| 单词 | engine |
| 例句 | She dreaded the roar of the ignition, and placed her hands over her ears to block out the sound as she pressed her slippered feet to the gas, revving the engine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z As the bus engine rumbled to life, she didn’t wave but rather gave a quick flip of the hand that said, “Go! Go on!” and hurried away. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a source that historians of the steam engine have overlooked because it does not discuss steam engines. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A dark engine was coming down the track, backing toward them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The train jags around another curve and I grasp the rails, looking toward the engine. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Carl had tried listening into the fog, but the thrum of his own engines masked all other sound, and he had to shut down and drift. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The Argo II could cover vast distances pretty quickly, thanks to its magical engine, but Leo figured the Romans had magic travel methods of their own. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Everybody froze when the train whistle blew one long time and the engine started saying shuh-shuh-shuh. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Oshiro had seen one drifting on the tide, its engine cut, its running lights out, below the bluff near his home on Crescent Bay, a mere silhouette in the night. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Eleyne's engine is not always obedient, but this day it started at a touch. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the driver switching off the engine, taking off his hat and stretching, pushing back his hair. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I sat in the passenger seat of his truck, listening to the engine rev as it guzzled diesel, watching the yellow lines disappear beneath the hood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The one I had seen was so long that the engine moved it very slowly and I was sure I could get aboard it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The engine revved and my heart beat faster and I gripped the steering wheel as we flew down the road. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even today, a pilot is trained to learn emergency flight procedures as a memorized sequence, so that if your engine fails, you have an automatic routine to help you ward off panic and land safely. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The engine growls to a halt, and I hear the car doors slam. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z From the front window, we can see a swarm of black Volkswagens, engines starting up. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Even the fire department used fire: Steam engines powered the pumps on the department’s horse-drawn fire trucks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He was always the one who tailgated old ladies in their Buicks, honking his horn and revving the engine as if he would run them over unless they pulled over. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We fired Columbia’s rocket engine shortly after we swung around behind the moon’s left edge, out of touch with the earth for the first time in three days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he spied the plane with the burning engine directly above him and screamed to McWatt through the intercom to turn left hard. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Rafael had to rev the engine a few times to get it to start in the cold, and just after it did, someone called from the balcony. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Hamilton reversed the engine and sputtered back to where I could leap aboard, grab the line, and leap back onto the dock, where I looped it around a solid piling head and pulled it snug. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He fires up the engine and it's as if he's holding an Uzi. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The third- stage engine of the Saturn had a character all its own. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it was time to leave Eagle in lunar orbit, light Columbia’s big engine for a couple of minutes, and come on home. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From this unintended encounter, I believe, the steam engine was born. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z What with the dark and the deep shadows, you can’t tell how hurt she is, or know the engine is probably ruined. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We ignited Columbia’s rocket engine once, for just three seconds, to adjust our course slightly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire engine, polished and poised in another part of town? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The planes dived and climbed, the air was abuzz with the drone of engines. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z What he lacked of course was a suitable power source: he tried to imagine an aeroplane powered by a steam engine, but the difficulties were obvious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The pull of the engine rocked me backward, and I laughed. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Maureen was in the front seat with Mom, who had started the engine and was practicing her gear shifts. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “A little fine-tuning to make her sing,” he says over the engine. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Her starboard hull plate had been removed, her engine dismantled, and her crankshaft and rod bearings lay exposed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The engine roars to life and the brakes screech as he maneuvers his truck down the steep drive. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Dad sat on the engine box while I knelt on the floor. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Except for the engine noise and Naomi’s shouted directions, there was utter silence. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z We watched the news reporters run to their vehicles and rev their engines. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I heard Father start the engine of his van. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The police car’s engine started up, and dust clouds followed the car as it left our farm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z If one of the four engines quit, staying airborne was challenging; the failure of two engines was often an emergency. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “I am sorry, Donovan,” said the robot, “but you can no longer stay here after this. Henceforth Powell and you are barred from the control room and the engine room.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Everything’s going to work out,” she says quickly, quietly, and starts the engine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z At the rear of the bus, the driver wrenched a big chunk of smoking metal out of the engine compartment. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The ship’s power came from the engine room on the second and lowest deck, which also housed sickbay, storage, and the stables. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All he had to do was connect the wings, start the engine, and take off right out the back door. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For three weeks I sailed on the SS Roma, an Italian cargo vessel, in a cabin next to the ship’s engine, across the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, and finally to England. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And in the distance, I could hear motorcycle engines roaring just like in a Tupac Shakur video I had seen online. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Maribel turns off the engine and looks at each of us. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Dad stuck his head under the hood, tinkered with the engine, and got it going, but it broke down again a couple of hours later. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Just before the engine caught up, Miss Love leaned forward and whispered, “Will, your grandfather has saved the best surprise just for you!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When the loud trains pull into their stops and the engines pause, attentive listeners can hear it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t have your permission to leave, my lord. Also, our ship is damaged. We need our mechanic, Leo Valdez, to repair the engine, unless you know of another way.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then she heard the growl of a truck engine coming down the road, and sat up. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z No engines in the sky, no enemy voices; so Lee thought it might be safe to light the fire, and after a struggle he got it going and brewed some coffee. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A second alarm would bring in additional engines and men. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z With that, carefully unwinding, the men got into their pickups, started their engines, and slowly pulled away from the corral. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole was sitting in the cabin reading a book when he heard the high-pitched whine of an outboard engine along with the deep growl of a second engine. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I fired up the engine again and kept going. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Don’t gun the engine. Just leave as quietly as you can.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z With all the engine racket, he couldn’t hear a word I said. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The engines roared, the ship moved, and minutes later she opened her eyes to see the houses of Nunivak shrink to specks and the island grow smaller and smaller. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They could hear the diesel engine out on the road, running on God knows what. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The U-2's huge wings generated so much lift that the plane resisted landing; pilots had to stall the engines just above the runway in the final moments before touchdown. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The engines drone, the lorries bump and rattle. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound pierces the dull drone of the aircraft engines, and then there's an ominous pause before the thunder of another explosion. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I rom now on he’s to work only on engines. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z As I got dressed, I heard farm workers warming their car engines before leaving to look for work picking carrots or thinning lettuce. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I wasn’t thinking about the logistics at that point—about whether it had gas, or if its engine would even start. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Any second, Roy expected to hear honking behind him, curses in the wind; the pickup truck trailing so closely that he would feel the heat off its big V-8 engine. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As if on cue, a steam engine chugged through the hills just west of us. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Seeking a more efficient method, the doctors also experimented with mobile gas vans in which carbon monoxide exhaust from the engine was pumped inside. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z After slightly over six minutes of engine firing, our computer told us we had arrived, and we had! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Cole dressed and carried the ancestor rock, the sun had peeked above the trees.Then he heard an unexpected noise: the unmistakable buzz of Edwin’s outboard engine floated over the trees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I went past field after flat, featureless field, with virtually no change except when occasionally a flock of birds, hearing my engine, flew up out of the furrows. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Was Watt familiar with the concept of latent heat when he devised his new engine, and did the new theory inform his new technology? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He pushed the wheel back in, went too far this time, and the plane’s nose went below the horizon and the engine speed increased with the shallow dive. loo much. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The head wind was strong, and the engine groaned as the boat struggled to chop through the waves. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine of the helicopter roared louder as we descended the stairs. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon he found that the engine of the swings had been deliberately damaged and he had to work three hours overtime to fix it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Heads began to turn and scan the dark sky for the zeppelin, whose gas engine was throbbing clearly in the still air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Unbelievably loud, with engines and pulleys running up and along the ceiling. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Of course, Newcomen could have invented all this and more; after all, he worked on his new engine for some fourteen years before he was ready to put it into public operation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He heard a switch engine in the Southern Pacific yards discharging steam in shrill dry spurts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But between the seventeenth and eighteenth radio transmissions, without a warning, die engine coughed, roared violently for a second and died. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He was even suspected of sabotaging a siege engine and getting his own centurion killed during the war games. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “We still have to repair the foremast. Then I need your help in the engine room. I’ve got an idea for a new installation.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was no noise at all except for the quiet hum of the engines, rising up from the bottom of the ship. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z We are talking of engines the size of small worlds. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouted, only the growl of the loader’s engine was too loud. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The train rattles forward, jostles from side to side, its engine making a sound like the propeller of a plane. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He had no idea whether they could get the engines working, or the sails.... The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Josh noticed a break between some trees that might have been a grass strip, but we couldn’t line up for it without any engine.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, I left a note for Dad saying my engine was broke, and went back to bed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The plane is silent around me except for the steady roar of the engine. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Rocket fuel burns in the engine and is sent out the back of the rocket, driving the spaceship forward, just as the rush of air out of a balloon sends it flying around the room. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The truck driver slammed the door and started the diesel engine. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We passed by La Guardia Airport, with the jets soaring above our heads and the hot breath of their engines rolling down over us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z To change our orbit this time, we used the rocket engine on the far end of the docked Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A whistle blows, a long sustained warning followed by the hissing and sputtering of the engine. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He had applied to Congress for a patent on a steam engine he’d made to run a boat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z With the choke out, the engine whines, gives a little cough and dies. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We get there just after one o’clock, and when I cut the engine, we’re alone, in silence. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He cut the engine, got sound in the muggy evening. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The circle of engines around the fire had been broken, but Williams managed to organize the twelve available engines into three groups. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t think the taxpayers would be too keen on hearing that their elected official traveled in unrivaled luxury while they were forced to ride in barrels pushed along by clanking old engines. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly there were no growling engines, no whistling bombs, no pops of distant guns. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And from somewhere close by, an engine started up and roared off headed south. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z That didn’t stop Langley engineers from imagining how the missile bodies and rocket engines and reentry problems involved in high-speed flight research might also apply to space vehicles. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She sounded like Dad’s Honda whenever the engine froze up in the winter. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Luke’s body slumped, and even though Toby knew he’d won, he still stormed out of the restaurant, already in the car with the engine running when Luke and the twins came outside. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The water was clean, the sky a sharp Sunday blue, with all the engines of that white sardine fleet puttering up into it, and a lot of yelling, especially around Papa’s boat. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The Susan Maries engine wheezed twice below the floorboards, then coughed, rattled, and fired up when Carl backed down the choke. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "But we wouldn't lose Hermes. We can remotely operate it. So long as the reactor and ion engines continued to work, we could bring it back." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Push the green retractor butt—” He was cut off when the Berg’s engines roared to a higher pitch and the vehicle vaulted into the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z You couldn’t hear that big fifteen-horsepower engine that runs the gristmill and the sawmill thumping away. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Mother stepped on the gas, and the wheels sang still louder and the engine roared like a truck. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Black later collaborated with Watt and invested in his new engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He waited till I had stumbled to the front door, and then I heard his engine quietly rev. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He pressed it and the engine coughed into life. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z This, presumably, is the engine which powered the little steam carriage which ran around Papin’s parlour. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z First I thought nothing was going to happen, because I could see big blobs of fuel coming out of the engine and disappearing in the distance, like a string of snowballs. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in the distance, I heard the sound of the tractor engine. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He curled on the floor and closed his eyes, determined to enjoy the familiar hum of the engine for one last night. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Mom twists the knobs on the dash, shutting the heat off while the engine warms up. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He adjusted his position and sighted along the old Winchester until he had the port engine mounting plumb in view, and fired. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Out on the lake, the man in the stalled motorboat still fiddled with his engine. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Their water was supplied by the condensation from steam engines from nearby factories and so was cleaner and warmer. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And now he could hear something, even over the noise of the engine. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The misery could not have been worse had they lost an engine in flight, as planes did back in the mortal days, when technology occasionally failed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But he was alert at night, too, on the road, always listening intently for the sound of the engines. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z A report began to feed in: pictures of Fire engines and ambulances flashed across its screen. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Out of habit he checked his engine gauges and took a reading from his compass. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Seven minutes later, their single engine had pushed them into a good orbit, below and behind me, and they then began a carefully calculated three-hour chase to close the gap. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the air became stuffy and the windows were raised, smoke and soot from the engine directly ahead poured into the car. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The engine’s propeller was dented and caked with greenish crud. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A couple hundred feet away, it cuts its engine. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Our engine man throws our rope again and again. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The plane bumped on the runway, straightened out, slowed down, and stopped: he cut the engine. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t you worry about that,” Yossarian comforted him with a toneless snicker as the engines of the jeeps and ambulance fractured the drowsy silence and the vehicles in the rear began driving away backward. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I opened my web browser and typed “padded bras” into the search engine. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z A chain weighing twenty thousand pounds connected a sprocket on the axle to sprockets driven by twin thousand-horsepower steam engines. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You are going to kill your first pig today,” Angelo shouted over the roar of the engine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Otto shut his sketchbook, Perry put down his guitar, and the Cowboy raised anchor, started the engine. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a second to gather himself before starting the engine. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z From somewhere, as in a dream, I heard a scream and looked back just as the big smoking engine roared around a bend. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She hurried off, and a moment later an engine started up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The car turned around the bend at the end of the long tree-lined drive and the animals heard the sound of the engine receding in the distance. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We gave way a little, as all engine ships must to those under sail, but we passed close by, and I could see the sailors clearly. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Even the fire engines and ambulances seemed to have stopped their downtown runs. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I took a careful look at the engine, trying to remember what my dad had taught me about cars. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Even though the cockpit’s vacant, the hum of the shuttle’s engine vibrates under my feet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He revs the engine, A cloud of blue smoke From the tailpipe, And cuts it off. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, suddenly, the engine cut off, the Gs went to zero, and we knew we had arrived. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The engines rose, the plane leveled out, and it headed straight toward him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Ron put his foot on the accelerator and drove them upward again, but as he did so, the engine began to whine. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They avoided the engine, though some were drawn into it and dashed to pieces by the slicing propellers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His words were lost in the sudden roar of the engine. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The fairly ancient half-brother was the only one who could make the engine go at all. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The hood is propped open, and he and his dad are leaning over the engine. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He squinted at me, his long beard quivering as he slowed to a stop, huffing like a steam engine. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Its big bird wings circling and the roar of its engine getting softer. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He said, “I guess your daddy would have to bum premium in that big Packard, wouldn’t he? I don’t think those big engines can run on ethyl gasoline.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Thin, yes, but he had an engine on him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The solenoid kicked in immediately; the engine stuttered once and then began to idle roughly, rattling frantically beneath the floorboards. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Raise the boat, fix the leak, fix the engine, then go fishing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Her hair still smelled like french fries from the restaurant, and she tied it back as she opened her search engine. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z No one had noticed: the noise of the wind and the engines and the pounding hail covered the man’s cry, and in the darkness his body couldn’t be seen. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later, her engines still at full steam, the cruiser heeled and sank with many of her crew still trapped belowdecks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He pulled the car over but kept the engine running. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Had a face like a baby doll and a voice like a car engine. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z But the crucial modern inventions depend on prior scientific discoveries: in the case of the steam engine, Boyle’s law. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the engine room below, it sounded like Leo and the others were doing an Irish line dance with anvils tied to their feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And across the wide silence of the bay came the sound of their engines, tiny but clear, an insistent mosquito whine. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “At last the day is ours. I hope that you have all remembered to bring your engines of war.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But as Alex raced across Broadway, fire engines and ambulances screamed down the avenue with no concern for traffic lights, and he began to wonder what was going on. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z At 11:00 p.m., the Norwegians heard the hum of engines in the thick clouds above. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But there is no sign of Papin working on an atmospheric steam engine after 1704, or of news of the version of his engine recorded by North being disseminated. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It sounded like bells I’d heard in St. Anna Bay and in the Schottegat Small boats and tugs use them to tell the engineer to go slow or fast or put the engines in reverse. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy was sitting in the driver’s seat, making engine noises in his throat and pretending to work a phantom stick shift. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Scads of new laborers were needed to churn out nearly eighteen thousand engines in two years. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Thought I had it all sussed out, how to make the money for a new engine and all. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Alba closed her eyes when she heard the truck’s engine, but she could not close her ears to the sound of his howl, which stayed in her memory forever. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He parks in front of me and hops out the minute the engine whines to a stop. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When the engine rolled up in front of our house and the driver got out, we saw that he was alone. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d been hit by gunfire from a German fighter and, with an engine on fire, managed to escape the enemy plane by hiding in a storm cloud. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With a jet engine there is no torque, so your feet are not nearly as busy and you can concentrate on other things. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra slid onto the cushioned bench behind a well-scrubbed pine table top as the low rumble of the gas engine shook the boat. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z So Lee put his balloon and equipment into storage and with his dwindling gold hired a boat with a gas engine. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did that strike you as odd, sheriff? Do you remember? That with all those lights drawing, the batteries still had plenty of charge, enough to turn the engine over with no trouble, as you say?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I could fix the engine on the boat easy if I wanted. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z A white van was starting up its engine. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he’d tell us about how, when he was in the air force and his plane’s engine conked out, he made an emergency landing in a cattle pasture and saved himself and his crew. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe Morpheus had the power to put engines to sleep as well. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The deck rumbled underfoot as the destroyer’s engines were thrown into reverse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When Dad came forward and took over steering, I went back to sit on the engine box. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Then I fired the Vonnegut’s engines and set a course for another planet in Sector Seven, not far from Archaide. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It flipped the chassis, bouncing it across the road and ripped the engine apart as if it were no stronger than a spiderweb. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine tone of the Lefort Shear changed as it prepared for the final act. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He claimed he could break into a car, disconnect the alarm, and hot-wire the engine, all in less than a minute. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z As a kid, I could only sense it—the liberation he felt behind the wheel, the pleasure he took in having a smooth-running engine and perfectly balanced tires humming beneath him. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Survivor believes he heard an explosion, hinting at a major engine problem, possibly the explosion of a boiler, but this is speculation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Cars struggling to climb the steep, fog-shrouded hill, gunning their deep engines and spinning their wheels. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Gone were the days of physically visiting the engines to check up on them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like they were always working on some kind of engine. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Sleet drummed slantwise at the great rigid envelope of the craft, making a noise that almost drowned the clatter and howl of the straining engines, and obscuring the view of the ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The electric engines were so quiet that one could hear avalanches grumble down immense blue slopes on the far side of chasms twenty miles across. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Not in the same way. He can do some things better, but that engine with the words on the screen—he hasn’t got one of those.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither one of them heard the discordant sound of a jet engine coming near until it roared right above their heads. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Gronau expected to see Rice hurriedly trying to shut down the engine, but Rice looked unconcerned. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Maddie flew alone, careful and happy, low over the snow-tipped Highlands on those pretty tapered wings, deafened by the Merlin engine, navigating by dead reckoning. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Outside the window, a fire engine rolled slowly by. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The engine raced in its low gear, and the high top swayed like a storm-driven ship. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Other Salamanders were roaring their engines far away, and police sirens were cutting their way across town with their sirens. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just wait a few more—” Armpit started, but X-Ray had already started the engine. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z We hear the engine of the four-wheel drive start up and listen until it is out of hearing. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The sister pressed the starter and to everyone’s surprise, the engine fired. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the engine grew louder and closer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They never stopped bellowing, but their howls were drowned by the noise of the engines. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Carl was not far off, a hundred and fifty yards at best; he could hear his engine in the fog. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Grinding engine noises from passing trucks only partly drowned out the mournful bellowing of some doomed cattle just a few yards down the road. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the tires spinning in the gravel, and then they caught onto the asphalt, and Colin heard the rumble of the eternally struggling engine grow distant. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z And I never looked a free truck in the mouth — or engine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “There is a magnetic field between the anchors and the citadel,” Mouzaive, the natural philosopher, was telling Kether, artist of siege engines, in the guildhall dining room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then she revved the engine like a professional race driver and stared me down. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He gathered his meat and slid down the bench, away from us, to the engine, which he used as a table. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Benji couldn’t hear their conversation over the hum of the engines, but they smiled and nodded, so he imagined they were talking about the weather and not money. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The Land Cruiser’s engine roared to life, and they pulled away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But now, over the engine noise, another noise starts up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Snow squalls and heavy seas made visibility poor and forced Endurance to creep forward with the engines dead slow as it headed into Stromness Bay. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The engine sizzled and creaked with heat and the jet of steam that blew down the overflow pipe sounded like the hiss of an alligator. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Without siege engines there was no way to storm easterly Rock, so the Young Wolf was paying the Lannisters back in kind for the devastation they'd inflicted on the river- lands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Neil and Buzz’s engine had better work, or they were stranded forever. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus shuddered, and the engine roared back to life. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Maddie taxied her little plane to the apron in front of the Operations hut and idled the engine, waiting. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “It got a lot better after Jessie fiddled with it,” Angie said, pulling up the Internet search engine, which opened at once. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Droogie,” she started up, and already her voice sounded tired, like a cold engine that didn’t want to turn over. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The floor began to vibrate as the engine roared into life. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He gunned the engine, and we sped past the thing into the night. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z By then, my mother had acquired a motor-boat, a small and not very seaworthy white wooden vessel which sat far too low in the water and was powered by an unreliable one-cylinder engine. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing better than the owl’s hooting was the roar of my mother’s engine as she pulled into the campsite. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Hey!” he yelled when he saw me, and cut the engine back. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Their engines seem to purr as the wheels bump over uneven ground. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z After completing the check, he ran a diagnostic on the engines. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood in the shadows of a ropewalk and observed the men dragging their cranked engines up and down the long corridor, twisting fibers into cord. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes he’d wander outside to look at his car, rev the engine, play with the mirrors. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Sinking In the car on the way home the engine battles the hum of silence and sadness that envelops you. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Bongo leaned close to the glass and performed her very best fire engine siren. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Eventually I made it to my favorite search engine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Burl and Lenny were over in the driveway peering at the engine of Burl’s motorcycle. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Also, to start the engine of a modern car you do just two things, turn a key and touch the starter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When we got there I was wore out, and the heat and burning oil had made a dirty brown mess out of the Pierce’s neat new engine. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I open up a search engine and point to a classified URL. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Finally, the Waterworks’ pumping engines were sent into motion and once again water pulsed through the giant arteries to all locations of the city. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z And when she woke up a second time, some moments later, it was dark and the engine was still throbbing reliably, and she was heaped uncomfortably among the tumbled cargo. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He pulls into an empty parking space and turns off the engine. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z On the night in question he’d checked the Islanders engine oil and quickly greased the net drum’s reel drive before putting out for Ship Channel Bank in the hour just before dusk. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He is close enough to hear diesel engines growl and horns blare whenever a train pulls out but far enough to avoid police who hover around the station looking for migrants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Lawn mower engines whirred, and children splashed in backyard pools. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z First he heard the buzz of airplane engines. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z So it was that Ralph felt not only his future to have failed, but with it his past, the twin engine that might have sustained him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I must lay down my pencil, my engine of truth, and bathe my crippled hands in some warm water. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few tries, he finally gets the engine started and we head down the driveway, the chassis squeaking and groaning. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I am a new man this morning; and, as I sit here and watch him sleeping, I can do all that is necessary both as to minding the engine, steering, and keeping watch. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z When David is home, he’s holed up in the garage tinkering with engine parts or tweaking his team’s robot. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It had a full chrome grille, whitewalls, mud flaps, a push-button radio, the new stove bolt six engine, and a black convertible top that worked like a dream. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood there watching for a minute or two, then cut the engine and put the key in his pocket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The exhaust whistle, coupled with the natural engine noises, precluded the necessity of Mister Scales’ giving any further notice about the car’s arrival at its destination. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The engines of the yacht cut off and its tail end begins to swing around so that the boat can bump lengthwise against the building. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The engine was out on the ground; he had been puttering with it for two days. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z So that night, I kept walking amid sounds of fire engines and the smell of smoke. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The brakes hissed as Mary Jo turned off the engine and swung open the door. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Olive could not hear over the noise of the engine. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So Louis Leakey asked Hassan to come all the way from Lake Victoria to help with the boat and engine. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Just sat in the dark, listened to the tink-tink of the engine cooling, the wail of a siren in the distance. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He curled up with a blanket in the engine room and listened to the soothing hum of the generators. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A massive engine explodes around the bend and barrels past, so huge and so close I’m hit by a wall of wind. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He started the engine and drove slowly up the street until he found a drugstore. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I heard another sound—the low rumble of an engine. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And I wondered if it wouldn’t be a whole lot better going off to find yourself in a brand-new Ford Mustang convertible with a 390 big-block engine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Just looks me up and down, his truck’s engine still rumbling and shaking, almost as much as I’m trembling on my feet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The engine groaned, die iron plating ratded, and the ship began to pick up speed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He’d convinced them he hadn’t made it to the engine room yet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He was leaning over the engine, and I couldn’t see his face at first. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The train lurches forward, the cars jerking as the engine pulls the slack from their couplings. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The engine was almost silent, though we’d raced across the black freeways at more than twice the legal speed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The engine starts, and the driver passes back a pack of beer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Frantically I jerked on the starter cord, and this time the old engine gave an encouraging kick before sputtering out. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Cold moved over him when the headlights turned, bigger now, visibly weaving down the road; he could hear the hum of the engine now. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When the truck finally stops and the engine turns off, my ears throb with abrupt silence that rushes into my head. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z My father took me down into the engine room and the throbbing machines enthralled me for hours. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent several precious days happily tinkering with his engine, wasting lovely, almost warm, oyster weather. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An Agena is a slim fuel tank about thirty feet long, with a rocket engine sticking out of one end and a hole in the opposite end. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The steam engine Nashville that would pull the Lincoln funeral train from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z If I could only get Rado’s dam engine started, Abbey and I could escape. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z To do justice to the increased obsession with death and destiny, someone needed to turbocharge music’s engine. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z While the giant engines at the Waterworks were being taken apart piece by piece and examined for damage, temporary sources of power were sought. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Not if we work on building a better rocket engine. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The engine was so loud and so close that it was difficult to hear each other anyway. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I shouted again, higher this time, then lower, trying to find a pitch that would pierce through the drone of the engine. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And then velocity—wings and engines—a smiling stewardess—but it was more than a plane, it was a real bird, a big sleek silver bird with feathers and talons and high screeching. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he revved the engine, and the tires squealed against the wet pavement. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The engine groaned like a dying water buffalo. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Not until 1885 did engines improve to the point that Gottfried Daimler got around to installing one on a bicycle to create the first motorcycle; he waited until 1896 to build the first truck. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Nor was there anything new about working with models: Desaguliers was building model steam engines by the 1720s, and he was surely not the first. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Auma’s sky-blue VW was so old that it often needed to be pushed in order to get the engine into gear. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Ugwu removed the palm fronds piled on top of Odenigbo’s car, but each time she turned the key, the engine wheezed and died out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Me and Daddy squeezed into the last seats near the engine. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, whenever four-year-old Jasmin hears the drum of a plane engine overhead, she rushes outside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When he crawled into the boat, he gave the starter rope a sharp pull and the engine roared to life. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There was no way firefighters from two engines could contain a wind-driven fire with such a wide front. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Dad had to turn off the air conditioner so the engine wouldn’t overheat. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t matter. Only what I said matters. Start your engine and drive away.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Otherwise, the night is dreadfully silent: no engines, no voices, no clatter. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “That would be a miracle, kid, and in my experience, miracles don’t happen to boat engines.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There were traces of engine oil under his nails. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They cut the engine as the boat glides into the reeds. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When he was done he shut the engine down and stood on the hatch with his back against the cabin, listening for the blasts of passing freighters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He was always wandering through the woods, tinkering with a discarded two-stroke engine, chopping wood, or carving a block of wood into an animal head. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The pistons of this engine moved without relent. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His grandma turned off the engine and opened her door. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Habib stepped out from the shadows to get a better look, but without warning the truck revved its engine and drove off, disappearing around the corner. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z An invisible humming engine shone a small spotlight onto one corner of her desk, to the upper right of the geometry text, and the triangles they were studying all looked like bread. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was hilarious to see them start the engines and roar away, terrified. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The balloons’ engines grew louder, then louder still, amplified by the cave’s stone walls. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They dropped like rocks into the waves, engines screaming. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Creeping, not letting the engine slide into high gear, he drove around the corner. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mondragon house was surrounded by junk, by old engines, by parts of motors, by automobile guts, refrigerator wiring, tractor innards. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Our car is idling by the curb; the engine is rattling, the exhaust pipe emitting fumes in the icy air. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And then General Hajienestis gives his only military order of the past few weeks: “Up anchors. Reverse engines. Full steam ahead.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t even bother to kill the engine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Twice Ralph called Ti Fifi on his cell phone to report that the ambulance had broken down—the engine tended to overheat when there wasn’t enough motor oil. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “At last, you announce your purpose! Then you have my permission to go, though you do not need it. And how will you sail without your engineer, without your engines fixed?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Almost all were modified, with engines souped up to outrun police cars and secret compartments big enough to carry large amounts of hidden alcoholic beverages. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z This sent engines rumbling through the streets — to a location almost a mile away from the O’Learys’ barn. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z In the 1950s, most of Langley’s test data was still processed by hand; the NACAs entire research operation had evolved with the women’s work as its engine. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The engine of Polina’s Po-2 overheated on the longer flight, and she and her pilot were now going to have to make a crash landing, only a week before the end of the war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He went into second gear, the engine spluttering and gasping, and he raced the engine, jamming the throttle down and snapping the choker in and out savagely. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Initially, when the level crossing had just closed, the air was full of the impatient sound of idling engines. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She fired up the El Camino’s engine and let it idle in the cold for a few seconds. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I stop playing when I hear the thunder of engines in the distance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack cuts the engine, and we all climb out. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Presently a little girl came around a rusted ship’s engine, pulling a smaller girl by the hand. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The electric engines hummed and vibrated, and after a long pause, the doors opened. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z One morning, immediately after we had passed a deserted village, we started hearing something like the roar of big engines, the rolling of metal drums on a tar road, a thunder exploding, roll after roll. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The differences extend to most other significant technological advances, from printing presses to glass and steam engines. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The engine man sinks to the floor like a deflated balloon. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Over the roar of the engine, I told him I’d found a job but that I would drive the crane in the afternoons, until he could hire someone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He preferred to bed down in the engine room, where the constant hum of machinery helped him fall asleep. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For a start, Newcomen could not have devised his engine without knowing about the pressure of the atmosphere, since this provides its driving force. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When she heard the doors of the big green yanqui car shut and the tourist start the engine, she slid forward, scraping her back on the rough white stucco. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He started the engines and threw the helicopter screws into gear. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped, turned the engine down to idle, and looked up. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Mark hears the boat before he sees it, a coughing, choked sound of engines that have seen better days. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They flew so low that they woke him with the noise of their engines, and sometimes, looking out and up fearfully from the hiding places, he could almost see the faces of the searchers. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been away from the real world for so long that the combination of engines running, dogs barking, and horns honking brings a lump to my throat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Society submitted his proposal to Savery, who was not only the leading expert in the field but also held a patent which was so broadly worded that it covered any steam-powered engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They had no engines, which meant they could fly silently. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The rippling thuds of machine-gun fire in the plowed earth and the engine roar flashed past them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She had the run of the ship, from the engine room to the bridge, and she was soon on first-name terms with all the crew. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The truck slowed to a stop and the engine turned off. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He stopped in front, racing the engine and grinning, while he eyed Mama and fingered the shiny- knobbed dashboard gearshift. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cutie’s down in the engine room. I’ll flash the signal and he can take care of it. Look, Mike, what do you think of these figures?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z One day, while we were returning from a particularly trying picnic, the engine balked, coughed, spat, and stopped. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I had reached it and was debating which way to go when I heard the tractor engine, faint in the distance. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It thawed him out and got his engine running again. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Mo swore under his breath, switched off the engine, and got out of the van. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Once the fire broke through the circle of engines, it pushed out fists of flame that ate up clapboard siding, shingled roofs, fences, trees, outhouses, and chicken coops. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He had switched off the engine of the helicopter and behind him the blades slowed down and stopped. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and start the engine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z From my room upstairs, I can hear the 1962 engine roaring half a mile away. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was at this point, half-way up the hill road, that the engine stuttered and I noticed for the first time that my petrol was gone. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “They moved,” now Leper was smiling, a charming and slightly arch smile, like a child who knows he is going to say something clever, “they moved like an engine.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of the plane’s engine and the warm sun and the sameness of the green forest all combined to hit him like a hammer, and his face went against the window and he slept. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “I can pay you to look at the engine.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Consequently, he believed the Soviets might be furious enough to, as he put it, murder him by “tinkering with the engine of a plane.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The first scream came only a second after I heard the first whirring engines. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I check the time, turn on the engine, and drive. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He slowed the boat until the engine noise smoothed out. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z You haven’t stopped the engine so I’m going to keep talking. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z We came upon a fire engine in a neighborhood of flame. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A powerful steam engine had arrived at the fire and had simply removed Anderson’s hose from its water plug. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Five times, Brown had to climb out on the wing to chip away the ice before the engines stalled while Alcock fought desperately to keep the plane on an even keel. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z At the same time, Hammie hurtles out of sight, her hoverboard nothing more than her engine’s bright red sparks of fire propelling her forward. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We hear the grinding engine long before it pulls around the corner. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He purred the way my dad snores, like a motorboat with engine problems. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He was breaking down the engine to its parts. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he started the engine and cruised past for a final look. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The cell has become like a racing engine, generating heat but yielding no power. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Marine engines have more horsepower, so it takes more strength to turn the flywheel. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And then you would hope harder, and the engine would turn over a couple more times. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I bet these people don’t even know that car exhaust and engine oil once filled this place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The glow from the fire was so bright that engine drivers simply headed toward it. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I heard the engine grind and felt us go faster. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I rotated my orientation so that Leopardon was upright, then cut the engines and dropped the remaining distance to the surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "But the accelerometers caught it and calculated the new center of mass. The guidance computer is adjusting the engines' thrusts to counteract. We're still good." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z You can hear the engine pulling, the wheels rattling on the tracks. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Living physiology should be explicable in terms of physics, biophysicists argued—forces, motions, actions, motors, engines, levers, pulleys, clasps. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z When we got to a long stretch of newly graded road, I shut off the engine, and the sudden silence sounded like noise. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The engine restarted, and we continued on our way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I do not know why, but I know what he has been doing, because every morning I can hear the tractor engine starting, and it continues, sometimes loud, sometimes quiet until midafternoon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Sure enough, outside the barrier, car engines revved to life. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Poor engine hates it—coughing and spluttering the whole way—suppose I’m lucky I didn’t asphyxiate in the exhaust. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Enough with the language,” she said, turning off the engine. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A bus was coming up the block, the roaring of its engine like a bear waking from its sleep. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It’s sort of like a train but without tracks, and the driver sits in his own protected car up front with the stove that heats the steam engine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then it would fire its engine and slow down enough to be captured by the moon’s gravity. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the faint rumble of a car engine, like something remembered from a dream. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the engine didn't have the power to get the cars up the incline to the cottage. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The Pe-2 had twin tails and twin engines, one engine on each wing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Notice Lincoln’s portrait mounted on the front of the engine. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A familiar example is provided by a car: the more powerful the engine, the greater the acceleration, but the heavier the car, the smaller the acceleration for the same engine. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice sounds like a cold engine that won’t turn over. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, engines of the kind we needed were now available, but they were expensive. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Simultaneously, other men are unhooking parts from adjacent conveyors—the carburetor, the distributor, the intake manifold—and connecting them to the engine block. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I swung open the passenger door for Mother and revved the engine. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Val was one of the enemy’s big, slow two- engine bombers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine rumbles to life and the air-conditioning hits me in the face. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They had begun to turn over their engines, and the air filled with heavy rumbling and the fumes of diesel exhaust. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Baba killed the engine and let the bus roll silently into our designated spot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Yes, the engine of a zeppelin, maybe more than one, some way above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As fishermen became more and more adept at bringing illegal liquor ashore, the Coast Guard patrols also became more experienced and began using faster engines on their boats. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I gunned my deafening engine to life, ignoring the heads that turned in my direction, and backed carefully into a place in the line of cars that were waiting to exit the parking lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z With a sudden belch of smoke and a fountain of white water, the engine kicks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Hours later, he felt a tautness in his stomach when he heard Master’s car: the crunch of gravel and the hum of the engine before it stopped in the garage. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He came close and spoke quietly, in a voice that seemed to throb as deeply as the ship’s engines. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We dropped the engine, gas and ail, to shed weight It wouldn’t start anyway now. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at him across the table, his nails chipped and black with engine oil, his knuckles scraped, the smells of the gas station—dust, sweat, and gasoline—on his clothes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard a single airplane engine cut through the rest. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She goes back to her book, and when the computer is ready, I open up a search engine. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He rocked it back and forth a few times to get the fuel flowing into the engine, and once he smelled it he put his entire weight into a big swing. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “No need to worry, miss,” he says over the hum of the engines. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Malcolm saw it all clearly in the cold glare through the canopy, and he could hear the engine noise too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I heard a motorcycle engine moaning far off. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I revved the engine deafeningly and reversed out into the aisle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z With a copy of the Continuation in his hands, Newcomen would have known almost everything that Papin knew about how to harness atmospheric pressure to build an engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Pulling over into a gas station, Herbie discovered that his engine was out—out!—of oil, and he fed in two and a half quarts. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, when the train came into view, steam engine hissing, pistons hammering, Fannie picked up her skirts and ran alongside the train cars, shouting at the men inside. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Its empty holds were resonant, made the song of the engines rich and loud. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When the driver started the engine and it began rumbling under our seats I put my hood back up, and Mong leaned his head against his sweatshirt and closed his eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z That one leaning over the engine of that car? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He heard the change in the sounds around them, too; the howl of the wind, the engines turning over steadily to generate power for the lights, voices from somewhere nearby giving orders. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Maybe destroyers, I thought I could not hear any aircraft engines. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, lead was easy to extract and work, and almost embarrassingly profitable to produce industrially–and tetraethyl lead did indubitably stop engines from knocking. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Now it was time to fire the engines.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Lily hopped into the truck and cranked the engine. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When he turns on the engine, it sounds like a giant with a bad cough. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Zeitoun started the engine but then ran back inside, retrieved the box of photos, brought it down, and put it in the trunk. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I could hear Papa’s car engine as it pulled into the driveway or how his shoes sounded coming up the staircase. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z For the first time, he understood why car engines were measured in horsepower. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Groleo had been a most unhappy man since they had broken up his ship to build the siege engines that won Meereen for i her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was neither horse-drawn nor powered by a combustible engine. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The purr of engines chases me into the trees. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I pulled up the anchor while Dad started the engine, and Abbey dug the camera out of her backpack. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z After two and a half minutes, the first stage shut down and fell off into the sea, and the second stage, with its own five engines, took over. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He let the truck idle for a moment before he killed the engine and got out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Edwin gunned the engine and angled out of the bay, refusing to look back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I did, and split my head against a car engine sunk into the black mud of the river. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I just sat there with the engine in neutral, resting my head against the fingers of my tightly folded hands, because it had just hit me what happened. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Silicon Valley became an engine for its growth, serving it and feeding from it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Her father pulled the car into the driveway and cut the engine. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The buzz of the engine grew louder and louder and louder....“Caleb.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z In some ways a jet is easier to fly than a plane with a piston engine and a propeller. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Kether, artist and designer of catapults and siege engines, needed only a drafting table brought into his room at the guildhall. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z By the time I slipped into my backyard, the sound of the fire engine had joined the chorus. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The hum of the ship’s engines changed to a lower pitch. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was an engine that did not stop, its hungry boiler fed with blood. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Savery’s engine, and Papin’s second engine, needed to build up a high pressure in order to be effective but, in practice, boilers and cylinders could not be made that withstood such pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The engine is simple because, like Papin’s first steam engine of 1690, it consists of a single cylinder powered by atmospheric pressure only. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The engine stops and Mom stares at me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She takes a very deep breath and cranks the engine. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Bribery or violence was my choice if I dealt with that fisherman still at work in his boat in the inner dock: a faulty engine seemed not worth either. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When I returned after more than ten thousand miles the engine was only well broken in. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z An adult mind that is brimming with chunks is a powerful engine of reason, but it comes with a cost: a failure to communicate with other minds that have not mastered the same chunks. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Down below us, the two powerful Titan engines were churning away. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The rumbling of the engine reminds me of the purring kitten, but I swallow my tears to protect Grammy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The engines were fired, and sea watches were set as the crew waited for a sizable lead that would take them out of the ice pack. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Surging, and then lowering a note, the engine confronted its work. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Thinking any moment the plane would dive and I would hear the roar of its engines across the cay at low altitude, I stood with Stew Cat a few feet from the sloshing surf. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sounds were the idling engines and the flapping of the flag on the pole. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Even when someone would find themselves in a place where they might be able to rest, the sound of the engine, its vibrations in the ground, took over. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There was a cough, a noise like a railway engine starting and then an explosion that shook the earth again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The crack raised the soldiers’ heads as they climbed toward him, but a second later the engine suddenly roared and then just as suddenly seized and died. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The engines rose to a deafening, agonized, ululating bellow each time McWatt changed direction. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The engine noise changed, becoming quieter, and then stopped altogether. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Jason got in and started the engine and drove off. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a patrol car at the end of the block, moving in the opposite direction, the sound of the engine fading away. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The engine roars as Johanna presses the gas pedal, and we bump over the grass in search of the others. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Jacqui’s kept the engine idling to keep the fan on, even though it’s just blowing hot air. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then suddenly, WHAM!, the engine started, kicking like a mule and plastering us up against our shoulder straps. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It provides the reader with the line of thinking that led Papin to the invention of the steam engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My heart was beating as loud as an airplane engine. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly run Nathan through a search engine and find more coverage. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Silence: only the rattling of the car, the roar of the engine, the growling of the muffler—which did not sound healthy. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Apollo turned the levers of the Valdezinator, which made a sound like a car engine on a cold morning. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then she caught the first sight of a group of lights low in the sky, at the same moment as the engine sound became loud enough to hear steadily. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I thought perhaps he could not hear me over the sound of the engine, and in desperation I fired my rifle into the air; but if he heard the shot, he ignored it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t say so, but I had my doubts about any lady being able to crank an engine or change a tire. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The smell of diesel was thick in the air and the roar of the engines was deafening. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Ben started the engine and they moved out of the driveway slowly, each of them looking at the grand and elegant house for a last time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen up, in the car, kill the engine and then get your hands where I can see ’em.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Yes, despite its thimble-sized engine that sounded like a sewing machine, the Gremlin was managing to accelerate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He switched off the engine and dropped the anchor into the water. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He shut off the engine and looked at the village. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He was relaxing too, growing woozy; he cut the engine and senled back, eyes almost bemusedly on the silvered, shadow-casting landscape below. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He laughed and made the engine roar and demanded to know where all his boys were, he wanted to show those yogores what a real car looked like. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He drives this monster-huge Ford truck, the kind where if another guy driving a monster-huge truck pulls up beside him, they both start all nodding at each other and revving their engines. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There was the snarl of an engine somewhere, not the heavy thump of a zeppelin but something higher like the drone of a hornet It drifted in and out of hearing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The cursor blinked on the internet search engine screen, awaiting my instructions. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The engineer in the pit started the engines and rotated the wheel to bring the test car to one of the platforms. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The pump is a modification of Savery’s engine, with a float introduced to separate the steam from the water being pumped. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The sound of the whining engine grew until the bus could finally be seen. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “But it might be the ship’s engines. It might be getting ready.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I wipe the sweat from my neck as we wait for the engine to catch. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the shuttle’s engine winds down into silence. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Move it!” the assistant pilot shouted above the roar of the engines. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The workers formed rapidly, smiling and sticking one another with their engines of war. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Next they heard the sounds of the freight train’s engine as it pulled out of the yards, leaving them behind. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z "Technically," she corrected, "the booster only took me into orbit. It was the nuclear-powered ion engine that took me to Mars." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The deafening growl of engines and the sound of scraping metal made it a requirement for men to scream at each other to be heard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The engines rev and we begin moving faster. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One of the rescuers, a woman, sat across from Thomas and Teresa; the leader who’d spoken to them earlier climbed onto the bus and took a seat at the wheel, cranked up the engine. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He’d practiced fast getaways, fantasized he was revving a powerful engine that left a skid mark and dust behind. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Like your heart is an engine flooded with black acid, drowned and clenched and clotted. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “The plane shook violently,” he later said, “rattling and clanking as if someone had thrown a bucket of nuts and bolts into the engine.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Inside the Chevy the air was cool and oily-smelling, and he took pleasure in the steady sounds of the engine and air-conditioning. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came a noise from outside even louder than the men’s shouting: engines. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Not an apple or a fire extinguisher, and definitely not the model fire engine that my sweet son made! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I got the heater running, for once not caring about the mind- numbing roar of the engine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z First he turned off the engine, which automatically and mercifully silenced the whistle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Home is Dad on the TV couch and a boat with no engine and a rich kid laughing while he cuts my traps. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Trans-lunar injection meant firing the Saturn V’s engine for the final time, putting us on a course which would barely miss the moon three days later. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad pulls into a Handicapped Spot right by the cafeteria door and I tell him, You can’t park here, but he turns off the engine and opens his door and says, This counts. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to sit with you in a place where I can’t hear engines. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Wiping his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid swung himself onto the motorcycle and kicked the engine into life; with a roar it rose into the air and off into the night. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I was sorry I hadn’t spoken up more forcefully about the risks of apartment hunting via search engines. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The plane then coasts out over the back bay, Balboa Island, and the Newport Peninsula before the pilot pushes the engines back to full and resumes the climb-out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And an engine clicked on and whirred to life. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Sergio moves a stick jutting out of the middle and revs the engine. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Some gangs bought aircraft engines for their boats, to make sure they could outrun the Coast Guard. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The air blown up into Garfield's room through tubes was cool and dry, and the noise from the engine was nearly eliminated. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z So figure two thousand five hundred lobsters equals a rebuilt engine for the Mary Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z With powerful jet engines and a wingspan longer than its fuselage, the spy plane was "part jet, part glider," according to Powers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Your left hand holds a stick which contains the engine throttle, plus the control which makes the helicopter go up and down. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The engines let out a hiss of steam. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He slammed the back door shut and, looking up at me, gave me the quickest of salutes with his right hand before hopping into the driver’s seat, starting the loud engine up, and driving off. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I hear the garage door open and his car engine roar to life. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He was waiting in his shiny car, windows down, engine off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Carrie cuts the engine down, which makes it easier to talk. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z By this time the truck was little more than four wheels and an engine and the engine was so crotchety and sullen and senile that it required expert care and consideration. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Magnetic anchors,” mused Kether, wondering how he might appropriate the technology for his own engine designs. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I nosed the dinghy into some mangroves, cut the engine, and hopped out, balancing in my skateboard shoes on the slick rubbery roots. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z "He's turned off the red lantern," Mosca shouted above the din of the engine, "but I can still see the boat." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Some fellow had engine problems or couldn’t run and needed help. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He hit Masha’s second engine and swooped away to line up for the next round. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The door closed almost noiselessly, and Daddy turned off the engine. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The first great, practical achievement of the new science was Newcomen’s steam engine of 1712—the very engine Swift was presumably mocking when he complained about mills being built where there were no rivers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The man in the stalled motorboat yanked frantically on the cord to his engine, and the two mud hens sought supper at the bottom of the lake, tails bobbing. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When she picked me up after detention, she pulled into the faculty parking lot and turned off the engine. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z We yelled at them to have a good trip, and after they were out of earshot and the sea had swallowed their engine noises, we kept waving. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground crews, which had to replace twenty-four dirt- clogged aircraft engines in twenty-one days, resorted to spraying oil on the taxiways to keep the dust down. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z In practice, the engine was used to power ornamental fountains, but not to pump water out of mines, because Savery could not build boilers and cylinders which would sustain a sufficiently high pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We heard a motor boat once more but I kept quiet until the noise of the engine went away across the lake. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The principal, Erik Karlsen, wrapped a blanket around her shoulders and sat her down next to a steam radiator before going out to run his car engine. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s not looking at us, just rowing like an engine to get the boat to the side of the river and the road. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The engine cut off, and I sat, motionless, as they continued to listen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The whining didn’t stop with the engine and seemed to be coming from somewhere behind me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The figures for the engine The Brain gave us. Say...I just thought of something.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The car’s engine roared to life, and the fox skidded to a stop at the edge of the road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Once the engine was running, I adjusted the radar controls on board the boat while my father reached over to the dock and cast off the lines. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The men in the beetles were talking and the attendants were talking about the engines, the gas, the money owed. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled into a little dead Martian town, stopped the engine, and let the silence come in around him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It is impossible to get round the problem that Papin’s steam-pressure engine could not be made to work to power a boat unless it was implemented on a large scale. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The engines droned on monotonously like a fat, lazy fly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The glitzy car dipped and reached, engine purring as it climbed the ubiquitous San Francisco hills. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “The engine. Was it tuned up this season?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sounds were occasional snorts from the engine of Dr. Stanpole’s car when it turned over with special reluctance, and a thin, lonely whistling the wind sometimes made high in the still- bare trees. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I took him out in the Pierce, with Grandpa in the back seat, shouting over the engine’s putter that artermobiles is a dang marvel. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Its wooden body is worn and old as the small engine chugs slowly along the Mekong River. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was quiet now without the engine running. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Because it’s worthless. Look,” he said, and, lifting the engine cover with one paw, he extended a claw on the other hand and ripped right through it like a can opener. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z South, and James Watt’s 1769 invention of his steam engine to solve the problem of pumping water out of British coal mines. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The engine was operating at full power on diesel fuel, and, Zeitoun realized in an instant, was generating all the electricity used for the station and the makeshift jail. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They heard the sound of fire engines and Big Time looked down to see a fire truck go up Amsterdam Avenue. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t have a lot of room to land and so he was feathering his engine to keep his speed down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At eighty miles per hour, the engine was only idling. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z As I was heading back into the building, an engine revved, and a battered old-model Civic, black, eased out of the lot and swerved into the empty avenue. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I hear the truck's engine start and a lump grows in my throat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Tony glances over his shoulder and, when he sees me, drops the flashlight into the engine. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I thus started the engine again and was partially reassured to find that the smell seemed not as powerful as before. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He was now half across the street, but the roar from the beetle's engines whined higher as it put on speed. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The rumble of the engine is a kind of lullaby. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The loud noise that Abbey and I had heard was the outboard engine throwing a piston rod, though we didn’t know that at the time. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Can’t be. It’s too big. He never had a boat with an engine.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z His breath quickened and he looked up front at the pilot and thought, here it is again: one pilot and one engine and if either of them quit they were going down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Then he started the engine so Pullum could just climb in and start driving. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z "They rotate the ship. They're not made for thrusting it. Hermes doesn't have quick-reaction engines. Just the slow, steady ion engines." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine made the floor vibrate, and we’d all go tumbling whenever we hit a bump. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She comes to a stop, but the engine is still going. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The car engine rumbles and the bass of the stereo makes the seat vibrate, but I don’t drive off. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We were dropped into the waves and our engines roared. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Important thinking can be done in the car when no one needs conversation and there’s nothing to do but put the mind into high gear, just like the car’s engine. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But the engine started, and it had a fiill tank of gas, so we decided to borrow it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I motored straight to the spot in the cove where I had found Ben, cut off the engine, and let the boat drift. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He drove the engine in reverse, then forward. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At the rock where the landing stage had been he lifted Grumman’s pack into the boat, and filled the little engine, which fired at once. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Its two engines were so out of sync that its sound was like no other aircraft. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He went down the steps and got in his car and started the engine. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the jet engines firing, shockingly loud. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The engine’s roar pierced my eardrums anyway, making awful pain. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Any fears I had that some deeper trouble was afflicting the Ford were laid to rest when I tried the ignition and heard the engine come to life with a healthy murmur. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There was the smell of diesel, and the screech of air brakes, and the big engine of the bus echoing off the cement walls and ceiling. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then we started the engine and motored down the inky East River with the tall, checkered buildings blinking down at us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The engine fails seven or eight times, and I walk across the lawn, open the passenger door, and get in. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z More of nothing but the rain and the tires and the engine and the radio and the sound of us three breathing there together. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I looked at the road just as two normal-looking cop cars pulled up next to the guy and cut their engines. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He cut the engine and got out whistling, totally cooled out, like it was another day at the office. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Trans-earth injection meant igniting the command module’s engine to cause us to speed up enough to break the moon’s tug of gravity and send us on our way back to earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the rumble of the engine, the men compared their experiences thus far. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The engine shuddered, coughed once, then went silent. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Samantha barked and barked as the car barked and barked until the engine finally turned over. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z But no, this wasn’t the sound of the Titanic’s mighty engines. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z So it was Jesse who’d gone on the Web and, between bouts of Quake II, tom through various search engines and relevant Chicago websites. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Williams immediately set about repositioning engines, hoping to halt the fire’s advance until all the missing equipment could get to the scene. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I left him alive— partly because his lunch box was cool, partly so he could raise the alarm and hopefully get his friends to follow me rather than head toward the engine room. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Ida gave Giaco a sign, but he had already started the engine and soon they were heading out into the bay. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Our car, a beat-up Plymouth we called the Blue Goose, was parked around the corner, the engine idling. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The Mary Rose still don’t have an engine, and my traps are still cut. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He unlatched and raised the hatch to the engine compartment. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As if on cue, a shudder of engine and a sputter of jets leaked from the bathroom. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I hear an engine, and crouch in the tall grass to hide, switching my flashlight off and keeping my gun ready. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z To bypass the locked circuit, start the engine, steer the boat out of dock under the pier-lamps and so off to Orgoreyn, having never run a motorboat, seemed a silly desperate venture. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He got in front and switched on the engine. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The engine, coming straight on, grew larger slowly. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Once in the engine room, with only Buford the Wonder Table for company, Leo took a deep breath. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I pressed one of them and the engines roared to life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I heard your engine, so I ran back from the pond. I slipped some. What are you doing here?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When he came to, it was in a different space, small, hot, close to the drumming of a gyropter engine, lit by the glow of an instrument panel. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He was a sixteen-year-old Toyota Corolla with a paint color called Mystic Teal Mica and an engine that clanked in a steady rhythm like the beating of his immaculate metallic heart. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The increasing whir of the shuttle’s engine hurts my brain. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Dad turns off the engine but doesn’t move from his seat. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z As the skiff motored from the bay, the fading whine of the engine floated out across the choppy waters. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Look in the back,” Dad hollered above the noise of the engine and airflow. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The grownups climbed slowly into the truck and Wilbur heard the engine start and then heard the truck moving away in low speed. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He got to the camp still hearing the whine of the engine, and one stick of wood still had good flame. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He started the engine and shifted smoothly into reverse, rolled out of the driveway, shifted into first, then pulled forward without a sputter. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Son, do you remember the room in the back with the big engines?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I yell and yell, and then I hear the engine slow. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Fadi could feel the vibration of the engine as it rumbled to life. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He floored the accelerator, but the Gremlin’s engine was already working at capacity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "I might as well been pleadin' with a switch engine," he went on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The observation train was, at that moment, just rumbling behind Harry Rantz’s house, the smoke from its diesel engines streaming out ahead of it in the brisk wind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With full power roaring, it was Nadya’s turn to caper around in the searchlights while Marina climbed out of view, then idled her own engine to glide silently back to the target. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There were displays of power looms, rope-making lathes, marine engines, hydraulic presses, steam machines, and other tools, machines, and crafts from around the world. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the size of a truck engine, nosed in knobs, shiny with chrome, gleaming with modern-day hope. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He turned them and heard the engine start up. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The cylinder, like the piston of Newcomen’s steam engine, has a number of valves and inlets which open and close with the action of the piston. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Once more I decide to type his name into a search engine, figuring there might be a few more articles about what he’s saying. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Lee could hear the other engine howling, but the airship was grounded now. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The squeal of small engines followed by a grinding spin of metal. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z His grandma was running from the direction of the church, and he could see her car parked on the road beyond, its lights on, its engine running. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z After we’re in and the engine is running, I toss her our notebook, the one we’re using to record our wanderings, and say, “Write it all down before we forget anything.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “So you can put the money away. You’re going to need that and a lot more to repair the engine, when it comes to that.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. I’ve been wrestling with why. The World Trade Center was America’s financial engine. The American Dream,” Pop rasps. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Out on the lake a man’s motorboat had stalled; the man was bent over the engine with a wrench and a frown. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For the thirteen-day journey, they slept on straw mattresses on a deck above the engine room, hanging tight to their bunk beds as the ship pitched and rolled. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Yes, they’d been seen the day before, but no, it wasn’t a canoe, it was a dinghy with an outboard engine. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Instead, I killed the engine and sunk down off the seat, as if I were looking for something. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzzing of aircraft engines surged fast and close from behind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He drew his head out from under the upraised hood to look at her, then at once went back to examining the car’s engine. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Abel flicked his flashlight on again and poked his head into the engine compartment. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And then a man opens the car door, puts some heavy sacks in our laps, gets in the driver’s seat, starts up the engine, and we’re off in a blast of exhaust. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Max had already powered up the Vonnegut’s engines, so I shouted for him to lift off as soon as I was aboard. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Two things were very clear to Lee: first, despite what Goll had said, no fire engines had arrived, and, second, his house was about to catch fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Outside the door sat four army jeeps, engines running, in case a quick getaway be- came necessary. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It was then I had become aware of a heated smell emanating from the car engine. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Get the engines out there. And an ambulance.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z After a few minutes clanking around in the engine com-partment, the driver announced that wed all have to get off. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I pull up behind it and turn off the engine. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z By the time they reached the first floor there were fire engines out front and a small knot of people, only half-interested in the fire, watched the firemen work. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine whined as Lydia pushed it, going twice the speed limit most of the way. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The huge engine of the Cadillac roared; white smoke spumed from the tailpipe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then, once I climbed back onto the tractor, I revved the engine, jammed it into gear, and hit the gas. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was the roar of an engine and then a billowing cloud of red fire exploded over the grass, blazing it to a crisp. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The curly-haired mechanic whacked the engine a few more times. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The vibration of the engine hums through my body. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Clayton’s father parked and shut down the engine once they pulled into the garage. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z If a command was too complex, the game’s simple parsing engine wouldn’t be able to understand it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The searchlight shone directly at them for seconds that felt like minutes, but then it swung away and the engine noise changed as the steersman opened the throttle and moved off along the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z No sufficiently powerful and lightweight engine then existed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine coughed and sputtered at first, but then, in a sudden roar of effort, turned over. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I got her keys and ran out to the car and started the engine with a roar and fishtailed out of the driveway and onto the Norvelt road. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He walked to his car and climbed inside, started the engine, and rolled the window down. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Green, gray, black, these cargo trucks sway back and forth on bald tires, spitting out dirt and engine smoke as they roll on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The man gunned his engine and spurted forward. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Baba burst out in gales of his deep- throated laughter—a sound not unlike a truck engine revving up—and, when he could talk again, explained to us the concept of voice dubbing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There is laughter, the sound of car engines, voices raised in excitement. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The ignition clicked, the engine growled to life. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I heard the bell again; then the engine went into reverse, the propeller thrashing. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The whine of the engine rises and we launch into the stratosphere. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The unmistakable sound of an engine came piercing through the night from far away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Something was wrong with the engines, he said. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s an engine sound, then the sizzle of tires on the wet road. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Police cars and fire engines came screaming in from all over the city and pulled up outside the Empire State Building. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I heard dogs bark and the growling of engines. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Williams rushed to get the water going and to reposition his engines, but it was too late. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Tom turns off the engine and turns to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z By some small miracle, the rickety old engine purred to life. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z An eerie silence surrounded him, and George’s heart skipped a beat as he realized that the engines had been turned off. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z She kills the engine and walks into the garage. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The seats were tattered, and there was an awful smell of chemicals and oil and the loud sound of the engine roaring as the bus pulled away from the curb. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She put her foot down on the gas then, making the engine roar, and drove on and away. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The engine sputters and churns and I wonder if the truck will make it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When the engine stopped he would go down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z If their engine didn’t work, there was nothing I could do to rescue them from the surface. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned his head slowly, without breaking his forward movement of alternately planted poles and thrust skis, rhythmically but feebly continuous like a homemade piston engine’s. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s just me out there and fire engines from the stationhouse around the corner coming to undo what I just done. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She opened up the search engine on Mama’s smartphone and scrolled through some recipes on the cooking website they liked to use. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Start your engines,” the A-4 pilot’s voice resounded through the room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When she slammed the door, a wedge of white cotton dangled from the door onto the wet pavement and an engine roared to life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I says, and Mink gave them a cut and we went past her like a fire engine. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The blades whine, and the engines chug in a rhythm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She hadn’t heard the car’s engine at all. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The steam engine was the product of seventeenth-century science, which had experimented with vacuums, and with air and steam pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Our puzzle is that we have Newcomen in Dartmouth in or around 1698, and we can see no way in which knowledge of the steam engine can reach him. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I’m out of the car before the engine’s off. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The bus engine thrummed to life and lurched into gear. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He could feel the rumble of the craft’s engines tilling the air but couldn’t make out the silver skin, the sweeping ribs, the finned tail. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He does not say what sort of ‘engines’ were employed, but Swift surely had in mind the first steam engines, which were generally used for raising water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It’s the part of the online world you don’t see, that no search engine will ever show you. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Zizmo roars again, and now the engine is whining, the ice is whizzing by underneath the car. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Valentina guessed that the mechanics back home must have failed to top up the fuel tanks after testing the engines. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As the engine bumped against the two cars, shaking them and making it hard to stand, Hannah managed to twist just enough to speak directly to the rabbi. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The government’s engine of bureaucracy accelerated slowly, however, and although the Justice Department decided to make its move against him, it took time and approvals to decide when and where an arrest could be made. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It happens when he opens the car door before Emmett even turns off the engine—something Axel never, ever does—and he sees Frank look up. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Alex could hear the engines, whining in unison, coming up fast behind him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z There was no doubt in my mind, either, for right away the rocket engines began jerking back and forth, swiveling to keep us in balance as we climbed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the engine started, and the pickup began to move. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z But not until the aircraft had come to a full stop and the engine shut down did the passenger startle Maddie by leaning over and giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z There was no life out on this bitter brown expanse, and only the steady chug of the engine and the subdued splashing of the water under the bows broke the wide silence. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But when a fire became too big, and the fire engines from the next neighborhood had to be called in, they were useless because they could not connect their hoses to your hydrants. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “Stand it as long as you can,” Williams told them, before hurrying to another engine. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Overhead I hear the sound of a jet engine, and I open my eyes and look up in time to see the plane pass by high in the sky. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Hollow-eyed women and children, the casualties of a million cruelties, ran after Pennsy’s engines as they sped past. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He turned off the engine and got out, shutting the door softly. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z In his mind’s eye Harry seemed to see the scarlet steam engine as he and Ron had once followed it by air, shimmering between fields and hills, a rippling scarlet caterpillar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When he turned the key, the engine revved and the car spasmed violently before settling into a loud, sustained juddering that shook us in our seats. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform packed with people. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The engine screamed and the boat lost way, and in a few seconds was wallowing helplessly behind them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But on the roads their interests were engines, and weather, and maintaining the speed that makes a predictable schedule possible. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought Dad had started up the J-3 and I was hearing the high-pitched sound of the engine. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As I was tying on another jig, I heard an outboard engine—it was a johnboat, maybe twelve feet long, motoring along Snake Creek. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The truck slows to a stop and Liz's mother turns the engine off. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He revved the engine, waiting for me to climb on. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He looked around inside the engine for about ten minutes and then wiped his face absentmindedly, so that the grease stained his cheek. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Apart from people shouting instructions to the engine man, nobody talks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I remember you cutting a hole in the floor-boards of your truck in order to let the heat from the engine come into the cab. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst case was the deceleration an astronaut would feel if his rocket engine quit before he reached orbit, causing him to plunge back down into the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine started, and the sound of the spinning propeller was as loud as a thousand-pound wasp. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When the plane took off, the engines roared like a beast. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Melting your engines is not a good way to travel! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Natalie might have grunted again, and this time the sound could have gotten lost in the noise of the engine starting up. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Pennsy sent her engines all over the East Coast, as far south as Florida and then all the way up to Boston. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We zigzagged down Broadway with our engine buzzing through the eerie calm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They started the engine and the blue and red lights on top of their cars began to flash. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “Even the finest engine has a few knocks at first.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The drone of the engine mingled with her passenger humming over the intercom—“The Last Time I Saw Paris.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When a train heaved across it, the black steam engine swollen to bursting like the boiler at the laundry, the birds flew up like Halloween. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear the jangle of keys, the flick in the ignition, the awakening gasp of the engine. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z By the time the fire engines got there, the gambling boat was a floating torch. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z For a few seconds he sat where he was, the engine idling. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Get in the house now—go,” he said, pausing for an instant, then gunning his engine and pulling away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By the opening of the new century, Durham’s economic engine was once again revving at full throttle. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z After the navigators climbed in and the pilots started their engines, fifteen 46th Guards Po-2s set out in a line one after the other, exactly three minutes apart. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the train, like a snake, was making a gradual right turn, granting me a clear view of the engine and the cars in front of mine. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z My head felt dizzy, maybe because of the rocking motion of the boat or the hum of the engine. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z As I climb aboard, the thrum of the engine tickles the soles of my feet. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She cut the power to her engine as she approached her target, to give her the advantage of silence. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “The fire was under full headway . . . before the engines arrived, and what could be done?” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z With so much weight in the stem—Bull, Jasper Jr., plus the engine—the bow tilted upward and the johnboat began taking on water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Burnham understood that Root was the firm’s artistic engine. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He finishes out his tune with a low, guttural hum just as the deep, pounding bass of a revved car engine overrides his voice. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His intellect was a sparse acreage indeed but Pinkie got along by wearing a perpetual smile on his face and having an uncanny knack for repairing the engines of his teachers’ automobiles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The whine of the engine was earsplitting, and the static charge inside was making everything, including us, glow a neon blue. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then he closed the doors and revved the engine. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He cut the engine and sat there for a moment. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z "How are the engines?" she asked, grabbing a wall-mounted handle to stay attached to the slowly turning room. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad jumped so high he actually toppled into the engine, leaving his feet dangling in mid-air. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe he had some kind of engine trouble, Art.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The radiators had all been refilled and the engines were running smoothly and were ready for the next defensive flight mission. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Off the agency’s long hallways are laboratories filled with airplane wreckage: a mangled piece of an engine turbine, a problematic piece of a helicopter rotor. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Empty passenger cars, graffiti-covered boxcars, and lifeless engines packed the yard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z At first George thought maybe the engines had started up again. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z For Africans, he asserted, the engine of change was the African National Congress; its policies were the best way to pursue power in South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “See that new corn?” he shouted over the tractor’s engine. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z None of the engines were running, which was weird. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Despite this, Chief Marshal Williams had managed to get a thin circle of engines around the fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “But what about Daddy? I saw him,” Ophie said to her mother, quiet enough that the pastor and his wife couldn’t hear over the sound of the engine as it started up. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It had snowed while I was asleep, and the ventilation grate near me was covered with the stuff—grayish white from the engine’s smoke. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z When a big black rig finally pulled over, brakes wheezing, engine rumbling, I ran for it, leaving the nasty death scenario stalled at the side of the road. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then Nadya powered her engine to climb away from the explosions. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z About a hundred feet from the store he turned the tractor halfway around and stopped it, leaving the engine idling. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Her voice, on the other hand, sounded like a truck engine. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z If he pulled the throttle back out, die engine would slow down and the plane would go down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z My thinking and breathing and living engine slowed down and flooded. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The engine was almost to where I was lying. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When she first hears it, she thinks it is her own motor she has forgotten to turn off, but the sound grows into a pained roar, as if the engine were falling apart. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then came the backhoe, its engine groaning through the night. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But it did get the engine wet, so wet that when McCandless tried to start the car soon thereafter, the engine wouldn’t catch, and in his impatience he drained the battery. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The wheezing sound of the engine made Leo want to cry. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Someone suggested that one person hold a butterfly net behind the tailpipe while another person start the car, which would allow the engine exhaust to blast the ferret out into the net. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Soot from the engine fills my mouth, blankets my clothes, sifts down my neck. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Faith swung the Sunbird into the parking lot and cut the engine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Only the engine sound fills the car while Melinda Boyd sleeps, but when she wakes up, she plays and talks and dances with her hands. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z This was, in other words, an adaptation of his atmospheric steam engine, or rather a reversion to his earlier plan for a wind-gun powered by atmospheric pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z By the time my dad got it out, the engine had flooded and it wouldn’t fly anymore. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And now, as well as leading the flight formation and dealing with the pain in her wounded leg, she was switching off the Pe-2’s burning engine. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z We finally taxied out to the runway and the pilot said, Flight attendants, prepare for departure, and then two tremendous jet engines roared to life and we began to accelerate. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I parked it in the lot of our apartment building and shut off the engine. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, had to feed the birds,” Genie said as he climbed into the car, the engine already running, Grandma behind the wheel, ready to go. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The forces in favor of equality redoubled their efforts, determined to surmount the resistance to integration like a jet engine propelling an airplane through drag. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Behind him, the rumble of an engine, the whir of tires, a voice yelling, “MOOOOOOOONFAAAAAAAAACE!” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Its engines rumbling loudly and its propellers chopping explosively underwater, the ship churned past us and left us bouncing and bobbing in its frothy wake. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I waited, expecting to hear the painful roar of the chainsaw engine. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The four, five, and six seats are often called “the engine room” of the crew, and the rowers who occupy these seats are typically the biggest and strongest in the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The bus drivers rev their engines and the ice cloud shatters. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t so bad at night with the engine running,” the man says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The engine growled and the SUV screeched off. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The screaming of the engine grew muted, replaced by anxious voices shouting to them. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Edwin pulled the starter rope and brought the engine to life. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It had short wings and a fat, stubby fuselage with a huge engine in front. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the twenty years between 1687 and 1707 he worked towards the construction of a viable steam engine, but in the end he failed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All tied up and watching the engine come around the corner. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z At the sudden growl of an engine, Bristle jumped. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I still can’t hear you,” he shouted above the even drone of the engines. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Conrad’s eyes got large and his forehead wrinkled as he let go of the train’s engine and Grandma placed it in the gift box with our other contributions. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The porch light was on and, in the garage, a car’s engine was running. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z This week the factory manufactured locomotive engines—Caesar wondered whether they would one day be used by the underground railroad. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In order to understand steam engines it may be helpful to think about methods of making coffee. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Damp with condensation, the brick walls appeared to palpitate in the lantern light, thrumming with the resounding force of the steam-powered engines and machinery in the rooms above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The locomotive was black, an ungainly contraption led by the triangular snout of the cowcatcher, though there would be few animals where this engine was headed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then they could hear it coughing and whining on its single belabored engine. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Kingshaw waited in the road until they had gone right away, hearing the sound of the engine up the hill, and watching the dust rise, and then settle back again. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They are in the truck with the engine warming up when I walk to the passenger window. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The car slowed down as I centered on that search, and I forgot to step on the pedals, and the motor gurgled, the car pitched and the engine stopped. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo pulled out a can of kerosene and a rubber tube and lashed them to the thirsty new engine that the orb was helping him assemble. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z During the next hour the sound of the engine died away to a quiet background rumble, voices shouted orders or queries, ropes were thrown, gangways lowered, hatches opened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Father MacPhail watched fiercely as the pilot moved the throttle forward and adjusted the trim of the engines. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When the wind is down and nobody is running an engine nearby, Marie-Laure can stand outside the Gallery of Zoology and hear them: a mile-high purr. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The grade of Nineteenth Avenue was so daunting for the engines of the day that watching automobiles straining for the top became a local pastime. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver turns the engine off and the car sits there, facing us. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Even at this age, Eden is the most intelligent of us, and instead of joining in, he chooses to sit there tinkering with parts of an old turbine engine. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But by the fourth his muscles began to get warm, like a car engine heating up on a cold morning, and they stopped struggling against each other. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It has been said the ship next door has a better engine, more water, endless fuel, countless salty eggs. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Kill us, kill us, kill us, the train engine chugged. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His ear focused on the howl of the aircraft and an unformed prayer arose in him that this engine retain its demon whine, its savage articulation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi peered under the truck in case Edgar had crawled under it, as she sometimes did, for the warmth of the engine. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But it is worth knowing that only a few years ago an attempt to build a one-third-scale replica Newcomen engine ran into a great deal of difficulty. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The starter cord was a three-foot length of rope that wrapped tightly around the engine’s flywheel. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z More engines began arriving at the scene, as did the department’s Chief Marshal Robert A. Williams. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z After a drawn-out series of death throes—the precise sequence of events depends, again, on the mass of the star—the star’s fusion engine fails, and the star begins to collapse under its own gravity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The train was curving the mountain, the engine loping like a great black hound, parallel with the last careening cars, panting forth its pale white vapor as it hurled us ever higher. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The engines started up, and I watched as Eugene Field Memorial Middle School got smaller and smaller, its bricks and cement gradually disappearing into the distance. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A baby-blue Ford Torino rests on blocks in the unkempt yard, weeds sprouting from its engine compartment. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A strong whiff of something burnt stung his nostrils; a sick mixture of overheated engines and charred flesh. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And I hear the grind of a truck’s engine starting up, desert floor crunching under heavy wheels. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z July 31: For the last week the wind has been unusually calm, and in order to make any time at all we have lowered the sails and used the engine. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The song its engines sang was a very low organ note. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to go to see Dollywood, which is a big theme park with roller coasters and a steam engine. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The pilot started the engine and Brian jumped a little with the noise, but he settled back down at once. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z After many shouts and much time the ship moves forward with just one engine. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Waves of heat danced above the engine hood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The tank snorted past, four inches from their heads, amidst the hard laughter of the soldiers and the howl of the fire engines. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As it climbed above the atmosphere and the air ran out, the aerospace plane would have to switch to rocket engines. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the truck and vans, now jam-packed with handcuffed men and women and dogs and black policemen, hummed engines and prepared to leave. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the engine of the car had taken a new note, throbbing low, quieter than before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We watched it advance toward us, the engine throwing up balls of steam to add to the heavy overcast. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But as soon as he had the plow out in the sunlight, Mr. Fitzgibbon turned the tractor’s engine off. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I let her words settle, then started the engine and pulled onto Main Street. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She cut pipe and welded metal joints, installed shocks and stripped down engines—you name it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not just an engine room; I knew, for I had been in several, the last at college. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad left us kids waiting in the car with the engine idling while he went in for Mom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed a megaphone and bellowed over the wet growling of the boat’s engine, “Now that’s it! Why didn’t you row like that in the race?” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He said the engine was the same type used on small airplanes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad asked, cutting the engine a minute after cresting the hill. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z We’d seen the coal bunker, the boilers and engine, which huffed and groaned like it would explode any minute. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The key closed an electric circuit that activated the Electro-Automatic Engine Stop and Starter attached to the giant three-thousand-horsepower Allis steam engine at the Machinery Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Everything in him rebelled against stopping the engine and falling now. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no sound of an engine, no hint of how it was held against gravity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I huddled under my blankets when Pan Am and United Air Lines planes flew overhead, the engines sounding like insects at first and getting louder and louder. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a whoosh as the pod’s engines ignited. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We resumed our search of the house and waited for the approaching wail of the fire engines. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns the key, and the engine purrs. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, if you coupled the genesis of spontaneous mutants—the giant-leaved Oenothera, say—with natural selection, then Darwin’s relentless engine was automatically set in motion. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The engine was running and the garage door was opening. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The engine stopped, and Prosper heard someone cursing under his breath. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z After all, Sadi Carnot finally produced a satisfactory theory of the steam engine only in 1824, more than a hundred years after Newcomen’s first engine, and sixty years after Watt’s. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As soon as Jack shuts off the engine, a girl springs from the backseat, wearing a blue-striped dress and white sneakers. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It’s about half the size of a car engine, wood, four knobs on it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I recognized the engine’s hum and caught a glimpse of the tan hood out the corner of my eye. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Or maybe she ran hot all the time, like an engine racing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She pushes her glasses up her nose and starts the engine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Both boys turned a sort of half left to face the incoming engine. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z They look that way when you don’t know much about them—all of those tubes and wires and valves—but mostly the combustion engine hasn’t changed that much since it was invented. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “I’m sitting on top of his engine,” Art pointed out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Wait here while I warm up the engine.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z At which point the engine is finished and the last man sends it soaring away . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Any rumble of an engine could be a detachment sent to haul them away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I got in the car, started the engine, and made to go forward, but he blocked the way. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Then she would bustle around the engine,” Kaleriya said, “quietly tapping her wrenches, so as not to disturb the sleeping crew.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He gave it a twist and the engine sputtered to life. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They rushed in on us, two squad cars with headlights off and cops in the front and back, engines roaring, tires squealing, while we scattered like flies into the junkyard nearby. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He also invented something called the “gunpowder engine,” which influenced the development of another machine, the steam engine. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then, I heard the engine of some sort of truck coming my way. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The warehouse keeper, busy counting out some spare engine parts to a requisitioning sergeant of the Guard, looked up briefly from his clipboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon as he fixed the radiator and cleaned the oil and grime off the engine, we took the Jamisons for a quick ride and then left Cushie Springs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I never heard of no boarding for no other reason, if that’s what you’re asking, Mr. Gudmundsson. Only kind I know about is what I said—a man’s got engine problems, his leg’s broke.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Above the engine roar comes a loud crack, followed by a scintillation spreading underfoot, as the Packard hits a dark patch on the frozen lake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I turn the key and the engine starts right up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z In Chicago, like the rest of the country, the War on Drugs is an engine of mass incarceration, as well as a major cause of gross racial disparities throughout the system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Genie took it, more than a little nervous about Grandpop knowing about what had happened to Uncle Wood’s fire engine model. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z At nine minutes they, too, had finished their job and were discarded, and we were left with the single engine of the third stage to see us safely into orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, we heard the engine of the police car scream to life and tires skidding in the dirt, scaring our chickens into a bunch of squawking. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The commander says, Thailand is much farther on one engine. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z People were hurrying around, setting up games, carrying boxes marked with the names of soft drinks; a man tinkered with the engine that drove the ferris wheel. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her she heard the continuing roar of the engines, the confused shouts, the powerful voice of the President trying to impose some order on the scene. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z As I headed into the trees, the high-pitched whistle of a steam engine carried on the wind, harsh and plaintive as a screecher’s call. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I heard the roar of an engine pull up in front of the house. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z By the time I turned the key in the engine, Andy was clawing at the lock, while the other boys popped off the windshield wipers, and tried to get into the passenger’s side. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After half an hour the drone of engines faded and the house began to hum with activity again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He shuts off the engine and gets out of the car from the driver’s side and comes around to open the passenger-side door for me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A steam engine whistled its deafening shriek, which completely drowned out all the other sounds of the station for a moment and made Hugo jump, as it always did. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The most obvious was that a number of engines and dozens of firefighters were sent on a wild-goose chase and did not get to the fire for many minutes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But the old teacher had reassured Baba that the engine and transmission were sound and, on that account, the man hadn’t lied. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Neither could I,” he teased as he started the engine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I’d lie in my bunk and feel the ship’s engines throbbing and know that even when I fell asleep I wouldn’t be wasting time. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy with curly black hair was cursing as he pounded the engine with a wrench. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The high whine of biodiesel engines firing live carried over the storm’s rush. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Already he was tired, but Zeitoun knew that the engine would ensure that none of them slept. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They waited and waited and finally got up when they heard the revving of a car engine and rising voices from nearby, “My money is gone! My money is gone!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "And an airplane, and a TV set," said Ralph sourly, "and a steam engine." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The steam engine did not make the Industrial Revolution inevitable, but it did make it possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We loaded up and both choppers cut their engines. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Salt water kills an engine dead, once it gets inside. Boat’s no good without an engine.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He created a brand-new type of boat that featured a slick design and was powered by two water-cooled airplane engines. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The camshaft flies around the factory until a man unhooks it, attaches it to the engine block, growing eccentric now with fan blades, pipes, and spark plugs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I'd heard trains and seen the flashing lights of engines on nearby tracks, but our tunnel had held only rusty tracks and broken cars. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The engines accelerated, and the plane sped off in what must be the direction of Fairbanks. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If the people didn’t care about cars, they would drive straight into puddles and flood their engines, as the physician did one day, when Aziz made a dish of chicken stewed with plums. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z ‘You remember the time in Detroit, when he flattened Ma Gasket with a car engine?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The engine chugged through the twilight, moving down the road much more quickly than the rented carriages we’d taken to Baltimore. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z On the street, one of the buses started its engine. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He didn’t really understand what had just happened to him.Those dancing lights, that fireball of rage, the adrenaline pumping like pistons in an old gas engine. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But two of the Pe-2s had engine trouble and stopped for repairs along the way. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The steam engine had been nearly whisper-quiet, the hiss low enough that we didn’t attract a single shambler from the surrounding woods. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When Mama comes back to the car, she slams her door, starts the engine, and speeds toward the exit, right in front of the cop. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Toby gunned the engine, faster and faster down the interstate until he whipped around a subtle curve and Lily grabbed the armrest with a quick, barely audible yelp. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The lights were off, but the engine was running, and she peeled out as soon as I was inside. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Claire was still standing there when the boat’s engine made a sudden low sound. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It started its engines and took off over Lake Victoria, blue and sparkling, dotted with the dugout canoes of fishermen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The jet engines roared and the cabin bounced as they picked up speed, and the moment they felt themselves lifted into the air, the men cheered and slapped each other on the back. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Dad gets in the front seat and turns on the engine. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After I disabled their engines, I boarded the ship and proceeded to kill every avatar there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Her body ran the length of the port corridor, her outstretched hand jutting into the engine room, offering the life-sized figure of Nike that stood in her palm, like, Here, have some Victory! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I heard a growl so loud I thought one of the rocket engines was starting up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “It’s not...not. Nothing,” I said, stammering on my words like a stalling engine. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “If it wasn’t so windy, I’d ask you to sweep,” Mr. Ray said, killing the engine. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z 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 I was half hoping it was Apollo, come to give us a ride again, but the engine was way too silent for the sun chariot, and besides, it was nighttime. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Momma and I rush to the car, but after she shoves her bags in the trunk and we climb into the car, she just sits there without turning on the engine. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He laughs, waves his hand, starts the engine, and the pickup pulls away. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo could see why—siege engines, explosives, and metal did suggest such a direction—but he didn't think it would be anything like that. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Dr. Atchley, clearly anxious, borrows a cell phone and taps the right location into the mobile Google search engine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A few minutes passed in silence, other than the roar of the engine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Beneath an overpass a car had been stripped, tires gone, windshield shattered, all the chrome detailing peeled away, and the engine missing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She thought it had something to do with fire engines and whenever she came to that word, she shouted out “clang-clang.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even an oil-burning car slipped through the broken streets, its engine whining and grinding. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The pilot cut the engine, opened the door, and got out, balanced, and stepped forward on the float to hop onto the sand without getting his feet wet. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The massive wheels tore deep trenches into the hard soil, the engine screamed, and my world contracted to noise and the stark, blinding headlight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The engine rumbled and the truck began to roll. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Inside the ferry’s underbelly, the cars rev their engines and roll forward. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Put your seat belt on,” he hollered over the engine noise, and then he hit the throttle and the J-3 bop- hopped forward and we went speeding across the green outfield grass. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It knew when to angle the ship so the ion engines would be aimed correctly. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The men heard it grinding while they slept, while they ate or played cards, while they stoked the engines or read the charts. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z After what seemed like hours, the engine began to hum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The lucrative theft of international food aid whetted the appetite of higher-ups for easy money as it helped transform private markets into the country’s primary economic engine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He turns the key, the engine starts, and he flips on the headlights. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Alice was already in the front seat, and Edward was starting the engine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The engines were roaring, and snow was swirling up from the ground, and the faces of passengers showed in the cabin windows. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The engine started quickly, to my relief, but loudly, roaring to life and then idling at top volume. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And that was when Alex heard the sound, an engine getting closer. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z "Vogel," Lewis continued, "how far can we deflect in thirty- nine minutes with the ion engines?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a door at the back of the plane, and when he turned off the engine mechanism in the yo-yo, he was close enough to reach out for the handle. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He slings his rifle and carries the big battered transmitter—its leads, its inferior microphone—through the flowers to the Opel, its engine running, Neumann Two and Volkheimer already in the cab. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But before he could say a word, she shouted, “I know. It’s just another wonderful engine made in America.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “The engine started right up, sheriff? When you went to start it you had no trouble?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then I was balancing on the front bumper of an old car as a gentle-faced man with strong arms pointed out the engine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Two fire engines arrived hissing steam, their crews ready to blast the pipelayers with water. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We skidded to a stop in front of the office and Faith cut the engine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Abruptly, the engine stopped, and an oppressive calm replaced the previous cacophony. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Berg sprang to life— lights flickering overhead and engines and machinery revving. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Joseph Chamberlin witnessed some of the first unpleasantness not long after the fire broke through the circle of engines. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The sound of a car’s engine filters in through the window. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The plane engines began to hum and we started to slowly roll forward. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I flipped the engine into neutral and reached over to pull in Ben. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The woman was peering at her engine and dabbing a white handkerchief at various greasy items inside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z If we could only go faster! but we cannot; the engines are throbbing and doing their utmost. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Presently its sound reached her ears and the throb of the engines reminded her that this was the beginning of the season when bush pilots took the gussaks out to hunt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I lay on my back for perhaps fifteen seconds before the engine growled to silence and I heard Dad’s heavy step. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hertz’s theories are interesting but what he loves most is building things, working with his hands, connecting his fingers to the engine of his mind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z An engine rumbled and a truck appeared in the middle distance. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It slid smoothly downward, and opened onto a narrow catwalk in the huge engine room. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I could bleed the engine tonight, set my alarm for 4 A.M., and be on the river before the sun was up over the tree line. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Without the sound of the engine Gogol can hear an opera playing faindy on someone’s Walkman. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When the 46th Guards were quietly idling their engines, maybe the cowering soldiers below imagined that the swooping wings sounded eerily like witch’s broomsticks soaring through the dark sky. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He stopped the car in front of a weathered barn and turned off the engine. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Bull was breathing as though steam engines were working his lungs, his lips were flecked with dried saliva, and sweat was pouring off his body. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The plane had so little gas that the engine quit a moment after our wheels hit the tarmac. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And only when the engine and baggage cars were well past did the air brakes give their screaming hiss and the straining iron protest to a halt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The air smelled rich with dampness and earth, and whenever the engine slowed, I could hear the steady drone of locusts everywhere. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z After all this they had just got the engine started. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Up near the front we found several large cardboard boxes, and when we opened them we found that they were full of electric motors of assorted sizes—replacement engines for broken or worn out toys. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She and her crew got stuck one day in a Pe-2 whose engine failed on takeoff, and the pilot had to crash-land the plane with live bombs attached beneath the wings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The Hogwarts Express, a gleaming scarlet steam engine, was already there, clouds of steam billowing from it, through which the many Hogwarts students and parents on the platform appeared like dark ghosts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Once his engine fades to silence, I shut the door and take a deep breath. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We walked and walked, our shoes crunching on the gravel road, the jeep’s engine grumbling beside us like a cheap lawnmower. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Wish I had better news, son. I’m just an old grease monkey, but I’ve been climbing around boat engines for long enough to know the score.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Mama opened her mouth to say something, but the far-off car engines grew louder in their approach. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The sound of the plane engine changing sound—decreasing in pitch—awakened him, and he was embarrassed to see that he had drooled in his sleep. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The driver gunned the engine—the bus lurched as it slammed into the womans body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He saw the engine rooms and the boiler rooms, and wound up on the third-class recreation deck. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z “I gotta go work the evening shift,” he says as he parks on American Street and turns off the engine. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Smoke from the engine drifted over the heads of the chattering crowd, while cats of every color wound here and there between their legs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They wheeled low over the water and cast about again for the sound of the engine. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Betty’s engine started with a snarl, and suddenly we were rocketing backward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The engine of the old car he’d borrowed roared, but Guitar spoke softly to her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The tree transformed into my truck, full of merchandise—piles of blouses and skirts and shoes, and I bounced on the limb, beeping and roaring my engine to far- off places like Quito and Colombia. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This street is much busier than our old one, so I hear not only the whoosh of cars driving past, but every once in a while, motorcycle drivers revving their engines. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The engine roars as we accelerate around a bend. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then Roosevelt gunned his car engine and sped off. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an eternal hissing of steam, the deep grunting of steel engines, and the tolling of bells. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Even once they’re inside and their seat belts are fastened and the engine is cranked. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The engines were warming up, and it was so loud, no one could hear me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Two fire engines raced past him, sirens blaring. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Inside the cab of the truck, the engine was too loud for conversation. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The engine cover is stuck where it swelled up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Whenever an engine malfunctions, I like to tap-dance around it. Works every time.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah. The engine with the screen...Yes, all that.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was balled up on the floor by the engine, where he had conked out. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The clip-clop of hooves had replaced the growl of engines. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z My mother listened until the engine faded away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His question was lost in noise as the train engine screeched to a stop, brass bell ringing and steam belching over the rails. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A hatch in the deck was open, and smoke poured from some kind of engine. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I know my ears are healed because, even with the rumble of the engine, I can hear every step he takes back to the train. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z For instance, we are regularly told, “James Watt invented the steam engine in 1769,” supposedly inspired by watching steam rise from a teakettle’s spout. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At the Courthouse, Schaffer and Brown would hear Dorsey’s alarm, but, assuming it was simply another signal telling them about the original fire, they failed to call out more engines. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The great merit of Newcomen’s engine was its simplicity of conception and modesty of ambition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A common fire-fighting technique of the time was to surround a blaze with engines and use a flood of water to stop it from spreading. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But soon I was cold enough to need the heater, so I turned the key and the engine roared to life. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He said they could wait for him to fix the engine, but since Seward was only a few miles away, they decided to walk it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z By now the sounds of an engine came quite clearly through the night and soon a boat drifted toward them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The engine sputtered to life, and the squeal of the tires wasn’t far behind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A shipbroker is a kind of enormous shopkeeper for ships, and by far the most important item he supplies to them is the fuel on which the ship’s engines run. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z And with that he climbed into the plane and started up the engines. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear the car’s engine start and the crunch of gravel as the wheels of his Mustang roll forward. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z A driver started the engine and drove through the gates. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped in front of him, pulled the throttle back and killed the engine. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z He drives me around the block, and then parks with the engine running, the air-conditioning on full blast, which feels nice because we don’t have air-conditioning at my house. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine hood was long and square, and you had to raise it to prime the petcocks on cold mornings. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of its engine fades as it disappears to the south. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We move along the road, the engine chugging and wheezing up the hills, the carriage rocking back and forth. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Come on,” he said, pulling into one of the garages and shutting off the engine. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I go anyway through the ankle- deep water of flooded street corners, the brown pools slicked with spectral emulsions of engine oil and cooking grease, soot and sweat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the engine accelerated, the wing flaps pressed down, and the craft climbed, banked, and sailed down the river like a migrating bird. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the engines and hoses were where he wanted them, Williams turned to one crew and said, “Now, hang on to her here!” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z And he was close enough to the tracks to listen for the chug of an engine. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The fence was almost invisible, and the quad bikers, moving fast toward him, would be unable to hear the warning sound over their own engines... Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Once she judged the cow two fields over not to be a threat, she cut her engines and glided to the foot of the mighty tree. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Lee listened, and sure enough, there was that engine sound, easier to make out now that the rain had eased a little. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He went online, cranked up a search engine, started browsing. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess it isn't every day they see a yellow lifeboat with no engine going a hundred knots an hour, manned by three kids. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He never went over twenty miles an hour, never gunned his engine, never stayed in first gear for a block or two to give pedestrians a thrill. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The engines were howling again as though in pain, and the air inside the plane was acrid with the smell of machinery and fetid with the stench of gasoline. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z These wanderings were the engine of human worldwide expansion. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the harsh throb of a gas engine. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He turns off the engine and gets out. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes we heard them pile back into their truck and restart the engine, and then, at last, they were gone. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Norman Bates, the driver, started the engine and our bus moved off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Hamilton started the engine and we motored west, looking for land. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The engine coughed, and Leo tilted sideways, slicing through the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At certain intersections were deposited mortars and cannon, a few idle powder-monkeys lying atop them to guard them, awaiting commands or playing cards in the shadow of these engines of destruction. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The engine screeched as the boat fought the waves. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All the same, she started the engine when Dustfinger impatiently waved her on. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Stepping off the tracks to let it pass, I watched as the engine screeched and ground to a halt at the depot, belching smoke and steam. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Not exactly. The engine. Not the car. Well, they’re not really cars. Lev-Ports is the technical name. No need to split hairs.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Some risk moving forward to the last of the train’s three locomotives to press against the engine. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z As the low thrum of steam-powered engines resonated through the metal beneath my feet, I shifted uneasily. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "Will we be able to maintain engine power for the rest of the mission?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Barefoot children were playing on the street, kicking a ragged tennis ball with a stick, and they stared when I pulled up and killed the engine. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We gathered around the vision engine, waiting with our little spy hearts going pit-a-pat for each new image to come off the printing press. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Dad shifts the engine into first, the truck starts its roll. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z To solve the problem, rail workers and strong bystanders unhooked the cars from the engine and pushed them the last few hundred yards to the side porch. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Some are technologies, for instance the steam engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her lipstick was the color of a new fire engine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I kept flooding the engine and Dad kept laughing. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The newer, more powerful pumping engines were either a mile away searching for a phantom fire, or still in their stations. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z If there was any chance of breaking free, the Boss wanted to be ready for it, and he was burning half a ton of coal a day to keep the engines fired. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He said frigidly, “Well, we have our engine men.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Klava herself was wounded in the leg, and before long, fire began to spread along the wing of their Pe-2 from the damaged engine. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Even though Papa shut the door firmly, I heard his voice, words flowing into each other in an endless rumble like a revving car engine. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z No feminine wiles to fall back on—I stepped into the whitewashed stone room with my heart going berserk against my ribs like a detonating engine. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A terrific drone of an internal combustion engine started up. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z When the sound of the engine had died away from along the lane, Kingshaw began to tremble violently. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Come on,” Ron said cajolingly, giving the steering wheel a little shake, “nearly there, come on —” The engine groaned. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “You crazy? The engine have to fall out on the ground before they give me a decent one.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Georgia jumps out of the car just as Darius shuts off the engine by pushing a button. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was the engine of a bomber from the northern armies. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He held his breath and listened but heard nothing—no engines, no thumps on the hull. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course I do, Frankie thought now as he cranked the engine to life. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She thought she saw car headlights come on where the drive disappeared into the trees, and an engine started. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But the ground crew below must have heard their engines, because suddenly a firework flare from the airfield burned brightly for a moment to give them an idea where they should land. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Suddenly a white plume of steam trailed from the starboard engine and it stalled. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I started the engine and pressed down on the gas to make the engine roar. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He hopped into the cab and started the engine. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt picked up his pace as he saw the buses lined up in the commuter lot, engines idling at a low rumble. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The engine was now idling, and someone was coming toward me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It had come to her when she remembered his slicing so easily through the metal of the engine cover. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The windows are down, and the diesel engine growls and rumbles when we stop at the red lights. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When he turns off the engine, I start to open my door. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A convoy of ambulances, police cars, and fire engines turned into the entranceway, their sirens wailing and their lights flashing. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My breath was coming in ragged gasps, and I could barely hear the knocking engine of Papá’s old car for the pulse pounding against my eardrums. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When the moment came, and the engine ignited, I felt both relief and tension. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Before they read Descartes in 1637 the English had called complex machines ‘engines’, not ‘machines’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “We have to hurry home. I must write—no, telephone—the Duryea factory in Massachusetts and place an order at once. The internal combustion engine. Think of it! The power of four horses!” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The buses, police cars, fire engines, and ambulances drove swiftly, no trucks, cars, or mobs of pedestrians to slow them down. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A little after noon on that Saturday in May, the shoppers pushing their grocery carts in Heinen’s heard the fire engines wail to life and careen away, toward the duck pond. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z With Bobby Moch calling the cadence and big Stub McMillin in the engine room, Washington slowly and methodically pulled even and then began to edge ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I left them working, the car looking disgraced and empty with the engine open and parts spread on the work bench, and went in under the shed and looked at each of the cars. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ida ain’t got no backyard to speak of what with all her husband’s junk—car engines and old refrigerators and tires. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He had to pilot carefully and keep the little engine beating hard to make any headway. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One twist—one little twist and the engine caught and labored and faltered and caught again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had started to answer, regardless, when his voice was drowned out by the rumbling of an engine. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The noises were purring engines and throbbing drumbeats. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The front half of the car had been compressed, the engine arched, curving back over itself, like a fold in solid rock. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The engines were kept stoked, and watches were set to scan the horizon for any open leads of water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z There are other men below hauling the engine in, as a chassis rolls out to meet it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The engines roar to life and the plane skips and then breaks into a sprint. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Listen to the engine, depress the clutch, shift, gas, release, steer, check your mirrors, signal your turn, look twice for motorcycles. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The engines crooned mellifluously as McWatt throttled back to loiter and allow the rest of the planes in his flight to catch up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Using the ground’s instructions, and our own rocket engines, we changed orbit several times, and slowly approached our Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Apart from the valves, this engine had no moving parts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If you flew your technology-based starship into a zone where technology didn’t function, your engines would fail the moment you crossed the zone border. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We were pulled up to a stoplight, and some kids in a sports car next to us were revving their engine—as if I was going to race the Chrysler. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Hamilton started the engine and as we backed away I could see we were in a beautiful spot. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z After hours of waiting impatiently, we heard the clunking of an engine down the road. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But the moment I started the engine, they all came running back. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Red, gold and violet flames shot out from the sides of the engine, slicked back in paint along the thorax. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He gunned the engine and the J-3 began to jitter and lean forward, and once it started rolling down the runway it quickly picked up speed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Valencia turned off the engine, but then she slumped against the steering wheel, and the horn brayed steadily. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Fadi was in the process of giving her a cross-eyed I-dare-you-to-hit-me look in return when they heard the rumble of an engine coming from a side street. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Because the train engine was so loud, his chanting wasn’t much of a nuisance for anyone else. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She powered up her engine and the boat pulled away. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The sounds— clashes, clangs, screams, moaning wails, roars of engines, spinning saws, snapping blades, the screech of spikes against the floor, hair-raising pleas for help—it all grew to a crescendo, became unbearable. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He stops the engines and yells at me in German and Polish. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Barack looked out at the audience and into the TV cameras, and as if kick-starting some internal engine, he just smiled and began to roll. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The engine’s whistle blows mournfully, a distant sound that somehow cuts through the insistent buzzing in my ears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He once torched a whole squadron of fighter jets on an empty airfield in the middle of the night and has on two occasions grounded airships by crippling their engines. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They glided lower, listening with keen ears, and Serafina Pekkala soon made out the beat of a gas engine, muffled by the fog. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine hiccupped and sputtered out, and all we heard was the wind. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not as interesting as a radial engine. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z His hands were steady as he took apart the engine. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “We found him amidships,” one of the giants said, “trying to sneak to the engine room. Can we eat him now?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then the light swung away and the engine noise rose, and the boat steadily moved away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But die pilot had put his headset back on and the gratitude was lost in the engine noise and things went back to Brian looking out the window at the ocean of trees and lakes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The firefighters argued over which one should try to start the engine. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We were in Manila for two days, a question of fresh feed, new cargo and, we were told, the performing of routine maintenance work on the engines. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She turned the key again, and the engine caught. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But Papin had made and operated his first engine in Germany. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The engine stalls on the main road, sending my dress and bag flying onto the dirty floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Engine, engine number nine, running down Chicago line. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine of the truck began to roar. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Before Percy knew it, the drone of the ship’s engine, the dim light, and the comfortable feeling of being with Annabeth made his eyes heavy, and he drifted to sleep. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The plane dubbed "the black lady of espionage" by the Soviets revved its engines and started on a 3,788-mile arc over the Soviet Union to a secret base in Bodo, Norway. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And other sounds came to them on the pummeling wind—the roaring beat of an engine, the creak and howl of great masses of wood being crushed together, human cries. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Gabriel called, and Jonas turned swiftly into the trees, though he had not seen planes in days, and he did not hear an aircraft engine now. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z His mouth filled with the taste of lemonade, and his face became grotesque, as though he really were being stretched on the torture engine called the rack. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Something huge shattered and the roar of engines filled his ears; there was a loud crash, followed by an explosion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z To his right, also on the wing, was an engine which powered the two propellers by a gear-and-sprocket system like the one on a bicycle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I have one of those car stereos that continues playing even after I shut off the engine. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Be right back,” he says, leaving the engine running. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It was June and steamy as the inside of an automobile engine. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Three torpedoes. E deck, the engine room, and the forward compartments are destroyed.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The moment my audio kicked in, I heard the ear splitting roar of engines coming from somewhere directly overhead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The disabling methods were, as always, simple—a bullet in the radiator, and the engine left running until it seized up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So I say, "I've got a search engine open. Pick a topic." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain went back up to the bridge, the engines changed their pitch, and the ship slid away into the dusk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, he pulled Box 342 and sent engines off in the wrong direction. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Various other pieces of the woman’s engine were scattered here and there. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Leaves rustling in the wind are about 10 decibels; a jet engine is about 120 decibels. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z At 10 A.M. we sat on top of the huge engine box in the middle of the boat and had lunch. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Her nails and much of the skin around them were bright fire- engine red. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He collected and listened to music with it, used search engines to do everything from ordering an evening meal to resolving a technical dispute. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Your turn to rev the engine, turn on the jets. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I didn’t care—as long as I got the monsters away from the engine room and gave Beckendorf more time. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She started the engine and rolled down the windows. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z ‘I’ve got to work on the engine,’ he said, which was true. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z —Fortune Kether: an artist—renowned publicly for his frescoes and privately for the catapults and siege engines he designed for skirmishing kings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And then, distant at first but growing louder, the thunder of the engines of American bombers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Because Otto’s engine was weak, heavy, and seven feet tall, it did not recommend itself over horses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We rode for a while listening to only the low, blanketed hum of the engine and the rhythmic snap of the wipers, until I couldn’t take the fun and games any longer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z With a direction to aim for, the engine man hunkers down and grips the controls, motoring our little dinghy through choppy water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The wide boulevards sing with the buzz of motorcycle engines, squeaky bicycles, and, for those wealthy enough to afford them, small cars. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabs the handle of the car with his free hand just as I turn off the engine. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The roar of an engine interrupted our game. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Education is the great engine of personal development. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a motorbike, revving its engine over and over and over, and a red car driving slowly past, like a kerb crawler, and two women with buggies blocking mv path. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z An engine that would match her socks and hang up her clothes? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He pulls into the driveway and switches off the engine, then the headlights. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I hear something in the distance,” she whispered, so as not to disturb the spider-thread perception connecting the sound to her ear, “perhaps an engine.” Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The only notion Lyra had of the search for her was the incessant drone of the gas engines of airships crisscrossing the skies. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Finally he opened the engine’s ventilator line and pushed inside the vial of physician’s cure. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We got very good at listening for the sound of airplane engines and distinguishing the sounds of enemy bombers from friendly cargo transports. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The distant sound of a car engine died into a hum. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The motorboat towed Zeitoun and Frank to the woman’s house, and once they were close, the young men cut the engine and coasted toward the porch. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the sound of an engine, so curiously out of place in this desolate wilderness, was getting alarmingly loud. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In the car, he turned the engine on, and the music came on too. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We banged on the sides of the U-Haul and hollered as loud as we could, but the engine was too noisy and they didn’t hear us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But as Grandpa bent to crank up the engine, she reached forward again and, with a chessy-cat grin at me, turned the switch back off! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We rattle over a bridge into a clearing, and Masjid turns off the engine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was really quiet when he turned off the engine. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He has seen a steam engine at work. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The engine rattled to life in a cloud of blue smoke. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He plucked a biplane from its string and swept it across the battlefield, making airplane engine noises as he knocked down little German soldiers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The jets flew too high for their engine noise to reach us. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They were little more than halfway across the lake when Miss Katherine heard the loud roar of the engine. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Cheddar jumped into the back as Dell started the engine. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z As Barbee paused the silence was so complete that I could hear the power engines far across the campus throbbing the night like an excited pulse. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Lidewij drove a clunky gray Fiat with an engine that sounded like an excited four-year-old girl. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I gunned the engine of Link's car and began moving as fast as I could without attracting too much attention. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He taxied away without looking back and as soon as he was clear of the reeds he gunned the engine, increasing speed until the plane was roaring across the lake. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z But the engines did not waste shot upon the indomitable wall. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The back of their cage nearly abutted the train tracks, and on the tracks directly behind them stood an Amtrak train engine. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He had worked on ships before, in engine rooms, but this was louder than that, louder than anything he had ever known. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When the time came, I sent instructions to the Agena by pressing buttons on a small black box, and the Agena responded by lighting its engine. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Milwaukee put three steamers and their crews onboard a train, leaving that city with only one working engine. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z She and her friends raised the money and bought a good Land Rover with a rebuilt engine in Atlanta. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a yellow two-seater with a 450-horsepower radial engine, a low wing, and retractable landing gear. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He flattened his hand, and lifted off with it like it was a Dodge Gryphon, and he was making an engine noise, and then he flew his hand toward some books and landed it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His father’s Roman and Greek personalities screamed back and forth in Frank’s mind with the usual soundtrack of battle noises—explosions, assault rifles, roaring jet engines—all throbbing like a subwoofer behind Frank’s eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For takeoff and climb, it would need advanced jet engines that sucked in air, mixed it with fuel, and burned the mixture. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For aesthetic reasons the boilers were to be located seven hundred feet outside the Midway, the steam shunted to the engines through ten-inch underground pipes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Once again taking up the stashes of guns from their clubhouses, they piled into cars, revved up their engines, and sped across the deadline into the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The engines were distant now, but he knew that any moment they would be closing in again. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Swaying her hips, she all of a sudden dropped her skirt and was stepping out of it when the engine hit and exploded her into a thousand pieces. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Sitting on the runway itself was my most frequently used spacecraft, the Vonnegut Max had already powered up the engines, and they emitted a low, steady roar that filled the hangar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He followed her, staggered a little on landing, then straightened up in time to see the gleaming scarlet steam engine pick up speed, round the corner, and disappear from view. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The engine rumbled and coughed and smelled like burning oil, but it actually worked. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It would be trapped in lunar orbit unless its engine worked properly to start it on the trip back to earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge engines were driving a ship, still louder now and closer, and he rolled off the bunk and jumped to the rear hatch to yell, to wave. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The piece of black tape that covered her perpetually illuminated “check engine” light starting to peel off. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z "You will make camp outside their walls and set to building catapults and siege engines." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Columbian Guard arrived in force to clear the way for additional engines and ladder wagons. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Such a machine would need two kinds of engines. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned back around in my seat and listened to the orderlies talking, “We Didn’t Start the Fire” playing on the radio, and the steady thrum of the car’s engine. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As they flew beneath the bright, moonlit clouds, hoping their engine would hold out long enough to get them home, they were joined by two other Po-2s. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But what is the engine that generates natural variation in the wild? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Dill had the hood open and was studying the engine. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Scattered among them were armies of tin soldiers, steam engines, and sailing ships with carved sailors—and in the middle of this chaos sat a boy. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Engineers spent two days getting rid of the zero, repairing the engines, and putting the Yorktown back into fighting trim. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z While our driver started up the engine, I did the gentlemanly thing and scraped the six inches of fresh snow off the windows. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Kabuo stood, rolled the bedding aside, and opened the engine compartment hatch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “We’ll wait until they come,” he said, turning off the engine. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The hooded Death Eater’s shout reached Harry even above the thunder of the motorbike’s engine: Next moment, both pursuers had fallen back and disappeared from view. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Mr Hooper switched off the engine of the car and it was very quiet, suddenly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z In the space between the dash and the hood, his gaze slips back and forth from me to the engine. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z From the darkening road came the sound of an engine. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z While the state-run agitprop machine churned to generate passive consent for eugenic sterilizations, the Nazis ensured that the legal engines were also thrumming to extend the boundaries of racial cleansing. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We didn’t just think we were part of the middle class, the great engine of America powering us forward; we were part of it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z There was a moment of uncertainty, and he worried he might destroy the engine, but then the root popped out of the ground. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The engine roars and pops; the truck rarely accelerates past walking speed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He pulled into a grocery store parking lot and killed the engine. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I rode with the firemen as the engine barreled down the street. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, there was a far-off engine sound coming in faintly above the slap of the sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Energy and engines roaring the roar of school is finally over. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “I had this dream last night,” he says, turning off the engine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I slammed the bonnet shut, leaned in the driver’s door and yanked the choke on, and the engine roared into life like a zooful of happy lions. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He started the engine and drove on another mile or more before stopping again, climbing out, carrying his lunch bucket, and walking to a little promontory where he could look back at that dusty city. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Papi cranks the engine a bunch of times, trying to get it to turn over. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The wind was blowing from the west, and it was difficult to be certain but he thought he heard the low hum of an engine. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The engine clanks, which makes the guys in the back holler something obscene. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z As temperatures dropped, snow and ice appeared and began clogging the air intakes of the Vimy’s two engines. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He climbs back into the cab and, purposely, I’m sure, revs the engine, just once. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He was a great friend of Arthur’s, and like him, had a particular interest in engines and electricity. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe you know how to rebuild an engine,” she said to Burl the first day we visited. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He finally gets the knots loose and pulls in the rope just as the engines come to life and the boat starts moving away from the Lincoln Building. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z We ride in silence for a while, with just the sound of jiggling equipment and the engine to accompany us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “We have money to pay for the engine,” Bobby Gene blurted. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The south side of the street had no sidewalk, only a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire protecting some kind of engine parts storage yard. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And a small red truck—an old-school fire engine—on top of the dresser. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He was now bursting with so much energy that he would be called a “steam engine in trousers.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I kill the engine, lay my arm over the back of the bench seat. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The truck rocks as they climb into the cab, then the engine coughs into life. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Reginald’s ship was in for about a week getting some kind of repairs on its engines. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The plane is leveling off, engines murmuring steadily. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z If it were the fuel system, the engine would turn and chug, but not start. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The roar of engines interspersed with rolling, cranking sounds like chains hoisting machinery in an old, grimy factory. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I felt the engine start, felt him climb up into the front seat, felt the brake come off and the clutch go in, then we started. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He could see Dill’s face above him, through the engine compartment. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The truck’s doors slammed shut and the engine roared to life. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He followed Hollis's pink truck down a newly paved side street that sloped up precipitously, causing the Hearse's worn-out engine to rev for its very life. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z A few feet ahead a vehicle had stopped on the side of the street and the driver was pouring water from a jerrican into its overheated engine. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I would have thought, even over the pounding rain, I could have heard the engine’s roar. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In some cases this is obvious: a kite won’t help me understand how a bird flies, or a steam engine how a muscle works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There had been a steady noise of the engine and the rolling on the track that I hadn’t even noticed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He struggled to hold the bike upright, then gunned the engine, breaking free of her grasp. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Styx tinkered with the engine, setting the new motor in place. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z There’s radio chatter and routine business, and then the flight engineer cries out, “Flameout on engine number four!” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I jog after him, and once we’re inside, and the engine and the music are on, he says, “Before you get any ideas, that doesn’t mean I like you.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then he got in himself and started up the engine. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Because the rain the night before had made us hopeful, I think both of us did our chores with one ear to the sky, listening for the sound of engines. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to be careful in that boat, though, because sometimes bigger boats with engines carrying tourists would zoom by and almost hit us like a speedboat hitting a manatee. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I know this is a religious ceremony, but the phrase that pops into my head comes from the Indy 500: Gentlemen, start your engines... Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z A whirring sound starts—like some kind of turbo jet engine—and rises to a fever pitch. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We went out the back door to the bus lanes, where an old khaki green bus, with a noisy engine and no air-conditioning, was waiting. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For ten or fifteen minutes Elroy held a course upstream, the river choppy and silver-gray, then he turned straight north and put the engine on full throttle. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Forbidden to make engines of war, Japan made automobiles instead, and won the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z First, he began work on his steam engine around the same time as Savery began work on his, so no later than 1698. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If so, then quantum sails are just the beginning; it would be possible to make engines that run solely on zero-point energy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Thus Savery’s engine sucked and blew, just like a bellows, but the sucking was caused by condensing steam and the blowing was caused by expanding steam. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And when Miles tried to start his truck, the engine clicked. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The engine had to weigh at least twenty tons, and there were dozens of boxcars behind it, each one shoving it forward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Chief Marshal Williams, for instance, had jumped aboard a passing engine and was now at one of the remaining bridge crossings, hosing it down. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z But the engines of fishing craft are locked. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Once the boilers reached suitable pressure, Rice nodded to an engineer in the pit under the wheel, and steam whooshed into the pistons of its twin thousand-horsepower engines. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I feel better once the engine has started. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I used to bury cotton wisps in my ears, pull the blanket over my head, and still the sounds of Baba’s snoring—so much like a growling truck engine—penetrated the walls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With a happy wave he climbed back into the fire engine and pulled noisily away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If he read him, Newcomen had only to put two and two together in exactly the way Papin was to go on to do to have the basic design of a steam engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The sky was an infected shade of yellow, but there was no smoke in it and no sound of engines. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Once inside the car, he started the engine and turned the heater on high. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Angie took one last look at the search results, then reluctantly closed down the search engine. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A Thoroughbred racehorse is one of God’s most impressive engines. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t even turn the ignition off—the engine was still gasping as we pried up the side panel of the bonnet with the tin opener on Etienne’s Swiss knife. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z No tire marks are left on the road, and if you’re driving a car, your engine will die until morning. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The only human sound Turner heard, piercing the din of engines, was the crying of babies. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “The engine on that thing sounded like a bucket of nails in a blender. I knew you kids wouldn’t get very far,” he said, “so I ran and fetched your folks.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The ship burst like a rotten pumpkin, and the engine exploded. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “That’s what I thought,” said Mr. Haskell, and he levered the door closed and gunned the engine so the bus swayed sharply. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z From around the country, more than a thousand black naval recruits were sent to the school to receive instruction in the repair of airplane and boat engines. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The phenols, as we have seen, have a strong effect on metabolism, causing a potentially fatal rise in temperature; this is brought about by the “racing engine” effect of uncoupling. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I had no idea how long he’d been there—probably as long as the high-pitched whining had been sounding over the bellow of the engine—certainly minutes. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was the roar of a zeppelin’s engine, and it wasn’t far away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Yorktown’s computers had just received new software that was controlling the engines. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He killed the engine and we sat for a minute, listening to the tink-tink of the engine cooling off, neither one of us saying anything. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He maneuvered his father’s Chevy into one of the parking slots, let the engine idle, and sat back. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z So fast, in fact, that the friction of the air entering the engines would produce enough heat to melt the engines. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave the man a wave and, once he was out of sight, gunned the engine. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Is that why they’ve stopped the engines?” said the new man. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Every few weeks another instructor vanishes, sucked up into the engine of the war. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A few months earlier, he had been given a flight safety award by his airline for successfully handling a jumbo-jet engine failure at low altitude. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The vehicle began to cough and sputter, shaking under our feet, as its engine found itself miraculously revived after a long sleep. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Finn heard a car engine and raced to catch the plate, but the black SUV was halfway down the road before he got to the end of Charlie’s lane. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It became a chant that beat with the engine. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The engines powered back up and the jet rotated, preparing to take off again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The whole time Father was interrogating us on the porch, in my mind’s eye I was seeing her slumped over in the kitchen house, banging in mortal frustration against that locomotive engine of a stove. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the landing gear sank into the soil, the engines powered down, and all was quiet. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I stayed there until the van drove off, until I couldn’t hear the engine anymore, until the day filled up with grey, until the grey turned indigo. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And suddenly a big transport plane came low over the buildings and I looked up to see the firing of its engine, and we were all three silent, watching. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, Agent Jones climbed behind the wheel and gunned the engine. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z No flashing lights or police cars or fire engines or ambulances. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The speedboat’s engine was so loud that we couldn’t hear what the man said, but the woman got up and sweetly motioned him to come closer to shore. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Even a chainsaw in the distance cut its engine. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Maddie was out every Saturday that summer tinkering with engines and doping fabric wings and making friends. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The engine was making some spluttery noises, but it was still going. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Toward the bottom of the hill they downshifted and the engine roar was so loud a few petals fell off the blossoms. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As he stepped out onto the road to his house, he could hear the loud engine noise of approaching vehicles. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Just in, then out. I’m no space-pilot. Either of you two know much about engine theory?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The pilots throttled back the engines and all nine helicopters landed safely on the great yellow wasteland. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z From somewhere in the fog came a deep thrumming noise, like the idling engine of a large construction vehicle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “How about Henry Ford? He was born understanding how an engine should work. He just knew without studying it.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “We’re done for!” he moaned as the ceiling sagged, but suddenly the floor of the car was vibrating — the engine had restarted. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Between the recognition that the Torricellian tube is a pressure gauge and the invention of the atmospheric steam engine there was no intervention of an extraneous factor. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Or maybe it was more like when the fire bells clang on Cold Sassy’s horse-drawn fire engine and you just got to go chasing after it to where the smoke is billowing up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She awoke in a narrow bed, with that comforting engine rumble deep below. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They will never breathe the air of a damp New England morning, see smoke rising from a neighbor’s chimney, shiver in a car waiting for the glass to defrost and the engine to warm. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I'm holding the door, and he’s revving up his engine. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Bareheaded and barefooted, my brother and I, along with nameless and countless other black children, used to stand and watch the men crawl in, out, over, and under the huge black metal engines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver revved the engine, backed up and raced away, escaping down Highway 78. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses worked alongside engines alongside people alongside a harbor afloat with trash and oil. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z My part was the smaller one, though I was the engine of the play’s moral, which was that men who take great risks often suffer great consequences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, and gunned the engine as we burned rubber onto the road. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He could still remember how the roar of the engines made his insides rumble. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Sometime later the whir of an outboard engine reached me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He leaned over and lifted die headset off his right ear and put it on his temple, yelling to overcome die sound of the engine. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z As if he read my mind, Coach presses the button to lower the windows, then turns the engine off. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Fire- engine? I wonder what house is on Fire. Great Scott, it’s coming here. Why, it’s Her.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “Get up! They’ve fired the engine and are fixing to take off!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z As the engine died down everything was suddenly very still. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A conventional engine would surely have made more noise. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In El Barrio you always think that the fire engines are headed to someone else’s house. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Apparently, it was drivable, despite those Pac-Man-shaped wheels, because Nemesis revved her engine and disappeared in a mushroom cloud of black smoke. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Start the engine,” the leader of the Turks says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The roar of a car engine drowned out her reply. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z After everything had been checked and the money had been paid, Stuart climbed in, started the engine, and drove out onto the highway. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The driver shifted gears and gunned the engine as I crouched down in the backseat. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The roar of lorry engines would be suddenly cut, then his neck muscles relaxed, his head drooped, and he would wake with a start and a swerve to his step. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Only after that, because of the high risk of explosion, were you to shoot into the engine cowling. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He gunned the engine as hard as he could, racing around the galloping horse. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She started the engine and motored slowly out in the direction of the open water, following the current. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I watch her park the Oldsmobile in front of the house and turn off the engine, but she stays inside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Well, Billy’s done a lot of work on the engine — it’s only a few years old, really.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The plane sat restlessly on the ground, engines throbbing, aching to be off. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And brain grease works inside the lobes like car grease works inside an engine. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Stanton later recalled that when it came to running the meeting, she and her friends “felt as helpless and hopeless as if they had been suddenly asked to construct a steam engine.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z On a Wednesday I took off work time, packed a bag, and drove up the turnpike to 1-75I had changed the oil in my car, and had the brake pads replaced and the engine tuned. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Max and I lean farther over the barrier and wave at the runners approaching, their knees and elbows pumping like the parts of an engine. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Abruptly, I leaned over to cut off the engine. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He couldn’t see even a few feet in any direction, and— with no engines—had no way to keep the plane in the air for long. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It took nearly three hours to attach emergency controls to the engines, and the Yorktown then limped into port. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Ishtar drove stick, and the engine purred to life. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “There is one way to help him,” Cole blurted, but his voice was drowned out as Edwin revved the engine to steer the boat out away from the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He pushed the pedal on the right, and the engine roared loudly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z On the other hand, when you want power from a piston engine, the engine responds as soon as your hand moves the throttle. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Impossible if the water-wheel driven by the engine is also going to function as the paddle which powers the boat through the water. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After dropping her bombs she’d power the engine up again and climb away. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He heard the engines puffing and snorting by the roundhouse and the crash of freight cars being assembled. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah. The Stage One booster works fine if one engine goes out. It'll save us a huge amount of weight. Only during the Stage One ascent, but still. Pretty good fuel savings." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The ruthless engine of cotton required its fuel of African bodies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The engine huffed and groaned and kept running. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They were snow-bound, the fire engines could not reach Sunset Towers. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a loud clunk, a splutter, and the engine died completely. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The hum of the engine got stronger and steadier. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Sitting in the minivan with the keys in the ignition but the engine not yet started, she asked, “What time do your parents get up, by the way?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Ahead of them, ten vehicles sat just outside the chain-link fence surrounding the court, including Coach Douglas’s Buick and Chip’s truck, all of them with their engines running and their headlights on. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt it deep in my ribs, just as I had felt the furious drone of the engine on the SS Roma. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Obviously a hazardous time, with gigantic engines spewing out high-temperature exhaust gases, and terrific wind blasts as the rocket ascended. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As he got closer, he noticed that the engine was running, and that the two cops inside were murmuring into their walkie-talkies. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Duke safely lands the chopper in the parking lot and shuts down its engines. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And with it, the slow chugging of an engine. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch from the passenger seat as they clip their little alligator mouths somewhere in that mess of engine and battery parts. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Its frame was heavy, the metal rigid, the engine big and sturdy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley started up the engine and they trundled out of the yard, Harry turning back for a last look at the house. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It was moving very slowly, the engine whining in low gear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Wednesday spotted an exit sign promising a gas station, and he gunned the engine. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They had to have awakened everyone as they downshifted loudly, and even at a distance their roaring engines rattled our windows. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ghost trucks drive the same roads at night, coming on fast with their bright lights flashing and engines revving loud. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z As soon as the bus driver restarted the engine, someone shouted “Sleepster!” in a high-pitched, funny voice. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z However, we didn’t need the earth, because our own computer told us which way to point and how long to fire the engine. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He called it “a cheese- box. I’ll never buy another Chevy again,” he fumed as the car, loaded with kids, sat in traffic, its engine steaming and sputtering. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z With one foot jamming the brake pedal to the floor and the other just as resolutely stomping on the gas, Durham’s civic engine roared deafeningly—but it did not budge from the starting line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Without the engine, houses to the west were threatened. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The black engine was zooming right toward Hugo and he was caught, unable to look away, as though he were watching a movie. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He gave her a thermos of water and big earphones to protect her ears from the engine noise. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Smoke billowed out of the slowing engine as a shower of sparks flew from every wheel. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Mechanics clambered over the planes making last-minute checks on engines and radar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit down next to him and scratch under his chin until he purrs like a train engine and mango-colored puffs fill the air. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The engine hummed louder, and the scenery passed faster now. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The school bus left George at the corner and drove off, its engine straining to pick up speed. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z With one quick turn she had the engine putt-putting loud and pretty as you please. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A car door slammed, an engine sputtered up a roar. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He heard the limousine start up, the distant slam of a door, the fading roar of the engine. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s in a Heinkel bomber and his crew’s been killed and he’s lost an engine and he wants to land at Calais.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I hit the neutral switch, but the hum of the engine continues. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z By 1942, however, we knew that the Germans were working feverishly to find a way to add atomic energy to all the other engines of war with which they hoped to enslave the world. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z After perhaps five minutes, I heard the churning metallic sound of the starter, and the sputtering of the engine, muffled because it was inside the barn. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Ashford, folks,” the driver called out, opening the bus door and killing the engine. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Walking up the driveway to the house, stepping over potholes full of rainwater, Joe noticed his father’s Franklin, its engine running, plumes of white exhaust billowing from the tailpipe. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The engine roared, but the truck was motionless. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I started the car, backed it up, drove around the parking lot, stopped, and turned off the engine. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The whole sky turned a light orange color for the fourteen seconds the engine was scheduled to fire. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the thudding of the engine, she heard Asriel shout something and thought she heard her name. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He came at Hugo like a steam engine, seizing the boy by the arm. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The dead knew where Pennsy’s engine would take the girl who could see, and if they couldn’t follow her, the least they could do was to tell of her arrival. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z You revved the engine and I took the hint, stepping back onto the curb. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The regular sound of the engine that had lulled her to sleep had stopped. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The brisk air of spring did not dispel the stench of engine oil and festering wounds. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Kids cried when the fire engines and police cars went by, and then started rushing the street when the creepy-looking clown rode by on his little bike and threw out candy. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Maddie’s prediction came true: the engine stopped and the smoke drifted away, and now the pilot was clearly planning to put his damaged rig down in the field right in front of them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was tempted to get out his tools and adjust the idle on her carburettor, because that much vibration would make her engine fly apart. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Lady Gin was ultimately towed into port and its engine sold. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Great engines crawled across the field; and in the midst was a huge ram, great as a forest-tree a hundred feet in length, swinging on mighty chains. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t new when I got it, and it’s five years old now. I’ve had to rebuild the engine this year.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He started the engine without another word, turning around smoothly and speeding back toward town. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a bit like sleeping in the engine room of Ladderal Mill—noisy beyond belief but stupefyingly rhythmic. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A well-aimed rap of a hammer got the engine working again, but then, at about 10:30, an old section of hose burst and the flow of water stopped again. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Two cars were sitting with engines running, lights on, hoods pointing toward the door. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything is silent apart from the cicadas in the distant trees and the truck engines. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I told him what kind of boat it was, and that the engine had fewer than a hundred hours on it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She paused and took a deep breath and began again, and this time her engine sputtered to life. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “All right! All right, come along. Know the principles of a internal combustion engine?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Wind and engine fumes whipped across his face. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z A moment later the engine sound increased just a little and the boat sped away upstream and was lost in the dark. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Critics argued about how the NeuroLink engine would change everyday life, travel, medicine, the military, education. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Silence ensued for a minute, while Joe angrily ripped a few things loose from the tractor’s engine and unloosened a couple of bolts. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a fire engine and some confused firemen. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the purr of the engine she shouted emergency exit instructions and the location of the first aid kit. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z We pull into Mama’s usual spot, and I scramble out before Baba even cuts the engine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She turned off her engine, got out, and went back to speak to Dad. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us would get off the train to stretch our legs and see whether a new engine had been switched on. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I was raised in the belief that these were obscure little engines inside my cells, owned and operated by me or my cellular delegates, private, submicroscopic bits of my intelligent flesh. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine growled to a start, and even though we weren't moving, I could feel the power of the vehicle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was a new model, with a powerful V-6 engine. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The engine room blew, sending chunks of ironclad, flying in either direction like a fiery set of wings. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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