| 单词 | dwarf |
| 例句 | The dwarf did not need to be a prophet himself to foresee how Benerro and his followers might react to a second Targaryen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They still followed the hills along the Ystrad valley, but at midday the dwarf turned west and once more began to descend toward the plains. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Now here’s a sight to see,” he quipped as they were emptying their bladders, “a dwarf and a duck, making the mighty Rhoyne that much mightier.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It took him a long time to reach the bottom and to crouch behind a little dwarf palm. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z And high above them all, looking down, is the red dwarf, just like Dad said. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She has never seen a dwarf before, he realized, much less a dwarf without a nose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “He says that it is good luck to rub the head of a dwarf,” Haldon said after an exchange with the guard in his own tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even though dwarfs had thick skins, they were extremely sensitive to sunlight and had a burn time of less than three minutes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He remembered how sweet Lemore had looked after her morning swims, with beads of water glistening on her naked skin, but the only maiden here was his poor Penny, the stunted little dwarf girl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He pantomimed a dwarf melting in terror, which for some reason the Italian didn’t seem to understand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A white dwarf is supported by the exclusion principle repulsion between the electrons in its matter. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, man, you’ve got dwarfs in your belfry. I’m the exterminator.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She might be a dwarf, but she was also a woman, and women were bad luck aboard ship. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He clapped his hands and gave orders to the armed dwarfs, then turned to the companions. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Loki landed between Brokk’s eyes and started to bite the dwarfs eyelids. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah?” said Gilly to let the evil little dwarf know that she wasn’t interested. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Neither deigned to look up from their game until Haldon drew up a chair between them and said, “My dwarf plays better cyvasse than both of you combined.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "I have a place at court, though," the dwarf said, smiling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If you had not taken it upon yourself to seize the dwarf . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The dwarf pushed his black dragon across a range of mountains. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were nevertheless able to produce stone tools, and even managed occasionally to hunt down some of the island’s elephants—though, to be fair, the elephants were a dwarf species as well. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “The gods made you a dwarf. Must you be a fool as well? You were bom a lion, not a monkey.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf held his breath again, this time so long that his face turned blue and his ears trembled. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z And then she'll bake us all a lemon pie and kiss our widdle wounds and make them better, the dwarf thought. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If the gods were good, Lannister’s severed head was halfway back to King’s Landing by now, but more like the dwarf was hale and whole and somewhere close, stinking drunk and plot-ting some new infamy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The dwarfs ride them. Delight the guests at your next feast or use them for a folly.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For half a heartbeat he thought he glimpsed Illyrio Mopatis, but it was only one of those white dwarf elephants passing the front door. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The orchards of peaches with the lush fruit weighting down the dwarfed trees. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The heart jealous of the soull But for that matter, the Creole husband is never jealous; with him the gangrene passion is one which has become dwarfed by disuse. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sagan’s dwarf sun is much smaller, but so close to the planet it creates a tidal lock,” Dad says. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The most ingenious craftsmen of them all, he decided, were the three dwarfs known as the sons of Ivaldi. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The dwarf stirred the coals with a poker. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Those stupid dwarfs had taken everything except his money. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Two dwarf warriors clung frantically to Gurgi, who swung them about as if they were rabbits. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Is this some dwarf’s trick? Beg for death in hopes I’ll let you live?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He took other things from them as well, and he left that place and he left those dwarfs, who were, all things considered, happy enough to have gotten away with their lives. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The dwarf made no answer and only looked at her angrily. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “We're already under attack. We must take the offensive! Those hairy dwarfs have been stealing our supplies, sabotaging our scouting parties—you know the Greeks sent them.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When that sally got no response, he lapsed back into silence, contemplating the rolling rump of the white dwarf elephant ahead of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After a few moments, the dwarf puffed out his cheeks and snorted again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z They were the same rocks upon which at high tide the dwarfs’ boat had overturned, on which Gilling had drowned. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The dwarfs didn’t try very hard to lose him, which made Leo suspicious. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was in a blessedly dark room, perfect for dwarf vision. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Rishi made the first strokes, his hand dwarfing the stub of charcoal pencil that had obviously been sharpened many, many times. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “But if you can defeat my dwarf, you may have the price I paid for him, in gold.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The problem with dwarf gas was that large deposits couldn’t go up, only down. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Sick of losing to a dwarf, you mean?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Sunset girl” was all the dwarf could get out of his answer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Do not leave boxes of magic grenades where dwarfs can reach them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Modest wood-frame houses are dwarfed by the trees, which grow thick and tall here. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Let us see how dwarfs swim,” he said, chucking him headlong into the Rhoyne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She stared at the dwarf's brutal bulging brow, the hard black eye and the shrewd green one, the crooked teeth and wiry beard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “How far have we come?” the dwarf asked him as they stuffed themselves with cold capon and a relish made of carrots, raisins, and bits of lime and orange. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a squat little cask, and a tight fit even for a dwarf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Leo was just forming the thought Where's the other dwarf? when he heard a click behind him and realized he’d led his friends into a trap. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “That’s...something like three hundred miles out of our way to get to Venice. Then we’d have to backtrack down the Adriatic. And you said something about baloney dwarfs?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The dwarf girl is your burden. Kiss her, kill her, or avoid her, as you like. It’s naught to me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t bother me with silly chatter,” growled the dwarf. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Littlefinger's grey-green eyes met the dwarf's mismatched stare with no hint of unease. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Leo didn’t know if the Kerkopes were telling them the truth, but it was hard to stay mad at weeping dwarfs, no matter how annoying and badly dressed they were. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dwarf had been whetting the edge of his axe and making some mordant jest when Bronn spotted the banner the riders carried before them, the moon-and-falcon of House Arryn, sky-blue and white. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The fly continued to bite, and the dwarf could see nothing but blood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “You have guided us well,” he said quietly to the dwarf. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She seemed like a dwarf copy of her aunt, and her red face looked like a lantern that had been filled with blood and was going to burst at any moment. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship, as the cliché says, was very small, and on the ship, I was correspondingly even more tiny, so that one would think I would feel dwarfed, alienated in some way. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The wind was gusting, rolling clouds across the sky; the view was spectacular, the city miniaturized, utterly dwarfed by the chapel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For white dwarfs, the pressure of the electrons, stripped from their nuclei, holds the star up. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We were all insignificant, dwarfed bv what his dream meant to Spanish Harlem. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z ‘May you have joy of the sight, my good dwarf!’ said Gandalf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He knew enough to turn away when it popped, but the dwarfs were staring right at it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He was a dwarf, half his brother's height, struggling to keep pace on stunted legs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘Quite right,’ answered the dwarf, gathering up the cushions and courteously assisting Frodo back into his seat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The rest was slaughter, though the dwarf held on another dozen moves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We are not wanted here, the dwarf realized. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A pair of damp dwarfs, numb with fear, waiting for the world to end. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached the foot of the stairs and stood there winking, his bulk dwarfing the boy, who was thin as a reed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The waves were high and rough, and the salt water splashed over the side of the dwarfs’ boat, soaking them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “But it is still considered a dwarf planet.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Where have you led us, dwarf? My horse does not leave my side. Climb into this rathole, the rest of you. I shall guard Islimach myself.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The brown-furred dwarf in the green bowler was perched on the marble pedestal at Neptune’s feet, just above Leo’s head. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The rock dwarfed the car, blackened the windshield, killed the sun. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “All right. I will pardon you this time, dwarf!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z None of these well-intentioned remarks cheered the dwarf, who strode angrily ahead, swinging his axe from side to side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z While Gwystyl eagerly rummaged through the alcove, the dwarf drew a deep breath and flickered out of sight. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m like that theoretical brown dwarf star or gas giant planet lurking at the far edges of our solar system, way beyond Pluto. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z If I fight, they must do the same, or they are less than dwarfs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Now blood ran from the dwarf’s eyelids, into his eyes and down his face, blinding him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z ‘I last saw him gathering men about him and fighting in the mouth of the Deep. Gamling was with him, and the dwarf; but I could not come to them.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The trail took us past glades of juniper and dwarf birch, blue pine and rhododendron, thundering waterfalls, enchanting boulder gardens, burbling streams. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He listened with his eyes closed as five of the football players lip-synced to a rap song, to thunderous applause that dwarfed his own. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “My stuff. Now. Or I’ll show you how funny a flaming dwarf is.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the center of the square, under the cracked and headless statue of a dead triarch, a crowd had begun to gather about some dwarfs putting on a show. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "It is said that you hold Lord Tywin's dwarf son as captive. Have you brought him to us? I vow, we should make good use of such a hostage." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Looking ahead one sees it broaden, rising and curving slowly, dwarfing the dark ridges of earth, meeting the ice-wall far above under veils of cloud and smoke and snow. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Skirnir rode his horse across the rainbow bridge to Svartalfheim, with instructions to the dwarfs for how to create a chain unlike anything ever made before. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Understand this, dwarf. You are the last and least of our company. Hold your tongue and do as you are told, or you will soon wish you had.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Baby Kochamma turned it into a lush maze of dwarf hedges, rocks and gargoyles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He wagged it at the dwarfs, who were still teary-eyed from the smoke. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Clasping the safe’s treasure tightly in his fist, the dwarf turned to retrace his steps. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The door was locked, naturally, but it may as well not have been for all the challenge it presented to a kleptomaniac dwarf. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Bombur was now so fat that he could not move himself from his couch to his chair at table, and it took six young dwarves to lift him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "Nothing would be more likely to ruin my supper," the dwarf said dryly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Doli, however, had said all he intended to say for a while; later, when Taran ventured to speak to him, the dwarf turned angrily away and started holding his breath again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z In fact, nationwide, the rate of incarceration for African Americans convicted of drug offenses dwarfs the rate of whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z "What will we gain by the dwarf's death? Do you imagine that Jaime will care a fig that we gave his brother a trial before we flung him off a mountain?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After a time the priest raised his eyes to meet the dwarf’s. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They sat together on the ground, and two dwarves came over and served them something. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z That dwarf had already planted enough doubts in his young head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ever since the Kerkopes had stolen it in Bologna, he was scared he might get belt-jacked again, though he doubted any monster was as good at thievery as those dwarfs. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In the center of the room the dwarf stood with his servants, and four strangers in the black of the Night's Watch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The kleptomaniac dwarf swung back the little door. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The dwarf waddled after him, slashing with the torch, jabbing it at the stone man’s eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lord Tywin did not stir from his chair, but he did give, his dwarf son a long, searching look. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Looking closer, Taran saw not all were dwarfs; some were tall, slender, with white robes; others were covered with glistening scales, like fish; still others fluttered large, delicate wings. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Deborah knew other cousins had children who were dwarves, or whose minds never developed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Scarlet blood joined the sweat on Brokk’s neck, but the dwarf did not stop pumping. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Like most Maya rulers, Chak Tok Ich’aak spent a lot of his time luxuriating in his court while dwarf servants attended to his whims and musicians played conch shells and wooden trumpets in the background. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The manacles were black iron, thick and heavy, each weighing a good two pounds, if the dwarf was any judge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A tall plant crossed with a dwarf inevitably produced only tall plants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There’d be no mention of the tall, reckless dwarf behind the wheel. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “The magnitude of the job dwarfs every man who aspires to it.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The hathay was pulled by a dwarf elephant, her hide the color of dirty snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Try not to tumble off the horse. If you do, best waddle back to Pentos. Our shy maid will not wait for man nor dwarf.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "I should leave you here with your fool's fire. If I took your horse, I'd have twice the chance to make it through. What would you do then, dwarf?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was so dwarfed by her that the top of his pointed hat barely tickled her chin; however, she moved very gracefully for a woman so large. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The dwarf threw his axe to the ground and put his hands on his hips. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf had pulled the stubby axe from his belt and chopped furiously at his enemies. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z On another Indonesian island—the small island of Flores—archaic humans underwent a process of dwarfing. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Come with me, Frodo!’ cried the dwarf, springing from the road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In the station lobby, a kleptomaniac dwarf was busy picking the pockets of everyone else in the booking line, including the officer he was handcuffed to. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Game would be more abundant in the dwarf willows that bordered the waterways. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I next acquired a vervet monkey, Kobi, and a dwarf mongoose, Kip. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa Kenneth was Pluto, the cartoon dog, while Grandma Janet played one of Snow White’s seven dwarfs—either Sleepy or Grumpy, I forget which. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And even if every star managed to lose enough mass to avoid collapse, what would happen if you added more mass to a white dwarf or neutron star to take it over the limit? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "I am sorry for your loss as well, Joffrey," the dwarf said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When the old man, helped by Bilbo and some dwarves, had finished unloading, Bilbo gave a few pennies away; but not a single squib or cracker was forthcoming, to the disappointment of the onlookers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “That’s taller than a dwarf and shorter than a ... Human Being.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Now, go check on those two dwarfs you captured. I want them properly terrified before I interrogate them again and dispatch them to Tartarus.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The dwarf is—” “—I know who the dwarf is, and what he is.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the abandoned ornamental garden, Rahel, watched by lolling dwarfs and a forsaken cherub, squatted by the stagnant pond and watched toads hop from stone to scummy stone. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked into the bright sunlight and heat, looking for a place to hide before ducking under a dwarf tree beside the church entrance. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A demonic dwarf with a hide of black scales bounded around the room wreaking havoc with a pair of knives. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Those two dwarfs? No, no, no. Oh, no. Not for my sons. Not for my sultans. They deserve better.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The trouble with dwarf tunnels was that they were self-sealing, so that if you had to go back the way you came, there was a whole new burrow to be excavated. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you a big kiss later, you baby. I thought dwarfs were tough.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Pluto got demoted from planet to dwarf planet, but we’d never treat each other as something lesser. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It dwarfed the bamboo cane the teacher in Chungking had used to punish Four Hands whenever he stole a trifle from another. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf watched contemptuously while Taran gathered saplings and attempted to weave them together. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Morgo, bring the keys. You fill the pails and come right back, dwarf. You know what happens to slaves who try to escape.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Violent solar storms produce brilliant flares that disrupt radio communications on Earth; and immense arching plumes of hot gas, guided by the Sun’s magnetic field, the solar prominences, which dwarf the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So completely did they dwarf the surrounding architecture that from the roof of Victory Mansions you could see all four of them simultaneously. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Thus dwarf anatomy ensured that anything above the level of a soda burp passed below, actually aiding in the expulsion of unwanted clay. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Unlike the rest of the fairy races, dwarfs had no desire to live aboveground. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “My thanks,” said the dwarf as he rubbed his wrists, but the knight only laughed and said, “Save your gratitude for someone who deserves it, Imp. You will not like this next bit.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf frolicked over to the nearest ballista, which his red-furred friend was priming to launch. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The giant Gilling, for example, and his wife: the dwarfs invited them to come and visit their fortress, and one winter’s day they came. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “This particular dragon has already evinced a fondness for roast pork. And roast dwarf is twice as tasty.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d slapped a sticky note on the cover with the address the dwarfs in Bologna had given him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dwarf scowled and thought for a few moments. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The United States now has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, dwarfing the rates of nearly every developed country, even surpassing those in highly repressive regimes like Russia, China, and Iran. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The dwarfs listened to Skirnir describe the commission, and they shivered, and they named their price. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z But a more massive star will spend its nuclear fuel faster, become a red giant sooner, and be first to enter the final white dwarf decline. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, the dwarfs had told him the astrolabe didn’t work. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dwarf was pulled down roughly from the saddle and lashed to a post whilst his captor woke the stable’s owner and haggled with him over the price of his horse and saddle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf heard the sound of a keyboard being manipulated, and suddenly his right eye zoomed like a camera lens. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, I can see he’s dwarfed by the largest ghost shrimp I’ve seen so far, approaching next to him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z An elderly Chinese woman, dwarfed by the floral armchair she sat in, was fixated on the screen. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The dwarf rolled over, pressing half a nose deep into the silken pillows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The bustle of the North End was an arresting sight, and in the middle of it all, dwarfing almost every other building around it, stood an enormous structure that seemed completely out of place. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The dwarf stared at him with a pair of bright red eyes and snorted. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The red-furred dwarf in the cowboy hat was sitting about thirty feet away at the nearest café table, sipping an espresso held by his monkeylike foot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dwarf went to one knee before the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Though the dwarf denied it, to be sure. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The dwarf continued to pump, his eyes stinging. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z By the time his vision had settled, the dwarf had disappeared into a maelstrom of churning muck. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z How glorious it was to know that her love for it already dwarfed anything she had ever felt as a human being, to know that there was no need any longer for pebble games. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When they reached the door—a tall oval mouth, set in a wall fashioned in the likeness of a human face—the smallest dwarf Dany had ever seen was waiting on the threshold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He let the dwarf beguile him with that glib tongue of his. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If ever a dwarf deserved a skinning, I’m him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His cell was miserably small, even for a dwarf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then, dwarfed by the size of Ammu’s comb that was too big for him, he reconstructed his puff carefully. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As he greeted some ancient melon vendors who had known their grandfather, Liyana’s eyes fell on a young man, who appeared to be a dwarf, weighing bananas on an old-fashioned hanging scale. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The dwarfs led Kvasir to their workshop, deep within the walls of their fortress. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “My dwarf has had his lesson in humility. I think it is best we get back to our boat.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She is not Shae, the dwarf told himself, only some little fool who thinks I play at riddles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There should therefore be, as there are, many cases of binary stars, one component a red giant, the other a white dwarf. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I shall, the dwarf was thinking, when he spied a rippling ahead not six yards from the boat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Many of the statues lacked heads, the dwarf noted, yet even headless they still managed to look imposing in die purple dusk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jason came to his side and glared up at the dwarfs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Leo resisted the urge to jump at the dwarfs’ feet again. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z ‘Try me next, dwarf. When I was younger, the Second Sons took contract with Volantis. I learned the game there.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf snorted irritably but made no further protest. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Some dwarfs retraced their steps exactly, chewing through the less compact and pre-digested dirt. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The bottom half of the dwarf was turned to stone. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He must have been sitting there when I came in, for on a table that held a beautiful dwarf tree I saw smoke rising from a cigarette in a jade ash tray. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He almost certainly has in mind the famous saying that we are dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Still, he felt privileged: his New York wages dwarfed the $1,000 a year he might have made in Mexico. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I wonder what the pirates of Dagger Lake will make of our dwarf?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "The dwarf, the evil counselor, the twisted little monkey demon. I'm all that stands between them and chaos." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Much later that day they came down from the bare mountains onto a spur covered in grass and dwarf rhododendrons. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Come now. The dwarf does not stink as bad as that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Behind Poppy, the dwarf broke into the first smile Liyana had ever seen on his face. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Who is the old woman?” the dwarf asked him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They had all been grown men, tall and strong ... though all men were tall to a dwarf of thirteen years. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the case of Cygnus X-l, this is about six times the mass of the sun, which, according to Chandrasekhar’s result, is too great for the unseen object to be a white dwarf. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The dwarfs shrugged, and believed themselves to be extremely clever in their fortress by the sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The auctioneer had the scent, though, and nothing would do but that the dwarfs give the crowd a taste of their show. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf was so stuffed that he had to undo his belt and the topmost laces on his breeches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf rocked back on the camp stool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once he was done talking and the townsfolk had fed him, the dwarfs approached. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “The gold I grant you,” the dwarf said, relieved that he was not about to drown in a gout of half-digested eels and sweetmeats, “but the Rock is mine.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The crew of the Selaesori Qhoran had been pleased enough when he first came on board; a dwarf was good luck, after all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "The lady did not ask your views, dwarf," snapped Kurleket, a great fat oaf with short-cropped hair and a pig's face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “How did you ever find us?” cried Eilonwy, as the dwarf ripped away her bonds. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z As they reached the gate, he pulled off his clawed gauntlet and the sweaty glove beneath, locked one arm around the dwarf’s neck, and roughly rubbed his head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Too hot, too noisy, and I'd drunk too much wine," the dwarf told him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Thor’s weapon is Mjollnir, a remarkable hammer, forged for him by dwarfs. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Unhinging his jaw, the dwarf pointed himself torpedo-like through the hole in the floorboards. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z As Taran reached the dwarf’s side, the portal opened wide enough for him to glimpse a figure behind it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “It’s them, the jousting dwarfs, the ones who tilted for the queen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He began shouting again, but the dead wood so muffled the sound that Taran could distinguish nothing of the conversation, which consisted mainly of long outbursts from the dwarf followed by brief and reluctant answers. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “My queen has spoken. The dwarfs will not be harmed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So who did the dwarfs pick a fight with? Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It had a neat yard but was so small that dwarves could have lived there. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For those unfamiliar with the mechanics of dwarf tunneling, I shall endeavor to explain them as tastefully as possible. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "Then I am not a dwarf," the dwarf said with a twist of his mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The goblin/dwarf turf war was flaring up at the moment and some bright spark LEP elf had seen fit to put him in a cell with a gang of psyched-up goblins. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Disgusting, yes, but definitely better than becoming dwarf kebab. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The lanterns had been lit fore and aft, but die fog was so thick that all the dwarf could see from amidships was a light floating out ahead of him and another following behind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He tilted his head back, pointing his nose at the dwarf, and let fly. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They were supposed to be pork chops, but John said they looked like fried dwarfs ears. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z At nightfall,Taran would have been glad to rest, but the dwarf warned against it. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge and Piper were struggling against their duct tape bonds while one of the demon monkey dwarfs danced around the deck, picking up whatever wasn’t tied down and sticking it in his bag. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dwarf had moved closer to their table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The battle was followed by the day’s first folly, a tilt between a pair of jousting dwarfs, presented by one of the Yunkish lords that Hizdahr had invited to the games. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf was blinking at them, blank-faced, with puzzlement in his mismatched eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The litter was as slow as it was comfortable, however, and the dwarf soon found himself itching with impatience. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was pleased by the dwarf's comment, but he tried not to let it show. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead he said, “I have no need for comic dwarfs. Unless they have a ship.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z These were the six things the dwarfs gathered: For firstly, the footsteps of a cat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A group of goblins would corner a stray brother dwarf, pin him down, and then the leader would give him the double barrels straight in the face. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The dwarf could see them basking in the sun, brown and black hummocks with jagged ridges down the center of their shells. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As they set up for their third contest, the dwarf studied his opponent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But he did not deem it wise to mention this to the dwarf. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He took Yandry back to the tiller, where they spoke in low voices, too quietly for the dwarf to hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The noise and activity and energy dwarfed what he had known in the Old World. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But then again, he would be an obscenely rich dwarf. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Casks of wine and ale surrounded them, more than enough drink to see a thirsty dwarf safely through the night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf craned his head around to get a better look, but the thing was gone as suddenly as it had appeared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A flood of Gwystyl’s pleading and moaning followed, but the dwarf paid it no heed, and began to carry out his threat. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Among the generality of men I am tall—six feet even—although among the males of my family I am considered a dwarf. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The last thing Leo wanted was some alone time with the monkey dwarfs, but the Kerkopes were already disappearing around the far corner of the piazza. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z By dawn the dwarf’s legs were aching and his cheeks were chafed and raw. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Nothing could catch a dwarf underground, not even a Skaylian rock worm. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It is the strongest of dwarf urges, a genetic memory born from millennia spent tunneling. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z At sixteen hundred the pace began to flag again, so the slave trader invited some of the buyers to come up for a closer look at the dwarfs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “No. The entire estate is built on a bed of limestone. Not even a dwarf could tunnel his way out of here. Or in.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "It's good luck, rubbing a dwarf on the head." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf snapped one off and sniffed it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Every once in a while he sneaked a look at the tower, but there was no sign of the dwarfs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The large blue life vest dwarfed his body and hung down to his knees. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "Any man of the Night's Watch," the dwarf repeated, "but not me, do I take your meaning, boy?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead he saw two strangers... and the dwarf, who was standing a few feet away staring at him intently. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Outside light from the moons and dwarf sun in the purple sky fills the room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When the dwarfs had finished their crafting, they gave Skirnir a wooden box. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Do you think your dwarf will please her? Will she bathe in his blood, do you think, or content herself with striking off his head?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the assembling room, the dynamos were being put together by two sets of Gamma-Plus dwarfs. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “A pair of dwarfs, well trained for your amusement.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There is the story of Vishnu incarnated as Vamana the dwarf. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He put on his shoes that let him travel through the sky, and he went to Svartalfheim, where the dwarfs have their workshops. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "The lad's got no army but them gold cloaks, and he's ruled by a eunuch, a dwarf, and a woman," she heard a lordling mutter in his cups. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I need that skin of wine, the dwarf thought. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Bywater's deep-set eyes met the dwarf's mismatched ones, and did not blink. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When it was finished it would be impregnable: no giant, no troll, no dwarf, no mortal would be able to breach that wall. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The dwarf tore a loaf of bread in half. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Its orbital period is the same as its rotational period, locked in place by its red dwarf sun.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was also rather troublesome having to use dwarf cups and plates and knives and forks. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The dwarf fixed the location in his internal compass. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z With Eilonwy at his heels, he ran to the tree, fearful the fatigue and strain of the day had at last driven the dwarf out of his wits. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Leo tried to grab the dwarfs feet, but he couldn’t reach the top of the pedestal. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Black people have been made criminals by the War on Drugs to a degree that dwarfs its effect on other racial and ethnic groups, especially whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Masquerade as a human dwarf, with an aversion to light. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The only thing more pitiful than a dwarf without a nose is a dwarf without a nose who has no gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was staring at me, and so was the dwarf, little old Thurman Osgood, who always watched the trains come in. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But now Frodo often met strange dwarves of far countries, seeking refuge in the West. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Orr was an eccentric midget, a freakish, likable dwarf with a smutty mind and a thousand valuable skills that would keep him in a low income group all his life. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A dwarf enjoyed at best a tenuous hold on dignity. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was as if her face were an open book, so easily did the dwarf read her hopes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Most men would iathei deny a hard truth than face it, the dwarf had told him, grinning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It might seem odd, of course, a dwarf shutting himself away from the sun. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “The dwarfs have wooden swords. Wooden armor. How do you expect them to fight lions?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Zebra Room I remember as a kid: it was full of artificial flowers, yellow tulips, red roses, dwarf trees bearing wax apples. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And then, as it bubbled through the nib, it came a little thick, so that the name Rebecca stood out black and strong, the tall and sloping R dwarfing the other letters. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And not a single sailor tried to rub the head of either dwarf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Like some members of the reptile family, dwarf males can unhinge their jaws, allowing them to ingest several pounds of earth a second. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z A dwarf is lying on his stomach with a thick book open in front of him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The task was a formidable one, but the dwarf labored at it every day, scratching away as best he could as he sat cross-legged on the cabin roof. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A two-wheeled cart went rumbling past them, pulled by a white dwarf elephant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were dressed in strange and beautiful clothes, and from their shoulders rich robes flowed out behind them to where four dwarfs held up the King’s train and four river-nymphs the Queen’s. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The ceiling was low, but that was scarcely a drawback for a dwarf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In truth, she was no lady, but he could not bring himself to mouth that silly name of hers, and he was not about to call her girl or dwarf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf could not help but think of Joffrey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “A pity. I once had a monkey who could perform all sorts of clever tricks. Your dwarf reminds me of him. Is he .a gift?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her father had a deal to answer for, in whatever small hell was reserved for dwarfs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was driven by outlandish folk, singing strange songs: dwarves with long beards and deep hoods. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Maybe a doorway to the dwarfs’ secret lair?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Though he wasn’t short by any standards, he was dwarfed by the big carpenter. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z While the disposal is running, I try to detour my mind—recite the Constitution, list the presidents in order, remember the names of the seven dwarfs—I can’t stop thinking that she called me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z They set out at gray dawn, driving between the grape trees, which hunched like dwarfs in the fields. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We observe a large number of these white dwarf stars. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Spiky red flowers aim their petals toward the dwarf sun like a spiny crab reaching out with its claws. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Penny’s lot was even worse, since the cook had put about the notion that squeezing a dwarf girl’s breast might be just the thing to win their luck back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We lie silently under outer space, taking in all those pinpricks of light, and I too feel dwarfed by the massive universe. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The giant’s weight made the boat ride low in the water, and the dwarfs rowed the boat onto the rocks just under the surface. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Even the sagebrush struggled to exist, and the oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At least, he was trying to project an image of a languishing, unperturbed kind of dwarf. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Through the arches, Serra's lights glow dully, tens of thousands of oil lamps dwarfed by the vast darkness of the surrounding desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I’m full of good fortune,” the dwarf told him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z An elderly Chinese woman, dwarfed by the floral armchair she sat in, was fixated on the screen. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In a comer an old man was boiling hot dogs in a large institutional pot whose size dwarfed the gas range upon which it rested. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And some of the stars don’t even exist anymore because their light has taken so long to get to us that they are already dead, or they have exploded and collapsed into red dwarfs. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But since he has returned with the dwarfs’ mead, he has become a poet and a dreamer.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z When she saw the dwarf standing at the end of the gangplank, Ysilla stopped so suddenly that Yandry blundered into her, and the pike almost slid off her back into the river. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was the dwarf they always bought from, so they trusted him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody could have redlighted a crippled old man and a dwarf over a trestle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z "Traitors," Joffrey was babbling excitedly, "I'll have all their heads, I'll-—" The dwarf slapped his flushed face so hard the crown flew from Joffrey's head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I settled into his pillow, my head next to his, and we watched his African dwarf frog swim back and forth from the bottom to the top of the tank. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf jumped free of the explosion, dropping the sphere and letting the pigeons fly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "The Lannisters are liars every one, and the dwarf is the worst of them. The killer was armed with his own knife." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The robots, dwarfed by the mighty L-tube, lined up before it, heads bowed at a stiff angle, while Cutie walked up and down the line slowly. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Still, he simply had to ensure that Eitri and Brokk lost the contest; the gods would still get six wonderful things from the dwarfs, and Sif would get her golden hair. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "In that case, you had best stay close," the dwarf said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As though loving a dwarf was completely out of the question. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Let us hope that he will escape back to the caves. There he would be safe for a while. Safer than we. Such a refuge would be to the liking of a dwarf.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The dwarfs gathered the ingredients they would need to make Gleipnir. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z ‘But I am equally curious,’ he added, ‘to learn what brings so important a dwarf so far from the Lonely Mountain.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I feel like Snow White because now I have a bunch of little dwarf friends who love me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Loyal," the dwarf mused, "and far from any Lannis- ters. I can scarce blame you for that. When I was your age, I wanted the same thing." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Yeah, Andre the giant and the dwarf, hold on a sec, I want a word with you." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z One of those was occupied by a dwarf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Drink with the dwarf, it's said, and you wake up walking the Wall. Black brings out my unhealthy pallor." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the world were also dwarfs—ugly creatures, but masterly craftsmen, who lived under the earth; and elves, lovely sprites, who tended the flowers and streams. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z You would think they had never seen a dwarf before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At first, he thought the dwarfs had left. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Tyrion knew enough to understand that she was telling him to take the dwarf girl up to her rooms, give her wine, and find some clothes for her to wear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Among the bewildered, emaciated prisoners to walk out of the camp that morning were one family of dwarfs and several twins—the few remaining survivors of Mengele’s genetic experiments. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “A bit treacherous! A bit treacherous! My brother Phlegm was ambushed by a crowd of dwarfs disguised as dung heaps! He’s still in traction!” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Suttung picked up each of the dwarfs, took him from the bottom of the boat, and placed him on the rocks. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "One more step and I'll break her arm," the dwarf warned him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The dwarfs were herded off, pig and dog and all, as the spectators hissed their disapproval and pelted them with stones and rotten fruit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He closed his fist around it, spun, dashed its contents into the face of the charging dwarf girl, then threw himself to one side to avoid her knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If the tales coming up the kingsroad could be believed, the King’s Hand had been murdered by his dwarf son whilst sitting on a privy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hammer was sleeping off a drunk when they reached the forge, just as Kem had prophesied, but Nail had no objection to the two dwarfs clambering through the wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The ballista fired the first dwarf in that direction, I think. Come on.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Like all dwarfs, they built things, wonderful, remarkable things, in their workshop and their forge. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Somehow, the dwarf had stolen the zipper right off Leo’s pants. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Behind him rode three queerly garbed strangers atop ugly humped creatures that dwarfed any horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The dwarf was reminded of the day Myrcella sailed for Dome and the riot that boiled up as they made their way back to the Red Keep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Next to Frodo on his right sat a dwarf of important appearance, richly dressed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Judging from the ringing in Leo’s ears, the dwarf had detonated the flash-bang grenade, which Leo had filled with a rare vial of Apollo’s music, pure liquid extract. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Soon enough the dwarfs’ beards were floating in the foam and there was panic in their eyes. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He studied one by one the grotesque carvings of dwarfs that decorated the roof bosses, and the corbels finishing the doorway. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “No one has tried to sell us a dwarf’s head of late, no.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The gods gasped when they saw Sif's naked head, bald and pink, and then she carefully placed the dwarfs’ golden wig on her head and shook her hair. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It was inhabited by people and dwarfs, by gnomes and sylvans and other, even queerer, folk. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘We need sleep, and even if Aragorn had a mind to pass the Gates of Argonath by night, we are all too tired — except, no doubt, our sturdy dwarf.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Taran was sure the angry dwarf would have climbed into the tree itself had the opening in the trunk been larger. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Around her neck, as golden and shining as her hair, glittered the necklace of the Brisings, made for Freya by dwarfs far underground. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Big enough to drown a dwarf, I grant you. The Mander is as broad, though. So is the Trident, near its mouth. The Blackwater rims deeper.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A star like the Sun will end its days, as we have seen, as a red giant and then a white dwarf. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "I have a gift for you," the dwarf said to Bran. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Nothing's going anywhere. They can stay where they are and be dwarfs. Or whatever happens to things that don't have enough space." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The Little Pigeon was not quite a dwarf, but he might have passed for one in a bad light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I would if I did not have a dwarf piping in my ear.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Welcome and well met!’ said the dwarf, turning towards him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A draught of cooks, from every inn and eating-house for miles around, arrived to supplement the dwarves and other odd folk that were quartered at Bag End. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Without awaiting Adaon’s order, the dwarf raced in the direction of the Huntsmen’s signal. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘Or those dwarfs in Bologna. Leo took them down with a homemade smoke grenade made from toothpaste.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But not the sort the dwarf craved for himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Yet its size is dwarfed by the vastness of the desert around us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In spite of his hurt the dwarf would not stay behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As the dwarf had done, she peered into the hollow trunk. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The black men have long since hidden themselves aboard the Flying Squadron, and I’m not at all convinced that the mob won’t content themselves with a redheaded dwarf instead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z ‘Oh, not what he told the dwarves and put in his book,’ said Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Vital for strong healthy teeth, a dwarf’s most important attribute—the first thing a prospective mate looked at. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The dwarf aimed his scything jaws skyward, punching through the floorboards. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Dazed, the dwarf knelt and lifted the blade. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The dwarf wants to buy himself” the girl on the shield observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Volantis has been overrun with dwarfs of late, it seems. Does this one do tricks?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our lord of cheese is the size of an elephant, but he has a bladder like a peanut, the dwarf mused. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry scrambled around, trying to pick it all up before the dwarf started singing, causing something of a holdup in the corridor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Bred to themselves, tall-stemmed plants generated only tall plants; short plants only dwarf ones. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Somehow she had gotten the notion that a dwarf lord- ling would be the perfect consort for her laughter Lollys, a large, soft, dim-witted girl who rumor said was still a maid at thirty-and-three. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His expression was as gruff as ever, but he still had one pink rubber band stuck in his hair from the prankster dwarfs in Bologna. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were times when the Halfmaester vexed him almost as much as that dwarf had. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not even Omba, the lovable dwarf, was permitted to see his face. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Grumbling and muttering to himself, the dwarf led them to what seemed to be the sheer face of a cliff. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Whenever he threatened to fall behind, the knight would seize his fetters and yank them roughly, sending the dwarf stumbling and hopping along beside him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf had to haul him upright, while Taran and the others fanned him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Lord Tywin had put an end to that hope ten days before his dwarf son’s sixteenth nameday, when Tyrion asked to tour the Nine Free Cities, as his uncles had done at that same age. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Celia rests in the interior patio of the plaza, where royal palms dwarf a marble statue of Christopher Columbus. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It made the dwarf smile to see them sweating and cursing as they wrestled the heavy machines onto the inclines. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I guess Bologna is a city. But why we have to find dwarfs there...I have no idea. Some sort of treasure to help us with the quest.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Three dwarves came out of different rooms where they had been busy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There were frost giants and mountain giants at Balder’s funeral; there were even dwarfs, the cunning craftsmen from beneath the ground, for all things that there were mourned the death of Balder. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Unless Leo could find the dwarfs somewhere in that maze of streets...Nope. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z One of the tigers spied the dwarf and said something that made the others laugh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She felt very lost in it, like a dwarf, as if she had shrunk. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “A drunken dwarf” he said, in the Common Tongue of Westeros. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Does a dwarf have wings? If not, you would be wiser to swallow the next threat that comes to mind." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Waves were splashing over the dwarfs’ heads, and they were gulping air, and their eyes were round with fear when Suttung the giant reached out and plucked first Fjalar and then Galar from the waves. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Outside, the skyline has changed: the Park Plaza is no longer the tallest building around, but a squat leftover, dwarfed by the svelte glassy towers that rise around it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of Balder was Nanna, his wife, and next to her, and not in the best of tempers, was a dwarf called Lit. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The stout dwarf was grimy, muddy, and his ears were tinged bright blue. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It was a disturbing notion . . . and there was the other matter, the business with Catelyn and the dwarf that Yoren had warned him of last night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The dwarf sat up, cradling his head in his hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And seven thousand feet higher still, dwarfing Ama Dablam, was the icy thrust of Everest itself, all but hidden behind Nuptse. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The fat man was lucky, as was the bearded lady and a handful of dwarves. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Of these things Frodo had already heard many rumours; but the tale of Glóin was new to him, and when the dwarf spoke he listened attentively. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘A dwarf and an axe-bearer! Hoom! I have good will to Elves; but you ask much. This is a strange friendship!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Finally a thick voice behind him said, "Seven hells, it's the dwarf," and the cage jerked to a sudden stop and hung there, swinging slowly back and forth, the ropes creaking. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The dwarf knelt and untied Gurgi, who had begun to show some signs of life, but hesitated when he came to Ellidyr. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Thus it was that the dwarfs had the mead of wisdom and poetry, and any person who wished to taste it needed to beg it from the dwarfs. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Root and the surrounding LEP officers rushed for cover, but Foaly, who had never actually seen a dwarf tunneling, decided to stay for a peek. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The Red Viper had even tried to defend the Imp, had come within a hairbreadth of a victory that would have allowed the dwarf to escape the blame for Joffrey’s murder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We in Europe are only dwarfs and no nation, ancient or modern, has conceived the art of architecture on such a sublime, great, and imposing style, as the ancient Egyptians. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf seemed on the verge of seizing Gwystyl by his robe and shaking him, but Adaon stepped forward and quickly explained what had occurred at Dark Gate. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Your dwarf is having a fit,” the widow observed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even Hen Wen stared curiously at the dwarf. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Although Shukumar was six feet tall, with hands too big ever to rest comfortably in the pockets of his jeans, he felt dwarfed in the back seat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Today, the setting is dwarfed by a cellular transmission tower. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The explosion of technology since the Industrial Revolution impresses us today, but the medieval explosion was equally impressive compared with that of the Bronze Age, which in turn dwarfed that of the Upper Paleolithic. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It covered the dwarfs’ feet, and then it came up to their navels. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I do not believe that you dwarfs possess anything that could compensate me for my parents’ deaths. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z ‘We are forgetting our family history! These must be the very three that were caught by Gandalf, quarrelling over the right way to cook thirteen dwarves and one hobbit.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Have you ever visited the pleasure houses of Lys?” the dwarf inquired. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now we just call it “Millenium,” and it is a stretch of bare land and several rusted metal sculptures—one an abstract, plated mammoth, another shaped like a lima bean that dwarfs me in size. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “For gold and glory,” the dwarf said cheerfully. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His airplanes and spaceships have dwarfed distance, placed time in chains, and carved highways through the stratosphere. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the gloom he looked very much like a dwarf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “What did you say, dwarf? Who do you think you are?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Then what do the dwarves want to come back for?’ asked Sam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I had never seen a dwarf before, but I knew they were special people, sent to the earth marked for this sacred life of duty to the nobility. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z M31 has two small satellites, dwarf elliptical galaxies bound to it by gravity, by the identical law of physics that tends to keep me in my chair. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “A gift for my sweet sister. He was another dwarf.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No, thought the dwarf, he plays the game of thrones, and you and Griff and Duck are only pieces, to be moved where he will and sacrificed at need, just as he sacrificed Viserys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Behind the dwarf walked Frodo, and he had drawn the short sword, Sting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As secure as a gaol, the dwarf thought bitterly, but at least there are those windows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Let us go rowing in our boat,” the dwarfs told Gilling. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Long and leanly muscular, he dwarfed the molded plastic elementary school chair he was sitting in. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The trees near us were dwarfed by the trees in the distance ahead. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf’s sudden silence went unnoticed, as Duck had begun to regale him with his own life story. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The world below was distant and small; it was dwarfed by a sky so blue and vast the clouds were lost in it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When the dwarf went to hand him the ticket, something silver flashed in his hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The R dwarfed the other letters, the tail of it ran down into the cambric, away from the laced edge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf had given him the truth on the road north, but by then it had been too late. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You are trying to decide if I’m a man or woman,” Sweets said, when she was brought before the dwarfs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z According to the Big Bang theory, the universe came into being in one single moment—a cosmic cataclysm that gave birth to black holes, brown dwarfs, matter and dark matter, energy and dark energy. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A good tunnel dwarf can pick up the scent of gold through half a mile of granite bedrock. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z ‘This is more to my liking,’ said the dwarf, stamping on the stones. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It dwarfed his small, thin frame and he had to carry it with both hands, bending backward to lift it off the floor. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Leo could see some tiny windows at the top, covered with metal grates; but he doubted those would stop the dwarfs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Leo wanted to throttle the dwarfs, but he forced a smile. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dwarf clapped his hands to his head and gnashed his teeth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “How long that sallow mealworm’s powder lasts I couldn’t guess,” said the dwarf. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z If she was locked in the Tower of the Hand, guarded by the dwarf's men, how would Ser Dontos ever spirit her away to freedom? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “These are the dwarfs Ben tried to buy,” the seijeant told the spearmen, squinting, “but the big one ... best bring him too. All three.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They stumbled toward the window, but Leo set off his homemade firecrackers—snapping them around the dwarfs’ bare feet to keep them off balance. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Were you commanded not to talk to me? Or did some dwarf diddle your mother?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had seen little of the dwarf since their journey ended. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z New York always awakened a sense of awe in me, big and busy enough to dwarf anyone's ego. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Only then did he look at the dwarf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For this mechanism to work, the unseen object has to be very small, like a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He showed the gods what he had brought back from the workshop of the dwarfs, and they were amazed to see it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Hello, sons of Ivaldi. I have asked around, and people here tell me that Brokk and Eitri, his brother, are the greatest dwarf craftsmen there are or have ever been,” said Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “What sort of gods make rats and plagues and dwarfs?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “A dwarf,” she purred, in a voice as sinister as it was soft. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf had a way of sensing things, and Jon did not want him to see the guilt in his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was so beautiful that I stopped near a thicket of dwarfed and wind-warped cedars and junipers, and once stopped I was caught, trapped in color and dazzled by the clarity of the light. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Digory saw all the animals, dwarfs, satyrs, nymphs, and other things drawing back to the left and right to make way for him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Freak is trying to duck away and he says, "I'm not a dwarf and I'm not good luck." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “A dwarf tree. It took many years to make it so.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I hold up my pendant to the sky, centering the dwarf sun in the middle of the obsidian. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Of course they’d all seen what dwarf molars could do to a goblin head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The dwarf knew from conviction number eight how easy it was to conceal a pressure pad beneath the deep shag of some antique weave. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Leo tossed him Piper’s dagger, then kept rummaging through the bags of dwarf shinies. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Born to a typical dwarf cavern-dwelling family, Mulch had decided early that mining was not for him, and resolved to put his talents to another use, namely digging and entering, generally entering Mud People’s property. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The dwarf, however, cut his way through the crowd by kicking people’s shins, and reached him before he’d gone two paces. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Myrcella came running after her brother, and the dwarf picked her up by the waist and spun her in a circle, squealing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He remembered the old bronze astrolabe he’d picked up in Bologna—the one the dwarfs told him Odysseus had made. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He trimmed them expertly with his knife, lashed them with braided vines, and in no time at all the dwarf held up a serviceable cage. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Three of them. The dwarfs will not expect them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There weren’t many creatures that could dislodge a dwarf with a grip on something. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Only dwarfs look up to me. I don’t read, my lord. On a good day I can write my name.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The food was not especially good, but it was plentiful, so that was where the dwarf went next. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z While the dwarfs were hacking and wheezing, he grabbed his tool belt from Akmon, calmly summoned some bungee cords, and tied up the dwarfs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So lifelike did he seem that it took the dwarf a long moment to realize he was made of painted marble, though his sword shimmered like true steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dwarf rubbed his mouth to hide his smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Stay stilt grunted the dwarf, grabbing hold of Harry’s bag and pulling him back. “Let me go!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The two Elephants with their trunks and a few dwarfs with their little axes soon got it all undone. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Pollard, his skullcap off, his hair dark with sweat and his head tilted so his good eye focused on the camera, stood behind her, dwarfed by the cup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There has never been a slave who did not choose to be a slave, the dwarf reflected. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The members of some of these species were massive and others were dwarves. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Snow White is okay because of the dwarves and Pocahontas is good because of the animals but Devon says the music is crying music and Dad is already crying so I don’t want that. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an ugly boy, though admittedly more comely than a certain dwarf with half a nose and a scar from eye to chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Can a dwarf steal the web from under a spider?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The dwarf had been busy building some sort of boom to close off the mouth of the river, though the fishermen differed as to whether the work had been completed or not. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Only on the Road would travellers be found, most often dwarves, hurrying along on business of their own, and with no help and few words to spare for strangers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "What do you imagine you are doing, dwarf?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That was when the dwarf turned to the eunuch and said, “I’ve killed my father,” in the same tone a man might use to say, “I’ve stubbed my toe.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once I wrote, “If my years are measured by inches, then I am certainly too young. The eleven-year-old daughter of an acquaintance dwarfs me.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf laughed last; he could paddle passably well, and did... until his legs began to cramp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He would like to carve one of those dwarfs, for example, such as those in the roof bosses in his father’s house. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Giant norns and elf norns, dwarf norns and Vanir norns, good norns and bad, and what your fate will be is decided by them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Very good. For now you truly understand the danger you are in. My master—a magician whose magic dwarfs your 100 percent—now possesses the Black Book!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Two of their master’s slave soldiers flung him into the back of the mule cart between the dwarfs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘I do not doubt it,' said Legolas. ‘But you are a dwarf, and dwarves are strange folk. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Even Gimli, as stout as any dwarf could be, was grumbling as he trudged. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I will have it, then. Take the dwarf to my cabin.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You are insolent. I like that in a dwarf.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Even the Elves do likewise at need, and blindfolded we crossed the borders of fair Lothlórien. Gimli the dwarf took it ill, but the hobbits endured it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z |
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