“Everyone did a fine job. I value every single story and poem and drawing that was prepared by a Riverside School student, but as you know, I could only choose three to represent us.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As midnight drew close, we’d each have a tiny glass of champagne. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Frightful heard her own language, lifted the feathers on her head, and drew herself up tall. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The third daughter thought of a party game to draw her father out. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The mechanical man hadn’t been writing ... it was drawing! The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Hugo’s hand was in terrible pain, and Isabelle’s foot felt like it was broken, but they tried desperately to keep the old man from destroying his drawings. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I located the exit and headed for it, drawing my sword as I went. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She felt safe to draw water for her new garden. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he first moved to London, he made a book of drawings for Tersteeg’s little girl, Betsy, back in The Hague. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He streaked down the slant, crossed the draw, and had the tail-end pig caught by the hind leg before the others knew he was after them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She whirled the cylinder so that if he even did draw the gun on her it would snap three times before it would fire. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The jungle grew cooler as midday gave way to dusk, drawing from its depths a different kind of sound and life. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve stopped drawing the furniture at the apartment; I fill the bathtub with cool water and get into it, but I no longer read in there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote out her confession in ink, and as noon drew near, her spirits flagged. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He heard, more nearly felt, the congregation draw in its breath. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Edward undressed in idle, leisurely moves, drawing his shirt off over his head, revealing golden shoulders and the good muscular neck. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the Dodge sedan drew up, a back door flew open and Andrea jumped out. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I didn’t answer, she caught my hand and drew me to her, pulling me right down onto her lap. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came while I was drawing the fused rings of adenine on paper. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And, as he has done with the others, he then slides the noose over her head and draws it snug so the neck will snap quickly. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for the gun in reflex, nearly drawing it before it occurred to me that Grigori was not one meter tall. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He drew a piece of paper and a broken pencil out of his pocket. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She had her notebook open, and she was drawing a heart around Gregor’s name in bubble letters. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron looked at each other, then leaving Wormtail’s body on the floor behind them, ran up the stairs and back into the shadowy passageway leading to the drawing room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She draws twisting white skyscrapers, complicated bridges, flocks of figures beside a river. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She took him by the hand and drew him across the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly, but almost. Let’s try again. A is for Abigail. Here, you try to draw an A.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Reflexively, I began to draw away from the memories, the way you might pull your hand back from a fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Obie would emerge with the black box at the moment before the drawings and the fight began. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he proves he is the worst artist ever by drawing a chicken, a wolf, and a bag of grain on one side of the water. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Verin gave her a snakelike smile, and Cain clapped him on the back as he entered the chalk-etched circle, drawing his sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Hazel impatiently drew some snowflakes on her notebook. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But the nearer we drew to downtown, the more I felt that familiar, frightening quiver like Jell-O in my stomach. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Annoyed, she drew back from his touch and a pin shook loose from her hair. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I prayed that we wouldn’t meet anyone I knew and then felt guilty for drawing God’s attention away from serious matters to what was, after all, only an item of vanity. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The boys drew back, and Jack stood up, holding out his hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I drew back the whip to bring it down once more, but several pairs of hands seized me midswing, took the whip, wrenched me back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was intended to draw as little attention as possible to what happened on the morning of September 22, 2006. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There are some girls drawing squares for hopscotch on the sidewalk. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But he feels the best way to learn how to draw people is from live models, not from pictures or artists’ statues. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe just so I can draw a complete breath again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The vanishing point turned a two-dimensional drawing into a perfect simulation of a three-dimensional building. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit shot through the pack, swung out, and drew ahead of Uppermost, claiming second on the outside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cook draws herself upright, the brief quiet in her eyes shattered, replaced with something close to madness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He leaned on his sword, drew a deep breath, and allowed himself a moment to savor the victory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I had to surrender my dirt canvas on the floor and instead used my fingernail to carve drawings on the wall. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The crowd draws in a collective breath and then you can hear a pin drop, and I'm feeling nauseous and so desperately hoping that it's not me, that it's not me, that it's not me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

With the perspective frame, he feels confident making a drawing with a firm hand, the outlines and proportions being correct. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There was a card featuring a drawing of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway that resulted in the player losing two turns as you read the book and are bored to death. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

One by one they dimmed, and slowly they drew back. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I got Siobhan to draw lots of these faces and then write down next to them exactly what they meant. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She drew people to her; everyone loved her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But Vincent returned it in a couple of days, and the painter “thought my drawing good, and in fact it isn’t that bad.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She drew up a chair and straddled it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Time and again the laboratory drew itself together and faced the new problems and got on with the work.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I can remember when we came to it with prayer, listening for trouble in our laboring old motors, drawing a plume of steam from our boiling radiators. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used small, plaited whips, she would draw blood, and she was making herself a small fortune off those old white men. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of our old drawings are in there, my brother’s spaceships and red and gold explosions, my delicate, old-fashioned little girls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would like to show his drawings to his dad, but he didn’t dare. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Aye. Damas had ever a red panache. I think they are for drawing off. How quick they have been!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clasp my milkshake, draw out the silence with a long, cold sip. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher begins class—a different girl model today—lecturing about positive and negative space, about drawing the space around a form to reveal a form. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When I draw it, I’m going to make my skin see-through and what you’ll see is that all the animals in the zoo of me have broken out of their cages. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Birkway said that the drawing was a bit like symbols. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But on the side where the fortune would go, there was just a line drawing of a rose—otherwise, it was totally blank. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes religious folks draw pretty deep lines in the sand. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The commotion had a way of drawing in the rest of the neighborhood. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Under the last sign there’s a line drawing of a woman’s body, lying on a table, blood dripping out of it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew the tips of his fingers over a dark gash. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

As he drew nearer, he saw that the younger kids were sitting in the backseat, among suitcases, and peering out at him through steamy windows. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Robin drew his cloak around him, for the air was damp and chilly. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I made note of landmarks to draw for Papa. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I’ve been drawing pictures at every meal there all my life. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ivy took the drawing back and looked at it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You can’t keep drawing your own spirit. It might not kill you,” he said, because spirit wasn’t like blood, and somehow people went on living without it, if you could call it living. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She continued clutching the drawing to her chest and rocking it back and forth. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, drawing myself up to full height. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Gusty draws in a deep breath and holds it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The edges of the drawings were yellowed and brittle, but they were all beautiful, and they were all by Georges Melies. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

As the elevator rises, I draw a line in my head from our rooms to the opposite side of the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment he considered and then he worked among the shadows until he came to the house of Juan Tomas, his brother, and he slipped into the doorway and drew Juana after him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was quite late he murmured something, went to a closet, and drew forth an evil weapon, a long yellowish tube ending in a bellows and a trigger. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around, on haphazardly aligned shelves the boys had fastened to the walls themselves, amidst the model cars and their made-up superhero drawings, were souvenirs from all the adventures they’d experienced throughout the season. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be a freak on one side of my face and have to walk around in profile like an Egyptian drawing for the rest of my life.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As she looked at all her stormy treehouse drawings, all those pictures with her tucked away inside with some nameless girl, she noticed something else. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When Charlie hands me that paper and moves on to draw a pointy butterfly, I take it and put it right by Mama’s bed so she’ll see it when she wakes up. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

But the contact of tongues, alive and slippery muscle, moist flesh on flesh, and the strange sound it drew from her, changed that. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Because even if I can’t unsend the drawings, I can at least pretend like I didn’t send them in the first place. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t think of anything better for the last E. Next to it, I draw a devil face with long, stick-straight hair. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Leo had pinned her portrait next to the drawing of the Argo II to remind himself that sometimes visions do come true. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My drawing pad is open on the coffee table before me, but the page is blank. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Math certainly came in handy when you drew that map of the island, didn’t it? Think you might study any harder now?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his voice in a wild brassy blare that set echoes clamoring in the draws and canyons for miles around. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I looked up and saw the drawings of angels on the domed ceiling I thought of her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I draw a dragon breaking free from its grave and finally seeing what its wings and fire are for. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I did, however, stumble onto a life drawing class being taught in one of the studio buildings off the main campus—a building with one whole side of it tucked into thick old-growth trees. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Moistening his lips, the boy drew a long breath and padded across the courtyard toward the storerooms. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

And, as usual, I couldn’t get my mind off of it, so I quickly drew up a brain-function chart in my bloodless head: I am such a loser. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The two policemen whose car drew up on the gravel forecourt a little later asked a lot of questions, to which neither Elinor nor Meggie had many answers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Quietly, listening to the creak of her limbs, the crinkle of the cloth that clothed her, Linda roused herself, left the room, turned into the bathroom to draw a tub. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My body moved forward, but my head remained fixed on the drawing, fixed on the face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As the day of Richard’s birthday celebration drew near, she was given a list of tasks each morning that found every moment of her day filled. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was April who won the straw drawing this time, and she thought quite a while before she decided on a question. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, Emma went down to the drawing room for tea as usual. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked annoyed, and amazed that I didn’t know the language: “Well, learn it! It’s a fantastic book. He’ll play for a win against me, I’m sure, and I’m not playing for a draw.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Powell said that you were up here drawing and that you were pretty good. So I came up to see if you were.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If the Hippogriff returns the greeting, it is safe to draw closer. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew away and stripped his pants off and laid them next to his shirt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stopped to catch his breath, drawing a grimy hand across his face. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Vincent has been eager to show Theo the stark beauty of the area; later he hopes to show him the drawings he's been making. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They trick us every breath we draw! he thought. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The impossible had occurred: A fifteen-year-old had managed to draw against perhaps the second or third strongest player in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In his pop-eyed hurry to pull bones out of the ground, he tore open the site with a bulldozer and didn’t bother taking notes, sketching maps, or executing profile drawings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The swift growth of the wild with briar and eglantine and trailing clematis was already drawing a veil over this place of dreadful feast and slaughter; but it was not ancient. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He saw them push her out and take her at gunpoint to the drawing room, where they ordered her to stand beside him and not move. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji drew an invisible check mark in the air with his finger. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I think it’s part of the ceremony—until he draws a long, thin blade, one I recognize from his horrible duel with Cardan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You must draw something to remember your birthday. This will be a unique one. Soon this will all be a memory,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The pages were made of old parchment and covered in ink drawings of plants. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In her right hand she held a glittering ball of thread—Ariadne’s string—but she popped it into a lion’s mouth at her waist and drew her curved swords. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And that was okay because that’s what the drawings were—dreams that got Ivy through a storm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He drilled the axeheads clean, sprang, and decanted arrows on the door sill, glared, and drew again. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The swastika is bad enough, but the thought of some shadowy person actually drawing one is worse. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I draw them and also a dogwood—the state tree AND flower—with a cardinal in it—the state bird. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The editor drew a long breath as if he were very tired, but he smiled when Jethro looked up at him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted him to draw the picture and he would draw it like he wanted it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her knees were buzzing, bloody, and each move, each step made her draw in short gusts of air. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I stared at her as she drew out a checkbook. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Claire may have had to choose my clothes hastily, or maybe she chose them because they wouldn’t draw attention, but at least she tried to get a color she knew I liked. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth had given him stationery with drawings of pandas all over it for his poem, which Oliver thought was weird but his sisters insisted was cute. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She drew them out, turned them over, and relived that pleasant winter at kind Mrs. Kirke’s. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sigurd had no sword to draw, but he did have a pair of hand axes on either side of his belt. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m terrible at drawing. And my handwriting is like chicken scratch. Sometimes when I read notes I took during class, I can’t understand what I wrote. It’s bad.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She reached again into her crocodile bag and drew out a long acid-green quill and a roll of parchment, which she stretched out between them on a crate of Mrs. Skower’s All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The farrier went through detailed drawings of what had happened. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

As the dark blood began to drip, he drew it into the shape of a leaping fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

My avatar was still one of the High Five, so my vidfeed drew millions of viewers every day, regardless of what I aired, and this allowed me to sell commercial time to my various sponsors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even now it seemed quite likely that when she turned round and looked at him she would draw back after all. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The rough hemp rope that binds his feet together is so tightly tied that it draws blood. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the August heat, you might see a woman draw on her shawl to calm her shivers. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I draw five Japanese women with very different faces, but all of them are equally beautiful because beauty is not just one thing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At first it was shapeless, but as it drew nearer it took on the look of a man. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The shot was cropped well—the Saint Bernard’s eyes looked up while the kitten looked down, drawing the viewer’s eyes to the expressions on their faces. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

They would leave with the bag tucked out of sight, sometimes drawing furtive, disapproving glances from those who knew about the store’s reputation for such transactions. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the centre of the ring Romero profiled in front of the bull, drew the sword out from the folds of the muleta, rose on his toes, and sighted along the blade. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

So anyway, then my mom made him cry about his dad or whatever and the kid stopped drawing circles and presumably lived happily ever after. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Our newspaper Muhammad Speaks ’ full back page carried an architect’s drawing of a $20 million Islamic Center proposed to be built in Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please send me your news and let me know where your thoughts and drawings take you these days. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Sighing, the man took another draw from his pipe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Werfel drew in a big breath so he could start yelling again. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Johnny took his seat and Cilia put down the slate she had been drawing on. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

By luck of the draw, I was sent to Santa Rosa, California, to live with Dr. and Mrs. George McCabe. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Beatty flicked his igniter nearby and the small orange flame drew his fascinated gaze. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears fill my eyes as I stare at the drawing, and I brush them away with my arm, knowing that for once, I’m doing the absolute right thing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I draw another person next to the dog, with a stick in their hand so they can play fetch together. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In some respects he repeated the error of his ways in the third game as well: letting a potential—or at least a possible—win slip through his grasp and drift into a draw. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh gods, what do we do?” whispered Mini, drawing her knees to her chest. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When it Wasn’t his turn to pass out books, Jesse sneaked out a piece of notebook paper and drew. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Me: IT sits on my table, ITs leg smears my chalk drawing, blurring the roots into a mossy fog. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had gestured at the two drawings again with his paint-stained fingers. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mia scribbled a hasty note in the corner of her drawing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he died, his funeral drew the biggest crowd in the history of the city. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Staring too hard was never an issue, as I was too busy trying to copy my neighbor's drawings. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Why draw public attention to the “worst” of the black community, those labeled criminals? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

While awaiting the reply, I would peek inside, eager to see what drew people to go there night after night. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Like I did when I followed him into his room and he let me draw while he did his homework as long as I didn’t talk or hum or make weird mouth noises. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

One: At an early age my sister Gretchen exhibited a remarkable talent for drawing and painting. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Where were they anyway, and what profound conclusions were they drawing? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took the better part of fifteen minutes before he drew very close indeed to it, and then he stood looking at it from cover. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

One man stepped in front of them, but his captor gripped the hilt of his longsword and drew it just far enough to show a foot of naked steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This drew a sharp intake of breath from Ruby and Sparrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She drew a picture of the grave and mailed it to Luther. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry pulled open his trunk and drew out his Triwizard winnings. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The girl nodded, then recollecting herself she drew aside so that we could enter, came after us and stood biting her lip as if uncertain what to say. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the 1850s, the canal and the railroads were drawing a throng of new businesses to Chicago. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was holding up an orb light and drawing a picture of the sun on a chalkboard while his students took notes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Gertrude heard it and turned, then seeing me, she gasped and drew Claudius apart from Laertes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As I draw my finger through the gooey cream, I think about the words “learning differences.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I made a note to never, ever draw anything again. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

All this time I thought he was just jumping around our house, trying to get out of chores and schoolwork just so he could play in the garden or draw. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He drew out his sword, and they saw that the blade was indeed broken a foot below the hilt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In his letters, he used lots of exclamation points, except instead of a dot at the bottom, he drew tiny bubbles. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When Darin was fifteen, he fell from a tree while trying to draw Scholars working a Martial orchard. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The sound of Lord Ashton’s voice boomed through the house, up the stairs, and into Penelope’s room at the far end of the corridor, all the way from the first floor drawing room. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They drew it up on paper, signing their names and asking a couple of guys to act as witnesses. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second stranger, who had hitherto lingered in the background, now drew near; a pale face looked over the solicitor’s shoulder—yes, it was Mason himself. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He drew the captain's daughter close and kissed her on her ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She draws a little, but mostly she keeps her eyes on Ruby. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

So I drew, while the Large-Billed Puffins bobbed in the water below me like the chumps they were. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

From the pouch at his belt he drew out the long leaves of a plant. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even the sight of Peeta and me is enough to make people pull their children away from the windows and draw the curtains tightly. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his drawing pad and we all leaned toward him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Later Samuel and Adam walked down the oak-shadowed road to the entrance to the draw where they could look out at the Salinas Valley. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Phil gently drew me into his arms and bent down to kiss me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

His hand went to a pencil and he drew tight little spirals one after another on his blotting pad. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"How could there be a side show without you as the star attraction, who'd draw the two bits admission, Brother Twobits? What was wrong with the funeral?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel drew another figure with her stick—an ashy Antaeus dangling from his chains. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I felt achy, my arm muscles and fingers sore from my precise drawings. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As the day of his arrival drew near,— Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

"Who drew that baby? Whose cat is that?" they marveled. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He knows he has to draw the human form better. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean to butt in — But the wizard didn’t look up. He continued to read, frowning slightly. Harry drew nearer to his desk and stammered, “Er — I’ll just go, shall I?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

At length they came to Weathertop; and it was then drawing towards evening and the shadow of the hill lay dark on the road. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The does, disturbed from their thoughts, looked at him resentfully and drew back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making it worse was the fact that neither of us had an easy source to draw from. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She drew her knees and elbows tight under the red cloak and clenched her teeth to keep them from chattering. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His arm adjusted itself to the weight of the missile and drew back. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Dijksterhuis drew up a description of four hypothetical cars and gave the performance of each of them in four different categories. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I pick up my palest-yellow pencil and add a dot to my drawing, gleaming in a window. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tour, which drew enormous audiences, was a huge success and was, in the opinion of many political experts, one of the final determining factors in the passage by Congress of the Nineteenth Amendment. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It didn't rest there long, but it drew my attention from Johnny. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Night fell and two maids came in to draw the curtains and light the lamps. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also knew that whatever actually happened drew its significance from her published work and would not have been remembered without it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His blunt statement had a gravitational pull, drawing me back into the room. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

This, with all their friends to draw on for conversation. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They all begin with this single upright stroke followed by the three up-and-down lines. Just the way you drew it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The weather worsened steadily as the first Quidditch match drew nearer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I made a dash into the back of the wagon and drew on a fresh shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Only the overseer drew simple, unconflicting emotions of hatred and fear when he appeared briefly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“There was no way for everybody to know about alchemy. Why did they use such strange language, with so many drawings?” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large balcony packed with more students seemed to ascend elegantly into the drawings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As they drew closer, Tally saw that she was an old ugly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He translates my angry intestines, and with steely concentration draws a tangled knot of lines on his map—a path crossing itself over and over in every direction but straight. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The campaign should be judged on two levels: whether the immediate objective was achieved, and whether it politicized more people and drew them into the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your tongue sticks out of your mouth when you draw,” Lil said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As they rode into the draw and under the oak trees Samuel said, “I hope you haven’t got me in a state, Lee. It’s a strange day, and I don’t know why.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He draws the knife through the air across my throat, too close for comfort. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I stare at the walls, at all of the drawings and doodles. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as Carl drew his gun, he realized it was 130 percent the wrong thing to have done. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drew closer and peered through the dense curtain of green that surrounded a small adobe hut. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unzipped the tiny front pocket of my shorts as slowly as possible, trying not to draw attention to myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They should always share their opinions about the paintings and drawings they see, he writes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I pull my eyes away and draw, each page filled with another picture of our story. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“There was a diagram in there, but I can’t draw worth a flip. Words and numbers, yes. Pictures? Hopeless.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just a speck at first, but as we draw closer, it resolves into a post protruding from the water. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Wherever he went, he drew more people into his web. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The referee pulled them apart, and Alfred kept Barnes away with the jab until the final bell rang. ". . . decision of the judges ... a draw. . . ." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I think about what a great drawing this will be later and I’m happy for the weird pickle-colored car. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

But I understand her attempt to draw out the conversation. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She stepped down from her dais of best sellers and drew a dagger from her belt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Rose’s drawing, then added large green teeth to his own. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I saw maps and drawings, pictures from magazines and newspapers and the Internet, pictures I’d taken with Grandpa’s camera. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung went into his own room then, and drew about him again the long blue robe and let down the braid of his hair. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I waved at Ms. Faraci when I entered, but she was busy drawing chemical structures on the board and didn’t notice. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I bet you could come up with some amazing drawings.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, he must draw the rat further out. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The soldiers draw their short-barreled carbine rifles from the rifle boots attached to their saddles. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Today, says Miss Stuart, we are going to draw what we do after school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Looking up from my drawing, I watch all of them as they eat, talking about what Stella will do now, their words overflowing with love for her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“My to-do list,” I explain, crossing off number 12, “Work out,” and heading to the very bottom of my list to write “Will drawing.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I draw a series of tiny lines between to connect them, all the way up the trunk. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for a response, he staggered across the deck, drawing the Lady of Mercy. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I’m too busy with school and work to try to draw them out of their shells, beyond giving them treats here and there. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like I haven’t even drawn or painted anything until she sees it, like it’s all invisible until she gets that look on her face and says, “You’re remaking the world, Noah. Drawing by drawing.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Sir Mador de la Porte’s heart turned over at the same time—but it was too late to draw back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following day, Mr. Lawson writes “Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol” in capital letters on the board, draws a box around it, then writes the dates of the author’s birth and death in parentheses. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The neighborhoods it draws from are often called blue-collar, but that is an outdated notion, one based on steady union jobs at U.S. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, the semester was drawing to a close. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Obinze, from the other end of the bar, had said, “Good!” drawing strange looks from everyone. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bella drew the ball back underhand and launched it like a softball pitch. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s drawing something colorful on her tablet with a blue stylus. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He drew out a fresh sheet of paper and dipped his quill in the inkpot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ridgeway bought him for five dollars and drew up emancipation papers the next day. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His brows draw together and he shakes his head. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

They exchange presents: she gives him a small used book of drawings by Goya, and he gives her a pair of blue woolen mittens and a mixed tape of his favorite Beatles songs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel tried to draw her sword, but Pasiphaë managed to extricate herself first. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They would purse their lips, draw themselves up in a dignified maimer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the cities on the map as I was drawing, trying to commit them to memory. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Their green sepals drew back a little and the white tips of the flowers rose delicately to meet the open air. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I designed for both of them literally dozens of insulting, sub-normal, but quite constructive, drawing exercises. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Glass reached out and drew the metal wastebasket in close to her and used it as an ashtray for the lighted cigarette she had brought in with her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

As her men drew closer to my edge, I felt myself growing light. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elephant is a replica of a drawing her father had done for Gogol over twenty-seven years ago, in the margins of an aerogramme. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each has a placard hung around his neck to show why he has been executed: a drawing of a human fetus. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew notes on the blackboard; he drew little legs on them to make them look as though they were running out of the scale. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I draw near, he looks up at me with a blank expression, then returns his gaze to the fence. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch him getting closer and closer to the drawings that are going to get me murdered. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I always draw her with arms up like she’s about to take flight or with her hands together like she’s praying. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I grab a napkin and begin a drawing of them for the Sketchbook of Impossible Things. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He rose and bowed low to Frodo, and drawing the curtain passed out into the cave. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She itched to draw a small, round Martian in the upper left-hand comer. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I sit, staring at the drawing of the lungs while I breathe in and out. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Three of the six drawings were by Vesalius himself; the other three were by John Stephen of Kalkar, a highly respected pupil of Titian, which gives you some idea of their quality. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

We came to our English class yesterday and found our poems and drawings gone from the wall. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last year Dad entered the eagle I drew in a grown-up art show and it won first prize. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bet is if you asked him to draw a picture of his life all you would see is darkness. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She halted just out of my sword’s reach but did not draw her own blade. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He drew back suddenly and hit me in the face again. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew back my green cedar club and whacked him so hard across the jawbone that I nearly dropped him in his tracks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is another reason why his book drew such a response—it struck a chord, because the time was ripe for such a summing up and laying of foundations. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

And next time he wouldn’t wait until the precise strike of dawn before drawing her close. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I think I’m going to draw a picture of her for you. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She asked for a transfer to the drawing room. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The wind picks up, fluttering the pages of my pad, revealing the drawing of that purple flower in my mother’s garden. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had scarcely finished ere the bell announced bedtime! no delay could be admitted; Miss Temple embraced us both, saying, as she drew us to her heart— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Wart drew his breath at the sight of all these stately figures, standing so still that they might have been cut of stone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a blue pencil and draws little colored dots and lines that make the eyes look deep and textured and full. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, Caleb and I washed in the big wooden tub and Sarah drew more pictures to send to William. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Ents were drawing near the crest of the ridge now, and all song had ceased. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

All at once her eyes widened, and she drew in her breath. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Dummy positions, wooden frames covered by sand and rock, were constructed to draw American fire. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She drew back her arm and hurled the plum as far out as she could. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A drawing of Stella, spinning around on that icy pond, moments before I told her I loved her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

First, he shows how to draw a simple rectangular box. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The rest of them would draw off the pursuit. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like right now, she just drew these pink flowers in my notebook, the one I used to write all my poems in. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I also had a drawing pad and colored pencils, a manila envelope with important prison and parole papers, and my copy of The Brothers Karamazov. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Even saying that Germany should surrender could draw jail time or the death sentence. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The warmth of dark energies that drew me to The Mecca, that drew out Prince Jones, the warmth of our particular world, is beautiful, no matter how brief and breakable. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“You have, by my last count, spent well over an hour speaking without ceasing. Indeed, I am shocked that you haven’t felt the need even to draw a breath.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Before we even get started, Lee Lee says, “I’m just here for moral support. Jade, you know I can’t draw.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She draws me in, and I think: That’s how she used to feel before any of this happened—strong and sturdy, like she could withstand a tornado. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I drew them all again and again and again, trying to feel the wind through the feathers, wondering how whoever drew it had made it feel that way. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ripping the envelope open, I pull out a carefully folded piece of paper, opening it all the way up to reveal a cartoon drawing done entirely in crayon. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Arya drew second watch, so she found a straw pallet in the haven. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was what she nearly always drew—the other city—and every time she drew it, she had the same frustrating feeling: there was more to be drawn. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My father jumps out of the elevator and sprints down the right hallway, drawing the Dauntless guards after him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Adele showed her my drawings and some of my make-believe schoolwork. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He drew his mouth down at the corners, as if puzzled. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Guns aren’t allowed in arena fights, so Cantos draws a short, wide sword. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her bowstring was taut, the arrow nocked to it in readiness; she could have pulled and loosed in less than a second, and Mrs. Coulter would have been dead before she finished drawing breath. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day Mr. Daniels holds my journal, opened to the page where I drew the black cube. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

As evening fell they were drawing near to Frogmorton, a village right on the Road, about twenty-two miles from the Bridge. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Because Calista was telling the truth, and I knew it—my Donut Man drawing was awful. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then she put her feet into her cloth shoes and drew them on by the straps hanging at the back. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When the butler reappeared in the drawing room some time afterwards to refresh the teapots, the employer had inquired if all was well. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Silly and inconsequential as all of this was, drawing had always been a tempering balm. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At the tournament he made the ceremonial first move and played a mock game with President Marcos—one that ended in a mock draw after eight moves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once he drew in his breath, as though startled to recognize his own half-known thoughts: and when the poem was ended he seemed to be struggling to come to himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am trying to draw this woman, with a piece of charcoal. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about how I would draw it on the back of a postcard to Fred. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They were all older than I, and I was sure that they did not think I could even draw a thread through a needle. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she was finished, they would stretch the banner between two trees in the hope that it would draw the attention of a passing plane or ship. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

In his head he drew the shadowy castle with the tortured prince pacing the parapets. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think 1 can eat an entire one,” he said and drew his knife across one of the strips. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father drew near again and put his mouth to the crack of the door. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Dark figures drew themselves out of the wreckage and flitted away, till the screams of the littluns and Piggy's gasps were once more audible. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Beyond it was a sight that drew me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were drawing cards for the Store and objects of the town’s adoration. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had I been drawing away from my own mother? Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

To support this credo, he submitted a goodly number of original drawings and oil paintings. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Then tell me about the drawings. Who did them?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He studies every photograph of every painting, and he spends an awful long time on each drawing. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The wolf slid to the left and leapt before she could draw back the spear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing grew; no seed sprang up; in vain the oxen drew the plowshare through the furrows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so, as powerful a draw as television remains, our modern devices command our attention like nothing before. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She soon learned, however, that the contrabands resented her being able to draw rations, as though she were an officer or a soldier. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the queen approached, my dry lips were stuck so fast to my teeth that I feared if I pressed my mouth to her hand, I would draw blood. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We went to the courtyard well and drew water to wash my hair. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I went into Amil’s stacks of drawings that he keeps in the corner of our room and tried to find it, but I couldn’t. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I decided to hit the back door and draw his attention. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Elections to regional legislatures would take place at the same time as national elections, and the regional bodies could draw up their own constitutions consistent with the national constitution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unsettled, I drew back quickly and concealed myself behind some bushes to observe their intentions as they entered our small building. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my leg a little—not wanting to draw attention to myself—and turned my back to the aisle and gazed out the window. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone drew back slightly as Hagrid reached them and tethered the creatures to the fence. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He gives me a pained, reproachful stare, drawing himself up into the proud, theatrical, poker-up-the-bum stance of a matador. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But before he spoke he picked up a piece of yellow chalk and drew five X’s and O’s up on the board. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s full of drawings of fairies and things that she did, probably when she was stuck inside. All her ideas.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He called for help, and he drew his legs and arms stiffly to his sides and arched his back away from the mattress. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stooped and drew out of a tussock, into which some heavy foot had trampled it, a short jagged blade. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“You want to draw me like this? Like your beloved Munch?” he asked. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“We should draw him out, then. Get him to leave. Get him to come somewhere.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She draws in closer to me and stares me down with those hypnotizing, ocean-blue eyes of hers. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Did that strike you as odd, sheriff? Do you remember? That with all those lights drawing, the batteries still had plenty of charge, enough to turn the engine over with no trouble, as you say?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Isaac acts like his decision is no big deal, but we all know how much he loves to draw, how he is always doodling in his notebook. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I had stacks of homework I had forgotten and drawings of my grandmother’s face on big locust bug bodies all taped to the floors as if she’d been squashed by a truck. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arm drew his Nirvana gun, and an immediate hole formed around him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Noah told me he found Brian’s address online and sent him a series of drawings he did—around the clock like a maniac—called The Invisible Museum. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He wished he could dip the quill into the inkpot and inscribe letters and draw pictures such as Brother Luke had done. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

She drew her fingers along the carved dragon, unable to believe the presence of a dragon on the stone was a coincidence. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And while Dr. Vernon stood above me or sat beside me, I drew pictures and told him what I remembered and what I wished for. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She took him by the hand and drew him up two flights of stairs, then down a long hall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Harry smiled when she drew back at last, sighing. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like a tornado and I wonder if I meant to draw a picture of my insides. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

On impulse, I take a pad of sketch paper and a ballpoint from Taft’s room and begin to draw. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

With just a few yards remaining, Lash began inching up, drawing even. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Both felt that it was becoming very serious, but neither would draw back. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

What’s more, he wrote the libretto as well as the music, and drew up the specifications of the purpose- built theatre at Bayreuth in which it was to be performed. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She drew her family back into the cover of the woods. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom follows and gives me my drawing pencil. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He poured him self out a glassful of some tasty, grown-up drink and drank it off at one gulp Then he drew a deep breath. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

"He had an amazing voice. He drew quite a crowd. Until then I never knew he was musical." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma watched him, stealing glances at me, like her eyes would draw us out to look at each other, but if he couldn’t even set eyes on me, why should I pay him any mind? Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

He drew, but his hand fell, and the arrow slipped to the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Liam’s brows drew together, and his lips parted with something he wanted to say. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Looks like she drew the line at wearing shoes, too.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Ellen drew a flat loaf of white bread from the ashes of the fireplace and wrapped it in a clean cloth. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nestled inside was a framed photograph of the wall drawing Oliver had made of the family when he was little. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I already drew you,” she said out loud. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Adding fire to the chaos only draws a greater crowd. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Then she leaned in close to look at my drawing a little harder. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

A gray horse, I saw as it drew closer, a... Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Right there in Mrs. Castro’s painting studio, she grabbed a pencil and a piece of drawing paper and sketched it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Outside the plate glass the world in the mist had become a pencil drawing executed in a dozen different grays with, here and there, a smudge of electric red or pure white. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The Red Cow, drawing in her breath, gave one huge tremendous jump and the earth fell away beneath her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The conclusion I drew from this story was that Char wasn’t above laughing at himself. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sitting room would once have been called a drawing room, perhaps; then a living room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve spent the past two hours drawing, trying to shake off my confrontation with my mom. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I try again, as loud as I dare without drawing too much attention to myself. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The boys drew away from Matt as though he were some- >thing unclean. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just think about that. Just think about me bringing you your drawings. Picture it, because I’ll be there.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Now they were drawing near, and it seemed certain that they would escape: they had already hewn down three Riders that barred their way. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"The Gates of the Moon," her uncle said as the party drew rein. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Even the crack in the stone ledge has a purpose: to draw attention to the glass of soap by setting it slightly apart. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the stars in the uppermost sky, drawing the shape of the condor in flight with his fingers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I stared at the image, that of a young girl calmly drawing a sword toward her body, pulling the blade through a man’s neck as she might have pulled a string through cheese. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Under the shadow of bushes leaning out over the water they halted and drew breath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There is a pen-and-ink drawing on page eleven by her father, an illustrator for the magazine: a view of the North Calcutta skyline sketched from the roof of their flat one foggy January morning. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harley kept wiping away the outlines he drew in the dirt and starting over again, angry that he couldn’t draw them the way he wanted them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the car off Cottage Grove Avenue and drew to a curb. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He drew a map to his school on the back of a grocery list written in Hebrew from his pocket. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"He said, `Can they climb it?'" answers Peeta, drawing my focus back to the base of the horn. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The tomb drawing clung in his mind, and so did Heqet’s idea that there was some thieves’ plan connected with that little room. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As Boomer runs off to chase a stick floating down the stream, I draw Gram’s sweater tight around me, settle into the nook of Throne Rock, and begin to read. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I gave them different heights to make it more realistic, just as I do whenever I draw the mountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It's not much fun just drawing with Mr. Powell.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It never occurred to Citra that people would come out to see scythes arriving at conclave, but then, all celebrity events drew onlookers, so why not a gathering of scythes? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He drew a chair up, sat down, then stood up. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He drew in a breath and blew a plume of smoke over our heads. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You can send me pictures of your drawings, you know. I am interested.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It finally fell to two men from Cambridge University, a geophysicist named Drummond Matthews and a graduate student of his named Fred Vine, to draw all the strands together. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The word "sensuous" had the effect of further disquieting Tom but before he could invent a protest the coupé came to a stop and Daisy signalled us to draw up alongside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I try to draw a branch coming out of a tree trunk for the 315th time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Reach and draw back a nub," I warned. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the luck of the draw, or historical accident, whose name gets remembered as the discoverer of a new phenomenon. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I drew over the ridges of the wings, and the neck, and the long beak. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I drew two triangles against the ridged surface for the eyes, which Mr. Pirzada dutifully carved, and crescents for eyebrows, and another triangle for the nose. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Outside I asked Edna for a glass of water and she led me down the hall to a small kitchen, drawing it for me from a green old-fashioned cooler. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just before we were to reboard the bus, I wandered into the large drawing room dominated by a Hals and a Rubens. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I edged closer, trying to draw her attention, but she was wholly absorbed in listening to her mother, who was explaining how cramp bark and motherwort should be administered to treat post-birth contractions. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A serving boy ran back and forth with skewers of meat while Masha drew beer from the kegs, chewing her sourleaf all the while. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand,” she said, drawing nearer to Shilling, who was, thankfully, still a wolf dog. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A battered yellow taxi draws up beside him and, grateful to be able to abandon his train of thought, Salim gets in. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

One of them has a picture he drew of the mosque where he worshipped. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

However, whenever Octavian’s ships drew close, Mark Antony’s soldiers attacked with poles and battle-axes. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He caught sight of him, drinking from the far-famed spring of Corinth, Pirene; and he drew gently near. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bodies I draw always look stiff and awkward. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She drew questions at random from each of the three sets. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once, the power of my gaze drew his eyes. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I first agreed to sit with David so Mom could call clients, I tried to draw, but David keeps jogging the swing out of rhythm, wobbling my pencil lines. isa What’ll happen in September? Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one afternoon, maybe about a month after I’d started, I came up to his room and found him at his school desk, carefully going over a drawing, his face nearly touching the paper. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning, the sounds of his father pounding metal were the footsteps of a destiny that never drew closer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Her drawings didn’t embarrass her; they confused her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why you keep using a linoleum block. If I were you, I’d just let it out, draw. Here—try a tree.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She holds up her drawing, eyeing it critically. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She gave me a look, half puzzled, half angry, and drew us to her side. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then his grey cloak drew apart, and they saw, beyond doubt, that he was clothed beneath all in white. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was all drawings, like I figured, mostly of people. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I did a good portion of it,” he answered, glancing down at his drawings. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

One day she came out of the drawing room and saw her papa. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I draw the throat of the aurochs. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

After prayers, after lights-out, Jutta sneaks up to her brother’s dormer; instead of drawing together, they lie hip to hip listening till midnight, till one, till two. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sheriff’s words cut through my reverie and draw my gaze up in surprise. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After another moment, she drew a looping line all around the word, a frame. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin left us to perform our passatas, and drew Nick into a corner, where they had a lengthy conversation. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gently, he gave the head a quarter turn and then quickly drew his knife across the artery running alongside the bird’s windpipe. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But her comment still cut, reminding me of the thorns I drew in my garden sketches. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The lines Masaccio drew to plot out the composition on geometrical principles are still visible in the plaster. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was another one of her stormy drawings. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Andrius is a very smart boy. We must speak only to one another,” said Mother, turning to me, “and please, Lina, be careful with anything you write or draw.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In the months to come they would draw together even more closely just as I would hold to them—my moment of separateness a foreshadowing, but not yet a reality. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw them without thinking—flight, flight, feather, wing. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He drew a map on the ground with his walking stick. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And as she joined in carrying out the few salvageable chairs, it was the hole she thought about: how hot carnivorous metal could draw such pretty ringlets in the soil. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He draws some squiggly lines from top to bottom on the board and tells us it’s a river. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I draw a picture of Pierre with his beret and wish I had some green chalk to add a little smudge in honor of Albert. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Without opening her eyes, Luna began to draw. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When it’s done, I stick the picture on the fridge next to the old crayon drawings of Dad, Gran, and the goldens. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The 125th had a chance to draw breath here. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

After sprucing it up a little, Mr. Clem advertised a drawing in the paper “for a name more befitting this fine, refurbished, modern establishment.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But most of all were the drawings and paintings and carvings of eyes, big and small, all over the room. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Two people were in the boat, and as it drew closer I recognized them as Jasper Jr. and an older kid named Bull. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I mean, no one drew a bus or a spaceship or a cow— they all drew these same shapes. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She opened her purse and drew out a gold tube of lipstick and a palm-sized mirror. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the bed, a nurse drew the sheet over Luc Cornet’s face. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

To his surprise, Professor Trelawney drew herself up at this suggestion, looking haughty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Something about the way his skin felt against mine drew all these doubts to the surface that I didn’t even know I had. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As his head whips back, I stand and draw my scim, resting the point on his rib cage between the plates of his armor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He arranges to draw from plaster casts in the evenings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After everyone was asleep, I drew by moonlight. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He drew up a petition, had it signed by a hundred students, and demanded an all-school training workshop on consent. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The perspective gained in the classroom or the library does indeed permit an academic to draw nearer to and understand better the culture of the alien poor. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet in the wider world, the war was drawing closer to American shores—and it would push both Elizebeth and William to their limits. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

One by one, as the rain began, they drew her to them and kissed her. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like the drawing of the skeleton with muscles on it from my science book, only covered in red paint. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he slipped the drawings underneath his bed, onto the big pile of other drawings he had done, and climbed fully dressed into bed. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I even flip the page back to see if maybe the drawing is on a previous page, but no. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He looked around the table, suddenly irresolute; then his brow cleared, and he rose to draw up the two remaining chairs and a bench. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bored looking woman marked my name and I drew a tile out of the black velvet bag. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ivy drew a Two of Cups, and Taryn clapped happily, claiming it meant the beginning of a new relationship. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“He could blend easily into any group without drawing undue attention to himself, a valuable characteristic for a spy.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He spits it into the fire, Michael gives out a loud cry and you can see him drawing the air into his head and kicking his legs and laughing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He had set himself the task of drawing and committing to memory the bones of the hand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But it seems that the wind is setting East, and the withering of all woods may be drawing near. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mademoiselle opened die drawer and drew forth the letter, the topmost one. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

They formed a whole, I among them; each felt it, and it was a refuge and true comfort in the night, that wholeness of the huddled group each drawing life from the others. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He has pledged his love to me in most honorable fashion,” I said, drawing my dignity about me like a torn cloak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Sophisticated printed illustrations based on perspective drawings thus turned anatomy into a progressive science, where each generation of anatomists was able to identify mistakes and oversights in the work of their predecessors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As the singing draws to a close, the cousins urge her to make a wish. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He drew her close, put his hand on her cheek, and kissed her. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He drew a careful line on the glass. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at his marks and imagined drawing little heads atop each one—hair, eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” I say, and he looks at my drawings, picking them up by the corners with his deft, bitten fingers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were covered with charcoal, and I saw drawings everywhere, and they were all of the same man. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kicking away the sweaty sheets, I drew in deep breaths, waiting for my heartbeat to return to normal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Should any such creature cause harm to, or draw the notice of, the Muggle community, that nation’s wizarding governing body will be subject to discipline by the International Confederation of Wizards. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he seemed weakened, she stood as if pulled by him, and he straightened up and drew her into his arms. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw a line through it and look up at Will to see him not at all surprised. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Behind the turtle, I drew Tobias as a big ugly pig in clothing that’s too tight, with a mean expression on his piggy face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Hugo could see the automaton’s drawing on the desk. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Baba always tells me how good I am, but since sixth grade started, Mama hasn’t even looked at my drawings. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She drew her gloves on over her plump hands and picked up her purse. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

People made portraits and statues of him; they drew disrespectful, mocking cartoons about him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"They make such splendid targets. That one, he'll draw the eyes of every bowman on the field." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She starts drawing circles on the floor with her fingers. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then someone noticed me, and they tried to draw me in. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the meeting, I drew a poster for Diverse Voices with little chibi cartoon versions of all six of us. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I stop drawing and look down at my pile of markers next to me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we drew near to the place of encounter, she stopped and said,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

They draw me in, mesmerize me, refuse to release me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Like the swastika I painted, and all the ones Pamela drew, because she was inspired by mine. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“If my masters were to complain about the annoyance caused by his soldier...” the woman said, drawing herself up to her fullest height to gaze directly into his eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I draw an infinity symbol in the sand. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The two horses drew together again, running stride for stride with Seabiscuit’s head still in front. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cain and Renault bowed to the king, then to each other, and drew their swords. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As Fischer’s losses and draws mounted, it became clear that he was having the most disastrous tournament of his adult career, perhaps even worse than his Buenos Aires debacle. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He draws back a few inches, still gripping my arms—and suddenly, our eyes lock. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Oscar stepped to a telephone pole at the curb, braced his left elbow against it, gripped his right wrist with his left hand, and drew a bead on the entrance to the little alley. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing the news as we drew near our destination, Mother said, “I think I’ll park here. The meeting place is quite a ways away, but from the looks of things we won’t get any closer.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his waist pouch and drew forth a small object. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Instead, scattered around the house, there are stacks of drawings made by his students with colored pencils. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first I can’t tell what the voice is saying, but as we draw closer, it takes shape. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Seabiscuit was a fail-safe moneymaker, drawing record crowds and wagering virtually everywhere he showed his face. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew the stick up through the circle of the lake, from bottom to top. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Not knowing what to say, I didn’t reply, but kept studying the drawings. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Kenyan doctors drew blood from these people and took their medical histories, and drew blood from their cattle. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clancy’s dark brows drew together, but he didn’t let go of my hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The afternoon sun drew the warmest tones out of it all, and the air felt rich with it, almost the color itself of heavy golden wine. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw fists and feet at them, but they were so many, they pinned me to the earth while their leader drew his sword. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s story fills my mind and I draw a field of orange flowers and a young girl carrying her little brother on her back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The captain sits at his desk with a half-melted candle, studying one of my drawings for symbols and signs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I asked, partly to draw the attention away from myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He sat up and drew her back to him. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was fresh and cool and as she drew near the further bank she heard the hooting of an owl. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She’ll say that she likes my drawings, but she’ll roll her eyes because my ideas for our film are “too cliche.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere between retina and object, between vision and view, his eyes draw back, hesitate, and hover. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew a pair of pliers from his hip holster. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It refers to a situation that the writer is uncertain about, and it invites the reader to draw inferences or make predictions about that situation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Almost a year. I saw the whole thing. Every single day. I can imagine what it looks like on the inside. I’ll just draw you a picture if you want.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I draw my chair closer to the desk and place my sandwich on the laptop. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Marie-Laure’s mind, it shifts and gleams, draws needles and thorns in the air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

After coating a copper plate with wax, Maria drew on it using a long, sharp needle. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The school had let my third-grade class decorate the book’s front cover that year, and I’d spent the entire past week painstakingly drawing in the elaborate swirls on the cover’s corners. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Arya slid her dagger out and drew it across his throat, as smooth as summer silk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We wanted to be fly but not draw too much attention. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The man answered and Poirot drew back his head and, turning, almost collided with Mary Debenham who was standing just behind him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

A flash of lightning and loud clap of thunder draw everyone's eyes to the window. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The strength of the homeopathic, Mother said, depended on how many passes the bottle made through my fingers, how many times it drew on my energy. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

On election day I went into the polling booth and drew the curtain behind me and unfolded my ballots. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man who had made them had now destroyed them, erased them like mistakes in a drawing, like marks on white paper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Amaka broke into song at the end of each decade, uplifting Igbo songs that made Aunty Ifeoma sing in echoes, like an opera singer drawing the words from the pit of her stomach. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up the telephone and, dialing a single number, drew a handkerchief out of his pocket. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As evening drew in, bringing with it an unexpected gust of chilly rain for the first time in weeks, there occurred one of those inexplicable moments when they appeared to have seen something interesting. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The reporter—Theodore Dreiser—was young and suffused with a garish self-confidence that drew the attention of the young women. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Like I did when I followed him into his room and he let me draw while he did his homework as long as I didn’t talk or hum or make weird mouth noises. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He draws it out again and it clatters to the ground and I should hope that he is dead but I’m selfish so I can’t. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I drew away, and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Try drawing the contour of the heron without a line—suggest the feathers,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t yet have the drafting skills to make an architectural drawing, but instead submitted simple sketches and pastel drawings, along with a written description. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The greater the threat from inside, the more you long for those waters, as if you’ve grown accustomed to the terrible tentacles that seek to draw you into their crushing embrace. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“But I thought we were drawing the human figure in motion,” said one seventh grader. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I dropped the doll and drew the revolver from my pocket. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Eight months after Pa’s birthday drawing, it is a rainy, grey autumn day, October 1, 1864. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Now is he drawing anything on the board? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Now, as I drew closer, the faint strains of organ music caught my ears. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Theon drew his gloves on over his maimed hands and took his leave, limping on his maimed foot. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Can’t she see I’m already drawing a Heart in my notebook? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But your mom is right. Don’t draw attention to yourself. We need to blend in if we’re going to get through this.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to say that there’s still something stiff and severe in my drawings, and I think that she, namely her influence will be needed to soften that.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When Matthew entered a room, he seemed to draw all the light and air to him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He was taller than the others, and all her instincts screamed at her to run as he drew closer. don’t know what you are, she reminded herself. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then I sit down and draw like I do all the time. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Storm clouds rose up behind her, dark and threatening, but a powerful sun peeked through, sending coppery rays through the whole drawing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sansa drew her blanket up to her chin to cover herself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His hand went to his rapier, and he drew it from its hanger in one swift motion. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their lives, which had almost gone their separate ways a week ago, were now drawing together again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew in the air a Greek letter, making clear the spelling of his mockery. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I drew in a deep breath and spoke the words to bind the air in my lungs to the air outside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After we’d go out and sit on a blanket in the garden to draw and read. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I pictured Mother, tired and parched, drawing back away from the window. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And it may well be that that time is drawing near at last. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Then tell us,” the younger man says, drawing my attention back to the windows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

At last, he drew out the first of the vases and his face grew purple with fury “Useless!” he screamed, gripping the mouth of the vase with one hand and waving it about. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Hayden came to Chicago to produce final drawings, then returned home, leaving their execution to Burnham. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

From a great pile of heavy blue wool she pulled a small tuft, caught it in the wire teeth of one board, and drew across it the second board till the fibers were brushed flat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly he drew the Ring out and passed the chain over his head. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Part of what it means to have a powerful or persuasive personality, then, is that you can draw others into your own rhythms and dictate the terms of the interaction. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gimli gazed with wide eyes for a while, as step by step the figure drew nearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She sat me in a basin of warm water with salt, because she thought that might draw more worms out. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She watched him pause, unfold the bird, and stare at the drawings she had done. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It would be for her a well-spring from which she would draw the most destructive emotions, deceiving the lover and seeking to imprison the beloved, curtailing freedom in every way. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I could draw like that, I’d study animation when I grow up. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He turned to the first blank page and, after reaching up to grab a pen off his desk, drew a picture of a woodpecker eating a hamburger. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And she could see the drawings—Alice with long straight hair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They have difficulty interpreting nonverbal cues, such as gestures and facial expressions or putting themselves inside someone else's head or drawing understanding from anything other than the literal meaning of words. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It gets louder and louder as whatever’s making the noise draws closer to the guardhouse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stood up, drawing Sting from its sheath, and faced the eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Only when we drew closer to the village itself did he pause and scrutinize what lay ahead. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I just got on a master’s bad side. He made sure I drew the short straw for this little trip.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That night, as I waited for my uncle to come say good night, I thought about Amari’s drawing of me, about the brilliance of my hair, the superpower in it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We somehow managed to stand silently, scarcely breathing, not wanting to draw attention to ourselves. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He looks away, places the bread in my hand, and draws back as if he has touched fire. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He takes a long draw off his cigar, blowing out the smoke slowly before he concludes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When Ged knelt and put his hands on the child, he thought the same, and he drew back a moment. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless draw their guns, almost in unison. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nervously, Spurge said, “Will you draw me a map?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He could see it moving slightly where it drew down into a concrete tile under the roadway and he spat into the water and watched to see if it would move. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

A guy in Greek armor drew his sword and charged, but slipped in a puddle of pina colada. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Until I finally figured it out: You can’t draw every feather! Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Not until they were alone behind closed doors did his visitor draw back his cowl. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If I could draw, I would draw Amil like a long branch, tall and thin, but breakable. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“And she comes up behind him and sees what he’s drawing, and she thinks he’s pretty cool.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’ll draw a banana, a perfectly lovely banana, and they’ll say, “It’s a yellow airplane!” or “It’s a duck without wings!” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Now and then he drew back, examined his own efforts, and then leaned forward to correct the shape, to trim the curves. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Pol saw the growing frustration on her face, and he took the bow from her and showed her, again, the smooth rhythm of the draw, the arrow in flight, his hand in the air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And later, when she tried to explain to Glerk what had happened, she drew a blank. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Ivy reached inside her locker and unclipped the typed note from her drawing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She drew it back with her fingers, but she was so engrossed in the reading that soon her hand dropped to the page and her hair escaped again, flying wildly in the wind. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He draws fast—the pretty women, the tired construction worker, the happy new mom, and the homeless man. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

There’s an intelligence there that draws me in. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I drew a deep breath and let it out slowly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was always interrupting my drawing to tell me about the tendons in my fingers or my joints. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ralph was as mad as anyone, if only because the anger drew him together; his doubts, on the other hand, dispersed him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That means you can draw whatever you feel like. It’s a great chance to explore your creativity and find out what you like to do for leisure! Leisure is very important!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

If the truth were to be known, anyone with a pot and a fire would try to make gold, drawing spirit from their veins, or stealing it from others. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Joseph imagined Leo, perhaps a century ago, looking up at this same angel and drawing it on a small scrap of paper. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Eyebrows arched, the Brother looked through the pile of drawings on the desk. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately, the wolf holding Taran relaxed his jaws and drew away, as obediently as a dog. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He finds the best places in the city to buy oil paints and fine drawing brushes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Outside was a wild adventure, stuff full of wonder and excitement when they were bright colors in a drawing, but not the kind Ivy had ever wanted to experience in real life. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I also had drawings of the nozzles and casements and how they worked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She drew her body back and looked at me for confirmation. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I shiver, draw my hoodie tightly up so that it covers all of my hair, and pull on a black face mask. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the market town, she parked the car and bought some crayons and drawing paper, and a box of home-made sweets. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. McNamara'd settled for a draw in return for the last word. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As fast as we could, without thinking, we were to draw something. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I thought of Papa, telling me to be careful with my drawing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He’s back to innocence, but still has fear, that death is upon him and drawing near. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I keep asking questions, about any physical detail I can think of, mentally drawing a girl in my head. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Redemption folded the drawing back into a square and put it away. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Then she drew a huge jagged tear through the flesh, which gave way easily. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Let me draw circles in the syrup on his plate. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Katherine, with some intuition of her fathers vision, drew strength from the knowledge that her husband’s premature death was part of a way of things, however painful. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But here’s what Simon doesn’t know: the drawing’s in my phone, too. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“He’s coming to get us. He’s on his way. He’s wrong, Mother! They think he’s dead because he has left. He got my drawings. He’s coming for us!” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But preferably not, I need it for drawing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I drew the edge of the comb slowly down the center of Ruth May’s head, making a careful part. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t even draw or paint it out of me anymore. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I drew it out and Kat and I stared at it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mark dots for all the cities we stop in and label them, then draw two thick black lines like train tracks going through. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to draw on the anger I felt last night. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The goblin drew a breath through his mouth, then closed it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stessman kept trying to draw her out—she was his new favorite target whenever things got sleepy in class. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Every time my eyes close, I see that Suit in my house drawing a gun. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Everyplace he went was covered with his drawings. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In turn, the princess told the mouse fairy tales, drew him pixelated portraits, and made him little crayon drawings. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

My wastebasket was overflowing with crumpled drawing paper and pencil shavings. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He takes my forearm and draws me back. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

As we drew the skin down over the rib cage it exposed the bullet, or what remained of the bullet. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I search my domain for something to draw. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He’s also making sketches in pencil, and drawings in pen and ink. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"Look," he said, drawing in his breath with an exaggerated show of patience. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was her grandfather’s phrase, the one he had shouted at her when she drew the long number on her arm. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

You may have noticed that I called the Dijksterhuis study a “partial answer” to the question of when to draw on our instincts and when to rely on conscious analysis. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Once again, I thought it necessary to draw a distinction between principle and tactics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he drew the bat out of his pack so he could find the tape, he realized that the solution was in his hand. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I had, naturally, been called to the drawing room several times already that night to replenish refreshments, and had observed on these occasions the gentlemen deep in conversation over weighty issues. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I drew lightning bolts all around the words. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thatcher drew a picture of Cassie with watermelon-sized breasts and passed it around the class. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

He’s standing near his locker, hiding a pack of cigarettes in between a folder covered in black Sharpie drawings and an English textbook. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sensing the group’s anticipation, though not mine in particular, Josn slowly undid the brass clasps and drew out his lute with an air of studied nonchalance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jillson put a finger to her lips and drew the children over to peek through the window of one of the doors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There is only horrid beastly boys in the drawing room.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I had to do was draw two bowls as close to the jack as possible. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She gave a sharp slap to a spiky, dark red plant as she spoke, making it draw in the long feelers that had been inching sneakily over her shoulder. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Then I go back to my room and draw some brain maps. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether I would record the contorted fish-out-of-water version of the shark, or if I should eventually draw something that showed the shark in a more natural position for the guide. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Red with his own living blood his hand shone for a moment, and then he thrust the revealing light deep into a pocket near his breast and drew his elven-cloak about him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Lenny and Burl helped us drag everything to the woods at the edge of the yard, and then Howard wanted to sit on the porch and draw a plan for the fort. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She watched a few minutes more, and when the men didn’t return, she drew in a long inhale and exhaled slowly. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

This meant that the children were in and out of his study looking for rulers and scissors and scraps of paper to draw on. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew in my breath with an audible gasp that made Mechtild look up from her work. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Harry put his hand in his pocket and drew out Mad-Eye’s eye. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Every monster in the audience drew a weapon or extended its claws. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He drew off a little bit of fluid from the flasks and injected it into three rhesus monkeys, to infect them with the Cardinal agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some thirty people were left in the building, holding out in the drawing rooms on the second floor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Caden can draw it, but when he’s done, you each need to explain what it means.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Suppose I told you, Luke, that I would meet you clandestinely in the second-best drawing room—how would you ever know where to find me?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Goose feathers fly up when he draws back the blade, drifting through the air like snow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His television, the only one in the neighborhood, would draw a big crowd of men who wanted to watch the afternoon news and drink tea. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jethro felt choked with grief, but he drew a sleeve across his eyes and tried to look at his brother without further weeping. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

His jokes and drawings and how he seems to know everything. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

While he drew in the four slow puffs his heavy lids raised and he watched Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He carefully tore the drawing from his book. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Kate caught a single thread of hair with fingernails of thumb and forefinger and gently drew it out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Claire squeezed her eyes shut, drew in a deep breath, and held it until she looked like a balloon about to pop—then burst into a fit of gasping cough-sobs that were louder than ever. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But now he knows that he is happiest when he’s drawing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The otter did not try to swim away as I drew near and reached over the side of the canoe. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The biggest was a drawing of the giant farm implement shed that Deere & Company was proposing to put up on the block where the old brickyard had been. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it drew me to her to think she loved water rocks and woodpecker feathers, that she had a single picture of her mother just like I did. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were making him look very big except for one boy who drew a cat that filled up the whole paper and then added a tiny mouse down in one corner. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He continued to sit as they drew near and he saw that one was his uncle and with him were three men whom he did not know. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She draws on a lipstick mouth when she goes out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The drawing of the lots to determine who’d play what color, scheduled for noon at the Hotel Esja, attracted hundreds of journalists, officials of the ICF, and members of both the American and Russian sides. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘I do not know,’ answered Aragorn; ‘but a shadow and a threat has been growing in my sleep. It would be well to draw your sword.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bay Boy drew back his fist at me. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someday, I hope I can draw the way Julia draws, imagining worlds that don’t yet exist. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Noah, he says in that bone-melting way and my hands are in Heather’s hair, and I’m pressing my body against hers hard, drawing her closer to me, pushing my tongue deep inside her mouth... I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I draw an invisible circle on the concrete with my finger. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Home Sweet Home and The Old Rustic Bridge by the MBL Then, because it had finished its repertoire, it drew a hurried but quavering breath, and began again on Genevieve. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each day when the door was open to light, I would add more detail and identifying clues that Papa would recognize—our birthdays, a drawing of a vilkas—a wolf. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Anyway, it was a nice chance to sit, each of us on a swing, letting our toes draw lines in the dirt. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Milligan lifted his tranquilizer gun and drew a bead on the man, now only a few yards away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I flung the warm shawl over her, and drew the edges tight round her neck, for I dreaded lest she should get some deadly chill from the night air, unclad as she was. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Marshall was furious with the absent Stuart, was ready to draw up court-martial papers. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Denna wiped tears away from her eyes and drew a deep, shaky breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He saw Faber stop up his own breath for fear of drawing that ghost into his own body, perhaps, being contaminated with the phantom exhalations and odours of a running man. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

One had a drawing of a donut on it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He notched an arrow to the string and drew, and not moving from his seat he sent it straight through the twelve rings. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart walked up to the great sword for the third time. lie pot out his right hand softly and drew it out as gently as from a scabbard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Tally was rushing toward the slalom flags, crouching as she drew closer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, Ms. Gruwell just asked us to write or draw a picture describing our neighborhood. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mini clawed into her backpack and drew out an inhaler. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Without taking her eyes from my face, she very slowly put one of those gloved hands into her purse and drew out a small green snake. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The ship was drawing closer, growing larger and larger in the mist like a shadow at dusk. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We watched her draw in the dirt, sing, run, cartwheel. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I drew two identical girls side by side, which he found even more baffling, given that Leah and I—the beauty and the beast—were the twins under consideration. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason’s jaw is a little crooked, not as perfect as I drew. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I drew fireworks, but my first choice for ‘awesome’ would’ve been this.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Styx’s long-legged stride drew him ahead of us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He wasn't in on it! I drew it myself. I showed it to him because I thought it was funny.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Wait, wait, wait, you drew him? Like, from scratch?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When visitors come from the United States, I draw up little itineraries. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

All we would have to draw from was our own body heat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of it he drew a line and made a motion with his pen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel drew a tiny fort in the middle of the page—an austere palace framed by four tall turrets. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The lanterns hanging from their hooks were unbroken, and I lit them as the day drew down. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They were out on the plain now and drawing near the entrance to Udûn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You draw real good pictures, Mother,” she said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

We can work in the Dauntless compound, drawing tattoos or making weapons or even fighting each other for entertainment. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He reaches out with his pointer finger and draws a glowing white bird onto my shoulder. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I would bring a sketchbook or something and try to draw, but mostly I just liked to go there. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to describe Farsi chanting: the way Mom drew her voice out like the notes of a cello as she recited poems by Rumi or Hafez. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Green light comes pouring out of them, and together they draw a complex symbol of glowing green. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Above her bed are papered her fantastical pencil drawings of Frau Elena’s village, of Paris with a thousand white towers beneath whirling flocks of birds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She went indoors, quickly crossed the black and white tiled hall—how familiar her echoing steps, how annoying—and paused to catch her breath in the doorway of the drawing room. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Something real, something that wasn’t just stuck in a drawing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ranofer drew a long breath, hesitated one more anxious moment, then plunged straight into the middle of his story. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

That Sunday evening began with people gathered around the family radio, relaxing as the weekend drew to a close. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

As spring approached and the day of Lori’s graduation drew closer, I lay awake at night, thinking about her life in New York City. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I intend to draw Miss Trixie out rather shortly; 1 suspect that this Medusa of capitalism has many valuable insights and more than one pithy observation to offer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And an old witch in the tower, and a dragon in the drawing room.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I drew two pages of long, flexible zippers and noticed that a shark has no rib cage. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I mean, shall I draw a picture of you? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw a trombone, but it’s hard to do the curves. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A long hairy arm took each of them by the neck and drew them close together. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

If Archie drew a white marble, the assignment stood as ordered. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, she put on her gloves again, and we drew round the fire, and Wemmick said, “Now, Aged Parent, tip us the paper.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Georgie picked up a stick and began drawing little figures in the dirt. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“No. I just drew it this afternoon,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Vincent leaves that very day, packing up just what he needs: his painter’s tools, his watercolors, his portfolio with drawings, and some clothes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As he draws her close, Twiggy vanishes and she's herself again. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Root drew a house of three stories with gables and a peaked roof, in red brick, buff sandstone, blue granite, and black slate; Burnham refined the drawings and guided construction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Chronicler sucked in a breath and jerked the sword away as the man’s hand ran along the edge of the blade, drawing blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On that particular Holy Thursday, Severo was pacing up and down the drawing room worrying about the scandal his daughter had provoked at mass. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the floor and drew pictures of clocks and gears, imaginary machines and magicians on stage. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Now let’s see if you can draw that. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spent a whole day redoing the drawing on different sheets of paper, coloring it in, trimming it to size, taking it to the university copy center. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gestured toward Turner, then drew the eyes of his audience back. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

One howl of agony is joined by another and another as Helene draws and shoots, fast as lightning striking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She put a shaking hand inside the bag and drew out a tiny, perfect model of a dragon — a Welsh Green. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I drew up a chair next to her, and she leaned against my shoulder. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bodyguard reached into a pocket, and drew out a half pint of the finest Irish whiskey. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

As I was giving him commands, I drew my revolver. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need all this stuff”—she gestured to her suitcase—“to sweep him off his feet. You’re kind of cool in a weirdly quirky way. It draws people in.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“People come from everywhere to get me to stand in for ’em at drawings and give them numbers to play. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the weeks passed, the piece of fabric on my branch drew many comments. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He draws closer, touches my chin with one hand, and guides me into a kiss. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, drawing himself up to his full height, he made a very low and solemn bow. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to do a photo-realistic pencil drawing,” Radar said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Late that afternoon, one of the horses drawing her wayn died in the traces. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could feel their curiosity drawing them closer to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His favorite artists were Rembrandt, Sargent, and ‘Titan,” but he added, advisedly, that he himself didn’t care to draw along those lines. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Those that were behind drew back in dismay. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I ran to one side and uncapped Riptide, hoping to draw the monster’s attention. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She walks with the grace and carriage of a true lady; I slouch along, hands resting on the hilts of my sickles, ready to draw them at the first sign of trouble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After playing some Italian songs, Miss Bingley varied the charm by a lively Scotch air; and soon afterwards Mr. Darcy, drawing near Elizabeth, said to her— Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Reading his letter, I drew a deep breath, for I realized that Delbriick did not know of the complementary double helix at the time of Linus’ talk. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

If you wanted to draw the Brown Pelican, I’m not lying, it wouldn’t be easy. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My eyes travel to the drawing of the lungs and the picture hanging next to it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

After a while, I noticed that some of the creatures started reappearing, which made drawing them easier. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

You draw Venn diagrams to see the relationships between different groups of things. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We studied the sketches—there were several drawings of horses and Stagecoach Pass. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A basketball court beside the field drew a crowd of young men who went back and forth between playing hoops and sitting in their cars. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The ruler of Hades drew near to listen with his queen. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway,” June said, “I want to draw a glass girl because of this.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

What I draw is the furniture in the apartment: the overstuffed sofa from the Sally Ann strewn with shed clothing, the bulbous lamp lent by a roommate’s mother, the kitchen stool. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He opened a huge dusty book and drew it to him and dipped a foul pen into an inkwell filled with what looked like coal dust. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vincent finishes those drawings quickly, and when he gives them to Uncle Cor, his uncle likes them so much he commissions a second series of cityscapes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I drew the shapes on the wall with a Sharpie. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aragorn and his companions searched far and wide about the field of battle, but the light faded, and evening soon drew down, dim and misty. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A large bird began a song, drawing my eyes to the throbbing of its bright blue, red and yellow throat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marcos decorated the carriage house with some frayed curtains that had once belonged in the drawing room but that neglect and age had turned to dusty rags. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And once a boy has suffered rejection, he will find rejection even where it does not exist—or, worse, will draw it forth from people simply by expecting it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The smells were in every breath he drew, and smells are a tiger’s language. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

In desperation the animals began appealing to the two horses which drew the van to stop. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Dork,” Lucas said, drawing back his fist and pretending to swing at me again. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Because she never wanted to draw a boy in those treehouses and she didn’t really understand why. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Suit #2 draws a gun, and suddenly time slows down, like it’s viscous, and my entire body is drenched in sweat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I study the tomato closely, drawing it in my mind. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Papa said, “Amil, you can’t read. You play around too much and draw little pictures. You must be more serious or you will become nothing.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

While the biologists continued to take measurements, I made a simple line drawing from nose to tail. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like video games; that’s just what he thinks. I’m sitting in my room reading and drawing.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I covered my lapse by yawning, so the doctor gave me some drawing games. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He drew the dirk across his throat, to show her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Once you shave that off, you could draw an eight in its place and your head would look like a Magic 8 Ball,” she said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She began to draw, and I looked at her as if I were drawing her, too. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As we drew closer to the old Agena, it changed from a speck to a cylinder, and I could see that it was not tumbling or spinning, but appeared to be steady as a rock. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Modern drawings of ancient cities tend to show them at an imagined apogee, the great monuments all splendidly arrayed together, perfect as architectural models. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I pull the ribbon, and the box unfurls into a handmade, colorful, pop-up bouquet of flowers, the same purple lilacs and pink hydrangeas and white wildflowers as in Abby’s drawing suddenly brought to life. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Jasón had said look at the letter carefully, draw it on the tablet, or on the sand of the playground. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Riley escorted me to the principal’s office, and I spread the drawings and equations out on his desk. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I eat dinner and draw and watch YouTube videos, just like I used to do to kill time pre-Stella’s intervention, but it all feels extra boring now. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It’s her name, not my lingering attachment to him, that draws me after him when he starts to walk away. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Emma could have sworn she felt the crooked heart against her palm, even though it was just a Sharpie drawing on plastic and perfectly flat. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Plus, the weekend before is the Family Pairs Bass Tournament. That always draws out-of-towners. If we advertise at the tournament, they might come back for the rally.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Finn drew the curtains in the living room so that the people choking up the lawn wouldn’t gape. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“She was brought up by relations that treated her harsh. To draw back and say nothin’ is her way of protectin’ herself. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For the matter of that, you pulled away my sword rather roughly. I told you and told you not to draw it. But you wouldn’t listen. That’s what burned your arm.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I go to the blackboard and start drawing on it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“These sweats were so offensive,” he wrote, “as to oblige me to draw the bed-clothes close to my neck, to defend myself from their smell.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I should draw my knife as a precaution, but I doubt my ability to hold it for long. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mother was already bustling around, straightening up the drawing room. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just knew that she was ready to show Layla her drawing, because every time she worked on it, she ended up crying or her chest would tighten and she couldn’t get enough breath. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But as they draw closer and closer to the small town, something tells Herold not to take the risk. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s a drawing of it: Manolo—an ivory frame for my graduation picture. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bearing this burden he stands forever before the place that is wrapped in clouds and darkness, where Night and Day draw near and greet one another. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When evening drew near, I went to the chapel to wait for Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But now she is drawing a picture too. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It was a drawing of two loosely twisted strands of DNA. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And still holding her hands he drew her right out of the street, away from the iron railings and the lamp-posts, into the very middle of the picture. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

As they raced across the county road and onto the wheel tracks that led to their own home draw the water struck them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Mathemagician accepted his defeat with grace, nodded weakly, and then drew the three travelers to his side. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He drew back his arm, slammed his fist into Mark’s stomach. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The stuff in the yellow rings had the power of drawing you into the wood; it was stuff that wanted to get back to its own place, the in-between place. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I try to hide in my room and draw but Dad comes and gets me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kings and corpses always draw attendants, the old saying went. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he replaced his hat, pushed himself back from the river, drew up his knees and embraced them. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, she managed to hang on to the drawing and keep it in her locker. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He drew a rolled paper | from his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And then, at the end, I drew the round and terrified eye. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

An Osage, speaking to a reporter about the guardians, stated, “Your money draws ’em and you’re absolutely helpless. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Here, I’ll draw you some fresh, Miss Love,” I said, emptying the bucket into the wash pan. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They managed it, however, drawing the body clear of high water mark. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Is it really that big of a deal? Maybe he was interested in your drawings.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Their family problems drew the three black whelps together more than ever. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guttural roar of a lone car driving by the house draws my eyes to the window. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It tugged and drew at him as he slogged out of the surf, keeping the food high. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hades drew his sword, a double-edged Stygian blade etched with silver. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then I thought in my heart that we drew near to the Sea; for wide was the water in the darkness, and sea-birds innumerable cried on its shores. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She took with her to her grave the picture of her little daughter’s body laid out on the chaise longue in the drawing room of the Ayemenem House. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, on the wall, I drew an eye with long lashes, followed by a heart and a stick figure, next to which I wrote Matt Johnson and dated it: 10/29/1997. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Back when Vincent drew some pictures in London, they were bad. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

This year’s card is a drawing she has done herself, of an elephant decked with red and green jewels, glued onto silver paper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry drew the curtains tight shut, then pulled the Cloak off himself and Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Dean took another draw from his mug. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

So I draw cartoons to make him happy, to give him other worlds to live inside. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry and Hermione jumped to their feet and drew their wands. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I watched as Alice drew a square room with dark beams across its low ceiling. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Trying to draw it off, I suppose,” replied Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, while she stands valiantly observing the world, I draw the random things that come to mind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was decided that they would draw straws and the winner would get to be the first one to ask the oracle a question. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of the Cossacks broke free of the circle and ran to the center, drawing their swords. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

This was a comic strip we used to draw together about two astronauts named Gleebo and Tom who lived on Pluto and had a dog named Darth Daisy. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

This discrepancy between evolutionary success and individual suffering is perhaps the most important lesson we can draw from the Agricultural Revolution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used a fat green marker, also swiped from work, to draw a pyramid on April 27, with dollar signs and exclamation points all around it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“But before I go, I wanted to ask...did you ever finish that drawing you were working on?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Is like a web of roads. Is entire canal system. One canal leads to crossing place and meets with another,” explains one man Bernard, drawing lines in the dirt with a stick. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not mention the incident at all, but asked me if I could bring him the following things: some pencils, plain white paper, a ruler, a protractor, and a drawing compass. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

For Bones, I draw a squiggle that turns into a vaguely suggestive porcupine. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t have this copy of that drawing, either. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I draw posters of basketball players shooting cans through a hoop. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly and surely the doctors drew their plans to carve up my cranium, move some pieces around, toss away the chunks they didn’t need, and put some new stuff in for good measure. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Do any of you draw?” she said, shading her eyes and looking across the field. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

With an entire American city below from which to draw needed supplies, a brilliant man might do anything. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bowed to Father Cham, who drew a braided strand from his robe and tied it around the young man's wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He drew pictures for her as they waited for a strike, showed her how to draw an elephant in one stroke without ever lifting the pen off the paper. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Hunting around in my drawers, I find a set in a dark blue silk and draw them on. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We looked at each other and drew maps in our heads. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He swung away from Mordred, burst into a torrent of words, drew the hunting knife which was all he carried, and advanced on Agravaine—these things simultaneously. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits down in the chair next to me and starts to draw. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Now, sitting in the drawing room, Emma read page after page of The Origin of Species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someday I’ll see him again, and we’ll tell our stories to each other... but for now I lock him safely away, in a place where I can draw on his strength. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“For sure,” Mapper said, narrowing his eyes at the drawing as if a master attack plan would materialize if he just squinted it into existence. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I draw fire and water forgetting all the rules and morphing into something new. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Quickly, I drew back on the oars so I could escape without her. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Now more than ever I must avoid drawing attention to myself. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lowered the blade back to my throat, and I slowly drew Miss Peregrine’s letter and photo from my jacket, holding it for her to see. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As White later reported to Hoover, “MOLLIE appears to have been the first means to draw HALE, through the BURKHARTS, the assets of the entire family.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Beastly Thibaut is here with another man today, hence I am writing like a demon, any old drivel, so as not to draw attention to myself. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

There had been years when art filled Vincent’s life: beautiful paintings and drawings he had seen in The Hague, in London, in Brussels, and in Paris. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I try to draw them in the art room, but too many people watch me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rosewater was on the next bed, reading, and Billy drew him into the conversation, asked him what he was reading this time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the wall over Jason’s bed, between two baseball posters, is my drawing of Kristi’s house. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vincent takes classes in German, Dutch, math, history, geography, botany, zoology, gym—and drawing. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Stubble Chin drew a hammer from his tool belt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Peeta growls at her, drawing his cuffs in close to his body. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As they drew closer, the captain’s confidence increased. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It's a little fogged up, so I draw a smiley face. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Such daylight as followed was dim; for here as the Mountain drew near the air was ever mirky, while out from the Dark Tower there crept the veils of Shadow that Sauron wove about himself. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, he drew a map of the Square, indicating the points at which a “getaway car” could most advantageously be stationed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lissa drew in her breath and crossed her arms across her chest as if she were cold. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

My mom’s paintings have always been brightly colored and beautiful, but something about applying all that color to her intricate, almost anatomical drawings of insects makes them something more than beautiful. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The freeway billboard has a drawing of Mack in his clown clothes and Stella on her hind legs and an angry animal with fierce eyes and unkempt hair. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He drew his hands apart, as if to indicate a sizable space between them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They drew up alongside the shore, skimming past mottled beaches and fields of grass. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

All the way across the paper, she drew buildings of different sizes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They draw to me like someone stuck a note on my forehead saying, “losers wanted here.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

With the doorknob jammed against the small of my back, I watch Joon return to his drawing, his neck so tense and tight the back of his head touches his shoulders. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

As the collapsing region got smaller, it would spin faster—just as skaters spinning on ice spin faster as they draw in their arms. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother’s ears are round, like dried apricots, or like the ears of the green-tinged, ovalheaded aliens from outer space he draws with his colored pencils. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He found him giving a zither lesson and did not draw him aside to speak to him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The dog from the reservation now appears across several pages in my drawing pad, in various positions: seated, sleeping, running, and carefree with a stick in his mouth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing on the walls, not a single painting or drawing. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve loved seeing the landscape, drawing it over and over from this perspective. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol wants to excuse himself, to raise his hand and take a trip to the lavatory, but at the same time he wants to draw as little attention to himself as possible. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were far beyond the borders of the Bree-land, out in the pathless wilderness, and drawing near to the Midgewater Marshes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Chester lifted the black wings that were carefully folded across his back and with a quick, expert stroke drew the top one over the bottom. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she’d find a bare wall behind it, but when she moved the sign, most of her photos and drawings were still pinned there. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The dogs that drew the chariots were fearsome beasts, as big as direwolves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Next she drew a few tiny people walking on the street below the buildings. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gwydion dragged the stupefied Taran to an ash tree and from his belt drew the hunting knife which he thrust in Taran’s hand. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Papa tore up my drawing and threw the pieces into the fire. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever try to draw blood from a wild elephant? We didn’t.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the page facing Map 4 was a drawing of a house with a lacy wraparound porch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Vincent might have referred to it as a drawing, not a painting, as he often did when he used watercolors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Some were already drunk, and the women's flushed bosoms drew their lovers' eager eyes and sometimes an unrestrained hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They had not yet learned to draw the significant but often very fine distinction between smut and pure science. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mechanical man hadn’t been writing ... it was drawing! The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He turned his mount and drew a sword. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I want my own version of that drawing,” Uncle Phil declares. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly I knew something was wrong and distorted and out of drawing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped my gaze away from the photo, but something drew my attention back to it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

LaPautre made a final puff and drew himself up to his most solemn height. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But no matter how hard I focused, struggling to come up with a new plan of attack, my mind drew a blank. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She drew nearer, bursting with happiness to see her father, and then the man turned toward her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mark slumped to his side, then slowly drew his legs up onto the cot. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then he and the trumpeter drew aside and bowed and the soldiers saluted and the Prince himself came in. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I was playing for a draw with white, but Bobby played so badly that I achieved a winning position. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The original illustration, a line drawing of five dancing men, was done by the late artist Keith Haring. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Styx drew on his candy cigarette, in the way that meant he had a lot of thoughts he wasn’t going to say. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The stars were bright now and he saw the dolphin clearly and he pushed the blade of his knife into his head and drew him out from under the stem. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw the phone away from my ear and open the new-message indicator. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to, but it’s so much easier than drawing attention to myself by trying to go against the swarm of eighth graders headed in one direction. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Atticus, you’re like that old publisher who sent out a staff artist to cover the Spanish-American War. ‘You draw the pictures. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

His plan was to leave a single Greek behind in the deserted camp, primed with a tale calculated to make the Trojans draw the horse into the city—and without investigating it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clatter of Uhmma in the kitchen finally draws me out of my room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Amari gave me back the recorder and started putting his drawing pad and pens back into his knapsack. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Perry, as the patrol car drew alongside, nodded. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he met Burger in his room for breakfast, he began another argument, protesting that their choice of a deluxe hotel would draw attention to them. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

For example, they might have distinguished a count of sheep from one of wheat by drawing a sheep on one and a wheat stalk on the other. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She crumpled them and tossed them away, then drew her little knees up to her chest. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then Rowan drew his last breath and prepared to accept her blade. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She rummages in her purse and draws out a sheaf of bills, rolls them up and offers them to the men. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Even drew the GD symbol in my notebooks. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I moved my arm to draw us closer together, and hugged him as hard as my muscles could. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Did you draw any of the stuff that’s on the walls?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

If you do a drawing of the tornado, will you show me? Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I miss”—he peeks over his shoulder into the apartment and lowers his voice—“drawing down there.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Don't worry about that,” she said soothingly, and in the second or two during which she drew deeply on her cigarette, Briony flinched as her hopes lifted unreally. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He put his back to the wall, drew his knees up to his chest, and stared at her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But for my sake don't do anything that’ll draw attention to you. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He likes to paste lots of paper scraps together with flour and water to make a bigger drawing space. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His leg stops jiggling, and he draws in a deep pleading breath. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The woman pointed at a house that fronted onto the courtyard, then drew a stained coverlet from the tub at her feet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words were still swirling in the air around us, and I breathed deeply, trying to draw them into myself. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You used to draw all those explosions. You borrowed my red pencil, because yours was used up.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But prudence warned me neither to waste the time nor weaken my resolve by too much thought So I reached into my pocket and drew forth the small vial. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I don’t either. This is why the stars are awesome. You can draw whatever you need into them.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Frodo drew near he threw back his hood, showing a shaggy head of dark hair flecked with grey, and in a pale stern face a pair of keen grey eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She watched a few minutes more, and when the men didn’t return, she drew in a long inhale and exhaled slowly. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She obediently drew it back up to pier level. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

There was a ring and clatter as the Company drew their swords. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her laughter drew more wolves to her, and she killed them too, wondering if she should start a count of her own. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon finished reading, put his hand back into his breast pocket, and drew out something else. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

If the terrain was not too rocky or hilly, you might be part of a group of slaves who drove teams of oxen to draw plows across the fields. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Cane chairs had been arranged in rows, drawing boards on each seat, a crate between every two chairs with a big jar of clear water and several ripped-up pieces of old toweling on top. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The bald knight, following his leader's cue, drew his and brandished it in the faces of the villagers. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He readjusted his spectacles on his nose, sighed, and drew the next batch of work toward him, with the scrap of paper on top of it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I stare at Abby’s drawing as they roll me out, the healthy lungs calling to me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They pushed back the table, and drew chairs round the fire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After all the other drawings that she’d lost, Ivy didn’t think she could take losing June’s whale too. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As he drew closer, he could make out at least six forms hunched around the fire. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It was a mess. That blathering sailor pushed her to the front of the line. It drew more attention.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I draw my sword and smack the nearest suitor across the back of his head with the flat of my blade. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“However, I think it would be well for Bethe not to draw too general conclusions as to what can be done, as there are many ways of skinning a cat.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I raised my hands to the strings and drew their attention back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sat down and used it to draw in a patch of hard dirt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The preacher rose, sighed, and drew from his pocket a small wooden cross with a chain upon it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The junior officers cleared out their cots, clothing, and maps from the second-floor drawing room so we could scrub and polish it from ceiling to floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The innkeeper drew a deep breath of autumn air and looked around restlessly, as if waiting for something to happen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The only thing on it was a small drawing of a black bird in front of a bridge and ocean waves, and a short string of numbers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She picked up a pencil and started to draw. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I turned the page on our lesson in business correspondence, and began to work on an elaborate pencil drawing of Noah’s ark. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given the photo of the board members on the synagogue’s anniversary pamphlet I’d obtained, I doubted if half the old geezers on the board were still drawing air. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a teasing tone in his voice, and it’s enough to draw a smile from me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As a small boy I could briefly look at his maps and then draw them myself. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

What drew headline attention, however, was the academy’s finding that even low-level radiation exposure carried potential genetic consequences. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I drew a swastika on her palm and the hammer and sickle on top of my hand, the Lithuanian flag shredded and falling in between. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Long stories and epic tales used music to draw in the audience and to help the reciter’s memorization. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

In those days, proving a mathematical theorem was often as simple as drawing an elegant picture; the tools of ancient Greek mathematics weren’t pencil and paper—they were a straightedge and compasses. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mountaineering tends to draw men and women not easily deflected from their goals. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then she tried to bite the top of his nose to tell him she was the leader, but Kapu drew up tall. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I did so the door in the large drawing room that led to the stone passage and the back premises opened, and I heard voices. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I draw a little splash mark into one corner of the beach, with a shaggy form diving into it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He drew Honor to a halt at the edge of the moat, a deep trench lined with stone, its green waters choked by scum. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But instead of handing her the plain-as-porridge sword she usually wielded in practice, he drew his own blade. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I would draw out my pen and one of my black-and-white composition books. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She drew it out of her pajama pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They all drew back quickly and Ida walked ahead of Victor up the steep stairs to the room where she had put the children. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t even remember what he looked like now, but I’ll never forget the reaction I had when I first saw him in Noah’s drawing pad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The next day, the discussions in the drawing room appeared to reach a new level of intensity and by lunchtime, the exchanges were becoming rather heated. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to stop him, but he caught her, drawing her flailing body into his arms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“On and on,” says Michael, drawing more circles. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And when he grows a little bigger he may be dangerous to you unless you let us draw his claws. His fangs,” he added boldly, “have already been removed.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Now he was drawing near the bridge below, and Frodo’s staring eyes followed him, unable to wink or to withdraw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, as if he’d given up or had no choice, then drew me down, between his knees. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t even sit long enough to draw—I’m pacing back and forth on deck to counteract the motion of the sea again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“More tea, I think,” said Dumbledore, closing the door behind Harry, Ron, and Hermione, drawing out his wand, and twiddling it; a revolving tea tray appeared in midair along with a plate of cakes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She draws the word out softly, like the name of a lover. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The sight of Bran in his basket drew stares from those who had not seen it before, but hc had learned to ignore stares. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After Henrietta checked into the hospital, a nurse drew blood and labeled the vial colored, then stored it in case Henrietta needed transfusions later. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She drew her legs underneath her and rocked on the wooden crate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

My feet drew me over to the side of Clancy’s bed, where I finally stopped, my anger at him overwhelming even the anxiety I felt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, most of them bolted their locks, drew their shutters, and pretended to be out. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Because those lights do a lot of drawing. I’d reckon they can run a battery down quick—just like in your car. So I have to wonder a little, yes.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the later years of his life Theseus married Ariadne’s sister Phaedra, and thereby drew down terrible misfortunes on her and on himself and on his son Hippolytus, the son the Amazon had borne him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He worked skillfully with the one hand and put his foot on the coils to hold them as he drew his knots tight. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence drew out and I was suddenly aware that I was in my PJs, on Conner’s bed, in his room with him. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“This is serious. The Soviets could arrest you if they saw your drawing.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Slowly She began to draw him down into the heart of the cave. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru drew it out of her pocket and threw it on the ground, but nothing happened. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even as she spoke, he appeared, terrible to behold, and threatened to crush the ship with rocks if they drew nearer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he was a man of pride and the tracks drew him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin looked out across the bay and drew in a deep breath. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless he drew slowly nearer, ready to jump back at any moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Gradually, subtly, the Mellower drew Father’s attention to his duty to pass courage on to his children. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Watercolors and oils, prints, drawings, sculptures in stone and bronze, all crowded together with nowhere for the eye to rest. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

And then, quick as a lightbulb flicking on, Barry could see a letter hidden in the drawing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I gathered all of my drawings, even the ones on small scraps, from underneath the lining in my suitcase. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

While chomping on an apple, I looked down at the snail and drew a large circle around and around until I made the circuit five times with my pen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And then I draw a shriveled girl trapped within her shadow. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Giving his spear to another who rode up and dismounted at his side, he drew his sword and stood face to face with Aragorn, surveying him keenly, and not without wonder. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“And then,” Alex says, and he grabs Henry’s tie again, close to the knot, and draws his mouth up to a breath away from Henry’s. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When he had put the kitchen to rights he went in and drew a chair up to the bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Belet plucked a hair and drew it over the blade's edge, slicing it neatly in two. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had been dying to know what was under the hood of this shark, so that I could draw the outside in a more realistic way. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Not like Mama Ya-Ya who calls my name, drawing out the third syllable, the ah sound. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Using the alphabet he’d written on the board, Mr. Quisling drew a hash mark under a letter for each time it appeared in James’s message. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Anderson draws her hand back and slaps me across the face, my head whipping around from the blow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His lips drew back in a taut, bitter grin. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He drew two swords from the wall display. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bo drew winged lions all the time and Prosper simply drank in every word his mother said. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Nearchus drew near, Zeno insisted that the tyrant come closer, since it was best to keep the names a secret. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But she provides her with grade cards, childhood drawings, school papers. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And the four crawled out of the ditch without drawing any more fire. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even drew the shiny eagle that appeared and disappeared depending on which way I held the card. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She grumbled to herself all morning over her work while Tom and Samuel went over the boring equipment, sharpened bits, drew sketches of windmills new in design, and measured for timbers and redwood water tanks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He also described how a Nazi saboteur should act while in America, so he would blend in and not draw attention to himself and the mission. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She drew a great kettle of water from the well and set it to boil for the wash. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“The one you drew of all of us that I liked so much?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She took a step forward, then stopped as he drew a damp dress through his fist. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I had tried to draw it, but nothing I did ever came close. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kit drew a deep breath, and sitting on the floor, her knees drawn tight against her chest, she waited for William. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

We have to do spelling tests and sums in arithmetic; it’s like real school, but worse, because we never get to draw pictures. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I rejected several drawings because I didn’t want a pair of moronic angels but faithful portraits of Rosa and Clara, with their faces, their hands, and their real shape. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was the women who drew Mariam’s eyes the most. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

In response, the grootslang drew itself up to its full height, blotting out what little light filtered through the trees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He released the right jib sheet, frantically pulled in the left, felt the sail fill and begin to draw, pulling, pulling the Frog away from shore. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was in danger, he drew a policeman. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

On the morning of April the 29th Dunstan Thorn drew guard duty on the gap in the wall, with Tommy Forester. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was, I recall, leaving the drawing room with an empty teapot in my hand when Miss Kenton stopped me and said: 'Mr Stevens, Dr Meredith is just leaving now.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

People jog in our neighborhood, sometimes two together, but they never draw a crowd. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She twists around and draws my face toward hers, her fingertips on my chin. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Because these enforcers received pitiful salaries and were prized for being quick draws, it’s not surprising that the boundary between good lawmen and bad lawmen was porous. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My heart aches at the thought of drawing. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’m propped on my bed drawing Brian, who’s a few feet away at my desk watching a meteor shower on some astronomy site he’s addicted to. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But the number of houses in smaller neighborhoods had continued to increase, drawing the attention of upwardly mobile families who, like their white counterparts, had a vision of postwar success that included home ownership. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As they drew nearer, their identity became dear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds just like the angel Leo drew, the one on the ceiling of the theatre!” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We decided to publish a report to draw attention to the plight of children in the United States who had been sentenced to die in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to burden Seabiscuit with 132 pounds, but he knew that going the way of the lighter weight would draw criticism. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next year, Bridge, Tab, and Emily were the set of fifth graders who drew creatures on their homework papers, and they drew the same things they had drawn before: bird, snake, and Martian. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Is she trying to draw out my secrets? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I stare at my drawing, trying to collect my thoughts. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

That night, my first homework assignment was to practice drawing that letter. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he stood at the entrance, Athena’s shining buckler on his breast, the silver wallet at his side, he drew the eyes of every man there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m very glad that you saw something in the drawing I sent, I also thought there was something in it,” Vincent writes. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The bigger the fire, the quicker it would draw the draccus close. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They walked for a while, all silent in their thoughts, until they reached the car and Alec drew a fine telescope from his shirt and handed it to Milo. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swiftly draws a circle and divides it into twelve wedges. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I drew them large; I shaped them well: the eyelashes I traced long and sombre; the irids lustrous and large. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

At night, new drawings accumulated beneath his bed. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Swiftly it drew near, and suddenly the boats shot through, out into a wide clear light. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Four smiling, mocking, threatening men remained in the drawing room. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hopes of succeeding accelerated when one day Perry produced a pastel drawing he had made—a large, in no way technically naive portrait of Jesus. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made drawing after drawing on it by filling in the tiny squares with colored pencil to make pixelated portraits. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

He took her hand and drew her arm through his. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my pretend pencil over the glass case again, and I started drawing the wings. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

One officer, during this final phase, apparently drew his gun to keep other patrons at bay. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew back under the trees and skirted around the house to the laboratory, adding to my tardiness and the repercussions I’d have to face at the table. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He felt her relax completely; he kissed her and she drew him to the bed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Percy was only a short way away from Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who quickly pretended to be asleep as Dumbledore’s footsteps drew nearer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Girl, I can barely draw a circle. I’m sure you’re very talented.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A shard of glass can draw blood, but a fist can shatter it, too. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He drew rein and waited for Brother Luke to come abreast of him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Naturally, as soon as they became familiar with the geometrical techniques of perspective representation, artists became fascinated by mathematical shapes and the difficulties of drawing them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He whirled his plastic glass in his hand and regarded the rinse of whisky left in it, a gesture often designed to draw emptiness to the attention of a host. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She drew away and laid the shoulder bag on her dressing table before following Mrs. Coulter back to the drawing room. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Insufficient information to draw a conclusion,” I said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The carriage picked up speed on the long, sloping drive up to the castle; Hermione was leaning out of the tiny window, watching the many turrets and towers draw nearer. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His mother drew her arm round the child and pressed its face against her breast. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As a child my mother had shown a tendency for drawing and mud sculpture and could still amuse us with her speedy recreations of a popular cartoon woodpecker. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I draw my scim and shove it through the creature, twisting, hoping steel will kill the thing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

That's not the sort of weapon the Gamemakers usually provide, given that they like to see the tributes draw blood personally. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We turn onto the Midway, banging our pots and pans and spoons, drawing attention from some of the other internees who were standing around their blocks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Out in the night the group was breaking up and Brother Jack drew me aside. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right then, remembering how Charlie Price called me crazy, I decided to draw one up and try to follow it every day. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma put an arm around me and drew me close. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The two leaped and twirled around each other in fervent circles, every so often drawing close to exchange blows, like two hawks locked in a fatal spiral of courtship. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I gasp, drawing a rattling breath into my lungs. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then come drums, cymbals, the gongs of explosions, drawing a crimson lattice over the roof. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Matt poked a crumb of hamburger into the bag and got a bite that drew blood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t until he picked up the green spray paint and drew that enormous X over the back of the uniform shirt and handed it to me that I remembered to start breathing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But the pastor, the Reverend I. L. Anderson, insisted, and the meeting drew a crowd of several hundred people on the evening of May 14. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells us to finish our drawings from memory. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We were across the room from each other and without so much as sharing a glance, I drew him, and he me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Magdalys drew her pistol and motioned them to stay quiet as they approached the wooden door. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For instance, there was the matter of Mr. Clem Crummy having a drawing to get a new name for the Cold Sassy Hotel, recently bought from old Mr. Boop. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I clung to the story of the accordion player and visualized my drawings making their way into Papa’s hands. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“She wants you to draw it, but she sure as hell can’t eat it,” Humble guffaws. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Amaranta fetched the ledger where she had written down the facts about her nephews and as the telegrams arrived she drew lines through the names until only that of the eldest remained. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I drew like I was in a trance. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Getting shot should be an experience from which you can draw some small pride. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you draw the diagonal—a line from one corner to the opposite corner—the irrational appears. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She folded it and smoothed it, and then hung it beside the inlaid bed upon a bar; then, drawing the door shut by its silver handle she slid the catch in place and went away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he drew the skull and wrote “ASSASSIN,” John perked up a little. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

A youth, a mildfaced Acadian, was drawing water from the astern, which was nothing more than a rusty buoy, with an opening on one side, sunk in the ground. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and waved it in the air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He mostly stayed behind the scenes, preferring not to draw attention to himself. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Janie laughed and drew two quarts of syrup from the barrel and Joe Starks pumped the water bucket full of cool water. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

In reality, although we frequently draw such a contrast, hunter-gatherers in some productive areas, including North America’s Pacific Northwest coast and possibly southeastern Australia, became sedentary but never became food producers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed her neck with his eerily smooth gloved hand, pressing into her wound so that pain sliced through her, and drew her face close to his. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She told me to draw one just like it, right beside it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like that urge to fill an empty space with drawings. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He draws a sketch so Theo can see it: “The perpendicular and horizontal lines of the frame, together with the diagonals and the cross” form a grid. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then I drew the princess running, her beautiful golden hair tumbling down the mountainside... Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Watching him draw on his heavy boots, Kit knew that she could not let him go without speaking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I had to admit, it was exciting and mysterious how the diviner could draw a whole story out of these little somethings. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yet as I drew close I began to sense something greatly amiss. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sits and puts his arm around me and draws me close to him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He put his hand inside his cloak and drew out a drawstring pouch much larger than the one Hagrid had given Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I keep running my tentacle along the window, making the cloud bigger and bigger until there isn’t any condensation left to draw in. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Gunn drew up a new management structure and a precise set of goals and timetables aimed at cleaning the system line by line, train by train. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It draws me in—a secret that she wants ripped off for good. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And from then on, they were the set of all fourth graders who drew creatures on their homework. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He turns so his back is against the door and draws me to him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“A for apple!” sang Ess, drawing with her stick in the wet sand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ruthanne drew her lips in like she was getting ready to spit a seed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Flocks of birds, flying at great speed, were wheeling and circling, and traversing all the land as if they were searching for something; and they were steadily drawing nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Totally cool, even if I have to stand on tiptoe to see in and then bend down to draw, but so what. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Her uncle said, “Jean Louise, there are to this day in Maycomb County the living counterparts of every buttheaded Celt, Angle, and Saxon who ever drew a breath. You remember Dean Stanley, don’t you?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Both started back and drew a long breath: for here at last was something worth seeing. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She studied the old knight as the galley drew near to a pier. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It draws the viewer’s eye to the two men. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After a moment, Bast drew a slow, deep breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She reached into her pocket and drew out the photos of her family, the picture of her father and mother, the picture of herself and her husband on their wedding day. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boldly I drew nearer, but I did not look in her eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

After she left, I worked on my drawing of the Large-Billed Puffins. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I draw courage and smile back, doing a little wave before realizing Lauren has seen and is looking back at Jeremy. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Glass bowls of red berries were set on small tables in the drawing room, library, and the front parlor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father tried looking away from the yellow tights—which wasn’t easy, since they were the brightest thing in the room and tended to draw the eye. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She scurried across the drawing room and tugged repeatedly on the bellpull that hung by the door. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She froze with terror for a moment, and then her lips drew back from her teeth like a cat’s lips. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its brightness drew me like a lighthouse beacon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I drew a little circle in the air around the side of my head. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

An extra nursing duty was drawing the blackout over the huge ward windows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But until I saw Amari’s drawing, I hadn’t really thought about my hair. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“That is not important,” said the owl, drawing back a little and looking at her in a new way—almost as if with deference. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

All these drawings make the closet seem smaller. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mom always makes it clear that I can do more than draw. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The roar of the great falls drew nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He kept drawing until his mind calmed down. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh, shut up,” said Ron as he and Harry drew level with Neville. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Those adventures, however, are another story, and this story, I’m afraid, must now draw to a close. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Once again, we can easily push this question back one step further, by drawing on written histories and archaeological discoveries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It leaves an ugly dash across my drawing, right through the middle of a lopsided mountain. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt sleep drawing itself over me like a thick blanket, like death. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I take the cigarette from him, draw deeply in, hand it back. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nearer we drew to the theatre, the more dense the crowd became. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I fidgeted and scribbled a drawing in my notebook, a circle of vines and roots that looked like my bracelet from Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Percy drew his sword and swept all the food ofF the picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He’s trying to draw his dad’s attention away from his mom. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Stand aside,” said Riddle, drawing out his wand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They drew up in front of the inn. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He took a long last draw from the cigarette and crushed it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two other flyers just had little drawings. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Finn drew himself up to his full height. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I hope you will all be as eager to accomplish your tasks once they are set out,” said Gwydion, drawing a sheet of parchment from his jacket and spreading it on the table. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was me, crouched beside the carcass, drawing on my sketch pad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

When she was finished, Ivy handed the drawing to a wide-eyed June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then, one night, when a gambler tried to pull something slick, I drew a third gun, from its shoulder holster. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The railroad bridge downriver had a draw section in the middle that was raised up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care if it drawed attention to me or not, Cooter’s my best friend and I knowed he’d do the same for me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It drew together and shrank and blackened, crawling on four short taloned legs upon the sand. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The Titan lord’s men drew their swords and charged. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He drew another glass of tea from the samovar, and Will took it doubtfully. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“She suggested that I draw something from my childhood, and that made me remember the maps.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“No sculpture, no carving or bas-relief, almost no painting or drawing—the interiors are completely bare. What we do see are these huge mounds—and textiles.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course it is. I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I’ve seen any of your drawings. Honey, you’ve improved so much! The lines and expressions on our faces. The unique use of color.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He let me draw lipstick pictures in places he had to have a mirror to see.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Ladd Devine Company had started drawing up plans for the recreation development about the same time people were losing their water rights and beginning a wholesale exodus from the hapless west side. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We reach narrow wooden staircases that draw us deeper into the forest. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My chest tightened and I couldn’t draw enough air; I’d stand there, gasping in my own little airless bubble of atmo­sphere. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After they got some more paper and borrowed another pencil, they stretched out on their stomachs, hip to hip, and June Somerset learned how to draw a blue whale. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The master drew so near to him that when Tice stood up in the water and started to run, he could see the water splashing about his thighs. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the first times I tried hard to draw clear glass. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With white paper, cut two circles to be the eyes and use the marker to draw pupils. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Note the faint grid lines that would help her copy a master artist’s drawing in order to learn proper placement and proportion of objects on the page. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It's nearly black with tarnish, but I prefer it that way; it draws less attention. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I joined the ranks of the Artificery, studying how to blow glass, mix alloys, draw wire, inscribe metal, and sculpt stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The drawing was of what seemed to be an ordinary man, with a swath of thick black hair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

From the character and turn of the inscription, “Also Georgiana Wife of the Above,” I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

If it helps, I think your drawings are the prettiest I’ve ever seen. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ivy hadn’t included the drawing of her and June in the treehouse as part of the show. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His sister reached down inside her gown and drew a dirk from between her breasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was as if it drew in on itself, gathered the momentum it needed, and then began to grow. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

These differences will mean that some individuals are better able than others to draw the right conclusions about the world around them and to act accordingly. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coraline walked over to the door at the far corner of the drawing room. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

At a word from the bard, the companions drew their bows and took aim. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Someone drew a picture of the apartment building with the Hideout underneath it, looking like the tunnels prairie dogs burrow in. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She’d draw chalk horses on the sidewalk in front of her house. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing?” he asked, quickly picking up the drawing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I draw a very small fish swimming in the ocean and realizing it's filled with planets and stars. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was my job to give a driving lesson every Saturday after our drawing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Still, she smiled through the whole process, like drawing a simple whale was the best thing that ever happened to her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

You don’t want no one asking why you’re walking stiff legged or doing nothing that will draw no attention to yourself. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They gave the straws to Marshall to hold and everybody drew. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draw in my sketch pad for the whole drive, and get carsick. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Because Larry knew Red, we was able to get a little draw on our pay. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she reaches beneath the table and draws it out from velvet shadows into the flickering candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As the shape drew closer, into the pale wash of the dock lights, I recognized the blue dinghy and the spindly silhouette of my sister at the helm. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And then the cops drew up outside the bank, and Shadow’s heart sank. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He draws me a Klein bottle, which has no outside and no inside, or rather the outside and the inside are the same. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They all drew their chairs up to the table and watched with bated breath. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He’s absorbed in his maps and I’m absorbed in my drawings, trying to be here and not somewhere else. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The half block of Paris that she can see reminds her of the cities she drew as a girl: a hundred houses, a thousand windows, a wheeling flock of birds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Anyway, on the Maple River I drew into a little copse, of sycamores I think, that overhung the stream, and paused to lick my mythological wounds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been looking for something in a seldom used storeroom at the back of his shop, when a slight noise drew him to a window. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Britt-Marie and Laury both draw back in surprise, then look at each other before shifting their gazes between me and him and starting to smirk and make their eyebrows dance. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He held out a roster for me to sign, and indicated how to draw an X. I took his quill, and wrote my name. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Three whole trips without a drawing to go with them. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

David sailed all night, held her off the wind and let the sails fill and draw well. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly drew a pocketknife, and as body met body, Lieutenant Washington drove the knife into his attacker, killing him. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But I should see his eyes and he would see mine before the ship drew away from the side of the quay. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

There had to be something about Papa in that file, something that could help me get a drawing to him. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He drew a picture of my henhouse on the stumps, only it wasn’t really realistic, because he drew it walking through the woods, like the stumps were feet, and you know that’s impossible. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Before the fifteenth century, paintings and drawings were largely flat and lifeless. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She drew Hannah’s slight figure closer against her, like a child’s, and presently the woman’s shuddering ceased, and Hannah drifted into the shallow napping of the very old. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He not only sold matches like any ordinary match-man, but he drew pavement pictures as well. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Glinting in the sun, it drew their eyes as they swigged their bottles of juice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Stone-faced, the stocky lad bent, unlaced his boot, and drew a yellowed parchment from a hidden flap within. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It's not just leg that draws the eye—the nylon fabric of the blouse clings to my small breasts. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They are paired off and they draw lots. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew himself to his full height, and my pity now felt completely misplaced. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I touched it, drew it out from the case, put it against my face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She went about drawing a large quick cross on the back of each coated figure that came by. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kino drew a great breath and fought off his weakness. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a Democrat in name, in the party of Mayor De Roos, but he drew little from that machinery, the strong-arm cadres of unionized workers and tradespeople, white ethnic old New York. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Callie drew the curtains with a soapy hand, but even so the light washed everything out. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You expect us to believe that Mrs....uh, that some woman sent you this heart picture her kid drew?” she asked skeptically. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Books of drawings produced in the early modern period are mainly intended to advertise an engineer’s skills, not to provide you with the information you would need to do the job yourself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was a touch of admiration in Koffi's voice as they drew closer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

No smudges or spots that would mar the drawing. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Their raised voices draw their mother to the room. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Annabeth knew she should say something, but her instincts told her to hide, to avoid doing anything that would draw the god’s attention. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I lay down on my side, drawing my knees toward my chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Warm vapors rose from the earth, shrouding the trees in their moist breath, creeping up the walls to draw grey curtains across the watching windows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I cried out in French this time, trying to draw his attention to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see him drawing plans for his next octagonal addition or a crazy idea for how to make his own solar panels. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Quietly, Sofía drew herself up and left the room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He was drawing in the dirt with his finger. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no easy way to draw my sword, crouched as I am under a table, so I grab for the knife inside my bodice. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Better that way, he thought— first draw him out with sharp words, trouble him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For now, I draw in my sketchbook and paint portraits of myself for practice. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Princess. It was Caesar’s orders when he heard that you’d forbidden us to draw his claws.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

When she drew it out, there was a wood quail pinned to the other end, shot through the skull. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Coraline crept into the drawing room and tried to open the old door in the corner. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Others say you drew the bathwater, but fell asleep on your bed while it was filling. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Once we draw attention to ourselves, there will be nowhere to hide. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But this hindered them; for the grass was thick and tussocky, and the ground uneven, and the trees began to draw together into thickets. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

With every gulp he drew, I felt more ravenous. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is such a mess, and I can’t wait to graduate, but I still feel this twinge of nostalgia for my time at Batavia High School as it draws to a close. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When he had finished, drawing up his pants and buckling his belt, Bernabe knelt on the floor near the spider, watching it work. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t figure out what she wanted to draw, only that she needed to draw to keep back all the thoughts. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her head was like a dark planet that drew your eyes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Like this — he drew a diagram on a napkin. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had always been about surface, her beautiful, sunny, shallow boy, and on the surface she couldn’t see what would draw him to Pearl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She drew a long breath and let it out in a tired sigh. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They now drew lots for the watches, and the lot for the first watch fell to Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The cold marble floor drew the heat from my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You reckon we can draw Chesapeake Bay and the Kingdom of Accomac?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I drew my finger along the creases of a letter. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He paused and took three deep draws from tobacco wrapped in brown paper. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew close enough for them to notice me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The frenzy to rebuild was so great that architects had no time at all to draw lessons from the fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The curtain draws back, flooding the room momentarily with light, and I get the glimpse of the Duchess’s face, her lips swollen, eye blackened, before the curtain falls back into place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

With mock offense, he drew his chin back. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He draws me a little closer into him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She walked up to me and handed me the drawing and the silk blue ribbon that had a number one printed on it in gold. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I were any good at drawing people, I would want to draw her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had no money left to get her drawing paper. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I cut the engine as soon as I was in a spot, so that the thunderous volume wouldn’t draw attention to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She can draw the people, while you draw the background stuff. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we drew near, Fern, now close to me, close like she used to be, began to buckle at the knee. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He shut the drawing rooms and used only the library and his bedroom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bird I drew when I was four hardly even looks like a bird. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least he doesn’t have my drawing hand cut off. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

While she sat in the drawing room, feeling her tiredness at last, but unwilling to go to bed, her mother was questioned, then Leon and Paul Marshall. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Were there two couples and two houses in the drawing?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He uses black chalk, pencil, and pen to draw fields and laborers. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I thought a lot and developed the far-away look of a dreamer, for it was always the distant heights which fascinated me and drew me to them in spirit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the Mess, we’re all together in an enclosed space, minders and guards everywhere, and the air is so charged with fear and anxiety, but we can’t acknowledge it; we’re too scared to draw attention. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then I draw myself beside her, hands clapped over my mouth. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He wanted to draw Blount out completely so that he could understand certain questions concerning him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I told him it was his fault because he drew too many angry pictures of the boys who chase him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Pushing Harry roughly aside, he knelt over Malfoy, drew his wand, and traced it over the deep wounds Harry’s curse had made, muttering an incantation that sounded almost like song. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Yet also the talk of dragons drew him with a great curiosity. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t have journals full of sad poems, and they didn’t smile from ear to ear when Ivy taught them how to draw cute animals and glass girls. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She reached for the can, and slowly drew it out of the water. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Bureau has long believed themselves beyond our reach. That arrogance will be their downfall. The hour draws near when we shall regain what was taken from us.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Turning to the whiteboard, he began drawing a basic organizational chart. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Chancellor drew a deep breath and leaned back in his seat. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Without a word, I drew my sharpened sword and in one bound held it against her throat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stretch out a hand, carefully, so I can draw it back if I need to. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She seemed to draw strength right out of the muggy air. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, there was a scroll of paper twenty yards long—one page pasted to another—which had drawings depicting the history of the human race from a Marxist point of view. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin flushed as she examined these drawings, the lines of thighs and rise of breasts—were they imaginary women? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She placed the green chalk against the pavement, took a deep breath, and drew three sets of eyes. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then she swung her legs off the bed, walked to the window and drew back the curtains. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuart drew up to the side of the northbound road and got out to look the situation over. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, what did you say that for?” said Dr. Relf as the great car drew away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The four Africans drawed back once they saw that gun and the way it was jumping ’round in my hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I turned from the altar, tiptoed to the kitchen, and quietly drew a spoon from a drawer. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to draw anything. We’re making collages,” I remind her. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Bernard even paints the glass panes in the drawing room so that they look like medieval stained glass. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Here,” she finally said, as she drew the water-filled bucket up. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my lips gently to the back of her hand for the space of time it takes to draw a quick breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The maegi drew it across the stallion's throat, under the noble head, and the horse screamed and shuddered as the blood poured out of him in a red rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The drawing of his mother, her face bruised, slipped out and wafted to the ground. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

"Open. Nice . . . Close again . . ." It felt exactly like having someone draw on your eye with a pencil. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I pull down the blinds and draw the curtains. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The cover has a drawing of a girl and her dog curled up on a giant pot of red jam. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

As Harry shivered and drew his robes tightly around him, he heard what sounded like a thousand fingernails scraping an enormous blackboard. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly like the ebbing tide the sea and the rivers drew back and the earth was dry again. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She asks him to draw a single card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before he can answer, she draws her fingers down her own sleeve. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When I turned in the drawings based on my scientific calculations to Mr. Ferro, he studied them, asked a few questions, and then called in Mr. Caton to do the work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Werner’s cot in the attic, the wall above it papered over with her drawings of imaginary cities. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ana asked, returning to the sofa to get back to the drawing she was doing. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I will draw a sight draft on my grandfather, I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ralph saw it first, and watched till the intentness of his gaze drew all eyes that way. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

From being ordered often to bring some particular scroll to Pai, he had become superficially familiar with these drawings, which at first had looked like meaningless bird tracks to him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

And Rose drew him in, and set him in his chair, and put little Elanor upon his lap. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then I saw a shadow flit across her face, and she drew back against the wall, effacing herself, as a step sounded outside and Maxim came into the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Reed could draw faster than Camey, might even be able to kill him before he got a shot off. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

There’s also a ton of drawings and illustrations. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I started to move my hand slowly, toward the tiny front pocket of my shorts, pulling the piece of silk string out of it without drawing too much attention to myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sam drove a stick into the ground and drew a line along its shadow. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

And so she drew the items as best as she could — the sofa, the director’s chairs, the television, the telephone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He makes several of his drawings on grey paper instead of plain. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dad says, "Yeees," drawing out the word while his gears are turning, "you've got some good points there— but we have to start somewhere, and for me, that means finding a theory." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk into the lobby, where someone reassembled the portrait of Jeanine Matthews, but they drew an X over each of her eyes in red paint and wrote “Faction scum” across the bottom. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I draw it in long, straight strokes, like cedar planks across a giant log cabin. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I draw back an arrow, readying for an attack. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walk down the stairs, drawing my hand lightly along a railing to avoid slivers, and walk out to the end of the pier. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He found the others assembled in the drawing room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I drew a fair amount of attention as I walked to the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She drew her sword, lightning fast, and turned into a clockwise spin, bringing its glowing blade around and down at me, all in a single blur of motion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It’s so warm in the car that the windows keep fogging up, and I draw little squiggles in the condensation. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two Roman soldiers came into the shop with a mechanical drawing on papyrus of a device they wanted built by sunrise the next morning. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drawing room was a welcome change for Betsy, but the move came too late to help. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He also read when his friends were late for lunch, to avoid drawing the attention of some of the football players, who liked to harass him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

That drew a grin from Obsle—a quiet, approving grin that made me suddenly revise my estimation of the man. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The only other thing on the Island is a housing project of more than fifty two-story apartment buildings, from which Terrell draws its entire student body. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You’re too good to be working for him. How much does Hideo pay you to keep you so loyally at his side? To come when he whistles? Or is something else drawing you to him?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I took off my coat and hat and took my packet of letters and lay back upon the bed, drawing a feeling of importance from reading the important names. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Growing up in this environment, the young Christiaan Huygens became simultaneously adept in languages, drawing, law, science, engineering, mathematics and music. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would stretch their big paws through the narrow space between the cold trees and, when the food came near, try to hook it with their claws and draw it close more quickly. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

This is not surprising, because in time of physiological stress the organism, be it fish or man, draws on stored fat for energy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Reaching out, I gently trace Will’s lungs, like I do with Abby’s drawing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You figure he hasn’t run for maybe six hours. And all these lights been drawing off the battery. Better choke it up good, Art.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It drew her closer into New York’s deranged womb. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were covered in drawings, which wasn’t unusual for her, but these symbols I recognized: Greek letters, pictures from camp beads, sketches of monsters and faces of gods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

That night drew to its end, but clouds were now over moon and star, and they knew of the coming of day only by the slow spreading of the thin grey light. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A wave drew back, like a hand, then advanced and touched my foot. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

With two tugs on the strings he unties my hospital gown to expose my left leg, and then he draws lines into the back of my hip with something. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I drew the line in fifth grade when my mom sent me to school as the modern-day queen of England in her old yellow suit with my hair curled up high and sprayed white. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was nice and kept calling us “folks” and even drew us a map to a place where we could sleep without getting arrested. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He sucked his burned fingers to draw out the fire. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clarissa looked from the drawing, to me, then back to the drawing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to draw their expressions simply by hearing the conversation but not seeing their faces. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The garden I’m drawing has only one red rose, right in the center, and I want it to be perfect. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The flames, busy about the tent, drew their eyes back again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He drew a short knife and jabbed it at Otto’s hand. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the trouble in her face and drew Meg’s attention from it by asking quickly, “Where have you been calling, all so fine?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tersteeg has no interest in seeing any drawings, and he leaves. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There was Ben, who drew cartoons all day long, and a peculiar English teacher named Mr. Birkway. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The results of some battles had been a draw, but were they ever a real defeat? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy didn’t know why people colored bolts of lightning yellow in drawings. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

From a small wallet at his belt, he drew out a handful of dried herbs, which he ground into a powder. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She could reach her fingers deep into a moldy bag, draw out a miraculous ounce of white flour, and slap out biscuits. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I drew you adrift in apen and ink sea in a raging storm would you laugh at me? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that Mrs. Corry drew herself up to her full height and regarded her gigantic daughters furiously. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Leon needed at least twenty thousand dollars to draw even with the school. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Solvay drew near, interest in the deuton spread beyond Berkeley and the Cavendish, as did doubts about Lawrence’s disintegration theory and, consequently, his calculation for the neutron’s weight. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Then he got up, drew the grey elven-cloak about him, and to keep his mind occupied, began to walk to and fro, prying and peering into every corner of his prison. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They watched while the clam seized up around it and drew its neck into the mud. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Like a child’s drawing, her pale face was floating in a sea of brown fabric. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Nivea went out to fetch her daughter and the two men were left alone in the drawing room, an occasion that Trueba, with characteristic candor, took advantage of to present his economic position. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was cleaner in the drawing room, and there was much less noise. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I drew my shackles up and down my wrist; he wrapped his fingers in the lace of his sleeves and paced about the yard. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jake drew a triumphant X to mark the spot halfway between the two markers. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

When I draw Jude and me with see-through skin, there are always rattlesnakes in our bellies. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Games 26, 27, 28, and 29 were all draws; it was very hard for either man to defeat the other by that time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard that she had objected to the drawing of the animal’s claws, he tasted uncertainty, even alarm. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

For decoration, I draw eighteen frosted daisies with white petals and a white center across the top. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, drawing deep from his inner reserves, Bobby did climb. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She drew all the beads up to one end of the string. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The braid drew in and made the sides of the crown. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drawing room dazzled after the darkness outside; even with his eyes almost closed Harry could make out the wide proportions of the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The skeleton drew a baton and I sliced off his arms at the elbows. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the handout was a drawing of a tourist being tossed on the horns of a fuming bison. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he could use his father’s drawings as a guide to rebuild the missing parts. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I glanced down at the flyer, which had a cheesy drawing of a giant smiling egg, with location and cash prize details underneath. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He knew that all the hazards and perils were now drawing together to a point: the next day would be a day of doom, the day of final effort or disaster, the last gasp. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But it was his right hand, more than his face, that drew stares: each finger was frozen in its own pose, some curled, some bowed, twisting together into a gnarled claw. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I think these drawings are inept: I can do much better now. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

His nose drew a line up the skin of my throat to the point of my chin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ivy had never put her drawings on display before, especially since all the things she’d wanted to draw for the past year weren’t things she could show anyone. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But the boy was determined and he looked at his father and drew down his black brows and he said only, “I will go.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She drew a deep breath and spoke like her words were sorghum syrup. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The devil of it was that none of his regular teachers ever liked his drawings. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

When Francie came in off the cold street she thought that the warmth was like a lover’s arms around her drawing her into the room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote to her regularly and Rosa sometimes replied, sending him lines of poetry and drawings of flowers she had copied out on sheets of parchment paper. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the drawing of the man with the germinating brain in my room on the wall where I can see it when I roll over. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

No one drew near him and he sat thus alone until he was quieted and his anger gone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He was responsible for the way architects and engineers draw buildings and machines: they project the design onto a vertical plane and a horizontal plane, preserving all the information needed to reconstruct the object. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was a rich fee, considering that all Burnham wanted them to do was provide working drawings and make a few visits to Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Six magnificent white horses drawing a carriage carrying Abraham Lincoln’s coffin made their way up the avenue. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knowledge, the history, the culture—it drew them like magnets. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I stepped into the room to take it, but Kilvin drew his hand back and met my eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Holly drew her weapon and flicked it up to the second setting. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Hugo reached into his pocket and took out the automaton’s drawing, which he had taped back together, and handed it to the old man, who took it in his shaking hands. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He tried to smile, but his lips drew back from long, yellow teeth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she drew it as seen from afar, sometimes she chose one of its buildings and drew it in detail. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Already I'm drawing circles on the glass, humming myself someplace far away from here. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on his sword’s pommel but didn’t draw it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It goes well. I have learned to draw wire and Sata is teaching me to solder.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I’d tried, even as a junior lawyer, to pay it forward, encouraging curiosity when I saw it, drawing younger people into important conversations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She also gave him her own drawings of flower bouquets to copy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Now, that day tranquil cattle with broad brows were grazing near, and soon the men drew up around their chosen beasts in ceremony. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his ability to draw bad luck I didn’t want to take chances. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was his lordship who initially revived the matter one afternoon when I was serving his tea in the drawing room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Strangely, no one protested or drew their arm away. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A grimace of displeasure drew down his mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The experience of parenthood filled him with enthusiasm and he recited the endless merits of his son and drew me out to tell him of my children. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amil sat on his bed drawing pictures in the air, humming softly to himself. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Yes, he stays at the camp full-time. He got stung, too, when they drew the tracker jackers in by the lake," says Rue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The boy leaned against a lavatory and began drawing on the back of his hands with a ballpoint pen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too embarrassed to admit I had forgotten, so I drew a name from my head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I drew a pectoral fin on the side and a pelvic fin on the bottom to help the shark move up and down. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A car drew up, and a man got out holding a small gray sack and a key. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“He told me about his airplane,” said Andrius, pointing over my shoulder to the drawing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“And,” Maddie finished with a triumphant flourish, “the farm woman drew her a map.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“She drew herself up very erect...and there she stood seven or eight minutes, steadily looking out proudly before her. I think she was mentally making an address.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Fumbling at his belt with his good hand, he drew a sword and flung it at Tyrion's feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I lift the edge of the window rug with a finger and draw in a breath. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I left Mr Cardinal in the drawing room and made my way to the study, where I found his lordship working through some pages with a look of deep concentration. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and drew a deep breath. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her breasts were large and full, but she dressed in loose-fitting tentlike clothes so as not to draw attention to herself. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he draws me close, and we kiss again as “The End” flashes across the screen. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Hugo was frustrated at not being able to draw or play with any of the mechanical parts. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He gives me a new piece of chalk and tells me to draw roots. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

No sound was to be heard; the place seemed deserted and Psyche drew near, awestruck at the sight of such splendor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the last moment Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr.Jones’s trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

They seemed to linger on the field, drawing out their notes, waiting. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I draw my hand back from her as if she’s a live socket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would continue to write and draw whenever I had the chance. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Vincent remains exemplary in nursing and is also working with the greatest ambition on drawing and painting.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Eventually, with the aid of several glasses of champagne, Tsukiko persuades her to abandon the effort, drawing her out into the sunken garden to distract her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She reached down to her boot, feeling her blood rushing into her fingertips, and drew out the dagger and threw it at her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

All I know is that a few months ago I was feeling better, and now I can’t think and I can’t sleep and I can’t draw and the urge to run is becoming overwhelming. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Balekin draws a weapon, if he throws away diplomacy and simply charges, the room seems ready to explode into bloodshed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was the same school where I failed first grade because I did not know English well enough and where I had received first prize for my drawing of a butterfly. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She reached forward, then drew her hand back. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The twins went back to dinner preparations while Auntie Harrigan taught the other kids how to draw armadillos. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize how much I needed him to hug me until he wrapped his arms around my waist and drew me against him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He drew me into his office, remarking in a reverent voice that it was a sad time for all of us, and offered me a cigar. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

My mom wordlessly kneels to gather scraps of drawings from our game of Honor Pictionary and stacks them into a neat pile. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lay down and drew the thick quilt about his shoulders and pretended to sleep. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It got so that I liked the rehearsals, even though it meant that I couldn't be drawing the Great Esquimaux Curlew with Mr. Powell on Saturday afternoons. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the drawing room there was a sense of relief, of relaxation almost, as they heard her go up the stairs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When I returned downstairs, I discovered Mr Cardinal moving rather restlessly around the drawing room examining objects he must long ago have become familiar with. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The student sprang away from the table and drew his sword as well. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I played alone in the back yard, bouncing a rubber ball off the fence, drawing figures in the soft clay with an old knife, or reading what books I found about the house. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As each architect unrolled his drawings, “the tension of feeling was almost painful,” Burnham said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

This one was lean, strong, powerful—and taller when he stood up, as he now did, rising to his feet with slow, feline grace as Julius drew near. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her father sent her to draw water and a satyr saw her and pursued her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew on a piece of paper with Maisie, teaching her letters, the hot-water-bottle weight and warmth of her on my lap, her sticky fingers in my hair. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Penn remained out in front by three-quarters of a length, and even continued to slowly draw farther ahead of California. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I say, feeling a little warm all of a sudden, “most houses have art on the walls, so I figured I’d decorate the room and drew a picture of my dad in his uniform.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He drew a scrap of cambric from his pocket and handed it to her. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just above my head, my eyes drew like magnets to another photograph: my mom and Vern. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Frodo drew the Ring out of his pocket again and looked at it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, you did draw it,” Francis says, shifting her tools to the other counter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As Carla drew closer, the driver leaned over and rolled down the passenger door window. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Mazen takes a long draw on his pipe, contemplating me, before shaking his head. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was a queer-looking land that loomed up over the sea as he drew nearer and nearer. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Liam took the letters back from him, and reached back to draw me forward again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With a lipstick she drew a wide ugly mouth with frightening teeth in the vicinity of the nipple. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we came to the house Maxim drew up a little way ahead of the gate. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He bent and put his lips to the spurt, drinking noiselessly, and then he sat up again and drew his shirt sleeve across his mouth. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was dour, and he glanced at the chaplain without recognition as the two drew dose on the staircase and prepared to pass. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I drew away as if from a scalding pot. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He did not know why the river drew him, pulled at him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark, and white stars were shining, when Frodo and his companions came at last to the Greenway-crossing and drew near the village. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jackson reached into his pocket and drew out a marble. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Turner tried again to draw away, but Mr. Stonecrop would have none of it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Kaz pushed to his feet, staggered slightly, drew in another shaky breath. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When I asked if I could see just one drawing, she said, “Albie, sometimes people need their own private space to think.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux drew closer, admiring his latest trophies. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

And Uncle Cor has commissioned him to draw a dozen views of The Hague. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Aravis undid the door and opened it, drawing back a little way to let the strangers in. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the cousins were more interested in drawing blood, especially after they were forced to give up their bedroom to Ophie and her mother. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A croquis is made quickly, the artist drawing for just a few minutes, while the model holds one pose. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

An Estonian woman noticed me drawing and gave me additional paper. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And June knew what Ivy’s drawings looked like. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then Bast drew a chair alongside the bed and sat, watching his master, listening to him breathe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a shout from the drawing room upstairs, where Colonel Hawkins and his men had been meeting. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rip out the drawings I have made, intending to crumple them up, but he puts his hand quickly on mine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The hills drew near, but the tall peaks of Thrihyrne were already dim against the darkening sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I draw down the collar of my shirt so he can see where Valerian tried to strangle me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She drew herself up to her full height and stood rigid. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

As the competition draws near, newspaper reporters interview us. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blew some hot air on the window and drew a sad face with my finger. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The green kite drew closer yet, now rising a little above us, unaware of the trap I’d set for it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of frying bacon drew them on, closer, closer. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

People call New York a cesspool, but New Yorkers would never knuckle under to intolerance and let some lowlife get away with drawing swastikas. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I hide the medical card deep under my mattress, with the SS man and the picture Max drew for me, and the attic goes quiet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Still laughing, he grabs my arm and draws it upward, as if he’s going to throw me over his back and carry me in fireman-style. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And they immediately started to draw up plans for building the house. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each day black boys between the ages of eight and twenty-five came to swim, draw, and read. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just because line is discussed with drawing, however, does not mean that it is not equally important in painting and sculpture. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew back the scarf to check his captive one more time. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He drew no pay or PX radons and depended for life on the charity of Sergeant Towser and Milo, who both knew he was dead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you could make money with your drawings?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She drew elephants for Aziza the way Jalil had shown her, in one stroke, without ever lifting the tip of the pen. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I don’t draw us like this, I draw us as half-people. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Every day the first girl would dip her calabashes into the pool and draw out the cool river water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He drew a circle in the air with his finger. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

There is very little that is attractive in the portrait the poets draw of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scent of Christmas Night was enfolding me now and I saw her face draw closer, her eyes widening. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The draft offices started drawing names out of a tumbler today,” Cymbeline said. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

"Here/' she whispered, taking the hairbrush and drawing Eleanor's hair into a ponytail without brushing out the curl. "Eleanor . . she said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The men stopped at the well, where a woman was drawing water. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she drew herself up to her fullest height. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As it drew near the great furnaces where, in the deeps of time, it had been shaped and forged, the Ring’s power grew, and it became more fell, untameable save by some mighty will. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

His words drew pictures of brightly painted storefronts and bustling townsfolk. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I say this, I am not merely drawing attention to the fact that our generation had a less snobbish attitude as regards which employers were landed gentry and which were 'business.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Clyde drew out each syllable like molasses dripping off a spoon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I draw a horizontal line for the ground and a daisy popping up next to the tree. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I lay the mirror and the card on my sketchbook to give me something firm underneath while I draw. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy kept chomping and said, “Fish eating’s like anything else in life, Elijah. If you go at it ’specting something bad to happen, all you gunn do is draw that bad thing to you. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He was near enough to the melted remains of the anchor to reach back and touch it, and he did, instantly drawing on its power. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

In the drawing room the French windows were open on to the terrace and the sound of the sea murmuring against the rocks came up to them. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

We spent yesterday staying in the back room being quiet, reading and drawing and hoping no one came to hurt us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You’re so good at drawing. You could draw something and we could frame it.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now, as the Asian festivities were apparently drawing to a close, a national pictorial magazine decided to do a “sensitive” and “searching” feature on Milagro’s “anguish.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly no one was going to draw blood with this weapon. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He gives me a roll of brown paper and a piece of white chalk and shows me how to draw a tree in three sweeping lines. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Seething, Ivy put the drawing back in her locker before she ripped out a piece of paper from her science folder. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He drew his fingers across his own markings. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But before he could fully draw it, Falconer's sword point leaped forward. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but the yell is also meant to draw attention,” the teacher said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I drew the face of a superhero on the front, a guy I called Vomit Man. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tried not to crumple the drawing rolled in my hand. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He simply found himself drawing out the chain and taking the Ring in his hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

To draw a tangent line at any given point, it’s best to make a guess. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

However, it is easy to draw diagrams of two-dimensional spaces, such as the surface of the earth. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gives her a shiny black plaque with a drawing of a boy and girl looking tenderly at each other. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Three times their way was blocked by iron bars, and they had to stop while Bowen Marsh drew out his keys and unlocked the massive chains that secured them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I draw some inspiration from beaches I’ve gone to before and imagine a setting not too different from Golden Gardens. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Next, I return to my room and start on the drawings of Brian—it takes forever to tear them all to pieces, there are so many. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z