| 单词 | apron |
| 例句 | I take off my apron and follow Jen to the break room. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The woman rubbed her hands on her apron. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a locker room in the glass factory where we changed and put on our work aprons, and I hung up the phone and went in there and howled out my grief. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After they’d eaten, he took off the apron, so Joseph took off his, too. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He accepts my resignation with a shrug, his main concern being that I return my two polo shirts and aprons. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She untied her apron, folded it, and set it on the counter. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Then she dried her hands thoroughly on her apron. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Goggles were a necessity, and a rubber apron, but even so it was like standing for eight hours a day under a lukewarm blood-shower. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Church,” she said, wiping her eyes with a Kleenex from her apron pocket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When the show goes to commercial, my mom sits down on the love seat and unhooks her apron from around her neck. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I nodded, wishing that Frankie and I had gotten them something better than the apron and handkerchiefs I’d sewn in home economics class and the Popsicle ornaments and drawings Frankie had made. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She threw on one of Mama’s aprons, rolled up her sleeves, and tied her hair back into a bun. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Gone were the forklifts and crates of fruit and men in white aprons. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Soon she would take off her apron and turn into someone who didn’t give a hoot about your general welfare. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man wipes his hands on my apron and goes to the curtained window of my bedroom, where there’s a full view of the street and anyone who might approach the courtyard. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She laid her own apron on the floor, set the bundle of bones on top of it, and tied the apron the other way, so there was cloth all around. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In the kitchen she put on a full apron to conceal the bulge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She felt for the iron and salt that she always kept in her apron pocket, the bundle a reassuring weight in her hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I reached in the pocket under my apron and took out the oatcake. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z After a quiet eternity of the Trojan War, Mama Tataba burst in and threw her apron on a chair. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wiped my hands on my apron and went to the window. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z He was dressed in a long rubber apron and he wore rubber gloves to protect his hands from the formaldehyde. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The green apron he had to wear made his eyes look even more brown, but it might have just been the light. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He removed the apron and quietly folded it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She’s heavyset, with a furrowed brow and a soiled apron, and he’s got thin strips of hair across his bony head. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She squeezed the water from her laundry and hastily wiped her hands upon her apron as she ran down the stairs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Around and around, faster and faster, until finally in happy exhaustion, he plopped her on the counter to mop his face with his apron. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She wrapped up his ironed apron carefully in a piece of clean paper saved for that purpose. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her apron smelled like sunlight, the way Celia’s did when it came straight from the clothesline. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had also brought bonnets, aprons, and shoes. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The absence of her usual pink cupcake apron makes her almost unrecognizable, like an alligator outside of its swamp. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A dirty waiting boy with a shiny black apron came near and he called out to him, “Two bowls of noodles!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Stephanie’s white apron has splotches of curry on it, making the giant pink cupcake on the front look like it has orange swirls. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The skeleton’s dress should be able to hold the bones enough to keep them from sliding out of Anya’s sturdier apron on the outside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The waiter took the money and discreetly slipped it into a bill holder he pulled from the pocket of his apron. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ariana went into a closet and pulled out another pale-blue apron that matched hers, with the Ari’s Cakes logo embroidered on it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I wiped my hands on my grimy apron. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He pulls his apron down from around his neck so that it hangs from his waist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When the woman had patched the torn place, she got the walnut basket, folded her apron in her lap, and began to pick out the golden-brown kernels. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z At the door I paused; the place was already full, jammed with vets in loose gray shirts and trousers and women in short, tight-fitting, stiffly starched gingham aprons. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Their own aprons were fine, but not so fine as the apron which that girl wore. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She was carrying a red rubber apron and a curved white enamel bowl. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a white apron and had rolled back his cuffs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The minute he saw Travis in the apron with flour on his face, he sniggered. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Calpurnia pulled her up and wiped her face with an apron corner. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She dusted them off and dropped one each into the front pockets of her apron. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The maid nodded eagerly as she left the room, the bank bundled in her apron and tucked under her arm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She reached into her apron pocket and pulled out, first the black door key, which she frowned at and tossed into her shopping bag, then a tiny silver-colored key. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z When you think about it, even cooks’ white aprons are similar to the white coats that scientists wear. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z My mother dried her hands on her apron and rushed to the front door. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue thread, in curling waves, marching across the top of the apron. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I’d gotten him some cooking supplies—an apron embroidered with “Big Tomato,” my nickname for him, and a nice cast iron pan. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “You just get your kicks from powdering your nose and putting on aprons and baking cakes with Mama, and not going to dances?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She showed him the hole in her apron. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Wiping her hand on her apron, she offered it to me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Her china dress was laced across in front, and she wore a pale pink china apron and little gilt china shoes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “No worries,” he says, pocketing the silverware roll in the small black apron around his waist. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Shorty whips the rubber apron off my neck and blots my hair and neck dry. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the woman, Ahjuhma, stirring a beaten egg into the pot with long chopsticks; she was wearing the yellow- piped white apron that my mother had once sewn and prettily embroidered with daisies. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman stepped out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on an apron. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z But somewhere on the oval’s apron, a San Francisco Examiner photographer had stepped out of the darkness and snapped the horse’s picture. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat beaded on her dark skin, and she mopped at her face with the edge of her apron. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z My head pounded as I hung up my apron. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As soon as I entered the kitchen, Martín threw an apron at me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She wore pajamas, a rough brown sweater buttoned crooked, and a big apron, not a work apron but a bib. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I dabbed at him with an apron corner held in trembling hands. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He had quit my Aunt Mary’s by then and was working for the McCoy Publishing Company, a mail order business that supplied emblems, aprons, and books to the Masonic Order. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a stained apron stretched across her wide middle and tied in back. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Invariably, hundreds of people fanned out around the track apron to watch the Triple Crown winner, who had come to Pimlico after crushing the field in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears a white apron; she carries a tray of hors d’oeuvres. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She untied her apron and hung it from the hook. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An apron was the least I could do. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “I can picture it. The two of us on TV, wearing Hameed’s Kitchen aprons.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Across the street, Mr. Thirsty stood in his doorway in a white bartender’s apron. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She got herself a larger apron after that, one that covered her whole front, rather than just the waist down, with very large ruffles. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The white apron over her white dress had blue waves embroidered along the top. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z For her dressing up usually meant taking off her apron. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the sluice room door behind her, and tied the heavy rubber apron around her waist. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She grinned and made to take off her apron. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She stood beside the gray rails that morning with her hands folded beneath her apron. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Lester was skinny but strong, wore a white apron, and talked with saliva on his lips. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She signed the paper where the clerk pointed, tried to listen carefully to all his warnings about what the contract demanded, and stuffed the broadside that he handed her into her apron pocket. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “All this isn’t getting my apron ironed, though.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He wears an apron over his clothes, and is busily plucking leaves from an excessively large bunch of parsley. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All the workers wear maroon aprons and funny chef hats and they say “Yes, ma’am,” and “Yes, sir,” to everyone, even to me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I look up from my picture of a hideous Muhammad in an apron and catch an intense stare from Lauren, who’s at the desk nearest to the door. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The Greek, big apron, sleeves rolled up, was frying pork chops in two big skillets, turning them over with an ice pick. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother hurried toward me, drying her hands upon her apron. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z What with his bloody hands, red face and spotted apron, he looked like a real butcher. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Well, he’s got an apron on,” Mother said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He brought Mama her favorite apron, the one with the palmetto trees on it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When the girl grabs her apron, Cook turns from her onion, and I stifle a gasp, trying not to gawp at the ruin of her face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The Butcher, who wore a large blue-and-white striped apron, was a fat and friendly man. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z All I know is I didn’t do nothing but try to get my apron. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The men danced in the outer circle and wore feather headdresses and short leather aprons. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She laughed and said the sentence, and many other sentences with only a few words I understood, and Gramps wiped his hands on his apron and then touched them to his heart. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Peaches’ mama had on an apron and she was serving up some lemonade. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hidalgo opened the door wearing a pink ruffled apron over her jeans and T-shirt. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Each hawk or falcon stood in the silver upon one leg, the other tucked up inside the apron of its panel, and each was a motionless statue of a knight in armour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even traitors must be fed,” she said, and then she dropped the hem of her apron and dumped the plums onto the floor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her full skirt and apron concealed to a certain extent her swelling abdomen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a fine black dress with jetbeads sewn on the front, and Matt thought she looked strange without her apron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria comes out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The large proprietress in a butcher’s apron came out of the kitchen lugging tubs full of more black gelatin. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandmother hummed on and the apron strings trembled. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother rocked as the mound of kernels grew in the fold of her apron. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She reaches into her apron and pulls out a small white box. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Mom sat at the kitchen table, still in her uniform, the black apron stained with salad dressing and other unidentifiable food particles. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She walked over to where she had the gun Collins used in her apron and gave it to the sheriff. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then I wiped everything else dry on my apron and closed my backpack, bringing my water bottle back with me into the kitchen. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z When I was working for him I wore a white apron over my slacks and dress shirt and tie. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you get it? This would be perfect for my mama. If we win, we could get aprons like Stephanie’s and advertise Mama’s catering business to the entire city.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I found her among the carrots, standing up in her long white, starched apron, waiting for me, smiling. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "This here Golden Day is enough to shock anybody," a girl said, smoothing her apron over the smooth sensuous roll of her stomach. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a painted bark apron that reached to his knees and a short sword at his hip. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mama Tataba bent over the table in our mother’s large white apron, which made her look counterfeit and comic, as though acting the role of maid in a play. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She clutched up her apron in one hand, and ran down across the yard and into the road. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry, no one gets my humor. I’m kidding. I work here. But I do like the apron. Don’t tell anyone.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When the steward in the white apron opened the front door to let him out, Richard was light with relief. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When she saw Edward, she dropped the apron and clapped her hands together and said, “Oh, Lawrence, you brung me a rabbit.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Papa Joe nodded, picked up the money, and tucked it behind his cooking apron. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Becky unpinned her apron and folded it, then tied on her bonnet, preparing to go home. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled and wiped his hands on his apron. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Rab, in his printer’s apron, was standing at his bench, quietly setting type. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his hand in the pockets on her apron and come out with some coins and a ratty old folded-up piece of paper. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Miss Love chopped up two big carrots and put them in her apron pocket, along with some shriveled little yellow apples out of Granny’s bowl on the work table. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z With Holly’s help, I finished the apron in about an hour. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Then she says, “Putti, why don’t you put on an apron? Otherwise, I’ll have to spend all day tomorrow trying to get the spots out of your suit!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Is that a fact ?” mused Milo, and was gone, sliding from his chair so swiftly that his striped barber’s apron retained his shape for a second or two after he had gone before it collapsed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I stopped then, to wave my hat, and dear old Joe waved his strong right arm above his head, crying huskily “Hooroar!” and Biddy put her apron to her face. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He draped die towel around my shoulders, over my rubber apron, and began again Vaselining my hair. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Tayo and picked a thread off the bottom of her apron. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I wore a lead apron and flipped the switch. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She folded her father’s two waiter’s aprons and put them in. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A particularly large white man dressed as a butcher, with a blood-spattered apron and a meat cleaver, stopped in front of them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She picked the wax off the envelope and put it in the front pocket of her apron. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Maddie taxied her little plane to the apron in front of the Operations hut and idled the engine, waiting. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z At a carving station, a burly man in a white apron sliced roast beef from an enormous rare haunch. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The harpies washed with lava instead of water, to get that extra-dean sparkle and kill ninety-nine point nine percent of all germs, so Annabeth and I had to wear asbestos gloves and aprons. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z After a moment or two, the door was opened by a scruffy girl wearing an apron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I punch my time card in the computer like they showed and went to fetch my apron. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Willie, the colored boy in the kitchen, stood before him dressed in his cap and his long white apron. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He still wore a pair of mechanical pencils clipped to his shirt pocket, just as he had in his professor days, but now he wore a white apron too, and a brown pot holder. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Ulape said that the Aleut woman spent a whole afternoon cleaning her skin aprons, which she had not done before while she had been there. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He told them the names of each item in English as he gave it to them—“shirt,” “shift,” “apron”—then pointed out other words they would need, like “massa,” “yes’m,” and “yessir.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up the apron and studied it for wrinkles. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I put on my waitress uniform, the short, tight cream-colored dress and the ironed brown apron. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She took off the apron and handed it over. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The boy reached into his mother’s lap, where the golden half-kernels lay in the folds of her apron. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat there on the toilet, fully dressed, long after I was through, my tears leaving dark spots on the red of my apron, and I felt utterly dejected. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They crossed the broken asphalt apron and found the tank for the pumps. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I often visited the home of Amina Pahad for lunch, and then suddenly, this charming woman put aside her apron and went to jail for her beliefs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She has a sweet, worried face and a frilly blue and white checked apron, just like a TV mother’s. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When Louis Borgenicht came home after first seeing that child’s apron, he danced a jig. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Oma comes from the kitchen, wipes her hands on her apron. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Grandma India took a deep breath and stood up tall, rubbing her hands against her apron pockets. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had expected the room to smell of death, but on account of Mrs Mortimer - or else her apron - the room was dominated by the smell of roasting. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time I’d seen her without an apron. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The apron was so stiff by virtue of the starch that it could have stood alone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept the mirror in her apron pocket, where it could be secret and safe. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I wanted to eat food that was scooped onto my tray by crabby ladies in hairnets and greasy aprons. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Char twitched the apron aside and found gloves and a pair of slippers. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Bull washed his hands at the kitchen sink, dried them on one of Lillian’s aprons, and joined the family for grace. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Malachite wiped her hands on her batik apron and hugged Jam back, dropping a kiss on her forehead. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Everything in his uncle’s room was just as he’d left it earlier, except his apron was hanging on a hook by the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Diana seemed not to hear, continuing to tear until her apron was in shreds. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But it was Cilia who thought to offer him her clean apron for a towel as he washed off the charcoal at the yard pump. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “First question,” he said, sliding the tourmaline into a fold of his apron. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She was walking across the “Bread of Heaven” section of the cemetery, toward me, wearing her apron with a thousand pockets. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But there was no knight there, just an innkeeper, just a man in an apron who called himself Kote. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He made me sit down, and he tied the string of the new rubber apron tightly around my neck, and combed up my bush of hair. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached into the front of her apron and gave me a whole nickel! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The only person in the store was a woman in a stained apron behind a glass-framed counter. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The father goes to work, the mother wears a dress and an apron, and the children play ball on the lawn with their dog and cat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Colin got his apron on, Jimmy started calling him “lady”—“Hey, lady, get some more mayo on there.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She wiped a wet hand off on her white apron, which had blue waves embroidered across the top. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Most days at their restaurant, he had worn a simple shirt and slacks with an apron and spent all day in the kitchen. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She made a florist apron full of pockets look like a regal robe, with presents peeking out for everyone. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she sighs, rises heavily, and wipes her hands 207 with ostentation on her apron, to show me how much trouble I am. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z With Smith watching from the track apron, War Admiral led from wire to wire, winning easily. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma’d gone and put little ribbons on the end of each plait and had made the doll a blue dress and a red apron. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She was by the linen store tying her apron when Sister Drummond came up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her mother dried her hands on her apron. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She dropped the key into her apron pocket. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Grandma nudged Mary Alice, who stood there in the big apron looking drooped and damaged. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Cook,” Ophie said, taking two more shortbread cookies and slipping them into the pocket of her apron when the older woman wasn’t paying attention. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Celia sat back abruptly and wiped her eyes with her apron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Viola came in wearing a clean white apron and bearing a lemon pound cake on a silver tray. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She tucked the letter in her apron pocket. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They were both dressed in their good dark clothes and wearing spotless starched white aprons, ruffles standing out at their shoulders like wings. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When I arrive, Albert is already there and Keisha is wearing a baker’s hat and apron. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Fujiko loaded coal into the potbellied stove and wiped her hands on her apron. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Now she slipped it out of her apron pocket and opened to a well-worn page. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She was a few full-bounds out in the clearing instead of at the apron of the burrow, where she usually guarded Runt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then she stood up and smoothed the wrinkles in her apron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Trotter patted her shiny face with the tail of her apron. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She wears the hoop earrings like she wore in the Ring and a green apron. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Even then, with her hands sunk in the dough or her apron bloody from the chicken to be served at lunch, she struck him as a sort of ghost in the reverberation of the day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was handsome, wiry, always wearing a wash-print dress and long apron, a clean kerchief binding her hair. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Hardly. A ragged apron does not a waiter make.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Frank leisurely removed his coat and donned a leather apron while Bob, the horse, patiently shifted from one foot to the other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the seafood workers—a huge man, dressed in an orange apron—throws an entire salmon across the counter, where it lands in another man’s arms with a wet smack. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Bill was wearing a traveling cloak, Fleur a large white apron, from the pocket of which protruded a bottle of what Harry recognized to be Skele-Gro. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Buy an apron and a go-cart? I never got you into this,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy who remained at home tied to his mother’s apron strings was regarded as a sissy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a flowered dress and a white, white apron. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the apron and said, “You’re working for me this summer.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Almost all the women were wearing aprons, and the strings, which were tied tight around their waists, made their bulging stomachs stick out even more. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She took three marshmallows from a paper bag in her apron pocket and popped one into each cup. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His pants were definitely not as immaculate as her whiter-than-white apron and there were some pigeon droppings on his sweater. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Standing on my tiptoes to reach the top shelf, I feel my apron fall loose, the tie at my waist coming undone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A couple of feet across from the women, behind yellow, featherless chickens hanging from hooks, men in bloody aprons raise their cleavers and cut into slabs of beef with the precision of many years’ practice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mamá lifted her apron to wipe her eyes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She just let the peaches fall from her apron into the sink. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Tucker leaned against the door to the kitchen, hands jammed in the pockets of his apron, grinning at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She is carefully dressed, with gold jewelry at her ears and throat, a navy apron wrapped around her waist, gleaming black leather shoes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I will make you a dress! You can’t attend a holiday ball looking like that. The dressmaker jerked her head in the direction of Penelope’s plain frock and apron. “ The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She had nothing at all until Great Ellen came in sometime in early afternoon with her apron full of plums. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The next morning, he had the apron on again and wore it all through dinner that evening. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I washed up in the cold water bucket, quickly pinned on a clean apron, checked my kerchief was on proper and followed Becky to the parlor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced over at Mama, who stood by the sink picking imaginary crumbs from her apron. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She wiped her hands on her apron and said something I didn’t understand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Xan sat by the fireplace, twisting her apron this way and that until it was all in knots. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z So she pulled her own apron off, though it wouldn’t be big enough to just toss the bones in willy-nilly. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The trainer stood on the track apron and fretted. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a break from the wards when a man coming round from an anesthetic was sick onto her lap and she had to find a clean apron. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She dries her hands on her apron and disappears to meet me at the door. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She walked around behind the counter and set the coffee down, then started counting money from her apron pocket. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z That made her feel the apron tied around her waist. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She reached into the pocket of her apron and pulled out an envelope. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She usually wore the same kinds of aprons and canvas farm coats worn by the rest of the women on Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And the market stalls were no longer empty, but coming to life as though opening for the morning, with vendors in long aprons setting out their wares. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She takes off her apron and puts on her coat, her gloves and her hat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Fishing in her apron pocket, she pulls out bobby pins and a hair clip. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He and Regina were selling aprons as fast as they could make them. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Lyddie wiped the point quickly on her apron before she banged the shuttle against the far end of the race. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As was a guest filling her apron pockets with sugar. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She made my school dresses, underslips, bloomers, handkerchiefs, Bailey’s shirts, shorts, her aprons, house dresses and waists from the rolls shipped to Stamps by Sears and Roebuck. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the fly- specked screen-door, I could see that the arms of Momma’s apron jiggled from the vibrations of her humming. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “No need to get snippy,” she said, wiping her hands on her grubby apron. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Unable to catch his eye, I grabbed hold of his apron as he hurried past me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her voice trailed off as she brought her apron up to her eyes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Annemarie was behind the counter with her apron on, looking happy. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z She looks peaceful in the kitchen of this house in her spotless apron, everything clean and polished around her, flowers bobbing in the garden beyond, birds chirping away, music from Radio Eireann on the wireless. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As proprietor, Mrs. Cripe wore a crocheted handkerchief pinned to her apron, and a hair net. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Frau Elena: strands of hair stuck to her cheeks, maroon aprons under her eyes, pink rims around her nostrils. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A man in a cherry printed apron appeared, waving a spatula. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When I finished, I wiped my hands on my apron and he held out a coin — a farthing. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Now Florence’s mama hadn’t a particle of taste, and Amy suffered deeply at having to wear a red instead of a blue bonnet, unbecoming gowns, and fussy aprons that did not fit. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z With little aprons to cover their nakedness, this devil race was marched off across the Arabian desert to the caves of Europe. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going to cook all of Abuela’s best dishes,” she said, sharpening her knife and motioning for me to grab an apron. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Mr. van Daan, clad in his wife’s apron and looking fatter than ever, was working away at the meat. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z As often as not I’d find her in an apron, hovering over a roast with a phone in each hand, one a client, the other an uncle or friend calling to offer condolences. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He wore an apron on each chest, with one word on each, so together they spelled out: KISS— THE—CHEF. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Ugwu did not move, rolling the edge of the apron around his finger. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a greasy apron, waves a tea towel. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z For clothing they wear only a breechcloth, like an apron, and their faces and shoulders are oiled with something that gives their skin a deep reddish color. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Maman descended on me, mopping my tears with her apron with one hand, showing how warm and thick the slacks are with the other. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Dr. Richter gave me a white pinafore apron and suggested that I “freshen up.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As she leaned over to kiss Katie’s cheek in good-bye, she slipped a dollar bill in her apron pocket. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped in the mudroom, hung her apron on a hook, sat down to pull her boots on. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She landed on a man in a butcher's apron, knocking him to the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There she sat, staid and taciturn-looking, as usual, in her brown stuff gown, her check apron, white handkerchief, and cap. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Taking off the apron as if we had real company, Mama said to me, “Son, you go gather the eggs, hear? With Mary Toy gone, you got to gather the eggs.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He wore a thick checked wool coat with a white apron tied over it, a long scarf, and a leather top hat. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She wore an apron that said mind the chef in large letters. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Trueba explained that he needed to rent a cart, but she appeared not to understand him and only stood there, hiding the children in her apron, with a vacant expression. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I hung up my apron and looked out at the dining room to find that Abuela had arrived. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Bravo,” Lili cheered, pressing her son into the folds of her apron. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z A woman in an apron, Abigail, maybe, raises her arm and shakes it in encouragement. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Connor pushes through the kitchen doors, wiping his hands on his apron as he goes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Holly, would you mind if I use one of those? Wynn’s been helping out so much, especially with the cooking, I thought I might make him an apron.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Then she removed the overcoat and hat and took a soiled apron down from the wall and put it on and built a fire in the stove. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then all the other girls put on their makgabes and walked home, leaving that girl crying by the river, saddened by the loss of her beautiful apron. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I take the stack, fold it into the tips pouch on my apron. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She removed her apron, smoothed back her hair reflexively, and followed him out of the apartment; they progressed down the hall with huge, eager strides. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I tied a strip of fabric from her apron around the handle, and we set it on the mounded dirt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Hazel could not take it all in, the kitchen, the gleaming, the uncle in the apron. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “The Disaster March,” he said, wrestling the apron over his head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Down the shoreline a fishing boat pulls up to the dock at the seafood restaurant, and a man in a long white apron rushes down the gangplank to meet the boat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Things were stiff between us, and the apron still sat all wrapped up on the kitchen counter. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She felt strange without her apron on, but this whole situation was sort of strange. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z From the downy feathers on her apron, I figured, she’d been tending the new chicks. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Polly was not sure how to answer him, but she nodded as she quickly folded the paper and tucked it into a pocket of her apron. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She also had a packet of Cook’s shortbread cookies in her apron pocket, taken from Mrs. Caruthers’s tray. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "No, I am," called Cutjack, the plump stonemason, pulling his hammer off the leather apron he always wore. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z DeVante leans against a broom near the cash register, wearing one of those ugly green aprons Daddy tries to make me and Seven wear when we work in the store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I wiped my hands on my apron and cursed my stupidity. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z My apron, which my parents gave me for Christmas, had pastel macarons all over it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z After breakfast, Amelia and the Rutland girl, whose name was Prudence Allen, offered to take her shopping for a proper dress, work apron, shoes, and bonnet. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z We stood by the cash register until Abby’s dad exited the kitchen wearing a stained apron and a backward baseball cap. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He pulls a handkerchief from his apron pocket and wipes his face. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Dill rose from the table without meeting Mr. McGowan’s eyes, removed his green apron, and walked slowly to the library, where he was meeting Lydia and Travis. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Liesel shook her head .and wrung her hands in her apron. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She reached into a pocket of her apron then and pulled out a small, faded scrap of multicolored fabric. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He gifted a fortune to Mercy Raymond, on Block Island, just down the seaboard from us, filling her apron with gold and jewels simply because she’d been kind. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Actually,” Kote said as he settled the bar of iron comfortably against his shoulder, “There is one other thing. Do you have a spare apron and set of forge gloves?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The woman in charge of the floor, a large-boned, handsome woman, with rolled up shirt sleeves and a denim apron over her starched white skirt, came up to us. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She wiped a doughy hand against the slight bulge under her apron. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z So after some instruction, Joseph put on the apron and started carefully polishing the clean dishes even though it made no sense to him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then she took an envelope out of her apron pocket and held it up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Hidalgo jotted down our order then tucked her pencil into her apron pocket. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z On Mr. Lome’s heels came two little boys in big aprons—the Webb twins. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She came to the door, wiping her soapy hands upon an apron. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And in his work, there was a relationship between effort and reward: the longer he and Regina stayed up at night sewing aprons, the more money they made the next day on the streets. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She wipes her hands on her apron and walks toward me. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I see my father in his white apron, sleeves rolled up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And now she watched, one hand in the water, the other, in a kind of anguish, at her waist, which was circled still by the improvised apron of the morning. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Back in the kitchen she took off the apron and put it in the stove and poked the coals until a flame sprang up on the cloth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You sweet talker,” Rafe replied, then started to take off his apron. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z His sweatshirt says Property of Seattle Seahawks and looks like he used it as a shirt/apron combo. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He wore the same canvas apron around his waist that he’d had on the night before and keys jangled at his side. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She put the apron over the front of my body and tied it around my neck. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The salt and iron nail, a replacement for the one she’d lost in the attic, were both in her apron pocket. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Gitl made a small snick of annoyance between her teeth and wiped up the spill with the edge of her apron. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not take down her walnut basket to begin the slow filling of her apron with fat kernels. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The man pulled a bottle of red liquid from the cooler and wiped it dry on his apron before handing it to Milkman. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Her Mama had been in the kitchen and she wore her apron and house-shoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Ophie crept out of the bedroom and down the stairs, stopping only to grab the iron nail and salt out of the pocket of her work apron. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Miss Love took off her apron, I picked up the lamp, and we hurried out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She’d come straight from work, still in her uniform, her apron stained with ketchup and potato soup. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Frau Elena folds her hands over her apron, and Werner can see she has done so to keep them from shaking. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z From the waist down, he wore standard Greek battle gear—a kiltlike apron of leather and metal flaps, bronze greaves covering his legs, and tighdy wrapped leather sandals. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z An apron lay in a heap in the middle of the floor. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z This time as she came away, she absently untied and re-tied her apron strings, taking up what little slack her enormous waistline allowed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A door slammed at the house below them, and they saw Jody’s mother standing on the porch waving her apron in welcome. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she removed her apron and hung it up and went to the foot of the stairs and listened for a moment. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then, Mr. Cooper, the barber, stepped outside his shop across the street to shake out his apron. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They started making adult aprons, then petticoats, then women’s dresses. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As the Urban League noted, many of the newcomers walked around outside in “dust caps, bungalow aprons, house clothing, and bedroom shoes.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z My mom stands and pulls the apron back over her neck. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The young woman had apparently been in the middle of a washing day, for she wore an apron, her sleeves were rolled up to the elbow, and there were soapsuds on her hands. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She’d fold him into her apron, wrapping him in a cloud of lavender, and say the same thing—“Well, come see me, then!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, almost without thought, I took off my apron and walked out of the plant and drove home. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She settled beneath the sheltering apron of a bush and let go. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Oh, I forgot to give this back,” I said, and handed Carmen her book of poems, which I had tucked into my apron so I would remember to return it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I’ve never seen someone actually wear an apron when they cook. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Sit up now...She held a little white enamel teapot and let them suck the water from its spout while she cradled their filthy heads against her apron, like giant babies. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She carried the chips in her apron pocket, and when no one was about she crushed the soft lime between her teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She hand me an apron and point to a chopping table. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Looking worried, she dried her hands on her apron and placed them on Papá’s shoulders. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She hung the apron on a peg by the stove as Peach put his napkin on his plate and pushed in his chair. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Cooper took out his razor and wiped it clean with his apron. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Celia took one look at his face and hung up her apron.“Finish the soup for me, would you?” she told a junior cook. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her other hand under her apron and steadied the gun with her two hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She approached him, nervously wiping the backs of her hands on her canvas apron. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z By ten in the morning, the aprons were finished. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Delia took off the apron and folded it carefully so nothing would spill out of its pockets. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I was alive when women wore those ridiculous clothes with the big shoulder pads and the nipped-in waists, with peplums over their bums like backward aprons. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked into the stove, then she drew her apron over her head and donned the overcoat and opened the outer door and looked up and down the yard. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In a moment he was out again, wiping his hands on his apron. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z An older man in a white apron stands waving a spatula on the lawn of the house with the turquoise door. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z This morning as I was on my way to the attic to hang up my apron, Father asked whether I wanted to stay and practice my French, and I said yes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Nhamo saw a woman in a print dress and white apron emerge from a room at the back of the house. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She waved me over to where she stood behind the counter in a pale-blue apron—the shop’s signature color. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I think of Carol’s mother in her twin set, her skeptical smile, Cordelia’s with her glasses on a chain and her vagueness, Grace’s and her hairpins and drooping apron. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Corinthians was careful; she carried no shopping bag of shoes, aprons, or uniforms. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a football jersey and blue jeans under his work apron. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A few minutes after the second man hurried away, Goll took off his apron, carefully extinguished the store’s gaslights, and left, locking the door behind him. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll just upset her mother more. I’ll take a food basket there myself. Tomorrow. Now put on a clean apron, Matilda, and wash your hands. It’s time to get to work.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As he got up, he put that money in the apron too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Katherine and I wear our Attendants' uniforms, and Red Jack is still dressed in the white shirt and apron of a house servant. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She could see the little old woman in a blue dress and a white apron, with her broom in her hand. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z So quietly that even old Ork cannot hear me, I tiptoe out of the ring and hide behind a fat stone image of a god with a skull in his lap and a blacksmith’s apron. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He rode past a house, slowed to let the men flow round it, saw a fat woman in a bonnet, a gray dress, standing on the porch, her hands in her apron. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The man in the white apron opened the door of an immense refrigerator and withdrew a tray on which lay an old, swollen, bluish corpse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary pressed the hot iron against the apron on the table. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t care about Olga’s tortillas,” I say, throwing off my apron. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Papa would never serve us, and especially not wearing a frilly apron around his waist. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her hair, her face, her apron were splattered with dark dripping red. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t of been caught dead in an apron made out of a flour sack, whereas Mama had on one that still read Try Skylark Self-Rising Flour right across the chest. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The dress is much like mine in shape, long and concealing, but with a bib apron over it and without the white wings and the veil. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The kid boarded the bus, the dark man wearing the long apron waved, and the kid stopped at the top of the steps and waved back. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Pax ate steadily, until finally, seven eggs swelling his shrunken belly taut, he dropped to the sandy apron in front of the dens and closed his eyes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was calm as he took off his apron. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His apron was splattered with grease and barbecue sauce. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Mama would remove her apron before sitting down next to August. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She got the gun from under the pillow, aimed it, and keeping it aimed, put it under her apron. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see that Mama had come out of the cabin with her apron still on. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom has a job as a waitress in a spa town, the kind of place where rich people like an actual human in an apron to serve them chocolate pie and call them “Hon.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He wiped his hands on his apron and sent an apprentice for a bucket of ale. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked if he’d like me to do that, and he looked at me for all of three seconds, then lifted his apron over his head and handed it to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He pulled the fleshy meat hook and wiped it on his already bloody apron. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She wipes her wet hands on her apron, looking at me long and hard with those apologizing eyes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was a man in a leather apron who I can only assume was Bentley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He could smell her crackling white apron and the faint flavour of toast that always hung about her so deliciously. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z An apron was folded neatly beside them, next to my Ruby Willow cookbook. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The other mother reached her hand slowly into her apron pocket and produced the black iron key. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z A waitress named Susie put three plastic cups of soda on the counter and then pulled three straws out of her apron pouch without looking down. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She wipes her hands on her apron, walks over, and shakes his hand. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She was sitting to tug her gum boots on now, and she was already wearing men’s pants under apron and dress. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandma said, wiping her hands on her apron as she held the screen door open and peered into the backyard. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These women have dresses with puffed sleeves and full skirts, and white aprons that tie very tightly around their waists. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She went into the women’s room and changed her clothes; I heard the door open and a second later I was surprised to hear her voice: “Richard, quick! Tie my apron!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Maribel removes her apron, folds it into a compact square on the counter, and leaves without saying a word. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman was dressed in a dark skirt covered with a smudged apron, an embroidered blouse with the sleeves rolled up, and a blue kerchief on her head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Regina began to cut the gingham—small sizes for toddlers, larger for small children—until she had forty aprons. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Fred shook hands with her, said he was glad to see her, drew out a wet Coke from the machine, wiped it on his apron, and gave it to her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Rachel stiffened in her arms, but Mrs. Bedlow dropped her paring knife into the bowl of peeled potatoes, wiped her hands on her apron, and put a kettle on to boil. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Albert wiped his hands on his apron and proceeded to make toast and tea, which they ate in silence at the cluttered table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I wiped my hands on my apron and grabbed my phone. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. You tell me,” Kochu Maria said, with a frilly apron and a vinegar heart. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And with that she took out from the empty bag a starched white apron and tied it round her waist. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Her apron brushed the pots of red geraniums crowding the wide sill. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She took a fresh apron from its hook and put it on. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She stuffed the book into her apron pocket, and all that day she felt the weight of it on her hip like hidden treasure. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to picture her mixing cement, carrying rocks around in her apron. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The man in the dusty coat said something to the man in the leather apron. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A layer of grime, russet flakes and dirt, clung to the back edge of the comb, and Penelope rubbed it in her apron, leaving rusty stains on the white material. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Her apron, improvised from an old sheet, was wet where she had been leaning over the scrubbing-board. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Then he reached into a pocket on his apron and removed another one, from which he took a single bite, and set it down on the table. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A man in a black apron reaches into a box and unwraps a package of brown paper to reveal a thick yellow slab of cheese, and my stomach rumbles. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z In her black skirt, ironed white shirt, and black apron, Mom is the happiest I’ve seen her in a very long time. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “The Disaster March,” he says, wrestling the apron over his head. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The apron matched the stripe in her hair. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mama folded a handkerchief that was sitting on her lap and tucked it into the pocket of her apron. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A lady came out on the porch with her arms folded in her apron to keep warm. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I ditched my apron and punched out again. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Rachel, wiping her hands on her apron, came forward, peering in the dim light. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But I had put on my gloves, sweater, and apron and was ready to get all bloody and smelly when I was called to the manager’s office. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Fox wiped her slender fingers on her apron and let down her curly red hair. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Grandma said, folding her apron over her arm. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He pulled her hair again, taking some with him: he shook her; he unwound his white apron, rolled it into a wad, and threw it viciously at the ground. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The woman who had been serving drinks came out wiping her hands on her apron and talked to somebody inside the bus. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I stopped at the bathroom to wring the water out of my sock, and then grabbed my apron from the closet in the kitchen. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He wore a bartender’s apron and had a bushy unibrow and a caterpillar mustache that made his face look striped. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I flap the apron out and work at tyin’ it ’round my waist. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then, wiping her eyes, her mother took off her apron, tossed it on a chair, and said, “So what we waitin’ for?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He reaches into his apron pocket, extracts a white handkerchief, and mops his glistening forehead. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z They were wearing black dresses with white aprons and starched, white caps. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, certainly, if they are in your way,” and sweeping her contributions into her apron, pell-mell, she walked off, feeling that herself and her works of art had been insulted past forgiveness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she smoothed her hair and retied her apron, and went into the little house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, that depends on who wears the apron!” and Laurie gave an audacious tweak at the tassel. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We run back to the clearing and my neighbor Mrs. Hawkey walks up, dusting her hands on an apron covered in colorful paint drips. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Her eyes were on Julius, who was calmly applying the apron of antelope skin he wore over his tunic to his injured shoulder and pressing hard. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Less than five minutes later she stormed back down the stairs, with her cheeks all puffed out, and flung her apron on a chair. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Then Mandy’s arms were around me, and I was crying into the ruffles along the neck of her apron, where I had cried so many times before for smaller reasons. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z About an hour later Mrs. Oakes walked up the driveway from her cottage, carrying a string bag with her working shoes and apron, and a little parcel of tidbits for the animals. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She smoothed her apron and looked at them both very severely. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But once he gets home, off comes the gun and on goes the apron!” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a flowered apron with a wand sticking out of the pocket. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A splendid clean-looking woman with an apron came and asked us what we wanted. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Trotter began wiping her hands on her apron and walking toward the door. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z And in the pockets of her apron were two very ominous things. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She withdraws her big emerald ring from the apron pocket and puts it on her middle finger. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It’s probably best if we don’t get attached. C’mon—if we get back early enough, you can wear my apron.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z My mom pushes through the kitchen doors, wiping her hands on her apron. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Carmen nodded, and I dug my hands into my chefs apron as deep as they could go. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z During one of these interruptions, he saw them standing on the concrete apron out front smoking and talking and swigging bottles of Coca-Cola. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Or, at the very least, for Trent to keep on walking and not recognize me in my work uniform of black shirt and bright blue apron. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Why, we splashed her. Yes, until she was wet right through her apron.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Winston asked Mrs. Hawkins, both still wearing their kitchen aprons. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A woman wearing an apron came toward the carriage holding a lantern and shone it at her, saying gruffly, “You must be the new girl. Come inside.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of slender young men in stained smithy aprons passed, their shirts open at the collars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I gave it to her and she unwrapped it and put the third bun in and wrapped it and took up the coins and found two coppers in her apron and gave them to me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In her apron was tucked a small piece of chocolate Cook had given her, and Ophie pulled it out to savor it slowly as she took a moment for herself. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z When I got done with work, I dawdled putting my apron in the laundry. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She unties her mint-green apron and hangs it on the wall. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mama Santoni donned an apron and led the women in shucking corn. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The senora is up already, wearing her blue checked apron. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He stripped off his apron, and draped it over a garbage can. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “Like he used to be. Bagging groceries in that ugly apron.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When the horse left the barn, they tramped along en masse behind him, joining large throngs of spectators on the apron of the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One time she had gone there to bring him an apron and carfare to go to a job. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He took off his apron, moved closer to the stage, and waved for Felix to follow. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The apron was a little big, but I adjusted the neck strap and tied the belt in a bow. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She wore an actual maid’s uniform, black, with white apron. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Cook brought the hem of her apron up to wipe at her tears. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z To go with it she wore a turquoise-and-gray-striped apron and matching backless slippers. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She was frowning and wiping her hands on her apron, but by the time she and Wash made it to the edge of the garden, Beto thought he saw the beginning of a smile. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The man with the leather apron pinned my head against the wood. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I headed to the kitchen and stopped at the closet with the aprons. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She wiped her face on her own apron skirt, then laid out the new garments—the frilly little bonnet with ribbons and lace, a petticoat fit for a wedding. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Then I took off my apron and threw it on the floor. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He collapsed to his knees and began crumbling into sand, until all that was left were three cooking aprons and an oversized pair of cowboy boots. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Maybe having a mom who also wants to dismantle the patriarchy and a dad who wears frilly aprons will do that. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He wore leather gloves and some kind of heavy canvas apron beneath an open fur coat that stretched down to his ankles. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I asked as I pulled my apron over my head. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I finish work and put my apron in the bin that go out to the laundry. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The man ripped off his apron and bundled it under her hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The only colors on her were the ketchup and mustard stains on her apron. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Two men in leather aprons were unloading beer barrels down a ramp from the dray cart. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Mother isn’t home yet,” Fanni says, smoothing down her apron with both palms. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A court official, his coat covered with yellow dust, arrived with a man who wore a leather apron. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She was large and vague against the light and she wore an apron. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Katie stopped, knelt on a step, pushed her apron bulge between two banister spokes, stared at the exposed part of his body and pulled the trigger. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t go outdoors in overalls, so she’d pulled a wash dress on over them, and her apron over that. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I step past Robert and grab an apron. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dill took off his green work apron, put on his coat, and walked outside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Soon, my mom’s brown and white checkered apron is in front of me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Yoshoto took off her apron, and the three of us filed rather awkwardly downstairs to the instructors’ room. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Obinze’s mother, her beautiful face, her air of sophistication, her wearing a white apron in the kitchen, was not like any other mother Ifemelu knew. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The Clabber Girl Baking Powder lady was smiling and beckoning to her, one hand under her apron. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Without removing his apron, he bolted after Lupita out the back door into the alley. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z On the small smoking table beside the stand of pipes, I caught sight of the mechanical bank, swaddled in an apron. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I said, and I was sure she knew something was wrong, because she wiped her hands on her apron and walked straight over. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I went to my locker and brought out my green apron along with a stained heavy sweater. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The walls rang with the sound of hammers, and burly men in leather aprons stood sweating in the sullen heat as they bent over bel-lows and anvils. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was hot, and she used the flowered apron to wipe the sweat from her face. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Can I help you? a man in a red apron says. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course,” Ash said, and brushed the dirt off her hands onto her apron. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She wiped tears from the corners of her eyes with the hem of her apron and walked out of the storeroom. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, a door swung open and a grey-haired woman swept in, wiping her hands on an apron. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She wiped her hands on her apron and touched his hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother took off her apron and patted her hair. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Uncles in aprons start up the grills, and delicious smells waft through. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z So Laura ran to the block where Pa chopped wood, and filled her apron with the fresh, sweet-smelling chips. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A black woman, wiping her hands upon her apron, was dose at his heels. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put on an apron, and start heating these up,” Amá says, pointing to the tortillas scattered throughout the kitchen. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Hatsue stood silently with her apron full of kindling while the men mounted the porch and knocked on the door, holding their hats in their hands. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He had in his hand his and Regina’s life savings — $12 — and with that money, he bought enough cloth to make ten dozen aprons. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I pull my apron off and hang it on the wall peg. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I undid the knot on Mamá’s apron, slipped it off, and laid it on the bed beside me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Just as Mamá would, I struggled with the doorknob, pretended to look in Mamá’s apron pockets for her keys, and finally opened the door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Cora comes in first, then Rita, wiping her hands on her apron. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I jerked around to the fry cook, who was ripping off his apron. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Swallowing hard, I pull off my work apron. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Glancing round, I saw I had just passed on the roadside a farm cottage - from which a young woman in an apron, her attention no doubt aroused by the hom, had come running. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think your Papa can work in the fields any more,” she said, rubbing her hands on her apron. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The men removed their hats and caps, the woman wearing the apron folded her hands beneath it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baylor went out to the yard and then backed through the door with a mound of peaches in her apron a while later. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z All he could think of was a small apron and a sunbonnet and soft little fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ophie pulled the handkerchief with the cookies out of her apron pocket and spread them out on the dresser, careful not to touch Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They dressed her up in a calico apron, a gray wig, and granny glasses to make her look like an old lady. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She has wooden clothes pegs in her mouth and more in an apron tied around her waist. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Inside the house Blanca wore an apron and cloth sandals, which made her indistinguishable from the few remaining servants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing her, he had tucked up one bottom end of his apron into the belt, signifying that he was off duty for the moment and had come from behind the bar to meet her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will you fight, or will you hide behind your mama’s apron like a little girl?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Lillian untied her apron and walked over to the table, hit it with her fist, and began to imitate her husband. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She slipped the pins into the pocket of her apron and started to smooth her hair so she could put it back into a braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He dusted his face with flour and put on one of his mom’s flowered aprons. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I get to wear my own clothes, meaning T-shirt and khakis or jeans, augmented only by the mandatory hairnet and an apron at my own discretion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She took two letters from her apron pocket. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I put on an apron and pumped water into the sink. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Next thing I know, Maddy is putting on a white apron with the bright pink sweet Stephanie’s logo plastered on the front. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I took a clean apron and Ruth’s doll with me to Lady Seymour’s house. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z There are a few people who aren’t part of our group, wearing aprons. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Trotter pulled one from her apron pocket and gently wiped his nose. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The big woman wiped her face with her apron and sniffed. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She wiped her face in her apron, and when I put my arm around her, she wept freely on my shoulder. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And then she dropped the dormouse into the pocket of her apron and she clambered onto the caravan. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He wore a clean blue shirt, overalls, and a leather apron. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She took off her apron and straightened her blouse. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He wiped a hand on his apron before offering it to her. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick,” she says, wiping her hands on her apron. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I gaze down at my teal work dress and apron. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” she said, and shoved it into her apron pocket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She took Francie’s hand out of the water and dried it on her apron. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I put a apron on cause I got to hose them kids off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her Mama let her go and went to take off her apron. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z V followed the stream of visitors in chef’s hats and colored aprons, some toting cake pans under their arms, others simply fidgeting nervously. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The man was wearing a long navy blue apron and a white turban. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if there was a comb I could use later in Delia’s apron contraption. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Help yourself to more if you want,” she said as she took off her apron and headed to her room. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She commenced to cry and put the papers in her apron pocket. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He passed me a butcher’s apron that could have wrapped around my body twice. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When you enter a house, you spray a white rag with Windex and place it in the left pocket of your green apron. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When a warp thread snapped, instead of instantly hitting the lever to stall the loom, she threw her apron over her head and burst into tears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z When he comes running back out, a tall, red-headed woman wearing a frilly apron stands at the door waving hello to me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He tugged at her apron, but the woman did not move. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, dressed in a rubber apron and wooden clogs, she lit her kiln, prepared her worktables, and pounded the clay for her classes, her arms up to her elbows in the coarse, cold mud. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When they turned to enter the house, I saw Mama dab at her eyes with her apron. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d taken off her overalls and put the same wash dress back on, but she’d tied a fresh apron over it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Her dress was flowery, and a little apron with pockets was tied around her middle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Celeste was there, as always, with his big belly, his apron, and his white moustache. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Lili wiped her hands on an old apron tied around her waist and stopped to listen. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I’d have asked her more but was thrown off when she held up a pattern for a bib apron with a ruffled hem. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Olanna opened the door, wearing the apron that had an oil stain in front. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She picked a few stray peelings off of her apron and began quartering the potatoes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Almost invariably he wore a carpenter’s apron covered with red sawdust and curls of cedar shavings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They began with a giant elephant-ear leaf, like a big triangular apron flapping in the breeze, which was nearly impossible to miss. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a loud explosion and the smell of burnt cloth as the hole in Katie’s apron smoldered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her hands under her apron and looked away from me. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The back cover showed a woman wearing a white apron and a flowered dress. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the way Mama did with her apron. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I dash over to where the server is wiping off her apron with her hands. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She pulled out a little red bottle from the pocket of her apron. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I put the rake behind the Store and came through the back of the house to find Grandmother on the front porch in her big, wide white apron. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mamá Jacinta takes off her apron and hangs it on a rusty hook near the fridge. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Marcela walked with them to the track apron and watched them go, her hands tight on the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to an old one of her and Abuelo, who was wearing an apron and cap, his big ears sticking out. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Underneath was a leather blacksmith’s apron, wildly scored with cuts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Listen to how Borgenicht describes his decision to expand beyond aprons: From my study of the market I knew that only three men were making children’s dresses in 1890. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Threw feed from her apron pockets to the turkeys and chickens. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I watched Mr. Singh with his white turban and long blue apron over his trousers and Julian at his side walk down the path to greet him. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Jupiter removes the apron and hangs it on a hook. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z They were cluttered with stacks of plastic buckets, overflowing garbage cans, and makeshift clotheslines hung with wet aprons and towels. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The apron wrapped around her was covered in multicolored stains that strangely matched her red and white top. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She pressed the bowl to her apron and stared at the ground. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Betty Jean drained the iced tea and wiped her face with a corner of her apron. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Lena’s white apron with its own curling blue waves across the top. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She hurried in, wiping her hands on her apron, her brow furrowed in concern. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "Go on," my mother encouraged her, and this time she came forward, wiping her hands on her apron, and took the coin from my father, who directed her to stand it on the cloud. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The day after Louis and Regina Borgenicht sold out their first lot of forty aprons, Louis made his way to H. B. Claflin and Company. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It looked like a cross between a Russian military blouse and a carpenter’s apron, but it was warm, roomy and, I thought, handsome. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A reporter cornered some grocer in an apron, or a woman in the door of her shop, both of them looking drawn and weary. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma was wiping her face with her apron. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A young woman leapt out of a doorway a little ahead of Winston, grabbed up a tiny child playing in a puddle, whipped her apron around it, and leapt back again, all in one movement. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He was wearing a frilly apron over his white shirt and tie. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Dilsey was there, and Father put me in the chair and closed the apron down and pushed it to the table, where supper was. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I got to wear an apron when I had my birthday party at the bakery, but that one had been plain black. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Cooper took out his razor and wiped it clean with his apron. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I bobbed once and hid the parcel in my pocket under my apron. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie didn’t even get a chance to argue before Penelope dropped the comb in her apron pocket and began heading back toward the stairs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He wears a white apron like a butcher and his face looks like a raw piece of meat, pinkish and maybe angry. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The bidder was a thin man in a leather apron. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Castor and Pollux grab towels, aprons to stuff in the cracks as Gale retches into a bright yellow sink. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A short man wearing glasses and a waiter’s apron stepped forward from the crowd of marchers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She’s at the sink in the kitchen, my apron around her middle, washing the dishes in water she’s warmed on the stove. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She reached into the pocket of her apron and pulled out two saltine crackers. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Anya wiped her hands off on her apron as she joined him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Celia flapped her apron at the girl, who fled without another word. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled a letter out of her apron pocket. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sour cream, too. Go fix yourself up and I’ll give you another apron.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She wore thick bull’s-eye glasses and she wore a huge gingham apron with pockets, and she was starched and clean. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man led them to a boat tied up at the sugar-beet jetty, where a woman in a red flannel apron held open the door for them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Today, my home economics teacher is teaching us how to sew aprons. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Why, whatever has he done to you, my sweet?" she asked, and mopped the mud from his face with her apron and called him all manner of endearments. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “No, you did—” Fanni only shakes her head and laces her fingers across her apron. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Behind him stood a barber, a slave, I assumed because of his African skin, with grizzled hair and an apron. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z After perfunctorily wiping her hands on her apron, Stella trotted inside, returning shortly with a large cauldron of boiling water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cantrell stuck the five dollars in her apron pocket and sighed again. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The barber shook out his apron and wiped his razor blade clean. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Smeath is standing at the kitchen sink in her bib apron. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Nora takes a cigarette from a pocket in her apron, breaks it, and offers half to Mam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mary Alice helped, in an apron of Grandma’s that dragged the ground. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The gate was up, and I sat on one of the squared timbers and watched the smooth apron of water before the river tumbled into the falls. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I make a bundle out of brown paper and my apron, then take the back way around the ghetto fence to the basement window, avoiding the guarded gate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She appeared in the nursery at the appointed time, having changed out of her maid’s apron and into a clean frock, accompanied by the young servant Jasper. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z So Annemarie and Colin got to put on aprons, stand behind the counter, and help customers while I counted the bread order in the back and went to the A&P for napkins. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I jerk around to the fry cook, who struggles with his apron. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When we went in, the only people inside were the two chubby women in aprons who worked there. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The wound in his chef’s apron started to heal. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z One ogre had fired up a portable barbecue and was dancing in an apron that said kiss the cook. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The maid stood up and wiped her soapy hands on her apron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The others hid on either side of the entrance: So when a girl in a white apron opened the door, she saw only Prosper, with Bo smiling timidly at her from behind him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She winked at me and pulled an order pad out of her apron pocket. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z My mom winks at Piper, then slips the bag of buttons in her apron pocket. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He finishes his block of type and walks toward me, wiping his hands on his apron. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He wipes his hands on his apron and holds his right hand out to shake mine. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I untied my apron and filled it with timothy grass until it formed a soft pillow for Grandfather’s head. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Greek, big apron, sleeves rolled up, was frying pork chops in two big skillets, turning them over with an ice pick. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave me the broom and Jay the dustpan, then wiped her hands on her apron. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I tried to picture Betty Jean as a twelve-year-old girl, but I kept imagining a smaller version of her in a big flowered apron. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She untied the strings of her apron and smoothed her hair with her fingers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to the door, wiping his hands on his apron. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Across the street at Patio’s, a man in a white apron grills sausages. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z This grandma walks toward the car wearing high heels, fitted dress pants, an apron, and hair so perfect that I’m sure it’s a wig. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Pa got enough calico to make Ma a new apron. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s a short, squat woman with neat hair and an apron that looks like it has beet stains. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I’ve got my old set,” he said as he dug out a pair of heavy gloves and a stiff leather apron; both were charred dark in places and stained with grease. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had a white apron on, and was bustling out of one door and in through another, carrying a tray laden with full mugs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A woman in a paisley apron was sweeping with demented vigor in front of her house through whose open door came the smell of fried breakfast. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Two monstrous women with brick-red forearms folded across their aprons were talking outside a doorway. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Becky hung her hat on its hook and pinned on her apron. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “You read it! I can’t, I feel so queer! Oh, it is too lovely!” and Beth hid her face in Jo’s apron, quite upset by her present. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a long silence, and Alfred studied the green vegetable stains on Lou's apron. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She forced a smile and pressed her trembling hands flat against the front of her apron. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He watched as Mrs. Sen laughed and chatted, when it was her turn in line, with a man with a bright red face and yellow teeth, dressed in a black rubber apron. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Sybil emerged from the back, wringing her hands on her apron. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mom pulled a small black book out of her apron pocket and tossed it in his lap. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z While everyone grabbed the next cupcake, I ran to my backpack, which I’d left inside the supply closet with the aprons, to get my bottle of water. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Jenny wiped her hands on her apron, silent. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why, Captain Wallace,” said my mother, wiping her hands on her apron. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hmm. This year’s Sears and Roebuck catalog,” she murmured, wiping her hands on her apron. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I gave her the gun, and she went inside and wrapped it in one of her old aprons. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She wears a kind of apron made of deerskin that hangs down to her knees. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I look, and this is what I see: Farther down the sidewalk, a shop clerk with an apron on comes running out of the convenience store, waving his arms in the air. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She fished in the pocket of her apron and fetched out a tissue-paper packet. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Tom the innkeeper reappeared, wearing an apron over his nightshirt and bearing a tray of tea and crumpets. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Behind the counter, a man in a white apron sorts silverware into two plastic tubs. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Just placed it on the counter and limped back to her little chair by the door where she always sat in her apron, sorting and stacking vegetables. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Grateful to be doing something in her presence, I tied on the apron, put the slimy kidneys in the sink, washed them, and prepared a pot for boiling. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, oh happiness, she saw her mother give Spoon Man ten pennies for that purple glass bracelet, which Mama then quickly tucked into her apron pocket. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The witch reached into her apron and produced a glass daffodil. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Habib flipped over his menu when a man in tight purple pants and an apron came by. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Katie was running awkwardly, not balancing well on account of having both hands clutched under her apron. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, brushing his hands against his apron. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then she remembered the card from Lord Ashton, still unread in her apron pocket. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Her apron has its share of it,” Heather said, referring to the darkened, spattered patches on the cloth, and she and Claire both laughed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z No hemorrhages or fires, but it was a surprising physical pleasure, a brief taste of freedom, to run as best she could in her starched apron to the hospital entrance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He removed the apron and rolled down his sleeves. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She did not say anything, just took off her glasses and wiped them on her apron. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He jerk his apron and throw it on the ground and come up to my counter. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Four mulattas, wearing gingham skirts and aprons, kneel before the shrines, praying. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When the story was over, she sent the boy to bed and continued picking out kernels and adding them to the neat mound in the folds of her apron. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing my mom’s red apron over her white T-shirt and jeans. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She doesn’t have an apron on either, which wouldn’t be strange except every other girl in this class does. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A small, delicate woman in a long white apron stood in silence before the restaurant's east window. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached into the pocket of her apron. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She locked the shop, dropped the keys into her apron pocket, and smiled. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z There was Mrs. Lapham in her morning apron, her face purple with excitement, and all four girls crowded about her listening, gesturing at Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The apron half hung off the top, and Anya could make out embroidery along it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The figure in its tuxedo and derby hat, with a rolled-up waiter’s apron in a neat packet under its arm, seemed like life itself to Francie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman, realizing she was brandishing a very sharp weapon, hastily put it down and wiped her hands on her apron. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Mamá rushed in, wiping her hands on her apron, which was covered with white flour. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z A beautiful girl had a very handsome makgabe, which is the apron worn by very young girls. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Hazel opened her mouth to find some way to say goodbye, when the girl’s hand flew to the apron pockets that hung down below Hazel’s jacket. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Really, I can just see him. Standing out in a yard wearing some kind of stupid apron.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I completed the outfit by tying a white apron around my waist. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She wiped her hands on her apron and placed a few cookies onto a plate. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She plucked the strings of her apron, unraveling the thread. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then he fiddled with his apron pocket and said, “I saw a black cat yesterday night, after Mama and Amala left.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The only thing messy about her is the pancake batter on her hands and apron. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She broke it and put the shell in her apron pocket and put it in a corner in the kitchen almost behind the stove where it was hard to see. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Grandma was still at the door, fanning her apron. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I wrapped her around me with my apron as I fried some plantains for the evening meal. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In her lace cap and apron, she is busily stitching embroidery for sale. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One day after supper, she’d found her apron pockets full of sugar. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” she said, arranging her apron on her lap. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Kazi put down the mortar and pestle and took off his apron. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “That I’m not!” acquiesced Laurie, with an expression of humility quite new to him, as he dropped his eyes and absently wound Jo’s apron tassel round his finger. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She slid the bills in her apron pocket. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She just stood out on the porch in a faded apron and broken boots, working her hands. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she turns around, wiping her hands on her apron. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I was jostled from behind by a man in a leather apron. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We would give our containers to the cattle killers—muscular tribal men who wore heavy boots and plastic aprons—and they would fill them to capacity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She burst into loud weeping and left the room, wiping the porridge off with her apron. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Her arms were folded over the big red flower in the middle of her apron, and she was frowning. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Every time I see Doña Ramona, I swear to God, she’s wearing an apron. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was one of Mamá’s worn waitress aprons with loops and odd-shaped pockets sewn awkwardly all over it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She was wearing this ridiculous apron with squirrels all over it, and Oso sat at her feet, waiting for scraps. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Naomi wiped her hands on her apron and lowered herself into a kitchen chair, wishing for Henry to be at work so she didn’t have to sit through a meal with him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A plain young woman in a linen apron and cap was busy at the fireplace. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z As he came in, she straightened, drying her hands on the edge of the apron. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She sniffed it, nodded, and held it out to show Stella before tucking it in her apron pocket. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Betty Jean was tall and always wore a flowered apron over her clothes when she was at our house. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at the check and then folded it and put it in her apron pocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I pointed to the bulge under her apron. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A large woman, barely done tying her apron strings, goes running to the cabin John and Ann Laydon share with two other families. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She was standing with her back to me and the strings of her apron dangled loose. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And now the cup, the ring and two unironed waiter’s aprons at home were the only concrete objects left to connote that a man had once lived. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw that his mother had stood, that she had one hand against her face, another clenched into the checks of her apron. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Hagrid had come striding around the corner of his cabin wearing a large flowery apron and carrying a sack of potatoes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She wiped her hands on her apron and put her arm around my shoulder and gave me a little squeeze. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Peggy straightened and looked at him as she wiped her hands on her apron. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she yanked her apron with the pink and red roses on it off the nail on the kitchen wall, put it on over her head, and tied it around her waist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She put on the apron and went up stairs. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Even she had a bib apron, blue flowers with navy piping, even she wore it, from time to time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was not a smootch on his white shirt or leather apron. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Malvonne didn’t have a dollar to spare for Lila Spencer's entrance fee, but she did worry that if the girl did not get to be a lawyer she would end up with an apron job. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled a small leather folder from the front pocket of her black apron and handed it to him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The old woman lifted the bottom edge of her apron and wiped it across her brow. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I slipped off my apron and hung it by the stove. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Two guards paced the apron before the Chancellery. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z She wore a shiny gray wig, wire-rimmed glasses, and a calico apron. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I picture it hidden, underneath her woolen afghan and the billow of her apron bib, pumping in the thick fleshy darkness of the inside of her body: something taboo, intimate. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “To some people,” Rafe replied, then slipped his apron over his head. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Dill was in good spirits as he clocked out of work, took off his green apron, folded it, and put it in his backpack. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Her beige apron with the green palmetto trees was around her waist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She smoothed her apron over her lap and winked at me secretly. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I glare at the too-cute cupcake on her apron and cross my arms at her. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The salt and iron were heavy in her apron pocket, but she didn’t reach for them. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But when Matt asked Celia later, she threw her apron over her face and burst into tears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs Mortimer, the cook, was standing over my father's bed, still in her apron. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She put on an old apron to cover her clothes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her dress was dark red and her apron clean and white. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z |
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