My father looked on, uneasy, as me, Carlos, Shannon, and English all laid down. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The pig was so aroused by the scent that he came out of the kraal, following a trail we had laid, gradually made his way to us, wheezing and snorting and eating the sediment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted the desktop and laid it back on its hinges to reveal the space where each student would store his or her books and slate or tablet of paper. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gray laid his cheek on his paws, and before Pax had even finished cleaning his wound again, he was asleep. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Part of the floor must’ve had planks laid down in it, ’cause when my head hit, there was a loud sound like a axe chopping a thick oak. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Rosa slammed open the door and laid newspapers all over the floor.“The doctor says you’re housebroken, but I’m not taking chances,” she said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

JoJo said some prayers in Portuguese and we laid the board in the water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swiftly Milton lifted its triangular green lid and laid the briefcase inside. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He carefully unfolded his large cloth napkin and laid it across his lap, then looked up as though awaiting our judgment. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers of the garrison—only four had survived the attack, the old seijeant and three boys—laid their swords at his feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We laid the pieces out one by one. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I laid out her clothes on her bed as she stepped into the bathroom. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He laid his finger beside his nose, a sign of stealth, or perhaps deceit. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did the adults prefer the nectar from certain kinds of flowers, but they laid eggs only on certain plants. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And anyhow; how can you keep things clean when there isn’t hot water laid on? Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so, fourteen days after my parents first laid eyes on each other, friends and family gathered to celebrate their union. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Jinny laid her long body down in the shallow water and showed him how to kick his feet and splash his arms at the same time, forcing a grin. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She has a television and a phone, and her homework is neatly laid out on her desk. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

That fault could properly be laid to Ernest Lawrence, who was still learning how to balance engineering and hard science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And in this reflexive gesture, the dimensions of our tragedy are laid bare. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then the Lady unbraided one of her long tresses, and cut off three golden hairs, and laid them in Gimli’s hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He laid the strips of iron on the glowing coke. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped it out of his sweatshirt pocket and laid it in her palm. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘The Council laid it upon me to bear it.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She got stuck on a boot heel at the third comer, unzipped the bag, and laid it open on the floor to rearrange her things. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I laid it on a little two-drawer bureau in the corner and then handed out my things to her, one by one. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I took them out and laid them before him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the newspaper, laid it out on the kitchen floor, pulled down my pants, and squatted and got to it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She laid her hand on Antain’s arm and led him to her bundles in the garden shed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He laid him on the seat, bent his legs so he could close the door. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were needles of all sizes and cutting tools laid neatly in a row. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other women opened a crisp, white sheet and laid it over the wonderful couch before Matt was laid down. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, when the young ladies were of age to be married, a terrible, three-headed dragon laid siege to the kingdom, burning villages with fiery breath. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Butler laid in the rest of the automatic’s clip in a ten-centimeter diameter between the troll’s eyes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Virgil laid the phone facedown on the table next to the clementines. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

But this was not because they were unchanged holdovers from humankind’s ancient past but because smallpox and influenza laid waste to their villages in the 1920s. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her china teapot only had two chips, and she had folded a piece of red checkered fabric for a napkin and laid it on the side of the tray. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He just stayed quiet and laid there, stared straight ahead. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Purr laid himself down, tucked his front paws under the white spot on his chest, and looked at her with his gooseberry eyes. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The carcasses were laid out, blackened and crusty and minus their heads, and the vendors’ cries went out and the prices went up. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Loma was at our house as much as at her own, I reckon, and for a long time after Mama laid down the law I didn’t call her anything. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In one tomb archaeologists had discovered soldiers, servants, and even dancing girls laid out as though they were sleeping. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sir Urre was carried there in a litter and laid on a cushion of gold cloth, for the attempt at healing to begin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama was in the kitchen, not slicing the vegetables laid out on the counter. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I worked for a long time on my new design and laid the rake behind the wash pot. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was laid out straight on the ground—all neat and tidy. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The October dedication was to take place inside the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, yet as of January only the foundation of the building had been laid. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And Xan walked over and laid her cheek on Luna's cheek, and wrapped her arms around the swamp monster. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I laid those beans right back in the ground, as gently as sleeping babies. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not once can I get near car 48 without being seen—and besides, I haven’t laid eyes on August since lunchtime, so it’s entirely possible that he’s in there. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

However, as soon as the tablet was laid on his back, Bauxi felt himself weighed deeper and deeper into the ground. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She laid out the paper and set to work. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then he took Faramir’s hand in his, and laid the other hand upon the sick man’s brow. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She wiped up the puddle of wine-colored foul water that had leaked to the floor and then brought out the bags of meat and laid them in a bowl. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s a trap!’ said Sam, and he laid his hand upon the hilt of his sword; and as he did so, he thought of the darkness of the barrow whence it came. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I felt silly and wrong calling a grown person Brother So-and-So or Sister Such-and-Such, but thanks to Cecile, we now had brothers and sisters we had never before laid eyes on. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tom doesn’t even belong in the family. He’s here only because El Patron refuses to give things up once he’s laid claim to them.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s standing in front of the class, a dummy laid out on the floor, plastic, faceless, torso cut in half. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Four corncobs have been laid there in the shape of an arrow. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother laid a pot on the stovetop and turned to face him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the waiter laid down the check and they all grew silent, watching Katie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I coughed and Doc laid me on the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He glances at her table where a few cards remain laid faceup, one in particular catching his attention. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sherman’s troops laid waste to much of Georgia, cutting off food supplies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Turner took a shovel, and Mr. Newton took a shovel, and Old Mr. Thayer took a shovel, and together they laid the Reverend Turner Buckminster II to rest. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

On Friday evening, a week after my ninth birthday, Mother Lois laid down the law and drew up a new set of rules. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The next morning, soldiers carried him into a roadside building and laid him on a cement slab. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Cathy wiped her mouth, and when she laid the napkin on her lap she was smiling. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And I heard you laid him out pretty good.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Under Demetrius’s guidance, the groundwork was laid for what was to become the preeminent scholarly institution in the Greek world. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

He took out a translucent blue plastic body bag, laid it next to the dead woman on the bed, and unzipped it open. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Quickly Portia laid a cloth on the table and set down one plate and a fork. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Hicks seemed to be laid out in squares as though he were constructed out of cinder blocks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m standing beside a table laid out with a cloth and cut glass and matching china. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He studied me and then carefully laid the paper down on the footstool. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hungry by the time a plate was finally laid in her lap, Celaena became a bit more than irritated when the captain did not immediately remove her irons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The bare arching branches of the elm seemed laid into this motionless sky. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

My place was still laid, but Maxim’s had been cleared away. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was simply following the rules I had laid down for myself at the beginning of the project and doing the best I could to hold each job. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His dreams were filled with images of smoke and ruin, of land laid waste. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed one of the small stone torches off the wall and laid it on top of his head. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sam Gardiner went over and laid his hand on Milton’s shoulder. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the meat course was brought out, he served her himself, slicing a queen's portion from the joint, smiling as he laid it on her plate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As weeks slid past, he began making plans to seek another job, thinking that he had been permanently laid off. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leaders indefatigable activism, unrelenting pressure, and superior organizing skills laid the foundation for what, in the 1960s, would come to be known as the civil rights movement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

We laid him as comfortably as we could on a mattress of life jackets and kept him warm. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon laid aside his paper with a deep sniff of disapproval and looked down at his own grapefruit quarter. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Also sometimes we’ll see a witch doctor with aspirins, pink pills, yellow pills, and animal pieces all laid out in neat rows on a black velvet cloth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked to the table and laid the letter in front of her on top of the account book. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She laid the book on the table and opened it. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The boy looked at him questioningly when he saw the solid bars, but Dustfinger just laid a finger to his lips and looked up at one of the windows on the second floor. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Greek laid the ice pick on the stove and rolled his sleeves higher. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he went to his box shelf and laid the magazine carefully in. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I just laid my head back on my bag and closed my eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There is an array of sliced fruit laid out like a sunrise. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I balled up one of the shirts in my bag for a pillow, laid down and closed up my eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They built a lofty pyre on a great ship, and there they laid Balder’s body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako caught up with him and laid her hand on his back as he breathed hard. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He laid a heavy hand on my shoulder, and leaning on me with some stress, limped to his horse. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Gherland laid his hand on the shoulder of the perplexed husband and gave a gentle squeeze. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But when she thinks about his life as a whole, it seems to her “that God himself had gently laid him to sleep, having first comforted and soothed him.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When she was giving her a bottle, I cuddled against Mrs. Ortiz and laid my head on her bosom. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Will and Lyra had returned to the village that afternoon by a different route and hadn’t seen it; the priest lay undisturbed where Balthamos had laid him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He laid the smock on the back of the chair. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

August started to sing then in a humming sort of way, “ ‘Mary brought forth her firstborn child and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in the manger.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in the manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She unbuckled her seat belt and scooted over until she was pressed right up next to me, and she laid her head on my shoulder. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My dad came home, tweaking, and laid into my mom. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then the young man picked her up and laid her down on her stomach on the float. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was a trap he had laid for me on purpose. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I ran my fingers over my smooth legs, brushed my hands on my soft cheeks, feeling as brand-new as a freshly laid egg. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I had not thought you so niggardly. The king I'd thought to wed would have laid a wolfskin across my bed before the sun went down." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After he set up both of them, the thin fellow laid the book on the desk, opened it to a blank page, and perched on the rickety stool. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Aragorn laid his hand gently to the sapling, and lo! it seemed to hold only lightly to the earth, and it was removed without hurt; and Aragorn bore it back to the Citadel. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The black blood in them would not stanch, welling out even under the charms and the cobweb-wrapped perriot leaves laid upon them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Though no man laid a hand on her, that walk spelled the end of her power. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For if you fail, then we are laid bare to the Enemy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sister Ibinabo started the Student Visa Miracle Vigil on Fridays, a gathering of young people, each one holding out an envelope with a visa application form, on which Sister Ibinabo laid a hand of blessing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When they laid a sheet of the study on the glass, the cardboard covered the “Top Secret” stamps, but not the text on the page. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ivy had no clue what to do, so she took Aaron over to Layla and laid him on the bed in front of them. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Park laid his face in her hair and closed his eyes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She knew it was not—as the bloody cloth on which the smiling Capricorn had laid his ringed hand showed all too clearly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The difference in weight would be written off as trash, which defied precise weighing, or laid to a fault in the scales. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Thick patterned carpets had been laid down over the ground, and pillows scattered in the comers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He knelt in front of her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and laid his head in her lap. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

"Pots is gone, no sign o' any coin laid by," Yoren muttered when they returned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So I set my alarm for 4 A.M. in order to check my crab pots before school, then laid out my clothes for the morning. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I slipped along the side of the house and onto the front porch, where I unfolded the note and laid it in front of the door, setting the rock on top to hold it down. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

As soon as he was sure, Balthamos hauled the body out of the stream and laid it carefully on the grass, folding the priest’s hands over his breast and closing his eyes. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps the person who laid out the page was compelled by an unconscious need to tell the truth. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

You never laid eyes on me until yesterday. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Adam picked them up and laid them back on the mound. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Xan settled herself cross-legged on the ground and laid the sleeping child in the crook of her knee. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I always imagined the king laid the rug in his audience hall so that anyone who came to petition him would step on the greatest treasure in the kingdom. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The world was laid out before the two watchers like a toy, for they were on a high keep which dominated the town. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Simple if you know the trick of it, remarked the vulture as she laid a falcon egg.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He shook the pollen from them gently and sprinkled it over the water; he laid the blossoms beside the pool and waited. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She laid into the dogs, cracking her whip. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand softly on Pippin’s head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He laid the foundation incorrectly, so that it wasn’t long before cracks began to branch over the walls, scarring the iconography. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She thinks I’m lucky I got yanked out of the only place I’d ever known my whole life and sent off to live with people I’d never laid eyes on before? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She laid a fork and a napkin on the table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"The King of Winter!" she declared, and laid her spiked mace beside the swords. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We’d taken over half a table at the library, my nine-page paper laid out in a square of columns and rows and all my note cards fanned out in a messy pile beside it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his head back on the dusty seat and felt the sun getting hot on his shoulders and neck. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We laid down a few bursts, threw some grenades, and made a run for it,” Monaco said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nine days they lamented him; then they laid him on a lofty pyre and set fire to it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, he pulled the lobsters out of the cooler, and laid them out on the cutting board. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I reached down and laid my palm over his, just for a moment, before picking up the pen and dipping it in ink. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

One day he was walking around, the next he was hoarse and laid up in the hospital. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

On top of the lagging the masons laid one course or layer of webbing stones. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

Dr. Tower laid a hand across her forehead. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or even earlier, when I first laid eyes on Nathan at the tent revival. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They immediately laid him down, removed his clothing, and stuck an IV tube into his arm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Seemed like the place was crawling with them, . » sir. “And you guys laid down a pretty good line of fire?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dalton laid his hand on Britten’s arm. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d laid out the plan for the night, but I still had to put some of the pieces together. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

While the table is empty, a long board off to the side has been laid with at least twenty dishes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The Doctrine of Discovery was laid out in a series of communications from the pope, leader of the Catholic Church, who was extremely influential in European politics at the time. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

"You laid down your arms to grow plant and flower. Begone, Gilgamesh, for you have no power!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I laid it flat and put it back together and dried it. For you. For now.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The meat was laid on a board in the backdoor shed, and every piece was sprinkled with salt. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a little, she let him adjust her in his arms and laid there for a while. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

This is made from long, narrow pieces of shale laid on the top of a stone-lined pit like slats on an orange crate. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The next day she laid the affair before Mr. Brocklehurst, who said that Mrs. Reed must be written to, as she was my natural guardian. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He could not speak until the last layer had been peeled away and laid aside. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night before, she’d laid out her clothes, her papers, something she had not done since she was a girl preparing for school. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Judith laid the cloak thoughtfully on a bench and reached to touch Kit’s glove. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Nights, I laid it beside me so that my hands, waking, could touch his suffering flesh instead and be tamed from their shameful wanderings. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stripped off his shirt and trousers and laid his hat in the bottom of the canoe. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

During those days of plenty, I laid hands on so many fish that my body began to glitter from all the fish scales that became stuck to it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Twice more he stole the ball from the opposing guard, dribbled the length of the court, and laid the ball gently in the white square painted on the glass backboard. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You laid it on the edge of the bed. How long did you expect it to stay there?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not wish his older brother to see him, nor did he wish to be there when the old man was laid on the floor and the bed taken from under him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Instead of reconciling these contradictory observations, he had laid the issue before his colleagues. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He expected complete obedience to whatever rules he laid down at home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his head on the wooden railing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any fears I had that some deeper trouble was afflicting the Ford were laid to rest when I tried the ignition and heard the engine come to life with a healthy murmur. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Today he was laid back. Usually he’s more obsessive/compulsive.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

This is more or less how all choral music is laid out to this day: one line of music for each singing part, running alongside each other on the page. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She smiled and laid her hands on the petals. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s the matter?” he asked as he laid her possessions out on the couch. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the window itself, there were vases and candlesticks, surrounded by little gondolas and glass insects, laid out on threadbare velvet drapes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They laid out the story in careful and obviously rehearsed words: Joaquin was her brother. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I took her the huge dictionary that she had bought as a birthday gift for Daddy Clidell and laid it on the bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

White Deer lifted a coil of rope out of the wagon, laid his arm through it, and went to the front of the wagon to begin tying lines there. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had cut two grooves the length of the board, and laid the board on blocks, one end a little higher than the other. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, we laid out a plan for me coming over to take care of the yard. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I laid up in bed and stared at the black walls a my house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Now they laid Boromir in the middle of the boat that was to bear him away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She scooped a hole in the dung heap and laid the cat in it. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This,” said she, pointing to the long table with her stick, “is where I will be laid when I am dead. They shall come and look at me here.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I laid back in the bed and continued pulling them from the box, one by one, until finally I drifted off to sleep. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Emma Lee took off her glasses, laid them on the dashboard, and slid across the seat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid out all the money on the bed, smoothing the bills. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He came over and laid his hand on my shoulder. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama laid her head back on Ophie’s shoulder and fell back asleep, but Ophie whipped her head around, and sure enough, standing behind her was Aunt Rose. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Bricklayers set the foundation and laid the exterior walls, while carpenters erected the interior frame. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He laid his hands upon my shoulders, our two heads encompassed by the mirror; my ebon frock-coat glistening anew in the candlelight. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

More than anything, she wished to trace the path of each marvelous creature, from egg—laid on a particular host plant—to larva, to pupa, to adult. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He laid it on the table and waited until each of The Souls had inspected it thoroughly before saying, "Gopal gave me this little sculpture. It can do tricks." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the tables have a triangle of colorful balls all laid out and waiting, plus one white ball at the opposite end. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came from opposite sides of the mound, ears laid back and teeth bared. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid her on the wooden cot first thing because she was heavier than she looked, and in my haste forgot to lift the blanket first to cover her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma’s nostrils flared, but she laid the shorts next to the shirts and left the room, giving Grandpop a little nudge as she did. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then he laid back, put his hand under his pillow, and pulled out a knife, which clicked open with a flick of the wrist. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rinsed her left arm, laid it back into the water, and began to wash her feet. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

His arms were red to the elbow as he laid the skinning knife aside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The beads in her designs were laid down in strict rows. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I paint her in a new skin tone, the color of freshly laid eggs. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He took four fifties out of his shirt pocket and laid them on the table. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

To publicize his campaign, he laid plans to make a solo ascent of the south face of Denali, the mountain’s steepest aspect, in winter, with a minimum of food. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Down the ladder they climbed, and then Sam took it and laid it in the passage beside the huddled body of the fallen orc. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We got back, and they had laid the body out on the ground. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We faced a fork in the road one decade after Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were laid to rest. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

So he laid the boy in his wife’s arms and she took him, smiling, yet with tears. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kevin laid a hand on my shoulder and I glanced at him, then again at her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now he saw how fragile it all was, laid open to its enemies at its heart. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He butchered it and laid its best parts for me on the middle bench. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

At school when we commenced studying Romeo and Juliet, the drama that might or might not be going on up at Grandpa’s house laid itself down on every line Shakespeare wrote about love or marriage. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

A large knob-knuckled hand was laid on each of their shoulders, and they were twisted round, gently but irresistibly; then two great arms lifted them up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I was glad Maxim had given me a set of brushes, and that they were laid out there, upon the dressing-table, for Mrs. Danvers to see. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I laid her head in my lap and with tear-filled eyes gazed up into the heavens. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Washington boys backed their shell into position, the official in the stake boat for lane three reached out a hand and laid hold of their stern. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He did not look at me or raise his head when I laid him on the floor, but his mouth was open and he was breathing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry caught it and laid it on his parents’ grave. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Through the top, I can see several large pieces laid out in half circles. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We half dropped, half laid him on the ground, but he scrambled onto his hands and knees and rounded his back, fighting to get some air into his lungs. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by crowds, the long tables were all laid out: jams and preserves, vegetables in novelty shapes, cakes and breads. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Directly under us, in his backyard, he’d laid out a giant tarp and positioned a video camera so that we could play the drops back and examine them. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

One of the husbands, possibly incited by the vicar, continually laid small charges against Norwood in court, causing him much exasperation and necessitating repeated trips across Bermuda to defend himself. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I laid some heavier sticks on the fire and let the flames lick them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He picked up the dead earthworm with tweezers and laid it out on the table in front of us. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It felt, I promise you, as though someone had laid a red-hot poker against my flesh and was pressing down on it hard. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The family sat around the traditional dastarkhan, a tablecloth laid out on the floor on top of which the food was placed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

As soon as he had sprung to earth from heaven he laid aside everything that marked him as a god and approached Argus like a country fellow, playing very sweetly upon a pipe of reeds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milly has been a joy from the very first moment we laid eyes on her, and our love for her has only grown deeper and more vast as the days have progressed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m all wet, Crow,” Osh said when I put my arms around him and laid my cheek against his chest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I laid a hand on Kevin’s arm just in time to stop him from saying whatever he would have said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Chiron laid his cards on the table, a winning hand he hadn’t gotten to use. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that what happened in places like Harlan in the nineteenth century was, in all likelihood, a product of patterns laid down in the English borderlands centuries before. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Harlem’s main street was laid out tonight with bright lights, and Christmas tunes played constant on loudspeakers. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Margaret had laid in a good supply of cheese and fruit and containers of rice pudding. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he didn’t come that night and she laid in bed and pretended to think scornfully of him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

We dragged him off the scooter and laid him on the sidewalk. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

That evening, after supper, Mama laid Torito on the mattress to change him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She watched him as he laid his hand on the door, pressing his palm against the wood. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Upon leaving, each mourner laid his or her flower over the casket. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She looked at the chest with a dreamy expression and gently laid her hand on it. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brought the paper and laid it down on the table. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

While the majority attacked, other fairies laid hands on the injured, curing most of them rapidly. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I ran down the steps out to the circle we’d laid earlier to protect us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The head patroller in the county was the fiercest specimen Ridgeway had ever laid eyes on. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

My mother had lived with Robbie on and off since she was about sixteen, following every arcane rule the woman laid down, and it’s possible she was secretly happy to see Robbie’s authority challenged. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He fastidiously wiped his fingers on the napkin and laid it on his right arm, folding it neatly with his left. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She braced her left leg hard against the cold metal of the ladder, took out the now familiar volume, and laid it gendy on the ladder top. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Styx Malone laid his hand on the glass, like a prophet. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In front of the dark doors of Purgatory my bleached bones were laid to rest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know well in my heart and in my soul,” he said to his wife Andromache, “the day shall come when holy Troy will be laid low and Priam and Priam’s people.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is perfectly sensible to say that Cayley laid the foundations of modern aeronautics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She looked very happy, and she laid down her mending for a minute. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said: “Once my mother told me a story: There was a girl whose parents died in an accident, and every night the girl visited her parents’ grave and laid flowers upon it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time they laid me on the washing table, I could no longer feel my limbs. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her breeziness was forced, laid on thickly, and Ifemelu felt burdened with guilt, and with a desire to overcompensate. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Being careful of the mangled lip, I dug in, but stopped when the Pastor laid his Frisbee-sized hands on the table, took a few deep breaths and started into this long, rambling prayer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He gently laid the pen down within her reach, then called Mandela back in to witness her signature. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They’d landed mere yards from where they’d laid their bikes, so it was only a matter of shuffling—slowly—to them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A set of clean clothes has already been laid out for me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She lifted off her helmet and laid the side of her face flat against the top of the hive box. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She made Jennifer’s bed and laid out her school clothes, as well. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But even after everything is laid out, I feel apprehensive about going back. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He laid the letter on the table, and he washed his hands before he sat down to read it again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my pillow over my head to protect myself from visions of the dead, but I could not breathe. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cousin—if she’s related to my mother, then this woman who I’ve never laid eyes on before is related to me too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I laid out the photograph of my mother on the cedar chest. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia was no longer in a hurry; she sauntered over to a table, carefully laid down the file, smoothed her skirt under her, and sat in a chair. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, Matthias picked up the pen and ink Wylan had laid out and began to scratch in the names of the buildings and surrounding roads. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he bent down and laid his hand lightly on it for a moment, then pulled back the skin above and below one eye and looked more closely. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stone cutters and sculptors finished the moldings and capitals while masons laid the stone slabs that made up the floor. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

A high school graduate, Dwight Blevins was laid off from his own warehouse job and ended up with another one that paid less and offered a smaller pension. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Van Helsing placed his hands on Mina’s shoulders, and laid her head down softly on her pillow. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When they had got me resurrected and pulled up to the table again, von Linden came in and laid a single white pill in front of me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It would be me laid out on that white table, to be examined, to determine surety. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I felt rather like someone peering through the keyhole of a locked door, and a little furtively I laid the book aside. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Transportation routes expanded; workers dug the foundations and laid tracks for the new Moscow Metro subway system. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Hunt Correctional Center was a complex of one-story red-brick buildings laid out across an immaculate green campus. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The girl came in and laid the table for supper. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We laid out all of Luis’s hose, then all of Tino’s, then all of mine, up and down the rows of little trees. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of tucking the sheet of paper inside the briefcase, he laid it out between us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The disappearing chicken laid an egg this morning! Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Also I laid in a hundred and fifty pounds of those books one hasn’t got around to reading—and of course those are the books one isn’t ever going to get around to reading. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Less than an hour after the Japanese bombed Hawaii, mines were being laid in San Francisco Bay. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He had never been to that country and had never laid eyes on a Russian. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rachel laid a placating hand on her husband’s sleeve. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Harry caught him and laid him sideways on the cool grass. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For months, Mom had been telling me about rumors that Finkle workers would be laid off. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They looked at their lord in amazement, and then as one man they drew their swords and laid them at his feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“A curse has been laid,” she said simply. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, we haven't exactly laid out the terms of this blackmail arrangement, but clearly it goes something like this: Martin asks for whatever the hell he wants. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

My master he had seen in Krete, he said, lodged with Idomeneus, while the long ships, leaky from gales, were laid up for repairs. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At dusk, we hove to and laid down our anchor a bit past Jamestown Island. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I took a bath in Sam’s old water and laid out some blankets on the living-room floor. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The poor fellow was laid to rest quite near our seat so that we stood on it when the time came and saw everything. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Dad would kill you if you laid a single digit on his adored Mary Anne.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With sticks the men laid the tall grass down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brought the ball up, then pulled it down and laid it against the backboard on the other side for a reverse layup. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I took out the metal cylinder, which began sparking in the Sky God’s presence, and laid it at his feet. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I put the safety on and laid the rifle on the table. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knelt beside the first of these and looked through into a large white-tiled room, a laboratory with complicated glass and steel equipment laid out over work surfaces. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I buried it back in its hidey-hole and laid myself down to sleep. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Forty hours ago, I laid out a plan for tracking Day to Commander Jameson. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Mord had taken it the moment he laid eyes on it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After a struggle, Kenneth was pulled from his wife’s small frame and she was laid back down in her casket. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rochester flung me behind him: the lunatic sprang and grappled his throat viciously, and laid her teeth to his cheek: they struggled. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The long reeds were laid out in neat bunches. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc laid it over his bed and it was beautiful. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whimpered as I laid my hand on his head. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weasley let go of Harry, who hesitated for a moment, then walked over to the desk and laid upon it the Sorting Hat, the ruby- encrusted sword, and what remained of Riddle’s diary. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The rookery had scarcely been moved to the basement when Greta laid the first egg. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

They have been laid to rest in the river, without ceremony, in the dead of night, lest the enemy perceive our weakness and rally in their own sickness to strike us while we ail. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They walked through the diningroom where the firebrick in the hearth was as yellow as the day it was laid because his mother could not bear to see it blackened. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Horace laid his hands palm up on the cigar counter. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And gosh, he had his right arm laid across Miss Love’s stomach! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The green-masked demon came close and laid a hand on her friend’s shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Asclepius took the big comfy doctor’s chair and laid his staff and serpent across his desk. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They laid siege to the tomb all night, but the following morning, both force fields remained intact. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Seeing them laid something heavy on my heart, and I was trying not to think about it, or feel it now. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When it got dark and a river of stars flowed overhead, we spread out our sleeping bags and laid down on them and talked. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then Kino laid the rifle down, and he dug among his clothes, and then he held the great pearl in his hand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She covered this with another clean, wet cloth, and laid on top of it a round board, cut small enough to go inside the cheese hoop. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I played along, jumping off the last two steps and running into the kitchen dressed in my school uniform and new sneakers, greeted by the table laid out with my feast. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The arctic air laid panes of ice over the crayfish edgepools of Stony Creek. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was no ordinary storm. It is the ill will of Caradhras. He does not love Elves and Dwarves, and that drift was laid to cut off our escape.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“A permit for you to initial, Director,” he said as airily as possible, and laid the paper on the writing-table. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His corpse was laid out on the kitchen table. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But he believed that the Lord had laid her like a burden on his heart. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Diggory looked as though he was going to say something angry, but his wife laid a hand on his arm, and he merely shrugged and turned away. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lee got up and pulled out the pastry board and laid out the red meat and a flour sifter beside it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every week since Dorcas’ death, during the whole of January and February, a paper laid bare the bones of some broken woman. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid on Wishbone’s pillow on the floor beside the bed, breathing in his doggy smell, and I cried until I fell asleep. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

No change came over the still face, and by that more than by all other tokens Sam was convinced at last that Frodo had died and laid aside the Quest. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"Take me to Riverrun, it's not far, if we stole some horses we could—" He laid a finger on her lips. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Once he laid down his chopsticks and stroked Kurry on the head and talked to her. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would just fit and he twisted off the cap and laid it on the bench and sniffed the can. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She put her cloth down and for a few long, still seconds she laid her palms, her fingers, on my back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When he laid down, something occurred to him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I stared blankly at the wide, flat expanse laid out in front of me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I offered one up and Emma laid it across her knees. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The American boys found a free massage table and laid Don Hume out on it, like a corpse bundled in overcoats, keeping him warm and dry and rested for as long as they could. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I think he laid a restraining hand on her, for I heard her say, “Let me pass,” and there was a slight rustling sound as she withdrew from his grasp. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning it against the wall, he lifted the massive weight of the tractor with one paw and laid it on its side before bending to examine the crumpled runner. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He took his dark suit out of the clothespress and laid it over the back of a chair, and he put a white shirt and a black tie on the seat of the chair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Twelve o’clock came and went at once, and I sat up in bed and laid my cards out for the first of many games of solitaire. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the call of the sea once he laid eyes on its gleaming crests. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

The minister said they were to be laid in the lot set aside for slaves, but all who had hats doffed them as friend and foe passed by. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When these fiber cables were originally laid, the optical switches—the transmitters and receivers—at each end of them could not take full advantage of the fiber’s total capacity. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

His mother carefully laid him on a soft cushion of moss. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The pants and socks had been placed on top of the stool, each laid out the exact same way. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His left arm was lifeless, and his side and shoulder felt as if icy claws were laid upon them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I figured that if I laid off gradually, by the time I entered high school in the fall, I could start fresh, no longer be known as “the cellist.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my hands on them, the softest things I’d ever felt, and she took a sharp breath. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Then she took them outdoors, bid them sit at the base of a tree, and laid it on the line. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I gently laid our little magpie down on the sofa, Mulie across her chest. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Don Little dropped out of school and left town shortly after, and no one in Bellmont has ever laid a finger on Erin or me since. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat until my fingers were numb where they curled against the familiar planks of wood that my father had laid with his bare hands all those years ago. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liquid air, television, vibro-vacuum massage, radio, boiling caffeine solution, hot contraceptives, and eight different kinds of scent were laid on in every bedroom. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid the bellows on a low table made of stones and directed the stream of air onto the charcoal in a stone fire bin. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Money,” she whispered as she pulled out a huge wad of rolled up American bills and laid it down beside the drowned man. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Taken together, they laid bare the workings of Conexco’s day-to-day operations. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"Later, in the Eyrie, she laid the murder at the feet of the queen's brother 'iyrion." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I picked up the cards and shuffled them and laid them out again one by one, in accordance with the strategic rules that he himself had taught me, and beat his score by fifty points. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They unclenched my hands from the oars, hauled me up out of the boat, and laid me out like a gutted blackfish on the deck of the patrol ship. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Its side had been laid wide open, and in the white-hot light from the moon, I could see bones and the fetid yellow coils of rotting innards. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I ask Janae as she’s laid out on the bed as if someone has stolen all her joy, all her sweetness, and turned her into a stagnant pool of salty water. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They got a shiny little set a tools they use, sharp as witches’ fingernails, tidy and laid out neat, like the picks on a dentist tray. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She set a cup and saucer at his plate, then laid the letter on the edge of the table. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She could see the county laid out across the hills. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Reek picked his way between them carefully, following the remnants of the log-and-plank road that Robb Stark’s vanguard had laid down across the soft ground to speed the passage of his host. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And she certainly was; through a bitterness that only the hand of God could have laid on her, this same hand brought her through. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I laid them out on my bedroom floor, and organized them by what they shared. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When wages were down or workers were laid off during slow seasons, the family was often not sure where the next meal was coming from. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to him and laid my hand on his arm. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He laid an open knife on the edge of his workbench, about a foot from my hand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rebels had laid torch to the hospital huts, afraid of contagion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

When she saw the clothes laid out on the bed, she turned to me with a smile and said, “What’s this?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She even had my embroidery laid out, for we had made a bargain. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He whipped his head back so fast to the card game the brothers were arguing over that Steve appeared to have momentarily laid down before bouncing back upright. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When Stick sat down, Father laid the front page across his plate. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

With a sigh she got to her feet, dragged the skin to her house, and laid it out to dry. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Van Helsing came and laid his hand on Arthur’s shoulder, and said to him:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She lifted Grandmother’s hand, which was perfectly limp, and laid it back down with a sigh. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She smoothed the bent pages and laid the book on the bed again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Mother dozed in the tub, we stripped the linen from her bed and laid on fresh. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she found that someone had already done that: hers and Will’s, too, were laid over the springy twigs of a fragrant bush, nearly dry. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But once Jefferson laid it out before him so elegantly in the summer of 1813, Adams at last possessed a target on which to focus his considerable firepower. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The women took the faded shirt and muddy overalls and laid them away for remembrance. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

About fifty-five days after being laid, the eggs hatch. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The forehead was laid open, oozing blood back into the matted hair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I called a meeting of a few of the most trusted members of the club and laid the matter before them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What did the chickens say when the hen laid an orange?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if in the present case the staff plan is at fault, blame can be laid at no one's door but my own. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure tortures herself with daydreams of feasts laid out on long tables: platters of sliced pork loin, roasted apples, banana flambe, pineapples with whipped cream. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Before I began to restore these women to their dead selves through my awful work, I laid in Dracula’s tomb some of the Wafer, and so banished him from it, Un-Dead, for ever. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

One by one he inspected them and laid them to one side. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn't understand why she had been laid on her face; but when she tried to turn and felt the hot, burning pains all over her back, she remembered, and realized why. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Why, my dear brothers can you not see the deep laid scheme of the clergy against us as lecturers?” she wrote in a letter to two abolitionist leaders. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to have a drink with me. It just happens I laid in some whiskey.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took Baboo back to my room, and I laid him in my bed and taped the little note to Mom on his chest. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The lieutenant and his men broke down the front door, laid down their hose, and then, as firemen say, “charged the line,” dousing the flames in the kitchen with water. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

We reached Lake Shore Park, a city park laid out with rosebuds, fountains, bowling greens, picnic tables. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slumped into a chair and laid her head on her arms. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he turned up, he was just as ugly as the last time Griff laid eyes on him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It laid hold of the iron ring, and then it perceived me and my spell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the name of goodness and truth he laid claim to all the country and set out to explore his new domain. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She ran her hands over the other things he had laid out: scissors, antibiotic ointment, bandages. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He laid a hand on the pig and drew his knife. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He took out the Navajo ring of his mother’s and laid it on the rock beside him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conger and Baker laid out Booth’s possessions on a table. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they followed the rules she laid down, followed them exactly, Kate would take care of them and protect them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

On your stone, instead of flowers, I laid down one of the chocolate Easter eggs Celina Aunty had given us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Georges and Robert laid the sheep carcass at the base of the tree. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

When he laid down his staff, the one under the pile of rags hid whimpering. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up a cheese knife from the counter and carefully ran his thumb along the edge and laid the knife down. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were laid there tidily but yet untidily, as if a very tidy person had taken them to the place, but had forgotten the reason when he got there. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped at an empty table, laid down her bag, slung the instrument strap over her chair, and sat down. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I laid a trap for her—she fell into it. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Master took from his pocket a folded paper and laid it on the table beside the wine. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment Ladd Devine Senior appeared in the doorway behind his grandson, laid powerful hands gently on the boy’s shoulders, and jovially mused. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Aunts took her to a vacant bed where the red dress was already laid out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma laid her head on my pillow and continued to weep. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the next shop, empty of goods, there were signs of recent habitation by the shirtmen: blankets and mattresses laid upon the floor, clothing deposited in a corner, and recent ashes on the grate. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never laid a hand on you, Amir, but you ever say that again...” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suheyla, eyes brimming with tears, laid her one good hand on her son’s shoulder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Jaax and Johnson moved slowly out of the room, carrying the monkey, and turned left and then turned left again, and entered the necropsy room, and laid the monkey down on a stainless- steel table. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caroline waited until he had generously salted and peppered his potatoes, then she laid her elbows on the table and propelled herself a bit closer to it and thus to him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hoisted the screaming rider up from the foot of the barn wall and gently laid him on the horse paraphernalia. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thin, timid dog came close and, at a soft word from Kino, curled up, arranged its tail neatly over its feet, and laid its chin delicately on the pile. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cotton twine he used for mending net bound the lantern to the mast easily, but Carl put in extra lashings anyway, figure eights laid one over the other, pulled taut and finished crisply. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You spend your words as if every one were a golden dragon. I wonder, how much gold do you have laid by?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ice cold in runnels from a high rock ran the spring, and over it there stood an altar stone to the cool nymphs, where all men going by laid offerings. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But having made this mark on medicine and laid down a marker for the scientific approach in general, Vesalius suddenly abandoned his academic career although still not 30 years old. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He went to the ticket office and laid down a coin and I saw him slip the tickets to the girl. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took out a black-and-white photograph and laid it on the table. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled her sweater up farther, and then, without thinking about why, he pulled up his shirt, too, and laid his bare stomach against hers. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She softly swept back my overgrown hair and laid her palm against my forehead. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Arya made the stick whistle as she laid the wood across his donkey's hindquarters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They laid paper over her face, and cut a hole in the paper to expose only her teeth, just as the Philadelphia coroner had done for her father. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

No more than half an hour later he laid his pack down beside the wooden house of the village headman and turned to salute the little crowd that had gathered. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gently she laid Ruth May out on the table, spending a long time arranging her arms and legs within the sheer cloth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spread out the tablecloth and laid it, carefully, over the top of the well. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I almost felt embarrassed for it: that such a fearsome creature had let itself be laid low by the likes of us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

With the sun rising Tehlu laid the body of the demon on the wheel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Park's mom pushed him aside and laid Eleanor's head firmly back into the sink. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was to run the course Finny had laid out, four times around an oval walk which circled the Headmaster’s home, a large rambling, doubtfully Colonial white mansion. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The magnificent robe was laid out on the table in display. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fluffed a couple of pillows and laid them down for us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As they climbed the hill, it became clear that the street was actually a long driveway, which dead-ended into the largest single-family residence that Colin had ever personally laid eyes upon. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She laid the plate in front of him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He carried the box to the kitchen and laid it on the table between Abra’s hands. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He let go of my waist as I turned over and laid flat on my back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When I closed down the browser window with his calendar in it, there was his email account, logged in, laid bare. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed, and laid her head back on the chair. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Both declines have been laid to drought, but this is contested. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if they normally work on a Sunday afternoon or if the noise was laid on specially for us. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Wonder came into the man’s eyes, and he laid the weapons hastily by the wall, as if he feared to handle them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Charlie Valentine had ordered his chickens thinking they were a special breed that laid blue eggs. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He laid his head on her chest, rubbing the spiky edges of his hair against her nipples. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she had this magical, wonderful power; whoever laid eyes on her smiled. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He went out to a lawyer one day and came back with some papers and laid them on the table and told me, “Tell your mother to sign these. ” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was laid out in the parlor beside the box of letters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

An old Siberian Tartar, his eyes almost lost in the wrinkles around them, laid his bow down beside it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sky Harbor International Airport: crowded, confusingly laid out . Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She drew away and laid the shoulder bag on her dressing table before following Mrs. Coulter back to the drawing room. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was driving the Cadillac, taking some corn and squash and tomatoes to old Mr. Slocum, who was laid up with a bad back. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When we finally laid down, my fingers felt along the edge of my blanket, looking for the rip that Momma had sewed up with tiny feather stitches. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer laid out his vision for getting the bomb built. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he asked Deborah why he’d never met her mother, she laid the Rolling Stone article on the bed for him to read, and he said she should get a lawyer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We unloaded the Carcachita, placed some cardboard on the dirt floor, and laid our wide mattress on it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And so we began to pass the food around, this feast the Americans had laid out for us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The curtains drawn, shoes taken down to be cleaned, the towel laid out on the chair in the bathroom and the water run for my bath. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He laid back down, stared at the ceiling again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The brute jerked up his head, laid back his ears and rushed to the attack. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Dandy crawled up beside me, whimpered briefly, and laid his head on my feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the surgeon’s directions, her bed was carried into that room and laid upon the great table, which happened to be well suited to the dressing of her injuries. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I unhooked the handle from the seat, laid the umbrella in the bow and went back to Catherine for the oar. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I gave a talk at Harvard Law School a few months ago and laid out this idea to a group of some of the country’s brightest young minds. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The land for growing crops was laid out in long, narrow strips. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the grave site my father cleaned off Lynnie’s small stone and laid down a bunch of white flowers. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now we stopped dawdling and laid our wheels to the road and went. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I laid her in her bed and ministered to Mattie and Fern. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and she laid the book in my lap. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

An hour after the death certificate is signed, Lucinda is laid out in the water well of the hippopotamus car and hitched to a team of twenty-four black Percherons with feathers on their headbands. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The rocks are sandstone and shale, which were laid down layer upon layer in an ancient sea that existed before the mountains rose. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had her wrapped in a dirty bedsheet and laid out on a stretcher. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lieutenant laid a charge of assault against her, and I asked my friend and colleague George Bizos to defend her, which he ably did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So why have you only laid that tray for four?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That evening, after supper, Papa unfolded the sacks for picking cotton and laid them out in the middle of the floor to prepare them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d already laid off the books, already missed the first of the college entrance tests, already didn’t care. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They dressed him in a white gown and laid him on the bed by the window where he used to look out for Oliver. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They found Strawberry and Buckthorn on the bank; and when everyone was comfortably chewing, with ears laid flat, Bluebell began. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Haie squatted down, laid the cushion on his knees, felt where Himmelstoss’s head was and pressed it down on the pillow. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cecile guarded the kitchen’s swinging door and pointed us to the living room, where she had laid out a waxy tablecloth on the floor. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now I was laid up, and here was a girl handling my work about as good as I could. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laid him out on the carpet and dampened his forehead until the doctor came. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The plans of the two comrades were well laid. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

He laid his letter aside and went on deck for a walk before he turned in. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I laid back and counted my Lego kits. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Albert laid two newly polished spoons by the teacups and walked upstairs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She laid a dry pinon branch on the coals; smoke curled out of the gray scaly bark like woolly hair until yellow flames burst around it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

This was a task made much easier by the way the grounds were laid out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been laid low with various intestinal ailments for most of the expedition and was finally getting his strength back. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She set the tray in the center of the coffee table—the napkins folded into triangles, and the cookies laid out in a circular display pattern. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She curved herself against his back, laid her face to the side of his neck, and wept the tears that he could not. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Esteban finished picking the whitish fish from the tangle of bones and laid his knife and fork across his plate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theresa came home to find Helen lost in a panoply of analytical tools, all laid out on the kitchen table. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

By three o’clock, the movers had laid out carpets, positioned furniture, hooked up the washing machine and dryer, and filled each room with the stencil-marked boxes that the Meechams would have to unpack. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the advantage of the Wolf Trap was that it laid no requirements on what the Martian microbes must do with their food. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went in and I unbuttoned my belt and laid it with the emply holster on the counter. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Folding tables were hurried out while hot foods were rushed forth and plates and fine damask napkins and good silverware were laid. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laid him next to the road, wrapped in blankets Ton-Ton had brought. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

TTiey laid the wood east to west, from sunrise to sunset. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the ground, and taking the dagger-hilt laid it on his knees, and he sang over it a slow song in a strange tongue. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Herbert’s representations that, if I did, I should probably be laid up and stricken useless, when our fugitive’s safety would depend upon me, alone restrained my impatience. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

When he approached the carcass his brother snapped at him and laid back his ears, and he cuffed him with a forepaw and bit his leg. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I laid out a pair of green rubber gauntlet gloves, yellow rubber boots, a black mask with twin purple filters. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had swept the wagon box clean and laid a clean blanket on the wagon seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His cigarette had gone out, and he laid it carefully on the edge of the table. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He put his arm around her, and she laid her head on his chest without any prompting. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Grace laid their five words on the table. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finding none, she picked up a nearby sketchbook and laid it in her lap. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Nell fell asleep in my lap shortly after dinner and didn’t wake when I laid her on a soft quilt that Eliza spread on the floor. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to me she laid out the Q-tips, a magnifying glass, the bottle of anesthetic, and the cauterizing instrument, which was a wooden handle with a six-inch-long thickish wire coming out of one end. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was the biggest object we had ever laid claim to. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Unlike other forms of Internet overinvestment, it was permanent: Once the fiber cables were laid, no one was going to dig them up and thereby eliminate the overcapacity. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Matt could see the buried tomb in his mind’s eye—the broken wineglasses, El Patron’s portrait staring up from the coffin, the bodyguards laid out in their dark suits. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once those were laid, Petey ran cables from the sheets back to the house, connecting them all to a small generator. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

All the snow-bridges that the blizzard may have laid across crevasses are gone, shaken down, knocked in by this drumming and jumping of the ice and the earth beneath the ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

On both sides of his rib carriage, the sharp claws had laid the flesh open to the bone. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Pan- American Highway had been laid right through them without causing an outcry. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He bathed and shaved and laid out fresh linen and his best seersucker suit. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I laid my face to the smooth face of the marble and howled my loss into the cold salt rain. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Melville was carrying two thick binders, and as we sat at the bar, he laid them before me. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He laid the watch down and half rose on his stool and looked over the barrier. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well. I’m actually between jobs. I was laid off in January.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Since we enjoy affluence and security, and since our affluence and security are built on foundations laid by the Agricultural Revolution, we assume that the Agricultural Revolution was a wonderful improvement. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard steps approaching, and a moment later a hand was laid on his shoulder. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vivian laid her wineglass down on the coffee table and took a small handful of peanuts in her right hand. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I filled it full of hay so she wouldn’t have to climb the ladder to the loft Papa laid down the law to my sisters about being good and helping Mama while we were gone. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rarely come into her bedroom because never, ever have I seen her laid up in bed in the middle of the afternoon. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He laid out the terrible injustice of black and white men fighting “in brutal solidarity,” only to come home to a country where they could rarely live on the same block. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then she turned to Jan and laid her hand tenderly upon his arm. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But True Belle laughed out loud the minute she laid eyes on him and thereafter every day for eighteen years. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reaching across the table, Nancy laid her hand gently over his. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart is pounding mad fast, even faster than when I first moved up on Peck, even faster than when I first decked him and laid him out. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As Chronicler stared dumbly at the ruined weapon the mercenary took a step forward and laid his empty hand lightly on the scribe’s shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With $2.36 laid before him on his desk, Oliver tried to think back to what he could have spent money on. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s the most ragtag crew I’ve ever seen, standing there, staring at the boxes laid out on my bed, each of them with a separate but important role. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

My own lodgings here are humble: There are thirty-five of us laid in a warehouse by the wharves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes blurred as he laid it in a crib and reached for the needle that would blunt its intelligence. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used my knowledge of this phase of spiritual pathology, and laid down a rule that she should not be present with Lucy or think of her illness more than was absolutely required. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He had told them how the houses were made and the weapons were forged, how the pots were laid in hot coals for many days to season them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She said she never laid eyes on him! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d laid it on the edge of the pool table and the coal had burned down to the wood; a charred spot was spreading on the varnish. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He crawled back into the brambles and laid himself by Frodo’s side, and putting away all fear he cast himself into a deep untroubled sleep. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I carried her to the porch, and laid her in the same place I had laid the body of Old Dan. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took her hand, uncurled her fingers, then laid the silver pipes on her palm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’d never laid eyes on such a handsome boy in my life,” she said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When he got to the pines he knelt and laid him in the gritty duff and covered him with the blankets and sat watching him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She took out a State of Maine * Department of Health and Human Services folder and laid it on the kitchen table. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

This thesis was laid out clearly in Paul Richards’s classic 1952 study, The Tropical Rain Forest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She laid Elowen’s body on a stretch of icy sand and sat near Elowen’s head, her eyes squinted against the setting sun. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Juana laid Coyotito on the blanket, and she placed her shawl over him so that the hot sun could not shine on him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid the pillowcase over the carpet like a drop cloth. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But that Saturday morning at home, as he laid out his tools and the pieces of an antique clock that needed fixing, he could not stop thinking about the monkeys. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She should be telling me why she loved me the minute she laid eyes on me—“You were special, I just knew it”—and how she has never stopped. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

By ancient custom an iron longsword had been laid across the lap of each who had been Lord of Winterfell, to keep the vengeful spirits in their crypts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Probably wasn’t even difficult for him—Sticky remembered everything he laid eyes on. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laid down the new ones and went rooting through the rubble. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Great blame and imputation was laid upon me by them for the loss of our two men which the Indians slew, insomuch that they purposed to depose me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Bryce laid Edward at the foot of one of the beds and then lit the lamp. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I could have any star I wanted, Dad said, except Betelgeuse and Rigel, because Lori and Brian had already laid claim to them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the red cement floor was laid, the egg whites from nearly nine hundred eggs went into it. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first ship either of them had ever laid eyes on. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, campfires dwindling, they laid out sleeping rolls for us and sang a lullaby in a lilting foreign language, and I felt pleasantly like a child. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When I finally laid down to sleep, I set Ruth’s doll beside my head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Legolas laid his hands on his eyes and sang some words that went soft in the gloom, until he suffered himself to be led, and Legolas passed in. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They gave me a bouquet of flowers, and then Asifa presented me with a traditional Kashmiri shawl, and Mr. Zardari laid a hand on my head, a gesture of respect in my country. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She laced her fingers together, then laid them in her lap. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sunday TV is just as bad as Saturday TV, so I left it off and laid there in the cold space, staring at the wall, thinking about everything. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ivy laid down three aces, and Robin stuck her tongue out at her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But the eye of Cuckoo marked it first and she saw the maid slipping at dawn out of his court and she laid hold on the girl and laughed, and her old hawk’s eyes glittered. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Murmuring Om, he laid his head on the tree roots and sank into a deep sleep. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lifted Booth from the floor, carried him under the trees a few yards from the door, and laid him on the grass. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand on the pony’s head, and spoke in a low voice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Welcome, it seemed to say as I laid my eyes upon it for the first time. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I laid Little Ann close to the warm heat and went to work. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sighed and put the key away, then laid the wrapper flat on the control panel in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t laid eyes on her in years; had been to Pilate’s house only once in her life—a very long time ago. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe their behavior is something extra, something laid on. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me a writing test, a geography test, then laid a bunch of math on me which stumped me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby was still astride her hip, now she arranged few rags in a corner of the room and laid him down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrapped my arm around her and laid my head against her shoulder. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He laid aside the dream-catching net but hung on to the suitcase. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What we need to do is get you laid.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And she made her hens so happy with marigolds and barley that they laid like troupers and hatched out more chicks than any on the Elizabeth Islands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the more skittish horses kicked at their stalls and laid back their ears as they en-tered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It en’t my pardon you need, it’s his,” she said, and turned at once to kneel again, and laid her hand on the dead child’s icy cheek. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I laid them out one by one and used the tricks he taught me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Just Black was laid out as the decoy, and I was going to be the fool. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the crockery was laid out, I carried my mug through the front room, past the polished tables and backgammon boards, past the beautiful new painting of a meadow full of flowers. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes their tops get covered by snow, like the mountain’s laid a trap. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But then the doctor laid it on: “Wouldn’t you take antibiotics for a cold or if you had a small infection?” he asked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dilsey reached the book across her and laid it on the broad side of the bed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at her from this position, with his melting eyes, and at last laid his head upon her knee. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shall never forget the first time I laid these now tired old eyes on our visitor. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

All minds except Father’s, that is, who frequently takes the name of Brother Fowles in vain, feeling certain now that all the stones in his path were laid by this deluded purveyor of Christian malpractice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was all right, there was no more pain, the last detail of his life was laid bare, understood, forgiven. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He unsheathed his longsword and laid it. on the table before him, the bright steel on the rough wood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Three days ago, Chameleon laid her first egg. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I laid there quietly, staring at the paint-chipped ceiling and thinking about stuff. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

To his surprise, he had broken completely free and laid the ball in effortlessly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half of those jurors, no matter what they said when we questioned them when we picked the jury, believed you were guilty the moment they laid eyes on you. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did not ask her whether the City, with its streets all laid out, aroused jealousy too late for anything but foolishness. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only after he laid the curved needle on the kitchen table that his hands started to shake, then his shoulders. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I stared at Buddy while he unzipped his chino pants and took them off and laid them on a chair and then took off his underpants that were made of something like nylon fishnet. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“But before that, my grand romantic gesture would have totally gotten me laid.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He laid it aside and inspected the photographs in the envelopes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he folded his blanket and laid it in the bow. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that we lived in Manhattan and I had a map of it, a Hagstrom Five Borough Atlas with all the streets laid out. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

To see her curled up like that and skinned of all her armor was like seeing a heart flayed from a body, laid raw on a slab, and labeled Grief. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He laid the tools in a row at the head of the table. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A year and a half since he laid his head on the pillow next to him and Vincent whispered, “Just like Zundert.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It had only one storey, but it had the same narrow windows, and it was built of ugly pale bricks, badly laid. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But I figured if I laid out the cold hard truth, that would shut him up, and maybe he wouldn’t want to be my Backpack Buddy anymore. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She then helped Mrs. Caruthers onto the seat, wrapped the old woman up, and laid another blanket on her lap for good measure. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Closer than I’d been to him when Paul laid into him. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He crouched between the boulders and laid his head against the rock to look up at the sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then she laid out a plate of fried chicken. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sword laid the in-truder open to the bone, taking off half his nose and open-ing a gash cheek to cheek under those eyes, eyes, eyes like blue stars burning. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Uncle Kufa quickly took three trussed -up chickens from the other villagers and laid them before the doctor. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

An entire feast is laid out before me in seconds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Already night was laid on the flowing waters when the travellers came at last under the shadow of the hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Miss Leefolt’s got it laid out on the kitchen table from the luncheon yesterday. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He saw her just as he had seen her in history class, a pencil between her teeth, one hand laid against the nape of her neck, lost behind her effusive hair. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Toting the desk into the parlor, I saw that Miss Love had laid the big Toy family Bible on Granny’s loveseat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The plane stood in the field around which the race track was laid out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had laid his leg next to him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here he suddenly broke down, and threw his arms round my shoulders and laid his head on my breast, crying:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He laid both hands on the edge of the wagon bed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks tried to make a go of it within the boundaries laid out for them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Their offerings were laid out in stalls, low tables, on pieces of cloth, even on the ground. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the gun on the porch hesitantly, as if he thought he were making a mistake. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A week after his passing, Garfield was peacefully laid to rest in a vault a few miles from his birthplace. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Six days since the new front walkway was laid. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He laid his head against the mother sparrow’s soft feathers, brushing a tear from his cheek. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He had seen a show on television about sea turtles that came up onto beaches and laid their eggs in the sand. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched a moment and then laid her rosy hand on the woman’s swollen belly. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

De son of a gun laid up in dat house and slept and de lake come moved de house way off somewhere and Motor didn’t know nothin’ ’bout it till de storm wuz ’bout over.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

There was no end to it; it knew no boundaries; and he had arrived at the point of convergence where the fate of all living things, and even the earth, had been laid. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Steam locomotives could go anywhere tracks could be laid: over mountains and through forests. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then he took two turns of the harpoon line around the bitt in the bow and laid his head on his hands. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Notice that the syncopated notes in the melody come on the second and fourth quarters of the beat, essentially alternating with the strong eighth-note pattern laid down in the accompaniment. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ve loved you from the moment I laid eyes on you. But don’t you see? I’m married to August.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My mother had laid out our clean clothes for Sunday mass, and we had gone to bed early because we always went to early mass. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young lawyer, who had admired the pretty heiress from the minute he first laid eyes on her, did not have a chance to chat. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

His surgical kits stood open and gleaming, his instruments laid out in a sunflower of polished steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He laid trenchers of bread before them and filled them with chunks of browned meat off a skewer, dripping with hot juice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She had laid the headboard down flat near the flowerbeds that bordered the house, with the side rails below it and the slats to either side in neat rows, like ribs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fortification plan of Coevorden in the Netherlands, as laid out in the early seventeenth century by Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She laid a hand on each girl’s shoulder, gripping them hard. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They covered the gourd with crossed cloths, then killed a black chicken and laid it over the offerings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laid our uniforms out on the picnic table, side-by-side, so we could compare them. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the table between them, Lord Mormont laid a large sword in a black metal scabbard banded with silver. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Chickens laid eggs that had two shells, the outer one of mud. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the living room my father laid me on my cot. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

On top of this Alice laid the sapling on which the box and stone were fastened. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he laid his palm flat in the center of Finn’s chest. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A king should never sit easy, Aegon the Conqueror had said, when he commanded his armorers to forge a great seat from the swords laid down by his enemies. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I laid him at the door of Hrothgar’s meadhall, still asleep, killed the two guards so I wouldn’t be misunderstood, and left. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Park put his hands at ten and two and laid his head on the steering well, bracing himself. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

One even laid a tiny hand on the rim. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She remembered only the bruised smile and a few strands of dirty blond hair laid carefully over a bald pate. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I took the jacket into the living room and laid it lightly across the arm of the couch, a big burgundy thing my mother used to call “the spaceship” when I was kid. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her head was laid back and her eyes turned to Lizzie, and she was listening to her sweet high voice as if it were the first spring day. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The dark secret face was laid bare to the light, to my gaze. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Will’s sisters both laid their heads down on their mother’s lap. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The next server slapped margarine on two bread squares, which he laid like a pyramid over the eggs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Margie had earlier laid flowers around the graves, and she bent down and straightened one. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Would I have moved in with Dad?—to adoring him the next moment, like I have from the very first time I laid eyes on him as Drunken Igor and he said he wasn’t okay. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They left at first daylight, each carrying a bundle with food in it, and each before he went kissed Nathan’s feet, then mine, and we laid our hands on them in blessing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They decorated the apartment with pink and white tissue streamers and laid out beautiful trays of delicate sandwiches, entres, cake, and coffee, and Rev. Brown stopped over to join us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laid the owl on the linoleum by the back door and, when it awoke, told Mother to stay out of the kitchen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The city was constantly changing—day by day, old buildings were being knocked down to make room for newer ones and a labyrinth of streetcar rails was being laid. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then they picked me up, laid me flat on a big metal bed piled with ice cubes, and spread some of the ice over my body. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When they laid her down on the bank, water gushed from her mouth and nostrils. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi laid her dish towel on the counter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like millions of Americans, Gold had been laid off from his job. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that she had laid out the geography of the bedrooms and the bathrooms, Vivian took another drink of wine and drained her glass. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he emerged carrying a sawn section of tongue-and-groove planking and laid it down and entered the closet again and emerged with a metal box. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the stick beside him, and huddled himself down in the blackness. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

In his mesmerizing voice, Shelton laid out the awful plot against the white race and its pinnacle of nobility, Southerners. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laid it on the table, tracing a trail with his fingers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Later that Sunday night, as rain thumped their windowsills, editors of Chicago’s morning dailies laid out bold and elaborate headlines for Monday’s historic editions. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Grandfather and Daddy lifted Mama Lessie in their muscular arms, took her inside the house, and laid her on Mama’s bed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nat laid down his knife and fork and sat staring at the flickering lights of the candles. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he’d given everyone a chance to mull it over, he laid out his theory. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She laid out a one to give to Agnes, then reluctantly swapped it for a five. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Hastily he stamped out what was left of the fire, scattered the ashes, and laid the turves on the hole. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tanner got all defensive and basically laid out this theory about how my “gang” and I had gotten together after Stan died and made the whole premonition thing up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Now, with Thomas watching, she fetched the scrap and laid it in the box. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she could articulate it, she might have said to Nana that she was tired of being an instrument, of being lied to, laid claim to, used. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

"It is a small thing, my princess, but all a poor exile could afford," he said as he laid a small stack of old books before her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

That night Baz moved his sleeping bag from across the loft where he’d been all along and laid it across our comer. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gandalf lifted it carefully, but the leaves crackled and broke as he laid it on the slab. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His mother laid down her hoe and followed slowly, picking her way over the mounds of plowed earth that Jethro’s feet seemed barely to touch. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wrapping him in his cloak, they lowered Adaon into the earth and laid the turf gently over him, while Lluagor whinnied plaintively and pawed the dry ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

A spare parlour and bedroom I refurnished entirely, with old mahogany and crimson upholstery: I laid canvas on the passage, and carpets on the stairs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sybil had dyed some burlap sacks to make a carpet, which Cora laid on when she got one of her headaches. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I knew I must reach the body for the key, so I raised the lid, and laid it back against the wall; and then I saw something which filled my very soul with horror. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I slipped off my slacks, which was much easier than pulling off jeans, and laid them on the other arm of the couch. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And now this amazing fancy-dress was all laid out on my bed waiting to be put on. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

O’Brien laid a hand reassuringly, almost kindly, on his. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Quite soon they led Odysseus under the river bank, as they were bidden; and there laid out a tunic, and a cloak, and gave him olive oil in the golden flask. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In like manner, he did work in optics that transformed our understanding of light and laid the foundation for the science of spectroscopy, and again chose not to share the results for three decades. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Breakfast was the best meal of the day in our hotel, and it was all laid out on a huge table in the middle of the dining-room from which you helped yourself. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the door, Miss Love laid down on the cot and muffled her crying in the pillow. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Occasionally she laid a round shiny pebble on the table, and once he saw animal teeth and claws in one bundle she unwrapped. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when I broached the idea of my working to Granny, she would have none of it; she laid down the injunction that I could not work on Saturdays while I slept under her roof. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

August reached over and laid her hand on my arm. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The minute I laid eyes on that boy in the street this morning,” Mrs. Moss said, “I said to myself, ‘That’s the kind of boy for Bess.’ Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My daddy never laid a hand on me.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Pervert laid his hand quickly and softly on the kemmerer’s hand. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She laid it atop the radio, pulled up a chair, and started to listen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As we passed, Nathan hesitated and I saw him eyeing the crisp golden pancakes laid out upon a platter. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My friends always boasted that their fathers never laid a hand on them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without another word, Father laid his head down on the table and wept. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I laid them all out in front of me in short rows, took a deep breath, pictured the lions at the zoo and dialed Liz’s number. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of 1966 my father was temporarily laid off his job as a menial labourer for a white firm in Germiston, a white city an hour’s bus ride southeast of Johannesburg. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tapped the glass, even laid the jar on its side, but those crazy bees stayed put. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, after the storm of the corpse’s arrival had died down and Uncle Marcos had been laid to rest, Severo noticed the hairy animal his daughter was holding in her arms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I finished, I just laid around in my bed, looking at the ceiling, and I smiled because it was a nice kind of quiet. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Millions of us had laid our hoes down on the dry ground and faced north. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the new ball in the palm, pressed glove and ball together, and the glove remembered and gave way and made a pocket for the ball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The map was laid out in square five-thousand-meter grids—five-kilometer squares—and he saw that in some places the river wound back almost on itself inside the same five thousand square meters. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I had finished, I carried the clothes beyond the beach and laid them on the grassy bank to dry in the sun. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took Lyra into the little kitchen and laid her on the draining board while Malcolm nursed the little flames. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

His father laid a stinging backhand across his cheek. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We laid down on the wet grass to catch our breath. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The way their game was played, you laid the log across the water, and one player stood in the middle with the stick. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Robert was laid up on the sofa asleep. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Railroad workers had laid a temporary track between the main line and the street so that the wagon could pull up next to the president's rail car. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She laughed until she started to cough, and then Bryce laid Edward down and took Sarah Ruth in his lap and rocked her and rubbed her back. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Then I took five bucks out my pocket, laid it on the counter, and walked out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

We cleared space on a table, and he laid the boxes down, glancing over at my parents. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Girls wear their hair colored, curled, laid, and slayed. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Newton reached over and laid his hand on Turner’s knee. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He had left it folded on the dresser and laid my keys and pocket watch atop it, like an apology. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The next step is to gather up the solar cells I laid out the day before and stow them on the rover and trailer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pietism laid great store by helping congregations find God themselves, through personal acquaintance and knowledge of the scriptures, through humility, non-confrontation and piety, through an ethos of hard work, and through education. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Everywhere children were laid out on the ground and covered with shirts and jackets and pieces of notebook paper stained red in places. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Being laid on the ground next to Lev for the first time. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The places here were laid with gold, not silver, and the fourteen seats were not oak benches but mahogany chairs with velvet cushions. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back on it now, I think the foundation for what hap­pened in the winter of 1975—and all that followed—was already laid in those first words. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the book that Mo had just laid aside. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Lina opened the fragile notebook and laid it on the ground in front of her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, moving to hand the Book to Prudence, he realized that it was too heavy for her to hold and laid it carefully on the table beside her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I laid his hands against my face, I put my lips against them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The United States demanded Diem remove his brother from power, and laid out the consequences if he did not. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I laid down on the couch, trying to keep myself as calm as possible while talking—well, texting—Lovey. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms and shivered at the memory of Hamlet’s book, with its drawings of the corpse laid open, the vital parts within revealed like a pirate’s booty in a torn sack. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I already laid out your clothes for tomorrow, so you can wear those to school and bring them home with you.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I would be sitting in my room and, out loud, say to no one things like, “Neither of us are going” and “I laid down for a nap this afternoon.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Lord Bolton had laid by enough wood to keep the fires fed for half a year, so the Great Hall was always warm and cozy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I am beginning to suspect that nothing that happens is fortuitous, that it all corresponds to a fate laid down before my birth, and that Esteban Garcia is part of the design. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing that wasn’t laid out in there: Henry being gay, Bea going to rehab, the queen tacitly keeping Henry in the closet. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He laid me back down on the bed and my mother sat next to me and made me drink some water and take more aspirin. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

One evening, before leaving for work, Mamá prepared the milk bottle for Trampita and laid him on a wide mattress that was on the dirt floor. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

A freshly laid egg does not taste remotely like the pale, battery-produced refrigerated egg. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

After being laid off from his job at a marketing company in 2003, he now works in an insurance company’s software and systems department. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She kissed him back, though for today all she cared was that the calculations laid before her like a nice cooked lunch should turn out digestible. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and saw, in my own darkness, the letter someone had laid on my chest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Without looking at Jethro he laid his hand on the boy’s shoulder. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going forward I carried wax along the line, and laid it thick on their ears. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But still, I could see the passion spring up in Bouain’s eyes as he lifted Otto and laid him on his lap. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were fresh and hard and he laid them side by side and dropped the guts and the gills over the stern. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

An’t please your honor, this was the dress was laid out.’ The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She watched as he carefully laid the staff across the table. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For mattresses, we laid cardboard over the ropes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jaja laid her on a mattress on the living room floor. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fall has been laid at the door of overpopulation, overuse of natural resources, and drought. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Thanks largely to the groundwork laid by Douglas Moore, Floyd McKissick, and Louis Austin, the town’s black elite was willing to promote confrontation over quiet persuasion. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He would huddle miserably under shelter during a shower, his ears laid flat, his eyes baleful and more crossed than ever, waiting until the last drop had fallen before venturing out again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was taken unawares but the moment he laid hands on her person, her blood quickened. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then I drew my knees to my chest, laid my head on my arms and cried, all huddled up on the bare floor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Lady Seymour made sure I ct a proper meal three times a day and let me sleep in the tiny attic bedchamber on the bed where I laid after my time in the stocks. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The important thing about the science of Galileo and Newton, Pascal and Boyle is that it was, in part, successful, and that it laid the foundations for future successes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As for the rifle, it lay in the grass where Father Gomez had laid it down, quietly turning to rust. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He pushed away a pile of papers and very carefully laid the protected sheet on his desk. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

A summer calm laid its soothing hand over everything, like death. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He laid down the triangle of plastic thoughtfully. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t laid eyes on her since school let out for the summer. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The night before, we’d chosen the leos we wanted to wear and laid them out on our beanbag chairs. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Just inside the little door in the hollow log Pa built a fire of tiny bits of bark and moss, and he laid some of the chips on it very carefully. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laid the willow sticks she had tied inside the small square enclosure, and he laid a flat sandstone over the opening at the top. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I envision the future day when this campaign is finished, and we grown older and commenced men of means—with wives of our own, and children, and farms, perhaps, laid about with barns. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At the house, there was more food laid out: oysters and duck, sweets, champagne. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stoically, Le Gentil packed up his instruments and set off for the nearest port, but en route he contracted dysentery and was laid up for nearly a year. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He laid his fingers upon Bessie’s shoulders; slowly he felt the stiffness go out of her body and as it left the tensity in his own rose and his blood grew hot. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had already laid out clothes for him on the bed: a black suit, white shirt, black tie, white undershirt and underpants, black socks. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Come back, he wanted to say, come back here and tell me if you ever laid your filthy black hand on her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ben intercepted a pass intended for Abbott, beat him down court, and laid the ball in. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he laid the flat of the blade across her thighs, she thought her legs might break from the force of the blow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The great thing about Sutton's was that everything was laid out—right in front of you. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It is the face of a sneak who glides over to your sink to rinse the fork you have laid by her plate. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had laid him out on a trestle table and covered ' him with a banner, the white banner of House Stark with its grey direwolf sigil. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mother was the court of last resort on household matters; there was no appeal, but I laid out my next suggestion anyway, feeble as it was. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The playing field was laid out in a strict grid, no tunnels or mountains or jungles. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my fingers on the keyboard and began to play. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We’ve laid up a two-year food supply, so that even if we don’t succeed in growing a good crop the first year, we won’t go hungry. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Beloved had a book laid out in his lap, a circle of brightness cast on it from his reading light. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Wearing their Racal space suits, they laid out a trail that wound into Kitum Cave, marking the trail with avalanche poles so that people would not get lost. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands shook when she laid the box in front of the Beiderman’s door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

So much laid to waste from the miscalculation of infallibility in the face of a planet’s revolt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He laid the cloth on the floor and rolled the old man in it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I laid my head on my grandmother’s lap, and I felt like a little kid again, listening to my family talk around me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Those were her brushes on the dressing-table, that was her dressing gown and slippers laid out upon the chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

College students couldn’t find jobs, and thousands of people were being laid off from long-term careers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And if he grew too weary in the day he laid himself into a furrow and there with the good warmth of his own land against his flesh, he slept. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He laid his bicycle in the weeds by the road and sat next to me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Now I listened as the radio program laid it out for me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her pillow was pancake flat, so she gave it a shake, plumped it up, and laid her head down, suddenly exhausted. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She laid a thin stick under the score line and pushed sharply down on the lacquer, as she’d seen a glazier cutting glass, and it worked: now she had two sheets. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When Emily was five, they lived in New York and her dad was laid off from his job at a publishing company. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I pulled my wallet from my back pocket and laid Fang’s two fives on the counter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She laid a sheet of paper next to her mummy jar. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He dragged Ear to a table and laid him out. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s arms and legs were trembling so hard, it seemed likely he’d fall over before Jorge laid a hand on him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laurie went off two stairs at a time, and Jo laid her wearied head down on Beth’s little brown hood, which no one had thought of moving from the table where she left it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I went to the river and cut the tall, green alfalfa that grew wild and carried the bundle home so that I would have a few days of food laid in for the rabbits. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d even approximated the artillery reach from each of the gun turrets on the towers and signified with dotted lines how he guessed the different inner chambers would be laid out. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I hate it when my workers are laid up.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said it so soft I couldn't be sure I had heard anything, so I just laid there listenin'. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I removed a leaf from each tree and laid them side by side, held down by stones to keep them from blowing away. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He aligned the crutch pieces, laid the bat over them, then began winding the tape. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The mercenary let go of Kvothe and laid both hands on the arm that circled his neck, trying to twist away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before I’d even laid my head down, she was after Story. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I laid out my clothing choices on the table the night before the dance. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Late one night I was so tired, Miss Love, I jest laid down on the cool fresh dirt. Right on her grave. Hit felt like when we used to lay in bed together talkin’. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I had laid my fire; now I lit it, got it going—small but enough to cook over—and crept carefully through the bushes halfway down the hill toward the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were to be grouped in the big pans—laid out—all the three-inch ones together and all the four-inch ones and so forth. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the raft from over her shoulders, laid it down, whispered something, and the raft grew to its normal size. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At roll call, I was pulled out of the lines and marched to a wooden “horse”—a polished, barkless log with four wooden feet—and laid over it with my bare back facing up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his head on the steering wheel and began to cry, softly at first, and then harder. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

They laid them north to south, from ice to fire, and piled them high with soft cushions and sleeping silks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They could never agree on how the house should be laid out, so they each did their own thing and eventually met up in the middle. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I laid back on the bed, and she got right on top of me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In his popular and influential textbook Principles of Physical Geology, first published in 1944, Holmes laid out a continental drift theory that was in its fundamentals the theory that prevails today. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was dying, too, and I didn’t want to have his death laid on me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard Parker rose unsteadily to his feet on the tarpaulin, eyes blazing as they met mine, ears laid tight to his head, all weapons drawn. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If there had been any slim sliver of doubt as to that fact, it had been laid to rest when the beast had been struck down by Tehlu’s own iron. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel laid a hand on the gray dashboard as if to comfort it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Movement in the park stopped, as those watching laid down their shovels and bowed their heads. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my head on his shoulder and wondered how he could stand me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she laid the square template on top and cut the whole thing into a perfect square. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“He made a go of it all right. Raised nine children. I’ll bet he hasn’t got four bits laid away. How could he?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, putting his hand into the pocket of his flight jacket, he pulled out a .22 pistol from it and laid the gun gingerly beside the cigar box. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now in Odysseus’ hall untended still our bodies lie, unknown to friends or kinsmen who should have laid us out and washed our wounds free of the clotted blood, and mourned our passing. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't stop smiling as I laid my head on my pillow that night. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

These three, it’s said, laid the groundwork on which the Fascist and Nazi philosophy was built. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoons she sat beneath a canvas umbrella with a pencil between her fingers, her accounts laid out on a cedar crate before her, one palm laid against her forehead. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some kind of action where there’s a scene of the crime, a sequence of events with anomalies or gaps you can see, and empirical proof laid out on a white-clothed table. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

As we rolled out of our makeshift bed and looked around the sunlit room, we found our clothes washed, neatly pressed, and laid out for us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But Ebright only hardened his position: “You will not be able to get your old prices much longer, it will just be impossible to pay them... the goose that laid the golden egg is gone.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

With a faint feeling of satisfaction Winston laid the fourth message aside. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Jay carefully laid out all the pieces of his model airplane like they would break if he was rough with them. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The young nurse came around the desk and laid her hand against Stick’s cheek. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Softly, Max laid his right hand upon Bigger’s knee. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his clothes down and got back into bed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

At long last, Jack and Sarah laid down their swords. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He placed a cushion on the operating table, which was really just a desk repurposed from the former school, and I laid the bonobo down on it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was not saved by these efforts, though, but by a curious stipulation in the terms laid down by Henry Lucas for his eponymous chair. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He marked the shocks with a bundle of straw laid crossways on top so the workers could easily find them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He laid down a flat strip of dark red plasticine, following the colouring of strata on a map. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She crossed the room at a bound and laid her back flat against the wall, commando-style, then reached one hand across and forced open the screen. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ridgeway laid his big hands on the uneven table, tilting it to his side. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I have the story laid out in my mind now, as straight as it’s ever going to be. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

June asked, then she giggled as she laid the photo with the others. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now, then, Odysseus laid him down and slept in luxury under the Porch of Morning, while in his inner chamber Alkinoos retired to rest where his dear consort lay. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the peeled stick across the stones, and went to the satchel. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Rani holds out her hand, and Jay hops onto it from her shoulder and then onto the ground near the cards she has laid out. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I thought about how we laid there in the dark and listened to Mama and Scrappy fussing and fighting. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux was laid out on a toppled nonfiction shelf. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Later she laid him down and looked at him a long time. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't deny my girl, Lu, or I'll leave you laid out across this track." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Reverend Gershom Bulkeley laid down his linen napkin, pushed back his heavy chair from the table, and expanded his straining waistcoat in a satisfied sigh. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She laid the protective cover over the robe. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling carefully with my fingers, I located the piece of twine I had laid across the top of the greystone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Turner sat up slowly, touched his nose again, felt a new spurt of blood, and laid his head back. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

All the money Baba had spent, all those nights he’d sweated over the blueprints, all the visits to the construction site to make sure every brick, every beam, and every block was laid just right... The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took out all the wet things, the blankets and pillows and Lyra’s sodden clothes, and laid them flat on the planks of the landing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But she dropped the bloody cloth to the ground, took Sean’s big hand in her small one and laid it on that terrible wound. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Jamison laid the section of robe he’d been examining back down on the table. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than try to carry her to the loft, he gently laid his wife on Stella’s bed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The roll of paper cups laid in for just such an occasion had got squashed flat by a flying dictionary my first day out, but I made coasters from folded paper towels. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laid her down with her feet toward the east so when the Day of Judgment came she would—may God grant it—rise up to face Jerusalem. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The team laid down their cards in order. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I cut the cheese into pieces and laid them on the macaroni. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In front of the hole she dropped and laid her head on her paws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pockets and took out everything he had and laid it on the grass in front of him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

We folded our clothes neatly and laid them on the stools at the ends of the beds. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the late summer yet another of Snowball’s machinations was laid bare. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Mama approached Papa and laid her arm around his shoulder. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

To make the water potable, the Maya laid a layer of crushed limestone atop the sediments, effectively paving over the salt. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Helen was at war with the white man and took it home and laid it at Mommy's feet. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chacko laid his ear against it and listened with wonder at the rumblings from within. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He unbuckled the sheath and laid it on the rock, and then he and Lyra walked away and sat where they could see the Gallivespians. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She flips them over, one at a time, laying them faceup in an elaborate pattern across the table, some overlapping and others in rows, until there are about a dozen cards laid out. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Garvey ignored the question as he laid out salt, flour, eggs, baking soda, a bottle of water, sugar, butter, and molasses. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Therese’s illness oppresses the convent like a heavy blanket laid over spring’s green floor. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As soon as the animal has laid a paw in your territory, or even made a determined advance into the neutral territory,you have achieved your goal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the papers in a clutter in an old courtyard and set them afire. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

This plan is laid out perfectly in his head as he walks from fence post to fence gate to stone pathway. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Climbing to the window sill he took off his hat and laid down his cane. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne laid out fine bone china and carefully placed the ornately embossed silverware beside the plates and wine crystal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cool glass of fresh milk, and a few apples and pears laid at the foot of the steps. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled them out of her book bag and laid them on the desk in the order in which they had arrived. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Luna approached it and laid her hand on the nearest panel. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Once released, they find that a heavy and cruel hand has been laid upon them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly he caught him as he swayed, and lifting him gently, carried him to the bed and laid him there, and covered him warmly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Those Fertile Crescent crops spread into climatically similar adjacent areas of North Africa and laid the foundations for the rise of ancient Egyptian civilization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Professor laid his hand tenderly on his shoulder as he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Arm realized that no ax had ever been laid to these trees. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, the president is laid down diagonally on the red, white, and blue bedspread. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had brought the alethiometer with her, and now that it was light enough to see, she took the beloved instrument out and laid it on its black velvet cloth in her lap. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was expensive stuff, white cream laid, imported from England; the best they had at the store in town. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As before, the draccus positioned itself on top of them and laid down, extinguishing all the light on the top of the hill. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Alex took out the diagram that Ian Rider had drawn and laid it on the page, on top of the map. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Almost at once sleep laid hold on them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He laid the fairy on the pillow, then filled a dish with milk and put it on the table beside her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When the sun was high in the sky and the bags of fruit had all been laid out, Jinny stood up and called, “Time to go, guys!” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He brought the whip around and laid a lash across the dragon’s face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I sat on the steps of the front porch and she laid down on the sidewalk looking up at me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Wishbone laid beside my chair waiting for somebody to toss him a piece of meat loaf every now and then. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

So they laid broomsticks across their doors at night and sprinkled salt on porch steps. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He laid them all out on the table and looked at them. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Harry laid down his quill too, having just finished predicting his own death by decapitation. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

‘He came and laid his long hand on my arm. “And why not, Gandalf?” he whispered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And he knelt, and laid his sword at her son's feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I laid my hands on the glass and we faced off across the counter. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He seems interested in the new walkway the workers have laid and also in the dismantling and rebuilding of our chimney. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Sitting down, the wind from the river brushing her face, she laid a pale cream-and-pink egg. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He ate half the bowl before he closed his eyes, and Mama laid him back. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I biked down to the big machine shop, finding the three-footer laid out on a black cloth on a table in the rear of the facility. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He ran up to Leo’s room, took off his wet clothes, and laid them out in front of the fire. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

How I would have gladly laid down my life and died for her? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Shawn carried Emily and laid her on the back seat, then Mother placed the baby against Emily’s chest and covered him, creating a makeshift incubator. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They were all silent for a minute; then Ellen went to the door, lifted the gun that was held on hooks above the casing, and laid it carefully on the floor beside the bed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she finished with the laughter, she laid it down a peal at a time and turned to me, wiping her eyes. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to sleep, poor folk,” he said to his silent hosts, and laid his head down on the floor of sand, and slept. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It makes perfect sense all laid out this way. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her eldest daughter endeavoured to give some relief to the violence of these transports, by leading her thoughts to the obligations which Mr. Gardiner’s behaviour laid them all under. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

At Princeton Junction, New Jersey, college students laid flowers on the tracks. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I laid that bet, sure as I have a conk on my head. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone has laid out a tray with biscuits and jam. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The earth had been laid bare and was scored with long scratches and furrows. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She simply shook her head and then laid it on his shoulder and closed her eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In a cruel irony, it was not the Union army that laid waste to the city. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I had just laid it on the bed when Nation came into the house. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The space inside of the ring of trees was mossy and soft, and the Elders laid the child upon it, doing their best not to look at her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Wishbone laid on the floor next to Cotton ’cause he knew there would be food down there before long. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There was the time she was laid off from her job, and the refrigerator was empty, and she bowed her head over an empty pot and prayed for God to fill it. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had my camisoles and underthings laid out to iron next when I heard a horse in the yard. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter laid her gently on the bed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

That was the key, and once Kaz recognized it, it was as if someone had laid a perfect blueprint over the Ice Court and its workings. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He gathered the papers he had been working on and tamped the bottom of the pile on his desk to neaten it, and then laid the stack down on the right side of the desk. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Harry laid down his knife and fork, his heart beating rather fast considering that all he was doing was sitting in bed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

To keep them from coming inside, you painted the house haint blue, or you laid a broom across the entrance to the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He laid the point of his sword between Daenerys's breasts and slid it downward, over the curve of her belly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then passing through the door he took Faramir from the deadly house and laid him on the bier on which he had been brought, and which had now been set in the porch. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Walking up to me, she laid her head on my shoulder. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quite suddenly, it seemed to him, he was at the creek again, but upstream where the crossing—about twelve feet here and so shallow he could see the stony bottom—was laid across with boards. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waiter took it away and brought back four nickels which he laid in a row. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Working as best they could in their bulky EVA suits, they removed the various portions of Hab canvas and laid them on the ground. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I laid there on the hard concrete, for the second time in a week, tears flowing down my cheeks, thinking about each one of those names. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Putting my arms around his waist, I laid my head on his chest. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

However, she laid her finger to her lips and then quickly and silently indicated to the lodgers that they could come into Gregor's room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk around the store looking at the pretty rainbow colors of cloth laid out on top of each one of the tables. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sixty-inch machine laid easy claim to being the last word in cyclotron design. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Tyrion laid the letters on the table beside his porridge, twin parchments tightly rolled and sealed with wax at both ends. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Pinmei felt as if a snake had laid an egg in her stomach. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Alex is laid out on a grid, a series of avenues. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Against the doc’s advice, Captain Cat insisted on eating dinner in the great cabin that night, though her man Harye was still laid up in the sick bay. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

So he laid a siege, surrounding the city so that the British couldn’t come and go. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laid a trail of beans leading to a very deep, circular hole in the ground. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mares would bear triplets, his hens laid twice a day, and his hogs fattened with such speed that no one could explain such disorderly fecundity except through the use of black magic. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Did the ceiling creak because he was walking quietly up and down, drinking a cold orange crush and studying the chess men laid out on the table? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Every bed was occupied, and new cases were left on the stretchers and laid between the beds to take advantage of the transfusion stands. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hazel crouched down by Blackberry and laid his nostrils close to Bigwig’s, but a light breeze was blowing and he could not tell whether there was breath or not. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took two quarters out of my pocket and laid them on the deli counter. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I looked at the ribbons, the locket, and the book, all laid out on my dresser next to the hummingbird’s nest in its glass box. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But Coach O had laid a look on him that could have withered an oak. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her body was laid in a plot where Tom could see the grass growing over her. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She laid out the paper she had, ran her hands over it as if to straighten it out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She had laid four eggs, smaller and not as white as the ones our neighbor Doña Lola gave us from time to time. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She ran around in front of him and laid down in the trail, acting like a cat ready to spring. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the Elephants lifted Uncle Andrew in its trunk and laid him at the Lion’s feet He was too frightened to move. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

This must be how they laid the bodies away in the hospital morgue. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Lydia was bid by her two eldest sisters to hold her tongue; but Mr. Collins, much offended, laid aside his book, and said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I went to open the next window as Becky laid out a rag on each sill. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Masvita untied her pack and laid it respectfully at the foot of the rock. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some hit the traps the Hephaestus cabin, had laid. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I brought it out, and laid it ready for him, and my blood again ran cold when he again took me by both hands to give me good-night. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Plane tickets were bought, schedules scheduled, plans laid. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He took off his black hat and laid it in his lap. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi laid the plate in front of him and sat down again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand on them and instantly they swung apart, opening inward, turning on their hinges without the least noise. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Aureliano Segundo’s old carousing comrades laid on his casket a wreath that had a purple ribbon with the words: Cease, cows, life is short. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had laid down back there in the hay. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It’s one thing to see the weapons laid out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He brought it down: a huge tome bound in pale-green velvet with a filigreed layer of silver scrollwork laid over it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Colored labor had erected every house on the park, laid the stones in the fountain and the paving of the walkways. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Eliza sat next to their bed, laid her head on the mattress, and fell asleep instantly. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid down on his old bed, and I looked through the window at this tree that was probably a lot shorter when my dad looked at it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The cuco laid Thorn on an elevated stone, like she was some sort of sacrifice. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Darling, is this why you’re so upset? Don’t listen to her, she’s talking absolute rubbish. I didn’t hit her. I’ve never laid a hand on her in my life. Not like that.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laid a freckled hand on Gilbert’s arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled up to where Rondell was sleeping, put my bag under my head and laid down. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The week before he went to get his children, Henry mopped the floors of the house with vinegar and water and laid out the sheets and blankets he’d bought. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the maid’s room, at the house in Pétion-Ville, I laid Rose on my mat and rushed to prepare lunch. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The mother laid two speckled eggs which she and her mate took turns sitting on. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheer parrot green sari she pleated and tucked into her petticoat had been laid out for her on the bed by her mother. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, he got tired of sniffing and laid down next to the sofa and went to sleep. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Aunt Rachel had laid a special fire in the company room and set lighted candles on the table. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Al Ulbrickson felt fine, but he was worried about Hume and Morris, laid low by seasickness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And so, again and again, I laid out my professional dilemma for the people I met, quizzing them on what they did and whom they knew. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He laid Harry gently on the doorstep, took a letter out of his cloak, tucked it inside Harry’s blankets, and then came back to the other two. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as he was satisfied that all was well, he laid back his ears and set to work on the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside we laid it to rest on the bearing. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love—Love, I been a-waitin’ for this minute ever since the day I laid eyes on you!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In the living room, Mama and Papi are laid out on the couch watching TV. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Before them, a table was laid out, candles and the mandatory cigar and bottle of rum. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edie’s eyes fall on Gram’s bag, laid across the seat next to me, and her eyebrows arch before she moves on. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He forced himself deep into the dark center of the grove and, kneeling, laid the wreath upon the thick carpet of golden needles. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

And you hens, how many eggs have you laid in this last year, and how ihany of those eggs ever hatched into chickens? Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I had laid in a huge store of gunnysacks, hoping to fill them all with the threshed grain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They laid down their cradles and went across the field to him. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke sharply to his daughter, who laid a restraining hand on him. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shrugged and lowered his head and then laid down on the bench. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nadia laid her shopping bag down at my feet and tugged at Ginger's leash. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi closed her eyes tight and laid her cheek on his shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She laid her own apron on the floor, set the bundle of bones on top of it, and tied the apron the other way, so there was cloth all around. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I slowly laid out sweets upon our little table, disheartened by so glum a prognostication. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He stepped over and laid his hand on my shoulder. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beowulf laid his hand on the coastguard's shoulder. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was laid out in the middle of the boat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had opened that door—not once but twice—maybe even laid hands on him, and he hadn’t woken. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A small pointed stick was laid on the ground, then struck near one end with a bat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was the way I first laid eyes upon this land.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he sat down and laid out three cards, facedown, on the blanket. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

To my surprise, my mother has laid out one of her own lovely dresses for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The quickening, Madeline had called it, as she laid her hands on Mia’s skin—such an old-fashioned euphemism, one that made her think of quicksilver, a lithe little fish whipping about within her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I voted last election, same as everyone, and I laid it on the line for President Noble. I think he's one of the nicest-looking men who ever became president.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She carefully unpinned the clothes and laid them into her laundry basket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leader took the paper back from Matty and laid it with others on his desk. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

After I was fully undressed, they laid me on the slotted board attached to the pulley and conveyed it to the mikveh. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Neewo and Ten Snow were wrapped in red blankets, then birchbark, and at last laid gently into their good mother, Akeeng, the earth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

So she nodded and yes’m’d right up until her mother finally sighed, the last braid laid down tightly against Ophie’s scalp. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The dark yellow plant from the rocky mesa top smelled like wet tobacco; she laid it beside the ocher sandstone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They laid him out on his bed and brought us children into his bedroom to look at him. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found it laid across a table in the parlor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Jessie took one prong off the nail of one lemon so as not to waste valuable citric acids, then laid her project out on a tray, and they brought their gifts upstairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The corpses — or what was left of them — were laid out in rows on the floor, and groups of four or five persons at a time were permitted to view them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ear and Arm dragged out Eye and laid him on the carpet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laid my painting in at the place where Audubon’s tern was missing. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His cheek was laid open with claw marks and one eye was completely closed with a swelling bruise, but it was Tool nonetheless. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

"He's laid siege to Storm's End. Renly is riding to meet him." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Carries him out of the maze like a path has been laid before him to the exit. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Nothing neat about the way everything crumpled inside me, seeing him laid out that way, thinking it was all over. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The onset of World War II and a number of internal scandals once again laid the Klan low. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

If you want someone laid out, sic the Knockout King on them. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Tris had gained the saddle, and his mount was rearing and wheeling as he laid about with his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Of all the terrible deeds laid to his account the worst was done in Thebes, his mother’s city. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small cottage on a street they hadn’t laid yet? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Exhausted, fearful, Sarai drank down her lull and laid herself on her bed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and laid my head back upon my blanket. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But now when I suggested it, she merely turned her head to the side and laid it down in the dust. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Reynie could rise and tiptoe from the room, however, Mr. Benedict’s eyes popped open, and he laid a hand on Reynie’s arm to stop him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The girls told her not to break her neck—that it was seasonable work and they’d all be laid off when the fall orders had been made up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He * * After the ceremony, we take buses to the reception hall and wait outside as the banquet food is laid out. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t notice he was talking as if Granny was in her kitchen, fixing to cook us some grits, instead of laid out in a coffin in the parlor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Our mats and blankets were laid in one corner. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the captain was surprised, he gave no sign, and Horse put his large hand on the doc’s shoulder, where she laid her dark cheek against him as she continued stitching Archer’s wounds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Their things were still laid out exactly as they’d left them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He laid the conch against his lips, took a deep breath and blew once more. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Underneath the pavement, which had been laid down years before, was a crop of manioc. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Dad had just turned forty when the Feds laid siege to the Weavers, an event that confirmed his worst fears. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

‘If you must go, my dear,’ said I, ‘you must, and I will say you are laid down upon the bed.’ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

That night when I went to bed, I laid there in the dark and pictured a clothesline full of somebody else’s troubles. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Mercy stroked hers with a timid finger and laid them gently aside. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Master came back with a wide piece of paper that he unfolded and laid out on the dining table, pushing aside books and magazines. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The others laid the unconscious body across the mattress. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama took a pencil and marked thirteen eggs with X. We kept those in the nest, and when the hens laid fresh ones, we took those for eating. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid one hand on my wallet, to reassure myself that the hard-won script was still safely tucked within. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They looked like big tin cans that had been cut in half and laid on their sides. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I gave them a shake and laid them on one of the chairs. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As Khrushchev recognized, the foundation was laid for a breakthrough. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Ylla laid herself back in the canopy and, at a word from her husband, the birds leaped, burning, toward the dark sky. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laid them side by side and looked at them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment, sighing, the Object laid her head on my shoulder. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At the end of that picnic, watching the distant flames leap up to the sky and blank out all the stars in red flame and oily smoke, she had laid her head on his shoulder. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Workers laid foundations of immense timbers in crisscrossed layers in accord with Root’s grillage principle, then used steam-powered derricks to raise the tall posts of iron and steel that formed each building’s frame. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I readied myself, but immediately my mother and my brother each laid one hand on a door handle. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The rational explanation laid blame on the forces of change that during this time had convulsed Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We threw rice at weddings, we laid wreaths at funerals. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laid her head on my shoulder, her feet dangling around my knees. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Robinson, ignoring his own wounds, lifted the injured Seward from the floor and laid him tenderly in his bed. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naomi laid the photograph back down and gave the drawer another tug. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And so Hoover sent a bouquet of flowers, which was laid upon the casket as it disappeared into the ground. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She laid her napkin folded up nice on the table and left. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He could feel his elbow throbbing where the momingstar had laid it open. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the ebb of their fortunes, this sum was their total capital; yet they laid it unhesitatingly against Matthewson’s six hundred. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled from underneath the dog’s legs, then rolled twice more and laid in the dirt waiting for my breathing to catch back up to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I find a clean white shirt laid across the end of Kinko’s cot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She pulled it upright and rolled it out of the grove, and then laid it on the grass to look at it more closely. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

At length, she lay beside him like a burden laid down at evening which must be picked up once more in the morning. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Robin carefully removed them from the shark’s womb and laid them on top of a cooler for a closer view. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

When I tried to sleep, I kept seeing the VC, just the way he was laid out in front of the company. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here I’d been so thankful that Uncle Chester had laid in the fencing supplies. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I laid there for a minute with the phone flat on my chest. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Jan tilted the bottle and emptied it, then laid it in the gutter. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mondrian has laid out his colored “tiles” along a grid system that appropriately resembles a city map. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother perched on the edge of the bed and laid a hand on my leg. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

We never laid a hand on each other again, and even though we’d get into plenty of verbal clashes, our tiffs tended to end the way our fistfight had, with us cracking up. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he’s finally dead now and laid to rest in some African voodoo cemetery, or worse yet eaten up by the wild animals, well, amen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lennie removed his hat dutifully and laid it on the ground in front of him. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together, he and Lupin carried George into the house and through the kitchen to the sitting room, where they laid him on the sofa. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Nina laid a hand on each of the girl’s shoulders and tried to improve her blood flow, raising her body temperature very slightly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Simpson laid out a new route to the hamlet. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

An attractive high school girl had to look good to an eighth grader, especially one who had barely laid eyes on a female who wasn’t his grandmother. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Nailer slashed the membrane that the crew had laid down in their vain effort to save the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nina turned and laid her hands on his chest. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He has laid himself transversely upon the deck where we sit, and stares inert. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Nat laid aside Moore, and spread the logarithmic tables he was making. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped chewing and laid the bread aside. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He laid a hand on the end of a zipper that extended down his chest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe if she laid him on the porch and put some soft rags under him tonight, he might rise from the dead, like Lazarus did in a meetin’-house story. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In another bout, two men armed only with short swords fought each other until one was laid low—whether dead or not, Aurelia couldn’t tell. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He took off his jacket and laid it on the bench beside him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The cut which Lancelot had given welled over with blood which looked black in the moonlight, and you could see sane of the insides of the stomach with their secret life laid open. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the gun was loaded, and Pa laid it on its hooks over the door. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raking some dead leaves into a pile, she picked Little Ann up and laid her in them. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy—it was hard to think of one so soft and pink as a man—laid the edge of the dagger across the captain’s palm and slashed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her glasses were on a little Donald Duck night table, folded neatly and laid stems down. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

For some reason I want him to feel vulnerable, laid open, though I know it will be completely useless. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he walked slowly over and laid it in the straw at Jody’s feet. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

To see Manny laid out all serene after knowing there was a bullet somewhere in his head? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He cares for the babies at times, but has laid down the law at diapers. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There where the wild mountain flowers would grow in the spring, I laid him away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The loaders grumbled at the boys for not having laid the hay properly and threatened to tan them when they caught them, if they got left behind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it laid its veil over the island, so that Malaga shone with a luminous silver—every stone, every pine—as if an artist had engraved it and set it on the water. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

We waited for a while until my pops came home so he could go with us but when he got home he had liquor on his breath and then he went and laid down. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even before she began undressing, she always had her underwear laid out on the bed in the right direction, right for getting into as quickly as possible. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women laid Grandmother on the ground, and Aunt Chipo began rubbing her hands and feet. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain knocked out the oak plug from the end of the keg and got glasses down from the shelf that had scallop-edged paper laid on it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I undid the knot on Mamá’s apron, slipped it off, and laid it on the bed beside me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Somewhat brazenly, I suppose, I laid all this out in my interview with Michael Riordan, the hospital’s new president. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She took off her hat and laid it down beside her and it hung there in space without any support at all. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The limp body, with not a torn spot or a tooth puncture in the skin, would be laid at his master’s feet. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he laid eyes on our spoils, we had to explain everything. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He realized now that they could hardly have laid Dobby to rest in a more beautiful place, but Harry ached with sadness to think of leaving him behind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s got a garden laid out with spring water running through it, and he’s set a place apart for flowers, roses and the like, and some of the bushes are coming clear from Boston.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would of laid a bet that when she got on him about it, Camp had looked down at the floor instead of at the mantelpiece. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Before she laid a hand inside, Mr. Quisling cleared his throat. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

‘If all the seven stones were laid out before me now, I should shut my eyes and put my hands in my pockets.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Next to the window was a table with an evening meal already laid out for him: ham, cheese, salad. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He laid the cravat on Mr. Sharpe’s bed and folded it carefully, running his thumbs over the creases. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Something was brought to life and laid to sleep in his gaze. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Bran laid the letter on the table, turned, so that I could read it right-side-up. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost ten years had passed since they had first laid siege to the town, and it seemed as strong as ever. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To Cynthia, the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes on, Passionately yours, Ben Meecham. And to Mary Helen, the most gorgeous creature on earth, Adoringly yours, Ben Meecham.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the dead moth on the bedside table and fell back to sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The two Nurturers unwrapped the blankets and laid the identical newborns on the bed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But they had taken these beautiful rocks from deep within earth and they had laid them in a monstrous design, realizing destruction on a scale only they could have dreamed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We laid down the fishing poles and climbed up onto the log. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was no wastebasket in sight, so I crumpled the flowers up and laid them in the deep white basin. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kreuk has already checked the pockets and laid her personal effects on top of the coat. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A serving girl laid a blood pie in front of him, and he attacked it with both hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I still washed our clothes at the Laundromat, but I carried them home sopping wet and laid them all over the kitchen counters and the floor to let them dry. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We have laid waste to their fields and their fans. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave a small laugh and laid a hand on Ruth’s shoulder. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laid down our forks and stared at each other, the shock clearly visible on our pale faces. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The one I thought was beautiful the first time I laid eyes on it—on the first day Doc let us inside his cabin to start our lessons. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tally laid it flat, stretched out in the sun, where its metallic surface turned jet black as it drank in solar energy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It took several minutes, but eventually the beaker was empty, and Mrs. Coulter laid her daughter down again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The whole business was laid to rest years ago.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman hadn’t moved from her spot, but laid the bloodied knife at her side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I’m asking for a slap in the face, but Dad don’t say anything, just gets out and goes up the boards Judd has laid out in place of a sidewalk. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never laid eyes on those people and now I was supposed to live with them? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She laid her hands flat on the table and leaned into them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had finished the garland, she laid it lightly upon Victor’s black curls. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a person who laid an extensive—sometimes his superiors felt too extensive—foundation, before attacking the heart of a matter. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julian smiled, laid the remaining deck of cards in the middle of the table, and said, "Would you mind turning over your cards?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Osh and another surfman lifted a second sailor out of the belly of the boat and laid him on a waiting stretcher. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

They laid the carved gemstone on the table in front of them and started to inspect it closely, muttering little scholarly notes to each other and passing the magnifying lenses back and forth. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Each white tooth was laid out on a black background in two straight lines, ordered from small to big. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Someone I haven’t laid eyes on since I was a toddler. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland laid his spectacles on the table and pressed his shrunken fingers to his eyeballs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Beau curled up beside me, right against my side, and laid his head across my chest. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For the first time he understood some of the true power of the knife, and laid it very carefully on the rock in front of him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When I get to work on Monday, Miss Celia’s still laid up in bed with her face buried under the sheets. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Part of me is shocked, because he’s never laid a hand on me like that before. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carmen returned, and the rest of the family dug into the dishes laid out across the table. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

While Mrs. Ogilvie shrieked, Mother knelt down and laid the back of her hand against Colette’s forehead. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That yellow daisy laid there on the table in front of me reminding me that I did not belong here. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He laid his head on his desk in relief. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after our visit to Mechtild, I discovered a book that Elnora had laid aside, for her weak eyes no longer allowed her to read. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I knelt down and laid his head in my lap. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted her and laid her on the bed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clarke looked ready to object, but Penelope laid a hand on her shoulder. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He laid the nickel on the counter; he saw the blurred loaf being handed to him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand on Jethro’s shoulder, and his big fingers clutched so tightly that the boy winced. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The temple, for the mound was surely built for religious reasons, was laid out in a wide, shallow U about 150 feet long and 60 feet high, with a sunken plaza between the arms. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I laid Dinah’s dress and my hair barrettes on the bed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She laid down a ten, a jack, and a queen of hearts. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She laid down a base of brown paint. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He laid the newspaper on the counter and pointed out the advertisement he had just read. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bait laid on the trail, the hog hunters waited for their quarry, which turned nocturnal in the hot weather. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She finally came over to him and laid her head on his chest and wept uncontrollably. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The barn of shackles, the hole in the earth, this broken-down boxcar—the heading of the underground railroad was laid in the direction of the bizarre. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When I laid my foot on the middle cross bench, its hardness had an invigorating effect on me, as if I had just stepped on solid ground. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The apartment seems to be laid out exactly like the first one we took refuge in. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It is time to look more closely at the work of Descartes and other scientists who built on the foundations laid by Galileo. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She laid her head back over her brother’s. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the grand dining room, the noble family had laid out elfin delicacies in heavy silver dishes. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Out!” exclaimed her husband, with something like genuine consternation in his voice as he laid down the vinegar cruet and looked at her through his glasses. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bay slept well in the woodland nest where he had laid himself down, in that kind of thin but refreshing sleep which people have when they begin to lie out of doors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Tehlu grew angry, and he might have slain them all, but Perial leaped forward and laid a restraining hand on his shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We worked on our fort for a while but it was too hot, so we went inside and laid on the living room floor in front of the fan. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

So I know it’s not a shimmer and in the shakiness I can just about catch him still kneeling, praying some prayer, and Viola laid out on the ground in front of him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“They’ve laid so much fiber in the ground that they’ve basically commoditized themselves. They are going to get into massive price wars with everyone and it’s going to be a disaster.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

We laid the Large-Billed Puffins back in their place in Audubon’s Birds of America. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

An expansive grassy area had been laid out along the water to the east of the grandstand to accommodate another ten thousand standing spectators. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Workers had already laid pipes in Jackson Park for two hundred springwater booths. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Eventually a fine fat pickle, greenish yellow and hard at the ends was fished out and laid on a scrap of brown paper. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t stuttin ’em when I first laid eyes on ’em, I sure wasn’t thinking about them three years later. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The charred, headless, tailless bodies laid out on the crates were not squirrels at all—they were rats—but the cry of the vendors never changed: “Squirrel! Squirrel!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Arm laid his sensitive fingers on the gate, but even he could detect nothing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his bags of clothes and CD on the steps, then sat and stared at the church sign. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His father sat with the box of Booker money on the desk in front of him, the bills laid out and counted. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his hoe down gently, and savored one last moment of feeling warm soil beneath his bare feet. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

A globe-shaped lantern hung from a hook on the central pole, and the floor of the tent was covered with a simple canvas cloth on which a red-and-brown rug had been laid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he’s working he’s like laid back at home and he’s mostly off the bottle. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Miles gave Cliff the finger and laid his head down on the desk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He gave a card to Oliver Payne, and seeing Dr. Malone with her arms still folded, laid one on the bench for her. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At ground level, the principles of triangulation are the same, except that the triangles don’t reach into space but rather are laid side to side on a map. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And at the front, on a raised stage, were the first two baby grand pianos I’d ever laid eyes on, their giant hardwood tops propped open like black bird wings. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She pushed against him with her paws, then laid her head on his lap the way she used to do with Albert. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Back in the bow he laid the two fillets of fish out on the wood with the flying fish beside them. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mami was laid off, we had to go on welfare. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Alone Éowyn stood before the doors of the house at the stair’s head; the sword was set upright before her, and her hands were laid upon the hilt. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The money was laid out on a nearby table and soon there was a crowd around it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Tupperware containing various candies are laid out at two, four, eight, and ten o’clock. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Ama saw a streak of white materialize at the girl’s throat as her dæmon effortfully changed into a long, sinuous, snowy-furred creature with brilliant black eyes and black-tipped tail, and laid himself alongside her neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The woman laid a stack of papers on the table. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He did think of it as work—the reading and the practicing of languages and pronunciation, the recitation of facts, the careful examination of every text laid before him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She took a step forward and laid her hand on the stone. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I was about to send out a search party. I’ve laid your suit on the bed.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liza lifted the pale sheet of it and laid it over one of the pie tins and trimmed the edges with a knife. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man laid down the duffle bag at Johnson’s feet, unzipped it, and pulled out a wad of bath towels wrapped around something. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gitano laid his hat on the floor and diffidently sat down. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a cave-in threatened, or actually occurred, when delicately measured explosives were being laid down, when a difficult seam was hit.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Reaching into his pants pocket, he hauled out some crumpled bills and laid the money on the table. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Moving very slowly so as not to waken Lyra, he laid her down among the blankets and climbed out of the canoe, to stand shivering on the sodden grass, taking Asta in his arms. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Jack Rabbit Jones on keyboard laid down smooth chords with his left hand while the fingers on his right hand hip-hopped across the twelve-bar blues trail. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Archie, in fact, was wondering why Brother Leon had laid his plans before him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went clean over to the other side of the lake and laid down my two pouches and my tote sack and net-basket and pulled off my brogans and all my clothes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He laid his other hand on her head. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

One time, Charlie got two of them and laid them down on top of each other. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The woman disappears and Cinna is retrieved from the roof, An Avox boy comes in and directs us to a room where breakfast has been laid out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then Vatete was laid down on her right side with her hand under her head as though she were sleeping. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still full of creative steam, still constantly on the move, but overnight train journeys invariably laid him low. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When she laid the whip across Dragon’s right side he veered right, for a dragon’s first instinct is always to attack. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He laid the tray on the table with a nervous bow, smiling at the President in hopes of being asked to stay; but Father MacPhail nodded toward the door, and the young man left reluctantly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When Brick got busy with the 8-5 Kings, he laid off me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Finally he found a couple of quarters and laid them on the table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then Spevy fell to the Kargs and was looted and laid waste, its people taken as slaves, so that even now it is an isle of ruins. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We laid our weapons down, and the visitors, especially the two foreigners, began smiling again. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

There were always dogs, hollow-stomached and mangy, laid out in the road. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I gathered my shirt and cloak, laid them carefully over one arm, and left the courtyard, ignoring the silent crowd around me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore laid Mrs. Norris on the polished surface and began to examine her. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He laid his hand on the pommel of his sword then, and went on in the solemn voice of Robb the Lord. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I climb in the back, laid with two flat planks for passengers to sit on. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Plenty of dogs are painlessly laid to rest each day. I don’t see why you would object to that.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They merely laid hands on him, and he fell. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid it on the table in front of the king, saddened by the memory of the man who had pinned it on him, the friend he had loved. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She cuffed the cat, which tried to scratch her, ears laid flat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some measure of comfort came to the sorrowful mothers as their sons were laid upon the funeral pyre with all reverence and honor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it wasn’t cold, it seemed as if the kid ought to be covered, so the old man took his winter work jacket off the hook and laid that over him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat at one of the long curving tables, poring over manuscripts laid out like patches in a quilt. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

High winds from the south laid the grass flat all day, turning it to a dull, damascene silver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Exotics had removed their capes and laid them on the long oval table. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was soft and warm against my side as she laid her head on my chest and closed her eyes. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Her belly was the exact color of a freshly laid egg. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I’ll admit that there’s something refreshing about having it all laid out for me like this. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the cap down, noticing that Mr. Dalton was watching him closely. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before two years passed, the rash pair were both dead, and laid quietly side by side under one slab. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Pippin could see all the Pelennor laid out before him, dotted into the distance with farmsteads and little walls, barns and byres, but nowhere could he see any kine or other beasts. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The corn shuld be laid down in the Lower medow now, I reckon it is, Toms a good boy, you tell him That. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The signals animals give one another: lowered blue eyelids, ears laid back, raised hackles. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she laid hands on him again, he’d lose his mind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She laid down her basket then, and walked quickly across the ring of firelight, stooping down to look more closely. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

These tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Down by my feet I had laid out all the Japanese army souvenirs Dad had shipped home from the war. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He laid the finished fish in a neat pile. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s coming out of Esmerelda’s Bakery with a bag of doughnuts, and he looks super laid back, as always, wearing one of his signature worn superhero shirts. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He had discarded many more pages than he had laid aside, collecting those few pages very carefully, as if the words themselves might slip off the paper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Immediately, her mind filled with images of Montez laid out on a cot somewhere, wasting away as gray-clad soldiers stormed over barricades. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There were big guns too that passed in the day drawn by tractors, the long barrels of the guns covered with green branches and green leafy branches and vines laid over the tractors. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’d never laid eyes on Hickock until he was brought down to the interrogation room. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

While they talked, I felt Mama sit down beside me and I laid my head against her shoulder. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Food laid out in pans on the hred-up stove, getting burned. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to his room and brought back a squat bottle of ink and a stub pen and a pad of paper and an envelope and laid them on the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A fake got him up in the air and I was around him and laid it up for two. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

While in Munich, he also designed and laid out the famous park known as the English Garden. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It had a double bed with a cover made of millions of ruffles, and the way the pillows were laid out, it looked like there might be a dead body underneath. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I walked up to the glass display cases and looked over the rows of gum and candy bars laid out on the shelves. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

She slipped out of the room and escaped to her own, where a few dresses were already laid out on her bed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Sorry is as sorry does, and you’re about the sorriest dentist I ever laid my eyes on.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The entire village had gathered to sing a farewell as he was laid to rest, but the only song that day was theirs; the birds had fallen silent, as if they mourned. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She carefully laid the staff across the front passenger seat, got in, and drove away. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

"Yep. He was laid out just like a little baby. I couldn't believe it." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Max laid a hand on Bigger’s knee and whispered, “I’m going to do all I can, son.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had cheese and milk from the goats that shared the caves with the singers, even some oats and barleycorn and dried fruit laid by during the long summer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thupa Inka closeted himself with the local leadership and laid out many inspired ideas for the valley’s betterment, all of which were gratefully endorsed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then he laid away the traps, and he took his fiddle out of its box and began to play. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laid hands on him, and he struggled wildly. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I laid the rocks on him and he slapped the cuffs on me. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

What it is is decisive, and if you pay attention to the street plans, all laid out, the City can’t hurt you. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And because of that fear, they erected a new scaffolding of oppression on the cruel foundation laid hundreds of years before. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

That night in bed, I laid on top of the cool sheets with Wishbone’s soft, warm body next to me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The story was so logically laid out, without the gimmicks of Penguin Island. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Beneath the dark canopy of leaves and smoke the fire laid hold on the forest and began to gnaw. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But, to your amazement, despite superior tactics and a number of undeniable victories, reason is laid low. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The old man wiped the blade of his knife and laid down the oar. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laid her hand on mine and said very gravely:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Eleanor laid her hand on his chest, and his mom opened the door. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He could’ve written a “left of center” ticket, a moving violation that would have laid the matter to rest. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

These offerings, with strips of meat, were laid upon the fire. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She plopped back into her chair, with a calculator, pen, and paper laid out in front of her. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I thought I was too deep to slam so I just laid it up. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I manage to try a whole array of beverages laid out. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried out "Mama" when I laid her down and wet her diaper after she drank a bottle through a little hole in her mouth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Both her comrades and the local people laid wreaths for her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I know when and where the curse was laid,” Ultima continued. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On it, the whole terrible story was laid out for me in detail. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Will gathered up his father’s cloak, which he’d laid over a rock in the sun. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She laid eyes on Martin and Ethel’s porch for the first time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Only, instead of sitting on the arm of Stradlater's chair, he laid down on my bed, with his face right on my pillow and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Within the framework laid down by the High Command, the Regional Commands had authority to select local targets to be attacked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The team laid an electric cable along the floor throughout the building, strung with outlets, like a cord for Christmas-tree lights. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the conch with great care in the grass at his feet. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I laid the card on my study desk. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He laid six men out cold before the crowd settled down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cold chicken, crisp pickles, butter biscuits, and peach pie were laid out on the table. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

George laid out his deliberate solitaire hand— seven cards, and six on top, and five on top of those. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra laid them one by one on the grass, and then they were through, and moving among the bushes. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lyrics for each section were preceded by a paragraph of prose that augmented the narrative laid out in the lyrics. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

So Branwell laid her down on the floor and started giving her CPR. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two seconds later he came back with Daisy dangling in his arms, and he laid her down next to me on the bed. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

On the broad landing between Miss Havisham’s own room and that other room in which the long table was laid out, I saw a garden-chair,—a light chair on wheels, that you pushed from behind. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was laid out carefully, not sprawled like a murder victim. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A month later both Thomas’s dad and my dad were laid off, along with a whole bunch of other engineers at Harris. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She sat in a chair by the fire, and the animal laid his head across her ankles and drooled on her bare feet. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You laid Bessie before you killed her. The doctors said so. And now you expect me to believe you didn’t lay Mary.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All morning she watched the Bloody Mummers strip the dead of their valuables and drag the corpses to the Flowstone Yard, where a pyre was laid to dispose of them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He laid his suit coat over his arm and lifted the glass of water in salute. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

We walked over the brittle grass and when we came to the pond, Maribel crouched down and laid her hand against the surface. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I laid Ayanna on a flat stretch of ground, thick with grass. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I got a real knack for arranging flowers, I mean, everybody back in Sugar Ditch said so, even my maid said so, right after she said I’m the worst cook she’s ever laid eyes on.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He laid his diving rock and his basket and the two ropes in the sand by the canoe. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fate not only disabled him but laid a double-tiered barrier in his path. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moving as little as possible, I reached out and pulled a book out of my travelsack, then laid it on her desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The closet and most of her dresser drawers were open, displaying an array of girls’ clothing, and Kelly had laid out an assortment of makeup on her desk. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter laid a hand on his back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I never laid a finger on that boy!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He picked up the packages from the floor and laid them on the bed to distract his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Charles laid his knife and the bread on the table and placed his hands palm down on either side. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly she was successful in keeping the dark things out of the house but sometimes they got in at Tom and laid him out. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even more troubling was something Kermit found while walking near the campsite—two freshly cut branches, laid carefully side by side, in plain view. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

At first, Hooper walked up and down the room softly, looking at all the moths, laid out on white card, and at the labels beneath them. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He laid out all of Seabiscuit’s predilections and weaknesses in great detail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, without warning, he laid his hand hard across her mouth, whispering, “Sssssh!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The women laid down their cards to hug Lindsey and pat her puffy cheeks. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The Greek laid the ice pick on the stove and rolled his sleeves higher. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now you've seen the tracks that have been laid for me. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Then the lane curved to the left and fell away, sloping steeply down a hillside, so that they had a sudden, unexpected view of a whole valley laid out in front of them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mama wrapped Rorra, my newborn sister, in a baby blanket, laid her gently in a crate next to the mattress, and kissed her goodnight. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I began then to think of time as having a shape, something you could see, like a series of liquid transparencies, one laid on top of another. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I look behind me at my bedside table, where I’ve already laid out a chocolate pudding cup and my meds, ready to be taken. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He noted what it ate, where it slept, where it laid its eggs, and—if he knew— how long it lived. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the cakes were laid out upon the table in strips, ready for heating, Wing Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She always laid some goldenrod on their graves. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw to it that all the sheep entered through the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent the flock from wandering away during the night. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman laid her head down on the rock. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carried Errol to a perch just inside the back door and tried to stand him on it, but Errol flopped straight off again so Ron laid him on the draining board instead, muttering, “Pathetic.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I imagined the roof lined with solar panels, laid out like a deck of cards. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He returned a few minutes later and laid down two sheets of rather dirty notepaper before Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Theresa found a special breakfast laid out on the kitchen table. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some sell virtual Warcross items laid neatly out on tables, everything from gold rings to glittering capes, leather boots and platinum armor, healing elixirs and treasure chests. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She climbed aboard her mother’s back and laid her cheek against her mother’s neck and closed her eyes tight. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

That had been his path, laid out before him as straight as an arrow since childhood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Now, laid open, she had no recourse but to hurry along the tunnel of her anger, headlong. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The words speak—they have a tongue. Know all of you that my son laid violent hands upon my wife. O Poseidon, God, hear me while I curse him, and fulfill my curse.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when I spot a booklet, laid sideways across the top of the Mississippi River Valley Flood Index. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But what sort of trap have they laid that requires such dexterity? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The shield made a mild clanking sound as it was laid to rest in its niche. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He and Nancy together lifted the monkey out and laid it on the dissection table. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jesper laid down another series of shots, sketching a wild formation he hoped would disguise their location. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The girls laid out meals and put them away. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I laid them out, side by side, all their heads pointing the same way, and looked at them. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

After exercises, she laid out a line of small orange cones and ran the players through a series of drills: quick passes, headers, and chests. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

This road was no longer dirt and mud, but laid out in stone. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The beds were full, and comforters laid on pillows on the floor were for children. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After they had ridden for some miles, the highway became a wide street, paved with great flat stones, squared and laid with skill; no blade of grass was seen in any joint. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And it occurred to me then that you would not escape, that there were awful men who’d laid plans for you, and I could not stop them. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then I wouldn’t see him until we came in from school and he’d be laid out on his bed in the parlor room where Cecile slept when my father and uncle first took her in. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Here I was laid up with a bad hog cut, hurting so bad I could hardly get my breath, and her expecting me to make a big to-do over a little old puny speckled pup. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I just laid around in bed for a while and smoked another cigarette. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It's a long jump from here to the ground, but the movers still have furniture laid out between the truck and the building's entrance. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The old man laid the food stamps on the counter again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My faithful company rested on their oars now, peeling off the wax that I had laid thick on their ears; then set me free. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid Lyra on the enormous palm, and she gazed up at the giant with perfect confidence, and Pantalaimon sang like a nightingale. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then I stalked downstairs to the kitchen and laid out three different snack cakes, agonizing over which one would provide the best musical energy boost. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pilate laid the bones carefully into the small grave. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t like anything here at all,’ said Frodo, ‘step or stone, breath or bone. Earth, air and water all seem accursed. But so our path is laid.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Only then did Henry see the boy curled under the kitchen table, a quilt laid over him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was now starting to actually feel a bit angry, which then made me feel worse, as if I were fulfilling some prophecy laid out for me by the haters, as if I’d given in. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

George laid down his cards thoughtfully, turned his piles of three. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

More to the point, the bomb program was moving toward a concrete conclusion, with plans laid for a decisive test in the desert. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She laid out on a lounge chair, watching her kids swim. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He called Ben Bradlee, the paper’s executive editor, and laid out the situation. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Trails can be laid and followed, antagonists frightened and confused, friends attracted and enchanted. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came back to their tiny apartment and laid the goods out on the dining room table. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Just as nineteenth-century human anatomy and physiology laid the foundation for twentieth-century medicine, the anatomy and physiology of genes would lay the foundation for a powerful new biological science. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The old man laid the panga on the hot coals. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m convinced an Eggmobile would be worth it even if the chickens never laid a single egg,” Joel told me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then he laid me down, and addressing Bessie, charged her to be very careful that I was not disturbed during the night. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He walked quickly into the kitchen, laid the arigbe down on the counter, and measured out some rice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He dragged the steak across the floor and laid it across the inert bunny. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Doc laid down four more starfish in lines. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The evening arrival at the great town of —— scattered these thoughts; night gave them quite another turn: laid down on my traveller’s bed, I left reminiscence for anticipation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Twitching aside his grey cloak, Pippin drew forth his small sword and laid it at Denethor’s feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the end he took the pistol from his belt and laid it alongside him under the blankets and rose and set out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She took another sip of water, laid her cup aside, blinked and stretched and rose from her chair, her muscles sore and stiff. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After I laid my life out like an open book, I couldn’t help but break down and cry. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had laid her head on his grave. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jake laid a hand on the old man’s arm, quieting him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He laid a perfect cast on , the water, and eddies took the fly down. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were in my house, they never laid a hand on a girl, never a kiss, nothing. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mean Lady Ming laid a dollar bill and a few coins on the counter. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid into him as soon as we hit the sidewalk. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The plan was laid out, and it left no room for error. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He pulled some money off a roll of bills and laid it down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Paul Revere with Johnny at his heels left Warren’s a man emerged from the darkness, laid a hand on Revere’s arm. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The time on my laptop reads 9:00 a.m., and I pull the med cart closer, looking at the color-coded clumps I laid out yesterday. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen plenty of jewelry on people but never laid out like this. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a baldric he wore a great horn tipped with silver that now was laid upon his knees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I laid a big fat brick against the rim. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He sat by the window with the chess game laid out before him on the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a quaver to Mama’s voice that Ophie had never heard before, and she laid a calming hand on her mother’s arm. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then he laid me back down and started looking at my groin. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tata was sometimes dependable, but just as often she was incoherent, or laid up with aches and pains. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then Aragorn laid his hand on Merry’s head, and passing his hand gently through the brown curls, he touched the eyelids, and called him by name. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

For some time they had been cut off from the world, as if in an invisible island; now they were laid bare again, peril had returned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Day by day beneath the opulence of this city Wang Lung lived in the foundations of poverty upon which it was laid. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

That feast was laid before us always, and yet we ate so little. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Chickenhound was hauled into the Abbey building and laid out on a bench. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He laid a few grains on Susie’s tray, then dug back in. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I laid my head on her chest beneath the bunched-up T-shirt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As he eased himself into his chair, she took a soft damp cloth from the basin and laid it across his brow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They lived in marshes and stagnant pools, sucked blood from man and horse alike, and laid their eggs in the dead and dying. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My mother is pretty laid back, but compared to my father, she’s a nervous wreck. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then you go down this long service line, where they have all kinds of different foods laid out behind glass and hot lamps. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They had carried Mr. Justice Wargrave up to his room and laid him on the bed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Either way, without a word, Robbie gently laid one finger on middle C so that I would know where to start. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And in almost twenty years during which he had not laid eyes on her naked feet, he missed only the underwear. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Captain Nips laid a coin in his hand. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

On a steep cliff his mate of last year had laid eggs that had broken under her weight. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The meat she had laid out on the grass was gone. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had just laid out Papa in his coffin on the table when a limousine pulls up to the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a Safe-T-Guard from the dispenser and laid it over the toilet seat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He rolled the hair up neatly and laid it in the handkerchief with the other things. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

After a second of assuring herself that she indeed was being called upon, she laid down her handbag and slowly folded her handkerchief. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully they laid out a great deal of food so that the lion would eat it and not bother them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

She laid an iron pan atop the brazier and put the bacon in. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We went on into the living room, where Styx was laid out on the couch with a bunch of pillows under him, looking perky as all get-out. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He embraced his knees and laid his chin down on his knees. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cut out some turves at the foot of the bank just outside the fern-brake, and made a shallow hole and laid his fuel in it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In the early morning she laid out a ton of work for me to do. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There it is, Doc. All the family business laid out like Sunday dinner.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She laid the bags out on Seven’s bed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He climbed the green barrow and laid them all on top in the sunshine. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His helm they set beside him, and across his lap they laid the cloven horn and the hilts and shards of his sword; beneath his feet they put the swords of his enemies. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She pressed them flat and laid them in a pile. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She helped the star over to a long wooden table, at the head of which were laid a cleaver and a knife, both of them with hilts of bone and blades of dark glass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I laid there with my hands folded behind my head, listening to her talk and explain herself and tell me why she had done what she had done. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Then, as if ashamed, he took off his outer garment and laid it over her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

By the time he was dressed, his squire had laid out his armor, such that it was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I had been right in giving a girl’s name to Lurai, for she laid speckled eggs and, with some help from her mate, hatched two ugly fledglings which soon became beautiful. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Layla picked up Aaron and then laid him back down so he was facing her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He went to the dresser and pushed her jars and combs and brushes aside and took the package from his pocket and laid it in the cleared space. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve walked into that building hundreds of times before, but nothing could prepare me for what’s laid out before me now. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And finally Goddard laid his cards on the table. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She came closer and laid her hand against his cheek. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Galileo had laid the foundations of science and pointed the way for others; but there was plenty for others to do in building on those foundations. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

When Mother called us to eat and I said I wasn’t hungry, she laid her cool hand on my forehead and cheeks. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my head cautiously against his shoulder, breathing in the smell of his skin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Myers claimed to have committed the Vickie Pittman murder under the direction of another local sheriff; he laid out to us a widespread conspiracy involving police, drug dealing, and money laundering. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

A delicate young man in what looked like a Boy Scout uniform crouched down, reached out his arm, and laid hold of the stern. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After a quiet meal I laid Emilia down and elevated her legs on a suitcase. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Piggy laid a hand on his jutting abdomen. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Candy laid the stump of his wrist on his knee and rubbed it gently with his hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Failing to hide a frown, she laid the envelope down on the map in front of me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Washington laid claim to the honor on grounds it was the center of government, New York because it was the center of everything. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

After his release, he went to work on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico but was laid off in the fall of 2008. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Malcolm laid Lyra on the table, lined the box with the oilskin, and put the child and blankets inside. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Search the cargo,” he commanded the soldiers, who laid down their weapons and picked up crowbars. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drew a diagram on a piece of paper and laid it in front of us. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Eleanor closed her eyes and laid her forehead against the glass. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

There sat other guards, with drawn swords laid upon their knees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Thinking Cora was laid up with one of her headaches, Sybil brought her some food around noon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"One flute will serve only to unstop your ears and dissolve the caul from off your eyes, so that you may hear and see the truths that will be laid before you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She laid a long pin next to it on the desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So they laid them apart from their foes and the fell beast and set spears about them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Eurynome and the nurse together laid soft coverlets on the master’s bed, working in haste by torchlight. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father laid his knife and fork crossways on his plate and took a breath, satisfied he’d gained the upper hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

None but these would have laid hands on her, even at her bidding. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I woke up when Mrs. van D. laid her head on my feet. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Not until they’d laid waste to everyone who stood in their path. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

There was no hotel suite reserved for the wait; there were no trays of canapés laid out, no television blaring from any corner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Men followed the path laid out for them by their fathers; women led the same lives as their mothers had before them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently Mr. Curtain had laid down strict rules about this. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think there is a destiny laid on me that I am not to know anything interesting, or do anything interesting. I’m certainly not to be anything. I’m not anything even at Caer Dallben!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He sits down on a section of stump at my table, which is a huge sandstone slab laid on three big boulders. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my head on the kitchen table. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She left her room, walking down the short, curved corridor that led to the sitting room, and found Con at a table that had been laid with enough food for twenty. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Jess gently took Sam’s cold hand and laid it on her palm. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Helen ... and the trees kept moving . . . they just wouldn’t stop moving ... so I laid down and made a snow angel. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins laid a firm hand on the handle of the perambulator. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

On the ground, he couldn’t see that the streets, which were paved in various shades of stone, were laid out in a complex geometric pattern so that the city looked like a giant mosaic. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Since he’d been laid off eighteen months earlier, it was his only source of income. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

George snapped his fingers sharply, and at the sound Lennie laid the mouse in his hand. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus she had laid out every kind of condiment you could imagine—onions, relish, shredded cheese, bacon bits—which was weird because Bobby Gene and I were ketchup and mustard all the way. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You fight the good fight,” she said, “you hear? Don’t you get weary, and don’t you get scared. Because I know the Lord’s done laid His hands on you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She laid the empty bottle on the ground and reached for the next bucket of water with renewed gusto. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He laid everything carefully on the little wooden jetty and made his way back to the others. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At sunset, after an impossible day of driving, he pulled to the roadside, kicked off his tight shoes, laid himself out in the seat, and slid the gray Homburg over his weary eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would always know where they were laid to rest, she said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Once again he won the chess match and laid the ball in for a nineteen-yard touchdown. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dragged some towels off the rack and laid them inside it, ready for her. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There were also two wooden privacy screens to change behind, some freestanding mirrors, and a worktable laid out with sewing machines and bolts of raw fabric. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We closed up the windows with shutters and laid sheets upon the furniture, the house being prepared for dormancy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He laid the gun on top of the tarp and took the cart and they went on. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“The rebels laid us low,” said the youth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He bunted the frog, laid down a perfect bunt in front of the plate, third-base side, and he took off for first. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I pulled my flash cards out of my pocket and laid them out on the table. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want him to have a more familiar name—something laid back and modern, so I can relate to him better. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When he saw her looking, he lifted a hand to his face and laid two fingers casually against his cheek. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It opened its dark eyes and stared at her, and then it laid its head upon her lap, and it closed its eyes once more. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I walked upstairs to the church office and found middle-aged Mabel Shorter unusually flustered as she laid down the telephone receiver. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He reached over the side of the canoe and laid the oyster in the bottom. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laid my head on top of my desk and closed my eyes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta laid his head down again on the pillows and soon he was alone in the room. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled back the side of his frock coat and laid his hand on the pistol it had hidden. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I found a loaf of bread, took out two pieces, and laid them in the toaster oven. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She laid out the drawings on a few desks and told her teacher how she wanted them displayed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But that morning, the minister dropped by the hospital unannounced as if he were visiting an old friend who was laid up for a few days. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog closed his eyes and laid back his ears. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He whipped his head back so fast to the card game the brothers were arguing over that Steve appeared to have momentarily laid down before bouncing back upright. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And so she never lifted her head up any more, and it was just an hour later when we laid it down on her own bed, because we found she was gone.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He laid the paper down and glanced out of the window. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Milgrom was laid in the cart and covered with a ragged scrap of cabbage-colored wool that had once been a blanket. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He came up behind her and laid his hands on her shoulders; bending low, he put his lips close to the nape of her neck. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Near the door there was an old-fashioned rocking-chair and a small table laid with a pair of shears, a dictionary, and a mandolin. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Roberto made a small cross from sticks and laid it on the mound. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He let go of her ankles, drew in his hands, and laid the side of his face on his right forearm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I stared at the overflowing ashtray, the three-quarters-empty bottle of Famous Grouse, the game of poker solitaire laid out upon the table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I smiled and nodded, and laid my finger on my lips; with a sigh, she sank back amid her pillows. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

This was Mother, who’d never laid a hand on us in all our lives! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she laid herself down upon her bed and gave birth again, although still she would have no one with her; even though she could hire whom she chose, she chose to be alone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The dementors were gliding up and down in front of them, and the cold, and the hopelessness, and the despair of the place laid themselves upon Harry like a curse.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Like Keav, they wasted away and laid in their own feces and urine, completely alone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z