| 单词 | elephant |
| 例句 | He heard the shouts of guards, and then the roaring of a great cat, the trumpet of an elephant. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Were there vast wind-torn areas like the place he had seen in memory, the place where the elephant died? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z From the cave we could see back the way we’d come—could watch to see what had startled those elephants. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom! The elephant is possessed. You really need to wake up!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The forests of Mount Elgon were home to two thousand elephants, until the men with machine guns came over from Uganda. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There in front of us was a large herd of elephants—dozens. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it is not right to speak of young sea elephants as babies, for they are as large as a man. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The land between the rivers is a sea of elephant grass, which can grow ten feet high. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They bushwhacked up the valley, following elephant trails that meandered beside a little stream that ran through stands of olive trees and grassy meadows. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The elephant is dangerous: If it charges, it can kill you. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The dishes seemed impossibly fragile, the china thinner than a cracker and painted with brightly colored elephants. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The elephants were fading, and some were even starting to look like hippos. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if the elephant is smart enough to connect me to her punishment and wonder why I didn’t do anything to stop it, but I am and I do. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Lily,” he asked that evening when his sister took her comfort object, the stuffed elephant, from the shelf, “did you know that once there really were elephants? Live ones?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I poke the elephant in his fat stomach. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Ruby is playing with another baby elephant, and I’m holding hands with a lovely gorilla. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I went on a bit about the doctor’s unparalleled ability to turn simple language into poetry, and for my big finale I read his story of the elephant and the Who-inhabited dust speck. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z As she spoke, the Waiting Melody that hung over her like a shimmering temple elephant’s umbrella crumbled and gently fell about like dust. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ruler of India sent the BFG a magnificent elephant, the very thing he had been wishing for all his life. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A voice boomed from the hollow of the elephant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You’d better!” snapped Boo from his place on the elephant’s trunk. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The jackal and her one son lived happily ever after with the elephant.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One day just as we had given up hope, huge gray clouds, large and clumsy as elephants, came rolling in. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z An elephant’s tread is heard on the stairway. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She sounded shaken, like she’d just saved Don from a charging bulletproof elephant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z From where I stood, the moon bloomed like a giant elephant ear off the side of his head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There was enough power on tap now to vaporize a bull elephant with a single blast. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Of course, it was not long before the elephant and the hyena heard what was being said about them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Now, plop that elephant down there behind it, just on the scuffed bit where the door opens. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z What I wanted was jungles and lions and elephants and tall coconut palms swaying on silvery beaches, and Egypt had none of that. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Neighbors suggested their own remedies: arnica compresses, packed mud from a holy well, ground elephant tusk from the Niger to mix in her daily broth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I talk, you booboo brain. Hey, elephant ears! What cesspool did you crawl out of? Can you beat time with those?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The mountains hovered over everything like benevolent, serene elephants. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Two men were detailed to drive away an elephant that liked to raid the fields. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver shouted something at his elephant in the local tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Because making friends was supposed to be that easy, apparently—finding someone else who liked elephants. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Thing is, people love babies. Baby elephants, baby gorillas, heck, give me a baby alligator and I could make a killing.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The elephant hesitates, in response to which August strikes her with the bull hook. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On one side of them was thick forest; on the other was the brown river, and beyond that a tall tangle of elephant grass and bamboo. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z ‘Perhaps one day we will get you an elephant,’ she said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “With my elephants,” Harry Strickland said, in a mournful tone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As a young student he traveled to Paris on a mare that was as large as six elephants, and hung the bells of Notre Dame on the mare’s neck as jingles. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They crossed a platform covered with powdery dry elephant dung, their feet kicking up puffs of dust as they advanced. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at my fuzzy pink, purple-nosed elephant and give the round body a little squeeze. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “The most powerful piece in the game,” he announced, as he removed one of Qavo’s elephants. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sea elephant moves fast in spite of his size, waddling along on his great flippers which he uses like hands. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z An inquisitive boy once asked his grandmother why elephants and hyenas lived so far away from people. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It reared against the dark sky, its hideous, gaping mouth wide enough to swallow an entire elephant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Even Hannibal the elephant was having a hard time wading through so many monsters. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I still hadn’t told Howard I was sorry for what I said about his up-down walk, so there was always a big ole elephant in the room for me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And with that, she climbed through the elephant door. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The monkey jumps from her lap and chases the elephant around the throne. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Whatever had been speaking flew out of the elephant’s mouth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell them your elephant joke,” she says after a long pause. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Though it is from Ashima’s father, no drawings for Gogol adorn the margins, no elephants or parrots or tigers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The following night, many people came to see that family to help them eat the elephant meat. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t care if elephants or rhinos killed me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z After she leaves, I ask, “Why do you like elephants so much? I mean, they’re not really cuddly like bears.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Grootslangs are said to be the origin of both elephants and all snakes, incredibly powerful.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But after the elephant painting, the whole thing had been brought into the open, and now everyone was watching to see what he did next. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But the story that occupied my mind for the longest time, the story that I retold over and over, was about a baby elephant named Boo. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I’m searching in vain for an elephant when my eyes come to an abrupt stop on a woman. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Same for newts and spiders, elephants and eagles. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z After a few more thumps and whacks, Rosie catches sight of the elephant car at the front of the train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She cups her hand as if it were full of water or grain as she points to the small, perfect giraffes and elephants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was playing skins and had his shirt tied around his head; as he ran, the sleeves swung like elephant trunks. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “What do elephants have that nothing else has?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “The pinnacle of German invention, can be kept in business by twelve little African boys and some elephant grass.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Spread out around her on a bright cloth are hundreds of tiny animals carved from wood: elephants, leopards, giraffes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He crept a little closer, hiding behind a plant with leaves shaped like elephant ears. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I think of the elephants that Esme told me about and how Ruby is sort of like my little sister. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “For example, did you know that scientists used to think that elephants had esp?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And if an elephant was ever attacked by a lion, there is no doubt that the elephant would retreat rather than stay and fight. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Then she crosses her arms in front of her and nods once, deeply, as if to say, Take that, elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Did you ever try to draw blood from a wild elephant? We didn’t.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Last came the conqueror himself, led by forty elephants holding torches to light his way. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The pillar was scored with hatch marks and grooves, the marks of elephant tusks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the headsets it sounded like an elephant sneezing. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She is rolling in a lovely pool of mud with two other young elephants. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He perched on top of the elephant’s trunk. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sapiens can produce many more distinct sounds than green monkeys, but whales and elephants have equally impressive abilities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z That is why the elephant and the hyena live far away. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time,” I say, “there was a baby elephant. She was smart and brave, and she needed to go to a place called a zoo.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The elephant birds and the giant lemurs, along with most of the other large animals of Madagascar, suddenly vanished about 1,500 years ago—precisely when the first humans set foot on the island. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse lines were to the north, and beyond them, two dozen elephants grazed beside the water, pulling up reeds with their trunks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I have seen the little forest elephants that move in quiet bands, nudging the trees with their small, pinkish tusks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I consider what defoliant will work on both the harmless ground cover and the elephant leaves. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z At first, I stayed silent to protect Rosie—and there was no question she needed protecting, in those days elephant executions were not uncommon—but there was never any excuse for keeping it from Marlena. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Members of a friendly tribe on the Sudanese side gave us a blanket, some elephant meat, and some advice. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The elephant opens her shovel-shaped mouth in what can only be described as a smile and starts to sway, keeping time with the movement of her trunk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They included giant elephant birds, primitive primates called lemurs as big as gorillas, and pygmy hippos. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The word elephant was printed on the side of his armor, which seemed a little obvious to Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Above, they heard the sounds of battle—kids shouting, Hannibal the elephant bellowing with glee, scorpion bolts exploding, and water cannons firing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As always, the air was filled with the smell of rotting whale carcasses and the sound of elephant seals bellowing and belching on the beach. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In the middle of the courtyard, a full-grown elephant—could that be Frank?—rampaged around the flagpoles, scattering Roman warriors. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The sound of flapping wings echoed from the elephant’s open mouth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z 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 Seconds later the two-headed snake emerges, coiling itself around the elephant’s leg. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And then I was afraid, because all around us as we walked along were fresh elephant and buffalo tracks. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z They're putting handcuffs on my wrists and my ankles and they're sitting on me and going, "We'll have to medicate him," and this one cop says, "With what, an elephant gun?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z But instead of lecturing the girl about figuring things out for herself, Vola crouched down to study the elephant. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Soon, she was dreaming about candy elephants and cookies the size of pancakes. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z After that he decided that he’d had enough and stumbled back up on deck to clear his head of rum and elephants alike. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Fifth Cohort charged in behind the elephant, and the battle went hand-to-hand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z So I hustled enough heroin to knock out all the elephants in Africa. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She tried to make time pass by drawing an elephant in one stroke, the way Jalil had shown her, over and over. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He sat down at the table and tried not to think about how he was going to look on his first day at Stonewall High — like he was wearing bits of old elephant skin, probably. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “I love elephants. Don’t you love elephants, Anna?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They marched around the back yard, slashing at foliage, occasionally pausing to pick off a stray elephant or fight a tribe of cannibals. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “My brother says Death isnt— She was interrupted by an elephant. Someone behind them shouted, “Make way!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Just before the first light of the morning, the hyena crept out of his hut and made his way to the elephant’s sleeping field. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z See everything in the landscape except the three waltzing elephants. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The cave is large enough to hold as many as seventy elephants at a time. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We stopped on an elephant trail that led into the cave, beside a wall of rock that was covered with diagonal hatch marks made by the elephants tusking the rocks for salt. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls a couple tissues, blows her nose like an elephant, then puts her baby-blue eyes on his brown ones. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z When we found the elephant, we led the client to it, and he shot it.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted so much to believe it he felt like Hannibal the elephant was standing on his chest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z My dad was like a thirteen-thousand-pound elephant freaking out over an itty-bitty African pygmy mouse. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z On my way out, I said, “Perhaps small elephants cannot be admitted to finishing school. Perhaps small elephants cannot be finished. Perhaps they...” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Ironically, this fearlessness scared his father, and it was a constant source of worry for him, especially when they were hunting lions, elephants, and rhinoceroses in Africa together. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Of course, they were too frightened to move, and had to sit in their bush while the great elephants ate as many pumpkins as they could manage and destroyed many more. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She remembered how she had once broken her arm after swinging from the museum elephant’s trunk and felt more surprise than pain. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When she went lame and lagged behind the other elephants, the circus sold her to Mack. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Big grey elephants were not uncommon either—huge beasts with castles on their backs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We stared at our twisted reflections in the mirror maze, ate powdered-sugar-dusted elephant ears, banged out our aggression on the bumper cars, and got sticky fingers from cotton candy. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There were oak trees here, with enormous trunks, wrinkled and grey like the legs of elephants. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Slavery was the unmentionable family secret, or the proverbial elephant in the middle of the room. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Two men in ballooning skirts and balding velvet blouses, vaulting over littered moons and mounds of dung, circling around the hulk of a sleeping elephant. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "You may travel by palanquin, and elephant, and camel and ah that, if you wish to, Mother. But Yvaine and I will make our own way there, and travel at our own speed." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I think things are actually starting to pick up a bit. It’s gotta be the billboard. People see that baby elephant and they just have to stop and spend their hard-earned cash.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Asked to describe and classify mammals, he scribbled down an incomplete and absurd system of taxonomy—omitting categories, inventing others, lumping kangaroos with beavers, and pigs with elephants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The giant, furry leg dropped slowly into view, as thick as an elephant’s. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The largest of the elephants, who was also their leader, looked about the field as he wondered which pumpkin to eat first. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Hannibal’s elephants were, and Asian work elephants are, just wild elephants that were captured and tamed; they were not bred in captivity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Aru watched, stuck somewhere between awe and horror, as the stone elephant that had been standing in the museum for decades suddenly sank to the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Or maybe it lived in leopards or elephants. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he saw another elephant emerge from the place where it had stood hidden in the trees. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z With a quick lunge, he struck his knife into the heart of the elephant, and then fell to his knees as the great beast roared out and lurched upon his feet. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The boys cut through the thick elephant skin to rescue their small brother. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And that’s not all—apparently he told someone who worked for the circus that he used to carry water for the elephants, and they upgraded his ticket to a ringside seat! Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z His family gave him a traditional Zande funeral and left his body under a mound of stones in a clearing of elephant grass. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So this is a freak accident to faint and then collapse in such a way as to get sliced between the eyes by the surprisingly dangerous trunk of the elephant coffee table. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z 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 The bottom, thick, rough trunk, like an elephant’s leg pulled to the right of the driveway, the top, green and lush, rolled to the left. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Perhaps I should send you to finishing school with her daughters. You might learn how to walk like the slip of a thing you are and not like a small elephant.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The elephant was well aware that no one was allowed to shoot him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Haie, man, she must have legs like, legs—” his thoughts mount somewhat higher "and a behind too she must have, like a—like an elephant!” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt the hot breath of the elephant as the trunk embraced his pumpkin and then he sensed the sides of the pumpkin squeezing as the vegetable passed down into the great creature’s throat. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Nhamo found the elephant trail in the forest and hopped from print to print until she reached the marsh. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Murphy gestures toward the rose velvet sofa and he sits down heavily, like an elephant I once saw in a picture book, his large stomach protruding from rounded thighs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Oh! You’re wearing your elephant necklace I used to play with when I was little. Didn’t I name it something dumb?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z 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 “So will you be spreading your legs for that elephant in exchange for Daddy’s contract?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Once upon a time the elephant had two wives,” she began. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing in the whole kitchen was a photograph of an elephant on the wall next to the phone. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Over time Boo’s mother taught him how to be a good elephant. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z An elephant charged the wall of the stadium, sending up a cloud of dust and bellowing its frustration. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Can you tell Yollo the difference between a tiger and an elephant?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Downstairs, the stone elephant began to blare its warning siren. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After he had helped them up onto the cushioned bench between the cart’s two huge wooden wheels, he clambered onto the elephant’s back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The little teacup elephant peeks out from beneath the thick tablecloth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The manager of a local hotel came to fetch us armed with rifles and reported that he had been delayed by a herd of rogue elephants. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In his wooden chair, Volkheimer reminds Jutta of an image from one of Max’s picture books: an elephant squeezed into an airplane seat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The elephants had left scrapes in the rock all over the place. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so kind to elephants, saving many of their lives. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Some hours passed before he heard the first sounds of the elephants. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z From inside the elephant, the bird had sounded like it could convince a mountain to turn into a volcano. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The next day we met, we moved on to the elephants. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And another white man that was picking up a full-growned elephant and holding it over his head like he was ’bout to toss it into the next county! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Bones of crocodiles, bones of ancient hippos and ancestors of elephants. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had grown up reading and doing her homework beneath the giant stone elephant at the entrance. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Whether three small- to medium-sized children and one tiny, terrified squirrel could cut a swath of destruction comparable to that of an enraged elephant remained to be seen. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But then that day in Miss Geraldine’s class, Tommy had done this particular watercolour—of an elephant standing in some tall grass—and that was what started it all off. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought that was as good a time as any to address the elephant sweating with us in the tiny room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 There were small waves inside the big waves, and the surface reminded me of an elephant’s wrinkled skin with lines in all directions. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We passed birds, bears, apes, monkeys, ungulates, the terrarium house, the rhinos, the elephants, the giraffes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Without mutual exclusivity, by contrast, if a child thought that elephant could simply be another label for dog, then each new word would make the world seem more complicated. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I know we probably watched TV and played Hot Wheels and Lego, probably battled over Pokemon cards, but the purple elephant escapade wasn’t a one-time deal. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When the tub was partly full, I carried it over to the elephants’ pathway, at the entrance, put it on the ground, and poured in most of a gallon of “bloody Jik”—laundry bleach. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, Joon, I say and quickly put the elephant in his hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The prince arrived to join them four days later, riding at the head of a column of a hundred horse, with three elephants lumbering in his rear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cordelia stands uncertainly, squinting a little, head poking forward and swinging imperceptibly from side to side, the way an elephant’s does, or some slow, bewildered animal. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I aimed the gun at the stove and pretended I was shooting at a elephant or a dragon or a tiger, or best of all, Todd! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z An African elephant can’t stumble without falling on some white man with a shovel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I fall asleep with my head on a raggedy elephant. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The hathay was pulled by a dwarf elephant, her hide the color of dirty snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Eighty tins of pure ghee were poured over the elephant to feed the fire. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I find August in the menagerie tent, standing in front of the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She smiles sadly with her eyes, just a little, the way only elephants can do. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “And he is, too. Pffffft. Carried water for the elephants indeed. Do you have any idea how much an elephant drinks?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A boy told him there were albino elephants from Siam. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure you understand. That box might be taking you to a place where there are other elephants,” I say. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z In the entrance hall hangs a framed picture of Ganesha, he of the elephant head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z What about the African elephants with which Hannibal’s armies crossed the Alps? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “And what could you hit—a dead elephant from two feet away?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The tiger sharpened its claws on the stone elephant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Good news: we get the elephant. Bad news—” “Let me guess,” said Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I look back just in time to see the elephant pull her trunk from the trough. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I hold the elephant in my lap, crunch his body. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It waits there for a moment before climbing up to the elephant’s neck where it strikes, bringing the animal to its knees. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Even if my “Geronimo!” wasn’t loud enough, Abbey surely must have heard Dusty Muleman’s goons bellowing like bull elephants. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Stella once teased me that elephants are superior because they feel more joy and more grief than apes. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She didn’t expect to meet elephants—although they migrated to the river at certain times of the year. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a photo of a baby elephant playing with a beach ball. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Next came a ram and a three-headed elephant, a giant swan, and a graceful antelope. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hannibal the elephant plowed down monsters right and left, but the defenders were badly outnumbered. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z What would-be gorilla or elephant rancher would wait 15 years for his herd to reach adult size? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Alone in the middle of the pumpkin field, the great elephant lay on his side. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He saw a woman dressed in gold sitting on the head of an elephant. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z So we made him a camp, and we went on, my old man and I, and we stalked the elephant for two days. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I want us to have history, something longer than the small window of time we’re actually sharing, with an even longer future, but the dying elephant in the room crushes me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Most of the problems I had were with animals—elephants, buffalo, hyenas. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it had redundant solar panels, whose frequent bursts of coordinated electricity were strong enough to knock back an elephant. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Frank turned himself into an elephant and stomped through some Cyclopes, and Dakota held the golden eagle high, blasting lightning at any monsters that dared to challenge the Fifth Cohort. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The elephant tears up living trees, dragging their precious roots from the dirt they love. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Many hunters fear buffalo more than lions or elephants. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought about these things most of the night, but with the sun I was up and on my way to the place where the sea elephants lived. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s true. She’s his. He’s an elephant tramp. He’s been traveling with us, but the bull’s his.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She nodded and said, “Didn’t I read somewhere that elephants are the only other animals that bury their dead?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It looked to Milkman like the leg of an ancient elephant. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you doing in there, training elephants?” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The ant chases the elephant, and around and around they go. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Get ready for questions like, ‘How many bubbles in a bar of soap?’ or ‘How many wrinkles in an elephant’s trunk?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We sang a song that Mai Thi taught us about bananas—though it could have been about elephants and we wouldn’t have known it, since we only knew two words of Vietnamese. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The elephant also stands and then shambles around to present Marlena with her tail. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t plant any vegetables above where you bury those rodents. They got enough poison in ’em to bring down an elephant.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Not only am I unemployed and homeless, but I also have a pregnant woman, bereaved dog, elephant, and eleven horses to take care of. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Benji’s parents climbed into an elephant—his mom insisted they ride together, as if it was romantic. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z When Guenever got to the elephant she put down the sewing and began to rub her fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The outer was red sandstone, thirty feet high and decorated with animals: snakes slithering, kites flying, fish swimming, intermingled with wolves of the red waste and striped zorses and monstrous elephants. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The forest was home to many wild beasts, such as antelope, elephant, and wildebeest, as well as hyenas, lions, and leopards, adding even more to the danger. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Now the Mount Elgon herd has withered to one extended family of about seventy elephants. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel like the elephant in the room—or the parking lot. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “No, for an elephant—a private one for myself, like Lizzie at the Zoo. I could take you for rides then,” said Michael, half-looking and half-not-looking at her to see how she would take it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z An overstuffed sofa had become an elephant, trunk raised in trumpet song. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The stone elephant had once more knelt to the ground, lifted its trunk, and opened its mouth, offering Mini a way back home. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I watched him stride off to get the spear, a little boy with thin arms and legs like sticks, wearing a big string of sea- elephant teeth. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The queen’s eyes gleamed—the way Hannibal the elephant’s did whenever he was unleashed to destroy a fortress. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Boo flew to the tip of the elephant’s trunk to address Aru’s mom. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But wait: Four or five elephants had been through when the soil was soft enough to take deep imprints. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannibal enlisted tamed African elephants in his unsuccessful war against Rome, and ancient Egyptians may have tamed giraffes and other species. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The ones that did—hippos and elephants—were too dangerous to spy on. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wished to use a sea elephant s tusk for the tip of the spear because it is hard and of the right shape. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 A tall boy came and took the elephant to the place where he was to sleep. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “How about you take one of me with the elephant?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z I reach a wide empty spot, and realize it’s for the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Butterflies danced in the air between us as he looked us over, and I learned how an especially small ant must feel when facing a particularly large elephant. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He had once held an elephant aloft using only the muscles in his back. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I hauled myself out by some handy elephant ears, dried off with my pinafore, dressed as fast as I could, and ran home. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I gaze at the elephants, and then I look over at Ruby, small and alone. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Every day, new ideas and images flew from the wood-and-iron presses like birds: a river filled with gold, fish with wings, a lizard as big as an elephant. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There’s fish in it, andflowers, and some elephant dung as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This boy always had the best ideas, but they wondered how even he could deal with such great beasts as elephants. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z We made our march into the field of elephant grass, tramped upon the big hill rising. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Patrice soberly informed us he didn’t think an arrow could pierce an elephant’s hide. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And not just regular bulls—bronze ones the size of elephants. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He had heard of the bad name of the elephant and the hyena, but because they were visitors to the chief he did not show his feelings about them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z From the top of the cliff I looked down at each of the sea elephants and tried to choose the smallest of the six. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The skin of the sea elephant is rough, yet very thin, but beneath it are thick layers of fat, and though his body is large, his head is small and makes a poor target. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Thumping songs, with tunes like elephant footsteps, followed. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “What. Let’s stop acting like there isn’t a big gay elephant in the room and try to move on.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But the greatest moment of all was when the biggest hump broke like a small earthquake and out came the sloping back, the large, wise head, and the four baggy- trousered legs of an elephant. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z One of the elephants trumpeted at them from his stall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dazed with grief, Leo and the others carefully loaded the Athena Parthenos into the hold, using the ship’s hydraulic winches with an assist from Frank Zhang, part-time elephant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Tall elephant grass and prickly, brown brush have replaced Phnom Penh’s blooming flowers and tall trees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not know these Volantenes, yet it seemed to him that elephants and tigers might have good reason to make common cause when faced with dragons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I chose a fat crayon the color of elephant skin or a rainy sidewalk. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She smiles broadly, sure that she has finally outsmarted the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At last she came to the opposite side, and to be extra careful she followed the elephant footprints under the trees until she couldn’t make them out anymore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She asked that I pass on her appreciation for your enthusiasm about her work with elephants. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z More than once I startled elephant families browsing in the clearings. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A child who learns the word elephant knows, with absolute certainty, that it is something different from a dog. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard work, much of it a man’s work, but not until I was finished did I go back to the place where the sea elephants lived. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. An elephant is a pachyderm. It means an animal with a thick skin.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She raises her finger high in the air, turning so that the whole audience can absorb that she is about to outdo the elephant once and for all. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We learned that we wanted to be more like the noble eagle, the smart fox, and the powerful elephant. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Backdrop to the Kilanga pageant, rising up behind the houses, a tall wall of elephant grass obscures our view of anything but the distance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A brass money clip with an elephant pressed into its face, all of it a crusty green. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The attack elephant was still in place in the waiting area out front. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The man steps over the rope and disappears behind the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She feeds her teacup elephant, Zo, a carrot and pets her head. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Some three thousand carved pieces of sugar stood on that table, showing every step of her trip, down to carved sugar birds in sugar cages and sugar elephants on parade. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe it was more like throwing peanuts at elephants, I said. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My old man only took water when he was tracking an elephant. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was Mirabelle’s playroom, a whole enormous bedroom devoted to her toys: wooden blocks in all colors of the rainbow, a rocking elephant made from velvet, an entire shelf of dolls. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, just because they’re funny. Like in the Civil War, a general named Sedgwick said, They couldn’t hit an elephant from this dis—’ and then he got shot.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “He really believes that he carried water for the elephants. He does.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z For example, the “elephant in the room” saying. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The elephant trails joined at the entrance and headed inside. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t see any mummified baby elephants down there. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not on the normal tourist route, it was clean and cozy, with dark-painted walls, a giant silver-sequined elephant and other decorations from Thailand, and dim lighting, which his eyes preferred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z What maintained its constancy or fidelity: What kept elephants from morphing into pigs, or kangaroos into beavers? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Not cheery, though, not the guy who loved elephants. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It’s not like when I was little, and you gave me your stuffed elephant and didn’t ask for it back. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “There’s the zoo. There are other elephants. What’s wrong with it?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The latest addition was a full-sized elephant presented by the King of France, and specially drawn for the record by the indefatigable news-hawk, Matthew Paris. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z If he moved, he thought it possible that an elephant would become suspicious. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I try to explain to Uhmma, This elephant is not what I want. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I staggered back a few steps and by then my nose was spewing like an elephant bathing himself. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Okay, let’s play elephant this time,” Sneaky says after I beat him in the first game. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z And in the half-light of evening the dung carts had come out, attended by half-naked slaves whose task it was to shovel up the steaming piles left by elephants both great and small. 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 Three small elephants—clearly a family—on a table. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z How hard can it be to find a girl and an elephant, for Christ’s sake? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When he comes home from work, it is his turn to play with Lucas, tossing him into the air and rolling around on the floor with him and a stuffed elephant. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Boy, you have to realize that there was never a flea that Hand Clap didn’t call a horse, and there was never a horse that he didn’t call an elephant.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Far off I could hear the bellow of a sea elephant. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Once Stella saw a trainer hit a bull elephant with a claw-stick. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “I’m starting to like this elephant,” Bob whispers. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Aru thought bolts of lightning might shoot out of the elephant’s mouth, which, under any other circumstance, would have been very exciting. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Maps do not count. If he had told me it was about tigers and elephants, I might have given it a try. It looked suspiciously like a history.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the midst of their ranks was an actual war elephant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A big yellow harpy grabbed the burrito and the whole flock scattered, leaving Ella cowering and shivering on top of the elephant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Even though Ruth the elephant was the only one listening, my hands were still trembling. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Young Griff arrayed his army for attack, with dragon, elephants, and heavy horse up front. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “If you say you carried water for elephants, I am.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And lots of things I’ve collected: shells, rocks, a tiny glass elephant, a blackened old skeleton key my grandmother found in a chest but which unlocks nothing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z One has a drawing of a gorilla cradling a baby elephant. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “What do elephants have that nothing else has?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Grabbing one of the elephant tusks as a handrail, Aru stepped into the statue’s mouth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After Gay read Horton Hatches the Egg, we both were quiet as we contemplated how the mother bird left the elephant to sit on her egg. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z An elephant—this beast had the body of a snake and the head of an elephant. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He sent a letter to the Smithsonian, informing the staff that he, too, had found “extinct elephant bones” and that someone there should take a look. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z If the elephants continued to dig away at the base of the pillar, it might eventually collapse, bringing down the roof of Kitum Cave with it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m going to be a veterinarian and operate on the biggest animals on the planet—elephants, rhinoceroses, giraffes, hippopotamuses. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The phenomenon of laughter is unknown to animals; though it is possible that dogs and elephants may have some inkling of it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten years before the flames, I was born in the mountains, a scenic land of jewel-green fields, bamboo trees, and forests inhabited by gorillas, elephants, and chimpanzees. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Every morning before we start rehearsing, Met Bong wraps our fingers together with elephant grass. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I really liked the elephants, but talk about stink! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Herds of elephants go inside Kitum Cave at night to obtain minerals and salts. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was sitting in the front seat beside Mr. Kapasi, studying a picture of the elephant god taped to the glove compartment. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z A few minutes later I find myself standing in front of the elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z That eliminates gorillas and elephants, even though they are vegetarians with admirably nonfinicky food preferences and represent a lot of meat. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The jaw still held teeth: fangs the length and thickness of an elephant's tusks. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Its present condition would have shamed an elephant. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The strange elephants were a few feet from me now and I saw that their faces were like the faces of men! Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Woodland elephants are different from their grand cousins who stomp across the grasslands: they’re smaller and more delicate, nuzzling through the leafy soil with rosy-pink tusks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Ikwa wandered over curiously and, when he couldn’t find any room underneath, sat near us with his elephant- ear leaf held up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z At dawn, I leave a note on my bed for my grandparents and sneak out of the apartment while they're still snoring away like a couple of elephants. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Outside our village the elephant grass grows so tall it meets above the road to make a shady tunnel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “We just want to talk. Thai noodles for a chance to talk, okay?” v The harpy streaked down in a flash of red and landed on the elephant statue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I also loved stories of wolves, bears, and wolverines in North America and Canada, jaguars anacondas and sloths in South America, orangutans, Indian elephants, and tapirs in Asia, and so on. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Never mind, come and look at the elephants. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She makes a happy, lilting sound, an elephant laugh. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Collectively, as they scampered by in droves to claim empty trees deeper into the forest, they made more noise than a stampeding herd of elephants. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “No,” he said, a dozen times, “the dragon flies, not the elephants.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Thick, tall trees with wide, green leaves and fat elephant grass surround us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Guarding the ancient steps are giant granite lions, tigers, eight-headed snakes, and elephants. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All of that talking—about dust, about elephants—and I hadn’t gotten to the whole reason I was there. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did the baby elephant get to the zoo?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He sleeps about as heavily as a tranquilized elephant. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z As soon as Uhmma stops the car, I grab my elephant and jump out. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I’m still staring after him when the elephant’s trunk sweeps past my face, blowing warm air into my ear. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I turned instinctively toward the menagerie because this was the cue for the elephant act. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When family members fussed over how good the elephant was, Vincent destroyed it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This time there were pictures of a cow, a whale, a camel, and an elephant. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They were like a couple of hunters who had just shot an elephant and were not quite sure whether it was dead or alive. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “My mom is an elephant when it comes to remembering.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Let’s say you want to remember ten animals: elephant, giraffe, cow, duck, bison, echidna,* sheep, praying mantis, ladybug, and tabby cat. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I aced the tests—“Eagle eyes and elephant ears,” the nurse said—but Lori struggled trying to read the eye chart. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z True to its name, the island presented them with an elephant seal on landing. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z A leathery wrinkle parted to reveal a liquid glint of elephant eye. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z African elephants were tamed in Roman times despite the obvious danger, and Asian elephants are still being tamed today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She looked at my dad now with mild amusement, as if he had just suggested they buy an elephant. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The blue and yellow eyes were following the heroine, who was gaily carrying a pail of water to what turned out to be her elephant. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not sleep much the night before I went to the place of the sea elephants. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Modern Asians who want work elephants find it much cheaper to capture them in the wild and tame them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z About the size of an elephant by the sound of it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The fire backed off, as even an elephant must at the sight of a dead snake. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And when you turn your head you see the elephant that was there all along, so big you didn’t notice it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “From top to bottom. Papa always built well. He said he wanted a house that could hold a herd of thundering elephants—that was what he always called Mama’s folks. He never liked them much.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the time for him to cut his way out of the pumpkin and find the elephant’s heart. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He said, “Right. Flying elephants. Big flapping ears. Doing yo-yo’s with their trunks.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z An elephant, a dog, a cat, and a mouse grinned at me on-screen. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On the other hand, a lizard could make as much noise as an elephant. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes—and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z 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 The elephant thundered down the road and turned north, heading toward a big open field where some fortifications were under construction. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I asked in a whisper, not knowing if one actually spoke to elephants. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good place for sea elephants because they could crawl halfway up the cliff if the day was stormy. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps your elephants would sooner be nightingales. Instead of sweet song, Meereen’s nights would be filled with thunderous trumpetings, and your trees would shatter beneath the weight of great grey birds.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I knew there were elephants and giraffes in Africa. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In the swirls he’d written names and painted what looked like animals: a large cat, tropical birds, an elephant. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Anyway, he did his elephant, which was exactly the sort of picture a kid three years younger might have done. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Near Ettumanoor they passed a dead temple elephant, electrocuted by a high tension wire that had fallen on the road. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the elephant taxi service headed back into the valley. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Jazz that sounded like angry elephants blowing their trumpets at each other. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z What would she do, sit under the elephant and wait for the world to end? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He collected exotic lifeforms, including an elephant for Aristotle, his teacher. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She cried when I told her about elephant E.S.P. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I put down my menu and stare at the elephant, trying to come up with something to say. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z In the eerie green light she saw the trails of buffalo, antelope, and elephant. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now we were out where there were no more huts and the tall elephant grass started to get tangled up with the edge of the jungle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If I can defend myself against elephants or rhinos, I thought, why not a lion? Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z In the space of two seconds, my mind has zigzagged from her unwillingness to perform, to her history with the elephant tramp, to her lemonade thievery, and back to the cabbage patch. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It might have been monkey meat— people in that area hunt monkeys for food—or it might have been the meat of some other animal, such as an elephant or a bat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Big as an elephant and ten times as mean. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z His favorite job was caring for Hannibal the elephant, but he’d managed to mess that up, too—giving Hannibal indigestion by feeding him peanuts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Do you think the other elephants will like me?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “And they are uncommonly sensitive. They mourn their dead just like we do. In fact, I read a story about Lawrence Anthony, a man they called ‘the elephant whisperer.’ Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes waiting for a question to finish is like watching someone draw an elephant starting with the tail first. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The only time I’ve heard of. It was only because the elephants was so big and—and sorrowful, somehow.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In the summer once, when I was on my way to the place where the sea elephants lived, I had seen a young dog that looked like Rontu. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother’s eyes grew wide, like a child spotting an elephant. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Besides, a stupid elephant can only sit and stare. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z A field of elephant grass weighted with wind, bowing under the stir of a helicopter’s blades, the grass dark and servile, bending low, but then rising straight again when the chopper went away. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A ditch full of elephant ear plants and soggy grass. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z From bacteria to elephants—from red-eyed flies to blue-blooded princes—biological information flowed through living systems in a systematic, archetypal manner: DNA provided instructions to build RNA. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In the nearby fields, the war elephant frolicked with Mrs. O’Leary, and children played tag around the statues of Terminus that lined the city limits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Grandchildren, then, the woman insists, and so after more deliberation they pick out three ebony elephants for the children of the children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z From the mountainsides echoed the harsh donkey bray of gentoo penguins, the screech of skuas, and the bellowing of elephant seals. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “The guy can turn into an elephant, and I make him nervous?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The statues were different, except for the stone elephant, which had yet to be moved to the lobby. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then, when the elephants had walked away, the two boys ran to their home and told their weeping mother what they had seen. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The Fox Brothers train has been moved off the siding, and the hotly disputed elephant car is now hitched directly behind our engine, where the ride will be smoothest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was a large, barred cage, like the elephant's cage at the zoo. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Uncle Al hasn’t actually said so, but there don’t appear to be any immediate plans to attempt another elephant act. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “It looks like the elephant in that photograph is crying.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Elephant Island had been named years earlier for the throngs of elephant seals that crowded its rocky shores. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The elephant thought that this was a good idea. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The stars swirl above us until the image of a mighty elephant appears. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Papa starts the hibachi With a pile of briquets And bark from The eucalyptus, Those tall trees They say drink Like elephants. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z What about the Asian elephants still used as work animals in Southeast Asia today? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Still folks coming down, sounding like an elephant herd. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Strange specimens peeked from the stacked crates: preserved lizards and snakes, foreign butterflies, live crocodiles, even an elephant! The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I walked like a drunken elephant stumping from side to side. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Do you think the other elephants will know any jokes?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s an entire elephant,” jested a beady-eyed, one-armed man in tattered pants and without a shirt, referring to our package. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Polar bears wrestle with elephants in Australia and penguins teach Zulus how to play bagpipes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The forest is being cleared away, the trees are being cut down for firewood or to make room for grazing land, and the elephants are vanishing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going out to get some little matters for my girls. Can I do anything for you, young ladies?” asked Mrs. Moffat, lumbering in like an elephant in silk and lace. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The first set of puzzles about anteaters and elephants had to be easier than the set of puzzles about beavers and worms, which in turn had to be easier than the final set about fish. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The elephant felt ashamed when he realized what the other animals were saying about him and so he went to see the hyena. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I read the sign. Why do you have an elephant in a bulletproof vest?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Gentoo penguins and elephant seals ogled them as they began clambering over boulders along the shore. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The eyes that shone under the green visor were following the heroine and her elephant across the wide screen and into the circus tent. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Not one of the great cogs carrying the elephants had turned up yet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The thing that made me decide on the place to build my house was the sea elephants. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Out pops a tiny teacup elephant, its trunk longer than half a peppermint stick. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Strangely, though, he moved gracefully through the undergrowth, silent and sure while the rest of them crashed along like elephants. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Whether elephants actually pulled plows this way or a visiting artist just imagined that is unclear. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Other coins had ships stamped onto them, or elephants, or goats. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Gorilla babies and elephant babies and human babies are not so different, except that a gorilla gets to spend the day riding on his mother’s back, like a cowboy on a horse. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z It was then that the elephants rose up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The poachers set up a machine-gun nest at the mouth of Kitum Cave, and after that the surviving elephants had learned their lesson. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor could I remember that a bull elephant had ever been killed with an arrow or with a spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Southampton’s barrage balloons floated gleaming in the moonlight like the ghosts of elephants and hippos. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z 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 The mother kissed him when he emerged from within the elephant, and then she wiped away the fat and the pieces of pumpkin that stuck to his skin. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Everywhere I go, I feel like the elephant in the room. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I visited the gorillas, Ruth the elephant, the zebras and flamingos, and finally, when I was tired of walking, I stopped by the lions. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the field, tall elephant grass glistens with morning dew while gray smoke floats into the sky from distant villages. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But as they unpacked their boxes and hung up their winter clothes and the silk paintings of elephant processions bought on their honeymoon in Jaipur, Twinkle, much to her dismay, could not find a thing. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “I don’t want an elephant’s soul, or any soul at all!” he said. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “You did not carry water for the elephants.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The waves are as big as elephants during the rainy season, said Crocodile Guts from his soft bed in the njuzu village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she hid nearby in a clump of elephant grass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When they climb down from the ladders, I see that they’ve added a picture of a little elephant to the billboard. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z On the last day of school, wearing his elephant mask on the walk home, the trunk hanging down to his waist, Palmer was a sensation. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z On the plains, it is easy for elephants to find salt in hardpans and dry water holes, but in the rain forest salt is a precious thing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To do this at least three men were needed, and even then the sea elephant often dragged the net into the sea and got away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It was true that there was no animal stronger than the lion, with the exception, perhaps, of the elephant. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z But Stella says a truck will arrive this afternoon carrying a baby elephant. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z An elephant seal or two increased their food supply. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “For decades I’ve heard old coots like you talk about carrying water for elephants and I’m telling you now, it never happened.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They made such an entrancing sight that Tyrion almost waddled right into the steaming pile of dung the elephant had left to mark its passage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But the big woman—Gilly could see the pain breaking up the totem-pole stare—Trotter shuddered to her feet like an old circus elephant. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Looking across the valley, they watched for elephants, and they saw rock hyraxes—furry animals the size of groundhogs—running up and down the boulders near the mouth of the cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s because that’s what Ringling says. Course, he actually has elephants.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We sat there in silence until Maddie burst into our moment like a rampaging elephant. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Yesterday we passed a line of men blinded by mustard gas—they stumbled along like a string of elephants, one man's hand on the next man's shoulder. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The very big ones—you noticed it most with the elephants—grew a little smaller. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z If the Cadillac had been a circus elephant, it couldn’t of done a better job of taking Mama’s and Cold Sassy’s mind off of Grandpa Blakeslee and Miss Love. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They had to be extra careful, Baba Joseph said, because it was never certain whether the elephant was going to run away from or toward them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The elephant reaches out with her trunk and taps him on the shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In India it took riding atop great big elephants and shooting with powerful rifles to kill tigers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The hooks looked like crowbars or ice picks, and the trainers would grab the elephants between the folds of their hide and then pull or twist. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He thought that this might be because the elephant was so large, and needed great empty places in which to roam. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She followed Mama’s lead around cages of white pygmy elephants, chimpanzees, a pair of giraffes grazing quietly in their paddock. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For a while the only sounds were the scrabbling of their boots over the rocks, their own harsh breathing, and the occasional belch or bellow from an elephant seal. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Did you hear that, August? The lad wants to work with animals. You want to carry water for elephants, I suppose?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When the movement stopped, he realized that he was now inside the elephant’s stomach. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Instead he checked the stone elephant statue in the corner—a tiny duplicate of the one in Portland. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Mr. Archie,” he began, “it wasn’t an earthquake. It was more like an elephant, but not an elephant.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “There ain’t no horses to hold anymore these days, and we don’t have elephants, anyway. We have elephant.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z No turdes or elephants on her bedroom furniture, but a few statues spread out round the room. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw that the white faces were the faces of white men and they were dressed in ordinary clothing; but the black faces were men wearing what seemed to me to be elephant’s clothing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At a greater distance, they hear an elephant trumpet a warning. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Why? They wouldn’t any more be ignoramuses than an elephant is. Or a bird is. Or a tree is,” Teddy said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z You might expect a stampeding mob, particularly one chased by a giant, furry, duck-billed “elephant,” to leave a bit of disarray in its path. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Horses, mules, and donkeys were stabled in the western walls, elephants in the eastern. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, a kind of elephant that hasn’t lived on the earth for a long time.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The teacup elephant scratches her blue-painted nails on my dress, and flashes me the chrysanthemum flower on her belly. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The elephants look far off into the distance so they won’t see the humans who want to see them. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z By the time the family arrived, the other elephants had all run away in fright. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z But August’s face is not so easily fixed, so there will be no elephant act until he looks like a human being again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Once I passed Humansdorp, the forests became denser and for the first time in my life I saw wild elephants and baboons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were solid silver, and so heavy that when I tried them on, I was afraid my ears would stretch to the size of an elephant’s. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The elephant stood swaying on her huge feet. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z If you are a circus elephant and you stand on your hind legs while a dog jumps on your head, you get a treat. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z When he first grew dedicated, he killed only big things: elephants or pythons. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Sherman turned the page to a picture of an elephant. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, the trumpets were blasting like a herd of elephants, with Dizzy’s horn flying high above everything else. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel as if I had caught an elephant by its tail, without meaning to,” Frisch wrote to his mother. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They were still called elephant and hyena and all the other animals still said bad things about these names. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They crossed the street and found a bench to sit on, next to a big bronze sculpture of an elephant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z "He's a big, grotesquely ugly giant with the strength of a thousand elephants and a gigantic appetite, for human flesh especially. The usual." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A rhinoceros, elephant, panthers, wolves, lions, bears, tigers, monkeys, and dozens of other animals were out of their cages. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It was the size of an elephant and just as intimidating. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Her ability to reproduce the elephant has surprised her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One of their roommates, Bobby, gave them a ride to the border of the valley on Hannibal the elephant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The first time they passed an elephant, Tyrion could not help but stare. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dany watched an elephant make short work of a pack of six red wolves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now elephants—they remember all their family members. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The walls were a pale blue, with a border of elephants and giraffes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Antlers of great elks and the huge face of an elephant towered over him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z They have grumbling lions with gleaming teeth and a snaking line of elephants, each clutching the limp tail in front of her. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z We all ran and hid in a cave because there was more to worry about than the elephants. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he was no longer called an elephant, then he would be able to hold his head up again among the other animals. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Relieved that it was a stranger, and not an elephant they knew, they drove on. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A two-wheeled cart went rumbling past them, pulled by a white dwarf elephant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I think I shall trade, also,” said he, putting his thumbs in his waist-coat pockets, “to the West Indies, for sugar, tobacco, and rum. Also to Ceylon, especially for elephants’ tusks.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I run for the house, swinging my elephant around and around my head. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He does not hunt elephants anymore—he approves of the current worldwide ban on ivory—but he does hunt Cape buffalo, which is not an endangered species. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A collective gasp went up from two hundred campers and an elephant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Do you know any jokes? I especially like jokes about elephants.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He turns, outraged, to face a smiling elephant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Some years the tigers elect a triarch, and some years they do not, but never more than one, so the elephants have ruled the city for three hundred years.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Among zookeepers, Goliath’s death is famous; he was a bull elephant seal, a great big venerable beast of two tons, star of his European zoo, loved by all visitors. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He told Dad and the other guides that he’d inherited some money from a rich uncle who’d died in an elephant stampede in Africa. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z His legs, still in their big white casts, looked like two albino elephant legs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He let Aru and Mini down near the stone door carved with elephants. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He followed up with, "Now look at them. It's okay. That way the pathetic legless elephant can disappear, and we can get the hell on with it." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “Yeah, manatees. If you have a water hose, they come right up and drink from it. They have whiskers and a nose like an elephant whose trunk didn’t fully grow.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Big is right. It’ll be like capturing a wild elephant. Them people better have them a great big net,” Santa said eagerly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To begin with there was only a faint rumble, and then the whole earth seemed to shake as the elephants entered the field. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Do you think the other elephants will know how to play tag? I love tag.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “This is going to be even worse than I thought,” Ignatius said when he saw the elephant. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never enjoyed being a small elephant and hadn’t mourned the loss till now. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And there was an elephant caught in a thicket by its tusks... Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nor did I kill another wild dog, nor did I try to spear another sea elephant. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He cooed, and the elephant’s mouth widened to the size of a door, its jaw hitting the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She looked at me and asked: “What made you call them elephants?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day after school she would come home, hang her backpack from the stone elephant’s trunk, and creep toward the Hall of the Gods. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were figures of pelicans floating in the water and flying, of dolphins, whales, sea elephants, gulls, ravens, dogs, and foxes. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “You told us you have an elephant,” said Poppy. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He feels ill at ease with the praise, just as he had when he was a child and destroyed his drawing of the cat, the clay figure of the elephant. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I pulled out these shiny Congolese foolscap notebooks, roughly bound, with big green elephants stenciled on the front. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “As you probably know, elephants have much, much stronger memories than other mammals.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Farther on, they fell in behind a smaller elephant, white as old bone and pulling an ornate cart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Ganesha is one of the oldest and most familiar Hindu deities, possessing a fat human body, four human arms, and the head of a cheerful-looking elephant. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy wished the elephant a good night and then he took the hyena to his place. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z But I told her I looked like I was wearing a big pillowcase with elephant trunks sticking out of the sides. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It looked like someone slaughtered an elephant in there. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Mobutu’s Kinshasa mansion is surrounded by a park, where some zebras and one pitiful elephant paw at the grass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When elephants walk through the cave at night, they navigate by their sense of touch, probing the floor ahead of them with the tips of their trunks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where”—Ruby twists her head in the other direction—“where are the other elephants?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z These included the elephant bird, a flightless creature ten feet tall and weighing almost half a ton—the largest bird in the world—and the giant lemurs, the globe’s largest primates. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the heads of animals— boars, crocodiles, elephants, oxen, birds. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She also promised that she would not die without telling me first and saying goodbye the way baby elephant Boo’s mother did with him. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z But her father had already gone to the shelf and taken down the stuffed elephant which was kept there. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Her teacup pets surround her—a monkey on her shoulder, an elephant in her lap, and a thimble-size rabbit perched on the tip of her scepter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z After a moment, the elephant lifts her foot and holds it in front of her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The scientists and librarians still collect their keys in the mornings, still study their ancient elephants’ teeth, their exotic jellyfish, their herbarium sheets. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He could, racetrackers marveled, “hold an elephant an inch away from a peanut until time to feed.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z These archaic humans loved, played, formed close friendships and competed for status and power—but so did chimpanzees, baboons and elephants. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank shuffled uncomfortably, like he missed being an elephant. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The elephant looms against the far sidewall, an enormous beast the color of storm clouds. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They were roughly the same size as the grazing creatures, but leaner and gray-colored, with horned heads and short trunks like elephants’. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Growing up, I’d had a lot of interaction with wild animals—elephants, rhinos, cape buffalo, hyenas. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannibal the elephant trumpeted with happiness, but Frank couldn’t afford to watch. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Pah had the wingspan of an elephant and talons as sharp as knives. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The sickly gray skin resembles an elephant's trunk with thick hair poking out. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And then the clouds would move just a little and the hills would suddenly become monstrous elephants marching slowly toward me! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of elephants lived on the mountain then, and they could be heard moving through forest, making cracking sounds as they peeled bark and broke limbs from trees. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could relate to the little elephant with the big ears. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z No turtles or elephants on her bedroom furniture, but a few statues spread out round the room. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru had checked the stone elephant’s mouth every hour, but there hadn’t been any news from Hanuman yet. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He liked moving his tiger and elephant pawns through his opponent’s blockades, but he became furious if, owing to a toss of the dice, he was captured and sent back to “Start.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Like I said, I don’t even remember my mother, and who wants a father who’ll run away and leave his baby daughter all by herself? I’d much rather spend my time with elephants and clowns.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Uhh … how can you tell that an elephant has been in the refrigerator?” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She stopped every three or four paces, staring silently at the carved lovers, and the processions of elephants, and the topless female musicians beating on two-sided drums. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And from the middle of the misty, domed web, a spider the size of a small elephant emerged, very slowly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It was the mummified corpses of baby elephants. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I have to admit that the picture of Ruby is rather cute, even if she doesn’t look like a real elephant. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Flying elephants on your lunch box, man. That’s little kid stuff.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She laughed at herself: well, it was the longest on record—longer than elephants and nothing to show for it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “And the elephants!” he went on after a moment. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z When elephants encounter the skeleton of an elephant out in the open, they methodically take up each of the bones and distribute them, in a ponderous ceremony, over neighboring acres. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Going closer, he watched them hack the tusks from a motionless elephant on the ground and haul them away, spattered with blood. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She pops up from her chair and hands Claudine her teacup elephant. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “There goes our superstar, lumbering onto the stage with the grace of a baby elephant trying to walk for the first time.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “We...we could be friends, you know,” said Coraline.“We could be rare specimens of an exotic breed of African dancing elephants,” said the cat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I look for an elephant, with equal parts dread and disappointment. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She had on these blue pajamas with red elephants on the collars. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It was the elephant on the road, and it would remain unacknowledged. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I try to duck down lower than the nurses’ station, but a six-foot dude attempting to stay low and sneak around is about as subtle as a blindfolded elephant. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I wonder,” I said reflectively, “what an elephant’s soul is like!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Ivan has a terrible memory. He’s the opposite of an elephant.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z They looked like a cross between antelopes and motorcycles, but they were stranger than that, even: they had trunks like small elephants. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Standing in the field, waiting for his friend, the elephant also had his head lowered, his tusks almost touching the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I shuffled across razorlike slices of rock that had fallen from the roof, and came to a fresh elephant dropping. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And there has never been a country big enough to hold the elephant that Hand Clap has seen,” Lefty laughed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned into a dragon and bit a katobleps in half, then changed into an elephant and trampled three at once under his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You want big things that you can make your teeth meet in? How would you like to breakfast on elephant?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It looked like a mouse creeping around an elephant, and I grinned when the statue kicked it so hard it flew into the sky and disappeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Don’t you dare tell—” “You act like you want kids but you drinking enough to poison a elephant! ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The sides of the base layer are decorated with Indian elephants connected nose to tail. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z People crowd around Ruby and Stella’s domain, oohing and ahhing at the sight of a such a tiny elephant. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Pariah kites dropped into nearby trees, to supervise the supervision of the last rites of the dead elephant. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She has learned to follow August from the elephant car to the menagerie tent, and in return for this he has stopped beating the hell out of her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z |
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