| 单词 | lantern |
| 例句 | Blue lanterns dangle at random intervals above the stone paths, similar to the ones that lit the Choosing room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Ba wondered, and he lit the lantern in his hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z So Magdalys mostly had to be content with watching the great beasts cavort along outside her window: The lamplighter’s iguanodons would pass first thing in the morning, extinguishing the lanterns as the day broke. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When they had finished, the farmer and his sons went out with a lantern and got the waggon ready. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He sprang from his pony, and seeing the notice in the light of the lanterns, he tore it down and threw it over the gate. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A soft breeze seemed to blow in the moonlight, spilling it through the open window and lighting the bowl like a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Backing from under the porch on his hands and knees, he touched the lantern and tipped it over. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When Homer came to the back of the wagon with a lantern and revealed Ridgeway’s face, the slave catcher was staring at her with untempered fury. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see anything beyond the glow of my lantern, but I wasn’t worried. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, she watches me, her eyes shiny in the lantern light. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only one left, just a little lantern that he'd rigged together and kept at the Mud House back door in case of emergencies. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Rations, reduced in December, were reduced again in February, and lanterns in the stalls were forbidden to save oil. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z In her hands she held a flickering light, which wasn’t a lantern or a candle but seemed to be a ball of raw flame, attended by nothing more than her bare skin. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I set the lantern down and tightened my grip on the handle of the ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He paused to step over a log, the lantern casting quivering shadows across the dirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "Lead it? In this fog? I'd need two hands and a lantern to find me own nose." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z No lanterns had been lit aboard it, but as he and Wylan bolted up the ramp, two sailors emerged. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I returned, holding the heavy bag at the bottom so it wouldn’t split, Dad and Brian were arguing over the plastic jack-o’-lantern filled with green plastic army soldiers that Brian wanted to bring. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Oil burned in black iron lanterns all along the walls. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Kneeling on solid ground, I set the lantern down beside me and pulled back the bolt securing the panel in place. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was a lantern before him, fixed to the seat, which illumination touched the edges of objects obscure in their outlines. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When Mr. Chris closed the firebox doors, there was a bright glow around the edges and the light of a lantern hanging from the rafters. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z We’re quiet now, leaning our heads against the stones lining the spring and watching the hanging lanterns illuminate the water with gold. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He raised his lantern, the light shining over both of their faces. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The lanterns swinging from the carriage ceiling cast a bright light over the scene: Harry could read every word of Crabbe’s comic directly below him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z With the lantern and basket in one paw and the jug in the other, Cornflower ascended the steps at the south-east corner of the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The woman accompanied him, holding the kerosene lantern high. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z That’s when a chorus of bells sounds from out behind the house, and I quickly extinguish the lantern. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z At the Lord’s command he unlocked the door, and silently it swung back; and they passed through, taking the lantern from his hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He got up and soon was walking warily in pursuit of the last lantern before it disappeared among the trees. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The villager who’d brought the lantern had retreated a few yards, and called down to them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A slave stood beside their table, holding a lantern over the board. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Climbing down out of the tree, I picked up my ax and lantern, and trotted down to another riffle and waded across. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 A couple of hurricane lanterns stood at the end of the dock, and Turner figured Willis had been about to light them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I’d keep getting up to look in case a lantern was swinging in the trees. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z At night we stop while the carter lights the lantern slung beneath the cart, then we move on in the darkness and the small yellow light-disc travels with us like a comforting beacon. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z His gentle calling drew Minli to him like a moth to a lit lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Instead, a single iguanodon limped along the cobblestones, its hunchbacked rider reaching a long pole up to light the street lanterns one by one. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then like a blinding red flash the message of the lantern bored its way into my brain. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Johnny got out, struck tinder, and lighted the lantern he had found in the chaise. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The four jack-o’-lanterns shed a mellow illumination across the portion of the roof directly beyond the window. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Motorboats were waiting here for us, equipped with lanterns. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The woods were lit with lanterns, and far below in the bay, through the interstices of trees, she could make out the deck lights of moored pleasure boats. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It is warm and solid beneath her fingers, illuminated from within like a lantern. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then came October 1871: a cow, a lantern, confusion, and wind. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He ducked under a lantern with a green metal shade hanging from a hook. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Carrying my lantern and two large plates heaped high with food, she was heading for the doghouse. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The lantern was dead in her hand, and the Wood was a stone wall behind her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The sail dropped from the sloop’s mast, and Turner rowed to its bow until he could make out Willis Hurd’s face in the light of the lantern he was swaying over the water. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The adobe ceiling was low, the dirt walls entirely bare, and the only light came from a pair of lanterns set in a corner. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z By the time she reached it, the long shadows of sunset had begun to fade, and the lantern bugs were coming out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then they went into the night, their way home lighted by the chieftain John carrying a tin kerosene lantern. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You try another,” he said, and shone the lantern on the next bracket. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z And that night, Papa went with a shovel to bury the sheep and a lantern to bring Sarah back. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z Finally, they turned their lantern on to the lowest setting, just enough to be visible through our own green tent’s shell. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Round paper lanterns hang in the courtyard, the shadows dancing over their white surfaces like silently howling faces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z With a Coleman lantern to lead him, Toomer secured the boat and then plunged through the woods until he came to a row of dunes covered with sea oats. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A few empty boxes of graham crackers and Hostess cupcakes were piled on top of a cooler, and on top of that was a small wireless radio and lantern flashlight. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Along the walkways, hundreds of paper lanterns swung from the branches of orange trees, with more nestled in the reeds at her feet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The lantern flame finally sputtered out, and darkness flooded over me, carrying the sound of rustling and the smell of death. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Jethro took down the lantern that hung on the outside wall of the kitchen and started down the path toward the barn. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z We set off with lanterns and sang carols on the way. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I picked up their lantern and smothered the flame. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A lantern flared to life, and I saw more shriveled flowers on the ground. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The shutters of their house waved and slammed, shaking the house, and the light from their lantern wavered. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z A few smudged windows let in the hazy glow of the gas lanterns out on the street. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A small oil lantern sat on the kitchen table, lighting up both the kitchen and the living room. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The room was lit by two glass lanterns on the wall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Now the lantern was shining in my eyes, and it was hard for me to look up and see their expressions. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Zu dashed through our tent flap, and the lantern in the tent lit up Chubs’s delighted face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the light of a lantern, they saw half a dozen people, men and women and two children, sitting on the floor or on wooden boxes, eating from tin plates. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He wanted Chinese lanterns strung from boats and bridges alike. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Two plesiosaur artillery units had peeled off after her; she could see the glow of their lanterns shivering in the ocean breeze and hear their riders yelling back and forth. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Imperial attendants approach, and their gold uniform buttons catch the lantern light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His one eye looked up at the lantern and the possum sack where they hung against the wall. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole saw a lantern flicker in the window, and he heard movement inside. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Cole lit the lantern inside the cabin and made a jelly sandwich. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Homer lit a lantern and they entered the mournful old house. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I held my lantern up so I could see better. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could react, he threw down his lantern and lunged at me as though he meant to kill me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And my eyes, my mother gave me my eyes, no eyelids, as if they were carved on a jack-o’-lantern with two swift cuts of a short knife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Over an hour passed before the rescuers arrived, bearing lanterns and shovels and axes to pry bodies from the cars. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The dragon was at least twice as long as Anya was tall, and a deep red that reflected the lantern’s light like a vest of rubies. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Behind the pesthouse by lantern light men were digging a hurried grave. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The stars did not look as warm and bright as the little lights that came from the lantern. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Emerald lanterns shine above doors and inside windows. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She lit the kerosene lantern while I made the fire, then she burned some sweet incense. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Paper lanterns are hung from tree to tree, and Tía Mimí's lily pond is cleaned out so we can again see the coins we once threw in for good luck. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z After drying myself out the best I could, I took the lantern handle from the pole, bent it back to its original position, and put it back on the lantern. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Squatting around their lantern, a young boy and girl startled when I landed beside them at the brink of the rooftop. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He seemed to become focused at once, in the same way that you could focus the beam of an anbaric lantern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He blew out the lantern and hung it by the possum sack. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed my lantern and ax and ran for the bottoms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In Japan, before the turn of the century, outside my father’s house there stood one of those stone lanterns, with four stubby legs and a small pagoda-like roof. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z In one of the angel’s hands was a sword, glinting in the sunlight, and in the other hand was a lantern, burning a small flame. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “The Amontillado,” said Stendahl, going ahead with a blazing lantern which he held high. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Their toilets might not flush, their well pumps might not draw, they would live close to their stoves and lanterns. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The lantern threw her shadow up the hill, a black ghost attached to her feet, and she shivered as the wind came rattling through the pine branches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of Hampstead Heath we heard a policeman’s heavy tramp, and laying the child on the pathway, we waited and watched until he saw it as he flashed his lantern to and fro. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I was not quite sure, sir, but I thought so. Here’s a note, sir. The messenger that brought it, said would you be so good as read it by my lantern?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I poured half of the oil in my lantern down into the hole and dropped in a match. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But the officer continued examining the room with the lantern and showed no sign of interest until he discovered the seventy-two chamberpots piled up in the cupboards. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As it snapped at the domovoi, its teeth flashed in the lantern light. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He admired the sky lanterns that lit the streets, strung so cleverly that they looked as if they were floating. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Of Homer, there was no sound; perhaps the boy skulked just outside the lantern light. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The brightest light came from within houses, or the occasional passerby who made his way holding a flaming rush or lantern before him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Puffy red lanterns hang high between buildings, strung like beads on a necklace. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z My heart flutters like one of the nearby lantern candles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley closed the door on the empty yard and then steered Harry by the shoulders into the full glow of the lantern on the table to examine his appearance. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There was a cot with a shuck mattress, an apple box holding a tin lantern, and a backless rocking-chair in the little room of the bunkhouse. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the holler, Z was in his own cabin, holding a lantern in the middle of the main room. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Once darkness fell, there would be some lights from house lanterns. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned off the kerosene lantern and lit a candle. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He grimaced and looked down at the lantern in his hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z After it was trimmed and the limber end cut off, I hung the lantern by the handle on the end of it and started easing it out on the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The dead weren’t all that far off when the light faded, and the fact that we’ve yet to have one stumble into the light of our lanterns is more than a little strange. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A dark lantern was uncovered, and its light fell on the astonished face of the farmer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They left the lantern burning at Tab’s grave while they set up camp. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z After a while, Jody took a lantern and went down to the barn. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Fairy lamps and paper lanterns were strung along the pathways. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As they went beyond the reach of the lights from the windows, the man struck a match and lit a lantern. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Out on Malaga Island, the orange light flared higher, and a line of lanterns headed toward shore, disappearing from Turner’s sight as they neared the granite ledges. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z At its very top was mounted a lantern that included a mirror for reflecting sunlight during the day, and for an oil-fed fire at night. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Gross wounds and injuries marked the flesh of those closest to her, the two caught by the station agent’s lantern. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Worse, even in the dim light of the gas lanterns, Magdalys was pretty sure she recognized that emaciated trunk and those dingy feathers. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Scarcely aware of what she was doing, Cornflower threw the lantern. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There, hanging by unseen ropes, was the angel, played by Marcus, wearing white wings and carrying a sword and a lantern ...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The dragon appeared and threatened Billy, who was dressed as a girl; the angel with a sword and lantern descended from heaven. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Archer took a seat opposite her, where he could watch the porter, though there was nothing threatening about the man who hung up the lantern—just a silhouette against the starred sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Surely so. Ruth lit up like a lantern when she saw them fancy clothes again. Promised to be quiet as ever. Made short work of the gingerbread Madam baked, too.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the woman’s small house there was a bare dirt yard, and in the light of the lantern that Con held, they found the woodshed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I looked out over the water at the hundreds of dancing lanterns. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As evening drew in, and moths began to swoop under the canopy, now lit with floating golden lanterns, the revelry became more and more uncontained. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He started to light the lantern to look more, but his mother said, “Hang it back, child. Ain’t no use to fret yourself. Eat your supper, you must be famished.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A porter sat in a little house beside the way, and with fear in his eyes he came forth bearing a lantern in his hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Finally, Cole went to the cabin and brought back the glass mantel from his lantern and placed it over the candle. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Jody ran frantically after the lantern and caught up to Billy just as he reached the barn. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky had darkened and red lantern lights started to glow all over the lake. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A match was struck, and a lantern flared to life overhead. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The inside of the main tent is lit with lanterns burning with green alchemical fire, tinting everything a sickly color. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Alice was feeding Lyra, sitting under the lantern light, looking exhausted. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Ask him if I can borrow his lantern,” Lyra said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Julius followed him through the maze of tunnels, glancing to left and right as the lantern lit the cages they passed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z It became more difficult to see, as if there were a fog rising, and just when the horses seemed to be nearly upon her, her lantern went out, leaving her momentarily blind. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the lantern was burning steadily, I rose to my feet and continued deeper into the cellar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As the vehicle neared, the lantern light washed over us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The light of the lantern made his eyes shine when he smiled up at Sarah. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z When the boy carried the lantern down to the quarter, his masters following, violence was assured. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On Sasha’s first full day in the hospital, a stranger dropped off a bouquet of silk flowers—three white roses and four stalks of orange Chinese lanterns. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z By lantern under a barricade he thinks of his Lili of the lamplight. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Some six helmeted soldiers, armed with broadswords and bearing lanterns, were coming down the street. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I saw her in the pale light of the lantern on the table. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z However, while the light of the stars on the Queen Mother's crown was brighter than all the lanterns combined, it was the peach she held in her hands that everyone stared at. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He would operate a sort of lantern, flashing signals in Morse code. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The boy descended slowly, the lantern light shakily drawing the station from shadow. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z With my pole I fished the lantern back to the bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I grab a lantern from the porch, walk to the pasture gate. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes when Sounder scratched fleas under the porch, she would look at the hunting lantern and the empty possum sack hanging against the wall. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When we reached the oak from which my hammock hung, I asked for a lantern to read by. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The row was dimly lit by the warning lantern where the railroad crossed the street and by one small carbon-filamented globe that burned on the porch of Jenny’s. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The barn was eerie and half lighted, like dusk without a lantern. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z Art Moran’s report, the way he recalled it, hadn’t said a word about a kerosene lantern lashed up high in Carl’s mast, but on the other hand Art could have missed it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “It looked like lantern light. And that there was someone in there.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But as they walked, the morning bloomed in the distance, its light slowly filtered over Ma and Ba through the veil of tree branches so he could finally blow out the candle in his lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She was holding a flashlight up under her chin so that her face looked like a jack-o’-lantern. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z When Laura walked behind Ma on the path to the barn, the little bits of candle-light from the lantern leaped all around her on the snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hands trembled and made the lantern bob, casting wild shadows on the ground, but she pressed on and tried to ignore the frightened voice in her head that told her to go back. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark hallway I met Henry, in his bathrobe, fumbling with his glasses; he was holding one of his kerosene lanterns and it cast long, weird shadows on the narrow walls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It glittered in the lantern light, and he held it out to the two shapes that stood beside him, the shapes who called themselves angels. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All this time I kept checking the handle of the lantern. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A globe-shaped lantern hung from a hook on the central pole, and the floor of the tent was covered with a simple canvas cloth on which a red-and-brown rug had been laid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like it could be off the handle of a lantern, maybe. Where the handle rubbed against them, maybe.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Light shines everywhere: the lanterns and blimp screens and sky candles and a bright rising moon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They were coming on foot through the snowy woods, with their lanterns, and they were driving up to the door in sleds and in wagons. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He weaves slightly on bowed legs, casting an uneven light from the swinging lantern. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Billy Buck stood beside him, holding a lantern in his hand. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She backed away from the front door, retreating into the dark hall, and her stepmother came after her, blocking the beam of light from the lantern that had thrown their shadows across the wall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The night moon had lit their way like a lantern. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "Pong?" said a girl carrying a Gold orb lantern. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He’d forgotten they couldn’t risk candles or lanterns near the kegs and bags of powder. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just looking for a lantern or something,” he explained. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I remember wondering if she could see them, too, or were they lost in the light of the lanterns? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z And I loved the cool evenings when I could lace the tent shut and make it cozy inside with a storm lantern. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Yawning, I head to the recliner, placing the lantern at my feet and pulling the sleeping bag around me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The scarred woman sat down heavily and looked at her empty hands, her bell-shaped figure an iron shadow in the light of the lantern. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He set the lantern on top of the crate—to the mate it seemed to float eerily in midair—and peered at one of the corners. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z By squatting down and holding the lantern high over my head, I could dimly see the opposite bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A large lantern, covered above, was hanging from a bough and cast a pale circle of light below. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Looking at my lantern gave me an idea. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we saw the swinging lanterns, the sheriff and his deputies coming along behind to keep the drifters moving. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A shelf along the wall contained a kerosene lantern, spare wicks, matches, and oil. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Festooned with Cantonese lanterns, the ball in the distance looked like a cruise ship at sea. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I agreed to bring my ax and lantern. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the lantern light I had glimpsed in these windows the night Raizel and I met to go to the Whitechapel Club hadn’t just been a product of the dybbuk. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The lantern hanging from the low-slung ceiling of our cabin swings wildly, casting wavering shadows that rise and flow just as uneasily as the waves. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the long narrow cabin, by the light of a lantern on a hook, she saw a stout powerful woman with gray hair, sitting at a table with a paper. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The deck of the Astrea was alive with action—men running to secure battle lanterns—to loosen the guns. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She hung in the air for a terrifying moment, and then her hands grasped the lantern’s base. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The priest hung the lantern j from a hook, slipped a hand inside his robe, and produced an ornate key. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I decided that it could not be a ship’s lantern. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She took some food and a lantern and descended into the darkness. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “It was clever of you to use the bonfire as a stimulus,” she says, trying to keep her attention on a tiny glowing lantern. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Beneath the light of the sky lanterns, her skin glows the color of warm honey. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He looked at me, the lantern light golden on his eyes. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She found a box of red paper lanterns in the attic storage at the nail salon. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Dolorous Edd led the way with his lantern. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Some, for sure. Normally we have no trouble filling as many lanterns as we care to carve, but tonight might be an exception.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He held an armful of reeds and grasses in one hand and a lantern in the other. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He closed the spout and raised the lantern to inspect the branchy walls of the chaha’oh. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He lit the lantern from the stove as he had done before. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment she thought the town was full of lantern bugs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Far away, a single lantern was moving into the foothills. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the man with the lantern leaned forward to let the light shine on me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With the fairy lanterns at your window, odds are that nothing will come near this part of the house. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was as if it waited for him to blow out the lantern each night. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Lyra could see that they were powerfully intrigued by the wooden case, the screen, and the lantern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I clench my jaw and stare up at the ceiling, where globe lanterns hang and fill the room with blue light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I lit a lantern when it got dark and carried it with me wherever I went, which wasn’t very far in such a small place. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Raucous singing was borne toward them on the night air as they retraced their steps along the lantern-lit path, and leprechauns kept shooting over their heads, cackling and waving their lanterns. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The fat moon lit the water like a lantern over a looking glass. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the sword and the lantern, then rolled up the Oriental rug, uncovering the trapdoor I already knew was hidden underneath. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But the lantern’s light lingered, just long enough for Ashoke to raise his hand, a gesture that he believed would consume the small fragment of life left in him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And so it was; though of course, the brightness of the sun made the little flame in the lantern hard to see unless your shadow fell on it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Laura was proud to be helping Ma with the milking, and she carried the lantern very carefully. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The pink brick of the Royal Square gives way to white limestone mansions and townhouses adorned with quartz roses and blush-pink lanterns above their entryways. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The yellow light of a lantern flickered on the crossbeams. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The man waved his lantern back and forth and Carpenter drove the cart inside the cemetery. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was brilliant red, the color of a lucky lantern, with emerald-green whiskers, horns, and a dull stone-colored ball like the moon on his head. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She stepped out into the palace courtyard, which was filled with a great many carriages and lit by hundreds of globe-shaped lanterns hanging high overhead. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As the coach barreled down the street, Frankie held his pocket watch to the radiance of the lantern on his side of the coach. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Silhouetted by lantern light, he stretched, and a long shadow snaked out to cloak the watching fox. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When I looked at my lantern I knew that it had made the strange sound. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a lantern burning, so we could see. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Levant was tall enough to be a basketball player, six five or six six, with a large Adam’s apple and tightly curled black hair, and he carried a lantern and a flashlight. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “It looks as if he’s been drowned, Brother. Quick, get some help and bring lanterns. Hurry!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I recognized where we were now that the area was lit up with flashlights and lanterns. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the hall just outside the sitting room’s closed door, children in rumpled nightclothes huddled around a kerosene lantern, trading rumors about what might have happened. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It looked like a lantern, except that it was a deep blue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Gas lanterns flicker despite the hot six o’clock sun. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He lit a lantern and gave it to Caesar while he kicked some hay and pulled up a trapdoor in the floor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Without hesitation, he dropped the lantern and seized her wrists, slamming her hands together, making it impossible for her to use her power. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They could no longer afford lantern oil, so she burned branches, and when her eyes watered from the smoke, she sewed her tears into the lotus ponds. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Streamers in pastel colors and paper lanterns hang from the trees, softly waving. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z A burst of darkness momentarily eclipsed the steady luminance of the lanterns, and suddenly, in the midst of where all the imps were focusing their attention, a new human-sized imp sprouted up. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "He's turned off the red lantern," Mosca shouted above the din of the engine, "but I can still see the boat." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The mirror stood between the piles, tied with a blue ribbon, reflecting the orange flicker of the jack-o’-lanterns. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She kneeled next to the lantern and unzipped her backpack, dumping out all June’s stuff. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On reaching the top, I saw the yellow glow of my lantern. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The lanterns lit up the inside of the sukkah, and when Anya looked up, she could see the stars shining in the sky above them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I said, “Louis, when was the last time you cleaned that lantern?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the conductor and the brakeman, with a lantern, came to the rescue. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a corner building with a white-arched entry framed with black lanterns. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His wire spectacles reflected the lantern’s glow, as if the flame burned inside him. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On moonless nights the men and boys of Jableh, a dusty fishing town on the coast of Syria, would gather their lanterns and set out in their quietest boats. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He took the lantern to the stove, lit a splinter of kindling through the open door-draft, and held it to the lantern wick the way his father always did. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On the opposite side, she glimpsed another set of lanterns heading toward them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Countless servants rushed ahead, carrying ornamental lanterns and heaters. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A bronze lantern hung from the ceiling, glowing at whatever brightness Piper wished. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hour after hour her needle moved, and at night she lit a lantern to continue. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z There were sparkling lanterns hanging from the branches, illuminating the clearing where dozens of finely dressed men and women were dancing, their bodies as graceful as blossoms bending in a spring breeze. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She seemed like a dwarf copy of her aunt, and her red face looked like a lantern that had been filled with blood and was going to burst at any moment. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But there’s a barn to one side with a lantern in the window. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They were common among crooks in the Barrel who didn’t want to get caught in a dark alley, but couldn’t be bothered to lug around lanterns. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Jody ate a little of it, and, when it was dark, he set the lantern on the floor by the pony’s head so he could watch the wound and keep it open. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The candle flickered within the lantern as if a breath had blown against it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A magic lantern across the street threw the figures on the sheet. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And one funny toadstool was bright yellow, called a jack-o’-lantern, that Joe said really gave light at night. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I went carefully back inside the cottage, retrieved the lantern, set it carefully on my small table next to my bed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Now he had such a huge smile it almost seemed too big for his face, like the smile on a jack-o'-lantern. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The shamblers are there, a few feet outside of the glow cast by the lanterns, motionless. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The cramped cabin was lit by several bright lanterns and a stash of clean bandages had been laid out on a shelf beside a bottle of camphor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As the milky twilight grew darker these little lanterns were more intense, so that when at last the night had come they burned with vivid purity. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He stood with one foot up, the kerosene lantern handy, the air horn clutched in his hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Because there was nothing to show that the lanterns had been there. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We sat on overturned planters among climbing roses, a kerosene lantern on the grass between us, dawn not yet broken beyond the glass walls. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He doesn't light a single candle or release one of the lanterns strung up in a line beside the entrance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Outside the windows lining the wall, night had fallen; lanterns kindled so bright they offered few shadows to hide in. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Tables and pop-tents had been set up beyond the benches under frizzy trees, their leaves lit with orange lanterns. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Knowing that I couldn’t carry him and the ax and lantern, I stuck the ax deep in the side of a white oak tree. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the arranged place on the water look out for a red lantern on Tuesday night, 1 A.M. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We keep pace with the horses' canter, following the lanterns the riders carry. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was lit up like a jack-o’-lantern. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Before she reached it she blew out the lantern. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Then there were harebells, tiny lanterns, cream white and almost sinful looking, and these were so rare and magical that a child, finding one, felt singled out and special all day long. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I chuckled uneasily and focused on lighting the lantern. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z What had been little more than stacks of rough stone moments before is now set and carved into ornate arches and pathways, covered in crawling vines and speckled with bright, tiny lanterns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The trees parted to reveal a mossy clearing hung with strings of silver lanterns, and in the center of the clearing a bonfire was lit, sparking and burning with unnaturally red flames. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The flickering lantern he held cast our dancing shadows on the smooth, clean adobe walls. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a corner building with a white-arched entry framed with black lanterns. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Standing in the door, he saw two men approach; and one of them carried a lantern which lighted the ground and the legs of the men. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z They lit the lanterns, and Pinmei could see everything as if it were a stage. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Fires were no longer lit in the middle of the rooms, leaving the smoke to escape as best it could through lanterns. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The lanterns hanging from their hooks were unbroken, and I lit them as the day drew down. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She grunts and nods, disappears inside for a moment, and comes back with a set of keys and a lit lantern. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Even without the binoculars he could make out two lanterns on the shore, a high wall, and further back, through a maze of black branches, the outline of a house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Taking one of the lanterns from a nearby sconce, Reed approached the crate cautiously—or at least the mate thought he was approaching it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His voice lowered to a hiss that merged with the lantern’s struggling flame. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The place was lit by kerosene lanterns and heated by a cast-iron wood stove. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “He added an angel, with a sword and a lantern, and Billy knew it was his brother, Marcus, who was now immortalized on the ceiling of the theatre...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The boy, trained in night-sight when the lantern was dimmed so as not to alert the wood’s creatures, picked out a blurred shape in the dark. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so dark inside the corridors and classrooms that extra torches and lanterns were lit. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They found themselves in a great garden, where paths and beds of flowers were set in immense lawns of soft grass, which glowed a brilliant green in the light of the lanterns. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The great barn was glowing with lanterns swinging from the hand- hewn timbers. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Hensen’s field just outside of town was aglow with hanging lanterns strung from one booth to the next. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z What if I were to peel off my red shroud and show myself to him, to them, by the uncertain light of the lanterns? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A few lantern bugs were coming out, their little lights blinking on and off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One day he cleaned the dusty lantern globe, and the old dog, remembering, bounced on his three legs and wagged his tail as if to say “I’m ready.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Zero's face looked like a jack-o'-lantern that had been left out too many days past Halloween—half rotten, with sunken eyes and a drooping smile. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z When Jody’s father had gone in to the fire and his mother was washing dishes, Billy found and lighted a lantern. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The lodging was dark, save for a little lantern set on the table. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Just as she managed to push the door open, the carriage rolled into the courtyard, and the carriage lantern shone into the dark doorway. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the lantern down on the floor and then put on my layers of shirts and my pants, now warm and almost completely dry. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he took the lantern from the nail where it hung beside the possum sack. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I set the lantern in the wheelbarrow, pushed it down the hall to the fourth door on the right, and held my breath as I unlocked it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the bronze lantern swaying from the ceiling and thought about how easily Chrysaor had beaten him at swordplay. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The eeriest phase of the investigation began when the police, holding their flickering lanterns high, entered the hotel basement, a cavern of brick and timber measuring 50 by 165 feet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Adam stood swaying in the lantern light and then he turned and ran. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The lantern’s sides were perforated with pinholes, so at night glimmering constellations drifted across her walls. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was simply that the brilliant moonlight on the bone-colored rocks would shine like a lantern once he opened the window in Mrs. Coulter’s cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a camping chair in one corner and a nest of blankets in another, and several books stacked in a neat pile next to an actual lantern. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z By their reckoning, the music and dancing, the food and punch, all unfolding on the green in the flickering lantern light, were a tonic for the battered soul. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But every time my eyes closed, I saw the phantom brakeman with hamburger meat for a face, swinging a ghostly lantern through tree branches like skeletons. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Pinmei knew why Amah had not brought out a lantern. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Despite its name and its shiny shell, the lantern fly does not actually glow, so Maria's mention of a “flame of light” was probably the result of reflected candlelight. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In one hand the angel held a sword and in the other, a lantern. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Small barrels held lanterns, and more hung from the beams. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Abbot Mortimer appealed to the onlookers, “Give us room there! If you really want to help, then stand back, please. Someone give Cornflower a lantern. Good mouse, hold it up.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In the hospital, he’d said one of the first things he was going to do when he’d rested up was to teach Dallas how to chop wood and light the lanterns. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z All was quiet, and our only illumination was from the lantern. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z A lantern was bobbing at the distant foot of the castle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For a long moment, the three of them stood alone, glowing like human lanterns on the dark bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He lit the two small lanterns near the stage and lifted Sinbad from the wall. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It felt especially strange to intrude on her great-aunt in such a vulnerable moment, just a smallish lump under a mountain of blankets, only an old kerosene lantern to keep her company. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It takes a little doing, but it opens, and she steps in first with the lantern. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The bail of the tin lantern squeaked a little as the light swung in Lee’s hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At that a window slammed, and a crowd of hobbits with lanterns poured out of the house on the left. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There were dull yellow lanterns lighting up a dark flight of stone steps. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Damp with condensation, the brick walls appeared to palpitate in the lantern light, thrumming with the resounding force of the steam-powered engines and machinery in the rooms above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He wheeled a cunning rolling rack of stacked lanterns up next to the Plant and lit them, nine lanterns in all. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Somebody brought a light, a hurricane lantern that burned steady in the stormy wind; somebody else, water. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them were the lights of the market, the lanterns and candles and witch-lights and fairy glitter, like a dream of the night sky brought down to earth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Bricks of twenty different colors pressed close around them, fading to grey and black beyond the lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The boy had even been able to tell his father’s walk by the swing of the lantern at his side. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I also learned to fold paper into boats, animals, masks, birds, lanterns, and many other shapes. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I go down the steps, and there’s a lantern already lit, Henek and a woman with sleek, dark hair sitting on crates on either side of it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Hold the light,” the doctor said, and when the servant held the lantern high, the doctor looked for a moment at the wound on the baby’s shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The lantern colors change from deep blues to emerald greens as we enter the Garden Quartier. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z On the linoleum rug before the stove the flames from the burners made luminous reflections—five little golden lanterns. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel took out the last slide but left the lantern on, and in the dramatic glare of the circle of light he bent to lever open the box. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Not wanting to argue, I carried both the lantern and the ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She was holding an unlit lantern, as it was still light out. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She blinked, and the history of the lantern swam before her eyes: the rough seas when it broke, where it had come from, images so quick and confused that she couldn’t focus on them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Before they went to bed, Mo pulled back the curtains so they could see it—a brightly colored Chinese lantern among all the white stars. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The pine trees would look down forever on a lantern burning out of oil but not going out. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The jewels and feathers glow like fluorescent insects in the darkness, and her brilliant hair sparkles under the lanterns. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Tell Newman the lanterns are to be hung now. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I let him take the helm, while the rest began thorough search, all keeping abreast, with lanterns: we left no corner unsearched. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Up the road, a swaying lantern cast its glow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The smell of the lantern by his bed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He had his pocket watch in one hand, held to the glow of a lantern. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And with a cannon ball and a lantern, he showed Johnny how the earth goes around the sun. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They ducked behind the nearest crate as lantern light flooded the dark hold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Down by the haunted timber a deathly figure stood, shrouded in black, swinging an old-time lantern. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Just as I picked up my ax and lantern, Little Ann let out a bawl and tore out down the riverbank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d raised his lantern and stood there like that, his bearded chin set, expressionless. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I went back to the postoffice, treading my shadow into pavement, go down the hill then they rise toward town like lanterns hung one above another on a wall. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But once in the Quarter, under the bright lights of the sky lanterns, I find the girls easily. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I set my lantern down and tightened my grip on the ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She was splayed on her stomach near the lantern, idly sketching her own face into the yellow notebook Robin had given her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was dressed all in white, and in the light of the lantern he held, his eyes glittered gold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She held out the lantern like a weapon, calling out, “Who is there?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood sprayed the air, an arc of black liquid gleaming in lantern glow. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The man with the lantern swung around a bit to face him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From my window I watched the swaying lanterns, and ahead of them the slumping figures of the drifters, heading for the next town. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The few orb lanterns that lined the bridge were still lit, and the Gold orbs that the marchers carried cast just enough light for him to see where he was climbing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z After a half an hour, we were approached by a whaleboat, also marked with a lantern upon her, and the two drifted without words until they were joined in comfortable parallel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It even had a caboose, where a man with a big black beard and a guttering lantern in his hand gaped at us in surprise as the train strafed away around the next bend. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As Scrimgeour came within range of the lantern light, Harry saw that he looked much older than the last time they had met, scraggy and grim. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z By the lantern lights the two mice made their way back from the lonely chamber. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Thousands of Chinese lanterns hung from trees and railings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They walked across a courtyard paved in white stones, past a fountain shaped like a horse and rider, and toward a grand glass conservatory, lit from within by hanging lanterns. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood slow and reached for the key ring and a lantern on the wall. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Before long Jon could see their breath frosting in the lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lanterns painted her face with a harsh yellow light. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He blew out the lantern and looked back at the dim shapes of his father, of the witch, of his father again before turning to go down the mountain. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He motioned her to the edge of the platform and extended his lantern. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Fred and George bewitched a number of purple lanterns, all emblazoned with a large number 17, to hang in midair over the guests. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I saw the shadows of the heavy stair-rails, thrown by the watchman’s lantern on the wall. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z We go down a long corridor, and into a courtyard hung with lanterns. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Tables and pop-tents had been set up beyond the benches under frizzy trees, their leaves lit with orange lanterns. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There Carl stood in the Islander s spotlight, a big man in bib overalls poised in his boat’s bow, a kerosene lantern clutched in one hand and an air horn dangling from the other. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He instructed that he should leave lanterns burning upon the dock early in the morning, so that we might land there and pursue the bargain under cover of darkness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes there was a patch of moonlight or the flicker of a lantern from the window of some house along the way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Spiderwebs spin a network of time gone by, stretching from lantern to lantern. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Missandei stood in the door of the queen’s bedchamber, a lantern in her hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sun had gone down, and the ship was lit only by bronze lanterns. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Flakes of dried blood crumbled at the touch of her fingertips, black in the lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They came for us through the woods—lanterns and dogs—and we ran as best we could. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We heard things being knocked down, a bowl, a lantern, the table. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Constance and Methuselah carried lanterns; Matthias bore the Warrior’s shield upon his arm. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “My father wasn’t perfect,” she admitted, “but my mother truly loved him. She would light up like a lantern when he walked into a room.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The kindly man took the iron lantern off its hook and led her past the still black pool and the rows of dark and silent gods, to the steps at the rear of the temple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 “You remember that business about the lantern?” said Ishmael. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “You know where the wood is. You won’t need the lantern,” the woman said. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone danced under Chinese lanterns and went for late-night dips in the oval swimming pool. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the winds blew so hard, the draft through the cabin blew out his lantern. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The yellow lanterns swayed to and fro in the darkness and all else was motionless. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z With that, he turned about and began to wend his way through back streets and dark alleys, his lantern barely showing the way through the dark and rain. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If the British go out over the Neck, we will show one lantern. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have been listening to them as they came down the road, the dogs and the horses, and seen the lanterns since it was dark now. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She lit the lantern before she let herself out of the house and into the night. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When the noise and the smell of the fighting ring had faded, Sefia set the lantern on the floor and flung her arms around Archer. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You make a jack-o’-lantern,” I said, grinning ferociously. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The colored lanterns that had lit the path to the stadium had been extinguished. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Across the water he could see other fine mercher houses, tall and slender, the tidy gables of their rooftops making a dark silhouette against the night sky, their gardens and boathouses lit by glowing lanterns. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Fudge marched Harry along the narrow passage after Tom’s lantern, and then into a small parlor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I said, “Thanks, old lantern, more than you’ll ever know. I’ll always take care of you. Your globe will always be clean and there’ll never be any rust or dirt on your frame.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ba sighed and took out another candle for the lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Yakov told me that his family died in an accident. That a cow knocked over a lantern while a neighbor was drunk. I just thought...” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the flickering candlelight. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The lanterns were spaced far apart here, and the shadows between them looked deep enough to fall into. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and went out of the hut, and his servant followed him with the lantern. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was cheerfully illuminated by no fewer than two dozen bright lanterns. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z With every step he peered at the ground, the light flickering as the lantern swayed in his hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z June flipped a switch on the lantern and a golden glow filled the room. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The figure that blocks his path near the edge of the courtyard is transparent, appearing like a mirage in the glow of the bonfire and the gently swaying paper lanterns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For the first time, she understood Florence Nightingale and her lantern and the bright and shining path. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z A lantern of golden candlelight flickers over a rocky archway, like the sun over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at sunset. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z On other ships, lanterns burned; on one of them, anchored far down the river, the singing of another company continued for some time. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The lit lantern swung in her hand, sending shadows leaping across the kennel walls. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In the light of Selmy’s lantern, his scales gleamed like jade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “We never took no lantern down,” said Art. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When my eyes cleared I saw iron lanterns, clammy stone floors, flowers everywhere. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The navigation lights shined brightly across the water and a red lantern had been placed, clearly visible, on the stern. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Johnny took the lantern he had left on the kitchen table and walked through the silent house. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A congregation of mourners with lantern jaws and broken noses. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The glare from a search lantern briefly caught the pages, momentarily distracting one of the rescuers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And Laura put her hands into her red mittens that hung by a red yarn string around her neck, while Ma lighted the candle in the lantern. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched Helena sleep in the lantern light. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Perhaps he had expected their faces to burn and glitter with the knowledge they carried, to glow as lanterns glow, with the light in them. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The cotton twine he used for mending net bound the lantern to the mast easily, but Carl put in extra lashings anyway, figure eights laid one over the other, pulled taut and finished crisply. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Frankie had borrowed a lantern from the driver, but the kerosene light was weak. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We picked up the knocked down chairs and table, cleaned the glass from the broken lanterns, and put the books back on the shelf. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He then lit a dark lantern and pointed to the coffin. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I couldn’t make out much except for the shadows and that lantern. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She led me up to the road, her lantern held high. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the boy, looking under the cabin with the lantern, had caused Sounder to crawl out the other side and die in the brown stalk land. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The sand also twinkled in the light of the glowing lanterns that hung from red trees that lined the road. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Near the gateway there are some lanterns, not lit because it isn’t night. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed the basin of a hand lantern off the desk and turned it upside down, pouring oil all over the carpeted floor. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes he had looked longingly at the lantern and possum sack, but something inside him had said “Wait. Wait and go together.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw him come out on deck again with a tool-chest and a lantern, and go down the forward hatchway. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Visitor for you, Dustfinger,” he announced derisively as he lit the lantern. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She held a wicked-down lantern in one hand and a letter opener in the other, and her hard, black eyes flicked nervously between Emma and me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There were also seat cushions from the plane, a blanket, a kerosene lantern, and an old ham radio. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mariam saw festive lanterns hanging from shopwindows, heard music blaring from loudspeakers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Again, jellyfish lanterns lit their way, making the crystal stones of the mosaic pathway sparkle. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Blue lanterns fight the wind, clutching the hooks above their stalls. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Why did you go that night?” he asked huskily, the lantern light stoking a fire in his gaze. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The lanterns had been lit fore and aft, but die fog was so thick that all the dwarf could see from amidships was a light floating out ahead of him and another following behind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the lantern light, a smile passed across his face like a wisp of smoke. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As the woods give way to the clearing, I see paper lanterns hanging from tree branches, illuminating the pond. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He asked the crowd if anyone had a light, someone brought him a lantern, and they entered the hut. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But then he turned the lantern flame up high. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Lee carried a tin lantern to light the way, for it was one of those clear early winter nights when the sky riots with stars and the earth seems doubly dark because of them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You there, with the lanterns. Hand them down, make a line.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She looked down at her hands to avoid the people who stared at her, and saw that the hanging lanterns were reflected in her ring like small embers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z One hard yellow eye opened, flaring like a lantern in the darkness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The fire spit and the sap boiled, and the drowsy heat and wavery lantern light and steamy smell were wonderful. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The lantern he had seen going into the foothills had disappeared. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everything’s dated,” Levant pointed out, finding a place for a lantern. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Two dim lanterns danced across the water toward them like fiery ghosts. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A domed ceiling holds golden lanterns that drip with light like raindrops made from the sun. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They are ancient paper lanterns, translucent, unlit, strung across the courtyard, too fragile to move — though when he sees Ralph, his father, still a brave man, tries to speak. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “A cow knocked over a lantern,” Frankie repeated, then chuckled in disbelief. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A lantern hanging from the low ceiling of my cabin swings with the motion, and shadows reach and retreat, each time seeming to get a little bit closer. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Light from the house streamed through the lattice-patterned doors, illuminating the enclosure like a lit lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z After the villagers left, their lanterns now scattering in various directions toward home, the family broke their silence and cursed her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His bites are healed, his face bright like the Hanukkah lanterns we set on the table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She dropped the loaf of bread at her feet and barely managed to keep a hold on the lantern. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The rays from the lantern fell on his wasted face, on the tight yellowed skin, on the lips split with fever, on his limbs which were like a child’s. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z In the glow of the lantern the kitchen was comforting and ordinary. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Picking up my lantern, I thought of my ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the flickering glow of a lantern, I see ... people. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Its port ballista fired a massive spear wreathed in Greek fire, which sailed straight through the broken dome of the Senate House and exploded inside, lighting up the building like a jack-o’-lantern. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the dance pavilion at West Port Jensen the night lanterns were kindled; tourists from Seattle poured forth from the excursion steamers to perform the Svenska polka, the Rhinelander, the schottische, and the hambone. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Three outer islands bear low stone forts; a green lantern glows on the tip of a jetty. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Sefia and Archer crept around the edge of the pit to the tunnel, where she took a lantern from the wall. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Two lanterns hung on the wall, and a small basket sat next to the stairs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Broken lanterns and glass shards litter the floor of this room, and paint is peeling from every wall. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Amil and I lit some candles and a lantern that wasn’t broken. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Taisin fitted one of their few remaining candles into a lantern and lit it, setting it on the ground where the head of the grave would be. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Each morning someone in the household would pour a bucketful of water over his lantern, and after several years a skin of living vegetation began to show on the stone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee had set his lantern on the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Will lit the little tin lantern he’d taken from his father’s pack, using the dry matches that he’d found with it, and crouched in the lee of the rock to open Lyra’s rucksack. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The priest took down the lantern once again and led the way. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘It’s going to be thick,’ said Maggot; ‘but I’ll not light my lantern till I turn for home. We’ll hear anything on the road long before we meet it tonight.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, I saw the receding glow of the minister’s lantern like a distant firefly in the black night. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The man raised the lantern to look at the others. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the room above the arch was empty, lit only by a lantern set on a low table where a book lay open next to a little pile of whole walnuts and cracked shells. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z ‘Too bad. Is that the lantern? Set it up by the wardrobe, Thorold, if you would. I’ll have the screen up at the other end.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Just then one of the dancing little bits of light from the lantern jumped between the bars of the gate, and Laura saw long, shaggy, black fur, and two little, glittering eyes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember it was in the spring when the days was longest, for the light was coming through the window and there weren’t no lantern going. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With their permission—and a large lantern—Connor and I decided to walk up to the hidden grove. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And then a deep, booming gong sounded somewhere beyond the woods, and at once, green and red lanterns blazed into life in the trees, lighting a path to the field. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Dimly lit by a distant streetlight, two flashlights, and a jack-o’-lantern, it was almost too fascinating to bear. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped inside and held the lantern higher. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She squinted, and for a few seconds all she saw was the muted star shine of the night lanterns. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Four men are sitting on rough burlap feed sacks, playing cards by the light of a kerosene lantern. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I had to admit I was glad for the yellow glow of Connor’s lantern. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z On the train the next day, Joe didn’t make many speeches with rhymes to her, but he bought her the best things the butcher had, like apples and a glass lantern full of candies. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z But these were little yellow lantern beams, not the white glare of anbaric lights. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The doors of the Palace Infirmary glow bright with lanterns, the royal apothecary emblem burned into their sides. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The hatchways had to be closed, and below deck the air grew so foul that the very lanterns burned dim. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As I lifted the lantern’s shade to access the wick, something clattered nearby. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He took the battery lantern and walked over the floor and he checked the walls for any hidden compartment. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z There Pippin, staring uneasily about him, saw that he was in a wide vaulted chamber, draped as it were with the great shadows that the little lantern threw upon its shrouded walls. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Dragon’s words echoed in Minli’s ears and she felt as if she were searching for a match to light a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Tiller envisioned Dallas knocking over the lantern, setting the whole cabin on fire. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “He scolds me for sneaking in here at night, but he brings lanterns to the stacks,” Lon grumbled. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They watched the pale rings of light round his lanterns as they dwindled into the foggy night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Inside is a large, open room lit by rows of candles and lanterns. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I’m going to alternate between the lantern and the flashlight to conserve power. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Violet light seeped from an orb lantern and illuminated a long, narrow face with lively eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Billy hung the lantern to a nail on the stall-side and took off his blue denim coat. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue-fire lanterns dimly light the hall, and their footsteps echo between the pillars on either side. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A kerosene lantern flickered orange in the window of Hatsue’s home, her door stood open, ajar ten inches, and an angle of lantern light spilled across her porch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The demoness and the demon girl would go to almost any lecturer who was giving a magic lantern show with slides of his travels. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what these people do for a living because this place belongs in a magazine—Chinese lanterns, what appears to be real artwork, and intricately designed rugs. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When he came close enough to speak, he raised the lantern and held it to show his face: an old man with a broad, lined face, and eyes nearly lost in a thousand wrinkles. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z At last the lanterns along the garden walk were snuffed out, and the room was dark. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z In the glow of the coach’s lantern, Frankie opened the cylinder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the light of his lantern, Pinmei could see he had been looking for an indentation in the wall that was like a...handle? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “They just flash a lantern round, they don’t really look.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The hanging lantern that lit the room rocked and spun, projecting shadows of falling men onto the walls. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I cleaned my lantern and filled it full of oil. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I need your help,” Jackson says, striking a match and lighting a kerosene lantern. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Any hope Turner had that they might slip in quietly was gone when he saw the score or more of lanterns down by the docks, and the crowd of people watching. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I go and kneel in front of her in the lantern light so she can look in my eyes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Reaching our house, I didn’t hang the lantern in its usual place. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking up a jug each, with a small basket of fresh loaves and some goat cheese, they set off, with Cornflower in the lead carrying a lantern. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Across the hold, Archer slashed at the woman’s face, his knife flickering in the lantern light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He improved the air pump, which was later to revolutionize the mining industry, and the “magic lantern,” the ancestor of the slide projector. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside the stack of cardboard boxes sat a gallon of white gas for use in his lantern. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She never found the nymph stage of the lantern fly. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Those weren’t the regular harbor lights; they were the twin lanterns of the plesiosaur artillery units. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A glimmering fairy floated up from one of the jack-o’-lanterns, peering at Seth through the slightly warped windowpane. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The lantern faded out in the middle of the night. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Below the newly-discovered steps, a pair of lanterns cast pools of golden light into the inky blackness. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Japanese lanterns with candles in them hung on bamboo sticks at the corners, and red crepe paper twisted in scallops from the center to the corners to give the effect of a tent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They took the lantern hanging at the entrance to the hostel courtyard, and it shed a small pool of light as they went down the road. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Cha-Cha watched the four dogs slip out the door when Abby ran off to grab a fresh lantern. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They went Into the dining room and from the lantern Cilia lit the candles in the two candelabra on the table, twenty candles in all, and the room filled with light. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Van Eck turned up the light on one of the lanterns, and Kaz saw a body in a purple uniform slumped on the floor, eyes closed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Lyra set his lantern down in the snow and took the half-boy’s hand to guide him to the bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Kelvin and Dylan have already turned off their lantern. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Out of the way, Constance! The rest of you keep those lanterns high.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I lit my lantern and asked which one wanted to carry my ax. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not take the lantern or Sounder or the boy with him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The sedan chair splintered into pieces, and lanterns were scattered. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was a darkened magic lantern show, fantastical and all-embracing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Louis Hatcher never even used his horn carrying it and that old lantern. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an enormous black stove, and a metal sink, and every surface, every wall, was piled and strewn and hung with everything imaginable, from onions to lanterns to wooden spoons to wash- tubs. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A mile out, they would arrange the boats in a circle on the black sea, drop their nets, and, holding their lanterns over the water, they would approximate the moon. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I reached for the lantern and began to rise. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They had spread a blanket near a fire and hung a lantern on a tree and they sat around the blanket slapping bugs in die dark, surrounded by campfires, laughter and music. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandresh asks when Marco reaches the suite that comprises the entire fifth story, each room lit by a multitude of Moroccan lanterns that cast fractured shadows over the opulent furniture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It’s easy to pick out where the wealthy sectors border the poorest ones—where the steady light from electricity gives way to flickering lanterns, bonfires, and steam power plants. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z While Mama was bundling me up, Papa lit my lantern. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were still crouched around the fire, while others moved with lanterns between the equipment and the tents. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The lantern flickered and sputtered out right then. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Kabuo, giving up, propped a buoy bag between the stern fairleads and lit a kerosene lantern with a wooden kitchen match. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At one big house the mailbox by the road had a lighted lantern hanging on it. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Setting the lantern down, I eased the pole from under the handle. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lights of lantern and werelight gleamed in the windows of the Great House, and down the hill the streets of Thwil town filled with darkness. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I dropped my ax and almost dropped my lantern. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” said Samuel, “but at least he won’t sit around and mope. Here, hold the lantern for me, will you?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The kindly man lifted his lantern and flicked its shutters wide open. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The emperor’s eyes flashed in the light of the lanterns, showing sudden terror. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Vegetation clustered thickly on both banks, and the light that came from the tree lanterns was fading quickly the further away they got, so that almost everything ahead was dark. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Now all the great assembly was falling into shadow, and yet, though the night-chill blew cold from the heights, no lanterns glowed, no fires were lit. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Ash decided that perhaps she was mad that night, so she stepped past the lanterns and entered the clearing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael picked up a manila folder and turned it toward the lantern light. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Above me the windows flicker with a different kind of light—flames, from candles or lanterns. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The woman lit a few kerosene lanterns and went back to her painting. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The glass bridge rose before her in a gleaming arc, shimmering in the blue flames of the lanterns on its spires. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Jody jumped into his clothes so quickly that he was out the back door before Billy’s swinging lantern was halfway to the barn. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I hunt for the lantern and matches I spotted in the back room. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “I want this to be perfect,” said Stendahl, holding his lantern up so its light penetrated in upon the slumped figure. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone lights a lantern and men begin to stir. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Oh. Um...nothing,” Ivy said, scrambling to her feet and righting the lantern. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ahead of them, a medik was emerging from a cell accompanied by guards, one carrying a lantern. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They hung red, orange, and yellow balloons and shiny paper lanterns from the ceiling. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I lit my lantern, reached for a notebook, and thumbed through its pages. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Under the town walls, parchment lanterns had been lit above the stalls, throwing pools of colored light upon the cobbled path. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jody went to the rack and found a lantern and a tin box of matches. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Her skin matches the exact shade of mine—a sugared beignet fresh from the oil, golden brown and glistening under the lantern light. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The woman had held her lantern up and examined every inch of Inej—her teeth, her breasts, even her feet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I said, and pointed to a floating pavilion filled with laughing people and lanterns. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In a dream, he sees a bright crystalline night with the canals all frozen and the lanterns of the miners’ houses burning and the farmers skating between the fields. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was lit by a huge iron lantern that hung from the ceiling like a glowing cocoon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Since she carried a lantern, and no doubt had a pass from her master, she was allowed to be out walking after dark. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She threw open the barn door and stepped inside, lifting the lantern up to get a better look at the situation. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Then I banked the fire, locked the doors, and took her back upstairs with a chamber pot of warm water and a lantern I’d found in the barn. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z This time it hurt, but blood welled up as well as pus, blood so dark that it looked black in the lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Others have a little red lantern hanging outside their door, offering virtual sex. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was halfway down it when I saw the hulking form of someone lurching toward me, hooded lantern in hand. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z On many nights, their little house was lit by kerosene lanterns, just like during the bad old days of C.P.’s youth. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The entire scene, from the scent of the roses to the warmth radiating from the lanterns, is astounding. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s a lantern. It’s what people used before electricity.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Trabb’s boy—Trabb’s overgrown young man now—went before us with a lantern, which was the light I had seen come in at the door. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He called out tentatively, and a heavyset middle-aged man with a grizzled beard, carrying a lantern, came out of one of the tunnels. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I blew out my lantern, pulled off my shoes and socks, and started shinnying up the tree. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur took the letter to the lantern and broke the seal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Eight of the fairy lanterns were placed on the roof outside the attic, four at each window. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Wooden buckets and lanterns and knots of rope dangled from the ceiling. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z People would hold up a lantern to signal the engineer. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya said good night to Dyedka before grabbing half of the remaining bread from the counter and a lantern from the floor. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Students stood under the last line of lanterns, their fingers curling through the plastic- coated wire of the fence, peering into the vast blackness, straining for a glimpse, a scrap of sound. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He tapped the coin against the lantern’s copper shade, listened to it ring. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He caught the lantern and ran outside into the gale, and he saw Gabilan weakly shambling away into the darkness, head down, legs working slowly and mechanically. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I closed the book and blew out the lantern, but I lay there wondering if maybe the quiet feeling inside me just might be the start of something good. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z There’s a single light bulb in the middle of the ceiling, with a paper lantern around it, giving the room a warm glow. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She twirls in her gown, the silver catching the light so she glows as brightly as the lanterns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Out in the water, Magdalys could see the long dark necks between the lanterns, just like the sauropod ferries but far more lethal. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A battery-powered lantern sat on top of the case, and a shining sword was mounted on the wall directly above it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Its eight towers were like lanterns suspended from the sky. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Other times, when she deemed it was safe enough, she lit the lantern inside their little crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He shook his gasoline pressure lantern to make sure it was full and arranged ether can and mask beside it on his bureau. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We passed one grave, a child’s, from which grinned a faded plastic jack-o’-lantern. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I saw everything—the lanterns, the trees, the candlelit tables, the little fountain, as though 1 were looking through a fine camera lens. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I tied my lantern on a long pole, held it out over the water, and looked for Old Dan’s body. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At night these houses glowed with the flickering yellow light of kerosene lanterns that lent the district an aura considered quaint—by those who didn’t have to live there. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A pirate ship looms along the shore, lit up with strings of lanterns that dangle in intervals to the top of its masts, the lights reflecting against the water in a sheet of glitter. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Two servants went ahead to light their way, carrying ornate oil lanterns with panes of pale blue glass, while a dozen strong men hoisted the poles to their shoulders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At his name, Homer threw the lantern at the man holding the knife. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In the early darkness the halting, hesitant swing of the lantern marked the slow path from fields to pine woods toward the lowlands. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt for the pack he’d been carrying and took something out, unfolding layers of oilskin and then striking a match to light a little tin lantern. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z From the shadows, he steps into the lantern’s glow. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His hand shook as he hung his lantern on a hook and opened the grating over the first cell. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In the flickering lantern light, the khaki fabric was nearly the same color as his skin, as though his face itself were another garment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes the man with the silver hair and broad shoulders and lantern jaw is a lightweight. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Laying my ax down, I held my lantern out in front of me and stepped out on the ice. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z None of them had the strength to do more than stare at me in the weak lantern light. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael found his mother at her kitchen table once again, reading the last chapter of Sense and Sensibility by lantern light and drinking tea with sugar and lemon concentrate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A lantern swings back and forth in the night, revealing at least three people. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Easing the door closed again, she crouched with him behind an array of papery poppies as they watched Erastis enter the Library, an oil lantern dangling from his hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z So he held on, and the dory jerked through the waves behind the Hurd sloop, the lantern in the bow now so that Turner couldn’t see the Hurds at all. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She gasped in fright and hastened forward, clinging to the lantern, suddenly afraid she would drop it and be left in the pitch-black night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the door, the father took down a lantern that hung on the wall beside a possum sack and shook it. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the old lantern hissed before the flame flickered to life, just barely. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Red lanterns hanging from the roof and railings swayed, as if pushed by a breeze. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pull up the oxen,” the man with the lantern shouted. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Near the fireplace sat a wooden table with a lantern and one chair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “What happened to the lantern?” said Abby, using her phone as a flashlight. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Her lantern cast only a tiny glow in the immense black, for now she could no longer see the moon. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of one of the trees the boy’s father sat, the lantern still burning by his side. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As Garvey blew out the lantern, Cole pulled the blanket over himself and lay back on the foam mattress. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It knocked over the lantern, which spun and spun on its side so that the whole treehouse seemed lit by a disco ball. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At the fair he took her on the Ferris Wheel and hired a gondola and walked with her on the dark fragrant paths of the Wooded Island, in the soft glow of Chinese lanterns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There is so much that glows in the circus, from flames to lanterns to stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “How about that lantern then? Want to show me how to light that thing? It’s so cool that you don’t have real lights and stuff. It’s like pioneers.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Far below, a tiny light—a lantern, maybe, or a flashlight—bobbed towards me through the crowd of gravestones. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With pencil-thin flashlights they peered into her eyes, which hung like lanterns in her sleepless face. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Will you get a lantern, young man, and light us out back?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently he heard voices speaking low, and he saw dim half-shrouded lanterns passing through the trees. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There ain’t no electric lights, just good old kerosene lanterns set into a nook here and there, and I grab one to make my passage easier. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Dolorous Edd led Jon down the steps, a lantern in one hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Everything seemed too nice, all silk and carpeted corridors and brass and copper and little glass lanterns. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He jumped up and fetched a lantern and looked over the gate at them in surprise. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So Nina taught her the words, and they sang together, fumbling through the verses, hopelessly out of key, until the lanterns burned low. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They put on their hats and continued to the forum, which was lit up with multicolored lanterns. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The woman looked at Pinmei, smiled sadly, and lifted the lantern up to her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I peered through the swirling snow and beheld a woman carrying a lantern above her head. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Finding solid ground on the level above, I wasn’t surprised when I spotted a lit lantern several rooftops down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Snarling, he pulled the cover over the lantern, and then he wheeled his horse, too, and disappeared down the road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The air smelled of wet leaves, and our carved jack-o’-lantern flickered impressively against the shrubbery by the door. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He jumped down quickly, and holding the lantern near the ground, tried to see under the porch. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The line doodled around the holes, in and out of sidepools of lantern light. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In the lantern light I could see the mud-caked wounds clearly. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Light from the inside streamed out of these cracks, making the hogan look like a sad jack-o’-lantern. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “How Carl hung a lantern up there? Did you guys take that down?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He carries a lantern up a winding staircase to a starlit observatory and looks through the eyepiece of a great telescope, its mouth pointed into the black. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z That night he left a lantern burning on a wire over the box stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He turns around, lit up like a lantern. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A woman wearing an apron came toward the carriage holding a lantern and shone it at her, saying gruffly, “You must be the new girl. Come inside.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Broad and strong, she was obviously a servant, but when she raised the lantern, Pinmei gasped again, this time in surprise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It had a red part inside the bell that could crumple or expand, just like a folding paper lantern. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z On the flagstone paving beneath both lanterns there were old plantation pots in which Spanish daggers grew and extended their sharply pointed stilettos. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Round lanterns lit the zigzagging walkway, their glowing circles echoing the full moon above. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We angled the lantern just so, and he loosened the bronze screws that had grown dark with time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Shallow enough for him to be revealed in lantern light, but deep enough for him to drown. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Carried the lantern to our one small mirror. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They all look so similar—dim lantern light, smoke and chaos, the occasional Skiz fight happening in a dark corner. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When they reach the terrace, Celia glances back at the garden, where the roses and lanterns have reverted to dirt and stone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Once, from a seat on a slow-moving train, Clayton had seen subway workers standing on the walkway carrying lanterns while repairing the tracks. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Beside the dead man lay his deerskin pack with the oilskin and the lantern and the little horn box of bloodmoss ointment. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, here, man. And I shall need a screen and a projecting lantern, also here, also now.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The door opened half an hour later and the team huddled on the sidewalk in a lantern’s circle, consulting a ledger. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Groups of figures standing with axes and lanterns. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Then a lantern glowed to life above me, and I craned my neck to see a half dozen kids kneeling around the craggy jaws of broken floor, peering down. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It was funny how the buffalo boy’s whole manner changed when he talked about her — his vaguely mocking attitude and tough expression washed away and he lit up like a lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Here. You can borrow my lantern. Happy birthday.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was dark enough in the room that I didn’t see the extent of his beating until Olivia set a flashlight lantern down on the floor beside him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But it was the Bishop of Rochester who entered in a bustle, carrying packets and an iron lantern. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The lantern didn’t give off a lot of light. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The lantern began to hiss as Lord Asriel pumped it hard. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “He cut his hand making room for Kabuo’s battery. Then he got his power back up. Then he climbed up there to take his lantern down because he didn’t need it anymore.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he grabbed one of the lanterns and went out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Finally, we decide we have to start our jack-o’-lanterns if we want to get done before dark. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z When Nat’s watch ended, he went below with a lantern to get his sextant. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z This lantern would be bright, clearly visible to enemy positions onshore. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Raising the lantern, the man held it close enough that Jemmy could feel the heat of the flame. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Robert was breathing heavily by the time they reached the bottom of the stairs, his face red in the lantern light as they stepped out into the darkness of the crypt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Now he put out the lantern and hung it against the wall. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The flames in the lantern went up and down and the shadows jiggled ever time you’d go to blink your eyes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The instrument is alive in my hands; it trembles like a child who is too frightened to name her terror as she proceeds deeper into forest darkness, carrying a lantern of warm oil. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then she ran out and turned off the lanterns in the main room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He wasn’t ready to stop when his father first shined his lantern on him and pulled him away from the sputtering sheriff. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Tommy lived in what everyone called the home-house—a four- room log cabin that once served as slave quarters, with plank floors, gas lanterns, and water Henrietta hauled up a long hill from the creek. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He blew out the lantern and set it in the rack. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the rusty frame of a coal-oil lantern still hangs there on the blade. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them pulled the cover off a lantern he had been, holding. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As he drew nearer he saw where the lights came from —two barn lanterns, the shades tinted, one blue and the other yellow. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Busying herself until the heat in her cheeks subsided, she collected the lantern and rummaged around until she found oil to light it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His face was lit from the inside, like a lantern. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Someone had a lantern going in the kitchen, but I just waited outside figuring that to be the safest thing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A stooping figure bearing a lantern appeared through the door behind the bar. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Leaving my ax and lantern, I ran for home. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The light of his lantern illuminated each in turn. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He ordered the lantern covered, and once more the fire glowed. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, I’m inside a very chic little bathroom with a porthole mirror and swing-arm bronze lanterns, just like we’re in a ship. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A red lantern hung on a hook just inside the door, and a greasy black candle flickered on an overturned barrel serving as a table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lantern flared again, and the smell of old rot nearly choked me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She swept her eyes through all the stuff in the treehouse—the chair, the blankets, the lantern, the books—her mouth hanging wide open. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Brooklyn was a dark mass on the other side, speckled with a few flickering lanterns along the shore. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He was alone then with the fog of his breath in the lantern light and the crates of maritime records. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The electric lantern was already beginning to dim and he looked through the stores until he found some cases of white gas in gallon cans. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The king gave a small, sad smile, the lantern in his hand casting a dark shadow on his face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z 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 I should be observing the Dauntless; I should be taking in as much information as I can, but I can only stare at the lanterns across the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z In the pantry, she lit the covered lantern before going to the back door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This square was better lit than the rest of the village, with four lanterns casting menacing shadows on the paving stones. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The Phantom Brakeman seemed to hover between the tracks, dimly bathed in yellow lantern light. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Someone heeds my call, and one by one the lanterns are turned up as high as they will go. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The pavilion was lit with hundreds of lanterns hanging from the wooden ribs that held the pavilion’s roof aloft: globes of light suspended in midair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she would stand and look at the hunting lantern and possum sack where they hung, unused, against the cabin wall.... Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembers the page crumpled tightly in his fingers, the sudden shock of the lantern’s glare in his eyes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Trying to hold him still, she was aware of Iorek Byrnison getting to his feet, and turned to see a figure hastening down the track from the village, carrying a lantern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The light of the lanterns fell on his beaming face; the golden buttons shone on his embroidered silk waistcoat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Once there, he set the lantern on the table, then bade me lie down on the pallet. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Its broad silver buckle gleamed in the lantern light. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I guess he was afraid, when the lantern shone in his eyes. And when Ma walked up to him and slapped him, he knew she wasn’t afraid.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down to write the message to Reynolds, on a gravestone, by lantern light. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The party lanterns have been blown out and the garden is shrouded in darkness. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She would have only one opportunity to grab for the iron lantern that hung from the ceiling of the enclosure. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That night they climbed into their sleeping bags, put out the paraffin lantern, and lay in silence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon was set, and it was very dark; Bessie carried a lantern, whose light glanced on wet steps and gravel road sodden by a recent thaw. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Carl came away with the lantern’s handle between his fingers and went to lock back his knife. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Something about the way his cheeks puffed out when he smiled made him look like a jack-o’-lantern. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And when Abdulrahman first witnessed the sardines circling in the black he could not believe the sight, the beauty of the undulating silver orb below the white and gold lantern light. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Fairy lanterns have long been among the surest protections from creatures with dubious intentions.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There was nothing in the room, just a frayed rug, a few dishes, a pair of mattresses, and a lantern. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At the horse's side, Cutwater was holding the lantern close to the saddle. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He stared at all the lanterns on all the ships as they moved. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He’d fetched them up himself, after spending half the night searching through dusty vaults by lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry opened his eyes; there were lanterns above him, and the floor was shaking — the Hogwarts Express was moving again and the lights had come back on. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel stood by the fire sipping the last of the coffee and watching darkly as Thorold opened the case of the projecting lantern and uncapped the lens before checking the oil tank. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He gave the stonecutter a packet that, when opened, contained stonecutting tools, and set down his lantern. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The first tale I heard about him when I arrived at the Great Place was that the reverend had chased away a dangerous ghost with only a Bible and a lantern as weapons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pulling him from the hole, I held my lantern up and looked down into the dark hollow. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Something glittered in the lantern light, and when Anya inspected further, she saw a broad red scale stuck to a piece of wood. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Jody stayed a little while, running his fingers over the red rough coat, and then he took up the lantern and went back to the house. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He put the lantern on the ground and tried to see under the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned a corner in the tunnel, and in front of him, as the man raised the lantern, Julius saw the brother of Boots. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “I want you to see if you can find Levant. Find Levant and tell him to come down here. Tell him to bring a couple kerosene lanterns. Tell him I need him right away.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry curried Ulysses in the lantern light and hummed a song that I recognized with a lurch as “I Love You Truly.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z One night when she reached twenty-seven steps from the house, a middle-aged man with a lantern startled her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z |
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