As Dany nibbled on an olive, the Naathi girl gazed at her with eyes like molten gold and said, “It is not too late to tell them that you have decided not to wed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Behind him, the sun has already started to set, washing the landscape from gold into pink. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘I wonder has Harry still got his gold piece,’ Spareribs said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She is wearing a skirt, a pretty blouse, and a gold necklace. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She would never take them, not even the gold one, not even if it took her two more years to pay to go back to China. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a clock-shaped device of bright gold, with a crystal face uppermost. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now she was looking for her necklace—the blue topaz one set in a gold heart on a gold chain. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The American gymnasts, famously nicknamed the Fierce Five, had just won artistic team gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, ahead of the gymnastics powerhouse nations of Russia, Romania, and China. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Of gold and silver and gemstones, it had none; bronze and iron were the metals of winter, dark and strong to fight against the cold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The moment it made contact with its surface, the potion began to froth and smoke, then, all at once, it turned a clear, bright gold. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jason turned, the gold light in his eyes flickering uncertainly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t wonder if she drove six white horses, ate off gold plate, and wore diamonds and point lace every day. Teddy thinks nothing too good for her,” returned Jo with infinite satisfaction. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lush purple orchids hung beside the explosive pink, gold, and orange petals of countless wildflowers. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But also lots of gold watches and big diamonds in rings. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was where Ibni got the gold, from the leather sacks, heavy with trash and gravel, brought in each week from the mines in the southern desert. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It was not like there were gold nuggets lying around for the Prospector to sort through. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He carried a spear of gold and silver, long enough to skewer a bus sideways. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The title was etched deep in gold print. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He saw, again, the red cloth spinning against the backdrop of gold. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The locket is gold, shaped like a heart, probably containing a photograph of an apple-faced German girl who has promised to remain faithful back in Berlin. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, when the sunset bathes my apartment in orange and gold, I break out of my trance. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She dressed him in horsehair leggings and high boots, buckling a belt heavy with gold and silver medallions about his waist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I bribed someone with one of your Ma’s gold necklaces to put our names on a list so we could leave.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My key chain has a little gold football on it.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gold chain is that twisty type of chain they sell at mall kiosks, and the charm says Dolly in a bubbly cursive script. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She could feel the heat of its true face pushing through the gold feathers, warming the skin of her forehead. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Random thoughts glinted in her mind, like gold nuggets coming to the surface: Daedalus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

India and the magical Spice Islands of the East were famed at the time for their gold, pearls, gems, and silk—a source of untold riches. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Because you are not worthy of cheers,” the old woman said, and suddenly she was yelling, “You had love in your hands and you gave it up for gold!” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like a sprite or a hungry leprechaun, turning over leaves in search of a treat, looking under weeds for a pot of gold, or perhaps a turnip. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For now, she busied herself with simply sleeping on silk, eating on gold and being the single most feared and admired woman in Florinese history. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I read The California Gold Rush no one lifted a finger unless they were paid in gold nuggets or gold dust. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"How kind of Lord Tywin. And his sealing wax is such a lovely shade of gold." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was as if they stood at the window of some elven-tower, curtained with threaded jewels of silver and gold, and ruby, sapphire and amethyst, all kindled with an unconsuming fire. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Everywhere they looked, piles of things teetered—books with leather and gold covers, gold and silver trays, bead necklaces hanging out of chipped teacups, old, creaking furniture of all kinds. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There were hundreds of people dressed in crimson and gold and emerald dancing to the music of flutes and pipes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your stepfather, he bought her a big gold watch after he married me and she left to go home to North Carolina. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed all in white, and in the light of the lantern he held, his eyes glittered gold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Joffrey had a dozen veteran gold cloaks waiting at the foot of the steps. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dazzling tapestries woven with gold and silver threads decorated the hall. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

There was the aching glory in masses of clouds burning gold and purple from an invisible sun. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m worrying the thick gold braids decorating my sleeves when the waiter presents us with what he calls "a little something to amuse the palette." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“They pay him gold and silver, but he only gives them writing. Are they stupid?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His trappings of scarlet and gold flapped about him in wild tatters. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It shoots me forward as I follow the gold line. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The tree swims into view, its trunk festooned with gold. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because the tarred roads spring potholes like surprise presents and the air smells of hills and history and the sunlight scatters the sand and turns it into gold dust. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve seen them make it. They melt the coins people throw at them and make jewelry. Let’s see him bring you gold next time, your precious father. Let’s see him.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

But his bags of gold grew fatter, and that was what he cared for the most. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had hair of silver and hair of gold and hair of platinum white, and their eyes were opal and amethyst, tourmaline and jade. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The first edge of autumn had nudged its way into these woods; the leaves of some of the trees were rimmed in scarlet or gold. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

First a corsair’s cellar, built to safeguard gold, weapons, an eccentric’s beekeeping equipment. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then Ignatius winked wildly at a woman leaning on the bar, a fortyish Latin who leered a terrifying response with a gold tooth or two. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her body was so weighted down with gold, it disappeared instantly. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d both watched the sun come up over the Golden Gate Bridge, which Fadi was a bit disappointed to learn was painted red and not gold. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The yellowness glistened like golden hair, and the wind shook it, and bits of gold spun down upon the grass. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before my eyes, gold bells shredded into gold tassles that fanned into two royal capes that softened into lions’ fur. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had soft, white, fat hands and a plump face and wore a white guayabera shot with gold threads. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Sweeney. Did he actually show me how he did that trick with the gold coins?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The tribal chieftain called for the boy, and presented him with fifty pieces of gold. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One man alone could have carried El Patron, but the coffin was so encrusted with gold that six could barely lift it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell that I’m skinnier because the thin gold bracelet I’ve been wearing since I turned sixteen now slips down my hand. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The talk in Flea Bottom was that the gold cloaks had thrown in with the Lannisters, their commander raised to a lord, , with lands on the Trident and a seat on the king's council. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It is far from here. Through the darkest Wood and across the three rivers; beyond the red hills and within the trees of gold.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When we reach the other side I see nothing but the tall, grand trees with their leaves turning red and gold. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was no glittering mound of gold to be seen. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Fowl’s corpse was here, it would be with the gold, of that she was certain. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Each person smiling back, with a gold nameplate under their picture. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

When lightning streaks over the sky, her dark eyes shine like gold. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“The most famous Greek statue of all time. It was forty feet tall, covered in ivory and gold. It stood in the middle of the Parthenon in Athens.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Everything was sort of violet and still, the sky green paling into gold beyond the gable of the house and a plume of smoke rising from the chimney without any wind. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Assuming this represented a single layer of atoms, Halley calculated that a cube of gold with a side one-hundredth of an inch long would contain more than 2.433 million atoms. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was a dark maroon silk shawl with beaded fringes and edges embroidered with gold thread. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Summer came to an end and autumn covered the fields with fire and gold, changing the landscape. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the very bottom of the box, there’s gold. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Comparing Plato’s Athens to Eratosthenes’ Alexandria is not to compare gold to silver, but apples to oranges. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“This is something people need to hear about, Jus. Its an argumentation gold mine!” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Most people she knew wouldn’t have traded places with the astronauts for all the gold in Fort Knox. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He could see the light shimmering like hammered gold off the surface of the Milkwater as it curved away to the south. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His father's eyes were on him, pale green flecked with gold, so cool they gave Tyrion a chill. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

Three hours she gave to stitching, with gold thread, the border of a square crimson cloth, almost large enough for a carpet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

This was my debut as a junior elite gymnast, and somehow I’d managed to win gold right out the gate! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Upon the low table beside it lay a stone hammering block and a coil of gold wire. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I find the right door under the sign with three gold balls. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The salon was furnished in gold and teal, one wall patterned entirely in peacock feathers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had a thin gray beard that hung down from his chin, and was wearing a long red and gold robe that looked like the ones on the plates. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the doorway hung a big purple banner with the gold letters spqr embroidered inside a laurel wreath. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in black, with many gold chains around her neck, big earrings, several bracelets, and large stone rings on the fingers of both hands. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Queen’s face was glowing, ageless; her eyes were the color of gold. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Annabeth pulled out a gold coin that I recognized as a drachma, the currency of Mount Olympus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The low winter sun has turned her sails to gold, and she is gliding toward us on the wind. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then filling their hands with gold and jewels, she had Zephyr bear them back to the hill. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can start with the gold. Take that rolling pin, and roll it out like dough. Sprinkle some confectioners’ sugar on the table first. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

For a split second, Harry thought he was going to throttle her as his hand flew to her throat; next moment, he was dragging her toward Ogden by a gold chain around her neck. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I sat on the blue unicorn, and Connor leaned on my favorite gold spotted pony. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

As for Percy, he rode Mrs. O’Leary into battle with a chariot full of Imperial gold equipment clanking and clinking behind, the golden eagle standard of the Twelfth Legion raised high above him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There were more desperate armed men here, roaming the beach and robbing anyone carrying money or gold, even food, as they tried to escape. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Its feathers flared bright gold when the lights came on. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It’s identical to hers— gold with a sort of maze pattern etched all the way around. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, after much begging and whining, Circe got a Negro blacksmith to solder a bit of gold w*re to the box. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat for a long time within the arms of a green, black, and gold leaf lounge chair, sipping coffee and meditating about the next few hours. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d never earned gold on vault in a world competition—until now. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

On the mantelpiece an ornate gold clock with a domed glass front ticks loudly. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was simple: brown wood and a black engraved plate with gold trim. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Ring misseth, maybe, the heat of Sauron’s hand, which was black and yet burned like fire, and so Gil-galad was destroyed; and maybe were the gold made hot again, the writing would be refreshed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The arms remained long, but they were feathered now, an iridescent gold ending in obscenely human hands. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

At the Lord’s command, a squad of soldiers brought a set of shimmering wings, shaped like a dragonfly’s, of some thin, transparent stuff stretched over a framework of gold wire. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took another gold coin from the air and tossed it into the glass, where it clinked against the first. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

What could be easier than to drop a pinch of gold dust, a few nuggets, into a wineskin instead of into the washing vats? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Two years ago,” said Harry, his heart now hammering against his ribs, “there was a big gold locket in the drawing room upstairs. We threw it out. Did you steal it back?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The land around them was hilly and green, turning slowly gold, then hazy purple. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a crown of red gold with points in the shape of flames, a twin to that worn by Stannis. “... you may rise, Lord Snow. This is my daughter, Shireen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Reviewing Melquíades’ notes, serene now, without the exaltation of novelty, in prolonged and patient sessions they tried to separate Úrsula’s gold from the debris that was stuck to the bottom of the pot. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Peck had accumulated a personal mythology that included Indian wars, gold mining, and mercenary executions, and was known to carry a derringer pistol in a hidden shoulder holster. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Such a secret could not be widely disseminated, as there would be no point in making gold if everyone was at it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He carried a long horn of bright metal from which dangled a flag of blue and gold. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

But Aureliano spent the money on muriatic add to prepare some aqua regia and he beautified the keys by plating them with gold. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She crouched down and summoned a gold nugget from the earth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"A cartload of gold and jewels! The ruffians would have been content with a mere jingle of coins." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the slave catcher the tunnel was all the gold in the world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“The leprechaun gold I gave you for my Omnioculars. In the Top Box. Why didn’t you tell me it disappeared?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

On his desk Golomb has a row of five gold stars, given to him by his dealership in honor of his performance. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Once in the boat, he hands the fisherman the small gold nuggets he received selling his bike and we take off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since gold is more dense than these other metals, he argued, how could it be made by taking something away from them? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Despite how horrible they were, Hazel never gave them diamonds or gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

With my saved-up money, I bought Cynthia’s gold cap and shirt. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her green eyes in the sun look bluer than usual, a layer of gold over the top. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I carefully touched the star and felt the five gold points. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba goes up to the attic and brings down a strongbox full of gold jewelry I’ve never seen before: heavy necklaces and chains, watches and rings. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I had two try and pay me with great gold coins the size of hubcaps ten minutes ago.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Half of his room is painted red and gold with cool posters of the Ghana Black Stars. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

This was exactly the kind of gold mine I’d hoped to find in the old ruined house. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The King rose and stood over Robin, lifting from his own shoulders a chain of gold set with medallions of fine workmanship, then he spoke. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The look of mingled horror and delight that passed across Iron Emmett’s face was worth more than a sack of gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By altering the relative proportions of earth and fire, say, you would be able, they thought, to change copper into gold. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fawkes the phoenix looked around, his bright black eyes gleaming with reflected gold from the sunset beyond the windows. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He thought that, with some patience, he’d be able to transform everything into gold. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johannesburg was a city built up around the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, and Crown Mines was the largest gold mine in the city of gold. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A new emperor wears the gold silk robe,” they whispered, as if afraid even up on the mountain they would be overheard. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was gold in Battle Mountain, Dad said, and he intended to go after it with the Prospector. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then Anna said good-bye, a gold filling flashing through her smile. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Several windows still contained patterned glass of deep reds and golds, amazing things, for knowledge of the way of making such remarkable glass had been lost. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The projectile was a mixture of incendiaries and Imperial gold. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A deep cut from Celestial bronze or Imperial gold could literally dissolve a demigod’s essence from the inside out. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

By one account, the amount of oil money had surpassed the total value of all the Old West gold rushes combined, and this fortune had drawn every breed of miscreant from across the country. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then he got the square of gold paper from his cigarettes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“We cut these scraps and lengths of wire into small pieces. About this size, you see. Copper in this bowl, silver in this, and gold here.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The margins of the Greek world continued to remain dark, narrow, and filled with sea monsters, giant gold- digging ants, and men with faces in the middle of their chests. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“These capes must be worth at least ten million gold coins. Maybe more,” said Valley as she admired the Laroux’ matching capes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray inched his jacket sleeve up just enough to see his watch, which he twisted around so that the gold face was on the top of his wrist. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He is promising me gold and gems, always promising, but this gold I have not seen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was as though she were a cauldron issuing spinning gold. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They worked with metals: gold, silver and copper. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has brought with her bolts of fabric, some of it stiff gold, one that changes color like iridescent beetle wings. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d paste gold stars on the ceiling and imagine them twinkling day and night. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Riddle was pointing Harry’s wand at Fawkes; there was a bang like a gun, and Fawkes took flight again in a whirl of gold and scarlet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She played music my mother had listened to when she was younger and told her everything would be okay, even if America was not made of gold as people back home thought. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, him too. But they were talking about Herodotus saying there were giant ants and gryphons guarding gold mines, and how he made this stuff up.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Her loose white dress contrasted with her creamy brown skin, and a three-plated gold torque covered much of her chest and neck. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Seven seemed to be made of solid gold, which gleamed so much in the sunlight it was almost impossible to look at. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"It would be nice to have some gold," the judge said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Several gold sparks shot out of the end of it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He walked up and down the terrace with them, one on each side, and on the turn offered them cigarettes from a gold case. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Too many complaints, and too much talk of the gold he was owed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His tunic and toga were of black wool, embroidered with threads of gold. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And I told him, yes, the necklace was made from real gold. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Back then, Newark was like a city of gold. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The skirt was ruffled and flounced and draped and trimmed with knots of dark green ribbon, and nestling at her throat was a gold pin. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a gold cameo with a creamy pink face in the center. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even had little gold earrings dangling from her ears and a green jeweled bindi on her forehead. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And now that the dead dog was gone, he assured her, “The little garden is worth its weight in gold.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Give gold to a foe and he will just come back for more, my father always said.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Broad strips of dazzling gold sunlight fell across the corridor from the high windows. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Very soon we’ll have gold enough and more to pave the floors of the house,” her husband replied. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She remembered her mother, dressed in a paper crown and red velvet cloak, blowing kisses across the flames to her father, dressed as a joker with gold and silver baubles hanging from his cap. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it seemed almost real enough to touch, and very beautiful, it vanished abruptly; for the tundra was even more beautiful—a glistening gold, and its shadows were purple and blue. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two shiny gold medals hung on the left side of the uniform. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Sitting on top of the cupboard were baskets filled with pieces of candy glittering in silver and gold wrappers like distant stars. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He wore a general’s uniform with gold braid on his massive shoulders. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Two life-sized statues of greyhounds—one silver, one gold—flanked the table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I painted Chloe sitting on a throne in a dress of burnished gold, surrounded by flowers. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The altar boy held the gold platter under each chin, the priest mumbled something in Latin and placed the host on the tongue. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In which a traitor offers to sell out his country for British gold. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was thin and his hair was bleached to a metallic tone that matched the gold in his eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, figuring that you can’t argue with four gold medals, that night I ran like Jesse Owens through the dark March streets. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Craster's new axe was on the table, its gold inlay gleaming faintly in the torchlight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This did not affect the Locktons nor the rich Loyalist refugees who streamed into the city toting bags of gold. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roofs of the buildings here were tiled and arched, and the walls, windows, and doorways were in gold or red or green. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colorful maps spilled across its pages, which were made from something stronger than paper, calfskin maybe, and edged with gold. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I grab it with my hand and see that it’s a disc with a gold ship’s wheel on it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The bridge table is set up in Hilly’s antebellum- style parlor with its deafening grandfather clock and gold swag curtains. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Watching the bread, the neat gray hands, a broad gold band on the left forefinger, knuckled there by a blue knuckle. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a few weeks after Worlds, and in a way, our procession reminded me of a medal ceremony, except that no gold, silver, and bronze medals would be given out. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He handed the computer to Annabeth, who stared at it like it was solid gold. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It reached out to her, and Jam stared at its blank face, glowing gold in the dimmed lights of Redemption’s house. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Bulletin boards with white trim and gold letters. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

In practically every account of the 2014 World Championship in Nanning, there was some mention of the bee that climbed out of my bouquet of flowers as I stood on the gold medal podium. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, fifty nylon bags filled with gold coins, jewelry, rare gems, and precious artifacts had been shuttled out of the chamber through the crawl space. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The slimy creature might carry gold anywhere—in his mouth, under his sandal strap, in a loaf of bread. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There were ten or twelve of the thick, octopus-like arms uncoiling from the ornate bronze, and silver, and gold mirror frames. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

‘In any other cave Gimli Glóin’s son would have been the first to run to the gleam of gold. But not here! Let it lie!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Jesus Sílva has come from El Puerto. I spoke to him just minutes ago and came running to warn you! You know his word is gold!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I've often wondered what it must be like. I've heard that in some of the houses the floors are paved with gold and that they have real diamonds on the doorknobs.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hands of gold are always cold, but a woman’s hands are warm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Molly follows her down a long hallway lined with oil paintings and etchings in gold frames, the Oriental runner beneath their feet muting their footsteps. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

"Treasure in a storm drain? You mean like gold and diamonds kind of stuff?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

A few sported signs of wealth: gold arm rings, silken tunics, silver-studded sword belts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For light elements like lithium and beryllium, the high yield was not particularly surprising, but the same thing happened with heavier atoms like gold and platinum. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They began pooling resources, and Max brought me four gold buttons, some earrings, and two coats to sell. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The gold glimmered at him, mocking and taunting. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I will find means—I will find gold.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After bowing three times before the red altar decorated with gold and silver Chinese symbols of peace and happiness, they inserted the incense into a yellow clay bowl filled with rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t pay here,” said Fred firmly, waving away Harry’s gold. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The potion within was splashing about merrily; it was the color of molten gold, and large drops were leaping like goldfish above the surface, though not a particle had spilled. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“And six million in gold and jewels,” Percy muttered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘Will French peasants go on forever pulling off their caps and saying “Oui, Monsieur,” when the gold coaches run down their children? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trees were turned to scarlet, gold, beefy red: blueberry bushes to crimson. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tess held the mashed cap up and looked proud, as if she had just dug up a piece of gold. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We’d attend a formal banquet in the ballroom, eating with forks and knives coated in gold. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He flashes those gold fangs in a smile. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The sun caught on the sharp edges and shone like the air was gold. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Her fair hair trembled with gold in the sunlight that streamed through the hall from a high window. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Wealhtheow gave Beowulf a ring of the purest gold to wear on his finger, and a golden collar to carry about his neck. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a sleeveless white Greek-style dress with a gold braided belt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A sensationally fast sprinter, Jordan had seen nothing but Jesse Owens’s back at the 1936 Olympic trials and, like Louie, was aiming for gold in Tokyo. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Danny is not my type at all—shaved head, shiny shirt, snakeskin boots, and a gold chain that looks like a rosary. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He drops the scroll and it vanishes in a shower of gold dust. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I unrolled the green ribbon and placed the gold disc in the palm of my hand, feeling its distinctive weight as I sent up a silent prayer of gratitude. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

His gold and his silver were precious to him once more, and at times he marvelled secretly at himself that he had ever spent so freely upon a woman. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Cardan is wearing his usual scowl, accessorized with kohl under his eyes and a circlet of gold in his midnight hair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The gold box idea sounds like a really cheesy idea. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet they brought him money: leather purses plump with gold and silver and the square iron coins of Braavos. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Eddard stood on the High Septon's pulpit outside the doors of the sept, supported between two of the gold cloaks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Except the books were not the musty, cloth-bound kind with gold lettering, but books like you might find at any bookstore now, like he’d just waltzed over to his neighborhood bookseller—or ordered UPS. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even in the dim light, Archer recognized the weapon: all black, with engravings of scales and dull gold inlay. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, in the midst of his telling, Milkman wanted the gold. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day of such reports was all that Victarion Greyjoy could stomach; he paid the gold price for food and water, though it shamed him, and took his ships back out to sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She wondered if the gold was poisoning their thoughts somehow, so that they’d never give her a fair trial. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The wind howled outside in the blackness and Freddie, looking like a gnome, flashed his gold teeth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their glittering brass helmets and breastplates shone like pure gold; the short swords they brandished also caught the brassy sunshine with twinkles of light that flashed in the eyes of the crowd. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’ve been writing since the sixth grade, when my mom bought me a fancy gold journal that came with the smallest lock and key I’d ever seen. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

A little lightning-bolt earring in one ear and a small gold hoop in the other. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The cannon’s missile, trailing its gossamer tow line, arced high into the sky and then its parasail unfurled, red and gold, bright in the sky with Patel Global’s colors. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not to worry, Minos. My daughters are wise beyond their years. Now, about my gold—” “Yes,” Minos said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And out of the gold there was still enough left to feed them until the harvest, if they ate sparingly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“My advice to you, my violent friend, is to seek out gold and sit on it.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Riddle’s burnished gold shield was tucked away in a corner cabinet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It was gold, and it was the thatch of the bridge across the Gjaller River, across which all who die must travel. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Atop the Red Keep's battlements streamed the boy king's banners: the crowned stag of Baratheon on its gold field, the lion of Lannister on crimson. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And they know you’re a magician?” asks a boy in a shiny, metallic gold suit. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You mean gold doubloons or those cheesy corn puffs?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

In the hush of the prayer hall, with its crystal chandelier, gold trim, and big plaques with Arabic calligraphy decorating the walls, a familiar calm washes over me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Ma takes the gold pocket watch from her purse. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The room was hung with silver and gold garlands and heaps of white hothouse camellias. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry streaked past Katie in the opposite direction, gazing around for a glint of gold and noticing that Cho Chang was tailing him closely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’m underdressed next to him, with my hair in a ponytail and my jeans flecked with gold paint. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The gold skirts of her dress were the only sound in the chamber. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"You know, Turtle, you may be right about putting our money in the stock market. I remember the will said May God thy gold refine. That must be from the Bible." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

A guard with a gold tooth, who appeared to be a commander, walked down the porch stopping to look at each woman, scanning her up and down. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He touched the molten gold that was creeping down his face, and smoke rose from his finger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In Plato’s allegory of the metals, the philosopher classifies men into groups of gold, silver, and lead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was perfecting a technique by which the gold could be leached out of the rock by processing it with a cyanide solution. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond him Lyra could see the other men around the table, with bags of gold stacked neatly, and papers and pens, and glasses and a crock of jenniver. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They saw now that the pillars were richly carved, gleaming dully with gold and half-seen colours. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My family had already spent our safety net of gold coins, and my father's savings had disappeared. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

For months, she had raised gold and gems from the earth to create this monster. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He cut off the end of his cigar with a gold cutter he wore on one end of his watch-chain. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mo opened the book on his lap and began leafing through it, frowning, as if searching the pages for the gold he was to read out of it for Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He spoke aloud to the sink and the white rats, and to himself: Even now, I know that I have savored the hot taste of life Lifting green cups and gold at the great feast. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

His next task, to get to the treasure left by a gold miner in a more intricate and difficult maze, at first defeated him when he tried to solve it prematurely, without sufficient study. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The gold cloaks who had the watch sneered when she told them to let her in. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He says some of them are saying to bury rocks in your garden right now, and after the white people are all dead, dig them up and those rocks will be turned into gold. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he looked down, Ekon saw that it was a sky-blue kaftan, embroidered in gold and folded into a neat square. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Perched upon that nest of braids was a simple ring of gold, very much like the one Joinville had worn earlier that day. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Gold, filthy gold! We cannot live without it, yet I confess I deplore the necessity of consorting with our long-fingered friends.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Accented by bright gold earrings, her black dress and two-tone fingernails made her look much younger than she was. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not belong to the bright landscape, he should be standing on the steps of a gaunt cathedral, his cloak flung back, while a beggar at his feet scrambled for gold coins. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Way up in the sky, along with the sea gulls, my kite, tugging up and up to catch the last gold flash of sun. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted a gold cross, not the boring daffodils Dad had given me that morning. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was looking at herself in the mirror, remembering the pale blue silk dress with the pink flowers and the gold necklace with rubies and opals. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The colors are rust and brown and gold like our orchard in fall. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The picture on the program was of a caramel woman with an afro, wearing an orange suit and big gold hoop earrings. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The gold was soon heaped so high, a man might not see over it to where the sun slipped into a sea flecked with black and white birds, the gulls that had followed them home. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fissure in the earth had filled with gold and precious stones, bubbling in a thick soup of petroleum. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

His eyes are such a light brown that they look gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A red-haired reporter with shiny gold earrings stood outside the White House, where a crowd of people had gathered, as usual, to wave signs and demand something be done about the Emergency. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He drew his sword and looked at it, and the intertwining shapes of red and gold; and the flowing characters of Númenor glinted like fire upon the blade. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He'd tell her where he really found the gold tube if she wouldn't scratch Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The boudoir is a jeweled caisse: all pink, cream, and gold, with the scent of roses wafting through the air, and three crystal chandeliers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Many of Alexandra’s first settlers came from the tribal reserves, where they could no longer eke out a living, to seek work in the city of gold. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were only there a short time, though; one morning two other brothers arrived under a peace banner with a chest of gold, and ransomed them from the knights who'd cap-tured them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Its gold eyes flared like meteors in the dusk. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, about McCoy hiring someone to fit the scoreboard with gold plating?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He had spent much of the night simply staring at his gold medal, contemplating it as it hung on the end of his bunk. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He took out Fujiko’s silk kimono with its gold brocaded sash. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it’s the heavy gold ring hanging loosely on his middle finger that draws my eye. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Then warmth flooded the valley and the earth burst into bloom—yellow and blue and gold. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lubin had won a gold medal in Berlin, but when he left, he felt only relief. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

It meant beetle, like the glittering gold one on the cover. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing a gray suit and shiny gold watch. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Two queen’s men brought forth the Horn of Joramun, black and banded with old gold, eight feet long from end to end. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Strokes the gold locket with a single manicured finger. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gold sat there, stacked in shining rows. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It too had a view of the sea, now flecked with gold in the sunrise. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I’m in aqua robes threaded with gold, stepping through trapezoidal doors into the sun. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the next week and a half, the boys continued to dig in and around the area where X-Ray had supposedly found the gold tube. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The heartthrob, the handsome rogue with a heart of gold. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m not. You’ll have your gold, Fowl. A ton. Twenty-four carat.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The black side stands still with cunning, hiding its gold between trees, seeing and not being seen, waiting patiently for things to come. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We played poker for toothpicks, as though they were gold pieces. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tipping the strange box on its side, she studied the gold clasps that held it closed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Young as she was, Mr. Das entrusted her with embroidering threads of real gold. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The new public library, with its glistening gold dome, took up half a downtown block, its back butting up against an old-fashioned office tower. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

They had been gold at first, but now I saw how they shone iridescently— like the rainbow colors you see on a soap bubble if you look at it from the right angle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver was pure gold; there was gold in his intellectual brilliance, gold in his warmth and humanity, gold in his tolerance and generosity, gold in his unfailing loyalty and self-sacrifice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shiny gold railings surround the front half of the deck. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He thought about Grandmother’s silly gold statues of Chinese immortals, her superstitions about putting furniture in certain places and avoiding unlucky numbers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As Kaz passed the Emerald, he looked up at the false gold coins, letting the anger come at him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She is carefully dressed, with gold jewelry at her ears and throat, a navy apron wrapped around her waist, gleaming black leather shoes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly at first, then all at once, it blossomed purple, then pink, now orange and gold. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

‘Here all are enemies of the one Enemy, and yet I must walk blind, while the sun is merry in the woodland under leaves of gold!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of a small table covered in only yellow and gold things. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The gray cloud of it disintegrated and drifted away in small streams, leaving Pet’s body full and solid in the studio, all gold and red-streaked white. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He nuzzled her arm, murmuring contentedly, as if asking, More gold? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Jus is the Thug, naturally: pants belted around his thighs with boxers exposed, Thug Life T-shirt, thick gold chain with a huge medallion, fitted flat-billed baseball cap. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the weak moonlight, filtered through clouds and the dirty windows, I see him sit on the gold sofa and pat the cushion beside him. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I saw the matchmaker place the lighted red candle in a gold holder and then hand it to a nervous-looking servant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not simply collect die gold and lock it in a treasure vault, no. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Those gold eyes were unnerving, but seeing all three boys like that fueled Piper’s anger. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The windows were covered with heavy gold fabric. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

However, his face settled back into businesslike detachment when Yishan reached into his bag and waved a gold coin. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I hear laughter, I look up to see Susan Chang—the only other half-Asian girl in our school—clutching a blue and gold ribbon like she’s afraid she might lose it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In some places where they waged war on Indigenous peoples, they destroyed magnificent statuary and artworks just to take the gold and silver the artisans used. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She was whispering to her gold swan pin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Some of them looked at her, and their eyes were pinpoints of light: gold and silver and emerald green. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He's bearded, his kurta is unbuttoned, and three gold disco chains adorn his hairy chest. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There are five in all, and the main one—the one I’m sure Oprah Winfrey stayed in—stares down at us with its beige paint and white trim, gold handles for the glass French doors. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Winnie peered up at it, at the blackness of the bars with the dim gold of the light between. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four smaller gold thrones lined up in a row on a lower level. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He grins at me, revealing a flash of gold tooth. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There were centaurs with blade Arabian stallion bodies, others with gold palomino coats, others with orange-and-white spots like paint horses. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

No goddess was there, but a marvelous object lay in front of him, a bridle all of gold, such as never had been seen before. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Viserys screamed as the molten gold ran down his cheeks and filled his mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A The Final Five celebrating together after receiving their Olympic gold medals in team competition at the 2016 Rio Games. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But it means I had a chance to talk to an old boy I met last time, a gold miner called Jake Petersen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dresses her in a pink-and-white outfit and the gold hoop earrings, bracelet, and pendant of Jesus her father sent. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The mansions glittered gold and white against the sides of the mountain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The inside was bright white, and through the window you could see a huge mural with two gold Ps in the middle. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She had a gold tooth in the front that I always thought was funny. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She had finished appliquding the M in gold satin, but had not gotten to the G yet. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The results were remark able by any standard—one delicate bust that Lechtman analyzed was less than an inch tall but made of twenty-two separate gold plates painstakingly joined. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the kitchen light sparked flecks of fool's gold stars, and out of the waves burst hand-painted shells, white and pink, the kind my mother loved. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

On a chain at his throat gleamed a sun-shaped disk of gold. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Directly beneath the familiar black dragon painting there was an ornate crystal pedestal on which rested a gold chalice encrusted with tiny jewels. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

While the pirates body-search everyone onboard, other pirates ransack our small boat, taking diamond rings, sapphire necklaces, gold nuggets hidden in sacks of clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gold of the revolution, melted into blocks that were then covered with baked clay, was beyond all control. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The little gold hairs were curled in a very engaging way at her temples. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her voice was like a melody, her hair like spun gold. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

You spin round and round, fighting the chemical-induced thickness of the air, and hurl the plate, certain you’re about to win a gold medal. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It’s large, and as I get closer I make out bits of scarlet, gold brocade, and black and white checks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The color of the stone walls had changed from gold to fish-gill blue by the time he left. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t buy the gold eyeshadow, but I do pick up a bottle of Black Death nail polish. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need for the glass; she knew what she would see; they would seem to be made of living gold. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, those who paid tribute to him were forced to strike at more distant halls to gather the gold they paid to Hrothgar—and a little on the side for themselves. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sweater displayed the shoulder bars of a major, with gold oak leaves. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I handed Santiclo my little gold one from my First Communion I’d always worn, he gave me a quick wink and slipped it in his pocket. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy, the USA women won team gold, and I won the all-around title, as well as taking first place in vault, beam, and floor exercise. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The gold eyes with their black rims were fixed on me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

And come spring, when the time came to repay all that gold, he would like it even less. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could never handle the little tweezers, or solder a delicate joint, or shape the little gold leaves. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Peeta’s token, the gold locket with photos of my mother and Prim and Gale inside. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Because after the gold was removed from my body, I felt lighter, more free. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book had a fine leather cover with its title in gold letters. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of familiar gold eyes appears above my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I push the lime past the lip of the bottle, into the gold beer. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Or do you suppose this is a red herring and that the abandonment of the gold standard is at the root of the matter?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He chose a satin tunic striped black and gold and a fine leather jerkin with silver studs . . . and only then remembered that his wretched sister put more stock in blades than beauty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Anorak throws open the double doors, revealing an immense treasure room filled with piles of glittering gold coins and jewel-encrusted goblets.* Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Next to it is a glossy envelope emblazoned with a gold stamp of the Warcross logo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He says something to the boy, and two gold fangs glisten in his mouth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He declined the lifetime pension offered him after the war and until old age he made his living from the little gold fishes that he manufactured in his workshop in Macondo. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He told the FBI that he had just returned from Mexico, where he'd been prospecting for gold. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

One of the overhead lights was shining brightly on her hair, turning it all gold. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

They were a rich red leather, with a pattern stamped in gold. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When die gold cloaks dragged off die dead man, he left a trail of bright blood across the stone floor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She wore a red and gold pin shaped like a tree. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It shouts at you from propped-up windows, it hangs on gold chains out of cars, it lingers at phone booths, peep booths, in every standing line for movies and museums and methadone. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They turned all those beautiful golden sculptures into boring Spanish coins and shipped boatloads of them back to the king and queen of Spain, who loved the gold but wanted even more. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tapping into his extra sense, he searched for the shifting points of gold glimmering just beyond the physical world. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Out soared a dazzling fairy with wings like shimmering veils of gold. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Until I see Ryan Cross, all gold, flowing, his hand on the back of Violet’s chair as if he’s the host at the Macaroni Grill. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Shanta first, a big wedding which lasted for many days, plenty of gifts and feasts, diamond earrings, a gold necklace, as befitted the daughter of the village headman. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the next flash happened, Hazel’s gold eyes darkened like foil in fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He held the stone to the light, where it sparked black and gold, and rubbed his thumb across it once before tucking it deep in his pocket. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The stranger drew out a leather pouch and shook ten gold sovereigns from it onto the table. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a gold ring on the third finger of his right hand. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was dropping slowly from sight, and stripes of purple and orange and crimson and gold piled themselves on top of the distant hills. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, Ulbrickson had to figure out who was going to stroke the boat when the boys raced for gold in forty-eight hours. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I put my hand to my heart and clutched the gold mermaid. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A large oval locket hangs on a gold chain around her neck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lily wore the tiny gold posts that Lydia had used when she'd pierced Lily's ears in her bathroom in the spring. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It’s a thick collection of tales from the Mahabharata with gold lettering on the cover and bright colorful pictures inside. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And yet the notion of Olympic gold had begun to work its way into his psyche. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A gold star on the floor inside marked the spot where the manger might have been. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

What if he had taken his company back to Yunkai, to sell her for a pot of gold? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The only reason I wasn't a hundred percent sure is because he didn't have on no gold or diamonds. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

"The castle gatehouse. He wanted to command the crossbowmen. There's a mob howling outside, half of them gold cloaks who came with him when we left the Mud Gate." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A thin gold chain showed around a thickening ankle. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you see the gold is for the man who solved the riddle. And there can be only one such man. You are harboring Daedalus.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It suggests that the problem probably wasn’t with the overall conception of the message at all, and that maybe all the campaign needed was a little gold box. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new spy was a gold mine of Soviet secrets. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

When that happened, the past would really and truly have finished, he would be wearing black and gold like Hooper, not sky and navy blue, there would be no way out at all. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The boy’s eyes were brown with flecks of gold shining in them. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Throughout my formative years, the set remained on our library shelves, weighty and regal-looking with its gold spines. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So I wear my protection on a chain next to the gold cross I got for Holy Communion. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Tres Marias was a good business that required no help from the seam of gold; on the contrary, it served as collateral for an extension on his concession to the mine. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together we counted the gold, which amounted to little less than a princess's dowry. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Hazel put the gold prospecting sign back over her mementos. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She returns with two pairs: one’s royal blue and gold—Liberty colors—the other is black with white trim. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I noticed the black bands on my sleeves, the tiny embroidered peonies growing from curlicues of gold thread. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tube was gold in color, but Stanley didn't think it was real gold. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

A scraggly fisherman with a white captain’s hat and a mouth full of gold teeth beamed at them. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Grace joined him, tossing two handfuls of gold coins up into the air. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were green with a ring of gold around the pupil. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The old lady in the middle took out a huge pair of scissors—gold and silver, long-bladed, like shears. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The gold beetle embossed on the front glittered at her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

On the chain were strung two safe-deposit keys, a gold watch with a fleur-de-lis pin, and a little steel tube with a ring on its top. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Very slowly. Maybe one sack of gold or jewelry at a time.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And when all the contests had been held, all the events finals completed, I had earned two more gold medals for vault and floor, and a bronze on beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He points to the magazine, at a picture of a track star wearing a gold medal. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

They wore matching white slacks and gold buccaneer shirts with V-necks that showed way too much chest hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Hood funerals, like Dante Brown’s, where all of his friends showed up in all red, and dropped red bandanas, big heavy gold chains that looked fake, and crew pictures in his casket. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The dishes were trimmed with gold, the silver cutlery was freshly polished, and a crystal goblet sat by each plate. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fand is organizing us into rows, handing out armbands in silver and gold. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That always bothered me when I was young. You must want to kill someone really badly to shoot a gold arrow at him. Why not just keep the gold and go home?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She hung them as garlands inside the sukkah while Alfhercht coaxed the birch’s leaves into riotous golds and oranges so the whole top of it looked like the horizon of the setting sun. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Standing on tiptoe she placed the ribbon over his bent head and patted the shiny gold medal in place on his chest. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are changing,” Chasca said, her skin glowing a beautiful gold in the firelight. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Servants present us with thick traveling cloaks lined in white fur and covered in tiny gold stitches in the shape of Belle-roses and our royal emblem. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Or maybe one of the newer colors—violet, silver, or gold. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“But your eyes really do change color. Normally they’re bright green with a ring of gold around the inside—” “I got them from my mother,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju had taken on a new lightheartedness; she wore a tiny anklet in the summer, a hopeful flash of gold on her leg. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The gold blade seemed to grow heavy in his hand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lana Lee appeared on the stage in what looked like gold lame overalls. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A‘chain of golden hands. For hands of gold are always gold, but a woman’s hands are warm. “Are you a maid, Penny?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was heavy on her finger and the gold of the setting was cold, but was quickly warmed by her body heat. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Red, blue, green, and gold drinks fan out like a quetzal’s rainbow of feathers across the six clear trays on Crick’s cart. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

This one, however, still showed sprinklings of gold. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And as it turns out, my boots are the exact same shade of gold as my cat purse. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

They haven’t seen the gold lace on the generals, those muskets—all so alike, and everyone has a bayonet. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the vision fizzled and blurred, the last thing they saw was Thorn’s hand, grabbing on to something made of gold and throwing it onto the floor. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The capitol building sprawled gray concrete like a regal queen spreading out her petticoats, and its giant dome glittered pure gold in the morning sun. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Who in this shop would steal gold—who was treacherous enough, low enough—save Ibni the Babylonian? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A dollar watch was not good enough for a job like this; he would buy a gold one. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Luminous gold and silver were thus preferable to dull iron. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was her father s and had his name engraved in the soft gold on the back. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was his last full memory of her, and his mind edited it of its own accord—sometimes the sleep-tussled wrapper tied across her waist was flaked with gold, other times with red. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I saw two people made of gold dancing the earth’s dances. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, no need to ask her that. I can tell you. She only dropped me once, into a vat of gold." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Tell your men to lay down their swords, and no one need—" With a single sharp thrust, die nearest gold cloak drove his spear into Tomard's back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It had brought with it the sweat and the dreams of men who had once left to search for the unknown, and for gold and adventure—and for the Pyramids. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t any gold, but now he knew that all the fine reasons for wanting it didn’t mean a thing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’d sell you to the queen for a pot of that Lannister gold. Poor man needs every dragon, with seven sons all determined to be knights.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What soon became known as “Seward’s Folly” would later be seen as a huge asset when silver and gold and oil were discovered in the new territory. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

On the way, I stop by the dollar store and get myself a gold notebook like Daddy’s and a new pack of pens. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The precious stones and gold only appeared once in a while, never in huge quantities. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

My fingers trace the circle around the little gold mockingjay and I think of the woods, and of my father, and of my mother and Prim waking up, having to get on with things. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I suggest we find a place to live before you go digging for gold. We can’t eat gold.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes”—Miss Harris’s voice was more steel than gold now—“Yes. Gilly, it is then. Well”—she turned her smile on the rest of the class—“Where were we?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“A face plain as a clay saucer and no gold threads woven in her sari,” Tanu whispered. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had not realized until I had left it that I had been on the mountain of gold all that time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light swept across the surface, making a spatter of ink- gold splotches before it stopped, abruptly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom is also wearing a shalwar kameez with beautiful floral embroidery accented with gold jewelry. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The same can be said of the novel after the best-seller, the album that follows the gold record, or the proverbial sophomore jinx. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thin, gold, serpent-headed bangle glowed like a circle of orange light around her wrist. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prospecting for gold, skin-diving for sunken treasure—these were but two of the projects Perry had ardently proposed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In event after event that afternoon, German oarsmen charged down the course ahead of their competition, winning gold medals in the first five races. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Following the circle of dim gold light cast by the candle, he went up the stairs and, feeling like a prowler, he poked his head into Albert’s bedroom. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When he set it on the floor in front of me, out exploded a flash of wriggling gold fun. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then Mr. Tushman came back to the podium to present the medals for academic excellence, and Jack was right: Ximena Chin won the gold medal for “overall academic excellence in the fifth grade.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Four columns were devoted to the history and achievement of the gold medal winner who had set a new record for the 1500-meter run. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether shrouded in fabric or slipping on gold, it wouldn’t matter to me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The clear blue sky is the perfect setting for the orange, red, and gold pallet of the gods. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were both made of gold that sometimes glittered in the sunlight but dulled when the clouds interfered. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a massive bird’s nest—a gryphon's nest—the bottom littered with old pieces of jewelry, an Imperial gold dagger, a dented centurion’s badge, and two pumpkin-sized eggs that looked like real gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Except these weren’t killer bees, but a swarm of school kids of all sizes and grades in brown and gold uniforms. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The building was an ugly green, decked out in artificial trees laden with fake gold and silver coins. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At his word, a hundred llamas would be sacrificed, the emperor would fast for ten days, a statue of pure gold would be erected in honor of any of the deities. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

They might have the minds for it, but none had the gold. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Would our lives be improved if gold and uranium were as obscure and unimportant on Earth as praseodymium? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Ezeka’s gold pendant hung low on a chain around her neck. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I have got money,” she said, and shook some gold coins out of her purse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As agitated as she felt, gold and gems would probably be popping up all around her feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There are also little flowers that look like gears for a gold machine. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four hours later, they emerged again as man and wife, bound together wrist and ankle with chains of yellow gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was a soldier's tent of heavy canvas, dyed the dark yellow that sometimes passed for gold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Slash dug into his pockets and pulled out a handful of gold coins. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was dressed stylishly in a gold jacket, tight jeans, a scarf, and lace-up boots. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was an arm and a gold wrist-watch and part of a boot. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blinked, and the world filled with gold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A crown of red gold, Varys says, its points fashioned in the shapes of flames. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The volume’s first run sold out in days, a handsome edition with Elijah Lander’s name in gold leaf. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Percy could distinguish them only by their hair—Ephialtes had the green locks braided with silver and gold coins; Otis had the purple ponytail braided with...were those firecrackers? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I see a room. It’s long, and there are mirrors everywhere. The floor is wooden. He’s in the room, and he’s waiting. There’s gold ... a gold stripe across the mirrors.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He hands me the certificate, and for a second I am lost in the reflection of the shiny gold stamp. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“This ain’t money; it’s gold. It’ll keep us for life, Pilate. We can get us another farm. We can—” “Leave it, Macon! Leave it! Let them find it just where it was!” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He beamed down at me now, showing his two gold front teeth, and rolled his eyes toward Heaven. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The faucets are gold, and the spigot is shaped like a dragon’s head. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The visitors poured through the castle gates in a river of gold and silver and polished steel, three hundred strong, a pride of bannermen and knights, of sworn swords and freeriders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As such, it is our duty to sift the sands, preserve the gold, and with it build a stronger national vertebrae. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Some people said it contained spells for turning salt into gold and men into rats. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

See the gold metal I can now wear. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gold star decorates the top right next to a large “A.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She taps on the shiny gold badge pinned to her jacket. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She looked very pretty indeed, in robes of shocking pink, with her long dark plait braided with gold, and gold bracelets glimmering at her wrists. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

None of Cardan’s threats would have kept me from wearing the gold braid and fighting as hard as I could. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Buffeted about by the spirals of gold, Lon concentrated on the scorch marks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“The gold I grant you,” the dwarf said, relieved that he was not about to drown in a gout of half-digested eels and sweetmeats, “but the Rock is mine.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I am fond of coins. Is there any sound as sweet as the clink of gold on gold?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Its windows are bordered by deep red tile and gold detailing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Minli could not remember a time when Ma did not sigh; it often made Minli wish she had been called a name that meant gold or fortune instead. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The air always seems to taste slightly of cinnamon, and the trees are red, yellow, and gold, like fireworks frozen just as they burst in the air. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The ceiling and walls had been draped with emerald, crimson, and gold hangings, so that it looked as though they were all inside a vast tent. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Watching her now as she talked to Mrs. Akin-Cole, the gold shadow on her eyelids shimmering, he felt guilty about his thoughts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were perhaps a hundred in all, in ragged rows of pale gold down which Betty’s metal spatula dug and scraped and turned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the Mekong River, I see orange and gold pointed temple roofs and towers erected on muddy red topsoil. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the goddess ended, Dawn came stitched in gold. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat there across from him, going over the notes for her speech, a twenty-four-karat gold American flag on her lapel, and Alex was so proud he thought he’d throw up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Even a small amount of Imperial gold could be incredibly volatile. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was papered in green and gold and had a small, ornate couch inside. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Albert’s green eyes were flecked with gold from the firelight, and he unconsciously lifted the bird charm he wore around his neck, rubbing it between his finger and thumb. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A dusty gold crown glinted on his withered head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The rest of the walls are virtually painted by my lenses with ivory and shimmering gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It has the same melting point as gold, the same weight and malleability. If it’s not identical to gold in every way, the difference has eluded us. Have it tested if you like.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The gatehouse square was littered with the wounded, but he saw lines of horses as well, not all of them hurt, and sellswords and gold cloaks enough to form a strong column. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

An hour later, he had before him a chest of Spanish gold coins. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fairies would pay up because they believed the gold would be theirs again as soon as he was dead. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The older couple wore matching gold bands on their rough and callused ring fingers, and the man’s nails, like Sparrow’s, bore dark crescents from working with soil. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The taxi drove through downtown, past a bunch of tourists’ shops advertising furs, Native American art, and gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A pair of scissors for a tailor, a gold lamb for a wool weaver, a basin for a barber, a painted wooden book for a bookbinder, a large swinging compass for an instrument- maker. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did have a meager emergency reserve, a secret stash of ten gold coins my grandmother had given my mother before we left Narewka. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

At the kickoff, hundreds of purple and gold balloons dreamily floated into the sweet, gorgeous night. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I began to hear his hoarse roaring, that aaonh cry as rich as gold or honey and as spine-chilling as the depths of an unsafe mine or a thou­sand angry bees. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Three years ago he had gone to Orgny Fastness and he wore now the gold chain of a Celibate of the Foretellers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The cape was heavy and smoothly stiff with gold. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He did so, and that was said to be the reason why gold was found in the sands of the river. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a wonderful color against her skin, making the freckles on her nose look like gold specks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Behind one of them hung a gold star which announced that a son of the house was serving the country, and behind another stood Leper. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes gold was hidden in a wand with a false bottom, to appear miraculously in a crucible at the end of some arduous experimental demonstration. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

On it were stamped many numbers and her name in gold. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yes, patent, with a gold seal and red ribbons too if that had been practicable. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sissy explained that she had bought a bit of gold paint powder, mixed it with a few drops of banana oil and had gilded each penny. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem so happy one would think you’ve discovered gold in your backyard.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blossoms of red and blue fire spread silently through the low clouds, marbled gold and pink by the setting sun. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They had put chrome in the plaster, so that it was faintly gold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie picked it up and tore off the wrapper....and suddenly...from underneath the wrapper...there came a brilliant flash of gold. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

"He has neither crown nor gold nor favor of the gods, only a piece of pointed steel." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His long face was made even longer by a beard bound with rings of gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But I was really, really thrilled when Mr. Tushman called out Summer’s name for the gold medal in creative writing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The wolf glanced up from time to time, eyes smoldering like liquid gold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But the red and gold chests—they hold the real treasures. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The king stumbled into her arms, a sheet of blood creeping down the front of his armor, a dark red tide that drowned his green and gold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She set her gold wedding ring firmly, pulled the gloves back on, and faced the front. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s very old,” he said, “and there’s dirt in where the ruby sits, but the gold hasn’t gone green like buried brass would have. Or bronze.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It glittered as if woven through with filaments of Imperial gold. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In a month, those leaves would shut out the sky, but now the sun came through and brushed streaks of gold across the sidewalks, the street, the talking women, and the playing children. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Around his throat he fastened a slender gold chain, around his waist a belt of bleached white leather. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Even his sword, a Greek blade like Riptide, was gold instead of bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I sidled over to a shelf along the wall and picked up what looked like a solid gold staff with rubies encrusted on the handle. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I weep to think of each mother who stitches a gold star on her service flag to signify her son's ultimate sacrifice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Do you realize you won every gold medal in every Olympic event? No one’s ever done anything like that in history.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I finally settle on the diary because Mami hints that gold is too expensive right now on our budget. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

"A wagonload of gold at the very least. And jewels mixed in." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The nifflers dived in and out of the patch of earth as though it were water, each scurrying back to the student who had released it and spitting gold into their hands. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Although getting you a date to prom will be harder than turning lead into gold.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even in the low light, the streaks of gold and black seemed to spark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“And where does he get the gold?” asked a woman in a stained green dress. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the doorstep at her feet there was a satchel made of finely tooled leather, drawn shut with a gold silk rope. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were lustrous gold, like the copper and bronze disks inside Festus’s mechanical head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Put on your dresses of red and gold... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Hitler’s superior Aryan-race theories were shattered by a young African-American college student named Jesse Owens, who won an unprecedented four gold medals in track events. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Across the landscape flares burned bright blue and gold as far as she could see. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually the sun changed from gold to blazing pink and seemed to turn liquid as it dimpled the horizon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I thought you a surly type at first, but I see you’re not. Listen, then. I know no more of what I’m doing than a hound knows of kittens. Do you understand this gold washing?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Most were armed with Imperial gold weapons—more Imperial gold than the entire Twelfth Legion possessed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They had somehow got it into their heads that each fairy lugged around a pot of gold with him wherever he went. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The chairs were painted gold and they had little red cushions on the seats. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was wearing a fancy white uniform with gold fringe epaulets and a breast of medals like an actor playing a part. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very pretty, all the gold and ribbons, but I do not read your Westerosi scratchings.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On a table is a gold picture frame of Miss Celia and Mister Johnny at the altar and I look close to see what kind of man he is. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was well decorated with sweet pictures on the wall, leather seats with gold upholstery tacks, and brightly colored pillows scattered among the couches and chairs. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Behind the three lovely ladies sat Cool Papa Byrd’s shipmates from the navy, their gold buttons gleaming against their dark-blue jackets. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s mostly hot pinkish purple because that’s the color of the d, but the colors of the other letters add a gold tinge to it. Oh, and it’s also kind of grainy.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“It is a waste for such a pretty girl to dress in a widow’s sari. I have a sari with real gold threads. It would make me very happy to see you wear it.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Why not just tell her it's blue and gold? Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They looked like puddles of gold in among the cattail leaves. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

When I was little, I used to think the bridge was literally made from gold. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He punches back with his hand with the big limp gold bracelet on it; it hits Aaron’s watch, clanging. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He knew quite well that only one thing could lure Gebu from the prospect of free barley beer: the gold of the tombs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

And why did the conquistadors think it was okay with God to kill the Incas and steal their gold? Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“What? Field? My field” — Grover flashed his gold tooth — “is anything.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling is at least three floors high, and lights of neon blue, green, and gold strobe the room, blinding us with color. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I take a shower and scrub the gold paint, the makeup, the scent of beauty from my body. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Trucks carry off skeletons and meteorites and octopi in jars and herbarium sheets and Egyptian gold and South African ivory and Permian fossils. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The citizens of London sent fifty million pounds, to keep the menagerie up, and the ladies of Britain constructed a pair of black velvet carpet slippers with the Waifs initials embroidered in gold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the old oaks seemed reluctant to give up the summer, and their leaves re- mained an even mingling of gold and green. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

IT beckoned him, lilting and insistent; delicate music, played by delicate instruments that he could not identify, with one rippling, bell-like phrase running through it in a gold thread of delight. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Were people searching for a wig spun out of gold?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The chicken clucked and immediately laid an egg of solid gold. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And then, as if she had just now remembered, she unhooked the clasp of her gold necklace and took it off, wadding the chain and the jade pendant in her palm. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gates compared the Internet to the gold rush, the idea being that more money was made selling Levi’s, picks, shovels, and hotel rooms to the gold diggers than from digging up gold from the earth. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The gold coin on the end of that chain was heavier than any coin I’d ever held. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She put her hand between the bars, and Arion gingerly ate the chunk of gold from her palm. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I remember the Undying. Child of three, they called me. Three mounts they promised me, three fires, and three treasons. One for blood and one for gold and one for...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her mouth—like her husband’s—was full of gold fillings and when she smiled the sun glinted in among them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the helm of her secrecy had fallen from her, and her bright hair, released from its bonds, gleamed with pale gold upon her shoulders. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We closed the door behind us when the western sky was shot through with the last pewter and gold rays of the day. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they didn’t have that little final touch, that gold box, that would make their message stick. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the flashing oars of Sceptre and Faithful, Davos saw a thin line of galleys drawn across the river, the sun glinting off the gold paint that marked their hulls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Aunt Best, a horrifyingly ugly, cross old woman with two gold headed canes, vowed through her whiskers and toothless gums that he looked just as bad as she had expected. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The esthetic values of the wilderness are as much our inheritance as the veins of copper and gold in our hills and the forests in our mountains.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

We walked beneath a huge billboard with a larger-than-life picture of a woman decked in gold jewelry—not just bangles and necklaces and earrings and nose rings, but even golden hair clips. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The place settings and goblets were made of gold and were studded with precious gems. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

"Can I take my belt of silver flowers and my gold collar with the black diamonds you said looked like my eyes? I won't wear them if you say I shouldn't." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

None of the locals seemed to notice the huge Greek warship hovering over the piazza, or the fact that Jason and Leo had just flown down, Jason wielding a gold sword, and Leo...well, The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There are thousands of cars speeding along the roads and the sun turns everything to gold. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Bright day passes outside the window of this place like a small gold dream. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later he will give a bag of gold to a valuable spy. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly gold light rippled across the ground, into the valley of Camp Half-Blood and down the opposite side through the Roman ranks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She has tiny gold balls in her pierced ears and a gold bracelet that says “Rosa” wrapped around her pudgy wrist. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“For two bits I’d shove out of here. If we can get jus’ a few dollars in the poke we’ll shove off and go up the American River and pan gold. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

In gold script her name curled across the left lens. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Could there really be piles of wizard gold buried miles beneath them? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He gave Minnie a gold watch and chain specially made by the jeweler in the pharmacy downstairs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Harry became aware of the locket against his skin; the thing inside it that sometimes ticked or beat had woken; he could feel it pulsing through the cold gold. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Only the fingernails had color; they were metal claws the same gold as the feathers, as if some essence of the figure had pierced the mutilated flesh and burst out from the cuticles. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"This day I will go to the grass and hunt, woman wife," he announced as he shrugged into a painted vest and buckled on a wide belt with heavy medallions of silver, gold, and bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She walked out of her tent and saw hundreds of the barbarians sitting upon the sand, the sand gold under the moon. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had a blue face with gold hands in the shape of lightning bolts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was in a large, old-fashioned bathroom, like something from a Zsa Zsa Gabor movie, with gold fixtures and mirrors and pink tile on the walls and floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her gold bracelets jingle as she lifts her cup to her lips again. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Hocked wallpaper, moss green with gold, in a pattern of sinewy trellises; a matching moss-green carpet; and on the walls, electric torches. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The exact spot on the bridge table the gold vase belonged. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And how much gold would you deem sufficient for such a voyage?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Through the sound of the shivering glass I could hear the “ting” of the gold, as some of the sovereigns fell on the flagging. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The flowers blazed in the rays of the setting sun, and all around them was a sea of orange and gold. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The King’s Huntress was in the middle of the group of riders, and she too was flinging out sparkling gold coins, and her horse’s headdress was plumed in a crown of red feathers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had a mirror brightness in the glavelight, and caught gold in it, and gray. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then he folded the page into a pocket and dropped the heavy Bible on the cigarette case and gold coins, showing the crew the route they must take. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Enclosed in his workshop, his only relationship with the rest of the world was his business in little gold fishes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her gold eyes darted around the courtyard uneasily. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When they had taken what they could carry, Will dropped a gold coin into the drawer in the big pine table. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I can see Dessie now, her gold pince-nez wabbling on a nose not properly bridged for pince-nez, her eyes streaming with hilarious tears, and her whole front constricted with muscular spasms of laughter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Platinum and gold plaques line the walls of the reception area. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The world is engulfed in scarlet and gold as an enormous phoenix bursts into flames across the entire sky. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The driver was a muscle-bound guy with so much gold hanging from his neck, it was a miracle he could sit up straight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Every sage who took the vows was given a mark just above her wrist: a stylized symbol slightly larger than a gold coin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In peeling gold letters arranged in a semicircle, his business establishment was declared to be Sonny’s Shop. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gleaming gold coin hung from a tarnished chain around his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you ever wish you just took the gold off my fingers when you had the chance?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a gold case, it wore like a pocket watch, but inside was a compass showing every direction. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In three consecutive trips to Worlds, I’d earned fourteen medals, ten of them gold, which made me the most decorated American female gymnast ever. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But he was probably circling somewhere, destroying villages and hoarding gold in his mountain lair. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Her hair shone brassy gold in the artificial light, falling loose and wild down her back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

So I’m left with the last suit: green with gold flowers, swimmable and not ugly. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few miles to the south, another two thousand fans dressed in purple and gold clambered aboard an observation train at the Northern Pacific Railway’s University Station. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Her gold eyeshadow and purple silk dress made her look like royalty. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It stood like a tower of solid gold. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

With its many new facilities coming into operation, the laboratory again cast its net for the female alchemists who could turn the numbers from testing into aeronautical gold. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then, with a thrill of recognition, I watched the curves of Alexandria’s two harbors slide into view, their outlines looping like an Arabic epigram inked in incandescent gold. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Gold bangles and a beautifully crafted flat gold chain that she touched from time to time, reassuring herself that it was there and that it was hers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Wicked One saw the belt inlaid with gold, she cackled, “Oh ho! Now I see! Keeps his treasure in his underwear, does he? Well, give it over!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was around noon when Cabot found Alma’s house, and only knew it to be so from her maiden name stuck to the mailbox in tiny black and gold letters. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

His horns were gold as well, and the scales that ran down his back from head to tail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He lifted the breadbox and took out a tiny volume bound in leather, and the gold tooling was almost completely worn away—The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius in English translation. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were three things she longed for—a gold necklace; a gray pony with a basket cart; a little sailboat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a gold band on her right ring finger. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a high ceiling, with lights shaped like morning glories hanging down on chains, and a plain gold cross up at the front with a vase of white flowers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t you tell nobody else, but my Bubber done also taken my gold earrings off my dresser. I never thought my Bubber would have done such a thing to me.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I saw Liam below, the firelight turning his hair pure gold as he bent his head in quiet conversation with the others. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Shadow realized that he was palming the gold coin, moving it compulsively from a back palm to a front palm to a Downs palm, over and over. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And again, on many places there was black cloth draped with intertwining ribbons of blue and gold. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Blue velvet and hammered silver and braided gold tablecloths are rolled out, each one decorated with the House of Greenbriar’s standard, a tree of flowers, thorns, and roots. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The menus are printed on thick, textured paper with fancy gold lettering. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

With five gold pieces he bought an ox from a farmer ploughing in the field, and this before ever he reached his own land. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She had large black eyes and shiny gold hoops in her pierced ears. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Outside, the sun had streaked the fog a molten pink and gold. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As the gold medalist, I was the last to go up. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It's stamped in gold with a golf-club insignia. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The birthday ball gown had a scarlet red underskirt topped with a short gown of Royal Navy blue, embroidered with gold. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s fuzzy, covered with bright blue fur striped with bits of gold and silver, and buzzing slightly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The molten gold trickled down his face like wax, burning deep channels in his flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And when I get one eye at the edge of the bricks to see if I’m being followed, I catch a flash of a policeman’s dark blue hat with the gold around its brim. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

On Catoctin Mountain, a ridge of the Appalachians that runs north to south through the western part of the state, the trees were brightening into soft yellows and golds. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where,” he asks, “is that book? The one with the birds? In the gold slipcover?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rutherford experimented by bombarding gold foils with alpha particles emanating from a glass vial of purified radium. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Or my little gold ring in the cinnamon box. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

As his cloak shifted, she spied the gold wyvern embroidered on his tunic. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He tried on the glasses, which had thin frames of Imperial gold. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No, child. Not gold. I blended the colors, contrasting bright yellow with darker hues. That’s what gives it a three-dimensional effect.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We had seen how the Nazis made the warehouse their own personal shopping center before shipping trainloads of gold and silver back to Berlin. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Water under the bridge,” Burnside says with a cheap wave of the hand, his retirement-earned gold watch and medical ID bracelet jingling together. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The two valiant pilots of the 586th were sent gold watches through the Soviet minister of foreign affairs, said to be gifts from George VI, the king of England. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

His eyes were locked on Adiah as though she were a mountain of gold. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Little older than you be. Happy boy with laugh like gold.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t believed it was really there, or really gold, or that he could really have it just for the taking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The technique used to do this involved drawing out the wire from an ingot of silver, with gold around the circumference. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Joon’s front teeth are almost completely rotten, but he flashes them for the camera as though they are made of gold. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A gold cloak officer handed him a cup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Just above him there was a lion being attacked by a giant eagle made of gold. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

If she could summon gold and diamonds, why not summon another kind of treasure—a vision of the world people wanted to see? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A porcelain vase etched in gold was placed on the bedside table and filled with a spray of fragrant evergreen. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wore heavy gold earrings and a crown on her black curly hair ringed with the fangs of snow tigers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley gazed out across the lake, toward the spot where he had been digging yesterday when he found the gold tube. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are open, their brilliant gold faded to the color of a dead sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A wooden crate stands between two upholstered chairs, soiled with dirt, stuffing coming out of split seams, and a threadbare gold sofa. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A body was forming out of silver and gold, with oil for blood and raw diamonds for a heart. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

We sit quietly until Baba returns, happy that he’s managed to exchange gold jewelry for a thick wad of Turkish money. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

All three lions were wrought in gold, with ruby eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Aureliano gave her fourteen little gold fishes because she was determined to leave with only what she had: one peso and twenty-five cents. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His skin was a gold so pale, it resembled sun on snow. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

In front of the legionnaires, like a line of giant dominoes, stood their red and gold shields, each the size of a refrigerator door. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Even as Harry watched, the chains on the arms of the chair glowed suddenly gold and snaked their way up KarkarofFs arms, binding him there. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

If Salla abandoned Stannis and his cause, he pointed out, he abandoned all hope of collecting the gold that was due him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Colonel Aureliano Buendía who at first received them with mistrust and even doubted the parentage of some, was amused by their wildness, and before they left he gave each one a little gold fish. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The leaves had begun to change color, turning the ride through West Newton into a portrait of gold and rust. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was murder and intrigue and Ferris wheels in the desert, and a house full of swans, a sapphire blue river, and a chest full of gold doubloons—we’ll get to all that. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And on the door of the homeless shelter I suggested gold regal letters. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He shuffles toward the shelves of red, green, blue, and gold bottles. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A wave of gold roared away from her, sparking with whitecaps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

But just as she began to turn away, she saw something gleaming on the windowsill: In the spaces where the paint had cracked, gold dust glittered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if I take a nail file or even Eva’s old paring knife— that will do—and scrape away at the gold, it will fall away and there will be alabaster. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Pegasus’s wings were the colours of an eagle’s - gold, white, brown and rust - which made him look much more handsome and regal than plain white. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The massive gold watch lay under his handkerchiefs in the top drawer of his bureau, and he kept it wound and set and checked its accuracy against his own watch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was low, burning gold through the trees, casting our shadows before us on the ground, long and distorted. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If she did not get out soon, she would have to take her chances with the gold cloaks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In a great rush of excitement he dived downward after the streak of gold. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Point out the one who took your pot of gold.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

To their left, three gold cloaks went down under the surge, and then the crowd was rushing forward, trampling the fallen men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Prized by perfumers and alchemists, a piece the size of your thumb was easily worth gold. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"With rings on your fingers and gold in your pockets, you can take to the roads like gentlemen. You'll be traveling about in fine coaches. But first you've got to lay hands on the treasure." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Partially hidden in a valley on the outskirts of the Golden Crescent, near the intimidating mountain cliffs of what Chestnutt called Isihlangu, it was surrounded by seven spiraling towers made of ivory and gold. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Parting from Heqet inside the gate, Ranofer hurried into the shop to begin his first task, that of helping the weigher and the scribe issue each man’s portion of gold. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“The races were notable for the lack of clothing worn by the contestants and the serious way in which they went at the task of winning five-dollar gold pieces.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes straight ahead, unwilling to look behind me at that gold shining dome that had accepted all our deepest wishes just a few hours back. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The windows gleamed like beaten gold or silver, but now John saw, in the yellow light, how fine dust veiled their doubtful glory. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Only then she'd have no one to scout ahead of her, or watch behind, or stand guard while she napped, and when the gold cloaks caught her, she'd be all alone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But Hermione was fumbling with the neck of her robes, pulling from beneath them a very long, very fine gold chain. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He sported a gold incisor and had an easy laugh. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Later on, Úrsula had put candles on it and had prostrated herself before it, not suspecting that instead of a saint she was adoring almost four hundred pounds of gold. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Warm days turn chilly, and the trees around the teahouse start to blaze in brilliant shades of gold and orange and red. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The gold on the drowned girl’s fingers glittered. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the way out of town we ran into one of his friends, an older boy wearing a blinding yellow tracksuit and fake gold chains. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Everywhere I looked, articles in magazines, newspapers, and online were declaring me America’s best hope to win five gold medals in Rio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And far back, under a huge tent of silk and brocade and cloth of gold, shining with a weird, otherworldly light, was Ghohg, being rolled across the desert on a gilded platform. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

His hands were pale, with green veins and fingers that were like parasites, and he wore a solid gold ring with a round sunflower opal on his left index finger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

This was the gold rush for geeks, a special time in history, the Internet moment, and he was primed to take advantage of that, to stake his claim. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jump in my seat when, out of nowhere, a streak of gold flashes across the trail in front of us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was all tall archways and gold foil wallpaper, too decadent to resemble the stark hospital rooms we knew from our checkups. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The gold on his body was definitely smoking now, attracted to the catapult’s payload like iron to a giant magnet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But when the western sun touched the clouds with orange and gold the vaqueros got in their trucks and headed home, and my father was left to drink alone in the long night. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lana Lee got close to the man and reached into her gold lame overalls. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spirit winked before flipping their bright gold hair over one shoulder. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She fastened her collar with the gold pin, and she was putting on her hat when Pa drove up to the gate. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the corner, a person was smoking, the gold cherry pulsing like a lightning bug. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In the morning light its color looks brighter, like it’s threaded with gold. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

That would mean no gold for the Court of Shadows, no bargains with anyone. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His gold dot pops up somewhere in the northern area of the city. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

With him standing this close, I could see the gold ring in his right ear, like a pirate’s, and a long, thin scar that ran along the left side of his chin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aibileen smiles at me from the sink, her gold tooth shining. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was eGoli, the city of gold, where I would soon be making my home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In November, when I visited, the ground was covered with a thick coat of yellow and gold grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

A man dressed as a ketchup bottle is trying to decide between keeping his gold envelope or trading it for curtain number three. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

They finished with chocolates wrapped in gold paper. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child was curled asleep on a sheaf of ripe com, with gold and swords heaped round about him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two women walk the room and hand out hot-pink folders with the Eighty-First Annual Clover City Miss Teen Blue Bonnet logo printed across the front in gold script. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Their light dances on the jewels and piles of gold, making the treasure that much more enticing. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They pool the gold together to buy a bamboo hut from another refugee who is leaving for America in the next week. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the gold and diamond mines of the Transvaal? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Her makeup was flawless and gold hoops flashed through chestnut curls. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I have a wide black elastic cinch belt with an imitation gold clasp buckle, and flat ballerina shoes of velveteen that scuff as I walk and bulge out at the sides. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do me a favor. When it gets here. Check it first to see if there’s gold in it.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stream of molten gold flowed smoothly from the crucible, reflecting in its surface the cloudless blue of the Egyptian sky. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

When they had tried gold they went to silver. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wears a special gold pin that signals he is a loyal and long-standing Nazi. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

And to my astonishment I see that this moonscape is punctuated by pile after pile of gold and jewels. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of the minstrel rose like silver and gold, and all men were hushed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

That war is over nearly five years and they can’t get over it so they shoot animals every weekend and drink Rhein- gold till they can’t see. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I also picked up some hair gel and scrunchies, and a new pair of sneakers—gold ones! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Jing is good leftover stuff when you take impurities out of something like gold, or rice, or salt. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them walked on, Reyna’s gold and silver dogs roaming nearby. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had found my mountain of gold, after all, and it had not been nuggets but people who had made it up: people like the Company and the Whidaws. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thirty miles to the end of the rainbow and the pot of gold. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Inside was something wrapped in gold foil—opening it, she saw it was a piece of chocolate shaped like a rosebud. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Pear trees with fruit that looked like hammered gold. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her hand nudged the sack of gold on his bedside cabinet as she reached for the bottle and the goblet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"My gold cloaks will see to it, Your Grace." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We found Rachel Elizabeth Dare in front of the Marriott Marquis, and she was completely painted gold. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then came the iridescent beams, carved and inlaid with gold and coral. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was weird to see Rachel in gold, too. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You could have had my fingers for Fate amulets, right? Could have had my gold and my finger bones, too.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was breathing heavy, and his face was dark red under the gold. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Gold around her slender brown throat, gold on her fingers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no point spinning straw and coming up all straw and no gold. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

In front of them was a pair of tired and grumpy-looking wizards, one of whom was holding a large gold watch, the other a thick roll of parchment and a quill. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I could hardly believe it was me, Melba Pattillo, sitting on a stage in that elegant gold room with its stately place in America’s history. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s very old. And it’s real gold. Is that dental floss?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“But perhaps the Gryffindor team will be able to raise some gold and get new brooms, too. You could raffle off those Cleansweep Fives; I expect a museum would bid for them.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He looked around him, blond and pale, arms ringed with gold, a vague smile hiding his shock. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And your mother’s got some tucked away. We’re going to change it into silver. That’s what people will be wishing they had soon, silver and gold.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In the middle there was a wood-fire blazing, and upon the tree-pillars torches with lights of gold and silver were burning steadily. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A well- trained falcon might be worth her weight in gold. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he told me. A fine job. I’m proud of him. I think I’ll get him a gold watch.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the light became colour: green, gold, silver, white. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing here to know, no gold or any traces of it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Sam he gave a little bag of gold. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Oro” meant “gold” in Spanish and ” meant either “yes” or “if.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

After everybody votes unanimously for the Canada gold stock, I go into the kitchen to ask Auntie An-mei why the Joy Luck Club started investing in stocks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is still dark and the shimmering sunset of red, gold, and purple over the horizon makes the sky look magical. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote in that flawless cursive, and a little gold star on a paper from Mrs. Spellman was like a treasure, even for the toughest boys. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Those who had gold in their mouths were listed by their number. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has about twenty pounds of gold on her—at one point, when they are sitting face to face, their hands wrapped up together in a checkered cloth, he counts eleven necklaces. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the freshly turned soil, the gold glittered like fairy dust. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know that when the Spanish conquistadors came, crazed for gold, they conquered us, and over the centuries, two kinds of people emerged in Ecuador. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had brought into the bathroom a small, oblong package wrapped in white paper and tied with gold tinsel. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Nope, I didn’t meet anyone’s eyes as I placed one foot ahead of the other, following the curving street until the dented gold marina spire rose out of the bay in front of me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung said to her plainly, “Will you sell the land for gold or for silver or for jewels?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And the stars flamed in the sunlight, for they were wrought of gems by Arwen daughter of Elrond; and the crown was bright in the morning, for it was wrought of mithril and gold. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mist's dulling the gold leaves and browning the reds. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The last children ran in torchlit alleys, gold spiders in their hands throwing out films of web. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She handed me a gold signet ring, and I didn't need to be an archaeologist to know it was ancient. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

There were no fat little pigeon- breasted bags of gold. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Galazza Galare awaited them outside the temple doors, surrounded by her sisters in white and pink and red, blue and gold and purple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Andrea had different shades of gold already in her hair, but I didn’t see what could be hidden in my plain brown hair. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Here's some Moscow gold," she announced to her startled interrogators. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I open a cabinet and am greeted by a dozen candles, all of them the color of buffed leather and accented with a gold stamp of Balekin’s personal crest—three laughing black birds. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I never promised her gold and diamonds, and I was never able to give her them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone wore the same uniform, a tank top and shorts, with a yellowy gold stripe down either side. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He turns and hops from one pile of false gold to another, then right into the swirling wall of water and disappears, leaving me alone at the bottom of the world. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He’d come ashore to hand out gold coins to poor kids on the streets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was overjoyed; I did not even mind when I discovered that the gold pieces I had scrambled for were brass pocket tokens advertising a certain make of automobile. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of gold, if it meant reflecting the sun’s rays all the way down here. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

In late October, when the leaves were a riot of red and gold, they were married. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But no one will ever again see that life-size golden world because once the conquistadors got their greedy hands on the gold they melted it down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The jersey which he held up, was electric blue, with gold letters across the front, DEFENDERS. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

‘All the top of your hill is full of tunnels packed with chests of gold and silver, and jools, by what I’ve heard.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The purple fabric shot through with gold and silver is so bright that it seems like moonlight itself puddling over the cushions. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The sunrise turned the sky to red gold, and the warm steamy air smelled of magnolias and roses. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She’d come to Buxton with lots of pieces of gold sewed up in her dress and bought fifty acres of land in the south of the Settlement. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I had seen them melt off like the Inca gold being melted down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’d spent my young life seeking approval, dutifully collecting gold stars and avoiding messy social situations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“No, that’s not what I mean. I’m talking about transforming lead into gold.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds up a sheer skirt with gold coins hanging off the waist, with even spaces between them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

There was a gold cross on top of the steeple, and from below it looked like the tip of the cross scratched the bottom of the sky. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They even wore the same dark glasses, the same flashy gold chains, the bandannas. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The push to go to Berlin in 1936, and to win gold there, was to begin that night. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The gold cloaks seized the knight by the arms. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Anything in the first row is pure gold,” he said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s sterling silver. I wish I could’ve gotten you gold to match. But at least this one’s stronger.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She held my gaze while I studied the gold flecks in her eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would throw out the worthless stuff and deposit the gold nuggets in a pile, so whenever we needed groceries, we could go out back and grab ourselves a nugget. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

All the guests will wear gold handball goggles for the duration. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Plush tabletops display porcelain boxes studded with gold and diamonds and precious gems. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Two gold cloaks dragged her off to the dungeons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They noted the things he carried: “$20 in greenback, two silver dollars, and...a gold watch.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Climb up the hill to the old fort and look at the little wriggling gold snakes, and watch the lizards sun themselves.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Especially if the object of his craving is not gingerbread or chewy gumdrops, but gold. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

All students wear blue blazers with gold buttons. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bottles and carafes of it—pale green, yellow as gold, the dark purple-red of my heart’s own blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then you had to look at the ground sideways to see if you could catch a glimpse of the gold stems of the chanterelle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

In half a second, I held a shimmering bronze sword with a double-edged blade, a leather-wrapped grip, and a flat hilt riveted with gold studs. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A very short man, about my height, with a stocky square build and a gold tooth grins at us. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The figure at the top looks up only briefly from behind a cage of ornate gold bars. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It held a secret stash of Imperial gold torpedoes—until we rescued them and brought them back to Camp Jupiter.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

This was a blessing, bright, vivid, and exhilarating;—not like the ponderous gift of gold: rich and welcome enough in its way, but sobering from its weight. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Robbie Ray was already sitting on the top step, his gold chain gleaming in the sun, the blowing leaves slapping him in the face, driving him crazy. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Before Hale obtained the life-insurance policy on Roan, he had attempted to purchase Roan’s headright—his share in the tribe’s mineral trust, which was more precious than any cache of diamonds or gold. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There are no tents selling eight- track tape players, imported vinyl pants, or hair-coloring cream, nor are there elaborate stalls glistening with dangling gold or silver necklaces and bracelets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped its shimmer would help me win gold. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Colored it too, with banner greens, strawberry golds, every fairy-tale hue. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smith now gloved each horn in a pure foil beaten out of the gold that Nestor gave him— a glory and delight for the goddess’ eves— while Ekhephron and Stratios held the horns. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his big gold armchair, he looked much smaller than I had imagined him, looming as he always was from some wall or other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a small stain across an intricately threaded flower in shades of gold, part of a landscape that portrayed rows of tall sunflowers near a pale green stream. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There in his hand lay a gold goblet more beautiful than the sun. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

With exaggerated slowness, Van Eck slid his hand into the desk drawer and pulled out a lump of gold. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Both armies stared, dumbfounded, as the forty-foot-tall gold and ivory statue came in for a landing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We’re quiet now, leaning our heads against the stones lining the spring and watching the hanging lanterns illuminate the water with gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They rode into a grand, circular courtyard, over paving stones set with a mosaic of gold and green in a pattern of swirls. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tonight she is wearing green and gold, a mossy dress with an elaborate shining collar that makes the pink of her mouth, her ears, and her eyes stand out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His father had not raised his voice, yet Tyrion could see the anger in the gold of his eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His fur was long and lustrous, each hair seeming to be made of pure gold, much finer than a human’s, and his little face and hands were black. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Was that why I fought my way out of Durango? Was that why I built an empire greater than El Dorado’s? El Dorado bathed in gold dust every day. Did you know that?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is amazing. In the old days, the children of Vulcan would come here in secret to consecrate demigod weapons. This is where Imperial gold was enchanted.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Beside the entrance, the king's armor stood sentry; a suit of forest-green plate, its fittings chased with gold, the helm crowned by a great rack of golden antlers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Her long dark hair was braided with threads of gold. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Much more rarely am I asked, “Have you heard that gold is made in supernova explosions?” or “When do you think Congress will approve a Mars Rover?” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gold bar popped out of the ground just in time for her foot to hit it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

With each word, I stacked another gold coin on the counter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

And then there were their antlers: huge and branching, with a sheen like the play of prisms of warm gold. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Slowly the river shrank as the grain sprouted, grew, and covered the black with emerald; continued to shrink under the ever more powerful sun as the emerald ripened into gold. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Of black and gold those were, for the arms of House Greyjoy showed a golden kraken on a black field, and the banners and sails of their ships displayed the same. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jack and Connor are still way ahead of us, laughing and speaking in pirate voices—off on a mission to find some gold in this gray landscape. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Cardboard stars and snowflakes covered in gold and silver glitter; ornate glass balls, red and green and gold. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Rowan puts his hands on either side of her face and squeezes, imbuing her with an otherworldly gold light. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I tell him of the deadly snakes lying at one end of a rainbow and the hat full of gold lying at the other end. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We'd been at it all day and were finishing off just as the streetlights were coming on, bathing our deli in soft gold. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

His gaze was fixed on Trepid’s gold front tooth. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You spend your words as if every one were a golden dragon. I wonder, how much gold do you have laid by?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was no Lannister crimson to be seen, but Ned was reassured by the number of gold cloaks visible on the ramparts and at the gates. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He laughed, and I noticed for the first time he had a gold tooth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had come to her now because he was not a man to fail a friend, and he would see that she had plenty of gold and everything necessary for her journey. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He will be paying for them with good gold, every one.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She has a tiny black and gold lighter. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The gold and green lights from the scuttling creatures shimmer in an aurora on the cave walls. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Reasonable? You can’t get no pot of gold being reasonable. Can’t nobody get no gold being reasonable. You have to be unreasonable. How come you don’t know that?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry sat down on his bed and grabbed Errol’s package, ripped off the brown paper, and discovered a present wrapped in gold, and his first ever birthday card. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The bird was about the size of a small robin, and from inside the gold cage it seemed to glow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Of course, if they'd been made of gold...but they consisted only of paper and printer's ink. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Within, upon the first floor above the street, up a wide carven stair, he showed them to a fair room, light and airy, with goodly hangings of dull gold sheen unfigured. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The gold form of the Statue of the Republic, Big Mary, stood like a torch aflame. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She wished she’d kept that bar of gold so she could hit him in the face with it. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Craster's sheepskin jerkin and cloak of sewn skins made a shabby contrast, but around one thick wrist was a heavy ring that had the glint of gold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And when I reached the back panel, where there were two sets of gold lines, I stopped. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Then he presented him with a gold medal and a certificate. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But what excited me, scattered here and there, were the gold pieces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark gold and soft brown were the old men who sat around Kapugen’s camp stove and talked to him by day and night. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the bad blood that had lately arisen between the Washington and California crew programs, Cal’s two gold medals had been bitter pills to swallow. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Handsome Lord Velaryon chose sea-green silk, the white gold seahorse at his throat matching his long fair hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He felt some empathy with Lawrence over what he called the “gold rush of isotopes,” because he recognized the importance of public relations and “missionary work” for the lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The imposing structure of the Cairo courthouse and the even more imposing customs house looked like enormous freshly baked cookies in the syrupy gold of the light at the end of the day. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Another was fanning his wife, a woman with yellow skin and rows and rows of jewelry hanging round her neck, gold pendants and beads and corals. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the breast of his tunic, the lion of his House was embroidered in gold thread, roaring its defiance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The school talent show is on Friday, and someone’s already hung spangled gold tassels in front of the curtains. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

When they came back, they told us that they had learned, in exchange for a gold watch, that this was the final destination. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see them like the inhabitants of a great city in their finery and gold. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only concession to selfalteration seems to be metallic gold eyeliner that has been applied with a light hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When they looked in the cave that had been his den, they found it was crammed to the roof with gold and silver and diamonds and rubies and pearls. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

There thousands of California fans dressed in blue and gold mingled on the span with hundreds of Washington loyalists in purple and gold, everyone jostling to get a good view of the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t wearing the fancy saffron robes or gold bangles she wore to impress clients—just a simple white dress. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The alchemists had pursued a secret learning, convinced that only a few were fit to have knowledge of divine secrets and that the social order would collapse if gold ceased to be in short supply. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

For months, it's been as gray as the faded paint flaking off the walls, but today it's blue and gold. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When the shower of gold stopped, at the very moment Mo closed the book, Meggie saw there was a little sand among all the gleaming, glittering money. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After the other outlaws fled, authorities went to inspect the dead man and saw his gold front teeth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A spiral stairway wound around the exterior, mounting to the summit where an inner sanctuary contained an elaborately adorned couch and gold table. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her smile was bright, her dark brown skin was luminescent, and even her twisted hair seemed to hold a slight, nearly imperceptible hint of gold in its depths. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She pointed at the gold bar and tried to concentrate. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pinmei followed her gaze and caught sight of the gold silk robe. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"Are you claiming that the Crown is three million gold pieces in debt?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I grab the gold notebook and read her the story of Isaiah Dunn having to stop a train from ramming into a building. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

So all in all, with some demerits for screwups and gold stars for effort, I think it’s fair to say that as a worker, a jobholder, I deserve a B or maybe B+. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Might they make him rich and honored, might Pharaoh himself shower gold upon him! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Their cloaks hung almost to the ground, the heavy wool dyed a rich gold; their mail and boots and gloves were black. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They piled his wagons high with gold and leather and weapons, and they kneeled to his messengers and made long speeches and promised to defend him against any foolhardy outlaw that dared to attack him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time a state ratified the 19th Amendment, Alice Paul sewed a star on the purple, white, and gold “ratification banner” she kept at the National Woman's Party headquarters. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Treasure meant gold, silver, and jewels, not dust, spiders, and rotting leather. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sun streamed from the window in the alcove and made gold patterns on the dark paneling. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever the explanation, the continuing signs of wealth were not due to stolen gold. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The doorman, in a blue uniform with gold piping, hurried out from under the awning and insisted on carrying the milk crates into the lobby. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Soon I would have torn the flesh from his face just to see if I was right about the gold and nobody would have understood that kind of curiosity. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The tiled roofs and gold domes gleamed in the sun. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He used to wear a military-style khaki suit replete with epaulets and gold buttons, and carried a baton like that made famous by Field Marshal Montgomery. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Think of gold infused on silver by a craftsman, whose fine art Hephaistos taught him, or Athena: one whose work moves to delight: just so she lavished beauty over Odysseus’ head and shoulders. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The noble took out one piece of gold. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looks transformed in the lamplight, like a god of debauchery, painted gold with his hair all mussed up and his eyes heavy-lidded. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His belt was of gold and garnets, and rich with gold was the helm upon his bony head face downward on the floor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

It was a massive pile of silver and gold paper; ribbons streaked the pile with bands of deep color. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys in gold—the team from Warner Robins, Georgia, who would advance if the Fugees lost their lead—pleaded with the Fire to score one more. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The black gun was beautiful, all gold inlay and ebony carved like dragon scales, but up close she could see how damaged it was: pitted and scratched, flecked with age and long-forgotten acts of violence. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“They were looking only for gold,” his companion answered. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A freckled, red-haired woman with gold nose-glasses appeared; then a man with a circular mirror attached to his forehead—a doctor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl in a gorgeous gold retro dress, blue braids, and makeup that looked airbrushed on walked by, proving her point. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Perched on a small table in front of the bookshelves in the back of the room was an ornate gold birdcage with its door open. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Ren’s pair of gold winged headphones are lying on the desk. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The gold face glinted brightly in the firelight, and Joseph wished once again that Blink was with him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Newspapers were more valuable to political prisoners than gold or diamonds, more hungered for than food or tobacco; they were the most precious contraband on Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so the great craftsmen of the day made a giant rug 150 feet long, woven with gold and silk and gems. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But even more dazzling to Joseph were the dozens of small blue-and-white Chinese vases and porcelain figures, each one sitting on its own little gold shelf, that covered the wall above the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But she’d found that people didn’t always recognize her navy uniform with its gold ATA pilot’s wings, or make sense of them, and Scotland was as foreign a land as France to Maddie. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The moonlight had silvered his armor and the gold of his hair, and turned his crimson cloak to black. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He saw a woman dressed in gold sitting on the head of an elephant. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But it’s certainly not worth five hundred pieces of gold. I’ll give you ten; it’s probably worth that.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sunlight poured through the three wide windows that faced the street and spread gold across the gray rug, the French-style sofa, chairs and end tables, the polished, glass-topped coffee table, and along the white walls. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I beg her to buy me cookies while she puts on her gold necklace, ruby earrings, and bracelets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid seven gold Galleons for his wand, and Mr. Ollivander bowed them from his shop. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The old women are arranging him, putting gold coins on his eyelids to preserve him from seeing where he goes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is to do with gold, though,” he said, and launched into an explanation. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Now the forty-foot-tall goddess gazed serenely over the River Acheron, her gold dress like molten metal in the sun. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As Sefia and Archer entered, their footsteps making soft depressions in a thick carpet of red and gold, a man in a dirty aubergine overcoat closed the door behind them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The card is thick creamy linen paper with raised gold lettering, with so many swirls and flourishes it’s hard to read. inia. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God looks after fools and drunks,” he said with a big grin that showed off his gold front tooth, “and I guess he’ll look after you too, Sonny Hickam.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I spot gold fancy lettering on the envelope, but Mama is moving around too much for me to see the full words. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She wasted no more words upon him except to refuse his gold. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her slender fingers traced a gold thread on the skirt through its intricate leaf pattern. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Piles of gold so high you could climb them like mountains and slide back down, trailing tinkling sounds and flashes of light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His face was a copper mask, yet under the long black mustache, drooping beneath the weight of its gold rings, she thought she glimpsed the shadow of a smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos went on through to the storeroom of his father, a great vault where gold and bronze lay piled along with chests of clothes, and fragrant oil. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abruptly he left the bench, twisting and wringing the bag of gold scraps. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I can see no one else converging from my side, although the gold horn blocks a good portion of my view. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

While the other wore a mustard skirt, her blouse was like a fresh egg’s yolk, and a big floppy hat the shade of sunflowers complemented her gold hoop earrings. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“They are men like any other men. They want gold, glory, power. That’s all I am trusting in.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What more could he ask for, but this — the late-day sun gilding the top of his new store gold as the knob of a flagpole. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could still feel her lips on his, smell the scent of her hair, and see the gold in her eyes flickering in the candlelight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘Fine lady,’ she sniffled, and went on dreamily, ‘and I’ll have a gray pony and a pony cart. I’ve got the gold locket already.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave him a gold cigarette case inlaid with diamonds. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

At 3:30 officials from the International Olympic Committee, draped in gold cords and wearing tall silk top hats and coats with long tails, walked out onto the Maifeld and formed a double cordon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Serena Joy, it would say on the bottle, with a woman’s head in cut-paper silhouette on a pink oval background with scalloped gold edges. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, he gave his son a pouch that held three ancient Spanish gold coins. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michael Kahale took in the scene - his boss’s robes tangled in the trigger rope, Octavian’s jewellery fuming from proximity to the Imperial gold ammunition. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There were five of them, two officers, three ratings, a gleaming group of fresh white, blue and gold. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His hair isn’t bright like Officer Berdecki’s, more like dried wheat instead of gold. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The ancient gold coin dangled back and forth, glinting in the sunlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then she looked down at her lap, at the way that the rich sunlight brushed every hair on the cat’s head, turning each white whisker to gold. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It was a ball of what seemed to be gold. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She thought about switching her gold studs for another pair, but decided to keep them in. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even as the four of them stepped into the high green and gold grasses, a small orange kitten was worrying a big old hen into a frenzy near a rotting stump. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And that’s how I felt as she looked up at me, blue eyes glittering with the tiniest flecks of gold. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

One of the women was embroidering a wedding sari, coiling gold thread along its borders and fastening it with the tiniest stitches imaginable. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Other motifs in the story are attached to concepts, for example ‘transformation’ or ‘love’ or ‘servitude’, or to things, such as a ‘spear’, the ‘gold’ or the ‘River Rhine’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“We push our way up in the clouds; the clouds get mad and push back. Like you and Fern fighting over red and gold crayons.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

A coal-oil lamp was lighted and placed in the middle of the table when supper was at last ready; gold light filled the kitchen, pouring from the open fireplace and from the sparkling lamp chimney. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

My aunt Tracy had a heart of gold. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

You can buy a man with gold, but only blood and steel will keep him true. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid pointed out the red, green, and gold Chinese school. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let them go, but see that they take no more than the clothes upon their backs. Make certain that all their gold remains here with us. Their stores of food as well.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was pure gold, exquisitely fashioned in the shape of a lotus blossom. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She knew that the stories about Durham’s streets being paved with gold were just foolish talk, but many of these streets weren’t paved at all. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even when he struck gold last year, when his parents finally divorced, it wasn’t long before his luck ran dry. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And he did not take a bag of gold. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Millions of tiny specks of gold flew out from the center of her palm. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Charlotte also won a gold medal for music. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s only a very little bit of magic,” Vivi says reasonably, but it’s still coming from someone with lightly furred points on her ears and eyes that flash gold in the dark. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Y’all’re the first visitors in more than a year,” she said, and she showed us a neat gold medal in a velvet box. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon light slanted down through the high windows, so that up close to the ceiling the air was flecked with glowing gold specks. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I inscribed it: You make me feel gold, flowing too. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The pipes were decorated with gold, red, yellow, and green threads and beaded like holiday clothes. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

A successful quest for Olympic gold would require finding nine young men of exceptional strength, grace, endurance, and most of all mental toughness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Eventually, like the rest of the room, it would get covered up with posters of rappers with gold teeth. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Next, a troop of jugglers with polished spheres of gold, which they hurl up high jn flashing flights, and catch, and hurl again, making' fountain-jets of bright jugglery. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned forward over the barrier, the better to observe her victim, and something gold swung forward too, and dangled over the void: the locket. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Tyrion saw a glimmer of gold as the light shone off his father's pupils, but he could not have said whether the look was one of approval or disgust. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was a black dog with yellow- gold spots where its eyebrows should have been. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were women wearing saris the color of jewels, many of them woven with gold. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

My makeup is done up like a courtier in a beauty-scope—thickly lined eyes with gold accents, red jewels dotted along my eyebrows, a powdered face, bright lips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The people at once dug up their last gold pieces to take advantage of a quick flight over the houses of the village. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When they ask him if the gold is real, he’s supposed to tell them “It’s real Stagecoach Pass gold!” with a cheesy southern accent. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Some rugs from Isfahan even have silk and gold thread in the paisley designs. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The women's long dresses were made of thick fabrics, purple, gold, and navy blue, and stitched brightly with fabulous, complicated embroidery. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’s sprinkled gold glitter as earth and added purple and white flowers. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hades loosed a ball of gold fire from his palm. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

His own hair was gorgeous—streaked red and gold, with hair extensions he’d made himself. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The interior of the vault is enormous, and it contains a huge stack of gold bars, roughly the size of a large house. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It beckoned him, lilting and insistent; delicate music, played by delicate instruments that he could not identify, with one rippling, bell-like phrase running through it in a gold thread of delight. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I knew that goat would be a little gold mine. You're a little cooler though. Of course, I'm not going. He shakes his head. "Never gamble at cards. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

One was gold and one was silver and one was made of human ears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Last one in the door is the first one to clean the toilet,” said the old woman, handing Pong a mop and bucket with a smile that was more gold than teeth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It’s just like they give the ghosts a treasure map and instead of there being a big pot of gold where X marks the spot, there’s some poor kid that’s sound asleep. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her eyes— deep and soulful, flecked with copper and gold—widened with a troubled look. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“The mountain’s a thousand miles high and three thousand miles wide, and all a man has to do is wait until the sun warms the mountain and then scoop the gold into big buckets.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It ended not as a song but as an anthem in defiance of death and in praise of the men who wore the wings of gold. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the fifth, the leaves had turned scarlet and gold. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’s an older woman, wearing a purple caftan and gold eyeshadow, but I can tell she is nevertheless an Aunt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her gold bangles clanked as she shook my hand. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“If I had my jewelry here, I could give you many more—gold as well as jade.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“But isn’t it possible the stories are true? That they made gold?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Tex John Smith was presumed to be prospecting for gold somewhere in Alaska—though lawmen, despite great effort, had been unable to locate him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is solid gold, and it has little lines in it that make it look like gold lace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet because the plant would grow only in a small coastal area in north Africa, it was only available “wild,” and there- fore worth its weight in gold. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He had distilled it at the age of sixteen, enabling him to work miracles, among them the highest aspiration of the ancient art: the transmutation of lead into gold. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The light shifted during the afternoon and cascaded through the clean windows, burnishing the room with gold. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

His eyes were as honey gold as Hazel’s. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As he scrambles up from his seat, she pulls a gold necklace with a small pendant from somewhere within the depths of the lacquered box and lays it neatly to the side. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

A hundred gold cloaks leveled their spears and closed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Cease gawking at the gold, and use it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She found herself surrounded by a knee-high mound of treasure—Roman denarii, silver drachmas, ancient gold jewelry, glittering diamonds and topaz and rubies—enough to fill several lawn bags. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Today she’s got on a blue suit with gold buttons, the same kind they got on navy uniforms. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The voices were growing louder, she realized, and it seemed her heart was slowing, and even her breath. . . . three treasons will you know . . . once for blood and once for gold and once for love ... A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The oddly shaped ones sat on top, and the tiny bones, like fingers and toes, went into her pocket with the gold ring. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Behind Atahuallpa came two other litters and two hammocks, in which were some high chiefs, then several squadrons of Indians with crowns of gold and silver. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Its fur glinted gold in the evening light. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was shaped like a black flower, gilded with gold. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The trees in the garden were gold and brown, half of the leaves already dead on the earth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He had a gold ring on one of his fingers and it had curly letters on it but I couldn’t see what the letters were. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take long to learn the reason for our summons: our gold teeth were to be extracted. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gentlemen,” said Mr. Jaggers, deliberately putting down the glass, and hauling out his gold repeater by its massive chain, “I am exceedingly sorry to announce that it’s half past nine.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

A tiny sliver of gold appeared between shades of gray on the horizon. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Also, if robbery were the explanation, why hadn’t the robber removed the jewelry that Mrs. Clutter was wearing—a gold wedding band and a diamond ring? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hundred hues of red, yellow, gold, and orange met and melded in the temple walls, dissolving one into the other like clouds at sunset. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The ring cooled, moving rapidly to orange, to red hot, and then, as it cooled, to gold. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Those little packages look more precious than bricks of gold right now. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He laced to his feet the sandals of imperishable gold which bore him swift as a breath of air over sea and earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And Kvothe had to eat, and rent a room, and buy more oats for his horse. So his gold was all used up by then. So he—” “What about the diamond?” the boy insisted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Captain Short. The gold is on the way. Be ready to move.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He had a woman's full head of hair held at the neck with a comb and on his neck a chain with a small gold fish. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was a mechanic and a decorated World War II vet who had a gold tooth in his mouth that flashed and sparkled when he smiled, which was often. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“His hands are wheels of gold, set with chrysolite; his abdomen is a block of ivory, overlaid with sapphires.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I arch into him, reveling in his strength, his fire, the alchemy between us twisting and burning and melding until it feels like gold. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"You men," one of the gold cloaks shouted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The halls are lined with floor-to-ceiling mirrors, reflecting the light of chandeliers adorning the ceilings, while the doorways to each private karaoke room are painted in glittering gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“From the pyramids. Call it a blood tax. I will have a hundred pieces of gold from every pyramid for each freedman that the Harpy’s Sons have slain.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The ground was covered with the most beautiful carpets he had ever walked upon, and from the top of the structure hung lamps of handwrought gold, each with a lighted candle. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were twelve of them—eight men and four women—each wore a spectacular fleece-white robe, the back of which had a number between one and twelve embroidered in gold and green. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those developments include religious warfare, the notion that land should be private property, the concept of white supremacy, and the desire for gold. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

She looked as though she’d just won herself a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The box is filled with Carla’s bangles and her butterfly pin and her chain with a little cross—jewelry that isn’t real gold. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Hazel was confident she could produce enough gems and gold to impress even the greediest robber. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He carries a stack of empty gold plates. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When I put my gold notebook right next to Daddy’s, I can almost feel him being proud of me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He seemed self-conscious and tried to be inconspicuous, but a man of such mighty girth, festooned in gold, was hard not to see. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

And I don’t want to give up the fun I have with my co- workers, especially Don Lucho with his gold tooth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a clear scarlet with an edging of gold. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we pulled up to the church, the steps were covered in brown and gold and red leaves that blew around in clusters. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Room had to be made for the treasures Hrothgar had heaped on Beowulf, chiefly gold and horses. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

"See you cats in a minute," he said, flashing a mouthful of gold teeth. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I should like to learn it. In Moria, in Khazad-dûm! But it makes the darkness seem heavier, thinking of all those lamps. Are there piles of jewels and gold lying about here still?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I thought of all those other families of miners and prospectors who had come to Battle Mountain hoping to find gold and who had to leave town like us when their luck ran out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She saw a gold lion on a red banner and thought of Joffrey, wishing he was here so she could drive Needle through his sneery face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sun seemed to be stopped just below the horizon, cutting gold bars through the water and slash ing beams of light up, into the sky over his head. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re always helping little beggars to our property!” screeched the other of them—the woman—as ornate gold pins in her hair shook. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I learned afterward that I’d made history by becoming the first American woman ever to win gold in that event at the Olympics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Everything turned fiery red and gold like in that Robert Frost poem in The Outsiders. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Then morning comes, the wavering grey turns to gold, there is a stirring within me as the sleepers awake, and he softly departs. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So why not take my gold and walk away?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

They sank so deep that Jason couldn’t see anything except Percy swimming next to him in the dim light of their gold and bronze blades. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

On the skeleton’s finger was a ring, dirty and tarnished but unmistakably gold. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Also, he wore a leather belt inlaid with shining gold through the loops of his underwear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I had to stand next to Miri, who kept bragging about the gold cross necklace her parents had given her that morning. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The two men looked alike, with thick eyebrows that almost touched, although they had told him they were just friends, and they were dressed alike, too, in leather jackets and long gold chains. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bethlehem Steel was a gold mine in a time flush with poverty, especially for black families from the South. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The late-afternoon sun turned all the new light green leaves to gold, like King Midas had been walking through the forest. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned that rich kingdom gold and brass. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The floor was littered with skeletons in Roman armor and Imperial gold weapons encrusted with frost. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The time she and her parents had walked into Rook Hill on a fall day, the leaves as gold as coins, the air crisp and dry. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A green and gold maple leaf was trapped under the windshield wiper. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A heated, visceral shock flares through me at the clarity of her dark gold eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

By the time we get on the bus, the ship is already hovering above the Common, its lights reflected in the gold of the Massachusetts State House dome. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“What would you do,” my mother asked, “if you lost a gold watch in a field?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The remaining key Grandpa Sorenson had given her fit none of the keyholes, but the gold key she had found in the dollhouse armoire fit the bottom one. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

So while Bertha told me about how Cooter and his wife bought a gold mine in Nevada and moved away, I searched and searched. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They melted the gold ore and sent that back to Spain, and when there was no more gold Pizarro broke his promise and strangled the Inca king. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His hat is black, pointed on two sides, his sword with a gold hilt is raised high. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She remembered a bald gentleman dressed in linen and with his collar closed by a gold button, who had nothing to do with the king of hearts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

If I am lucky, she thought, I will not have to trade the heavy gold bracelet and jade ring. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wore a saddle and bridle with red, gold, and black tassles dancing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls out a gold chain with a circle hanging from it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

A black cloak fastened across his throat with yet more gold, covering his left arm and falling down to his knees. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Ma did not eat any of the stew, concentrating instead on a green salad, fishing beneath the lettuce leaves as though there was gold hidden on the plate. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Celia shrugged and fiddled with the thin gold bracelet on her wrist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He unearthed bones and arrowheads and beautiful clay pots; he tossed out lovely silver goblets and mammoth gold coins, and stones that sparkled, full of stars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judy noticed Mrs. Granger’s eyes right away—gray maybe flecked with a little gold, and very sharp, but not hard or mean. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worry that someday she will say, “Thank you, Grandmother, for the gold bracelet. I’ll never forget you.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a door with a gold nameplate and black letters. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Her Grace commanded us to make chainmail and armor, swords and daggers and axes, all in great numbers. For arming her new gold cloaks, m'lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was not long before the sisters made a fortune speculating in the gold market. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Dany passed his eyes came open, two pools of molten gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“They will not mind us keeping their gold safe, then. There is nothing to buy in the hills.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Names have power, and he was, from infancy, associated with gold. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was slight, smooth-skinned, shy-mannered, and wore the gold chain of a Foreteller, one of the Celibates, “I’m a friend of one who befriended you,” he said, with the brusqueness of the timid. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just as the first ray of sun glints off the gold Cornucopia, there's a disturbance on the plain. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He looked like a grown Fernando and he wore a blue uniform trimmed with gold braid. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And whatever the next words were: “The time I had to escape from Moscow?” or “The time I lost an Alaskan gold mine, worth a fortune?” or “The cattle stampede on the pampas?,” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Carlotta’s frustration apparently boiled over two days later when I won bronze on beam—ahead of Vanessa at fourth and Carlotta at fifth—and gold on floor, again edging out Vanessa, who took silver. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

To Chinese people, fourteen carats isn’t real gold. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still very pretty, with a tiny waist that looked good in the gold belts and shiny sashes she liked to wear. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded toward the stairs, her gold hoop earrings waving along. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

They were the most magnificent animals I had ever seen—red horses, blue horses, horses of all colors—draped in gold and flowers, heads high, hooves raised as if prancing to the music. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I feel happy when Joy pastes a gold star in my notebook, although I think maybe part of the reason I am getting it is because Joy feels sorry for me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He is in fee form of a monkey, but no ordinary monkey: his fur is long and silky and of fee most deep and lustrous gold. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled to myself and thought, Miss Diana Ross wasn’t hardly digging any ditches in her sparkly gold pants. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“There you go,” Ron yelled happily, stuffing a fistful of gold coins into Harry’s hand, “for the Omnioculars! Now you’ve got to buy me a Christmas present, ha!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He imagined himself as a dentist, removing that gold tooth, pocketing it, and refitting Mr. Trepid with something else, maybe something red, maybe plastic, shaped like a fang. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had found the delicate charms online, a tiny gold M and a tiny gold peach, and used the money from her old clothing boutique job to pay for them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The only gold pieces left on it were the caps on the corners and two tarnished clasps that kept it closed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The country is excellent and very rich in gold and copper. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The other women carried plain cloth panels showing the colors of the American women’s suffrage movement: purple, white, and gold. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

This Titan was dressed in gold robes, with golden eyes like Kronos. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Be a breeze. A cool cool breeze,” Guitar continued, smiling at the sun, his eyes closed as though to ready himself for the gold by trying out a little bit of the sun’s. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other has bundles of hot pink sparklers; the top half of each one is wrapped in dyed magenta-yellow-teal tissue paper and laced with a gold ribbon. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A young couple stumbled away from the dance hand in hand, one woman dressed in gold, the other woman in green, and Ash saw the smiles on their faces before they kissed. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her red hair was tied back, but she still had flecks of gold in it, and traces of the gold glitter on her face. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You have heard of fool’s gold,” the dealer said. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Must I promise him gold we do not have? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“They should’ve given you a gold star. Bumped you up a grade.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I need to find some C batteries. They said they’d give us gold.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Harry couldn’t think of anyone who deserved to win a large pile of gold more than the Weasleys, who were very nice and extremely poor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Also,” said the Englishman, “the Philosopher’s Stone has a fascinating property. A small sliver of the stone can transform large quantities of metal into gold.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa gave me your gold chain with a small ruby stone hanging from it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It had a gold wedding ring and tufts of blondish hair. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The oak leaves were already fading from dark green to light yellow, and within the week they would turn gold and bright red. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he sank the knife in with a mighty push and his huge mouth roared a laugh so big I could see all the way back to his gold teeth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wine is poured, dark green with pieces of gold floating in it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I rather think I have a heart of gold,” Eleanor said reflectively. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

She blinked, and her Vision filled with gold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The Martials hoard their secrets the way a miser hoards gold. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The gold sequins that covered his tunic glittered in the afternoon sunlight. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Its long tail whipped behind it as it ran; a row of spines stretched from its head to the tip of its tail, colored gold and reddish gold. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He could not buy her a gray pony, a gold necklace, nor a little sailboat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The student who found the word the quickest would get a point, and, at the end of the week, the one with the most points would get a gold star. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The pasha gave him his weight in gold,” my father would say, “and once again in jewels. And your great-great-great-grandfather returned home. He bought all the land around Ardestan.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

On the way to the river are the old dormitories, used for something else now, with their fairy-tale turrets, painted white and gold and blue. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He looks the same as always, simple clothes, short brown hair, just a hint of gold eyeliner. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They looked back and saw the top of the old mound on the hill, and from it the sunlight on the gold went up like a yellow flame. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

To many of his fellow agents, Bill Harvey's gold mine suddenly seemed like a mirage. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She wore a soiled housecoat and high- heeled gold leather sandals. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With your gold we could buy medicine from Lucky Strike, no problem.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs, wrinkles her nose, shakes her gold earrings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had abandoned their own fine armor in Volantis, along with their gold and their true names. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s a sack of gold waiting for me there. Maybe ten sacks.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It had all sorts of writings and pictures on it. Really fancy. I haven’t ever seen colors like that. And some of the paints were shiny like silver and gold.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the end of the all-around finals, when I saw on the scoreboard that I’d won the gold—that I was the 2013 Artistic Gymnastics World Champion—I couldn’t take it in. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

On the ramparts, a guardsman in a gold cloak walked his rounds. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Amid the gold he had in that place lying the son of Atreus picked a wine cup, wrought with handles left and right, and told his son to take a silver winebowl. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For now, most of the leaves are still green, but in a couple of months, they’ll be amber and orange and gold. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

As gold and silver slowly filled the rooms, all of Tawantinsuyu seemed frozen. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Susana plucks some dangly earrings and a heap of gold and red beads and a long ribbon from her jewelry box and sets them on top of the wardrobe. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The body, which was square and large, had been rebuilt and painted red and gold. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Matt thought of all the gold watches, jewels, statues, and moon rocks people had given El Patron for over one hundred years. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath an ermine cloak, she wore white and gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My hand stops at the shoe rack, where I pick up an exquisite pair of white, red, and green kicks that smell like new leather, the heels decorated with gold studs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mami is wearing her gold lamé sandals for New Year’s and she goes rushing to the kitchen, returning with the flan, which has turned as bright and golden as her pretty sandals. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He and Mom decided we should move back to the desert and resume our hunt for gold without our starter money. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The music slips out and shines like gold. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

For Dawn in silks of gold carried off Kleitos for his beauty to live among the gods. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a gold star in the corner of Levi’s page. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother said, “It's fine! It’s not jewelry or clothing. It’s not silver or gold. Don't give her any trouble!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

People did find gold sometimes, hidden away in the crevices of the hills, or under an old house, buried there by someone long dead and forgotten. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Betting with chocolate and cigarettes was heavy until someone broke out some gold sovereigns, and then the wagering turned downright feverish. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The stranger stood next to Dad, smiling and fingering the gold coin on his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a drum Mamita brought back from a trip to New York; a magnificent drum, its sides bright red, crisscrossed by gold wire held down by gold button heads, its top and bottom white. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of people willing to die or kill for the unimaginable wealth this gold could bring. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“So the only way your life is worth more than that gold on your fingers is if it gets us out of this place. Otherwise, you’re just as good dead.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The walls are painted in tones of orange and brown and gold. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Some of our old drawings are in there, my brother’s spaceships and red and gold explosions, my delicate, old-fashioned little girls. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one in the world could do this better than Briony Tallis who would be representing her country next year at the Berlin Olympics and was certain to win the gold. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“There was some water damage in 1928,” said Penney, “and the original gold mosaic on the interior dome was replaced by the painting of the angel.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The handbag was red and gold, with a dainty gold-link chain. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hall was decorated with ornate plasterwork, cabinets in precious woods and tortoiseshell and gold, statues of marble. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Watching Dominique Dawes flip her way to Olympic gold in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was the reason my sister Asiya had started gymnastics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Then she told me why a tiger is gold and black. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Holy Bible is written in swirly gold lettering on black vinyl. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slaps my face, and his clunky gold signet ring splits my lip, and blood pours down my chin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Prevail there and it would mean a trip to Berlin, another qualifying race or two, and finally the gold medal race against the best crews in the world. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Helms too they chose, and round shields: their bosses were overlaid with gold and set with gems, green and red and white. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I loved sitting next to him at sundown, high in a tree to get a better view of the gold and purple in the distance, swinging our legs as we watched the sun disappear. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Straightforward exchange. The gold goes in, you come out. We send in the missile. Big blue bang, and it’s all over.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I thought about my dream—the whispering voices of the dead, the thing in the chasm, and my mothers face, shimmering as it dissolved into gold. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sleek and shiny, with a mahogany handle, it had a long tail of neat, straight twigs and Nimbus Two Thousand written in gold near the top. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She wore no gold earrings, as they did. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They go in search of gold and silver, and to find that new passage to the Orient everyone is talking about. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He pulls the square of silk upward, letting the contents, a solitary gold ring, roll out onto the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"A gold sack or two would have satisfied me and Cutwater," snarled the hairy outlaw. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

She held the silk by one corner, and watched the flash of gold as the beloved bracelet turned over and over and entered the tumbling waters without even a splash. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

In late September, the sea breeze stole the gold from the maples, the silver from the aspens. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“With enough gold, we might persuade the Golden Company to hand over Lord Connington and the pretender.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Just then, Joseph noticed a small plaque at the top of the gold frame. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In the almost darkness, I couldn’t see much, but I could feel the cold smoothness of the gold ingots, the pictures pressed into the coins, the perfect facets of the gemstones. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

In every TV Guide and Parade ad, he had his art director put a little gold box in the corner of the order coupon. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he reaches in his top drawer and hands you, get this, milk chocolate wrapped in shiny red and gold. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Four eyes burned through the shadows—two of molten gold and two of bronze. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"We'll want horses. Swift and strong. The fighting will make remounts hard to come by. A goodly supply of gold will also be needed, for those gifts we spoke of earlier." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She's a little paler than other girls I see in the sector, and has large dark eyes that shine with flecks of gold in the waning light. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“For gold and glory,” the dwarf said cheerfully. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Goldfish means plenty of gold. Having a bowl of goldfish means your house will be full of gold and jade.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The trees burned scarlet and saffron, so vivid they looked as if someone had covered each leaf with gold foil. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the bow, the name Pax was still readable, lettered in gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You won’t catch me walking behind a plow. I’ve got peasants to do that back in England. I say we eat the stores we’ve brought, get the gold fast, and go home.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

All the talk had been of the gold and gems and slaves that would flood into Volantis once the dragon queen was dead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He said it was a hymn, then ran from the living room and came back carrying a soft blue Bible with large gold lettering across its front. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jack, who is Auntie Ying’s younger brother, is very keen on a company that mines gold in Canada. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

All across Paris, people pack china into cellars, sew pearls into hems, conceal gold rings inside book bindings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Stanley could see the gold tube sticking out of some dirt on the end of X-Ray's shovel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He had a small jeweler’s scale on the floor beside him along with tidy piles of gold and silver. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It had a shiny black case, and on the back, a gold spider stretched all eight legs in the cardinal directions. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A sleeping young woman is propped up on silk pillows stuffed with feathers; a quilted blanket laced with thick gold ribbons lies over her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In his immaculate and expensive black suit with gold signet ring and brightly polished black shoes, he looked like a scaled-down model of a multimillionaire businessman. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The baby was born sheathed in light, with gold earrings in his ears and a gold breastplate on his chest, engraved with the emblem of the sun. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also saw a pack of those gold star stickers Rose had stuck on her buildings. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The usually conservative room was festooned with sashes and streamers of blue, green, and gold, and several tables were filled to the brim with food. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It had air-conditioning, gold shag upholstery, windows that went up and down with the push of a button, and a working turn signal, so Dad didn’t have to stick his arm out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If you had gold and lands, we would have killed you ourselves years ago,” Aunty Ifeoma said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Our mother, dressed in green silk flowing pants and a gold boat-neck blouse, assessed Lily coolly when she made her appearance in white capris and a brown sleeveless knit top. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When the travelers reached the top they walked nearly all the way round it outside the green wall before they found the gates: high gates of gold, fast shut, facing due east. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Even across the room, where Catelyn sat, the wink of gold was unmistakable. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I follow the gold organza that drapes the ceiling and trails the flower-strewn aisle leading to the mandap—the traditional wedding canopy under which the vows will take place. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The gold that she had squandered to open the doors of the Hall of a Thousand Thrones was largely a product of the merchant's generosity and quick wits. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now the blue star would be covered by a gold one. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The jacket of his blue serge suit was open, revealing a heavy gold chain linked between his vest pockets as he moved toward me with a noiseless tread. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it true the chamber pots in easterly Rock are made of solid gold?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

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

Though die inn had come well recommended by the master of the Meadowlark, that did not mean Quentyn was willing to leave their goods and gold unguarded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Are there planets where the inhabitants proudly display pendants of niobium and bracelets of protactinium, while gold is a laboratory curiosity? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The gold is yours. All of it. You have lost nothing.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered us all in his gaze, the gold flecks in his eyes glinting in the setting sun. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She had the precious dress-cloth, Uncle Kufa’s knife, six matches, two clay cooking pots, her weapons, and the bag of gold nuggets around her neck. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the gold imprint designating whether a given piece was a bishop, king, queen, or whatever had, from years of use, worn off. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

That night our family and Eang’s sister with another friend remove the gold nuggets from their bras, waistlines, and the hems of their shirts and pants. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I outlined my eyes in gold glitter and chose a nude lipstick instead of a bold one. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Four horseheads proclaimed the four Ryswells of the Rills— one grey, one black, one gold, one brown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Trub winks at me, and his gold tooth flashes between his smiling lips. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His beard is trimmed to a goatee, and his uniform is a white double-breasted suit with gold trim. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The gold leaf was rubbed off, and each separate six-inch hook was sharpened and filed to a deadly point. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And there were domes of gold, and the luster of the Cusp in the distance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I chose gold bangles and sparkly green earrings. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sky outside the window was changing rapidly from deep, velvety blue to cold, steely gray and then, slowly, to pink shot with gold. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Bar of solid gold couldn’t look any finer. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had to pinch myself as I started to walk away from these domestic competitions with gold medals around my neck after training with Akhi over the summer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There was Ring Day, where Big Sisters initiated Little Sisters into maturity by giving them flowers and gold bands. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then the grape tree had to be cut down at the seashore, painted white, and hung with silver and gold balls and showered with tinsel. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

So when you said “Men out of the South, all in red and gold,” I said “were there any oliphaunts?” The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Nine gold cloaks had been slain, two score wounded. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had a nose for gold, but whether he had the belly for battle was another question. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The long toes of Agravaine’s slippers were secured by gold chains to garters below his knee, and, as for Mordred’s toes, their chains were secured to a belt round his waist. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin is a glittering gold, her hair the deep green of ivy. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I grit my teeth as Venia, a woman with aqua hair and gold tattoos above her eyebrows, yanks a strip of Fabric from my leg tearing out the hair beneath it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They are in good spirits, and I wonder if they’ve found gold already. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was beautiful, a shiny line that led to the horizon, a strip of silver cutting through the cleanest gold. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought that it might have been the lid to a fancy gold pen. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She wears a different ring on each finger—even her thumbs—and about fifty gold bangle bracelets on her arms; they rattle as she plays. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

On his black doublet, an emblazoned gold rendering of the royal wyvern occupied the entirety of the chest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They first had been herded through the main synagogue, where they were thoroughly searched to make sure they were not carrying away gold, silver, or any other valuables. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jewels and chunks of gold shot from the fissure with such force, they cracked the cavern walls and sent shrapnel flying, stinging Hazel’s skin through her jacket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She’d chosen a strapless gold lame jumpsuit with a seaweed belt and had blown her long hair straight like a 1970s chanteuse. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Once Sunday school is over, the first thing Shirley tells me is that she got the gold star. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His red satin cape was patterned in gold thread; fifty roaring lions to one side, fifty prancing stags to the other. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Johnny’s mama wouldn’t let me decorate a thing. I had my way, there’d be wall-to-wall white carpet and gold trim and none of this old stuff.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His scarlet robes were tattered, his corslet of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn, his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I’m proposing that we put our gold into this, and all the craft and courage we can muster. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out a small, knotted plastic bag full of two gold chains, three rings, and one key. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The tables are covered in statues of saints, colorful candles, black dolls in fancy dresses, crystal bowls of candy, bottles of perfume, and the shimmery gold and yellow colors that flavor the whole place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then he turned around and said to Milkman, “But you know what that means, don’t you? If she took the white man’s bones and left the gold, then the gold must still be there.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He traverses the cellar until he finds Volkheimer in the gold armchair. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pet stepped out from a corner, still massive, still gold and streaked fur and hardblood curled horns. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I knew what he meant: the mainlanders with their rods and shovels, hoping for pirate gold or shipwreck treasure. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

A chest of gold wouldn’t buy any food here today. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And he also said the streets were paved with gold. I think Cato’s story is just an old slave’s tale about a place that doesn’t even exist!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“More coyote tracks. Porcupine scat. And the newest snow was so dry that whenever some slid off a high tree branch, it was like shining bits of gold shimmering down in the sunlight.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“More children,” said Mr. Fukida, and grinned so that his gold crowns glinted in the sun. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

No sign of anything except the gold Cornucopia glowing in the slanting sun rays. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

From railings in front of the boxes hung triangles of silk embroidered with gold arabesques, all glowing with the light of adjacent incandescent bulbs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Fates, that’s creepy. Let’s get the gold and get the hell out of here.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A thin band of gold encircled the girl’s head. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sandy’s good as gold, but he’s an old horse and a little stiff. His front left leg won’t last forever.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was red, as I recall, and this is gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As a matter of fact, there were some downright gully, straight-out-the-pen dudes in there, with face scars to go with their gold chains, but I tried not to stare or nothing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Forty years it had taken, rising like a great shadow on the shore of the lake while Harren's armies plundered his neighbors for stone, lumber, gold, and workers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, jeepers crow. I told that man to stick with his gold envelope. But it didn’t matter how much I told him, he gave it up anyway. People just never listen.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“By God, who will build the houses? Who will grow the crops? Do they think they can eat the gold and silver they are hoping to find?” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Two thrones made of gold stood on the upper level of a towering stage decorated with silver. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

On the tube are gold circles crossed with seven red lines each—“joy” ideographs in abstract. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an explosion of blue, green, and gold streaks that, when you step back, somehow look like him holding my hand and walking me through a warm, tree-lined evening in Central Park. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

To secure the loan, the Athenians demanded a deposit of fifteen talents, or approximately nine hundred pounds of solid gold. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“So if we let you go,” Percy summed up, “we get mobbed by a bunch of black vapor dudes with gold swords. Fine. How do we break those chains?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her gold chandelier earrings glinted in the muted light from the bonfire. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The priest’s vestments shone with the white and gold jubilation of the church celebrating the birth of its redeemer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

While we played, Mom made two quilt covers out of the gowns, one deep purple and the other a bright gold. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A monster of a man he had been, huge and shaven-headed, with rings of gold and jet and jade around arms thick with muscle, and a great hawk tattooed across his chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Immediately all the past miserable months fell away from him as he stood breathing the hot, well-remembered odor of molten gold and hearing the chiming of a little hammer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“We’ve met your grandmother before, when she came to trade livestock and gold,” said Rosa. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The standing nuncio seated himself also, on a throne opposite, hung with white and gold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could almost see the little gold ingots, row on row, lining the walls of some secret cave that only he would know about. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There were reading desks with books lying open on them, held in place by brass chains that shone like gold. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We could play bezique, or euchre if you’d rather,” he said, the blue and gold dissolving from his hands in a blur. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s gorgeous stuff, black gold as deep as you can dig, as far as you can see. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Very fair was her face, and her long hair was like a river of gold. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But I know their hearts are set more on gold and profits than on finding lost colonists or saving souls. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Harry looked down at his empty gold plate. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She watched a corpulent man beside her pull out a gold coin from a purse on his hip that looked to be near bursting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

What am 1 made out of, gold and silver? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down at the clutch of eggs and spotted the gold one, gleaming against its cement-colored fellows, residing safely between the dragon’s front legs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I notice that his eyes gleam along with his gold tooth whenever he smiles. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

On his deathbed, Ser Aegor Rivers had famously commanded his men to boil the flesh from his skull, dip it in gold, and carry it before them when they crossed the sea to retake Westeros. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"I see...I see...sunshine, like gold, shimmering! Money will come your way, yes, Master-ji, it will indeed, but—wait—beware! The card says beware a man..." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The gold cloaks had not been paying her any special attention, but the sight of them tied her stomach in knots. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to ask for a pair of bell-bottoms or jeans, although Miss Honeywell looked snappy and mod in her shocking-pink bell-bottom pants and matching jacket with big gold buttons. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“If this is the quality of most of the thing,” Frankel said, “it’s a gold mine.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Suspended lamps, rows of spines fading off into dusty gold. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His upturned hornlike tusks were bound with bands of gold and dripped with blood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"It is wisely said that it is easier to milk the Stone Cow of Faros than to wring gold from the Purebom." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The winds began rising from the bay waters, racing over Oakland and sweeping low over the hissing weeds, which nodded back and forth in great shimmering waves of gold. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gold mine—guy could live for years on these. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lena’s gold ring was around his smallest finger. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He pointed to two huge balls of fondant—one was gold, and the other was silver. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My eyes are closed, savoring each bite of sugary gold. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Colors popped: the gold in the dune grass, the silver in the sand, the green in the sea. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was pleased with what was happening to him: my gold crown was safe. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose a soldier should see him sneaking into the Valley, or coming out of it with stolen gold, or should catch him walking about the streets right now, with that bundle under his arm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“That’s what you’ve come for. My advice is, don’t ask! Do as I do! Seek out gold—but not my gold—and guard it!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, for over a decade, when Cleofes Apodaca was in his prime, frogs were as scarce in that town as camels and gold bullion. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on my white uniform and put my little gold cross back around my neck and I went to wait on Miss Leefolt cause she just have her baby girl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When they said they would search him, he tried to bribe them with his gold watch and the equivalent of $50,000. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a large white plate, encircled with fourteen-karat gold edging. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tied back her hair in a festive gold ribbon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just a book. It had a pretty gold cover, so we took it from him.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“The Manderlys are no northmen, not down deep. ’Twas no more than nine hundred years ago when they came north, laden down with all their gold and gods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Underneath it she was wearing a gold T-shirt with the word magic across the front. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the end, I won four medals at Worlds—two gold for all-around and floor, silver for vault, and bronze for balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I could see a large gold tooth staring at me like the blinding sun and then the rest of her teeth opened wide as if she were going to swallow me down in one piece. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the ransom—enough gold to fill a room 22 feet long by 17 feet wide to a height of over 8 feet—was delivered, Pizarro reneged on his promise and executed Atahuallpa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You meet so few men who value friendship over gold these days.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Down there near the riverbank,” she said, “where the bushes grow thick, are sheep with fleeces of gold. Go fetch me some of their shining wool.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun shone in their eyes, half blinding them and turning their world to liquid gold. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were in white doth, of gold tissue, and the Queen, no longer young or lovely, carried her dive branch ungracefully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You get two gold stars by your name today, lassie,” Tam Lin said into Teacher’s hair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mirren’s hand, her chipped gold nail polish, holding a jug of gas for the motorboats. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The field was all primrose-colour and gold with the buttercups and dandelions standing up in it like soldiers. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Eventually,” he said, “one of the people back there is going to start thinking about collecting the twenty-thousand piaster reward and the gold medal the VC gives out for a dead American.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

However, as Minli took hold of his sleeve, it pulled back and a glint of gold shone. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I have enough nerves right now. I must be on my way to win the gold,” I joked, trying to make light of my current situation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It’s gold with stretchy links that look like they’re pinching her flesh. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Each room was furnished in gold and crimson, her bedroom also decorated with a giant tapestry along one wall, with couches and deep-cushioned chairs scattered in a tasteful manner. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As the trail curves we catch sight of a gigantic lion made of pure gold atop a small hill. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As we get closer to town we pass multifamily dwellings and some outlying businesses—a gas station, a corner shop, a nursery stocked with flowers the colors of autumn leaves: rust and gold and crimson. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He loved his brother, but he would not have wanted to be with him in the Whispering Wood for all the gold in easterly Rock. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The morning light shone through the high lace curtains and caught her chestnut hair from behind, framing her face in gold. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every afternoon he took his three-mile walk, no matter the weather, and returned cheerful, his smile full of gold fillings. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Oh! it will be very fine; all my best of everything—crystal, silver and gold, Sèvres, flowers, music, and champagne to swim in. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

The bribes, which would undoubtedly have been gleaned from the enormous resources of the church in Alexandria, were said to include some 1,500 pounds of gold—worth about sixteen million dollars in 2007. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The gold was taken to a bank vault, the saris and blouses and petticoats put away in a mothproof box. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His trident beard was purple, his flamboyant mustachios gold, his long curls equal parts of both. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I watched it move like a snake—a slow, casual snake hand—with a gold varsity ring on one finger. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, at least, I could have learned to make something beautiful, if not of gold, then of stone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A flash of red and gold from a window filled with religious articles caught my eye. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children ate the chocolate from the ingots of gold and traded the heavenly paper among themselves for reed whistles and fishing string. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lesage had won a King's Scholarship to Eton, the only boy from the school ever to have done so, his name was painted in gold leaf on the Honours Board. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She rolled to the edge of the road and looked back, dazed and horrified, as the boys crossed swords, gold against bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was clad all in black, from head to heel, and wore no gold nor gems, but she was highborn, that was plain to see. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Frank’s hands were clenched so tight Percy thought he might break his gold spear, but he managed to grumble, “I swear it on the River Styx.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Nhamo tore a square of the red cloth she was to use for the wedding ceremony and tied the gold pieces inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are still a smuggler, ser, come to steal my gold and blood. You would take my son’s head. I think I shall take yours instead. Guards! Seize this man!” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The setting sun was turning the water from brown to gold. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It fell on the gold ground, only to bound back up as if springing from a cushion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Inside there was an apartment of many rooms furnished with chairs carved out of polished tree trunks, with cushions of rose and gold and green silk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I snap the mirror shut like a clam, and take the fake gold necklace off and lay it out on the table. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The claws dug hard in Ogion's wrist; the barred wings trembled; the round, gold eye was dull and wild. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was bent and dull, so it wouldn’t be much good in a fight, but it looked like solid Imperial gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The gold cloaks flung Lord Eddard to the marble, with his head and chest out over the edge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was wall- to-wall carpeting in federal gold, except in the kitchen and bathroom areas and over the iron manhole cover in the center of the floor. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of blue skies, he saw black space spangled with stars, the palaces of Mount Olympus gleaming silver and gold in the background. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Since she had had the use of reason she remembered having done her duty in a gold pot with the family crest on it. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Miyax saw that her face was pale and her hair was reddish gold. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together they stretched cloths over the shallow washing trays, poured in water and gold together. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She wears gold earrings and a scarf with spangles on it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I became the US National All-Around Champion for 2013, taking not only individual gold but also winning silver in all four events. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"And he gave me a gold coin to pay her, because I was a Lannister, and worth more." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“One thing first, though. Hazel, there’s about a ton of Imperial gold weapons and armor at the bottom of the bay now, plus a really nice chariot. I’m betting that stuff could come in handy....” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I had the whole sky in my eyes and it was blue and gold. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

In his workshop he has hand maidens he has forged out of gold who can move and who help him in his work. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to paint a bowl of gold ingots, but instead a bowl of foul-smelling, rotten dumplings formed. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pod brought him a cloak of crimson silk fringed in gold, cut to his height. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Dawn was breaking over the horizon, shell pink and faintly gold, as he washed, again following the train of thought that had come to him in the dark garden.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They passed a group of goblins who were cackling over a sack of gold that they had undoubtedly won betting on the match, and who seemed quite unperturbed by the trouble at the campsite. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Soaphead pursed his lips, and let his tongue stroke a gold inlay. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a gold bracelet for a little girl. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He looks up from the book, at the sky, at the darkness gathering, the clouds a deep, beautiful gold, and is momentarily stopped by a flock of pigeons flying dangerously close. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a black velvet doublet with the crowned stag of Baratheon worked upon the breast in golden thread, and a golden mantle with a cloak of black and gold squares. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I would throw my body against the boys nearest me to block them from the gold. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His armor was heavy steel plate, enameled in a dark crimson, greaves and gauntlets inlaid with ornate gold scrollwork. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He’d even illuminated the spine with flakes of leftover gold leaf it took him three years to save. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The Canadian man I met in Barcelona, on last year’s prize trip, told me about how they turn red and gold. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s scowling, slightly brutish face was somehow at odds with his magnificent, sweeping robes, which were embroidered with much gold thread. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It got crushed in the middle, and whoever tried to peel the labels off stopped because the red and gold paint came off too, leaving silver scratches that rust. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even gold came across as gold on a black-and-white television set. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

On the wall above the mantel, presiding over everything, was an old painting, in an ornate gold frame, of a dark-eyed man. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The picture was framed in gold and set up on a tiny dais like it was sacred. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Her long dagged sleeves showed a lining of gold satin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A line of Lannister house guards stood beneath the western windows, a line of gold- cloaked City Watchmen beneath the east. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Against the gray landscape it seemed like a fallen piece of gold. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The days stand like angels in blue and gold, incomprehensible, above the ring of annihilation. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a tally of his shining pile— tripods, cauldrons, cloaks, and gold—and found he lacked nothing at all. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a magnificent mirror, as high as the ceiling, with an ornate gold frame, standing on two clawed feet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His mouth was twisted in anguish, his hair was burnt, and his face was black and smoking where the molten gold had run down across his brow and cheeks and into his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Nico knelt next to her and reached for the bar of gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Only it was gold. Yours was made by something of Alexander’s?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A murmur ran through the crowd as Adrian Pucey dropped the Quaffle, too busy looking over his shoulder at the flash of gold that had passed his left ear. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He needs to be fed and blessed, to be given some gold and silver, to be patted on the back after feedings and held carefully behind the neck. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

People who can make gold from lead, or anything else for that matter, who can alter the very material of the world—financial markets would be thrown into chaos. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“So his name implies. He stares strange-eyed at the mindless world and turns dry sticks to gold.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The number 85 jersey around his expansive chest nicely matched his earring with the numeral 85 embossed in gold. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a brooch on her lapel that looked like a spread of poker chips, with WINNER’S in shiny gold across the arch, but it was pinned crooked. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Along his arms, exposed through the rips in the rubakha’s sleeves, were swirls of slightly darker gold. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They wore telltale blue kaftans and gold belts, and each had a hanjari dagger looped on his belt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The mold-eaten carpet under her feet had once been gorgeously colored, and whorls of gold could still be seen in the fabric, glinting broken amidst the faded grey and mottled green. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I thought everything Arletta Paisley did was pure gold. One thing I lived by was her saying ‘Nothing says you care like a handmade gift.’ Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Hardly little, Minos. Especially when you advertise across the world that you are willing to pay a thousand gold talents to the one who can solve it. Is the offer genuine?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It only made him say to himself instead of aloud for others to hear, “Nevertheless, I would put the gold and the silver and the jewels into good rich lands.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They will be getting high from my gold charm. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If Mr. Mwila had anything wonderful to tell me, he would have used a gold star or written Excellent across my paper. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He places a half crown like the one I received as victor on my head, but it’s made of a heavy black metal, not gold. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am wearing a long black dress with gold cuffs and a lacing of green braid, a comfortable favorite. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The giant’s hair was braided with gold and silver coins. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My grandma had on her pearl earrings and a gold chain necklace, and my grandpa wore his usual work clothes. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was silver and smoke, with eyes of yellow gold that saw all there was to see. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nita cried out, but Nailer’s father held his knife to her neck and she held still as Blue Eyes ripped the gold off, leaving bloody streaks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Boots was up and over the wall in a flash of gold and black. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Grover picked up a beautiful crown made of gold, silver, and jewels. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I also remember watching lots of television in a room covered with really thick brownish gold carpeting.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway. What others think makes no difference to me one way or another. ‘True gold does not fear fire,’ right?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Metal feathers caught the light and flashed thirty different shades of gold. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And her worn gold wedding ring stayed on his finger always. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now I have two gold bangles, two gold rings, small emerald-and-gold hoop earrings, and the ruby necklace. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bits of pale gold were flying among delicate frosty-white flakes of cloud, and over to one side the rim of the morning sun was coming up red as blood. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cars sped by, blurs of red, blue, gold. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Capricorn's words were working away feverishly in her mind: hair like spun gold...that useless reader Darius...No, it couldn't be true. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But how would he get this gold, if he grew up ignorant, fit only to be a porter? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

When he emerged, it was with a young Arab, dressed in white and gold. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So was his tie pin, the Kaelish coin pendant he wore for luck, and the gold buckles on his shoes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There's a coffee mug with a gold star on the side. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

At the end of the meet, the scoreboard showed that our team had once again taken gold—and I’d won the all-around for the third time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She is sitting primly at her dressing table, clad all in brown and gold. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Stark, horrific images flickered in the darkened room, bursts of orange, gold, black, and smoky gray. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Meereen. You’ll ride your dog for the dragon queen and come away with your weight in gold. Best start eating more, so you’ll be nice and plump when you joust before Her Grace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She found him on the battlements, in a blaze of gold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept ’em hid under the floorboards wrapped up in a fancy piece of thick purple curtain that had beautiful gold tassels sewed on ’longside the fringe. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

"The color will bring out the violet in your eyes. And you shall have gold as well, and jewels of all sorts. Illyrio has promised. Tonight you must look like a princess." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her robes were forest green, dappled with gold and white like sunlight shifting through branches. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then he placed the gold medal over my head, just like they do in the Olympics, and had me turn to face the audience. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was clad in a magnificent robe of thick red velvet, with an ermine collar and shiny gold fastenings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was as different from the music of the little gold hammers as anything could be. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He wore a deep blue doublet studded with a double row of golden lion's heads, and around his brow a slim coronet made of gold and sapphires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

If anybody even mentions the word “gold,” I’m going to have to take his teeth out. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the hallway, Ma picked out gold necklaces and bracelets from her collection for us to wear. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crinkly paper holds a bright blue shalwar kameez with a tiny purple paisley pattern and gold buttons. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

There were no other physical reminders of Johnny, as he had been buried in all the clothes he owned with his studs and his fourteen-carat gold collar button. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord Bowen, you shall collect the tolls. The gold and silver, the amber, the torques and armbands and necklaces. Sort it all, count it, see that it reaches Eastwatch safely.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Each beast was larger than a house; the tips of their horns were capped with gold, and the courtyard stank with the sharp smell of their dung. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

This turned out to be joyous news for Huang Taitai, for she liked nothing better than to reclaim all her gold and jewelry to help me become fertile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. You cannot solder gold with gold.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Teeth bright white—so white they seemed fake, except for the single gold tooth in the back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Small gold hoops in my ears and a thin chain with a delicate gold hamsa—the hand of Fatima—resting in the notch above my collarbone. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Turning to my father, he said, “Did you know the two big walker hounds have won four gold cups?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s examining a gold pocket watch that looks like it’s even older than her rotary phone. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dressed in a stunning wine- colored traditional Afghan dress with long sleeves and gold trim­mings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A tiny circular saw popped out of the gold sphere’s head, and it began cutting into Taser ball’s brain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They were covered with photographs in gold frames, photographs of houses and people crammed close together on the walls like a crowd in a space too small for it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Areida’s voice was as smooth as syrup and as rich as gnomes’ gold. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Paler than even the white jade tofu she had eaten for dinner, the paper seemed to have a light of its own, dimming the gold threads of the pouch that held it. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Still, trading batteries for gold! I could become a millionaire.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The black and gold shape flew past, landed, and turned. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And the sky like an overturned bowl of rose gold above them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They lunged around Ephialtes, stabbing and slashing in a blur of gold and bronze, but the giant parried every strike. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A phul-khana, a wedding veil of fine silk and embroidered in gold thread, disappeared overnight. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

From one angle, he might look like lichen or moss; but from another, he was as stunning as a phoenix, his coat sliding from gold to silver to fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I can get you some gold. That’s not hard to do.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman in a gold dress with a matching floppy sun hat and flip-flops looked familiar. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Kalinda pushes it open, and I see that her mattress is on the floor, but she has the most beautiful dressing table, and her nightstand looks like it’s made from gold. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He knew it was made from a hollow wooden frame covered in ivory and gold, which explained why it was so light. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We could, thought Jon, if we had the gold, and someone willing to sell us food. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Here, too, were boys of gold on pedestals holding aloft bright torches of pitch pine to light the great rooms, and the night-time feasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

To his left, a marble altar was heaped with fruit and gold offerings, no doubt for the gods. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Fand gives me a gold band and tells me where to stand. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The spreading moss is crushed by deep plum and sparkling gold as he pulls her away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ritchie rewarded her with a small smile, his gold tooth glinting against the light of the street lamps. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Pure gold. The second row too. Anything in the first two rows.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Seven rings, three plain gold bands, one gold with a small diamond stone, one gold with an opal and four pearls, one man’s ring with garnet and eagle insignia, one silver initial ring. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"This is my track uniform. The Defenders," I explained, pointing to the gold word printed across my chest. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They walked to the gate and found the gold sign worked in its grille. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“There’s a gold mine, and a gift shop, and a museum, and a soda shop. You could get yourself an ice cream.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The candlelight was like pure gold, and his teacher’s shadow against the wall was like a picture. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground floor of the hotel was a maze of public rooms, all of them named in gold letters on the doors. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

You been good as gold all this time. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around her waist glittered a cord of gold Labyrinthine links - the belt of the Amazon queen. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“He was no hulk like me, so not too much gold.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Some were very small—barely the size of her hand, tiny humanoid beings with butterfly-like wings in riotous shades of gold and orange. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes were gold instead of green, his face pale and cruel, not at all like Percy’s. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the dusky shadows, Frankie’s eyes were as luminously gold as the constellations of dust motes floating above our heads. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was a white-topped cap, and above the green shade or the peak was a crown, an anchor, gold foliage. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Jam frowned, confused, but Pet reared its head back, light reflecting off the gold. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He gave me his unruly midnight hair and gold eyes, his high cheekbones and full, unsmiling lips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"No. I would hear his words. The mothers gc^hhagry, and steel fills more mouths than gold. What would you give us for your lives, Tyrion son of Tywin? Swords? Lances? Mail?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The children were good as gold, and Perilee talked up such a storm that all Karl and I had to do was sit back and get warmed by the breeze. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

One or two South African gold mines reach to a depth of two miles, but most mines on Earth go no more than about a quarter of a mile beneath the surface. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They were talking about starting out as a piece of trash from the gutter and transforming yourself into gold. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

His polished boots, the thick gold watch chain cinched across his waistcoat, the handsome fob. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That, and the gold Allah chain around his dark neck. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At the Cavendish, gold resisted the disintegration effect, except for a modest result the scientists traced to contamination of the heavier targets by light impurities such as boron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

An ounce of gold buys only a few pounds of rice, if we’re lucky. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They bought us a dictionary and a full Encyclopaedia Britannica set, which lived on a shelf in the stairwell to our apartment, its titles etched in gold. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We were near enough to see the M-shaped scar on his weathered tan face, and the bright gold coin swinging from the chain around his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Christmas tree’s already up, next to the altar, full of tinsel and a shiny gold star on top. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

By late afternoon a soft gold light bathed the Court of Honor and storm clouds walled the northern sky. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Silly, you don't put banty eggs in a gold cup,” the oldest one said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, for instance, Washington requested “hard money,” meaning gold or silver, “to pay a certain set of People who are of particular use to us.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z