“Oh yes. When Atticus married her, and I’d come home from Nashville for Christmas and things like that, why I fell head over heels in love with her. I still am—didn’t you know that?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Further, the research showed, the “quality” of the interaction fell, too, with the parent less likely to be engaged or even look at the child when they do interact. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The man fell into the grass and lay still. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

His classroom fell silent when he opened the door, and no one, including the teacher, said a word as he made his way back to his desk. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Unluckily, he fell in within the county borders. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A hush fell inside our house as we all looked at each other. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We never wrote their names in notes, in case the notes fell into the wrong hands. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The burden fell most heavily on Martin Kamen and others tasked with isotope production. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A few months earlier, she had stumbled going up the stairs and almost fell on Paganini and squashed him, and Laney did not want that to happen again. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The boar’s severed right tusk fell at my feet, while the disoriented animal charged into the sea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like he fell; he had jumped, and if he drowned, trapped in his own golden robe, it would be considered a self-gleaning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The Count screamed one final time and then fell dead of fear. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then he climbed back into bed, rolled down the lamp, and quickly fell into a deep and peaceful sleep. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You fell into a good Kommando . . .” Ten minutes later, we stood in front of the warehouse. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let go of one side of my T-shirt and my stuff fell all over the floor. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, I fell ill with a massive infection. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that instant another huge, foaming wave washed over the deck, and the child disappeared with it as it fell back into the ocean. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put both hands on his stomach and fell. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her arms, and Lyra fell out and would have hit the ground if Alice hadn’t darted in and caught her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I sat by his bed until he fell asleep. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And if he fell, I would fall with him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He informed the commanding officer that not only was it an imposition to have stand-up desks, but that they sloped so steeply that the books fell off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We make the fort bigger, giving it three new walls where the one wall fell down, and making it five-sided. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She fell stunned, and the President broke free and hauled himself bleeding into the cage, dragging the door shut after him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“There, there,” said Slughorn, waving his wand so that the huge pile of earth rose up and then fell, with a muffled sort of crash, onto the dead spider, forming a smooth mound. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Abbey creatures fell silent and drifted away from the heap of stones which blocked the hole, a fitting headstone for a mass grave of the enemy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Just behind them a large branch fell from an old overhanging tree with a crash into the path. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She stepped out of the black crepe dress where it fell to the floor, and stood in her heels and underwear, surveying the possibilities on the wardrobe racks, mindful of the passing minutes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

With a piercing wail of agony the rat fell from the top of the platform. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Blood trickled anew from his nose, and more from his ears, and then he fell forward without putting his hands up to catch himself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

As the young man fell to the ground, I involuntarily grabbed the knees of both Hugh and the retired roofer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Both women fell silent, and the quiet sound of Mirabelle’s sleeping breathing filled the kitchen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was possible, then, to smell the rain coming and to feel the cool pause before the first drops fell. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She repeated these facts to herself over and over as if they were a mantra until she fell asleep, her head leaning against the window frame. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I said, “What would it feel like if all the stars were made of bits of ice and they fell from the sky and landed on us?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Murdo, walking even more briskly than usual to keep her spirits up, was crossing Harken Square when something fell to the pavement just in front of her with a terrific thump. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

With so many people in such close quarters, when one person took sick, the rest fell like dominoes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rain fell for two nights and three days. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

That night I fell asleep with all these people discussing the probability of my being found and hauled back to the city. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, the black man stumbled backward, almost fell. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t know better, I’d think she fell asleep standing up. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Immediately all the past miserable months fell away from him as he stood breathing the hot, well-remembered odor of molten gold and hearing the chiming of a little hammer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

"I know what you're saying, and I'm trying to figure out how to help. We're just so overextended—" I didn't know what to say, and a long silence fell between us. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Up in the city I tried for a while to list the quotations on an interminable amount of stock, then I fell asleep in my swivel-chair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

They fell in line like prisoners: preachers, politicians, various professionals, proving Clifton correct. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bill started up laughing; then suddenly he fell silent and blundered away through the bushes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They snuck outside, filled their arms with vegetables, and brought them back to their room, where they ate and fell asleep. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Finally the golden monkey joined Mrs. Coulter, and they fell asleep at once. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And more and more men fell every minute. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

His reputation was international: when the king of Morocco’s wife fell ill, he insisted only TeLinde could operate on her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When I finally fell asleep Friday night, I dreamed that Dad and I were fishing somewhere on a gorgeous morning. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Most of them fell far enough away from the wooden walls so they could burn themselves out without danger. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wouldn't let go of each other, so Eleanor fell back, and Park fell against her in the corner of the couch. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Ugwu began to run until he heard the gunshot, so deafening, so alarmingly close that he fell to the ground and waited for the pain to drill into his body, certain he had been hit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Snow fell from the sky for hours at a time and then stayed on the ground for days. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the guy who fell on Mr. Ray and ended his career all those years ago. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The fly fell on its back to the wooden floor of the porch, righted itself, then flew off, buzzing loudly. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I stumbled back and fell on my butt in the middle of the hallway. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There was a cold-bloodedness in the act which wrung a groan from Arthur; when she advanced to him with outstretched arms and a wanton smile he fell back and hid his face in his hands. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I turned back toward the river, moved a few more steps along the limb, sprang far out and fell into the deep water. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her way back to the cottage, laden with newly washed clothes to spread in the sun, the midwife tripped over Walter the Blacksmith’s second-best pig and fell, left leg twisted beneath her. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clang! grappling hook hit the tower, and fell down again, hitting Violet hard in the shoulder. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now the man fell to chopping; when he paused twenty tall trees were down. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon shook the dirt from inside it, and a stream of arrowheads fell out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Other than the alarms, the room fell silent. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted up his staff, and Gimli’s axe leaped from his grasp and fell ringing on the ground. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They all liked Jo immensely, but never fell in love with her, though very few escaped without paying the tribute of a sentimental sigh or two at Amy’s shrine. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of the Population Police answered Jen’s father, but the pattern of shadows that fell on Luke’s blanket made him think the Population Police were standing right in the doorway of the closet. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once it all fell out, my body was as light as a feather. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

If he often fell asleep like this, he must risk some nasty falls. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I remember, as the last forests fell... at about that time, we would see hawks and eagles in the cities. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No. A Stop sign fell backward in front of your headlights. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

When the whole class was seated, Lockhart cleared his throat loudly and silence fell. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Stanley was overcome by a rush of dizziness and almost fell over. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Everything that was on top fell to the floor, like the old magic trick done wrong. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And I entered the next room just as the upper deck fell with a groaning smash. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My fist unfolded, and the acorns fell to the ground with a symphony of plinks. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Behind the door there were sounds of dressing; something that sounded like a piece of metal fell to the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay motionless, still listening; but all was now silent, and at last he turned and fell asleep again or wandered into some other unremembered dream. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

An awestruck silence fell over the crowd, followed by a rumble of fearful recognition from the thousands of gunters present. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

While they were crossing the strait which separates Europe and Asia, the girl, whose name was Helle, slipped and fell into the water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a tile broke, and the boy standing on it slipped and fell, but the one beside him picked up the broken piece and hurled it at Lyra. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pain lanced through her hand as they slammed into the wall and fell to the ground, scattering treasure. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Tidbit fell to the ground and buried his head in the dog’s soft fur. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair fell out, his face went gaunt as a skeleton. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never advertised the date, because it always fell right after camp, so none of my camp friends could usually come, and I didn’t have that many mortal friends. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

This task fell to the beleaguered York, who served as their go-between, shuttling between Berkeley and Chicago, where Teller had set up his Super lab in exile. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Says the demigod who fell into Tartarus and found his way back.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Boots murmured, “Mama,” and her head fell against his shoulder. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The leaves fell from the trees and the snap of fall was in the air. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t like the ocean too much after I fell out of Mister Lochana’s speedboat, but with my dad, I always feel safe. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m only trying to explain why Granny fell,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s eyes fell upon a small, shapely green lamp, exactly the color of the green grass she missed back home in the United States—who ever thought about grass when you had it? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The ogre fell to the straw-covered floor, and did not rise again. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When Dad fell asleep on the couch again, I picked up the phone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

People were lying in their beds and when that corner fell off they fell out the building. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ice fell away from his hand, which rose up to tremble in the air for a moment, afflicted and blue, before coming to rest on my arm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She just leaped onto me and I fell down backwards and she was lying on top of me, trying to wrestle her hands down inside of my shirt. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell in the water right in front of him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Odd, irregular lumps rose and fell despite the fact that there weren’t any other rocks nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some-one in the gym fell against the wall and shouted an obscenity. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand trembled, trying to turn the key, and it fell out on the floor after he had turned it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Barbarossa backed away in shock—and nearly fell down the steps. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Within seconds it turned brown and fell away from him, lifeless. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Her flickering light fell on a flat-topped tomb that rose a few feet from the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As she tipped the denim bag on its side, the silky, slippery pages of a dozen magazines fell out onto the tiled bathroom floor. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Very interesting,” said the woman, never taking her eyes from the boy’s hands, and then she fell silent. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as if waking from a deep sleep, he slapped my father with such force that he fell down and then crawled back to his place on all fours. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just stood there, and Winn-Dixie came barreling right toward him like he was a bowling ball and the preacher was the only pin left standing, and wham, they both fell to the ground. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We looked at each other, trembling on the brink of a quarrel, bitterness parting the threads of forbearance one by one, but while a few still held, suddenly, the outward semblance fell away. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nope. Nothing yet. Yeah, Tower 1, the North Tower. No, it fell second. Yeah, I’m sure. Maybe that gave him a little more time. I know. I can’t either.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Certainly when Slughorn, who had been busy with decanters and glasses, turned to face the room again, his eyes fell immediately upon Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He fell asleep, and then the memories came rushing in once again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As they fell silent, Stella heard rain plinking steadily on the tin roof of the building. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Henry said, “Remember when Jem fell out of the car?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She only rose early in the morning because Mrs. Caruthers liked to have her first cup of tea with the dawn, and now that Ophie lived in Daffodil Manor that task fell to her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Over the next few days, the boys fell into a routine: rowing badly in the morning and then heading into Berlin to play in the afternoon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Oh, how my brothers fell about the place. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The tent fell inwards and flung a wide circle of light over the mountain-top. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“And have you heard from — ?” Ron began, but at a look from Hermione he fell silent. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And as her gaze fell on us, a chill passed through me, much like the one I’d felt years ago that time we’d waylaid her outside the main house. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the scar the old nurse recognized; she traced it under her spread hands, then let go, and into the basin fell the lower leg making the bronze clang, sloshing the water out. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When nobody soothed me, I started to whimper “You Are My Sunshine” until I fell asleep. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Her heart plummeted, and her feathers fell away. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was not, she reflected as she backed out of the garage, the kind of boy who usually fell for serious, intellectual girls like Pearl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I fell to the ground, and he kicked me, but I roared back and tackled him, slamming his back against the lockers, pounding him with my fists. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A bird’s dropping fell on the floor of the veranda, and Richard picked up a cashew leaf and wiped it off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The seer was a specialist in the casting of twigs; he threw them on the ground, and made interpretations based on how they fell. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We fell on the food, spooning the peppery bean soup ladled over fluffy rice into our mouths. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In AP Government that afternoon, he “accidentally” stepped on my shoelace and I nearly fell on my face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I shuddered to think of John’s sisters, who slept three to a bed, jumping from a window, their nightshirts billowing up around them as they fell. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan followed him; they both fell out of sight, but in a minute Jonathan’s head came back in view on the outside. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

A silence fell between them, and Ekon looked away for a moment. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Jonathan almost fell as another man pushed past him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

A bomb fell on the road, way over in the center of the village, where the lorries were. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She’d felt everything—the reverberations of the key turning in the lock of her irons, then again as they loosened and fell to the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The tone of his words fell dead center, without a trace of friendliness or unfriendliness, not interested and not bored, not energetic and not languid. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they ignored me as they all fell silent, weighing the risks versus the potential benefit of having such a valuable treasure to lure Anansi. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At bedtime, Jay fell asleep right away, snoring as usual. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I watched my babcia's round face carefully, but it only fell for a moment. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“The banana fell to the ground and someone came upon it and ate it—and afterwards that person felt better.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She felt the mirror shatter in the sky, she closed her eyes and saw its story spread back into the past, she fell with the tiny shards as they spread over the earth. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The golden monkey darted from her side in a flash, and tugged Pantalaimon out from the mesh cage as Lyra fell out herself. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When he fell in love with Brett his tennis game went all to pieces. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dana fell heavily upon him, clamping his meaty paws around Roy’s throat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls stretched out on the carpet of green and fell asleep. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The door latch rattled again, and this time the hook just kept on rattling until it worked its way out of the loop and fell hanging. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Six feet off the slack, it made a poot sound and then fell back in a cloud of gray smoke and landed heavily, breaking off its nose cone. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When a woman fell ill, Klanswomen looked after her children and brought covered dishes for the family. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he called to the room at large, and all noise ceased: Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes for the benefit of those nearest, fell silent, and all of them looked alert, excited. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Its chest rose conspicuously and fell, as if the owl, in its hypnagogic state, had sighed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The study fell so silent, I feared the men would hear my heart beating. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tribal law was perfectly clear on that point: boys and girls had different duties, and unfortunately, the nastiest ones fell on the girls. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just as he raised a gloved hand to wipe them, Leanne made to grab hold of the package Katie was holding; Katie tugged it back and the package fell to the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I cried out in despair, but the sound fell upon the mossy earth, unheard. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Suppose this whole building fell on my head. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell back into the shadows to watch unseen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I, on the other hand, apparently went over like a felled ox and was lucky to land on the grass and avoid cracking my head open. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I struggled to shore and fell upon the sand. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As night fell, the boar came to a stop at a creek bed and snorted. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The harpies fell behind, and soon the shore of Camp Half-Blood was nothing but a dark smudge. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She fell to her knees by a banana tree and began cramming the ripe fruit into her mouth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dodged it and fell back a few paces. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She erased her question, tilting her head so that her hair fell like a dark curtain between them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her mother fell to her knees and wept. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He fell and got up again, slower now. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But the wood was burning fast, and the snow still fell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He fell in October 1918, on a day that was so quiet and still on the whole front, that the army report confined itself to the single sentence: All quiet on the Western Front. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The buildings were tall and graceful, carved from the mountain itself, carved of a bright white stone that held the sun’s light long after evening fell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And a stillness fell on the Hamilton place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But just like this deaf cat Sugar who fell nineteen stories and lived, without a scratch, I was starting to believe that Fig and I would survive this crummy silent cat killer. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The box filled with water, became heavier than the stone, fell, and the stone went up in the air. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still holding The Gold-Bug, Emily studied the pile and considered which category of fan she fell into until she realized she was different. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

One evening, so the story goes, the night telescope assistant fell ill and Humason was asked if he might fill in. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if Manhattan fell, the rest of the country—and the world—would follow. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He almost fell, the physical reaction was so overwhelming. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell to his side and held both arms up in front to protect his head. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Her feet tangled in each other and she fell onto the ground, clutching her bleeding arm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She shook off her kerchief and unbraided her hair so that it fell over her bare shoulders. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was twirling in exhilarated laughter when I suddenly fell into a trench. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I went into a stall, put the seat down, sat down, leaned against the side, and fell asleep. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It fell in a splash, floated for a while, and then sank. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She folded up the letters, and he lay on the bed, pushed the cat aside, and fell asleep. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he fell, dead before he hit the ground. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Even a marten would break all his bones if he fell into the paved yard from this height. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She fell forward onto the bed, holding the hole in her stomach. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It quoted Mrs. Merritt: “This isn’t something that fell through the cracks because they didn’t know.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But when Miss Trotter’s tears fell, Vonetta placed her hand to her own lips, as if to tell herself to hush, to stop carrying their tales back and forth. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Lord, boy. You look like you fell off a horse. Where are your shoes?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The troll swayed on the spot and then fell flat on its face, with a thud that made the whole room tremble. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Then, literally overjoyed, I undressed myself with thick fingers and fell into bed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Amos ran over to her son and fell on her knees. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A stool on which a child had been sitting fell backward and made a loud noise. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, late that summer, a fabric merchant fell asleep and forgot to put out his cigarette. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She fell back a step and the dreamer’s eyes followed her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You know your history,” said a light, female voice, and Celaena jumped, yelping as she tripped over a spear and fell into a gold-filled chest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Both of us fell over each other to the asphalt. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Gradually the dog fell farther and farther behind. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a green satin dress that fell to her knees. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

This particular manuscript escaped the waves and the flames, but evidently fell into the hands of the fishermen, for part of it has disappeared. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The newspaper fell open before me, and I froze as I read the headline over the top of the front page. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“They fell into deeper shame and degradation—if there can be deeper—and ruin.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The slopes and low hills that fell gently toward the river only appeared welcoming; underneath vines, carpet grass, wild grape, hibiscus and wood sorrel, the ground was as porous as a sieve. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Azareen lived in a set of rooms above a bakery in Windfall—the district so named for the plums that fell on it from the trees of the gods. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When contractors fell behind, his own work fell behind. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The new king placed his head in his hands to think, and when the sun fell, he still had not moved. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The crowd went “ooo” when the ball fell through the hoop. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He used to laugh so hard at something he thought of at the dinner table that he just about fell off his chair. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He woke up the next morning when something light fell on his shirt—he opened his eyes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter how, or what pieces of information fell through the cracks in the meantime. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A chunk of stone fell to the floor. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

It fell onto its wheels, kicking up a large cloud of soft dust. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was young and tall, dressed in white and silver, with a net of silver crowning her hair that fell straight down like a fall of black water. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The old Hessian tripped, and so close was he to the other two, so entangled, that they too fell. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

What she had assumed to be wallpaper as she entered and fell on the bed was in fact calendars. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fires went out, and blank darkness fell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His pillow fell off the bed, hitting the floor with a dull thud, like a small body landing there. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maya practically fell on top of her sister trying to keep her quiet. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It hit the bar top, chipped, and fell to the floor, where it shattered at his feet. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A dead mouse fell out and rolled dismally across the floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Fischer secured a position at the Moscow Brain Institute, and in November 1933 he and Regina, who was then twenty, fell in love and were married in Moscow. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore sat down in one of them, and Harry fell into the other, staring at his old headmaster’s face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the barracks, one of the men in the pillow fight suddenly fell to the floor. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

She stood up so forcefully the chair almost fell backward behind her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was covered with the stalks of felled plants, as if a great wind had blown upon it during the night. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“I’ve just grown used to caring for you. As to how you got here, you fell from the sky. You landed in the water, just there.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

As she fell through the gate, gasping for air, she was shocked to see Dragon lying in front of the stone lions, sleeping. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He fell to one knee in the scuffle, landing hard. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

A kind of heavy sleepiness fell over Matt as he was swayed along. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snow fell as we walked, piling atop our heads and shoulders. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

With a POP, the bubble burst like it were made of soap, and Seven fell gently onto the cushiony sofa. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Corporal Gadafi would hold his fist up, and when he brought it down, we fell into the bushes and crawled quickly, without producing much sound, until we reached a designated tree. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Climb in” said Turner, but he had to lift her front leg for her, and once she was in, she fell into a loose heap in the bow, and her eyes closed. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

If, instead, it were the particle member of the virtual pair that fell into the hole, one could regard it as an antiparticle traveling back in time and coming out of the black hole. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dill’s eyes fell on Lydia’s hands at the steering wheel. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The pocket fell, and the pebbles rolled all over the bottom of the wagon box. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Kote’s eyes fell on the chest they did not dart quickly away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My eyes fell to a circle in the floor right in front of the throne. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“The true High King, Eldred, who was felled by his son.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She fell silent for a bit, then I heard her snuffle in a breath—she’d been crying. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

In Calcutta, like a plant uprooted from its natural habitat, Jagu wilted and fell apart. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a blue T-shirt that hugged his shoulders and shorts that skimmed his hips and fell to his knees. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the way back to the path, I tripped on a rock and fell down. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It glanced off and fell with a thud in the grass. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

They fell asleep after that, waking to sunlight, and a face staring down at them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She toppled over and fell to the floor. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I followed her look as it fell on one of the smallest people in the tent. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

That is one of the reasons I fell in love again with Montana. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is so important,” said Hyacinth, walking to the window and yanking aside the heavy curtains so a beam of light from the street lamp fell right across Isa’s bed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They fell, that is to say, either through consciousness or through unconsciousness. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My fencing skills were no match for Nick's, so I fell back on the method of defense that every child of the orphanage learns—catch-as-catch-can wrestling. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because I knew my feelings for him were vulnerable to being felled by my mother’s suspicions, passing remarks, and innuendos. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Light from the front window fell across a crowded workbench and dozens of shelved pairs of shoes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I think we both fell asleep for a little while. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Shayleen, who has been looking at her peeler like it fell off some alien ship. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

In the partying the night Duvalier left, some-body leaned too hard against our house, and a wall fell in. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep listening to his slow, even breaths, his stubbornness finally melting away in the face of insurmountable fatigue. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was giggling so hard I almost fell out of my chair. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

In Brussels, I fell in love with a bartender who claimed not to care about the uncommon way I was made. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted my picture taken before my bangs fell and the rest of my hair looked wild from dancing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

All the blood relatives I knew at the time fell into a range of color. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was then that the goat called Grinder stumbled and fell, throwing them out of the chariot. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“They ambushed me. Took my glasses. Threw me in the pool. They were gone by the time I got out, but it was slippery and I fell back in. Now you’re here. The end.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They came together and fell apart, connecting and disconnecting to form an infinite number of shapes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The induction date fell before the Flynn film would wrap, and Louie stood to earn a bonus if he stayed through the shoot. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The shadows climbed up the walls of the jumbled buildings and fell across the narrow alleys. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Richie drove slow, which meant that even more snow fell on them, but at least nobody flew out of the truck. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The cries of joy must have reached all the way to heaven, for just at that moment the first snow fell, swirling merrily outside the windows like confetti. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I fell over, and the cat leaped free. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then all at once the wind fell, and a calm came over all the sea, as though some power lulled the swell. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Crookshanks was thrown to the floor as Black lunged at Scabbers; Ron yelled with pain as Black’s weight fell on his broken leg. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

So after each day settled into the black sky, my questions rose like the moon, hovering over me all night till I fell asleep. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The entire city fell under the command of the Seventh Directorate of the KGB, the USSR's powerful and fearsome spy agency, which kept watch over foreigners and Soviet citizens alike. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When her voice fell as low as she would allow it, she stamped her foot and said, “All right. All right. But you gotta take my kids.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed me in the chest, and I fell backward. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The six men spread their remaining sodden sleeping bags on the pebbles and fell down, huddling against one another for warmth. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Then she took one step more towards me so that a bar of light fell across her face and I could see the angry expression on it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The weeds they forded fell to dust about them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Tom Meek, the constable, came out of Bell’s candy store and fell into step with Cal. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Twilight fell upon the Glade and Alby’s screams continued to haunt the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

How many here tonight had fallen where Isaiah fell? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

My lungs burn as I gaze up at the light from the hole that I fell through, the thin cord from the oxygen concentrator a guide to the surface. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Even when Celia was asleep—and she fell asleep easily after long hours cooking at the Big House—the rooms felt full of her warm presence. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We dragged our sleeping bags out from the tent so we could lie on our backs and watch the atoms being freed in the knackery above us until we fell asleep. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The moonlight fell upon her face, and Celaena’s hand trembled as she reached out and touched the smooth, youthful cheek. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Jam jogged a little to catch up with them, then fell into place beside her friend. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I felt so much pain that I was unable to cry out loud; tears just fell from my eyes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then I fell asleep, and slept very soundly for a couple of hours until I was awakened by a knock at the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Late that night, close to midnight. The whole Rock Creek campground was flooded with water from Hebgen Lake, and then the water couldn’t get back out because this entire mountaintop fell down and dammed it.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Now Old Tallow fell silent, and in her mulling Omakayas could tell there was some unwillingness, something she did not want to say. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes one struck the inner wall, but most of them fell short, dropping into the moat. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep instantly and did not wake up until the sunlight reached my eyes this morning. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They fell arm in arm among the eucalyptus leaves. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Rush fell ill, and everyone waited to see what would happen. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Athena and Poseidon had been the Greeks’ greatest allies among the gods, but when Troy fell all that had changed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as darkness fell each night, the night bombers began their harassment duties in their open-cockpit Po-2s, flying out to the front lines and relentlessly dumping explosives on the Germans troops. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Their voices bounced off the walls and ceiling of this ancient hall and fell into a glorious harmony the likes of which I’d never heard. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The green light filled the cramped hallway, it lit the pram pushed against the wall, it made the banisters glare like lightning rods, and James Potter fell like a marionette whose strings were cut.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

‘But what names shall I report? And what shall I say of you? Old and weary you seem now, and yet you are fell and grim beneath, I deem.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Richmond fell on April 3, Lee surrendered on April 9, but Dr. Mudd saw no more of Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting on the toilet with my new bedroom slippers on when I heard splash-clunk as the key fell out of my butt and hit the porcelain bowl. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we turned out the lights, she fell asleep in no time flat. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t done anything so completely wrong since he fell in love with Cammy; didn’t that seem like a lifetime ago now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Bull let go, and the bag fell into the dark, gaping well, so far down that Virgil didn’t even hear it land. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then he pressed his right hand to his chest and fell to the bottom of the stairs. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“How about if he fell through ice, into a lake, say? What'd happen to him then? Would he sort of stay...deep frozen?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He rose to his hind legs, took a step backward, tripped over a low branch and fell flat on his back. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

When there were enough on the end they fell off into the fire. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But as I was used to sit beside Joe whenever I entered that place of resort, I said “No, thank you, sir,” and fell into the space Joe made for me on the opposite settle. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then her eyes fell upon six or seven robots busily engaged at a round table halfway across the room. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The eastern horizon was glowing a deep red when the last snowflake fell. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The trowel she’d been using and a fistful of weeds fell out of her hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The log in the fireplace fell apart, sending a shower of sparks up the chimney. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fell forward, grovelling heedlessly on the cold earth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A tear fell down my cheek, but I didn’t say nothing. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

As night fell he still lingered in the streets, reluctant to go back to the inn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The silver revolver fell to the deck as Horse and Doc climbed out of the main hatch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Seized again by coughing, I fell to the ground where the smoke was not so heavy. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as it passed our gate, the heavy framed picture of the dead man toppled from its stand and fell to the dusty ground. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The first thing that fell out was the skeleton of a woman,” said the boy. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't see her face because her head was hanging down on her chest and her stiff blonde hair fell down from its dark roots like a hula fringe. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

His face lit up when he saw us, then fell when he realized we were only lost. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As the sun set, the rabbits fell to clawing and scrabbling in the runs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaime got into her pajamas and curled up on the water bed next to Nancy and fell asleep again. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the old man fell asleep again, and Hugo felt a tap on his shoulder. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Anansi pointed at a pile of leaves beneath the tree, and when Leopard prowled over them, the great cat fell into a hidden trap. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Her chest rose and fell with animal breathing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With the last boom of the Michigan's gun, the great flag at the Administration Building fell to the ground. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Beneath the great grey cliffs a horse was dying noisily, struggling to rise on a broken leg and screaming when he fell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A hush such as rarely fell over the Miracle Valley fell now. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

How quickly he fell; how soon it was over. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maddie fought the aircraft for a while, straightened the rudder, felt the speed increase as Dympna’s laborious cranking of the undercarriage began to progress and the extra drag fell away. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The man's hand fell fondly on his dog's head. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I had thought, for a little while, when the bombs fell, that maybe we might come out on top. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The paths out of the narrow gorge fell steeply. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The teenager fell and quickly scrambled to his feet before they climbed into the back of the van. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We went to bed, and Soraya fell asleep with her head on my chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was coming back, circling wide, when I almost fell in it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The temperature had dropped ten degrees, and more snow fell in the afternoon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I would show August the picture of my mother and see if the moon broke loose and fell out of the sky. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once or twice she teetered on a print and almost fell over. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I spoke the truth, I did, I—” Buttercup saw his hand rise a second time, so she stopped quickly, fell dead silent. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And with that he toppled out of the flower and fell snoring into the grass. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The green was opulent; and I almost fell upon my knees with thanks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But one day standing before the marble and golden magnificence they fell to talking about the former life, which had been so hard and yet so happy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to stop myself, but the door fell open. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

One time, my shorts ripped when I fell and my butt was showing, but I knew not to cry. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He did not kiss it, though his tears fell on it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

All the while that they dwelt there the sun shone clear, save for a gentle rain that fell at times, and passed away leaving all things fresh and clean. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Long white hair fell to his shoulders, and a silky white beard covered the lower half of his face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then larger flakes of skin fell off. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Woke up gasping in horror—then fell asleep and had the same dream again and again, at least three times in a row. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It fell over, the rat did, and from its nylon fur streamed an incredible horde of metal fleas. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He missed his footing, found it again, and then fell over completely and nearly vomited. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Nettle, who was just behind, kicked the Renault door shut with such ferocity that the wing mirror fell off. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The children rolled off, fell without hurting themselves on the warm, fine grass, and stood up panting a little. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He had his hands in his pockets and he fell down. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually sages did not perform funerary rites; that responsibility typically fell to village greenwitches or, in the cities, to specialists. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dad’s voice, which had risen to fever pitch, now fell to a murmur. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I marched from Connecticut to Boston with about twenty other men from my town. It took a week—a hundred miles. My feet nearly fell off.” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Emma and I jumped and hugged each other; Horace fell to his knees and tossed up his arms in a wordless hallelujah! Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then, halfway through the fourth goblet, he staggered and fell forward against the basin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The night fell still as the mull boy struggled with the brambles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep, my mind lit up by the chameleon-like flickering of the dying dorado. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, one day at the very end of February, Mrs. Frisby’s younger son, Timothy, fell sick. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll always remember that moment, the way my hair fell around my face, how it shook out, in long waves, as I turned, the hair tie still wrapped around my wrist. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then she fell forward onto Ignatius, throwing him on his back once again. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me think, for just an instant, of the tiny squeak that the little green-rumped parrot baby made when he fell from the nest in our backyard years ago. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

If a worker fell ill, the mill boss would often pay the doctor’s bill. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I fell in love with Igbo-Ukwu art and then fell in love with her,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the rainy season fell on us in Kilanga, it fell like a plague. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell hard and clear into the listening group. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The golden egg fell through the tapestry at the bottom of the staircase, burst open, and began wailing loudly in the corridor below. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My legs buckled, and I fell face first in a row of flax. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Several more of them fell while coming over the horse, and two of the women had trouble squeezing the calipers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to turn and face him, but instead fell off the couch, laughing as she lay there. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A wolf daemon leaped at him: he slashed at her in midair, and bright fire spilled out of her as she fell to the snow, where she hissed and howled before vanishing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

One of them fell into step with Jethro after a time. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this time, with a wrenching crack, the knife shattered and the blade fell in pieces to the ground, to glitter on the stones that were still wet with the rain of another universe. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The change in speed sent him stumbling across the border into one of the oily black pools, where he fell on his stomach and skidded out the other side in a plume of goo. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As evening fell, the street slowed, and all life and sound came from inside, as if it were time for secrets. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

So this is the house where my parents met and fell in love. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Things were normal until Port Harcourt fell. I was an army contractor, and I had a license to import stockfish. I’m in Orlu now. I’m in charge of a refugee camp there.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Presently the rising and falling of their breasts slowed to normal speed, and in a sort of pleasant helplessness they fell apart. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, I guess I must have fell sleep. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You shied away from nothing, fell into a thorn-bush and frightened a cat as badly as it frightened you. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Friday morning was food line, and Friday afternoon was probably the best time to barter what he could, since he suspected a lot of Harvey’s supplies conveniently fell off the food line truck Friday mornings. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Finally, before he fell asleep, Molière’s words came to him, strangely comforting: Unbroken happiness is a bore; it should have ups and downs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I was so worried when Port Harcourt fell. I sent messages.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The ground fell away beneath him, the cage swung, and Tyrion wrapped his hands around the iron bars. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It warmed back up a little and Rondell fell back asleep and so did me and Mong for a while, even though we were still wet and uncomfortable. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The meteorite that fell on Lucé was too strange; the ones that fell on Siena were not so strange. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A black weariness fell on Lee, a hopelessness that pressed his shoulders down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then they fell to all fours and plunged their faces into the stew and the mud. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Like, about an hour after I fell asleep. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

In the tussle that followed, something fell out of Other Ashley’s bag—insulin and needles. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He seized it just as Sigurd dropped down, tearing greenery from him as he fell. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When the court recessed for lunch, Ellsberg walked to the defense table, fell into a chair, and sobbed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as he fell back to sleep she’d return to him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He fell on his bed and mumbled, “I don’t care,” among other things. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in the race he stepped in a dip in the ground, nearly fell face-first to the track, and emerged with a cut hoof. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Derek was reaching for the radio and briefcase and the lightning hit the tree next to the shelter and came down the tree and across the air and into Derek and he fell.... The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Buildings around them began to rumble, witches looked around in confusion, but most important, the crackling energy of the gazebo fell. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

We batted and struck and clubbed and raked, and as we did, one by one the lechuzas flew off our weapons, hit the barn walls, and fell to the ground, squealing like stuck pigs. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He had a pink, cultivated face and dark blond hair that fell into his eyes when he recited poetry. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They looked in wonder at the carcase of the fell beast that lay there; and their steeds would not go near. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And the answer, the one that was important above everything else, ran through my body and fell from my lips: “You can’t just pull me out of your life and throw me away.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s my folder; I won’t be playing in the spring concert I fell down the stairs at my house last night an broke my arm in three places. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The former owner of the cleaners, an older white man named Miles Jackson, fell under suspicion, but there was no evidence that pointed to him as a killer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Light Hair was caught by surprise and fell off. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Gradually, as they fell into a daily routine, Polly seemed to relax, but Amari could see she still felt somewhat superior to the slaves around her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell on the sand, scraping both knees, and scrambled to put distance between herself and the treacherous lake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hunched like his sister, he had a pallid, doughy face and tiny eyes, which fell at once on Alecto, sprawled motionless on the floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The economy worldwide fell into depression, and like many others, Houseman’s company went bankrupt. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

She flung her cloak in front of her and fell on the explosive arrow, determined to shield Blackjack and the other pegasi and hopefully protect the mortals sleeping belowdecks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She squeezed his hand, she smiled, her lips moved, then quite suddenly her head fell forward. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silence fell between us as my coins dropped into the bank. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

Ah could throw ten acres of it over de fence every day and never look back to see where it fell. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

On the playground he could hold on for a long time, but when his grip finally tired, his fingers slipped quickly and he fell. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Drops of water fell from the mist and out of them there were formed the frost maidens and Ymir, the first Giant. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were awed, so still and large he stood, and a moment’s pause fell, till the boldest one leaped straight for him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And then shots began outside and I was so frightened, I fell to the floor, dropping the bowl.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am unscathed, for I was not here with him. He fell defending the hobbits, while I was away upon the hill.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And then without warning, his eyes closed, his chin dropped to his chest, and he fell asleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My ma had a sister who fell through the ice and drowned when they were young.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

She would not leave us that day, even for her nap, but rocking in her chair after dinner, she fell asleep, her mouth slightly open, her head rolled awkwardly against her right shoulder. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then my gaze fell on the stack of magazines beneath Stick’s bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The large bedroom nearest the street door fell to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His big body suddenly fell back stiffly, knocking over two chairs; his head struck the stage floor with a thud. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This way,” said the sheriff, and he grabbed Turner by the coat as Turner’s father had grabbed him, half lifted him, and threw him back behind him, not even watching to see where he fell. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Jason tumbled backward over the edge, his arms flailing, screaming as he fell. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Dusk fell before he finally heard it: Bristle’s weak answering yelp. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

That night, after her brothers and sister fell asleep, Eleanor turned the light back on so she could read. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, we hadn’t hidden it at all but had simply left it where it fell in hopes that some luckless passer-by would stumble over it before anyone even noticed he was missing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was getting that feeling, as darkness fell all around us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I hit it, it fell, then got up and limped away yelping. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The triangular wooden frames fitted into the gables were intricately carved, the light that slanted through them and fell in patterns on the floor was full of secrets. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He used the power of his post to continue the killing until he fell out of favor with the United States. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the song had only seemed whole to me As I finished removing the broken string I gave it an idle look and all my thoughts fell to a jumble at my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They fell backward — Harry slammed the door shut, and they ran, they almost flew, back down the corridor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She bent her head over the autoharp and her long hair fell down like a curtain. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It just fell out of his hand and hit the ground with a thud. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A distant speck on the horizon, the elf fell through the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The sea was full of sound: shouts and calls, warhorns and drums and the trill of pipes, the slap of wood on water as thousands of oars rose and fell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The cat fell to the ground, and the little shepherdess, as if she were astonished by her own act of violence, crumbled. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He came into the room and forgot and waved his spoon and drops of turkey fat fell to the floor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Peewee fell asleep and turned away from me. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I called, then lost my grip on the wet stone steps and fell flailing and tumbling into the dark. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Well, I laughed until we were about halfway home, and then I fell asleep. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He threw deep and the ball sliced through Marcus Grant’s fingers and fell to the turf, but Grant deftly cradled the ball in as if he had caught it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took forever to reach the rim but it fell through. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin’s stump tipped over, and he fell backward in surprise. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The cliffs here fell away easily to a wide shelf that was partly covered when the tide came in. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basta pushed her away so hard that she stumbled and fell on the damp, cold floor. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Tears, unrestrained, fell from my brother’s eyes; a sense of mortal agony crept over my frame. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

As darkness fell, Dewey interrupted the consultation to telephone his wife, Marie, at their home, and warn her that he wouldn’t be home for dinner. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have made an art form out of grammatical yet unparsable sentences: The horse raced past the barn fell. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, my dear. When I'm done with you, you will fell men with a laugh.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It fell, in waves and curls and disobedient frizzy wisps—soft on the inside, coarser on the outside—to just below where her small, strong waist began its curve out towards her hips. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so heavy that if it fell she was sure she would be trapped down in the darkness forever. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“No, just going up into the sky. Like I was being pulled up there. But I got scared and I fell back.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It broke from its hinges and fell in pieces. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Out fell several rose-shaped chocolates wrapped in gold foil, identical to the one she had found in the miniature armoire. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Every lovin’ thing in the universe,” he replied, then fell silent as he stared off into space for a long moment. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

That night, Mama had hugged him and kissed him and held him close until he fell asleep. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d slip Magdalys and the others candies sometimes, and they heard him humming to himself to the swish of his broom and squeak of his well-shined boots as they fell asleep. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My mind searched for answers, but my body was so tired that my knees buckled and I fell forward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woods fell away and they came to scattered groups of birch, and then to bare slopes where only a few gaunt pine-trees grew. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Her hats all fell to pieces in her hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I ducked but lost my footing and fell. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Grunting with effort and rage, he pretended to throw his spear, then fell to the ground and clutched his hip and arm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

So perhaps an astronaut who fell into a black hole would be able to make money at roulette by remembering where the ball went before he placed his bet. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The monkey turned over in his sleep and fell still again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then her fell reversed, and she pulled back upward, hover- bouncing head over heels, sky and horizon spinning around her like a playground ride. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But a real school was so messy and random that solutions sometimes fell into place by sheer luck. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Drums began to beat furiously, oars rose and fell, and Black Betha surged forward. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Libby told me that in real life, if the bottle fell off and crashed to the floor, tradition dictated that the village children didn’t get Hanukkah presents for, like, three years or something awful. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

As I fell asleep, I had a glint of an idea. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

By the time the leaves fell and the acorns dropped, he would be home with the cattle. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The handle fell back into place and there was a loud, iron knocking on the wood of the door. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among them all the youngest was Elpenor—no mainstay in a fight nor very clever—and this one, having climbed on Kirke’s roof to taste the cool night, fell asleep with wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Students fled into houses alongside the street; others tripped, fell and were trampled underfoot. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needed a haircut, so his hair kind of fell toward his forehead a little. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

With nothing to hold it up, the staircase began to bend under the weight of the children crowding on it, and then it swung down and fell with a huge crash. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time Yossarian saw the chaplain he fell madly in love with him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They both fell, and in falling, Junior let go the cat, which, having been released in mid-motion, was thrown full force against the window. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stumbled, finally, then fell, and did not rise. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed just as hard as we had laughed when the spider fell on her. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t know love if you fell over it,” he says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She kept opening and closing her mouth as if she was going to say something but then fell silent. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

As their plane fell, colored flashes exploded from it—they were the aircrew’s signal flares exploding. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Delicate snowflakes fell upon her, and as she heard the splash of the coffin falling into the sea, Lady Meng raised her head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When Betty Bright opened up the bus door and called out, “Count ’em up, Victor,” a caravan of at least twenty-five cars and trucks, including the green Ford pickup, fell into place behind us. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A yellow ray from the sinking sun fell across the foot of the bed and lighted up the fireplace, where the water in the pan was boiling fast. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She almost fell off on the first turn, zooming down a new path they’d spiked with scrap metal only a few days before. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The stone soared across the lawn like a bird of prey, striking the older beastkeeper in the back of the head so hard she fell from the wall. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sagely it blinked at him, and he dropped it, shocked; it righted itself in midair and, like a real cat, fell on its four paws. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

One of his captors slipped and fell on the blood that had spilled out of Erik’s nose. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell into the water with a splash, and then Catarina Stills, daughter of Hendrick Stills the Southern Explorer, last captain of the Seven Bells, was gone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In the late 1990s, the price of term life insurance fell dramatically. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It started to snow, a wet, Pacific Northwest snow that fell in clumps, soaking and unpleasant. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I yanked Georgie to the right, planning to run along the fence, but he slipped in the snow and fell by the gate, pulling me down with him. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The boy fell on the back of the dog, whose snarling jaws had pushed into the light between the boy’s legs. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creaking, the rustling, the clinking chains—it all fell silent as the Maafa registered my words. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be mad, honey. Robin offered to throw in a load of laundry while you were sleeping, and your pillowcase was filthy. This fell out when I took it off the pillow.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He fell back again, and I pulled the door shut and locked it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The lacy white paper fell apart in her hands. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

From above came the sound of wood splitting, and a huge limb fell across the path behind him, a few leaves and twigs swishing against him as it passed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In spite of everything, she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep and woke long after the sun had lifted from the edge of the lake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was kinda loud when it fell, I guess.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The receiving blanket fell in a soft heap beside his chair. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“It seems he had the same idea, to come help, but he was lost And so we fell in together. We both came to make amends.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Sunlight slanted across Our Lady and fell down around us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sciron screamed as he fell, firing his flintlock wildly, but for once hitting nothing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Here is the lawn where Cordelia fell down backward, making a snow angel. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The draccus threw itself around, hopped and fell, rolling over jagged spurs of rock. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She fled back to the campfires and fell on her knees in front of her astonished relatives. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my locker and five invitations to five different house parties all fell out, onto my face. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her bow clattered as it fell from her hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

What he had wanted was for her to take the package so that he could take the baby, but Tina stepped back and the package fell to the floor. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground fell away from under her feet. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A golden light fell on them from the left. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

We rose and fell over the swells of a larger boat, but I kept my eyes on the trees. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He fell to the carpet so hard the deck shook. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I find a gun tucked under her hip, where she fell on her own wrist. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then he fell into a deep sleep, and this time no one could rouse him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was an invalid, and it fell to the charity boys to bring him his meals. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Once, he fell; clouds of dust obscured everything, and he ran from the dust—he hurried faster, sliding and tumbling on the loose pebbles. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

When they won, they did so handily; when they lost, they fell apart completely. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A reporter, screaming and jumping, fell halfway out of the press box. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell to Yuri Gagarin, the only man to have actually been to space to make the decision. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sam caught his master in his arms, as he stumbled and almost fell, right on the threshold of the bridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And so were their children, because as more seedpods fell, they showed their children how to use them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Whatever Donatelli was whispering into his ear fell right to the bottom of the sewer hole, plop. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The power went off that evening, just before the sun fell. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Big fat tears rolled down his face and fell to the floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Francie talked and talked until the genial little boy fell asleep sitting upright on the steps with his head against the iron rail. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fell in a slow shower to the creek below. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He fell to all fours and, tossing his head, broke off from her gaze as though embarrassed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Whack the of: Paulie says his new TV fell off a truck. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner felt the cold air deep down when he breathed it in, and the snow that fell on his lashes and into his hair stayed there, gleefully stubborn. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

My mom held and comforted the adult bonobos while they slowly fell asleep. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

His arms fell to his sides as he turned, looking around the Glade for a sign of Ben, trepidation building within him as he wondered what the boy would do when he saw him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her newly straightened hair fell into her face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He got off track and fell behind in his studies. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The earth, now warm, shifted; the first forepole slipped; loose rock fell from the face of the tunnel and caused a shield to give way. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We fell to the ground on our belongings. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Gregor, know you we would have caught Boots and Temp if they fell. We would have caught Tick, too, had there been any reason.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It fell to the floor with a crash. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

When they fell to the earth, things began to change. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was off balance, but he fell, not into the stream, but with his chest across May Belle’s legs, his own legs waving in the empty air above the water. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I landed against the wall, then fell forward onto my hands and knees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at one point during an impeccably white noon he closed his eyes and nearly fell asleep standing up in the middle of a sloping, unblemished snowfield; he almost died. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they left the lodge before any in the village was awake, except a baby that cried a little in the darkness of some hut, and fell still again. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as he set eyes on the girl he fell in love with her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It looked like snow had fell down that embankment.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And the whole thing fell to the ground with a loud clank. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

As Kit threw back the woolen cloak, Judith's reaching hand fell back. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The hollow tumbled away from us, grasping at empty space as it fell. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

But he lost his balance, and he and his bike fell to the sidewalk. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When he got to within five feet, the other boy’s stare fell to the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When it was on vacation from its professional chores, it fell, as a rule, alternately in love with shea: volume and a theatrical brand of quietness-steadiness. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He offered it to her while his own tears fell to the floor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It may have been nervousness, awkwardness, but the pan tilted under Pecola’s fingers and fell to the floor, splattering blackish blueberries everywhere. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell into a coma and died two days later from a massive skull fracture. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like you better when you don’t talk,” I said, pulled the deer hide over me, and fell into a deep sleep. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ventured forwards, and suddenly slipped and fell down a hidden gap between the bales. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“They left for Chester in the dark of night. Warner has kin there. There was horrible screaming and carrying on. The youngest girl fell ill after an apprentice died.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A shooting star that fell a million years ago.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Master!’ cried Sam, and fell upon his knees. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My eyes fell on Dad's electric shaver box. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His antlers pierced the ground; he bellowed and fell. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our life fell into a routine that—for once—usually centered on us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He pushed me off the bed and I fell on the floor with a thud, crying. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They swiftly rose on Fortune’s turning wheel, and then as swiftly fell to their ruin. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She cut through the last strand, gave a tug, and the string fell off. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sunjin fell against his mother, who tried to hold him up with her bound hands. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mama hummed “Little Black Cat,” my favorite lullaby, over and over, and I finally fell asleep. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her body was skeletal and her hair, which had begun to regrow after the coming-of-age ceremony, fell out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time she stepped away, it slid a little closer, finally tripping her so she fell into the seat. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dusk fell early in the afternoon, and it was night by half past four. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The time to stan worrying about how things worked was when they broke down or fell apart, and not before. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard a cheer when one fell, and then the raised voices as they quarreled over whose throw had brought the fruit down. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly when it happened, but despite all their talk and my resolve to stay awake, we all fell asleep before dawn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A piece of his disheveled hair fell perfectly against the side of his face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The dog gagged, his mouth chomping the air, and promptly fell down. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held tight to the burning shingle as I fell, unwilling to let it go to brace my fall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He rolled onto his side and tried to find his feet, but pain shuddered through him and the world throbbed: The knight who had felled him drew up above him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Thomas stared in wonder as her eyes rolled up into her head and she fell back to the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

That night, as was his habit, our father fell asleep in front of the stereo, the record making its pointless, silent rounds as he lay back against the sofa cushions, dreaming. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Darkness fell over the grove again, hiding it from the guns. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I felt like the sage Markandeya, who fell out of Vishnu’s mouth while Vishnu was sleep­ing and so beheld the entire universe, everything that there is. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She became real close to him over the phone and as time went by, they fell in love. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now the girls and Ernie and even Horse fell off him like flies. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they were laying Mrs. Milgrom in her grave, the first bomb fell on the other side of the wall. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe the sky didn’t look the day she fell down. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hood fell away from his face, revealing his startled and scowling, countenance. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was almost down on the mountain tops, and the shadows of the whole group fell long upon the snow. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He felt he was at the very end of everything; and if it was the end of his life, too, he was going to fight and fight till he fell. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now a certain man,” she began, “went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves — ” Suddenly she had an inspiration. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When the chair was a pile of firewood and the sword dull, I fell to my knees by the side of my grandfather’s body. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stiff from sitting in such an unusual position, I fell back against the side of the bed and kept up my struggle until just before ten-thirty, when I climbed back into bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He needed only to push himself up a little, and it fell by itself. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

We ran for five minutes before Peewee stopped and fell to one side. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night we fell into bed weary to our bones. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A few melancholy birds were piping and wailing, until the round red sun sank slowly into the western shadows; then an empty silence fell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Over the next three weeks, the men fell into a routine. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

They were light as air, no more than husks, and they fell at a touch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And I fell asleep to the sound of the fountains and the smell of cinnamon and juniper. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

That night at dinner she said, “Poppy, today I fell in love with a lamp.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how tired Celia was—and sometimes she almost fell over with exhaustion—she never neglected this ritual. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nicole said from a great distance, even though her face was inches from mine, “Jay, are you all right?” as I fell backward. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

And I fell pretty far down that recursive wormhole until it transported me completely out of the White River High School cafeteria into some non-sensorial place only properly crazy people get to visit. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As soon as I stepped out of the car, I fell in love with the day. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as everyone was gone, Mom turned to me and I just fell against her, crying and releasing all of the tension and uncertainty of the last few weeks. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Yet under the frail cage of those shattered ribs, his chest rose and fell with each shallow breath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The boy screamed, fell to the floor, his body already convulsing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weasley fell back against her husband and watched Fleur mopping up Bill’s wounds with a most curious expression upon her face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As night fell over the hushed, shadowy hills of the countryside, I thought of the women in the camp, spending their days cooking with corn and rice, tending to their children, gossiping about camp life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then I lay down on the bed and fell asleep—but I woke up almost immediately. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking back toward the patrol car, the policeman stumbled and fell down. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to raise herself in bed, but fell back on to the pillows. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell an inch away from my foot. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It tried to twist away from the agony, a shower of blood and viscera poured down over Tyrion's face, and the horse fell like an avalanche. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a lot of things fell into place. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Sounder made a great lunge forward, and the boy fell against the corner of the porch. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he fell, he barely missed crushing Shoto and the Kurosawa. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She dashed the short distance, ducked down, and then fell over with relief. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When dusk fell, the driver pulled the wayn off under the tree. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They fell with little splashes into a muddy puddle at my feet. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His hair fell down in black curls, and my head was covered with black steel wool. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep thinking of the time you fell off your bike in middle school. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In terror, Hooper flinched and took a step backwards, swayed and fell. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When she did, her mouth actually fell open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A chunk of something fell off his back as he looked up into the bright blue sky. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She said nothing—what was there to say?—but she stood beside Loki’s head, with tears in her eyes, and caught each drop of poison as it fell from the snake’s fangs into her bowl. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I waved at Geneva and then fell on my sled in the tire tracks and slid quickly down the mountain, coasting all the way to the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

One young woman lost her footing and nearly fell out of the train in the middle of a toilet break, but fortunately her friends hung on to her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, silence fell as the huge animals left the water and went foraging for grass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fragments exploded across the room as if a gigantic tree had been sloppily felled. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I come and go at odd hours,” I explained easily as I fell into step beside her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fangor’s lifeless body fell to the ground, taking the sword with it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And a month after that, German bombs fell again on Przemyśl. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Either she fell in love with Pelops or she felt the time had come to put a stop to that sort of racing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The melancholy mood of evening spread along the river, and after the strange cries of birds settling to roost were gone, a strange silence fell upon the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just when it grew unbearable—just as Thomas realized the Griever was right outside the window—everything fell silent. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I jumped back with a yelp when a trailer’s door fell into our path. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I fell to the ground clutching my face. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sat there for a long time while Uncle Joe fell asleep. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Behind them the sky had turned dark, and for the first time in over a hundred years, a drop of rain fell into the empty lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And with this doubt his whole statement fell to pieces and I wondered if there wasn't something a little sinister about him after all. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Gilly, to cover the money, fell chest down over the drawer. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He found the boy’s throat, squeezed, fell to the ground on top of him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She hopped off die piling and fell in after him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Barack Obama s voice rose and fell, his face solemn, and around him the large and resplendent crowd of the hopeful. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All of us fell into a state of suspended anticipation, a slow-motion moment. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He could not see the fish’s jumps but only heard the breaking of the ocean and the heavy splash as he fell. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lock fell into place with a heavy sound. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to rise and fell down again, my hands slippery with sweat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

On the eleventh night, he watched Italy beat Ireland 2—0, took a shower, and fell asleep around five a.m. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They now drew lots for the watches, and the lot for the first watch fell to Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

One of them tried to throw it over a big limb, but it fell short. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the constellation of Orion, low on the Eastern horizon, a star flashed and glittered and fell. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes fell on him and pierced him, as they rushed towards him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And tho this heap of wreckage is pretty pounded, if you look at it right, it might be an old Prentisstown house that fell right outta the sky. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“That scoreboard fell on you,” she said, sniffling. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She leaned out of the window so far she almost fell out, but she could see nothing. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We fell in love doing arabesques on a tightrope thirty feet in the air.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I asked her to push me really, really, really hard, and she did, and I fell and I broke both my wrists. It was funny, but not at the time. At the time it hurt.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She’d lost her helmet, so her curly brown hair fell around her shoulders. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly when it seemed to him he had gone through a hundred courts, the gateman fell silent and pushed him into a small waiting room. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They all felt it; Magdalys could tell from the focused hush that fell instantly over the room. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Halfway across there came another loud creak from the snow; a piece fell off near her feet and tumbled into the abyss, and the bridge settled down another few inches against the crack. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Several were felled before Jess Squirrel and Winifred, along with some crack otter slingers, sent down a barrage so swift and accurate that it decimated the ferrets within minutes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As I fell back into the water another shark’s fin glided right before me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon as he was carrying a load up the Lhotse Face he lost his purchase on the rock-hard ice and fell more than 2,000 feet to the bottom of the wall. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Pippin fell asleep, pillowed on a green hillock. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Our conversation once again fell silent, the pool water slapping against the concrete sides as Tamika climbed out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Her pink hat slid from her head and fell silently into the dirt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly, as though he couldn’t bear the suspense any longer, Charlie tore the wrapper right down the middle...and on to his lap, there fell...a light-brown creamy-colored chocolate candy bar. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She fell silent and pulled her eyes away from the Harriet book. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sam struggled with his own weariness, and he took Frodo’s hand; and there he sat silent till deep night fell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Their hair died at the roots and fell out in clumps, as if they had received radiation bums. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone in his hand vibrated, and he hated how his heart jumped, then fell as he looked at the screen and saw it was from Jimmy, the team’s center. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, the Waiting Melody that hung over her like a shimmering temple elephant’s umbrella crumbled and gently fell about like dust. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was beginning to rain again, but none of it fell through. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My head was halfway in and halfway out when my eyes fell upon two tall black policemen emerging from a shack across the street. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell stiffly like something that would break when it hit the floor. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Baby’s slipper fell off and they stopped to pick it up, Baby saying “No!” and laughing at the same time. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The gaggle of smiths, armorers, and ironmongers that Bronn had collected fell to their knees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t expected the shadow that suddenly fell over Fahim’s face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I repeated it like a prayer until finally I fell asleep, too. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When he returned to New England in late August, he and his father fell into a simple routine. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was scary, too, but it was fun. So I pretended this was a boyhood game, and I never fell.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Moss’s sadness fell to the background, dulled by a growing rage. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He fell, she says, not as one wounded, “but in the fire of battle.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The music hadn’t wrapped up until 2:00 a.m. the night before, while intermittent rain fell. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, she slid the blade across his throat, holding the horn cup beneath it, and drop by drop, his life fell into her hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was in many ways Americanized, but in this respect she was Chinese still — when family marched, she fell in step. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed at my free hand, but I turned around and kicked him in the stomach with such force that he fell to the ground. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

A more popular tool of eugenics was forced sterilization, employed on a raft of lost souls who, through misbehavior or misfortune, fell into the hands of state governments. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The fiber I tore from my skirt and pushed into the crack held back most of the water which seeped in whenever the canoe rose and fell with the waves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then that fell apart, and we ended up moving to a neighborhood called Highlands North, a thirty-minute walk from H. A. Jack. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The rain fell in sheets and in columns. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

If the skin fell, the night sky would be bright—too bright—like seeing flame everywhere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your rifles had better be clean,” Ellsberg’s drill sergeant told the men, “because Dien Bien Phu just fell.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When night fell, the manager of the property patrolled the grounds with three big German shepherds. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“She fell down screaming, and we got her up and I brought her here.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

As his body fell, another was revealed behind him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A shell fell close and they both dropped to the ground and dropped me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I climbed up onto the top bunk and instantly fell asleep. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was on top of me, crushing one of my legs, so I moved it, spread my legs apart, and he fell between them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The cat struck back, but the tree was waving wildly, and he lost his grip with the movement, and fell. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best one was when she’d balanced a small plastic bucket of gumdrops over the closet door so that when I opened it all the way, it fell on me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

As he ran, the grass fell off his back and was quickly scraped up into a bundle by the woman. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The firefighters fell back to establish a new line against the advancing fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

They tripped over fallen logs, and once one of them fell flat on his face. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Ophie fell asleep the dead whispered, their ghostly voices carrying along Pennsy’s tracks over the distance, winding through autumnal forests and mountains, over rivers and through towns. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was the sounds she loved—the sounds that turned and fell in kaleidoscopic wonder. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

My Lord Cheldthorpe of the New Creation dropped my mother, and she dropped him, and looked away demurely, and I fell upon a chair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We probably fell for, let’s say, five minutes and then we must have run for about twenty with the roaches and we’ve been here maybe ten,” he thought. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She and your father, they fell in love as soon’s they met. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The sandpaper was divided into exactly equal halves, and the twins fell to work with an eerie concentration that excluded everything else. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several times the beam of the headlights fell on ruined houses, but Elinor didn't know stories about any of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They fell silent when they saw Victor come out of the abandoned movie theater, but he greeted them as if there was absolutely nothing strange, about him being there. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark lurched forward but caught himself before he fell. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But she fell silent abruptly as soon as Meggie joined them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The mud was impeding him too, because one time, when he kicked out, he slipped and fell out of view into the blackness. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I think I actually fell asleep right away and only dreamed I was taking stock. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Harry watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them, and raised itself, ready to strike. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Flakes of rust fell from the creaking iron frame. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Crack: another man fell, and his dæmon went out like a candle. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rain fell that night, a fine, whispering rain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

With a cry and a splash he fell face downward into deep swift water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The rain fell upon the upturned, unrecognizable face. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a big swing at the snake with his shovel, missed the terrified reptile by at least six inches, lost his footing, and fell over the embankment. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

So the Berry jokes were over, and she instantly fell into big sister zone. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Maybe ... maybe she just fell and skinned a knee or something.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My instinctive reaction was to cover my backside before the next stroke could hit, so the second crack of the whip fell across my hands. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

To her left the slope fell away into the dark, and far below was a glimmer of white and a thunder of water from the cataract of Saint-Jean-les-Eaux. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As weeks turned into months and the fighting continued, she fell into a predictable routine of daily chores and abolition work. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the wetness in the clouds condensed into tiny drops half mist and half rain, which floated downward rather than fell, making a soft rustling patter among the millions of needles. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“So tuckered out he fell asleep,” the boy said to himself. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell, the back of my head slamming against the gym floor. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Yes, it’s true that I fell in love with someone and that he died, along with the two other people I loved best in this world. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The parts of Skylab that fell to Earth would—conveniently—fall on the bathroom block at Guardian Angels. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The bell rang, and the two fell in step. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My mother fell asleep and let me go. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This is where the bar fell—the bar she tore off the lamp-post at home. It sank into the ground and now it’s coming up as a young lamp-post.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He would have to lie low in this stinking ditch until darkness fell. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Voices rose and fell in a nearby room, and from another direction someone coughed. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

His head fell to the side, his eyes half open. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And with a piercing cry out of the dim sky fell the winged shadows, the Nazgûl stooping to the kill. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then Nellie fell heavily to her side and quivered for a moment. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had played with the infants until they fell asleep in a heap of bandages. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

The Earth was a planet, as Copernicus had said, and it was entirely obvious to Kepler that the Earth, wracked by wars, pestilence, famine and unhappiness, fell short of perfection. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baffled and disappointed, he fell meekly in behind his leader. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius instead fell backward, and the bus, exhaling diesel exhaust, rumbled past an inch or two from his desert boots. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day after school we drove straight to the public library in my 1950 green Ford, which Papá bought from a neighbor after the DeSoto fell apart. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The butt end of a spear fell on his back as he blundered among them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Fifteen seconds passed, and then, with a clank heard above the clamorous purring all about, they fell to their knees. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Lyle almost fell on Ben as he pulled him off the floor and slapped him on the rump, his face astonished and pleased. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hopes were all dead—struck with a subtle doom, such as, in one night, fell on all the first-born in the land of Egypt. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

We would beat them and shout at them, shaking them until their heads nearly fell off, mimicking the way Auntie Fatmata had treated the children in the orphanage. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited another minute until the playground fell silent. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ron made a valiant effort to get up again but fell back with a whimper of pain. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dust and bits of tile fell from the ceiling. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She lay down again in the boat and fell into a sleep as profound as any she had had surrounded by the breathing of her cousins in the safety of the girls’ hut. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke came across the room and held out a hand to each of them to help them up, and Eleanor, moving awkwardly, almost fell; Theodora rose in a quick motion and stretched and yawned. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The musician’s expression fell, but he managed a sickly smile and a nod to the audience. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Reactions to the Farewell Address fell into the familiar grooves. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gitney gave a sudden cry, and trembled briefly with all his frame; then fell still. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She fell hard, landing at the woman’s chained feet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She struck at it until it fell away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Like pink snow, the petals fell from the tree and made a soft carpet on the dirt. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then as they turned to go back on board, a shot was fired from somewhere near Will, and one of the sailors fell. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Spotlighted by the flashlight, the toddler took a step toward the window and fell to all fours. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And he fell against the tree, sinking to the ground and clutching the roots of the tree. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Stella carefully held a dipperful to her mother's parched lips, again and again, until Mama fell asleep. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The men fell back from her and crouched down to the ground, writhing, and one of them screamed aloud. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed and Emma screamed and threw herself against the rail, clawing at the air as the cage fell toward the sea. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It was full of money--that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song of it. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

A little spring fell tumbling down and fed the grass. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He got off the ground okay, but then fell over sideways so his backpack dragged through the grass. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He fell backwards into the wet sand, and lay there moaning. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

His cap slipped out from under his fingers, and the shovel fell free. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

This time the man fell more heavily, and his right hand with the knife in it came down on the lead at Will’s feet. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry shone his lit wand around the vault: Its beam fell upon glittering jewels; he saw the fake sword of Gryffindor lying on a high shelf amongst a jumble of chains. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He fell forward then clawed and crawled out of the holy water of the river onto the bank in front of me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like I was standing on ice skates, and I nearly fell down, but Chas was right there behind me, holding me steady. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just for instance, the next Sunday while she was helping Mama and Queenie take up dinner, Campbell Junior fell all the way down our stairs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then several scales, glittering from the moon sands below, fell off his green body. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Pippin fell down, and Uglúk dragged him up by his hair again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was like ripping a great bolt of silk, and the air fell in ragged ribbons away from her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Water drops fell through the halls of trees. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he fell I wasn’t even there, I never touched him, not even the time I stood over him and wanted to hit him to make him shut up. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He fell in love with her the split second he laid eyes on her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had a bad start when the first tree fell, knocking down several smaller trees into Franca’s kitchen area. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s flowered raggedy underpants fell to the floor and she scooped them up, embarrassed. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But work on the farm had to go on although armies faltered and leaders fell in disgrace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother fell on the sidewalk in front of our house and broke her arm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and his eyes fell on a huddle of these weirdos standing quite close by. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Her face contorted and fell against his chest. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then, suddenly, the wind fell and the sky turned bright blue. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people shouted as each new luminous paper bubble careened, caught fire, and fell. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He came at last to a place where more sunshine fell. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You’re pretending everything is fine when it’s not. Even if the sky fell on your head, you’d tell everyone, ‘No big deal. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I got up to leave, afraid I might start crying in front of everyone, and something slipped out from between the pages and fell to the floor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily he would hold her, slowly rub her back until she fell asleep. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I fell out of our sad tree. My leg really hurts.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Thanks to use of the device in 1890, the calculation of census data at the time fell to three years, down from seven, according to the Computer History Museum. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Kaede hung the kettle over the flames, and before night fell she had brewed tea for them all to sip, crouching close to the blaze. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Some shots fell short and landed in the sea, raising great columns of water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell three times and I couldn’t understand why because no one else was dancing besides Ellen and me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

His face was dark with fury and his hair fell down into his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Farid tried to bar her way, but she pushed him aside so roughly that he fell on the hot asphalt of the road. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Each time I fell asleep, I dreamed of a hooded figure pursuing me, and woke in a sweat. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

So did Lord Bertulf, who fell flat on his face and tried to scramble to the back of the dais. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They talked for a while as darkness fell on the forest. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But events unfolded quickly when, eighteen days later, Richmond fell, and then General Lee surrendered. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a first, and so unexpected that I stumbled backward and fell. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Smitty and I fell to our bellies and scrambled like sand lizards to the only cover we could find, a little dip in the ground. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was suddenly hollow; his fingers loosened and fell from the reins, slippery with sweat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As ever, Robert had not troubled himself to attend the council ses-sion, so it fell to his Hand to speak for him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, Riley ate a hole into that same haystack, and it fell down on him and smothered him.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shoving was unnecessary; all the clumps of people in blue and orange fell over themselves to get out of the way. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As the small door unlatched, something—some heavy rectangular thing wrapped in soft leather—fell out of the crack in the door. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Even on this trip, she suddenly fell asleep in the woods. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Homesickness fell upon them when Pierrot said he was hungry—dinner was hours away, and it would not be proper to go down now and ask for food. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I knew I’d be dead meat if the lid fell off, so 1 dug my fingernails into the wooden slats to keep it in place. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But his promptings about secrecy fell largely on deaf ears, due in part to widespread skepticism that there was anything worth concealing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone except Yishan fell to their knees as the emperor pushed his way off the sedan chair, his eyes glittering. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His few words were so carefully chosen and so effectively delivered that every one of them fell like a blade or a balm on the boy to whom they were delivered. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I asked her, “What would happen if all the tea in China suddenly fell from the sky and landed on us?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The flame cracked up among the twigs and fell to work. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She fell, took a clumsy fall, over at the stream.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alfred fell off the stoop laughing, and James ran down and put a foot on his stomach. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

This could only mean that Mark Antony intended to move the capital from Rome to Egypt if the Republic fell into his hands. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The rain fell thick and heavy, but the SUV’s headlights pierced the mist as I drove the van straight toward them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Nico fell backward out of his chair and banged his head against the sideboard. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Dark fell before we found any shelter of cliff or cave to setup the tent in, so that despite all our care things got wet. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

One evening I was sitting by my uncle, wiping his forehead, when he fell off the bed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep, desperately missing my mama and papa. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paper streamers in every possible color waved in the near-still air, and as I watched a few fell to the floor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even if a Neanderthal Romeo and a Sapiens Juliet fell in love, they could not produce fertile children, because the genetic gulf separating the two populations was already unbridgeable. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole scene with her replays over and over again: the hurt in her eyes and the noise she made as she fell. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The river was still racing; a dog that fell in the water at Botley was whirled away and drowned before its owner could rescue it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was only later, when the Nazis had resumed the roll call and we had all forgotten about him, that the man finally fell over. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie tried to pass the time by counting tunnels, but when the ninth swallowed them up and the darkness went on and on she fell asleep. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

At last, Harry held up his hands, and the portraits fell respectfully silent, beaming and mopping their eyes and waiting eagerly for him to speak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Halfway through the journey back, the uncles fell upon Ditshabe and struck him with some rocks that they had picked up in the bush. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Again he fell into that strange mood of speculation that was so foreign to him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Werfel and Spurge were lucky there was another balcony right below them, so they only fell ten feet. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Years ago it was a warehouse to store coal, but when it fell into disuse, it became a meeting place for illegal trades and then blossomed into a full-time black market. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It literally fell, as if he’d lost the use of his lower jaw. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper’s angry screams chased her as she fell through. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I said, “I fell down, ma’am, ’cause the Lord give me the good sense to know when enough is enough.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A silence fell over the room as they read, interrupted only by the gentle rustling of pages turning and the creaking slide of drawers as Pet explored the archive. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He fell to the ground, his bright blood gushing out onto the dry earth like a small, red river. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He fell unconscious into the bushes then everyone rushed him at once. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They all fell silent, watching him anxiously, but after muttering incomprehensibly for a moment he merely started snoring. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I took two steps and then I fell, landing on top of a pile of boards, sick to my stomach and unable to catch my breath. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Look: A dead horse fell from the bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When the bus came I got on it and cried a little and then fell asleep. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling light came on, very bright, and as Elinor stumbled back in alarm she fell over her own handbag, which she had put down on the floor. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was waving her hand, ready to explain their strange situation, when the compact fell from her palm and landed on the desk with a loud thunk. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Goldman clapped his hands again, and another shimmering of flour fell. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Booth assumed that the day would unfold as the latest in a blur of days that had begun on April 3 when the Confederate capital, Richmond, fell to the Union. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bilbo took out the envelope, but just as he was about to set it by the clock, his hand jerked back, and the packet fell on the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And then I fell asleep, knowing he was watching. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

To everyone’s surprise, a tightly wound plastic bag fell halfway out of his sock. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was long after midnight before he fell asleep. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of the alien who lay ill, not acting, not caring, in a room in Sassinoth, two governments fell within ten days. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They gave themselves up to the spell and fell fast asleep at the foot of the great grey willow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Joyce and Graham fell in love and got married. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Small drops of sea water fell from his hair to the cockpit seat and he ran his hands through his hair to get more of the water out. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbled and fell to the ground, hitting his head on the stone floor. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We stopped for a moment in a doorway when the rain fell harder. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed so hard to keep him from my thoughts that I fell into a marriage bed with him. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed on the main door with his shoulder and the worm-eaten wooden frame fell down noiselessly amid a dull cataclysm of dust and termite nests. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the referee raised his arm and blew his whistle for the second half to begin, a sense of disappointment fell over the stadium. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Trees shattered. There were giant colored butterflies. I fell in a pit of orange bubbles.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The golden morning light seemed to glow all around him, while brighter patches fell, now on his lean, brown hands, now on his hair and face, as the leaves stirred over his head. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It started to snow, a wet, Pacific Northwest snow that fell in clumps, soaking and unpleasant. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

One foot caught in a stirrup as he fell, and the runaway charger dragged the youth to the end of the lists, head bouncing against the ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

From the hall I heard them talking, but when I opened the door they all fell quiet and looked at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Grandpop fell right on his face,” Ma added, putting stacks of. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I guess she couldn't see very well in the dark or she lost her balance, because she fell all the way down the steps. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I was twelve, my mother fell in love with a man from California. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He claims that the knife fell through a hole in his pocket sometime between eleven thirty and three fifteen while he was on his trip to the movies and that he never saw it again. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Encanis grew silent, and the only sound was the hiss of sweat and blood as they fell from the demon’s straining limbs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had a gleeful smirk whenever I fell for one of his pranks. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

So Capricorn died, just as Fenoglio had written, and Cockerell disappeared at the same moment his master fell to the ground, and with him more than half the men on the benches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He fell down again and the cows ran down the hill. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, with a war- whoop—deplorable and ungentlemanly tactics—be fell on the insurgent camp with the blood pounding in the veins of his neck, and Excalibur dancing in his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Overhearing this, the friend’s wife insisted on cooking Alex a big dinner, which he wolfed down, and then he fell asleep at the table. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liza, the sewing woman, fell and hurt herself. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The ball went up, hit the front rim, rolled around twice, and then fell through. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

And of course everyone else fell for it right away. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I picked up another rock and sailed it across the gorge, and this one, too, hit the opposite wall and fell down and down and down. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Even with her eyes closed, she knew the exact moment when her sister fell asleep, knew it by the little sigh that came just before her breathing turned steady. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky was breathing hard and casting glances at the door, as if a lion might fly in next, so it fell to Reynie to introduce them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We may depend upon it,” said Agnes wisely, “that Sir Lancelot refused to strike a felled knight” “We may depend.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Victor can tell Esther that we fell off a bridge and she won't have to look for us anymore because we're dead. Isn't that clever, Prop?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The words were no sooner out of his mouth than the doors of the Great Hall opened and silence fell. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Magdalys’s mouth fell open as the humongous beak surged out of the silo, followed by the head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The lampshade fell off, but he kept running, weaving in and out of sidewalk people. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But suddenly into his dream there fell a living voice. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The grass has been scorched and the gray snow fell here as well, but the twelve fine houses of the Victor’s Village are unscathed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Tarun Das was heading the Confederation of Indian Industry when the wall fell in Berlin, and he saw its ripple effect felt all the way to India. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

We all fell overboard, landing in the waters of our very own eddy in the Rio Grande. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He pointed it at the starry cage holding the snake, which drifted upward, off Snape, who fell sideways onto the floor, blood gushing from the wounds in his neck. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I went back to my room and fell soundly asleep for twenty minutes, and dreamed Julie was teaching me to foxtrot in the kitchen at Craig Castle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Again it leaped into the air, and then swiftly fell down upon Éowyn, shrieking, striking with beak and claw. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Between flight cancellations and Farmer suddenly changing his mind about where he was going and for how long, his travel constant monitoring—a task that fell on the shoulders of his brand-new assistant at PIH. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb . . . ,” he murmured. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The shirt fell on Otto, and the familiarity of it stoked something in him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then felt like a total jerk because his face fell, just the tiniest fraction of a bit. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When Lucas crawled onto the floor and fell asleep, I simply let my body fall over onto the now-empty couch and followed his lead, until I was woken up for my turn with the police. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The soft wood groaned under my weight, and the compound fell silent. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

But eventually—too soon—their laughter fell away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

On this side of the Cusp, the world fell away into a deep canyon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sefia fell to her knees and pressed her hands to his wound. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She stumbled over something—a shoe, maybe— and fell against the bed. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It fell on the gold ground, only to bound back up as if springing from a cushion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The shadows fell into a line on either side of Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The sack over her shoulder almost fell to the ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Until he looked down from his highest battlement and saw the ranks of Rand Allastair’s army of fell men and Accursed approaching to lay siege to his walls, he meant to enjoy life.... The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“He fell into a cook fire when he was a baby,” Hodza answered. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Under his gaze, Ma and Ba suddenly felt like freshly peeled oranges, and their words fell away from them. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She settled down on the mossy surface, and as dusk fell she saw a doe and two fawns emerge from the underbrush on legs as slender as reeds. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I placed the bust of Jesus Christ underneath my pillow and fell asleep. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

At that exact moment he fell forever in love with her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Mary Lou was forgotten as the girls fell into raptures about the simple pleasure of a real shower. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But this time one spark fell on one small hair of dry bark—almost a thread of bark—and seemed to glow a bit brighter before it died. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell clear to the ground and lay in the dirt, too tired and hurt to get up. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands came up to tangle in his shirt—I needed to grasp something, to hang on before I fell too far. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then I fell down on my knees in the middle of the cell and started crying again. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She fell against the cinder-block wall and slid down it, feeling as if she had been punched in the stomach. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru fell quiet as she recalled the kinds of things her mother had told her over the years. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Worse, almost no rain fell between mid-May and mid-July, withering their crops. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The apples and peaches fell from her left hand and rolled out of the bag. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

So instead I just held on to Mom’s arm, and she stayed right there until I fell asleep. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

My shyness fell away from me, loosening as it did so my reluctant tongue, and out they all came, the little secrets of childhood, the pleasures and the pains. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I even fell asleep once or twice. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finn fell asleep draped in Kittens and dreamed that the corn walked the earth on skinny white roots, liked to joke with the crows, and wasn’t afraid of anything. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They did as he said and directly afterward the roof fell in. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s eyes fell closed for a moment. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

All day long we unpacked boxes, filled cupboards, hammered nails and straightened up the mess, until we fell exhausted into our clean beds at night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She lifted the flowers and let them drop again, and they fell into another orderly pattern. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jam’s mouth fell open at the mimicry, and she covered it with a hand. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

John fell silent, then he said, “Tossed nickels with him, but no, I didn’t know him.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

He fell to his knees on the dewy grass and fumbled for the alethiometer. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had to give up on that dream, she fell back on chemistry. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The sticks fell and the mouth of the new circle crunched and screamed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the collapse did not occur in the pattern one would expect if drought were the cause: in general, the wetter southern cities fell first and hardest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel’s eyes fell on a figure with the shape of a cat. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Around them the sea was stiffening as it froze, and the men could hear the snow crackle as it fell onto the waves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Then he looked puzzled, took off his skull-cap—three mice fell out—and scratched in the middle of his bald head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over them, the ceiling of rock shook loose and fell. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She sounded exasperated, like she wanted to take me by the shoulders and shake me till my teeth fell out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would flatten one of our small houses if it ever fell down. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I fell back onto the bed, into his arms, and we cracked up together. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The first snow of the year was just beginning, the flakes so light that they hardly fell. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And he turned and looked away to the North under the great stars, and then he fell silent and spoke no more while the night’s journey lasted. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I fell onto the mattress and pulled the quilt over my head. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The temperature plummeted as the desert fell dark. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

After just a few weeks, the khan was considered dead, and the mansion in the saffron fields fell into decay. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She fell asleep suddenly and without any thought. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell to her knees to look closer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But then the book slipped from her fingers and she fell asleep. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And in spite of everything we threw at him, Cap never fell apart, or ratted us out, or even got mad. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She made a desperate grab for the vine, but it fell in with them. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And just like that I fell into the best job in the prison. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I fell to the ground upon one knee. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As they were crossing, something fell out of someone’s pocket onto an aluminum pan in the clearing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And so he made her eggs, and played with Buchi in the living room downstairs, and after Buchi fell asleep, he read the newspapers, all the time his head furred with that sadness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

By the time he fell back to sleep, it was almost dawn. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

In the face of the hostility and contempt of almost everyone in the cave, Andrew crumpled and fell to the floor, curled up and sobbing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Silence fell, and half of the guards encircled the Champions, hands on their swords, while the others, Chaol included, rushed to the dead Champion and fallen guard. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Samuel read, “ ‘And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he fell asleep on the stool, his head against the table that smelled of dried fish. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the tracker, springing behind a stone, put an arrow in his eye as he ran up, and he fell with a crash. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“This little bit of a girl, wriggling around on the floor, drooling all over herself. She looked like a goldfish that fell out of its bowl. You know how they flop around until they die?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I just fell. They were helping me up.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

What if I fell from a ledge and broke my back? A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But before he even reached her, one of the milk-faced men thrust a knife into his stomach, and Komla fell silently to the earth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The equation for finding how far it fell was S = ½at2, or sixteen times the square of the time it took to fall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Through events both arbitrary and conceived it so happened that one of his faces fell away, and then another, and another, until he revealed to me a final level that would not strip off. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when the crowd caught sight of the murderers, with their escort of blue-coated highway patrolmen, it fell silent, as though amazed to find them humanly shaped. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two more shots came from the thick brush and Aymo, as he was crossing the tracks, lurched, tripped and fell face down. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Coraline took a step closer to the man, and he fell apart. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

As if in answer to her question, someone fell through the black square—it was Minho, looking as if he’d been scratched or stabbed on ninety percent of his body “Minho!” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Only 3 5 percent of total fixations fell on the letters. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If one fell to communism, it would knock over the next one, and so on—one country after another would fall into communist hands. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It fell open on a diagram of the Nightbeast, and red ink began to bleed onto the page before transforming into notes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then they breathed out again, with something like a sigh; and Henry, his eyes squeezed tight, and his knees giving way beneath him, fell with a thud to the carpet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ma doubled over and fell to her knees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

An offering fell to the floor, the host, and Lana knelt to venerate and retrieve it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A single clear drop of the stuff of dreams fell from the needle as it vanished in the Hound's muzzle. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who threw it at you, anyway?” asked Harry. “/ don’t know. I was just sitting in the U-bend, thinking about death, and it fell right through the top of my head,” said Myrtle, glaring at them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Pain rippled along her spine and she fell to the floor, groaning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They were taking a lot of machine-gun fire; one fell down into a shell hole; another caught fire and halted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t stop them and they fell on my nose, my chin, the ground. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Papa fell to his knees on the other side of Amil, dropping the jugs. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The cracks got so large that one of the letters outside fell off and could not be put back up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing seemed clear at first, but as I fell gradually closer to unconsciousness, a few certainties became evident. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A branch snapped under his weight and he fell thirty feet. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ten Snow was the first to fall into a fever, and then those in the lodge where the sick man had stayed fell ill, one after the next. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Those who thought they had a solution fell into two opposing camps. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And when night fell and the lights of Chattana blazed across the water, and Somkit chattered on and on about orb motors and the latest speedboat models, Pong stayed silent. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“I had great expectations about how my life would go and then . Nicholas Nickleby! — you fell on hard times and were living in a real bleak house.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Minos’ daughter Ariadne was among the spectators and she fell in love with Theseus at first sight as he marched past her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alarmed, I stumbled and fell headlong into my mother’s arms. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their hands met and—like mist—fell through each other. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he let her go and they fell apart staring at each other and breathing- hard. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

And when at last the paper fell away, he knew his face had changed as well. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"I reached up to help her with them and they fell on me." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

My hair fell forward, cutting off everything—Maxine, Mr. da Silva, the greenhouse’s geraniums —except the book. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“They found him at the fairgrounds. He fell into one of the lagoons and drowned.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The full force of Clancy’s cold gaze fell on Chubs, but he went on, undaunted. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She fell back on the floor and winged her arms wide. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy peered at the picture, and her mouth fell open. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Listening to the tinkling of the drops the hobbits fell asleep. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The elder’s wife sang in the choir and I fell in love with her as only a twelve-year-old can worship a distant and unattainable woman. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell through the air and woke with a start. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

What if while he was running away after hearing the thunder, he fell down and hurt himself? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Beneath the dress, they placed anything.that could collect whatever rainwater fell through the fabric’s pores: empty coconut shells, high heels, and a jewelry cleaning unit they’d rinsed four times with seawater. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

No one believed they fell from the sky. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It was then that his gaze fell upon Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I fell, but not on to the ground: an outstretched arm caught me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rain fell that night and lasted for two days. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was making him breakfast and he fell off his stool. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope they are both safe and protected,” Amah said as another tear fell. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They walked side by side down the road, the sun a blazing pumpkin as it fell rapidly behind the western mountains. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I fell asleep. What time is it?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He pointed to Esther, who almost fell forward in front of him, as if someone had suddenly kicked her in the back of the knees. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Friday of that week fell on All Souls Day, November 2. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

On the war: The Capitol fell the day the parachutes went off, President Coin leads Panem now, and troops have been sent out to put down the small remaining pockets of Capitol resistance. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Ice crackled off his clothes and fell tinkling onto the floe as the rest of the crew drew the two halves of the floe together again by hauling on a rope. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It is a sentiment echoed by Singleton, who says his efforts and conviction fell on deaf ears with the prosecutors until Terryl started pushing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Albert LeBlanc brushed against a desk as he made his way down the aisle and it fell apart after trembling crazily for a moment. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He's wondering where the stone fell, and how to reach it first," said Sextus, remembering his fall down the rocks and into eternity. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And, alas, he fell right, directly, into the queens bowl of soup. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

So convincing were these dreams of lying awake that he awoke from them each morning in complete exhaustion and fell right back to sleep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Meshe saw each drop, where it fell, and falls, and will fall. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It fell not in drops but in sheets, and the ground was running with it, so that you couldn't see anything solid: just flowing fields of bitter cold water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Wind Being said as its flower petals fell to the ground. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He fell into a deep dream that he would not remember when he awoke. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Spirit Medium fell on the ground and shook as though a huge lion had him in its jaws. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My gaze fell on my pie, and I realized I didn’t want it any longer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her head fell back like any other infant’s. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She tried to dig her toes into the ground, but they slid and she fell again and righted herself again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her hair was gathered into a single childish plait that fell from under the froth of tulle and organdy and lay along the length of her spine. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Their chests rose and fell hard, and her expression asked a thousand questions he didn’t want to answer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Rain fell on the roof of the barn and dripped steadily from the eaves. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Now and then I fell out of character. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It’s not until I get home that I realize I cut mv hand when I fell, and at some point I must have rubbed my hand across my mouth. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He abandoned the starlight and scrambled down the dark steepness, shouting like the enraged Aeneas until he fell against the door, which did not yield. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As I entered the classroom, a hush fell over the students. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth could imagine her laughing as they fell into the depths. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mom blinked a few times, and when she opened her eyes again, a teardrop fell down her cheek. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Claire screamed and fell back into the tunnel, instinctively using her feet once again to wedge herself against its walls. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The smile fell from the woman’s face as if Grace had slapped it away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The rain fell steadily, broken occasionally by thunder and lightning. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She’d fall asleep next to me, and I would listen to her soft breathing until I fell asleep, too. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

A leaf fell, it was yellow like paper, I had to go home, and then, the next day, I had to go back to her. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He listened to the kindness in Hendrik’s voice and finally ate and fell asleep as the sun was coming up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Murmurs rose and fell in the dining room. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It fell to the ground with a rustle. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

For even the Wise might fear to withstand the Nine, when they are gathered together under their fell chieftain. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I scrambled away and almost fell over the kitchen table, because her eyes—her eyes were glowing green. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Thandiwe whistled, and the Ridge guards peeled away from the iron monster and fell into formation behind her, everyone lining up on the same rail. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Strange,” said Calixte, and she didn’t mean the adjective strange, which fell immensely short of the sight before them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, in the banquet hall, the Princess Pea spotted him and called out the word “rat,” and because of this Roscuro fell into the queen’s soup. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

As we tied our head cloths, Sheku, standing next to me, fell backward. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Oleana couldn’t block my blade, and she slipped and fell to the ground without getting her light on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t mentioned Miss Lilian, my brother and I would still be telling tales about the old days, amusing ourselves while the rain fell and the wind blew. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He learned the dangers of sitting on the edge of the tub last winter after he fell in and Dad had to blow-dry him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

They fell silent, shy of their feelings, and began to stitch. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell down and was too dizzy to get back up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A storm of light fell upon the river and Montag dived under the great illumination as if the sun had broken the clouds. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was when she fell the second time. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was pretty dark, and I stepped on somebody's shoe on the floor and danm near fell on my head. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

My eyes fell on Fifi, who was following the transaction closely. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

If you fell off the plank and dropped the bag, it would split open, making a mess. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The games went all day long, until Caesar and his companions fell in panting collapse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes as drizzle fell again. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I beg your pardon, sir. It was purely accidental. I fell, you see. Please accept my humble apologies. I am Matthias of Redwall and I sincerely hope I have not disturbed you in any way.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The first one I saw fell from a branch and crawled across my bare arm before flopping off and disappearing into the rotten palm leaves. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he dumped it out, he thought he saw something glisten as it fell onto the dirt pile. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then, in the patch of quickly fading sun that fell across the room, I noticed something I hadn’t before. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

A shadow fell on my heart then, though I did not know yet what I feared. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When she yanked, I fell back, hitting the closest seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Bits of her Kleenex fell to the floor, and she picked off the specks from the carpet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The little girls fell in love right away and things got put back together. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he was holding a piece of gum while a single tear, like the wispy trail of a jet, fell down his cheek. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wormtail, still panting with pain, fumbled in his pocket for a glass vial and held it to Harry’s cut, so that a dribble of blood fell into it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Eventually, she fell asleep in the remains of a tomato basket, with the juice soaking into her dress-cloth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When he pulled us from the cabin, we fell on the ground, and the grass around us was burning,” said Masha. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

At a second blow the door yielded and fell back, with timbers burst and lock broken. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But he only put his head to one side, as his father often had done, and when I said no more, he trotted out to a sunny place and lay down and fell asleep. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His gaze fell on the skeet-range, and he reeled away with a sharp cry of distress, his wild and feverish eyes scanning the walls of his office frantically as though they were swarming with Yossarians. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep ... and had my worst dream yet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her face glistened with sweat, and her golden ringlets fell loose over her eyes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Night came, but the earth still rose and fell like a great animal breathing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma fell back to run alongside Chess and Finn and ask, “Isn’t it going to be hard to see the house from the path?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Joe knocked on a yellow Dutch door, and the violin fell silent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Leah fell to her knees in a demonstration of grief on Our Father’s behalf. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much left of it then anyway, for every time it fell over an escarpment the thirsty air drank it, and it splashed from the pools to the dry vegetation. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The corpses of dogs, cats, and horses often remained where they fell. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But I did not, and here is what happened after I fell asleep again, the next time I woke. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Just a long, gray rain that fell straight and soft on a flat sea. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I tore open the envelope and a check fell onto my bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Finally, when Horace tripped over a root and fell to the ground and then lay there begging for a rest, we all stopped. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The cleanliness of the grounds also fell short of European standards, as he had feared it would. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The first male into the clearing fell back immediately, allowing the other male to take the front, orienting himself around the tall, dark-haired man in a manner that clearly displayed who led the pack. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When they were done, everyone fell silent on the deck and the chaplain called on the men to contemplate their relationship to God and Jesus. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The room fell completely silent, every eye on him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There would surely come a bad year, moreover, and even the town could not withstand robbers, as it had not in the past when the great house fell. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The small home was packed with more than thirty people, whose chattering fell silent when I walked in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He caught and ate it as it fell. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She fell out of her bed and clattered onto the floor. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht fell to his knees next to the man huddled in the corner. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The flash and roar smothered him, and he staggered back and fell to the floor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nanna, his wife, went to look at it for the last time; her heart broke and she fell to the deck dead. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Night fell and it grew altogether dark under the canopy of the tree. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"But . . ." Park looked in Eleanor's eyes, and her hands fell to the table. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The higher he climbed, the lower the barometric pressure fell, and the worse his vision became. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time it scraped against the Wall, starting small crystalline showers of ice that sparkled in the sunlight as they fell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Sí, very dizzy and sick to my stomach. I felt so weak I fell down. Then I threw up.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and forced the thoughts and dark images away and at some point he fell asleep. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Zeus saw her hunting in the train of Artemis and fell in love with her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell through her fingers, leaving a zigzagging trail, causing a monkey to leap down from a tree and devour the little white grains. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

They stood for us, Heavy with wool, As they moved like a dirty cloud Over the hill Where the rain last fell. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bodega wouldn’t preach these points eloquendy but he would speak of them with so much passion and street intellect that Vera fell madly in love with him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep waiting for him to answer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

One fell flat on the landing, but the other tumbled down the stairs, his rifle firing, sending bullets pinging against the stone walls, the sound echoing down the stairwell. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It was just creeping into dusk when he fell asleep, which means—what time is it? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Protests of injustice fell silent before the self-evident justice of this unequal division. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mama laid her head back on Ophie’s shoulder and fell back asleep, but Ophie whipped her head around, and sure enough, standing behind her was Aunt Rose. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The Red Cow kissed it and fell to munching the meadow. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The cheap glass body broke off and fell to the ground, leaving me holding its handle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That threw me off balance and I fell, spinning to the ground. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

And Tucker had a big day planned for tomorrow, collecting things for his home and snapping up bits of food that fell from the lunch counters all over the station. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the moon fell on the desert’s silence, and on a man’s journey in search of treasure. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart fell down into an icy crevasse and came back up flying. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then I made for the back porch, but he tackled me and we fell through the screen door, ripping it off its hinges. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell them anything, syndrigastiV’ shouted Bekhir—and then one of the soldiers kicked him in the stomach, and he groaned and fell quiet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The whole basin quivered, and he didn’t know what would happen if he fell all the way to the bottom. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his eyes fell on her own second-grade school picture with two missing front teeth poked into the corner of Sitti’s picture frame, he pointed and made a question mark with his hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned my lute case against a wall and fell into a chair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then darkness fell, deep and black in the mountain cleft. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last night, I fell asleep to the whir of her sewing machine through the yard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Mi perrito rolls His tongue for the taste Of a dropped chicharrdn, For the jawbreaker That fell from my pocket, For a potato chip bag Blowing across a lawn. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, it was inevitable, like gravity, like night and day, little apple-bites when God's back is turned, her name fell, bastardized, breaking into a half dozen nicknames—"pobrecita Yosita"—another nickname. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Outside the prison walls, massive bombs fell on the city. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It fell and broke neatly into two pieces, stem severed from body. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, all four princes of the kingdom fell, leaving the king only one heir. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

One by one, the lodgers each fell into a deep sleep. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The night fell as he ate, and soon the sky was darker than any he’d known in New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Next came a poetic ode to Columbus that was as long and difficult to endure as the admiral’s voyage itself: “Then from the Pinta's foretop fell a cry, a trumpet song, ‘Light ho! The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As they fell, they smothered some of the flames within themselves, and they exposed a half-open window. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A squadron of huge brown beetles hurled themselves against the light and then fell to the ground and moved their legs and felt around with their antennae. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big drops of rain fell among them making individual sounds when they struck. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I fell so many times that I stopped counting. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I could not see any face, for his hood fell down so low; and I felt a sort of shiver down my back. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And repeating this over and over again to himself he fell asleep at last in his tent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It clipped a wine steward on the serving hand, so that his pitcher dropped with a loud clang while he fell backward, cursing, in the dust. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sadna shot her daughter a hard look and Pima fell silent. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep in that utter country silence that makes your ears ring. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The paw fell heavily, and Pasha’s Favorite continued to snooze. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The last hope that something might postpone our returning to the outside world was extinguished on August 6 when the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the dome, light fell in a chalky beam. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She gasped, then fell out of her wheelchair with a soft thud. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered a few times, before I was diagnosed, when I’d lay in bed and my artifacts would talk to me or to one another and I would listen to them until I fell asleep. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Jason didn’t see Hades, but whenever a giant stumbled and fell the ground broke open and the giant was snapped up and swallowed. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The mountain men fell in behind him, each clan arrayed behind its own leaders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The leaves went red and orange and then brown and fell so that they crunched when Father and I walked around on them out in the woodlot, where we were getting up the winter’s wood. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are going to live in a house of our own,” she told me happily the day snow fell on the ground all around our house. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while he lay and listened for sounds of Gandalf’s return, and then he fell into an uneasy sleep. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hazel fell to her knees and tried to put on her best seasick face. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As I straddled the highest point, the south face fell away beneath my right boot for twenty- five hundred feet; beneath my left boot the north face dropped twice that distance. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only a few blows fell before we took his arms and dragged him back. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ten yards out, the float line fell away and bobbled in a seam of white water along the surface of the bay. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But he fell with the kite still in his hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It fell unceremoniously to the surface, bouncing and rolling, until it finally came to rest. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up, and as he did, his cowl fell back from his face. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned against a felled tree beside Minerva, who woke up with his rustling. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His hair wasn’t slicked back but fell limp on either side of his face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise went to her room, shut the door, unbuttoned her blouse, unzipped the fly of her slacks, and fell across her mother’s lacy wrought-iron bed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It just missed Grandma’s lap and fell hissing between her and me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a third, he punched the air in exultation as the final curtain fell, although there was no curtain, there was no possibility of a curtain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I almost fell over when she said that. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Sweat rolled off my face and fell in great drops to the dirt below. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had put stones in my pockets to weigh me down, but they slipped out as I fell. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The young knight fell to his knees a frightened boy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For some minutes, before she fell into a deep, dreamless sleep, she just lay quiet, smiling at the ceiling. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep at that point, and when I awoke I was hungry. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I slowed down, fell into a trot, and then just started to walk. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And the stone that David slung struck Goliath on his forehead; the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face on the ground, the boy thought. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin’s hand fell away, leaving a palpable sense of absence behind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I tossed my first-baseman’s mitt up in the air and tried to have it land on my head, but it fell in a mud puddle. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But if it pointed directly to another child, that was when they fell to their knees and sang Pilate’s song. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unsuspecting traveler fell into his part as conscientiously as he read his primer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

A toothless oldster with cloudy blue eyes, he fell exhausted from his saddle and could not rise again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was the thing we all fell in love with. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

After a while, Frank fell into a kind of daze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The ultimate decision on how to proceed fell to Daines, the county attorney, though in practice this process was more democratic than tyrannical. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He told me about Copernicus and Kepler and why Newton’s apple fell down instead of up. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Her tiny body rose and fell with each milky, warm breath. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The bird rolled down the shingles and fell to the ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

After a while he fell asleep, and she lay there holding his head, deriving a small but important comfort, even faintly smiling as she stared at the ceiling. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weary, sore and still supperless, he fell at once into exhausted sleep. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Above and under ground, the rabbits fell naturally into a quiet, undisturbed rhythm of feeding, digging and sleeping. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart cracked, and he fell in love. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The bleak even light from outside fell on his dark face. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The scraeling war party fell upon them that night: five hundred men to thirty. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

About an hour later, after it got dark, my daughter came in and said, “Mother! Mother! A little boy just fell out the window!” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at that moment the laughing Coyotito shook the rope and the scorpion fell. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss fell to his knees next to Shawna, but he had no idea what to do. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Conscious of an inadequate night’s sleep, and of a delicate mission successfully accomplished, M. Poirot curled up in a corner and fell asleep. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly grabbed for the nearest merlon and fell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he fell down on the rug and phased out and started watching Top Quark. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell silent for a moment, and his little eyes darted suspicious glances from side to side before he proceeded. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Ignatius glared at the young man’s tawny velvet jacket and mauve cashmere sweater and the wave of blond hair that fell over the forehead of his sharp, glittering face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My two brothers fell to the floor laughing, while I ran around the house crying for Ma, zooming from room to room, my circuits blown. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

What! all my pretty chickens and their dam At one fell swoop? Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

His coat fell in folds as precise as those of a marble sculpture. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Remember what my parents said when I fell in love with you? They said nothing, remember? And do you remember how cruel that was?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Bah. He was a god. He fell in love with your mother because she was a natural warrior. She was like me—strong, brave, good, beautiful.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He frowned as his eyes fell on Scipio. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Still it had come to an end, in the last long rays of daylight at the tree, when Phineas fell. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank was relieved when the wheels fell off. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And he brought out the tightly folded sheet of India paper just as the two halves of the acorn fell apart in her hands, showing it to be empty. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He jogged after them, cursing every time his pants fell down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Her bags fell on me. Let's go in and see Brett. I say, she is a piece. You are a lovely lady, Brett. Where did you get that hat?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

With a swift motion, I threw the venison to the ground and the dog fell upon the meat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“You got me!” she called, and fell to the ground, grinning. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ged fell, struggling and writhing, while the bright rip in the world's darkness above him widened and stretched. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bartsia fell forward out of the hole with Bigwig on top of him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I fell to me knees and I prayed like fury. When I opened me eyes, it was gone. No rope, no dead man, and the trapdoor was closed.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She wound my braid into a tight ball, then arranged and snipped the loose silk strands until they fell into a neat tassel. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As dusk fell, shadows deepened beneath the branches. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Whenever he was ill with the fever, or once when he fell from a tree, his mother would rub his body with okwuma, all the while muttering, “We shall defeat them, they will not win.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Someone muttered a prayer over her and we fell back to sleep. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He jumped forward, fell back, and beat the earth with his wings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The hearth fire hissed and popped in the silence that fell after my question, and the Paqo’s face was filled with new lines that spoke of sadness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The kennel jerked forward, tilted, fell back and struck the ground with a jolt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Three days later, my father was up on the roof, fixing the aerial so he could watch some football game on TV, and he fell off. And he died.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

By the time dusk fell, her handmaids would need to help her down from her mount. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Kent asks, “What do you mean, he took out his eye? Like it fell out?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The blood rushed to her head, making her woozy, but not woozy enough that she wasn’t aware her dress fell around her waist, exposing her legs, her underthings, her body. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He whirled away so fast that he lost his footing and fell down. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two o'clock and the whole corner of the peninsula was blazing with light which fell unreal on the shrubbery and made thin elongating glints upon the roadside wires. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The cover fell to pieces as he held it up, but inside was something Pinmei had never seen before. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Night fell and I drank from the basket. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I stood outside my parents’ bedroom a shadow fell across me and I jumped, as if I were already living in fear of the ghosts of Malcolm and Maud. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s two questions. Yes, you do. He died fishing. He fell off a boat. Isn’t that the stupidest thing you ever heard?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She had cool green eyes and jet hair, a quick smile, and was the type of girl Jem fell for with monotonous regularity. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Tony all but fell to the floor in her agony. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

And the tree stepped out of the way, so quickly that Conor lost his balance and fell. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Airplanes flew overhead but no bombs fell from them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

One evening when I was dressing for dinner in this numbed frame of mind, an idea occurred to me, the first with any energy behind it since Finny fell from the tree. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waif fell in behind them as they were making their descent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He gave a small burp, and a single slug fell into his outstretched hand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

My white pieces screamed as they scurried and fell off the board one by one. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Abbott fell silent, and I felt as if I was letting her down, and also letting down Jennifer's grandmother, who was now standing in the kitchen doorway drying a cup. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I reverted to the books I loved, those rare and impractical luxuries I’d happened on a few times in my life and hoarded until they fell apart, all pulp and tears. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The foremost fell with Legolas’ last arrow in his throat, but the rest sprang over him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She staggered and fell, and as she fell she lost her grip on the sack. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed for her, and she caught hold of my arm and shoulder before she fell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ruth May fell back into bed with her hair plastered to her head in a dark sweat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He finds Luna in his office, horn-rimmed reading glasses doing nothing to detract from his usual appearance of a movie star who tripped and fell sideways into politics. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Behind her, Fayge tried to sidestep so as not to bump into her, stumbled, fell, and began to roll faster and faster downhill until she hit the bottom with a horrible thudding sound. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When night fell Granny assumed the task of seeing that my brother and I bathed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He wasn’t perfect or anything. He wasn’t your fairytale Prince Charming or whatever. He tried to be like that sometimes, but I liked him best when that stuff fell away.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I could see from the flash of our lamps, as the rays fell on them, that the horses were coal-black and splendid animals. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Nokomis had to take him from her arms, and when she did Omakayas fell down on the blanket, arms still held in the cradle shape of her brother, and knew nothing all that day. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

A couple of months after Erma died, Uncle Stanley fell asleep in the basement while reading comic books and smoking a cigarette. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing that he remembered before he fell into deep dream was a glimpse of high white peaks, glimmering like floating isles above the clouds as they caught the light of the westering moon. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sailors fell into a pile and the front hatch fell away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I think the cork fell out. The curved throat probably doesn’t hold it as well.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep with a pleasant sense of security, an assurance of Karhide’s extraordinary and unfailing kindness to the stranger. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

More leaves fell, Thanksgiving came, then the first snow, then Christmas, and more snow. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In moments their exhaustion overcame them, and both boys fell asleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The robot’s rusty metal palm fell on him like a swatter falling on a fly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I fell over loads before I got the knack of sliding in my trainers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her features melted back into Penelope’s, and her chest rose and fell as she breathed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Even if their words fell into the wrong hands, nothing about their plans would be revealed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Even so, over the next nine weeks his weight fell from 168 to 115 pounds, and the warden was warned that forced-feeding alone could not keep the patient alive indefinitely. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell without a break, steady, straight, and monotonous. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His pony reared and snorted, and he fell off. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Strong Belwas gave a moan, stumbled from his seat, and fell to his knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With sudden comprehension, the young soldier sat up, knocking Jonathan away so hard the boy fell backward. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ridgeway fell in with a circle of slave catchers, gorillas stuffed into black suits with ridiculous derbies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it fell in the stove, along with the beans!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Once the plane door closed and the wheels lifted off the ground, we pulled blankets up to our chins and fell soundly asleep. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The beard of flame diminished quickly; then the pile fell inwards with a soft, cindery sound, and sent a great tree of sparks upwards that leaned away and drifted downwind. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She is so sweet with old people; I think they all fell in love with her on the spot. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then he went up there again and the boy bit Derrick’s finger and Eric fell right there. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. But way after that we were chasing down one of those dumb birds and I fell backward on my butt and my arm got twisted between April’s big fat thighs.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I all but fell down the mountain shouting, “Dad! Dad! Where are you?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another fell away, shaken loose by the beating of his wings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Tell me true. If I fell into the hands of your people and yielded myself, what would it win me?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The machine is splendid! What a speed! A few times I fell into a spin, but in the end I learned how to turn.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Her hair fell in a shiny veil over her shoulders. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy fell into step beside her, strangely silent, and together they stole away into the woods. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His head fell on his chest, and he woke with a start. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Great tears poured from beneath his clenched lids and fell in steaming dollops to the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I fell in love once, or at least until today I thought I had. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Hazel wondered whether he ought to wake them and tell them to get under thicker cover, but as he was thinking about it he fell asleep himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very first day that he landed in Cambridge, he fell in love again—with a man named Francis Crick, another student in Perutz’s lab. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The boy fell to his knees and wept. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The constable staggered and fell as if he had been struck by the hand of God. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The exit sign cast its gory light over us; the PSF shoved me again, harder, and smiled when I fell. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I made it about twenty feet before I fell down. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tad lost his grip, and everything inside fell out. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When his hand fell away, another hand, stronger, shoved her back into her saddle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They had descended into a long fold of the land that fell away southward; now they began to climb up, and up, on to the high western ridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Just outside his line of vision, I watched him chalk the cue, unsmiling, and bend over the table so his hair fell in his face. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She fell asleep to it, the words filling the silence in her room, the sudden cavity that seemed to be steadily growing, burrowing its way into her heart. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

On another occasion, his boot caught in the stirrup as he fell off, causing him to be dragged by his foot down the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to edge to the left, to get in front of the glass without Quirrell noticing, but the ropes around his ankles were too tight: he tripped and fell over. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As he stopped and looked up, something fell heavily to the ground behind him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He fell, wet and breathless, face down On the sticky sand. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here the air was still, stagnant, heavy, and sound fell dead. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"Oh, that. I—ah—I stumbled and fell into a hedge." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tidbit even ate the apple cores and promptly fell asleep on the nearest pile of straw. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I practiced for hours and fell asleep practicing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Little fine drops fell sometimes from the ceiling. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Arab fell flat in the water, facedown, and lay there for several seconds with bubbles bursting on the surface around his head. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It hit the wall next to the hatch and fell to the floor, blocking the door from closing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They grew smaller and smaller until their fine silk capes and robes and hairpins fell on the stone floor and covered them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And then the forest fell away, and he was back in the longhall again, back in his broken body, staring at a fire. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Coach,” Annabeth said, “it was an accident. We were talking, and we fell asleep.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Constance arrived just as the victim fell wounded. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Brian was shorter than me and just as skinny, with freckles across his nose and sandy red hair that fell into his eyes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His red cloak fell gracefully around him and his throne. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Farther on, they fell in behind a smaller elephant, white as old bone and pulling an ornate cart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When the shoes first fell from the sky, he remembered thinking that destiny had struck him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The building wasn’t very tall, and Tally would bounce in her jacket if she fell, but the moment her feet touched the ground, the wire would sound an alarm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I lay down and fell asleep right next to the road, right in the middle of the day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins sat between them, offended and silent, and presently, because they were very tired, they crept closer to her and leant up against her sides and fell asleep, still wondering.... Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The sea monster fell into a smooth glide just below the surface, the dark water skimming to either side as they flushed along the river toward the bay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We histled he would attract the Enemy and I grabbed at his Ankles to fell him, & fall he did, & lay in the Sand without Sign of Life beneath the Glare of our Townsmen. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their strides, each twenty-one feet in length, fell in perfect synch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large limb, tom from a tree by the strong wind, fell to the ground. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the cave of the garage, rain fell so lightly it wasn’t even falling. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The patch of moonlight that slipped past the rusty iron bars on our window fell on the book that our teacher, Parvathi, had given me before she moved away. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Once darkness fell, there would be some lights from house lanterns. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mornings rose, nights fell, but he did not move from the bridge. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reynolds waited until an embarrassed silence fell over the auditorium. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a while he fell back and after a while the man could hear him playing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He had to get to the roof; he struggled upward, then fell flat, in deep soft snow, his eyes riveted upon a white man across the street upon another roof. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A thin silver mist emanated from him, and his beard fell like a cascading waterfall. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But I do remember the mountains and mountains of snow that fell while I was there, the same white, only beautiful, less sterile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

His bangs fell into his eyes, and he pouted. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the knives pierced their skins, bright blood flowed freely and they fell to the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

President Garfield fell to his knees, then collapsed to the floor on his back. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I leaned back against the cracked vinyl headrest and fell immediately asleep. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her tight frown eased, fell, and disappeared completely, replaced by confused awe as she tried to take in everything at once. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Banged me leg. And when I fell down, it shook me head,” she said. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hassan still had not come back when night fell and moonlight bathed the clouds. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t knocked. I fell in just to make him laugh.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And if Masha and her crew tried to parachute out of their burning plane, they would surely be killed by the enemy’s guns as they fell. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She lay down again, finally, and stared into the moonlight for another half an hour before she fell asleep. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally fell asleep at half past two. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His eyes fell upon the stone ridge to his left and he thought at first he should build his shelter against the stone. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the last time I looked at my watch before I fell asleep. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At this point it ran nearly from South-west to North-east, and on their right it fell quickly down into a wide hollow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Who is it!” he demanded, leaning out from the bed so that the light fell waveringly on his face. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I—” I hope not nearly fell out of Ivy’s mouth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Whin pressed himself against the wall and the blanket fell off his bony shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The cover sagged beneath them, and she fell down, shrieking with laughter. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“A wise and courageous decision, but no less than I would have expected of you. Does anyone else know where it fell?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I fell to the ground and stayed on all fours until I caught my breath. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The weight of his situation fell on him hard. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

One morning she got out of bed for an early errand, and I fell asleep again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell to my knees, overcome by the horrid stench. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My foul shot rimmed the basket and fell in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother was pretty shook up. After it... fell apart.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A drop of sweat trickled down her brow and fell onto her breast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It fell to the floor, and someone else scooped it up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I fought against tears and lost; they fell to the dust in big drops too. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each evening he fell into a drunken sleep after supper, wine-colored spit running down his chin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With cries of delight, they fell upon them as if they were candied berries. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And the city fell shortly after, which means our boys dealt a decisive blow, fellas.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As she grabbed the purse, the skein of gold thread fell out. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep watching the rise and fall of Rose's breaths and tried to imagine us in another time, building instead of running. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The rate fell to 18 percent for those living in ghetto areas. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ron went speeding in the direction that Harry was pointing, crashed into the ceiling, and nearly fell off his broom. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I thought I was going to be brave and defiant, but I just fell apart. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Mark that has—they come—I—” He hesitated and fell silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the hall the floor vanished and fell to an unknown depth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I almost fell off as the bike wobbled from one side to another. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Alice picked up a loose stone from the parapet, as big as her fist, and hurled it straight at him, and again he fell. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The world went even darker around him as his feet thumped to a landing on a slippery surface, then shot out from under him; he fell backward into Teresa’s arms. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He set his feet, took a deep breath, rammed the door with his shoulder, and fell face first into the door frame when the door moved. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But she’d no sooner finished the first sentence when the men outside fell utterly silent. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They fell back in step, but Emily couldn’t shake that feeling of being watched. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled out the Cloak and then his eyes fell on the flute Hagrid had given him for Christmas. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As he lay there on his hard bed, bits of thatch and grit fell onto him from the ceiling and mingled with his sweat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It remained mute until the day it squawked once and then fell off its perch from old age. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The work of teaching and organising the others fell naturally upon the pigs, who were generally recognised as being the cleverest of the animals. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

As they flitted across they glanced back and saw the great black shape upon the battlement; then they plunged down between high rock-walls in a cutting that fell steeply to join the Morgul-road. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The lords fell silent one by one, and Robb looked up at the sudden quiet and saw her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A log fell with a crash, sending up sparks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She fell in love with the jewels and the mirror just like Cecile knew she would. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“She got tangled in her harness and fell on it, broke some of its legs. Then it came after me, got on me, crawling all over.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It fell upwards into the sky until it was lost to sight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the Seniors, we were down to six per dorm, so it was just our little group, and we often had our most intimate conversations lying in the dark before we fell asleep. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned precariously out from the elm to see where Cluny fell. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

My team never passed me the ball, so that was good, but I fell down a lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Shooting until the man fell down in the street. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The classroom fell quiet, a long heavy silence that roared in Roy’s ears like a train. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy iron television stand fell over seconds later, shattering the bedroom window. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I made myself American-pretty so that the five or six Chinese boys in the class fell in love with me, everyone else—the Caucasian, Negro, and Japanese boys—would too. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His blanket fell away from his legs, but the legs didn’t move. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

So awed was I that it was a moment before my eyes fell on the figure at the writing desk, bent over some close task. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

This year, Christmas Eve fell on a Tuesday, and in the Vanderbeeker tradition, Christmas Eve dinner rivaled Thanksgiving dinner in scope and quality. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He lived alone in this deteriorating, blind building of a thousand uninhabited apartments, which like all its counterparts, fell, day by day, into greater entropic ruin. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The voices fell silent, and then the Master spoke. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

His whole body rigid, he swayed where he stood and then fell flat on his face, stiff as a board. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

But the mouse tail, covered as it was in oil, was slick and difficult to hold on to and Mig, in reaching for the knife, loosened her grip, and Despereaux fell to the floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, Annabeth fell into line next to me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“She fell down the stairs and bit the inside of her mouth. I think it got infected!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The road beyond ran along the crest of a ridge where the barren woodland fell away on every side. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her face first got mad but then when the farmer put me down on my feet and I fell over to one side because of the pain in my ankle she got all worried again. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am so sorry. I fell asleep in Auggie’s room. By the time I woke up . . .” “I know, I know.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When she worked her way to Mary Alice’s booth, they fell into a murmuring conversation. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard’s knees, dragging him to the brink. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But when he opened his hand, out fell three red-and-white-striped mints. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Branches snapped and fell, sending up clouds of sparks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The earth lay rich and dark, and fell apart lightly under the points of their hoes. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

As the last pieces of glass fell and disintegrated on the terra-cotta floor, movement and sound returned to the East Hall in an ever-widening wave. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The second hand, the thinnest of the three, suddenly snapped and fell out of the clockface completely, bouncing once on the rug and disappearing into the ashes of the hearth. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Daisy used strength, Amelia wits, and Isabelle fell in love with the dragon, because that’s the sort of girl she was. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When he stepped out the door, two shadows in the shape of an X fell across his path. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell into a confused dream in which monsters pursued him through a dark forest. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, she turned toward the voice and almost fell off her seat. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Outside it began to thunder a little, a few raindrops fell, then a wind blew the clouds back over the mountains. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven hopped up from the sofa, but the moment she attempted to run toward Valley, her legs gave out and she fell to the floor. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I bit it when I fell, I think.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt himself falling, and he felt himself caught even as he fell; but his mind, utterly spent, slid away into the dark. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He fell onto his side, panting in an effort to reclaim his lost breath. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

All at once, a huge tear that would have filled a bucket rolled down one of the BFG’s cheeks and fell with a splash on the floor. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew not what to do; a panic seemed general, and no officer appeared to offer guidance; and still the bombardment fell upon the camp. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Yessum. He must have gone hack into his house for one too many things, ’cuz the house fell on top of him while he was getting it.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another time, I fell off my bike onto her front lawn and she yelled at me. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laila fell asleep at some point, her body baking in the heat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

With both Robett and Galbart warring in the south, it would be lightly held, and once the castle fell the ironmen would have a secure base in the heart of the north. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But after that first sensation of relief, the bottom fell out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By contrast, a pall of humiliation fell over Livermore, whose dismal record was now oh-for- three. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A few drops fell, and suddenly the drums broke out again into a panic of hurrying notes; there was a great shout. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was glad they fell from the overpass and hit him on the head. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And then it all fell apart, tears from nowhere. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fell asleep well before the movie ended, but Luke let them lie on the couch until the credits rolled. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep, and when I woke up, Lynn was slumping in her chair looking bored. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

They fell from the sky like shooting stars with brilliant, rippling tails, showering the neighborhoods below with prizes for the kite runners. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My gloominess fell away as if we were on holiday. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents came in then, looking expectant, and 1 just nodded and they fell into each other, feeling, I’m sure, the harmonic terror that would in time come for them directly. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I fell to the ground, and the rain was so powerful, it seemed to be pushing me into the thirsty earth as it tried to soak up every drop the clouds offered. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Then bam...their two most important members fell into Tartarus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I fell asleep to the sound of ice groaning and cracking in the floors beneath us and the attic above. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Farmers greased up their tractors; Nick Rael ordered garden seeds, summer hoses, irrigation boots; and cows groaned and fell down and bore their calves. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teachers gasped for breath, doubled over in pain, fell to the steps. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pool of water quickly turned red as the blood fell from his face into the sink. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"Invitation, mention of mutual friends—I fell for it all right. I've torn up the letter." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He lost his balance, terror on his face, and then he fell. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she fell silent, and we could hear the leaves of the blackjacks rattling restlessly in the wind. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I started walking, and dragged her for a step or two, then her grip loosened and she fell away. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

As night fell, the leader of the captors ordered small fires to be made on the beach, and Amari soon smelled the welcome odor of food cooking. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman fell to her knees, not so much a kneel as a collapse. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Right on Victor's chest, however, with his knees pressing into his sides as if the felled detective were a stubborn horse, sat Scipio, smiling mockingly. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But it was important that it looked like a letter of introduction in case it fell into the wrong hands. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The goddess . . . she fell in love with my father, Julian. He was a soldier in Iraq. He was -’ Reyna’s voice broke. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her eye fell on a young waiter whose job seemed to be to pour water into the goblets at each table when they ran low. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She sensed his unspoken displeasure and fell back into her place, cowed, her hands limp at her sides, her mouth open. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

When it got too dark to play any more, Laleh fell asleep with her face mashed into my side. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The givens, all I’d been taught, fell away like so many covers when you sit up in bed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When her sort-of stepbrother fell asleep around nine, she asked Park to call her back in fifteen minutes, so she could put the kid to bed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Juanita fell to her knees and bowed her head in recognition. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sea fell to Poseidon, and the underworld to Hades. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they both fell to the earth, and a large dust cloud bloomed around them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And then, something incredible happened: The mouse fell in love. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Another flurry of blows, and he fell back again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The barrack rumbled again as another bomb fell close to the camp. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her mouth fell open, and she began to snore. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some fell and picked themselves up, but they kept going. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Luke turned off the lights and switched the television to a cartoon, and soon the boys fell into the sort of deep sleep he hadn’t experienced in years. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A yellow beam from the sinking sun slanted in through the window and fell across the pillow. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But it was taken by fell men whom the Enemy in his first strength had dominated, and who wandered homeless and masterless after his fall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He fell to brooding again, with a meek, almost pitiable distress. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Great shadows fell across them; trunks and branches of trees hung dark and threatening over the path. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She didn’t wait to be let in; I actually fell off the bed with the force of her entrance. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They sat up late telling stories, and by the time Taisin rolled into her blankets by the fire, she was so tired she fell asleep immediately. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Early evening light fell through the window onto her fractions homework. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

All the research fell into place along a single global-to-local continuum. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He fell in love with a woman named Sarah Miller. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It later fell out of favor and was known only to some jazz connoisseurs. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Lee heard him at the door and smelled his nastiness as he bumped along the hall to his room and fell over on his bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I fell back onto the raft, and I believe it was terror as much as wind and current that widened the distance between raft and lifeboat so swiftly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The room fell silent except for the wind howling outside. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The tall, cadaverous stranger fell back in fright at the chaplain’s cry and shrieked, “Don’t hurt me!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And my gaze fell to my favorite pair of well-worn Air Max 90s. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Chi-Boy used to carry the rifle, but he and Wab had been spending time relearning bow hunting, so it fell to me now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Her own tears of joy fell on his neck. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The CIA's counterintelligence chief retired in the late 1980s, but when the Wall fell, he rejoined the Agency to take care of some unfinished business. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They slept through the day in the shadows of my branches, and night fell once again. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I fell to my knees, my head still spinning from our aerial acrobatics. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At the far edge of the bog a bomb fell, its muted blast followed by a distant rain of excavated glop. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“I was just trying to get my phone out my bag when she fell over me—” I tried to explain, but the policeman shut me down quick. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“The Israeli soldiers—exploded a house. You know, like they do when they think you are bad. And the house fell on my grandparents. It was not their house.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Blood dripped from his wounds and fell on the white oak leaves. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus she left them, and Metaneira fell speechless to the earth and all there trembled with fear. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grinned like a fool, then cleared his throat, and his stern expression fell back into place. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The rays from the lantern fell on his wasted face, on the tight yellowed skin, on the lips split with fever, on his limbs which were like a child’s. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the ground and the dirty buildings on either side fell away, dropping out of sight as the car rose; in seconds, the whole of London lay, smoky and glittering, below them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Jack and Hazel fell in next to each other as they moved their way back into school, just a little separate from everyone else. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She stayed that way, sobbing, listening to the terrible sounds around her, until silence fell. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Night fell, and with it came more gunshots, more screams from the streets below. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The trees have been cut along the road, felled and burned. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As they flew over the Crematorium, the plane shot upwards on the column of hot air rising from the chimneys, only to fell as suddenly when it passed into the descending chill beyond. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his present weakened condition he could not go a step farther, but fell into a state halfway between unconsciousness and sleep. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She said, “Yeah. You know, I think death is shallower now. It used to be a hole you fell into and kept falling. Now it’s just a blank.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At once, a hush fell over the room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She’s written them out, my words and hers, which Dad spelled out for me after I fell asleep. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His AK-47 went off as he fell to the ground, grabbing at the thin stake of wood. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He said, “What would you do if I fell in love with you?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

At my words, Cecilia fell under the spell of the spiraling circles of the earring. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Everyone was so tired from their trek that they fell asleep immediately. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then with one shout this dark boiling soup spilled forward and fell all over my neck. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could get up, someone kicked me, fell on me heavily. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A reporter wrote, “Men knocked each other down as they rushed onward. Women shrieked and fell, fainting, only to be trampled and perhaps killed.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Needle never touched him,- he reeled backward and fell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But later, when I made her acquaintance properly, I also fell in love with her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening, just after supper, the wind rose, and the rain fell down the wide chimney and hissed in the fire. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got downstairs, Cade announced, “He fell asleep. I had to wake him up.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Now everything fell into place—Mack’s question and the silences when he was about. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised the gun, leveled it, aimed, and shot; the men stopped but no one fell. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the Agriculture Building a giant pane of glass fell from the roof and shattered the table at which, just a few seconds earlier, a young woman had been selling candy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Vali’s human shape fell from him, and where Vali had stood was a wolf, foam flecking its muzzle. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The other bellboys were taking these risks, and I fell in. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"One of the Mountain's men fell off a wallwalk last night and broke his fool neck," she heard Weese tell a cook. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That was the last thing he remembered before he fell asleep. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The three pastries fell on top of it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

At the top of them something fell from her hand making hardly any noise on the soft pile carpet. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

This time, we waited until dark fell and slipped under a hole in the fence close to the butcher. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The offence for which this girl was thus murdered was this:—She had been set that night to mind Mrs. Hicks’s baby, and during the night she fell asleep, and the baby cried. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

The room rose and fell and all balance was gone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

By the time I fell asleep across my suitcases, I only felt sorry for the Bacon kids. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

"What would happen if a school bus fell from the sky?" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The lizard fell out, stunned, but now his leg was sore and bruised. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Anyway, should you not be running off to retrieve my fallen star? It fell to the East, over there." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Out, along the corridor to the stairs, turn, nock, loose, and another man fell; and already a loud jarring bell was filling the ship with its clangor. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world seemed askew somehow; the shadows fell in the wrong places here, or perhaps her eyes simply weren’t accustomed to the angles in the buildings and streets. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She did the proper cooking, and I did near everything else, like washing pots and plates and beating eggs till my arms fell off for Madam’s almond jumbles and plum cakes with icing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too tired to talk much, they pulled on their pajamas and fell into bed. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The boy fell back in fear and slid down and over the edge, and then others began to cry in alarm too, because there was something else in the sky. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swift underground river ran through the Pipeworks, and every now and then someone fell into it and was lost. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rainfall, at any time of the day or night, stopped all other business; for as long as it fell, I held up the rain catchers and was feverishly occupied storing their catch. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The room fell silent except for the plopping sound of peas falling to the bottom of a wooden bowl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, this was the most exciting occasion that had happened to us since Ruth May fell out of a tree, which goes to show you how fascinating our life was. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It flew silently across the sky and then fell behind a mountain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I believe that trait finds its origins in all the months spent in the hospital after that dead horse fell a hundred sideways miles off the Salmon Creek Gorge Bridge and landed on me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

On the banks of the fish pond, Bibi fell to the footpath. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The snow fell into my eyes, and I kept stopping to blink it away. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We both nearly fell into the cabin, I panting, he mewling. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She would watch as lights-out fell across the river, bedtime for Uglyville, and know that she still had all night with Peris and her new friends, all the beautiful people she would meet. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The music and singing round them seemed to falter, and a silence fell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The owl screeched and fell to the floor of the cage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

First it fell to its knees, and then it collapsed, utterly, as the life fled. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He fell to his knees, only to be jerked back to his feet by the Keeper in front, a thick guy with black hair and a snarl on his face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His chest rose and fell steadily, and his heart thudded regularly. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair fell away from her beautiful, hooded face and, for a moment, our eyes met. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Later that night, after Soraya fell asleep—wine always made her sleepy—I stood on the balcony and breathed in the cool sum­mer air. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then he yawned so widely that he almost fell over. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

They read the long afternoon through, while the cold November rain fell from the sky upon the quiet house. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And again they fell silent, staring at the wonder of the stones. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She fell backward in terror and almost got overwhelmed by the spider robots before I pulled her up and dragged her back toward the boat. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Through the open door the moonshine fell into the room in a cold radiance to rival our meager lamplight. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Graceful phrases fell from his lips in polished French. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the light that fell in a long rectangle onto the floor between their beds from the street lamp right outside their window. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

All the birds go extinct in a fell swoop. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of the people in my community, church, and school also fell into a wide range of complexions. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The song continued to play, and I fell asleep, my face planted on the keyboard. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When Capricorn was sitting down, the blaring music fell silent, and they brought Meggie forward. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But as he began the Adagio from Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, the awkwardness fell away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z