单词 | down |
例句 | “Do that again, and I’ll throw your precious sister down the stairs,” said the She Elephant. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She puts it down, and the screen turns off automatically. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I ram my body into it once more and it crashes down onto the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the road, Ivan’s brothers were taking turns shoving dirt down the back of his tunic. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z All that day they plodded along, until the cold and early evening came down. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He listened to it and told it to slow down. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Mrs. Koster averts her eyes, staring down at the new wedding band on her finger, and I have a new, ugly suspicion. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Papi stood up, and Sandi, not knowing what manners were called for, stood up too, and was eyed by her mother to sit back down. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Harry bent down, picked up a few of the pieces of paper, and examined them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Not necessarily,” he said, looking the hippies up and down as if they were animals in a zoo. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z That night the queen was moved to a larger cell two floors down, with a window she could actually look out of and warm, soft blankets for her bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So when I got home I went out into the backyard and sat down on this rusting latticed patio chair and called him. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then she sat down and watched the seamstress go to work. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts a cup of tea down next to my plate. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She couldn’t leave the skeleton in the dress down there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The moon and stars looked down upon their struggle, their pale light filtered through the tangle of bare limbs that twisted overhead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful day, with the midafternoon sun shining down on them, and he thought of what the problem could be, what was wrong. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He went down again and the other followed him. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Mom steps back, and Dad moves aside, and the policeman and Ms. Pagett walk out of my room, down the stairs, and out of our house. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When he heard her walk down the hallway, he went into the bedroom. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She lay holding on to Roger on the floor of the basket, pressed down by the acceleration. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Electric lights lit the windows, and inside we could sometimes see a family sitting down to listen to the radio together, or washing dishes in the kitchen. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon he was wildly excited and shouting with laughter as the tiddlywinks climbed hopefully up the ladders and then came slithering down the snakes again, almost back to the starting point. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If anyone showed up late to practice, the whole team had to do sprints down the length of the hallway adjacent to the cafeteria. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Jason held Piper by the waist, ready to fly, but he made the mistake of glancing down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was just down the street from Bubeh’s, but the schoolwork was hard and I struggled my entire junior year, sleeping on Bubeh’s couch and wrestling with algebra every night. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The inmates kept their eyes down as they did the scut work, emptying ashtrays and wiping the urine from toilets. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And to the whole class’s amazement, Hermione strode over to the trapdoor, kicked it open, and climbed down the ladder out of sight. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Then far down the road a cloud of dust appeared, heading for town. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Because he’s strapped to me, everything he throws up is down the front of our life jacket. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then together they walked down the row of pictures. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I look down at the bodice of my dress, and I see my heart thumping out of my chest. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On Saturday morning, Harry packed his Invisibility Cloak in his bag, slipped the Marauders Map into his pocket, and went down to breakfast with everyone else. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z And they weren’t holding hands like she and Layla used to hold hands when they ran down the street to play in the park. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The boat drifted on down the serene canal waters. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The guy yelled down to us through the bullhorn, “We’re not here to rescue you.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed, looked at the girl, aimed the pistol, and fired a bullet through his right temple. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “All right, everyone. Calm down and take your seats. EVERYONE!” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I lead them down the hall to the room where Nora and I talked to Carlos that time he was fixing the trash chute. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Those sailors are playing games with you. They’re almost as bored up there as we are down here.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “And tighten your belt. Your pants are coming down.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Thank you, little monkey,” she whispers in his hair, stroking his hair as his shoulders heave up and down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurried down the path, my heart beating fast, my head spinning with what I’d seen and heard. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They ran, but already the thieves were sliding down the cloak and at their heels. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z She looked cute with the zitful cap pulled down over her ears. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Wish they could see famous Harry Potter now, he thought savagely as he spread manure on the flower beds, his back aching, sweat running down his face. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They set her down, and other kids started running over. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He looked bigger and heavier in his layers of fur and leather, the hood of his cloak pulled down over his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Big as your arms is, it wouldn’t take much for you to knock down a small tree with one swing, would it?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The moment I entered the wasi, Father put down his bowl of stew and began screeching. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And when Christopher got up to answer the door, my mother stood and walked over to his seat, sat down, and took my father’s hand. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I find a spot in the corner to listen to the musicians build up the tempo so the spirits can get called down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I wish I had enough coordination to have “attitude”! “Here, Penny, why don’t you just sit down and draw me a picture instead,” Mrs. V says, whipping out a box of crayons. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I sit down at a table by myself and am done by the time I see Sneaky jump in line for his breakfast. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z And the way the town completely closed down for certain feastdays. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The loud crash brought him out of his reverie; hurrying from the scene lest Filch turn up, he dashed down the marble staircase and along the passageway below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He was going on down to the new part of Florida, but no harm to stop and chat. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z We followed them all the way down Court Street, where they picked up speed and then turned the corner. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Animals are unpredictable, and they can’t be wiped down with Clorox. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They laugh and sing and dance and cry and scream and fall down in a weakness and you wonder if they’ll wake up at all and give you the tip. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She peered down the sewer and saw him floating face upward. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Speechless, I looked down to hide the sudden flush that came over my face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We went out of the back kitchen door and down the steps into the dark. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The wind kicked up huge swirling waves of powder snow that washed down the mountain like breaking surf, plastering my clothing with frost. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The kids would run down to meet him and wrap around his legs like puppies. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He doubled over, shuddering and retching, as a dozen fiery snakes seemed to work their way down his esophagus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He sailed down the path, dodging roots, whooping and laughing. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I take off up the path toward the top of the hill, keeping my head down, motoring fast, Viola after me, Manchee trying to keep himself from biting at his tail as we run. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And there they were, walking down the sidewalk, holding hands. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Two Bronze Butts down, two more to go. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Cordelia remembers all kinds of things: the graying underwear dripping on the clothesline in the cellar, the kitchen paring knife that was worn right down to a sliver, the winter coats from the Eaton's Catalogue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And beneath them, down in the clear water, yard-long catfish lay on the sandy bottom, waiting to gobble up any young birds that happened to fall out of the nests. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z "Now," continued the Dwarf, "sit you down. The table's a bit low for you, but then the stool's low too. That's right. And here's porridge—and here's a jug of cream—and here's a spoon." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I put down my roller and wiped my hands on a rag. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I sat there for a moment longer, petrified in embarrassment, before following after her with my head ducked down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a big, closed car, with a driver in a white duster with blue collar and cuffs, and we had him put the back of the car down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He rolled out of bed and walked over to the open window, his bare feet pressing down the carpet pile. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z When we first walked into the barn, the smell nearly knocked me down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "Yes, three flights down. Or the lift is faster, miss. Oh, wait, aren't you..." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon the old dog’s pace had slowed down to a stumbling walk, and it seemed as if only sheer determination were keeping him on his feet at all. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Log-a-Log ripped the cloth band from his brow and flung it down. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then slowly back down again, his body shuddering, till slowly, gently, he lowered the back of his head to the mat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt good to sit down on a comfortable seat for a change. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I dropped the spoon I’d been given and slurped straight from a wooden bowl, my table manners a distant memory as greasy, delicious broth dribbled down my chin. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Jaqen passed a hand down his face from forehead to chin, and where it went he changed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So I take her on down there, and we have a few drinks and share a tray of snacks while Billie’s voice floats its magic over the room. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A man offered Lou a seat, and he declined but said his wife would like to sit down. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He bent down to unbuckle the saddle from his horse. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Once Ralph’s indoor relatives had been happy to have Ralph push them up and down the halls on his motorcycle, but this treat was not enough for his rowdy outdoor relatives. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Peeta’s sitting on a velvet sofa with his teeth clamped down on a pillow, either fighting off madness or containing a scream. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Who wants to know?” said Roscuro, for even upside down he was still a rat. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Pong followed Somkit down the aisle that divided the room in two, squinting against the bright green glare. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Malú,” I corrected him, and set my tray down across from Benny. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He could sit down at the piano, looking as if he had given up on China, but pretty soon his left hand would get the cannon booming and the drums beating. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Hathaway put his hand to his chest and sat down abruptly upon a boulder. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Countless times on that long Santa Anita backstretch Seabiscuit’s legs reached out over the track, stretching to gather up the ground, pounding down into the dirt, then folding up under his belly. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the balls left the lot, they would, as if by design, search for a sewer to go down. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t make down my bed because I wanted to start very early. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach forward and slide a hand down the frosted milkshake glass. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The law was all around me, but it had never come down on me, Trevor, specifically. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I step over him, and then reach down, getting a good grip under his armpit. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Tyrion was congratulating himself on his subtlety when someone pulled a hood down over his eyes and lifted him up onto a saddle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I put down the apple and took a bite of the pizza, looking away, knowing he was about to start. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mark reached down and gently brushed Ampai's hair off her face. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “He’ll just slow us down. Make sure no one comes after us.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When it’s time for music class, my feet feel like they are loaded down by bricks. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The sun itself was going down, and Mama came around the side of the barn. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “He came by last night while I was really sleepy, and I could’ve sworn he said he was going down to Boston—oh! Here he is now!” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “Calm down,” I told them, although I was thrilled at the possibility of talking my cousin into treating me to a magazine. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z After a while, he came out and sat down again. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No one devised this grammar, and no one wrote down its rules, but they came to be generally understood for the simple reason that they were based on the paradigm case of geographical discovery. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “No one is going down if we can help it,” Frankie said as Z looked ready to beat the heck out of something. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He brought the weight down, and then up again. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Biddy’s eyes got all round, and she sat back down. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When the side was as far down as it would go, the top could slide out. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Chiggen's sword raked across the naked face of a mailed rider, and Bronn plunged through the clansmen like a whirlwind, cutting down foes right and left. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z George hiked to Kelly’s house, her short afternoon shadow leading the way down the main road. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He was looking down now, playing with the frayed edges of the straw mat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Jesus, she says, there will be gossip up and down the lane and beyond. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The sun was a quarter of the way down from what even he knew was high noon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z There was blood on her cheek, blood dripping down her leg, blood in her fingernails. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Candice was already sweating by the time she pulled down the ceiling door. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I peered into the enveloping blackness between my feet to see Emma pulling herself even farther down by the rungs of a ladder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I hear her sigh of frustration as I run out the door and down the stairs, waiting until I see the policeman leaving. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Piggy, finding himself uncomfortably embroiled, slid the conch to Ralph's knees and sat down. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He sat down at the table and tried not to think about how he was going to look on his first day at Stonewall High — like he was wearing bits of old elephant skin, probably. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When the astronauts broke through the atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific, we were repaid with an electrical storm. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Sonny and I follow our moms and Aunt ’Chelle down the middle aisle. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But then she remembered the hot sparks she had felt while sliding down the mountain peak. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The gate slams shut behind him, and he walks down the street without looking back. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Will, watching the shadows out of the corner of his eye, saw them slip ahead, leaping over the ferns to disappear into the bushes farther down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z One sleeve was ripped off, and the other was so stretched out it was hanging down to my knees. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In fact, Edward was ignored and forgotten about until the next morning, when Lolly picked him up again and pulled his dress down away from his face and stared him in the eye. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Esteban looked down at the jacket he had draped over his lap. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z After we ate, we all lay back down in the blankets and waited for the afternoon sun to burn itself down. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Tessie had come down to clear her head and have her coffee and already the day was getting out of hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I leaned down and squeezed through, careful to avoid the barbs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Anxiously Curly retraced his steps to the owl den and pointed a flashlight down the hole. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked down at my feet and then up again to the shuttered window, and as I did so I became aware suddenly that my head was swimming and I felt hot. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I had to lean down to hear his voice over the wind outside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Binns droned on and on while they scribbled down names and dates, and got Emeric the Evil and Uric the Oddball mixed up. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z This figure was standing exactly where the real Harry was standing, about halfway down the third-floor corridor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z If it wasn’t for the sounds of traffic whooshing down Flatbush, you could almost pretend you were deep in the wilderness. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She stole over to where I stood transfixed, handed me the flickering candle and told me to keep it down and away from the window. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when she Anally settled down she would feel bad. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She endured the stares of the middle-class teacher’s pets who looked down on her for the circuitous route that got her there. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’d like to come down and watch. Bet a lot of people would.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I even enjoy the feel of it down there, on that shriveled pink snake that fathered five children so long ago. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Sisi came into the room, smelling of food and spices, to tell Mama that the Igwe had arrived, that Papa wanted us all to come down and greet him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Harry dashed out the front door to hand down two women from the buggy, one stout and one slender. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He followed her out of the room, along a corridor and down a flight of stairs. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z At least there he wouldn’t have to steal food and worry about the clocks breaking down. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Trepid had scurried up and down the long halls, uneasy, restless, ending up at the door to Dallas’s room at the back of the house. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I see a gesture which jolts my mind completely back into place: before he lies down to sleep, he grabs at something around his neck. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I wandered down the main corridor, until I found myself in front of the door marked GUIDANCE. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Just when I got worried and started to shout again, the soggy planks in the deck above my head peeled back like a banana, and Brer Fox dropped down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The ladders of meaning that led from every one of the alethiometer’s thirty-six symbols, down which she used to move so lightly and confidently, felt loose and shaky. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Rain dribbled down the storefront window, the watery lines pink with the light from Sam’s Pizza across the street. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Some kind of bird started twittering in a tree farther down the road, otherwise all was silent. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When she lost the first coin she banged on the machine with her fists and kept opening the receiver to be sure that nothing had come down. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Whenever she let her dreams take her down hopeful avenues, this notion stirred her, that of the town coming into its own. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Bull finished his first beer a full second faster than Colonel Causey, stepped quickly aside for Reynolds, who had sucked down three large swallows before his opponent’s hand had touched glass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I shall have to get ready. But you can stay a little longer. The men have to bring the thing down two flights of stairs. Marie-Claude will see they don’t damage it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I see by the slight motion of her head that she’s counting the birds down by the water. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The one down which Justin led her was lined with doors, one of which he opened. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The wind whipped up a froth of fallen leaves on the ground around her, and she pulled the sleeves of her sweater down over her hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His words ring in my ears, but all I can see is my mom hunched over, trying desperately to calm down enough to say something. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He keeps picking up things, puzzling over them, and then setting them down again. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Okay, same game plan,” Coach says once more as I sit down on the other end of the bench and the rest of the team takes the court. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled a little and hunched down in the wagon until I was sure he couldn’t see me over the rim. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Pretty soon, he was sitting down and we was all first name. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I repeated, marking down how many boxes of cereal we had left. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She charged toward the center of the fort, grinning down at her friends. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Between the car floating real soft down the road and Lefty Lewis’s boring stories about the railroad and the union and baseball I was out cold in no time. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I sat down again, worrying about Dr. Bledsoe as the fat man told Mr. Norton of his attending college, then becoming a physician and going to France during the World War. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “She dropped her hearing aid down the toilet.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My grandfather leads me down a side street to a group of buildings. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Harry looked around; all three of the Dursleys were cowering with their arms over their heads as their glasses bounced up and down on their skulls, their contents flying everywhere. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Giants, six-armed Earthborn, and wild Cyclopes charged from the beach, tearing down the dining pavilion, setting fire to the cabins and the Big House. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He knelt down on the pier and held out his arms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But before I could think up something to say to Audrey, Howard plopped down next to me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When Zlata came down to meet us, all of us surrounded her as if she was a celebrity. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z His hand came down on my arm and formed a vise. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Look, let’s just go down to the two hundreds room and find 220.5203. We can figure out the second chunk later.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I hear Mai heading out of the room, moving down the hallway. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Harry ducked swiftly down behind his cauldron, pulled one of Fred’s Filibuster fireworks out of his pocket, and gave it a quick prod with his wand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The principal, a woman with white hair and an iron face, looked down at him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Hazel floated onto the bus, sat down in her usual seat, and pulled out a book. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Before I could fasten them, light poured down on me and there he was without a shirt, holding a flashlight. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That leads to the dun-geon. You don’t ever want to go down there.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Viola sits down next to me so hard and fast it’s like she fell there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I take off my coat and sit down at the table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z An arm wraps around my shoulders, and I look up in surprise as Jackson smiles down at me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I was down there with him, inside him. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned to meet it almost without thinking, and clubbed it down as it lunged at me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z A fine brown stream ran from the corner of his mouth, down his delicate chin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Alfred unfolded his bed, and sat down on the edge, staring at the green-painted plaster beginning to crack over the kitchen sink. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt a nudge on his leg and looked down: the dog had brought him a stick. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Fish that were local in their ambit made the net their neighbourhood, and the quick ones, the ones that tended to streak by, the dorados, slowed down to visit the new development. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z This time, the wind that howled in her ears and that changed the course of her life affected her own young body: she came down with an inner-ear infection combined with a disease called paratyphoid. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I get close enough to see down the hill into the Drinkers’ yard. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I glance up and down the quiet street. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Rocket came galloping toward them from the opposite direction, streaking down the stairs and then around the corner toward the basement. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The bedding had yet to be waterlogged, so it couldn’t have been down here long. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I feel as though he’s already let down his guard far more than he had intended. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened her feathers to him and sat down. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Everyone starts whistling and saying lame things like, “Bedroom’s down the hall.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Senior monitors started fanning down the aisles to locate the source of the trouble, but before the monitor was even with their row, Knapp's hands were folded in his lap; his lips, sealed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I run down the path and find my cousins and friends in the creek wading ankle-deep. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Restitution or penalty they shall pay— and pay in full—or I go down forever to light the dead men in the underworld.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I’d teach him a trick, like to sit or lay down. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Like God or whoever put it here just for me to find, tonight, and now I had to stay down here and think about what I thought, long as it took. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Snapper. They call them snapping turtles down here.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z First she took down Salvador’s blue jacket, then Papá’s black-and-white checked coat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Jay shoved his brush all the way down into the can of paint, getting blue all over his fingers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She wriggled down in the cockpit of the tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then we heard what was definitely Madame’s voice coming down the stairs, saying: “Yes, you’re quite right. Quite right.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was a volcano, with sweat running down every valley. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He said they had too many places to go to sit down anywhere. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The man in the dark uniform knelt down in the snow, his eyes hidden by sunglasses. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The hot juices ran down her chin and dripped onto her cloak, but she was too famished to care. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hold down the flapping corner of the shingle. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As we were leaving with Brady, Mr. Corcoran plumped the baby down on the hearth rug and was rolling around, tickling him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After he drove off, I headed down the block to the front of the Hope Springs post office and plopped down on a bench. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Thick, pearly tears were trickling down the glossy feathers. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z My heart shouted at me to slow down. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Some of the beautiful slate shingles of these roofs were missing, and decaying soffits hung down from them, too. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun's hot and severe, so while I wait for my water to purify I strip down to my underclothes and wade into the mild current. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They put the fuzzy down and tell me its name. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The corridor was split in half with a metal staircase leading down into what must be some sort of basement. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Then the action feels like it slows down. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She slammed the lid down on top of them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked it up and read: “Grace Long 40 Route 2 three houses down from the Normal School.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurry down the block while my held-back torrent of tears splashes down my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I might very well pull him down with a running shot because I am a good rifleman. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “How ’bout we stay right here,” I say while looking up and down the block for any sign of Mama. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z On the other hand, he was busted down to buck private each time he was court-martialed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z On my final floor exercise at Worlds, I’d felt a sharp pain every time I came down from a tumbling sequence. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Just to prove my point, I walked back down the stairs, right up to them, and put a hand on each of them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Holness’s mates began walking him up and down to warm him, because there were no dry clothes into which he could change. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They walked halfway down the block in silence before Benny mumbled something. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Setting Poppy down, Lina took off the coat and the sweater she was wearing. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z While numerous loud threats were exchanged, and some halfhearted pushing and shoving went on, Ruby Archuleta lazed over to a grassy slope, sat down, and bemusedly smoked a cigarette. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Turu spread his hands, palms down, and moved them out and away from his body, into the distance. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Quickly, then, Penelope the Wise, tall in her beauty as Artemis or pale-gold Aphrodite, appeared from her high chamber and came down to throw her arms around her son. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver, who was nine years old and wise to the ways of the world, put down his book and squinted. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Maurice says, Oh,Jesus, look down and have pity on me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Frank slowed down to check out a clearance table with clothes and toys. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Go sit down,” Matt said in a low voice. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t think he would lie down, too, but she left room enough in case he did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The eight-man expedition was pinned down in a ferocious blizzard high on K2, waiting to make an assault on the summit, when a team member named Art Gilkey developed thrombophlebitis, a life-threatening altitude-induced blood clot. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z We moved from car to car, working our way down the parking lot. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Upstairs they heard Jenny in her room getting dressed to come down to the kitchen; there was no sound from Jethro’s room. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z That said, she settled back down and ate another bean, chewing primly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He described how he’d shot her in the head, then carried her body in his arms down to the creek. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He quickly drank it down, then took his place in line, behind Magnet and in front of Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Dad says, Be a good boy and go sit with your brothers, and he pulls down the sleeve and pats Malachy on the head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z People milling around, standing, sitting or crouching on the ground, lying down with their legs curled up because there was not enough room to stretch out. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We help her put down sheets, Viola still scowling, my Noise a buzzy red. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She started down the stairs, stopped, turned back. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z At the second red light a truck pulled up beside me and a young man in a cowboy hat looked down into the cab of my car. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman, bought by trinkets, gave him over to be cut down in the assault on Thebes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want to lie down?” she asked, almost whispering. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We were in the Central Park Zoo, then zooming down East 60th, past Bloomingdale’s, then turning on Third Avenue. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I turn the tee-vee set down low, keep my ear turned up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The last time he was stopped here, he jumped down, grabbed two fistfuls of rocks, and barely eluded capture. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The motor pool was only a few blocks away, but the rain was pouring down when Officer Delinko wearily came out of the headquarters building. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Minho reached down and patted his backpack, where his notes rested. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The thin lieutenant came down the length of the custom house, holding our passports. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A speech suitable for the stag night may not go down so well at the wedding, and decorum is a mobile thing—any good speaker reads his or her audience as he goes along. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Oh, so now I’m a church boy? Talk about playing both sides and down the middle too.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The drawbridge came creaking down before she could reply, and they heard the sound of oiled chains as the portcullis was drawn up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I could look down through the woods and see, far below, with the sun on it, the line of the river that separated the two armies. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like the Berlin Wall where one day it just came down. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I invented excuses to stroll down the aisle—which Baba acknowledged with a playful smirk—and pass the Taheris’ stand. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Jason called down another lightning strike, but Ephialtes caught it on his spear and deflected the blast, melting a life-size plastic cow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Fledge glided down, spread out his four legs, closed his wings, and landed cantering. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Downstairs again, he gathered the girl’s clothing together, stuffed every piece into the suitcases, then labored back down the hall once again and up the stairs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But then he came again on the following morning with a yellow legal pad tucked beneath his arm and, a cigar between his teeth, settled down on Kabuo’s bed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "A young man clambered atop the black metal statue," he recalled, "and attached a rope to Dzerzhinsky, but no amount of pulling would bring down this formidable figure." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Since Central was a white high school, the Board turned down the request and recommended the use of the Armstrong High auditorium instead. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z In the sand she scooped out hollows for our bodies and sat down, waiting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down on a gray bench just past the machine and tried to catch my breath, my cough a rattling drizzle, and I felt pretty miserable until I got the cannula back into place. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I glugged down the pop I’d been swishing around in my mouth and said, “No, sir.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I was about to climb down off my desk, but first I looked around to be sure that nothing was lurking on the floor. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z One lifts a dagger high above her heart, but before it comes down, I whip my scim around and through his neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z However, it was still a great shock to watch my black hair falling about my shoulders and down onto the floor, where it was just swept away as if it meant nothing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a hard time keeping my voice down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Generators flooded and shut down, and the reactors overheated, resulting in total nuclear meltdown. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A roar went up from the crowd as a helmetless red-bearded man with a griffin on his shield went down before a big knight in blue armor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As soon as I came back, I drove down to see her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Either that or the track, but I was going to end up there later anyway, and after yesterday, I wasn't down for another double practice. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They were too large to fit into the bed of the wagon, so we perched them slantwise, tilting down into the middle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And now the Russian soldier takes me from Max, picks me up around the waist, and bounces me up and down. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z We went inside the cafe and sat down at a clean wooden table. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Watching all those people chowing down in there makes it worse.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z At six-thirty, Luke reluctantly climbed down from his perch when he heard his mother’s knock on the door. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It was only the feeling of a moment, but it caused me to slow down. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z More tiny bundles of white floated down from the direction of the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Brian had more or less arrowed the plane into the water—through the trees and down—and it was a miracle that he hadn’t been killed. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She continued to dig furiously, her head down. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In the east, a few miles down the ridge, a trail of smoke drifted out of the canopy. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She had colored her hands purple with washable markers that Gregor thought maybe a sandblaster could remove, and her diaper sagged down around her knees. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Izzy went down once, tipped over halfway down, and Mrs. Richardson refused to let her get into the sled again. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jack Rabbit Jones on keyboard laid down smooth chords with his left hand while the fingers on his right hand hip-hopped across the twelve-bar blues trail. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what it looked like, least of all how to turn the heat down or off. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Yet I did want to go down as usual, get my eggs and milk and do my work. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My eye could travel down the planking of any one of them and find at the end a shack erected by a waterman for storage and crab packing. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sideways it skidded through the air, hit an outcropping and flipped; turning several somersaults and bursting into flame, the backhoe sailed down trailing a brilliant fantail of sparks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he tried to set the little body down, he found that he was connected to it in a way that made no sense. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The smelly water ran down along the sides of the place like rain. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When Johnny felt that she was comforted, he set her down and went into the shack where he had either an eye opener or a night cap. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Each got a quick, concise lecture from Francis, during the second of which I wandered down to see if the shop could be speeded up to produce the purines and pyrimidines later that afternoon. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Not until, finally, as we drove down that long road to Twig’s house, Dad said, “I’m sorry the drop didn’t work out like you’d hoped. Would you guys like to talk about it?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then she sprang into the air and jacked straight down, paws over her nose, and emerged with a mouse in her jaws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "You better get back now,” he said and then added, "You didn’t write anything down.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But it wasn't easy to run down this field, either, because of the tractor ruts. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He gathered the papers he had been working on and tamped the bottom of the pile on his desk to neaten it, and then laid the stack down on the right side of the desk. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley put down his paper, and Harry saw the now familiar picture of Sirius Black staring up at him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He knew the answer: because he was a child ... who might tire easily and slow them down, and complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mina’s eyes flit down to the carriage and then immediately back up again, like she didn't want me to notice the movement. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I knelt down on one side of the bed and Grandpa on the other. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A group of twenty or more was running at breakneck speed up and down the street in front of Central High School, their rifles with bayonets pointed straight ahead. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They squat down to listen to the main one that talks, and their legs and arms are so skinny you can tell just what shape a bone is. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I went over to the bookshelf and picked out a book, and since no one was in the Big Quiet Chair I climbed up and sat down and began to read. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tamika looked up at me, sweat and tears streaming down her face. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The Sunday morning service began when Brother Elisha sat down at the piano and raised a song. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “But he’s been down too long,” Abel whimpered. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z White Bear and the other boys rode hesitantly down into the valley. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z On her right shin, visible even in the dimness of the indoor light, a thin pink scar jags down from her knee. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When my parents sent me away this summer, I shut down all my sadness about Nan being sick, about missing home and Justin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Balder’s body was brought down the shingle, borne by four gods; eight legs took him past the crowd assembled there. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Doon dashed into the Pipeworks office long enough to replace the key on its hook, and then they pulled open the stairway door and started down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I hunted around in the shed behind the inn and found a sort of mattock, and went down toward the stream to try and dig some worms for bait. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “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 Then he was down, rolling over and over in the warm sand, crouching with arm up to ward off, trying to cry for mercy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Mesarthium, now”—he paused before laying down his next words with great weight—“is not of this world.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The two fencers had sat down to rest after an exciting bout, and Uncle Dap was blown. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I inched forward and leaned further down, to where I could see better. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that I had been hiding for ages, and when the stomping and the screaming died down I felt lonely, cast forever out of life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "There's a place down the street," I said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Joseph put down his suitcase and looked around. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My fingers find the handle to my door and I crash through, everything blurring as tears stream down my face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I look down from the sky—slowly, slowly, not wanting to see—and just as I suspected, everyone is gone. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Joseph was confused, but he was distracted by the wind whipping down the street and the cold water seeping into his shoes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She loped down the long driveway without looking back. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” he said, and sat down on the edge of the bed to my right. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z "Just ahead of them was the crowd, and some chap tripped and brought the whole lot of them down." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Icy fingers of water trickled down from the snowpack above into small frozen pools that cracked and broke beneath the hooves of their garrons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “And again,” Old Sai said, sitting down, “I said, ‘You don’t know. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As he sits down with a big bowl of it as well, he’s humming and tapping out a beat with his spoon. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I look around, in case there’s anyone nearby, but I only see a couple of kids playing catch down the street. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Her long black hair spilled down over her right shoulder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When the corporals were finished, they propped the Lee-Enfields against a wooden crate and lay down on their beds again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Tia and Plip Flapper, the Stormville witch, waited on the other side of the finish line, crouched down, screaming support for each of their toads. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I run down the stairs and sit at the island. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I make a picture of Izzie eating chocolate chip cookies as the tears pour down my face. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He used the gesture universal in the north to signify friendship, and laid his rifle down at his feet. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Knock him down! Are you crazy? He’s on my team!” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I locked up the office and hustled down the gallery to see who was available. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he slammed me back down on the ground. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex leans down to kiss him, and Henry murmurs into the corner of his mouth, “Ready when you are, love.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Almost a week ago, Mama put it into two practical plaits down my back, but they’re getting frizzy at the edges. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z If you want to wear your pants down around your knees, with some big old chain dragging them down, a do-rag in your pocket, fine. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A tear rolls down Emma’s cheek and splashes on her cheesy potatoes. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He walks backward to it and plops down. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They bred dogs for foxhunting, for duck hunting, for bringing down bulls, and for squeezing into tight places to catch rats and other vermin. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I set the phone down gently, squared it up on the hall table, before I turned around. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z We didn’t slow down at the post office. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s the color of your eyes today,” I sighed, surrendering, staring down at my hands as I fiddled with a piece of my hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The wizard went back to the desk, sat down, and twiddled his thumbs, watching the door. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And yet how can I move forward even a step without tamping down the despair I feel? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I shoved the bill into my shirt pocket and closed my eyes again, let the tears burn out through my eyelids and down my face to the street. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He looked down, and then glanced up at me through his long black lashes, his ocher eyes scorching. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z All you have to do is look down at my brother’s fingernails to see what he’s been doing in his spare time. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z To my great surprise he cursed loudly and slammed down the receiver so hard that it jangled. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I shut my eyes, shutting out, shutting down. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I went to the porch and sipped iced tea and Edith was reading this book and she didn't put it down when she said, ‘That’s not necessarily true, you know.’ The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But presently I gave command to my officers to flay those sheep the bronze cut down, and make burnt offerings of flesh to the gods below—to sovereign Death, to pale Persephone. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In a moment, I’d blink and rouse from this beautiful dream, get out of bed, march down to the kitchen to eat breakfast with no one to talk to but Hassan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I got knocked down on my face again. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and look back down at the scene. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her words burn all the way down my neck into my chest like a scalding hot tear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z This may seem like a tempting move, but it had its down side. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I put down the bucket a Sunshine cleaner them ladies is always smiling about on the tee-vee. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The days of the week did not match up, but she could still count down to when her parents would return. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was a big school, near the top of a hill looking down on the town, with a steep road leading up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A waterfall plunged down it, falling two hundred feet to the ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Christina and I have been sitting against one of the walls, playing a game in which each of us tries to pin down the other s thumb. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "It spreads fastest of all. We're going to need to shut it down before it becomes a citywide epidemic." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They just walked over the mountains and showed up to sleep in the town squares of Italian villages, washing their clothes in the fountains and begging up and down the porticoes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The Klan burned down homes and businesses belonging to its political rivals, and frightened many others into leaving the state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z After about half an hour, he’d worked his way down to the section of the property where the earthmoving equipment was parked in preparation for the site clearing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My uncle Henry down in Grasonville called to say he heard about it at the gas station. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I lift up my case and trail behind him as we head down our street. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z A flight of steps led down into profound darkness. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z 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 They flicked down to the true ndoro and back up to send a message of pure hate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "Pull down your pants and well soon catch him!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She really tries to be upbeat, but Mobius is wearing us all down. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Lay the stones level, that’s the first principle in keeping a wall from shifting and falling down. “The second is to lay the stones one on two, two on one. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The other tiger kept creeping closer, belly touching the ground, eyes down, making a low, singsong sound. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Harley was looking down the road with his head turned slightly to the side, listening to something. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sitting in his office, Ron finishes the end of the night paperwork while Bo mops up the kitchen and I scrub down all the countertops. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He looked over at Ash as she entered, and she saw that a thin but prominent scar ran down his left eyebrow and partway down his cheek. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pod galloped beside him, slashing down at every foe they passed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The man set down the stack of papers and lowered his gaze to James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The woman who avoided the streets let into her living room the woman who sat down in the middle of one. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, it starts rising—the vinegar reacting with the baking soda and making carbon dioxide—and now bloodred lava is bubbling over the sides of the volcano, spilling down the slopes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting on the steps there, I watched a green leaf drop down from one of the tree branches above me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Get over that hill and you’ll see a big farmhouse down in the valley. Run and don’t look back. Yell for help. Don’t stop until you reach the door.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Rebellious slaves were chased through the fields, and if they fled into the nearby forests, troops hunted them down. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z For long moments, the bear tested her with every sense, staring down with her weak eyes, listening, and most of all smelling her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Together with my parents, I walk down the Midway. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Another redheaded Weasley cousin jumped off his seat, looking alarmed, and Auntie Muriel swung it around with surprising strength and plopped herself down upon it between Doge and Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We took Richard down into the church basement, threw a rope over the railing that ran around the gym, and were stringing him up when Reverend Abbott came along. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z After slaughter, the hogs were decapitated, split down the length of the belly, pried open, eviscerated, and strung up by the hind hocks on a high conveyer belt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was ready, we stood back and counted down to thirty seconds; there was a great roar and much displaced earth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped the car and rolled down his window. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z His other hand slid down to my butt. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He clicked off the ignition, glided for an interval, and then set the hovercar down. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Henri, when his shaking had subsided a little, rushed out of his cabin, leaped over the side of the boat and hurried away down the hill through the pines. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” Ma replies, “but it could come in handy down the road.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “What’s the matter now?” said she, smartly, as she put down her cup. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Her Dad walked up and down the street, looking in all the alleys. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When we squatted down we could see, alongside Ruth May’s wide blue eyes, yellow blossoms of cucumber and squash peering out from the leafy darkness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lifts my leg and uses thick tape to strap it down. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Chuck hadn’t given us any serious trouble in a couple years—someone in cool kid land laid down the edict that we were to be left alone. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In the morning she would watch him go down the front steps to work and then follow along a half a block behind him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “And crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The worm was easier to chew than grass and went down with the first swallow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Crystal sinks down into the chair, glares at my mom, and then looks away. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He broke down laughing, and his laughter was infectious. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You could probably fly down there once a week in a squadron plane and bring back all the fresh eggs we need.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He walked down to the rocket, and some of the men were eating a freshly cooked breakfast under a shelter built by Cookie. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When Nigro introduced Bobby to writer Murray Shumach of The New York Times, the boy shied away and just looked down at his shoes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, they were,” I said, “and to beat it all, the boys jumped on me and knocked me down in the dirt. If it hadn’t been for the marshal, I would have taken a beating.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As Grandpa plopped down in the rocker, she went to telling him about it and got all excited again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It circled the town once and touched down, and they ran for it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a feeling that the entire building could burn down around them right this second and still the old man would say he didn’t smell any smoke. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They were the defenders of the faith of Christ, of the principle of authority, and were not prepared to permit the country to be broken down into autonomous entities. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She sat down at a table and put the container of ice cream on it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Glasses of warm milk awaited each of them, which Mr. Barrett had placed carefully down after making sure he had an accurate head count. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I took a step, but suddenly felt dizzy, and the warm water kept pouring down my face. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Write down the names of those who know of this plot.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down for a second, and then I felt better. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Her lips didn’t start moving again until he was out of sight and running down the road. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody done tole ’em what to set down for. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z A woman walked up to the cart and set down a turkey. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “It’s taking everything inside of me not to jump in the car and hunt down this assistant principal right now.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t think this stuff’s going to fix what’s ailing me. Sheriff Dean is still going to shut me down when I don’t have his whiskey ready by tomorrow.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Doha slowed down and tried to avoid their attention. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She pulls down Axel’s long driveway, pulls all the way up to the gate in front of Axel’s house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I moseyed out front and was cutting them down when he furiously pedaled by on his new giant adult-size tricycle that towed a little red wagon full of what looked like shoe boxes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The minute the sun went down, the temperature in the stone rooms plummeted. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We sat down frequently to coq au vin, prime ribs au jus, and cotelette Milanese with all the trimmings. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was far enough away, he lay down in the sand and dropped his head on his paws. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z This is what I need to do, he thought, and he pedaled faster down 8th, through a Chinatown that was mostly asleep. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I bit my cheek, trying to push down that hope that was building inside me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But as she said it, she realized that somewhere down deep, she had hoped they’d somehow get back together. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He wiped a hand down his face and yawned. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I feel as if he’s right here, running his hand up and down my spine.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z So he sings, looking down, recalling and repeating the words, hands light on the harp. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the competition, he was feeling mild discomfort in the lower right part of his abdomen, and he was also having difficulty keeping food down. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Floating on a raft down the Mississippi to one mysterious place after another with nothing else around except trees and water, it beckoned to him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But they beat the British in a fight down in South Carolina. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Looking down the peaceful street, it seemed no one could imagine the terror we had all endured. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down by Frodo and did not rouse him; but he did not dare to go to sleep himself. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z This made it difficult to look up, and most of the time, instead of looking at the jack, I looked down at the ground. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Cowboys often rode my way, chasing down the odd Tipped M cow or two. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Because,” and here Conor stopped for a second and looked down at the floor. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He laughed in the rain, feeling water gushing down his face. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘Too late. I’m not opening it now. It’ll have to go in your coat pocket, whatever it is. Hurry on down to the buttery; don’t keep them waiting...” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Whole civilizations of motes are caught in the thick stripes of light beaming down from two high windows. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When I met Mom in the kitchen she inspected me up and down, made me change from sneakers to loafers, and then we walked up the street a quarter mile to Dr. Mertz’s home office. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes Kiyo and I would take turns doing this, up and down her back. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z When the daughter's baby girl was born, his wife put her foot down. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In the meantime Washington had quickly grabbed a substantial lead, and then settled down to build on it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z For God’s sake, we’re living in a dangerous time, and if we don’t watch it, if we don’t smack them down whenever we can, then they are gonna own us. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I was angry that he had recovered so quickly and felt let down that he didn’t appreciate the greatness of my achievement. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There was so much pressure weighing down his arm, and he stole a glance at Javier’s mother. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You’re such a—” I started, but then I had to stop because the tears were rolling down my face so heatedly that I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to control myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You want to be careful; they can run you right down. Oh no, I think there’s a snake there. One of those black snakes. You’ve got the antidote in the car, right?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Stella looked down and tried to smooth her wrinkled dress, suddenly regretting that she had not taken the time to change her clothes. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Pulled down by the fish that hooked me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The next day, Sam and I are exploring down by Tía Mimí’s orchid shed, where the orchids have grown straggly since Porfirio left. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “No, Jake. I was having a brainstorm. You don’t waste time writing things down when there’s a storm raging in your brain!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He sat on the edge of his pallet, staring down at his bandaged hands in their linen wrappings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But the gauze that hung down over the open coffin moved. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The woman leans down and picks up the money and shows everyone that, yes, it’s just a plain old American twenty, unaltered, not sticky. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z All the while, Caul stood calmly, waiting for the furor to die down. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I couldn’t stand to look at her, at the streaks of dead Russian splattered down her sleeve. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The sun was down beyond the Methodist church now, and the pigeons were flying back and forth around the steeple, and when the band stopped I could hear them cooing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “For this,” replied the major, and, with an air of disillusioned disgust, tossed down on the table the pad on which the chaplain had signed his name. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He jumped up from his chair, circled the room, then sat down again, and Reb Saunders and I just sat there, staring at him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I heard them come up the steps and then the sound of bedsprings giving as he was let down on his bed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Now Mr. Tate could sit there behind his desk and talk about me like I wasn’t nothing and he would have it down in black and white so he could show it to me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It lifts up only a few feet above her head before wings are paper once again and it topples quickly down. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z An old Siberian Tartar, his eyes almost lost in the wrinkles around them, laid his bow down beside it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But the way she helped me—as no human, really, could have helped me—by breaking down the interspecies interlock and letting her mind come into my thinking...There was such care, such love. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Well, if we have to fight them, I want a drink first,” said Will, and he took the rucksack down to the stream, where he drank deep and washed off most of the dirt. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weston sat down and drew her daughter gently to her, “Don’t feel bad, Gloria. Robbie has gone away, I think.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I'm about to haul my packs into a tree to make camp when a silver parachute floats down and lands in front of me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She wrote it all down, revised, memorized, and rehearsed until she could deliver her lines with a light touch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She recalls that in his early years of teaching, he came home from school one day “down in the dumps.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z After her father left for the City, she went down to the grave every day, usually at twilight. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I walked into Mrs. Rouse’s class and sat down at my desk with my huge white box, the first thing that happened was that Sage poked me in my side. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I must be the weakness that brought him down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm walking down the street toward the car when I see a black plastic bag on the sidewalk, fluttering in the wind. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z And the thing was that a lot of kids were talking about being down with gangs and trying to make themselves large by going to wack city and offing somebody. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But anyway, I tried to stomach down some eggs while Mom and Dad enjoyed these homemade versions of Egg McMuffins they liked. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z A man, obviously awakened from sleep, came down the hall in his undershirt, buttoning on trousers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z No one came walking on air down from the bridge, there was no lady in a dark cloak bending over me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to me as if the sky split open from one end to the other to rain down fire. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The people there would know how to track down Mom and Dad and Cleo. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z They walked through the town and down to the docks. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And they voted to replace the bell rope, seeing how it was so frayed it would certainly come down by springtime. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I told him I would and that I wasn’t going far, just down back of our fields in the bottoms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited until Dr. Begbie had opened the front passenger side door, and he set me down on the seat before replying. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Scipio wanted to get up, but Prosper pulled him down again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His hands felt slippery on the steering wheel, and he felt as if every curve in the road were slowing him down and he might never reach the place. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They were about fifteen feet away from me, being dragged down, into the body of a heavy current. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Quintus came down the stairs, holding his sword at his side. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Herold scanned up and down the block as he stood watch, keeping their horses ready. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin gobbled down the chicken-and-rice goo so fast that she threw up most of it on my book about cheetahs. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He reached down into a lower drawer and rooted around for a long moment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Kenzi set the ball down, opened his bag of chips, offered Simeon some. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z On the instant he was knocked sideways and felt himself pressed down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched them separate, each from the other, and jiggle up and down in a silly way. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Just walking down the block with him, I knew couldn’t nobody touch me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “Tell Robert to cut down to his mother’s cottage, Frank, and bring him back.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Joff had unleashed a storm of arrows against them, slaying four, and then shouted down that they had his leave to eat their dead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then he bent down and placed a range ball on top of the rubber nipple sticking up from his practice tee. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Watson sat in the audience—“skinny and awkward...pop-eyed, and wrote down nothing.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then I shoved him down the stairs and sent him tumbling to the next floor. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “You can’t just ask for things you need. You have to chase them down! Make yourself known as a worthy recipient! I’ll distract it. Then it’s up to you two.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When she turned back, the domovoi was on top of the oven again, peering down at the leftover little piece burning inside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When you’re five, you know your age down to the month. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His hat was so far down on his forehead that his eyes were covered. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I held tightly to Craig’s elbow as he walked me down the aisle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Whatever thoughts come to mind while you listen, I’d love to know them. If you can tell me them, tell me. If you can’t, write them down.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Maybe then we could drop the pretense of Joan and get down to work. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He set it down and wrapped his arms around the old lady, tight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And when they were gone, Candy squatted down in the hay and watched the face of Curley’s wife. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain came down in bullets, but it didn’t quench the flames. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Smith grasped Seabiscuit’s rein and led his grand little horse down the avenue of guards. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor will I be his freight—some homeless fugitive that Luke Stevens must bend down his lofty Quaker soul to rescue. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z A quick wind squall could dump you in sight of the harbor and the waves could hold your head down and that would be it—all in sight of the yacht club restaurant. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I pointed down the street as she came up beside me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “And don’t be all day down there—y’all got work to do back here.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Larson bent down to pick up his briefcase and his red thermos, and as he did, Dr. Barnes stepped out from behind his desk and pulled open the door to the hallway. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Late the next day we had got down there and were creeping along that same snow-slope, very softly, not sneezing, lest we bring down the avalanche. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Every so often, Luke would tell them to slow down. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A green trolley rattled down tracks in the middle of the street. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As she said that I looked straight over the top of her head and down the road. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The plant it was made from sprang up first when Prometheus’ blood dripped down upon the earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When he lay down to sleep at last the silken sheets of the bed were cold as ice, and ever he wakened in the dark thinking of the Stone and of Serret’s eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I wondered, as I stared out my aunt Tracy’s bathroom window, if what had happened to Ben would hang like a bag of stones on my heart the rest of my life, dragging me down. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The wind dragging the whole way down his arms, across his open chest, over his face and into his hair. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She took the paper and pencil he gave her and wrote down the name and address as requested. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I could lie down there on the steps of St. Joseph’s and sleep forever. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There were a few more scattered couples, a full family of six eating dinner in a far corner, and a pretty waitress in her thirties walking from table to table, putting down silverware. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We drove down Broadway, passing students who filled the sidewalks like colorful ants in a parade. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Then he would let her settle him down into sleep. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z If they had not gone to London, after all, or if Mrs Boland and Hooper came out in search of him, they would first go down into the village. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Cuz a black man put a bag down and walked away.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Are you trying to give us all avian flu? Put that down! Throw it away! And—take a shower, for Pete’s sake!” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Before the doors even open, I see one of those train takeovers going down, the ones where college kids host parties on trains to celebrate not getting the alert Mateo and I got. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And then, as if the situation was not horrifying enough, Gwenforte trotted up and sat down beside Jeanne, as if she, too, were refusing to pay obeisance to King Louis IX of France. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Just in time he threw himself down in a patch of long grass behind a tree that overshadowed the road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In the darkness that his arm made he could see ice picks coming down faster than raindrops had when he tried as a little boy to catch them with his tongue. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Farther down, I could see the shimmering whiteness of the tall sycamores. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Eye sighed and lay back down on his lumpy sleeping bag. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I stood my ground and, so he could see how scared I wasn’t, I stepped away from the rack of shirts and yanked my hood down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z There were perhaps a hundred in all, in ragged rows of pale gold down which Betty’s metal spatula dug and scraped and turned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She kept her head down and pushed harder on mine. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Luke, this is Ricky. He’s a supervisor down at the Pepsi plant.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She sat staring down the aisle with an intense frown on her face. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The county sheriff from over at Homer watched Miss Love a while and then went in and put down on a Pierce. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Even down here on the ground I can feel the wind on my face. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z With peaceful absorption Biff settled down to the details of the newspaper before him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Everybody in this house, come out and lie down flat!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Slouch your pants down a little, boy. You look crazy with your pants all up on your chest like that," he'd joke. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The front of the Corps swung to face south, rolled forward down a slope through more cornfields. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A strong wind whipped up dust, debris, and gravel and forced the bus to slow down to a snail’s pace. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Tears left shimmering trails down her deep brown cheeks, and every now and again she reached out toward Miss Alice, as though trying to get her attention. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I popped it into place and lay down on my bed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Every time she closed her eyes, she imagined St. Helens exploding, and then a flaming wind sweeping down the mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z We spent a lot of time watching videos of some of the world’s best female saberists—some from Russia, others from Ukraine—and Akhi would break the matches down for me point by point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When I come back to my room, breathless from running down the hallway, I notice Nutmeg and Cinnamon are in their cage again. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept his head down, fixed upon the old stale rushes scattered on the floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z You told me you’d take me to your favorite star, that we could actually go there and look down and watch the rest of the world. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ivan was in his nightclothes, lying upside down on the bed with his feet in the air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He looked down at his watch to see how much time was left — it had stopped working. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Julia looks down at the ground, but I can still see her face getting red. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It was like the ceiling was slowly pressing down toward her face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I swung over it, dropped back down, ran toward the door and stepped inside. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to figure out how I was going to get down the black stuff I had been handed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucy came with me, and we went early to our old seat, whilst the cortège of boats went up the river to the Viaduct and came down again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In the dining hall, as I down my hot grain and milk and mushy beets, I spot a communicuff on Gale’s wrist. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The fog’s barely lifted and the volume of the world’s down way low—just me in the hush. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Mango jumps off my lap and chases halfheartedly after the pencil before lying down to wash himself. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “It’s all right, Virginia, you can stay here. Calm down, honey. You’ll spend the night here. He’s not going to touch you. We’ll take care of you.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse picked his way carefully, and then ahead the path dropped down a steep embankment; and beyond that, Winnie, peering around Mae’s bulk, saw a flash of color and a dazzling sparkle. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Dad sits down, with his own low-carb meal, the kids may have gotten up. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z On the way I passed just above the crab-apple tree where I had once picked a bouquet; looking down on it, I could see the young green apples hanging thickly on the branches. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z When Miss Larsen talks to me, she bends down and looks me in the eye. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “My mom tried to get me to eat liver at Rita’s Cafeteria one time. I wrapped it in my napkin and flushed it down the toilet.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He nods, and with that, she pulls out a printout of a sign-in sheet and lays it down in front of me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Guitar put his cup down and folded his hands in front of his mouth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I said to him, my sense of strain departing, as the car crept away down the twisting narrow road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I looked down at my skinny legs, my bony feet. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But Javier pulled Moss to him again, only this time they faced each other, and Javier brought them back down on the couch. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My relief melted the fears and they liquidly stole down my face. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I paused and looked toward my bedroom, hoping Fig would come sprinting down the hall, meowing for his food, and quash my churning worries. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Nailer ducked his head and forced down his anger. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She chases it down, then throws with both hands from ground level, sending the ball willy-nilly skyward. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway through, he set the one down and picked up the other, then tore off a piece of the challah and passed it to Misha. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z With Rosemont in the race, no one had any reason to believe that the horse Tom Smith was leading down the platform would be anything more than an also-ran. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “General,” Johnston said, “I’m sorry, but if we go on down this road the enemy will view us.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me a dirty look and again told me to sit down. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me sweeten that sour tongue of yours,” he says, pressing it down. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She slaps the book down on my desk and storms off. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The bus put me down on a wide street with cable cars. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As it came closer, the car slowed down. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no word in Lingala for evening, because this close to the equator the sun goes down very quickly, and day becomes night almost without warning. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He made me sit down on one of the boxes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even today, banks, state offices, and state institutions shut down in his honor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So I took my shoes off, the Angel family rule, and padded quietly down the hall. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Later that day I stole a couple of male chickens and set them down in the field. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t hear the response from inside the litter, but I saw the footman making a jagged gesture down his right cheek and knew he was describing me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I watched my brother chew his fingernails down to the quick, and then keep biting. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I could hear the baby’s high screams of terror and delight all the way down the stairs. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He turned his wings down and felt himself drop. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Fadi stared down at the two plump dumplings smothered in a meat sauce, and his hunger vanished. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Miss Love, why don’t you go lay down now? You look wore out.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Kelley would do a “cut down,” using his scalpel to cut quickly and firmly into the flesh at the wrist or ankle to locate the vein—without cutting through it—to insert the needle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He sees Powell, covered with blood, running down the steps. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Oliver put the books back on his bookshelf, shoved a few petition papers into his back pocket, then stumbled down the stairs with the enormous basket. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Maybe people just hid behind a tree somewhere and squatted down, I was starting to think; maybe that’s why the smell. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She takes a few deep breaths and then looks down at me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z A week later Duchess sensed another cold front bearing down from the northwest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The sun had only just risen, and it had risen out of the forests which he saw low down and far away on his right. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He held the boy’s hand and they went down a narrow back hallway into the kitchen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Then who has a hand in cooling things down?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, the hollow lifted us off the ground—six inches, then a foot, then two—only to slam us back down again, shattering the booth windows, raining glass on us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z His red face was stony with displeasure, but he held up his hand and put it thumbs down. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “You know that. This comes down to you and Luke. And there’s only one way you can beat Luke.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Finally done dealing, he picked up his stack and held it in his hand, face down. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Every time her name was mentioned everything went up in price, which was so backward because she wanted everything to go down in price. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Fina reaches down to her chest for her binoculars and takes the tiniest of steps forward. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Drake says when he sits down across the breakfast table from me. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z His father was still deathly ill, lying down in the larger canoe that followed him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Her touch was soft and curious as she followed the mark down my face to the corner of my mouth. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Then she came back, dressed for the street and, without a word, passed him, walking down the short steps into the yard. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Almost at once the Grievers had shut down completely, their instruments sucked back through their blubbery skin, their lights turned off, their inside machines dead quiet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Or”—she leaned in close, squinted, and whispered—“what if he’s an alien sent down to probe us before the invading army attacks and eats all of our brains?!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But the air was damp, somewhere—I said—and darted around the rocks, peering and looking and sniffing and going down into pockets and dales. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He had begun it in the basement, but it was cold down there, and there was not much room, so he brought it out to the back porch. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This shoe will hold the great wolf’s lower jaw down, so it cannot move. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z After collective bargaining failed, Carnegie shut down its Homestead plant and locked out the union workers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The ground was shaking from the explosions and they were ducking down. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z George carries Ray, one step at a time, down to the creek, because naturally Ray needs to be there too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The girl jumped down from the ledge and came over to me and touched it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted one knee off the ground and put my foot down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Message from Ewell: his troops were on the move, would be coming down into Gettysburg from the north. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nash leaped, and we were cloppeting down the street on those two flats and two good tires, with Papa laughing, sipping from the bottle. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “She scared you, Peach—she sent you down into the oak grove—can’t you see that?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Johnny knew when his own case would soon be called because he heard the Justice tell a beadle to run down to Long Wharf and tell Merchant Lyte to present himself in half an hour. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I went and sat down next to her, straightening my legs in the same way, and tapped the side of my sneaker against her foot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It really, really, really wasn’t a shot even as it came down through the net. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was upstairs, putting Evie down, and I was thinking that this is what I wanted, isn’t it? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She was never alone, ever, especially not with a man, and especially not lying down. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Armistead felt a blow in the thigh, stopped, looked down at blood on his right leg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss leaned down and gave Javier’s mother a kiss on the cheek, and she smiled in return. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Since the job never appeared in her personnel file, she must have turned it down. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They slept late the next morning and were awakened by the roar of a racing motorboat as it headed down the river to the bay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they were down in Carlsbad Caverns, and Billy was praying to God to get him out of there before the ceiling fell in. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Slow down. Relax. Daddy is probably already at your house. And I decided to come with you into town. Need to pick up something myself. Is that all right with you?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Miss Watson sat on the edge of her desk and smoothed down her skirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “We could go down and get the blanket,” I suggested. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Malaga Island was still forbidden, but he began to explore the paths into the woods above Phippsburg and to hike along the peninsula’s Kennebec shore and climb down to its barnacled rocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I get up and follow her down a series of hallways. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was like looking down on to a sloping cloud-roof from above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Its fur stood out in a handsome ruff around its face, and its tail hung down almost to the ground. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise pressed the drive button and the car moved slowly down the road. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I asked, trying to coax him into a conversation as I placed the yearbook down on the kitchen counter. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To write down things in her life so she could pay attention to how they stayed the same and know whenever they changed so that she could be ready for what that change might bring. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z "Not too fast," the son said, writing the numbers down. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z When Ekon looked down, he saw it was no longer a child holding his hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Malik’s on top of me and holding me down. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Pa cuts open the skin from the neck all the way down to the bottom of the stomach. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya knew for sure the water would hit him hard, knock him down, make it possible for them to escape. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “I can’t settle down till I know if she’s all right,” I said, my voice calmer but still shaking a little. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right if you don’t want to get down from the horse, we’ll knock you off it.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way they covered almost twenty miles before nightfall, and came to a point where the Road bent right and ran down towards the bottom of the valley, now making straight for the Bruinen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I staked out a spot right by the sidewalk, where she could look down and see it. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not know, Monsieur. It was far down the corridor, and she had her back to me. She had on a kimono of scarlet with dragons on it.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted down next to me and said, “Let me tell you something, Tootsie. This could be your best chance to get ahead of what you did by confessing.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z As relations with Mark Antony broke down, Cicero moved to open condemnation, delivering no fewer than fourteen Philippics* denouncing Antony. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z My hair has been brushed out and then braided down my back in my usual style. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They climbed the stairs, passed down the cluttered hall, and mounted the steps to the attic. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Ida sat down at her bureau and wrote on a card. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Moss knelt down next to Shawna, unsure what to do next. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He cropped the picture, cutting out the buildings along the edges so that the eye would follow the street down to the water. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z From far down the street, I looked back. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked over at Emma and, doggone-it-all, she was squeezing that awful doll and starting to pull her lip down and cloud her eyes up, getting ready to bawl right along with the new-free folks. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Xan tore down the road, her old bones groaning, undoing spell after spell, before she caught up to the wayward girl. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z My steps slowed down, and I came to a dead stop, frozen there like a windup toy that had run out of torque. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed the basin of a hand lantern off the desk and turned it upside down, pouring oil all over the carpeted floor. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The little boy kneeled down to kiss his master’s hand— his surcoat, with the Malory bearings, looking absurdly new. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Another time, over in Japan, I was helping load a ship, and I sat down to rest a minute. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother grabbed the phone and told the caller, “Blow it up. I need a new house, anyway!” and slammed the phone down. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z At length, she lay beside him like a burden laid down at evening which must be picked up once more in the morning. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Instead of the careful, determined movements down the maze corridors, his actions are rushed and out of control. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Tiptoeing down the stairs to the kitchen, she saw that the embers had burned low in the hearth and none of the servants was yet awake. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius pushed past her and lumbered down to the car, opening the rear door of the little Renault and climbing in among the placards and piles of pamphlets that covered the seat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I buttoned the braces on to the trousers, six buttons in all, then I put on the trousers and adjusted the braces to the correct length by sliding two brass clips up and down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Spotlights following him, he scampered to the nearest spiral staircase, slid down the banister, and dismounted with an impressive backflip. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z You can hear the women wailing all up and down the block. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I pull out a chair and set down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After I laid my life out like an open book, I couldn’t help but break down and cry. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “That border is locked down tight,” Nina said. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He glanced down the hall, then back at Diana. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And now the peach had broken out of the garden and was over the edge of the hill, rolling and bouncing down the steep slope at a terrific pace. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z A truck is blocking the street in front of them: a red-faced cop standing in front of it waves and shouts and points them down the nearest street. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then Zak is on me, raining blows down on my head, my neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She looked up at the thick trees, then back down into the hole. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We’d row it all the way down the Corsica River to Pioneer Point, where the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., has a summer place. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z They slipped down the ladder and out the door. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I just nod, my head swinging wildly up and down. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He sat down with a sigh in the only chair. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Kit rose thankfully for the final prayer, and stood respectfully with the rest of the congregation till the minister had passed down the aisle to the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Through the open door she could see her employer pacing up and down with a desolate air. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want him to see me,” I say, staring down at my empty coffee cup. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I have my own priorities: Gale’s family, Greasy Sae, some of the other Hob traders who were shut down. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z O’Dell was waiting for us, having walked down to the Cape from Frog Level. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s bright blue and purple and says Gertrude Nix Rock Camp for Girls, with pictures of girls screaming into microphones, guitars weighing down their shoulders, drumsticks flying. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z If you forget to knock before you put down that second-to-last card, you pick up four. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z A third were told that while they listened to the taped radio editorial they should nod their heads vigorously up and down. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sit down and drink this,” he said, and filled a small glass with a dark golden liquid. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down again and took up his sceptre. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He reached down and grabbed one of the vines that went all the way to the ground and wrapped his hand around it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He was vomiting and the vomit ran down his chest and stomach and dirtied his swimming trunks. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby pulled it down so he could get a better look. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Off to their left, a shadowy shape soared past and then dipped sharply down. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A wayward teardrop slipped down the side of my nose. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He put his head down on the table. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z And Faramir, catching his strange voice among the clamour of the men of the City, turned and looked down at him and was amazed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Dr. Cajazeira carefully cleaned and dressed Roosevelt’s bloody wound before the expedition got back in the canoes and headed down the river. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He’s not a lame or anything like that but he’s more down with his mind than his hands. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As they pushed off down the river again, Tiller said, “Florida? Aside from that scary toothless lunatic’s place, did you and Dallas ever get sent anywhere else?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “The superintendent found a guy who hung himself up. He even cut him down.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe God had created her just like this, plunking her down old and white and with her hair tied back, without any preliminaries at all. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Rob wants everybody to go down!” he declared, shouting to make himself heard above the wind. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Suzman listened attentively, jotting down what I said in a small notebook, and promised to take these matters up with the minister of justice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Blessington yelled at me, “I can handle this. Sit back down!” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I cap the marker and grab one corner of the calendar and rip it down. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t beg or bow down to anyone. Pretend that they shot me a long time ago.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "Sure, honey," he said, and wrote the words down neatly. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The proof was right there—no matter how high we climbed, there would always be someone a step higher, to stomp down on our faces. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Tristan Strong. Hmph. Well, Tristan Strong, what are you doing flopping about in the Burning Sea? You could’ve dragged us all down into a right nasty time trying to rescue you.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z At last they came to a spring that bubbled out of a tiny little cleft in the rocky red hillside, and the Huntsman dismounted and knelt down to it, cupping up a handful of water. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He gave her arm a hard wrench, pulling her around and shoving her down onto the bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If these people got to the Flat Trans before someone shut it down or destroyed it... The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There must be no more fighting in narrow runs, and when the terrible Chief Rabbit finally appeared he would be pulled down in the open, from all sides. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down on a ballast-sack of sand there in the windy glare and darkness of the port. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Bronwyn knelt down and set Miss Peregrine on the ground on her side, then reached under her wing and pretended to wind something. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z If she was up there, down there, out there, somewhere, maybe she would laugh. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Only the rolling sea and the bars of rich, cool light and the boat sliding up and down easily, as she was meant to, on the gende swells. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Fanning drank hers down in several greedy swallows, then ordered another. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then I lit my own two candles and knelt down beside him. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And away in the North-west there seemed to be another darkness brooding about the feet of the Misty Mountains, a shadow that crept down slowly from the Wizard’s Vale. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She looked anxiously down, but none of the maids had noticed anything. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Halfway down one foreleg, his fingers tracing the bones and soft tissues of the lower leg, Smith paused. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A screen door slammed shut and a lawnmower started up somewhere down the street. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The clock ticks with its pendulum, keeping time; my feet in their neat red shoes count the way down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He removed two buckets of stuff from the couch—it looked like mostly shoe heels—and flopped down on the cushions. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a miserably wet, blustery day, with rain slanting down out of dark skies in torrents—no kind of day for standing out in the elements and watching a race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “If they keep on shooting me down this way, I don’t know where I’m going to be.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Miracle of miracles, I didn’t rush down the stairs, but waited quietly until he rang the bell. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Everybody raced around the room and sat down at separate desks to start tapping on the glass computer pads. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I’d wait to hear the door shut and only then I would walk down to eat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Let me tell you what happened this summer. This boy. I just wanted to climb up and down and all around him.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Down and down it went, not leaving his sight until it grew too small to see. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But now she was crossing the street and running wildly only to go down at the curb and standing and going down again, with a bumped backside, completely unsteady, now that her momentum was gone. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Feral asked, even as he slid his hand down over her hip. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As she looks between me and the crypt, I run my gaze lazily down her body. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Jack's arm came down; the heaving circle cheered and made pig-dying noises. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And around about then, the darkness gulped him down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once the gate was opened, others flooded in and began battening down for the thirty-six-hour vigil. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, do sit down, young man,” Old Mother Virginia Brimworth chided. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A tinge of panic sent her attention reeling back to the fifth floor just in time to see one of Robbie’s painted giants swing down on her from the rafters. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “All right — I only came in here because people outside are behaving very childishly, racing up and down the corridors,” said Hermione in a sniffy voice. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And he at once lay down again, back to back with the cat as they had been at the beginning of the night. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Owen is at least smart enough to keep his voice down so it won’t be overheard. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z At a girls’ school you didn’t have to be so vigilant about keeping your knees together or your skirt tugged down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I lifted a cleaned clump and lightly rubbed it against my smooth left cheek, up and down, side to side. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Gat walks the slant of the roof, all the way down to the gutter and up again. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z With a burst, I ran past him down the alley. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Below this, a bit of open scrubland dropped sharply down into the forest proper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Tyson knelt down to help, but it was too late. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He pointed down the road with his free hand. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z By midnight we had chopped down four lightning trees. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He slid down along the curve of her stomach until she could no longer see his face and her hands were in his hair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I walk down the cramped hallway that presses against me like an exhale, and into the sunlit halls beyond it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Margo rolled down the window, and I felt the thick air blow across my face, warmer than night ought to be. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Put down your weapon!” the guard screams at the end of the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The eagle was carrying a swastika and looking down. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sits down on the red velvet sofa and leans his head back and closes his eyes and listens. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I took another drink of the red pop and saw that when I was raising the bottle I’d accidentally let some of the sandwich slip out of my mouth down into the pop. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He walked up and eased himself down beside him and they sat watching the leaden sea lift and fall beyond the breakers. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As he sat down ready to pronounce the Om, Siddhartha softly recited the verse: ”Om is the bow, the arrow is the soul, Brahman is the arrow’s goal At which one aims unflinchingly.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry said, sidestepping Snape before Snape could speak, “Mr. Crouch is here — he’s down in the forest, he wants to speak to you!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He thumbed the pack down off his shoulder and sat and opened it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The inside of the school looked like a maze of stucco walls, each hall exactly like the one she had just come down, or turned around in and walked back the other way. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z We take the sacks he gave us, slide off the seat, and hurry back down the street while he drives away. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The path continued rising and falling for about another quarter of a mile, then dipped down into a hollow. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Lee and the boys began softly, “Spark up—gas down, switch over to Bat.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She drove to the bookstore in the Inner Harbor, took down copies of the different women’s magazines from the display shelf, and led the way to the cafe. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The fairy turned in the air, looked down, cast him a final injured glance, and flew away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Jesus plucks three sweaters from a nylon bag, hand-me- downs from relatives. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z My uncle Pedro stood looking down at the ground for a long time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He started up, then changed his mind and sat down again while the air rang. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Max pauses at all the steep edges along the trail and throws pebbles down into the sea. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z No way could I ever live this down in only one lifetime. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z "And for discipline? Sit down, please, it's hot . . ." "And for discipline. And for orders and consultation when it's possible to have them," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "Remember, Kabir—we chuck hot drinks or hard stones at life when it's trying to beat us down." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Why, sometimes I’ve felt I ought to jump down off that stand and get physical with some of those brainwashed white man’s tools, parrots, puppets. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Before dinner, Tyson and I went down to the sword arena. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z However, Mark Antony’s men would not back down, leaving Octavian no other choice. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He moved me toward the living room and sat me down on the couch. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and force myself to look down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Piper tried to pull Nico to safety, but one of the bags caught her shoulder and knocked her down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The first step was to stick the scraps of paper down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Endovier sentries usually shoot a man down before he’s moved three feet.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Then how come he doesn’t just shut the place down? I mean, he’s the captain, he can do anything he wants on his ship, right?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The skeleton of a large junk, its ribs lying bare, its backbone running straight and true down the bottom. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere between last summer and now, our daddy cemented the swing set down. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He needed a way down to the highway—fast. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He sits down on the other side of me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Desperately he clung by his toenails as Brad walked out of the room and slowly down the hall. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he came back and sat down as though this was as normal as talking on the telephone. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Thanks, man, but no. I’m waiting for a phone call. My girlfriend’s car broke down.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Freddie yelled, as I sat down as far away from him as possible. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, tourists from all over the globe came flocking to gaze down in wonder at the nine horrendous man-eating giants in the great pit. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t use the lights, because she wanted to get close and find somewhere to land before they saw her and shot her down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I told her I wasn’t hungry, and I lay down on the couch. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Emma shouted “Get down!” and we ducked for cover as bees tumbled over our skin, our hair. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Monday said, out of breath as she turned down the music. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But I quickly tamped down the screaming voice inside my head and collected my wits, along with the few available facts. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z She clears her throat again and looks down at the bedspread. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He lay down in front of the fire, folded his wings contentedly, and seemed ready for a good nap. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z And with that, my mother waved her hand over the mist, and the connection dissolved, leaving me with one final image of her new friend, Mr. Blowfish, smiling down at her. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Kate crawled to the edge of the hole, pushed aside some tendrils and shone her flashlight down into the darkness. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He snagged an orange as he started down the hillside. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He got me a man’s job unloadin’ freight barges that come down the Yazoo. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Beyond rose Middle Mountain, just 2,500 feet high but acutely angled and an entirely different experience on a hot day with a cumbersome pack sagging down on tender shoulders. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath to slow down my lungs. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And she snapped a little twig off the pine branch she flew with, and sniffed the sharp resin smell with greedy pleasure, before flying slowly down to join the sleepers on the grass. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouted, jumping to my feet and charging down the steps in front of my house. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He abruptly let go of her and she crumpled down to her knees, her breath rasping in her lungs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I tracked him down to my parent’s wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dimly Frodo saw the river below him rise, and down along its course there came a plumed cavalry of waves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Do you know what we do to troublemakers down here?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fan mail,” Van Houten answered as he sat down in the lounge chair. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I introduced them all around and they started to sit down, but there was not enough room, so we all moved over to the big table by the wall to have coffee. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Searchlight pulled the sled down Main Street past the crowd. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad was better at calming me down than I ever gave him credit for. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Before he could answer, the apartment door flew open and a man in his underwear was yelling down to Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I stepped down the stairs with my head held high and my back straight. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I slipped into the bathroom as my mom stormed down the hall. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The door swung down, and a wooden ladder clattered into place. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I follow him down the hallway to our lockers. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a shame I learned to keep down a long time ago. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When her hair is down, our family says we resemble each other, but I can’t see it, even though we share the same dark eyebrows and full lips. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He took the money out—a thin roll of demon dollar bills—and tossed the birdhouse down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Emmett enjoyed having me around — he thought my bizarre human reactions were hilarious ... or maybe it was just the fact that I fell down a lot that he found so funny. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Whenever I hear a shell coming I drop down on one knee with the pan and the pancakes, and duck behind the wall of the window. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z By then the ranger had the second body down to the skin and was dragging it by the arms. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The very air seemed to weigh him down, like a warm wet blanket across his head and shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He let all kinds of new theories drop in lazy pebbles down through his mind, turning, throwing out dull flashes of light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up and got another hunk of ice and put it in his drink, then he sat down again. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I walked back to the central yard and glanced down at the purple-inked paper. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Long after they had finished drinking an old horse appeared over the brow of the hill and came painfully down. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days in advance of the meeting, Birge sat down with a stack of index cards to construct his case for giving Lawrence whatever was necessary to keep him at Berkeley. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z People wave, but it doesn’t slow down or change direction. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I walk out of the library, down the hall, through the front doors. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She looked down at her bare feet sinking slightly into the mossy ground, leaving footsteps. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Grandma slid off the stool, walked down an aisle, opened a trunk, and withdrew an ornate box embossed with vines and flowers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She sat down in the other chair and leaned across the table to take Bebe’s hand. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I sprint down the street, my wound throbbing in protest. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Not now, we got a horde bearing down on us. I reckon we've dawdled long enough.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I look down past stars to a terrifying darkness. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “How was the drive down here?” she asked, looking at Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I spun around, heart in my throat, as I caught a glimpse of a dark shape falling from the sky, feathers fluttering down like black snow. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I sat down and rubbed them with my hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Us walking with our heads down meant that the guys were convinced we were going to blow. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Jethro scrambled down the ladder and ran out into the yard. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z In space, who knows what is up and down? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A light wind could probably knock him down and shatter his bones. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Iron Emmett’s fledglings cheered their lord commander at the start, but the relentless speed of Rattleshirt’s attack soon beat them down to silence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Johnson had put Lieutenant Carroll down and was setting up the M-60. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The small circle continued to lower, going down, down toward the water, and the string in Yishan’s hand stretched longer and longer. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He dropped it without slowing down, then flew over the cliff, over Frightful, over Drum, over the woods, and out of sight. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He sits down beside me on the couch, facing me, eyes on me the whole time, crossing his legs. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z I grabbed the shield and we ran, but going up the slope of the pool was not as easy as going down. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I turn and there’s Ice walking down the street with Mtisha. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It jumped a perfect arch, its scales shimmering a rainbow, then dived straight down—splashing the king with such glee he could not help laughing aloud. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We turned the heat down to sixty after that and huddled by the radiators for warmth. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Granny’s eyes lit up, and she slapped her hand down on the counter. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Rontu all this time was running up and down the reef barking and leaping at me, which made my task harder. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He finally tracked her down as she emerged from a girls’ bathroom on the floor below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As the Blue Bird appeared down the tracks, I had something to ask her. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The old man took a small stick out of his pocket and bent down. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Hermione carried the milk jug over to the table and turned it upside down. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Mother,” said Jonas, only one of his eyes visible through the crack in his door, “are you going to open it? It sounds as if they might break it down.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She grabbed me around the neck and yanked my head down onto her chest, clutched me to her. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Muthu and I flopped down on a smooth wooden bench and watched as Arul let you buy and light one more candle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “A fire in my village. Some boys burned it down.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Why, it didn’t matter what their dinner had died of, they could just chomp it down. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The gun lurched up, down, right and left. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I just gave up and lay down to die!’ Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘You sleep for a bit Sam and take my blanket. I’ll walk up and down on sentry for a while.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Got away . . . my wand . . . did something funny. I saw my mum and dad . . . they came out of his wand. “In here, Harry ... in here, and sit down. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His finger traced the red Thruway markings down to Bridgeport. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z People in the room stood to look and the judge ordered them to sit down. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I jumped from where I was and rushed over everyone, knocking down desks and chairs and columns. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It’s been three days and I’m ready to write it down because now I believe it’s real. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Before everything in my life changed, I would have sat down to discuss her condition. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I raced past them with my head down, past Ms. Wardak, not even caring that I hadn’t gone to the lunchroom first, the way we were supposed to. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, cool. So, we can do this again, anytime you want,” Alex says, dragging the back of his knuckles down Henry’s shoulder. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Like the leader of the free world could relax when he was being held down on a snowbank. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Jesper laid down another series of shots, sketching a wild formation he hoped would disguise their location. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Joffrey looked for a moment as if he meant to ride her down, but Sansa Stark leaned over and said something to him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She looks up, tears streaming down her face. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “One summer when I was about nine, my dad went off to rehab for his dryer sheet addiction. He used to huff ’em down in the basement, box after box. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He leaned over the saddle and spit down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We were accustomed to them now, and we didn’t hesitate to roll down the windows, put out our hands, and tell road hogs what we thought of them. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the lantern down on the floor and then put on my layers of shirts and my pants, now warm and almost completely dry. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Hel frees the cord while I grab the harness and strap myself in—I’ll have to carry her down. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Do you, dear boy?” and quietly sat down again. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I shook my head, surprised that I couldn’t hear all of them yelling from down here. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I did not know who it was that lifted me over the crowd and set me down into the canoe with my mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I say and I sit down in the yellow armchair in the corner. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z For Pelops’ winning the chariot race I have preferred Apollodorus, of the first or second century A.D., who gives the fullest account that has come down to us. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A teenager in a green-and-white shirt edges down the ladder on the hopper. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The wind soars, whipping my hair across my face and pushing a chill down the open neck of my shirt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Angie keeps running until she joins us, and we all jump up and down and shout and pat each other on the back and give high fives. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He stared down at his paper plate, his face expressionless, and I almost had the feeling that he had gone rigid, tense, as a soldier does before he jumps from shelter into open combat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The men fished her out, but the episode prompted a fit of giggling, which continued until tears streamed down the poor lady’s face. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Without looking at her, and although he hadn’t quite finished his second-time-over shave, he pulled the face towel down from his shoulders and wiped the remaining lather off his face. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z It’s a four-hour flight from Phoenix to Seattle, another hour in a small plane up to Port Angeles, and then an hour drive back down to Forks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And when he had started lingering down in the city, had she complained? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She touched his neck, then drew a line down his chest. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Or since her first day on the bus, when he'd ordered her to sit down. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z A frustrated tear rolls down my face and I rip the pack of tissues open. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then she reach down and pull a copy a the book out a her purse. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And she went behind the candy counter and hummed, “Glory, glory, hallelujah, when I lay my burden down.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted the basin, carried it over to his desk, placed it upon the polished top, and sat down in the chair behind it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “We haven’t all sat down for a meal like this in a while,” my mom says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Then they’d be escorted back to Engels by armed fighter planes ready to protect them if the enemy tried to shoot them down. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Put a committee together with blacks and whites and work things out down here. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The shades were down and the television was off. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “He could be an insurance salesman and still be the same type of guy. I can see him coming home from work, kicking a door down, and shouting, ‘Stand by for an insurance salesman!’ The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All I want is to lie down on a nearby green plush sofa and go to sleep. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Hazel fled down the stairs, her pulse racing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “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 skin was broken above his left eye, and blood ran down that side of his face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They hurried down the dimly lit streets toward the Concord boardinghouses without speaking. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was another for him to be discovered to be ineligible at a time when he would take the whole Carter team down with him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced down at my hands and saw the ragged edges of my cuticles. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z People are crying and in shock, crouched down and covering their heads, and nothing is making sense. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her name, Rosaleen Daise, was written twenty-five times at least down the page in large, careful cursive, like the first paper you turn in when school starts. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Which is something Scoob understands beneath his skin and down in his bones somewhere but doesn’t know how to put into words. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I can taste salt on my tongue—I bet my tears somehow sucked back into my eyeballs and made their way down my throat. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We passed a barrier of dark trees, and then the facade of Fifty-ninth Street, a block of delicate pale light, beamed down into the park. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z One summer day in 1892, when Tom was eleven, his father hurried out with the bloodhounds: a family man had been gunned down while riding his horse. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I peel myself off the sheets and head down the stairs slowly, the smell of dinner getting stronger. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Finally, the goons set me down with a jolting thud, and I knew I was on the boat. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Some whites had been upset earlier when four blacks ignored the invisible line, plopping themselves down on the sand as though it was nothing out of the ordinary. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Yoren slapped the rump of the officer's horse with the flat of his sword and sent him reeling off down the kingsroad. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I try to escape down the stairs, because I really want to hear the conversation Mom is having, but Dad gently grabs my arm. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z My mother did not let her chin fall down. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an answer, or so he thought; but it seemed to come from behind him, away down the path further back in the Forest. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I walk back up to the morgue and sit down on the cement slab by a little dab of something red. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He had hardly said a word since they were locked up again, but had flopped down on the pile of straw and turned his face to the wall. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She went down the hall to Willow's room, where she stood for a moment in the door frame and stared. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Hold it, I prayed, hold it... ...as her horrified eyes swung down over the side of the chair, the Hot Seat, saw the painted flames... Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He got turned down from the floor job pretty quick, apparently. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “I’d rather have a guy notice me for my brains,” Jenna said, finally stalking across the room and sitting down next to me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Annie Lee Cooper is subdued and handcuffed after slugging Sheriff Clark and knocking down the pavement. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Mini kissed her stiff parents, hugged her immobile brother, and went outside, prepared to face down whatever evil she was destined to defeat. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Everywhere, it seemed, in the trees and water and sky, a great worldwide sadness came pressing down on me, a crushing sorrow, sorrow like I had never known it before. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash felt the water from her damp hair sliding down the back of her neck, but she was still suffused with heat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Brightbill ran up and down the beach with the other goslings, peeping and laughing and pretending to be afraid of the tiny waves. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Just as the carcasses were sent down below after slaughter, the blood and offal were probably pumped to the sublevel through a network of chutes and pipes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He tore the cards in tiny pieces and flushed them down the toilet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a long time before she could speak, and Kaede knelt down and held her hands while she listened to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Once, on the way, he suddenly put the box down, raised the rifle and fired into some bushes by the edge of the road. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z As we stumble down the familiar path of tall, sun-bleached grass and dry earth, I can feel the air thickening, preparing for a storm. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The sky was brighter now, breaks in the overcast; light streamed down in blinding rays. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting on an old tin bucket turned upside down by the doorway to his hogan. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I yell, looking in alarm first at the point where August disappeared, and then down at the bare coupling and ties that race beneath the cars. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I stuff it down the front of my dress. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Slowly she sat down again in her chair. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He slumps over the ropes propping him up, and his torso slides down the stake, and every now and then Volkheimer comes out of the shadows, looming fantastically huge, and the prisoner straightens again. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Vatete's husband glanced at the wasted girl as she tottered to a log and sat down. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So I reached up and picked one of those peaches, and I laid myself down on the grass and bit into it, and...and there I was. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “That’s the main road,” said George, peering down through the windshield. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I run down the steps and he hugs me like it’s been weeks. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He climbed down from the ladder and scooted it over a bit and wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z You become compressed in the direction of motion, your mass increases, and time, as you experience it, slows down, a breathtaking consequence of traveling close to the speed of light called time dilation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of Alaska’s flip-flops clinging to her blue toes as we swung on the swing down by the lake. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I called you down today because some of your teachers are concerned about you. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A glance showed one torch burning in a wall bracket by a doorway far down the canyonlike street. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Wally’s eyes were focused down, just beyond the edge of the counter, near my waist, and I knew what was coming. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “That is the perfect ending,” he says and, sitting down, looks out across the beautiful valley and mountains. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They retreated to the curb and sat down, facing the street, not daring to even look at Farquar. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He slouched a little farther down into his seat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And then he turns his hand upside down so that the bill sticks to his fingers even as they’re pointed downward, seeming to defy the pull of gravity for it to drop to the ground. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then they solemnly lifted their flippers and waved, as the great ship moved slowly down the river toward the sea. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Frightful flew down from the tree and landed on the top of the box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I climbed down just as quickly and looked around for something to crack them with. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I drove down a few blocks and then turned. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “She lives down here. I’m worried that she might be hurt. A lot of the reagent went down the drains from the Fishery.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The tufts of blond that had grown raggedly from his scalp had been trimmed down. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Within minutes I was exhausted from the effort and had to sit down to rest, prompting a belly laugh from the Sherpa. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She balanced the milk bottles in her arms and stepped carefully down the stairs into the cave-cellar. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She winked at me, then got up on her knees and worked her hands forward like a cat stretching until she was all the way down on my bed.Click. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I pull my sleeve down and slip my shoulder out of it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I would be sitting in my room and, out loud, say to no one things like, “Neither of us are going” and “I laid down for a nap this afternoon.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z J.T. slipped on the stairs and somehow Peaches pushed him down a little and ran past him up toward the roof. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My younger brothers and sister did not understand what it all meant, but they jumped up and down on the stained mattress like grasshoppers. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z As soon as Ben announced he’d spotted his first morel, I began looking down. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Honest to God, we all had to get down on our hands and knees! Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Gigantic. I bet he could take Rowdy down.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “She said to put her picture down, Mitchell.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Normally, Ms. Treadwell would have told the class to quiet down, but not today. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Thus the coastguard on duty on the eastern side of the harbour, who at once ran down to the little pier, was the first to climb on board. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Amil told me that at his school a Hindu boy called a Muslim boy a very bad word that I can’t even write down. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Now I’m going to repeat them back to you. Did you write them all down so you can check me? Did you get them all down?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z As the train dips down to street level, Edward leaps. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I pried her mouth open and poured it down. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey glanced down at my clothes and sighed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I sink gratefully into the chair, my hands shaking as I set my tray down. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Katz tumbled from the woods a few minutes later, looking wild of hair and eye, and I hustled him across the road against his voluble protests that he needed to sit down immediately. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just excited to come down here to hang out with you all. But I’ll bring some of my favorite books, too. Maybe we can start a library.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z As soon as the broadcast ended, listeners sat down to compose letters of complaint or praise. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Mong pushing him down, kicking him in the back of the head. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When I’m halfway across the room, a man with dreadlocks down to his belt jumps in front of me and says, “Come jam with us, little sister.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Through the car window and over the commotion in the streets, Wes tried to tell his mother to calm down. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She headed back down the dock to the boat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He would call for Pax at the spot where he’d left him, and Pax would come bursting out of the woods and probably knock him down in his happiness. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Horace Danver got up to speak, and I saw a flash of skin as he sauntered down the aisle in his blue flannel shirt. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed a twenty from my desk and tossed it down to the Bank of Chas. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When the phone rang in the Nelsonville house, maybe my mother was out hanging laundry on the line or down in the kitchen speaking softly with her mother-in-law, Grace, missing her own mama back home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge and Piper were struggling against their duct tape bonds while one of the demon monkey dwarfs danced around the deck, picking up whatever wasn’t tied down and sticking it in his bag. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At sight of the man panting and dying there, she slips down to enfold him, crying out; then feels the spears, prodding her back and shoulders, and goes bound into slavery and grief. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “We got the whole thing on video. I wish I could email it to my friends at the FBI, but the Wi-Fi down here is terrible. Cell service, too. There is none.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z As Klaus walked down the tower stairs, he felt a heavy sinking in his heart as all hope left him. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z There, he was struck down by a fever and took to his bed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z And when he had lain down, Eurynome flung out a robe to cover him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached out and turned the air conditioning down a couple of clicks. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Lily looked down at her lap, though her eyes were shifting back and forth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Playing the dozens, rapping and rhyming to see who’ll back down first. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Our Volkswagen was always breaking down, and my mom would take it there to get it repaired. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The back gate slammed and I sat down. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Dad set out one anchor so we wouldn’t drift and run aground, then he fetched the pole we’d brought along and slowly lowered it into the water to feel around down below. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The Los Angeles people were not very cordial and looked down on her for some inexplicable reason; she could not get a word in with them edgewise. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Like a tricky beggar he sat down plump, and dropped his stick. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With their heads down disconsolately, the chaplain, Major Major and Major Danby moved toward their jeeps in an ostracized group, each holding himself friendlessly several feet away from the other two. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Slowly, reverently, Matthias lowered the shield of Martin, down on to the stone circle that had been carved many long years before to receive it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My hand is down next to her hand, and they brush but nothing happens between us. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Just before noon Call came by and asked if Caroline or I was going down to the Captain’s. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z You can stand right on the edge of the gorges and see down, down into the most treacherous ravines, lined with sharp, rough outcroppings. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z And farther down in Southampton, Virginia, a man named Nat Turner was biding his time. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Someone would wander up and ask: “What’s the sound?” and if they liked the answer, they’d sit down on the grass and wait their turn. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I make for the eastern watchtower, where I strap myself into a harness and rappel down to the dunes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We could hear Sycorax and Caliban scurrying in the walls, climbing down from the ceiling to find someplace warm to burrow in. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He looked down, choked back a scream, and stumbled back against the lockers. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Ma kept her head down as she added a few last stitches to her dress for the wedding. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z And now he unknit his black brows; looked down, smiling at me, and stroked my hair, as if well pleased at seeing a danger averted. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Okay,” he said, and as he set down his chopsticks his smile twinkled in a way that Minli loved. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She thought many times of the muskrat diving down, down, down for that little bit of dirt that made the world. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z We had luncheon in the dining-room, darkened, too, against the heat, and drank down nervous gayety with the cold ale. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Johnny’s feet, running down the stairs from Clairmont to the boathouse. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He grins and nods too, then disappears down the stairwell. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The wine was cool fire as it trickled down his throat and warmed his belly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sweat streaks had washed away her pressed powder in parallel lines of darker-colored skin down the sides of her face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z R.C. threw the lunch sack down and kicked it out of the way. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Even the wild shouts that went up and down the road did not relieve it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I walked back to the cubbies and sat down on a chair next to the office to put my sneakers back on as quickly as possible. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He shrugged and reached down to scratch at his legs, which were covered in Band-Aids. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Never wanted to grit my teeth against the pain of leaning down to do something as simple stupid as tying my own darn shoe. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Once I got out of the station I set the duffel down and unzipped it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If he hadn’t, we could’a rolled all the way down to St. Nick Houses just on momentum. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She looked Victoria Forester up and down and up again. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He said it was impossible for black people to have really straight hair anyway; he had seen Asian women with straight hair all the way down to their feet. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z His head smacks the doorframe just before a hand clamps down on the back of his neck. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I bet Charlotte Hamilton is romping in some cool beach water down in South Carolina.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They leave, and I slowly sink back onto the gurney, the weight of everything pressing down on my entire body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Resisting the urge to give Ron a good hard poke in the back of the head, he finally reached the table and sat down at it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Entering, he knocked into one of the police escort, who was blocking the mouth to make sure that Blackavar did not try to bolt as he was taken down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Bull, in an expansive mood, shouted, “Chow down, troops,” lifting a piece of roast from the platter and biting into it before the meat even touched his plate. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And so before it’s too late I want to get it down for good: this rollercoaster ride of a single gene through time. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They mustn’t meddle with the system and bring it all clanging down to ruin. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It could be on this street—it could be several blocks down, from a higher floor. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z As Hagrid nodded, turned, and shuffled out of the room again, she looked down at Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I jumped from bed and hurried down the hall to Ob’s room at the other end of the trailer. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Or target the electric grids of Batalla or the airfield bases, cut their power and shut them down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Arthur Houghton, who was then the curator, took us down to see it,” Harrison remembers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z When I got home from Clover, I called again saying, “I brought something back for you from Clover—you won’t believe what’s happened down there.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z This was always followed by Collins’s Ode on the Passions, wherein I particularly venerated Mr. Wopsle as Revenge throwing his blood-stained sword in thunder down, and taking the War-denouncing trumpet with a withering look. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The truth is that if such a wind hit the Frog with all her sails up for whatever reason, she would be driven over and down and sunk in seconds. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped down his brow, but he couldn’t be sure whether it was from the heat, the running, or fear. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “I had never seen one, so I assumed,” I say, looking down at my cold burrito. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I hadn’t realized I was still holding it, but as soon as I put it down, I noticed my arms were sore. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She thought of Mrs. Murdo down there in the dark, being bumped and pushed, with her arms wrapped tightly around Poppy, trying to protect her, and all at once everything seemed clear. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The right wall was closing fast, seeming to quicken its pace the more Thomas willed it to slow down. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We couldn't climb straight down, and we couldn't take the more gradual slope that led down close to the boathouse, because we'd still come across him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You may call me Tandy. You may call me Ms. Angel. But please don’t ever talk down to me again.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z As she brought up her chair and sat down he smiled as though he had been expecting her, and when she took his hand he did not seem surprised. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The whole family came down to London Docks to see me off on the boat. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat down on the lion bench together. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z "I bear you no ill will," he'd told the septon before they threw him down the well, "but you and your gods have no place here now." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And halfway down the fancy round-and-round steps with the crystal chandelier hanging over us like ice frozen in the air, my phone buzzed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I asked her a little more about photography as we walked down Old Main Street. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to have a second cup of coffee, senorita,” she says, setting the cup down. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even in the park, down home. Every year.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Several times we were nearly knocked down by impatient cyclists whose bells we had not heard. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The absence of an arrest had disrupted life in Monroeville, and now things could settle down. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He’s been looking down at the Skittles on his desk, sorting the reds from oranges, but here he looks up at Alex with a bitter, cutting smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She tugs the black mist of her veil back down over her face. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The ice was melting through some holes in the plastic bag and down his arm. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I would wait until she calmed down to explain the details of my day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Childs soul is in danger, she said.Tommy put his head down and grumbled. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Gary reached down and tried to pull Jesse’s hand away from the paper. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z But the way she holds her mouth too open and her shoulders uneven and one hand clamps down the other...people know. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Boobie lay down and several student managers took off his pads. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I immediately made a request to the commanding officer to be permitted to attend her funeral in the Transkei, which he turned down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The one I didn’t was looking sort of down, toward the floor. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The moon leans down on me as I sit on my front porch with the Doorman. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I agree, and we walk down the street arm in arm—like a united front. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He made a mouthpiece at one end, cut a hole beneath it, and used the wood to slide up and down like a trombone. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z For a time I looked like an unevenly trimmed topiary, but gradually as I got used to my new life, my skin settled down and I regained my face. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I’m going down and find out,” he said again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I bet no one noticed, because I raised it really quick, and then I noticed nobody else had their hand up, so I put mine down. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z My hands go to the length of rope dangling at my waist, and as Asher and Ren attack the Demons, I dart toward the surface and slow my board down near the dragon. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Penny’s lance descended just in time for its blunted point to brush his shoulder; his own lance wobbled as he brought it down and banged it noisily off a comer of her shield. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At quarter to eight Sunday mornings, I saw the O’Briens and the Van Hoyts walking down the empty sidewalk past our house and I knew. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He sort of half smiles when I sit down, and says, “Willowdean.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She was also ground down by a “battle of wills” with her father, who saw no need for a new doctor. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A burning brand he had been holding in his hand rolled down the stair. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z We sit down with the tablet and copy the shapes of that aurochs. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He heard footsteps going down the hall and wanted to look to see where they were, but he had to focus on Diana. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He’d offered her a slug of whiskey, then simply hacked away at the skin, leaving a puckered spill of wounds down her forearm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Any time I let it, the weight of living creeps in and starts to drag her down. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She and the lantern-jawed medic snake a tube down my throat, attach a bag with a bulb to it, and start pumping. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he was going to say more, but the doorbell rang, the card game was about to begin, so I got up and went down to open the gate. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dark rings of sweat made circles under my arms and a V that pointed at my belly, down from my neck. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She bends down and extracts a strip of pictures, only gently chewed by sprites. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At corners, Dicey looked quickly up and down, for a building that might be an elementary school. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I ripped off the pages of the desk calendar I’d been using, and I took down the map, too, which I’d had up there ever since I saw that it contained Agloe. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a sweltering morning in July, and drops of sweat crawled down her back one by one, like slow insects. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Peggy had almost persuaded him to persevere, to try for just another week, but in the end he had broken down and wept quietly and asked from the heart to be let go home. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby bounced up and down in my hood. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was still panting a bit, clearly trying to calm his body down. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Of course,” she said, sitting down on the stool at the kitchen island. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The Wood was dark and silent, the moonlight threading its way down between naked branches to shed long dark shadows along the ground. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z From down the hall, we heard the sound of a door open. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears rolled down Sunjin’s cheeks as he followed the soldier quietly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I stared her down—something I’d never try with Big Ma. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then imaginary numbers are represented by a line going up and down the page, with i, 2i, etc. above the middle, and —i, —2i, etc. below. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We were playing soccer in the courtyard while I waited for my mom and sister to come down. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I write this down in my project journal. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The injury to his ribs slowed him down. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I tried to imagine Caroline bowing down to me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast, some Broncho supporters let their hair down a bit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, whenever I used to think a conversation I’d had with someone was especially funny or enlightening, I would jot it down in my notebook, the same one I kept my book titles in. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Father sat down on the sidewalk and got his boots on right. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It was after this first wave of passion began to die down that the first full-page ad appeared. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Cole asked, shivering as he wolfed down the warm food. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Fudge took off his pinstriped cloak and tossed it aside, then hitched up the trousers of his bottle-green suit and sat down opposite Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His head was poked down well into his neck. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z So he decided to put the change down to growing maturity in his daughter. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z A swirl of wind brought the thick, rich smell of it down to Winnie’s nostrils. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron yelled as his heel was wrenched upward once more; he dangled helplessly, upside down, his robes hanging off him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And if it is burning away down there, why isn’t the ground under our feet hot to the touch? A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Then I sat down on the ground to rest. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The skinny boy arrived and plopped down on the rocky shore. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Finally, with a wry, sardonic little shudder, Bernabe said, “Welcome, ball fans, to the World Series of Sex,” and he pushed down a little, dropping his thick lips over one breast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We head out the door and down the hall. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z It’s three, maybe four miles away down the farther valley. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “But I talked the car sales dude down to eighty-four hundred dollars from ten thousand, so in a way I actually saved money. You know what the color’s called?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And now he was going to cut her loose before he dragged her down. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We were talking about it that morning we climbed up the water tower to throw down lighted firecrackers and scare people—the day Blu got the firecracker burn that gave him lockjaw. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I glanced down and shrieked, causing him to jump a little. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Warm mango juice dripped down the back of Pong's neck as Somkit tore into the fruit with his teeth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The group had unwittingly strayed to the easternmost edge of the Col, at the lip of a 7,000-foot drop down the Kangshung Face. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z All along, some part of me was rooting for T to go down just so I could stay afloat. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Dad and Matthew looked gruff and Mark merely looked serious—strange enough for him—but tears were streaming down Mother’s face. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I can’t believe it, so I read it a fourth time, then walk out on her porch and sit down, dangling my legs in the air. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of answering, I kept walking, head down, scuffing leaves out of my path. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z As she was being marched down the hall, a voice from one of the cells they passed called out, Mariposa does not belong to herself alone. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down and, sighing, passed his hand across his forehead. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His school uniform, blue shorts, and white shirt with the St. Nicholas badge blazing from his left breast still had the ironed lines running down the front and back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He was bending down, pulling on his socks, and his back was so large and friendly I wanted to rest my head on it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sam’s right,” Bando says, and she sits down in a huff. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere Alfred found a little extra strength, he reached all the way down for it, and the next time the red glove missed he threw his weight behind a short right uppercut. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was weird to see her dad making breakfast in the morning, eggs that looked too slimy to eat but both Maya and Lauren choked them down anyway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He felt a tenseness coming over him that was somewhat like the feeling he had just before the water wand pulled down, an awareness of something strange and strained. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if she’s stepped down off the wall, the walls: the same round raw potato face, the hulky big-boned frame, the glittering spectacles and hairpin crown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “No,” said the Wart He sat down resignedly upon the most comfortable part of the floor, perceiving that he was in for something like the parable of the looking-glass. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look up the. telephone number of Berdeen’s Funeral Parlor for me and jot it down. I want to have it handy just in case.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Then he bends down and lifts the lid of the rice pot next to Pa’s feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later, Lopsang arrived at the South Summit on his way down from the top and encountered Harris.* Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm saw now that she didn’t mean it literally, but the poor old lady was easily startled, and now she sat down and breathed quickly, her face pale. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z These tmmch, being supported on beams of wood which could be burned away with fire at the proper moment, had it, bringing the rubble-filled baileys down on top of them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up briefly when the two women came forth, but now he is back in position, head down, eyes to the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look down the aisle on the right,” Thomas whispered. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Boatwright laughed so much he had to put his pipe down. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He sat down at his mother’s old piano in the front room and plinked at the keys and floated simple melodies through the dark, empty spaces of the house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Gabe helped her through the door and down the front steps. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Or planned to work on it as soon as the season calmed down. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And then he was gone, the car speeding down the street and disappearing around the corner before I could even collect my thoughts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He looked down at the journal’s map again before coming to a decision. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After numerous runs up and down the stairs to retrieve food and flatware and dishes, the table was finally set. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A shiver of fear ran down his spine. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We suspected his previous independence had brought down the wrath of the government and pressure had been applied. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While Mrs. Dursley was in the bathroom, Mr. Dursley crept to the bedroom window and peered down into the front garden. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I sat down at the translation of Caesar I was doing for him, since he had to pass Latin at last this year or fail to graduate. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw the book bag at Clayton’s feet, and when Clayton bent down to scoop it up, Train Ear swiped his hat, when he was tall enough to just take it. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I hopped out of bed, put on my overalls, and headed down the narrow wooden stairs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z On March 16, Nixon sat down with Kissinger and General Earle Wheeler to discuss options in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I gobbled down half the sandwich and let my hand run over one stack of newspapers after another. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My throat clamped up, a compression wave that traveled down my chest and into my stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “How could I sit down at anyone’s table when I had sauce, like blood, all over me?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When I get there, I see other boys in their trainers, with the laces loose and the tongues folded down. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, without looking back, Rashid strode down the hall to his right, around the wreckage, looking for a path that would get him as far away from Tad and his hate as possible. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The beauty was overwhelming, even muted in the late fall, and Anya had to look down. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Aunt Julia sat down at her table, and I sat down beside her and watched as she devoured the cheeseburger like a lion eating a zebra. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Hunger came to his stomach; an icy hand reached down his throat and clutched his intestines and tied them into a cold, tight knot that ached. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z After the movie was over, I started walking down to the Wicker Bar, where I was supposed to meet old Carl Luce, and while I walked I sort of thought about war and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z If the First Arrivers are in the habitable zone, it might take years—and gagging down a lot of lake vines. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When before he would sit her down at marked, though irregular, times, now he tests her constantly, but never in public. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Cora broke from her rescuers once they got her outside and down the steps. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The press had learned that Gerhardt was somewhere in Germany—and that Bobby was in the country—and they were trying to track down the father so they could interview his famous son. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They struck the trail on a ridge and then dropped down into a deep canyon, up the other side, and broke out into some flats. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain washed the soldier’s blood down off the bus windows and yellow panels, stretching the bloated dark lines, drawing them out as they disappeared completely. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Three times he walked up and down in front of the stretch of blank wall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Something about the way she does this makes me glance down to make sure my fly is buttoned. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the upside down V between his legs, I saw the truck idling on the side of the road, the other refugees climbing down the rear ladder. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He raised the car over his head and threw it down the road. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Stargirl seemed to float down the promenade in her buttercup gown. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Will you sit down already?” he grumbled, scooching his butt farther against the padded seat. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Couldn’t we just go part of the way down into our own pool,” said Polly. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Come fall they’d shoot ducks and geese and salt ’em down and sell ’em by the barrel to restaurants in Boston. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe they think you’re upset with them. Anyway, listen, I figured out a way to make it easy for you to go down the stairs.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The children took the blankets and sheets down from the doorjambs and came back into the living room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He waves good-bye as we bounce and rock down the cobblestone street. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Daniels watches me, so I look down at the page and remember to turn it every once in a while. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I guess I felt then, at that time—and although I been sorry since—just 'bout like that fellow did down in Birmingham. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, we looked up and saw everything coming down and we scattered—seven wagons in seven directions. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But then I remember that I did sign up to be her helper, so I hand her back her purse and kneel down to get a closer look. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The truck was bouncing down the goat path that led to the bridge and the highway. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Annemarie’s rug was spongy and soft, almost like another bed, and I lay down on it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Then Rani's voice floats down and joins the chorus. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But it had closed down due to a lack of funds. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I sat down at one of the picnic tables on the flats outside his cell and read. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The man Jack met them halfway down the stairs. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A curious mixture: the white-columned houses high on the green hills, the shacks down in the dark valleys. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We came down out of the mountains and through an oak forest, and there were white cattle grazing in the forest. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She attacked the nearest policeman so suddenly that she knocked him down. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Bykovski put his cup down carefully in the saucer, the sound a minute clinking noise in an otherwise silent room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, she removed a plastic model of an F-8 Crusader, paused to fix a misplaced decal with a small application of spit, then set it down in a window ledge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I twist the lid sharply and it comes flying off, pills showering down onto my med cart. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She turns down the radio, cool jazz, and looks me over, hands on her hips, eyes sad and friendly. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Pleased to finally meet you, Todd,” Doctor Snow says, smiling big and sitting down on the bed and taking a device outta his front shirt pocket. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I attack again and again, knocking down anyone wearing a silver armband. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her stick sword whistled out and caught it two feet off the ground, and it went down in a flurry of brown feathers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He greeted them both with a cheery “Hullo, hullo!” and sat down at the table, giving off an intense smell of sweat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I saw them gradually worn down, whimpering, groveling, weeping—and in the end it was not with pain or fear, only with penitence. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z ‘Will French peasants go on forever pulling off their caps and saying “Oui, Monsieur,” when the gold coaches run down their children? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z People naturally let their guard down when they slept, so much so that sometimes, if the dream was frightening enough, I didn’t even need a touch to be drawn into it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As she set the spirometer on the side table by my bed, she announced, “For lunch today we’ve got chicken tenders, and fries, and a small salad,” while setting the tray down. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then the footsteps going away down the walk and over the lawn. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dad!” he says, practically throwing himself down the stairs. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Then we change our possy and lie down again to play cards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank God. Thank God,” she repeats, tears running down her cheeks. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She walked back to the beach and put the Bible down. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She studied her own work again, looking for some way to salvage it, then sighed and put down the needle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I knelt down, and Jupiter put out both her hands and pulled my ears. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z He glanced at me quickly, then looked down again at his paper plate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I just sat down outside, watching the cars drive in. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept laughing the whole time I was taking down my suitcase and getting the scissors out for him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Francie turned and went down into the cellar and sat in the dark a long time waiting until the waves of hurt stopped breaking over her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By early afternoon there was a stillness of heat, and a herd of cows from the higher fields slowly grazed their way down into the shade. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sat down and looked more closely. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stop resisting,” the officer warned as he cuffed my left wrist and roughly pinned down my flailing right arm. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The river’s starting to bend and I keep on floating down it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Nobody bats their eye when she scoots by on her hands and goes on down to her field or the river to wash clothes with the other ladies that work down there every day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If I was right about that, I’d sure let her down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She’d paced the deck of their flying warship, the Argo II, checking and double-checking the ballistae to make sure they were locked down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Michael Donovan brushed down his red hair with a violent motion of his hand and a total indifference to the fact that the unruly mass sprang to attention again immediately. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “So, when the prophecy says that I’ll have ‘power the Dark Lord knows not,’ it just means — love?” asked Harry, feeling a little let down. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Springing down among his army, the Warlord waved the banner high overhead. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Actually, if I saw him, I might break down and do something stupid like cry, or make up with him. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had long lines of ragged stitches holding the skin together across the top of my head and down the middle of my face, right over the center of my new nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Like I’m tied down with soft ropes of fog or something and the fog has got inside my mouth and sucked all the talk right out of me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Papa,” he said, his eyes down on the ground again. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I can’t stand it if you are kind, I might break down. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I made my pledge too loud, because when I sat down, the boy across the room raised his thumb again. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be down there, laughing and running. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “So you act like you’re walking down a yellow line. And none of those baby steps. Your stride should be as long as your forearm, at least.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I’m in the passenger seat and I keep my head down on the dashboard, and for a good ten minutes, I forget to put on my seat belt. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z My heart starts racing, and I just can’t seem to settle it down. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She shoved the dishes down to the floorboard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I sat down on the couch across from her. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The shop was dark with the blinds down, but I could see framed portraits, film canisters, and camera parts on the shelves. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Worse, I feel like I am on the edge of shutting down. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She sits down on the steps, taking a deep breath. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He set them down on the grass between the aisles of the trees, and they followed him towards the great arch. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She looked down at me and reached up and grasped the orange box of Arm & Hammer baking soda in defiance, being sure neither the clerk nor the cashier saw her. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once the ruckus died down, Ms. Bethune continued. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Oh,” he says, looking down, “Mary Jean and I have decided to try it apart for a while.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They also tell us we should cut down the tall grass near our fort, because that is where our enemies are hiding when they shoot at us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Moss came down in her house robe. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat back down and fiddled with his pen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Lourdes wants to slow it down, to examine the faces in the streaming windows before they disappear into the tunnel on the other side. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wash!” she called as she scrambled down to the edge of the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And there it was, scrawled right across a long list of antidotes: Just shove a bezoar down their throats. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They take me down a long hallway painted blinding white. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There’s the store that they burned down when the Bulls won the championship. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was Percy, jumping up and down like a maniac, all dignity forgotten. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The ice would melt down quick, but there was enough to keep it cold. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Certainly there had never before been so many white people driving down the streets of our quiet, tree-lined neighborhood. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the people he’s walking with kicks my copy of The Republic way down the hall, where Mr. Trig picks it up and hands it back to me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “Tear this sheet down!” someone said—the dog’s handler, I assumed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She sat down next to him, too close, another of Abel’s washerwomen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You begin tomorrow,” said the old man, and Hugo ran off down the empty hallway, careful not to click his shoe heels on the stone floor. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z When Mirian walks her children down the block, they beg her to buy them a soda or an ice cream cone. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Her breasts were sore, and Qarl’s seed was trickling down her thigh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was wearing a Yankees baseball cap with the front of it pulled down over his eyes so that he had to lift his whole face to look at me. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “Well, right now, it’s the desert island trope that’s sucking me down. Would you help me out of here?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I was already down three guaranteed subjects, with Thomas and his parents in DC. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I put the phone down and realize, by the intense way Muhammad is scrutinizing me, that I have the remains of a dreamy smile on my face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mary Poppins twitched the clothes from his hand and looked down upon him. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z They slipped out of the kitchen and down a narrow passage-way to an uneven staircase, which wound its way, zigzagging up through the house. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Surrounded by his captains, Cluny was led down to the safety of the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And then Billy’s mother came back from the ladies’ room, sat down on a chair between Billy’s and Rosewater’s bed. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Little flecks of gray fluttered down all around us, collecting on puddles of water in the yard. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I survived, and unlike Juliet’s parents, my parents didn’t welcome me with tears falling down from their faces. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He hacked down at Rattleshirt’s calf, only to have him deftly leap the blade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z What light and beauty could be forced down the throats of her reluctant pupils, she forced. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her full weight came down on his chest. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He had his hands in his pockets and he fell down. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of the four-poster, the seat of a Chippendale sofa had been so carefully straightened that sitting down would have seemed a desecration. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then Miss Saunders comes over to my desk and stares down at me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s hurting bad but we ain’t saying anything, we just staring into each other’s eyes, me with his spit running down my chin. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Then she set the cup down and pulled out the long white undersleeves of her old-fashioned dress. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The cold inside me snaked down to my feet and up around my neck. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped onto the fire escape and worked my way down to the alley. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I look down at the comic book in my hand, which I’ve managed to spindle without even realizing it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She looked down at Franz, and her faithful dog grinned at her and wagged his tail. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Then I wouldn’t be any fun and would spend the rest of my days selling The Watch Tower and brushing my long hair into a single braid that dangled down my back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When his trees were cut down, he was so angry that he grew bigger and bigger. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Then, without thinking, I led her down the quiet street where for so many nights I had walked alone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When the audience finally settles down, he chokes out a quiet "Thank you" and returns to his seat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She tries not to look down, because down is everywhere. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Viola came back in with a tray of the best china and set it down. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Sam struggled back into his boots, collected quill and parchment, and shouldered out into the night, the rain pattering down on his cloak and floppy hat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Even sitting down he was still nearly as tall as me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Why would the businessmen take Congo’s diamonds away? And what are Americans doing down there anyhow? I thought the Congo belonged to Belgium. I mean before.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As I rode the elevator down to the 440th floor, I powered on my armor and drew my guns. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Before he could do anything, Luke snapped him down to the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The concourse was bustling with workers from the floors above who’d come down for a break, while new waves of commuters poured off the trains from the level below. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The trees here were thicker than down the road, which made this spot perfect. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Zoe steps forward, sets the photograph down on the train tracks, then moves back to her original position. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I lay down with my head on my mom’s lap, which was warmer and softer than I remembered. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Tyson was having trouble getting our horses under control I had to talk to them a long time before they would settle down. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But when Calista was in the bathroom washing her tears off, I snuck out of the apartment and down the elevator and outside to the bodega. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The sun was beating down on us, and I thought it might be nice to stay there forever with him just running his finger along my palm like that. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z But the people running Cleveland don't usually come down here, unless they take a wrong turn on the freeway. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I started through the station and down the runway to the train. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The plane seemed pretty full, as he made his way down toward the back. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Tell him to move the body farther out after the investigation dies down. I’m not comfortable with it so close to home.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I cleaned the girl's knees with alcohol stolen from a bar, letting her bite down on a rag so she wouldn't shriek and draw attention to us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He walked down the gallery and across the narrow “bridges” which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z They walked silently down the corridor to the service elevator. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “You’ve never taken the bus alone into the city,” said her mother, putting down her page. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I’d put myself in my opponent’s place and decide how I’d try to win if I had the other side; and then I’d figure a way to knock down those points. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a lantern glowed to life above me, and I craned my neck to see a half dozen kids kneeling around the craggy jaws of broken floor, peering down. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He looked down at his body, like he couldn’t quite believe it was his. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s been eight years since Loma gave me that book, and not long ago I read through all I wrote down on its blank pages. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He would have to find a clearing as he went down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the instrument case he’d set on the floor and moved on down the line. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He was dragging his elbow slowly up one spinal muscle and staring down the street, where the answer to her question was everywhere pathetically evident. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He was right, I thought deep down, not daring to admit it to myself. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But at least, for the time being, he was more interested in tracking down the deer than he was in doing anything to Kingshaw. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He pulled himself to the bow and backed down to the bottom like a veteran engineer. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He yanked her down and grabbed the front of her vest, giving the knife in her side a sharp twist. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He went to inconceivable extremes of cruelty to put down the rebellion of his own officers, who resisted and called for victory, and he finally relied on enemy forces to make them submit. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I stumbled back and almost tripped down the stairs, until I realized the big lump was Moses. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z ‘He has more snow yet to fling at us, if we go on. The sooner we go back and down the better.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Drenched to the skin by torrential rain, they unloaded the shells from a baggage car, lifted them over their heads, and hustled down to the river to stow the boats and inspect their new quarters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They slipped into the last row of seats at the back of the theatre and sat down. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The worst bore down upon the Irish in the 1840s, when the potato crop, their food of life, rotted in the ground for four years running, and landlords heartlessly threw their tenants into the streets. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They hurried down the boardwalk and then slipped into brackish waters, wading until they reached one of the old mansions that filled the area. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It boils down to this: the Americans, the British are that faceless clot you don’t know, but a Frenchman or an Italian is your acquaintance and your friend. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister sat me down, and after our mind meld she told me that we were going to have a baby brother. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Mary Jackson— a former West Computer!—had faced down the brilliant John Becker and won. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He fusses with his cravat until it loosens, and the silk tumbles down his chest like a spill of orange champagne. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Oh, down to the last copper. And he then went out and spent all of it. Over five hundred thousand gold coins. Gone in three hours.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I sat down next to her and looked into the little pool below our feet, where crawfish were darting around. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Windmills were a great power Painted around 1490 by the French artist RobinetTestard, this picture shows people collecting aloe wood as it floats down a river from the Garden of Eden. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I spun around and stumbled toward the door, but despite my will it felt as though everything of Finn from the knees down had already begun to fizzle away. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “And this boy needs a little vacation. Far as I’m concerned we can stand down till this thing is over.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with my bad ankle I was pretty quick and I turned and ran down the sidewalk. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two kitchen chairs by the table, but Cecilia, who leaned with her back to the sink, did not invite Briony to sit down. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I look down and see that one of my socks has that brown garbage juice all over it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He slowed down and blew the horn a few times in solidarity; they waved and he picked up speed again. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She grabbed a handful of them and began scraping them up and down on the same spot until her hand was bloody. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We sat down, and she told me again how happy she was that they were letting him out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Nana?” she said, stunned, and he watched, unblinking, horrified, as the woman raised a mallet—the studded metal sort for pounding cutlets—and brought it arcing down right at Azareen’s head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Not drinking, drunk. He was coming in from an all- night boozing down at that jook they have.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He was tall and spare, wearing a long chainmail hauberk and gauntlets of lobstered steel, but he'd lost his helm and blood ran down into his eyes from a gash across his forehead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sitting on the stoop with that and a mug of tea, I watch the sun go down as I eat my lunch. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "So today is Thursday," Coach said as I sat down to join in on the much...much-needed stretching. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “The cap’n was a man of his word too; wouldn’t back down from a crowd of two, three hunnert yelling and screaming colored folk. Dared ’em to do anything to him.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She barely managed it, gulping it down with plain water rather than her usual orange-flavored soda. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The swelling in his belly had gone down a bit, and he felt much better. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She fumbled with the cracker box, and crumbs rained down over the coffee table and the carpet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Mary Anne slipped out of the back door without Matt and sat down again by her mother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A sound I’d hear again and again and remember Ashton, his head down, his hair falling over his forehead, his cheeks puffing out, his lips parting to exhale air. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Those who’d served in Vietnam kept their heads down and did their best to readjust privately to civilian life. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z We laid our weapons down, and the visitors, especially the two foreigners, began smiling again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She put Ralph down on the bed where her Dad and Mama slept and gave him a string of beads to play with. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And I laid there on the hard concrete, for the second time in a week, tears flowing down my cheeks, thinking about each one of those names. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I pile a plate and sit down to eat at the empty table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z So if I didn’t sit still, she’d kneel on me and pin my arms down while I freaked out, screaming, and she’d forcefully remove them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z When the cots were made up—they were sturdy wooden ones with metal hinges and canvas coverings—Rita was allowed to lie down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I put them down and shuffle through the rest of the stuff. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He was still complaining and I was still sunk in despair when Camilla came down. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I threw down the flask and grabbed the gun. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But then there was Carly, looking down at her like she was an earwig. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She looked down at a paper in front of her and then back up at us. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The tunnel sloped down and I could hear a loud roar, like a river of metal. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He patted his mustache with the big white linen napkin that flowed down his chest. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It looked like a neighborhood on a holiday, when the factories are shut down, but without the fun of a party. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And each time she told us that, she would break down and cry, and we would cry with her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The gold pin was undone and she hadn’t even noticed—though I expect he had, standing where he could look right down that low-cut pink dress. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “It’s okay! Settle down! ” the man with the shiny buttons said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps Bear saw them too, for now he plunged down a narrow side alley. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z We drove to a small boat packed with fishing gear that was tied down on the edge of the Nisqually. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Ash took Kaisa’s hands in hers and looked down, unable to meet her eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the cool breeze, sweat trickles down my face. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She goes to the door to see if Dad is coming down the lane and she talks about the paydays when we searched for him all over Brooklyn. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “If you cannot control yourself, leave. As you well know, we don’t have the resources to hunt down runaway teens. Perhaps your people ought to get in the habit of looking over their own.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If my dad was unhappy with me, he would sit me down and calmly explain why. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The air is cooler down low, but only slightly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Clang! grappling hook hit the tower, and fell down again, hitting Violet hard in the shoulder. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He took down a book from the “F” shelf. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After tenth period, she tracked Pearl down at her locker. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The Nazi wrote down my name and number and nodded me on. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z How would I narrow down all of these results to the one Susan Thomas I needed to find? From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z As he made his way down the hall, every head turned, and every conversation paused. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The last job I'd had in New York was pushing a shopping cart full of drugs down the streets to people's apartments. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The first time my brother says ain 't my mother pulls a branch from the willow tree growing down the hill at the edge of our backyard. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z A wind was coming down the gorge and they pulled the corners of the tarp about them and pushed the cart out onto the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He jerked his head at the other goats below and when I waved at him he bounded down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “You going to write down her last words?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then I tear it into little pieces and flush it down the toilet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The second guard, a rotund fellow with a scar down his right cheek, nodded. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Without waiting for a response, he jogged down the planking and waded into the black water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I look down at my lap and blink a lot so I won’t cry. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Seven miles of ocean about to come down on my head and a doomsday demon just a few feet away: Why not just leap into its mouth right now? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She had been beaten this time, down to her bones beaten. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “But . . Al straightens, letting his hands down, and says, “Is it scored or something? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In a flurry of jangling keys and heavy breathing, Manny shut down the industrial lights and let them out of the iron fence around the Junklot. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z In fact, he felt only the bite of a nail in his boot, which pierced the ball of his foot whenever he came down on it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He'd put these in an envelope on top of the refrigerator and take them down when he and Mama sat at the table, figuring and refiguring. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z It seems to be a wide ice-river running down from the plateau between two mountains, volcanoes, both capped with steam and smoke. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Tariq was the one who told her, for instance, that militiamen stationed in the mountains sharpened their marksmanship—and settled wagers over said marksmanship—by shooting civilians down below, men, women, children, chosen at random. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The ground around it has been dug up and patted back down. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Each time James Bevel gave the signal, the next group poured out the front door and down the stairs—some fifty children at a time—and continued the peaceful protest march. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I packed our picnic in my backpack, then ran down the stairs and out the back door, whistling for Dismay. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z You just try lying down anywhere in the shadows. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Longstreet reached down, touched Hood on the shoulder, then turned and went out into the moonlight. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We used to go down to the creek or up into someone’s barn and play cards or flip coins and bet on them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Orchid Witch, Sarai thought in passing, could do a sight of good down here. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He must have been listening to them as they came down the road, the dogs and the horses, and seen the lanterns since it was dark now. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z In the light of the streetlamp, the leaves were bending upside down like it was going to rain. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I went quietly out of my room and down the hall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He put down a glass of some hot drink and a plate of chicken pie. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If she had expected him to be mortified, to spit it out and break down and apologize, she was wrong. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z With a crash something black bears down on us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackjack swooped down behind an overturned school bus, where a couple of campers were hiding. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I set my lantern down and tightened my grip on the ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy kept looking back and when he could no longer see him he stopped and then he just sat down in the road sobbing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We’d rolled down the windows, and maps and art paper and cigarette ashes were whipping around our heads. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The elevator starts moving, and I stare at the numbers going down. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z To use up some time, I put down the white piece and began rewriting each number on the board in its correct color. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z It was only the sheer brick wall stretching down to the pavement, the cars and buses moving like toys so far below, and the blast of the wind against his face that made it terrifying. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z So I deal with it, and wade deeper down the street. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When she put down the magnifying glass, she wheezed happily, “You people in trouble now.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The corners of his pale lips turn up, and the helmet nods up and down again. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Just as the shuttle is about to touch down, a squeal like an incoming missile hits us. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z No one had ever written down findings and drawn conclusions. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Eighteen months later she swept down from a wagon with two crutches, a new black pocketbook, and one leg. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And when finally he sat down on the steps Lee sighed deeply. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sairy heard a baby cry and saw Mrs. Trepid leaning over a baby carriage, her face bent down close to the crying occupant. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yes; though I touch it, it is a dream,” said I, as I put it down from before my face. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Even my mother, who generally steered clear of public appearances, always made her way down to the state floor anytime music was playing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I sat there eating the piece of brown toast while she went into the bathroom and flushed the handful of egg, which could not be salvaged, down the toilet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z We went down in the lift to the ground floor and made our way through the Reading-Room to the Lounge. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z With blank expression, I slide down into the visual details. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The rebel ran up and down the village before he fell to the ground and stopped moving. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Slow down. We’ve got to move closer to do that, and I don’t want to run aground, Brady.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z On offense, the Fugees’ strength was at left forward in Josiah, whose runs down the sideline had resulted in a half-dozen goals so far. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He looked down and was completely filled with a desire to let himself go and be submerged in the water. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Other scientists bent down and with equal approbation scooped up handfuls of dirt. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We both sat down on the couch, but Marcus couldn’t sit still, clearly excited for me to see whatever was inside. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Father Amadi’s face was looking down at me when I opened my eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I stand up, and my body moves forward in a jerk, then another, and then I’m flying down the stairs. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Admiral Conolly had learned from the mistakes at Bougainville and Tarawa where the naval shelling had been too brief or too inaccurate to break down Japanese defenses. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Floating above it, I looked down and saw me, a brown girl in a blue dress surrounded by green-gray water. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As we rolled down the mall, we passed a card shop. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But it would have to be silent so Dad wouldn’t hear it, and it was hard to tell if it would be silent because I was squatting down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He pulled a few random sandwich bags from his pocket, folded them awkwardly, then stuffed them back down. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Throngs of people were jockeying for position in ticket lines that snaked up and down the block. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I just made a picture of a girl rolling down the stairs tangled up in her crutches. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z So he’d never have to look down on little Missy’s grave again? Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z When I got there, several debils were holding her down by her wrists and ankles. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z All the time my mother and I had been sitting there, in the narrow cone of sun that shone down between the tall brick walls, doctors had been coming up to me and introducing themselves. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I jumped off Toby’s bed, still sniffling, and headed down the stairs for the living room to find Chester, to see if he could smell it, too. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z But for the first time, I don’t put the book down, or hide it under my covers. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “He from down South. They named him that because when he was a baby, he used to eat sticks’a butter rolled in sugar,” Freddy said. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As the two thieves descended the fire escape, I called down to them, “If you want to find honest work, go to Hull House on Halsted Street. They’ll be able to help you.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The soldier in command gave an order, and the guard who’d been holding Julie down took aim at the younger of the captive men and with one bullet maimed him low between his legs. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z We set off together down the valley to the beach. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And then Mrs. Diamant came back to the table and tossed the first paper down in triumph. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was a bare hall with two windows and closed doors all down the corridor. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He welcomed the weary Hungarians, inviting them to sit down and have some iced tea. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not trying to be smart,” I’d reply, calming him down. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I am wounded. A good Marine can be brought down only when his heart stops beating.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The plane kept lurching down suddenly, as if it would fall out of the sky. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I had sat there the way I did every time she did my hair—with my eyes closed and my head tilted down—secretly imagining Kira was my mother. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She dumped her purse out on the seat next to her, looked down to see Mamma’s face flashing on the screen. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z What if they go down there for water? The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z If the expansion is slowing down rapidly, then it’s a good sign that the energy from the big bang is nearly spent; our universe would be heading for a big crunch. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z His elbows jutted out at awkward angles as he lowered himself down onto the cool sands. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Alec stopped and leaned far down to examine some dirt next to a trampled bush. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I freshened up a bit and went down. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The ones responsible for smiles and building each other up even when they’re down. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She said that they needed to put down a real root system to achieve their potential. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Lines divide the map into smaller squares, with letters along the top and numbers down the side to form a grid. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The stout woman slid her eyes down the nurse’s finger and looked at the child she was pointing to. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When I reached down to loosen his collar he grabbed me by the wrist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then Sean motioned him to sit back down while he got his bag. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Nobody wanted to go down and do this because the moment a giant was freed, he would be sure to turn on the wretched person who had freed him and gobble him up. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "Business before pleasure is always a good rule, whoever you are. Some day the rule shall be business with pleasure, for the joy of labor shall have been restored. Sit down." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Grown-ups were kneeling down by them and the adults’ hands fluttered down toward the little girls, then, before they touched anything, fluttered back up, over and over. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z These thoughts became like a giant hand pushing down on my chest. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She caught Lily’s attention, who frowned as she looked Robin up and down. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I pulled on some clothes and tiptoed down the hall. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Ron repeated, pounding his pestle down so hard that it dented the desk. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Torpid from the booze and dizzy from hitting the rock, I tried to fend off Marcus, but he was yanking my jeans down around my knees. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sometime later, the man in the yellow suit slipped down from the saddle and tied the Tucks’ old horse to a bar of the Fosters’ fence. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We watched him go down another hall to a room that had black curtains on the doorway. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z With the women strapped to tilt tables with their heads angled down at 65 degrees, a cardiologist checked their heart functions as an electrocardiogram recorded information every five minutes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath, then lifted the broomstick in both hands and brought it down across her knee. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Well,” said the apple seller, “the next time his lordship comes down here hunkering for an apple, I’ll be sure and ask him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He sees Vilonia Kline gently lay the shirt down on the ground and then walk back down into the hole as they continue to dig around her. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z On the other side: a large down to sleep on the floor like canned sardines, one’s feet next to another’s head. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She walked around the entire house, patting down every window frame for latches that weren’t there. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It was the one place where sunlight fell on the city, down through the gap where the seraph’s wings came together in front and didn’t quite meet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I ducked my head back down but kept my hands up for balance. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z All winter the Germans drive their horses and sledges and tanks and trucks over the same roads, packing down the snow, transforming it into a slick bloodstained ice-cement. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When the velvet ropes that had guided the crowd by creating a narrow street within the room ended, they found themselves going down a staircase to the main floor. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now,” said Herbert, as it was succeeded by silence, “he’s drinking. Now,” said Herbert, as the growl resounded in the beam once more, “he’s down again on his back!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She refused to back away, but looked down at him as if he were something disgusting she had found stuck to a lavatory seat. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Reyna paced next to the windows, gazing down at Central Park. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He found it at a yard sale down the street. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Benji flipped down the visor and checked his hair in the mirror. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We had to leave, right away, before fear or doubt slowed me down. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I swung the bag and brought it down with all my might onto his stockinged foot. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Gently rolling the little goshawk on her back, I stroke her breast to hypnotize her and calm her down. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He actually voted to stay, even though his throat wobbled in the middle, and he went outside right after and disappeared down the road. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z A crack was beginning to form down the middle. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I brought all her postcards down from my room and said, “She wrote me all these, she must be coming back.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Then I lie down on the horse blanket and drift into a dream about Marlena that will probably cost me my soul. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But it might be days before she reached a place to climb down. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The robber set the first vase down on the ground and returned to his search of the container. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z All along the white beach, up and down, there was no living thing in sight A bird with a broken wing was beating the air above, reeling, fluttering, circling disabled down, down to the water. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z She was twirling down the forty-yard line when the players returned. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He knocked them down, sure, but he could have done so much worse. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “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 Then he felt the dirt come piling down on top of it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He put down the sandwich and tiptoed out from behind the counter, holding the gun. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was believed to be where she sat down, and to have been caused by sitting on some armour at a picnic by mistake. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie and three of his friends were pedaling their bikes up and down Little Hobart Street, whooping madly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For nearly a decade after, she and Mama had worked every single day to pay down those debts, and they’d come so close. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The nigguhs up at the school come down to chase me off and that made me mad. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Rage started to surge through me, but instead of shutting my computer down, I decided to try to look up Darnell Shackleford. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ohmae’s company has developed a software program that takes the data to be entered and breaks it down into packets. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He sat on a bench across from the jungle gym, watching a bunch of second graders hang upside down like tree sloths. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Now and then a person or two would come down one of the many stairs that led from the street and dart through the station. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast things settled down to a boring normal. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to fall into it, hunker down and stay for a while. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Out in the plains...Is that smoke? Another firestorm down there?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I said thank you and climbed down the ladder. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I kept walking my processional walk, thinking of all the kids who had voted for me, not wanting to let them down, although in a way I already had. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad arrives and walks straight for the coffeemaker and makes a cup of very light, very sweet coffee and sits down at the table across from me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “They are exactly opposite in effect. Atropine speeds the nervous system, rapid heartbeat and so forth. Amatoxins slow it down.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Those two ranked above asking drivers to slow down and reduce drinking and driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I sat down in my seat in the front. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As he usually does when people are talking about him, Charlie has been keeping his head down, staring at his shoelaces. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Each year, after he had been gone for a whole winter and returned, the faithful Sounder would come hobbling on three legs far down the road to meet him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But I just went on pressing that bell, and oh! the relief when I heard footsteps coming running down the corridor and a knock on the door. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice dip down, like bees on a comb. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I sit back down on the bench and watch JB lead our Wildcats to the court. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z He opened the door, and I started down the steps. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Calm down, girl. I’m not going to get you,” he says. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Just offshore the impact pushes the plate on the bottom of the Pacific down and under the advancing coast, creating a trench almost five miles deep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Much later that day they came down from the bare mountains onto a spur covered in grass and dwarf rhododendrons. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He was getting up already, and she had to grab him by the forearm, pull him back down. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z We have hard and painful work to do, you and I. “Please sit down,” he said, and gestured toward the nearby chair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Pauline, twenty pounds thinner, looked like a more concentrated version of herself: whittled down, somehow, pared down to her essence. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Teeth slashed at his throat and, as he turned his body, struck him instead on the flank, and he went down. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared down at the strings and thought about all the blessings that had accompanied them over the years. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We sat down together on the window seat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Cat of the Canals is known to many. If she is seen to have done this deed, it might bring down trouble on Brusco and his daughters. It is time you had another face.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Is that the choice you will make—to fight me and die instead of bowing down? Prophecies never end well, you know.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The vibrasaw purred through heavy vines, parted tangled underbrush like a comb through wet hair, and sliced cleanly through metal when the odd misstroke brought the cutting edge down onto the track. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She walked through the halls with her books pressed against her breasts, in pleated skirt, argyle sweater, white bobby socks folded down crisply above the polished onyx buckles of her shoes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The hair spray that can hold it down has not yet been invented. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I took the tractor back down to the barn and hitched on the plow. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z After we read the poem, Ms. G broke it down to its simplest form, she wanted no part to be misunderstood. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z At last, in response to Ignatius’ cries, she came down to the car and threw the second load of tablets onto Ignatius’ lap. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She opened the pamphlet, sat down in her father’s chair, and began reading. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I swallowed down the heavy lump in the back of my throat, fighting the dismaying urge to cry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I folded the map and pass, blew out the candles, and crept down the stairs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Flatnose made his way down the slope, clumsy as a bear. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Frieda and I dropped down to the ground, looking wildly into each other’s eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Two tears slid down her fallen cheeks, in and out of the myriad coruscations of immolation and abnegation and time. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I led us down front and sat in the second pew, leaving room for Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Back in Paducah,” she is telling the driver, “there’s this deaf man who’s got a camera. He just goes up and down the river, taking pictures. He takes the darndest things.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I tense slightly as he comes toward us down the narrow aisle. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I follow him down, a stab of worry making me flinch when I hear the door close behind me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She got out, scrambled awkwardly down, before he could help her, clutching the umbrella. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z And I walked after him and I bent down again and I said, “Toby ... Toby... Toby,” and I held out my hand so that he could smell my hand and smell that it was me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had to hold on to the other chains with both hands to avoid getting flipped upside down. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “He hangs upside down from the furniture like a bat,” his mother wrote. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She put my blue frock down beside me on the bed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The man rose and came around and carried him to the hearth and put him down in the sheets and covered him with the blankets. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z There he was, face down on the bed, crying. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A few blocks down the street, a sight met my eyes that stopped me in my tracks. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The way Mrs. Russo talks to crybaby kids who fall down on the playground. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Jimmy looked down, but all he could see was their reflections. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I set my pocketbook down, sidle her out of the way. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They were gunned down before we surviving, wide-eyed prisoners even had time to react. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He rarely sits down for a meal, living off a chunk of chocolate in one hand, a bit of bread in the other. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When we came down off the mountain with our rocket, all the observers were gone, but Buck and the football team were back. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They drove around the edge of the village and back inland, down a lane that twisted between strangely bumpy fields. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I don’t even think about how I will climb back down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She poured her untouched hot chocolate down the sink and said, "Gods do not need to have faith in people. People need to have faith in their gods." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I was scared, so I ran down Purgatory Hill and into the oak grove.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I stared down at the pan, pulling up the edge of a sandwich to check the bottom side. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They had a lemonade together and the mute wrote down the answer to the questions he wished to know. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z After making sure Ivan was gone, she pulled the cart at a trot across the road and down the slope onto her property. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Columns of rock hung down from it, and columns of rock rose from the water, too, making long shadows that turned and mingled as the boat floated among them. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His action was little more than a faint gesture, but it meant that Kurtsinger had to either slow down or commit to the outside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She does not inhabit the house, the way the other mothers do; she’s airy and hard to pin down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Under the kitchen window his shamed, downcast eyes fell upon a curiously shaped stone, a stone of such fascination that he squatted down and picked it up and turned it over in his hands. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z You can’t imagine how often I’ve tried to push away this Anne, which is only half of what is known as Anne—to beat her down, hide her. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Little figures black against the snow and the fire came tottering or running from it, and witches flew down to help drag them away from the flames. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A waitress named Susie put three plastic cups of soda on the counter and then pulled three straws out of her apron pouch without looking down. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Lily looked down at her lap, still smiling, but it wasn’t as bright. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I never thought you had let me down,” Mercy said loyally. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Flora took the paper and shoved it down the front of her pajamas and ran back into the living room. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “Miss Trotter said—” She made her face like our great-aunt, down to the pinched nose, and said, “Dentures? Dentures?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He led Lina down the corridor and opened a door marked “Reception Room.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I crouch down in the dirt against one of the big boulders as the light sweeps by again, but the edges of the bright beam fall short of me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A receipt always told the whole story, right down to the very last penny. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She live up in Greenwood, Mississippi, and she driving down to New Orleans. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I fling myself back down on the prayer mat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z We got to where there were still storefronts, but things, except for the bars, was mostly shuttered down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z ALL down the ridge they were digging in, all around the crest of the hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And smoke would fill my lungs, hot and smothering, like ashes crammed down my throat—I could taste it now. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then Dray is back down on his knee and grabs Donna’s hand. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Me and Jay looked at each other, then back down to the shaking floor. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Oh, Garryowen may be more gay Than this quiet man from beside Lough Neagh And I know that the sun shines softly down On the river that runs through my native town. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Tool came over and stared down at the body of Blue Eyes, his expression flat. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Some mornings my sister would sleep past her alarm or forget to turn it on, and I’d have to bust down her door. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Papa watched as we all sat down at the table, and then started grace. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, careful to rest my hair over my right cheek, I headed down the slope. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z As they rose into the air, the family looked down at the city. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He’s stroking my body now, from stem as they say to stern, cat stroke along the left flank, down the left leg. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something like a tornado whirling within me, drilling down into the pit of me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m fine. Do you—” “Just promise me you won’t burn down my house.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Before I can stop myself, I write down one word among my doodles: Chocolate. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Ron said, the moment Harry had sat down. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ilya brought the club down, cutting through the air, and the creature swung an arm back. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z If Santa Claus himself had come down out of the mountains, reindeer and all, I would not have been more pleased. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom put the picture down on the table and sat down. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Her voice had the same scolding tone she used when I ran up and down the hallway. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At ten o’clock Mrs. Popper yawned and laid down her mending. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “His anxieties. When he feels ready to cope, he’ll slim down.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I sit at the window, drinking my coffee, biting my fingers, looking down the five stories. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She saw the Giant step back a pace and put the suitcase down on the pavement. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But that boy didn’t waste a minute shuffling up the aisle and plopping himself right down next to me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I glanced down, but the floor was bare. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z They sprinted down the shed rows, gathering pommel pads, horse blankets, and rub rags, and threw them on the truck bed to serve as a makeshift gurney mattress. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m that coin on its way down, screaming in the neck of the funnel, with nothing but my own kinetic energy and centrifugal force keeping me from dropping into darkness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She turns red and grins, and when she sits down, it’s Bobby’s turn—he moves like John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, shaking his hips with a laconic tilt, turning his feet more than his body. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z A blinding, sickening pain...a flash of light...distant screams...and the sensation of falling down a long tunnel... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Others knelt down on the sidewalks and began praying aloud. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z She slid down to her knees and covered her face with her sleeve. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z After Chris told me he saw him hanging with Cork, at first I wanted to jump down his throat and tell him he didn’t know what he was talking about. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At first I thought it was some disturbed rocks sliding down the hill, but no, this didn’t fade into the distance like that would. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Winn-Dixie looked down at the ground, like he was trying to remember if he had. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z They talked in excited, hushed whispers and craned their necks to look down the dusty street towards the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark slouches down, waiting for the barrage of bullets. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Before coming down here, she was a realtor up in Modesto, the same town where Uncle Basil had his almond farm. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Finally, her mother came up and pleaded with Yoyo to go down and reconcile with him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Her eyes slid from one end of him to the other, up, down, and sideways, never finding purchase. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She stomps down the hall and into her room, slamming the door so hard the windows shake. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She forgot every word of it, hung her head, and answered, “I don’t know,” so softly that John had to stoop down to catch the foolish little reply. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z If they were out in their station wagon and he saw someone changing a tire by the side of the road, he would roll down his window. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Dicey sat down in the middle of it between two brown bags, one holding clothes, one food. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He asks Grandma if she’d mind taking down that statue because he’s a Protestant and he wouldn’t be able to sleep. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Reassured by twice hearing my father's name, my mother nodded to me, and finally, after almost two full days, we dropped down from the rafters. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I motion for him to sit down on the bed. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I open my mouth to say something to Brandy, but she jumps up before I can get it out and follows Tressa down to the beach. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But he made no response to her; instead, he placed his card down and said, “Check up!” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Don’t forget to include your return address; you’d be stunned at how many people send in for things and don't put their return address down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He tightened the pressure of his thumb and finger for a moment and the weight increased and was going straight down. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept on doing this for several minutes, then put the cloth down and tapped May’s cheeks with her hands. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bending down, he touched it to the string, which of course wasn’t a string, but a fuse. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Young lady is a sign that I’ve gone too daringly close to some edge or other, but although it silences me for the moment it doesn’t tone me down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of them even want Mack to shut down the mall. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z On the way down the steps, Wash steadied her as if she were a fragile package he did not want to break. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Hannah listened to the growing chorus in wonder, as the song leaped from truck to truck down the long road. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I think if Grandma had finished painting that pink on everything I might have calmed down. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She lay crumpled down on the dirty sidewalk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I get the sense that if I were to whittle her down to her core, she would be Abnegation all the way through. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sloth’s down there now. I saw her. Dreaming about a Lucky Strike got her nothing except shame cuts through her crew tattoos, and a whole lot of bad company.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In the second moment he settled down to behave automatically, in the same way as he had always behaved with the quintain and the rings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days later, after the storm of the corpse’s arrival had died down and Uncle Marcos had been laid to rest, Severo noticed the hairy animal his daughter was holding in her arms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat almost rolled over as it slid down the far side of the wave. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat down to breakfast with the doc parents. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes he paused and lifted Gabriel down for a brief bit of exercise, running down the road or through a field together in the dark. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom sits back down on the couch and hooks her arm around me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I had to be the one to break it down for her,” Lorena says, and Juanga laughs so hard, he almost spits out his Coke. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She squatted down in front of a glass case full of small objects: vases and jars, some partly cracked or broken, crudely made jewelry and tiny statues. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She dried her hands and sat down across from me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z How did you keep your nose up when your body wanted to go down? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It plunged down a hundred feet to a beach. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The contestants raced down the stairs to the Rotunda Reading Room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Knowing they needed more help, he ran down to the foot of the rapids. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z There was just room between the sofa and the curtained wall and the two girls got down. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z If a person weighted herself down before jumping, as Imogen had written she planned to do, there was no telling how long it might take before a body was found. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Stairs here, mind yourself, one down, two, there you are, easy as cake . . .” The ocean. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She leaves, and I hear her tromp down the back stairs to the garbage. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He ran his finger down the column of figures—$25,000 for the new cyclotron, $40,000 in combined annual operational expenses— and remarked, “It’s a pretty large undertaking.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I said nothing but put my head down on my knees. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are lots of valuable things down here. We could become millionaires,” said Rita cheerfully. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Come on, Nat. It’s not everybody who gets to live down the street from thieves and murderers, you know.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo put down the weights and jackknifed to his feet. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I’m guided down the hallway toward a door to the outside. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then she takes the bread and her cane and starts down the ladder and pulls the trapdoor shut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z For the hundredth time, I look down at the candles burning behind a screen at my feet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If the kid is lucky, and the dog isn’t too stupid, people find out in time, and they get someone with no collarbones to go down the well and fish the kid out. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to cut you down, but I had to. I hope you can understand.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved to the window and grasped the blanket to pull it down, but Adam was upon him before he could yank. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z All afternoon, I sat in that large comfortable chair in Dante’s room and he lay down on his newly made bed. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Farmers greased up their tractors; Nick Rael ordered garden seeds, summer hoses, irrigation boots; and cows groaned and fell down and bore their calves. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually everyone settled down to sleep as well as they could in the creak and jolt of the train. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She shut the screen down and said, “I want to call for help, but there’s no signal.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I follow Smitty forward, and when we come to the crossroads of the two halls, I glance down the one to my right. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Instead she came to the table with his bowl of soup and set it down in front of him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But on the black land twenty minutes down the road, the soil has been decimated by years of overfarming and overgrazing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then what I did, I went down near the lagoon and I sort of skipped the quarters and the nickel across it, where it wasn't frozen. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z We stay on the roof until bedtime and then quietly slip down to my room without encountering anyone. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Lord Pegasus had named her Horse Friend, and she would not let him down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I put down money for the wine, but one of the men picked it up and put it back in my pocket. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z None of them bothered us, but their hollow eye sockets followed us as we walked down the hall, toward the big set of doors at the opposite end. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A tear rolled down my face, followed by another. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Two meters down with shattered pottery covering his eyes and his body shrouded in white linen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Kin set the long object down on top of an anvil and crossed his arms as she approached. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When we walked down Crenshaw, she looked in the big plate glass windows of the stores along the way over and over. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Some people followed down High Street, others went back to what they had been doing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He jots down something in his notebook and paces away. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z As she climbed down in darkness, I explained about the hollows that were chasing us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Conrad, barefoot but wearing his green-striped bathrobe and jumping up and down like a frisky puppy, chased close behind Papa into the living room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I look down, expecting the onion to be in plain view or something else I forgot I was carrying for luck today, but it’s not that. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As soon as they saw us they leapt down and vanished. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z At night when he walks home after taking care of his cows, he will stand on raised ground and look down at them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Freak hasn't got his crutch tonight, just the leg brace, and he's laughing so hard he falls down. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I close the door behind me, sit down, and say out loud, “Okay, Finch. Help me out here. You must have left something behind. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Clancy said carefully, then turned the volume of the radio all the way down. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He snuggled down between the roots of the tree, trying to find a comfortable place where the hard wood did not stick into his shoulder-blades. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you didn’t waste time down there acting the hero!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Won’t you sit down, Moddom?” enquired a voice, and they turned to find a tall man in a black coat coming out of the wood with a table-napkin over his arm. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Capricorn's statue, looking down on them in the gloom, was pale and half swallowed up by the shadows. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He pressed down the ends of his mustache with his thumb and forefinger, but he wouldn’t meet her gaze. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z For some kids, this was stressful, waiting for their name to be called as the teachers went down the list. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Smoke and dust came through as Frankie disappeared down the hall. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The series of contiguous physical events has rendered the child’s body so different from the one I glance down on at this moment; the very atoms that composed her body no longer compose mine. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “That’s all right. She can call me Lily,” she says and sits down on the other side of Mother. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Izzy started to sit down, but halfway he got up again and added, "Consider it a gift to everyone from the best man." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a long way,” she said, sitting back down and stroking the child’s hair. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z "He went that way—see that bus stop down the street?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The scene changed as suddenly as a house of cards falling down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice cracked, and I slumped down onto the couch with my face in my hands. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The men uncovered their heads and stepped back from the door, and the women gathered their shawls about their faces and cast down their eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Translucent staircases staggered down from the clouds, ending right in front of Aru and Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mom’s boiling over with energy, and she’s trying to shove it down our faces like she is with the Italian food. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Kira looked down at her hands, wrapped around her mug of tea. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He turned and began to walk down the hall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tears ran down the end of her nose. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, at least he’s not likely to hurt anyone else. Not without his other eye,” I said, trying to play the whole thing down a bit. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Later, though, Helen clopped down to the basement in wonder. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack dragged his sled around the corner and down the ten long blocks to the good park. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z All the old pipes and wires are hanging down, and everywhere underfoot is broken glass the color of smoke. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z She puts her hands on me, touching all the places I am marked, down my back and over my sides. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Oh, it’s just this old necklace from my grandma,” she said, slipping it down her shirt again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He shrugged and lowered his head and then laid down on the bench. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He’d been trying to get me to go back down to the creek behind his house for days, but I was nervous. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But all I can talk her into is taking the Pure Protein sports bar I always carry in my bag in case my sandwich lets me down. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was going down and looking up along the bank as we drove I saw the Austrian observation balloons above the hills on the other side dark against the sunset. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Startle Pah from his invisible perch and send him down for us. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She had slept in her clothes, and scrambled down the loft ladder at once. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Grandma nodded, then pulled Genie’s head down so she could kiss the top of it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He was shot down and imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp only a month later, and Tamara didn’t see him again until the war was over. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But, looking around, she saw that half a dozen twins were already on their feet and advancing down the ward. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Odysseus then must go down and find the spirit of the prophet Teiresias who had been the holy man of Thebes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Shasta trotted back through the Tombs—they looked quite ordinary now and he wondered how he could ever have been afraid of them—and down into the cultivated land by the river's side. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z So I let it go- We must have reaped every last strawberry before she stood up, put her arm in mine and escorted me down the mountain. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while he comes back and gets down on one knee. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Weaves comes on and I get the first few lines of a poem in my head and write them down. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And before Dolores knew what was happening, she found herself chasing a ferret down the New York City sidewalk. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z One play and it was as if I’d ripped a hole in the ground and pulled my whole town down into the darkness below. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We walk down the stairs to the dock. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t actually wear my red nanga when I went down there for the first time, but I carried it with me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he put a ladder against the log, climbed up to the top, moved the roof to one side, and reached down inside to hang meat on those nails. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In her haste she missed her grip on the bucket and, to her horror, it slipped loose and tumbled several yards down the hill behind her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z After the general left, the men settled down in their tents. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Permian was down by a point with two periods left to play. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Could we sit down a minute?” she asked. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Slipping to the edge of the roof, I looked down to the alley below. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A rope runs up to the platform, around a pulley, and back down. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They made him dress quickly then and they hurried down to the beach. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In small spoonfuls, it went down smooth with a glass of milk and it made me feel full, which had become a foreign concept. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z As the melody progresses, the pitches may go up or down slowly or quickly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Once we took our seats the convicts parted the red velvet stage curtain and sat down on folding chairs. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Revolted, Esteban ordered them to take the child away, hose the courtyard down, and kill the dog. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All mice disappeared down the vipers’ gullets at the usual rate. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We sit back down in the hard seats, feeling like our plan is coming together. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was beating down on them, staring, waiting. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He looked down my leg awkwardly and flashed a timid smile. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z "My plans were to, first of all, stay away from the girl until everything died down," Haupt said. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He sighed and sat down on a nail keg. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I was sore tempted to sneak down the stairs and watch. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Sammy got down some old towels and ripped them into cloths. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday, after I had pulled myself together well enough to leave the tahara house without breaking down sobbing, I had gone home. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He went down, yelling and pitching and wallowing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice had slowed down when he spoke this time, so that Carla definitely understood him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I tell him about how grateful I am to the Nielsens, and also how tamped down I sometimes feel with them. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Where their eyes had been, only empty sockets remained, black and bloody holes that stared down in silent accusation. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He clambered through the hole into the inside of the hill, and he went down the stairs. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I looked down at my dress, fidgeting with a stray piece of chiffon. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z After the crown is placed on her head, she takes her ceremonial walk down the runway. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It wound out the bottom of the lake, the southern end, and headed southeast down into the lakes below and was lost, and he had not followed it except to note the name. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “Will you be able to climb down, carrying her like that? Will you be able to reach around her and hold on to the rungs?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As they drove toward Biddle Island Marine Corps Training Depot, Ben downed the hot, acrid coffee as though he were enjoying it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning after his return he rose late, and wanting a cup of rushwash tea he went out to fetch water from the spring that ran a little way down the hillside from his house. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I was covered in it—someone else’s blood was dripping down my cheeks and off my chin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She came down onto him with terrific force and skidded to a stop. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he skedaddled down the hall, not wanting to be caught talking to the condemned prisoner. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He turned as Eliza came down the steps carrying filthy sheets. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed some roots on the bottom of the river and pulled myself slowly down until only my lips and nose were above water. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra’s clothes had come to her through Mrs. Lonsdale, and a lot of them had been handed down and much mended. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I went over and knelt down and pulled it out. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “He must have fallen in and pulled the lid down on top of him. I’ll call a maid to give him a bath.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was down on one of the beaches the other day,” I said, “the one with the breakwater. Jasper was being infuriating, he kept barking at the poor man with the idiot’s eyes.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They all started telling stories, then, of how fine and wonderful a thing it was to be a ghoul, of all the things they had crunched up and swallowed down with their powerful teeth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Jeez, at least hear me out before you jump down my throat,” Uncle Jet said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “So he patted Khalil down and told him he would check his license and registration. What next?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Lucas asked, maneuvering his way down the rocky little hill that led to the riverbank. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Hagar raised the knife again, this time with both hands, but found she could not get her arms down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When Miss Annie went off down the hill again, the last thing she said was, “I’m going to find out if anybody knows how those Indians knew!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The land was long ridges, with streams down in the dark hollows. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned down and gave the wailing Pudding a sniff. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pummeled spinning to the edge of the ditch and sent slithering down on his head and shoulders. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “A rat. I saw him stick his beastly nose out of the wainscoting. There’s a hole down there. I gave him a good fright, anyway.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Doesn’t matter—it’s all down to protocol in the end, and the bottom line is that I shouldn’t have taken that plane to France in the first place. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I walk over to the tray and lie down. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He took her hand and they ran together, lightly, down the road, past other sleeping cottages, into the dim and empty center of the village. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “And did you go down there thinking you would find real spies?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I pushed down my anger and walked out. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes of ministrations, however, it was clear that the unconscious Hamilton was breathing regularly, so they carried him down to the river. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Through the open door, I can see Yo’s snow globe, the storm starting to settle down so the tiny deer can eat the flakes strewn on the ground. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Cornflower and Silent Sam stood looking down from the parapet. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z While Sunny, Daryl and even Vega laughed, Mr. Ali carried me upside down out of the room, down the hall and into a dark space. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The sheriff backed away, tripped, and went down, and when the butt of the shotgun hit the ground, the other barrel exploded, its white roar glazing the snow around them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We came to Cobble Hill & proceeded down to the Charlestown Mill Pond, where we filled the Barrels with Fresh Water, & brought it to the Hill above the Town. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sit down, Your Honor, and read the letter this brilliant young attorney will now hand over to you. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Flora sat down on the couch and immediately started to slide off it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Music filters down from the clouds as he leads me away from the team, the table, and out onto the floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The other was scrabbling down the side of her boot, on the camera’s blind side. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The barred owl was perched on a limb halfway down Frightful’s Mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We go back and forth for a little while, and then I set off down the hallway, toward the noise and the people. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ash stepped back off the trail, looking down, as the two women passed her, taking care to pull her cloak out of the way. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep my head down and my earbuds in so if I see any of my friends, I can pretend not to see or hear them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z We walk down the sidewalk in the dark. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When it had cleaned all the blood off her hand, it turned away silently and jumped up on Bran's bed and lay down beside him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even when they were caught in the rain, their braids still hung down straight like tamed snakes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt my smile from the top of my head down to my feet. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I would of laid a bet that when she got on him about it, Camp had looked down at the floor instead of at the mantelpiece. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I just did some research and you will not believe what’s for sale down by the marina.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Lie down. I’m not done with your hair yet,” I say, trying to change the subject. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He turned his key in the lock and lay face down on his cot, shaken by the hoarse, terrible moans with which men weep for love. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled off some toilet paper, lit it, and when it started burning, I threw it down the toilet. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A kite swooped down and carried one of them off, a brown-and-white chick. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The administrator stared down at the papers on his desk, silent, ignoring her for an uncomfortably long moment while he picked the lint off his trousers. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Breathing fast and hard, he stared down at it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When I came to the creek, I shoved the bike down the bank and watched it splash into the water. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We walked down the rest of the stairs hand in hand. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He tipped out the plastic jar of hardware and sorted out a bolt to thread into the fitting of the junction and then tightened it down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Hollister jotted down the address on a sticky note and placed it on the wrapped book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I jot it down, amending it to ammonia, and pick out the next letter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z This way we’ll walk down the hill and into the house together. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Uncle Holt tamped the Prince Albert tobacco down in his pipe. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I wanted to open her up, crisp her edges, ram a stick down that hunched and curving spine, force her to stand erect and spit the misery out on the streets. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Hopefully, Nina would recover, and when she was back to herself, Jesper could sit down with her and figure it out. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mr. Wrigley continued to work his way down the hallway, one door at a time, prying splinters of wood from the Yale locks and gathering them in his calloused palm. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As Roy went down, he let out an involuntary cry, which was drowned by the loud, gaseous hissing of bus brakes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked down the street toward the mailbox, Mom’s arm linked through mine the whole way. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She plopped herself down on the floor in front of the bookcase and started looking at books like crazy. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He and my father set down the desk, and Uncle said we’d flip a coin. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Melanie reached over absently to help Marshall with his pharaoh’s crown, which had slipped down over his eyes while he was touching his forehead to the floor. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am hungry,” I replied, and put the brush down and washed my hands in the soap and water. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When she made him try a bite, the juice ran down his chin, and she had to kiss it clean. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His happiness made her own face flush in response, and Celaena set down her candle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She sat down across from him, gaping at the spread before her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Still, Sheed remained on its back with the stunned Mr. Flux and shouted, “Dude, that’s my cousin down there. I’m always picking him over whoever. No matter how big a jerk he is.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z As they were fixing up the stables, Piper thought about the night Annabeth and Percy had spent down here accidentally. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Tyson looked down at the pieces of metal he was assembling in his lap—springs and gears and tiny wires. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I slowed down to assess, like Miig had taught me to do. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She could feel the medicine burn down to her stomach. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the sudden stillness, Aly climbed down from the foremast, her rifle swinging at her back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She had to go out of the shed and sit down by herself in the snow, except that of course she wasn’t by herself, she was never by herself, because Pantalaimon was always there. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "I knocked him down and I kicked him in the balls, and I kept kicking him there until he. was dead," Hot Pie boasted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I woke on the cot, with Mom looking down at me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, that’s too hard,” she said, shaking her head no and scribbling something down on the attendance sheet. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And when the bed came down with them twice in three months. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She looked me over real hard and said, “Honey, you look like an angel come down to earth. Don’t know why you’re wearing that coat in the summer, though.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As he was walking me back down the corridor, he wanted to know how it went. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sander and I tried to track her down there, but neither of us knew enough French to make much headway. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She followed suit, pouring herself a glass from a pitcher she laid down on a side table next to me. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Then the film cameras chopped short and the theaters turned dark, and the print presses trickled down from a great Niagara of reading matter to a mere innocuous dripping of ‘pure’ material. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We went on down the clear road and as it turned a corner into the open and went into the square arched tunnel of matting the rain started again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He broke off the cork and the end had to be shoved down into the bottle. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The torchbearer pulled her cowl down and let it rest under her chin. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then they’d process down the hall and into the parlor, and Mrs, Cobb would sit in her chair, Turner at the stool, and Lizzie on the floor against the horsehair chair, and Turner would begin. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We make our way through silent back alleys for six blocks until we finally slow down. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z After Mom thought about it she said, “Grandma was probably so wired she slipped right down into the sewer and was washed away for good.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They thought that was better, in case one broke down; Mr. Klein and his wife went, too, and finally Mother decided to go. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z This didn’t really go down well with either camp, and the arguments rumbled on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not much of note. Though I met a very interesting young woman,” she said casually, leading him down a window-lined stairway into the glass section of the castle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As I sit down, he grabs two large biscuits and starts slathering jam on them. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The car nosed slowly into traffic, dropped swiftly down a hill. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The letter was mostly questions, which I asked while walking in circles around Miss Maggie’s kitchen table as she sat there, writing them down. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z My knees slam into the ground, but I am still above her; I punch down, at her rib cage. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z No more looking back; it slowed him down. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do I ever?” she calls out, hurrying down the hall to her homeroom. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “But we have to be very, very careful. We mustn’t fall down any farther.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Cullivan was impressed—he whistled when the feast, arriving on trays, was placed upon the table—and before sitting down, he asked the host if he might offer a blessing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. Needed to find a place to sit. The field hockey girls took over the living room, so I thought I’d come down here,” I lied. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z All that heat was pressing down on me and making it hard for me to go on. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z There was no plan or map involved; I just set off down a nearby path. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I looked a little farther down the road and saw Old Flapjack had decided he waren’t too fond of running. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We made our way down to the ground floor. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Her words bounce up and down as she sits at the piano again. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “I was knocked down by a taxi,” I said. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For sure the sun has to shine the rest of the afternoon: I don’t even see Sarah on the way down, even with our elevator situation. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z More precisely: a former mosque, with minaret torn down and Koranic inscriptions plastered over to provide a fresh canvas for the Christian saints that are, even now, being painted on the interior. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was the weight of the fish and he let the line slip down, down, down, unrolling off the first of the two reserve coils. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He led us down a spiral stone staircase to an elevator that carried us down several more floors to Og’s basement. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Slowly I ease myself onto all fours, but standing seems like too much, and finally I let Ollie help me sit back down on a patch of frozen grass. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Above the window was a sturdy metal rod from which the curtains had hung, andViolet took it down. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z They left the pike and took a narrow road through the country and came at last upon a bridge and a dry creek and they crawled down the bank and huddled underneath. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Doc laid down four more starfish in lines. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shadow—?” Luke wondered why his brain seemed to be slowing down. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s the only picture I have of her, she’s sitting down holding me and my brother Sam in her lap. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She put his hand down and turned to the little iron pot over the fire. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was about to tell him the truth for the first time, about to let him know that he’d let us all down plenty, but then I stopped. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She stepped out into the hallway, determined to face down his insolence, or his mockery, and was confronted instead by her sister, clearly in distress. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She walked, dragging a fingernail along the wall, down the hallway, then back, down the steps, then up, her face unwashed, hair uncombed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Kanue patted the air with his palms, gesturing to Mandela to calm down. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We would ride down villains who robbed stagecoaches or in other ways threatened damsels in distress, whom we could save and, of course, never kiss, but ride off at the end of our imagination. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In fact, I have to finish writing down Tla’s recipe on a card so I can start in on my thank-you notes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the car, my dad drove like a mouse, scurrying down side streets to avoid any people we knew. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He’d kiss me and then take off his suit jacket, draping it on the back of his chair before sitting down. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was all Herb, all the time—which makes me think that deep down, she really does love him, even though they keep breaking up. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She gets the spelling off the tag on my shirt, then, already poised to jot down the next name, says, “R-and-W.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The superintendent was coming down to speak with us, but first they wanted to show us a video the Department had made of our training class in Albany. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though it’s winter, most of the kids don’t have down jackets and gloves like me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Colonel, half the men are down. If they come again . . .” He shrugged, annoyed, baffled as if by a problem he could not quite solve, yet ought to, certainly, easily. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At last she came to the Sun and he told her all the story: Persephone was down in the world beneath the earth, among the shadowy dead. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother was pacing up and down the room, as if neither direction would do, and smoking steadily. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She walks me down a side street where no car can fit. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “The pears are bruised on one side. I just turned the bruised sides down. They are for show. Maybe you would like an apple.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Soon we realized the decision boiled down to one question: How scary was the prospect of landing in the forest? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Stop fussing,” she says, glancing pointedly down at my dress. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Wesley pulled up to the window and slowed way down but didn’t stop. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Naomi walked down the front steps to R.C. and held out her hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Miles bent down to pick up the pieces. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Farther down the trail—a long way down—there was a line of travelers with pack-horses, making their way steadily up toward the lake. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I sit down, rest my elbows on my bent knees, and watch and watch, the swimming, thirsty feeling taking me over. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Beside me, my word cards sit upside down on the waiting room couch, a tiny white pile. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The next time I surface, my hands are tied down to the table, the tubes back in my arm. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z At this, he lifted in his own hands the king’s portion, a chine of beef, and set it down before them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was dumb. I left my supplies down at the boat.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I flipped up the collar of my blue parka and continued down 125th Street, but rushed my step a little bit more. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Huge stones had been set into the curving walls as steps, circling down and down, dark as the steps to hell that Old Nan used to tell them of. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z From somewhere down the hallway, a door squeaked open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A low chuckle runs up and down the table, and conversation picks up again. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Climbing to the window sill he took off his hat and laid down his cane. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It gets down to the end of the game and the coach turns to me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Scythe Curie sat down, and bade Citra to do the same. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Werfel stomped down the winding stairs after the Foreign Secretary, knees high. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I sit down next to her and open my binder. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Master pushed down the palm fronds piled on top of it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He told Allen he couldn’t turn it down. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z 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 Julia was standing with them, trying again to convince Jay about her stupid tinfoil UFO and how it was going to fly up and down the street on a stupid invisible wire. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “Keeps other noises down to a simmer so I can hear my T-bone playing in my head.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z I put him down, and he took my hand and Char’s. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Aghast, we watched: Grenadiers flew backward; grenadiers screamed; we saw hats topple; a body, relieved of impulse, rolled down the side of the causeway into the swamp. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I skipped down through image after image about watermelon lights and turtle-green palms and shells fluted like bits of Greek architecture. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He began to wolf down large pieces of bread. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I wiped my face, bent down, and picked up the receiver. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z As there was now no other possible course for them to take, they climbed down the bank, and turning left went off as fast as they could. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And then Czernobog made a fourth king, and returned down the board to Shadow’s two kings, and, unsmiling, took them both. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Howard Fuller certainly didn’t waste all his time in meetings running down whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The path, still wide enough for men and vehicles and horses, tho I only see men, curves its way down thru more orchards on the hillsides of the little vale. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I’m fetching some freight from down Boston way,” he said almost in a whisper, glancing over his shoulder as he spoke. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Emo pulled down the collapsed frame of the watchman’s shed and threw the boards on the fire. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve done your best to kill yourself and acted like a complete fool. Now hold your tongue and sit down!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The dusk began to fall, and the howl of a wolf sent shivers down Robin’s spine. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The offensive line started pushing Cypress Bay back, letting Antoine move the ball steadily down the field—five yards, six yards, five yards, seven yards. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt them clawing at his skin, sharp and cruel, saw the slow trickle of blood run down his fingers, and woke, trembling, in the dark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She led me down a long hallway that was lined with green lights and bright-red arrows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He shut it down, and I told him what Dad said I could have. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She sat down at her piano and began to play “Moon River,” and then she switched to the theme song from one of those new vampire movies. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They’d come down to shepherd us through customs and speak French to the men in uniforms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She skimmed down the mountain and followed the river valley to Main Street. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z After that, if the night was mellow I strolled down Madison Avenue past the old Murray Hill Hotel and over Thirty-third Street to the Pennsylvania Station. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z A reporter wrote, “Men knocked each other down as they rushed onward. Women shrieked and fell, fainting, only to be trampled and perhaps killed.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Toad screamed his way down a ravine as the lower half of the screen fell into a deep, dark hole. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Abuela runs her fingers down the shoulders of Lolo’s T-shirt to smooth it out before we go. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes Kapugen would whistle sandpiper songs and the birds would dip down to see which of their members had gotten lost in the grass. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was thinking of going down to the river to wash my face in the cool water when I heard a loud whoop. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I look down the rows of orange subway seats. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Lamb,” says Mrs. Demir, setting down meat pierced by silver daggers. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He crouched low down behind the holly bush. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z His hand broke the surface; gray particles trickled and hurried down, fragments of plaster resembling the radioactive dust outside. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “I guess London Bridge is not falling down.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z We went down a set of stairs to the basement. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I totally got that and I never looked down on it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Your girl Char is whacked. You better stay clear of her before she ends up taking you down with her.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z When they reached the closest approach of the hoverpath to his parents’ house, David jumped off and dashed down the slope. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “That wasn’t at all the greeting I was expecting,” Werfel the Archivist, peering down at the fallen elf. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes, the hills reached all the way down to the sea, and in the light of the setting sun they looked like giant waves that had rolled up onto the land. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Despite my prayers, when the day of embarkation came and they took us down to the pier, I felt as if I was being sent to my doom. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt him take her hand and press something into her palm, and when she looked down she saw a ring set with a moonstone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Our subsequent games were constantly interrupted by inmate Auguste, in the next cell down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An elbow hits me in the side and I fall down, my face scraping something hard and metal—the side of a table. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I can’t see her face, and I can’t focus on anything for more than a second before the truth serum threatens to pull me down again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z At that point the waiter brought her first course and she gulped it down. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z There’s this weird, taut silence as we walk down the driveway. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I rap at him with my fists, and he sets me down because Ryan’s a nice boy who does what he’s told. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Everybody sat there, then everybody screamed and shot even more paper clips at each other and Brandon Goff pinned me down and shoved spitballs in my ear. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I had met Aunt Cecile only once, when I was real small and Mama had taken us all down south for our daddy's uncle's funeral. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “This dam, this conservancy district has the farmers down there on pins and needles. Arresting Joe Mondragon for a symbolic act like this could start something nasty.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your marriage broke down, so . . . you left your husband, or he left you, or . . . you left each other?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of Pop Pop’s people are either down South or out West. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Before long they saw the marching line approaching: the Ents were swinging along with great strides down the slope towards them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Hank sat down on the narrow windowsill and stretched his legs halfway across the sidewalk, apparently oblivious to the cold. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z If you stop now I'll just go down, melt down like butter and leak right off the canvas. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In the night when my defenses are down, my mind flashes from one member of my family to next. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Each jasper bead of red, yellow, or a combination of the two he’d chiseled down, polished, and drilled himself. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She put down the phone, her heart beating like a snare. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I prop myself up on my elbows and look down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It felt like things were starting to calm down and that we had made a new life, yet again. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Muhammad was taken aside in order not to see while men pinned down Basel and removed his clothes. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Landslide makes me think of rocks and dirt falling down a mountain. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I groaned as he traced his lips down my neck, teasing and sensual in his slowness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I felt the sweat running down my back. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He stepped down off my foot and, with white-hot dignity, walked over to his own table, without looking back. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I could tell I had hit a soft spot, but I couldn't figure out how to cool the situation without seeming like I was backing down from a fight. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I did go down there,” I said, not really lying. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Our table a crow’s nest turned upside down. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Bigger walked beside Max down a hallway and then through a door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She shifts Jaimito, who has finally quieted down and fallen asleep in her lap. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He held up the paper, aimed it at Holly again and dropped his voice down to a creepy whisper. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “It’s down to this vote. Whoever takes this one is the winner. Judges, who y’all got?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There’s a little indie bookstore with tall, arched windows, a grocery co-op on the corner, and two guys walking down the sidewalk, holding hands. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Ralph wondered how he could endure a whole day of waiting for night to come so he could race down that long hall. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Throwing down my hoe, I ran down to the river and waded across at a place called the Shannon Ford. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She went over to the fireplace, went up on tiptoes, and lifted it down. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Life came down to one thing only now—keeping her feet moving on the road that led to Indio. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I wanted to reach out with my hands, crush the air into little pieces, stuff them down my windpipe. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He lay down and slung an arm over my waist. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Adam said, “Sit down and let them stay a while.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He sat down next to Harry, took one look at him, and burst into tears. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I slowly and gracefully climbed the stairs, entered the cafe, and sat down at a table. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I look down at the first red star. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The wind drove down the rain and every-where there was standing water and mud. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Instead, it represents an inquiry into class as Americans encounter it: indistinct, ambiguous, the half-seen hand that upon closer examination holds some Americans down while giving others a boost. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z If I don’t stop drinking, I may not have more than six months to live, ’cause my liver is down to about thirty percent. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The writing is indecipherable, not because Margo’s handwriting is bad, but because on top of the horizontal lines of text, writing also goes vertically down the page. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Some lazy seniors would drive and wave at underclassmen on their way down. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Go right on down to the tip of Manhattan Island that this devilish white man stole from the trusting Indians for twenty-four dollars! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I got Ponytail by a nose—second place—then collapsed, people cheering all around me, jumping up and down in the stands quickly becoming a wavy blur of color as the tears rose. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z When I didn’t move, my mom said, “Please, Mayor. Just sit down. There’s nothing you can do. There’s nothing else to know yet.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The distance between the men and the errant robot was being cut down momentarily—more by the efforts of Speedy than the slow plodding of the fifty-year-old antique mounts of Donovan and Powell. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “I tried to go down there and help out, you know, when they first decided to move all the cattle and sheep down there. That was when you were still sick.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Among the Yankees pouring down to the border was Charles Howard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Pri has a red plastic cup, too, and she pours the alcohol down her throat as if it’s cool water on a hot day. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He just put his head down and walked on. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it’s all raining down on us as we embrace one another and dance like maniacs. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z "Welcome back, Miss Jones," Ms. Lanford said as I sat down. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z We both stand there, knee-deep in water, and the truth has well and truly pulled our pants down. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The conversation would flag into silence, and everyone would look at the floor, not knowing what to say, and someone would start crying, and then they would see tears running down Ada’s face. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I hopped off his back and walked down to the water. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Maybe she would sit down and stroke the gray fur. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Is there a storm coming? If so it’s going to be the worst there ever was. We shall wish we were down a deep hole, not just stuck under a hedge.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Help me wet down some paper towels and shove them under the door to block out the smoke.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He sat down on the mattress beside me and handed me a glass. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was another guy behind the old counter, wiping down the steel surfaces in the front kitchen and serving area. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z There is some part where the tall grass is flat down. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Nailer kept rifling through the food as Lucky Girl disappeared down the hillside. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "I yield, ser," a different knight called out, farther down the river. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He had lain down in the Churchmouses’ bed for a well-earned rest while his army was going about its allotted tasks. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When Mother’s lying down on her bed, I pull my chair up to the air conditioner and stare into it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen them up close, they didn’t live at that house when I lived down the road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to tell several to quiet down—there was supposed to be no talking at all at this hour. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He spun me around and threw me down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was delighted, seized his bow and quiver, and swept down from Olympus through the vast expanse of air to Colchis. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She copies vocabulary words down in a notebook because she likes the way they sound: Harridan. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Those people have now got me down for a braggart and a liar. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z When Maria tried to sit down, Emilia yanked her up again. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Joaquin noticed that he wasn’t clicking through websites, though, just scrolling up and down on the same page. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I quickly run out of the bedroom and down the stairs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z An organism must be careful that it is not carried down and fried. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z You never knew when you might have time to sit down and study a book for more typos. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Not great quality. The mike is in the camera. So that was nose down in the dirt too.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Your mom told my mom once. They were in our kitchen, and I was coming down the hall. They didn’t know I could hear them.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I looked after her, trying not to stare at her cute little bottom swinging back and forth down the hall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Endurance rolled over onto the port side, and everything that wasn’t nailed down slid, slithered, and crashed against the bulwark. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Every man is aware of the heavy shells tearing down the parapet, rooting up the embankment and demolishing the upper layers of concrete. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, clutching her arm when we were halfway down the anthuriums. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A swirling vortex had opened in the center of the game’s monitor, and it was sucking in bits of trash, paper cups, bowling shoes—everything that wasn’t nailed down. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The coach—I think his name was Mr. Frye— leaned down toward me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z When she let him go, Sucker tucked his tail and walked slowly down the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They advance on your camp, and nothing can slow them down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z By lunchtime, the blazing summer sun overhead left pockets of melted asphalt in the road and trickles of sweat down our backs. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The courtroom was down the hall from the cells, through a pair of swinging doors with windows at the top. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "How 'bout keeping your voice down? I'm simply sitting here--" "I have to go, anyway," I said--boy, was I nervous! The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He stared at the candle for a long time, then put down his cup and held his palm above the flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I played tennis with Chris, talked about other things, then eventually sat down with him to discuss the risks he’d taken. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I get 'em looking up at me instead of down or off to the side. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t see me from the shadow of the tree, but I watched as she put down two bowls on the floor for some dogs that had come out and were by her side. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She ran a hand across her stubbly scalp where her hair had burned away, and felt more ants on her head, and one crawling down the back of her neck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He knelt down to get a better look. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The policemen who are not holding him down have their guns drawn. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “My dear, you must lie down. You look ever so shocked.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Percy and his allies had destroyed the worst Titan, Kronos, but even his remains might be down here somewhere—a billion angry Titan particles floating through the blood-colored clouds or lurking in that dark fog. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Satisfied that he had done at least part of what she had asked, Ruthanne turned and headed down the stairs off the platform and into the street. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Without another word, June climbed down the ladder, leaving Ivy all alone in the treehouse. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They hide behind the teachers’ cars in the parking lot to avoid the security guard and then go through the hole in the fence to the Dunkin’ Donuts down the street. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Napoleon himself, attended by his dogs and his cockerel, came down to inspect the completed work; he personally congratulated the animals on their achievement, and announced that the mill would be named Napoleon Mill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I followed Miles down a hallway to the left of the reception area. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Jon put him down and thrust the paper into his hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He sits down beside me, clears his throat, and spits into the creek. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “That’s down at the bottom of the mountains, but it would take at least an hour to get here. Cost several hundred dollars.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Mr. Benjamin, always got time to talk with you. Sit yourself down in here.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He nodded and laid back down, closed his eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I slowed down, but didn’t stop, trying to pick out the kids crowded inside and outside the ride. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I thought things were looking up for me when Tariq went down. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mack and the boys came down to this place happily. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat down in the chair next to mine and held out her hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Felicia was staring down at her plate with almost as much dejection as Maria. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once down, I lay there with the music going and my cheek pressing into the carpet and stared at the dust beneath my bed. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She hung upside down, bating with her wings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Hellfire raining down on her out of the sky and she held it off with a brolly. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Five deaf students walked down the street, and I tried to determine which two did not belong. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then we were scrambling to the hatch and sprinting down and down the endless seesawing staircase, hopeless that we could reach the cage before it sank but hysterical to try to anyway. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z In the last days of Bobby’s life he was becoming more frail and could hardly speak, nor could he keep down any food. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She chewed quietly and steadily; at regular intervals a small distension passed smoothly down her throat. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It actually waited until I had turned off the alarm and pushed down my covers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She went into the house, went to the kitchen, and sat down at the table. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z With that he strolled over to Mrs. Owens, and he looked down at the infant asleep in her arms. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z First I go down the street to the corner store and ask Mr. Wallace does he have any sort of old cheese or lunch meat he can sell me cheap. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I put a blanket around my shoulders and sat in the entrance, in my usual place, where I could lean back against the rock wall and look down on the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They crossed the bridge and continued on down the road and vanished one by one into the waiting darkness. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He wanted to swing die pick or kneel down with the string or shovel die gravel. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z John looked down the line of these armies of darkness, army upon army, and his soul whispered: Who are these? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She would be glad to sit down with those old birds and rest her feet. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Percy found himself standing in the hills north of Camp Jupiter, looking down at the Field of Mars and New Rome. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Ben keeps bouncing his legs up and down. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A few weeks go by like that: I sit down and watch the rest of you talk. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There was a great column, all down the front page, and an awful blurred photograph of Maxim that must have been taken at least fifteen years ago. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her black hair is plaited into one long braid hanging down to her hips. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The northerners broke into a run, shouting as they came, but the Lannister arrows fell on them like hail, hundreds of arrows, thousands, and shouts turned to screams as men stumbled and went down. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I kneel and place the newspaper down, nervous the head is going to roll away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Standing by the window, he saw the huge flakes drifting slowly down out of an icy sky that was the color of steel. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “There’s time for just a short swim,” and before I could say anything he was trotting down the beach, shedding clothes as he went, and into the ocean. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She puts the bowl back down and wipes the side of her face with the back of her hand. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He began the slow, painful journey back down the hill, his stomach still empty after he’d tried unsuccessfully to eat at the restaurant, his head aching from the THC now swimming through his body. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 A few months later, Houghton took Thomas Hoving, the former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, down to the Getty’s conservation studio to see the statue as well. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z When the night wound down, I escorted Sohrab and his mom out and said good night to the living room, where all the ladies sat sipping tea and talking over each other in Farsi. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Two lanes up over rolling hills or down. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z When she swallowed, it coursed down her throat in a thick warm rush, and then she handed the wineskin to Kaisa, who took it and drank as well. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Lines that usually go up may now be moving down. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z As he gazed at them, he heard an excited voice further down the track. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was ready, we slipped out the door and down the stairs. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed each of us by an ear and marched us straight down the road into town. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At that precise moment, a strangled yell echoed down the boys’ staircase. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Grandma patted him on the knee again to try to calm him down. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Savo looked down at the deck of cards, then put it back on top of the night table. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I opened the door and went in, and set down my suitcase. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A sick black SUV came flying down the block. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Then Jinny looked down at the line of them, all of them. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “So why doesn’t the Government take down the signs and let people have as many babies as they want?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He told me that my mother and Monsieur Perez often used to walk down to the village together in the evenings, accompanied by a nurse. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z My insides go in one direction while my body careens forward, and I grasp the seat as we start to slow down. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Axel reaches up on the tops of his toes as his dad’s head drops down to meet his own. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The new moon had been up and down three times before she got worried in mind. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He looked down and said, “Five years! You are in for five years and you are so arrogant! Do you know what it means to serve five years?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Silently they ambled down Tenth Street until they reached a stone bench that jutted from the sidewalk near the curb. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was down or we were protected by mountains that bounded the curve the lake had made. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z All afternoon trolleys rattled down the bluff on the steep Poughkeepsie side of the Hudson, transporting fans to the waterside. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Goose bumps popped up on my arms and chills ran down my spine, shaking me to the core. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She spends her days lying down, a pink plastic wastepaper basket by her side, the shades drawn, her mouth and teeth coated with the taste of metal. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His Secretary was writing them down in a little red note-book, one after another, as the King thought of them. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z As they walked down the back steps into the dark yard, Ginny took his hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We then sat down to eat dinner around some wooden crates that served as a table. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The firefighters now directed all their attention to adjacent buildings, hosing down nearby roofs with fire retardant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She looked down at her legs, parted on the rough ticking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mama, what if...well...what if the Klan decides to burn down our house? Or...do something worse?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When we find a store called Paper Tokyo, we walk down separate aisles that stop right below our chins. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Finally, in exasperation, I pressed down the receiver and dialed the twins. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She sends Grace upstairs to search for another hat, and Grace comes back down with an old one of dark-blue velvet with an elastic under the chin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He sat down on the ground and tried to think. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I brought them down to the rug and pulled each one out of the box. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I looked back down at Dari, who was now running around in a panic. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “That’s impossible. It's June. I just lay down to take a nap and ...” He grabbed my arms. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z George Ferris, riding his wheel that day, looked down and gasped, “There must be a million people down there.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The baby was still astride her hip, now she arranged few rags in a corner of the room and laid him down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In the background, a woman’s voice was saving, “Let’s see what you’re going to say. Another chance down the drain, a psycho escaped.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Will pulled himself all the way down to the first floor, then all the way back up to the twelfth. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Gabe leaned down, slipped off one of the sandals he was wearing, and dislodged a pebble that had been rubbing against his toe. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I have only written down six names when Jenna’s father knocks on the door and asks her to come downstairs. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z If he shuts this idea down after what we’ve just heard, he’s a cockroach doing the backstroke in the iced tea pitcher. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They tore down Mr. Fenchel’s white picket fence and burned the front out of his house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Eugenia walked over to her son and he bent down so she could kiss him on the cheek. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “This is your dress for the pageant? You swimming in that thing,” Pop Pop says, looking me up and down. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He hoped they’d get a letter soon from somewhere down in Tennessee. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the words on the rock and then a fat tear came down his cheek and he quickly turned so I couldn’t see. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Peeta looks down at me, gone, mad, flashing back into the land of the hijacked, his gun raised over me, descending to crush my skull. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One of the cops dragged the big clothes-washing pot over to the side and stuck his pistol down in it and shot four more times. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Hundreds of people had crowded the roof walk of the Manufactures Building each day, but their only way down was by elevator. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She didn’t notice when Captain Westfall led her away, nor did she notice when they walked down hall after hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The black knight and his horse revolved rapidly toward their sinister side, left the ground together in a handsome parabola, and came down again with a dash. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Otherwise he might have to pass it to Cecilia in company, watched perhaps by her mother who had been rather cool toward him since he came down. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z After a while Nelson righted his chair and sat down approximately four feet away from me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I bury my face in the crook of my arm, the stink of me preferable to the stink of whatever’s down here. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Through water, up and down, we try to row. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The dining room is very narrow and it’s hard to pull the folding chairs out so that you can sit down. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t look too enthusiastic about having Ron as a partner, though; her dark eyes lingered on the frayed neck and sleeves of his dress robes as she looked him up and down. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We moved down the long side of the ridge, trying to keep our balance, hoping we wouldn’t step on a mine or pull a trip wire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dari,” I said, “you can wait down by the crash site if you want.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They looked down at us with their stupid little eyes and made soft noises into their feathers to calm themselves down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tracks ran down the intersecting street, vibrating with cables even though no trolley was in sight. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I clutched frantically at August’s arm, but she pulled free of me, threw down her flashlight, and waded into the river. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But by the time I finished writing about it in my journal I had settled down. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Gina, seeing that she hasn’t died yet, has cut down her daily calls from ten or twelve a day to two or three. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “You did well. And it’s not a matter of—” She stopped talking and set the mug down on the counter. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z She cut pipe and welded metal joints, installed shocks and stripped down engines—you name it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked a weaving line around the plant life, up and down washes and gullies, the Maricopas looming lavender in the distance. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z And since when did you care whether Corinthians stood up or fell down? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are a couple of guys down there. Kelton thinks they might be dangerous.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The water was as warm as soup, but an icy shiver ran down my neck as I kicked onward. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I went over and sat down at the washbowl next to him again. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z For Burnham, with his failed attempts at getting into Harvard and Yale and his lack of formal architectural training, sitting down to dinner with these men was like being a stranger at someone else’s Thanksgiving. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Plenty of books on the shelves, some of their spines worn down from rereading. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The wind blew the fire so close to us that Chubs had to pat my jeans down so I wouldn’t go up in flames. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Even as she calmed down, she knew that things were different now. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ernie moaned, pulled the covers over his head, then yanked them back down to his neck in frustration. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Again he lifted Frodo and drew his hands down to his own breast, letting his master’s legs dangle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I used to help my mom all the time with her recipes, which were passed down to her from her mom. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Peewee told Johnson that if anything funky went down that he could count on him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Kit let the bucket down, leaning over to watch it meet the far-off circle of reflected sky. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I sit down on the edge of my bed and cover my eyes with my palms. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Too keyed up to sleep, Ellsberg pulled on his bathing suit, ran down the beach, and dove into the surf. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He put down his hand without looking, and nearly fell off the ladder from shock and pain. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Looks down the tube to see where it comes out. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “He went out soon after breakfast, Madam, before Major and Mrs. Lacy were down. He has not been in since.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Once or twice when their internet was down, Mom had had to go work at the library or Starbucks to have Wi-Fi. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We head back down the road, Brockley Falls disappearing behind us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Like thick paint, it slowly dripped all the way down into the bottom of his stomach. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The ritual of it, the setting up and sitting down that seemed to her, from outside of it, the simple heart of culture. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Not directly, but coming at it sideways, up and down, around, not head-on, direct. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z His father kept asking Master to have some kola nut, palm wine, a stool to sit down, some water, and Master kept saying no, no, no. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “The bottom will fall in if anyone goes down there now.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z To his horror, he hears something shake in his voice, which he quickly swallows down. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In fact, his conduct approached that of a bully, and he was given to swaggering up and down before Spitz’s very nose. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z She hurried down to the hall to see with her own eyes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I pull out of the parking lot and head down the main strip, he says, “We’re going home now, right?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z She kissed her fingers and then reached down to touch it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And then the whole thing breaks down into a broadcast battle, as the Capitol tech masters try to fend off Beetee’s attack. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He’s down to the shirt; then, under it, sadly, a little belly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were decorated with shelves of cookbooks but several tables were loaded down with trays of cookies, cakes, ice cream, and fruit! Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Several men made their way to a small island of rocks, just above the canoes, and threw a rope down. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I scrubbed every blacked-up piece of plastic, wearing down that Ivory bar from a nearly full cake to nearly half flat I scrubbed and scrubbed until my knuckles ached. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, “Are he and your brother moving down here?” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Well, we came sneaking up in single file, in the darkness, and the two white boys in the lead fell down into the outhouse hole neck deep. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn't say anything until I sit down next to him on the cold wooden bench. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I asked him, “What’s the best thing about it for you? Luis stood up to get us three more. When he sat down, he answered, “Just like you said. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He tripped over a stone and sat down with a thump. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were taking a lot of machine-gun fire; one fell down into a shell hole; another caught fire and halted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A small student wearing a freshman's cap stuck his head in the door, shouting, "Dr. Bledsoe said he wants to see you down at Rabb Hall." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The women laid down their cards to hug Lindsey and pat her puffy cheeks. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Then he sat down to stare sullenly at nothing at all on the table. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I’d climb trees that leaned out over the river, jump out into the water, swim to the other side, and make trails up and down the bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They had not gone far before the sun sank behind the westward heights and great shadows crept down the mountain-sides. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They watched cars go by on 23rd, heard the sound of amplified voices in the church, felt the cool fall wind rush down the street. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Time for underground down here—come on. But if you two race up the hill, you’ll probably be in time for some more sunshine at the top. Good night.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted his heavy feet and forced himself to start down the street. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Then, his left foot caught in one of the ruts and he keeled over, going down straight forwards. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I put the phone down without slamming it on my finger. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I started to get up, but it took, like, way too much effort, so I plopped back down and cranked my low-wattage charm up to one. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Ron hissed as they sat down and slid the door shut, taking the seats farthest away from the window. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I looked down and was so flat-out embarrassed that I was grateful when a colored man who had big, blacksmith arms was patient ’nough to take careful aim with his punch and knock me cold! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z ‘OK. The Barracks is empty now and all locked up. The concrete crushers go in on Thursday. I’ve a new job on now, down Peckham way.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew the reaction period down to a fraction of a second, the correct reaction period; there should have been none. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She came back down the steps and leaned over Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The strange man raised his palms upwards as well as his hands and the bus jerked forward and gathered speed down the high street. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked around the side of the house, then flew off down the road. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The joined cardboard feet hung down, pulling the paper legs in elastic folds, a construction of tissue, cardboard and glue. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a short stop, then they started down the stairs with him, his head bumping along the steps. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Instantly, he was frightened; he stopped a moment, staring blankly down the street, wondering what could justify such hysterical haste. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z As the giant king ran towards Piper, Percy grabbed the tip of Porphyrion’s spear and forced it down into the ground. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was strange to think her barn burning down wasn’t the most unbelievable thing that had happened to her that night. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I sat down on the stairs hard and stared ahead. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Chester banged his glass down on the table. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I can hear them calling out to me as I run down the hall to my room, but I don’t stop. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The boiling down seemed to take so endlessly long! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Milo got in and, with one last look, started down the road, with everyone waving him on. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z In putting the picture down hurriedly, Santa tipped it over on its face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tremendous ripping sound as if two giant hands had torn ten thousand miles of black linen down the seam. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma lowered her head so far down that I could see the dip in the back of her neck, where she had a port-wine mark shaped like Manhattan Island. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The only problem was that the heart of palm was inside the tree, and first you had to chop down the tree and cut it open. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk quickly up the drive to stop that man from coming any closer to the house, now that we had finally gotten the children calmed down. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Gay eased across the sidewalk and down off the curb gently because the front tires showed fabric all the way around. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s Mike,” said the clerk, getting down from his stool, and approaching Mr. Jaggers confidentially. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He reached down and took my arm and jerked me to my feet. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The dripping branch was shaken above my head and drops of water wet my face and scalp, some of it rolling down my neck and wetting my back, like insects crawling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom tugged on my jacket, and I sat down. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Where is the Station Inspector?” the old man yelled down the hallway again. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Tao jumps down from his stool and grabs several spices from a nearby cupboard. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z One way or the other, he thought, while dragging the first log down to the lake. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The bar is full of plain ordinary folk, some looking down on their luck, some looking to celebrate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But she squirmed happily when I bent down so I could scratch behind her ears. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z His legs were lead but he forced them to move, one after the other, down the hallway and toward the living room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Strut, stand, and imagine. No, don’t look away, don’t look down, look out there. Yes, just like that. What did you say your name was?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Some park ranger had tracked them down to tell them about their weirdo daughter. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “But the closest car line is that way,” the second said, pointing back down the road. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey would have preferred to stick to the water’s edge, to follow the shoreline down, but this countryside had too many fists and fingers of land that reached out into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time a car drove past, she tried to flag it down. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Behind the little rise she had found herself on, the land sloped gradually down and then up again; the fullest view lay in front, across that immense prairie. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Beans grabbed Palmer’s wrist and pulled him down the front steps. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Thalia slowed down—I didn’t have time to ask why— but I pulled her along and she reluctantly followed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She hops around before losing her balance and catching hold of the edge of the bed not to fall down. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He slowed down and fumbled in his pocket. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Then he sat down on the steps and slipped his shoes on. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Coming down the stairs he was surprised not to hear his wife and Mario calling out the newspapers. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But a week later Ulbrickson moved him down to the number three boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I jumped down to the tarmac of the school’s driveway. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The commander knelt down and opened the flat leather satchel, peering inside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I get to science, I scrunch down in my seat and wait for the day to be over. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Some say it begins four hundred miles down, others two thousand miles below us. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He clung to the log and heaved visibly with the effort of catching his breath and calming himself down. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He sets down his chalk, presses his slender fingertips together, five to five, and asks the boys to assemble the circuit with the parts in their kits. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then I hopped down, put the chair away, and changed into the robe. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran back down the steps, stuffing the Invisibility Cloak back into his bag, and approached Mrs. Cattermole. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, coming down from the hills there will be a prince riding, bright in green and silver with a hundred bowmen riding behind him, pennants stirring, horses tossing, jewels flashing... The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As the coffin was lowered into the ground, the minister recited the psalm about lying down in green pastures and walking through the shadow of the valley of death and fearing no evil. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Andeg flew down suddenly, as though he, the little crow, had to protect her from her brothers! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z One by one, Mrs. Baker called us to the blackboard to try our hand at it Here’s the sentence she gave to Meryl Lee: The brook flows down the pretty mountain. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Frankie leaned down to press a hand against the man’s throat, then picked up the gun and rose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The road went down a long grade below the chateau and then turned to the right and went down very steeply and paved with cobbles, into Montreux. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I told them to have a great time and headed down the hall, thinking about the unsupervised opportunity coming my way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Miss Bimp raps her pointer stick so hard, she practically breaks it before people settle down. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, the carpet of leaves on the forest floor has grown thicker and brighter, and today I actually slip on them and go sliding down the slope. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I made it down the hall and was nearly to my room when he caught me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Its white tail went up and down, up and down. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He dug in his backpack and pulled out the papers, the same papers he’d showed us the night before at the kitchen table, as Berry slowly got down on the ground. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Two assistants in black shirts offered sweating bottles of water, which the girls drank down in greedy gulps. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I watched them go down the road, their shawls close around them, looking back apprehensively at us. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The line already stretched halfway down the aisle. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the window, Ash could see her taking down plates and bowls and teacups, apparently preparing to serve her stepsisters and stepmother their breakfast. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The hysterical feeling grows as I walk round the side of the house, down the little passageway. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re poetry books, so I sit down and look at them for a while, and think about Daddy all over again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z When she bent down to pick up her litter, she spotted the maroon edge of a book jammed between the can and the wall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Another new captive, who looked positively irate, was the black man who had just held Amari down on the sand while she was branded. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Pigs need warmth, and it was warm and comfortable down there in the barn cellar on the south side. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Dim light filters down from the ocean’s surface far above. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If I were to lie down on top of myself in the bed, would I become one with my body again? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way I was going to die begging a slob like Mr. D, just so he could laugh as we all got gunned down. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He told how the Nazis made little Jew children get down on their hands and knees and eat grass from the ground. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Again and again the Orcs gained the summit of the outer wall, and again the defenders cast them down. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was low and over on the left side of the boat, so that the light reflected from the moon bounced off the left side of the hull and down into the water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Salva took two steps off the path and fell asleep almost before he lay down. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After I got off the phone, I stripped down to T-shirt and boxers, emptied my garbage can into a drawer, and put the can next to the bed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It runs downhill, so, in fact, continuing down into this valley isn't a bad thing. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There was thick chocolate glaze dripping down the sides and sprinkles all over the top. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, me and my guys are down the hall,” Eric said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z My legs slow down as I go into a coughing fit, before finally catching my breath. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She made her way down the next corridor, hopping to keep the weight off her bad foot. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He pushed me away, he got up and began walking up and down the room, clasping his hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He squatted down and said, “Are you still there?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “No, you don’t,” she says after a second of looking me up and down. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He lives in a flat just down the road from the practice. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z With a sense of relief, Mrs. Richardson had gone down to the mailbox and found a set of keys on a plain ring, with no note. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I give her a hard look until she look down. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Stories about fighting in Dak To, and down south in Pleiku, but we weren’t doing any of it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The long years of solitude and unhappiness had distilled her emotions and purified her feelings down to a few terrible, magnificent passions, which possessed her totally. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This exciting idea made the King forget his question, and the two young men sat down immediately to draw their own blazons for the magician, so that there should be no mistake about the tinctures. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Munch got down on the floor with him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The others cast themselves down upon the fragrant grass, but Frodo stood awhile still lost in wonder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The woman sat down and began eating again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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