But now Mark and Linda wanted to adopt him, and Joaquin felt the skateboard wheels rumble under his feet as he took a hard right past the library. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He picked on the men, mainly, the two who weren’t chained, and hauled them to their feet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

‘Well, well! That’s over!’ said the wizard struggling to his feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“One could make it shortly even on foot.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His head was suspended about two feet above the floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He grabs it, grips his fingers, holds tight, but his feet miss and are suddenly in open air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“When my mama gets her feet on the ground.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He was at least six feet in height, with broad shoulders and slender hips. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he had to tell the story through, but I’d rather have been buried alive in the clay at his feet than hear the rest. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

What if you challenged me with a distance of one-billionth of a foot? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She moved her first foot an inch, then another. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“With you,” she says and gives my foot a nudge. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Trotter on foot, holding on to the cane Ma Charles had given her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

With her second slipper secured, she removes her foot from the edge of the vanity and crosses her legs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Bull just stood there, sweating through his shirt and staring down at his enormous bare feet. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Six and six, damas and caballeros, they went through a complicated series of steps, the women's maracas clacking a teasing beat, the men echoing their partners' moves with sultry struts, and foot stomps. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Captain Hardcastle had leapt to his feet and was pointing at me and shouting, ‘You’re talking! I saw you talking! Don’t try to deny it! I distinctly saw you talking behind your hand!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tata pushed the first door on our left with her foot. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was standing there with the night-light casting its small brightness when I looked down and saw the claw-footed tub wearing the red socks May had put on its porcelain feet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly step all the way back to the far wall, putting the six frustrating feet between us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Meantime, on the opposite tracks, trains for white people passed by, almost empty except for an occasional passenger relaxing on one of the cushioned seats, feet hung on the opposite, unoccupied seat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Counting, Ten, twenty, thirty, forty deep into the winter until one afternoon gravity releases me and my feet fly free in the ropes, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety . . . as my grandmother watches me. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She placed her feet onto the wall and crawled the rest of the way to the top of the ceiling. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

This is placing a cold, hard stone at Axel’s feet and then stepping away to see if it explodes. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

All the young men got on their feet now, laughing, to crowd around the ragged pair. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had charmed them all, learned to sit on the floor and eat with his fingers, take the dust from her grandparents’ feet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My feet they are terrible today. Did you get the Epsom salts?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The warrior snarled again and lifted the priest up, bringing his feet completely off the ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The music was so beautiful she ached to run toward it, but she kept her feet on the path and her eyes focused forward. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wincing, he pushes himself to his feet and stares at me, his mouth open. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I put my foot up on the first step into the bus. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She kicked the bag with her dirty bare foot. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before his foot hit the bottom step, the door banged open. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls my arm across her shoulders and hauls me to my feet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Especially if we spray on our perfume and wash our feet.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

By the end of our journey, we were on foot. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I huffed and pushed her hand away with my foot. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He fumbled around so long that Traft began to rock on his feet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I hide in the bottom and don’t stick out my feet until I hear Emily climbing into the top,” Siraj explains. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She tucked into a ball and stared at her feet. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A1 is half a foot taller than Will, and twice as broad. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

An uneasy silence reigned for a moment, and then finally Mr Lewis rose to his feet. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wheel Ferris envisioned actually consisted of two wheels spaced thirty feet apart on the axle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then she takes one foot off the ledge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You got it to its feet,” Barbour said, remembering and nodding. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

That one is way over one hundred feet tall. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas hesitated, then stepped into it with his right foot and clutched the rope as he was yanked toward the sky. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was perhaps fifteen feet long and conveyed arrestingly and at a glance what 2,200 miles of mountains look like: hard. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I'm exhausted enough to know that I probably shouldn't go to the Lyceum right now, because being exhausted means I won't be thinking as quickly on my feet. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, it took place in a small meadow by the foot of the mountain, in front of the airship. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A little boy on a little bike had pulled up about ten feet away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the moment I approached and reached for the saddlebag, he shied away, making me miss my footing and nearly fall on my face. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to my locker, Renee Albert said hi to me from about a foot away — her locker has always been next to mine — and I realized I hadn’t brushed my teeth. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stockdale nosed his Crusader down to just a thousand feet above the water. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t been so tired, I would’ve leaped another two .hundred feet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Our feet were trapped under a weight on top of the blankets that turned out to be Tree and Zheegwon lying perpendicular on top of the comforter. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Ignatius asked the empty factory while he tried to stuff foot upon foot of film into his pocket. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the last second before collision, just as he got a close look at the metal and hair and slime, Thomas planted his left foot and dove to the right. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She felt herself scramble to her feet as if he had picked her up, and behind her the path was clear through the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the man holds down the table with his arms, a waiter approaches against the wind with great and obvious difficulty, like someone wingwalking at 30,000 feet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And the steps were narrow, spaced unevenly, and often treacherous: they were worn and smooth at the edges, and some were broken, and some cracked as foot was set upon them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The Basilisk is a brilliant green serpent that may reach up to fifty feet in length. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will never set foot in the post office again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He told her of trolls who steal people's feet and gods who abandon the poor. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Petey pulsed feebly into the air and came to rest a couple of feet away, with Ajax closing fast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

After the first few demigods took a spill, the rest figured out they’d better dismount and fight me on foot. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My feet leave impressions in this softer mix. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

On Tuesday, April 5, 1892, at 6:50 A.M., a sudden windstorm demolished the fair’s just-finished pumping station and tore down sixty-five feet of the Illinois State Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Harry pulled the Invisibility Cloak from inside his robes, swung it over himself, and sprang to his feet, as Neville moved too. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Everyone knows you! Every corner of this land has heard a tale you have whispered. Even now, the men outside wish they could sit like small children at your feet!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

We discovered this a few months after we moved in, when Lori’s foot crashed through the spongy wood floor in the living room. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The satyr propped him against Athena’s feet and loosened the harness that attached Nico to the statue. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But when they emerged back into the light long hours later, the eagle was waiting for them, perched on a dead tree a hundred feet up the slope. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He yelled at them all the time, waving his broom, stamping his feet, trying to make them understand. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He sprang to his feet, and pressed himself against the wall beside the road. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There were windows just above the sidewalk at foot level, and more at head level, too. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she reached for her skirt, a carelessly raised foot revealed a patch of soil on each pad of her sweetly diminishing toes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Some even throw their feet atop the empty chairs at the table to keep me from sitting. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But they are still here, Mabel and Ana with suitcases next to their feet and bags slung over their shoulders, Javier and the driver wrestling a giant cardboard box from the trunk. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Dave Burdow did not grin; neither did another red-faced young man who had put his foot on the rung of a chair and now leaned forward a little, looking coldly at Jethro. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roaring, he came leaping to his feet, and one of those huge hands closed around a maul and jerked it up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Four of the puppies had collapsed at his feet and were asleep. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meir set the finished tzitzis on the table and rose to his feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Two hundred and thirty miles of wilderness had been burned, ripped apart, or buried under a hundred feet of mud and debris. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

The maneuvers had her flying an open-cockpit biplane upside down about 10 feet above the ground and slicing through a ribbon stretched between two poles. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Two thousand seven hundred and nineteen miles by foot,” Malcolm says from the bed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I ran in and put my foot on the trap spring, mashed it down, and released his foot. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shuttle to the Hyatt was just closing its doors a few feet behind me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Surely on the feet of Himmler, Master of All the Jews, would be the most magnificent boots of all. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I shuffle quickly sideways, one foot crossing over the other, squinting to see through the semidarkness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She got up from her bed, where she had been lying and taking turns reading two novels chapter by chapter, and with leaden feet moved to the door. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His sudden motion made the creature fall off his arm to the ground, and Doon felt a crunch beneath his foot. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The right leg was only three-quarters as long as it should have been and had a small foot bent forward at a very strange angle. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Bucket came in and stood at the foot of the bed, watching Charlie. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even Hades was present, sitting on a simple stone guest chair at the foot of the hearth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Because,” she says, “everyone knows you don’t go anywhere important without that rabbit foot, and that you wouldn’t have taken it with you for a regular old overnight at your girl Libby’s.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The giant next to Luke must’ve been fifteen feet tall, easy, and so wide he took up three seats. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was a gate at this edge of the camp; I could see it now that I was within a few hundred feet of it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The sea was beginning to reach for our hilltop, climbing the forty feet with raging whitecaps. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl pushes her chair back, and one of the black plastic wheels rides right onto the big toe on my left foot. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My foot suddenly slipped on the slick rope and kicked back, hitting something. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The little boy stood staring at his feet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

A thousand feet below lay the old Ottoman capital of Bursa, like a backgammon board spread out across the valley’s green felt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I glance back at Ben, but he’s staring at his feet. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

One comer of it was around a bamboo pole that was about six feet high. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls grew larger, the lights dimmed, the floor beneath her feet extended for miles and miles. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He took a long stride with his free foot, and his anchored leg stretched in that rubbery way of his. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I move closer to the window and see a small wooden crate lying a few feet away from him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As was his habit, he padded downstairs in socked feet, eased Grandma’s front door open, and plucked the latest issue of the Logan County Gazette off the porch. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He’s come on foot, then, all the way from 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I dropped the box and used my feet to slide it across the room over to the other boxes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

If there’s gems to be cut or blades to be decorated or arrows to be footed—that’s the job for good old Doli!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Men began to stamp their feet, to pound their fists against the tabletop. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Justin loomed over me, standing at almost five foot six in fifth grade, and his skinny frame made him appear even taller. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Both their mothers had died in childbirth, though from the stories the other women still told, Somkit's birth had been more memorable and involved feet showing up where a head was supposed to be. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As if someone has turned a crank in my back, I am propelled forward, one foot in front of the other. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She lifted it to her mouth as if to tear it with her teeth—and Lina jumped to her feet. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my foot to give my leg a scratch and managed to knock a book off the bottom shelf. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A tall wooden shack housed the cage elevator, which carried miners one to two hundred feet underground, where they would disperse into various dugouts called rooms, each supported by a single wooden pillar. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Early the next morning, a helicopter arrived to evacuate Charlotte Fox and Mike Groom, both of whom had frostbitten feet that would have been damaged further had they attempted to walk out. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed at an oak about fifteen feet from where the group was huddled. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They dangled their feet in front of passing horses to intimidate them, and when less inspired, they shoved and punched one another and grabbed one another’s reins. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel rubbed the floor with her stockinged foot. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dear everyone: Written on my heart, all that I lost—my shoes, a donkey friend, a city, the skin of my feet, a goat, my home, my childhood—shattered at the hands of history. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

And then, because we notice that Lolo is puzzling over which way to open the folding chairs, Lena, Hannah, and I scramble to our feet to help him with the rest. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The elderly had bowed their heads in quiet respect; children had come bearing wreaths of laurels and flowers to lay at his feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I finished it with eyes at the front of my head, no right leg, no foot, and a new nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He looked down at the ground, noticed Aziza at his feet. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Soren Shield- breaker was on his feet, the Wanderer as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a stag—a white stag, standing not ten feet from where I am. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was a stretch version of Auk XXIII, with a foot of length tacked on to see what difference it would make in altitude. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The winch started up, pulling Shin off his feet. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

How could my feet be so cold while my head was so hot? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He probably towers a good foot over her. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

There’s about four feet between those placing orders and the walls. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Akira jumped to his feet with a screech, knocking the lamp over. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

June totally won, which was so not fair because Mr. Taylor is about a foot taller than Hannah. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I threw fists and feet at them, but they were so many, they pinned me to the earth while their leader drew his sword. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day your child says she hates you, and every child will go through the phase, it kicks like a foot in the stomach. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There was something rather formal about the way he stood, feet apart, head held back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s not me. It’s a friend of mine. He’s having problems with his feet and hands. And other stuff. He’ll tell you when we get there.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We walk past the guards, and the tile turns to wood beneath my feet. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The guy stumbled and grabbed the door frame tightly as the floor beneath his feet began to give way. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She let her feet take her home while her mind was busy mulling over the logistics of going to Rûm. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She peered up, squinting at the underside of the vast metal wings, and the soles of the great angel’s feet, and the sky she could see around the edges. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They dismounted and hurried on foot in the direction Gurgi had indicated. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

We stepped out of the elevator onto the white marble walkway, and immediately cracks appeared at our feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Um, before you go, Mack,” George says, “you might want to take a look at Stella’s foot. I think it’s infected again.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

From her bed, she listened to the click-clack of his heels, to the muffled shuffling of his feet after he’d shed his shoes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Another plus of parachuting experience was that early cosmonauts had to parachute thousands of feet after reentering the Earth's atmosphere. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Matty climbed back down the bank, scooped wet mud with his hands, and gently coated her feet and legs, stopping the bleeding and trying to ease her pain with the thick cool paste. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Charles sighed and sat on the foot of my bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A heartbeat later, the police officer flies down the stairs, his feet barely landing on the steps. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She tugged harder on his arm, pulling him back to his feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Byion stood there looking at his feet and I kept pretending I was doing homework. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Something to take my mind off my feet.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I woke up hours later, Mommy was sitting at the foot of my bed, whipping belt in hand. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jose sort of spun Grace away, setting her down on her feet so hard that her teeth rattled together, and then Grace was gone, leaving her backpack, Adam, Max, and U.S. history class behind. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Hank has decided that what I need is an active foot for my everyday leg—a “flex foot” that will even allow me to run. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I can get up onto the faucet all right,” he explained, “but I can’t seem to turn it on, because I have nothing to brace my feet against.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Arya whirled and ran, swift as a deer, her feet flying over the cobbles all the way to the bathhouse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This dynamo measured five feet two inches tall, was forty-nine years old, and her misty red hair had mostly turned to gray. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

You walked uncomplainingly along the path that had been laid at your feet. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

It was like the hot water Papa had poured on my feet, except now it was my entire body that burned. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The pain in my feet travels up to my stomach. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs dangled in the air, bare feet relaxed, a simple white dress flowing around her calves. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Like wings, my feet fly me to Daddy’s door. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I shift from one foot to the other and swallow. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I used to love to swing as high as I could—leaning back, reaching for a bright blue sky with my feet—and it made me feel like I could do anything. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“But that reputation couldn’t be deserved, could it? Because the Cullens never set foot on the reservation, do they?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We also came to a decision. Your grandparents offered that all three of us stay here until we get on our feet. I accepted.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The rope seemed to give him confidence, though he shut his eyes more than once when he looked down between his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Before long Frodo was obliged to dismount and struggle along on foot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Over the ashheaps the giant eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg kept their vigil but I perceived, after a moment, that other eyes were regarding us with peculiar intensity from less than twenty feet away. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

But then he takes a running start and slides down the lane about six feet. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Behind us, Laleh clung to Mom’s hand, dragging her feet so her shoes squeaked on the tile floor. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When we got to the bottom, the shoestring of my new red tennis shoes got caught and the steps kept rollin’, pullin’ me and my foot with them. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at Jude again, released her shoulders, and rose to his feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For an instant I am suspended in nothingness, and then my feet slam into cement and I stumble to the side, away from the roof’s edge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Twitching aside his grey cloak, Pippin drew forth his small sword and laid it at Denethor’s feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

"Why could you not have waited just a few more days, brother Primus?" he asked the corpse at his feet. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I rub my foot all on his cheek. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Baptist and C.M.E. churches went down front and assumed stances a few feet apart. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hobbled a few feet away and thought. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When she was twenty feet above Alice’s head, she scooped her wings, dropped her secondary feathers, and braked herself. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Only when he spotted Meggie did a ball escape his fingers and roll at her feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Stanley couldn't see his feet, which made it difficult to walk through the tangled patches of weeds and vines. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Tyrion grunted under the blow, but this time he managed to stay on his feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The thin grass between their feet glowed with rays of the slanting sun. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I scraped away rubies and emeralds with the side of my foot. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my foot back again, but Four’s hands clamp around my arms, and he pulls me away from her with irresistible force. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I know that my feet only work to help me keep time when I sing and press the pedals on the piano. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I thought the best position for me was four or five feet behind them and slightly to the side. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cut the thongs round Pippin’s legs and ankles, picked him up by his hair and stood him on his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As a fat man, I walked with the foot soldiers so as not to jounce the gestation. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, I started with terror at a ratcheting upon my foot, to find a horseshoe crab trundling past in search of a pool, its saber-tail and lobed armor grotesque in the extreme. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She nods to me, and I use the wall to push myself to my feet, my hands still bound in front of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Finely groomed purple and black feathers sprouted from its slender arms, and each razor-like claw on its feet had been shined and sharpened. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There Paris shot an arrow at him and Apollo guided it so that it struck his foot in the one spot where he could be wounded, his heel. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scar tissue had formed a knot on the bottom of his foot. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I would like to make another trip,” he said, jumping to his feet; “but I really don’t know when I’ll have the time. There’s just so much to do right here.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mark shook his shoulders, kicked off the side of the Berg with his feet and let himself slam back into it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Just say it, Mom,” I say as I rock my feet back and forth on the stool. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

For some reason my feet wouldn’t move fast enough, my arm felt heavy, and I was always one step behind where I wanted to be. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We jumped to our feet and yelled over the stairway bannister, “Don’t answer it! It’s nobody!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They spread out and played with robot arms and legs and feet. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But the dark at the foot of my bed billowed with malevolent shapes. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At his feet, in between the creeping foliage, were dead leaves, rusty-coloured and dry on top, but packed to a damp mould just below the surface. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Kropp stalks up, with his breeches rolled up and his feet bare. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate corn plant, following its Mexico-adapted genetic program, would prepare to thrust up its shoots in March, only to find itself still buried under 10 feet of snow. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

TOC was restocking some beef jerky sticks while Lindsey sat on the stool behind the counter reading a celebrity magazine, her bare feet up on the counter beside the cash register. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“The first human to set foot on the moon.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Trevor peered at his watch and then jumped to his feet. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Waiting for my teammates to arrive, I sat with my feet hanging over the abyss, staring across the clouds, looking down on the tops of 22,000-foot peaks that a month earlier had towered overhead. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His foot met with the shoulder, and she went flying backward, falling so hard that her shoulder relocated with a sickening crunch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Someone pulled him up—was it one of the cops?—and his feet ached. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The path wavered under Taran’s feet, and he felt desperately cold. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Before they could regain their feet, I had picked the locks on the ankle cuffs, snapped them onto the men’s wrists, and bounded down the stairs. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The entrance to Olympus was twenty feet behind me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I pulled myself to my feet and pushed my way through the men until I was standing right underneath one of the showerheads. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They stood, solidly, uncomfortably, on the right of the chamber, shifting from foot to foot, scratching their cheeks and noses, as if they were shamed by the silent repose of their dead brothers. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

One foot, one hand, next foot, other hand...Petra counted as she climbed. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You need to get back on your feet, and then you can leave.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The tracks under my feet rattled as a stark white light suddenly bathed the darkness. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Daddy, I do want something. I want to know how many square feet in an acre.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She pushes him down, sideways, then kicks his head viciously, one, two, three times, sharp painful jabs with the foot, well aimed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The visitation room was twenty feet square with a few stools bolted to the floor. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Five feet ten inches tall but very short in the legs, so that when he rides a horse he seems much taller. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men and women leaped to their feet, screaming. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He could nor walk for the thundering of his own feet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Inspector Pearce rose to her feet and promised to let us know if there was any news. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

In December 1903, the Wright Brothers had barely gotten off the ground and had flown shakily for 120 feet. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The Hub is marked by an American flag fluttering fifty feet up in the air, and large black plastic letters above the door: MOBIUS. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She breathed the hot steam while cold water swirled around her feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I think I’d remember a fellow like you,” he said, pointing down at the Owner’s feet, two inches off the ground. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It makes each footstep I take feel numb, like my foot isn’t actually touching the ground, like I’m not in my body. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The only light came from a single guttering candle placed at the feet of a man with hair and beard so overgrown Harry could see neither eyes nor mouth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Treading through seaweed mounded in pools, we slithered and groped, that we might retain our footing; and on occasions, we fell, Dr. Trefusis’s hands bleeding from the roughness of rock and incision of barnacles. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And away in the North-west there seemed to be another darkness brooding about the feet of the Misty Mountains, a shadow that crept down slowly from the Wizard’s Vale. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His foot felt numb, and he realized that the foot must be swelling fast. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The rushes were scratchy under the soles of his bare feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He skidded to a stop using his high-top sneakers, right at Vonetta’s feet. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was aware, in the night, of thunder and of lightning, although he did not wake; and then in the small hours of the morning he was woken by someone treading, awkwardly, on his feet. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed just beyond my store tree, weaving back and forth on silent feet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly three feet had fallen in the last storm, so that for a week people had to walk single file, in narrow trenches. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

His precious motorcycle, his only means of transportation—four feet didn’t count—was destroyed. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Seth sat down in front of a small door, little more than three feet high. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Most people around here didn't even know about me training at Malloy's for years, punching the bag, and learning how to snap my jab and move my feet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He shifted impatiently from one foot to the other. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are they...” the stonecutter said, peering at the black bricks at the guard’s feet, “stones?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The other night, sitting on the bedroom floor, where he was shaving a corn from his foot, he said quite casually, “So what was it like between you two?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

At the foot of the circular counter in the center of the room, Marigold spied a pair of old powder blue suitcases. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I risked a quick glance over my shoulder, and they were maybe forty feet back now, I saw with relief. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I scurried into the jungle growth, hiding a few feet back and out of view behind a briar. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What’re you doing here?” he said, scrambling to his feet again; why did she always have to find him lying on the floor? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Barely thirty-five square feet, the living space included a small bathroom and a single bed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Jimmy gave Toby things, never wrapped—always thrown at his feet like something he’d killed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he was a leader among the Mniconju Lakotas, and it’s said he was nearly seven feet tall.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She was a mummy except for her head and feet. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” I said, and looked at my feet in humiliation. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Ten prisoners were seated along benches that ran the wagon’s length, their wrists and feet shackled, black sacks over their heads. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I felt with my feet for the duffel. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Each palace was hundreds of feet on a side and many were three stories tall. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Harry’s numb hands slipped on the broom handle and his Nimbus dropped a few feet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

My feet were moving but I was standing in the same place, like a mouse on a treadmill. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When my pup was about two feet from him, he made a lunge. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s very strange to look down and see a pipe leg and a fake foot attached to me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The monster rose ten feet out of the water. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He held his breath and pressed his feet very softly into the ground. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A flicker of motion caught her eye and she swung around to see another corpuscule stand up behind a shroud a few feet away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

As big as a human being, the ape-thing jumped up and down on one foot. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands into his pockets, crosses his feet at the ankles, and leans back against the wall. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ground under his left foot, the one closest to the void, crumbled and sent a shower of stone and dirt into the darkness. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The searchlights from the watchtowers sweep the grounds with swaths of light while guards patrol on foot, guns and Tasers at the ready. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The cowhides stood about two feet off the dirt floor, stretched tight inside a pole frame Papa had built in one corner of the room. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were crossed now, as she sat staring at the bathmat, left over right, a worn white terrycloth slipper looking as if it might fall off the extended foot at any second. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Slowly I get to my feet, holding my right arm against my chest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

We slink down in the car seats, and I put my feet on the dash. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

That couldn’t have felt good, but he struggled to his feet, gasping and coughing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’s bored, scuffing the ground with his foot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

This one, on the other hand, had on a black turtleneck and black pants, but her tiny feet were bare. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

About a hundred feet out, waves crashed against submerged rocks that created a breakwater. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I only slept till around nine o'clock because a million people started coming in the waiting room and I had to take my feet down. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The bull was squared on all four feet to be killed, and Romero killed directly below us. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She could feel the bass of a Flush song through the soles of her feet. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“You did what?” the chaplain demanded shrilly, and charged to his feet in an unfamiliar rage. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Lana insisted they keep their distance from each other, so Mark lay on his side, several feet from Trina, the two of them staring at each other, wishing they could cuddle, at least. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He kicked at the shavings near his feet. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The spare key was still tucked under its foot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

At one point they crossed it, and no sooner had he stepped foot on the other side than the day was adangle with shouts and explosions. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the golden boots were a pair of feet which were swaddled in rags. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luna traversed the slope, watching her footing, as the map advised. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There were no streetlamps here and little foot traffic, nothing but the bright moon and the smallboats bumping against their moorings. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I went and sat down next to her, straightening my legs in the same way, and tapped the side of my sneaker against her foot. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

My foot finally healed, and feeling stronger, I no longer insisted on being with my father all the time. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The snow squeaked under her feet, and for the first time she felt the dry bite of the cold right through her parka and boots. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nobody paid any attention to him, and finally he poured himself a drink and tottered back up the stairs with it, in his bare feet, to bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At the foot of the hill, she paused and looked up at the house, and the windows were dark, reflecting only the heavy moon. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She clutched her wrist to her chest and struggled to her feet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In spite of Big Ma saying “Welcome to the family” to Miss Hendrix, my grandmother put her foot down about Miss Hendrix coming along with us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The movement of the glacier in the Icefall has been measured at between three and four feet a day. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

At this post—one of the several spots in Sing Sing where sheer boredom and the potential for sudden mayhem existed side by side—your feet got tired and your authority was questioned constantly. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she was here, ten feet away from me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

In her prime, Henrietta herself stood only a bit over five feet tall. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Behind the pond, on higher ground, was a grove of trees, hundreds of them, all about ten feet high and six feet wide. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the stacks were over two feet tall. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Shady shifted from one foot to the other. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sohrab stood at the base of the ladder with his left foot on the bottom rung. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We raced around a corner—my fleeting fear of heights now apparently gone—and were confronted by a smooth wall of rock, fifty feet high at least. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She focused on her feet, on keeping upright as she bounded down the stairs, making for the landing below, illuminated by moonlight leaking from the tomb. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The main room was clean, modern, and rectangular, about fifty feet by thirty, and had a separate section with a toilet, urinal, two sinks, and two showers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans out to watch it roll over my foot. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Now it sticks to my feet, coating them like a second skin. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said, watching him closely, aware of the hot silence and feeling tension race from my toes to my legs as I drew my feet quickly beneath me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s head jerks up, with a start, and he puts his foot down on the gas, lurching them across the intersection. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Shay hits me on the side of the arm and points down at his feet. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ben began, staring at where Jinny’s foot had flaked off a bit of paint. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I feel her falling at my feet and hear what she said. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was thin, five foot nine at most, with a carefully manicured mustache. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I’m losing my grip on the icy ledge, when I see I’m only about six feet from the corner of the pod. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She’s near the windows now, twisting, banging feet, hands flailing on the floor. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a way of disposing of them easily and agreeably she declared that she would marry whoever could beat her in a foot race, knowing well that there was no such man alive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was pulled to my feet and we were all pushed out through the doors into the hallway. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Dropped a kettle on my foot,” she said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Frau Elena sits just inside the entryway with a mountain of laundered stockings in her lap and the bottle of kitchen sherry between her feet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I searched his feet and pulled out a long mesquite thorn that had become embedded between his toes. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran down the hill, my feet pounding against the hard, damp earth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The maester pushed himself ponderously to his feet, his chain of office clinking softly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some migrants, after days without sleep, nap on their feet, using belts or shirts to strap themselves to posts at the ends of the hoppers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Percy was back on his feet, Riptide once again in his hands. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And in the winter, which was confined by statute to two months, the snow lay evenly, three feet thick, but never turned into slush. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went out about fifty feet along the reef, and then he said, “Now, we feesh” He described the hole to me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you ever have to live in your car, you are going to have some problems with feet. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Men ate in their rooms, which were a claustrophobic seven feet high, six feet seven inches deep, and three feet three inches wide. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Layers of reddish brown pine needles sank softly under his feet, and he brushed aside the pine cones before he sat down. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He slips; it takes longer than she expects for him to get to his feet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I was too tall for the joggling board now, unless I held my feet up high. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

More specifically, he really noticed them when, upon sliding into his sleeping bag one night, his feet jammed up against a squirming pile of chilly coils. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spin back and kick his feet out from under him, but my leg meets only air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They neared the top of the cliff, both wheezing and gasping for air after trudging the last few hundred feet of the steep path. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Another fellow told me our food was so wretched that he had to flee before it made him sick, so I had his foot cut off, roasted it up, and fed it to him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And on the opposite bank Jesse was more careful to land on his feet. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He dragged his leaden feet, begging them to cooperate, but the row of Barbies seemed to lengthen, stretch out for miles. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Tucker Mouse cleared his throat and began wringing his two front feet. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed tenderly at his damp snub nose while slowly taking stock of where he had landed: directly at the feet of Abbot Mortimer! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They also had to be less than 40 years old, less than 5 foot 11, and in excellent physical condition. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

He understood it all before we’d even set foot in the arena. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She straightens a long piece of satin through her sewing machine with her foot hovering over the pedal. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The bag of coffee was at his feet; the wedge of pie, the book, and the newspaper were placed safely on the seat beside him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark told himself to make sure he didn’t shoot his own foot. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I keep my hands raised and my head down, so I’m barely five feet away from her when I see Anna, standing next to her car, hands on hips, watching me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were not squirrels, nor the cubs of men, they could not wriggle up the trunks of trees, clinging with soft pink paws and clumsy feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I sure would like to put my feet in that water,” Gram said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I eased my foot slowly out of my flat and ran my shaking toes over the engraved words. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The fox fell, lit on his feet, and ran into the woods. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

To Bull, it was as if Varney were an exiled prince slumming it among the foot soldiers of the world. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the base camp the observers were instructed to lay prone in ditches excavated to protect them from the blast, with their feet pointed toward the tower. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He was wearing brown cowboy boots that were probably made from rattlesnake skin, like the ones Papá had on his feet the morning he walked out of our lives. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Smith positioned Pollard and Seabiscuit on the track, then moved a few feet behind them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, not drums—the sounds of thousands of marching feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He seemed unaware of his watching family as he pulled my face to his, lifting my feet off the floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you all right?” said the centaur, pulling Harry to his feet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The nurse pulled her to her feet at the end and wrapped her in a huge, absorbent sheet. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She hasn’t worn her shoes in so long they’re awkward on her feet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ruby pokes with annoyance at her roped foot. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Some tore strips from their canvas jackets and wrapped them around their bare feet, but once the canvas got wet it was worse. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Detective Stevens is standing right there, a few feet away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Wednesday morning, my father woke me, shaking my foot. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

White sheets of water, knocked high in the moonlight by his churning feet, gleamed like thousands of tiny white stars. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he put his foot on top of the beaver paddle and looked across at Abel. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Celia lay with her tom, bleeding feet beside her daughter and held her, rocking and rocking her in the blue gypsy dusk until she died. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hurt so much to move, but each foot forward brought me closer to relief. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The feet of the Greater Being,” it went on, and repeated the words: “The feet of the Greater Being.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moisture bulged from between the floorboards at my feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He leapt to his feet and trotted back to the pool, just as Maurice did a rather poor dive. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I had come in for my foot, my missing toe, which was cut off by a piece of falling rubble. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rocks were cold and smooth and slippery under his feet arid the water lapped up to his knees, but Turner hardly noticed. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Will and Lyra got painfully to their feet again and clambered on. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she had to resist everything in her that told her to leap to her feet and kick the woman as hard as she could in the shins. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And now here I am, sitting in the church, staring at the white spot on my left foot while the minister talks about God and heaven and angels. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He stretched out his legs and admired his tanned feet. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked forward to a second set of gearshifts in the back of the boat and moved her up a few feet. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We want to keep you safe, lass,” Grandfather said as he pulled himself to his feet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shot a couple of rounds sitting against a wall, ignoring the bandage on my foot and everyone else. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She burned with questions, but Mona picked up her staff and levered herself to her feet. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I untangle myself out of Chris’s arms and crawl to the foot of the bed. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My sheep taxi started plodding up the hill After a hundred yards, my hands and feet started to hurt from holding on. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was not until the plane was less than ten feet from the ocean that, miraculously, Alcock was able to pull the aircraft out of the stall and avert certain death. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

There she was, slumped all the way back in a recliner about two feet in front of the TV. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The ground was scrabbly dirt, and in the center of the rope enclosure, about twenty feet away, was a hole. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“She got killed and eaten by a crocodile. They don’t let their children step foot in the river, ever. Not even to be washed in the Blood of the Lamb.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the marble banisters and struggled to return to his feet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The creature rolled and came to its feet, and it took me a second to recognize the bonobo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They are all dirty, from head to foot, and dressed in odd combinations of old clothes and newer ones, and in clothes too small or too large. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ridgeway was six and a half feet tall, with the square face and thick neck of a hammer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In any case, above 27,400 feet, no ropes had been fixed ahead of time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her foot came off the gas and she allowed the car to roll to a hesitant stop. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I had my dinner in a restaurant, and when I had settled in with a drink and a comfortable chair and my bathed bare feet on a carpet with red roses, I inspected Charley. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the ground at his feet, like You. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The black robe lay across the foot of the bed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he pushed himself up to his feet, his legs shaking. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I had felt warm river sand on my bare feet and had smelled crocodiles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jamison’s runner boy took off, and Simmon started to get to his feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Half a block down, the dog found a stick and dropped it at Alex’s feet. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The pastor says something about how we return to the earth the way we came from the earth and I feel the grass under my feet grab my ankles and pull me down. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘When a ladybird is walking across a leaf, I is hearing her feet going clumpety-clumpety-clump like giants’ footsteps.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I touched the small pillow where Abuelo’s head had rested and had an image of him deftly peeling an orange in a long ribbon to his bare feet, which were brown, calloused, and delicately shaped. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Harry looked down at his feet, thinking of his father. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She dropped her book bag between her feet. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Bare feet pointed down with toes that curled upon themselves like chicken claws. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that too, as sure as the carpet beneath my feet. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A little above the hill’s foot they halted, and wrapping their cloaks about them, they sat huddled together upon the faded grass. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A few feet away, Summer darted in and snapped at Hali. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At last they were set on their feet once more. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A little, rubbishy wavelet, full of candy wrappers and orange peel and seaweed, folded over my foot. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

When at last she reached the small ledge below the tree and felt her feet firmly in place there, she took a deep breath. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Across the room, Norman Bright was slumped on a bench with one ankle propped over the other knee, staring at his foot. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“My dæmon tells me the ground is forty feet down.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought she was going to do a split, but then her other foot touched the water and slid forward. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

They walked so far, Hazel’s feet began to hurt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Though my feet ache I decide to go for a walk in the nearby fields. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With another wild kick, she rolled herself over and stumbled to her feet, staggering in the direction of the forest A tickle grew in Tally’s throat as the pepper dust dispersed on the wind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She stomps her foot and thrusts out her hand for the game controller. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The blade was a hundred feet long, easy. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

My heels were nipped from behind by other feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there came Gandalf on foot and with him one cloaked in grey; and they met before the doors of the Houses of Healing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My feet swell big and heavy like plungers, but I drag them across the linoleum floor straight center where Uncle wants to show off the new dance we learned. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful was pulled a short distance before she opened her feet and let go of the food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” he said, pulling me to my feet. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

When there was no movement other than the chest slowly rising and falling, he came stiffly to his feet and knelt at Chronicler’s side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had a spring cold and she made me some tea that had me on my feet quick as a wink. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He shuffled forward another foot and waved his arm again, the sword level with my neck. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sprang to his feet and leaped to the top of a large rock. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When he rose to walk, he bent forward even more, making a deep cavity of his body, and placed his feet down very carefully, moving ahead by inches from the knees down. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Camilla was at the foot of the steps, out of earshot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The heavily loaded wagons come barreling down the runs and don’t stop until they’re a dozen feet away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The touch of the iron hilt seemed to unstick her feet from the floor at last, and she moved through what felt like thick mud toward the monstrous child. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And just as he came to his feet again, I caught him in the ribs with another one. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too big and too hard to balance, so I sat in my wheelchair, my dog at my feet, as the two of them read the stories I knew by heart. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was still trying to force back the blackest thought of all; the merest suggestion of it sent the rat’s feet of panic skittering up my spine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It opened about a foot and a half, giving me just enough room to squeeze inside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My father’s feet had started to swell for no obvious reason. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As I leaned into the restroom doorway, all I could see was a huge pile of rubble, almost four feet high, in the middle of the tile floor. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Harry had finished, Sirius was on his feet again and had started pacing up and down the cave. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When his vomiting subsided, Dalgard helped him to his feet, took him indoors, and made him lie down on a couch. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using J. T.’s franchise as a yardstick—3 officers and roughly 50 foot soldiers— there were some 5,300 other men working for those 120 bosses. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. Whatever you say she won’t remember. Take this out to her. She wants to soak her feet.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t rightly know, Jacob. I woke up a few days ago and my feet was all floppy. Jes’ can’t feel ’em right.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

To step across every inch of the five feet. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then she even put her hand on top of mine and said, “Look at you! You must have grown a foot. You look totally hot! How was your summer?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I raise the knife, holding it in both hands, its tip poised two feet above his throat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His feet hit the floor with every step. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The floor creaked beneath her feet, and she came to a dead stop. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I yank my stockings up from sagging around my feet—the trouble of all fat, short women around the world. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Lupin sprang to his feet: His chair toppled over backward, and he glared at them so fiercely that Harry saw, for the first time ever, the shadow of the wolf upon his human face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My bare feet make sticky sounds on the floor as I walk, my hand skimming the wall to keep my path straight. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I nod, flustered, but before I can figure out how to respond, Mama puts the birthday card down again, rising to her feet and brushing the dust off her skirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I halt, staring at the gravel beneath my feet as this fact sinks in. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Tendai was relieved to find dry ground under his feet again. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My mom has to keep her feet up. She’s due to have my baby soon.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted James to his feet and half-carried him through the stunted trees. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“About three feet away from me, in the air.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was a good ten feet to the ground. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He would never master the Second’s eerie stalking silence, and he could hear his shallow breaths and the slippery shifting of his feet in the vaulted stone hallways. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then he turned and ran inland across the top of the glacier, leaping a chasm fifty feet across. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He held up a tiny foot and almost fell over. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My throat feels tight and my feet hurt. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He counted half a dozen identical impressions, all made by the same set of bare feet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howitzers and mortars, naval gunfire, aerial bombing, and men on foot with hand grenades and satchel charges had done their work. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harley twisted and rolled on the ground; his hands and feet seemed to be tied. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, no small dark foot would rest on another while a hungry mouth said, Mama? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first two times I crash to the ground, I manage to make it back on my feet, but the third time, I cannot get my leg to cooperate. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I eat the rest of the cabbage this way, listening for Mrs. Byrne’s foot on the stairs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He jumped to his feet, put his hand on the wall to steady himself as he craned his neck to gawk toward the heavens. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He moves faster than I do, and soon his hands find the rungs that my feet leave. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It disappears after a few feet but I follow it to where it might have gone. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

"So much death will bring other wolves besides Summer and Shaggydog, and not all on four feet." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nailer drew deeper under the dock, listening to the tramp of feet. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I swear I was four feet off the ground, curving in slow motion, with a kind of death-welcoming grace, and I looked down as I moved up, expecting to see him going away. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

More in self-defense than out of any decision to wake up, William pulled himself to his feet—like a tree falling in reverse—and stretched his long arms over his head. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She took Luna’s hand and rose to her feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Cootie said it looked at him and stomped its foot, kicking red dust all around its body, getting ready to charge. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Instead of turning back the way they’d come, they moved counterclockwise around the old tower, the wall of the arena vibrating with voices and stomping feet to their left. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He went on his back and put his hands under his head, his big feet tenting his blankets way past where his bed left off. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They read the chart at the foot of the bed and asked impatiently about the pain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The boys who have gone ahead on foot are already pulling down branches and shaking loose a rain of guavas. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I just need to keep on my feet a little while longer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She touches my foot, which is sticking out down where I can’t see it. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I casually moved the foot of the wax doll into the space about an inch above the candle’s wick, which is actually the hottest part of the flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I heard his bare feet on the floor and felt his weight as he settled into bed beside me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open the door, and Lubek grins, pushes a pecking chicken away from his feet, and goes straight to the pot to make himself a cup of tea. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

With a jet engine there is no torque, so your feet are not nearly as busy and you can concentrate on other things. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart was racing almost as fast as my feet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At stun setting a sonic gun can locate its resonance-field only within a hundred feet or so. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I slide the sunglasses up on my head and doodle a picture of Jeremy and me standing with our feet in water. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The garbage can was smack in the middle of the lawn, ten feet from any shade, and the afternoon sun was strong. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The commander left everything else lying on the cloak and got to his feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The descent on the bridge was even more dizzying, and Nina was relieved when her feet struck solid white marble once more. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Jason accepted his hand and got to his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The cottages were fewer here, and their gardens larger; they were walking toward the foot of the mountain in whose shadow Hogsmeade lay. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She felt she could not make one foot go in front of the other. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spend a lot of time brushing it from my shoulders and feet, then sweeping it into a dustpan. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The animals had been found buried under volcanic ash up to ten feet deep. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the trash wedged itself under his armpits and the balls of his feet, as if it wanted to be useful one last time before sinking into the silt at the bottom. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Just then a door a few feet in front of the bench opened and Dejesus shut his trap. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Lawrence, now back on his feet, felt encouraged enough to outline an appeal for yet another expansion of Y-12. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A pen fell out and landed on my foot as I dug through the box. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They had claws for fingernails, feet like paws. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced at Zero, about fifteen feet away, who scooped out a shovelful of dirt and dumped it on a pile that was already almost a foot tall. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

From the way it looked here, where you could hardly be bothered to lift your feet to step over a dead woman's arm, he did not think he would be needing apologies or tributes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The trees roared over Captain Blacks head; the earth roared under his feet. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a vest of woven gold thread over a loose gown of purple silk, and on his feet were pointed slippers of soft velvet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

By then I had collected wits enough to leap to my feet and race out of the church. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He retraced his steps, almost casually, caught her perfume again about fifty feet away, beside a small mausoleum with a closed metal gateway. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

A few feet of ascension was possible if you kicked wildly, but no more. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers pin me to a chair, their armored hands as heavy as manacles around my arms, their knees coming down on my feet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She walked ten feet away from Mr. Jeet, and Paganini followed her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I looked at the foot in anger and disbelief. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm at the study door, then I glide into the room, my feet leaving tracks in the soft pile of the carpet. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he lay in his bed, he heard Karen’s door opening and the sound of small, frantic feet on the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second he popped up on his feet, the rest of them would pull back and start looking for the next one. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My feet and hands were completely numb with cold, but I didn’t bother trying to warm them up. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They’re almost the same height and build, maybe five foot six, both kind of skinny, with shoulders like swimmers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Behind them, the oil sprayed a hundred feet in the air. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe because it already feels like our feet are going to freeze off.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

How her legs and feet ached now, but she must walk much farther to reach Indio! Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Now she leaped under my heavy relentless foot, and the wind shrieked around the corners of the house. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-south-west; then paused, and, after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back towards the left. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as lords and ladies never notice the little grey mice under their feet, Arya heard all sorts of secrets just by keeping her ears open as she went about her duties. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I start my descent, crutches, then foot, crutches, then foot, crutches, then foot. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He had followed me, but he seemed unsteady on his feet, nearly pitching with every rush of wind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She printed the sign-up sheet and picked up the backpack resting near her feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“We measured gullies fourteen feet deep,” Joel explained. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But the old man thought, I have such a heart too and my feet and hands are like theirs. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a grunt, he forced himself to his feet, leaning against the window. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The ground was about twenty feet below her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

At least twenty feet across, the break in the wall went all the way to the top, far above. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The girl was frozen at the top of the marble steps, her eyes wide and her face as pale as the stone beneath her feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But I got an itch in the space between my little toe and the sole of my foot. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then she opens her mouth: “With your feet on the air and your head on the ground...” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mark stared at the charging device until Alec dragged him to his feet to help prepare for their journey. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The compass was still gyrating loosely, but the altimeter was functioning accurately, as far as he could judge, and showed them to be floating about a thousand feet above the seashore and parallel with it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had done half the retreat on foot and swum part of the Tagliamento with his knee. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She leapt to her feet, closely followed by Mr. Weasley, and both of them flung themselves on their daughter. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The stones lay lumpish and cold under my bare feet. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He caught the next cut on his shield, then lurched back to his feet and drove Arron across the yard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln sits just a few feet away but is in too much shock to understand what’s been said. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he could find support for his feet, he would use it, but mostly it was the jammed fists that made the climbing possible. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Salvador grabbed the girl’s outstretched hand and jerked her to her feet. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“It was our secret, something that belonged to no one else. You didn’t have to show it to him. We’ve been going up there since the day we first set foot in this temple.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Plumes of fire thirty and forty feet high danced upon the waters, crackling and hissing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The thunder god slammed his feet through the bottom of the boat, and he used the sea bottom to brace himself, and he began to haul Jormungundr up on board. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

His hands and feet are ice-cold; his breathing is faint, almost undetectable. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Why, Diana,” he said, “come in. You must be freezing in that thin blouse and skirt. And look at your feet. Where are your shoes?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the time Shirley and the angry one had gotten to their feet, all the other players had fled the scene. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Finally she entered the forest near the main hunting road, but after only a few feet the trail disappeared. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walking warmed me slightly, though my feet still felt wooden and numb. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was known as Barbie and measured just under a foot tall. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my feet up onto the swing, watching over the top of my sketchbook. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel my feet hit the ground. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten feet of soaring, plunging sailfish, it leaped, arched like a rainbow, dived, sank deep, tugged the line taut, rose, flew, fell, rose. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at that black line with disbelief, getting to his feet. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know where to put my feet now,” Bigger said, laughing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Donna is a few feet away, crouched down with her hair hanging to the ground. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The length of the hall is forty-three feet, six inches. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the rocky bottom bumped against his feet, he kept thrashing his lifeless limbs. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As the girls helped Pita sit down on a huge flat rock a few feet away from the shore, I held my grandmother’s hand in mine. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Step, step, step, on hard concrete sidewalks that made their feet hurt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pressing his foot against the top of the shovel, he flung his full weight down onto it, forcing the blade into the earth. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Under his feet, the earth rippled as if Half-Blood Hill had become a giant water mattress. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As we were about to crest the ridge, Bronwyn’s feet went out from under her, too, and she slid down twenty feet before she could stop herself. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Look! There’s writing on his foot,” the little girl cried. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push the blankets back and shove my feet into my shoes—I sleep in my clothes these days. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The room was larger than Thomas had expected, at least thirty feet square. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The ground rushed up to me before I could move a foot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was twisted in an ugly expression, and Ophie clambered to her feet just as the bedroom door slammed open. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Delia went to the door and blocked it, her feet apart and arms crossed like some kind of mobster. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Seven got to her feet, the room spinning around her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My heart rises into my throat as she turns to go upstairs, but it sinks again just as fast, because Tom is on his feet, his hand on her arm. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the only water I saw flowed in streams so tiny they barely wet my feet. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The snow packed under his feet with a hollow sound. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The dog flopped down at the boy’s feet and began to lick them, too. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only the robot had swung her fists or kicked her feet, she could have scared them off. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Popcorn and wads of paper crackled beneath our feet as we proceeded through the rows of seats. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, I'm almost certain she's stuck out there, somewhere between the second fire and the unlit one at my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I slog past them with my head bowed, the grass squishing beneath my feet. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I stare at my raw and oozing feet. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet scrambled at the ledge, scraping rock into the water. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As the crowd rose to its feet, Cloud abruptly turned and ordered the troopers to step aside, clearing the road and inviting King to defy the federal court order. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spitting at his feet, I turn and run away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have to know where to place your hands and feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I could hear Queenie’s feet and the bright shapes went smooth and steady on both sides, the shadows of them flowing across Queenie’s back. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young man suddenly picked up one of Sybil’s wet feet, which were drooping over the end of the float, and kissed the arch. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Her heart thumping painfully with love, she turned away and set her foot on the bridge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Fair enough,” Maya said as Grace settled next to her, putting her bare feet in the water. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The crowd rose to its feet and cheered. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Lina took aim at the heart of the city, far beneath her feet. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know all about Ephialtes and Otis. Those wannabes! They never fit in with the other giants. Too puny—and those snakes for feet.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Oh our port side, a spiky green dorsal fin about fifteen feet long curled out of the water and disappeared. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I landed back onto the ladder’s step, one of my feet slipped. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She headed toward the back, still unsteady on her feet, pulling Archer after her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Once the seniors and freshmen came parading in, I couldn’t stop my nerves from getting the better of me, and I began shuffling my weight from foot to foot. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I yank my feet away and wave my hand at it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And she’s already getting to her feet and I’m up after her standing in the scrub and looking at the road around and below us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He bought a bottle of Coke and placed it at the foot of my stool before he left. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Ned's horse lurched back to its feet, he tried to rise, only to fall again, choking on his scream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The river was sixty or seventy feet across, leaving the lake, and the current at the sides seemed a bit slower. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“During a field exercise,” he remembered, “I stumbled with a loaded pistol in my hand, and put a bullet through the sole of my foot.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy dragon marched on its thousands of feet, and now above the drums came the shrilling of the fifes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

August and June pulled May to her feet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The male gods would all stand behind a curtain, with only their feet showing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

At Trzebinia I worked all day moving piles of rocks back and forth, digging holes six feet deep and then filling them back in again. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stretch out on the end of the bed, just beyond Mama Ya-Ya’s feet. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Heather actually likes bowling—it was a big thing in her old school—but she has seen our bowling lanes and she could tell that no Right Person would set foot in there. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the flight home, twenty thousand feet above clouds that were ten thousand feet above the ground, Gus said, “I used to think it would be fun to live on a cloud.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Attention! Let me have your attention!” insisted the king, leaping to his feet and pounding the table. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Branches snap and puddles splash and feet slip and he pounds along the road matching our every step. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I stood at the foot of the inside stairway and called up, “Hello! Anybody home?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I can put socks on my feet and make ice; I just can’t sleep. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She noticed that the tree trunk was still scarred by foot holes and the birdlime barrier was still intact. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below, they came on Meera and Jojen being herded from their room by a bald man whose spear was three feet taller than he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Several older boys—sixth graders—leap to their feet. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing to David, I see his pants wadded at his feet. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you sent him a picture of your foot and he sent you one of his ankle?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ben laughed as he cut off the foots. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beatrice began whistling again, and she rubbed Jasper’s head with her foot. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning on my cane, dragging my feet along, I followed her with great difficulty. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no longer bows in Janina’s hair or socks on her feet. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When he charged at me, I planted my feet and looked him in the eye. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe there had been a lot of erosion, and whoever it was was only five feet away...or four. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gollum turned to the right, southward more or less, and splashed along with his feet in the shallow stony stream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It turns out he’s already outside in the parking lot, standing by the trunk of our car, one foot on the fender, smoking a cigarette and talking to Wimpy in a low, serious voice. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“If my husband wishes me to wash his feet, he must first wash mine. I will tell him so this evening.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then Washington slowly edged out to a slight lead of about four feet. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Trevor and Amy were in love. We all knew the rules. No contact, six feet apart. And I”—she points to herself—“I let them break the rules because I wanted them to be happy.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A musician who wished to set foot upon the Eolian’s stage had to pay for the privilege: one silver talent. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was thirty feet or so deep, with a dry floor: an ideal den for a bear or a wolf, but the only creatures living in it for years had been birds and bats. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It’s when I’m pulling the jeans off that I glance at my foot and I see it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“At the foot of the stairs, Mr. Clutter switched on lights that lighted the hall above, and as we were going up, he said, ‘I don’t know why you boys want to do this. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

His leg is so long that he finds a place for his foot easily and guides his body between the bars. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The fella looked us up and down, from our bare feet to our patched-up pants. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even from several feet away, I can make out the protrusion of the pipe in his jacket pocket. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was tired of sitting on the limb, and my bare feet were getting cold. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled her to her feet and pressed his lips against her mouth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I turned to see if she had gone, she was standing only a few feet away, looking straight at me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

With one foot jamming the brake pedal to the floor and the other just as resolutely stomping on the gas, Durham’s civic engine roared deafeningly—but it did not budge from the starting line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Alone now, he and his father’s elderly mother share a shack thirty feet square. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

A window at my feet faces out to the street. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

A foot of shattered antler, tines snapped off, all wet with blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But so much adrenaline was pumping through me that I needed a step to balance myself as my feet touched the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Your brain is still wired to your having a foot.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

On her feet she wore her leather shoes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Almost all the rain falls during the May-to-December rainy season and rapidly sinks hundreds of feet into the porous limestone, from where it cannot easily be extracted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I studied my feet as I whispered, “Yes.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I pulled the eiderdown over my head, sobbing at his feet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A few chickens lay in the wagon bed, too, their feet tied together. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as Ron started moaning that his feet were dead with cold, Harry spotted the suit of armor. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

With a quick glance to the row of aquamarine motel doors, I shuffled around the back of the van until I was a few feet behind him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She found Branch underfoot and picked him up to keep him safe from so many trampling feet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I saw my father coming quickly up the aisle, and I jumped to my feet. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m really sorry I broke off your foot,” said Thorn as he helped the robot up from the weeds. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stamp my foot to scare them away, but Ma says, “Leave ’em be. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The two were barely out of sight before Dustfinger rose to his feet, soundless as a shadow, and pointed up the slope. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The hobbits stood now on the brink of a tall cliff, bare and bleak, its feet wrapped in mist; and behind them rose the broken highlands crowned with drifting cloud. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Beneath our feet, the floor was a death trap of broken boards and splinter-lined holes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The ladder groaned beneath my weight but held, and within moments my feet were on worn floorboards. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Talos looked down at me and raised his foot to squash me like a bug. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Three feet from my face she calls my name again, swoops up, and “waits on” just above me. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later Constance’s tiny feet appeared, then the rest of her body, as Kate, hanging by her legs from a beam, lowered her carefully to the chair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear heard the swish of fine heavy fabric as the emissary rose to his feet and went to the door. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Some of the children grinned along with her, while others looked at their feet. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here I lowered my feet into the pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was sure my name was somewhere in it, especially since I was shuffling around in an all-black suit, looking like some kind of secret agent with bad feet. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Bull was at least a foot taller than her, so he had to be careful not to pull away or else he might lose the entire ear. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She gets out, goes around to his side, unlocks his seat belt, and tries to pull him out the car, but he digs his feet into the seat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But here I was now, less than fifty feet from them, telling myself that the sudden taste in my mouth wasn’t unadulterated, naked fear. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She never knew why she got to her feet, but she did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The only wrong I have done is to take shoes to the children in Colliers whose bare feet are blue from the cruel blasts of winter,” Fannie said. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Suddenly where Nico di Angelo had been standing was a potted plant about five feet tall, with drooping green leaves, tufts of silk, and half a dozen ripe yellow ears of corn. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“We got one up to nearly eight hundred feet. Next time, we’ll bust a thousand, I know it!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The skin of my bare feet recognized the skin of the red earth with all its wrinkles. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

About twenty feet away, a dude was spot-welding a hinge onto the pasture gate. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The going was loose and he was heavy, and more than once the scree shifted under his feet and carried him down again in a scramble of dust and gravel. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

At the first step upon the cold surface, Buck’s feet sank into a white mushy something very like mud. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heavy thighs, the thick calves, the strange roundness of the knees, the wide feet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he did, a dark figure bounded past Ellidyr, who sprang to his feet, his blade unsheathed and whistling through the air. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They went down in a wild, roaring tangle of twisting bodies and scrambling feet and slashing fangs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Kingshaw pulled his foot up, he heard a slight, sucking noise. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t have a chance to finish as Carter leaped to his feet. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dragonwings seemed to leap into the air about five feet and hang suspended. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shoes kicked at the back of his feet whenever he slowed down. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Galanter smiled and started toward them, moving quickly on the balls of his feet, his skullcap perched precariously on the top of his balding head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And the red-haired captain, Menelaos, answered: “My dear, I see the likeness as well as you do. Odysseus’ hands and feet were like this boy’s; his head, and hair, and the glinting of his eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke and the doctor strained against the door, as though desperately holding it shut, and the floor moved under their feet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Horse Gate of Vaes Dothrak was made of two gigantic bronze stallions, rearing, their hooves meeting a hundred feet above the roadway to form a pointed arch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Madeline locks our harnesses to suspending hooks, and we climb a ladder up to a plank that looks like a diving board except we’re only about six feet above the floor. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw spun round in alarm, and at once began to struggle to his feet. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“All right,” he said, getting to his feet, holding his dæmon close to his breast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He seized the brazier with his offhand and flipped it, scattering embers and hot coals at Selmy’s feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Half buried in snow, the deadly cold coming up through my feet, I kept watch. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climbed the stairs, found Emilika gone, and washed my feet while I thought. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She demonstrated with her foot, turning over the rock beside the door. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yet they remained in it, though not thirty feet away was bed and warmth. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico shook his head a few times and struggled to his feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He knows she might like a more romantic sweeping off her feet. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Mom finally put her foot down and insisted it was okay for me to quit, scuttling Stephen Kellner’s dreams of me playing professional soccer before they even made it out of dry dock. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In spite of their minute size, the total weight of this host of bacteria in the top foot of a single acre of fertile soil may be as much as a thousand pounds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then a small rustling noise behind Harry made him turn: Petunia, hiding behind a tree, had lost her footing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He simply willed himself to stand, to move his feet that felt weighted and clumsy, to go forward, up the steps and across the platform until he stood at her side. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped fully two feet into the air and narrowly avoided falling on Simmon in the howling, scratching, biting blur that had been my only method of defense in Tarbean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One of the Elephants lifted Uncle Andrew in its trunk and laid him at the Lion’s feet He was too frightened to move. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

"You think you could watch your feet, Brit?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The girl wore a peasant blouse and a nondescript ankle-length skirt; her calloused and dirty feet were bare. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and grabbed my clothes; the whole thing seemed unreal. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justin pushed one of them, and Mrs. Frisby, who had never been in an elevator before, gasped and almost fell as she felt the floor suddenly sink beneath her feet. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she returns to the table at the foot of the bed and kneels beside the model of the city. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth and run, leaping over the bodies, feet slipping in the gore. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You can call me Audrey,” said the woman, getting to her feet. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was eating breakfast and reading the paper when she began to kick on the back door with her slippered foot. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She stood on tiptoes and stared into them, then stamped her foot and shouted, “No, your real eyes! Those fakes don’t fool me any more than your ridiculous lie about Abe!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The human boy was standing not two feet from her, his eyes hidden behind mirrored glasses. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“You’re just lucky the old guy isn’t going to press charges,” the cop said, practically slamming the door on John’s foot and then getting into the driver’s seat. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He realized Hazel was staring at her feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I put my eyes on the asphalt under my feet and took a couple deep breaths to pull myself together. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

By the time I made it to the Donnelly house, my bruised and bleeding feet were decorated with lollipop sticks, chewing gum, hairs, broken soda-can tabs, straws, buttons, and some things I couldn’t even identify. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Adam has about a foot and fifty pounds on Kim, but after stumbling for a second, she adjusts to the added burden. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push myself to my feet, make it to the next room, and practically fall onto the bed in my clothes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was tall for a Japanese man, nearly six feet, lean and hard and healthy- skinned from the sea. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered the kettle into the tub, tilted it toward my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The stone floor was freezing under my feet. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was not far, but the drifts were deep, the wind was gusty, and Asha’s feet were blocks of ice. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Benny’s shuffling feet rolled against tiny bits of gravel, the sound echoing in her ears. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They traveled by foot, on horseback, and in wagons. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

A copy of A Wrinkle in Time was facedown in her lap, and her feet, sticking out from underneath her bright blue lehenga, didn’t touch the floor. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The hobbits lay down on their blankets with their feet towards the hearth; but Strider settled himself in the chair against the door. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’ll sit in the back, put my feet up, and just enjoy the view. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

By the time we got him off his feet, the train had started to speed up again. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The neighborhood did have lots of kids—Maureen had real friends for the first time—and we all tended to hang out at the National Guard armory at the foot of the hill. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then the column climbed over his instep and continued on its way, and Kino left his foot there and watched them move over it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

But our mother looks out the window and sees us, and the snow, and makes us come inside and dry our feet off with the skimpy towels. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was about four feet away, but I could still smell it was booze. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the doll’s foot into the candle flame, which guttered and smoked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That spring Ged saw little of either Vetch or Jasper, for they being sorcerers studied now with the Master Patterner in the secrecy of the Immanent Grove, where no prentice might set foot. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

That wall was said to be forty feet thick at its narrowest, and near eighty on the seaward face, a double course of stones with an inner core of sand and rubble. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Daisy's voice got us to our feet and out on to the blazing gravel drive. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Her swollen feet ache against speckled gray linoleum. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the girl scooped up her finds, the boy rose to his feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He lets the chain go and I kick my feet out into the stars. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then Jack leapt to his feet, slashed off a great hunk of meat, and flung it down at Simon's feet. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It hit the top deck a few feet below where he was standing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the biggest landslide in human history and carried enough material to bury the whole of Manhattan to a depth of four hundred feet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My feet were a size eleven in third grade! The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like saying the Greeks died of mumps, or the proud Romans died on their beautiful hills of athlete’s foot! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sill along the edge of the bridge: they could have walked off it into the water three feet below. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She helped Vern to his feet without giving him the option of declining. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Naomi stood a few feet away from him at the sink, dish towel in hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I doubt I got any within five feet of the jack. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Frodo lay for a while fighting with the sleep that was overpowering him; then with an effort he struggled to his feet again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were a thousand feet or more above the frozen sea. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He reaches down to cover my foot, which has found its way out of the blanket. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I reach my foot out to the trellis but pull it back quickly when another gust of wind whips past. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even more striking, in the general American population, 3.9 percent of adult men are six foot two or taller. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“This is where I leave you,” he said as seriously as he could, though he kept looking at the ball that lay at the foot of the stairs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She dropped the bone at my feet and waited for me to throw it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Not with Will and Christina standing a foot away from me— staring with open mouths, probably because I just kissed Tobias—and the clamor of the Dauntless surrounding us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“We need to get to that ledge. About forty feet down.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We turned and saw the light of the east reflecting off a golden pool at Abel’s feet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were the same as Sohrab’s, except blue, and sized for my Hobbit feet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You were not there last year. You were not standing with the other Elders. An infection in your foot, as I recall?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It was very peaceful and quiet: a chickadee sang his poignant little piece for them, and the inevitable whisky-jack arrived on soundless wings to pick up cooky crumbs from within a few feet. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, neither is mine,” said the man, and, looking at the ground near Reynie’s feet, he said, “Please don’t take offense, but my name is Harry Harrison.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she sees me, she takes her feet down off the desk. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

My feet would be cool and slightly damp, smooth, like the skin of mushrooms. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his head to find the Spirit Bear standing barely twenty feet away, staring at him, one paw forward as if frozen in midstride. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Ambitious my big fat foot. You don’t know what the course was—hairdressing. Not barbering—hairdressing—for women. Now maybe you see why I got worries.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes he chased us—his fat arms out to the side; his fat fingers opening and closing; his legs stiff like Frankenstein’s monster, like the mummy dragging its foot; growling; laughing- crying. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I resisted the urge to stare at my own feet like Zion. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Lightfoot, her toes curled tight around the branch, she walked a few feet, hopped down to a larger limb, then swung hand over hand through the tangle of leaves until she reached the trunk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He does something funny with his feet and pretends to trip. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The bodyguards whisked him off the ground before he could reach his foot. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every few feet the tunnels twisted and turned and branched off. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I stopped short as soon as I stepped foot inside. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

How her feet hurt, how she misses him, how Kim got a 90 percent in spelling. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

There are brake and accelerator pedals at her feet. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Booth isn’t wearing a boot on his injured leg, and his foot and ankle are in pain and quite cold from walking on swampy ground in the thin shoes he took from Mudd. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They went everywhere together, and Nymeria slept in her room, at the foot of her bed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

This kiss is supposed to sweep me off my feet, make my heart leap from my chest, and give me all the tingles. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At the end of the car, large planks of wood approximately six feet deep had been installed as shelves. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Molly follows her down a long hallway lined with oil paintings and etchings in gold frames, the Oriental runner beneath their feet muting their footsteps. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Weary was crying because of horrible pains in his feet. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We started away, a piece of glass crunching under my foot. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around his neck was a piece of rope about three feet long. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Athena Parthenos was thirty feet above them at the top of the temple, and even if they could reach it they couldn’t shadow-travel until they actually had shadows. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

His height was five feet, eight inches; he weighed only 155 pounds. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The man had a foot of height on me, but you never would have known by the way he dropped to his knees in front of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She pulled herself from his embrace and stood on her own two feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The newt clutched desperately at the cotton smock where it covered the great chest and there it clung with its little claw-like feet. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she woke up, it was dusk and Archie was still curled up at Louisiana’s feet. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Bill rubbed his feet against each other and didn’t answer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But what if your mama don’t get her feet on the ground?” he said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The thundering of Sigurd’s feet was louder, and then he grabbed her by the arm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Extremely superstitious about the dead, as many Sherpas are, they halted 60 or 70 feet away and waited for Hutchison. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Only a few feet away a woman was sitting watching her, a very old woman with short-cropped white hair and faded, almost colorless eyes set deep in an incredibly wrinkled face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

At some point, Alex disentangles his jeans from the foot of the bed and fishes out his phone. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He took his shoes and socks off and placed them neatly at the foot of the pole. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of running feet in the halls. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is he darker than the bottom of your foot, Sierra?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Two left feet weren’t exactly an asset in martial arts. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Esme’s face glowed with delight as the clay man sprang to his feet and strolled along the lip of the tub. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Presents spilled off a three foot stack that surrounded the tree. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She releases it over the doorway and it falls several feet, leaving a streak of light on my eyelids. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And Cal, feeling silly, put it around his neck with the head and hind feet under his chin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped she could see now that I didn’t need extra help as I proceeded to pull a notebook and pencil out of my bag with my foot. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“C’mon,” said Harry, as the sound of Filch’s shuffling feet reached their ears. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He teased an ant that tried to run across a stick at his feet, blocking its way with the big toe of one foot and then the other, chuckling a little at his own mischief. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the center of a small table is a wooden post at least two feet high with strings dangling from the top like a tree. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He plopped down on top of my bare feet. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Because she went barefooted, the soles of her feet were calloused, but the toes were straight, never having known the pinch of new shoes or any kind of foot covering. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slip one foot onto the back of the truck, just to see what it would feel like. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I tightened the bandage around my foot, picked up my gun, and followed my squad to ambush the attackers before they got anywhere near our village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I tried pushing myself up to my feet, but the world swung wild and loose under me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My mother used to smile at me and say, “Be careful where you put your feet, Beatrice. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Leo. Leo who? We’re his summer project. Black city kids—‘Let’s show them what they can’t do,’ ” he mocks, furious, hopping on his good foot. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

As I reload, Brutus flattens on the ground, rolls the few feet to the water, and submerges. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she smiled up at Leo and Nico, who were watching her from the top of the ladder a hundred feet above. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Tayo closed his eyes and leaned back against the bottom of the tree; he flexed his feet out in front of him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stood five foot six, with thick black hair and a soft, round face. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For those to whom such transportation has been forbidden by the German authorities, it can also be reached on foot. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

A moment later, my right arm is twisted behind my back, my feet hang over the edge of the open door, and I’m facing a line of trees that passes altogether too quickly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He’d only gone a few feet down the corridor before the dim lights flashed on and illuminated his path, though shadows clung to the walls. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Miss Josie had curlers in her hair and fuzzy slippers on her feet. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When a horse is in full stride, the only parts of the jockey that are in continuous contact with the animal are the insides of the feet and ankles—everything else is balanced in midair. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane, in her bassinet, was at the foot of the line. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just got to where I couldn’t handle it anymore. I couldn’t walk to the helicopter. My feet wouldn’t work.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He struggled to his feet and stumbled across the pitching deck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cutie had risen to his feet and his gleaming eyes passed from one Earthman to the other. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The old man stopped a few feet in front of them, deep lines of concern cut into his face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If I could just get off my feet for a bit.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Hitting a forty-mile target from a distance of 238,000 miles is about like trying to split a human hair with a razor blade thrown from a distance of twenty feet. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I want to help!” she cried, stomping her foot. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Dripping with butterbeer and crouching out of sight, Harry clutched his empty tankard and watched the teachers’ and Fudge’s feet move toward the bar, pause, then turn and walk right toward him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Up to thirty feet in length, the Hebridean Black is rough-scaled, with brilliant purple eyes and a line of shallow but razor-sharp ridges along its back. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want you to push your foot all the way to the ground. Don’t you understand I deserve it?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Habib was a few feet away, standing on the truck’s bumper, combing the crowds. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Besides, there was something unquestionably odd about the way Henry was constantly shelling out money to him: paying his tabs, footing his bills, doling out cash like a husband to a spendthrift wife. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad Tazviona’s foot is twisted,” she said to the dark hut, but almost at once Mother’s voice whispered inside her head, You don’t really think that. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She draws him flying across the page, a blur of feet and fur. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She could go for a walk, of course, but she’d walked every foot of the island a million times. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She looked like somebody had just yanked the world out from under her feet Behind us, the battle raged. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I stood to my feet and checked the photos. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

After the first ten feet of cutting and bending back the wire, his knees went numb; he felt cold air on his skin and knew that his Levis were worn through at both knees. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It caught on the ropes that supported it about a foot from the ground, and Vikus stepped aboard. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She spent far too long in the bathroom in the mornings for one thing, and didn’t seem to mind if Bruno was left outside, hopping from foot to foot, desperate to go. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

A large wooden trunk stood open at the foot of his bed, revealing a cauldron, broomstick, black robes, and assorted spellbooks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be okay,” I said, and pulled my foot out of her hands and stood up. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she said nothing, and the following evening all of Pearl’s new clothes appeared in a neat pile at the foot of her bed, and Pearl breathed a sigh of relief. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Should she grab the kid and just yank them off her feet? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The sore-riddled woman had gotten to her feet, was sprinting toward the front of the bus, waving her arms wildly, screaming something drowned out by the sounds of the storm. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

One by one, the pairs of feet in front of Harry took the weight of their owners once more; hems of cloaks swung into sight, and Madam Rosmerta’s glittering heels disappeared behind the bar. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"There are 25000 books in the libraries here within a few feet of me," he wrote his mother, "so I can have all the books to read I want." Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kuttappen remembered noticing how her feet died long before she had. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already he had cut their lead a hundred feet. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was two feet high and two feet long, and he had spray painted the cubes with this kind of fake- sand paint or something. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Nero stretched out on the shelf, and Grandma showed Kendra and Seth how to massage his legs and feet. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She was right, and soon’s I knowed it, my legs quit working again and I fell in a heap at her feet. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But he was trying to stay on his feet and be of help. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“A bitter tickling in my throat, incapable of breathing. Goosebumps were jumping along my back, and I could hardly feel my feet—they were as if made of cotton-wool.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

My sore feet are evidence of the truth, but it still doesn’t give him what he needs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Sophie could feel the Giant’s feet pounding once again over the earth. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he could find his way back to the platform, no one would let him down, and he couldn’t jump two hundred feet to the ground. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He crouched down and peered through the gap at the bottom of the cubicle, just in time to see a pair of booted feet climbing into the toilet next door. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I shake my two hairy fists at the sky and I let out a howl so unspeakable that the water at my feet turns sudden ice and even I myself am left uneasy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama shifted her weight from foot to foot. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My feet were turning into blocks of ice, and I realized I was exhausted. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

There was a great scraping and banging as all the students got to their feet and swarmed toward the double doors into the entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was standing there by his jar of pickles, looking down at his feet. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He knelt on the floor and cleaned the cuts before numbing the soles of my feet with some sort of anesthetic. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Already his feet were numb from the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I heard a rustling at my feet, where my duffel was. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Beneath it was a rectangle of white sugar sand two feet long and three feet wide. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have any shoes,” I told Lissa, suddenly conscious of my bare feet. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Three feet long, it slid down the side of the dumpster and began darting from side to side. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

My feet are too big, but at least they’re not too small. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

His feet in place, Maxx swayed his arms to the music, and the crowd erupted with laughter and deafening, sustained applause— the largest ovation by a good measure in Speaker Day history. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He jerked her to her feet, and they ran along the edge of the great ravine. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was big — over six feet — and charming, a talented skater, who wowed young girls with his exploits on the rink. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was on his feet in half a millisecond, straightening his shirt without looking at me either. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A solid two feet separated us, but it still counted. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It flew a short distance before a string she’d tied around its foot snapped taut and it hovered, caught in the air, like a dog straining at its lead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The head bounced past him, leaving spots of blood on the purple marble floor as it rolled until it fetched up against the foot of King Hizdahr’s dragon throne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The difference is, I’ve never been able to find something as easy and as obvious as a rearview mirror lying at my feet. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Tom drove slowly until we were beyond the bend--then his foot came down hard and the coupé raced along through the night. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The bed is still made, and she just lies there with her arms out and her feet together, like the Jesus on the cross that hangs over their kitchen doorway. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I merely pushed her awhile in the swing as I’d promised, and she did kick her feet a little. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dandy crawled up beside me, whimpered briefly, and laid his head on my feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

To rinse them, I got water in a bucket from the faucet, which was located a few feet from the outhouse in the middle of the camp. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He was maybe five foot ten. He had brown hair. He wore glasses.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gilly had a vision of herself sailing around the living room of the foster home on her right foot like an ice skater. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

We sat in the hotel room, at the foot of the bed, around a tray of flatbread, cheese, honey, cucumbers, and tea. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Shadow kept expecting the act of walking to warm him, to spread warmth through his icy hands and feet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I watch a girl run with the most glorious bloodied feet in the world. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“The hell with them,” Ben said, pulling both of his feet upon the railing, encircling his bent legs with his arms. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were sores on its back, and one foot was lame. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He taps his foot against the leg of his chair. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Helmuth collapsed when he heard the sentence, but the guards yanked him to his feet. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

From fifty feet below, a vile stench hits my nose, like rotted corpses in the summer heat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of feet in the inner room. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found himself talking in a way he usually didn’t, and when their time ended and she got up, often to join her father at a meeting, he felt his feet thicken with curdled blood. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Until I get on my feet,” he always told us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

On the floor, his scarred, bony head resting on one of the man’s feet, lay an old white English bull terrier. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena froze, her breath catching as Nox scraped his hands and feet against the stone to catch hold. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Fang, trying his best to be social, spit on the floor between his feet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

At a point where the stream flowed about forty feet below the road she pulled over and guided the children down a fairly steep slope to the water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come with me,” I say, pulling him to his feet. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He ran on his hands and feet, as if he were still an animal," my father said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Books tumbled down, and loose papers rained on the floor at my feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wanted to rest so badly, the soles of his feet on fire with pain, his heart raging, his head pounding. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She grabbed my legs in a bear hug and started tickling the bottoms of my feet. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s eight feet tall and two inches wide, Sierra.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

From around me came the sudden sounds of breath, and I realized we’d all been holding ours, then movement, as everyone scrambled to their feet. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The soles of my feet are so thick and callused that not even the pin grass can cut through them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The road crossed the river on a bridge about thirty feet long. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bare feet dragged along the carpeted hall. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of other heavy feet. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond it the shore rose sheer into a grey cliff, and there was no further passage for those on foot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The little wood reappears; we know every foot of ground here. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We can bed him up real thick, and try to keep him off his feet. Grass hay only and no grain. And no work.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The childlike insistence in her tone had the blanket thrown aside and my feet hitting the cool soil-covered floor before I could think. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Ice collapsing her wicker swing, his sisters at her feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even more deafening was the metallic boom of thousands of feet on the bleachers. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She moved slowly and solemnly toward the podium, placed an old sunbonnet at her feet, and turned toward Gage for permission to speak. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I heard feet hit the ground as she was made to stand from the bed and marched out the door. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I lost my footing and rolled a few times before I landed on my stomach. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I pull him to his feet, tuck my glove through the crook of his arm, and merrily pull him on our way. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They nip at my fingertips and press against my body, wings sliding across the back of my neck, feet tearing at my hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Because Otto’s engine was weak, heavy, and seven feet tall, it did not recommend itself over horses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut up,” said Finn, hauling himself back to his feet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I feel Keav’s hand pull at me, and my feet automatically move in her direction. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would sit in the big rocking chair by the stove and rock occasionally and stamp my feet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will hooks a foot around one of Al’s legs and yanks back, knocking A1 to the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Dowdel, as head of the Ladies’ Hospitality Committee for the Centennial Celebration, I have come to fling myself at your feet. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stood still, pondering, one foot on the board and one on the ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Celaena tapped her foot on the floor, wondering how he had moved on to such a different subject. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

All the tiny houses at its feet are coated in black. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A figure climbs toward the glass ceiling, and judging by the smooth way he walks, like his feet barely leave the ground, I know it is Four. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her feet in their house sandals tapped on the rounded cobbles. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Slipping his feet into flip-flops and reaching for his towel, Larson paused to laugh. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His feet were blistered; his muscles, sore; he could barely breathe, he might never run another step in his life. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were now at the point where the stream began, and he could see the shape of Balthamos’s feet very lightly pressing the grass. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Their way was barred by a smooth green wall about ten feet high. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was one of our C ration cans rigged to a limb that you would have to push out of your way if you were over six feet tall. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

And he whispered, “Whoa, you Black Demon, you! Steady down there and keep your feet on the ground.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to look at Jenna, who was staring at her feet. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

My efforts were lent a sense of urgency by the noises emanating from beneath my feet. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would lie by the hour, eager, alert, at Thornton’s feet, looking up into his face, dwelling upon it, studying it, following with keenest interest each fleeting expression, every movement or change of feature. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

The foot on it was angled forward like a ballerina’s pointed toes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

From a height of 24 feet the horizon is only 6 miles away: the maximum distance from which a lookout on one galley could see another is about 12 miles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She looked down one more time, then stepped onto a metal beam that at one point must have been a part of the second-floor ceiling, gasping when it shimmied under her feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Tap your foot to find the beat, and then notice how often important musical "events" are happening "in between" your foot-taps. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She spent far too long in the bathroom in the mornings for one thing, and didn’t seem to mind if Bruno was left out-side, hopping from foot to foot, desperate to go. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

Less than a foot below, the river rushed by. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When we was disembarked, we marched along the eastern Shore of Hog Island, making for its far End, where we would ford a few feet of Water to Noddle’s. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He shifts from one foot to the other. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Redemption nudged one of Hibiscus’s outstretched legs with his foot, and the man moaned again but didn’t move. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We were, like, a few hundred feet from the nearest house. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The Yellowstone eruption of two million years ago put out enough ash to bury New York State to a depth of sixty-seven feet or California to a depth of twenty. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A boy jumped to his feet and stood in front of him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving their high camp at 27,230 feet as a party of six, the Ladakhis did not get away from their tents until 5:45 a.m. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was examining her feet, and he could see, even in the flickering light of the fire, that the soles were badly cut and bleeding. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

They felt the ground beneath their feet smooth and soft, and after a while they walked more freely, without fear of hurt or fall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

That one shot took me off my feet. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She searches for the matches near the stove but doesn't seem to see them, even though they're less than a foot from her hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Their shoes were open-toed sandals, proving that—yes, indeed—they had snakes for feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The rabbit had elaborate scrollwork making up its middle, and bells hung off its feet. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

My feet moved on their own, knowing exactly where I needed to go. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The water on the tiles in the shower stall turned pink around my feet where the dried blood washed down from my body. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I must look funny limping alongside my pretty mother in my big old saddle shoes—the only shoes that feel sturdy on my feet. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure he’s in the fray,” she said, rolling her eyes at the ceiling, which thrummed with the thudding of feet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I picture my grandmother, all four foot ten of her. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She rose from her stool and lifted me to my feet, embracing me with a surprising strength. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Before long he was on his feet, gnawing through the thong. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turns red and grins, and when she sits down, it’s Bobby’s turn—he moves like John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, shaking his hips with a laconic tilt, turning his feet more than his body. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

We scuff our feet because we have time to. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Mark stumbled backward but caught his balance.There were people all around him, hissing, baring their teeth, dancing about on their feet, all wild eyes and hysterical laughter. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Standing beside the frock-coated men, Turner shivered with the sea breeze that had come up to him and circled his feet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The tide reaches his shoes, picks one of them up, carries it a few feet toward Mong and sets it down. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She also took to walking around the house in her stocking feet, trying to catch me unawares as I scrubbed or dusted or polished, often with Ruth at my side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She threw off the spread, put her feet to the floor, and sat gazing at her long legs, startled to find them twenty-six years old. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There was a foot of water in the ditch, and the tall grass grew up from its sides. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I set my foot on the Gospel ship, and the ship it began to sail. It landed me over on Canaan’s shore, and I’ll never come back anymore.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A cream will not straighten my nose or take a foot off my height. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know they lay just a few feet from her . . . dead beneath the rubble. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sam and I laugh, but Mom says, “No, it’s true! These new work shoes are great for being on my feet all day!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It knocks me off my feet and carries me back to the third pedestal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Much later, as they came under the pylon line, he remembered the overgrown ditch at the foot of the hill and set himself to reach it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When dinner was done, the fire would blaze on; Frightful would sit on the foot post of the bed and preen and wipe her beak and shake. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped a few feet away from him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finn threw the knife, planting it in the ground right in front of my feet. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Despite his taunts to Kaz, by the time they were halfway to the island, Matthias’ feet had gone almost completely numb, and he was keenly aware of the guard towers high above the moat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The armorers of the 587th made pillows out of their foot cloths and decorated them with planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Then he was lifted and put, feet first, into a trapdoor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there on east beach, Stew Cat by my feet, looking in the direction of the sounds. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally let her bare feet trip, and tumbled down the slope. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was a pool of dark blood at her feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, he was forced to pay his foot soldiers higher wages because of the added risk. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I put my foot down and something moved. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He staggered backward, trying to regain his footing, then lowered his head to charge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I sit on the curb, a few feet from where I vomited out of Tony’s car. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

A wave drew back, like a hand, then advanced and touched my foot. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The fall was fifty feet at least, and he wasn’t moving. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Approaching the house on foot, he slipped unnoticed through a hedge into the backyard. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still wailing, the Penitentes rose to their feet, stripped off their upper garments and, with knotted whips, began to beat themselves, blow after blow. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m working on one of her front feet when I’m suddenly aware that all human activity in the menagerie has ceased. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There was maybe a foot of snow on the ground already. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s taken some time, but I’ve gotten used to the sound from my running foot and the way it’s paired with the quieter swish of my natural foot—whing, whoosh, whing, whoosh. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She flashes me a smile, and the world spins—chairs stretch into colorful putty, laughter crescendos in peaks, and the floor beneath my feet wobbles like the land is melting out from under me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“It is a great deal, but I have counted carefully and I will waste no penny of it. I shall make the cloth dealer give me the last inch to the foot.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I watched as the feather drifted and circled and circled and drifted down until it landed on my boat not a foot from where I was standing. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was awakened by the waves dragging at my feet. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scan the scene: shaking hands, nervous smiles, grim faces, a group kneeling in prayer a few feet away, their hands cupped in front of them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The Godslayer retrieved the message and read it, and when he looked up from the page, he sought out Lazlo, first with his eyes, then with his feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Abby must have been a foot shorter the last time she rode it. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

All we knew was that suddenly Goliath was on the floor writhing and screaming, and his right foot looked all wrong, and the Sun Valley coaches and trainer and players were sprinting across the floor. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“If I were in Grams moccasins right this minute, I would want to cool my feet in that river over there.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I put her down on her feet, give her a kiss on the forehead, but then she reaches out to me again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After that they took him along a corridor, where the stone floor felt beautifully cool to his hot feet, and up some stairs. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

One after another, I washed pairs of feet, not bothering to look up, entranced in my prayerful listening. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as though if he tried to move one of his feet, he would fall away from the earth completely. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sloan flew fifteen feet and got tangled in the little kids’ tire swing., The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I ran after that little bus for, like, half a mile, and the dirt from the country mixed with my sweat is now caked all over my body and feet. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Having only just sat down, he struggled to his feet again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The long-armed haint that had been rushing her was now struggling to get back onto its feet, its long mouth hanging open in surprise. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Either guilt or embarrassment forced me to my feet, and she mumbled her thanks and pushed in beside Jane and Guylinda, who woke just long enough to marginally scoot over for her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was shivering and my feet were freezing. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He rolled out of bed and walked over to the open window, his bare feet pressing down the carpet pile. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

California, rowing at thirty-eight, settled into third place, ten feet in front of Washington’s bow. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After the ransom—enough gold to fill a room 22 feet long by 17 feet wide to a height of over 8 feet—was delivered, Pizarro reneged on his promise and executed Atahuallpa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped down again, and suddenly his feet were dangling in open air-—there was nowhere left to put them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Every time I put my foot down, the floor creaks. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She pictured her mother finishing them with lovely, soft toe puckers so the girls’ feet could twitch and dance. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But the earthquake stopped at the ground beneath my feet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ground was so hot that blisters formed and burst on the bottoms of my bare feet and the dry air made me very thirsty. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the dream, he was forced to flee the scene with “my clothes torn from my back and my skin lacerated from head to foot.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I felt lucky to get my shoes on the right feet, that’s why. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breashears, who had worked around many helicopters during the course of a long and distinguished film career, immediately found a landing pad bordered by two gaping crevasses at 19,860 feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and staggered to my feet and kept going. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He stood more than six feet tall and was a captivating lecturer. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Her feet dragged on the concrete as he led her to the basement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

That week, a man put chicken wire around his garden, five feet high, complete with a little gate and padlock. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was a crash behind him, and the deck tilted so suddenly that he almost lost his feet and went pitching over the side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Addie jumps in with both feet before I can stop her. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

They did not hop, like sparrows or robins, but they walked, one pink foot in front of the other, just like people. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She looked down at herself when her bare feet hit the cold linoleum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Harry rose a few more feet, and she let out a roar of exasperation. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"You shut up, you fat slug!' There was a moment's struggle and the glimmering conch jigged up and down. Ralph leapt to his feet. " Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Scream at the mangled leather carcass lying at the foot of the stairs, and my parents would roar with laughter. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The space wasn't big—twenty-four feet by ten—but it displayed Mo's life, from beginning to its end. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I nudged the oilskin sack with my foot. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“My brother! An accident! He got his foot caught in a trap.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The starkness of the paradox is reinforced by the diction and meter: short, simple words, a stressed monosyllable followed by six iambic feet* Most people are never going to die. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Two days before she would arrive in London, Jule was on foot, trudging up a San Francisco hill with a heavy statue of a lion in her backpack. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t one-third as big and heavy as the she bear, but when he piled into her from one side, he rolled her clear off her feet. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the shelf above came a scuffling, like little feet feeling their way to the edge. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bronze ball was smoking at his feet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a few feet to the side of the fireplace and half as tall, propped up on a small wooden table. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started jiggling her foot again--boy, she was a nervous girl. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

They ’changed looks with each other and fought to get on their feet. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

He pointed the flashlight right in my face again, and now he was only about five feet away. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Below, the steep gray ice of the Lhotse Face dropped 4,000 vertical feet to the floor of the Western Cwm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It climbed like a rising girdle from the west and wound snakelike about the Mountain, until before it went round out of view it reached the foot of the cone upon its eastern side. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Harry got to his feet, trod on the hem of his robes, and stumbled slightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My feet scrape against the sheer wall for a terrifying moment before I find the foothold. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When Brother Jacques used the word a sixth time and a weary battalion of students struggled to their feet to perform their task, Obie saw a small smile play on the lips of the teacher. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It courses through her body, sending an involuntary shiver down her spine, almost knocking her off of her feet. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We were only a few feet higher above the water than usual, but the view was entirely different. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cal looked at her feet and slowly raised his eyes, going over her as coldly as if she were a chair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He dragged me out by one foot, kicking and squirming. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it wouldn't even be an issue—Park might never get any taller than five foot four. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Under the suit was a crew neck sweater, under the sweater was an alligator shirt, two protective layers of parental money next to my skin, plus the golden Wallabees on my feet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If they were still on the body of Tartarus, Percy figured they must be on the bottom of his foot—a rough, calloused expanse where only the most disgusting plant life grew. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ugwu entered the kitchen cautiously, placing one foot slowly after the other. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was changing its shape in a complicated way, thinning at the base as a vertical column rose five or six feet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They passed two hundred feet away, the ground shuddering lightly. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Look at Henry. He’s putting his foot down.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A slab of concrete, three feet wide and ten feet long, with blue plastic chairs stolen long ago from some classroom. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Call them whatever you want,” said Nok, steadying her feet and her voice. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later a grenade exploded where he’d been lying, sending up a shower of plants and dirt, leaving a crater three feet wide. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Now tidal waves twenty feet tall slammed into the village. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Blue walls covered with superhero and comic book posters, a solar system slowly revolved from the ceiling, a stuffed boa constrictor stretched across the foot of his bed. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she touches my blackened feet, I scream. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the sound of the drumming and singing, these dancers stepped in a counterclockwise circle to commemorate the rotation of the earth, their feet pounding the soft earth, their bells jangling. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It waterfalls over my feet and slips through my toes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He swayed in the air, a good eight feet above the ground, revolving slowly, the green vine rope creaking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed through a crowd of monsters and jumped off the side of the ship—toward the water a hundred feet below. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“The gas station, I run here in my bare feet! The kids run next door...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As the guards moved down the line, Inej helped Nina to her feet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Mack was going to live, but two bullets had torn into his right ankle and just about taken his foot off. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod clambered down the side of the arch, jumped the last few feet. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The front window displayed a tank crowded with doomed fish and turtles struggling to gain footing on the slimy green-tiled sides. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had run up the slanted plank, in her bare feet, crying. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He heard feet thudding across the deck, and men shouting. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juanga looks like he wants to say something, but instead, he walks a few feet away from us and looks down toward the lake. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I peek over and see Aurora hopping up and down at my mom’s feet. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

The night goes on and Kasim is always a few feet away, watching my every move while talking to friends and even other girls. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One of his booted feet toes the clover-covered ground, kicking up a clod. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her jubilant feet came suddenly to a halt. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, Messalla is as still as a statue, poised up on the ball of one foot, head tilted back, held captive by the beam. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Hagrid put his hands under Harry’s arms and raised him up with such force that Harry’s feet momentarily left the ground before Hagrid set him upright again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Now every morning as I returned from the market in the cool morning air, I saw a group at the foot of the propaganda wall. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Their feet,” the shoe poet gently reminded as I passed him. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Slowly and laboriously we picked our way between and over boulders, using our hands as much as our feet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed to his feet and dusted off his hands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, without speaking or looking at me, Miss Norris swung her feet in their high, black, buttoned boots over the other side of the bed and walked out of the room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

This is the rooster, and this is more of my feet. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They work together, along railroads and in the desert, taking turns tracking on foot and driving ahead in the Bronco, sometimes for days. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I’m going to pace off twelve feet, the length of the bedroom. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lost his footing trying to open it and sprawled on the floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed herself up onto her feet, wobbling like a colt taking his first steps. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mostly they just thump with their feet to communicate. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Stella stops short, her foot reaching slowly out to touch the ice, and she gradually puts more and more weight on it, testing it out beneath her shoe. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

On his feet were cheap, low-cut civilian shoes which he had bought for his father’s funeral. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One misstep, and he could fall into a hole, the sharp spikes tearing through his boot sole into his foot. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

A large rat ran across Amari’s feet as they were marched past the men. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was then that someone stuck out a foot and tripped him. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I force myself to keep climbing, my feet moving on command: right, left, right, left, right, left. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A cockroach ran out from behind her stool, and she stepped on it with her bare foot. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We are quiet for a few minutes then, except for the sound of our feet hitting the pavement. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

On an early run, Mandela set up Muamer, the new, mustachioed Bosnian forward, with a touch pass off the back of his foot, but Muamer missed the shot. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The Wart stood there delighted, while the furry feet held tight on his finger and the sharp claws prickled his skin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would have collected data four feet away from a live shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Jet Stone Girl placed her foot onto it; her body zoomed into the sky and out of sight. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Rising to his feet, he fetched his pouch, took out the brightly colored bird, and gave it back to the blind man. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I keep back, try to stay on my feet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then she lowered a tentative foot to touch bottom. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brian let go of the controls and moved his feet away from the pedals as the pilot put his hands on the wheel. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for Grandmother to introduce the subject, but Am buy a merely signaled for Aunt Shuvai to massage her feet. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eeriest phase of the investigation began when the police, holding their flickering lanterns high, entered the hotel basement, a cavern of brick and timber measuring 50 by 165 feet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Polished sconces every few feet kept it faintly illuminated at all times, and Ekon didn’t have to look at the distinctly black granite walls to know where he was. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

No one had ever crossed South Georgia Island on foot. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

My feet at the bottom of the bed don’t take orders from me. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was running at top speed when someone stuck out a foot and tripped me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped down and landed, catlike, on the balls of his feet. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I picked up the string. It got tangled with my foot. I sat on the fence to try to get it off, and it caught on the fence.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

My foot slips, only to land on solid rock a few inches lower than I expect. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They were in the beginnings of the thick forest, plonking with weary feet on a track, when they heard the noises squeakings and the hard strike of hoofs on a path. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He made a disgusted noise, jumping back a foot. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He eased down the wet socks, and what he saw made him gasp: his foot was swelling so fast that he could actually see it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Two women in yellow dresses a few feet away rise and join a trio of men. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at her eyes, her feet, her trunk. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

He took two long steps, almost lost his balance, but somehow stayed on his feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Seeking as always to put himself on equal footing with Jasper, Ged answered the question ignoring its ironic tone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He opened all the doors wide, laid the passenger seat back as flat as it would go, and jumped behind the wheel, feet dangling far above the pedals. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Rhodes is a few feet away, and she looks at me over her glasses. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The water crashed against the foot of the island. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I squirm again and he puts his foot on my back. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She was only a few feet away, and I could see sweat dotting the base of her neck, could smell stale clothing and body odor. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

My mom was struggling to get back to her feet when Abel walked up and stood over her. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Stand up,” she repeated, yanking Sticky to his feet as if he weighed no more than a bird. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy, I don’t care about sore feet. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I feel as if my feet in their flat red shoes aren’t quite touching the floor. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay quietly a few moments, waiting for his mother to go back to sleep, and then he slipped his clothes on, and crept out in his bare feet. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could sprint on wet cement in bare feet no problem. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The insects had made a meal out of their feet, causing them to swell up painfully. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Runcorn was so tall that Harry was forced to stoop to make sure his big feet were hidden. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They went slowly along the foot of the bank, pushing in and out of the clumps of red campion and ragged robin. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The artist in the beret and goatee passed Chartres, busily following the sailor by several feet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

You look at your feet and walk fast to the house you can’t come out from. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his eyes fell to the porch rooftop just outside his window, he saw the four-toed imprints of bird feet etched into the snow. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby gathered her courage, slithered down, and felt the solid wood under her feet; still she could not help thinking about how far it was to the ground below. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

On another occasion, his boot caught in the stirrup as he fell off, causing him to be dragged by his foot down the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Holt’s old work boots on my feet, a pair of Karl’s patched overalls, rolled up, those heavy canvas gloves on my hands, topped off with my straw hat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Hazel wanted to run, but her feet seemed stuck to the white-glazed ground. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At the heart of the exposition stood a tower of iron that rose one thousand feet into the sky, higher by far than any man-made structure on earth. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I sat cross-legged at the foot of the tree and looked south on the city of my childhood. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

All along the benches, his sons and brothers and sworn swords leapt to their feet, grabbing for their steel. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Aunt Gloria lay on her back diagonally across the bed, her foot hanging over the edge and the duvet crooked. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It nosed along the foot of the bank, put up a partridge and bounced after it and then began to scratch about in a clump of dock plants. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her feet, which were usually bare, looked unnatural in high heels. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Built four years earlier in 1915, the tank stood fifty feet high and ninety feet wide. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I put my foot down easy as a baby going down for a nap. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I juggle from one foot to the other. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was all on the doors of the cabinets and was dripping in the sink as my father struggled to get back on his feet. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But do not let them hear you use the word death. Do not let them hear you use the word corpse. Not even if one lies at your feet,” Rivka warned. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Mr. Savo get to his feet and come back up the aisle. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As we watched, a cobblestone fell over the edge, clattering ten feet to the bottom. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They just stand with their heads down, with one foot on top of the other and you have to guess at what they’re trying to say.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her body weight is centered in first position, her legs and feet shift, slide, independent of her trunk. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Wooden plank walks had been placed on many of the school paths for better footing, but there were icy patches everywhere on them. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there, not two feet away from her, was a girl who made her feel light-headed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At first I couldn’t tell if the fire was inside or outside, but then I saw that one of the curtains, only a few feet from the bed, was ablaze. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he walked into a room, members of the staff, including white principals of the training and secondary schools, together with the black principal of the industrial school, rose to their feet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took time to scratch the side of his face rapidly with his foot, then attacked the corn pile again. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Travis walked in to see his father finishing off a can of Budweiser, his feet on the coffee table, watching the Braves play the Cardinals. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

On Monday when the dismissal bell rings, convincing my feet to walk to the library feels impossible. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mama wrapped her arms around me, and I cracked as she pulled me to my feet. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

If you slipped when you did a straddle jump and a foot went in the water, it would grab your ankle and yank. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She returned on her small feet to her cross-stitch embroidery. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as he reached the foot of the stairs and turned to his right he saw a dreadful scene. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I jumped so high my feet nearly cleared a garden gnome. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Towering at least thirty-five feet in the air and topped with wicked coils of barbed wire, it makes ours back in District 12 look childish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Vonetta took off like a foot soldier in Miss Trotter’s army. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The wolf-thing came a few feet away from us and just stood there. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She turns around and hushes us all and stamps her foot until we’re quiet again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gregor guessed the smallest one had a wingspan of about fifteen feet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And throughout the meal, the doc parents were both trying to talk to us, but our feet were twitching and we needed to get outside. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I asked how long I had to be there, she said until things settled down and Mama got her feet on the ground. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Not far away, Leader tentatively lifted one foot and found it free of the entangling vine. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But Will was there before she could find her feet, and the subtle knife was at her throat. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another time, a short distance from the boat, two Wilson’s pe­trels skimmed by, feet skipping on the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were hundreds of sparkling windows, some panes over a dozen feet in height and width, shining like mirrors in the sunlight as they rose above the canopy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It belonged to a large Man-like, almost Troll-like, figure, at least fourteen foot high, very sturdy, with a tall head, and hardly any neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later I get the sensation of being tickled on the bottoms of both my feet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was windowless, like all Egyptian dwellings; but just over the level of Ranofer’s head the walls ended, and widely spaced wooden posts rose from them to support the ceiling several feet above. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

They each put their feet up on the empty seat in front of them and leaned back, waiting for the lights to dim and the movie to start. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

There, bound hand and foot, lay the still form of Ellidyr. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Celia leaned her back against the wall, one knee bent, her foot pressed against the wall. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It looked as if it was going to land right next to it, but it turned late and overshot the mark by about three feet. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I helped Mr. Diamant to his feet and watched the group make their slow way to the road, backs bent. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Clumsy with his stubby legs and oversized feet, the puppy couldn’t manage the stairs at Leader’s homeplace. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He brought Frankie’s arms together until they were about a foot apart. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“We’re too tall for our feet. It’s the only thing we can’t change by magic. Our men stuff their shoes so no one can tell, and we ladies hide them under our skirts.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There are plenty of mice around this place — go and chase them. Go on,” he added, nudging Crookshanks down the spiral staircase with his foot. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He hates his feet Squeezed into shoes And the white socks. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push myself to my feet, headed back to the bar, but I stumble. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I kicked something with my foot and stumbled. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the silent street of the sleeping city, Lazlo’s feet slowed to a stop. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With his four feet in touch with the ground, he could smell better, and his instincts and reflexes came back to him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I finally stretch out again and slide my bare feet between the sheets, I huddle against myself, trying to get warm. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the shower seemed to have been designed for someone approximately three feet, seven inches tall, so the cold water hit my lower rib cage—with all the force of a dripping faucet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her feet took her down the porch steps and onto the stones already warmed by the sun. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I shuffled along behind, head spinning, feet kicking up dust. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was back on his feet immediately, but Donatelli jumped into the ring and grabbed Alfred's gloves. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shady took my hand and walked no more than twenty feet from where we’d been sitting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He thought about kicking the door with the flat of his foot but then he thought that was not a good idea. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She did knock my avatar backward a few feet, though. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The rattling whisper they had heard inside the keep had grown louder, a tremor and moaning in the earth under their feet. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He felt himself hoisted to his feet and dusted off. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I waved at Lieutenant Lewis, who was deepening his own foxhole fifty feet to the right of us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going home after practice, they waved good-bye to their coach as they slid their spikes on the sidewalk, astonished at the fire that sprang from their feet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up, dangling my feet over the side of the bed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But then, despite my urgings, he dragged his feet; he had things to discuss with the inmate in the cell next to his, and the one next to that. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My foot slips from the rock into the creek. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It looked to be well over twenty feet long and almost two feet in diameter. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The iron cage moved downward at the end of its long chain, creaking and rattling, until it finally jerked to a halt a foot above the ground at the base of the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her feet go forward and her heart ba-bamps three days later, as she walks down the ramp to their airplane. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I braced my feet apart, shoving the point of the walking stick outward. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He sprang to his feet, started up the underground stairs, stopping only long enough to snap commands. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The men say nothing, not even a single swear, and I take that to be because they’re still trying to put their best foot forward with the mysterious Katherine Deveraux, fine lady from the east. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Rat pushed up to his feet, moved a few steps away from us, then stopped and stood with his back turned. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled; he pulled her to her feet; again she fell; again he righted her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The ground beneath his feet is black and muddy, and when he steps back he accidentally kicks a black bowler hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was wobbly on my feet and had a sickly grin plastered on my face. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two hundred and fifty feet below him now, the man in black continued his painful climb. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And when the mangoes refused to fall, the children cried, stomped their bare feet, and collapsed in frustration on the ground. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A person can take something commonplace like a fence completely for granted until that same person has to try to build a foot or two of it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

On their way back across the Channel, Bernard insisted on stopping his propeller and hovering on his helicopter screws within a hundred feet of the waves. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little boy kicked his feet against the underside of the dashboard. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jump to my feet and clear my throat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Soil and pebbles skittered across the ground, pulled towards his massive dragon feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I sigh, tap my foot, stare at my nails, anything to show Darius that I’m not impressed. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Nonstop foot fetish videos broadcast out of Eastern Europe. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They would arrive earlier than the others and spend the morning shaving him, giving him massages with hot towels, cutting and polishing the nails on his hands and feet, and perfuming him with toilet water. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I made a shelter of brush at the foot of the rock, which kept off some of the water, and ate the food I had stored in the basket. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost, almost, Bronn lost his feet ... he staggered back, tripped over a rock, and caught hold of the weeping woman to keep his balance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was slim, five foot nine, and just under 170 pounds. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

My foot pressed into Fiona’s hand, as she and Simon carried on a conversation. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

His long arms and legs moved flowingly and flawlessly, his body floating as if his feet weren’t touching the ground. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel its springiness under his feet. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

These were the neighborhoods she'd been warned about by her parents, the places good girls from the West Side didn't dare set foot in. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Livingood stayed there for ten days, recovering from severe burns on his hands and the soles of his feet. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you know. Just fending off brush, stuff like that. 1 lost my footing once and landed on some rocks, nothing serious.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, as day darkened into evening, there came the feet of a calf. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he walked toward the East Door, he couldn’t stop picturing Winston in a dark corner of the barn, gnawing on raw pigs’ feet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I sleep that night on their sofa, and by the next night, I’m back in the apartment, warming my fingers and soaking my cold, sore feet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She just went on dancing at the foot of the King’s steps. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Two feet farther left, we’d be in danger of tumbling down. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

So Kyril Montana lurched his car forward and hit the animal; it toppled over with a surprised squeal, scrambled quickly to its feet, and lumbered bluntly off the road. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I was aware that someone was coming along the sidewalk in our direction, but it wasn’t until the person was about three feet away that I really took notice. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Lizzie was talking about how hard it was to stand up all day, how it made her knees ache, how her shoes pinched her feet. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sixth-grade slow dance,” Margo announced, and we switched positions, her hands on my shoulders and mine on her hips, elbows locked, two feet between us. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Before they reached the bench, Lyra was on her feet and speaking to them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped up, did two cartwheels, which took him to the water’s edge, and landed on his feet with his arms out. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina asked, bouncing nervously from foot to foot. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As he rose to his feet he had another in his hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry got to his feet and bent once more over the rippling silver contents of the stone basin until his face touched them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We flew down the stairs so fast that our feet hardly seemed to touch the ground. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his other foot and stomped again, trying to crush the snake’s head. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

But I should’ve let him win that night, so his feet wouldn’t have smelled so bad. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Leo struggled to his feet, coughing like an asthmatic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“And what could you hit—a dead elephant from two feet away?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trying to hold him still, she was aware of Iorek Byrnison getting to his feet, and turned to see a figure hastening down the track from the village, carrying a lantern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

One surgeon amputated my right foot and the bottom of my leg, while at the other end the doctors started remaking my face. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Again, she was barefoot, her feet little and white. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the middle of it was Bunny, his face resting on the tweed elbow of his jacket and one foot, still in its wing-tipped shoe, dangling off the edge of the bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Be careful,” shouted Milo as the bug swung his cane again, catching the bee on the foot and knocking over the box of W’s. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

So my characteristic stance is one of rotating slowly on one foot, eyes wide, garment in hand, asking myself, “Where have I seen the $9.96 Athletic Works knit overalls?” or similar query. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I know I’m negative all the time, but I really think he’s shot himself in the foot with this.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pet released her and drew back a foot or two, watching her as she composed herself. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

My foot has been tapping against the floor the whole way. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

At the time, Sean was only four inches taller than Finn, but to Finn, it felt more like a foot. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He’d walked there in the daylight and his feet knew the way, but the sounds were different now. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had always been quick on his feet, rhythmic and easy in his motions. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In silence Garvey moved forward until he stopped less than a foot away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They're slow and ungainly, tripping over their own feet, tangling in the dense underbrush, dragging themselves along the ground when they can't find their footing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Blore ran noiselessly in his stockinged feet to the head of the stairs. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“You know how sometimes you can’t stop moving your feet or swinging on the doors or jumping on the bed?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the sun would still stream in at those stone windows two feet thick, and, as it barred the mullions, it would catch a warmth of sandstone from them—the amber light of age. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was flying a good four feet into the air every time. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He grabbed his sword and got to his feet, unsteady, but not unsteady enough for Anya's taste. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A maid stood behind her, brushing out the night's tangles, but when Catelyn entered, her sister rose to her feet, smiling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

On winter nights the average temperature is a degree below freezing—cold, but not any colder than New England, and considerably warmer than one would expect at 12,600 feet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The tractor intersected Gloria’s path half a second after Robbie had, rolled on ten feet further and came to a grinding, long drawn-out stop. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Near that, maybe twenty feet to the south, stood a squat building made of rough concrete blocks, a menacing iron door its only entrance—there were no windows. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The road’s dirt and pebbles weren’t easy on Otto’s feet, and after a while he stopped and refused to go any farther, giving me his Why are you putting us through this? look. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the boy’s legs and pulled off his shoes, then slashed the soles of his feet with a piece of broken bottle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After days of asking, and days of searching, she returned to her mother at suppertime, kneeling at her feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I head out on foot and after a couple of miles find myself in a residential area. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His feet and hands had been secured with panty hose, which had been finished off with sailors’ knots. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She pulled her foot away and slipped it back inside her shoe. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They fought in the predawn gloom, shadow against shadow, stumbling over roots and rocks, with mud and rotting leaves beneath their feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The valets helped each of the children down to the grass, which was soft and wet under their feet. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Or is it the look on Gale’s face as he takes in the destruction on foot that makes the atrocity feel brand-new? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I toe a stone with my booted foot. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Parvati was waiting for Harry at the foot of the stairs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When Marina Raskova’s aviation recruits were first given their oversize men’s uniforms, many of the young women were still in their teens—the men’s boots were so big that their feet moved around inside them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Frank,” Percy confirmed, a few feet above her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Biggs was on the canal rim; his feet hung down into the cool water, soaking, while he took the sun on his face. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s messier, and he is leaning into the other man, his right knee bent toward the other man’s leg, his right foot forward, touching, or almost touching, the other man’s left foot. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and peeked into the hall. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The Kid was holding on to Abel, trying to regain his footing, and Abel just stood very straight and said, “I had to.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At six feet five inches tall and over 250 pounds, he could seem a little intimidating, but his wife and mother insisted that he was sweet and gentle. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I find a stall and tuck my feet up like a fugitive. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gregor felt a pair of feet drumming angrily into his legs. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Catelyn edged her foot backward, the most timid of steps, but the mule was behind her, and she could not retreat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then Mom’s feet appeared in the window, followed by the rest of her body. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She called the children and got slowly to her feet. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came around the gorse bush and stood next to Bod, who got to his feet. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But Miz Jones don’t want to be put at our feet, which is the only other space left.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Look at the size of them, will you? The chests must be ten feet around.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He never wore a cap or fake feet anymore. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the end of seven years, Tehlu’s feet had carried him all through the world. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Even though it’s January in Indiana, she is shoeless in tights, a pair of boots in her hand, and staring either at her feet or at the ground—it’s hard to tell. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We sprung to our feet and raced out of the living room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only twenty feet separated him from the enemy now, and he tried to remember the ground between. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a big shape that’s partly covered by the same blue fabric except its feet and pedals are sticking out so I know it’s a piano. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a barrage to his face, Homer finally gathered her feet together and they got her inside, chaining her wrists to her old ring in the wagon floor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, too, was now back on its feet, facing into a fresh wind. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Both of them ran over to help, each grabbing one of Darnell s feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’m up on the balls of my feet, and my eyes are laser-locked on the feed chute. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I could see the stairs a few feet away and I started toward them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Down by my feet I had laid out all the Japanese army souvenirs Dad had shipped home from the war. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

You guess what people say YJU watch their mouths move and imagine the sounds of their feet hitting the ground. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He tore it into narrow strips and tied them together to make a rope or tie-down about four feet long. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph dodged feet until he was safe against the wall, where no one would step on him or even notice him in the crowd. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

They sat with their heels dug into the sand and watched the bleak sea wash up at their feet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t just my feet that dragged. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Snow crunched beneath his feet, but the doe made no noise as she passed through the trees, for she was nothing but light. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I pulled up hard, twisting as I did, but my foot wouldn’t leave the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Sean didn’t go down—he was too big and too solid for that, too ready for anything—but he rocked on his feet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He let out a long “Ahhh!” and got ready to put his whole foot in this lake that couldn’t no one but him and the conjurer-man see. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He’s just a name, an impulse that keeps me moving, but then his image returns to me, his hazel eyes, his lanky body, his oversized hands and feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted the robe slightly at the top of the steps, and from her seat at the edge of the stage Kira saw his feet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy, the younger Fitzgibbon son, had been sitting on the kitchen stool, his feet up on the rung, eating berries from a colander. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jockey sat in his maple chair, tapping his bare feet on the dirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He yearned for a bed and sheets-but the only whiteness here was the slow spilt milk, luminous round the rock forty feet below, where Piggy had fallen. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The miners stomped their feet and shouted their agreement. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

My mom only ever set foot on campus to sign the papers for my registration. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ranofer dodged a kick and scrambled to his feet, shrinking back against the wall. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She had almost decided she was being paranoid when the first monster dropped to the ground only five feet away. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Chuck was standing fully in the entryway now, maybe a foot from Ben. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was snow all over as soon as we’d stepped beyond the parking lot, hard-packed from all the feet before mine, but it still slid out from under me a little with every step. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I had been in such a rush to leave, I had put Sohrab’s worn black Adidas back on, and they were much tighter on my Hobbit feet than my Vans. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus stared at him, then made a rough sound in his throat and spat on the floor by Redemption’s feet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Why would he fight for a boy who’s moving back to Georgia when he’s had Hudson sitting two feet away from him all summer? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Before we’d start swimming the white lifeguard made us sit on the edge of the pool with just our feet in the water. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

His bare feet and the ends of his toes were raw from the sandrock. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the emissary had risen to his feet and gestured at his aide, who stepped back, chastened. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It lodged in the flank of a gray wolf scarcely twenty feet away. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

How could you escape a god standing only a few feet away? City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

One jumped the fence, the second ran in front of the car, and the third stood stock-still before him, frozen in the light, no more than ten feet away. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

An early winter moon was rising in front of them, and a chill wind came with it, penetrating feet and hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Real quick on your feet. Not everyone can keep up with my kind of hustle. So what are you waiting for?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our deracinated feet stomped along in the mud. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I can bear my weight upon my feet, though I cannot stand long alone, nor can I straighten. But can I not lean upon the bench?” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I can tell that one of her slippered feet holds up most of her weight, but I’ve never seen her have the energy to come up the stairs before. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He grabbed his backpack, took out the bag of gummy bears, threw it on the floor at my feet, and flew out of the apartment. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The first notes haven’t even squeaked out before Dr. K is smiling and tapping her foot. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

After a minute they began to sink into the ice, meltwater trickling down to puddle around our feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The darkness was almost complete, and they could see nothing much beyond their hands’ stretch; but Gollum’s eyes shone pale, several feet above, as he turned back towards them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Whoever managed to get both feet back on the ground first won. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"What the—?" Pong struggled out from under a tangle of wet limbs and staggered to his feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Patrolman Mancuso looked more downtrodden than ever, but Mrs. Reilly was tapping one foot on the linoleum and laughing shyly at what she was watching in the center of the room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fixed my gaze on the opposite end of the pool and put my foot against the pool’s wall when Abu yelled, “Go!” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A low earthen wall four feet high closed off the road, and a dozen crossbowmen manned the heights. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Unless you bite the bullet, you’ll shoot yourself in the foot. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They had been flying at ten thousand feet. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

During the Ice Ages so much of the world’s water was frozen into glaciers that sea levels fell as much as four hundred feet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He placed a foot in the improvised stirrup and swung upward. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He swung his foot across and gave a kick and said to the son of Nestor: “Open your eyes, Peisfstratos. Get our team into harness. We have a long day’s journey.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the bedroom and bathroom, the study was squashed under the apex of the bungalow’s roof, and was little more than a corridor between the two, barely six feet long and five feet wide. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Reaching down, he pulled at Jonathan’s arm and hauled him to his feet. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was no point in starting this conversation off on the wrong foot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My feet kicked the empty air as I struggled to hoist myself back onto the balcony. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Elleven, Blackbird Ordinary, Baoli, bars with swimming pools and fountains, beautiful men, lights flashing everywhere overhead, beneath your feet, in the corner of your eye. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ranofer thought desperately, even while his feet took him hurrying homeward again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Seth became an hourglass with a wide head, a tiny waist, and clownish feet. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then the board righted itself and drifted out a few feet into the pool with the two rabbits hunched upon it, rigid and motionless. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a few of the king’s knights strapped them onto their feet nonetheless, the big southern horses balked and refused to move, or tried to shake the things off their feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Kenton seated herself on the bench provided, while I remained on my feet where I could command a view of the approaching bus. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He should be sitting beside me, holding my hand under the table, kicking my foot with his foot, turning everything into a dirty joke.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Madge takes the chair next to me, taps her foot, and buzzes into her mouthpiece. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It is sixty feet tall, dressed in white, with a pink tunic. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Shavings of wood and sawdust were falling on the floor, where just this moment she was being given feet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Here the bank dropped almost sheer to the river, some six feet below. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feet carry me up to the fifth floor. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Last winter, when she had walked to school in Barrow, these mice-like rodents were so numerous they ran out from under her feet wherever she stepped. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one grave was a beautiful little cat with a pink sugar nose and a tail curled around its feet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sheets felt woven together with sweat, and now I lean on the wall in the hallway Some sweat reaches my ankle and rolls under the arch of my foot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The moon moved from one window to the other, and as dawn came, the thing scurried off, climbing quickly down the foot of the bed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaisha angrily grabbed her bag without saying a word, and she stood a few feet behind the line of cops, waiting for everyone else. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The width was about six feet, and the walls were at least two feet thick. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shimmy my shoulders, clap one time, do a little two-step with my feet while still sitting on the stoop, a little dance move with my hands, and Charlise figures it out real quick. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Next day around noon he reached the high open valleys around the Little Baldy Bear Lakes, which were invisible under ten to fifteen feet of snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs were crossed, and her left foot was tapping the ground like it was trying to send a Morse code SOS. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She stopped a few feet from us and raised her free hand—about to bring what was left of the roof down on our heads, maybe. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Mom and Dad finally said it was okay,” When Jenna glanced down at her feet and frowned, I added, “I meant to tell you.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s just 3,491 feet to the top, but, surrounded as it is by much smaller hills, it looks considerably bigger. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

But he had taught her how to control her body: her arms, her hands, her fingers, her feet and legs. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He wore a robe of rich baroque brocades, yet on his feet were frayed, treadworn slippers. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Seeing how my hands were occupied, my face sort of broke the fall, hitting the wall first, a millisecond before my foot slipped into the brimming trough. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I would catch myself jiggling my foot till I thought it might fall off my leg bone—“jimmy-leg,” Rosaleen called it— and looking down now, I noticed it was going at high speed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched one with a bare foot, as if the plait were some sort of unknown animal. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sekani scurries in and sits behind me, propping his bare feet on my shoulders. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She dropped her shield at my feet, and I threw it for her. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dad’s feet took the two steps from the sink to the toilet. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rising to his feet, he saw the field through drifting gauze but held on until everything settled into place, like a lens focusing, making the world sharp again, with edges. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of them would survive on their feet if they had to. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He removed the cover from Gollum’s head and set him on his feet, standing behind him to support him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There was a bellow, and the foot jerked back, nearly wrenching Sting from Frodo’s arm. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So the figure, with feet that dragged behind it, slid up the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Why are these called beasts of the foot?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his Staff as he stood at the foot of the stage, and the audience applauded him in acknowledgement of his remarkable performance in the morning. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting on the sand, with her feet out straight in front, arranging short willow twigs into bundles, tying them with fluffy cotton string that she had twisted by hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone scrambled to their feet and squeezed into the hall in a panicked knot. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, leaning against the wall of the cliff to steady himself. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The very next second, Darkness’s body surrounded his feet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The only sound was the shuffling of feet, an empty and hollow sound. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he found the cabin, he studied the map, paced twenty feet away from the cabin, and spotted the first pile of stones. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I swung my feet from the sill to the fringes of the rug. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

People were starting to push, to stand as close to one another as they could, backpacks bumping, everyone’s feet taking little steps closer to the doors. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The window is crowded with women’s hats perched on gray, featureless heads, with sloping necks nearly a foot long. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the three MPs swung up on the back door panel, one foot inside the truck, the other hanging out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If only there weren’t her husband to think of, right underfoot, at most six feet away. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Problem was, no feet to attach them to. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

At the foot of the tree, the fight went on. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stomped her foot on the pavement, raising her leg twice and pounding her foot down as hard as she could. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was this raw-meat sucking sound as I tore my sweats and boxers down over my feet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On hearing of Gotama’s approaching death, she had set off on foot, wearing simple clothes, together with her son. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Filch both looked down at the foot of the stairs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“My feet are wet. I don’t want to track water in there.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in front of them with my feet up on the seat, my dress socks pulled halfway up my calves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He pushed past the beast, jumped down to the next step four feet below, fell his height, landed on his ankle, which twisted underneath him, painfully, and he dropped, heavily, onto the rock. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The bike made a racket, but Angelo claimed it didn’t bother the pigs and would allow us to cover a lot more ground than we could on foot. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

From without the house there was an approaching sound of stamping feet and murmuring voices, gathering volume in the roadway outside. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When I get home, the first thing I do is sit in front of my computer with Riot curled around my feet as I compose an email. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The ground slides and tilts and burns my feet. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

A hand had hoisted me up and I was dangling above the street and returned to my feet. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The bass player was locked in there also, so every walking quarter note he played was pulsing in exact time with Brian’s left foot hi-hat clicks. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he’d fly into the air about five feet from the hoop. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and ducked a police baton. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

One sat down on its haunches just a few feet from her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

At a half mile, Washington continued to lead by about the same margin, with Syracuse just behind them and the midshipmen of Navy, on their outside, just a few feet behind Syracuse. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He was too tired even to examine the line and he teetered on it as his delicate feet gripped it fast. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a shy grin, with one foot nervously rubbing the ankle of the other leg, the Singer of the future stood and faced the crowd. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his right foot out and then his left foot and then his right. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was strong enough to stand without support, he rose to his feet and wiped his forehead on his sleeve. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They just showed you his feet, and the slabs of pale pavement, under the street lights. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But Penelope’s reverie about the Imperial Russian Ballet was soon drowned out by the ruckus of two ruddy-cheeked servants careening dangerously around the nursery, while the children stamped their feet to keep time. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It felt wrong to run, knowing that, but I couldn't stop the steam under my feet. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I could see people not thirty feet off through the foliage. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I turned around to look for his brother and saw him drifting a few feet away from me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

On the first note, feet could be heard pounding on the floors above. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In midafternoon we reached a bizarre procession of freestanding ice pinnacles, the largest nearly 100 feet high, known as Phantom Alley. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m a foot too short for that. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Our feet flew and our hands clapped in time to the music, and for a few shining minutes we lost ourselves in it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The top of the arch was about twelve feet off the ground, higher than was convenient for jumping. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under Lennie’s hand came a muffled screaming. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I got off the elevator, 320 feet above the Florida sand, I could look out and see the beautiful beach and the calm blue Atlantic. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Outdoor work, no supervision. The only pressure is on the feet.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roof, which sloped back, he said, was about six feet off the ground. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, they had been riding home cheerfully, all chattering and bloomy and branchy, when Sir Meliagrance had leaped up at their feet, in an ambush. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her heavy feet slipped and tripped, and she tumbled right into a mudslide. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Barely fifty feet away, the giant Spirit Bear stood motionless in the rain. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Hearth-brothers, or friends,” he said, and saying it was remote, out of reach, two feet from me in a tent eight feet across. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And oh yes, spectators were to be kept back sixty-five feet from the stage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded for a little while, staring at the sand by Mong’s feet, feeling the alcohol warming my insides. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a foot or more of the thread, wound it quickly around one of two iron hooks, and rehung the hooks into the last row of woven cloth. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva, who is much quicker on her feet, just hooked her arm in his and whisked him away saying, “Tio Mon, a nice stroll will do you good.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, Sophie caught me in the backyard hosing off my feet at the outdoor tap. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Byron changed directions and started going around the other way, and I acted like my other foot was nailed to the porch and started following him sideways that way. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Basil Stag Hare tapped one of his huge feet gently on the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The empty corpse of a pigeon lay at my feet. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The boy leaped over the railing and followed them as they went down the street, chanting and stomping their feet in fits of joy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the signal for frantic activity and everyone in the class would leap to his feet. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

At eleven thirty, Roberto carried the twenty lunches in a box and delivered them, on foot, to the workers who were given half an hour for lunch. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been over a hundred feet tall. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Her big feet grew roots. She didn’t move to save anyone.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Call it stupidity, given the condition of her feet. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Francie and her brother were sitting side by side with their stockinged feet inside the oven of the kitchen range. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet there was Roy, and a hundred feet across the glade were three serious bears—snorting, huffing, rising on their hind legs to scope him out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But first Inka Yupanki presented the captives to his father, so that Wiraqocha Inka could perform the victory ritual of wiping his feet on their bodies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ron sat on the edge of the grave and stripped off his shoes and socks, which he placed upon the elf’s bare feet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Without taking her eyes off him, Anya climbed to her feet and brushed off her dress. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her eyes widened in surprise as she slid off the stage and started walking up the aisle toward me, dragging her feet. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The plastic bags over their feet had long since worn through and their feet were wet and cold. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And he dragged one foot along the floor, so his sneaker made squeaking noises. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The slope was slick with wet grass, and they slipped and skidded, their feet sliding out from under them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Do your feet look extremely far away to you?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Without thinking about it, she pivoted off her left foot and threw herself out over the water. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The man had already dropped to the ground and he swung with him and leveled the pistol and fired from a two-handed position balanced on both knees at a distance of six feet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She pointed at another mark a few feet away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He rolled across the clearing, got to his feet, and gave a stricken cry. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A thin, timid dog came close and, at a soft word from Kino, curled up, arranged its tail neatly over its feet, and laid its chin delicately on the pile. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Wesley dropped his hand from my shoulder and shifted from one foot to another, suddenly uncomfortable. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recognizing that Garfield was in shock, he covered him with blankets and sent for bottles of hot water to put at his feet to warm him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As if by some unspoken agreement, Peeta and I each take one of Haymitch's arms and help him to his feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She leapt to her feet and hurried to the fire, where a number of people were sitting and drinking and talking and occasionally stirring a big pot of stew. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Next thing, I hear someone on the steps, these light feet trying to be real quiet, and then a flashlight comes on and this woman's voice says, "You there, kid?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Like I can paint with my feet as well as my hands.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When we got too hot, we went to the muddy little creek that ran behind the slack dump and sat down on the rocks and let the cool water run over our feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I'm in the kitchen doorway, my feet cold on the tile floor. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were coming on foot through the snowy woods, with their lanterns, and they were driving up to the door in sleds and in wagons. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Um...nothing,” Ivy said, scrambling to her feet and righting the lantern. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So there I was, waving my arms and hopping around like a turkey amped up on Mountain Dew, when the planted foot was kicked out from under me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I stayed on my feet for a moment holding on to a bookcase and wondering what was wrong, then finally, I collapsed to my knees. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She halted at the head of the shrouded body, completing her three circles, and set the saltcellar down on the ground at her feet. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then, some thirty feet away, there was a bull. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made a little boot of leather and put it on her wounded foot. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tendai suddenly snaked out his foot and tripped the Wart- hog, who was grasping him by the arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Fordy Penn wasn’t strong enough to get more than a foot off the ground. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Several of the men have no shoes, protecting their feet with rags wound around them only, and their discomfort was extreme. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It streamed down his face and neck like jungle flies with crawling feet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them splattered clear down on his bare feet, making dark splotches in the dust that covered them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I stand up, grab Starry's hand, and pull my sister to her feet. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thor is a good nine feet away from it when its head crashes to the ground, but that is not far enough. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Her cape hangs all the way to her feet, swathing her in gold-trimmed black. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then Lady Constance tossed her head and stamped both her feet in impatience. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I footed a line in the dirt, dividing our stall in half. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It covered the dwarfs’ feet, and then it came up to their navels. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Gilly jiggled her foot through a Central American earthquake and the bribery trial of a congressman from who cared where. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He wove among the chimneys, his feet slipping and sliding over snow, keeping in mind that white looming bulk which he had glimpsed ahead of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The lake lay before him, twenty or so feet below, and he had not seen it this way since he had come in with the plane. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, her feet propelled her fast and hard toward her target. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He shuffled back and forth on his feet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Turning over on to his back, he kicked savagely at the young mouse’s head with a free foot. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Until Theon had sent for her, she had lived all of her eighteen years in the winter town without ever setting foot inside the walls of the castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“If I had looked at McDonald’s and saw someone flipping hamburgers while he was hanging by his feet, I would have copied it.” Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

Luna could feel the vibration of the volcano under her feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The driver snapped the reins and the modest parade, escorted by a small group of bareheaded officers on foot, took Abraham Lincoln to the White House. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Come now! Foot by foot. It’s not far.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In a poorly lit room that smells like hand sanitizer on a sorry excuse for a recliner with his wrapped foot propped up. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She rocked onto the edges of her feet, then back to the flats. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They lost feet and hands to the blades of axes. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

She stood with her feet in the water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Brandon stood a few feet away from a basketball goal, the ball spinning in his hand. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They helped Luis to his feet and talked to him for a few minutes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger kicked the nearest wall so hard that he felt the pain in his foot for days to come. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Toad was definitely sick, and he was standing just a few feet from their camp. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I loved the hole in his jeans and the dirt on his bare feet and the scab on his elbow and the scar that laced through one eyebrow. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Four young porkers in the front row uttered shrill squeals of disapproval, and all four of them sprang to their feet and began speaking at once. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She bounces off the couch and over to the orange-and-blue FC Cincinnati mini soccer ball against the wall in the corner and starts juggling it with her feet. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t run—not because I wasn’t terrified, not because I wouldn’t have liked to run, but because my feet had lost all power of movement. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled up and my foot came out with a loud, sucking pop. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The path around the island was slippery, but their feet were used to walking in mud. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

We shot through a furo two thousand feet long and six feet wide. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gat tucks his feet under a towel so I can’t see them. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Pasiphaë stood only a few feet in front of them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

This main wall, some twenty-four feet high, is punctuated by twenty-one distinctive wall towers but is otherwise as blank as a cop’s face. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you do this?” she asks, and she wheels herself hand to hand and foot to foot like a cartwheel. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kreuk stands a few feet behind me as I look at the body that used to be Mirjam, lying on the cold table. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Once both shoes are set aside, he tickles the bottom of my left foot, and I totally snort. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

A grumble of thunder brought my dog, Dismay, to the kitchen, where he shoved himself at my feet under the table, pressed his shaggy black body against my legs, and shuddered. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z