His hand was terribly rough and hard, but he held mine as if I were made of petals. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Now he held one in his hands, and it was only making his bruised fingers hurt more. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One arm waving wildly, Bridge reached out with the other, grabbed Sherm’s wrist, and held it up. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

John pours the whiskey and I find myself holding my glass to the bottle in the formal manner, the way I held the envelope for Mrs. Fermin. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to assure them that Wolfgang wasn't being held by the Gestapo yet. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I never thought that I would be able to tell him from the others, but I was so sure it was Mon-a-nee that I held up one of the fish I had caught. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They grinned down at us, rocket-propelled grenade launchers held across their chests. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to kiss him now, but something held her back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We all laughed at that idea—and I held back what I was thinking, that my love for Caitlin was far deeper than that. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Memories can be trapped in a room, and this one still held all the years that she'd come in this window full of righteous malice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He held the shears with both hands, above his head, clipping away. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The opening mass meeting was being held at Carnegie Hall. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Iowa, during a presidential election, it was held in early November, about eight weeks ahead of the January caucuses, and covered by the national media. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She held up one of the white things. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She held Moss with a tenderness he craved, that he needed more than anything else in the world. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She went into the bedroom and came back with a small Bible, worn and scuffed, its cover held on by brown paper and glue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his hand to stop me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He held up a small pipe with a wide flattened bowl, and handed it to Gimli. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He laced his fingers and held up his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I know that, in the middle of everything else that’s gone swirling around us this year, I’ve been his play buddy, dropped everything for him, held his hand whenever he’s asked. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held out her hand and showed a gaudy ring. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of them surrounded the bus, some carried bats or metal poles, and others held vicious German shepherds, growling and ready to attack these unarmed people. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He held it up so they could see the angry little thing clearly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was serving eight to twenty-five years for manslaughter, he said, and for the past three months, he had been held in involuntary protective custody. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I held my ground, and at the last moment, I jumped to the side. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Each stocking, hanging from the fireplace and swollen fat as sausages, could not have held another item. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened to him with my nose held high, sniffing the stink of his words when he told me my father would not likely give the dowry he required. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, this pair,” he waved the shoes he held, “are new. They haven’t been walked a mile, and for new shoes like these I charge a talent, maybe a talent and two.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The dance was being held at some venue in a part of town I wasn’t familiar with, and at some point I got completely turned around and had no idea where I was. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He held an armful of reeds and grasses in one hand and a lantern in the other. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He held the mug out toward the creature, wondering if it would sip the flavored milk or just climb inside the cup. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Hush, hush,” he gentled her, and held her in his arms. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alma looked back at her mother, held a finger up as if to say Give me one minute, and began to walk across the street. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“But—” Mr. Whitby held up a finger “—the story must be real.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He held up one of his shoeless feet, and Hanako saw it was raw. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She held the silk by one corner, and watched the flash of gold as the beloved bracelet turned over and over and entered the tumbling waters without even a splash. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The woman’s hair flowed long and silver, and she held a beautifully carved wooden staff for support. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We held hands right up to the moment they dumped us in the water. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Spider walked to Nathan, but Seed Collector held her back, shaking its head. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

On the night table a ballerina held aloft a lamp shade, and a soft pink light bathed her porcelain tutu, accentuating the curves of her strong legs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She picked him up and held him tight in her hand. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Slowly, Father Olufemi lifted a lit candle from one of the tables beside him and held it to the pipe until it began to smoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He showed her that although she may have held the knife, it was the Fairy Queen who put it there, and the Queen had acted out of desperation and self hatred. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

James wound toilet paper around the book as Matthew held it and the balled-up paper in place. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She is middle-aged, with eyes that droop at the edges and a mouth held in a pucker. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

From time to time, Scipio looked around as if to check whether it would be worth making a run for the bushes, but each time Prosper held on to his sleeve. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

That I needed to be held; that I wanted to die . . . but who could I run to? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The girl ran into a corner, half-stooped and gathered the hem of her slip into both of her hands and held it tightly over her knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped moving and I held my breath. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

To see what would happen, she held out her hand, and he stepped onto it without hesitation. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I held my breath to stop my arms from trembling. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up the slippers and held them in my hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed into the front of the car, turned around, and, with a wicked grin, held up a stack of bills and riffled them with his thumb. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A blackjack Erik held him in place with the hand and said, as casually as he could, “I don’t think we’ll be needing that today, Arthur.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spent that summer oscillating between childhood, which still held them in its clasp, and their awakening as man and woman. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jeet and Laney stood up together and held hands, then took a deep bow. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They made their own limbo and held me in it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I held up my thumb and finger, as far apart as I could get ’em. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She dug her fingers in, and Pantalaimon instantly flew to the same spot and became a wildcat, crouched to defend her; but Iorek Byrnison was still, and the riflemen held their fire. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Dad flicked it a couple of times, swaying back and forth; then he held it up to the light and studied it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It looks tiny, because it only held eight ounces. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He held out the glass, and Dede had gone obediently to the icebox in the back of the house where she burst into tears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He then reeled off an account of my actions on every job I had held that summer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, he held the foot of red plastic and dough to his mouth and slipped it in two inches at a time. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held her gaze, and she could feel some of his steadiness pass into her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

You held the butt of it with your right hand an the ground to take the shock, while you stretched your left arm to its fullest extent and kept the point toward the charging boar. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gaze of her clear eyes held them transfixed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brought a towel and he wiped the bottle dry and held it up. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

They moved to her mouth and held there for a moment, pressing lightly. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That year, it held 150 young resisters; two years later it held 640. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I held the remainder of the poker bank out in my hand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He could see her trembling as she held out her arm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was told to ignore anyone who held such ridiculous beliefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He stepped forward and held out his hand to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now I’ve lost everything: the companionship of his ideals, and the secret escape I held in reserve, if my own failed completely. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally held up her hand with the scar she and Peris had made. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She gasped for air, fingers clawing at the hand that held her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Briony lingered another minute or two, as though held there by the music, then, annoyed with her own cowardice, hurried out onto the portico. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Every time German soldiers banged on our door, we flashed the permits and held our collective breath for the brief but interminable inspections. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He held his course as if there were nothing easier than to follow a strange boat in the moonlight. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held the can, knowing full well I wasn’t going to open it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

They were held in the Dining Hall, and were crowded and noisy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jan stood at the front door of the car and held out his palm. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I held it up to the light and quickly read; it was a list of names, with the mayor’s at the bottom. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

In solo climbing the whole enterprise is held together with little more than chutzpah, not the most reliable adhesive. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Robinson bent down and took the key she held out. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now, of course, I see that the routine was all that held him together. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

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

I held my breath as we crossed, quivering at the thought of our Ingrid frozen beneath. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Later, in the afternoon, after the professors had huddled and made several phone calls, the college held a press conference. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I slowed the car as I saw him turn to face the men, his cane held at chest level as he shortened the pace. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her left hand she held the end of her sari to her chest, so it would not slip off her head. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Basel, Muhammad, and I held on to Mother’s dress, and we all marched outside. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I held the recorder out to him, hopefully. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t count the money, but because Oz was translucent, we could see our cash accumulating inside when we held him up to the light. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody wasn't fair to someone, and the hurt person just held it in. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

In her hands she held a flickering light, which wasn’t a lantern or a candle but seemed to be a ball of raw flame, attended by nothing more than her bare skin. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He was handed a microphone, and he tapped it, then held it up to his mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Leah had a basket in her arms, carrying for me some burden that held her back from her preferred place at the head of the pack. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laughter burst out from behind my back, and I held in my smile while arms jostled one another and feet ran out the door, setting the shop bell tinkling. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But the darkness and the weary protests of the residents held the peace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He held the door, letting Mr. Larson squeeze past him to go in first. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She then picked up my drawing of the butterfly that had disappeared weeks before and held it up for everyone to see. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

You saw in some of the pictures that people jumped together and held hands. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When two knights jousted they held their lances in their right hands, but they directed their horses at one another so that each man had his opponent on his near side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his pants out into an abyss and let them fall into darkness. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the triangle and held it in the air. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her face was pale and tragic in the lamplight; her bright eyes shone like amber held up to the light. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

"So. There is your choice. The Night's Watch"—he reached inside the deer, ripped out its heart, and held it in his fist, red and dripping—"or this." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Now, on the witness stand, he held his hard-billed captain’s hat between his fingers, crossed his arms over his barrel chest, and pointed his cleft chin at Nels Gudmundsson, who wavered unsteadily before him, blinking. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Anatole’s name anchored me to the earth, the water, the skin that held me in like a jar of water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One held in the arms of a wooden Oaxacan jackal puppet. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That’s why they have gift shops,” she said, and put one arm around me while her other one held her travel bag. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only that one point of contact, and even as they let go of themselves, Lazlo and Sarai held on to each other. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her hair was matted against her neck, and she brushed it away with one hand, while with the other, she held the covers up to her chest. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She held a bottle of wine in her hand. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

As punishment, Mamita beat me with a eucalyptus stick, but later, when I told Matilde about it, teary and embarrassed, she held my hand and used that same soothing voice. l’ll help you, little sister. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I was wondering just how the long fluffy white curtains would look if I lit a bunch of straws and held it under them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held the vial up to the flickering candlelight and saw that it was half empty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A glassed case in the corner held the curios he had collected—specimens of butterflies, a rare arrowhead, a curious rock shaped like a human profile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

His ivory robe held not a single splatter of blood. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled Chavez into the hall and held up the farol. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the three of them held up their papers in a kind of circle on the lunch table, so that their animals could see one another. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Miss Love held out her hand to him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her hands and knees held no memory of such work. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything that can be captured and held down is sealed in clear plastic. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

What had Hanako’s family done wrong that they had to be held captive for almost four entire years? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I picked up the link and held it toward him, the metal oily and strangely skinlike now with the slanting sun entering the window. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later came the most jolting shock of all as the grapnel found a branch that held it fast. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When their backs were turned, I held my breath and sneaked over to the other group, the one made up of stronger workers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

We began to go with my mother to the Adventist meetings that were held further out in the country. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the smells that should have dissipated on the wind were held in, close. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“But, sweetie,” Mrs. said, “they worked so hard. They held up their end.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to cry, but I held it back. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid held her sister’s head as she pulled on her earlobe. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held on to the phone tighter so I wouldn’t drop it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was the kind of woman who would be held in contempt during the militant nineteen sixties. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I drew away, and his hand touched the string of beads which held the crucifix. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The golden godson retrieved it and held it up to a glave to examine it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The bookshelf in their living room at home now held only an assortment of religious bound volumes and his father’s periodicals on agriculture. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And then he offered me his hand, his entire hand this time, not only the fingers, and I took it, and he held my hand a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Grandpop wiped a spoon off with a napkin and held it out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I held my bloodied hands out to touch them and felt the cloven hooves of hairy animals. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baruch took several slow breaths, and Lord Asriel held his silence. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

T. Ray held my hand, pulling me up and over. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face turned slowly and he held his face still, waiting for her face to come round, in front of his. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ferula’s letter looked like all the others she had sent him, but even before opening it he knew, as he held it in his hand, that its contents would change his life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand for another shake, and she took it, holding on for a long time. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I held on to his arm, which was belted securely around me, feeling safe because Dad was in charge and it was his hand that pulled the sun up each morning and down at night. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes, held her breath, and tore. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when he held up a book, Mr. Option’s hands shook with nervousness. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Aimee held tight to her mother’s hand as they moved through the crowds. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I held up the entire bag from Crusty s stash. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She stumbled toward me, then held out the sagging stumps of her melted arms. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The sun went down and all the lanes grew dark as we descended, skirting the harbor in our haste to where those traders of Phoinikia held their ship. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of these three centres was held to be the centre of the universe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet pushed himself up and held a finger to his lips. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Back in the stern he turned so that his left hand held the strain of the line across his shoulders and drew his knife from its sheath with his right hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her scarf is held up by a pink peony tonight. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The moment I held the still-wet negative against the light box, I knew we had it. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Before Mr. Dalton could answer, Mrs. Dalton groped her way into the kitchen, her white hands held high. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Vegas didn’t know that he’d been hurt, and when Billy managed to throw a light jab it was Vegas who grabbed and held on. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We held each other for a while, but not long enough; then she turned around and was gone. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She shivered; the silk sheets held no warmth. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nathan stepped forward as Seed Collector held out its crystal fire. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

For a long time I was held hypnotized by the thundering herd, then with a cry of resolution exploding from my throat I rushed into the melee. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabelle Derby cried out, “My baby!” and reached for the child on the ground in front of her, but her husband held her firmly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They still held him to the bed, but he could move his knees a little and could turn his head from side to side and raise his arms from the elbow. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Still crouched low, he held it up to the light. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She held up a small key tied with a frayed blue ribbon. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When Sayle stood next to him, the eyes were at the same level as his and held less warmth than the jellyfish. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He held his hand out, palm up, and Anya realized he wanted her to give it to him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It picked up an acorn, held it for a moment in its handlike front paws, as if it were praying. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” she admitted hoarsely, her chin held high. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The store manager apologized and they held her until the police came. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took the lantern to the stove, lit a splinter of kindling through the open door-draft, and held it to the lantern wick the way his father always did. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked toward the tiger with one hand—his sword hand—held out. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

All Mom says is that the buildings in Havana are completely decayed, held up by elaborate configurations of wooden planks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held me and didn’t say a word. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Bridge held her tray in one hand and took Em’s with the other. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I held her hand and led her to the street. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He saw a wooden canteen, held in the big hand of Kilrain, cold drops of water on varnished sides. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow he had held on, and so could we. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

His black cloak was tom and travel-stained, his face haggard and grim, but his eyes still held the fierce pride of a hawk. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was carrying a folded piece of paper that she held out to Ash, who was kneeling on the floor in front of the trunk. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up one of his hands and held it in hers. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Rocks held one edge of the tarpaulin in place along the wall of the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The following days held a thriving business for Jinx and Ned. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She sat down on her bed, held the envelope with both hands, and stared at it on her lap. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When everyone was seated again, the family held hands, Papa said a quick blessing over the food, and dinner began. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He grunted, and then I pressed him up, held him in the air off his feet. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her fur coat, and she sat beside Louisiana’s bed and held her hand and cried without making any noise at all. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The nineteenth century held one last great surprise for chemists. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I gave them each a sand-dollar half, which they held reverently. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When the house had disappeared behind us, Emma held out an upturned palm, flicked her wrist, and a petite ball of fire flared to life just above her fingers. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When I got outside, I felt pains in my crotch, I had held my legs together so tight trying to make that woman understand. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was full of questions about them, and often pulled out an envelope that held snapshots Mom had sent him over the years to look at while I talked about my brothers and sisters. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They held hands as they navigated the winding streets, dodging cars and crazy Vespa drivers, squeezing through mobs of tourists, and wading through oceans of pigeons. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He held the fish against the sky until it stopped wiggling, hdd it and looked to the sky and felt his throat tighten, swell, and fill with pride at what he had done. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a grand place by Soweto standards, but it was a house that held no meaning or memories for me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was held in a huge church, which seemed strange considering Kerry was an outspoken atheist, but that part I could understand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A grin spread over Russell’s face, and he held the phone away from his ear and looked around the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed the grounds and held my palm to the temple stone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My interview will be held in von Linden’s study, office, whatever it is. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She watched as he held the leaf to his own mouth and tasted it with a puzzled, uncertain look. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her lips were thin, held that way, with the small vertical lines around them you used to see in advertisements for lip cosmetics. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand twitched as if she intended to draw it away, so I held it tighter, pressing the bones in her fingers. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Out of the four of them, only Monsoon held Aru’s eye for a moment longer than necessary. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The mechanical ring drilled its way down the hall, and I held my breath, hoping it wasn’t a wrong number. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stepped inside and held the lantern higher. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scrawny animals, it turned out, were seldom slaughtered for food because they were being held as the people’s wealth. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can tell it was built for a larger gathering, and perhaps it held one before the pox epidemic. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

At the coffee table, I knelt on the carpet and lifted the small metal tabs that held the frame back in place. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He held her shoulders until they stopped heaving. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth May pointed and held up four fingers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Puli was standing some distance away; from somewhere he had produced a begging bowl which he held in the crook of his elbow, while he displayed his mutilated hands to the passers-by. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room held no sign at all that another boy lived in the house, too. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He reached over the side of the wagon and held out his hand, demon style, to the others. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

April held out the slip of paper and everybody crowded around to look. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held out for about three minutes before I retrieved the phone and dialled into voice mail. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

William’s hand went out for the ice pick and he held it easily in his hand. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A new occupation was bom: professional line standers, who held other people’s places for a reasonable sum. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she held my wrist in the same place each time and thanked me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that, I thought I might cry again, but I held back. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The piece of timber swung in the current and I held it with one hand. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Still smells of animals,” he said, and he held the door open for Inigo, and together, stride for stride, they entered the Zoo of Death, the great door shutting silently behind them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“This is different. We aren’t being held for ransom. It’s more like paying rent. Yes, that’s it. Rent for use of the house and for food.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Abby held up her hand just high enough to wave a weak hello. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The land around the town of Nzara held rich plantations of teak and fruit trees and cotton. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The empousa held the tux dude’s arm, so they looked like a couple on their way to a Broadway show or something— except for her flaming hair and fangs. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I shut my eyes and held him as tightly as I could. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment he held it in his hands and just looked at it. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I held the fish still while Grandpa Bobby unhooked it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

This was the house Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the best part of half a century, the author of the Arte was held to be a senior courtier and the work’s contents the fruit of deep privileged knowledge. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I felt hollow and sick in my stomach and chest from the effort, and I held to the branches and waited. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I held it low in front of my chest and took a picture of my ugly reflection in the mirror. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I held on to my husband each time, my eyes finding the calm in his. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dimple held out the evidence, one eyebrow raised. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We stood there looking over the grounds for a while, then she held out a little bag to me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt held on to him, to keep him from dancing over the edge of the basin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put us at the starting line, held up his stopwatch, and blew his whistle. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“You guys just sit tight for a minute,” the cop said, and he went around to his door, reached in for the radio and held it up to his mouth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He unwound several folds of old cloth, and held up a small shirt of mail. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But she put her hand on my arm and held on to me tight. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She held it up to me with a smile, and I tucked it into her hair. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gaskill got to his feet and held out his hand for me to shake. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my parent’s creamy bedroom I sat at Mum's dressing table, spiked my hair with L’Oréal hair mousse, daubed an Adam Ant stripe across my face, and held her opal brooch over one eye. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She held June, who was starting to cry, but she kept her eyes on mine. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once at the farm, I did not have time for rest and reflection because the following night we held a secret meeting for me to brief the Working Committee on my trip. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Arkansas National Guard protector calmly looked on as Andy chased me, getting so close with his knife blade that the book I held up to protect me got slashed through the cover. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smith now gloved each horn in a pure foil beaten out of the gold that Nestor gave him— a glory and delight for the goddess’ eves— while Ekhephron and Stratios held the horns. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He read the letter through, word for word, and while he read, there wasn’t a sound in the cabin beyond the slight rustle of the page in the shaking hand that held it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Zooey appeared to have difficulty in remembering something, his hesitation invariably interested all his brothers and sisters, and even held some entertainment value for them. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Bracketed to the wall was a small shelf holding a plaster statue of the blue-robed Virgin Mary with her hands held out supplicatingly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his torch, so that the light washed over Young Griff’s face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the airport, he held them so close. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Winking in the first light of dawn, held in the hands of the goblin emissary, was the gemstone Spurge had brought to Tenebrion. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But now I held them out so he could see, not afraid anymore. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He took one and Max held the flame; he sucked the smoke deep into his lungs and discovered that he did not want it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In his right, to my amazement and horror, he held his rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The captain held on to my hand too long, but this time I didn’t pull away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chief foreman grabbed Shin’s right hand and held it down on a table in the superintendent’s office. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

For years she had held on to this secret crime. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“He’s my hired hands,” she said with a chuckle, and as we had done before, we held the pen between my hand and hers and managed to scrawl out a signature. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The older farmer grinned at me and held out a pair of the knobby squash we’d been unloading. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He shook his head and held up the two rolls of twine he’d found in one of the drawers. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then Ob lifted me up and carried me through the door Cletus held open and he took me to my room as he had done so many times when I was a little girl. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although still within the Holy Roman Empire, he had crossed a significant invisible border, from the northern states where the Reformed Churches held sway to the southern region where the Catholic influence was dominant. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I held her mother's hand through the pains and the pushing, helped to ease her troubled breaths. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A head held high means you see everything you re supposed to! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

After untying the ropes from my dogs, I held onto their collars for a minute. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping an eye on the old soldier, Jonathan tentatively plucked at the rope that held him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was true; or maybe it was more a matter of needing to have strict control over the behavior of those who held life-and-death power over other men. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung the backpack around, trying to dislodge the thief, but Gum Baby held on with grim determination. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

James held up a piece of paper that showed their secret code. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Aunt Consuelo held the flashlight so they could see to crawl into the rear of the truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I held my hands palm up and looked at Señora Mendez. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

A few people were still leaning out their windows, for the night was warm, even though the sky still held storm clouds from time to time among the stars. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door flew open; Malfoy marched inside, wand held out in front of him, pale and determined. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Scruffy, a checkered blue bow bobbing in his fur, prances up to the Four Paws Spa's arched grand entryway, where the Japanese prime minister's cat is secretly being held hostage by the evil Dr. Loofah. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He nodded at Dad’s hands, where he held his knife and fork. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The next day I could see Tommy going about with his arm held out very rigidly and looking worried. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth glanced into the living room and held up a burned cookie for Luke to see. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her neatly trimmed blond hair is held in place with a brown leather headband. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Junior and I exchanged a look, and he gave me that smile he had held back when I was about to face death. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The women, drenched and terrified, were flung wildly about, held only by the ropes that tied them to the masts. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard for me to imagine Call’s tubby little grandmother taking a switch to a large fifteen-year-old boy, but I held my peace. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next was the southeast corner, where shabbily built wooden fences held in several cows, goats, sheep, and pigs. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He held her hand as she twirled in a circle. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I yelled over my shoulder and ran into the front yard like I’d been held prisoner. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

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

Instead, they pushed me down into that hard wooden chair and held me firmly—as if I were a sheep about to be sheared. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my AK-47 with my right hand, its mouth pointing to the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As the wizard passed on ahead up the great steps, he held his staff aloft, and from its tip there came a faint radiance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But the room, illuminated only by pale moonlight through the window, held only one small bed and one small fast-asleep girl. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held it up to the dingy light, eyeing it like a jeweler. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Hisao held the envelope between his fingers but made no move to open it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He shook the snow off his hair; the oak leaves had held a shell of snow around him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had been where the wake for the Young Lord Julio Roldan was held after the cops had arrested him, killed him, and then claimed he hanged himself in his cell. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

A pause as she listened and then she held the receiver up to Rick. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The band played, and even though there were more fifes, clarinets, and flutes than booms and brass, Fern held on to Pa tighter. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mother pulled out a piece of pink stationery and held it up. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tip of his tongue played between his teeth, and in the clamp of his thighs he held two small ceramic basins. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It breathed itself into my being and held on to my heart with a simple, insistent force. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Mom smiled and yelped, "The moon?" and held the book up so we all could get a better look. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She came over and held her arm next to mine. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The animal’s teeth, however, did not sink into his flesh, but held him in an unshakable grip. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He held up the head while Billy swabbed out the wound with weak carbolic acid salve. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they stayed up, just as solid as when he had held the strings himself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

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

Even though it was a political match, it was widely held that if anyone could win Mark Antony’s heart, Octavia could. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She glared at me, and I realized I was more frightened of Belet than this guy, so I held out the royal seal. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

This is his theory: the owl we held as a temporary captive memorized our floor plan so it could find its way back through a window and consume her soul. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that word she held them with her eyes, and in silence looked searchingly at each of them in turn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Thomas held firm to Alby’s legs, afraid to move and set the boy off again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve always held that to this day, that guilt, that I left Mameh, because all her life I was the one who translated for her and helped her around. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he knew where the hearing would be held—at Hunt itself. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She held the girl’s hair back, out of her face, when she had to retch. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She held a finger up over her puckered lips and gave me a serious look. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

James held up a thin paper bag with a logo on it for sourdough bread. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I ignored Velia’s comment and started to undo the knots that held the blanket together around Pita’s body. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He held on to the strap of leather and said, “Spider?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You can,” Papa told Amil in his calm doctor voice, which I had never heard him use on Amil and held out his hand for him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Alba tried to turn her face away, but he held it firmly in both hands, forcing her to look at him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She needn’t have been afraid. Most ghosts are only nightmares. Somebody should have held her and wiggled her ears to wake her up.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boots grinned and held up her pudgy fingers in imitation. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tialys kept his balance as she held him at eye level. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’m furious with her for every time she held my hand or wrapped her arms around my waist or played in my hair. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Then how about you, sweetheart,” he said, and Emma held a particular finger up and made a flame dance atop it like a birthday candle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

My mother took off her hat and held it in her hands. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he shook the sun out of his eyes and started removing the staples that held the wires in place on the chewed-up post. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He lifted the mattress from the upper bunk bed, and pulled out the two envelopes that held keys for apartment 1 IF and apartment 14J. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Nan dialed, and I crossed my arms, held tight, and listened in. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She was using a rubber spatula to scoop mashed potatoes out of a pot that Tidings held upside down over a bowl. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held out a mess of tangled sheets. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She held a stick in her hand for some reason. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It held one engineering course on-site, which some of the black employees attended. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

When he was finished she held him by the shoulders and looked hard into his face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now, instead of pushing, if he held the gun in his hand and squirted in the right direction, the same thing would happen. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was carrying something in both hands, but his back was to her, impeding a view of what he held. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

One held a few wild mushrooms; the other, bits and pieces that might come in handy one day—scraps of cloth, twine, flint stone. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Basel held the front end, the metal barrel, and Muhammad held the back. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He held it up like a boy holding a stick of rock or a constable with his truncheon, looked at it, nibbled its tail. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held the eggs while she read the letter. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held out a roster for me to sign, and indicated how to draw an X. I took his quill, and wrote my name. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He held on to the camera he’d been entrusted with because there was nothing else to hang on to. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I got in first with my bag, pulling Fern in with me while she held on to Miss Patty Cake, and then Vonetta got in with her bag. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long time before she could speak, and Kaede knelt down and held her hands while she listened to her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Still I held back, for fear of being seen. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

After I left his command he attacked a German E-boat and held his fire trying to take it whole since none had ever been captured, and in the process he got himself sunk. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore round glasses held together with a lot of Scotch tape because of all the times Dudley had punched him on the nose. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Johnny would never have talked like he was that good, but I think he could have held his own. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked him up and held him to me; his limp, emaciated body, so light I might have been holding a handful of leaves, not a child, sagged lifeless against mine. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had held the boy and told him he still had his daddy—please God. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath for a second, then said, “I hit him.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

But never before have I held the fate of other human beings in my hands. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer, he hopped up and asked the same question of a man moving by, who held his suit jacket over his shoulder. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came over, and I held the dress against me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dad nodded and held out his hands in a peace gesture. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held me against his side and rubbed my head. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She had no idea where they stood, but held out hope they would eventually patch things up. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The wagon held potatoes and onions, not many of them, but quite a few. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held it carefully with both hands while she drank, then replaced it and withdrew the gloves from the pack. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

By the eleventh century CE, Christianity in the form of Catholicism was the dominant religion in Europe, and church leaders held a great deal of political power. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

His dad held up a folded newspaper and pointed to an article. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sprawled out flat in the aisle on the sanctuary floor, I still held the Sunday school reports in my hands. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The other half, separated by an iron gate, held the sick inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped a hand over his head and then held his fist in front of his mouth for a moment. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The government ordered him to be held as a "restricted or isolated prisoner" to keep him separated from the other inmates. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Four of them side by side held him up easily when he used his arms to hold them together and crawled on top of them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The immediate causes of that language replacement were the advantages in technology and political organization, stemming ultimately from the advantage of an early rise of food production, that invading Europeans held over Native Americans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held a slip of paper covered in a precise, feminine hand. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

They both laughed as he held it up. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A knock at the door was both exciting and boring, depending on how you looked at it: The knock always held a mystery. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

His pale hands shook, and the almanac he held looked like a puppet dancing without strings. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“He grabbed me and held me and said: ‘I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry.’” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They held each other, standing in the midst of the room. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I breathed a bit until the dizziness faded, then took a deep breath and held it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held mine up and felt the bubbles dancing against my lips, then sipped it, feeling it burn in my throat, raw and sweet and unlike anything I’d had before. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

David held her close along the west shore, looking for any sign of man. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buddy held out a roll of bills in his hand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held the exit door open for me while opening his umbrella. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The judge considered this, then ordered that the jury be dismissed and the defendants held for further trial. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Father Mike held Tessie’s hand as she lay suffering on the bed upstairs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

A patron of young Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he held other state appointive offices before getting himself named chairman of the new State Commission on Prison Reform. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chafed at the delays, but held my peace, trusting that if I showed myself to be responsible and meticulously careful, he would eventually relax and things would return to normal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I sat on the edge of the creek and held myself a pity party. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She saw me, too, and held my gaze for what seemed like forever. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

William pulled a beaker out of the clamp and held it up to the light, watching the soft fizz of the chemicals inside. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mom held the page up so I could see. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Identifying the true diamonds that were worth more than the fake gold ring that held them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Marches were planned, demonstrations were held, and the black work force was urged to stop working in solidarity with student grievances. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his own up for me to see. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But Strider seemed to be held in awe by most of the Bree-landers, and those that he stared at shut their mouths and drew away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He took my other hand without asking, and held it lightly in his own. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The old man held him with his left hand and his shoulders now and stooped down and scooped up water in his right hand to get the crushed dolphin flesh off of his face. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fern threw herself over Pa. Instead of telling her she was too big for that, he held her tightly. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

No sooner had the applause begun than Mr. 13-04, the music- master, bounded out beside the band, held out his hands for silence, and begged the ladies and gentlemen that they should be still. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Here,” I said, avoiding the question as I held out the binoculars. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But as long as Washington held the Continental Army together, the Britishcould not win the war, which in turn meant that they would eventually lose it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He put the cover of the toilet down, climbed on top of it, and surveyed the narrow glass shelf over the sink which held Miranda’s toothbrush and makeup. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The falcon ornament held in his tongs was no better than half the goldsmiths in Thebes could fashion. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He took hold of one foot gently and held it until the boy woke and turned and looked at him. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan really wanted to say, “Better than I would be with you,” but he held his tongue. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She held up her “Go to College Free” card. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She herself had rarely so much as held a coin in her hand, and for sixteen years she had never questioned the costly and beautiful things that surrounded her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He held Gaily down with his left hand, pushing down on the boy’s neck, as his right fist rained punches upon Gaily’s face, one after another. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Amil held out the torn edge of a newspaper in his palm. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He held it up and addressed them boldly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He looks out at the water to where they’re building the Bay Bridge—two toothpicks held together by a thread of steel. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dragged Gawaine off and held him down, still struggling to get at his victim and finish the work. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held on to my breathing and chunked with my right hand and passed stones into it with my left. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

As Paul had instructed, the marchers stood next to the gates and held the banners high. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I buried my face in one hand and held up the other. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Folks cradled sleeping infants in their arms and held youngsters by the hand or propped up on their shoulders. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The Uncles were being held off by her parents, but they weren’t losing steam and they were still holding those red necklaces around their throats. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I held my pointer finger up to my lips. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then he held the door of the library open so that Lucas could wheel himself through. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“They may have been coerced. They may be held against their will. Some are our own spies. Will you kill them, too?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You dropped this,” he said, and held out a small, folded piece of paper. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her voice held steady, but her hands did not, and the O of Olinski was the rough shape of an oil spill. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Matt held her by the shoulders and looked closely at her face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spears they held were eight feet tall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Civic leaders held press conferences praising the work of the police officers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“We were held at Camp Thompson for seven days,” recalled Bobby Thomas, a tenth grader at Hudson High. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand to stop her talking and held it there until he had chewed and swallowed the bite. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the armoire door and held up the vermouth bottle. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Melancholy held me hostage and the bees built a hive of sadness in my soul. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the decade following the first women's rights convention, other meetings were held throughout the North and West. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes were red but he held his mouth firm and he even smiled a little welcome when he saw Doc. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there was his family, looking on from the distance, with expressions that ranged from disapproval to fury but held no hint of concern for their brother’s safety. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the cloth is soothing at times too. I was fearful here at first, the same as you, when everything was so new. But when I held the scrap, I felt reassured.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped to my feet, held the gun in both hands, and pointed it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I took my money and held it in my hand like it was a wad. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The cables thrumming beneath the pavement struck a minor chord of suspense, and held it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I wrapped my arms around her and held her to my chest. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Below them, Petra held tight to a low- lying branch with a precarious crack in it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I held down a narrow flap of skin while he cut into the fat behind it, leaving as much of the creamy white layer as possible. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Instantly the fire was alight Piggy held out his hands and grabbed the glasses back. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He picked at the rock absently with one fingernail, then shrugged and held it up again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When we were face to face, she smiled, and MacDuff sniffed the hand I held out to him. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The boy regained his composure and held out his hand. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He held out a yellow piece of paper: a flyer for a science competition. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

No one has held me like this in such a long time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he lowered his head carefully under her chin and held it there, something he had only ever done with me before. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

One held by hand, the other on my hip, we set off for market. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and tiptoed extra quiet and extra fast right into the little dead girl’s room and as soon as I did ... woop, zoop, sloop ... my heart jumped down into my stomach. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Luke held Jack-Jack at arm’s length as the boy twisted, contorting his body back and forth like a wild animal. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She was a shadow cut loose, held above the other shadows by a pair of Jackboot arms. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And then he turned away and held out his hand to Frank. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, it was hard to believe that the future held anything except more pain. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed me by the shoulders and held me tightly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

A chipped enamelware pail by the stove held a fat collection of juniper kindling. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore held Harry’s gaze for a few seconds, and then said, “That, Harry, is a matter between Professor Snape and myself.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The roof sagged from the two rough posts which held it, almost closing the gap between his head and the rafters. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized it as one of his moments, thought it over, and held her tongue. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I held my arm firm, but the gun was growing heavy. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dayah stands in the middle of the street, headscarf held to her mouth, eyes locked on us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

As the whole class held its breath, Lockhart whipped off the cover. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She held the capsule under the light and saw the white crystals inside—six grains of morphine, a good, sure margin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe the before-mother never gave her an official name, maybe she never even held her, maybe she decided to give the baby up before it became something other than a red squalling it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He held one hand carefully over the area where he’d been bitten; the other clutched his stomach as if that would prevent what Thomas now felt was an inevitable barf. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They then struggled frantically to pull open the jaws of the crack that held poor Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tally held out one hand and frowned, unconvinced. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

If Newton had never lived, scientific progress might have been held back by a few decades. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I held the stolen pen above the paper. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

None were good enough for her, so I held them in contempt and hated them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Inside the shack was the fully assembled bomb, a huge gray globe held together by bolts, with wires snaking in and out all over its surface. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never held so much money in my whole life. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Canton and Mr. D’Ulney, and my father and I, we held the ropes that lowered Joseph into our family, beside the high white pines. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Yolanda pulls up at a cantina, its thatched roof held up by several posts, its floor poured cement, and in its very center, a lone picnic table over which a swarm of flies hover. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He didn’t bother looking for a glass; he just held his face by the spout and pumped. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She held a glowing branch next to the wood to dry the seals. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her breath, and sank, leaving her hair fanned out across the surface. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He held out a coil of fishing line with hooks and weights attached. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her aching head in her hands, fighting back the throbbing at her temples and behind her eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She held up a tool that looked sort of like a round-bladed pizza slicer. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

No one answered; but a form emerged from the closet; it took the light, held it aloft, and surveyed the garments pendent from the portmanteau. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He held out the crumpled bag with a shaking arm. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He had left his home, Corinth, where he was held to be the son of the King, Polybus, and the reason for his self-exile was another Delphic oracle. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We held it in front of an antique mirror at midnight to see our futures. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He crossed his legs with some effort, and held his mug with both hands very close to his mouth, even when he wasn’t drinking. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He held out a dollar, but it dropped out of his hand before Armpit could take it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

She glanced at his box and realized it held a lot more rocks than hers did. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mark held his hand up and wiggled his fingers—they looked like they were covered in blood. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He was sitting nearby, his hand held loosely on his knee and still slowly dripping blood, his face scorched by the sun and pale under the burning. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held the page up for him to see. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Evan held his nose with one hand and hit his sister's knee with the other. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

They did not realize that in their hands they held a bomb, a force that would tear a hole in the world a mile wide. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand to help me up. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Despite considerable pressure from the Federalists in Congress and mounting war fever in the wake of the XYZ revelations, Adams held out hope for reconciliation based primarily on these reports. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He held it close, as if he were blind. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held the dragon lighter steady as she lowered the tip into the flame. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

When he was about to do the third stitch, he hesitated, held out the needle holder to her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

To ensure that the power they held would not fall into the wrong hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The midwife held the cord taut and told me where to cut. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her head very straight as she sat at the kitchen table and waited for the fireworks. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He held the flame to the string on the candle, and the string began to burn. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He held a blue ribbon in one hand and a Geiger counter in the other. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“It was me, Your Majesty. I held the knife.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Alba held out her hand and he squeezed it with his left one. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d held the World Championship title for thirty-four years and had no intention of handing it to an American, especially an “uneducated” American. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bucket held the lovely Golden Ticket up close to his eyes. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kathy didn’t hesitate, and began to tell him that her husband had been wrongfully arrested, sent to a maximum-security prison, held there for twenty-three days, and that now they were trying to retrieve his possessions. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He held on and leapt on the trunk. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The tiny ball of light the Governor had held a moment ago seemed to be floating beneath her skin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The bottom floor was entirely flooded, and the place was caving in on itself, but the upper floors held a slew of squats. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

On September second, Shin Hoo's Restaurant, specializing in authentic Chinese cuisine, held its grand opening. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad held one hand over his bad eye to read his newspapers and magazines and to watch television. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled several straws from the broom and held them to the fire until they blazed; I rushed to the window and brought the flame in touch with the hems of the curtains. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other kids held signs on sticks with different slogans on them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They’d held him on the ground so he couldn’t escape and, with his powers weakened from being so far from his home territory, they’d been able to cut him apart. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A few Greeks, however, such as Democritus, held that matter was inherently grainy and that everything was made up of large numbers of various different kinds of atoms. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He needs to be fed and blessed, to be given some gold and silver, to be patted on the back after feedings and held carefully behind the neck. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt, though, the shape of the sheath told him what it had held. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Secondly, Thomas held that individuals were identified as practising witchcraft and demonic magic as a result of social tensions, particularly with regard to the distribution of charity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Amil came running back with a handkerchief and held it out to me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I held out my hands to pick her up, but she pulled back, studying me shyly from my mother’s arms. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was not large; she guessed it held a few canoes or rowboats. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When I was introduced to the director of the school, I raised my leg straight up into the air and held it there. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seth held a smaller duffel bag and a cereal box. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Putting a hand on each of her shoulders, Rick easily held her in place. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The kids in the neighborhood all knew one another, and they raised money for the event, which was held several times a year. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She handed the matches to Ben and waited as Ben clumsily lit a match and held the flame in front of her. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam walked up and held me for a long time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

This was held in the great pavilion with the tree. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“A few relatives and close friends. Beautiful prayers. People gave little speeches about him, and Grandpa Ted and I held hands. Gemma called it very tasteful.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, Ess looked up thoughtfully and held out a delicate shell. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They held me by either elbow and shouted into my ears, “Run. Run. Run.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were reading desks with books lying open on them, held in place by brass chains that shone like gold. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Our commanders no longer thought that any small island held by the Japanese would be easy to conquer. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my arms round him and held him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When it was all gone, another special meeting was held in the barn for the animals to inspect Frederick’s bank-notes. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Jinx held out a handkerchief full of three-pronged leaves. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the dark she put her arms around him and held him very close. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He held his hand to his throat and looked at her and waited. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I held out my hand for him to slap. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland held his head in his hands and from his throat there came the strange sound like a kind of singing moan. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He held a tasty bite of food in his beak and presented it to her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She worried that her stepmother would see her; she worried that Kaisa would somehow discern a new awareness in her, in the way she held herself, her body tilting slightly, selfconsciously, away. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel leaned down and gathered up one of the boys and held him on his lap. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody held his breath while the landowner squinted his eyes and spat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take our prisoner to the cells and hand her over to Otrera’s guards. And, Kinzie, be sure you leave before anything unfortunate happens. I don’t want my loyal followers held accountable for a prison break.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

We both held her by an arm helping her walk faster. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Stepping carefully over the rope that separated these books from the rest of the library, he held up his lamp to read the titles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The guard leader held the metal in one hand and tilted his head to the side to speak into his collar. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“The threat of him kidnapping Mitchell was constantly held over our heads,” Terryl says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was warm there, the sandrock still held the sun’s heat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She held her breath in one hand and her suitcase in the other. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He held the boy against him, cold to the bone. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But when she got to the Sunday school—held in the Maer Hall laundry—and tried to teach the children, she couldn’t concentrate. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat cross-legged on the floor in our room and held hands and closed our eyes while she chanted, “Mind meld, mind meld, mind meld.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She held him when he spat up blood. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She crumpled up the tissue she held and stood up. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Singer held the pen poised above the paper. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

His young face usually projected kindness, approach- ability, but now held heavy weight he had no language to express. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He knelt by my chair and held my hands in his. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Julian reached me and held out a hand. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The gala is being held to celebrate the capture of a dangerous criminal, and to reward us all for bringing him to justice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She held my face in one sticky hand, and the other was stretched behind her, as if she were seconds away from smacking the taste buds out my mouth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mo held it up, and then peered closely at the toggle. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

We knew he was intrepid, for he had held his own in var- ious gunfights; besides, he looked like a sheriff—the only kind we knew about. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

My father held a ceremony to bless our new home. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But Matty held his breath for a moment, dismayed to see that indeed his friend was ill. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Three guards held him while the other two ransacked the cell. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A small round depression held a cup of whitish liquid. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The first level was built of river rocks held together by straw-filled mud. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

List my previous jobs, starting from the last held and go backward to the first. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held to each others elbows, suddenly unable to breathe, it seemed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But their luck held, and for the rest of that day they met no living or moving thing; and when night fell they vanished into the darkness of Mordor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Nailer held his breath, expecting to go under, but the wire stopped sinking. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

With the hand that held the blade, Abbot Hubert pulled down his habit just far enough to reveal three deep, pitted scars, as if droplets of acid had fallen on his chest. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel’s eyes were blazing, but he held his tongue and waited for Baruch to continue. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The poets were pale emasculates, and Western men held them in contempt. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held out a finger and the largest butterfly I’d ever seen landed on it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He sensed how Martin must have felt each time he had held this beautiful weapon. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I’d got into the habit of loosening the long laces that held the leather socket tight to my left stump when I sat down. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I held out two fingers in a V. Scissors. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Every head turned in their direction, and as they walked to the seventh-grade hallway, kids held up their hands, and Benji high-fived them. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for him and held on to him firmly. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

At first he held his jaws tight, but after a minute his teeth began to rattle. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She held the coin tight in her left mittened hand and, holding the knife like a pencil, scratched the lost daemon’s name deeply into the gold. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan curled up against the corner of the truck bed in the shadows and held his breath. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She didn’t spy on such private moments anymore, but even the sight of a strong, bare arm crooked gently round a waist or shoulder could make her ache with the yearning to be held. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“There, again!” said I, stopping before Herbert, with my open hands held out, as if they contained the desperation of the case. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

If Mom had chosen to, she could have explained to him that Mike Costello’s backside would be featured in the local paper often as he held the ball for this new placekicking sensation. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father held the cup between his two hands. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the position, without quivering a muscle, for nearly five minutes as the photographers scurried around him, cameras grinding, shooting him from every angle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A monster, a maiden, a sylph of the ice. You kissed me, whispered stories in my ear. You sang to me and held me as I slept. Your laugh chased me into waking.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He unclipped the orb from the metal bird beaks and held it up in his palm. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He held it out to me without saying anything. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Eleanor held a cassette up to her dad, and he nodded, flicking his cigarette into an ashtray shaped like a naked African woman. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I held my cup up and tried to rally a few of the people around me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The slight advantage I held coming into the Training Center, my fiery entrance last night, seems to vanish in the presence of my competition. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She tried to hold him, but for a long while he would not be held. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He crouched down and peered between the spines, watching for a moment before he held up a triumphant thumb. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

His finger was icy, but she held in her shiver. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I took a sheet from the paper stack and held it from end to end so it would go in even. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Somebody held a fragment of glass under her nostrils. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were shaking again, and Grace just held his fingers even more tightly between hers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The other soldiers held my hands and stuffed a cloth into my mouth. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He held out a hand as big as a whole ham. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Giant windows, cut into facets that held the light like prisms, climbed up the tallest towers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Tiger General held up his hands apologetically. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took the folded will from his pocket and held it out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his hand, proudly displaying a set of fresh blisters. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As though she held the broken pieces of her heart together in the crook of a frozen arm. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will held on to the dusty table with his good hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu held back from reaching out to touch the cement wall, to see how different it would feel from the mud walls of his mother’s hut that still bore the faint patterns of molding fingers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Richie held the picture high so everyone in the class could see it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss dropped the sponge and held his bleeding hand still, watched the drips disappear down the drain, wished he could follow them and disappear himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s cool and damp down here—the heat of summer held at bay. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She stopped, held the radio like a microphone, and began to sing the words at the top of her lungs, moving around as if she was on a stage. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Jason held Piper by the waist, ready to fly, but he made the mistake of glancing down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He plucked out the plant and held it between his finger and thumb before grinding it into dust. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I noticed right away how he held Momma’s hand for a split second before our guests mobbed him. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Goebbels held his hands over his head applauding wildly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Supper was held outside the meeting house, the biggest building on the property. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

From the Sea Queen florist Chacko had bought two red roses, which he held carefully. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hid behind the spool of thread as Cook took the candle from the stove and held it up high. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Late in November, a two-week inquiry was held by the police and fire commissioners concerning the fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nor why they called the ropes that held the sails “sheets” and not ropes. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with the money divided in two, neither Gale nor I had held so much at one time in our lives. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I managed to feel my way to the ropes and held on, trying to catch my breath. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty iron sconces were mounted along his thick stone walls, but only four held torches, and none of them was lit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t remember the last time I’d held a parent’s hand, and even if we were just being goofy about it, it still felt nice. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He held it motionless, drunk with color and shape, speechless, and together he and the woman stared at what he held. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Asta, on his shoulder as a lemur, nearly fainted; he caught her and held her close. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The boys and girls of Big Creek went back to their chairs and held their diplomas and looked at one another, filled with present joy and impending loss. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The weekend escape had offered a break from both office and climate, each mile north taking her farther away from the steam heat that had held the area hostage for the last few days. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I held her bike while she set the plant by the front door. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He hesitated, then held out the Marauder’s Map too. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then at last he held out his thin, hairy wrist and showed him his watch. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Cora held Royal’s head in her lap, just as she had the afternoon of the picnic. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They held everything the citizens could want—so much it seemed the supplies would never run out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I was little, my father used to insist that I at-tend him in the audience chamber whenever he held court. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Maddy held my duffel bag and looked out at the track. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Your Baconian cipher would have been broken anyway,” Emily said as James held the stack of papers behind him, hovering over his wide-open backpack. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Booth could see them clearly now but held his fire. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amerinds, he concluded, had split off from northeast Asian groups about fourteen thousand years ago, which fit well “with the widely held view that the first Americans were the Clovis-culture big-game-hunting paleo-Indians.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath through my nose and just held it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sam took his master’s hands and laid them together, palm to palm, and kissed them; and then he held them gently between his own. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The girls twined around her; their long arms held her prisoner. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Allie held the door for me as I entered the clean, organized room. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Others squatted down to watch the ones that had lost wings crawl on the ground, to follow them as they held on to one another and moved like a black string, a mobile necklace. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She twisted away from him like a startled child, but he took her arm and led her to the table and held her chair for her. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held in a webbed hand the chain from which Seth dangled. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In the other hand I held my pitiful folding knife, so small it needed several runs at halving a good-sized apple. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The golden glow grew brighter and brighter, and then Ilya appeared with his light magic held out in front of him again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, he held up his sock and with it gestured along the corridor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She held the note I had just returned to her in her left hand, and now she waved it like a tiny flag. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Wilkins found the model “disappointing”—but held his tongue. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Harry held his wand up too, ready to attack. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And the bubbles held—they were strongly magic, after all—until they didn’t. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Their guns were probably rifles, he surmised, and they were probably held barrel up, between their knees. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carried with me my quilt, a sandalwood box that held the silver earrings, and a photograph of my parents, my two brothers, and myself. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And however great his frustration, it could not have held a candle to the dismay that I felt at that moment, knowing that all my work and worry was for naught. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

My uncle started to answer, but held back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up and held on to the bottom of a stanchion. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Shadowfax stood steaming with sweat, but he held his neck proudly and showed no sign of weariness. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The boy hauled a gray sack that bulged as if it held pumpkins. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s a big classroom,” I said, looking around a large room that held a few wooden tables and chairs. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We sipped hot chocolate, and then she held out her hand, the pills in her palm. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The Forest Park auditorium was filled to overflowing when we got there—and it held over four hundred people. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out a hand to Dimple and pulled her up. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The young man hardly gave Lyddie a glance, but stepped back and held the door for them to come in. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his own huge hands expectantly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She held an envelope containing five dollars—her first week’s pay. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the crowd at last arrived at City Hall, a brief prayer service was held before speakers from nearly every segment of Durham’s black community eulogized their fallen leader. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to squirm, but I held still. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had giant curved sides, was set into a concrete base, and was held together with long rows of rivets. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Claire squeezed her eyes shut, drew in a deep breath, and held it until she looked like a balloon about to pop—then burst into a fit of gasping cough-sobs that were louder than ever. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

His desires had moved to motorcycles and cars, but Lupita could see that the glamorous charro still held a place in his heart. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She had a sweet, simple face and dark, thick hair held back with bobby pins. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I obstinately held on to our argument; I was right, and he was going to admit it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

A long line of gold-cloaked spearmen held back the crowd, commanded by a stout man in elaborate armor, all black lacquer and gold filigree. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For several days, the captives were held on the airfield, shivering by night, sweltering by day, singing Christmas carols to cheer themselves. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

She turned and walked up the sagging steps to the little blue house, her head held high. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Normally the Permian team held hands in the huddle, but Winchell resisted. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crawled in my bunk and held me, talking soft and remindful to me of all the things I had to live and be patient for. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here in Kabul, women taught at the university, ran schools, held office in the government. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was hollow; he held it to his mouth and made it whistle. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone has to puncture the prevailing fiction that we’re a “family” here, we “associates” and our “servant leaders,” held together solely by our commitment to the “guests.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mustache was so bushy that it covered his mouth, and the clasp that held his cloak was a silver-and-sapphire trident. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It happened in the night, as she held him close. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The meetings were held in the basement of Wharton Hall, a harshly lit, windowless room, paper plates, pizza cartons, and soda bottles piled on a metal table, folding chairs arranged in a limp semicircle. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And that the arms that held the flags and banners were knotted and hard. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right in the middle of downtown Cincinnati, we walked with our heads held high, acting as proud as could be. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his arms open for me to return. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to reach out for her, but Father held me back. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Alec held up a hand as if he thought Mark would go charging after the guy. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I stood in the cell that held Nelson Mandela for eighteen years on Robben Island, and I searched for family in a small Cuban town outside Havana. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He held a G3 weapon and his helmet under his arms. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

One hand held taut the reins of the horse, who was stomping agitatedly, and another clutched the handle of the ax. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I held him and clung to the wet branch, only slowly becoming aware of slight burning feelings on my arms and legs. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the petty-cash envelope out of my pocket and held it up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But all at once he felt hands lift him and an inhaler—an inhaler!—held to his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the coat open so I could slip my arms in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I answered at once; whereupon she held out her hand. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In another, he told her, “We were together again and I held you in my arms once more—so tight. I thought I should burst with happiness and joy at being with you once again.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I held my ears to stop hearing them, but I began to feel their pain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The mother tried to get people to move along by shouting and shooing, but they held tight. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Traffic was being held up, a bus arrived at the stop across the street, it stopped, and the bus driver got off to help the boy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She quietly picked her suitcase up off the floor and held it so he couldn’t see it. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This idea was hard for the Pythagoreans to believe, but it was incontrovertible—a consequence of the mathematical laws that they held so dear. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I held up my hand and showed him my mulberries. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There was no garbage can in sight, but Mia held out her hand, and after a moment of embarrassment Lexie handed over the damp wad of tissue. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She pulled me toward her and I held her hand delicately as we swayed to the music. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The woman’s eyes had come to rest on the book the boy held in his good hand. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held my hand between both of his. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lazlo held his spear in one hand and the pebble in the other. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss used to punish Luke by dunking his head in the bathtub, and one of the adopted kids claimed Mrs. Moss held her head underwater for several minutes until she had trouble breathing. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Her daughter sat stiffly on the sofa, tugging at the red ribbon that held her braided hair up in a ponytail. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

One block, then another, then a held, past a line of trees, and into the bush. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She held her wings to her body and stacked her tail feathers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He held out a green pack of gum. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Head held high, Grace Wexler led her husband across the restaurant. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a cup on the floor next to you,” Trapis said, brushing a hand along the head of the baby he held. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I fed her and held the teacup to her lips and wiped her chin when she dribbled and helped her with the chamber pot business. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bill held him close, so that a button on his sweater was pressing painfully into Jesse’s forehead, but as uncomfortable as he was, Jesse didn’t move. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She held it between the ends of two fingers of her right hand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

One study indicates that as late as 1970, more than 70 percent of all blacks working in metropolitan areas held blue-collar jobs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

We were broken, an almost unrecognizable bunch of mourners held together by habit and grief and a shared history of survival. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She held her chin high and a little angry—she knew Maybeth and this woman didn’t. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still the little piece of convulsed earth in which we lie is held. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three held flashlights, the beams pointed at the ground. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But when she held a sick child close in her arms and the rocker moved just enough to squeak a little, she would hum. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scrabbling through a nightmare of compacts and pencils, she pulled out a prescription bottle, held it to the light, tossed it into the trash can and selected a new one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first nothing happened: it was held tight in the creature’s grasp. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Mama put a cup of tea in front of me and I held it between my hands; it felt like it would burn me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Harry moved toward the fire, but just as he reached the edge of the hearth, Mr. Weasley put out a hand and held him back. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His eyes caught mine, held, then looked slowly away. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I sat on a skin on the ground with my legs spread out, and one man held my back up strong. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can tell with some: she would have been the same if he’d held a lighted match to her. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was breathing hard, her eyes wild, her cheeks flushed, her hair held back only by a pencil she’d stuck behind her ear two hours ago and clearly forgotten about. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When was the last time he held a gun, or a knife? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Finally the beast made his way over me and jumped into the backseat, which by that time only held the drowned man because fear had set the rest of my sisters into motion. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The goat’s belly already held a baby that would soon be born. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Audrey stood in front of me and held my face between her hands. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Naomi held her terror in, balling it up inside a fist in her lap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Soon they all held steaming mugs of hot milk, and Green and the blubber stove were brought back on board. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He spat out water, sucked in air, grabbed hold of the nearest chunk of debris, and held on. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I put one foot out onto the ice—he was only three steps away—and held on to the end of a strap and tossed the backpack out to him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

In the clean white sand on the floor Hannah traced a careful B. Looking at Prudence, Kit held her breath. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When Yoren had dragged her into that alley she'd thought he meant to kill her, but the sour old man had only held her tight, sawing through her mats and tangles with his dagger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and removed a tied-up handkerchief and held it out. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Leaning on the sink, I held the glass to my temple; from the living room, Francis whispered something indistinct but angry, and then Bunny laughed harshly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He dances on the demon of ignorance, his four arms held out in choreographic gesture, one foot on the demons back, the other lifted in the air. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then I heard Father coming down the garden and I took my Swiss Army knife out of my pocket and got out the saw blade and held it in case he found us. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He held his face next to mine, and when he looked straight into my eyes with tears in his, I knew. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even when we’re plunged into darkness again, the ghostly outline of the raft, its rope held in the fist of a Turk who stands knee-deep in seawater, burns into my memory. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The girl looked at the flower then at Emma but still held on to her brother. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I did and she held her arms up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We ordered Cokes and hamburgers for as long as our allowances held out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I looked anxiously at Ultima, but she held her hand up in a sign for me to listen. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She ran her fingers through her hair again, and then held her hand up to her mouth, as though speaking into an invisible walkie-talkie. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Francie and Lee held hands and sang, even though neither was quite certain of the words. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Huge pale hands groped for her while veins bulged along Biter's arms, but the bonds held, and finally the man collapsed backward. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They held hands and knew that only die coffin would lie in the earth; the bubbly laughter and the press of fingers in the palm would stay aboveground forever. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Benny held up his hands and backed away. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The room held a dresser, a desk and chair and a wardrobe, all of plain wood. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The graduation exercises had been held, and the senior class of Stuyvesant High School had moved on with their lives. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She held a bowl, although she did not yet know why. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I sank back down in a kitchen chair, then leaned forward and held my head in my hands. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He held die tall staff upright beside him like a lance in need of a banner. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But right now there’s a little girl cross-legged on wooden bleachers peering at me from beneath a hand held aloft at her forehead, a smile on her face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I stayed there, standing on my feet with my arms held out. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nellie held the rabbit out in front of her and looked him over from tip to toe. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

She held Izzy at arm’s length, wiped her cheek with a fingertip, smoothed her hair one last time. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the elections were finally held, and certified by outside observers that included former President Jimmy Carter, Farmer was in Port-au-Prince. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Other officers were beaten and held hostage as well. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry held out his hand to Jean Louise, dropped it to his side, and left without a word. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Up in the room he held out both arms and said, “It’s all yours. Look all you want.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Michael held off the tears, curious, but quite ready to continue in case Dads further revelation was as disconcerting as the original. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beto looked long enough to see the revolver his father held near his sister’s face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the young man listened tears gathered in his eyes and he held his cloak before his face to hide his agitation. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of my classmates had parents who held jobs in factories, which made them look down on students whose parents did gardening. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held hands and ran up Derby Street. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you grieve because you hadn’t held it tighter when you had it every day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moan shattered the room, knocked us to the floor, where my father put his arms around me and held me while I bawled. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He quickly sealed off the vial and held it up for everyone to see. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The BFG picked her up and held her tenderly in the palm of his hand. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The river was very real; it held him comfortably and gave him the time at last, the leisure, to consider this month, this year, and a lifetime of years. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told him of her old life and he held her, then turned her around so they faced each other. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I held another above Drew’s plate, waiting for him to object. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Remembering my work sewing uniforms, I bit at the seams that still held it on my jacket until I could rip it off. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held up the files in his left hand. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

To operate it, a stone is put in the strap; the ends of the strings are held and whirled above the head. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his spear and pointed at the savages. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Erishkigal was as beautiful as Ishtar, but she held herself stiffly, while her sister always looked ready to dance. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he said, and held it out to me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Nick grabbed me around the neck and I held his hand up and pointed to him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

My mother suddenly got up and held a mirror to Lynn’s nose, apparently hoping to see a fog of breath on the mirror. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nero held his gaze, and Lazlo had to battle the urge to look away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She held the ring up to the pale light and it glimmered with a slow, white, fairy’s fire, and she knew that it was full of magic. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Tamba told the driver our destination, reading it off a piece of paper he held in his hand. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Black women held jobs in the Monroe Cotton Mill or as domestic servants. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The bears, on their hind legs, held the prison-trees and roared at the crowd. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

A servant held an umbrella aloft to keep Gupta in the shade, but the burly foreman was sweating in the sunshine. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she held a well child on her lap and rocked back and forth, she sang. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held up the yearbook with a grin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nately, sitting trancelike on the floor of the truck, held his grave young face in both hands and did not answer him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Avoid motions like this,” she extended her hands in front of her, “or this,” she held them high over her head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He held up the photocopy to show me. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He held the line against his back and watched its slant in the water and the skiff moving steadily to the north-west. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the look, trying to speak with their eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her breath like she was underwater and not inside a magical bubble, shuffling through a cavern as dark as a midnight storm. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She wore sports clothes and walked with her head held high. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He held his flashlight now in one hand and slapped it into the palm of the other. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matthew held both of the mannequin hands in his to hold the arms up. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hamilton had drifted off about twenty yards so I just backed up a few steps, held the bottle up over my head and screamed as I ran and jumped. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

A rally was held, after which the armed men went on a rampage, murdering approximately thirty people in a dreadful and grisly attack. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quaking with fear, Chickenhound held his breath as the woodland juggernaut thundered by within a couple of yards of the hideout. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I came up the second time 1 saw a piece of timber ahead of me and reached it and held on with one hand. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Tristran's heart pounded in his chest as if it were not big enough to contain all the joy that it held. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaw stepped to the center of the street and held out her arms. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped pinching my pressure points and held my hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They held everything they had to say, every desperate thing, and they didn’t want to say any of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

One teensy hope she held on to was that a workman or a house guest had left the pot there. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The stromboli is a staple in Pennsylvania cuisine, essentially consisting of a pizza folded on itself, a bread, dairy, and meat concoction held together with copious amounts of grease, classic adolescent comfort food. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He held it up for the twins to see. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His arms swung in apelike gyrations of glee, and he held another piece of iron in one hand and his cap in the other. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It glittered in the lantern light, and he held it out to the two shapes that stood beside him, the shapes who called themselves angels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When he’d finished, he held out his masterpiece so I could take a look—tight white cylinder, small cardboard filter inserted at one end—then sparked it up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

In the evening, we held dances in the experimental chambers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It held a sense of agelessness, like it was a piece of something born in another time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was occupied and I held on desperately. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She yanked bones straight that had been crooked for years while relatives held the cripples down, and she did all this never dressed less elegantly than when she stepped out of the sedan chair. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went straight to him with the letter, which he took from my teeth and held until I had cleaned my hands on a rag and took it back. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She took the nightdress from the case and held it before me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When we sat in the waiting area, she held me close to her. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

They backed away and held the torches, the better to see him. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Mother took my coat from Jonas and held it up to shield us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The old man held his daughter against his chest and nodded. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Never once did the board dump her for getting too close to a tree, and her shoes held on to its grippy surface like they were glued there. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Even before the government’s efforts to remove it, Sophiatown held a symbolic importance for Africans disproportionate to its small population. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mama did not come into my room with the bag that held combs and hair oils and ask me to come downstairs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

And perhaps this attitude, held in spite of what they know and have endured, helps to explain why Negroes, on the whole, and until lately, have allowed themselves to feel so little hatred. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Rashid shook his head and tried to step away from Z, but Z held on to his shoulder as Rashid insisted, “You owe me nothing. I only did what anyone would do.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Boots grinned winningly and held up a pudgy hand. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was scarred, as if by untended wounds, and one arm was held crookedly, so that it was awkward for her to do things. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Unit meetings are held on certain nights which are kept secret for fear of police raids. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most such expansions appear to be attributable to the advantages that speakers of the ancestral language, belonging to food-producing societies, held over hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

WAYMER—The annual Pigeon Day shoot held here on Saturday, was declared a rousing success by the event’s organizers. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, in the last week of May, Professor McGonagall held him back in Transfiguration. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They held hands until they got close to the camp, then separated. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He knew what it felt like to be held down. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After a moment, she held him at arm’s length to examine him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The two rolls were held together in the back with a plastic barrette. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was the man he sought down there, the man he needed so badly he could think of little else, the man who held the answer, the answer to his problem...? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then they each counted to ten, and held hands for the rest of the day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

All the way down the hall, until the orderlies told her to stop, she held on to my hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His right arm he held behind his back, as he often did. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In reply, he held up a large, rusted, iron key. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I wet my index finger and held it up. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She held that tense, almost fetal position for a suspensory moment—then broke down. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

It feels so good to be held by him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Some kids on the team competed in the local and regional competitions as well, and those were held on Sundays! Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He slept under a blanket that held “double its Weight of Vermin such as Lice Fleas & c.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There a Pope had been complaining, as he was held to ransom, or another one had been wriggling, as he was poisoned. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama started, but Richard held his hand up and took a step into the room. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Dove?” he asked, and he held his breath in suspense. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I held back a smile as she turned down a street that took us a little out of the way. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The old man looked at the boy and, with his hands held together, made several strange gestures over the boy’s head. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seated in his rocking chair, perhaps thinking of their carriage ride that afternoon, Lincoln reached out and held Mary’s hand. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took my other hand, held it between his own in a grip that I knew would only be gentle until I tried to pull away. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he put it, “Public schools reflect a community’s desires, feelings, dreams,” and nowhere did those dreams unfold more powerfully than they did on a football held. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I kept thinking of seeing them together the day before, and besides, Mrs. Winterbottom looked too terrific to have been held captive. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ashton made a face and held up his feet. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He held my blistered hand in the shadows, where his mother couldn’t see. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He pointed; and far down the avenue of yews we saw a white figure advance—a dim white figure, which held something dark at its breast. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Even now that I had a serious boyfriend, my girlfriends were the ones who held me steady. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cooper could see he was upset, because his eyes were glistening, but he turned, remembering his manners, and held out his hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and listened to the scratch of river against my ears, sinking as far as I could into that shimmering, dark world. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then suddenly, thousands of the steel bolts that held the tank together let go. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

The boy lifted the gun from the case and held it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My right hand deftly held three throwing daggers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But they held on to those little yellow cards as though they meant something—laid them gently in the shoe box along with the rent receipts, marriage licenses, and expired factory identification badges. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was time, she stood in front of him and held out a shoebox encrusted with plastic gemstones. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I put my arm around her and held her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I picked out a single geode, its insides coated with tiny white crystals, and held it in both hands. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like a fundraising event, held at a dimly lit bar. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He bowed his head stiffly and held up his hand in a casual wave, but before walking off he asked, “What’s your name again?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He nodded, held up a litde disposable camera and snapped a picture of us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He maintained his calm demeanor, but his voice held a hint of venom. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And he saw in the set and color of her eyes and hair, even in the way she held her shoulders—high in a kind of semi-shrug—that Aron looked very like her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cohen’s tissue box held Hall’s handwritten report, with detailed plans and sketches of an atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption opened his mouth to speak, but Hibiscus held up a hand to silence him. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Sloan held up his hand and said, “Oh, I’m all right. A little talk won’t do me any harm.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She held on to her mother’s braid, rubbing the glossy tail between her fingers until she fell asleep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were more things to tell her, things I held back: like the fact that I was hungry in bed this morning. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The other hand he held out before him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her voice held all the shock and condemnation of the small town, I thought critically. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and crossed my fingers. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The two women lagged behind their mistress and exchanged exasperated looks that informed the assassin this conversation had been held many times before. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I just about broke out laughing when she held me by the arms and looked right in my eyes and said, “Do you know what frostbite will do to you?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shaman held out his hand, and Lee shook it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm could feel his dæmon’s eagerness to plunge into the water and catch the fish, and silently urged her on; but she held back. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then she disappears back into the boat for a second, emerging with a similar gun held tightly in both hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Because horses who gain commanding early leads in match races generally win them, observers thought the bullet-breaking War Admiral held a considerable advantage over the historically slower-breaking Seabiscuit, even with a conventional start. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down at my desk and held the bar in my hand. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, but the breathing kept on. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

To me, it seemed that an officer held hostage might not tell his fellows everything that had happened to him, because it was either too painful or too humiliating. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when he was not sitting enchanted listening to his mother’s words, he thought of airplanes, and pilots, and the deep sky that held them both. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Their shiftier shapes might have held a message that in my new happiness and with a little bit of time I’d soon decipher. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Japanese cheered from the deck and I rolled over and with one arm dog-paddled my way to the Beaver, where I grabbed the towline and held on. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then he moved his tail the tiniest bit, and Anya released a held breath of relief. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He plucked a small object from behind my ear and held it in front of me—a pea-size blob of soggy white paper. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She went outside and called out, “Father! Father! One for burial,” and then sat on the steps outside and held the baby. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She held the swaddled baby in one arm and threw life vests from the corner to everyone. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Annabelle held it tightly in her fist and looked defiantly at her brother. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jinny wriggled her hand under the makeshift bed for the envelope, slid the single sheet of paper free, unfolded it, and held it up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It’s held the first Saturday of December every year, and I think this is the fifth time it’s been put on. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I held it in both hands, the leather boards pressed between my palms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her mother screamed and pulled at Dustfinger’s hand, but he only held the note higher in the air. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sheriff took a handkerchief from the rear pocket of his trousers and held the gaff with it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It held a change of clothes, a loaf of trail bread, some jerked meat, a skin of water, needle and thread, flint and steel, pens and ink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thor held the haft of his hammer with a hand that was covered with golden rings. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I sat there, staring at the first psalm of the service and thinking of the almost new prayer book I had held in my hands that morning. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But I held the camera up and I saw through its little square window the mountain I had come to find and conquer. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Piggy held out his hands for the conch. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She went over to the sink and put her hand under the faucet to rinse off the blood and held it there for a while. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she held out her hand in that soft girly way. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He held it a moment, casually enough, between thumb and finger, as if deciding whether or not to give it to me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the boy who held the younger one in his arms, each had found a fulfillment in giving away a part of himself to those who had less. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jen’s father nodded, and then both Luke’s parents held him tight and released him. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She held her breath for a few seconds, then the dactyl swooped up from the other side, now riderless. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Reverend Okonjo held out a hand and Moss gratefully took it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It is usuaUy at our parents’ house that these dinners are held. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anastasia’s hair, however, held like glue with hairspray and gel, moves as one solid piece—almost like it’s a hat perched on her head. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He came and sat in the lounge room and Mom held me up between her outstretched hands. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He was sprawled on the ground, but Scabbers was back in his pocket; he had both hands held tight over the quivering lump. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The longest I’ve held my breath is six and a half minutes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Second: It held Gum Baby fast, its cuff-head snapping around her neck like a collar, the long chain attached to it coiling around her tiny wooden body. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He held out the coins from his pocket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They all held polished violins under their chins, the bows poised at identical angles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I whistled, held out a piece of meat, and hoped she would not get her leash caught in a treetop. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Velia held out her slim arm and I assessed the damage. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

After the barrier was finished, Rosa lifted Matt outside and held him tightly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kissed me deeply and held me tightly in her arms. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh, he stepped back from her and held her at arm’s length. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around his neck he wore a medal of honor; in his mouth he held a sac of spider’s eggs. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He held me away from his body, gingerly, supporting all my weight with just his arms — it didn’t seem to bother him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was not wasted time: they held a council of war. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He held in his hand an antique silver lamp, in which the flame burned without chimney or globe of any kind, throwing long quivering shadows as it flickered in the draught of the open door. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She held it a few inches from her ear and waited until Kelly was done. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and held up the burlap sack he was carrying. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The ground buckled and swayed, but he held steady as she launched herself from the cradle of his fingers in a graceful arc. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She slammed the door and held her handbag over the window to block the photographs. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

His grimy hand went out and grasped the spiked halo and held firmly while the little beast struggled. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven jumped back, and Thorn held on to her arm as Valley checked out the print. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Holy Angels students would use the third floor of the school, while all Vincent de Paul classes would be held on the first and second. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Jimmy smiled and held out his fist for a pound. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nico held back a few personal details from his talk with his father, though he sensed that Reyna knew plenty about wrestling with one’s feelings. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

While Eilonwy held up the suffering creature’s head and gave him a drink from the leather flask, Taran and the bard moved a little away and spoke quietly between themselves. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Dr. Spires gathered the unmarked vial, the unused syringe, and the orange and held them out to Dad. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ruth started to raise her hand to wave at the man, but I grabbed it and held it down. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Citra, Rowan had stood beside Scythe Faraday as the man held out his ring to each member of his family, offering them immunity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I held the small bundle next to Emilia, hoping she would make eye contact with the child. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I figured that if I held it halfway down, it would be the same thing as working with the short one. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He held my glance, then looked away, his face set like stone. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mom held my hand while she told me this, squeezed it so tightly I had to pull away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Olga held her hand and told her everything was going to be okay, while I sat there like a slug, not knowing what to do. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He held his shoulders hunched forward and his hands out in front of him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But as he slowly unfolded his hand, she saw that it held not a clover but a golden ring with a small but perfect diamond sparkling in the rare spring sunshine. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In his arms, he held his hat like he was carrying something precious inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He crushed aspirins in a cup and dissolved them in water and put in some sugar and sat and lifted the boy’s head and held the cup while he drank. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She wriggled her way into the living room, cup held aloft, but it was impossible to see anyone. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tally held the tiny heart up to her eye. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The referee held a single finger in the air, one point for Lowry. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

‘A terrible row, Ben. I nearly hit her, I came this close ...’ She held out her finger and thumb, a centimetre apart. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my mother’s head in my hands. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the wall space was taken up by towering bookshelves that reached high above my head and held more books than I’d ever seen outside a library. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Just held the umbrella over her head and walked faster. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He carried his black bag in his left hand and he held his right arm stiffly. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet then held him at arm’s length. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hand Clap was riding on the front seat of the wagon, the reins held loosely in his hands. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we walked to the bus that would take us to the arena, we held hands like schoolgirls and bobbed our heads to the music coming through our headphones. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If it’s not an isolated incident, if it’s truly something as global as sun flares, then the little hope he held out for his family is gone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

At a nod from Corporal Craigie, Charles held his bayonet to the man’s neck. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But when he came to go, Amy held him back to whisper with trembling lips, “Is there really any danger about Beth?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crosshatching a thick birch-bark cylinder, thin strips of leather held the skins in place at either end of the drum. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

In a little while they would leave for the church where the funeral would be held. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She held on even after Papa stopped breathing. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

She came to the tower, held so tightly in the embrace of the house, in the straining grip of the house, and walked slowly past its gray stones, not allowed to touch even the outside. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He automatically held a wrist out to each, wondering for a moment if they wanted to handcuff him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He held up his hand but did not whistle. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her customer said, “It’s cute,” as she paid Mariama, and shortly after she left, a young white woman came in, soft-bodied and tanned, her hair held back in a loose ponytail. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Abruptly she held out her hand; he reflexively took it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She picked him up and held him close to her body. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was inlaid with polished wood in the shape of a star, and above them a wrought iron chandelier held a dozen burning candles. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held it with both hands, took a sip of the Lipton tea with sugar and milk, and placed it back on the saucer. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He held them in his good hand as if they were diamonds and rubies. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad looked concerned, but Mrs. V held me tightly and bounced me on her knees. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He connected the hose from the tank and held the little potmetal burner up in his hand, small and lightweight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She ran across the room and hugged April up into her arms and held her tight. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs opened his mouth, but Liam held up a hand to shut him up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He'd lost the bottle he'd been holding when he was up on the rock, and he held out his empty cup. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Just once in his whole life he had held in his hands unmistakable documentary proof of the falsification of a historical fact. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Inside, Messalla is as still as a statue, poised up on the ball of one foot, head tilted back, held captive by the beam. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She placed her hands on my shoulders and held me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand—the one that bore his ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The vast majority of these insects are held in check by natural forces, without any intervention by man. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Wheeler spake of Miss Joan; Mr. Bullock of Mrs. B. We all wished in that Moment to be with those we loved & held most enshrined in our Hearts. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Upon putting down his pencil, he held up his hands, fists clenched tight. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, knowing I was tom and bleeding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Their Dad held him in his lap on the way home and Bubber sat very stiff, not leaning against anything. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He held up a very slimy, knotted rope. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Vivian took another cigarette from her purse, held it to her lips, and looked at me and nodded. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked it up and held it in my palm. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Ma held up her hand to show there waren’t no more to say. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie went off to greet several of the old-guard scythes who held true to the founders’ ideals. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She held it boldly in both hands, close to his mouth, and tugged it while the cub growled playfully and braced his big, covered feet. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I held out the jar with green mint leaves. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He was perfectly aware of the peril they were in, but he held back from implying that the aeronaut wasn’t. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was credible enough—his company held the contract for inspecting all the steel used in the fair’s structures—but the thing he proposed to build just did not seem feasible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Each held his or her own jar or jug of either Velma T.’s elixir or Shady’s whiskey. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He held a beaker of muddy brown liquid up to the warm, wavering light and put on his spectacles to peer at the thick sediment that settled to the bottom like river sludge. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I held the page out so Miss Maggie could see it, too. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She held the picture up to show me, as if I hadn’t been seeing it all my life, then traced her finger over the profile of the biggest horse. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Beaumont licked his hand but could not wag his tail- The huntsman nodded - to Robin, who was standing behind, and held the hound’s eyes with his own. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My conscience had been bothering me for about a month, ever since the evening Hugh and I had attended a large, headachy fair held each year in Paris. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Later, when Hale was being held on a separate tier from the cell housing Blackie Thompson, he passed him a note through a hole where a radiator pipe went through the ceiling. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He held that in both ways it improves one’s character. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He held up the book he’d chosen—Ghost, by Jason Reynolds. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Fishtail put up his hand and held it there, looked keenly at his friends. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

His face was a mass of scars, and in one hand he held a sword, short and heavy as a cleaver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Look what I have for you,” and she held up a pale green silk dress lined in wool. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She poured the tea, then lifting cup and saucer, held it back while she looked at Violet. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the match closer to Roscuros face, and a terrible smell of burnt whiskers rose up around the jailer and the rat. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Bienvenue finally yelled out from across the field as he held his cramping stomach. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

His expression held indecision as he looked back and forth between Ekon and the surrounding fields. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The old, clung-to notions most of us have held about our special lordship are being deeply undermined. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The respect in which we held Grosie was heightened the day after our arrival, when she gave Mother a quiet reprimand which Mother accepted just as if she were a little girl again. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then greatly daring, because he could think of nothing else to do, answering a sudden thought that came to him, he drew slowly out the phial of Galadriel and held it up. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The candle in front of the Virgin had burned out, leaving a waxy smell that the curtains held in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Common sense won out—the maze held even more unknowns than his situation inside. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was racking my head, to spear that fool; finally I held up my hand, and he stopped. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Downwards with a double-handed gesture at the two that held trousers, downwards again to loosen her undergarment. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew gaping nostrils, then held my artistic creation up and smiled. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Jay held up jar after jar to his flashlight, dropping them all back into the baskets he plucked them from. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I noticed how, as he held the cup, he tried to hide his pinkie, and I remembered how he used to flourish it as if he felt especially superior when he was drinking tea. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry I couldn’t make anything tonight,” his mother said, tearing open the plastic bag that held their Thai takeout that night. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The plain box held five smaller boxes—a small round one in the center and four curved boxes that fit around it perfectly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They buzz around the gazebos, dropping coins into baskets held by servants who kneel beside them. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The four posts which had held the platform continued to burn like torches, one for each of the directions of the wind. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We held hands while she said, “I would personally like to offer up thanks to every living body in Aurora County, Mississippi, for having the good sense not to die in the past four days.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had been built so long ago that it held up its own weight, without any support from hoverstruts. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It sails over the city walls and bursts against the northern parapet of Fort National, where three hundred and eighty Frenchmen are being held against their will with minimal cover. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He held out a small stone trophy in Tia’s direction, and as soon as she grabbed it, Bob jumped inside it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He pressed the back of his wrist against his bleeding lip and then held his arm out and showed me the blood on his wrist. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Rumor has it that Lord Roiben, her king, is planning to swear to the new High King, bringing with him his large Court, one that has held off Madoc’s forces for years. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He held it up for a joke to tease Janie a little. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

His costume was high-topped shoes and old-time britches held up by one suspender. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the month a celebration was held to bless the coming out of the child. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Traditionally, the members of the senior class invited their younger brothers and sisters to the Commencement Dance, held the night before the Junior- Senior Banquet, which was always the last Friday in May. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I held the neck of the bottle with my left hand and began to swim toward the surface. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

One of her hands held her face; the other rested on her thigh. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snow knew it, as soon as I held out those berries. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When we got to the floor where Mary lived I held my breath and closed my eyes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held up a case of white pencils from Disneyland with the tiny fairy painted on each pencil. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was the brandy bottles and a bottle shaped like a bear, which had held kiimmel, that Miss Van Campen found. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He held the body open for her and clamped blood vessels, handing her tools when she asked for them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lissa held out her arms and spun, as if dancing to music only she could hear. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He held an axe in his hand—forged to be a near replica of one he’d studied in a museum in Iceland. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She wished now that she had held her tongue. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

In one hand he held the spear, in the other the charred knife blade. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I held my breath with hope for the entire long, long minute. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The council was held around a Ping-Pong table in the rec room. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was as though she held her breath and could not let it go until the energy and busyness culminated in a beauty that would dazzle him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one hand he held a silver tray on which stood five cocktail glasses, each one half filled with a viscous brown substance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Derek’s body lurched beneath him and dropped back, the raft took the blow, flexed, gave, but held together; and Brian started one clear thought: we made it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled her handkerchief from her pocket and held it tight against Lyddie’s temple. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The vivid horror of this, so possible and so nakedly terrifying, held them all silent. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I shook it out and held up a T-shirt. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The jesses were held in the fingers or clipped to a leash to keep the birds from departing. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The night at the hospital flashes through my thoughts—my disguise, Metias watching me as I entered the hospital, the young doctor I'd held hostage, the bullets bouncing off the refrigerators. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She held both her hands in front of her, just under her chin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

We boys looked at each other and then held out our glasses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe,” she continued, “he was a spy for the government all along and he’s being held captive in Russia or something. Maybe your brother is the most dangerous man on the planet!” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He gave a sharp tug and held out one of his molars. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Many thighbones he burned on the gods’ altars and many a woven and golden ornament hung to bedeck them, in his satisfaction; he had not thought life held such glory for him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my hands up to the sky. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Unable to leave my sky- sword to work itself, I would be watching the swords move like puppets when the genie yanked my hair back and held a dagger against my throat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held it up across his chest and tried not to think about it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luma watched intently, making notes next to the players’ names on the sheet of paper she held. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He remained almost desperately reluctant now to tear the fabric of what held them together then, but the boys seemed to be leaving him no choice. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The rigid frame held a skin of oiled silk in place to contain the hydrogen, and although this was tough enough to withstand minor scratches, a hundredweight of blazing rock was too much for it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The bigger clans actually held a yearly competition called “Eighty-Six the SuxOrz,” with a prize for the clan who managed to kill the largest number of them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I held down the buzzer for fifteen seconds. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Katie had held Francie back wishing both children to enter school together so that they could protect each other against the older children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The jersey which he held up, was electric blue, with gold letters across the front, DEFENDERS. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I walked over and held out my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She held my sneakers in her hand and said, “I’ll be right back.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shelves along one wall held celadon vessels; Tree-ear could see at a glance that each piece was of the highest quality. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

She dabbed the drops onto her fingers and held them close to his eyes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I held up a handful of oats for him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Detective Inspector Pearce held up the empty key ring with her eyes scrunched up. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held her flame to one side, revealing a curved door in the wall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Raymie sat in the rocking chair, but she held herself very still. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Zafoona glanced over at him with a smile and held his hand. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Gilbert was an extremely successful and eminent physician, who held just about every office in the Royal College in turn, culminating in his election as President in 1599. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

In response I held up my hand, using the cross that rested in my palm as a shield. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Jones held up one finger — “Product” — then another — “Development. We’re here.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And this way I held steady afore my mind that I would for certain come one day and see my boy, and make myself known to him, on his own ground.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Widow Daventry left, I lay back down, and in the closeness of the hiding place, I held the cross of lead before my eyes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mini held the sprig of youth at arm’s length. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He lit the joint, inhaled, then held the smoke in his lungs. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then I crawled in and held my folding chair in front of me, closing the opening, and praying all the while that the Lord not test me with the loss of my child. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost every other thing she said was false, but that last bit of information he held to be graven truth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held the lighter at arm’s length for two who had rolled their own, ready to spring back at any second. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monte Carlo was suddenly full of kindliness and charm, the one place in the world that held sincerity. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The mice made nests in it, but it held up even when it got wet. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got a thick wad of them and held them under the head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mama was holding Mary Toy’s hand, but my little sister begged, “Will, stay by me,” and I put my arm around her, held her close. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand and poured the scrapings into Tom’s hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He held his sword loathingly, and pushed the knight away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Children held their faces to the sky, trying to catch flakes on their tongues. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He held it to the light and looked at the rusty blade and put it back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Claire held one in each arm and then laughed herself as she realized she was raising and lowering them slightly, the same way Einar had her raise and lower heavy rocks to strengthen her forearms. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then my father’s relatives held a feast and killed a cow to roast and invited a lot of people to come and enjoy the meat and help us build a new house. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realize that it’s held there with a key—our old key, the one we hid in the fire hose. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

She held her whiskey glass daintily with her little finger extended. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stood and carried it over to another guard, the one whose uniform held the most medals and the fanciest braided orange trim. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He held up the remainder of the book in front of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Instead of a pole, the holster held a bronze trident, flickering with green light around the tips. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But halfway through the somersault she caught him by an ankle and held him dangling upside-down like a plucked chicken in a shop-window. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He noted that a number of the accused had been held in solitary confinement for unconscionable lengths of time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held a quivering Chestnutt in one hand and her glowing staff in the other. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She put down her baton and held up her hands. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

In his paw were two pink tickets which he held out to the children. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Benedict caught her, held her by the shoulders, and looked her squarely in the eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The mouse held one small paw up in front of his whiskers. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The various communist regimes that had held power since the night Laila was born were all defeated. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Without seeming to think about it, he placed his hand back in mine; I held it tightly in both of mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He stubbed his toe and swore as he held his hands in front of him, trying to find the other door. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She reached over and gently held his wrist. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Just the back of his chair. But — there wouldn’t have been anything to see, would there? I mean, he hasn’t got a body, has he? But. . . but then how could he have held the wand?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The deputy standing by the door made a grunting noise and held up five chubby fingers, which was the number of minutes left before he took my father back to the cell. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He held his hand palm up on the table and looked down at his open fingers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Arm felt a strange sensation as he held her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Downtown Clover started at a boarded-up gas station with RIP spray-painted across its front, and ended at an empty lot that once held the depot where Henrietta caught her train to Baltimore. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Even if the adults were free of the shackles that had held them fast, bondage had stolen too much time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And for now, they held the exact same hope and confidence. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

No conference had been held by them to discuss the date, no organizational work of any significance had been undertaken. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were discussing his childhood with Tex John, and suddenly Perry, who had too much drink inside him, pushed her against a wall and held her there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up a butter knife and held it out to her. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was still beating the dead bird when Billy Buck pulled him off and held him tightly to calm his shaking. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked the way he moved, the way he touched things, the way he held his head up with such casual dignity. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And I, seated with the few other visitors, add my weak voice to theirs, humming when I can’t guess the words and wishing my hands were held too. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman took a breath, held it, and said, “Hi.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alys, watching, held her breath and then gasped at each new move. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a group of young kids near her, and they held a banner above them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She pried the book loose from its spot and held it up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Her tone couldn’t have held more wonder and censure if Zooey’s pores had been exuding crude oil. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He lowered the box he held and gave us his full attention. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She had never held a pack of cigarettes before. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ma quit moving her hand ’long her jaw and held up three fingers. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In one hand the angel held a sword and in the other, a lantern. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

So I didn’t say anything as my teammates excitedly picked me for the next Games, which would be held in Rio four years later. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He wore a denture, made from one of his own teeth, a cow’s tooth, and hippopotamus ivory; metal springs held the denture in his mouth. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my arms out and pranced, Olga Korbut style. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When I looked inside I saw that it held soap and toothpaste, a toothbrush, and a razor. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They created the American republic, then held it together throughout the volatile and vulnerable early years by sustaining their presence until national habits and customs took root. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Sylvester held the door open for them as they left. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He was cordial, but his blue eyes held a brightness that filled Lazlo with dread. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She held her thumb over the keyboard for a long time. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Three miles south of Rose Hill an old man waited at the side of the road for the wagon to approach and held up his hand as a signal for Jethro to stop. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The audition was held in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, since the orchestra’s cultural center was still under construction. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Lena held the ring in her palm, clutching it close to her heart. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The boy fell to the ground and was up in a moment, furious, but the others held him back. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled his arms back and held them immobile, and she lifted the monkey out of the cage. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty asked, his mouth full of the sweet muffin she had given him, as he watched her arrange a wrapped bundle on her back, criss­ crossing the straps that held it around her chest. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Stewards in black and white walked around with trays and fawning smiles, their heads held inanely high. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned over, pulled her hand down from her face, kissed her quickly, and held a water bottle out to her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Professor and I crouched down behind our rock, and held our weapons ready; I could see that he was determined that they should not pass. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

All of my teachers held their noses in the air, as if they were above the rest of the school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He stood up, his head held carefully, and looked fully at her for the first time. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know which way to go through the labyrinth of narrow, dark passages, and a primitive fear was inevitable in this place, where every corner held a dealer in death. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Welcome back, welcome back, son,” he said softly as he held me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Together they held the outer rim of the door and jerked it open, then rammed it against those trying to break in. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Lori held up the slashed pig and threw it as hard as she could at Dad, but it was empty and nearly weightless. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dim yellow light through The rear window of the bar showed a vast pale form crouching upright and gnawing at a haunch of meat which it held in both hands. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She held on to the phone and stared at the sunburst clock and thought about Mrs. Sylvester’s gigantic jar of candy corn. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He held up three fingers and waited for my response. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held out one arm to me and I went to sit by her, curled into her side. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In Detroit, eight hundred suspects had been held in an unventilated corridor of a US Post Office building, where they had no beds or blankets and only one toilet for the entire group. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Amari held up the piece of paper and aimed it at Holly. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I held my breath as the living man untangled himself from the dead one and stumbled to his feet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. McCrea took all the quizzes and held them to her chest like they were her teddy bear. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

When she was done she held it tightly in her lap and looked blandly at her mother. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The older girl, who might have been sixteen, came closer to me and held out her hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In her right hand she held a glittering ball of thread—Ariadne’s string—but she popped it into a lion’s mouth at her waist and drew her curved swords. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Serafina might have noticed, but something else happened: she held up her hand and lifted her head, as did all the other witches. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Signs were held high above the snarling crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the wagon, he held his side, then he held my hand. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It had a simple thin band and an oval-shaped piece of dark turquoise held in place by snaking silver strands. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias held up the stone and tried shouting above the mêlée. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She and Lillian held each other in a long embrace and they rocked back and forth without saying a word to each other. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily pulled out a blue long-sleeved knit top and held it up in front of her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I held my hand over my cell so Mom wouldn’t hear. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I held my breath because of the last special treat at the Daughertys’, but it didn’t help, because when Mrs. Russell came back, she came back with a loaf of banana bread. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

These concepts were not unfamiliar to me: they closely mirrored ideas I myself held at the time of the founding of the ANC Youth League a quarter-century before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that if they had held state power I would have been declared guilty of treason and my execution would have followed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry’s voice was high, clear, and cold, his wand held in front of him by a long-fingered white hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She held up her own stone, which had a crude tree drawn on it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, and the bed did not fall. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the wood just so over the flame, turning it carefully so it wouldn’t char. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reached for a handful and held them out. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s time for you to start learning something beyond scrubbing the floor,” said her stepmother, and held out her hairbrush. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled herself forward from the rock and held her cup toward me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I held up the brown paper Safeway bag with its big red S printed smack in the center. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his finger above an inconspicuous silver button. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up her hand and held it to my lips. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sucked in a mouthful of thick air and held it in while I lay on the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The funeral was held on a damp, windy morning. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held their breath and crept as close as they dared. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She held the note from her grandmother in her hands for only a moment before she tore it to shreds. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

‘Tou must be rich,” he said, thinking the boxes held valuable things. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And for the next thirty seconds the whole City held its breath, waiting for the end to come. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But they held us up terribly. I planned on our taking baths tonight. I really can’t stand one night more without a bath.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia held her finger up to her lips and signaled him to stay quiet yet. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Held me like she knew I really needed to be held. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If you held my hand and told me where I was walking,” she said, “then I could come with you. If you make sure I’m okay.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I held it up to the light, where the gold glittered in the morning sun as I twirled it between my fingertips. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you ever play that game?” she held up her own apple core and grabbed the stem with two fingers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We frowned to each other and held our bayonets before us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Every kite fighter had an assistant—in my case, Has­san—who held the spool and fed the line. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Misha held an apple out in a flattened hand, and the horse munched it up. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She held up her hands in imaginary protest. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Scott held the bag on his head with one hand and resumed eating with the other. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I held the knife and apple in imitation and, with the first paring motion, sliced my thumb open. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She struck one and held it to her uncle’s cigarette. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The next Faerie Market was held on schedule on the other side of the wall. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Fifteens, badly outplayed by the younger boys, held the lead, 1-0. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I missed the initiation dinner, which was held on a Thursday evening, because I had to work. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He held a cornucopia in one hand and a drinking vessel in the other, and had vine leaves in his hair and a swinging tunic to show he was dancing. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

A few of the houseguests close enough to see inside rushed away, hands held over their mouths as their dinner threatened to make a reappearance. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The little girl held the thread of Sarai’s soul, and so she as good as held the thread to his—and to his power, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He lifted it from the fitted case and held it in his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He held up the bundle of copper wire and stack of tin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He held out his arms to me and I went to him for a hug. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I just wasn’t watching.... Here ...” Nick stooped over and picked up the pen and held it out to her. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held the heavy plastic collar around his right ankle while he worked feverishly with needle-nose pliers, a screwdriver, and a hex wrench. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When the chaplain had finished, the colonel took the pad back and held it up alongside a sheet of paper he removed from a folder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She held a bowl of beef broth to my lips. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped from behind a white birch tree and he had a dark rifle held up to his shoulder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At the front of the pack was a large ghost who held his bearded head under his arm, from which position he was blowing the horn. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Meggie held her breath as his lips closed around the burning matchstick. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I held tightly to Craig’s elbow as he walked me down the aisle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The perfect afternoon when he held my hand. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I murped, or as close as I could come to it, and held my open hand out in greeting. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Firmly she held her own hands at her sides. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Moonface held the knife against my neck, staring into my eyes. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her lip quivered and she held back tears. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But I have kept the book, through many years and many moves, always on a prominent shelf, and have never once held it in my hands without thinking of Volpe and rereading his words. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The fair wasn’t supposed to be held until August, but this wasn’t the same town he knew, it couldn’t be. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But Manetti, who had held the board in his hand, would surely have noticed this. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She toddled over and held out her thin wrist. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand shook as I pulled one of the tickets out and held it up so she could see it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He held the shell up instead and showed it to them and they understood. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He held out the tube and Rick accepted it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I held my two “scissors cuts paper” fingers up in front of my face. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knelt for her blessing and kissed the crucifix she held to my lips. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ornate church building stood on land that long ago saw services held in a rude brush arbor and led by a former slave. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy held up the conch and the booing sagged a little, then came up again to strength. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I held on to a hope that Sasha and Malia’s bubble might be different, that they could remain safe but not contained, that their range would be greater than ours. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Slowly he forced the oyster loose and held it tightly against his breast. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water pounded Kermit’s helmet down over his face and held him under the water’s surface. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Singer held up his forefinger and went into the hall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The digital camera held no meaning for him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The exchange held a trace of affection, and its familiarity was comfort. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We went to the movies, and ate candy and popcorn, and held hands for a few minutes on the way home. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Perhaps this room held the key to all his uncle’s secrets. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The last words were spoken carefully, as if they held special significance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It had held out an almost unbelievable joy and had then struck out in fuiy at those whose hands were outstretched. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped dribbling and held the ball in my hands. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He smiled at her and held out a Gold orb dangling from a string. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She held the thin cup with her bandaged fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sheathed his sword and held out his hand. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It held fast, and his smile slowly faded as he tried again and again to open the Story Box. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He turned to leave her, but first he held out his arms to his son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Political detainees all across the country had held a successful hunger strike, persuading the minister of law and order to release over nine hundred of them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We held hands and walked beneath the brilliant green shade of cottonwood trees, back toward the old power plant. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

High towers that people built, and strong places, and havens of many ships; and the winged crown of the Kings of Men was held in awe by folk of many tongues. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He made peeping sounds from a silver pipe that he held to his mouth. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I see robots like this all the time at school, but I’ve never held one or looked at one this closely. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Even as these thoughts pierced him with dread and held him bound as with a spell, the Rider halted suddenly, right before the entrance of the bridge, and behind him all the host stood still. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He, like most doctors then, believed that the human body held approximately twenty-five pounds of blood. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

This one, the one she held now in the nervous fingers of her right hand, she had done as her mother lay ill. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his right hand he held the muscle of his left arm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees held their protecting shadow right up to the walls of the house that rose among them, making obsolete the deep porch that wrapped around the first story. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Valley held her hands out, and they were blistering and red. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He held his needles awkwardly and wove in and out, looping the yarn slowly around each needle. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He pulled the largest fish off the stringer and held it in one hand with its white belly facing up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

A bottle of ink was on the same shelf that held the poison. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held it tighdy, and said, “Major, I am sorry. If this breakfast will kill me, then today I am prepared to die.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Witchlings held on to their wigs as they hustled out of the Hall of Elders and to the nearest mudbean shop. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The French cuffs were held together with onyx cuff links, and his collar was tied with a red-striped power necktie. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Grandma held me by the ears and I lifted my feet off the floor until I wiggled like a snake and screamed and she let go. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held tears in for the rest of lunch, and when I got back to class, I raised my hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Alice looked up at me, then held up a long blue dress. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Papá stood perfectly still, his eyes cold, distant even as he held hands with his new woman. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux held up a halting hand, a hand that seemed less substantial suddenly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She held a swatch of silk next to Cassiopeia’s hair. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then he held her back by the shoulders and looked at her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Woody held on to Wes’s arms and tried to talk sense to him, but Wes’s rage blocked out every word his friend said. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He picked it up and held it to the light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him it wasn’t my choice to be the eldest, but I held my tongue. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Malloy cried and cried and Sam held her in his arms and comforted her. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his hands in front of Neel’s face. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Petyr's fa-ther had been the smallest of small lords, his grandfather a landless hedge knight; by birth, he held no more than a few stony acres on the windswept shore of the Fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His immediate reaction was to counterpunch but he held himself in control. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was taut, his breath shallow, but his expression held no hint of surprise. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was how Meg got to Camazotz, the planet where her father was held prisoner. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The sleep-ins are being held in two of the training rooms. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He held senior-level jobs and earned good money, but he wasn’t always recognized for his best work. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

He balanced a hand on the woman’s shoulder as she held the phone at arm’s length to take the picture. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Well, I should have held down the squash and I would have been full if I had. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He filled the kettle from the cold tap and held it over the flames. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Nat picked up the paper and held it in front of his face. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had finished, she took the pamphlet by one of its corners, held it like she would hold a dead rat by the tail, and walked into the kitchen. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He held her for a moment longer and, before he got up, he pressed a five-pound note into her hand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Carlos held on, but he could feel air rushing beneath the car, sucking his legs in, close to the wheels. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Two prisoners grabbed Jack and held him while the others set on Moniek, beating him savagely. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Corporal held up his hand and stopped. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope entered the sitting room, her head held high. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He made a fist and held it up in the air and I held mine up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Still, she was unashamed of what she was, and she returned their gaze with head held high. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held out his arms and gave me a hug. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Aristotle held that the universe is constructed out of five elements. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I held my life in my mind, in my consciousness each day, feeling at times that I would stumble and drop it, spill it forever. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up his knife in front of her eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

At night, vodou ceremonies were held around the shady banyan tree that rose from the middle of an open hut. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“The bodies of unidentified women are being held at Yankee Stadium,” the voice continued. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He found the dam that held back his fear was fracturing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She snuggled deeper into the blankets and robes next to Grandma, who held her tight. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He looked at us, my mother held my little brother, and Junior and I stood next to each other with toffee in our mouths. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He held up a silver goblet and beckoned to Piper. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

June finished cleaning the stitches herself; it was distasteful to her, I could tell by the way she held her mouth, how it drew into a tight buttonhole. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron was yelling so loudly that Uncle Vernon jumped and held the receiver a foot away from his ear, staring at it with an expression of mingled fury and alarm. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But even though he wasn’t brought up in Hungary, Liszt held on to some vestiges of Hungarian patriotism beneath his pan-European facade. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She held out her hands and motioned for him to show her the wound, like a mother dealing with a spoiled child. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then at last his gaze was held: wall upon wall, battlement upon battlement, black, immeasurably strong, mountain of iron, gate of steel, tower of adamant, he saw it: Barad-dûr, Fortress of Sauron. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They fudged the dates on my birth certificate so that I wouldn’t be held back for a year. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Sorry if I held you up,” he said, politely. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Startled, she tried to pull away, but Theon held her tight by the hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I held many debates with Mother, Grandma, and other adults. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I held each dog as the doctor injected nembutal into its veins to make it unconscious; then I held the dog’s jaws open as the doctor inserted the scalpel and severed the vocal cords. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most had already sprouted in the previous weeks, but their little roots had not held them to the Reverend Farmer’s flat-as-Kansas beds against the torrent. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been standing with the unlighted cigarette in his mouth when the white man stepped up and held for him a lighted match. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Alex held his breath as he slowly reached out to scratch the dog’s ears. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The sound of hooves coming up behind him made him whirl, though he could scarcely lift the sword he held for the agony in his elbow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Inside, there’s a stack of documents held together by a paper clip. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He would not, then, talk to her about it; she found that, before the dread and the hatred that filled her mind, her imagination faltered and held its peace. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He held it, he looked at me and said something in Arabic. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy nodded and thrust out the hand which held the billy goat's rope halter. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But everybody knew what “Soaphead” meant—the tight, curly hair that took on and held a sheen and wave when pomaded with soap lather. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I held my breath and tried again. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for the picture to return it to the dresser, but Lily held on to it for an extra second. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m gonna break your faces!” he screamed, so loudly Thomas almost held his hands over his ears. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He still held the string between the stumps of his fingers, and kept yanking at it as if the drumming was sweet to his ears. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frowning, he held it up, catching the moonlight in order to read the words written on the fabric. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We’ve cleaned up there as much as we could, held a garage sale, given away much of the rest, and the house stands nearly empty. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With something close to elation I saw him pull up a large, gray lump of bread which he held up. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the picture was this one wing, held straight up. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The businessman was in worse shape: he had no shoes; one foot was covered in blood; he couldn’t put pressure on his ankle and held onto the cop’s shoulder like a crutch. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand and favored me with a smile that had nothing feigned about it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then C. J. opened the tank from his side and removed the paper, dripping with chemicals, and held it in his hands. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood no higher than her knee, his faced pinched and pointed, snoutish, but he was dressed in delicate livery of purple and blue, and his tiny pink hands held a silver tray. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I held my breath to keep from laughing, or crying, out loud. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

How they held each other and danced to Madeleine’s humming, and she had her eyes closed but Joseph watched her—he didn’t want to close his eyes. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

That evening the election was held, as the principal ordered, but only the same twenty-five voted, returning the same six SRC members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held on to Kutti so he wouldn’t give away our hiding place. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Later that day, Barack held a press conference downstairs, trying to put together words that might add up to something like solace. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He picked one and held it up and sniffed it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My father walked up to me and rubbed my head before he held my right hand and raised it up, as he declared me his champion. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mama slid into the seat next to Ophie as the pastor held the door open on the opposite side. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I could feel Ma and his parents and Auntie Harm waiting for good news as he held both of my hands. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He ran his hand through his hair and held on to the back of his neck, trying to rein himself in. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When the conversation was over, Jule held the phone to her chest for a while. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He held me so tight, I forgot what had happened and for a moment, everything was okay. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Christoph reached into the freezer behind him, grabbed another vial of HeLa cells, and held it out to Deborah, his eyes soft. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Polly cowered before him, her hands held up in front of her face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was the girl whose belly held a colorless winter melon. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily held her breath as he opened to the copyright page where the raven version of the Bayside Press symbol was. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The woman beside him, whose arm he held, was hunched over as she shuffled along in her soft slippers. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were cold to the touch, and stank of old metal, but she held on to them, looking up and down the corridor until the owners of the voices emerged from its shadows. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She held out a copy of the manual for me to take. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Then the scythe held up his ring, and the captain kissed it with such force, he cracked a tooth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He held the conch against his chest with one hand and stabbed the air with his index finger. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was strange, smelling his food smell and, at the same time, liking to be held close to him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were like the devices that held our tartans together, unremarkable, dull, but necessary in their way. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Hatchet gritted his teeth and held his wounded arm. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He drew it away swiftly and held his hand out to Pinmei. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As I got closer to the fence I held my shirt over my nose to block the smell. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He picked her up with a fist snared in the front of her dress and held her in the air, feet kicking, trying to find purchase. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I picked her up in the cup of my hands and held her under my chin. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in the fourth, I was held at gunpoint and forced to shoot them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She held a sharp sword in her hands, and she sang to herself as she stood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She held out her hands for inspection, and he took them and turned them over to look at her fingernails. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There was a balcony along the second floor held up by columns. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sohrab held up his red nylon bag, the kind with draw-strings that doubled as straps to make it into a sort of backpack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They held each other underwater in the deep reservoir. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But let us come to Commodus, who held imperial power with great ease, having inherited it by birth, being the son of Marcus. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” my father said, “I myself will go,” but the women held him back until the foot soldiers passed by, my husband and my brother leaving with them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Singh held his hand over his brow to make a sunshade and looked into the distance. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday, a funeral service was held in the modest redbrick Ebenezer Baptist Church where his father had presided for three decades, and in which young “M. L.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally done dealing, he picked up his stack and held it in his hand, face down. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The shoemaker quickly lifted the wheel out of the strong wooden block which held it covered with a flat board and cloth. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Ashton smirked, then pushed his hair away from his forehead and held his hand there. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s a miracle,” she said as she cried softly and held his hand. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Headmaster fingered the intricate carving around the chair’s back, the shining sundari wood, the careful joints and brackets that held the sturdy legs in place. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He held it away from his face so he wouldn’t get any soap on the receiver. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The first time we met, when he was still a new hire, I held my hand out and introduced myself. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A rosy-cheeked boy on the second step, with one fleeting motion, captured a fly and held it imprisoned against his knees. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He held the fork in his hand as though it were heavy, and his fingers trembled. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

But the one that Pong held now wasn't like that. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

An impromptu celebration of the victory was held immediately. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The problem was, which one held the answer? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was like a foul pillow held tightly to their faces, cutting off their air, choking them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Gods and goddesses could not be bothered with hearing prayers from mortals; that was why Father Olufemi held shukrani services to receive and relay prayers on the people’s behalf. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She reached out again, but as she did so, Silver closed her jaws on Miyax’s shoulder and held her immobile. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held out her hand to take the mask back, but Kaisa did not give it to her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It held a bundle of dried violets tied with a white ribbon, a toy horse that had lost most of its string mane, and a lock of curling blond hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She held it in her beak, not knowing what to do next. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth, but Mama held her index finger in front of her lips in a “Shush,” so I just hiccupped again. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach got tight, and my palms started feeling slimy as I held the bag of cookies with both hands as if I were presenting a cake. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Even though the Department of Justice eventually dropped the charges, the Gestapo still held him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The tears of this boy, tears held back these many years, come falling. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She held the pencil like a butter knife and her penmanship was as bad as Clever’s. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she held the enamel bowl under my chin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pickers craned their necks to watch the clouds and held their palms out to check for rain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man nearly overbalanced, but held on to the rail and swung the boat hook round in another attempt. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even though she didn’t know how to read them, Taryn loved to shuffle, shuffle, shuffle and then make Ivy draw one, proclaiming whatever card Ivy held in her hand was her destiny. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now there’s blankness Where once your eyes held the light But that was so long ago That was last night Well, what was that? If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his hand over the receiver and asked, “What grade are you in, Miss Meecham?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armstrong held the glass while Philip poured the brandy into it. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The redness seemed to come from inside each tree in a wonderful way; it was the red she saw through her hand when she held it against the sun. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Going, the big plastic container held only air. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dug into a pocket, and held up my link with a flourish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Several held up phone cameras, trying to get a shot over the heads of the others. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When the first men had fled, the guard Julie had attacked held her down with his heel dug into the back of her neck—he wasn’t giving her a chance. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Inside the dark, empty church, I walked to the nearest pew, held onto the edge of the seat, dropped to one knee, and crossed myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She took the knife and held it up. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Deedee raised her scarred arm and squeezed his middle finger, held on to it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There must have been over a hundred people strolling, sitting on benches, idling in front of the little gazebo where rallies were held, and contests on holidays. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she sat on the edge of the dock and held the boat steady with her feet while her grandmother lifted the motor up and rocked it into a resting position inside the boat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held him close to my face, breathing in his feathery belly, trying to reassure both of us. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“At the Brigade, they say this line is to be held. They say they have not broken through badly and that we will hold a line across the mountains from Monte Maggiore.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

My father stands above them, his gun still held out from his body. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He hunkered down, pulled her to him, and held her for a long, long time. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Daft Donald held Matt firmly, and Tam Lin wrapped him in duct tape. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gibbler rattled the ice in his tumbler, then held it up in Mr. Crane’s direction. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Colin faded away slowly, like Ophie’s daddy had on that long-ago morning, and before she knew it she was crying, releasing the tears she’d held back for what felt like years. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She pulled her daughters close and held them there. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Bloom retrieved Sunflower and held her while the volunteer mounted up and Joe helped adjust the loose rope. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the rock in both his hands. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I squirmed and tried to escape again, but his hand only held my shoulder more tightly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Thomas stilled himself, held his breath, hoping that maybe the beetle only detected movement. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Pong remembered the lovely Gold orb he’d held in his palm once, long ago. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Dell bit down on the inside of his left cheek and held his mouth closed until he could detect the taste of blood. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Hannah wasn’t even sure where the closet was that held her clothes, her real clothes. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he held my chin and helped me drink water from a wooden cup. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He reached across the space between them and held out his hand. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I held up my newly heavy purse in one hand and shook it, knowing he could tell the ring of true Cealdish silver inside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He grabbed my hand that wasn’t stirring and held it up to my eyes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then we put our helmets back on and drove back down the hill—and when I put my arms around Charlie’s waist, I held on tightly, like a girlfriend would. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want us to have to admit that Mom would skin our hides into the next century if she found out we’d ever held any fireworks, let alone set them off. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I held out my hand, and he shook it lightly. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

I ran to her and held her hand. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked to the door of the restaurant and held it open with an obstinate expression. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But Kakuma also held out hope that our lives might change for the better. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she closed it, placed it on the little table next to her that held her lemonade, and pulled herself up. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I read “Indian Camp” and held Annie’s hand for the whole flight, but I didn’t say anything to her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I held my breath and floated at last, looking up into the sky, afraid to speak. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

I held it to her head, and the coughing finally stopped. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held out her hand, and in it was a picture. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He held up an old black-and-white photograph for us to see. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The dungeon held no monster, but it was a beastly mess. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

One day Pilate sat down on Hagar’s bed and held a compact before her granddaughter’s face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Protests were held throughout the country and the slogan began to appear scrawled on the sides of buildings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his breath as long as he could, listening. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

His dad held out his arms, and Gregor rushed into them and held on tightly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held out the fried pork and plantains to her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The rose Dawn might have found them weeping still had not grey-eyed Athena slowed the night when night was most profound, and held the Dawn under the Ocean of the East. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he approached, she held up her arm and pointed to the haphazard bandage. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He liked old clothes, preferably held together with safety pins, and held up by old neckties. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some hinted that he meant merely to sail back by Hosk to the Inmost Sea, leaving them in the lurch; others, among them Pechvarry, held that he had gone mad, and sought death. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Its rulers are not held together by blood ties but by adherence to a common doctrine. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was the only thing the women held in common—the sure knowledge of the pain of giving birth. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my fists ready to hit him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dark orange sandstone formation held springs like this one, all along the base of the sandstone where wind and erosion had cut narrow canyons into the rock. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn set Claire down and assumed a fighting stance, while Emma held out her hands to make a flame—but she was too stunned, apparently, to summon more than a sputter of smoke. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Even this one easily executed task, retrieving the wallet of a man they’d held in a cage a few yards away, seemed, in the context, an act of great courage and empathy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He pulled the boat alongside the narrow wharf and held it still for them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His luck had not held, had probably never been in. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I looked at him for a moment, and then I took out a handful of pills and held them out on my open palm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Somehow, in spite of myself, I found I was coming to the building where the inquest was being held. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She and her daughter held one another’s hands. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wicked One held an arm out, to stop the assault. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The place clearly had a stigma attached to it now, and nowhere was that better embodied than on the football held. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held up the envelope in which Mrs. Weasley’s letter had come, and Harry had to fight down a laugh. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She held them to her face, and her breath came out in short, shuddering gasps. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mark held it like a rifle and pointed it directly toward the middle of the hatch door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She held it for a second, and then slammed the frame into the concrete. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She was biting the corner of her lip, and frowning, and she held the steering wheel slightly away from her, as though she were afraid of this car. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jeet held an embroidery hoop one inch off the floor. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Thomas held his breath, not daring to make the slightest sound. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He only gripped me tighter, closing his fingers around the hand that held the ashtray. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like the notion that he was the only one who held his gun that way. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Eril-Fane held up his arm, and the bird spiraled an elegant descent, luffed into the wind, and landed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He remembered that he had felt an imminence akin to the one that came to him when he held the water wand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held it out of her reach until I could untie the bow and smooth it out between my fingertips. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“We were about to go into the unknown, and no one could say what it held.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She took a step toward me again and I held her at the elbow. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

We held tight to the bar as it took the sharper bends. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am looking at my hand, being held by Adam’s hand. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to say anything, the assassin simply held her—for as long as it took for the pain to ease. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Isaac was unafraid of the rumors being thrown around about new factories where experiments were held and the danger that was coming. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There was something about her eyes, the way she held herself, the way she talked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Bear, with just the dagger held before him, remained unmoving, gazing at our enemy. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He felt faint again now but he held on the great fish all the strain that he could. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each vest came fashioned with a harness that held small vials for Seven, holsters for Valley’s blades, and darts for the three of them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I held my breath for the answer, but all Mom did was stare at me for a full minute. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As Crean crawled out of his sleeping bag and began wriggling out from under the decking, his shoulder knocked against a pin that held the mast clamp in place. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The Aristotelian tradition also held that one could work out all the laws that govern the universe by pure thought: it was not necessary to check by observation. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a funny way, his eyes held the same intensity that the cruel pretties’ had, though without their coldness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He held his wet hand up and watched the salt sea drip from it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Bloom fetched a couple of eggs, one from under the cat, and he held the warm eggs against his cheek. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flesh, heavily despised by the brothers, held secret the love appetite soaring inside it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the teen’s smug expression dropped, as if all the muscles that held up his face failed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But because the act had already been performed the courts held that the petition for an injunction was “moot.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And sometimes I more than held my own—as in the state’s Academic Decathlon, in English and other subjects where my curiosity and interest overcame my rebelliousness. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I plucked the pendant up and held it between my thumb and index finger. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I could feel her crying as I held her close. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A broken calabash was worth less than one that held its water, a hook that kept its catfish more prized than one that relinquished its bait. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But for the most part he was all work and pride and temper, and held himself apart. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We adopted the religion of our colonizers, but most people held on to the old ancestral ways, too, just in case. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A third tank held a dozen humanoid creatures with sleek seal bodies, doglike faces, and human hands. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the six events held that day, the United States finished second to last in three and dead last in the other three. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I recognized him as one of the meat- heads who held my head under the sink water before Dave Bendix stood up for me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Instantly their heads snapped around, trunks held out, glittering eyes facing forward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She held her hand along the walk home, just as they had held hands when they were girls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held it close to him and whispered, “Do you feel that? It’s warm.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and held up one hand, asking Gabe to wait. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He flicked it on and held it flat against the door, the screen facing him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She was floating, held up by the arms and the water. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Aru raised the lightning bolt, but a ripple of instinct held her hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Because all four team members lived and trained in different parts of the country, we arrived to the World Championships, held in Paris, France, separately. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He held both hands over his eyes and applied a steady pressure there as if to crush memory into place. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the cold water hit his stomach he felt the hunger sharpen, as it had before, and he stood and held his abdomen until the hunger cramps receded. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

One missal held together with a rubber band. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It held empty dishes, and he realized the boy must be coming back from the crematorium, which lay just ahead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was something rather formal about the way he stood, feet apart, head held back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Impossible to reply to this in the affirmative: my little world held a contrary opinion: I was silent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

During classes, she mostly held her stomach and chewed on her pencils. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She stood from the couch and held out her hand. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I sometimes held as still as a statue and pretended I couldn’t hear or see when my grandpa squabbled with Adele and called her mean names. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Betty Jean opened the back door and held it open, gesturing for her husband to go inside. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scipio held a note in front of his flashlight, counted the wad, and then he gave Mosca a satisfied nod. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’d held many divisive meetings with his advisors about the political and military situation in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I held my bundle closer to my chest as I plodded through the mud, which sucked at my rubber sandals. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that the man made a few motions to his companions, then turned and ran out the big glass doors, his gun held rigidly before him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He’d held the post for years, in part because loyal service to the party machine was more or less expected of city employees. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Somkit held one of the rinds, scraping out the last bit of flesh with his fingers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Lazlo felt many things for her in that moment, feeling her tension as he held her, and none of them were disgust. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Francy joined in, held the bags up like they were full of gold coins. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She was carrying a tray that held the same cups Papa had always used to drink his tea. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Identifying a place on one sleeve that badly needed repair, Kira moved that section of the robe into the frame, which held it taut. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly cut die neck with his hatchet cut the feet off the same way, and in his hand he held something like a small chicken with a dark, fat, thick breast and small legs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held my breath, waiting for him to say something. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Immediately she caught at it and arrested it and held to it for a while, looking about her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

One "container" that works very well to produce standing waves is a thin, very taut string that is held tightly in place at both ends. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“As the band of brothers reunited, that’s what they all shouted with their hands held high. Five!” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Her face darkened with fury, but she didn’t say anything, buried her anger, and held me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hylla held out Percy’s necklace and poured it into Hazel’s hands. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She held the paper close to her face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I gave Otto a kiss on the top of his head and held him close. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He took his own food from a large leather wallet hanging at his side, and sat on a rock, chewing glumly; he snorted with annoyance between every mouthful, and occasionally held his breath. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He let Roy Baty fire once; he held his own fire until the laser beam had passed by him as he twisted out of the way. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The stone was held in place by a black metal clasp, by something that looked like claws, with something else crawling around it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He held his hand out so I could help pull him to his feet. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She only wanted to know where court hearings were being held. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He enjoyed the strangeness of sitting in the wrong seat, and then feeling his son’s presence as the cushion molded around him and held him close. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Gitano took off his old black hat and held it with both hands in front of him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The person held the bundle out to her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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