| 单词 | get down |
| 例句 | He could get down with his electric guitar in Washington Square Park and make the crowd holler for more. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “I’ll get down on my knees and kiss your bloody feet if you can figure it out,” Newt said. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My mom had to get down and explain everything, that she always liked Daniel cause he was in the Bible, and that people couldn’t say Khosrou. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Eno, the dufus, dropped his soon after the warning, so we all had to get down on the chapel floor on our knees and knuckles, like penitents. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His nerves tingled all over his body, and in his panic to get down, he toppled from Kate’s shoulders. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Little and George got down on their hands and knees and put their mouths as close as possible to the mousehole. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Ahead of her, a milkman had got down from his cart to tighten the girth straps of his horse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Just think. If we could get down there,” David said, “we wouldn’t have to pull up all those vines. All that track just waiting for us.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “The cave was empty, man. I got down on my stomach and looked in that pit. I put my hands—” “You took the gold.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think we’ll all get our pictures in the papers when we get down?” the Ladybug asked. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z No piano could be gotten down those narrow steep stairs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We get down there and Calvin brings an index card. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Put the book to good use, child. Magic is a living thing—it does a dead woman no good. Shall we get down to business?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There was no way she should have been able to get down from the attic so fast. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “We're in this together. I’m going to get down, all right?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They stopped daydreaming and swiftly got down to business, giving orders. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t have to. Me and my sisters don’t get down like that.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She got down on the chair seat, as Trotter appeared at the door. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He got down on one knee to pick up the pieces of the wheel, dropping the larger half in his palm, pinching at the smaller piece with his fingers. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Because when you get down to it, thinking of somebody as 100% human seriously gets in the way of hating them. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He helped Robin to get down from Jenny’s back and adjusted the crutches under his arms. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Then she got down on her belly and gazed at him with fondness. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat up and looked around her room, then got down from the bed and opened her backpack and unloaded everything—all of the books and folders and notebooks—and hid them under the bed. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z At last check, she was wearing a size one and a half, and she just has to get down to a size one. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “I care,” Oliver says, getting down on all fours with a tissue to check on the ant, which is clearly dead. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Bayard stepped up his pace, the jennet pranced and arched her neck, and Robin wanted to get down and swing along with the others. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “And now,” he asked briskly, getting down to business, “what can I show you?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To get down to the scale of atoms, you would need to take each one of those micron slices and shave it into ten thousand finer widths. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She watched me as I awkwardly got down from my truck. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Men were telling him angrily to get down, get down, but he went on wandering. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is no steering wheel. And you should really get down from there.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Quentin got to it first, getting down on his hands and knees and peering at the rocket’s base. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom decided that before she could get down to any serious painting, she needed to compile a thorough art reference library. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I turned the key and got down to business. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Rats were kicking and fighting each other to get down from the blazing tower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z So, to whip them into shape, I’m gonna have to get down and dirty. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z So I get down right by his eardrum and shout, "Tiny!" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z It got down to fifteen seconds and I reached my hand up like I was going to push the guard again but instead I swiped after the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I found that if I actually got down on the ground I could see the little hats popping up here and there. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A day to get through the Gap and a day to get down to Serra. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Ess? How did you get down those rocks? Who helped you?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The games went good because there’s always some smoking brothers playing at the Y. At the Y if you can’t get down you got to watch. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “If you got down on your knees I wouldn’t care,” she said, stopping and turning toward me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z From the lookout, they could also see the colored clay cliffs of Moshup Beach, but you couldn’t get down to the water without a hot walk of about half a mile. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I dan’t get down here but once a year in the fall. Forage for the hogs makes it worth moi while, but only just. There’s strange things in these woods. Especial off tae the north.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I had to leave them up there. Waste of good shoes. So how do we get down?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The sun was beginning to get down in the sky behind me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m too embarrassed to watch her give Jason my picture, so I get down on my knees and hunt for colored pencils, some of which have rolled under the heater. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z So I waved his comment away and got down off my stool. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Hey, I’m from Garden Heights. I know how to fight. I can get down.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Then, taking my time, I got down off the stool. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z "So, let's get down to business. Training. First off, if you like, I'll coach you separately. Decide now." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She sat there until he got down and came around to her side; she still sat there, clutching the umbrella in one hand and the hatchet in the other, until he spoke her name. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to get down to the first floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z One shoe on and tied, the other shoe missing, he suddenly got down on his hands and knees and passed a hand back and forth under the radiator. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z When the kid got down to the soccer field, he turned and punted the ball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z You can’t hardly get down the street for the crowds, and the dust never settles. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When at last she saw him on the horizon she got down on all fours and crawled to her lookout. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I got down from the car and worked up the road a way, looking for a place where I could see ahead to find a side-road we could take across country. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I saw her from the window and sent Auggie out. He got down on his belly on the platform and scooped her up.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I said we should get down on our two knees and thank God for Euclid. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She picked up her billfold, but they all got down on their hands and knees, crawling around to pick up little brass tubes of lipstick and her mirror and powder puff. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the set was over, he’d practically ran over people getting down to our table. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We got down to business the next day. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Black took off his beret and got down onto one of his knees, which took him a long time. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “So,” she said, getting down to business, “what we have to do is take out the frames filled with honey and put in empty ones.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Honest to God, we all had to get down on our hands and knees! Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She got down off her chair and picked up her handbag and slung it over her arm. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z After a while, though, I learned a little trick that would let me get down closer to the floor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you ever, you know, get down about things, you can talk to me,” I say. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Only then can you get down to business, work yourself elbow deep. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll be standing down for two weeks, maybe even get down to Saigon.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But how are we to get down there, even if you have cut through the drift?’ said Pippin, voicing the thought of all the hobbits. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z You can imagine how much I felt like getting down and partying at that point, but of course I had to go. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Caesar tells a few jokes to warm up the audience but then gets down to business. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “We must think of something serious. Something sad, very sad. And then we shall be able to get down. Now—one, two, three! Something very sad, mind you!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It took her forever to get down the stairs, turned sideways, gloved hands gripping the flimsy railing, booted feet groping for every snowy step. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then what he does, he throws down the crutch and he gets down on his hands and knees and crawls back to his house. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z They really get down to some serious worshiping, with tambourines here, tambourines there, some guy beginning to wiggle on the floor because he has the Holy Ghost in him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z There was no fire escape there, no way to get down. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he was gone, Rowan picked up the flamethrower and got down to business. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “No preliminaries. They just like to get down to business fast. I’ve heard they actually get insulted if you don’t try to make the big move on them.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tessie, tell Milt to get down to the restaurant. The coloreds are rioting!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I got down on my knees and crawled to one of the binocular machines. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When my guide was down in a posture, I tried everything I could to get down as he was, but there I was, sticking up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Until he gets down on one knee in that narrow space between the bleacher seats. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I told her that I’d never written a story for anybody, but that it seemed like exactly the right time to get down to it. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The man’s ragged out, he gets down tight on their case. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to get down, I have to trust them to catch me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z So we got down on our knees and prayed for Sam. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “What if Ben had gotten down here right before he went nuts and attacked me?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He got down on his hands and knees and took great care over the printing of each letter. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But the second I hear her getting down on herself, all I want to do is reassure her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She ran her hands along her arms, and then got down her backpack and took out her jacket and her mittens and hat and put them on. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “So this protest,” he said, getting down to business. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once he had left the room, Xenocrates got down to the real reason he had come: To shake the tree and see what, if anything, would fall out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But when he got down to G deck, there was a gate stretched across the doorway. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z “Well, go upstairs and get him. Tell him he has one minute to get down here, or it’s no phone for a week.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He got down from the chair as the girl came in. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I got down to breakfast just as Dad was leaving. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “How long will it take for me to get down there?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I spilled droplets on my sleeve and my lap, and only managed to get down a mouthful. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then he motioned to the attendant to get down the bigger suitcase from the rack. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ll exquisite day you, buddy, if you don’t get down off that bag this minute. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I got down on my knees again, and this time I saw that the light was off. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Father, clad in overalls, gets down on his hands and knees and brushes the rug so vigorously that the room is enveloped in a cloud of dust. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z But the crack was much thinner than he'd thought, now he got down to it, he could see nothing except a faint greyness. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We introduced ourselves, ready to get down to business. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “But first we have to get down by you.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When I finally got down off the radiator and went out to the hat-check room, I was crying and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He got down from his horse and walked over to the open space on the ground where the staff had spread the camp stools, and asked for coffee. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I get down on my knees and pick up a book. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Vanessa glances over her shoulder, waiting for me to get into my blocks before she gets down in hers. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z When they got down to where the sidewalk started, some of them stopped and decided to turn back, too embarrassed to enter the white part of town whooping like banshees. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Before she got down, Wielaf ran up with lengths of rose vines in his hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “We could break apart one of these tables,” Z said, getting down on his hands and knees and looking underneath one of the black high-top desks. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I walk over to the kitchen counter to pick up a dishcloth, then get down on my hands and knees and clean up the spilled beer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe, just maybe, there was still a chance to get down to see Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Maggot got down and took a good look either way, north and south, but nothing could be seen in the darkness, and there was not a sound in the still air. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "You hold the string," he says, and then he gets down on his knees and shines the little flashlight through the grate. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “As I kept talking about myself,” reported Gold, “he warmed up and began to show evidence of getting down to business.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I get down on my knees and look. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z What Aunt Tess loved to say was: “Sugar, it’s no parade but you’ll get down the street one way or another, so you’d just as well throw your shoulders back and pick up your pace.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I nod, and he gets down on his knees and slips the socket over my stump. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Tyrion got down on his hands and knees and began to crawl about the deck, gathering up pieces. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He dug in his backpack and pulled out the papers, the same papers he’d showed us the night before at the kitchen table, as Berry slowly got down on the ground. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z "Now,” said Chester, turning to the book, "let’s get down to brass tacks.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z A tall order, but they got down to work. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I get down on mv knees and rummage through the bag. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Tam Lin got down and led the horse under a cliff, where it would have shade. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The dogs fell quiet and got down from the gate. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Late the next day we had got down there and were creeping along that same snow-slope, very softly, not sneezing, lest we bring down the avalanche. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Despite his words, it was hard to get down to the water, and it was worrying. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When I got down to Carl’s Curio Shop he was talking to a girl who smelled like the toilet in a men’s room. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Free up Belle. We better get down there. Won’t be but a handful of folks to round up cattle with that town meeting.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I manage to get down a few small bites of the pie. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Your wife doesn’t seem to get down in the dumps,” I remarked. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it got down to where there was popping and cracking. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z We are safe, we can get down to it, this telling of bad truths which are not entirely true. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, please why doesn’t someone help us to get down from here?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Smiling broadly, Sam got down on his knees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The stairs and the ceiling and roof had caved in, making the prospects of getting down this way slim. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I cracked some walnuts, got down the acorn flour I had pounded, with a bit of ash to remove the bite, reached out the door for a little snow, and stirred up some acorn pancakes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is this where I get down on my knees?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She got down, then got a broom from the broom cupboard. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z By the time I got down the block, Ms. Lee had Sasha up and was half carrying, half dragging her aimlessly down the block, toward Lewis Ave. Somebody shouted, "Call the ambulance!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I cannot be sure that he noticed all that, but he stared at the water for a long time, getting down on his hands and knees. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Trying to get down quickly, she tumbled to the floor and then immediately dusted off her coat. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When he asks us about the future, Peeta gets down on one knee, pours out his heart, and begs me to marry him. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z By the time we get down there, the only open spots are right in front of the stage. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Sobered by the force of the rising tempest, I realized that I’d gotten down the trickiest ground just in the nick of time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He gave us the signal to stay put, and I got down behind a fallen tree. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet he walks along the track, and then...he gets down in the starting blocks. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Mama’s furious voice drifted up from the porch, and pretty soon Papa came to the bottom of the stairs and hollered for me to get down there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He’d started listing all the things he missed about her, finally getting down to the smell of her clothes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We get down the hill and back by the river. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Please, please get down! It’s going to be okay.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Johnson got down in a prone position and started stitching the bushes. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d either have to climb over the railing and get down the way I’d come or walk past her to the steps. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z After the scrub brush got down to the soles of my feet, he started again on my face. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z ‘Well, I suppose it’s always easier getting down than up. Those as can’t fly can jump!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Because,” Theo says, nodding, “apparently, it takes half an hour to get down there, and half an hour to get back, plus all the time spent ordering and eating.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Let’s get down to basics, boy. If you don’t ante up, you won’t get any Thanksgiving dinner, and nobody will play Monopoly with you for a full week.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But how will we get down?” groaned the Humbug, looking at the wreckage below. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He got down on one knee with much effort, grunting and puffing, the seams of his pants creaking like ship riggings. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I gave him a minute to get down the street, then opened the door. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “Let’s get down to business for a sec, then you can go back to your squad party.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When we stop he gets down and I pull the bag to the edge and lay it on his shoulders. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Even I myself get down and pray to the Lord Creator every night because I realize that without him I am nothing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were going to do the Impediment Curse! We’ll have to really get down to it tomorrow! Come on, Harry, you need to get some sleep.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But when I got down on my knees, I saw that the light in the room was on. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Younger Hickam,” he barked, “you want to get thrown off again? No? Then get down here, right now!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I got down into my goalie crouch, a coiled spring ready to release. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, these books get down to the root of the why. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Trying to get down every single thing that’s happened the past two days. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I got down under the bed and begged the very dust and coils of my bedsprings to produce a bee. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I got down on one knee and took her hand in mine. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Lily sighed, but obediently she got down from her chair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The adults supervise you, but they don’t get down on your level and talk to you. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “This way!” came the Lady’s voice, and then she said, “Duck, now—get down low!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Two of the others got down and came over to pull at their noses and look. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The chained ones had a hard time getting down to the road, tripping each other up as they climbed off the bus. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When I get off the phone, Safer says, “Ready to get down to business?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I want you to get down off that bag, now. How many times do you want me to tell you?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You see? All it takes is a little harder push and he’s dead. Now throw down your sword and get down here yourself, quick.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Okay, so let’s get down to business, Craig,” Mom is like. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He said you could tell if somebody really wants to get down or not just by looking in their eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I’ll never know the full story of how he got down here, but I’m so glad he’s here and he’s safe. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The bus stopped in front of a posada and many of the passengers got down, and a lot of the baggage was unstrapped from the roof from under the big tarpaulins and lifted down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He got down a small brown bottle and a towel, which he brought over to her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She took her carving from her pocket, and got down on her knees. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to run by your house to get down to the river.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe I was right. How did you get down here?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He jumps off the bed and darts down the stairs, but he knows it’ll be a little while before I can get down there. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z After a while he comes back and gets down on one knee. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Like, can we get down to Bishell’s Hardware and pick up some boards for the porch? The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Levi gets down on his knees to take the picture while I hold the sheet. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z By the time they got down to the Montano, the sheep were scattered all over the hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Right, well, I’m a busy man, so let’s get down to business. First of all, we need to discuss your security.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Roosevelt firmly believed that it was in everyone’s best interest to get down the river as quickly as possible, especially with the ongoing threat of hostile Indians. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I couldn't ask to get down early too 'cause Julia'd already used that card. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When we get down to the dock, Jimmy, Annie and Piper are already there. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I call to her, frantically scanning the bank for a way to get down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “For scientific discovery, give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel, give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I got down on my knees and crawled back to her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She got down on her knees and started to scrub the already shining floor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I got down on my knees and told her I was sorry and she didn’t give me a play. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps we should wait a while, until we are sure we know what we want to know, before we get down to detailed questions. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, he got down on his hands and knees and began to shake, too. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then the Doctor got down on his hands and knees and crawled cautiously all over, feeling here and there, until at last he found the car. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “Cut this tea party talk and get down to business!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She said that he once dressed himself in a suit and tie, got down on one knee, and sang “Three Times a Lady” to her. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The cat stirred uncomfortably in Coraline’s arms, as if it wanted to get down. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “It couldn’t ever have got down this far.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z If I was going to finish the Great White Shark page, so I could pass in the field guide to Ms. Solomon, I needed to get down to business. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It tells me it’s time to get down to business. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She got down on her knees and patted the ground, searching for a glint of silver. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When we got down to the kitchen, we found her in a pair of men’s overalls stuffed into gum boots. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I had not looked through those volumes for many years, until these recent developments led me to get down from the shelf the Devon and Cornwall volume once more. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He tried to get down where he could pick up a rock. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z When we get down to the station, I spot a turnstile and two ticket machines. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When they got down to the last five or so someone yelled that the cops were coming and they all ran. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And if we’re going to try and get down, we had better try at once. It’s getting dark early. I think there’s a storm coming.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then, careful of her bad ankle, she got down on hands and knees and crawled inside. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But she was remarkably confident and utterly unfazed by her surroundings, and proposed that we get down to business right away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re in trouble. Big trouble,” I told Juanita and the twins once we got down the road in my father’s beat-up Nova. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When we got down there where everybody was she put me over her shoulder and stepped in the boat sideways with somebody’s hands holding me up and the boat was wobbly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And I knew, before he did, that he was going to get down and look under the bed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just that we couldn’t get down. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I need to get down, to get going, but for a moment I lie there, digesting what I've heard. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He told how the Nazis made little Jew children get down on their hands and knees and eat grass from the ground. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For four hours without a break I strip and remake beds, taking about four and a half minutes per queen-sized bed, which I could get down to three if there were any reason to. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Belet got down on her knees to look more closely at the bottom corner of a wall. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The car traveled a bit higher, then unexpectedly stopped, raising the question of how everyone aboard would get down if the wheel could not be restarted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I lifted him and tried to move his fingers so I could see how bad the bite was, but he refused and struggled to get down from my arms. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I was scarcely able to believe that we had reached our destination, but the stranger dismounted and snapped, "Don't sit there like a dolt; get down!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Soon’s we get down we can make a fire and get warm. I got some matches in me pocket. I pinched ’em out the kitchen at Bolvangar.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Then prove it. You get down on your hands and knees and crawl before your flag.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, the older boys who were leading called, “Shh! Stop! Everybody, get down!” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z On her high school graduation night, not long before the accident on Valley View Drive, her boyfriend got down on one knee at a campsite and proposed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It gets down to the end of the game and the coach turns to me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got down to the lab, I looked in. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z If she wasn’t going to fight them, I decided, then neither was I. I got down from the wagon like the man had asked, hands above my head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I thought for a moment I might hear Jay following me by the time I got down to the chicken coop, but he didn’t. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I have a place we can get to in Mexico. On the beach. I have a ride for us. If you want, once we get down there we can go our separate ways.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They appear one by one, like ghosts coming to life, and I’m scared to see how much trouble Old Hirsch and Schillinger have just getting down the rungs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Right. Of course. I guess I better get down there,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z What she really needs to be doing is getting down to the business of having kids and ‘being happy,’ as he put it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But she got down our Gems of Spanish Poetry and quoted me another poem by the same poet: May the limitations of love not cast a spell On the serious ambitions of my mind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll get down on my knees if you want me to,” I said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Like a good puppy she got down on her stomach. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If I made a run for it, could I get down the stairs without them catching up to me? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I thanked him and he said, “Let’s get down to business.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “But what if we get down to the last bullet, the last C ration, the last chance, what is going to happen?” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z We gonna electrify your senses and bombard your brain with the sounds that make you want to get down! Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you would all be so kind as to join me in the study for coffee and brandy, we may get down to business,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I get down to the Hideout, the lights are already on. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Maybe then we could drop the pretense of Joan and get down to work. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Falconer had warned me to get down every word. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He was crouching and the rest of us were down on the floor on our bellies and he was telling us to get down. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The others got down off their horses and came over. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon shines on her structure, and I get down on my knees to try to figure out what she’s saying. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure I will, Louis. Get down, get down. We’ll put the horses to the shade.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tam Lin halted the horse and got down. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They went to Tijuana for a couple days to do some study about these wild rabbits they got down there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The Kerry nurse tells me I should get down on my two knees and thank God I’m alive at all at all and not be complaining. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I nearly tip over when I try to scratch him so instead I focus on getting down the hill without falling. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Making his way into the kitchen, he got down dusty, long unused plates and bowls and glasses; he began washing them in the sink, running the rusty hot water until it cleared at last. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z We stop talking for a minute and I wonder when the Skeeze is going to get down to business and tell me the purpose of his visit. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z We had no trouble getting down the side of the building, however. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The ground is flattening out and we’re getting down closer to river level as it all starts turning to marsh. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z About ten minutes after, the driver got down and opened a pair of gates: we passed through, and they clashed to behind us. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Isaac: ’Cause when you don’t have nothing else to do and you see somebody else doing something, then you want to get down with them. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If she ever gets down or depressed, I can make out the figure of her shadow through the front window of the shack. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z When she got down to the end of the stairs, they both stood there looking at each other. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When Vivi gets down on her knees to sort through a tangle of earrings, I have a terror that she will glance beneath my bed and see some smear of blood I have missed cleaning. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Come on, all of you, get down the field into that wood! Yes, you, too, Speedwell, unless you want to have your ears chewed off in Efrafa. Come on, move!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “If she gets down in that old tree top, she’ll drown.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She got down and sat on the chair. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z This is a statement about the way humans can be so ruthless, so cunning, so savage that we’re no better than wild animals when you get down to it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I know,” he said, “but I have this feeling I must get down to-night. Can’t you possibly sleep in the back of the car?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Grandma motioned for the boys to get down in the dirt with her. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There was no way, now, to get down to the kitchen and wash. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We got down and the driver handed down our bags and the rod-case. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Let’s get down to the Hideout before Carlos or someone else comes in here looking for cleaning supplies.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I got down on my hands and knees and started crawling toward her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “You push, Bigwig. Tell that rabbit inside to get down.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was light and sweet, and took little chewing to get down, which I found passing strange. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He whirled Luke in the air, and then he got down on the floor and played with us both. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I want to stop her, but Dray grabs Imani’s hand and gets down on one knee next to one of the rims, pulling her down with him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Spreading it on the sand, he gets down on his hands and knees and studies it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew the stones wouldn’t reach us; still, we couldn’t get down from that wall fast enough. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fetch for yourself, maybe. I won’t get down on my knees to stop her.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z To get down on to the level below, Kingshaw had to slither over one of the jutting pieces of wall, and then walk along a ledge until he reached Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It takes him a long time to get down the hill. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Let’s get down there. Don’t ask me what I think.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Mr. T got down on his knees and looked directly into my eyes. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z It would take Pong more than twice that long to get down the twisting mountain track, but he couldn't leave before learning how Father Cham was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “He’s way up high in the tree. What if he can’t get down?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z "Well, now that he's gone, perhaps we can get down to business." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It all gets down to the little things. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon as I get down the hall, though, who do I see but that woman. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z After they ate and cleaned up, Brave Orchid said, “Now! We have to get down to business.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted you: but don’t boast. Here we are at Thornfield: now let me get down.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He thought: guess I better get down from here, look around. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Visitors came again, and there was bitter talk about white people: how could my father bash himself in the head, then get down across the streetcar tracks to be ran over? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Couple hours, maybe more. Depends on how much slate they got down. Them ol’ boys got a chance if they can get in there pretty quick. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I could see myself battered and torn, lying in the valley below, and I said to myself, “Sam Gribley, you had better get down from here like a rabbit.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a sandwich out of the wax paper bag and got down to business. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The demoness took the reins while he got down and threw his coat over the horse’s eyes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I asked Jan to go out with me as soon as I got down from Everest,” Hall reminisced during our first night in the village. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But I was tired, and worried about getting down the incline without breaking a leg, so I tossed the pack over the edge and hoped it would come to rest where I could retrieve it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, down, Cujo. Let me get this straight: You met some hot guy and your priority was getting down with him, not rescuing us?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Oh! Pardon me, but you know how brothas get down. And none of y’all were checking for dudes from Hope Gardens.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He said to Grandmom, “I think the best thing we can do right now is get down to Orlando and leave them alone.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Time I got down to the garden, Biddy on her knees peeking behind the bush. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We ordered a pizza, and when he got down to the crust of each slice, he tossed it over his shoulder. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I got down on the hot boards, blinking my eyes again and again, trying to lift the curtain of blackness. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When the road entered the field I got down and walked ahead. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She got down on her hands and knees and started chipping away at the earth with the tiny shovel. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He got down his soldiers but didn’t feel like playing. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z By the time she and her father and a group of villagers got down to the water, the sun had already begun setting behind the mountain. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Curtis, get down,” I say through my teeth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And he knew that he would have to get down to Pownal to free her himself. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “No need for me to get down there. You get a double session.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Everyone except April immediately got down on hands and knees and began to examine the paper eagerly and discuss possible names. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Munch got down on the floor with him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She climbed over the edge of the box to get down. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When we got down off the train, Grandma was there on the platform. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He struggles to get down because he doesn’t want to be picked up and hugged. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Now, Marly, you get down here and help and no more of that silliness!” she said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to figure out how I was going to get down the black stuff I had been handed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. It’s the other way around. My sister doesn’t get down like that.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I kept expecting him to change his mind, to get down on his knees and beg Mami not to leave. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mamie got down next to me and I put my arm around her and she snuggled up. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When we had made the sign of the cross and gotten down on our knees, around the table, someone knocked on the door. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I get down on the floor so I can pick them up. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Half asleep, I got down from the shelf and joined my group along with row upon row of prisoners from the other barracks. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I never wanted her to get down to a single knot. Freeing her is not an option.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It also made a kind of clearing—with die tops of the trees gone the sun could get down to the ground—and it was filled with small thorny bushes that were covered with berries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I swallowed again, trying to get down the saliva that had collected in my mouth. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “One day you’re going to have to talk a little louder so I can hear you, but for now”—she got down on one knee—“we’ll just do like this.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When we got down to the Malecon, the whole area was sealed off. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama said she got down on her knees and prayed for a girl some nights 'cause she didn't know what she'd do if another little man showed up in her house. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The car pulls over and the Commander says, “Now I’ll have to ask you to get down onto the floor of the car.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I get down on all fours and look more closely to see if she has plotted her direction—and she has! On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “No more of this feeling sorry for yourself, young lady! Let’s get down to Mr. D’s room and kick some butt!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Up here in the hills you hardly ever get down to business right off. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "When you get down there just tell Brockway that Mr. Sparland insists that he have an assistant. You do whatever he tells you." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Or how she says she’s working in her office, but spying reveals that she’s really going through boxes of old photographs she got down from the attic. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As we got down into the baseball field part, though, we spotted a group of like five girls already there, sitting in a circle drinking cans of beer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z My hands shook as I got down four plates from the cabinet by the sink. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z His voice rumbled and he got down on one giant knee. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Without a word, Lettie got down on her hands and knees next to the door and I stepped up on her back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The first spoonful was the hardest to get down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I get down on my knees to reach behind and drag out the last leaves. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z He got down and searched in the bag at his saddle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As soon as the horses stopped, Mr. Birdsong got down from the driver’s seat, went in the house, and asked everybody to leave the parlor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They put cod liver oil far back on her tongue so that some of it got down her. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go find him, Pat, and tell him to get down here,” she said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I am only slightly nervous about approaching him because, like I say, he is not too hard to talk to, and so I need only a handful of fake conversation-starters before getting down to business. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “I am so ready to get down to the coast,” Miss Hilly say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “So that’s where our mother went. How can we get down there?” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “He’s worried if our numbers get down too low, there won’t be enough people here to protect the camp.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z "And you better get down on your knees and thank the sweet Lord, because man, Tiny, have I got a guy for you." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He could hoop, he could dance, and he could get down with his hands if anybody messed with us. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z After a while, she gave up, got down, and demanded to be let out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Bow down, baby, get down on your knees. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They got down the hill in record time. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z While leading Seabiscuit out for walks, Smith stared in amazement as newsmen got down on their hands and knees to see if the horse had a game leg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now all she needed was to find some way to get down there. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z That’s where he always went to think, the way I have to get down on my knees to know my own mind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He gets down on his kneecaps and lays his head down in her lap. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Here’s Mike,” said the clerk, getting down from his stool, and approaching Mr. Jaggers confidentially. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Mind your manners,” my mother cautioned us as we got down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Boy," said the prince, "get down and lead this dumb-headed beast." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I pinched my nose closed, which was the way Mom had taught us to get down things that had gone a little bit rotten. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A few kids came up when the bus stopped, and a customs officer for the town made all the people getting down from the bus open their bundles on the sidewalk. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Dante got down on his knees and petted her. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Now get down every platter I own,” she told me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Of course, getting down was easy, but when the well got deeper, hauling someone back up was hard work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw struggled to get down, and for a moment, caught the leather satchel against the gear handle of the tractor and was trapped. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z British have finally rolled up their sleeves and gotten down to work. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When I get down to the Frank M. Coxe, Piper is there waiting for me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Once they got down near the layer of fossils that Louis and Mary wanted to work on, Mary insisted on doing the last of the heavy work herself. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, it is,” I said and got down on my knees to help her finish burying it. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He gets down on one knee and lowers himself to the ground, face-down. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Doon went back out to the edge of the river and got down on his knees. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he said to me, “When we get down to the station, I’ll call your daddy and let him deal with you.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff doesn’t bother to get down from his horse, just leans forward and looks down at Katherine. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z If he went now, he might get down to the first floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “It’s not the best way to get down,” Big Time said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I weeded through the heat of the day, and every time I got down by the cobhouse, I had a vision of all four Cowgill brothers stepping out of it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z After we’ve gotten that out of the way, we get down to having a good gossip. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But when Chess got down to the first floor, Mom was nowhere in sight. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When I get down to the bayou, I keep on walking, right past the pond and up the path I’d taken with Sandy just last night. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “I got to get down to One-Two-Five Street and check out some beepers.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Monsieur. I got down on to the platform as usual and stood by the step up into the train. The other conductors did the same.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Right then a policeman came in and told everybody to get down. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The way you acted when you got down from the buggy, I thought maybe you were hurt.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “No way, CO. I waited a month to get down here on the bottom bunk.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When you get down as far as the chin he looks like a vodka ad, in a glossy magazine, of times gone by. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few minutes Otto fussed to get down from my arms and started exploring the overgrowth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He got down on his hands and knees and crawled to the edge of the table. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard got down on one knee and slowly raised his rifle to his shoulder. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I waved my hand in a violent “get down,” but he was in no hurry. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he got down off the sofa and ambled across the room and crawled into his hammock. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z After she and Salvador had got down, the man asked them, “Did you just come up from Mexico?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The sheriff shook hands and discussed the weather and the crops until Horace was ready to get down to business. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He got down on his knees and pleaded but there was no answer. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z To Tom he said, “You stay by me. But get down, keep down.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew Grandpa wouldn’t get down there that day. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Inside me, I can feel the air climbing the wall to get down there but it’s not enough. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Then he said, 'Now listen – you've got to do what I tell you, because I know how to get down from here and you don't, and I'm not scared and you are. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Sammy got down some old towels and ripped them into cloths. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is just the kind of day when my last words might come in handy. There’s that damp chill in the air that gets down into your lungs.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Jaime inched his way to him and grabbed him by the calves to make him get down, but the President replied with a curse and remained erect. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Melanie got down on her knees and tried to take Marshall’s hands, but he wouldn’t turn loose of Security. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Myra's father got down on his hands and knees and closely examined each pig, tail to snout. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Why don’t I leave the two of you to get down to work,” my mother says, making her exit. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “How did you two get down here? You’re in serious trouble now, do you realize that?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He got down from the horse and began to march along in die dust, in die heat. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Clay pulls open the door and gives Mami a hand getting down. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She got so hot inside all this stuff that when I finally got down to the last layer she’d be soaking wet and kind of drowsy-looking. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thirty miles per hour. And since we don’t have much of a runway, we’ll need to accelerate quickly. Once we get down there, you’ll want to turn left.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Sammy got down from his chair and trudged out of the room. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, Grandma arranged for a daily time when I had to come to her room, get down on my knees, and pray with her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “He shouldn’t be going out there today. When he gets down by the point—he’ll fly down the river.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I got down on my hands and knees like a dog and put them in my mouth. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Archie asked, getting down to business without preliminaries, keeping his voice flat and dry as the Sahara. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get down there, Nora is already inside, and she has a backpack with her. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Angelo got down on his knees and brushed the leaves away to reveal a bright squash-colored mushroom the size of his fist. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She couldn’t get down to where the stage was set up, but she had made her way to the tall fence where people had hung photos and flowers and stuffed animals. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “At this rate, it’ll take the rest of the week just to get down the hall,” she said, pulling her arms from the ice. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z You pinched off one mountain and they pinched off another but when something really started every one had to get down off the mountains. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Now that we’ve had our fun, let’s get down to business. Make this year the best year of your life so far,” he bellowed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Kapugen laughed and got down on his knees to peer at the bird. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Palmetto players got down and dirty right away, and their fans cheered them on. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you listen to me—if you go down to the bush at the end of your street, you’ll find your brother in a pretty bad way I strongly suggest you get down there.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “I got to get down to the store, Will.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I got down and tried it on his shoes. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When she got down to the stone itself, she was disappointed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The other two cars came in while I was there and their drivers got down. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Kelton gets down on one knee to help him, but the preppy kid scrambles back and points with his working arm. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Father says we’re to pray for all three of them, but when you get down to the particulars it’s hard to know exactly what outcome to pray for. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He gets down on hands and knees to draw the dead man. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z De Wet wasted no time in getting down to business. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet when I got down to the river they were not yet on my trail. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "Then I believe we have gotten down to the truth of the matter," he said. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I did get down every syllable of the final few speeches, but that was small comfort. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Woman and dæmon got down from the craft and looked around to see which way they should go. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Man,” he groans, but he gets down on his knees and worships me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The bookseller got down two fat books, Parts I and II of An American Dictionary of the English Language and then a third. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday the boatman told us, “We don’t wait for nobody. Even God himself has to get down here on time.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One kid got down so hastily he almost impaled himself on his sword. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Eventually, we get down a description of Murphy, and Levi figures out how to upload the pictures. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear,” said the Wart “Ought we to get down and help them?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It took me six years to get down here,” Jessie said, ashamed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z All four got down on their knees, pulling rope and knives, cutting a branch the width of a wrist, tying it and binding it for the long walk back. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined her getting down from that car and skipping in circles. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I got down and climbed the bluff to keep my mind off how my darn leg had torn up my life and Johns. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And the City, in its own way, gets down for you, cooperates, smoothing its sidewalks, correcting its curbstones, offering you melons and green apples on the comer. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets swelled with bodies and chants, and as we got down to Police Plaza 1, the crowd started to fan out around the square. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Without even thinking I picked up Mong’s file and ripped it into a thousand little pieces, got down on my hands and knees and dug a huge hole by the side of the road. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “So, you were going to tell me how you got down here?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s from nervous energy, because it’s what I used to do before getting down in the blocks for a 400-meter race. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z A tree like this that someone had to move in order for someone to get down the driveway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Fischer apologized for his hasty words, and both men finally got down to business. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Merry got down and unlocked the gate, and when they had all passed through he pushed it to again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Over our own territory we could get down quite easily, and over the German lines we felt that it was much better to burn up than to be captured by the Germans.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He got down and closed the shutter and went to bed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Dr. Blankenship rose from his desk and got down one of the guitars: a gorgeous 1960s Fender Stratocaster in a tobacco sunburst pattern. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “How can I get down?” she asked helplessly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t dare get down for fear I couldn’t get back on, but I let Belle drink her fill. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I got down the wooden bucket from its hook and started to milk her. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She got down off the window sill to explore the apartment. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Everybody was whooping and hollowing and I kicked my legs to get down but I couldn’t because Mama had a hold of me so tight it was hurting my arm. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, at the railroad personnel hiring office down on Dover Street, a tired-acting old white clerk got down to the crucial point, when I came to sign up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As I did, Otto got down from my lap and began to wander. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I rushed over to her chair, got down on one knee, and was ready to untie her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I got down on all fours in front of Big Henryk. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She wanted her son to do well in high school, enter a prestigious university, and get down and do some real work. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His soldiers set out in the night and went to the meadows of Fenlo; but they couldn’t get down the rabbit holes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We started to get onto the wagon with her, but Miss Whitlaw told us to get down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned the lights out when we got down. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Teams of tenants had gone up and down the riverbanks, the granaries, the fields, and the stables searching for them, and Ferula had got down on her knees before the altar of Saint Anthony. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he got the call to get down to the Drinker house. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Willemse is a direct fellow and we got down to business immediately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It took nine separate burnings before the fire got down to the straw and cotton ticking of its insides. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I get down on my knees, leaning over him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He got down on his knees, placed his hands on his thighs, and began to whistle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was easier for Maddie to get down off the plane than it had been for her to get up, just a light hop to the ground. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I got down from the barstool, dragging my forehead off the bar as I went. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But when I get down to the Hideout this time, I see something new on the wall. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z ‘Do as you please in your madness, but let me first get down from this horse! I wish to see no eyes!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Coraline got down on her knees and looked under the bed. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “How are you getting down to South Carolina?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Then Mrs. pulled Fern’s chair back and told her to get down and said, “Delphine, take them back to their room.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “It’s Ambrose Spike. He’s hurt. Quick, let’s get down there.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “All right if you don’t want to get down from the horse, we’ll knock you off it.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike her first two teachers, Mr. Hill ignored Grace and got down to business, which she appreciated. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I don’t know why, but I was totally into Mei-li’s story about China and wanted to get down every single word she said. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Okay...so how to get down there safely and make sure she had a way to get out again if necessary? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He got down on his belly before Amaroq, rolled trembling to his back, and wriggled. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lessons were to stop at midday, giving all the students time to get down to the dragons’ enclosure — though of course, they didn’t yet know what they would find there. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The table was so long you couldn’t see that far underneath without getting down on your hands and knees, and Aunt Anne was much too dignified to stoop to any such level. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Molly gets down on her hands and knees and lifts the eyelet bed skirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When Caesar woke Cora, the sun was getting down. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I got down and put my pants on. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But she just sits there, silently watching as Vanessa adjusts her trademark racing glasses, rolls her shoulders and neck, shakes out her legs, and finally gets down in the blocks. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z If Rowan had told those other kids to get down on all fours and lick the pavement, they would have. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You and Daddy can’t come. I’d never be able to get down the track knowing you were busting a gut in the stands.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Then we had to get down to business, and it took us one whole hour to buy fancy dinner plates for Grandma. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Hannah wished she could get down and looked longingly at the ground. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I got down on all fours and headed forward, my knees rubbing against the rough stone of the floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had to get down from this tree safely and keep moving. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He always wants to get down the hill to Matt’s yard for a pickup game. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z He got down on his knees and laced his fingers behind his head. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “If you spit on the ground there, one of the seniors makes you get down on your hands and knees and lick it up.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z There was just room between the sofa and the curtained wall and the two girls got down. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z When I get down there, I breathe a sigh of relief when I see that the lights are off and nobody’s there. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z If we fired them while we were pointed forward instead of backward, instead of reentering the atmosphere we would be boosted into a higher orbit, with no way to get down from it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though he didn’t have to kneel, Uncle Darnell got down on one knee and held out his arms. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z As I watched Sapo, I hoped that Bodega would get down to the point. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, the last small groups of Long Knives were overrun by the warriors. It got down to hand-to-hand fighting. Scary and gruesome, at the end.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He got down and picked up the quarter and rubbed it on his leg. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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