| 单词 | lace |
| 例句 | Then I give it back to her, and she laces her fingers through mine. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He bent down to tie up his shoe lace. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Brian helped me with it, and together we found garnets and granite and obsidian and Mexican crazy lace, and more and more turquoise. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Her chin balanced on the high lace collar, and she reached down into the folds of the skirt that swirled to the floor. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The thought disconcerted her, and she hurriedly laced up her well-worn boots. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He sliced off a long cluster of vines and laced them through one of his belt loops, trying to ignore the burning and itching in his hands. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We shall have to loosen those corset laces if we intend to keep you as intimate dinner company.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And I know what’s what When it comes to Snow cones Packed with the flat Of a hand and laced With a gurgle Of sugary water. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Three evil-looking grandmothers with lace hats and fiery whips drifted down from the sky and landed in front of me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The lace curtain flapped in the kitchen window. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She leaned over to tug at the laces of the wet, sandy cloth shoes, but Ess gave a cry. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I loved the room, with its old flowered wallpaper and lace doilies on every surface. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The closest I had come was a daguerreotype of my uncle Crawford Steele, dead at age three of diphtheria, wrapped in swathes of white lace. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “My mother told me once that she wanted to be a lady—somebody who wore lace and rode in a fancy carriage. But it never happened,” she mumbled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Madame Reynaud could soak it in wine and lace it with spice but, hell, an old shoe would taste good with that treatment. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There could be no fanciness—no gaudy calendars or lace pillows or knickknacks—but everything in the house must be plain and dark and indicative of work and the real true purpose. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She glanced at the twins, who were still writing, their pencils stitching words together like bits of lace. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Misty tendrils of smoke bled along the ground at their feet, and the smell of burning wood laced the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I herded the raccoons out of the tree and laced the door. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was all the madwoman could do to hang on to the laces of his boot. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Each Sunday she wears a different hat, sometimes one with netted lace hanging over her eyes, sometimes one with a big, wide brim. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She riffled through it, turning each sheet first one way, then another, expecting illustrations, but all she saw were patterns, line after line like ribbons of black lace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then his dad laced up the multicolored shoes, put on the red felt nose, squeaked his bike horn, and drove away to make balloon animals at a six-year-old’s birthday party. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Ophie quickly laced up the house shoes, tying them as tight as possible. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z As she laid him back into his wrappings and began to lace him in, his face crumpled in betrayal and he opened his mouth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z So I hung out in front of the band room door, tying my sneaker laces. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She eased out of bed, laced her shoes, and ran eight miles through the suburb, past pubs and butcher shops that were still shuttered in the early light. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She bent down quickly to loosen them, and when she found the right lace was knotted, she nearly burst into tears. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped her arms around her, laced her fingers with her mother’s, buried her face in her hair. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z For her burial, Anthony wore a black silk dress with a white lace collar, accented by a flag pin given to her by the women of Wyoming. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They reminded Milton of the lace cover over the bathroom trashcan. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The froth of her stiff frock pressed rough lace flowers into Velutha’s back. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Preston surges to her feet, a mountain of calicos and lace. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Between the hat and the card there is a folded white lace handkerchief, its edges embroidered with looping black vines. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I was wearing my favorite shirt — sleeveless, white eyelet lace; I was wearing it as a farewell gesture. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He did accept an orange soda, though, and then a little kid, whose sneaker laces Maniac had untied many a time, handed up to him a three-pack of Tastykake butterscotch Krimpets. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Her front room reminded me of fancy hotel lobbies from the movies, there was so much silk and lace. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You’re not going to make it too loopy and fancy, are you? I don’t want a bunch of lace or anything around my head.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Crow’s voice, high-pitched and laced with pain, made him sound almost scared. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Little Tilly stood there in her lace dress and said nothing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The branches laced across overhead, almost shutting out the sky and letting through little moving spangles and sequins of sunlight, so that everything was dappled with gold and silver. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I took the dress, along with another made of red velvet collared with white lace, and Mother and I drove home. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her outgrown boots were joined by the laces and slung over her shoulder. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He watched me joking with Sharif, watched Soraya and me lacing our fingers together, watched me push back a loose curl of her hair. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I had seen her once, with one of my chemises over her arm, examining the plain material with its small edging of lace. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a new blue silk hat, draped with half a yard of spotted lace for a veil. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z "I wish you'd tie those laces, dear," Gram says when I'm squishing around in the new shoes. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z A combative-looking young girl of about twelve or thirteen appeared through the lace curtain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t lace getting up, getting dressed, getting onto the train, going into London, wandering the streets. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right,” he says, and stands in front of Werner’s table and laces his hands behind his back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At the largest table, six ragged men laughed and clinked glasses with old women in wrinkled dresses and faded lace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I pulled my plate away before she could douse it, but the ladle dribbled some on the lace tablecloth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Oliver made a face as he shrugged on his puffy blue jacket and laced up his gym sneakers, shoes his sisters described as “disgusting” and “foul.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Frozen constellations of ice laced the edges of the window. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A bit of slip lace hung longer than her dress. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z West Africans were chewing the caffeine-containing nuts of the latter as a narcotic, long before the Coca-Cola Company enticed first Americans and then the world to drink a beverage originally laced with its extracts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Zane studied the laces of his shoes, the way they crossed each other. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The rest of us waited in the shallows, where the water’s slick shine was veiled with a dark lace of floating ants. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gypsies always came in August—telling fortunes, selling lace, tarring barn roofs, trading horses and mules. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I wonder if I shall ever be happy enough to have real lace on my clothes and bows on my caps?” said Meg impatiently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As much as he could, Bran preferred to dress himself, but there were some tasks—pulling on breeches, lacing his boots—that vexed him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He laced up his shoes as Seth jogged around the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I don't know if their torrid beginnings cast a dark shadow on them, but my grandparents' marriage was laced with hardship and tragedy. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Francie wanted the green carpet with the big pink roses, the cream-colored lace curtains and the lovely little piano. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He laced to his feet the sandals of imperishable gold which bore him swift as a breath of air over sea and earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I knew the place was clear of cops, I pulled the silver shoes out and slipped them on my feet, lacing them up tight. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z There was going to be a lot of fallout from the party at Horn Rock, and I wanted to avoid it all, so I laced up my shoes and went for a run. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z To my eyes it looked only like a wet suit, laced crudely up the front. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He bent over and tied the lace of his left sneaker while his father, still raised up on one elbow, watched him like a monitor. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Miles laced his fingers together on his chest and stared at the ceiling of the gym, not answering. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I slipped through the sleeping house as silently as a needle through lace. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z His voice was level but laced with emotion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ophie cast her eyes around the room for something to distract the cousins before they could get started on her when she noticed an eerie light out in the garden, just beyond the lace curtains. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Problem was, my inner voice resembled Chicken Little: it was screaming that I was about to die, but it did that almost every time I laced up my climbing boots. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Sooty, cheap lace curtains hung at the window. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It covered the laces of my boots when I stood. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t know what you’re talking about!” he shouts back at me, his voice laced with fury, and I know I struck a chord. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I asked, sitting down to lace up my shoes. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I had lost my beloved walking stick—I suddenly remembered propping it against a tree when I had stopped to tie a lace—and was filled with despair. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Her thick hands lace the string through a series of loops and pegs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Shelves filled with lace fans, crystal, cigarette lighters, and perfume bottles. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Mary climbed the slope and looked back across the marshes, where the incoming tide laced a brilliant silver through the glistening dark of the mudflats and the reed beds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But some days, when it's raining and Mama won’t let me go outside, I see them on the block, their fingers laced together, heading around the corner to the bodega for candy. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Jonos had finally gotten his breeches turned the right way round and was lacing them up the front. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He laces his fingers and sets them— gingerly—oh his stomach. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A fair-haired woman stood at the door, draped in the polished jet and black lace of a mourner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I gave my old and dirty laces one last retie, buttoned my tablecloth shirt up to the top, and started walking. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I laced my fingers together to give Ruthanne a foothold. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I stuck my tongue out at Delsa, who sent daggers with her eyes, but only until Mami pulled out a sky-blue dress with ruffles and lace on the collar. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He laced his fingers together with a benign smile. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Dried chili peppers hang along the eaves, lavender sachets are laced with ribbons, jars filled with homemade jams line the shelves. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He sat naked in the road and began to unlace the rotting pieces of leather laced to his feet. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z On the left shoe she had noticed that one of the crisscrossing laces had missed a hole, and this oversight set her at ease. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She wore a thin white cotton nightgown, with a high, lace neck, and a hem that swept the ground. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Silence threads through the house like a lace pulling tight, and then I finally hear the scraping of another chair and the sound of Lily sighing herself into place. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She felt as if her skin had turned into lace and the damp and bitter air could flow in and out of her ribs, scaldingly cold on the raw wound where Pantalaimon had been. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She laced up her tall combat boots and squinted at herself again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Tell her I read her post, and that I had no idea she would take everything so seriously,” Meg says, lacing her arm behind James. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z A vision in pink and lace came down the steps from the gym floor and sat down beside me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When her feet were clean, Hizdahr dried them with a soft towel, laced her sandals on again, and helped her stand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He laced my shoes and put my cap on and we went out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “How dare you discard my child like that?” he scolded, anger and sorrow lacing his voice. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He hands me the Red Bull, and I sniff at it, trying to figure out whether it's laced with something. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Two boys wearing white lace tunics helped him, and I was jealous, because their job seemed very important. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He was wearing an old tweed jacket with sprung elbows, and there were grass stains on the knees of his trousers; khaki gaiters were laced over his mud-caked shoes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It would be so easy to tie those laces together. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was richly red with tomatoes, spicy with onions and garlic and laced with enough chilies to make his nose prickle. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He laced his fingers on his knee and looked at them. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z If anything made that country habitable it was the mountains themselves, purple when the sun dropped and so sharply etched in the morning light the granite dazzled almost more than the bright snow lacing it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I no longer cared that I was third out of three novice lace makers. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The old man shook his head from side to side, his fingers laced in his filthy hair. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She laces the pouch around my waist, then covers it with a waist-sash embroidered with the house emblem. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Archer traced her hand with his own, trailing his fingertips along the soft blades of her fingers until they were laced with his. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Con said in a voice still laced with sleep. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The mansion’s sure to be heavily guarded, under round-the-clock camera surveillance, and laced with pods that could become live at the flick of a switch. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I gave them a quick swipe with my T-shirt, laced the tubes behind my ears, and put the nubbins back in place. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z After a few moments the sheriff closed his eyes and laced his fingers together. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A man in tan pants, a blue shirt, and brown shoes with laces came out of the building. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was tucked behind a squared- off, ruffled, netted cap of black lace. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Baba said, reclining on the sofa and lacing his hands behind his head. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I just needed to roll my jeans up and tuck my laces in my high-tops and I was good to go. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I'm wearing my good pair of shoes—boots made of dark leather worn soft over time, with strong laces and steel toes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I must not have been doing a good job of hiding my hesitation, because he took both of my hands in his again, lacing our fingers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He bent down, pretending to tie his laces, and ran a finger over the red swoosh on his Nike Air Flights. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z And I loved the cool evenings when I could lace the tent shut and make it cozy inside with a storm lantern. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly Percy was next to her, lacing his fingers in hers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For her shopping trips to town she wore a camel’s-hair coat and a boater festooned with ribbon and striped lace. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes to avoid seeing his hands and fumbled with the laces of the heavy high-topped shoes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He wore Roman sandals with the lacings coming to his knees, a short skirt of feathers and a war bonnet all of which were painted in bright reds, blues and yellows. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dresses made of brocades, laces, velvets, glass beads, cashmeres, silks, and pastel satins in every color and pattern. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I am finding it difficult to discern between asleep and awake,” Tara says, tugging at her lace cuffs again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, it was definitely dour and of a previous century, and only made worse with doily lace. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There is a small scuff on one toe, but the laces are knotted in perfect bows. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She wore custom sea-green shoes with navy laces. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Some words are more heavily laced with envy than others. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She could see Park's driveway from there, through the lace curtains. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Grandma had a long table and she’d lay out dish after dish on her old lace tablecloth. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I tried to lace my words with poison, but that only made him laugh. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I jerk back, but she holds on tight, her fingers lacing through mine. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Christina reaches for his hand and laces her fingers with his, like it’s the most natural thing in the world. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Spotting a duck or some other flying prey, he would take aim and fire until the air was laced with smoke and blood drained into the soil. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, she stopped protesting, and he pulled her shirt off, and she had a white bra on with lace. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Either they’re slow swimmers or they thought the water might be laced with other dangers, which it might well be. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z One, on the couch: June, tying and untying and retying the laces on her Keds, for lack of anything else to do with her hands. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Tristran ripped a lace from his jerkin and closed the wax around it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z My grandmothers were going to live for ever, and Thanksgiving would always be lace tablecloths, thin china and heavy silver that I stood on a stool to polish. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z You always have to take them off, put them back on, tie the laces—so much effort. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then, still sweating from her efforts at washing the sheets, she laced into me with a folded belt that, from that time on, became “the strap.” Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z With the same patience with which she dyed tablecloths, sewed lace masterpieces, and embroidered needlepoint peacocks, she waited for Pietro Crespi to be unable to bear the urges of his heart and more. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The tip of the lash was laced with wire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He undid the laces of her shoe and eased it off. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Simon and Bram are holding hands, sort of, but only the tips of their fingers are laced together. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z When he is finished, Eric laces his fingers together in front of him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She could see him, moving slowly past, his white surplice edged with lace, his sweet chin down and his hair glowing under the candlelight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A shadow moved behind lace curtains on the upper half of the door. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Shirred white lace hung on the walls behind him and in a canopy above the coffin. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The gypsy girl removed the starched lace corsets she had on and there she was, changed into practically nothing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z She buttoned the waistcoat snugly over the shirt and sat down to lace on her boots, then pulled her hair back and tucked it beneath the high collar before tying the cravat around her neck. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Seconds later, three venti appeared—dark air spirits swirling like miniature tornadoes laced with lightning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He put down his pencil, laced his fingers together, and leaned forward the way parents do when they want to convey something to a toddler. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Shaking his head, he finished lacing up his shoes, then stood up and jogged around in circles, jumping up and down to test them out. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z One of his boots has lost its lace, and its tongue lolls cannibalistically. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The syrup tasted like thin honey laced with hickory smoke, and everybody who worked in the factory secretly spooned it all day long. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was much nicer since Kate had painted the woodwork and put up lace curtains. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The laces of the sneakers had a design of hearts on them, red, purple, pink, and yellow. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s exhausted, a skeleton in a white dressing gown with absurdly fancy ribbons and starched lace. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z These were the first words she’d spoken to me not laced with malice. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And I added a pointed beard and lace at the throat, as the painter had done, long ago in a different time. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My mom laced her fingers around her lemonade glass. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Even in their white sleeveless gowns and laced sandals, they had no trouble navigating the rocky path. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I pictured the dining room dark, the chandelier laced in cobwebs, and the table covered in a fine layer of dust. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The smell of cold and horse and oiled leather filled her nose, and she could see the lacings of each small plate of their armor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And Billy and the Maori and others helping them with their particular hole came at last to a membrane of timbers laced over rocks which had wedged together to form an accidental dome. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That dog must of wet every black-eyed Susan and every head of white Queen Anne’s lace we passed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He began fumbling with the laces, trying to get the helm off with clumsy fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z On Friday morning, I put on my best dress, long and flowered with narrow lace trim around the neckline and a fitted waist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I promised him!” he screamed, realizing even as he did so that his voice was laced with something wrong. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She had gained a new wreath of plastic roses about her robe and a white lace tablecloth beneath her from Celia, in gratitude for restoring Matt to safety. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, it would be a pair of white jean shorts with a black lace peplum blouse. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Shortly before the first guests arrived, Lady Isobel came downstairs dressed in a gown of black velvet and lace, with a headdress made of black feathers rising from her auburn hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We skirted around the back of the building and Ruthanne laced her fingers together to give me a leg up. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The rooms had a colored smell, and they were crowded with cut-out pictures on the walls and the lace table covers and lace pillows on the bed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mariam heard of a neighborhood widow who had ground some dried bread, laced it with rat poison, and fed it to all seven of her children. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Through his tears he saw the fingers joining the laces, tentatively at first, then rapidly. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A girl next to me starts getting undressed, and I do a good job of not noticing her pretty panties with lace and her tiny bra with lots of little hearts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She listened to Taisin’s chattering teeth as she worked the wet laces, wanting to curse at the knots Taisin had tied. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I lace my fingers through hers, and they look like twists of butterscotch and vanilla. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z After a week or so, I could walk just about normally and I could wear shoes if I didn’t lace them up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Brownburr clung thick to the bottoms of his pants and the rough leather of his boot’s laces. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Mama was right. A person could get pneumonia. But I wouldn’t give her the satisfaction of letting her know. I guess I’ll have to put these lace things away until summer.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her is a crumpled heap of crinolines and lace. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then I unscrewed the top, reached in with the eraser end of my pencil, scooped out the rest of the mustard, and painted the sneaker tongues and laces. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He is wearing short black pants and brown ankle boots that lace up. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z And then there is a building, its front laced with scaffolding made of bamboo poles held together with plastic strips. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The Queen Anne’s lace sways on its taproots, and the bees do their steady work. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Oh dear,” Xan whispered, picking up the hat and noticing the magic laced within it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was laced with fresh wounds—cuts and bruises on his legs and arms, across his bare back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Gee, Mama, you take all the fun out of things—like not objecting to my black lace pants last year. Well, throw the cigarettes away.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When I found her a new pair of tennis shoes with rosy laces, she actually wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged me, like she could squeeze the thanks into me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He gives me a look laced with mischief. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Yanking the laces tight made me wince in pain; for the past two weeks the condition of my cracked, bleeding fingertips had been steadily deteriorating in the cold air. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Every night now Guitar was seeing little scraps of Sunday dresses—white and purple, powder blue, pink and white, lace and voile, velvet and silk, cotton and satin, eyelet and grosgrain. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who’s that!” yelled the boy from the bathroom, his voice scratchy and laced with anger. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I picture my father hunched by the back door, lacing his steel-toed boots and threading his callused hands into welding gloves. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We hang our boots around our necks by their laces and hide them, pull on silly shoes to replace them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The remaining Fox Brothers men, no longer on anyone’s payroll, sit and watch, smoking and spitting wads of tobacco juice into tall patches of Queen Anne’s lace and thistles. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I tug his hand up to my chest, lacing our fingers together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z These are taller, workman's boots, but again one is sole up, the other unlaced, the lace this time reaching off the edge of the painting. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As Roy laced on his other sneaker, he laughed to himself. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam stood in the shadows, his foot on a crate as he laced his boots. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “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 He takes my hands, lacing his fingers with mine, and says, “The faction that controls the government. Yes.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I can see her now, her ruined lace in the mud, pale arms exposed, reaching up, rising up as though she were clawing her way out of the grave. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for letting me borrow these,” I said as I tucked the laces back inside my borrowed cleats. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He remembered how the direwolves had come at him out of the shadows, and suddenly he could see them again, snarling and snapping, teeth bared in his lace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A TB epidemic, laced with MDR, had occurred in New York City in the late 1980s, largely targeting prisons, homeless shelters, and public hospitals. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She is working on a thought about her bossy older sister: Carla has a tendency to lace all her compliments with calls to self-improvement. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The woman wears a dress something akin to a bridal gown constructed for a ballerina, white and frothy and laced with black ribbons that flutter in the night air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The lace curtains were gray, the floors, although swept, grew sticky and dank. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt such a mixture of emotions— curiosity, frustration, wonder—all laced with the lingering horror of seeing the Griever that morning. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She saw slaves carrying bolts of intricate Myrish lace and fine wools in a dozen rich colors. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She sat at the kitchen table and stitched her hurt into tiny perfect seams that bound a bit of lace edging to the smock and bloomers for Muff’s coming baby. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z About a hundred years ago, someone added a wraparound porch with enough ginger-bread trim to look like a lace collar. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The table is covered in a white lace cloth and dotted by silver platters with lids, bowls of grapes, baskets of bread, and glasses of bubbling liquids. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Mami stood at the mouth of the path, her fingers laced under her belly. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They slipped on the gloves and laced them tight. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was lacing the latigo through the cinch rings when there was a small stir behind him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I sit on the edge of the bed and dress, pulling on my zip sweats, lacing on my left shoe, zipping up a sweatshirt. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z My eyes open and I realize that I'm looking at a pair of green shoes without laces. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He ignored her, lacing his boots and scooting over to the closet again. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z They haven’t seen the gold lace on the generals, those muskets—all so alike, and everyone has a bayonet. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hubbard raked his laces across Alfred's rope burns, and stepped on his toes, and rubbed his jaw against Alfred's, the stubble of his beard like sandpaper on Alfred's skin. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She was smaller than Madam and wore a silk gown the color of a mourning dove and gray lace gloves. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z "Actually, they're designed that way. You don't need to lace up." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Luna laughs, leaning back and lacing his hands together behind his head. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The hemlock grove was laced with snow, the meadow was smooth and white, and the gorge was sparkling with ice. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A doll sits in a rocker, and a teddy bear rests against a lace pillow on the bed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z White Queen Anne’s lace and purple phlox and big orange daylilies blossomed along the road. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I'm all dressed up in a little black dress with small lace cutouts at the waist, and wearing heels, and then there are those Band-Aids. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Moss used the armrest to give himself leverage and pushed himself to his feet, wincing as the pain laced through his left leg. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Aru threw up her hands, trying to see through the lace of her fingers. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “A pair of boot lacings,” returned Jo, guessing and defeating his purpose. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought about you, too,” said Sarai, lacing their fingers together. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When you hand her a football she instantly spins it to the laces and says, “Go out.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimarion placed a hand over his heart, and said, his voice laced with venom, “I had a source in the employ of a certain captain we know...a fine woman dear to both our hearts.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Black lace even climbed up little sticks and hugged her throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She touched the lace and ribbon along the neckline, the hand-sewn seed pearls on the sleeves. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She had never met the Señora before, but had often seen a sinister shadow rocking back and forth behind billowing lace curtains, back and forth into the night. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z We are dazed here because we still remember the hot cities in which we were born, where the first days of spring were laced with fear. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She has loosened her laces and stretched her old running shoes to accommodate them, but she still feels like a C-grade zombie. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z After I laced them tight, I stood up and bounced up and down a few times like Tia suggested. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z So my only objection is that the running shoes are bright pink, with hot-purple laces. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A half-moon brightened the sky, and the school yard was laced with the ghostly shadows of the parasol trees. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you so scared of?” he whispered, his voice laced with hurt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If the only problems on the fencing team were about certain girls not wanting to be my friends, I wouldn’t have minded that much, but the real issues at play were laced with racial undertones. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A small note card was tucked under the decorative red lace ribbon. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were many little pieces and one big piece with so many holes that it was like lace. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Laughter resounded through the gym as Mumford rested his arms on his prominent knees and stared hard at the laces of his new shoes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z First she removed her sandals, the laces of which were tied together. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The dwarf was so stuffed that he had to undo his belt and the topmost laces on his breeches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was a Cealdish boy with lace on his shirt, a little girl with bare feet, and myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll wear mine,” John told the salesman, a tiny round bald man with spectacles which quickly dropped to the end of his nose as he laced up the skates. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She took a fancy to Mademoiselle, and amused her very much with odd stories of her life in France, when Amy sat with her while she got up Madame’s laces. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my licorice laces and my Milky Bar in my special food box on the shelf, which Father is not allowed to touch because it is mine. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Presided over and waited upon by a black man who did not have to lace his dignity with a smile. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z So half an hour later, when the rope-ladder had been finished and hung, and the forty-second boot had been laced neatly onto the Centipede’s forty-second foot, they were all ready to go out. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 “I'm a junior foreman. We attach the lace insets to lingerie, my girls and I. You know, on slips and nighties there are lace panels, or the cups of brassieres.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy reached out and took June’s hand, palm to palm, no lacing or tangling at all. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Jutta laces her hands behind her head to keep them from shaking. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I used to be afraid of new stitches and techniques, but now welcome each new challenge—pencil-sharp pleats, sequins, delicate lace. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I pull on a T-shirt, lace up my sneakers, and we get out of there before Antwan thinks too hard about that last sentence. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z It was a fair place even in the summer when the sun laced into it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She shoved her feet into boots, bending over to lace them as she asked, “Where did Pol and Taisin go?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You’re going to cut off all the circulation in your feet,” Lillian said, but Ben kept on pulling at the laces. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Feet up, fingers laced together behind his head, he assumed this completely relaxed posture. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He leads us past dainty tables, like white iron lace, each holding a small vase of carnations. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chief just sent his driver to the car for them before he left. It’s the latest lace from Europe. See? Very nice, i fukwa?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I saw that his shoes had no laces. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Over a limb of an-other, someone’s tennis shoes dangle with the laces knotted. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He took one of the laces and wrapped it around his wrist a few times, and the metal points stuck together. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There were starched cream-colored lace curtains for the windows, a table with a marble top for the center of the room and a three-piece green plush parlor suit. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face is an almond sheen of sweat under her white cotton turban, and her lace blouson, settled off her shoulders, reveals duplicate moles, big and black as beetles, at the base of her throat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinned over her hair was a lace handkerchief. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I fold back the lace and expose her graying legs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He knows immigrants drink from the trough, although the water smells like rotten eggs and is laced with green scum. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Several times he crept to the very rim of the fire bed, found the smell of meat laced with the warning scent of the war-sick men, then leaped back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her own dress is carefully selected, off-the-rack J. Crew, white lace, girl-next-door. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He wore dark laced shoes made from a kind of canvas, with thick, textured soles that Claire assumed prevented him from slipping on the wet deck of the vessel. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If that weren’t trial enough, a few hours of standing in her proud new boots and her feet had swollen so that the laces cut into her flesh. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z There are cadets who have skin like butter and irises like sapphires and ultra-fine networks of blue veins laced across the backs of their hands. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My gown for the last ball was my favorite: white, with a low neckline edged in lace. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I intend to keep a close eye on her,” Mr. Derby replied, his voice laced with barbs. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It is more a delicate swathe of red silk held in place by a tightly laced corset than a proper dress. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was made out of lace and all embroidered. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She reaches for her silk tank top, her eyes fixed on mine as she pulls it slowly off to reveal a black lace bra. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Ben untied his shoelaces again and began lacing them up, tighter than before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped into my woolen overskirts, laced my stays, and wrapped a heavy shawl over my bodice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain lolled and was nourished by the scent of jasmine pushing the lace curtains out upon the dark air of the room. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his bride to his home in Medallion and put her in a lovely house with a brick porch and real lace curtains at the window. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z On her feet were large, unfamiliar shoes—white with the hint of a heel, and laces tied in big, perky bows. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But Sullivan laced his 1924 autobiography with hyperbolic attacks on Burnham and the fair’s impact on the masses who came through its gates. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Above her brow her head was covered with a cap of silver lace netted with small gems, glittering white; but her soft grey raiment had no ornament save a girdle of leaves wrought in silver. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My grandmother, dressed in black lace, went thumping across the floor of the Lounge and halted in front of the Jenkins's table. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I wear a pink dress of ruffles and lace, which I hate, but at least it’s definitely a dress. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Next to the bench on which the woman sat was a small round table, its legs fully concealed, much like the woman’s, by a skirt of lace. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I decide to put on my frilly dress that has layers of lace. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Sherm dropped his head and laced his fingers behind his neck. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The next morning, I step into my closet, pull out my sneakers, and lace them up. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z My skirt is long and trimmed in white lace, with a white blouse to match. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Different types, from heavy cabled wool to fine lace, but each is a deep, scarlet red that looks even redder against all of the black and white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Please,” Marco says, refusing to let her go, his fingers holding tightly to the lace of her gown. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Nana’s special lace tablecloth is on the dining room table, the one you spilled gravy all over when you were my age. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He put on his shoes and walked out of his room, laces trailing, down the corridor, and stood quietly outside Rahel’s door. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers were still laced across his chest. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z They unlocked the cell and grabbed the yelling man, laced him in a strait-jacket, flung him onto the stretcher and carted him away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Warning laced his voice, but his eyes showed some interest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She reads out the descriptions, snorting with stifled laughter: “ ‘Delightfully trimmed in dainty lace, with extra support for the mature figure.’ Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He wore white breeches and boots and a white shirt with white lace at the throat, and the fabric of his clothes gleamed as if there were light trapped within its threads. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I place a measuring lace on her face, and my hand shakes as I draw contour lines along the fabric onto the woman's nose and forehead and cheeks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Henry knelt and laced his white boxing shoes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t stay for the tying of the lace, however. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The entrance is a few steps below street level, the windows shielded with panels of lace. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The skirt parted in front to reveal a petticoat with three lace flounces. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He laced his fingers behind his head and stretched his legs out stiff. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed like a bride, in a white gown, white lace hood, and sheer veil, walking toward the altar, down the aisle of that converted barracks. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are beautiful,” she blurted as she watched him don his riding boots and lace them up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d trailed the professional thieves of the Barrel and learned how to pick pockets and how to cut the laces on a lady’s purse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He had his own wine, prepared by Maester Myles and well laced with poppy juice to ease the agony in his swollen joints. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Isa was in tears, and Miss Josie invited her in and fed her cookies from a delicate china dish and gave her a pretty lace handkerchief to dry her eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She wore a bomber jacket and mud-starred Doc Martens with red laces. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Then he laced his fingers behind his head and leaned back in his chair. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The birch bark at the stern was held together by a lacing, and the water came in through the seam. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z They had long laces, too long, and he found that one lace cut in half would take care of both shoes and that left the other lace for a bowstring. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I’d never again be sitting on my bed, nestled between my huge white lace pillows and my stuffed animals, just like a normal girl. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I dashed out of the tent, stepping into my boots with the laces still undone. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I drew my shackles up and down my wrist; he wrapped his fingers in the lace of his sleeves and paced about the yard. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I really need to ask Mom to buy me new laces. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Since it was Sunday morning, I was wearing a church dress heavy with lace and fake pearls. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He ran a finger over the swoosh, fiddled with the laces, and then finally put one on. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi shrugged and traced the pattern of the lace coverlet on the bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I can no longer count the number of mothers with whom I’ve cried, their distress so acute that all we could do was lace our hands together and pray silently through tears. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z When I was younger, I would wrap my doll in the lace from my first Communion and I’d show her off to all my neighbors. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But laced through it all was the dark feeling of utter hopelessness, like the world had ended for him, had been wiped from his memory and replaced with something awful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She pulled at the laces of her sneakers, as if she had just noticed they were coming loose. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a stretch, but I'm thinking that maybe I can lace one of the sheriff’s cigarettes with the drug, make him compliant, and then just finish the job. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Don’t you know, silly? It’s all lace and all white and all fine and everything.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again he was dressed in an elegant coat and a shirt with lace cuffs. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z For that reason, poor Call never had a pair of shoes that would lace properly. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And she pulled a lace kerchief from her capacious bosom, and dabbed at her daughter's cheeks, which had suddenly become covered with tears. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He felt for his sneakers and shoved his feet over the heels without tying the laces. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z So much for my future in lace making, I thought sourly. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In another bag, she received his black lace- up shoes and his dark socks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Another, who wore an elaborate lace collar and cuffs, looked overdressed even to Amari, who had no knowledge of the fashion of rich white youth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was stiff, like the time Fig had chewed up the laces of every pair of Dad’s shoes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Even the laces on my sneakers were never used and brilliantly white. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She takes a deep breath, and when she speaks, I can hear the nerves lacing her words. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Idle and withdrawn in her grief and shame, she whittled away the days making lace for nothing, reading her newspapers, tossing them on the floor, picking them up again. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If an enemy should flay me, the light would shine through my skin like lace. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I just laced my hands behind his head and pulled him to me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He was still struggling with the lace about his throat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed Sohrab to the door and laced up my Vans. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. Levy-Cohen has set the table with two plates, two forks, and two lace napkins. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The pink lace curtains in the two large windows matched the color of her bedspread, which was thick and fluffy. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I start at the end of the line and choose a brassiere and matching underpants, blue gray with a little lace along the edge. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We put our sneakers on and lace up. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She wore a green chiton and laced sandals, and she was dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z On the brick walk, he shrugged on his sweatshirt and crouched to lace his boots. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The candlelight illuminated the cup of tea and the teapot on the lace- covered table, as well as the pair of green earrings, and the fan his uncle had adjusted so carefully. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The box contained nothing but junk—a headless doll, some dirty lace, a rabbit skin. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I put them around their small necks and laced the ends together with bailing wire. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody had gone over the entire parlor with it, a big room with fringed throw rugs, an old piano with a lace runner, and cane-bottom rockers draped with afghans. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be difficult because the only things I had were my clothes and my shoes, which had no laces in them. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I donned a leather jerkin and laced it up. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Underneath the cloying fragrance of the decaying flowers, the air was laced with the odors of gunpowder, damp hay, and the dusty musk of horseflesh. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For Marfa, It’s the lace dress, The cake with Its three tiers, The pink punch With its armada of ice cubes. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As he strapped his shoes to the footboard and began to lace his feet into the shoes, Stub McMillin, his face alight, said, “OK, this boat is going to fly now, boys.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weidenbach reached down the front of her dress and plucked up a lace handkerchief. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Her face was laced with sadness and a trace of pity. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The queen wore a gown of sea-green silk, trimmed with Myrish lace as pale as foam. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The sun set early in winter, but a little light still filtered in through the lace curtains Aunt Rose had crocheted long ago when she and her husband had first been married. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The blue sky and white snow of the morning had deepened into an icy purple laced with black. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z "We're on our way to a party," I blurted, since Doreen had gone suddenly dumb as a post and was fiddling in a blasé way with her white lace pocketbook cover. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The other has bundles of hot pink sparklers; the top half of each one is wrapped in dyed magenta-yellow-teal tissue paper and laced with a gold ribbon. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I shook the damp out of my legs and laced my boots back on, wrapping the tops in strips of fabric that tore as I knotted them. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t mention the scent of metal, or how the air had been laced with it the day her father died. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I will be the proverbial parent who deceives the child by offering medicine laced with sweet syrup. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Henry’s hand comes up to stroke along his jaw, his sweaty hairline, and Alex settles himself between his legs, lets Henry lace the fingers of his right hand with Alex’s left. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The tent goes silent, the kind of quiet that's laced with lightning and heat and thunder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z On the first floor of our house was a shop where ladies and gentlemen of the court sent their servants to buy feathers, ribbons, and lace. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He sits on the edge of the bed and pulls on his black boots, wrapping the long laces twice around the tops. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I had not so much as a scrap of lace or a remembered scent of her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There was bread and cheese and fruits that looked so ripe they might be bursting with juice, and what looked like dark sweet cakes laced with cobwebs of sugar. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dressed severely in a dark dress with long sleeves, and the only contrast was billowing white lace at her wrists and throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a small baby, dressed in white christening clothes with ruffles and ribbons and lace. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The knit cap was pulled down on her forehead and her shoes still had no laces. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweat pools beneath my arms, and I use a lace handkerchief to blot my face. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She bought the coveted dance set—panties and brassiere made of scraps of black lace held together by narrow black satin ribbon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If you tuanna play dirty, we can do that, and after I take you down, I’m gonna make you wash my clothes, cut my grass, lace my cleats. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On the enclosed porch at the back of the house, a crisp white bag still sat on the wicker chaise, filled with lace she had once planned to turn into curtains. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie looked at me with an impatience I hadn’t seen in his face even when he took thirty minutes to loop the laces over his high-topped shoes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were laced with something dark—almost a sick fascination. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Though he spoke little, she was glad to be out of her rooms, and dressed in one of her new gowns—a lovely lilac silk dress with pale pink lace accents and pearl beading. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was lying on the floor beside the fanciful rocking horse, hands laced behind his head. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In the winter, when the first snow was too delicate to last on the sidewalks, it clung to the rough surface of the brick and was like fairy lace. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She had on a long brown dress with a white lace collar that fell all the way to her waist and was fastened down with a silk rose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his front paws on top of my sneaker and nosed into the laces. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In the children’s clothing section, the dresses, worn by smiling blond children, had lace collars and patent-leather belts. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was one of those baffling aberrations in Ammu’s taste, a cloud of stiff yellow lace with tiny silver sequins and a bow on each shoulder. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pink and silver boxes, colored pantyhose, brassieres with lace, silk scarves? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m expecting lace doilies, like the ones my grandmother used to crochet before she had to leave her home behind and come to this country. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They are fine English boots of soft, yellow leather which reach to the knees and lace up all the way—they are things to be coveted. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Irish lace, hanging in the windows, filters the afternoon light, softening the lines on her face. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When I’d finished, he laced his fingers as if he were contemplating a difficult problem. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I ended up having to lace them doubly tight. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get there, I see other boys in their trainers, with the laces loose and the tongues folded down. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He laces his sneakers, runs out of our room. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Under the dirt, lacing her coal-black skin, were traces of bad things; like tobacco juice, brine and a craftsman’s sense of play. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was littered with rotten fruit and corn silk, their fermented scent lacing the more pleasant aromas of sizzling sausages and beer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Eliza pulled the laces of my stays, cutting off my reply. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were leather, with rusted buckles or rotted laces. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Lady Seymour, the only other woman present, looked like an elegant spider wrapped in her black lace shawl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The elevator door on the first floor was ornamental iron lace. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I notice their branches are as fine as lace. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The sheriff heeded the voice and looked at the room—flowered chintz, lace curtains, white drawn-work table cover, cushions on the couch covered with a bright and impudent print. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And T said, “I went to the shop to get some licorice laces and a Milky Bar.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the lace curtain aside and studied something passing in the street below. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought that my lace cuffs set off my white hands. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She laced her fingers together, then laid them in her lap. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Very gently he eased himself in on his side and turned slowly and laced his fingers behind his head and stared at the myriads of tiny colored dots that make up darkness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, Albert and I erect on top our four-poster bed complete with blue silk canopy, mattress, and two lace coverlets. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There were birds too: red- and yellow-breasted, blue-winged, with long teardrop tails or orange feathers like lace cuffs around their necks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She was kneeling on the hardwood in the living room, plucking pine needles one after another from the tree skirt, an antique lace one that my mother had loved. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z They were invited to the Hertzoon home for dinner, a grand house on the Zelverstraat with a blue front door and white lace curtains in the windows. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She liked clingy wraparound dresses with plunging necklines, black silk and lace slips, which I sometimes borrowed and wore as outdoor clothing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Do these laces come with the sneakers, or are those sold separately?” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The women follow immediately behind the hippopotamus wagon, dressed all in black and pressing elegant lace hankies to the corners of their eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The guards who stood at attention wore elaborate white uniforms accented with silver fur and less than intimidating silver lace. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Shouldn’t wonder if she drove six white horses, ate off gold plate, and wore diamonds and point lace every day. Teddy thinks nothing too good for her,” returned Jo with infinite satisfaction. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Finished tying his sneaker lace, Teddy perfunctorily gave his mother a kiss on the cheek. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He was lying in a bower made by a living tree with branches laced and drooping to the ground; his bed was of fern and grass, deep and soft and strangely fragrant. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Digory now saw that where four trees grew close together their branches had all been laced together or tied together with switches so as to make a sort of cage. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I began to lace up my shirt and said nothing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I lace my fingers through his so that he has to stop playing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Again with guilt, she took Lane’s hand and tightly, warmly laced fingers with him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z A sleeping young woman is propped up on silk pillows stuffed with feathers; a quilted blanket laced with thick gold ribbons lies over her. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I was lacing up my boot when I heard a faint noise off in the forest, out of sight behind a stand of thick pine trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She stares at her feet, silently willing the laces to tie and untie in messy bows, scowling when they tangle into knots. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A warm breeze came into the room and lifted the lace curtains that fronted the windows. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Ma, too, had a special dress: a pink lace, ankle-sweeping evening gown that she was going to wear at high noon to a civil ceremony. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z You can tell they are a set because they wear matching pairs of orthopedic shoes, the kind that lace on the side. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Some shone like white lace curtains in the moonlight, but others struck unexpectedly from the darkness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z His large hand trembling, he pulled off his old robes, which were hanging a foot above his ankles, pulled on the spare ones, and laced up Goyle’s boatlike shoes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She wore a crumpled velvet dress, lace gloves, and a shapeless orange-knit hat that shadowed her face, and she carried a big paisley purse. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z With belts and long leather laces from their boots, the hunters made a stretcher. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I put on my shoes and laced them tightly. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z When I finally stopped, I felt him at my shoes, playing with the laces. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He winked at her, and she hid her face behind a lace fan as she continued her walk. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My gaze follows his chubby finger to what I realize is the enormous, barrel-vaulted ceiling of the train station, laced with skylights. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Claire wore a thick furred vest that Alys has stitched for her from an animal hide, and warm boots from the same hide, laced with sinew. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Most are draped across the limbs by the laces like oversized Christmas ornaments. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The pleasant little bed-sitting room was crowded with photographs, bottles of toilet water, lace pincushions, brushes and combs, and the china and silver bureau-knacks of many birthdays and Christmases. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This way I could make the lace long enough to provide a decent bow. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z During the ceremony, many of the married female guests are invited to the altar to hold up a lace sheet over the couple and take turns grinding giant sugar cubes atop the sheet. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The roads to Neah Bay are long and laced through thick evergreen groves. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She set up a card table which she covered with a filigree lace tablecloth from Florence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I touched his fancy watch that he never wore and the extra laces for his sneakers that would never run around the reservoir again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Gray lace curtains hung at the single window between them, and beside the window was a black table supporting an old- time TV set with rabbit ears. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain sat in the middle of the cold stone room, his fingers laced together, his chin lifted expectantly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom bought love seats and lace doilies and hung up a tacky watercolor landscape she had brought with her from Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father gulped down the rest of his coffee and began lacing his boots. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I pop up on my knees as she empties lace bras and matching panties all over her bed. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Pretty soon we’d laced the sneakers over his fake feet, and the world’s first flying goat boy was ready for launch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Little lace doilies were everywhere—on arms and backs of chairs, in the center of a large dining table, on little tables. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The bodice is covered in lace with pearls woven in between the seams, and the bottom flares out and brushes the floor. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They are black sneakers with chrome eyelets for the laces. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Inside was the Milkybar and two licorice laces and three clementines and a pink wafer biscuit and my red food coloring. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tiered trays hold buttons, lace, ribbons, gems, jewels, and hundreds of other baubles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Little Tilly stood there, her lace dress wet and ruined, but she said nothing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Do you dance to the sound of the bagpipes, or lace up the cords of your armor? Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He laced his massive arms through mine and pulled back so that my stomach and chest were totally exposed. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z They walked arm-in-arm; he in his patent leather dancing shoes and she in her high laced kid boots. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going out to get some little matters for my girls. Can I do anything for you, young ladies?” asked Mrs. Moffat, lumbering in like an elephant in silk and lace. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned back, slipped the bit in Dox’s mouth, and laced the big flop ears into the headstall. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So I wore a linen smock and petticoat and, over them, a sleeveless bodice that laced below my breasts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The warmth of his palm seeps through my lace gloves. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The huntress wore a dark green shirt, the sleeves laced together with a brown cord from elbow to wrist, and brown breeches with shining boots, but she did not carry a mask. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wearing my only Sunday outfit, a white lace dress that I had worn to my confirmation two years before. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I loved the hole in his jeans and the dirt on his bare feet and the scab on his elbow and the scar that laced through one eyebrow. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Her wrapper was dressy, with yellow print designs, and her matching blouse had yellow lace sewn onto the puffy, short sleeves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Take a wet rag to the leather and wash the laces so they always seem like I just got ’em. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Mom moves quickly to the lace curtains on the front bay window and peeks out. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dawkins folding her lace handkerchief and placing it on her lap just so. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She was dressed in a magnificent pink silk wrapper with lace at the wrists and throat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “There never was such a cross family!” cried Jo, losing her temper when she had upset an inkstand, broken both boot lacings, and sat down upon her hat. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z In the fierce heat of the south, he wore loose trousers of mottled sandsilk and open-toed riding sandals that laced up to his knee. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She seemed to have forgotten that she could do magic, too, for she lit the candles clumsily by hand, her trailing lace cuff in constant danger of catching fire. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The whole thing is trimmed in lace with little pearl buttons as accents. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But the next morning Pearl came out wearing one of Lexie’s chokers, which looked like a gash of black lace around her neck. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All ribbons and lace, perfect as a shop-fresh doll save for a few unruly curls escaping her braids. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z We walk in day lilies, Queen Anne’s lace, and the last daisies of June. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I rose early in the morning and made my way through the quiet, dawn-lit streets to the rink, where I laced up my skates so tightly my feet throbbed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She held me longer than I expected, wrapped me in the scratchy softness of her black lace dress, the warmth of her powdered skin, the sting of her bittersweet breath, pungent of beer and cigarettes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I pull the laces tight and stand up. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He knows how to lace and tie them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Even in his own bed his nights often became sleepless horrors laced with toothache. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He sat on the bleachers, counting players as he tied the laces of his cleats. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He got down on his knees and laced his fingers behind his head. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Albert and I find a mahogany bed which can be taken to pieces with a sky of blue silk and a lace coverlet. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a dress, red velveteen with white cotton lace around the neckline and on the edge of the short, puffed sleeves. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I am wearing a long black dress with gold cuffs and a lacing of green braid, a comfortable favorite. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She’s in a miniskirt and tight leggings and flat clumpy black shoes with laces, her hair is shaved up the back the way my brother’s used to be, a late forties squareboy’s cut. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She turned back the hem and noticed that the narrow lace edge of her slip was diamond-shaped in design. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrapping the unbound laces of her corset around his wrists, Marco pulls her down to the floor with him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I feel the heat of it through my lace glove. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Only then did I notice a young man lying in the bed, his eyes closed and mouth slightly open, half-hidden behind a lace curtain. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z And now the sky was laced with lightning, and then the first almighty crack of thunder hit their eardrums like an ax. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A pair of gray high-tops dangle by their laces from the utility line in front of the house, telling everybody who can decipher the code that drugs are sold here. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She was wearing a lace dress and the lace kept tickling my nose. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z His Kmart hiking boots are arranged neatly beneath the stove, as though he’d soon be returning to lace them up and hit the trail. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Doreah unhooked his medallion, belt and stripped off his vest and leggings, while Jhiqui knelt by his feet to undo the laces of his riding sandals. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And then something peculiar happens: fingers lace with mine, and a palm presses to my palm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Otto had not only played with untying my laces, he’d also tried to retie them by doing the same simple cross knot over and over. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When they leave me I pick up the torn pages but they turn into lace valentines with blood all over them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “A black lace dance set in the window of that store near Union Avenue.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Little circles of lace draped the arms and backs of the sofa and chairs. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Sea-foam white lace bloomed from the sweeping neckline, washing upon her breast from the powder-green ocean of silk that made up the dress. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then I dressed Sammy in his soldier pajamas, and I put on my pajamas with the lace collar that my mother had made for me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I need new laces for my saddle shoes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I cracked an eye to discover a little humanoid figure trying to hide inside my shoe, but it had gotten tangled in the laces. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Her Sunday dress was wine-colored silk with a dingy lace collar. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The tablecloth was of Florentine lace used only on the most special occasions by their mother. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The six tiers of fabric are like different frostings of tulle and lace and silk. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “What a ridiculous sport,” said a woman near me, her voice laced with acid. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The starched gauze or lace on the cotton dress irritated any embrace. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s split right down the middle,” said Major Sanderson, who had laced his lumpy GI shoes for the occasion and had slicked his charcoal-dull hair down with some stiffening and redolent tonic. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I tucked the laces inside and lined them up perfectly parallel at the foot of my bed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The wooden floor, the light blue walls, the peaked ceiling, the yellowed lace curtains around the window — these were all a part of my childhood. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Men stand over its seams, bending at the waist and lacing its pieces together. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I pull a knife from my boot, unfasten the back of her dress, cut the top few lacings, and fasten her back up. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I loved my aqua shorts and matching socks with lace trim and a yellow dress with a flounced skirt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z "Like a crowd of lads-" He sighed, bent, and laced up his shoes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was attached like a shoe—there was a split down the middle with a long lace pulled tight through holes on either side. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Then she took them out and laced them together in front of her, then behind her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I have on an elaborate white gown, laced and corseted, with a silk overskirt and draped layers in the back. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z You hear the portable music, the boat is full of dressed-up kids, Italian and Irish kids, Hispanic kids, laced up in silk, all the youthful couples, the lovers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The other mothers dressed up for mass, wearing black lace mantillas on their heads and clutching green or red or yellow handbags that matched their shoes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Women cover their mouths with gloved hands or lace fans, and the men's eyes bulge. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He bent down to tighten the lacings on a puttee. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I kick my sneakers off, tie the laces together, and drape them over my shoulder. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Until now he has seen radios only in glimpses: a big cabinet wireless through the lace curtains of an official’s house; a portable unit in a miners’ dormitory; another in the church refectory. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In the dining room, I caught a glimpse of silver and Battenburg lace. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He shaved and showered quickly, then put on his most faded and beloved fatigues, pulled his swagger stick from a top drawer, laced up his combat boots, and strode toward Ben’s room. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her gown had a low-cut bodice of pink silk and a three-tiered hoop skirt with white scalloped lace. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I yanked the laces out of both, so the floppy tongues fell forward like drawbridges coming down out of beat-up, leather, no-named fortresses. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Will my lord want me after he has eaten?” she asked as she was lacing up his boots. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I returned to my room and laced on my heavy winter boots. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The dress is a pale champagne color, a full-length blend of silk and lace. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There’s a wooden coffee table with hand-tatted lace draped over the top. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My mother, who sews lace collars on my company softball T-shirts when she does my laundry. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He turned left, and the clearing was no longer in sight, but the string went lacing back through the trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z On the north end of the island, tough vines, almost as large as a pencil, were laced over the sand. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The couch was brown and squat with a pile of cushions covered in graying lace at the far end. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Every time it rains, it turns into a mudhole behind my place,” he said, leaning back and lacing his fingers behind his head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She laced her own fingers together and squeezed, but it wasn’t the same as Layla’s hand in hers. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I couldn’t find his shoes or my clothes in the excitement—and somehow the laces on his skates had knotted and frozen so I couldn’t untie them anyway. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Gnarled roots laced the ground, making a kind of bed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Hazel walked up next to Frank and laced her hand with his. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Father laced his fingers together in front of his chest, then tapped his lips with his knuckles. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z With his other hand he ventured beneath her well-starched dress, running his fingers up her child’s legs until he found the lace of her batiste petticoats and her woolen drawers with their elastic bands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Plutarch’s attempt to cheer me up — laced with the news of another four, possibly five, murders—somehow backfires. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Mae’s fingers, laced together in her lap, twisted with the tension of remembering. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed it and laced our fingers together. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She hasn’t laced up her shoes in days. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I reach for his hand and grasp his long fingers and lace them through mine, thinking about the fateful steps that led me to him. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It had grummets and was laced down at the edge with cord. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At the head of the glen a torrent flowed like a white lace over an endless ladder of short falls, and a mist of foam hung in the air about the mountains’ feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Women lean in to one another and mumble behind lace fans. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Mr. Kempsey informs me"—Nixon laced his fingers into a mace—“that your father recently lost his job." Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She had changed into a peach-colored crinoline gown and was pulling on lace gloves. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Francis was sitting on the side of my bed, lacing his shoes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her fingers are laced together, and she holds them over her mouth like a net that will catch words she doesn’t want me to hear. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z On the fringes of the crowd a tall woman with short cropped hair, a black lace dress, and black open-toed shoes leaned against a beam that had been painted yellow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The knot Otto made in the laces when I was trying to escape from Bouain was a convoluted mess, made worse by repeated bathings in river muck. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Her face still flushed, she pushed her hair back with one hand, and resumed lacing up the truss on the dummy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The boy started laughing, straightening up the laces on the table. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Henry went to the window and pulled aside a shabby lace curtain. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She raised a piece of white lace above her head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “These bits of lace are fastened under the chin with a rosebud, so,” and Meg illustrated by putting on the bonnet and regarding him with an air of calm satisfaction that was irresistible. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have access,” Ash insisted, loosening the last of the laces. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He laces his fingers through mine, and we let our arms swing together in the space between us. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Wash pulled his boots back on and laced them with trembling fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There were silks and velvets from Italy and France, laces from Flanders. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It is solid gold, and it has little lines in it that make it look like gold lace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z While Katie was putting up the lace curtains, Mary Rommely came over and sprinkled the rooms with holy water to drive out any devils that might be lurking in the corners. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A faded memory flashes through my mind of Dad holding my tiny, chubby hand, the two of us looking on helplessly as she laced up her boots and adjusted her silk scarf. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The faint tang of chemicals laced my every breath. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I thought we raised you to be smarter,” her mother said, her voice laced with disapproval. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Although the Sunset Towers cleaning woman always wore black, here it reminded Grace Wexler to dab at her eyes with a lace handkerchief. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And Daisy was dressed in her bridal gown and wore a white lace veil. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Girls fidgeted with their hair, tied and retied the laces on their shoes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Her black lace bra pushes her breasts up so high that they almost touch her chin. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She was a Swede, and she let Laura and Mary look at the pretty things she had brought from Sweden—laces, and colored embroideries, and china. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d only half finished putting my leg on and hadn’t tightened up the laces, but I was so frightened, I started walking to the door. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She’s always looking at me with a smile that seems forced, a high-pitched tone in her voice laced with pity or maybe disgust. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z He laced his fingers and held up his hands. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As long as they were clean and neat I had not thought the material or the existence of lace mattered. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Like Susan Byrd, she wore black laced shoes and cotton stockings. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he laces his fingers with mine to cover up what he just did. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He reached for the laces of her bodice and began to undo them, his fingers deft and practiced. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At seven, Belky wears a white First Communion dress and long white gloves; at nine, a yellow cheerleader’s skirt; at fifteen, for her quinceanera, a pink taffeta dress with lace sleeves and white satin shoes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A pair of sneakers with the laces tied together hangs over one shoulder, and he’s wearing black jeans and a faded T-shirt. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Gay held up a purple dress with a lace collar and puffy sleeves. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Instead I let her lace her fingers through mine and tilted my neck so that my face lined up with hers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She’s dangling a cherry over her outstretched tongue while wearing this appallingly thin tank top with nothing underneath, and skimpy blush-pink lace underwear. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She laced her fingers in mine and squeezed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “He is not your opponent,” Hector says with a dismissive gesture, the lace cuff of his shirt fluttering like a moth. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Migraines left my blood spreading across unfamiliar hotel sheets, dripping on the floors, oozing into carpets, soaking through leftover croissants and Italian lace cookies. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Old Phoebe tried on about twenty pairs, and each time the poor guy had to lace one shoe all the way up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Francie and Neeley wore their everyday clothes. little Tilly’s mother, in honor of the day, had dressed her up in a cheap but fancy lace dress trimmed with dark pink ribbon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Here’s one from a few years earlier: Mrs. Roodveldt’s bridal portrait, her eyes lowered, a lace veil covering her hair and a small bouquet of lilacs in her hands. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z With the shoelaces of each of them ded to the laces of the others, they stumbled and tumbled out of Eva’s room. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Nettle had put his boots back on, but he had left them loose, with the laces trailing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One day in early June, almost exactly two years after the invasion of France, she and Marie-Laure walk through a field of Queen Anne’s lace east of Saint-Malo. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m pressed up against the outside of the menagerie tent, pulling the laced seam open so I can peek through. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z 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 I mean, not a mark on them and not a lace twisted. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z One- handed, she undid the lacing of his breeches, then grinned and stepped lightly away from him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My boots are laced tight, and each step is painful, blisters already forming. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The light filtered through the leaves and pine needles above as if through lace, the ground spotted in shadow. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z To wear it, I’d pull a thick woolen sock over my real leg, slip the fake one over it and tighten the lace so it didn’t fall off. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z All the twigs had turned to lace, and the trees were stooped with snow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It seemed natural to add a nice little lace cloth for the table. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just to prove what a jerk he is, I tie up the laces and that makes Gram happy. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I feel him shift quietly as he laces his fingers through mine. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Arthur Bauer is holding the ball for him today, crouching low and spinning the laces away, just like Dad, just like Mike Costello. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She dressed quickly, laced her sandals, pulled the wooden comb through her long hair, grabbed her stick, and hurried through the empty corridor to leave her new home and go for a morning walk. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of baby shoes dangle by tied laces from a drawer handle. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As Lina watched, a bag of rags came tumbling out the door, and then an old brown shoe with no laces. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The streets are crowded with young people in elaborate getups—giant lace skirts, elaborate umbrellas, ten-inch-tall boots, eyelashes that seem miles long, face masks that glow in the dark. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He called down to Thor and Loki, “I cannot undo the laces. They are too tough for me. They might as well be made out of iron.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She took his cold hand, and Deen gripped her fingers tightly, laced them with his own, but didn’t turn to look down at her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t trust you to tie my shoes without stealing the laces, Kaz.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mother Fletcher was wearing an ankle-length green dress with a white lace collar. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Voices drifted across the water, laced now and then with laughter that rang like crystal touched in a toast. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It had a moldy-looking lace frill at the collar and matching lace cuffs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z One shoe was laced with a much-knotted shoe string, and the other with a bit of dirty twine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And this magician does not hide handkerchiefs within his lace shirt cuffs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A sleeve of Ron’s dress robes was dangling from it, swaying with the motion of the train, the moldy lace cuff very obvious. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Billowy lace netting was secured to the brim by two long pins topped with brass spheres. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The smell’s very faint but still laces the air. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He stood on one thin leg like a stork and twisted the pink lace curtain into a pole, staring at Chacko with his mother’s eyes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She unfolded the whole thing and laced her fingers through the yarn fringe at the ends. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A pair of sneakers with fluorescent laces, TF in black on both shoes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The youngest daughter requested gowns of silk and lace. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z One of my shoulders is covered in lace, and the other is hidden behind a long curtain of silk. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Trying to interlace, like a clutched desperate prayer, but again, I feel like the hands I am lacing are not my own, like I have borrowed them from a twelve-fingered monster. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It took no great leap of intelligence to realize that Hamilton Knapp had laced Gingers dog treats with tranquilizers and laxatives so that she would do one, possibly two, embarrassing things on stage. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The snowflakes were melting on her cheeks, but her hair was wrapped in a swirl of lace that Satin had found somewhere, and the snow had begun to collect there, giving her a frosty crown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As still as a cat, behind that lace curtain, there was her face, staring down at the sign. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, Celia is sitting in a chair across the circle from him, still dressed as she had been during her performance, in a black gown covered with delicate white lace. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Scandalized, he ordered the corporal to tie his laces immediately or face a charge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her gown was cream and green, with long lace sleeves, so modest and so innocent that any man who looked at her might think her the most chaste of maids. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They looked very well in their simple suits, Meg’s in silvery drab, with a blue velvet snood, lace frills, and the pearl pin. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Barefoot and lacing up his deerskin shirt as he stepped outside, he looked over the pond into Frightful’s nest box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then from bits of colored paper she cut dresses and hats, ribbons and laces, so that Laura and Mary could dress their dolls beautifully. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers were thick and awkward as she struggled to lace up her bodice and knot a drab brown cloak about her neck. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She had brought dozens of different fabrics with her, plus swatches of ribbon and lace, scissors, boxes of pins, and armloads of taffeta. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Night after night, she pulled her gray-streaked hair back into a tight bun at her neck and dressed in her gray silk dress with a white lace color. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I’ll get these back to you, Arty,” I said, just as I finished lacing them up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When her mother, beaming, nodded, Stella slid the black pair with the dark laces on her feet. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Shae undid his laces and threw her arms around his neck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The turquoise one with colored beads laced around the edges. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain had laced his fingers together atop the brown package in his lap and was looking at the boys expectantly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Lying on his back, Jonathan stared up at the overhanging trees, a laced and dark-green net. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I laced my fingers together to make a step. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I remember one other dress—a wonderful crimson red lace. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Mama kept glancing at Mary Toy and finally dabbed at her face with a lace handkerchief. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mother is wearing a traditional dress of beaded silk and Venetian lace, with a neckline that sits above her collarbone. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They laced their coffee and Milkman looked around for his cigarettes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They dress the baby in the Limerick lace dress we were all baptized in. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Even Lady Tan da and her daughters looked pretty in matching gowns of turquoise silk and vair, and Lord Gyles was coughing into a square of scarlet silk trimmed with golden lace. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A man in an elegant red cardinal's robe and a high lace collar stood resting against an enormous Bible and now began to lead a hard-driving hymn which the congregation shouted in the unknown tongue. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But Mike Costello was not there to spin the laces away from the kicker and set the ball down. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are very handsome, I suppose, those Mexican women; very picturesque, with their black eyes and their lace scarfs.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z We waded through Queen Anne’s lace and thick-stalked purple flowers, into dragonflies and the smell of Carolina jasmine so thick I could almost see it circling in the air like golden smoke. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Tony looked over at Wes, his clothes, his crisp green footwear, the laces gleaming white even after their tumble through the grass. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z His private life was also laced through with his new profession. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The laces of my bodice are torn, revealing far too much of me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The gardens soon filled with birds whose legs had been laced together, waiting their turn to be decapitated by the two butchers specially hired for that purpose. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The R dwarfed the other letters, the tail of it ran down into the cambric, away from the laced edge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The Mothers of the Church, old ladies with white lace disks pinned to their thinning hair, had a service all their own. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Not in a goth sense—none of the black came in the form of lace gloves—but more in a rock ’n’ roll sense. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Shoving her feet into her boots she laced and knotted them. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Two holes had been punched in each end and the ends were laced together with bailing wire. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain had condensed on the windows, covering the cracked windshield like a filmy overlay of lace. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I leaned forward in my chair, lacing my fingers together. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her eyes meet mine as she does up the laces. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Shadows shrink and spread over the lace curtain as my son slips into bed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The laces were still tied, as if the shoes had been kicked off by people whose hands were bound behind them “Croy recognized me,” she murmured. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Men in straw hats and ragged pants and shirts, with torn sneakers or flip-flops or leather shoes without laces, were gathered around a cockfighting pit. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I lose all words and, instead, lace my fingers through his hair and pull his lips to meet mine. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They have the lace collars, the puffed sleeves, the sashes I remember; many of them are in plaid, the authentic somber blood-lit colors, dark greens with a stripe of red, dark blues, black. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Countless red threads covered the ground like intricate lace. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Wes laced up his white Nikes, beelined to his mother’s room, and started to look through her drawers and closets for change, his daily ritual after she left for work. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She had to stop to check the laces on her shoes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The women ran cottage industries, making lace and darning socks. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z One night, I saw the glow of a cigarette illuminate Jonas’s lace. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I knocked my glass over as I reached for it, and the blood-colored juice crept over the white lace tablecloth. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Shiny leather boots lace up to my knees. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I had nothing to carry, so I filled my pockets with oranges, tied the laces of my tattered crapes, and I was ready to go. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The big purple heart with pink lace all over it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z On a queen-size bed, under a window draped with lace curtains, his mother is asleep. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He could taste the wine on her lips, and feel her small firm breasts pressed against him as her fingers moved to the lacings of his breeches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The laces in her clunky shoes match her dress—Millie’s idea, of course. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He saw the great stands of wheel trees and the roads lacing through the prairie, just as Mary had done from the same spot sometime before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She batted her eyelashes and readjusted her shackles as if they were lace gloves. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We stood in a field overgrown with thistles and pokeweed, wild daisies and Queen Anne’s lace, swarming with bees and butterflies. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A groom dipped bandages in ice water laced with Epsom salts and wound them around the left foreleg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A lace curtain hangs at the window and pictures of people with smiling faces in frames hang above the table. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Basil’s girlfriend must be the doily and lace type. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then Aunt Ruby and Aunt Docia put on their flannel petticoats and their plain petticoats and their stiff, starched white petticoats with knitted lace all around the flounces. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning light shone through the high lace curtains and caught her chestnut hair from behind, framing her face in gold. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what it would feel like to touch the smooth back of her hand, to lace our long slender fingers together. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We were walking away from the car together when Margo reached down for my hand, laced her fingers in mine, and squeezed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z But laced through it all was a profound sadness. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He was wearing a tight T-shirt with skulls on it and black jeans rolled up so that you could see the white laces of his black Doc Martens boots. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe even the boots they have in the window with shiny black leather and thick, strong laces. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z An antique piano, topped with lace and weighed down with a thousand little knickknacks, sat against a wall. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He bought wool from die north and linen from the south and lace from Lys, stared it, moved it, dyed it, sold it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 I find myself lacing my fingers together and bowing my head. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The jerkin would need fresh laces, but her tunic was ruined. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Seth leaned back, lacing his fingers behind his head. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z One at a time she drops each scrap of silk and lace into an empty teacup and lights it on fire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before my grandparents died, they would take me to church and I would wear stiff dresses with itchy lace. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m dressed in my training uniform and a black and red vest with my boots laced and my hair tied back in a tight ponytail. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The iron bed had been flaked and rusty, decked with soiled lace boudoir pillows. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Werner laces his boots and sings the songs and marches the marches, acting less out of duty than out of a timeworn desire to be dutiful. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I could lace my fingers through hers, and no one would think anything of it, because straight girls hold hands all the time. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Then they stepped into the shell, sat down and laced their feet into the stretchers, pushed off from the float, and started to paddle up the lake toward the starting line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes, Maria and I walk there, our fingers laced together, a nickel in each of our pockets. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Accordingly, she bought a half pint of good whiskey, concealed it between her full breasts and laced her corset cover and buttoned her dress over it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As she pulled on her red jacket and tied the frayed and knotted laces of her shoes, she thought about it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My fingers were striped red and white from tugging at her laces. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When they reach the end, the assistant director laces his fingers across his belt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My eyes scanned the room: there was a wardrobe, a dresser topped with carefully arranged figurines, lace curtains fluttering in a window. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z His remaining eye regarded Nailer, and his breath was laced with the stench of combat and blood. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I push my feet into the boots, lacing them tight, especially around my ankles. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I put on a brand new pair of black shoes and laced them Now for the waistcoat. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Harry and he was lacing his thin fingers together in different shapes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I stood in a kind of daze, looking at an old folded lace fan studded with jet and mother-of-pearl. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But a part of me lies buried in lace and roses on a river-bank in France—a part of me is broken off forever. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Watch me while I sat out on the porch helping Zu lace her new tennis shoes before walking with her and Hina to the cabin serving as the classroom. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He shoveled the bacon out on a plate and broke the eggs in the hot grease and they jumped and fluttered their edges to brown lace and made clucking sounds. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I laced up my new sneakers, then unlaced and laced them better. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The girandoles looked like fiery lace in the sky. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The only adornment was a bit of lace at the neck and jet buttons down the front. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They were brown shoes with black heels and off-white laces and stitching. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Now he’s lying flat on his back, knees bent, hands laced behind his head. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His brush and quill and scrolls tied with ribbon jutted out of lace vases. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I knelt down by Emma and laced my fingers behind my head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As commanded, I purchased two packets of straight pins, a piece of lace, and a basket of turnip greens. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would be proudly bearing my stick, which I had left by a tree when I had stopped to tie my laces or adjust my pack. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He palms it and kneels in the dirt to adjust his laces, tucking the phone in the gap between his sock and boot. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It made me feel alive to lace up my rugby boots. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The Green itself was laced over with the shadows of new leaves. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think the maroon or the one with the lace?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He learned how to hold the ball for Erik, spinning the laces away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pink skirts, lace ruffles, Yuletide bows in my hair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The scene shifted, and we were looking at rotted pink Belgian lace. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And they were as surprised to find roads of smooth rock lacing through the prairie as Mary Malone had been sometime before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He himself was dressed in new white clothes, and he carried a new hat—not of straw but of fine black felt—and he too wore shoes—not sandals but shoes that laced. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a simple cross knot in the lace, again and again, until it became a big mass of chaos that I’d never be able to undo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A delicious breeze blows in from the open door and ruffles the lace covering my head. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She put her hands on my knees and I slowed down for a moment, then she reached down and untied my laces. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaves of unraveling newspaper blow into the rank water that runs in an open ditch; the newspaper wheels along the street, scattering its sheets onto the water, where they float as translucent squares of lace. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Using Therbligs, Dad had shown Regal Shoe Company clerks how they could take a customer’s shoe off in seven seconds, and put it back on again and lace it up in twenty-two seconds. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I toss and turn, my dreams laced with images of Poe and Abby, smiles twisting into grimaces of pain as they melt away into nothingness. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z That night, Magdalys lay in bed staring at the dark ceiling, her fingers laced behind the silky headscarf Miss Bernice had lent her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A scrim of fine chains lacing the window, rippling like waves though there was no breeze. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s sleeveless and purple lace with these tiny buttons at the back and falls to midthigh. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The dress hugs her frame, a tornado of tulle and lace in emerald, turquoise, plum, cobalt, and gold. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But my father stopped her and she laughed and we took turns sitting on the woodpile and lacing up the skates. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Then she closed her mouth, looked again at the cat-eyed boy, and lacing her fingers, spoke her next words very slowly to him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He put their food in his bag, did up the laces, and strode off toward the east. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She wears a pair of nicely faded jeans, brown leather boots with yellow laces and thick rubber soles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry laced his fingers and made one big fist of his two hands and laid the fist on the desk in front of him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her plum-colored gown was crisp and well sewn, and expensive lace trailed from the small cap on her head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her duster and hat and veil lay on a chair beside her, and she seemed to the boys to be clad entirely in black silk and lace. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I think a great many things about the circus strange,” Tara says, fidgeting with the lace at the cuff of her sleeve. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Inside, the Sunbeam had lace curtains and two glass vases, which Nivea kept full of fresh-cut flowers. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Up. Knives and needles, lace and linen, spice wine.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He did not see the lace curtains parting, or Mrs. Cobb watching him sprinting, or hear her humming “I Have Some Friends Before Me Gone.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The sunlight filtering through them dappled the hall with shimmering lace. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Kvothe gestured for Chronicler to set down his pen and stretched, lacing his fingers together above his head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They made it from an old fluffy half-slip of crinoline and lace, but when they were through cutting and pinning and tacking, it looked exactly like a canopy and not like a petticoat at all. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Fresh red tulips in crystal vases sit on white lace doilies on each table. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z They were black leather, with steel toes and acid-green laces that ran from ankle to bony kneecap, where they ended in neon bunny ears. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Frost laced each windowpane, a fire already crackled in the fireplace, and shadows of snowflakes drifted across the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In her sleeve is tucked a lace handkerchief, over her nose and mouth is a gauze nurse’s mask. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Look at them all. Mine are in here, and Sam’s, and everyone’s. See? It’s neat, how they’re all different. Some have laces, and some have buckles, and some are blue.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, the wind ceased; dust settled over the town almost gently, like a fine lace handkerchief. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A lace tablecloth is spread on the bed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z All laced with that scent of burning that defined the world after the sun flares. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Her dark hair is tied in a ragged lace handkerchief, and her curved jawbone is fit with large, false-pearl earrings, as if these headlamps from another world might show the way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Could she, the budding princess of bobbins and lace, understand what I was going through? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Afterward he laced up his black wool breeches and followed the smells. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We went in the shoe department and we pretended she--old Phoebe-- wanted to get a pair of those very high storm shoes, the kind that have about a million holes to lace up. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The tops of his feet were so fat that once he got his shoes laced up, there was nothing left to make a proper bow. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And he bent to lace up his tennis shoes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They’ll watch with open mouths as the breeze ripples over my blue dress and the sunlight shines on the lace trim; I’ll look like an angel. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of their hands were laced together and held between them. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In her hand was an ancient valentine, a big heart surrounded by paper lace. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Toes lined up with the edge of the carpet, laces worked loose. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The tall trees stood fairly close together, diffusing the sunlight into a greenish glow laced with shadows. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z My grandmother was tremendously old and wrinkled, with a massive wide body which was smothered in grey lace. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z I was wearing an old- fashioned Greek tunic, which was a litde too breezy downstairs, and laced leather sandals. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Whatever chemical laces the fog does more than burn—it targets our nerves. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then out through the door and onto the beach, to lie in the cool sand, my head pillowed on my laced hands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Faye wore her best lace dress and her eyes were shiny with emotion. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Silverfish tunneled through the pages, burrowing arbitrarily from species to species, turning organized information into yellow lace. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore overalls and heavy working boots that laced up the front. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been up for nearly an hour, adding more lace- wings to the potion. It’s ready.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Some were talking quietly to each other, some re-tying their laces, others just staring down at their feet as they trammelled the mud. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d got into the habit of loosening the long laces that held the leather socket tight to my left stump when I sat down. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Grover tried to sit up, but he couldn’t get close to the laces. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I fold a yellowed lace tablecloth and lay it in the bottom of a box. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z There were laces in only one of his filthy sneakers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He took a long time tightening the cinch and checking the leather lacing in the stirrups. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z From the sad look on their laces I know December 29 despite their brave guesses they have begun to accept what I said on a whim. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He had his hands between his knees, fingers laced together, and was staring out into the middle distance. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The bearded head leaned forward; the eyes lost their sternness and looked wonderingly into the fire; the big lean fingers laced themselves on the black knees. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I choose a blouse with flowers of all colors embroidered around the neck and delicate lace ruffles at the elbows. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She guided me back to the path, and when we reached it she laced her fingers through mine and squeezed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Then he’d spring out of bed, pulling on his sweatpants and lacing up his sneakers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She had a little bouquet of candy tuft in a collar of paper lace. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there were the unbelievable blue and yellow eyes laced with the finest tracing of pinkish veins. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was laced with the warm, festive scent of pine smoke. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The lamps that laced every building and walkway produced the most elaborate demonstration of electric illumination ever attempted and the first large-scale test of alternating current. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Tablecloths and nightgowns with the lace tatted by hand bring in high bids. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Lockton had freed the top buttons of his waistcoat, and two of the officers had loosened their lace neck cloths. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind had lifted her skirt from around her ankles and cut through her laced shoes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Two pairs of shoes, heavy leather shoes that tied with laces. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She wearing a white lace blouse buttoned up like a nun, flat shoes so I reckon she don’t look any taller. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He put his feet into his army boots and began lacing them up. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Justin laced up his sneakers and boarded the train, preparing for his run home. es walked through his new neighborhood, the fourth he could remember living in so far in his short life. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I figured if I crisscrossed Florida from coast to coast as if I were tying up the laces on a high-top sneaker I would eventually stumble on something juicy to write about. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Judging by the carefree liberality with which dusts for lawn treatments by suburbanites are laced with chlordane, this warning has not been taken to heart. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The dark room had a musty, wet smell, laced with a deep coppery scent so strong he could taste it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He ate a stick of cheese and a couple of crackers, slugged a long drink of water, then laced his boots and climbed up to the road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z So are the daisies, black-eyed Susans, Queen Anne’s lace, golden- rods, and fall asters which lend grace and beauty to the landscape. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Their dining room table was covered with a sparkling white lace tablecloth at all times. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was a bright orange disc hovering over the sea, and the sunlight glittered on the surface like a web of light, or lace that ever changed its pattern. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He laced his fingers through hers and started in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She pulls aside the lace curtain and gazes out at the street, at the skim-milk sky. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z |
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