Valley paused, squeezing her eyes shut tight as if she were gathering courage, before opening them and looking right at Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Every night, children gathered to sing and worship God. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I was wild to do something for Father,” replied Jo, as they gathered about the table, for healthy young people can eat even in the midst of trouble. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could gather my wits, he turned full-face toward me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the animal kingdom the mother bird brings back all she’s gathered for the day and drops it into the open mouths of each bird squawking to be fed. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The royal party, myself among them, gather on a platform of new timbers beside the unfinished Arch of the River Gate. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I gather my books and prepare to leave. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

It had taken the rest of the day and most of the night for the Brazen Beasts to gather up the corpses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Another nun, Sister Katarina, was coming to keep an eye on the baby while Sister Fenella went to the oratory for a private service of her own, or so Malcolm gathered. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I sipped the gray-green water gathered in my bowl. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone gathers in nice and close, and here’s where we all get pumped up for the game. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

From then on, I wore those shoes to parties, whenever the mothers gathered to talk about marriages. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sick boys gathered under the trees and called for their mothers and fathers. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant sank to her knees and gathered both children into a bear hug. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I felt tears gather in the back of my throat, and I didn’t even know why. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them in long swift lines came all their vassals from the northern mountains, speeding on a gathering wind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The clouds are gathering as we walk into Evergreens Cemetery. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They were at the woodpile, gathering a pan of chips to kindle the fire in the morning. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this day every year, friends and families gather to celebrate with food and presents. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left The Wrongfully Convicted on the table, gathered my other stuff, and then Trevor and I walked to the nearest computer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Grace sees her hair first, dark brown curls gathered at the back of her neck, the sun shining through the trees and dancing across her shoulders. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And she gathered up her dishes and went out to the kitchen. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

In the little cleft between the weirwood trees was a flickering glow, a ruddy light calling through the gathering gloom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the autumn, by a tremendous, exhausting effort—for the harvest had to be gathered at almost the same time—the windmill was finished. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

From Jamison’s side of the conversation, Cora gathered that the recruit had been making the rounds of the county, learning the protocols of his squad. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They gathered shellfish on the rocks and ate them here, leaving the shells which after many summers had formed a mound. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a cluster of men, all smoking pipes, gathered around an exhibit in a glass case that gleamed in the dim light and lit their faces ghoulishly from below. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the gathering darkness, it seemed like he was looking past me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I cross the carpet, gathering static, I suppose, with my sock feet. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her skirt seemed to gather in a distorted picture of the dragon in the window—or not really distorted, but an image that was alive. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as they stood they saw all the Nazgûl gathered together, hovering above the Towers of the Teeth like vultures; and they knew that they were watched. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I search the faces of the crowd that has gathered. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It gave Chicago a light to hold against the gathering dark of economic calamity. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Please,” I said as soon as I could gather enough air to speak. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When a robed Klansman strolled by gathering names of those who wanted to join the group, C.P. didn’t hesitate. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it had been a really hot day, the breeze was picking up, the clouds were gathering, and it looked like it might storm. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

They flew over the busy railway station where the Soviet troops bound for Kursk were gathering, surrounded by a mess of smoking bomb craters in the dirty snow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, the humans I lived with gathered like those across the river. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She must earn all the money to pay what they owed, so she could gather her family together back on the farm while she still had family left to gather. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was led to an adjoining anteroom—a smaller office, where some of the eight had gathered. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wine god was in no mood to celebrate as the whole camp gathered at the top of . The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Esteban Trueba and the other landowners in the area gathered in their club to plan political strategy for the upcoming Presidential elections. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feeling seemed to be gathering toward a climax of some kind, a rush of movement around them so fierce it was almost deafening. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He was standing at the top of the stairs, looking down icily on the crowd gathered in front of Malalai Hospital. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The cover showed cheerful, clean- cut children gathered in front of a portrait of Che Guevara. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early hours of April 19, 1775, the men of Lexington, Massachusetts, began to gather on the town common. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered everything they needed for the child and made his way back to Alice. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was Nigel, and with him a gathering of grinning men. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no!” he announced, waving his free hand wildly at the other kids, who were gathering to watch the entertainment. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“From what I gather, you made some little predictions that disturbed the boys no end. Is that right?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I followed them, having no direction of my own, except away from Siuwensin; which, I gathered as we walked, had been raided by a foray from Passerer across the bridge. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

His fierce eye gazed out across the mighty army: black rats, brown rats, grey rats, piebald rats, skulking weasels, furtive stoats and sinuous ferrets, all gathered round, their weapons glistening and dripping with the rain. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Nali gathered puffs of smoke and patted them against her chest and her head. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After the first few days Six-Fingers would not let the boys throw stones at them, but the boys still gathered to jeer and taunt the sweepers. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the night, I’d lie in bed, thinking, You must gather up the broken threads and tie them together. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day when she was hardly more than a child she was gathering crocuses on a cliff where there was a deep cave. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered from her voice and manner that if I didn’t go to Deer Isle I had better never show my face in New York again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bell rings, and we gather our stuff, me grabbing my bag and walking out of the library ahead of her. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

After gathering a small mountain of firewood, her mania was fading, leaving her in a content, almost dreamy lethargy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“No? Then gather your belongings and come with me.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But as we gather in Regatta Park and help ourselves to scrambled eggs, orange juice, and bagels, I realize something. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“There were two men in it, but it was too far away to see who they were. A storm was gathering behind them.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elders and the Amagqirha gathered around, and everybody grew silent. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I knelt down and gathered them in my arms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once JimmyTrotter said, “Sheriff Charles,” we all gathered in the front room, but no one spoke. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The entire mouse community, as instructed by the Most Very Honored Head Mouse, had gathered behind the wall of the castle ballroom. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The first time I saw this afternoon parade, I was surprised to recognize several men from the group that gathers at our house every night to talk about getting rid of El Jefe. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He lounged against the doorpost as the others gathered around the big table. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

As we pulled away from Central High, I looked back to see students gathered on the school lawn, staring at us as though they were watching a parade they hadn’t known was coming their way. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair is middle-parted, gathered into a chignon, and she wears stylishly narrow tortoiseshell glasses. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually a buzzing sound gathered in his head, growing louder and louder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

When it’s my turn to go in, I gather the things in his desk next to mine and place them in a file box. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel a gathering of outrage that promised strength and endurance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already a great press of Orcs and Men were gathering again beyond the stream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A crowd had gathered at the empty wheat field near his mother’s house. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

My soul was gathered with sinners and bloody men, and all I was thinking of was how to get Mama Tataba to come back, or what we should have brought from Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it would require a direct act of God for me to somehow gather enough money to pay that and next term’s tuition as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All my cousins would gather in the courtyard between my house and Geoffrey’s house to kick the soccer ball—made from plastic shopping bags we called jumbos, which we then bound in twine. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Five cars were parked in the yard when he arrived; eight men had gathered in a single group smoking and talking quietly—one man had a bottle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the adults began to gather around the old man, the children returned to their game. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I know you remember Darlington Hall in the days when there were great gatherings, when it was filled with distinguished visitors. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the creatures had gone to the pond to drink; the others waited, but not with the mild, passive curiosity of cows gathering at a gate. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They gather around this circle and bellow out bids all day long, like Mexicans at a bullfight. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then the activity gathered momentum, and before I was aware of the change, there were the skunk cabbages poking their funny blooms above the snow in the marsh. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Håkon had gathered some stones and was throwing them at the monster, trying to distract it away from Ivan while staying away from it himself. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She gestures at the students gathered outside the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

All their friends and relatives would come again for large gatherings, including Grandfather. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

A handful of students gather around her desk, searching for more information. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

There would be a closed meeting between Kwang and the church leaders for the first hour, and then they would all speak before a gathering outside. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d left enough eggs for us to gather and bring inside. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Kit followed him into the swamp and stooped to gather great armfuls of the long grasses that fell behind his scythe. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I used my oldest sweater for gathering things. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gathering was coming to a close, and Neda was putting my brother to bed upstairs, away from the ruckus, when she noticed that my sister's bedroom smelled like smoke. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Before we left our picnic site, Dad would insist that all of the sandwich wrappings and other trash be carefully gathered, stowed in the lunch box, and brought home for disposal. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was short and vigorous, colorfully dressed in an embroidered tunic adorned with tassels and gathered in by a wide, patterned belt. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But when it came time to gather in formation, one of those women said she was sick and she would not march at all. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

During each of these gatherings, when it was my time to respond, I always told the storyteller that I would think it over, which of course was not a good enough answer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A da-zi-bao was posted on the gate, and a solemn crowd had gathered around to read it, wiping their faces with handkerchiefs and shading their heads with palm-leaf fans. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening I gathered up my things and made my way down to the common room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A big crowd was gathered outside the Spegg, waiting for the doors to open before the match. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

How can children gather for a game of cricket if a bomb could go off under their feet? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I quickly gather him in my arms, and he sluggishly opens one eye, then lets it close again. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

From here I can see the crowd of people gathered in the abandoned building next door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She leads me deep into the underground hallways of the compound, past the place where the GDs gather, to a corridor where the electricity no longer flows. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Lowering myself, hunched over like one of those not-quite-bipedal wild boys who’d been raised by wolves or monkeys, I gathered up my discarded clothes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

And those that were deepest and longest in evil servitude, hating the West, and yet were men proud and bold, in their turn now gathered themselves for a last stand of desperate battle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like you,” he said and wished he could gather the words back into his throat and into his mind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I thought how every safe generality I gathered in my travels was canceled by another. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t surprised, but I didn’t quite know what the end would be for this kind of gathering of young people. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She gathered them up and then stood there a moment, gazing off at the hills behind our house. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He stops to gather a bunch of wildflowers for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"I have always wanted to know what you did at those sleepover gatherings of yours," Didu confesses to Shanti one afternoon. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Miles looked at all of them—Art, Jetta, and the triplets—gathered at the foot and side of his bed, and frowned. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Kyril Montana spread out a map; some of the men gathered around. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stone floor was bare but for some straw gathered along the edges of the room. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Lysa's suitors were gathering around them like bees round a blossom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He quickly gathers up his things on his desk and leaves the classroom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We pull into the parking lot, and the lights of the rest stop flicker on in the gathering darkness. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She tried to stay on top of the sewing and to keep dust from gathering in the cracks between the floorboards. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, gathering themselves for one final leap, they prepared to engulf first the bug, then the boy, and lastly the dog and his two passengers. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

On his second day back at school, Shin walked with his class to a camp farm to gather corn straw and haul it to a threshing floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

We gather in front of the house, and as we stand around, I take deep breaths of the raat ki raani, which seems extra fragrant tonight. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Large crowds had gathered in the cities to protest his tyranny and harsh policies, and riots had erupted as a result. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Burnham looked forward to evenings on the grounds when his lieutenants and visiting architects would gather for dinner at the shanty and converse into the night in front of Burnham’s immense fireplace. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Cole looked out into the gathering light and the steady drizzle. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In truth this came as a relief to the other children, who were already more than tired of Constance’s ways, and who gathered in the boys’ room to discuss this very concern. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was starting to bum my cheeks, and I could feel drops of sweat gathering in my eyebrows. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t there last Monday, in the parking lot, when Jenny and the Detentionheads, all dressed in black, gathered around her car and smoked. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

In a few hours he gathered a group of well-equipped men, put Amaranta in the hands of a woman who offered to nurse her, and was lost on invisible paths in pursuit of Úrsula. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They didn’t say so, but I gathered they were putting together supplies for the missions. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Well, anyway, that summer morning when I was gathering material for a bed, I was singing and chopping and playing a game with a raccoon I had come to know. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last they drifted back to where that monstrosity, the wooden horse, stood, and they gathered around it, puzzled what to do with it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

People in black, gathered around a hole in the ground. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When I gathered the courage to glimpse at the Mosses, their faces seemed carved out of lifeless plaster. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Warning: Your teacher is about to gather you, boo. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The local roadside cafe, a gathering place for the segregationists, had a new sign. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lower floor of the Town House was an open promenade and here every day the merchants gathered ‘on ’change.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The exit ramp lowers, and I gather my collection bag as well. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Stooping, he gathered a handful of the leaves and crushed them with a little mud in the palm of one hand. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It was midday and the folks were gathered for a cool drink, a bite to eat, and some conversating. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I reckon it just dissolves,” said I, gathering up the rats on a pitchfork. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The next day, he had made her gather her few things from the servants’ quarters, where she’d been living, and sent her off. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Desperate Measures Cleopatra spent the winter of 35 BCE in Alexandria gathering strength. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

By then, some townsfolk had gathered near the scene of their battle, the fire from the cucos’ charred and lifeless bodies creating a smoke signal. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Fish gathered to look at us—a school of barracudas, some curious marlins. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

We were released provided we reported once a week to the police, and were forbidden from attending public gatherings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There were little ones at home, I gather.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

On July 21, in the Culper Ring’s quickest agent-to-spymaster delivery, the intelligence gathered by Townsend reached Washington at Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson River, about 20 miles north of New York City. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls helped Kabuo gather beach wood for a fire when evening came up. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He got up with a big grin, and he and his friends gathered by the alley. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit on the wall, looking down at him as he clenches his jaw and gathers his words. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Things he didn’t know what to do with he gathered in a small crate under his bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Woman to Woman has one monthly meeting where we all gather together, and in between those meetings we have one-on-one outings with our mentors. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One of Mr. Chris’s hired men, before Fritz, used to gather quarts and quarts and sell ’em to an Italian in town and make a mint of money every fall.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone gathered to gobble the cake and ice cream. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He then brought his billy club down on her head with a whack that was heard throughout the crowd gathered in the street.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were so far away, it took Annabeth a moment to realize she was looking at an army—thousands, maybe tens of thousands of monsters, gathered around a central pinpoint of darkness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As I enter the building, they’re gathered in small groups, peering at me and whispering. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

We see them all gathered together when we come back. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

For a minute he looked like he might say more, but then he dropped to one knee and sorted through the pile of books he’d gathered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The lieutenant asked his men to gather everyone at the square. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But by the time day had dawned and the flock gathering at the entrance woke the Cyclops up, no idea at all had come to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the crew had gathered on the main deck, where a makeshift raft loaded with blackrock waited to be lowered into the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The hundreds gathered to see the departure of the brigade stood about gazing at the empty space they had occupied. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And you can be past certain that Lord Stannis will be dispatching his own shepherds to gather in his brother's wayward lambs." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mostly everyone was colored, and the few white folks who were gathered in amongst the group seemed oblivious to the differences of their skin. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Sefia began gathering up Nin’s things—an oversize shirt, the spyglass, her lock picks—as if the weight of them would be enough to hold on to, now that Nin was gone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, the woman gathered herself together with a kind of shake over her whole body. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

On February 8, state and local police, erroneously believing that one of their officers had been shot by demonstrators, let loose a fusillade into a crowd of students gathered in front of a dormitory. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We gathered our books and went down the hall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Tyrion got down on his hands and knees and began to crawl about the deck, gathering up pieces. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He took a second to gather himself before starting the engine. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Tears dripped from Hyacinth’s eyes as she gathered the remains of her beloved teapot and put them in the garbage bag. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She continued her everyday chores, helping with the gathering of plants, accompanying Alys to births and deaths. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“What if we ask people to leave a couple of rows empty near the front so that we can gather there later in the afternoon?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A dozen fans of Days of Our Lives gathered religiously every day for the latest installment of their favorite soap. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So everyone gathered together on the first day of the seventh span, and made their way to the tiny house where Perial lived by herself with her son. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She gathered George, Florah, Maria and me around her and embraced us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched them all gather in the dining room for Bible study and laugh through television shows in the living room. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Servants gathered at the town pump to get water and gossip. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Soon salmon and steelhead and trout from the Dungeness made their way up the irrigation ditch and gathered in schools in the pond. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

While Wilbur was being unloaded and taken out of his crate and into his new pigpen, crowds gathered to watch. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But no children gathered around this man as he rode. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the plan all along was to get the whole family gathered right here, right in this spot, to look out on the beauty outside their window? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Not like he’s gathering his thoughts, but instead considering whether the teacher is prepared to hear what he thinks. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They gathered the eggs, and they helped make cheese. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gather my stuff and follow everyone outside. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘The legion’s not nearly as united as Michael claimed. We don’t trust all the auxilia forces Octavian has gathered.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A whole crowd of people had gathered to crane their necks and watch them roll a dead man onto a stretcher. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had told his body slave to give him his first, very light shave, just his upper lip where the dark down had begun to gather. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The darkness of natural as well as of sylvan dusk gathered over me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, lights flooded the yard, cops swarming, gathering drunken revelers as they came. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Most of the women were gathered on one side of the room. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gather pine boughs for my bed, cook the frogs legs and cattail tubers, then put out the fire. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In front of the gate they met a large crowd gathered in amiable conversation around a bonfire on which a pig was roasting. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered driftwood and stacked it and covered it with the tarp and then set off down the beach. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Later, he would replace his cowboy hat with a fedora and, like Hoover, take up golf, putting the ball across the immaculate greens, where the new American men of money and power and leisure gathered. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The cellar, she gathers, is merely a dank hole in the ground. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I imagined him gathering his family to tell them about me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A rosy golden glow filled the salon, and Aru had a strange vision of someone gathering up the first light of dawn in hundreds of buckets. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He brings with him a partner to gather clues. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The tree opened up, and they gathered some supplies from inside: backpacks, blankets, an assortment of random items they’d be able to trade for food or board if they needed it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Like all the young people who entered that year, she discovered the appeal of nightlong gatherings in cafes, talking about the necessary changes in the world and infecting each other with the passion of ideas. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came forward and gathered me into a clumsy hug, his beard tickling the side of my face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He rode deeper and he rode through gathering darkness: from gloom to twilight to night to a pitch-black starless dark. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Now he closes his eyes to remember; it’s a habit of his, he’ll often shut them for three, four seconds, as he gathers what he’ll say. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rang and rang, very loudly and with no sign of stopping, and from this he gathered it was Kate at the bell. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And he did not feel the need of one now, even with the little fear that gathered about his heart at this moment. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cigarette smoke wafted up from the entrance of the guesthouse, where some boys had gathered. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the way down, I gathered his name was Henry, he’d worked for more than a year on the levee, and that there was plenty of work for those that wanted it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they gather around because they know I'll bring something good for them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I carried a small shovel with which to dig, and she carried a gunny sack in which to gather our magic harvest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now does my project gather to a head. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, do what you can. The little things. See to the water. Once the army is gathered in one place all the wells will run dry. See to it, George.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had brought a small porcelain tea set for her children, and when they began to quarrel over the teapot, I gathered up the pieces. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The justice locked away in his office the little evidence that he’d gathered, in case more information emerged. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

On the other side he gathered the boy up again, placing him as high on his shoulder as he could. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

My sister Ulape, who was two years older than I, gathered the most curious news of all. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Small children are gathered around trying to get a peek inside. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The suspicious heirs gathered in the lobby around the police captain called in by Judge Ford. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, when the day broke in an incredible splash of sun, he gathered his things. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Free of any pressure from the White House, King gathered his thoughts and prayed for guidance. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“What...” began the King, but he saw the gathering frown. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bodies had to be searched out, carried to certain gathering places and buried. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Bast stopped in his tracks and dutifully gathered it up in both hands before walking the rest of the way to the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then I thought about my dream of Rachel’s sketch—dark clouds closing on the city, an army gathered around the Empire State Building. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Every afternoon, the clouds would gather like a flock of crows, and it would rain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The tables are big enough for you and your friends, gathered around to share a plate of meze. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Students sitting nearby quickly gathered their books and moved away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ate solitary meals, sitting at one end of the large dining table where his family had previously gathered for boisterous dinners. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The others were beginning to gather too, there w;as a little crowd. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered by the trench the stranger had dug the previous day. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Three hours later, scratched, blistered, thirsty, I stepped in said badger hole in the gathering twilight and almost snapped my ankle in two. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

According to testimony that the farmer subsequently gave under oath, he remembered that evening well, because he’d often discussed it with friends of his who gathered regularly at the hotel. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He spoke to Matasaip, but we all gathered around to listen to him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay for a long while awake, but there was gathering cloud and he saw no more falling stars. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke was still out there, gathering an army aboard the Princess Andromeda. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had auburn hair gathered back in a ponytail and strange eyes, silvery yellow like the moon. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Near the Edifice steps, a crowd had gathered to watch a pig-slaughter behind the butchers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so for almost half a stupid year, all the boys were gathered up by sad-faced Mr. Royal and plonked out here in an outbuilding away from the main Noise of the town. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I stole eggs from nests, caught fish in nets, sometimes managed to shoot a squirrel or rabbit for stew, and gathered the various plants that sprung up beneath my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Once Wielaf was panting and wincing on the floor of the upper level, Anya gathered up her bones and lifted him to standing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

At the track, crowds began to gather to see the workout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the ink dries he gathers up the rest of the things he will need, running through the list over and over in his head so he does not forget anything. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On the ground, two boys of about nine or ten years of age were gathering discarded beer bottles and mashed fruit. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

All my sisters have gathered around on the floor, because Mama is cheesin’ hard and is clasping her hands as if this envelope is about to change our lives. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Unlike Fahim, he reached into it with painstaking care, sweat gathering on his upper lip as his fingers hovered over the snakes’ knotted bodies. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

One night, I gathered my strength and asked Dad, “Will you ever forgive me for what I did?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sister Ibinabo started the Student Visa Miracle Vigil on Fridays, a gathering of young people, each one holding out an envelope with a visa application form, on which Sister Ibinabo laid a hand of blessing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Billy and his chaplain had gathered a congregation of about fifty soldiers on a Carolina hillside. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole family gathered at midnight for a special meal. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When flies began to gather on the foxes, the rodents lost interest and wandered off. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Thomas helped as the Builders gathered every loose item they could find and piled them in the gaps, nailing things together as best they could. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The week before Election she went around with Neeley and the boys gathering “lection” which was what they called the lumber for the big bonfires which would be lighted Election night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something coldly omnivorous in the massing of planes; it was like the gathering of sharks at a bloodspill. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A picture: the morning after, a new crowd gathered on the Mall, the biggest yet. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Not many to fight a war, but it was still the largest group of half-bloods I’d ever seen gathered in one place outside camp. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was at present nothing to be learned from the Piccadilly side, and nothing could be done; so I went round to the back to see if anything could be gathered from this quarter. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I thought about gathering up a bouquet and taking them to Perilee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A mob is gathering, clapping hands in rhythm, more eyes on you than all the previous days of your life combined. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

As intelligence gathering increased and improved, Tallmadge decided that his agents, along with Washington himself, needed secret identities. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Supper is a family gathering and no one leaves the table till it's over!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

A large crowd had gathered in the chiefs compound for our arrival. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It is so characteristically Japanese, the way lives were made more tolerable by gathering loose desert stones and forming with them something enduringly human. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though she lives on the other side of town, she often meets us to gather firewood. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was returning from a gathering at St. Edwards Secondary School that: evening when I saw this light-skinned, skinny boy with bony cheeks sitting on the stoop by himself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Give these to your grandma,” he said while we gathered up all the buckets of chicken. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She has dirty blond hair gathered sloppily into a bun, strands falling randomly, attractively, around her face. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Recognizing that the Pilgrims would be unlikely to keep him around forever, Tisquantum decided to gather together the few survivors of Patuxet and reconstitute the old community at a site near Plymouth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Harry gathered up the Invisibility Cloak, then looked down at Snape. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The girls knew people like Fishtail’s father, Day Thunder, who kept the records for the religious gatherings, the Midewiwin, and etched stories and songs on scrolls made of birchbark. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“It is almost time to go to my uncles’ farms in El Puerto and gather the harvest,” I said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When truth is buried underground, it grows, it chokes, it gathers such an explosive force that on the day it bursts out, it blows up everything with it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Since we got back to the ship,” Piper said, “I’ve been seeing some bad stuff in the knife. The Roman legion is almost within striking distance of Camp Half-Blood. They’re gathering reinforcements: spirits, eagles, wolves.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Once, during the darkest hour of the night, I wandered away from the fire to gather more firewood. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Looking round the little group that gathered on the grass, Hazel saw that all of them—even Holly—were looking stronger, sleeker and in better shape than when they had first come to the down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing, Mom,” Lydia said, trying to gather herself, her voice muffled in Dill’s sleeve. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

From what I could gather, the company had bribed a bunch of state officials in exchange for contracts to build a better sewer overflow system in Indianapolis. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

After a while she went off, and came back presently with a gift: a handful of mussels she had gathered on the rocks. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then they stopped, gathering together, and looked back. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She rose from the table, gathered her skirts around her, and stormed off in silence, servants trailing behind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was seated on a hall bench with her back to an arched window, just outside the assessor’s office, which was closed, gathering herself, apparently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is not what I expect in an Abnegation house, where everything is always quiet, no matter how many people are gathered within. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Terrified, they watched their attackers gather and stand staring at them out of greedy eyes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In a rare mood of intimacy Judith linked arms with Kit as they set out along High Street to gather the last of the corn in the meadow. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wash my hands and settle the rest of the chickens in the little hallway while the men gather around Hirsch. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I heard a few chuckles around me—not from the girls, but from more PSFs gathered at his back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The field was gathering, and the space around them compressed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As each wave spent itself and a new one gathered, she trembled. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could you help me gather firewood from it?’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The original conspirators still gather for dinner occasionally, particularly when the circus is performing nearby, but this has become more and more infrequent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As he ran, he gathered from some shouted remarks that a convoy of Eurasian prisoners was passing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In May 1869, the leadership of the American Equal Rights Association gathered at its annual meeting in New York City. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The Colored Men’s Library Association was built in 1887, a gathering place for black men to read and listen to lectures. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Nuah’s modified his message on Mr. Ram’s Facebook page: Sorry, Mr. Ram’s family wants me to clarify that the gathering for friends is on Saturday at the community center, three p.m. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She swung her legs over the edge of her cot and sat staring into space, gathering strength to stand up. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

No single step separated the woman gathering wild wheat from the woman farming domesticated wheat, so it’s hard to say exactly when the decisive transition to agriculture took place. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gathered herself to spring away, but Grandma caught her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Congas played at night on the streets while teenyboppers gathered to talk of revolution. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few blocks away, clouds gathered above the Empire State Building—the entrance to Mount Olympus itself. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The light faded from the cave door, and the grey veil of falling water grew dim and was lost in gathering shadow. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She told us to hurry, gather our things, and come with her. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My husband was, in all of this, a complete nobody—a humble state legislator who’d never stood before a crowd like the one of fifteen thousand or more that would be gathered in Boston. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In the tumult that gathered in the courtyard to drink coffee, tell jokes, and play cards. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But the van was already gathering speed and drawing away from them. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Frantically he gathered the gourds and the little bags that were their property. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

A block ahead, on Onerfin Avenue, a big group of Stingers is gathering across the street. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I knotted the two loose straps together so I could sling the derelict hulk of my backpack over my shoulder like a satchel, gathered my stuff up, and hurried to gym. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Washington gathered vital intelligence about the way the French were turning some tribes against the English and punishing Indians who would not aid the French. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, I admit, I was in awe at the picture of an international convention of scientists and scholars, gathered for an exchange of ideas. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She appointed herself in charge of fruit gathering, not surprisingly, this being the category of housework that takes place farthest from a house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other, related question is whether ancient hunter-gatherers and farmers similarly put their ethnobiological knowledge to good use in selecting wild plants to gather and eventually to cultivate. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In Sanford, Florida, a group of friends—alerted by a neighbor who was listening to the program—gathered together to follow the awful news. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Gene Johnson was gathering his biohazard equipment right now. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the helicopters lifted off, Caputo gathered his platoon and set out on one of the first American patrols of the Vietnam War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Pa wanted to be there to help with the work of gathering and boiling the sap. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

To make my hunter-gatherer meal, I needed not only hunting skills, but gathering skills as well. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Just like her namesake, Omakayas now stared long at the silky patch of bog before she gathered herself and jumped. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Pa hears them and comes out of the hut, his body rigid as our family gathers around him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gather up an armful and come back to Rue's side. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A group of Maidens gathered around me in a room filled with cloth and jewelry. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Steeling herself, she turned toward the Wood and her mother’s grave, and just beyond it was the track she and her mother had sometimes taken to gather mushrooms or wild plants. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hatsue tossed her hair once more, gathered it in her hands swiftly, and smoothed it down the back of her head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And she gasped as the car cracked against a rock and reeled back across the road with an ominous scraping somewhere beneath, but then gathered itself together valiantly and resumed its dogged climb. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father went to the demons’ library and read through all the newspapers gathered from around the country, and he copied out the accounts of them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are gathered together in the kitchen then, all that’s left of our family, and I can’t hold back my idea any longer. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gathered up half a dozen of the fence posts and brought them around to the front of the mausoleum, where a thought struck him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Without a word they both hopped out and set to work, Joe scavenging bigger logs that burned well in his shop’s heater, Nancy gathering smaller branches that would fit easily into the kitchen stove. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gathering clapped and a photographer took a few snapshots. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He gathers his books and stuffs them into the crate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Stuart and I gathered up our boots and all our clothing and then positioned ourselves on the windward side of the shelter. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

As we all gather for dinner, I notice Peeta’s hands are faintly stained with a variety of colors, even though his hair is still damp from bathing. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

On nights when there was no moon, we’d light a lamp and gather in our living room. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Coach gathered us at the bleachers, and the fifteen of us stacked up side by side in the first three tiers, as if we were having our photo taken. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In all directions, loud partying brigades from public and private high schools, from Lost Cove U., are gathered around kegs, bonfires, picnic tables, drum circles, car hoods. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He lay listening to the dark earth gather itself, waiting for the sun, for the rains that hadn’t come yet. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the workers did their jobs quickly and then gathered in little groups to play cards or have salamander races or just talk and sleep. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After the Sunday school lesson, the classes would all gather together in a large assembly before the morning service began. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was easy enough to find the action—two hundred-odd kids gathered around a raging bonfire to eat wasn’t exactly subtle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

You handed me the paper, said, “This is going to be great!” then gathered up your stuff and left. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I can still afford to spend another million notes, and I need to gather as much help as I can get. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When gathering wild grains, they took care to lay aside part of the harvest to sow the fields next season. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

For when, gathering her cards together at the end, and reaching for the box, she said casually, “Tell me, is Max de Winter still in the hotel?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I have no time to gather any; I want to be at the house. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Leaving the road they went into the deep resin-scented darkness of the trees, and gathered dead sticks and cones to make a fire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t room to hold the ceremony inside the newspaper office itself, so we gathered on the street outside. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The mob gathered and chanted, taste but one drop of the blood of la curandera and the key to heaven is assured. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not long before most of the townspeople had gathered around us in a great circle. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot hunt. But I could gather berries.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The little spy closed the resonator and gathered his equipment together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Two other women gather around Donna and I try to see her through the mirror, but they all block me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Ferula’s neighbors had gathered in the doorway to discuss the news of her death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first graders gathered their things, thing at a time, and stumbled by with their tiny little legs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Johnny gathered his family around him and explained about the gun. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The general stood quietly for a moment, as the men gathered around him. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

At that time our church served as a concert hall, a public auditorium, and the gathering place for most African- American social events. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On October 25, 1890, the site for the fair still unchosen, worrisome news arrived from Europe, the first hint of forces gathering that could do infinitely more damage to the fair than the directors’ stalemate. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The other kids had caught on to what was happening and gathered around. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I tighten the grip on the abaya still gathered around my hips and look at her. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, Dallas and Florida gathered up dozens of ants, seven spiders, two garter snakes, and a frog, and that evening they deposited these treasures in the beds of the Burgerton boys. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gathering: the ferocious swell of a wave before it breaks. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

While the old man was distracted by his wife, Hugo and Isabelle quickly gathered up all the drawings. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

By early evening the residents gathered to admire the day’s labors. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Interested women were invited to a gathering at the Church of the Puritans in New York City on May 14. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Still, despite the urgency of my other errand, I couldn’t ignore the chance to gather some information about the crisis closer to home. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He’s gathered all kinds of mantras, sacred words that will help you. But, be warned, he’s still awful...” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

So I barely spoke as we gathered in Adam's backyard and passed around a glass pipe. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There we helped gather the harvest and brought my mother’s share home with us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hornet said once they had all gathered in a circle. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He learned also that the King was holding a banquet in the palace and all the men who favored him were gathered there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The team listened somberly, then gathered in a circle. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In 1921, he gathered a crew together to return to the Antarctic on the Quest. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

When the old guys — the guys that had been through it before — saw him, they put their cards down, and their magazines, and gathered around him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a word, I stood up, dressed, gathered my books and left for Granny’s place; it was five o’clock in the morning. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Downstairs again, he gathered the girl’s clothing together, stuffed every piece into the suitcases, then labored back down the hall once again and up the stairs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the Loop men and women gathered on rooftops and in the highest offices of the Rookery, the Masonic Temple, the Temperance Building, and every other high place to watch the distant conflagration. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A group of black leaders, including Ida Wells-Barnett, gathered at Olivet Baptist Church to discuss the black community’s response to the rioting. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At twilight, the refugees gather with their blankets, rice pots, plates of fish, thermoses of tea, and eat noisily as the movie begins. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knowledge that the gathering was safely round the corner came to Hazel in the form of a recollection of Silver’s head and paws breaking through gravel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Termites are even more extraordinary in the way they seem to accumulate intelligence as they gather together. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naturally, food producers, especially early ones, continued to gather some wild plants and hunt wild animals, so the food remains at their sites often include wild species as well as domesticated ones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were all gathered around gaping, she could feel their eyes on her, and here and there she heard muttered comments and titters of laughter. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Far away, upstairs, perhaps in the nursery, a little eddy of wind gathered itself and swept along the floor, carrying dust. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

As she straightened at last, and gathered her bowl and all the soiled cotton wool, a doctor came and she was dismissed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She gathered the sheets up to her neck and scrambled backward so fast that her shoulder blades hit the headboard with a crack. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Within the blood itself he could perceive its separate cells, and see their colors in his consciousness, and the prisms of their molecules, and all of it was awake now, gathering power. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

So early the next morning, I set out with Old Yeller, glad for the chance to hunt hogs a while longer before starting in on the corn gathering. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

People easily understand that ‘primitives’ cement their social order by believing in ghosts and spirits, and gathering each full moon to dance together around the campfire. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

People are gathered here in a loose circle, but they remain silent, their faces hidden in shadows. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tears gathered at the corners of my eyes. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

After practice, everybody gathered around the bench, grabbed their bags, and headed off to meet their parents. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Days of hunting and gathering for this one meal and even then it would be a poor substitution for the Capitol version. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The thrifty man had gathered up the bits of gouged-out wood and taken them home. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I tried to gather my senses, another kick sent me back to the floor, flat on my face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped outside the office to gather my courage once more. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Government and military leaders gathered to discuss the next question: Was it time to accept the Potsdam Declaration—and unconditional surrender? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you know who these people are that this woman is gathering?" the Governor asked. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

All of the rest were gathered in the large assembly room Mrs. Frisby had seen when she got off the elevator. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now the gathering crowd of kids started telling Bunny to run before I killed him. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He gathered up a baby bottle arid a towel to cover Sekai. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was disgusting to find knots of them gathered hungrily on the back porch. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Indian men gather around one of the cannons to lift it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She gestured at the cloaked people gathering their things. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Back when we were in school, we had time in the afternoons to check the line and hunt and gather and still get back to trade in town. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This ape had been living a fairly comfortable life hunting and gathering until about 10,000 years ago, but then began to invest more and more effort in cultivating wheat. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime, some of the girls began to call, “Ralphie, where are you, Ralphie?” as they gathered up their lunch boxes. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Even Ash had to admit that she was an imposing figure, and when she gathered Ana and Clara to her to kiss their beribboned heads, Ash felt like a sparrow among peacocks. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before I got to eat my breakfast, I saw what looked like about a hundred police officers, park rangers, and school staff, all gathered around the front gates to the school. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A half hour later, as Ladybird Hope left the studio, crowds had gathered again. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The players began to gather their props, but they were not quick enough for Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Come in with me,” she says gently, and she gathers packages from the back seat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Paula called friends but could gather no information on her husband. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

In the brief periods of rest he was sometimes able to gather a little food—a few wild mushrooms here, a handful of fern sprouts there. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Sam gasped and gathered all his remaining breath to shout. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

About two hundred neuroscientists gathered with support from the National Academy of Sciences to confront a new question: What is technology doing to our brains? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He looked at us threateningly and then trudged after the other football boys, who were gathering on the Big Store steps. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walks forward and takes a seat in the front row to talk to the cast, which is gathered at the edge of the stage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I turned my head to see blue-and-red police lights illuminating the street and a crowd gathering outside. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Morning finally came, and Hugo gathered up his tools and tried to do his morning rounds. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I know the situation’s dire, but y’all sure you wanna go up in there now? Maybe we gather our strength, head in tomorrow?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Emmer wheat, however, has compensating virtues: it can be gathered more efficiently than barley, and it is unusual among cereals in that its seeds do not adhere to husks. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a sliver of a moon above the horizon, enough to make a pale light, and the white of the sails caught it, gathered it and shone it down on him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would gather with other kids under this one particular tree to play. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered like ants around a crumb of toast. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay in the hayloft with the chickens gathered around her until morning. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

On July 22, a group of friends gathered in Detroit at a “blind pig,” an unlicensed bar, to drink and welcome two black servicemen back from Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The women of his family gathered into a tight hug, surrounding him with love. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But he knew that within a few short weeks only a handful of the crowd of boys gathered around him would still be contenders for the freshman crew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He and the other three rabbits gathered about Hazel without a word. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The butterflies gather round, and Sis selects a fiery red one to accompany us back to Brooklyn. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He resigned his royal power and organized a commonwealth, building a council hall where the citizens should gather and vote. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bowed her head and covered her eyes with her hand while she gathered herself. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Tire way I gather, with roses, the older the better. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Judith is telling me there's a gathering at Leo's tonight. She wants me to invite you." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Quickly they gathered dry grass and leaves, and bits of bark; and made a pile of broken twigs and chopped sticks. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the remaining hours before nightfall, I gather rocks and do my best to camouflage the opening of the cave. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

From what I can gather, he worked in her office, was married, and had children, but I probably still have dozens and dozens of emails to get through. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They gather on the other side, shaking the water from their feet. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The woman gathered it to her chest like a lost child and sighed with deep satisfaction. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The crowd was gathering, a good twenty men and boys and a few women, carrying flaring pine torches. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I felt like a scientist, gathering little bits of research about myself and trying to analyze it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He turned the same charm he had used to gather pupils for his Spanish dance class to collecting a growing number of disciples. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professor Sprout headed off into the gathering darkness in the direction of her greenhouses, and Slughorn directed his steps to the spot where Harry stood, invisible. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As they gathered about the table, Mrs. March said, with a particularly happy face, “I’ve got a treat for you after supper.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It stings. You gather the elder bark, over there. Your mum needs it for your brothers.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Together they gathered their things and called good night, then started down the path from the Pavilion toward their home. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We gather up our books and follow the stream of seniors exiting the hallway. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Wilbur performed his silly antics; Templeton raced around to gather sesquipedalian words; the geese clucked around and were generally a nuisance. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“It is sometimes difficult to gather one’s senses after such a journey. Did she tell you that we have something in common?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After the birds gathered words, they'd fly back to centers to be recorded. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Instead, they let him go, watching as he gathered up his paper bag full of honey and stumbled like a drunk toward home, to the brother he hoped might believe him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“He’s a born Weller,” laughed Jo, as her parent gathered himself up, and her nephew tried to stand on his head, as the only mode of expressing his satisfaction that school was over. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We come to where the houses of Werowocomoco are gathered—straw-colored rectangular houses with curved roofs. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

As the bus pulls up in front of the bodega, I see a large crowd gathered at the top of the hill. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He hopped down and went back to the barn, where he gathered up some redwood planks, a phone, and an alarm clock. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hurriedly wrapped a fish in a blanket, gathered a hatchet and made for the raft. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the window just the gathering cold, the fires on the horizon. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The frost gathers along the scraper’s edge in a flaky white film; Jack clears it with a quick swipe of his gloved fingertips. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I gathered a can of water, a can opener, four biscuits of sur­vival ration and four blankets. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She blushed even deeper, which made Rishi want to gather her in his arms. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At the base of the Iron Throne, Varys was gathering papers from the council table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And behind her, another whisper gathered—the beating of paper wings. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Those who preferred to stay awake were gathered by invitation of Matthias and Methuselah to a party supper. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He would go to the Auditorium where the people would be gathered, still. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

When my eyes got used to the dark, I looked over tow and a group of men gathered on the other side. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the empty theater, Baba and Sunny stand up to gather their belongings. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He gathered the last of the autumn’s blackberries, netted the last of the fish from the pool behind the waterwheel, picked watercress and added the berries and made salads of them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

‘The lesson for today is about the gathering of the disciples,’ Alice said to herself in preparation. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Seeing families gathered together, sometimes talking, sometimes not talking. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Across the creek, some younger children gathered—dirty, snot-nosed urchins all. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Crowds gather slowly through the late afternoon, clad in hoodies, carrying posters and hand-painted signs. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Ray clings to Pop; Pop gathers fresh pajamas from a box; he opens our door, then stops and looks back like he’s forgotten something. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Quietly, we walk out of the hut and over to the town square, where other teenagers and their families have already gathered. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was felling night and the usual crowd had gathered at the Waystone Inn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She scrambled for her own books and had them gathered up before Lamar could reach them, and then she took off, her long braid flopping as she ran. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Burnham was handsome, tall, and strong, with vivid blue eyes, all of which drew clients and friends to him the way a lens gathers light. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We don’t have to go hunting and gathering to get more—all we have to do is walk to the refrigerator. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I gather with my Barrio Fiesta crew onstage in the senior center auditorium. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I scraped a flat spot out on the sand next to a giant black boulder and gathered a pile of twigs and sticks and branches, the smallest I could find. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Reed was at the door before the other three had even left their seats, out of the great cabin and onto the deck, where the crew had gathered around the main hatch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He gathered slaves to attack a plantation, then head down toward New Orleans. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

During this time other women were gathering the scarlet apples that grow on the cactus bushes and are called tunas. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't stop hunting and gathering, of course. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There were times at the end of the day, especially, when Tree-ear thought he could not gather a single head more. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The bell rang, and we gathered our trays. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It put its front legs on the zebra’s side, reached over and gathered a fold of skin in its jaws. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Corporal and the other men gathered around in a semicircle, gazing at the dead. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had learned that the Senate was going to conduct hearings about the parade, and she wanted to gather testimony before the suffragists returned to their hometowns. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"Fifteen," she said, "fourteen . . . thirteen . . . twelve . . . eleven . . ." Thousands had gathered at Cape Canaveral, the largest crowd ever to watch an unmanned launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no pictures on the walls, no carpet on the floor, only rough unpolished wooden planks, and there were gaps between the planks where dust and bits of grime had gathered. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her thick silver hair falls over her dark shoulders, and she gathers and plaits it again. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Thor hefted his hammer, Mjollnir, and gathered a group of the gods to go looking for Loki, to take their revenge, but the crafty troublemaker was nowhere to be seen. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Quackenbush felt mellower by the end of the afternoon as we stood on the float in front of the Crew House, gathering up towels. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

For many days I had been gathering a few shellfish on the rocks at Coral Cove, but I had been watching the reef and waiting for the right time to harvest. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bent down to gather three stones and pile them near a tree trunk. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon we all gathered for an hour under a grass roof whose walls were criss-crossed poles. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I gather up my schoolbooks, my pencils, my purple pen, and carry them to Mama Ya-Ya’s bedroom. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

The men uncovered their heads and stepped back from the door, and the women gathered their shawls about their faces and cast down their eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered my books up and stuffed them in my bag. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Pooky Suggs, who hadn’t been to church in twenty years, said this preacher had it right and gathered a group of men around him to announce a wildcat strike. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She led Robbie back out into the gathering crowd of teenagers. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

After our first evening meal, Chou and I are told to gather around the bonfire for nightly lessons. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, they gather around us, forming a half circle pocked by empty spaces where living men should stand. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But no, first the fruit had to be washed; these strange, so-called blood oranges were gathered wild from the forest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At once the men who were gathered round him broke up into small groups, and went off this way and that, vanishing quickly into the shadows of the rocks and trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Since neighbors were already gathering, he drove the horses around to the back door, where my daddy was waiting. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In a few hours, once the dawn breaks anew, citizens will gather to begin their observance of the Bonding, a holy day in which we celebrate our connection to the gods of this land. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But, maybe, if someone else gathered intelligence and it happened to fall in my lap... The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

More families gather just behind ours, waiting for their turn to hike to the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He drove south from King City over the county road, through the gathering forces of spring, and the meadowlarks flew ahead, bubbling melody from the fence wires. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, Tanin gathered up the five letters, shuffling them into place between her hands, and approached the mirror. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They gather and consider far more information than is truly necessary because it makes them feel more confident—and with someone’s life in the balance, they need to feel more confident. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As she gathered live insects, she noted which plants shed found them on. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I know,” I said, thinking back to all of the family gatherings we used to have at her house over the years. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Even sur- A Union army ambulance team practicing the gathering of woundedfrom a battlefield. geries were performed at the patient’s home. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She took the silver candlesticks from the cupboard again, set the table with the English china, and once more wore her city dresses to the family’s late-aftemoon gatherings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg and other staff members were gathered with John McNaughton in his office, reading the latest cables and waiting for the president’s announcement. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I did that now, cutting off the lane to gather some woadwaxen for his yellow. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Females gathered up babies with cries of alarm. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was while the man was gathering fruits that he saw a most unusual bird. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She gathered her things with the precision and care of a first grader, but it did not matter. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But there is absolutely no evidence, other than Viviani’s account much later, to suggest that crowds gathered to watch Galileo’s early experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The old men of the band were wont to gather about the campfires in a reminiscent mood and there recount the tales of prowess on the war-path and in the chase.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

People had gathered in the street to watch. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They threw themselves at him, and he knelt and gathered them into his arms. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I had gathered the eggs, I took them to the back porch and saw that he had set out the milk pail and also one of the water cans. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The sentry by this time had realized what was happening, and was trying to gather his wits, but Iorek Byrnison was already turning a corner near the harbor. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“On this day,” he said, “we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It is the king who is burning the books, is it not? Well, his mother, Blanche of Castile, is the prime mover, I am sure. But I gather that the king is collaborating enthusiastically.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

By evening the pines around the lake were lit from below by a hundred fires, and the greatest fire of all was built in front of the gathering cave. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my amazement, Harper led the way as several men and one woman gathered their papers and followed him out the door. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near nightfall, they shared the last of the corn bread and ventured to the river to gather some water. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it would settle, seeming to gather its bearings, the spikes receding back through the moist skin with a sick slurping sound. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Near the bank of the stream Taran discovered mushrooms, and gathered them hurriedly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I turned to see that some of my neighbors had gathered, a few sitting in our lawn chairs, a few standing around talking. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words gathered inside him and gave him strength. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered things in my skirt, holding my arm against my coat and the file. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Under the “hunting and gathering” heading, they would go under “gathering”. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to gather both the widest and the most close-up view of every situation, even when it was bad, so that he could offer a truly informed response. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

After such gatherings, my peers and I—all the children between the ages of six and twelve—would brainstorm several possible answers that would avoid the death of one of our parents. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A rough hand gathered her hair and pushed it to one side. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

A great host of Wargs had gathered silently and was now attacking them from every side at once. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The woman bowed her head and then looked up at the gathering of prisoners, smiling an awful warning. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kids gathered around as Sam repeated Dr. Morales’s story of Mount Pelée. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

They waited among their bags in the cold while their hakujin neighbors stood staring at them where they were gathered on the dock between the soldiers. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The performers stretch grumpily and gather in groups to talk and smoke as the workmen drop ramps and unload stock. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sweat has gathered on my brow from the exercises, and I wipe it away with the back of my sleeve. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then the kids gathered together to give out the last present. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I prepared only through the gathering of rage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Almost all the most important people in the country took turns living there, or at least attending the spiritualist meetings, the cultural discussions, and the social gatherings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mouthy man said, “If you look out of that window, you’ll see there’s a welcoming committee gathering in your honor, and it’s growing by the minute.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I gathered up my papers, which the cop had scattered all over the car and onto the sidewalk. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, if I can gather enough supplies, even if I discover what the water butterflies hide from, I may not return to tell him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The little bag was made of faded green material, gathered at the top with a black string. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My life was a business of growing where planted and making good on the debts life gathered onto me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got upstairs, Granny was kneeling on the floor gathering up the white tufts of stuffing and jamming them back into the hole she’d made in the couch. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was looking across the street where there was a small crowd gathered over something on the ground. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the faces that had gathered closely. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

A kind of electricity seemed to be gathering inside them. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They had killed my parents for gathering stories about them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Popcorn spilled down his shirt and gathered in the folds of his trousers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among them was the Huron leader Kondiaronk, a famed orator who had, more than any other, convened the gathering as a last-ditch effort to avoid internecine conflict. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

His first clue that the charrette was going to be something entirely different from the meetings he had been attending for years occurred during the third gathering of the steering committee. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Spread that blanket out on the ground,” said Boatwright, and when she did, he packed everything in the center, gathered in the four corners, and swung the bundle over his shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sun was finally starting to set by the time we ate dinner, did homework, gathered eggs, and got our clothes ready for school the next day. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But just as Longridge was gathering strength for a last bellow into the mouthpiece the line went dead. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon Beetle left the village for the woods, where she gathered honey, trapped birds, and collected herbs, leeches, and spiders’ webs. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t really give me the answer that I want, so I only smile, thank him, and gather my things. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A heavy feeling overtook Seven as they crossed, maybe because them being here, gathering all the supplies they needed, meant they were really doing this. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Back on the Argo II, they gathered in the mess hall and filled in the rest of the crew. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We had gone to gather roots that grow there in the spring. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked around his classroom closing windows and gathering his things. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

‘They moves about and comes and goes. There’s sometimes fifty of them in their sheds up Hobbiton way; but they go out from there roving round, thieving or “gathering” as they call it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A crowd gathered around a small girl who had been hit by a car. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He gathered all the kids’ games and books and encyclopedias and carried those up next. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Others were gathering a second expedition to the tide pools. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The aisles are jam-packed with viewers, waving homemade posters of their favorite wild-card players, all gathered here to see us in the flesh. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As we came into the campground, the hunters came out of their tents and gathered around us. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shifted her wide eyes to me, trying to gather her jumbled thoughts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

From his waist pouch Crane-man took a handful of green herbs he had gathered in the woods earlier that morning. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

For millions of years, humans hunted smaller creatures and gathered what they could, all the while being hunted by larger predators. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that, which had taken all her courage, Beetle gathered up the butter and the eggs, only one of which had broken, and marched away. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever the crowds gathered at some intersection where we were stopped by traffic, the inevitable question came sooner or later. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the day Will dozed on deck, resting, gathering strength, because he was exhausted in every part of his being. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I sat on my knees on the floor in front of the coffee table as I gathered the Lotería boards and playing cards to put them back in their basket. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They stopped in the center of the village, and the others, who had seen them coming, gathered around raising their trunks and speaking words of welcome. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They pounded fufu, made garden egg stew from eggplant and dried fish, and gathered more bananas, mangoes, and papayas. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indian Island, just above a waterfall, became their gathering place. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

In her palm lies the tin of flower seeds I had gathered with TiTi. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Bennett’s database has grown to about five thousand names gathered by word of mouth alone. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry to break up this cozy little gathering,” she said, her voice trembling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then they came to the spring, where water gathered in a shining pool by the roadside. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, he asked the tournament organizers to rope off the area around his board, because the crowds would gather and gape, often for hours at a time, while he was playing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Newt gathered his lunch trash and stood up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Many townsfolk gathered in the train depot, drinking eggnog and wishing cheers to each other’s health. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I gathered a dozen cans of assorted meats, vegetables and soup and a bag of flour. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Luke gathered up Annabeth’s listless body and carried her away from the goddess. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Back at the Twenty-Ninth Street beach, the anger was gathering momentum that would wreak havoc far beyond Eugene’s death, spattering blood across the city. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A hush fell over the soldiers as everyone stopped to stare at the small group of men that had gathered near the pitcher’s mound. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at the funeral home, they stood outside for a moment, gathering their strength to go inside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Although the men gathered in the room saw the benefits to such a system, it took several more meetings to overcome the mutual distrust caused by years of bitter rivalry. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The inauguration would be the largest gathering ever of international leaders on South African soil. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I gathered before I grabbed the keys and slipped out: she was alone and she was afraid. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

From what he gathers, the two of them are closer than either are to their brother. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can see the girls pointing and gathering, I can see Miss Lumley stalking over, bending with difficulty to look at me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a deep breath as if he is gathering his strength. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Where else would I gather the water spinach and muck-eating fish for your dinner or the duck eggs and frog spawn for your breakfast? The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I gathered up as much as I could and took it to my room, but by the time I got back, Will and Leroy were playing catch with my softball and had already smudged it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As they made ready to disembark, the crew of the Current gathered to say good-bye. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

In spring and summer he had gathered data in Vermont and Maine, and in autumn he moved to a university north of Boston, where we lived, to write a short book about his discoveries. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The effort paid off Monday night when a racially mixed group of 200 people gathered in the school auditorium for the first “arena session.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

With a meaningful look in my direction, Raizel gathered her things, rose to her feet, and left the room. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I explained how I’d seen Jesse install operating systems, play online games from chess to Quake, use astonishing ingenuity to gather archived information off the Web. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a barrage to his face, Homer finally gathered her feet together and they got her inside, chaining her wrists to her old ring in the wagon floor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When all was burned they quenched the flame with wine and gathered the bones into a golden urn, shrouding them in soft purple. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the flakes gather on the windowsill outside, piling at the corners. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Anning would spend the next thirty-five years gathering fossils, which she sold to visitors. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He’s spoken to the Detroit Lions football team, and gives a regular presentation to the top high school basketball players in the world when they gather at national clinics. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Later in the afternoon, when the beach began to empty, Dicey looked around, to gather James and Maybeth and Sammy together. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night before I left, a number of friends gathered at my home to see me off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such as: the yellow bucket and sponge spent more time gathering dust in the cellar and less time in Mrs. Beale’s hands. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the shore of the pool our group of aged pioneers gathered. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She told me that the dry contents of the bag contained a pinch of every plant she had ever gathered since she began her training as a curandera many years ago. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Katrina keeps gathering strength, then, depending where she lands, the damage could be great.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

So Kennedy set out to gather those facts. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Legs shaking from my effort, I stood on the balcony and gathered my breath. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

We gather at the foot of the ladder, waiting for our eyes to adjust to the dim strips of lights, breathing in the mixture of chemicals, mildew, and sewage. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A small cadre of racetrack eccentrics gathered around him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white sun sinks in the rosy sky as we gather in the hut. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even today, scholars in this field claim, our brains and minds are adapted to a life of hunting and gathering. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered up as many of the gold coins as I could and they appeared in my inventory. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Before the pump was used for the first time, the villagers all gathered around. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We gathered them with flying fingers and greedy hearts and bore them away in triumph, with a glow at least as bright as the sun on those shining scales. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gather these pieces in peach baskets that they pass from hand to hand, not minding their torn gloves, torn skin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Keisha and I gather her stuff and put it back in her bag. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Before school began, Lillian gathered her children before the shrine beneath the stairs. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We put ashore for water; then all hands gathered alongside for a mid-day meal. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knocked off more salt and pepper shakers, then tipped over a table, yelping in fright, and, fangs bared, he repeatedly charged at the crazies gathered outside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this, the two little boys drew nearer to the dog and the rest of the band gathered around. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun gathered the shards and stuffed the opening with a pillow. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Nuremberg society, like that of Frankfurt, would frown on a married woman gathering grubs and caterpillars. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As I watch Link jog off, I spy a crowd gathering in the park across from the middle school. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Unscrewing the top, he gathered bits of grass, flower petals, a twig, and a pebble, and placed them in the jar. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As they hurried along, other children gathered from all directions and clustered in front of the community house. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk over and take hold of Chou’s hand, and together we follow Ma to the gathering at the town square. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Boomer and I slip under the barbed wire a few minutes later, it’s to find squirrels scurrying back and forth, gathering up the acorns that have fallen everywhere. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She gathered her toys around her and tied them together with jump ropes like a sculpture, each one tethered to another. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Before dawn, southeast of the village, the bells would announce their approach, the sound shimmering across the sand hills, followed by the clacking of turtle-shell rattles—all these sounds gathering with the dawn. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I wrap up my food and go back to the stream to replenish my water and gather some. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I gathered up my leaf samples and placed them in my notebook, labeled with numbers from one to five. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When my eyes focus, I see that a large crowd has gathered a few feet from us and Pa disappears into it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think we can win the Beiderman over in four days?” she asked as she gathered her hair back and braided it in a long plait. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Dimple gathered her hair into a loose bun and looked down at her feet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

So on Thursday afternoon, the Thirteens and Fifteens gathered at Milam Park. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was one more sign of a gathering panic. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I paint a glass coffee percolator, with bubbles gathering in the clear water; one drop of dark coffee has fallen, and is beginning to spread. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

People went to work Saturday through Thursday and gathered for picnics on Fri­days in parks, on the banks of Ghargha Lake, in the gardens of Paghman. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At dusk, when we gathered on the lawn to await the first firefly, my brothers stood on the porch while I set Petey’s jar in the grass. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

That gave us a clear view of the North Playing Field where about a dozen boys from our year and Senior 3 had gathered to play football. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man hurriedly gathered up his things and took his leave. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Longtime residents have not forgotten 1978s infamous Night of a Thousand Flames, when KKK groups from all over the West gathered in the county and ringed the foothills around Chokecherry with burning crosses... Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Whether it was her words or simply that they were no longer startled, the fairies gathered around the bowl again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Against you?” he muttered as he gathered up an armful of paraphernalia. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had the sensation of clouds gathering over her head. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She hardly remembered the clamor of people gathering around them and the loud cheers as Da-A-Fu told about the destruction of the Green Tiger. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bo and Hornet had gathered all the candles they could find and their flickering light filled the movie theater with dancing shadows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Toward the back of the store there was a bunch of ladies gathered around a table. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She hitched her chair up to it confidently, while we all gathered around. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1895, more than three thousand people gathered at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for a grand celebration in honor of Stanton’s eightieth birthday. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

At six he would let the gathered court know about the current status of things. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Days passed working, burning, cutting, gathering food, and each day I cut another notch on an aspen pole that I had stuck in the ground for a calendar. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

This meal was my way of thanking all the people who had helped me with my hunting and gathering adventure. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then he would sit a little while and look at the children gathering around him to stare. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Not until I had eaten all of the abalones did I leave and then only to gather more. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, Jackie disengaged from the family that had gathered to pay respects and take her to the mortuary. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were gathering behind me now, I could feel their presence and their hot, bitter breath. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pilots who gathered together wearing the old style flight jacket looked like a well-bred motorcycle gang. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inej barely had time to gather up her cape before the guard bent double and heaved her dinner over the tiled floor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Once I knew I would be going hunting and gathering, something strange happened. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Within the office, a team of CIA operatives gathered at all hours around small desks, surrounded by maps of Moscow and photographs of potential meeting places and drop sites. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dad would whistle assembly, take out his stopwatch, and demonstrate how quickly we could gather. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

On weekends, many Respectables gathered in these same spaces for relaxation and social events. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Night gathers, and now my watch begins,” they said, as thousands had said before them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The man’s eyes restlessly searched the crowd that had gathered. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My father’s dream was to gather his sons around him and move westward to the land of the setting sun, to the vineyards of California. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They told me to come back to the Edifice when the bell rings four. I’m to gather my things.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The view looked nothing like it had when she’d stood here earlier, gathering her courage. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We servants gather around our mess pot, but no one eats much. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

They go out into the hall, and then Bernice returns and gathers her things. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

With the seeds I had gathered in a ravine, we had a plentiful meal, although I had to cook it on a flat rock. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

For much of the day I did chores: cleaned the house, gathered firewood, made fire and lugged water. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered his strength and struggled to his feet. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She could barely move about or speak, but she gathered her strength, and after a long moment she said, “Boy, you’all are gonna get yourselves in a heap of trouble. You know better.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That he is gathering strength somewhere deep inside. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered up dishes from the table and piled them into the sink, scrubbing everything with extraordinary zeal. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nosa, who had left right after graduation, picked him up at the tube station and drove him to a pub where other friends soon gathered. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She stood up a little straighter, but she had no time to gather her courage, because outside the thoom came again, lower now and with subtler tremors, and then again and again in rhythmic repetition. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“They know that Mount Othrys is rising in the West. They know of Atlas’s attempt for freedom, and the gathering armies of Kronos. We have voted to act.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grin and the others had gathered beside an old stone jetty that stretched out into the black water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Those ancestors walked into the gathering as legal property and emerged as free citizens of the United States of America. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a fresh oxygen cylinder, jammed it onto my regulator, and hurried down into the gathering cloud. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered my books, realizing I was stiff from sitting still so long. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But the day after he came again, saying to himself that he should gather more of the flowers while they bloomed. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Once the candles are all ablaze, the cousins and aunts and children gather around and sing a rousing “Bienvenida a ti,” to the tune of "Happy Birthday." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I just needed time to gather one breath. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hence early Korean agriculture could not compete with Jomon hunting and gathering. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, moments later, Ms. Albright gathers everyone in a circle on the stage. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Alice carried that gathering rope with her always after that day on Fifth Avenue, and found it reliably secure and tight most of the time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s an old shed that’s falling down behind the MacGregor place. I’m going over to gather up some scrap wood. You’re welcome to come along.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was gathering flowers with her companions in the vale of Enna, in a meadow of soft grass and roses and crocus and lovely violets and iris and hyacinths. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Hanson and the other servants gathered in the kitchen for their own supper. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

After a moment, the other kids and Mama gathered in, mourning all the things they could not hold on to. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I gather my courage and look up at my father's portrait. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I gathered my notes, hoping to face Gregor Whitman without an audience. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“At long last, today we shall be fascinated and entertained by ‘The Wreck of the Hesperus,’” she continued, once the dishes were cleared away and the trio of sad children had gathered obediently around her. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He heard a gathering roar and realized that the crowd had caught sight of his rally and was shouting him on. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then he gathered the men to break the news. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It surprised her, how many men and women were in Abba, gathered at the square for the meeting, crowded around the ancient udala tree. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And a few minutes later, when the children were gathered on the hilltop, he dusted them again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A group of factionless has already gathered outside, in the middle of Michigan Avenue. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They looked toward the voices, and there was a gathering of children, some of them teenagers and some of them quite small. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

So Hazel stood and gathered herself for another day of the things she did not do and the things she needed to learn, when a voice burst through the air. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

No one has a proper answer, yet as dusk approaches there is a substantial crowd of spectators gathering outside the gates. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Not the terrifying buzz of nightmares, not the low buzz of sleepy bees, but the buzz of the people of Bone Gap, all of whom seemed to be gathered in Finn’s front yard. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

There was a quick breathy sound, as half of those gathered inhaled sharply. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the fields, nothing moved except the constantly swishing tails of the cows gathered flank to flank in the shade. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a club regular myself, I claw the rocks of terminal shame at these family gatherings, especially in the 1970s, when Papa shows up wearing a brown double-knit suit with tan top-stitching. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He could see the white foam gathered at her mouth, the dark sweat on her flanks, the raw terror in her eyes. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Hearing him come, Odysseus’ son pulled on his snowy tunic over the skin, gathered his long cape about his breadth of shoulder like a captain, the heir of King Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A group of kids—the other Sunshine Buddies, I guess—has already gathered around Miss McDaniels’s desk. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In the gathering darkness, he was sure his passing would be unnoticed by her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mouse council, thirteen honored mice and one Most Very Honored Head Mouse, heeded the call of Lester's drum and gathered in a small, secret hole off King Phillips throne room. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, every child in the village had gathered around and was jumping in the mud of the riverbank. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge crowd, filled with old neighbors and new friends, had gathered, it seemed, to see me off. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Doc’s going to go out tonight to gather plants in the marsh, so we’ll have some time to look.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Soon, not yet aware that they were in the presence of a prodigy but realizing that Bobby was someone exceptional, the club’s players started gathering around his board and asking him questions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly he opened the door again, gathered the scattered crumbs into a little pile with the aid of the moonlight. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Turner and Lizzie stood by the grave as he gathered his tools and left, shaking his head. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Let us gather a fresh one so we can complete our documentation. And we need several others like it so that we have a good sampling. Where did we find it?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

If only they could gather up the strings and wind themselves nearer, nearer, until finally meeting in the middle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Wes whined that Tony was ruining what was supposed to be a nice family gathering. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In the weeks following it, newspapers wrote about the gathering—most, critically. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Our session gathered the next morning in a classroom in the basement, near a lounge and the mess hall. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small crowd gathered near the side entrance gate, all girls, except for one familiar face at the center. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

So I had left off hog hunting and started getting ready to gather corn when Bud Searcy paid us another visit. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not allow his family to come and watch him, for those who gathered were often rough: layarounds, drinkers, wintering voyageurs who idled their time with gambling and trader’s rum. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“From what he could gather, most of the orphans got away before the fire started. Seems an older gentleman who cleaned there held off the mob so the kids could escape.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Some people had even slipped away from the reservations to join the gathering. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She adds her umbrella to the collection gathering in the stands by the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Afterward, Mrs. Roth busies herself by making sure the wax doesn’t drip all over the glass table, while everyone else gathers in the dining room for dessert. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind the cereal if I could soak it in milk, letting the cream gather up the grist and seep into the pellets, but since the revelation we’d been having it with water. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In cities and towns all over the country, more than two million people gathered for marches and demonstrations. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If you didn't know, you'd think it was just an evening gathering. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

One day, in April, she went deep into the woods* to gather firewood. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do You compare to this stricken mass gathered to affirm to You their faith, their anger, their defiance? Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that night, when my uncle and aunt returned from prayers, all my new family gathered around a cassette player on the verandah to listen to stories. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They would soon now be going forward into lands wholly strange to them, and beyond all but the most vague and distant legends of the Shire, and in the gathering twilight they longed for home. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Handcuffing the man who fled was not a straightforward matter, and apparently, as the officers worked to subdue him, in-mates gathered around to complain that the officers were being too rough. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loading up on free wood was like gathering manna from heaven, and how could a person be completely cynical about that? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Garvey explained to Cole after the second gathering that the Circle would continue meeting without him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I think we need a moment to gather ourselves, children.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I’m barely certain that we have enough space for all the rest of the things we’ve gathered. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was surprised to see that one had a drop of blood by it He examined his bitten nail closely and watched the little globe of blood that gathered where the quick was gnawed away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Everyone walked into the valley, and now gathered in its shadow. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

If you run it backward you will see the pieces suddenly gather themselves together off the floor and jump back to form a whole cup on the table. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They got to their feet, and Ellen began to gather up their cups and saucers while Matt pulled on his jacket and cap. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Welch told the folks gathered at the house that his niece had been murdered at Jackson Cleaners that morning. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Like a robot, Finn bent and began gathering the pictures and papers. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

At the feast of Pentecost it was customary for the knights who had been on Table quests to gather again at Carlion so as to relate their adventures. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singer-songwriters would gather for festivals and sing their homespun songs for the benefit of a panel of judges and a live audience. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Weary had gathered the front of Billy’s field jacket into his hands. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so, fourteen days after my parents first laid eyes on each other, friends and family gathered to celebrate their union. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After each show they gather backstage and critique each other’s performance soberly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I gathered my books together, then stood and walked to the door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Robin gathered all his strength and flung his arm toward the bowl of porridge, sending it flying out of Ellen’s hands and spreading its contents all over her. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Watching Aunt Eva saying the prayers over the candles was the one moment in all the family gatherings that Hannah had always found special. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gathers the girls together and instructs us to sit in a circle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she gathers the dirty sheets, she looks at me like I’m the most disgusting creature in the world. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then I fall to my knees and gather her in my arms. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Across town her family was just now gathering on the bank of the duck pond, watching the firefighters douse the Richardson house, flame by flame. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I gathered up the books I needed and got out of the apartment as quickly as I could. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The older grades have gathered on this side of the gym for picture day and the door’s loud squeak has made everyone turn in our direction to stare. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

As he turned around, the several hundred Klansman gathered there filled the hall with thunderous applause. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

From what Mark could gather, the group had brought together as many government agencies as they could from around the world. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’m to gather information about the Trials, and then, when I leave Blackcliff for my errands, the Resistance will contact me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When he looked behind him the boy was trudging through snow half way to his knees gathering limbs and piling them in his arms. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I thought of the food we would need to gather and how best to protect it from the wild dogs when we were not in the village. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Few of the crew were in sight, but hundreds of spectators gathered every day merely to stare at them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the piano was finally out of harm’s way, Harry Rantz and his family gathered around it and watched, awestruck, as their house burned to the ground. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Less than two weeks after the gathering—on August 2, 1848—a second women’s rights convention, organized by Amy Post, a prominent Quaker abolitionist, took place at the Unitarian church in Rochester, New York. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We gathered up the dung from the night before and hauled it outside. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead of him, the beach was covered with stones, their hard outsides rubbed off and smoothed so that they glowed as the waves gathered them up and down. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise drove the putter home beside the fire tongs, gathered up the golf balls, and threw them at the spittoon. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I gather the curtains in my fist and wait, willing Olly to show himself. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She motioned for them to follow her to the fire, where she sat in her chair and the children gathered on the floor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He gathered his strength for the initial blow. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all gathered around, like they do sometimes, whooping and hollering. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If he gathers her words, maybe, like her word-jumbler in the Sunday paper, Axel can make sense of all the jumbles. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They gathered such small boulders and broken stones as they could find to hand, and under Gimli’s direction the Westfold-men blocked up the inner end of the culvert, until only a narrow outlet remained. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I gathered the dishes to take to the kitchen. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I fed the chickens, gathered the eggs, and divided them, too, four apiece. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And after we’ve eaten our fill and the dishes are stacked up and the children are sleepy, I have everyone gather in the living room and bring out my last surprise. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"You know, there are those who think we who are gathered here are dumb," I shouted. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tie on my left shoe and gather my crutches, and on the way out I run into Chloe in the hallway. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Finally, they gathered their books, got up, and walked in silence to the bus stop. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spiraled upward and sped into a cluster gathered on the extended arm of an ancient oak tree, shouting all the while. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

To us, a few dozen people constitute a small, ordinary gathering, but to the Fayu it was a rare, frightening event. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have gathered from the evidence that there was another explosion set off at the same time as the one near the entrance. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Fujiko’s pillow lay white where her head had been, but around it a layer of fine yellow grains had gathered. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew she would return, in a minute, with two burly men attendants, and they would bear me, howling and hitting, past the smiling audience now gathered in the lounge. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Although Braddock and his men knew little about the area, they had not tried to gather any intelligence on the enemy. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hung the kettle above the flames while he gathered the rest of his ingredients. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There’s a cluster of young guys gathered around the hood of a car, down in front of the barbershop. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will play as you sing,” Alice said to the gathered women. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lizzie held close against her grandfather as the people of Malaga Island came out from the pine woods, gathering around their preacher on the shore to hear what had been said. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Dill breathed in her smell once more, gathering it along with his new clothes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Everyone else ran in, laughing, to gather up the fish. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson looked up from his paper and saw all twenty- three kids gathered around the bulletin board. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She turned around and I carefully gathered her hair into my hands. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He gathered his remaining strength, and tried to pull himself up out of the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

A grog shop was where criminals and the other dregs of society gathered to drink whiskey and fight. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, Cole gathered what little spit he could in his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The children, meanwhile, were gathering on a little knoll some way off, staring at the witches and whispering together fearfully. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No political gathering managed to attract so many people until half a century later, when the first Marxist candidate attempted, through strictly democratic channels, to become President. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d gather around the cans, open them, and spoon up the peanut butter like soup, giggling as our mouths stuck closed with the gooey stuff. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he reaches the field there is already a crowd gathered, and he is relieved that there are plenty of patrons his own age or much older, and only a few have children with them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When she gathered Baby and Adanna and a few other children in the compound and read to them, she hoped Alice would come out and join her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then she made an effort to gather her forces. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Taking no chances, they gathered all the money in the house, bundled up their baby, and prepared to leave town for a safer location. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

While his father pulled a couple of pints for a customer, Malcolm gathered empty glasses in a suitably inconspicuous manner, and he was glad to see that his hands remained steady. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

After that Wormtongue played dangerously, always seeking to delay you, to prevent your full strength being gathered. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I waited until the Amagqirha had made a full circle around the gathered ancestors. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They don’t all gather at the table at the same time. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Green and oily slime floated on the river and gathered in stringy islands by its banks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whilst he was talking, strings of dark brownish slobber gathered up in the corners of his mouth and was getting stretched from his lower lip to his upper one with every word. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

As the wagon pulled away, Garfield waved to his White House staff gathered on the porch. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t even back off when Mama hooked Jumper to the cart and headed for the field to gather in the corn. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small crowd had gathered near the low railing, surrounding a swathed form. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

At last, Noah hits the water without a splash as if he’s gathered no momentum on his way down, as if he’s been placed gently on the surface by a kindly giant. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The fish, sardines, would begin gathering soon after, a slow mass of silver rising from below. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They came in like undulations in the water, gathered weight of water, and then broke smoothly on the warm sand. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Their paths now went into thickets where the dusk had already gathered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As I was gathering up my books, I heard him call my name. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were going to gather some wood,” she said to Kaisa. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Students had gathered on the hockey field nearby, burning paper effigies of Gowon around a glowing bonfire; the smoke curled into the night air and mixed with their laughter and chatter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Our commissar gathered us together in a big dugout and told us what had happened,” said the regimental navigator, Valya Kravchenko—the one who’d last year scrounged cabbages on the train ride to Engels. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

My tasks were simple but many; I milked the cow under her supervision, gathered eggs, swept, and was through in time to serve breakfast. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grocery store was where women gathered to socialize, and children came along hoping for a few pennies for a treat. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

The next night, the town of Columbia gathered in the darkness to see Seabiscuit off on what would be the final cross-country journey of a career that spanned 50,000 railroad miles. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Wren made his own inroads, attending tribal gatherings and gleaning information from Osage who might not otherwise talk to a white lawman. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But the thought faded out of his mind as a rumble of voices passed through the gathered crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It promised to be an important meeting, because Ohio legislators were gathering at the same time to revise the state constitution, but Stanton didn’t feel she could leave her three young boys behind at home. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Still, I had a vague sense that at least some of them were those who had gathered in the shoemaker’s house earlier in the day. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain gathered strength, limping along the ridge, tucking himself in under his soft black hat, out of the sun. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, it was time for recess, and Hazel sprang out of her chair and gathered her things. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But after the accident, under the gathering clouds of fate, something changed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Several times I stop in an alley to gather my thoughts. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I gather up the remains of my lunch and hurry away. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He heard kids whispering in the seat behind him, followed by a hasty gathering of books and backpacks. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They work with the Minute Men,” A.M. added, pointing to the opposite side of the library where another group of fifty or sixty men in loose fitting jogging suits gathered. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Relatives gathered at a great-uncle’s house to eat biryani chicken and celebrate the holiday. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel the pain at first, but sitting up, gathering my feet under me, it slashed from my ear down to my chin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In really bad times, the hungriest would gather at his door at nightfall, vying for the chance to earn a few coins to feed their families by selling their bodies. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily I had dried a pound of the morels that I’d gathered the previous month. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Juana and Kino gathered their clothing tighter about them and covered their noses and went out into the world. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can react, Amit gently turns me around and gathers me close. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Here in the northward regions were the mines and forges, and the musterings of long-planned war; and here the Dark Power, moving its armies like pieces on the board, was gathering them together. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“The enemies of the House of Don are gathering,” Taran hurriedly told the bard. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I jumped up and rushed to the shattered window, where a knot of Gypsies and peculiars were already gathered, peering out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then, gathering my last wisps of strength, I pull out Secrets to a Happy Life, flip to a random section, and reread it in the dim light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s in here,” she said, holding the box out dramatically until they had all gathered around. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

One woman’s name, she gathers from bits of conversation, is Beverly. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A small crowd began to gather to see the little boy who didn’t know that letters grew on trees. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them were gathered around the row of old arcade games against the wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I gather up a bundle of fallen branches, large enough to be a respectable contribution to a fire, and walk toward the Termite Camp with my head down. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The wind roared over the hilltop, seeming to gather beneath the wings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the most part she survived on what she could gather, trap, and hunt; and when she wasn’t setting snares, weaving lobster traps, or bow hunting in the woods, she was teaching herself to read. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her own straight black hair is gathered in a single long braid, and her nimble brown fingers are weaving Ma’s white hair into tidy cornrows. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

A number of well-dressed men and women were gathered in groups, some beside a grand piano, the others lounging in the pale beige upholstery of the blond wood chairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We invoked it in stating that if we had 367 people gathered together, we could be certain that at least two had the same birthday. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every last detail is planned, and a massive crowd gathers outside the gates long before sundown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I gather my things quickly, hoping to avoid talking to anyone, especially Hilly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the end, gathering his courage, he leaped over Gollum in the dark, and fled away down the passage, pursued by his enemy’s cries of hate and despair: Thief, thief! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Booth is in the office, gathering a bundle of letters, when stage carpenter James J. Gifford bounds into the room. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She gathered them all from her brothers and marveled at the big pile of sweets they now had. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

When we called meetings to discuss our griev-ances and later had news sessions to discuss what we had learned from the paper, the PAC boycotted these gatherings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered at the barbershop for drinks and socializing—talking and sharing jokes and laughing loudly. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The mothers nursing their tiny infants, the females who gathered around to admire, the youngsters leaping over one another all created the bustle of a peaceful village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered in Sammy’s room, the one with the picture of Indians on the wardrobe, and sat on his bed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

On September 13, seventy top cancer researchers from around the world would gather to present their research, he said, and hundreds of people would attend, including the mayor of Washington, D.C., and the surgeon general. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I would arrive in court, and there would always be a stack of cases, and clients with lawyers gathered in an overcrowded courtroom, all waiting to be heard at the time of our hearings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Most peddlers sold song sheets, two for a penny, and families would buy them and gather about their pianos to sing songs such as "Cherry Ripe" and "In My Father's Garden." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

A few women gathered around and helped her up. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For her father ran what her aunt called a “house”;—not the house where they lived, but another house, to which, as Elizabeth gathered, wicked people often came. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The "death car" as the newspapers called it, didn't stop; it came out of the gathering darkness, wavered tragically for a moment and then disappeared around the next bend. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Or when she was gathering firewood, she would catch sight of that winged creature again, flying high against icicles hanging like teeth from a cavernous ceiling. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

On the morning of August 18, a stiflingly hot day even by Nashville standards, elected officials gathered at the statehouse. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

We find a place to sit where a crowd has gathered. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

By the standards of the national press, Bush said virtually nothing to those gathered at the airport in Midland, Texas. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl gathered her skirt and breathed out a word or two of apology, and, as she hurried past, Mariam would chance a sidelong glance and catch a blush. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Look at this!” he cried, and the other children gathered around him. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

More likely, though, conformity of expression gathered momentum because the record-buying, radio-listening public liked it better, and bands reflected the change in fashion for entirely understandable commercial reasons. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

They still do that in my grandmother's house—gathering in the kitchen, chatting and laughing, celebrating the end of another day's work. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was stunned by the memories brought to him with the perfume, not because of their clarity, but because they gathered together the whole long span of years and were complete. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Caruthers froze, looked at the group of people gathered in the hallway—which had only grown as more people came to see what the commotion was about—and laughed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Countless times on that long Santa Anita backstretch Seabiscuit’s legs reached out over the track, stretching to gather up the ground, pounding down into the dirt, then folding up under his belly. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly they searched the bodies of the Orcs, gathering their swords and cloven helms and shields into a heap. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Any creatures she gathered she quickly prepared for sale. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He gathered us all in his gaze, the gold flecks in his eyes glinting in the setting sun. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the morning, several people gather in the parking lot. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The more time you spend with me and the more information you gather, the better off you are. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A small crowd had gathered to see the operation, but Abbey and I stayed off by ourselves, on the far side of the basin. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I dally in the palace garden to gather a few more things. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The crowd that gathered at White Rock in the heart of Durham’s black Hayti section on that chilly February night seemed to sense the event’s importance. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It appears to be a gathering of the remaining victors.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The gods gathered, weeping and tearing their garments. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A dozen people are gathered around a long, scratched-up dining table, smoking cigarettes, drinking Chianti from juice glasses, sitting on a series of backless wooden stools. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway down was another overlook, a thin extra lane marked off less as an opportunity to gaze at the scenery, I thought, than to allow drivers a chance to stop and gather their wits. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

One of those who had gathered to push the ramp away was ejected—he’d already taken his turn at a previous festival. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The skin around Uhmma’s eyes wrinkles in concern, her lips gather together in a knot. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

After dark, he gathered his radio equipment, snuck out of town on a bicycle, and searched for a remote electrical pole. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a murderous legion leaving the site of a massacre, the drones gather back into an organized unit. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ivy dipped back into the pillowcase, hoping she’d just missed it somehow, tears gathering like storm clouds in her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After the service, as the remaining worshippers gathered outside the church, news whipsawed through the crowd that North Korean troops had crossed the 38th parallel. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sam plays with her hair, gathering it all to one side and stroking it, then twisting it up in a sloppy bun. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The following afternoon, the Champions stood gathered around Brullo, who lectured them on different weapons and other nonsense she’d learned years ago and didn’t need to hear again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Said he was off to the greenies, which I gathered was his disrespectful name for the elves. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It soon became apparent however, that there was a demand for something more properly institutional, with a permanent headquarters, where people could gather to share and discuss new findings. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

This meant that we were no longer prevented from attending or speaking at gatherings, and arrangements were quickly made for me to speak at the theater. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had brought many men with him; indeed all the survivors of the foray were now gathered on the slope nearby, two or three hundred strong. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Stanley Goldfarb died and his relatives and the congregation gathered for an evening of prayers and mourning. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But instead, she gathered her face into a frown and stared into my eyes, as if she could force some kind of truth out of me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a few minutes, she managed to gather herself enough to pull into a rest stop. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

With a suddenness that took them all by surprise, the woman gathered up her skirts, turned, and fled. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The people of the village gathered in silence, not too close, to watch his quick hands and listen to his soft voice. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, on the night after a Changing, the kids wouldn’t have gathered at the fire circle after dinner, but Jinny hadn’t left in the boat, so everyone was a little unsure of what to do. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She gathered the bread he’d cut with a curt nod of approval. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A tremble of fear began gathering in her stomach. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A good alternative is the roadside restaurant where men gather for breakfast before going to work or going hunting. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flip my hair over and gather it into a ponytail so that he can’t see the blush spreading across my cheeks and down into my chest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She turned to the gathered group and found Anya with a smile. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

While we ate, she gathered all of the boxes and the torn wrapping paper and took them to the trash bin outside. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

All these people with bongos were gathering in the sand straight down the way from us, and this beat started growing, making this hypnotic rhythm. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Pithy s mom screams for her, then gathers Pithy into her arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered my lunch and slipped out of the room. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came up with a new idea: Instead of relying on officers to gather military intelligence, he would do what the Sons of Liberty had done in Boston. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like the night of the party, the ghost shrimp are gathered in their thin-skinned glory in the common area, Chancellor Nyla on a pedestal at the far end. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Nothing should ever sit and gather dust,” she said, and we went into the kitchen and tried the cherry vanilla ice cream. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I imagined gathering speed, pedaling faster and faster, feeling the wind in my hair, going so fast. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Next day at four bells of the dog watch when the men gathered, Lem was not there. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gathers up the tufts of white hair that are stuck in the teeth of her wooden comb. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His father sat down and gathered Doha into his embrace, letting him cry as he patted his back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He gathers my hair into his hands and caresses the back of my neck before letting the lei fall into place. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I gather all the candles, matches, and flashlights we have. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was in gathering material for this mound that Justin made the second discovery. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

They gather around Lincoln, so alarming the men who rowed him ashore that they form a protective ring around the president. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the dark figures inside Salim’s pod gather to one side, facing out northeast to where the camera was. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a gathering of around one hundred missionaries for a pep talk and celebration. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She gathered up the bundles of twigs and started walking southwest. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They lost no time, though, in gathering thirty of the best cattle and starting the journey back home. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The mood was somber by the time the five Vanderbeeker kids gathered back downstairs to eat their own breakfast. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She wears a thin wisp of a gown that would likely be considered scandalous in other company, but this gathering is not easily scandalized. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“The pace of information gathering and correction in the CBS fake memo story was astounding,” he continued. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Chapter 4 sketches how food production—that is, the growing of food by agriculture or herding, instead of the hunting and gathering of wild foods—ultimately led to the immediate factors permitting Pizarro’s triumph. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Seldom if ever has such a crowd gathered in a court room before,” a reporter from the Tulsa Tribune wrote. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Good deserves good, urchin. The rice on the ground is yours if you can be troubled to gather it.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

So she commenced to gather the rest of the information. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light-beaming crowd that had gathered around them let out a deafening cheer. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

At the first curfew bell, the woman in charge pronounced the meeting adjourned until the following Tuesday, and the girls broke into a buzz, gathering their sewing things together and putting on bonnets to leave. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As I stood in the open hatch, gathering up all fifty feet of the umbilical line, I had a brief moment to rest and to look around. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were, I noticed, half a dozen other pasty, middle-aged men who liked to gather around the monkey bars, and together we formed a small but decidedly creepy community. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Gold, silver, and copper coins jingled over the flagstone floor, clinking as they gathered in heaps under the benches—more and more and more of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jon Snow and his black brothers were gathered around three spears, some twenty yards away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Barnsley, his wife, and a colleague, A. H. Thompson, then gathered statistics on every player in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

A mob gathered at one of the remaining synagogues, shouting slurs, and then came to our building to throw rocks at the windows. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The dwarf watched contemptuously while Taran gathered saplings and attempted to weave them together. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A crowd has gathered, and people watch with their hands pressed to their mouths. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“But Gaea is supposed to wake in Greece. That’s where the giants are gathering.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Walnuts and hickory nuts were dropping to the ground in the Big Woods, and squirrels were scampering busily everywhere, gathering their winter’s store of nuts and hiding them away in hollow trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went over to infant Flossi, gathered her up, and when she clung to his belly, set off toward the males. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

They gathered in clusters at the corners, chatting and teasing and cramming for tests, until the green and gold buses chugged into view and the doors snapped open. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Dicey looked around at them, gathered together there in the fairground, their hands held high, their friendly wishes for good luck floating around the car still, like cherry blossoms blowing down to the ground. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The half dozen men he had gathered up before had picked themselves and their rifles out of the ditch and were wandering off. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We gather around the huge table in Command. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

By this time I was sitting in the chair, and she was kneeling on the floor, picking up the pieces of broken glass and egg, gathering them onto the tray. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m gathering up the magazine cuttings when I find two envelopes underneath the paper pieces. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I think it ate some of the rocks along with the wood. I know I gathered more than this to line the fire last night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were going on an adventure—outside, where people were gathered—and we weren’t going to ask anyone’s permission. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Before they were finished gathering corn, however, we were faced with a trouble a whole lot too big for any of us to handle. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shin’s class was often given a daily quota of trees to plant or acorns to gather. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Members of various delegations of veterans gather near the Wall before heading to the memorial for its dedication, 1982. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It takes honeybee workers ten million foraging trips to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I reach Tobias’s old room, I sit on the bed and look out the window, where factionless and Dauntless are gathered around the fires, laughing and talking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

More and more people gathered around the rope. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I gathered the necessary tools and set up in one of the fume hoods along the eastern wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And five of each so I don't have to share with my sisters who have all gathered on the stoop with Charlise for a game of cards. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When Emma and Charles walked out of the library and back into the hubbub of the family gathering, they both looked dismal. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed out that nothing in our understanding of physics could account for why everything, gathered to a point, would suddenly and dramatically begin to expand. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Marly gathered a whole lot of them and made a little dish of ink. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I gave her the evil eye right back and gathered my things quickly before she had a chance to grab anything else. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The robot patiently waited in the Great Meadow as the sky slowly brightened and the animals slowly gathered. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

So instead a long whisper runs among us, from child to child, gathering horror. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Tangerine County Sports Commission has gathered up the shards of my porcelain plate, Krazy- Glued them together, and handed it back to me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they travelled further into the lair, more snake people gathered to hear her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Now, stand back!” she shouts to the gathering crowd. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Uncle Pat is struggling off the seat and gathering up his papers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Spirits had started to gather around us again, and they seemed agitated. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Toomer screamed with pain and the dogs began to gather as a pack outside the school bus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How can he grow if you can’t buy the right food!” he had screamed, then he’d gathered her up and flung her from their trailer, into a snowbank. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ivan and all his remaining brothers were gathered behind her on the road, watching with matching expressions of concern. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I let Zu and Hina lead us, pushing a path through the gathered kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take Ray and Leda showering,” I say, picking up Ray’s pajamas, gathering nightgowns for Leda and me. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Neat handwritten blocks told their names, where to gather them, when they came in bloom, their medical uses. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Now the potatoes and carrots, the beets and turnips and cabbages were gathered and stored in the cellar, for freezing nights had come. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The music stopped and the guests gathered in the main hall where a small, innocent priest, adorned with the vestments of high mass, read the complicated sermon he had written exalting confused and impracticable virtues. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the circumstances in which these heads were found, we gather that they were displayed above ground while the rest of the body was buried beneath the floor of the house. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them are occupied, while other prisoners gather around a fire giving more smoke than warmth. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She gathered them together, dated them as best she could, and in 1914, two years after her second husband died, she published a collection of Vincent’s letters to Theo, in Dutch. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, like the Book says: ‘If the Mud Man gold can gather, In spite of magick or fairy glamor, Then that gold is his to keep, Until he lies in eternal sleep.’ Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

They gathered around her, gasping, wide-eyed, speechless; but nobody, not even the smallest child, was crying. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowds gathered ten deep for one hundred feet in each direction, a few spectators reaching through the slats of the fence to stroke Seabiscuit’s chest as Smith cinched the girth on Woolf’s kangaroo-leather saddle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would read it in a week; she needed a week to gather her strength. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When you talk about Churchill’s “great rolling periods”— meaning his long, mellifluous sentences—you are primarily talking about sound effects: the gather and surge of a sentence toward its climax. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

For 2.5 million years humans fed themselves by gathering plants and hunting animals that lived and bred without their intervention. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

One month after the parade, she gathered a group of 531 women—two women from every state, plus one from each congressional district—and they walked the parade route in reverse. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

By then, General Matsika and his wife had arrived, and the waiters gathered by the door to greet them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some men were gathering on another dock, and he went to see what was going on. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Under the south walls of the City the footmen of Gondor now drove against the legions of Morgul that were still gathered there in strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She gathered up her long skirt in one hand, preparing to run. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark clouds began to gather over the piazza. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He struck up at once a harvest thanksgiving hymn, all about crops being “safely gathered in.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It had been only a few days, but the women had gathered thorn bushes and circled them around the remains of the cott where Kira had grown up. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some buildings still smoke, and though von Rumpel keeps a damp handkerchief pressed over his mouth and nose, he has to stop several times to gather his breath. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

David smiled and gathered Tally into a hug, pulling her away from the edge of the fire. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

There was no need to be, it was a mere gathering of friends, but still she was nervous. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mama waves and points, finally convincing everyone to gather around. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

By the time we’re done, their guests have gathered outside to see the boy who must have flowers to give to the girl he loves. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The truth serum makes the sight of them swim before me, or that could be the tears gathering in my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

We gather stones, and the contest is on. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaws face lit up when she saw all of us gathered on the top. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Field bees were the ones with good navigation skills and tireless hearts, going out to gather nectar and pollen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always there is the sense of a tide behind them, rising, gathering mass, carrying with it a slow and vindictive rage. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Others were gathering supplies and tools; Thomas saw Minho carrying weapons from the basement to the main building. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I gather them up and dump them down the chute. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The basket was filled with berries, which she had apparently been gathering on the mountainside. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

One group, especially busy, was gathered around an odd-shaped object of wood and metal about a foot long. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I closed what little distance was left between us, one hand sliding through his soft hair, the other gathering the back of his shirt into my fist. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The towns of the East Forest, from Ovark to the coast, had gathered their men and sent them against the invaders of Gont. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We gather in the chapel, Ann in her burgundy Sunday petticoat and yellow bodice, and John in his just-washed shirt with a blue doublet. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then he stood, gathered his courage, and decided to end this life and take his chances on the next. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

After the last race of the day was run and the track had cleared, darkness gathered under the shed rows of the Hollywood backstretch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since its origins in the deckrooms of British warships, the Mess Night had evolved as a gathering of men. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside me, dark shadows gather, like the somber procession of the dead. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each night before we can sleep, Met Bong gathers us together in the hut for another hour of propaganda reports. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I watched her gather up more bricks and stomp back toward her ladder. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I gather the next two tapes, blue nail polish labeling them nine and ten, eleven and twelve, and hide them in my inside jacket pocket. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She put it in only to eat and, on occasion, for social gatherings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor was there any gathering at the table. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered everyone together and gave them a brief rundown of how the proceedings would go. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Charles staging ground and gathered a crew of police and military personnel. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The Gryffindors were gathered around Ron, who kept belching large, glistening slugs. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They gathered around the base of the glass dome. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I gathered my postcards and stuffed them inside the pages. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

December 12, the day of the first ball, dawned clear and mild, but by noon clouds had gathered and the wind had become sharp and cold. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the citizens gathered there wore overcoats, shoe rubbers, and woolen scarfs, having elected not to leave these things in the cloakroom: there’d been a rush to find a place to sit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, I’m not going to follow her, although it would be easier than playing On the Track, the game we made up when went berrying or food gathering. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is what an old guy said when I went to gather up the horseshoes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

On those days, when the family was gathered around the table, eating breakfast, Mother would announce that today we were doing school. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Werfel gathered his courage and piped up: “Regibald du Burgh, this elf is my guest and my responsibility, and any violence you wish to do to him must first be done to me.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Other kids file in, so I gather up my charcoal pencils. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined the committee gathered around a scale, shaking their heads. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that time the wind picked up, suddenly clouds covered the horizon, and some small ones gathered directly overhead. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped hard to the ground and gathered Minerva’s head into her lap. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It’s why Zero had been gathering so much data inside each of the Warcross worlds. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Thorn said as the three witches gathered in their circle to complete the ceremony. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Most of the men were gathered in a group. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly bursting into light and the vision of eight hundred eyes that had gathered to see them prevail, they spread out thoughtlessly, the layup lines forming without conscience, animals of habit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she arrived at the auditorium with a friend, black educator Mary McLeod Bethune, she was told that blacks and whites were not allowed to sit together at public gatherings in Birmingham. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

If she dropped her end she would simply leave, gather her things from her room into her suitcase, and go to Scotland and work as a land girl. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A dozen of Luke’s assorted goons—snake people, Laistrygonians, demigods in battle armor—had gathered to watch us get some “hospitality.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The weight of years, decades, centuries of hate and violence—it all gathered in the air and pressed down on my shoulders. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

And the Hornbeams and the Willie Voltaires and a whole clan named Blackbuck who always gathered in a corner and flipped up their noses like goats at whosoever came near. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then most of the adults started to gather around the cleared tables and I went over to the deserted horseshoe pits to see what was so all-fired important about throwing horseshoes. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As their letters gathered on my desk, I delayed my decision. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone gathered in a single room, cramming through the two doorways. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And just as Roz had asked, animals were gathering again in the Great Meadow. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The congregation gathered around the coffin, and the yellow church swelled like a throat with the sound of sad singing. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carried the basket of linen back to the house on Wall Street, put a pot of water over the fire, and gathered the soap and the scrubbing board. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Booth and Herold gathered their weapons and blankets and headed on foot to the nearby house of a friend of Herold’s, where they were fed, and given information. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last night, when I was gathering vines, I came upon a bush of Rue's berries. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the gathering dusk, with fires lit beneath them, the domes glowed blue and red and green and purple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I watched in slow, dawning horror as a dozen girls jumped down from their bunks and gathered in a buzzing huddle at the center of the room. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Seven gathered all the strength she had left and jumped back across the river to Valley’s side. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“When my project is complete, what you and I have gathered will be more valuable to me than the Hope Diamond.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Every islet is thick with farms and fishermen’s houses, and these are gathered into townships each of ten or twenty islets. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s all watch Percy get pounded The Hermes guys gathered around. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She much preferred to sit in the shade and gather figs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs and I were left to divide up the last of the food we had gathered from the gas station in Marlinton. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Run and gather some and we will eat them in the shade by the river.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the gathering twilight couldn’t drain them of their brightness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Indeed, if she just paused a moment, she would be able to gather it in her wings and drink until she was full. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They were falling, gathering speed, heading straight for the solid castle wall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

His academic writing has an orderly logic to it; by the end of an Ekman essay, each stray objection and problem has been gathered up and catalogued. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The first thing we needed to do was gather fruit. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them gathered wood to build a fire. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By Saint Pancras,” he said, “I was surprised when we saw that gathering waiting for you at the bridge.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

There is a group of six or seven people gathered just a little way behind me who have aroused my curiosity a little. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

A small crowd of dark people had gathered to hear all this. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered that the singing part of the rehearsal was over, and before the coach’s dissonant speaking voice could entirely break the spell the children’s singing had cast, I got up and left the church. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I take off my T-shirt, leaving my tank top on—there are a lot of Dauntless around, gathering between the bunks, laughing at one another’s jokes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The room gathered around the sound of her voice. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

All you have to do is come up with an idea, gather a team together, and propose it to the council that runs the compound under David. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

On its further side the woods gathered again, blue and grey under the sullen evening, and marched on southwards. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was moving but I couldn’t hear her since the tractor was so loud, but I knew why I was in trouble and I could already feel a little blood gathering under my nose. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Kids gathered around it in the student parking lot after school, and tried to look as cool as he was. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rowan gathered his supplies and headed to his fishing cabin. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

She knew how to coax milk and gather eggs and bake bread and fashion inventions and build contraptions and grow plants and press cheese and simmer a stew to nourish the mind and the soul. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Entire families had gathered to see the newcomers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The smoke gathers and curls around the ceiling. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As he gathered more wood for the night, Cole glanced over at Garveys blanket lying on the ground.The at.oow would come in handy tonight if it got cold. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

In Berlin thousands of celebrants gathered to watch and to cheer as Hitler reviewed a procession of more than fifteen hundred tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery pieces rumbling through the city’s massive park, the Tiergarten. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"Hey!" the friar shouts, lurching to his feet and gathering his brown robes around him. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She blows her whistle to gather the other girls. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Gene Nora Stumbough, a flying instructor at the University of Oklahoma, heard about the astronaut testing from Wally Funk at an Oklahoma college aviation gathering. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The female was now gathering speed for another attack, and when I say speed, I mean 50 to 60 miles an hour. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been gathering my courage to ask you ever since the fairy ball.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Waves sizzle into the sand to gather and rush again. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I apologize for not stopping to chat after you let me out of that drafty diya, Aru,” said the Sleeper, “but I had business to attend to. Things to gather.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When he looked at the shore, it was hard to tell whether it was bending away or whether it just got lost in the gathering darkness. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s all gathering dust in the house they still keep back home. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Princess Sophia claps her hands to gather the attention of her game table. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Freed from her studio work, Maria gathered glass jars and wooden boxes covered with gauze and set up a work space in an unused corner. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Once all had gathered, the bell ceased to ring. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Leisurely, he gathered himself for a spring, then leaped effortlessly at the latch on the door. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them joined their friends and families in gathering around the televisions as well. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Normally, a DNA exhumation consists of gathering several specimens in the event that one might not be suitable. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered that Alice was a bit more reliable than the weatherman, though. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Here was their favorite meeting place, whether they wanted to dance or bathe their fair bodies at the river mouth or gather flowers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some weeks previous, Mr. Sharpe had told my friend Private G—g that I was in demand to play with the orchestra gathered for the diversion of the officers and the consolation of the besieged. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

We'd made sure to gather enough green wood to make the smoke noticeable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We didn’t want to go empty-handed, so we gathered medicinal supplies, clothes, and even old toys. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

With so many Persians gathered in such close proximity, it was inevitable they would reach critical mass and ignite a game of Rook. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She gathered up the eggshell-thin fragments with care and placed them in a small blue box which had once held a bracelet that her grandmother had given her when she was a little girl. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

And if that was true, what about all the thousands of pages of secret intelligence gathered by the CIA through the tapped cables? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He gathers up his tools and belongings while Julia runs to my cage. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Now one nearly blind old warrior gathered the people together and announced that his life was far behind him; for the common good he would determine whether the Raven would turn his children into stone. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Mrs. Coulter said, “Very well, I’ll tell you. Lord Asriel is gathering an army, with the purpose of completing the war that was fought in heaven eons ago.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time I begged Him to gather me that I might join my mother in His holy Heaven. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel a wall of tears gather behind my eyelids. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

An orchestra played minuets in a corner, and servants slipped through the gathered nobles in a dance of their own as they refilled and cleared plates and cups and silverware. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Hameed touches the spot on her throat where her pink leopard headscarf is gathered. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Gentlemen,” Nixon said to the gathered men, “we have reached the point where a decision is required: to bomb or not to bomb.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The evidence gathered at Mudd’s farm, plus alleged sightings of the fugitives southwest of his farm, suggested that the assassins were making for Virginia. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now, kids in our class have gathered on the bleachers, including Edna, who has her eyes trained on us like a hawk. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

‘Quite right,’ answered the dwarf, gathering up the cushions and courteously assisting Frodo back into his seat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The chores of us little children were to gather sticks for the fire and to feed the horses. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The cleanup buzzer sounded They began to gather their plates and forks. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

That Sunday evening began with people gathered around the family radio, relaxing as the weekend drew to a close. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The class gathered in a circle to get a better look at the animal, who seemed delighted with the attention he was getting. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

As Kit moved behind her the astonishment of the assembled townspeople met her with the impact of a gathering wave. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

That evening, Shin went with his mother to an “ideological struggle” meeting, a compulsory gathering for self-criticism. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

After I had gathered enough roots and bulbs and smoked enough fish to last Alice and me for a couple of months, I began it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Chandrian obviously didn’t kill everyone who gathered stories or sang songs about them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

While others strained and fretted he just seemed to glide, and inevitably several classmates gathered around him to watch him produce the right answer. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered my sisters and brothers, who clustered possessively around Jenny. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sarai ate five plums, then crawled around on the floor until she had gathered up all the rest of them and shoved them into the pockets of her robe. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“He said there were forces gathering against us. He didn’t know what, exactly—just that we should paint more murals, even if they kept fading, and that we were in trouble. The shadowshapers, I mean.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The dwarfs gathered the ingredients they would need to make Gleipnir. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I gather up my long skirts, step up on the footstep, and slide between the two women. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A crowd was gathered at the top of a stairwell. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

A crowd had gathered around the queen's wheelhouse. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In fact, I recall quite clearly the very last time we met like that; I was wishing to discuss with Miss Kenton a forthcoming event - a weekend gathering of distinguished persons from Scotland. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

A few other students are gathered inside the grounds, joking and talking nervously. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Streaks of gray slush have gathered down the middle of the road. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I found a recipe that gave instructions for gathering wild yeast, in a process that took several days but didn’t sound too difficult. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Some of the mulefa gathered to watch, anxious for her safety. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He pulled and twisted bits off the trees, packing them in one hand while he picked them with the other, picking and gathering until he had a wad close to the size of a baseball. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel realized that he had been careless to allow everyone to gather round Dandelion and to have failed to post even one sentry. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spent the morning in assigned chores: gathering water from the rain barrels to boil, coaxing the small vegetables in the garden to stay alive, washing clothes, checking the trap lines. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

After five minutes of waiting I gathered my nerve, stepped onto the porch, knocked on the door, and quickly retreated. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There rabbits and ptarmigan gathered to eat seeds out of the wind, and moose wintered on the twigs of the willows. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began softly, as though singing to herself of emotions of utmost privacy, a sound not addressed to the gathering, but which they overheard almost against her will. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered that from the deep furrows that appeared on Father’s forehead when he read the papers. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, gathering his thoughts one last time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

More gather around, making it harder to keep an eye on Charlie. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Though she cannot be certain it is doing much more than gathering dust, not really. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon of August 19, the Zamperinis gathered on the front steps for a last photograph. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

A handful of people had gathered in the courtyard, where a priest was waiting. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He can only hear—can only gather clues in this way from outside and down below. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I put in the sun that beat down on the courtyard and the clouds that gathered before the rains. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

While she worked, the bees spun around us, gathering strength till they made soft wind on our faces. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the young man listened tears gathered in his eyes and he held his cloak before his face to hide his agitation. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Kansas University, fraternity brothers gathered around the radio. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

As Dale is getting her in the car, we gather our stuff and load up into Amanda’s mom’s van. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Swiftly, the horde gathered around the Warlord and his lieutenant. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As if I can gather all my pain and anger and pour it into the poster, into my art. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Ashoke puts his hand over hers as the plane begins to gather speed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was surreal to see all of these armed men gathered near midnight to make sure a life would be taken without incident. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As the chariots lined up, more shiny-eyed pigeons gathered in the woods. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hurriedly Michael peered out through the gathering dusk. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Men and women had gathered to help and to stare; some dug through the rubble too, others stood and looked and still others shrieked and snapped their fingers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

All of his friends were Obama supporters, except for Michael, who always wore a Hillary Clinton pin on his breast, and at their gatherings, Ifemelu no longer felt excluded. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Soon all the childrens are gathered round, and when Vinny realizes he has an audience, he goes faster and faster with the wooden sticks, what you call them? The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The five bats gathered together in a clump and fell asleep, exhausted from the day’s flight. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hesitantly, they gathered all the ropes and belts they could find and trussed up Victor like a turkey. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the eighty-five citizens gathered there seemed strangely subdued and contemplative. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Though dusk hadn’t yet unfurled into night, clusters of people gathered under eaves and in doorways, their faces lost to the gloom and weak gaslight. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Among those three hundred people gathered at the distracted-driving summit, there were vigorous voices of people who lost family members, who created MADD-like groups to take on distraction. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He gathered my hair up into a high tail. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A number of well-dressed men and women were gathered in groups, some beside a grand piano, the others lounging in the pale beige upholstery of the blond wood chairs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

At any rate, I gather that she wants you to have something to Fall Back On if for some reason the acting career doesn’t work out. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Even though police had banned all gatherings of more than three people, including those of families who wanted to bury their loved ones, hundreds attended Mashudu’s funeral, mostly her schoolmates. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we reached the peak of the greystone hill, I put Denna’s surplus of energy to use and sent her to gather firewood while I made an even larger fire pit than our previous one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After that, whenever I started to doubt Adam’s feelings, I’d think about my wig, gathering dust in my closet, and it would bring back the memory of that night. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

About ten of us gathered and ate salami sandwiches, drank beer, and talked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to gather six thousand three hundred names,” Dr. Agar said. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women were cooking supper but all of them stopped and gathered around her, waiting for her to speak. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as the lady set the plates in front of us, piled up with Chinese goodness, Coach quickly gathered all our forks and knives. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Will she gather her memories of me close? Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I then hurried to my tree, gathered up the hemlock boughs on my bed, rushed back and threw them over the carcass. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

On December 10, 1973, he left to gather samples on Mount Balder; his departure was photographed from about three kilometers away. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has often struck me that even though modern Americans don’t ever need to grow, hunt, or gather our own food, a lot of us still do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

After breakfast, while Dicey gathered together their litter and packed it into the paper bag to be discarded at the first trash can they saw, the little ones explored the graveyard. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

No medieval natural philosopher had a view of natural science as making progress, and no medieval natural philosopher was engaged in research, if we understand that to mean the gathering of relevant new information. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

We gathered around him and tried to wake him up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the tiny classrooms, students gathered around conference tables and critiqued the concept of America as a shining city on a hill, or compared the writings of Charles Darwin and Ursula K. Le Guin. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She scurries around gathering towels and flinging them over her shoulder. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Other days the talk at lunchtime was subdued; men gathered in separate groups. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He breathed in its smell—pear, vanilla, sandalwood—while he gathered his courage. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

On the next day the Nine Masters of Roke gathered in a place somewhere under the dark trees of the Immanent Grove. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

A small crowd of other coaches had now gathered around to watch me fence with Brandon. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It was as if it drew in on itself, gathered the momentum it needed, and then began to grow. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the pool a net went up, and dozens gathered for a game of volleyball. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I sneak a peek, looking up at the kids gathered around the cooking island. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He gathered up the younger children and walked off down the street with them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and tried to imagine their entire clan milling around the yard, a whole exiled family gathering together so far from home. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When I walk past the entrance, I see a small group of people gathered by the stone sculpture, one of them in a wheelchair—Nita. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Ambuya, I was coming back from gathering wood. I was very late.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their riders guided them low, among the shelter of the trees, and then flew from branch to branch, taking their bearings in the gathering dark. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Peaceful gatherings became violent as frustrated demonstrators threw rocks and bottles, even started fires. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Notwithstanding the popular image of ‘man the hunter’, gathering was Sapiens’ main activity, and it provided most of their calories, as well as raw materials such as flint, wood and bamboo. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, but you were randomly chosen. Please gather your things and come with me.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She remembered wispy white tendrils gathering around her ankles, numbing her feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A scatter of droplets beaded on the bruise, trickling down to gather in the hollow of his neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When Ms. Banks, looking luscious and lean in a long flowered dress, appeared beside the metal box, the group of geeks gathered around Mr. Switzer all tumbled aside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Great. He can be so hard to shop for. Well, thanks for letting me sit a spell,” Coach West says, gathering her bags together. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

To get water from the stagnant reservoir, somebody had to climb down a steep eight-hundred-foot hillside, gathering their water in gourds or recycled plastic jugs. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Using their clout with the downtown police department, they posted three hundred mounted police in the Stock Yard to break up union gatherings. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say anything to Bill or Mark,” Mrs. Richardson said, gathering her purse. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Most of the crowd had gathered in the center of the Square, their faces pictures of expectation and excitement. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Parents gathered coats and checks and paid their tabs. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Bind up Black Dog’s wound and gather his things. He is no longer a member of this brotherhood. I have had enough of his disobedience. He’s already been warned of the penalty.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stepped back into the creek, the whole camp gathering around me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I swished the extra shot, and we gathered up our stuff to head for Madison Square Garden. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered them on my stomach and waited for sleep. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a loud voice, he said, ’This is where we used to gather for our bonfire celebrations. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered from the argument, which was getting pretty loud, that the farmer was mad about the amount Mr. Tuttle had offered to settle the claim against the railroad. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I crept up to the lifeboat and I gathered from the locker one of the fishing kits, the knife and a bucket for my catch. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother gathered the flowers of particular climbing vines and sapped them of their essences and combined them with honey that she pulled from the wild hives in the tallest trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Cops and soldiers and medical personnel gathered there every day to share information and receive assignments. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But she wanted to look at her map to see where they were before the light got bad, and they would need to gather some wood. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

At meetings of the Female Society of Birmingham, women gathered in sewing circles to make bags decorated with abolitionist images, such as the one below. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Within, the stockade was cramped, some five hundred men gathered in a small and incommodious yard between tents. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The children gathered up empty lard pails to collect the greens in and headed off to the coulee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Though only a few men of the Night’s Watch had gathered about the ditchfire, more looked down from rooftops and windows and the steps of the great switchback stair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Indeed, in those busy days, our servants' hall would often witness a gathering of some of the finest professionals in England talking late into the night by the warmth of the fire. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a gruff, Afrikaans-accented voice, one of the police took the microphone and announced that treason was suspected and that no one was to leave the gathering without police permission. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach Parker gave massive bear hugs to everyone in sight while the Permian team gathered quietly in the center of the field to pray. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The library was just opening when I gathered the notes we had made and started off. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were nervous and scared of the gathering crowd outside. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later on, when Kakuma was well established, the Turkana gathered firewood in the forests to trade with us for corn or clothes. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gathered a handful of fronds, cut them at the base, and tied the bunch tightly with a piece of twine. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the snowy woods all day, it might have gathered a little dampness, and the inside of the barrel was sure to be dirty from powder smoke. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some girls take out their instruments and gather on the lawn to play together. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

As if all of these people had gathered together to make my job easy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

All of the kids who had gathered there—some who had escaped from camps or capture, others that had been able to hide out long enough to avoid it all together—had responsibilities. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, Seven gathered all her strength, and then just let out the thing she’d been wanting to say. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She felt that she was a definite part of something, part of a community gathered under a leader for the one purpose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here began countless days of hunting and snaring, fishing and gathering, roaming together through the woods, unloading our thoughts while we filled our game bags. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Instead he saw a group of men gathered at the Shell station just across the street from his office. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It had taken two days, but the girls had found Taylor’s hiding place deep in the jungle and had gathered to watch her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Not far away the bent woman was dancing and gathering invisible things from the air. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We got a lot to talk about and not much time, as usual, so gather round and keep the heckling to a minimum.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She gathers the money from the hat and gives it to him. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

More people gathered, until a crowd was standing on the steps of the Gathering Hall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My time with granddaddy slipped away as the domestic mill wheel gathered momentum, grinding its principal raw material—namely, me—into smaller and smaller scraps. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

All available mice and woodland defenders were gathered in two groups, on either side of the cord-marked aisle. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dicey gathered an armload of damp seaweed from the water’s edge. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others gathered the remains into shrines for secretive, candlelit prayers to the dead, whose powers are recognized by alcohol and cigarettes. salt marsh at the mouth of the Supe. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I have forty-eight hours to grant them immunity. I’d like them to gather at my home this evening.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people could gather here with room to spare. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Or they gathered to talk in mutinous little groups. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He'd put me in a headlock or yell for help, and when a crowd gathered, I'd say, "What's the problem? Is it against the law to borrow money from my boyfriend?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The next night, Singleton and Agent Olsen gathered around a wooden table in the modest Davis County office of the Highway Patrol in Farmington with Briana Bishop and her father, Steve Bishop. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And then, once Clara came out, Ophie would question her the way detectives were supposed to, gathering facts until the truth of the matter was clear. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She’s wearing a pretty purple flowered dress with a gathered bodice, and I wonder if she made it herself. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I began gathering up my things slowly, trying to block the anger that filled me, for fear my eyes would tear up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But finally I struggle out in answer, “You have a Flores,” gathering my family name up for courage. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the Fourth of July, the whole camp gathered at the beach for a fireworks display by cabin nine. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then the light in her face goes dark, and she gathers herself together and walks slowly forward. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edd had been sent to gather up as many spearwives as his wagons would hold and bring them back to join their sisters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There isn’t much to tell of the next few days as we made our way to the shaman gathering. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We all gathered in Vonetta and Fern’s room as we had been doing since Pa insisted we save our money to earn our way to the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang, she gathered up her books and made for the door. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I gather the pillow around my ears to block out Al’s crying, and fall asleep with a circle of moisture pressed to my cheek. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She felt as if she had left her pearls lying loose for too long and it was time to gather them and guard them more carefully. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I gather my books while the guidance counselor waits. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Families and friends gathered on a crisp October morning, soaking up the gravitas of the moment. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

People had started to gather in clumps, teacups in hand, eyes glued to the sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I gather the kitchen dishes, put them in the sink, and wipe the table and countertops with some lemon-smelling spray stuff. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Mother gathers two bags of groceries we stopped for on the way home. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Candless studied the high- altitude parasails where they flew against gathering clouds. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, using the best tools they have and all the knowledge that they can gather, they work to create future environments. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A storm was gathering ahead of them, a vast dark roaring lashed by lightning, but somehow they could not see it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I always listen to Pa, but this time my curiosity takes over when I see that many more people have gathered in the street. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The village children were gathering around the car to peer inside and run awed fingers over the blue body. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They ate the roasted birds, seasoning them with lemon juice, and then another witch brought some blueberries she’d found below the screen, and then the witches gathered around the fire. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mutter of anticipation went around the gathering. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The country was starved of hope, cars stuck for days in long, sweaty petrol lines, pensioners raising wilting placards demanding their pay, lecturers gathering to announce yet one more strike. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When the bags were gathered on the kitchen floor, I started pulling groceries onto the kitchen table—half a watermelon, a coffee cake, milk, and ground beef. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Around the occupied tables handsome waiters gathered, their black hair slicked back into bullfighters' little ponytails. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Most of those gathered at the meeting had been slaves at one time and knew how oppressive some of the whites around them could be. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Grinning, he gathered in one sweep all the mucus in his flaring nostrils and let fly a blob as thick as a hailstone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all gathered around me and asked me where I lived and about school. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing the shadows slide down on me, I frantically ran around gathering firewood. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother was back up on the porch, gathering another armload. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They gather around him, bend over to look at him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gathered up her lecture notes and, somewhat distractedly, called the children together. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Unsure of what to think, but knowing I was late for my evening shift in the Fishery, I climbed the apple tree, gathered up my lute, and hurried to Kilvin’s shop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then I saw it would be pointless to swim as far as the rock, because my body would take that excuse to climb out and lie in the sun, gathering strength to swim back. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She gathered words as weapons to be used later. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered up the net under Nike’s chin and raised her face to his. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And the others gathered around us and began pushing us up the steep hill toward the safety of the town of the Tang people. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After two hours on a narrow ledge seven stories above a concrete parking lot and gathered crowds, Mr. George Pollucci let himself be helped to safety through a nearby window by Sgt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Depressed by the turn of conversation, people started gathering the leavings of their meal, dousing the beach wood with sand, and getting ready to return to whatever families or caretakers or safe flops they had. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I gathered my things, my mind was racing: I had to get back to school as quickly as possible. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She turned around and stared at him as he went about the business of gathering his equipment and things—packing up. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Next I gathered up the mouse bones that I’d kept in my pockets, realizing I didn’t need to carry them around anymore. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She straightened her straw hat and walked slowly back to the hut with the herbs she had been sent to find and gather. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was frighteningly obvious now, with the population gathered, that something terrible was happening. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was a critical moment for such a gathering. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The first thing was to gather all the money together and put it into her pocket. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I stopped where people stopped or gathered, I listened and looked and felt, and in the process had a picture of my country the accuracy of which was impaired only by my own shortcomings. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were things scattered inside of her that she needed to gather together. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She and Ron left the field to sit in the stadium, and the Gryffindor team gathered around Wood for his final instructions for tomorrow’s match. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And the Lord, as He had promised to the two or three first gathered together, sent others; and these brought others and created a church. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “So do I, so does everyone. We gather our arms full of guilt as though it were precious stuff. It must be that we want it that way.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lee Scoresby was attaching a coil of stout rope to the leather-covered iron ring that gathered the ropes running over the gas bag, and from which the basket itself was suspended. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to know the answer, he gathered his schoolbooks and decided facing the wrath of Father Mulrooney would be a welcome diversion. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She resisted the urge to gather her pack up in her arms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hence if a productive crop is already available, incipient farmers will surely proceed to grow it rather than start all over again by gathering its not yet so useful wild relative and redomesticating it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

One summer she held weekly “cultural gatherings” for children. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The suffragists grew accustomed to opposition to their goals and tactics from both men and women, but soon crowds gathered to oppose women picketing the White House. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

One December afternoon when An Yi and I came home from a walk, we saw a big crowd gathered in the middle of our alley. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slower the Iron Throne was to react, the longer they would have to gather their strength and bring allies to the cause. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe I had been infected by the smell of evergreen boughs being gathered into piles and set ablaze in celebration of Tehlu’s triumph. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As Kit gathered her heavy skirts about her and clambered down the swaying rope ladder, the men in the longboat good-naturedly shoved their bundles closer to make room for her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The demons gathered into packs, tensing for a charge. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She sat down and gathered Plum into her arms. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And she held her arms out wide, as if she would gather it all in. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He gathers his things, which is nothing, and steps out of the activity lounge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were responding to Sitting Bull’s message to gather and talk about the encroachment of the white people. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She wondered what Obinze would make of a gathering like this. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I walked toward them with those tiny feather steps you expect of a girl in Japan, and lowered myself to the floor, determined not to cry, but the sting was already gathering in my eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As we are!” repeated Mr. Rochester—“so,” he added, enclosing me in his arms, gathering me to his breast, pressing his lips on my lips: “so, Jane!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Books grow old faster when they’re not being read and the ones gathered here were long past retirement, leaning tiredly against one another for support. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Velia gathered up an assortment of jeans, shorts and shirts, holding them in front of her like they were misplaced treasures. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The show over, I sat trembling in the stands, watching the contestants who now gathered around the concession booth showing their battle scars to anyone who would look. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Generose hadn’t understood that they had reached their final destination, that the empty apartment where they had spent the night and where they were now gathered was where they would live. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Halfway along it, I saw a small knot of people gathered. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Groves needed to quickly gather a team of the best scientists in the country— and he needed to pick someone to lead it. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“From this,” William added, “you will gather that they are pretty jittery and want to keep quiet even the fact that there is such a thing as cryptography going on.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

After her husband opened the convention, she explained the purpose of the gathering and offered a brief overview of the status of women around the world. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Pretend that you gather apples in your cloak. I will put him off.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He had little in common with any of them, but he always attended their gatherings, to eat spiced chickpeas and shrimp cutlets, and gossip and discuss politics, for he seldom had other plans. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin thundered through the door and gathered Teacher up in a bear hug. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did the baboons return to gather more grapes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain clouds blew away, leaving room for a bright red sunset, where fiery lights burned behind the clouds that gathered around the lowering sun. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most mornings, the island residents would gather in the Great Meadow and spend the hour chatting with friends. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The plan was to wheel Kuda straight into the middle of the gathering and announce that Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham was holding them for ransom. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tiny fragments of light seemed to be gathering all around her, dancing up her length and out of her hands. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

During the summer of 1955 Bobby serendipitously happened upon a gathering place for chess aficionados and, in so doing, raised his game to a whole new level. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if they just sat in the corner of my room gathering dust. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It is a summons to the dining hall, where the Amity gather for less formal occasions than the meeting we attended. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The family had gathered in the kitchen to celebrate the victory while the afterglow of Ben’s performance burned strongly in their memories. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As small children, gathering horse manure had been one of their most dreaded chores. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Friends and neighbors,” Pa Schillinger called out, “get you something to eat and then let's talk about why we’re gathered together tonight.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The blue was gathered in her hand, and she could feel it quiver, as if it had been given breath and was beginning to live. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept a sharp eye on her charges as they waded peacefully, gathering stones or stalking lizards along the shore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mountains from all the directions had been gathered there that night. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Try lower down, and pick those that have no thorns,” said Amy, gathering three of the tiny cream-colored ones that starred the wall behind her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered that he’d have to fall asleep if he wanted to talk to her, but that was impossible right now. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes,” Emma said quickly, “had something caught in my eye, was all. Now, everyone gather your things. We must go to London at once, and see about making Miss Peregrine whole again!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She turned to face them, and Dicey saw little tears gathering in her little eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lettie and the other girls were already gathered on the lawn. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t take too long before everyone starts gathering. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Happy sounds bounce off the walls as everyone gathers onstage—dancers, family, friends. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas quickly gathered his thoughts, grasping for the right words inside the swirling cloud of frustration, confusion and anger in his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The men gathered around Farmer, airing their grievances about the Soviet justice system, which they accused of giving longer sentences to anyone who had HIV or AIDS. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Maybeth let go of Dicey’s hand and walked slowly over to where the little girls were gathering. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and the Big Friendly Giant sat quietly side by side on the blue rock in the gathering dusk. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gather Oak close to me and put the crown into his hands, so that he can see it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The other, older mice children gathered around to stare at Despereaux. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

By the end of June, twenty-seven women had been arrested for “causing a crowd to gather and thus obstructing traffic.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She asked after the preparations for the gathering. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Redemption folded his hands against his chest, gathering nerve. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Even the kick we got out of having our own pecan tree or gathering peaches and lemons from Mr. Lucas’s trees waned after a short while. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Sitti gathered the empty teacups in front of her so she could read the grounds. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls me over the railing and against his chest, gathering me into his arms, easing an arm under my knees. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

For a moment I stand with my hand on the doorknob, trying to gather myself together, and then I decide to take a risk. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We went into the parlor, and the men gathered about His Lordship. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Vivian seems to gather herself up, to grow taller in her chair. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After a minute or so he realized that they had, after all, come to the right place, for here were Bill and Fleur, Dean and Luna, gathering around him as he knelt over the elf. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Every evening, my brothers and I gathered on the front porch and held a contest to see who could spot the first flicker. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sister Fenella gathered up the discarded sprout leaves and cut the stalks in half a dozen pieces and put them in a bin for stock. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At last I gave up looking for him and began to gather abalones for winter. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered up the sapling in his hands. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The day the ships are to leave, I go to Captain Smith’s cabin to help him gather his belongings. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It’s ridiculous,” I say, looking up and realizing that James is standing and gathering his bag and tray. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Nhamo gathered up her supplies and went back to the fire. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard for me to look at her without wondering how much she really gathered from that day with Bo in the girls’ bathroom. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A crowd had already gathered by the time he reached the corner. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In April, an organization called Students for a Democratic Society urged members to gather in front of the White House. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In the general confusion, I gathered up my presents and slipped upstairs to my room. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture myself in a missionary role, gathering the little children unto me, as it was embarrassing to be playing this babyish game with children waist-high to me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Beidleman and the others had set out from the huddle to get help, Madsen had gathered together the climbers who remained and hectored everybody to keep moving in order to stay warm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I also took a dozen of the eggs I’d helped gather Thursday evening. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The silence gathered its skirts and slid, like Spider Woman, up the slippery bathroom wall. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

An older female whom she called Donkeyberry, because of the creature’s fondness for the fruit, sat surrounded by a respectful gathering of younger females and babies. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless are gathered in the space between the rows of bunk beds and the doors, which are held shut by a tightly wrapped bedsheet, the best lock the Dauntless could muster. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

‘Galadriel!’ he called, and gathering his courage he lifted up the Phial once more. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Speedy turned to stare, then backed away from it slowly—and as slowly gathered speed. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

A group of fairies gathered near the alcove, extending their arms, palms downward. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Doc let us fill up our bags again from his supply, but he promised he would take us out to the cemetery one day so we could gather dirt to make our own protection powder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

That evening, when the tide was low and the muddy sandbars appeared among puddles of water, as far as a hundred yards out, they gathered clams. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl I took Wood Shop with walks around with a plastic tub, gathering mugs and plates from empty tables. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I had started to gather up the sheets of notepaper before me, thinking I might file them away for reference. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, Mr. Archie!” they said together, gathering all their goods into a couple of canvas bags they could hang from their handlebars. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Martin put her knitting in her carry bag, stood, and gathered her coat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They instantly gathered around him, cutting the silk off with their swords. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chi-Boy walked to the gathering crowd to give them the news. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

As usual, we gathered around the bus with our cleats slung over our shoulders, waiting for the bus doors to open. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Places where people who have no home, no money, no hope gather together of an evening to share a fire and maybe some beans and coffee. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, it was a gathering place for long sessions of self-criticism. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And then, as I was gathering wood for the fire, I heard my father singing in the distance. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They all laughed when they heard her, not only in the bedroom but all through the house, where Aureliano Segundo’s rowdy friends were gathered. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She started gathering the papers on her desk. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

‘Talking won’t mend nothing,’ he muttered to himself, as he gathered up all the things that they had chosen to cast away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

While Speed worked with other Turner Station residents to gather memories of Henrietta, Wyche wrote letter after letter, trying to get recognition for Henrietta and attract donors to pay for the museum. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

One of them slid down into your stomach like a black cobra down an echoing well looking for all the old water and the old time gathered there. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the last time, Gaines gathered the players into a circle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her strong arms seemed made to gather them in warm embraces, her broad shoulders to carry them. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She wound around the cones and gathered speed. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

They counted their coins and gathered their things, planning their night ashore. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Trains of sores encircle the eyes and gather at the lips. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary went with Ma to gather walnuts and hickory nuts and hazelnuts. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I had in mind was a dinner made entirely from foods I had hunted, gathered, and grown myself. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The robot obeys, switching off its data gathering. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I need to see something,” I mutter as the others gather around. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finally Moon Orchid gathered up her stuff, strings hanging and papers loose, and met her sister at the door, where they shook hands, oblivious to blocking the way. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was huffing like she was dying to give me more unsolicited advice, but she said, “Forget it,” instead, gathered her books, and left. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

On the second day they pulled down the rest of the honeysuckle on both sides of the house and gathered all the piles together near the edge of the marsh. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the two of them finished their drinks, taking their time, and gathered their coats before going out to deal with their abject prisoner. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A darkness gathered in his eyes until it filled them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A light rain began to fall, and Rupa scurried to gather the dry clothes. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

In Greek, it became legein, meaning to gather and to speak; “legal” and “legislator” and other such words derived. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dispatched an army of collectors to the shores of Lake Calumet, where they gathered twenty-seven traincar loads of iris, sedge, bulrush, and other semiaquatic plants and grasses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And when the time came, he gathered a sackful of things and met Ahmad in Greece. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Yep,” Anya agreed, and the three of them gathered up their bags and weapons and walked through the door in the back of the cave together. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Before leaving the National Hotel, Booth slid the knife and pistol into his pockets and gathered the rest of his belongings. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clouds gathered above them and she raised her head. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The next day he watched the clouds gather on the west horizon; by the next morning the sky was full of low dark rain clouds. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once he had been gathering weeds which his father had cut at the edge of a lawn. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he lingered for some minutes more, talking to the old man, whose name, he discovered, was not Weeks—as one might have gathered from the inscription over the shopfront— but Charrington. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Colin gathered his last bit of energy and jogged up to the house. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“In my day, I built a bridge. I called on my friends to help. We gathered rocks and threw them into the ocean so I could get across,” said Hanuman. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

People gather around us, chanting “Fight! Fight!” and one fool even shouts, “World Star!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

At the church all the kids were gathered around the steps, waiting for the priest to call us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The army’s sending soldiers to gather all the prisoners together,” he said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In no time at all they’d gathered back at the same spot, where Ben set out the ink, portioned into several small bowls. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Now he was climbing to the ruins of a palace where an army of ghosts had gathered. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Once I’ve got my clothes on, I gather my books for school. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The news of her arrival must have traveled, because at five a small crowd of Jongwes had gathered outside the gate to observe her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as soon as it was sucked away, the monkeys began to gather in the fourth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

From what he could gather about the flight times, he thought Elizebeth was probably safe, but he wasn’t sure. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It takes me the rest of the session to gather the courage to write the second question. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Kat and Dad gathered on one side of the pod with the other passengers, while I stayed out at the edge, half posing, half looking at the others posing. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The protesters gathered outside scream at us when we approach. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Somewhere beneath those roofs, the Sons of the Harpy were gathered, plotting ways to kill her and all those who loved her and put her children back in chains. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Japan’s Big Six leaders gathered in Tokyo for an emergency meeting. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piper felt frost gathering on her eyebrows and freezing her ear canals, but she feigned a smile. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He saw the scarred woman standing proudly in their midst beside her son, and the people of Village gathered to listen. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The memory of sirens, of me walking into the principal’s office where the cops were gathered, of Annie’s cuffed wrists, her tear-streaked face looking up at me in shock, comes back to me now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take much time for the Diamants to gather the things that had been left in my new room. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The entire family gathers on the sidewalk and looks as if they've stepped into a different country. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Shay crawled into the window, laughing, as Tally gathered her into a hug, warm and joyful and solid. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I gathered gear, left the trap triggered and hanging from a branch, and made my way back up the creek. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Inés finally gathered her daughter in her arms, visibly trembling herself now. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He gathered up the trailing wire, which led to a complex assembly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The trainees gathered in the large conference room let out a cheer. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He could gather Enough firewood With one fist. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eating with awareness is one of the basic joys of life, and one that everyone can experience even without hunting and gathering your food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Villagers gather at the inn, too, to say good-bye to the man who lived with them for only ten weeks. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He gathered his papers and tapped them against the table. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Such pleas, inevitably, were ignored, and members of Congress would gather in wood-paneled committee rooms and spend hours examining in minute detail the Osage’s expenditures, as if the country’s security were at stake. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After those arrests, a local circuit court judge, James A. Hare, issued an injunction forbidding public gatherings of more than three people. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

In blue waves, incense rolled over the gathered heads. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then they all gathered around their small table with its mismatched chairs. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are probably gathering evidence, I tell myself. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At the other end of the street, a small crowd had gathered. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We’ll gather together for our traditional Christmas dinner of pheasant and Yorkshire pudding and sweet, creamy trifle. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Fearing the smell of meat will draw unwanted predators -fresh blood is bad enough -I make a good meal out of the greens and roots and berries Rue and I gathered today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The waitstaff scrambled to gather the fallen pastries before they could be ground underfoot. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She slipped into the back of these gatherings—just a tired, heavy, middle-aged black woman searching for a place to rest her feet as she dealt with some bureaucratic runaround. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

This was open, and was the home’s central and primary room, used for cooking, dining, gathering. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

On January 21st, the day of the Virgin of Highest Grace, the different groups would gather here to arm themselves and receive their last-minute instructions. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The usual crowd of students had gathered at the gym, waiting for the doors to open. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Only a short while ago, drüskelle would have been gathered in this niche of the wall to welcome their new brothers ashore, but now it was empty, the iron grating chained. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I’ll come for a few days before it’s cold to help gather wood and walnuts.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone from the back of the gathering throws a rock. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Squad 451 and the television crew collect dinner from the canteen and gather in a tense circle to eat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And then if he hadn’t, the next morning she was bound to know, for people began to gather in the big yard under the palm and china-berry trees. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The strange man raised his palms upwards as well as his hands and the bus jerked forward and gathered speed down the high street. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the six things the dwarfs gathered: For firstly, the footsteps of a cat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was no use selling 8800 since kinfolk from Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina were now moving in, and on most days, they gathered on the sidewalks and the porches for gossip and cookouts. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The more intimate gatherings are typically accompanied by Chandresh’s personal pianist, a beautiful young woman who plays continuously throughout the entire evening and never speaks a word to anyone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But evidently the bearers had a task to do, for they gathered themselves and moved farther along the terrace, ignoring the cries and mumbles from inside the litter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

If there was a Mount Olympus in the new American republic, all the lesser gods were gathered farther down the slope. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He envies her students suddenly, seeing her without fail, three times a week, pictures them gathered together around a table, staring at her continuously as she writes on the board. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I shook off the blackness and went to him through the gathered people, who parted to let me through, then closed their ranks as I knelt beside him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would gather together, without husbands, would-be husbands, or bring-home work. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

By one account, Howard himself served as a driver, speeding into the ruins to gather the stranded and rush them down to rescue ships on the bay. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tab pointed at a table where a group of girls was gathered around a young woman with wavy hair and perfect makeup. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The bear himself, who had been gathering his strength to charge the gunners, stayed where he was, but every line of his body trembled with ferocity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She gathered the cats, and there were plenty of them, and then she held long and detailed conversations with them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After their last class of the day, the Mysterious Benedict Society—minus one member—gathered in the rock garden. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They’d roam the nearby forests and meadows, gathering mushrooms, digging up edible roots, catching frogs and occasionally running away from tigers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a conference of twenty social activists from war-stricken tribal areas across Pakistan, all gathered around a large table— and I was seated right next to the ambassador. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A crowd is gathering, mostly made up of displaced Benzini Brothers roustabouts. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. van D. had a bad cold and had already gone to bed, so we gathered around his bedside and discussed our suspicions in a whisper. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

You should have seen us gathered around him; it looked exactly like a print: “At Grandmother’s Knee.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Adam sat on a rock, and all the animals and birds, big and little, were gathered around him anxiously waiting to be told what kind of animals they were. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all gathered our stuff and followed her into the hallway. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She stared at him for a moment, and then, slowly, a new look gathered in her eyes—resourceful, crafty, and a trifle desperate. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

On July 10, 2015, at dawn, a chief and two dozen members of the Osage Nation gathered beneath the windmills for a prayer to Wah’Kon-Tah. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then, driven more by thirst than by any desire to return home, she gathered a bundle of wood—to mollify Aunt Chipo—and trudged back to the stream. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A flash of something caught my eye and I looked right, to an area within the thick rushes of the marsh where a tidal pool of water had gathered. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It had nothing like the surveillance capability it has today, but its networks were widening, and it was gathering large amounts of intelligence with little democratic oversight. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Just as dark was gathering, the boy started to go to the woodpile to bring in wood for the night. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of all the times I did something dumb and she gathered me up in her arms and said, “I’ve got you, now. Your grammy’s got you.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Where the unhinged once came to offer their prayers, scholars now gather to research the collective insanity of war. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I turned to see the men from the front room gathered there. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Figures in tricornes walked through the streets, gathering by carriages with curtains closed, and the smell of the docks hung over the squares. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few days after that, I watched as protesters gathered at major airports across the country to denounce the ban on Syrian refugees and Muslims around the world. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

They watched him now as he gathered himself up and cleared his throat to speak. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boy followed, and each gathered a chunk-stick for the cabin stove. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The social and organizational changes occurring at Langley were buoyed by the civil rights forces gathering momentum in the country. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Fowler came back as I was gathering the cut stalks. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ridgefolk streamed out of their homes carved into the mountain to gather around. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Those loyal Dauntless gathered in the lobby and split into four groups that stormed the stairwells simultaneously, surrounding the Dauntless traitors, who had clustered around the elevator banks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Without a squawk Vonetta gathered up all of the paper— and there was a heavy snowfall of paper. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone must have gathered the wounded men up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I gathered brush and made a fire, thinking that I would push it back into the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the train paused at little towns along the route, fans gathered in the cold to peer in the windows and catch a glimpse of Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cool white in the darkness, the freckles gathered on her shoulders and cheeks like cream rising to the top. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He did not go back that day even for his noon meal, for the sky was heavy with thunder clouds and his rice lay dead ripe for gathering into sheaves. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

"I gather you already think I am that," he teases. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He would gather the seeds for her and plant them with great care in places near sandy hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I got there, kids were gathered in a circle: big kids—Addison’s friends—on one side, and little kids—the kids Addison bullied—on the other. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tilt my head back and focus on the clouds gathering above my head, heavy with rain, dark with rain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

‘I saw them in Katoptris’s blade. And you heard what Hazel said. The biggest ’ ‘ “The biggest gathering of evil spirits I’ve ever sensed,” ’ Jason recalled. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They rode on through sunset, and slow dusk, and gathering night. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I felt tears gathering at the edges of my eyes. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I searched through my pockets and found it, but before I could gather my thoughts, Pita interrupted us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Soon the scholars were standing up from their tables and leaving their materials behind to go outside and gather in the entrance court. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

With Lander, he would take the lectern at next month’s gathering to decide their future. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The entire village was gathered in the field between the river and what remained of the barn and the house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

On the morning of the festival, my family gathered in the courtyard. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

A crowd of mortals had gathered, probably wondering about the strange lights and sounds that had come from the ruins. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The three-story brick house facing Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, took that name from the time when it served as a boardinghouse and gathering place for congressmen. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

With other students gathering around us, whispering, my stomach tightens, a little puke comes up, burning my throat. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In the lobby of the King City hotel he talked to the men who gathered around the stove and read the papers sent down from San Francisco. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Drogon twisted under her, his muscles rippling as he gathered his strength. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The Lord Commander shook his head, gathered up a fistful of com, and whistled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A few of the people milling around the control room gather behind me to watch. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I gather more water samples and lake plants. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When girls and men gathered to sit and talk, when the great phonograph played music that throbbed in his stomach and made beautiful and huge pictures form vaguely in his head, Frankie loved it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt it gathering in strength, like massing thunderclouds, and then it turned its attention, abruptly, to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Only three nights past, another mob had gathered at the gates of the Red Keep, chanting for food. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

All the people that were milling around earlier are gathered by the ledge now, and the air smells potently of alcohol. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Whitiker’s ideal of middle-class perfection, with well- educated, smartly groomed kids gathered around a big middle-class dining room table, has two missing pieces: Nicholas and Willie. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

For example, a few minutes ago I gathered a handful of acorns and placed them at the base of the pine tree near my fallen log. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

We gathered leaves from the trees, which smelled like sweet gum, and piled them to lie on. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She climbed onto the stage and began reading the Declaration of Rights aloud to the gathering crowd. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was easy to forget about the weather in the shadows of the forest, in the presence of the eagle, but now Axel gathers clues. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And at night, they gathered in the dare to tell tales. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A little fur of frost gathered on the inner surface of the tent. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Carrying them herself she descended to where the suitors were gathered. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gathered up the shawl without looking at him and climbed up the rock to join him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z