by the sink and hobbled into the dining room hiding behind SanJuanna and the roast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The dining halls had closed at noon that day; it was snowing hard and getting dark and we didn’t have a car; the refrigerator, freshly cleaned and smelling of Lysol, was empty. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a small house, a lot like our apartment except for two extra rooms: a small dining room and a small alcove off the living room. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z After four days of Mother’s drawing room cookery, with only infrequent trips to the dining car, what we wanted most was something good to eat; a real home-cooked meal. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z There were more today than usual, and Ugwu brought dining chairs to the living room to seat them all. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He painted secret messages in code on the walls of the front porch and dining room. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the maitre d’ could speak he noticed the prone body of Colonel Mullinax lying on the long dining table in the center of the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She hosting a luncheon tomorrow for her church and the dining room’s stacked up with party serving stuff. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There was a light in the dining room but Lee found Adam in the kitchen, scraping at a thick black crust in the frying pan with the point of a can opener. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The next day my mother received hand-delivered thank-you letters from our guests and left them out on the dining table to serve as a lesson in good manners to us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The night the Marshes came to live with us, Mom ordered me to set the table in the dining room. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Three men arrived by anbaric car and went into the Terrace Room, which was the smallest of all the dining rooms in the inn and overlooked the terrace and the river and the priory beyond. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z So the dining room doesn’t have a dining table with funeral-parlor chairs. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel my face flush—not because of the giant bamboo utensils and huge painting of Jesus’s Last Supper hanging in the dining room, but because Lola’s grinning at him. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The dining table was a riot of color, bright mismatched ceramic plates, some of them chipped at the edges, red wine goblets, deep blue napkins. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “With you looking into it, I’m sure it’ll be solved tomorrow,” he said, leading his friend into the dining hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We walk through the dining room and into the living room. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The only problem was, he’d left his special bow and arrow in the dining room where Princess Draupadi was eating with one of his brothers. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And then she was out of the dining room and into the kitchen. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z There was a Monet painting hanging outside my bedroom door and a bronze Degas sculpture in our dining room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We would eat on the coffee table in the living room instead of at the dining room table. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I’d had science or math questions for school in the past, we’d sit down at the dining table and spread all my worksheets and equations and diagrams out in front of us. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We were on A deck, front dining hall. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They fought their way into the dining room, and he knocked her to the floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There is a couch, an armchair, a coffee table, a dining table with chairs, a small kitchenette, and a desk. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Jake pauses, waiting for David to leave before he takes my elbow and directs me back through the main dining hall and outdoors. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes a porter walked through the car with a real, hot meal that was being served in the dining car. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I walk over to the coffee table, where an option called in-room dining is floating over it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We were moving at the same pace, and unless one of us suddenly doubled back and bolted into the dining hah, the exiting crowd would draw us closer together. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He watched it fill his dining room, momentarily struck by the beauty of the sight. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There were huge wooden beds, a jungle of leaves, and ripe crops right under the dining room window. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z His mom walked him to me, and I pulled myself out of the dining room chair and hugged him, his body taking a moment to find me before he hugged me back, hard. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Through the swinging half door that leads into the kitchen, I overhear snippets of conversation from the dining room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nothing good came from sitting at the dining table, but I plopped onto the edge of the hardwood chair between them anyway. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I reached the end of the main floor, the dining room, and saw a small silhouette. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The sound of snoring poured forth from the dining room. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The kitchen was recessed into a covered alcove, and a pergola around the dining area would once have been covered with climbing vines for shade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Dinner was still going on as we emerged from a stone passage, which connected the gunroom with several larders, into a dining room dominated by sharp authoritative chatter. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When I got into the dining room, I heard the sound of things breaking. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He placed it against the end of the kitchen sink, dividing the kitchen and dining area. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She takes him to her dining hall, and he to hers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They drank white wine from crystal goblets that Alba took from the dining room, and made a detailed inventory of each other’s bodies and the multiple possibilities of pleasure. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Chaol stretched and rose, finishing his apple as he strode from the dining hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They soon learned that for dining out, everyone in Shaker seemed to prefer Pearl of the Orient, just a few blocks away, but Lucky Palace did a good takeout business. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Joseph returned to the dining room and helped his uncle stand up. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The living quarters and dining rooms of the tenured scholars would have been in the very same building, affording easy access to the collections. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Afterward, Mrs. Roth busies herself by making sure the wax doesn’t drip all over the glass table, while everyone else gathers in the dining room for dessert. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Their dining room table was covered with a sparkling white lace tablecloth at all times. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The dining room had videogames in it as well—all of the glass-top tables were actually sit-down arcade games known as “cocktail cabinets.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “The complete price is $10,500, for two bedrooms, a large living room, kitchen, bath, and dining space, and five closets.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Ash went about her work in silence as Ana upbraided her about her poor cooking skills, the invisible layer of dust on the dining room table, the unevenness of her stitching on their stockings. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s in the dining room,” he replies and directs me to a large room hung with red drapes and dimly lit with electric sconces. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the woman came into the dining room followed by a pale young man who sat down and stared at the food. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He holds each door open for her as he escorts her to the dining room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were the computers downstairs and a third on the dining room table that the girls sometimes used. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Well, you’re guaranteed fine dining when you becomes one of us, young lad,” said the Emperor of China. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z One morning he sneaked into the dining salon ahead of the rest of the crew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the dining room sat a table with six chairs and a heavy china cabinet with glass doors. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I gathered up his paintbrushes scattered on the dining table and dropped them back into the brush jar with a clatter then wiped the table clean with a damp cloth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He sat at the dining table in Kainene’s house and wrote on long sheets of unlined paper. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The boss lady came to the door and called the girl; both of them went into the dining room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you two are hungry,” she says, leading us into the dining room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He pulls a chair from the dining room table and sits down. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z The girl and her companion obediently fell silent then, realizing they had been heard through the microphones embedded in the walls of the dining room. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All I cared about was finding the dining area. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The dining area opened into a sunny library with a generous fireplace. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Landing on the roof of Henry’s forty-story apartment house in Westminster, they went straight down to the dining- hall. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking to board the parlor car, we had passed a dining car toward which he jerked his head, “I used to work on that thing.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They also didn't eat dinner together, because my uncle's dining preferences still included eating at midnight with his gin martini and then going straight to bed. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The dining hall at Chumley Prep is nothing like the cafeteria at my old middle school. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z They were crouched over the dreaded dining table, and their words were getting heated. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Rabiya helped me stack napkins between the fancy china plates earlier, and we now pass them out as everyone comes into the dining room. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As usual, my parents are at the little dining table, tea in hand. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I turned back to the dining room, which was totally full. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They had gone over it on the dining room table, showing his mother where they would be, but looking down on it now, it seemed to be almost a model made of the map. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she continued dusting the dining room table. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To understand what a feat this is, imagine a standard dining room table covered in a black tablecloth and someone throwing a handful of salt across it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They cooked enough food to cover the dining room and kitchen tables. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Two plush sofas occupied the middle of the room, with a canopied bed in one corner and a mahogany dining table in the other. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The swinging door to the dining room is closed and the kitchen is a nice cool square. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The next morning, he’s standing near the omelet station in the dining hall when he hears his name shouted from across the room. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It consisted of a kitchen and dining car, a sleeping car and two local coaches. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z The swinging door in the corner of the dining room opened, and Mrs. Dudley stood, one hand holding the door open, looking without expression at the breakfast table. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I go to the drawers in the dining room and get a pencil and paper. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z They went Into the dining room and from the lantern Cilia lit the candles in the two candelabra on the table, twenty candles in all, and the room filled with light. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a large pile of mail on his dining room table, where I found the letter very quickly. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z On the appointed morning, the entire school, including staff members both black and white, gathered in the dining hall, which was where we held school assemblies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Gul Khan’s wife was in the kitchen, which could be seen from the dining area through a long rectangular window. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z If Albert was surprised to see Joseph return to the dining room in Leo’s clothing, he didn’t show it. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z After a lunch of rice and beans, they pulled me into the dining room and shut the door tight. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Master was at the dining table, finishing up breakfast, and would come in any minute now to pull on his socks and shoes and take the files on the shelf and leave for work. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The rest of us “women politicals” were locked up in a cell no bigger than Mama’s living and dining room combined. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The one doctor who settled in Odessa during this period, Emmet V. Headlee, used the dining room of his home as an operating room. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is the compartment—let me see—No. 15—the one next but one to the end away from the dining car?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Turner back and forth in the dining room heard Sop when he said this and beamed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She sank down onto the bottom step of the staircase and was still sitting there a few minutes later when Gwen emerged from the dining room, a stack of clothes in her arms. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Armstrong came out of the dining room and once more came out on the terrace. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I heard a chair scrape, a thump, and when I looked out he had seated himself at the dining room table. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z When Blaine came home, she sat at the dining table, watching him chop fresh basil in the kitchen, and said, “If only the man who wrote this book could be the president of America.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Before she sat opposite him at her small dining table and told him about the corrupt-eyed tennis coach in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, she poured them both some mango juice from a carton. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When I came into the dining room, the kids, who’d been clamoring noisily for seats around the long table, froze and stared at me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I stop at the swing door between the dining room and the kitchen. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A boy comes toward them out of the smoky twilight, no older than Marie-Laure, streaked with ash, pushing a wheeled dining cart through the gravel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then me and Grandpa went in there from the dining room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I said you could have a rest,” her father says when Celia refuses, not even looking up from the pile of papers he has spread across the dining table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Negro wheeled the food cart into the patients' dining room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Cordelia wants us to act out plays, with her dining room and its curtain for the stage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Stitches dropped themselves and later reappeared at random so that the long striped scarf I was knitting bulged in the middle like a python after dining on a rabbit. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Hurrah!” cried several members of the troupe, and they marched through the kitchen, following Count Olaf into the dining room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He smells safe, too, like sunlit walks in the orchard and silent breakfasts in the dining hall. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the playing fields were a few school buildings, a dining lodge, log dormitories, and several small houses for teachers. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Although our spacious dining room gave way to an even wider living room, I felt suffocated. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I move into the dining room with Armelio bellowing and cast myself at a seat next to the bald man, Humble, who is still talking about psychologists and yachts. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z It's a beautiful evening, almost June now, and the wedding party files back to the dining hall for their reception just as the sun is setting. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Inés Pérdido was sitting up primly on the edge of a cushioned chair in the parlor area directly across from the dining room next to an older woman who looked a lot like her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The setting was our dining room, decorated with balloons. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I shut the door and bring the dish into the dining room. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z In the dining room, a grandly dressed woman sat at the head of the table and laughed until she began to wheeze. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He sat in his usual place at the dining table, the phone against his ear, with the cord stretching behind him from the kitchen. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I remember sitting on the dining room floor, writing letters to God in my Indian Head tablet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear chairs scraping on wood in the dining room, Elizabeth’s voice. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I walked into the dining room and leaned against the wall, standing opposite the stranger. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Tucked in the middle of the forest are three training gyms, a dance studio, medical facilities, dining and recreational spaces, and cabins that can sleep up to three hundred athletes and coaches at a time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Joseph watched as the dining room turned itself into a tropical island in the middle of an ocean. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He wriggled out, seized Hedwig’s empty cage, and dashed back downstairs to his trunk, just as Uncle Vernon burst out of the dining room, his trouser leg in bloody tatters. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a huge digital clock on the wall of the dining hall, bought sometime in the seventies as the latest in technology and never replaced, even though it was older than Conor’s mum. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Humble reaches behind him to the one window in the dining room, which has board games stacked up under it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Oh God, it must be fifteen degrees hotter in the kitchen than it is in the dining room!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z ‘Maybe you could do your dining room in mediaeval monk skulls.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He wheeled her through the front hall and into the dining room where The Souls were standing behind a table in the back. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I read him two chapters of The Trumpet of the Swan, tucked him in with his stuffed-animal pet dog — cleverly named Dog-Dog, by the way — and walked downstairs to the dining room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In the first room, made up to look like a huge dining room, they found the pressure pads under the carpet and the infrared beams across the doors. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z All the way to the dining room she had walked precisely, placing her feet in the very center of the cabbage roses that twined through the pattern of the carpet. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The girls rushed out of the dining room to get ready, and Dad rolled his eyes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The Daniels had never experienced the Academy cafeteria, so they thought the food court was fine dining. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Ranee spots him glancing from the photo on the dining room wall to Anu, as if to make sure she's the same person. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I look back to the dining table, John and Mom are still there, but Eden's gone. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It is a summons to the dining hall, where the Amity gather for less formal occasions than the meeting we attended. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Mother taps her nails on the dining table, her signal for solitude to chant. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I have finally arrived at Little Compton, and at this moment, am sitting in the dining hall of the Rose Garden Hotel having recently finished lunch. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The guy looks up at the ceiling fan above the dining room, shudders, and forks food into his mouth. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I tiptoed through the living room, the dining room. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z They sweep me into the dining room and I get a real meal -roast beef and peas and soft rolls -although my portions are still being strictly controlled. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Lunch was yam porridge, the smell wafting around the house even before we went to the dining table. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They made their way to the big familiar table in the back of the dining room. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Many South African whites I met during meals in the dining hall thought I was a black American. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine myself in this place, getting dressed for class, walking with my new friends to the dining hall, joining the poetry club. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A jazz album roared from the home-built stereo shelves in the dining room, and we dined on a potluck brought by loved ones—baked ham, Jell-O molds, and casseroles. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We shove the bags on the dining room table, and we kiss beneath Uncle Milton’s horses. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Leo and Calypso sat on the beach, near the spot where Leo had destroyed the dining table, and they ate a picnic dinner together. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I inhaled deeply and trudged into the dining room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Since Park was under orders to follow Shin around, every working day became a marathon session of whispered escape preparations and motivational stories about the fine dining that awaited them in China. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Eric had explained that those dining at the high table, as the children and Michelangelo had been invited to do, waited in the corridor outside the great hall until the king was ready to enter. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The others were down on the second floor where our dining room-kitchen doubled as a gaming room in the evenings, when the dishes had been cleared away. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The Count, however, entered the dining car alone. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Frankie’s father didn’t say much else, but the others exchanged some awkward small talk about the weather and local Spitalfields gossip involving the market as Albert led everyone into the dining room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was nice, though, when we got out of the dining room. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z John sits with our mother at one end of the dining table, reading to her from a book of old Republic tales. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We followed him and Lidewij inside, past a huge oak dining room table with only two chairs, into a creepily sterile living room. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I slip past Mother in the dining room, invisible Pascagoula dusting pictures in the hall, up my steep, vicious stairs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Bobby points to a desk across from the dining room, where Smitty sits, pouring soda. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Abilene’s mother walked past the dining room and witnessed Edward’s suffering. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Poor Dr. Montague, Eleanor thought, standing aside to let the doctor take his wife into the dining room; he is so uncomfortable; I wonder how long she is going to stay. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The weekend passed, as they will do, and for me it went by in Greek, solitary meals in the dining hall, and more of the same old puzzlement back in my room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That means they must have a new dining table. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The kitchen exited directly into a grand dining room, the wood heavy and dark. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He ate solitary meals, sitting at one end of the large dining table where his family had previously gathered for boisterous dinners. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Gib, Frank and Kathy set up shop in what had once been Arnold’s living room, using the dining room table and dragging the kitchen table in too. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a lot of us that never could afford to eat in the dining car, and the peddlers would board the trains every day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat at the dining table staring at my math homework, but it wasn’t coming together like usual. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The dining car was closed to coloreds anyway, except, of course, for the waiters and the cooks back in the kitchen. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Off in the distance, I saw the lights in the dining hall, across Commons; could see dark silhouettes moving past the windows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She walks the tray into the dining room and sets it on a long table against the wall. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In the evenings she sat at her dining table and coated her nails with clear nail polish, and ate salad straight from the salad bowl, and watched television, and waited for Sunday. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I was invited to dozens of parties a week: art-gallery openings, benefit balls, movie premieres, book parties, and private dinners in marble- floored dining rooms. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The man waved them into the back dining room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I looked at several familiar things, one at a time: a striped green mango lying in the grass; my own hand; our dining table. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl had a dining table, so she probably had food. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My mind continued to spin as Sir Fig Newton plopped onto the dining table next to my empty breakfast bowl. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Joseph checked the dining room and ran his fingertips along the carved moulding on one of the glossy walls. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When we get to the dining room, she steers me toward my usual table. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was also a video monitor where you could watch and listen to what was going on in the dining room. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z My nightmare blinks away—flames, the city in flames, me and Uncle Bernard watching from the dining room window. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Twenty minutes’ walk took them to a grand stone-fronted building where they sat in a wide dining room with snowy cloths and bright silver on the tables, and ate calves’ liver and bacon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z We are three fools in the dining room crying. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Stick lifted his shades from the dining table and slid them over his eyes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z My mom turns to my dad and nods toward the cabinets—her silent way of asking him to set the dining table with the good china. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I was in the dining room when the gentlemen eventually came out. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Toomer, bless your sweet little heart for thinking of me. I’ll put them in water right now and make an arrangement for my dining room table. Are you sure I can’t pay you something?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Formal dinners require a procession from the sitting rooms into the dining room, a process I find to be the height of silliness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The living room, paneled in stained pine, served also as a dining room, with a fireplace at one end and a glass-fronted gun case against the side. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached Olympia Village, most of the other teams were hanging out in the dining area, scarfing down bacon and playing with the waffle machines. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Eloise left the living room and climbed the stairs, which were lighted very faintly by the overglow from the dining room. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z This is why, I realized, we were talking out in the dining room and not in her office. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He watched them all gather in the dining room for Bible study and laugh through television shows in the living room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Wilson came back into the dining room, dabbing at his shirt with a damp towel. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A funeral chapel had been set up in the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z With that, she stumbled out of the dining room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I promise you the other dining halls have shorter students.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z When it’s actually time to eat, we sit in the white-and-gold dining room with the natural-wool carpet, the most expensive money can buy. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I follow her into the dining room, thinking that she walks like Eleanor—hair swinging, shoulders back. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was suggested the children study Morse code in the dining room, but the afternoon was so beautiful, and the shady courtyard so inviting, they begged to pack lunches and study outside. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But in the dining room, no one says a thing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My parents join us in the dining room, carrying in the remaining dishes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Lily's and my room and bath and our parents' room and bath were on the main level—as well as the living room, dining room, and kitchen. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z In the dining room, he built an elaborate cabinet system to hold his stereo equipment, much of it scavenged at yard sales. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They just huddled together in the dining pavilion, whispering nervously to each other as they strapped on their armor. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The dining car attendant came at a run. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I wore a starched white jacket out in the dining room, where the waiters would put the customers’ dirty plates and silver on big aluminum trays which I would take back to the kitchen’s dishwashers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Nestled in an undulating patchwork of beech forests, lakes, and clearings were 140 cottages, a shopping mall, a barbershop, a post office, a dentist’s office, a sauna, a hospital, training facilities, and dining halls. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He had the disconcerting sense that if he looked through the glass he would see himself running drills in the training rooms, seated at the long table in the dining hall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Carrying the tarp we used as a dining room table over to the tents, I heard her call. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z At the dining room table Beans gave a speech about himself, about his hatred of pigeons and how many necks he intended to wring. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He unrolls the plan from its tube and spreads it out on the dining table, securing the corners with paperback books he grabs off the bookcase. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "Thanks to the Onion Knight we were never reduced to dining on corpses, but it was a close thing. Too close for Ser Gawen, who died in his cell." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mum was at the dining room table surrounded by bank papers when I got back from school. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Arms full of gifts, he pushed the door shut with his foot and joined them in the dining room. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I twirl around the empty dining room and think about flying again. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Ray leaves his post in the dining room. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Rashid sat on the dining chair completely motionless, his head between his hands. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z We linger in the dining room, unsure where else to go. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He thinks Hooters is fine dining and women are only good for sex and getting his breakfast. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z While the water heated and the milk boiled, she stacked the plates to be taken into the dining room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have no dining room,” she said, “I am sorry. We eat in here.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Twelve tables were set up in the dining room. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mama placed the fresh palm fronds, which were wet with holy water, on the dining table and then went upstairs to change. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I slip out of the dining room and into the gathering area, falling back to where the ladies mill about, waiting for their escorts. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His dad stood in the doorway leading to the dining room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Our dining room, like many dining rooms, is set up to represent a world where people dine together. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I looked in the dining room, and there, too, was evidence of a change in the air. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Thanks to Amara, I can walk around the apartment, I can eat at the dining table, and I can finally go to the bathroom by myself. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I dress in a simple shirt and pants and go down the hall to the dining room. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He goes from kitchen to bathroom to dining room to living room and all sorts of combinations of those four rooms over and over. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z All six of us sit at the dining room table and pass platters and bowls around. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My own apartment was, I believe, originally designed as a one-bedroom flat with a dining room, kitchen, living room, and nursery. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Like the one that Frank gave Byrd at the dining room table, and like that hug by the muddy pond years ago. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I’ve got a route all worked out, dodging the sofa and chairs, skirting around the folding table that Shorty calls the dining room. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is not your fault that you did such a thing to me,” he said, as he strolled through the dining hall. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Several hours later, Chaol stared at the door to her dining room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She watched her pass through the living room and the dining room—the rugs unraveling and the table splintering and the paintings on the walls turning to dust. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Calvin says, “Well, there are several reasons for that. The cafeteria is anything but a pleasant dining environment. It’s loud, overcrowded, and likely to be hostile.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Lewin sat at his desk on the third floor, crouched over his typewriter like a vulture dining on carrion. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then I spot Garrett in the dining room, staring blankly out the window. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When he saw her enter the dining room, her father gave a shout of horror. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z To the left, through a slightly open door, I glimpse the red-flocked wallpaper and mahogany table and chairs of a dining room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The porters brought us food from the dining car because we couldn’t go through the white-occupied cars to the dining room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He could see one set of four people around a dining room table, and one set of three. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There was also a tile trivet depicting a blond, unbearded Jesus, delivering a sermon on a mountaintop, left in one of the drawers of the built-in china cabinet in the dining room. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I drew him standing in our dining room, with Papa and his friends sitting around the table, launching paper airplanes at him. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The dining room she stared out into was one of the most elegant places she’d ever seen. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In the course of clearing the dining room, and also in preparing the drawing room for the arrival of the evening's visitors, I was obliged to walk repeatedly past the smoking- room doors. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “There is a magnetic field between the anchors and the citadel,” Mouzaive, the natural philosopher, was telling Kether, artist of siege engines, in the guildhall dining room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then she resumes the tour: “Sunken living room. Greenhouse adjoining the dining area. And, as you can see, the house is well supplied with windows.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dad, humming cheerfully at our dining table as he cuts fabrics. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Most of the room applauds the tray drop because I believe that’s the officially required response in every school cafeteria and dining hall across America. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The ladies’ room at Sickler’s was almost as large as the dining room proper, and, in a special sense, appeared to be hardly less commodious. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Whitiker’s ideal of middle-class perfection, with well- educated, smartly groomed kids gathered around a big middle-class dining room table, has two missing pieces: Nicholas and Willie. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Dad and I sat at the dining table, Fig asleep in a ball at my feet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But it was really the vast polished dining room table I’d come to appraise. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to concentrate on what she was saying, because everybody in the dining pavilion was stealing glances at us and whispering. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Alex tells her cheerfully in the hall outside the family dining room. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Finally back in the United States, Houston and a friend, still in uniform, were returning home on a train when a white man refused to sit next to them in the dining car. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Joseph snuck into the dining room and peered through the window. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He feared it might snap as he bent to place the books on the dining table. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z My favorite time of day was always dinner, when each of us was around the wooden table in the dining room, with warm aromas escaping from the hot dishes in the center. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Signaling the others to follow her, she left the dining room. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Flora walked slowly through the dining room and into the living room. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z There’s a dining room with a big table for when Aunt Joan and my cousin, Curtis, come over, but the kitchen is for us. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I change my clothes, grab a bag of chips, and sit at the dining room table. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Master came back with a wide piece of paper that he unfolded and laid out on the dining table, pushing aside books and magazines. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the dining room, Trey, Dad, and me sit quiet, cowed. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She ran out of the living room and through the dining room. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The shop was divided into two halves, the game room and the dining room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He left the dining room impregnated with the penetrating fragrance of rose water that she had sprinkled on his head so that she could follow his tracks through the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They were closing the dining hall by the time we arrived, and the janitors had already started to mop the floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Pattie has picked out a red Formica table with four nondescript dining chairs, a stuffed lemon-colored sofa, and a leather lounger that swivels in a complete circle. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The man went around the dining room making up reasons for fining people. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Having put the food in the oven and the kettle on to boil, I got a straight chair from the dining room, took it out on the porch and sat down beside him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Then they regrouped in the dining room for the ceremony. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand very still, then look out at Mother examining her checkbook at the dining room table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Jaja was walking out of the dining room with his plate. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll go in first,” he says when we stand outside the dining hall. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z So I sit down at our dining room table with a blank piece of paper—all bright white and staring at me and making my head hurt. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She brushed as much soot off herself into the hearth as she could and then crept out of the fireplace, through the dining room—careful not to touch anything—and out into the carpeted hallway. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He slammed his fist on the glass dining table and I jumped as a crack appeared, sure his fist was going to get sliced to ribbons. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z “The dining car wiped me out. I fished out my last bit of change and passed Grover a quarter, which left me two nickels and one drachma from Medusa’s place. “ The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I walk over to the dining room table, and he follows me, happily ripping his wrapper apart. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They worked their way through the dining area, lifting tablecloths and peering under chairs, scrutinizing wall hangings and the small clusters of carnations on every table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the dining hall, people chat excitedly about the event. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I walked through the dining room to the double doors that led to Gramma and Grampa’s bedroom. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But Lillian was already entering the room, closing the door to the dining room lightly as she came. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I got out white napkins, made tea, and went into the dining room to fetch the silver tea set. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There were very few couples dining in the main room, but the bar was crammed with young Marine officers, their wives, and their dates. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice was loud and honking, and carried in the dining halls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She went through the dining room and into the kitchen, opened the icebox and looked in. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Rather, he continued into the dining room inspecting corners and wiping his index finger across furniture. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From the dining room, they cross under the shadow of the elephant-headed statue in the hall, passing into the library and stopping at the stained-glass sunset that stretches the height of one wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The men moved quickly to the dining room. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z It was the king's habit, after dining at midday, to rest in his orchard. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I know every one of us hated being in the dining room. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We finished our homework at the dining room table, waiting for it to get dark outside. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Joseph remained in the entrance to the dining room, staring at his uncle, whose eyes stayed closed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He wondered what might happen as soon as he left the dining room, and he was more than a little tempted to dawdle. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “The people are awful this year. You should see what sits next to us in the dining room. At the next table. They look as if they drove down in a truck.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Penelope had not had a reason to enter the formal dining room of Ashton Place before. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I sat at the dining room table adding colors to the black-and-white clown in my coloring book. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The president of Hampton Institute reached out to Parks, offering her a job as a hostess at the university’s faculty dining room, the Holly Tree Inn. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z On my way out, I was surprised to see Papa wrote something for Rashid Uncle on his chalkboard which lay on the dining room table. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z What if I get stressed and the man pulls his rope in my stomach and I throw up in the dining room? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Before long, Olaf’s friends were pounding on the table in strict rhythm again, and the orphans went out to the dining room to clear the table, and then again to serve the chocolate pudding. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z I get up, and turn back to her as I stand on the threshold between the kitchen and the dining room. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Next, my cousins arrived and started to take the trays of food to the dining room and patio. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A dining room, a kitchen, a living room, a family room—which, by the way, is where the puzzles are put together. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He cleared the dining table, then knelt down and polished it until the table sparkled. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When I came downstairs, everyone had left the dining room except Mistress Willingson, who cheerfully set before me a plate of food she had kept warm on the back of the stove. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Our hampers were in the hall by the bathroom and we took turns doing laundry, leaving neatly folded stacks on the dining room table for the other to take whenever the time was right. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Mom and I sit down in the dining room, the letter resting on the table in front of us. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Emma Jean was valedictorian of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s class of 1946, working her way through school serving meals in the dining hall and grading papers for professors. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Stepan sat slumped at the dining table, his right hand, which held the letter of protection, nailed down with a steak knife. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the calm of the dining room, it seems very extreme. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They could not linger in their cave all winter, dining on seal meat and toasting their feet at a driftwood fire. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z That must mean the Commander is in the house, in his own quarters, past the dining room and beyond, where he seems to stay most of the time. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He got halfway across the dining room when someone grabbed onto the back of his collar and yanked him to a stop. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We were in the dining hall by 6:40 for a breakfast of dry bread and hot sugar water, watched over by a somber portrait of George VI, the king of England. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up Fujiko’s bamboo flute, turned it over twice in his hands—small hands for such a thick, cloddish man—then set it on the dining room table. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The dining table was covered with a bright flowered plastic tablecloth. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Burying my fear deep inside me, I went back to the dining room. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They hesitated at the door to the dining room, peering into deeper darkness. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We passed a staircase and went into a dining room lined with cabinets. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I walked through the living room and the dining room, then through the French doors, toward laughter coming from the side patio. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Inside the house, we sat at a walnut dining room table, near a window that looked out on the neighbor’s house. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She took down her mother’s drapes from the dining room and packed them up with her grandmothers quilts from the bedrooms. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She poured some on one of the rags which she had carefully dampened just as Mrs. Nevins always did and proceeded to clean the never-used dining room with its dark, heavy table and six chairs. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Her brow was beaded with perspiration now, her mouth was slackly open, and she was still paler than she had been in the dining room. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Before I could answer, Dad strode back into the dining room, his face still weary but less upset. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Some creatures were too lovely to devour—not that that opinion was shared around the dining table. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A bevy of guests wanders into the hall from the dining room, sending the cascade of rose petals adrift once more. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Who puts a dining table on the beach where innocent demigods can crash into it? Who does that?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Saint Sarah’s parents are sitting in the dining room off the hallway. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Malia is sitting at the dining room table doing her homework. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They grinned back, and Smiley kind of joshed my shoulder as they moved toward the dining room, where Aunt Carrie and Miss Sarah, French Gordy’s wife, were slicing cakes and pies. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Mr. de Winter had been dining with Mr. Crawley down at his house,” she went on. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Percy sipped his blue soda and gazed thoughtfully across the dining hall. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Still, my feet are taking me down the stairs and through the dining room to my mother’s home office. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Until that moment, sitting in the dining room at his house with maps all over the table—until that moment Brian wasn’t sure he was still going. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa walked out into the dining room in time to catch me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Breakfast and dinner are served on our floor, but at lunch the twenty-four of us eat in a dining room off the gymnasium. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Rogers was standing by the dining room door. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z |
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