I let myself cry in my grandfather’s arms as he gently pats my back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I slurp some macaroni off my spoon and move it gently around inside my mouth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Raymond rubbed my leg gently, but I kicked him away, unwilling to accept pity. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She says it gently, her face looking away. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flapped the sheet up and down, letting it fall gently on me like a cloud. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she had finished, she sighed deeply, patted Milo gently on the shoulder, and began knitting once again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally my uncle gently touched me on the wrist. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding his breath, he reached out, gently lifted the lid, and looked inside. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

As he worked gently with his cloth a huge warmth crept over him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When someone speaks to him, he answers politely and gently, his mind far away—on murdered thanes, abandoned hopes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody—his parents and every one of his seven brothers and sisters—had treated him gently since the tragedy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your friend Libby,” Heidi says, taking my shoulder and gently pushing me back, so a few grown-up dancers can pass us, “told your older brother.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The star leaned down and gently pushed it to one side, letting her fingers dwell upon his cheek as she did so. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

They piled the bags one by one gently in the Toyota’s trunk. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy unlocked the toilet stall and gently nudged his friend out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gently placed her hand on top of the other and stood. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn picked up Miss Peregrine and set her gently inside the trunk. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Fadi gently pulled out the print and shook it to get rid of the solution. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She saw the newly planted woad settle in, nestled where she had laid it gently beside the yellow bedstraw. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up and up they went, high above the highest clouds, the peach swaying gently from side to side as it floated along. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I shook my head no, gently, so the sleeping puppy wouldn’t wake up. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

And even then Bree took things much more gently than yesterday. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

They broke into giggles right as Njemile gently pushed Moss forward to order. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Betty Jean pulled my lower lip gently and looked at my gums. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She forgot he was king and touched his arm gently. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A cutting had been made, at some distance from the Hedge, and went sloping gently down into the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She took it gently and lifted the hem of her blouse. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Henry’s fingers give a little jab to his ribs, gently scolding. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Captain had found a cot mattress, and he and my father gently rolled the old woman over and lifted her to the mattress. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If your warriors would mount these women, let them take them gently and keep them for wives. Give them places in the khalasai and let them bear you sons." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Not a breath disturbed the oily surface of the low swells that slid gently beneath the Frog. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tunnel spiraled gently downward, the ceiling supported by white stone arches that reminded Frank of a whale’s rib cage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He hesitates at first, but he gently guides my head so it’s resting on his shoulder. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Holes to be dug, fertilizer to be spread, plants gently bedded, watered, weeded. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He gently reached out for Deedee’s hand and scrunched the paper up into her palm. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But as Chestnutt led me down the gently sloping Thicket tunnel, this one with cherry-red flowers budding along the walls, I heard the echo of Gum Baby’s voice ahead of us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I stepped forward again—only to stop when the edge of a spear gently touched my neck. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Cathy pushes the door gently open and peers into the room. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archimedes, who had been standing forgotten on his shoulder all this time, was gently touching himself against him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hesitating a moment, the policeman said gently, “Honey, they’ll be right here.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, all right,” she says, gently now. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The island rocked gently as he moved farther and farther away from it, the chuckling of the water underneath the boat and the wooden creaking of the oarlocks an unrhythmic lullaby. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then she dangled there, gently swinging as rocks roared past her on their way to the forest floor. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I slumped into the net and let the puck gently follow me over the line. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How did you know — ?” “I don’t need a cloak to become invisible,” said Dumbledore gently. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Pita was pressed against the wall, shivering, while a lechuza pecked gently at her head, as if it were picking nits out of her hair. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her Twiggy bun is gone, and Baba tugs gently on her braid. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“This might be your last chance, Linda,” Mrs. Richardson said gently. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Winifred pushed the patient gently back on to the pillows and held a bowl of water to the cracked, dry lips. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit gazed at the throng, stirring gently in the sunshine; Woolf studied War Admiral, watching him unravel at the starting line, whirling in circles. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And do you know, those old gendemen who were sliding gently down to death are too interested to die now?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He just felt a faint slackening of the pressure of the line and he commenced to pull on it gently with his right hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it crept out wide and gently swung back in. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her hand—gently—because I know it’s what Gram would do if it were me sitting in that chair crying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

After taking an elevator to the top of the building, the visitor begins a leisurely descent down the gently sloping ramp. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you take this opportunity to listen to your father, Beatrice?” my mother says gently. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Staying close to the floor, he snaked himself down the first flight of stairs, gently dragging the limp, unconscious body of Angel with him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gently touched Ben on the head, as if delivering some sort of benediction. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then, with agonizing slowness, I felt the same PSF move behind me again, brushing my shoulder and arm with his own as he gently deposited the boot back on the table in front of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I don’t doubt you,” the priest said, gently putting his hand to my face to keep me calm. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And it is true that there were some people who, when their sorrow was beginning to lose its savor, gently edged it toward pride and felt increasingly important because of their loss. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart walked up to the great sword for the third time. lie pot out his right hand softly and drew it out as gently as from a scabbard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes followed the gently swaying motion for a long moment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But when the great paws came down, they fell gently onto the man’s unprotected shoulders, and he didn’t fall backward, he stood his ground, and...and. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The hover ladder gently lowered the happy billionaire to the floor. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Dudley gently released himself from his mother’s clutches and walked toward Harry, who had to repress an urge to threaten him with magic. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Kate got up, gently pulled the table aside, and sat down on the floor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sergio carefully pulls a rambutan off its stem and gently cuts into it with his pocketknife. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The chalk had fallen gently upon each one of the cream puffs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, he found the door he was looking for and knocked gently, keeping his voice at a whisper. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Sliding my index finger under the top of the headphones, I pull gently. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she thinks about his life as a whole, it seems to her “that God himself had gently laid him to sleep, having first comforted and soothed him.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I clasp my bandaged hands together to stop them from shaking, but the Tribesman gently pries my fingers apart. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Olanna smiled gently and said nothing because she knew that this man, with his prayer beads dangling from his rearview mirror, needed to believe that. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes my aunts and uncles would look at me and gently slap their cheeks, awestruck by the fact that I looked just like her. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After a moment Ladd Devine Senior appeared in the doorway behind his grandson, laid powerful hands gently on the boy’s shoulders, and jovially mused. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, more gently, “We’ll drive somewhere quiet, OK? Somewhere we can talk.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paramedic held her arms gently and spoke softly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night I think that my husband is with me again, coming gently through the mists, and we are tranquil together. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as they felt their feet slowing down to a standstill, they noticed that the ground was gently rising. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Now,” I spoke more gently, “tell me, did you see me again when the draperies started to burn? I mean, did you see me the way you did when you were drowning?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I gently laid our little magpie down on the sofa, Mulie across her chest. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Doc sitting cross-legged on the table smiled and tapped his fingers gently on his knee. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, unexpectedly, the BFG leaned forward and kissed her gently on the cheek. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And look at you,” he said instead, gently. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to open the door, but he gently grabbed my arm. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There was, instead, the subtle curve of the cupped hand—the metal flesh sloping gently upward to form a kind of great shallow bowl so that you couldn’t simply walk off the edge. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Ten Snow smiled gently, and Angeline looked at her little sister in surprise. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The Paqo gently revolved the arm in the other direction, and we sang our thanks to the gods for allowing us to help the boy. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Uncle Antonio gently added, “Many have gone over there. Entire families have gone. Many have been younger than the two of you.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Now she let her horse gallop at full speed until she felt her begin to tire, and then she gently slowed her down to a walk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Emma took him gently by the shoulder and said, “Horace, what more do you know about this place?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I turned to her, straightened her body gently, feeling for broken bones. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The man held his wife gently as she rocked back and forth out of sheer terror. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand closed around her arm, gently but firmly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I will help you find a home,” she says gently. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He slipped his hand below her head, then gently lifted her up off the floor. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Leale weaved his hands gently through Lincoln’s hair, and as he worked them thoroughly around the head, discovered that the hair was matted with blood. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake, who is still holding on to my elbow, gently tugs at my arm, a warning that I’m digging a deeper hole for myself. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She reached up and lifted the nearest skull gently out of its resting place. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed Kwasi away gently, reminding him she was no longer a child. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something gaunt and terrible about them as they stood there amid the gently falling snow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He spoke gently, laughed often, and never exercised his wit at the expense of others. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stroked the rope’s end and shook it gently. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I put a hand on his arm and shook him gently. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I want to hold them then blow gently, watch them float right out of my hands. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He gently grabbed her arm and she turned to him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She spoke some soft words of reassurance, then patted his head gently and smiled at him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took hold of Granny’s hand again and stroked it gently with one finger. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He held her gently as she turned to him and sobbed against his chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The light seemed to boil opalescently, like liquid soap shaken gently in a bottle. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch intently as the Doorman gently lunges for the sweet taste and softens the cone with his slobber. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

From a jar of fleas before him, the celebrated experimenter Van Dumholtz carefully removes a single flea, gently pulls off its back legs, and in a loud voice commands it to jump. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two daughters were gently sweeping the bare stone floor with stiff brooms, and the son was polishing the silverware. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she finished the root beer in one swallow and set the bottle on its side, then gently pushed it, sending it rolling away from us. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then he rummaged around in the big cupboard until he found a Band-Aid, which he stuck none too gently on his grandson's cut forehead. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The river was folding gently before her like a silver snake, hissing as the water tumbled across a stony bed. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Beyond that, the Little Tiber curved gently around the valley, tracing the edge of the Berkeley Hills, hazy and golden in the summer light. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then he gently patted the strand back into place, and I felt his cool fingertips against my throat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t go to the castle,” he said gently, “because I had an accident Something happened to me which was outside my own plans, and after that I went where I was taken.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on his shoulder and jostled him gently while calling his name. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, he could feel her fingers gently stroking his forehead, her fresh breath touching him like a breeze, her hair brushing against his hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold on, Mango,” I beg as I gently pet him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I gently brush the dark, thick hair back behind her ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I sang it over and over and the stars came out — “Do not forsake me, my sister, my sheep, Slumber ye gently and heal in thy sleep.” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He reached gently into the undergrowth and lifted out a small frog. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I pushed Mouse gently off my lap and stood up, into the doorway. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She prodded Miele, gently, to cut his weekly egg consumption to two, from seven. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He went down and very gently began to lift off the papers. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bo immediately made for the big staircase, but the girl gently held him back and pointed toward a stone bench at the bottom of the stairs. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Sister Price, gently, “you just thank the Lord. You just let the tears fall. I know your heart is full this morning.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He filled a glass of water and set it in front of me, then gently pushed the pills forward until they touched my arm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Dear Brother Adam,” the letter said, “I take my pen in hand to hope you are in good health”—he always started this way to ease himself gently into the task of writing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor put his cup down gently before he let his anger rise. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afi was thrown into the holding pen soon after that, and they hugged each other gently, avoiding the fiery sores on their shoulders. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The instructor’s hand pushed gently upward, Palmer’s feet left the floor of the pool... Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He pulled her hands away from her breasts, gently but firmly, then lifted her face again to make her look at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The old cart rolled on gently, down the long dusty road. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He cupped the poor thing on his palm, then set it gently on the night table. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sand swirled gently as I spoke, spinning into pillars, walls, and waterfalls, until a small replica of the throne room appeared in front of us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He gently pulled her from the recruit, who disappeared into the crowd. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Natalie turned the knob and pushed forward, as gently as breathing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He snored gently, and for a moment the corners of his mouth turned upward in a smile. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

But maybe he hadn’t been so bad—her hands were gently tied up in a floppy bow with the red ribbon from the chocolate boxes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mom sets him gently in the pod, her arms still wrapped around him. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her hand lingered near mine, and I took it gently. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

After a second he reached out and clapped me on the shoulder, not roughly but not gently either. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have set her aside—gently, picking her up by the armpits as I would a child—and so have proved that she has no power but the little I give her by momentary whim. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father touched the radio gently and turned the volume up until Nasser’s voice filled the world. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He held out his bloodstained, dusty right hand, and the old man shook it gently. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They helped Severo carry his daughter’s body into the kitchen and set it gently down on the slab of marble where Nana kneaded pastry and chopped vegetables. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Water laps gently on the shore, and a warm wind from the west blows through the elephant-ear trees all as tall as Hyperion. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was not the frog’s fault, he realized, and gently he replaced the small green creature in the tall ferns and watched the fronds tremble as it moved away, unaware. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it would make him remember as well, and treat her more gently. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then her mother lifted up the long, lovely scarf and gently folded it around and around, enveloping her daughter in tradition and love. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“This is really old,” I remarked, and gently touched the chrome-rimmed keys. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Stretched on his belly, Sam spoke gently to Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He put out a long pink tongue, rough and warm as a bath towel, and gently licked the children's cheeks. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Basil Stag Hare tapped one of his huge feet gently on the ground. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The doctors had squeezed the top of my nose and gently tried to work the first splint loose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Lyra! Lyra!” he said, and shook her gently. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She patted his leg gently and said, “I don’t want to talk about it, okay?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The sun shone brightly over, the wind blew gently from the east, but a storm of turmoil hovered over the small wagon in which they rode. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The witch saw her and turned up her tear-stained face, and Serafina bent to kiss it and slid her knife gently into the witch’s heart. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the gunshots fired off outside, I gently tapped my toes on the keys and hummed “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” to myself, thinking about what I should write. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hato took her first bite of open sea and began to pitch gently. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She touched her throat gently and stretched her neck, examining the damage in the small mirror on the dresser. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I gently touch my side, lifting my shirt to unhook the tube, surprised that the skin around it is even redder and more inflamed than it was before. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I brush her hair away from her face, gently, so I don’t wake her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

King Louis did not speak, but he nodded his head gently, encouragingly. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Where in France do you go? Please tell me, as your friend,” said Horatio with a gently pleading tone. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Yet all these billions of gently burning little fires spark the energy of life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He gently laid the pen down within her reach, then called Mandela back in to witness her signature. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to get right side up,” he said gently. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stroked her face, tracing the curve of her ears, running a finger gently around her mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Next to her, Grace’s mom leaned over and gently pressed down on Grace’s knee with her hand. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Pa gently cleans my face with his hand, then takes the rice pot from me and says I only have to carry myself for the rest of the trip. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gossamer blanket of coaldust floated down like a dirty blessing and gently smothered the traffic. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on hers and rub it gently. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The current gently tugged at the plants growing in the water. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled and gently pulled him back in line. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The next thing I know, it’s Thursday morning, and Mom is gently shaking me awake again. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I gently took his hand and placed them in his palm. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

It was a singular sensation to be held so gently and yet so fiercely, to be stared down at with so much love. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

She put a teeny amount on her fingertip, then gently touches it to my face. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She reached out and touched the dog’s head, stroking him gently. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses me gently and opens his arms. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Dad goes to her, gently scratches her arms and back, then engulfs her in a hug. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When her eyes were closed and her breathing deep and steady, Tyrion slid out from beneath her, gently, so as not to disturb her sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The other mother carried Coraline into the kitchen and put her down very gently upon the countertop. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“You know it is not true that we are only lovers. We are married,” I reminded him gently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Alex lifted the picture and gently lowered it back into place. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Once these facts had been absorbed and lamented, Briony was gently returned to the scene itself, to the events on the lake island. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Henry touches his hand, gently, two fingertips against his palm. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She could even hear, with her new awareness of the house, the dust drifting gently in the attics, the wood aging. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The car swung gently as the passengers took positions within the car. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She kissed her daughter gently and snuggled her closer. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get to him, but before I pull his arm away, the horse gently nudges my brother’s hand with the top of its muzzle. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Go on—they need someone to help them!” said Pong, shaking him gently. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They clink together gently as he tucks them both under his shirt, two homes side by side. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One by one we were taken from our cages, held gently but firmly by Dr. Schultz while Julie fastened around each of our necks a narrow ribbon of yellow plastic bearing a number. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

So I continue to gently smooth back his hair. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He shook her gently but the blank look remained, so he went to the tap and splashed a bucket of cold water on her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when Jinny opened the box and reached in gently for the first frame of honeycomb, she found herself holding her breath. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It moved gently between her legs as she walked. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kisses my bottom lip and then bites it gently. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his chair close and laid his dry palm gently against her cheek. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped towards me, took me by the elbow and turned me gently towards the front door. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s going to be tender for a couple of days. But you’ll be fine. I promise,” the nurse says gently as she pushes a button to make the bed go flat again. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

And gently the great captain, son of Atreus, handed him the goblet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The inquiry was put in gentle tones: he drew me to him as gently. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Auggie, open the door for me, sweetie?” said Mom, picking Daisy up very gently like she was a huge droopy baby. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Fred takes my hand and gently helps me out of my seat, hurrying me out of the room. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

As she was about to put her full body weight on the rope—which would have pulled Beidleman off—Mike Groom intervened in the nick of time and gently scolded her for being so impatient. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ocean broke our kiss and smiled, gently, against my mouth. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Someone gently rapped against the other side of his bedroom door, and Ekon sat up as it opened. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He kissed me once, gently, and lingered there, our lips still touching. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Stretching on her toes to reach his lips, she kissed the knight gently and said, "You are the first of my Queensguard." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She let her fingers move gently in the water, and the fish glided in between them and held itself there with lazy motions of its tail while she very delicately stroked its slippery sides. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Their conversation is like a gently wicked dance: sound meets sound, curtsies, shimmies, and retires. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few hours later, with the moon still visible in the gray-blue morning sky, I gently untangled Zu’s fingers from the front of my dress and slipped out of the bed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Two new faces in one day,” Graham said gently, knowing he was touching on a delicate subject. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Park gently banged his head against the living room wall. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I try to escape down the stairs, because I really want to hear the conversation Mom is having, but Dad gently grabs my arm. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He stood up and walked the little way down to the landing, where La Belle Sauvage bobbed gently on the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When the gong called to supper he went, but he would hardly speak to the other lads at the Long Table, or raise his face to them, even those who greeted him most gently. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He gently took a bat out of the little wooden cage. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A large construction crane lifted the coaching launch from a flatcar and placed it gently in the Hudson. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She pulled her sister’s head in close and stroked her hair gently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At my home he took my hands very gently and said to me, “Claudette, do you really feel up to it?” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The wind blew gently, like the calming touch of a healer. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lina gathered up the scraps of paper from the floor and gently pried open Poppy’s fists and mouth to extract the crumpled wads. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mama came into my room and shook me gently, hugged me, and I smelled her mint-scented deodorant. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I waited a moment, and then, very gently, I gave all four of my ropes a little tug. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma gently eased the paper out, flipped it over, and smoothed it out. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Two men grabbed the woman and, as gently as they could, stopped her flailing. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Selecting a sturdy chin hair, Mulch fed it gently into the tiny hole. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He warmed it for a moment in the palm of his hand, then rolled it gently in the direction of the chickens. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hie kiss aroused him, as her kisses always did, but this time Tyrion gently disentangled himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

George tries his best to gently unravel the sheet, to get busy with his part of the rescue, but Lark refuses to budge from her cocoon. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then he put his own hands on either side of her head and held her gently for a moment. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the car, he gently asks me how I’m feeling. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I gently set our family photo at the empty setting. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Matthias flipped him onto his back none too gently and started pressing down on his chest with more force than was strictly necessary. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He watched, fascinated, as his father gently lifted one and then the other to the scale and weighed them. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

A fish broke water in a twinkle of silver scales; the ripples widened until the last of them lapped gently at the shore. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I loved ebb tide, when the pluff mud bubbled, and flood tide, when the waters lapped gently against the shore. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She leans down and gently kisses him on both cheeks. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The man reached out, gently cradled the back of Olakunde’s skull, and forced my friend to look down, and then to fall upon his knees. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

With great difficulty, the doctors gently turn Lincoln on his side so that the excess fluid will run from his mouth and not choke him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

He gently pulled my hand away from my head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She flicked a lock of hair out of her face and he wondered what it might feel like to touch it, gently, as you might stroke a bird. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

What is it?” she cried, as Irri shook her gently by the shoulder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Feeling a little sorry for him, Dimple adjusted her tone from mocking to gently teasing, “This is really flashy for a non-date.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The boy put his hand on his father’s good shoulder and shook ever so gently. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke in anguish, but Jason rejoiced and raised her gently and embraced her, and promised her she would be his own wedded wife when once they were back in Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rainwater would seep down gently and the delicate membranes would not be crushed or broken before the emergence of tiny fingers, roots, and leaves pressing out in all directions. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man came forward, lifted Rufus gently, and placed him on the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed her ears gently and then moved his fingers in slow circles against her scalp. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel the little head nudge his back, bouncing gently against him as he rode. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tali’s body had been wrapped into his blanket again—the closest they could come to a shroud—and Con and Pol rolled it as gently as they could into the grave. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t more than a few seconds before I bumped gently into the end of the Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let his garments fall to the floor, then crawled onto the bed and gently pushed her legs apart and kissed her between the thighs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When a full minute had passed, the Keeper walked around and placed her hand gently on his shoulder. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Leroy’s mouth curved gently, as if he knew a secret that he wasn’t going to tell. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He ran a hand gently down her leg. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Another gently reached over and pinched my cheek. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Onofre whistled softly, almost gently, the way all people in Milagro had a tendency to whistle whenever they learned about a disaster of such gigantic proportions. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I still don't quite understand what you mean," Miss Honey said gently. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the edge of the practice field, boosters gently argued with one another over how many people he had knocked out on a single play. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes look sparkly as she gently moves me aside at the door. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was looking at her closely through his half-moon spectacles, his long fingers gently prodding and poking. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She’d let him keep her hand until they broke through to the door of the theater, and then gently disentangled it under the guise of reaching into her purse for some lip balm. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Trotter pulled one from her apron pocket and gently wiped his nose. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, I gently shove Donna’s head and say, “Excuse you!” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t know,” she explained gently, “that your mother was his sister, when it happened.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad begins, but Mom gently touches Dad’s shoulder to stop him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

As for leaving Odessa to come live with him, Joe Bill gently talked Mike out of it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She noticed that Noah was gently picking up the trembling slave girl, moving her to the other side of the wagon and placing her on a blanket that lay wrinkled on the rough floorboard. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer stood on a chair and, cupping his hands, gently lifted his forbidden pet from the shelf. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Samar reached up, gently pulled down my lowest branch, and tied the fabric in a loose knot. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Pycelle lifted a tiny silver bell with thumb and forefinger and tinkled it gently. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I sank down on my knees beside the bed and put my hand gently on the cat’s fur. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cousin’s removal left Briony center stage—there was no sign yet of Robbie—and the way she was listened to, deferred to and gently prompted seemed at one with her new maturity. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He tucked it tightly under his arm and swung across the creek as gently as he could. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her mother, she remembered, had always been attentive and had gently restrained her when she wriggled in the seat. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he stepped over to tie the bedroll behind the saddle, he brushed against her side gently, and she smiled. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I dip two fingers in the jar and gently spread the balm over my calf. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Olanna ran the wooden comb through Baby’s hair as gently as she could, and yet there was a large tuft left on the teeth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Might as well start at the very beginning,” Ben says gently. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

So she was, and soon two slippery, shiny, brand-new calves were lying in the dirt of the pit, and Tansy was licking and nuzzling them gently. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a gentleman,” she teased gently, wrapping it across her shoulders. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There was a grassy bank there, swelling gently to a gigantic sycamore, upward of ninety feet high, which stood upon its top. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daoud picked up one of the broken frames and tried to gently lift the flower out. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Ser Jaime tossed a kiss to some woman in the commons, gently lowered his visor, and rode to the end of the lists. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He removed it gently and edged as far away from her as he could. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The direwolf looked up at him, nipped gently at his hand, then went back to eating. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She shakes them gently and they dry instantly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She removed her green jacket, then gently took the smoking match out of the girl’s hand. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He gently opened the door and peered inside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were still climbing gently, but they now went much quicker, and with better heart; for it seemed to them that the Forest had relented, and was going to let them pass unhindered after all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His voice quiets to a whisper, and he gently wraps his fingers around my upper arm. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He rubbed my hair gently between his fingers. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Feels her way to the wardrobe, climbs through the open doors, closes them gently behind her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I set it on the chair next to me and sipped tea with honey and cinnamon while Mama loosed my hair, then oiled and combed and brushed it as gently as she could. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She gently combed her hair, dense, soft, and tightly coiled, until it framed her head like a halo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And your father will do what he can to help them,” she said gently. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Taking off her pack she opens it and gently lifts a screaming, fighting baby goshawk. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw me over his stone shoulder, gently, but with a swiftness that left me breathless. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I meet my mom’s eyes as Julie puts the O₂ mask back over my mouth, watching as my mom reaches out to gently stroke my hair like she did when I was younger. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Jess gently took Sam’s cold hand and laid it on her palm. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Butler took the liberty of patting his employer gently on the shoulder, just once, before returning to work. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He made sure she had fresh water, let her relieve herself, and tied her gently to the deck pole, which he told her was called a “mast.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gently removed my hand from his arm—I hadn’t even realized it was still there—and strode off. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He started rocking back and forth, gently at first, but then more and more violently so that when he came forward his head knocked against the bare stone of the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"The ones you need are hard to find ... so young, to know their letters . . . perhaps older . . . not die so easy : . "No. The younger are safer . . . treat them gently ..." "... if they kept their tongues . . ." ". . . the risk . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Just below this spot another great branch, itself as big as an ordinary tree, jutted out over the tops of the pines, and on this at last Jeremy fluttered gently to rest. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He put out a hand and touched it gently with the tip of one finger. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The boat gently floated back the way she had come. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means—” “I know what it means,” Diana said gently. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The familiar square shape filled his palm, and he gently squeezed it before letting go. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

David gently pulls me down to the ground. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Reverend Obertask reached forward and took the pipe from my hand very gently. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Floor’s good enough for me,” said Pilate, and she squatted down on her haunches and lifted a branch gently from the basket. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Magdalys pushed gently on Stella’s neck, leaning her forward into a crouch so the approaching orphans could climb on. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

After they ate, they kissed gently in the darkness. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Smoking half a joint wasn’t necessarily a one-way ticket to the booby hatch, and a den, I was gently told, was not the same as a basement. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He smiled gently, a sad look in his eyes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He cradled the hedge apple gently in his hands. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Luna stayed as the madwoman gently set Xan down on the ground and helped her to her feet. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I sat in a chair and my father placed her gently in my arms. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still have that arrogant plan—into St. Paul on Highway 10, then gently across the Mississippi. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

George followed to the door and shut the door and set the latch gently in its place. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The river laps calmly at the nearby docks, the masts of dozens of small riverboats bobbing gently up and down like a forest of dancing spears. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and felt his hands on my temples where the pulses beat, gently stroking, soothing me in the only way he could. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the bed and pulled her up gently by the hands. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dona Maria gently rubbed Torito’s stomach with her bony right hand. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Serafina said gently, “I can hear from your tone that you know what I’m going to say.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But beside them Bregalad spoke gently in their own tongue, almost whispering; and they learned that he belonged to Skinbark’s people, and the country where they had lived had been ravaged. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weston sat down and drew her daughter gently to her, “Don’t feel bad, Gloria. Robbie has gone away, I think.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

They dropped him gently on his head, then helped pull him up as they had Anya. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Standing in the passage, he closed the door gently, and in the process shut off every glimmer of the moonlight, which was all coming from Gebu’s room. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He served me tea and Call some of his precious tinned milk, and then, very gently, he tried to explain to us what he believed had to be done. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came back to me and gently wiped my face with the warm, soggy wad. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Rather than try to carry her to the loft, he gently laid his wife on Stella’s bed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Two wires dangled from the heart of the machine and gently danced in the breeze. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

She looked at him, and she smiled, gently and ruefully. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You are a very smart girl, Charlotte,” he said gently. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mama lets go of Baba and takes my arm none too gently as we follow Father Masego into the Temple of Lkossa. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The robot gently cradled the fragile thing in her hand. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He turned her gently away from the pit and wrapped his arms around her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The mother prompts gently, “Now, maybe Dave wants to say thank you. Maybe he wants to say thank you for being such a nice girl and giving him supper.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Celia gently strokes the trembling dove, staring intently at its broken wing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a gray November day, and the light from the window fell gently on the images of Medusa. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is hard to imagine what any of us would do in the caves of the rats,” said Vikus gently. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Death, which was settling in all around me, silently, gently. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Excusing himself to Cornflower, he deposited the sleeping Tess gently upon his chair and went across to him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He kissed her and then, still looking into her eyes, unbuttoned two of the buttons on her blouse and kissed her again so that she was caught gently between Carl and the tree. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She gently pokes her broom around the table leg propped up by the Bible. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted the boy clear of his head and placed him gently on the ground. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She felt the slight weight, the tight grip of the claws on her finger, and gently moved him onto her shoulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the east the sky was lightening gently, a pearlish, pre-dawn luminescence that made the people of the graveyard uncomfortable and made them think about returning to their comfortable homes. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And there was another trick where you rubbed gently with a pencil and a message appeared. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He tugged gently, walking his fingers up to my elbows, easing me down. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He closed the screen door gently as he entered and slipped past his mother, who was rocking herself in the kitchen chair watching TV. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” Trip said, and gently untangled her hair from her collar. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Father caught her by the shoulder and gently took the baby from her. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faber held his hand over his left coat-pocket and spoke these words gently, and Montag knew if he reached out, he might pull a book of poetry from the man's coat. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s how people live, Milt”—Michael Antoniou again, still kindly, gently—“by telling stories. What’s the first thing a kid says when he learns how to talk? Tell me a story.’ Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Close enough for him to lift his arm and gently rest his hand on her waist. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“And you, Ophelia, have caused me naught but worry,” she scolded, though gently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In the bedroom, she settled Lexie onto the mattress again and spread the comforter over her and patted her back gently, as if she were a child. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I picked her up gently and rubbed my face against hers. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He trotted her west, across the grassy flat toward the cerros, gently rounded hills of dark lava rock which were covered with a thin crust of topsoil and grass, edged with thickets of scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“So do I,” said Mrs. Weston gently, “very much.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right now, Sam,” she said, gently. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Park kicked her gently under the table, and threw crumpled-up pieces of paper into her hair. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Treat them gently and cherish them but do not go back to their way? lest you cease to be Talking Beasts. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She embraced her gently so as not to crush the fragile marble bones, and anxiously inhaled a mouthful of her unmistakable perfume. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They camped in the Green Hills, and on September the twenty-second they rode gently down into the beginning of the trees as afternoon was wearing away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Taphouse took him by the shoulder and pulled him gently away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Will Solace, head counsellor for the Apollo cabin, put his hand gently on Clarisse’s wrist. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But as their feet came down they slowed, and gently, as if they were made of sand with wind blowing across them, they faded away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, I am with you, Master,’ said Sam, laying Frodo’s wounded hand gently to his breast. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I uncurl it gently, Manchee murmuring “Tail, tail” to himself all the while. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

To this he added some pulverized, dried grass, worked almost into flour, and when it was all together, he gently used his finger to make a hole in the middle. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

My elbows are rounded; my palms gently cup the air. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Liam reached over and gently pried my hands from my ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Very gently Mama worked the entrails out and in a pan of warm soapy water, washed them clean of the pine needles, leaves, and grit. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Send him away, Mo!” she said as he gently propelled her toward her room. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Nhamo explained gently that she came from a proper village full of people. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put one hand very gently on April’s shoulder. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dany stroked the swell of her belly gently, wishing she could reach him, touch him, soothe him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ever so gently, she begins to clean the mutilated flesh on Gale’s back. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Nico,” he said gently, “I’ve seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He held me—gently now—for several seconds, and I thought if we could just go home then, at that moment, everything would be all right. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

That night when I bathed, with a bucket half full of rainwater, I did not scrub my left hand, the hand that Father Amadi had held gently to slide the flower off my finger. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A portrait of another world: strewn boulders and gently rolling sand dunes at the Viking 1 landing site in Chryse. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas held Mother through the lonely morning hours, rocking her gently, as she used to do with us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Blind to betrayals and heartbreak, and always stubborn, no matter how gently she tried to explain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable happiness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The air between them is electric as he leans in, gently brushing his lips against her neck. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“They say you never existed,” Chronicler corrected gently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my head through the tiny door and gently placed my teeth around the skin of the bunny’s neck. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

But as the water began to boil gently about him, he smelled good from the beginning. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked back over to the proper side of the Flat Trans and kneeled right before it, gently placing Deedee on her feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She scurried over to the mess, scooped up Ollie, and gently placed him back in the bowl. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, then blew gently on the cotton in front of him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Nathan stared at that star and his heart bumped more gently and more slowly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“He did not return from the great hunt. It was before you were born,” her mother said gently. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was leaning apologetically into the room, and as soon as their eyes met she tapped the door gently with her knuckles. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jane and Michael, as they listened, felt themselves gently rocking too, or as if they were being rocked…. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She hands Sunny and me brown-bag lunches, pats our cheeks gently for luck, and the three of us head out with plenty of time to spare. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She looked at Ma, gently rocking and knitting. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roz picked her up off the floor, gently placed her on a warm stone, and let her sleep. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Just as Jinny was lifting the first panel free of the hive, and gently brushing the bees off it, she heard a shout and turned. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He felt gently around the bag and found a Rita-sized lump pressing against the cloth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

At length, she prompted gently, “If Sir wish his clothes washed, he must needs give them to me in my hand.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I run my hands down her other arm, then gently touch her waist and her legs. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You violated the terms of our peace agreement,” he says gently. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pet pushed her gently out of the way. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The old dog got slowly and stiffly to his feet and followed the gently pulling leash. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you need to get permission?” she asked gently. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

"And what did you say?" prompts Caesar gently. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The tidal current carried him gently east, just as he’d predicted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But she always answered gently and in great gratitude, “It is quiet and safe.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I arranged the wood so that it would not catch quickly, set the hot coals underneath it, leaned forward, and blew gently. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fin put her hand on Kaede’s shoulder and squeezed it gently. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Fort gently twisted his collar out of Charles Wallace’s hands and came over to Meg, lying down beside her and putting his head in her lap. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farder Coram leaned forward and gently pulled back the counterpane, and there protruding from Jacob’s shoulder was the feathered end of an arrow in a mass of clotted blood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The house was tilted to the side and rocked gently in the waves. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, and gently raised the flats of his hands, in a sort of ironic benediction. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Outside a light wind had sprung up and was whispering gently to the cherry-trees in the Lane. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was holding her hand now, squeezing gently. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stood up, walked behind me, bent over, and gently pushed my arms close to my ribcage, held them there. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ulysses tried again to get to his feet and was again pushed gently back. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

She stared vacantly at the wall opposite her, rocking herself gently, grunting regular, rhythmic little grunts, like a bored passenger on a long bus journey. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With deep concentration, Jet Stone Boy gently pressed the tip against the surface of the earth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Belet picked it up gently, as she might if it were a sleeping baby. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

This riddling figure with flinty eyes isn’t the Locke who stood on the rooftop of his estate and spoke so gently to me or who chased me, laughing, through its halls. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The Germans aren’t the Central Europeans, dear,” his wife said very gently. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s only a dream of ours, Shadow,” Father said gently. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I diverted her attention, yes,” Celia says after blowing gently on the surface of her steaming tea. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He gently tugged and guided me until I was able to let go of the branch and clamber into his room. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her long white fingers fluttered gently, like a tired butterfly, and Coraline shivered. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She bent down to hug me gently, and I felt warm tears falling on my cheeks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In her mind she was back on the path, heading north, and now she realized there had been something tugging at her, so gently it was barely a whisper. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

"We have talked of this > before," he said gently. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A desire to cover her foot with his hand and gently nibble away the itch from the calf with his teeth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually before leaving Antonapoulos waddled gently to the glassed case in the front of the store where some meats and cheeses were kept. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“No, you goose,” June said, gently waving the square photo through the air. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Very gently, the men bent the medium’s body forward until his lips touched the beer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

We sat there in silence for a few moments while my grandmother went on stroking me very gently with one finger and puffing her cigar with the other hand. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I shake my head and gently push him away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hosteen Mitchell gently flicked the reins to encourage the horses as they pulled us up the hill. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quentin and I sat in the backseat, gently cradling the rockets. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You know I won’t go,” she said gently, wanting to reach out and touch her mother’s perfect skin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Connor studied the necklace while Zion flipped gently through the fragile sketchbook. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Walter gently put down a little kitten he'd been holding as he started to answer the reporters' questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He dragged up the specially reinforced chair that was his, and folded gently into it. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He pushed the right rudder pedal gently and the nose moved over. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tips of the long grasses swished gently in the breeze. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The slopes and low hills that fell gently toward the river only appeared welcoming; underneath vines, carpet grass, wild grape, hibiscus and wood sorrel, the ground was as porous as a sieve. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold her and the corner of the rug and roll, tightly, gently, using my knees to keep her in. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No need for any talk of killing,” he said gently—as though he was quieting an angry child. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Angelo made a shallow cut across the pig’s belly and began to gently work the hide loose. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The Frog glided gently, and slower, as the hills grew higher and blocked more and more of the north wind. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped his gloves out of his jacket pocket and took hold of the boughs gently, remembering that it was an old tree and the limbs were brittle. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alighting as gently as thisdedown, she curled under her toes to keep her talons from piercing his bare hand. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I would have freaked out, but Ma just strokes the bird before gently pushing it off. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dad talked very quietly and gently to his sons. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They cascade down her back and flutter gently in the breeze while she remains still as stone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Stay with my mother and father,” he told her gently. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

"You never used to be judgy," Sahara tells me gently, her eyes on my face. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Get along with you," said Victoria, but she said it gently. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What makes you think you can build a house like that?” my mother asked me gently but in a tone touched with sarcasm. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little while later, Doctor Neal gently closes her door behind him and walks out to the porch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then reached forward again and gently took the ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Albert gently put his hand on his nephew’s shoulder. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He gently ran his hand along its course. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Valley pulled a complaining Edgar up gently, and Seven bolted up the stairs to Valley’s place. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Merlyn said gently, “Perhaps what is good for you might be bad for him. Besides, remember he has never asked to be turned into anything.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boomer lays his head in my lap, and I rub his ears, tugging them gently the way Gram used to. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The land rose and fell gently, and the fields were bordered by hedges and trees. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the word presents they flinched, but Penelope gently guided them to the tree and pointed underneath. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I gently stroked it with my index finger, picturing it asleep and peaceful. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sees Gabriel lean in and, gently resting his hand on Libby’s knee, close his eyes and wait for her to meet his bps. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She folded his hand over the bills and pushed it gently away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her fingers move gently, just behind his right ear. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She takes the still-glowing cigarette from its holder, balancing it gently between her graceful fingers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He gently urged the woman out of the apartment, and Matt heard him talking to her all the way down the hall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying awake in bed that night, I thought of Soraya Taheri’s sickle-shaped birthmark, her gently hooked nose, and the way her luminous eyes had fleetingly held mine. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Root alighted gently on the deck, his boots adhering slightly to the mixture of dried soap and blubber coating the steel surface. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, the Waiting Melody that hung over her like a shimmering temple elephant’s umbrella crumbled and gently fell about like dust. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull on her arms gently to make sure she’s listening. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I see Franz the glocken boy pick up a dead mouse and gently tuck it inside a wall hole and then carefully place thick, green leaves over the opening. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Which fall gently open the moment I lean in to kiss him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

My mom takes a pile of napkins, gently wiping the shake off my face, her eyes suddenly brimming with tears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Memory gently caressed each word of praise bestowed in the classroom so that compliments teachers paid me years ago come quickly to mind even today. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his left arm and gently hooked a finger under the string bracelets. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They said nothing, but seeming to sense my anxiety, they took me gently by the hands and led me along with the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She sailed into the air, let out a dragline, and dropped gently to the ground. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Sunflowers bobbed gently in the breeze, gilded in the light of the setting sun. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then Uncle Katsuhisa stepped forward and gently picked up the rose and threw it into the right place. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, gently tossing the hair over my shoulder like I’ve seen Donna do many times. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The massive publicity now gently hinted that the “big ten” would “supervise” the March on Washington’s “mood,” and its “direction.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned down into the canoe and moved Alice’s head as gently as he could. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He stopped paddling and let the canoe float gently towards it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There had been no stir at all when Jonas lifted him from the crib and placed him gently into the molded seat. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Mine is, just where the scar is. When I press on it,” Claire explained, touching her hand gently to the place. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In April, at a speech in Philadelphia, Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson sparked the president’s wrath by gently suggesting the United States might try harder to find a negotiated settlement in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It will be all right,” she said gently. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small soft wind blew gently from the east, a wind mild and murmurous and full of rain. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She had a soft voice then, and talked gently to him while she sewed. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Her hand slid under the napkin and took hold of me gently. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

When they tired out, they stood on tiptoe beyond where the waves broke, jumping gently and letting the water carry them up and down. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She would listen to them till their words blended into a soft sheet of sleep gently spreading over her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He moves it gently aside and bends down to kiss me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

On his nose, a bit low, sat his steel-rimmed full moons, gently prosthetic and handsomely discordant with the sinewy length of his jawline. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The general—still in his gray suit—and Baba embraced, gently tapping each other on the back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She lowered a seedling into a hole and gently pressed the earth firm around its slender stem. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Gay eased across the sidewalk and down off the curb gently because the front tires showed fabric all the way around. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gently stroked both of his arms just beneath the shoulders. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He felt the bed sag gently and heard the bed-covers rustling as she pulled them over her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Choosing the former, I climbed up to his small attic room at the top of the servants' wing early one morning and knocked gently. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He gives it to a man in black who puts the offering in with the corpse, gently, so she doesn’t wake up. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“What should I say? I think you will suspect all my words,” he chided gently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But Scythe Curie’s voice came gently to her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to be hearing a lot more from you,” he said, smiling gently. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Granny stiffened and stared at me in amazement; then a glad smile lit up her old wrinkled white face and she nodded and gently patted my hand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans against his chest and he wraps his arms around her, gently stroking the back of her neck with an ink-stained hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Dr. Taylor M. Martin reaches into the bin, gently takes out the eaglet, and places him on the ground. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He shook the pollen from them gently and sprinkled it over the water; he laid the blossoms beside the pool and waited. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She puts the car in reverse and repeats herself gently under her breath: “Okay.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Francie, watching, held her breath while the scoop dropped in a few more grains or gently eased some out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran her fingers gently over a shiny harmonica and smiled. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Let her body drop into the water, felt the tide carry her gently back to the safe, sturdy ground. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Felicia opens the rear door of her vintage American car and slides across the backseat, gently tugging Ernesto with her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sloped up gently northward, and at its bottom went the bed of a now dry and withered stream. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He drew a glass of beer and sobbed gently. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was just falling, gently, through this soft powdery mass, falling farther and farther from anything resembling life, but she could not allow herself to panic. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We put up flyers asking people to donate their “gently worn” coats by dropping them off in plastic bags in a giant bin we left in front of our brownstone. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Before the night shut down she was seen with sails idly flapping as she gently rolled on the undulating swell of the sea, Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Henrietta went back to eating her seeds, and as she stopped glaring at it, the black streak chicken floated gently down. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The Indian woman stroked him gently in reward, then ladled some of the meat from the pot onto the grass. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unperturbed by the near riot around him, Seabiscuit began gently plucking flowers off the wreath and eating them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is as though we have always been in this position, the front porch swing moving gently back and forth, the sun warm on our faces, the day only halfway over. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then he pushed her gently backward until she was sliding well away from the dock, jumped aboard, and pushed the tiller sideways. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had wrapped this thread around my finger and was pulling on it as gently as I could, lest it break. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s a long time to wait,” he said gently. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother would say to her gently, “You only visit once a year, Ash. Sit still and give them a chance to see you.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We lifted her as gently as possible,” Geyer said, “but owing to the decomposed state of the body, the weight of her plaited hair hanging down her back pulled the scalp from her head.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“But you gathered all your babes, right?” her mother prodded gently. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She tilted his head gently to get a better look. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His ancient valet, Johnny Mitchell, bent over him, his tears falling onto Tommy’s cheeks as he gently sponged the mud and blood away. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ucho still had his stick, and he poked it at my side — not hard, but also not gently. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He circled my face with his hands—so gently. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Crying gently, she held the spoon under her eyes, carefully catching each tear, preserving their sad silver in the hollow of the spoon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maxine gently taps me on my leg and whispers, “Wrong fork. Use the one farthest from the plate and work your way in throughout dinner.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Approaching the sea the land had begun to slope gently, the hills were brushed downward, the earth was smoothing itself, and the rivers straightened for the final run to the sea. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The panel closed under it and the pedestal settled gently on top. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He stroked it gently and then he blushed and turned hastily away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stretched up and licked my arm, gently. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I lay Viola gently down and I stand and face him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But Dominicans, too, are black. Some of them ” Donay smiles gently, almost proudly. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gently clipped one onto a flap of metal sheeting that he'd fused to the switch on top of the orb. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She raced up to the loft and put it gently under her pillow. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was golden, gently waving to the middle of her back. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And she lifted the fruit gently to his mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

At one point, gently, oh so gently, the Pea picked up the mouse in her hand. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Far over to the right, at the edge of a marshy pond, a wisp of smoke curled gently from a lopsided chimney. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet gently snored on the couch in the living room. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

You must let them ooze and crawl of their own will onto a knife blade and then lift them gently into your bottle of sea water. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran her sharp wet nails very gently down his cheek. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The conductor slowed the train to a crawl, waved, and gently dropped a large brown bag in front of us as he went by. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The lakeward edge of the island was steep enough to discourage hippos, but the landward side sloped gently into the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he was thoughtful, his head bowed, then his hands gently touched the strings. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And then the old woman reached out and gently touched Thor on the leg. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A better way would be to place a ruler gently next to the pencil, but in fact, comparing the lengths of the two objects also changes the pencil’s speed a tiny bit. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And, threading gently through it all, a lute played in the background. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Frowning, she gently arranged her covers around Fleetfoot, and stroked the dog’s head for a moment. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

No, I will not be a slave, even to myself— “Do I frighten thee?” he asked gently. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I close the door as gently as I can, in an effort not to disturb my brother. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She pokes him gently in his soft middle, and he gives her a tentative smile. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And then he was awake, and he knew he’d gone mad because she was here, in his cell, kneeling beside him, her hand resting gently on his chest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“We will get you some help. Just be strong, young man,” the sergeant doctor said gently, sitting by my bed and examining my leg. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The chandelier swung gently from the concussive force of the missile’s detonation, but otherwise everything was as she remembered it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Rocked him with one hand, gently, while she waved good-bye to Mama, and kept rocking long after her mother rounded the corner and disappeared into the ferny forest growth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Joseph then took the drawings from their cabinet and gently set them on the table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s Scarabaeidae, probably Cotinus texana. The fig beetle. Quite unusual to find one in a drought. Take it in the net, gently now.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

One day, with her hands pressed gently against her stomach, Carolina fell asleep in her chair by the window. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Barnes leaned back in his chair and began gently swiveling from side to side, with his eyes staying steady on Mr. Larson’s face. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Lucy was sleeping gently, but her breathing was stronger; I could see the counterpane move as her breast heaved. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He took his thumb and pressed it gently along the knuckles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Breathing a prayer, she put him back in his place, and closed the doors of the larium gently. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And I’m right, because he approaches and gently pushes the camera away from my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Now and then, in passing a casement, you glanced out at the thick-falling snow; you listened to the sobbing wind, and again you paced gently on and dreamed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then he had laid little Ioeth gently down on the pallet, and had risen, and stood silent, staff in hand. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I gently stroked the hand that was outside the quilt. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Truly,” she said gently, “I won’t let any harm come to you.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” he said when he was close enough, pulling her up gently by the arm. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The wheels begin to move, causing the enormous metal wings to flap gently up and down. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I roll it gently between my thumb and forefinger. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes—try,” repeated Mary gently; and Mary’s hand removed my sodden bonnet and lifted my head. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He sees Vilonia Kline gently lay the shirt down on the ground and then walk back down into the hole as they continue to dig around her. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

When she had finished the coffee and calmed down, the bailiff gently pried the shards of foam from her hands and threw them away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The doctor shook the baby gently, and Arm’s head jerked up from the doze he was falling into. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nick set the envelope down and gently peeled the note off the front of the dictionary. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once gently it touched him over the heart, once on the lips, while Nemmerle whispered. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She went up to her sister-in-law, gently removed the wig, and saw that she was nearly bald: aged and helpless. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands down and put his head into his hands and began to cry gently. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the fire trucks had gone, the shell of the Richardson house now gaping and blackened and steaming gently, Mrs. Richardson pulled her bathrobe tightly around herself and took stock. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He puts his hand on my shoulder and squeezes gently, his eyes falling on the phone I'm still clutching. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Fish scare easy,” she whispered, then bumped me gently with her shoulder. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She took it gently in her hands, staring down at the cover. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I gently dabbed on the salve, telling her about Mr. Underhill. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Corporal Kolodny tiptoed stealthily into Captain Black’s tent early the next morning, reached inside the mosquito net and gently shook the moist shoulder blade he found there until Captain Black opened his eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Rolled it gently, willing it to go away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Harrison Smith, gently guiding the witness, said, “I will ask you if, after July, 1950, you observed any change in the personality and habits and actions of your son, Richard?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m going to find out,” Olive said, and before anyone could stop her she’d gone to the cellar doors and leapt through them, floating gently to the bottom. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Beto scratched the cat under its chin and pressed his fingers gently against the soft pad of one small foot. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knelt down beside her, gently taking hold of her shoulder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bring her round for dinner afterwards, then,” he says, his hands pressing gently on my lower back. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran to the perambulator and rocked it gently, crooking her thin, twisted, old fingers at John and Barbara until they stopped crying and began to laugh. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” she said gently, “let me see those pretty brown eyes.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, leaned down, and shook hands, whereupon she came around me, tucked into a perfect heel against my left leg, and gently push-nudged me up the porch steps to the screen door. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“It seems to me you barely escaped with your lives,” Suheyla pointed out more gently. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t understand what is happening with your family,” Tonantzin said gently. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He refused to take it, gently suggesting she needed it more than he did. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Look at the peacock, Ifem,” he said, gently, as though he sensed her irritation. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Emily gently stroked the golden hare necklace, trying to mask her excitement as best as she could, but inside she was jumping up and down. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She took Sammy’s hand and pulled him, none too gently, after her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the Corporal who had woken him, bending over and shaking him gently. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nelson gently stacked wood into my outstretched arms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is okay,” the dragon said, gently putting his arm on her shoulders. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She dumped the coals on kindling, and picking up the bellows, puffed air on the coals—gently at first—then harder. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t know if he saw me nodding, but he shifted back to his own position beneath the gently rustling willow herb and hemlock alongside the Rosalie driver, and they bagged another guard. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Mamá sat at the edge of the bed and gently placed her hand on my forehead. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Leo wanted to protest, but Echo leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek, then pushed him gently away. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He closes the folder gently and straightens his shoulders. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There’s a rest area, gently lit in pinkish tones, with several easy chairs and a sofa, in a lime-green bamboo-shoot print, with a wall clock above it in a gold filigree frame. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bends down and extracts a strip of pictures, only gently chewed by sprites. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At the bottom of the stairs there’s a hat-and-umbrella stand, the bentwood kind, long rounded rungs of wood curving gently up into hooks shaped like the opening fronds of a fern. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s arms curled so gently around Laleh, who had her little legs tucked up under her stomach, and her face nestled in the hollow of his collarbone. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Very gently, she began stroking the soft fur along my back. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She did Sarai’s hair for her, gently combing it out with her fingers and using her gift to make it lustrous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There were little crinkles at her eyes, her lips open and gently curving at the corners. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She comes back with a damp cloth and wipes my face gently then cleans the blood from a broken plate off my hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I walked over and gently took his hand which was caked with dirt. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Every few steps, Anya had to tug gently on the rope to get Zvezda away from whatever plant he was nibbling on. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

His head bobs gently, nodding small, velvet horns lit white from behind like new leaves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gently kissed me hello, since she hadn’t when I’d walked in. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

They hugged that way for minutes, rocking gently, their tears mixing and falling, before either spoke again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s freezing in here, Angel,” said Gerald gently as he pulled the blanket off the bed and put it around her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No fly today,” Dad says, touching her gently on her head with his good hand. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“All that maleness wasted,” she said, combing my thick hair gently. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Last time I touched Tin Man, his hand fell off,” I reminded him gently. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

She sets the jeans gently down under the shirt and begins to walk in a slow circle around the outfit, chanting and holding her hands up in the air. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

In your letter, you gently asked if I had revealed anything. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

At the top of the hill, Cole lowered the rock gently to the ground and stood without pushing it. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“And 1 think, whether we know it or not, that we’re united,” the Body Shop and Pipe Queen operator said gently. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adina could hear the waves as they gently rocked the boat. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Charles, her heel in his hand, caught the glass between thumb and forefinger and pulled gently. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Bull opened the door to the stall, dragged the corporal out, laid him gently on the men’s room floor, then crossed his arms as the corporal pulled up his pants. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It was a mistake," her mother said gently. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The milk, poured with one gently tremoring, ancient hand. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Breuer bent down and wrapped the handkerchief around the boy’s knee, knotting it gently with firm, practiced hands. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be played with, to be gently kissed, as if I meant it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gently laid the sleeping Fyrian into one of the pockets, careful not to wake him up. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Holding tightly to the paddle, he began to kick his way easily across the gently flowing water in the moonlight. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So he did an end-around on the unfortunate taste by drowning his java in cream, for which Katherine gently teased him that afternoon. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“No, no,” she said gently, “please don’t waste time. Take me to the Regent at once. He’s waiting for me.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“When a friend asks for support, you should help them to the best of your abilities, even if you feel it isn’t worth it,” he says gently. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In the dark, two pairs of hands gently exploring each other, roving quietly over knuckles, cuticles, fingertips, the delicate details. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I decided I would gently dispute with Hamlet, using my reason to stir doubt within him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She gently pulled out Hanako’s seedling and placed it so that it stood straight up...and somehow looked happy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Byron,” Momma said, gently wiping tears off his cheeks with the end of her scarf, “it’s O.K., sweetheart, how’d this happen?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Poppy went to the kitchen to get a fresh pitcher of tea, she leaned forward and said gently, “We’re not Jewish, you know.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It stung horribly, but then he felt the rough friction of a towel on his wrist, and something mopping the wound more gently. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine. He’s pretty detached for the most part, but be careful around his books.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At any rate, she gently pried my grandmother from the rocker and helped her upstairs for her afternoon nap. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She yawns, taking her bun out, her long brown hair falling gently down, over her shoulders. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Years later, I gently hinted this to Ruth, and she didn’t seem to know what I was talking about, so maybe I was wrong. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fort gently twisted his collar out of Charles Wal-lace’s hands and came over to Meg, lying down beside her and putting his head in her lap. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must come. I have something to tell you,” he said gently but firmly. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached out and gently moved my hair away from my eyes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The current gently pushed the lifeboat closer to the illusion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He motioned the guardian robots away, entered the officer’s room and closed the door gently. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He bent down and uncovered my head gently, without touching me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He gently placed the envelope inside his science notebook and rushed into the classroom. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom gently places her warm hands on my cheeks. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Kin lowered Håkon to the ground gently, setting him on his belly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“A single choice shall. . . shall end his days. Olympus to per—pursue—” “Preserve^ Annabeth said gently. “It means to save” “I know what it means,” I grumbled. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember any more about the fire?” he asks gently. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

How gently he held the dead thing that had been her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Curt touched Ifemelu’s shoulder gently, asked if she was okay, before going back outside. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re a good writer,” Momma says, setting the papers down gently. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Auk X sat on the pad and fizzled, producing some white smoke and just enough thrust to rock it gently on its fins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you want it to be connected,” she said gently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gilly could feel Miss Ellis’s fingers on her backbone gently prodding her through the doorway and into the house. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She dosed the boys regularly and gently to purge the putrid bile from their bodies, but it seemed to have little effect. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could sense the tunnel ahead, sloping gently down for about three hundred feet, then opening into a large chamber. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He scooted gently over to me, so the cab didn’t move. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mom takes my hand and pats it gently. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hit the cue ball in such a way that it gave a pathetic half roll to the side, gently knocking into a colored ball with a faint click. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dr. Han took a break and gently pushed Doha into his office. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She stood at the door, waiting, and then gently tried the handle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Fifteen minutes later Dr. Hamid gently touches the infected skin around my G-tube, and I grimace as pain radiates across my stomach and chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The ball went through the rim, stopped for a second as it got caught up in the net, and fell through gently as I headed downcourt. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I held the back of my sleeve to my nose—gently, tenderly, it still hurt so badly—trying to stem the bleeding. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

A line of cribs along one wall, and small beds along the other, with an adult’s bed at the nearer end, where a nun was sleeping and, as he’d heard from outside, gently snoring. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

These are nice old expressions that could be with us for a long time if they’re treated gently, but only time will tell. scream bloody murder. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The necklace floated from Monsoon’s hands and gently encircled Aru’s neck. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Crouching low, the robot wound her way beneath the smoke and around the flames and gently scooped up the young hare. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They were still moving up the tide about north by northwest, but the breeze from the south had shifted just enough to bring them gently to port. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

While we were talking she was undressing me, and when I was undressed, except for the bandages, she washed me, very gently and smoothly. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I think our young aristocrat has understood the lesson,” he said gently. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he kicked my foot under the table gently. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Sohrab took his mom’s hand, gently uncurling her manicured fingers and weaving them with his own. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Chou reaches out for my hand and holds it gently as she wipes her eyes with her sleeve. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eyes were open and clear and the face was firm and the hair washed gently about her head. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches a hand out to brush over the paper, the entire room swaying gently as the motion passes from page to page. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Uncle Paul strokes my hair gently and smiles down at me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sahil reached over and put a hand on mine, squeezing gently. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was smiling now and reached out and pushed me gently, and I thought, here it goes again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch a few tendrils of Mother’s hair lift gently into the air. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” he reminded them gently, “the lesson is one thing. The test is something else. First time, most people fail it.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I move the chair and fall to my knees, pulling her gently into my lap. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Nothing but the sound of the door gently hitting the wall behind it, keeping time with the ties clacking beneath us. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The eagle soared off the side of a mountain and circled gently in the air, with only the crisp air between them and the ground. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I lifted the bonobo from the table, gently cut his mangy rope away, and brought him to the sink. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I told her, not too gently, that she hadn’t seen much, and that it was none of her business anyway. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He put the chicken and some of the meat on one plate and carried it, moving very gently, over past the edge of the yard to about where the dog had first appeared. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

In Chryse and Utopia, for the first time in human history, spacecraft had touched down, gently and safely, on the red planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he turned around and kissed me, gently, on my lips, I blushed and told him to stop. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She pressed her right foot gently onto the brake to slow the car. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was polishing the metal clasp surrounding the snakestone, as gently and as carefully as an archaeologist on a dig, taking off the black and revealing the glittering silver beneath it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

At this moment the boat bumped gently into the harbor wall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want the nice lady to die,” Poppet says, tugging gently at Celia’s skirt. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She laughed and gently kicked the pavement with her sneaker. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

But he allowed Beregond to handle his head gently and stroke his great flanks. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s always easier to die gently, to wake in due time in the place you were buried, to come to terms with your death and to get acquainted with the other inhabitants. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Doc opened a bottle and poured gently into a glass, holding it at an angle so that very little collar rose to the top. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grover pushed her gently backward, opening her blouse more, easing it back over her shoulders so that her arms were pinned. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Magnus takes hold of my shoulder and gently turns me back around to face the lobby of supernaturals. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She gently wiped the old woman’s face and arms with the wet cloth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sit in meditative silence for some of that uncontrollable time, the motion of the train gently billowing the silk curtains, the scent of ginger and cream enveloping them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At last when he felt his eyes closing and knew that his struggle to keep awake could not go on much longer, he wakened Frodo gently. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He reaches out, his gloved hand gently touching my face, his blue eyes dark, serious. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She sat back gently, twitched her nose, and waved. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She gently shook the canteen, letting the water swish inside the plastic container. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He washed carefully, the saltwater stinging gently when he hit a scratch or small cut—there seemed to be many of them as well as bruises. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“OK, Edna, I want you to wiggle your fingers and legs and face very gently. Not too much; we just want to loosen the mold a bit.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I gently pull away from my mother’s embrace, to look around at my surroundings. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She chuckled softly as she patted Eilwen’s arm dry and laid it back gently on the bed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Quickly, but gently—I knew you had to handle cold people carefully because of their hearts, their hearts can go kind of nuts and not beat right—I rolled him onto his left side. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ever so gently she pushed the door with the tips of her fingers and heard only die hinges weep. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped from the car and spoke softly to her from the open door, shutting it gently before she drove off. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blew gently on the fragile flames and saw one skinny twig start to burn, then another. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“You were a little wild around the eyes there,” she said gently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The yolk quivered, gently, in its bloody bath of ketchup and Worcestershire. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Flora gently moved Ulysses out of her lap and onto the seat beside her, and then she reached up and across and put her hand on the left side of her father's chest. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

I inserted the key and turned it gently to the right. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The jar has a spindle through the middle. It’s resting gently on the front wheel. So—” He motions to Justin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

It gazed for thirty seconds or so be­fore gently sinking under. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Crooks said gently, “Maybe you can see now. You got George. You know he’s goin’ to come back. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is all concern, all gallant attention, gently drawing them toward more savory matters. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She nods, touching my head gently before heading out the door. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The path was visible in the dusk, a deep rut worn in ages of passage, running now gently up in a long trough with cliffs on either side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I wish you could tell me what you went through,” I tell Ziggy as I gently rub his head. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I leaned toward him and gently put the cigarette to his lips, allowing him to inhale. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Pathetic, pathetic,” and gently, fiercely, he beats his fist on the wheel. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"Hugo is not a bad person," she whispers gently. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Abby stood and gave her a quick hug before gently pushing her back in the direction of the house. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He lifts me up and deposits me gently in the chair. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He pushed me away gently and looked up at our window. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We pull up as gently as we can, but the skin under Edna’s eyebrows just stretches up with us until she yelps again. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be surprised if he’s sleeping,” the doctor whispered, gently pulling the curtain away. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without saying anything, she tugged gently at his mane and led him round to the end of the big barn, where the Seven Commandments were written. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The wind blew gently, oh so gently, flapping his coat. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean to attack you, child,” Mr. Benedict said gently. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I had her carefully wrapped up I put my shoes on her feet and then began very gently to wake her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He gently patted my back and then left the house and drove off to one of his stores in the city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The music wound along gently, a stroll in the park, but occasional drum bursts and off-kilter chimes from Juan’s guitar gave a sinister edge to it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I want you to see my face when I tell you this,” she said gently. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Spoon raised his eyebrows at Jelly, who nodded and gently pushed Alfred and Henry toward the door. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor seemed to be hopping gently, though he could be imagining it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

With a lump in my throat, I turned to Zohra, who gently told him, “Forgive us,” and continued walking. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“We never really knew that, Judith,” her sister reminded her gently. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He asked it gently, but with fear, for he did not wish to hear the answer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Setting it on the table, she dipped in a crisp cloth and started gently wiping my swollen lips and dabbing around my eye. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She turned to the harassed husband and spoke gently. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hazel, it’s not about you,” Frank said, as gently as he could. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He brushed the top off gently with his hand but found only damp sand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trotter took the hem of the striped pajama top and gently wiped Gilly’s eyes and nose. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I stopped often to check on him, but every time I gently brushed the hair back from his forehead I found him sleeping. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She put everything on my bed, gently, like laying a baby down to change her diaper. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

As Jo received her good-night kiss, Mrs. March whispered gently, “My dear, don’t let the sun go down upon your anger. Forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomorrow.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs gently and his blue eyes sparkle. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well,” said Malcolm, and he tried to take the lanyard away gently. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Kim takes the shirt out and gently folds it neatly before putting it back in the bag. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled gently at the top of the smaller grocery bag. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He flexed his fingers and struck a few soft, experimental notes, then swept into the song so gently that I caught myself listening to it before I knew it had begun. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He squeezes, steadying me and pushing me gently to the left, restoring my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She nodded gently, and I knew I had to try to say something out loud. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was gently confident and highly accomplished and would become a lifelong friend. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He looked briefly at the clenched hand on the blue afghan, then, quite gently, with his cigar in his hand, took hold of Franny’s shoulder. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She mopped his side with a wet cloth, gently wiping away the blood. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I can’t stop staring at her knees—the way the skirt of her dress drapes over them, fanning gently across the grass. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Gay broke the news as gently as she could. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She gently throws a wisp of dark hair from her eyes and moves on, listening to the words spoken by her daughter. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He was patting his chest, fumbling gently with long yellow fingers in the pocket of his overcoat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“But if you both keep adding to your sides of the scale, increasing the weight on each side in turn,” Isobel says, watching the gently swaying scale, “won’t it break?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Jack knelt too and blew gently, so that the smoke drifted away, thickening, and a tiny name appeared. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He patted my shoulder gently, more like he rested his hand there, but I winced anyway. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started poking my knuckles into my eyes, so he pulled my hands down off my face gently. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Athena began by asking gently was this some sort of drinking-bout she had happened upon? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy put some light yellow fluid on the towel and touched it gently to her cheek. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I wiped her forehead with my handkerchief and stroked her back gently. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took her hand and kissed her knuckles gently. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then she sighed and, stretching out her leg, poked me gently in the ribs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The cool, rich liquid flowed down Dicey’s throat and settled gently into her stomach. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We nodded our appreciation and the young Negro said gently: “It happens to us all the time.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

No supplication was ever more passionate yet more gently carried by the breath. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, they each sobbed for a while, and then quietly, gently, the little storms died down. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Large, light, cotton ball flakes gently sifted through the air, blanketing the campus in a kind of idyllic innocence. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But her mother smiled and touched Omakayas’s hair gently and shook her head. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The song rocks me gently into and out of dreaming and in the dream, a train filled with love goes on and on. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He kisses them, kisses the moles scattered on her stomach as she arcs gently toward him, feels her hands on his head and then on his shoulders, guiding him between her parted legs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the hand reached out and gently touched him and he said, 'Now, you must take on the burden. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gently pulled the pendant toward her for a closer look. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He kissed me gently, but at the same time hungrily, and I liked how he tasted, the scent of his skin, the way his lips opened and closed, opened and closed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the strangely comfortable and rare and gently flattering light of the candle. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not your fault,” she said, almost gently. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, sweetheart, but he’s really, just, y’know, kinda low right now,” Grandma explained gently. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She watched as Ess proceeded to toss her little body off the cliffs and into the wind, watched the girl sprawl on the rock when the gusts brought her gently back down. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Reaching as high as I could with my left arm, I swung the ax gently at the shiny, opaque surface, not knowing what I'd hit beneath it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is feeding himself with his right hand while his left gently touches a slim bamboo stick lying on the kitchen table. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father held him and patted his back gently until he was all cried out. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The other two men gently held my legs steady. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy turned to go, but Robin touched her shoulder, too gently for Ivy to ignore. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Brutus,” said Mr. Ages gently, “don’t you remember Mr. Jonathan?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Every one about us moved softly and spoke gently. No one seemed hurried or impatient, all were under a spell, a spell that held us from the opening of the fair until its close.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then she pushed gently at the stoat-guts with her knife, and screeched once more. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

“And, tomorrow,” Ba continued, gently, “we should return and wait for her to come home.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I lit all the hanging lamps while Granddaddy cleared a spot on the counter and gently placed the barrel on it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

After a few moments, Hermione said gently, “But that’s impossible, Harry. You mean that you did magic without meaning to; you reacted instinctively.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She hopped over to Flash and gently poked him with her beak. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The grove’s massive leaves sway gently in the breeze, beckoning us to hurry inside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then her mouth softens, her hand moves gently over my brother's warm head. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The blue rain fell gently upon the house. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every time he came near the bars a tiger prodded him gently with a stick and this made Admiral Boom swear dreadfully. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She said my name so gently it surprised me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Squares on the floor become trapezoids in a painting; everything gets gently distorted, but it looks perfectly natural to the viewer. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She felt him quiver in her pocket, and gently squeezed him for reassurance. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved his hands away and as gently as I could, pulled his pants leg up. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother gently pulled her from her aunt’s arms and led her out of the room. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Cups my chin and gently turns my head up toward him. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She snored gently, like the waves on Long Island Sound, soft and regular. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning forward, he blew gently on the higher of the two knots. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He prods her gently in the right direction. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Your first kill,” said Bono to me gently, with an air of kindness and a cadence of mollification. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He gently placed it on top of the heap in the little red wagon. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I felt his hands at my waist and I took a sudden breath; he tugged me backward, gently, pulling me close. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thorn took her wig off and gently placed it alongside Seven’s and Valley’s and zipped it up in a hot-pink bag with a hanger attached. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She took the limp form of Uncle Andrew gently in her trunk and set him up on end: upside down, unfortunately, so that two half-sovereigns, three half-crowns, and a sixpence fell out of his pocket. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

As the cheering continued, Rhyme leaned forward and touched Milo gently on the arm. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Orienting herself from there, she locates another, gently pushing open the paper door to find a ring of tiny chairs representing her own performance space. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then, instead of galloping away, he nudges his heels gently into the horse’s flanks and trots casually down Fifteenth Street, with William Bell running behind him, shouting “Murder!” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I think that is all the story we have time for now, children,” Penelope said gently. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She didn’t spy on such private moments anymore, but even the sight of a strong, bare arm crooked gently round a waist or shoulder could make her ache with the yearning to be held. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The man took her arm gently and held her for a moment. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other for a minute, and then I gently wrestle him to the ground. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I gently unzip his jacket, unbutton his shirt and ease them off him. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wished he would let me know some other way—by gently taking my hand or putting an arm around me—but he didn’t do that, either. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I only think that God fights with the just side,” Olanna added gently. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Archer gently brushed her hands aside and deposited the stone on the bar. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

My mom gently told me that Americans preferred to greet each other with a simple "hello" or a friendly wave and handshake. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, though, you can’t lead with your heart,” said Mama gently. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He places her gently on her bed and covers her with her favorite purple blanket. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t even know where she’s laid out at, May Belle,” Mr. Aarons said more gently. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The dandelion horse, recognizing her unspoken wish, set her down gently. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She mixed salt with cold water and gently plastered the gritty mixture onto my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman washed her long, silver-pale hair and gently combed out the snags, all in silence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Beth, you shouldn't make up stories," Sansa corrected the younger girl, gently stroking her hair to take the harshness out of her words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kamara pulled me aside and gently asked me to sit on a bench while he chatted with the man. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“It seems to me,” the man Says gently, “that you are the one who attacked him—indeed, that you are the one who shot him in the arm.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Had anyone—all right: any woman—ever murmured to him that way, or brushed crumbs gently from his cheek? Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It held, as Omer gently held her elbow cupped in his hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They would sit together at a window looking out at the garden where the fairies were building themselves nests, gently glowing globes that hung among the branches of the trees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The shaman’s eyes were closed, and beads of sweat stood out on his forehead as he rocked gently back and forth. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take his pinky in mine and shake it gently. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

To the left, across gently sloping sageland, the gorge opened for a startling instant. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, however, she moves down an avenue gently buffeted by the familiar and therefore loved images. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was out the door, closing it gently behind him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Very gently he eased himself in on his side and turned slowly and laced his fingers behind his head and stared at the myriads of tiny colored dots that make up darkness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he put his arms around me and gently led me into the court building. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The gently rolling sea of grass became a grid of steel fences as far as the eye could see. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Full bellies, the warm crackling fire, the rain pattering on the roof and falling gently on the sand pulled them together and held them close. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift her by the armpits as though she were a child and, gently, I set her aside. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come now, no more dallying,” he said, though more gently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There were no angles; walls, floors, and ceiling faded gently into each other and in the cold, metallic glittering of the hidden lights, one was surrounded by six chilly reflections of one’s bewildered self. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t do this to us, Liz,” said her father gently, disbelieving. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded slightly, and very gently, considering the size of the man, he gave her a dipper of water. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the rain patters gently against the windows, they converse politely about insubstantial things. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, stand up, and nudge her gently. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Chips of ebony, he found, float if they are dry to start with and are placed gently on the surface of the water—but so do metal needles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He gently sets my magic link to Lita inside a plastic pouch. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When his will could drive him no further, and his limbs gave way, he stopped and laid his master gently down. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He insisted on gently looking at her scalp to see how much she had been hurt. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Beyond, the path was the same—empty in the darkening moonlight and leading gently downhill into the deep shadow of a grove of ilex trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked him up gently and carried him home. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt his body and limbs gently, and took his friend’s hands in his own. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I reach out to touch it gently, feeling the weight of the bag in my palm. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Little children sit on the decks with their feet dangling in the water as the boats rock gently back and forth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to cheer him up, to bring a smile to his face by teasing him gently. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mario gently pulled the Kleenex away and whispered, “Please come out.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushes my pitiful linoleum block aside and gently sets down an enormous book. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Locke’s backup follows, falling not too far from Kara’s, the low ripples of the two meeting, intertwining, and gently fanning out to become nothing at all. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He put his right hand on her face over and over, gently, while his left slid around her side and gripped the small of her back more firmly. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He withdrew his hand, more gently this time; his voice was harsher than usual. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She patted it gently with her unarmed paw and the mouse squirmed horribly away dragging its paralyzed hind legs behind it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he caught him as he swayed, and lifting him gently, carried him to the bed and laid him there, and covered him warmly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mama twisted the faucet so the water flowed more gently. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The wiper blades, on a slow speed, gently pulled me out of my thoughts and into the car. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He touched her elbow gently, leaned forward, and placed his beautiful mouth on hers. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, he bent down and gently closed their eyes. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I put it back down, nodding in contentment at my reflection as my hair falls gently around my shoulders. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

That’s like gently tossing a ball upward, having it slow down initially, but then rocket upward ever more quickly. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She patted him gently on each cheek, but it still stung. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I bend down and pick it up, placing the fragmented treasure gently back on a shelf. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

This time he brings his hand up, gently holding my shoulder. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He speaks more gently than Joffrey, she thought, but the queen spoke to me gently too. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She appeared in the porch light, as always, without warning and shut the door behind her gently. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The walls were covered with portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses, all of whom were snoozing gently in their frames. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The next morning I took the fishing rod Miguelito had given me, placed it gently in the creek, and watched it float away. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He drifted forward in the water until he could breaststroke gently, barely rippling the calm surface. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Your brother can come for his own bread,” Trapis said gently, then looked more closely at the boy, sensing something. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Malcolm thought about it, and then lifted them all gently away and tucked them down beneath the frail velvet the skeleton was lying on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was a violet, and it chinkled and sang as he held it, making a noise similar to that produced by wetting a finger and rubbing it, gently, around a wineglass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

George felt someone push her gently, and she let her feet guide her to the front of the stage. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I played my fifths and my scales, which, lapping gently upon the bulwarks of the ships we passed, drew sailors to the rails as we rowed on. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Aunt Elizabeth is gently washing the baby off, it isn’t crying much, it stops. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you think you are, cousin,” Sparky teased gently, “a robin?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up the boy, straining to lift him up high enough to get him into the trunk, and dropped him in as gently as possible. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure your mother only told you what she knew to be true,” she went on more gently. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As sleep stands above me, I gently press my finger to the edge of the Ace of Hearts. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Thorn followed after, gracefully floating across the water and landing gently on the ground. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The giant peach swayed gently from side to side as it floated along, and the hundreds of silky white strings going upward from its stem were beautiful in the moonlight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

After several misses, I gently push myself higher, until I can grab a skinny limb and pull myself up. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He tried to pull his hand away, ever so gently, but Jan held on, firmly, smiling. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One morning I was roused by my uncle’s voice calling gently but persistently. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They walk along the path and it sways gently, like a dock on water. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then, as Fiver stirred and muttered beside him, he pushed him gently with one forepaw and nuzzled his shoulder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his free hand and placed it gently on the side of my neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Arthur raised him gently, to loss him on the shoulder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry takes his hand, one corner of his mouth tugging gently upward. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I asked gently, just so he could get used to the sound of my voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He summoned the pedestal from under the floor and placed the Story Box gently on top. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It wavered gently in the warm summer breeze. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine I'm standing in front of it with my father—but then Bedi Ma'am pulls the photograph gently out of my hands and demands, "Pay attention, Kabir!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Stella ran her fingers gently over the round black letter keys, pressing the S for Stella part of the way down, watching the type bar rise up toward the roller. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He bought himself two nice transistor radios, died gently in the bathtub at age eighty-two, and left her plenty of money. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Lavender,” Mom gently reminded me as she snapped the lid on a bowl of leftover coleslaw. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The rain had finally started, gently tapping against the roof. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Pet was tilting its head again, humming gently. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The driver spoke gently to Ruth and took her by the hand to meet the horses. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kamal sits up straighter and gently moves his body away from mine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pictures her mother saying all this gently into the next-door neighbors’ phone, standing in the neighbors’ sitting room. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This is quite a bouquet you’ve brought for me,” she said gently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know what to do, so he just reached his hand out and patted Mac gently on the shoulder. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pressed myself to him just a moment longer, gently, holding my breath because of the strong, unpleasant smell of cassava that clung to him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

To feel the teeth raking gently against my scalp. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Jake steps forward and moves the security detail away from me, gently pulling me back from the fridge and placing his hand at the small of my back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

With one hand he gently scratched his ear. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He gently lay them on the mattress and tucked them in so they wouldn’t be jostled. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see how it looks with a smile,” he says gently. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was eleven o'clock when Victor finally said goodbye, swaying gently, driven home by his guilty conscience to his hungry tortoises. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The world was still dark and blurred, but Koffi felt someone gently slapping her cheek and trying to force her upright. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Dill picked her up gently, murmuring in her ear. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“It’d be easier with us and I’d worry less,” she said gently, “if you didn’t remind me so much of myself, Jude.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The water had stilled and the boat swayed gently. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Naomi taps my unbandaged arm gently, then strides out of the room. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Mom gently steers me out as Uncle Paul and Grandma wave at us. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Come in, come in,” the Prince said gently. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bernie’s asleep up there, but I wake him gently with my hand. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It thumps gently against the trunk of the tree. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then she dropped the panel gently back into place and looked around. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was Europa he drew toward, and as she gently touched him, he lowed so musically, no flute could give forth a more melodious sound. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There, there,” I cooed, and gently bathed her with the cool well water. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I gently pull the stamen through the blossom and set the drop of nectar on my tongue. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ma gently peels away my fingers from her hand and says, “I’m going to start supper. Come on up whenever you’re ready.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Some readers do not like other people touching their cards,” Marco explains, recalling details from his divination lessons as he gently lifts the deck. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You realized there was never going to be a wedding?” asks Caesar gently. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She snorted onto his chest, but he gently lifted her chin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He smiled and rubbed her nose gently with his. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was a river cloud, turning gently in the eddies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Our last child, conceived in happiness at a time when the river of our lives ran gently, had been taken from us; I knew too well what he felt. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of her footsteps was like a stream falling gently away downhill over cool stones in the quiet of night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Venia gives him a look, and he gently sets the scissors on the table and leaves. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He reached past me and gently stroked the appropriate part of the leaf. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He laid his hoe down gently, and savored one last moment of feeling warm soil beneath his bare feet. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

And with that she closed the door gently and slid the deadbolt into position with a soft, metallic click. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He moved to kneel beside her, shaking her gently by her shoulders. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Now we gently folded my egg whites into the thick syrup, then poured the airy, toast-colored mixture into a souffle dish and put it aside. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I pull and tug the back of the frame until it creaks open, and then slide the photo out gently, so that it won’t tear. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The slave girl gently petted the dog under the table, looking as if she was trying to follow the conversation. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t like it much anyway,” someone replied gently. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the rocks show a path, she raises walls with the twigs, and the canopy of leaves she blows gently with her breath, to make sure its utility. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took up the paper bag in his teeth and gently shook it so that more treasures rolled out, among them a balled- up piece of heavy white paper. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a great shock to souls gently reared in places of moderate clime, hope, and dread. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wrapped his broken body in his blanket and slung him as gently as they could over the back of the remaining packhorse, redistributing their supplies across all the horses. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he started touching it gently, like he was remembering something about it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“The sons must leave the sides of their mothers,” she said almost sternly and pulled my mother gently. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba lays me gently on the sofa in the front room. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She probed gently through his hair until she found where he’d been hurt. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

His father turned to gently remind him that the store took business calls on that line. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed his hand gently, until his eyes found mine. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“But, Percy,” Calypso said gently, “I did support him in the first war. He is my father.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The deputy shook his head and gently pushed her arm away even though she was reaching out and calling his name. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

But the horse nuzzled at him with its nose and pawed him gently with a hoof till he had to get up. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Elijah gently kicks my leg under the table. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Go on then,” she says, more gently, as if she’s encouraging me, not ordering. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke gently, as though he did not want to upset her, but it still had to be said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Down at the Early Childhood Center, where Marion worked, the swings creaked gently to and fro, and the corkscrewed slide gleamed silver in the moonlight. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Soon the road began to fall gently but steadily into the dusk. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger perched on the edge of the table and pinched out one of the candles, gently and slowly as if waiting for the pain, the sharp little stab of the candle flame. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Would you like to see our stained-glass window?” the demoness asked gently. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he had made David learn the feel of the boat, learn to ease her backward out of the slip gently, silently, then let the sails fill and move forward effortlessly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was such a tiny pie,” commented Teacher gently, “to save two lives.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am joking with you, of course,” he said gently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, it is a bit long, dear,” said Mrs. Weasley gently. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Feeling the hilt pressing gently at her ribs, she picked up her boots and took them outside to put them on. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I reach out my hand and run it gently across her flowing teak-wood hair. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I watched as the women gathered the feathers and stuffed them into the pillowcases just so, gently shaking them so they spread evenly. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I had no answer, so we sat without talking as our swing rocked gently in the late August breeze. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

But he only sits, rocking gently, a faraway smile on his face. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They pried the arm off her and lifted her gently to her feet, “What happened?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at the mouse, pushed it gently aside and came down the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rhonda said gently, “Only a minute, Mr. Benedict. You were only out for a minute.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I will try to do this gently, but I must warn you. It will still probably be painful.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mom gently rolled the back wheels up the edge of the first stone step. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I gently pressed around the perimeter of his wound with one hand, making note of tender areas. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He speaks gently, he smiles and goes back to the fire. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I give her a look, watching as the snow falls gently onto her hair and face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

So the child was taken gently from the ship and wrapped in rich robes and hailed as ruler of all the Danes. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cut on a lamp at a bedside table and shook his wife gently. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel was in bed pretending not to cry, and her mother was stroking her forehead, whispering to her gently. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He said, very gently, “Now, young bahss, you mus’ lie down an’ rest What 'as happen will go 'way. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She screamed at first when he put his hand on her shoulders and began pulling her gently into his arms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held each other for a few minutes, their breaths rising and falling as one, their bodies rocking gently to the rhythm of whatever silent music the night was playing for them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The swinging door between the deli and the kitchen creaked as if something were gently, ever so gently, pressing against it, testing it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She lifted his head again, cradling it gently as the blood from his shattered knee flowed between the patio stones, turning the sand in the cracks to red mortar, drying to brown. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

This time, as if to affirm the point, he gently nudged her palm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With a POP, the bubble burst like it were made of soap, and Seven fell gently onto the cushiony sofa. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He put the Bible in a drawer and then pulled Jaja and me to his side, gently rubbed the sides of our arms. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He reached for her shoulders and held them gently. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She put the phone gently on the hook and went back into the bathroom. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She reached over and gently held his wrist. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The queen puts her fingertips gently on the old man’s forehead. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but tell him you never loved him,” he said gently, letting go of her face. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

She touches gently at first, then squeezes hard. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

While candies are still hot, place the stick at one of the ends; gently press and twist so both sides of the stick are covered. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She sat Lexie up gently and gave her a pat on the shoulder, then bent to pick up the empty mug. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, just before dawn, he gently shook her arm. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And so you must say good-by,” said Rhyme, patting him gently on the cheek. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He, too, was muttering prayers, his hands resting gently on my side. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You ate of the umdhlebi tree without its consent,” she explained gently. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The door squeaked gently as Prosper opened it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Papa kissed his mother gently on the top of the head. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He gently nudged Franz’s nose out of the way, then took a biscuit from his mailbag and tossed it to him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You grieve beyond what is natural, and your body does weaken and waste away,” she says gently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I prompted gently, worried that the silence would soon become uncomfortable. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps it would be a better idea to speak to her gently instead of raising your voice,” Olanna said in English. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Grace,” her father said gently, like his voice could hit a trip wire and destroy them all, “you have siblings.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She sang to it and caressed it gently, but her arms were empty. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must not,” said Silas, more gently than Bod could remember him ever saying anything. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Have you known her long?” enquired Michael gently, hoping that if he was particularly polite he would hear something more about the cow. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

We know even the feel of our grandmother's brush being pulled gently through our hair will fast become a memory. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t cling to it—just hold it gently—Oh, well done.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

General Taheri managed a simultaneously sad and polite smile, heaved a sigh, and gently patted Baba’s shoulder. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Doc drained his glass and waved two fingers gently in the air and he said, “Hah! There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wide, airy nature of the streets here give the city a marvellously spacious feel, so that I found it most easy to spend some hours just strolling in the gently warm sunshine. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

A little more sunshine to ripen the nut, then, not a boy’s impatient shake, but a man’s hand reached up to pick it gently from the burr, and find the kernal sound and sweet. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crushing his hat between his knees, he gently kissed the top of her sweet-smelling head. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mine isn’t as good as the one in here,” Baba would say, gently rapping Neel’s skull with his knuckles. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Freud by then was a fully adult male, but he still spent time with his family and often played gently with both of his small sisters.Young brothers or sisters can sometimes be very useful. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was smiling gently as she handed him the bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I rolled him over as gently as I could and put my hand against his chest. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She opened the gate, and Moss fell gently into her arms, wrapping his arms around his mama and breathing into her chest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Annie took him by the shoulders, gently trying to guide him back down to the bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Glenn was wound up pretty tightly, Siobhan thought—he was pounding the ball when he only needed to gently return it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He started running another bar-restaurant in town where, as he gently put it, “it was hard to deal with drunks sober.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We saved the baby. Dr. Martin placed the eaglet in the bag so gently. We saved it.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We came upon a river where the soldiers’ aluminum boats, with motors, gently floated. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Looking into her face, he cradles her and gently rocks her back and forth before bending and gathering Chou into his arms also. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a pelican, it swoops down gently, slicing the tips of little wakes until its open bill is fully submerged, scooping nearly a thousand gallons—all within seconds. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Just along the edge of it, not even really letting herself touch it completely, just gently, with her fingertips, or maybe the back of her hand. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come boy. Come on, boy,” he said gently. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was being kind to Jack, warming him gently, giving him what Hazel could not. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sniffing gently, he tied up the parcel and dropped it into the perambulator. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She delivered my son gently into manhood from his boyhood, something a mother cannot possibly do. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says it gently, puts her hand to his cheek. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. V stood behind me, gently rubbing my shoulders. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then he struggled to get up and escape, but Gandalf held him gently and firmly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He stroked the door gently with one of his long fingers and it simply melted away. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Momma stepped out, a perfectly timed breeze gently tossing her curls, and I swear, Miss Esther clapped. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, I hold it out to him, but all he does is take it gently and wrap it in a green cloth from his pocket. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Put your hand on her forehead and gently push it back,” Rashid said, never stopping the pulsing burst of pressure on Kaitlin’s chest. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I had looked forward to hearing Reverend Bulkeley read to us this evening,” she said gently. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When she finally falls silent, I continue to stroke her, running my hands gently over her hair, her shoulders, her arms, her hips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“What happened?” he asked as he gently led her away from Holy Angels. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I gently pick up her gnarled hand and put her fingers up to her face. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He entered and pulled the door gently shut behind him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, hello,” Penelope said again, even more gently, to hide her astonishment. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Wrapping him in his cloak, they lowered Adaon into the earth and laid the turf gently over him, while Lluagor whinnied plaintively and pawed the dry ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Also why Mrs. March gently nodded her head and asked, rather abruptly, if he wouldn’t like to have something to eat. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being careful with his back, Papa stood up slowly and hugged her gently. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Johnson gently pushed McNamara out of the Pentagon, giving him the prestigious but less controversial job of president of the World Bank. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And in the morning, when Schillinger is still at the window and everyone else is asleep, I very gently wake Helena. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She put her palm against the black egg, fingers spread gently across the curve of the shell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He gently shifts—doesn’t want G’ma to know he’s up until he can at least get all her stuff back in the treasure chest. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She’d kneel down, place his feet gently inside, and massage them. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were a deep violet, while her ears were the ears of a cat, perhaps, gently curved, and dusted with a fine, dark fur. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

They could hear the firefighters speaking gently to Natalie: “Young lady, can we call someone for you?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As I look down at the cars and bicycles below, a tingling sensation rushes to my toes, making them feel as if a thousand little pins are gently pricking them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s beautiful,” Mama said, gently placing her hand on the woman’s fragile shoulder. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Audrey closed the cap on the bottle while I blew gently on my drying nails. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“So beauty to you is what’s palatable to everyone else? You’re drawing what you think everyone wants to see?” he asks gently. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the worn girl reached the gently flowing stream, a great longing seized her to throw herself into it and end all her pain and despair. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To what?” he asked gently, whilst we were all very still; for each in our own way we had a sort of vague idea of what she meant. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her hand falls down to gently stroke the Doorman, and all we do is sit there for about half an hour. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I get up from the table and gently knock on Matant Jo’s bedroom door three times before I say her name the way she wants me to say it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When she found the song she wanted to play first, she gently placed the needle down. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Looking through an opening on the south side of the flet Frodo saw all the valley of the Silverlode lying like a sea of fallow gold tossing gently in the breeze. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“These are my valets,” Louis explained, as the cloaked men took him by his forearms and lowered him gently to the grass. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The sand flowed out, and the balloon lifted gently to clear the tower by six feet or so. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its master spoke to it gently, and then harshly, and then angrily; but it would neither come nor cease to make a noise. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Shay gathered Tally in her arms, rocking her gently as Tally began to cry. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Soon we were gliding gently downstream, Grandma rowing easy. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Very gently Ogion spoke, but with certainty, and even the hardheaded smith assented to all he said. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Since the crow did not object, Taran gently stirred the feathers around its neck and ran a finger under the bird’s sharp and gleaming beak. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he walked to the car, Walter raised his arms and gently moved them up and down as if he meant to take flight. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Peeta holds me on his lap, speaking soothing words, rocking me gently. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them hush their babies, gently bouncing them so they don’t cry out, trying to give them some comfort. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“So,” Aunt Queen asked her gently, “tell me what you think of your brother.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still he warmed his hands in his armpits; then gently picked up her head. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The image of them gently swaying to the music is how I picture love in my mind even after all these years. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gently held her waist and felt her rise to her tiptoes. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

My mind wanders as the electrical pulses buzz and swirl along my skin, gently twitching the muscles around my knee. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The gently sauteing onion released an aroma that made his mouth water. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Fang’s hands were on my shoulders, shaking me gently. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

If he couldn’t get what he wanted from her gently, he stopped being gentle. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She had tried charm, speaking to them gently, accepting each new outrage meekly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Morning found Shadow back on the road, driving through a gently undulating brown landscape of winter grass and leafless trees. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

With my hands I parted the rustling grasses and cupped the dying flowers’ heads gently, saying farewell to all that I touched. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The policeman took her gently by the arm and walked her to the counter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Grandpa leans forward and taps the tip of my nose gently. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mosca's boat was swaying gently in the water right where they had left it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gripping the stony lip of the fall with his fingers he let himself gently down, until when his arms were almost at full stretch, his toes found a ledge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A lady ahead of me snored gently, and Olive was soon asleep as well. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She mixed the contents of one of the packets, a gray-green powder, in water, and then gently shook Timothy awake. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Soon I felt him relax and loosing his hands gently drew away from him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barb steps forward, grabbing my shoulders and pushing me gently back down onto the bed before I can fully stand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Beowulf was down on his haunches, scratching Reginald gently between the ears and murmuring to him in some mysterious doggie language. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Mom rounded her shoulders back gently, trying not to wake Evan. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The rest of Meereen might see him as an amusing curiosity, like the exiled Summer Islander King Robert used to keep at King’s Landing, but the queen had always spoken to him gently. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Moss felt Javier gently pull him backward, and he obliged, realizing that this might be the only chance for them to escape. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ben pinned Mary Anne’s arms with his knees and removed her glasses very gently. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father like all successful immigrants before him gently and not so gently exploited his own. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered himself into the gently flowing water and swam easily across. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He carried her over to Percy and put her down gently. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I feel lighter, as if I’m shedding matter, losing molecules, calcium from my bones, cells from my blood; as if I’m shrinking, as if I’m filling with cold air, or gently falling snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches for my face and gently turns it away from the wall. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She collapsed to the ground, spilling the girl next to her as gently as she could. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The guy named D studies himself and grins, gently patting his fro. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The dry sticks of the wall smoked gently, forcing Septimus to suppress a cough, and then they caught fire, and Septimus smiled. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

With the tip of the quill, he gently lifted the latch. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Friar Hugo mumbled gently in his sleep, and moved his head so that his cowl slid off. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He laughed quietly, and gently unloosened my stranglehold on his neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Inside, a round disc that seemed to be covered with letters swung gently as he moved the box. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She wished that right now she could gently die. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set it gently under the apple tree in the backyard and began to dig. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He hands Penny gently to Mrs. V, then sits with Mom on the porch swing. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

She presses a finger gently against a pad on the wall, then walks inside as they slide open. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The white steam from her rice gently reached toward her, its heat warming her hands. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It took half an hour, which meant he had gone from being rested to being cold, so I had to warm him up gently, slow walk to trot to canter. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve used them gently, and this is how they repay me. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He dipped his feather gently into the bowl before him. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He let it lie there and nodded gently. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But after only a minute I feel him gently pushing me back and he says, “Listen, Todd, there ain’t much time.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He scooched Daisy over gently and lay down next to me on the blanket. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She smiled, cupping her hand gently to his face. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The bottles started bubbling, gently at first, but then they began to shake faster and faster until the whole table jitterbugged. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He caught sight of him, drinking from the far-famed spring of Corinth, Pirene; and he drew gently near. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roberto opened the rear car door and Papa gently placed it on the floor behind the front seat. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hinkley gently reached into the canister and exposed a thin fuse. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Harry breathed, and he felt the bird’s golden claws squeeze his shoulder gently. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And she kissed him, gently, on the mouth, with lips that tasted of crushed blackberries, then she stood up and walked back into the gypsy caravan behind the stall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

That first night, at midnight, an attendant, or ikhankatha, crept around the hut, gently waking each of us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Aragorn laid his hand on Merry’s head, and passing his hand gently through the brown curls, he touched the eyelids, and called him by name. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Here,” she said as gently as she could, patting a space beside her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As we waited at a crosswalk for the light to change, Rebecca gently replied, "At least you still have faith in your dad. I can't even say that anymore." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She had vivid childhood memories of Linda swaddling her Raggedy Ann in an old kerchief and gently putting it to bed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was smiling his gently indulgent smile, and she reached out and traced his lower lip with the slight fuzz underneath. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Minutes later, a red-haired policeman opens my cell, guiding me, not gently, into the lobby. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

With a flourish, he stood tall, kissed his fingertips gently, and raised his arms high above his head. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Some of the blossoms are crumpled now, but I prop them up as carefully as I can and gently pat down dirt around them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Shadows to each other, they flowed gently through the velvet air, momentarily at peace, working together, in tune. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered watching my mother pushing a silver needle in and out, gently nudging flowers and leaves and vines to bloom on the cloth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I whispered gently, ‘The dignity of truth is lost with much protesting.’ Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick Natalie up, screaming and fighting, her skull bashing against my chin, and set her as gently as I can on her back on one corner of the rug. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The book is more than you think,” John Henry said gently but insistently. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

One of the dogs yipped gently: Dicey raised her head and saw his little legs moving as he lay on his side with his eyes closed. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The father kissed the boy gently on the forehead. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The sound of rain drumming on the roof of our house gently pulls me toward consciousness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he took the small carving away from Amari, kissed it gently, and pretended to rock it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother?” he said again, gently shaking her arm. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

They could already see over the tops of the low hills which lay northward on their right; beyond those hills a great moorland sloped gently up and up to the horizon. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“And I accept it. Now,” I said gently, “you must accept it, too.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She cradled her body close, and ran with Will under the cloud of dragonflies, stumbling and falling more than once, but holding the Lady gently against her heart all the time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He fondled the broad white-striped face, pulled gently at the ears—little furry ears, lost in mane like a pony’s. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As gently as I could I dragged her over the rim of the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Han gently wiped away his son’s tears and smiled. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Leaning over, I put my arms around her tiny shoulders and rest my cheek gently on her head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a loss for words, she gently rubbed her cousin’s shoulder and reflected that Jackson and Pierrot alone could not be responsible for such grief; she remembered there was other sorrow in Lola’s life. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Later that night, Mona slept again in her rocking chair, gently snoring. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She’d put her hands up in front of her face and Joey was, very gently, tapping them with loose fists as she taunted him. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mossflower country shimmered gently in a peaceful haze, bathing delicately at each dew-laden dawn, blossoming through high sunny noontides, languishing in each crimson-tinted twilight that heralded the soft darkness of June nights. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Last night when I visited Signora Mondopoco, she was in her bed, draped with a soft blanket, her hands gently crossed on her chest. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He touched it here and touched it there, gently, daintily. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and reached for Miss Volker’s elbow and escorted her to the car as gently as I could. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With one arm on her back, he was gently leading Tessie down the steps to get a good seat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The Grand Maester smiled gently from his tall chair at the foot of the table. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She says gently, “That would be a great idea, Ad, but we can’t sell the house. It’s underwater.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One hand slowly makes some crosses while the other gently guides the heads of his subject backward into the sea. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it pulled the warm scent of brine-washed sea urchins, mussels, and kelp from the rocks and carried it gently across the beach and up the hill. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It must remain a secret,” he said, then patted the girl gently on the cheek. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Florida was sitting in the rocker, gently rocking, and on her lap were two of the wooden bird carvings from the mantel. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I ... I am in your service.. .Cinder made a placating gesture. “You are a tool in my hand,” the shadowed man interrupted gently. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He bends down and gently brushes his lips against mine. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She manages to both gently mock and support her sister at the same time—playing it in a way that would ring true to anyone familiar with sibling dynamics. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When she couldn’t stand it anymore, she sat down in the water and reached for the girl, set a hand gently on her back. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He moved among them like a politician, cajoling, encouraging, smiling, gently disagreeing, pacifying. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The birds surged upward before slowly drifting down to the ground, carrying the madwoman with them, laying her down as gently as a mother lays a baby in a bed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Here was a hush in the night, moonlight and shadows, a thick carpet of dead leaves underfoot, densely, wooded ridges sloping gently down to the streambed, the underbrush thinning as the ground fell away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I gently eased her against my shoulder and patted her back. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I trailed off gently, making it a question. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Now we be needing some water,” he said, lifting several wilted plants out gently, “but these be all right. They be perking up when we give them a drinkie. “But you never be guessing what!” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stroked my back for a while, then gently pushed me away. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Now the man watched the dip of the three sticks over the side of the skiff and rowed gently to keep the lines straight up and down and at their proper depths. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rowboat slowed and began to drift gently toward the farthest end of the pond. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good morning,” Ash said, and as she knelt on the cold hearth she felt the weight of the medallion in her pocket, banging gently against her thigh. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boots was lying in the shadow of the table, his tail gently twitching—his whiskers, too, when a fly settled on them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Mine, too,” the first man said, gently resting his hand on Alex’s shoulder. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

We would exchange remedies and try to outdo each other in the recital of our physical miseries; gently we would complain, our voices soft and minor key and mournful as pigeons in the eaves troughs. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tire spun gently as the earth spun under it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

South of them, the ground rose gently away from the brook. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put a finger into the pile of powders and began to stir gently. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“There’s no must about it, my dear,” Mr. Bucket said gently. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I had not thought otherwise,” he said gently. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set the phone down gently, squared it up on the hall table, before I turned around. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He kisses me gently at first and then, as if he’s reaching for something more, he pushes me against the wall and kisses me harder. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I opened the cap and squinted closely at the tip, unsure where to start, then set it gently against the inside corner of my eye and drew up, tracing my eyelid to the top. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

These glances seemed to be a summons, for Silver and Nails glided to him, spanked the ground with their forepaws and bit him gently under the chin. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There will not be a next time,” said Nathan gently, “but we shall remember.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Earl handles me significantly more gently once he’s closed the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He feels gently through the flannel for the hands and feet. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted the picture gently from the mantel, afraid that it might fall apart with a mere touch of my hands. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee gently took the funnel from Mom’s hand and inserted it into the Auk casement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The woman gently places her hand on my chest. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

She kissed him gently and he was too perplexed, too utterly wrong-footed, to know what to do. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I watched as he carefully positioned the record on the turntable and gently placed the needle on it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The sound of birds was clear in the air; the sun dappled the ground in patches of yellow and light green; the new leaves whispered gently when the breeze rustled through. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted Pippin gently and carried him back to his bed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I started to follow her, but Miles grabbed my sleeve and gently tugged me back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She frowns a little and taps gently over what’s left of the bruise on his face. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She sighed gently, shifting her body as Toby slowly pulled out of the parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And gently, Slant said to them, “The bodies, the bodies facing that way is free. The bodies facing this way is slaves.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Instead, he said gently, “Remember. A weed is simply another plant.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I slide over to the bed and gently high-five her, too. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I gently wiggled in my seat, my butt still bruised from the fall outside Monday’s house. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mom says, “Sparrow, your turn,” and puts her hand gently on my back to guide me toward the table at the front of the line. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gerald went over to where Angel was still trembling beneath the covers and said gently, “Did he hurt you, Angel?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then her heavy arm was lifted and put back gently under the quilt. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Glorfindel caught Frodo as he sank to the ground, and taking him gently in his arms he looked in his face with grave anxiety. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hinkley took it from Jinx and gently replaced it with several matching red cylinders. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What do you think is happening”—I kiss him gently—“at the Obama party right now?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Kill them as gently as possible,” he explained. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She whispered in Spanish and touched him gently, rubbing his back and neck first, then brushing his ear and neck with her lips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is a most distressing thing, Mrs. de Winter,” he said gently. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The tunnel led gently downward, and after the first dozen steps they were in darkness. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I want to marry you. Carina, ti amo,” he explained, and he drew her gently back down to the pillow. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Beside her, Lena gently tilted back and forth on a rocker, watching the moon rise. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He comes out with a plaid blanket that he gently throws over Layla. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Hazel shuddered as the wind danced around her gently, as if this was all there had ever been between them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Above from the crab apple tree the frayed end of the rope swung gently. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you think you can beat him easily?” asked Zuckerman gently, pointing out that Spassky was no better than Petrosian, for example. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was also a cat that had just so gently set his claws into Lucky Lindy’s plumage. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She kissed him on the forehead with whiskey breath, and then pushed him gently into Josiah’s arms as she backed out the door. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she gritted her teeth and moved the arm gently until it felt looser. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head, she “was sorry she could give me no information,” and the white door closed, quite gently and civilly: but it shut me out. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mama put me in a warm tub of water in her big bathroom and gently washed me all over. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny sputtered as she turned quickly this way and that, small waves rolling past her, breaking gently against her shoulders. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to discourage your creativity, Simon,” Celia tells the boy gently. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not just any gift,” Ba whispered, and he took his sleeve and gently rubbed the surface of the stone. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the flickering lamplight Father gently twisted the golden bangle over Mother’s outstretched hand. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

And finally, there were other kinds of lessons so gently and subtly given that they didn’t feel like lessons at all. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen. Easy now,” said the old man gently. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Di, I believe, amazing creature,” the Prince replied, smiling gently as Buttercup commenced the letter. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned Ranofer about and very gently smeared the mixture on his shoulders, where the fires still burned. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Imani strokes her sister’s fingers, then, gently, the side of her face. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Anya knocked on the door and waited for a few seconds before pushing the door open gently. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then I’d put on my white gloves, take the hand shovel from my kit, and dig extremely gently. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Krum, his red robes shining with blood from his nose, was rising gently into the air, his fist held high, a glint of gold in his hand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He gently took her hand and led her to the door like this was homecoming, prom, and the only problem was his mom bothering them for one more picture. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Our horse reared in fright, and I struggled to keep my seat, till the giant reached down and touched the beast gently on his muzzle. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he blew gently, several bubbles streamed from the plastic circle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Who are they, you should say,” he told her gently, “be-cause they still exist. And I am one of them now. “They were just people. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She peeped softly, fluffed her feathers, and looked gently toward the meadow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy laid the catalog gently on the sink board. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship had blocked most of the wind but enough flurried around to make the Frog's sails slap a bit and they jerked the boom gently. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can react, Amit gently turns me around and gathers me close. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wiped a tear away and gently patted the picture. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Olaf’s sharp and dirty fingernails gently scratched on Violet’s chin, and she shivered. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“He can’t drive a car,” Genie repeated, setting the truck down gently on the floor. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Ma gently holds her hands and kisses her forehead. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed the nail gently against the fish’s eye. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The probe drifted gently to the docking port. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, take the brush," I gently goad her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She bent and flicked gently at the rough white calluses on his feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I knelt down and gently moved his hand away. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was only after Jinny set Loo gently in the boat that she allowed herself to turn around. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He climbed to the place over the slippery rocks, held himself firmly, and gently reached down and parted the brown algae. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m angry too, but let’s be patient. We’ll see what happens,” Imam says gently as he puts his arm around Mustafa. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

At last she opened one of her bags, pulled out a handful of fruit, and tossed the sweets gently over the edge. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The flock flew once around the pond before gliding down and gently splashing into the water. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He carefully dried it off as much as possible and gently ran his hand along the cover. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You are women now and must make room for other widows here,” she gently chided us. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jake steps forward and moves the security detail away from me, gently pulling me back from the fridge and placing his hand at the small of my back. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And then he spanked so gently and carefully that it did not hurt a bit. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fiona crept into the room and sat down beside me on the bed, her left shoulder gently bumping my right shoulder from behind. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She picked at her teeth with a long crimson-varnished fingernail, then she tapped the finger, gently, tap-tap-tap against the polished black surface of her black button eyes. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The next morning, someone gently shook him awake. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later Lucy was holding the rabbit as quiet as she could while Doctor Adams pressed it gently here and there with the balls of two fingers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before you are a man,” he added gently, “you will learn to hate it. Yes, and fear it, too, even as I do.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ishtar gently frees herself of her daughter's grasp. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But the boat mother set her hands on either side of Lyra’s face, and her daemon, a hawk, bent gently to lick Pantalaimon’s wildcat head. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Kapu took it so gently from her fingers that she could not even feel his teeth. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa shook my shoulder gently, his eyes glassy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Samuel cleaned the mother and shifted her gently while he changed the linen on the bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As they looked out of the window there came falling gently as if it was flowing down the rain out of the sky, the clear voice of Goldberry singing up above them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It had been Jonas, during his time as Leader, who had gently but firmly reminded the villagers that they had all been outsiders once. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But they held on to those little yellow cards as though they meant something—laid them gently in the shoe box along with the rent receipts, marriage licenses, and expired factory identification badges. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised then when she walked up to him and gently kissed him on the cheek. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She stroked his curling hair and smoothed his cheek gently. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosie curls her trunk, lifts her right front foot, and sets it gently on her ball. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You will have to find another crow,” she said, very gently. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then he took my hand again, as gently as if he was holding his own mother’s very best china teacup. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The moist ground sank gently with every step he took. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He pulled gently away from her and knelt down in front of the fireplace until it burned his stomach. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put down the glass of milk and touched the little girl gently on the hand. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Far off in Mossflower Wood, the night breezes stirred the treetops gently. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Without missing a beat, Hideo picks up the glasses, follows his mother into the kitchen, and gently reminds her to put them on. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was cold, but she was the same sweet woman as ever: I spoke to her gently, caressed her, and slept awhile when weariness overcame my grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bolverkr said nothing, but he blew gently into the hole, and this time he saw the chips of rock blow inward. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They gently lifted Freebie from the backseat and onto the gurney. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

An image of the funeral cars pulling away from the church, gliding away into the gently falling snowflakes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, as carefully as she could, she leaned over and, gently, placed the key on the tablecloth. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Our relationship had taken on this pattern: I gently prodded him to do something; he would mull it for days or weeks. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came over to the curious scarecrow, tried to talk with it gently, asked it what country it was from. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gently steered her away by the elbow. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mama wrapped Rorra, my newborn sister, in a baby blanket, laid her gently in a crate next to the mattress, and kissed her goodnight. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

However, Frightful, as I called her right then and there because of the difficulties we had had in getting together, did not think so gently of me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And though her throat was parched with thirst and her feet burned with pins and needles, it was a long time before Mariam gently freed her finger from the baby’s grip and got up. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The woman gently lifted her daughter so that her shoulders were off the ground and her head lolled, and then Lyra caught her breath and her eyes half-opened, fluttering, heavy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Together,” Fina whispers, and each of us raises a hand and knocks gently. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The floorboards creaked gently as Kendra and Seth tiptoed down the stairs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Taking my song as an invitation, Hamlet put his head in my lap, and I gently pushed him away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

All the cages were open and the snakes were out—some curled lazily into great scaly knots, others slipping gently about the floor. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Kate caught a single thread of hair with fingernails of thumb and forefinger and gently drew it out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Isa’s eyes followed Jessie as she walked slowly around the basement, running her fingers through thick, nubby carpets hung on the wall and gently touching delicate silver stars strung above. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There, the surface was about the size of Snowberger’s big front parking lot, only, unlike the Snowberger’s lot, the top of Listening Rock gently rolled and sloped. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knelt down, reached out and touched him gently. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rest gently now against the wood and think of nothing. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we run off and she thinks we cannot see her she sways in the clearing, gently, like a tree blown by wind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Auri reproached me gently for not coming to visit her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finishing, she tilted Cole’s head up and put some pills gently inside his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She cracked the eggs on his stomach and massaged him gently with them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No one is worthless, Uncle,” White Deer chided him gently. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This can't be real.'' Prosper obeyed. He very gently pinched her arm. “It's real!'' The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No. No, you did not,” he said gently, staring at my right cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Before the shock turns into chaos, Mr. A. H— gently removes the silver-handled knife from Herr Thiessen’s chest and then he stands and walks away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the pain in his leg and head, he covered her with a blanket and lifted her gently from the bed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started to speak, then thought better of it, and asked gently, “You are going to stay here in Connecticut?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled peacefully and gently, perhaps very graciously, perhaps very mockingly, exactly as the Illustrious One had smiled. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she gently put him down on the linoleum floor. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Phil takes my chin in his hand and gently lifts my face to his. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Styx bounced it gently and caught it in his fist, then tucked it away. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I stroked her soft back and head as gently as I could. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The wind chimes on the door sang gently, and Rishi found himself nervous. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malloy stands, takes a coupon gently out of my hands, and leaves it on the coffee table. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I cross my arms against my chest—gently. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Goddard closed his fingers around it, and ever so gently, ever so inconspicuously, brought the edge of the dagger just an inch from Esme’s neck. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then he gently went from hoof to hoof and cleaned the frog. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The goddess met her gaze in earnest before taking Koffi's hand and squeezing gently. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The grandmotherly nurse looked up from a novel, astonished, as Edward swung me into the room and placed me gently on the crackly paper that covered the brown vinyl mattress on the one cot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I hurried to gather my possessions, treating Ben’s book more gently than the rest, and limped off in what I hoped was the direction of Seaward Square. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he went out and closed the door gently behind him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Biff let the words revolve again gently inside him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He transferred prints from a tray of chemicals to the water bath in the last container and gently swished them with a pair of tongs. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The king touched her cheek, his fingers brushing across the rough stone as gently as if it were living flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Instinctively I recoiled, and then I prodded it gently with my elbow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She puts the kitten gently on the floor and holds her hand above it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Robbie waited until she had caught her breath and then pulled gently at a lock of hair. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Sensing my hesitation, Isabel urges me gently through the alleys of the cloisters. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

James went over and put an arm gently around the Earthworm’s shoulders. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

But the golden monkey was holding her dæmon so gently, and she was curious, besides, so she followed Mrs. Coulter into the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dill watched Lydia as she moved along the shelves, gently dragging her hand behind her along the books, touching each one, as if she were reading the titles with her fingers. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The body was still floating gently in the same place. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He moved across the cloister to loss Mordred gently, smiling upon them all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he gently placed his finger in the middle of the string and plucked again, he got another nice, clear note, this time one octave above the fundamental. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She was confused, but continued to gently remove the pieces of glass from my bleeding hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She gently lifted an edge and the corporal winced. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He gently rubbed the head of his serpent dæmon with his thumb. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Con set his teacup gently on the ground and said, “Madam, you are undoubtedly a wise woman. May I ask how many years you have lived here in the Great Wood?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Somehow she understood that my missteps came from ignorance, not intention, and she corrected me gently but frankly. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Clem Ostler placed his forefinger between my eyes and pushed me, so gently I hardly felt it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

David picked him up and gently stroked his feathers. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Shadowfax saw Gandalf, he checked his pace and whinnied loudly; then trotting gently forward he stooped his proud head and nuzzled his great nostrils against the old man’s neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Even while they were not talking their breaths in the tomblike air vaporised gently and quietly. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a start of fear, she opened her eyes and felt herself gently touch down right where she was, in her own body, here. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, she swung her lasso round and round, eyeing the flagpole that jutted out from the tower wall high above them, the Institute’s red flag rippling gently beneath it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

So he rubs the side of Henry’s neck gently until his eyes drift back open, and he smiles softly, tipping their foreheads together. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Martin touches my long earrings gently, his fingers moving to trace the line of my jaw. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Aru was grateful to it; earlier, the tiger had gently picked up her frozen mother in his mouth and placed her in her bedroom, so she was out of harm’s way. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tonight in the palace, she was still awake when the vision began to pull at her, like fingers gently tugging her toward a deep blue pool. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I heard waves, too, gently lapping on a rocky shore. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She recovered herself, placed her hands on the bony shoulders and gently turned the whole body so she could see the left ear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Neither have we been discussing Napoleon’s white horse in the front seat,” Dedd reminded him, pushing him gently away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think of how that mystery woman will have Kareem’s caring arms around her and how he will gently kiss her lips and stroke her hair. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Very gently, Tom takes her from Anna’s arms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the darkness of their room, I could barely make out their outlines—Mom curled up against Dad, and Dad holding her gently, even in sleep, as if she were breakable. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I know it was gently, because it didn’t smack. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Penn gently guided my hand back to the bag of socks. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The Bear opened the door and gently pushed the two children through it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

So he takes me by the arm, gently, and guides me down the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mom gently pulled me back with a warning that I was in that territory where I would surely mess up my eyesight. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

His hand moved to her hair, gently cupping the back of her head. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You are unjust, my lord,” I said gently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, resisted a sudden urge to clamp my eyes shut, and gently squeezed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I moved my fingers, feather-light across his face, as gently as I could. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The other hand, the one joined with Lazlo’s, she gently withdrew. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Bram shoots her a tiny smile, shutting the door gently behind him. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The four o’clock sun wasn’t too hot, but the water was warm, with slow, gently lapping waves. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She coaxed her father out of his bitter moods, upheld her timorous and anxious mother, gently restrained her rebellious sister and had reached to draw an uncertain alien into the circle. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Little water snakes slipped down to the rocks and then gently entered the water and swam along through the pool, their heads held up like little periscopes and a tiny wake spreading behind them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom’s hand wraps gently around my arm as Julie puts the oxygen mask over my face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Jake, who is still holding on to my elbow, gently tugs at my arm, a warning that I’m digging a deeper hole for myself. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“You see this?” he whispered, waving the bag gently to and fro in front of James’s face. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles gently at Werner and sits in a tall-backed armchair upholstered in golden silk with his rifle across his huge thighs, where it looks like little more than a baton. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Beth, you shouldn't make up stories," Sansa corrected the younger girl, gently stroking her hair to take the harshness out of her words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Pete kept on him, talking so gently and sweetly that he seemed all the more furious in his discipline, and I thought he had to be murdering himself inside to hold the line like that. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The star-woman glittered too, as if she had been brushed by the Milky Way, while the unicorn glowed gently in the darkness, like a moon seen through clouds. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the old woman merely poked gently at the earth around the alien plant. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He felt her calloused hand move gently over his swollen jaw long before he saw her red- rimmed eyes peering down at him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have a chance to say anything else before her mama gently took her hand and guided her from the room, Penelope following unsteadily behind. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The crocodile rose gently until its eyes poked out of the water. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

My sister handles them gently, marks the pages with torn brown pieces of paper bag, wipes her hands before going beyond the hardbound covers. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I gently let her know that I was married. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one else she knew had her knack of keeping still, without even a book on her lap, of moving gently through her thoughts, as one might explore a new garden. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I walk back to the edge of the circle, but somebody gently pushes me in again. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Her brood patch fit gently around the eggs like a soft hot- water bottle. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Galadriel Hopkins shifted her bubble gum to the front of her mouth and began to blow gently. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She took a couple and balled them up, gently pushing Moss out of the way. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Later it gently separated at the seams and became vast billows traveling above the sea instead of a still white miasma. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The dove swoops back down to Celia, settling gently on her outstretched hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

All about, the forest spoke, sometimes sounds of animals, sometimes the white whirr of insect wings, sometimes only the trees shifting gently. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She gently traced a finger along the eastern coast. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Instead, gently point out that the biggest beneficiaries of Affirmative Action are white women. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes moved under his lids, and his lashes, resting closed—as dense and glossy as the fur of rivercats—fluttered gently. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She then laid him on the back seat of the car, changed his diaper, and kissed him gently on his forehead as he closed his eyes and fell asleep. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Andrecito offers me his dump truck for comfort, placing it gently on my napkin. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moving back to the fire, he spun among the dying embers on the ground with a graceful motion, gently kicking the larger coals back together. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Shay gently took Tally’s board from her and handed it to the boy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Ma gently pushes me ahead of her so I’m the first one to step out of the guardhouse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He wraps his hands around my hips and presses me gently against the door. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the arm gently wound itself around the fish from behind, I rose to one knee and drove the spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas decided to set this last bird free and she gently undid the basswood fiber twine from a sharp black-clawed foot, its neck, a ragged baby feathered wing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“That is all we have to say,” the Mom-twin snapped, then gently guided her husband out of the camera’s range. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Turner moved his hand to his face, hesitated, and then gently, gently touched his nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He piled on more wood and bent and blew gently at the base of the little blaze and arranged the wood with his hands, shaping the fire just so. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I gently lift the painting off the easel and almost drop it when my father knocks on my door. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her mom tapped her nose gently with her finger. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It was the sound of water that Merry heard falling into his quiet sleep: water streaming down gently, and then spreading, spreading irresistibly all round the house into a dark shoreless pool. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to gently tell Abbey the truth about her videotape, but she was one step ahead of me—as usual. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He pushed his hand gently under her body and lifted it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed his hand and pulled him gently into the firelight. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

One of the orderlies grabbed my sweatshirt hood and gently tugged me back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He spoke gently, but his voice had a chilling sound to Mrs. Frisby. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The gently musical sound echoed eerily down the hallway. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were closed now, gently, and he put out his hand to feel the warmness of breath on his palm. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pats me on the shoulder and adds gently, “I just hope you can go.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Soon the cave was filled with hundreds of beautifully coloured bubbles, all drifting gently through the air. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The butterflies flittered around us, beating their wings gently against the windshield then sitting prettily on the dashboard. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Brian turned the head backward so he would strike with the flat rear of the hatchet and hit the black rock gently. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he bends down and hugs her, very gently. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His clothes gently settled back on his body. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taylor stroked its head gently and it settled. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I see the warm, honey glow behind your bedroom curtain, your shadow dancing on the wall as you gently fold your red sweater and bend to lacquer the small nails on your toes. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Some are blue and wrap me gently in their glow; or green and soothing like oxen eyes in the night; but there are others, yellow and red, that sear me with their intensity. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d run all the way to the Gran’s home, the bluebird clasped gently in his hands, and told her he’d been chosen as the next Uncle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He shook her gently, and she groaned in protest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He kissed me gently on the eyelids, on the nose, on the earlobe. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just as Minli began to think that she should return to her journey, she began to hear deep moans that gently shook the earth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She got my bathrobe for me, and then she dried my hair with those powerful fingers of hers as gently as she might coax a nocturne from our old piano. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slowed his digging rate, poking the soft clay gently until his fingers breached the tunnel wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He considered reaching out to take her hand, which rested gently on the table. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The lamps in Dumbledore’s office were lit, the portraits of previous headmasters were snoring gently in their frames, and the Pensieve was ready upon the desk once more. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Branches stirred gently in the wind, scratching at one another with wooden fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she said gently, “perhaps when your bruises are healed and your father’s not busy, he can go skating with you.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Little bright-topped waves rocked the boat gently on the way to pattering up against the seawalls. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The galley rocked gently and the movement underfoot made his waddle worse than ever. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He leaned over and spoke to the fallen lady gently. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stepping closer, she takes my hands and pats them gently. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He stroked their fur gently with each hand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He had been gently rubbing my head, but he stopped. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

For the next two hours we ascended an incline pitched as gently as a beginner’s ski slope, eventually arriving at the bergschrund that delineated the Khumbu Glacier’s upper end. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that she was pale, and still shaken, with dark circles under her eyes, but the sun was warm and the leaves moved gently overhead, and Luke beside her lay lazily against the step. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke gently to the children, but they ran away. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Elisha would smile and reprimand him gently, and the lesson would go on. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He nods too, and takes my hands in his gently. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Come morning, they're right where we left them gently moving in the cool air, eager to anchor us to childhood. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Ethan’s eyes are softer now, gently focused on mine, like the day I first saw him at the mission. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

While the gosling slept, the robot might tend the fire if it was cool out, or gently fan him if it was warm. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ruby sighed and held her breasts, laxly rubbing the nipples until they grew stiff, letting her body flow and twirl with the currents, her toes stepping lightly off rocks, pressing gently along patches of sand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru touched the wall gently and found it cold and hard. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I did not mean to frighten you,” I said, taking his hand between my palms and holding it gently to my cheek. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I smile, putting it gently back down as I fumble around for my phone. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My father always refused to let him practice this part, saying gently, “That’s enough now,” and insisting on getting back to his feet before Craig could try to lug him down the stairs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I reach out and take her hand, squeezing it gently. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They sit on the kitchen table, wrapped together, gently moving and pushing down. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You know that is not to be, my child,” Afi replied gently. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spidery arms gently rake through the bed in advance of the blade, scaring off any mice that might find their way into the salad. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Sir Charles set his Panama hat on his head, patted it gently, beamed at both of them, and left. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leale gently encouraged her to leave the room and wait in the front parlor. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just hugs me some more and tells me she loves me, and after a game of gin rummy Mom gently informs her that it’s time to go. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He tapped her gently on her shoulder, and gestured for them to get up. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Her hair will be gently frosted, her smile quizzical. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Sam awoke, he found that he was lying on some soft bed, but over him gently swayed wide beechen boughs, and through their young leaves sunlight glimmered, green and gold. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Layla came up behind Ivy and ran her hand down Ivy’s head, pulling gently on a lock of frizzy hair. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He placed it gently on the largest rock. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

They had knocked on his door at night, opened it, and gently pushed her in. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Beyond the narrow tunnel, the earthen walls opened into a long field with gently rising slopes on either side, like seating for spectators. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The bridge lifts them gently above the river and sets them back down on the other side. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Quickly he scaled the tree to the artificial scrape and, fending off Frightful with one arm, he gently lay the eggs in the box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

And Pear Blossom answered gently, “Where were you this day?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

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

I unlocked and opened the screen door gently to step out onto the back porch without it creaking. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then I asked more gently, “Why sneak out for this?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She dipped a handkerchief into the water and, gently as a cow licking its newborn, cleaned the wound. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion put down the candle, took her hand in his, and pulled her gently to him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Remember, they already love you," he says gently. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Quite a few were still sleeping in their bunks in the warships, gently swaying in the harbor. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, she kisses him gently on the lips and quietly dresses as he sleeps. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They touched down gently on the dark trees in the wood, and Jack found himself taking a step closer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He brushes gently, methodically, then cups water into his mouth with his hands and gargles. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Aphrodite, however, laughed gently and kissed her daughter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He looked down at Sam, who was snoring gently. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tufts of sea oats waved gently in the breeze, and the blue sky was smeared with white clouds to match our outfits. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Down,” I say, and he gently lowers my legs until they’re back on the ground. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It made little waves that streaked the silver with black and lapped gently against the bulkheading. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closes the door gently and sits down on my sleeping bag with me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She touched them with her own, and fingered his lapel, and then gripped it and shook it gently. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The string pulled incredibly gently at the back of my neck, while the key floated just a tiny bit off my chest. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Men now raised the king, and laying cloaks upon spear-truncheons they made shift to bear him away towards the City; and others lifted Éowyn gently up and bore her after him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He then gently lifted the baby and tucked the hat over her like a blanket. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Many, many days, little one,” she told him gently. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A neighbor gently urges his goats along as he guides them home along the tracks. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Finally you end up with your toes gently pushing you off the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked the insect up very gently between his thumb and forefinger and held him out for his parents to see. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we could only do her harm,” Eye said gently. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The chauffeur coughed gently and slowed the car down. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle gently loosened Salva’s grip so he could take the boy’s hand in his. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie stepped forward and gently set the tray in the woman’s lap. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A goose, which never slept inside, preferring instead to sit under the stars, honked gently as they entered the pen. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he’d gone down the hall to his parents’ room and gently pushed open the door. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I took an arm, Tommy supported her elbow on the other side, and we began gently guiding her towards the fence. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man with the newspaper hadn’t budged again, and Esperanza gently tapped him on the elbow. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then you place it in the palm of your hand and squeeze—gently, real gently. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Bending, he gently removed his wife’s fingers from the twin handles. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

One of the men grabs me gently by the hair and lifts my head to see. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then, ever so gently, he put the lit cigarette back in my lips. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z