| 单词 | filling |
| 例句 | ‘I’m here,’ Piper promised, filling her voice with reassurance. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Noxious clouds expanded around the giant, filling the ruins like thick cigar smoke. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As he spoke, he felt himself filling with jealousy. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Guests are speaking in Bengali, hollering, arguing, talking on top of one another, the sound of their laughter filling the already crowded rooms. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As long as I could spot the person hurting the most, I could feel the warm buzz filling me up inside, like a hit to a junkie. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My voice is wobbly, and my eyes start filling up with tears even though no one shot me with any gas. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z We made drawing after drawing on it by filling in the tiny squares with colored pencil to make pixelated portraits. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z "Thank you," I say, filling with equal parts excitement and worry. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A moment later a match flared, filling the room with jagged red light and the acrid smell of sulfur. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The bright moon is already on the rise, filling the arena with that strange twilight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z One: Turn the filling plunger counterclockwise as far as it will go. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z A young girl in her Sunday dress and patent shoes selects shells along the shore, filling her limitless pockets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I just nodded and started filling out the address line, signing myself up for fry-duty. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Erudite thirst for knowledge filling all the hidden places in his room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A glove connected with my head, filling my mouth with warm blood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And when it got to be past ten, and all the stores started opening and the parking lot started filling up with cars, Mong finally went off to find a pay phone. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The mine was filling with water and would never be reopened again. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I could now see that an older boy was hunched over a coloring book and he was very intently filling in the spaces. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The law enforcement methods described in chapter 2 have been employed almost exclusively in poor communities of color, resulting in jaw-dropping numbers of African Americans and Latinos filling our nation’s prisons and jails every year. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z One of them was the test which the New York woman was in the process of giving us—not the embarrassing personal questions, but the business of circling numbers, spelling, and filling in blanks. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “They will be if the filling is something no one expects.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The rumbling came closer out of an empty sky, filling my ears. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Dessert consists mainly of a gargantuan tiered cake shaped to resemble circus tents and frosted in stripes, the filling within a bright shock of raspberry cream. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He took his time filling the mug with steaming tea. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Now I walked outside and took deep gulps of the spring air, filling my lungs. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In his other life Maurice had received chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z This tube ran all the way up to the second-story balcony, where the people that worked there would keep filling it up with loose Legos, all shapes, sizes and colors. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The garden sprinklers whirled up in golden founts, filling the soft morning air with scatterings of brightness. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I go up and down each aisle, filling the basket with things I really like, pretending I have the money to buy them. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She took down their words at breakneck pace, despairing because while she was filling a page, the one before it was erased. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he and Mother had discarded filling stations as a possibility, the only alternative was the woods. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Every table presents new temptations, and even on my restricted one-taste-per-dish regimen, I begin filling up quickly. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z So with passion and perseverance, he spends day after day filling pages of notebooks made of old Dutch paper like the one he bought from the bookseller in Brussels. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He dropped his pipe which he was filling and stared at her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He stays in his apartment, which is no longer neat and empty but is filling up with disorganized parts of his life: take-out Chinese food containers, unwashed sheets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Carl and the boys were out culling raspberry canes, and she found them down among the southward trellises, Carl cutting free the older stock, the boys filling the wheelbarrow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I had read the dramatic poetry of Wilfred Owen, who had been killed in the first world war, and took to filling pages with my own romantic poetry about the nurse, war, and heroic deaths. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The boat is very close now, its noises filling the air along with the smell of fuel. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He was already regretting not filling out the early retirement form. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I was filling my backpack with ammunition from a hut when bul lets began to rain on the village again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “It’s your first surgery without Abby,” he says in explanation, a new expression I don’t quite recognize filling his blue eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He rolled from the bed, found a chamber pot, and commenced to filling it, with a groan of pleasure. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I smiled again, still keeping my coal-black filling under concealment. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “This will happen to you, because you left your children when they were young. You think that filling our bellies is the same thing as love.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He’d never got around to filling in his sister on the mission parameters. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Then I started filling the rests with thoughts, things I would have written to Fred in a postcard. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Yesterday you walked into school and there Vinny was, bent over the table, filling out a card with her hair falling all over the table. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I wandered along the highway leading to the village and paused at the edges of fields, filling my basket with herbs and flowers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then he taught me how to fold the dough over the filling and dab the edges with water before pressing the corners together. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Damp yellow sand choking him, filling his nostrils first, and then his eyes as he struggled against it, fought to keep his eyes open to see. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan inhaled deeply, filling his chest with bright, biting air. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The larders of the Iron Fleet were filling up with smoked hams, salted pork, and bacon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With twenty thousand fans filling Ratliff Stadium that night, he had been nervous, almost scared, and had thrown three interceptions. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the compulsion to activity, to filling up the time when he was not happily fishing on the riverbank, had dwindled. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Esther was there already, filling a bucket in slow motion for the women in the sewing shop. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The cloud is getting bigger; it’s darkening, filling up my spirit and cell. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Accordingly, there had to be some process on Io that was extremely efficient in rubbing craters out or filling them in. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the first crash as I was filling the glass, and ran back to Charlie’s room. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Then filling their hands with gold and jewels, she had Zephyr bear them back to the hill. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it’s the sugar or the chocolate or the cream filling, but the miniature cake makes me feel better. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Now he went back and forth between rabbits and fbolbirds when he could, filling in with fish in the middle. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The mass returns quickly, filling in the spaces on each side of the narrow cordon of police. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom nods stiffly, but her eyes are filling with tears. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” she said, her face filling with relief. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z From my high vantage, I could see a thick, oily smoke slowly filling the bottom of the well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She says this slowly, deliberately, filling us with pride. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, the Fugees were filling the holes in my head, and I stared at my pencil case, turning it over and over in my hands. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The service passed in a blur of tears and music, and afterwards, people started filling Albert’s house. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I got this devilish feeling and I picked up a pencil and started filling in Sookie’s features. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Above me I could see the beaks of a thousand magpies drinking from the pond, drinking and singing happily and filling their snow-white bellies. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The door had opened, and a huge hippopotamus of a woman was filling the doorway. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z But it’s me, it’s who I am, filling up the screen. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Katya died like a true Soviet fighter pilot, first filling an enemy fighter with bullets before using expert flight techniques to put out the flames that were engulfing her own plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z At the beginning of this universe, there were no galaxies, stars or planets, no life or civilizations, merely a uniform, radiant fireball filling all of space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the sentence was out, Trotter was filling the doorway like the wrath of God Almighty. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I open my eyes and sit straight up, gasping, filling my lungs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The sun’s setting and the sky’s filling with pink wispy clouds. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z This can’t be true but I remember it: sparks slowly filling a dark screen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Without a word, or bothering with restraints, they begin filling her pod with stasis gel. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Burning lines raced through his consciousness, connecting far-flung dots and filling in blanks, erasing question marks and adding a dozen more for every one erased. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One day that September, the undercover operative who was pretending to be an insurance salesman stopped at a filling station in Fairfax and struck up a conversation with a woman working there. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I blink, and I’m back in the water, strength filling my body as I pull with everything in me back to the top. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The copy editor at Harcourt kept filling the margins of the galley proofs with questions: ‘How can it be before Europe but after Paris?’ The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I took the application home and began filling it out at the kitchen table. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He was filling a pail with wood ash from the fireplace. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I was having trouble finding modest clothing options to wear to the speaking engagements now filling my calendar. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The sun shines in through the window, warming my new room, filling it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Luke was not still for a minute, but moved back and forth across the shadows, filling glasses, stirring the fire, touching the marble cupid; he was bright in the firelight, and restless. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z We walk from door to door, our brown paper grocery bags filling with candy apples, popcorn balls, peanut brittle, chanting at each door: Shell out! Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes meet mine in the reflection of the glass, surprise filling them at first, and then almost immediately changing to something resembling disgust. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z In a massive valley between two of the largest peaks, a ragged wall of ice rose out of the sea, filling the entire gorge. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The two of us lie under the one cow and we’re having a great time filling ourselves with milk when there’s a roar and there’s a man with a stick charging across the field. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The yard was filling with the chatter of neighbors and the shrieks of children running around under the kuka tree. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He brought back chunks of driftwood, and he would pass long hours sitting on the steps carving myrtle limbs into benches, table legs, and lamps, filling our rooms with bits of gnarled, polished furniture. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I go back to filling in the seams of the baseball I’m doodling on the cover of my spiral. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Watching him makes the hurt from Poe less blinding, filling my heart up to the brim, even though it’s still in pieces. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She had three coolers arranged on the floor and was filling them with food for their car trip. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z She just washes dishes, her back to me, the running water filling the silence. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She sat there majestic in her armchair, filling every inch of it. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I followed Jenna down the hall, a mixture of dread and hope filling me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Luke ran into the dark night, a strange sense of peace filling his body for the first time in years. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Instead he turned his attention to the next customer, filling her order for two slices of pepperoni pizza and a large Coke. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Massaging the Monroe calculator and filling out the data sheets, which grew longer and wider as the work became more intricate, would still be part of her daily duties. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Dandelion greens had some nutritional value, Mom promised us, but their broth wasn’t exactly filling. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But already the water is filling her capillaries, improving the flow of her blood; already she thinks more keenly. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Her voice is bouncing on itself, and I’m sure she’s filling a glass of water in the bathroom for her poor sick mom. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I lie back, clinging to Patches, anxiety filling me as I think about the calls I have to make. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Thanks to the Bay Area’s high-tech boom, long-vacant historic buildings downtown are filling with startups, boutiques peddling handmade jeans, and nightspots serving seven-ingredient cocktails. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I also noticed there was a mother and three kids at the back of the store filling up drinks at the serve-yourself refreshment bar. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Both men plunged into the work of preserving her with unguents and filling her with mortician’s paste. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Chuck was too short for his eyes to reach where Thomas could see them as he spoke, but from his next statement, Thomas imagined them filling with a bleak sadness, maybe even tears. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Maybe Beto would save her a bit of flaky crust with a smear of fruit filling like he sometimes did. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I hesitate for a second before clicking on it, a sea of pictures and videos and artwork from my sister filling my screen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I took the pencil and began filling in the ovals with the answers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z From miles away comes the thunder of big guns, and still the German transport trains are being hit, bending tracks and flipping cattle cars and maiming the fuhrer’s soldiers and filling his officers with fury. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The next moment he had produced a funnel and a can of petrol and was most kindly assisting me in filling the tank of the Ford. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “We’re at a filling station. Guess you call them gas stations now.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I felt moisture filling up my eyes as I looked at Emmett. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The wind began to wail, filling the hut with a mournful sound. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I swing my legs around, jumping up, excitement filling me from head to toe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I shake my head, relief filling my chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know how to tell you. I saw the room down there filling with water. I saw the three of us drowning.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Outside, fog was stealing in, filling the spaces between the trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Old Cob was filling his role as storyteller and advice dispensary. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I knelt down and began collecting them, filling my pockets with what remained of the town of Henrietta’s youth. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Queen’s men, king’s men, and black brothers sat at their separate tables, some bent over bowls of porridge, others filling their bellies with fried bread and bacon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I want my mama,” Gerald said, the tears filling his eyes again. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do feel offended,” I’d said, my eyes filling with angry tears. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The rest of the temple complex was silent, but Pong’s thoughts swished like the wind through palm leaves, filling his head with noise. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She takes the phone so it’s all her face filling the screen now. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z There’s screaming and dirt getting kicked up and clouds of fine dust filling the air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It looks like he sketched them out in pencil and is filling them in with black pen. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Then I raked off the filling with my two front teeth, as I always did. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z When we dutifully arrived with the papers, she would pore over them carefully, searching—“Okay... okay... here it is!”—grabbing the little form and filling it out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of them has picked a pitch, a pattern, and they are filling in one another’s empty spaces. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I roared like I hadn’t in over a year and it felt good and filling and free. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The slosh of gel filling her pod is directly next to mine. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was a wonderful sound, like the first breeze of springtime, filling the whole cavern with hope. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Serving men had begun to move amongst the guests as the seneschal was speaking, filling cups from the flagons that they bore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Heisenberg opened by explaining the basics of a complex mathematical theory called S-matrix, quickly filling the blackboard with a jumble of symbols and formulas. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Only now there were people everywhere, filling the news shop, heading in all directions, strolling, rushing, dragging children and bags, but nowhere did she see her mother’s or father’s or little sister’s familiar face. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z She looked at Dill for a second with huge, blue eyes filling with tears. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She said it could be bought at the filling station and that her family had one in every room. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, as I sat at my mothers desk, filling out and stamping paperwork, my cell phone rang. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The torches shimmered brightly against the hammered metal of the wall sconces, filling the Queen's Ballroom with silvery light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At home, she took them apart at the seams, washed their pelts, fluffed their filling, repolished their eyes. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She ended the game by drawing an outline of her hand on paper and filling it in with black crayon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan turned to the door as the tall soldier came in, his great size filling the doorframe. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He opened the green suit-case; and all at once he was breathing Lenina’s perfume, filling his lungs with her essential being. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he was regarded as a wise old bird who knew the ways of “them,” and who was handy when it came to filling out a form. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We settled into the shade of the boulders and talked, filling each other in on the news of the past three years. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It grew larger and larger until the great globe seemed to be filling the lake. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z For an instant he stood above the helpless Bigwig, his shoulders filling the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit down and begin filling out the form. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I force myself not to look away even when I see tears filling up my mother’s eyes. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z A bright circle of light beamed out of the ocean, filling her with warmth and energy. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I casually swing around the corner to see Stella leaning against the door to the cafeteria, a look of pure joy filling her face when she sees me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Mary Anne put her hands to her face, removed her glasses, and looked at her father with eyes that were filling with tears. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Its body was wrinkled and swollen, filling out a tunic that had been too large before. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He went on a bit then, filling me in on the rest of his limp life history. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Two huge washbasins had been slung across the brachy’s back, and the fire brigade went to work filling up buckets and rushing around with them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As they watched, it sputtered and smoked and then burned steadily, filling the little room with a warm glow. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Baba was filling Thaya Jaan in on plans for the carnival and how he was inviting local churches, synagogues, temples, and interfaith organizations to attend. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z A black bus with open back doors backed up to the loading dock, and one by one our handcuffs were unlocked and we shuffled aboard, filling up the bus benches front to back. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And then my bedroom door bangs open and there’s Momma filling up the doorframe. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z From the first moment I set foot in Hampden, I had begun to dread the end of term, when I would have to go back to Plano, and flat land, and filling stations, and dust. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The grass was spongy with dew and the air was cool and sweet, filling his lungs until they pressed against his ribs and a stitch ran up and down his side. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Basil Stag Hare superintended the willing creatures who carried logs and filling to shore up the gatehouse entrance. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When I step out of the bathroom, James is at the big sink, filling the bucket. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Drove the main highway in, stopped at a filling station and checked a phone book, and by 10:00 a.m. we were on the Reverend Young’s front porch. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z And then a new thought came to me like a slender stream of hope, filling me with a new understanding. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And the songs filling my mind and mouth are these Jewish songs. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I was Cinderella stepping from her pumpkin carriage with sparkly cartoon music filling the air. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And you know there are forces out there that want to crush your spirit even as it expands like a gas filling all available space. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Others say you drew the bathwater, but fell asleep on your bed while it was filling. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She sat down at the table, and when my mother had her back turned filling the jug, Betsy gave me a wink and jerked her head toward the door. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were watching television—something funny, of course—and filling the room with their laughter. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Standing at the sink, filling the kettle, he looked up at the Riddle House and saw lights glimmering in its upper windows. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A blue orb of condensed light crackled and spread, filling every corner of the manor with its deadly rays. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and tried to visualize it, a cup filling to the brim. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He was sitting behind his desk, which was covered with Presidential Fitness Charts with lots of little spaces that needed filling in. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We ended up filling a couple of soda bottles with the cloudy brown brine. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A blue orb lights up a few feet ahead of me, and then another one, filling the room with light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He doesn’t believe in physical punishment; he believes in staring so cold at me that I turn into a ice-covered ice cube with an icy filling. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Julie continued filling the plastic bags with as much as each could hold. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A man was filling a pail, watching us across his pumping shoulder. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Two other helicopters appear, filling the air with even more dust, so the visibility on the ground drops to a foot or two, if that. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He sat at attention in the darkness of the Prytania only a few rows from the screen, his body filling the seat and protruding into the two adjoining ones. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After a long silence, Tranquilino creaked onto his feet and fetched two glasses, filling both a third full of cheap bourbon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The next few days were spent with my parents filling me in on what had happened in the sixteen days between the shooting and our reunion. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Riddle just got a diary for Christmas and couldn’t be bothered filling it in.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She did not speak to either of her parents as they left the house, Ben filling in for her hostile silences by exuberantly bidding the Matthews farewell again and again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There were at least twenty bodies, laid out side by side, filling the entire floor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And yet, when I ask Lázaro about filling the void that this overbearing spirit woman left behind, all I get in response are murmurs and shrug offs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Jesper bounced from foot to foot in front of the incinerator, the dim clang of alarm bells filling his ears, rattling his thoughts. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She wondered if Louisiana and Beverly were sitting in their rooms filling out their applications. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Once his wife returned home to find a freshly deceased rhinoceros filling the front hallway. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He’s filling up the sink with soapy water and sliding in dinner dishes from last night. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He’d crawl through the damp tunnel each morning with a pick, filling buckets for his family and neighbors so they could keep their houses warm and stoves burning. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Shayleen has done the fine work of filling up my old room with a whole lot of merchandise. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z We just stand while the casket is lowered into the ground, and after ten minutes of respectful silence, the gravediggers move up from behind us to begin filling the open hole with dirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She protested that she didn’t enjoy filling in for her husband, but her ease in front of a crowd argued otherwise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Ordinarily Carla, my full-time nurse, would be taking my blood pressure and filling out my daily health log, but my mom’s given her the day off. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I stared at her one long moment, then took my time about filling the pitcher. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I finish filling out the sheet and wave it at Uhmma, who stands there cupping in two hands a chance at our dreams. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Pendanski climbed back into the truck without filling Stanley's canteen. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The door opened and more people squeezed in, filling the space around the pews and at the back of the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Everybody ran in a sluggish stampede, shooting tortured, horrified glances back, filling 359 the deep, shadowy, rustling woods with their frail gasps and cries. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She licked the bright gold filling from the edge of her pie. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I left that line blank and continued filling out the application. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I piy the cassette from David’s fingers, knowing it’ll be faster to deal with the tape than the tears filling his eyes. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear Alice filling in Jasper behind me, her quick words blurring together into a humming noise. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was happening slowly, but there could be no doubt—the Fleece’s magic was seeping into the tree, filling it with new power and expelling the poison. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z From somewhere unseen a chorus of swelling chant rolled forth, filling this celestial space with sounds that made me think of the measured beating of angels’ wings. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Welling up, building up, rising, filling her—something in her that should not have been there, and every night that passed it was harder to resist its compulsions. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Rachel and Ema were stalling by slowly filling out job applications, but their excuses were wearing thin. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z On foot they came, and horsemen, filling the river plain with dazzle of bronze; and Zeus lord of lightning threw my men into blind panic: no one dared stand against that host closing around us. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She rinsed out the bucket before filling it again. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She wasn’t crying—but her eyes kept filling up with tears. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Images of the Youns attacking and killing us run in my mind, filling me with fear. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing engulfed in the fumes filling the hall, it struck me that I couldn't realistically reject the job. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was trying to move, to get out of the apartment, looking for my hat and filling with anger, thinking, Is she crazy? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother returns to the stove, where she is deep-frying a batch of samosas, filling the air with a haze of smoke. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Never mind, I’m just filling his lungs; I guarantee you it ain’t hurting him.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z So I had to go get more seeds and keep filling in the holes where they ate through the trail. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z But maybe it's better that way, because remembering him and being without him was truly filling me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Some of the white youths went further, filling cored apples with broken glass and hurling the fruit at blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They sat and dozed while the hours passed and felt that they were filling up time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re cheap polyester filling. As you used to tell me again and again. When you wanted to make me cry.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And they were strong: if just one HeLa cell landed in a culture dish, it took over, consuming all the media and filling all the space. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He had forgotten what fresh air felt like, filling his nostrils and lungs. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The problem for Bobby became that, since his teeth no longer had fillings, they also no longer had any support and became more fragile. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Then three other soldiers ran to the window, and while Bronwyn cried “Please, don’t kill him!” they raked the field with bullets, filling our ears with the thunder of their guns. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Attendance at Prayvaganzas isn’t compulsory for them, especially if they’re on duty or have young children, but the galleries seem to be filling up anyway. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Pontonoos mixed the honey-hearted wine and went from chair to chair, filling the cups; then each man where he sat poured out his offering to the gods in bliss who own the sweep of heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One car was filling up at the pump. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I could hear sighs, see heads shaking and eyes filling with sadness. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He gave a deafening roar that bellowed, filling the sky with thunder. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a coffee shop,” Elizabeth says in a low voice while Mama sets out the ingredients for the samosa filling: cooked ground beef, onions, and fresh cilantro. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I just get to stroll through the beehive and watch the drones buzz from book to book, filling up their heads so they can dump them out into test booklets a week from now. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped at a filling station and had his tires examined and the tank filled. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The political campaign, of course, lost all other issues, and resembled a campaign only in that it was something filling the hiatus between nomination and election. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Down below, the corridor was filling with water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The crowd hollered for blood, their voices and the stamping of their feet filling the room with a horrible drumming. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The bar had been slowly filling with people and, as Bo and Toby walked back to the booth, a terrible Metallica cover band started playing “Ride the Lightning.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I know that it’s supposed to be weird or maybe a little scary, but I love filling this empty house with noise. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They kept coming and coming, filling every space, small men with sunken cheeks, dirty faces, and black eyes that Hanako knew had seen worse things than she ever would, ever. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Anger builds inside me, replacing my blood with bitter water and filling me, consuming me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z During the day, the bathroom was our playhouse, until the men came home from work and reclaimed it, filling the air with the humid scent of Palmolive soap. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The sun was directly overhead, filling the circle with a haze of buttery sunshine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Remember, Celia,” she said, her voice filling the gym, “I’m doing this for you.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Before I can even ask her what she plans on doing with those rocks, she’s in the bathroom, filling the bowls with water. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The ringer sounded again, its jagged noise filling the apartment. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z On the tarmac, a lorry was repairing the bomb craters, filling them in with gravel. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She was filling him up with memories, he knew, for the times when he’d have no one to talk to about his childhood. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The English were eagerly filling Antigua, Nevis, Saint Kitts, and Montserrat with slaves and sugar mills. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z One afternoon I was doing precisely that, goofing around with my cousin and filling an empty plant pot with a huge pile of gunpowder, when I got distracted by some Black Cat firecrackers. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I nod, but there’s not a chance in hell I’m not having whatever it is that’s filling the house with this supernaturally awesome smell. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There’s an excruciating ripping sensation and warmth runs down my wrist, filling my palm. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy stumbled into the living room, the boozy sweat filling the room like cheap cologne. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He’d been working in gas stations since the day after his dad’s funeral, when he grabbed a job filling tires. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only a broad pile of soft earth, half filling the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He knocked aside the wall of fresh-fallen snow filling up the crenel and leaned out between the merlons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lot was filling up quickly with cars that looked like large insects. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z No sooner had Sherwood Butler, the laboratory’s head of procurement, set the final brick on a new building than his brother, Melvin, set about filling it with new employees. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And if we weren’t doing all that, we were filling candle molds with beeswax and washing mason jars till my hands turned stiff as corn husk from detergent. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get back to the driveway, Apa is filling up the bucket with water. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I miss her laugh, the way it starts like a pianists solo, soft and low and then crescendoing and filling the room. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not saying another word,” Chuck replied, a new authority filling his voice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The saloon would be filling up with men on their way home from work, stopping in for a pre-supper drink. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As was a guest filling her apron pockets with sugar. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But James merely laughed, permitted his mother to kiss him, gave his father a fleeting hug, then leapt onto the rapidly filling train. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A little man was standing on the threshold, not nearly filling it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On her first day at Langley, Dorothy Vaughan spent the morning in the personnel department filling out the requisite paperwork. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Lately she’s begun to work at the main desk, greeting the regular patrons by name as they walk through the doors, filling out forms for interlibrary loans. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They run back and forth, filling troughs, tossing hay, and hauling away dung. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It rumbled and crackled around them, filling the crate with noise. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He looks at his classmates, but they seem indifferent, obediently copying down the information as Mr. Lawson continues to speak, looking over one shoulder, his sloppy handwriting filling up the board. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Normally, Karl had said, it would take three men to keep up with the threshers output, filling the gunnysacks and stitching them with exactly seven stitches before tossing them onto the grain wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Rain poured down, filling the fountain even faster, but it wasn’t normal rain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Otis pressed his forehead to the heart, standing there the longest time of them all, head to heart, like he was filling up his empty tank. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The plain grew thick with meerkats, and the noises of their day started filling the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She was filling her bucket from the coal heap on the other side of the roof. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I take out the plastic bag I’ve got folded in my back pocket and start filling it with apples. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Officer Mac was sitting at a desk filling out a form. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked, dignified, from group to group, smiling and filling the drinking cups, and you’d have sworn from his look that never until tonight had the old man been absolutely happy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight streams through the window, filling the room like it’s the rightful owner, and as soon as he gets his eyes all the way open, he has to shut them again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z James had a library book on rocks, and they spent days just wandering around the park, filling their pockets with little rocks that matched the pictures in the book. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, you. You stopped him from coming before. You lied. You can’t do that anymore,” Axel says, bravery filling him from the inside out. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This morning he had been so heartsick and weary he could scarcely stand, but npw his fury was on him, filling him with strength. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They wrestled the Americans toward the shed door affectionately, filling the night with manly blather and brotherly rodomontades. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And now he smiles that lopsided smile from the day we first met, that familiar light filling his eyes, until he’s out of view. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But before long the snow was falling fast, filling all the air, and swirling into Frodo’s eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Longstreet dreamed, storing up energy, knowing the fight was coming and resting deliberately, relaxing the muscles, feeling himself loose upon the earth and filling with strength slowly, as the lungs fill with clean air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who knew,” Mom says, her voice filling with amazement, “that an inner-city Pennsylvania girl would meet a rural, upstate New York boy and discover true love?” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z While filling a definite order for octopi, Doc could replenish his stock of the cradles. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z However, Dustfinger put the second bottle to his lips, filling his mouth until his scarred cheeks were bulging. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She was filling a pail with cowries and bleeding tooth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Every year when it bore fruit the neighborhood kids would go and pick berries from it, eating as many as they could and filling up bags to take home. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A plume of black smoke appears, swirling and filling the ball completely. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Percy thought it would take hours, but the ship sank remarkably fast, filling with Diet Coke and seawater. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The lump filling my throat grows larger and larger until he’s out of view. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The whole greenhouse came to life as vines tangled poxies, gigantic Venus flytraps gulped down demons, and trees swatted the waves of flies filling the air. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I took out the recorder, turned the volume down low and played the last poem Esteban had read to us, his sweet voice filling the classroom. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z People simply came, filling up every inch of green in the park. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She fell asleep to it, the words filling the silence in her room, the sudden cavity that seemed to be steadily growing, burrowing its way into her heart. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He wrote and wrote without stopping, filling sheet after sheet of paper, tearing up what he'd written, beginning again, putting one sheet aside and starting another, frowning, crumpling up the paper—and starting once more. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z One moment the flames burned orange and yellow, filling the cavern with a ruddy glow; then all the colors faded, leaving only black and white. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Albert starts collecting acorns from the ground and filling his pockets. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The endocrinologist tapped a vein in my arm, filling an alarming number of vials with my blood. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I don’t feel anything at first, only the warm, sticky blood filling my eye. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The roar becomes thunderous, filling up the world with itself, almost like a physical thing, but not in a bad way. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Saliva’s filling my mouth at a ridiculous rate and I feel vomit at the back of my throat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He looked back at the way he had come: the snowflakes were swirling in tall chimneys of wind, filling his tracks like pollen sprinkled in the mountain lion’s footprints. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I found him behind the house, at the cistern, filling a pitcher for the house. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The one my mom spent a whole day filling out. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Ty'ree had just cashed his check from the publishing company where he worked part-time, and Mama was filling out a money order for the rent. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “It smells in here,” Axel says, filling in Byrd’s pause. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Then I played the half-remembered songs as well, filling in the forgotten parts as best I could. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At first I suggested filling the coffin with things from Dad’s life, like his red pens or his jeweler’s magnifying glass, which is called a loupe, or even his tuxedo. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Like a whirlwind, time passed, and it was Thanksgiving, with the aroma of turkey and Grandma's baking filling the house. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem possible for the Frog to have gone over that far without filling and sinking and he was almost glad he’d been unconscious when it happened. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The Titanic was filling with water from the sea. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z He hoped he hadn’t ruined it by filling it with chemical powder. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As Reed describes it: The case before the jury involved an irascible gentleman who lived next door to a filling station. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Having found the bag, he was filling it with some socks he found King on the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Several people sent letters that recommended constructing a small building outside Garfield's window and filling it with ice. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She would spend the next few weeks tracking down the new form, filling it out with all the required documentation, and having it officiated and notarized. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But when she got older, she learned to wait and let the filling slowly work its way out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Maniac could feel the ache swelling outward from his breast and filling the enormous, bounding spaces. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And there in all his glory was Petey, or Belle, stretched wide on his twig, enormous wings filling his jar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She read the text a few times, her eyes filling with tears. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At Trzebinia I worked all day moving piles of rocks back and forth, digging holes six feet deep and then filling them back in again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Lord, may our dinner be filling to our minds, bodies, and souls,” Hilda said, which sounded to me less like a blessing and more like wishful thinking. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Each morning, she arrived early by bus and streetcar from her nearby village to brew the coffee, filling the apartment with its strong aroma. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I must have made it back to my room, because the next thing I know, I’m filling a glass with water from the bathroom faucet and sticking the rose in it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Francie rushed around filling the kettle with water and placing it over the flames. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And Tony will be filling out accident reports while I’m breaking with Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s all here, filling the whole school. Three hundred seventy-eight miles of it, according to Michael Amorosa—and he’s never wrong.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He realized he had lost Temp and Tick somewhere and turned back to see the entire tunnel, floor to ceiling, filling up with roaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We order our food, and before long, the plates arrive, filling the air with the rich aroma of basil and tomato. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Through all that the Reb cannon were firing steadily and smoke was filling up the hollow between the armies and no one could see the motion of the troops. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wow, I just realized why you hate us so much,” she said, filling her voice with pity. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’m wilting, too, and my head is filling with rusty nails. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Within seconds, the sunlight blurred, filling my vision with a throbbing crimson glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He asks Gabe to hand out some tiny paper cups, and then he walks around the classroom with the plastic jug, filling each cup with a tiny amount of mystery liquid. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Tables filling up with girls who are chatting, smiling, finding a place because they know where to go. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Apparently while I had been napping the schoolyard had been steadily filling with apprehensive children on their first day of school, many of whom were crying. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Others file past the food stations, filling their plates and chatting with Red Cross team members who join them at the tables. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My voice was shaky and high, squeezed tight by the worry filling up my whole body. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Esteban makes me feel as if something were filling my chest with warm syrup, as if all my bones were being slowly removed from my body. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Lauren was there, angrily twisting Oreos open and scraping out the cream filling into a bowl. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It slices above my right eyebrow, opening a gash that sends a gush running down my face, blinding my eye, filling my mouth with the sharp, metallic taste of my own blood. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The pink-uniformed maid was filling a row of blue china coffee pitchers from a great, battered kettle on the stove. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Her eyes were filling now, making the print swim, and she turned away and hurried out of the library. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z From Mayes with the linebackers, filling up an entire blackboard with defenses and read responsibilities that looked like an equation for nuclear fusion. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The music and the voices rose and melded and surged through the vast interior of the stadium, filling it with light and love and joy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Or perhaps,” he added, unable to stifle the dread suddenly filling him, “they meant us to find it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It was the kind of story that was filling the letters of would-be airmen all over the country. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He spotted a harp in one corner, a loom in another, and a big cooking pot where the stew was bubbling, filling the cavern with luscious smells. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I’m the sorriest of all,” Jenna says, her eyes filling with tears. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Clarian, the owner, began filling another mug with golden ale while he spoke to the pretty young woman seated across the bar from him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The body of a large man in uniform was filling the door. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The words filling the page were written in the same blue handwriting from the front of the envelope, except the print wasn’t as neat. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Kino stood in the door, filling it, and hatred raged and flamed in back of his eyes, and fear too, for the hundreds of years of subjugation were cut deep in him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire was inside her, an agony, an ecstasy, filling her, searing her, transforming her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had coasted along for years now, filling the pages of his newspaper with words, burying himself in whatever was safe, typesetting the ferry schedule and the tide table and the classified advertisements. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I feel lighter, as if I’m shedding matter, losing molecules, calcium from my bones, cells from my blood; as if I’m shrinking, as if I’m filling with cold air, or gently falling snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was quite a bit of pie filling oozing around the edge of the crust in 1945. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z We laughed and scooped vanilla cream puff filling from our cheeks and ate it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The building felt like it had exhaled, expanding a little bit without all thirty-four of us, crammed two to a desk, filling up nearly every square inch of space. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Then, with characteristic abruptness, he turned back and resumed filling in “o”s. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The driveway was filling with Jeeps, a couple of pickups, and some small sedans. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor felt his anger ebbing and fear filling the empty spaces it left. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z So Mo began filling the silence with words. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Inside, the lobby was an intriguing jumble of mahogany and moth-eaten velvet, interspersed with deer heads, calendars from filling stations, and a large collection of Bicentennial commemorative trivets, mounted and hung upon the wall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I yell, my lungs filling with cloudy water. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They capped the number at thirty a week later, and moved on to filling the next wooden structure along the camp’s perpetually soggy and trampled main trail. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Tea?” said the Waiter, filling a large cup for each of them from the urn. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She nodded quickly, and I could see her eyes filling up. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The smell of rosemary was back, filling my nose with a memory that felt both ancient and new. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the morning, I was in the living room filling my backpack with the new notebooks Mom bought for me over the weekend when Trevor’s storm door creaked open and shut. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z When she’s done, she pulls me to my feet and wraps her arms around me as if she is filling me up with her courage. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I could see his eyes filling up again, but he wiped at them with the ice bag. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z His trunk had been scissored open and emptied out, ice filling the cavity where his vitals had been. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Emma repeated Chess’s question as she sat down and began filling her plate alongside him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I would open the books and read, while filling my composition books with notes on my reading, new vocabulary words, and sentences of my own invention. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But also in the littler things, having a partner lightened the load, could even make the arduous task of filling my family's table enjoyable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The blackened video screens on all the game consoles filling the room sprang to life. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z She pushes her glasses up, and I pretend not to notice her eyes filling with tears. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Her hair was in his face, filling him with its scent. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Some, for sure. Normally we have no trouble filling as many lanterns as we care to carve, but tonight might be an exception.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He has a summer job, with the Works Department, filling in potholes in the roads, tarring over the cracks made by frost heave; he does have a faint tarry smell about him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else chimed in their approval, filling Thomas with relief and a sense of pride. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Wintergreen accepted his role of digging and filling up holes with all the uncomplaining dedication of a true patriot. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Buy three funnels to make much easier filling containers. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was dawn now on Long Island and we went about opening the rest of the windows downstairs, filling the house with grey turning, gold turning light. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath and pushed the blade of the shovel into the earth and got busy filling a wheelbarrow with dirt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her head ached from filling out college and scholarship applications, revising her admission essay, and working on a lengthy blog post critiquing the designs shown at Paris Fashion Week. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I waited with some anxiety, and suddenly, filling out the glass on the other side of the window was Winnie’s lovely face. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Already taller than Conor’s window, the monster grew wider as it brought itself together, filling out to a powerful shape, one that looked somehow strong, somehow mighty. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z They’d been unable to send one the night before—a night crew of Helpers had been working on the plaza, filling cracks and replacing broken stones. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But Monet’s truly filled whatever void needed filling at the time. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Three: Turn the filling plunger clockwise until it stops. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He brought out the forgotten water pipe and put a kettle of mercury to boil next to the body, which little by little was filling with blue bubbles. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He stood in the doorway, filling up the space like a broken-down grim reaper. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Someone else would be working steadily at filling fuel cans, and someone else would carry them out to the planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Hazel sat nibbling and biting, the rich, full taste of the cultivated roots filling him with a wave of pleasure. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z To Eleanor's horror—to her ongoing horror—Park came over and started filling the sink with water. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z All she wanted to do was eat her cream filling in peace. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Maybe you could start filling that in,” he said, and laughed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When things looked hopeless, Dad would ask directions at a store or filling station. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Before too long we were licking the grease from our fingers and filling in the corners. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I know because I hear the washing machine filling. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Thick clouds of them, whining, filling their eyes and ears and nostrils. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She opened the taps and began undressing as the tub was filling up. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He's filling a void I never knew was there, with his stories and his family and his paintings and the kindness he never seems to run out of. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Even now, she could feel the magic pulsing under her skin, each filament insinuating itself between cells, through tissues, filling up her bones. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then we sat in silence watching Lenny and Cotton filling a plastic bucket with rocks and dragging it to the side of the yard where they were building some kind of wall. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Uncle Holt busied himself with filling his pipe and tamping down the tobacco. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Then he went to his father’s study, where Mr. Stonecrop was filling the room. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Terrance continued to advertise for her capture, filling the classifieds in far-off states with her description and details of her crime. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He called Thalia forward first, since she was his daughter, and promised her help in filling the Hunters’ ranks. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But Mom was always getting confused and filling in the wrong dates on the lesson plans or losing the homework. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Percy was eating a piece of pie, which for some reason was completely blue—filling, crust, even the whipped cream. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then my mother tries to lighten the conversation with talk of my sister’s dance recital, successfully filling the time with non-morbid talk until visiting hour is over. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Fires blazed in the twin hearths at either end of the bedchamber, filling the room with a sullen red glare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z School’s been canceled and the empty hallways are filling with ghosts. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The goddess bent her head in assent, and the girls, filling their shining pitchers with water, hurried home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Dread filling her, Kaede climbed the low steps of the dais. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We saw ourselves riding wild waves on surfboards, picking oranges and apples off fruit trees, filling our autograph books with signatures from movie stars we’d see in soda shops. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a small feast of the broth with kasha, which was more filling than good, the rest of the bread, a pot of marmalade Mrs. Diamant had been saving, and a sack of apples. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I chuck the notebook onto my bed, restlessness and unease filling my stomach. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Four boatloads soon became three, and by the end of the month Bolles sometimes had a hard time filling the third boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They gave him the jobs of cleaning the camps, of handing out the slops to the prisoners, of filling the water buckets. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I sit on the couch, knees up to my chest, the smell of blood and guts filling the air. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The Stalwarts enjoyed substantial influence in filling government jobs. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The air was warm but fresh, smelling like sap and burnt toast, filling his lungs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And Cassie, who spent the day at her temple filling up water bottles for the elderly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Now it was risk filling up his nose and mouth, making him feel giddy and invincible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He spent the winter locked in his room eating carrots, without complaining about the cold, and filling page after page with his minute handwriting in black ink. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The first bell rang, meaning five minutes to class, and like Pavlov’s dogs, people started rushing around, filling up the hallways. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The pencil went squeak, squeak, filling half the slate with a problem. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She makes the most of what she has, filling the window nook with houseplants of all kinds, a bonsai weeping willow, a towering ficus with drooping fronds, a fiddle-leaf fig. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z "Hear my words, and bear witness to my vow," they recited, their voices filling the twilit grove. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Overcome with the enormous thought of finally reaching their destination, Amari felt herself filling up with emotion. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy stood next to her, breathing in and out, but the panic was filling her up. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Tillie was filling in the who-what-when-and-where on the invitations when I noticed that she had the prettiest handwriting I had ever seen. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I flipped to a clean page in the sketch pad and made a line drawing of the snout, filling in the defensive wounds from the seal in all of the right spots. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I open my eyes because they are filling with tears. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z And then he felt that stealing sense of despair, of hopelessness, filling him, expanding inside him.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “When you gone have you some chilluns, start filling up all these beds?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly the moon slipped through a cloud and dived into the bloody stream, filling it with a sheet of stars. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She did not take down her walnut basket to begin the slow filling of her apron with fat kernels. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was a one-pump filling station with an outdoor lift. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The rage is doubling, multiplying, filling my vision like a black cloud. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Singers sat before the king's pavilion, filling the dusk with music. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I grip the handle and flush a few times, alternating filling the toilet and flushing it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z People simply came, filling up every inch of green in the park. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And as the Captains gazed south to the Land of Mordor, it seemed to them that, black against the pall of cloud, there rose a huge shape of shadow, impenetrable, lightning-crowned, filling all the sky. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We were driving, the powerful motor purring and filling me with pride and anxiety. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The anger is boiling and churning inside me, filling me with heat, and I’m not even sure who it’s for. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She reached out a small hand and took hold of the edge of my cloak, pulling it out to the side so the slow wind caught it, filling it like a sail. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We ended up with more of the chewy exterior than the adzuki bean filling, so I took the extra dduk and made it long and stringy. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Box Boy walks over to a short counter near the entrance, props the package beside him, and starts filling out a mailing label. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Soon shouts and battle calls broke out, rising in volume, filling the air like thunder. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The half-dozen oil lamps around the room sputtered back into life, filling the room with natural light. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He finishes filling a page, blots the ink carefully, then looks up at me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z There was a new annex on the south side of the house, where younger women were filling bottles and packaging orders for shipment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At least I’m filling up my eyeball journal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I can't see him, so when his breath tickles my ear, the scent of him filling my nose, I flinch. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Celia,” Marco sighs against her ear, filling her name with all the desire and frustration she feels herself, his breath hot on her neck. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Their faces were covered with yellow vanilla filling and powdered sugar. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z His ClockWatchers—dozens upon dozens—spilled from the tower, filling the square, meeting them head-on. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It tingles as it flows through me, filling me like steeped honeybush tea poured into black porcelain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Seven took the vials out of her coat pocket as Valley pulled out five blow darts and began filling them with the dangerous purple poison. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z So after filling out the application, I put it out of my mind. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But that night they were back, filling the holes in the bark again and gluing grass to the barrier. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He started telling her about the lockers as she unpacked the Styrofoam containers, the smell of pupusas and frijoles and rice filling the room, and he realized that he had dreamed of something like this. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I sat in the corner watching people filling up the rooms where Mama used to. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Imagine a dump truck arriving once each year at the base of a mountain, filling up with a single load, and driving off, not to reappear for another twelve months. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the day, I hid in my room, filling out the dog adoption application and researching bichon frises and how to care for shy dogs online. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Up above the asbestos ceiling tiles, Caliban and Sycorax are stirring, probably since the smell of pink icing is now filling the hallways. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “So you’ll have no trouble filling my spot,” I tell her, smiling. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was tough and rubbery, real work for the teeth, but filling. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He led the way to the village square, already filling up with men and women and children, and sat under the oji tree with Mr. Richard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The man came in from filling a car. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z No tears, no fussing, just my head filling with pictures of my grandma. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The light had traveled into the orb, filling it with a Gold glow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z To open the valve was to let in a draft of cold that instantly condensed, filling the tent with a swirling mist of fine snow. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z You could be having a great day, and then, out of nowhere, dreadful images start filling your head. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The Rose was filling up pretty fast, and it wasn’t filling up with just anybody, I’m not lying. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In our old life, Mom got really good at filling out the form for financial assistance to take care of it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “I mean that filling their houses up with lots of relatives is part of their culture. They believe in living under very crowded conditions.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Over at the writing table, Zooey, pressing down heavily with his pencil, was filling in the “o”s on the advertisement side of a small blotter. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z What just a few weeks earlier had inspired him is now filling him with pessimism. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You’re not just a part-timer filling in for the real Duke? Impossible.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Neither Dad nor Mother thought filling station toilets were sanitary. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z And as proof I would falsify the attendance records by filling out membership cards with fictitious names—all unemployed, of course, so as to avoid any question of dues. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "I hope you are better at filling cavities than making false teeth," Turtle said, gripping the arms of the dentist's chair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed a jar of spaghetti sauce and tossed it in the cart, which was filling up rapidly because Nana couldn’t decide what she wanted for dinner. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We chatterboxed with her but even though she said yeah in the right places, her eyes were filling up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The filling station man went inside and came back with a medicine dropper. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z At the edge of the town he found a filling station and stopped to take on some gas. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Outsiders might disdain the lab’s focus on radioisotope hunting, but filling in the roster of isotopes throughout the periodic table was important work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Aurora is suddenly filling the back seat with chants of “KITTYKITTYKITTYKITTY!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She was knocking sheets of water high in the bright sun, charging with her fur up and her long teeth bared, filling the canyon with that awful coughing roar. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom kept filling paper cups with coffee from the vending machine and then she’d sit down and drink it, staring at the floor, and stand up and get another. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Drifts of dirty snow had piled up against the walls, filling every nook and comer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But inside there are stories, there are biscuits and grits and eggs, the fire in the potbellied stove already filling the house with warmth. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She’d have liked a bath, but that would mean going to the rain room and filling the tub, then calling for Ruby to heat it, and that was more trouble than she could face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On my way to breakfast, the sun popped out, filling the world with encouraging brightness, and I stepped outside to check out the air. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They're all just make-believe, this dream I was having for a long time, and now I'm awake again and he's still filling the room somehow, even though we're outside. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Jinjoo needed to save them, as they were the most filling of the treats. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His huge face, looking weirdly warped around the edges, was now filling all the video screens under the dome. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The cold crept and pinched at them, filling and overflowing the room. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z As I was filling out the application, my competitive side kicked in and I was convinced that my students had to win! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Somehow I always knew this would happen, that he would come for me, in the night, that I would wake up to find him there, filling the room, and that I'd feel empty. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z "Ain't I been listening to your stomach rumbling- bumbling for the last hour? Do me the kindness of filling the kettle at the pump. Soon as the potatoes are boiled up, we'll feast, eh?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I smiled, filling in the fleshy bulges at the sides of the bands, and adding fins and teeth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Noiselessly Lennie appeared in the open doorway and stood there looking in, his big shoulders nearly filling the opening. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Where he had once stood, now there were just two footprints gradually filling with snow. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was filling out so quickly that Patrice now thought he was closer to three and a half or four years old. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Chuck was in charge of filling water bottles and getting them out to everyone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z M. Minkoff Later, his puckered pink skin wrapped in the old flannel robe that a safety pin held around his hips, Ignatius sat at the desk in his room filling his fountain pen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt it radiate outward, filling the Tower, the town, the whole world. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then he turned to the servants filling the courtyard. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, I watch as the plane returns to the lake, skimming water from its surface, filling up for a second run. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Only the sound of his orchestra is filling the room. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Kenyon emerged, the aroma of her perfume filling up the tiny aisle, and lifted the book by the tip of its spine as if it were a hair clinging to my sweater. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He opened up the pirozhki’s pastry crust and inspected the filling. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She would not cry, it was ridiculous to cry after so long, but her eyes were filling with tears and there was a boulder in her chest and a stinging in her throat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At home, I was given a warm salt solution, and when I washed out my mouth I showed Bailey the empty holes, where the clotted blood sat like filling in a pie crust. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Those visits were filling the house with remarkable toys. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She shakes her head, her eyes filling with tears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After the dishes were cleared and washed and Papa was filling the tin pail with ashes, Caleb spoke up. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z On the evening of the march, with more than nine hundred arrested children filling Birmingham’s jails, Dr. King held a mass church meeting. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “You won’t touch her,” Mark says, the look in the man’s eyes filling him with the bravery he couldn’t find a few minutes earlier. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But when I pulled out my book and tried to do the first problem, I couldn’t copy it down correctly because my eyes kept filling with tears. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He gifted a fortune to Mercy Raymond, on Block Island, just down the seaboard from us, filling her apron with gold and jewels simply because she’d been kind. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Peeking around a comer of the shack, I saw that the parking area was filling up with cars. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was clear from the beginning that the giant meatpacking companies were on the same page, filling almost every position with white workers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The outer blocks had long been deserted, filling up with tumbleweeds and sand. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I can only hope it covers two chocolate cupcakes with cream filling. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z I nod and start filling in the blanks on the application. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even children helped, filling buckets from wells and troughs in the nearby yards. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I turned away and went toward the water pump in the yard, filling the bucket we used to give water to the chickens. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z While other boys played in the street, Robert sat alone in his room studying languages, devouring books of literature and science, and filling notebooks with poetry. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Why was I filling the hamster's water beaker with vodka? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A shrill, tinny whistling was filling the room. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I tipped the mud pot and filling his bowl handed it to him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he turned around to head for the door and was startled to see Alec standing there, filling up the frame as if he’d grown several inches taller. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Both volumes became a quiet comfort to her Sunday loneliness, because as she read them she could hear Ezekial’s rich, warm voice filling the darkness of the cabin. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In the past, Dorothy would have set up the equations in a data sheet and walked one of her girls through the process of filling it out. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z With no gas stations, owners had to lug five-gallon fuel cans to local drugstores, filling them for 60 cents a gallon and hoping the pharmacist wouldn’t substitute benzene for gasoline. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I shout out, tears filling my eyes as I fly down the hallway behind Julie, pulling on a face mask as I go. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He eased back on his arm and Mark sucked in a breath, filling his lungs.Then the pilot grabbed him by the shirt and sat up, putting all his weight on Mark’s stomach. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She tried to imagine Bitter and Aloe alone with Pet, Pet’s bulk filling up their bedroom, Aloe’s scared anger bouncing helplessly off it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Lee and Grumman withdrew to the wharf, where the gas tanks were, to supervise the filling and talk quietly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I should have known it,” he mumbled, resting his tired legs and filling his lungs with air. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Some of them are. They might be out filling up the smudge pots, or hauling out pipes for the water pumps. Whatever a family has to fight with, that’s what the kids are working on.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw the nightmarish images she had seen before: the human-headed bull rising from the water, then the dark well-shaped room filling with black water as Jason, Percy, and she struggled to stay afloat. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Water’s gathered where the road turns into it, filling it with puddles and muck. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z We ran down the pages, filling in the blanks. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The cane was put down and the Headmaster began filling his pipe from a tin of tobacco. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z So much love is filling my chest, it may explode. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He must’ve been surprised when I tightened my grip, the ocean filling me with extra strength. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The shelter is filling up fast as more and more people arrive. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark spots expanded, filling up the outer edges of her vision. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z All morning they picked, filling jars with lush red fruit and loading the jars into saddlebags. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a fastidious, precise man who ordinarily taught math but had been filling in for the regular art teacher. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As our teacher spoke to us, Jupiter loomed behind her, filling half the sky, its Great Red Spot churning slowly just over her left shoulder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z All those endless letters, those sticks and circles and zigzags, filling up books and magazines, billboards and candy wrappers. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He laughed and uncorked the bottle, filling each glass to the rim. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Moss smiled, genuine joy filling his face, and said, “Yeah. Yeah, I’m okay.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He moved ponderously across the room and settled into the armchair, filling it completely. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I prop them against rocks in the stream so that two are always filling while I pour the third over Peeta's body. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I had originally thought about filling a cooler with Polyface meat and bringing it home with me to California to cook there. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The song went on, filling the air between us with its rapid pulse and relentless guitars. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He looked into the furnace; her clothes were ablaze and smoke was filling the interior so that he could scarcely see. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The square was emptying of people and the crowd was filling the cafés. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But the hurricane warning has emptied people out and ghosts, from when our school used to be a convent, are filling the halls. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Stoves, tables, clay fireplace—I keep filling my head with thoughts about these things so I won’t think about Frightful. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Another is full of old datebooks, the appointments filling the days written in some sort of shorthand in Marco’s neat, delicate handwriting. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The drakon hissed, spitting jets of green poison that smoked on the mossy ground and set tar pits on fire, filling the air with the scent of fresh pine and ginger. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On the wood bleacher, Coach is reading papers, filling out forms for fencing meets. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Sunlight streamed through the windows, filling the room with a lovely midday glow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They were lined up at the rail, filling themselves with the sight of the home they might not see again for weeks. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Out, along the corridor to the stairs, turn, nock, loose, and another man fell; and already a loud jarring bell was filling the ship with its clangor. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Benson would ask why and I could pretend I was embarrassed about filling out a love survey. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, both of you may know what the hell you’re talking about, but I don’t. Do you mind filling me in?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Taking a bite of his sandwich, its fillings spilling out onto the waxy paper below his chin, Jack shrugs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Mom breathes in dramatically as if the kitchen’s filling with Grandma’s thick flowery smell. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Vines with tiny wildflowers crept up to the ceiling, filling the air with the scent of summertime fields. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And yet, for all its normal-ness, even the statues filling the Hall of the Gods seemed to lean away from the lamp, giving it a wide berth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We began running up and down the aisle, filling our arms and our mouths as our parents chased us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Men hanging around the filling station jumped the fence and came running, sure the house was on fire. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Most terrible of all was the roar coming from the center of the earth, that hard-breathing giant that was heard at length, filling the air with fear. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She imagined the voice of Gaea filling this cavern. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There’s a woman who genuinely feels that Satan struck her at the checkout line in the supermarket, filling her with the urge to steal. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He stayed crouched and bent, hearing the sound of his breathing filling the darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Inside the box there were twelve bars of chocolate, all of different shapes, all with different fillings and all with numbers from one to twelve stamped on the chocolate underneath. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a shell remained, one side open to the elements and filling up with snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We climbed gratefully in, filling their nice car with snow, and rode down to the campground. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Sunjin was filling cups with water and cleaning up after the men. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z My overshoes are filling, and the shoes inside them; water drenches my snowpants. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We are ditching our Sociology Seminar, and Kara is filling every space with nervous chatter, and when she laughs her black bobbed hair shakes like a skirt at her shoulders. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z At the same time he tapped the green button and the Berg lurched off the ground, the sound of thrusters filling the air like the roar of angry lions. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The emptiness inside starts filling with a strong love and a brave pride. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I feel the anger growing inside me, filling up my eyes and mouth and nose. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Tear just under the right shoulder, blood filling the armpit. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a conversation one might overhear at any rural filling station or feed store; but hearing it made me feel curiously happy, and at ease with the world. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He found a telephone directory in a filling station and he wrote the name of the town on their map with a pencil. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They worked quickly, accustomed to one another and the labor: Pima, their boss girl, taller than the rest and filling out like a woman, black as oil and hard as iron. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, but music is forbidden in Islam. It’s a waste of time and has no benefit. Instead of filling her head with music, she should focus on memorizing Quran.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The first few EVAs were pretty inefficient; me filling small containers and bringing them in through the airlock. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And, as he did, the package of sounds broke open, filling the air with peals of happy laughter which seemed so gay that first he, then Tock, and finally the Humbug joined in. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Ron, Harry, and Hermione sat apart from everyone else by a dark window that was gradually filling up with snow, and Harry read out: Dear Harry, Congratulations on getting past the Horntail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She tries to smile again, but her eyes are filling with tears. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Each of the ones Thomas could see were very similar: a rough sketch of a square maze, filling almost the whole page. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He stood in the doorway, nearly filling it to the top. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He rolled down his window and spat com and bits of metal filling into the wind. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The bakery next door had started making beignets for tomorrow morning, filling the stairwell with the smell of melting butter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The rain picked up, filling my ear, my nose, my mouth as I tried to bite back another scream. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Laila buried her face in her hands, a bubble of dread filling her chest. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Genie was back in staring mode as Grandpop lifted the jug higher and higher, a waterfall of tea all landing in the quickly filling jar. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He showed me how to roll it out into circles, cut them in half, and put a spoonful of pea and potato filling in the middle of each one. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The first thing 1 see when I get off the bus is graffiti on walls, beer bottles filling trashcans, empty cigarette packs, and syringes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I was back filling the water can in four or five minutes, somewhat out of breath. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He was filling a glass from a can of beer on the table when he heard Katie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Armpit picked up his shovel and began filling in the dirt around the pipe. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Outside the window a crow flew past, filling the bathroom with a frantic catv-caw, and Rosaleen stopped, waiting for it to die down. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It's not easy filling in the lines on T-shirt material; it scrunches up under the weight of the brush, leaving skip marks. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I winced away, tears suddenly filling my eyes at the startlingly increased pain. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Sand rippled and swirled in his dream, enclosing his head, yellow sand and shadows filling his mouth until his body was full and still. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z While he was tearing the filling of the second sandwich from the bread with his teeth, Miss Trixie came in, her green celluloid visor facing the rear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The nightmare wasn’t filling him up, squeezing his chest, dragging him down. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She got into every one of them, which, still highly uncertain of herself, she silently attributed to the fact that she was poor and filling someone’s quota. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Go on, then, dear,” said Sister Clara, who was filling in a form on pink paper. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I loved how the sun and salt spray perfused my skin, filling me with the memory of light. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It came into Elizabeth’s mind, filling her mind: All things work together for good to them that love the Lord. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I found myself standing across the filling station with my thumb out toward War. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Nina had stomped off, pride smarting, embarrassed by the tears filling her eyes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was like she was curdling inside, filling with anger. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z After the morning we’d had, filling my belly with papaya and sitting in the grass and staring at nothing sounded fine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The rest sat facing them, filling every square inch of floor space except for an aisle up the center. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There were tears filling my eyes now and I tried to hide them from Tommy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z For a few terrible moments they seemed to be coming closer, but they died away again, swallowed up by the music coming from the parking lot and filling the night like a foul smell. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Finally, by the middle of December, he finds some models, and he paints a head of a “splendid old man” in profile, filling up most of the canvas, a different style for him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It felt like it was filling up—becoming larger, brighter, more certain. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I make preparations for the trip by filling my belt pouch with nuts and smoked venison. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes a gaggle of them came to the Store, filling the whole room, chasing out the air and even changing the well-known scents. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One day when I was on the reef filling my canoe, I saw a herd of otter in the kelp nearby. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There were steel-gray chairs arranged in orderly rows, slowly filling with nervous kids and expectant parents. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The valley was filling up with green shadows. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I snorted and rolled my eyes, mainly to keep them from filling with tears. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s almost a physical pain to see him like this, to feel my lungs filling anew when his can't. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I am sorry,” Ash said miserably, tears filling her eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun sank lower in the sky, filling the world with a lukewarm golden light. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The woman in the yellow head cloth finished filling the second bucket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at her, my eyes filling with tears, as she stood there breathing heavily. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Presently the doorbell rang, and soon the room was filling up with fashionably dressed lathes and handsome or distinguished men. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But filling its spacious offices and laboratories with appropriately distinguished professors was not as easy as getting the structure built. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He keeps wishing, every evening, that she would emerge from the bedroom and sit between him and his father, filling the air with her sari and cardigan smell. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z "Nor you for me, Sybil dear," I said, filling the glass again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He repeats himself a third time, and I sense he is filling time. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z A flu epidemic hit in 1919, filling up the only funeral home in town, which was part of the hardware store. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was barely enough space for four people, much less the jumble of mattresses, boxes, and clothing filling the cramped room. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Hazel felt like her lungs were filling with hot sand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My filling up the spaces, however, kept me in trouble. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He must remember the way the house smelled when you were in it, the sound of your voice filling the air, the sight of you painting your pictures. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He didn't stop until cars and buses began to snarl and belch their way through the roads of the park, filling his nose and mouth with gas and oil fumes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I close a filled box and begin filling another. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z From there it was like just filling out her face. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The buzz of chatter filling the Hall ceased almost at once, so that only the howling wind and pounding rain could be heard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The water filling my boots makes it hard to move my legs, but the mud locks them in place when I manage to stand still. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Moments later, hundreds of voices reverberate around me, filling me crown to toe. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It forms over the Farallons, covering the sea lions on their rocks, and then it sweeps onto Ocean Beach, filling the long green bowl of Golden Gate Park. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We played the Steinway in the middle of the night, filling the darkness with half-remembered music, alarming the cats and terrifying the hired men. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I could taste the gamy tang of Jerome’s hormones and the metal of his fillings. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dancers filled the stage, delicately moving with the music, filling the room with magic. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He went on in the same vein, filling her ears with lines cribbed straight from Pastor Tom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It isn’t the only cylinder, though— they are everywhere, filling the room with smoke that does not burn or sting. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I could barely see through the tears that kept filling up my eyes. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Mom goes to the coffee bar, filling a paper cup with steaming, bitter-smelling brew. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Then you two should go back downstairs and see that the food gets doled out evenly. Keep an eye on that new cook and make sure he doesn’t skimp on filling the bowls.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z On the sweltering race day, special trains and buses poured in from San Diego and Los Angeles, filling the track with well over twenty thousand people, many more than the track’s official capacity. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s like a giant sushi roll, but with different fillings. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I took one last look at the messy living room, Annabeth’s half brothers spilling LEGOs and arguing, the smell of cookies filling the air. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Forty feet ahead of him, Piper moved through the crowd, smiling and filling wineglasses for the ghostly revellers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z People were clogging the streets around the White House, spilling out of restaurants, hotels, and apartment buildings, filling the night air with celebratory shouts. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Charlotte started filling syringes with ketamine, the anesthetic. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Very good. See that my horse is saddled and ready. I mean for us to ride within the hour. Have you eaten? Craster serves plain fare, but filling." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Conor shouted, the terror following him into waking, gripping his chest so hard it felt as if he couldn’t breathe, his throat choking, his eyes filling with water. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z They kept their heads down and entered the swell of people filling the rotunda, ignoring the Zemeni fawn who tried to direct them to the other side of the room. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The desire that had awakened within her was like a fog descending on a mountain valley, filling every hollow, slipping between tree limbs, tickling every leaf with its seductive breath. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Once declared weapon-free, I joined the flow of bodies filling the hallways like blood cells in a vein. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Tess was filling me in on the latest gossip while I gave myself a pedicure. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z ‘Uncle, run down to that filling station on the corner and send me a mechanic.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Her mom stood at the sink, filling a glass with tap water. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There was no answer, just the sound of the rain and the wind stripping the trees, filling the air with ragged yellow leaves. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z They sprang to his own, his mind filling in the blanks. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was a church organ playing music and filling up my soul. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z While he was filling out the forms we talked. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one way to induce his ghost to come to him, by killing sheep and filling a pit with their blood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that’s your family, not mine,” I answered, with tears filling my eyes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know that here was a gap slowly filling with legend, much less that it was his legend. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In the days that followed, they stole everything they could, leaving the empty boxes under the other ones after filling them with stones so they would go unnoticed if anybody tried to lift them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The liquid began to fill the can in a smooth pour, filling the space between us with a sharp odor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I feel my eyes filling with tears again, so I come up with another question. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The sounds of the cheering crowds, the sweat rolling down my back and pooling in my armpits, the smell of my own breath filling my nostrils behind my mask were all inconsequential. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “You see, I’m what’s called an interim pastor. Meaning the old one left and I’m just filling in till they can get a new one.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z With fuel fumes filling the cockpit and making it difficult to breathe, there was only one chance to land the plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Percy imagined her nose and throat filling with her own tears. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The assault at Milliken’s Bend was the Rebs’ last hope to get reinforcements to Vicksburg,” David said over the excited chatter filling the Bochinche. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I was filling my pockets before I got up from my fall. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “For hours they sat and waited, filling the air with a strange, uneasy uproar.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When I hear Patti speak about my father, it's as if she's digging a big hole in my heart, but also filling up a hole in my mind. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When the signs on the turnpike started telling us we were coming to Charleston, Cletus became so fidgety that at first I thought we’d better find a filling station, and fast. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z It grew out of control, filling the city streets like The Blob, consuming everyone and everything in its path. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Sure,” she says, taking a glass and filling it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z After filling the bucket, Jonathan moved away so the cow wouldn’t kick it over. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z The smoke was rolling from the furnace now in heavy billowing grey clouds, filling the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z At a filling station they told him that the tent was not up yet, but that the show cars were on a siding at the station. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He admitted that eating without fillings was “uncomfortable,” but it was better than the alternative of losing all of one’s teeth, which he predicted would happen if the fillings remained. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A minute later the breeze grew stronger, filling the sails with the huge rippling sounds of stretching canvas. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Pie’s too busy filling in the date of his missed burger to answer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Every afternoon he took his three-mile walk, no matter the weather, and returned cheerful, his smile full of gold fillings. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He joined the circle, announcing that 210021/WD was to return to the main nest Then he began filling himself with the sweet mash like the others. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I began filling a bucket and packing it, then turning it over to make towers of a castle. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Its face was against his own, filling the world. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Most of the company were, however, now in a tolerant mood, at that delightful stage which they called ‘filling up the corners’. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I want to tell her about the lawyer who helped write my mother's story, filling page after page with the hard truth behind the things she did. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It would always find a way inside of the fencing, filling itself up on the fruits of our labor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Calder opened his mouth when the 5:38 train went by, rattling the windows, making the floorboards bounce, and filling the kitchen with the whoosh-whoosh of passing steel. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z In short order, I’d come upon the three urchins, more intent on skipping stones across the creek than filling their buckets. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She can’t even look at it without her mouth filling with the acrid saliva that precedes vomiting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And even all these boats filling the waters of the Atlantic were but one part of an even larger system of world trade. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Third: More of those things were filling the tiny clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It is the musical equivalent of filling a painted canvas with thousands of colours instead of just a few. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z With a baby still tugging at my breast, a girl just filling out, and my young-man son behind bars, I wasn’t ready to enter His Kingdom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the most beautiful dress I’ve ever worn,” she admitted, her eyes filling with light. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It rolled over them like mist over mountaintops, filling the spaces between them, howling—or was it moaning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her heart started to pump more quickly, and she felt the heat filling up her body. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I watched her filling the sideboard and waited to see if she would say anything further. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z By first dark, Aunt Loma’s little house was filling up with folks who had brought food and were waiting to speak to the new widow before settling in to eat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He does as he is told, filling the pan with water and turning on the flame. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Again, I find myself wishing for the mundane possibility of calling Rhiannon on the phone, for filling the next empty hour with the sound of her voice. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Another case of men devoting their lives to studying more and more about less and less—filling volumes and libraries with the subde linguistic analysis of the grunt. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Sitting at Robbie’s upright piano, I was quick to pick up the scales—that osmosis thing was real—and I threw myself into filling out the sight-reading work sheets she gave me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Patronuses ran sleekly ahead, filling the spiral staircase with silvery light, as Professor McGonagall, Harry, and Luna hurried back down. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But thanks to Hall’s phenomenal success rate he had no trouble filling the roster for this, his eighth expedition to Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Why did the English, in particular, need a low-cost, filling hot drink? Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I can feel my eyes filling up with tears. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She nods, curiosity filling her eyes at my question. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We worked quietly, me filling the dough, Kazi frying them until they became golden brown. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the gateway, nearly filling the gateway, stood the big black shape of the She Elephant. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "While Mr. Sir was filling the canteens, I snuck into the truck and stole his sack of sunflower seeds." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It entered his mouth and his nose like air, filling him up, choking him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I remember my father’s screams filling the house, and his hand around my mother’s throat, slamming her into walls and doors. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He hoped someday to grow whole organs in the laboratory, filling massive vaults with lungs, livers, kidneys, and tissues he could ship through the mail for transplantation. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z There are three people standing by the table, filling cups and handing them to marathoners as they go by. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They were back at the Shack an hour later, filling backpacks with as much food and supplies as they could carry. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They swirled around Piper, filling the room with a firestorm of emotions: hatred, bloodlust and fear, but also love - because no one could face battle without caring for something', comrades, family, home. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He released a seat of his own, nearly filling the room. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m at home with the wisps of boys filling the cemetery. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z I sit bolt upright, coughing, my eyes filling with tears as a blinding pain shoots across my chest and all over my body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I unhook the wire, push the fence open, and lead Shiloh to the stream for a drink, filling the pie pan with fresh water. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She sensed when a guest needed more tea before the guest did, expressed herself by filling his cup, thought in terms of matching, balancing, connecting, completing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked God to answer my questions, but the only sound was always the whistling of the wind filling the empty space. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The radio blared, filling the back of the car with the sound of soft jazz. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Suheyla looked back down at the teapot she was filling with steaming water from the kettle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Now those jams are cool enough. You both get to filling up those jars.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z This time was a direct hit, filling the tin almost to the brim, and she even managed to keep her feet on the landing. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z As I lay down on my clean sheets, I looked out of the window at the stars filling the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I finished the rest of the peaches—slicing them and filling the Dutch oven. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I let the smooth, slightly bittersweet chocolate melt a little on my tongue as the class started filling up. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z "Come in, Brothers," she said, her exotic perfume filling the foyer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He taught me how to eat avocados by melting grape jelly and french dressing together in a saucepan and filling the cup of the pear with the garnet sauce. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The ocean swallowed her, filling her lungs, freezing her heart so that she couldn’t cry out... Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The smell of peaches and cheese eddied about the car, filling his nose with pleasure. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Then Anna said good-bye, a gold filling flashing through her smile. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The line that leads to your dad filling your dorm room with flowers on your graduation day. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The Maeonian drakon spread its frilled collar and hissed, its poison breath filling the battlefield with the smell of pine and ginger. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Green light grew brighter and brighter, filling the clearing and dashing away the shadows, and it took me a few seconds to understand that the light was coming from my pocket—from Eddie’s journal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A bustling crowd was filling Ghazi Stadium when we walked through the entrance tunnels. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tonic of every color trickles down one glass at a time, filling lower glasses. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And as the wand caught the green light that was filling the clearing from the skull above, Harry recognized it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Dawn was growing in the sky, and the dell was filling with grey light, when Strider at last returned. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Manny inhales, filling his cheeks with air before blowing it out. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We have a new pastime, namely, filling packages with powdered gravy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His voice rings clear and steady, filling the church with lyrical notes and giving me goose bumps. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Tanin pressed her cheek to the top of the Assassin’s head, her senses filling with copper. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “The filling is guava fruit. I hope you’ll like it,” I tell him. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z And here in the Capitol they’re vomiting for the pleasure of filling their bellies again and again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She was used to looking at blank pages, and she was used to filling them up with things that were true and good. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The clanking radiators are going full-blast, and the air is filling with other people’s breath. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Before I even had a chance to respond, she was already grabbing the birdseed from the cabinet and filling Koocah’s bowl. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There’s this exciting hope of possibility filling me up, like when Hudson and I started texting for the first time, like when Arthur said hi and we flirted and talked about the universe. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z She placed the food at his elbow and did as he bid her, filling the room with flickering light and the scent of cloves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After filling a bag with me, Gay checked her watch. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z My head is filling with black sawdust; little specks of the darkness are gtting in through my eyes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I grab the biggest duffel I have and start filling it with jeans, T-shirts, socks, underwear, pajamas. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The sharp pine needles poked at Ophie’s bare feet, filling the night air with their clean scent, and something small and scurrying ran across the path in front of them, but Ophie barely noticed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Either the quote was spurious or misremembered, or Bobby was joshing the reporter who recorded it, because the truth is that he had the fillings removed for what he believed was a legitimate health reason. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Inside the kitchen, I poured water from the pot into my boots, filling them up, then carefully wedged my feet back inside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gran twitters on for another five minutes, filling me in on mundane news: Heather has decided she wants to become a librarian. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just filling in for a couple of hours for Mike.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Imagine the smell that comes just when you strike a match and then think of it filling the air all the time. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled back, much less radiantly, keeping my upper lip down over a coal-black G.I. temporary filling showing between two of my front teeth. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The pond—remember, forty feet across—was filling up with all kinds of dead fish until its surface was no longer black but silver. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the end of winter, and the garbage-filled snow that had been banked along the edges of sidewalks was melting now and filling the gutters. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The cicadas were going crazy, filling the air with their strange brand of singing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the flats we could hear the hockey field filling up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “But at least you two don’t have to worry about Millie for much longer,” Ms. Jones continued, filling the silence. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The bigger the refrigerating unit for making beer, and the longer the assembly line for filling bottles with beer, the lower the cost of manufacturing beer. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And so Horace was filling in the blanks on two certificates of death, and doing so in triplicate, when the phone beside him rang. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Lkossa’s streets, it seemed, were only just beginning to stir, filling with people leaving their homes and setting up wares for the day. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Beau flopped down happily between us, filling our noses with the smell of wet dog. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z These houses were, for the most part, built of timber beams with pale mortar filling in between the wood. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like my mouth was filling with sand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And it’s bad if you know a bad thing is going to happen, like having a filling or going to France. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The coffin glowed, golden light filling the room. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They walked down the hill in a slow procession, all stepping gravely, all in time, filling the road, five abreast. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He performed alchemy experiments in the kitchen, filling the house with fetid smoke and ruining pots and pans with solid substances that stuck to their bottoms and were impossible to remove. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She prepares the syringe, filling it with whatever they intend to inject us with, and offers it to Tris. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She named them to herself, those she remembered, and picked what she could, filling the cloth she had brought. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the big kettles was clean, so the potboy had to scrub one out before filling it with water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Cold salt water rushed in, filling the boat and soaking the men. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Nervously, Mrs. Weidenbach said to Grandma, “What a nice, moist consistency your pie filling has, Mrs. Dowdel. I’m sure it will be noted. How much water did you add to the mixture?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There we were, filling up bottles with water and toothpaste and shampoo and squirting each other. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He’d always had that effect on me, filling me with dizzying exhilaration one moment, then sending me into a nervous, stuttering panic the next. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She was hot, tired from dealing with the children all day; the wind had been blowing, filling her hair with dust—but now everything was quiet. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the milkman turning into the close, the lights of his electric cart pallid in the dawn glimmer that was already filling the sky. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The thirteen seats of the table were filling up, and at the center of the table sat the king and Perrington. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He’s not even swallowing his first bite; he’s just filling his mouth so he looks like a bloated chipmunk. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They would probably have more questions for us than the guests, and it would be rude of us to leave without filling them in on what little we did know. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Snow was building up along the battlements too, filling the gaps between the merlons and putting pale, soft caps on every tower top. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Trevor went straight for the Cocoa Pebbles, filling his bowl and pouring milk on top. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I feel kind of good filling out the form, like I’m applying to a special academy. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Sharp winds cut through the trees, filling the woods with an echoing hush. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I could feel my pants filling up with it. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Barack, meanwhile, was working on filling positions for his cabinet and huddling with various experts on ways to rescue the economy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The shampoos and lotions and balms that used to be at the back of the store I shift to shelves near the pharmacy, so that people filling prescriptions can also buy plasters and ointments. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not fair, he was only filling in, why should he give us homework?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The creature leaned closer, filling the air with its venomous breath. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z My eyes focus on the rose that has spread its petals overnight, filling the steamy air with its strong perfume. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I am awful at science, but half of the packet is just filling in the periodic table. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Thursday afternoon Mom was down the hill at the Norvelt Pants Factory filling out the paperwork for a sewing job. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He found that he was breathing very slowly and deeply and that the potion’s fumes seemed to be filling him up like drink. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Huge dark clouds of them appeared, their high-pitched whine filling the air. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The light was just gorgeous, a rich orange glow filling the house, turning suddenly blue-grey when the sun went behind a cloud. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of crows storms toward me, an advancing army of outstretched talons and open beaks, each one squawking, filling the air with noise. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z All that afternoon Stuart worked on the canoe, adjusting ballast, filling seams, and getting everything shipshape for the morrow. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Many of the attackers were actually pummeling each other—he saw a woman fall into the fire, her screams filling the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The pickers went on filling flats, squatting in the numbered rows. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Once I saw him trying to make an ant colony, filling a mason jar with dirt. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Metallurgy and textile plants didn’t ring the city, filling the air with smog. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Let me get you a drink,” I said, standing up, pulling a glass from the cabinet and filling it with water. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The boys spend that entire first morning in their new white outfits, filling out questionnaires on clipboards. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The drops pelted the canopy, filling the forest with the roar of water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She ran the water hot, filling the sink and leaning into the steam. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Eliza’s mouth was twitching more than ever and tears were filling up her eyes. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z All about them now, as if there had been a sudden flood, wide pools of water lay beside the road, filling the hollows, and rills went trickling down among the stones. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Mitraillette, the farmer’s elder daughter who was the only other girl there besides me, was very jolly about filling the plane with rubbish. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "This will not do!" the lord roared, and he commanded his servants to even out the road by filling the gaps with uncooked rice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was like filling in a very tricky crossword. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Styx had a teakettle expression on his face, like steam was filling up his head. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to see the images filling his head, but it was impossible not to recall his brother’s slackened face, not to hear Father Olufemi’s mirthless laugh. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She continues studying my face for clues as to what I’m feeling, her eyes filling. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Bran had to squint as the pitch began to bum, filling the world with orange glare. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My head was filling up quickly with blood or water or sweat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We arrive at a small square with a few market stalls busy with local shoppers filling their baskets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The old woman threw a handful of dried leaves onto a brazier, filling the chamber with fragrant smoke. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her feet are soaking; the canoe is sinking, filling with water. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I went to work filling a book order, annoyed that Valencia took such great pleasure in pretending to be poor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was long and low, filling up the center of the room. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Howard University has my new address, and they've been filling our mailbox with catalogs and postcards. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As they pulled away into the street, Bridge inhaled again, filling herself with the scent of burnt marshmallow. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z We unscrewed our Oreos and raked our bottom teeth across the filling. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z All of the bleacher sections on our side of the gym had been pulled out, and they were filling up quickly. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a blowsy woman with dyed yellow hair, and from time to time we saw her out in the front yard, chopping wood or filling a scuttle from the coal pile. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that must keep the bar nice and low, no problem filling those shoes, like naming your kid Shakespeare. What were they thinking, your parents?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Each letter flickers on one at a time,C-R-E-S-T-M-O-N-T , like filling in a crossword puzzle with neon letters. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Most of my classmates would hand one in on their first day at Sing Sing, and most started filling them out immediately. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Their blood is a good, nutritious, salt-free drink; their flesh is tasty and filling; their fat has many uses; and the castaway will find turtle eggs a real treat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She ignored the creaks of the counter under their weight and moved around filling their orders and keeping up a conversation. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped myself—too many terrible thoughts were filling my head. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She started filling it before the new nanny even had a chance to answer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Then we found the switches necessary to begin filling up the cabin with oxygen. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "You could keep a coconut shell there, filling all the time." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z After filling the tub with no more than six inches of water, Mandy and I bathed the babies; then it progressed until the oldest was finished, with everyone sharing the same water. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He knew that his power, this night, on this dark enchanted ground, was greater than it had ever been, filling him till he trembled with the sense of strength barely kept in check. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The wind had shifted, blowing back toward the fire, filling their lungs with fresh air and easing that concern—at least temporarily. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I figured I could get a job at a filling station somewhere, putting gas and oil in people's cars. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “If the state spent more time finding new sources of water, instead of fining us for filling our swimming pools,” one woman says, “we wouldn’t be in this position.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The men spent that first day digging foxholes, filling and stacking sandbags to protect their positions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It’s a samosa, with the crispy soft potato filling, and it’s a bit spicy and tastes even better than the first time. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I saw through my bedroom window that everything was white—the yard, the road, the filling station, and the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The creature collapsed, her rank scent filling the air. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He desperately wanted something more filling and satisfying than cabbage and cabbage soup. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Chess sniffed, the foul smell of the alternate world filling his nostrils once again. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Buses idled their motors, filling the air with a stifling odor of exhaust fumes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I find a pencil nub at the bottom of my backpack and start filling in the blanks with awesome things. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She pulled into the parking lot, went inside, and took a deep breath, filling her lungs with the old familiar smells of cardamom, turmeric, and cumin. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Were a few minutes early, but the seats are already filling up. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Look, Silas, it’s snowing!” he said, joy filling his chest and his head, leaving no room for anything else. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z My neck hurt and it all flooded back to me, the memory like water filling an empty space. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I’d stacked the dirty dishes and was filling the kitchen sink when I heard it—a shrill, strangled cry that began in one key and ended in another. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The project was urgent enough to warrant filling the stomachs of slave laborers three times a day. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her mouth—like her husband’s—was full of gold fillings and when she smiled the sun glinted in among them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "With all these strangers filling up Winterfell of late, there's no way of saying who he belonged to." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Ma stops filling up her purse and looks at me hard. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “I noticed one of them was filling out an expense book. Of course I didn’t ask Dennis. But it was clear. Baptiste thought so, too. You can ask him. Federates.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Come in, Brothers," she said, her exotic perfume filling the foyer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She yawns again without covering her mouth, and I can see her fillings. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Citra found her eyes filling with tears of anguish and betrayal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The cannons were blossoming, filling the air with thunder, far enough away to soften and roll, not angry yet, but growing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And, even while I loved my job, I knew that it was just filling in time. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He had not even taken the most basic of steps to test the construction: filling the tank with water to check for leaks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Standing engulfed in the fumes filling the hall, it struck me that I couldn't realistically reject the job. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was huge, completely filling Columbia’s largest window. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Torrents of water rushed down over them, filling the wood-cutting trails of the forest with their own muddy rivers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We scooped vanilla filling and cherry goop from the sidewalk and what we didn’t eat we flung at each other, and in between we fell onto our backs and laughed. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z My grammar school years especially were the years when the great Church doors opened to enclose me, filling my day as I was certain the Church filled all time. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In another minute I would not be able to breathe for the anger filling me up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But that was mainly Vonetta filling the house with her yowling. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The government poured money into Turner Station, which began filling with one- and two-story housing projects, many of them pressed side by side and back-to-back, some with four to five hundred units. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Somehow, having a big table and six chairs in the room, instead of filling the space, makes it more empty. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sight of coverall-clad women working at filling stations throughout the area became so common they no longer turned heads. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Masson drank a lot of wine and kept filling my glass. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “My dad’s Chinese,” she explained, filling two glasses full of water from the refrigerator door. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I drop my head in my hands, filling them with tears. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As I run from the office, the hallways are filling with kids. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He's filling in at the Bowmansville plant for a foreman who had some kind of surgery. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Bundles of dried herbs hung from the ceiling, filling the air with the mixed aroma of feverfew and bitter orange. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I went to her bedroom and started filling up the boxes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A truck pulled suddenly behind the station wagon filling the car with light. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches out for me, then closes his hands into fists, frustration filling his eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When Charles and Andrew entered the cafe, the Keeley team was already inside, filling their trays. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Both were turned low, filling the verandah with shadows. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He already had his book of Stripes on the desk and was filling one out. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z As it was, the men hauling the Caird and the Docker were sinking up to their knees in slush, and their boots were filling with seven pounds of freezing water with each step. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z How many different ways could you combine mu shu pancakes and fillings? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Soon the duct would give way and he’d sink again, his lungs filling with oil, thrashing and gurgling— Calm down, you idiot. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There were white tanks filling Birmingham’s bustling streets. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She made him stand in a dark basement corner on one foot, nose pressed to the wall, dirt filling his eyes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Behind him he heard the lawn-sprinkling system jump up, filling the dark air with rain that fell gently and then with a steady pour all about, washing on the sidewalks, and draining into the alley. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z With swarms of these things filling the sky, they’d not only have to worry about getting scorched by the fire, they’d also have to watch their backs for prehistorically large poison bugs. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Mama and Papa stood in the kitchen, washing dishes, filling glasses, and forcing more food onto their guests’ plates. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Maxy was back and sitting at her desk filling out some papers. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z James got a double-dip chocolate nut cone, explaining that nuts and chocolate were both rich and filling. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s voice boomed across the room, filling my chest up with sound. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We bought some rice, some palm oil, salt, and fish; by the time we were done, the market was filling up with people hurriedly trying to buy whatever they could afford. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Ishmael,” she whispered, and in that moment he pushed himself inside of her, all the way in, his hardness filling her entirely, and Hatsue knew with clarity that nothing about it was right. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z How I should use it to lay out everything I got filling me up on the inside. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But I don’t get to think about it for long as the sound of the adhan plays from the mosque-shaped clock in the den, filling the air with the call for the day’s last prayer. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The seats were filling with officers in full uniform and their ladies; in remoter areas, the rank and file were admitted to celebrate their favorite Regimental commanders in this act of buffoonage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He blew into it, his red cheeks filling it with breath and spittle, creating screeching noises, nothing approximating music. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z By noon, the streets near Capitol Hill were already filling with participants and spectators. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Three waiters descended on the table, filling water glasses, adjusting silverware and plates. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The squares on the board in front of me are filling up: I’m making my penultimate play of the night. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma turns off the TV and makes waffles, with a big pat of margarine in the center of each one and hot homemade brown-sugar syrup filling the plates. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was just filling everyone in on dinner plans for prom. We have a six o’clock reservation at the American Grill Bistro at North Point Mall. It’s about twenty minutes from the nature center.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Junior, he’s the guy who was filling in for Mr. K—he said I was a really good salesman. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z My heart was pounding, filling my chest with pain. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The stragglers rushed in as the final bell rang, filling the empty seats. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I liked cracking the middle of the poori and filling it with dal, and taking a big, messy bite, smooth and crispy all at once. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The house was filling with people and the hours passed in a dreadful streaky blur of relatives, neighbors, crying children, covered dishes, blocked driveways, ringing telephones, bright lights, strange faces, awkward conversations. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His voice is like a warm sea breeze filling up the cold, dry air in this place. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I step out of the bedroom and join Mrs. Malloy, who is in the kitchen filling a teakettle with water. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Just as the light was filling the tunnel, its white glow surrounding us, I felt a sudden pressure in my ears and the light disappeared. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “There’s an oil tank under the ground that needs filling every so often.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z My cousin Kylie was working for my mother that day, filling vials of essential oil. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This time he extolled the English, filling Massasoit’s ears with tales of their cities, their great numbers, their powerful technology. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Ignatius inspected her teeth for cavities and fillings. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked shoulder to shoulder, filling the entire bridge, and still more poured out of the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z As soon as the guard wandered over to the other side of the area, swaying in time to the music that was filling his ears, Dustfinger clambered up its woody branches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I asked, my eyes filling with fresh tears. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He shut and locked the door and began filling the sink with warm water. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The doctor went in and cut out some of her stomach and all of her woman machinery, but Candelario stayed, filling that empty space with spirit. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “You and Biddy are going to be roommates,” Ms. Evans say, like she’d just hand me chocolate cake with a money filling. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My cousin’s voice bounces from wall to wall, filling up the entire room. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And suddenly, all across the ship, the sailors let out whoops of delight, their laughter filling the sails. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My body is also filling out my clothes everywhere, though my stomach is still bigger than my hips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There are two men filling bags with coal and turf and weighing them on the great iron scale, a hundredweight in each bag. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We understand the question by mentally filling the gap with the phrase that was moved out of it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Not a very substantial meal,” said the Humbug, rubbing his eyes, “but quite an attractive one. Perhaps you can suggest something a little more filling.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I have this sudden mental image of our car filling with smoke. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Madam Rosmerta was staring over from behind the bar, apparently oblivious to the fact that the flagon she was filling with mead was overflowing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Finally the column turned into the office park, which by that time was filling up with workers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Without looking up, I knew his eyes would have grown more knowing as I sputtered along filling the spaces with empty pronouncements. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But isn’t this what I was asking for when I was filling out my menus? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She entered without knocking, while he was reading in bed, filling his burrow with the flutter of her long hair and her undulating arms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The ears were just dough, no sweet filling or egg yolk inside, but my half-sisters were too little to know any better. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The hinges meant that the blind would move almost like a liquid, filling whatever depression it was dropped into. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I bet your Ray is passed out on his back with one paw in the air and squirrels filling his sleepy mind.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In the process of being discharged from the Union Army, he had gone to a white officer to seek help in filling out his papers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He fumbled at the bodies, saliva filling his mouth. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, steadily, the buckets were filling up again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Dad puts one hand on either side of the frame, filling the entire doorway, filling the Continental United States. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He walked around the classroom and handed out worksheets, which we’re supposed to be silently filling out right now. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It’s not as big as the royal wedding crowd, but it’s huge, filling up the pavement and pressed up to the gates. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then she felt the atrocious pain that coursed through her body, filling it completely, and that she would never forget as long as she lived. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The dread is filling my locked room and my mouth and my nose and my ears and my eyes and my lungs, and I'm drowning in it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It revolved, filling the kitchen with the smell of tomatoes and oregano. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There were thousands of crane fly and mosquito larvae in the water, and the wildflowers were filling if not very nourishing. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My sisters and I couldn’t go anywhere without someone giving us the latest gossip, filling in the holes where someone else had left off. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mr Jenkins's mouth dropped open so wide I could see the gold fillings in his back teeth. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z There’s an office for paperwork and filling out forms, and one for a toilet—the only staff toilet on these five floors. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Chubs eventually turned the radio on, filling the quiet space with a report about America’s gas crisis and the drilling that was happening in Alaska as a result. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I stood at the foot of the Iron Throne in my white armor and white cloak, filling my head with thoughts of Cersei. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Frothy brown liquid rose to the top like the whole thing was filling with soda. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The doctor leaned back and saw the president’s lungs filling on their own. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother serves him huge portions of chicken and rice, filling his plate twice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “That so?” he said, clapping down the glass he’d been filling. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The duty had left her so restless that she had soon been reassigned to Fin, the Academy’s groundskeeper, who set her to work sweeping the Seawalk or filling sandbags. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They patted the dirt when they were done, filling the hole up again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z At dawn, German lookouts spotted Allied ships filling the Normandy coast. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Then they would head for the Capital City recycling center, filling their quota on the way down, usually from the Dona Luz lover’s lane. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, there is pernil roasting in the oven the delicious smell filling the house and Maria says, You should just eat a little bit. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The storm heated up, the thunder booming louder, the lightning lashing harder, the air filling with the moist feeling that comes just before it rains. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Volpe’s classroom is filling up with a musical theater section, so they adjourn to a nearby empty classroom. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Father made an exaggerated sound of surprise and sat back, filling his pipe. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Gogol imagines that it will be a party of hundreds filling up a vast space, the sort of party where he might arrive and leave undetected. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When dawn came, he was writing swiftly, filling page after page with his fine scrawl. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked around the cafeteria, which was filling up now. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I grab the pitcher full of water and start filling glasses. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She nibbled on the small sandwiches with no crust and soft fillings and ate the tiny tarts with bites as delicate as the tarts themselves. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Javier would smile, that devilish grin filling up his face, and Moss would forgive him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They spend a few weekends taking the shuttle bus to Ikea and filling up the rooms: imitation Noguchi lamps, a black sectional sofa, kilim and flokati carpets, a blond wood platform bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All of them falling—they must be dead, or dying—as the earsplitting bang of bullets filling my ears. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z At night, she did the books, filling in columns with how much money they had made that day. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She slinks right back to him, rubbing herself against his legs, oblivious to the years of rotten luck she’s filling our lives with. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He found the spring and drank deeply, filling his canteen. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Hoisted into the air by his ankle, Harry hit a suit of armor and replicas burst out of it like white-hot bodies, filling the cramped space. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “My granny always used one of these, every time she made one of her blackberry pies. Baked it right inside with the filling, and the hot air funneled out the beak.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Her charmspeak was so powerful, the words flowed over Annabeth, filling her with the desire to drop her dagger and have a nice long chat. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Desdemona looked in awe and terror at all the faces filling the windows, all the bodies filling the streets, nearly a half million people squeezed into twenty-five square blocks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The students were filling the wide yard, spilling onto the lawn and the driveway. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Shore birds of every sort populated the tide line, filling it with business and beauty. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "And she named me Caleb," he went on, filling in the old familiar story. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z So off she went, leaving me filling the root cellar with bushel baskets of vegetables, pruning the fruit trees, spreading the compost—getting ready for winter. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z By the middle of February, nearly 3,400 demonstrators had been arrested, filling up the jails and several prison work camps in the area. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z This afternoon the town had been deserted except for the loafers who stood around the filling station and the street comers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The employees spread out from one side of the room to the other, from foreground to background, a mass occupying the enormous space like gas filling a hot air balloon. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She stood, filling the doorway, and looked at Salvador and Lupita, who had taken off the baseball cap to let her braids show. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Lynds’s prisoners, under threat of the lash, put up temporary barracks, a cookhouse, and carpenter’s and blacksmith’s shops and started filling in shoreline for the prison yard. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The pain in Annabeth’s ankle was nothing compared to the icy acid now filling her veins. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Records that spin and spin, filling up my room with joy again. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the summer of 2006, poll respondents filling out open-ended questionnaires were naming him as a presidential possibility, though Hillary Clinton was decidedly the number one pick. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was around that time that Fernanda got the impression that the house was filling up with elves. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The wind freshened, and soon myriads of dry beech leaves were filling the ditches and hollows and blowing in gusts across the dark miles of open grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The printers were already churning out tomorrow’s paper, filling the air with the scents of ink and hot metal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Along with the man, the main room is filling with others who look just like Chancellor Nyla, Crick, and Voxy—blonde braids twirling across their scalps. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z After Mrs. Ruth is finished filling out her form, we say our goodbyes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Please have another portion,” said the Mathemagician, filling their bowls once more; and as quickly as they’d finished the first one the second was emptied too. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon I’m filling page after page, making lists of people and foods and places I miss, describing them using metaphors like Mrs. Brown taught us. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z As we made our way out to the playground, my whole stomach began to feel as though it was slowly filling up with swirling water. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She nodded and walked quickly to the door, her eyes filling fast. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A blushing queen of little more than twenty summers on her throne, and the whole flame-lit hall filling with noble knights on bended knee. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Mike looked up to see Milton’s avenging eyes filling the rearview mirror. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But when he finished the second glass, he didn’t stop Val from filling it up again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Within the universe, I felt like a speck, but within myself I felt gigantic, the salt air filling my lungs, the roaring of the waves rushing in my ears. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I could see it in his eyes the same way I could see Big Ma filling up with prayer even when she wasn’t saying a word. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The yarn was clean, and Max says the tiny fibers left behind just made it more filling. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then he hit on two jump shots and led two successive fast breaks where he shuffled bounce passes to Philip and Art filling the lanes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, I didn’t know what everyone liked, so I figured that some chili would be filling. It’s vegetarian, so you should be fine, Rawiya.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He was also convinced that mercury in most fillings has a toxic effect on the body. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z |
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