| 单词 | height |
| 例句 | Nobody ever mentioned his stunted height and the pointed teeth that looked like they belonged to a bush rat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Only the man’s awkward angle and the height of their nests had kept them alive so far. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Before, he’d been the height and build of an average man. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Pickup guy had a few extra inches in height, but the cabbie was built like a bull and already pumping his thick, hairy arms. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He’s intoxicated and furious and not all that well trained, but he’s one of the Folk, born with their cat reflexes and blessed with height that gives him better reach. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A range of hills rose on the far side, and now that he’d gained some height, Lee saw that they might more truthfully be called mountains. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyone who can and will fire a gun,” I say, “and isn’t afraid of heights.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z From a height of 24 feet the horizon is only 6 miles away: the maximum distance from which a lookout on one galley could see another is about 12 miles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her new film is billed as a “sophisticated” comedy in which she must certainly reach new heights of perversion and blasphemy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been the most fabulous party of his career: at the height of it Timmy had fallen from a chandelier and sprained his ankle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We line up by height, smallest to tallest, some of us still holding babies. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He was twice the height of a normal human and muscled like a sprinter, and from the shoulders up he bore a thick-maned lion's head. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I was of a height with him, though he was broader. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The fountain in downtown Kinshasa, which I’d once thought of as the height of glamour, now looked like a bowl of broth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They don’t even ask if I'm afraid of heights. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He's an inch or two taller than me, but it's gangly height, the height of a recent growth spurt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “There is one, isn’t there? Some mathematical formula which tells the proper dose to administer according to height and weight, that sort of thing?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There wasn’t time to consider height or build or even if they’d freed men or women. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir,” I lie, stretching to my full height. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in Flatland has width and length, but no height whatever. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, the contrast between musical styles in around 1500 and those of fifty years later, at the height of the European religious reforms, is dramatic. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Yakov, would you be so kind as to tell us who killed you? Give us his name, height, and birth date, please, just so we can be sure.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The Colonel threw the pack on the ground and was up in a flash, a fistful of my sweater in his hand, trying but failing to pull me down to his height. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z We were about the same height, but I hadn’t met a boy I couldn’t throw down to the ground. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The damsel who caused the laughter was of middle height, slender, with blond, wavy hair cascading to her waist. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Payne’s” height and rugged build clearly match the description of Secretary Seward’s attacker. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The height and the swaying dizzied her, so she bent down and let her breasts graze his chest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Connolly talked about how he had hiked nearly half the trail in 1987, at the height of summer, and had gone days without seeing anyone, and Jim and Chuck heartily seconded this. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For all I knew, I was somebody who was not afraid of heights. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then, remembering her dignity, she jerked her arms out of his hands and drew herself up to her full height. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the heights of the Common were filled with men marching, forming columns, and what-not, Johnny believed he could sneak in by the hurdles and let Sandy and Nan graze along the Charles. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Bring washer up to desk height and drop. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was very graceful and wide and stood six feet in height, only half a foot less than Fezzik. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He rose to his full height and took up his trident. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z To his surprise he noticed that the great block was shaped like a heavy door, and was less than twice his own height. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The letter went on to express confidence that he would do a terrific job and take the program to great new heights. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The reason for my father’s hand perspiration: he’s afraid of heights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Gilly picked up the plate, raised it to the height of her hair, and passed it across to Trotter at that level. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Adam remembers that I clambered up that rope and got to the required height of ten feet really fast—and then I looked around and kept climbing! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I hope you have gained as much wisdom as height. We shall see. Now I must make ready for the council.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Darkness shrank to the height of Nathan and looked at him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was of medium height, dressed like the others, with a thick Spanish accent when he spoke, and his perhaps excessive authority derived from a .357-magnum pistol held tightly in his right fist. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was about the same age and height as the boy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Me, who had spent hours fussing with my hair and fretting about my height! Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Samuel went to his wife, leaned down from his height, and kissed her round red cheek. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was tiny, several inches shorter than my five feet four inches, but her wildly curly dark hair made up a lot of the difference between our heights. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was about shoulder height to her, with a flat back. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The island was about the size of two tennis courts side by side, and no part of it rose higher than the height of Malcolm’s waist above the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Blade thin, six feet in height, straight as a sapling, bright eyed, taut; even motionless he seemed whippet quick. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Standard height, brown-and-black plumage with distinctive white tips, clean white legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The matching desk was built carefully at the right height and slant. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z They were close to the gate of the great house now, but it was locked fast, the iron doors reared full to their height and the stone lions grey and windbitten on either side. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Must be comfortable with heights; all must be accomplished tap dancers for the finale. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Their span was greater than her height—one hand hung over the water, the other reached across the width of the lifeboat nearly to the opposite side. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The only door that led into the jail had a small square of glass at about the height of a man, and there were iron bars over the glass. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the edge of the rimrock and looked down below: the canyons and valleys were thick powdery black; their variations of height and depth were marked by a thinner black color. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She had made inscriptions on the wall by the closet, feet and inches to measure a child’s growing height. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Violet and Klaus breathed a sigh of relief that he had not dropped her from that great height. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z At the height of summer, it can easily take half a day to cross the park and hours to get anywhere within it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Instantly, as it seemed to Uncle Andrew, the Queen towered up to an even greater height. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Almost seven hundred feet high it stood, three times the height of the tallest tower in the stronghold it sheltered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z From his height he could see not just the lake but across part of the forest, a green carpet, and it was full of life. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z A cream will not straighten my nose or take a foot off my height. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He proposed that every feature in a human—height, weight, intelligence, beauty—was a composite function generated by a conserved pattern of ancestral inheritance. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She put both hands on my shoulders and kneeled so we could be the same height. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The caracal was half again as large—the height of a goat—and was a much bolder creature. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She scoffs and pretends to brush him off, even though she’s smiling and obviously doesn’t care about her height. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I knew she had to be really tired to sleep in the air, despite her fear of heights, but she didn’t have much to worry about. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But being up on the rail, I had some height on him and I gave him a good elbow in the chest. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But what if real-world traits, such as height or skin color, were the result of not a single gene, with just two states—“tall” and “short,” “on” and “off”—but of multiple genes? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In surveying, if you knew how far away a building was it was now easy to calculate its height. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Average height, skinny arms and legs, white socks, black shoes. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The height of the thing was but one element of its magnificence, and not even the foremost. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We’d left Georgia at the height of a peach-blossom summer and now stood in a bewildering dry, red fog that seemed like no particular season you could put your finger on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Impulse arrested spills over, and the flood is feeling, the flood is passion, the flood is even madness: it depends on the force of the current, the height and strength of the barrier. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Fall had barely touched the full splendor of the trees, and during the height of the day the sun briefly regained its summertime power. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His figure was enveloped in a riding cloak, fur collared and steel clasped; its details were not apparent, but I traced the general points of middle height and considerable breadth of chest. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “This next part is why I asked about fear of heights,” I say, walking to the edge of the roof. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The sun that lay on Lothlórien had no power to enlighten the shadow of that distant height. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Eagles nested in the heights and came down to hunt the valleys, circling effortlessly on great blue-grey wings that seemed almost part of the sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My family may not be blessed with height, but we have good teeth and try to show them when we can. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They were all built by the same contractor at the height of apartheid—separate nodes in the central nervous system of a police state. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The visiting child was a shy, skinny boy about my height who was clinging to his cousin nervously. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The steps were cracked and broken from centuries of freeze and thaw and the tread of countless mules, and even in the dark the heights put her heart in her throat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even a marten would break all his bones if he fell into the paved yard from this height. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The height of the entrance hall made Prosper dizzy. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flashed over George, took in his height, measured his reach, looked at his trim middle. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ever since he was—no height at all.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The bars are at about hip height and maybe three feet apart. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He was almost my height, but he was rail thin, and he had his hair spiked up in front, almost like a Soulless Minion of Orthodoxy. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z More than any of them, the Sicilian was afraid of heights. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I push against it, imagine erecting a giant wall three times my own height. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It takes me a minute to find my nerves and muscles, but I hug him too, and everything about him, from his height to his thin body, reminds me of Dad. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She was blond and tan and too tall—almost my height—and without even asking I knew she was from California. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Brunelleschi would have had plenty of practice in applying this knowledge when he set out to measure the height of surviving classical buildings in Rome in 1402-4. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She had too much of everything and too little height to hide it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Uncle Turu, in the height of a good story, couldn’t have done better himself, and we all leaned in closer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He was a dwarf, half his brother's height, struggling to keep pace on stunted legs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the last video that Lily told me to watch where I blurt out my height. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Above her, the water wall extended to twice her height. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The women were both of goodly height Madame Ratignolle possessing the more feminine and matronly figure. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I put Helena and Dziusia to work, laying down hay and making a nesting place in the little hallway with the ladder, which will also help cover up the height of the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The tunnel cut through solid rock, about the width and height of a school hallway. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The farm was so large that a leased, battered school bus carried workers to its dusty gate at the height of picking season. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A low earthen wall four feet high closed off the road, and a dozen crossbowmen manned the heights. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She stopped being a person and became something like weather, lifting her body to all its formidable height and, with one blow, knocking the man to the ground. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In response, the grootslang drew itself up to its full height, blotting out what little light filtered through the trees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then she measured the height with her eyes, raised one leg up, placed it on the top of the log, shifted her weight, and picked up her other foot. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Not only were these colts strange-looking, shaggy, and awkward, but aside from the slight difference in their mutually diminutive heights— Grog was a hair shorter—they were identical. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man, Merry thought as he returned the glance, less in height and girth than most. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “I see you got over your fear of heights.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was my height and kind of lanky. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Not long after I was born, everyone in the county pretty much suspected Momma had birthed me, the height of scandal in a place like Haller County, Kentucky. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Diminutive height, black plumage with a distinctive windblown look, feathered legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z At the very top, on the plateau, the trees that could stand the wind at that height were few. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z For all their differences in hair, and height, and weight, they shared the same eyes. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Standing five feet eight inches tall, Carine McCandless is the same height as her brother was, maybe an inch taller, and looks enough like him that people frequently asked if they were twins. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On very hot days, the algae’s weave became tight and dense, and the island increased in height; the climb to the ridge became steeper and the ridge higher. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Look at this report from her doctor’s appointment. It has her height and weight and everything. The last four digits of her social security number. Her date of birth.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Still far away, forty miles at least, they saw Mount Doom, its feet founded in ashen ruin, its huge cone rising to a great height, where its reeking head was swathed in cloud. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sheer rose the dreadful cliffs to unguessed heights on either side. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At exactly three feet in height, Holly was only a centimeter below the fairy average, but even one centimeter can make an awful lot of difference when you don’t have many to spare. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “Your elf’s scared of heights, and those wizards in masks were levitating people! You can’t blame her for wanting to get out of their way!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Sam walked beside him, saying nothing, but sniffing the air, and looking every now and again with wonder in his eyes at the great heights in the East. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Despite his height and the width of his shoulders, he leads with a grace that is effortless and sensual all at once. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But in the state I was in, that height loomed like a mountain. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Before he could reach them the water had deepened too much even for his towering height. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m six feet tall, almost as tall as he, and he figures the height is wasted on me since I don’t share his dreams of me going to the WNBA. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The compound is thick with people this morning, all dressed in green or dark blue uniforms that pool around the ankles or stop several inches above the shoe, depending on the height of the person. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It sundered, and a pale spindle of light gleamed between his opened arms, a faint oval reaching from the ground up to the height of his raised hands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He had hung a dozen or so kerosene lamps from the ceiling at various heights around the old slave quarters, and you had to watch your head. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I believe that’s a matter of perception, Ms. Houck. My toga is not stupid. If the rest of Unity Valley wore togas, then I would be at the height of fashion.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Same face, same height, a bit more bulge to his belly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But Chicago’s landowners wanted profit, and at the city’s center, profit meant height. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His gaze travelled slowly upwards along the entire height of the enormous body. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone on their team was bigger—in height and weight—than everyone on ours. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Glints of moonlight on helmet or shield shone from the walls where sentries walked, but very little sound could be heard at that height. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z But even her height was nothing compared with her beauty, her fierceness, and her wildness. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The cloak was absurdly long, made for a man twice his height. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They, too, like the hillside jungle, were tumultuous with evening, but from the remote height turned to stillness, their fierceness tempered by the air that lay between. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The journey from rooftops to terrace was long for such small fluttering scraps as moths, and she had never been so impatient as in those minutes while they rose through the heights of the air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Timberline in the White Mountains occurs as low as 4,800 feet, about half the height in most other ranges, because the weather is so much more severe, and I began to see why. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z There was certainly at this moment, in Elizabeth’s mind, a more gentle sensation towards the original than she had ever felt at the height of their acquaintance. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z He leaned into Esperanza’s shoulder, thankful that they were both the same height. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Moron's my height and he's okay but Jesus he pongs of gravy. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The Dream seemed to be the end of the world for me, the height of American ambition. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The clouds were thick in the air, weaving in and out among the soaring heights of the mountaintops. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was the height of summer, harvest season in the first year of what I have come to call my war with Hrothgar. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he weighs me, measures my height, and has me bend over so he can see if my spine is straight. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so. Sort of medium height.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Thus in the Torricellian experiment you cannot see the pressure of the air, but the height of the column of mercury is an indicator of that invisible pressure. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z My mother and sisters were at the height of Passover preparations. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Standing up over a seated monk was the height of disrespect, but Pong was too far gone for that to matter now. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He measured the distance and height; they built the shapes from mud and let it harden. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Two of them were about the same height and the third was shorter. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The album was flipped through and, finally, the customer was satisfied and seated, frayed plastic hoisted around her neck, her chair height adjusted, and Mariama all the time smiling a smile full of things restrained. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As soon as it was light, Strider took Merry with him and went to survey the country from the height to the east of the pass. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “The very model of modern-day, space-saving efficiency. The height of style and comfort, of convenience and practicality. I give you the Murphy bed.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The shot spume soared to the landside heights, and fell like rain. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes travel between the form and me as she reads over my weight and height. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z To his eyes the vase had been perfect, its width half its height, its curves like those of a flower petal. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Jemmy lifted his chin to a regal height. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z They were nearly the same height and she stood close to his face and spoke with deadly quiet, the long brim of her bonnet nearly brushing his cheeks. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z At the height where the bird used to disappear, the clouds would gray the world like an ink wash. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z People marvel at the staggering height of the tallest tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then in 1985 it erupted again, though only to a height of eighty feet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Colonel Korn felt himself at the full height of his powers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He parked by the chicken coop and got out, unfolding his height like a sheet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Fugitives brought warning to the villages of the heights. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, his great height always gave him away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘There doesn’t seem to be any pattern. The timing, the colour, the height of the fire ... I don’t get it.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “That is the height of indecency. I am not wearing these.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Bickel was by the time of the interview at the height of his reputation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z From this height, the red boxes crept up on the uncleared woods in impressive rows. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She turned back steeply, lost no height, and swore again as the airframe shuddered, automatic flaps clattering alarmingly as the plane tried to decide what speed it was flying. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Esteban Trueba lost patience and returned to his country prepared to ignore the problem of his height, since all great politicians in history had been small, from Napoleon to Hitler. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t like being chosen by virtue of her height, but Michael Antoniou was persistent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Marisol grabbed a tape measure to check the height of the staircase she was making. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Bleak heights are carpeted in radiant colors; every crack and crevice of a frowning crag blossoms. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid of heights,” said Louisiana, who was still wearing her crown and her sash. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Miig turned back to us and motioned us forward with his head, still holding the gun at waist height. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He tells Alex that he is in the ninety-fifth percentile in height. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It became roughly her height, other than the dark red horns rising in the shine of the streetlight, and smoke wafted out of its mouth, smelling like ash. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z From this height, Perchance seemed puny and fragile, as delicate as one of Connor’s puzzlers. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She pulled a tool from her backpack, an arm-length pole that telescoped out almost to Tall/s height. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z From the dining room, they cross under the shadow of the elephant-headed statue in the hall, passing into the library and stopping at the stained-glass sunset that stretches the height of one wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He said, in that soft voice, “General, I’d like to send one brigade around those rocky heights. I think I can get into their wagon trains back there.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Looking down was always a bad idea, even if Arobynn had forced her to stand on the ledge of his Assassin’s Keep for hours on end to become accustomed to heights. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A girl her age might let her hair grow long, add inches to her height, see her chest fill out, but she could not change the color of her eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When a grey light crept back over the western heights, long after day had opened in the lands beyond, they went into hiding again and slept a little, turn by turn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Excessive height and mental defects often accompany the sterility caused by this condition. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Tower-ing above the tents to a height of forty feet, the trebuchets were the siege camp’s chief landmarks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There, by the river, set low between the skysoaring spires of graceful city living, was a venerable structure of stone, impressive if not in height then in solidity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Mordor-dark had returned, and the watch-fires on the heights burned fierce and red, when the hobbits set out again on the most dangerous stage of all their journey. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They were on the bridge above, no farther away than the height of a hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Tamara and Raya had the advantage of height and the sun behind them, which would dazzle the enemy pilots if they looked in their direction. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Sam sighed and waved his hand towards the heights of the Ephel Dúath, now only to be guessed as a deeper blackness against the black sky. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z From the height of the tanker’s deck, Bright Sands Beach stretched into the distance, a tarred expanse of sand and puddled seawater, littered with the savaged bodies of other oil tankers and freighters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As the image grew, it revealed a handwritten note, suspended at the camera's height by a thin metal rod. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They stared each other down for a few seconds, with Deidre pulling herself up to her full height—as if that was going to protect her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z What the Atashkadeh lacked in height, it more than made up for in majesty: Five arches, held up by smooth white columns, fronted it, and a Faravahar was carved into the top. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A witch was helping Lord Asriel, and she had flown that wire into the heights. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Through sweet and smoky air, great columns rose to dizzying heights, while enough multicolored light poured down through stained glass so as to turn the hard stone floor into pools of liquid hues. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Because along with my new height, something else was finally happening. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps it requires such depth of oppression to create such heights of character. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthony Marston, in the height of his youth and manhood, had seemed like a being who was immortal. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z He was of average height as well, and had wished ever since he had stopped growing that he were just one inch taller. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “He jumped from great heights,” Edward told me, his voice impassive. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Where the pass was so constricted that rangers had to go single file, Squire Dalbridge would take the lead, scanning the heights as he went, his longbow ever close to hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She is almost my height in her peau de sole heels. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It stands at least the height of three men and looks to be made of stacked mud bricks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The theory eventually circulated that Boori Ma had once worked as hired help for a prosperous zamindar back east, and was therefore capable of exaggerating her past at such elaborate lengths and heights. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The only good thing about its height is that it is built to support weight. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z At the height of its success, Gregarious Games appeared to fall dormant. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Even from this height, I should’ve heard the noise of the city—millions of people bustling around, thousands of cars and machines—the hum of a huge metropolis. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Along with most of the black community, I knew who Reverend Shuttlesworth was, and I thought he represented the very height of bravery. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My grandfather is a slim person of average height with heavy, heathery-gray eyebrows. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The soldier drew himself up to his full height. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z That year marked the height of the counterculture of the 1960s. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He’s about Sammy’s height but with a permanent suntan, as the American kids sometimes describe our color of skin. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Found only in Ireland, it achieves a height of up to six inches and is green in colour. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew himself to his full height, and my pity now felt completely misplaced. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The judge isn’t tall, about the same height as my ma. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She and I were about the same height this summer, which was a relief. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z From this height, I could see the firewell must have been cleaned out specially for this occasion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Hunched over his burden, he sank down on his heels so that he was just her height. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Up to fifteen feet in height, it is covered head to foot in purest white hair. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the height of summer and we were happy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Many of the students were also getting taller, and I had a friend who was my exact height. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Flashing down from Olympos’ height she went to stand in Ithaka, before the Manor, just at the doorsill of the court. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t get enough height to pull off the full rotation in the air, and I came down short, pitching forward onto my knees and almost face-planting into the floor. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Instead of letting go, he jerks my arm forward so we are almost nose to nose—or, given our height difference, nose to chin—and says, “You are not alone.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was about twenty feet tall—typical giant height—with a humanoid upper body, and scaly reptilian legs, like a bipedal dinosaur. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps Father thought she had attained her full height. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Pilots flying new planes could provide swift transport over otherwise impossible distances and heights, perform glamorous stunts and dramatic rescues, explore new territory...and, of course, embark on dangerous acts of war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I also have some unfortunate news. We are in the height of tick season. You kids ever hear of Lyme disease?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The valley in which the;, had come down was in the heart of the mountains; snowy heights, one of them looking rose-red in the reflections of the sunset, towered above them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I said, “It’s the volcano Vesuvius in the very height of its eruption. That’s how you draw magma.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They range from six feet two inches to six feet five, and I know that both my sons, when they stretch their full height, will overtop me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z All the faces below were looking up, staring into the heights. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z As Perry continued to sort and choose, the pile of material he thought too dear to part with, even temporarily, assumed a tottering height. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Black eyes, black hair, a little less than middle for height, a little less than middle for weight, sort of middle for everything else. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “There are plenty of heights here for Braviary to practice branching.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z His face was all straight lines—eyebrows, mouth, nose, everything—and he carried his six feet of height straight as well. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The horses’ flying feet went through the low-banked clouds near the ocean as through a thin sea mist and then up and up in the clear air, climbing the height of heaven. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Now with my new, expanded version of the House of Moneekrom, here in the storage room, it had become harder to know if my turrets facing each other were the same height. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I wish I could enjoy it. This fear of heights is an affliction.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On one ride a latent terror of heights suddenly overwhelmed an otherwise peaceful man named Wherritt. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Dragon stood his full height until even the tiger’s moonlit shadow disappeared from view. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z To attempt any such procedure without thorough advance research on the hazards involved would be the height of irresponsibility. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This unique species, known by scientists as Homo floresiensis, reached a maximum height of only 3.5 feet and weighed no more than fifty-five pounds. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She had always been incredibly disorganized, but now her disorganization reached new heights. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was working on S’meggs a little more and I added just a few tweaks. We didn’t test it from the height it’ll actually be dropped from, so I adjusted the angles a bit.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The Balkan war was then at its height, during what was called the Yugoslav Era of Disintegration. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The ground was hardened by an accustomed tread and as Jack rose to his full height he heard something moving on it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He tugged on Henry’s red-and-white-striped T-shirt until Henry bent down to Beans’s height. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Despite my suit, my haircut, and my height, every time I went into a men’s room a shout rang out in my head: “You’re in the men’s!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A tyrannosaurus stomped into the yard, ducking forward so it could fit under the gate and then rearing up to its full height and stomping up mountain clouds of dust on either side. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Her arms were looped around his head and when she tightened her grip he rose through it, desperate to breathe, up to his full height and enfolded her, crushing her head against his chest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There were eyes painted on the church door, narrow red eyes, and ugly stone demons the height of a man stood on either side of the entrance, their teeth bared like savage dogs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Brienne brought the king's gauntlets and greathelm, crowned with golden antlers that would add a foot and a half to his height. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Based east of Lima in the Andes heights, it first became prominent in the sixth century a.d.—a bad time to be launching a nation on the Pacific side of South America. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z How long was it now since he had heard this voice, since he had soared to any heights? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know what I said before about Murphy beds being the height of comfort? I’m going to take that back.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t realized how much of her height was in her legs, smooth bare legs that glowed gold in the moonlight. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As we circled it, rising in a spiral, the sheer height of the thing blew my mind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was withering in his response: Aristotle says that a hundred-pound ball falling from a height of one hundred cubits hits the ground before a one-pound ball has fallen one cubit. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z At the height of the Selma campaign, on July 4, 1964, students trying to enter the segregated Wilby Theater and Thirsty Boy drive-in were attacked by whites and then arrested for trespassing. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in 1986, pushing forty, he took a vacation in Colorado, felt the siren song of the heights, and enrolled in a rudimentary mountaineering course in Rocky Mountain National Park. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Only twelve years ago, the rebels were at the height of their power, allying themselves with the Tribes and the king of Marinn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In each archway a windowsill at waist height was broad enough to lean on, and below them the pantiled roof ran down in a gentle slope all around to the gutter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And nowhere else have people living at such heights—in places where most crops won’t grow, earthquakes and landslides are frequent, and extremes of weather are the norm—repeatedly created technically advanced, long-lasting civilizations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It led me aslant over the hill, through a wide bog, which would have been impassable in winter, and was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “The distance from the hold to the main floor is half the height of the ship.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The tombs of the pharaohs and of Alexander the Great himself served as constant reminders of the heights she could hope to achieve. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She and I are almost the same height now. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The seaward side of Storm's End perched upon a pale white cliff, the chalky stone sloping up steeply to half again the height of the massive curtain wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Boom, boom, boom until there’s no height, only weight hitting the ground. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t remind me. Dad loved it so much, but I’d rather be anywhere but the desert in the height of summer.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Grub drew himself up to his full height. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Nothing that heavy had ever been lifted before, let alone to such a height. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Air temperature falls by about 2.5°F with every thousand feet of elevation, so it would have been chillier at this height anyway, but now it was positively uncomfortable. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As Taran watched, terrified but unable to turn away, the Horned King’s head swung slowly in the direction of the heights. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Buildings could not be taller than a certain height. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And it is also at this point that he would have made an unfortunate discovery: looking at his image in a mirror will have had the effect of halving its height. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was like a rock, a dead man’s body, a dying bird, fallen from an awful height; something that had no power of itself, any more, to turn. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The asthma was under control, but the doctor alerted me to something else—Malia’s body mass index, a measure of health that factors together height, weight, and age, was beginning to creep up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Addie comes up with only eleven, three of which have to do with her height, five with her brains, and three what we call “all-purpose.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Morning, noon, and night we each get one clump of rice, small, medium, large, according to our height, plus one cup of water no matter our size. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They can reach 100 feet in height from the bottom of the trough to the crest, and the distance from one wave to the next can measure a mile. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z For Jesse the fear of the crossing rose with the height of the creek. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Henri would go to great lengths to increase his height. heinous. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be good to drive out to the coast guard station, too, and get a full storm report, the speed of the wind, the height of the tides, the rate of snowfall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And then, to the children’s great confusion and horror, the fearsome man unstrapped himself, rose from the wheelchair to stand at his full alarming height, and strode across the room to seize them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Very nice. Very you,” she said, and man, right then I wanted to live in the lofty heights of those fragrant bleachers. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Alex was small, the perfect height to fiddle with the antenna. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z We wore the same uniform, were the same height, had the same face. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, I’m about five feet five in height. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at a table of measurements of white shark teeth with its tall columns of numbers for height, width, and angle. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She raised herself to her full height on her bench. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I imagined how such a thing might look from an airplane’s height—the whole island suddenly winking out, as if it had never been there at all. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Ulbrickson took a position slightly up the ramp from them, to gain a bit of height advantage over these very tall boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Swiftly she hastened down from the heights of Olympus to the barren, leafless earth, and standing at the door of the temple she spoke to Demeter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was fifty-six years old, of medium height and medium build, with smooth, straight brown hair; a good-looking man. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the height of the festivities, Sourmelina caused a scandal when she returned from her room wearing a bright orange dress. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly I held out my hand and we shook, he gravely, from the pompous height of his municipal and military dream. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve barely landed before Azaan switches tactics, using the advantage of his height to drive me back in an onslaught of quick punches I have to duck from. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z At thirty her hot brown eyes had turned to agate, and her skin had taken on the sheen of maple struck down, split and sanded at the height of its green. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He looks at me and smiles—his tears were those of joy—and calls out, “They asked me if I’m afraid of heights!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “They must have given her too much. She’s very small; they probably didn’t take her height and weight into account.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z If genes were discrete particles specifying one trait, then how could this property be reconciled with the occurrence of human characteristics, say, height or skin color, in continuous curves? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The irony is I have a fear of heights, which prevented me from flying to Washington, D.C., and New York with the Freedom Writers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, most of these grisly killings occurred during the height of the boom, when money and madness overran much of the town. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I could no longer use only my eyes to guess heights and widths and all that. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Kiyo must have felt something similar, because at the height of Papa’s tirade he threw his covers back, and in his underwear he jumped out of bed yelling, “Stop it, Papa! Stop it!” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The buggy rolled onto dry land and, as my fear ebbed, I felt that I was dropping from a great height. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy about Clayton’s height and age, maybe a year older, carrying a boom box, and then, that boy’s twin, who carried nothing. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He looked around once more—then he stood up to his full height. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s grown quite a bit, too; we’re practically the same height now, but that isn’t what makes her seem so much older. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He hands me a blank sheet of computer paper and says, "I need your full name, your address, date of birth, social, height, weight, and eye color. And a hundred bucks." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He held his hand at knee height in the air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "I forget that the height makes people nervous." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z My own mother is looking at me as if I completely baffle her mind with my looks, my height, my hair. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Here and there upon heights and ridges they caught glimpses of ancient walls of stone, and the ruins of towers: they had an ominous look. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But I’m not really listening, because the height is dizzying. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Melyngar reared to her full height; her forelegs churned the air, and her sharp hoofs slashed at the rider, who fell heavily to earth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the valleys of the Euphrates, Indus and Yellow rivers, other peasants monitored, with no less trepidation, the height of the water. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The disquietude he felt on Katahdin’s granite heights inspired some of his most powerful writing and profoundly colored the way he thought thereafter about the earth in its coarse, undomesticated state. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If the sea had been frozen at the height of a tempest, and every storm-tossed wave locked into place, the scene could not have been more jumbled and uneven. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When he let them out, they leaped and ran and climbed onto every bump in the meadow, gazing around from every little height as if they owned the world. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Fake Leo was the same height as Regular Leo—meaning he was short. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The long road climbed the hills, and the car climbed with it, and we circled in the heights like a bird in the air. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z With my height and my absolutely unimpeachable fake ID I never got shut out. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Mother said it was the height of rudeness for a public servant with privileged knowledge to pry, and for once I had to agree with her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It requires only a small amount of water to fill the tube, but because the height is great it exerts an enormous pressure—enough to burst the barrel. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He turned and a hysterical terror seized him, as though he were falling from a great height in a dream. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z My father is about the same height as me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Those Solomon Islanders were short, about the same height as us Navajos. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He sprang forward to Boromir’s side and drew himself up to his full height. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then, with one hand about the same height in the air, she turned real slow. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The coach called a play for Jimmy and he tried to post me, to push me deep into the paint so he could use his height against me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Judging by the height of the sun in the sky, that was in no way the time in the woods. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z From this height they looked like insects, eagerly massed at the entrance of a bug trap. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Though he wore rimless glasses and was of but average height, standing just under five feet ten, Mr. Clutter cut a man’s-man figure. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z In what seems the height of absurdity, the “threat of infestation of the New York City metropolitan area” has been cited as an important justification of the program. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Because of my height I could pass for older than I was, seventeen, maybe eighteen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "Ooh! You're a dreadful height," gasped Shasta after his first, and unsuccessful attempt. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Now far above national average in height, weight, strength. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z This map does not depict it accurately, because these societies were not contemporaries—the Olmec vanished centuries before the Nudzahui and Zapotec began to reach their height, for example. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Big City Lawyer turned out to be a man of average height with a Hollywood hairstyle and a capped-tooth smile the likes of which I had only seen on one person—a TV evangelist. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Gran’s face and my face were at the same height, if she had stood up straight, she would’a been way taller than me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z It was the thud of my heart against the hollow bowl of my stomach that made me eat a cluster of dandelion weeds grown to waist height. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z At the height of the American chestnut blight, every woodland breeze would lose spores in uncountable trillions to drift in a pretty, lethal haze on to neighboring hillsides. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment explained the height of the mercury in a barometer by showing that it was directly related to the weight of the air. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I adored and despised her height and beauty and the oniony sheen of her skin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Something about the dimensions seemed a little off—something with the height of the walls, but she couldn’t be sure. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The night before, I had measured the heights. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z They swooped those long necks low, glancing back and forth, and then rose back up to their full, terrifying height. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Iorek stood beside him, looking in the same direction, and then reared up high, fully twice the height of Will, his gaze intent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The slope continued steeply downwards and the rocks on either hand rose to the height of cliffs. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Sitting back in comfort, Archie sighed now, contented, gratified by the heights his sense of fairness and compassion could reach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A second later, the once-tiny robot had grown to a height of almost a hundred meters. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Now it was perfume that clung to him like perfume, and he had a girth to match his height. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When we get to the top, there’s a small door—half our height. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Obviously, the notion that the height of a mountain could be measured from sea level could establish itself only after this view had been abandoned. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z No hand had checked their progress, and they had gone native now, rearing to monster height without a bloom, black and ugly as the nameless parasites that grew beside them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z By the height of the day, temperatures would soar to ninety-six degrees—fourteen degrees above normal. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The nurse then checked my weight and height. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I think she will. She is now about Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s height, or rather taller.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z When I arrived at the address, I stood in front of the tall building and marveled at its height before entering. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Germans had the advantage of height, and the four competing Soviet aircraft weren’t prepared for battle. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Slowly the great peach began losing height, and the buildings and streets down below began coming closer and closer. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z It would have been an even match for, though Corin had longer arms and more height, the Dwarf was older and tougher. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The river, seen from the height of the bridge, seemed blue and sparkling clean. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z These, before they toppled, had seemed to extend up into the sky to amazing heights, much, much higher than any tree she had ever seen. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was they who dared ride beyond the Wall, sweeping through the haunted forest and the icy mountain heights west of the Shadow Tower, fighting wildlings and giants and monstrous snow bears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The slave girl, who was about the same height as Polly, followed hesitantly behind her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The buildings here are of different heights, some taller and some shorter. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Better wisdom than height,” he said, and she smiled too. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The shallower the incline, the further the ball would have to roll to get back to its original height. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z But deep in the fields the brownish stalks rise from the earth to more than twice her height, occluding her vision. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z At that Mrs. Corry drew herself up to her full height and regarded her gigantic daughters furiously. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I had reviewed the floor plan of the actual buildings, memorized everything from the ceiling heights to emergency exits to electrical outlet locations. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z After a minute or so, Karkaroff seemed to decide that he had hit some sort of animal; he was looking around at waist height, as though expecting to see a dog. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “You better be talking about his height,” says Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z In the Belmont grandstand, which, if stood on end, would nearly equal the height of the new Empire State Building, every seat was booked. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because sailors weren’t afraid of heights and they knew how to use ropes and tie knots?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The other girl is about my height, my weight, and has on all black. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The domovoi stood up to his full height, which was just barely taller than one of the chickens. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Then there was Ben, just a year below Jinny and almost exactly her height, smiling his easy smile as he stared out at the water patiently. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He realized that Rawiya must be the exact median height between them, and it amused him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My grandfather lay facedown in a bed of creeper, his legs sprawled out and one arm twisted beneath him as if he’d fallen from a great height. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He was sure-footed and unhurried, not afraid of any height. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He holds me, and since we’re both about the same height my face brushes against his cheek, which is soft and smooth and warm. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Mordred was as slim as ever, a neat figure in the height of fashion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “This thing happens to be the height of fashion. But I'm not surprised you don't know that.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Judging by my father’s height, I figured Mr. Marshall was more than six feet tall, with a commanding presence, fair skin, and brown hair and mustache. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Drawing himself up to his full height, he saluted in a smart military fashion. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I could have told you this at the height of his reputation, just as I could have predicted his downfall after a few short years in the limelight. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The height difference between the traditional corn, planted in a spiral, and modern, planted in a square, was minimal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They’re almost the same height and build, maybe five foot six, both kind of skinny, with shoulders like swimmers. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The hare drew himself up to his full height and addressed the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z On the fringe of the little group stood a stranger—a man of middle height, black-haired, with a hooked nose, full red lips, eyes very piercing and dark. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He was pushed against a nearby wall on which height markers had been written by hand, from five to seven feet. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Then he sat on the ground facing her, legs crossed beneath him, their faces finally at a height. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the flame grew in heat and height, Nathan added bigger and bigger pieces of wood. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As his avatar transformed, he also grew to a height of 156 feet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She has full hips, and breasts that are too large for her height, like a rubber squeaky toy that’s been pushed down on the top of the head and has bulged out in these places. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t visible, because the clouds were low and by statute airships had to keep a certain height above fen country, but who knew what cunning spy devices they might carry? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Rising to my full height—a spectacle in itself—I looked down upon the offending policeman and crushed him with a comment which, fortunately, he failed to understand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever neighbors or relatives came to talk about the bad things white people were doing, it was like adding height and weight to this monster that lived in my mind. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now all the great assembly was falling into shadow, and yet, though the night-chill blew cold from the heights, no lanterns glowed, no fires were lit. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Side by side they scaled the last height to where the diminishing pile was crowned by the last broken rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z At the height of Stargirl’s popularity, kids had been pulling chairs from other tables to squeeze around hers. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Ma is worried that I will stay this height forever. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him, Harry could see the wreckage of a large black-and-gold cabinet that appeared to have been dropped from a great height. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Flower color, for instance, had no link with seed texture or stem height. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It’s usually the place for the pathos appeal to reach its height. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She just had magic about her, the kind you feel when you jump from a height, the top diving platform, you know? Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The front yard—a rare thing in any house in the East Bay—was freshly manicured, the blades of grass practically uniform in height. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z At the height of Ottoman power, one thousand women were kept in the Harem is what I’m reading when Farooq comes in. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I’m his godmother,” August said, standing very erect, like she was having her height measured. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was medium height, rather long in the face, with a keen chin. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There were more alongside it of various heights and widths. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Though he lacked height, he was beginning to fill out a little, around the shoulders. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Tethering Melyngar to one of the stunted trees that grew in the heights, the travelers made camp. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The last man out of the lodge took an extra minute to stretch out to his full height. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A younger girl with the same skin color and the same height takes her hand—Christina’s younger sister. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, a hundred visitors a week for three campsites at the height of summer hardly seems overwhelming. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Conductors trained to soothe riders who were afraid of heights stood in handsome uniforms at each car’s door. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There were lonely cabins and stone cottages in the heights, and guard towers manned by Ghohg’s soldiers. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I watch how different skirts flow, the way they hang depending on a woman’s height, her shape, the design of the dress. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had arranged three stools in a row, while she herself jammed her rump into an ancient baby’s high chair—a bohemian touch that gave her a tennis umpire’s advantage of height. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When Emma clicked over to the other kids’ information, she saw that the kidnapped boys’ heights and weights were different from Chess’s and Finn’s, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The camera owner—a burly man twice the size and height of the one chasing Emily and James—steadied his tripod with one hand and grabbed the pursuer with his other. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Here and there an individual or group dares to love, and rises to the majestic heights of moral maturity. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My mother once told me my height came from my grandfather, who was a northerner, and may have even had some Mongol blood. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The enormous eyes were the same, but not the height. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He was roughly the same height as Bob, with elaborate Stygian iron armor, a single diamond blazing in the center of his breastplate. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There was not enough soil for them to grow to any height and when they reached perhaps twenty feet they fell and dried, forming a criss-cross pattern of trunks, very convenient to sit on. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z On each side of the columns, a pair of shackles hung from heavy iron chains at varying heights. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He would blow up, or get shot, or splat from a ridiculous height. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They were about the same height; one was white and not the same guy from before, and the other was black. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z By its height, which was some twenty feet, it was clear that it had been no ordinary door, though there was no way to gauge what its width might have been when open. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In the photo, Elsie stands in front of a wall painted with numbers for measuring height. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The man looked at us and shook his head, pointing to the height requirement. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z I wish that those Seenicruisers would be discontinued; it would seem to me that their height violates some interstate highway statute regarding clearance in tunnels and so forth. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The state of unrest and political violence was reaching new heights. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw your height and your hair, but I couldn’t see your face clearly enough. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z His height, the bloody stripes on his back, would make it easy to identify him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Now we were trying so hard to catch all the language, not to miss a word, that we were surprised when at the height of her rage the woman stopped short. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was speaking at so many events, but I felt that my height got in the way of being authoritative. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Because as I told you before, I am afraid of heights.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They threatened that they would pile Mount Pelion on Mount Ossa and scale the heights of heaven, as the Giants of old had piled Ossa on Pelion. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Bird Johnson knew the stress was reaching new heights when the president began pacing the White House halls at night. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z You could change your name, age, sex, race, height, weight, voice, hair color, and bone structure. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In the loose, shabby, but definitely male clothing I had chosen, my height and my contralto voice would get me by. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z From the outline of his stiff, pajama clad body under the thin blanket, I could see that we were about the same height, though the illness might have shrunk him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The mother bear rose to her full height, bared her yellow teeth, and faked a lunge toward him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was well over average height; a long, dark cloak of coarse fabric masked all his clothing save his high-heeled leather boots. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was tall, double the height of the forest around it, its branches swaying in a breeze that hit only the very tallest parts. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Over her shoulder, through the opening in the bulkhead, her friend watched the faintly illuminated dial on the instrument panel that showed the altitude—they weren’t losing much height. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The heat in the room was great, it being the height of summer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Shasta had never seen it from such a height and never seen so much of it before, nor dreamed how many colors it had. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z After darkness had fallen, she brought the intention craft down through the cloud and moved slowly along the lakeshore at treetop height. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The SS-HJ division was composed of Hitler Youth who were born in 1926 and who met the strict SS requirements for height and physical fitness. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Far inward they glimpsed a tumbled mountain-mass with one tall peak, at the mouth of the vale there stood like a sentinel a lonely height. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I hurried to my address and was challenged by the sheer height of the white stone with its sculptured bronze façade. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z These girls really are the height of disrespect. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Pardon me,” insisted the Humbug, “but I in no way meant to imply that—” “SILENCE!” thundered the policeman, pulling himself up to full height and glaring menacingly at the terrified bug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z No service ethic challenges me here to new heights of performance. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All must be comfortable with heights and must “read” high school. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z On the heights, one of the commanders turned to the chief and said, “Maybe we had better end this!” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I know why he doesn’t want to come—Tobias tries to avoid heights, if at all possible. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z "You can rely on us," Lavender said, making her height of three feet two inches stretch as tall as possible. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Today a criminal freed from prison has scarcely more rights, and arguably less respect, than a freed slave or a black person living “free” in Mississippi at the height of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She was on a brick path that led away from the conservatory, and on either side of the path hedges grew to the height of her shoulders. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If I walked to the corner shop dressed in the height of fashion and didn’t breathe a word to anyone, I would still betray myself and everyone around me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And you know the darkness beyond despair, just as intimately as you know the soaring heights. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The pillars that lined the walls around them soared high over his head, with more carved marble creatures staring down at him from the heights. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Back then, I clambered up spiky Jack trees to get closer to the stars, sure that a few feet of height would help me see them better. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Medium height, stocky build, ashy blond hair that falls in waves over his forehead. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Waked by our morning voices, and the tramp of men below, he started up, but missed his footing on the long steep backward ladder and fell that height headlong. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When a suburban-style shopping mall was built in 1980 at the height of the oil boom, it opened on the east side of town, just a few blocks away from Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As a criminal, you are afforded scarcely more rights, and arguably less respect, than a black man living in Alabama at the height of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We were at airplane height now—so high the sky was starting to look black. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He took this young Mobutu under his wing and taught him to navigate the airy heights where foreigners dwell. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So we each get A fistful of sparklers, Firecrackers, A paper log cabin That smokes and fizzes, Rockets that shower sparks About the height Of the clothesline. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It is easy to visualize a square with width two and height two, but what is a square with width zero and height zero? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly, it seemed, I had developed a new and stomach-clenching fear of heights, and it took all my concentration simply to put one foot in front of the other. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He went on again, but his uneasiness grew, and every now and again he stood up to his full height, craning his neck eastward and southward. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He stepped forward toward Lincoln, raised his right arm to shoulder height, and extended the pistol forward. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a good thing that, at the height of my glory, I was suddenly plunged into reality. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Then, with the help of the other, he lifted the board to shoulder height. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that height—particularly in men—does trigger a certain set of very positive unconscious associations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I’m just saying,” Alex says, resting an overly friendly elbow on Henry’s shoulder, which isn’t as easy as he’d like it to be since Henry has about four infuriating inches of height on him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I saw two more bandana-clad intruders; these two held crossbows at waist height, not really aiming them anywhere, though they were loaded. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The rim arced through the sky at a height of 264 feet, as high as the topmost occupied floor in Burnham’s Masonic Temple, the city’s tallest skyscraper. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I shut the book and pushed past them, deliberately shoving my shoulder into Deidre, who was just my height. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They have gone through this cycle at least twice, possibly more—rising to awesome heights, eroding away to nothingness, rising again, each time recycling their component materials in a dazzlingly confused and complex geology. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Coach seats are not designed for people our height. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps he was hoping in his Behavioralist way that this would spur me to even greater heights of motivation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Cakes layered to impossible heights, pastries lighter than air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And if I had any kind of success at all, it would seem the height of ingratitude. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A tidal wave rose in front of Nathan to three times his height. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Never again would I be chilled at height. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The mask mouth was a slot from which musical sounds issued now as the robes, the mask, the hands increased to a height, decreased. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Through it all she flew in the little aircraft, gaining height little by little, and always moving on toward the cloud-hung palace. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When their season was over the yellow mustard came up and grew to a great height. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z "These heights will be easy to defend, if need be," Thoren pointed out as he walked his horse along the ring of stones, his sable-trimmed cloak stirring in the wind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I set up the congas at the height I liked; I was tired and thirsty, but I couldn’t wait to come back down and play the Latin pieces I had been sweating over all year. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon the further side there rose to a great height a green wall encircling a green hill thronged with mallorn-trees taller than any they had yet seen in all the land. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A new kind of competition between Russia and the United States took shape that fall, a nuclear arms race that quickly raised the stakes of the Cold War to unforeseen and terrifying heights. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But I also know that at least one thing does scare him: heights. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There’s a special faucet at knee height with a little bench in front, where I sit and rub my hands in the cold water before rinsing my mouth and nose. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It was already twice my height, and I shuddered to think of the livestock it would pen. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They drew up her bosom to giddy heights, pinched in her waist, flared out her rear, and managed to suggest that Alexandra’s had once been an hourglass figure. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Andrew, “I’m kind of afraid of heights.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z This was also true of the cement squares of the walkway leading up to the Perfect House, which were bordered by perfectly matching azalea bushes, all the same height, alternating between pink and white blossoms. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z How could you describe a sled without describing a hill and snow; and how could you describe a hill and snow to someone who had never felt height or wind or that feathery, magical cold? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z By the way, despite our tremendous height gap, he and I weigh the same. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Add the effects of the environment—the impact of nutrition on height, or sunlight exposure on skin color—and Fisher could imagine even more unique combinations and effects, ultimately generating perfectly smooth curves. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He’s about my height but obviously goes to the gym. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The strength of the Wall was its height; the length of the Wall was its weakness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Electric blue in colour, up to eight inches in height and very mischievous, the pixie delights in tricks and practical jokes of all descriptions. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When they arrived back at their home nestled beneath the peaks and craters of the sleeping volcano and wrapped in the lush smell of the swamp, Glerk stood at his full height, waiting for them. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Pod brought him a cloak of crimson silk fringed in gold, cut to his height. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Celia inquires about Lainie’s journey before they discuss the city and the hotel, including the sweeping height of the room they sit within. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She would whisper, “It’s the height of fashion. ” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He planted his shifting feet and straightened his body so that he stood up to his full height. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Any wind—even the lightest—draws from the height of the elms a rushing sound, multifoliate and powerful. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He's dark skinned, brown eyes, low haircut, full beard, earrings in both ears, no tattoos, average height, average weight, average dude. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath, then drew himself up to full height. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He looked surprisingly plain, with mousy brown hair, tan skin, and average height, though Celaena had trouble not staring at his scar-flecked mouth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The decision bore the hallmarks of his overarching ambition: a top-down approach, beginning with the most complex and variant traits conceivable—intelligence, temperament, physical prowess, height. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The slope of the hill is simply the height—half a mile—over the horizontal distance you have driven—one mile. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z All 3 billion of us are being connected by telephones, radios, television sets, airplanes, satellites, harangues on public-address systems, newspapers, magazines, leaflets dropped from great heights, words got in edgewise. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were very small to look at, yet he knew, somehow, that they were huge, with a vast stretch of pinion, flying at a great height. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She looked back down at me from her colossal height. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was almost Shadow’s height, and Shadow was a big man. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He was taller than Joseph, almost the same height as Blink, and he was wearing a blue cap. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Whether she had screamed, or whether, when you fall from such a great height, you lose air and can’t make a sound, as sometimes happened to me if I ran too fast. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Maria’s interest drove Matt to greater and greater heights. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Three levels of balconies curled around, so you could look at the exhibits from all different heights. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Behind him walked a slave boy about my height, whose arms were weighted down with a wooden contraption and a small case with a rope handle. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z That the pencil markings on the wall by the linen closet, where Ashoke used to record his children’s height on their birthdays, will not be painted over. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Newcharlie and Aaron were the same height and walked the same way, and now they had the same meanness. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The children of tall men and women were certainly taller than the mean height of the population, but they too varied in a bell-shaped curve, with some taller and some shorter than their parents.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not really even talking about your height,” she said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z When the sun was at its height, he tried and failed to sleep among some low bushes; and as the evening approached, he was footsore and weary. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The monster stood to its full height, looking down on Conor from afar. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z My rickety height and foal’s legs gave me the posture of a fashion model. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It isn’t the height that scares me—the height makes me feel alive with energy, every organ and vessel and muscle in my body singing at the same pitch. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z New roller coasters every summer he met the required height. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Behind Doctor Nolan I could see the body of a woman wearing a rumpled black-and-white checked robe and flung out on a cot as if dropped from a great height. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The pit fire was burning, low, and the king’s shadow on the Wall had shrunk to a quarter of its former height. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We raced around a corner—my fleeting fear of heights now apparently gone—and were confronted by a smooth wall of rock, fifty feet high at least. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A newspaper reporter in the crowd wrote that he expected Roosevelt to be much taller than the then-average height of five feet eight inches. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z You have the peel, the mere skin.You have not nor will you ever achieve heights so dizzy you’ll be feasting on the apple itself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And whether it was the result of gaining height or whether it was the shaman’s spell, a breath did stir the air on Lee’s face. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the small microphone back down to her height. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She huddled beside him behind a wide bush twice her height, trying to breathe quietly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Or one could specify that a point was at a certain latitude and longitude and a certain height above sea level. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no beaches, for the cliffs dropped straight down into the water that lay darkened by the cold reflection of their heights. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z If the stain were shaped like a circle, or like a square or a triangle, it would be easy to figure out; just take a ruler and measure its radius or its height and base. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Aru remembered that her sister had a horrible fear of heights. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the silver mirrorlike walls, people of different height weave through the streets in high heels and black leather boots. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Stares eye to eye with Gerhard and realizes for the first time that they are nearly the same height. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z In a few seconds the ground was covered with water and over it, to a height of inches, rose a haze formed of a myriad minute splashes. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At the height of the Defiance Campaign, the United Party sent two of its MPs to urge us to halt the campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the heaviness had gone and the height. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Eugenicists such as Galton had hoped to select complex phenotypes—intelligence, height, beauty, and moral rectitude—as a biological shortcut to enrich genes for intelligence, height, beauty, and morality. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Without seeming to, Will was memorizing the exact layout of the cave: the shape and size of every rock, the slope of the floor, the exact height of the ceiling above the sleeping girl. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I said, peering up the stairwell’s dizzying height. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I thought it circular at first, but it proved to be eight-sided, a good thirty feet in height, and three times that in breadth. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z At the height of his popularity, some 70 percent of the American public believed he was doing an outstanding job of rooting out secret Communists. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Cluny fell from a fair height and sprawled on the dusty road in an undignified heap. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Luce watched as the various segments, like those of a collapsible ruler, unfolded themselves, and I attained my full height, an inch taller than he was himself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z At their height, the Romans lived among all their conquered, the outer peoples brought to the city as ambassadors, lovers, soldiers, slaves. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It has her height and weight and everything. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I said, drawing myself up to full height. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At the center stood a clock tower, the tallest of the interior structures, rising to a height of 120 feet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I thought a lot and developed the far-away look of a dreamer, for it was always the distant heights which fascinated me and drew me to them in spirit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I learned that the horizon, as seen from a height of five feet on a calm day, was two and a half miles away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she drew herself up to her fullest height. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She careened along above the water, and the hovercars stayed above tree height, patiently waiting for her to run out of cover. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The height is beautiful to me, but if it’s here, it is one of his worst nightmares. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I think I have a slight fear of heights.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The ziggurat’s immense height reflected the belief that the gods dwelled on high. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z If I dozed for a minute, I was awakened by Miss Havisham’s cries, and by her running at me with all that height of fire above her head. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Corvids don’t give a flying tail feather about height,” Bongo said. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The primary agent of its progressive spread is the wind; the larval, or caterpillar, stage is extremely light and can be carried to considerable heights and over great distances. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In the latter state, he seemed a flimsy dingy-blond youth of medium height, fleshless and perhaps sunken-chested; disrobing revealed that he was nothing of the sort, but, rather, an athlete constructed on a welterweight scale. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the tree’s height, sturdiness, and branches that formed a seat, I knew I’d found my hiding place. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But with things that are numbers, like height and weight, I could throw those into the equation if I wanted to calculate the odds of those kids having so much in common with us, and…. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Anyone attempting to scale these heights would hardly be capable of fighting a duel upon arrival at the top. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z My intense devotion to the cause of justice has led to this lengthy diatribe, and 1 feel that my Levy circle-within-a- circle is zooming upward to new successes and heights. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Their height is variable, ranging between two and four feet of our measure. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The peculiar-looking man was of average height, but of an odd shape: Shadow had heard of men who were barrel-chested before, but had no image to accompany the metaphor. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Or is it our personally best soul—say, the one that indwells in us at the height of our cognitive powers and moral aspirations? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Miig stood to his full height and pulled at the strap of his gun so that it swung around his body; he held it in both hands, pointing into the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Finally, my wings begin to falter, I lose height, and gravity pulls me into a foamy sea the color of Finnick’s eyes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He was now at the height of his power, with the Civil War nearly won. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His shortness had a charitable aspect to it, as though he had given away his height. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He judged the height, ran seven steps, and hurdled over the silver back of King Gorger. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At its height, Persepolis had covered a huge area. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He particularly noticed one blue height that divided into two peaks at the top and decided that it must be Mount Pire. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z For a moment, she felt as though she were falling from a great height, plunging through air and blackness, tumbling down with nothing to catch at. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Their height could not be guessed, but they stood up in the twilight like living towers. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It had nothing to do with measurements or height. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The sight was too terrible and beautiful for a cricket who up to now had measured high things by the height of his willow tree and sounds by the burble of a running brook. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z With his shrinking and my height, we were now eye to eye. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s the same height, but thinner, and her face is beige, not pink. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a lot of bodies, and Alex could see, from the height of the piles, that many of them were new dead. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z After the second night they no longer bound his hands, and once they had gained the heights they scarcely bothered to guard him at all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “He has a good chance. He’s really brave, and pretty athletic. The height might not get to him. I would freak out.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z St. Louis teachers, on the other hand, tended to act very siditty, and talked down to their students from the lofty heights of education and whitefolks’ enunciation. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For a helterskeltery moment I was in midair at an unlikely height. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z In Shadow’s memory Mr. Ibis was a short man; whenever he would stand beside him, Shadow would rediscover that Mr. Ibis was well over six feet in height, with a crane-like stoop. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They are most likely now sold again or executed and an expedition would be the height of absurdness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z At the height of their passion, it was foolish to reason with them or try to reassure them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They set the logs so they were upright on the sand, the height of people. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It may reach a foot in height, with a disproportionately large head and hard, bony feet. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A misted half-moon had risen to the height of its arc by the time Tree-ear had swept the kiln entrance clear of ashes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The Roman Republic reached the height of its power in the first century BC, when treasure fleets from throughout the Mediterranean enriched the Romans beyond their ancestors’ wildest dreams. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I could just barely stand up to my full height without scraping the ceiling. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z We were on the top of the height of land that was the highest part of the range of wooded hills we had seen from Burguete. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The invention was not a success, because the height of liquid in the tube also depended on the changing pressure of the air outside. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The physical and mental characteristics that had so entranced Galton—height, weight, beauty, intelligence—were merely the outer shadows of genetic characteristics lurking underneath. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “You shut up and leave her alone!” shouted Peakes, who was about two-thirds Ron’s height, though admittedly carrying a heavy bat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The four of them were all about the same height, and they all had super-long hair, with wavy curls at the ends. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z We all laugh: Golly has a full foot on Daddy in height. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She changes the contours of Claudine's body, shrinking her down and erasing the height I'd given her but making her round as a ripe apple. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Together, we climb high on the boxes, the old furniture, trying to reach the tallest height, a flattop chifforo chest. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z She wasn’t afraid of heights, but the thought of being so high up with nothing but glass to protect her made her stomach clench. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Another hovercar had come into view, cruising down the river just above the height of the bridges. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The two boys were about the same height and the same build, but that was where the similarities ended. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I crouched low, knowing that if I rose to my full height, Grigori would see me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She took the measure of my height and spanned my middle with a tape, noting the numbers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was the height of the summer season, though fortunately not so many people went to Yellowstone in those days as now. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine something with no width and no height—with no substance at all—being a square. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Man attempting to climb to painless heights from his dung hill. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z But on the second level—at a considerable height—were four huge windows side by side, with pillars and stone tracery. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He’s thick and muscled, but doesn’t have much height. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not afraid of heights or going fast. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She wore giant heels that made her tower over Dimple, but without them, Rishi guessed they’d be about the same height. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He did not know if he could face those heights again, or if his garron could survive a second crossing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z What Hudson is saying is that IQ is a lot like height in basketball. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z They are mismatched in height, and so he hunches. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He had escalated the batde against freedom to new heights of repression. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The height, the sky and the distance went to their heads and they skipped in the sunset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The other was a light mulatto of average height. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘Ugh! How I do hate looking down from a height! But looking’s better than climbing.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Michelangelo pulls himself up to his towering height and stares off at the horizon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z A pair of sparkly silver stilettos gives her about five more inches of height. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Often they would ride for hours without a word spoken, the only sounds the soft scrape of horse-shoes on stone and the keening of the wind, which blew endlessly,through the heights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was lean and of middle height, and his movements were careful, as if he thought he might break something inadvertently, as if he was unused to delicate glasses and fine tableware. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It has lost a dimension; it has length and width, but no height. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Dr. Wellington pulled himself to a great height and demanded to know what was going on. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cart and the platform are almost exactly the same height—not by accident; my father built a sort of earth-ramp leading up to the barn just for that purpose. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Picture the millennial plane flying west, from the lowlands of the Beni to the heights of the Andes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Himalayas divided the garden down the middle at shoulder height. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Using his great height and strength, he fairly lifted the men onto the back wall one by one. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z For much of the last century most Mayanists believed that at its height—200 to 900 a.d., roughly speaking—the Maya realm was divided into a hugger-mugger of more or less equivalent city-states. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I could not understand this action—the height of evil. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Why’s he sent you up here, if he knows you don’t like heights?” said Harry, frowning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At a great height above the ground he came to a wide talan, like the deck of a great ship. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Crooked Ava had not lost her power to dissemble since her days of harassing Cora—she hooted and stomped as if it were the height of the Christmas celebrations. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He says it measures 180 feet in length and climbs to a height of 20 feet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Their ugly little faces peered up at the dorm’s four-story height, their eyes full of wonder and terror. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I feel as though I have been dropped from a great height and have landed on my feet, but I don’t know where I am. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z As he gained momentum and height, he closed his eyes and breathed in the crisp cold air. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Hobbits do not like heights, and do not sleep upstairs, even when they have any stairs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z What if there were five genes that governed height, say, or seven genes that controlled the shape of a nose? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Many also inspected the height and weight of a potential bug boy’s siblings. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z First grade was when I discovered eye control; with my seeing I could shrink the teacher down to a height of one inch, gesticulating and mouthing on the horizon. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost matched my mistress Queen Gertrude’s height, and I imitated her carriage, even the tilt of her head. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When we both straightened, I found I had grown closer to his height. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “And now the scene of confusion had reached its height,” Chamberlin observed through the folds of the blanket. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I doubt that anyone in Ankara would take my name, my date of birth, my height, to help my family find me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Very simply. Around to the right. He will occupy those heights and wait to see what we are going to do. He always has. Meade is new to the command. He will not move quickly.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a white man of my height—about six feet tall—with a muscular build. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Doha’s own courtyard was lush, with pink peonies and golden forsythias, magnolia and plum trees, and azalea bushes that bloomed to a man’s height. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A good distance down the ravine, about twenty upright logs of increasing height led from the edge of the stream to the wall of the ravine. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Though a cathedral did not sound like the height of excitement to me, I had no better suggestion. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I tried to retrieve the paper, but he kept it from me—an easy task, considering our relative heights. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Before me was a space of such immense size, height, depth, and breadth, that I never would have thought it could exist on mortal earth. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Their great grey trunks were of mighty girth, but their height could not be guessed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Vera swallowed hard then drew herself up to her full height and regained her composure. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Mina is short and compact to Judith’s willowy height, but they have the same teeth and the same brilliant eyes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Ranging in height from one to five inches, the fairy has a minute humanoid body, head and limbs but sports large insect-like wings, which may be transparent or multi-coloured, according to type. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The hedge maze is taller than the height of an ogre and formed of dense, glossy leaves in a deep green. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To his left stood an oak tree about half the height of the pine tree. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It begins blowing southwesterly, that is, away from the Turkish heights and toward the harbor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I had to yank on it, then rattle the door, then kick it, until finally it flew open to reveal a doorway and a room filled with ice that rose to mid-chest height. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In recent years, many of the stacks had grown to a height of twenty units or more. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She was no match for his height or strength. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It was, I thought, a gesture to the weather, and the length added inches to my height. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Clerks at the Amtrak desk will happily show visitors the place where prisoners were fingerprinted, where their heights were determined. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He’s tall, about my height and from some of the paintings he showed us he did when he was young he can definitely draw. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The prison was on the heights above the town, and through a small window I could see the sea. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Far below, the deathless fires put out their glow and smoke on the darkling air, and even at this great height the clang of hammers could be heard in the snapping wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z During the height of the festivities, the chief took Mwase to the top of the highest hill and looked down where the Chewa ruled. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “I thought you might like it. Unless you have a fear of heights.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He tabulated the chest breadth and height of 5,738 soldiers to demonstrate that chest size and height were distributed along smooth, continuous, bell-shaped curves. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She eyed his muscles, his height, his girth—all strength stolen from the dead Champions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His features, his height, his easy grace—everything makes perfect sense—and yet no sense at all. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He stood to his full height, his face regal behind the lines of grief. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No, sir, I solemnly assure you to the contrary. The shape standing before me had never crossed my eyes within the precincts of Thornfield Hall before; the height, the contour were new to me.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And if each combination generated a unique effect on height, Fisher found, the result smoothened out. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If those tourists had come to Tiwanaku at its height, walking through the miles of raised fields surrounding it to the city’s carefully fitted stone walls, they would have been delighted by its splendor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The nation’s car culture reached its height in southern California, inspiring innovations such as the world’s first motel and the first drive-in bank. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z But it asks for things that make me cringe like height, weight, hair color, eye color, career ambition, and talent. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Having served two tours in Vietnam at the height of the war, he found himself woefully unprepared for the flat pitch of life out of uniform. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Papa Andrew lined us up at the gate by height, with the smallest first and the tallest last. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Still enough of a distance between us, a meter perhaps, that he could not make an advantage of his height. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But the real answer is that the height of the stack would approximate the distance to the sun. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why had I neglected to consider my fear of heights? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I stared up at the buttresses of rough rock, solitary in the huge solitude of the heights, and I did not believe the driver; but I suspended my disbelief. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He is of medium height, lean, with slightly shaggy dark hair, a mustache, and a little bit of a hangdog expression. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the queen beckoned to another curious member of her entourage: a tall gaunt stick of a man, his height accentuated by an outlandish three-tiered hat of purple felt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had a basin where I would scrub my dolls’ clothes and hang them with tiny clothespins on the wash line Adele strung at my height next to the playhouse. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I noticed that my brother, though younger in years, was growing near in height to the prince. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Derrick the bouncer still had me in a killer grip, but we were nearly the same height. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z When he was all afoot his scaled head, spike-crowned and triple-tongued, rose higher than the broken tower’s height, and his taloned forefeet rested on the rubble of the town below. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Across the width and height of the tunnel a vast web was spun, orderly as the web of some huge spider, but denser-woven and far greater, and each thread was as thick as rope. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The volcano grew up seven to ten million years ago, producing fierce eruptions and explosions of ash, which repeatedly wiped out the forests that grew on its slopes, until it attained a tremendous height. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart is cracked; no, it is broken in pieces, like an earthen bowl dropped from a great height. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But he cut me off and urged me one last time, drawing himself up to his full height and asking me if I believed in God. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z They were both the same height, dressed in cheap-looking formal wear, but his dad’s eyes were focused on his mom, gazing at her with the exact same adoration that Jessica had described. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As the pyre was kindled, on a rocky height above it a woman appeared. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They were probably of average height, but to us tall Dinka, they seemed like tiny, tiny people. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Others, like the group of boys in the very back, all about her height or shorter and some with their baby fat still intact, looked terrified. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Plants blossomed in the thick black earth, sprawling out in all directions while trees—palm, oak, ash, and fruit-bearing ones of every variety—reached up into the misty heights, their branches draped with vines. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It is twice my height and four times my width and depicts an attractive woman with watery gray eyes and spectacles—Jeanine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Now we were the same height, and those piercing blue eyes started making me tingle all the time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s not quite my height, but he’s over six feet. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to memorize the location of all the embassies, the shifts of the guardsmen who stood watch in front of them, the height of their walls and width of their doors. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Those ladies are the creme de la creme of Baltimore society, and their brightly colored dresses are the height of fashion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The flood was at its height by this time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He got me a stool so my mouth would be at the right height, and I stuck my fingers in the holes and moved the dial around. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I gave them different heights to make it more realistic, just as I do whenever I draw the mountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I mumbled my problem to the pharmacist, some young, clean-cut guy in a lab coat who, one step up, had a good twelve-inch height advantage on me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z There were men, and women, and people who seemed the height of little kids but had flat stubby heads and wore pastel suits in various colors, so they looked like short, running sticks of chalk. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The lawn was flawlessly smooth, with the grass all of the same height. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then something terrible occurred to me: what if this wasn’t a fear of heights I was feeling—but of hollows? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I’m practically invisible at that height— the people on the ground keep their attention fixed on the street—and besides, up there I get the best view of where I’m headed. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z At its height, I had a small farm with nearly nine hundred plants; a garden far grander than the one I had on Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The bear halted, then reared up to full height for attack, red eyes glinting savagely, neck up-stretched and head weaving from side to side in a menacing, snakelike way. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Standard height; large, rounded body; golden brown plumage; clean legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z At nearly one thousand feet in height, the tower remained the tallest structure in the world and an insufferable reminder of the triumph of the Paris exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But they did not forget their danger, nor the Black Gate that was still all too near, hidden though it was behind the gloomy heights. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Bigger glared; his whole body tightened and he felt that he was going to rise another foot in height. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Also, she was almost Zara’s height, so I had to reach upward. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But this sky had lots of different types of clouds in it at different heights, so you could see how big it was and this made it look enormous. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was of average height, a sturdily built man of forty-seven, but how he maintained his weight was a puzzle. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I raised my hands, palms out, to face height and folded myself up and out of the tent. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z My books are stacked by height and turned so that the titles can easily be seen. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The height requirement was due to the small size of the capsules. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z In high school, my petite frame and height didn't seem to matter quite as much. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The body was clearly that of a woman, although of unusual height. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We looked back to see a length of rope uncoil itself and float across the gravel at ankle height. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The rise was gende, to a height of perhaps fifty or sixty feet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Their arms were little, and their hands were little, and their height was not tall, and their feet very small. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He was at least six feet in height, with broad shoulders and slender hips. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z His smile would get wider, his teeth bigger, and every year the estimated heights of his climbs—written in ink at the bottom of the Polaroids, along with the date—got higher. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A thousand years ago their society was at its height. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I watch him go, my body folding over my legs, arms dangling in the air below my feet, reaching, dizzy at the height. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Diminutive height, white plumage, yellow featherless legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z At the height of their fame, Shoto had suggested to Daito that perhaps it was time for them to meet in person. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I have now concluded, sir,” said Joe, rising from his chair, “and, Pip, I wish you ever well and ever prospering to a greater and a greater height.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He was standing with his back to her and she knew, from the height and the shape of the head, that it was him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That’s why the jump to the regulation height high bar felt like a crazy daredevil move. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z George joined them, lifting her hand just to the height of her head. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Below me was Manhattan, from the height of an airplane. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The triangle in Figure 23 has a height of 8 and a base of 8; since the area of a triangle is half the base times the height, the area is 32. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He and his older brother were the same height, equal matches by all societal standards now, but Kamau still had a way of looking at him that could make him feel so small. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I wonder what the sea looks like from that height? The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Among her women friends, Ma is admired for her height, slender build, and porcelain white skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hang about twenty feet above the ground, but that height seems like nothing now. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “If my masters were to complain about the annoyance caused by his soldier...” the woman said, drawing herself up to her fullest height to gaze directly into his eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z So they talked until the sun reached its height, and suddenly the noon-bells were rung, and there was a stir in the citadel; for all save the watchmen were going to their meal. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Using an instrument called a sextant, the navigator can measure the height of the star above the horizon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He stepped quickly away, and eyed with alarm the tall Man, nearly twice his height and many times his match in strength. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They were the same height, and as they sat on the rocks, their legs were tan in front of them, shiny with sunblock. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The impression of added height was due to his parade-ground posture. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “And here, Miss Melody, is where you will sit. Right next to your teammates. I have rigged a special answer board for you, so it’s adjusted to the height of your wheelchair.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Is it my imagination,” shouted Ron after a considerable stretch of silence, “or are we losing height?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, drawing himself up to his full height, he made a very low and solemn bow. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z My outburst was the height of bad manners, and manners matter deeply to her. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I had landed upon it from a height. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I am struck suddenly by his height, by the arrogant sneer he wears like a crown. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This was considered the height of a woman’s beauty. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The climb had made him sweat, but now he felt cold and clammy, and there was a chill draught in the dark passage, blowing down from the invisible heights above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Look, it’s going to be okay,” Mark said, squatting down to Deedee’s height. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I gazed up to the towering heights of the tall trees. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The maximum number of NeuroLink users will be online around the world at the height of this final game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As La Belle Sauvage floated more and more swiftly down into London, the tide was nearing its height, and the consequences for the little canoe were serious. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Their gallants— young squires in the height of fashion, many of them wearing Mordred’s badge as Thrashers—came mincing in with their long-toed shoes, in which it was impossible to walk upstairs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Each stone pillar weighed up to seven tons and reached a height of sixteen feet. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z First up to speak was Mr. Dimblewit, a witch of medium height but enormous of mustache. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He pushed past the beast, jumped down to the next step four feet below, fell his height, landed on his ankle, which twisted underneath him, painfully, and he dropped, heavily, onto the rock. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z From this height the people didn’t look like poor, overworked Chinese; they seemed to be toy people going happily about their business. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Construction began in about 1000 a.d. on an earthen structure that would eventually cover fifteen acres and rise to a height of about a hundred feet, higher than anything around it for miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Usually Walter takes care of this part because he’s the right height. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Leon looked as if he hadn’t spent five minutes in the exercise room since retiring from pro basketball; all that remained of his NBA physique was his height. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Sidelsky, who was my height, once gave me an old suit of his and, assisted by considerable stitching and patching, I wore that suit every day for almost five years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized they were exactly the same height. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He peered down at her from his great height, those icy eyes on fire. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He stretched his neck a little to match the chilly height he hoped the soldiers had seen in his eyes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She gritted her teeth against the pain, heaving the bed frame to knee height. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But past a certain point, height stops mattering so much. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As I gazed across the sky at this contrail, it occurred to me that the top of Everest was precisely the same height as the pressurized jet bearing me through the heavens. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the more traditional surrounding architecture, such as the county attorney’s office across the street, the three-story courthouse sports steel trim around a checkerboard of clear glass windows that stretch the buildings height. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Evidence Against Him or Suspicious Circumstances: None, except that he is the only man the right height or size to have worn the Wagon Lit uniform. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered old men napping on tree branches, forgetting the height of the trees and the vulnerability of their bodies. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Tank is around the same height as Ziggy, but a lot leaner. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I discover I am somewhat drunk; also that I am afraid of heights. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He stands higher than we stand, seeing wider, but he is himself only the height of a man. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z And she had started cannibalizing parts of her city to add on to its height. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Surely her example spurred me on to pursue what now seems ludicrous, but at the time was the height of my post-Manzanar ambitions. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The figure fell and crumpled among the blue flowers of the mountain-side, but now there was a gentle breeze at this height too and the parachute flopped and banged and pulled. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There were hundreds of sparkling windows, some panes over a dozen feet in height and width, shining like mirrors in the sunlight as they rose above the canopy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Lolo said that before harvest time, the leaves would grow to the height of a short man. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z It rested on a white pedestal that added a few more inches to the height. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The twins were both laughing, but even then they were liable—and the perfect height—to take a swing at your crotch. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Major Major had never played basketball or any other game before, but his great, bobbing height and rapturous enthusiasm helped make up for his innate clumsiness and lack of experience. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He seemed a little unsteady from the height of the post, glancing down, apparently afraid to move his feet. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Cool, silent, hairless Ted, whose breathing pattern didn’t alter one bit in the height of passion? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph felt as if he’d plummeted from a great height, as if he’d been standing on scaffolding that reached to the sky and the entire thing had crumbled beneath him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It was to him the sign of his son’s death and he threw himself down from a rocky height into the sea, and was killed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Peeping through, he could see that the height was still occupied, and whoever it was up there had a spear at the ready. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was fairly easy to contemplate the race issue in the shop without reaching those heights of fear that devastated me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “This night will be long,” Adaon said, looking intently past the shadows at the brooding heights of Dark Gate. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Because if the wings were at the same height, he’d look like he was hanging stuffed in a museum somewhere.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The height of three men, they keep the countries separate. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “My real fear,” Scottie gasped, giving the crank a turn, “is not of heights”—another turn—“but of being sick.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But he was bright and curious and naturally inquisitive about the equipment he had laboriously carted to the heights. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Though only half the height of the tallest eastern pines, the chestnut had a weight and mass and symmetry that put it in another league. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He flicked a broken bone into the fire and rose to his full height—a massive red warrior in sheepskin and drakon leather, with dried flowers and herbs in his hair. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At La Venta’s height, Olmec art and technical innovations could be found throughout Mesoamerica. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The exposition could help, he realized, providing it did rise to the heights envisioned by Ellsworth. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Eventually you reach a height where you can see the tops of the topmost trees, with nothing but clear sky beyond, and your faltering spirit stirs—nearly there now!—but this is a pitiless deception. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Canst thou climb the ladder or wilt go pickaback? Tis a great height, but there are resting places.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z His height was five feet, eight inches; he weighed only 155 pounds. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z No matter where on the globe the observer is, an accurate measurement of that star’s height, or altitude, and the use of proper almanacs or tables will provide latitude. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Next, the second lady measured my height and the thickness of my arm. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea was that my measurements could increase the accuracy of our knowledge of the height of the terrain Neil and Buzz would be flying over in their descent to a landing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilot cut the speed and began the complex business of adjusting the height. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Squashed along its length, the line becomes a point, an infinitesimal nothing with no length, no width, and no height. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She was of medium height, had nice shoulders and pretty hands and arms. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The tower rose to an overall height of 423 feet, making it the tallest building in the world at that time. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It is all pine trees here, too skinny for their height, built like I am. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z At a height of 384 feet, its beacon would theoretically have been visible some thirty miles out to sea—more than a day’s sail away. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It was a very small island, hardly a man’s height above the waves at its tallest point. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It bore an uncanny resemblance to a prison: a large, bricked-in compound with walls at least twice his height. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Exploring the shore revealed one extraordinary thing: the algae, and therefore the island itself, varied in height and density depending on the weather. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 They had not gone far before the sun sank behind the westward heights and great shadows crept down the mountain-sides. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z One of them, Henderson, who was about my height but with seventy-five more pounds of muscle, told me I’d better get him in before I left or else. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Standard height, fluffy black-and-white plumage with distinctive barring, yellow featherless legs and feet. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Two had great bows, almost of their own height, and great quivers of long green-feathered arrows. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was a new ugly, awkwardly exploding into unfamiliar height, tugging at his dorm uniform like it was already too tight. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He was of middling height, his shrewd peasant’s face weathered by wind and sun, his grizzled beard and brown hair well salted with grey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And if I had any kind of success at all, it would seem the height of ingratitude. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The terrifying thought—and the height of the balcony—made Gregor light-headed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They had not come, then or ever, even at the height of Min’s scorn and rage. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The difference in the speed of clocks at different heights above the earth is now of considerable practical importance, with the advent of very accurate navigation systems based on signals from satellites. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Pavilion of Thought had been a ballroom; its doors were twice the height of normal doors, and more than twice the width. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They were the only birds which made a practice of slipping off height to land—except occasionally the oldest, gayest and most beautiful of all the conscious aeronauts, the raven. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Finn drew himself up to his full height. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As tall as trolls they were, twelve feet or more in height; their strong bodies, stout as young trees, seemed to be clad with raiment or with hide of close-fitting grey and brown. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They each had walls in their houses that documented their height and growth spurts, beginning with the year they could stand on two feet. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Alex really resents the extra few inches of height Henry has on him right now. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He rose up to his full five-foot-four-inch height and poked a finger into my chest. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Park was just her height, but he seemed taller. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She gained height and sped away and up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I watch him walk up the path as Mami slides into the driver’s seat and adjusts the rearview mirror to her height. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z From this height the blanket, just about ready to slide off completely, could hardly stay in place. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z From their height she looked small and foreshortened. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He was about my height despite the fact that I was two and a half years younger. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Books lined the three shelves in descending height order, flanked by a gold-framed photo on either side. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z We’re taught that Western civilization originated in the Near East, was brought to brilliant heights in Europe by the Greeks and Romans, and produced three of the world’s great religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But we little know until tried how much of the uncontrollable there is in us, urging across glaciers and torrents, and up dangerous heights, let the judgement forbid as it may. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The hill jutted above the dense tangle of forest, rising solitary and sudden, its windswept heights visible from miles off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Yet, like many landmark structures in history, the Lighthouse towered as much in symbol as in physical height. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The walls, dark woodwork to shoulder height, were blue-figured paper above, with a design of tiny blue flowers, wreathed and gathered and delicate. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z On the threshold stood Matthew Wood, staring from his awful height at the littered room, the gowns tumbled over chairs and benches, and the guilty faces of his womenfolk. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Aru held her breath as the puddle rose, growing higher and higher until it was about the height of the seven-headed horse that had carried her across the Ocean of Milk. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A couple of years ago Fang and I had put the rock on our list of Michigan must-climbs, and not only because of its height. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mother pats my windblown hair down since it must be adding at least two inches to my height. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At the height of the storm his boat was shattered and sank, but he succeeded in swimming to shore. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Serving size is based on your age, height, body type, health, and amount of physical labor required by your schedule. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The white general election of 1948 matched the ruling United Party, led by General Smuts, then at the height of his international regard, against the revived National Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He cut a window at the right height. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A jump from this height to the tarmac might have broken a bone or twisted an ankle, but the healing nanites in his blood would quickly release opiates and deaden the pain. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The short height of the other person, who was just a little rounder. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He thought about his friend Thalia, who was scared of heights even though she was the daughter of the sky god. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Though his voice is cool and flat as a legionnaire's, he doesn't have the breadth and height of a Martial. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I had borrowed Ma’s tape measurer from her closet so we could keep track of our towers’ heights. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Not for fear of heights but for where he ranks in the group, when he is even allowed to be a part of it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Multiplying two numbers was equivalent to taking an area of a rectangle, but what could the area of a rectangle with zero height or zero width be? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He was about twelve feet tall—a respectable height for a Cyclops, but only half as tall as other giants Percy had dealt with. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Werner is half the corporal’s height and has to take two strides for every one of the man’s. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was essentially just a confusing mass of numbers, but Hutton noticed that if he used a pencil to connect points of equal height, it all became much more orderly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Passersby do not look at him, not even a glance is spared despite his height and his pristine grey suit and top hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The height of violence for us was on the weekly television Western imported from Hollywood and dubbed clumsily in Spanish. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He locked his gaze on his two humans, surprised to notice that they were nearly the same height now. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They climbed into the alcoves to gain some height, but with water pouring out of each niche, it was like trying to balance at the edge of a waterfall. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She had an odd feeling in her stomach, as if she were the one being thrown from a great height. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z In that awful moment, I didn't care that he was twice my height and had ten times my strength—I had to save those pictures. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Once, as they drifted silently past a massive white cloud, they saw on the top of it a group of strange, tall, wispy-looking things that were about twice the height of ordinary men. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I’d never been afraid of heights before, but now I couldn’t so much as look off the edge of the path without my stomach doing flips. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You know, I think I like the ears. They give you some nice height.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z At last the jungle parted, opening on a wide expanse where the trees were lower and the height of the train gave them a view. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He was about the same height as Shasta himself. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The idea of a Bouncing Betty anti-personnel mine exploding at head height was enough to dispel any nonchalance in the troops. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I watch as he stretches from a little boy into the broom-size of a man, his height mounting the innocent fabric that splits our one-room house into two spaces, two mats, two worlds. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Madame Maxime had drawn herself up to her full, and considerable, height. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The pits were just a little smaller than the cells, dug down the height of a grown man. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised the wand to shoulder height, said, “Waddiwasi!” and pointed it at Peeves. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Below them, looking small and upside down from this height, the Questing Beast could be seen sitting in the ravine which bounded the castle on that side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and again they heard a dull rumble, as a great boulder rolled down from hidden heights above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z No one among them suddenly raised himself to the height of a man almost as tall as a cabin porch post. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned forward in breathless awe, thrilled by our dizzying height. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He established a tradition that after a successful mission, each squadron would fly home together at a low height in an air-show formation. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Just at that moment, Alba entered the room and saw her grandfather reduced to her own height. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had come to Odessa at the height of the boom. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A stillness came over her, a surrender, like she was falling from a great height but would never hit the ground. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Turner figured she had reached her peak of height sometime around the Civil War and from that time on had been folding and shrinking until someday she would probably just disappear. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Eventually we were sitting at a round table on stumps and rocks, all level to the same height. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z At each halt a frozen, unbroken silence lay outside the steel walls of our box, the silence of vast wastelands, of the heights. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z "Then we make our appearance—just at the height of their impatience." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z LaPautre made a final puff and drew himself up to his most solemn height. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Confused, she let herself ring upward on a thermal, peeling off at a great height. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z From such a height they must look like black beetles crawling over a table. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z On our way to school Leamy’s boys laugh at us because the tire pieces are so thick they add a few inches to our height and the boys say, How’s the air up there? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Night Witches” in the Sky paints a vivid and faithful portrait of the 46th Guards’ experiences at the height of the war—from flaming death in the air to bunches of wildflowers in the cockpit. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Which wouldn’t have been a problem if I hadn’t been afraid of heights. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel it vibrating and let go; it hung in midair, unsupported, at exactly the right height for him to mount it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z With sunrise came a thick white fog, as on many autumn mornings in the heights of the island. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He doubled in height, and from his back sprung a missile of fur and teeth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The device that told him his height above the ground. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Each line on the map is like a contour line but, instead of marking a uniform measurement of height, it marks a uniform measurement of magnetic variation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Fortune, which had favored me, even to the height of marrying a prince, now turned her wheel to grind me down. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Grandeur she gave her, too, in height and form, and made her whiter than carved ivory. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Such behavior would be regarded as the height of insolence — and in this case it was. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A great hall of a room with ceilings twice the height of the doors. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As Zane did his best to rub the sting out of the back of his neck, Marigold stood to her full height, hands on her hips. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “This bathroom is for senior management,” she repeated, straightening to her full height. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The ground was a long way away, at least twice his own height, but that wasn’t going to stop him now. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He pumps me up and down until I am the right height. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from his impressive height, Hugo was broad, with thick limbs and disproportionately large hands and feet. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He rose to his full height, as if she, about the size of Mama, were the general of some invading army, and said, “Too young!” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a hard man of middle height, with a beard so dark and heavy that the lower part of his face looked as though it were molded of iron. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She was taller than Maya, but for the first time, her height felt intimidating instead of safe. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It used to erupt regularly and spectacularly to heights of three hundred feet, but in 1888 it just stopped. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The elves were the same height as humans. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Then — I was aware he was stood to his full height, exposed, and he stalked away from us, saying, “It is in Suetonius.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “If it makes you feel better,” I whispered, “I’m not that fond of heights, either.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z At the far end of the bar, the smith’s prentice finally retrieved his iron rod from under the table and stretched to his full height. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I am the equestrian director and superintendent of animals,” replies August, drawing himself up to full height. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mind you, a standing meerkat reaches up eighteen inches at most, so it was not the height of these creatures that was so breathtaking as their unlimited multitude. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z On either hand the walls sloped upwards, until they were fifty feet high or more, and along each wall stood an aisle of trees that also increased in height as they marched inwards. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Most of the time I like heights, so I grab Will’s arm like I need his support—but really, I’m lending him mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z With breathtaking accuracy it sprang straight into the air—twice the height of a person—and plucked the hapless creature off its perch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Malik’s height helps him see over the crowd. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A high-pitched yell and then, two seconds later, Chi-Boy emerged, dangling a girl by her forearm from his height. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She was about his height— not quite though, he was pleased to realize as she came nearer. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z They were the same height, but Nero stood as though posing for a sculptor, while Lazlo’s shoulders were curved in a posture of wariness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Still seems way too young for all that height. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He held the singlestick at the height of his forehead. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Behind the oil burner, a dark gap showed in the wall at about shoulder height and ran back under the breezeway, out of sight. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Sunlight poured down, as if the gods were flooding the arena with a light fiercer than usual, the better to watch the show from their Olympian heights. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The mission schools trained the clerks, the interpreters, and the police-men, who at the time represented the height of African aspirations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood eight centimetres short of the standard Alpha height and was slender in proportion. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Time had moderated his early impulse for growth and he was a man of average height marked by smallpox scars, but his amazing power for manual destruction remained intact. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Three or four hurled themselves at the barrier, twice the height of a man, which separated the arena from the audience, and tried to clamber up it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And when you’re just topping three feet in height yourself, a good-sized rat can be a real threat, especially since rats are one of the few breeds that can see straight through a fairy shield. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The good deed and the height made her feel superior to the boys and girls playing stickball in the yard. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Once, aeons ago, the Appalachians were of a scale and majesty to rival the Himalayas—piercing, snow-peaked, pushing breathtakingly through the clouds to heights of four miles or more. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He was white, about fifty, thin and of average height, with dark hair and tanned skin. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was she who made us feel the breathless height of the structure and the relative puniness of the humans who had built it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z About a month later, after they've gained up to eight feet in height, the large, flat disk that is the flower will unfurl. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A giant column of smoke and ash rose to a height of sixty thousand feet in less than ten minutes. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A pair of slave soldiers lifted her to shoulder height on a shield. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was an unholy amount of noise in the background, the kind of dull roar you’d expect at the height of a raging frat party. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z My plan is to double the floor area and double the height. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The shadow of a nearby dune bent and then morphed into the shape of a human that was nearly three times Nathan’s height. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I checked it out on the Web afterwards—this at the height of my spiritual conflict with Stan’s parents. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z On November 17 a pall fell over the campus when, just at the height of the festivities, tragedy struck. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She’s also a mariner in the first scene; she can get away with this because of her height. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We had to climb it, even though the Japanese were firing down at us from the heights. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There are girls in feathered costumes who spin at various heights, suspended by ribbons that they can manipulate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Although not reaching the virtuosic literary heights of incarceration essays penned by writers such as Thoreau or Martin Luther King Jr., the document was an oddly compelling account of the execrable details of his experience. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And finally, the height, the pinnacle of my employment history so far. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She drew herself up to her full height and stood rigid. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Their musicians blew horns, and even from this height, he could hear their elegant melodies. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Because of his height and his serious face he usually played the villain at the children’s theater where he worked. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d always thought she was statuesque goddess height, at least five ten, but she was more like five five. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z If he started with five genes, the permutations were even greater in number, and the variations in height produced by these permutations seemed almost continuous. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Even though my cousin was bent on flaunting his age and height over me, I relished the time I spent with him apart from my sisters. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Finally, at the height of the fever, his will to survive gave out. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Their parental instincts are at their height, and they defend their offspring with strikes and slicing talons. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He came down from a height where no human eye could see him, landed on the girder, and took off again. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Again, it has lost a dimension; it has neither height nor width, but it has length. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z James was exactly the same height as Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z How could one determine if any particular feature—height or intelligence, say—was the product of nature or nurture? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It was not much more than a tall man’s height now, and at its base there were wide flat shelves of dry stone; the water ran in a channel on the other side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z For some reason Milton was no longer afraid of heights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One by one, naked to their briefs, old and young, Native men came out on their knees and stretched back to full height. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z His skin was rosy-white, his long hair was golden-brown, and the top of his head came just above the height of Mr. Wonka’s knee. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z After a quick warm-up, another girl who appeared to be my age and height trotted over. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z This gradually raised the height and raised it evenly.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I think you’re like James,” said Lupin, “who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Trees at the height of their blossom bubbled dark cream by a rotted bandstand. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z This was its fashion, while Saruman was at his height, accounted by many the chief of Wizards. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His recent fall to the Underland had only reinforced how much he disliked heights. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z From its heights, West Point looked down on smaller forts on both sides of the river. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z No longer a ropy mass of gangly arms and gangly legs, but now a big, firm, curvy woman, exulting in her weight and height, and it made her imposing, a presence that drew the eyes. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It should have made me feel nauseated and tense like it normally does, but my fear for Ayanna outweighed my fear of heights. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Next time I open my eyes, the sun is at its height in the sky, blaring down with all its yellow glory. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “I was at the other end of the park. The dryads had this great idea of passing me through the trees to get me here. They don’t understand height very well.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I had underestimated its height—we’re a good forty yards above the boulders of the riverbank and facing a wide area of nothingness. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Beyond the arch stretched the great span that the Valyrians had built at the height of their glory, its fused stone roadway supported by massive piers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry had only ever seen one person as large as this woman in his life, and that was Hagrid; he doubted whether there was an inch difference in their heights. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a glow coming from the raincoat of the man, at about chest height. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Look! Only ninety miles from Haiti, and look! Trees! Crops! It’s all so verdant. At the height of the dry season! The same ecology as Haiti’s, and look!” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z If Permian was to go to State, they would have to perform in ways that no one had ever imagined, rise to heights beyond even the expectations of the fans. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My height, which was now slightly over six feet, had become a handicap in my mind. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The King was mounted on his horse, and the horse mounted on a white marble pedestal that rose to the height of three men standing one atop the other. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The men were all of a height, with long legs and flat bellies, every muscle as sharply etched as if it had been chiseled out of stone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She looked down, down from what seemed an awful height at the head of the man whose lemon-yellow gabardines had been the first sexual excitement she’d known. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The average height of the mine roof was five feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a most formidable task, for the roof soared to nearly twice the height of the bell tower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Have I mentioned that I don’t love heights? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They had been riding up a gentle slope toward a line of brightly colored pavilions on the height. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mount Elgon brooded over the town and the trees, rising to an undefined height, its profile buried in an anvil thunderhead, bathed in golden light. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked out over the flat roofs, uneven in height, broken once in a while by a slanting roof from a house left over from older times. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was about medium height, medium build, reddish hair. I slipped on the steps and he caught my arm.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All five heads thrashed up and down as the song kept swelling to more ridiculous heights. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Within six years, biplanes were flying for more than an hour and climbing to heights of one thousand feet. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She was medium height with brown skin and hair down to her shoulders. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Though due to her height some people may find the subject’s gender at first glance somewhat indeterminate, any prolonged observation would result in a decision that she was indeed a girl. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Yes, but you don’t actually know that that woman is the same height as your mom,” Natalie said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She did have the same features and coal-black skin, and she was the same height as Rhonda, but gone were the puffy white dress and long green hair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She’s the perfect height for modeling too, but a little thicker than those toothpicks on the runway. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z At that height, the cars were like little beetles crawling along the streets, and people walking on the pavements looked no larger than tiny grains of soot. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z When I nod, he says, “I’m going to check the height now,” and puts his thumbs on the crest points of my hip bones. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z For example, I discovered that the Illia Cloud had a windshield that was kind of the wrong height for me, and 1 didn’t like the dashboard arrangement of the Dodge Cormorant. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For upon the top stood a black stone, round as a great globe, the height of a man, though its half was buried in the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The man had a foot of height on me, but you never would have known by the way he dropped to his knees in front of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They carry not only instructions about eye color, height, nose shape, enzyme production, microphage resistance, but a story, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The camera owner—a burly man twice the size and height of the one chasing Emily and James—steadied his tripod with one hand and grabbed the pursuer with his other. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But the heir to the throne raised himself to his full height. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the lake, from a distant cliff face, gush three waterfalls of varying heights. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z From this height, I can see exactly what my father meant when he explained Sagan’s tidal lock. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z From this height, Tally could see all the way back to New Pretty Town, the glowing disk of the island about as big as a dinner plate. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The officer was a white man about my height. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He has fairly short brown hair, stands a bit smaller than medium height, and wears a shirt, black jeans, and blue athletic shoes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z They had some height but their big men were skinny. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She’s the same height as me, but somehow, the jut of her chin makes her look taller than she is. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s the same height, but it used to be made of this worn wood that had probably been around since the hospital was founded sixty-some years ago. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Our feeblest contemplations of the Cosmos stir us—there is a tingling in the spine, a catch in the voice, a faint sensation, as if a distant memory, of falling from a height. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands moved deftly, with never a wasted cut; the work had to be done quickly, before the stink of blood brought shadowcats down from the heights. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I watch Monek stretch to his full height and Cesia walk from room to room with her arms out, feeling the space. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z While the battle went ahead, ranging from the heights of the parapet to the depths of the ditch, the Joseph Bell rang out over the carnage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Momentarily brilliant as they enter the Earth’s atmosphere, they are heated and destroyed by friction at a height of about 100 kilometers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of it was a lovingly manicured bush grown to chest height. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “No. He was tall—your height maybe—but twice your size. And he was black.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Hades rose from his throne, towering to the height of a football goalpost. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The height of the water slowly dropped until Brer Fox and I splashed instead of waded. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Formal dinners require a procession from the sitting rooms into the dining room, a process I find to be the height of silliness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I didn’t look twenty-one but when you’re my height, you can often pass. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I leapt onto my horse’s back and marveled at the power and height it gave to me. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even at the height of the afternoon, the air was cool and breezy. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He spoke as you speak to a child, a small child, from a great height. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that he had to do something, but he remained where he was, his gaze riveted by the Hessian’s height, his bright uniform, the pale face beneath the high, golden cap. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z She could look at the person and eyeball their height or weight and therefore their size, and buy what she needed to make their suit. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z While the first Red Scare was fueled by Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, the second was brought to its height by the actions of US senator Joseph McCarthy. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She was almost of a height with him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On July 30,1952, at the height of the Defiance Campaign, I was at work at my then law firm of H. M. Basner when the police arrived with a warrant for my arrest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She is about 16 years of age, and is a bright mulatto, about the ordinary height, with straight hair and tolerable good features—she has a ragged scar on her neck occasioned by a burn. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It did not seem to be built strong enough for its three stories of height. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even at a distance of miles, it was clearly massive, but how to properly gauge its height, in light of the fact that...it didn’t stand upon the ground? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She rose gracefully and looked down at him from the lofty height of five feet or more. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I had Dad’s height and Granddad’s chin, and boxing was supposed to run in my veins. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Although Hitler was at the height of his power, having conquered Czechoslovakia, Austria, Poland, the Balkans, the Netherlands, France, and parts of Russia, he remained worried about the United States. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She was a rangy woman over six feet in height. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z "New scum, I suppose," Hortensia said to them, looking down from her great height. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Black eyes, black hair almost over his eyes, a little less than middle for height, a little less than middle for weight, sort of middle for everything else. already know.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z |
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