| 单词 | alley |
| 例句 | I wait in the shadows of a back alley one block from the Los Angeles Central Hospital and watch its staff spill in and out of the main entrance. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A breeze blows through the alley, pushing me to one side, and I think of scaling the Ferris wheel with Tobias. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the alley, a faded cloth banner swung over an open doorway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I could see what was going to happen, and I wanted to reach down and take him out before he ended up in a blind alley. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Cutting down alleys and through backyards gets me to Gale’s house in minutes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Almost a year ago, I broke into an Arcadia bank through the alley that runs behind it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There’d been no breeze off the harbor that day, and a gray milk fog had wreathed the city’s canals and crooked alleys in damp. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They cruised along the streets, past families dressed for church and winos stumbling out of alleys into the bright morning sunlight. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn breaks, and my panicked run turns to a stumble as I wander from alley to alley. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She pulled me into the alley behind George’s Liquor Cabinet. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z By this time I had managed to blink my eyes free from the tears and I could see Pike squatting in the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was easy to unfurl the linoleum in deserted alleys and parking lots. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I turned into the alley behind our house. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z An ambulance careened into the alley and raced toward us, its headlights blacked out so that only pinpricks of light shone through. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The entrance, to the alley that led to the garden looked very creepy. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I told Burke about how Granny found me in the alley and picked me up. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He had noticed this alley before, when coming along the river towards the university—a quick glance, an almost automatic registering of possibility—and he’d seen that it was open at the other end. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And he stumbled along the alley in the dark. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I point the gun into the alley and fire blindly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The steps to the back alley were slippery with vomit and he grabbed her elbow to steady her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Every day I combed the sidewalks and alleys looking for a crust of bread or anything else edible in the attempt to combat my constant hunger. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He was pretty sure it was the dumbest idea in the world, but he crossed the alley and took the sweaty counselor with him. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Fuzzy little yellow jackets buzzed around the honeysuckle on the alley fence. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z You could get mugged or beaten up if you strayed down an alley, or knocked on the wrong door. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He led the horse down the alley by the reins to the back door of Ford’s Theatre. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a fire escape from my window that connected down to the alley. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z They run in unison, their footsteps echoing in the alley. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The wind shifted, and the alley filled with clouds of gritty steam from the doused fires. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z From the market, we worked our way down some alleys that ran every which way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the other alleys, where the vendors had big orb-lit signs and played music to attract customers, the vendors here had no signs at all. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I took off running in my pajamas, through the dark alleys, faster than I’ve ever run in my life. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Our father’s room, formerly a servant’s, had a single window that looked out over an alley where mongrels fought. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the old dog from the alley! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She hands the letter back and stares down the alley at the dense ranks of clotheslines and coalbins. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They monitored what the members of the Black Categories did during the day, recorded any visitors to their homes, watched their Morning Repentance and Evening Reports, and supervised their sweeping the alley twice a day. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Frankie took to his heels and fled around the corner and hid behind a barrel in the alley. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He went through Weavers Lane and then cut into a side alley, climbed a fence, and hastened onward. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The alley, a street, the alley, a street, and the smell of the river. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I shivered, imagining only too clearly what he described — the alley at night, the frightened girl, the dark man behind her. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She found him three houses down the street, leaning against the wall at the entrance of a narrow-mouthed alley between two adjacent houses. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Alfred dragged himself into an alley, and crawled painfully behind a garbage can. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Collecting my nerves, I stepped back into the alley. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When we got to the bowling alley, Dante looked at me and said, “I told my mom and dad that I never, ever wanted to kiss another guy for the rest of my life.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z At both ends of the alley the street lamps glowed through the murky air, refracted into mammoth balls of light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her windows opened on the alley and rooftops, with a view of the Blackwater beyond. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Gawk!” and “Ork!” made his way out of the shop and its back room and out a door into an alley. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z One telegraph boy made his way through the dark to an unlit alley that smelled of rotted fruit and was silent save for the receding hiss of gaslights on the street he had left behind. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They slipped out from behind the bins and followed the man with the red beard to the mouth of the alley, where he was joined by another man. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then I heard a tango being whistled from the alley. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z By then it was dark and Shady led the way down an alley off Main Street. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I crept close to the mouth of the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And she went to the end of the alley and pointed up at a giant domed roof rising in the distance. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As he ducked down the alley he saw the man standing in the snow looking at him and he knew that the man would not follow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius replied, ripping open his own shutters and looking out into the dark, cold alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As the roofs and then the interiors of the surrounding structures were consumed by the flames, a scorching wind swept around the alley. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “With your girlfriend. We saw you in that alley.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Detached herself from this city where every street corner was a trap, where every alley hid a ghost that sprang at her like a jack-in-the-box. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z "I see what you mean! The line stretches right back down the alley." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Two of the City Watch were standing at the mouth of an alley. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At a place where six alleys came together, Dany passed an empty marble plinth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Sal’s cast came off and he started playing basketball in the alley again. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z There are people living everywhere, in alleys, in streets, in crumbling buildings and tents. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not add curses or dark alleys. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Entering the alley was like diving into a cave. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Cryptic notes scrawled on alley walls above where I slept. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It has found me here on this island, in our little town, in a back alley where sleek boys smoke in a stairwell amidst the day’s uncollected refuse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he vanished with him into the next alley. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Hornet cast a careful glance up and down the alley while Prosper made sure no one was watching them from the surrounding windows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I went off through the silent courts and alleys of the Palace, my boots crunching on the thin moonlit snow, and homeward through the deep streets of the city. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I make my way through the back alleys, careful to avoid the streetlights, the street police, and the endless street crowd. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Faces watched from candlelit windows, and people began to emerge from alleys and doors, but no one moved to help. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With that, he turned about and began to wend his way through back streets and dark alleys, his lantern barely showing the way through the dark and rain. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I trembled as I tore a cartridge with my teeth; but our antagonist and his friends, outnumbered and outflanked, were beating a retreat, ducked low, into an alley. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then she crawled out of the doorway and ran down the alley to the street. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Woody turned his head away to see if the boys outside had moved from the front yard to the back alley. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He landed on his feet and stood peering through the window into the alley; all was white and quiet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She opens the rear door and calls into the alley. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Before we got back to Niska Street, we heard squeals and shouts down an alley. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I mean, suddenly he was that little kid tearing down a back alley with some housewife hanging wash and shouting, “Look at ’im scoot!” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z I was sitting on the dirty asphalt of an alley, tucked into a corner between a brick wall and a green Dumpster. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He carries the sheet of paper in a daze to the alley where Frau Elena boils sheets amid billows of steam. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He joined me in the shadows of the alley and listened as I quickly explained my mission. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Dried brown weeds wilted in the windows of the house nearest him, and barrels of stagnant water and discarded crates filled the alley. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They were common among crooks in the Barrel who didn’t want to get caught in a dark alley, but couldn’t be bothered to lug around lanterns. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The only picture of you I got, Momma, and you standing in a alley. Ain't that a shame.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We all squeal with excitement, and I hold up an adorable polka-dot one-piece that is super vintage, and right up her alley. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I glance briefly back to the end of the alley, but Ollie firmly tugs on my hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Down past where Old Fishfoot’s trident pointed was an alley where they sold fried cod, crisp and golden brown outside and flaky white within. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Rosaleen and I squatted on the ground in an alley and spread out the paper, opening every page. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sharp sound rang through the back alley, and Fadi inched back. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The shadows climbed up the walls of the jumbled buildings and fell across the narrow alleys. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The next day, demonstrators waiting to register at the courthouse refused to obey the sheriff’s order to line up in the back alley where they had been confined the day before. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z From the alley at the side of the warehouse came the noise of pounding boots, moving at the double, and a shout of command: “Halt!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was somewhat clearer in the alley, though the choking smell of smoke and wind-driven dust must have been ever present. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z In Tarbean the knackers had to come for the stiff bodies of sweet- eaters that overdosed in the Dockside alleys and doorways. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “From here, sure. The alley is locked down.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Rishi reached over, grabbed her hand, and pulled her into the darkened alley between a shuttered jewelry shop and clothing store. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The bird swooped toward him and then rose up over the building, high, high into the air, over the alley and the train tracks and the dried-up creek. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And each of these simulated game rooms, bowling alleys, and pizza joints was lined with classic arcade games. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Instead of opening the door into rest rooms, they looked for alleys. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On his birthdays he dragged it up and down the alley, to give proper attention to the amusements held in his name. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When Amil and I came home from school, there was a man squatting in our alley on the way to the back stairs that take us up to our little flat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A grate squats in the center of the alley, just a few feet away from me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Students at that black school had been protesting since February 5 a segregated bowling alley in town, with demonstrations growing in size and intensity over the next few days. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It looked like he had run headlong into a low rafter beam at the mouth of the alley and knocked himself unconscious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Soon they came to deserted streets flanked by old factories and continued on until the She Elephant led them into a dark alley. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I see the alley I escaped down after my mother died. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z His owner doesn't notice and walks by the alley without seeing us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I stop to rest in an alley slick with sewage. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I started down the alley, but a hushed crowd at An Yi’s back door drew me reluctantly down the side lane. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A couple times, she was fol-lowed out into the alleys and chased, but so far no one had been able to catch her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I followed my father through the silent alley. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Sheriff Clark ordered the marchers to line up in a roped-off back alley. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun sneaks into the alley behind them. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The one on my left elbowed me sharply in the side of the head and the alley tilted crazily around me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Shadows gathered in the streets and alleys below, making pools and rivers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He slipped outside and scurried down the alley. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Without him, Inigo knew where he would be: on his back begging wine in some alley entrance. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When he reached the end of the alley, he turned into a street, walking slowly in the sunshine, his hands jammed deep into his pockets, his head down, depressed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then, given the rumors Sim had mentioned, I took one of the trickier ways onto the roof of Mains, shimmying up a series of drainpipes in a sheltered box alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a thump and a crash from the high wall beside the alley. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z His nostrils flared when he spoke, which made it really hard not to stare up his nose, and his eyes were two different colors— one brown, one blue—like an alley cat’s. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I came to a stop at the edge of the alley that ran between the back of Anker’s tavern and the bakery next door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I led the way into an alley, where I could get a nice echo. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In the alley behind Ford’s, John Peanut walked Booth’s impatient horse back and forth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mechanical Hound turned and plunged away from Faber's house down the alley again. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The news came while Arthur and Lancelot were at the nine-pin alley. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We turn down an alley, just below the main entrance to Pike Place Market. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I took the alleys and concentrated on the sound of my tires over the loose gravel, on the whir of the gear chain. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z By now he knew every street, every alley, every fence in all the sprawling slums of the town. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It probably took much longer, an hour or more for the fires to completely gut the structures that lined the alley. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Rabbit, drinking from a pint flask in the alley behind the Abbot House, told Cal all the news he could think of. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We find a spot to watch the parade on a shadowy cobblestoned alley. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I leaped into a narrow alley, and peered out. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z After my friend had disappeared in the darkness, I stood and stared at the empty alley. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z All the windows were dark, and there were no other guards to be seen in the alley. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A thousand suspicious eyes followed their progress along the steaming alley. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z That last night when I went down there, there was somebody in the alley when I was going home.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Residents looking out their back windows might catch a glimpse of a long-legged boy dashing down the alley, a whole cake balanced on his hands. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Coram and Sophie both spotted the pistol in his hand the moment before he flattened himself against the wall of the alley and disappeared into shadow. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And that reminded her of the man she’d seen with Mr. Trepid the night before, in the alley behind the Home. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Under the leadership of a vigorous new tlatoani, Cuitlahuac, the Indians forced the invaders into narrow alleys where horses were of little advantage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Unsure of what’s going on, I take off running along the front of the warehouse, heading for the alley that leads to the airstrip. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Nearly 2000 hours, at least 80°F. The boy and I sit together in the back of another alley while Tess sleeps a short distance away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He dragged me out of sight into an alley and dropped me like a sack of coal. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z For eight years, I lived in the White House, a place with more stairs than I can count—plus elevators, a bowling alley, and an in-house florist. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He disappeared inside when he saw me and was waiting in the alley when I reached it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We got out in a side street and went down a narrow alley in the dark to the rear of the huge, barn-like building. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Oscar stepped to a telephone pole at the curb, braced his left elbow against it, gripped his right wrist with his left hand, and drew a bead on the entrance to the little alley. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He probed the wax in his ears with the pencil and began to concentrate, listening to the sounds of his mother’s preparations for an evening at the bowling alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In his alley, Toomer unpacked his flowers for the day and began his song to the few shoppers who had come downtown. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall shape was all I could see in the dim light of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Outrunning Louie for the only time in her life, Sylvia cut down the alley and dove into her father’s work shed. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He’d cut through a tight alley split by a murky canal. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Children ran up and down the alley around and through the knots of people. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was on a forlorn stone wall facing the mesarthium one, and the alley was too narrow for Lazlo to get an angle on it from a distance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z So the residents tossed her bucket and rags, her baskets and reed broom, down the stairwell, past the letter boxes, through the collapsible gate, and into the alley. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The second mate palmed Gerry a silver loy, and the man slunk off down the alley, leaving them alone in front of the tavern. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A faint clattering rises from the alley, and Etienne peers through the shutters of Marie-Laure’s bedroom, down six stories, and sees the ghost of Madame Manec standing there in the moonlight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the early morning, when the alley was still quiet, I could smell fragrant red beans as they were cooked down to a pasty sweetness. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Slipping to the edge of the roof, I looked down to the alley below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I peered through it, down the alley leading to the garden. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z If I came back a little later, Aunt Xi-wen and the others would be at work sweeping their assigned parts of the alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here comes Sally, sittin’ in the alley,” they sing to two girls in the middle jumping fast. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z It was dark in Boxton, and Mr. Trepid was in his hideaway shack in the alley. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z In the alleys and wine sinks of Pentos, they called her brother "the beggar king." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “There you are,” I heard Millard say as we crawled into an alley. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z At the entrance of the alley, the man with the red beard and his companion slipped around the corner and out of sight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He took his penknife and drove it point first into the dirt of the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie took off running down a maze of alleys, his feet stumbling in the darkness. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The snarling dogs Fred had scared away from the old-timer in the alley had both been “rescued” by Big Tony. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z We opened the fence gate at the bottom of the backyard and ran down the alley. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The alleys were narrow, barely wide enough for a car to pass through. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A few people are trying their luck selling food at the fence, but I take the back alleys to our spot, where the loose barbed wire will let me into the ghetto. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z While the two talked, I had watched a shadow creep out of the narrow alley between the Sleepers’ hall and the building I was in. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The policeman left his car just in time to see the other kids clearing out of the alley and sprinting away. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Beyond the waterfront and its breezes, the streets and alleys of Volantis were hot enough to drown a man in his own sweat, at least on this side of the river. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If her father has built this alley into his model, her fingers have not discovered it yet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In his icebox he found a bit of left-over goose liver and took it out to the alley for the neighborhood cat. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The man melted away, and all at once an alley opened up before them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It took the four of them a moment to check badges, but by then Hamilton had snaked down the back hall and out into the alley. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z His wife was going to wear an evening dress and be a hostess, which was right up her alley, McGarrity explained. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Palmer shouted, “I’m treating at the deli!” and trotted up the alley. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Kaede hesitates, then lowers her arm and guides us deeper into the shadows of the alley. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Children wandered the twisty alleys and found eld bronze coins and bits of purple glass and stone flagons with handles carved like snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I mean it. Let me hear one more time that you are slipping up and down back alleys with one of those dam squirts.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew every alley and every street, every wall to climb over, every fence to slip through. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He’d even kept a stray donkey in the back alley for a few days, wanting it to be his, to take care of it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In a panic as sudden as it was unreasoned, Ranofer wheeled into an alley and crouched there, trembling, until the Babylonian was certain to be gone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z This one leads to an alley, which runs down to Tenth Street. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Frankie went back to the alley and sat behind the barrel and thought. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is still not too late to abandon this folly,” Gerris said, as they made their way down a foetid alley toward the old spice market. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I sneaked a look down into the alley and saw him running back and forth in just a T-shirt and a pair of sweatpants. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z On the way back to the center of Tijuana, Lupita ducked into an alley and opened a seam of her jacket. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The rest dragged themselves off down the alley. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He wandered often about the four main business blocks that were brightly lighted and then through the black, deserted alleys behind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We hardly had time to think when the cop car pulled in the alley going just as fast. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I cautiously walked into the alley, alert for anything unusual, but there was no sound of drums or gongs or noise at all. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All the darkened inlets and corridors that stretched into the carnival’s back alleys seemed to writhe and simmer. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She hoped it was too dark in the alley for him to see her blush. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z When I look over my shoulder, I see Tess standing in the alley with her wide eyes locked on my vanishing figure. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I sprint across the street and into the alley. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They scurried down two blocks without seeing a soul, turned the corner, and a moment later ducked into the alley that led to Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Politely, he led her down an alley and into the well-swept backyard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z So, a few minutes later, the entire population of Egypt was sneaking up the alley on the way to sort over the florist’s recent rejects. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In the alley, he saw Mr. Trepid scooting back and forth, peering out into the black night. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She leads me through alley after alley, not stopping until we’re close to Cobbler Row, nearly a mile from Execution Square. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He stuck his head through the hole and peered up and down the alley. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z There was no way to pass from the Street of the Masons into the alley behind it except to pass through one of the houses, or else go far around by the next cross street. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He hid the books in the kitchen and moved from the house again to the alley and looked back and the house was still dark and quiet, sleeping. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The new section of the alley smelled somewhat familiar to Fred. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I have thumbtacks to pin my sheets to the walls, creating new walls, and alleys and roofs, so we’re hidden away in a labyrinth. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Imagination is a great thing in Jong dull hours, but it’s a real curse in a dark alley, and April’s imagination had always been out of the ordinary. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A rumble echoed from the alley, like someone had banged on a sheet of metal. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They walked together from his grandparents' driveway to the alley; then Park waited there in the shadows and watched Eleanor walk home alone. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z I dart across the alley, but there’s no time to disappear into a doorway. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was a large timbered structure, three stories high, the second and third levels leaning far over the alley upon which it faced. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Aunts and uncles came up the alley trailed by girls in white patent-leather shoes and flouncy dresses, their hair rolled into finger curls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A moment later he was back in the alley, and Tomás was with him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He came from behind the bar and resumed his desultory sweeping just as Lana, Darlene, and the bird, looking like a small unruly mob, burst in from the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I was finishing the last sleeve of a jacket for Ji-yun before starting to make dinner when I heard a soft voice calling me from the alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Where the alley emptied into the street, he stopped and looked back. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After Salvador left to go around the corner to take up his post, Lupita walked down the alley till she stood across from the charro shop. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I was going out into the dim alley in despair when I was stopped and told to go back. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He meant they would get to the wharf by back alleys. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe walked away from the murder scene, dropped the knife in a nearby alley, and headed to a pay phone to call his father, but the police had beaten him to it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Every afternoon when the school bell rang we ran across the schoolgrounds and over dusty streets and alleys to the church. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, there are two accelerants: the first, the lethal one, is meant for fire, hurled through the windows in front and back in the alley. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had inched him up through back alleys and smaller races, bypassing the nationally spotlighted races in favor of slow cultivation and parochial seclusion. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In poor neighborhoods garbage mounded in alleys and overflowed giant trash boxes that became banquet halls for rats and bluebottle flies. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Angrily, he shoved the wagon along the flagstones until he was near the end of the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Newspapers launched crusades against pestilent alleys and excess smoke and identified the worst offenders in print—among them Burnham’s newly opened Masonic Temple, which the Chicago Tribune likened to Mount Vesuvius. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was Booth’s closest brush with capture since he galloped down the alley behind Ford’s Theatre. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the alley shack, Z leaned against the door. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He turned into an airshaft between two storefronts and went back to the alley. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z So, we all head up to Cape Bowl, where there is an arcade, a bowling alley, and a snack bar. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He hadn’t far to go, just to the alley mouth and then across the street. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Emma shouted, and we all took off running after it, slipping and sliding on the ice, rounding the corner into the snow-choked alley that ran between the glaciated building and the one next to it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Ollie and I remained trembling in place, watching their backs until they turned out of the alley. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I’d seen enough cat fights in the alleys around my apartment in New York. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Mounted men were of more use in open fields and hills than in the narrow streets and alleys of the city. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I wandered through the maze of empty streets, then down a winding back alley that dead-ended by the entrance of a small pizza shop. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When Yoren had dragged her into that alley she'd thought he meant to kill her, but the sour old man had only held her tight, sawing through her mats and tangles with his dagger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We paused at the mouth of the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to avoid the drudgery of housekeeping chores, which is more up Rachel’s alley if she can stoop to being helpful on a given day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z To the kids at Granger, I looked like an extra for Claire Danes to chase down in some alley for information. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Hassan was standing at the blind end of the alley in a defiant stance: fists curled, legs slightly apart. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was as if the very buildings—this very alley—were suddenly holding their breath. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z With a burst, I ran past him down the alley. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “I seen two women carrying a basket down the alley not long ago. They’ll know what to do with the child, and they’ll send one to care for the mother.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was word that the pestilence crawled towards the city from the north shore, and that soon, in the alleys, we should be dying of it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There seemed to be no laughter in the alley—just a growing, choking tension. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There in the alley the crazy hot dog vendor was trying to stab a fairy with a plastic knife. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When the crackle of gunfire rings out, I grab Marlena and duck into a smaller alley. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At such moments my flesh is thin and tight, and the unbearable hunger to be part of it drives me out to search in the dark corners and blind alleys of the night. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Follow me!” he said, and jogged a few paces toward the alley. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As part of the university’s contribution, Sproul turned over to Lawrence a two-story wood structure on campus, just across a narrow alley from Gilbert Lewis’s chemistry building. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It had been the first time I’d seen him since my first day in Tarbean when he and his friends had jumped me in that alley and destroyed my father’s lute. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I think so, yeah. The bowling alley they’ve been using has gone out of business, and Scatterpin is closer for most of the folks on his team, so I guess yeah.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z We'll be at the end of this alley in just a few seconds. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In the alley outside, I sank against the wall, pressing my cheek to the bricks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If we can make it to the alley, we can disappear into the buildings and they won’t find us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He lived in one of the converted garages in our alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He burst through the alley door, sucked his lungs full of fresh air, and slammed it shut behind him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Down at the end of an alley there was an especially old shop. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It worked again and again, his own iron fact, in alleys and pine barrens and swamps. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The large man finally beat out the flames and the two of them began to make their slow way down the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I follow the number of steps and turns out of the entrance, and then burst through the front tent flaps to find myself deposited back in the narrow alley. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Past the end of the alley I saw them go, ten, twenty, maybe fifty. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If I followed a murderer down a dark alley where he stalked a young girl — if I saved her, then surely I wasn’t so terrible.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He had an overwhelming desire to be alone; he walked to the middle of the next block and turned into an alley. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There were stories...the homeless man in the alley...a little boy who’d lost two fingers...they were too horrible to think about. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Dr. William Currie’s sixty-four-page A Description of the Malignant, Infectious Fever Prevailing at Present in Philadelphia appeared at the beginning of September, when the fever was confined to a few streets and alleys. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The window overlooked an alley, to the right of which was Forty-fifth Street. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She and Park had been sitting in the alley for a while, in the front seat, just holding hands and feeling whiplashed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They reeked of smoke, grease, and stagnant alley water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Fenoglio looked around the gloomy alleys like a tourist, staring at windows and open doors as if he'd paid for entry. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But this time it was more of a straight line without the twists of the alleys. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked cautiously toward the mouth of the alley, but I couldn’t see Father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the alley they reach a narrow gate. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the tiny alley that he and Fezzik were trying to force their way through, he stopped, remembering. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We made a game of it, laughing, racing one another between alleys. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The shadow ducked back into the alley mouth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She slipped through the light cast in the alley from inside. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Well, just about that time I happened to look up the alley and saw her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When we reach the middle of the street, the Tribesman pulls us into a narrow, trash-strewn alley. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I will sleep in alleys and stables, wash dishes for kitchen scraps, beg pennies to buy pens. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Kaz had seen enough slum dwellers seeking satisfaction in dark corners and alleys that the allure was lost on him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The city is certainly going down when that’s out on the streets,” a woman said as Ignatius waddled off down the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a turn too early or too late, then tried to compensate by cutting through an alley like a narrow chasm between two tall buildings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Streets and alleys zigzagged with no rhyme or reason through quilts of neighborhoods. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “He had his ugly way with that girl in the alley behind the supermarket, in the night. Right? You know what I mean?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There is more traffic in this section of the Silk Road, a jumble of anonymous users crowding into alleys and in front of doorways, creating the sense of a night market. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Which was it, by truck or by cart?” the children sometimes asked her on their way to play cops and robbers in the alley. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Thank you for picking me up in the alley of the Louisiana Five-and-Dime. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But before I reach the doors, I see movement in the alley to my right. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z In our alley they were known as “the three musketeers” because they were always together. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A raw dirt alley confronted me, heaped with stacks of slates and wooden boards like grave cairns. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They worked it out before they left: Amy brings June and Henry back to the alley they have him swap cars like a political prisoner. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Soon Elsie and I are standing alone in an alley between two larger tents. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Devi’s place of business was through an alley and up a narrow balcony staircase behind a butcher’s shop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the alley outside, I tightened the backpack straps over my shoulder and picked up the empty duffel bag. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Men and women with homes to go to put their heads down and hurried there by whatever back alleys and side streets they could. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I stared into Hestia’s eyes, and an image rushed into my mind: I saw a dark alley between red brick warehouses. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He was too old to climb the fence, so he ran through the side alley to the front of his house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I was taking the trash out to the trash barrels when I saw a demon boy lounging against the wall of our alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A few furtive shapes darted into alleys at the sound of hoofbeats on the cobbles, but no one dared accost them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Patrolman Mancuso thanked the woman’s voice and walked into the dank alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they had explored the back alleys and dimly lit edges of the city. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I parked in an alley so you wouldn’t be seen getting out of my car.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She kept her wings folded as long as Bo was still in the narrow alley. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I emerged from an alley and was instantly struck by the difference in atmosphere between this part of the city and where I had come from. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The rain pelted down even harder on to the pavement, and when they finally reached Barbarossa’s shop, the alley was practically deserted. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Over my dead body,” Prosper grumbled, pushing Bo back into the alley. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth was waiting for us in an alley down Church Street. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Now two threats hung over me, like the buildings in that narrow, stinking alley. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He even, seeming almost to fade out of existence as he did so, added that there were two entries to the house, one of them through the backyard, which gave on an alley. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We played cricket day and night in the alley by our house or up on our roof, which was flat. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I snuck down the alley to the shed window that Curzon described. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her Dad walked up and down the street, looking in all the alleys. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I knew every alley and every street, every back wall to climb over, every fence with a gap big enough to slip through. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He had prowled for garbage in the alleys behind the houses, but the older children had already been there. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He ended up alone in an alley, huddling in the doorway of a stone building. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The shadowy back alleys seemed to be closing in around her, long, clawed hands reaching out from the darkness, that horrible breathing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We slip into the alley next to the building and walk to the back, where Marcus told me he would be waiting. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could go back to that night in the alley for just one second. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Other than that, he went wherever there was room to go forward — along roads and alleys and railroad tracks, across fields and cemeteries and golf courses. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one person could be seen on the paths or in the alleys, but Mark kept catching glimpses of eyes peering out through windows and slats and cracks in the haphazard structures. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I ripped into an alley down the block to reconstruct myself and to shake off the aftershocks of Hank. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Right at the entrance to our alley, where you could not help noticing it, stood the propaganda wall. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard his heavy boots pounding behind me as I turned into a second alley branching off from the first. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Dogs on heat. Anywhere, anytime, in cars, down alleys, in skips, anywhere. And they call us 'antisocial.'” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She turned that way, and saw only the city, streets and alleys and hills and bottoms and more streets and more alleys and the stone of distant walls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The next day when I got to the alley, the Mexican girls were waiting for me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Regular people corner thieves in alleys for quick retribution and, if he is stupid and has robbed wrong, thieves comer him too. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the alley a few women were gossiping. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We drove through trailer parks and up alleys. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A strong counter-emotion waxed in him, urging him, warning him to leave this newly-seen and newly-felt thing alone, that it would lead him to but another blind alley, to deeper hate and shame. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a start, I hurried outside and ran to the alley in back of our house. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He dragged Riccio into an alley so narrow that Barbarossa would certainly have gotten stuck in it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Ampai would ask, not waiting for his answer before she slipped out into the alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They left the alley as fast as Sefia’s wobbling legs would let her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When he turned ten, Will had had a real party at the bowling alley over in Somerset. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I wanted to stay across the alley in the garage, which would be good because it is dark back there, but Pattie insisted I be where she can see me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Instead, when Sophonax said, “Now,” he turned away from the river and walked swiftly across the road and into an alley between two stone-fronted buildings that might have been banks or government offices. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z No one came with any messages to be delivered, so after a while Lina left her station and found a step to sit on in an alley off Calloo Street. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The young man glanced down to the Chartres Street end of the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull four knives from my belt, hold them out slowly so she can see, then toss them to the alley floor. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Dust-coated brick houses rise four stories on either side of the alley, and the noises of the market fade. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Her eyes reminded me of that seven-year-old girl’s in the alley—angry, scared, desperate for a friend. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Mark pulled him out the doorway, into the alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Quang-ha was mad before, but now he's a volcano when we cross the alley at night to the garage. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The alley was littered with crumpled papers and dented hubcaps, with old rubber tires and empty pop cans, and Sairy quickened her pace, feeling uneasy in this unfamiliar place. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z They might have done well enough in the alleys of King's I-anding, but out here they were lost. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Slinking along side streets and back alleys, I make my way to the weak spot in the fence closest to Rooba the butcher’s. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z "But there were soldiers loitering on the corner. I didn't think it was safe to walk past them, so I hid in an alley like a street beggar until they left." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The beggar’s gaze riveted to the food, his face crumpled as though he were about to weep and he hurried into the alley without answering. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I ever see either of you again, I will call down worse than fire and lightning,” I said menacingly as I edged toward the mouth of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Working his way hurriedly through the alleys, circles, roundabouts, and barriers, he found himself trapped in a dead end, deadlocked and defeated. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Listen to you. You still cute, Irene. I seen plenty men giving you the eve in the bowling alley.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I see the back of Erudite headquarters, but there are no windows across the alley at street level. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Amid the surge of everything, Brick and Noodle whisk me out of the crowd, around the corner, and down the alley behind Rocky's store. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At the corner a narrow cobbled alley led between it and the next building, and Will went down there too, looking up, getting the measure of the place. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe they were wandering the streets and alleys of Mingora looking for me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I ducked into another dark alley, down another street, up another alley. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the buildings were broad roads lined with trees, wandering crookback streets, and alleys so narrow that two men could not walk abreast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At the next building, there was no plank at all, only a treacherous crevice that plunged into the alley below. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Lac glanced up and down the alley and shrugged. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I looked around again, but the alley was distressingly clean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Let’s meet in the alley at eleven thirty.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And straight out the back of it, turning right down the alley, and stepping into the back door of the next one. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He skipped off toward the cake shop, which, a few steps away, filled the alley with its wonderful baking smells. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Billy drove his Cadillac down a back alley in Ilium, and he found his way blocked by dozens of boys and their bicycles. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My father led me down the stairs like we were going to the building’s furnace in the basement, but instead we went out through the back door, into the alley behind our building. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Moving with great caution, I wandered down one alley after another, spying ahead even as I constantly checked behind. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And in the meantime the other children disappeared into a side alley. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The exit at the bottom will let me out in the alley, where I probably won’t be stopped. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the alley there was a dingy little pub whose windows appeared to be frosted over but in reality were merely coated with dust. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z This thirst for worn things led to casual but habitual examinations of trash barrels in alleys and wastebaskets in public places. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He returned to his site in the alley, and shifted the debris he had leaned there to screen it from view. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The streets were clogged with bicycle riders, milling pedestrians, and rickshaws popping blue smoke, all weaving through a maze of narrow lanes and alleys. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When we were in a side alley, he turned and asked, “How did you think he looked?—I dressed him.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z A shambling form loomed in the shadows of the alley. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z When it did, he walked back up the alley, out of its shade, toward the blazing light of the street. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They left the alley and headed north along the twisting streets, making a few accidental detours and wrong turns that Lac hoped no one else noticed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You know, that part with a driveway so trucks and things can back up to his store for deliveries. You can see into that part from the alley.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth spotted his horse standing quietly in the alley, just a few steps away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z J “Move along, you coxcomb,” Ignatius belched, the gassy eructations echoing between the walls of the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One was kneeling with his hands in front of his face, the other was sprawled motionless on the ground farther down the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They hurried across a small clearing and into an alley between several haphazardly built log cabins. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After he’s left, I wheel my bicycle into an alley so I can memorize the address the way Ollie wanted me to. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My hands sweat in uneasy anticipation, and I make my way to the alley. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The east side of Epidram was a maze of shacks and narrow alleys cluttered with old lobster cages and lines of damp laundry. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There is still the cobwebbing music from beyond and now also a musty cardboard stench in the alley and the frequent whiff of garbage. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I return to the alley before Day can find me missing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They kneel atop what was once an alley. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The room was windowless, but well-lit and filled with the scent of lavender, a welcome change from the smell of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Fifty steps to the ramparts, a hundred or so more along the base of the walls to the mouth of the alley that grows ever narrower. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z No one spoke after that; they simply turned and jogged down the alley between two different wings of their school and out into the practice fields. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A single billboard, mounted on the cornice of the building across the alley, dominates the view; its surface gleams three yards beyond the glass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Both of the men were rolling up their sleeves, huffing and posturing like a pair of alley cats. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z August 11—Blind alley for the past two days. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I took most of the garbage bags that I had piled in the hallway out to the Dumpster in the alley. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Some boys are dragging someone into the alley. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z After passing through a warren of muddy lanes we came to the head of a dark alley. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Kaz remembered the shape from the alley, the way it had appeared and disappeared like a ghost. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The seventh time we drove into the alley we heard sirens . . . real quiet at first, but then louder. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z While Salvador walked across the alley to the yellow house, Lupita went to the motel. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Every Saturday all the Japanese Americans for many miles around met at a bowling alley in the middle of the state. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a door propped open, across the alley. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I look for rusty hand trucks and hasty corner displays, and then down tenement alleys strung with fancy laundry and in the half-soaped windows of basement stores. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they head back down the alley, her shoes squelching as she goes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I turn and start back down the alley. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z On a cold spring afternoon, while walking home from school, I detoured through the playground at the end of our alley. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Down below the Street of Flour was a maze of twisting alleys and cross streets. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And anyway, the guys themselves took alleys as often as streets. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Kitten and box in hand, Hyacinth led the way out of the alley and back up the brownstone’s front stairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to use the back door, which led directly into the alley. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The alley twisted in a confusing way, and presently they arrived at a dark doorway. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I retreat back into the alley and get ambushed or I jump onto the sidewalk and make a run for it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The alley grows narrower and narrower until they must walk single file, the walls close on either side, and then they stop. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He gestured to the head of the alley and a narrow structure two stories high. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Only some of the few working-class people in the alley still seemed excited when they heard the drums and gongs. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was strolling down a poorly lit part of Newhall Lane when something blunt struck me on the back of the head and I was bundled off into a nearby alley, half-senseless. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I awoke from a deep sleep to the sound of harsh laughter and pounding feet in the alley below me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I think the alley is empty. Be careful, and...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “That the one. That’s my son. Toomer, the flower boy. For eighteen years he be right there in that alley makin’ a nice livin’ from his flower, his herb, and his honey. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as she saw him come up the alley, she would pick up a basket of mending, or scrub the pots, or reorganize the canned goods on the shelves of the kitchen area. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I stay in the back alleys, twisting and turning until I have to climb the hill to Tatarska. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He stepped into an alley, feeling more comfortable out of the light. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The new mass of knowledge is still formless, incomplete, lacking the essential threads of connection, displaying misleading signals at every turn, riddled with blind alleys. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The only grass to be had in the barrio grew in the alley, along the edges of fences that kept chickens and scrawny dogs separated from one another. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A drunk, urinating in an alley outside Saint-Servan, a mile away, plucks a sheet of paper from a hedge. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Reaching the corner of the anchor, he peered around it and saw a narrow alley that dissolved into rubble. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Run!” she shouted, pushing me away as she ran down the alley. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I walked down the alley to a courtyard. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, she wasn't, he thought to himself, cutting through the alley. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “There,” he said, pointing his chin at the bridge, “they sleep over there, in alleys between the bars.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He skulked down alleys, a roll of lock- picking wire in his pocket. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The alley was narrow and lined with stables. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I have seen this on the long table in the alley, when the villagers gathered items for the childrens. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z We walked the length of an alley to a small courtyard. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He flew through the moonlight streets, clattering over cob-bles, darting down narrow alleys and up twisty wynds, racing to his love. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He had had dreams as a child, dreams every child had, of the witch who chased him down dark alleys, between lawn trees, and finally into rooms from which he could not escape. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Our window faced an alley and the brick wall of the next building and it was so close to the adjoining building you couldn’t tell whether it was raining or snowing outside. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The alley was quiet and I could see the yellow lights shining from our flat like two tiger’s eyes in the night. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone moved towards the opening in the fence, and the other five followed so quickly that it was almost as if nobody much wanted to be the last one out into the alley. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a few more turns, then headed down an alley and found an empty garage to hide in. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mud wall, peeking into the alley near the frozen creek. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Like a tree with only one trunk, our alley had only one exit to the busy street. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw open the apartment’s back door and tossed Fred out into the alley. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When I saw the station up ahead, I ducked around a corner and crouched down in an alley. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I looked around the alley, my head aching from the sudden movement. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They blocked the alley so that Victor had to push past their large behinds. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z One of his sleeves retracted and I saw marks on his forearm—I’d seen those same tracks on homeless people living in grimy alleys in San Francisco. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z One was going to confront Old Qian, a stern and frightening man who stalked our alleys speaking to no one. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway across the alley, I see something slip out of his pocket. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think we’re going to have anything to match that outfit,” Selena said as we walked to a wall of cubbies full of shoes that reminded me of a bowling alley. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He knew the schoolboy would huddle in that alley for a long while, weighing the shame of appearing half-dressed in the street with the need to get home and tell what had happened. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I chased up and down streets and alleys, sticking to the shadows and shying away from the flickering streetlamps. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked to the alley and began to mount the outside rear stairs, his feet softly crunching in snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When we reach the end of the alley, Tobias presses his shoulder to one wall and leans forward just enough to see around the corner. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He liked to play in the alley and paid little attention to his studies. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The shop where so much of the Thief Lord's loot had been turned into money lay in a small alley not far from the Basilica San Marco. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And Louie wasn’t always the only Zamperini boy who could be seen sprinting down the alley with food that had lately belonged to the neighbors. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It followed me until my instincts got the better of me and I slipped into a side alley quick as a fish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I was halfway up the alley, he called after me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The back alley wasn’t as deserted as it had been the day before. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Now in the alleys she saw men washing themselves at open faucets. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I twist and hold up my gun, but the shape disappears into the yawn of an alley.. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Going around ignored, unseen, and overlooked was right up our alley. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “I turned it off. It’ll take us to the alley. And then your aim had bettor be perfect, Four, if you want to get out of the Erudite sector alive.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Friday evening, wandering through the alleys of Kathmandu’s Thamel district, I sought refuge from a deepening depression. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z "Stop," I start to say again, halfway between the alley and the transport. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Herders roped off alleys to pen their goats, which stared out of the dimness with rectangular pupils. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I hopped across the alley to the roof of the bakery and smiled at her startled intake of breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The thief pulled me into the alley, and he says, ‘Ha! The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the dark quiet alley the shriek of the nails seemed unbelievably loud. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The others went back down the alley and around the long way. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Faeries live in hills and valleys and barrows, in alleys and abandoned mortal buildings. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After dark, these people settled in alleys, where they built cook fires and where they sang and danced. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I caught sight of a few men walking, but they fled down alleys at the sound of the wagon. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They honed in on the sound and followed it into the alley that ran along the base of the anchor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He pulled into an empty alley behind a row of red brick town- houses and looked at me for the first time since we’d gotten in the car. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z There were so many hiding places, and so many narrow alleys with names no one could remember—some of them with no names at all. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I cut through the alley like Max said, clutching his bundle to my chest, trying not to see. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Before too long, Mr. Poe drove his car down a narrow alley lined with houses made of pale brick and stopped halfway down the block. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z I wore smart suits; I drove a colossal Oldsmobile, and I knew my way around the back alleys of the city. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the alleys, a few beggars sat around a fire and listened to a man without arms or legs tell a story. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Newman, a sad-faced young man, got out at a second-story window in back, ran across a shed roof, and was in the alley waiting for Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her place already was luxurious, with a bowling alley where the pins were bottles of chilled champagne, but now she resolved to increase the number of bedrooms and double her staff. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I lean forward—not too far—and peer into the alley between the building next to us and Erudite headquarters. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But Mama says those kinds of girls, those girls are the ones that go into alleys. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Cal went to the alley behind the Abbot House and found the shadow behind a post where he had sat the night he first saw his mother. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I hold the gun out with both hands and stand at the end of the alley, pointing at the Dauntless soldier. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There was a butcher who worked in the mouth of a narrow alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the alley he could see men clustered like grapes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A man in an alley offered to buy their blood, but his hands and needles were filthy, and his eyes said he wanted to harvest more than their veins. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Montag took the four remaining books and hopped, jolted, hopped his way down the alley and suddenly fell as if his head had been cut off and only his body lay there. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Wind howled through the alley, banging the trash cans against one another and sending newspapers fluttering through the air. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z April and Melanie and Marshall were on their way home through the alley when, by the sheerest luck, Melanie noticed the loose plank. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Will set off at once toward the sound, and Lyra followed behind as he plunged down a narrow alley shadowed from the moonlight. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The lot was enclosed by a metal fence, and the gate that led to the side alley was closed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They cross a seething thoroughfare, then go up an alley that smells like a muddy ditch. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We ducked around the news van and slipped into an alley. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Instead of running to the door, she went around to the back alley, which connected to the rear yard, her hands fumbling as they unlatched the back gate. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They slipped through the narrow paths and alleys, over jutting roots and hard-packed dirt, turning left and then right and then left again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Riccio knew where this tiny passage led: into a labyrinth of alleys that could confuse even a Venetian. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Evenings we sat in the alley with the neighbors and listened to stories. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the houses looked empty as they passed, going down alleys so narrow that Meggie felt they could close in on her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z We run until the sirens and crowds and screeching tires are out of earshot, winding our way through back streets and alleys. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The interior looked more like a back alley from one of the worst parts of New York City than a suburban home. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After what seemed a long time, I stuck my head around the alley comer and looked back along the street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Out on the sidewalks in front I can pretend Chicago ain’t so bad, but in the alleys and around in back of the buildings, ain’t no hiding the dirt. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z By bowling alleys, by train stations, in small towns on the way to bigger ones, anywhere where real estate was cheap and a lot of cars or people passed through. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dorian skipped off down the alley to find the decadent mariner. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fernando whoops when the ladder hits the Erudite window across the alley. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a different kind of smell to the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But, always, my mind returned to the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Father and son looked at each other in horror as the truck raced up the alley, leaving stragglers behind. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But she was sneaking along the alley, watching the door, so I wasn’t thinking anything about him until they had gone past. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could go up the alley and see what’s in the trash cans.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I darted into an alley and into the shadows and deep into a heap of rubble. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z A pitted alley beside it led to a sheet-metal gate into a rear yard, where a lean-to shed stood crazily over a floor of frozen mud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z We stood in the alley where we shot basketballs through hollowed crates and cracked jokes on the boy whose mother wore him out with a beating in front of his entire fifth-grade class. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A man is coming fast down the alley, wearing dirty coveralls like a worker, a cap pulled low on his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The Great Prosperity Market was on Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s busiest shopping street, only two blocks from our alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The village was eerily quiet, but he could feel the eyes following him down the alleys and paths. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I suppose he had lost them in a back alley fight. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I turn into the alley and steer around the potholes until we get behind Tiny's coach house. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I pushed my backpack up against the seat in front of me and got comfortable, then watched all the dumpy backyards and trash-filled alleys slide by as we pulled out of Baltimore. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Well,” Heather continues, “okay, so a bowling alley. That’s...different. But you can still dress up; it’s a wedding!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She was afraid her box would get wet, so she carried it with her through the alley to the front porch. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “You meet plenty people over by the alley. Nice people. You could make you some friends.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In a little while, he returned to his alley stable where he had left his rented horse, a bay mare. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached the back yard and the alley. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I slung a now-unconscious Belet over my shoulder—she seemed too light—and with Kasusu in my hand, ran around to the rear, finding Ishtar's gleaming black Jaguar parked in the alley. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Her fingers scratched in and out of the alley dirt. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They run up the narrow street, peering down side alleys, stopping to check doorways, gazing again and again at that tower of black smoke. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a maze of narrow crooked alleys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It amazed them, it made them angry, and several of them—the pharmacist, the manager of the bowling alley—stared at the defendants with total contempt. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a long and tragic story full of dark alleys and twists and turns and many unexpected happenings,” I said. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He stepped back into the alley and said, “Now, Little Charlie!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z At the entrance to the town square, she paused to study the layout of the market, searching for alleys she might use if she needed a quick exit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Behind the man unspools the alley and then the hanging curtain of ivy and then the city. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We leave the car in an alley and walk the rest of the way to the Peruvian embassy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A small abandoned bonfire in an oil drum makes an alley glow. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped at the mouth of the alley, and took a deep breath. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark and Alec followed without hesitation, sprinting through the main alley of the town. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Eventually he went home to a little box alley Dockside where he had his own version of my secret place. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The day after all the excitement, Toby had drifted down the alley just to look things over, and he had found the land of Egypt boarded up. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Cat of the Canals had known these alleys, and the ugly girl remembered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Down the alley was the delivery bay of a warehouse. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z An old woman was sitting cross-legged against one of the alley’s walls, nearly camouflaged in its filth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The city stepped up its efforts to remove garbage and began repaving alleys and streets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Death is not a blind alley that leads the human race into a state of nothingness, but an open door which leads man into life eternal. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While the other children play hopscotch in the alley or swim in the canal, Werner sits alone in his upstairs dormer, experimenting with the radio receiver. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He carried the books into the backyard and hid them in the bushes near the alley fence. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Muck in the alleys, the hoarse shouts of work crews, the boys in their dormitory sleeping head to toe while their coats and trousers hang from hooks along the walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m sitting at the long table with the bowling alley top in the middle of the Jump & Grind waiting for Mom and Kaila. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z We ran through the alley and some gardens, then back onto another dirt road. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Santa grabbed the picture on the mantelpiece, a photograph of an ancient and hostile-looking woman in a black dress and black stockings standing in a dark alley paved with oyster shells. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have plucked it from the plant in the alley. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She had lived in our alley for over thirty years without a single disagreement with any of the neighbors. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If it were eating it would be the gluttony of the famished; if it were sex it would be a swift furtive stand-up in an alley somewhere. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only then I realized how I must look, covered in a year’s worth of alley dirt, trying to get a receipt for a book I’d obviously stolen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They said nothing as they cut through streets and alleys, Ekon leading the way until they reached another district of the city. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He tumbled into the alley behind their house. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I'm now near the rear of the building, and several alleys branch off behind me into the darkness. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A havoc of scrap and rubble littered the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother would kill you if she knew about your smoking,” Laila said, looking one way, then the other, before slipping into the alley. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Instead, he watches as I hurry down the alley. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And that was as close as Hassan and I ever came to discussing what had happened in the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Me, without any hat, in the middle of the afternoon, having to chase up and down back alleys because of my mother’s good name. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the alley trash is blown up against the wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We had gone to the annual Christmas party held at the First Chinese Baptist Church at the end of the alley. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, Denny’s was located on a narrow out-of-the-way street—really more an alley than a street. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I don’t think either of us took a breath until we were sure no one was coming down the alley to investigate. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Even Ji-yong gave a sigh of relief when we were back in the alley at last. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced into each alley we passed, half expecting to spy a cloaked figure waiting to spring on me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Several times I stop in an alley to gather my thoughts. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He ran after the other two as they turned into a less crowded alley. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Our garbage pail spilled out all over the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When he ’bout got to the alley, I said, “’Scuse me, sir, your wife tolt me to tell you she need some help o’er there.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I wake up on top of a mattress resting on the floor of the garage across the alley from Mai's mom's nail salon. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I blew out a tired breath and opened the door and almost ran right into a singing lady walking toward the alley with a garbage bag in her hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I craned my neck forward, trying to see far enough past the wall of the restaurant to the alley opening. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I was in the alley by the same side exit where Candy had led me to safety. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I led the woman to the back of the alley. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z We were playing volleyball in the alley when he drove up in this great big yellow Cadillac with whitewalls and a yellow scarf tied around the mirror. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance around me for an escape but the only way out of this alley is forward. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Tucking the purse under his arm, he walked to an alley where a garbage can stood covered with snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Me, peering around the corner in the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’d serve him right for what he did to us in that alley!” shouted Petunia. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “There was something else I wanted to talk to you about. What happened in the alley. In Chicago.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z November 2—I forgot to write in yesterdays report about the woman from the building across the alley one floor down. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When Dante and I left the bowling alley, I drove the truck toward the desert. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I get restless at night—like an alley cat, I guess.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z After that I found some empty crates in an alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z People, mostly neighbors from the alley, were standing in neat circles, almost as if they had formed ranks intentionally. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Those were the words whispered on the streets of Ketterdam, in the taverns and coffeehouses, in the dark and bleeding alleys of the pleasure district known as the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He may tower over Clyde, but he still didn’t want to be alone in a dark alley—or a computer room—with the guy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Jacob, meanwhile, was scouring the tiny alleys that ran between the tall wooden houses. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Kaz stopped running when he reached the darkest alley he could find in the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Carefully, he dried his face on his coat sleeve, then stood for two whole minutes staring at the shadow of a telephone pole on the alley pavement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It took me a while in that shadowy alley to get it figured out. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Biddy tole that policeman how she find me in the alley. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I watched uncomfortably as he and Hand Clap each grabbed a box of our belongings and walked into the alley between the iron fence of the house and the tenement next door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We headed for the alley that is known as the Devil’s Kitchen. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth rode to F Street at the end of the alley. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. We’ll meet you in the alley behind the school yard.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I watched to see if he’d get out of the alley before it did. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway down an alley, I see a white cow nosing through a huge hill of trash. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The entrance to our building was off a narrow alley. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z On the other, across a narrow alley, was a tall billboard that pretty much blocked the view, but by leaning forward April could see the facade of a long low building. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It led to a canal, like so many of Venice's alleys and passages. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Darin stands on his toes to unhook the latch when a scrape in the alley beyond stops him short. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The man outside was hauling a heavy metal garbage can across the alley to the high brick wall that ran around that part of the graveyard. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I stepped into the alley and pressed against the wall, sick with fright. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the corner of an alley he saw an empty building with a gaping window on the first floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z To my other side stood rows of snow-burdened cypress trees peppered among flat-topped clay houses—no more than mud shacks in most cases—separated by narrow alleys. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I crept down the alley until I dimly saw Father’s tall figure bulk out of the mist. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We have just reached another alley, need only to cross it to arrive at the door, when the next wave of bombs begins. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It contained a kind of underground city comprised entirely of pizza joints, bowling alleys, convenience stores, and, of course, video arcades. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When the lunch break was over, Abby and Jenny led the dogs to the new location for the alley scenes. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The children wandered deeper and deeper into the maze of alleys. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I headed for the first alley I saw, my thin shoes slipping on the light layer of snow that covered the ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Booth continued rushing through the wings of the stage and down the passageway leading to the back door that opened to the alley. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked out towards both ends of the alley and said, “Come on, then. Back to bed. I don’t think we did very well there, Sophie.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Wes and his friend cut into an alley, trying to intercept Ray before he could get to his house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z His feet were like lead as he stumbled along the sparsely lit alleys and over the cobbles covered with silvery frost. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z No real mother would ever leave her baby in an alley. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z As I wandered home—little fearing, amidst the confusion, any harassment—I passed individual soldiers sprinting down alleys, seeking their station. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Quang-ha has other plans, and I watch him head down the alley with what look like bolt cutters in his backpack. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The Gladers surged toward Thomas, forming a tight group, forcing him to move out into the open intersection where the Cliff corridor met the long alley. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I made my way back through the alley to the side door, which led into the kitchen yard. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The driver slowed, weaving his way through narrow alleys toward the crumbling buildings that rose in the distance. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He tore himself free of the clawing fingers, half-fell, half-threw himself out of the alley, and by the time the last shivering wail had died away was tugging at his own gate. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “The casements are in the alley behind the shop, stacked with regular tubing stock,” he said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Son goes straight to the kitchen, where the back door opens into an alley. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I went another fifty feet down the alley and stepped into the wooden structure. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrapped the rat in a newspaper and went out of the door and down the stairs and put it into a garbage can at the corner of an alley. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Kamau was approaching from the other end of the alley, lit sconces mounted on the wall throwing his frown into sharp relief. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was market day at the Rialto and the narrow alleys were even more crowded than usual. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Several dark alleys twisted off from the main street, leading to deserted storefronts. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He stepped into the shadows of an alley and checked his gun. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Back in the narrow alleys he wasn't usually afraid, but it was different here on the wide-open square. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I avoided the front door and went around to the back alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Running down a flight of stairs and then out into the alley, she shouldered the pack and pushed her way through a group of people lined up for a magic show. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Go to your father and brother. The alley on the right, down to the basement. Knock twice, then three times, then six times.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They boiled out of an alley, turned, and headed straight toward me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His crime was briefly holding the reins of Booth’s horse in the alley behind Ford’s Theatre. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The lights are burning here, but darkness is all around me—in the alley, in the attic, in the basement, in every closet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they are victims of professional narcissism and write as if the reader were interested in every blind alley, fool’s errand, and wild-goose chase they engaged in while exploring the topic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I stopped watching, turned away from the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Would you rather walk through alleys or be spotted by wights?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I ran through the theater and followed him as he slipped out the back door and into a little alley. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “What Mr. Pennyworth told me. ‘I am an empty doorway, I am a vacant alley, I am nothing. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z And the first time I had washed a body, I had vomited in the alley behind the tahara house until I was coughing up strings of burning bile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z After my arm quit hurting from his punch I went back to the alley behind Mitchell’s to take another look at the dead bird but it was gone. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Emma took my arm and yanked me away—down another hall—into a kitchen—out the back door—into an ash-dusted garden—down an alley where the others were running in a loose group. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But Montag was gone, hidden in the safety of the dark alley for which he had set out on a long journey, an hour or was it a minute, ago? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever these guys were, they were not the type you wanted to meet in a dark alley. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They did not laugh any more and the alley was very quiet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dodging into an alley, he ran as fast as he could until he was certain he was ahead of Gebu. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The driver hit the gas and the tires squealed as the truck made a sharp turn and then accelerated right through a bombed-out warehouse onto a parallel alley. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I sneak through the back alleys until I'm standing by our crumbling backyard fence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The business never got going, so the truck has been sitting in our back alley for many months. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They look like the older women you see working in the alley behind a restaurant, pouring out buckets of dirty dishwater. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Jones listened to the loud sounds of argument and pleading coming from the alley and heard one plop of a slap land on someone’s face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a warm night and he wandered for a long time in the alleys behind the houses, where the dogs barked when he reached into the tin cans. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The slaves of the northern half converged on the alley, haltingly, trying to insinuate themselves into their previous rhythm and put on a show. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Already the whispers have started in the streets and dark alleys, rumors that Day has cheated death once again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The horse galloped down the alley, vanishing from sight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After he got punched, Sal started playing basketball in the alley behind our building. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “And don’t take that tone with me, as if this were my fault. You might as well blame someone stabbed in an alley for not wearing armor.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “That explains ... Nico, you remember last summer, those guys who tried to attack us in the alley in D.C.?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Shan- shan would help her, and I didn’t want to embarrass her by making her realize that I had seen her sweeping the alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The narrow alley is empty except for some piles of refuse and the icy stains of someone’s dirty dishwater. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The man who guided me did not speak as we moved along narrow alleys and lanes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Soon’s she walked on by the alley he give me a shove and I was on the sidewalk behind the woman. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Not even if you avoid getting lost or accosted in the tangled web of twisting streets and dead-end alleys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Within minutes the girls were playing house with Delsa and Norma, while I chased the boys up and down the alley, getting good and dirty. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Trina asked as their little group jogged through the cramped alleys of the village, following the path of the Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He was the toughest, scariest thing walking the alleys of the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Two days later, passing an alley, he thought something moved at the other end. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the street, Drave watched, and when the alchemist was gone, he disengaged from the shadows, crept to the mouth of the alley, and went in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A puff of vaporous spume rose from the back alley like an Indian smoke signal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the alley he turns left, toward the marsh. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Neutrons from the Rad Lab could be detected even in Gilman Hall, the headquarters of Gilbert Lewis’s chemistry department, which was separated from the lab by a broad alley. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Only an occasional whiff of kindness, like a pale flower wilting in an alley, softened his pain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We drove up one alley and then another, bouncing on the cobblestones and the taxi’s creaking springs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “You follow me, boy. I’m heading into that alley down there.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The alleys and streets meandered in ways that bewildered me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z At the mouth of the alley where his father was, on an orange crate in the sun, on a street full of grown men and women, he had soiled himself like a baby. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe Daddy can run me over to the bowling alley if you want to go on ahead before I get dressed.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then, with no transition whatsoever, I found myself back in the bowling alley game room, standing in front of the Black Tiger game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z What’s more, I couldn’t help but feel that lurking behind each corner, each bend of each alley, would be more of my enemies. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In the alleys, fifteen-year-old boys are making their way toward mine elevators, queuing up with their helmets and lamps outside the gates. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly we aren’t in an alley anymore but a big fancy office. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z They shouted and gestured in their lanes like any Christian would in any other alley of the city. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He stuck his head out of the window and looked down the alley to where the little white Rambler was visible in the darkness at the curb. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were in a little alley cluttered with trash bins and old fishing nets. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Your Grace,” Ser Barristan said, “there was a harpy drawn on the bricks in the alley where he was found ...” “ ... drawn in blood.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It wouldn't surprise me if he was born in an alley, or behind a bodega. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I look at the two long tables in the middle with the bowling alley tops. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I left and walked down the alley behind the store. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All around us I see candlelight flickering to fife from window to glassless window, and here and there the locals light small fires along the edges of alleys. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Behind him he heard the lawn-sprinkling system jump up, filling the dark air with rain that fell gently and then with a steady pour all about, washing on the sidewalks, and draining into the alley. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z When I find a quiet alley to rest in, with a few other beggars already asleep in the garbage bins, I curl into a dark corner and click my microphone on. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Max comes out from behind the dumpster and peeks out from the alley. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Wes was now in a full sprint, clearing the five steps of his front porch in one leap and then running around to the alley, figuring that’s where the boys were. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She stops where the alley intersects with the road. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z From there I looked into a narrow alley in which people were passing, one or two who looked up at me with nothing more than idle curiosity. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And then, before they could rouse him from his apparent stupor, he leapt to his feet and banged out the little house’s entryway and into the muddy alley. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Trees and gardens were replaced by alleys and cart vendors. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Faye was waitressing at the bowling alley one Friday night when Gene wandered in with a pack of his friends. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A barefoot clump of rags was slouching off down the alley. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Often the fine, sharp smell of gin lingered in the alleys. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help smiling as I watched him trot down the alley. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I back up into Tobias, who backs up with me, until we reach the end of the alley, and then turn and run. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When a runaway took off down an alley, he knew where the man was headed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Pushing it open, I stepped into an alley that had the most appalling stench. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z By insignificant back alleys and little-trod lanes, Johnny made his way to the ferry slip in North Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she let us out through the back door, into a lonely alley littered with plastic bags and broken bottles. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He calls Tess back and guides us over to one of the alleys, where a series of large metal trash bins sit wedged between two walls. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Mark turned a corner and lurched down the alley that led back to the Shack, sticking close to the building on his right for a partial shield. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After a few weeks a beautiful copy of the popular painting Mao Ze-dong on His Way to Anyuan appeared in our alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned that Uncle Lee had been drinking in a bar, had probably been drunk, and was robbed and beaten in an alley. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I held tightly to Nell and sprinted for the alley, afraid to look over my shoulder. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We backed into an alley and watched as he passed by. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Claire was now locked inside the alley, trapped, with the fire coming at her from all sides. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z They drag me into an alley and handle me in much the same way I took care of Gavin. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Someone shouted down the alley, one of the new boys most likely, not completely broken in by Connelly yet, and the shouts cracked open into a dispute. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In the sealed-off passageways, beyond blind alleys, that I would never see. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z At the corner of the alley was Hong Sing’s, a four-table cafe with a recessed stairwell in front that led to a door marked “Tradesmen.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Norton clarified, his eyes beginning to get mean and sneaky like an alley cat about to jump on a bird. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Last night I had a bad dream, though. Someone was chasing me in a dark alley. I crawled into Maman’s bed and we cried ourselves to sleep.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z A man’s dark shape appeared at the head of the alley. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His knife tore a bright line of pain across my ribs as I pulled away and began pelting down the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He walked to the end of the alley and turned onto the sidewalk, joining the passing stream of people. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They walk across the alley back to the salon, where there is a toilet and a tiny shower stall made of molded plastic. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I darted down an alley, turned blindly toward the right, and ran smack into the barrel chest of a giant. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes and his friend ran through a dark alley, jumping over trash cans and fences, trying to get to the other side of the complex as fast as possible. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z From within the house, the unmistakable smell of boiling chicken broth flooded the alley. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z After dropping off his aunt from the bowling alley, he had stopped in the bar on his own to see what he could turn up. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognized some of the boys from the alleys of La Saline. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Italian in the black leather jacket stopped and pointed down an alley behind the white Methodist church. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z But their surprise had given Dustfinger just enough time to disappear down one of the alleys. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In some alleys you couldn't help but brush against the walls; the buildings leaned in so close they almost met. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Down the alleys, down the streets, he ran like he had never run before. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I took the alleys and side streets, falling back on my old habits. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I stepped onto the fire escape and worked my way down to the alley. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z At the end of the alley, leaning against a wall, the agent stood and watched me. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The only people I saw looked homeless, curled up in doorways or coughing from the darkness of alleys. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z "I was already hiding in the alley across the street," Ollie explains as Mina runs to hug him. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Both the square itself and the narrow alley to one side of Capricorn’s house were bathed in light. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At the end of an alley, when my route was cut off by a heap of crates and half-rotten lumber, I climbed a ladder to the roof. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The wide pool of burning brand winked out behind the two men, leaving the alley in pitch darkness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Quickly, the two started off again through the alleys of tents, past the pavilions of elfin lords. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The parents escorted their son back up the alley. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Tell your brother for me to remember us in the alley,” Malcolm X said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark alley behind the Boxton Creek Home, two men met. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing waiting for him in the city but more hunger and dark alleys and the damp of the canals. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Frankie didn’t release my elbow until we had found safe refuge in an alley several blocks from the entrance to the Wild West Show. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I take the back way around the fence, circling in a zigzag pattern through the alleys and behind buildings, until I reach the recessed doorway of the deserted shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He nodded politely as if that explained why I had shown up barefoot and reeking of back alleys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It means meet me in the alley behind Velma T.’s tonight at midnight,” Jinx called over his shoulder as he let the screen door slam behind him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It was nothing like Tar- bean with its twisting alleys and garbage smell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Even then he dared not venture onto the big streets, but found his way back to the goldhouse furtively, through the alleys, like one hiding from pursuers. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Hire more scavengers to clean up the tiny and forgotten alleys, he recommended. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He hurries downstairs and peers out the kitchen door into the alley. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The teenager came back with two men who helped the old man to his feet and carried him out of the alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z As he slashed at the sweater with his broken weapon, the ladies began to dash out the Royal Street end of the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There's nowhere to hide on these streets, no small alleys to duck into. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I carefully inch my way down to the ground—I’m agile, but I’m not Day—and follow shadowed alleys to the lakefront. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I darted through the tunnel alley that was Mickiewicza 7, around the corner, and over the little bridge that crossed the train tracks. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As he and Horse started off down the alley, they kept looking back at the two young people, until finally they turned the corner and were gone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Twice, we ducked into alleys to avoid cop cars. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He saw a piece of wood on the other side of the alley. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Julie jumped to her feet and followed Pearl around a broken box, over a battered auto door, and into an alley. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, as Nok approached the Giant’s Bridge, the canals and alleys were almost completely empty. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Gregor tossed the ball down the alley between the washers and the dryers. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Father put his hand on my shoulder and steered me around to face the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later, the hall leads me out into the narrow back alley behind the building and near its garbage bins. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We had to throw the boxes away in the alley so Amá wouldn’t find out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And speaking of alleys, what kind of people put their baby on top of a pile of cardboard boxes in a dark alley? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “There’s so much art and culture and history; it’s right up your alley.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z With one last glance down the alley to make sure it was clear, Liam refolded the map and tossed it back into the open glove box. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Up a twisting alley, down a narrow lane—where was the gate out? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They slept beneath a set of stairs in an alley behind a tavern, tucked between a discarded stove and bags of kitchen refuse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The alley was where he’d been doing his testing, where no one would see him if they happened by. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The backs of the houses in Old Town face an alley, and that is where the people park their cars and put out their garbage on garbage-collection days. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, there were many dark corners in Capricorn's village, and the guards strolled through the alleys with an air of boredom, as men do when they are sure there is no threat of danger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z On the way back to the hotel I staggered into an alley and began to vomit. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Sensing my hesitation, Isabel urges me gently through the alleys of the cloisters. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Blocking Hassan’s way out of the alley were three boys, the same three from that day on the hill, the day after Daoud Khan’s coup, when Hassan had saved us with his slingshot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The alley was darker than the street, much darker and much more frightening, if that were possible. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z We snaked our way among the merchants and the beggars, wandered through narrow alleys cramped with rows of tiny, tightly packed stalls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m outside in the alley by the fire door. Ask one of the girls where it is and then let’s just get out of here.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They had hoped to find the square outside Capricorn's house empty, but as they were about to enter it from one of the alleys, they saw a half-dozen men were standing outside the church. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Blowing off steam, throwing rhymes in the alley. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I hesitated in front of the heavy door, looking down into the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Don’t think I won’t,” I warned, knowing exactly what Liam wanted to do: go out and risk his neck by walking down the alley to make sure the coast was clear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The alley behind the school was desolate, and so was the playground. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Oh. yeah, Irene. You come by for me in that car of yours. You remember the fender came loose entirely right in front the bowling alley.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He marches me down the alley and then down the street, past the living and the dead, into a building that seems to be offices, though people are sleeping here as well. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the black alleys, under the torches, the children sang: “—and when she got there, the cupboard was bare, And so her poor dog had none!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands was shaking, but I picked up her groceries, putting ’em in the sack, then went back into the alley. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The object of the chase was in the middle of the alley: a young boy, eight years old at the most. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His brown eyes meet mine, and as he continues to yell out his wares, he tilts his head ever so slightly toward a side alley leading out of the square. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The rain had stopped and now the sour smell that rises from wet mango leaves was hanging low over the alley. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I can get me some chili down by the bowling alley.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nguyen skipped off down the alley, so relieved to be alive that he didn’t even bother counting the sheaf of U.S. currency. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z At Lupita’s nod, he let go and both of them walked hurriedly down the street and around the corner into a littered alley. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z In the alley that led from West Forty-Fourth Street to the theater’s stage door. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When we reached the alley across the street we stopped, leaning against a wall again while we caught our breaths and listened to see if anyone had heard us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon when Brian and I had come home to an empty fridge, we went out to the alley behind the house looking for bottles to redeem. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Sierra ducked into the alley alongside Club Kalfour, came out on a large avenue and sprinted across it, turned a corner, and ran as hard as she could. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He knows Washington’s back alleys and shortcuts and will guide Powell, who knows little about the city, to safety. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z To that end, I dashed into an alley behind two rows of cottages, where it seemed there would be lots of hiding places, and made for the edge of town. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Grandpa Hong’s bookstall was on the corner at the entrance of our alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She ran to the loose board and looked out into the alley. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of our two-block alley was a small sandlot playground with swings and slides well-shined down the middle with use. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn't see the alley or anything moving outside. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He came around the back, half expecting to see Noor waiting for him in the alley, but she wasn’t there. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Isn’t an alley I can’t map out. A street I don’t know like the teeth in my head.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I hurried to the alley and walked down it into the gloom of a cluttered courtyard. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z What he might have done I didn’t know, because I raced down the hall to the back door and leaped out into the alley and began to run. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z For their second date, he planned to take her to Bonwood Bowl, a bowling alley with a lounge and cafe on South Main Street in Salt Lake City, and then to a drive-in movie. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A serious, short-haired dog-about- town with a curling tail sauntered into the alley, making his stations, but he smelled Cal and took a wide circle around him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I stood alone in the alley, hopping impatiently from one foot to the other. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I guess I should feel lucky she didn’t give me up for adoption or abort me at the clinic behind the bowling alley that no one thinks we know about. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Those on foot squeezed onto the narrow wooden gangways that hung suspended over the water on either side or the skinny alleys that crisscrossed the tracts of land between canals. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The alley on which we lived was famous for its handsome buildings, and it was wide enough for two cars to pass abreast. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As we hurried passed the entrance of an alley, a voice from the darkness said, “Hey, you.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They ran through the dark alleys, imagining a thousand things that could have happened to Bo and Hornet, and the closer, they got to the Campo Morosini, the more horrible those images became. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Just off Main Street, flanking an alley between two small parking lots, a pair of white wooden arches proclaim “Historic Downtown.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The best playground, however, was the dark alley itself. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He pivots, retraces their steps, climbs an alley, then turns around. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The pyramid’s main gates fronted on Meereen’s central plaza, but the Domishmen made their way to a side entrance opening on an alley. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No child in the alley would dare to climb into his courtyard to steal his mulberry leaves. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Down the alley the women’s art guild members were removing their paintings from the fence and folding their aluminum lawn chairs like Arabs in preparation for stealing away. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The alley down which he led them sloped so steeply that Meggie kept stumbling, and every time Elinor stubbed her toes on the bumpy cobblestones she uttered a quiet curse. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The alley led to the streets that led to the Square, and the alley was jammed too. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes watered as she emerged from the alleys of the slum slowly, adjusting to the new morning light. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There was hardly anyone to be seen in the narrow alleys, only a few of the Black Jackets, as Meggie had secretly dubbed them, with skinny boys following them like puppies. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Every corner, every alley, every building was familiar to her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The last children ran in torchlit alleys, gold spiders in their hands throwing out films of web. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Father led me through the back alleys again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She ran across the narrow street and down into the alley where the vans unloaded goods for the covered market. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The alley they were walking down was very long and twisting, so it was just as well that from time to time one of the children turned and looked toward him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z They drove through the town of Colton to an alley behind a café and motel. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z We start off down Wabash, cut through the alley and walk behind the buildings, over to Indiana. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I tried to picture it: Taliban men fighting in the alley where we played cricket. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He would have turned back into the shop, dodged down an alley, vanished into thin air if he could, but there was no avoiding the Babylonian this time. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There's a back alley between the tenement buildings, you can't see it from the road, and Iggy takes us along the alley to this other place. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z And five minutes after that, they had opened a window in the pantry next to the kitchen two floors below and climbed out into the alley. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Past the empty lot, past the liquor store, past the alley, and down the hill, deep into the projects. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z More hissing, scuffling, and feral moans—like giant alley cats fighting. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I went back to the alley from before. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mommy ignored them all, unless the insults threatened her children, at which time she would turn and fight back like an alley cat, hissing, angry, and fearless. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Earlier in the day, Tess had traded five Notes for a bucket of pygmy pig's blood from the back alley of a kitchen. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But then marriage must be the willingness to walk the blind alleys. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I buried that card deep beneath a pile of already-spoiled death casseroles in the metal trash can in the alley. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z She presses the button on the side of the device and tosses it across the alley, underhand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Across the street and into the alley that led to the fire escape. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We all follow Boggs down an alley that runs between two dull gray warehouses. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A few dark figures darted along ramshackle storefronts and dilapidated tenements; theatergoers fled down darkened alleys. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The next, he was flying across the alley on the hood of a small truck. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “It was an alley. It had no name.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He directed our attention to a portable toilet in the alley out back, conveniently visible from my bedroom window. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Like most of the other Chinese children who played in the back alleys of restaurants and curio shops, I didn’t think we were poor. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I backed away and scurried down the narrowest of alleys, the walls so close I could have touched either side by stretching out both arms. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Lyra walked delicately through it all, her senses magnified and mingled with Pantalaimon’s, keeping to the shadows and the narrow alleys. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As I listened, my vision cleared enough for me to see the vague outlines of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Happy? Happy now? You can beat me like an alley dog! Little old cripple boy can whoop me at everything!” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The fires pool and strut; they flow up the sides of the ramparts like tides; they splash into alleys, over rooftops, through a carpark. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “But, Bear, I think I saw someone across the alley last night, too.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And something else too, something hidden deep that reminds me of the wild cat that reared her ginger kittens in the alley behind our house. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We’re coming upon the final alley, the last place we could run before the bridge. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She grabbed Jeremiah and Mandela, her next oldest child, and ran for the back door, which let out into an alley full of shadows. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Before I know it, I’m over the fence, and hustling down a pitch-dark alley, one in which girls get bludgeoned with chisels. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Along the way to the presentation, each student ran into a man slumped in an alley, head down, eyes closed, coughing and groaning. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard nothing but the wind swirling down the alleys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Two of them, an older woman and a teenage boy, immediately scrambled out of the mess and ran down the alley. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Nita jerks the wheel, pulling the truck into an alley between two brick buildings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And then he stops, backs up, and stares into the alley. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “So, what’s going on in the alley?” he asked a young woman in cargo shorts with a walkie-talkie clipped to her belt. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A depressing thought—and I got up abruptly and went out of the dressing room and into the alley. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They shook hands with each other and Harry walked up the dark alley between the houses. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The pull had led her through winding side streets rank with the stink of waste and rotting food until she’d found refuge in one particularly small alley filled with old crates she could hide behind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Miss Wren’s this way,” Melina said, nodding in the direction the bird was pulling, and we followed the girl and her pigeon friend down the alley. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When I woke up, I was being dragged through an alley by Derrick. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I turn around without opening my eyes and stumble away from the alley. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Pike and a friend came running down the box alley, drawn by the smoke, and I was trapped. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The derelict quiet lasted only a moment before Black Bottom erupted from all its alleys and doorways. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Dozer? From the alley? Forget anything he told you. That guy puts the bull in bulldog. You and me? We got nothin’ to worry about, pal. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Down streets, through alleys, my palm pressed over my nose to block out the nauseating odors rising from trash heaps. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When the meeting ended, I retrieved my bag from the club and found the address in a dark alley of Greenwich Village. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed the children into the maze of alleys. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When I look down the alley, I see the vendor I’m looking for: the Emerald Emporium, home to expensive, valuable, and very, very rare power-ups. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Feet ran in the far end of the alley. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake jumped from the window and ran through a side alley. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I wait more, then walk to the edge of the alley and bend down like I’m tying a shoe. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Victor felt as if he had crossed at least a hundred bridges when, finally, he turned into the alley where he hoped to find Dottor Massimo's mysterious movie theater. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The alley opens up to a wide street. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The sun was constant there, a warm white light that bleached the stone buildings and cobblestone alleys, that brought incredible clarity to the surrounding cobalt sea. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The next day, by prearrangement, all the Egyptians met in the alley and entered the land of Egypt together. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw the truck go by not long ago. It is a new black one. Is anybody in the alley now?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They turned to watch the alleys and the sleeping town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like that old dog from the alley. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Down the alley mouth, I could see the cobblestone street undulate and twist like a red-backed snake. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl veered right, then disappeared into a forked alley. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The first bite Is in the alley, The second bite In a tree, The third bite On a car fender Of a neighbor who Has yelled, “jAy, Dios!” Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z After six more searches had been conducted in our alley, they were no longer exciting, but the adults I knew grew more and more tense. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just turning into an alley to go to our first bar when I heard Kermit chattering behind me. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The measure had restored a degree of peace to King's Landing and quartered the number of corpses found in the alleys of a morning, yet Varys said the people cursed him for it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Daddy pulls me and Seven through the alley, around the corner, and across the street to Reuben’s. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The place had two windows, a large, many-paned one in the main area that faced the alley, and then another in the bathroom. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I am tense, turning the handle in my fingers as we walk down the alley. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He was even less talkative than usual, but finally, as we walked down a deserted alley, he said, "Be sure you complete your work today. We've lost our lodgings." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Before she could decide, though, shouts erupted from the other end of the alley. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They had more work to do, but he dawdled, hanging back in the shadows of a side alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Arya padded down the alley, balanced lightly on the balls of her bare feet, listening to the flutter of her heart, breathing slow deep breaths. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My body moved through the streets, past sentry fires and redcoats carrying torches down suspicious alleys and into abandoned houses. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he walked down the alley, which was just wide enough for his bulk, to the rear of the house. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas was just about to say something when he heard sounds from the other end of the long alley—he looked to see yet more Grievers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It was in an alley just behind Capricorn’s yard, surrounded by empty houses inhabited only by cats and rats. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the wind is knocked out of me as a pair of strong arms wrap around my waist and drag me back toward the alley. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He speed-walks past the river, past the alley, past Pop Pop chunk on the couch, past Daddy’s dungeon door, and into the safety of his room. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I heard a cat shriek in the back alley, followed by the crash and rattle of a trash can falling over. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z That boy ended up starving in an alley. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I entered the alley that stretched alongside the Masthead. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They swore up and down that they’d visited the alley we described and couldn’t find him, though how you miss a giant kid living in a refrigerator box, I don’t know. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He got up with a big grin, and he and his friends gathered by the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed closely, not wanting to lose Eliza in the confusion of alleys and shortcuts. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I find a dark spot in the alley and collapse. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In that cold night, the dark alley s all around were alive with movement and secret life, and she knew none of it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But then two forms took shape, stumbling along the alley toward the Door. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When they took shortcuts down alleys and between restaurants, the beast leapt onto walls and rooftops, chasing them from impossible angles. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Five smaller alleys branched off the main alley on both sides, and each of these small alleys was lined with brownstone town houses. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Nok had walked every alley and floated down every canal in the entire city, some of them twice. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Not a lot, but I’ve been a few times. I like the architecture here. And there’s all this graffiti in one of the back alleys—it’s great for photos.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z So many people passed in and out of the collapsible gate, so many others clogged the alley at all times, that there was no point in keeping track of them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They had walked the sixteen miles and were in the dark alley at home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They sauntered on, slowly, across the bridge and into the maze of alleys in which every visitor to Venice gets lost at least once. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He swerves into the alley, spurs his horse down the cobblestones between two large brick buildings, and turns onto F Street, avoiding the procession. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Her first thought was to see if one or the other of the alley openings might be passable despite the billowing smoke. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But, coming upon that face suddenly in a home-town alley, Billy could not guess why the face was familiar. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m in a blind alley now, and that’s all there is to it.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z A baby had been found buried in a garbage can in an alley in Los Angeles. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But apparently I’m desperate, because whenever Theresa’s mom doesn’t need her to help with baby Rocky, we take Natalie down to the bowling alley in the Officers’ Club. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She led me by the hand to a small alley where a girl was selling fried pork and plantains wrapped in brown paper. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I knew I would find them in their new place, an alley behind a fire-gutted butcher shop. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They emerged from the alley and sprinted into bloodred sunlight, the last of the setting sun’s rays. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Without removing his apron, he bolted after Lupita out the back door into the alley. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “It’s poor Miss Annie next door. This morning she took a little fainting spell in the alley. Nerves, babe. She says you woke her up this morning playing on your banjo.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sneaking back to the alley where she had cornered the one-eared, tom was easy, but after that she got lost. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I remember an alley. Anyway, the bandits surprised Kvothe. They wanted his horse,” he paused and rubbed his forehead with the tips of his fingers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At the mouth of the alley, he peered out and looked around. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Whatever you say, boss,” Z said, and he slipped out of the door, down the alley, and across the railroad tracks, disappearing into the trees on the far side. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The street took a sharp turn and then ended in a flight of steps which led down into a sunken alley where a few stallkeepers were selling tired-looking vegetables. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “We beg and work sometimes and filch from stalls when we can...I and the other boys....I know every street and alley,” he added proudly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, we camped out behind a pawn shop that had a pair of old chairs and a ripped-up couch lying in its alley. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I just took her porch steps in one leap and was off, not stopping till I ended up with skinned knees and elbows in the alley beside the post office. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The alleys grew lean-tos and shelters made of layers of melting cardboard like hives. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The alleys lay empty and gray wisps of fog floated eerily over the canal. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Idiptu gestured at a shifting black cloud at the far end of the alley. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She ran down one alley up another, and another, until she came to a dead end. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I waited on my knees in the alley. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Would he pull me into an alley when I was downtown? Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z And I turn a sharp left down the dank alley toward the A building, alone. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Lupita said softly, “Salvador, fat Tomás has a truck in the alley behind the shop. I know it is his. He has the keys to it.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Following Mom’s instructions, I went to a telephone kiosk a few blocks from our alley so the neighbors would not overhear me asking about Dad. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He slouched down in the driver’s seat, angling the rearview mirror to give him a view down the alley to the street in front of the building. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They had heard rumors of a student attacked in an alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There it lay, a game for him to win, a vast bowling alley in the cool morning. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Airborne creepers of ivy hang from an archway over a narrow alley. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And the entire time he was leading me, I was sure he was going to make a quick turn into an alley, where some dudes would be waiting to strip me of ... what, exactly? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Watchmen were much in evidence, moving in pairs through the alleys in their gold cloaks and shirts of black ringmail, iron cudgels never far from their hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One moment too late, Johnny ran out into the alley. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran steadily for six blocks, in the alley, and then the alley opened out on to a wide empty thoroughfare ten lanes wide. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Tess slumps to the ground and rests her head against the alley wall. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The area was half-gentrified now, but it still held old corners and dark alleys, an abandoned burial ground and a church with an Italianate campanile standing guard over the boatyard and the chandlery. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They have eaten more ravioli, and now they are entering the alley behind her house. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z We run in a pack down the alley toward Monroe Street. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Three very big men step out of an alley and start asking me for things. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Across the alley behind our house, there was a mini housing community called Euclid Parkway, where about fifteen homes had been built around a common green space. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I’d wanted to let him out of the apartment, hide him in an alley and then go back for him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They twisted, merged, formed a single image: Hassan’s brown corduroy pants discarded on a pile of old bricks in the alley. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Despite not having enough parking space, Margaret loves the house, the location, the alley behind it, and every brick in the sidewalk in front. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One December afternoon when An Yi and I came home from a walk, we saw a big crowd gathered in the middle of our alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It took a nerve-wracking half hour and two more alleys before I finally figured out what it was. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There are fistfights in the alleys, rumors that Hans has set a car on fire. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They scrambled through the hole in the fence and, dragging Marshall to hurry him up, they dashed for the main alley behind the Casa Rosada. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve barely walked out of an adjacent alley and am heading toward this bar’s side door when I feel something fly right past my shoulder. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Soon he had completely lost his bearings, but Riccio kept running as if he knew the way through the maze of alleys and bridges by heart. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The boys who were running from the front of the house to the back alley stopped, following orders from the police car that pulled up behind them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And after a while George went off into the alley by himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Scene 2: In a back alley, barrels are being rolled out of a truck toward an aproned, beckoning barkeeper and through the back door of a brick building. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Bear saw them too, for now he plunged down a narrow side alley. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They got out of the car and had just reached the alley when they heard footsteps approaching. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Black workers going home on foot ran helter-skelter down streets and alleys, ducking into doorways, jumping walls, crawling into cellars, the stampede of footsteps behind them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The two guards were arguing, and as they were so absorbed, Dustfinger plucked up his courage, took a few rapid steps, and disappeared down the alley beside Capricorn’s house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “No,” she said, moving quickly from the back alley to Main Street. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z There were boots going down the alley at a sharp clip. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They were crossing the alley now, coming up from the show. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The alley led out into the main street, and down the next turning, not five minutes away, was the junk shop where he had bought the blank book which was now his diary. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A pair of bare feet, bluish in the cold, catching on the uneven paving stones of the alley. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We walked through the small alley that separated the main road from Mshumpela Street. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z At the end of the alley stood a girl with a mass of golden curls, dressed as pretty as a doll in blue satin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But Renzo had already turned around and stepped out into the alley. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Helen also found a mangy fur stole that looked like it was made out of four hundred Angora alley cats so, needless to say, she was quite the sight coming down the stairs. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I instinctively dive into the alley and roll toward the blue wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Once I'm a fair distance from the alley, I take a deep breath and quicken my pace. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He followed her through the narrow, dampish alley at the side of the house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Sticking her head out above the center of the boards, she could see anyone in the alley. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Well, thank God Miss Annie has left for a while. Now perhaps I can play my lute without her rasping denunciations assailing me from across the alley.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A lone cat yowled in the alley below her bedroom, and she jumped, her heart pounding. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z While Marshall stood guard halfway down the alley to see if anyone was coming, they shoved the whole stack out through the hole in the fence. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the voices again, louder this time, coming from one of the alleys. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Because it was the same alley he’d been tossed into by Big Tony. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She draped silk scarves and wax paper over the lens; she tried shooting in fog, in heavy rain, in the smoke-filled lounge of the bowling alley. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Before Lupita and Salvador entered the alley, they looked carefully up and down to make sure that no one else was there. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z We zip through a maze of parking lots and back alleys before coming to an abrupt stop at a corner in an industrial area. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was a violent rush of wind, and the roar of what sounded like a hurricane tearing through the bowling alley. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Even when the visible army was being beaten on battlefields, Washington’s invisible army was winning victories in the back alleys of the spy war. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z And so Victor carried him through the silent and empty alleys all the way to Ida Spavento's house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We saw the yellow Cadillac at the end of the block trying to make a left-hand turn, but our alley is too skinny and the car crashed into a lamppost. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The alley was filled with well-dressed ladies in large hats. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “So if we’d met . . . oh, in a dark alley or something . . .” I trailed off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And please remember this: someone put you down in that alley, but I picked you up. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We put a good long way between us and the train station and then stopped in an alley by some trash cans to catch our breath. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Finally they passed through a thick wooden door, which Michelangelo used a long iron key to bolt behind them, and out into a narrow alley. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He went down the alley to the rear steps and mounted to the second floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The stores branch into a maze of twisting alleys. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dandy took what work he could find, setting pins in a bowling alley and freelancing as a handyman. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A street policeman wanders through our alley as I'm getting ready to hit the ball back to John. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When he slipped into the alley he felt something else, too. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The pedicab moved cautiously down the alley and entered the busy street. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On the third day, I opened our living room window very quietly and watched them running up and down the alley in their knit hats with steam blowing out of their mouths. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z He nodded, picked up his package, and led me out of the alley. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I fled down an alley, past dark curtained shops and merchants washing the grime off their windows. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no children playing cricket in the alleys. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Two enormous black Dumpsters came into focus out of the corner of my eye, and it was only then that I realized we were in an alley, and we were alone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We leave the courts and start down the alley and onto Main Street. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “That man! He’s the one who tossed me out into the alley.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The witnesses saw two men in ski masks running from the alley. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d made her squat down with her back to us and her face mashed into the alley’s wall. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes I thought I heard footsteps echoing mine when I turned down the alley in front of our house. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I could step into that alley, stand up for Flassan—the way he’d stood up for me all those times in the past—and accept whatever would happen to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z First they stopped by the alley where Papa kept the gray trash cans and blue recycling bins. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It had hidden them in its winding alleys and had enchanted them with its exotic sounds and strange smells. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh dear!” she said, as he splattered the alley with sick. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I stood on our roof looking at the mountains, at the alleys where we used to play cricket, the apricot trees coming into bloom. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was located on the edge of Paradise, backing up against Joe Louis Lane, a dirt path that snaked through the back alleys of the black community. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood at the mouth of the alley, all reedy pulse and ravaged spirit, wondering what it all meant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But when I darted into a side alley, they hurried to catch up, suspecting I was trying to make a run for it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I turned to see the two men blocking the mouth of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As in Phnom Penh, people sit in alleys and side streets slurping noodle soups, biting into crispy fried spring rolls and egg rolls wrapped in lettuce. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At each turning leading from the street—and there were many of these, dim lanes and alleys—she paused, and advanced a little along it, and waited, lost in the shadows. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Somkit swerved suddenly to the left and led Pong down a dimly lit alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Between the alley and the stair well a strong draught came up, the curtains on the window flew around, the newspapers on the table swished, and individual sheets fluttered down over the floor. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Rail stations, open-air markets, and back alleys in major towns became crowded with starving drifters. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They'll send a guy to the ten- second place at midnight, and then place soldiers along the back alley. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We turn onto a side street and then into an alley, and the fact that there are no people around makes Ben twenty times more relaxed. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Sansa was wondering what it might mean when a second bell joined in, and a third, their voices calling across the hills and hollows, the alleys and towers, to every comer of King's Landing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If we hadn’t been afraid of the dogs fighting in the alley, we might have taken Ivanito away. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was right in the lawyer’s alley. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z The room had only one small window and looked out on the side alley, and the air was musty and cold. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “We might need to find a different alley location. This one is totally spooking Fred. I can tell.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then there were footsteps and shouts at the mouth of the alley and suddenly the crushing, arms were gone. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned down one alley, then another, but the streets grew dim instead of brighter. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She found the alley door, but it was locked fast. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Away from the clubs’ thumping drumbeats, the alleys became more dingy, with fewer orbs. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z At dawn, an invisible fist slammed into his stomach, and he barely made it out to the alley. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an explosion of white light, blinding in the dark of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Billy Pilgrim parked his Cadillac in the alley, and waited for the meeting to end. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That the poorer areas of Philadelphia—those mean, narrow alleys with their run-down, airless houses—had suffered the worst did not escape attention. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It's a bright and brilliant day, and here we are, two kids who barely know each other and have nothing in common, hiding in an alley. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z So they postponed the game and went instead to scout around in the alley for boards and boxes to use in making things like thrones and altars. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later, stomachs grumbling, they hopped off and bustled up the alley that would take them to the service entrance behind the Imperial Marquis Hotel. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Far behind us, another group of Dauntless run down the alley, toward us, moving in time with one another. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They caught up to him in an alley half a mile away. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z We nearly made it to the alley on the other side before someone finally noticed us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Instead he leaps to his feet, pinpoints the direction that the sirens are coming from, and darts out of the alley. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Side streets and alleys were bursting with bars, restaurants, and cafes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She explained how she and Marshall happened to be in the alley, but the other questions she couldn’t answer and it frightened her to try. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a jowly woman hanging her wash across the alley with a trolling motion of rope. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Another cop car raced past the entrance to the alley behind me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They brought Hodor to carry for them, but he had wandered away, and when they found him some boys had him backed into an alley, poking him with sticks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Backing away from the door, I managed to climb the wall and moved hurriedly along the narrow alley toward the street. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t like the way she said that, as if Tyson were a big disease we needed to get to the hospital, but I followed her down the alley. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When it is not raining, Joon and I play in the alley behind the restaurant, next to the open door of the kitchen. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Finally he danced across the alley and waved to Ignatius. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is it! Let’s get closer,” Seven whispered, and they crept over to the alley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z As we continue down the alley, flecks of gum appear on both sides. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was cold then, and when the sun went down they built small fires from broken crates they found in the alleys and with branches they tore from the tamaric and willow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I wasn’t found in an alley at all. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The street we’re on now is barely more than an alley, so narrow that I could nearly touch the buildings on either side with my outstretched arms. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The rain had seeped into the garbage cans and in the alley there was the rank odor of wet refuse. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I tracked him into an alley in Yellowstone City, Montana, and Metias shot him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then, in slow motion, the bird leaned back and crashed to the dirt of the alley behind Mitchell’s. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We went two blocks down Dupont Street, and then one block up the steep Street of the Tang People, into an alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He may tower over Clyde, but he still didn’t want to be alone in a dark alley—or a computer room—with the guy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Luckily we were near an alley, where I could turn into the back street and dodge the square. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The garden could only be reached through a dark, covered alley, which at first glance looked like little more than a black hole between the Casa Spavento and the neighboring house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She shook the quilts once underneath the letter boxes where she lived, then once again at the mouth of the alley, causing the crows who were feeding on vegetable peels to scatter in several directions. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We make our way through silent back alleys for six blocks until we finally slow down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Now at Elm Terrace, Lincoln, Oak, Park, and up the alley toward Faber's house. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He was alone in an alley near the main street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I got Black Dog’s hat and shirt and joined Father, who had already started to walk toward the alley mouth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “All I see is an empty alley way.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I look toward the dark alley that my brother’s feet point to and notice the sewer cover several yards away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z By the time they got to Finsterwald’s backyard, at least fifteen kids huddled against the garage door on the far side of the alley. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked slowly back across the town and approached by way of the alley. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Fried chicken and meat loaf were more up her alley. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I peer over my brother’s shoulder into the alley. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The butcher’s wagon was outside, waiting in the alley. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z None of his “leads” had led anywhere, except, perhaps, down a blind alley toward the blankest of walls. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They had crossed the town and come at last to the alley behind the Kellys’ house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They have him in the bricked alley behind the building, the shots dark and grainy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was very quiet and very dark in the alley and familiar things loomed up suddenly, huge and out of shape. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran until he got to the end of the alley. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z And this dude, decked out in layer upon layer of flab, a thin undershirt and a pair of tight red polyester pants, poured himself into the alley between the door and the desk. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Machine gun fire coming from the roof of the dirt brown warehouse across the alley. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The taller of the guardsmen started down the alley. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z |
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