| 单词 | fountain |
| 例句 | She had a sharp nose, beady, suspicious eyes, and a wild fountain of curly auburn hair. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were laws telling her where she might answer nature’s call—a law she ignored at Langley—and which fountain to drink from. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Some astronomers proposed that there were fountains that spat out matter, and the galaxies moved away from these founts, aging and dying. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I shrugged, watching the patterns the wind made in the fountain’s spray. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There’s a fountain in the middle of it, a round fountain spraying water in the shape of a dandelion gone to seed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The paper is coated with some kind of horrible-tasting chemical, so everyone will go running for the water fountain. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Leibowitz goes down the hall to borrow her husband’s fountain pen, paper and an envelope. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He made his way to the fountain, the spot where Cool Papa usually played with the Bluesmen. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z We left Whispers and their overpriced, too-fancy dresses and walked to the big fountain with the comfy lounge chairs. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “But one man trying to sponge Seabiscuit would have about as much chance as a kindergarten kid trying to jimmy his way into the United States mint with a fountain pen.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I dip my fountain pen into a pot of ink, and a Wessex helicopter crashes into a glacier on South Georgia. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Jesper said as they raced over the roof, catching glimpses of the elegant courtyards below, each built around a burbling fountain and dotted with rustling ice willows. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This splendid fountain pen came in a red leather case, and I showed it to my girlfriends the first chance I got. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That show’s Library was a monumental edifice, with towering marbled halls and tinkling fountains, like the lobby of some five-star hotel. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z A young man and woman by a fountain, who clearly have a great deal of unresolved feeling between them, tussle over a Ming vase and break it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I’m sure I can find a trade for the fountain sprite,” Grandpa said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He pauses, his eyes traveling to look behind me, at the trickling fountain. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z At the center was an inlay fountain that cooled you with its whisper. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She, for very terror on hearing this, had wept; yet she could not deny that for such an abundance of bitterness there was a positive fountain of grief. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She read her books in the open courtyard sitting on the inlay tiles of the fountain, one foot dangling on each side, with an eye always on the horizon. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Two swallows were making passes over the fountain, and a chiffchaffs song was piercing the air from within the sinewy gloom of the giant cedar of Lebanon. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I’ve wondered how it would be to hold her and dance with her, when I’ve never even so much as touched her hand before, at the fountain. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I swallow and return my attention to our fountain as it huffs blue smoke and embers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When she played the tragic Jocasta, she had gone through three fountain pens. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As she stood in the nursery waiting for her cousins’ return she sensed she could write a scene like the one by the fountain and she could include a hidden observer like herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A fountain played in the courtyard, the water rolling and falling from a statue of a mermaid in ecstasy, her mouth wide open. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Sixteen paces to the water fountain, sixteen back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Golden bracelets flew and jars of jam and tiny painted animals and fountain pens. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She sat on the edge of the fountain for a minute. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Just beyond the crystal fountain there was a small round table and two familiar chairs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A marble basin of clear water in the centre was kept continually rippling by the fountain that fell into it. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z It was Mrs. Granger’s favorite pen, her old maroon fountain pen with the blue cap. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He fountains the bottle into his mouth and swallows like he’s in pain. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I’d turned fourteen and my fountain pen was enjoying the last year of its life with me when... The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Nonsense! I’m only redistributing the wealth. I need to repair the roof and fix the robot, have the tennis court put to rights and replace the pipe in the fountain. The stables are collapsing, too.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Tyson found me there in the morning, still staring at the shattered remains of the saltwater fountain. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “If this place was built as a fountain, there has to be a way to drain the thing. You guys, check the niches for secret exits. Maybe the seashells are knobs, or something.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He entered, saw the star and Lord Primus, and the innkeeper and his strange family, and then the blood was spurting in a crimson fountain in the firelight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Dicey stationed her family by a water fountain and went up to stand in line. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z For drinking water, they had to row over to a public fountain in Stanley Park. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Of tears there was, yes, a very fountain—springing from a depth never sounded before, from depths John had not known were in him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday it was too hot to hold my fountain pen, which is why I couldn’t write to you. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Lourdes sees the face of her unborn child, pale and blank as an egg, buoyed by the fountain waters. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a drinking fountain next to me .. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There were fifty or sixty huge structures still standing, streets were dusty but paved, and you could see one or two old centrifugal fountains still pulsing wetly in the plazas. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He was scratching rapidly at the second page, his fingers blue with ink, while Henry proofread the first one, dashing in subscripts and aspirants with his fountain pen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They reached the fountain and turned to face the house, and remained in silence for a while, leaning against the parapet, at the site of her disgrace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There were fountains, and once upon a time there had been gardens full of fruit and flowers, but those had all withered in the accursed shade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “A downy fountain sprite, found only on the island of Rod,” Maddox said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The children were thirsty and crowded around the fountain. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A small fountain sent water cascading over statues of Mary, Joseph and Jesus. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z With a sudden belch of smoke and a fountain of white water, the engine kicks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z As they paused in front of the fountains there was a sudden roar and a propeller-driven cargo plane dipped down over the roof of the house and landed on the runway. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It was a white and sharp predator trailing fountains of fire behind it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And mine has a T. rex trying to drink from a water fountain, which hasn’t won a smile out of me since I broke up with Hudson. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They danced behind the windows; they stood talking on the terrace; they wandered here and there among the fountains and the flowers in the garden. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In practice, the engine was used to power ornamental fountains, but not to pump water out of mines, because Savery could not build boilers and cylinders which would sustain a sufficiently high pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She’s made of copper, which means she might sink like a penny in a fountain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They just walked over the mountains and showed up to sleep in the town squares of Italian villages, washing their clothes in the fountains and begging up and down the porticoes. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Audrey sighed and sat on the brick wall of the decorative fountain near the bus stop. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Why do the white people write ‘Colored’ on all the ugly drinking fountains, the dingy restrooms, and the back of the buses? Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The first machine touched down and a fountain shot up into the air,” said Sofya. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Without another word he stalked off down the steps leading away from the fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I crept back to the colored side and hunched over the water fountain as the girl in white relayed all this to him, using a lot of hand gestures. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see you, Mutumbo. Found the fountain of youth out there in Africa, didn’t you, boy?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She is waiting in a flowered shawl by the fountain for her lover, her Spanish lover, the lover before Jorge, and her hair is twisted with high combs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They found beautiful fountains and huge monuments by accident. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z From the ground, she watched the roof of the school rise up and rip open in a fountain of debris. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The heavens exploded into the red glare of rockets and white fountains of light. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “In effect, I have discovered the fountain of youth!” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Up ahead at the circular entrance is the biggest fountain I have ever seen, and a building that straight up looks like a castle. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z You had to use a low, dirty water fountain, right next to the high, clean one for the whites. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked down at The Westing Game, still submerged at the bottom of the fountain. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I held out my hand, concentrating on the water, and the fountain exploded. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She imagined that the destruction was only a reflection in the fountain, a harmless video image, but the nightmare continued in full vivid scope. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There are no magazines in the waiting room, no television, only a collection of matching wing chairs lined up against the walls and a water fountain at one end. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The bees were thirsty and decided to defend the same fountain. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But the man had altogether changed: he was bathed in light, and a fountain of glowing particles seemed to be streaming from his upraised hand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But down there I didn’t even know which direction to start heading to find a fountain I could use. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She ran to the fountain of Bacchus and gripped the rim of the basin, staring desperately into the water. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z With a hasty scrub to the legs, I stepped out of the fountain and put on my sandals. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Once I was back from Mexico, I wasn’t fool enough to just walk into a restaurant or drink at any fountain, but I missed that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He used beautiful, much too expensive Milanese notebooks and wrote with a fountain pen filled with emerald ink. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Every day for a week I stopped to buckle my shoe, or to drink from the hall fountain, so that Johannes Vélez would have enough time to catch up. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z More than once I walked into drugstores where a Negro can buy cigarettes or anything else except soda fountain service. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept all the Jewish deli and soda fountain touches and then added nouvelle Chinese to the menu. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I couldn’t bend over a drinking fountain and take medication that way; I either choked or accidentally spit my pills all over the basin. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I walk around the sparkling fountain slowly, taking my time, wandering through the crowds, past the people lined up to buy warm popcorn and steaming potato tortillas. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam saw people craning their necks, people crowded around the blue fountain in the center of the square, people perched on its dry bed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z One evening as the store was closing, Larry and a friend managed to sneak a sip from the white fountain. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z At first Lefty forgot short-term things like where’d he put down his fountain pen or his glasses, and then he forgot what day it was, what month, and finally what year. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I heard about the strike,” I said as she capped her fountain pen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z From time to time, green doves and spotted Tenner’s squirrels sipped at the fountain. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z They passed the large fountain with a statue where Emily wanted to hide her book and continued to an expanse of lawn. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was monstrous, with two alabaster angels guarding the gate, and a dome-shaped fountain sputtering in the front yard. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They’ve got a small fountain for birds and enough flowers to give a botanical garden a run for its money. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The girl all but let out a sigh as I left her by the drinking fountains. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Really, it’s no problem. Those Neptune fountains are so grumpy-looking, they bum me out.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I always thought drinking fountains were just for drinking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I’m still stunned this has been here all along, because when you think of parks, you think of trees and fountains and ponds and playgrounds. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z One man he recognized, walking past the fountain toward a truck parked next to a couple of cars. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z And Aragorn planted the new tree in the court by the fountain, and swiftly and gladly it began to grow; and when the month of June entered in it was laden with blossom. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “They had one water fountain for whites, and one for us. I used to think, What’s the difference between colored water and white water? What does white water taste like?” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping low, he ran past the fountain and across the grass. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I look like a demented carbonated fountain,” he deadpanned. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Frankie turned his attention back to the ledger, but by the way he tapped the fountain pen’s cap against his palm, I could tell he was mulling the situation over. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Charles Chiltington strolled out the arched doorway and into the foyer with the fountain. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Someone had filled a city fountain with champagne, and it had taken about two seconds for Jesper to dive in with boots off and gullet open. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In every respect—he told Matt—he tried to duplicate that memory, only of course being vastly more wealthy, he could have dozens of statues, fountains, and gardens. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, between classes, when I was getting a drink of water at the fountain, I noticed J.T.’s sister, Katelynn, signing in late at the main office. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I don’t remember touching her, but the next thing I knew, Nancy was sitting on her butt in the fountain, screaming, “Percy pushed me!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Most of Rahel’s hair sat on top of her head like a fountain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Claudia and her brother had ended up using the fountain as their own private piggy bank. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Inside was a cobbled square with a fountain at its center. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Gran had arrived and was standing on a floating platform at the center of the fountain, water splashing just below her feet. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The image she was resizing was shot through a crowd to focus on Emily perched on the fountain with her hands pressed flat next to her thighs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She was sitting on a stone bench, staring into the fountain. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Eventually, however, he made a fountain of wine shoot out of it, and handed it back to Harry, announcing that it was still in perfect condition. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Being so young in your magic, you wouldn’t know this, but there are ways to make truths spill from lips like water from a fountain.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I walked around the fountain and stopped once I was standing directly in front of her. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She can see his magazine, open to a two-page spread of a beautifully landscaped yard, with lit trees and a lit fountain set into a rock wall. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He took from his pockets the cards he carried about with him, his watch, and his fountain pen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Maybe seeing it, touching that fountain, would help her put it—put him—behind her, once and for all. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The only sound was the gurgle of the soda fountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Kendra passed a small, waterless fountain featuring a statue of a frog. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I stepped out into the hall to go to the fountain and standing there in business suits were Jack and Jimmy Baptiste. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a joy to sit around that wonderful fountain and to snack petit fours and sip espresso coffee. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The path came to an end in a circular clearing, where she saw a crystal fountain in which a hawthorn tree made of diamonds rained clear water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the towns, scattered like pebbles, were single villas where ancient families had found a brook, a green spot, and laid out a tile pool, a library, and a court with a pulsing fountain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s sitting on one of the benches that face the fountain and writing in his notebook. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z But no matter where I looked, my fountain pen was nowhere in sight. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We loved coming here to shop and walk around because all the stores were outside between palm trees and flowering plants, fountains, and brick walkways. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Closer, within the boundaries of the balustrade, were the rose gardens and, nearer still, the Triton fountain, and standing by the basin’s retaining wall was her sister, and right before her was Robbie Turner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The fact that Tyger was about as deep as the fountain out front was an irritation to Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Paqo explained that the orchids were fewer and many of the fountains had slowed or dried up altogether because of the drought. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A book about rockets and space travel written in 1948, a retractable fountain pen, a bottle of dark red ink that looked like blood, and a star chart. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z In the summer, the rose gardens are in full bloom and the fountain runs, so people stop and make penny wishes. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z If there’s a law on the books that says that black people can’t drink at the same water fountains as white people, the obvious solution is to change the law. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It was a clean little town and there was a fine fountain in the square. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A handful of people are having lunch on the benches next to the fountain. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There were no willows or fountains here, as there had been at the embassy. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She looked down at The Westing Game, still submerged at the bottom of the fountain. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Kendra recognized the blue one as the downy fountain sprite she had seen in Grandpa’s office. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He found a good spot not far from a fountain, then took the small mirror from his cereal box and placed it in the jar. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Dimple shook her head and took a seat on the bench next to the water fountain. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The pool is filled with concrete, the fountain is dry. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote about the Freedom Riders who rode buses through the South in 1961 challenging segregated seating, rest rooms, and drinking fountains. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They ran toward the empty outdoor mall, the splattering of an immense concrete fountain urging them on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We met up with Ayanna and Chestnutt at a giant plaza filled with fountains disguised as statues, and flowering bushes shaped to look like animals. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There were benches, a few flowering trees, and a marble fountain misting water over a statue of a satyr chasing a group of half-clothed nymphs whose attempt at flight seemed token at best. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He reached for a pen in a cup on his desk; amazingly, it was full of Montblanc fountain pens, Meisterstücks, at least a dozen of them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A sheaf of foolscap from her father’s office was before her, the desk light threw down its comforting yellow patch, the fountain pen was in her hand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Iofur threw him off, and then the two bears were at each other again, throwing up fountains of snow that sprayed in all directions and sometimes made it hard to see who had the advantage. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Eventually we pull up to a two-story apartment complex with a fountain in the courtyard. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The fountain sprite floated up to a high corner of the room. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Violet was standing near the fountain and she had a real low shirt on, to show off her lesion, because the stars of the Oh? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been sitting on a wall by the fountain, and Maya hopped down, too agitated to sit still. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When I head over to the water fountain, Antwon, the new kid with a wispy Afro, comes up to me and asks me to be his girlfriend. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Next to the dry fountain in the disused square, a group of four boys, young teenagers with fuzz on their lips, stand in a tight circle, passing around a cigarette. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He notices me, from where he’s waiting at the water fountain, but looks away. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The last thing you’d call the mansion with its gardens and fountains was a shack. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t easy, but I finally found a quiet fountain in a corner garden and sent an Iris-message to my brother, Tyson, under the sea. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Black and white citizens drank water from separate fountains and used different bathrooms. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He just frowned and said, “Uh-oh.”Then he stepped in the fountain and broke the concrete bowl in half. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Still, just like that morning, 1 could go and drink from the same fountain. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Down below, the members of the Animal Fanciers’ Society sat around the dry fountain and sipped tea. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I began thinking about the subject while chewing the tip of my fountain pen. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A broken rocking chair balanced atop a fountain. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The aquarium camouflage in a fountain wasn’t ideal, but it would work. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But half the fountains were dry, half the pools cracked and stagnant. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had gone from twig-and-dirt writing to a blue fountain pen on lily wallpaper. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Lourdes refilled the mosaic-lined fountain with sweet water and built an aviary in the garden, stocking it with toucans and cockatoos, parrots, a macaw, and canaries that sang in high octaves. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The aquarium camouflage in a fountain wasn’t ideal, but it would work. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Sumac drank from the fountain, bobbing his head down and lifting it quickly so the water would flow down his throat. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At the end is the drinking fountain, bathed in the blue glow of the light above it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Suddenly black children could shop in department stores, eat at restaurants, drink from water fountains, and go to amusement parks that were once off-limits. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He leads me to the spot where our fountain burned out. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z That way I can see the giant cathedral and the water spouting from the fountain and the happy people strolling under the trees. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And now, with his bottle and his fountain pen drained, he simply sits, dragging a hand through his hair distractedly, staring across the room at nothing in particular. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now there was nothing left of the dumb show by the fountain beyond what survived in memory, in three separate and overlapping memories. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He’s pirouetting away from one when he catches sight of a lone figure hovering near the cake and the champagne fountain. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He sank down on the sunbaked lip of the fountain where a moment before, his future had been perched. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They have a soda fountain countertop, with stools along it topped in acid lime-green, and vinyl-padded booths in a shade of shiny purple that looks like the skin of an early shark-finned convertible. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Big enough for people to have a seat while eating their lunch, or toss pennies in the fountain for a wish. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Instead I have given him all of my affection, which springs like water from a deep fountain within me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Suddenly, with great clarity, she saw another scene superimposed upon it: two laughing girls at a water fountain dressed in bright blue pants and cotton sweaters. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Barry sat on the steps next to what had to be the ugliest fountain in all of San Francisco. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She reminds me about a place nearby, called Townsend’s, a drugstore and soda fountain, where I can get friendly with teenagers my age. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Glad to know that he could send me over to the colored fountain, I nodded at him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked myself who had time to go around and write white only on the water fountains, these stools before me, and all the stuff on the street. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The empty gasoline Containers rested easily on her head as she walked a few miles to the public water fountains. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They had already claimed a bench with a good view of the fountain in front of the Eolian. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She crouched beside the parapet and trailed her hot hand in the limpid water, letting the tinkle and splash of the fountain make her mind a harmless blank. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z We all watched her sprint out into the hallway toward the water fountain. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I turn around so fast, my hip bangs into the water fountain. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I stare at the sad, rusted fountain and wonder if they’ll ever turn the water back on. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z One has this big red rose garden and a stone fountain with a mermaid in it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I felt a fountain of hope bubbling up as I read the words out loud one more time: musical acts welcome. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The fountain in the center has halted, the normally bubbling water quiet and still. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It surely made more sense to go outside and fill the vase at the fountain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A stone fountain fed by a nearby stream had survived the fire. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The same girl who had been so engrossed in her book by the fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Pathetically, with the creak of a tired motor, the fountain began to spit up champagne. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “When you have one of these,” Alex says, sidling up to him, “you should do two champagne fountains instead of one. Really embarrassing to be at a wedding with only one champagne fountain.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Walden Lake Elementary was the most beautiful school I had ever seen; it even had a fountain in the courtyard. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The only sounds were of birds, fountains, and— briefly—the hammer of the man fixing the roof. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat on the edge of a fountain, and I sat beside him, bumping shoulders. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I will walk up low stone steps past stone lions guarding and into a courtyard where a fountain plays and the queen waits, weeping, for the princess to return. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Two dark birds dipped into the fountain and splashed themselves. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Celia was splashing cold water from the water fountain on the back of her neck, her curls bunched up in one fist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A little girl with a fountain of beaded pigtails tugged on Vola’s overalls. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When they woke they found that the light of day was broad upon the lawn before the pavilion, and the fountain rose and fell glittering in the sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The oily water reflected the light and made the whole thing look like a sparkly fountain. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The shaded streets of his neighborhood are littered with sparkling fountains and bow-backed Scholar slaves. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Our home was a giant version of the lard cans used to haul water from the public fountain. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Barrone: “I know you don’t. Okay, if you were at the water fountain, who threw the acid?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Rain poured down, filling the fountain even faster, but it wasn’t normal rain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Poppet finds a fountain pen amongst the clutter on the desk and tests it on a scrap of paper to see if it is properly inked. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As did the little hedgehog, who was staring into the water of the fountain as if he were about to drown himself in it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Frank Socrates, who is stationed at the water fountain, echoes, too. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Those laws said whites and blacks should be separated in all public places: drinking fountains, parks, trains, buses, downtown food counters, and public schools. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z While our parents console themselves with spa treatments, I go out with my sister and walk along the strip, watching the Bellagio fountain show. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And I fell asleep to the sound of the fountains and the smell of cinnamon and juniper. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His third sentence is missing a period, which she now carefully inserts with her finest-nibbed fountain pen. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I selected the fountain that gurgled outside the guesthouse where the Paqo and I had stayed, although it was weaker and quieter now. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The bumps were pennies and nickels people had pitched into the fountain to make a wish. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the fountain, I sit on a bench and bite my lip and dig my fingernails into my palms. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A murmur of voices reached him and he quickly stepped into an alcove, squatting beside a drinking fountain as two men and a woman walked past, all wearing white coats, arguing about Web servers. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z And we put in a soda fountain as a place people can linger. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Frightened eyes and a fountain looked back at her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the room was carpeted, except for the side by the sink and fountain. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z This mainly consists of scribbling with fountain pens on various scraps of paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Free of that weight, I hustled back through the maze of cubicles, catching the eye of the girl by the fountain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the center of the space, an actual fountain gushed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Previously a golden fountain had filled the center of the hall, casting shimmering spots of light over the polished wooden floor and walls. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I took my buckets to the fountain, headed to the end of the line, and joined my neighbors in their fight. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I was getting a drink of water at the fountain and Guzzo came up behind me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The boy lifted a final stone and Winnie saw a low spurt of water, arching up and returning, like a fountain, into the ground. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z This extraordinary circumstance—unheard of in the rest of the world—is treated here in America as a basic fact of life, as normal as separate water fountains were just a half century ago. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The story is that the god, changing back into a river, followed her through the tunnel and that now his water mingles with hers in the fountain. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She flushed the toilet and a fountain of water gushed toward the ceiling. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Poppy and her mother were there—they waved at Seven as she took her place in the circle around the fountain, and Seven felt a surge of happiness. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Her balcony overlooked a fountain in one of the gardens, and whichever it was, it was beautiful—never mind the guards she spotted posted beneath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After their morning meal the Company said farewell to the lawn by the fountain. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Momly pulled in, pulled up around this big fountain, to the front door. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He slashed his sword through the fountain and the Iris-message dissolved, but the deed was done. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z To get an idea of where she might hide a book, Emily did an online search for images of the music concourse and discovered there would be a fountain. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In a small Texas town, they often did n’t have colored bathrooms or fountains either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I held my fountain pen in my left hand, the nib sunken into the tender flesh of my right forearm. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They had reached a large stone reindeer now, over which they could see the sparkling jets of a tall fountain. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The one remaining water feature in the park—a fountain in Tomorrowland—had become a Mecca for lost souls, who drank the chlorinated water until it was gone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There were no other coins in the fountain. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He was looking for the water fountain where he’d left his bicycle. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The court was partly paved with stone, but was roofless, and on a grassplot a fountain played under young trees in the sunlight. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The blind statues and the singing fountains filled with dry leaves, bird droppings, and moss. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your friend here is a regular fountain of knowledge.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z We pick the pretty ones, then select some Roman candles and two stubby fountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They’re dark wood, and the tabletop between the two facing benches is red like the soda fountain counter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was just about time to start closing down the soda fountain, and I said that Count Basie was playing the Roseland that weekend, and would she like to go? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In the South the races were strictly segregated by law, not just on railroads but on streetcars and buses, in schools, restaurants, hotels, theaters, and parks, and even in cemeteries and at drinking fountains. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma came the next day, in the evening, when the orange trees started to cast long, wavy shadows across the water fountain in the front yard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The statue’s head was tilted back so the bronze Mr. Lemoncello could squirt an arc of water out of his mouth like he was a human drinking fountain. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “If you do taste the compound, it will be strong and unpleasantly bitter, so you may line up—calmly, please—at the fountain for water.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She can hear a fountain bubbling nearby and turns down the now grass-covered path to find it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They walked across a courtyard paved in white stones, past a fountain shaped like a horse and rider, and toward a grand glass conservatory, lit from within by hanging lanterns. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Except a push from Bernard is like a really hard shove, and I stumble back into the water fountain. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Hot, quiet tears dribbled down my cheeks in a steady flow, like the faucet at the public fountain. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When they reached the fountain, Ella dropped the scroll in Percy’s lap. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When Odin approached the hall, he began to spit: a fountain of mead spurted from his beak into the vats, one after another, like a father bird bringing food for his children. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And sure enough, there it was at the back of the warehouse, a fast- food counter with a grill, a soda fountain, a pretzel heater, and a nacho cheese dispenser. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I pretended to drink at the water fountain, but what I really needed to gulp down was air. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The fountain pen remained unused on the table, while its owner, sighing, was forced to make do with a very tiny corner of the table, where she began rubbing beans. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The first thing Kyle could see inside was a trickling fountain in a grand foyer of brilliant white marble. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Palace-lined streets, parks and fountains, spires and towers—all were labeled in neat and legible handwriting. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As far as one can see spout fountains of mud and iron. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Next time you go to see the old cows, ask Miss Trotter which fountain she drinks out of when she goes to town.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z In spite of the tears, in spite of the fountain of feeling which had sprung between them once again, Lancelot persisted in remaining loyal to his Grail. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The page was blank and on it, with a fountain pen whose cap he ceremoniously unscrewed, he wrote his name and address. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “No need. I completely understand. She is a rare bird. And a bit of a puzzle. A fountain of sorrow.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Lili greeted some of the market women as they walked together to the public water fountain. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He knew by heart certain passages from her letters, he had revisited their tussle with the vase by the fountain, he remembered the warmth from her arm at the dinner when the twins went missing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The fountain in downtown Kinshasa, which I’d once thought of as the height of glamour, now looked like a bowl of broth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Dr. King pointed to the drinking fountains and said, “See these signs? They shouldn’t be here. These are the things we’re trying to change.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Colored labor had erected every house on the park, laid the stones in the fountain and the paving of the walkways. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They pushed her away at the water fountain, and threw rocks at her if she tried to approach them on the playground. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I want to yank off my leg and jump in the mermaid fountain. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Water trickles from several fountains along these walls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It is also significant that the “whites only” signs are gone and that children of all colors can drink from the same water fountains, swim in the same pools, and play on the same playgrounds. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the past, the three of us had always sat in those three chairs right in front of the fountain. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Looks like a fountain of fish, hot and silver in the sunlight. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The fast-walking man who sat on the fountain’s rim, dragging his fingers through his wispy hair. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Three crows sat on the edge of the fountain, clacking at one another. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I stayed five steps in front of him as we made our way back around the rest stop, past the water fountains, through the silver benches and tables under the overhang. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Her hands turned wrinkled and dry, despite being in the middle of a fountain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the deserts of the heart / Let the healing fountain start. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You can start by telling me your name,” the officer said, tapping his fountain pen against the desk. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A blue-and-green glow was coming from the saltwater fountain, brighter and more urgent than the night before. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Outside, the creamy petals of orchids reflected the pale glow of twilight, and a friendly fountain gurgled. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z There’s a drinking fountain and bathrooms in a small courtyard surrounded by a hedgerow. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Only this time I could not go to the soda fountain and order a limeade or ask for a glass of water. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The white walls were unadorned; the fountain looked like a tile bathtub. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The fountain in the center cascades down a carved stone wall, flowing into a round pond full of koi. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Pipes across the ceiling led to the drinking fountains and to the toilets in the next room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A bus careered past and sprayed us with a fountain of rust-brown puddle water, drenching us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The saltwater fountain in the corner had been freshly scrubbed so the coral gleamed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His hand under her head was sweating like a fountain. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood there grinning, tilt-ing her face up to the mist, and staring at that fountain of water. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z In one there had once been a fountain. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The one closest to me was a face with wide, staring eyes and an open mouth, inside of which was a real, functioning water fountain. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He wet his handkerchief under the fountain faucet and wiped off his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If real, why is it that I can recall in all that island of greenness no fountain but one that was broken, corroded and dry? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mandy is screeching and running for the water fountain, waving both hands in front of her mouth. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z From the dining room window, there was a view of the garden, which was filled with mango trees, palms, exotic flowers, and bubbling fountains. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I’m talking giant like bigger than the fountain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z High spurts the fountain; fierce and foamy the wild jet. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It appeared that a lot of Pippin’s bath had imitated a fountain and leaped on high. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He could see an open plaza with freestanding columns, fountains, and statues. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Madame Maxime was listening, motionless, apparently staring at the silvery fountain. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There were slightly larger crinkly paper cups for water, which I poured from the drinking fountain in the corner of Mrs. Killinger’s office. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Some big, some litde, some in the fountain, some up under the trees. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Gossip flows faster than the water circulating through the room's centerpiece fountain. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z There’s a mermaid fountain in the middle of the yard and, beyond it, a girl sitting on the porch, wrapped in a white blanket. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Put your weapons on the dock. No funny bus—” All around the Romans, Charleston Harbor erupted like a Las Vegas fountain putting on a show. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At one point, I went over to get a drink at the water fountain. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “If you knew what I’d had to put up with recently,” he said almost tearfully—and the uprush of his self-pity was like a fountain suddenly released. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z To get water, people have to walk about thirty minutes down a hill to the fountain, stand in line, fill a bucket, and walk back. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z To get an idea of where she might hide a book, Emily did an online search for images of the music concourse and discovered there would be a fountain. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He picked an isolated but open space under a bent basketball rim, beside a broken water fountain. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z On one occasion she lost her fountain pen. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Gary pulled a gold fountain pen from his jacket pocket and signed the frontispiece with a flourish. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Your prioress is like a queen, the fountain of all goodness. All the sisters are her ladies-in-waiting, happy to live under her benevolent rule. There is a hierarchy, with servants in the lowest place.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Cement tactics? That ugly fountain is cement tactics. Bad cement tactics. What the heck is cement tactics?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When a warm body was needed, Ernest would recruit almost off the street, like a Hollywood talent spotter dragooning a soda fountain girl into instant stardom. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I pay the bill, overtip, gather up my packages, an Italian scarf for each of my daughters, a fountain pen for Ben. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I see one that overlooks the drinking fountain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She waved her hand, and the old Roman fountain began to flow. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then she cut herself off from us, tapped her fountain pen, and repeated, “Black folks, in black clothes, rapping revolution.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was twelve, I started at the Jewish Lyceum and my fountain pen was given a new case in honor of the occasion. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He saw a dry fountain with a headless mermaid perched on a pillar. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The crowd parted, and Jason realized the fountain wasn’t filled with water. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Over the years visitors to the museum had thrown money into the fountain for good luck. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He leans against the fountain, letting a slow, lazy smile grow on his mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Fortunately they weren’t hurt when their plane blew up—“a fountain of fire and smoke.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He dismounted and led Lixxa to a trough, then turned to the fountain and scooped water over his head with both hands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Around the fountain, sculptures hid like tree sprites under the topiaries—cupids playing flutes and tambourines, or ladies dancing in their rain-worn stone gowns next to the huge pots of orange trees. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Negroes and whites are not allowed to share water fountains, movie houses, public restrooms, ballparks, phone booths, circus shows. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We’re sitting next to the fountain and Daniel’s holding my hand. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I know what you mean,” he said as they walked the remaining few yards to the fountain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The other end of the room boasts the concessions: glass-paneled and red-topped popcorn machines, shelves stacked with boxes of candy, empty plastic cups piled between the cash registers and soda fountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z One golden drachma gleamed at the bottom of the fountain. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Now she rose languidly and walked slowly through the heat to the fountain in the center of the courtyard of her apartment. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z A set of steps led down to the lawn on whose border Robbie still worked, and which extended to the Triton fountain fifty yards away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When they got to the forum, they sat by the fountains and watched the sun come up. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When Roy got to the golf course, he locked his bike to the pipes of a water fountain and set off jogging down the same fairway where he’d gotten clobbered. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear, oh, dear,” whimpered an old woman by the fountain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z By the third time up, therefore, I had indeed been reborn: as a fountain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Water shoots up out of his mouth like a fountain, but I put my hand over his mouth, and force it closed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The only light in here came from the fireplace, where a bright blaze of logs settled slightly as she looked, sending a fountain of sparks up into the chimney. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Scipio said when Bo sat down next to him on the edge of the fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In desperation I uncapped Riptide and slashed at the fountain, cleaving it in two. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He went out the sliding door behind my seat and made a beeline for the small cluster of silver water fountains that stood between him and the restroom entrances. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Thaya Jaan shows us the parts of the complex where there was a calligraphers’ market in olden times, and we pause by the huge square wudu fountain in the center of the courtyard. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The last side of the room had all our cabinets and a sink, plus a drinking fountain. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z We’d been classmates in fourth grade, and one time he’d given me a fountain pen, the kind you had to load with a cartridge. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was the fountains of Isfahan, the steps in the stone, cut by the hand of Farhad. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She recognized The Fountain by the courtyard in front of it containing chairs, striped umbrella tables, and—yes—a fountain spurting water from two crossed jugs into a blue pool. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He kept looking at the wall above the fountain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The sheriff produced one from the opposite shirt pocket; the judge unfolded it beneath his desk lamp and picked up his fountain pen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And then, with a flutter of wings that threw up a little fountain of sand in front of him, the first bird landed a few yards away. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There were gardens bright with flowers and fountains sparkling golden in the sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Four’s eyes shift to the wall above the drinking fountain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But that evening, when my fountain pen still hadn’t turned up, we all assumed it had been burned, especially because celluloid is highly inflammable. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They caught the bus, or bought stamps, as quickly as they could, and never loafed around the cafe or the fountain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Through the glass window of the office reception area, I see Nuah near the fountain now. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I nodded and smiled, unable to contain the fountain of hope he had just given me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He searches the audience for someone he knows, but it isn’t his crowd—lots of lit majors with leather satchels and gold- rimmed glasses and fountain pens, lots of people Ruth would have waved to. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I gunned the Yamaha over the curb and swerved to a stop at the fountain outside the hotel. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z M. Minkoff Later, his puckered pink skin wrapped in the old flannel robe that a safety pin held around his hips, Ignatius sat at the desk in his room filling his fountain pen. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood at the end of a long fountain, and that fountain led to a huge eight-sided mansion, and out of that mansion rose a baad gir. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A veritable fountain of youth in our dolmades and taramasalata and even in our baklava, which didn’t commit the sin of containing refined sugar but had only honey. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Just outside the Dove Canyon gate is a fountain. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I stood with them next to the water fountain. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He’d wondered where the water that fed the Ice Court’s moat and fountains came from, why the river gorge was so very deep and wide. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It turned noses into fountains, lungs into bacterial sponges. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The little one...Over his newspaper, Victor carefully peered toward the lion fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z They went along many paths and climbed many stairs, until they came to the high places and saw before them amid a wide lawn a fountain shimmering. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My fountain pen was always one of my most prized possessions; I valued it highly, especially because it had a thick nib, and I can only write neatly with thick nibs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We walked in the dappled shade, enjoying the mist blown off the burbling fountains. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Silver pigeons lighted briefly on the heads of the lions or the rims of fountains, and strutted along the walks. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The only sound was the fountain gurgling forlornly and the occasional squawk of a disgruntled parrot. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Deep basins of fountains are planted in the floor between statues on heavy pedestals, and effigies lie behind black doorways with the Resurrection carved into their slate. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Down the mud flats small fountains erupted, dozens of them, spurting two feet or more, then again, then lower, then dwindling and stopping. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, my teacher says he’s just another in a line of charlatans looking for the fountain of youth.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Two teachers in dark suits talked decorously beside a broken fountain. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He recalled every detail—an oleander bush with peach-colored flowers, an adobe wall with paloverde trees draped over it, a fountain tinkling into a copper basin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A bulb glows blue above the drinking fountain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “You are the most insufferable person I have ever met! I was only returning a favor. You fixed my fountain.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The letter was handwritten on fine, unlined paper in looping script so ornate it was almost calligraphy, the black ink varying in tone like that of an old fountain pen. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Since the weather was sweltering, she suggested we cool off by jumping into the fountain in front of the building. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He constructed elaborate fountains, with grottos containing mechanical singing birds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her sister could crouch behind a drinking fountain and wait for him to get thirsty. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A green fountain of magnetic light shot up into the sky, its edges rimmed with sparks. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father’s favorite palace. It would please me to show them to you one day. They are all of pink marble, with pools and fountains, overlooking the sea.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z First he filled his pitchers with water from the drinking fountain. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z They dwelt in brooks and springs and fountains. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At the square, my girlfriends are waiting for me by the fountain, under an apple tree. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We were careful not to use public toilets or to drink from water fountains marked “whites only.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His fountain pen flashed through her French assignments. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of us were left to find fountains to cleanse the grime and dust from our travels before entering the holy city. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They passed the large fountain with a statue where Emily wanted to hide her book and continued to an expanse of lawn. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Grover and I sat on the edge of the fountain, away from the others. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Scipio and the others were already standing by the lion fountain at the side entrance of the Basilica, waiting for them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z For the first time she noticed that in the center of the courtyard was a fountain from which a horse and rider reared, and water plumed out from the horse’s mouth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced at the fountain, then at the marble floor, already slick from scuttling crab tracks. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In the middle of the courtyard stood a fountain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Go on in!” the old woman shouted from the fountain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat on the edge of the fountain for a minute. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Claudia, a stickler for cleanliness, had insisted that she and her brother take a bath in the museum’s fountain late at night. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The night was quiet except for the gurgle of the fountains and waves lapping on the shore. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Dimple sank onto a bench a dozen feet away, by the water fountain. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Columned porticoes faced the central atrium, which had a huge fountain and bronze braziers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Time passed, fountains of the magnetic northern lights came and went, and the moon waxed and waned many times. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Over at the fountain, Michael Varus called, ‘Wait.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I looked out at the rain falling in the fountain of the garden. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Statues stand at sharp corners, and fountains spray rainbow-colored water in the air. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z On Tuesday, as soon as the last bell rings, I head to the water fountain. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Lourdes is mesmerized by the greenish water, by the sad, sputtering fountain, and a wound inside her reopens. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked past the water fountain and noticed that the door to the janitor’s closet was ajar. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The wind brushed though the square and I watched the spray from the fountain move like gauzy curtains in the wind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It turns into an open space with a fountain in the middle, bubbling white foam over clear carved ice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The water fountain had a sign that read “Le vin Beaujolais.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia puts her hand out, letting the water from the fountain rush over her fingers as she presses against the cold stone below. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was just some girls he didn't know at the water fountain. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Nectar and ambrosia overflowed from golden fountains, and platters of mortal snack food crowded the banquet tables. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z We fill our cups at the soda fountain, and Malik and I lead Shana to our little corner booth that we usually share with Sonny. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z His face was tinged pink from the shock of cold fountain water, and his fingers still seemed to be twitching every so often, but his eyes had lost that cloudy, unfocused look. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We pull into the driveway, which circles a filthy, nonfunctioning fountain with a stone merry-go-round at its center. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z They trooped by pairs into the market, first James and Sammy, then Dicey and Maybeth, to drink water from the fountain and use the toilets. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s Amá wearing a long dress, standing in front of the fountain in the town square. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Claudia understood immediately and began to scoop up bumps she had felt on the bottom of the fountain. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually threw him. Almost far enough to make it into the fountain.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He became the fountain of philosophy and science and art. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I remember that Dad had a lemonade from the fountain at DeMarco’s, and he finished it on the way home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She stood by the desk and absently replaced the top of her fountain pen. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He and his friends, Hazel and Frank, were standing in the middle of a fountain as Percy repelled the angry Romans with blasts of water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Behind us shells are sending up fountains from the now utterly abandoned village. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting on that fountain, face upturned, drinking in the sunshine like a flower, looking completely beatific. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They had fountains, not of water but of air, among other wonders. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Some big, some little, some in the fountain, some up under the trees. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They ran toward the empty outdoor mall, the splattering of an immense concrete fountain urging them on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Elves spread for them a pavilion among the trees near the fountain, and in it they laid soft couches; then speaking words of peace with fair elvish voices they left them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The old man’s voice was clearly audible over the sounds of birds and fountains. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When the light died, a woman was standing at the fountain. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Frank S. takes a drink from the water fountain, readjusts his toga, and walks out the front doors. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z In my mind, they were seated next to each other at a table, taking turns with the fountain pen. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I then fold the paper in half and slip it into the suggestion box, which is located next to the water fountain on the first floor. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I got the feeling the fountain was waiting for me to make the first move. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I would go to the water fountain in the corridor and let cold water run over my wrists, chilling my blood, hoping in that way to keep awake. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he was still tangled at the Neptune fountain, or scouring the streets looking for Leo. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Crossing Fourteenth Street, an unmedicated psychotic would brandish a toilet brush, his mouth moving wordlessly as, in my head, the young people of France requested a table with a view of the fountain. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I had just found out what she had meant when we were out by the water fountain. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk past the drinking fountain and through the tunnels that seemed endless the day I got here but now barely register in my mind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We were only about twenty feet up, but the gardens and fountains spreading out on all sides made for a spectacular view. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was even around when it was illegal for Black people to use the same water fountains as white people. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The fountain featured a life-size statue of Mr. Lemoncello standing on a lily pad in the middle of a shallow reflecting pool ten feet wide. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It had its center and fountain, but there were fewer stores and it was quiet enough that the dogs could sleep on the street and not be bothered. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The central plaza was paved in white and gray stone, decorated with statues, fountains, and gilded columns. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Just two blocks ffom her house, the Townsend Drug Store was about to replace its soda fountain clerk, a fellow who was leaving to go off to college. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind Luke, the fountain began to shimmer, but I needed everyone's attention on me, so I uncapped Riptide. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Someone had slathered wet cement over the “Knowledge Not Shared Remains Unknown” motto chiseled into the fountain’s base. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Entering the gallery was like stepping inside the pine grove—the huge vaulted marble, the cool splash of the fountain, and the green growing all around. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Grace put on sunglasses as she skulked across the parking lot, then took the back way to the store rather than go past all the pretty fountains with the splash pads for the little kids. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z From merely stealing drinks from private fountains after dark, Boots became bolder. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z There were fountains, flowers, hedges But something wasn’t quite right. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All the endless love I have for her fountains up, up, up, up. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She remembered vividly standing with Rosemary at the school’s water fountain, giggling and splashing each other. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “She helped me get a drink from a water fountain.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside, around the aquamarine fountain, hundreds of stiff, waist-high sacks foamed over with silkworm cocoons. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z You’ll find black poplars in a roadside park around a meadow and fountain—all Athena’s— but Father has a garden in the place— this within earshot of the city wall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If they came to a fountain, they went round it and carried straight on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The ghoul heaved the marble bust into the fountain. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We walk to the water fountain together, and I wonder if I could trust her with my secret. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I take my turn at the water fountain, wondering why he would be nice all of a sudden. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I saw everything—the lanterns, the trees, the candlelit tables, the little fountain, as though 1 were looking through a fine camera lens. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The little bronze faun cast a shadow across the dry fountain. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Seven scowled but didn’t take her eyes off the fountain. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I sit down on a bench, gazing around at all the trees and plants, a stone fountain trickling softly behind me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z They shed their clothes and waded into the fountain. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And now, at Grant Park, there’s a wide green lawn, with a cool fountain of sea creatures shooting water from their mouths. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Every day, she would wake the rooster who slept by the fountain in the courtyard. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They were messing around in a cutout in the lockers past the C-wing water fountain, by the windows that overlooked the creek. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He grabs my arm and drags me away from the drinking fountain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A prison guard brings Helmuth paper, a fountain pen, blue ink. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z As if he was dumb enough to hope she'd be there, perched on that fountain like last time, an iced coffee in her hands... When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Barry sat on the steps next to what had to be the ugliest fountain in all of San Francisco. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We walked alongside city hall and past an old fountain that had a statue of one of the city’s original founders in it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Since he and Otto could unstick small things from the time freeze, Sheed supposed he could put the mirror under the fountain’s surface; water was just a bunch of tiny drops put together. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He wants to be Like his shoes, A little dirty From the road, A little worn From racing to the drinking fountain A hundred times in one day. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She danced about, and where she danced, fountains erupted from the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Bekah Cotter, with her long, golden hair and compact curves, comes in with a huge group of friends and they sort of camp out with fries and fountain drinks. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I notice that I can fill a water balloon at the drinking fountain in the park almost twice as fast as Erlan. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Technically, my six-month ban for swimming in the fountain was still in effect. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t know why white people drank from one water fountain and black people drank from another fountain or why they used a different toilet. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And through the arched gateways of many a palace Shasta caught sight of green branches, cool fountains, and smooth lawns. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The boy bowed and scurried off to start the fountain gushing. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z At that moment, Joe walked up to get a drink from the water fountain. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The fountain spurted a few inches into the air from a rough length of pipe, threw up its hands, collapsed and drowned its ragged dribble in a stone basin of yellowing water. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Massey bent for a drink at a fountain, then stood up and continued his walk. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I caught it with the edge of my shoe and a tiny fountain of my blood spurted against the gray paint of the porch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A majestic horse materialized next to the fountain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He sits at his father’s desk, scrawling away importantly on the office stationery with a fat black fountain pen. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long, the congregation had grown so large that he moved elsewhere and refurnished the house with rows of wooden pews and a tiled fountain in the place once occupied by the family’s television set. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A large fountain stood there, with a detailed stone sculpture of Adventure’s three duck-shaped dragons. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A winged baby watched him from atop a fountain. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He yelled, “Trap!” and dove out of the fountain. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We drive around the fountain and into a high-ceilinged entryway. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He carried three fountain pens in his breast pocket, and his inner pocket bulged with papers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Hopkins, which did treat black patients, segregated them in colored wards, and had colored-only fountains. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Some part of Annabeth’s mind registered how beautiful the city was—the smells from the bakeries, the gurgling fountains, the flowers blooming in the gardens. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not that bad,” Grace said, but she let herself be led past the fountain anyway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The ladies of the Animal Fanciers’ Society scrambled into the dry fountain, and all of them tried to climb the mermaid at once. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the swimming pool, at the fountains spraying mist into the air, making a rainbow in the sunset. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I know the fountain Zoe is referring to hasn’t been operational for a long time, so the spraying water was never there, but the picture is prettier that way. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When he leaned over the balustrade to take another look at the fountain in the courtyard, his guide turned around impatiently. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he strolled out into the open, just far enough for Bp to be able to see him from the lion fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He made himself as small as he could, crouching down behind the fountain. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Then suddenly he was aware of a man clothed in white who watched him through the falling water of the fountain. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I enter the bright Johnson Building, pass by the marble drinking fountains, and walk into the purple-paned children’s section. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z This time, they were ringed around the Mr. Lemoncello fountain, which wasn’t gurgling water like it was supposed to. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z They met at the local soda fountain, where she worked after school and on weekends. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At the drugstore soda fountain, she watched him tuck a napkin into his shirt collar be-fore eating his sundae. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My hand was cramping badly, and my fountain pen kept swerving off course. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Clara asked her granddaughter to take the boy out to play in the garden and make sure he did not soil his clothes, drown in the fountain, eat dirt, or play with his fly. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I stagger past the tournament tents to a stone fountain, where I splash my face with water. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z That was why he kept coming back to the lobby with the gurgling fountain. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Segregated drinking fountains labeled “WHITE” and “COLORED” in the Dougherty County Courthouse, Albany, Georgia. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped in front of the fountain at the hospital entrance and sat by himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He could avail himself of any rest room, any water fountain, any cafe for a cup of coffee; but he could not take me with him. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He moves out of the line for the water fountain, his eyes watchful, glancing from me to the mosque’s front doors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Now those fountains were the same; only the colored fountain, they never cleaned and kept up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an area that had bushes, and baby trees, and benches, and a neat water fountain. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “You used to run by my house. I live on Marigold. The house with the mermaid fountain.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The teenagers all seemed to skip the doughnuts and preferred to hang out by the fountain that had a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in the center. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z There was even, in the middle of the square, a fountain to swim in when the weather was hot. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Her fountain slumped a little, but stayed standing. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was staring at an Iris-message in the mist of a fountain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The school office reminds me of a dentist’s office, with padded pastel furniture and one of those gurgling indoor fountains. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Yet all along he was in the sunlit court, hearing the fountain fall. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I buy five goldfish and name them all Olly and let them loose in the fountain. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the middle of the cabin, listening to the gurgle of the saltwater fountain and the ocean waves outside. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We walk to the common area, where there are benches and murals and water fountains big enough for you to put your water bottle under the nozzle without bending it at all. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z One way she could see the water fountain, the other way the pump. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A blind man sits alone on the rim of the fountain. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl at the fountain had roused herself. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Liam ignored him and kept his back to us, still bent over the silver drinking fountain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She set down the vase by the uneven steps that rose to the fountain’s stone basin. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On Monday morning I got to school early, so I went to the drinking fountain to play Pokemon, but right when I got there, everyone got up and left. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z A fountain warbled near the main entrance, surrounded by low stone benches that were occupied soon after sunup and remained popular well into the night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Water in the fountain is sprayed from dolphins sculptured in bronze. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle sounds of water cascading from the fountain reminded me of the creek that ran behind our cabin in the cotton labor camp in Corcoran. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z We both head to the water fountain, and I’m wondering if putting deodorant on sweaty pits will keep me from being funky later, when Coach West walks over. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z A fiddler played the latest melodies by the fountain as the children and their friends diverted themselves with hide-and-seek and hunt the ring. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Mood gushed out in a scarlet fountain, drenching his arms and chest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I dip my face down, as if I had a beak and were a sparrow drinking from a fountain. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Father Antonio greeted an old woman who was standing by the fountain waiting for her pail to fill with the pathetic output of the faucet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We were convulsed with hysterics at the thought of our hippie asking Mr. Kasigi to convert the water fountains to Gatorade, and to erect a bullfighting stadium in the parking lot. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z As with the gushing fountains and towering ivory walls, the lamps themselves seemed to be the product of a dream. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He flourished meats and bread baked the day before, dusted a table, invited himself to sit, and ate until he had to go find a soda fountain, where he ordered a bicarbonate. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The square in front of the mansion was empty except for the white doves, cooing and chasing each other around the fountain. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like it? She got spitting mad. She can get mad sometimes. She took Aron’s fountain pen and threw it on the sidewalk and tramped on it. She said she’d wasted half her life on Aron.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He blew it aside with a gust of wind, then cut through a line of sword-wielding ghouls and noticed a dozen suitors regrouping by the fountain to charge Annabeth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They are a surging sea, daggers of flame from the explosions leap up like fountains. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m left with one consolation, small though it may be: my fountain pen was cremated, just as I would like to be someday! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Well, you know, your mother helped me get a drink from the water fountain last night, if you know what I mean.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the garden was a pool with a small fountain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Well, not everyone, has their own fountain or ceilings as high as those in the Doge’s Palace,” Victor grunted back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z There could be the whole team, eighteen of us, waiting for some water at the colored fountain, and the white fountain next to it be empty. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was walking over to the soda fountain. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My grandmother pulled me away from it, scratching my hand in the process, as she directed me to the fountain marked COLORED. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes. I heard about it from my son. Poor things. I do hope you find them. Now, if you don’t mind—” “Oh, Beryl, did he say ‘children’?” said the old woman by the fountain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My mother sold jugs of water from the public fountain, charcoal, and grilled peanuts to get us something to eat. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z So Victor smiled and cooed and puttputted—and watched the children by the fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He looks around, disgusted, and kicks a rock toward the empty fountain. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She wanted to drink from the school water fountains in the yard. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He put them over the drinking fountains, and on every classroom door, and on the fire escape doors, and on the walls of the stairwells. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z On a trip to the fabric store, I remember being thirsty and moving toward the water fountain right in front of the store. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Close to home we passed a gas station that had a small statue out front that looked like a seagull over a fountain. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “If you decide to talk, you come find your Lola. Don’t burst like a fountain and float away.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Plastic toys, colored little balls, and fountain pens charged with explosives.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I sat down on the ledge surrounding one of the fountains with my head bowed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Statues of lions guarded the long flat steps, seeming to gaze thirstily at the large fountain. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Got it after some white boys cut me ’cause I drank from their fountain.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I don’t really need to go, so I drink long sips from the water fountain and read the flyers jumbled together on the bulletin board. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “They don’t have no colored sections. I could go to any restaurant and sit wherever I wanted! “They had drinking fountains all through the city. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instant silence fell on the gay throng, and not a sound, but the dash of fountains or the rustle of orange groves sleeping in the moonlight, broke the hush, as Count de Adelon spoke thus: Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I ride the escalator down to the central fountain, where today’s entertainment is face-painting. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The Mercedes came to a roundabout with a fountain at the center, swept around it, and continued up toward a fantastic sprawling house. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He was quite happy to touch the lions' heads by the fountain and to dip his hands into the cold water. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Barracks and stables lined the walls, and there were troughs and a fountain—the first unrationed water they had seen for two months. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Dome will bleed if your purpose is discovered,” his father had warned him, as they watched the children frolic in the pools and fountains of the Water Gardens. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The water in my fountain began to tremble, humming with power. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We reached Lake Shore Park, a city park laid out with rosebuds, fountains, bowling greens, picnic tables. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt wandered around the garden, admiring the ice sculptures and a fountain of wine with orange slices bobbing in a red pool. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the right were neat beds of vegetables and herbs, arranged like spokes around a big sparkling fountain where bronze satyrs spewed water into a central bowl. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes she dreamed of him: He would be walking down a long, moonlit hall, or he would be sitting in that clearing with the crystal fountain, but she could never see his face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the fountain, Sir James. In the fountain.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When visions invaded her sleep - as they always did with demigods - she could contain them by imagining they were reflections in the garden’s fountain. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Sargon buried his fangs into the disgusting creature's shoulder, and a fountain of green blood sprayed the ceiling. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Retrieving my fountain pen and journal from my satchel, I pretended to take notes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I erupted in tears again like a fountain, a running tide of tears and snot soaking Mr. O’Flanagan’s hankie. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Four fountains gurgled in the meadow, each shooting water from the pipes of stone satyrs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He trades in fountain pens for ballpoints, Wilkinson blades and his boar- bristled shaving brush for Bic razors bought six to a pack. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Near the water fountains, a bunch of boys are gathered together, laughing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z From the windows of the residence, I could see the red tulips and lavender grape hyacinth that surrounded the fountain at the base of the hill. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The image she was resizing was shot through a crowd to focus on Emily perched on the fountain with her hands pressed flat next to her thighs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And I didn’t even know it until I was bent over the drinking fountain and I felt her cool hand rubbing the back of my neck. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z During those days I didn’t think much about the signs that hung above water fountains, toilets, bus station waiting rooms, restaurants, theaters, and other public places. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sightings of the runaway tiger were not limited to the woman at the villa with the fountain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She never drank from the water fountains at school, even if she was thirsty, and some days, she could make it through the school day without having to go once. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I lurch a little, near the fountain, almost fall. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z That night we met at the fountain in the park at eight o’clock. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The white walls were charred black and the fountains ran with blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Every time she broke something, the ladies in the fountain cried “Oooo!” like a covey of frightened doves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Once, to be honest, I got as far as the drinking fountain. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The various fraternal organizations are working together to beautify the area around the spring with flower beds and benches and are building a special fountain so that all might come and partake. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The next week, at the Parque Bolivar, I’m sitting on a bench in the shade, watching some children play by the fountain. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The champagne fountain, in the shape of a merman riding a dolphin, had not been used for years. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Only the fountain seemed real, spewing forth sand like a reminder of Gaia’s limitless power. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was white and I figured if he said use the fountain, it must be all right. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby a voice was speaking as softly as a tree whispers or a fountain plays. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It scuttled out of the fountain and came straight at me, pincers snapping. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He tumbled backwards into the fountain and screamed as he disintegrated. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Had he read a book by this fountain? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For a minute I thought the walls had begun to discharge the moisture that must saturate them, but then I saw the noise came from a small fountain in one corner of the room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Oooo,” said the members of the Animal Fanciers’ Society huddled in the fountain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It is nothing like the schooling Gogol’s parents have known, fountain pens and polished black shoes and notebooks and good names and sir or madam at a tender age. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a fountain on every block,” Leo grumbled. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Barrone: “No, David. No. I checked the acid marks on the floor. I stood where Nicole was standing when she was hit, and I could see the water fountain fine.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z A long line of villagers snaked from the fountain to the edge of the woods, where the fire appeared to be heading. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The only sound was the fountain on Umpire Rock. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then, in a moment, he was set free; his tears sprang as from a fountain; his heart, like a fountain of waters, burst. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z But Werner has crossed the edge of the field, where he steps on a trigger land mine set there by his own army three months before, and disappears in a fountain of earth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was a large room with a four-poster bed and a window looking out onto the fountain. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In the middle of the terrace stood a statue of Bacchus in a sort of ballet position, wearing nothing but a loincloth, his cheeks puffed out and lips pursed, spouting water into a fountain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She should begin, as she had decided earlier, with a simple account of what she had seen at the fountain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was still dark out when I found the public fountain by die aquarium and bathed in it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Celaena backed away from the ledge as they stopped at the nearby fountain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I’d stood on the outside, looking in, on my way home from school, It had a soda fountain and jars of lemon drops, licorice whips, and candy buttons. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z All she was going to do was walk the book over to the fountain and drop it in, anyway, so it’s not like she needed a partner. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He whispered to a goblin page boy in a ruff, “Start pedaling the motor for the champagne fountain.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The Salazars arrived just as the other families were gathering around the cascading fountain at the center of town. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z After the fountain ran dry, we took turns hauling water from the river. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The fountain she spoke of rested in the center of the green space and was also frozen. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Clipped to his shirt pocket was a row of fountain pens. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Two minutes later she was crossing the rose beds and the gravel path in front of the Triton fountain, scene of another mystery that clearly foretold the later brutalities. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I looked at a decorative fountain in his office—a mini waterfall trickling over rocks. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She turned abruptly and picked up from the deep shade of the fountain’s wall a vase of flowers Briony had not noticed before, and set off with it toward the house. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Kino could see the green coolness of the garden and little splashing fountain through the opening. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he rose and went to a tiny night table with a drawer, from which he took paper and a fountain pen. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t make any sudden movements. Very slowly, very carefully, I want one of you to pick up that mirror you dropped, then place it under the water in the fountain.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A hose snaked across the bottom of the crater to the middle, where a steel-and-aluminum fountain rose from the bottom to eye level. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Ivy is sitting on the edge of the fountain, a giant sketchbook balanced on her knees. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “An ornamental pond. A fountain or miniature cascade, perhaps.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Me, Anne Frank, the proud owner of a fountain pen. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dallas lifts his head from the water fountain and looks at the fifteen kids sitting in their seats. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he had finished all the engraving on hand he would dawdle around the front of the store with the watchmaker and the salesgirl or wander out to some soda fountain to drink a Coca-Cola. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In the central fountain, the little statue of Bacchus spouted water into the basin. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I imagine my mother and father sitting beside a fountain, under the spray of water, their feet skimming the concrete bottom. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “I know we want some sparklers, some Roman candles. Maybe a fountain or two?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The crests above the door lintels still have bumblebees carved into the oak; the ivy-covered fountain in the courtyard is shaped like a hive. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A fountain of burning jade rose froiji the river, the blast so bright he had to shield his eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A white man approached Kirk and told him he could not drink water from that particular fountain. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Plain things—jars, petates, cactus, old fountains, old walls, old faces. Whatever I like I will snap. Maybe even sell,” she adds. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z "No no no no no, you're holding it like a Hollywood Nazi. Relax! Just hold it like it’s a fountain pen. There. Now, let there be light..." Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There’s an old-timey soda fountain up against one wall, underneath a twinkly lit ceiling, and light fixtures shaped like giant pink flowers. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I uncapped Riptide and slashed off the top of the water fountain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Nicole either didn’t see me, or for some unimaginable reason she’s lying to you, Detective. I don’t know why. I really don’t. I was there. I was in the cutout, at the water fountain.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Then he glanced back toward the lion fountain where the girl was still reading her book and the hedgehog was stirring the filthy water with his hands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Now he knew where he was; soon, if he continued without turning, he would come to the dry fountain in the middle of the boulevard, then to the officers’ apartment seven blocks beyond. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She stopped now and then, when she passed a town, to buy bread, peanut butter, apples, to refill the gallon jug in the passenger seat with water at a fountain. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As he passed the window, he noticed activity in the grounds near the fountains. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He remembered a statue of a winged baby and a fountain tiled in blue and green. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told her I was coming to the soda fountain. She just kept talking. I couldn’t tell her I had to be here at a certain time.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be drinking fountains, colored and white. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There are fountains up and down this roadway now, and squared-off beds of flowers, and new, peculiar statues. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Hi, Tim,” says a girl with a wild mop of curly red hair who joins us near the water fountain. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The woman goes fully dressed into the fountain to retrieve the pieces. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “He killed the water fountain last night,” Tyson confided. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He takes us to a house with a lawn, a fountain and three pink birds standing on one leg. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Fish jump from nearby fountains, changing from ruby to teal mid-flight, teasing onlookers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Grandpa was right—many clustered around the newly refilled birdbaths and fountains, admiring their reflections. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He came to a square with a fountain and washed his face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The sounds of birds and fountains became clearer. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She shoved thoughts of the murders aside as they strode past a fountain and she caught Dorian giving her an admiring glance from the corner of his eye. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It’s funny, but the Water fountain Is cooled by a motor, And the librarian reads Books with her Glasses hanging From her neck. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even have lemonade instead of just water from the fountain. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When the man pulled his spear loose, blood sprayed out in a dark fountain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lights wink on, the fountains jump, music plays behind the giant ferns, and the mall is open. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z In the center was a crystal fountain, and when she saw it, water sprang from the leaves of a diamond hawthorn tree. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z May Torah be a fountain of waters to all who drink from it, and may it bring to us the Messiah speedily and in our day. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I see a gun on the tile near a drinking fountain and lurch toward it, breaking my grip on Matthew’s hand. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A bunch of guys, sweaty and laughing, make their way to the water fountain. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She opened the case and inside was a beautiful gold fountain pen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The hostess seats us at a long table in front of the soda fountain counter, with pink polka-dot chairs and intricately folded white cloth napkins. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Our assembly line was the grill; our heavy machinery, the soda fountain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In her mind’s eye she saw Sidhean pacing by the crystal fountain, and she felt pity for him, for now she knew what it was to be in love. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The mother was fierce in her son’s defense, saying that it was dangerous to have a fountain when children were about, and that she was writing to the M.P. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I threw my journal and fountain pen back into my satchel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was a water fountain next to us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Around its mouth was a motto written in Dutch, which Millard, standing next to me, translated: “From the mouths of our elders comes a fountain of wisdom.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Purple light threw horrible, ghostly shadows on the cabin walls, as if the specters were escaping right out of the fountain. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I never knew such a fountain of manure. I’ll have to see if I can do the changing of the guard myself. Alice is still asleep, see.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Dr. King told us that we ought to be able to use the public water fountains in the city because “all water is God’s water.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When the drought was just a normal drought, before the intense water restrictions, the fountain attracted mountain lions. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I felt a new fountain of hope rise up inside me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the fountain which rose near the middle of the garden made only the faintest sound. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Finally I looked around and saw a stone drinking fountain. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes she neglected to ration her water, imbibing too much in the morning and staring with bitterness at the fountain the rest of the day. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Maybe I was running as fast as I could around the fountain and through the town square with a bag of eggs to deliver to the Doctorita. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the rectangle created between the wings, the old school, and the breezeway, flowers bloomed beside a stone fountain which did not work. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Down to the water fountain and cut to science lab. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z But as an aspiring architect, she couldn’t help admiring the terraced gardens, the fountains and temples, the winding cobblestone streets and gleaming white villas. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I pushed my handful of soft-lead drawing pencils to one side of my desk, took out my fountain pen, and fell—very nearly heartbroken—to work. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And there were the communal water fountains, connected to the sparkling clean underground river. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z After Coach West says we’re done for the day, I head to the line at the water fountain to get a drink. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Instead, there were long rows of bushes on both sides of a wide brick walkway and to each side of those bushes was a big lawn area with fountains. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thought you’d like the houses, the parks. There’s one street with all these cool fountains.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I crossed the street to the drinking fountain, feeling the water cooling, going down, then dampened a handkerchief and swabbed my face, eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Down a long flight of steps the Lady went into the deep green hollow, through which ran murmuring the silver stream that issued from the fountain on the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Cold air radiated from a towering indoor fountain that sprayed water over coiled copper tubing, trickling down by some new science to form blocks of ice at its base. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The Gathering was to take place at Winay Wayna, a holy place several days away that was known for its beautiful orchids and many flowing fountains. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I also began to understand that the separate water fountains and schools, were based on something. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A stone’s throw away, little kids played tag around a white marble fountain. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My hand swerved off course, gouging the fountain pen’s nib across the paper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The ghoul made his way to the central fountain. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She told me it was her job to do chores for the family, like caring for her little brother and fetching water each morning from the public fountain. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He threw his own cigarette aside, took the tin which lay on his jacket on the lawn and walked alongside her to the fountain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Now his condition was named she felt a certain consolation, though the mystery of the fountain episode deepened. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She could imagine herself hurrying down now to her bedroom, to a clean block of lined paper and her marbled, Bakelite fountain pen. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Wine flowed from hogsheads like water from a fountain, and at each meal fish, fowl, and a joint of beef were served. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He looks over his shoulder at the fountain again, then back at the house. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Grover was sitting by the fountain, a museum map tented over his head. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It's a wonderland of palace buildings with golden turrets and glittering arches, fountains full of crimson and ivory fish, topiary mazes of clipped trees, shrubs, and bushes in every possible geometric shape. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z At the nearby drinking fountain, I pressed one finger over the hole, making the water squirt high in the air. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z From the sunny cliffs, in crevices where no one would think any- thing could grow, sprang the little red and yellow fountains of the comul bush. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A mermaid fountain and Rosa, waving from her porch as I run by. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z When I was thirteen, the fountain pen went with me to the Annex, and together we’ve raced through countless diaries and compositions. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The school, which served 300 students, had four toilets, one drinking fountain, and no cafeteria. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the dark garden beyond the hedge a fountain was playing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “You jump in the fountain,” I shot back. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z And in the fountain squatted a giant crab. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Cement tactics? That ugly fountain is cement tactics. Bad cement tactics. What the heck is cement tactics?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I pressed forward my face, feeling wet cool, hearing the infant joy of fountains. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z All she was going to do was walk the book over to the fountain and drop it in, anyway, so it’s not like she needed a partner. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I heard a fountain gurgling, and smelled juniper and cedar and a bunch of other sweet-scented plants. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The prize had nothing to do with the chicken heart, but articles about his award conflated the immortal chicken-heart cells with his transplantation work, and suddenly it sounded like he’d found the fountain of youth. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The Buckingham Fountain is in front of her, and this fountain in Grant Park is considered the city’s front door. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It’s a regular fountain of youth down there—provided you’re already dead, that is.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He filled his thermos from a water fountain, drank it all down, and filled it again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Piper heard the sound of a fountain, but there was no water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He just kept washing it in streams and water fountains as best he could and putting it back on. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In the pool at the fountain’s foot there were water lilies, and in their shadow exotic fish, brought from afar. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The fountain he walked to was closer than he thought, the water fresh and clean as he filled the saucepan. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was giggling from the stools in front of the soda fountain. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They threw us down on the aft deck in front of a swimming pool with sparkling fountains that sprayed into the air. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I felt myself rising, light-headed with transcendence, an overflowing fountain. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Fifteen, twenty, thirty- nine," I counted out, until I was back at the water fountain. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Someone bumped into Seven from behind and nearly knocked her into the fountain, which was now lit up with a deep green glow. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z From somewhere over the low brick wall at the other end of the field, we hear chatter and laughter and the chirping of a water fountain. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z |
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