| 单词 | flood |
| 例句 | “Stop!” a voice like sandpaper yells from behind us, flooding the darkness with a cruel light. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I felt a jolt of feeling flood through me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A sudden rush floods over me as I hear him remove the foil from the plate. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z At this time of morning, at this time of year, the sun shines directly onto the back of the trackside houses, flooding them with light. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple hit the play button with a shaking finger, and the song flooded the room. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z All the pieces of down home came flooding up to greet me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z John dropped a brick in the wagon, then walked up to my seat, all his grief flooding into a sense of longing, a need for escape. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And though the rain fall and the floods come and the winds blow, the good wife’s house will stand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Noah and the flood was obviously a favorite; I had a personal stake there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Thoughts of Chuck flooded him again, replacing the crazy woman, deadening his heart. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But when order is restored at Black-cliff, Serra’s ports will shut down, the legionnaires will bar the city gates, and the streets and tunnels will be flooded with soldiers. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Even through they were protected by makazins, much of the sap flooded in through the open top flap and burned poor Pinch—badly, much worse than Angeline’s finger. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Relief flooded over her, and she felt light, light, light. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Behind her the walls of the room were flooded with green and yellow and orange fireworks sizzling and bursting to some music composed almost completely of trap?drums, tom?toms, and cymbals. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I often heard them talk with disdain about the flood of immigrants from the east. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was late September, and Hurricane Rita had recently flooded Southern Texas. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Thousands of stories about the crack crisis flooded the airwaves and newsstands, and the stories had a clear racial subtext. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Maybe that’s what happened when you got trapped in a flooding ship together. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z At the river’s edge during flood season are small trees inundated to the tips of their branches. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As she stood there, all the memories came flooding back to her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The fetterlings clawed their way to the top of the hill and flooded the valley. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A flood of questions in village Bangla swirls around me; I can hardly understand the dialect. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jinx felt a flood of relief, which was quickly followed by anger. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Astonished, gaping after the birds, the men felt their hearts flood, foreboding things to come. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This summer, for example, pants may be capri, classic, carpenter, clam-digger, boot, or flood, depending on their length and cut, and I’m probably leaving a few categories out. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At their feet, the River Cocytus roared past, a flood of liquid wretchedness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly all the memories, so carefully suppressed in his new life, came flooding back. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The words “Terrorists” and “Go Home!” kept flashing through my mind, and a flood of feelings—fear, anxiety, anger—clouded my thoughts. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When the strait was at last flooded around 10,000 years ago, Tasmanians and mainland Australians became cut off from each other because neither group possessed watercraft capable of negotiating Bass Strait. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The sense of relief that flooded through Thomas surprised him—he wasn’t completely alone in this place. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The boat was swept through like a leaf on a flood, bobbing wildly as the water beneath it struck the bridge supports and was flung away. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I woke up one Saturday morning to see a shallow flood coming down the road past the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And something had happened to the Dust wind: instead of that slow drift, it was racing like a river in flood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A flood of mentally ill people headed to prison for minor offenses and drug crimes or simply for behaviors their communities were unwilling to tolerate. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The peasant farmers had watched the dam being built, but even when it began blocking the Artibonite River, forming a reservoir that flooded their farms, they felt stunned disbelief. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Everybody knew it was bad luck to fish for the big carp that the summer floods washed downstream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A low rising sun floods the kitchen with soft pink light. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The tules and grasses grew back, and willows straightened up with the flood debris in their upper branches. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I took the cup and drank it greedily, savoring the sensation as the hot liquid flooded into my stomach. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Finn’s eyes flooded, and he balled up his fists and pressed them against his eyelids until the tears went away. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She wipes away the flood of tears with her sari and then explodes into words. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I felt in my wallet for the pad and pencil, then slipped into the stream of people which bore me, like a stick on the flood, through the entrance. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was one of those moments when we suddenly recall a dream that we’ve unaccountably forgotten, and back in a flood comes all the emotion we felt in our sleep. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Holes of different sizes dotted the hull, and burning seawater flooded out like lava. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The heavy, deep-rooted women were to maintain the past against the flood, safe for returning. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ob must have thought that by talking about May there in that place, painting her before Cletus’s ignorant eyes, he could flood the garden with the vibrations needed to draw her to us. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Dirt and trash were swept away by the flood. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The images he was flooding into my mind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My neighbors feared they would lose all their olive trees in the flood, and my wife was afraid that we would lose our children. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If the land floods during typhoons, villagers help their neighbors by hoisting the house onto their shoulders with wooden poles and walking it to its next spot. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z In winter, when the flooding came, residents there would have to drive through the creek, which became impassable during heavy rainfall. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z But she slipped off and sank into the swirling flood of ooze. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z A fierce murmur swam through the remaining crowd of spirits as they flooded onto the fifth floor ahead of Wick and his throng haints. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Then she blinked, and the whole world flooded with light, whirling all around her in wide interconnected circles, up into the sky and among the stars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Another memory, hazier than the one about the dress, flooded back to her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The deep mine is abandoned, its tunnels flooded, the equipment inside covered with black water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This is darkest Africa, where life roars by you like a flood and you grab whatever looks like it will hold you up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Keav s face flashes before my eyes as I gasp for air, only to cough at the stench of death that floods into my nostrils. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Harry, and his heart beat a little faster.“Then you will have seen that there have been not so much leaks as floods concerning your adventure in the Hall of Prophecy?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When there was important area news— disasters like floods or tornadoes—or sometimes if she came across little stories that seemed cute or original, Alice would call the station news manager in Carrington. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It belonged to one of his fellow workers who had been able to get up on the roof of Number 3 freight house to escape the flood. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Nathan didn’t like the monsoon rains in Phoenix that flooded the streets. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The taste of bitter metal and saliva flooded his mouth. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z For fifteen minutes, the three boats fled from the flood of ice, and then just as suddenly as it had appeared, it faded away, and the water grew calm again. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Undaunted by the chilly weather, families had flooded the city on their frenetic rounds to visit relatives. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But who this young lady could have been in her fine bonnet and shawl, Tristran could not say, although her eyes flooded with tears at the sight of him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She lifted her bifocals to her forehead as she pulled the curtain open and let the morning sun flood the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A wave of compassion and concern could have flooded poor and working-class communities in honor of the late Martin Luther King Jr. All of this could have happened, but it didn’t. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z All that meets me, all that floods over me are but feelings—greed of life, love of home, yearning for the blood, intoxication of deliverance. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The memory of the thing in the marsh holding me there to listen flooded my mind like a high tide. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The landscape was changing as they got further down the great flood towards London. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But with Theo he puts up a good front, acting as though his own boat isn’t about to flood. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His mop hits me and I slide through the slick flood, trying to grab on to something, but it’s no use. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Water rushed past them like a flood around trees. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Malcolm felt good to be paddling again, despite his bruises, and he worked their way steadily to the center of the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Upon being interviewed for this story,Old Johnny Mercer said, “Noah, schmoa! This grove flooded when I was a boy of eight—I remember it well!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As daylight flooded the cavern, Arachne’s tapestries along the walls crumbled to dust, which Annabeth could hardly bear to watch—especially the tapestry depicting her and Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah. You look at the lockkeeper’s house at Duke’s Cut. On the wall there they’ve got a board showing how high the water came in the floods of—When was it, Dougie?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Heat flooded her fingertips, but this time it did not fade. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The Old Me would have been flooded with shame or worry or guilt. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z One Halloween afternoon police cars flooded our neighborhood and announced that Halloween was canceled because there had been a prison break upstate at Raford. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Later, I heard reports that South African newspapers were writing that our cell was flooded. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She drove them into nightmare, till they wheezed and neighed as though with jaws no longer theirs, while blood defiled their meat, and blurring tears flooded their eyes, heart-sore with woe to come. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking up to her face, I saw that her eyes were flooded with tears. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Slanting afternoon light flooded the room and brightened two children on the bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z God’s wrath had laid waste to cities, it had flooded the whole earth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Because if she looked, it might make her eyes flood with tears, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z This particular Kozlov house had stood for fifty years, having replaced the old home when it was damaged in a flood. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Colour and scent and sound, rain and the lapping of water, even the mists of autumn and the smell of the flood tide, these are memories of Manderley that will not be denied. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z All the whispers and giggles and stifled remarks I’d heard at school kinda flooded my mind. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The bordering Jade River constantly flooded, sweeping away the strongest of walls as if flicking a lock of hair. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Hie trickle he started soon swelled to a flood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Alas, you are focusing on the wrong story. If you had made it to Rome, the story of the flood would have served you better.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They flooded across Opium to the border of the United States until that government threatened to put El Patron out of business. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand to go after her, but nurses flood through the door before I can leave. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z That idea is in their best interest, after all, since I hear the floods have claimed much more of their land than ours. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I got my laptop out from under the bed and fired it up and went onto his wall page, where already the condolences were flooding in. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Anger welled up in Dicey, flooded her eyes with tears, and now she was swept away with the determination to get the kids to Bridgeport. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Newspapers and radio stations all over the region were flooded with calls demanding information. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Every forty, fifty years or so there’s a monstrous flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z If those Andruss brothers had punched a hole in the aquarium of my skull, I might have flooded out the entire powwow. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, when they had entered a large well-lit room that buzzed with metallic activity, the sluices opened and the flood of explanation poured forth again. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Much of the savanna is natural, the result of seasonal flooding. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Anger flooded through me, cutting through the lingering pain in my limbs and any fear I had that he was taking me out somewhere in order to finish the job. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I take it in my hands, pull out the arrow, and hold the puncture in the crust to my nose, inhaling the fragrance that makes my mouth flood with saliva. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The captain barks orders to scrambling crewmen, who disgorge from the main hatch like ants from a flooding anthill. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He grins at me, wolfish and white against the silver of his mask, and I find myself smiling back before confusion floods me and I look away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The noise in the street rose in a flood of strange joy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They look like they're scanning the flood of faces passing by them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Maybe, maybe not. Or maybe I’d cause a flood and people would be killed. That’s the problem with big magic. I only do little magic. Good cooking, my curing soup, my Tonic.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I gasped, heat flooding my face all the way to my hairline. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A silent flood of tears rushed down my cheeks. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The memory of Clancy’s face as he had leaned in to do exactly what Liam was doing now suddenly flooded my mind, twisting its way through me until I couldn’t ignore it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In trickles, in rivulets, and finally in floods the water poured off the land into the streams. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Not with all the flooding on the West Coast.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z How many people were trapped in this flood? I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “As we move closer to the motel,” warned Nala, “there’s a high probability that one or more of us will be washed away in the flood.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The rain was heavy, and traffic into Santurce was backed up for miles because of floods. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When they appear m a great flooding mess, as they so often do when they have destroyed a victim, they look like a tub of spaghetti that has been dumped on theT floor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The flood water was the color of the earth, of their skin, of the blood, his blood dried brown in the bandages. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt that the Hebrew scriptures history of the world was false, that there was no Tower of Babel, no rainbow as a sign from God after a big flood. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We had survived something terrible—an unexpected, surprise flood that we had found ourselves in the middle of together. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The adrenaline surge was back, flooding my limbs and head like helium, lifting me up, dizzy-up, ready to swing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She brushed past the others and streaked across the flooded parking lot, churning up a wake like a fleeing speedboat. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Papadimitriou peered down at the flooded quadrangle, where a slight figure clothed in oilskins was wading waist-deep towards the tower. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In the rainy season, the river would rise up and flood the streets, and we would have to leave home in a hurry. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Stopping the floods of the city seemed an impossible task. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The man’s full-teeth welcome smile remained frozen in place, but the room had flooded with the bitter scent of deception as he answered her. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A flood of emotions—excitement, fear, uncertainty—accompanied them. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “That’s the story—because people had been bad. But I tell you, Lanesha. Sometimes a storm is just a storm. A flood is just a flood.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It was close to eleven-thirty, if his watch was right, the last of the flood still carrying him east, and he decided to motor west again in order to fish the tide turn. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The rivers flood in the rainy season, enriching the land, Nile Delta style. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I felt a flood of emotions rushing through me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then Joe Starks realized all the meanings and his vanity bled like a flood. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There goes Madison Square Garden again, and with it—with any arena, anywhere—an ocean of Anthony floods over me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Concealed lamps flooded it with cold light, and there was a low, steady humming sound which he supposed had something to do with the air supply. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “It’s a flood!” said Peach, as if he were saying It’s Christmas! Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z From where I stood I could look up into the flooding beams of light that were pointed down by the excited men. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We spilled up the stairs and flooded into the car. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But only on her: all around, above and below, the great flood was streaming as fast as ever. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When the chest came to land and they got out, to see no sign of life anywhere, only a wild waste of waters, Zeus pitied them and drained off the flood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the house the hills were piled in great pressing masses, flooded with summer green now, rich, and still. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The numbers filled his head: there were a hundred thousand cars lost in the flood. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Every year the Nile would overflow its banks and flood the delta. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The water was cold and in flood and many things passed that had been floated off the banks when the river rose. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z His father spirited Krishna away, not stopping until he arrived at a river swollen in flood. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The scream of a flood of charging men: the Rebel yell. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The track, flooded with by far the largest crowd ever to attend a horse race in San Francisco, was overwhelmed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Contentment would flood raging down the valley like the Salinas River in March of a thirty-inch year. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The door opened, and the roar of the crowd flooded the room. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The single overhead bulb floods the room, and he blinks in amazement. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z They broke apart, and Matthias’ body flooded with misery as he dragged himself over the black rocks to the dead and frozen land. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Twisted ripples of the creature’s torment, echoes of its cry, flooded out into the air surrounding it; the man or woman, whichever it was, had become contained by its own howl. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The stage is flooded with wizards and witches. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “Do you think they could do anything? Where are all the floods? We dissect them in this class every year.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The sun was pouring into the broad courtyard of the goldsmith’s shop, flooding ovens, benches, crucibles, with a radiance that made even the washing vats seem things of beauty. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Living on this artificial inland archipelago, native peoples ate a diet heavy in fish, which migrate and spawn in the flooded savannas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He looked down the lawn towards the turbid flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But the men, along with Poseidon, were greatly chagrined at this female triumph; and while Poseidon proceeded to flood the land the men decided to take the vote away from the women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z By mining the forests upstream for firewood and floating the logs downriver to the city, they were removing ground cover and increasing the likelihood of catastrophic floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As the sunlight flooded the dark interior, the howling abruptly stopped. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “It was while she was on the Block. They try to ferret out a soldier’s potential weaknesses. So they flooded the street,” says Haymitch. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And then he was screaming, feeling a flood of victory and released terror, drunk on sunshine and waves and the people staring at him from shore. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They had been clumsy and shy at first, but the giddiness that flooded through her after the kiss had plowed through all those nerves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The wind whipped my hair and flooded the truck with a weedy, new-mown smell. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood on the stairs, feeling as though my bowels had been flooded with acid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the cell door clanked open and what seemed like an entire squadron of LEP officers flooded the confined space. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “You know how Noah, his family, and the world’s animals survived the flood?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was muddier than others, and when the river flooded, the flats disappeared under water. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled a string dangling from the ceiling, and a dozen naked bulbs flooded the large room with pools of yellow light. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z After the disaster at the Hellshow, the cages had been flooded to purge them of beasts and bodies; they’d been empty ever since. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My platoon responded with a coordinated “Yes, Sergeant,” and began to join the flood headed toward the door. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z That is how the worlds will end, in ash and flood, in darkness and in ice. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z More than one hundred thousand Krahn refugees flooded into neighboring Ivory Coast, even as Doe’s Krahn soldiers committed atrocities of their own. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The growing light was like a leakage or flood, seeping into the ground. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He remembered his dream of the flood covering the stalk land. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As the bus pulled up, I could feel a flood of tears forming in my eyes. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The air was cold and suffused with a strange odor, like clothes left to rot in a flooded basement. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Evening sunshine flooded the valley floor between our garden and the Malverns. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z In fact, the whole sky seemed to be flowing with it, a great inexorable flood pouring out of the world, out of all the worlds, into some ultimate emptiness. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A love for these animals wells up in me suddenly, a flash flood, and there it is, solid as an obelisk and viscous as water. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dutch companies dispatched merchant ships daily to all corners of the globe, so Amsterdam was flooded with such objects. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My knees hit the mud at the bottom of the marsh, splashing through the standing water left by the floods and the last hard rain. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Bonneville’s boat had been going in the same direction as theirs, which was the same direction as the flood: downriver. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A tsunami of regurgitated rations flooded over Grub’s blackout suit. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Still, the enchantment lingered as the blue twilight flooded the land. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And I was right in the middle, everyone moving quickly around me, noises flooding my brain, not moving a muscle. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Farther down was the green blur of another tree that his ancestors had planted to exit the flooding of this world. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But what would a flood of memories do to Javier after all these years? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Once the door seal was opened, sweet surface air flooded the cabin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The lagoon now flooded Venice more and more often, something that in the past only happened every five years or so. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “The priory collapsed in the flood. We just got her out in time. Then we got swept away.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z That river, his infernal need, rose, flooded, sweeping him forward as though he were a long-drowned corpse. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The marine fossils on mountaintops, he decided, had not been deposited during floods, but had risen along with the mountains themselves. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Pretty soon, newly freed inmates flooded the yard. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z During the day, his eyes always stung for a few moments from the flood of light through the glass. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z With their valley and crops flooded, the farmers instantly became “the water refugees,” forced to give up their land with little or no compensation from the government. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Once the first pain subsided, it was as if a rainstorm were falling between her legs, flooding her entire body. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not stop the flow of blood flooding over his hand. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you care to tell me why Nigel's in floods of tears?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Her mind kept drifting back to the flood after the earthquake, when Carmen clung to Papa’s back as they were caught in the churning sea. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The creeks emptied into the Tug, which overflowed its banks and flooded the houses and stores along McDowell Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z My head swims, my mouth floods with saliva. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a great wall of swirling colors flooded forward from the far end of the block. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z If not for the adrenaline flooding my system, the pain would’ve been totally debilitating. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z So Mary left the other two by the riverbank, where they sat to watch the tide flooding in, and went to join Atal by the cooking fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But as they stepped into it, light suddenly flooded the room to reveal an astonishing sight. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z There we sat high up above the floods and watched the drowning of Isengard. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Light flooded in, and I saw that Char couldn’t have been scowling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Bands of it flooded his body, twisting around his torso and crossing his limbs, spiraling down his legs and over his boots. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Something inside of Sierra was melting inside that embrace—a gentle tide of acceptance flooding through every corner of her body. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Your heart bleeds into itself; the heart muscle softens and has hemorrhages into its chambers, and blood squeezes out of the heart muscle as the heart beats, and it floods the chest cavity. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra slammed her hand on the drawing and felt the jolt of spirit flood through her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The world, locked out for years, suddenly flooded in, and now Estha couldn’t hear himself for the noise. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Until I reached puberty and androgens flooded my bloodstream, the ways in which I differed from other litde girls were hard to detect. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I had been told that the crop is harvested by Canucks from Canada who flood over the border at harvest time. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment the attack had started, he’d disappeared in a flood of demons and animals. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They’d probably known right away that the ship was in trouble and the bottom decks were flooding. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z They were soon caught up in the crowds now flooding out of the stadium and back to their campsites. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Poseidon was greatly angered and punished the people by sending a disastrous flood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the sky above Weep, the angel folded its wings, and the moonlight and starlight that for fifteen years had been held at bay came flooding in, seeming sun-bright after such long absence. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The hum had sunk into the center of him and broken open, flooding him with this new perception—a whole new sense attuned to mesarthium, and he was master of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Into the vacuum of waiting and anxiety flooded “joyous tumult.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But her surprise was mixed with a pleasure so like the joy that flooded through her when she had put the fruit to his lips that she couldn’t protest, because she was breathless. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so,” Matt said, shining the light on a long, greasy-looking tentacle that whipped out of the flood and struggled wildly to hang on to the shore. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z High spots in Stamps were usually negative: droughts, floods, lynchings and deaths. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But then economic chaos in Mexico sent a flood of immigrants northward, many of them poorly educated farmers from the impoverished countryside. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Just past an old, flooded shed, the ground turns spongy under my heels and sends up the bready smell of decomposing grasses. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then, precisely at the moment when sound flooded back in, he was able to shout, “Go!” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Each island rose as much as sixty feet above the flood- plain, allowing trees to grow that otherwise could not endure the water. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His shoes were still floating around in his living room at home; his socks had been ripped off in his ride through the flood. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Then the strangest thing happened: The clouds parted and the sun burst out, flooding the spectacle. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And though the sweat floods off me and my muscles burn, desperate for rest, I feel alive, obscenely alive. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He makes adjustments to the flood of Prussian blue paper himself, responding to her arrangements, surrounding replicas of ancient Egyptian temples with columns of curving bookshelves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As I stepped deeper into the room, unpleasant smells flooded the air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I flick on the projector and flood the dark blue sheet with a spectacular swirled sea of stars. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z For the horror flooded swiftly from house to house, lodge to lodge. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The moment the flood appeared, he rushed out, followed by Aragorn and the others with flaming brands. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They’d found a place where the flood waters had undercut one of the dirt banks to form a shallow cave. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She carried us, still giggling, into another room, where she flicked a little switch on the wall and, like magic, light flooded the space. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z As I groped about for the candle, the bright light again flashed through the window and flooded the kitchen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Now my body seemed at last to say, “Well, if you must have it, here!” and an accession of strength came flooding through me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re from Environmental Protection, ma’am. Just calling on all the houses in this street and the others to see if you’re all right in case we get any flooding.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I am so flooded with shame my consciousness flickers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Even the dim sight of it, mostly lines and edges of shadow descending into blackness, brought back to Mark the memory of the flood and their mad clamber up the stairs of the skyscraper. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Different types of disturbance shape different ecosystems: floods in the Nile, landslides on the steep pitches of the Andes, hurricanes in the Yucatan Peninsula. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Another morning, The Island flooded and cars became gasping boats. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It grew and spread and flooded his whole being with despair. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s water to my waist—the forecastle is half flooded. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z His was the first of a flood of musical responses to the two legends in ensuing decades. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I compare her to one of those destructive rivers that, when they become enraged, flood the plains, ruin the trees and buildings, raising the earth from one spot and dropping it onto another. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z But tens of thousands of spectators, most of them German, began to flood into the regatta grounds, huddled under black umbrellas or wearing rain slickers and hats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” he called back, louder than he needed to, but he wanted his gratitude to cut through the stink that was flooding back over the humming of the dogs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They set trashcans on fire, they knock on people’s doors and run, and they turn their neighbors’ water hoses on in their backyard so it will flood. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z At a place called Camp Davis, a holiday complex, forty-six people, mostly women and children, took refuge from the rising flood waters in the camp’s main building. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Relief flooded his chest that his tour guide didn’t seem to think the world was about to end—but even so, Thomas was getting tired of being hit by waves of panic. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z People flooded the docks, rifles in their hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z This dirty white flood with nowhere to go but out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Lights from the guard towers came on in a bright flood. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We walked through it without notice, so thick was the very air with water, until the flood reached Dr. Trefusis’s knees, and there he halted, swaying. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “The last couple of floods just about tore out the pilings. Gonna fix them, too?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Tropical climate. Trade winds. This place probably has a monsoon season. We should scout out some higher ground just in case of flash floods.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Nat laughed, but he felt the same warm flood of happiness he had felt when Dr. Holyoke called him an astronomer. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, there were not enough rooms to accommodate the waves of migrants that continued to flood in. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The seething impossibility of their predicament was like a heavy deluge of black water flooding around him, dragging him toward surrender. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Music flooded over the voice quickly and it was gone. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Except that the water’s flowing. This is still the flood.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She sat up suddenly, her eyes wide and gleaming in the moonlight flooding the house. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Little Hobart Street was too high up in the hollow to get any flooding, but the rain washed parts of the road into the yards of the people who lived below us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They only say, “When fishing for treasures in the flood, be careful not to pull in girls,” because that is what one says about daughters. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z What originally was planned to be an angry riptide, one English newspaper aptly described now as “the gentle flood.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Canister came down in floods, wiping bloody holes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Kamau took the pipe again and inhaled, a small moan escaping him as another hit of the hallucinogenic leaf flooded through him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The roar of the crowd swelled up to the ceiling—a terrible thunder of shouting and stomping and mad laughter—and then it broke across the room like a flood. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z This is when all of the memories come flooding in. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He would open his mouth to defend Chester, but before he could say a thing, the words were drowned in Mama’s flood of reproaches. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there came flooding over him the memory of his land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Her face flooded with color; her eyes welled with tears of delight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The ceiling was going to collapse, or a flood was rolling in, or burning hail would rain down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When it washes over Misty’s body, the flood is already inches deep. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They’ve published maps of Holland with the potential flood areas marked. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Potter,” said Professor McGonagall, hurrying up to him, as students flooded the platform, jostling for position, receiving instructions, “Aren’t you supposed to be looking for something?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Did they say the city was flooded, Mama?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “All gods. What god would not be furious at a mother who kept such babies? I think the whole village would be flooded or mostly everyone would die, if a mother kept her báza!’ The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Screaming with joy, Ben jumped up and was immediately flooded by his family, who hugged, slapped, pummeled, and kissed him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Wild creepers burst through laterite banks and spill across the flooded roads. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Helen’s mind flooded then with questions of her own. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a miniature model of the Greasy Grass River, the hills to the east of the village site, and the flood plain where the village had stood. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Nasser knew that he would be safe at the campus, with little possibility of flooding or crime, but still he went with Zeitoun. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The floorboards were plastered with mud, apparently from a recent flash flood. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There came another sickening crack, and this time a flood of sobbing broke from the witch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The precious wine flooded out and spread its dark, pool amid the broken shards of the earthenware pot. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “There’s an emergency station there. It’s full of people been flooded out, and plenty of helpers. You’ll find everything you need up there.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The flood of Everesters therefore shifted from Nepal to Tibet, leaving hundreds of Sherpas out of work. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A flood of Gwystyl’s pleading and moaning followed, but the dwarf paid it no heed, and began to carry out his threat. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It was too far to swim to through the poisonous flood. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Kaz took a last breath as the baleen dissolved and water flooded in. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As I raised the blind, and the morning sunlight flooded the room, I heard the Professor’s low hiss of inspiration, and knowing its rarity, a deadly fear shot through my heart. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They came to the water’s edge, where the flood was flowing strongly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z According to theories, they don’t always erupt explosively but sometimes burst forth in a vast, continuous outpouring–a flood–of molten rock, such as with the Deccan Traps in India sixty-five million years ago. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Save me O God for I have come into deep waters where the floods overflow me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Some were having convulsions—the final phase, as death sets in—their bodies rigid and jerking, their eyes rolled up into the head, blood streaming out of the nose and flooding from the rectum. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In case of flooding—as we had seen— it was also the safest. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for coming over today. I know it was a lot of people, I was worried you’d be flooded.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Hot shame flooded him as the scene in the car came back; he felt again the pressure of Jan’s fingers upon his hand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Faster than the serpent, still trying to flood my mind with its requiem of hopelessness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z ‘And that justification fell apart with the floods,” Woods said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Near the far edge of the flood plain I find Alice’s footsteps in a stretch of muddy sand. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled down a window and bathed his face in the flood of frosty air. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Sefia grasped for answers, her vision flooding into the darkest corners of his past, invading his history. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The stern disappears beneath the wave, the main deck is flooded, and the surge hits the helm, submerging me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It was as dangerous to think about that as to think of tunnels flooding and people drowning in the subways. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Otto yanked the cord that zipped their blinds to the top of the window frame, flooding the room with bright sunshine. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The river flowed out to the land, gentle and docile, and the great floods were eased. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Panic- filled recollections flooded my mind, blotting out the courtroom proceedings. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had fallen back on her pillow asleep; she did not even wake when I had pulled up the blind and let in the sunlight which flooded the room. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Around her, people yelled and cried, still flooding out of the front doors. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Big Time felt himself flushing, felt the drugs flooding through his body, felt himself easing into that state in which he just didn’t care about anything. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Most children in Matilda's place would have burst into floods of tears. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z On the third day after the flood, he remembers carrying the bloated body of a girl on his back. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The sun pours into this central atrium from a pyramid-shaped glass ceiling, flooding the place with light. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had realized they were missing, he had followed them, and he had swum the flooded cavern. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Hercules diverted the courses of two rivers and made them flow through the stables in a great flood that washed out the filth in no time at all. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not know whether it was an actual flood, but I had never seen rain as heavy as what fell on us in Oklahoma that day. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The rising sun nudged above the horizon and colored the eastern sky, flooding the Garrett farm with light, which shone on Booth’s face. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Alas, it was more like a puddle than a flood, but it did help a bit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Buoyed by the adrenalin that had flooded my brain as we careened down the mountainside, I had never felt better, and my father’s snores cut through the cacophony of protestations outside my window. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But the moment Lydia said that, he realized that he contained yet undiscovered spaces being flooded with it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z This was no problem, as thousands of Mexicans flooded across the border every day. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But my neighborhood is not flooding or splitting in half. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z For seconds, a full minute, he let the beauty of the sunset flood him, his brain blank, just pulling it in. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the beavers had left, the dam had been crumbling and loosening gradually, until it had become just a question of time before it would give way altogether, and drain the flooded land behind. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They range the field and they rove the flood, And they climb the mountain’s crest; Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood, And they don’t know how to rest. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The tangy, thick juice flooded my mouth and I shivered. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My brain floods with words, but I don’t blurt them out. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The only sound was the wind over the flood, except for a tiny insect buzz that came and went. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Relief flooded through me as it always does once my beam set is over. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z From this shelf, Edward saw Bryce open the door one day and stand in the threshold, the silver harmonica in his left hand flashing brilliantly in the sunlight flooding in through the windows. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The deliveries from Monday's online shopping spree were flooding the hotel. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z In one segment, oil derricks stood below a flooded landscape, water engulfing a city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I was flooded with relief to find myself his pet again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And in her defense, she said it had been a long, wet day schlepping through monsoon floods. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "Do you want to stop the floods?" his father retorted. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I began to rest more frequently and for longer periods, to try to cool down a little, but each time I set off again the heat came flooding back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Telegrams and letters from both famous dignitaries and ordinary citizens flooded the White House with heartfelt wishes for Garfield's recovery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They were growing out of the ground along a little stream that was flooding down the valley just over Maple Hill behind the house. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Inability to pay rent forced us to move into a house perched atop high logs in a section of the town where flood waters came. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But just as I say the words, light spills into the room and a flood of people enter through the heavy doors behind us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I once visited Santarem, in the central Amazon, during the river’s annual flood, when it wells over its banks and creeps inland for miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Someone lighted coal in a barbecue and soon the smell of garlic and morgh kabob flooded my senses. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Rather than a colossal biblical Flood, Lyell argued, there had been millions of floods; God had shaped the earth not through singular cataclysms but through a million paper cuts. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then they dispersed, flooding back into the burned corridor, almost as if Annabeth was no longer interesting. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He tells Theo, “It’s cold here, and people are already skating on the flooded fields. I go walking as much as I can.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The boat turned, lifted in the flood, and spun in circles around the whirlpool. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Unpredictable severe droughts last for years, punctuated by equally unpredictable torrential rains and floods. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Today the water looks considerably lower than it looks in the photographs McCandless took twelve months ago, but to try to ford the river here, in thundering midsummer flood, is nevertheless unthinkable. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He only said “Heaven wills it,” and he accepted flood and drought with meekness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z My mouth opens with a flood of questions that he cuts off with “That’s all I know.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There really wasn’t much else we could do other than report leaking gutters and mop up after floods. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A sudden longing for it flooded through him, surprising him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The Greek Gnostics noted that the Greek word for “Nile River” had a numerical value of 365, indicating the annual nature of its floods. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After I told her I only had two more days before we moved, she cried a flood. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z We had lived in a state of alert, a kind of constant terror, our brains flooding with cortisol because we knew that any of those things might happen at any moment. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When it's over, the steps flood with mourners leaving. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Relief flooded her as she stepped into the dark hallway and found it still shadowed, but empty. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Psyche, aghast, felt terror flooding her heart instead of love. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a careful bite, felt the juices flood his mouth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z From around the middle of the seventeenth century there is a flood of adjectives that appear in English for scientific experiments, theories or discoveries, all based on the names of scientists. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘Some people,’ I said, ‘say the Bible flood was real. And that it could be coming again.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z This tree flooded me with a sensation of alarm all the way to my tingling fingers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Mundín must have forgotten to flick off the outdoor switch because the backyard is flooded with light. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z After the storm, Dad took us to the arroyos, and we watched the flash floods come roaring through. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was not the most ideal terrain, plagued as it was by mudslides, floods, and avalanches. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Now it’s flooding with hope, but I’m not ready to believe it. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Don, who moments earlier had vomited in the corner of the locker room because of the mucus flooding his throat, nodded slowly that he wanted to. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A human noisemaker flooding the woods with laughter and scaring away all fish within a quarter of a mile. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And because it had rained so much the previous winter the city had flooded a dozen times. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z My eyes flooded up before I could read any of it. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My next thought was the baseball game in the flooded school yard. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In the past half century, the governments of China and North Korea have cooperatively used their security forces to make sure that the intermittent seepage of Koreans across the border never turns into a flood. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Miles fell out of bed at one-thirty in the morning, panic flooding his face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z By diverting snowmelt from the ever-present Andes icecaps to high farm terraces, Wari was able literally to rise above the drought and flooding of lower elevations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But the weather was unhelpful, the flood all-consuming, and the confusion universal. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z His case was one of the flood of cases I'd found myself frantically working on after learning of a growing crisis in Alabama. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But floods meant our precious cows would die, so the villagers rejected that choice too. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But immediately the wave floods over me anew, a mingled sense of shame, of remorse, and yet at the same time of security. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Blackberry’s flood of apparent nonsense only seemed to draw tighter the mesh of danger and bewilderment. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The house was built on three-foot concrete pilings, to keep it from flooding. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The world will probably end in a flood that cleanses the stink of humanity from the face of the planet. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A sense of exultant liberation flooded through me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It might have been that, or it might have been the lapping of the water, which sounded like a little stream now, not like a great flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When I stepped through the front door of Grampa’s house, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath through my nose, and memories came flooding back. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The lantern flame finally sputtered out, and darkness flooded over me, carrying the sound of rustling and the smell of death. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The colour had flooded into his face, and the last words were shouted. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As gusts of wind drove the chill deeper into his body, rain kept falling, penetrating his will, seeping into his consciousness, and flooding his soul. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There are so many thoughts and images flooding my brain, but I try to push them aside. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A memory flooded into her: She was at her mother’s grave, and she heard her mother’s voice in her ear. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s ill. We got swept down in the flood and we been trying to look after her. But...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z All the talk had been of the gold and gems and slaves that would flood into Volantis once the dragon queen was dead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It lurks outside the light, waiting to rush in like a sudden flood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lissa called out from her room, and the outside light flooded the yard. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z As he hung up his wet school clothes and changed back into his jeans and T-shirt, he thought about the tunnels flooding. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I know we took the correct path out of the flood basin. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the night when I was four years old comes flooding back to me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Catastrophism was particularly comforting to clerics like Buckland because it allowed them to incorporate the biblical flood of Noah into serious scientific discussions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The Roach opens the door, and light floods the hallway, causing me to throw my arm up in front of my face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And they lived nowhere near any levees, so they wouldn’t get any of the flash flooding that might hit some of the other neighborhoods. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z My mind floods with a million questions about what is going on, but I know Mustafa doesn’t have the answers, and the look on his face warns me to stay quiet. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He tried to keep talking, but the memories of what had come out of Voldemort’s wand were flooding into his mind. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A curious warmth floods her abdomen, followed by a tightening so severe she doubles over, gasping without sound, dropping the onion with a thud on the floor. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Embarrassment flooded her at the realization that someone had heard her make that sound and of how stupid she probably looked through the practice-room window while she played. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then a flood of new questions filled his head. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She put her palms over her mouth as if that was all that would hold back the horrible, groaning, moaning, keening sound flooding out of her. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Even with that much on his shoulders he had to fight the rising flood of panic he felt. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The boy doesn’t wait for an answer, just pulls me to a nearby street, one that isn’t yet flooded with people. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Everything they taught at the Red Center, everything I’ve resisted, comes flooding in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Three were carried away by the first assault of the flood; the others were now hurled into the water by their horses and overwhelmed.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sun has risen over the hills in the southeast, and the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel is flooded with the yolky blue of morning. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Ekon had started to ask where they were when Father Olufemi opened a door and he was suddenly cast into a flood of golden light and noise. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I wrestled for his arms, but Charlie was bigger and stronger than I was, and the alcohol flooding his body amplified his rage. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Faced with this ever-growing flood of squatters, two Shawnee brothers, Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa, began building a larger, more cohesive Indigenous resistance. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Excitement flooded through him as he stood there in the dark and silence. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A new smell of oiliness flooded the room when Halima opened her plastic container of food. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There was no doubt about it: that slow sky-wide drift had become a flood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A task force of over two dozen Philadelphia police officers, Baltimore City and County police officers, and ATF and FBI officials flooded their uncle’s narrow three-story row house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And the city water, because of recent flooding, wasn’t safe to drink when we got there. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He holds up his hands like a flood of arguments came storming at him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Something tells me that not taking advantage of the flood of refugees is a mistake. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Dread flooded Harry at the sound of the words... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Their nesting place is flooded. And I guess they want to get warm.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was stunned by the flood of e-mail and media attention this column and those that followed soon generated. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to pull back, but it felt like he had flooded my veins with concrete. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Without their support, the sky burst apart, and the Starry River crashed down, flooding the entire earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z There took shape in my mind—as though an answer was trying to grope its way out of the depths of me—the tale of a flood, Down by the Riverside. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Nugent had arrived in Oxford the previous evening, an hour or two before the flood struck the city. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Realisation flooded me at once, and my heart jumped in quick and sudden panic. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Let the flood descend, the flood of Poor peasants and poor soldiers, The flood of the poor jobless multitudes Let that flood descend!” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly joy came flooding past every doubt and restraint. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z That question started a fresh new flood of tears. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Pain flooded in, making my eyes well up with tears. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The silvers were running in immense schools, they said, mostly on the flood tide. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The Captain looked so somber, I could almost imagine I was an Egyptian slave taking Pharaoh on a tour of the flooded Nile Delta. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But Sula, the green ribbon shining in her hair, was flooded with an awareness of the impact of the outside world on Ajax. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Is it not ever thus, the attempts to parley between master and slave, and perhaps between all men—is it not always words shouted across the shifting flood, torn away by wind? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Darkness ahead, drowned sunflowers circling in, and far in the distance, something broad and white, swaying upon the flooded field. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My billion problems kept bobbing up like corpses in a flooded city. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z On certain nights the moonlight had flooded through his dormer window and bathed everything in blue, beguiling shadows that prevented him from sleeping. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I’d never seen such an endless flood of vehicles and pedestrians. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Their Noise washes down the hill like a flood let loose right at me, like a fire, like a monster the size of the sky come to get you cuz there’s nowhere to run. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Even as he hit the floor, one of the cars started up behind him, flooding the back of the truck with its headlights. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I feel flooded with something—joy and fear all gushing to- gether. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Once they’d gone, all the nuns flooded into the baby’s room and surrounded Sister Benedicta, uttering little words of sympathy and admiration, stroking Lyra’s head. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Blinking and bleary-eyed, Ash went to the front door and opened it, and the rising sun flooded into the hall, momentarily blinding her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The yard was already flooded and the rain was slashing down. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Rolling end over end in a flash flood in a big ar- royo. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The water was surging at the foot of it, and when he shoved it open, he found the kitchen already flooded—the fire in the range hissing and steaming, the floor awash. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The boudoir doors open, the Beauty Minister disappears, and a swarm of women floods inside. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The idea was to set off over the flood, all the way down the Thames, and find Lord Asriel and take his child to him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z My parents had lost all their family albums when a tropical storm flooded our house on the night before my third birthday. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When she opened her eyes, the world flooded in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z So I couldn’t be sure, not in any real way, but I thought I caught a hint of color flooding the tips of his ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But this time Carmen was all alone in the raging flood. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Out came Rawiya, then Carlos, then everyone else in a brief flood of panic. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He thought of all those books that would be ruined if her house was flooded. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “You should not be here,” he said, his words weak and slurred—an effect of his pain nanites flooding his system. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The land bridge was flooded and became a strait again most recently when sea level rose after around 14,000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My eyes flood with tears as Dr. Wells removes the bandages and inspects his handiwork. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Spencer’s face flooded with gratitude as he murmured his thanks once more. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Washes are like empty riverbeds that run all over North Scottsdale so that when it rains, the water can flood the city in an orderly manner. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Our grandmother was took ill yesterday. They went to see her, and while they was out, the flood come.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Freezing air flooded my lungs in a single, painful gasp as I was lifted up and out of the snow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Relief flooded through Ophie the moment she and her mother left Daffodil Manor and lasted the entire trolley ride and the walk from their stop to Aunt Rose’s house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Reminiscing with Dede was better than facing the flood of memories in the front room. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Portuguese dammed up the river and flooded the whole valley. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z People have started flooding through the back door. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Below, among the winking fairy lights, she thought she could see the Xi themselves flooding through the streets. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Reporters flooded the funeral and made photographs of the dead boy’s grotesque face. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I reached out to touch the mikveh’s walls, but there were only even greater depths and the bitter taste of salt flooding my mouth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was no poetic language to it, no yellow butterflies, no epic floods. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A flood of water, and also a few pondweeds, exited Louisiana’s mouth in a great rush. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z There were ghost plagues, bandit plagues, wars with the Japanese, floods. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind floods with questions, and my body pulls me toward David, but I hesitate. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I was ’shamed ’cause, wrong as it might seem, the first thing that came flooding into my heart was reliefness ’cause that meant I waren’t gonna have to keep my word and kill him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z But right then, standing in shock as black water poured in around her legs, she recalled the legend Achelous had mentioned—the story of the flood. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He wanted to be filled, flooded, blinded again with light. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He tried to fight back the familiar rage with his memory of touching the Spirit Bear, but nothing seemed to ward off the bitterness and frustration that flooded his mind. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As I reach the second landing, red emergency lights flood the arena. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The entrance swung open, and all of them flooded inside. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For some reason, the floods always happened in the middle of the night. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He turned the knob and pushed the door in and saw the kitchen flooded with light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I take in the angles of the room, the slant of light flooding through panes of glass, the planes that separate us, the irony of drapes to create darkness. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Behind them, the irresistible force of the flood met the immovable object of the manure pile. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt it instantly—the sudden rush of coolness flooding through her veins. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The only light came from great flood lamps mounted on the buildings and at the tops of poles in the middle of the larger squares. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Bands of gold flooded over the old man’s head and shoulders, streaming down his arms to his slender hands, where they pooled with meaning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Others said they were whites terrified by the wave of southern Negroes flooding the towns, searching for work and places to live. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Arctic and Antarctic ice caps will melt, flooding the coasts of the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The worst of winter, snowmelt, spring flood. Two moons, perhaps, and the bridge will welcome us back!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Arrests, indictments, and a torrent of media coverage flooded the case of the atomic spies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And then it consumed him; he felt his mind taken by the mist, felt memories flood into his thoughts. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She gave it up willingly and imagined all of her power flooding out of her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Warmth flooded through her entire body, washing over her in a wave. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Standing there in the dark with the music running through me, propped up by a thousand other bodies, I disappeared into the greater, wilder, more joyful whole flooding the Palace, the perfect place to be. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They ducked behind the nearest crate as lantern light flooded the dark hold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The peculiar reverence for O’Brien, which nothing seemed able to destroy, flooded Winston’s heart again. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Early in the spring of 1943, the mine began to flood with water from subterranean springs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The Starry River gushed through the holes, flooding the earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I was trapped on this side of the road, away from my uncles, and the river was too flooded to swim across to the village and the safety of my grandfather’s home. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus stands, and, quick as a flood, the mood of the hall changes, turning curious and expectant. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His memories flooded over me, wave after wave lapping at my brain, and all I could think was, I’m going to do this. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He could see troops running; he could see the blue flood, the bloody tide. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and women had to flood the areas around their cars and pickups in order to get them unstuck; they pulled them free with Ray Gusdorf s tractor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When she went to bring in the mail, though, and found the mailbox full of lilacs, her heart flooded. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Already reefing from the floods, Cahokia never recovered from the earthquake. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Having been in the first wave of schoolchildren flooding the hall, I found myself in front, near the blackboard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat skates down my back, and a headache floods my temples. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And when the team wins, when the team gets the needed hits and the runs flood across home plate, the love is returned, and there is satisfaction. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Heat flooded her face, and she dropped the glass of water she’d brought for the pastor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I go anyway through the ankle- deep water of flooded street corners, the brown pools slicked with spectral emulsions of engine oil and cooking grease, soot and sweat. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A common fire-fighting technique of the time was to surround a blaze with engines and use a flood of water to stop it from spreading. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I grasped hold of the hatch to keep from sliding into the darkness that flooded my vision. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Well, everything’s clarified. We know what we have to do: we have to set off on the flood and find them before Bonneville does. Bud, how did you travel here?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The glow of the green dashboard lit the scrubs I wore, and that was enough to flood my mind with the reality of what had happened. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “His brain is flooded with anticipatory dopamine. He knows on a primitive, neurochemical level that he’s about to get a squirt,” says Dr. Greenfield. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was worse than Noah’s flood, and I didn’t care who got caught up in the rush. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z ‘The Nile can flood without us. Meet me at daybreak beside the broken tree. It is safe enough now.’ The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There was coastal flooding, which meant that the low lying highways and many side roads and ramps would be closed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Snowflakes swirled in the misty beams of light flooding the front of the domed building that used to be a bank until Mr. Lemoncello turned it into a library. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He unlocked the front door, and dozens of people flooded into the small building. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The air was filled with the dripping sounds of mountain runoff and the sloshing sounds of flooded streams. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was a mother trying to rescue her young from the flood. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Late at night on August 13, 1961, East German police and military units flooded the streets of Berlin's Eastern sector. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When he leaned forward to take the money, his stench—like sour milk and feet that hadn't been washed in weeks—flooded my nostrils and made my gorge rise. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She took a step back and, as soon as she did, the door swung open and the officers flooded into her home. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Castroville Street was deep in sticky mud, and Chinatown was so flooded that its inhabitants had laid planks across the narrow street that separated their hutches. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The rain had stopped, but the air was saturated, and the wind was whipping spray off the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The loss of tree cover would have caused large-scale erosion and floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They sit quietly, absorbing his story, and then flood him with questions. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z There couldn’t have been more than twenty—of the hundreds of kids who had flooded through the halls of the old school—twenty. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z With Cole’s laughter, hot tears escaped his reddened and angry eyes and flooded his cheeks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Nobles’ sons are one of nature’s great destructive forces, like floods or tornadoes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z With Doc eyeing him like that, last night floods Jus’s memory, and the ache in his bruised knuckles seems to intensify. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was one thing to do magic in Zmeyreka or in a flooded cave. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Over and over again, the cold water flooded my face. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mam tells us there was a terrible flood, that the rain came down the lane and poured in under our door. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Anger floods me, and the Commandant senses it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Relief flooded Fahim’s face for only a moment before his expression grew taut. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The world looked stepped on and drenched, but my sisters ran out squealing like the first free pigs off the ark, eager to see what the flood had left us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple wrenched her elbow away from him, heat flooding her cheeks. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z That changed when the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight stopped the floods of his city. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The character of the river and its yearly flood cycle contributed to its mystique. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The white cells of paper dissolve as the red floods them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z For a split second, two strands of conductor filament connected, sending power flooding to one of the tunnel beams. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Wrapped tightly in his blanket, with light flooding down on him from the chandelier, Finny lay isolated at the center of a tight circle of faces. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Chicago had been built largely on soggy marshland that flooded every time it rained. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z His entire front was slick with muck, as though the flood’s headwaters had flowed from the still chambers of his heart. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There had been a bad flood in the town six months before, and the park’s staff was still busy mopping out, repainting, and carrying furnishings, artifacts, and displays down from upstairs storage rooms. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth and Grover stood on the beach, in shock, watching the water flood back around Ares’s feet, his glowing golden ichor dissipating in the tide. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z In an instant, sheets of water crash on the tin roofs of the clubhouse and flood across lawns and cement. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Malcolm had never thought it possible for an entire river, not to say an entire countryside, to disappear under a flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Sunlight flooded in through clean windows, washing the log walls in a honey glow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He looked out the panes that were already a little frosted over, and the moonlight flooded him, and his scar was a bright ragged line along his side. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The cart rolled slowly at first because it was solar powered, but as the sun rose higher and flooded the salt flats, it picked up speed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They called the flood and all its effects part of the secret commonwealth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The cave was abruptly flooded with sunlight from above. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The organ music pours down and floods the church. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I cracked my eyes open, trying not to cringe as the light flooded in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t leave me,” I cried, an irrational surge of panic flooding through me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Warmth flooded his face when he.realized his hands were on her waist. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I flipped it on, and an old desk lamp flooded the tiny space with light. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She used to talk about her mommy and daddy watching over her after they died in the flash flood. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z From within the house, the unmistakable smell of boiling chicken broth flooded the alley. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, waiting for his wife to give the ready sign, Bull poured himself a cup of coffee, drank it black, and felt the heat surge into his belly and flood through his body. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were so kind to flood yourself and wash my babies ashore for the wolves to find.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah. If it’s true. And if we could get back to Jordan College, with the flood like this. They’d never let us in anyway. So much for that idea.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Pirates Island had thickets of honeysuckle and tall trees with trunks gnarled from the yearly spring floods. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A flood that threatened to drown me if I didn’t fight it. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He glared at the poison flood encroaching from all sides. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “There isn’t enough water in all the world to do that. Eventually it’ll stop and the sun’ll come out. Every flood stops in the end and goes down.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Linked by their cold hands, they forced their way through the flood and up onto the bridge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Howie never felt lonely, because he could go online at any moment and find himself flooded with messages. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “He nearly did. If the flood hadn’t begun...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When radio broadcasts of recorded music began from 1920 onwards, public interest in having one’s own record collection accelerated; what had been a trickle turned into a flood. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z As the trickle of foreign videos turned into a flood, North Korean police became alarmed and came up with new tactics to arrest people who watched them. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Better than ever. And, Dad, that gyptian man said there was going to be more rain after this bit of sunshine, and then the biggest flood in a hundred years.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z These days, Harpers Ferry passes its time accommodating tourists and cleaning up after floods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The storm last night flooded the main road,” my mother says helplessly. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z France at that time was flooded with Egyptian artifacts, stolen by Napoleon and later made available to Western scholars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But they couldn’t stop the flood of charges. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After his prayers, he paddled out over his flooded yard. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A flooding sea of hot air; it seemed as if someone had left a bakery door open. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Or he could flood the vault, right now, with gas. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The Plutonists also raised awkward questions about where all the water went when it wasn’t in flood. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z In an instant a flood of sadness and tragedy had overtaken everyone, and I began to worry that it would be impossible for this family to leave Herbert. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A liquid trail of hate flooded her chest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “In this flood...,” said Lord Nugent, joining him at the window. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z This also was followed by a flood of letters. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Since most villages lived by cultivating a very limited variety of domesticated plants and animals, they were at the mercy of droughts, floods and pestilence. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Relief flooded Audrey’s face when she saw me, and she started babbling the moment I sat down. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A rush of anger and adrenaline flooded him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The water pulled him, trying to suck him back into the flood. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Yet I imagined Ade Coker and the rest of the staff in an office beneath the ground, a fluorescent lamp flooding the dark damp room, the men bent over their desks, writing the truth. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was dusk, a brief November twilight, and Carl was watching snow geese land in low flooded wheat, his square chin set, his head tilted up, a man’s blond stubble on his jaw. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Three of the black horses had been found at once drowned in the flooded Ford. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Once the footsteps fade completely, a small green flame pops to life, flooding the room with light. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The force of the flood might prevent them from going back anyway; they might find themselves swept all the way through Oxford and on to...where? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Images from yesterday begin to flood into the present. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The terror and solitude of that empty world flood back to me and I pull away. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Or, our image of Noah isn’t of his getting drunk—but of his building the ark and teaching people to save themselves from the flood. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Bright shapes and colors flooded behind her eyelids, ghosts of Pet’s light. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The sun is, for once, bright over London when they step outside, flooding the stands around them, which have already mostly filled with spectators. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Down he spun, battling for air, in a flood that broke upon him like a crumbling mountain. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z All of Momma’s terrible stories of slave life in the islands flooded back. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Crossing slowly in the rain a few feet above the flood, pressed tight in the crowd, the box of an artillery caisson just head, I looked over the side and watched the river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Mom and I lived on the side that sometimes flooded. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z After I took the oath, the families of the graduates flooded the field, and she was swept away in a tide of Gens Aquilla before I had a chance to speak to her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The windows acted like skylights at the base of the dome, allowing sunshine to flood into the room below. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Gone?” echoed Harry, elation flooding out of him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Stephanie’s eyes start flooding, and I throw one more jab to harden the blow. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then that flag was down in the smoke, and Longstreet could no longer see, and the retreat began to flood by him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He surfed the Web, looking for articles on Afghanistan and the flood of refugees pouring across the border. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Now that he was gone, her terror flooded out of her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z In a flood inside me, I see all those places and people again. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I let a flood of tears go right onto the cover of that thing. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Nausea flooded up inside her, and then the pain, the searing burn that shredded up and down her body that she remembered from Flatbush. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z If it escaped, wouldn’t it flood the world and all the innocent people? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of people in the state resented the fact that television reporters were flooding in and sending back reports about how ignorant, poor, and helpless everybody was in West Virginia. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I—I’m not sure,” she said, though the mention of a flood story rang a distant bell. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She walked over to where he fell and he wrapped his arms ’round her legs like a drowning man holding on to a tree in a flood. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Beyond this point, he explained, there would be not enough depth below the keel, even with the massive flood from the north. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Black Betha rode the flood tide, her sail cracking and snapping at each shift of wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Percy obviously didn’t like it, but at that moment a flood of monsters swept over the Greek forces. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Late that night, close to midnight. The whole Rock Creek campground was flooded with water from Hebgen Lake, and then the water couldn’t get back out because this entire mountaintop fell down and dammed it.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z He was flooded with replies —some from scientists he didn’t know, others from friends and colleagues. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z King Ogunwe hurried forward, as did the other commanders and the engineers, who had thrown open the doors and let the light flood out over the proving ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Once I had tapped into the vein of doubts, the rest came flooding in. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was all very well in the flood, when everything was upside down, but when the water retreated and normal life emerged...Well, actually, nothing would be normal and safe ever again. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Candice’s father used to always complain about their house in Atlanta—the uneven garage, the creaky stairs, and the backyard that flooded every time there was a downpour. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Even as I yelled, I could feel a tiny rivulet of satisfaction invading the flood of my anger. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Bud Lawrence was suddenly flooded with orders for anything with the word frindle on it, and he quickly got interested again. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I—I choose—” Before she could point to a door, a brilliant light flooded the room. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Refugees flooded the roads, desperately looking for safety as Communist troops pushed south toward Saigon in their final “Ho Chi Minh Campaign.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z My thinking and breathing and living engine slowed down and flooded. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Moments later we were inundated with a flood of calls from media, clients, families, and children’s rights advocates. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Probably by the end of homeroom, Instagram will be flooded with the postings—Me with swastika. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I felt the heat flood my neck and I could sense myself blushing. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a flood of relief too, that the deed was done, thank God, and didn’t need to be done again. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Ms. Morales said, her voice flooded with fake cheer. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He was impatient to be going, and so was she; they got back in the canoe, settled Alice and the child as comfortably as they could, and pushed off once more onto the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She had been imagining the scene of a crime, a Gothic cathedral, whose flamboyant vaulting would be flooded with brazen light of scarlet and indigo from a stained-glass backdrop of lurid suffering. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z At her beckon, warmth flooded her instantly, as though she’d swallowed a piece of sunrise. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The impact would have knocked down every structure in the city and collapsed the underground waterways, damming the Uzumark that flows under our feet, and flooding the whole valley. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My brain is flooded with my own thoughts, my own questions, my own fears. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There must be some buildup, then the wave itself, then the aftermath of the flooding. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Through the cage exits we could see the vegetation of the surrounding island, flooded with sunlight. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I felt the blood flooding into my head. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z What she neglected to say—what came flooding back to her now—was also true: every day and every night for seven months she, Alice Manfred, was starving for blood. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The Kabul River, without its yearly spring floods, had turned bone-dry. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The story of the flood...If you had made it to Rome. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Understanding flooded him and he surged back to his feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Emma flinches as the milk floods her plate, then soaks the tablecloth and starts to drip on the new carpet. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes the river flooded and the water rose as high as the treetops. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His father struggled to turn, to force his way back against the flood wave of people. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Television and radio were flooded with the news. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Light, invincible, unstoppable, infinite light flooded through her veins, filled each of her organs, poured out of her mouth, covered her skin. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z There was a fire station four blocks away, but it was empty and flooded; there were no firefighters in sight. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z My heart stopped thumping, and I felt a flood of relief through my chest that tickled my throat and made me laugh. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The island was about the size of two tennis courts side by side, and no part of it rose higher than the height of Malcolm’s waist above the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z To coax rice out of the stubborn land, the fields had to be flooded with water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I quick closed the jar and shoved it back just as a door opened and light flooded from above. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He sat there on the floor eating it, savoring the happiness that was flooding through him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Eventually, the rainy season is over and the flood recedes, leaving behind wet, muddy ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls it back and the space is flooded with glowing light from the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I hear a click and swing the door open, daylight flooding the back of the truck. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They began to climb as armed legionnaires flooded into the forum. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I squeezed my eyes shut and threw an arm across my face to block out the hellish blaze flooding my room. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I imagine the attacking people flooding out of the forest like terrified mice, scratching at the sides of the ship to get on. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And the hall light was flooding the bedroom, but I couldn’t be bothered getting up and turning it off. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He couldn’t think of stocking the canoe or anything else; his mind was swirling like the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The younger class had just finished, and the store was flooded with six-year-olds, prancing for their mothers in red velvet hats and skirts sparkling with sequins of deep scarlet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Piper grabbed her sword and rose, prepared for a flood of monsters. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But when she saw him, his presence flooded into her; it was like ink being released into water, and it was a relief, for it was familiar. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He let me maneuver the skiff through the wreckage of the flood without even peeking over his shoulder to see what I might be about to hit. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “God sent the flood because people had been bad.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Each fall it overflowed its banks and spread over the fields in a silver flood. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Memories came flooding back to me—sharper and more colorful. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Clearly there was more to extinctions than could be accounted for by a single Noachian deluge, as the Biblical flood was known. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Glass, pieces of Sheetrock, broken furniture, cups, nail polish, pans, hair brushes, mirrors, bottles, plates, rugs, clothes—almost everything imaginable floated in streams of water from apartments that looked like flooded basements. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Sunlight poured down, as if the gods were flooding the arena with a light fiercer than usual, the better to watch the show from their Olympian heights. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The past was rushing down that long corridor towards me, a flood of memories, sweeping me back as I struggled to keep up with the little official. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All around me there was still the same glowing countryside flooded with sunlight. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z So she told the boy a story of a mighty flood which the Lord had sent to wash away all the evil in the world. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The oak front doors stood open ahead of them, light flooding out onto the drive and the lawn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “This neighborhood doesn’t usually get flooded,” Dad said. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Without any warning except a slight movement of O’Brien’s hand, a wave of pain flooded his body. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He knew the flood would come, and he had bidden his son build the chest, store it with provisions, and embark in it with his wife. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty years before Hrdlicka’s mockery, a flash flood tore a deep gully into a ranch in the northeast corner of New Mexico, near the hamlet of Folsom. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In fact, literature is full of splendid examples: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. ” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I flooded the sticky piece of bread with hot saliva and swallowed it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Each morning, when I heard the nurse knock with my tray, an immense relief flooded through me, because I knew I was out of danger for that day. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Any sense of isolation she may have had withered and died in the presence of some two hundred sinners earnestly requesting to be plunged beneath a red, redeeming flood. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Dimple's mouth was soft and small and full against his, her body was warm as it pressed into him, and the smell of her skin and hair flooded him like a thousand stadium lights. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In the years immediately following the flood, Boston’s citizens, most of whom were determined that such a tragedy never take place again, voted overwhelmingly to increase the budget of the city’s building department substantially. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Ekon sank to his knees, relishing the warmth that flooded his body. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then from somewhere, within the sound of the rain falling, he could hear it approaching like a summer flash flood, the rumble still faint and distant, floodwa- ter boiling down a narrow canyon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In fifth-grade history we had spent a lot of time worrying about the flooded river deltas of the ancient world. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As the flood of venom rolled toward the goddess, the fumes began to make her cough. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A shiver floods through me, both hot and cold at once. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Surely in a flood that would be the first thing to go,” he said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z People were jerks, so he flooded the whole world, killed off the whole human race except Noah and his family and all those pairs of animals. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The difference was that here I could disagree with him without risking a flood of abuse or petulance. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The flood rises high enough to cover low river islands in knee-deep water, leaving their trees to stand out like miracles in mid-channel. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Slick grass under my palms and knees, the scent of stagnant water flooding my nostrils. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I pulled the choke out to flood the motor and shut it off so I could hear. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The land was flooded, leaving the scent of rainwater in the air. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sugar flooded from the islands back to Europe. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The flood was carrying them inexorably into the city, but not smoothly or easily, because the buildings broke up the flow and made the water seethe and surge with turbulence. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Disappointment flooded through me as my eyes unerringly focused on his table. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The light that floods in is hard and bright. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He turned his back to the fire and slept fitfully, thinking of fires and floods and the power of God. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “It may be very healthy,” said Mrs. Popper, as she mopped up the flood, “but it’s very untidy.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Crash — crash — crash — door after door flew open along the corridor and people flooded out. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I collapsed on the lid of a trunk, gasping for breath but feeling no real pain yet, only a kind of numb panic flooding through my body. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The skewed face, the laughter with it, made something flood into Claire’s memory, surging upward in her like a wave about to break. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They would be sweeping in on the flood tide, but the Lannisters would have the river current to their favor, and the Blackwater Rush flowed strong and swift where it met the sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The rain came down as though once more in Heaven the Lord had been persuaded of the good uses of a flood. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was indeed as though ice was flooding his body. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In his neighborhood, miles from the closest levee, the water had risen slowly enough that he knew it was unlikely that anyone had died in the flood. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The flood hurled them across the junction and into St. Aldate’s, where the downward slope of the street let the water rush on with even greater speed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z If she slept more she might be able to contain herself better, she thought; she imagined rest and sleep to be like the clay flood walls villagers built in China. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The Jemez girl raised her hand and said the people always told the kids not to kill frogs, because the frogs would get angry and send so much rain there would be floods. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Out of the black night it came at last, cold and wild and flooded with lightning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A famine caused by an inadequate Nile flood in 245 aggravated native resentment against the Greek monarchy and the burdensome cost of its imperial rivalries. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Piper followed her upstairs before the whole lower deck could flood with toilet water. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Step two,” said Twycross, “focus your determination to occupy the visualized space! Let your yearning to enter it flood from your mind to every particle of your body!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z No geological evidence supports the idea of an unusual frequency of vulcanism or floods 3,500 years ago. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like a flash flood had come through and just taken out too much soil. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled the chain, unleashing a flood of water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He told us that the County Clerk’s Office took an extra beating because the firemen flooded the entire building instead of just putting out the fire. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I squeeze the two extension cords in my hand, ready to connect them and flood the whole place in light. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Over the next three months I received a flood of scrawled letters from Joe, one almost every day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We hadn’t gone far, but we had to make some detours on the way home because the roads were so flooded. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They set up shop on the bluffs that mark the edge of high water—close enough to the river to fish, far enough to avoid the flood. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As he said it, his stomach flooded with a wave of molten panic. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Diary safe in my satchel, I crossed the flooded clinic car park, leaping from dry bit to dry bit like James Bond froggering across the crocodiles' backs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z And in the evening on Monday Father got a phone call from a lady whose cellar had flooded and he had to go out and fix it in an emergency. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As if she were coming awake after a disorienting dream, awareness flooded into her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She did not smile as she led us to her tiny room flooded by morning light. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Various electronics saved from the flood were now resting on the dining-room table. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Huge re-sources are diverted as a result: California, where prisons are already at double capacity, must build a new prison every year to keep up with the flood of new inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot think of Pa being hurt this way, but images of him clawing at his throat, fighting for air as the soldiers pile dirt on him flood my mind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought they were all safe, I thought there was going to be an age limit!’She was in floods after that Daily Prophet article about him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They were not close friends, but running into Nasser here, after the flood, gave Zeitoun some comfort. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The sky was a mere block to allow a visual effect on the horizon: sunlight flooding the ocean, the vertical edges between light and shadow perfectly distinct. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z An overwhelming sense of relief flooded through his body, and he felt disjointed, like a bowl of overturned Jell-O—jiggly and without structure. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As the nineteenth century drew to a close, he saw a massive new wave of men flooding into Chicago, fleeing oppression in eastern Europe—from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had experienced nightmares in the past, but they began to grow stronger—shattering images flooding back from the massacre. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Milkman felt a flood of pity and thought gratitude made her smile at him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The original residents had a more thorough list of wildfires and floods and tornadoes, Cora thought when Ridgeway shared the shopkeeper’s words. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It soothed her to sleep “out under the stars,” to row over flooded farmland, and to paddle a canoe. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Part of the tower had fallen, and the flood surged and foamed against the great heap of stones at the entrance to the street. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z This year’s skit tells the story of a boy in the Philippines whose bahay kubo gets caught in a flood, but the neighbors help his family escape by carrying the house to safety. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes tight and tried to send a flood of magic into her legs to give them a little more speed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z My heart flutters, unexpectedly flooding me with doubt. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My mind flooded quickly with the tastes and smells of food I had not eaten for the past month: canned meat, beans, crackers, soup, cookies. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z In the last of the daylight flooding through the windows, she became a wavering silhouette, smudged at the edges by the steam rising from the sink. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z On two occasions the corridor outside his office was flooded with water pouring out of a laboratory in which Crick was working. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The flood of fresh air that rushed in made it worth the fight; I leaned forward, bracing my arms against the sill. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The curtain draws back, flooding the room momentarily with light, and I get the glimpse of the Duchess’s face, her lips swollen, eye blackened, before the curtain falls back into place. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Part of the issue was that old acquaintances and distant relatives were surfacing from nowhere and with a flood of inquiries. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When the doors burst open, light flooded in, and his friends winced. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There were no dark corners—no possible sliding panels—it was flooded with electric light—everything was new and bright and shining. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z After what seemed like forever, but was really only fifteen minutes, the bright train lights finally came flooding around the corner. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A sharp, tangy smell flooded her nostrils—an ancient stench that told her whole body to run as far away as she could—but Sierra held her ground. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z People in the crowd collapse like levees in a flood. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Back in the day, we used to turn on the fire hydrant and run through that cool water as it flew up into the air and flooded our whole street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He and Frank talked for a few minutes about the storm, the flood, how Frank had expected it but then hadn’t expected it at all. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z At the time of the hurricane, Marlin Gusman, sheriff of Orleans parish, knew that there was a chance that the Orleans Parish Prison, where most offenders were kept while awaiting trial, would flood. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Pa tells us the flood is why all huts are built on stilts, high off the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulls me into a deeply soul-soothing hug, and my nostrils are flooded with what I’m sure is the olfactory embodiment of nirvana. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Polder is in constant danger of flooding, and of disappearing back into the sea. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Upon arriving at the Teklanika, they scouted the banks until they located a wide, braided section with relatively shallow channels, and then they steered headlong into the flood. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When he said, “It’s only a week,” her eyes filled slowly, as if some internal flood were gradually overwhelming her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Now, for example, I would be reassuring the Pharaoh that the flood was a gift from the gods, that once it receded, the rich black earth of the delta would bring forth abundant grain. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I look around for the clearest exit, but most are flooded with students. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z White water floods the deck, then drains away, leaving behind crewmen coughing for air. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Spring brought rain, and in 1960, everybody was worried about flooding. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She held it tighter than she’d held on to Papa’s back in the flood. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Ten days after the British flooded the river with their ships, news that the Congress had declared independence arrived in New York. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Or when Henry Lee flooded him with apocalyptic premonitions if assumption somehow were to pass, he counseled patience and greater trust in the wisdom of Congress. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Ash's thirteenth birthday was shortly after the Spring Festival, when flower peddlers flooded the market square with buckets of daffodils and crocuses. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The summer of 2010 brought torrential rains—a monsoon that flooded the valley, sweeping away everything in its wake. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I can’t ignore him, because his texts keep flooding my phone. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Then she blinked, and the light flooded over her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Mac led him around back to the garage and swung open the door, flooding the room with light. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z But floods that surged too high or came at the wrong time could destroy their fields as much as a drought. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I expect they called the movers when they heard the flood was coming,” she said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z People who spoke little or no English, but who could do one of the many jobs associated with putting a garment together, flooded into the buildings each morning and out again each night. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But the flare of temper that overtook her made it all but impossible to stop the flood of words leaving her mouth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She snuggled in, her hair tickling his nose, flooding him with the scent of coconuts and jasmine. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It had stopped raining and the field glistened under the flood of the lights, looking like an empty skating pond. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A dozen more girls in black flooded up the staircase, swords in hand, and surrounded her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The dark streets were already flooded with thousands of excited people, who, like Melita, were turning out to watch the victory parade in honor of Adolf Hitler. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The moment she said it, all the horrors I thought I’d put behind me came flooding back. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The memory of our life here comes flooding back to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two are now on the scene, the door opens and the light floods over us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Segregation is also created and perpetuated by the flood of people who return to ghetto communities from prisons each year. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I nodded and then ran out of the yard, fleeing before I could flood the front of my dress with my tears. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In the word yet, she heard a promise, and it flooded her with hope. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her time merited only full-blown problems like, “Is the kitchen floor still under two feet of water since y’all flooded it?” and school, which was a top priority. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as Chronicler looked up, another flood of words burst out of Kvothe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Relief floods through me and I break out in a cold sweat as he looks from me to Julie, a sheepish expression on his face as he holds up his fingertip sensor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Partly. But the other part is that there’s going to be a flood. A gyptian man told me.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was a definite current in the great wide flood, not all of it, but a stream within it moving with what felt like purpose. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The Yunkishman moaned, and another flood of brown water gushed down his legs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But before Pong could do anything, the front door swung open and the light from the porch orb flooded inside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “This is it. Get your sleeping tonic ready, Seven. We flood the cave with tonic, then attack.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I was so nervous that if he had informed me that his son’s room was flooded, night and day, with a foot of water, I probably would have let out a little cry of pleasure. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z At first, she couldn’t identify it, but then it all came flooding back to her, perfectly clearly, as vivid as a picture in a book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Tall windows were framed by pale yellow drapes, pulled back now so that sunshine flooded the chamber, throwing soft spotlights onto the blue carpet. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The sun came suddenly from behind a rain cloud, flooding the room with glorious light that wavered on the walls like water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He did not stop the flood of treasonable oratory which poured forth from men like Warren and Quincy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like he was breaking open on the inside, all the mental blocks he’d put up to protect himself rupturing one after another, flooding him with blood and bile. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I picked up my bag and sidled past him, my eyes flooded with the tears that were lately so close to the surface. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The rain floods the village and the water rises to Pa’s waist, drowning many animals. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The beauty appointment with Princess Sabine floods back with a hot wave of embarrassment and shame. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t been flooded with adrenaline and worry I would have mouthed each one after it was said, shoving them into my pockets like sweets to suck on later. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Or, as others said, would the sea rise over the island in a terrible flood? Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Six horsemen in white coats flooded the arena. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The closest thing I’d had to human contact since the airdrop, the distant lights triggered a flood of emotion that caught me off guard. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As they flooded past I saw that their black faces were looking at me and that some of them were smiling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z By mid-May the sun was circling high in the heavens, flooding the taiga with light. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Percy went aboard the pirate ship and opened the flood valves. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The flooded farmland was now a large reservoir or lake. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Edward felt the whole of his china body flood with warmth. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes she got so lost in the flood of sights and sounds and infinite moments in time that she wasn’t sure if she’d be able to find her way back to her own body again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She thought, It had better be put upstairs, in case of a flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Suddenly, lights flooded the yard, cops swarming, gathering drunken revelers as they came. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In 1915 the river boiled up in a flash flood, ripping over the shoreline around the factory. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Felicia’s mind floods with thoughts, thoughts from the past, from the future, other people’s thoughts. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just about to do this when in poured a great flood of females. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The rain deluged, flooding the girder and running into the aerie. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We sat in silence, each roaming our own thoughts until the bell rang and the walkways flooded with chatty students on their way to classes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I gulp as a flood of relief rushes through me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There’s a smell of smoke in this flood basin. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Unless they unleashed Death and made it back to camp, the giant’s army would flood into the valley. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z While our house had been flooded, their house was untouched. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Many thousands of Mexicans had flooded across the border in search of work. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned her head in its direction, and a wave of relief flooded through her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Telegrams applauding the proposal were flooding the Racing Commission offices. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They squeeze under the door, a mass of rats escaping a flood. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then came a run of punishing dry spells, many more than a decade in duration, interrupted by gigantic floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z If it could break like a wave and flood a room with all the force of the ocean, it did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I look up again and am flooded with relief—he’s turned away from me, he’s getting off the train. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Before floods, before thousands of data centers were wiped out.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was the constant chatter, the flood of everyone else’s feelings and thoughts, I think. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Countless numbers of people dead in subways and in cars from tunnel flooding. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And their streets don't get flooded every time it rains. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As it turned out, the flash flood didn’t have enough power to carry away the vehicle or even to do any lasting damage. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as he stood there, flooded with excitement, something Harry had once heard Mr. Weasley say came floating out of his memory. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z ‘Store-room in there, and above the floods, luckily,’ said Pippin, as they came back laden with dishes, bowls, cups, knives, and food of various sorts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The farmer had been in his cups, moaning about how his and his neighbors’ cane fields had been flooded. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In his first day in his flooded city, he had already assisted in the rescue of five elderly residents. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The river was at its flood stage and swollen with muddy waters and debris, and so as I crossed the narrow, wooden bridge my attention was drawn to the raging waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nasser’s home, in the Broadmoor neighborhood adjacent to Uptown, had been flooded, and he’d come to the student association for shelter, knowing it was on higher ground. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He stared in front of him, breaking off from his story, and I wondered if he was thinking, as I was, of that flooded cabin beneath the waters in the bay. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But he flooded the Gulf with little PT boats. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I nodded and closed my eyes, trying to fight back the flood of color in my cheeks. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Those who survived the floods lived in poverty and despair. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Fear flooded through her as she realized that Elowen could see her, too. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Once the gate was opened, others flooded in and began battening down for the thirty-six-hour vigil. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Food aid from China and the World Food Program was also flooding into state coffers—and some of it ended up in street markets. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The human flood that had flowed down the kingsroad was only a trickle here. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A second flood of officers pushed by me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet when Werner remembers hearing that voice, when he remembers that song flooding his head, he trembles with joy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The warmth that had flooded through her when Kaisa had touched her twisted; she felt her cheeks flaming. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His reputation—the gushing reports by his law school professors, the New York Times story about his selection as president of the Law Review—seemed to bring a flood of opportunity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We heard the dogs flood up and down the far shore, where we had stood. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The things were coming out from all around the rim now, millions of them, flooding toward the center of the pool, completely surrounding us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, Lord Robert shrieked with delight as one of the puppet knights sliced the other in half, spilling a flood of red sawdust onto the terrace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Popper also flooded a part of the cellar floor for an ice rink, and here the penguins often drilled like a sort of small army, in fantastic marching movements and parades around the ice. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I could tell the river was receding from its rainy-season flood by its peculiar rank smell and all the driftwood stranded along its banks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, sir, I will,” the chaplain replied in a flood of gratitude because the colonel had finally said something. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The forks of flame, met by air, earth, and a great flood of water, had no chance to get out. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything's closed now, and the tourists who flood the wide sidewalks during the day have gone back to their hotels, towering fifty stories above us. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Midway through the showing, the screen went blank, light flooded the theater, and a man hurried onto the stage. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Servants flood through the doors, pushing steaming carts and carrying heavy trays. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They were trying to hold back the Dust flood. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Probably it was no more than temporary shelter, a refuge when flood- waters got too high. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Years of happy memories flooded me—learning how to ride bikes together, swapping our favorite graphic novels, baking cookies at my house, laughing and talking and planning and sharing. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z It was as though the tenants had vanished, leaving the houses silent with all windows shaded, refugees from a rising flood. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It never flooded in his time, mind you,” said a third. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Sunlight flooded into the room through a full bank of windows along the far wall. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Boats chug around the lake, careful to avoid the giant water turbines churning along the edge, and the shore's flood sirens are quiet and unlit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Garrett and I hop out and join the hordes of people flooding the entrance. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Finally, I said, “I can’t believe those guys flooded Alaska’s room.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Hey, she wrote something in here after the flood,” I said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “He wept and wept until the whole land flooded and all the islands drifted away from each other. He wound up trapped on an island all alone until a crocodile came and ate him.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Anya embraced Marina as others ran to them, barely managing to hold back a flood of tears. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Understanding flooded him, relief did, too, so powerful it almost made him cry, right there in the headmistress’s office. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I fled with the body to the woods, heart churning—boiling like a flooded ditch—with glee. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It brings on the flood of images that torments me, awake or asleep. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Others died in the floods and mudslides that raced down the mountain in the hours afterward. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z We were flooded with media requests, and Walter and I gave television interviews to local, national, and even international press who wanted to report the story. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Hotels and night spots flood the sky with so much light, you can make out people's faces as you cruise by. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “If she caught you going out the door, what could she do? It would be like an ant trying to stop a flood.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z As I wake up out of my months-long sleep, I find the course of my life has narrowed right down, and I feel myself rushing along it like a flood of rich, red mud. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He yanked open a door and was rewarded with a flood of water that sent him sprawling and sliding down the corridor before he came up gasping and managed to get to his feet. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Sitting with me or talking on the phone recounting their experiences, they were flooded with turbulent, often contradictory feelings of fear, anger, sorrow, regret, and pride. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a flood in my head drowning all the words. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Before another wave has a chance to flood the deck, I scramble for the captain’s dagger, then plunge it into the back of the head of the crestmare trying to bite him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I realize that tears are flooding my eyes, but I'm not crying. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z It looked as though it could never survive a stiff wind, let alone a flood. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There was the rattle of drums, with the shouts of officers, and off the ships poured a flood, scarlet as a tide of blood. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, I have to insist: to Desdemona periphescence felt like a lake of warmth flooding up from her abdomen and across her chest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Everyone seemed mesmerized as they watched Crow on a small screen in the front of the cafeteria, the memories of it, the absolute magic of it, suddenly flooding back. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The field used one of the nearby rivers for irrigation and was deliberately flooded, the water reaching halfway up Hanako’s calf. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Your mom and dad came home, found the bathroom flooded, and called your name. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z But at least his other horses were all safe; they’d been far from the North End when the flood happened. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Making Egypt pay, therefore, depended on keeping up the infrastructure and social institutions that had already existed for millennia, such as irrigation, flood control, and conscripted labor. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Then suddenly, like a summer rain, Sister Monroe broke through the cloud of people trying to hem her in, and flooded up to the pulpit. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z However, one consequence of its unregulated nature is that the Delaware regularly floods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Blackbird Pond had been swallowed up, and Hannah’s house, had it still been standing there, would have been flooded up to its thatched roof. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The moment I spoke I regretted my words, for the secret, inscrutable look came back in his eyes again, and once again I suffered the intolerable discomfort that floods one after lack of tact. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Trees can also deter destructive creatures like caterpillars by flooding their leaves with tannin, which makes the leaves less tasty and so inclines the caterpillars to look elsewhere. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The smell of antiseptic and peroxide flooded the air, and I knew exactly where I was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It felt like when the last bell rang the dam would break and a flood of people would pour out of school. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She also kept thinking about Achelous’s advice: If you had made it to Rome, the story of the flood would have served you better. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z By noting which craters overlap which and other signs of lunar stratigraphy, we can reconstruct the sequence of impact and flooding events of which the production of crater Bruno is perhaps the most recent example. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Regret washed down through me, flooding out even my anxiety and fear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She yearned for the clarity, the nothingness that had flooded her when she was shooting. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My hands connect the cords, and I feel a buzz of electricity as the lights flood our neighborhood in color. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The cheers lose their gusto and a pure longing to flee floods Werner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My voice rises an octave with each word, each piece of the night terror flooding back to life. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z After a while, the shrubs and trees return, only to be wiped out by a flood. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He clenched his teeth as anger flooded his being again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My brain seemed to lurch full speed back into life, flooding with milky-white images of the two of us sitting in front his desk, staring at each other as a fire devoured everything around us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Rapidly, he spoke to the others, a flood of words to which the other two blankly nodded. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “If you was paddling to London,” said Alice, “and the river was normal and there wasn’t no flood, how long would it take?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A rush of shame flooded him, and he ran. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We remain pressed together as more people flood the dance floor. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The boos flooded the ring and the catcalls burned his ears and the whistles sliced into his brain.-Pop-pop, The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z So then he sends Gabriel down to kill the angels, and sooner or later he talks to Noah and sends the flood to kill off all the humans who had gotten too smart.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The chorus comes in and all the counselors flood the stage shooping at the top of their lungs. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Somewhere far away, the wailing of flood sirens. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z With that thought she woke up completely, the memory of the last several months flooding back into her with depressing efficiency. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d learn later that nearly two million people had flooded the Mall, arriving from all parts of the country, a sea of diversity, energy, and hope stretching for more than a mile from the U.S. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Nailer came down the stairs to the flooded main floor, shaking his head, followed by the half-men. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “They must have flooded since he came through here,” Anya said. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Those words come out of his mouth and flood me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z As Cole stared at the tiny bodies, sadness flooded through him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The United States was flooded with visa applications. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z After every flood, when the swirling angry waters of the river subsided, the big fish could be seen fighting their way back upstream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The main force of the flood was broken up here and baffled by the trees, which was why the canoe hadn’t been torn loose and swept away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then I remember one of the poems I wrote in Darlene: Who travels a road full of twists, turns, cracked earth, and flooded paths? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z International journalists rushed to their Teletypes and flooded the wires, and by the next morning newspapers around the world carried rapturous headlines. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Meteorologists were predicting furious winds, ten-foot storm surges, possibilities of levee breaches, flooding everywhere along the coast. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She met my eyes, and a flood of memories came back to me—all the weird, scary things that had ever happened to me, some of which I’d tried to forget. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The soil was dry now, completely out of reach of the water, except perhaps for when a tidal bore—a dangerous surge of water—rose suddenly after a storm and flooded the creek. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Then God spoke to Noah, the great-grandson of Enoch, instructing him to save his family and the animals from the great flood that would cleanse the Earth of the corrupted humans. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Kepler, reasoning from astrology, dated the moment of transition to 1563: the great planetary conjunction of that year had transformed the world of learning; certainly it had led to a flood of astrological publications. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I’m momentarily flooded with affection for Cathy, filled with gratitude to her for pouring the rest of the wine away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, son, just the oak grove’s underwater. We’ve got us some flooding.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Feared one of them would up and die, unexpected, like her mommy and daddy in the flash flood, if she let them out of her sight for too long. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Among all the world’s large creatures, the only survivors of the human flood will be humans themselves, and the farmyard animals that serve as galley slaves in Noah’s Ark. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It came out of my mouth too quickly, a reflex reaction to the guilt flooding my stomach. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Headlights flood the cab of the truck from behind us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He could smell the foaming flood water, stagnant and ripe with the rotting debris it carried past each village, sucking up their sewage, their waste, the dead animals. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z For a second, an irrepressible happiness flooded me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z An epic flood to wipe Mobius off the map and let us start the world anew. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Like your heart is an engine flooded with black acid, drowned and clenched and clotted. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I get this rush of happiness, this flood of relief. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Just three weeks before, he had chosen not to renew the part of their flood insurance that covered their furniture, everything in the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I felt the trickle start at the back of my mind, the warning before the flood. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As sunlight flooded into the room, he turned toward the door. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z On the fourth day after the flood—another Wednesday—my fever broke and I was well enough to come to the dinner table. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The pain brought a flood of color back to Lourdes’s eyes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei felt relief flood through her, the waves of gratitude carrying her in reckless abandon, as they crashed through the open door. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The memories began to flood in, to drown him fully in the horror of that day, but he pushed them away. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The levee broke, and the Lower Nine flooded. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the car stopped, my nose and mouth were flooded with the rancid smell of death. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And while the ice was melting to form a flood in which I threatened to drown I awoke one afternoon to find that my first northern winter had set. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On the morning she arrived, Virgil’s parents and identical twin brothers immediately rushed her in a flood of hugs and hellos. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Citra maintained a stoic facade, refusing to let the adrenaline flooding her system reveal itself on her face. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Word about their location is already flying around Washington, and bundles of congratulatory messages and flowers soon flood the desk and bedroom. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Downtown, storm water overwhelmed the sewers, bubbled up through manholes, and flooded the streets and businesses of the low-lying International District. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The roof of the Nest had caved in, and the lodge was now flooded with sunlight. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Like a flash flood, it came rushing back, threatening to overwhelm me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z If the flood annoyed him, so much the better. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The hot exposed solar interior will flood the shell with ultraviolet light, inducing a lovely red and blue fluorescence extending beyond the orbit of Pluto. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered what had caused the flooding, but it was raining too hard for conversation. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z As crack and guns flooded the cities and gangs battled over turf, the violent-crime rate for juveniles ages fifteen to seventeen doubled, as did the violent-crime rate for people ages eighteen to twenty. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Famine and floods in the mid-1990s all but destroyed the centrally planned economy. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They had marched, long-haired and ferocious, an ancient writer tells us, “sword in hand, against rivers in flood or against the storm-tossed ocean.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “And a storm flooded the road, flipping the bus and allowing you to escape?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There was nothing to impede them this time, and Malcolm brought the canoe into a side street away from the main flood, where it was a little quieter. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He remembered Gramps’s most terrifying Betsy story, about one of his friends who’d been bitten by a water moccasin while making his way through the flooded streets. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z PIH was flooded with requests for advice and information, from ministries of health and consultants and charities from every continent, about creating such a program in their backyards. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The Dragon King is one creature you stay friends with, since he can cause earthquakes as well as floods and droughts. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As the smoky, meaty aroma filled the air, he had to keep swallowing the saliva that flooded his mouth. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept flooding the engine and Dad kept laughing. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The storm turned out to be a cloudburst, and an island where we were going to spend the night was flooded. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Abel opened the sea doors wide and a gray light flooded in. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Susie kicked at a mound of fine dirt, and a flood of reddish ants poured out, but she walked through them without a blink. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The fourth, behind him, was the one that was flooded. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I loved ebb tide, when the pluff mud bubbled, and flood tide, when the waters lapped gently against the shore. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then a word-river floods out from her which I struggle to understand. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Some inmates, for example, would try to flush something huge, like a bedsheet, in hopes it might foul up the entire block’s plumbing or allow them to flood the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On coronation night the gym was lit like a church, with bleachers in half-dark and a throne at one end, flooded brightly from the ceiling. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex hadn’t thought about people being on the subways when the flooding first began. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z But the feelings were clear, and flooded him again now as he thought. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Mr. Van Texel said people were going to think it had stopped raining, but the rain was going to come back and there was going to be a big flood.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Before daylight we reached the bank of the Tagliamento and followed down along the flooded river to the bridge where all the traffic was crossing. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The train finally begins to slow and suddenly bright light floods the compartment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z And after a little while of this my brain and my body and every single inch of me that was alive was flooded with the feeling that I was starving, starving, starving for Edmond. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good to know the flood warnings are still in place.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The words were like a life vest, holding my head above the flood. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Since the beach was small and almost flooded when the tide was in, he asked if he could camp on higher ground. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope felt herself flooded with a mixture of shock, relief, confusion, and fear, for even as Cassiopeia spoke, there was a thunder of hoofbeats from below. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z From this flood of volunteers, Shackleton began to pick a crew. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In the vision I had experienced after Mr. Katz had chloroformed me, the object I had seen swaying atop the flooded sunflower field had been a canvas tent. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At about that time, Andean societies were assailed by the first of several decades-long droughts, paradoxically interrupted by El Nino-induced floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I had seen it thousands of times, but suddenly what I had considered an empty imitation of a Hollywood fad was flooded with personal significance. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The burning eyes did not come back, but memories did, came flooding in. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Those mountains are in proximity to gentle lowlands with rivers, flood plains, and deserts suitable for irrigation agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I pick up a small roasted bird, bite into it, and my tongue floods with orange sauce. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z If the flood had forced deer and pheasants as well as people high up above their usual dens and nests, there should be plenty of them around to catch. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The searchlight shone directly at them for seconds that felt like minutes, but then it swung away and the engine noise changed as the steersman opened the throttle and moved off along the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Very softly, the Old-Green-Grasshopper started to play the Funeral March on his violin, and by the time he had finished, everyone, including himself, was in a flood of tears. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Lots of people in our street got drowned. There’s never been such a flood since Noah’s time, prob’ly.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She switched to another station, where they were issuing a warning that anyone who planned to ride out the storm in New Orleans should be prepared for a flood. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Mom was running around, tying up more balloons, her hands still stained with dark dirt after planting all of the new, pale flowers that flooded over what once had been a yard of plain grass. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Thomas stood up, feeling a rush of excitement flooding his body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The whole story of my evening at Mala’s came out in a flood of words. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The crow gave her the same choice: drought, flood, or war. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow the students had found one of those threats that that psychotic graduate student had flooded him with a few years before. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We wait until the giant wave has flooded out of the ten-to-eleven-o’clock section, wait for the water to recede, and then go to that beach to make camp. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But after the oil crash and the onset of the energy crisis, large cities had been flooded with refugees from surrounding suburban and rural areas, resulting in a massive urban housing shortage. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Every year the river floods—not a disaster, but a season. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Several meadows were flooded around Oxford and Abingdon, but that was nothing unusual; the trouble was that the water wasn’t draining away, and further down the river a number of villages were under threat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Full memory flooded back, and Sam cried aloud: ‘It wasn’t a dream! Then where are we?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As far back as 3500 B.C., the Sumerians, the original inhabitants of this area, mastered irrigation and flood control to create a fertile oasis amid the sandy plains of what is now Iraq. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z She pushed the plunger, the poison flooded the animal’s chest around the heart, and the monkey jumped. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 A mixture of relief and anger flooded me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z They moved on with the flood, speaking to anyone they could find, asking about the canoe and the boy and the girl. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z JumboTrons, always on, regardless of power shortages, display the latest warnings about floods and quarantines. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Ahead, men repair a flooded bridge, so we stop and roll down the windows to watch. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then warmth flooded the valley and the earth burst into bloom—yellow and blue and gold. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the townspeople came to stand on the bridge and watch the struggle as the carp splashed their way back to the pools from which the flood had uprooted them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt a sharp flash of fear for Calder, and at the same moment a flood of admiration for his quick thinking and bravery. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z My voice breaks, and in that break comes a flood of tears. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Dad,” he said, “d’you reckon there’s going to be a flood?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Alone, we are weak. Together, we are strong. Together, we are the flood.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm wondered what single picture small and clear enough to fit on the dial of the alethiometer could symbolize a flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There will be flooding too, as the seas rise and surge onto the land. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I done laundry,” said the dead girl, and then the morning sunlight flooded the wasteland, and Bod was alone. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A minute later it had vanished on the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He couldn’t avoid the darkness flooding his mind. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Anger floods over my grief at having to talk about this. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z As the sun came over the rim of the desert and light flooded the little hillocks and bushes all around, Matt curled up in the shelter of a rock and cried. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Or that time we went to Maine for a weekend and the Catholic Church there was closed from flooding. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She was responsible for the annual flooding and for the bounty of the harvest. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z That night Fayge began to speak, as if the words so long dammed up had risen to flood. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the flood of light against white tile, the face and shoulders of a stranger—a fierce, bald, very dark Negro—glared at me from the glass. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Catastrophists, as you might expect from the name, believed that the Earth was shaped by abrupt cataclysmic events–floods principally, which is why catastrophism and neptunism are often wrongly bundled together. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Many people have died in it—from suffocation and gas explosions and floods and cave-ins. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Pedrito had to be back yesterday to see about stranded cattle in the flooded fields. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every length smells of rabbit—of that great, indestructible flood of Rabbitry in which each one is carried along, sure-footed and safe. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She flooded into my present, and only tact kept me from burying my face in the dirty laundry overfilling the hamper by her dresser. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z All the words I’d been holding in spilled out in a flood. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The amphitheater opened to the southwest, so it was flooded with sunlight; on clear afternoons when there was no wind it was warm enough to sit comfortably outside in a T-shirt. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “We could flood the mines, if this weren’t an airless asteroid.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, great,” he said in a flood of relief, then added in a confessional tone, “I thought maybe you might not want me along.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When he was away from Haiti, he was flooded with Creole emails. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z When she brandished the stick, however, a spinning haze of brilliant dots flooded up before her eyes. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Just like that, a flood of realizations swamps me, one after another. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Up and then over, toward his knees, feeling the long muscles in his thighs pull and his back muscles tear, until the blood flooded his head and he couldn't go any further. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z As these new sights flooded my grandparents’ brains, they jostled with images from the day before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A great flood of water stretched over half the corridor, and it looked as though it was still seeping from under the door of Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The woman put her hands to her head, tears flooded from her eyes, and she flung herself full-length on the grass, weeping with a passion that touched Malcolm’s heart with fear. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Because rising sea levels continually flooded the shore, marshy Cape Cod did not fully lock into its contemporary configuration until about 1000 B.C. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And in the midst of his flood of pleasure a sorrow came down on him and a sense of loss, of dreadful loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She made tea for them both, and Malcolm told her about Mr. Van Texel, and the canoe, and the flood warning. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z My stomach cramps when the bell rings and kids flood the hall. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The dam stopped up Haiti’s largest river, the Artibonite, and flooded some of the most fertile farmland in the central plateau. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In 1955, as Frank Dale notes in his excellent book Delaware Diary, there was a flood that even now is remembered as “the Big One.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The black horses were filled with madness, and leaping forward in terror they bore their riders into the rushing flood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Of course, it’s not like the old days. When the Colosseum was first built, you know, they could flood the whole arena. They had sea battles with ships modeled on real ones.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He paddled on, though the force of the flood was such that all he had to do was steer and keep the boat’s head forward. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The detention door bangs open and kids flood out. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z The female attendants flood inside and cry out with concern. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Most of the area has clayey soil that is hard to till and prone to floods. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He opened the outer door and sunlight flooded the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z People flood into the post office, carrying giant drums and flutes and tubas, blasting a somewhat off-key rendition of that Bruno Mars song “Marry You.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z 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 pick up my toothbrush and almost throw it down again as the memory of my decision not to brush my teeth last night comes flooding back to me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, then reached for the Story Box, pulling on the thread that connected tales from all over the world, and the lid opened, spilling bright golden light into the flooding room. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The blindness lasts just a second, then the colors start flooding into me: not through my eyes but right through my skin, replacing blood and bone, muscle and sinew, until I am redorangebluegreenpurpleyellowredorangebluegreenpurpleyellow. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The phone clicks in my ear and the questions flood my brain. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles Lyell took the geological side, and he wrote a book a few years later called The Antiquity of Man, which argued against the biblical story of the creation and the flood. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t expect the city to flood, but he knew a flood was not impossible. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Instead of feeling distraught over this turn of events, moreover, McCandless was exhilarated: He saw the flash flood as an opportunity to shed unnecessary baggage. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to staunch the flood of fear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was flooded with comments about the party, and it looked like he was going to be hosting more than just a few friends. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Still looking at the screen, he asks, “Want to?” and I’m a flood in a paper cup. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There had been a flood that ruined two computers’ worth of pictures and a bunch of framed ones. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A flash flood of forgiveness rose in my chest. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Ever since the U.S. bombings of Jalalabad, the flood of refugees had increased tenfold, causing more confusion and chaos along the border. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Got a kitchen, orchard, cherries, apples, peaches, ‘cots, nuts, got a few berries. They’s a place for alfalfa and plenty water to flood it. They’s a pig pen—” “An’ rabbits, George.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody comes down on their family tree from just those three, because God made a big flood and drowneded out the sinners. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The good news was that the flooding deposited rich, alluvial silt all over the fields, making the Nile delta the richest farmland in the ancient world. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I asked Nazario as we stood in the flooded apartment of someone who was probably out praying with the rest of the tenants. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The workroom flooded with the bright white light of the dead. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “What am I going to do with money in a canoe during a flood?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Tonight it was almost full, flooding her new living space with silvery light through the glass of her windows. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ministry wizards were flooding onto the field to separate the veela and the leprechauns, but with little success; meanwhile, the pitched battle below was nothing to the one taking place above. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He checks she’s gone and the relief floods out of him as he opens the door. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Debris from floods had caught in the limbs, forming a drift. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The memories he’d kept hidden away in the back of his mind came like a flood, threatening to drown him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I turned away and broke eye contact, but the image still flooded my mind, spilling in until I thought I might choke. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The endless convolutions and frustrations of my previous dealings with the Erhenrang Government were melted away like an ice-pack in a flooding river. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “That flood was way up in Pennsylvania,” I said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve told other people,” Malcolm went on, “but no one believes me, I don’t think. I wish you had some boats here. If you could float, you’d be all right in a flood, but...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They carry houses on their shoulders during floods, no matter how heavy or hard. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Sunlight floods a dusty space with nests of cobwebs in the corners. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The roof leaks, the garage floods, and slugs or take her daughter to the doctor when she gets sick. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’ll never forget Lucy,” I say, and a new flood of tears comes forward. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z As soon as the latch of the door had clicked shut, the whole humiliating recollection of the naked man in formation came cascading down upon him in a mortifying, choking flood of stinging details. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The Polish army, no matter its bravery, proved unable to stop the flood of German soldiers who had crossed into Poland and quickly moved east. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The slave felt panic flooding through his limbs as the lizard's eyes swiveled to look at him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I thought they were all destroyed in the flood,’ said Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Having just experienced a Hurricane and flood we were in no condition to listen to such a program.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z All the same, I pulled up a chair and sat with her hand in both of mine, squeezing whenever another flood of pain made her twist away from me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Texas is gray for five more seconds, before flooding beautiful, beautiful, unmistakable Lake LBJ blue. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘But too much and you get a flood.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “The memories of the ancestors, long buried within her, had emerged majestically. The other slaves looked up to the sky and saw Zalika flying, and the memories came flooding back to them as well. ‘ Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Lower Manhattan, up to Houston Street, had been evacuated because of constant flooding. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “You saw how strong the flood is. In case we get swept further down where there aren’t any shops or houses or anything.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When the torrent from Quincy threatened to flood Monticello, he apologized for getting so far out ahead. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She raised it to her lips, and just as she was about to take a sip, Taisin flooded into her as though a dam had broken. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Thewindows ate up large chunks of the walls, and Obinze imagined the room in the afternoon, flooded gloriously with light, and himself sunk in the armchair by the door, lost in a book. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Relief flooded into the Huntsman’s face, making him look almost human. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The force of the flood pushed her forward. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Somewhere a dam has cracked open and a flood of cold sweat spills, drenches your body. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The heat that flooded my face had nothing to do with embarrassment for once. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He expected them to be everywhere, flood of brown bodies, gray bodies. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Light came flooding in, and cool air as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When Izzi says his name, it's like lamplight flooding a murky chamber. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The gut had disappeared under the foot of water flooding the yard, bringing with it the same floating dump heap we had seen swirling about the front yard. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The terrible flood of Dust in the sky had stopped flowing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I’ve seen storm troubles in New Orleans, too—flooding, a fallen tree, a roof blown off. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The night was quiet and the flood was as wide as the horizon. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Francie went to pieces and remorse rose in her like bitter flood waters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z With the tree cover stripped from the uplands, rainfall would have sluiced faster and heavier into the creeks, increasing the chance of floods and mudslides. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Another flood of anger shot through my limbs. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The ceiling was white, and naked bulbs hung from it on dark wires, flooding the room with harsh light. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Impulse arrested spills over, and the flood is feeling, the flood is passion, the flood is even madness: it depends on the force of the current, the height and strength of the barrier. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll never understand how a girl who loves tornadoes and hurricanes and floods could be scared of a little tick.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Once they found its den, they would use shushrooms to sneak up on the Nightbeast, then flood the den with sleeping tonic and dispatch any cucos that were awake with foxglove blow darts. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Last spring my brother and I came home from hanging out at the playground and found the entire bottom floor of the house flooded. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They stood over the guards’ bodies, panting, weapons raised, waiting for more Fjerdan soldiers to flood out of the gatehouse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Out there in the flood, Barry had discovered some powers of his own. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm was holding the canoe back now, trying to resist the power of the flood, and La Belle Sauvage responded sweetly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z People were flooding the track every time Seabiscuit showed his face. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Could flood right on over it and end the war, wipe diem all away in one great motion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A weird, not exactly unwelcome nervousness flooded through me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath, Ash picked up the wooden bucket and went to the pump, where she lifted the cold iron handle, creaking, to release a flood of icy water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy is dark and moon-faced and looks nothing like Bas, but the gesture is so much like him that immediately I step away from the window, trying to stop memories from flooding back. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z ‘If a flood’s coming, will you let me know, Ted? So I can build my ark on time?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Many investigations were launched to determine the cause of the flood. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Then there began to flood John’s soul the waters of despair. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Knowledge flooded his thoughts, facts and images, memories and details of the world and how it works. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The reason they could not be seen was that sunlight was flooding the inside of Columbia, which meant that the pupils of our eyes automatically narrowed until only very bright objects could be seen. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The flood was taking them into an area of hills and woodlands, hills that crowded closer than before and woodlands that were partly bare and partly evergreen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The door to the inn was opened, flooding the grey world with warm yellow light. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The main path looked like an arm with the veins stripped out, long slashes where flooding had washed the gravel away. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z What flooded Sarai was the emotion of everyone ever left behind, every family member or fiancé, childhood sweetheart or best friend who could do nothing but surrender as their loved one was taken up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They reached the back of the stable, and a tidal wave of relief flooded her body despite the pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z As the owls flooded into the Great Hall as usual, everyone’s at-tention was caught at once by a long, thin package carried by six large screech owls. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He stood there perfectly still, the moonlight flooding him as if it would drown him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The bottom floor was entirely flooded, and the place was caving in on itself, but the upper floors held a slew of squats. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Over the summer, the basement got flooded and the uniforms all shrank. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The sun was beginning to flood the little valley as he unpacked Tam Lin’s books and maps. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a pause, and I felt the colour flood into my face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I just hope this cabin doesn’t flood. That would be bad.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One good thing, between the downpour and the flooded banks, all signs of his hiding place have been wiped out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z If the people didn’t care about cars, they would drive straight into puddles and flood their engines, as the physician did one day, when Aziz made a dish of chicken stewed with plums. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Light flooded the room and revealed a black boy standing in a narrow space between two iron beds, rubbing his eyes with the backs of his hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Fen River which ran through the middle of my family’s land flooded the plains. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys pulled the keys out and stepped out of the way as a flood of prisoners surged out. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His pant cuffs were set at flood level. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They passed a crofter's cottage, deserted and overgown, and skirted a flooded quarry where the still water had a sheen as grey as steel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They drew the skin-covers over their boats to prevent them from being flooded, and drifted on; little could be seen before them or about them through the grey falling curtains. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Our home was on a bit of a rise, so we were safe from the flooding, but our school, on the banks of the river, was hit hard. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It flooded unhindered over green and yellow stretches of ground. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I gritted my teeth at the sinking sensation, anger flooding my system as I tried to yank myself away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z All the planets orbit the Sun, the nearest star, an inferno of hydrogen and helium gas engaged in thermonuclear reactions, flooding the solar system with light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The flood from Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. I bet you Mrs. Norris only saw the reflection. He scanned the page in his hand eagerly. The more he looked at it, the more it made sense. '“ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The two floods combined in a steaming, boiling cataract and flowed on as one toward the black fog. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At night, moonlight and starlight bent toward the baby, flooding her cradle. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Their new puppies will be swept away in the flood!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The flood nearly swept my feet out from under me, but I kept flailing, frantically reaching down to feel the bottom of the creek. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The flood, and now the fire: it was difficult not to think of passages in the Qur’an that recounted the flood of Noah, the evidence of God’s wrath. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “But why worry, tomorrow everyone will have cakes and beer. Aye,” he mused, “Great Osiris is ready to loose his flood over the land once more. Seen any hangings lately?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z An ice-blue silk dress flooded out over her patchwork coverlet like a rush of cool water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A flood of concerned grown-ups started pulling up to our house with baskets and bags of food, flowers, balloons, toys. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy dreamed of the stalk land covered by the Lord’s mighty flood. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked along the whole edge of the island until I found Daisy sitting on an uprooted barkless tree that had beached here as some flood receded. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Even on days when Base Camp was perfectly calm and flooded with sunshine, an immense banner of wind-driven snow flew from the summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I drowned in the flood of technical jargon. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Well, everyone thinks that it’ll go down, now it’s stopped raining, but the rain’s going to come back and the river’s going to flood more than it’s done for years.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Generators flooded and shut down, and the reactors overheated, resulting in total nuclear meltdown. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Most of the migrants were farmers, and real estate offices were flooded with inquiries about the availability of cheap acreage near Seattle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Everyone had to be abovedecks or busy fighting to control the flooding. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Stella felt relief flood through her, and, for the first time since she’d found her mother, she cried. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Sensing the drop in pressure, it constantly flooded itself with air from my nitrogen tank to equalize. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Twisted and leaning pillars reared their splintered stems above the flood, but all the roads were drowned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then we dance and take silly selfies, flooding dashboards and timelines around the world. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Young children flooded to the center and danced till they were exhausted, only to get up and dance again. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Hundreds of people flood the Midway, rushing to the relative safety of their blocks. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z With a little work the debris could be shifted, small logs and dry limbs placed between boulders to form a barrier that only flood water could pour through. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But the vast flood in the sky was another matter entirely. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Having had no success at warning the nuns about the flood, Malcolm tried with his teachers. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The flood of extra nitrogen causes a wild growth of algae, and the algae take up all the oxygen in the water, smothering the fish. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It was the hottest day yet, so heavy that the slightest exertion brought on a flood of perspiration, an exhaustion in the joints. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Todd laughed, explaining that on it were only photos he’d taken of the flood damage. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She put her finger on one of the threads coming out of her own chest, and that barest touch brought a flood of terror into her mind. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The turn you would take, if you obeyed the sign, led down a rock-strewn road that transformed into an angry river during desert flash floods. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Fremantle had seen many interesting things: a casual hanging, raw floods, great fires. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Relief floods her face—I guess because somebody has finally understood what she’s known probably from the first tolling of the bells. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Go back?” she repeated, and she was flooded with disappointment. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So the elevator reaches the basement, and as the doors begin to open, the elevator is flooded by freezing water. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A flood of reality rushed through Park, and he looked around nervously to see if anyone had been watching them. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Either way she was conscious of the most horrible danger, because the flood was threatening to sweep her loose completely, and it was immense. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z One hand wiped away the tears that flooded her face, and the other felt along the ground till it found the box. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As he took her in his arms a wave of synthetic violets flooded his nostrils. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Hate mail addressed to him flooded the warden's office. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Astonished, he sat down in the flooded road and watched while I plunged into the swirling, muddy water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Moonlight floods the bedroom, shimmers the walls, opalescent. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z And then the previous day flooded back into my awareness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Aimee felt tears burning behind her eyes and that sharp, knifelike twinge in her throat that always signaled a flood of tears. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Or all those politicians who flooded the neighborhood after the riots. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z On July 5, however, the Teklanika was at full flood, swollen with rain and snowmelt from glaciers high in the Alaska Range, running cold and fast. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The night felt like a dream rushing past me too fast, like a stream in flood, and in this uncontrollable dream Anatole was the one person who cared enough to help me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In one horrible cry, he unleashed a flood of pain and anger on everyone in the clearing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Even though kids flood the walkway, heading to class, no one seems to be paying attention to what’s happening to Alex. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Sunshine flooded the thirsty lawn, flowers blazed, trees drowsed in the breeze. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She’s standing in the doorway, morning sun flooding in behind her so bright I have to raise my hand to block it out. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z As soon as it plunks into the dark water of the flooded forecastle, Calliope begins to wriggle in the tightly cinched hole, pulling herself forward. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Salt, grease, and yummy chicken smells flood the room. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z It moved in me like one of those floods that devastate counties, tearing everything down, tearing children from their parents and lovers from each other, and making everything an unrecognizable waste. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z She shook herself clear of me, and angry colour flooded her dead white face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We find ourselves in a sprawling flood basin, which means we’ve crossed from Orange into Riverside County. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The memories of driving past trees, ponds, lakes, creeks, and rivers flooded back to me from the last time we had driven down three years ago. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It rained so much that night that the creek flooded into the dirt streets, making the cabins look like they floated on a lake. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z |
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