| 单词 | gentle |
| 例句 | John is the strongest of us, but he has a patient, gentle streak that I didn't inherit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then she told him in her special and gentle voice that she understood he was going through a rough time, but he’d have to stay awake in class. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I think to give her a gentle kiss on the ear, but instead I just snuggle a little closer and whisper into it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A deadly silence filled the house apart from the gentle patter of the rain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Out here on the street, they’re less dazzling but more gentle and warm and inviting. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z My father agreed, but with a gentle laugh, reminded her that cursing at a young boy wasn’t the most effective way of making a point. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The mare walked quietly from the yard, as if she was trying very hard to be sneaky, and began a gentle trot as they passed the Corderos’ farmhouse. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Amelia places a gentle hand on my knee. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He is kind and gentle, a quiet man with good manners. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The constant motion of the sea, though gentle, didn’t make my work any easier. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A gentle soul, already long and spidery of limb and uneven of tooth, this boy was introduced to me in the evening in some embarrassment. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z At night when he closed his eyes the Greek’s face was there in the darkness—round and oily, with a wise and gentle smile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There weren’t any backup singers or elaborate instrumentation; just the gentle plinkity-plank of a piano. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Matt loved to see the old man then, with his eyes half closed and his mouth curved up in a gentle smile. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All the same, there was something very gentle about him. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The truth was he opposed all stimulants, however gentle. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at him, wondering how someone so gentle could ever swing a bat into someone else’s skull. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Pencil tips whisper against paper all around me, a gentle contrast to the coarse rip of my book bag’s zipper, the obnoxious clacking of its buckles. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Put it down or what I’m doing to him will be a gentle ear twisting compared to what I’ll do to you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He examined my chest and throat with a gentle touch. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “And besides, Shorty, I’m so sick of being so comfortable, I’m so sick of this gentle life.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had tossed the coins to them the way he had tossed them from the bridge in San Diego, in a gentle slow arc. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She guessed that this tall man, both stern and gentle, might think her merely wayward, like a child that has not the firmness of mind to go on with a dull task to the end. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He has always associated with the learned, the gentle, the literate, and the reasonable both in France and in America. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She was used to his gentle jibes about her social-service faith and she would have responded to say that she was not even sure she believed in a Christian God that could not be seen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They would repeat their questions in gentle, affectionate voices. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the days had lately been cold and damp, the afternoon had that sudden, surprising warmth that makes New Orleans winters gentle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt a cold hand touch her face, fingers running over it like the gentle beat of a moth’s wings. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She had tried to be gentle, but Minya had suffered no such compunction. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He gave it one gentle prod with his index finger before straightening. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Not loudly — there was no panic — but a gentle cry of surprise. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had returned the hide to its place and was starting for the courtyard with the bowl when the deep, gentle voice of Rekh the goldsmith stopped him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He was so plainly dressed, so gentle and patient of his simple things. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was gentle to ride; you could pack in fresh meat on him; and he was willing about pulling a plow. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to wake them with a gentle shake. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It makes me want her—the full lips, the soft skin, the gentle curves...all the things that make her different from him—that much more. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z And her voice was so soft, so gentle and soothing that he wanted to let all of it go, not to be here. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The quiet soothed her, and the gentle rocking motion set Catelyn to swaying in her saddle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Worse, there was the contrast between the frantic activity of the poor sailor and the gentle repose of his leg at the bottom of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Her voice was quiet and gentle, and that was so surprising that he let himself be led and tended to. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But there had always been a gentle side to Matty, even when he had disguised it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Even from where I stood on the catwalk I could feel a gentle heat on my face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Crystals also poked downward and glowed with a gentle blue light. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Isaac, Hazel from Support Group is coming downstairs. Hazel, a gentle reminder: Isaac is in the midst of a psychotic episode.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Today she gave its rim a gentle stroke before folding her hands in submission to Father’s will. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He feeds the words into my ears with a coarse, gentle, knowing voice. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But if he could be so gentle with the baby, so kind to Emilia, could he really be a bad person? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was both firm and gentle with them, and unafraid. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All was silent except for the soft rustling of the page in the gentle breeze. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z That was a stark, powerful reality that the gentle conveniences and luxuries of this house, of now, could not touch. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight streamed in through the windows, and from time to time a gentle breeze lifted the curtains. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She gave the peak of my baseball cap a gentle tap and told me not to go anywhere, she’d be right back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Her bare hands worked them into the ground, prodding and gentling, as if putting to bed an endless supply of small children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Norman Bowker, otherwise a very gentle person, carried a thumb that had been presented to him as a gift by Mitchell Sanders. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We did not speak, but watched the small waves and the gentle protocols of falling night. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The tight little bud that was the real Prudence had steadily opened its petals in the sunshine of Kit’s friendship and Hannah’s gentle affection. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And then a gentle wind blew across the cornfields, and the corn whispered here, here, here. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “No, Empress. Not as we understand the word. But he knows her, and she has gentled him, that’s true, and I don’t think he poses any danger to her—as long as I’m here.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “I think he will. Hell, I think he’ll be gentle and patient with her now that he’s got her.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z So she lay there until gentle hands touched her shoulder. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I always thought Matt was the brave and strong one and Travis was the sweet and gentle one. In the end, it turned out that Travis was sweet, gentle, brave, and strong.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I wished we could see the shore over the tops of the other buildings, to find comfort in the gentle surge of water onto the sand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z His laugh is soft and gentle, while mine is awkward and loud. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He’s gentle at first, his emotions restrained and searching, one of his hands coming up to carefully cup my face. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “My boy,” said Master Hyrrokkin with deep and gentle sadness, “how could you help?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z For the first time in what felt like forever, the touch of his rough hand was gentle on my chin. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z ‘Like as not,’ said the Lady with a gentle laugh. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Jack softens his words with a gentle pat on Mom’s knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The day is clear and warm, with a gentle wind. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The man has a silvery beard, a crinkly forehead, and gentle eyes peeking out from beneath brows as straight as my own. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The gentle snores of my two companions made for a perfect lullaby. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Behind the reverend’s mask of severity was a gentle, broad-minded individual who believed fervently in the importance of ed-ucating young African men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman threw me a dirty look, then turned gentler eyes on her son. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But in some way, she was gentle with me at the same time. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But now her head dug in her soft pillows and her eyes felt the gentle weight of the bromide. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Blond hair in gentle disarray, blue eyes looking at her out of a world of clean comfort. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It was unfair of him to compare his sisters, he knew, and it was especially unfair of him to expect the horrors they were now enduring to make Julie a sweeter, gentler person. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I knock real gentle and open the door. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Mother will again scold me to be gentle. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He pictured Fiona smiling her gentle smile as she bent over the lists of duties and methods that she would be required to learn in the days to come. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z David was smart and gentle, a tall, good-looking guy who was two years older than I was. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He put a gentle hand on Bran's arm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even though his fingers are callused from years on the streets, they’re so careful and gentle that I feel heat rising on my cheeks. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Bast looked down and blushed, and Kvothe laid a gentle hand on his arm, smiling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I nod, and after some gentle wiggling, the cast slides right off. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I can't feel my gifts anymore; the gentle hum of power just beneath my skin is gone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And he dismissed me with a quiet smile and a gentle nod of his head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I feel the gentle bodies of white babies breathing against me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He could not but have hope, he said, because her loveliness must surely mean that she excelled in gentle courtesy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Hei body’s dumpling plumpness made warm and cuddly what could have looked nasty and cheap, and she was okay, a lonely and pretty gentle woman underneath. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A newspaper that only looks at the soft and gentle side of things is like a jellyfish, floppy and spineless. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I crawled forward, making my way down a gentle slope until my hand touched water again. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Everything about her was pretty and gentle and kind, and yet he felt uneasy. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He helped the gentle wind push them down the sky; it seemed to him that they went faster for his help. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished for tranquil darkness patterned with gentle ripples and delicate lights. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The beach stretched away before them in a gentle curve till perspective drew it into one with the forest; for the day was not advanced enough to be obscured by the shifting veils of mirage. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Then it zipped right back up to the shore beside Jinny’s legs and gave a gentle nudge, bumped her shin softly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ged said with the same gentle mockery, and then saying, “Watch the air between my hands,” he turned away from the others and stood still. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It began to rain then, a gentle pattering on the thatch above them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon fled to Lyra at once, and she scooped him up to her face to kiss and gentle. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Kim looked at my red and teary face and her expression softened into a gentle smile. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ladybug, who was obviously a kind and gentle creature, came over and stood beside him. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Kin patted his knee with a gentle hand. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Those fissures would fade to a gentler violet as monsoon season drew nearer, but they’d never truly disappear. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z All four of them fell silent, watching him apprehensively, but when he spoke, it was in a much lower and gentler growl than they had yet heard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Instead his eyes were soft, gentle, and brown like the earth. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Pass me the hammer,” he says in his gentle voice. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The slope was a gentle one, and the edge of the water was some feet further than the canoe could reach. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Her voice was gentle when she spoke again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With a gentle tug, he pulls me closer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He gave the sword another fruitless tug, tried and failed to mount the fat pony, gave up, and cried, “On foot then, good sirs and gentle lady! On! On!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Gaween, my little frog,” he said, pausing, his voice unusually gentle. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, from somewhere far away, she heard the gentle strains of an old voice humming, the swish of a broom, and the squeak of Mr. Calloway’s well-shined boots echoing across the marble floor. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He held my shoulders, rubbing them in gentle circular motions. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As quickly as it had risen then, the fin dipped back down, sank beneath the gentle waves. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z All the while that they dwelt there the sun shone clear, save for a gentle rain that fell at times, and passed away leaving all things fresh and clean. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “She talked about books the whole night. I felt like I was out with you and Mary Anne. But later on the old mover sprang into action. She was inexperienced, but Casanova was very gentle.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I still forget to look for the gentler parts of her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Henry’s mother turns to face them, and Alex watches her expression flutter through something pained to reserved to gentle when she lays eyes on them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was a gentle thing to say, and he had been a gentle man. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle warmth of a damp cloth wakes me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I know you didn’t mean to miss the bus, Hazel,” her mother added, her voice gentle. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “His presence,” Myrta said, “was like oil on troubled waters, as mother often said to him. He was so kind, so gentle and thoughtful that we forgot our cares and worries.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The captain pointed to Aaron Molete, the youngest of the four of us and a very mild and gentle person, and said, “Why is your hair so long?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The sixth shot grazed my pants leg gentle as a kitten rubbing itself ’gainst my shin. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z On Wednesday come the gentle old ladies who are using the time before the Broadway matinee begins. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced up to see that his eyes were gentle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw some gentle amusement in her face, but no mocking. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Beyond the shadow, the light was flat and gentle. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I brought a friend to visit, Auri,” I said in my gentlest tones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She wrote, “Though gentle and tender, he had such a dignified repose and reserve of manner that, as children, we regarded him with fear rather than affection.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He was amazed at how all the force and fire that was Lyra awake could look so gentle and mild when she was sleeping. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Arthur was strong and gentle enough to hope that, if he trusted Lancelot and Guenever, things would come right in the end. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Such biographies prove common for so-called gentle tribespeople and contributed to the acceptance of centralized authority as tribal societies grew larger. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was gentle soap in the sample case already so she could bathe him in the kitchen right away. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers brushed lightly against his thigh, the gentlest of promises. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His booming voice is light and gentle, almost laughing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The morning was filled with that soft, gentle twilight of spring, when everything is filled with soft, dreamy colors and shapes; so when the earthquake hit, I did not believe it at first. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His gentle lips, and his tongue that wets them every so often. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The tiny particles that seethe through space-time exert a gentle outward push, stretching the fabric of space-time imperceptibly. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Dany could hear the distant call of night birds, the hiss and crackle of the torches, the gentle lapping of water from the lake. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hazel woke up to her mother’s knock on the door and a gentle whisper, “You don’t have to get up. School’s canceled.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Barbed words, but what matter from one so gentle? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The heroes would gladly have halted and closed in battle with them, and it would not have been a battle without bloodshed, for the Amazons were not gentle foes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She had prom-ised herself she would be a lady, gentle as the queen and as strong as her mother, the Lady Catelyn, but all of a sudden she was scared again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He threw me across his back as he had before, and I could see the extra effort it took for him to be as gentle as he was. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Just Robbie’s peaceful face and the leaves on their gentle night sojourn, buffeted by the summer breeze. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z It drifted our way like a gentle mist through the tall trees. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a gentle flow of air coming out of the faceplate as the suit constantly replaces the missing air. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To the place where whirling darkness started its journey along the edges of the rocks along the places of the gentle wind along the edges of blue clouds along the edges of clear water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Your sons will return safely, a gentle voice answered. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The waves pull in and out, gentle as a hushed breath. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It was soft and gentle and absolutely dripping with syrup. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Thankfully, there was another way off the mountain to the north and west, along paths much gentler than the one that had brought them up here. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z To the astonishment of all aboard, she slipped the skirt off and threw it over Wherritt’s head, then held it in place while murmuring gentle assurances. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was a gentle rise, but a constant one. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Sister Price, with her gentle smile, “He says that he that is faithful in little things shall be made chief over many.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Beyond it, Harry could just make out the ghostly shapes of hundreds and hundreds of tents, rising up the gentle slope of a large field toward a dark wood on the horizon. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Pete radiated a gentle but impressive authority that led everyone he met, even adults, to be swayed by his opinion. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He stopped singing and leaned back to take a rest, lulled by the gentle rocking of the house and by the song—familiar now—of Katrina’s winds and rain. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z “Bethany is only eight. A gentle girl, full of laughter. She has never been more than a day’s ride from my hall.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I should tell you that our king is both gentle and firm, self-possessed and sympathetic. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z On the third morning Amari felt gentle hands and cool water on her face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had arrived at Brookland School, his gentle looks and accent had quickly brought him to the attention of the school bullies; three hulking sixteen-year-olds. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z As they approached the creek Dicey had seen on the map—only the map called it a river—the land developed a few gentle rises. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Nodding his head in gentle approval of his logic, Mr. Justice Wargrave allowed his head to nod... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I knowed she was talking gentle to whoever it was that thought hadn’t no one seen ’em. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z There are no trees creeping into the edges, and the gentle swaying of the carriage makes him feel almost weightless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Pretty much everyone starts out playing in fours, and being the lead bowler is a nice, gentle way to begin. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He was generally kind and gentle in our meeting, but he was clearly ill. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I felt Ultima’s gentle hands covering me and that is all I remember. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice was so gentle and his face was so young. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The closeness of her filled me with a crackling energy, a low warmth, a gentle thrumming hum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Sad and gentle, and not at all uncomely for a woman of her years, for all her modesty. Yet a danger to the peace of your brother's realm none-theless." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The hill offered com-manding views, and the slopes were precipitous to the north and west and only slightly more gentle to the east. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His eyes were gentle as he looked over at Maya, then reached over and patted her hand. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She puts a gentle hand on my shoulder. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Beneath his gentle exterior, Washington was a ruthless and jealous man who commanded a powerful network of supporters and spies, dubbed by the opposition the “Tuskegee machine.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The brown algae waved in the gentle currents and the green eel grass swayed and little sea horses clung to its stems. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a snuffling noise, which was replaced by a gentle snoring. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The smell of sharp, acrid smoke, not of gentle hearth fires, but of the flames of destruction, followed them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was already autumn when they arrived in the city, and the air had not been as warm and gentle as Prosper had imagined it to be. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It took years in the crucible of human experience to value the gentle people one meets in the eye of the storm. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So she was unprepared for the homely little house beside the pond, unprepared for the gentle eddies of dust, the silver cobwebs, the mouse who lived—and welcome to him!—in a table drawer. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "I love your lips. I love your voice, and the words you say to me, and how you treat me gentle. I love your face." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For a fleeting instant he thought he would like nothing better than to ride peacefully along the river path, laughing and talking with his gentle female friend. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he opened his mouth, and you saw that the forces steering him to your presence were not gentle at all. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At the top of the rise Seth halted, staring down the gentle slope on the far side. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There was rebuke in his voice but a gentle, guarded rebuke, not the hostility he had revealed to Archie. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so discreet and gentle that she finally forgot about his proposal; she even thought it might have been some sort of joke on the count’s part. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For two weeks Frederick has limped around bruised and slowfooted and puffy, and not once has he spoken to Werner with anything more than his own gentle brand of distracted kindness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We must have been against the palm for almost an hour when suddenly the wind died down and the rain became gentle. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she leans in and kisses me, a gentle kiss, tentative but lingering. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z With each step, he felt a gentle yet firm push underneath his shoe. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z His head was pounding, and even the gentle swaying of the litter was enough to make his gorge rise in his throat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That’s not how the song goes, man,” I tell him, giving him a gentle shove. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Save him if you can, and gentle the rage inside him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A gentle rain splattered the silo and played tiny pings against the tin roof. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Don’t give in to your fears,” said the alchemist, in a strangely gentle voice. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave her a gentle one-armed hug and grinned, but it didn’t last long. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He’d been one of those boys that all the girls were crazy about, with big dreamy eyes and a gentle way about him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z What was he doing so far from the warm seas swimming with gentle manatees? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the smallest of the litter, the prettiest, the most gentle and trusting. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her gentle efforts to guide the hand of destiny, by decoying her master with fertile tricks or by reticent considerations these had not bean strong enough to be recognized in the despotism of fife. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Connor is gentle with his tongue, and something about the way he touches me makes me feel so wanted. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He breathed heavily and seemed to like their gentle stroking. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I knocked three times before I heard a gentle stirring in her room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The land was gentle enough, rolling hills and terraced fields interspersed with meadows and woodlands and little valleys where willows crowded close to slow shallow streams. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But it was probably too late to persuade Bigwig to be gentle: he could only hope for the best. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few hours I stop trying to be gentle. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I was thrilled by the mere fact of his speaking to me in this gentle, somewhat personal way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so gentle, Ivy felt tears sting her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z From the bergschrund at 23,000 feet that marked its upper end, this great river of ice flowed two and a half miles down a relatively gentle valley called the Western Cwm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A cool, gentle breeze blew boiling small clouds of dust as my mother, Maria slung loosely about her back, swept the stoop with a grass broom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sounds were the gentle gurgling of the swamp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He looked so kind and gentle and all the time . Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The door opens with a gentle creak, and we all shuffle our way inside. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Her sounds were gentle and the storm outside was loud. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘It is enough for me to have seen the Lady of the Galadhrim, and to have heard her gentle words.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His face was round and oily, with half-closed eyelids and lips that curved in a gentle, stupid smile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When Johnny was sitting up on the rail, I told him, “When I’m finished with this horse, he be gentle enough that you can ride him.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear a gentle knock at my door. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He rode up spattering dust, jerking at the horse with unnatural motions, a square-faced man, a gentle face. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now everything was quiet except the gentle lapping of the water on the nearby shore and the occasional cry of a water bird. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ba looked at Ma cautiously; her face looked weary but the gentle wind that rippled the bowl’s water seemed to smooth the creases of her face. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I look up, watching as a gentle flurry of snow starts to fall, landing on my cheeks and my eyelids and my forehead. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Near the bottom of the hill, the slope gentled and the street began to widen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For the first week Uncle Lome did hire the landlady’s gentle nag for Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Check for bites, and give your companions a gentle end.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I can well imagine how he must have looked that day, framed by the doorway of the vehicle, his dark, severe presence quite blotting out the effect of the gentle Hertfordshire scenery behind him. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They were starting to slip out of the twists, and Father Amadi ran his hand over the loosening braids, in gentle, smoothing motions. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The green light was gentle about them and the conch lay at Ralph's feet, fragile and white. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Presently there was a gentle ringing of a bell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Phil places a gentle palm against the center of my back. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A gentle breeze carried the smell of spring turned to summer—fresh-cut grass, the ocean, and wildflowers newly bloomed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As she sat, and before she could issue a greet ing in her gentle southern cadence, the man gave her a silent sideways glance, got up, and walked away. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Your heart is large and you are gentle and kind, and I know you will do great things in this world, but now I must say good-bye to you. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Please, Father,” said Mr. Alacran, gentler than Matt had ever heard him be. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When they did start talking again, their tone was a lot softer and gentler. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Noooo ... gentle queen, such savagery would bring down the ire of the gods. We will find the murderers, I promise you, and when we do they will prove to be basebom filth, you shall see.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He felt great sadness for the gentle, happy man who had been so brutally entangled and had left two children fatherless. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I don't care what her father said about her, she seems very quiet and gentle to me. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z And this time his voice is gentle: “Well, son, you got to try.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z However, it was seldom that these gentle giants lost their tempers and attacked. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Now he’s laid out on the sailboat of the gentle sea, smiling and calm, while I write at the blond wood table that belonged to my grandmother. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go on,” Mr. Muse said, giving me a gentle shove. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z And then my mother laughed and laughed, in a gentle way, and you could tell her own spine was not made of steel because she bent in half, laughing and laughing. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Some of those school years were soft and gentle, and some were hard, cold years. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z It was with a lot of fear in my heart when, after hours in the fields, a gentle knock at the door caught me just afore I was ’bout asleep. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z ‘Mr. Frodo Baggins is a real gentle hobbit, I always have said, whatever you may think of some others of the name, begging your pardon. And I hope my Sam’s behaved hisself and given satisfaction?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z No thundering from a pulpit, no condemnation from bad churches, no peer pressure, just a book of scripture quietly waiting to say hello, as gentle and powerful as a little girl’s kiss on your cheek. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She watched Redemption’s face as she spoke, and it remained the same as it always did, gentle and open and paying attention. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Father, forgive me wherever you are, but this world has brought one vile abomination after another down on the heads of the gentle, and I’ll not live to see the meek inherit anything. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z All that greeted me as I stepped out onto the rocky shore was a gentle wind. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain began about an hour later, gentle at first, then hard enough to rinse off the mud and chill the children as well. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They pulsed with the same gentle light she’d seen in Coney Island as they glided with long, magnificent strides. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The chandeliers begin to shudder and Celia closes her eyes, taking a deep breath and waiting for them to return to a gentle sway before she speaks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dr. Fiona placed a gentle hand on my wrist and sighed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Megan said that it sounded soft and gentle, and it almost made her go to sleep. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The same gentle, relentless rhythm that surged through the shadows and Mama Carmen surged through her now. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He was a gentle, kindly person, with brown eyes, an oval face, and a soft voice, which at times was almost inaudible. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I was ashamed to be caught staring, but I put my hands on the palfrey, and he gentled, as they always do. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z My father loved the sound and meaning of Watende, a Shona word that means “revenge will not be sought,” a concept that aligned with his gentle spirit. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A calming, uplifting, terrifying, sorrowful kind of movement, gentle and deadly like the tide. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She trotted to the road with the scale a gentle weight in her pocket, heading toward the village. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “It’s fine,” Phil says in a voice so gentle and kind I might cry. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The idea, that by Therese's death I am forgiven, comes over me like the tide, lifting me with its gentle force and bearing me toward a solid shore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She was very gentle with us and did not notice a badly washed dinner plate that left a greasy stain on the dish towel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Frank looked up and spoke to them in a gentle Brooklyn voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His arms are around me, hard and gentle all at once, and he lifts me up. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid chose the gentlest plants and made medicines and foods like those they had eaten in their village. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she would relent for a time and push us with the gentle hand of a mother rocking a cradle, and, exhausted, I would sleep. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “He is gentle enough to bear the mightiest of you away on his broad back, and strong enough for the smallest of you as well.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z When he awoke a final time to Number Two’s gentle shaking of his shoulder, Mr. Benedict saw that the day had grown noticeably darker. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z If they visited earth, Librans would also find windstorms most startling and unpleasant, compared to the gentle air currents they knew. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were gentle looking and were the same warm brown as her skin. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When Pinmei finished her story, the silence returned, but it was a gentle quiet, without resentment. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Old they were, and sad and wise, and yet gentle at the same time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Gretchen took a short lap of her coffee, surprisingly neat, then looked up at me and with a gentle paw pushed the sugar bowl over toward me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I saw Mr. Rochester smile:—his stern features softened; his eye grew both brilliant and gentle, its ray both searching and sweet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Then the tears fall gentle like tiny snowflakes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The raft settled down in the middle of the landing space with a gentle bump. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z To him, the bright morning felt deceptively gentle; the golden trees seemed to cover dark shadows. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z She kissed me and Mr. Leroy on our heads then closed her door kind of gentle. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Mia,” she says in a gentle voice, “why don’t you think about going?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z There was certainly at this moment, in Elizabeth’s mind, a more gentle sensation towards the original than she had ever felt at the height of their acquaintance. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “I went into her house and ate her food. But I was joking about being bewitched. She’s the gentlest little person you ever saw. You’d love her, Mercy.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't tell if he was holding me in a kind of one-handed hug, or giving me a gentle nudge out the door. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “I live right above you,” he said in a gentle voice, “and I can hear you.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a small, soft chin and looked as if it came from another, gentler face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You treat the books gentle, like they flowers or something.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Ira was gentlest with him, and tirelessly patient, nursing him in her skinny arms and giving him most of what came to her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined a whirlwind, dark and swift, and in the middle of it a gentle oval-shaped stillness, shaped like a bicycle wheel seen from an angle: the London Eye. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were gentle but intense, and they seemed to be making my bones turn soft. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The day she told him she was pregnant, she had used the very same words, saying them in the same gentle way, turning off the basketball game he’d been watching on television. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “We’re sorry,” he said, in such a gentle way I wanted to kiss him for it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “So don’t you worry. I’ll be gentle, and it just takes a moment.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She put a hand on my chest, at once gentle and firm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z For a long moment, only the gentle tapping of drops against the floor kept the silence at bay. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Among the farmhands, though, was a member of the Blackfoot Indian tribe named Levi, who behaved very differently from the coarse miners—being polite, gentle, responsible, sober, and well spoken. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Around her, the urban wilderness churned with cricket calls and the gentle swoosh of trees. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He was the same gentle old man I remembered, but I was overwhelmed by the distance between us. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That sure ’nough is a gentle way of putting it when one man done killed another one with a whip.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He greeted the men in his deep, gentle voice, smiled at Ranofer and bade him make ready the big furnace. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z This father was a good man, a kind gentle man, perhaps a pious man, perhaps a holy man—but all these were not qualities which could win the boy. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Arnaios, as his gentle mother called him, he had been nicknamed “Iros” by the young for being ready to take messages. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They watched the rest of the family wending their way down the trail, Tao still clutched in Elizabeth’s arms, gentle worshiping Luath restored at last to the longed-for position at his master’s heels. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I limp into the shower and program in the gentlest cycle I can remember, free of any soaps and hair products, and squat under the warm spray, elbows on my knees, head in my hands. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I could hear his voice, low and gentle, behind the closed door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A silence fell over the room as they read, interrupted only by the gentle rustling of pages turning and the creaking slide of drawers as Pet explored the archive. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He could have ripped through the blanket and torn my flesh if he had so chosen, but the Handsome One was always gentle with me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Kate was pulled off balance, and Jackson chose that exact moment to give her a shove—and no gentle shove, at that. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Green hedges, dazzling with red wild roses appeared behind my eyes, stretching with a gentle curving to an infinity empty of objects, a limpid blue space. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The sentry’s head, bleeding and wet and ash-pale, fell to the ground as he fainted, and his dæmon set about calming and gentling him as the bear stepped away beside Lyra. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He left the land of cigar smoke and perfume and books and gentle light and ascended the stairs, talking, talking with Edward. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a quiet yet gentle and responsible way about him—the opposite of myself. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My father, the gentlest man I know, was very upset when he discovered it hanging crooked the next morning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Consider this a gentle — nudge—from the Minister for Magic. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z My grandfather was a kind and gentle man who made a very modest living working at a printing press. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z No gentle, tragic trails like the ones that painted Ruby’s and Sparrow’s cheeks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His hands trembled as he tied the bag closed, but they were gentle when he put them on Mas shoulders. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She kept squealing and running backwards every time a gentle ripple of a wave came her way. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z All together they ran down toward the nearest shelter, through the gentle rain. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he felt the gentle touch on the line and he was happy. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She could hear the gentle lull of her father’s voice and that of John Churchmouse, blending with the hum of nocturnal insects from the meadow and hedges on this balmy summer night. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Sister Mary Suzanne was about forty then, a frail, gentle woman from Japan who could speak no English. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It still looked big, still pushed at her wrapper in a gentle arc. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t so sure about the dragon, but when they saw how gentle he was with the children, they relaxed a bit. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I tasted the sun in her lips, a warmth as gentle as it was strong. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Her hands and voice carried a gentle calm, like my mama’s. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Petey was an only child, and boys—kind ones, gentle ones—were a mystery to her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As they passed over it, Minli saw the smooth water wave with gentle ripples and heard what sounded like faint drumming. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I let him lean against me, certain that a gentle apology would follow. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She hears the ripple of water, a gentle shush against the shore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Then it came, a gentle, almost puffing whispering sound. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of it, in a leather armchair, dozed the head counsellor for Cabin Fifteen - a pot-bellied guy with unruly blond hair and a gentle bovine face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The steady, gentle rain felt good on my face. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The rain continued, steady and gentle, all that day. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z "Princess," he said, "you have a gentle heart, but you do not understand. This is how it has always been. Those men have shed blood for the khal. Now they claim their reward." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Portuguese were so shocked, evidently, that they stripped the gentle Kongo and chained them down in rows, in the dark, for the passage. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerald, tough, brown, and wiry, seemed almost gentle as he helped the fragile, pale child balance on the bicycle. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And Kiowa had been a splendid human being, the very best, intelligent and gentle and quiet-spoken. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "Poor little beast," said the Horse in a gentler tone. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “This will sting a bit,” he said, his hands strangely gentle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Their gentle pressure erases the past few months, and I am the girl who sat on the rocks next to the chasm, with river spray on her ankles, and kissed him for the first time. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For the most part, medical treatment was very gentle. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The platform was deserted, and a gentle rain drifted onto the tracks. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And then he was perfectly comfortable, beneath the earth, in a good place, with his head on his own pillow, and a gentle, exhausted darkness took him. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z At her gentlest touch he will preen, stretch, and open his mouth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z So when spring break finally came, it dropped as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But she tried anyway: ‘“And here begins the tale of mistletoe, that most unassuming and gentlest of plants. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The touch is so gentle he has to once again remind himself not to care too much. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “You’re so gentle. You never push. . . She trailed off again, resting more heavily against my chest. Then she roused herself. “You could, you know, push more. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Neither would Ken Scates, a gentle man with a soft sliver of a voice who had been to the very first Permian practice in the fall of 1959, when the school opened. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her gentle grin persuades me to take a bite. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z His back is purplish-brown in the dim light, sloping downward from the gentle hump of his shoulders. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened the door to let himself out of the crypt, walked back up the gentle slope to the path without looking back. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Would the hunger ever fade, retreat in a kind and gentle way and stop its constant knocking? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Those mountains are in proximity to gentle lowlands with rivers, flood plains, and deserts suitable for irrigation agriculture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Still, even a gentle bite from a tiger cub is not nothing. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I ached to hurry and reach the city, but I couldn’t push past those who walked in front of me, and I wanted to remain gentle and calm. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Matt and Ellen noticed a change in him; he was gentle with them and with Nancy and her children, but there was a reserve about him that had grown steadily greater with the years. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Three or four steps backward, smiling that gentle smile, before he turned and fled in earnest. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then he looked back at me, and his voice was gentle as he spoke. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It sounds like it would be gentle and quiet in most situations. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But my parents were more gentle than strict. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She’s like his spirit animal, a gentle, odd, spritely being who I’m pretty sure has a storage space somewhere full of fairy dust. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She had been gentle and maternal with Johnny because he needed that. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He could remember her blue velvet rocker, the cracks on her knuckles, her gentle cheeks the color of dark chocolate. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z On the road ahead, he can make out several acres of uncut hay and the gentle profiles of unlit farm buildings—a house and barn. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t high, and below it was grass, with a gentle slope away from the building. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They had opened their ranks only to the gentle young dog when he arrived years later; but, fond as they were of him, the affection they bore for one another was something quite apart. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Its entire terrain was one series of hills after another, some of them gentle rises, some looming peaks. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He would turn on the space heater, visit the band shell lavatory, then heat up some water, get breakfast ready, and finally wake the boy with a gentle shake of the shoulder. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet when I tried to be gentle with the birds as I grabbed them, they flapped around even more violently, until I was forced to let go. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z And then she remembered a voice in the darkness, a gentle whispering voice, and what it had told her to do. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Everyday things like the tiniest cockroach or a gentle tap on the back made her shriek. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The interviewer is a middle-aged woman with gentle eyes who asks me questions and listens carefully to my responses, taking notes on a pad of paper. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ifemelu woke up one night to go to the bathroom, and heard Blaine in the living room, talking on the phone, his tone gentle and solacing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Princess Elia was a good woman, Your Grace. She was kind and clever, with a gentle heart and a sweet wit. I know the prince was very fond of her.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z These songs were shaped by the poetic metre of their lyrics, and consequently most of the troubadour songs, even the sad ones, have a gentle, foot-tapping pulse. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z My gram once told me that babies love the gentle sway of cars and boats. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time for the Mellower,” said Mother in her gentle voice. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And the irony of it was that he was as gentle as a lamb. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He patted the badger’s rough coat with a gentle paw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She was very gentle with him at first. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His arms still wrapped awkwardly around her, he gave a gentle squeeze. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They still emitted light, although the gentle twinkle had become a brilliant blaze. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Ms. Morales asked Finn, her voice a little gentler than it had been when she was yelling at Natalie. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Together, Ivy and Shilling made a place for Gran to lie in her favorite glade, where the ground was soft and covered in clover, and nearby ran a gentle river. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Samuel’s hands were so good and gentle that neighbors from twenty miles away would call on him to help with a birth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He would learn how to be of service to his liege lord, how to be courteous and gentle, and, at the same time, strong of heart. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Alex considers his face in profile, blinking through the booze, following the smooth line of his nose and the gentle dip at the center of his lower lip, each touched by moonlight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Through the gentle sounds of water, Dicey could hear their breathing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z His hand rested against my back as we walked, and I wondered where it came from, his ability to be strong and gentle at the same time. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Ah, girl pup,” Hildy says, her voice getting suspiciously gentle again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z If a man was mad enough to put out his own eye, he was unlikely to be gentle to his enemies. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This power made the bear’s attack seem gentle. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Grayson stopped by to check on Stella with a gentle hand on her shoulder, Stella mumbled something about a stomachache, and the teacher left her alone the rest of the afternoon. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The house filled with the gentle murmur of voices, guests raising wineglasses to their lips. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The sounds of lilting speech reached them, along with the gentle strumming of a harp. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he turned back to me, a gentle angel’s smile lit his expression. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Throwing out her yellow feet, she came to a gentle landing on the courthouse cupola. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She whispered a poem: “The storm is past, no more repining Behold! the gentle sun is shining” “Yeah,” muttered Charles, “but the track is still too heavy for Seabiscuit.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As I got closer, a gentle warmth engulfed me, lifting the tiredness away. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Paganini, hearing the voice of the man who gave him delicious carrots, hopped over and was rewarded by a treat and a gentle ear rub. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She sounds gentle, but her hand squeezes my arm so hard I almost cry out from the pain as she drags me away. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Tell me, had it been sacked in war, the city of spacious ways in which they made their home, your father and your gentle mother? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t mind the gentle riding Sergeant Dane handed out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There were gentle, grassy hills in the distance, their soft contours lit by dim uplights. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It’s a long, nasal and softly whining Hellooooooooo, with the ooooooooo reaching for me like a tap on the shoulder or a gentle tug at my pants. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She would speak in her gentle way with the pleasant mixture of Norman French and good English words that were becoming the fashion. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Behind me a gentle hill slopes upward and stitches itself to the mountain base. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We must have caught the edge of a descending wave, because there was a gentle splash, and then our windows were full of white foam and blue-green water. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a gentle noise on the edge of hearing, a soft fluttering as of a song half whispered, seemed to stir in the boughs above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Once in a while you may need a brief side trip, a gentle interruption to tuck information into a sentence or between sentences. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I chant, wanting the gentle strokes to continue forever. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Tall, handsome, and powerful. But gentle, too. You have his black hair, you know, and his green eyes.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z This note read: I can no longer hide my longing for you, gentle Guildenstern. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “By that time of year, there are no hurricanes. The breezes are soft by then, like a gentle caress.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Then Webb gives me a gentle push, and when he does, I pretend he shoved me hard, fling the cap into the air, and fall over. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She helped a certain harelipped schoolmate with her homework, wrote her a part in the school play; and in return was introduced to that schoolmate’s brother, a man gentle, handsome, and intelligent past imagining. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I had the idea conservation officers were gentle people—not this one. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I see them sometimes, looking in through the doorway of the lab, the child gentle and dubious, the wife anxious. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I dreamed, not of blood, glassy eyes, and the smell of burning hair, but of gentler things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Quinn’s tone was very gentle, “It is to my interest to keep Mr. Byerley a district attorney at the very most, and it is to your interest to help me do so.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She plants a gentle kiss on Hiroshi’s cheek and slips past me like a deer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My voice sounds so painfully gentle that I cringe. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z His gentle words nearly overcame my hard purpose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The mute’s eyes were cold and gentle as a cat’s and all his body seemed to listen. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She was pale and petite, with strong-looking shoulders and gentle freckles—couldn’t have been more than twenty-three. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Where Coop was gentle, tentative about every moment of contact, Breanna is confident, aggressive. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Considering all that Kelton has been through, I think he needs better than a tough-love approach from someone who doesn’t actually love him, so I try to be a little bit gentler. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Jonas thought Larissa had drifted into sleep, as the Old often did, and he was careful to keep his motions steady and gentle so he wouldn’t wake her. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z When Maxim spoke, his voice was hushed, too, gentle and low, as if he had no wish to break upon the silence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The motion had been so gentle, she hadn’t noticed it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He took my other hand, held it between his own in a grip that I knew would only be gentle until I tried to pull away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Farmer’s gentle doctor’s voice comes from behind me, asking how I feel. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The shouting was loud tonight, and I thought on tall Slant, ill-toothed, slow of speech, gentle of heart. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset on a fine summer’s day. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must come more often,” he said; and to the old dog, who stood wagging his tail at the gentle warmth in the voice, “Remember me most kindly to your dear mother!” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His little hand is black, his nails perfect homy claws, his movements gentle and inviting. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And suddenly they were clear, sailing upward on the comparatively gentle spirals of hot air. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It had seemed so gentle and welcoming when seen from high in the sky. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z My sister plays in the gentle turquoise surf, looking for shells. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I wept with relief every Sunday as he eluded the evil men and bounded back from each seeming defeat as sweet and gentle as ever. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In a very gentle voice, he said, “Go on and eat it, darling. Take what is offered to you.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Jason Grace, the West Wind has been called many things...warm, gentle, life-giving, and devilishly handsome. But I have never been called startling. I leave that crass behavior to my gusty brethren in the north.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z His eyes, one a gentle tea brown, the other milky, both rimmed in silver whiskers, watched me with wistful sadness. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z To this Hwin made no answer, being, like most highly bred mares, a very nervous and gentle person who was easily put down. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Like the crystalline blue sky over their heads, and the gentle wind that cooled them, and the expanse of green lawns that he had known all his life. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Janice didn’t see them but heard they were covered in a film of ash, as if they’d slept through a gentle, black snow. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The fabric of Yishan’s shirt was still clenched in her fingers, and she swayed with the gentle motion of BaiMa’s walking. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Always a decision, to be gentle and slow, or firm and quick and have it over with in one moment of pain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then I could’ve judged for myself just how gentle Mr. Smith was. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z For all her careening and jangling, Ess knew to be gentle and still with the fragile thing. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Do not let Solovet’s gentle demeanor fool you. In the planning of battles, she is more cunning and wily than a rat.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The thick walls shut out the clamor of the castle, and he could hear birds singing, the murmur of crickets, leaves rustling in a gentle wind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I suck in a breath when the cold cloth touches the sensitive part of my eye, but he is far gentler than I would have been to myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was a gentle child, a natural peacemaker and he tried to bring about some sort of reconciliation between me and his mother. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradually we drifted off, the whispers of breeze-blown branches and the breathing of horses gentling us to sleep. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They were standing on the bank of a river, and it wasn’t the tumultuous Uzumark but a gentler stream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Doma was a gentle soul, never comfortable but at home with friends and kin around her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I would like to see you there,” Kaisa said, and her voice was gentle. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his arms all up around me, real gentle. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Her friendliness, her smile, were warming like the sun on old limbs, gentle as the rain on parched earth. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A gentle wind whispered through the treetops, and then—thunk!—a pinecone bounced off her head. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When he sat down beside me, he said in a very gentle way:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They have a way of rocking you gentle like a baby in a crib. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes on his, watched as the excitement in them faded and gentled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His eyes were kind and gentle, like he’d never judge me, no matter what I did. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But Antonapoulos was always bland, and no matter what happened the gentle, flaccid smile was still on his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Put the safety on, at least,” Tranquilino finally grumbled in a more gentle, friendlier tone. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sun and waves and gentle winds, all love and lightness. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The bartender, the one who knew them, gave her a gentle smile, a sympathy smile. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I liked hearing him sing sad songs in his gentle baritone voice. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z There were tall pines, the kind with no limbs until very close to the top, with a gentle breeze sighing in them, but not too much low brush. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked slowly to the rail where the horses were tethered: gentle Traveler, skittish Lucy Long. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she said in a gentle voice, “Where are you from, little sister?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There was silence in the room, broken only by gentle thuds as Hermione continued to throw books onto one pile or the other. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Her voice was sweet and gentle and with the help of her Son they could persuade the powerful Father to change His mind. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Trying to be as gentle as I can, I remove his boots, his socks, and then very slowly inch his pants off of him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The man moved with exquisite calm, like a leaf drifting on the surface of a pond, making its own way on gentle currents. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In the distance there was a gentle ringing, like two pieces of metal rubbing against each other. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She reached out and gave my shoulder a gentle push and offered me the other half of the smile she’d given me before. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She was a quiet, gentle, and good person, organized and industrious. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The companions passed the night in the forest and next morning turned southward across gentler land. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z His hair was white, and his face looked gentle. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He was happy feeling the gentle pulling and then he felt something hard and unbelievably heavy. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They left the city and came into the open country where the houses were far apart and the hills and gentle valleys began. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But mostly I could feel the way my hand was wrapped around Faith's and the gentle pull on my shoulder as she led me to the center of the dance floor. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Better that way, he thought—a gentle blow, else he might give himself away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle whoosh of liquid snakes through the tubes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I don't say anything, and he reaches out and touches my face real gentle, as if he'd never hurt a fly. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Capone takes Rocky in her arms and rocks him gentle and wide like a large cradle. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubs his hand through my hair again, real gentle. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Zvezda lay next to her with his head on her leg, and when he saw her look at him, he offered a gentle bleat. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z His gentle words bring a small smile to my lips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood smiling, his eyes gentle above the roaring waterfall of his beard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I went back around to his front so he could see my lips, and I promised him I would be as gentle as I could. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did you forget?” she asks in her gentlest voice. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Eventually the boys tired of watching gentle Bob just stand there. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z What sounds like gentle clacking from inside the train is a violent banging up here. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The helium balloons sway in the gentle air currents or stand at attention. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z To the left of the great arch they found a stone door: it was half closed, but swung back easily to a gentle thrust. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But one night, desperate to practice our steps with the gentler sex, we put on our suits, stole out of our dormitory, and made it to the dance-hall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t imagine my life without my wise, gentle father. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what to think. One minute he’s a tyrant, the next minute he’s kind and gentle. I don’t know what to think.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z ‘And don't be too gentle! He’s responsible for bringing in these ruffians, and for all the evil they have done.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The falling stream vanished into a deep growth of cresses and water-plants, and they could hear it tinkling away in green tunnels, down long gentle slopes towards the fens of Entwash Vale far away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He was gentle and grateful, and he used to call me Lord. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “However, I want you to be gentle with yourself. Trauma takes time to heal.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Footsteps came to the door, but I could only barely hear them because they were extremely gentle and because of the carpet. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Leading that gentle old lamb to his death! And that unnatural cat egging him on, no doubt. Not that I ever had any favorites, but...” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk up a gentle slope that leads to the bridge to get a long shot of Phil with the garden around him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Chris pulls back with a gentle tug to my bottom lip. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I watch as she slowly closes the door, my heart pounding in my ears until I hear the gentle click of the latch sliding into place. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “But deer are gentle, frightened things. The hunters bring nothing with claws or fangs. They never catch anything that could be called a beast.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I would soon learn that behind his gentle appearance was a careless and uncaring man. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Fearful that the skin would simply come away, she made a gentle pass, around his calf, two inches above the wound. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I hear his gentle footsteps in the distance.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry,” he says in a gentle, low voice that catches me off guard. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A fresh breeze of cooler air blew over him, and a gentle rain began to fall. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Their gentle pressure makes me forget the birds for a moment. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The rain sang its gentle song against his wide windows, and outside, the lights of Brooklyn made a blurry haze in the night. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I knew Momma must be too embarrassed about why he wasn’t with us and was trying to break it to me gentle. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z His voice was gentle, and that gentleness was cruel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This Wood was so gentle in comparison to the dark, thick forests near Rook Hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Catelyn watched her son as he moved among the men, touching one on the shoulder, sharing a jest with another, helping a third to gentle an anxious horse. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His brown eyes regarded her with gentle curiosity, and then she saw Taisin come out from a nearby tent, and soon Con emerged from another. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He placed a gentle kiss on Moss’s cheek before heading off to his room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All was quiet there in the dark, save the rustling of the leaves in the apple tree, barely stirred by a gentle wind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My gentle father—an artist, so uncompromised in his own peace—looks like a terrified, wounded animal now. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The boy—Rishi—came forward and put a gentle hand on her elbow, steadying her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There was only one thing that could turn my father from a gentle, lighthearted man into someone angry and cruel. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A gentle rain sprang from the fluted pillar tops, cooling the scorched air, falling gently on her. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z They came to a gentle rise, where the main chamber widened to more than a hundred yards across—wider than the length of a football field. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Balloons by the dozen were rising, circling, and drifting away through the door, sailing off on the gentle wind. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The entire yard sparkled with diamonds of frost that quickly melted into millions of drops of water with a gentle kiss of the sun. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally flat ground gave way to a gentle upward slope of bushes, saplings, and rock. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was gentle and kind, pleated with wrinkles. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z When I needed correction, she instructed me in a gentle and loving way, always teaching me lessons about life and love and God as she disciplined me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I was on the point of raising myself over the bow when I heard a gentle thrashing buzz. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They were gentle roundings, mere ripples in the land. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle wife of his dreams waited up for him and had hot coffee and something nice to eat ready. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They would be gentle, formal, everyone gathered in the musty living room: her elderly uncles and granduncles, their wives, some cousins, and perhaps a baby tied on someone’s back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Never-theless there was a sense of openness, a feel of a gentle breeze moving lightly about, that kept the darkness from being oppressive. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When he slashed at Akhlys, the sword just floated across her like a gentle breeze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Less for a gentle potion, more for a particularly rough or evil spell.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “How was your day?” she asked, peering up at me, her big blue-green eyes gentle but curious. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He accelerated with the gentle serenity of the Buddhist Zen master who knows nothing really needs to be done quickly, and his brakes whined like metal machine music, and I loved him. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Then we were stopping with a gentle bounce and I was uncertain whether we had gone up or down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we were stopping with a gentle bounce and I was uncertain whether we had gone up or down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a gentle prod against my ribs under my left arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z George was a tall handsome boy, gentle and sweet, who had from the first a kind of courtliness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Some people were only able to gape at her, but many talked and those that did found her warmer and gentler than she had ever been before. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The road raced ahead in a series of gentle curves that began to look familiar, and off in the distance the solitary tollbooth appeared, a welcome sight indeed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The gentle teasing had returned to her voice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They murmured words he did not catch; he felt gentle pats upon his back, and then they all traipsed back toward the cottage, leaving Harry alone beside the elf. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It smelled good, tasted good, and was gentle to the eyes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I took gentle hold of his shoulder and eased him slowly ... The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And even then it would sound more like a gentle baseball game and less like...this. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z So I kiss him—slowly, so I can feel the warmth of his mouth and the gentle pressure and his breaths as we pull away. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z "What kind of children's center?" he asks, giving a gentle tug on the German shepherd's leash. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His hands, large and strong and gentle, guiding hers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When his running footsteps had faded, too, the only sounds were the gentle hiss of the naphtha lamp and the moan of the wild wind outside. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Today it brings a gentle smile to his face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t mean defeating death in the way the Death Eaters mean it, Harry,” said Hermione, her voice gentle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was hard to understand, but the Consistorial Court of Discipline was on the same side as the gentle sisters of Godstow Priory, sort of. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The rest of my uncles were very gentle and kind, but they were very quiet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It feels as if he’s guiding me, like a gentle wind. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She could still feel Amah’s gentle hand on her head, the soft weight of it anchoring her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Where she was serious and gentle he was intense and humorous, utterly engaged in the world in a way none of her family really was. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He recognized this gentle, timid touch and recovered. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to be prepared,” he told Deborah, his voice gentle. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “This is a hard life,” he said in a gentler voice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There was a scratch at the door, a gentle drumming. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z What’s more, the workshop’s stone floor rose and fell in a gentle pattern of peaks and troughs to guide the spills toward those drains. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “He talked to it gentle,” the story went, “like a woman talkin’ to a young ’un.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She served us coffee and cakes while Malcolm spoke in the courteous, gentle manner that was his in private. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be gentle with your uncle. He’s a delicate man, like the teacup, I’m afraid.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I was a loose kite in a gentle wind floating with only my will for an anchor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A driveway climbs up a gentle slope before disappearing beneath a weathered wooden garage door. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The driver sighed and looked at her with gentle reproach. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Born in Columbiana, Alabama, my grandmother had a gentle nature and soft-spoken ways. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was, of course, a drunk, especially at the end of his life, but he was so kind, and generous, and gentle. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z His gentle calling drew Minli to him like a moth to a lit lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z After a minute, Yossarian and a gentle warm wind were the only things stirring in the haunting tranquillity that hung like a drug over the vacated tents. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He was so sweet and gentle and patient comforting his young wife. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “That is Frightful; don’t be afraid. She’s quite wonderful and gentle. She would be glad to catch you a rabbit for supper if you would prefer that to venison.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. I have handled him and gentled him. Also, he’s not feeling very fierce just now because of the long journey he’s had, and the operation. Do you like him?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z His voice was stern, but the look on his face was gentle. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And so we would sometimes hum melodies evoking the gentle waters of the Jordan River and the majestic sanctity of Jerusalem. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Her serious frown gives way to a gentle smile. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I looked into her steely eyes that morning and thought I saw a gentle recognition. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still hawk-keen, with a strong and handsome face, but his eyes were more human, humble, gentle. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The small, sensitive, gentle, brown face that I had studied in photographs, until I had dreamed about it, was fixed straight ahead as the Messenger strode, encircled by the marching, strapping Fruit of Islam guards. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The copper leaves on the tree shivered, softly, as if in a gentle wind, and then harder, as if a storm were coming. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z From every side, the roar of conflagration; the air was mobile with sparks and gentle black ghosts of ash. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, and the strong, gentle hands around mine become Starry's, and then Baba's, until finally I feel the scarred hands of an unseen Liberator sheltering my own. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He reached across the table to lift my chin with a cold, gentle finger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He was scrambling up a gentle incline on hands and knees. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Then, shaking my arm, he said, in a very different, gentle tone, ‘Wake up, my friend, wake up,’ unaware I’d been awake long enough to have heard him discussing me like a cut of meat. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A ripple of gentle laughter ran through the large crowd. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing that gentle smile, beneath all the blood and the sound of the beating, hit me hardest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z With a loud yet gentle voice, First Turkey said, “Water Monster of the Agave Pond, you must attain medicine from your mother to buy us more time.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z A gentle shove against the small of my back and I am heading down a new, even more dimly lit tunnel. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He set the squash down, then turned back to me and spoke with a gentle seriousness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One of my favourite methods of escape was what amounts to gentle asphyxiation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The bamboos at the corner of the house swayed slowly under a gentle night wind and through the twilight he could see dimly the fringe of trees at the border of the near field. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They waited till the cloud covered the moon and then, first at a walking pace and afterwards at a gentle trot, made for the shore. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Muhammad would be rapidly moving along up a center aisle from the rear—as once he had entered our humble little mosques—this man whom we regarded as Islam’s gentle, meek, brown-skinned Lamb. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Archie’s voice was soft with concern, his eyes gentle with compassion. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the silence there was a gentle, tearing sound as a grazing cow moved nearer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Emmett starts to sing a gentle song about a bird in the dead of night. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The word for kind is the same as the word for gentle. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This time the music was slow and gentle, a dreamy tune. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I had anticipated long soulful tongued kisses and gentle caresses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So I can't help the tears that leak out as Kimberly lays me back in the neck cradle and massages my head under the gentle flow of water. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The ground was rolling and uneven here; soft and muddy near the river, rising in a gentle slope toward the kingsroad, stony and broken beyond it, to the east. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He liked the days he could spend with his bees, and the summer svm, and the way night came gentle from the dusky sea. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle calm had left her voice and face. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There, as she wept and trembled, a soft breath of air came through the stillness to her, the gentle breathing of Zephyr, sweetest and mildest of winds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents made a striking pair of newlyweds, both tall and good-looking, my mom with a stately, confident air, and my dad, soft-spoken, gentle, and sincere, with an easy smile and a long, straight nose. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z All the scars were smooth and silver, streaking him like lightning, like lines of gentle remembering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It is a charming, gentle tune that appeals precisely because of its simplicity. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z With a gentle touch, the robot picked up the twig. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And then there was nothing gentle about it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Standing my dogs close to the warm heat, the gentle hands of the hunters went to work. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an extremely shy, gentle young man of twenty-two or -three, a law student at N.Y.U., and altogether a very memorable person. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He cradled the instrument in one arm and, almost before his fingers touched the strings, a gentle melody, as beautiful as the curve of the harp itself, lifted like a voice singing without words. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Later the adults kissed Grandpa, giving him gentle abrazos so as not to cave in his eggshell chest. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Archie’s voice was gentle with assurance, the old gentleness they all recognized as Archie’s hallmark when he was sailing high, wide and handsome. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A part of me recalls the way he saved me from the Skiz fight, that he had helped me heal this burning wound in my side, that his hands had been so gentle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When Javier sat down, his hand fell to Moss’s leg, where he gave it a gentle squeeze before bringing it back to his own controller. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Pinmei closed her eyes, imagining Amah’s face gazing at her, as steady and gentle as the moon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Night noises closed in all around them, crickets and a gentle breeze, leaves bumping into each other on their branches. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The spring breeze blows on our faces, gentle and warm. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z While they were wonderfully gentle and easy-minded, they had rules, and when those rules were broken, sometimes their retaliation was complete and devastating. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Here’s your place floating over Asheville on a day when the clouds are as gentle as dolphins.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Here the only hills were man-made highway bridges—smooth, gentle slopes of concrete. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Their song rose and fell in gentle crescendos that matched the waves lashing along the sand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Their bodies, hers as well, were massaged each morning, and their gentle exercise was supervised by the staff. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then turning to Mrs. Weston, with a look of gentle reproach—“Ah! Miss Taylor, if you had not married, you would have staid at home with me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z "The brute struck that gentle woman, poor thing!" the West Indian woman chanted. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were brown and gentle, and deep wrinkles spread from their outside corners like tiny furrows. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He rubbed the cramped hand against his trousers and tried to gentle the fingers. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He's gentle and kind and he disappears too quickly, but it's only because he’s scared. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Presently, under her gentle stroking, she felt a throaty vibration, then heard a rusty, feeble purring. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The boulders diminish to rocks that eventually turn to pebbles, and then, to my relief, we're back on pine needles and the gentle incline of the forest floor. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Well, whatever it is you want to ask, child, go right ahead,” Aunt Rose finally said, her voice gentle. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It seemed to have something to do with the gentle winter climate and our stands of blue willows, the only trees where they’d nest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z No trees stirred in the wind, and there was no stream to soothe her fears with the gentle music of water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Around the year 80 A.D., a great Greek writer, Plutarch, received news, when he was far from home, that a little daughter of his had died—a child of most gentle nature, he says. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was softer and more lifting than the song by which he had called up the stars and the sun; a gentle, rippling music. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z A gentle autumn breeze tousled their mostly fair hair. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Is this gentle and lovely being lost for ever? Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z He was usually so soft and gentle, like that puppy in the toilet paper commercials. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The hobbits rode on up a gentle slope, passing a few detached houses, and drew up outside the inn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They never thought that Bush’s rhetoric, a kinder, gentler version of the “Morton Downey Show,” would have much lasting effect. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They went back and forth, gentle parrying, trying to draw her out. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He turned Janina around by her shoulders and gave her a gentle pat on the backside. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Stella had generally preferred eating the goodies rather than cooking them, but Mama’s years of gentle lessons were paying off now. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Hazel felt the gentle touch as if it had happened to her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The gentle morning waves licked up the beach and whispered softly. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Something else is needed to get from sunup to sundown: a balm, a gentle touch or nuzzling of some sort. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And as my extreme weakness prevented me from getting up and going to him, I lay there, penitently whispering, “O God bless him! O God bless this gentle Christian man!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Then his hands come up, gentle as they glide over my arms. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His kiss was so gentle she had to lean in to feel it all the way. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I sit there, listening to the gentle plunk of water smacking the bottom of the boat, looking out at the ocean that has opened itself before me, still and flat like black glass. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The cushions were so soft and the gentle rocking of the boat along the canals always made him so wonderfully sleepy. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Come forth and be cleansed,” the preacher said, his voice gentle now. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The Gap appears almost gentle, carpeted with trees, rolling hills, and the occasional gold burst of a wildflower meadow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She sat alert, her body tuned to that gentle pull on the tiller. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z And all this time Ob was gentle with him and with me, gentle like a mother. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The cop moved behind Moss, and seconds later, he felt a gentle tug on the chain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her smooth gentle hand taught him many things. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She was mad at herself for letting Tiller and Sairy soften them up with their good food and gentle ways. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me more about grammar in the Talmud, Reuven,” he said to me, with a gentle hint of mockery in his voice. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He looked around to make sure that no one was watching, then leaned over and brushed his lips against my mouth in the gentlest kiss. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z That gentle kiss was a nice move and I thought I could get in another one and then throw something heavy at her. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She dropped her hand over mine for just a second, very gentle and reassuring. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a gentle breeze and I could hear the leaves moving over my head. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Cora tried to slide in gentle words about her friend, a gift that she could hold later. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Supped with Slant, the gentle, timid arrival of the other day, and another youth, Pomp. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Finally she started down the gentle hill, carefully feeling her way in the moonlight. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I’m expecting him to be brusque, but his hands are—not gentle, exactly, but not callous, either. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Elsa had given me this book when I first got out of prison to show me, she said, that being passive and gentle could be revolutionary. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The moonlight was white on the roof next door and the sky was a gentle summer blue. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She had a gentle spirit that smiled at him and made him want to protect her from brutes like Jordan. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Would the gentle Jesus care to enter into that transitory setting? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He is not sweet or gentle or particularly kind. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Except that underneath he loved her very much, loved her plump gentle flesh, her quiet way of sewing, cooking . . . of being true. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Beth took an observation of the new boys and decided that the lame one was not ‘dreadful’, but gentle and feeble, and she would be kind to him on that account. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She a skinny little thing, with a gentle face and disturbing tongue. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It is possible that in spite of Octavia’s generous and gentle spirit, Mark Antony had never stopped thinking about Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I was born here,” Gitano said in gentle rebuke. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet there was something gentle and tender about him, in the way he had his arm around Boobie, who was wearing a red T- shirt and shorts with his shoulder tilting down slightly. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrubbed her off as best I could, being gentle with her sore places, combed her hair, and let her wrap up in one of Mama’s leftover shirts. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z That time I wasn’t too gentle with my work. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But then it started to snow, a gentle October snow, and the birds stopped singing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My gentle Palomino has the iron will of a stallion. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be in the mobile home on his hard mattress and feel the gentle weight of the tattered blanket press against his body. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “The wild doe has become a gentle deer,” he said, showing that he recognized my transformation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Yes, it is, Gloria. Isn’t it nice—soft and furry. It’s very gentle. It likes little girls.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Pilate scraped the eggshells together into a little heap, her fingers fanning out over and over again in a gentle sweeping. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just lie there, there’s no need to move right now,” Katherine says, her words gentle but her tone still sharp. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Sometimes, the energy hummed through her, gentle and warm; other times, it was scalding, like swallowing a mouthful of too-hot tea. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, well. I expect you to do a better job next time. A girl gets her life saved, she expects gentler treatment all-round.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dad put a gentle arm around my shoulder. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her strokes are broad and gentle, the colors muted; Lelia says anatomically correct pictures give the kids nightmares. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His smile was gentle, and he seemed very nice. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Her fingers dropped to my shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He has gentle hands, she mused, as warm fragrant oils ran between her toes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The air was gentle as though a summer day had lingered beyond its season, but Gwydion’s words chilled him like a sudden cold wind. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He could not stay gloomy today, knowing the trouble would soon be gone from Rekh’s gentle eyes. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z His voice is gentle; Mama says it is the reason she hired him after she asked Kevin to leave. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Sailors and dockworkers began to filter into the inn to get the morning meal, and the room slowly filled with the gentle buzz of conversation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maybe there were parents like them who had a child like me, who needed a gentle tap on the shoulder and someone to tell them there was hope. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z When he dreamed at night the face of his friend was always before him, massive and gentle. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She reached out and playfully pinched the skin of his neck, a gentle pressure between her fingers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She looked gentle and kind, and I recall the way her old-fashioned kettle whistled till she went over and soothed it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “The other Trojans upbraid me,” she said, “but always I had comfort from you through the gentleness of your spirit and your gentle words. You only were my friend.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked toward the rock, and the water was pleasant, the sun gentle. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Her gentle smile, her luminous eyes, her rose scented perfume filled me with an inner calm, and I felt blessed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The western side of each ridge was steep and difficult, but the eastward slopes were gentler, furrowed with many gullies and narrow ravines. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In each archway a windowsill at waist height was broad enough to lean on, and below them the pantiled roof ran down in a gentle slope all around to the gutter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay climbed up next to me as a horn blared, cutting through the gentle night sounds of the marsh. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A gentle slap on the side of my head, a secret pinch, girls circling around me singing, Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar and pointing, as though the song is true, at me. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “I thought you’d kill me in a more personal way. Silk pillow over my face, slow and gentle suffocation. Just you and me. Sensual.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Please let me take some of that,” came Masvita’s gentle voice. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "What happened?" she asked again, this time her voice gentler, more worried. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z In front of their feet, the ground swept away in a long, gentle slope. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Free to be gentle when she was sick, or mop her floor, for she knew what and where his maleness was. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor’s voice was gentle, but he tapped his foot impatiently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z She was more inclined toward gentle persuasion, not that it worked on me. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Long turquoise grass moves in the breeze like gentle waves beneath the trees. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach's hands were gentle, they never hurried or pulled a stray hair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Tradition called for me to provide a kind of gentle light, flattering the president with my devotion, flattering the nation primarily by not challenging it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z With gentle hands, she worked the entrails back through the opening. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam’s mother had been born when there were monsters, and Jam’s grandmother had come from the islands, a woman entirely too gentle for that time. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Jody sat quietly listening, and he seemed to hear Gitano’s gentle voice and its unanswerable, ‘‘But I was born here.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Small doubts rained on him from time to time, but mostly he floated in hope, fabulous hope, a private ocean, gentle and green. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked wonderingly at the old man, whose gentle touch seemed as great a magic as his salve. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She felt the dull thump of her mother’s heartbeat, the lightness of her mother’s breath on her hair, the gentle touch of her mother’s hands stroking down the length of her back. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dead earthworms had been seen in numbers after a gentle rain; probably the robins had fed on the poisoned worms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The man in front was dark, Sicilian perhaps, with the gentlest face, almost angelic. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Like Pa, he is very soft-spoken, gentle, and giving. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel a gentle hand tug on my little finger and I look to see Geak’s face staring up at me, her eyes big and wet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mulch’s internal compass steered him true, and within minutes he could feel the gentle vibrations of the rabbits loping along their tunnels. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z His breathing deepened into a gentle snore, as if he’d been asleep for hours. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “They were made for each other, don't you think?'' Prosper nodded. “Go on, put away that worried face for a bit,'' Victor said, giving him a gentle nudge in his back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian took her in his arms and hugged her with gentle, contrite affection. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The continuous, gentle rustling of the beech leaves was unlike the sounds to be heard in a copse of nut bushes, oak and silver birch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As he urges the horse on, he is gentle for fear the ruts and the muddy road will cause her to fall forward or brush him in some way. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Trefusis could not continue, soured his visage, then made another attempt, this time more gentle in his tone. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Do not doubt, as I did,” the abbot said, his voice gentle, his eyes honest as ever. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She bathed, feeling almost as dirty as she had in Endovier, and was grateful for the gentle servants who attended her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Bran could feel the flakes on his face, melting as they touched his skin like the gentlest of rains. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I listened to the gentle whisper of her fingers against my sleeve. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z With his gentle demeanor, Gandhi seemed the very personification of nonviolence, and he insisted that the campaign be run along identical lines to that of his father’s in India. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was warm to the touch and seemed to buzz with a gentle electrical charge. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Lie still,” Miss Maggie scolded, hurrying to the bed and gentling him back against the pillow. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Seeing Meg’s usually gentle temper was roused and her pride hurt by this mischievous joke, Mrs. March soothed her by promises of entire silence and great discretion for the future. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z You may even plead with them, by heaven! in gentle terms to quit their horseplay—not that they will heed you, rash as they are, facing their day of wrath. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It took three of them to pry Bronwyn away from Caul, who wheezed through his half-crushed windpipe, “Take them away, and don’t be gentle!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Flower petals and leaves were littered across her naked body, and her eyes were closed in the gentlest way. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I remember that Mariana doesn’t like the Doctorita, that she’s often told her son his wife is too fat, too dark-skinned, too bossy—far from the slim, fair, gentle wife he deserves. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At six feet five inches tall and over 250 pounds, he could seem a little intimidating, but his wife and mother insisted that he was sweet and gentle. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The river flowed out to the land, gentle and docile, and the great floods were eased. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Lady bared her teeth and began to growl, a low rumble full of menace, but this time Sansa silenced the wolf with a gentle hand to the head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘The matter of the Lady Galadriel lies still between us. I have yet to teach you gentle speech.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Though the Niffler is gentle and even affectionate, it can be destructive to belongings and should never be kept in a house. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The practical, pragmatic part of our upbringing wouldn’t allow me to put much stock in the gentle, well-intentioned platitudes people would heap on us a few days later at the funeral. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She deliberates—and just when I sense that I’ve reached that tipping point where her emotions and better judgment teeter ever so precariously, I give her the gentle tap that ensures which way she’ll fall. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The makeshift crib, the gentle soap left her mind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a superpower that black mommas possess—they can somehow go from being gentle to firm in a matter of seconds. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They came at me fast, then slow, hard, then gentle, loud, then soft as a whisper. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z His long, gentle fingers tuck a tissue into my hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This is a gentle delineation, is it not, reader? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Doc placed a hand on each of our shoulders and gave a gentle squeeze. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His hands were always gentle, though his strength was astonishing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Big and green, with wide fields of high grass that swept back and forth with the breeze, turning the blades into gentle waves. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z On the held, the coaches were as gentle with him as ever, treating him once again as an explosive time bomb that could be set off by the slightest impulse. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank was much too sweet and gentle for that. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He waved his whole body back and forth in place, like a round little willow tree bending in a gentle breeze. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He was very gentle with her, and many were the questions she asked of him, for Vetch, she said, would never tell her anything. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I could hear Dr. Begbie’s gentle voice as she spoke to another kid in Green. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It’s a surprising flavor for such a gentle kiss. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We kissed, and it was gentle and nice, rain dripping from our noses and running warm into our just-open mouths. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me; when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathised in their joys. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z The sharpness of his expression softened like a flower blossoming, his small smile gentle. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And as his eyes focused on all the gentle gray shapes slowly hopping around in that compartmentalized wire pen, his heart did another flip-flop. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at her closely, unaccustomed to the gentle tone of her voice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not believe how gentle and softhearted he could be. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her chuckle was a soft and gentle puff against the top of my head. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Even with the new, kinder, gentler Sophie, Cap was still a whole lot nicer to her than she was to him. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Then his face grew gentler, and the shadow of a smile appeared. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Yuni was a kind and gentle person, but she had only one pace. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Also in tow with her was her two-year-old son, Paul, a gentle, kind boy who seemed slightly confused as to who I was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin pulls me in again and we kiss, a gentle, sweet, deep kiss that makes my whole body respond. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Magic always leaves traces,” said Dumbledore, as the boat hit the bank with a gentle bump, “sometimes very distinctive traces. I taught Tom Riddle. I know his style.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He became so gentle and sweet and cooperative that they left him at the palace of Hades, where Persephone promised he would be looked after. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What originally was planned to be an angry riptide, one English newspaper aptly described now as “the gentle flood.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind it rose the first gentle slopes of the hill clad with trees, and trees marched away westward along the curving shores of the lake. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z With one gentle puff, the ball of hair bursts into flame and vanishes. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z My own farewell, more gentle than my rebuke, was lost in the noise of a loud fanfare that signaled the king’s coming. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In late spring, Tall Andras had a plump newborn son, and there were lambs prancing in the upper meadow, their soft fleece warm in the changed, gentler weather. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z While he looked exactly what he was, a shrewd politician, his voice was gentle when he spoke. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “So where were we, before I behaved so rudely?” he asked in the gentle cadences of an earlier century. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was a gentle horse, though, and she knew the way to Barrow Hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mary’s countenance was equally intelligent—her features equally pretty; but her expression was more reserved, and her manners, though gentle, more distant. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The plants were hardly more than a gray-green shadow, and a gentle mist wafted up from sprinklers in the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The hiss of waves breaking at her ankles is a gentle sigh, as if the sea itself has found lasting contentment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z One gentle push and the small iron door swung slowly open on its greased hinges. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Laurie had christened it, saying it was highly appropriate to the gentle lovers who ‘went on together like a pair of turtledoves, with first a bill and then a coo’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee’s finger came to a gentle rest on the change mat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But let us not darken our hearts by imagining the trial of their gentle loyalty in the Dark Tower. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His voice was gentle, full of child-like curiosity, and I think that was what started me sobbing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not everyday, after all, that one finds oneself, upon awakening, hanging from the jaws of a fellow creature—even so caring and gentle a creature as myself. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z The air fairly hummed with their daybreak activity: beetles and birds and squirrels and ants, and countless other things unseen, all gentle and self-absorbed and not in the least alarming. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His father may have called their plow horse President Lincoln as a joke, but Macon always thought of Lincoln with fondness since he had loved him first as a strong, steady, gentle, and obedient horse. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He was kind and gentle; it was hard to picture him as a soldier. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Harmless? Really? Well, you do seem rather gentle. And I heard someone say that you don’t eat any food at all, which makes no sense, but hopefully it means you won’t eat me?” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The Giver was gentle with him for many days following the terrible shared memory of war. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The ten miles of trail we have already covered—the section between our parked vehicles and the river—were gentle, well marked, and relatively heavily traveled. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Who made her laugh, who made her see old things with new eyes, in whose presence she felt clever, gentle and a little raunchy. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Just a truck backfiring,” Mom murmurs, her hands gentle on my hair. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z His song travels to the window and gives a gentle knock. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He looked down at me, his honey eyes unexpectedly gentle. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Hugo gazed up into his eyes, which looked more gentle and welcoming than he had ever seen before. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z There was a gentle smile on his face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Tipping her head back into the gentle froth, she gazed at the stars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I felt a soft, oh-so-cool and gentle cheek against mine, and it felt so good, so good... The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I took care to use the gentlest setting. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Each of their steps sent a gentle puff of dust into the air. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The boy tilted his head, trying to reassure her with wide, gentle eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The gentle sounds of water cascading from the fountain reminded me of the creek that ran behind our cabin in the cotton labor camp in Corcoran. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Instead, he repeated his question, his voice soft, gentle. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It's much gentler terrain than the rest of Arabia Terra, and the far end looks like a smooth ascent out of the valley. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Beaver helped you?” came Tawny’s gentle voice. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There was silence, an almost gentle quiet in Herbie’s gloomy hovel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle pity in his look frightened me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When she spoke again, her voice was gentle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He felt a gentle wind brush against his arms. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, you can, you can! I always say so! No use lying to the gentle!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Miss K’s usually gentle voice cut through the commotion. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Gherland laid his hand on the shoulder of the perplexed husband and gave a gentle squeeze. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Ever since she was a child, my daughter had been rather strange; she was never the loving, gentle girl I would have liked to have. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing to be heard except the gentle wind, the heather bees, the skylarks very high, and a few distant snuffles from Meg. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Kvothe gave a gentle smile and looked around the room as if fixing it in his memory. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The second Anne, who’s never overconfident or amusing, but wants only to love and be gentle. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His hands came up to pull mine away from my face, but I wasn’t about to let him be gentle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Several people openly wept at the sight of those miraculous nests and their gentle residents. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Sit up, dear, and drink this,” said Mrs. Coulter, and her gentle sum slipped around Lyra’s back and lifted her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But her voice, when she spoke, was gentler than he had ever known it to be before. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The glossy black hair hung in gentle waves without a hair astray. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Sweet, gentle, silly Grandpa Dan, who told stories in between the readings and said things like “How do I know? I was there!” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice had a soothing gravity and his smile was disarmingly gentle. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was supremely gentle and yet sure of himself at the same time. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Do you know,” Marie-Laure asks in a gentle voice, “why he was here? That man upstairs?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His fingers on a timer or a carburetor adjustment screw were gentle and wise and sure. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice wobbled the smallest bit when she said Maud’s name, but hearing her familiar, gentle voice calmed me slightly. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z His hand feels rough and calloused, but his grip is gentle. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard a gentle splash and a tinkling sound. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Good. Yes, good. And kind of sweet—kind of soft and sweet. Kind of gentle and soft.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The cabin was quiet except for the gentle crackling of the fire. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He had lain on a bed in the infirmary, in pain, unseeing, his memory slow to return, and half listened to the conversations of the gentle folk who took care of him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The soft sunlight cast leaf shadows across her face and the wind made gentle ripples in the moss-colored lake in front of her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z We run deeper into the wood, until the ground rolls like a gentle wave down into a little valley, where there’s a green glade cut cleanly in half by a diamond-bright stream. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Their eyes were gentle shades of blue and green. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Catelyn liked the feel of it on her face, gentle as a mother's kisses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Ladies and gentle—” Byron interrupted me when he saw I was going to tease them. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave her a gentle hug, and before I knew it, I was giving Wynn a squeeze too. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Its wick emitted a gentle hiss and soft yellow light as a tiny petal of flame danced inside its glass hexagon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z My father sometimes made me kneel while he put his hand on my head when he rattled off a blessing, but his was a heavy hand, not the gentle touch I desired. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She was smart, kind, and gentle, and she reminded me of my mother, so I worked hard to make her proud of me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z All different kinds, each promising it was the gentlest on your skin. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The three of us sit like this for a while, listening to the birds chatter in the trees and watching the gentle waves lap against the shore. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The roan had all the pride and fire any grown man would want in his best horse, yet was as gentle as a pet. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They heard the gentle remonstrance of a kindly king with an erring but much-loved minister. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Be gentle. With each other and, most especially, the library’s books and exhibits.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The city had welcomed Bo and him like a great, gentle animal. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z That night, walking home with Blanca near me, the streets seemed cleaner, the neighborhood quieter and gentler. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Her voice had been gentle at first, coaxing, but when I didn’t answer, when I stayed away, it had turned to fury. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was just as she remembered him—rugged, but with dark gentle eyes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But never did she go without Mr. Woodhouse’s giving a gentle sigh, and saying, “Ah, poor Miss Taylor! She would be very glad to stay.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He heard soft footsteps on the hearth and a gentle breathing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a serene calm in the backyard, in the gentle wave of the mango tree and the winelike scent of ripening cashews. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She was a pleasant enough woman, with her steps made mincing by age and her little hands like gentle claws that liked to touch young skin. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There she was with her hair blowing softly around her face and her shoulders moving with the gentle sway of the boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z His voice was gentle, which was enough for me to put together he was talking to the girl, not the guy who had moved on to moaning in dismay. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When she spoke this time her voice was quite gentle, and she looked Reynie in the eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z No amount of gentle words would be enough to reassure her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lucy’s eyes in form and colour; but Lucy’s eyes unclean and full of hell-fire, instead of the pure, gentle orbs we knew. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z This was much the same: the fragile skin, the soothing water, the gentle motion of his hand, slippery with soap. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He sniffed my finger, then followed with a gentle love nip. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z As they finished, clouds rolled in and a gentle rain fell, although the sky had been clear when the ceremony started. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Moss heard the water running; he heard the thump of a cabinet closing; he heard the gentle whistle minutes later as the kettle began to boil. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His touch was gentle, the water warm and soothing."This is like to sting some," the maester warned as he wet a cloth with wine that smelled of crushed herbs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I pulled the needle out and then gave the thread a gentle jerk to tighten it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He came toward her and touched the black stone with a gentle finger. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They are gentle with my new leaves, careful with my exposed roots. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I missed Mamá’s gentle tapping on my shoulders and tugging of the blanket to wake me up. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z It was the song to the Virgin, who loved all gentle things and who had watched over him in prison. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To the southwest of that little crater is a gentle slope into Schiaparelli Basin. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "Why?" she asked, with something just gentler than disdain. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He could feel the short springy turf under his feet and the gentle sunshine on his face. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He saw how gentle Old Man was with the baby. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He sat looking down at his bloody leg, feeling the gentle wind, the heat from the south, seeing Kilrain dead on a litter, no more the steady presence. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In Iceland, naturally by its position the last northern country to be Christianized, the missionaries seem to have been gentler, or, perhaps, they had less influence. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s been another shooting,” he says, and Momma forgets to be gentle and yanks my hair hard. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It was not the gentle breeze that cooled her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The soft touch of a gentle paw on his back caused him to look around. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Anthropologists formerly idealized band and tribal societies as gentle and nonviolent, because visiting anthropologists observed no murder in a band of 25 people in the course of a three-year study. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The old men all raised their instruments at once, and the room filled with a shock of horns over the gentle footsteps of conga drums. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Somewhere above, voices bade other soft voices good night, doors turned and shut, lights dimmed, and a gentle singing continued. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “This will be a bit of a shock,” said Professor McGonagall in a surprisingly gentle voice as they approached the infirmary. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Go on home,” she told her mare, Cinders, who was so gentle and smart that Miss Maggie could ride bareback and then turn her loose to meander home. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It felt gentle and warm, like somebody’s arms around you. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “In an attempt to learn the secrets of the jinn, the Scholars sent delegations to negotiate with the King-of-No-Name. They received a gentle but firm response. “We are jinn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Another cry echoes from the adjoining chamber, joining the first in a gentle chorus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I feel more detached from life and somehow gentler. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought how she might describe it, the way they bobbed on the illuminated water’s gentle swell, and how their hair spread like tendrils and their clothed bodies softly collided and drifted apart. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When they smile they reveal teeth filed to sharp points, yet they are gentle, and unbelievably small. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "He's in my literature class. I really like him," she says, voice gentler now. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A gentle kiss at first, lips pressed to lips, then their tongues were touching and she felt boneless against him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She seemed to enjoy herself, though, and a gentle smile settled around her eyes. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave Scipio glance full of mockery and gentle amusement. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He knew it couldnt have gas in it yet when he tilted it with his foot and let it fall back again there was a gentle slosh. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And I can tell from the smile crinkles at the corners of his eyes and his gentle way of moving that I want to work for him. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She waited for him to finish, wished him good night with a gentle kiss on the cheek, and left the room, taking Blanca by the hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue Eyes lay before him, her breathing gentle. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a rubbing sound on the wall and then a gentle tap on the door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was exactly what Lyddie remembered doing, but she knew, to her shame, that her own face had betrayed exasperation, while Brigid’s was as gentle as that of a ewe nuzzling her lamb. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He has no sense of what is being done to him, but there have been other doctors who were not so gentle after his parents left the room. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Annie Pattridge was an awkward, shy girl in my high school, a kid with gentle eyes who kept to herself and ate her lunches in a corner of the school’s little library. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The air is cool and dry, and butterflies twirl by on a gentle breeze. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Devon, muffled under the gentle occupation of the snow, was dominated by them; the cold Yankee stars ruled this night. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But beneath that soft gentleness there was something stubborn in her, and no matter how conscientiously he studied it all out, he could not understand the gentle stubbornness in his wife. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The sun is gentle and golden at this time of day, melting like butter behind the mountains. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It had taken me over a month of gentle coaxing to draw Auri out from the tunnels underneath the University where she lived. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I stand there for a few minutes, memorizing his face all over again, until a gentle hand taps my shoulder. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A gentle surge of seawater moved in silently, smoothed the roughened sand, and receded. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You could get a lawyer,” Pearl suggested, and Bebe gave her a gentle pitying glance. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Skulason is a gentle and intense man with a gravitas that is arresting. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They had reached the door and Newt gave him a gentle push outside. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And as they ate it, Harry, with some gentle prompting from Albert, talked about birds. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “It is impossible to be gentler, Herbert. Yes? What else?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z With this settled, the small wasi filled with the gentle noises of the night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z There was nothing she could not describe: the gentle pad of a maniac’s tread moving sinuously along the drive, keeping to the verge to muffle his approach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A light wind was moving in the tops of the pines—cool sweet air, gentle and clean. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So over the next five or six days, I told him whatever he wanted to know, and he’d lie there, all hooked up, a gentle smile breaking through. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother was named Hudis and she was the exact opposite of him, gentle and meek. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Hodor washed the sweat from him with a warm, damp cloth and dressed him with deft and gentle hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She hugged me in her gentle, knowing way, but it didn’t make me feel close to her. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Then she heard it, a soft patter, a gentle drum that had no real rhythm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her voice went a tone lower and was gentler than before, but for some reason Miss Briggs backed away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They were gentle and lilting, these sighs, and despite their melancholy Reynie loved to hear them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She went to swing the pack off her shoulder, but Lena stopped her with a gentle hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They slew the gentle musician, tearing him limb from limb, and flung the severed head into the swift river Hebrus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was so torn about it, Mal, ’cause first of all he was so gentle and so sweet to me....He said it twice, that I was beautiful. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Amari was fascinated with this white woman who seemed to be so pleasant and gentle. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Such were the gentle murmurs of Mrs. Bennet, and they gave way only to the greater distress of Mr. Bingley’s continued absence. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He sat up and sniffed it and wagged his tail and took the candy from between my fin' gers real gentle. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I leave him behind and lead Mama to the entrance of the school, where my poster hangs by black rope, waving a gentle welcome in the cool night air. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Although set in his beliefs and ways, he was kind to others, gentle, and exceptionally generous. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z With no windows to let in the sunlight, the stacks were utterly dark except for the gentle light of my candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They instinctively sensed when to give me some space or when I could stand some gentle ribbing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In her gentlest but firmest way, she gathered up the surviving demons and set them in work crews to clearing the mounds from which people were calling. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew New Orleans, I have over the years had many friends there, thoughtful, gentle people, with a tradition of kindness and courtesy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that his mother, whose touch was so much more gentle, had been thrust aside by his father, who could not bear to have anyone else touch his wounded son. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She speaks really fast and he talks really slowly; he’s enormous and powerful, she’s small and gentle. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z For general cleaning, the kind a custodian would do in a high school, you’d go with a much gentler, cheaper agent, diluted bleach. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t want his gentle friend to suffer the way he had, taking on the memories. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Seaborg joined with Joseph Kennedy, a newly appointed chemistry instructor with the gangly physique of a scarecrow and a gentle drawl that proclaimed his North Texas origins, and brought the plan to Ernest. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Ben shrugged and, in a gentler voice, added, “There’s a time and place for everything.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The pastor then said, his voice gentle, “If you are afraid, then those who foster hatred will win. Is that what you want?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She reminded me of a little canary back there, her gentle whistle rising above the voices, organ, and piano. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her voice carries, though it’s soft, almost gentle. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Its lovely wings flapped, and the gentle waves of air it created caressed Nathan’s eyelids. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Do you want to play? Do you want to play?” he murmured as his eyes closed and the gentle face of the Virgin of Guadalupe floated in the candlelight. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The door opens upstairs at eight-twenty, and this is followed by three gentle taps on the floor...Anne’s hot cereal. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z This other, detached Tree-ear noticed that Min’s eyes were soft, his face gentle. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Stranger believed he himself would have to ride him for the next month to get him gentle enough for his superior. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Relief washed over me like a gentle surf. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands are gentle, and the metal is cool as it pierces my skin. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A woman in her seventies, with a broad face and short graying hair, she had a gentle, scholarly manner that masked an inner intensity. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Behind his gentle presentations, Walter had become fiercely opposed to capital punishment, an issue he readily admitted he had never thought about until his own experience confronting it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Maybe someday there'll be a guy sweet enough to walk me home and too gentle to try to kiss me right away. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When the high-speed chases and mandatory shoot-outs become too repetitive, I head over to the revival houses and watch gentler movies in which the couples sleep in separate beds and everyone wears a hat. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He was concupiscent as a rabbit and gentle as hell. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still warm, a gentle radiance of the day’s earlier sunlight. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He has MacGyver’s eyes, piercing and intelligent, and the same strong jaw and gentle lips. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “That suits me,” he replied, his face relaxing into a gentle smile. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Chiron was learned in the use of herbs and gentle incantations and cooling potions. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The Titan’s hands were surprisingly warm and gentle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A few white clouds drifted high, teased along by a breeze as gentle as a breath. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z They stood together on the back porch, as they had done so many times, but now, for the very first time, there was a gentle touch in Lizzie’s hand that Turner had never noticed before. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Her fingertip moves in short, gentle strokes between Buttercup’s eyes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Alexandra walked behind her, muffling the keys with coffee until they subsided to a gentle hum. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z On one trip, he watched with gentle amusement as women in flowing skirts and love beads put flowers in soldiers’ guns, then sat on the lawn, holding hands, trying to levitate the Pentagon. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “My lord,” I began, “you know you gave me these gifts, and with them sweet and gentle words.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then Mom swoops in closer, resting a gentle hand on the center of my back. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Compared to the clockwork finesse and gentle charm of Corelli, Vivaldi introduced a sense of drama and virtuosity that took his contemporaries’ breath away. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He was speaking to me in a low, gentle voice. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She was gentle, soft-spoken, and always comforted you when you needed it, even when you’d done something bad, or been told off by another guardian. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it changed and became more gentle, and curious. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I talked to him real soft and gentle and low, like he was a wild animal that I was trying to get to take food out of my hand. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes on the bus to school, I think of her and hope she has a gentle death. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She wonders if she is the only Indian person in the hospital, but a gentle twitch from the baby reminds her that she is, technically speaking, not alone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He was a gentle man but strong and no coward. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A gentle breeze surrounded me, and I felt its pressure only, not its temperature. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It is usually easy to do homework in class because Mr. Stet- man’s voice creates a gentle, white-noise sound barrier. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Her deep brown eyes were huge, her gaze gentle and melting. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Night was in all the trees and coloring the sky, and the lamps were halos of pink light in the gentle house. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The witch or wizard would perform a basic Flame Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of my branding, the captain becomes gentle. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z There was nothing gentle about the way he held my hand, and no expression at all in his face. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Pa would walk ’em slow along the road, talking to ’em gentle and starting to get ’em use to the way we do things in Buxton. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Now I give the bracelet a gentle twist. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z MI6 invited Blake to London for a gentle interrogation about his years as a prisoner. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He listened, and in his face there was something gentle and Jewish, the knowledge of one who belongs to a race that is oppressed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Her gentle brown eyes and slow smile flicker in my memory. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He laid a gentle hand on Cole’s shoulder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The man he approached was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Jr. A dead ringer for actor Jimmy Stewart, Vanderbilt was a gangly twenty-five-year- old whose gentle, self-effacing manner belied his fabulous wealth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sweet girl, kind and gentle. Unsay one name and say another and cast this mad dream aside." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “For want of a gentler title, the legal institution in question here is known as the Deadman’s Statute,” he explained. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He looked at me with a gentle expression. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The figure fell and crumpled among the blue flowers of the mountain-side, but now there was a gentle breeze at this height too and the parachute flopped and banged and pulled. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was a minor rule, rather like rudeness, punishable only by gentle chastisement. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Soft lips that form a gentle shape of recognition. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z My mother's hand strokes my cheek and I don't push it away as I would in wakefulness, never wanting her to know how much I crave that gentle touch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It was almost full dark, but the moon-god Thoth’s heavenly barque, which revealed its high-prowed boat shape clearly these nights of its waning, was beginning to shed a gentle radiance over the littered pavement. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z And then, one by one, they realized that they couldn’t hear anything at all except for the gentle murmur of their blades dipping into and out of the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A punch to the stomach would have been gentler. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Trust me, it said, the sound of its voice lapping like gentle waves against her mind. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The fever had burned away every gentle thing inside him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her placid, gentle face wore a rather disappointed look, because the dogs usually spied her long before she got to the house and would rush to greet her. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey,” I say, trying to make my voice a little gentler but my Noise is so raging there’s really no point. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Mama had been trying all along to get Spot gentled before she had her first calf, but it was no use. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A gentle tug on the corners of her lips is all the answer she will give me for now. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Just the gentle pressure of her rough hand conveyed her own concern and assurance to me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Robert Schumann and his friend Felix Mendelssohn were German successors to Beethoven of a gentler mould. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The door opened and noise poured into the Waystone like a gentle wave. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Mia?” my father says in a low, gentle voice as he touches my shoulder. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “A man grown, who freely chose to risk his life for gold and glory. No children die today in Daznak’s, as my gentle queen in her wisdom has decreed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Frodo half opened his eyes as Sam stood over him, and then he wakened from his dreaming: another gentle, unrecoverable dream of peace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Nevertheless there was a sense of openness, a feel of a gentle breeze moving lightly about, that kept the darkness from being oppressive. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z No: it was the greenness of the lawn, the sharp lines of white mortar between the bricks, the rustle of the maple leaves in the gentle breeze, the very breeze itself. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They are nothing like Dauntless murmurs—they are gentler, like birds launching from branches. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But I’m not here for gentle and slow. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The tonic was a clear yellow-green, with a gentle aroma of fresh flowers and grass, reminding Minli of a spring morning. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the second week, she was standing and belching and chewing her cud—the gentlest cow I ever milked. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought he’d be one of those quiet types who was awkwardly gentle and clumsy, the kind of mild-mannered guy who says, “Am I hurting you?” when I can’t feel a thing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Her expression grew a little gentler, and she reached down to smooth my hair, “Always think about what you’re singing, honey.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The boy tosses his head back and laughs, a laugh that falls gentle and wild like desert rain. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Redemption grinned as he teased his parent, and Whis grabbed him in a gentle headlock before letting him go. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He smiled, a gentle, soft thing like fading light. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When he’d first crossed the river, sixty-seven, days earlier in the freezing temperatures of April, it had been an icy but gentle knee- deep creek, and he’d simply strolled across it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Back then Mother smiled at me with her eyes and her laughter and her gentle hands. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked up a gentle slope, moving through the trees. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But I was surprised to find these memories held only a gentle ache, not the deep pain I expected. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His hands are slow and gentle as candle flame, and the warmth in my chest spreads up through my collarbone and down to my fingertips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “It’s all right long as nobody gets upset. Just take it nice and gentle, ey? I’m watching him all the way, and I’ll yank the ladder up after me.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The wind was gentle; it tangled my hair and ruffled the grass that swayed around his motionless form. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He was gentle, and I could be honest and forthright with him, and he would not judge me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Idunn was married to Bragi, god of poetry, and she was sweet and gentle and kind. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z They mean gentle hands and warm food and safe sleep. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z My cousins and Jaja laughed, and Papa-Nnukwu laughed, too, a gentle chuckle, as if he had understood the English, then leaned back and closed his eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Although her face was as placid and kind as always, Tree-ear saw in her eyes some great worry that even her gentle smile of greeting could not hide. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Even the ocean quieted to a gentle purr. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It glowed with the light of the Sea King’s palace, shimmered with the reflected colors of Lady Meng’s tear, and shone with the gentle splendor of the moon itself. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A few adventurous members of the gentler sex took to wearing ridiculous “windshield hats,” watermelon-sized fabric balloons, equipped with little glass windows, that fit over the entire head, leaving ample room for corpulent Victorian coiffures. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have not wronged the ignorant girl, but helped her to be rid of false loves,” he said in a gentle voice. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I remember how calm she had always seemed when I was little, with her soothing voice and gentle smile. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The air was cool and wet and delicious to breathe: a slow, fine, soaking rain, a farmer’s rain, gentle on the roof. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to be gentle with it, and so, so careful... Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Their words remind him of a more gracious era, of gentler forces straining against the well-worn leash. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “You know,” she said, “you gentle him for me. He hardly hits me at all when you’re here. And he never hits you.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Come on now,” Mrs. Menzer said in her gentle way, and she led Dari up to his house while Twig and I waited. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The sun came out from behind a cloud and then disappeared again, and the smell of ketchup melded with butterscotch rose with a gentle persistence from the seats of the car. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He’s making a gentle show of his openness. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The large male wasn’t as gentle with brown babies as he was with the tinier black ones. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In his grave, silent veteran’s way he was dependable and gentle. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He wondered how his mother had turned out to be so nice—always laughing, always gentle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He took her small pink hand in his own frail spotted one and gave it a gentle squeeze. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Now colors are gentler and fewer; smells are antiseptic. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning sounds were so soft, so gentle and relaxing. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z With the gentlest of shoves, Briony was sent about her business. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His gentle demeanor aside, he thrived on combat, and improbably, given his academic and chess prowess, he’d once been the European heavyweight amateur boxing champion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The noise is so loud in the shady stillness of the plants and gentle huddled form of Mr. Ram that I’m ticked as I pick up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He took them in his own, his touch surprisingly gentle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I think he would have been considerate and gentle, and have understood what I was wanting from him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the beating became gentler as they leveled off, and then, to her alarm, it stopped altogether. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, his bag swinging in one hand, the object his father had pushed into his hand in the other, Tristran Thorn set off up the gentle hill, toward the woods. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The rolling of the boat, though gentle, was visibly not to his liking. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “We spoke with our colleague just a few minutes ago,” he said, his voice gentle, his eyes dark and comforting. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z On it, within the old province of Szechuan, so light and gentle that none could see it, was the little mark placed there by Ching which indicated the location of his ancestral farm. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Kvothe put on a gentle smile and gestured to Bast and Chronicler. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z David wraps his arms around my waist and peppers my face with gentle kisses. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Call me Mac,” said the old man, his voice suddenly quiet and gentle. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z By early summer, walk- ing turned to a gentle canter, first a mile, then two, then three. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z While he was in the countryside, life in the big house on the corner changed, making way for a gentle routine without men. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s so gentle: sliding his hand from my calf to my ankle, lifting my foot by the heel, unzipping the bootie, and slowly sliding it off. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The gentle giant would whimper when he felt him, and thrash his shaggy head from side to side, but not as violently as he had the first time, back at Queenscrown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She patted his shoulder and made her voice soft and gentle. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He could be a gentle man, maybe, if this were a different kind of place. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The thin line of down from her belly button led over the gentle curve of the base of her belly, to her dark triangle. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope tried to assume the same firm, gentle tone Miss Mortimer had always used to good effect on the girls at Swanburne. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Before them, as they turned west, gentle slopes ran down into dim hazes far below. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Kind was at first a family connection, later an elevated social rank, and finally came to rest meaning kindly or gentle. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And she herself was often repelled by the hard uprightness that lay just under his gentle voice and looks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She needed only one tiny little push....one gentle nudge in the right place....and that is exactly what the squirrels gave her! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z She counted herself lucky that Gallup was a gentler soul who treated her kindly. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I entered into it, and it enveloped me, and beneath its roiling surface I discovered something quiet and gentle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The lower slopes of the mountain are washed with gentle rains, and the air remains cool and fresh all year, and the volcanic soil produces rich crops of com. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The action was at first a little confusing to Edna, but she soon lent herself readily to the Creole’s gentle caress. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Tenzing, we later learned, had been scouting the route above Camp One, climbing a relatively gentle section of the Khumbu Glacier with four other Sherpas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The park went quiet and dark again, except for the gentle trickle of water into the Thrill Ride of Love’s exit pool. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Inside, Wash introduced them to Mr. Mason, the owner, who had gentle eyes and shaky hands that reminded Beto of Abuelito. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom clicks the button again, and it goes back to black with a gentle zapping sound. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z It had rained during the night, a gentle and safe sprinkle that Ivy let lull her to sleep after she’d stayed awake for hours drawing, and now the pavement shined like polished silver. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Be gentle I say,” the man with my feet repeated. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He gave it a gentle push with one paw “Red thread. Yes. Exactly Just when you think that life in the dungeon cannot get any better, a mouse arrives.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z As in a dream, Matthias gave the door a gentle tug. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She places a gentle hand over his and says, “Same goes for you.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure listens to the house timbers creak and the gulls cry and the gentle roar breaking against the window. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Or she might give you a gentle nudge. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The air was warm and heavy with the scent of flowers, and the woods here had a gentle beauty that Sansa had never seen in the north. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She has a gentle, graceful way of floating around, from years of ballet lessons. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "You are as wise as you are gentle, my lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was as sweet as the scent of the garden and as gentle, and Sarai couldn’t help thinking how perfectly her gift suited her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I reach out, trying to be as gentle as possible as my exhausted hand pats her stomach once, twice. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then she let her hand fall, and the light faded, and suddenly she laughed again, and lo! she was shrunken: a slender elf-woman, clad in simple white, whose gentle voice was soft and sad. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But this time the silence was gentle, like a pause in a piece of beautiful music when one melody has ended and another is yet to begin. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She wanted Great Ellen—her gentle touch to clean and wrap her wound, and her compassion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Miss Briggs’s voice was gentle when she spoke to these fortune-favored few, and snarling when she spoke to the great crowd of unwashed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me about your husband,” Scythe Curie asked, her voice gentle and sincere. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “That’s probably the best way to think of it,” Chess said, trying to make his voice gentle. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There was something both ironic and gentle about him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Several of the shrews dug lines out of their packs and fished successfully, amassing quite a tidy little catch before the ferry nosed into the opposite bank with a gentle bump. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Maybe that place, the meeting of the two, is here somewhere, in the gentle insistence of the water around his legs, crude letters carved with an old pocket knife. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The eyes, circled by this sad and beautiful darkness, were so sorrowful, lonely, gentle and nobly tragic, that they killed all other emotion except love. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall, gentle man with steel-rimmed glasses and a perpetual smile, Hartleb greeted everyone he met—champion or patzer, beginner or veteran, child or octogenarian—by bowing low and saying with deep reverence, “Master!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Percy was a child of Poseidon’s better nature—powerful, but gentle and helpful, the kind of sea that sped ships safely to distant lands. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I push back on Mae Mobley real gentle and she looks at me, then over at her mama through her sleepy, fever eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Luna reached into her pocket and gave his head a gentle tap. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She’d had great hopes for Spot’s making us a real milk cow, especially after Old Yeller had gentled her so fast; but that was all gone now. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes softened then and he raised a gentle hand to Juana’s shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially since she hadn’t been a sweet, gentle person to begin with. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It still glowed, and I felt a gentle pulse of something warm and powerful radiating from the shimmering petals. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z ‘My boy,’ came the doctor’s gentle voice, ‘let me see your hand.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he smelled a gentle fragrance of lavender and sage. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z From the Balcony I descended a few hundred feet down a broad, gentle snow gully without incident, but then things began to get sketchy. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, Bobby didn’t see the discrepancy between the gentle acceptance espoused by the song and poem, and his growing philosophy of exclusivity, which rejected all people who didn’t believe as he did. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I would have to be gentle in coaxing him back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately the goddess sent another blessing, too—a gentle rain of gluten-free R.O.F.L. cupcake simulations, which Percy figured would either make cleaning up harder, or rebuilding easier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She moves awkwardly, but there is something gentle about her, too. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The mine landed by the house with a gentle clink. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z For Tuck’s head tilted to one side, his eyes went soft, and the gentlest smile in the world displaced the melancholy creases of his cheeks. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle exhaustion in his voice terrified her more than anything that had happened so far. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z "You are the gentle sex," said Lord Karstark, with the lines of grief fresh on his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The sky seemed to reach into the exposition, and somewhere glass shattered, not the gentle tinkling of a window extinguished by a stone but the hurt-dog yelp of large sheets falling to the ground. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sir Bliant, remembering his gentle Wild Man, was embracing Sir Castor, who had never forgotten the Chevalier’s knightly rebuke. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With a gentle landing he might have had time to help the pilot, get the survival pack out. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the stones of Blackcliff are gentled by the dawn, and the cool air warms quickly, promising a scorching day. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She was like a tortillon, a blending brush, melting harsh lines into gentler curves. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was kind and firm and generous, brave in battle, gentle in the company of women, straight in his every dealing. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z We were given dedicated teachers, first Mr. Martinez and then Mr. Bennett, both gentle and good-humored African American men, both keenly focused on what their students had to say. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Cristofori’s invention, instead of plucking the strings, tapped them with a gentle hammer tipped with deerskin. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Here the air was gentler, without the tooth of the wind; the grass spread rich and tender before him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He opened the screen door and knocked, a gentle one-two-three rhythm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Even though I tried to be gentle, it usually hurt her to get the kinks out. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The air was thick with them, fluttering yellow from the branches; for there was a warm and gentle breeze blowing softly in the valley, and the reeds were rustling, and the willow-boughs were creaking. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “These are a sweet, gentle people, very indulgent, very peaceful,” he said. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He remembered the white hair and the gentle eyes, black orbs that peered patiently at him through the dark. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I ran to him, gentled him down some, then climbed back on top. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z And Daisy would sit without listening, gentle and stubborn. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His voice was loud but ever so gentle as he called out to her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So cold for her. What can her parents be thinking of!” said the Mothers, with voices that were suddenly soft and gentle. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z There lives my old friend Doctor St. Martin, a gentle, learned man, a Cajun who has lifted babies and cured colic among the shell- heap Cajuns for miles around. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Now this, as you can well imagine, was a rather nasty experience for two such gentle parents. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Donay is so gentle, he does his job and says nothing. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As I covered the clean tile floors with gentle flop- pings of wet mop, I prayed under my breath for the people who had tried to vote. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Wickham’s alarm now appeared in a heightened complexion and agitated look; for a few minutes he was silent, till, shaking off his embarrassment, he turned to her again, and said in the gentlest of accents: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It was a gentle friendly shyness that made other people feel important, sort of in charge of things. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They made up fearful stories about the gentle animal. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But let your grief be gentle and brief. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle concern on her face and the careful movements of her hands almost made me cry again. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I start rising out of my bed, but my father places a gentle hand on my shoulder. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Yet he whom it describes scarcely impressed one with the idea of a gentle, a yielding, an impressible, or even of a placid nature. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Always in haste,” he rebuked me in that gentle, oily voice of his. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “But who is in charge of supervising that section?” said Mrs. Coulter’s gentle musical voice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z If he has a gentle heart as well, I may grow fond of him in time. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Okay, now,” she said with a gentle smile. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Wake up, Centipede,” whispered James, giving him a gentle dig in the stomach. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Her voice is gentle, a half whisper at most. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She never lied to Jam, always told her the truth, even if sometimes she couldn’t make it as gentle as she would’ve wanted, for her daughter’s sake. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We were both silent for a little, and then he looked at me with a direct, gentle gaze. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z All they could hear apart from their footsteps was the gentle drip of water trickling down the walls. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “May peace and calm descend upon your gut like a gentle mist on the gurgling river rapids.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He had seen Alba mature practically overnight, leaving behind the vague shape of adolescence to assume the body of a satisfied and gentle woman. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t hug or kiss when they said good night, but the air between them was gentle. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There is gentle company and books on shelves. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z My mother’s cool, gentle hand on my forehead was like an ice cube on a bonfire, I thought. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He was the sweetest man, a gentle giant, the biggest teddy bear in the world. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Still, Ms. Banks was pretty gentle with the lecture. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She had a slight figure, a pale, gentle face, and fair hair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes narrow at me and she gives me a gentle warning look. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But as we came up the gentle slope we heard the shouts of swimmers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He seldom spoke and was rough and awkward in his social dealings, but gentle and delicate with his hands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And it was I who gentled thee, I was the one who drew the thread That seeled thy eyelids. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z His seat companion added with a gentle smile, “He’s my brother. I’d have to take his part.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are a lot of girls who are in the same situation you’re in,” Michael said, but his tone was gentle. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Gloria changed her tone to one of gentle coaxing immediately, “Come on, Robbie. I didn’t mean it about the peeking. Give me a ride.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His voice is gentle; he wears his look of disapproval. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was always kind and gentle, but for some reason, I don’t know why, I just couldn’t tell him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Helen was the second-eldest of my sisters, all of whom were gentle, naive, talkative, and curious, which is why Mommy kept them off the street and away from men at all times. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So spoke the kind and gentle reed, and Psyche, following the directions, was able to carry back to her cruel mistress a quantity of the shining fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you were actually familiar with Amity’s customs, you would know that they don’t have a formal leader,” says Johanna, her voice simultaneously gentle and firm. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I am grateful to your good queen for giving us a gentler reception here.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And then there was the gentle whisper of the city...Victor closed his eyes and sighed for a second before opening them wide with a jolt. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Violence goes against his nature, which is gentle and prone to thought,” Horatio said, close by my ear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He bowed low, and mounted his pony, and followed by his friends jogged slowly down the gentle slope behind the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Jack’s voice is gentle as he asks, “Got it?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Papa’s voice, his gentle, calm, reasonable demeanor, often had that effect. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Your heart is large and you are gentle and kind, and I know you will do great things in this world, but now I must say good-bye to you. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He was notoriously aggressive, his manner eventually becoming so intimidating that his closest collaborator, a gentle man named Walter Baade, refused to be left alone with him. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There at last were the darkened woods, the lonely roads, the river banks, the gentle knowing eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Think of St. Joseph, the Little Flower, the sweet and gentle St. Francis of Assisi, who loved the birds of the air and the beasts of the field. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z So late in the afternoon of the gentle April day, Johnny came down upon Lexington Green. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But when they did, though with the most gentle of pressure, the beeping stopped altogether. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z All around me, sunflowers swayed in the gentle breeze, nodding their broad brown heads. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The gentle curves of the vase, its mysterious green color. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Mac looked at Alex in surprised recognition, then broke into a wide, gentle smile, his eyes dancing in the warm glow of the flickering flames. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It was still there, but the sky was less blue, the gentle motion of the boat slower, the water of the lake more murky and clouded. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z When I finished crying, there wasn’t a sound to be heard except for the gentlest lap of waves on the nearby sandbar. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The phoenix is a gentle creature that has never been known to kill and eats only herbs. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He had such a beautiful face, a gentle face. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He graciously offered his hand to the boy and with a gentle smile said,“Good game.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A breeze stirred through the open window, and the crystals of the chandelier struck a gentle chord. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She taught him what she knew with gentle kindness, and the more he learned, the more he came to love her brave, noble, quiet and intelligent relations. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The gentle sprinkler rain filled the garden with falling light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Something inside of Sierra was melting inside that embrace—a gentle tide of acceptance flooding through every corner of her body. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I pulled the something out, slow and gentle, and held it up to the moonlight. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Safe to do what?” he says in a gentler tone. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The sound of a gentle feeding burn went up through the silenced air. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He would exhort her and he would tell her all that was in his heart and still she was gentle. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Hassan’s father, Ali, used to catch us and get mad, or as mad as someone as gentle as Ali could ever get. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You broke Dr. Zinchenko’s number one rule. You were not gentle with your teammate Andrew. In fact, you bullied him into stealing Miss Russell’s library card, which you knew she always used as a bookmark.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The inquiry was put in gentle tones: he drew me to him as gently. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In a moment the great portal swung open, and, as it closed behind him, a gentle voice sang out: “Right this way; I’m in the parlor.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The gray glow of morning did nothing to disguise the scars on the woman’s face, but they could see the gentle look in her eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Lindsey Lee Wells and Colin stared at each other dead in the eye for a very long time, until finally her smile collapsed into a gentle laugh. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “Half of Meereen will be there to see me, gentle heart.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Faces appeared at the windows on either side of the street, while a little knot of prosperous-looking passersby gathered their robes about them and broke into gentle trots, keen to vacate the scene. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z If he couldn’t get what he wanted from her gently, he stopped being gentle. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I must look uncomfortable, because Dr. Ashworth places a gentle hand on my shoulder. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The gentle snow gully Fischer and Lopsang had been gingerly descending ended here amid outcroppings of loose, steep shale, and Fischer, like Gau, was unable to handle the challenging terrain in his ailing condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As they began to climb its first slopes they looked back and saw the lamps in Hobbiton far off twinkling in the gentle valley of the Water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I want to see how flexible you are. Let me lift your leg,” the Liberation Army woman said in her gentle voice. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His usually gentle expression has been replaced with one of suspicion. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All their previous walks had been less about exercise and more about Aunt Rose asking Ophie endless questions, a gentle inquisition that always left Ophie feeling uncomfortable and vaguely out of sorts. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Having worked in intelligence himself, he marveled at the thought of this “wispy, gentle, self-effacing woman knocking off, one by one, some of the nastiest pieces of business then existing.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Swaying slightly at the gentle rocking of the ship, Archer watched them both. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But he had a gentle look in his eyes. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They have two natural gaits—the gentle, lolloping forward movement of the warren on a summer evening and the lightning dash for cover that every human has seen at some time or other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "And count themselves lucky that they have such a gentle queen," added Lancel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The kiss is great and gentle, and it promises more, but the best part of it is that it is a bridge safely and sweetly crossed that she’d like to cross again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She entered into a discourse on botany with the gentle Mrs. Dent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’re such a mood killer,” she says, giving me a gentle shove. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Her touch is gentle, but her voice is sharp. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Also, Jumper was gentle; there wasn’t much chance that he’d scare and throw them off. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I moved in close, trying to be as gentle as possible. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Under the table their naked feet touched, they played a gentle game of footsie. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned up a gentle swing of road that ran along the side of the mountain, and passed through apple orchards, and turned into their driveway. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice is as soft as a sparrow’s beating wing, and I can almost feel the gentle flutter across my cheek. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Leroy said, the words so gentle, I wanted to lean into them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The volume titled Silky Mischief, in which Rainbow’s gentle influence saves an ill-tempered pony on a neighboring farm from a gruesome fate, left an especially lasting impression. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z In fact I was reluctant to leave this land, which I had found, though so indifferent to the Envoy, so gentle to the stranger. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z You didn’t shrink from her gentle touch and kind voice. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He smiles at me when he’s finished and falls into his normal gentle sleep by the door. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z And another time a kewpie doll with feather skirts was on the mantelpiece when he came home, and Daisy was gentle and hard and would not put it away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Probably not. They’re kinder, gentler, more George Senior sort of deals.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Horses nicker, and the wind comes off the sea gentle and cool and full of smells. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Fitzsimmons had gentled plenty of miscreants, but he had no answers for Hard Tack. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a gentle motion, not scary, like being in a cradle for grown-ups. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I listen to Baba recite the verses from the Quran, his melodious voice washing over me in gentle waves. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z If she had known of gentle words and cooing, she would have spoken gently to him. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Later in the day, Papi played with us outside while, through the open windows, we heard Mami’s screams and the midwife’s gentle urgings. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In the next room, my parents are fast asleep; Mama’s snores are gentle, my father’s thunderous. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The Friendship makes a gentle turn and crosses the eastern scarp of the Rift. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The chaplain’s wife was intuitive, gentle, compassionate and responsive. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She gave a gentle shove with her elbow and reached for a knife. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Emery raises her eyebrows and gives me a gentle grin. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Here you are, Frankie, nice and gentle for this is a good horse and he doesn’t need to be pulled at. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When she recognized the gentle slope that descended past the last few trees into the clearing behind the old house at Rook Hill, she almost sobbed with relief. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby greeted Dr. Euwe with a polite handshake and a gentle smile. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z More sniffles, so gentle I would miss them by inhaling too deeply. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He tapped the ball to his left: a gentle shot that rolled into the net. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Hush, hush,” he gentled her, and held her in his arms. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In post parades, he was accustomed to the smooth levelness of Seabiscuit’s walk, the gentle gait of a horse that puts his hooves down carefully. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She knelt down near it and put her free hand on the stag’s great head, touching it with a gentle hand, and closed her eyes and whispered something that Ash could not hear. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He leans close and whispers, “A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten...” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z His hands on the book were the strong hands of a man who has worked all his life, but his hold on the book was a gentle one. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She laughed, a clear, perfect laugh, then gave my shoulder a gentle push. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She coaxed it in a way she hoped was gentle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z One day when I was thinking very hard about being alone, Frightful gave her gentle call of love and contentment. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point in the night, Miss Wren’s gentle massage had turned into something resembling an interspecies pro-wrestling match crossed with an exorcism. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Gradually her eyes closed, and she sat, stock still; only by the gentle heaving of her bosom could one know that she was alive. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They had been riding up a gentle slope toward a line of brightly colored pavilions on the height. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes it’s just the way I say one word that gets her going, and she’s so quick with her hand it’s hard to think of her being gentle to sick people. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I reached over, giving her knee a gentle pat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “He gets them from his father, graceful and gentle. Perfect for seducing young nobles’ daughters.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were in a deep dark passage that seemed still to go up before them, though at a gentler slope and without steps. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A former college radio DJ turned public school kindergarten teacher, he has a gentle, thoughtful manner punctuated by a dry wit. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I thought she would come to the back of the boat and scold me in her gentle way. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The roads were empty and I was accompanied only by the stars and gentle Transvaal breezes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was laved with warm liquids, felt gentle hands move through the indefinite limits of my flesh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When were sick, we get the Papa everyone else gets, the calm, gentle doctor who makes you feel like it’s going to be okay. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z With a gentle push, Dr. Han urged him out of the clinic. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Renson turned around and gave me a pound, then opened his hand and gave Lovey a gentle handshake and a wink. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The play she saw as a gentle incursion into another culture we played as a comic romp with great effect. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z A sweet death and a gentle one, the kindly man was fond of saying. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He heard a gentle chiming in the air, above the hubbub of the market; and this he walked toward. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The gentle Anne makes infrequent appearances, and she’s not about to let herself be shoved out the door so soon after she ’s arrived. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The cone of harsh light around her became gentler, warmer. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z My pounding heart revived at their sight, and with a burst of speed I urged myself forward and reached the top of the gentle hill. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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