She looked directly at Noah, who was staring toward Mrs. Derby’s window with concern. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around us were portraits of famous old peculiars, not framed but drawn directly onto the walls in oil and charcoal and grease pencil. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Particularly? Let me remember, then, what he said as to that. His expression was, ‘a round score o’ year ago, and a’most directly after I took up wi’ Compeyson.’ Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed over the fence that surrounded it, and stood directly beneath it, staring up at its great bulging sides. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

If I looked out of the dormitory window I could see the Channel itself, and the big city of Cardiff with Llandaff alongside it lay almost directly across the water but slightly to the north. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt it was important to contact you directly. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The platform stood directly at the fifty-yard line close to the stands so that each kid would see everything and wouldn’t miss any of the action. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I throw a nut directly in front of me and hear it sizzle in confirmation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The fire thrower worked again: this time a mass of blazing sulfur hurtled directly upward to strike the gondola and burst in a cascade of flaming fragments on all sides. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He did not join the children in their wild play, but walked directly from the school toward his camp. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Yet the nature of many of the chemicals used against insects, rodents, and weeds is such that they may strike directly at this system, disrupting its beautifully functioning mechanism. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Genes, they proposed, did not specify instructions for proteins directly. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The images she’d seen on the news were absurd, really—the storm looked like a white circular saw heading directly for New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The moon directly over Milagro was clear and bright, almost full, the town dully luminous, trees and houses casting shadows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Office of Misinformation will in such a case liaise directly with the Muggle prime minister to seek a plausible non-magical explanation for the event. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

An Yi always came directly upstairs, and none of my junior high school friends knew where I lived. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We could see two boys near her—one directly in her path. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was an Old-Green-Grasshopper as large as a large dog sitting on a stool directly across the room from James now. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking directly into her eyes, seeming to see straight into her, as if he knew something about her already and was not that surprised. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But Mark had only taken one step forward when there was a click, followed by the blinding beam of a flashlight pointed directly at Mark and Alec. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

On one occasion, Borgenicht realized that his only chance to undercut bigger firms was to convince the wholesalers to sell cloth to him directly, eliminating the middleman. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Except in point of fact Colin did not whisper, because he had never quite mastered the art of whispering—he just sort of talked in a slightly softer voice directly into Hassan's eardrum. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It was noon, and the sun shone directly overhead. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The knife would have been directly responsible for both their desertions. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Peris finally looked directly at her face, not flinching as she had feared he would. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And at this point Wittgensteinian history of science places itself directly at odds with Galileo’s own account of what he is actually doing, and history of science is in a direct conflict with science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ben points to a door directly across from us by the window suites overlooking the park. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And one of them, the archer who’d saved Lyra from Mrs. Coulter, flew directly alongside the basket, and Lyra saw her clearly for the first time. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were still open, and he was looking directly at Danny now. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, he took a photograph of virus particles budding directly out of cells in the liver of Monkey 053. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, almost trotting in anticipation, they walked down the hill, past the first few houses clustered near the road, and directly to the gate of the fort, about a half mile ahead. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The red light of its eye was like a little sun, too bright to look at directly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He passed directly in front of me on his way to the right. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clarke hustled her directly to the drawing room in such a flurry of chatter Penelope barely had time to gape at the grandeur of the house’s vast interior. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He could glide directly from the street, diagonally across the lawn, and appear just a few feet below a second-story window. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He seized Odysseus’ little son and put him directly in the way of the plow. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I personally furnished all of the drafts,” he later said, “directly to the individual known to me as Raymond.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Children’s Room was directly in front of him. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The kitchen exited directly into a grand dining room, the wood heavy and dark. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The following year, the government passed two more laws that directly attacked the rights of the Coloureds and Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to school, the air is chilly, so the aides take us directly to room H-5. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She stopped spreading cream on her face and turned to look at me directly. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His face was expressionless, but his eyes—they were staring directly at Gabe—were excited. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But as Mr. Frank’s class drew to an end, we could see Madame, directly below in the courtyard, parking her car. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They can all communicate directly through speech, song, dance and ceremony. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rarely had to be directly behind him except when we climbed trees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Owner positioned himself directly in front of the suitcase, ran his fingers over the three dimples by the left clasp. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was a tiny head shop directly across the street—bongs, tapestries, canisters of Rush, and all sorts of herbs and incense behind the counter. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Tallmadge was connected to Washington and to his own agents—but the agents were not connected directly to Washington. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood directly in front of Naheed and her mother and sister, until her father stepped in front of his family. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

My father’s bed was directly beneath a ceiling fan, which was circulating cold air from a stand-alone air-conditioning unit on a side window. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Instead I throw myself directly between the whip and Gale. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon ducked out of his brother’s reach as they both watched a large silhouette emerge from the darkness directly across the campsite from them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He planned—and again Athena had put the thought in his mind—not to go directly to the house on landing, but first to the swineherd to learn if anything had happened in his absence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The lander hasn't been able to connect to Sojourner, and we have no way to contact it directly." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back at the highway, half the cars had their headlights on now, and it seemed they were all trained directly on him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A lump of compacted clay sped like a cannon directly at the spot where Butler’s head had been barely a second previously. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

When a stand-up puts down a heckler, he has to do so by being funnier: compelling laughter, very directly, gets the audience on his side. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Austin looked directly at my roommate and told him to leave the room. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The stench of sulfur made it hard to concentrate, but she focused on the ground directly below them and saw a ribbon of glittering black liquid—a river. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The act made thunder explode in the distance and lightning flash all around us as sinister black clouds began to swirl directly overhead. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A reporter stood directly in front of the gate in the chain-link fence, speaking rapidly into his microphone as the cameraperson panned around him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She thought just to sweep away, but the shock of his addressing her directly was lost in that intriguing question. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As usual, Sheed was drawn directly to her like a bee to a dandelion. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A family—a mom, a dad, and two kids—seated directly across from Jake and Emma near the back of the bus looked at a map and then at each other nervously. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Both major types of insecticides, the chlorinated hydrocarbons and the organic phosphates, directly affect the nervous system, although in somewhat different ways. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

One of our beds was directly under my mother and father’s room. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment explained the height of the mercury in a barometer by showing that it was directly related to the weight of the air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The city was five hundred miles away, almost directly south. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And directly between those forepaws, in the very jaws of his enemy, sat Tucker Mouse. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

To ensure compliance, the film department of the propaganda ministry now directly oversaw the planning and production of all new German films. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Grandma warns me to take the dinner can directly and not be meandering, looking this way and that, kicking canisters and ruining the toes of my shoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

More surprising still was the finding that Hubble published in 1929: even the size of a galaxy’s red shift is not random, but is directly proportional to the galaxy’s distance from us. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

June squirts some water directly into my mouth, then puts the canteen away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As I turned away from the bookstall, I found that, by thinking his name, I had somehow conjured up Falconer, and to my dismay, he was headed directly for us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She looked directly at Pinmei, and the love and longing Pinmei had carried for so long melted in her like a piece of ice in warm tea. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It seemed to come from directly in front of him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Teddy looked at him directly for the first time. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Still, it seems obvious that mass incarceration directly harms far more whites than Jim Crow ever did. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Calvin Umbatoor mumbles through his opening statement about the “terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex,” reading directly from his packet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

They’ve made it halfway across the main section of the concourse when two men and a lady jump down onto the tracks and stand directly in their path, forcing them to stop. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

At this point he began to talk directly to the coffin, which I had noticed upon my arrival and had studiously avoided thereafter. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The message seemed often to get telegraphed, if never said directly: These people don't belong. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Like he’s sitting there, trying to pour his thoughts directly into my brain, so he won’t have to say them out loud. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He sat directly in front of Adam to get and to keep his attention. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know from how my dad used to talk that he mostly hit the fish when they were directly under him. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This very sink empties directly into the lake. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He pulled his gloved hand out of his pocket, holding a gun, pointed directly at Bod. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I absorb electrical energy directly and utilize it with an almost one hundred percent efficiency. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I cleaned the solar panels thoroughly, then aimed a small, flexible lamp directly at them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In actuality, it was carefully tested with focus groups by the White House press team and fed directly to People. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Teddy sat down in one of them so that—whether or not it was his intention—no one was sitting directly on either side of him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Then he spied the plane with the burning engine directly above him and screamed to McWatt through the intercom to turn left hard. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We would have to stop the Introduction to Poetry Unit prematurely, she said, and move directly into the Modern Drama Unit so that the class could support Lillian and Douglas. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sun shone through the Plymouth window directly down at Rahel. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will pulled her down again at once, for not only Iorek Byrnison but a regiment of his bears were making directly for them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Risking life and limb, Smith positioned himself directly in front of the horse, facing him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as close to an honest answer as I was going to get without being able to ask my father directly, but it didn’t make me feel any better. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The goose dæmon was speaking directly to Will. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowers his paper, stares directly at Werner, then raises his newspaper again. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He is now inside the darkened theater, standing directly behind the seats of the second-level audience. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

We drop our bags at the cabin and head directly to the pond. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And when it came to the way families actually lived, I wanted to speak directly to moms, dads, and especially kids. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then she saw that Mrs. Tickham and the vacuum cleaner were headed directly for a squirrel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mammals, also, may easily be involved in the cycle, directly or indirectly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I guessed they had figured I would visit Chief Luthuli directly upon my return, and they were correct. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed tenderly at his damp snub nose while slowly taking stock of where he had landed: directly at the feet of Abbot Mortimer! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mark jumps to his feet as the man brings his weapon up and points it directly at the old man’s face. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Now I could download data from the intranet directly to that drive. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I answered his questions as directly and honestly as I could. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ragtime’s syncopation fed directly into an energetic, driving piano style of the 1920s known as ‘stride’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

We have just received a message directly from the court of Ghohg the Evil One addressed to your excellent self. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Since this allegation falls very directly into my own realm, I am able to refute it with absolute authority. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Roe returned to Long Island, instead of delivering the report directly to Abraham Woodhull, he would put it in a box buried on Woodhull’s farm. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of these spacecraft is imagined to leave the Earth directly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the pressure to find work comes directly from the criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Liz, moving slowly, placed the can into a crevice between two stones directly behind the crawdad. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

TTie door opened directly into the parlor; there was no side entry. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the seat directly across from Feathers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In a last-ditch effort to save Roosevelt’s life, the doctor filled his syringe with quinine and injected it directly into Roosevelt’s abdomen. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It was coming from directly above the house. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, these two objectives were directly at odds with each other, and Galileo’s success at the second undermined his rather half-hearted efforts at the first. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The young mulefa children, without wheels, kept peeping around the edges of their houses to stare, and Lyra would suddenly turn and look at them directly to make them jump and laugh with terror. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, I took a step back and away, so I was no longer standing directly behind him, but off to the side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Beverly Ember had given up in those few weeks trying to be directly involved in her granddaughter’s life, questioning whether or not she had been overbearing or too nosy. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The old man’s apartment is directly beneath it and exactly the same. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is a reference to the Root and Branch Bill of 1641, which sought to abolish episcopacy, and led directly to the Civil War. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t go anywhere near it! That pipe—the one Augustus went up—happens to lead directly to the room where I make a most delicious kind of strawberry-flavored chocolate-coated fudge....” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

A second parachute popped open a few minutes later and coasted down, like the first, directly in toward the clearing of the landing strip. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Their words were becoming increasingly vile, fueled by whatever was happening directly in front of the school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The claw drops from the underside until it’s directly overhead. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she stared at it directly it dissolved completely. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I soon realized that if Mrs. Ortiz yelled at me, I could stare just above her head and she would still think that I was looking directly at her, hanging on her every word. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We went directly to the market and bought enough groceries for two weeks. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As far as they could tell, he was looking at them directly, but it was impossible to read any expression on his face. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And from the branches of this tree I can see directly over Wenamon’s wall and into his courtyard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The Ferris Wheel was full of passengers, who watched with mounting concern as the funnel did its own danse du ventre across Jackson Park directly toward the Midway. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Actual reports were carefully sent outside normal channels directly to Nixon, Kissinger, and a small handful of other officials. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then he looked straight into the camera, and I felt as if he was now speaking directly to me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Paul’s plan involved having a continual lineup of women stand directly in front of the White House, holding placards containing messages demanding the vote—for President Wilson to see. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

They stood at a bend in the paved road that wound around Prospect Park, directly beneath a lamppost. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Sadly, on payday many men took their paychecks directly to the saloon instead of to their wives and families. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Since neutrinos pass directly through the Earth, we cannot catch a given one. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see Jess’s face now, more clearly than usual—it’s something to do with the light, which is very bright, shining directly on her like a spotlight. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from any directly toxic effects, curious indirect results follow the use of certain herbicides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Through the headphones, she can hear him turn a crank, switch on something, and then, as if positioned directly in the center of her head, a piano plays a sweet, simple song. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As a soldier separated from the group, she took a step backward, directly into his path. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Second Platoon should look for it and fix the location of air vents for the demolitions teams, who would come in directly behind. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

All I know is that at one point Johnny turned around, looked directly at me, and gave a head nod—he recognized me from the ’hood. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be heading directly for the frontier of Guilder. Catch up as quickly as you can once he’s dead.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though she had directly insulted me by speaking so slightingly of herself. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leale leaned forward and breathed air from his own lungs directly into Lincoln’s mouth and nostrils. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither company sells products directly to consumers, so they don’t advertise. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"This is as much of the galaxy as you can fit in a bedroom. And that"—she leaned over to see what was directly above my head—"well, that looks like the Gemini Twins." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

My ship was in bad shape, so instead of returning directly to my stronghold, I headed to Joe’s Garage, an orbital starship repair shop over in Sector Ten. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He imagined marching forth right now, right here, in front of everyone, and appealing directly to Eril-Fane. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I probably should have said it directly in the moment, but I chickened out, knowing it would hurt, both to say and to hear. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Now, they did not return his calls and their mobile phones went directly to voice mail. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When the guards weren’t looking directly at her, Emma tried to scan the faces around her, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I had read this psalm of David’s many times, but now when I read it, the words spoke directly to my heart and brought me some comfort. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He extended a yellow-gray finger, pointing directly at Pantalaimon, whose red-brown stoat form immediately became ermine white. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Angela Davis smiles, gap-toothed and beautiful, raises her fist in the air says, Power to the people, looks out from the television directly into my eyes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

With the sun directly overhead, the moon appeared a cheery place, with soft rounded craters bathed in a rose-colored light. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The italicized language in the description of the referenced text exchange is paraphrased, not directly quoted. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And because beavers have built a network of elaborate dams across this creek, the route leads directly through a three-acre expanse of standing water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, I had been there more than two years, but I had never talked directly to her. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In ghetto communities, nearly everyone is either directly or indirectly subject to the new caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“What if,” said Botticelli, “what if I told you that I know exactly where the princess is? What if I told you that I could take you right directly to her?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

She had been visiting friends back in Chicago and thus Geyer had been unable to telegraph the news to her directly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Artist Marcel Duchamp lived directly across the street and was an active member of the club, and became a great fan of Bobby’s. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Baba bends down and kisses the top of my head, as if he’s sending his little piece of wisdom directly into my brain. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Dear Nettie, The only piece of mail Mr. ever put directly in my hand is a telegram that come from the United States Department of Defense. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

These particles are virtual particles like the particles that carry the gravitational force of the sun: unlike real particles, they cannot be observed directly with a particle detector. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like most Americans whose lives were not directly touched by the war, I put it behind me and went on with my life. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I drove directly to the all-white bar and ordered a drink. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I imagine he’ll be coming for us directly, and I’m fresh out of houses to drop on him.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“We were supposed to report directly to the commanding officer,” Bill added, tapping his knuckles on the table. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea hovered and shimmered delicately, like a soap bubble, and she dared not even look at it directly in case it burst. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Now be a good boy and go directly to the bus. I’ll be watching from here, and when we get ready to tour the barn I’ll get you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Geography didn’t catch up to Eratosthenes until true oceangoing ships proved his calculations directly, almost two thousand years after he was born. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and looked directly at the two figures standing up, black against the sky. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a knee-high berm of snow directly in front of him and then a trail where patrolling guards had tramped it down. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Finally, she placed Mary directly below her crucified son. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked directly at me, but didn’t smile. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I’m not looking directly at him, but I can see him in my peripheral vision. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They grew directly out of the bark of the oak tree. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The letter lay on the table, between them, directly in Julian’s line of vision. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then from behind the workshop came, in a sort of lurching limp, a shape the size of a large dog, but hunched and heavy in the shoulders, which stood and stared at them directly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

They parked in the shadows beneath a live oak directly in front of B barracks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, as he grasped the still-warm ankles and walked, with Harrison holding the wrists, to the shallow grave at the bottom of the orchard, he did not once look directly at it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Neck enjoys the noise, until one kid challenges him directly. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was traveling from Warsaw, Poland, following a weeklong training camp, and my mother and Faizah were flying directly from the United States to meet me in Greece. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, in the late afternoon, the sun shone directly on the jar and lit it up so that it looked like a lamp. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

One magnificent creature with beautifully striped legs swung down directly in front of Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But on this side of the highway green fields led directly up to the road’s eastern shoulder—an unnatural setup; obviously the result of a strange, possibly a bad, law. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As though looking through a tunnel, she watched as the old woman ambled back over to sit cross-legged directly opposite her again, this time holding a large black bowl between her knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She turned her eyes directly on me, exposed her talons, and ripped through my dream. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Several soldiers were posted directly below us in the field where my class would be. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he said this, Kilvin looked directly at me, and for a moment there was none of his characteristic distraction lurking behind his eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a picture of me standing very still with my hands by my side and my eyes looking directly at the camera. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1883, with rather grim determination, the German embryologist August Weismann had performed an experiment that directly attacked Darwin's gemmule theory of heredity. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But maybe the front row is the exception, because I swear Taylor just spent forty-five minutes gazing directly into my face. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He pointed a pudgy finger directly at Holly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He went directly to his mother’s bedroom, where Aureliano had boiled mercury for four months in his grandfather's grandfather’s water pipe to conserve the body according to Melquíades’ formula. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She walks with such certainty, placing each foot directly in front of the other and holding her shoulders square. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There must, he concluded, be changes deducible by experiment that are too subtle to be perceived directly by the senses. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bright light flashed inside Brian’s eyes—red and glaring—and he opened them to find that he was on his back, staring directly at the sun. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He set off at a great rate directly across the woodland, and after little more than a hundred paces, he jumped down a jutting bank. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And now, without thinking, I find myself looking directly into my house, and 1 can’t look away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made their way directly to the kitchen, where, despite Fry- pan’s grumbling, they were able to get cheese sandwiches and raw vegetables. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Instead I’ll assume it translates directly into the name of the disease: ‘nemserria,’ thus preventing any unnecessary strain on our friendship.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Let them “release,” Jack would say, directly from your action. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Conservatives, on the other hand, who had received their power directly from God, proposed the establishment of public order and family morality. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Besides, it might give me an opportunity to do some hunting that I don’t normally get to do: talk directly to one of my potential targets. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was moving, and it was moving directly toward the firehouse. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Bobby continued making broadcasts, this time directly from the detention center’s pay telephone, and they went immediately on the World Wide Web. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The path they followed led them easily through the woods, taking them directly to the fence. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I’m staring directly into President Snow’s snake eyes as he greets the nation. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I think from there I can climb directly through and be in the part of the castle most likely to be deserted—and the part with access to secret tunnels. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The bishop, Reggie wrote “taught him a lesson without directly saying anything to him. “Valjean did not promise anything to the bishop at this time and the bishop didn’t expect him to. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The back of their cage nearly abutted the train tracks, and on the tracks directly behind them stood an Amtrak train engine. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The two of them almost crashed into each other directly under the Berg, and Mark immediately leaned in to try to protect both of them with his shield. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They proceeded directly to the car, and for twenty minutes Mrs. Sen practiced driving. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She walked directly to the back of the room, where the boxes formed a windowseat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan took one last look at the hogan-like space before walking into the passage that would lead them directly to Mother Water Monster herself. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the year I stood directly behind her in class and mimicked every movement that she made. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the first one reached the shore, it lumbered up through the dry sand, making directly for the priest. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I asked, and looked her directly in the eye. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She stepped out from behind me and met Chencho’s gaze as she spoke to him directly. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

For all their energy, Cahokia’s rulers made a terrible mistake: they did not attempt to fix the problem directly. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

According to South African law, since we were in the Supreme Court, Duma, as an advocate, was the only one permitted to address the judges directly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the two marks and directly under the suspended rock, we laid a stick. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king breathed sharply and stopped directly in front of the gang. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She wore a pitiful expression and stood with arms outstretched in the direction of the harbor, many blocks away, but also toward the Priest Hole, which was directly across the street. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

At CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, Burton Gerber was reading a classified cable sent directly from Rome. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They placed some of the monkeys directly underneath bat colonies in the roof of the cave, hoping that something would drop on a monkey that would cause the animal to break with Marburg. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A vidfeed window opened directly behind him, displaying a live video image of the stacks where I lived. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Nikki and I would play this game: I would sit on the living room chair while Nikki deeply inhaled and then blew directly in my face, eliciting hysterical laughs on both sides. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And how can I know who wrote the second letter, the one that came to me directly, with that mysterious list of words? Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Grub squealed as he was released, his newfound momentum carrying him directly into three of his comrades. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Standing next to Lawrence, Serber had trained his unprotected eyes directly on the fireball at the moment of detonation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She didn’t speak directly to Jesse, but she gave him a look with those blue eyes of hers that made him zing like one of the strings she was strumming. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He glanced up and gazed directly at Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I peer inside to see Poe fast asleep on his bed, curled into a surprisingly tiny ball underneath his plaid comforter, a suave Gordon Ramsay poster, positioned directly over his bed, keeping watch over him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Whether by man or woman, however, God the Father was rarely addressed directly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This: A flat map of ancient Egypt; when the sun is directly overhead, vertical obelisks cast no shadows in Alexandria or Syene. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I recognize this name, although I have never spoken directly to its owner. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And just as soon as she’s done, somehow backhand-springing directly into line, her feet in a perfect “parallel first” position, Garret Charles makes a small notation next to her name on the clipboard. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As a talented, possibly gifted mathematician with a similarly independent mind, Dorothy Hoover was a perfect fit for the section, and in 1946 R. T. Jones invited her to work directly for him. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I stare at the dry-erase board hanging on the door directly above his head, noticing a big heart drawn on it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He sat nude on the lowest limb of the tree and balanced himself with both hands grasping the bough directly above. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In the morning, I see that 7:00—Breakfast is directly followed by 7:30—Command, which is fine since I may as well start the ball rolling. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She even arranged with the school authorities to have my salary paid directly into her own bank. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The man stared directly out of the page. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The rabbit made one last smoking effort and came to a dust-explosive shuddering stop directly beneath the mare.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My grandfather stood directly behind her, waiting his turn to get at the grandchildren. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His wand was still pointing directly at Ron, and his eyes were popping — he looked slightly mad. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The baby ape reached his fingers under my collar to touch my skin directly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boy went directly to a neighborhood junk shop where he bought a .. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d come back to Chicago over his summer break from Harvard, this time skipping the sublet and moving directly into my apartment on Euclid Avenue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I did not want to be pushy and ask him directly what he had found out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went directly home at the day’s end, with none of his usual reluctant dawdling. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I wrenched my right foot out of Zeep Creep’s grip and kicked him directly in his meaty face. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

As Jonathan watched, they began to trot forward, directly toward where he stood. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You think a joke shop could supply him with such a thing? You don’t think it more likely that he got it directly from the manufacturers?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You might have to put guacamole directly into my mouth with a spoon because I need both hands for the next forty-eight hours.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She looked at me directly, waiting for me to say something. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Without ever saying so directly, they were talking about themselves and the other prominent members of the revolutionary generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He then turned his helmeted head and looked directly at me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

This they raised, placing the open part directly over the opening in the earth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t just want your muscles and that portion of your brain that is directly connected to them, we want your innermost self. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as if he were short-circuiting—as if his impulses were leaping directly out of him without passing through his brain. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He pointed at the Witchlings, and the Nightbeast, which was directly above Thorn now, tensed its hind legs as if it were about to pounce. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Placed directly in front of the light, a cube casts a square shadow. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I hate not getting to talk directly! popped up on the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Have the gods taught you nothing? An immortal does not fight a mere mortal directly. It is beneath our dignity. I will have Luke crush you instead.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“This has nothing to do with you and your brother,” he said looking me directly in the eyes and holding my hands. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For example, Stone Age farmers did not proceed directly to extracting and working iron, which requires high-temperature furnaces. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He placed it directly opposite me, a couple of feet away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bentley surely did not think that Boyle, Newton, Sydenham and Ratcliffe had directly attacked belief in witchcraft; and he probably knew that Boyle had been all in favour of such belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when they did look directly at us, they would shade their eyes with their hands as if they were looking at something very far away. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such an explanation is on the right track, as those factors demonstrably were directly responsible for European conquests. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In all that follows, only the two youngest of the seven children will be directly seen or heard. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Nonetheless,” Cardan says, taking the bottle of wine and drinking directly from the neck. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In addition to the downbeat and meter, you will also need to determine whether the first note of the song begins directly on the downbeat or on a pickup. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Of course Manuel wasn’t anywhere near dead, but that didn’t stop Mrs. Bower from sending me directly to the principal’s office. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In the distance, large crowds of white people were lining the curb directly across from the front of Central High. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was adopted by Malebranche and other followers of Descartes, and Newton sometimes speaks as if every act of gravitational attraction is directly willed by God. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was sound advice, but Eric was downcast at the idea that he was unqualified to apply directly to the computing program. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one I did recognize was looking directly at the one I didn’t. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When speaking to me directly, the Secret Service agents almost always called me “ma’am.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The other man stands directly in front of her, holding the bucket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She would have looked directly at me, praying for me to see it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

This plain of snow shone a powdery white that morning; the sun blazed icily somewhere too low on the horizon to be seen directly, but its clean rays shed a blue-white glimmer all around us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he scraped his chair around to face her more directly. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He would frequently turn his head to look Judge Norton directly in the eye as he spoke. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The searchlight shone directly at them for seconds that felt like minutes, but then it swung away and the engine noise changed as the steersman opened the throttle and moved off along the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I sincerely hope you speak the truth, Elihu. These rebel committees are multiplying faster than rabbits in the spring. They’ve just about ground business to a halt.” ss “Have they interfered with you directly?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moody’s wand was still pointing directly at Harry’s heart. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I considered cutting off the road across the field to go directly to the farmhouse, but then I decided I’d better stick to following the horse tracks, in case. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The queen took special notice of me and at one point addressed me directly, but she spoke in Sesotho, a language in which I knew few words. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me always wondered what my father would do if directly confronted with the truth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Without hesitating she reared back and snapped her hands forward, shooting the knife blades directly for the madwoman’s heart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“But Chiron said the gods can’t take each other’s magic items directly.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The lungs were popping Ebola directly into the air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

El Jefe sat down in an ornate chair on a raised platform and spoke directly to the families of the prisoners to be released. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun is directly behind her, and the shadow of her head spreads across the thick, silken pages, a few strands of her hair strangely magnified, quivering, as if viewed through a microscope. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But as we reach the top of another wooded hill and the moons are directly overhead, I finally hear the Noise of men, clear as a crash. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

My parents came in then, looking expectant, and 1 just nodded and they fell into each other, feeling, I’m sure, the harmonic terror that would in time come for them directly. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Alternatively, at night, you could measure latitude directly by measuring the angle between the horizon and the Pole Star. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And then, once we’re in the empty hall in the upper level of the palace, I turn and press the point of my knife directly underneath his chin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But she kept looking and before long could make out short iron bars bolted into the bank, one below the next, almost directly below her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But a tiny number— about one in eight thousand—bounced back at a sharp angle, some even ricocheting directly back at the source. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There were two ways to get up to the REP, but the other way required the Vanderbeeker kids to use the ladder directly across from the Beiderman’s door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Go directly home, boys and girls. The school is dismissed. Do not come back tomorrow. We will send word if the school will continue.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

My bedroom, Dad’s old room, was directly above the kitchen. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“So, old Mose, it was completely dark inside and out, and the only light came from a flashlight, a flashlight shining directly in your face.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be speaking directly at me, right out of the television set. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He fixed his gaze directly on hers, and she could see he was thinking about it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Imagine we live in a three-dimensional universe, locally distorted by matter into a fourth physical dimension that we cannot perceive directly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the trikes closed in, the tyrannosaurus launched into the air, landing with his huge hind legs on the triceratops directly to Magdalys’s left. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It proved that the creature had indeed turned almost directly to the left, perpendicular to the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He reached out and took her directly into a hug that didn’t smell of Mr. Chris and the earth at all, but of soap and medicine. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Across the millennia, the author is speaking, clearly and silently, inside your head, directly to you. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d be in charge of the entire division, second-in-command only to me. I’m talking about five thousand highly trained combat-ready avatars, all taking orders directly from you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The rope wound around a pulley attached to the outside of the building and ran up to another pulley fixed beside the window directly above hers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Without missing a step they snapped their bayonets onto their guns, presenting the glistening blades directly at the Americans. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sun stood directly overhead, pressing its heat down upon the town as though it held an enormous brass basin. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, it doesn’t smell like human sewage; it smells of human sewage, because whenever it rains, the sewers overflow and the collective waste of Central Indiana dumps directly into the river. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sierra stormed directly into their midst, watching with satisfaction as they swerved out of her way. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Advertising slogans for sugary cereal, microwavable convenience foods, and supersized everything were downloaded directly into the minds of children watching cartoons. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Ah, you must depart directly if you mean to catch the current,” said Vikus, slipping the backpack with Boots onto his shoulders and leading him to Ares, who was already carrying his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His boss cited “budgetary problems” for the dismissal, but the reality was that Rand often worked directly for the Pentagon, and Rand bosses were reluctant to offend their employers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1928, she made her first coast-to-coast trip, which allowed her to work directly with Prohibition and Coast Guard agents in California. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Professor, why couldn’t we just Apparate directly into your old colleague’s house?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She raced David halfway around the greenbelt, until the lights of the big hospital sat directly across the river from them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

These can be studied directly, by anthropological observation. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Trepid parked the Cadillac directly in front of the First Avenue Jewelry store. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

As I’m walking into the language arts wing, this football guy I hardly recognize almost runs directly into me coming down the stairs. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

A spotlight shines directly on Hype, and the cheers start. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you need the wind behind you to speed things up; sometimes you need to head directly into the wind to help you take off. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When I looked up from the paper the man was staring directly into my face as if he recognized me from a post office Wanted poster. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had just resolved to speak to Taisin about it directly when they caught sight of the town gates in the distance. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

These treetop feeders are affected either directly by eating poisoned insects or indirectly by a shortage of food. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even as both Demons’ stares linger on me, they still don’t speak to me directly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The new plan involved not simply picketing, but picketing in front of the White House in demonstrations aimed directly at President Woodrow Wilson. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A cop shone a light directly into the boy’s eyes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And now the liquor store wasn’t a few blocks away, it was directly across the street. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sometimes one of them looked directly at her, and she was startled by how intelligent the gaze was. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She looked out the window to the front door directly below. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

And the falcon would fly directly to where the baby was. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Who wants to come?” she says, staring directly at me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Light is quantized into photons, directly contradicting the wave theory of light that had not been questioned for more than a century. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But then Nels dropped the manila folder on the mattress, dropped it and stood directly over him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It has never crossed Bailey’s mind that he could do such things himself, but having been told as much so simply and directly, it seems strangely achievable. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And now they looked directly at each other. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“What was that?” he demanded, raising the baton to point directly at Javier’s face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She climbed the stairs to the second floor and went directly to the Lawrences’ apartment. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was during one of the clear spells, when the sun was visible almost directly overhead, that Ron and Hermione entered the compartment at last. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The sun was almost directly in front of them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Faber, for the first time, raised his eyes and looked directly into Montag's face. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Governor Nelson D. Rockefeller refused to negotiate directly with the inmates, and on September 13, worried that the inmates were harming their hostages, the state police launched a bloody battle to retake the prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above all, experimentation began to engage directly with central claims made by Aristotle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He must have been ten feet from her, with that long rifle barrel pointing directly at her face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was signaling Josh to get a shot of one of the Weiners’ daughters, who was making a monkey face, but Josh remained focused on the judge as she turned to speak directly to me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Music, is of course, more than entertainment, and affects the body directly through its sound vibrations. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I rip through a wall of green into a small clearing and the sound repeats directly above me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sasha touched the field of pimples on his face, an unspoken anxiety screaming directly at her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

So when Mom yelled, “Go!” and Chess grabbed Finn’s hand and pulled him along, Finn raced directly toward the guards. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She explained, too, how the elevated railroad being erected over Sixty-third Street would carry guests directly to Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When Bunny saw me she broke away from the others and threw a fastball directly at my head. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bobby Frank Cherry sat directly in front of me, only ten feet away. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron was sitting on the bed directly across from mine, Newcharlie's bed, and he was rolling one of his pants legs up real slowly. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Apart from these, he should refuse to listen to anyone else, pursue his goals directly, and be obstinate in the decisions he has taken. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The receptionist was not innocent and neither was I. The whole charade we had played out in that crummy waiting room had directly to do with me, Black, and her, white. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The troll was directly below her, pounding against the town’s outer wall, which was coming away in chunks beneath his powerful fingers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The Mills family usually sat directly behind the Spencers. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The window was directly behind him, above his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was odd though the way the man had been looking out and directly he saw me he whipped back into the room and the shutters were closed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, a racist reason. And by the way, stop talking over me,” I say, staring directly at Jacob and pulling my arms away. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I feel the urge, familiar now, to wrench myself from my body and speak directly into her mind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Juan sat off to one side, still deep in his own world, but Izzy, Tee, and Jerome were all in seats directly across from Sierra, looking right at her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

At the window, Boo Boo changed her position slightly, so that her back wasn’t directly to the two women at the table. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

At last she moved the stepladder directly in front of the place and took a step up, glancing sideways at Mr. Randolph. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The four jack-o’-lanterns shed a mellow illumination across the portion of the roof directly beyond the window. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when the sun is directly overhead and shines onto the lake, the light is so bright it pickles your eyes and you have to turn away from it. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Greyback forced the prisoners to turn again so as to place Harry directly beneath the chandelier. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Our family shared a fire pit, which was directly outside our home, with four other families. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“What ever gave you the idea that your father hits me? He never hits me,” Lillian said, looking directly at Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard, Miss Havisham,” said I, rather at a loss, “that you were so kind as to wish me to come and see you, and I came directly.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We was going to bring her back directly, ourself,” said Tuck, standing up slowly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made her look directly in my eyes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He went directly to his bunk and lay down and turned his face to the wall and drew up his knees. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Main Deck landing, he went directly over to the Purser’s desk, where a good-looking girl in naval uniform was presiding at the moment. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Girls now reported directly to their engineers or to the computer supervisors attached to the group. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

We saw the COD as a means whereby our views could be put directly to the white public. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Musically, the shape of the instrument is important since the shape is directly related to sound and sound production. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I was sitting directly across from Summer and Megan, both of whom I knew from lower school, too, even if we weren’t necessarily good friends. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Near noon, the sun blazing directly overhead, Lupita rose for yet another drink. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Even though she was sitting directly across from Maya, Lauren’s voice sounded very far away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

But may the saints forgive me, and I believe they will,” she said, crossing herself, “for I did not take it to her, but brought it here directly.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And if any of the writers assembled on the ramp that day harbored any doubt that Ky Ebright was taking the Washington threat seriously, those doubts were put to rest directly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The sun continued making its way westward in the sky and was almost directly above us now. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

In order to pick up her path she was walking directly toward the house, toward the terrace where a paraffin globe lamp shone among glasses, bottles, and an ice bucket. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

For the first time, he informed Alvarez directly of his opposition to the project. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“No,” she says, and she grabs Leo by the forearm so she can talk directly into the speaker. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the display screen mounted on the counter directly in front of me; then his eyes glazed over as he refocused his attention on the world inside his visor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Too small,” I say as I grab my bag without looking directly at him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mona’s eyes narrowed and she leaned down so that she was peering directly into Taisin’s eyes with her single good one. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. It said, ‘Have Beck contact me directly. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She sent a letter directly to Premier Nikita Khrushchev, asking him to extend an invitation to Bobby for the World Youth Festival. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was relieved to see that she had slipped into a thin ragged housecoat—even though it had holes in all the wrong places—and I could look directly at her for the first time. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her tears dripped into the space between my collar and my neck, directly onto my skin. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping it was only the coppers he wanted, Ranofer went directly to him and put them in his hand. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Kissinger started pounding the table with his fists, yelling directly at Chief of Staff Bob Haldeman. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

White would need to tie up these loose ends, but at last a witness had emerged who could directly implicate Hale in the plot. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I look directly at him this time because I want a direct answer. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Now turn the candle sideways so the wick is directly above the water, beta. Then let the drops of wax fall into the water until you feel like stopping.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They wanted drugs to smoke, drugs to snort, drugs to swallow, and drugs to shoot directly into their veins by any means possible. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He would walk until the sun was directly overhead, then find a shady spot to rest and drink from the gourd. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It's the one that's directly across the street from the gym. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Wait, really?” she said, staring directly at Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“But no one has ever taken something directly from the headmaster’s office,” Freddie added. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She walked out of the building and directly onto the team bus, parked just in front of the Walton County jail. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The carriages rolled past Sitting Bull’s Cabin, the Lapland Village, the compound of the allegedly cannibalistic Dahomans, and, directly opposite, the California Ostrich Farm, redolent of simmering butter and eggs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The sun was shining almost directly overhead onto the sand, and the glare on the water was unbearable. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There was no necessity for the chocolate roll call now because most of the students were bringing their returns directly to Brian Cochran in the office. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

To refer to something is to mention directly. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks directly at me and says, “We didn’t plan to leave you, Melody. Honest.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

We are trained to think that what goes into any transaction or relationship or system must be directly related, in intensity and dimension, to what comes out. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What has been proposed is that in lieu of eliminating the entire Capitol population, we have a final, symbolic Hunger Games, using the children directly related to those who held the most power.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I stirred uncomfortably when she raised her eyes from her prepared remarks and seemed to be looking directly at me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her open, friendly, clever face looked back directly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The guests in his restaurant had begun to complain vigorously about the noise and obscenity coming from the room that was directly off the restaurant. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looked directly into her eyes as if they were looking for lies. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start to get up and then realize they plan to roll my hospital bed directly there. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You can call me Chencho,” the boy said, nodding in greeting to Pita, who eyed him from her usual safe place directly behind me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then she crawled along a beam till she was directly over the next pen. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She never says it directly, but I’m pretty sure her dad is a drug dealer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Often when sighting along an arrow, there to the side I would glimpse the young man or young woman, but when I looked directly, he or she would be old again. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made sure to stare directly in her eye so she would believe me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Teenie had told her never to look the masters directly in their eyes, but Amari had stolen looks at Mrs. Derby as often as she had been able to. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in the front, where the band had stuck directly to the bare skin, there remained a whole lot of small patches of brown leathery stuff that no amount of washing would get off. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

But if I should hear anything of this nature again, my next letter will go directly to the San Francisco Chronicle and the mayor’s office, respectively. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king looked directly at them for the first time, and Pinmei’s protests were temporarily forgotten in her surprise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I think about it, I realize I have never, ever said any words directly to my parents. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I tapped another icon, and a large two-dimensional Web browser window appeared, suspended in space directly in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His hands and feet would be tied, and then, sometimes with a guard’s knee on his back, he would be sprayed directly in the face. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

No more teachers were denounced directly, but two or three were made to stand up in assembly and apologize for this or that misdeed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Stop rambling, Mr. Gudmundsson. Your purpose here is to ask questions of the witness that refer directly to her testimony. You must refrain from doing anything else—but you know this. Get on with it.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had looked at her directly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Griever had altered its course from Alby to head directly for Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was a relief, carved directly into the stone. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But later, when he was on fire with whisky, he looked again directly at her, and saw immediately that she had also been thinking of him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The minivan, which last night had been parked on the far end of the lot, was now stationed directly in front of the hotel room. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He would have fallen directly onto her, but he was yanked backward by the collar of his shirt. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life, really, I felt I was doing something immediately meaningful, directly impacting the lives of others while also staying connected to both my city and my culture. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But they were not attached directly to the spheres, but indirectly, through a kind of off-center wheel. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved it like a wand and pointed it directly at him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Your mama,” Jonathan repeated directly into the boy’s face and speaking very slowly. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Thus it is impossible to test A proton and an antiproton collide at high energy, producing a couple of almost free quarks. grand unified theories directly in the laboratory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nut was established directly after the Dark Days, when the Capitol had lost 13 and was desperate for a new underground stronghold. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I see,” he cried, “‘From o'er the threshold’ means that we must stand on the wall directly above the gatehouse.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I stepped directly in front of his face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

His breath is in my hair, and on my neck, and before I can really think about what I'm doing, I tilt my face up so that I'm looking directly into his eyes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was immediately cheered, and set out directly for the highway. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

II. French-Latin words—that is, Latin words introduced through the French—can often be readily distinguished by their being more changed in form than the Latin terms directly introduced into our language. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley wondered about trying to secretly take the tube directly to the Warden. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I’d do that, if I was going to be strung up to that there gallows as there is over there, directly afterwards. I’ll beat the shivers so far, I’ll bet you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Do not approach or walk near a white person unless invited to do so, and if a white person walks directly toward you, always stand far back or move aside and let them pass. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

No instrument currently imaginable will give scientists the power to observe strings directly; nobody can think of an experiment that will give physicists evidence about whether black holes and particles are, indeed, strings. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, their energies nowadays would be too low for us to observe them directly. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cope was born more directly into privilege–his father was a rich Philadelphia businessman–and was by far the more adventurous of the two. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A battery-powered lantern sat on top of the case, and a shining sword was mounted on the wall directly above it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He took a seat directly behind the defendants, and fixed them with a gaze of unique persistence, as though he planned to paint their portraits from memory. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

This highly classified space vehicle could take razor-sharp images and relay them via an electronic signal directly to the Central Intelligence Agency. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Five days at the ranch usually wore me out, and now we were facing ten days straight, after which we’d fly directly to Brazil without going back home. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Is that directly from your African background? Maybe from the We-Be tribe?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around for the gate and saw that he had gone directly away from it in his complicated journey over the grass. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Judging by the two figures in black standing directly in front of our door, it didn’t seem like we’d be able to leave, either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Although he could see the camp directly above him, he chose his old route—up the gorge and across the ridge—because the guards on the wall were facing the river. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His face and arms were scratched, the fox head now directly over his left ear. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

One day in May she came home from school and went directly to her knitting needles. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger felt that if he said something directly to Mr. Dalton, he could swing things round again in his favor; but he did not know just how to put it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the narrow hallway behind the stage where a back door opened to the alley and he knew how the president’s box hung directly above the stage. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last haint rose directly from the floor, a sudden tower of fury glaring down at her, heaving with sharp uneven breaths. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was warm in the office, so I unwrapped his towel and put him under my shirt so he could grip me directly, skin on skin. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The first stage is illustrated by dozens of diseases that we now and then pick up directly from our pets and domestic animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at him, and then I stared directly into the light. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Until early in the twentieth century, Princeton crews had rowed in the Delaware and Raritan Canal, which ran directly along the south side of the campus. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then she fell into her bunk, which was also on the bottom, directly across from Hanako’s. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Two places are antipodes to each other if they are directly opposite each other on the globe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At the door Matthew Wood left his family and moved with dignity to the deacon’s bench directly in front of the pulpit. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The echoing bang of the slammed cellar door had not died away before there was a terrible, drawn-out scream from directly above them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

What happens to them does not directly affect—and is scarcely noticed by—the privileged beyond the ghetto’s invisible walls. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I take the side hallway that leads directly backstage, and slip through the door. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

It’s called tunnel vision because, before you black out completely, for a while you seem to be looking down a tunnel and can see only those objects that are directly in front of you. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked exactly as if they were heading directly for the island, and as they got closer, Malcolm could hear something that he didn’t like at all. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The galaxies were so distant that even these great velocities were not directly measurable. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

This is the original meaning of ‘evidence’, in that it comes directly from the Latin evidentia. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Some were down near the riverbank unrolling wires directly across from Gray, which made Pax uneasy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The space between them was a straight shot, and as one of the wolves raised his head to look at Kaede, she sent an arrow directly into his yellow eye. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In contact with the skull, an army helmet transmitted images directly into the brain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He lowered his head so he was staring directly into her eyes. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A skinny metallic rod burst out of the Grievers moist skin, unfolding into a long appendage with three spinning blades, which moved directly toward Thomas’s face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The Mecca is a machine, crafted to capture and concentrate the dark energy of all African peoples and inject it directly into the student body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Particles of spin 0,1, or 2 do also exist in some circumstances as real particles, when they can be directly detected. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gulped and took several deep breaths, glaring at Dumbledore, his wand pointing directly at the latter’s heart. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There were two bucks directly in his path, but they fell back as he plowed through the loose soil. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without responding to me directly, she spun around on her heels like the dancer she was and marched away. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sister went directly to our room and closed the door. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Opposite p., left: When the sun is not directly overhead, shadows of equal length are cast. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gave her head a shake, stood up, and hovered directly over Hanako. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Doctrine of Discovery influenced the policies of the young United States and directly affected the lives and the very existence of Native people. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Playfully she ran through complex sentences, calling the words alive with her voice, making it seem that the author somehow was speaking directly to me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Why not talk to Lewis? Let's go to CAP- COM and ask her directly." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He strode directly to her and introduced himself as “Mr. Bradley.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, the Wampanoag fended off Indians from the interior, preventing them from trading directly with the foreigners. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was muscular, well-built, but no taller than my own five-eight so that I found myself looking directly into the strange eyes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Manipulation of the right magic in the right way could alter the trajectory of fate magic ever so slightly, and cause far-reaching changes. Only fools can interact with fate magic directly, and only by accident.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Once back in Chicago he went directly to his office. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Matt looked at Tam Lin directly for the first time since they arrived at the oasis. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her last glove was thin and translucent, and she could see the Band-Aid through it, directly under the Ebola blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was heading almost directly toward New Orleans, with the brunt of it expected to strike about sixteen miles west of the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The driver drew a .38 caliber pistol from his pocket and fired twice directly at Spicely. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In turning a leaf she happened to look up, and I said to her directly— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Kaz stepped into the barrel of the gun so that it was pressed directly against his chest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Lord Roke on his hawk had glided up to it directly, circling above, examining it from all sides. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He set it down and gave me a hug, then he walked directly to his bedroom. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He had never spoken to me directly that I remembered, and I wasn’t entirely convinced he knew my name. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

No matter the result, I would not be returning home: if we were convicted, I would go directly to prison; if we were discharged, I would immediately go underground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once back in Chicago, Ellsworth secured formal authority to hire Olmsted and arranged to have him report directly to Burnham. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But from where they stood, almost directly underneath the peach, they couldn’t actually see the travelers up on top. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The mist seems to thicken in the canopy above us, like the tree trunks are growing directly into the clouds. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He exhaled a thin stream of filtered smoke and aimed the cigarette’s ashes like a marksman directly at the center of his ashtray. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of lying on the floor of my living room, I was lying on the ground in the sun, almost directly over a hill of large black ants. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the chopper coming up from the south, and within a few minutes Mel Willard had set the small bubble copter down in the alfalfa field directly behind Bud Gleason’s opulent adobe home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny Ray Johnson gave Tony a wan smile, then without warning, swung his arm back and punched Tony directly in the stomach. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After school, at three o’clock, I walk directly to the store. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then I lost my grip and my avatar was sucked directly into the Black Tiger game’s monitor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Standing at the fitting rooms and facing toward the main store entrance, we are looking directly at the tentlike, utilitarian plus sizes, also known as “woman” sizes. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until Will felt the heat of the sun disappear and he heard a voice directly over his head. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I would go directly to the head of the local Communist party and have it out with him, talk to him, explain things. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we want you to wire a drill directly to Hab power. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three Grievers were up ahead, rolling along as they dug their spikes into the stone, coming directly toward him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The patio swings around the house to a private nook where they like to sit talking, and that nook is directly beside my bedroom window. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Mary directly understood about a quarter of what Atal was saying, but by questioning and guessing she found out the rest quite accurately; and her own command of the language was increasing all the time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t speak directly to me. He doesn’t like to think that you and I are friends, you know, but I know he was worried. He wouldn’t want to lose you.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You asked me to come directly to you, Professor, if anyone was wandering around at night, and somebody’s been in the library — Restricted Section.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I drove directly to the grocery store and cashed a check for three hundred dollars, which was half of my savings. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He went directly across the hall and into the room his two eldest brothers had shared. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The man was more than a head taller than she, and was able to look directly over her as he spoke to the Warden. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

That means we cannot hear the voices of the Africans directly. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Harry did not dare look directly at Draco, but saw him obliquely: a figure slightly taller than he was, rising from an armchair, his face a pale and pointed blur beneath white-blond hair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But without real weapons — without a pistol, a man-eating lion, and a vial of bubonic plague — I had zero chance of competing directly with Rowdy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I still really hadn’t looked at any of them yet, not directly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Instead of taking the I-10 west directly to Baton Rouge, she was on I-10 heading east, with no way to correct her error. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She’s made easy friends with her coworkers, since competence translates directly to popularity in the campaign social culture, and nobody’s better at numbers than her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I would come directly home from Bible school and spend two hours working on math problems with Frank. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was another brief silence, during which I finally worked up the courage to speak to Morrow directly. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As his horse picked its way quietly up through the rocks and low brush, the bigger man remained down below, dismounted, kneeling behind a rock with his rifle aimed directly up at Kyril Montana. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if he could see through the night air, directly to my hidden face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I entered the house and went directly to the liquor cabinet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candice shifted the dashboard vent so the air conditioning wouldn’t blow directly on her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, she looks directly at them, turning to one side, then the other, looking into their eyes and smiling as if she knows them, as if they have shared grand and special things. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The italicized language in the description of the referenced email exchange is paraphrased, not directly quoted. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne selected a chair directly opposite from where her father sat reading the paper. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she decided to thrust at him directly, not hard, but just to touch the stick to his stomach. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The smith turned and looked directly at him for the first time, with a kind of compassion in his weathered face. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some whites were directly harmed by Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And for the rest of the year, whenever we passed in the hall, Don Luis sought the distance directly above and beyond me, as if I had become invisible as dust. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A thin robotic arm extended a circular device that looked like a retinal scanner, which locked into place directly level with the pupil of my right eye. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I can’t keep my eyes open—so I clamp them shut, and when I do, I find myself staring directly into the void. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She went directly to the refrigerator and opened it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Wilbur’s new home was in the lower part of the barn, directly underneath the cows. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Grandma went directly to her room, where she took the shotgun she called Mr. Higgenbottom from its leather case in the back of her closet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effect of this gear-crunching was to flip her around in midair, so that her boot heels were pointed directly at the troll’s head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The little towers at the ends, those that moved so honestly and directly, were Omakayas’s favorite pieces. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

If he could not exert his great powers of persuasion directly, he could at least attempt to do so indirectly. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I went directly to the bathroom to clean up and, afterward, to my room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

"You two run along to the fight. I'll have to be taking Mr. Campbell home directly." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

If Bobby managed to get to Hungary without being arrested, he could fly directly to the Philippines. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The slosh of gel filling her pod is directly next to mine. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He looked about for the headwaiter and saw none, so he lumbered through the few old men scattered about at tables in the gloom and seated himself at a small table directly beneath the stage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calculating if he should block first or go directly for an attack. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They did as he said and directly afterward the roof fell in. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or had all his precautions been undone by his impatience the night he rode directly to the manse? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

No one said the word to me directly, but I kept hearing it since I arrived at school one day, several days after the kiss on the sidewalk. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

To prevent shock and infection, he would be given fluids and antibiotics intravenously through a sterile tube and needle directly into his bloodstream. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I elbowed Lucas, who looked directly where I was looking. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Attendants carried pitchers of wine around the room, and on a smaller dais directly facing the entrance, musicians were playing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I, uh, get a volunteer to lie down on the board like so. Okay. This is the important part. Their center of gravity has to be directly over one of the chairs. This one.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

In the center of the sub, there was the control room, and the tower was directly above it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Moss turned to Mayor Trent, who now stared directly at him, his eyes glassy, his face twisted with concern. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

By then Bibi was sleeping downstairs again, though they kept her camp cot in the corridor, and would not let her touch the child directly. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m strong as can be. I’ll go to Mr. Mason’s directly.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jordan probably has parents who paid for a hotel next door, a hotel with a connecting walkway that led him directly to the audition. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It is almost directly south of Incheon and on the western shore. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He spoke directly to me, not Mom or Catherine! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Nurse Cramer was still standing directly in front of him so that he could not pass. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We sat on a bench directly across from the grossest couple ever. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His face was misty and indistinct, but Frank got the feeling the ghost was looking directly at him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Until then, Emperor Hirohito had not spoken directly in the Supreme Council. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the cry of “Aim!” a line of horizontal musket barrels points directly at the blue wall. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Through the “cracks” in the floor of the raft—yawning crevasses would be more accurate—I looked directly into the bottomless depths of the sea. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She smokes openly now, ashing her cigarette directly onto the porch. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They would answer him that they had been many years without a priest, arranging the business of their souls directly with God, and that they had lost the evil of original sin. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

And Lee sat and watched helplessly as the zeppelin flew on directly into a scarp of the mountains that rose up before them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

From Bell’s she went directly back to Castroville Street and thence to her house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson’s version led directly to the doctrine of “popular sovereignty” embraced by Stephen Douglas, to the states’ rights position of John C. Calhoun and then the Confederacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Looking harder, I’m able to make out a girl tucked into the shadows directly beneath the window. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Except Star Trek, of course, because they used hyposprays to deliver medication directly through the skin in compressed air streams. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She flew directly to her mountain and landed on the wooden box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the chute was a boulder—huge, gray, wet with waves and spray—and the raft aimed directly at the center of it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

About a quarter of the money went directly for housing, eliminating any chance that it could be paid to a broker. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But the coast of North America lay effectively beyond the reach of ships sailing directly from Norway itself, given Norse ship technology of the period A.D. 986-1410. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Not directly. I could tell there was someone else after Drew.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding? They don’t listen to anyone. They don’t do anything that doesn’t directly benefit them.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Its eye, the size of my head, was looking directly at me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She went directly to the side of the temple where her books had been. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone on the row of streetcar seats was turned directly toward the judge, who coughed, leafed through his file, and turned toward me, fanning himself. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The sun was already directly over his head when he came to a town. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her bed was next to the window—and she could look out while lying down and see directly into the boy’s window across the tracks. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beadle had a simpler theory: maize was directly descended from teosinte. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But it’s difficult to bring enough water without alerting Mrs. Krajewska, since the well sits directly outside her window. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“She’s okay if it happens accidentally, but not if she goes out and looks for it directly,” Malcolm’s nose holes say. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Before Esther got into the car that evening to go home, she pulled me aside and crouched down to look at me directly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then they looked away, like it was too embarrassing or painful to actually look at him directly. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Victor took the seat directly across from me, in my face. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they kept on firing, some shot directly at the Lost Boys. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pigs ran in panic, moving every which way at once, and then the blam! of Angelo’s shot directly behind made me jump. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He gave their address directly to the bookseller and then wrote them a letter of apology for disclosing their address. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he left clues that led directly to the discovery of the group of elements known as the noble gases, some of which are so elusive that the last of them wasn’t found until 1962. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The man frowned and leaned over me, staring directly into my eyes as though he might be able to see the empty shelves behind them. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The black interpreter stared at me coldly, apparently wondering why I dared speak directly to the white man, and call him “sir,” instead of the customary baas. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t smile or look at her directly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dain walks over until he’s standing directly in front of me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They went back in and walked directly up to the assistant DA. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She stepped out of the shelter of the roots and faced them directly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The rabbit zigged one last time around a scruffy boulder, ducked under an ancient century plant and stopped—dead—directly beneath the mare. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The young mouse was confronted by the wide-open eye of the monster staring directly at him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He lifted his one bright eye and looked directly at Ranofer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Bailey crosses the adjoining tent, walking around the double circle of chairs as passing directly through it does not seem appropriate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In the absence of a massive, grassroots movement directly challenging the racial caste system, Jim Crow might be alive and well today. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Thou shalt have no preconceptions about what is inside the practice rock but shall wait for the rock to tell thee directly. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

My mom led us to the kitchen, where Sean was sitting at our table, stuffing his face with pizza directly from the box. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

A single but amazingly bright beam of sunlight had filtered through the tent door and hit him directly in the eyes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

His neutron’s weight directly contradicted the value proposed by the Cavendish, which was in the range of 1.0067 to 1.0072 units. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I stopped to look my brother directly in the eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He left the road and took a trail that cut directly to the cliffs, winding up the chalky gray hill where the mesa plateau ended in crumbling shale above the red clay flats. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They dragged him over the floor by his feet and stopped directly in front of Bigger’s cell door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Slumming it?” he says directly to my chest, then takes a slug of beer, wiping his mouth sloppily with the back of his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“One person can keep a secret, but not two,” he replied, staring directly into the camera again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even they disappeared, though, when the black clouds made it directly over us and the sky opened up and poured rain and thundered so loud it made us three jump a little every time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

One chair directly in front of Thomas stood empty—he didn’t need to be told that it was Alby’s. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Wergin planned to get off in California, but a couple of days into the journey, he found out the freighter was heading directly to Japan. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Strauss again brought up my need to speak and write simply and directly so that people will understand me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge passed the black beans to her father, who passed them directly to Jamie. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He climbed onto the riser where the Negro women stood and headed directly to the youngest one there—a girl about her own age. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Salty! Need...water,” he gasped, gulping water directly from the faucet spout. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Naturally, it is impossible to prove directly that the people who made Lapita pots spoke an Austronesian language. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Justice Strauss began speaking, and Klaus saw that she was reading directly from the legal book. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The last thing we see are some words written directly on the reel. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“If President Washington is displeased, you may encourage him to come here and speak to me directly,” the clerk said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first opens into a bedroom, with another bedroom directly behind that. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A door in the basement led directly outside, so we never went upstairs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I went to school, then directly home to learn new chess secrets, cleverly concealed advantages, more escape routes. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way he asked it was like he was speaking directly to her heart, as if she was not even participating in the conversation. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

On Thursday, she sat down without looking, and realized she was directly across from Jeff and Rick. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I think it’s because he was the most recognizable, the one that looked the most like himself—even though he’d been shot in the face, directly, head-on. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice that knows how to say my name with pride when looking directly into someone's eyes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Not directly, but coming at it sideways, up and down, around, not head-on, direct. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He points the gun directly between my eyes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Harvey's agents managed to cultivate informants working inside the East German telecommunications offices, in order to find out which cables were used directly by the Soviet army and secret services. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The world zooms in around me, and suddenly I’m directly above him, looking on as he approaches the steel door. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I left the studio directly and refused to acknowledge his comments from the booth today. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The apartment opened directly into a large, messy room. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Like him? It’s himself, you know. The cast was made in Newgate, directly after he was taken down. You had a particular fancy for me, hadn’t you, Old Artful?” said Wemmick. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He scarcely breathed. He held on to a post to steady himself. For the last few seconds he stared directly ahead.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why didn’t you go directly to Lord Asriel with your great secret, whatever it is,” he said, “instead of looking for me?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t meant to speak so directly, but once he’d begun to ask it, the words just tumbled out. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The best place to put a word like finally—that is, an adverb, a word that characterizes a verb—is directly before the action being described: in this case, go or gone. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean exactly what I say," replied Mr. Samsa and went directly with his two female companions up to the lodger. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks directly into the camera, right into my eyes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

One large long limb ran out and hung directly over the gate. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black streak ejected from the hole in the wall above their heads, dropping directly onto the Time Suck’s back. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The old woman brushed crumbs from her lap and leaned against the building directly behind them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He continued speaking directly to the dead woman, and I half wished she would rise up and answer him, offended by the coarseness of his approach. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not see very well now, and he knew that it was the disaster which kept telling him to go directly and get something for his head. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor evidently did he transfer the design onto the canvas but worked directly on the surface, making subtle adjustments as he went along. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we got to the checkout, I noticed that the white people would hand their money directly to the cashier. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A thought fed into her mind, and she recoiled because for the first time ever, at least so directly, it wasn’t hers. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He rode directly to his dwelling, exchanging only small jokes and unimportant remarks with Asher. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

El Patron looked directly at Tom, who flushed red. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Aye, enough plunder to burden us directly to the gallows, eh?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The dog jumped over him, like a tiny hurdler at the Olympics, but he went too fast and slid directly into the wall, smacking his head against the wainscoting. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The summit proper, a slender rock fin sprouting a grotesque meringue of atmospheric ice, stood twenty feet directly above. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took the uniform directly to Ben and told him to prepare it for use by the sharpest Marine officer in the Corps. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curtains are still wavering in the small wind, the sun outside is still shining, though not in through the window directly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Griever spun directly in his path; a boy, his face hidden from sight, was clutched in its claws, stabbing viciously into the thick, whalish skin, trying to escape. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It’s like a hatch that opens directly onto the spacious skies of his brain. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Your sister, Celie Dear Nettie, The only piece of mail Mr. ever put directly in my hand is a telegram that come from the United States Department of Defense. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, typhus microbes discovered that human body lice offered a much more efficient method of traveling directly between humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth smiled and raised her head, but did not look directly at Sister Price. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

At its peak, some 20,000 to 30,000 people lived in Palmares, following laws and customs in which beliefs brought over directly from Africa mixed with Native American and European practices. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was speaking directly to your grandmother about you.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The italics used on this page indicate that the language from the referenced email is paraphrased, not directly quoted. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There were a few camera phones out, one of them pointed directly at Officer Hull, who watched the scene with a muted horror on his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He took another step and pointed the sword directly at the tiger’s face. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

All of Jurassic Park could be directly below me, and I’d never get close—not without dynamite. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

If traveling there directly appeared too risky, he could rent a small private plane somewhere in Hungary, or even Yugoslavia, and fly to Greece or Egypt and then to Manila. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The powerful-looking gray-haired man was looking directly at her, and as their eyes met, he nodded and beckoned Unwilling, but more interested now, she went across. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The Voigt-Kampff test had been administered to Polokov; that part could be bypassed, and he could go directly to the task of destroying the android. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She needed to let go and she needed to grab on, and she needed to stand directly in the center of the universe that almost wasn’t. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

For example, a white woman who fell in love with a black man and hoped to spend the rest of her life with him was directly harmed by anti-miscegenation laws. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In previous centuries trade focused on symbolic goods that directly engaged the king, such as jewelry for the royal family. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Territorial empires directly occupy territories with their armies, throw out the old rulers, and annex the land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Both said yes, providing that Alexander didn’t quote them directly. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of his helmet, I could not see Mr. Shakespeare's face directly, only his reflection in the glass. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Dasch finally returned to the Hotel Governor Clinton from his gambling binge, he went directly to bed and slept. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She heads to her left, making directly for him, and Werner’s heart twists in his chest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Pea looked right directly at the rat and at the spoon on his head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The leader of this team of doctors was a dignified, solicitous gentleman who held one finger up directly in front of Yossarian and demanded, “How many fingers do you see?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Only Russian women went directly into battle to fight and kill other human beings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He went directly to the kitchen and there he stopped for the first time at the end of a trip that had begun on the other side of the world. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

No wonder the roots of organized crime and criminal organizations such as the American Mafia were tied directly to Prohibition. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A report was then wired directly to the White House. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But if you’re going to restrain both of my hands, then you’ll have to pour the wine directly into my mouth.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Bull excused himself from Cecil’s embrace long enough to send the captain directly over an indistinguishable pile of flight jackets with a backhand across the mouth. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After fleeing across the burning bridge, Frear went directly to where his sister-in-law’s house had been, his heart filled with grief. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

So instead I rolled my eyes and craned my neck back, my eyes almost underwater, until I saw that the shore—not ten feet away—was directly behind my head. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It puts you directly into a neutral state. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne and Karen sat on the fourth step leading up to the front door; directly behind them sat Ben and Matthew. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heading toward the bridge, heading directly into the chaos, the flames and sirens and smoke. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Next morning Winnie went out to the fence directly after breakfast. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told everyone that Bernard and I had to take Walter to the prison and that we would come to the house directly from there. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The beam struck the ground directly in front of us, then cut a deep smoking furrow in the earth as it continued to sweep forward, vaporizing every avatar and ship in its path. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I could not see the guns but they were evidently firing directly over us. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’m seated directly across from her, and the Nag Champa scent tickles my nose, but I don’t tell her this. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His body began to tremble as he aimed the gun directly at the old soldier. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He addressed Mr. Weasley’s shoulder, and Harry felt sure he was scared that his father might recognize him if they looked directly into each other’s eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

People don’t really rat on each other in a group home unless it’s something that directly affects them. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The hole in the ice spread farther, sending a deep crack running directly toward me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“If we follow this way,” he added, pointing in the direction of the bird’s flight, “I’m sure we’ll come directly to Morva.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

One slaver in particular, a young man with sideburns in a dark suit and a bowler hat, seemed to be staring directly at Magdalys as he charged, six-shooter raised. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“My information has been conveyed directly to the Dark Lord,” said Snape. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then the stars would gradually reappear, but were gone in a flash if the eye was exposed to sunshine, either directly or bouncing off some part of the spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our parents both turn in their seats to look directly at me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My goods assembled and stowed in a brown bag, I debated whether or not to go directly up the hill to the cave or take the long route. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer much, not unless he was directly asked a question, and even then his answers were short and forgettable, colorless: he faded, in mind and in memory. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

When someone from the audience asked Burt if he was suggesting that this erratic behavior was directly caused by increased intelligence, Burt ducked the question. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mother looked him directly in the eyes and said, “Your father is a good man and he loves you very much. He just seems to attract the wrong stepmothers for you boys.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Then you would drink a great deal more than you ought,” said Mrs. Bennet; “and if I were to see you at it, I should take away your bottle directly.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

At least he was not looking in her direction, and Mrs. Frisby hurried on to the bush, directly to the hidden entrance, and slipped inside. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was taken directly to the hospital at the University of Chicago. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Both times were in a bar on the Upper East Side, directly downstairs from his mother’s apartment. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost finished. We just have two more interviews to complete and I was wondering if I should send it directly to your attention or to your secretary.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The moment my audio kicked in, I heard the ear splitting roar of engines coming from somewhere directly overhead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She was out-stripping him when he rolled one of the apples directly in front of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beast raises the machete over its head, aimed directly at me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later I’m lying on the operating table, the room dim except for the blinding light directly above my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

When the moon is full, which it is tonight, it is directly opposite the sun, so the shadow it casts will give me the correct time. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was not sure if she could speak of it, not directly. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The VAL is in the nose. Escaping air would make a thrust vector through our center of mass. We just need to point the ship directly away from where we want to go." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

British colonists’ ships set out directly from New York and New England carrying the food and timber that the islands needed, trading them for sugar, which the merchants brought back up the coast. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

She poured the coffee into a cup and brought it to the table, but Papa strode directly to his wife and kissed her on her forehead. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“They’ll be mourning for you soon enough,” came a reply from directly above, and this was followed by a hideous cackling laugh very much like someone choking on a fishbone. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Marcos accepted their bouquets and joked that they might as well hold on to them and wait for him to crash, so they could take them directly to his funeral. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The game, dummy. Chicken? Like two cars drive directly toward each other until one chickens out and swerves away?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

If you have in your mind any image of Nazi pageantry and power, it likely comes, directly or indirectly, from Triumph of the Will. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The officer stands stiffly and speaks directly into the camera. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She pushed down the hood of her cloak and looked directly at him, letting the full force of her beauty and rank pour upon him like a waterfall. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

You can’t step directly into a cold stream of water, it’s too shocking, too brutal, but if you get there gradually, you hardly notice it; it’s like boiling a frog in reverse. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light came to rest directly on Despereaux’s big ears sticking up from behind the spool of thread. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The rest of the money comes addressed directly to me, to a name of my choosing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 2000, the DEA had directly trained more than 25,000 officers in forty-eight states in Pipeline tactics and helped to develop training programs for countless municipal and state law enforcement agencies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Vimy stalled out completely and went into a steep dive, heading directly for the Atlantic. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Running clumsily across the dirt street, Sullivan made his way directly to the barn. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bengali husbands and wives don't look directly at each other in the presence of others. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Others, less fortunate, fell directly into the boat, where they started a racket of flapping and flailing and splashing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear them talking but can't make out the words until they are almost directly beneath me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In several years, I’d get my chance to work for the university and reckon with some of these community-relations problems directly, but right now Art was just kindly offering to pass around my résumé. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Fate has directly influenced this entire day so far. It’s all clear now.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A lot of people thought you wouldn’t get hooked if you skin-popped instead of injecting the drug directly into a vein. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He had let the information remain secondhand; like most people he did not care to experience it directly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

If they decide to fly directly overhead, the rocks won’t hide our heat signature, but maybe we have a shot if we hide. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He shouldn’t apply directly to the computing school; he should enroll as a liberal arts undergraduate, and take some of the courses necessary to compete academically with the other computing applicants, then transfer. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Panicked, the boy threw the ball directly into the arms of Jim Don Cooper. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the writ was denied—as they expected it would be—then Anthony could appeal her case directly to the Supreme Court. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Also, which might be even worse, going down meant that he would have to fire some thrusters pointed upward, and I would be coming in directly over them. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, when Morrow left GSS, he sold his entire share of the company directly to Halliday, for an undisclosed sum. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Lastly, if a teacher asks you a question directly and the answer's a stammer-word, it's best to pretend you don't know. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Naturally, wheels and writing aren’t directly linked to latitude and day length in the way crops are. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But to move in that direction it was necessary to walk directly upwind into the teeth of the storm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, cell phones apparently can be used to dial directly into hell, because my call went something like this: MOM: Hello? Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She spoke the words to a point directly above his head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took the chair directly before him, wondering what this speech was all about. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rambled on about how a planet’s distance from the sun was directly related to the speed at which it traveled. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Did the calf get it directly from grazing or indirectly from its mother’s milk or even before birth? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Nathan planned on comparing the measurements and number of ears by the days they had grown instead of directly comparing them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The Argo II hovered directly over the river. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t around back then. But I wish I could cram some knowledge directly into your brain.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he began by looking through translucent parchment and inking an outline directly on to it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Her room was about six feet wide, with a twin bed against one wall and a small desk directly across from it, nearly touching the bed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He profiled directly in front of the bull, drew the sword out of the folds of the muleta and sighted along the blade. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was the only thing his father said directly to him all evening. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes God calls them home, and there’s nothing anyone can do. But if it happens to a midwife—” She turned, speaking directly to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Although it was almost directly downwind and therefore must be able to smell them, it did not look as though it were particularly interested in rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hip-hop dance class begins in a studio directly behind us. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

From some roadside carrion an owl, huge and dark, its large yellow eyes glinting briefly in the headlight beams, took off, flying directly into the car’s path. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at her face, but not directly into her eyes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The familiar woman gazes directly at the camera, unsmiling. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It stood, in profile, wide open, in all its black, Steinway enormity, opposite the couch, its bench almost directly across from Franny. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if he’s actually paying me any mind, since he still won’t look directly at me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

They came directly home, sobered by the travesty in which they had participated. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance and directly ahead of them, they now saw a most extraordinary sight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Deborah and I would eat our meals sitting directly on the table because we were too short to sit in the chairs. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Warm as it was onshore, a moderately stiff north breeze had sprung up out in midlake, and they would be rowing directly into it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

During the proceedings, the magistrate was diffident and uneasy, and would not look at me directly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went directly from the train station to the Rookery. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Fox Brothers train has been moved off the siding, and the hotly disputed elephant car is now hitched directly behind our engine, where the ride will be smoothest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It curved away without a window or opening except for a single gate directly in front of them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the river, which ran directly beneath the castle wall, there was a man ploughing in the fields, with his plough tied to the horse’s tail. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was too powerful to be attacked directly, so his enemies attacked those close to him. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost directly above his head he noticed a star brighter than any other, a star that ought not to have been there. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t even been involved in the fight, not directly... When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Seoul is to the east and slightly north of Incheon while Suwon is directly south of Seoul. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The other snake belched fire directly in the skeleton’s face. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

To this day, I find it hard to gaze directly at people like Hassan, people who mean every word they say. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s talking to me, looking at me directly. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaime received his brother in his tunnel of books, lying on his cot in the light of the solitary bulb that hung directly above him from the ceiling. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hear of a three-volume Babylonian history, derived directly from the cuneiform records at Babylon, by a Chaldean priest named Berossus. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

From below the scanty curtain that was stretched across the doorway that led directly onto the street came the relentless slip- slap of disembodied feet in slippers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was why William was ordered to take charge and become directly involved in breaking it. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were too far to the right of me, but my mother was directly in front of the door, sitting in her old cane-bottom rocker, knitting. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marchers and demonstrators would be marched directly to jail. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt strange to call them directly, to hear her father’s“Hello?” after the second ring, and when he heard her voice, he raised his, almost shouting, as he always did with international calls. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The foolbird sat still for him and he did not look directly at it until he drew the second arrow and aimed and released and missed again. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your elbows in against your sides. When your elbows are out, you’re gonna push the ball sideways left or right. You want your hands moving directly toward the target, straight for the basket.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were digging holes on the far bank, some directly below the hemlock where Gray was resting. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In my head, I spin my octopus funnel to point directly at them and dose them with a generous helping of freezing cold salt water. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I was overhead of their position, I could talk to them directly, but the rest of the time that I was on the front side of the moon, the relay procedure was necessary. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The traders waited for favorable winds to let them cross the Indian Ocean directly between East Africa and India. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The force-carrying particles exchanged between matter particles are said to be virtual particles because, unlike “real” particles, they cannot be directly detected by a particle detector. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Magdalys could make out a group of figures through the bars on the door directly in front of her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He would also translate for Ms. Wilson when she needed to communicate something directly to me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I did my best not to look anyone directly in the eyes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

In Friedmann’s model, all the galaxies are moving directly away from each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was there a way to pinpoint its location so that they could make an incision directly above that spot? Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He did have some little worry about Tom, who had gone directly from the funeral to San Francisco. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since the light beams from Lester’s spotlight didn’t shine directly down into the water, the quarry seemed black, with unending depth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We all watched the newsman’s serious face as he took off his eyeglasses and looked directly at the screen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Go into a dark room, stand next to a wall, and point the flashlight directly at it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Now, the heirs of those Virginia planters could never directly acknowledge this legacy or reckon with its power. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The top of the ultraviolet cloud is more than 200 kilometers above the surface of Io and may eject extremely small particles and atoms directly into space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since the power production of the cyclotron was directly proportional to the size of its magnet, this would be a major leap forward. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He fell silent and looked directly in front of him, as if he was waiting for something. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ping was strongest when the hydrophone was pointing directly at the tag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I put her on the windowsill, where I could see her but wouldn’t have to look directly into her face. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A square stone tower rose directly in their path, and Lee didn’t seem to have noticed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the real universe, however, the galaxies are not just moving directly away from each other—they also have small sideways velocities. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t they bypass you and buy the eggs directly from you in Malta at four and a quarter cents apiece ?” “Because I wouldn’t sell it to them.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So I stand there and look directly into the dark windows. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad go to the love seat directly across from us. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looked directly at the man with an anger that dissipated his weakness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was frightening enough to come upon him so suddenly, but as I dropped to my knees in fright I must have uttered a cry because he turned and looked directly at me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will have to trick him. But you cannot take the prize directly. You will die!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

No one directly proclaimed that schools were designed to sanctify failure and destruction. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“You been down for almost two hours! Go get washed—it will be time to leave directly.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Minli watched as the buffalo went directly to one pile and lay down. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer my question directly, but I know he’s talking in code, the way people do around here. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to ignore the strange X on my family's door and make my way directly to the floorboards lining the side of the porch. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She reached over and took hold of the napkin and gave it a good shake, and Despereaux tumbled out of the napkin and landed right directly, plop, in a measuring cup full of oil. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

They would go directly to San Sebastian and take the train from there. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ahead of them a sloping lawn rose directly out of the floodwater and led smoothly up to the white facade of the house, the columns and the pediment. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I made an agreement that I would not reveal myself unless approached directly,” Tsukiko says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

From Khartoum I went directly to Dar es Salaam, where I greeted the first group of twenty-one Umkhonto recruits who were headed to Ethiopia to train as soldiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had missed several months of school, and exams were coming up, so I stayed after school for weeks to copy notes directly from the teachers’ textbooks. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She slid back inside, and Pearl sat up and looked across the street, directly at Moody, and his heart jumped. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sat in the second row, with the Colonel directly in front of me. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Convinced that Jesus had spoken to her directly, she devoted her days to battling the evils of drink. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Two guards rounded the corner from Knack Street, directly ahead of her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Dark Mark was glittering directly above the Astronomy Tower, the highest of the castle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At least I won’t have to actually “listen” to the lectures, since the En Cognito device that puts us to sleep is also programmed to embed those topics directly into our brains. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Roke pushed himself back against the nearest rock, and Mrs. Coulter grappled directly with the witch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The question was addressed directly to children, not to their parents. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Though her comments directly affected me, I knew better than to say anything. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Unable to find much dry wood on the ground, Cole broke lower branches directly off the trees and fed the fire. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The person in front of me points directly at the targeted spot below the smallest waterfall. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She dropped the skillet and its contents directly onto the boy’s neck and chest. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I suppose we should have been grateful that he did not urinate directly on our food, but we lodged a protest against the practice anyway. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In small societies with few pairs of members, the resulting necessary transfers of goods can be arranged directly between pairs of individuals or families, by reciprocal exchanges. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel more comfortable with it, more directly connected to my emotions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, it was crowded with troops, row after row of them in gray uniforms, two hundred soldiers at least—and every barrel of every gun was pointed directly at them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His eyes look directly at the camera, impatient, as if he has someplace to be. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem right that Miss Trotter and Ma Charles didn’t visit or speak directly to each other when they were half sisters. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He pivoted so that he was facing directly at me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he arrived at Hazleton Washington, he went directly to the office of the general manager. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever strong-arm men the hospital employed had their sights aimed directly at him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worse, if his arms grew tired or if he fell asleep, he would drop directly under the wheels. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Mark held it like a rifle and pointed it directly toward the middle of the hatch door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Ella Collins,” Mom echoed, addressing her directly for the first time. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes, looking directly at them, touching her fingers to their hearts, murmuring, “Peace within, darkness without.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was noon by now, the sun directly overhead. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The road led directly north, toward a black cloud of burning oil that stood above the horizon, marking out Dunkirk. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I could hear her because my room was directly above the living room and because I had never heard crying that loud before. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to use the back door, which led directly into the alley. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been betrayed. Voldemort knew that you were being moved tonight and the only people who could have told him were directly involved in the plan. You might have been an impostor.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At this time of morning, at this time of year, the sun shines directly onto the back of the trackside houses, flooding them with light. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The passage originally contained a single direct quotation from Lucretius, but two more were added in 1588, and we will see in a moment that it is directly inspired by Lucretius on foedus naturae. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A soldier stopped by their door, pointing his gun directly at Jakob. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He goes directly to the ballroom, making his way to the center of the dance floor. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes were shining then, and he was looking directly into Tayo’s eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

None of the people seated underneath this singular sight was looking at it except for a pale young man sitting almost directly below it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And I looked directly at her and said, “Even though I’ve asked her to hundreds of times.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tables and chairs meld directly into the walls to be part of the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He could pick them up personally, at the funeral home the hospital suggests, or have them sent, along with the death certificate, directly to Pemberton Road. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lourdes did not close her eyes but looked directly into his. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead the arrow went directly between Jim’s ears, so low the chicken feathers brushed the top of his head as they whistled past. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We entered the Corsica and then went directly to the opposite bank and the opening off the river where I had discovered Ben and where I’d spotted the sunken kayak last April. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t be writing this if I didn’t, but I have all sorts of physical problems that are directly the result of my brain damage. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer considered phoning Henry to ask him directly, but that felt risky. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Blanca held her by the shoulders and looked directly in her eyes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

We stop at the door because even though Jamie insists the address is right, we’re looking directly into a small café. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They made their way directly to the kitchen, where, despite Frypan’s grumbling, they were able to get cheese sandwiches and raw vegetables. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was walking directly into the setting sun, now a great orange perched atop the mountain crests. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

When the air became stuffy and the windows were raised, smoke and soot from the engine directly ahead poured into the car. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The layout is identical to ours, and I soon find the room directly across. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Any attempt to approach him directly would put TRIGON, and the operation, at extreme risk. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The speaker was seated directly in front of the fireplace, so that it was difficult, at first, for the new arrivals to make out more than his silhouette. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Taylor leaned forward and spoke directly into the camera. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I drove from the station directly to Gatsby's house and my rushing anxiously up the front steps was the first thing that alarmed any one. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I was looking directly at it, with no eye protection of any kind,” said Robert Serber, who watched from Compana Hill. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Generally I sat in the front seat, with my instructor directly behind me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All finished. You remember the rules? Try to avoid water and sunlight directly on the tattoo for two weeks while it heals. Showers are fine, but no baths or swimming.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The son was looking directly ahead out of the window stuffing himself with bread and peanut-butter and strawberry jam. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in a booming voice, the great Paqo spoke directly to Inti: “May you always remain as young as you were on the first day, giving light and warmth forever!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The sun is almost directly above, and I let it heat my face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He might be writing you directly as soon as he has anything. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bright light on the end of one arm pointed directly at Thomas, only this time, the beam didn’t move away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There is a simple network of wide tunnels that directly corresponds to the main street plan above, underlying the major avenues and cross streets. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

They had stepped directly into a tiny sitting room, which had the feeling of a dark, padded cell. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The path seemed to be making directly for it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Hearing my grandfather’s stories directly from him makes me feel so much closer to him than ever before. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Harry glanced hopelessly at Dumbledore’s deserted frame, which hung directly behind the headmaster’s chair, then turned his back on it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

From the courthouse, I was taken directly to Pretoria Local, the gloomy red-brick monstrosity that I knew so well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same moment, his avatar froze, as if he’d been turned to stone, and a log-out icon appeared directly over his head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Slowly, the painting came to life: The dragon stretched its long neck as if waking from a thousand-year sleep, blinked a few times in the glare of the streetlight, and then looked directly at Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He does not look directly at Werner, and his words are close to moans. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait for Monday morning, to march back to school and hand the money directly to the school bursar. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

After I finished the letter to Caitlin, I decided to be even bolder, and write directly to her parents. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even if I threw the sack of resin directly in front of it, it might turn around to resettle itself on the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No such creature was described or spoken of directly. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the panels might be okay, and Sojourner can operate directly off them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, she walked to the top of the brick steps and looked directly at the tree that hid me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Gareth bit his fingers, plucking up the face to speak directly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our bathroom is positioned directly across the hall from our classroom. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

A voice directly behind us said, “Don’t run, Chipper,” and the Colonel stopped, turned around, and returned to us sheepishly. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bunks were assigned based on alphabetical order, which put Sam directly above me—a small mercy, seeing as the rest of the girls were nothing like her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Antique-looking dark wood dresser with a big mirror against the wall directly opposite the bed, and a small desk with a lamp and a cup of pens. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He finished by shaking salt directly into his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Hooper looked up at him directly, for the first time since the storm had begun. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“You do see that it’s directly above the city,” Lazlo pointed out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Gleeson Hedge dropped directly behind Orion, smacking his baseball bat over the giant’s head so hard the Louisville Slugger cracked in half. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We hid directly under the windows, pressed against the baseboard until the ghost, calling us in the ghost language so that we’d almost answer to stop its voice, gave up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have fallen directly before the bus if Jones hadn’t leaped into the street and pulled at the white smock with his two large hands. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with journalism, I could directly ask people about the two—or about anything else I might wonder. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Ranofer smeared oil into the mold, keeping his frowning gaze directly on his work. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Classic style ignores the hired help and looks directly at what they are being paid to study: All children acquire the ability to speak a language without explicit lessons. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Tall tan girls wearing white strapless dresses sat directly in front of me in lecture rooms. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was near the bow of his ship, I in the bow of the ferry, and for a long moment we were directly across from each other, staring. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They sip their soup directly from the bowl and eat the chicken with their hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried not to look directly at her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He looked directly at me, his blue eyes clear and sharp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I spun on my heel and went directly to the judge's chambers, and the prosecutors followed me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I drink water directly from the tap, giving myself a cursory glance in the mirror. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost as soon as that happened, they flew directly into the most vicious storm that either Alcock, the pilot, or Brown, the navigator, had ever encountered. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I retrieve it from the floor and look up again, tentatively this time, not directly at him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In doing so they go directly against the views of the early scientists themselves. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I turned around to see three white ladies directly behind me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night of my grandparents’ wedding, the sun set directly before the ship’s bow, pointing the way to New York. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She insisted that Hatsue must never giggle and must never look at a man directly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The most common method is not to show radiant light directly but to suggest its presence through a change in the value of reflected light from dark to light. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa had taught her a little about it the night she brought it home, right before he went to bed, which he often did directly after dinner. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Like all hogans, there was a fire in the middle of the red sand floor with an opening to the night directly above. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He just put himself out there, his heart exposed directly to the elements, and wow, I respected him for it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once I attacked, however, Atlas was free to attack back directly, with all his might. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He looked directly at Moon Orchid the way the savages looked, looking for lies. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of questioning her about them, my mom addressed the only issue that directly affected our family—whether Adria and I would stay at Bannon’s or go with Aimee to her new gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” he said, looking directly at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was safer than threatening me directly, and it worked. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he yelled at the ground, as if he was talking directly to Henrietta. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The wall directly ahead of them displayed rows of black-and-white and color portraits. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then she leaned forward and looked directly at my eyes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A stream of fire shot from Thorn’s hands and got the monstruo directly on the snout. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Somehow, even from this distance, even through the back window of the police cruiser, I could see that she was looking directly at me, directly into my eyes. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Will faced the man directly and saw him clearly for the first time. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would place a grape box directly underneath El Perico, climb on it, stretch out my arm, and hold my index finger close to his toes so that he could perch on it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, the sun rose until it shone directly on her face. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor couldn't bring herself to smile directly back at him, not in front of everybody. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“No; not directly. But we’ve had a letter from the kidnappers. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Logging on to my YouTube Live account, I adjust the webcam, making sure you can see Abby’s lung drawing directly behind me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

As they walked back across the grass she looked directly at him for the first time. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He kept it directly before him as he picked through bushes and vines and trees, the thick rotting floor of the forest crunching beneath his feet, reminding him of where we all go. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“We will return to our son and daughter,” Nathan said, not replying directly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it's a valley that juts into the brutal terrain of Arabia, almost directly toward Schiaparelli. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could have brought you what I stole directly — You? the monster said in scorn. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Aurelia and Marcus were unashamedly clinging to each other, their eyes, huge with suspense, fixed on the scene being played out directly below them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Calder went directly to Petra’s and invited her back to his house. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

So he pulled back the hammer, took careful aim directly on the target, and fired again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 1945, five out of ten people in southeastern Virginia worked for Uncle Sam, directly or indirectly. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I have never spoken to him directly, but the sound of his voice makes me shiver. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Flume turned to ice, his eyes, flung open wide, staring directly up into Chief White Halfoat’s, glinting drunkenly only inches away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

His face stays impassive, unless he is directly addressed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he neared Peanut, Ben suddenly flipped the ball directly in Peanut’s hands, stepped aside, and with a flourish of his arm offered Peanut Abbott the whole court and an easy layup. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Kamau met his gaze directly, and Ekon was surprised to see clear irritation in his brother’s eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With so many big boats on the water, nobody had been able to trace the pollution along Thunder Beach directly to the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Some days I would check into homeroom; other days I’d head directly back to the train and return to the neighborhood, where I’d meet up with one of the guys who had a similar arrangement. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you realize your dad probably touched my heart? Like—directly?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

They drank from cups dipped directly into an open pail of dirty water. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Papa asked which one of us would stay as his little helper, he looked directly at me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

June’s college boyfriend, who broke up with her when he moved to California but is still the only person whose letters come to her directly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Bear,” I said looking directly at him, “what is it you really do?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She stared up, her face regal and distant, and spoke directly into Annabeth’s mind. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They were connecting voters more directly to their democracy, whether through the field office down the street or a website through which they could organize their own meetings and phone banks. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The sun was directly in my eyes, so I put my hand up and under my baseball cap, like a salute, and I squinted in Declaration’s direction. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing Riddle’s fickleness, he opted not to call him directly to negotiate in private; with only the two of them talking, there would be few consequences to backing out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered into the shrubbery, seeming to look directly at Will, and then his eyes traveled on past. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Booth could see the door of the vestibule that led directly into the president’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hen Wen snored luxuriously and Taran resigned himself to sleeping, despite the assortment of whistles and groans directly below his ear. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The discovery of antipodes led straight to the concept of the terraqueous globe; but Copernicanism did not lead directly to the view that all planets shine by reflected light—the telescope had to intervene. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Horrified, he tried to cross back, but a soldier blocked Jack’s way, his gun pointing directly at him. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ten days later, Judge Cox announced his sentence, speaking directly to Guiteau. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Magdalys barely had time to nod before Redd spun Reba around one more time on top of the trike and then sent her leaping off, directly into the fray as shotgun blasts erupted around them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Except for what enters streams directly as rain or surface runoff, all the running water of the earth’s surface was at one time groundwater. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The lanterns swinging from the carriage ceiling cast a bright light over the scene: Harry could read every word of Crabbe’s comic directly below him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A stream connected the pool to a little river, and the river led directly to the sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I kept darting surreptitious glances at him while also looking straight ahead, as if I had no business gazing directly at this perfect likeness of an Indo-Greek god, high school edition. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Only with animals did he relax his exaggerated modesty; he rolled on the ground with them, ran his hands over them, fed them directly in the mouth, and slept curled up with the dogs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably not. At least not directly. The punishment has been administered.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She had now stationed herself directly behind Rupert, and suddenly she extended a hand the size of a tennis racquet and grabbed all the hair on Rupert's head in her fist. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped directly in front of Amari, who cowered at his feet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clay looked directly at Amari, his face a mask of rage and confusion. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the woman looked directly at Hanako and pulled up a kimono sleeve to reveal her very bony arm. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the lone, faded, wedding photograph, she is looking directly into the camera, her eyes serious and somber, her small body robed in a full-sleeved, polka- dot wedding dress. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Sacred Rock had been cut and shaped to look exactly like the Black One, which rose directly behind it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Then she looked at me unnecessarily hard; Chinese do not have to address children directly. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want the icy cold to blow directly on my heart. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I got closer, I spotted an open patch of ground directly in front of the castle’s entrance, just outside the shield wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He would have to send a message directly. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

My eyes focus on all the space around her but never directly on her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

That truth first came to light a few weeks ago, at a party, with Hannah directly in front of me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I had never felt remotely qualified to directly represent Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Any imagery we take goes directly to the public." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Occasionally, you might get off too directly over the board,” he had once told her. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slid his chair a couple of inches toward Trotter’s end of the table, so that he was no longer directly across from Gilly. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The quay lay directly before them, and beyond it the harbor, the flags of a thousand ships snapping in the breeze. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Edward was inclined to agree with Ernest’s assessment of the world being made of garbage, especially after his second day at the dump, when a load of trash was deposited directly on top of him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The coyote ignores him, then moving so effortlessly she seems to float, she stops directly under me and drops the bird she is carrying. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his head off his pillow then and spoke directly in her face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wind blowing directly into the small protected bay had churned up a heavy surf, and Cole fought to steady the heaving boat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The sun in Yazd was more intense, and it was directly overhead. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Without pausing after a parry, directly thrust and score against your opponent. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She looked up, followed the long, graceful curve of that neck as it arched into the firelit sky, and found herself gaping directly into the huge, sleepy eye of the brachy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“It was because he didn’t get directly involved.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A seat at Pop’s dinner table, however, could not be asked for directly. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He also knew Leo Szilard, and he’d told Szilard he could get Einstein’s letter directly into Roosevelt’s hands. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounds as if giant speakers are suddenly on the sidewalk directly outside the café. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She saw Taisin, her eyes wide open and looking directly at her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I recognized him—his cabin was directly across from mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

While hardly true, this explanation had the demonstrable advantage of permitting Jefferson’s vision of a Federalist conspiracy to congeal in a plausible pattern that formed around Washington without touching him directly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The cars slowed and stopped directly in front of the Dalton gate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I should have returned to Montgomery directly from the prison, but Walter's family wanted to meet, and since they were less than an hour from the prison I had promised to come to Monroeville. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And now he has sabotaged this game in order to speak directly to me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The next night, however, when the warder came to the window, Tefu strode up to the bars and said to him, “From now on I want my own tobacco. Just give it to me directly.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should speak directly with your parents about these concerns,” he said, “and in the meantime, don’t jump to conclusions. . ..” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t work directly with the animals, but I helped in the television film library there. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped directly from the crumbling blacktopped driveway out into the street. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he was to be brought directly to her. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Asking directly seemed like a breach of some unspoken protocol. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Dad would lift a car with the forklift, and Luke would guide him until the car’s tank was suspended directly over the spike. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But now it tumbled forward and fell end-over-end, landing directly in the palm of my avatar’s hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The twig flew up from the ground, spun through the air as if caught by a gust of wind, then zoomed directly at the trunk through the Willow’s ominously swaying branches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The boy helped him drag it along the floor, guiding it until it sat directly under the table. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, even though the sky directly above was clear and sprinkled with the glittering souls of infant children who had died, a wind sprang up and rippled across the grass, carrying rain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cruiser's spotlight snapped on and swiveled toward him, shining directly into his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As a result, Inka roads eschewed valley bottoms and used long stone stairways to climb up steep hills directly—brutal on horses’ hooves, as the conquistadors often complained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I rounded a corner and saw that the path led directly to a large brick building. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I looked across the table directly into the shining eyes of my parents. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I avoid looking at him directly, but I catch a glimpse of his reflection in one of the shiny control consoles along the wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She squatted down and looked me directly in the face. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She lifted her chin and looked directly into those searching eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

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

He used his sharp knuckles and aimed each blow directly at my breastbone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a bunch of studies that support, directly and indirectly, the significance of not being overloaded with information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Coming directly toward us in another car was the man from the store. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"This room is almost certainly directly below yours." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Omakayas ran at him without a word and threw herself on him, buried him face first in a mound of snow directly beside the path. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sorrento sat down behind his desk and offered me the chair directly across from him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And, alas, he fell right, directly, into the queens bowl of soup. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The owls were flying directly at the Burrow, three handsome tawnies, each of which, it became clear as they flew lower over the path leading up to the house, was carrying a large square envelope. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was dangerous to allow yourself to believe that what you said directly influenced the universe. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He told the story through characters directly expressing themselves and their feelings to the audience, always and only singing, something that had never been tried before. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Hanson’s Cash Grocery and Bakery was directly across the street—no doubt a short trip on a balmy spring day. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dave had bitten through both of Sol-leks’s traces, and was standing directly in front of the sled in his proper place. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

They finally letting you talk to me directly? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, we inched the Miss Amanda around the sandbar without beaching her until we were directly above the deep water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He sat down: but he did not get leave to speak directly. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then he looked directly at me—slyly—meaning that she was worried that I might tell the agency that she started smoking again. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was planning to open an office in Paris which would handle his business directly with the big companies, on the spot, and he wanted to know how I felt about going there. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She receives no reply, so she drops an acorn directly on her brother’s head. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The trees start to thin out some, letting the sun directly on us now and then. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Both telescope and microscope produced new knowledge, but in the seventeenth century only the telescope directly endangered the existing order. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She took me directly to Nurse Holyfield, who said she’d seen worse and not to worry, other kids had done the same. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of you in this Hall have already suffered directly at the hands of Lord Voldemort. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She spends most of the evening in one of the chairs by the fire, watching events unfold around her rather than participating in them directly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A mess of colorful bits of paper sits directly below the tree. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In the center of the thickly carpeted room, directly beneath an adjustable ceiling lamp, was a large round table covered with green baize. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he’s directly behind Mr. Shunk, he makes a V with his two fingers and wiggles his tongue between them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Snickering among themselves and taunting her, they had pushed a chair directly in front of her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

An embittered Howard took those secrets, including the identity of Tolkachev, "the Billion Dollar Spy," directly to the KGB. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sorrento stepped forward into it, positioning himself directly opposite us, just a few dozen yards away, on the other side of the shield. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One sunbeam fell directly onto the octagonal center design of a blue Oriental rug and the other lit up the red head of a very old lady. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It sat directly across from her park bench. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“In this cable were data and theories that seemed to have come directly from inside the Manhattan Project,” Lamphere explained. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that case, however, conquistadores contributed nothing directly to the societies’ destruction; Eurasian germs, spreading in advance, did everything. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He gazes directly into the camera, reveals the dimple, and begins his smooth narration. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

By selling directly to consumers Joel gets to keep more of that money. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Art3mis was about to say something more—good-bye, I think—when we heard a thunderous boom directly up above us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wonder if there are extra special viruses you can catch directly from Spackle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

When Army officials wrote directly to the Friedmans, the letters never reached them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“No. Well, not directly. She just makes comments sometimes. Basically, she makes it sound as if it were the most evil thing a person could do if they aren’t married.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Roberto picked me up after school, and we drove directly to Main Street School to clean it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I found this at the base of the Whomping Willow,” said Snape, throwing the cloak aside, careful to keep his wand pointing directly at Lupin’s chest. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was waving his crucifix almost directly over my head. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Instead of going directly to her locker, she stopped in the big recreation room where some girls were making the most of their fifteen-minute rest period. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They got within thirty feet, and the winged dude looked directly at them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Nhamo tried to look directly at them, but they were too bright. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taken at its simplest, it is a clue which directly incriminates someone whose initial is H, and it was dropped there unwittingly by that person.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small doorway in the wall led into a short corridor, which opened, or seemed to, directly onto a green lawn. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He didn't want the side of the hole to collapse, along with the huge pile of dirt directly above it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Wells explained that the Martians nourished themselves by injecting a victim’s blood directly into their veins. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Corporal squatted directly in front of Jonathan. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Gay without looking directly at her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She gazed lovingly at the potato, as if that’s what she was thanking, then hid it somewhere under her kimono before turning and leaving, walking directly toward a wooded area. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I looked directly into her eyes and saw tiny moons floating in them. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Audrey stepped aside to let me pass, but her movements were stiff, and she avoided looking directly at me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His expression makes him look uncomfortable, like he’s squinting directly into the sun. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They started descending from the Col with Athans directly in front of Beck, telling him where to place his feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one path to the top, directly in front of us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It also contained a tiny forward-looking camera that let IOI supervisors see whatever was directly in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He looked directly at me, like I was the one who was a potential lawsuit. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first they thought of staging the concert in the small public park directly across the street from Constitution Hall. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

But we must have passed the test because afterward we went directly to the pharmacy. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The McMahon Bill excluded the military from control of atomic energy, except as the technology was directly applicable to weapons, propulsion, and other military needs. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The sun was huge and low, directly ahead; it looked like a moongate leading to a fiery garden. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kendra kept cranking, relieved that she would be able to paddle a boat directly out of the boathouse onto the pond. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Over time, engineers might bring their computing directly to the section head, or even to a particular girl whose work they liked. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Gay grimaced but allowed me to dump the sauce directly on the pasta from the jar. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The sun was pouring in the car directly on his face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Broadfoot the bull moose emerged from the trees and stood directly in the path of the blinded robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I shall look after your friend directly,” he said. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was coming from the room directly above me, a bedroom. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

For the moment we stand amazed at having created a tool that can peer directly into the blazing heart of the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the next four centuries its realm steadily expanded until it ruled directly over much of central Mexico and indirectly, through puppet governments, as far south as Guatemala. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A dragonfly hovered directly above the young mouse, gently stirring his whiskers. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m setting the record straight about my, er, vitality this afternoon, but after all you’ve been through I wanted you to hear the news directly from me first.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"I have some information which I wish to give directly to the American embassy," he said. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I did not see the two youths until they were directly before me, blocking my path. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A foot’s length of tightly packed cleavage is directly under my nose. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She returned quickly and handed it to Mr. Derby, never looking at him directly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only do these areas receive the contaminated discharge of rivers but all too commonly they are sprayed directly in efforts to control mosquitoes or other insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then the colonists traded their sugar for English fabrics, clothes, and simple manufactured goods, or they took their rum directly to Africa to buy slaves—to sell to the sugar islands. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Judy was staring directly ahead, her face pale and her lips green. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scribbles something on a pad and sends me directly back to the hospital. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

In the morning, on the school bus, Hatsue looked directly at Ishmael Chambers as she passed him on the way to her seat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stranger still is when one of his parents addresses him, in front of his new friends, as Nikhil directly: “Nikhil, show us the buildings where you have your classes,” his father suggests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you possessed of,” he cleared his throat and read directly off the page. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The anther and the stigma mature inside the flower’s clasplike keel, and the pollen is dusted directly from a flower’s anther to its own stigma. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

This was easier than praying directly to God. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I averted my head and continued my labor, and directly he walked away without speaking. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled directly under a tree but kept the motor running. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He looked directly at Olive and said, “It would turn you to cat’s meat, darling.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He passed directly under them, looking small, on his way to the kitchen door. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping my eyes on the guard directly in front of me, I slowly raised my arm and placed it over her shoulders, drawing her into me, the other hand still raised at face level. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He spent the night in the barbershop on the first floor, directly below their apartment. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

For once Isaac looked at me directly, the way he looked at the dogs. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She poured the milk and handed me the bowl, then she perched at the bar, directly across from me, and watched as I shoveled spoonfuls into my mouth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you tell kids they’re stupid—directly or indirectly—sooner or later they start to believe it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even if I knew, it'd be too risky to hook them directly to power. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right there. It’s like directly in front of us.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The well-meaning white people, I said, had to combat, actively and directly, the racism in other white people. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took off from my shoulder and headed directly for the guards! The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The italicized language in the description of the referenced exchange is paraphrased, not directly quoted. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She placed a dead flashlight battery on top of the tarp, directly over the peanut can. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I freeze, drop the book on the table like it just came out of the oven, and look at all the space around Tanya Fujisaki’s head without ever looking directly at her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It would not be safe to communicate with them directly. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Experiments have shown that the bees obtain it directly from the body of the queen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

SD-03 continued rolling directly to the center of the roof, where a high-level Sixer wizard sat holding the Orb of Osuvox—the artifact generating the spherical shield around the castle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

All this says nothing of the fact that Prohibition was directly responsible for the birth of organized crime in America and the introduction of the American gangster. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

But sources within the company said that at the time of Morrow’s resignation, he and Halliday had not spoken to each other directly in several years. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My mother was, for some inexplicable reason, convinced she could force an ability to speak Farsi directly into a person’s brain. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But if it pointed directly to another child, that was when they fell to their knees and sang Pilate’s song. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra hadn’t directly accused Goddard—but it was clear that he was her prime suspect. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But Harry had eyes only for the man who stood in the largest portrait directly behind the headmaster’s chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray reached his hand up to the window directly behind our seat and slid it open. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then, directly under his eyes, four white fingers caught hold of the icy edge of the water tank. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Information can be typed directly into the machine, or it can be downloaded from a computer. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In a minute we were heading directly for the screen. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He saw the look, knit his heavy eyebrows, rubbed his hands, and marched abruptly away, saying he’d be back directly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a super position, and I began working my way along the shelf until I was directly above the big empty silver basin they were going to pour the soup into. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He ignores me and speaks directly to Mama. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He pulled himself up slightly so he could see her more directly. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Not directly. I cannot do that—the surgeon might take it amiss and that would not do; he must operate on Mother.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was moving directly toward them, and moving as if his life depended on it. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Lupita looked directly at his face, not the shameful photograph, and said, “Salvador, we must find a place to sleep. My feet are very sore. I cannot cross over the border tonight.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It was a good job, and it allowed me to see the results of all the rough action in the prison, without having to be directly involved. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sinfulness, therefore, was embedded within us thousands of years before we were born—from Adam’s loins directly to his line. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

That’s why we move our eyes when we read: we can’t pick up much information about the shape, or the color, or the structure of words unless we focus our fovea directly on them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only problem is that the overhang is almost directly across from the sheriff’s office, so there’s a chance I’ll be seen if they're looking. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It is the way she has felt in so many of his tents, the thrill of being surrounded by something wondrous and fantastical, only magnified and focused directly on her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mom asked sharply, pointing toward the screen and squinting as if she were looking directly into the flickering projector. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then, without so much as a pause, she began talking directly to her mother: We miss you, Mama. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

About two dozen of his Cherokee syllabic signs were taken directly from those letters, though of course with completely changed meanings, since Sequoyah did not know the English meanings. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The taller man wearing an old-fashioned baseball hat walks directly to the nearest bank. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Think of the Sun’s heat on your upturned face on a cloudless summer’s day; think how dangerous it is to gaze at the Sun directly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

List upon list of phone numbers and email addresses were taped up to the lower half, interspersed with handwritten notes held up with thumbtacks pressed directly into the wall. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jeff almost never talked directly to George unless he had something really mean to say, but George wasn’t surprised to see them both there when she turned around. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The goddess met his gaze directly, eyes piercing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With a dull pop, she pulls the cork out of the wine and takes a swig directly from the bottle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I went by a friend’s house instead of going directly back to my family’s rooftop hideaway. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Almost like I’ve been here -’ The green spotlight flashed directly below them, blinding Jason. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Following the strand of sugar and slavery leads directly into the tumult of the Age of Revolutions. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Though she had reservations about the new administration, Valerie had decided to stay on at city hall, moving out of the legal department and directly into Mayor Daley’s office. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Hale had access to Mollie’s fortune through Ernest, but his nephew did not yet directly control it, and would do so only if Mollie died and bequeathed it to him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Beans and Mutto stood directly in front, grinning, as if watching someone about to get a hotfoot. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The plane dug a trench more than thirty feet deep into the spongy earth of the old strip cuts on Skyline Drive, directly between two hushed, abandoned pieces of mining equipment. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

At Ro Leap, when the sun hovers directly over my head, the lunch bell rings at one P.M. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next part of the memory jumps directly into my dad’s gold Chevrolet. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He talks directly into my ear since the music and cheers are so loud. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

If—no, when—they got Mom back, they could just ask her directly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Truly, sometimes Penelope felt as if the wise founder of her alma mater were speaking directly through the ages, just to her. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

George Weasley vented his feelings by hitting the second Bludger directly at the offending Beater, who was forced to roll right over in midair to avoid it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The corners of his eyes crinkle as he leans in and looks me directly in the eye. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bookshelves of leather-bound volumes fill the walls with the exception of the one directly next to the door. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As of this morning, the messages are transmitting directly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not looking at me directly, he asked me to stand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward he took him directly to the station and unceremoniously loaded him onto the train. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mind’s Eye promises to deliver entertainment directly to your brain through its patented NeuroFace technology. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Ma, however, allows our fights to go directly to her temples, giving her headaches. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped directly in front of us, blocking our way. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Delilah spins the ring and the emerald points directly at her; not even the slightest bit favoring her shoulder or other patrons. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Ten robot carts—staggered so no two were directly across from each other—were lined up on either side. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I hung up and went directly to the bathroom. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, there was only one, and so I pulled into the empty parking lot and parked the car directly beneath a street light, because cars are always getting stolen on I-Drive. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

We didn’t get many yellow cabs coming to the street, because downtown cabs didn’t stop for black people and you didn’t need to use a cab when the A train came directly to Harlem. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She flew around again, aiming directly for Lyra’s face; but Will took out the knife and threw himself in the way. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We walked directly over to the brightly colored sacks of flour, and Grandma reached above them to the stacked boxes of baking soda. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She felt like a visitor in her own body as the drug released directly into her bloodstream. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Tall,” says Rita, “bur bony. You should speak up,” she says to me, looking directly at me for the first time. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, a god cannot usurp another god’s symbol of power directly—that is forbidden by the most ancient of divine laws. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mitraillette is not allowed to speak directly to Julie’s Verity’s contact, so she has to find someone else to take the message. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

At that exact moment the teacher’s head creeps up from his desk, his eyes directly on me. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Tony tossed the stick aside, wiped his hands on his pants, and faced Stella directly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In other parts of the city, directly in the path of the fire, the scenes were very different. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

I would then by modem transmit my pages directly to the main-office computer, from which only Hoagland could download files with his password. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once all the men and gear were safe on the same piece of floe with the boats, they began to relax, only to have another crack split directly under the James Caird. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

A curtain in the room directly across the landing has caught fire. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Until I happened to glance up and saw directly in front of us, not thirty yards away, four large black shapes in the shadows. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He had already thought of a route that would take him directly past the corner of East Oriole and Woodbury, the future location of Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake House. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was another local affiliate directly in front of Moss, but the reporter, a short man with close-cropped brown hair, never once looked at him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Con had moved; he was now standing directly in front of her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then she turned her face away, focusing on some star in the distance, as if looking at him directly was a little too hard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

If a given crew won its preliminary race on August 12, it would proceed directly to the medal round, and have a precious day off. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

One JUROR, a middle-aged man, looks directly toward the camera for a long time. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I try to pay attention, my eyes keep wandering over to the two girls sitting directly in front of me. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

In fact, the global hunger for slave-grown sugar led directly to the end of slavery. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He said it to Karim, but looked directly at the Russian officer. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The deflections occurred only when the alpha particle happened to strike this kernel directly or come close enough to be deflected by its electric charge. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

His personality, presence, and witness said something extraordinary about the humanity of people directly impacted by systemic abuse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted us to ask each other hard questions—to question ourselves and our ideas about the world—and he wanted us to engage directly with each other in ways we otherwise never would. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His hands were long and he looked at me directly, smiling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m going to be bringing in my E-3000 Digital Study Buddy,” he said, looking directly at me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Concerned about his patient, he went directly to the White House. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, Aunt,” they said, turning to face her, staring directly into her face. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noelle, directly across from me, shakes maracas and her hair, smiling. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The valley was surrounded by rolling hills, and the tallest one, directly in front of us, was the one with the huge pine tree on top. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The green kite hovered directly above us now. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The source of the music was none other than a Brylcreemed Orpheus who lived directly behind her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Slim came directly to George and sat down beside him, sat very close to him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or leading power down from it; for there was a wire running off a huge reel on the sledge, a wire that ran directly upward to the sky. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Cortes was directly responsible for much of the carnage in Tenochtitlan, but the war was only a small part of a larger catastrophe for which blame is harder to assign. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But Dr. Baker’s opinion is directly opposite to the claims of the Agriculture Department. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He arrived back in the city in the middle of the afternoon, but went directly to his club, where he played a few hands of poker and dined, without successfully quelling his anxiety and impatience. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gasped and pointed directly at my face. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was a keyhole in the very center of the door, and directly above it, three words were etched into the door’s glittering, faceted surface: CHARITY. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His bedroom is on the second floor and almost directly across from mine and his blinds are almost always open. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is what happens: A hovercraft marked with the Capitol’s seal materializes directly over the barricaded children. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He stripped off his clothes and waded directly into the cold water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She lived directly across the street in a two-story house that looked just like a Father Knows Best house. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Some people are surprised by this advice, because they think of the claim by speed-reading companies that skilled readers go directly from print to thought. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She held the tray up higher so that the light from the candle shone directly on Roscuro and the golden spoon on his head and the blood-red cloak around his neck. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The cage was directly before the manor door, and the techies were securing a concussor seal to the surrounding wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In Friedmann’s models, the galaxies are all moving directly away from each other—so it is not surprising that at some time in the past they were all at the same place. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was a white blur because she was indoors so much and also because I tried not to look at her directly. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell him to take his witness away directly,” said my guardian to the clerk, in extreme disgust, “and ask him what he means by bringing such a fellow as that.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

My sister was in luck because the woman immediately pointed to the house directly across the street. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When they came up with a more efficient system that transported the coal directly from the mines to the trains, the Hob gradually took over the space. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He focused his vision directly in front of him and waited to see what would happen. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“He stands at the brink of an unwanted war. He has much to occupy his time. Besides, he is forbidden to help you directly. The gods may not show such favoritism.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Without even being asked, Megan and Rand scooted apart and Ximena sat down between them, directly opposite Maya, me, and Summer. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But Pet hadn’t moved; it just kept watching them with its implacable face, its weight loud loud loud in the floorboards, translating directly to Jam’s feet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Hidden away in the maze of tunnels was a door that lead directly into the lowest level of the stacks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A few weeks before the vigil, he had spoken to this issue directly. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was directly overhead, making a shadowless desert of the meadow. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I know, I know,” Leon said sharply, swiveling away in his desk chair as if Brian weren’t important enough to be addressed directly. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two or three hundred yards away and directly across their line, a belt of trees ran straight across the down, stretching in each direction as far as they could see. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man now looked directly into Pong's eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We all jumped and turned around just in time to see a tall, male, gray-haired avatar appear directly behind us. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And so they did, right down to the road directly in front of us. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The telescope addressed directly issues that were already under discussion; the microscope opened up new lines of enquiry whose relevance to current concerns was not obvious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I had not been directly involved in any major campaign, and I did not yet understand the hazards and unending difficulties of the life of a freedom fighter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I say, that was about the only time Tommy and I touched directly on his theory that spring. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been asleep downstairs, directly under my parents’ bedroom, when it happened. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Involuntarily, I slid down in the pew when Reverend Lanier looked directly at me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

They shoved me inside and strapped me down directly across from the skinny guy. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

From this vantage, the distant castle on Aegon's High Hill was directly behind him, with the comet hanging forebodingly over its tow-ers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They form up in the center of the courtyard directly in front of the stage, just as Cook said they would. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Three times now they have gone out into the snow to track down Volkheimers transmitter, and each time they have found him more directly. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

This implied that everything did not have to orbit directly around the earth, as Aristotle and Ptolemy had thought. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mouse paid no attention to anything except a mole crab that decided it had lived long enough and tunneled up through the sand directly between her front paws. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

There was a three-foot gap in the trees directly opposite and, in case there was any possible doubt, a white blaze painted on a stout oak. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The sun rises in the sky until it’s directly over us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sure she’s going there that we should go directly to it without losing any more time following pig tracks.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first-year boy went furiously red on being addressed directly by Dumbledore, and took the platter of sausages with trembling hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And so, the next night—it was dark as pitch—I burst the meadhall door, killed men, and stormed directly to the door behind which lay the sleeping queen. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got a new sweater. It’s purple, which is the color of royalty,” she says, looking directly at me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The choices someone makes—and the clarity of their mind— directly relate to how much information the person is trying to juggle. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he woke up, after eating sixteen raw eggs, he went directly to Catarino's store, where his monumental size provoked a panic of curiosity among the women. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Now that she stood directly in front of him she could see the bruise that the careless missile had left. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The liquid rushed down a wooden gutter directly into the boiling house, a building of massive furnaces and cauldrons, where the syrup was heated and strained and turned into crystals. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I notice he does not look directly at us when he answers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stroke sits directly in front of and face-to-face with the coxswain, who faces the bow and steers the shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Inej could have sworn he looked directly at the vent when he said it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If necessary, it could also administer a heavy-duty tranquilizer directly into my bloodstream. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Backward until the table is directly beneath me.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt confused and listless moving through the crowds that seemed to boil along in a kind of mist, as though the thin humid clouds had thickened and settled directly above our heads. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the coaching launch directly behind his boys, Al Ulbrickson held his breath. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But the strange thing was, if I looked at this kid directly for more than a moment, dark spaces sort of swallowed him up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Even though I’m not looking directly at her, I can tell what she’s thinking. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Had Moore known this before Golde patented them, he could have approached the companies directly and worked out a deal to sell the cells himself. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He looked up, looked me directly in the eye. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Katz’s arm lowered around my chest, only so that he could place the knife directly against the skin under my jawline. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dr. Barnes ignored this comment and opened the door that went directly into his office from the hallway. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Powerful sprayers direct a stream of poison to all parts of the tallest trees, killing directly not only the target organism, the bark beetle, but other insects, including pollinating species and predatory spiders and beetles. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Momentarily, he forgets about the reel and looks me directly in the eye with total friendliness. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Vincent had written to her directly, sending congratulations after receiving their engagement announcement in Arles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The mud-caked dress and shawl she carried away as soon as Lyddie shed them and plopped them directly in a pot of boiling water on the black iron cook stove. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Grandmère took us directly to a tombstone at the edge of the graveyard. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Calvin Coolidge echoed the president’s sentiments and expressed them even more directly. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

In an emergency they are supposed to say a code word, MAMAN, and speak directly to me in German. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Because people often ask, I’ll say it here directly: I have no intention of running for office, ever. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In truth, Pearl had never had the courage to ask Mia directly about her origins, and Mia had deflected her roundabout questions with ease. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the sun was directly overhead and everyone was ready to have lunch, Alfonso emerged from his big white hacienda with its red tile roof and sauntered by, checking on the progress. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t believe it was a rodent because the holes were narrow and directly atop the seeds themselves. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She calmed down only when they swore that they would take Rosa directly from the house to the Catholic cemetery: only then did she accept the laudanum the doctor handed her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up a gun and a holster and a belt, copying Will, who is directly in front of me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She knew that she was a child, of course, but there was something oddly comforting about someone addressing the situation directly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll just Google this charity and donate my first week of E.T. salary directly to the homeless,” I say out loud. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

On the thirteenth floor we found Annie Smith, who lives in the apartment directly beneath the one Eric Morse was thrown from. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s looking directly at a noose, which fills the screen. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

It opened directly on fields and forests, allowing riders to come and go without first passing through the winter town, and so was favored by hunting parties. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It had become our ritual, and for several weeks, before we grew more comfortable with one another, it was the only time he spoke to me directly. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t feel responsible,” he said, turning onto his side to look directly into her face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The voices came from a group directly below her, by the front door, just out of sight. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There were more people sitting on chairs directly underneath him and some of them had been hit. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“A man was killed in his plane over Avignon last week and bled all over him,” Colonel Korn reported directly to General Dreedle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

David and Goliath, he said to himself, then threw the can of pineapple directly at the back of the man’s head. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I went directly to the carport to receive him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put her mug rugs down and walked to the bathroom with my eyes pointed directly up at the ceiling. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A soldier had his rifle aimed directly at them. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

They gave him no chance to walk with dignity, but dragged him along the corridors and swiftly up some steps to a barred gate leading directly into the arena. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They wrote directly to the Marines and complained to the Indian agent. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They ate tuna fish directly out of the can, and they drank water out of little paper cups that had riddles printed in red on their sides. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“But I wanted to hear it directly from you. Tell me everything.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

A crab creature was staring directly at him from the distance. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We weren’t supposed to look them directly in the eyes, either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The captain was standing almost directly above Nailer. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Morgan managed to talk directly to Cornwallis and to convince him that Lafayette had enough boats to cross the river in pursuit of the British. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

All at once the lights flickering ahead of him merged together, the roar of the forest rose to thunder and a tall bush directly in his path burst into a great fan-shaped flame. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Very few Americans will directly proclaim that they are in favor of black people being left to the streets. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then Joey stopped walking, and he looked directly at me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I tilt my face up to the sky, forcing myself to look directly into the sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it came time to eat my industrial food chain meal, since it was impossible to follow Naylor’s corn or steer 534 directly to my plate, I had a lot of choices. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I hope you did not venture far, Miss Fairfax, this morning, or I am sure you must have been wet.—We scarcely got home in time. I hope you turned directly.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Will your parents allow me to interview you directly?” he asked in a mellifluous voice. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The two animals were three feet apart, wide-open jaws directly facing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I go early to my locker, get my books, then head directly to my first class. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

So she marched with him toward the long wide stairway straight in from the main entrance, which leads directly to the Hall of the Italian Renaissance. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the principal came over the loudspeaker, dismissing all the upper grades and telling everyone to go directly to their homes. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sharpe addressed him directly, asking if the boy were capable yet of ratiocination, or was become dumb. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their laughter-cry sounded directly outside the small window of the room. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Initially he set his sights on Dartmouth but changed his mind and instead went directly into medical school. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The station is swarming with reporters with their insectlike cameras trained directly on my face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In a last-ditch effort, they hatched a plan to appeal directly to Penkovsky's bosses in the GRU—their sworn enemies—to plead for his life. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

After Alex decoded the message in the email, his mother called Luna directly and told him, no questions asked, she would grant him full protection from criminal charges if he helped her take Richards down. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Without looking at us directly, she took in a big, deep breath. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The nice thing about being there was that she could whisper directly into his ear. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chapman never informed us directly about the new investigation, even though for over two years we'd sought just such a re-examination of the evidence. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The laws were intended for her benefit—to protect her from the corrupting influence of the black man and the “tragedy” of mulatto children—but she was directly harmed nonetheless. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“We can set our course for it as directly as…” He looked at the chart. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I poured the water directly into it and stirred it instead of letting it drip. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Rathbone saw what Booth had clenched in his fist: a large, shiny knife, its blade pointed directly down at him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But just as he reared up and launched himself into the air, Fair Knightess thrust her forelegs out in front of her and lifted herself up directly into Manding- ham’s path. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I refused to look directly at her when I replied, “I like them okay, but my mama did bad things, so social services had to take me away for my own good.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Only a few cars directly in front of Rosie’s, but none of them are Mom’s. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Audrey looked directly at Shadow, and there was no recognition in her eyes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Unaware of the commotion in the courtyard, she was led by instinct directly to the corner where the cage had been set down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But like a great pitiless thing he raises his arm and points, points it directly at me, like I’m sitting across a table from him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the United States now boasts an incarceration rate that is six to ten times greater than that of other industrialized nations—a development directly traceable to the drug war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

My dad spins the chair around to face me directly. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

If she could only look at me directly, perhaps she wouldn’t have asked the last two questions. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Hunt and Liddy were part of a secret team working directly for the president of the United States. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then he looks directly at the assistant director. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He stood and walked around the desk, sitting on the edge of it directly in front of me, arms across his thick chest. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

George Washington, true to the intelligence rule of keeping bits of espionage in separate boxes, was aware of Franklin’s operations but usually did not deal directly with him. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the booths, you looked directly into the tank; it was impossible to see above the surface. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

By the time he came to produce it, Rhetoric answered a directly practical problem. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I shouldn’t have worried, though, because the Pastor threw me a curve by turning left and heading directly for the big place beside the Kites’, the one without a Century 21 sign planted out front. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It was, technically speaking, against decorum to address one of the Six directly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In less than a second Salmakia had spun away and leapt off the branch, directly onto the back of her electric blue steed and up into the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

After death, the souls of the Orthodox do not wing their way directly to heaven. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Curtain could broadcast messages directly into people’s minds, he could brainsweep them in the same way! The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And on a national basis, I had either directly established, or I had helped to establish, most of the one hundred or more mosques in the fifty states. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kentucky that prosecutors could be challenged more directly about using peremptory strikes in a racially discriminatory manner, giving hope to black defendants—and forcing prosecutors to find more creative ways to exclude black jurors. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It is one thing to criticize, and that we can accept, but to attempt to break a strike by calling upon the people to go to work directly serves the interests of the enemy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, however, he had to lift Miss Trixie, who had returned and was kneeling directly beneath it and praying in the spot where Ignatius had been standing to paint. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among the first to grapple directly with this question was the Jesuit educator Jose de Acosta, who spent a quarter century in New Spain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The fairy was directly beneath the mesh, less than two feet away from captivity. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

My sisters all seemed determined to fly, or in Rachel’s case, to ascend to heaven directly through a superior mind-set, but my way was slowly and surely to walk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the origin of modern chemistry can be traced directly to these experiments. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He toes off his soft leather shoe and puts one pale foot directly in front of me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It’s strange how secluded this feels, even with the pavilion directly behind me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

They were not directly challenging their masters, but they were showing their skill and strength to each other. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Still, he slowed his canoe to keep a safe distance, trying to figure out a way to get to his office without passing directly by them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Although there is a pair of grand doors in the front, he takes me around to a small door on the side that leads directly to the kitchens. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I leaned my forehead against the cool glass, reaching over to point the AC vent directly at my face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

George had been staring directly at her food. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Important historically, these were the free people encountered by France and Britain—personifications of democratic self-government so vivid that some historians and activists have argued that the Great Law of Peace directly inspired the U.S. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As if goaded into disproof, one of the specks peeled away and began its near-vertical dive, directly above their heads. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But if you count all the corn we eat, directly and indirectly the average American eats a ton of corn every year. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Not to me, not directly, but tuned for me to overhear even as they pretended I was nowhere near. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Unlike later tree domesticates, they could be grown directly by being planted as cuttings or even seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They sought Artemis everywhere over the hills and in the woods, but when at last they caught sight of her she was on the seashore, making directly for the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes; they were walking about in the hallway; there were several of them directly under him, near the trapdoor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The newcomers had been shipped directly to processing, a change in routine that frightened even the long-termers. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It must indeed be a matter of great importance if you felt the need to come to me directly.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He moved so he could look directly at Coach Turner. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As the person responsible for your situation, I wish there was more I could do to directly help. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to call Pet useless, not directly, but the word was hidden under her words, and Pet picked it up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

With the water supply gone, firemen could do very little unless they were near the river or lake and could draw water directly from those sources. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Young African American men were the only group to experience a steep increase in joblessness between 1980 and 2000, a development directly traceable to the increase in the penal population. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

How do you ignore a person who sits directly to your right? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He whirled her around, so he could stare her directly in the face. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’m about to rush the stage, thinking she’s having a heart attack, when she suddenly ditches the speech, the page fluttering to the floor, and speaks directly to the microphone. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I say, realizing I haven’t called her directly by her name yet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I decided to go directly to my teacher, who was preparing for class when I knocked on the door. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Another bought canned goods directly from a manufacturer, in truckload lots. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lacey and I managed to break off all the beer cans except the one that was superglued directly to Ben’s hand. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

A glance back reveals Ruth and Gloria and the rest of the garden club sitting directly behind our pew, all of them wearing big black hats. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The thin man was directly under the balcony. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I proposed reshaping the Congress Alliance so that the ANC would clearly be seen as the leader, especially on issues directly affecting Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fifteen seconds, he was leaping directly toward the two humans in an unsteady canter. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The West might not be directly accountable for all of Iran's drama, but they definitely stirred the pot back in the early 1950s. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

So after school, I didn’t go directly to the Behavioral Center. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like an anvil falling out of the sky, directly onto my skull. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the thing exploded, jettisoning an amazing amount of tunnel waste directly at the unfortunate manservant. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes into the water supply, sometimes just directly into a few specific homes to see how it spreads. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Though precisely the same situation obtained for Jefferson, as well—he owned about two hundred slaves and ten thousand acres, a goodly portion inherited from his father-in-law—Adams never confronted him so directly. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was a new, but familiar, voice, and it came from directly behind Harry, from the person tied to Hermione’s left. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Oxygen dissolves directly into their plasma, and so their blood is clear as the ice that surrounds them. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I decide to ask her about it directly, instead of spending the rest of the day wondering. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then Grandma, who was staring directly at Ma, cleared her throat to get her attention, nodding toward the stairs. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Because now I know that everything I say will be directly taken out on Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I do too,” Pinmei said, and the king’s eyes looked directly at her for the first time. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Although he was too young to be involved directly in the Civil War, the repercussions of the conflict did affect Hooke. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Will she reveal anything willingly? Or will she need to be tortured?” said Lord Roke, watching her directly as he spoke. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted mine to be like hers, and asked her directly one day, “How did you get those?” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“My bedroom looks out on the bridge,” she said, and pointed to a Victorian masterpiece at the bottom of the mountain, directly in line with the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The government's top brass wanted to hear directly from Marti about their most precious Russian spy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m, of course, just mentioning those that I knew most about because I was directly involved. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shaggy head froze, its snout pointed directly at Butler’s hiding place. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I stood directly in front of him, holding out the tile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was directly in front of me, a presence glowing through my blindness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wind had pushed the fire past his circle, a wind that was blowing directly toward the heart of the city. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The weatherman says, “Katrina is headed directly for New Orleans. If you haven’t gotten out, buckle down. It’s going to be a wild ride. Perhaps devastating.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer’s exposure to the high-level deliberations in Schenectady impressed upon him, more directly than Lawrence’s scolding, the wisdom of shedding his political entanglements. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

For situations where mounds are numerous and mechanized methods are desirable, a cultivator which first levels and then applies chemical directly to the mounds has been developed by Mississippi’s Agricultural Experiment Station. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I’ll admit my question was a rather obvious way of asking what I didn’t have the nerve to say directly to Julia Bishop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He turned over on the grass so that he was staring directly at the moon up in the sky. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later the plane passed directly overhead. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buddy Ray stopped directly in front of me, maybe six inches away. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Instead of fleeing, the bear shifted position to face Cole directly. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Our conversation was awkward at first, and was not made easier by the presence of two warders standing directly behind her and three behind me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paying customers entered, not through the front door, but through a side door that led directly into the bar and post office. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sprayed directly in front of my nose several times when I sneezed, but mostly she sprayed it out the window when we stopped somewhere that looked particularly unsanitary, which happened often. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She wanted to return to the iron-bound fortress and ask her teachers, directly, for the truth. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The few times she happened to be directly in his path he tossed her an indifferent grin and his quizzical blue eyes flicked past and dismissed her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Tata Ndu turned directly to Father and spoke to him in surprisingly careful English, rolling his r’s, placing every syllable like a stone in a hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t confront Meg directly, you should at least talk to Mr. Morrison,” she says. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“I am not interacting with the surroundings as directly as you are,” Marco continues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

One half of the room was dark and only one light burned, directly above the table. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, he adhered to the same WHO protocol, called DOTS—directly observed treatment short-course chemotherapy—that TB patients in Carabayllo followed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She looked like she wanted us all to fill our lips with snuff and go directly to the Tiburon jail and spit on people’s shoes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other 10 liters of water was directly absorbed by the dry soil. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rarely responded directly but sent hugs and kisses in Mami’s letters. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The man stops directly in front of my cart like a roadblock. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The tear in the sky, directly above and stretching off into the horizon, smothered everything in a thick heat that made breathing a struggle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And once the strangers settled into their positions, they held up the tubelike things and aimed them directly at the people below. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They set up a toll-free hot line so that Cuban exiles could call in and choose from three scathing messages to send directly to the National Palace, demanding El Li'der’s resignation. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve mostly been trying to avoid looking at the guards directly, but as I turn to leave, I raise my eyes to meet his. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It’s pretty disturbing to see war machines traverse the neighborhood you grew up in—and if that’s not troubling enough, the truck turns left, directly into the high school parking lot. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I walked around the fountain and stopped once I was standing directly in front of her. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I read those lines today and see exactly what I was trying to tell myself—what a no-nonsense female mentor might have said to me directly. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He had not asked me directly, but had hinted in a neutral, teasing way. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No limit, no questions asked. Just use your palm whenever you need to make a purchase, and the charge will go directly to this. Cancel it by signing your own name against your palm.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was a mouse on his shoulder, and she had looked directly at the men by the fire and seen that they were looking at her, and they were the men from the bridge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“So, my little sister, Stella, is here tonight,” she says, pointing directly at Stella. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But here, with a Violet orb hanging directly overhead, he saw the dark circles and age lines framing her eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He plastered the adhesive disk against his cheek, arranged the beam of light until it fed directly into his eye. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The bull was squared on all four feet to be killed, and Romero killed directly below us. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then the light was directly shining at them, dazzling, blinding. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She passes over a ration ticket, finds her way directly home, and dead-bolts the door behind her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I looked directly down at the dead deer, and in its shiny eye I could see myself reflected. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Seven ran, standing directly in their path, fists clenched in anger. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

No one has ever asked me this so directly before. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

As she turned to ride back, a ftrepit loomed ahead, directly in her path. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His father, of course, would have gone hours earlier directly to Lew Fielding in order to show him the coast guard shipping lane records for the night of September 15. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I look directly at him, my face blank yet confident. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Throughout the day-long battle, the animals not directly involved in the fighting had been busy too. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She glanced directly at the two lawyers and Judge Tanner. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Then the boat began clawing offshore, directly into the onrushing waves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Mr. T got down on his knees and looked directly into my eyes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He moves closer to stand directly over him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The light was from a different fire after all; he’d been fooled because this new blaze was almost directly behind the still-flickering remnants of the Saturday October 7 fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The peach was also just below the level of the cloud, and it was heading directly toward the rainbow, traveling rather fast. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some older grandchildren helped him—for a small cut—to process the honey, which was later sold either in Rael’s store or directly from the Chateau Martinez. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s really hard to siphon directly from one gas tank into another. You need a gas can like this so you can position the hose lower at this end. You know, gravity.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

On the second day at sea, directly after dinner, Lefty made a tour of the ship. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We live in a world that assumes that the quality of a decision is directly related to the time and effort that went into making it. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Like them, I have a diary, I write about how it feels to have disgust and hatred centered directly on you because of who you are. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was very frightened, but looking directly at Trademaster, he concentrated and willed himself to veer. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t say anything about her to my dad, but one day she’s standing directly outside my house. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The hidden space in the attic is directly over my head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I have gone from craft work straight into the factory, from the air-conditioned morgue of the Hearthside directly into the flames. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I examined the keyhole in the center of the door, then looked at the words printed directly above it, etched into the door’s faceted surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She peered directly at the three Greystone kids, with a look in her brown eyes that might have even been kindness. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m setting the record straight about my, er, vitality this afternoon, but after all you’ve been through I wanted you to hear the news directly from me first.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I will ignore the fact that you addressed me directly and will now face the empty space next to you to answer your question,” said Spring. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Molly’s curse soared beneath Bellatrix’s outstretched arm and hit her squarely in the chest, directly over her heart. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I myself tried to be mindful of that wall, learning from other First Ladies’ experience, taking care not to directly or overtly insert myself into West Wing business. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was walking along the little trail that led directly to where I sat. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I was scared to actually get out of the car, but if you pulled down the center segment of Harold’s backseat, you could reach directly into the trunk. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sound and memory and broader social understanding are sacrificed in favor of heightened awareness of the threat directly in front of us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

They stood directly on the street, unprotected by garden walls. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Civil rights activists who argued that the uprisings were directly related to widespread police harassment and abuse were dismissed by conservatives out of hand. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They still don’t get transmitted directly from one person to another, and even their transfer to us from animals remains uncommon. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Satan, in a classic rhetorical sleight of hand, doesn’t directly ask the question his speech hopes to answer. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The nine giant-carrying helicopters each chose a separate giant and hovered directly over him. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if the capsule were to shoot off into the air directly overhead and come back down in the same straight line, it would land in a different spot, because Earth had moved. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The school was directly over an orthopedic appliances shop. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It offers views of the sea to the west; the cliffs below, all strung with entangling wire; and directly across the water, a half mile away, the burning city of Saint-Malo. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He knew it had shot directly at the dementors but didn’t pause to watch; his mind still miraculously clear, he looked ahead — he was nearly there. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The sun moved on around the sky and, when it was directly behind her, the sleeping bunting lifted its head and chirped. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was disarming how he’d disappeared from the corner of the cave only to reappear directly in front of me in the beat of a second. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I moved to a water-stained patch of concrete floor directly beneath the hole in the ceiling, sat down cross-legged, and angled my body so the light shone upon the book. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She and the man with no face looked directly at each other. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When the police told her that she was violating the law, she demanded that a chair be placed directly in the center aisle, and she sat there. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

When Wes got to the house, his mother’s boyfriend, who was living with them when he wasn’t back home with his wife, was sitting in the living room, directly next to the front door. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew that this was a plea to the badge wearers, but of course he couldn’t beg them directly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I turn my chin up to gaze directly at the drone’s camera; I wonder if it’s sending a live feed into the Director’s office. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Not only had they broken her fall, but they had prevented her from rolling directly into the creek and possibly drowning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Although my instinct is to run directly away from it, I realize Finnick is moving at a diagonal down the hill. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun slanted directly downward through the chinks in the roof when the sermon ended. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

People working directly for the White House, Krogh explained, could not risk getting caught in a break-in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I am extremely busy. Explain this interruption,” the ghost said, speaking directly to Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The afternoon sun shone directly into the dark opening, but she couldn’t make out anything from that distance. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in both of those instances, they would have piped the noise directly into whatever building the kids were in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“We’re going all the way to State this year if Ben keeps up the good work,” Philip Turner said, sitting directly in front of Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was drafty, rickety, perched on thin stilts over the river, with showers that pumped foul-smelling water directly from the Hudson over the boys’ heads. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“They were a gift,” I said, watching as the man squinted to avoid the glare of golden light emanating from La Llorona’s ear pendant and glinting directly into his eyes, momentarily blinding him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The ring was directly in front of the passenger seat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In short, Nealson had asked me directly if I were a Communist or not. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and took the doorknob, and in her everyday soft voice she said, “Sister, go on downstairs. Wait for me. I’ll be there directly.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warder was taking great risks, and he warned me that he was only prepared to deal directly with me, or the arrangement was off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z