| 单词 | lamp |
| 例句 | On a low wooden table set against the wall of the house was a paraffin globe lamp and ranged around it a rudimentary bar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Tom lighted the lamp in the old living room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There on the threshold, holding an old-fashioned lamp, stood a boy Harry recognized at once: tall, pale, dark-haired, and handsome — the teenage Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Todd took care of the lamp house, where the batteries for the helmet lamps were charged. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I sit in the living room with a cup of coffee, journal, book, and reading lamp. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Dedd took the chimney off the lamp, and with a trembling hand, fed the letter to the flame. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He switched on the large lamp that sat in the opposite corner, and it cast his wall of posters in brightness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So I turn on the lamp attached to my headboard and cautiously peek over the edge of the bed. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I saw shapes huddled around the room, their silhouettes thrown on the walls by the dim light of a pair of kerosene lamps. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was light outside now, but nobody had bothered to turn off the lamp. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I keep the lamps off so that no one will see Antonio’s shadow through the curtains when he comes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, it sent him careening into an end table, knocking a lamp onto the floor and shattering it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The lamp hanging by its chain from the ceiling cast a yellow circle and lighted Alice and her mending basket on the table in front of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The giant lamp spun past, blasting us with light, turning us into glowing white cutouts. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Vikus gestured to a small oil lamp that illuminated a panel of the wall. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the bed seemed to be floating on a dark sea with little sunlit islands that resolved into the crooked lamps when he focused on them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I just went to his door. It was open—for the breeze, you know. I stood there holding my lamp and called, ‘Mr. Blakeslee?’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Another time he gave her a table lamp whose base was a model one foot high of the famous “Iron Maiden of Nuremberg.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He crouches over his table, a single pool of light from a swinging metal lamp illuminating the large sheet of paper. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z First he lit his paraffin lamp, then he took a pretty dubious-looking bandage out of his pocket and wrapped it around his right hand. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “I’m sure there’s already a lamp at Fuchsia’s apartment.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Ah, I cannot light again. Wick is dirty. Will not work. When we see train, we will need to wave and shout. Cannot hold up lamp.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Gold-yellow lights of kerosene lamps flickered from behind windows and on verandahs of homes, like the eyes of hundreds of wild cats. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t afford a hand lamp,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He turns on the bedside lamp and my eyes burn. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When at last he lay sleeping quietly, she summoned all her courage and lit the lamp. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The bedside lamp was switched on, so obviously Elinor had gone to sleep while she was reading. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I grit my teeth and grab the lamp from my bedside table. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But they blow out the lamp and declare, “You shall not see her.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A body was hanging from the crossbar of a streetlight whose lamp had long since stopped shining. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z When I joined him at the man-hoist, he showed me how to clip a lamp battery pack onto my belt and the lamp on my helmet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley pointed her wand at a lamp on the bedside table and it ignited at once, bathing the room in a pleasant golden glow. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But there was too much of everything—too many golden candlesticks, too many lamps, rugs, pictures, vases, china ornaments, silk flowers, gilded bells. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I’m snuggled under a thick blanket on the couch and have been reading for so long that I don’t notice it’s getting dark outside until Baba switches on the lamp. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z According to Boo, their proximity to the lamp when it was lit meant that they were going to be stuck in place for just a little bit longer than everyone else. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It seemed incredible that instead of a kerosene lamp, we now had a single glass bulb overhead by which we could read at night. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Skeptics had scoffed: How could the same light, emitted from the same lamp, be registered as different colors by different viewers? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z One night, as I’m doing homework by the light of the kerosene lamp, he says, “You know, you live here and eat our food.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But then I trail off—mostly because Bryce and Aurora have appeared on the stoop, and Bryce is still holding the lamp. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Bassal is a light, silvery metal, useful in certain alloys that I would be using to construct my lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Going across the hall with the lamp, she said, ‘I have no family at all now. They’re all dead.’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In the end, he switched on the lamp and slid out of bed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z In the sitting room Lee was shriveled up like a leaf in the chair beside the lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z How the Jews celebrated by lighting an oil lamp. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z At this moment the cottage door opened, and in the lamp glow that spilled across the grass, Winnie’s grandmother appeared. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sound is the occasional pop of the oil lamps flickering against the black brick. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In peacetime, the street lamps below would be lit and the city aglow with light. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The oil lamp to her right bathed one side of her face in lambent light; the other was cast in shadow. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z One ancient street lamp is trying to light this lonely place, sputtering its life away. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Rabiya props up a Little Mermaid figurine next to a lamp shaped like a shell. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “A tall figure, all in white with a veil over its face and a lamp in its wasted hand,” went on Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We went inside the house where the lamps were lit, the two boys following, not saying anything. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z At night I use two gooseneck lamps, each of which takes three bulbs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “So if you light the lamp, the world ends?” asked Burton. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Henry switched off the lamp and went to the stove and began, rather mechanically, to make some bacon and eggs. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Ma sat in her rocking chair, sewing by the light of the lamp on the table. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z After the boys left, Piper lay on her pegasus-down pillows and watched the constellations her lamp projected on the ceiling. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Also, a lava lamp and the little table with a snack basket on top. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt saw the street sign lit up by the street lamp on the corner, and his heart jumped into his throat. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The warm glow of a table lamp softened the planes of Babou’s face and brightened his eyes. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There is an inkwell next to the lamp, a brass statue of an Egyptian deity, a clock, and the empty brandy bottle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z At the end of each hallway is a blue lamp, but between them it’s dark, and I have to be careful not to stumble over uneven ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Every morning as soon as there was enough light to see by without turning on the lamp, I’d work on my hands. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They blew out the lamp because of the danger of fire. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Elegant mahogany furniture, a linoleum floor covered with throw rugs, a radio, a fancy lamp, everything first class. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z With the lamp attached, the helmet felt heavy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In the bedroom she had once shared with Patria, the lamp was burning low. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not much later the widow appeared holding a lighted lamp. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z What I draw is the furniture in the apartment: the overstuffed sofa from the Sally Ann strewn with shed clothing, the bulbous lamp lent by a roommate’s mother, the kitchen stool. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But when they are finished she switches on the lamp by her bed and they examine each other, quietly discovering moles and marks and ribs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The door opened, and the light changed in the room; one of the incomers was carrying a lamp, which he put down on the sideboard. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The sun was sinking into the sea, lighting it up like a lamp. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I carried her bags down to the sidewalk and stood under the street lamp as they pulled away. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There’s a clatter as she gropes on the lamp table, then a click, and the television set runs through its warm-up. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They were not as active as the small yellow flies that sometimes flew away from the lamp and too close to my eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I turn on my bedside lamp and pick up the book of essays. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z From time to time the lamps flickered with the thunder, and once—just as the children were taking seats at the table—they went out entirely. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Catelyn hung the lamp from the door and moved the cup and flagon closer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The architecture was identical—a four-story brick building—lined with rows of windows that blinked like sleepy eyes as lamps and candles were lit against the dusk of an April evening. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And with that he took down the lamp and blew it out, and grasping a candle in either hand he led them out of the room. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z People were sitting around long tables with green-shaded lamps, reading newspapers and magazines. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z From the beginning, he was like a lamp in that quiet, shaded house. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been told by the twins that Henry disliked electric lights, and here and there I saw kerosene lamps in the windowsills. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He was alone in the room, seated at a heavy wooden table, an oil lamp beside him as he wrote. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Majestic street lamps were staggered on both sides of the sidewalk, spaced fifty paces apart. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Miss Love took off her apron, I picked up the lamp, and we hurried out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Henry blew a smoke ring half into the yellowy circle of light beneath the lamp, half into the surrounding dark. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The logs are dark brown and shiny, and they reflected opalescent colors in the beam of my head lamp. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lamp I am writing by is deer fat poured into a turtle shell with a strip of my old city trousers for a wick. “It snowed all day yesterday and today. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat in Kilvin’s office trying to look calm as the great, shaggy master turned my sympathy lamp over in his huge hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Under a few baleful yellow lamps, a handful of patrons staggered down the street, laughing and listing sideways as they walked. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Luxa had at some point retrieved the oil lamp from the boat. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Inside the manor house there was always a faint smell from the oil lamps that were lit every evening—for there was no electricity. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He explained how to use the round oil lamps; how to strap the broad snowshoes onto their feet; how to command the dogs. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She looks like one of those adjustable desk lamps. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z I picture a thin college-age guy with wire-rim glasses at a desk lit up with a small reading lamp, looking out the window, nodding at the good deeds he’s doing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Next to the bed there was a little table with a lamp that had a picture of a skinny little black horse right in the lampshade. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Other times he lowered the lamp over the ground, and squatting down on his haunches, peered into the dirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The only light in the room was a standard lamp beside the fireplace, so the shadow was clear and definite, but it never stopped long enough for Will to make out what it was. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat up and reached out to turn on the lamp—or I tried to. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As Mother lit the parlor lamps, I shoved my handiwork away and dashed out the front door. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Too much,” I said and held up the glass and sighted at the lamp on the table. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The apartment was sparse; there was a dining room table for one with a chair tucked into it, a worn sofa, a crooked side table, and two standing floor lamps. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z On the ledges above him there passed a farmhouse, then another, and still another, where yellow lamps were glowing out the windows. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Isa reached over to turn off the lamp next to her bed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The three of them sat on the galeria with the gas lamp off to keep the bugs down. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I lit all the hanging lamps while Granddaddy cleared a spot on the counter and gently placed the barrel on it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Yet I imagined Ade Coker and the rest of the staff in an office beneath the ground, a fluorescent lamp flooding the dark damp room, the men bent over their desks, writing the truth. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was beautiful, ablaze with the light from a dozen kerosene lamps. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind alone came in, struggling with the weak flame in the coal-oil lamp. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate their poor meal cold and lay down in their bedding with the lamp between them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She found her sitting on the steps of the back porch with the lamps all filled and the chimneys cleaned. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The tiara sat glittering and twinkling in the light from the low-hanging lamp. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Stevens blew out the lamp in the dissection room and ran up the stairs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On tiptoe, I turn out all the lamps, the television, every electricity sucker downstairs save the refrigerator. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My mother bought a paraffin lamp, and I was able to read under more light. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in bed, I push aside the curtain and let the sunlight spill in, brighter than any lamp. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I light the lamp and start unlacing his boots. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Hand lamps are a talent and half, and there’s nothing I can do about that.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Master lit the spirit lamp under the little silver chafing dish and heated some butter before cutting half a dozen poppy heads open and tossing them in. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In a cozy room dimly lit by oil lamps, Miss Wren sat in a rocking chair holding Miss Peregrine in her lap. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He set the lamp down on the table and walked around the room, snuffing all the lamps but one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The only place there weren’t books was in one corner, where there were some large, comfortable-looking chairs and a wooden table with lamps hanging over them, perfect for reading. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z As soon as the glass was removed, thin red beams of light hit the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She looked around the room, mentally rearranging furniture, throwing out table lamps, removing artificial flowers. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “It’s not quite a lamp,” her mother, renowned curator and archaeologist Dr. K. P. Shah, had told her the first time she showed it to Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were the potted palms, the shiny machines and swooping desk lamps. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But she leapt anyway, and while the lamps shook and the decorative furniture quavered, she did not break a thing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She told Mama that sometimes Grandpa’s lamp was still on in his bedroom at two and three in the morning. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When all four lamps were ablaze, they asked Milkman if he wanted to use a lamp or a flashlight. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The hall was not dark, nor yet was it lit, only by the high-hung bronze lamp; a warm glow suffused both it and the lower steps of the oak staircase. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Maybe someone needed a particular kind of lamp or pen or typewriter. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The smoke collected under the bed lamp, then floated out to be free in the room. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Chil the Kite brings home the night That Mang the Bat sets free— The down on their arms would stand on end, golden in the light of the bedside lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I sneaked a glance at Puli and he was looking at me with eyes like lamps. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z With Hector balanced on my hip, I position myself as a human shield near the door while simultaneously keeping my eye on Lenny’s nice lamp, ready to leap for it if necessary. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Two ancient lamps burned fish oil, throwing dim shadows against the dark stone walls. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s like a lamp flickering on inside my chest. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z We lit our kerosene lamps and carried them before us in the dark like our own tiny wavering suns. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z On either side were orange trees, and all at once lamps went on among the leaves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I held on to the lamp but it dumped me. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The only furniture in the room was a huge chair puffed with gray silk cushions, a tilted reading table, and a floor lamp deeply hooded. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The hall lamp was now lit, and it amused her to look over the balustrade and watch the servants passing backwards and forwards. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A chair is missing a leg and a lamp is broken. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Milkman watched the lamp until he realized that focusing on it kept him from seeing anything else. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a small click, and the ball of light from the lamp flew back to the ceiling and illuminated them all once more. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Lelia immediately dragged a mattress and a floor lamp in there and went to work on the rest of the house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Precisely because they were rare, the mutants had acted like lamps in the darkness, allowing biologists to track “the action of a gene,” as Morgan had described it, across generations. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But he didn’t, because in the gloom beyond the oil lamp, in the shadows, there were metal folding chairs arranged in a ring and on the chairs there were people, with slanting rhinestone sunglasses, watching. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It also contained the old man’s simple living quarters: a cot, a lamp, a work table, a folding chair, a bucket for carrying water, a plate, pots, pans, and so on. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She goes into the living room and turns on a table lamp and begins to attack the curtains with the hot iron. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I couldn’t move fast enough between the pools of light under the street lamps. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z In the living room, at the base of the stairs, the little shepherdess lamp was waiting, a pink-cheeked smirk plastered on her face. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He clapped the other on top of it and then, holding both pieces together with the tongs, held the whole thing over the flame of the spirit lamp. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He switched on his lamp and glanced at his clock. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Inside the trailer it looked like a small bomb had exploded—broken lamps, overturned furniture, dents and holes in the fake-wood paneling. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Under the yellow sheen of a street lamp they confronted each other, silently. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z No, it’s the shape of the bedroom lamp that’s the real evil in the world. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It is night again, and I am in the cave with one lamp lit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Lastly she turned to the Crone, whose statues often showed her with a lamp in one hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Burnham heard only the hiss of gas from the lamps in his office. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Besides how she felt about Miss Love, there was how she felt about kerosene lamps, well water, and privies. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The room had a damp, unused smell and the light from the lamp over the pool table was greenish and depressing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The lamp on the nightstand makes the room glow, seem unreal. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Gas lamps had been installed at haphazard intervals along the corridor, leaving pockets of gloom whose borders shivered as Belknap and Holmes moved past. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Bo stares holes into my forehead as he sets sandwiches beneath the heat lamps or covers sandwich wrappers in unnecessary stickers, something that always wins a smile from me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Nothing—no noises from the inside, no flickers of light from a reading lamp. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Guy came in just at that moment and saw her bare chest by the light of the smaller castor oil lamp that they used for the later hours of the night. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “But there is more to artificing than simply skill,” Kilvin said as he lay the lamp down and spread his huge hands out flat on either side of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A hanging lamp spun on its chain, speckling the zebra skin with light and making the customers feel even drunker than they were. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They lit a few improvised lamps made of tin cans filled with gasoline and a smoky wick. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We arranged for a brighter lamp so I could work. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were dragging goats, carrying yams and boxes on their heads, chickens and rolled-up mats under their arms, kerosene lamps in their hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I enter a small hall lit with a couple of warm lamps on a table. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The festivities were briefly interrupted when Father’s lamp caused a short circuit and we were suddenly plunged into darkness. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When not lying under the lamp, I walked the streets of New Orleans to orient myself. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Oil lamps and gas lamps and candles glowed in the windows of the houses of the village. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z As I walked into the living room it was lit up as if a small lamp was on. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Her teacher ushered her into a beautifully appointed room lit with two globe-shaped oil lamps, one on the desk, one resting on a dark wooden stand carved with lotus flowers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Kilvin reached out and extinguished the one remaining lamp, bringing the room to near total darkness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Stepping carefully over the rope that separated these books from the rest of the library, he held up his lamp to read the titles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She lighted a candle from the lamp and went unsteadily down the dark hall to the kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When he awoke, a small lamp glowed in the dark near his bed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The old man, still carrying the lamp, was standing in front of a picture in a rosewood frame which hung on the other side of the fireplace, opposite the bed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A mangled genie invoked by a modern lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled my scarf off and sat down next to Aunty Ifeoma, watching the insects crowd around the lamps. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She could see the knife, which was catching the moonlight, near the lamp. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a homework desk with a gooseneck lamp; a collection of cute, pastel-colored pens from Japan; and a tiny potted cactus. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Her mother had sent away to London for the lamp. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z A long narrow table with a steel top stood under a series of unlit lamps and two worn leather cases rested nearby. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Oh yeah, what we gave Big Joe and the new Mrs. Big Joe for a wedding gift was a pair of boss imitation Tiffany lamps that cost sixty-three dollars. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while, just to get my mind off getting pneumonia and all, I took out my dough and tried to count it in the lousy light from the street lamp. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The lamp Mr. King so kindly bought for you? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z After lying in bed for hours, I turn on the lamp and try to read. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And just like that, Mutti packs up everything—the dishes, the pots and pans, the uneven chairs, the brown wooden table, the worn armchair, the scratched-up black oak table lamp, the two wooden bedsteads. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He peels himself out of his clothes and groans lightly as he gets into bed, and switches off his lamp, and says good night, and still she sits. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At a wonderful store in Stonington, half hardware store and half ship’s chandler, I bought a kerosene lamp with a tin reflector for Rocinante. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Single bulb lamps hung from long cords, creating yellow puddles of light on the polished brown linoleum tile. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He had picked up a Lily Press from the grocery store on his way out, so he sat at the room’s small desk, flipped on the lamp, and began to read through it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Sympathy lamps were mixed with candles, giving the room a natural light without fouling the air with smoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When we finally got to the barn, we found an old oil lamp hanging just inside the door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He’d already found a plastic box of butane lighters and he lit the lamp with one of them and adjusted the flame and hung it back up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The snow has stopped and it’s a clear, cold night; the gas lamps cast circles of light. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “We spoke about your thieves’ lamp not more than two days ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I picked up the lamp and turned it over in my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Quietly, I wander into the family room and turn on a lamp. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “How to build an organic battery made of potatoes. Now, that’s cool. It says here you could power a lamp with it. We could call it the Spud Lamp or something. What do you think?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “Awww, man,” I said to myself, “I wish I had a magic lamp so I could have die genie make me be where those shoes are and they could be where I am!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, there was a layer of dust on the lamp, the Rolodex, and the stapler. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z They yell at the bedroom lamp because they don’t like its shape. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z This came chiefly from a blazing log-fire, for the three lamps hanging from the beams were dim, and half veiled in smoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So after nine o'clock, I switched on the reading lamp and read Watership Down. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They fussed for a long time with their front hair, holding up the lamp and looking at their hair in the little looking-glass that hung on the log wall. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a pause, then a distinctive reddish light welled from the hand lamp to shine against a wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I searched for a lamp and found it, but I was afraid. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Saint Christopher just swings silently from the lamp by her bunk where she hung the medal. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The dim room with its low secret lamps and the nervous waiting men concealed his presence. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The parrot, now perched on a hanging lamp, looks at me and shakes his head sadly at the captain’s comment. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Warning the children he did not want to hear another word from them, the father picked up the kerosene lamp and carried it into the bedroom. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night she held a lamp so that the boy she loved could swim from the mainland to meet her. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They were furnished with gas lamps instead of electric lights, and multiple families shared toilets located in hallways or even, in some cases, in backyards. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A paper lamp shoots by, and then a poster of Amelia Earhart standing by her plane. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There’s lights strung across the street downtown, and Santa Clauses hanging from the lamp posts. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Liyana’s eyes fell upon a small, shapely green lamp, exactly the color of the green grass she missed back home in the United States—who ever thought about grass when you had it? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When the hymn was over, the waiters brought coffee and Bull rapped with his gavel once again and announced, “The smoking lamp is lighted.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But really, it’s kind of comforting to have the three monkeys lamp Carla and I made fun of together beside me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z And she leached the walls of a brown shiny nastiness deposited by cooking fat and kerosene lamps. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The Slytherin common room was a long, low underground room with rough stone walls and ceiling from which round, greenish lamps were hanging on chains. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Yellow squares of light would glow in the distance as kerosene lamps were lit in our homes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The flame in the small lamp flickered treacherously; it was difficult to inspect the vases closely. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The room was dark, lit only by the glow of a small desk lamp. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She was young, maybe four years old, and she had white-blond hair, and even in the poor light of the lamp, Edward could see that her eyes were the same gold-flecked brown as Bryce’s. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z His eyes were large and dark and burned steadily like a lamp protected from the wind. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The women lounge on wicker armchairs by the wall lamps, exclaiming over whatever there is to be exclaimed about. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It rippled and glimmered black in the light from the kapo’s lamp. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Seconds later, the window slams shut, nearly jarring me from my perch, and the lamps go out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The glow came from the lamp hung over his head*. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I looked at the sympathy lamps hanging around the room, wondering what was wrong. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I wanted to do something different, maybe a gearwin, but Manet told me to stick to the lamp.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He turned down the flame in the paraffin oil lamp on the table and said it was time for Malachy and me to be in bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Setting the lamp down carefully on the floor, he looked along the bottom shelf for an interesting- looking book. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The Abbot shook his head reprovingly as Winifred lowered the lamp flame and drew the curtains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I step to my tiny desk, turn on the lamp, and take a seat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “The lamp was lit. The Sleeper will start to awaken. It is my sacred duty to guide the Pandava brother who lit it.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The ground was covered with the most beautiful carpets he had ever walked upon, and from the top of the structure hung lamps of handwrought gold, each with a lighted candle. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face is tired, but her eyes are wide, reflecting the small lamp between our beds. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Two candles, a lamp, and a gallon of kerosene. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The boy had never seen two lamps burning in the same room. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Its dusty walls were illuminated by a small, flickering oil lamp, and several sacks of what appeared to be flour were pushed together in one corner in a makeshift bed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She crossed the room again to straighten the stack of books on his lamp table, and was doing so when a pamphlet the size of a business envelope caught her eye. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But as Filch lowered his quill, there was a great BANG! on the ceiling of the office, which made the oil lamp rattle. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They lived in cedar slat huts lit by oil lamps and slept on straw-filled ticks. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Would you like me to turn down the lamp?” asked Taisin, blushing when she realized her question showed that she had been listening. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Closed into the two rooms, with only the soft light of two kerosene lamps, the atmosphere changed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, behind a curtain, a lamp in the living room glows. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When I greet a friend, I am seeing her in reflected visible light, generated by the Sun, say, or by an incandescent lamp. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the mood, like the evening ocean fog now clouding the street lamps, closed round her. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I locked the window and drew the curtain before turning on my hand lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The lamp on Kevin’s side of the bed went on and I could see him beardless now, but with his thatch of gray hair uncut. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Roy hopped out from under the sheets, locked the door, and switched on his desk lamp. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The good news was, there was a lamp on inside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She reached over and switched on a lamp she had placed on the floor beside her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma had blown out the lamp because she did not need its light. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think I’ve sensed it through the lamp? But if you’re with me...I will never leave you, child. We can be a team: father and daughter.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Light from the lamps on top of the bridge shone onto the rushing river. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Ever since your mother locked me into that miserable lamp.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My bunk lay outside the light of the other student’s candles and sympathy lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The light from the lamp kept away the forest animals but it could do nothing for Ma’s fury. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They rang the bell, and Nob came to the door, and opened it a crack and peeped through; and when he saw them standing under the lamp he gave a cry of surprise. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He finally got one of the lanterns to work and he set it on the table and blew out the smoky flame of the lamp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z That night she must hide a sharp knife and a lamp near her bed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z On the night table a ballerina held aloft a lamp shade, and a soft pink light bathed her porcelain tutu, accentuating the curves of her strong legs. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I could see an overturned table and lamp in their flat, but nothing more. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Hornet switched on the lamp, which Ida had put by her bedside so she could read in the evenings. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Miss Larsen’s room is tidy and bright, and about the size of a storage closet—barely big enough for a single bed, a tall oak dresser, and a narrow pine desk with a brass lamp. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The man sat in a chair between two tables that held the lamps. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I could not see well by the dim fire I used for cooking, I made lamps of the dried bodies of little fish which we call sai-sai. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “That there’s the big top,” he says, lifting the kerosene lamp and waving a crooked finger at the great rolls of canvas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was a six-chair barbershop, where civic leaders were mummified in hot towels; and bathtubs for rent; and elevator banks lit by translucent egg-shaped marble lamps. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Antique-looking dark wood dresser with a big mirror against the wall directly opposite the bed, and a small desk with a lamp and a cup of pens. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I took the small hurricane lamp off my bed table, went to the kitchen, and lit it with a match. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His reading lamp was flickering, its oil all but gone, as dawn light leaked through the high windows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The boy nodded mutely, holding the lamp in front of him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I went over to my blankets and held the object up in my hands toward the dim light coming in from the gas lamp in the hall. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z My cheeks turn the color of the big red glob rising to the top of Joe’s Lava lamp. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The half-dozen oil lamps around the room sputtered back into life, filling the room with natural light. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His large row house is trafficked by us rushing in and out, depositing papers, carrying file cabinets, computers, lamps, makeshift desks. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was well-lit with the unwavering light of dozens of sympathy lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His father turned off the oil lamp over the table, for plenty of morning light now came through the windows. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z After describing the inferno, the paper stated: “The fire broke out on . . . De Koven Street . . . being caused by a cow kicking over a lamp in a stable in which a woman was milking.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “When a lamp burns with a blue haze you know there’s firedamp in the air.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sandi and Mrs. Fanning found themselves in a pretty little parlor with a couch and lamps and a stack of perfumed towels. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then Bill spoke for the first time, his eyes still on the yellow light of the lamp. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z In the glow of the bedside lamp, Ashoke notices a scattered down emerging on his son’s upper lip. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When Papa-Nnukwu rose and stretched, his entire body, like the bark of the gnarled gmelina tree in our yard, captured the gold shadows from the lamp flame in its many furrows and ridges. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Calvin was ahead, the burning lamp swinging low from his hand. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Matty adjusted the wick on an oil lamp and lighted it. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The room was dim, save for a desk lamp on a table filled with gauze and ointments and other medical supplies. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The lamp on the nightstand lent a soft glow to the darkened room. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He takes one of the bowls of mac and cheese from beneath the heat lamps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Frankie stood with his back to the oil lamp, eclipsing its glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My mind fluttered like the moths that veiled the street lamp which cast shadows upon the bank of grass below me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And she knew full well that the lamp at the end of the Hall of the Gods was not to be touched. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They didn’t feel like sleep, and they didn’t feel like reading, so Malcolm took the lamp and they wandered through the guest bedrooms in the old building to look across the river. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z So I say, "It means my eyes can't see my hand, but the light from the lamp can't go all the way through it... I guess." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The whale oil lamps stayed on nearly the whole day in the factory, so water buckets were kept filled on every floor. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As she brought the flame closer to the lamp, the Hall of the Gods grew dark, as if a switch had turned off all the natural light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Fairy lamps and paper lanterns were strung along the pathways. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Calvin laughed and was suddenly swallowed up by the dark, only the low swinging lamp marking his path. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Her letter was followed by a sad tale about the genie in Aladdin’s lamp. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I wished we lived in one of those houses, with their large rooms and lamps instead of bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The fire glowed in the fireplace and she had lit the oil lamps. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The walls and marble columns were hung with electric lamps that bathed the rooms in plentiful golden light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I could see the jumping reflections of his lamp on a far wall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Harry reached for the lamp on his bedside table, gripped it firmly in one hand, and raised it over his head, ready to strike. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The street lamps were making the pavement glisten, and the light from the streetcars would glint off someone’s shiny hair, or off a smile or a silver bracelet. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The one-armed man blew out his lamp and walked across the jagged beach, away into the shadows that only he could see. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She handed me a lamp and my small box of books. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There’s a lamp on, only one but enough light to make me blink. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And the next thing Harry knew, he was lying in a remarkably warm and comfortable bed and looking up at a lamp that was throwing a circle of golden light onto a shadowy ceiling. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Shining my sympathy lamp past the ruined door, I saw what she meant. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I set a match to the kindling in the fireplace and ran and got extra lamps and set them around the perimeter of his blotter like an intimate constellation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was the Butler, coming to trim the lamp as the Master had ordered him to. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t say this to Radar, though, for fear that he would beat me to death with the black Santa lamp in the living room. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z At home she read and painted late into the night, by candlelight or kerosene lamp if the electricity was turned off. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He holds the model under the lamp and turns it so that its recessed front door faces him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Ever since I can remember, Ty'ree had sat with Mama at the table, the dim light from the floor lamp in the corner turning them both a soft golden brown. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z And the old oil lamp was hanging over the center of the table, shedding its unstable yellow light from the round Rochester wick. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “What happened to the girl in the cottage?” said Harry at once, as Dumbledore lit extra lamps with a flick of his wand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The chambermaid lit three lamps, which illuminated but did not lighten the effect. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The greenhouse floor was warm from the heat lamps, and we sat and stayed sitting. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He pushed me close to a whale-oil lamp, and there, in the bright yellow light, he stared at me silently, critically until I looked toward the door. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I closed the journal, turned off the lamp, and looked at my brother to make sure I hadn’t stirred him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z If there wasn’t any moonlight to continue playing, my father gathered all the children inside our living room, lit a kerosene lamp, and told us folktales. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Some of them decided to take off their coats and stay awhile, so they flew in the kerosene lamp and got burned up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood apart in a knot and watched them strap on their lamps and gather their tools, and then a bell would ring, a warning to get in the cage. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The bedside lamps, bolted to the tables, were a dead giveaway, as were the long drapes made from the same fabric as the bedspread, and the generic watercolor prints on the walls. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And still he took his money to buy you a lamp. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat in his favorite chair, a rocker by the lamp. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When she closed the door to the gray room the outside light was cut off and only the reading lamp threw its cone on the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Donna and Pri come in, turn on a nearby lamp, and close the door behind them. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He tiptoed back to the bed, slipped matches into his pocket, detached the plug of the electric lamp by his bed and picked it up, winding the flex round it. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z They knew which house it was because Alexander took a lamp up onto the flat roof and signaled to them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I lit one of the lamps and sat in his shabby sprung armchair, contemplating the rows of glinting bottles. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I grab the lamp from my desk and pull back my arm, ready to slam it into my reflection in the mirror so they can both shatter into a million pieces. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z A ravaged dirt lot confronted me, encircled on all sides by electrical arc lamps as bright as full moons. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the dim light of the street lamp Bigger saw her eyes cloud and her lips tremble. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I turned off the goosenecked floor lamp and sat in the hallway, where light beamed from the living room. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine drew a pipe from her pocket, and bent to light it in the lamp flame. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When we did eventually wander outside, I noticed the lamps had come on all the way down the long street, even though the sky wasn’t yet dark. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He switched on the weak reading lamp on my desk and pulled the chair over to my bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then the street lamps came on all of a sudden and made the first stars appearing in the night sky grow dim. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z All that space, moreover, was to be lit inside and out with electric lamps. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The sofa cricked in criticism, and Tom looked at it and at the smoking lamp to which the sofa referred. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As I stumbled around looking for a lamp, Phoebe stood, frozen, near the doorway. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He moves away from me, turns off the lamp. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Two hours later I exposed my entire body to ultraviolet rays from a sun lamp. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamps in Dumbledore’s office were lit, the portraits of previous headmasters were snoring gently in their frames, and the Pensieve was ready upon the desk once more. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the Library, the long curved tables were bare; the reading lamps, unlit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The lamp in the far corner cast a yellowish pall, a sickly vibe that weighed heavy on Moss’s eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I kept my mixed success with the lamp to myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was all magnificent beyond description; what they could see of it in the dim light of the lamps. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z His teeth were already grinning from the glass of water next to his bedside lamp, so he lisped when he said, "Eh-speech, eh-speech!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z There was a lamp beside him, broken on the rocky floor. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Omar and Small Boy hauled equipment from the trunk: four lamps, one flashlight, rope, shells, and a pint bottle of liquor. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He blew out the lamp almost before Jody had closed the door. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z By the light of the gas lamps in the street, I could see the Company. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We can barely cram in all their things—the red velvet furniture and lamps and clothes and kitchen utensils and crocheted doilies. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you want to help the Polish girl. Are you like that English nurse, the one who carried her lamp through the dark to save all of those sick people?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The curtains were drawn, the large space lit dimly by lamps. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I struck a match and put it to the lamp wick. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He lay the key on the nightstand, then frowned and picked up the stylized iron wheel and put it back around his neck before snuffing the lamp and crawling into bed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She switched on the standard lamp beside the fire, and instantly the room became warmer, the weather outside darker and colder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The room brightens, Miss Anderson lighting a gas lamp on the wall, a macabre grin on her face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The lamps were being lit along the streets as they set out, and Catelyn felt the eyes of the city on her as she rode, surrounded by the guard in their golden cloaks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And I love the brief Queens sunlight at the end of the day, the warm lamp always reaching through the westward tops of that magnificent city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamps the riders carry illuminate the silhouettes of the dead, magicking them into lumbering caricatures of humanity. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And books all over the floor, some stacked in piles, some wom-looking, some brand-new, some splayed upside down, some sliding off the pink bedside table next to the lamp with the orange fabric shade. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I set the lamp down, then we broke apart to search for something to protect us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m working on it, baby,” he whispered back, and searched the table for the lamp. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She propped the picture up against the bureau lamp. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z It was lit with its own tiny lamp, just like in a museum. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Fire flickered within the oil lamp’s milk glass shade. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z With the two bowls of red and white slip before him and an oil lamp just beyond, Kang sat in profile to Tree-ear’s view, using his wheel as a worktable. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I had a lamp, and I began to use oxygen to speed up my ascent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He saw a lamp that he thought I might like and he brought it by. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The solitary lamp they had lit went out at once. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He had been forced by Aladdin’s false uncle, the magician, to take up residence in the lamp and had been given power to grant everyone’s wishes but his own. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The man stood up again and put both his hooks in front of Klaus’s face, letting the light from the reading lamps reflect off the wicked-looking devices. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The front door slams, sending all the glass lamps into a furious tinkle. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It then crawled, or went crouching, back into the gloom beyond the lamps. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He lighted a lamp beside the bed and told her, ‘It’s all right, sweetheart. Don’t be afraid. These men, they just want some money.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment it was dark it became bitterly cold, but the lamp and the gas burners of the stove warmed my little house cozily. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A prop—a lamp that is to sit on an end table in the Hardy family living room—breaks backstage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Against a filthy wall was a dresser with a cheap lamp on it, and a cheaper fan. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Looking down through the window in the floor, the Savage could see Lenina’s upturned face, pale in the bluish light of the lamps. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed my elbow like it was a genie lamp. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When his servant came running in with a lamp, Wei saw his arrows sticking in a ball of flesh entirely covered with eyes, some rolled back to show the dulling whites. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They wanted to see that lamp lit at dusk. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Then, one by one, the lamps go out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The day was brightening all about them as if a pink lamp had been given more wick. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But he knows before he sets it under the lamp. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was feebly lit from the street lamps outside; he switched off the flashlight and looked round. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The lamps, five of them, formed a solemn constellation of moons around the pond. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He had a confused impression of colored hangings, of lamps and many faces. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I’ve always pretended to hate the lamp, rolling my eyes theatrically. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “No one lights a lamp and hides it under a basket. They put it on a table so it can shine for all to see.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In the pale yellow sheen of the street lamp they faced each other; huge wet flakes of snow floated down slowly, forming a delicate screen between them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I went to Dr. Roland’s office, where I lay reading on the couch with my jacket thrown over me until the sun came up, and I turned off the lamp and went to sleep. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I caught my foot in the flex of the bedside lamp, and stumbled, the book falling from my hands on to the floor. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Can we leave the lamp on till I’m asleep? he said. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It was midafternoon, and the curtains were drawn, but a lamp in the corner had been left on, a towel draped over the shade to mute it, and the thoughtfulness of this pierced her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Confused, in a foul temper, I switched on the lamp and reached blinking for my watch. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The lamp gave off the sort of light that comes from a television, which made the high ceiling disappear and then suddenly drop back into place. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was lit by silver lamps that swung from the boughs of trees, and it fell into a basin of silver, from which a white stream spilled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The tunnels were perfectly dark except where the lamp threw moving shadows. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Brass lamps hung from the walls and the earthy floor was worn and smooth; as they walked, their shadows rippled, fanlike, across the wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At night in his lonely French billet, William lighted his oil lamp and gazed at her photographs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “But your greater judgment is still somewhat in question. The lamp itself we will melt down for metals, I suppose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The common room and the library were lit by anbaric power, but the Scholars preferred the older, softer naphtha lamps in the Retiring Room. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Then a lamp came bobbing over the heads of the students, and Harry heard a familiar voice: “Firs’ years! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Holding his lamp up high, he pointed down a narrow, winding earth track that disappeared into the thick black trees. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Nothing compared to actually seeing the roofs, like tiled lamp shades or hats. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Where I live, there ain’t no street lamps at all, no house close enough to see from our windows. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It enthralled him with its mystifying machinery; the rest of the world was still using candles and kerosene lamps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When Reynie returned from brushing his teeth, he found Sticky already asleep on the lower bunk, the lamp still lit, spectacles still on his nose, and slippers still on his feet. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z By eight o’clock, Madam Pince had extinguished all the lamps and came to chivvy Harry out of the library. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She and the frightful look of the saints in the glow of the nocturnal lamp were the two memories he retained of the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Two oil lamps cast their yellow glow through the space like a pair of great eyes watching for movement in the dark. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Kempsey's cubbyhole has a leather chair, an Anglepoise reading lamp like my dad's, and a picture of Jesus holding a lantern by an ivy door. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Blue-fire lamps make even the bare, sand training fields of the school seem ghostly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He stood up, and it looked to Sam as if he was clothed in flame: his naked skin was scarlet in the light of the lamp above. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The girl said, “I’ll move nearer to a lamp if you like.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The lamps shed a shifting orange light that exaggerated the detectives’ shadows. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The lamps in people’s houses cast a yellowish light, not cold and greenish but a buttery dim yellow with a tinge of brown. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The room was dingy and windowless, lit by a single oil lamp dangling from the low ceiling. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The three of them trooped to the back of the restaurant where the maître d' had directed, and down a narrow flight of stairs, lit gloomily by little lamps hung in archways. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But even though she was used to the lamp, she had never once lit it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were no lamps in the room, only candles, dozens of them in heavy silver candlesticks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Or was it a Tiffany lamp she had found on a junk pile? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At night a kerosene lamp lights one large room. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z We both glanced automatically at the kerosene lamp, which was more smell than light. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One building had a row of giant oil lamps over the entrance to promote a sale on until October 31. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z ‘I should like to learn it. In Moria, in Khazad-dûm! But it makes the darkness seem heavier, thinking of all those lamps. Are there piles of jewels and gold lying about here still?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As I played my head lamp over the holes, bats exploded out of them and whirled around my head and were gone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up at me, eyes flickering like gas lamps. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He put the lamp on the table by the laundry basket and looked in on the small sleeping faces of the babies. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An oil lamp hung from a hook on the low ceiling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I snapped on the lamp on my desk and began to eagerly read my book, relishing the titles on each of the chapters, until I remembered Geneva Eggers. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Radios, lamps, coffee tables—all these she could see. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the oil lamps gave a pleasant light. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She moved away from him, crouching to refill the oil lamp. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A single standing lamp attempted to light the room, but the corners of the apartment were encased in shadows. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z No monster was revealed, but the sweetest and fairest of all creatures, at whose sight the very lamp seemed to shine brighter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z At last finding the divide in his curtains, he ripped them back, and at the same moment, Dean Thomas lit his lamp. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z All the while, Spoon Man quietly meandered through the crowd, selling a frying pan, a box of buttons, a kerosene lamp, and a fishing pole. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I winced to picture them sewing the coarse material under a coal-oil lamp with fingers stiffening from the day’s work. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you can use it to make a different type of emitter for sympathy lamps. You get a bluish light instead of the ordinary red. A little easier on the eyes. Fetch outrageous prices.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The warning lamp in the roof burned green. All clear!” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The only light came from great flood lamps mounted on the buildings and at the tops of poles in the middle of the larger squares. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She read the line “Florence held up the lamp.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Dad brings all these extra lamps down from the attic, until our living room is glowing like a TV studio. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Fair enough,” he said, picking through the racks before drawing out a bottle and holding it up to a lamp, peering through it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes, in the late afternoon, the sun shone directly on the jar and lit it up so that it looked like a lamp. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The lamp in his hand gave a soft, t-tick as he switched it on again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He put them on and his bedroom came into clearer focus, lit by a faint, misty orange light that was filtering through the curtains from the street lamp outside the window. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Laying the necklace back down, Scoob picks up the wooden chest and takes it over to his desk so he can get a better look at it under the light of his lamp. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The lamp in the rocks on the side of the hill was little more than a mote of light and after a while they walked back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z One with a spirit lamp, the other with a flashlight. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She could mention “the lamp of destruction” the way a pirate who had tamed a sea monster could casually say, Oh, you mean ole Ralph here? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes when there was no kerosene for the lamp, the boy would have to go sit by the side of the road and study under the street lamps with the rest of the neighborhood children. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He pointed his hand to the lamps above the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The sky outside was inky black and the lamps in Dumbledore’s office seemed to glow more brightly than before. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I brushed myself off, lit a lamp, and began to make some sense of my new home. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The gentlemen didn’t ask any questions this time, just ordering coffee, and Malcolm brought them a naphtha lamp before going through to the kitchen to set the cups up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was evening; the hospital wing was quiet, the windows curtained, the lamps lit. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When his running footsteps had faded, too, the only sounds were the gentle hiss of the naphtha lamp and the moan of the wild wind outside. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a small dimly lit vestibule to keep the warm air in, and standing under the lamp was a figure she recognized: Lord Asriel’s manservant Thorold, with his pinscher daemon Anfang. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Sandbags, lamps, and portable radios are rationed out too. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She put in stairways and street- lamps and carts. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A goosenecked floor lamp with a glass bowl in the shape of a half-moon. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Under his tutelage, I learned artificing as quickly as I learned everything, and it wasn’t long before we worked our way up to more complex projects like heat-eaters and sympathy lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “This is so important,” said Hyacinth, walking to the window and yanking aside the heavy curtains so a beam of light from the street lamp fell right across Isa’s bed. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A table folded down when it was needed and a brass lamp hung from the ceiling. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamp scooted off the side and broke into pieces on the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Claire held the lamp high and it made their way easier. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Francis kept watch while Henry and I went up to the attic and searched through broken lamps, cardboard boxes, ugly Art I oil paintings. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In some manner a big moth got into the room and circled the hanging kerosene lamp. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Donuts, I thought, after I was done with my reading and turned off my lamp. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The room is dimly lit—a single lamp, in the corner by the couch, washing the deep blues of the walls neutral. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Well, see you later,” Charles said, at the front door of Monmouth, his face pale in the glow of the porch lamp. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The moon had already set, but no light flickered in the whale oil lamps that lined High Street. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a single room, lit by a naphtha lamp on the table, and clean but shabby. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A voice seemed to call out to her from inside the clay lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She threw up an arm, batting at the lamp, and moaned. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His office is bright, with big floor-length windows and lamps—lots of lamps. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She carried the food and I trailed after her, bringing the kerosene lamp. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A dimly lit lamp shines a light on the person standing at the door, and I recognize the face. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Meeting his gaze, I thought I could see the skull lamp fixtures reflected in his dark irises as well. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When she steps inside I lift the kerosene lamp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The lamp shades and the television screen were covered with a light dusting of...was that flour? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I put my sympathy lamp in my mouth, shining the red light out against the pitch blackness in front of me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z By the light of the street lamp, she saw her grandmother sitting at the window with Sissy’s sleeping baby in her lap and amber rosary beads dangling from her trembling fingers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see, in the kitchen, Pris hurrying to catch the table lamp there. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Dad and Mom are both in the study, sitting in the big armchairs on either side of the tall reading lamp. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There are street lamps but hardly any lights on in the many, many windows that looked so picturesque just a little while before. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Exotic sea creatures were carved into the walls, and oil lamps cast a golden glow. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A naphtha lamp hung over the table, and a brazier held burning coals against the bitter chill of the night. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I reached for the lamp at the back of the table, where Loma had left it last time the lights went out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll be back at dawn,” said Filch, “for what’s left of them,” he added nastily, and he turned and started back toward the castle, his lamp bobbing away in the darkness. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She offered sesame candy from a dish beside the lamp that also had buttons in it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Now I stand in front of the polished wood doors, lit by two lamps of trapped sprites who fly in desperate circles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The lamp with the tin reflector hung over the table. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay crumpled in the garbage can with what was left of the lamp. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Before we parted to carry out our various evening chores of fetching water and cleaning lamps, we would say “Peace, son” or “I’m out,” phrases we had picked up from the rap lyrics. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She lit a small lamp in there, then said good night and went back downstairs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The lamp on Dr. Roland’s desk cast a warm, buttery circle of light and, after turning the radio on low to the classical station in Boston, I settled on the couch with my French grammar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “This lamp doesn’t even work!” the woman was saying. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The yellowed bottoms of the sneakers face the lamp, and a layer of Saran Wrap protects my concoction of detergent and toothpaste that’ll eventually clean them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The magazines were neatly stacked on shiny bookcases with metal lamps and colorful shades. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Being careful not to make a sound, he stole across to the lamp by the bookshelf, shinnied up the cord, and climbed out onto the shelf. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The lights were going on in the Hall; she could see the stained-glass windows gradually beginning to glow as a servant moved up the tables lighting the naphtha lamps. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The scent of oil lamps and old paper and leather circulates. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It crashes against the wall behind it, revealing a makeshift room lit by kerosene lamp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She put her cup on a lamp table and was opening the blinds when she saw Henry’s car turn into the driveway. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The lamp was on because Lynn had asked that I turn it on, but now she herself was gone. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The building has fake balconies and street lamps, and the ushers dress in black berets and striped shirts. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I’m hopping around and he says, ‘You just broke your mom’s favorite lamp.’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I thumbed on my sympathy lamp and went to Denna, shaking her roughly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mudd lit an oil lamp and dialed up the flame to permit a proper examination of his new patient. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Desdemona washed out her stockings, lit the vigil lamp in the hallway. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The walls were bare grey stone, lit with the distinctive unwavering reddish light of sympathy lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I turn on the lamp, Uhmma squints and turns her face away from the light. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I found Kilvin in his office, etching runes into a hemisphere of glass for another hanging lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She removed the small oil lamp that lit the interior of the hut and put the wooden door in place to keep out predators. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Two lamps stood on it, their shades patterned with flowery tendrils. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He held in his hand an antique silver lamp, in which the flame burned without chimney or globe of any kind, throwing long quivering shadows as it flickered in the draught of the open door. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I put it next to my headboard, and it serves as a night table for my phone and lamp. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He flips on the desk lamp and reaches for his paperweight. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As Donna crept toward us I filled the kerosene lamps, activated the hand pump to the well, and tied down everything movable. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The clouds thickened to the point where the sky grew black, and we lighted oil lamps inside the mess tent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was just thinking about doing that,” and she took a lamp and left her friends, impressed, in a dimmer room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He finds the hairbrush, does not bother turning on the lamp. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But the electricity had been cut off, and the oil lamp that had once lit the dark between our beds had already been packed away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I shut off the kerosene lamp and crawl over to my horse blanket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Bellowing and marching in place, I blew out the lamp and hopped into bed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “That lamp was totally cursed. I just got back from fighting an ancient demon in the lobby.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They ate their dinner under the kerosene lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She blew out the flame and carefully placed the oil lamp on the floor of her car. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z An oak bed, a walnut bureau, a bedside table—nothing else except lamps, one curtained window, and a picture of Jesus walking on the water. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The drawing room which had transfixed Cecilia that morning with its parallelograms of light was now in gloom, lit by a single lamp near the fireplace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then they’ll give him a helmet and lamp and stuff him into a cage with the others. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Instead, I walked to the street lamp and wrote in my notebook. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaps to his feet, knocking over the wooden crate and cursing as he keeps the kerosene lamp from hitting the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I planned a lamp of a turtle shell with a deer-hide wick, and as I was cutting off a piece of hide, I heard a shrill scream. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But it stayed silent, as lamps are wont to do. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “My mom told me that the Sleeper was always destined to try to fight us. Don’t worry, I’m not mad. There was no way you could’ve known what that lamp would do.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She stops next to a locked door and stands on her tiptoes, peering at the base of the blue lamp hanging from the ceiling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The broad wooden span of the bridge had rotted through, but some of the lamps that lined the way were still aglow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They would stand talking on the streets and hit the bread on a lamp post. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The turnpike lamp was a blur, quite out of the lamp’s usual place apparently, and its rays looked solid substance on the fog. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But the genie is already out of the lamp. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Dede held up the dainty oil lamp, its pale rose chimney fluted like the petals of a flower. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This particular crater was lined with oil lamps the size and shape of bowling balls. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I put a chair beneath the bedroom doorknob, too, turn down the lamp, and bring another to the bed to sit beside Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z What could be safer than the bus center with its lamps and wheels? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But the floodlights and lanterns and lamps shine on, their collective light so bright that later people will say they saw it ten miles away, a beacon shooting up through the storm clouds. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Carla and I always made fun of this awful lamp that one of our aunts with poor taste once gave them. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The furniture looks as if it’s been picked out by her parents: a square-armed off-green sofa, a wheat-colored carpet, a coffee table, two lamps with the cellophane still on the shades. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He remained for a while in Mr. Kugler’s office, switched off the lamp and went upstairs without worrying much about the open doors or the messy office. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The grey day had become an early night while he was inside the storeroom, and it came as no surprise to him when a familiar shadow swirled beneath the street lamps. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She flattens out the creases as well as she can and drags the floor lamp closer and places the print before her son. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Neel turned off the lamp and heard his sister’s sari rustle as she eased through the divider to join him. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The hotel room was basic: two double beds separated by a wooden nightstand with a gray lamp on it, across from a chest of drawers that doubled as a stand for the TV and coffeemaker. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The hotel room lamps were glowing warmly and the sky outside the window was starting to dim in the evening sun. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But there was so much vibrant color spread about that it overpowered the grimness of that lamp. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Oil lamps swung back and forth on the ceiling. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The study was the darkest room in the apartment because it had no windows, and my father always worked with the desk lamp on, the yellow light bathing the desk and the floor around it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It reminded her of the time she’d been plugging a frayed lamp cord into the wall and her finger had landed on bare wire. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I woke up with a start, lit the lamp, and sat listening to the strange excited beating in my heart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jackson walks over to the table and lights the oil lamp. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In the house Charles lighted the lamp although it was not dark yet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z By day the banished sun circles the earth like a grieving mother with a lamp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The illumination from the lamps accompanied the fading sunlight, while the slight angle of the lamplight created soft shadows across his subjects. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Immediately, while his horse’s hoofs were still loudly thudding the ground, Momma blew out the coal-oil lamps. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So they built a broad, straight highway, six lanes wide in places, with concrete dividers down the middle and outsized sodium street lamps that light the night sky for miles around. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He occupied a cell that measured nine by fourteen feet, with a narrow barred window high in its outer wall and a single electric lamp, which guards extinguished at nine o’clock each night. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The house settled into an eerie postmortem quiet broken only by the hiss of gas lamps and the weary tick of clocks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ned shrugged, opening the lower chamber of his miner’s lamp and dropping in a small handful of little white cubes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly he strikes out at a lamp that sits precariously on a crate and knocks it across the room, where it shatters against the floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z On nights when there was no moon, we’d light a lamp and gather in our living room. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Cora lit the lamp and saw his black eye, the yellow-purple lump. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Two gleaming lamps appeared in the darkness of the cat’s face and his tail swished in response, but he restrained himself in deference to his surroundings. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On a side table under a naphtha lamp lay a battered wooden box, certainly the right size to contain the instrument she knew. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They were arguing some point heatedly, but I was too agitated to listen and simply followed in their shadows, noticing the dull gleam of their polished shoe-leather in the rays of the street lamps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I fled, and felt somewhat safer in my own room, where there was no moonlight and where the lamp was burning brightly. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like sunlight, and it wasn’t like electric light, or lamps, or candles, or any other light they had ever seen. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z When I saw her in the light— After the darkness, the feeble light of the paraffin lamp had seemed very bright. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The lights in all residential buildings have gone off, just as Metias had said they would, and nothing but oil lamps light the apartment. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I go to the table, turn on the lamp, and start my schoolwork. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z And in the later afternoon, everyone would come home, looking tired, hardly noticing the demons who lit the gas lamps. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The children’s eyes widened when they heard the cabin had two lamps, two stoves, and grass growing in a yard with a fence and a gate. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A lamp was lit in the back, where Fin called out, “Who is it?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On the outskirts of the town, lamps glowed in the farmhouses and shacks, the families settling in for the evening. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He put the lamp on the ground, and with a knife in his teeth, he shimmied up the tree till he was just above her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Not even a lamp or a pocket- knife. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her friend left soon afterward, and Aunty Ifeoma stormed inside, nearly knocking a lamp over. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The red brick brownstone welcomed them home with the warm glow of lamps in the ground floor, first floor, and second floor. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The brass lamp on the round table between us emits an amber glow. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z That night they dined at a rustic table made of planks, their meal lit by a kerosene lamp. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The train could be running with no horns and no lamps to announce its arrival. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z After a long moment, a hooded figure stepped out of the dark and into the ruddy light of her hand lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He lay down and switched off his lamp. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Crouched next to her, in the light of the flickering candle and one oil lamp, was the small German speaking wireless operator. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Even now, fifty years later, the smell of oil lamps always makes me think of the manor house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “She has a lamp. And the book is called A Bright and Shining Path: The Life of Florence Nightingale.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “How are you going to sell a lamp that doesn’t work?” she asked as she started out the door. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “If we go all over the building looking, we can probably find you things that aren’t so tattered. A lamp from one apartment, a table from another.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The only time she dissuaded him was when he was about to destroy the daguerreotype of Remedios that was kept in the parlor lighted by an eternal lamp. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The coroner, unable to find any marks of violence, theorized that Holmes had locked the girls in the big trunk, then filled it with gas from a lamp valve. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Werner holds the field light in his mouth and gathers what he can: a small hammer, three jars of screws, eighteen- gauge line cord from a shattered desk lamp. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She makes sure the blackout curtains are fully closed before turning on the lamp at Mr. de Vries's desk. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I went back up to the cave, got my alarm clock and calendar, a lamp, this notebook, and some other things, and came back to the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Alys leaned forward and turned the flame higher in the oil lamp. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Poachers were even harvesting trout at night, using large electric lamps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She had passed out right after pulling over the lamp. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “What lamp you come from?” he said, cracking a smile. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was night and his lamp was burning and he had just barely begun to get drunk when suddenly he knew he was no longer alone. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was lit with a dim, crimson light; the curtains at the windows were all closed, and the many lamps were draped with dark red scarves. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I just want to dance with you and then go sit at a round table with a lamp on it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had worked for a full span on the lamp and invested almost all the money I had on the purchase of raw materials. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The staircase is steep, and just when I wonder if it will ever end we enter a long corridor lit by gas lamps. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We were up very high; street lamps and traffic cut patterns in the night below. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was late when the man who wound his watch arrived with a kerosene lamp. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When the light from the brass lamp began to flicker and die, they called a truce. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She placed a bucket next to the bed and picked up the lamp. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A shadow unfurled from the lamp, its spine arching and reaching. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I circled the lamp slowly, clenching the maybe-loaded gun, and gradually the view around the other side began to peel back. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Everything—the lamps, the entertainment center, the picture frames—was island themed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She leaned over and turned the knob on the lamp, once, twice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She chuckles when her eyes fall on the silly lamp. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He sets down the water and switches on the small lamp by the side of the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I make new lamps and take my measurements. That is the only way to make progress.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It shattered on top of the siege tower, drenching the dead wood in lamp oil. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “What in the world is the meaning of the lamp?” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z And, strangest of all, an awareness of the odd birthmark on her forehead, as though it was, quite suddenly, shining—bright and clear, like a lamp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Could be. But light the lamp, in case you’re late. After dark it’s nice to have window light to aim for. I remember what Forest was like at night.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “I do not hope that this will be the one, for hoping is a foolish game. But if it burns six more days it will be my best lamp in these ten years.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z An inner door shut, and the lamp glow disappeared. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside the door swung an ornate oil lamp on a heavy chain, with a globe of leaded red glass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hallyne lifted the lamp and led the way back to the stairs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The lamps were round hazy balls of light frozen into motionlessness, anchored in space and kept from blowing away in the icy wind by black steel posts. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was holding a naphtha lamp, and his hand was trembling. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Madame Edith thought fear of the dark was to be expected in young ladies, so a lamp was left burning. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The lamps around the classroom flickered and went out. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But she had two companions on her side, and so far, aside from lighting the lamp, she hadn’t made anything worse. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The lamp is on an upturned crate next to a cot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The lamps in the Commandant’s study are lit, and voices drift out her open window, too faint to hear. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I could see that Mala had electricity; there were two lamps in the room. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He extinguishes the office lamps and locks the door behind him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There’s a color television with remote-control panels built into the lamp table between the two twin beds. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was dark only for a few moments, yet when the lamps came back to life, Milligan stood before the children with a pitcher of juice, having appeared out of nowhere. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Above the arch there was a lamp, and beneath it swung a large signboard: a fat white pony reared up on its hind legs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It’s a classroom painted white, with uncomfortable chairs and a lamp that buzzes like an angry hive. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Looking somewhat like a British officers’ club, the Marshall was wood-paneled, with plush burgundy velvet curtains, several fireplaces, and oak tables fitted with brass lamps. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So the lamps are off But it’s still too bright. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a cozy night, a happy night; lamps lit, sparkle of glasses, rain falling heavy on the roof. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A faint yellow glow filtered through the stacks from some hidden lamp. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When at last he blew out his lamp, Johnny had made an exact replica of the winged woman, only larger. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t find any replacement batteries, so I flung the flashlight aside and put my miner’s lamp on my head, made sure it worked, then switched it off to conserve the batteries. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He stopped to adjust the lamp’s wick, which was smoking. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He picked up a lamp and tossed it at the glass, shattering it into a million shards. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Finding her in the toiletries pocket was like rubbing a genie’s lamp. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “There were regions, open to the sweeping winds and rain, which were yet lighted throughout the night with long, blinking lines of gas lamps fluttering in the wind.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The kerosene lamps were gone, and the coffeepot was pushed to the back of the stove. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The walls, the closet doors, the lamps and lights, the desk, the ceiling, everything. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She was waiting beneath a street lamp, waving. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The street lamps were faint smudges of yellow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We both glanced at the bright lamp he had just plugged into the end of a big, thick orange extension cord. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Her father was alone in the solar when Harwin and Fat Tom marched her in, an oil lamp glowing softly at his elbow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then he took down the lamp from the hook overhead and filled it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She put her cigarette out, half smoked, in a little scrolled ashtray on the lamp table beside her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z On my way out, I peered inside Kilvin’s office and saw him sitting at his worktable, idly thumbing my lamp on and off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And next to it is a floor lamp, a long black pole with three oval spotlights attached like the broad leaves of a rubber plant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa called that evening, as we sat around the kerosene lamp on the verandah. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When he went home in the evenings, the caretaker locked the more valuable items, such as used clothing, car parts, and broken lamps, in a makeshift shed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a working lamp that was powered by a potato. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The tearoom’s dampened gas lamps and forest green walls gave the establishment a cave-like feel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He turned up the gas lamps on either side of the fireplace and said, “Light the fire.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He had hung a dozen or so kerosene lamps from the ceiling at various heights around the old slave quarters, and you had to watch your head. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They watched me fit an electric miner’s lamp over my head. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The shade of the pole lamp was askew and cast a crazy irregular light over the room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Sun dipped and vanished, and as if at the shuttering of a lamp, black night fell. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I scanned the room and noted the sparse furnishings—a three-person couch, a small coffee table, side table, and lamp. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Kilvin shook it once, sharply, and my hand lamp tumbled free, rolling awkwardly across the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Over the door swung an ornate lamp, a globe of gilded metal and scarlet glass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That old lamp of Harry’s couldn’t even be seen from the road on a night like this. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he drew a cover over his friend, turned off the lamp, and crept from the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Several lamps made out of mason jars filled with light bulbs dangle from the ceiling. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He walked into a store one day and hauled out a floor lamp without paying for it, and another time he tried to take an electric train he had seen in a showcase. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I’ll be done in a minute,” he said, and Moss was lost in the water droplets, the way his brown skin gleamed under the hallway lamp, the ease with which his muscles flexed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Good night, little man,” he said finally, switching off the lamp. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was of brown glass and the light of the kerosene lamp was reflected in it as if there was a little genie trapped inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Kneeling near the lamp, Ash pulled out volumes on history and trade regulations, old account books, and a small, cloth-bound journal written in a fine hand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever the smoking lamp was lit—which meant any one who wanted to take a break could do so—my friends and I would pick up our rifles and practice bayonet fighting with them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Red silk scarves over the lamp in the corner of the room make the light red. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then he climbed back into bed, rolled down the lamp, and quickly fell into a deep and peaceful sleep. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His serpent daemon’s mailed head and emerald eyes glittered in the light from the cut-glass lamp on the wall nearby. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Or I could light the hurricane lamp me and Jay used when we lost power because of a storm. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Wayne finds some glue and puts the lamp back together. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I brought a piece of the sympathy lamp I was working on in the Fishery, it was a disk of bright metal covered with intricate sygaldry on one side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Walter rights the lamp and gives me the briefest of nods. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Especially when she talked about the cursed lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Stupefied from the side effects of the nahlrout, it took me a moment to recognize it for what it was: a handheld sympathy lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At the far end of the room O’Brien was sitting at a table under a green-shaded lamp, with a mass of papers on either side of him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “And go back to usin’ lamps and privies?” asked Papa irritably. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Granddaddy smiled, illuminated by the flickering yellow light of the lamps, steeped in delightful memory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "A lamp's lit. Look at those candles. Mom would never waste candles if no one was home." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The lamps that laced every building and walkway produced the most elaborate demonstration of electric illumination ever attempted and the first large-scale test of alternating current. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There were twin oak rockers with embroidered cushions, twin walnut end tables astride a worn bench sofa, and a plush easy chair beside a gilt brass floor lamp. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Standing under a lamp, she peered into her hand mirror. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Keenan sets a spark to a lamp hanging on the wall, and as the light flares, he turns and looks me full in the face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Brother Khoi refuses to eat his, putting each under a lamp in hopes of a chick. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Suspended lamps, rows of spines fading off into dusty gold. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z All the seal-oil lamps were lit, making the hut as bright as possible, and the patient was laid on an operating table of packing crates. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In the highest bedroom, just below the eaves, he turned out the lamp and leaned on the windowsill. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The street lamps came on suddenly, lighting up the snow-covered sidewalks with a yellow sheen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I reach up to touch one of the lamps. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His voice took her back to the moment she lit the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He never lighted the oil lamp by his bed unless he wanted to read. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “But with this silver lamp in the sky, maybe they don’t need lights.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z An old metal floor lamp surfaced in my mind. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The beam from his helmet lamp shone in my eyes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z On each table rested a nut-oil lamp, which was used to heat up the pellet of opium before it was put into the longstemmed pipe. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the matching bedspreads, the night tables, the lamps, the bureaus, the doubleness of everything in their room, that gives me this impression. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “I shouldn’t be using it, but I couldn’t find the oil for the lamp.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He remembers Frau Elena as she looked early this morning, standing in her nightdress beside the hall lamp, fussing over his bag, all the other children asleep. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Outside, the evening lamps have just been lit. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Richard lit the storm lamp that hung overhead, setting it swaying. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The raindrops caught the light from the lamps and glowed, falling, like yellow pebbles. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “She can study well there, at least there will be light every day. No need for her to study with kerosene lamps.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After lighting the gas lamps, Frankie walked over to the counter, where a decanter sat on a silver tray. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mami glances around at the gleaming wood furniture and at the ceiling lamp that has big teardrop crystals dangling from it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She sat with the lamp beside her and stared at her yellow and black reflection in the night glass. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only stop he would make was a moment’s pause to light his lamps. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His countenance reminded one of a lamp quenched, waiting to be re-lit—and alas! it was not himself that could now kindle the lustre of animated expression: he was dependent on another for that office! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He had the candles ready on the countertop, standing in brass holders shaped like lotuses, but they ate under the glow of the copper-shaded ceiling lamp that hung over the table. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The glow reminds me of my mind’s library and the lamp beckoning me inside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As ever, the curtains were all closed; the circular room was bathed in a dim reddish light cast by the many lamps, which were all draped with scarves and shawls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was like a servant of some sort had got the place ready for the night-time, then left: the curtains were closed and there were dim table lamps switched on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His approach meant that it was time for Sefia and Archer to put out the lamp, pack themselves back into the crate, and will themselves to sleep until night came again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Oil lamps made yellow, trembling patches of light in the doorways and windows. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His father lights a lamp, steps into an elevator, and disappears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Ron pulled the Deluminator out of his pocket and clicked it: Their lamps went out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Thinking we were all asleep, Mama quietly slipped out of bed and lit the kerosene lamp. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The lamp crashes to the floor into a million little pieces, so tiny that parts have become powder. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Late at night the generator was turned off, and then they had to use lamps like the ones Joao had at the trading post. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I shrug and glance back to catch Bo watching us from behind the heat lamps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In the darkness of the mine, the signal from one miner to another to approach was a roll of the head so the light from his helmet lamp made a circle. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then kids would go out in the streets and sell petrol to light oil lamps. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He stood irresolute, making some excuse about his mother who expected him; he even muttered something about an engagement She struck a match and lit the lamp on the table; it was growing dusk. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z At night she had seen the lamps shining in Mr. Fitzgibbon’s house, and at Christmas time the lights that his sons strung on a pine tree outside. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dim light from our lamp, I could see the blood on Doc. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z One day I decided to move this lamp from the side of my mother's bed to my desk at the other end of the room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It was exactly the same lamp that was in all the rooms at the ranch when I was a child. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand alone in the blue light coming from the lamp above me, and I understand: She has been to the compound before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There was a kerosene lamp on the nightstand but no matches. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Even things I had completely forgotten—the lamp on my small desk, the way the middle shelf of my bookcase sagged—suddenly came back into clear focus. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When evening finally came he lit the lamps and began to page disinterestedly through a book. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A lamp that hung from a long chain overhead. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The light from his desk lamp makes the black bristles of his hair look even more sparse, like a landscape of trees in winter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The electricity supply from Dunkirk must have been cut, but round the edges of some heavily curtained windows they saw the ocher glow of candlelight and oil lamps. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Ophie slept fitfully, and when her mother nudged her, early enough so that they had to light the kerosene lamp to find their way to the front door, she moved as if through a dream. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z From the useless pole lamp in the living room it oozed out, meshing with the empty and wordless descent of itself from the fly-specked ceiling. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I switched off the lamp and turned over to go to sleep. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But then the bizarre creature soared over one of the street lamps of Privet Drive, and Harry, realizing what it was, leapt aside. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Under the gas lamp, Hugo greets several men. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The walls were painted bright blue and were of wood and the lamps threw their shadows against them. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a torrent of sand, looking like a rain cloud, that came in from the northwest and turned the place so dark in the afternoon light that the street lamps suddenly started glowing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Bo keeps to himself in the kitchen, but we play a game of Catch Me If You Can with our eyes over the heat lamp counters. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z "As it warms, the substance will flow more easily, like lamp oil." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then he made a shooing motion with the hand that held his unfinished lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Rows of oil lamps made the room bright, and each of the men had his personal torch behind him, illuminating stacked and scattered papers that lay on the table. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were filled with liquid and wicking, much like ordinary lamps, but most of them were utterly unfamiliar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Also, he’d bought a lamp for his room, from the secondhand store next to the grocery he used to go to. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is lit only by dim floor lamps and a jumble of hanging Christmas lights. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z In order to pick up her path she was walking directly toward the house, toward the terrace where a paraffin globe lamp shone among glasses, bottles, and an ice bucket. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She got him to send her all of the feedstats for the lamp, but then she didn’t buy it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were end tables with lamps and ashtrays on them by the couch. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman stood before his mirror and glanced, in the low light of the wall lamp, at his reflection. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They were brighter than gaslight, steadier than candles or lamps, and lasted nearly forever. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What did they do with everything—carpets, curtains, lamps, lightbulbs? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He stops at a corner beneath the awning of a café, watching the lamps flickering on up and down the street, wondering if he should wait until the crowd thins or the rain lets up. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The lamps that light the zoo pathways blink on, blanketing the world with yellow light. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z At both ends of the alley the street lamps glowed through the murky air, refracted into mammoth balls of light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “She was always a willful child,” he said when they were seated at the oaken table in the glow of a naphtha lamp. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pippin pressed forward as they passed under the lamp beneath the gate-arch, and when he saw the pale face of Faramir he caught his breath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Two lamps are broken near the “goal” of the fireplace. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “What a liar! You couldn’t even admit the truth, so you had to break the lamp? That’s pathetic.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It all glowed invitingly in the flicker of gaslight lamps, a world away from the oily stews of indeterminate origin I’d been choking down at the Priest Hole. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The veil on the other lamp cast a pattern of moons and stars onto the ceiling. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But what did that have to do with the lamp? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I am in the bedroom, sitting by the window with the lamp. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I moved to the mirror, guarding the flame, and lit the oil lamps that were set into the wall. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then I saw the red, unwavering light of a sympathy lamp approaching through the shelves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She held Florence Nightingale very close to her chest, as if the lady with the lamp could protect her from whatever it was that her mother was getting ready to say. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z If the wood was wet, we’d douse it with the kerosene that we used in the lamps. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She saw the lighter flame being lowered to the lip of the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z That May there was a blurred photograph in the papers of a landlord in Palghat who had been tied to a lamp post and beheaded. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “To tell the truth,” said the Dean, “I’d expected something a little more classical. Oil lamps. Discus throwing. Nude youths wrestling on the floor.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I almost dropped that lamp when I realized what I was looking at—enough guns to start a revolution! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I lit the lamp, and as soon as the room was bright, I saw men standing all around. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I took the lamp to the living room, where a box of matches sat on the table. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It’s so gray that turning on a lamp is too sharp and it hurts. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamps were also lit in the study or library, and I found the Count lying on the sofa, reading, of all things in the world, an English Bradshaw’s Guide. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Right by the window sat a huge leather armchair and a spool table holding a lamp for reading. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The hall was lit by naphtha lamps, which shone brightly enough on the faces and bodies of the authence, but left the lofty rafters hidden in darkness. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” he said, “but it got ripped, and now they’re both grounded ’cause of the cussing and the lamp.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Justin, “but there isn’t. I could see one of the lamps when it came on. There was nobody near it. And they all came on at the same time.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He walked past the Doge's Palace, which was already illuminated by its pink lamps, and then stomped through the twilight across the deserted St. Mark's Square. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The air smells like pipe smoke and fried meat and gas lamps. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I hand the lamp to Walter and pull her against me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In the morning Ma blew out the lamp before they finished breakfast. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I am writing this in the living room; it is night, and I have a lamp lit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “A very quick-witted agent of ours was able to deal with the murderer and capture the instrument. It’s in that box under the lamp.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z We thought of nothing, but simply sat there in pitch darkness—in her fear, Mrs. van D. had switched off the lamp. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z There they went down a long cool stair into a wide alley lit with lamps. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z To find coolness and a way to avoid mosquitoes unable to fly that high up or unwilling to leave the tender neck meat near the street lamps. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I awakened to see the kerosene lamp and beyond it my host’s troubled face. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I cleaned the solar panels thoroughly, then aimed a small, flexible lamp directly at them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru glanced at the lamp, as if it might consider contributing a few words. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Every night, after locking my bedroom door, I angled my desk lamp just so and began to count the hairs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His lamp turned out to have a short in it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamp hanging from the center pole lighted the whole place up. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The quiet was disturbed only by the slup of soup and gnash of chewing, and his father waved his hand to try to drive the moths away from the chimney of the kerosene lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Each moment I expected to see the glare of lamps through the blackness; but all was dark. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He turned and looked at the boy crouched above him blinking in the smoke rising up from the lamp and then he descended to the lower steps and sat and held the lamp out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Someone had lit an oil lamp on the table. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She put her hands on her hips and looked at the lamp. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z We’re survivors he told her across the flame of the lamp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Souvenirs, like Las Vegas snow globes, cram the shelves, and plastic shields everything—the carpet, the lamps, even the TV. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Bryce has thankfully left the lamp on the stoop and appears with Aurora’s booster seat that I left lying on the ground. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Soon she would be able to risk turning on the bedside lamp, and within twenty minutes she might be able to rejoin the household and pursue the various lines of her anxiety. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He slammed his palm on the side lamp table, almost breaking the plate of smoked glass. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets were empty and silent, stretching before him white and clean under the vanishing glow of a long string of street lamps. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This time he jumped from the chair and scrambled as far from the bed as possible, knocking over the lamp on the table; it landed with the crash of broken glass. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I notice an old oil lamp sitting on the kitchen counter, and I try to play with it to get it to turn on, but no use. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z As Brave Orchid ran back and forth turning on all the lights, every lamp and bulb, she glared sideways at her children. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, Ammu traveled upwards through a dream in which a cheerful man with one arm held her close by the light of an oil lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The trader’s assistant brought out the hissing lamps and hung them over the porch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The distance between himself and Calvin’s lamp was getting wider and wider. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z All that’s left when we’re done is a black couch, coffee table, two side tables, a folding table and chairs, plus a couple of lamps. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Having seen nothing but kerosene lamps for illumination, this was like getting a sudden vision of Heaven.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The street lamps glowed brilliant in the moonlit dream of the campus, each light serene in its cage of shadows. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Waren’t no candles nor lamps burning so I looked up the stairs to check their bedroom next. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “You slept in a lamp for a hundred years and that’s the best you could come up with?” shouted back Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The ticket seller had a dim banker’s lamp burning behind his wee cage. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And Joanna’s face looked peaceful and dreamy in the light from the street lamp. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The man, short and dark, was trying to explain that he could get fifty dollars for the lamp downtown and had to charge her twenty-five. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was standing near a doorway in the wall, under a street lamp that hardly gave any light. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The lamps filled the small space with a dancing yellow light. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The sea slapped and sucked at the pilings, and fishing-boats jogged at their moorings, and out at the end of the long pier burned a lamp. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Uh-huh,” he mumbled, focused on balancing a soldier on top of a lamp shade. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Only a few lamps were on in the streets, hanging from masonry arches above the alleyways. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z When Tatterfell comes in to light the lamps, she finds me dressing for a lecture, which begins in the late afternoons and stretches on into some evenings. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The small green desk lamp on the far corner of his table throws the shadows of his face deeper, longer. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z It all boiled down to one thing: she wasn’t supposed to light the lamp, and yet she had. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The lamp looked as if it was floating along in midair, and even though Harry could feel his arm supporting it, the sight gave him the creeps. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He put the lamp down and did as she told him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z So I just went back in the living room and turned off this little lamp next to the couch, and then I got in bed with just my shorts on. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Night came beneath the trees as they walked, and the Elves uncovered their silver lamps. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Fire was a constant dread while the lamps burned. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was growing dark, and he switched on a lamp and moved over to light the fire. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It swatted aside a street lamp, which burst in a shower of sparks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, arming myself with a bicycle lamp, which cast a surprisingly good beam, I went in search of a path by which I could descend to the village. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I landed on my back, my helmet flying, saved only by the lamp cord attached to the battery on my belt. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There were unlit lamps mounted on the walls. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He meant the fierce gas lamps that line the runway at intervals on either side so you can land in bad weather. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Old chairs with sagging backs sat next to crooked lamps. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As with the gushing fountains and towering ivory walls, the lamps themselves seemed to be the product of a dream. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Beyond are the dining room, two bedrooms, the kitchen—all situated in the middle of the building so the apartment’s windows have no access to the moon or the light of a street lamp. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The table held a lamp, a transistor radio, a leather change purse with a silver clasp, and a telephone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I was led into a curtained room; there was a single lamp on his desk which was shining on a chair where he had me sit while he remained standing in the shadows. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The fugitives withdrew and waited until the family put out their lamps. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t. Maybe you should study more yourself,” Benton said, turning out his bedside lamp and lying back down. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “Ork!” said Captain Cook, and strutting into the living room, he knocked over the best lamp. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Clusters of brightly colored balloons were tethered to the green-shaded lamps on the reading desks. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Spoon said, “Maybe we should stop at that lamp store first.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “And what is that exactly? A table lamp?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then Judith took her into her own room and she beheld a bed with a head-board, a table, and a reading lamp. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to strain his eyes to see the words by the light of an old kerosene lamp, which that night—like all others—flickered as though it was burning its very last wick. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z When I looked into the temples, I could see the holy sadhus sitting in long rows, bare chested, their heads shaven, holding sacred lamps and accompanying their chanting with bells. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if we should have left them there,” she said, switching on the lamp. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “And now that it has come, it proves a mild disaster. My lamps were undamaged. No one was killed. Of all the small injuries, mine were the worst, as it should be.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After introductions all around, the old lady apologized again for the kerosene lamps and the privy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z When I was young these tussles usually ended with Mother screaming over a broken lamp or vase, but as I got older there were fewer things left to break. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z After a moment’s surprise, I realized the strange light came from a pair of sympathy lamps the old man had mounted on his wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z While Davis chanted a traditional prayer-poem with his own variations, Joe mounted the box that had been placed for the purpose and opened the brazen door of the lamp. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Then they clambered up a passageway in the rock after Hagrid s lamp, coming out at last onto smooth, damp grass right in the shadow of the castle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When everything was set in order, all the lights in the room were put out, except one lamp and a pair of candles at each end of the chimney-shelf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She has four hanging from the ceiling of her room and a disco ball lamp/clock contraption. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There are dozens of performers throughout the tent, bathed with light from glowing round lamps that hang high above amongst ropes and chairs and round cages. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was the same voice she had heard when she lit the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Like a mung bean my body stretched up toward the great grow lamp in the sky, and my case was even more significant because I continued to grow in the dark. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Once he’s upright he holds the kerosene lamp out and squints into my face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It worked by making impressions on the paper, which had been blackened by an oil lamp, using a stylus that vibrated when someone sang or spoke into a large barrel-shaped horn. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I entered to discover the room darkened except for a single small lamp illuminating the stage of the microscope at which he was working. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can put the lamp on the table by the chair.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z A balding man with strands of dark hair combed carefully across his head sits behind another wooden desk polished to a sheen that reflects the glow of the lamp. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He sang along softly with the faraway singers: “Making the light for the lamps of Ember, Older than anyone can remember, Faster than anything anyone knows, The river comes and the river goes.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He flung the lamp into the puddled cloth with both hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yet he firmly held the lamp as if it were as important as butter or sugar. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Ritchie rewarded her with a small smile, his gold tooth glinting against the light of the street lamps. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The antique lamp between them casts a planetary glow. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Laura loved to look at the lamp, with its glass chimney so clean and sparkling, its yellow flame burning so steadily, and its bowl of clear kerosene colored red by the bits of flannel. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I kick the shards under the dresser, put the lamp back, and walk into the hallway, wiping my eyes with the back of my hand. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Behind him on a wooden table a small lamp burned. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z My hand was shaking as I turned the switch on the lamp near her head. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I switched on a lamp and sat on the cedar chest at the end of her bed, where I folded and unfolded my hands eight or ten times. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course you are under arrest,” said the President, taking the other chair and turning up the lamp. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He signaled to the assistant to lift down one of the lamps. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A tray held giant tins of dried milk and Boumvita, near a study table with a reading lamp, bottles of medicine, books. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Why light lamps when the darkness will inevitably snuff them? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Walter checks him one more time and then turns off the lamp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Under my fingers, my heart is beating like a moth wild in a lamp shade. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only other furniture was a crooked wooden dresser and a small table, on top of which rested a lamp providing what light they had. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I’m going to light the lamp and you’re not going to make any loud noises. Alright?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was the guy who, when someone tripped over the cord, caught the falling lamp. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was lying on my bed, watching the shadows my feeble lamp cast on the ceiling, when I heard my father’s voice at the door. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She learned that the toilet was fun to splash in and that lamps will fall if you grab the cord. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z In one snapshot he is not smiling; someone took it when he was studying, blurred in the glare of the desk lamp. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A burst of light shatters the silence—one of the sky lamps has exploded— and another—and another. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I watch a fly buzz around the room, land on the overturned lamp and then on the naked curtain rod. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Words were engraved along the pen’s shiny barrel, and Mrs. Granger had to slide down to the end of the couch and turn on her reading lamp. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A lamp has been mounted above my divan bed so that in the future, when I hear the guns going off, I’ll be able to pull a cord and switch on the light. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Between these lampposts my shadow on the winter snow would stretch ahead of me, double, shrink again and disappear, the lamps casting their haloes around them like the moon in fog. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Not his trick with the sympathy lamps—I recognized that for what it was: showmanship, a bluff to impress ignorant townsfolk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s resting on the end table beside him, like it’s part of the décor: lamp, family picture, pistol. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I lit the lamp beside the bed, turned off the gas, and opened the wide windows. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The woman saw me approach past the lighted gasoline lamps. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was younger I pretended this teapot tomb was a genie’s lamp. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I’d rather read the railroad pamphlets, which make homesteading sound as easy as rubbing a magic lamp. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was so crazy digging worms by lamp light and setting out for Lake Sabelia after midnight that she felt like a child breaking rules. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The fairgrounds stretched below, a wealth of glittering lamps flanked by the endless black expanse of Lake Michigan. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The last few fields, furthermore, became increasingly muddy and I deliberately refrained from shining my lamp on to my shoes and turn-ups for fear of further discouragement. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t confined to a lamp, but I too was not free. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When her husband was fast asleep she must leave the bed, light the lamp, and get the knife. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed her across the hall into the library which was in darkness, and waited by the door while she searched for the switch of a desk lamp. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So I might go looking for a shop with another lamp like that in its window—not to buy, but just to compare with my ones at home. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I shut my eyes, waiting for him to switch on the cheap nightstand lamp, but he kept to his rule: no lights outside the bathroom. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Flora's father took off his hat and bowed to the lamp. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z He pulls on the bell to ring it, flicks on the lamp that sends a beam into the yard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Obiora was on the mat, seated between the two kerosene lamps. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The white bollards near the water’s edge glimmered in the light of two lamps on high posts. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They knew not to open the door unless they heard her secret knock, and they never put the kerosene lamps near a curtain or blanket. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z After her supper, after the oil lamps had been lit, Kira examined it carefully. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We were up very high; street lamps and traffic cut patterns in the night below. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “What will he need two lamp posts for?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z On the lamp table were her reading glasses and a high pile of books. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly every city I know has such a dying mother of violence and despair where at night the brightness of the street lamps is sucked away and policemen walk in pairs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A kerosene lamp, turned to its lowest, was right next to him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I lit every lamp and candle in the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Obiora moved through the darkness to the two kerosene lamps that stood at the comer of the room and lit them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A dresser with a lamp on top of it stands between us. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Stacked in the comer was everything you could want for a campout—sleeping bags, blankets, an ice chest, and a kerosene lamp. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The stone spun lazily downward into the crevice and out of sight, and ripples spread across the pool and died away, throwing reflections of my head lamp onto the wall of the cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The tunnel is lit at long intervals, so in the dark space between each dim lamp, I fear that I am lost until a shoulder bumps mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Kim could read with a porch lamp on and Pop could shoot hoops all night. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z She’s only one girl by herself, but she has a whole apartment, with a sofa and a lamp, a separate bedroom, and matching dishes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s pulling a lip between his teeth, and he’s fumbling behind his back to switch on a lamp, and he’s thinking, I like this person. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As Harry closed the door behind them, the old-fashioned gas lamps sprang into life, casting flickering light along the length of the hallway. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She had a glimpse of a low room dimly lit with dulled red-shaded lamps and thick with the smoke of cigars. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As they traveled farther into the maze, the glass lamps became scarcer, until only a stray torch or a narrow boat’s dim lantern lit the rotting boardwalks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As we rode home, I saw the lamp at the window of the young widow’s house, and I knew he’d be bringing it in with more than talk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The lobby of the building was clean and sleek and full of oddly shaped lamps. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On the far stage, under the distant lamps, they could just make out a figure: it looked like a dark black bundle left behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “If you want, you can still see her,” Gay said as she switched off my table lamp. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z That night Dad knocks on my door as I’m about to switch off my lamp. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Feverish moths of various sizes batted against us before launching themselves at the lamps again and again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The street- lamps flick past, like pages of light, each coming toward me and then turning away. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z There were dim anbaric lamps along the wall, which was otherwise bare and whitewashed, with doors to the left and right. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The man’s wife came to the door and stood silhouetted against the pale light of a kerosene lamp. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood up, and one of them uncovered a small lamp that gave out a slender silver beam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Just ornate lamps and an embroidered sofa and the swarming rococo wallpaper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The shaded lamp catching the lenses of his glasses left half of his broad face in shadow as his clenched fists stretched full forth in the light before him. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised the glass and held it up before the brightest lamp, handling it as if it were nitroglycerin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The cabin lamp over the ship’s wheel had been left on; a ripple of sunlight, flaring through a window, shimmered on the starboard wall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And when I saw that box I remembered the boy at Warren and the lousy lamp he made and the way we were all humoring him, pretending he had done something wonderful when he hadn’t. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z We were supposed to study incandescent lamps, but he spent the period telling us about commemorative stamps. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes, before or afterward, I switched on the bedside lamp. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I bolted upright and reached for the lamp. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Mariam lit the kerosene lamp on the table and hunkered down. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Infinite Mayhem, the ninth sequel to The Price of Dawn, lay atop the table next to his reading lamp, the corner of page 138 turned down. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She closed her book and turned off the lamp. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A lamp cast pale light over the gray and white pebbles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There were iron brackets every few yards, holding blubber lamps, and in their flaring shadows it wasn’t always easy to see where she was treading, either. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Then, without warning, all the lamps went out and they were plunged into total darkness. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When Therese sees the infant, she smiles and her eyes shine like bright lamps revealing her very soul. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Pinned underneath was the little enamel lamp of the League of St. Alexander. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was a large, low-ceilinged room, with naphtha lamps on side tables and two or three anbaric standard lamps beside the armchairs. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Darkness behind me, darkness ahead, the gas lamps sputtering in their glass cradles. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “There’s a lamp on the table,” Jackson says, his voice close to my ear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So too it was painful to go out by night... a tailor could see to thread his needle without a lamp. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z At night, seated at a crude table, with a kerosene lamp spluttering at my elbow, I would fill out insurance applications, and a sharecropper family, fresh from laboring in the fields, would stand and gape. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I make out shapes: a small wooden table with a mug, a lamp, and some crumpled papers. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I sit up on the bunk as he lights the lamp. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The lamp was smoking; the black smoke going close up inside the chimney. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She made it her duty to keep the lamps filled and their chimneys clean. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, and you’ll need these,” he said, fetching a pair of oil lamps from a cabinet. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z What would it be like to walk the bright and shining path and carry a lamp over your head? Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The minute they arrive at the train station or get off the ferry and glimpse the wide streets and the wasteful lamps lighting them, they know they are bom for it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, there were two beds and a kerosene lamp and not much else. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The light from a flickering lamp behind the captain casts his shadow across the table—a shifting blob, that almost, but not quite, mimics his actions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We rounded the corner, and there was the Methodist church, lit with a thousand lamps. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I broke my toes attempting to swing from a lamp fixture on the ceiling. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The room was dark except for the faint glow of the lamp in the living room floating through the half-open door of my room. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Covering my lamp, I made my way in darkness to the closet near the kitchen where medicines were prepared. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The light from the overhead lamps seemed as bright and revealing as the midday sun and just as hot. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z There, huddled in a corner with the broken remnants of the lamp’s glass case, stood Burton, Poppy, and Arielle. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I turn on the lamp on the right side of the bed. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the low light of the single lamp, Alex turns and sits down on the edge of the bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “What are you doing for your project? Sympathy lamp?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But they’ve used you as a knife sharpener,” said Ron, wincing slightly as they passed a lamp and Neville’s injuries were thrown into even greater relief. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A cold spell had hit New Orleans, so that lying under the lamp that day was a comfortable experience. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Through my tented fingers, the white flare of arc lamps dulled into a sullen crimson glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We are all seated around the dining room table under a lamp that looks like a Spanish candelabra. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamp would be perfect for reading in bed. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Harry lit a lamp to see his way along the rows of books. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I could not afford a kerosene lamp; candles allowed me to read late into the night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a large metal gas lamp hanging above the entrance, illuminating a brass knocker shaped like the head of a dog with a ring in its mouth. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He relit the lamp with a sulfur match and climbed back out of bed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A small lamp burns in their room, which is warm and smells a little of perfume. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The two of them were eating fried chicken, the sort you buy from under heat lamps in convenience stores, and watching “Sally Jessy Raphael” on a portable black-and-white TV. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The metal lamp swayed above like a pendulum, illuminating hollow faces, throwing shadows throughout the carriage. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Now that I was thawed out a bit and the little shack lit up by my trusty kerosene lamp, I could see that every shelf and surface was covered with books, newspapers, and old magazines. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A mechanical golden insect whirred to life above them, opening its stained-glass wings and hovering so they were lit as if standing under a Tiffany lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Empty food tins would be pounded into palm-oil lamps, toys, plowshares maybe—who could say? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy pointed to a lamp base on the second shelf, and then to himself. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Lina went across the cluttered room to stand by a lamp. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The lamp was switched off, and he gingerly poked his head out from under the covers. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Huge colonial pieces made of blond oak and walnut arrived, along with heavy wool carpets, and lamps of hammered iron and copper. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard a groping at the stove, and then he struck a match and the light flared about his face as he bent over the kerosene lamp, intent on lighting it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The street lamps go down the hill then heard the car go down the hill. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I set it on the kitchen table—a reminder of wishes come true—lit the kerosene lamp and finished writing my Honyocker’s Homily. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Even those without prison marks glowed softly, like paper lamps. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I found that I was staring at him, the narrow beam of my lamp focused on his face like a spotlight on an actor. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When it was dusk the lamps would all be lit. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Night fell and two maids came in to draw the curtains and light the lamps. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Every light in the hall was ablaze, every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z First it was a rug, then a washtub, then a lamp with a colored silk shade. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As they began to climb its first slopes they looked back and saw the lamps in Hobbiton far off twinkling in the gentle valley of the Water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Jiichan spotted some wick that he could use in the lamp, so he bought that. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z For a moment, Aru even wanted to tell her the truth about what happened with the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was immaculate; everything was done in plastics—the floors, the curtain, table tops of stainless burn- less plastic, lamp shades of plastic. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The only light was from a single green-glass desk lamp which illuminated little more than the tooled leather surface on which it stood. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The moon did not give enough light for Tree-ear to see clearly, but when the last vase had been removed, Tree-ear crawled back into the kiln to fetch the lamp. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Nat stood near the compass, holding his watch so that he could read the face in the glow of the binnacle lamp. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Through bleary eyes, I took in the sight of the tahara room’s tile floor and the oil lamps casting their sullen glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z So he crept into his mother’s bedroom where she was still asleep, climbed the lamp cord to her bureau, and pulled a strand of Mrs. Little’s hair from her comb. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z A tall canister of coconut oil gleamed in the flickering light of the brass lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then stay. But don’t talk any more. Please close the door and take the lamp away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Pastor Howard lit a kerosene lamp and set it on a long bar top. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t want no lamp that doesn’t work,” the woman said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Follow me,” said Filch, lighting a lamp and leading them outside. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She studied her sleeping grandfather’s withered face, his gaping toothless mouth and flaring nostrils bathed in the warm glow of the reading lamp. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Her feet were stuck fast, the way the lamps in the suburban house had been stuck to the floor so she could not use them as weapons. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Access to plumbing and sympathy lamps improved the quality of the town’s air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He went on past street lamps covered with thick coatings of snow, gleaming like huge frosted moons above his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I stare, too, but all I see is our kitchen lamp with dead bugs in its glass basin. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I closed both hands around the lamp and the fuzzy cord and gripped them tight. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The hall was gloomed with the dot of yellow light from an oil lamp turned down so low that it jerked expiringly. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I turn on the three monkeys lamp so that she feels invited in. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The kerosene lamps burned low and made great shadows on the newspaper-covered wall. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Faramir was sitting there in his chair, and the lamp had been rekindled in its niche above his head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And yet, for all its normal-ness, even the statues filling the Hall of the Gods seemed to lean away from the lamp, giving it a wide berth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And she tossed her head, prettily, so that the light of the oil lamps caught her perfect golden curls. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Here he had done his homework under the dusty black gooseneck lamp. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She chose a cluster of bushes far from any street lamp. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Down from Sweet Jimmy’s place a woman was bargaining with a used furniture dealer over the price of a lamp. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun sank and the evening came down, but it was a long time before I bothered to light the lamp. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Holding a lamp, he stood aside as Min crawled in. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He brought back chunks of driftwood, and he would pass long hours sitting on the steps carving myrtle limbs into benches, table legs, and lamps, filling our rooms with bits of gnarled, polished furniture. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The city is also lit by gas lamps atop the Capitol dome. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The TV is the only light, because bulbs haven’t been put into the lamps yet and the sun is now long gone. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He sat under the reading lamp, still pretending to read, and then turned to me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Henry was sitting in a chair by my bed, reading by the table lamp. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She pulled out my copy of Rhetoric and Logic, and a moment later my handheld sympathy lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Soon, the center of the club looked like some otherworldly lava lamp. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They stood in the light from the foot lamps, and their cheeks glistened with tears. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Ma sat by the lamp, mending one of Pa’s shirts. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I shouted and gave chase, but as soon as he disappeared around the lamp housing I saw the glow of Emma’s fire flare across the concrete. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He was dressed in heavy furs, his face illuminated by the flame of a naphtha lamp. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Men crowded into restaurants lit by flickering kerosene lamps and sat down to eat cheap steaks and drink stale beer at tables that were not more than pine planks resting on two sawhorses. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Arc lamps on scaffolding towers stood at regular intervals and there were huge signs, red on white. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The lamp was on and the whole bedroom seemed to glow orange. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It’s as if the city has become a library of books in an unknown language, the houses great shelves of illegible volumes, the lamps all extinguished. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Only a single lamp burned, and as midnight drew on, the glads drooped in their pitchers. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Two or three stout-bodied moths circled the lamp that stood upon the harpsichord. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They held the lamps over the carcass and groaned with pleasure at the size, the ferocity, the stillness of it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Flora narrowed her eyes and stared at the lamp. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Despite the dark, I recognized his shape, and when the light from a lamp behind him illuminated the hideous scar on the side of his face, I knew for certain that it was Edmund. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I held it under the glow of my desk lamp, trying to read some detail in the woman’s silhouetted face, but there was none to find. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We study for the next few hours until it’s time to turn his bedside lamp on. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I could see from the flash of our lamps, as the rays fell on them, that the horses were coal-black and splendid animals. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z There’s a muffled crash as the lamp is thrown right into the side of the car. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Some sat on the stone worktables to get a good view, while a dozen or so students gathered on the iron catwalks in the rafters among Kilvin’s hanging lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nobody had ever thought of street lamps and some of them said it was a useless notion. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Her face brighten up like somebody turnt on a lamp in front of a mirror. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A small dresser with a lonely lamp on top is placed beneath the window. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I shut my windows, and as I was coming back I glanced at the mirror and saw a corner of my table with my alcohol lamp next to some pieces of bread. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Someone donated a kerosene lamp; another gave her some old mosquito netting and a pair of socks without heels. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He cut on a lamp at a bedside table and shook his wife gently. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamps were on, making little soft pools of light on the pile of the carpet, and in the velvet folds of the curtains. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The sound of furniture flying, David shouting, a lamp breaking. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The back sleeping area was equally spare—a few cushions, a lamp, and a closet with a red dress, a white button-down shirt, and a whole fleet of empty hangers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Most importantly, mine was the Alar and the intricate sygaldry that turned the individual pieces into a functioning handheld sympathy lamp. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Cleverly done. That is not something most bother with on a small lamp such as this.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That night, by the light of a kerosene lamp, we unpacked and cleaned our new home. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I flipped it on, and an old desk lamp flooded the tiny space with light. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I put the frog in the garden and took the lampshade off a piece of my old dollhouse furniture to make a vodka-bottle floor lamp for the living room. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z All at once the street lamps came on and the sky was black and close to the house-tops. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was as if he’d never really wanted anything, and now this wanting blazed inside him like a lamp, the light reflecting out of him as bright as a beam from a lighthouse. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Frankie sat cross-legged across the room, working in the glow of an oil lamp. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I put the lamp near the piano and started on Easy Pieces. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The rooms here are lit by regular old gas lamps; I suppose the mayor put the electric ones outside to show off to guests and passersby. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A lamplighter some blocks down reached up with his long pole to extinguish the street lamp. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to buy a hand lamp. You just sign them out at the desk and return them when you’re done.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The room smelled like wax, candles, oil lamps, tobacco, burning stove wood, whiskey, dirty clothes, and leather boots. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He led the boy out into the yard trailing the black smoke from the lamp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Like she says one time, she says, ‘I’ve knew people that if they got a rag rug on the floor an’ a kewpie doll lamp on the phonograph they think they’re running a parlor house.’ Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Pietro Crespi gave her some confused explanations about the poor quality of modern pitch lamps and he even helped her install a more secure system of illumination for the room. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Somebody lit a hurricane lamp and Richard wondered if the Nigerian bomber hovering above could see it, wondered how many Nigerian bombers were hovering above. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They lay there breathing together in utter calm, like brother and sister, until day began to break and the light from the window became stronger than the light of the lamp. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Breaking the lamp hadn’t been heroic...but everything else? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The room is dark apart from a domed metal lamp hanging from a long cord, which casts a concentrated pool of light on the table’s center. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Through a door, four enlisted men in identical jumpsuits stand behind tables with jewelers lamps bolted to each. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The nearest street lamp went out with a little pop. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Even with the single lamp on, the front room is dark, full of browns and shadows. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My desk lamp, shining on a piece of scratch paper, is the only light on in all one hundred rooms of this building. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Honestly, if the lamp was so dangerous, then why keep leaving her alone with it? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I get up and turn on my desk lamp. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A lamp crashed to the floor throwing the room into semi-darkness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the same one she’d heard when she lit the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I put the lamp away from the bedside, and turned it down low. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Gas lamps light the auditorium until the curtain falls, when they are dimmed. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Once a day someone risked their life to run upstairs for food and water and kerosene for the lamp. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Gramps was at his desk, his brass lamp burning, his pen moving furiously across his paper. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The walls were hung with orange lamps, old rusted anchors, and thick ropes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But they all had the flickering reflection of an oil lamp on each lens. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Blinking tears from my eyes, I slam the base of the lamp into it, creating a dent. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Mind the lamps, Jasper! Oh, this is very merry, very merry indeed!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I can bring a naphtha lamp for the table, if you like.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Illuminated by dozens of round glowing lamps hanging from the top of the tent like planets or stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I heard the click of the lamp, saw the light leaping over the walls, and felt his weight drop onto my bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Explosions tear and scar the land, spitting out black oaks and coal mines, street lamps and scorpions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc turned up the wick on his hurricane lamp, an old oil one with a tall glass cover to protect the light when it was windy. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z On top of the nightstand, there was a lamp with flowers painted all over the shade. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 He was holding the lamp high up, so as to illumine the whole room, and in the warm dim light the place looked curiously inviting. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I plead for and get a lamp to supplement the single overhead bulb. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Joseph waited for the car outside beneath the warm glow from the gas lamp above the door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There was a bed against the wall, and a lamp on the table, turned down very low. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z When we lowered him, he had Soraya turn off the bedside lamp. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Trying not to think of the bobbing boulders, he lit his oil lamp from a torch by the dock. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “If you’ve lit that cursed lamp, the other one will know.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He reached and took the lamp from the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I watched a fly dart from the window screen to the lamp to the ceiling. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He took a bite of the chocolate and watched Lupin extinguishing the lamps that had rekindled with the disappearance of the dementor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But her mother wasn’t looking at the lamp or what was left of the lamp. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z They just heard him moving inside the dark house, then they heard the granddaughter’s voice, fretful and querulous: ‘Who is it? Light the lamp, Grandpaw’ then his voice. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z No edge of light escaped the thick curtains, but the room was bright with the light from the lamps. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was the light that fell in a long rectangle onto the floor between their beds from the street lamp right outside their window. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Charles went into the kitchen and lighted the lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I ran out the pier under the staring lamps, hopped into the boat, untied the painter, shipped the oars, and rowed out onto the swelling harbor-water where the lights slipped and dazzled on black waves. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I could hardly breathe for the smell of incense and the mustard oil burning in the hundreds of little lamps. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I remember it was spare, clean, dimly lit by a pair of kerosene lamps. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She got up to see why and was surprised to see that Papa was using an electric lamp. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My mother, white-faced in the light from the kerosene lamp, was at the stove getting coffee. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, he left, but not before blowing out my lamp, which irritated me no end, as I was not allowed to keep matches in our bedrooms. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z There are two queen-sized beds in here, pushed against the wall, with identical nightstands and lamps positioned on either side of them. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She returned to her bedroom, snapped off the ceiling light, groped for the lamp, and switched it on. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When we are done, the great room is decorated with piggy banks and patchwork quilts, stacks of children’s books, a lamp shaped like an owl. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Thick, yellow light came from lamps hung high on a forest of poles. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She did all this in flickering light from a smoky oil lamp. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The small metal dish in the middle of the lamp looked a lot like an unblinking eye. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Jenny grasped the kerosene lamp with a firm hand. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He clicked it again — the next lamp flickered into darkness. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z As we sat back to back on our separate sides of the bed fumbling with our shoes in the horrid cheerful white light of the bed lamp, I sensed Constantin turn round. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He placed a deep and comfortable Morris chair under the best reading lamp he could find. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Squinting up at the shamrock, Harry realized that it was actually comprised of thousands of tiny little bearded men with red vests, each carrying a minute lamp of gold or green. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Matty had never noticed it before, because always they had been indoors, with the oil lamp glowing, at night. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He tore off the paper that was attached to the cord and carried it inside to the table, where Ellen had lighted a lamp. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 She got out of bed and lit the lamp to look in the mirror. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z After cutting the umbilical cord, the midwife began to use a cloth to take off the blue grease that covered his body as Aureliano held up a lamp. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There was a faint ray of light from the street lamp outside, and Stuart could dimly see Margalo, asleep in the fern, her head tucked under her wing. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z To specify whether a lamp is on or off requires a single bit of information. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The younger children were rushed from the room, the shades drawn and the flame of the lamp turned so low that it sputtered on the wick like the old man's breathing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I left the lamp burning in case he woke in the night. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She heaved herself up on her elbows, eyes seeking the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Through the arches, Serra's lights glow dully, tens of thousands of oil lamps dwarfed by the vast darkness of the surrounding desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He needed no lamp to scrutinize the thing before him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z You were always such a nervous child, you used to be frightened of the dark when you were a little boy, I had to leave a lamp on, beside your bed.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The oil lamp beside his bed had been extinguished, and when I saw my father glance disapprovingly at the lamp I had brought to guide me up the rickety staircase, I quickly lowered the wick. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Customers could find food staples, a good variety of colored thread, mash for hogs, corn for chickens, coal oil for lamps, light bulbs for the wealthy, shoestrings, hair dressing, balloons, and flower seeds. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was completely dark by now, and the golden light of the lamps shone out from the open kitchen door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Lee studied the shiny metal under the lamp, shifting the picture this way and that to overcome the highlights. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Only the place where Capricorn sat, leaning back in his armchair with a contemptuous expression and wrapped in a silk dressing gown that shimmered like peacock feathers, was illuminated by a single lamp. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z All three lamps are on, but it still feels dark. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamps were not porcelain or chalkware; they had been made from the skulls of the mad, acquired from Dunning Asylum. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I touched the small lamp on the desk. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He blew out the oil lamp to save fuel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If I had a genie’s lamp, I’d wish to hear him, just once. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The pale light of the lamp inside ran past the woman, over the edge of the porch, and picked out the figure of the boy on his hands and knees. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamps around the door were flickering on and off almost randomly now, spelling out no words that Coraline could understand. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She made curtains; she made bedspreads; she rewired Ralph’s old lamp. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up and down the street, past ghostly lamps that shed a long series of faintly shimmering cones of yellow against the snowy night. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The small green desk lamp on the far corner of the table throws the shadows of her face deeper, longer. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He had even lighted two lamps, though it was not really dark out. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She missed the creaking timbers of the Argo II and the constellations her lamp used to make against the ceiling of her cabin aboard the ship. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Dubonnet and a knot of other miners were gathered in an impromptu union meeting by the lamp house. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z If my lamp went out, nobody would ever find me again! October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That’s how it had sounded, exactly how, and the walls and chairs and the lamp had all heard it and they could prove it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z If a robber came to our apartment, I would hit him over the head with a lamp. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z More doilies, a big lamp with green-and-gold base and white shade. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Again he was sitting in the living room in my father’s chair, with two lamps lit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The lamps had been lit now and there was a deceptive normality about the big stone rooms with their colorful murals, animal skin rugs, embroidered drapes, and comfortable gilded furniture. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Surprised, he asked Úrsula if all that was true and she answered him that it was, that many years ago the gypsies had brought magic lamps and flying mats to Macondo. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Everything was hodgepodge: grandmotherly lamps stood next to El Greco reproductions; bull’s horns hung from the neck of an Aphrodite statuette. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He thumbed the lamp on and off while pointing it at different things around the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In 1940, Franklin Roosevelt hid a microphone in a lamp on his desk in the Oval Office, and another in a telephone. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He held her close, by the light of an oil lamp, and he shone as though he had been polished with a high-wax body polish. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They spend a few weekends taking the shuttle bus to Ikea and filling up the rooms: imitation Noguchi lamps, a black sectional sofa, kilim and flokati carpets, a blond wood platform bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she turned, and her face was shown in the clear burst of moonlight and by the lamp, which had now no quiver from Van Helsing’s iron nerves. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z There was nothing and no one that Flora’s mother loved more than the lamp. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Each desk has two lamps with green glass shades, and two microscopes, old microscopes, with heavy thin tubing and brass fittings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I drink in the smoky smell of the lamps burning. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The winter night blew in with frosty wind, and the street lamps with their sputtering carbons swung restlessly and made the shadows dart back and forth like a runner trying to steal second base. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Dogs barked; a couple of bats hunted moths around Harlan Betchel’s mercury vapor security lamp; the evening pulsed gently like a calm heart. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Before dinner they had ransacked the other downstairs rooms for comfortable chairs and lamps, and now their little parlor was easily the pleasantest room in the house. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He puts his fingers in the flame of the lamp on the table. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The golden light I expected to be a lamp is not. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Only one of the five Pandava brothers could light the lamp. Do you know where he went, human girl?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A cursed lamp is a much more interesting topic than, say, a visit to the dentist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hermione waved her wand to ignite the old gas lamps, then, shivering slightly in the drafty room, she perched on the sofa, her arms wrapped tightly around her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She balled up the evidence, stuffed it in die fireplace, drenched it in ail from her bedside lamp, and lit it afire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She took the book from his hands and turned off the lamp on the nightstand. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An unlit oil lamp hung on the wall beside the door, the patch of will behind it was singed soot black. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After a long moment of consideration, I dropped to my belly and pressed on, pushing my lamp ahead of me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Every lamp is turned off in the house and everyone is asleep, except me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He stood the lamp on the step and went up and took the boy by the hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Then she got some towels and washrags out of a cupboard in the hall and, carrying a lighted kerosene lamp, led us up the steep stairs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I let my fingers graze a lamp post as I walk—the metal feels cool against my fingertips. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A low settee stood in front of the fireplace, and a mirror framed in mahogany hung above the mantel, flanked by oil lamps fastened to the walls. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Old men clutch hurricane lamps; children shriek; dogs yowl. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Where the well-to-do folks live? They have their own stores, paved roads...You've probably seen the path that leads to the side of town, lined with electric street lamps?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So easy, to feel them go down my throat: but blinking in the glare of my desk lamp, I was struck with a wave of revulsion so strong it was almost nausea. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He claimed it was a waste of power to use the electric lamps just for him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z If I found a magic lamp and I could have one wish, I would wish that I had a normal face that no one ever noticed at all. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Obiora brought the kerosene lamps out to the verandah and we sat around them, swatting at the tiny insects that blindly followed the yellow light and bumped against the glass bulbs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Kerosene lamps—another amazing thing—hissed as they hung from hooks over the porch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the train Jiichan had put the wick in the lamp, so they had a little light. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He opened the letter under the lamp and read it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Now I can see outlines, gleams: from the mirror, the bases of the lamps, the vases, the sofa looming like a cloud at dusk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They came toward me as I ran, a crowd of men and women carrying cases of beer, cheese, chains of linked sausage, watermelons, sacks of sugar, hams, cornmeal, fuel lamps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The next time I surface, Camel is lying flat on the cot, snoring, and Walter sits on the horse blanket in the corner with the lamp beside him and a book in his lap. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There were no electric lamps on the walls but plenty of torches for the taking. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z If the lamp should blow out he could not find his way back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As evening became definite the street lamps flashed on and the lights of moving cars squared my world in a piercing probing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that Kingshaw had woken in the night, had switched on the lamp and then had done nothing else, for there had been no sound at all. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Smoke rose from thatched-roof kitchens, and people would start arriving from farms carrying lamps and sometimes lit firewood. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The girl switched on a lamp and turned towards the window. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I clean up best I can then sit up, at the table, with a lamp, doing schoolwork. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “It’s just that everyone makes a sympathy lamp for their first project,” I said to fill the silence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was no sign of anyone, but someone had turned the lamp off, and someone had set a glass of water at her bedside. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That was how the lamp felt: a small halo of brightness held out by a monster crouching in the shadows…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As he did every morning, he took a deep breath and stared at the lamp on his desk—a tiny flame that burned night and day, fueled by magic olive oil from the supply room. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The cars roar past the covered bazaar, through cheering throngs in the Turkish Quarter where every street- lamp, door, and window streams red cloth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Night was in all the trees and coloring the sky, and the lamps were halos of pink light in the gentle house. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There they hung, three live men and one dead one, as the Lord of Light’s devout stacked split logs and broken branches under their feet, then doused the piles with lamp oil. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I turned over and shut off the nightstand lamp on my side of the bed. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z There is not a single book to read, but it doesn’t matter—we wouldn’t be able to waste the lamp’s kerosene on something as useless as a book. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were some three-legged chairs and a dress dummy half her size and some coal-oil lamps from olden times. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned off my lamp and moved aside the limp curtains, thinking of Ned and looking for the big orange harvest moon he’d written of. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In the center of the thickly carpeted room, directly beneath an adjustable ceiling lamp, was a large round table covered with green baize. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When it got so dark I couldn’t see the puzzle, I reached to turn on the lamp. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z As the Shy Maid drew closer, Tyrion could see the shapes of stone men moving in the light, shuffling aimlessly around the lamps like slow grey moths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I imagined he worked by oil lamp, cutting and sewing leather well into the night. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The only light came from the candles on the tables, the lit ends of cigarettes, and the lamps at the head table, which shone off the fake paneling on the wall behind. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She turns on her lamp, reaches for her phone, and dials a number. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tonight she will invite friends to take whatever might be useful, lamps, plants, platters, pots and pans. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She watched her turn up the kerosene lamp at sunset to sew far into the night. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But they have to set up tall lamps. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Bracing myself against the wall, I drew out my hand lamp and thumbed it on to its dimmest setting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I reached over and turned up the light from the kerosene lamp. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Barrabas kept his tail, which in time grew to be as long as a golf club and developed a life all its own that led to lamps and china being swept from tabletops. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z People can see us, he says, those little lamps you talking about big enough to show who’s there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Matty lengthened the wick and checked the lamp to be certain there was oil. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The fire on the hearth burned slowly and the wavering light from the oil lamp made shadows on the wall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The She Elephant took three lamps from a shelf in the wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Aru stumbled back as the shadow thing limped out of the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The lamps dimmed, and she returned to her office; he heard the door click behind her and knew that she was off to bed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Micah and I saw a flickering light in the stacks and we went to see if someone was having trouble with their lamp. We found him near the southeast stairwell with this.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I explored my sitting room which had a writing desk and a good lamp, and was impressed by the vastness of the bathroom with its potpourri and stacks of towels on a heated rack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z At bedtime they turn the lamps to near darkness and activate safety lights in each space. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Without the red beams on it, the lamp felt dangerous. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In her mind’s eye she could see the lamp bobbing along the path. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The street lamps are ablaze, and I see Elizabeth crossing the road outside our house, holding a younger boy’s hand. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The dim light of the lamp ran past the boy as he stood motionless in the open cabin door. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the year she knew him, before they were married, she discovered a little magic in herself, and for a while felt like a blithe genie released from her lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The proprietor had just lighted a hanging oil lamp which gave off an unclean but friendly smell. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The lamp at the center of the table lights their eyes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It then quoted her as admitting she had been in the barn on Sunday night at nine- thirty and that a cow kicked over the lamp. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I always check with everyone to see if no one else wants the lamp a certain night, and I never hog my turn at the window for fresh air or drying laundry. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He groped his way through the kitchen, down the hall, and to the front door, afraid to light a lamp, afraid to make a sound. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Heat lamps glow in regularly spaced intervals, their flames adding a golden warmth to our skin, and the lights of the city shimmer down below. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I see my parents, in through the window, sitting beside the kerosene lamp, and they are like a faraway picture with a frame of blackness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She bought oil lamps made from milk tins. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There were pots and pans, spoons and hashi, cigarettes and lamp oil, tea and leather. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I bring the lamp down again, and again, and again, until the hard drive cracks and pieces of it spread across the floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The lamps had been extinguished by the operatives as they left their looms, so at first her eyes could make out nothing but the hulking shapes of the machines. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The gray shape of the city vanished in the night’s onset like an apparition and he lit the little lamp and set it back out of the wind. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His mother broke the silence by picking up her keys from beside the lamp. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Just a small reading lamp on in the corner, lighting up the chair where Cramp still sat, reading a newspaper. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And if they had a book, he would hold the lamp by the chair so they could see the words and never get tired. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Toward midnight the rain ceased and the clouds drifted away, so that the sky was scattered once more with the incredible lamps of stars. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The kids stood under the lamps and started acting like monkeys, howling and hooting, scratching under their arms. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z From the ceiling, huge lamps hung down and bathed the room in a brilliant blue-white light. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z In a room without a window, there burnt a fire guarded by a high and strong fender, and a lamp suspended from the ceiling by a chain. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Turner had cleared away the round study table in the library and left only his father’s Bible, the Aeneid, and The Origin of Species on it, along with the lamp. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Two kerosene lamps and a huge broad-bladed knife with a carved ivory handle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The recipe is incomplete, since the lamp ought to be inscribed with mysterious characters and there is an incantation to be mumbled. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The single unblocked window revealed distant bursts of light where the castle stood, but inside the room it was dark except for a solitary oil lamp. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “There’s too much space in there, and it would be bad for the books in the long term. Hand lamps cost a talent and a half.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “And in all fairness, I am duly impressed with your skill. The lamp is tidily made. The sygaldry is quite cunning. The engraving precise. It is clever work.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The ceiling extends far above my head, the light cast down by a cluster of those same electric lamps, conspicuous in their constant glow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Concealed lamps flooded it with cold light, and there was a low, steady humming sound which he supposed had something to do with the air supply. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Forty feet above, the stone men moaned and muttered beneath a flickering lamp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, sighting on the small cluster of garish mercury vapor lamps in town, Herbie made it to Rael’s store, and from there he knew the way home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After Lee drove away in the dark Samuel picked up a lamp in his left hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Great fields of some kind of grain grew under row upon row of hanging white lamps. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned the gas mantle high, lit the kerosene lamp, and lighted two burners of my stove to drive the loneliness away. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was a week old he could climb lamps by shinnying up the cord. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z She rummaged around in a drawer, brought out some sealing wax, and began to warm it over the lamp on her desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That night at dinner she said, “Poppy, today I fell in love with a lamp.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Nobody’s hurting you,’ and he turned off the bedside lamp and said, ‘Good night, Mrs. Clutter. Go to sleep.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z His father turned off the oil lamp, for the day had arrived, and he looked stern and disciplinary, but Billy Buck didn’t look at Jody at all. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He was thinking of a cabin that had two lamps, both lit at the same time, and two stoves, one to cook on and one to warm by. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The painted ceiling bellied overhead like a sail, and down below the green desk lamps glowed, illuminating faces bent over books. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He gestured to his companion, stepped out from behind the imaginary lamp post, set his coat and hat and strolled back to where Janie was as if he had just come in the store. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He puts it down on the stoop, like lamps always live on stoops. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The lamp’s swinging glare cast shadows across them both, looming and swooping shapes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I am sixteen at two thirty-one today,” Natalie says, her eyes focused on the table lamp. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want me to turn on the lamp?” she asked. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The negro’s shadow was huge and it moved on the wall as the breeze moved the lamps. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But everywhere it’s the same as it’s always been: the perfectly manicured lawn of Center Square, the gazebo’s twinkling fairy lights, the yellow beams from the porch lamps at every door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The captain held a lamp and looked down on Mack. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I tugged open the outer doors of the Archives and stepped into the entry hall, my eyes adjusting to the red tint of the sympathy lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But whether those two lamps spotted me moving and staring, or whether I came to my senses, I don’t know. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And the lamps will make the space much cozier than the overhead fluorescent lights. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A coal-oil lamp was lighted and placed in the middle of the table when supper was at last ready; gold light filled the kitchen, pouring from the open fireplace and from the sparkling lamp chimney. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after I reached the stairs and took them two at a time, the gas lamps’ glow lingered in my vision like spreading flames. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We walked squatting, avoiding the street and the few lamps that were lit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas had returned to his own quarters to work, and Kira too with extra lamps lighted by the tender, had settled to her task, stitching carefully throughout the afternoon. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The insects did not buzz around us, perhaps because the kerosene lamp was not on or perhaps because they sensed the tension. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z To get money for the dowry, Maa sold three brass vases and a brass wedding lamp that had been a part of her own dowry. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The glow from the oil lamps failed to reach the bottom of the mikveh. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Just a few feet before the parked police car is the subway entrance, marked with two tall green lamps and a black placard with the numbers four and six in green circles. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Chacko lay in bed in the pool of light from his bedside lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I rubbed my hair against the glass like the tank was a genie’s lamp and the action would stir up some magic. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There were four lamps, two tall ones that stood on the floor and two short ones that stood on tables. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Only one lamp went over, and that was during this frenzied dance when everybody was on the floor. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Every building, at the place where the wall met the roof, was equipped with a row of floodlights—big cone-shaped lamps that cast a strong yellow glare. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z From houses back off away from the road there was a waving of flags, a fluttering of white handkerchiefs; women lifted lamps at the windows. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she thought about the boy she’d seen in the lamp store. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She slid it open and stared down the hallway to where the brightness of the lamps sent long flickering shadows dancing across the paneled wood before her eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Onlookers light matches for him, and the call goes out for a lamp. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Outside the wind was gusting, making the flames shiver in the oil lamps that lit the yard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And beside the lamp, there was a red plate with a biscuit on it. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Vivian turns on two lamps and settles Molly in a red wingback. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Someone else carries a lamp from one corner to the other so we have light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The crib stood in the middle of the floor, and one gloomy lamp was all the illumination in the room, so the baby was in semi-darkness. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Well, if you two are going to walk around holding hands,” said Tootie, “I suppose I'll have to be the one who carries this monstrosity of a lamp.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z On the nightstand, a lamp with a ragged shade and a worn anatomy text. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Shae lit the murky oil lamp on the wobbly bedside table and said, “There’s no heater, either. We may as well get to know one another.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The twinkling lamps of the city were coming on below the overlook where he stood. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And when Ah touch de match tuh dat lamp- wick let de light penetrate inside of yuh, and let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I went in the first load, with Mama and May and a back seat heaped to the ceiling with dishes and lamps and bedding. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It was past midnight when Theo finished his homework in the dim light of the study lamp. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I switch on my reading lamp and listen to the shipping forecasts on the radio on low volume. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z That was it; the lamp by her sewing machine was on, too. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A woman came in and asked about a lamp that Carl had out in front of the store. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I almost felt like I’d summoned her and wouldn’t have been any more surprised if she’d appeared in a puff of smoke like a genie from a lamp. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Then the darkness edges in and the street light comes on in front of Dora’s—the lamp which makes perpetual moonlight in Cannery Row. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff produced one from the opposite shirt pocket; the judge unfolded it beneath his desk lamp and picked up his fountain pen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He looked at the pastel lamps concealed behind the palms along the walls. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His arms were wrapped around a lamp of pure white glass in the shape of a naked woman. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z A desk lamp, brass probably, an inkwell, and various papers were placed around him. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The lamp by the Master’s chair was all the light there was, but it showed the expressions of the two old people clearly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “You awake?” he said again, reaching over and switching on the princess lamp he’d bought for her at a yard sale. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z While Grandma and Mother were looking for a new lamp for the living room, I managed to wander a little bit away where I could see them, but they couldn't see me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He pulled a lamp close and wrote in the ruled accounts book, his steel nib skritching on the page. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The lamps are lit, and Nan and Pop kneel in the middle of the floor, their hands bound behind their backs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “What’s this?” he said, reaching for the lamp and holding it high. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Miss Gussie put her lamp down on the washstand, struck a match, and lit the lamp on the bed table. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “This is the spot,” said the Professor as he turned his lamp on a small map of the house, copied from the file of my original correspondence regarding the purchase. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Long before dawn the market space was lit by dozens of oil lamps as potters and their assistants rushed about in an anxious, eerie silence, preparing their stalls. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “Bring two candles and take away the lamp,” the major said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It was on the bedside table, under the ugly lamp. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Pillows embroidered with tiny mirrors are strewn across it, and lamps of colored glass hang from the roof, catching the last rays of sunlight. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The darkness of his eyes shifts in the low light, catching hints of fairy light as well as the warmth from the heat lamps. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If the Sleeper was looking for them, then why hadn’t he just stayed in the museum when Aru had lit the lamp? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They drove past Obalende on the way back, tables and stalls lining the bustling road, orange flames flickering from the hawkers’ lamps. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Harry’s lamp seemed to grow dimmer as the cold gray light that precedes sunrise slowly crept into the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The electric lamps are still beside the chairs—I left them there for looks, even though they will not light. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Papa set down a kerosene lamp he was inspecting on the counter and run to the door. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Samuel moved the lamp and then went to the front door and opened it and stepped outside. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The electric lamps from outside cast enough light that I can see her clearly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ma had already lighted the lamp when he came in. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I flick the lamp on instead, hoping the darkness will hide how sad the house is. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Nothing compared to actually seeing the roofs, like tiled lamp shades or hats. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When you are alone at night, do not light the lamp. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There must have been a story told about a beach sometime, while I was out or at the market, because Helena’s face lights up like a lamp. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I said nothing for a long time, only looked at the shadows the lamp cast on the ceiling. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She dropped the glowing thing—little more than a wispy ribbon—and Aru realized that it was the Sleeper she had just trapped in the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They heard the sound of a key turning and bolts sliding back, and as thunder crashed overhead, the door opened to show a distinguished-looking man holding a lamp. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z See a lamp, a clock—11:42 a.m.—and a framed photo of me and Jupe standing at the edge of the ocean. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Kate stared straight ahead at the green glass shades of her desk lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The lamp in Miss Love’s room went off around midnight, but Rucker was still out there in that garden, walkin’ back and forth, forth and back. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z For once, Flora agreed with the lamp: things were out of control. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I lay in the bed, under a lamp, and read and smoked cigarettes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of lighting the whole room, as was typical, my lamp revealed a narrow slice of the room: the corner of the worktable and half of the large black slate that stood against the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Omar stood up and took his lamp over to the left. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In the glow of the oil lamp, her eyes were as dark as jet, with the same mirrored sheen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z To get a lamp, a miner presented one of his medals, which Mr. Todd hung on a board. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She could see a reflection of the lamp in the pupils. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I lighted the gas mantle lamp, stuffed the debris in a little closet, and put on water for coffee. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Tris’s knuckles brush mine as she lifts her hand to point at something on our right: a series of long, low buildings lit by blue emergency lamps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z After a bit she lowered the flame in the lamp so that the hut was dim, with dark shadows on its walls. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I brought the two lamps up here, and a supply of oil. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Even wicks for oil lamps; salt bags to scrub the teeth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped reading when he thought she was sleeping, and he dozed in his chair beside the lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There is a small chest of drawers, a crude night table between two twin beds, a lamp with a plaid paper shade, two wooden chests in which extra quilts are stored. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As we sped along, I occasionally saw the flash of miners’ lamps down branching tunnels, but it was too dark to see what they were doing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But you didn’t hear Granny complain about having to trim wicks, clean smoked-up lamp chimneys, and fool with kerosene when other ladies could just pull a ceiling cord to get light. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Katz wanted every detail of my walk home, and had elaborate plans for his defense involving a heavy ceramic lamp base and, ultimately, escape out the back window. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When the CD ended, Fang exited the spa, hit me with a killer look, dove for cover under the red velvet and snapped off the rickety lamp between the beds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Hell, I turn off the generator when we go to bed. I can give you a coal-oil lamp. Pull up. Got a canned baked ham in the oven.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned away, lighting lamps with prods of his wand, not looking at any of them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Lacy lamps, pottery milkmaids, and paintings of African grasslands you buy on the stairs at Littlewoods, if you really want to. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The corridor is lit by a paint-spattered emergency lamp that hangs over one of the exits. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Dimly lit by standing lamps, it has the same air of domestic neglect as the kitchen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is lit by a pair of green-shaded banker’s lamps, and in the shadows Werner can see shelves crowded with encyclopedias, models of windmills, miniature telescopes, prisms. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A few nights later she gave birth in their bed by the light of a drycell lamp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Strangers finger the lamp that used to be on your bedside table. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The orderly brought two lighted candles each in a saucer, and took out the lamp blowing it out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Akira jumped to his feet with a screech, knocking the lamp over. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He hears a rustling over the phone, and he pictures Henry in his heather-gray pajama shirt, rolling over in bed and maybe switching on a lamp. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Every night I pulled the black air raid curtains to and read on and on, huddled close to our bedroom lamp. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam sat smiling vaguely at the lamp and tapping his knee with a forefinger until Lee came back. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “If only he’d left the lamp on, anything to tip us off.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He stumbled backward and knocked over his lamp, which went out at once. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z |
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