| 单词 | fox |
| 例句 | “Better the fox to guard the hens and the wolves to guard the sheep,” the badchan said. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z With a dog or horse or badger or fox every fiber of his being was totally engaged. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A man, a fox—even a rabbit—coming over the down would be conspicuous. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, the deer walked with us, the foxes followed in our footsteps, the winter birds flew over our heads, but mostly we were alone in the white wilderness. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His tawny fox eyes meet mine and widen in surprise. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He turned to see the fox racing down towards the door with Friar Hugo trailing far behind, shouting for all he was worth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The fox and the rat stood looking at each other, their thoughts running on parallel lines. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Pax dipped his head to the little fox’s chest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There were other things in the lair of the snake: a fox’s tail, wood-pigeon wings, the head of a big fish, and fur pelts of many species of creatures. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was a scholarly young man with a face as sharp and bright as a fox’s. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny had never seen an old dog fox with a fat pullet in his mouth, but he recognized the expression when he saw it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It had an X in it, like ‘fox,’ you know? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The promise of an end to the journey that night and the thought that they had escaped both the fox and the patrol made them eager and responsive. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were larger tracks, like dogs’ tracks, where foxes had run, and there were the tracks of a deer that had bounded away into the woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Locke asks, gazing down with his tawny fox eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then the road was clean-packed snow and led through the woods, and twice coming home in the evening, we saw foxes. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Wait!”The harsh cry startled the fox, now crouching almost flat in the undergrowth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He had her bend low to the child, then turn and stroke the fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She thought at first it was a hen, strayed from the chickenyard—caught by a fox? Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And so she barked with foxes and sang with birds and hissed with snakes. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She turns with a grin on her face just like a fox. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And then he told Vola what he’d never told anyone else—about the merging he felt sometimes with Pax, how sometimes he didn’t just know what his fox was feeling but actually felt it himself. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It never occurred to me. There’s nothing wrong in running from a fox.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached into his jeans pocket and withdrew an old plastic soldier, the fox’s favorite toy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At first the animals appeared in the market in their feathers or fur, as naturally dead as the foxes that some of the ladies still wore about their shoulders. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We ran like rabbits fleeing a fox, like deer fleeing a hunter, like mice fleeing an owl, leaping, dodging, practically flying through the underbrush. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Bet his daddy was a gray fox and his ma was a red one. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z They had, of course, tried to stop him and at that moment the fox, which had apparently been following him closely, had come from the open combe beyond and killed poor Mallow in an instant. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He shoved the toy soldier into his pocket and picked up the fox leg. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a clever joke. Your Baba Haji made it from a common phrase. It says, ‘The thing that turns a lion into a little fox is need.’ Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And then a silver hare, a boar, and a fox soared past Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s heads: The dementors fell back before the creatures’ approach. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She sat down below the parapet out of sight of the fox, and scanned the message. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Listen to the story and learn from the crow’s mistakes, for the crow did not see the fox’s sneer, but only heard his deceptive words.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was covered with an old faded red blanket full of fox tails and burrs and sand, for he took it on all his collecting trips. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned over the parapet, watching as a young fox approached along the dusty road, bearing a stick with a white rag of truce tied to it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Cheek to cheek, the two foxes groomed each other. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Off the trails, we surprise animals—a gray fox, black-tailed deer. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A fox roasts over a fire, and my mouth waters at the smell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Where do you think you are off to, fox?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I stood there for a while thinking about the first settlers and how they had killed one another over beaver and fox pelts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Without a backward glance the fox bolted off into the Mossflower woodland. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Refers to the Bible story in which Samson captured foxes, tied torches to their tails, and let them burn the fields of the Philistines. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He breathed the scents of the foxes, linked in grief over the loss of their silver center. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At this last, an officer joked that the next fox would be a tall sort from Virginia, by the name of George Washington. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “A whole pack of foxes, maybe,” said Pitchfork doubtfully, “if the island’s even got that many.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The Thousand began to close in—stoats, a fox, even a tomcat from some farm or other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to him, shrugged the broad flare of her fox wings back from her shoulders, and wrapped her arms around his waist. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There in the moonlight, his big ears erect on his head, sat the red fox. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z However this may be, it is certain that no fox hunts rabbits by going openly up a combe at sunset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry the fox got him, sir. It was a stroke of very bad luck.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent the whole evening absorbed in thought, ruminating on the story of the fox and the hens, and perhaps that was the night the boy began to become a man. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But the one about the cruel hunters in their red coats and the nice boy who felt sorry for the fox and refused to tell them which way it had gone. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z She gave her all kinds of news and gossip, and reported on the goings-on at Down, including those that involved Etty’s dog, Polly, a rough-haired fox terrier, whom she left there. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The old fox curled his forelegs under his chest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was a coastal farmer, he tells us, whose islands suffered under a nuisance of foxes—so he set up a fox-trap on one of them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The fox’s finely-attuned sense of smell told him that there were two creatures on his trail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The same thing happened with dogs and foxes, with ferns and flowers, with all living things. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would have stood my ground when the chance was offered. Now we have let ourselves be run to earth like foxes.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Then the owl came out to hunt, and foxes, weasels and strange wild cats stalked among the tree trunks. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A prickle of worry shivered up the fox’s spine. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His face and arms were scratched, the fox head now directly over his left ear. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I pictured the fox leaping, snarling, into the midst of the iron monsters, and I frowned, but Chestnutt didn’t notice and kept talking. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We were pursued on every shore, hunted like foxes, coursed like hares. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Daddy was wonderful, the way he made the words sound slow and tired as if the poor fox was ready to drop. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Just where was this creature?” said Fink the fox. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z If she could discover such a gesture for the wolves she would be able to make friends with them and share their food, like a bird or a fox. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The runty little fox stepped out along the branch, tail poised for balance, then coiled himself and leaped out over the heads of the earthbound foxes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Bravely he held up a frail paw at the oncoming fox. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Have you ever seen a tree full of chirping birds when a hawk or a fox appears? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Two rusty fetterlings, screeching and clanking, had cornered a group of older children, like foxes herding chickens. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “This pig stole money from one of our foxes. He beat her up, too, so she wouldn’t talk.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A dozen full-bounds for a healthy fox—would it even be possible for Runt? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I warned him about the “foxes,” his expression for the aggressive, cute young females who flocked after him; I told Cassius that instead of “foxes,” they really were wolves. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a worse foolishness to do something foolish and then to be unable to laugh at it later! A fox, then. It was a fox that kept me from the temple.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z There is a disease that strikes foxes sometimes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A long way off, a fox began to howl. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Traveling creatures, migratory birds, wandering foxes, rambling squirrels and garrulous hares—they all stopped and chatted with the old mouse, partaking of his hospitality, never dreaming of hurting him in any way. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The injured fox allowed him to brush his neck for an instant, then hurried back to the safety of the vixen’s side. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He must have smelled it for the past mile, the old fox. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z How there could be nothing left of a fox but a single leg. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Maybe night noises scared them—the barking of foxes, the shrill screech of owls, the rustle of unseen deer in the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “After a while? My fox will be dead in a while.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But I still was not too sure about the demon girl, and I had heard about fox demonesses luring humans to their deaths. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Fangburn did not see the secret wink that passed between the two foxes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z No owl hooted, no fox barked, no wind stirred the trees. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z There was no doubt about it, the foxes were trying to dupe the Warlord. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Among the variety of animals I keep in cages in the garden I have four monkeys and a bat-eared fox that will escape on the slightest pretense from the boy who cleans out the cages. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no raccoons or skunks about in the snow, but the mice, the weasels, the mink, the foxes, the shrews, the cottontail rabbits were all busier than Coney Island in July. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked down at his fox, still straining to follow his new family. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Gray moved more easily after his rest, and the two foxes kept up a loping pace. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z With a sack upon his back the wily fox roamed from room to room. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I didn’t like thinking about predators and prey, about a rabbit thrashing in a fox’s jaws. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When he was a dozen yards away, he saw the coyotes’ treed quarry—another fox, bright furred with a sharp and delicate face—a vixen. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Danger, maybe even evil, floated on the air, thick as the scent of fox. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Wolves would cower in the glens like foxes when they caught that deadly scent. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When word got around of his daring exploits other creatures would come to him, foxes perhaps. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She hoped that he could cross the border fast as a fox- far away from the snares of those who would trap him. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Like a fox who runs into a hound, I turned and sprinted the other way. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The fox froze, wary eyes fixed upon this strange new phenomenon. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Torchlight glimmered off the polished brass of their masks—a rat and a fox. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I like this, patron. In union there is strength, as Father Jose Dulce Maria says. If the hens can overcome the fox, what about human beings?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z From the chickens and the foxes he had gone on to sing of life, friendship, love, and also revolution. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was the same fox, you know,” he said to Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is the below world, the land of the past and our ancestors, home of the ground-dwelling fox, the toad, and the mighty serpent.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Loli Regalado, while pleased with her exoneration, complains that putting Rogelio with the components at the state nursery is akin to dropping the fox off at the henhouse with a knife and fork. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A red fox perched on a stump, two dusky kits peeking around the vixens back. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I saw the thin flat face of a fox peering out. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z There was no need for the Father Abbot to concern himself with the underhand dealings of traitor foxes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He saw a red fox and a large black cat, with a white collar and paws, who sat conversing together in the middle of the path. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Clad in armor, he leaned casually on an impressive sword, while behind him foxes, wildcats and vermin fled in terror. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z England, plagued by rabbits, sorely needs the fox as a predator. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The fox nudged his muzzle into the glove’s webbing, although he hated the leather smell. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Those foxes made me think about the fox songs.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z My eyes stayed on the spot where the fox had disappeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He would close the glove around his pet’s head, play-wrestling, and in this way the fox would distract him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox lay perfectly still, eyes closed tightly, wind whistling through his nose, until every single quill had been removed and placed in a neat pile beside him. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z As it loomed up, it seemed to the fox to be as large as the house his humans lived in. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “No Wide Patrol would bivouac here. It’s fox country. We ought to try to get further before dark.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, they knew that a fox in the open, plain to be seen, is not dangerous as long as it is spotted in time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And under his smock, he had a hare ’most as big as a fox — still warm. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Far back in a corner was the half-eaten carcass of a fox. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it says, ‘What turns a great lion into a needy fox? Marriage.’ Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He never dated a Dominican fox, I think. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No fox from our valley would venture past the territory boundary. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The wind veered and the reek of fox came over the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she carefully opened another box and pulled out what looked to be five or six dead foxes with open beady eyes, limp paws, and fluffy tails. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The skinny fox startled at the unfamiliar human scent and looked over Bristle’s shoulder. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The company of these two young foxes drew him, whether he was welcomed or not. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A fox appeared in an open spot and rose on his back legs—on two back legs?—and looked straight at him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And, sure enough, the fox took us right back to the barn. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When the woman with the fox fur stole was here, Mrs. de Vries acted as though she was pleased the Cohens had disappeared. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I should hope so. Them little old furry tails ain’t going to do you no more good than they did the fox that was wearing them.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He tucked the toy soldier into his cheek and set out after the two foxes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox’s heartbeat climbed and the brushy hairs of his tail lifted. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Of especially naughty children, it is sometimes said, ‘They must have been raised by wolves,’” Lord Fredrick finally remarked, tapping his cigar into a bronze ashtray shaped like a fox. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He’d come across a fox run over by the side of the road near his house. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z You are so hairy, you must be a fox that doesn’t even know how to transform itself. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “When was the helpless goose ever not eaten by the fox?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z What wind there was was from the northeast and the fox, coming up the combe from the west, might have broken in upon them without warning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Each side has a cloak of hide to protect—one, that of a yellow deer; the other, that of silvery fox fur. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When it found the red-furred form of the fox, motionless but giving off no odor of decay, it circled lower to investigate. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In other circumstances, Pax would have welcomed the good-natured little fox’s company. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A fox barked from a boulder and vanished into a thicket, fearful for his own safety. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z But some watch us, the way starving foxes might watch a lion—hungry for what we have. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Silhouetted by lantern light, he stretched, and a long shadow snaked out to cloak the watching fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Gryphons and foxes and wyverns stare at him with glossy black eyes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His boy did not resist, so the fox did not resist. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A red gold fox poked its shining snout out from his breastplate through a circle of lapis lazuli flowers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And he squeezed his eyes shut to block out the fox’s evil stare. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z After a moment the old fox barked for him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I thought I was being quiet like a fox, but he knew the moment I stepped behind him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon was fully awake before she was, trying the shape of an arctic fox before reverting to his favorite ermine. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if Pax was missing him as much as he missed his fox right now. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Like the beautifully formed polar bears and foxes of the north, she was slightly short-limbed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They argue over who will get to ride the gryphon but Widget relents when Celia tells them the story of the nine-tailed fox just behind it, which suddenly sounds much more appealing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Hell’s teeth, fox. Where’s Fangburn? What the devil do you mean slinking off like that? Get up on your feet and answer me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There was a flash of green light, a yelp, and the fox fell back to the ground, dead. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Perched on a tree limb is an animal with the face of a fox and the paws of a bear. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Who said anything about tunneling, fox? I only mentioned digging.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At about thirty yards’ distance the fox saw the approaching rabbit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The fox nudged the toy free, took it between his teeth, and rose on his haunches to allow his boy to find him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Like the buttercups beside them, their three fox faces lifted to the morning sun. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She had once seen a picture in an old book of a red fox on a high rock surrounded by snarling dogs. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Constance’s gruff voice growled into her ear, “Be still, fox, or I’ll snap your neck like a dead twig!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The powder burned into the ground like fox fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The same dull olive of the toy soldier the fox had cached in the milkweed stalks. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox went a-walking Down by the sloughs; But it made me so sad, For she had no shoes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. In Persian literature, a fox is a coward.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I typed “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” like Mom taught me, to check that they hadn’t messed up the keys, and then a little bit of !&$?! for emphasis. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They were all advancing on a tiny circular fox with huge eyes and a bushy tail curled around itself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As he crouched in the darkness the young fox decided that the coast was now clear. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A fox barked nearby—the vixen, I supposed—warning the kits I was coming. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He dared not move; it was probably just another of the fox’s tricks. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The foxes came when I was cooking my food and stood outside gazing through the cracks, and the wild dogs also came, gnawing at the whale ribs, growling because they could not get in. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z With these choices, I felt that the American black man only needed to choose which one to be eaten by, the “liberal” fox or the “conservative” wolf—because both of them would eat him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew her up out of the nest and eased her to the stage, where he’d propped the child puppet beside his carved fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Once she’d seen a fox cross the meadow to disappear into the forest. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A breeze, a squirrel, a fox, a grouse with chicks, a wolf, a moose, another squirrel, dozens of squirrels, a marten, a porcupine, several bears, more moose, once a wolverine...always something. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The yellow fox charged out to face him, but fell back from the determination of Pax’s course and let him pass. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was said that a fox could lure a man to his doom, tricking him into coming to its den, where somehow he would be fed to its offspring. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He navigated by other signs—his Arctic fox dæmon for one, who sat at the front of the sledge keenly scenting the way. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She had put the foxes in danger, but now she could go out into the night and help make them safe again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I froze, too terrified even to scream, then realized that it was just some small animal that I had frightened—a fox, perhaps, or a rabbit. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Alex rolls his eyes, suddenly imagining twirling around a ballroom while Henry drones sweet nothings about croquet and fox hunting in his ear. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “My father, he was a fox. No more questions tonight. You want some coffee cake?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For two days now, the foxes had rested across from the war-sick camp, but Gray had not gotten better. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Never had he suspected that foxes might soar like birds, whose swooping arcs were not like any movement he himself could achieve. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There are all manner of more familiar animals as well, cats affectionate and aloof, dogs noble and cowardly, wolves and foxes, eagles and bears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The two foxes had been traveling for hours, but Gray was slow and rested often, so they had only just reached the valley basin. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He would need the touch of a surgeon, the alertness of an owl, the cunning of three foxes, and the foresight of a grand master in chess. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Lord Roke was caught in the open, as clear as a fox in the headlights of a car. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Could be you’re smelling some sour crude from a rig. Or a fox carcass left by a bobcat. Even a deer that lazy hunters didn’t track down.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The map was like this birds tigers gibbons 10 The dhole is the Indian wild dog and it looks like a fox. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z For an hour he paced the field, calling for the missing foxes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Runt came to claim the space beside him, and Pax was glad to allow the little fox to groom him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It’s either foxes or a Blood-Suckin’ Bugbear, an’ I need the headmaster’s permission ter put a charm around the hen coop.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The scent of Gray’s death was on Pax’s fur, but the foxes knew already. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Am I that fox? Hm. I suppose I am.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The young fox took off like a rocket. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For one more moment the fox hesitated, peering into the trees for another sight of the electric-blue wedge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z This time, though, he fell against the strong tall flank of the older fox, and he did not cry out. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She would never have been in this mess if she’d let a much younger and smarter fox handle things. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Neither Hazel nor any of the rabbits who had been listening to Dandelion’s story had ever seen a fox. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran as foxes are meant to run—compact body arrowing through the air at a swiftness that rippled his fur. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She left him to the jaegers and foxes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The father reached over the seat again, and after saying something to his son in a soft voice that didn’t match his hard lie-scent, he grasped the fox by the scruff of the neck. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Once I sneaked into the hen house and took eggs, but the chickens were scared, thinking from my approach at night that I was a weasel or a fox. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The fox would slip into his den, and Mole would go home, panting happily. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The challenger ignored the peaceful greeting and sprang, hitting the old fox hard in the flank and pinning him down, then sank his teeth into Gray’s thin neck. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Whether you help me or not, I’m going to get my fox.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He came dashing through the bushes and halted at the sight of the unconscious fox among the ferns. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When the old fox reached the spicy shade of the hemlock bough, he collapsed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She saw crimson firelions and great yellow serpents and unicorns made of pale blue flame; she saw fish and foxes and monsters, wolves and bright birds and flowering trees, each more beautiful than the last. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They found that the rats and mice multiplied because there were no longer any foxes left to hunt them. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z This sure looked like a case of hydrophobia to Searcy, as anybody knew that no fox in his right mind was going to jump on a hunter. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Find the foxes and bring them here to me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I know. And it would be my fault. If he’s dead, I need to bring him home and bury him. Either way, I’m going to go back to find my fox and bring him home.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Not finding them, she turned back in time to see a fox ripple like a ribbon as he pounced and sped off with the lemming. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They laughed when Obinze said, “I don’t understand why fox hunting is such a big issue in this country. Aren’t there more important things?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Every instinct of the ghetto jungle streets, every hustling fox and criminal wolf instinct in me, which would have scoffed at and rejected anything else, was struck numb. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Open the kitchen cabinet where the peanut butter was kept and you were face to fossil face with an extinct fox. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “You can be a sly fox in the head,” Daddy told Jermaine, “but you can man up too. You not gonna man up and free yourself from me?” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The fox’s relief—they were only here to play the game!—made him careless. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z More important, they would help disguise the foxes’ scents. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Fink knew a good thing when he saw it, and the fox lay down right by the fire. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “You were all there when he warned us, two nights ago, that there was likely to be a fox. I treated him badly.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The huge tail snaked out and caressed the fox. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Like Bristle’s quarry, the mouse darted back in at the sight of the fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Twice in my lifetime I have heard travelers speak of this rat. He bears a name that a fox would be afraid to whisper in the darkness of midnight. Cluny the Scourge!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Some creature—Matty thought probably a fox or weasel—had inflicted a terrible wound upon the small green thing, and the frog was almost dead of it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He would be inside those walls like a fox among day-old chickens. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “That old one about the fox, that ballad would be nice,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Following Lady’s scent, the gray fox located her exact position with his nose and leaped. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One of them he taught me went: The fox went a-walking, For to have a little flirt; But it made me so sad, For she had no skirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have come awake like a scorched tiger had he known what the fox was actually up to! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My face was as red as a fox’s tail. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The younger fox gazed at the older one for a moment, then turned and trotted into the grass. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The eyes belonged to an Arctic fox and she walked toward him upright to scare him away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mole got too close, the fox would splash into a stream and wash away his trail, or he would sit in a scented wintergreen patch and watch Mole run right past him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Hadn’t Quincy practically caught the old fox thieving a silver cup from an apprentice? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Caleb could cry and carry on long before a stranger or a hungry fox could be seen. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z There the big oaf was, snoring like a fox cub in his earth on a winter’s night. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z An eerie yelp behind the boulder announced that the red fox of the meadow was nearing. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was down, and a weird light was over everything, so the fox seemed to have a shine all over. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Why is this fox country more than anywhere else?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The hens decided they had had enough of the fox’s abuse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Cluny watched as the fox pretended to drink as much of the barley wine as the rat captains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Pax lay down shoulder to shoulder with the old fox, pressing tight in full company. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She lifted her chin and said with decision, “I’ll take the fox wings, please, good sir.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Ordinarily he gave it to Mole, but Mole was chasing a fox, and that could take all night. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z If the fox were not too close, all they had to do was run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Experience had taught them that in the end the fox always eats the hens, despite the subversive ballads that were traveling from mouth to mouth preaching just the opposite. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No one saw me, or so I believed—except the foxes on the shoulders of some of the ladies. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We were not attacked by any people or snakes or desert foxes or scorpions, so I think we’re going to make it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He broke off a corner out of force of habit and was about to reach down with it when he remembered—there was no fox under the table. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox had quickened its pace and was now some distance away from them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the hill a fox was barking sharply. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a fox, especially when it came to money. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a skulk of foxes taking to its dens, the soldiers had retreated to their trenches: a few still digging, others working on equipment, still others talking together over charts. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t let himself think about what might happen to a tame fox in those seven days. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Up on one of those bumpy hummocks, just standing with its huge bushy tail straight out behind, was a red fox. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “He can’t have that fox underfoot. He doesn’t move as fast as he used to. You stay out of the way, too. He’s not used to having a kid around.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly she thought about the foxes and said quickly, “Tails!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “I never stole any money from any fox,” Lead Hand said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The older fox studied the younger one for a moment, then began to trot. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox’s eyes were like little black marbles. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The fox’s gait was deliberate, showing neither hesitation nor wasted energy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Might could be a fox cub, but I think, Shiloh. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Small mammals domesticated as recently as the 19th and 20th centuries include foxes, mink, and chinchillas grown for fur and hamsters kept as pets. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Have you ever caught a fox, boy?” asked the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I’m not going back. I’m going to get my fox.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It looked to Johnny as if the dog fox had eaten a couple of fat pullets, and had a third in his mouth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I would soon kill the wild dogs, but there were many small red foxes on the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The fox squirrels are so big that some of them look like orange cats. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Only the fox trot,” I said, “and not very good at that.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z James knew from keyboarding class that the sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” used every letter in the alphabet, so they made that their cipher key. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Cornflower and Silent Sam watched the fox being carried away. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The foxes hastened to do as they were told, glad to be out of the oppressive atmosphere of the sickroom. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The yellow fox was more skilled, but Pax’s fighting was fueled by an instinct to protect. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Bigwig, in full view, was loping warily downhill, straight toward the fox. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He led the wounded fox to a mossy circle of shade beneath a pine. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I’m wondering if he ever dated a Dominican fox. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His beard, however, grew thick and frizzy and was the color of fox fur. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He brings home red squirrels most of all, but they aren’t as good as the larger fox and gray squirrels, which he calls bushy tails. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z From a ridge on our right a red fox started barking. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The old fox seemed to age as he took this in. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It is true that every rabbit fears the fox and will bolt if it smells one. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He finished, stood up, and said, “I finally found something that can stop the fox. The fox cannot summit Strawberry Hill.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, the fox went out one winter’s night, And he prayed to the moon to give him light...” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Even though he was severely hurt, the irony of the situation caused the young fox a silent snigger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Lions were regal and courageous; peacocks were proud; ants were industrious; foxes were cunning. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The fox winced in pain and said through his teeth, “Please, Roz, pull them out faster. This is agony!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Fink the fox was lying on a log, howling in pain, with a face full of long, sharp quills, when Roz appeared. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “If you’ve never seen a fox, don’t bother to go and look now. Just follow me.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The three little foxes had been waiting patiently. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But many rabbits go all their lives without seeing a fox and probably only a few actually fall victim to an enemy who smells strongly and cannot run as fast as they can. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Was the fox supposed to represent Dr. Fox the dentist? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The forests along the edge of Ardestan are full of foxes, owls, rabbits, and pheasants. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As the dark blood began to drip, he drew it into the shape of a leaping fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Even the fox furs riding the shoulders of the rich ladies seemed as if they might speak at any moment. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Yes, crying—although without a sound, something the fox had never known him to do. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He paused, one hand on the warm liver, and as his brother knocked him aside, the recollection of a babbling Arctic fox came to his mind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Bigwig, to everyone’s surprise, showed considerable reluctance, and only crossed in the end after Kehaar, returning from another flight over Efrafa, had asked whether he would like him to go and fetch a fox. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The night swallowed him up like a thieving fox. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “No need to cause a panic, but this looks like a full-scale assault. The fox’s warning was true.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He drew near, but still the fox paid no attention. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The fox carcass had been scavenged, but its pelt remained. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z So maybe it’s a coyote or a wolf or a fox. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “A tamed fox, set loose in the wild? You know he might be dead, don’t you?” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox licked at the tears and then grew more confused. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Was he in the fox’s lair, conscious for one last moment before a painful, bloody death? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The fox felt the car slow before the boy did, as he felt everything first. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A stoat or a fox took a rabbit and took no more until it was ready to hunt again. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The old blue dress she wore was trimmed with the teeth of fox at the collar, beaded halfway around the scraggly, ripped hem. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Or have raccoons and foxes gotten into our stores? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She looked around the clearing then and found that she was surrounded by all manner of forest creatures—owls and foxes, dormice and squirrels, bees and deer and rabbits. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The fox stared down at the pitiful crumpled figure. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Shrieking and screaming for mercy, the foxes were dragged away. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The furrier, a plain woman with spindly arms, leaned over the counter, digging her hands into a stack of fox pelts. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He had slept for who knew how long, with a fox nearby—and he had survived! A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The fox would stare at him, looking deep into his eyes, bewitching him until he rose to follow it to its lair. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Constance poked an angry snout down at the insulting young fox. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Locke brings up the rear, looking bored, his hair the precise color of fox fur. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He watched as the fox sprinkled “magic herbs” on the pillow, reciting another strange spell as she did so. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The brown snout of her fox fur bounced up and down on her shoulder. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z And from how quickly she caught up to us, it's clear she came after me like a hound after a fox. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was then that the fox realized his boy was crying. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Small tears in skirts are stitched over with embroidery in the shape of leaves and pomegranates and—on one—a cavorting fox. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The young fox ambled along the dusty road to Redwall, the hedgerows echoing with the sound of his sly chuckles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With a crabby laugh, I let him lie, kind heaven’s merciful bounty to some sick fox. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax jerked free and then backed toward the south edge of the clearing, hoping to lead the coyote away from the tree, away from the den, away from the foxes he loved. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I looked at him and thought that he did not resemble a fox at all. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z James knew from keyboarding class that the sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” used every letter in the alphabet, so they made that their cipher key. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As the two foxes traveled on, Pax reflected on the puzzle of the other scent of his boy—his underlying scent. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After Mole found the scent and began the chase, the fox took great pleasure in tricking him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The first wasn’t Hunters Hunter, who was off looking for enough fox to sell. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The fox was below them and still some way off. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Marly got into the door and saw them, she cried, “Guess what we saw, Joe and me, up by the high pasture. Some fox...” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The sudden, quick crash of a fox bounding through the brush was as loud as the slam of a great wooden door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the fields, half hidden in the mists of the fall mornings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Like is a preposition, said the accusers, and may take only a noun phrase object, as in crazy like a fox or like a bat out of hell. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z On the wall hung a painting of a fox hunt. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Using some creepers and an overhanging bush, the young fox finally made it to the road. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The fox was rough, but it looked alive, and it seemed to him a sign that he would find Pax unharmed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I tell David about the fox I saw with a gray body and a red head, and he tells me about his aunt’s Siamese cat that yowls just for the pure joy of making noise. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, if you’re going to try to find the fox in the wood, you’ll have to start with some wood.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The little foxes eating the nice little chickens and baby mice. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z A fox passing through the wood on business of his own stopped several minutes and sniffed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I bounded like a deer and swerved like a fox; never had I felt so strong or run so fast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z While she puzzled, Oksi slept, Frightful slept, Sam slept, and Mole ran the top of an old stone fence, following the fox. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Together, the two foxes looked expectantly at Pax, and then they melted into the underbrush. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Its scientists are lilac and lemon yellow and fox brown. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The little fox flipped to his back and gave his belly in submission, but this seemed only to make Bristle angrier, her chattering now punctuated by jabs and nips. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox smiled at a hare on the far side of the gathering. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Or a fox, I suppose. You’re too red for a wolf.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The fox did not follow me; indeed, it disappeared as quickly as it had come. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z For the most part, Pax respectfully flanked the older fox, but sometimes he broke away to race at full speed for long glorious minutes before circling back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t angry. I’m not. It’s that my fox, he depends on me. I’m going to go back and get him.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Quite by accident. And the fox might have got him anyway, even if I’d not been there.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobcats, bears, red and gray foxes, beaver, skunks, raccoons, flying squirrels, and our friends the salamanders exist in admirable numbers, though you don’t often see them, as most are nocturnal or wary of people. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The old fox seemed relieved by this news. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the dusk were five little foxes, playing together. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He inspected the fox’s wounds with a critical, practiced look and spoke dispassionately, “Well, fox, what do you want from us? No doubt Cluny your master has sent you here to spy.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With her flaming red hair, she seemed like a true fox demoness who would delight in tricking humans. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But secretly he knew that the fox was right. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Out came a skinny fox, about the size Pax had been at eight months, blinking in the sunlight. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But her quarry, who had paused and looked back at the flash of light, was already scrambling up the bank the fox had just fallen down. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And so it was that one day Esteban Trueba, who was resting on the terrace after lunch, heard the boy sing about a bunch of hens who had organized to defeat a fox. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had known that fox since it had been a cub, and the cat had prowled through the graveyard for as long as Bod could remember. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I wonder what he had in mind for you to do with it; as you couldn’t read it, I’m foxed as to what he was a thinking.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “That there was likely to be a fox.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She slept until daybreak, saw that it was still snow ing, and dozed, off and on, through the white, wild day as the weasels and foxes did. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And just then he saw the old fox stagger out from beneath the hemlock bough, making his way back to the river. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was brown, with a plush fox head on the front. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Like a fox,” Ruthanne said, chewing on a blade of grass. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He had never seen another fox before, but he knew: younger and smaller and a female, but fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z No fox Or foaling doe would be so sloppy. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The chickadees sang alone, not in a winter group, and the skunks and minks and foxes found food more abundant in the forest than at my tree house. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax and Gray had barely braced themselves when the tawny fox burst from the underbrush, lips curled in a snarl, tail lashing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Not the song about the fox coming for the big black duck, heavens no! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Friar Hugo’s cry galvanized the fox into action. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It was all one with the mysterious fox and the white bird. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He or she is a deep thinker, canny like a fox, inspirational, and in many cases the toughest person in the boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Each girl was known by her animal name—leopard, mare, fox, raven, ermine, fawn, snake. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He pushed noisily through the tangle of ivy, disturbing one of the graveyard’s many foxes, which sprinted off into the undergrowth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Cluny listened to the fox’s pleas, knowing that they were merely an excuse to gain her freedom. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “First the one about the fox stealing the goose,” Marly said to get them off the track of what she meant to do. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He’s crazy, all right, like every fox that was ever born. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Just a fox,” said a woman’s voice dismissively from under the hood. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Everyone in Faerie must be looking for him, and here he is, wandering around in a flimsy silver fox half mask, blinking at me with drunken confusion and swaying a bit on his feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “So then El-ahrairah said to the fox, ‘Fox you may smell and fox you may be, but I can tell your fortune in the water.’” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But almost before they had begun to scatter, into their midst bounded a great black dog, snapping, biting and chasing hither and thither like a fox in a chicken run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an ideal location: the hillside perch provided little cover for approaching predators, while the line of trees protected the foxes from the north winds. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Of this she was sure; she had often seen the dogs, foxes, and children hop and jump after lemmings in this same laughable way. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with the birds, foxes also may have been affected, probably indirectly by eating poisoned mice or birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He wore a slashed velvet doublet in cream-and-silver, a grey silk cloak trimmed with black fox, and his customary mocking smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The fox waved his flag, squinting up at Constance. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Well done, little fox, Maman would say if she could see me now. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The rules kept us where we were, as much a part of the farm now as the trees, more firmly rooted to its earth than the deer and foxes. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Then, assured that the fox was asleep, it made a run for cover. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The farmers then waged war against the foxes. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z A cow might be sick or a fox might be in the chicken coop. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Miyax watched them trot off to learn about the scent of caribou and the joy of chasing foxes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone, therefore, who examines in detail the actions of this man, will find him both a very ferocious lion and a very shrewd fox. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Kate might be clever and quick as a fox, but she was a weary fox now, and one among hounds. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Some people even believed that foxes possessed evil magic. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He had inherited his mother’s delicate, transparent skin, and was small, astute, Revenge and fleet-footed as a fox. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give us the day’s word,” said the fox. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The fox smiled, briefly, and then he limped away. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes, though, God smiles on the fox and puts the rabbit right in his path. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They are one of the larger land-animals of Winter, about the size of a fox, oviparous vegetarians with a splendid coat of gray or white fur. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Sniggering delightedly, the fox trotted along the corridor into the next room. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I’m sure it’s bad country for stoats as well as foxes, and I hadn’t much idea what we were going to do if we met one.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The foxes watched the soldiers run down the hill, sweep their beams of light over the heap in the field, then go back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A fox had been going about its life here, and some humans had obliterated that life—wasn’t that enough of an outrage? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I want to bury her. We can’t let her be eaten by foxes.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Didn’t me ould mother always used to say, ‘There’s nothing like a fox to fix’? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Stop right there and state your business, fox,” Constance called gruffly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Brandon was all the way in the back, but it was still like putting a big juicy chicken in front of a cartoon fox. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When flies began to gather on the foxes, the rodents lost interest and wandered off. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Deer and foxes come to drink from it, secretly in the morning and evening, and now and then a mountain lion crouched flat laps its water. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiles down at me with his fox eyes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I hope the foxes or deer that usually rest in this spot won’t be offended,” Polly said gratefully, and she snuggled into the narrow indentation. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She dropped headfirst, pumping her wings close to her body, and hit the fox with her talons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “And that fox...well, it’s time to send him back to the wild anyway.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox fell, lit on his feet, and ran into the woods. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then he literally marched them all up to bed, installed Maddie in his fox’s den of a library on the way, and came back to her twenty minutes later carrying a steaming silver coffee pot. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The fox came to alert, ready for the familiar game. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z This food was an invitation to the squirrels, foxes, raccoons, opossums, even the birds that lived around me to come have a party. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Stinking—the word for the smell of a fox. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the pale light of the moon, he saw the fox in the wood. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z So might a trapped fox feel anger at the paw which held him to the trap. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The rats were satisfied that both foxes were dead, and if they were not, well, who was going to climb down through all of those stinging nettles into the slippery ooze to find out? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Bristle had warned him that in this same meadow lived an older fox and his mate. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Rhyming words took their form from children's books—the smallest pig in the litter, the hounds pursuing the fox, the flat-bottomed boats on the Cam by Grantchester meadow. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The sooner the foxes were scared now, the better, of course. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z We learned that we wanted to be more like the noble eagle, the smart fox, and the powerful elephant. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Their black hair was braided with fox fur and red flannel. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As he did so, a fox shot away ahead of them, between some trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z For example, when the rabbits all over England died of the introduced rabbit disease, myxomatosis, the foxes didn’t have much left to eat, so they began killing the farmers’ chickens. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z His dæmon, the desert fox, moved to the other side of his chair, from where she could see Hannah, and settled herself neatly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Saw a groundhog, saw a doe with two fawns, and saw a gray fox with a reddish head. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The car’s engine roared to life, and the fox skidded to a stop at the edge of the road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They met no one on the way back to their hiding place, only a fox who slunk away with hunger in his eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "Don't be so sad, or let Du Barry get to you, little fox," Edel whispers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Swift as a deer he outraced them, Quiet as a fox he ran, He thumbed his nose as they blundered, He laughed to beat the band. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then they broke into a clearing, and the fox stood and waited. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Because there was only his fox, waiting on the spine of the hill, and the distance between them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “We went right to that place, and there wasn’t a sign of a fox. Den’s all full of stuff. Fritz said he never saw anything like it before.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The fox took the fat duck home to his wife and babies, and the farmer was too late to prevent it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The small fox walked lightly along its length. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Chestnutt grinned at me, and I watched her sketch a picture of a fox and a tiny rabbit walking side by side. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A fox was no match for an animal that large and aggressive. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For an instant, the coyote pulled back, seeming surprised that the small fox was engaging him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The foxes of the Arctic, scavengers that they were, had picked up some language, but their brains were so formed that they could only understand statements in the present tense. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A fox trying to catch a rabbit usually creeps upwind under cover—perhaps through a patch of woodland to the edge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stow the gab! Keep your eyes on the fox,” Redtooth snarled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If I tried to leg it, there'd be a foxhunt through the village with Wilcox as the hunt master and me as the fox. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He arrived here in the deep winter when the Founders were under attack from many foxes, vermin and a great wildcat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I figured, if I ran, it’d be tempting them to follow, like dogs after a fox. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, Pedro Tercero picked up his guitar, rested it on his knee, shut his eyes, and sang with his velvety voice the song about the foxes and the hens. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Long ago enough, I guess, for their insides to start rotting and the crows and foxes to call all their friends and family around for a party. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They all wore coats and wraps of fox and other furs. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Suddenly he seemed so old, just a graying forest fox living out his final days, a fact he had made peace with. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The father set the fox down, and the fox bounded out of his reach. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The fox reached out feebly for the water jug. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z No telling whether the voices were fox spirits, imitating the voices of loved ones, out to entrap her. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Had it been killed by a fox or a weasel? Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was staring at me, even the foxes on the shoulders of the ladies. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Yes, he could see it all, Chickenhound at the head of a band of robber foxes, plundering and thieving wherever the whim took him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He remembered wandering up the hill, that what he had thought to be a child had turned out to be a fox, that a helpful caretaker had escorted him back out to the street. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The woman’s voice behind me said, “It's a fox, Gerry! Ted shot one last week what he thought was the Beast o' Dartmoor first off.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But today the boy lifted his pet and buried his face in the fox’s white ruff, pressing hard. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z White foxes had eaten into his stomach, exposing his innards and staining the snow with blood. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “And that fox escaped with his tail between his legs, with all the hens chasing after him,” the old man finished. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He grinned a Coach Ted grin, small and sly, like a cartoon fox on a cereal box. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Well, foxes were like wolves, only not so dangerous. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “I know you do, my boy, I know you do. Forgive an old fox his worry. Take heart—you can do this.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Up she climbed into the branches, treed like a fox, waiting for what would happen next. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were figures of pelicans floating in the water and flying, of dolphins, whales, sea elephants, gulls, ravens, dogs, and foxes. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at dogs crossed with wolves and with foxes; he looked at Persian greyhounds, Italian greyhounds, setters, and spaniels. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The fox squirrel had been a relatively common animal in the town; after the spraying it was gone. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He's got a sly look to him, like a fox promising to be good around the hens. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Well,” Mr. Chris said, and gave a queer little cough, “to tell you the truth, Marly, this country is overrun with foxes the past few years.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Pax lay still while the smaller fox sniffed and licked him, too weak to waste energy batting him away. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But I’ve hosted more than my share of raccoons, foxes, skunks, opossums, and mice. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It was quite a large hole, the sort of thing an animal about the size of a fox might have made. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He would move the wounded fox to a safer place tonight. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I felt that it was for the black man only a question of Johnson, the fox, or Goldwater, the wolf. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z No power on earth would save the murderous fox if Constance caught him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the foxes were elves with red cheeks and ginger hair. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The three-legged fox took a few steps closer. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Instinctively, the terrified fox looked wildly about for a place to hide. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Redwall must be a veritable treasure house to a clever young fox. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Fangburn puffed out his chest, proud that the fox knew his rank. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He soon mastered his right hand and expanded his use of the two fingers that remained, continuing to compose songs about hens and hunted foxes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At the top of the rise, the two foxes stopped. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And then a woman in a fox fur came down the aisle and reached over the seats and drew down the window on Uri’s hands. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Or perhaps it was a fox. Come along, we must start back.” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Wind in the trees, rain pattering on the shed’s roof, a fox barking. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Finally, then, without a sound, looking like a colored shadow, the fox slipped from the hummock and was gone. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And he knows so much more than foxes. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The snow falls softly through the trees, closing up the foxes’ dens, burying the tracks of sleeping deer. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Unable to contain their curiosity, the defenders questioned the limp, half-awake fox as they carried him across the Abbey grounds. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “There are likely to be foxes anywhere about the downs,” said Bigwig sharply. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The actions of the moribund foxes were those of animals poisoned by chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The white fox, the snowy owl, the weasel, the jaeger, and the siskin had virtually disappeared. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He tripped upon the groaning fox who was just coming round. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I began the fox’s favorite song just as he was about to chase him again, and he stayed to listen. Now I couldn’t do that for any human being in the subway station.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The cliff-ghast wrenched off the fox’s head, and fought his brothers for the entrails. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Fritz, you don’t mean you want to catch those little foxes, do you?” she said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The wolf’s very growling would keep me alert and fighting him to survive, whereas I might be lulled and fooled by the tricky fox. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the fox who met his mate only in the breeding season, Amaroq lived with his mate all year. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But the fox daemon tore at the cat Pantalaimon, and Lyra felt the pain in her own flesh, and sobbed a great cry as he fell. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He had little doubt that Bigwig, by sheer chance, had led the fox onto a Wide Patrol which had been following their trail. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Into the restaurant they’ll run screaming, the poor fox running for his life but the monkeys all too easily diverted by the sight of some fresh fruit. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At that instant, all three foxes perked their ears sharply to the same spot in the woods. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Things are tough, eh, little fox?” she whispered. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face had become as thin as a fox’s. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The little fox bounded back to the fallen oak, then sprang onto its trunk. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Between the fox and you, I was destined never to become a monk!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The fox hesitated again and then followed him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And the boy cried out the only other name the fox knew. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I remembered Mechtild’s cabinet with its array of poisons, an easy means of evildoing for a villain with the heart of a fox. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On the dead man’s head was a hat decorated with fox teeth, and on his wrists twenty-five ivory bracelets. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After seeing those little foxes playing as the sun went down! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Me and old Redtooth were keeping our eyes on the fox here, when suddenly Redtooth hears a noise in the woods, so off he goes to investigate.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The fox escaped as well, and on our way back to the Dreadfort my favorite courser came up lame, so all in all it was a dismal day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “There was a fox in the drive,” he said tearfully. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The fox’s entire body was afire with pain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Constance’s free paw snapped the herb pouch from the fox’s belt. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z If he were to emerge from shelter, the fox would be there, waiting for him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “It’s these two foxes, Chief. I caught them with their ears against the door. They were listening in.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “The fox cannot hurt us. Thank you for protecting me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A young girl with a fox terrier crossed the street to avoid him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z None of them knew how quickly as they sat around again that night, as Daddy sang once more about the foxes, as the fire burned and the miracle of the cream happened all over again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Like a fox wailing in the nighttime!” exclaimed Balder, stifling his laughter. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Constance watched the crestfallen fox, then added as an afterthought: “And if you don’t like it, well, you can sling your brush back up the road.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Even if Sela was playing a double game, he needed the fox’s healing powers to regain his health and strength. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The fox had learned the meaning of many human words, and he heard him use one of them now: “NO.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z |
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