When he was done, I sat and listened to the wild applause of the crowd, and my eyes filled with tears of pride. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The roads were so muddy and filled with giant potholes that no truck was willing to come to the house. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

At times, our stories halted all laughter as we noticed someone’s eyes filled with tears. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unscrews the cap of a small bottle and holds out a dropper filled with clear liquid. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

After Santa had left, Mrs. Reilly filled her glass with bourbon and added a jigger of Seven-Up. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right before her was a piece of notebook paper, half filled with her square, laborious script. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

The possibility that I would not see him again filled me with sorrow and confusion. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"I had just filled them when Rex—" "Excuse me," the Warden said again. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As they walked home with her packages, Lupita’s eyes filled with tears. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The cattle pens, filled with animals and their waste, are built around a corn mill. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

If only he knew that his prejudice had filled her with possibility. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Because you are the one who filled her with them. Making her believe she could change our miserable fortune with an impossible story! Ridiculous!” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The sun filled the car and the children, sleeping in the back, began to stir heavily against the new day. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They filled the skin with baboon droppings, sewed it up, and propped it against the farmer’s door. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our literature and our history are filled with stories of men and women whose will and inner strength nourished their rise from impoverishment to wealth, whether material, spiritual, or educational. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tray filled with magnetic poetry sat beside a rack of bookmarks. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Who else would have a container made out of two huge sycamore leaves sewn together with wild grapevine thread and filled with daylily buds? On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the silence is filled only with the clink of mugs at distant tables. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Milo’s argosies of plenty now filled the air. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Marshall remained in his seat and filled his glass. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Lavender filled it half-full of water and carried it, together with a glass, into the classroom and set it on the teacher's table. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

When all was ready, saddlebags were filled with clothing on one side and food on the other. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He pushed the wallet back and filled his garbage bag with the groceries. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But he never got around to that, either, and as Brian and I watched, the hole for the Glass Castle’s foundation slowly filled with garbage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He filled it up to the brim, bounced it on the counter a few times, and dropped in a few more gumdrops. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the senses underwent a change so profound it filled me with distress. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to wait until someone filled the bowls for twenty-six other children. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only it wasn’t a dream, for his room was filled with daylight pouring under the raised shade, and there was Nipper, pecking at the pane. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Doña Charito filled the doorway a moment with her large body, then she pulled the door to with a great slam. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Their snorting of a many-headed dragon filled the glow of noon with a pestilential vapor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The room was dark, the ceiling filled with shadows from the dinnertime lights of neighboring flats. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he filled out this form: Is the defendant employed? The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The air was filled with fuzz and lint, so that she kept sneezing and drop-ping the yarn. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wormtail screamed, screamed as though every nerve in his body were on fire, the screaming filled Harry’s ears as the scar on his forehead seared with pain; he was yelling too. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He filled the glasses and raised his own glass by the stem. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It signaled that I was filled with hope once more. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly, though, I began to understand that there were many versions of quotas being filled at the school. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The sun turned the wave tips to sparkling jewels, and the fishermen filled their nets each day with their glistening catch. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He was filled with embarrassment: embarrassment for the human race, its preoccupation with money, its love of swindle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When he opened his mouth to curse them all, black water filled his lungs, and the dark closed in around him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Although the heights of the Common were filled with men marching, forming columns, and what-not, Johnny believed he could sneak in by the hurdles and let Sandy and Nan graze along the Charles. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large grove of trees filled the final corner; the closest ones looked crippled and close to dying. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She began to relax, listening to the sound- filled silence. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he towered over other jockeys, ultimately leveling off at about five feet seven inches, he hadn’t filled out his frame yet, weighing just 101 pounds, light enough to ride. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After days in which the Democratic nomination filled the papers, there came suddenly the thunderbolt of General McClellan’s response to his nomination. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plastic sheet before me was peeled back a foot or so and weak light filled the space beyond. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sweet sadness filled the room as man and wife and babe faded like the morning mist, only the music lingering behind to speed her on her way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yessuh, Mr. Morgan,” Bigger said; his eyes filled with mock adulation and respect. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas leaned in to get a better look and saw that Minho had drawn a big box that filled almost the entire page. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

So maybe Dad filled up all that emptiness another way. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Lefty Lewis came out with a big glass jug filled with orange juice and sat down next to me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Rhaegal roared in answer, and fire filled the pit, a spear of red and yellow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She stared at the painting, and a yearning she had never felt before filled her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

During the drive, he filled me in on many of the events I had missed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That weekend, I filled out the scholarship applications and took them to Mr. Penney on Monday morning during my study hall period. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I sat down at the table while Betty Jean filled a tall glass with ice and poured in the tea. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She filled that bag and two more with flies, then hurried to the garage. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Aside from the carbon-copy houses, there was nothing uniform about this working-class neighborhood; it was filled with people of all shapes, colors, and backgrounds. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

But at last the bones had regained flesh; the empty eyepits had filled up and the new eyes had seen, while meantime the restored beaks and mouths had cackled, barked, and caterwauled. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Of all the trophies, it was the two Keys to the City awarded to them by the mayor of Fry that filled Otto with the most pride. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was Gen. Her voice filled the well with a different kind of light. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

What a helpless child! and a surge of love filled him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Three sprightly figures whirled madly in her head—hours filled with Uncle Jack and Dill dancing to preposterous measures blacked out the coming of tomorrow with tomorrow’s troubles. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

An awkward silence filled the room as the kids gave one another questioning looks. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Within minutes, it seemed, the house had filled with bodies and conversations and unfamiliar fragrances. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She filled the bowl with kinnikinnick, tamped her pipe carefully, and lit it with a glowing stick. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Soon he heard heavy footsteps, and Dana himself filled the doorway. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She filled her heart with those thoughts, and she felt the cornucopia grow warm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. da Silva filled the major roles with his pets from Advanced English. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Candles were lit, wine was poured, the perfume of thyme and morels filled the room, and I raised my glass for a toast. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It filled out from left to right at a snail's pace due to the bandwidth limitations of the antique probe sending it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Ching’s ear were filled with his blood, and if he heard Wang Lung he made no sign, but he only lay there panting and dying and so he died. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

We came to Cobble Hill & proceeded down to the Charlestown Mill Pond, where we filled the Barrels with Fresh Water, & brought it to the Hill above the Town. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His quiet voice was filled with pain, and the depth of his despair was apparent on the features of his avatar’s face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A roaring filled his ears, and every one of his senses went haywire. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He ended the song, and people clapped and shouted their praise and filled their golden cups. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The usually conservative room was festooned with sashes and streamers of blue, green, and gold, and several tables were filled to the brim with food. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When he faltered, his parents filled in the blanks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But if nice teachers and rooms filled with lots of windows made something “the best,” then I guess it was true. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The refugee camp at Itang was filled with people of all ages—men, women, girls, small children. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Seven was filled with a new sense of confidence. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The kitchen filled with a smelly chemical steam, but after a few hours there was a layer of brown crystals in the bottom of the pan. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

They were filled with storage space—living quarters were almost an afterthought. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

What if I ran away tomorrow?The thought filled him with the old panic. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Margot and Mr. van Daan wish, above all else, to have a hot bath, filled to the brim, which they can lie in for more than half an hour. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

One day Milo flew away to England to pick up a load of Turkish halvah and came flying back from Madagascar leading four German bombers filled with yams, collards, mustard greens and black-eyed Georgia peas. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So many of my mom’s books were general shark books, filled with pictures of all different types of sharks. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

By morning, I’ve even filled out the entry form for the debate tournament and put it in my backpack. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson ticked off the box for an “informational” copy and filled in Pearl’s name and birth date, along with Mia’s name. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As Carla watched, his big blunt-headed thing grew so that it filled and strained at the lasso it was caught in. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Using Holmes’s instructions, workmen in the employ of undertaker John J. O’Rourke filled a coffin with cement, then placed Holmes’s body inside and covered it with more cement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Every afternoon I would stand on the school’s front lawn and watch with envy as these ships filled the sky, zooming off to explore the simulation’s endless possibilities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

His voice was deep and ragged and filled with so much sadness, it registered through my pain. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We step into the huge terminal, filled with people of all shapes and colors—wealthy women in furs trailed by servants, men in top hats and morning coats, shop girls in bright dresses. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As my samba music filled the arena, the crowd began to clap in time with the beat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Cigarettes were flipped into the gutter or mashed into the sand- filled receptacle near the door. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are filled with bread, corn, fish, meat, squash, and berries. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment she just stood there, her lungs filled, with the fresh, damp air. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The field is filled with cows and sheep and bursting with yellow and purple flowers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The doctors then filled out a questionnaire, describing each selected patient’s condition. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

People who have watched migrants fall off the train from exhaustion bring plastic jugs filled with Coca-Cola or coffee. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Even as the ice melted in my veins and grateful gulps of air filled my lungs, my unease deepened into dread. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Many a night, I drifted off to sleep, filled with wonder at how the two-edged-sword teachings so hurt, confused, concerned, and upset the government full of men trained highly in all of the modem sciences. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we passed the food prep area, I saw Clarence holding it over the homemade element they simmered with, a hole in the dirt ground filled with heated rocks from the fire outside. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to leave a place that means so much, that’s filled with happy memories. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Moss sucked the air in, and the coolness filled his mouth, spilled down his throat and into his lungs. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her muscles had locked up; a high whine of terror filled her head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She then reached in, pulled out an identical decoy box filled with real vitamin tablets, and offered some to her children, who accepted eagerly. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

One of the arched doorways was half filled up with rubble. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Emma carried a white paper shopping bag filled with “leftovers” from their backstage banquet feast: an aluminum tray of cheese ravioli and two extra slices of chocolate mousse cake with raspberries on top. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

He looks over one of the forms I filled out earlier for the paralegal and gets a yellow legal pad out of his desk drawer. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my injuries I dropped off to sleep in the afternoon and woke late at night filled with the most wonderful warmth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

By three thirty on January 1, they had filled two large horse- drawn vans with “goods, well and carefully packed.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Forest Park auditorium was filled to overflowing when we got there—and it held over four hundred people. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zigzags and complex geometric shapes filled in the spaces between the figures. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They returned with bad news: the buses and trains were filled; people were ignoring the strike. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both prospects filled him with equal fear and depression. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In an unassuming storeroom filled with dropcloths and pallets and crates, behind a sheet of plywood, the mineralogist reveals a simple combination safe that the assistant director opens rather easily. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In your boredom there are elements of terror: you break down into tears; you are filled with dread; you scream; you deliberately hurt yourself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He filled the bathtub with hot water, and stripped off his shoe and sock. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes completely filled the air above us, hovering there, skinny, black, and silent. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, Harry filled Ron in about the package that seemed to have been moved from Gringotts to Hogwarts, and they spent a lot of time wondering what could possibly need such heavy protection. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The tent is filled with plants and flowers, and flying around are tons of butterflies. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I filled my mouth, as if I might have said something but for the food I had to chew. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Crisp white underwear and boxers filled the one on the right. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

So every day I filled an old coffee can two or three times and watered around the roots of the bush, moistening the earth until it became spongy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

That would explain the presence of half a dozen lawyers inside the room solemnly passing documents back and forth to one another, which they culled from the filled cartons surrounding them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every Saturday night, her apartment filled with the heavenly smells of saffron, yerba buena, cilantro, and perejil. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Against the opposite wall was a long bench laden with wide earthenware basins, and beside it stood brown ewers filled with water, some cold, some steaming hot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"They've done something really inappropriate today They'll let you in now, but the courtroom is already half filled with people here to support the State. There won't be enough seats for everyone." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"It evolves into something else, Sikander. The emptiness in your heart is gradually filled with the joy of having known him." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She thought she saw caves filled with monsters. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually each of the four corners filled with a different family. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She’ll ask a question she knows is hard to answer, and the air is filled with nothing but her waiting and smiling while you try to figure out what to say. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

By the tone of his voice I thought he was going to drop the subject, but he downed his soju and filled both our cups again. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him, filled with tenderness and ache, wondering what it was that connected us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why on earth are you sleeping in a kennel filled with background dogs, old bean? Have you been demoted?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Clods of mud filled the old sword gashes in the ghoul’s grey skin. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Taking a shallow breath, I drew in the scent of brine, though we were hundreds of kilometers from any ocean and the purification bath was filled with clean rainwater. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Scotty had empty sandbags in his rucksack, and we filled them with dirt and made ourselves a little nest. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grove was filled with satyrs and dryads and naiads up from the water—hundreds of them, anxious to hear what would happen. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was thinking out his first touch for her—a kiss, one hand to her long, soft hair, the other to her waist—when a thundering roar filled his ears. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A flash of red and gold from a window filled with religious articles caught my eye. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We paused at a corner while a soldier drove a cart filled with barrels down the street. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

My ears were popping from pressure loss just as the rover's airlock filled with wonderful 1-atmosphere air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like that, the room was filled with the wonderful smell of hot bacon grease and eggs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

With it, a sense of unease filled my chest. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We changed our soaking socks on the tailgate and filled the entire cargo area of the SUV with morels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was too dangerous for her to be flying so far with the air filled with smoke and ash. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps your elephants would sooner be nightingales. Instead of sweet song, Meereen’s nights would be filled with thunderous trumpetings, and your trees would shatter beneath the weight of great grey birds.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Happily, he stood underneath the basket and filled one hand with seeds. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Citra wondered how many of her own days had been filled with world-weariness before becoming an apprentice to death. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It filled him with worry and he waited for the fish to speak again. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The CD that Tony put on was filled with the music of the previous spring, songs that made Alex feel young again. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The walking started a day after the funeral when all Mom’s friends and colleagues still filled the house. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She lay on the floor of the cabin, motionless, conscience-stricken, filled with horror. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bridge is different-looking; it seems higher above me, more solid, as if the railings have disappeared or been filled in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The narrow hallway was lit by an ancient light fixture and filled with the recent memory of cigarette smoke. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Lights from the outside world then filled the train car as it rose out of the ground and climbed the elevated track. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Before he had finished his last word, the square was filled. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I instantly picture meadows filled with wildflowers and animals roaming free. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Past the gates, distant chimneys belched black smoke and a sickening stench filled the air. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The world was filled with facts that could not be changed. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As his father filled out the registration paperwork in the school office, Fadi gazed out the window at the students filing into the adjacent elementary school. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He filled his own cup of coffee, letting the steam warm his face. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long before the room was filled. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A trace of sulfur filled my nostrils as he lit a match. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The blue and green houses were brown then, and filled to overflowing with new arrivals. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Instead, I filled my hours of waiting by reading books I borrowed from my brothers or from my school. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I filled a bowl with Rice Krispies and milk, trying to think over the snap-crackle conversation it was having with itself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people coming home from work had filled the street for a while; now they thinned out, melted away into houses, out of sight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen soon filled with the smell of baking bread and with the sweet smells of cinnamon and sugar and cloves. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Cecilia, singing harmoniously as she went, filled all three tubs in the upstairs bathrooms with bubbles. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The screens filled with thousands of white blips: an electromagnetic cloud. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I followed him, filled with a sense of Jack's outrageous unreality. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her silence filled the tree, swelling the hurt that hung there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He filled the canteens and some of the wine ran out on the stone paving of the courtyard. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I stand in the doorway, shocked how my room is filled with family, how it isn’t my room anymore. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“That’s a load off my mind. When I found out they made him eighth grade president—well, Sophie filled me in on what that might mean.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Maxine, Dean, and I put the Ladybird books away till the smell of gammon and mushrooms filled the small kitchen. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The day went by like any other, filled with work, and Kit said nothing, ashamed that in this somber household she should even remember a happy English yuletide. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Because of the season, the train was especially crowded, especially raucous, filled with families on holiday. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His sneakers felt heavy, as if they were filled with water. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth against a cry of pain, and my eyes filled with tears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was the middle of the Cold War, and the Soviet Union opportunistically filled the void we left by providing money, supplies, and technical support to the new government. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Boxes filled with fruit and vegetables had torn, and their contents had spilled and broken into slippery messes on the floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sierra filled the whole dragon wing as the sky became a hazy orange around them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The basket was filled with berries, which she had apparently been gathering on the mountainside. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

His notebooks were filled with sentences that began, “My father says” and “According to my father’ And Dr. Darwin had been supportive of him over the years, both financially and emotionally. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An-mei, come! Why are you so slow!” she said, her voice filled with fear. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of quick, useless breaths spurting through his nostrils filled the space, but the rustling grew even louder, and he realized now that it couldn’t be bats. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My mother got up, fetched a plate from the rack, and filled it with stew from the iron pot on the fire. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment of anesthetized silence filled the room until P.K., raising his hand, rising and ejecting out of his seat, shouted, “God killed the little booger.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was open, half filled with my mother’s hair. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in golden cloth, and she was as beautiful as her mother-in-law was alarming; she carried two of the tiniest giant thimbles, which she had filled with beer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Soon, a decorated gang was brought to the magistrate's chamber and filled with water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Ay! What good does an education do them,” my father filled his coffee cup, “they only learn to speak like Indians. Gosh, okay, what kind of words are those?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cognac was very, very good, and from the first muttered “Sante” and the first clicking sip you could feel the Brotherhood of Man growing until it filled Rocinante full—and the sisterhood also. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bryce went out to work and Sarah Ruth spent the day in bed, holding Edward in her lap and playing with a box filled with buttons. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Free from malice and greed and pride, but filled with conscience. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

While he thought about it the air between us filled with quiet confusion. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Our church was filled with unmarried women who had placed home-baked casseroles, bread puddings, and cakes in Big Ma’s arms so Pa would know they were good cooks and available for marriage. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I saw people driving around in their cars, going about their business, not aware that they just passed by a hospital that was filled with children who were ill or near death. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The front rooms were filled with piles of blankets and bedding, a few stacked mattresses, and a number of unidentifiable gray plastic tubs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It filled me with awe, wonder, and fear, and I asked ceaseless questions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to stay and look at something that filled me with such a numbing terror. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think Coach Reed crossed the floor almost without touching it, and the words “Who do you think you’re talking to” filled the gym. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Pots and pans are strewn about, filled with partially cooked food. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I looked around, the steps behind were filled with those who had been inside. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

White cloths covered all the statues, so it looked like a room filled with poorly dressed ghosts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When he got to the water trough, Matt alit and filled it from the pump as Tam Lin had always done. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look back at the attic overflowing, filled with floating wood and memories. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Miles walked into the gym about five minutes after they’d finished, holding a large white box filled with giant cupcakes. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Fidelito looked at Matt with shining eyes as his bowl was filled to the brim. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I loved his howl, which I could both hear and feel: long and plaintive, woebegone and heartsore, filled with yearning for what used to be and for what would never come again. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I then filled in all these holes with pebbles and along this path laid down long strips of kelp, making a slippery bed. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Silence filled the great room like an embarrassing smell. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apothecary jars labeled in childish block letters are filled with pungent spices. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was such a small and simple gesture, but it filled him then with a wondering softness. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two remaining empty seats had just been filled. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As the black wave of the Permian players moved out into the middle of the held, eight thousand other souls who had filled the home side rose to give a standing ovation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because Mr. and Mrs. Lassiter ran a photo business, printing and framing photos and teaching digital photography, their house was filled with printed pictures. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

As he fainted, the clang of police bells filled the air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Anger filled my throat until it was so tight I could hardly breathe. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Randolph has filled me in on your situation. Maybe together, you and I can figure out what is causing you to see these colors.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

My skin began to itch like I’d been sunburned and blistered, and my stomach filled with bile. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Black smoke poured from the dashboard and the whole bus filled with a smell like rotten eggs. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand was up to her mouth, and her eyes suddenly filled. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

For so many years, Ucho and I had been on the opposite sides of a river filled with horrible currents of misunderstanding. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He vanished from the window and a moment later, Matthias’ face filled the glass. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

From the daughter’s bright and pleasant manner, Cora decided she took after her father, and filled in her broad face using Martin as a template. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I could have brought in enough money for Michael and Alphie to go to school with proper shoes and bellies well filled. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

While we waited time flowed through me and filled me with many thoughts. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet another room was filled with what looked like boxes of uninflated Mylar balloons. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And the night behind them was filled with the crescendoing sound of pursuit.... The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the Wonder Dome was filled with an “instant replay” video collage of Mr. Lemoncello handing out eleven different medals. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I never realized until that moment how much they’d filled this apartment. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find a milk crate full of balloons—filled with red paint!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We are left with a cup of barley and a cup of wheat for each man per day, and this is filled with wriggling mealworms. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the table was a vase filled with flowers that Nathan, our manservant, had picked. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I will miss you, too,” she said, and her eyes filled with tears once more. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He had to support himself as he did this, meaning someone had to hold the beaker while Morrie filled it. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gives me a look filled with loathing, like I’m the biggest drag possible on her life. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I filled it up with the rocks and dirt and stomped the mound down, then gathered leaves and spread them over the dirt. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Night after night the songs filled the desert no matter how many dunes away she walked. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the size of three football fields and filled with vendors selling all kinds of things, like fruit, vegetables, and peanuts. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The smell of the ham in the oven filled the room. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The odor of sweat filled the air—a gym’s sour perfume. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mosses’ licensing file was filled with reports calling them “model” foster parents and recommending they get more children. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Her expression was knowing, filled with kindness and interest, and she had the look of someone who understood without being told. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She rarely read back over what she had written, but she liked to flip the filled pages. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The net and the solar stills, which I had not entirely deflated, had filled the empty space and prevented the bags from moving too much. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The altar in the front contained a granite basin filled with water—but the water was cloudy and foul-smelling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

To a whole new terrain filled with new dangers? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In exchange, supplicants pledged their votes, helping the Democratic aldermen who filled the city council to fend off their Republican opponents. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I know about his melancholy, his ambition, his desperation, the corners of emptiness in him that needed to be filled. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried hard not to swallow, but the clarion call in Guitar’s voice filled his mouth with salt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said under my breath as my eyes filled with tears. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She baked vinegar pies and dried-apple pies, and filled a big jar with cookies, and she let Laura and Mary lick the cake spoon. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his steps the house filled up with the fragrance of the toilet water that Úrsula used to splash on him when he was a child in order to find him in the shadows. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Worse, the very thought of going back to the west coast filled us with dread. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d left the windows down, but the Bel Air was still all filled up with the kind of heat that can only trap itself in a car. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Tattered but freshly swept carpets covered the highly polished hardwood floors, and the rooms were filled with antique velvet-covered chairs inherited from my great-grandma. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As he’d looked around for a good place, he’d found the den, filled with three cold, stiff kit bodies and one little ball of gray fur still warm and breathing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

His climax came on him sudden as a storm, and he filled the girl's mouth with his seed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She went to the night table and filled a glass with water from a pitcher that stood on a little tray. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And while hammers pounded and sawdust filled the air, Milton acquainted himself with the papers and deeds Lefty had haphazardly kept in a cigar box beneath the register. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The boat went off to the ship filled with otter. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newsies have filled their papers, tattlers, and scandal sheets with Alfred's exploits—gambling losses and several marriages and expensive tastes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I half hid behind a coconut palm and watched as truck after truck, filled with men wearing fatigues, roared past me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Moses filled a Styrofoam cup of coffee for X-Ray. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

We have jugs filled almost to the top and it didn’t rain today. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I marched straight into August’s room, a room filled with the smell of beeswax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anything that hinted at corruption always filled him with a wild hope. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

His voice was dreamy, quiet, but I was filled with uncertainty; in the winters where I lived it did not even snow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes that had lain dormant through the long drought now hatched and rose from the forest floor in clouds so thick they filled our mouths and nostrils. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am very different from that self who drove to Manderley for the first time, hopeful and eager, handicapped by a rather desperate gaucherie and filled with an intense desire to please. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This increased the speed a bit but filled the windshield once more with nothing but trees, and put the lake well above the nose and out of reach. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wonder Dome had been magically transformed into a brilliant blue sky filled with brightly colored hot-air balloons. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

"The air,” Audubon wrote later, "was literally filled with Pigeons; the light of noon-day was obscured as by an eclipse.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sun came up, gradually, and I marvelled at how, as it emerged mysteriously from behind the distant shacks and veld, everything suddenly sparkled and filled with warmth and sprang to life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Light, invincible, unstoppable, infinite light flooded through her veins, filled each of her organs, poured out of her mouth, covered her skin. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The reason for that was Mrs. Coulter’s daemon, the golden monkey, who had filled Pantalaimon with a powerful loathing, and who, Lyra felt, had pried into her secrets, and particularly that of the alethiometer. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the wide oak-and-iron doors, eight long rows of trestle tables filled Winterfell's Great Hall, four on each side of the center aisle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

By the end of our first day in space, the earth barely filled one small window. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a small keg of salted fish in the storeroom; its enticing aroma always filled the place, but Gebu kept it sealed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Joseph thought of “The Little Match Girl,” a story he’d read in school last year about a girl who ended up dead in the snow after a freezing night filled with beautiful visions. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore rose, and Harry saw that he was again holding a small crystal bottle filled with swirling, pearly memory. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As has been discussed in this chapter and Chapter 7, “empty” space is filled with pairs of virtual particles and antiparticles that appear together, move apart, and then come back together and annihilate each other. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It still smelled like lemon—and, kneeling on the top bunk, I filled it to within half an inch of overflowing. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

One million pieces of paper filled the sky. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

This time the sack was filled with food. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Would girls notice me more if the dents at the sides of my head were filled in? Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The smell of baking bread and sweet spices mixed with the pungent coppery scent of raw animal flesh being chopped by seasoned butchers filled my nostrils. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A buzz and hum filled the air; then the Transvice recoiled and shot out a beam of white light that sliced into the woman’s body. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The summer came and burned me brown with its energy, and the llano and the river filled me with their beauty. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her secret prophylaxis was a white bag, filled and saturated with camphor, which she kept hidden in her bosom. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

An enormous glowing vending machine looms where the bed should be, filled not with candy but rows of razor-sharp tactical knives and armor-piercing pistols. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The recorded songs of the humpback whale, filled with tensions and resolutions, ambiguities and allusions, incomplete, can be listened to as a part of music, like an isolated section of an orchestra. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But only moments later, a jeep filled with soldiers arrived. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I can tell from their clothes—torn shirts and trousers, mismatched shoes filled with holes—that almost all of them are from the poor sectors near the lake. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t move,” she said, and came back a few minutes later with a caddy filled with beauty products. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They tumbled into the snow like two drunken bears, kicking and striking at each other, and their cries and curses filled the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tall cases lined three walls of the room, filled to and beyond capacity. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She filled the kettle with water, and kept it boiling a long time. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d filled out the rest of the form in his room, late at night when his family was asleep. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Often, they ended up being recruited for jobs that had nothing to do with what they were good at, just because there was a gap to be filled. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Maybe a long life does have to be filled with many unpleasant conditions if it’s to seem long. But in that event, who wants one?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

All he had felt in the movie was gone; only fear and emptiness filled him now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

A palpable tension filled the vast interior of the shell house as the oarsmen changed into their rowing togs. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Everyone sat rigid and tension filled the room. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Many were guessing that it had been filled with pepper or castor-oil or some other foul-tasting substance that would make the boy violently sick. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He upended it, placing the open end in a dish also filled with mercury. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The solo over, a duet followed, and then a glee: a joyous conversational murmur filled up the intervals. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He then led me into the rear room of the office, which turned out to be a tiny factory filled with many strange machines smeared with red dust. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The forest filled up with the screams of Red and the growling of the pack until gradually only the noise of the dogs was heard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If IOI security caught me before I made it out of the building, carrying a stolen flash drive filled with highly incriminating company data, I was dead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One of the firemen sitting at the card table had just finished dealing a hand when that thunderous noise John Barry later described as a “roaring surf” filled the room. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He had seen many strange cars in familiar driveways over the years, all of them with backseats big enough for a boy and a trash bag filled with whatever stuff he could manage to grab. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then he filled a kettle from the brook and boiled it up for tea. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alys was troubled by this, for she knew by now that the girl was clever, and filled with knowledge of many things. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Hobbits delighted in such things, if they were accurate: they liked to have books filled with things that they already knew, set out fair and square with no contradictions. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was an earsplitting crash, and the air was filled with blinding dust. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The graveyard might be beautiful, but it is filled with peril. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Trains chugged up all afternoon; one of them, from San Francisco, had all seventeen cars filled to bursting with Seabiscuit fans. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could make out an open-air market filled with colorful tents, a stone amphitheater built on one side of the mountain, a hippodrome and a coliseum on the other. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

After the small boats were filled, Harriet had to sing again and again until they got all 750 contrabands on board. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several lamps made out of mason jars filled with light bulbs dangle from the ceiling. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be filled, flooded, blinded again with light. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The converter attachment, which had cost them one hundred dollars, automatically supplied her name whenever the announcer addressed his anonymous audience, leaving a blank where the proper syllables could be filled in. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all that happened, when Hermione fell silent, was that Harry’s brain filled with a sort of blank buzzing, which didn’t seem to allow room for concentration. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Georgia’s eyes filled with tears, and some escaped, running down her blotchy cheeks. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung, then, in the space of five years had four grandsons and three grand-daughters and the courts were filled with their laughter and their weeping. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

There are tools and seeds and plant food and watering cans that can be filled from a trough. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Its center is filled with a flat black stone. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Jiichan filled his cheeks with air, looking for a moment like a round-faced doll. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I dropped the crushed pods into the pot, filled it with water, and waited for it to finish damming. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Vacation days, no-homework days—days that could have been filled with whistling plunges down Valentine’s Hill were filled instead with hateful frowning at a cloudless sky. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

This room was filled with Lkossa’s elites, people dressed in their finest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They filled the bottom of the steamer pan with water and took along a saucer and spoon. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tickled back, his hands emboldened, and their laughter filled the air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His mind filled with the image of die money inside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had been filled with the promise of love and his future with Jo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Sheets of water rolled down the cobblestone streets of Beacon Hill, and the sidewalks were filled with people holding umbrellas. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He shoved a hood over her head, and the musty smell filled her nostrils. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

My panic filled the whole room, and the guard filled the whole doorway. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The last bag is filled with I don’t know what—lumps of black and gray waste. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

The record started spinning and Stevie Wonder’s voice filled the room. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When we came out to start back up the road our track was filled in by the snow. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Agents in black shirts stood guard while scientists in lab coats busied themselves over a stainless steel table filled with jars. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Murmurs filled the room, as well as a few giggles from the girls. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

In the first ones he looked happy, with his sport shirt which looked like a hospital jacket and his snowy mane, in an October Caribbean filled with whitecaps. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Before she leaves, the waitress also puts down a plate filled with fresh bean sprouts, lime slices, chopped scallions, whole red chili peppers, and mint leaves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hurried down the boardwalk and then slipped into brackish waters, wading until they reached one of the old mansions that filled the area. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tessie filled this hollow with throw pillows in order to see over the steering wheel. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For the first time in his life he realized that he wasn’t born to be a delinquent but actually had some smarts, or else the army was filled with exceptionally stupid people. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was becoming filled with wrong notes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Some were filled with liquid and wicking, much like ordinary lamps, but most of them were utterly unfamiliar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It looked deserted: trees and bushes grew thick in the property behind her house, and long grass and weeds filled the front yard. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Ever since, the sound of a train up close filled him with dread and called back the day of the tornado. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

All the way there I was filled with fear that Dad had killed Mrs. Vinyl. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Shelves reaching to the ceiling were filled with old books that gave a leathery, dusty scent to the air. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even though she never met her grandfather, his presence filled the house. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind her was the bookcase, filled with all of Raymie’s father’s books, and behind that was the yellow expanse of the shag carpet, which seemed to go on forever. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

One day he collects a row of old tea bags, soggy ones, and tosses them into a mug filled with orange juice. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

At the back of the store, there’s a whole shelf filled with boxes full of all kinds of toys. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But the powerful blasts that filled their ears meant another danger was near. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The creek was filled with those that had already fallen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I open a folder on my desktop filled with pictures. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The little boys crowed in delight and filled their little pockets with everything they could find. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

For the first two days after the injury, Shin’s foreman filled in on the factory floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She refused to kill the flies that always filled the house; she said they were nature’s food for the birds and lizards. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, long days later, the memory filled him with a bitter rage. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Wrinkling her nose at the sudden smell, the assassin walked past cages and stalls filled with dogs of many different breeds. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was filled with jewelry: case after case of it. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angry shouts filled the air, and then he saw a frightened Sunjin and his mother step out into the street. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Winthrop drank half a pitcher of tea and ate a sandwich as she filled us in. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horrible fear filled Lyra’s body, and Pantalaimon nestled close against her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was filled with a sudden doomed uncertainty. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Rows of long stone benches filled the entire chamber, reminding Leo of one of those mega-churches they always advertised back in Houston. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A soft glow filled the air with the kind of light that made everything look sharp and clear and close enough to reach out and touch. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Seems sometimes there’s a deep silence all about us out here waitin’ to be filled.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shhh, everybody,” said Jenny as music swelled and the dramatic Dog Squad opening filled the screen. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Where blue sky and wispy clouds had filled Mark’s vision before, now he saw the ground straight in front of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Courtney was in the middle of having her cup filled, and I told Tyler to wait right there. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She grabbed a waxed paper cup and filled it with iced tea and a lemon, capped the cup, and brought it back to Petey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was precisely the way a clever violinist would have used his bow; and the music came pouring out and filled the whole blue sky around them with magic melodies. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy had written “indefinitely” on the length of their visit when he filled out the papers on the plane. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That tedious paragraph was filled with metadiscourse—verbiage about verbiage, such as subsection, review, and discussion. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

A strong, rotting odor filled the air as the wagon passed by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The largest one was filled to the brim and was so heavy they had a hard time lifting it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

That day there was an Italian heritage parade, so the square and streets were filled with people. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She drew out pins and thread and with little tucks here and there stuffed in the loose materials, then filled the toes of the shoes with tissue paper, until everything fit. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, he filled the bucket at the well and trudged reluctantly to Hen Wen’s enclosure. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was notoriously compulsive about keeping their home spotless, and yet every nook and cranny of their house was filled to the brim with tightly organized clutter. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The four men had spent a sleepless night in an outdoor cage and did not have the energy to make much conversation, but this new prisoner more than filled the silence. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Sister Mukumbu used the word “policeman,” while Crazy Kelvin, who filled in for Sister Pat, preferred to say “the racist pig.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a sloop yawed toward them and the moon filled its half sail with bright light. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A long table stood at the far end; paper cups, plates of sandwiches, and napkins surrounded two punch bowls filled with a purple mixture. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The gift, Benton soon discovered, was a small village called Kwalessa filled with the sick, the dying, and the hungry. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He filled the white-rabbit rice bowl with noodles, the long strips hanging from his chopsticks like limp threads. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The longer he looked, the more his mind became filled with a delicious fog. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But in the morning our shoes were filled with nuts and candy, and each one of us had a small gift wrapped in green paper tied with ribbon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Lander played guessing games with the youngest one as the residents filled the meeting hall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Many crevices and cracks, filled with plants, ran down its face. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whiz of the arrow’s flight filled the stone hallway before the faint, dull thud of impact. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Halsey flung himself out of the way as shotgun blasts and pistol shots filled the night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was as though I had suddenly found myself in a dark room filled with poisonous cottonmouths. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next door there was a pantry, with two shelves full of apples that filled the whole room with fragrance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t about to say any of that romance stuff that Hollywood and television had filled women’s heads with. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The temple was filled with chanting widows in white saris. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Deliveries of concrete blocks filled 63 rail- cars; lumber—38 million board feet—another 1,585 cars. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The table filled up with olives, purple marinated turnips, plates of baba ghanouj and hummus, and hot flat breads, even before the real lunch came. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Texas Red Oaks lined our road and dappled the hills, and the summer trill of bugs and sweet grass filled the air. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

How I’m surviving on empty, waiting and hoping to be filled again. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I filled a red plastic cup with lemonade and then plopped in one Lemonhead candy for an added punch of lemony goodness. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

After the glasses had been filled, Bull rapped a gavel on the head table for silence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dark buildings below were filled with phantom flickers of light, echoes of the sparkler burned into her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The humming of my parents’ voices from behind my bedroom wall, which throughout my childhood had filled me with a sense of security, had now become a source of anxiety and panic. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I drew a line through this too, and filled up the rest of the piece of bark with a drawing of Frightful. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the bank, we went to Best Buy, which is this giant store filled with TVs and computers and cell phones and things. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as the idea had come into his head, it had filled him with excitement, though he was startled by it, he had never done such a thing before. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The No filled the whole air of the house. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gypsy filled their canteens and brought them each a liter of red wine with the corks half pulled and a saucisson which they stowed in their haversacks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was like being stuck inside a rolling water balloon, but instead of actual water, the balloon was filled with a galaxy of stars, making him an astronaut with no suit. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But now, whenever she thinks of it, she is filled with guilt. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Is she really going to devote fifty hours of her life to a crotchety dowager in a drafty attic, going through boxes filled with moths and dust mites and who knows what else? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The ground that was once lush and green, filled with bushes and flowers, is now dead and buried under outdoor tents and food carts, where thousands of shoppers traverse everyday. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back, and there were the demon rats, racing with their scabby paws toward me, their eyes filled with the Big M—Murder!—and their pointy heads bobbing up and down with each leap. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The fissure in the earth had filled with gold and precious stones, bubbling in a thick soup of petroleum. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were less books than notebooks, filled with rambling transcriptions of his own internal conversations that ricocheted off one another at unpredictable angles. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

There were clay jars and bowls aplenty, filled with I knew not what. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pity filled his heart and great wonder, and suddenly the slow-kindled courage of his race awoke. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her face filled with sorrow and her voice was shaking when she spoke: “You have to tell me what happened so I can prescribe treatment.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The sound of my friends’ wild cheers filled my ears, nearly giving me a heart attack. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She blinked, and her Vision filled with gold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Among the places the steer got to visit were “high-mountain meadows,” “thick aspen groves,” and “miles of sagebrush- filled flats.” The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The canoe was flung to the middle of the river, where it quickly filled up with water and capsized. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Electric lights shine overhead, and low shelves are filled with books. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After a few hours, all the bags were filled, and it was time to climb the cliffs. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His heart filled with anger, with anxiety, with fear, with sorrow. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside the funeral pyre the gods had made for the remains of the giant, two huge orbs sat, filled with light. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Every morning before the library filled with students, she perused the newspapers, taking in the events of the previous day. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

On the enclosed porch at the back of the house, a crisp white bag still sat on the wicker chaise, filled with lace she had once planned to turn into curtains. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

John Milton threw open whole new vistas filled with charming, inexhaustible possibilities that promised to ward off monotony forever. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And it must be filled—all the big shows have fat ladies, and therefore so must we. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I think my brain is filled with bees,” I replied. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was our last night in New York and it was the perfect place to spend it, because the house was as interesting and filled with amazing stories as our group was. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“The balcony was originally meant for people to watch squash players,” said Woods, “but now it was filled with control equipment and read-out circuits glowing and winking.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My work is costly, and I make no apologies for that, my lord," he said as he filled two matching silver goblets. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The bleachers had already filled with athletes and their parents. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The mattering of it filled her up and she threatened to burst with it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

After a few verses of Brent singing, the chorus started, and Momma’s voice filled up every inch of the truck. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

"He had a walk-in closet behind his room. It's where he really lived. It was filled with all this stuff." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Courtiers filled the gallery while supplicants clustered near the towering oak-and-bronze doors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His eyes go really wide, but they seem to be filled with—wonder? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

A blur of thoughts filled my head like he was suddenly on fast-forward. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“My father’s brother fought in Burma and came back filled with one burning question: How come nobody told him before that the white man was not immortal?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The room is warm, filled with sun and paint fumes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shoe box was filled with stacks of cassette tapes, each in its own clear plastic case. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The little head he had pressed protectively to his chest had left an invisible imprint there that called insistently to be filled. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

When his wife saw what her husband was doing, she was filled with admiration for him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

De la O’s arm, hip, and scalp were filled with shrapnel. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The crunching, grinding sound of the Doors filled the air, deafening. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Instead of the two cups I expected to see, he set out three and filled them to the brim with the strong black liquid. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he pulled back on the plunger, insulin filled the syringe. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

They brought blue and white porcelain bowls filled with water and carp—the bowls painted with carp, fins like orange fire. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a nod of her head, she indicated a filled sack of flower heads on the ground nearby. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The newspapers were filled with stories of her beauty and eloquence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was two o’clock in the afternoon, and this time his office was filled with sunlight barely softened by a flimsy curtain. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The chili-bites were filled with onions and shreds of hot peppers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes filled with tears and my head hurt, but I was better. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They filled up and turned a pale pinkish color. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the eastern forest the open, park-like landscapes observed by the first Europeans quickly filled in. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The display case beneath the counter was filled with pan dulce, sweet Mexican breads, that I remembered eating when I visited my abuelos. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

As we drive out of town, the sky is the saccharine blue of a baby blanket, filled with puffy cottonball clouds. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

My eyes filled with tears and I ran awkwardly off the floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trophy was filled with some kind of grey dust that looked like ashes from the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I slipped on the work gloves that had been a gift from Charlie’s mother and reached into an old lard bucket filled with dark objects. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

And soon my father and I find ourselves in a large area filled with thousands of people and suitcases. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long before the open area at the back of the room had filled up with several hundred other people who hardly minded standing as long as they were inside. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teepee filled with the twitters of a bird and distant traffic. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was filled with men and boys milling around like nervous cattle herded into a goat pen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golden plates and goblets before them filled suddenly with food and drink. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at me, all I remember were his eyes, they seemed far away and filled with a terrible power, dispassionate and cold. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His voice was that beautiful, high and clear and so filled with life it made you want to laugh and cry at the same time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m just checking for hidden shelves. This building could be filled with secrets we haven’t even imagined, you know?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw was filled with envy of his ease, in the face of the physical, the way Fielding knew and spoke and shrugged his shoulders. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling filled in letters of the message like a game of Hangman. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They turned down a hall and the sound of barking dogs filled the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At six in the morning they came out naked from the bedroom, drained the pool, and filled it with champagne. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The house is filled with smoke when I come downstairs. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The little girl’s face was filled with horror. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Company’s days were filled with a cheerful shouting and singing and swearing and hammering. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there were three kings in the land, and war raged beyond the Trident while the city filled with desperate men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She inhaled, and her lungs filled with a thousand scents all at once. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her rooms are modest in comparison to others hidden behind the circus tents, but they are filled with books and well-worn furniture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the closest thing to her in the truck bed—her suitcase filled with books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And now I’m filled with nothing but doubt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"I just filled them a little while ago," said Mr. Pendanski. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He is on his own journey, one that will be arduous and long, filled with missteps and stumbles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

This was filled with a blue flower, a rock plant of some sort, and the overflow hung down the vent and spilled lavishly among the canopy of the forest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then they let go of their branches and floated down to the ground, and the forest gradually filled with the sounds of creatures scurrying through dead leaves. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We filed one by one up a dark cement staircase at the back of the first floor, which was filled with empty beds and limp white curtains. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Sure," I said, but my chest filled with ice. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But with the further coming of spring the city became filled with the unrest of fear. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When they begun to get it filled up toward the top Mother started crying sure enough, so Uncle Maury got in with her and drove off. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the students filled the auditorium, many of the girls wearing sky-blue hijabs smiled when they saw me, and I returned the favor. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She became what is known as an ideal servant, for such a role filled practically all of her needs. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was filled with rage, but there was nothing I could do. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As he filled their shells with beer, Lefty learned what was going on in the city outside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Again he was a boy of twelve, sitting at the breakfast table, filled with bubbling joy because he was going to go back to school—he thought. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And night after night, Jesse Helms filled the airwaves with vague but alarming allegations of conspiracy and demanded that the authorities investigate civil rights groups. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took down the lamp from the hook overhead and filled it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

A brazier filled with hot coals set on the ground a few lengths in front of me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night the stars filled the sky like snowflakes falling on black stone and then melted away as the sun mounted. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The town square was filled with Ravenskillians, and Seven did the only thing she could think to do. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Silent as a shadow, I followed Celina Aunty while she talked to people and filled out forms, and the men wheeled you both out of sight. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And this idea filled him, in a moment, wholly, with the intensity of a vision: What better woman could be found? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I sort of wrote things down in this little leather book I bought, filled with blank pages. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The Cape Playhouse looks like a barn filled with rows of benches. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She filled the percolator with water and coffee grounds, lit the oven with trembling fingers, and cut lard into flour for biscuits. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he thought of Susan, he remembered long walks in the park, cozy cuddle time on the couch, and a bowl that was always filled with kibble. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Water dripped from the ceiling, and the smell of old swamp and rotting vegetation filled the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I went into the kitchen and filled an empty orange-juice jug with water. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There are long, earnest letters filled with genuine despair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The soldier on the outside had a large brown paper bag filled with cold canned been They strolled softly in the pearly light. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marco politely dismisses the illusionists in the lobby, explaining that the position has been filled and thanking them for their time. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Hemingway's house had survived the storm, except that the giant swimming pool was filled with brackish water and debris, along with a magnificent sea turtle that I immediately named Ernest. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Her mailbox filled with letters from suffrage sympathizers who objected to picketing during the war. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The smell of garbage and slobber filled the car. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at Shadow, the buffalo man, and he drew himself up huge, and his eyes filled with fire. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When the hole filled, he would cover it with dirt and dig a new one. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Her gentle smile, her luminous eyes, her rose scented perfume filled me with an inner calm, and I felt blessed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He did not feel either hungry or tired, only filled with wonder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Quickly he filled two glasses with beer and the two of them stepped close to the window. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course the stands were going to be filled, but a few of those seats at every game were the seats we were all playing for. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like an etching in the air that slowly filled with beauty, Sarai was gathered out of nothingness and bound back into being. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

—Watney The employees carefully folded the sheet and placed it in an argon- filled airtight shipping container. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were a little late and the pews were mostly filled, so we sat up close to the front, where we could pretty much look right into the manger. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The sight filled Kaede with dread, and she had to force herself to look past Taisin, where the ground plummeted down again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Eyes, eyes! New eyes for old!" shouted a tiny woman in front of a table covered with bottles and jars filled with eyes of every kind and color. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you think, Ruti? I filled the piñata with confetti! Isn’t it nice?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

A sense of joy filled my heart at the sound of his voice. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The inside is filled with glossy pictures of after-school classes, smiling faces, and sports events. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His look was bright and filled with secret jokes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Monstrous and abominable eyes they were, bestial and yet filled with purpose and with hideous delight, gloating over their prey trapped beyond all hope of escape. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The sound of their conversation filled Moss with a familiarity; he remembered suddenly how much time Shamika had spent at the house after his father had died. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On Saturday night, the New Generation Singers filled the auditorium with their music. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

My ears filled with the crackle of burning wood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He then immediately looked up at Boo Boo, his eyes filled not with defiance but tears. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Instead they filled the jars and poured the water over their dirty socks. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Jaime had had the foresight to bring a canteen filled with brandy and we each took a swig to keep our spirits up. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she drank from a tall water bottle filled with a green liquid. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The whole Colosseum was filled with standing, cheering Romans. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The distant gramophone stuck now, suddenly, on a grinding, wailing, sardonic trumpet-note; this blind, ugly crying swelled the moment and filled the room. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The difference would be, the details—the whens and the hows—would have to be filled in after the fact rather than before. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The sight of the silent sisters in their grey robes filled the queen with sudden terrors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I don't want to live with grandma,” Conor said, his voice suddenly strong and filled with a thickness that felt like it was choking him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Ekon bit down on his tongue hard as his Baba’s voice filled the meadow, echoing from every direction. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“It is better as it is,” he muttered to himself, and for the first time was wholly filled with despair. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Sun, seeping through the blinds, filled the bedroom with a sulphurous light. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Lyddie pulled at her own straggly brown plaits, grateful when attention shifted and the room was once again filled with chattering. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

A desperate fury filled him, hot as hunger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

South of Rivendell they rose ever higher, and bent westwards; and about the feet of the main range there was tumbled an ever wider land of bleak hills, and deep valleys filled with turbulent waters. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The room was filled with a sharp crackling and hissing as the dark liquid warmed itself against the stone of the firewell and began to boil. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

By later that day, the hives had spread across Deborah’s back, her cheeks were splotchy and red, and long welts filled the spaces beneath each eye. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Otto and I’d stopped to eat a fruit lunch, swatting at heavy flies and bolting down globs of mango before I filled my water bottle from a nearby stream. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

George filled his lungs with the icy air. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

She gives me an icy smile filled with glossy teeth. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

His breathing was heavy—as if he had filled his mouth with liquid in preparation for breathing fire. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He filled with gas, the sealed valve trapping it just as one pinches the mouth of a balloon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day Robert climbed over that fence, filled a bucket with peaches. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She flew straight at the nearest German bomber and filled it with gunfire. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He ran furiously to the kitchen, filled a pot with water, and rushed back to his room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were glass jars filled with strange liquids and stuffed birds and cats frozen midleap on a wooden stand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Memories filled him — New Years’ feasts, fireworks, chestnuts. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were taken in sealed police vans escorted by a half-dozen troop carriers filled with armed soldiers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It contained a blanket, a sleeping bag, several old throw pillows, and one unmarked Mason jar filled with some sort of liquid. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

After he filled the kettle and set it to boil, we sat on the octagonal deck. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

If Jalil was running late, a terrible dread filled her bit by bit. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

A new smell filled her lungs instantly, one she didn’t immediately recognize. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We pull into a dirt lot filled with cars and people and Christmas trees. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The spirits’ steps grew wider and their hum stretched across the open sky, filled Sierra’s soul with a melancholy contentment. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

They enjoyed the boiling hot coffee which filled the room with a wonderful smell. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A long silence filled the space between them before instinct took over and Ekon closed the gap between them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Dad took his cell phone out, and a moment later, Professor Thomas’s voice filled my bedroom. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

At the counter the girl filled the two wine-skins for me. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was skinny as a coyote, with not even two pesos to rub together, but he was filled with a burning desire to survive. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the day of Richard’s birthday celebration drew near, she was given a list of tasks each morning that found every moment of her day filled. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They wrapped their feet in extra cloth, filled the gaps with balled-up pieces of newspaper, and wore the boots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He was filled with lassitude and a sense of peace. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breakdancing involved extremely taxing physical work, but it was work that filled me with joy and purpose. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They lay curled closely together in a hollow filled with sweet-scented needles, under an aged, spreading balsam tree, near the banks of the the stream. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed a large playground and pool, both filled with laughing kids. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He explained that if a boy wanted to go he filled out an application, and then he had to wait and see if he was accepted. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a radiant hall filled with blue light, the floor cobbled with pearls. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The coffeehouse was filled with shadows and dark noises. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This picture filled my frosty windshield, and if there had been traffic would have made me a dangerous driver. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throat filled with the need to retch. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There was a single modest-sized refrigerator filled with fresh sandwiches, soft drinks, cartons of juice, and perishables like cheese, and Katz and I stared into it for ages, dumbly captivated. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

At once the hasira leaf’s saccharine scent filled the space between them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There were a bunch of dolls and other things on the mantel, and the floors were filled with little rugs. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The small crystal bottle of sleeping-tablets which earlier today had been filled with thirty capsules and which now lay uncapped and empty in the light of the tiny flare. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was terrible. All of the things we couldn’t share. The room was filled with conversations we weren’t having.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Baby was sitting on Odenigbo’s shoulders, waving her stuffed doll, and the sun was bright through the thin drizzle, and Olanna was filled with a delicious exuberance. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Off to one side, a wire mail holder, filled with bills. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the fall of 1959, the television and newspapers were filled with stories about American rockets roaring successfully into the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At that time of night, the only traffic consisted of trucks filled with bodies and detainees, and police cars that roamed the streets like lost wolves howling in the darkness of the curfew. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I like the food,” he added and filled his plate again. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t wear any gloves, either, when I filled buckets with alcohol, bleach, and ammonia, dumped old rags and sponges in, and scrubbed death from the walls and floor of the house. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then he and Jimmy filled those boxes and whatever bags remained. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The seats were all filled and the young people sat in rows on the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was a white enamel tub up on legs, and we filled it with water from the garden hose. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The train passes through green leafy forests filled with oaks, past farmers’ fields of wheat and oats. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Only white for his eyes and the smell became worse, filled the cockpit, and all of it so fast, so incredibly fast that Brian’s mind could not take it in at first. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately, the smell of something burning filled the place. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Back a few feet in the wall, it opened out into a pocket that Tucker had filled with the bits of paper and shreds of cloth he collected. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small goldsmith's shop was filled with emissaries. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Stars of pain filled his eyes, and there was his mother, crawling toward them, her eye swollen shut, and she stopped, her face just inches from his. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Somewhere I have a family who have rooms filled with nothing but books and who still grieve for their baby who was stolen. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the slightly frazzled volunteer calmed it down and filled it up with cool, fresh water, and he was able to hit the road again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood about stamping in the snow, gobbling up food and drink, backs to the bitter wind that was filled with a glittering dust of dry snow. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black started to laugh, a horrible, mirthless laugh that filled the whole room. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Christina points at the screen, her eyes wide and filled with tears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Cora filled her in on what there was left to tell, going back to Jockey’s birthday. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The air is filled with birds flying south for the winter, and it is easy to shoot enough for a meal. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He filled his mother’s glass, then his sister’s and Marshall’s, and when he was standing by Robbie he said, “And a healing draft for the good doctor. I want to hear about this new plan.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

So, I climbed in Patrick’s car, which was filled with cigarette smoke. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

By noon we were both hungry, and we filled up on Gramma’s sandwiches, thick slices of homemade bread with a slab of honey ham between them. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It set its giant hands on either side of his window, lowering its head until its huge eyes filled the frame, holding Conor with its glare. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, this morning after breakfast our biggest enamel pan appeared on the table, filled to the brim with peas. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A cloaked figure is hunched over a worktable filled with bubbling cauldrons, vials of neon-colored liquid, and candles dripping wax. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

By this time, he’d already filled out his applications for grad school. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A chorus of questions filled the air as everyone began pushing forward to get a look into the small opening. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“They just don’t understand,” Briony said wisely as she went to the handbasin and filled it with hot water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The girl was about to spend the night in a building filled with books and she was skipping all the free food and pop so she could read? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

A sweet fragrance from the perfumed sails filled the air as the barge pulled into port. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

As I filled in the form, Fatty surveyed the board of dangling keys behind the desk. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“My entire house is flammable, and it’s filled with fireplaces and candles, and that’s supposed to make me feel better?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Jay and I dragged the tub over to the water pump in the back and filled it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Welch was a bustling little commercial town set down by the Tug Fork River, its tilted streets filled with throngs of miners and their families come to shop. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A horrible smell filled his nostrils, like eggs and milk gone rotten. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In Iran, when a guest comes, you tell them they may be angels, they are welcome and the whole house is filled with the joy of their presence. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“No, just a box holding darts filled with a deadly virus. Maybe we can throw some at them?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They were filled with bitter, furious hatred for her father, who had unlimited power to do good or harm, and chose harm. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Instead I am filled with dread, because I know nothing of the etiquette of play-going and I’m sure I’ll do something wrong. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leo liked his quarters okay, but he felt safest here in the heart of the ship—in a room filled with mechanisms he knew how to control. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The air would be filled with sawdust and the smell of freshly cut wood, and the sound of hammering and whistling, because Dad always whistled while he worked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway up, Nhamo found a low cave partly filled with a drift of sand. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look at this,” she said, and I saw that it was half filled with a brackish, brown liquid. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

His head was tilted forward, and warm liquid filled his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

When he said, “It’s only a week,” her eyes filled slowly, as if some internal flood were gradually overwhelming her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

An intense tugging sensation filled his gut, and the Tiber obeyed his will. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hazel sank into her mother’s arms, into the darkness, as oil filled her lungs and the island collapsed into the bay. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A long shape filled almost the entire cavity. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

There was no adult among them, except, some distance away, in front of a cage filled with playful spider monkeys, a tall wiry white man with silver-rimmed glasses stood bemused. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran to a bookcase filled with books and grabbed an old pretzel tin. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

It sits in the ashes, filled with a handful of pine needles steaming in water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a few seconds passed before light filled the van and the cop in the back pushed each of them out, grasping them by their clothing to direct them toward the exit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A fire burned in front of her house, and the smell of cooked rabbit filled the air. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My chest was filled with something like bath foam. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Storms came early with rain and between the rains fierce winds struck the island and filled the air with sand. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I filled them in on my classes and talked about my softball games, which my dad coached, but all I really cared about was boys. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I filled my lungs, and then the freezing water grabbed my body and did its frigid best to stop my heart. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The boy swelled up, and his skin filled with pockets of blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The robot turned her head around and saw that the sky was filled with a swirling wall of darkness. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Those middle-class ethnics who scorn assimilation seem to me filled with decadent self-pity, obsessed by the burden of public life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am filled with loathing,” she said, looking away, “I am filled with loathing and I hate them all. I hate all young men.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Among her collection of wooden ye’iis were eight large glass jars filled with seeds of different colors and shapes. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He carried the first box, filled mostly with books and CDs, down to the first floor. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He took a drink from a glass filled with something clear. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Drawing slips of paper from a beaker filled with names, Mrs. Dalton called out pairs, and I watched the desks slowly empty and partners migrate to lab tables stationed around the edge of the room. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It is the longest hour, filled with recollections of luxury and pain. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

One minute the kitchen was soft and quiet and the next it was filled with the huge figure of Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air was hot and still and smoke- filled. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every moment was filled with the sound of gunshots. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

A whole toy box filled with wonderful toys. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

"It is heavy as it needs to be to make you strong, and for the balancing. A hollow inside is filled with lead, just so. One hand now is all that is needing." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There were times when I threw it all away, but I would quickly retrieve the notebook and lovingly smooth its pages, filled with regret, because I did not know when I could get another one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And beautiful blue skies filled with puffy white clouds. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, I filled my lungs with as much air as they could hold. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He handed Calder a paper bag filled with books. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He passes me the casserole dish filled with gravy and leftover turkey. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The room is filled with many of the same people who were in my class last year, with the notable exception of Soojin. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He called it the hardest sudoku ever made, with only 23 of the 81 squares filled in at the start. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pain and confusion filled her face as she reached up to feel her bruised and bleeding lip. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad shook out his pills and filled a glass of water. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The light in the fake-Darin’s eyes goes out as quickly as a sun in a storm, and his irises darken into black pits, as if his entire body is filled with shadow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now the leather traders, who came from as far as Spain, and the fur merchants, whose goods might come from Russia, filled the tables with piles of hides and pelts. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

At dawn he started with a chosen few and for the first time a boat filled with armed men floated on the Tiber. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they reached the subbasement, the elevator door skidded sideways, opening up on a dimly lit hallway where the ceiling was filled with a jumble of hanging pipes and dusty ductwork. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

We filled our pockets with unripe oranges that were sour and unbearable to eat but the only source of food at our disposal, and we were on our way. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

There was a very loud crack, and the sounds of scuffling and squeaks filled the silent room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“You,” answered Adaon, after a moment’s hesitation, “you were filled with grief.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The clicking of backgammon dice filled his ears as he pressed the accelerator. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You filled his head with empty promises. You said the gods cared about me!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Annabeth looked at me like I was nuts, but in the next second, the air was filled with whistling sounds of ropes being snapped taut, canvases unfurling, and wooden pulleys creaking. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

They each had one suitcase, and Mama carried a basket filled with food for the twelve-hour journey. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took the bus Celia told me to take and walked into a building filled with white tables and chairs. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“This is it!” he yelled, angry, his eyes ablaze, filled with a mixture of venom and fear. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her uncle bounced back into the livingroom, sipping from a tall glass filled with ice, water, and whiskey. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Pedro Segundo hated him, even though he had never given a name to the tortured feeling that gripped his soul and filled him with confusion. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys and girls of Big Creek went back to their chairs and held their diplomas and looked at one another, filled with present joy and impending loss. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The article is filled with quotes from experts. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Selecting a jar from the back, one which had not yet been filled, the Owner—switt-tsk-schwap!—unscrewed the lid. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A huge throng of handcuffed black men and women, numbering in the hundreds, filled the narrow street from side to side. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone on earth but me—and now Violet—moves in slow motion, like they’re filled with mud. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Mr. Pendanski and I have been having a discussion. Have you taken a drink since Mr. Pendanski last filled your canteen?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The Blackwater itself seemed to boil in its bed, and burning spars and burning men and pieces of broken ships filled the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Applause filled the room, then quickly died down. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The store was filled with darkness, dust and the smell of the food on its shelves. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she opened cupboards and filled a pot with water for the pasta. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Capricorn looked at Mo appraisingly before turning his eyes to the bags and chests his men had filled with coins. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sounds of the bullets filled my mind. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

All this she saw in their eyes, and the sight filled her own with water warmer and much older than the rain. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he wasn’t a typical brain filled with anguish and neurosis, he wasn’t a typical Permian football player either. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crooks’ bunk was a long box filled with straw, on which his blankets were flung. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they are filled with crisps bags, cigarette filters, paper wrappers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was hollow and completely empty — but the moment Harry opened it, the most horrible noise, a loud and screechy wailing, filled the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hugo joined the merchant marines at sixteen and on his first trip went to Dakar, where the markets were filled with monstrous fruits grown in soils of uncommon minerals. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, a small square filled with feint light appeared, hovering in the darkness of the mountainside. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Jody tore off some pieces and rubbed them on his hands until the air was filled with the sharp wild smell. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jorah looked no less ferocious as he scowled at the crowd that filled the bazaar. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Before he had met them, Celia had filled Matt’s head with enough stories to make his blood run cold. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s already filled an entire wall with constellations. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Archives was filled with little rooms like this, reading holes, designed to give members of the Arcanum a place to sit privately and study. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And two ballpoint pens—the top halves filled with water in which a cut-out collage of a London streetscape was suspended. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something whitish shimmered in the bottle on the left, as if Dustfinger had filled it with moonlight. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’m suddenly filled with a rush of love and gratitude. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He took out a metal cup filled with water from a large jug to pour in the pot. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Weird Sisters stopped playing, applause filled the hall once more, and Harry let go of Parvati at once. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I filled two baskets with the things I wished to take. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I filled the canteen, scoured the bushes for the last berries, and hurried back. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sleep became my only relief, the only time I wasn't thinking about eating, but frequently visions of food filled my dreams. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The package I toted in from the mailbox is open and on the bed are a dozen bottles filled with brown liquid. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Longships filled the sea, sails furled and oars shipped, floating at anchor or run up on the pale sand shore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A new seating plan that would let blacks sit from back to front and whites from front to back until the bus filled up, as was the practice in several other Southern cities. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She thought of Mycah again and her eyes filled with tears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A train hissed into the station, filled with people. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

His purr filled the air like a lawn mower. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Behind the door, the stove was making pancakes which filled the house with a rich baked odor and the scent of maple syrup. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The party’s just begun. We haven’t even filled the bathtub with anything from the kitchen yet.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, the house did seem to have filled itself, to have drawn out of the family roomfuls of activity. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their voices blended in the yellow kitchen light, and filled the empty house as the world outside darkened into twilight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bet these people don’t even know that car exhaust and engine oil once filled this place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As the smoky, meaty aroma filled the air, he had to keep swallowing the saliva that flooded his mouth. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I draped my arms around her small shoulders and filled my lungs with air, waiting for his explanation. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Over and over, in the years after 1647, scientists filled long glass tubes, sealed at one end, with mercury and inverted them in baths of mercury. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be right back as soon as I get the kettle filled.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a sweet scene, a courtyard filled with students clad in white and blue. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Ken and Bob both talked so fast—their conversation filled with references to people I’d never heard of, like Stanley Kubrick and Woody Allen—that it was sometimes hard to follow them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I inspected our work, and my stomach filled with flutters again. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The old woman took a deep breath and looked toward the empty road beyond the gate, her face filled with longing. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The walls were lined with racks of rifles—very expensive rifles—and Jesper assumed the boxes on the shelves were filled with ammunition. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The straw- filled mattress was lumpy and smelled of moldy vegetables, but it was better than anything she had felt in a long time. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the spring she usually filled it with flowers, but now it was all dirt, waiting for something new. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Paqo filled the golden bowl with the llama’s blood and placed it at the foot of the guardian rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Neither awake nor asleep, my chest filled with an excitement like joy, I tried to think whether or not I was afraid of the strangers, and the thought made no sense. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Navy captured a rebel ship off the coast of New Haven, filled with sheep and beeves.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pendanski filled all the canteens, then climbed back into the cab of the pickup. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

As the nights grew warmer and the leaves filled the gaps in the forest, I started to sit out on the deck and look at the stars at night. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s terrible,” Milo grieved, and his large brown eyes filled with tears. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

There was a parlor to my right, lined with bookcases and filled with shabby claw-footed furniture. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He nodded and left them, and the huntress picked up the silver pitcher and filled their goblets with wine. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw a loft apartment filled with Roman demigods. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The center of her mind was filled with the image of the great, white clock at the railway station, on which the hands did not cease to move. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Each frame was filled with honey and sealed over with beeswax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fits you perfectly, Josh, she said: You never clean your closet, and that bed of yours is always filled with cookie crumbs and candy wrappers. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

The big oak door that opens into a foyer filled with stained-glass windows. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bleachers of the gymnasium are filled with parents. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I backed and filled until I found a level place where I could hear the eager stream rattling; it was almost dark. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I notice a big box filled with stuff from around the apartment. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I rode down four levels to my armory, a massive vault filled with storage shelves, display cases, and weapon racks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I just meant that it’s strange, that’s all,” she continued as Maya came back, holding napkins under her arm and a bunch of tiny paper cups filled with condiments in her hands. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

As for Adams himself, without Jefferson as a colleague, with a Federalist cabinet filled with men loyal to Hamilton, he was left alone with Abigail, the only collaborator he could truly trust. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

A maid brought them a silver finger bowl and filled it out of a beautiful spouting golden jug, then drew a polished table to their side. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Intent and serious, Nokomis filled her red stone pipe with tobacco. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

After my parents leave, Rachel shows me a binder filled with pages of different kinds of furniture sets clipped out of magazines. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It is the one thing that structures their days: the sound of the food being warmed in the microwave, three plates lowered from the cupboard, three glasses filled. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The orange Kool-Aid we drank was muddy, because the rain had stirred up the river before we filled our jugs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Tarber found a garden out back, and they pulled some onions and radishes and filled a sack with cabbages before they went on their way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The inside of the tree had been filled with a stock of arrows to be used in a fantasy battle at first, then in a battle fought amongst themselves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed to grow until it filled the arena. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The black horses were filled with madness, and leaping forward in terror they bore their riders into the rushing flood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Thousands of cookfires filled the air with a pale smoky haze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At night I can almost see what the water looked like when it filled the empty canal, dark and patterned with moonlit ripples. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I even tell Thomas, as we wander the lavish ballroom with its endless banquet tables and chandeliers, that arresting Day has filled the gaping hole Metias’s death left in my life. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Dust motes floated in the air as a serving girl filled two green glass cups for Ser Jorah and the widow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She got him a black trash can and filled it with popcorn balls. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white sun reflected off his bright orange scales and the glistening glorious light blinded us and filled us with the rapture true beauty brings. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smoke and dust filled the air, and shells exploded on the ground. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had filled with love and teaching and communication. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he grabbed a garbage sack filled with empty beer bottles and hucked it at the minivan. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dark clouds filled the skies and turned to storms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The bathroom was filled with thick smoke that burned our eyes and made us cough. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His features burned with anger, but his eyes were filled with unshed tears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Ferula abhorred the moment when her brother returned from the country and filled the house with his presence, breaking the harmony they had established while he was away. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The benches that had been filled by Walter's supporters the previous day were now mostly occupied by older white people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We came upon a street that was a scene out of the infernal regions, each house afire, a lane where demonic citizens might walk, capes black, bonnets bulging, baskets filled with mewling roots. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It’s filled with jars and specialty items instead of pill bottles, sitting under his shrine to his favorite skateboarder, Paul Rodriguez, and the entire Colombian national soccer team. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He filled a glass of water and set it in front of me, then gently pushed the pills forward until they touched my arm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

So the old woman vowed by all the gods, and vowed again, to carry out his wishes; then she filled up the amphorai with wine and sifted barley meal into leather bags. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the hosts of Mordor were enheartened, and filled with a new lust and fury they came yelling to the onset. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The night was his opponent, Cora decided, the night and the phantoms he filled it with. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It had been filled in and planted over. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

After my mother filled out the insurance forms, we were shown into the doctor's office. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His days were filled with split-second problem solving and hundreds of interactions. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Jon opened a shuttered window, took the flagon of beer off the outside ledge, and filled a horn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The day before the lighting, they dug a big hole in back of the store and filled it full of oak wood and burned it down to a glowing bed of coals. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Just this morning, this forest had been crisscrossed by creeks filled with clear rushing water. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

A tray filled with magnetic poetry sat beside a rack of bookmarks. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A zero in quantum mechanics means that the entire universe—including the vacuum—is filled with an infinite amount of energy: the zero-point energy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He filled one of his mother’s long black stockings with ashes and roamed the streets with his gang swinging his homely blackjack and crying out raucously from time to time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They filled the punts and barges that crowded the two rivers. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I close a filled box and begin filling another. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

"Thank you," he said as a slight breeze filled the car. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I started back to school again, I tried to limit my reading to two books a week, and I filled my time by writing furiously. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She was all in blue, powdered and perfumed for the suitors who filled her court. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then, just before morning, she sprinkled it all over my face until it filled my nostrils, eyes, and mouth. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Where once there was a clean table by the window, it is now filled with game pieces. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was summer now, so the woods were a new and different place, alive with green and filled with birdsong and swarming mosquitoes and pesky blackfly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Thursday and the cells are filled with men who drank their dole money and wouldn’t leave the pubs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I had just gotten back from a little vacation and was being filled in by the guys about what was new. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It filled my stomach nicely, but in my head I made plans to go by the newspaper office later to see if Hattie Mae had any leftovers. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

So many jars, steamed and dried, filled and sealed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then, when I realize why he has come, I am filled with fear. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

After lowering a torpedo filled with nitroglycerin into the belly of the earth, the muddied workers would detonate it, occasionally turning up a fragment of an ancient American Indian spear or an arrowhead. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Amid the pounding in her ears and her head, the whisper of wings filled the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A fair amount of the nun’s liver traveled up the needle and filled a biopsy syringe. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to pray, but no words filled my mind, only the close ness I shared with my uncle remained. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. They call it that because, guess what? It’s filled with board games!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

With the city ever-expanding, it would only be a matter of time before the marshland at its outskirts was filled in and built upon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was in Obinze’s room, lying down and reading, still frosty towards him, when a rush of salty saliva filled her mouth and she leaped up and ran to the toilet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The night air was filled with the smell of apples and shocked grain, and I could hear the noise in the meadhall from a mile away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the lid was filled in with white. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, fifty nylon bags filled with gold coins, jewelry, rare gems, and precious artifacts had been shuttled out of the chamber through the crawl space. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

But in a flash her face filled with incredible passion. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The memory of those glowing scenes at the crossroads filled her with dread. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Flowers bloomed along the edges of the trail, pink and purple and white, and birdsong filled the air every morning. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the root cellars strings of onions and garlic dangled from the rafters, and bags of carrots, parsnips, radishes, and white and yellow turnips filled the shelves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Cries of alarm and excitement filled my ears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

There are drawers filled with fine clothes, and Effie Trinket tells me to do anything I want, wear anything I want, everything is at my disposal. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The soccer field that once held the 1984 Olympics is now filled with tombstones. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The other seven are filled with regular clear panes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The sounds of their approaching party filled the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The front seat was so filled with fabric and country music and Wynn’s singing that I wondered if he’d noticed I hadn’t said a word during our rides for the past few days. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We stepped around to the side entrance of Clairmont, the one that led to the mudroom filled with tennis racquets and beach towels. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

They walked together in silence down the corridor, and when it opened into the great hall filled with revelers and laughter and light, the palace doors yawning open at the far end, the huntress stopped. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a huge place filled with broken furniture, piles of books and ledgers, and rusty weapons. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Inside it was filled with a grey dust, soft and fine, in the middle of which was a seed, like a small nut with a silver shale. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The pages were filled with my cramped hieroglyphics, a byproduct of being born a lefty. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The bags she filled grew soggy with juice, the tomatoes soft and squashy. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The airways filled up with men who had heard about the death of Bull Meecham and they were coming to pay homage to one that had fallen. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up in the Howard box, Marcela’s eyes opened and filled with tears. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt the hardness of him against her hip, and the sour-sweet smell of whiskey filled her nostrils as he breathed onto her face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I made a point of watching Ahmad and his father get into the car, Ahmad in his wool vest and winter coat, his schoolbag filled with books and pencils. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

First, she pulled off a lump of the rice dough and molded it into a small pocket filled with sugar and nuts and sesame seeds. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He removed one of the lids, and dipped in a great ladle, and with it filled three bowls, one very large bowl, and two smaller ones. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Diego was quiet for a moment, but the empty space was filled by the chaotic noise from other tables. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She hugged me, and my nose filled with the stink of spoiled milk. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did not look as tall as Ugwu remembered; he had put on some weight and his thin neck had filled out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The rooms are airy and filled with dogs. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The alchemist lighted the fire, and soon a delicious aroma filled the tent. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every encounter filled us with joy—yes, joy: Thank God! Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The uproar of hoofbeats filled my ears, deafening, like the crash of waves against a steamship’s hull. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And more frames hold relatives at balloon- filled birthdays and First Communions and baptisms—parents and sisters and brothers and nieces and nephews, all arm in arm, fitting together perfectly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Complete silence filled the room, as if the world had been frozen, and every member of the Council stared at Minho. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They filled one entire end of the room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She met his stare with a calm, bold smile, a smile mocking innocence, so that her face was filled with the age-old cunning of a woman. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There was even a tank filled with brand-new baby jellies; they looked like tiny, delicate white flowers. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was a gray day, and when Muller’s service had lowered the casket with oiled and silent winches the hearse drove away and the husband filled the grave himself with a new shovel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd filled a roped off area of the city. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The men and women all rose when Papa came in, and chants of “Omelora!” filled the air. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I'm in a shallow hole, not filled with the humming orange bubbles of my hallucination but with old, dead leaves. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She comes back with a bag filled with big yellow crumbs. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

It is almost filled with rainwater, the dark surface rippling in the breeze. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A bookshelf that was filled not with books but with what appeared to be basketball-related awards. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Plates were filled, coffee and tea was poured. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Although the body was never recovered, all the evidence points to the defendant: the trunk of his car was filled with twine, bloodstained hammers, torn items of his wife’s clothing, and such like. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

While Mama filled out the money order and figured out how to pay some of the other bills, Ty'ree made grocery lists and school supply lists and added and re-added the cost of everything. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Luckily, no one had paid attention to her panicked screech, as it was merely one among many, but the revelation filled her with fresh dread: Why was Old Timothy at the window? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He waved and blew kisses to the audience as the curtain came down again, and then his face once again filled with anger. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She pressed it against her head while he filled out papers at a desk, followed by a period of poking around for keys in a file drawer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabs a glass filled with ruby-red fluid off my tray. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I filled it with sand to a depth of 10 centimeters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would not, then, talk to her about it; she found that, before the dread and the hatred that filled her mind, her imagination faltered and held its peace. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She was my very best friend and someone who always filled me with hope. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

An odd sizzling sound filled the sky overhead. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The scent of their flowers filled the house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was down; the night sky was filled with stars. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice filled it for him from a copper pot that hung over a fire that crackled in a ring of stones. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Do y’all remember when you were seven and JB wanted to swing but all the swings were filled, and Filthy pushed the little redhead kid out of the swing so JB could take it? The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

But the sudden arrival of the ship along with his father and the half-men filled him with unease. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the last pain had filled and passed from her eyes, when the last shudder had passed through her body, his fingers closed her eyelids. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Left untended, maize fields filled in with weeds, then bushes and trees. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

So they filled up and overflowed the ten sedans that Janie had hired and added others to the line. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was a cool October night filled with the sounds of chirping crickets and the whoosh of passing cars. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The kitchen filled up with the odors of fried bacon, eggs frying in bacon grease, toast in the oven, coffee, and grits bubbling in the pot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the following days, days filled with dark gaps of time, Odenigbo did not go to Tanzania Bar. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I sucked through the straw and my mouth filled with the sweet, blended fruit. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The first-floor lobby opened up to a recreation room filled with some seventy-five boys sitting around waiting for the lunch bell to be sounded. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then recognition filled the woman’s face, her broad smile illuminating the darkness, and Tally felt herself smiling in return. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The slow, endless clanging filled their room, as mournful as a dirge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My best friend’s narrow face, almost buried under his chestnut curly shag, filled the screen in the video-call app. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Unease filled my stomach, the kind you get from suddenly knowing a whole lot more about a person than you thought you ever would. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Granny rattled her mug on the arm of her chair, and the She Elephant filled it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

After he filled out all kinds of forms—from the bookstore and from the government for taxes—they officially took his picture. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The lunchroom was already noisy, and getting louder as the rest of the third- through fifth-grade classes filed through the lunch lines and filled the long tables. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He put the beautifully curved instrument on his shoulder, barely touched the strings, and a long, lovely melody filled the air. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It filled the space between a pair of party towers, a squat teapot between two slender glasses of champagne. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I catch sight of Peeta and Johanna standing at the tree line and I’m filled with a mixture of relief and anger. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Judging from the ringing in Leo’s ears, the dwarf had detonated the flash-bang grenade, which Leo had filled with a rare vial of Apollo’s music, pure liquid extract. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

On one side, Taran noticed, an alcove had been hollowed out; it was filled with roots, lichens, and mushrooms—the food stock, he guessed, of the melancholy inhabitant. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he found himself filled with an exaltation of night, and felt that he was bodiless, silent, transported. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howls, shrieks, the lash and whistle of the wind, the creak of the basket like a tormented animal, all filled the wild air with hideous noise. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Every day the newspapers are filled with reward notices for the return of stolen typewriters, Persian rugs, electric clocks, fabrics, etc. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was filled with fiery excitement, but it was clear that he was wearing himself out. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“The bride-maidens rejoice the eyes that wait the coming of the bride; but when the bride draweth nigh, then the maidens shine not to the eyes that are filled.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When she was ready for bed, Madam called for me to bring up a warming pan filled with coals and run it between the sheets because they were chilled and still a wee bit damp. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

A group of Maidens gathered around me in a room filled with cloth and jewelry. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Thoughts of home filled Nat’s head, mixed with his thoughts of the channel they were following. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water was draining almost as fast as it had filled the room. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We climbed higher still, and soon the roar of the burning rip in the sky filled my ears. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Our plates are filled with golden-brown waffles, sunny-side up eggs, and clusters of grapes. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With the demotion of Nick to our ranks, the peaceful interlude began to slip away, and my life once more became complicated, filled with anxiety and finally danger. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth filled with spit, and a rotten hole in one of my molars yelled its displeasure. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And when the string became the width of Minli’s little finger, a strange clattering — like a wooden wind chime — filled the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of Alexandra’s streets were filled by black faces, many of them as black as coal, full-blooded Africans. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d never know it living here, but Jackson, Mississippi, be filled with two hundred thousand peoples. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

This track, which later filled with pus, extended from the bullet's entrance. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

So they found a friendly civilian technician and he twisted a rubber band around their arms, and they watched while he filled some tubes with their blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We took the fine saddlebags off the horse and filled them with salves and herbs, blue grass for washing my hair, extra sweaters, dried peaches. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, that position was filled by Mikhail Glinka, whose operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila had firmly established Tsarist Russia as a musical force to be reckoned with in the 1830s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I rolled behind a pile of baskets filled with rotting chickens now, and to my left, upon the littered curb, a woman and man crouched behind an upturned delivery cart. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had visited museums and seen paintings filled with all the colors he could now recognize and name. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

While he filled his suitcase, Florent wandered slowly around the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Twig’s eyebrows scrunched up, and her eyes filled with sympathy, and she said, “Oh.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but you'd only find that out after he'd filled you full of ouzo and strapped you to his bed frame." Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

When I got home on Sunday, my answering machine was filled with messages. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yes, he had sinned: one morning, alone, in the dirty bathroom, in the square, dirt-gray cupboard room that was filled with the stink of his father. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

As the nest pitched downward, my mouth filled with wet bonobo hair and my gut dropped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Below the sink, I saw a green plastic bucket filled with water. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She filled the stove with things to burn and then she struck a match. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the passengers filled the other seats around me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The words caused a fullness in me, and right at that moment an explosion of blackbirds lifted off the ground in a clearing a short distance away and filled up the whole sky. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that Sandy isn’t sitting here with me and Jasmine feels like there’s an empty space that should be filled. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Lining the rotunda were huge glass cases filled with trophies the school had won over the years: athletics, music competitions, color guard. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He runs to his apartment and brings a wooden box filled with paints in many different colors and a few small jars of water. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Father took out a hose and attached it to the nozzle at one end of the tub and then, twisting a knob, called forth water that filled the metal can to overflowing. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

They dealt only with experimental data and were filled with graphs, charts, tables, photographs of devices for the measuring of auditory, visual, and tactile responses, and with mathematical translations of laboratory findings. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Some fifty NCC students, joined by four white students from Duke, walked into the Woolworth’s store on Main Street and filled up the seats at the lunch counter. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A footman opens the door, and I see the whole courtyard, filled with music and voices and merriment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My mouth filled with saliva, a sign of the retching that was yet to come. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We filled it again for Piper’s turn in the bath and then she made me go up to her bedroom to choose some clothes for her because she didn’t want to go herself. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge crowd, filled with old neighbors and new friends, had gathered, it seemed, to see me off. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every master had a book of Quarter-Stars and a book of Stripes, and these had to be filled in and signed and torn out exactly like cheques from a cheque book. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was filled with the late seventies and early eighties music he loved. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He is kneeling on the street, on the edge of a gutter filled with still water, his head drooping between his shoulders. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a nice break from the turmoil of his home, which lately had been filled with more relatives than any human being should be expected to endure. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then, abruptly, sun filled the clearing, it was like a curtain being drawn back in front of a brightly lit stage. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was no good reason for me to be angry but my body was filled with it, the way it used to be when Caroline was home. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually the night air filled with the buzz of crickets, and Roy smiled to himself, remembering the boxful he’d released there. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing is so cavernous, I wonder if he needs a map, and it’s filled with every toy you can imagine, most requiring batteries. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They ate roast whale meat for dinner that night, in a hall filled with many-headed giants, all of them shouting and happy and most of them drunk. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The scent of tobacco and wood shavings filled my nose. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Still, Tally spent a lot of time wondering what Shay was going to look like pretty, her skin-and-bones body all filled out, her already full Ups perfected, and the ragged fingernails gone forever. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the closest thing to her in the truck bed—her suitcase filled with books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

As a bonus, Hooke filled a space at the end of the book with drawings based on some of his astronomical observations. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The chamber itself filled him with odd forebodings he could not name, which eluded him like shadows. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pawhuska is filled with its share of abandoned buildings, but it is one of the few towns that remain. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Eddie filled my mind, and the loss of his journal stabbed my heart anew. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Light filled the corridor and spread, growing brighter by the moment. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

All this filled her stomach, but it wasn’t nourishing. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom?” is all I can get out, but it’s squeaky and filled with longing to pull her through the phone wires to sit with me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She makes us cucumber sandwiches, the edges scalloped to look like flowers, filled with thin slices of salami. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Would I, filled with bookish notions, act in a manner that would make the whites dislike me? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found five wooden boxes with matching covers in a cabinet and filled all five—she and Akira would need to share. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was dark out, and the air was filled with the squeals of sledding kids. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Plus, there were, like, six whole rooms filled with chairs. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I filled in the rest of the story quickly, this strange day that began with a burial and ended with a homeless child in my arms. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were filled with toys and beautiful things. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Treebeard filled three bowls, and they drank; and they saw his strange eyes looking at them over the rim of his bowl. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A factory stood on a hill to one side, the field below filled with flimsy buildings arranged in a square, fencing and razor wire strung around the perimeter. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For as the wind first filled their sail, both had felt a heavy foreboding, cold as that winter wind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke filled my head, muddled my thoughts. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, though, I came out and went in the men's room, staggering around like a moron, and filled one of the washbowls with cold water. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Like his spirit, Taran’s dreams were confused, filled with dismay and fear. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Adria filled the container with warm water and closed the lid. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He filled his wine cup and watched a serving man carve into the pig. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He broke in upon her words to tell her what filled his mind so that nothing else could reach it: the terrible words of the oracle of Apollo. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam seemed to grow until he filled one side of the room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

At least Bigwig’s preparations would keep the others busy and perhaps do something to dispel the silent fear that filled all the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no,” she said as her eyes filled with tears. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The image of the carnage on the beach filled his head, and he decided the view of the water was better. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the far end of the gym was a big glass trophy case, filled with plaques and medals and glossy golden cups commemorating Fry High achievements in sports and academics over the years. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They helped us find books they thought we’d like, and we filled up the wire baskets on our bicycles and pedaled home right down the middle of the sidewalks, as if we owned the place. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Americans drove the trucks and used a windlass and a kind of davit to pull the filled barrels aboard. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of walking there with him— and then back to school, where Mr. Partridge had promised everyone pizza later—filled her with a new kind of happiness. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

They filled every inch of the National Mall and the parade route. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They’d bent them and twisted them around and through each other to weave a wooden lattice, then hung it high above a deep pit filled with logs, leaves, and kindling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their house was filled with those protective saint candles you get at the grocery store for a few bucks. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Shame filled him anew; he felt more like a child at that moment than he had since this whole mess started. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The hair in his nostrils quivered slightly and as he shook his head his eyes filled with tears. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Sunlight filled the orderly garden with its trimmed walks and hedges. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was holding two pieces of pottery: one a plain, boring blue-gray bowl, and the other an amazing blue-gray bowl with random cracks that were filled with shimmering gold. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It filled his head with visions, and filled his heart with awe and delight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was much smaller, being half filled by his bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s filled with a mixture of gorgeous gowns and costumes from different time periods. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The Nazgûl came again, and as their Dark Lord now grew and put forth his strength, so their voices, which uttered only his will and his malice, were filled with evil and horror. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She had been prompted to start a diary because fictional heroines kept them and filled them with lush sighing thoughts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally fall asleep and dream that Santa has arrived in a black Volkswagen filled with cousins carrying baskets full of apples and raisins and nuts. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She found a shallow pool filled with water lilies: The bulbs would make acceptable food when other things ran out. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked past the hole and into the kitchen, which was filled with the scent of our mother’s oils—birch, eucalyptus, ravensara. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Granny’s wide and innocent smile was shining on me and I was filled with dismay. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madison Square Garden was filled with 20,000 people, but suddenly they were totally silent. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I inflated all twelve cones with air and I filled each buoyancy chamber with the req­uisite ten litres of sea water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the air was pretty thick too, filled with that sweet waxy smell of candles burning. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t lost the power to live from second to second and to take pleasure, even, in the warm yellow light that filled the canoe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Earth then was full of awesome, nightmarish lizards—the dinosaurs, immensely successful creatures, which filled virtually every ecological niche. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And on the night before his funeral, the Ravenel Officers’ Club filled to capacity as old pilots told stories to young pilots of Bull Meecham in the Pacific and Bull Meecham in Korea. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wonder filled me as I realized he was absolutely unafraid. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

El Patron’s voice filled with wonder as he described the hacienda where he had attended fiestas so long ago. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

During lunch at the cafeteria, Ramu offers me something from his lunch box, a pastry filled with mashed potatoes his mother made. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

When they returned to the museum filled with satisfaction and with snacks for their supper, they saw a long line of Sunday people waiting to climb the museum steps. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made the music seem mysterious, which filled Jesse with a feeling of power over the hills rolling out from behind the truck. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

My one fancy short gown was too small, and I hadn’t filled out enough to wear any of Mother’s castoffs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He passed a valley filled with the wreckage of thousands of yellow bulldozers, tractors and Caterpillars. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A man’s silhouette filled the doorway, followed by a gust of oily cologne. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the rate she was going, her sky was going to be filled with them before she was through. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Roz filled the barrel with water and a grumpy fish, and then they were off. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Each page was filled with rectangular boxes stacked on top of each other. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of platforms filled the interior, some supporting no more than a few flower beds, others holding huge ferns and bushes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Weeks later, they returned to Jerusalem to find their house “occupied”—filled with other people—Jewish soldiers with guns. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur obeyed the hand, but he plunged his own hand into his gym bag and pulled something out—something short, black, and heavy—like a sock filled with lead. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a pile of rubbish in one corner of the room: cardboard boxes filled with mildewed papers and decaying curtains in a heap beside them. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Maer was filled with people— cousins, two elderly aunts—and Charles didn’t think he could summon up the courage to ask her. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy smell of fried dough filled the space behind the stall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

As they filled the potato kettle at the pump, he looked at Jemmy. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Joost threw himself to the ground, covering his head as the rapid hammer of gunfire filled his ears and bits of glass rained down on his hands and back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They had fine furniture, and Anna filled their home with flower cuttings from the garden and nearby fields. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The word ballooned out and filled all the air of the kitchen. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then it was almost noon, getting really hot, and Percy was starting to wish he had a trireme filled with Diet Coke. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She says love isn’t perfect and so why should a cake filled with love be? Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

After I filled it up, I stared at it for a while, in case it was a magic jam jar. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Her hand kept writing, automatically, until the page was filled with the dark ink of his name. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And the baby food jars filled with nuts and bolts in her father’s garage. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

But each time the spoon lands in the girl’s mouth, Lourdes is filled with sadness. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

More men came down then, more than ten, until we filled the whole ground. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas did, reciting every word he’d told the Keepers, hating how Teresa’s eyes filled with worry—and terror. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The sea chest is a trunk filled with the stuff he picked up from all over the world. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

He felt the tingling in his hands, the lightness in his head, the heaviness of his heart, and it consumed him, filled him to the brim with a bitterness and voracity that burned his throat. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled limp leaves and filled the holes left by squirrels and rabbits. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I filled myself with such hope and continued to cling to a silver lining, which seemed to disappear as rapidly as my desperation to cling to it increased. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporter asked a glowing Ms. Owens questions, her answers filled with words like bonding, welcoming, trusting. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I dropped my decommissioned backpack on the kitchen table and filled the kettle from the pitcher of filtered water I kept on the counter. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I unpacked a transparent plastic tube of powdered cream of chicken soup, and filled it up with water. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first two rows were filled with children both younger and older than I was. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book was filled with the minutiae of his many failed runs. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sir filled each of their canteens from a tank of water in the bed of the pickup. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He wore camouflage pants and a sheepskin vest filled with pockets. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Smoke filled the crowded room and the music stopped and the students dancing stopped and the DJ told them to quickly leave the building. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The camp was filled with tanks, and jeeps mounted with guns. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sam was filled with deep suspicion, and showed it; but Frodo gave no sign of what was passing in his mind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

How could history be filled with so much horror and so few reasons why? Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When the horses did this, Charlie was supposed to take a bottle filled with water and crack them between their ears as hard as he could. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Spender took half an hour, swimming in one of the pools which was filled with the seasonal rain, waiting for the pursuers to catch up with him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the space was a cot and a small shelf made from planks of wood separated with cut logs and filled with books, folded clothes, papers, and some braided and bunched herbs. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The bull wanted it again, and Romero's cape filled again, this time on the other side. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dill, red in the face from his exertions, sat down and filled the Amen Corner. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

At the end of a Saturday, its cash box was filled with greenish pennies. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s filled with words like “thug” and “tyrant,” and it goes on for pages, a torrent of frustration and abuse. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The leg was placed in a black bag filled with ice to help stop the swelling. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was terrible indeed when the trench was dug and filled with blood and the spirits of the dead flocked to it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was filled with a wordless, obscurely murderous unrest. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It read, in bold black ink: Warning: The following pages, whether used as a journal or for ideas, are most assuredly filled with melancholy, cynicism, and woe. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But the sight of Dustfinger had actually filled her with relief. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Over time, the deck filled up with in-jokes. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Up front, peaked into the bow, was a double bunk filled with bags of sails— six of them. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ogress filled the subterranean passageway, blocking out much of the light filtering in from the opening. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Judith leads us to a room that looks like a traditional hospital nursery, bassinets filled with sleeping or fussing babies. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Still she was relieved to ease back into her life, their life, of teaching and tennis and friends that filled the living room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He noticed the sturdy furniture, neatly arranged, and the bookcases filled with Mentor’s books. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A hollow moan filled the air, and then something that sounded like the clanking of chains. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I had nothing to carry, so I filled my pockets with oranges, tied the laces of my tattered crapes, and I was ready to go. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

However humble, though, Malala’s village sounds like it was filled with happiness for many years, before the Taliban invaded. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He edged slowly forward, keeping his body away from the cages on either side, which were filled with hysterical, screaming, leaping, bar-rattling monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, too, battered trash cans were chained to a black lamppost, only these were filled with garbage, some of which had spilled out and lay scattered in puddles of pulpy hash. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It wrapped around me and squeezed my body like a sponge, then tossed me into the choking air—and I fell headlong into a rope net filled with writhing fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

These words, coming from the grave, as it were, from a faceless shape, filled me with terror. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It filled him with pride but also with a strained, churning unease. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That night, when all the kids were in bed, Mama and Papa sat in the living room holding thick ceramic mugs filled with hot chocolate spiced with cayenne and cinnamon. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After a quick breakfast he filled as many water bottles as he could carry, placing an iodine tablet in each one. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strangely, in all his sailing with Owen, he had never filled the tank and didn’t know where the cap was—Owen always had done the water when David came to the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My load was heavy now: the sack, the gun, the filled bottle; and it was hard to see in the dark. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The acrid smell of simmering turnips filled our cheeks with sour saliva. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their children filled the Hamilton place with riot. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, since chiefs required menial servants as well as specialized craftspeople, chiefdoms differed from tribes in having many jobs that could be filled by slaves, typically obtained by capture in raids. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Still, that felt very good—it filled her with satisfaction. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A metallic smell of storm filled the air. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It filled her body, lying on that soft bed in the Fairy Queen’s palace, the same way Kaede had filled all of her senses when they kissed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He filled the thimble bowl with tobacco so fine- cut it looked like hair, then lighted the pipe, took four long puffs, and let the pipe go out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every night, when the married couple retired to their rooms, she was overwhelmed by a peculiar hatred she could not explain, which filled her soul with regret. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sickly smell of raw alcohol filled the taxi. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The eyes were half open, filled with tears that came constantly. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the volume was way down, so Dad’s voice wouldn’t wake Mom, he still filled the room, like how a light fills a room even when it’s dim. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Along the dirt roads, the gutters were filled with small rivers of filth and debris that smelled of rotting food and rank liquids. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His brother must have given him that fancy title when he filled in the receipt. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The back wall has built-in shelves filled with dusty textbooks and a few bottles of bleach. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the brace down on the counter, picked up a small paper sack, and filled it about half-full of horseshoe nails. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyseni, at a guess ... but the man whose lap she filled was from the Seven Kingdoms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The entire assemblage joined in and soon the air was filled with a hymnlike freedom song. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly filled with excitement and hope that I was finally going to get what I wanted. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Streaks of blue light filled the black world behind the blindfold. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later I come across the source of the odor: a plastic garbage bag filled with feathers, down, and the severed wings of several birds. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge smile that filled her eyes and showed all her teeth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The animal messengers went faster and faster; their panting filled the air. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Christian had already been there for months, weighing only about twenty-two pounds, his lungs filled with TB bacilli and an oxygen mask continually strapped over his mouth. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Pauley nodded as though the word filled in every blank answer on the scorecard. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

We lifted the covers and filled the feeders with sugar water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a large dump of dirt hit me in the face, exploding into many smaller pieces that filled my eyes and nose, making me cough and sputter. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My eyes watered, my mouth filled with a salty taste, but if I cried, Abuela would hear me and think I didn’t want to be with her. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The evergreen arch wouldn’t stay firm after she got it up, but wiggled and threatened to tumble down on her head when the hanging baskets were filled. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

How it contains thousands of lakes, filled with fish of all kinds—walleye, for one thing, catfish, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, perch, and pike. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Some people said it’s named Turtle because it used to be filled with regular turtles. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a large residential area filled with the people’s thatched homes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

For the next hour, we rummaged through Grandma’s trunks filled with fabrics she had collected over the years. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up a glass and I filled it for her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The air was filled with a remarkable scent. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perilee and Karl spun by—he tall and solid, she round of belly and homely of face—and my heart filled up so full, it threatened to spill out my eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then they leave, clutching bags filled with things—bright things, soft things, big things—but no matter how full the bags, they always come back for more. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the courtyard outside my recovery room window is ablaze, the entire space filled with the twinkling holiday lights from the park, twisting around the lampposts and the trees. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We had many rooms, each filled with big, heavy tables. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smoke filled the air, and the hot breeze from the island brought the scent of the napalm to us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would not even let him come through the door, which a moment later she had to close because the house was filled with yellow butterflies. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But I was still filled with disappointment about the letter’s not being to Gideon and curiosity about Ned and Jinx and the spy known as the Rattler. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Wounded in Arles, hovering in that space between life and death, his head was filled with “primitive memories of all of you, of those days.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Twig sat up on the bed, filled with new energy and purpose. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the corner of the room next to the dish cupboard, the boy filled Sounder’s tin with cold ham-boiling from the possum kettle. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they ate one plateful, they filled their plates with snow again, and Grandma poured more syrup on it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It faced nothing but an open, grassy yard and a line of trees that began miles of woods filled with things making noises that used to keep me up all night. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The hole it left had filled with filthy water, but the roots were dry and tangled enough to make a comfortable seat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

My brain lets me see these perfect circles filled with triangles defined by the ratio pi. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wink made Jonathan grin, and filled him with a sense of camaraderie. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And they’re all filled. We probably have 10 dogs ahead of him.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then, as though there were not enough evil, O-lan was again with child, and her milk dried up, and the frightened house was filled with the sound of a child continually crying for food. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I accepted it gratefully, and the boys and I dragged out the hot plate and filled it up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah filled her own glass again and sat down in the other chair. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

And it was his silence, his long pause while he digested this information, that filled the hallway and my heart and soul with such a great whooshing pressure that I couldn’t breathe. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It gave the smoke a spicy scent, a pleasant enough smell, yet Eroeh fled sobbing, and Dany Was filled with fear. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He filled the kettle and the pot with water, stood the mattress against the wall, pounded it with a shoe, told me to keep pouring water on the ground to drown the fleas dropping there. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

People in Spokane found their picnic hampers and filled them with sandwiches and loaded them in the backseats of their own cars and headed west. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

For there is a tower there seventy-five feet high, filled with ashes, and there they push a man guilty of sacrilege or notorious for other crimes to destruction. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although it did not sound like any sort of hunting call, it was so unnatural that it filled him with fear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snow moved in no given direction, but filled the world with a vast white storm of flying powder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The images on the TV set blurred, and Moss’s eyes filled with tears. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a small wave rolled over her and filled her mouth and nose. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her palms were pink like the bottoms of her feet, her elbows darker than the rest of her, and for some reason the sight of them filled me with tenderness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That color of blue filled Pong's mind as he put his head down and started walking south. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The smells filled his nostrils,- the sharp fresh tang of pine needles, the earthy odor of wet rotting leaves, the hints of animal musk and distant cooking fires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Overhead, thousands of Sixer gunships filled the sky like an angry swarm of metal wasps. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

George’s throat filled with something that choked him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Count Olaf looked around the room, which was filled with dirty dishes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The air is filled with the scents of corn popping, peanuts roasting, and the tangy undertone of animal. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I filled Miles’s plate for him, since he seemed to be paralyzed from the eyes down. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She took me to that house of humans, which was filled with all manner of love, put me in the bed, put Exodus on the CD player, and turned the volume down to a whisper. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a pair of water buckets, filled them from the big tub in the center of the pasture, and lugged them to the nearest pen. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then I filled the glass up again with more juice and vodka. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Near the end of the cave you will find a jar filled with treasure. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I raise my eyes to his and see that they’re filled with tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

As she picked up the fork, her eyes filled with tears. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The numbers filled his head: there were a hundred thousand cars lost in the flood. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And then, as if to make things worse, she heard a sound that filled her with alarm. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When she takes her hand away, the glass is filled again, the tablecloth spotless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see anyone, but I noticed that the garbage bag I had filled with brush and trash had been spilled out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I am filled with sudden loathing—I’ll bet he’s never taken payment in the form of beans and eggs in his life. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Johnny filled his tankard again with the horrifying concoction. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unbidden, a waiter came and filled his glass up with Victory Gin, shaking into it a few drops from another bottle with a quill through the cork. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Andrew’s ordinary days were filled with the kind of things most people have only on birthdays. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And just like that we’re rummaging through a box filled with newspaper clippings about Chuck “Da Man” Bell and torn ticket stubs and old flyers and . The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Its screaming was louder, closer, and the noise filled Anya’s brain with agony. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You can?” she asked, and suddenly a hope filled her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

For three days, the air around Nya's home was filled with the sound of the d rill. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sounds died away and the air was filled with waiting. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mack nodded and Kitty filled the kettle that Duke kept under the counter. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence became unreal and seemed suddenly filled with a noise of its own, the noise of a too long silence. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As long as one child is hungry, our life will be filled with anguish and shame. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its horns were a more refined version of what they’d been, fluting out to tight spirals, and the eyes that filled the empty sockets were large and shining. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then she filled her vessel with water and left. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you know how prisons are on TV, all metal and gray and filled with angry people eating slop and sleeping on concrete slabs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Without any words, Khouy picks me up and loads me onto the back of the truck filled with bags of clothes and pots and pans and food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The place was filled with Americans, some of them tourists but many of them expat regulars. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The officers take them to a cell filled with MS gangsters, then deport them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As part of his training regimen for the climb, he immersed himself in bath-tubs filled with ice. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cats and dog drank from the toilets, having despaired of getting their water bowls filled every morning, and everyone in the family talked to one another at the top of their lungs. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The day has been filled . . . with talk about supers, single weapons capable of desolating a vast area,” Lilienthal recorded sourly, his earlier admiration for Lawrence shattered by the latter’s enthusiasm for this loathsome new weapon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The amber whisky moved high on the side and the pungent fruit odor of its warming filled the air. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Guards gave each of them a bucket filled with a cloudy liquid that smelled, to Shin, like agricultural chemicals. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Her eyes bulged out of her angular face, filled with rage and tears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sound of running and falling water was loud, and the evening was filled with a faint scent of trees and flowers, as if summer still lingered in Elrond’s gardens. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For a terrible moment, Nailer was filled with dread that his father could not die. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bag filled rapidly with icy water, and in the wet darkness that stank of rotten cabbages and leaves, Anya and Ivan struggled to find a way out. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was warm and messy and comfortable, and filled with yellow light. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whips of red lightning crackled through the clouds, thrashing up a bitter wind that filled my lungs with dirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I knew that somewhere down below the surface there had to be another hole in the trunk, as water had filled the hollow to the river level. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time I had brought along large meat-filled dumplings and other smaller pastries filled with various kinds of ground meat and shrimp. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plane was slammed again suddenly with another loud, jarring explosion that almost rocked it over on its back, and the nose filled immediately with sweet clouds of blue smoke. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, he slid the remaining three rounds into the empty chambers and filled the rest from a pocket of his cleaning kit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She filled a large jug with skim milk, but the Mellower’s mother measured out the sugar. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laid trenchers of bread before them and filled them with chunks of browned meat off a skewer, dripping with hot juice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wanted to write my poems and read them in a bar filled with shiny-faced admirers and then fall drunk and be carried off to a movie star’s bed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It filled his eyes and gripped his body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The entire place was filled with model planes. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They filled their bottles and the small camping kettle at a little fall where the water fell a few feet over an outcrop of grey stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As he filled up his cartons, I studied every feature of his face. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the guards pressed a button and Pashtu music filled the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Perry’s face was filled with sincere disappointment. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The scratchy chirp of katydids filled the evening air. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Hugo looked at the rows and rows of jars, filled with pieces from all the toys he had stolen from the toy booth over the past few months. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Along its sides were great numbers of red abalones and very few starfish, so before the sun was high I filled the bottom of the canoe. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arrests filled the headlines, but Booth, the most famous and recognizable man in America, remained free. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His life had become filled with lies, and the more he lied the more he always tried to prove he was right. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Once again, the tinkling melody of two bangles filled the hut. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I went to Father's desk and gazed at the frames that filled the wall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And my feet kinda stop short, like my slippers done filled up with concrete. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was an awkward moment, and I was filled with anger, but chose to keep silent. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The service had already begun; fights spilled outward into the streets, music filled the air, and passers-by paused to listen and to peek in through the half-open doors. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She found herself at the edge of the row, in front of a small cart filled with vials of different-colored liquid. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But they came to our underwater garden every night and filled the booths to watch us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The travellers now turned their faces to the journey; the sun was before them, and their eyes were dazzled, for all were filled with tears. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stuffed the bag inside the knapsack, which was filled with other wrinkled-looking brown bags. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The sound filled her with dread, so she figured it must be the right way to go. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The evening of Saturday, July 19, 1919, was terribly hot in Washington, DC, and the city was filled with hordes of sailors and soldiers enjoying weekend passes, having just returned from the battlefields of Europe. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Ever since the song began she had felt that this whole world was filled with a Magic different from hers and stronger. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

A stench had filled the air, like old moss and rotted oak; it was the smell of something dying. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Using both hands, she tugged one of the heavy wooden doors open, revealing a large, high-ceilinged room filled with long tables. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We wander to the dance stages, filled with pairs: husbands and wives, fathers and daughters, siblings, friends. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The question caught them by surprise, for there was a moment’s hesitation; but then a full-throated roar filled the hall, and hands were clapped in the air, fists shaken, voices raised in excited clamor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have a lot of visitors around here?” she asked when the girl had filled the coffee cup and gone back to lounge against the shelves. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The reason why my neighborhood is filled with violence is because I live in the projects. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The roar got louder as the wave filled with wreckage. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

They crossed a bridge filled with people sitting on the ground, holding up signs and open palms. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The Commons was filled with drilling soldiers, much more than usual. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We put his filled daybooks in the bathtub of the second bathroom, because we never used it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As smoke filled the room and the bartender struggled to put out the flames, we lowered ourselves down one after another and disappeared. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There has to be a big lobster in there, I thought Up I came again, filled my lungs, and dived immediately. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily raised her voice over the sliding desks and chatter that filled the hallway outside their room. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The air is smoky and filled with flying bits of debris; there’s so much of it, it’s almost difficult to breathe. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He filled his stomach three times a day with the roasted meat that he and Park had fantasized about in Camp 14. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Helen made tea and filled a hot-water bottle for Theresa. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night was filled with wind, the orchard with motion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Because all the quarters billeted for majors and above are filled up,” Bull explained. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the next drawer down, and it was also filled with envelopes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The captain carried a nearly filled pitcher of whiskey and every man had his own glass. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was sawdust on the floor, and the air was filled with the aroma of spices, fruits, onions, nuts, and potatoes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I wanted to make peanut butter banana pudding and “Everything but the Kitchen Sink” cookies filled with crushed-up pretzels, chocolate chips, toffee bits, and nuts. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Inside, the luxurious palace featured gleaming marble walls, high ceilings, and spacious rooms filled with fancy gold-leaf furnishings. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

George’s charged laughter filled the air, and soon, Kelly was chuckling too, though she didn’t know why. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The boys were dragging along the banquette a small “express wagon,” which they had filled with blocks and sticks. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re at the back of a large, wood-paneled room with no windows, filled with people milling about and rows of empty chairs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ranofer thrust the scroll onto the shelf and hurried back to his work, filled again with the hope that he had thought almost quenched yesterday. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

When I got home, Mommy placed the quart of milk he sold me on the table, opened it up, and the smell of sour milk filled the room. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They do-si-doed around the dress like an offering dance and cheered as it filled up with water and tipped down to pour into the waiting coconuts. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The realization filled me with a mixture of joy and fear. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I stood up, felt my back, and brought forward a hand filled with bright red. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Edd cut three thick slices off a stale round of oat bread, stacked them on a wooden platter, covered them with bacon and bacon drippings, and filled a bowl with hard-cooked eggs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At times I tried to picture the world she had been born into, in 1866 — a world, I imagined, filled with women in long black skirts, and chaste conversations in the parlor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sweet, fruity taste of summerwine filled his mouth and brought a smile to his lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Golden goblets filled with whatever drink you wanted. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Magdalys commanded, but the whole world filled with Missy’s roar, her hunger for destruction, her gnashing teeth. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The memory of my six-year-old drinking came back and filled me with caution. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She filled an electric kettle, and while she spooned instant coffee into two mugs Lyra stared at the Chinese pattern on the back of the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the sequel to the 1 we filled out at her house when I 1st spent the night. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at Papa, and his face had filled with terror. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the kid fell back; a sharp crack filled the air as another grave marker met its demise. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The coffee cans are filled with buttons of every color, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was so filled with awe, he almost forgot the desperate situation he was in, but the tribal spirit soon woke him up. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the silence, then, that filled the void, John looked on his father. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Every inch of the room is filled with King Middle girls. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He remembered the room where they lived, a dark, close-smelling room that seemed half filled by a bed with a white counterpane. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The song rocks me gently into and out of dreaming and in the dream, a train filled with love goes on and on. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The front door opened and a shapeless shadow filled the doorway like some kind of ghost. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The distinct smell of burnt flesh filled the air. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Runs of spawning Atlantic salmon, short- nose sturgeon, striped bass, and American shad annually filled the harbor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He built these warehouses on the land beneath the house, and filled them with things for people to see, and then the people came to see them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He ignored us as he inspected jars filled with dark disgusting liquids and dirty sprigs of herbs on the shelves behind the cauldron, deciding what else to throw in the concoction simmering within. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And then, just as quickly, the knot unraveled as the bees dispersed, filled the air around Jak and Oz with speed and fire. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This idea filled him with fears and worries. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Suddenly the parachute filled with air and stiffened; there was a violent jerk as it opened wide above me.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Third bell struck, and the room was filled with sudden noise as students stood to leave. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gaza was filled with buildings that had been bombed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She brought it to her chair, and moved a basket filled with bright threads to the floor beside her. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When the shoulders filled up, they fanned out into the city golf club, then right onto residential lawns. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of wings, like a giant deck of cards being shuffled, filled the air. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The room filled with sharp crackling and popping sounds as the bone-tar spread across the warm stone floor and started to boil. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I mostly filled mine with song lyrics, copied in my biggest, sloppiest handwriting. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

About time I filled my stomach with something other than coffee, he thought, and blew his icy nose again. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lad who found it says it come from a grave—think of a barrow filled with stuff like this.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Instead of placing Earth at the center of the universe filled with epicycle-filled clockworks, Copernicus imagined that the sun was at the center instead, and the planets moved in simple circles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A coal-oil lamp was lighted and placed in the middle of the table when supper was at last ready; gold light filled the kitchen, pouring from the open fireplace and from the sparkling lamp chimney. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wearing only his pajama bottoms, he gently flexed his abdominal muscles as he filled the espresso machine with water. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Just hearing his voice filled me with a sense of calm. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her eyes, filled with compassion, began to well up. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The smell of cold and horse and oiled leather filled her nose, and she could see the lacings of each small plate of their armor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The chatter among her fellow nursing students was that a thin envelope meant you passed; a thick one, presumably filled with the things you got wrong, meant you failed. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Along the way, he’d filled households like ours with a new and profound level of hope and excitement, even if in our hearts we understood that he was a long shot’s long shot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I listen as the air is filled with a foreign language, spoken in haphazard bursts. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

To my left, there's a pedestal filled with sand. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A military junta had filled the vacuum of power, and the corruption and cruelty were as bad as ever. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Although I’m certain Mr. Fuller filled his ear about it, Dad made no comment on our abortive test. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she finally did sleep, her dreams were filled with archaic words and long-forgotten faces, with Wyrdmarks that glowed blue, with the king, and with a dead army summoned from the realms of Hell. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dozens like it filled three large mason jars in my bedroom, all of them gifts. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the towns on the rez are filled with white people. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The inside of the car filled with her tinkling laughter. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A bigger grinder had a cute little drawer filled with spiderwebs and ancient coffee—and with mouse leavings. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Each time he gasped, pain gripped his chest and the thick sweet taste of blood filled his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In the light of day, we could see the camp was filled with corpses. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

More than once the air has been filled with the van Daans’ admonitions and my saucy replies. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Beneath the glass cases, Radar finds a box filled with maps and old tourist brochures advertising Gator World and Crystal Gardens and fun houses that no longer exist. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘Judith!’ she called in a voice calm and sweet and filled with despair: ‘Judith honey! Time to come to bed.’ Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one hand, they were of course filled with dread. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She peeked ahead to the last page in the book we’d filled, about halfway through the journal. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

As their eyes grew accustomed to the gloom the hobbits saw that the cave was larger than they had guessed and was filled with great store of arms and victuals. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The wonderful tastes of ham and cheese and mayonnaise filled his mouth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was surprised, filled with panic, as though I had been left alone with an unknown danger. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soil was in the room, too: The elegant table was covered with dozens of little canvas sacks filled with seedlings, and Sarai wondered how plants figured into the Godslayer’s plans to conquer the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe he just tripped and sprawled down the short flight of steps, biting into his tongue so his mouth filled with blood. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He filled the cotton with liquid, turned back to her upper lip, made a hideous face, and dabbed at her cuts. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Better to keep this place filled up with businessmen and keep the liquor flowing, is what I always say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winter meant cold rain and streets filled with thick mud. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Staring wistfully at a store window filled with wedding dresses. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her talk followed us in the halls and filled our ears like our little brother’s tom-tom, which is to say, unbearable. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Claire filled her plate from a large bowl of soft beans that had been baking all day in a sauce of tomatoes and herbs, and added a piece of soft bread. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once I’d cleared a few more checkpoints, I was ushered into the testing area, a giant room filled with hundreds of small, soundproofed cubicles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I filled the glasses and helped her clear the plates, and then we went out through the kitchen into the barnyard. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book was filled with complicated sentences explaining Henrietta’s cells by saying, “its atypical histology may correlate with the unusually malignant behavior of the carcinoma,” and something about the “correlate of the tumor’s singularity.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The noise of crickets and cicadas filled the dark air. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We drove past the museum and parked right next to this basketball court filled with huge blue and red steel arcs that imagined the path of a bouncing ball. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

As I sat there in the quiet, thoughts of Cynthia Wesley filled my mind. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s almost evening and the living room is filled with my bridges. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment, an awkward silence filled the room. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

By the afternoon of the following day, the aluminum tub was almost filled with soiled diapers. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth was filled with the taste of fresh brownies—his favorite treat from the bakeries in New Rome. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My mouth filled with liquid, bile and blood from biting my tongue, salty and corrosive and sweet. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Poxies filled Seventh Avenue as far as the eye could see, and more were spilling out from the side streets. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At mealtimes there was a huge round table, filled with all kinds of southern cooking, baked goods, and cold drinks. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as one was filled, another was begun. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the keen still days of September, the October sun filled the world with mellow warmth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But that position is not a formal office to be filled and carries only limited power. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He got up, pulled his chair over to the sink, and filled his glass. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pierogi filled with potatoes, cheese, and onions, fried in butter. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She let the cold tap run and then filled the glass. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Despite the quickening flames, a calm determination filled the air. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Billy filled it one-third full of bran and then he added a couple of handfuls of dried hops. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is worth quoting at length: As I entered through the so-called “gates of the Sun,” I was immediately confronted with the brilliant beauty of the city, and my eyes were filled with pleasure. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

As Jinx came upon the grassy opening, he saw Shady lowering himself into the grave that had never been filled after the quarantine. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His hands shook as he filled the kettle. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She picked deftly and had a reputation for speed and efficiency; she filled two flats in the time it took other pickers to fill one and a half. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The lights went out, the cabin filled with smoke. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strange music filled the air: the sirens’ wail and the thump of exploding shells. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

A freckled novice filled their cups with hot spiced wine. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For there stood a bowl filled with sweetened milk, in which swam tiny pieces of white bread. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, her questionnaire was filled out as perhaps no questionnaire in this world deserves to be filled out. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Joseph filled me in a bit last night after I arrived. I’m sorry about your son.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The mainsail and jib were both still luffing, but he grabbed the mainsheet and pulled the sail in until it filled, and the Frog responded almost instantly by nosing forward. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our house was always filled with books, many of them from my mother’s childhood. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My mama,” she began, then tears filled her eyes and she gave up trying to explain. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood facing the crowd behind a planter filled with dirt, her hands raised above it like a conductor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

We filled our trays with food and ate lunch at the same table. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Standing there for a moment filled with dread Frodo became aware that a light was shining; he saw it glowing on Sam’s face beside him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The sweet, carrion scent of dogwood filled the air; in the evening sunshine, the insects hummed around the dense white cymes hanging low above the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A terrible noise filled the air, and it wasn’t until Liam was there, holding me back, his arms around my shoulders, that I realized I had been screaming the entire time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was lunchtime and the shaded benches on the town green were filled with people sprawling in the heat. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Samuel wheeled on him and his eyes were filled with tears. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

While they were eating I walked down to a spring and filled the bucket with cool water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wooden stables and other storage buildings were common, and trees lined the streets and filled the yards. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

They made their arms like rifles and barked, “Bang! Bang!” and a squabbling uproar filled the night. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The halls are filled with seventh graders wearing white coats, army fatigues, dashikis, and a kimono. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She filled her calabash and ate more of the honey-and-millet cakes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We filled our entire car full of green grapes-—the trunk, even the glove compartment, and Dad piled stacks in our laps so high we could barely see over the top. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

One by one they rolled away, filled with full but very unsatisfied hobbits. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There is a tray full of glass sundae dishes filled with brightly colored ice cream. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was like a standard crumbly home, filled with impractical objects. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was a fire circle already in place, filled with black ashes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The streets filled with kite fighters, jerking and tugging on their lines, squinting up to the sky, trying to gain position to cut the oppo­nent’s line. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We rounded the building looking for a door or window that wasn’t blocked, but every potential entrance was filled with ice. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The day Dr. Kimball lectured on slavery, he filled the overhead screen with a charcoal sketch of a slave market. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

At once Reynie was filled with an astonishing sense of well-being. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She followed them, and as she crossed the threshold to the hall where the mother sat holding her young son, a divine radiance filled the doorway and awe fell upon Metaneira. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A daring she had never known filled Daenerys then, and she gave the filly her head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Three days after we opened for business, every chair in the front room was filled, the air thick again with arguments, tobacco smoke, and the smell of fresh coffee and cakes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised the plastic bin filled with clothes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But I kept wanting to start, somehow, our own newspaper, that would be filled with Nation of Islam news. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But both of them know the hole that is the missing isn't filled now. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The school was empty, as everyone had gone home for the day, and the potions room was filled with ingredients even Seven didn’t have access to. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she joins us, her eyes are filled with tears. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, a small but intense sound filled the air, something like a puppy growl mixed with a kitten hiss. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The noise was deafening—now a full-throated, throbbing roar that filled the water and air. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, these fine boys have been working hard. Don't you think it might be possible that they might have taken a drink since you last filled their canteens?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I poured a little in my glass, then a glass for Brett, then filled my glass. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Harry stared at the creature, filled with wonder, not at her strangeness, but at her inexplicable familiarity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I brought out foot warmers filled with hot coals and heavy blankets to lay over the women for the air was crackling and cold. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They now unwrapped the blanket, and there in the center was a tiny black and white rabbit, sitting in a shoebox filled with dirt. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Salva opened his mouth to speak, but his eyes filled with tears again and he could not answer. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She filled a feeder that hung from a corner rafter before turning to answer him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled out his phone and tapped around a bit, and then a screeching wave of sound, complete with a screaming, gravelly voice, filled the room from speakers above. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Directly behind her, the great Lincoln Memorial was filled with shadow in the late-afternoon light. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Their horses cried out, and all their weapons were filled with sand. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay filled his bag with a piece of dried snakeskin he found, a rock polished smooth, and a handful of sunflower seeds. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The houses were modest but well cared for—flowerpots were filled with geraniums or black-eyed Susans, and floral wreaths hung from each wooden door. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The one they had was a crumbling white beast, long-suffering but dependable, filled with ladders and wood and rattling with loose screws and brushes. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The box filled gradually around them over the next half hour. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

David opened a can of beef stew and ate the whole can— with his shrunken stomach it filled him to bursting— and still the whales tore the bay apart. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I instinctively turned round to look behind and I saw two more cars filled with white men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the cooks washed his hands, took out a kettle, and filled it with a heavy, sweet red. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My Notebook progressed nicely, each page filled with many Questions, an occasional Answer, and clumsy illustrations of various plants and animals. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I filled everything out, even wrote my essay, but didn’t send it in. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The washtub, where his mother had been washing earlier, was open still, and filled the kitchen with a sour smell. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Without question she filled her water bottle to the top, and then Kino helped her up to the shallow cave and brought up the packages of food and passed them to her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Landlords filled the apartment complexes through government housing programs and cut back on upkeep, allowing the complexes to fall into disrepair. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The candy lady's small living room is filled with shelves and shelves of chocolate bars and gumdrops, Good & Plenty and Jujubes, Moon Pies and Necco Wafers, lollipops and long red licorice strings. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

In Soweto, religion filled the void left by absent men. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His garage was filled with shelves stacked with samples, and after each new season Glen's dad let him sell the samples to his friends. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Wherever he came a madness filled our foes, but fear fell on our boldest, so that horse and man gave way and fled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the music of “The Star Spangled Banner” filled the arena, I had no idea that what happened next would become a hilarious part of my Worlds story. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Music filled the car—the Beatles singing the chorus of “All You Need Is Love.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

My throat still burned, but I was filled with gratification that with all those brothers, I was the first to imbibe. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His wrinkles smoothed and his hair filled in until he promptly looked like himself again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Bees buzzed through honeysuckle and jasmine, which filled the afternoon air with a dizzying mix of perfumes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The chest was filled with beads and bracelets and earrings of many colors. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

John Eye brought in a tray with three filled shot glasses on it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Room 205 filled with the sounds of journals being removed from desks, pages being turned, and pencils being searched for. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Jason is completely up to date on all things Stella, but I haven’t filled Hope in yet. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Loo leaped up onto a dune, and then the air filled with shrieking, as the boy began to scream wildly, kicking his legs in front of him, punching the air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I hand Ronan a Strong Shoulder jar half filled with lemonade. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

George had filled a meal sack with dirt and hung it to a limb of the tree for a punching bag. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Misery filled me as a group of Midfolk hustled away from the flames and into the glowing night. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Hundreds and hundreds of souls filled the air. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It lifted Claire s long curls as she knelt and filled a basket with nettles. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For another, the story about his own discovery in the boat had filled him with excitement and with a sense of relief. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

As I filled mine out, I found myself describing a certain someone at our school. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As we know, the wilderness is filled with beauty, but it’s also filled with ugliness. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He laid the fairy on the pillow, then filled a dish with milk and put it on the table beside her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see how that matters one way or the other,” the officer answered nonchalantly, and reached sideways again toward the open folder filled with papers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

At the pond I filled the water bottle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She flung open the drawers of the bureau and the door of the closet, filled with saris of every imaginable texture and shade, brocaded with gold and silver threads. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I am filled with admiration and incredulity for those who see it through. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The praise house was filled with people spilling out the door and sitting on the window ledges. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The saliva ran down his chin and his eyes filled with tears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama filled him in on the last couple of days of our trip while Mustafa dozed, and I stared out the window. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

There was also a science book, which must have been for young children because it was filled with glossy illustrations. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And then an unearthly and beautiful sound filled the air. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Vanderbeeker home was filled to capacity with neighbors and friends, all swarming in to congratulate and celebrate. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I see a rolled-up newspaper, a collection of picture books I read when I was little, a bin filled with Christmas lights in tangled clusters. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At first the angry insistence of her crying had filled the house, but she had come to be quiet, sucking feebly at whatever was put into her mouth and never lifting up her voice. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

For a moment Eddard Stark was filled with a terrible sense of foreboding. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He can reach up and touch the frosted white light fixture suspended from the ceiling, filled with dead moths. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Shrieks of pain and agony filled the air, and the whole countryside cried in mourning as the walking-dead buried their sleeping-dead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his suit pocket and gave me a small plastic egg filled with cinnamon hearts. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The streets were filled with traders from all over Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique, all their different languages and songs mixing with the smell of sweating bodies, spices, fried fish, and roasted maize. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the shadows of one of them he came upon a box filled with newspaper, in which a newborn baby and a puppy lay in a shared sleep. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Egg laying. It’s time I made an egg sac and filled it with eggs.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Master and Madam both filled up on the onion pie and hardly touched the fresh-baked bread. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air filled with the sharp tang of elderberry, dousing the man’s still-grinning head and shoulders. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I squeezed past a group of women examining the eggplants and made my way up to the blue crates filled with tomatoes, jalapenos, and radishes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Their noses are always filled with green mucus, and their eyes are runny. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

That night I found my way to Harlem and walked pavements filled with black life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood in the shallows rinsing mud from her legs while Ishmael filled in the hole. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The floors were filled with heaps of ashes; no solid form of a body was inside. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They waited while it slowly filled up with muddy water. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Moss wanted to call her now and have her come get him, and yet the thought filled him with a weird sense of shame. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My chest felt like it was filled with lead. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It’s filled with the fattest eels I have ever seen. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Though there were less than two hours of light remaining, the grandstands were filled with spectators. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The smell of death filled our small grave. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A clamoring tide of people filled the concourse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Upon it rested a slender crystal glass filled with a thick blue liquid: shade of the evening, the wine of warlocks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Imagine that we’ve already got a perfect seating plan for the real numbers: every real number has a seat, and every seat is filled. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The balconies and the rear half of the main floor were filled with black people of the general public. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or the Nazi saboteurs in a rubber boat filled with explosives bobbing in the water not twenty feet away from him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He paused and looked about; the streets were filled with white people. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went Into the dining room and from the lantern Cilia lit the candles in the two candelabra on the table, twenty candles in all, and the room filled with light. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pointed to the application that I had literally only filled out my name on, so far. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Curved profiles of flying vultures filled the horizon. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And some of those snowballs were filled with rocks. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was just telling everyone to look at the perfect way Malfoy had stewed his horned slugs when clouds of acid green smoke and a loud hissing filled the dungeon. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It was almost as if the old man’s deadly silence was a dangerous dark hole that had to be filled up quickly with lots of words. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other two bedrooms were Lydia’s wardrobe room—filled with wheeled clothing racks—and her sewing/project room. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

On one side hung two pairs of sandals; on the other, a small gourd water dipper and a bag to be filled with rice cakes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Hake handed fen a hollow heel of bread filled with burnt bacon and chunks of salt fish warmed in bacon grease. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And all of this filled Florence with a terrible fear, which was immediately transformed into anger. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Before every mission, Duke, Nala, and Scruffy raced across a meadow filled with wildflowers to a stump. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When they met in the church tower the gaps in their fragmentary conversation were filled up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Shady filled up the jug and replaced the cork. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The difference is that things burn much more rapidly in 100 percent oxygen, and within seconds the inside of their spacecraft was filled with smoke and flames. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the movie is filled with butterflies that are all falling like rain. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

While Claudia stood crouched down waiting, the emptiness and the hollowness of all the museum corridors filled her stomach. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people had oxcarts filled high with belongings. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“No, nothing,” said Dumbledore, and a great sadness filled his face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

By the next morning, word spread that the jurors had reached a decision, and the courtroom filled with the familiar participants. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

From seaweed we wove a rough basket which we filled before the sun was overhead. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Winnie was adamantly opposed, thinking it unhealthy and outdated, and instead smeared Zenani with olive oil, plastered her little body with Johnson’s Baby Powder, and filled her stomach with shark oil. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun, rising against black pines and leafless trees, filled the grove with a baleful light. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Fury and anguish filled him, unbearable, unanswerable; his mind was stretched to breaking. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

But whenever you hear bad poets declaiming their bad poetry, filled with foolish similes and ugly rhymes, you will know which of the meads they have tasted. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

President Gray’s face filled the screen, flanked by two American flags. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a lot of old guys talking into microphones in Washington, D.C., which to us was just a faraway city filled with a lot of white buildings and white men. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt that we were weightless, however, as the cockpit was suddenly filled with tiny bits of debris that had come out of their crevices. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the gym, a table was filled with hundreds of multicolored T-shirts, felt pens, ribbons, and sparkles. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Riding to victory on these votes, the Irish politicians filled city jobs—policemen, firemen—with their fellow Irishmen, who in turn watched protectively over the Irish and eastern European communities. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There was no rubble from the destroyed castle, and no wreckage from the thousands of spaceships and aircraft that had filled the sky a few moments ago. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My forearms were dotted red with pinpricks and my lungs were filled with hay dust. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

A big, fat, red star completely filled in. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She held out a large flowered bowl filled with water. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of her pounding heart so filled her ears that she couldn’t tell whether the door on the third floor had opened or not. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And Dr. Hawkins—Dr. Hawkins!—in his Sunday-go-to-meeting three-piece suit and fedora filled the room with his authority. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was just a man now, no longer filled with light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I swallow, my eyes focusing on a bulletin board just past his head, filled with papers and notices and—a hygiene notice. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Both boxes seemed to be filled with dusty photo frames. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the man’s eyes filled with tears, and he thanked Oshiro for his service. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ivory Christian, filled with so many tortured feelings about the whole thing, didn’t show any emotion one way or another. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

These houses ranged from palaces filled with gold and velvet to the crummiest cribs where the stench would drive a pig away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I began to cry as the blood filled the room. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

After pouring the grits into a napkin out of the picnic basket so I could use the bucket, I filled the radiator from the creek and cranked up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And if they don’t, the school is filled with glass. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then she filled her rice bowl halfway with water and let the bamboo float in it. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

But right now he was filled with both, in ways he had never felt on those streets. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The twins go wild, blowing into their vuvuzelas until the whole yard sounds like it’s filled with bees. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes filled with tears as he spoke of the Prophet. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was filled with a sense of peace. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once their quota was filled, they went away again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of the tongue and mustard and the cheese filled the room and made my mouth water. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every seat filled, every pole leaned on or clung to. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

In the Two Minutes Hate he could not help sharing in the general delirium, but this subhuman chanting of “B-B! . . . B-B!” always filled him with horror. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Next to the cash register was a large metal bucket filled with ice and soft drinks. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Their smiles went sour as the room filled with the sweet, acrid smell of rotting flowers and burning hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We filled out cards with all kinds of information about our first and second choice of careers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A sense of jittery anticipation had filled the warm tent, the general murmuring broken by occasional spurts of excited laughter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Aisles filled with all kinds of gadgets, puzzles, and games stretched in every direction. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

All at once, Mom bursts out laughing, Connor shrieks, and Jack pretends to swipe for the box filled with candy. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

For the third round, excitement in Belgrade was so great that fans filled the large hall to capacity in less than half an hour. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lillian Meecham disregarded her daughter’s objection and in a clear, lyrical voice filled with the soft music of southern speech, prayed to the Virgin, “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men filled their plates and glasses and took their meals to the yard. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The indirect afternoon light, reflected from the gravel and filtered through the fanlight, filled the entrance hall with the yellowish-orange tones of a sepia print. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

So time passed and the Eolian slowly filled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Leeches terrified him, especially the big pale ones that looked like jelly until they filled up with blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he flapped his wings, a cloud of grey ash filled the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I filled in the date on the receipt and drew a line for the bookseller to sign. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The video snapped off and a brilliant blue filled the screen. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

On the inside, sharp smells—vinegar, alcohol, purple liquid iodine, red Mercurochrome solution, and soap—filled the air. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The quarter was as filled with the sound of singing and of laughter as the Big House. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bag filled with wax lips, Jolly Ranchers, and Pixy Stix was the very thing that made Fern skip to the candy store. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then John saw the Lord—for a moment only; and the darkness, for a moment only, was filled with a fight he could not bear. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They were enemy bombers, approaching a railway station filled with trains and soldiers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

A growing anxiety that already had filled him, and now threatened to overflow. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fog filled the open window, damp and clammy, it stung my eyes, it clung to my nostrils, I held on to the window-sill with my hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was filled with a sense of excitement about his new job. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He filled the shocked silence with the information that a trip to Mexico would give me an opportunity to practice Spanish. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made Piper anxious to reach Rome, even though she had a horrible feeling she was sailing toward her own sort of prison—a dark room filled with water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She blinked, and the world filled with gold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Tarbean is full of dangerous people, but none as dangerous as a sweet-eater filled with the desperate craving for more resin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She ran to the pump and rinsed the bottle until it smelled clean and then filled it with water. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She drank from a tall glass that was regularly filled by a servant. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bushes between houses seemed filled with pools of darkness, and people hunched against the cold looked dangerous. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

And Turner was filled with a stony, granite rage. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A little round table was drawn up nearby, and on that table stood a crystal goblet filled with golden liquid. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The cheerful din that had filled the city earlier was gone, and the few denizens still outside shop fronts did not wave or cheer as the warriors passed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Almost everywhere I looked the dunce caps appeared, and I filled a bag in less than an hour. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Snow filled Bran’s mouth and nose as they rolled over, but in a half a heartbeat he was rolling up again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her funeral was filled with people, another broken community jammed into a church, this one working to handle the sight of a teenage girl in a casket lined with purple silk. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The mahogany furniture that had filled the place was gone, confiscated. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the ogres sat several mesh bags filled with bronze spheres like cannonballs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The pig-run filled with shouting boys again, Jack came running back, and poked about in the undergrowth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer, and, above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I filled my glass again and went to stand by the door: deep breaths, I thought, fresh air, that's the ticket...Charles burned his finger, cursed, and slammed the oven shut. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a few hours those wary anxious eyes had been filled with shining trust and happiness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The last few bars of a Jay-Z song filled the room. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He sewed a plaque filled with radium to the outer surface of her cervix and packed another plaque against it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Right after recess, I found that the eighth graders had filled the boys’ restroom with smoke so thick you couldn’t even smell the disinfectant. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Many, many times. The woods are filled with them,” Jamison said. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She raised the plastic bin filled with clothes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth’s eyes filled with tears as she reached down to stroke Franz’s ears. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The contestants with their teachers and accompanists filled the auditorium, while the judges sat by themselves high up in the balcony. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

As this appealed to everyone, heralds came pouring fresh water for their hands, and boys filled up the winebowls. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barb nods to the filled medicine cart, resting a hand on her hip. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Penney picked up his pipe, filled it with tobacco from a small pouch, and lit it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

A waiter walks by with a tray filled with diverse flowery china. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A terrible ringing filled her ears as she opened her mouth to call out to Mama and took in a mouthful of acrid heat instead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The saucepan had boiled and the water had cooled enough for Lyra’s bottle, so Alice filled it and started to feed her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The air filled with static, making my hairs stand on end. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He sniffed it, closed his eyes as in puzzlement, then drank; his cheeks filled out like small bellows; he was rinsing his mouth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell on ground already saturated, and it filled every dip in every path. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Once the remaining empty slots were filled, the Scoreboard began to grow in length, to display rankings beyond tenth place. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

An American soldier led me upstairs to a big room filled with bunk beds and told me which one was mine. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The waiter again replenished their almost filled water glasses. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z