| 单词 | feast |
| 例句 | “Will she come to the feast tomorrow night?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The sun, the feasts, the friends ... and the sameness, the perfect identical days. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The big feast immediately following his release had brought hundreds of people to his home to celebrate his freedom, but I knew that not everyone in the community was overjoyed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Now listen. We might go later to the castle rock. But now I'm going to get more of the biguns away from the conch and all that We'll kill a pig and give a feast." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z At the feast, in the melee, even in Renly’s pavilion with her brothers of the Rainbow Guard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Enraged, but this time outwardly calm, he wrenched painfully onto his feet and stood for a moment, rubbing his can, staring at the pony feasting deliriously on alfalfa ten yards away. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are welcome to our feast. Today we have killed a goat to celebrate your coming. Soon your bellies will be full with our fufu pili-pili.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, you are all safe for the present. Soon there will be feasting and merrymaking to celebrate the victory at the Ford of Bruinen, and you will all be there in places of honour.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Whenever Mary came to the shore, she harvested as many as she could, and now with three pairs of hands and eyes at work, there would be a feast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Games and feasting followed the pageant, and at sunset Mr. Westing put on his Uncle Sam costume and set off fireworks from his front lawn. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The eight soon-to-be brothers feasted on rack of lamb baked in a crust of garlic and herbs, gar-nished with sprigs of mint, and surrounded by mashed yellow turnips swimming in butter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They poured wine and ale and feasted on cured meats and aged cheeses and crumbly cakes, heavy with butter and cream. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But Claudius merely waved the men away and bade them join him in feasting that night. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He could be useful and feast on this pest. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now pray excuse me. I have a feast to attend.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The Specters feast as vampires feast on blood, but the Specters’ food is attention. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was looking at him strangely, die way she had during the feast in the forum—like she was searching for something in his face. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The moment I walk into the feast with Cardan on my arm, Madoc will know I am running a game of my own. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Not yet, but he always saves his proper speech for after the feast, doesn’t he? It can’t be long now.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Nine ships I fitted out; my men signed on and came to feast with me, as good shipmates, for six full days. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The feast in New Rome had been only yesterday? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "I'll see you at the feast," he said as she turned to go. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It had been at a feast, one of the usual celebrations. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Was that what was in his pack at the feast? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z ‘We have been careful enough in the last few days, and this supper is no feast; but we have used more than we ought, if we have two weeks still to go, and perhaps more.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Without taking his eyes off the girl—her back was turned now and he feasted himself on her rounded jeans —he pondered the meaning of what Howie had said, sensing the importance of the moment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's not that I don't like sharing with you, Starry, but now I can close the door. It's a feast to be alone in there and write and read without anyone coming in." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Each new warrior was required to slaughter a cow, and all of the tribe came from many surrounding villages to join the feast. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z All around him people were feasting and celebrating because they thought they were finally safe, but he knew better. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A feast fit for a highway road stop. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I would help them make their delicious feasts, gather handfuls of sage and thyme from their front-porch herb garden. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Warrant Officer Swart outdid himself in preparing a feast, and he did not even get upset when I permitted some of the grandchildren to eat their sweets before their main course. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Said he, cutting them short: “Friends, no luck lies in that plan for us, no luck, knifing the lad. Let’s think of feasting.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z All Egypt would make holiday in the streets, and the lowliest water carrier would feast at Pharaoh’s expense and drink barley beer free. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The market was crowded with folk whose cupboards had been cleaned out by the Christmas feasting, and Sarah muttered rude things. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A month of dancing and feasting and boozing and riddling and dueling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was nothing to do about the problem, so he gritted his teeth and felt his belly grind on emptiness and promised himself he would scavenge a feast when they arrived in the drowned city. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z First I am going to have a feast. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z After the vanquishing of the dragon, there was a feast in the great hall. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "Ain't I been listening to your stomach rumbling- bumbling for the last hour? Do me the kindness of filling the kettle at the pump. Soon as the potatoes are boiled up, we'll feast, eh?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "The hungry gods will feast on blood tonight, if a man would do this thing," Jaqen said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He agreed with enthusiasm to spend the feast day with his two friends, from dawn to dark, and thought no more of tombs or goblets until they parted on the thoroughfare. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “The dwarfs ride them. Delight the guests at your next feast or use them for a folly.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The days had rung to the sounds of trumpets and pounding hooves, and the nights had been full of feasts and song. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His comrades laughed and applauded as the ghoul plopped himself down at the nearest feast table. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z To carry he must speak louder; and this would rouse those striped and inimical creatures from their feasting by the fire. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Such a grand feast was appreciated by all as they sat in groups about the fires, scooping large helpings and licking their fingers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Even when he sits at the feasts of the gods in his golden palace, Gladsheim, or with the heroes in Valhalla, he eats nothing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Lion called the other animals to assist him in carrying Hyena to a place where they would be able to cook him for a feast. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Now six full days my gallant crew could feast upon the prime beef they had marked for slaughter from Helios’ herd; and Zeus, the son of Kronos, added one fine morning. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If I die at the feast, District 12 isn't likely to have a victor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In a year of such drought, taking a bath as I had done was a luxury, but it was nothing compared with the feast that evening. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Mark Antony marked the occasion by hosting what might be his final banquet, drinking and feasting in the light-hearted, easy-going manner that characterized more carefree days. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I get real pumped ’cause I love holiday feasts. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I said, “Set against the backdrop of America in its final days, it’s the high-spirited story of their love together, it’s laugh-out-loud funny, really heartwarming, and a visual feast.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But above us, forty feet from the ground, Timothy said, was a feast Big, fat green coconuts. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Farther on she came upon a feast of corpses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Robin came to help us with the New Year’s feast. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They were supposed to keep awake and watch for enemies, but, as it turned out, they were all so weary from the feast that they soon slept too. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “And then your bat recites it back, but using your name. Then there is a feast,” concluded Luxa. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Going then to the great hall, lords and crew prepared for feasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The feasting and drinking went on for hours. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Their laughter seemed sparse and strained compared to the great gales that had greeted Groat’s and Penny’s antics at Joffrey’s wedding feast, and some hissed at him in anger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She ran her tongue over her teeth like a wolf ready to feast. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Did you guys feast like this growing up?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z As I lie on the bed I can still hear the talking and laughing coming from the house where the feast is going on. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I could tell she was afraid Jack Palance trying to integrate the movie theater might ruin May’s okra feast. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Soon I must return to the feast to toast my friends of Frey,” Manderly continued. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The birthday feast was supposed to take place at eleven a.m. But since somebody stole all the food...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We feast on the rest of Mrs. Krawiecka’s bounty that night and laugh when Dziusia yells, “Max! Put a pot on your head!” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Small, beach-living insects had feasted on her skin overnight, and she scratched at the red bites that covered her legs and arms. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the people laughed and continued their feasting on the meat of the carp. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Serve the boar at my funeral feast," Robert rasped. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I was watching you playing games at the feast.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll have to prepare a feast and make a present for him. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Grant us, Lord, a Thanksgiving feast together in that distant day; and we shall tell our children—Eat goose? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z No more feasts outside of Christmas and Easter, he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps because it was their second feast in two days, Harry didn’t seem to fancy the extravagantly prepared food as much as he would have normally. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I lit the rest of the candles on the table as if preparing for a feast, then searched through the papers, throwing those that were useless to me to the floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt guessed he was the only one there who’d actually feasted on roast pheasant and suckling pig. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The chest cavity is caved in beneath the black clothes, home to hundreds of the black-green flies feasting on the body. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As I go down to the stream to wash up, all I can think is that he's going to die if I don't get to that feast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z While they didn’t have a feast at every meal, there had always been enough food to fill her stomach. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But he is not inviting us to a feast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Tell me about weddings,” Claire asked as she and Alys carried the nutcake they had made to the feast table, where it would be placed with the festive puddings and sweets. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And with no flying car available you decided that bursting into the Great Hall halfway through the feast ought to create a dramatic effect.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “November 29 “We had wonderful feast day on Thanksgiving. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I visit he prepares a South Indian vegetarian feast. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He is particularly mute when he and Moushumi get together for dinners with groups of her French friends, drinking Pernods and feasting on couscous or choucroute, smoking and arguing around paper-covered tables. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bando went for a walk, I lit the fire in the fireplace and spent the morning creating a feast from the wilderness. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z New Year was coming and who had all the money he wanted for the new clothes and the feasting? The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Come the morrow we will feast beneath the sea.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Petunia? You there, naughty rascal! Smell the honey? Come feast yourself, Pet!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z All afternoon we feasted on Popsicles to keep cool. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Get out of my house now before I disembowel you with my teeth and spit you out into the street for the rats to feast on. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z But it feels like a feast for someone else. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was always a feast waiting in the carriage. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I am naturally a heavy eater and I get untold satisfaction from the pleasures of the feast.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “That woulda been all we had for supper tonight, but now we get a feast!” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Harry made his way down to the end-of-year feast alone that night. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z An entire feast is laid out before me in seconds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z All of the other lords and knights had departed within a day or two of the harvest feast, but the Reeds had stayed to become Bran's constant companions. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Our eyes feasted on everything, and we were quickly overwhelmed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Robb had promised that he could feast with the Night's Watch in the Great Hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And without the cauldron, he did not have to give the feast. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z That night they feasted, although Rowan could not dig up an appetite, no matter how deep he mined. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “We have the boy now. Our brothers gnaw at his soul Soon he will be mad and ripe. Then we shall feast.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z That night, he laid out a feast for them, and they danced and sang until dawn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “You know, the Halloween feast, in the evening.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z "When the gods are gone, the evil ghosts feast by night. Such places are best shunned. It is known." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "And we must not neglect the other costs. Robert will want a prodigious feast. That means cooks, carpenters, serving girls, singers, jugglers, fools . . ." "Fools we have in plenty," Lord Renly said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Tonight will be a feast because we make it a feast,” he said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Shanta first, a big wedding which lasted for many days, plenty of gifts and feasts, diamond earrings, a gold necklace, as befitted the daughter of the village headman. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate their scratchy meal in an old feasting hall. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I think of the feasts at Elsinore, loud with laughter and the cracking of bones and sucking of marrow, with dogs growling and fighting over food thrown to the floor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “C’mon,” Tam says, breaking the pause, “let’s get to some feasting.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z On their annual travels between the foothills and the shore, paleo-Indians seem to have visited the area periodically to feast on the cormorants and boobies that nested on the rocks by the beach. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes the maester's ravens joined the feast as well, flapping down from the rookery on wide black wings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In later years the humble feast grew into a mysterious worship, about which we know little. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And on every feast day, Marcus begged his father to take him to the circus. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Grasso came every day with a feast of pasta or lasagna. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z In the hall, the warriors cheered as the feast began. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "After the feast," said Sam in a stifled voice. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Many of the people in Shangla were very poor and did not have modern facilities, such as hospitals and markets, but our family always put on a huge feast for us when we arrived. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So day by day we lingered, feasting long on roasts and wine, until a year grew fat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the village to buy firewood and food for the wedding feast. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Slowly he feasted off them to the last shred, and then, satisfied, stretched himself out across the cavern and slept. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Were it not for the feast, he’d go to her again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In a few days, she will be the one preparing the feast. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Uncles would come visiting, cousins, relatives to feast and listen to stories and tease endlessly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Anthony brought a bottle of homemade nocino, a jet-black Italian liquor he’d made from green walnuts—yet another gift from the forest for our feast. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The court was at Carlisle at the time, for the feast of Pentecost, and it was arranged that everybody should meet in the town meadow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas knew that the Grievers probes and weapons had come out, searching for a feast. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I can’t stay here anymore,” she said as she feasted on bananas and roasted yams by the fire. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Their clothes were aromatic with the feast they had been preparing. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z How could he go in with his wedding feast on his arm, and say, “I have come for a woman?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The wedding feast was a pretense of celebration. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Halloween feast was always good, but it would taste a lot better if he was coming to it after a day in Hogsmeade with everyone else. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The horrified gods drove Loki out of the feast hall, into the darkness. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The feast took precedence, unless you had a pass to go into town to sell crafts or had hired yourself out for day labor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I watch as the people feast on the plentiful crops and go to sleep at night with full bellies and minds free of worry. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z People dropping dead at a feast or slowly, inexplicably declining into shadows over a period of months. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The choir had been rehearsing for weeks, but on the day of the feast the soprano fell ill with bronchitis. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Cullivan was impressed—he whistled when the feast, arriving on trays, was placed upon the table—and before sitting down, he asked the host if he might offer a blessing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Allies there greeted them with festivals and feasting. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z ‘A greater battle than the last one, even. Fine feasting for all of us. These will be days of pleasure and plenty for every ghast in every world.’ The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That means I must be a miracle and I might grow up to be a saint with people celebrating the feast of St. Francis of Limerick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mosquitoes love to feast on me, and when I was a kid it was bad. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The women stayed at home and made shoes and mended clothes, if they were thrifty, and thought of preparations for the feast of the New Year. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Rachel’s opinion of goat meat notwithstanding, we could sure use a good old feast, because how else were we going to eat now? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So the two returned gladly and comforted the old man, who in his joy sat feasting with the heroes all through the night. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t actually a feast, as Sister Fenella had explained to a disappointed Malcolm on previous occasions; it was a day of celebration. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She had thought about how much to tell him, how to tell him, and finally, ten days after the feast, she had approached Jonas and asked if she could talk to him alone. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To Haas and Creamer, these look like the remains of feasts. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Treat your taste buds to a scrumptious meal while feasting your eyes on the stunning snowscape before it melts away. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah! Ah! Magister Spurge, look at this feast! Every detail correct!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z People just wanted a time of merriment, laughter, dressing up, eating—and overeating—and so a feast was planned. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Just let me locate the can opener,” the grandmother said, “and we will have ourselves a tuna-fish feast.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Then he said warmly: “Greetings, stranger! Welcome to our feast. There will be time to tell your errand later.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z While the conditioner works its magic, we eat the breakfast feast Pop Pop prepared: T-bone steaks, cheese eggs, grits, coffee, and orange juice. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I’m allowed to go to temple, but not to the feast?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The tournament will be officially opened at the end of the feast,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z So all the day until the sun went down they feasted to their hearts’ content. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The rabbit had been a scrawny thing, but as it cooked it smelled like a king's feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Today’s—what? It’s Samhuinn today? Why has no one mentioned it? Is there a feast tonight?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And yet always present, too, was the horrible bloody feast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet Lord Ramsay had decreed a feast, so feast they must. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Fireball will feast on most mammals, though it prefers pigs and humans. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, we feasted on fish and katniss roots until we were all, for the first time in months, full. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The feast appeared suddenly on the golden plates, as it had at the start-of-term banquet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A rumble, as though of distant thunder, told them that the feast had just ended. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Turtle eggs are a gourmet feast to birds, big fish, and especially raccoons. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “I mean to be the last one through the ice. I will join you at the feast.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was an ever-increasing number of feast days in the Roman calendar. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Loki left the feast then, but before he swaggered out, he turned to Aegir. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The guests were not disappointed: they had a very pleasant feast, in fact an engrossing entertainment: rich, abundant, varied, and prolonged. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “But this has been a magnificent feast,” Turner said. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was the fourth hour of the welcoming feast laid for the king. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The feasting went on for three days and three nights. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow is the feast of Christ’s resurrection, and while the nuns attend the Easter Vigil service in the chapel, I keep my own vigil at Therese’s bedside. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The Mehtas had given no invitation to my parents to stay on, so after the feast they came to say goodbye to me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z We had a small feast of the broth with kasha, which was more filling than good, the rest of the bread, a pot of marmalade Mrs. Diamant had been saving, and a sack of apples. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z So I played along, jumping off the last two steps and running into the kitchen dressed in my school uniform and new sneakers, greeted by the table laid out with my feast. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I silently pledged to the Lord that I would express true gratitude for such a feast, if ever one should happen again. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After fourteen weeks Sister Rita tells me I can go home and aren’t I a lucky boy that the day will be the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z At home I found everyone feasting on Saldanha pilchards and brown bread. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They waded or crept in one after another while the horrible clucking continued and overhead the swallows, alerted to a feast of insects, dipped and soared. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z All were keen that so terrible a deed should be swiftly avenged, and that no further disaster befall the great hall the king had built for them to feast in. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora shooed off those children trampling her sprouts and yelled at them for digging up her yam slips, using the same tone she used at Jockey’s feasts to corral them into foot races and games. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The memory of the feast returns full-force and I feel sick. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Let’s pick these things up before the ants start feasting,” Lolo says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z At the New Year’s feast no one ever scolded, even if a barbarian should wash his face in the soup. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z "What shall I wear to this great feast?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z People, and cockroaches and fish and creatures Gregor had no name for fought and feasted and danced on every conceivable inch of space. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Messengers were sent to find Bilbo's friend, though none knew where he was, or why he had not been present at the feast. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Twice, however, the minister’s son had brought them a young squirrel to feast on. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was always summoned for feasts, seated near the salt, close to Lord Stannis. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When at last the sun was low in the sky, Khal Drogo clapped his hands together, and the drums and the shouting and feasting came to a sudden halt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then Kabul’s dogs, who had developed a taste for human meat, would feast. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z With this much devastation, they must have been feasting for days. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z This meant that the end of term feast took place amid decorations of scarlet and gold, and that the Gryffindor table was the noisiest of the lot, as everybody celebrated. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Jasper claimed his favorite spot on the bench, crooning with vigor, as if he’d just gobbled down a Christmas feast. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Annie and her dad came into our room and we ordered a big feast for dinner. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the bread as I walked, imagining having such a feast. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Ravens, bigger and smarter, waited on the outskirts of the field to see whether it was safe to join the feast. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She opened the cans, and they had a feast: creamed corn with their stew, and peaches for dessert. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She could go for a while that way, anyway, getting slowly used to less and less food until one bite of energy bar felt like a feast. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z We all gather around the table to have our Friday night feast. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z All week Beatrice and the chambermaid, Sara, had been at work in the kitchen, preparing pastries and sweetmeats for Lady Isobel’s feast on Yule night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You said you were going to cook up a feast, didn’t you? So go get cooking. Ampai’s got a lot to catch up on from being gone so long.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Yeah, right. Or maybe he got tired of feasting on the blood of lambs.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z By vales and sharp ravines in Lakedaimon the travellers drove to Menelaos’ mansion, and found him at a double wedding feast for son and daughter. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And as the news of what was happening spread quickly from street to street, more and more boys and girls came running from all directions to join the feast. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He doesn't seem angry about my tricking him, drugging him, and running off to the feast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Harry was surprised to see the Divination teacher, Professor Trelawney, sitting on Hagrid’s other side; she rarely left her tower room, and he had never seen her at the start-of-term feast before. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Here comes our feast,” Muthu said as a man came and stuffed some bags into the dumpster outside the back gate of the wedding hall. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z On the night when Mama Killa was at her fullest, the entire village celebrated with a lavish communal meal, although no one spoke of how meager the feast would be this year. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The ceremony was soon over, and the feasting began. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Nathan went to break the dams and I with him and with me our children, sunken-eyed, noisy as they had not been for many days at the thought of the feast, carrying nets and baskets. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The feast of St. Christina the Astonishing is the twenty- fourth of July and I think I’ll keep that for myself along with the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on the fourth of October. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Instead, I swat at mosquitos buzzing near my legs and notice several welts on Lolo’s neck and arms where the bugs have been feasting. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Well, except for maybe on the night of the victory feast at Camp Jupiter, when she’d kissed Frank for the first time...but this was a close second. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Princess and maids delighted in that feast; then, putting off their veils, they ran and passed a ball to a rhythmic beat, Nausikaa flashing first with her white arms. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced back at the feast, only to see Chaol stand from the table and begin weaving his way out of the Great Hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Tell the servants a ritual feast will be prepared in hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Baking cakes for Mary on her feast day.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At the feast of Pentecost it was customary for the knights who had been on Table quests to gather again at Carlion so as to relate their adventures. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Amaroq tore open his side as if it were a loaf of bread and, without ceremony, fell to the feast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Not till desire for food and drink had left them were they mindful of dance and song, that are the grace of feasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The king had told everyone the tale that night at the feast, laughing until he shook. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I'm hungry/' announced Prince Brat. "And feast you will," said Hold-Your-Nose Billy. " The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z A full sack of bread was a feast as far as we were concerned. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In particular, a tribal big-man’s role in dividing the meat of pigs slaughtered for feasts points to the role of chiefs in collecting and redistributing food and goods—now reconstrued as tribute—in chiefdoms. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’re lucky there’s a feast at all tonight, you know,” said Nearly Headless Nick. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In song they named the animals that would become our feast and salvation in the morning. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Following this, we retired to the wedding feast, which, there being no meat for the Ethiopian Regiment for two days, consisted of pork bones boiled in water. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And behind the cabin was his lioness, feasting on a freshly caught antelope! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Then we can all retire; high time we did; the light is going under the dark world’s rim, better not linger at the sacred feast.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Not Brian! and then head for the kitchen to feast with Mom. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It's my new best friend, Claudius Templesmith, and as I expected, he's inviting us to a feast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Shieldhall was one of the older parts of Castle Black, a long drafty feast hall of dark stone, its oaken rafters black with the smoke of centuries. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We had a feast of hot water to celebrate our arrival. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The elders started to feast first, all eating from one plate. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They all feasted on the good, fresh fish. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z While the other gods feasted, Odin pondered on what Thought and Memory taught him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z For while our noses and lungs feasted on nature’s goodness, our eyes were assaulted by evidence of her savagery. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she feasted on the riches the island provided. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Some loose tongues spread tales of the preparations for Tyrek's wedding feast, and these wretches got it in their heads they should be feasted too. His Grace led a sortie and sent them scurrying." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We scurried back to our hut to begin our feast. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The Halloween feast seemed to take much longer than usual. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ranofer started on the bread as he left the room, trying not to picture the coming feasting in the streets of Thebes. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I again felt rather like an individual of but average gastronomical powers sitting down to feast alone at a table spread with provisions for a hundred. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He limped away through the fruit trees, drawn by the thought of the poor food yet bitter when he remembered the feast. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Besides, I never done no wedding feast, m’lord. Black brothers don’t never take no wifes. It’s in the bloody vows, I swear ’tis.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I’m dreaming I’m at a long wooden table and I’m at a feast. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The lizard dragged the priest’s body back to her nest, and her children feasted very well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Your banqueting young lords are here in force, I gather, from the fumes of mutton roasting and strum of harping—harping, which the gods appoint sweet friend of feasts!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that night, Moshe brought me half a loaf of bread—a feast! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z But Hamlet and I feasted on each other’s sight and touch, and we dared to sleep in his bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then she made her farewells; they would see her at the Jubilee feast that evening, along with many other Mossflower residents who had been invited to share the festivities. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z No predators would abandon such a rich feast. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we have enough food for a vegetarian feast. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Eat loudmouth girl now or wait for wedding feast? What does my bride think?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The welcome feast had made them as sick as volcanoes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The castle was quiet; it seemed that the feast was over. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The evening would be filled with masking, dancing, and feasting. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I lit four black-cherry candles that are mixing surprisingly well with the feast my parents are cooking up. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z We have tonight and half of tomorrow before the feast, before I must go to Hollow Hall, before my plans either come together or come entirely apart. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the evening Frodo gave his farewell feast: it was quite small, just a dinner for himself and his four helpers; but he was troubled and felt in no mood for it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We sat in silence, and I felt an unseen mosquito feasting on my ankles, adding to my general misery. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Without any warning, I lean forward and vomit up the seafood feast, heaving until there can’t possibly be an oyster left in my body. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Anyone going by, or any neighbor, will think it is a wedding feast he hears. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the hunt, one of the older men shouted, pointing at us, “We are going to feast tonight, and the strangers are welcome to stay.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Hob women rarely participated in the feasts, but Nag hustled about in her helpful way, rounding up little ones from their distractions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The musicians began again, with a louder, rollicking tune, and the villagers cheered and turned to the waiting feast. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He exaggerated every detail, making it appear a veritable Lucillean feast The flowers were in tubs, he said. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z In the old days on the island there were children to keep away the gulls, which would rather feast on abalones than anything else. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Queen Morgause of the Out Isles had stayed away from the feasting on purpose—had chosen her moment with the utmost care. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you will. Come, walk me back down to the feast.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Down in Cavern Hole the great feast had slackened off. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It had been the night of the welcoming feast, when King Robert had brought his court to Winterfell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Wish we could’ve gone up to the feast. “She didn’t want us showing off,” said Ron sagely. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Harry had been to several Hogwarts feasts, but never one quite like this. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I hear only the buzzing of flies feasting on the human corpse. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the midnight office was said in the church, the whole household trooped back to the Hall, where tables were spread for the feast. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z When Luke and Nigel took Sarah out of the room with them, I feasted on a shapeless sandwich. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was worth sitting through a long sermon knowing a feast awaited us on the tables outside the church. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It occurs to me at this point that the feast was for me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The prospect of a drunken feast afterward would be a bonus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But dogs would refuse to share their food with others of their kind, as the wolves were doing now, growling pleasantly and feasting in friendship. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "This is the first time we've feasted off the king's own table, and there's hardly enough for me and Billy." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z And on weekends black people continued to feast and drink heavily in an effort to unwind and prepare for another week of hard labour in the white world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My family will be gathering in Chicago for the usual feast at my parents' house. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He attended all services in the Episcopal church, helped with the flowers and leaves at feast times, and spent many hours with the young and curly-haired clergyman, Mr. Rolf. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z After the night of the feast and in the following bloody days she and Mary ministered to Cora, applying brine and poultices to her ravaged skin and making sure she ate. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "I will speak to Helya when we reach Pyke, and see that you have an honored place at the feast," he said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “She’s the goddess of luck. Whatever happens on her feast day can affect the entire rest of the year. She can grant the camp good luck... or really bad luck.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This time he dreamed he was at a feast, a victory feast in some great hall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He killed with a careless thrust of his arm a lad who was serving him by pouring water on his hands before a feast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was setting as they were led into the great hall for the wedding feast. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The master’s valet, 24-06, made good the preparations for the feast on blankets lain on the grass. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Colored people, however, are still celebrating with a day gathering, a feast that can linger into the night. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A sheep had been slaughtered and there was a feast in our honor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While the commons began their walk home, talking of the day's jousts and the matches to come on the morrow, the court moved to the riverside to begin the feast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Some were dorados that would have been unqualified feasts on the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The ghostly sisters had come to hold their feast—us. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z "What are you doing up there? Why aren't you at the feast?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When the feast was over, those who were to go took leave of King Éomer. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The feasting continued, but now it was subdued. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And he ate and drank of his love and he feasted alone and he was satisfied. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z So it fell to Obara Sand to roll the prince’s chair from Sun- spear’s feast hall and down a long gallery to his solar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “We can feast later, when we have found out where they go. Surely you would not miss this chance.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They had abandoned their old latrine to the Americans—and their the-ater, the place where the feast had been held, too. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t have a real stadium, but we would go out and mow the pasture, and set up table for a big Sunday feast and get together afterward. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He also became much more successful at hunting game and for the next six weeks feasted regularly on squirrel, spruce grouse, duck, goose, and porcupine. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At length the feast came to an end. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure tortures herself with daydreams of feasts laid out on long tables: platters of sliced pork loin, roasted apples, banana flambe, pineapples with whipped cream. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In addition, we should not imagine that relations between Muralug Islanders and Cape York Aborigines were an uninterrupted love feast at which Aborigines eagerly sopped up culture from island teachers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Her brother Viserys had once feasted the captains of the Golden Company, in hopes they might take up his cause. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We were married in a civil ceremony requiring only signatures and a witness at the Native Commissioner’s Court in Johannesburg, for we could not afford a traditional wedding or feast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We say, Bleed a cold but feast a fever too,” Jon told him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was no other woman in the village able to do what his had done, to make cakes such as only the rich ate at the feast. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The feast day of Venus was, of course, especially honored in Cyprus, the island which first received the goddess after she rose from the foam. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The feast was over, and the beautiful dream had ended with it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sitting at that feast with my family and friends, I felt so good. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z A few ears of ripe new corn, blueberries, and a strong tea of wintergreen made the rest of the feast. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I rip it open at once and inside there's a feast -fresh rolls, goat cheese, apples, and best of all, a tureen of that incredible lamb stew on wild rice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Dallben interrupted his meditations to be present at the feast; though soon after the festivities, he withdrew to his chamber and was not seen for some time. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The swift growth of the wild with briar and eglantine and trailing clematis was already drawing a veil over this place of dreadful feast and slaughter; but it was not ancient. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I wish this were the last time they came feasting, courting me or consorting here! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s right and it’s his feast day and special for you because you can ask St. Francis for anything and he’ll surely give it to you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Under the floor of the queen’s sister’s hut was a beehive, and we would sometimes take up a floorboard or two and feast on its honey. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly it didn’t matter that we weren’t in a synagogue, that we didn’t have a feast waiting for us afterward. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Minerva,” Professor Dumbledore said thoughtfully to Professor McGonagall, “I think all this merits a good feast. Might I ask you to go and alert the kitchens?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z How could he feast tomorrow, knowing with every bit of honey cake what was happening yonder? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Sometimes we had “feasts” there, with bits and pieces of food saved from meals. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I would not know any secrets, I would be going out to feast today instead of to some dark and fearful tomb. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He kept thinking about what was going on in Mexico, where it was the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I almost moaned at the thought of such a feast. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Reverend Price,” the man said, “please offer with us a word of thanks for this feast.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before my flight, there was a feast in my college. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The ceremony began at dawn and continued until dusk, an endless day of drinking and feasting and fighting. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I suppose you’ll enjoy the feast—without me there, that is,” she said morosely. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The “feast” presented to Caesar and his troops consisted of spoiled grain served on chipped pottery. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When a lord had a feast, he served meat on bread—instead of using plates, people ate on “trenchers,” which were just slabs of stale bread. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z So naturally this great celebration feast started with fish. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z "Our whole family is here now. It's time she returns home for good. She'll be arriving Friday and staying with me until she finds her own apartment. I'm preparing a welcome-back feast." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Quite calmly he climbed into the palm and feasted on its nuts. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z We push the pram to a dark corner and peel the bananas for the twins.There are five bananas in the bunch and we feast on them in the dark corner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I contemplated heading back to the feast, but I’m not built to be rude to elders. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sitting on his left shoulder were blue- black crows feasting on his corruption. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the food is ready, Mom will dump it on the table and we will feast. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z When they saw the strangers a hail went up, and all that crowd came forward calling out invitations to the feast. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will feast on your liver!” screamed the Indigo Man. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The harvest was good that year in Raynar Northbrook's lands, and they feasted often on the heavy oaken table that sat in his great hall. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The senses must feast while there is yet hunger and whatever. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Carelessly and at ease they sat down to the rich feast spread for them, not knowing that the goddess and the much-enduring Odysseus were preparing a ghastly banquet for them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "The night of the harvest feast, you dreamed you were Summer in the godswood, didn't you?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The feast finished with an entertainment provided by the Hog-warts ghosts. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I smile, angry in the thickening dusk, and feast my eyes on the greatest of meadhalls, unsatisfied. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z We slept the rest of that night, and in the morning we saw where the fleas had feasted, our flesh pink with flea welts and bright with the blood of our scratches. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There in the last end of Egladil upon the green grass the parting feast was held; but Frodo ate and drank little, heeding only the beauty of the Lady and her voice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z After the feast, the girls seemed to settle down. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The last time Kaloko and I visited the village, dogs were feasting on the burnt remains of the imam. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “But we do have a set of suspicious circumstances here. Why was he in the upstairs corridor at all? Why wasn’t he at the Halloween feast?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Right here and now I am going to cook up a feast and eat until I drop and then I’ll be careful. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry, Bill, and Mrs. Weasley whiled away the afternoon with a long walk around the castle, and then returned to the Great Hall for the evening feast. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When it is resumed, in the next chapter, so to speak, the maidens are being married to their cousins and their father is presiding at the marriage feast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The swineherd passed out cups, Philoitios, chief cowherd, dealt the loaves into the panniers, Melanthios poured wine, and all their hands went out upon the feast. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One Muslim ruler filled a feast table with seven large palaces made of sugar; another displayed an entire tree made of sugar. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But that night, when they feasted in the Great Hall, Robb was not with them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But the two small bars of chocolate that we had been saving for a “feast,” were ruined. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They had no more huge feasts, but the leftover pieces of the cooked rabbit lasted a few days, and roots and tubers were plentiful every time they reached a river. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured it was my last meal before my execution, and I was going to have a feast. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile guests were arriving at the great lord’s house, bringing their sheep, and wine, the ease of men, with loaves their comely kerchiefed women sent, to make a feast in hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There were dead bodies everywhere and flies were feasting on the congealed blood on them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It was the “greatest feast of the year, the victory march of the human soul.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Her own garment for the feast was a deep blue dress; she entwined blue ribbons through the straps of her sandals and in her long hair. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Golden Hall was arrayed with fair hangings and it was filled with light, and there was held the highest feast that it had known since the days of its building. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z By then he could hear distant music, and he knew it was time to change for the feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A pair of enormous purple toads sat gulping wetly and feasting on dead blowflies. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The feast was merry and the food all that his hunger could desire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "No more homework! I shall live in the kitchen cupboard and feast on raisins and honey!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Though my aunts and uncles tried to make it festive with loud music and a giant feast of tamales and roasted goat, Olga’s absence floated silently around us. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z If I've seemed indifferent to him earlier, I make up for it now, by finding him, nursing him back to health, going to the feast for the medicine, and being very free with my kisses. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Ravens soared through a grey sky on wide black wings, while carrion crows rose from their feasts in furious clouds wherever he set his steps. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fangs that had ripped out and eaten Verin and Xavier’s internal organs; fangs that had feasted on their brains. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Ben and Matthew were serving Mass in red cassocks worn only on feast days and special holidays. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat down to a feast of the ham, huge plates of fried potatoes, ham gravy, hot com bread, fresh butter, and wild bee honey. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That night at the feast, Eddard Stark was more hopeful than he had been in a great while. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "On the morrow, you shall feast upon peacock and lark's tongue, and hear music worthy of the most beautiful of women. The Thirteen will come to do you homage, and all the great of Qarth." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The frieze showed the Olympian gods at a feast. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We never had much, but whatever we did have was made with love, which I now know transforms simple fare into a feast. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But after sixteen rounds, we would again feast, this time to celebrate our good fortune. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Back to his desk, where he sang “This Land Is Your Land” while the lizard darted out from his rock den to feast on Egyptian clover. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z By the time all the guests arrive, Mami has prepared a feast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z There were guests in Winterfell, visitors come for die harvest feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Let the wolf’s father feast with us,” said Odin gruffly, and he made his son Vidar move over to make room for Loki to sit down beside him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I can feel the fog feasting on my reputation as I drive. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z How dare she be denied an invitation to the feast? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The church building, scene of our recent feast, resides at one end of the village. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s always the feast,” said Ron, in an effort to cheer Harry up. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z ‘More than a meal! A feast!’ said Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Great stores of provisions were delivered for feasting, musicians were summoned, and new livery brightened the guards and soldiers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As Father and I crossed the lonely field and made for our house I couldn’t help but think about that earlier night and the welcome feast, all the tastes and sounds of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps I’ll get you some rotting meat so you can have a proper feast.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Mama had used the intestines of the moose to store the pounded meat and dried berries they would have on feast days as a treat. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then it was after sun-up and everybody not needed went home to rest up for the feast. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z ‘Where have you been, my friend? Why weren’t you at the feast? The Lady Arwen was there.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “It is rich because he has been feasting on the food we grew while my family died from starvation!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a delicious feast; the hall echoed with talk, laughter, and the clatter of knives and forks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The smells from the kitchen and the Great Hall were so strong that it was almost as if he had never left the feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Flesh and feast and tooth and I swear it’s getting closer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “I will escort Her Grace to the feast. We shall not require your ... steward.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Poppy was always served after a feast: it clarified the mind and stimulated the tongue, and made for rich conversation. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z That at least Cato, Clove, and Thresh will be on hand when the feast starts. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The table was littered with the heaped remains of what must have been a great feast. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z "Many important men will be at the feast tonight. Such men have enemies. The khal must protect his guests, yourself chief among them, Your Grace. No doubt the Usurper would pay well for your head." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We drank every drop of the coconut milk, and feasted on the fresh meat. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She treated them all with such kindness, feasting them sumptuously in her house, that for a whole year they stayed happily with her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind us, what should have been a celebration of a new High King continues: the shrieking, the feasting, the whirling around in endless looping dances. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Hagrid sidled into the Hall through a door behind the staff table twenty minutes after the start of the feast. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “We shall feast every day in America. Every day.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He did not think for a moment that this man wanted him to frolic at feasts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Salma Auntie carries the last steaming dish to the dining table, and then stands back to admire the elaborate feast. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There followed the same horrible feast as before. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The tournament had been the most magical time of her whole life, and there was so much she had not seen yet, harvest feasts and masked balls and mummer shows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her eyes were too heavy to read, she wouldn’t play the pianoforte for fear of another embarrassing encounter, and she most certainly wouldn’t amuse herself with fantasies of what the feast was like. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then he went outside, to pens where the animals were kept, and he came back into the wedding feast leading a large, extremely irritated billy goat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I want to go to the feast,” he told Madam Pomfrey as she straightened his many candy boxes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A boy and girl continued their fight over a pretend feast of mud. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z With darkness, the flies disappear and the mosquitoes appear to feast on our flesh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They would smile and pretend that all was fine, but it would be no feast. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It had been a feast day, his first feast day, and a celebration of being alive and the new way he had of getting food. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z They also feasted on ham and sausages, canned milk, biscuits, coffee, pickles, parsnips, and peaches. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z So he picked out the eyes in the ceremonial way and the feast went on. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Without hesitating, Mother Ermentrude replies, “Late October. On the feast day of Saints Simon and Jude.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then families and friends gather to feast on sumptuous food and honor the person’s longevity. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he too had feasted and left, she walked over to the caribou and admired the mountain of food. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You have the peel, the mere skin.You have not nor will you ever achieve heights so dizzy you’ll be feasting on the apple itself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Periodically ritual feasts that included much smashing of pottery interrupted the hubbub of construction. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z —Appian According to legend, Mark Antony hosted a magnificent feast for Cleopatra and waited for praise from Egypt’s powerful queen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The night wolf had feasted, but that would not fill the blind girl’s belly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A father feasted—and the flesh his children. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But to the rabbits they were redolent with luxury, a feast to drive all other feelings out of mind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let these girls be reborn in light, undefiled by mortal lust, or let them descend to the Drowned God’s watery halls, to feast and dance and laugh until the seas dry up.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now there would have to be a feast for him! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Drink, says Volkheimers mouth as he holds his canteen to Bernd’s lips, and shadows lunge across the broken ceiling like a circle of wraiths preparing to feast. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "That must be fun like Bill says and as he's invited us-" "-to a feast-" "-meat-" "-crackling-" "-I could do with some meat-" Ralph held up his hand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He sneered and jeered and raised old scandals, and would not stop making everyone there miserable until Thor arrived at the feast. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Later, as the men feasted on the dogs, Worsley commented that the piece he was eating had a better flavor than the leopard seal, and Hurley found it “exquisitely tender and flavorous.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He had them to feast every night, while he waited for the last stragglers to arrive, but Theon saw no need to tell all that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And, oh, what a feast there was—sweets and handmade tamales, a parade, even a bullfight. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Extra bags of rice delivered to one house signaled a coming feast; a normally sober man stumbling home drunk one night might mean that a son had been born. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Emma carried a white paper shopping bag filled with “leftovers” from their backstage banquet feast: an aluminum tray of cheese ravioli and two extra slices of chocolate mousse cake with raspberries on top. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “So the Titans lost. Fine! That was part of the plan to wake Gaea! Now the Earth Mother and her giants will destroy the mortal world, and we will totally feast on demigods!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We talk about the birds and fish we roasted on Nevis, and I tell him again about the mounds of peas, squash, and venison at the Werowocomoco feast. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It was a part of the year everyone looked forward to because there would be cousins to play with, games in the rice camps, the pleasures of talk, feasting, more talk, more visiting and feasting. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z One early morning they persuaded Silver to come with them and traveled over a mile to the outskirts of Kingsclere, returning with a tale of mischief and feasting in a cottage garden. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So the three friends hopped, scuttled, and padded across to Tucker’s home, where a fine farewell feast was held. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about me,” said Harry, in what he hoped was an offhand voice, “I’ll see you at the feast. Have a good time.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z ‘So you have got here at last. I hoped you would manage it. Well, well! So all this feasting is in your honour, I hear. I hope you enjoyed yourself?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The entire village had flowed into the street, talking and shouting like a flock of birds discovering a feast. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Thereafter, the ladies joined our supper by way of payment for their services, and we sat below and held a more somber feast than our last musical festival, before Norfolk had burned. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “It was sweet,” lied Tyrion, “but I am married. She was with me at the feast, you may remember her. Lady Sansa.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Memories filled him — New Years’ feasts, fireworks, chestnuts. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z And so it might have been, if a certain cliff-ghast, busy feasting on a half-dead warrior, had not looked up just as a random searchlight caught the side of the crystal litter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Hooded crows feasted on the innards of a dead horse in front of an overturned wagon. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Within, there were the remains of a feast: a ham and bread. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It had always been Tree-ear who skipped out to the beach at the first word of a flounder run, and he had never returned without a fat fish or two for a rare feast. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He regurgitates his chewed story for me, another paying customer feasting on the dead blonde. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z “Come on. Let’s see what kind of feast Briana whipped up for you.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z We climbed in silence, and I watched as the feast carried on below us, with the dancers dancing and the singers singing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The white world tore us limb from limb and came back to feast on the chitterlings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods went to their feast hall then, and there was much merriment and laughter, but Freya did not laugh. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z My mouth is watering at the thought of the feast at Brenda’s wake. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z D’Ath and the other hounds feasted, too, for all the scraps were thrown into the rushes on the floor. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Sometimes there is a feast and sometimes there's nothing but a loaf of stale bread for the tributes to compete for. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z So when the pig was done, the spit no longer to be turned, the table garnished, everyone sat down to feast on all the savory flesh he craved. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Here there was no loud laughter, no raucous shouting such as marred the dignity of other men's feasts; Lord Stannis did not permit such. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After hours of enjoying himself at the feast, Dorian entered Celaena’s rooms, not sure what, exactly, he was doing in the chambers of an assassin at two in the morning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z To the sound of our singing, we made our way from the fields to prepare and enjoy a village feast. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Cool with me. But, uh, a few pesky logistical problems. We got what—two weeks until that Roman feast day when Gaea is supposed to rise?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After all had been seated, toasts were made, thanks were given and returned, and then the feasting began. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Davos had only tasted it once before, when King Robert had sent a half a fish to him at a feast on Dragonstone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Less than a month ago, Valerian was bragging about campers he and his friends had tricked into feasting with them, gorging on rotten leaves enchanted to look like delicacies. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ghosts didn’t visit, but swarms of mosquitoes did, feasting on us and droning loudly in our ears. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z My father was a master at leading us to the ripest fruit for our morning feast and the finest branches for our night nests. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z In memory of the Golden Age, when he reigned in Italy, the great feast of the Saturnalia was held every year during the winter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Already a brutal-beaked carrion crow was tearing at the face of one of them, and Will could see a bigger bird circling above, as if choosing the richest feast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Only with feasts. Each will try to outdo the others with his hospitality. My lord father said he never ate half so well as when visiting the clans.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a holiday to feast on the fruits of the harvest and those of the flesh. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was no holiday in this Puritan town, no feasting, no gifts. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Feast or no feast, this was where Cora ended up every Sunday when their half day of work was done: perched on her seat, looking for things to fix. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A feast that was especially welcome at Small Eid, which marks the end of a month of daytime fasting for Ramadan. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Imagining outrageous feasts and regaining her former glory, she finally fell asleep. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was so fat from feasting on berries and roots and grubs all summer that he was nearly as large as two bears. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The one person I had wanted most to see at our feast was not there. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I made all his favorites. Liver and onions, corn souffle, green beans, dinner rolls. We re having a feast tonight! ” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It was like smelling the perfect Christmas feast and having the door slammed in your face, leaving you alone in the cold. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Falling snow and feasting wolves began to dim. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were smiles on many faces, for we had feasted well on deer and quwi stew, corn-dough loaves and quinoa, wild strawberries and large, juicy cherimoyas. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At the welcoming feast, the prince had taken up his silver-stringed harp and played for them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the distance, he could still faintly hear the cheers and whoops of the feasts’ revelers, getting louder and more uproarious as it got later and the wine poured more freely. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Here, too, were boys of gold on pedestals holding aloft bright torches of pitch pine to light the great rooms, and the night-time feasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A hundred dementors were advancing, gliding toward them, sucking their way closer to Harry’s despair, which was like a promise of a feast.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Once again Cavern Hole was packed to the doors, but this time it was for a purpose very different from the feast. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Kira listened to the Singer’s voice as he sang the serene melody of plentiful harvests and celebratory feasting. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had neglected her land since the feast. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My last seven arrows -of the twelve I sacrificed three in the explosion, two at the feast -rattle a bit too loosely in the quiver. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Also, if I don't make it back from the feast, Peeta will be hidden but not entirely imprisoned. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The open side faced the black tarpaper wall of the shed where the feast had taken place. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hadn’t he promised to bring her something from the feast? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "They say that knights will come from all over the realm to joust and feast in honor of your appointment as Hand of the King." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He couldn’t bring her to the feast, not with so many watching. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At a bear feast, the bear’s skull was ribboned and set out on a good red cloth, spoken to, honored. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z "Please," the old man said, stretching out an arm, "your master is having a grand feast. Surely you can spare a small bit for me?" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was Eliza’s idea to have a small feast of thanksgiving with Joseph and the boys. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they laid hands upon the ready feast and thought of nothing more. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And so we began to pass the food around, this feast the Americans had laid out for us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, the food at Pollsmoor was far superior; after years of eating pap three meals a day, Pollsmoor’s dinners of proper meat and vegetables were like a feast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Their leftovers are a feast! White rice and chicken! Look Pa, there’s even meat left on the chicken!” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed the platter of turkey self-consciously and did our best to pretend he wasn’t casting a wet tarpaulin over our entire feast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The razor-sharp reeds sliced mercilessly into their legs and mosquitoes feasted on the fresh blood. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Celaena blinked at the light as she looked, from high above, at the feast in the Great Hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The feast continued late into the night, presided over by the grinning skull on its pillar of black marble. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I was wondering why he’s not here. Surely, as a Brother of the Order, he’d attend a feast like this?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z With deft movements of his claws, he ripped aside the dead man’s clothes, opened the body with one slash, and began to feast on the flesh and blood of his old friend. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Dark, in dark clothing, still and shadowy, he sat at my elbow, the specter at the feast. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The last time she had seen him he had been jesting with her uncle at her wedding feast; the Mallisters stood bannermen to the Tullys, and his gifts had been lavish. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She is not coming back until after the Virgencita’s feast day on the 21st as her whole family is making the pilgrimage to Higuey We are having Rest &r Silence before lights-out. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yours was a life well lived, and now you dine in the halls of the Elders at their eternal feast. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The community held going-away parties and prepared feasts for the young men heading off to the front. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The marriage feast was perhaps the most unfortunate that ever took place. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "My father only lets us have one cup, and only at feasts," she confessed to her prince. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His beady eyes glittered and the woman raised her head as if smelling a feast. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They had waited nearly an hour on the sidewalk for their table and then feasted on flowering chives and salted squid and the clams in black bean sauce that Maxine loved best. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The baseball playoffs were on, and Dad had set them up with a feast of chips, salsa, and sodas. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The next night, Mark Anthony hosted a dinner party in Cleopatra’s honor, intending to impress the queen with an elegant and beautifully appointed feast. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Let white flowers grow upon this place that you rest, Yours was a life well lived, and now you dine in the halls of the Elders at their eternal feast. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They owned work clothes and good clothes, and they wore good clothes for feasting the new seasons. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z E.J. answers, “Basically, we’re sitting here feasting and celebrating that our nation was stolen from indigenous people. Columbus didn’t discover nothing.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Around them, the sounds of the feast continued, but muted and distant, as if their little cluster of couches had slipped into a quieter dimension. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "There will be a great feast, and gifts. What are you going to give me?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Haggadah had to be read and Tateh would ask us children questions about why we celebrated the feast of Passover. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo wondered why it didn’t stay to feast on its fallen enemy. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole village feasted all day, ate, ate till we felt bug-eyed and belly-up ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “The sooner, the better. I noticed a squirrel having an upside-down feast on feeder number eight. We need to put an end to that. A slicker surface might do the trick.-” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “The crows are feasting while you stand here and jabber!” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He had gone to visit the Ethiopians, who lived on the farther bank of Ocean, to the south, and it was certain he would stay there some time, feasting merrily with them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The people of Ikwa are still scrawny and smiley, and they host a big feast of fish and groundnuts and safou fruit for our crew. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I do not mean to be sentimental about suffering—enough is certainly as good as a feast—but people who cannot suffer can never grow up, can never discover who they are. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z He was about thirty pounds lighter then, a constant grin on his face, a man tasting the full feast of youth. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I had hoped to spend this upon your wedding gown and feast. Take the gold now and begin a new life.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They burnt the great thighbones and feasted at their ease on fresh roast meat, as in their midst the godlike harper sang— Demodokos, honored by all that realm. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The feast was a meager enough thing, a succession of fish stews, black bread, and spiceless goat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Wang Lung living among these who labored at feasting others, heard strange things of which he took little heed. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z His eyes feasted on her, and he thought that he would like to stand and look at her forever, and that would be enough. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And then she replied, “Then, sir, look out at the privy. There is my throne. Reach inside, sir, and you shall find the wedding feast. Eat well, My Lord. Eat abundantly.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “A veritable feast,” he said, his good humor returned. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The Lord of the Dreadfort glanced idly at the remnants of the feast, at the dead dog, at the hangings on the walls, at Reek in his chains and fetters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was the feast of the Epiphany, a holy day of obligation, so Papa did not go to work. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We feasted, we laughed, we played games, lost and won, we told the best stories. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you mean? You are the most precious, wonderful person on earth. Come, my brother, let us be together and feast on each other’s company.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A large feast would be cooked for them. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She must wash the dust from her hair and change into a gown more fitting for a king's feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “We’ll go to Harvey’s on the way to school tomorrow. Now come on, and start making our supper. Spaghetti and clam sauce. A feast for Papi.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z After the tent had emptied out, Nurse reappeared to tell the servers that they might make their own feast from the leavings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Very well. Kindly wait outside while I have a quick word with Miss Granger about her course schedule, then we can go down to the feast together.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Sure thing! You picked a beautiful night. No clouds at all. Your eyes are in for a feast!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the fourth night, guests waded through rose petals a foot deep as they crossed the deck to feast and frolic in Cleopatra’s company. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z That was her tally for the night of feast. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At the feast that night he had eaten ribs of wild boar, prepared the Domish way with dragon peppers, so hot they burned his mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That feast was laid before us always, and yet we ate so little. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When she could, Cora contributed turnips or greens to the birthday feasts, but nothing was coming in today. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Pindar in the early fifth century tells the current tale about the feast Tantalus made the gods and protests that it is not true. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We decide, since this might be our last chance for seafood, to make a sort of feast of it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He spoke aloud to the sink and the white rats, and to himself: Even now, I know that I have savored the hot taste of life Lifting green cups and gold at the great feast. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Lion dropped the piece of hyena that he was carrying and began to chase Hare, warning him that he was about to join Hyena at the feast—but not as a guest! The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "His Grace has prohibited all feasting until such time as the war is won." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That was the only breakfast he had ever known outside of feast days and one incredible fiesta on cookies that had nearly killed him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Christ—and they told me to keep away from Kansas! Never set my pretty foot here again. As though they were barring me from heaven. And just look at it. Just feast your eyes.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening there was fresh meat to eat, and Mary feasted well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On the tenth day from the birth he invited everybody to feast and rejoice with us in our good fortune. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually, this will be a call to a feast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The feast spread out on the board would be talked of for weeks to come. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z More like, Scar and his friends would soon be feasting on ham and bacon and a savory dog stew, but Penny did not need to hear that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Although he was angry with the other women, Kumalo forgave them, and that night they all had a feast to celebrate the return of the new wife to her husband. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z In the next letter, Martin wrote that the money I sent got him back into school, and fed his entire family a dinner he described as a feast. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “A feast of rare bouquet. My compliments to the chef, by all means; my compliments to the chef.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Breakfast that morning was a feast—a bit of the rice boiled to a gruel in a castoff earthenware pot, served up in a bowl carved from a gourd. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z King Hygelac ordered the most splendid feast his country had ever seen—and all in honor of brave Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he had a feast to eat and plenty to save for morning, and the enjoyable knowledge that Gebu had a few burdens of his own for once. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The ravenous Kyklops in the cave destroyed him last in his feast of men. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After the evening feast, past midnight, I'd been wakened by my mother's crying. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And soon enough he learned the faces too, when the lords and their sons and knights retainer came to Winterfell to feast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The ground was hard and damp, and mosquitoes feasted on us. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z My eyes feasted once more upon it, as did my stomach on the algae. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z "Hie night of our wedding feast, the first time we shared a bed, he called me by your sister's name. He was on top of me, in me, stinking of wine, and he whispered Lyanna." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One better reason struck me, too: suppose a brawl starts up when you’ve been drinking—you might in madness let each other’s blood, and that would stain your feast, your courtship. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The five of us feast on corner store food. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There are piles of food on the table, served buffet style, just like at the Kweilin feasts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "I have slept too long. They will be feasting by now . . . drinking ... I should have been woken." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Great Hall looked its usual splendid self, decorated for the start-of-term feast. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I’m starving. I want to get to the feast....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They showed him great kindness: they welcomed him to their feast, and the maidens dancing to the sound of flute and lyre paused to get for him the gifts he sought. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday afternoon, December 27 Today is the feast day of San Juan Evangelista, a good day for fortunes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Other times, the echoes had a life of their own, so every footfall became the tread of a ghostly army, and every distant voice a ghostly feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That night in the great hall the victors feasted on roast meats and fresh-caught fish, washed down with rich red wines from the castle cellars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They’d all feasted on the fruit since the start of school, but the last of the apples had fallen in the past week. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He will be waiting for you in Valhalla, and there you will drink and fight and feast and battle, with Odin as your leader. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z By comparison, our normal ration of pap seemed like a feast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then my father’s relatives held a feast and killed a cow to roast and invited a lot of people to come and enjoy the meat and help us build a new house. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As the day grew brighter and warmer, the hidden children tried to sleep, but ants and mosquitoes feasted on their bodies while the growing heat of the day made them damp with sweat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He was on his way to fight, and to feast. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z One might as well weep over Mrs. Platt's dry orts, thinking they might restore what was lost, what had been swallowed, all that had, in times of feasting, been cut away and devoured. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “If it please Your Grace, the feast awaits.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I have not eaten in two days, but now that I am here, it is enough for me to feast upon your beauty.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They prepared a great feast for his new wife and when she arrived they all cried with joy when they saw how beautiful she was. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Males and females took turns brooding the eggs and flying to the courthouse park to feast on seeds and bread. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “The way you acted. That’s like asking someone to a feast, then making them wash the dishes! But—farewell, anyway. That,” she added, “doesn’t count as speaking.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “She keeps talking about a birthday feast. Which means we’ll be in the kitchen for hours, making something that will be eaten in ten minutes. Like homemade samosas or something.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z This Sunday was to be a feast day for everyone, but more especially for the twenty-four elders, who were, that day, to be gloriously banqueted at the saints’ expense and labor. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z At this late stage in the Games, with an important event like the feast, school will probably be canceled. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Oh, well, turns out whenever the elders were summoned beneath Isihlangu, a feast was in order—never mind that it was because we had arrived as thieves in the night. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If I had had female relatives of my own, they would have helped me prepare the feast, but instead other Dinka women came with food. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Five days, really? Well, that deserves a feast,” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Awake, yeah, but completely empty, like someone had been feasting on my blood. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When I rejoin the feast, everyone is taking their place at the long table. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Sorry about my word choice. But I suddenly have an urge to whip up a feast of hot and cold appetizers for Mom and Emma.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z When there is food, there is too much of it and you must feast. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Very well. There will be an autumn feast for all the gods in my hall.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z You remember that Arthur wanted to catch his knights young, to train them for the Round Table, and that he had noticed Lancelot at the feast, because he was winning most of the games. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In history we learn about the pilgrims in Plymouth Plantation in 1621 and the food they ate, wild turkeys and corn and five deer brought to the feast by the Indians. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z My mom made a giant feast, but we also got chips for party snacks. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Within were the gods’ dwellings, where they lived and slept and feasted on ambrosia and nectar and listened to Apollo’s lyre. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed him through the rows of big green leaves, and we eventually settled down to feast, burying our faces in the huge wet heads of lettuce and eating until our stomachs ached. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Professor Dumbledore says you are to be allowed to go,” she said sniffily, as though in her opinion Professor Dumbledore didn’t realize how risky feasts could be. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I often think of the feast at Werowocomoco and wish I was there again. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Poets sang at the feast, and the guests had so much to eat and drink that some of them could hardly walk. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z And not because the feast had been so meager that the people could barely smile at one another. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Rhiannon finds us a secluded picnic area, and surprises me by taking a feast from the trunk. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He spoke into the stone, calling all of his nine sons and daughters and his twenty-seven grandchildren and his eighty-one greatgrandchildren to meet Windrider again that night at a feast. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Shackleton announced they would make a holiday feast on the seal's liver at lunchtime. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and saw One Horn feasted, honored, and decorated with her grandmother’s finest beadwork. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Game had become scarcer since the snows began to fall, but last night they had feasted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With golden laurel they bound their hair and they feasted merrily. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They built a fire in the stove and made tea and feasted on vegetables, fried potatoes, and canned meats, eating so much, they feared they would get sick. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Like a feast for a royal family, but it’s really just baked macaroni and cheese, greens, candied yams, and ox tails with white rice. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z More than anything, we loved seeing the astonished faces of Mr. Milgrom and Uncle Shepsel when we returned with our nightly feast. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z "And now, little brother, pray excuse me. I need to bathe and dress for the feast. I wonder if I still have that chainmail gown I like to wear over my boiled leather smallclothes?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Humans are obligated to kill zombies, just as zombies have an obligation to seek out humans and feast on their flesh. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z "He feasts every night in a different castle, and holds court at every crossroads he passes." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He hadn’t meant to annoy her with talk about the dress—though it was outdated—nor had he known she’d be that irritated about not being invited to the feast, but... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That night he feasted with the Stone Crows and Moon Brothers in the Small Hall, though he shunned the wine for once. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Supper was a royal feast of boiled potatoes seasoned with a scrawny turnip and a few beans. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Other amusements later, with song and harping that adorn a feast.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “That wasn’t for a feast for you. The bull had gone mad,” she said. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It was no good hoping to hear anything here, the babble of talk from the Halloween feast was echoing out of the Great Hall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Some of the men shared the meat among several households, and the rest was given to the women to be cooked for the feast. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When Sam fed her she waited to see if he was going to give her just a bite and take her hunting again, or carry her home to feast and rest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z And so they feasted to their heart’s content, until the prince of charioteers commanded: “Sons, harness the blood mares for Telemakhos; hitch up the car, and let him take the road.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched him as he ate; then she told him what he had feasted on. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When Thaya Jaan came to visit last year, we didn’t understand why Mama went overboard cooking elaborate Pakistani feasts for him, including the dishes usually reserved for dinner parties. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z For three days, villagers from across the district feasted on the meat of the terrible beast that had taken so many lives. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z At the wedding feast that followed her face was the saddest any of the Aesir had ever seen. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z This great feast would be interrupted by a small speech of welcome from my grandfather, and the grown-ups would raise their long-stemmed wine glasses and say ‘skaal’ many times throughout the meal. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z So the feast was beginning and the watchman had been given his portion. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They were laden with fruit "I thought perhaps," said Piggy, "we ought to have a feast, kind of." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She recalled how gallant Joff had been to her that night at the feast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One night the king was holding a grand feast. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The crops grew and the people feasted, always giving praise to the Marked Girl. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Of course, I immediately stepped down, because I didn’t want to deny anyone their ten minutes of feasting on the world. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment she wished she could be out there with them, barefoot and breathless and dressed in tatters, with no past and no future and no feast to attend at Khal Drogo's manse. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “They drive around looking. Looking and hoping that someone will provoke them. Sooner or later, someone always obliges. Then the dogs feast and the day’s boredom is broken at last and everyone says ‘Allah-u-akbar!’ The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He gave her passes to visit the Parker plantation every New Year’s Day feast; Felice’s sister was a washwoman there. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At these feasts, alcohol in some form was almost certainly featured. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z |
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