| 单词 | leading |
| 例句 | “But also, we need to stop and think about what we’re doing. Where this is leading. We don’t want to go too far, right?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In the days leading up to the charrette, Durham’s two white newspapers also featured several in-depth stories about the event, many of them focusing on the odd couple chairing it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We each took turns leading the training sessions in order to develop leadership, initiative, and self-confidence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "I think I can squeeze you in," Hoo said, leading the podiatrist through the empty restaurant. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Justice Department and several of the nation’s leading foundations, published in 2007, found that the impact of the biased treatment is magnified with each additional step into the criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z By the time I reached the rickety stairs leading to the first floor, my skin was clammy and my legs were shaky. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It had huge iron gates leading in to it, and a high wall surrounding it, and smoke belching from its chimneys, and strange whizzing sounds coming from deep inside it. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Then as now, Japan’s inhabitants were also among the world’s leading consumers of seafood. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And, most important, they found the trail in the sand leading to the buried boxes. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The passages were clogged with troops: armored knights in woolen surcoats and fur cloaks, men-at-arms with spears across their shoulders, archers carrying unstrung bows and sheaves of arrows, freeriders, grooms leading warhorses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sheriff Freas was also no longer leading the investigation; that February, he was expelled from office after a jury had found him guilty of failing to enforce the law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And the office life the woman appeared to be leading was about as close as you could hope to the one Ruth had often described for herself. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I skipped down the few steps leading to the foyer and crossed the hall toward my room. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She is nice to me but abrupt with my mother, leading me to believe that the kindergarten teacher isn’t the only person in town who my mother thinks is not doing her job right. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Hello,” she said, linking her arm through mine and leading me back in the direction from which I’d just come. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z After the Pilgrims landed the other son ran off to live with some nearby Indians, leading to great consternation and an expedition to fetch him back. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The crowd parted and watched in hushed silence as the trembling servant carried the peach as if leading a procession. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They passed between fluted, white pillars to a porch with wide stairs leading down to a driveway. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For almost all the leading members of the Virginia dynasty, the answer was clear and negative. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Another example of a technically correct yet misleading statistic is the fact that heart disease and cancer are the two leading killers of Americans. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Several people saw him, and reported back to Caesar’s messengers, who were ranging over and around the city offering rewards to anyone who could catch the beast or give information leading to his capture. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The door leading down there was just off the kitchen. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes it makes a tiny waterfall cascading next to a dirt staircase leading down to a new terrace of houses. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In the creaking, thrumming double bulkhead of the leading zeppelin, the dragonflies were hatching. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The upshot of all this is that physics ended up with two bodies of laws–one for the world of the very small, one for the universe at large–leading quite separate lives. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I had seen the tire tracks leading to the road before the wind came and scattered the last trace of Vonetta. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Adam rode slowly along behind, leading the other horse. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z On our way to Alexandra there was unusual traffic on the highway leading to the Jan Smuts Airport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The house is dark, stuffy, the blinds in the living room closed, the curtains drawn across the French doors leading to the garden. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Is the path leading away from something, or leading to? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Soon the streets leading to the Mall in Washington, D.C., were jammed with thousands of people heading for the Lincoln Memorial. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I follow the gold organza that drapes the ceiling and trails the flower-strewn aisle leading to the mandap—the traditional wedding canopy under which the vows will take place. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But whether or not Valentin wanted to be there leading the 587th, and whether or not they wanted him there, he wasn’t going to shirk his responsibility as a commander. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But it was unnerving, to think things weren’t still going on back there, just as always; that people like Miss Geraldine, say, weren’t leading groups of Juniors around the North Playing Field. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a unit in a brown brick building divided into four homes, with a chain-link fence, several feet of grass out front, and three steps leading up to a small cement stoop. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And then the Third Gate stood open in front of us, a crystal doorway leading into a spinning whirlpool of stars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She’s leading one of the songs as they go, and I watch as she checks over her shoulder and sees me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The news was terrible: Cars were backed up for hundreds of miles on roads leading out of the city. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t supposed to be here—he was supposed to be downstairs leading the shukrani service. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z C.P. had believed leading the Klan into the public sphere was the right move, but he was unprepared for the huge success of that effort. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But the gates leading from the drive are open. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z One might say that the first man should be awarded the full $100, because the bet was all or nothing and he was leading. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fishermen spotted small pugmarks on the shore, leading across the path into the mangrove forest.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Before I could reply, Sorrento started walking again, leading me on through the maze of cubicles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As they walked down the street leading back to the square and their car, Fenoglio followed a few meters behind them, with his grandchildren running and jumping around him like three puppies. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Holdfasts and cities and kingdoms of men all fell before them, as they moved south on pale dead horses, leading hosts of the slain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I always forget how horrible the second half of the year leading up to the pageant is. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He didn’t know the double life I was leading. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rough stairs carpentered out of two by tens leading down into the darkness. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Searchlight ran on ahead, leading the way and barking. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the driveway leading to the entrance of the building, scores of yellow school buses were parked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see the lines of his life leading backward from this moment, through time. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But he remembered the hours leading up to it—his grandmother coming out into the backyard to find him shooting arrows at her porcelain collection. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He followed her as she circled the sugar mill, leading to their favorite spot under a watch light. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z One run, leading up into the wood, was left open for coming and going. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It did not take long for the nation’s leading newspapers to weigh in. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Had she missed another lengthy lecture on a movie plot and the dreaminess of the leading man? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We weren't allowed to discuss our instructions in the weeks leading up to the carnaval, but Amber and I had swapped our dossiers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Seven opened the door, revealing stairs leading to a basement. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He explained, then, the reason for his journey and the events leading to Gurgi’s accident. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I walked the bike to the long dirt driveway leading away from the house. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Before the windows go completely dark, I catch a glimpse of the main courtyard leading out to the security gate. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The men were leading the goats into the village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At the same instant, black flames shot up in the doorway leading onward. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I stayed behind a moment longer, first watching our eleven-year-old stride ahead, leading her brother and sister. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The fingers trailed after her leading wrist, and her little finger stuck out grandly from the rest. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d spent lots of time sneaking through the woods, mostly at night, but I didn’t recognize the way the Preacher started leading me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He was following my trail again, but this time leading Mr. Loomis behind him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Memories of Ucho thrusting a stick in my side, of Ucho leading other boys as they screeched ugly words to my face, of Ucho throwing dirt at me, crowded about my mind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The bone was sent to Dr. Caspar Wistar, the nation’s leading anatomist, who described it at a meeting of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia that autumn. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It’s sitting in white sand leading to a clear blue ocean that stretches out to the horizon. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Tradition mostly. But some people say they marked old roads—” My father’s voice changed and became Ben’s voice, “—safe roads. Sometimes roads to safe places, sometimes safe roads leading into danger.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was round with no windows at all; a metal roof covered most of the opening at the top, but a gap could be seen leading into the depths. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Both he and I had our backs towards the path leading up the field to the wicket. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Not only was Einarsson a member of the Icelandic committee that had helped secure Bobby’s release from imprisonment, he’d also been a leading banker before introducing the Visa credit card to Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I wandered along the highway leading to the village and paused at the edges of fields, filling my basket with herbs and flowers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She soon heard Garcia’s voice again and guessed it was his hands that were helping her to her feet, leading her toward a chair, straightening her clothes, and buttoning her blouse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sure. First day leading the quest. Just great.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The door leading outside was in the other direction and I headed that way. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He ran out away from the last row of houses, on a slope leading down to a solid moving blackness. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go oft' in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the open plaza leading to the landing, the one figure ran. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As the river of black faces coursed through the street leading to the stadium, a group of police vans and trucks suddenly appeared from nowhere and barricaded the street. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s just standing there!’’ whispered Meggie, leading Mo into her room. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then I hurried with the leading brothers to the park in a cab. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Would not all of them say that my attitude had been leading to this all along? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned around, looked both ways in an exaggerated way, and crossed the parking lot to the path leading to the school entrance. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z During the weeks leading up to it, everyone seems to pair up. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He was still leading when they broke a canter, until Chella gave a bloodcurdling shriek and galloped past him, and Shagga howled and followed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Minho lifted it to reveal a set of wooden stairs leading into blackness. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Technological advance required the freest possible pursuit of knowledge, so Holland became the leading publisher and bookseller in Europe, translating works written in other languages and permitting the publication of works proscribed elsewhere. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They had dug another hole, most likely, she thought, just a dummy, leading nowhere. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He was very old, every organ in his body had long since betrayed him, and most of his important decisions regarding Florin had a certain arbitrary quality that bothered many of the leading citizens. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful garden, and yet the girl was leading me through it, as if we were about to die. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z As soon as they were down they went on again with Gollum leading, eastwards, up the dark sloping land. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In a sort of daze, but still holding the drill, I stumbled back to the front of the boathouse and sat down on the wooden steps leading up to the door. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “He made no mention of anything leading up to the early morning of July 2nd that might explain what happened?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Strawberry moved out of the burrow, and Hazel followed him into another run, leading deeper down below the wood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z See the batey, the dirt road leading through, the shacks made of cornstalks roofed with banana leaves. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A November 2 poll showed Humphrey leading Nixon by three points. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Before leaving, Desdemona walked out into the yard and crossed herself in the Orthodox fashion, leading with the thumb. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For him to stop the soldier leading it, saying he has orders to search one baby carriage for contraband. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z This query bore the unmistakable fingerprints of Arthur Compton, who reigned as the world’s leading expert on cosmic rays. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z During those six months, a loyajirga would be held, a grand council of leaders and elders, who would form an interim government to hold power for two years, leading up to democratic elections. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And, leading them to the door, he took his leave of them, sidling away, swinging his curled mane, his golden body dappled with moonlight and shadow. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z She even used the front stairs, leading from the front hall to the second floor, instead of the back stairs, which led from the kitchen to a hallway near the girls’ bathroom. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z At parties they start to ask leading questions that have the ring of inquisition; they are interested in my positions, my dogmas. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He had been the old army’s leading authority on the rifle; he had written a manual. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And the young man sneered at Wang Lung and he said, “Ah, that son of my cousin’s needs no leading. He can go alone.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He knew there was no reason for him to be impotent at his age, and was forced to attribute it to the kind of life he was leading and the bachelor ways he had developed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Deb figures the clue out, and the next, each one leading to somewhere else, hidden in the apartment. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Angelica was beside the leading boy, tugging at his arm, urging him on. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, they end up leading me, since once they get to the lobby and can see outside through the glass door, they pull the leashes toward it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z At some point, I realized that I was leading us to the mailbox, where I had deposited each of Fred’s postcards throughout the summer. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Usually branch scampered eagerly back and forth, leading the way, then circling back. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With Taran leading, the companions stole cautiously to the window, It was as he had said. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I sigh with relief when a jogger trots past with a smartphone strapped to her arm and wires leading up to the buds in her ears. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Good boy, George,” said Jackson, leading them back toward the classrooms. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The penguin Louisa seemed especially fond of leading these marching drills. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z It was like being forced to act the leading role in a play you’d watched many times but had never actually rehearsed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z An illustration of the hallway leading to the state box. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z After celebrating his courtroom victory, C.P. went back to serving the Klan, leading the weekly meetings, organizing the Youth Corps, and meeting clandestinely with city officials. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z First he skated just in that hall leading from the dining room to the doorway with the curtains where all the pigs were. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z He motioned to the guards outside to bring in the prisoner they were leading. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Deep within the castle, there was a dungeon I called the Pit of Id, which was a murky place with thin staircases leading through dank air. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “In February. In Poland. Butterflies. Hundreds of them leading them to safety.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z A sigh sounded with each step leading to the third floor, where they left the offering at his door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Instead he allowed himself one glance—and a brief one, at that—behind Mr. Curtain, toward the hill path leading up beyond the dormitory. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Taisin and Kaede walked ahead of the sledge, leading the dogs north, while Con followed behind in their tracks to make sure the load remained stable. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he went outside, to pens where the animals were kept, and he came back into the wedding feast leading a large, extremely irritated billy goat. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A small hallway leading to the kitchen splits Ma and Pa’s bedroom from the room my three sisters and I share. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By November 1775 Ben Franklin had become the leading member of the Committee of Secret Correspondence. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They made their way to the study, Ishmael leading. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I made many woodpiles leading out into the forest. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The man just gives me a gap-toothed grin full of malice, and we make our way out of the sheriff’s office and back onto the boardwalk, the pale, dark-haired boy leading the way. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron looked at each other, then leaving Wormtail’s body on the floor behind them, ran up the stairs and back into the shadowy passageway leading to the drawing room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Lanre leading the way, they came to a high place in the mountains where they could look out over the land. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On occasion he had even been entrusted with the rectification of the Times leading articles, which were written entirely in Newspeak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But the tragic fiasco leading to his death helped propel the American medical community into the next century. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There were weeping willows and rows of apple trees leading up a hill. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z No-one would stop or question a groom in fine clothes leading a war horse and a lady's saddle horse down to the river, and Lasaraleen had plenty of grooms to send. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Everybody knew him from starring in campus productions and from leading the drum majors. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We make our way outside, Lily leading the way. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I took a few moments to visualize a thick round glass tube leading from my hand up and into the basket like a funnel. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She was leading a ghost behind her like a pet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Perhaps the Lord is leading you in your efforts. And if so, then what else could the minister of First Congregational say but that he is with you in this?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z They slid back, slowly revealing the launch tunnel leading up to Falco’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z So I called a committee of the district's leading members and we moved slowly ahead on our own. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The disease had advanced very quickly, and had taken him to the point where he was nearly incapable of leading a normal fife. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My form teacher led me down the gloomy passageway leading to the staff room. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Finally, he saw a pair of wooden steps leading upward. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She was standing at the head of the stairs, in the door leading to the kitchen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Several Gypsy men were on horseback, riding ahead of or behind their wagons or leading strings of mules and horses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The horizon and water leading out to it were empty. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He found a door leading back into the monkey house. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to a section of the fence, and I began leading the horses to it, while Ruth seemed to get crosser and crosser with me, saying I was doing everything wrong. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His father, also named Charles, had the unusual distinction of being a leading authority on the poet Dante and on mosses. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Though I was not a Communist, cynical rivalry had put me in charge of one of the party’s leading cultural organizations. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She was propped up, looking very pale, and there was a tube leading into her arm. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a wide arch leading to a courtyard between the two wings, and on the left under the arch there was a large doorway reached by a few broad steps. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The travellers passed over and came upon a wide rutted track leading towards the uplands. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z To the shock of even his fellow Osage, he was naked, except for his breechcloth and his moccasins, and his face was painted as if he were leading a war party. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Stunned, Harry followed as Dumbledore strode away from where the flayed child lay whimpering, leading him to two seats that Harry had not previously noticed, set some distance away under that high, sparkling ceiling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The young king came out, well armed, leading a bear and six retainers. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s spray-painted in red on the blank expanse of wall above the staircase leading to the second story—that large X with each arm continued at a right angle. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They went around, one after the other, their heads down, the grooms leading them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The leading boy slowed down and held up his pistol and fired two or three wild shots toward the temple. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Local businesses posted rewards offering thousands of dollars for information leading to an arrest. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Yes, I think you did, Billy. Reminds me of a pistol I had when I was leading the people across.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “This way,” he says, leading me into the next lab. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He had lifted Campbell Junior up to the window so he could watch a hen leading her baby chicks towards the front yard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Ophie! I was just telling you this story about the movie I went and saw last week. Chickadee, believe me when I tell you that the leading man was just the cat’s meow.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Arnauld’s preoccupation with the fact developed out of the great dispute over whether Jansenism, of which Arnauld was the leading light, was heretical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And the entire time he was leading me, I was sure he was going to make a quick turn into an alley, where some dudes would be waiting to strip me of ... what, exactly? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When they reached the road, he saw a trail of their bright petals leading from the cemetery. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come and show yourself,” said Miss Belle, leading the way to the room where the others were waiting. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the two sets of double doors leading out of the room, one labeled tomes the other stacks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He glanced up and was alarmed at how close the leading edge of the circle had come. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The moisture ate away at the wooden stairs leading up to the house, and climbing them became a daily hazard. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Like discovering someone very close to you has been leading a secret double life. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The salon stood at the top of marble steps leading up from the garden.The party guests drifted toward it, dutifully obeying the summons to greet El Patron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernie shouted to Grandma as he and Genie headed for the woods, leading the way like he always did. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The months leading her toward the end she knew would be far from dignified. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He got away with it until one morning when he was a little late leading the horse off the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Our house is right at the top and the town just below with the river Manchee and I came down off to one side leading into the swamp and that’s where we are now. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Great!” he said when she saw Jenny and Abby leading the dogs up a set of steps. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Moss could hear voices coming from the next room and, feeling unusually bold, he reached out and grabbed Javier’s hand before leading him into the dining room where their friends were. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Alone now, Matthias crossed the sunny field leading to the barn, just as Basil had taught him: zig-zag, crouch, wriggle and weave. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Jones had certainly taken over when he found out that man was a cop, leading him right over to the cabinet under the bar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought the casket was in Robbie’s car since he was leading the way. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And though in terms of her work Justice is now one of Pikeville’s leading citizens, she is still troubled by the old doubts and insecurities. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Finally, in a crooked cranny near a back corner of the Homestead, Minho pulled out a key and opened up a shabby door leading to a small storage closet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There are a few steps and a narrow porch leading up to that door. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His father was leading the whole band, striding ahead, grinning, showing his tangled yellow teeth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, you must depart directly if you mean to catch the current,” said Vikus, slipping the backpack with Boots onto his shoulders and leading him to Ares, who was already carrying his dad. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the stone floor, a set of stairs had been excavated, leading down to a modern iron gate with a padlock. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Aru moved closer and saw a slender line of ants leading away from the log and over a pile of leaves. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z By the end of 1939, the Radiation Laboratory was leading the world in its discoveries of nuclear transformations. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Cables snaked out of the back of the machine, leading to an audiocassette recorder, a small color television, a dot-matrix printer, and a 300-baud modem. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "There's a jetty,” Scipio whispered, "and steps leading up the shore toward a gate in the wall.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We went around the room, Baba leading slowly, me behind him, shaking hands and greeting the guests. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Cohollo was leading a packhorse behind him, with the carcass of a great white lion slung across its back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They were sitting on the first step leading to the house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The leading scorer, Brent Ardsley, seemed to have a golden glow about him as he moved through the school. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It’s a steep, short set of steps leading to a balcony with a wooden guardrail, which overlooks the ocean and Tatoosh Island. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He went down the steps, through the basement to the stairs leading to the kitchen door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Crews worked to widen all roads leading in from California. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The conference convened with a leading Communist attending as adviser. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie took off after it—maybe the bird would land somewhere, leading him to a nest. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z On many nights leading up to my first day of school here, I’d climb to the top of that rocket and let my head fall back against the steering wheel. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Unlike the other rooms underground, this chamber was connected to only two tunnels: one leading down to a pool of water and another going up to the air. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Robert Oppenheimer was the leading theoretician in the nation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Donna locks the front door and I follow her through the curtain leading to the stockroom. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Is it intensive food production that is the cause, triggering population growth and somehow leading to a complex society? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There were four ramps leading off the platform, and before I could dash in any direction, each of them had covered an exit. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “With you looking into it, I’m sure it’ll be solved tomorrow,” he said, leading his friend into the dining hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He tips his cap politely, as if in apology, then takes one of my arms and begins leading me away from Day’s soldiers. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Several dark alleys twisted off from the main street, leading to deserted storefronts. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Iron climbing rungs were bolted into the stone sides of a circular silo leading up to the grate. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I make for the wicket leading to the shrubbery, and I see Mr. Rochester entering. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z My other saving grace in the weeks leading up to the P&G Championship meet on August 17 in Hartford, Connecticut, was my sports psychologist, Robert Andrews. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her dad, leading the way, turned to them and walked backward. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The newspapers were full of interviews in which the city’s leading men described Root as the guiding force behind the fair, that without him the city could not hope to realize its dreams. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Yes, indeed,” the Mathemagician replied, leading them to the rear of the cave; “right this way.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “But if you’re looking for clues to what they meant when they wrote certain parts of the Constitution it helps to know what the arguments were leading up to the writing.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z In the months leading up to Election Day, incumbent mayors routinely try to lock up the law-and-order vote by hiring more police—even when the crime rate is standing still. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The stairs were made of stone, as if leading to a dungeon. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Gurgi, almost witless with fear, pulled on the horses’ bridles, leading them to the safety of the trees. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z While the mass of men went on leading thoroughly unexamined lives of monstrous consumption, Augustus Waters examined the collection of the Rijksmuseum from afar. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z This is the heartland, here, I’m leading a pampered life, may the Lord make us truly grateful, said Aunt Lvdia, or was it thankful, and I start to eat the food. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed on, and the lane leading to my bam office remained empty. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One day Milo flew away to England to pick up a load of Turkish halvah and came flying back from Madagascar leading four German bombers filled with yams, collards, mustard greens and black-eyed Georgia peas. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One of his shoes is untied but, with his belly leading the way, he has a new swagger in his step. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She stepped into the rope and began to pull, Ma leading her with a bucket of oats. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She turned to follow its gaze and saw, leading out of the clearing, a small path. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Inside all was as the diagram showed—the motor, the belt, the wheel, some pipes leading down. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It had caused comment that so many leading Whigs had been seen ever and anon converging upon the Observer’s office. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But at seventy-seven, he's long since ceased leading men into border wars. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Watts Hill, Jr., chairman of Home Security Life Insurance, and a member of one of Durham’s leading families, defended the head of Operation Breakthrough in a letter to OEO director Sargent Shriver. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Burger had never liked or trusted Dasch, and it crossed his mind that Dasch might be leading him into a trap. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall was leading a long line of first years up to the top of the Hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Fawkes was leading the way, glowing gold along the corridor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They were all ready to pile in the car and ride toward the highway leading south. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Johnny, riding Sandy and leading Nan, came down Frog Lane, skirting the Common. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s go to the performance space next,” said Charlotte, leading the way out of the science room. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Captain George Crowninshield had built a lookout there for him on a high point—a solid granite base, with steps leading up to a seat. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He seems to be leading an unhealthful life, part of the “young painters’ Bohemia.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The overhead lights had gone out and come back on and flickered again, and now they were on only dimly, like emergency lights leading out of a burning building or a crashed airplane. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The north wall of the Library was made entirely of glass, with doors leading to a terraced greenhouse that refracted light like a prism. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Another wave looms behind us—the crest full of red eyes like the leading edge of a lava flow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Among economists, there are two leading theories of discrimination. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Or maybe she’d turn left and head for the steps leading to the foyer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The zigzagging path leading to the front door was overgrown with a variety of odd plants, including a bush covered in the orange radishlike fruit Luna sometimes wore as earrings. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jesper fired at the two men leading the charge down the dock. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Tendai examined its wings and saw that the leading pen feathers had grown back. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the covered tunnel leading out of the circus tent, among the pushing crowd of people, Kingshaw was violently sick. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He made his way soundlessly to one side of the pulpit and slid through a half-opened door leading into what looked like some sort of office. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Thus, by Roman times, almost all of today’s leading crops were being cultivated somewhere in the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z With a seasoned officer named Martinez, I spent the next day on guard at the foot of the tunnel leading up from Tappan. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nurse was paying out some silver to a pit man on a lost wager when he spied Penny leading Crunch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A little faint trail, skinny as anything, hardly even there, leading away from the first turn of the road and toward the falls. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Laski was a prominent politician and the leading socialist intellectual of the day; he was enough of a Marxist to have a taste for the word ‘revolution’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was made of sand-colored adobe and had two soaring steeples, a gigantic circular stained-glass window, and, leading up to the two main doors, a pair of sweeping staircases covered with pigeons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “That’s odd!” said Strawberry, returning and once more leading the way. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, here she was leading a temporarily blind boy through her own backyard. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Victory is on one side of the inner doorway, leading them on, and Death is on the other. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And in an instant the slave appeared leading by the hand a square, rather tall figure, clothed in clean blue cotton coat and trousers. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to take a shortcut through the orchard to the road leading down to the town, but then my foot caught in a root. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They moved forward, they bore down on the eraser from three sides, cutting off all retreat, pinning it down in murderous crossfire, the lieutenant leading the charge, the captain shouting commands, calling in air strikes. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In the days leading up to the execution, it seemed that Herbert was more concerned about his flag than his impending execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was so dark that Hazel seldom knew for certain whether he was leading or whether Bigwig or Silver might not be ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And Brother Benjamin X went through the door leading onto the stage. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My task consisted in attending meetings until the late hours of the night, taking part in discussions, or lending myself generally along with other Communists in leading the people of the South Side. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not meet another soul until he turned into the passage leading to the Gryffindor common room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z For many, however, warfare was a significant part of life in the decades leading up to the war for independence from Britain. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She wondered whether it was this same son out there now, leading the attack. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The stone pathway leading back to the parking lot is dappled in shade and spots of sunlight. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Out of the train, she ran like a deer, circling the crowd to be the first up the stairs leading to the street. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We had gone no more than a hundred yards before a man carrying a pikestaff and a bell and leading a mastiff on a leash stalked up to us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth was grateful for that, but she also worried that she was leading him to his doom. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But knowing that little piece of her story somehow made the dance and everything leading up to it that much more special. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Even as Tisquantum attempted to foment Indian distrust of Massasoit, he told the colonists that Massasoit was going to double-cross them by leading a joint attack on Plymouth with the Narragansett. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Contrast this quick evolution of wheat and barley with the story of corn, the leading cereal crop of the New World. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This had been a difficult task, for they all suffered brain drains as their leading scientists returned to prewar academic posts or accepted jobs stem ming from their newfound eminence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Helmholtz was an associate professor at the Prussian University of Konigsberg and one of the leading scientists of his day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She is still in the red sun visor and tennis whites she wore leading her fitness class at the Forum Gym and winning at doubles afterward. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We tagged onto the long line leading to the office where incoming patients registered. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I could see a line leading to the pump. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He walked out of the circle of light but returned soon leading a horse hitched to a spring wagon. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Time went to the door leading to the stairs and tried it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe we have to go to Aokpe or anywhere else to find her. She is here, she is within us, leading us to her Son.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m always leading the chants, doing whatever I can to keep the Renegades loose and fired up. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I pulled back and saw that there was still another corridor, leading off to the right. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Behind me, leading up to the gate, were three sets of footprints, four counting mine. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z There was no leading them anywhere, unless it was to a nearby clearing for fragrant leaves. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She kept leading them around and around the city, getting dizzy, and doubling back. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As word spread in Seoul of his birth in and escape from a no-exit labor camp, he began to meet many of the South’s leading human rights activists and heads of defector organizations. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They gave us barely a glance as we entered the hall leading to the queen’s dwelling. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the past he had lectured Nancy on the dangers of working with Ebola in a space suit, and now he was leading a team into an Ebola hell. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No; a bigger and better organization must be launched, one in which the leading writers of the nation could be included, they said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish Mom were more like Mrs. Hameed, owning her own business, leading a club at our school. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I guessed it would be Wernher von Braun up there, leading his select crew. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Now here was this Mia, a completely different kind of woman leading a completely different life, who seemed to make her own rules with no apologies. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The love of fast driving lasted long after the end of Prohibition—leading to the popular sport of NASCAR, which is beloved in many parts of the country. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He saw her entering and leaving the house like a gust of fresh air, leading her little brother by the hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Kimberly asked, leading the way into a kitchen of shiny chrome and granite and affluent empty space. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You can never trust a Cyclops, Percy. Six years ago, on the night Grover was leading us to Half-Blood Hill—” She was interrupted when the door of the hut creaked open. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Half a mile downstream, Lord Nugent’s boat slammed into the landing at the foot of a great lawn leading up to a white building in the classical style. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The path dipped, and then again began to climb upwards, leading them at last to the foot of the steep hillside. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Everyone praised me and I was invited to give the speech at a gathering of the town's leading white citizens. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As the number of chimpanzees in a troop increases, the social order destabilises, eventually leading to a rupture and the formation of a new troop by some of the animals. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that the flurry of activity leading up to this mission is over, I realize I have no idea what I’m facing on this trip to District 8. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Mutations in these genes can lead to the accumulation of DNA damage—and thus, more mutations—ultimately leading to cancer. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There, in soil leading to the driveway, are the footprints: waffle, line lines, the point of a boot. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Or farmers leading mules hauling peanut crops on a wagon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, many wild animal species reached the first stage in the sequence of animal-human relations leading to domestication, but only a few emerged at the other end of that sequence as domestic animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly they swept up with a noise like thunder, and the foremost horseman swerved, passing by the foot of the hill, and leading the host back southward along the western skirts of the downs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A sergeant was leading a cart horse over the back of which was draped an officer, unconscious or dead, his feet and wrists secured by ropes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You were probably searching in the wrong place,” Grandma said, leading them down the hall to her room. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z My job was not leading to what Mr. Crane had said it would. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z So I try to shove my sadness down as deep as I can by imagining I'm holding Amma’s hand and leading her out of jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But all too soon Dustfinger told her to turn off along a minor road leading away from the coast, away from the sea and the brightly colored houses, and into the dark. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It’s a two-story brick house with black clapboard shutters and a trio of narrow cement stairs leading to the front door. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They stopped while the major talked to the officer leading them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed that the big boy who had held the smaller one in his lap was now leading him to the table by the hand. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z In the last one, she had seen Ojukwu personally leading the battle in the Ogoja sector, which meant that the enemy had been completely wiped out there. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I am seven years old and leading him to a cake that is filled with my love for him. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z This was a modern room with a curving steel desk near the center, carefully positioned halogen lights, and a spiral staircase leading down from a perfect circle cut in the ceiling about fifteen feet high. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z There was a steep footpath I’d discovered leading up along the edge of the valley and just where it came out onto the road was an old bus shelter. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The circumstances leading to the change in Mr. Covey’s course toward me form an epoch in my humble history. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z It was located on a narrow strait leading into a bay that was large enough to hold Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s fleet. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I’m angry at myself all over again for leading my mom to the Hideout in the first place. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The solid black surface rippled, and another tunnel appeared, leading through a luminous purple tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His top was all bull—hair and hide and muscle leading to a head so large he should’ve toppled over just from the weight of his horns. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, man,” said Kyle, leading his team around the balcony, back to the Young Adult Room. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Peering past her, I saw that the hallway, narrow as it was, divided further: to the left was a staircase going upstairs; to the right, an even narrower passage leading deeper into the house. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z From behind a door in the corridor leading to the Beta- Minus geography room, a ringing soprano voice called, “One, two, three, four,” and then, with a weary impatience, “As you were.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As in: The team has thanked JB profusely for leading us into the playoffs. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z There were several attics, leading out of one another, through little, narrow arches, like catacombs. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Her sons had nailed plywood sheets to the windows and along the front of her house, so that the only way in was the back door leading to the latrine, barn, and pigsty. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It looked like the handyman had been on vacation for the past couple centuries, and the threadbare, watery pink carpet leading to the office was barely hanging on. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Lower taxes and lower marginal tax rates are leading to more growth. There’s an explosion of wealth. We are so wealthy in a world that is profoundly poor.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Celia does not reply, and to keep himself from reaching for her hand again, he opens the door instead, leading her back up the twisting stairway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Two farmers, each leading this year’s cow, passed each other, shouting prices. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I would destroy myself if I’d actually had to give something up before leading this traveler’s existence. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He was crawling uphill now, as though the tunnel were leading straight toward the very center of the gigantic fruit. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The episode that became known as Hillari’s Hoax took place in her sophomore year, when she tried out for cheer- leading. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z There was no denial, no star-crossed agony leading to their engagement. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione asked him, leading him over to sit with Harry and Ron. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was the beginning of tax season, when accountants get busier and busier leading up to April 15th. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “And do you agree that I am leading your fellow villagers to partake of the meat of a rotten corpse?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did the agency let most members of the spy ring escape, but the leading FBI agent sold his side of the story to the newspapers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She marched in, leading her girlfriends like an invading general. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z But "Let's do drugs together!" was his leading parental philosophy on the subject of illegal substances, and it definitely fit into the "Super Cool" part of the pie chart. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Poking around, I push back some tall rushes and find a path leading right up to the cave. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He said that upon realizing that the rebels were in the village, everyone quickly and silently left the mosque, one at a time, leaving the imam by himself as he stood there leading the prayer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He was threatening to shoot Edward, as he had in the laboratory, where he had been guarding the door leading out. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z "Yep. Right over here," the girl, Tia, said, leading the way. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Some dogs barked at them as they went along the paved road leading north out of Ensenada, but that was the only attention they received. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z A thin strip of Pleiades purple strip lighting in the shape of a door, just like the one at the back of the ship leading to the hold. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z From behind the shed, the men looked out at the suspension bridge leading across the gorge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal walls were heating up as Phraner felt his way to the ladder leading up to the deck. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They were waiting in a narrow defile when their brothers appeared, leading their garrons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was hollowed out of the ground with tunnels leading out on all sides. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Students, meanwhile, were to go to other classrooms for small group sessions that Principal Peattie and Mr. Ferris would be leading in just a few moments. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Soon the Art Lesson came running from the house, Doña Charito leading, cousins on stockinged feet, the old woman in tow, towards the muddy heap in the yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Snow was falling again; the streets were long paths leading through a dense jungle, lit here and there with torches held high in invisible hands. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I give him a surprised look as he pulls me out of his bedroom, past a sleeping Layla, and up the stairs leading out of the basement. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A moment later, we exit into the hallway leading to the hold. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The result is a kind of contagion of panic, and before long the men leading the zebras and llamas are struggling to maintain control. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “And that,” he was to testify the next day, “was the last I seen them. Nancy leading old Babe off to the barn. Like I said, nothing out of the ordinary.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Sergeant Simpson, who had been bumped up to top sergeant, was more or less leading the whole platoon. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He had not finished signing the last one when a rebel colonel appeared in the doorway leading a mule carrying two chests. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But I sensed she quickly tired of my stuttering replies to all her promising leading lines. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The door leading upstairs was slightly open, as usual. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing like an arcane literary debate with your tyrannical master while you pass the time leading to your execution. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Now she realized that the hardest test for a child of Athena wasn’t leading a quest or facing death in combat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z All of which is to say: During the weeks leading up to the party, Ashton Place was an absolute beehive of activity. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The first to act was Harker, who, with a quick movement, threw himself before the door leading into the room in the front of the house. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As I approached the lane leading to the cottage, I glanced down at the riverfront. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Thank you very much! I have the worst sense of direction. My wife is always leading me everywhere. She’s traveling in Egypt right now, doing research on mummies. Cool, right?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He knows the answer, he knows he's leading the heirs to Crow. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They were addressed to government officials: the attorney general and the secretary of labor of the United States; a Supreme Court justice; and two of the nation’s leading financiers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He slips through a curtained door leading to the back-stage dressing rooms unnoticed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the days leading up to the Finals, I noticed that kids at school were acting differently around me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z News & World Report, a leading arbiter of academic prestige. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Next thing I saw, Kevin had his hook looped into the top of her skirt and she was leading him out to dance. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It came from the rider on the leading horse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In single file, they ushered him down a wobbly flight of wooden stairs leading to the basement and led him into a damp, gloomy room with a low cement ceiling and unfinished stone walls. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Through the screen, we could see a hallway leading toward a kitchen. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I peered through it, down the alley leading to the garden. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Within months, he had been elected to the Congress of People's Deputies as a leading figure of the movement for democracy in Russia. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian was the squadron’s leading authority on internment and had already begun plotting an emergency heading into Switzerland on every mission he flew into northernmost Italy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The carpets were so clean I could see a single set of footprints leading to Pickett’s desk, and a single set leading away from them. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He heard a noise behind the staircase, where he spotted another doorway leading down to the cellar. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Quickly,” the man said, leading her away from the marketplace. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The door leading up to the dentist's office and the gym was sagging off its hinges, half-open. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was several moments before I saw the dark, cloaked figure leading a horse—the very figure I had been hoping, yet dreading, to see. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The smell of roasting pork on the farm would alert guards, leading to beatings and weeks of half rations, so they ate purloined pork raw. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Ahead of them there was nothing to be seen but a track leading through the nettles into another wide and empty field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "There is a grand monument I had made," the father said, leading them to a massive stone placard. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z All of it, everything, was leading us back here. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He had a bad temper, he admitted, telling how last week he had drawn his baton on an inmate in the tunnel leading up from Tappan. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Andrew Yee, an eighth grader whose mother works with Dad at the dinosaur dig, takes my arm and starts leading me out of the atrium. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It was a legion of Cyclopes, and leading them into battle was ... The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I could tell,” he told me, “she was leading up to something. Something different.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Every thirteen steps or so, they came to a landing and an iron door leading to the inner core of the building. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The new GM chief was grateful; Howard had virtually created what would be one of the industry’s leading markets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The owls were flying directly at the Burrow, three handsome tawnies, each of which, it became clear as they flew lower over the path leading up to the house, was carrying a large square envelope. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Tam Lin blocked the door leading to the rest of the house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As more time passes, any trail leading to her will only run colder. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z This situation also explains the otherwise mystifying fact that certain outstanding entomologists are among the leading advocates of chemical control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Till the rustling reaches the clearing and I see the Mayor himself come outta the trees on horseback, leading other men, also on horses. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I’d left my bicycle in a street leading to the square. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Along with grits and hush puppies, the abbreviated form of you all was a dangerous step on an insidious path leading straight to the doors of the Baptist church. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Come,” he says, prankish, leading me through the house. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Let me join you in leading the Allegiant,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z They made an undulating ridge, often rising almost to a thousand feet, and here and there falling again to low clefts or passes leading into the eastern land beyond. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Gale the weasel squeaked in alarm, but Hazel imagined a new tunnel leading off to the left—a tunnel even more dangerous, going the wrong direction. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We were outside playing volleyball, and our captain Lina was leading us to victory. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They found nothing, leading to suspicions that there was another British spy in their ranks who had got to Church’s house before them. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The leading astronomers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fascinated by comets, and even Newton became a little giddy over them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the months leading up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, dueling experts floated diametrically opposite forecasts about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They started out early in the morning, Mr. Klein leading the way in his panel truck. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a potbellied stove there, and a pipe leading from it to the wall to let out the smoke. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It soon became the leading model for prisons in the United States. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We all sashay, the toes of our heels leading our hips side to side, just like Lee taught us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z During World War II, Bill Harvey fought his battles on the home front, leading counterespionage campaigns against the Abwehr, spies that Hitler sent across the Atlantic to sabotage the American war effort. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a bathroom leading off from the bedroom—bright white tiles and a huge shower behind a cylinder of glass and chrome. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The significance of the fashion for Ancient Greek and Roman culture is an awkward one for music, leading to possibly the least successful and most confusing of all its labels. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Many of the leading institutions of this country and abroad are now engaged in building laboratories similarly equipped,” Lawrence noted. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Well, Marty, let me see what I can find back here,” he says, leading me into the little room behind the counter. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Wealthy merchants built wide walkways leading directly to their stores, while poor ones jostled for room wherever they could find it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z "All right, ladies, come this way," Coach Whit called, leading me and the other three girls to the outside of the track. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z This is truly the blind leading the blind. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A door of the van slides open, and four white men in sandstone-colored uniforms step out and flank the sidewalk leading to our house. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Gran unbolted the door, and we stood in the doorway leading into her garage, shadows and dark outlines lurking throughout. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But when Don came home one night with a black eye, Charlie’s idea of advice was to tell him to “stop leading with his face.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw the doors leading to the monkey rooms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Orpheus wasn’t supposed to look behind him when he was leading his wife bade to the world, but of course he did. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The last I see of him and the Dauntless traitors leading him is the gleam of the gun barrel and blood on the back of his earlobe from an injury I didn’t see before. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The Turk leading the group picks up the pace. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z At each turning leading from the street—and there were many of these, dim lanes and alleys—she paused, and advanced a little along it, and waited, lost in the shadows. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The sister with the loud voice was leading them toward the main building. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Sandi remembered when the famous Doctor Fanning and his wife had come down to instruct the country's leading doctors on new procedures for heart surgery. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Now one of the junior varsity quarterbacks was leading the team, and Frankie didn’t seem to mind. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My attention goes to the stairs leading to the second floor. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Gum Baby sprinted on her stubby little legs along the dirt path outside, around the Cadillac, and up the hill leading to the cornfield. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We stumbled into a wine cellar—a bunch of dusty bottles in wooden racks—like we were walking through somebody’s basement, only there was no exit above us, just more tunnels leading on. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We stumble across seven abandoned pay phones in some ditch, underneath a highway leading north toward the Queensboro Bridge. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On her way, she passed a lot of doors leading off into rooms or other halls. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Above her was only the little trapdoor leading out onto the turret; she stood on the little narrow platform at the top and pressed against the trapdoor, but it would not move. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He was dipping her almost to the floor now, though you couldn’t tell who was leading who. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Lily signed the paper and put a hand on Toby’s shoulder, leading him to the door. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My mission was to persuade Daliwonga — a man destined to play a leading role in the politics of the Transkei — to oppose the imposition of the Bantu Authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeeze her hands and start leading her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z All the pent-up emotions of a nation weary from four years of war exploded in a paroxysm, nowhere as much as in the war communities leading the home-front effort. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He seemed to be leading her towards mysteries that were beyond her understanding. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lancelot came back out of a rainstorm, wet and smalL He was leading an old band of a white mare, without a trot left in her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Without any room for that man’s pride, I could see that things were leading to no good. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt went up the broad steps leading to the salon. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The tunnels twisted, leading in wide, unhelpful detours. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The wide front hall was empty except for a few idlers who lounged in the doorways leading to the offices on either side. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The wall cracks open like a hinged door, leading into the palace kitchen. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But there was a clear path down the middle, leading to the front door. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Nations such as Russia, Poland, and Finland also experienced disastrous economic times and suffered from oppressive governments, leading many to risk the long, treacherous ocean voyage to America. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Emma pushed past Finn and Chess, and shoved the door leading into the next room completely open. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A small hanging glacier extends out from the lip of the ice cap, leading up and across the north face of the Thumb like a catwalk. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She has already taken my hand and is leading me away with her. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A particular sequence of DNA—ACT-GAC-CAC-GTG—was therefore used to build an RNA chain, and the RNA chain was translated into a chain of amino acids, ultimately leading to the construction of a protein. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He noticed that she was leading an apparently normal life but that she barely ate, sustaining herself with milk and a few spoonfuls of honey. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He put out the flashlight and tiptoed, looking at the ceiling, searching for a trapdoor leading to the roof. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Cynthia would wail and flail overdramatic fists in the air, all leading up to the big finish, Cynthia planting her face flat on the desk. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z So Roosevelt responded by leading everyone in three cheers for Brazil, and then for Rondon, and Lyra, and the doctor, and finally the camaradas. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z And one day, in the middle of a ghostly pas de deux—a green silk leading as Desdemona backpedaled—she heard a voice. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They weren't rich, but what Hugh's family lacked financially they more than made up for with the sort of exoticism that works wonders at cocktail parties, leading always to the remark "That sounds fascinating." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Or maybe she could sense where my talk was leading, and didn’t want us to go that way. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Without exaggeration, UOCI’s Patrick Wallace called her the “leading spokesman for the poor in terms of problems with public and private housing.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A white guy in a hoodie waits under the awning leading up to the door. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He sighs and grabs me by the elbow, half leading and half dragging me out of the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He’s leading a golden retriever on a tattered leash while his parents follow behind. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Come with me,” he replies, leading me back through the hall toward my room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They ran through a clearing, followed by five of the Hunters, leading them deep into the woods and away from Thalia. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There were no doors leading in or out. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We follow the boardwalk and see a set of stairs leading deeper into this blooming rain forest. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Cape buffalo had gouged footprints in the trail leading into the cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Steve Spiegel, then president of Music Theatre International, the leading licensing agent for Broadway productions, who made the decision on what high school would be asked to pilot the play. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I got sunflower seeds from Great-Uncle Jim’s can, and I put them on the ground in a trail leading up to the old dog crate. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z But in Glasgow, leading up to the meet, our training days were so rigorous and long that I began to feel exhausted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z George had a close relationship with an Egyptian cousin, Henri Curiel, a leading Communist organizer who later moved to France and was assassinated in 1978, most likely for his political activities. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A narrow set of steps was carved into the cliff, leading to the top. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Dad wrapped the blanket around me and picked me up, then ran down the stairs, leading Lori and Brian with one arm and holding me in the other. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Jessie, wearing jeans and a baggy navy hoodie, was perched on the steps leading to the dungeon with a pile of colored gumdrops and wooden toothpicks in neat piles around her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Soon Henry is leading the way out with Alex close behind. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was simultaneously leading to tools that would make humans so much more powerful, and at the same time, it was making humans seem less powerful, certainly slower, than they’d ever been. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The king rode in the midst of the leading company, his household-men about him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The music was loud and quick in her mind, and she ran faster and faster on the sidewalks leading to the home block. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The combination of government and religion has thus functioned, together with germs, writing, and technology, as one of the four main sets of proximate agents leading to history’s broadest pattern. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Archer nodded and let Horse take him by the elbow, leading him across the main deck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They were leading him nowhere: they doubled back on themselves and ran the same course twice: yet he was so accustomed to them that he could not stop. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked along the hot, dusty road, sweating and leading the bicycle by the handle bars. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the difference between the leading spirit on a pickup basketball team and the officially selected captain of a college squad. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There’s a big wrap-around porch and stairs leading down the hill to the dock, and all the windows facing the water have been flung open, the curtains drifting out on a warm breeze. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On Saturday Mom parks our car in front of a sprawling modern house with tall windows and a long wooden ramp leading to the front door. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z What really united them was what they witnessed in the network of prisons, where TB was now the leading cause of death. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z There were few people outside, and the torchlit path leading past the marquees was almost deserted. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Within days leading performers and conductors began to telegraph their disapproval to the DAR. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z He closed the door leading into the bedrooms and turned up the gas. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a handrail leading up the concrete stairs, lined with thin white metal bars that have rusted in places, reddish-brown flecks peeking through the chipped paint. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I had begun to think that each of us was leading the life of a career criminal, in which the commission of acts was not by a single man but a series of men. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited until he was out of sight before turning my attention to the final set of stairs leading to the cellar. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z From the slope leading down to the beach, we could see that there were already some people swimming. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z You saw a small one of these trees through the iron gate leading to someone’s yard and you knew that soon that section of Brooklyn would get to be a tenement district. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This house is on Filmore Ave. and the corner of a lane leading to where many soldiers were buried and later taken up and carried to their burial ground in Winchester. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z And the horse he was leading and pretending to try to sell had not looked like much—a thin bony beast in a bridle patched with rope. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Francesca nodded at the cracked and buckled walkways leading to both houses. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z There were four rooms from front to back, one leading into the other: the living room facing Varet Street, then our bedroom, then Tata’s room, then the kitchen. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In January, after winter break, Coach Mustilli told me he wanted to talk to me in his office after I finished leading warmups. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We’ll put my den in that room, and I’ll put a good strong door that we can lock between that and the hallway leading to the bedrooms. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They followed Grandpa up the stairs and down a carpeted hall to the foot of a narrow wooden staircase leading up to a white door. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I groped around until I found the hose leading to it, and discovered that the gun wasn’t really gone, it was just trailing out behind me. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z People in prison are literally erased from the nation’s economic picture, leading standard estimates to underestimate the true jobless rate by as much as 24 percentage points for less-educated black men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Every newspaper in the city, other than his own Times, opposed Harrison, as did Burnham and most of Chicago’s leading citizens. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I’ve never even heard of this one before—leading me to believe it has to be a prototype or even an illegal, user-created item. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z All the roads leading to the courthouse had been blocked off to normal traffic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes the left foot seemed to be leading, sometimes the right, which made no logical sense at all. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z By owl time Bigwig and his helpers had scratched out a kind of lobby inside the entrance to one of the runs leading down from the wood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad opened the living-room door, leading Kat out by the elbow, but Aunt Gloria grabbed Mum by the hand. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z By contrast, Durham’s leading white newspaper denounced the idea of a boycott, calling it “dynamite” and “a distasteful aggressive suggestion...quite unfair to the theaters.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A cluster of people jams the steps leading up to our apartment complex. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We went in another door without a knob, into a smaller hallway with steps leading up to a landing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The blood spread across her lifeline, and Jam stared at the painting, at the small red drops she’d tracked along it, past the edge, onto the hardwood floor, bread crumbs leading to her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Some time when she was out looking for food she might wander by the spring and see that it was being used and find my steps leading to the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z All we people in there try to touch through the spirit One man I always see swinging machete is leading the service, singing with eyes dosed, calling down the spirit. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting, though, was exactly what Virginia’s leading politicians, starting with Senator Harry Byrd, had in mind. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A green path appeared on the floor of the arcade, leading from where I stood to the exit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Adam’s irises were light blue with dark radial lines leading into the vortices of his pupils. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Big Walder followed him into the stables, leading his own mount. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When I look back at the hectic schedule I was leading—teaching, coaching, and training—it is a wonder I didn’t burn out from exhaustion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Almost as soon as Abuela had finished leading prayer, the family started talking about the lot situation again. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Mom, Dad, and Laleh were still asleep after our long journey through the space-time continuum, but I found the kitchen, and a door leading out to the backyard. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Probably the one leading straight to the bathroom, so I could spend the rest of my life vomiting. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Over the weeks that followed, however, she found that her appetite had vanished, and she lost ten pounds, leading her friends to worry that she was becoming anorectic. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z To a crackly old phonograph in the dining hall, we spent hours practicing fox-trots and waltzes, each of us taking turns leading and following. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All eyes followed C.P. as he marched a counterclockwise circuit through the hall, pausing before small altars where the men leading him exchanged passwords with other Klansmen before continuing on their way. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Ours had been a wayward gypsy music, leading us down all kinds of foolish gypsy ways, unforgiven. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The figure swooped Thorn up and ran in the direction of a door leading out of the basement. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I walked down the long hallway leading to my parents’ suite, intending to pass through their bedroom doorway as I’d done so many times before. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Yossarian shouted back at him in the velvet darkness cloaking the path leading past the still vehicles of the motor pool to the open-air movie theater. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A few days later, reporters and dockers were startled to see him leading Seabiscuit out in broad daylight. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal door unsealed and creaked open, revealing a dark staircase leading down. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The gateway was no more than a pair of ruined stone pillars, with a road leading away between them into empty fields. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Mary Anne and Karen sat on the fourth step leading up to the front door; directly behind them sat Ben and Matthew. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The minister then said that if the Lord did not show a little more initiative in leading the black man to salvation, the black man would have to take matters into his own two hands. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I had to confess to Julia how stupid and immature I had been on those days leading up to my birthday. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z In the hallway he passed an open door leading to a small room. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She slid open the glass door and we walked out gingerly onto the slick deck and down steps to the slatestone path leading to the garage. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A wall of humans swells toward us with squealing children leading the way, yanking their parents forward by the hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the women of New England refused to buy English products and English tea. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But leading the charge was a girl in familiar red armor, her face covered by a boar’s-head helm. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Think of it as a leaky aqueduct leading to a water wheel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was no road leading there—not even a track. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z If Akhi had been with us, he would have been leading this mission, but he hadn’t been able to make it to Paris. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Factions formed around each son, leading to a melee. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The archway leading to the royal bedchamber was guarded by a pair of sandalwood lovers, shaped and smoothed and oiled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was wondering with a bit of a tremble what all this talking about eating people was leading up to. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s the entrance hole, very neatly hidden. And look behind it—a path leading in.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore had said that the lessons were leading to something to do with the prophecy; Harry had felt bolstered, comforted, and now he felt slightly abandoned. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The crier soon came, leading that man of song whom the Muse cherished; by her gift he knew the good of life, and evil—for she who lent him sweetness made him blind. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys somehow found the energy to pedal their bikes into the Gnarled Forest and onto a path leading straight to the creek. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I opened the heavy wooden door leading to the dining hall. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z By the late 1980s, however, not only conservatives played leading roles in the get-tough movement, spouting the rhetoric once associated only with segregationists. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Roberto Vega was leading them, making them see the promised land. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Her mom had put up an old baby gate to block the stairs leading up to the bedrooms, and Paganini had been removed to safety upstairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z While he couldn’t give me particulars about the attack itself, it meant he would be more willing to talk about the events leading up to the wedding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She tells me to speak to her about my adventures leading up to finding my mother instead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It dipped up and down, gradually leading up to a pass between two hills. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A bullet struck his leg, but he rode on, leading the final assault that shattered the British fortifications. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She turns away, leading him back to the children’s center. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z My mental image of Josh Wolf is of a ten-year-old, leading me to believe that at one point, my brother probably was good friends with Josh Wolf. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Ricky has a surprise planned for me,” Doreen told Annie, taking her hand and leading her inside the apartment like they were a couple of friends rushing to gossip in the bathroom. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The stairs leading to the third floor groaned all the way up, and the air turned musty and stale, as if the brownstone were warning them away. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “By what right are you leading us? You are only children! Who gave you the authority?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Over the years, the list of properties subject to forfeiture expanded greatly, and the required connection to illegal drug activity became increasingly remote, leading to many instances of abuse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But the man who was leading them up to the castle was wearing furs of a different sort: sleek and silver, like his hair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Let’s try up here,” he said, leading the way over the top of the hill. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z From the town of Hinsdale, Illinois, a housewife wrote in despair to one of the world’s leading ornithologists, Robert Cushman Murphy, Curator Emeritus of Birds at the American Museum of Natural History. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In one corner of the room was a potbellied stove with a pipe leading up to the ceiling. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z At Van Buren Street his curiosity got the best of him and he turned east down the lane so that he could face the leading wall of fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Herodotus, in the Persian War, tells a story of how Croesus, the richest and most-favored king of his time, asked Solon the Athenian a leading question. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The hatch door leading to the food cellar was locked, as usual. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z We’ll seal off everything except the upper storage room and the tunnels leading in the front and out the back. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Booth continued rushing through the wings of the stage and down the passageway leading to the back door that opened to the alley. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Carriages lined the path leading to the mansion that overlooked the tracks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Wandering lost and forlorn through the Prince’s garden was Fezzik, leading the four giant whites. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As several of those leading the way in renewable energy have reminded us, this willingness to take risks and to commit ourselves to change are, in themselves, renewable resources. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I move silently to the wooden gate leading to Blackcliff s grounds and ease it open. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Her voice is cool and calm, as if she is used to people running in wanting their stomachs pumped, and then a man and another woman are leading me to a room. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He was leading a brown mountain pony, shaggy and small. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I mean it’s obvious this kid was leading a double life,” the guy is saying. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The honor of Chicago’s leading men, who prided themselves on their unsentimental—some might say ruthless—pursuit of maximum profit, was in peril. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As soon as my foot hits the red sidewalk leading into Seaside, I hear Brandy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps for the only time in her life, during those days leading up to her wedding, Nana had been genuinely happy. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Garrick Bailey, a leading anthropologist on Osage culture, said to me, “If Hale had told what he knew, a high percentage of the county’s leading citizens would have been in prison.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A leading historian of Africa characterized Africans as inward looking and lacking Europeans’ drive for expansion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We walk slowly through Nicholtown, a long parade of people who loved him—Hope, Dell, Roman and me leading it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z This whole trip, Percy had felt responsible for leading and protecting his friends. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He crossed the tracks, barely checking to see if a train was coming, climbed another fence, and found himself at the base of the hill leading up to the church. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t even seem happy when the Celtics were leading by twenty points at halftime. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z At the hill leading to the ramp, the boys halted. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There were barricades on the main roads leading into the ruins. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Glancing off to my left, I spotted a path leading to the north, right where I knew it should be. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I’m ready to begin, but in the few days leading up to Christmas I allow work to get in the way. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z One of the nation’s leading astronomers, Campbell had been director of the university’s Lick Observatory for twenty-three years. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z East is the ranch driveway, which gradually becomes a winding road, descending, leading to town, thirty miles away. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z On one side of the boat there was a pile of dirt and then a tunnel leading down below the boat. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Van Eck was leading him to a boathouse that faced the canal. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then there's a long hallway leading to one big room that's both the living room and the dining room. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “Here’s the architect Max brought up with her,” Gerald says at one point, leading him over to a couple interested in building an addition to their cottage. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A white man went by on horseback leading two dozen black men chained two by two. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z After three more turns each, Elouise and I are leading by four points. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I pulled the shirt on and ran down to the goal just as the coach was leading Shandra away. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she noticed a bridge, down the river, leading over to another part of the city. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let's go,” Tucker said to the guys, leading them back the way they'd come—in the other direction, not after Aileen, so I stomped off into the woods to find her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Our group split up, with each pair taking one of the two main avenues leading to Nyame’s estate. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Fleas with good appetites Somersaulting high, Fleas leading chases Running races on my thigh. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z We had left them propped against one of the carved stone pillars in the long corridor leading to the assembly hall. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was huge and low, directly ahead; it looked like a moongate leading to a fiery garden. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got to the fence, leading into the first field, just beside the copse, he looked back. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It's the incinerator door, still closed, but leading to a dark, scary room down in the building's basement. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He did, though, travel widely, including a visit to London in 1661, and a stay of five months in Paris in 1655, when he met many leading scientists, including Pierre Gassendi. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “This way, miss,” she said in a thick accent, handing me a fresh towel and leading me down the long hall. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The corridor was split in half with a metal staircase leading down into what must be some sort of basement. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The hall was filled to capacity with members of Chicago’s leading families. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We would be put into a small room with three doors leading out—one round, one square, and one triangular. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The four of them silently began skulking through the crowd, with Emma leading the way. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Dad was leading the show now, like he had been since summer. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Our feet crunched on the gravel path leading to the front door. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He wasn’t any longer a gifted, powerful minister leading a community in a struggle for social change. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The second time, he only used his feet once or twice, and then it was just to slow himself down when he reached the curb leading into the street. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want me to go on? There are battles coming up, remember? Sohrab leading his army to the White Castle in Iran? Should I read on?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he saw what he was looking for: a narrow gully leading back between jagged walls, and at the entrance, a large, low boulder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Hey, little Asian girl: You know this life you were leading? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z My son is leading a host to war, she thought, still only half believing it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With their reign Apollo’s oracle at Delphi began to play a leading part in the family’s fortunes. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come with me, then,” said the sacristan, leading the way. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Baker’s first act is to post a reward for $30,000 leading to the arrest and conviction of Lincoln’s killers. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z As I mentioned in Chapter 3, they enabled Cortes and Pizarro, leading only small bands of adventurers, to overthrow the Aztec and Inca Empires. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “There’s no knowing where in the city that pigeon’s leading us. If it’s far, it could take us all night to reach Miss Wren on foot.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And so here I was at a campaign picnic in Montana, leading a group of mostly strangers in singing “Happy Birthday” to Malia, who sat smiling on the grass with a hamburger on her plate. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As he was leading her out of the room, Jesse could hear her crying. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Federal troops put down the strike in many cities, leading to more violence and several workers’ deaths. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z The landlord called our new home a railroad apartment: each room leading to the next, like railway cars. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z By profession, Zooey was an actor, a leading man, in television, and had been for a little more than three years. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Ruthie brought us a toolbox from the garage, and then we all stared at the door leading to Margo’s bedroom for a while. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The unemployment caused home foreclosures, leading to shortfalls in property tax receipts, and therefore holes in the school budget. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Inside, huge dry waterslides and tubes and pipes curled everywhere, leading to empty pools. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The map was leading me in directions I hadn’t seen in my brief time at the school, through bushes and brush that quickly turned to trees and forests. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The domovoi sat on the top step leading up to the door, fanning himself with a leaf. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Only if you came into the entryway would you see the two inner doors, one leading to the upstairs apartment, one to the downstairs, and their shared basement beneath. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Here,” she said to Nye, leading him into a darkened storage room. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The holes in the bank, however, had runs of the usual bow shape, leading down to the chalk and then curving up again to burrows with floors of trampled earth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was at the edge of the two-lane road leading to Santa Maria, about a quarter of a mile from Bonetti Ranch. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He could see the bend of the river and the two bridges, one leading west and the one to the south, where they had crossed yesterday. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I thanked him for the opportunity to serve and began my walk through the archway leading me back into the waiting area. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She points to the steep flight of stairs leading from our sixth floor to the fifth floor below. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Dasch needed to change out of his wet military pants before leading the team to the train depot. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I couldn’t see myself leading Joey around the halls of Tangerine Middle School. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They rode in silence, then got out of the car and walked into the bank in a single-file line, Joaquin leading their pack. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He is no longer leading me—I am leading him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When Hazel had told him what he was to do, it had seemed to him that his task would consist of leading the dog on and persuading it to follow him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Holmes met Minnie, he was traveling on business under the alias Henry Gordon and found himself invited to a gathering at the home of one of Boston’s leading families. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At that moment Lee came from the shed leading the Bacons’ horse hitched to the high spindly rig with rubber tires. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We headed to the kitchen, Fig leading the way. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The game, however, is interrupted after only eight flips, with the first man leading 5 to 3. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The major argument running through the letters throughout 1813–1814 concerned their different definitions of social equality and the role of elites in leading and governing the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Thomas took a rock and carefully threw it to their left, just in front of where the left wall of the corridor leading to the Cliff met the edge. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Your nose is so red and runny looking. At least my nose isn’t red. I’ve heard people say you could get a job leading reindeer,” Mary Anne said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Max takes me to the steps leading out of the cellar, up to two slanting doors that go straight onto the street. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He led her across the chamber, past a row of tunnels leading off into side passages. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Not much of note. Though I met a very interesting young woman,” she said casually, leading him down a window-lined stairway into the glass section of the castle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I meander over, pretending to be really interested in the ground leading up to the group. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z There was the same zinc pipe rising from the hard stone mass over his groin and leading to the dear glass jar on the floor. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He saw the path leading up to the house on Egypt Street. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z For better or worse, the coming decades were to be about music taking on the task of reforming humanity, dreaming up a new Utopia and leading the arts to unite mankind. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This typically occurs when animals are isolated from each other by a physical barrier or another permanent form of isolation, ultimately leading to reproductive incompatibility. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z If we could bribe servants not to tell, play our parts before relations, before Beatrice, and then when we were alone sit apart in our separate rooms, leading our separate lives. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I rub my chest, clearing my throat and following her down a couple of hallways and onto the wide, glass-encased bridge leading to the next building. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z A black staircase wraps around it, leading up to the viewing end of a telescope that stretches up to the ceiling. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Nick Eisner is truly an awkward cinnamon roll of a leading man. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z What if I was leading us to our deaths? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z There’s a tall ladder leading to the roof. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His fellow planters cherished him as a visionary for being the first in the region to switch to cotton, leading the profitable charge. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The leading evangelist, a short, fat, cross-eyed, baldheaded man with thick, woolen strings about his chest and neck and hands in the manner of chains, stepped forward and demanded silence. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one locker room leading into it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dad, leading the way, turned to them and walked backward. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Outside the glass, Keto was leading Coach Hedge through the amphitheater, lecturing him on something while the coach nodded and admired the stadium seating. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For Riddick, directing a charrette was a cross between leading a marathon revival meeting and walking a tightrope for ten days straight. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I almost forgot about you; there was so much work leading to other work and another life—like picking up coins in a dream. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of us could not challenge a hundred, so we went ahead and spoke with feigned voices, leading them on into the wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z This little collection of debutantes represents over four billion dollars of America’s wealth and over fifty of America’s leading families. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He pulls on my arm, leading me to the door. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z They gave him no chance to walk with dignity, but dragged him along the corridors and swiftly up some steps to a barred gate leading directly into the arena. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I waited until I felt her hand close against mine before leading her back down the aisle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Even those of you who want to close Village to new ones—even you value the peace and kindness we have always embraced here. Mentor? You seem to be leading this. What do you say?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He wasn’t leading a graduate seminar at some prestigious university. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Thousands of miles of country roads, rough timber lanes, overgrown tracks leading to abandoned mines, and unmapped trails snake across its length and breadth. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was leading her pig on a leash.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was comparatively quiet while leading the three through a long corridor and down a flight of stairs. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Huge bounties are offered for information leading to our capture. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And Boyle was a leading light in establishing the scientific method in England. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z But Mr. Brunner, our Latin teacher, was leading this trip, so I had hopes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I guess I do. There’s been a long chain of events leading up to this time; the dreams of men in my generation are as insignificant as that—” he snapped his fingers sharply. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There turned out to be a huge market for games that allowed people to play a leading role in one of their favorite old movies or TV series. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He tied a spool of fishing line to the handle and lowered the can down a pipe leading from the roof. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Daliwonga was playing a leading part in persuading the Bunga to accept Bantu Authorities, for the new order would reinforce and even increase his power as the chief of Emigrant Thembuland. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks, Dad. See you later,” Ben said, leading his father by the arm toward the door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As long as Strauss remained a minority voice on the Atomic Energy Commission, however, he could only chafe powerlessly at Oppenheimer’s exalted role as the AEC’s leading scientific advisor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He brought out the flashlight and focused the round spot on a rickety stairway leading upward into a still blacker darkness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And so we come to the weeks leading up to the graduation pageant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hence the 2004 headline in the satirical newspaper The Onion on the passing of postmodernism’s leading light: Jacques Derrida “Dies.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z "Let's have it in the sitting-room," Miss Honey said, picking up the tray and leading the way out of the kitchen and down the dark little tunnel into the room at the front. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The blue steps leading to the porch were faded into a watery gray. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy Cross did not want the responsibility of leading these men. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We scored two runs that inning and one run the next, and by the top half of the fifth inning we were leading five to three. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He scooped Chester into the matchbox, shouted “Goodbye, Mr. Smedley,” over his shoulder, and headed for the stairway leading to the downtown subway trains. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the little room there was a square four-paned window, and on the other, a narrow plank door leading into the barn. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He runs the new neuroimaging lab at the University of California at San Francisco, one of the world’s leading scientific institutes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He wove between the trees, leading Annabeth at a full sprint despite her blindness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “A number of children came to us during those awful years leading up to the war. There was so much upheaval.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Grabbing my arm to stop me from leaving, she shined her flashlight up a dark flight of steps leading to the third floor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z On the wall under the glowing red sign, a new tunnel appeared, leading into another tank. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Even though he’d been leading up to this disclosure in the spirit of silliness, when he got to it, it didn’t feel silly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Duke points to a trail of broken nutshells leading to the barn doors. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Quickly I found the door leading back to the familiar, but as I opened it the awful story reached out and tried to grab my ears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the leading machine, the Head of the Air Force was sitting beside the pilot. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the tavern was a rise—Herr Ridge, Johnston said, a continuation of the ridge leading out from town, facing Seminary Ridge about a mile away, not two miles from the Rocky Hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The passage ran straight at last, up an incline; and at the end, wide open, were great double doors, leading probably to deep chambers far below the high horn of the tower. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Instead I saw a cat slide through the connection leading to the big top—it was a panther, and as its lithe black body disappeared into the canvas tunnel I braced myself. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Revolution in this romantic rendering became one magical moment of inspiration, leading inexorably to the foregone conclusion of American independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z ‘One trouble after another!’ said Frodo, looking nearly as much alarmed as if Pippin had declared the lane was the slot leading to a dragon’s den. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It always helped at the college to be a little different, especially if you wished to play a leading role. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, around the corner of the house, came Bailiff Charles, leading five dirty, angry men. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He was called off the bench to pinch-hit with two outs in the ninth, two Dodgers on base after walks, and the enemy leading by one run. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He was riding one dray horse and leading the others. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z While we stood there under gunpoint, an old man who had escaped from Mattru Jong was heard crossing a creaky wooden bridge leading to the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z After delivering a moving eulogy for Reverend Pinckney and acknowledging the deep tragedy of the moment, Barack surprised everyone by leading the congregation in a slow and soulful rendition of “Amazing Grace.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The leading figures in this revolution were men with Greek names, largely unfamiliar to us today, but the truest pioneers in the development of our civilization and our humanity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As I pass him, I grow very conscious of the frayed rope in my hand leading the cow, and the rhythm of my ponytail swinging back and forth behind me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I set one foot on the first step leading to the loft. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Only as he walked blindly back through the crowd did he realize, from a trace of flowery scent on the air, that it was Ginny who was leading him back into the castle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Many of the leading Whigs dined daily at the Queen, and one man after another stopped at their table to laugh over Merchant Lyte’s public discomfiture that morning in court. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Reviewers praised the “cool, surgical, irrefutable analyses of two of the world’s leading cryptologists.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Fortunately, Nephew,” he said quickly, leading the boy away, “that has never been a problem.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It was already possible to look back over the Scientific Revolution, to identify its leading protagonists and sketch out its main characteristics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "I daresay this is one of the best views in the whole palace," the Beauty Minister declares before leading us back inside. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Come on,” I start leading them out of the blistering maze. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Then I saw, leading off to the left, another corridor. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z After all this time I can certainly work with the Africans as well as anybody can, mainly by not leading them into temptation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a patch of mud off to the side, leading into deeper water, and he could see old clam shells there, so there must be clams. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Trout’s leading robot looked like a human being, and could talk and dance and so on, and go out with girls. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t understand what it felt like to be me, how tiresome it got to play the leading role in Invisible Girl day after day, month after month. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And it didn’t stop Mrs. L. J. Weidenbach, the banker’s wife, who came leading her father, an ancient codger half her size in full Civil War Union blue. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Moss heard the footsteps leading rapidly away from him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Kaori pointed straight ahead without breaking her stride, like a general leading her troops into battle. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z On the stairs leading to the gallery nearly twenty small boys were clustered, shoulder to shoulder, and the solid ranks undulated with the constant jerking of restless elbows straining under tight woolen jackets. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Much as he loved power, he was more comfortable leading troops than trading barbs with senators. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Another, larger laboratory with a second door leading out and, in the middle, a glass tank shaped like a barrel, filled with green liquid. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She had to make the maze more dangerous, more spectacular—make Pasiphaë focus on the traps rather than the direction the Labyrinth was leading. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were still spiral staircases of glass leading to thin bridges in the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The cart and the platform are almost exactly the same height—not by accident; my father built a sort of earth-ramp leading up to the barn just for that purpose. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The car bounced up and down as it hit the potholes in the dirt path leading out of Bonetti Ranch. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z If he can read my suspicions, he doesn't let on, instead leading me rapidly through the Illustrian Quarter and deep into the sweltering streets of Serra. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In fact, Simitian pointed out that the California Highway Patrol had been collecting data since 2001 and found that cell phone use was the number one cause each year in distractions leading to car accidents. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Dr. King walking not six blocks from here, leading a rally for affordable housing. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Rows and rows and rows of cushioned seats leading up to the giant stage. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Betty took a firm grip of her hand and was leading her in as her mother and brother went forward to collect the twins. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But Just Renee seemed to be a natural take-charge person—she was leading the way, even though she had no idea what they were supposed to be looking for. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The prince himself came to see you, leading a centaur colt. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z By then I was sure that Mr. Loomis would have left the hillside and gone into the house, so I felt safe in leading Faro to my camp. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “There were repeated infractions leading up to that. They were warned. Still they took more bread.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I extracted the cameras and the lines leading to their memory chips. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I found stairwells leading down as well as up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All too soon they arrived at the foot of the marble steps leading up to the great bronze doors. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They saw an archway leading to a lighted courtyard. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Up here, then,” said Bill, leading the way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Plus, his mother, whose opinion he highly valued, had persuaded him that Hitler was leading Germany down the right path. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He mounted the few steps leading to the front door and knocked once. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The old adage applies: Men make history, and the leading members of the revolutionary generation realized they were doing so, but they can never know the history they are making. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She told him how when they’d tried to pick him up the dog had run away from them, leading them back up the mountain. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Metal ladder rungs appeared in the side of the wall, leading up, and I could hear people yelling our names. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Soon they were leading their ponies in single file over the rim and down the long northward slope of the hill, down into a foggy sea. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Because we’ve got other problems. Michael Yew just called. Another army is marching over the Williamsburg Bridge. The Apollo cabin needs help. And Percy, the monster leading the enemy ... it’s the Minotaur.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Johnny walked out of the shop by the door leading to the wharf. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack pulls us away from the parking space, and we join the line of traffic leading to the exit. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Bees often abandon the hive, leading to the collapse of the entire colony. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Miss Kenton was already leading the way, and we hurried through the house up to my father's small attic room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I carried the sandwich outside and sat on the back steps leading up to my room to eat it. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Wright's feelings were hurt, Barack said, but he also seemed to understand the stakes, leading us to believe that he'd be supportive without dwelling on his disappointment. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The winding lane was leading them out into the wild countryside around Hogsmeade. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Anyhow, Aunt Theodosia was going on about her African adventures, leading up to the time King Leopold of Belgium presented her with a medal. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, our delegation paraded onto the field with me leading the way, a small figure in white shorts and white shirt, barely visible under the huge banner of our country. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The proper line, the one leading to the office responsible for issuing birth certificates and other documents, turned out to be longer than the other one, so we waited another hour. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on,” Sohrab said, leading me around the back of the squat building. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Wasn’t there an access path leading back up to the streets a little ways back?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “No problem,” Saint Sarah says, leading the way into the restaurant. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z There were large footprints like Tyson’s, and smaller ones— goat hooves—leading off to the left. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Shae was first, followed by Con, who was leading one of the packhorses. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He tried to express his gratitude for what we had done in the weeks leading up to his execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She stood in the open doorway and watched them retreat down the long corridor, the man leading the way, Matt walking jauntily just behind him, and the dog at Matt’s heels. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This “rule” was popular for half a century, until leading grammarians debunked it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, I could see a single rocky trail leading up to the black peak of the mountain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z My shoes skid nicely across the waxed floor, and all those nights in dark apartments, leading girls and learning the steps, have paid off. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrapping it around his head and body, he ventured out into the street again and made his way to the leading edge of the fire, which had reached the intersection of Franklin and Randolph. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It had its own door leading into the hall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We walk slowly, carefully, until my hand touches the rail, leading us to the attic door. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The leading company rode off as swiftly as they could, for it was still deep dark, whatever change Wídfara might forebode. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Percy sidestepped and backed away, leading the goddess farther from Annabeth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For sure he was one of Cold Sassy’s leading merchants. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was near the road leading to the town now, and it was getting dark. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z From Norwich it is about a mile to the Connecticut River and a pleasant, unassuming 1930s bridge leading to the state of New Hampshire and the town of Hanover on the opposite bank. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Matthew plugged his earbuds back in and stepped through an arched doorway leading to another room of books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I stepped outside in time to see the two policemen, flanking my father, go up a rocky slope leading out of the yard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For some time Frodo and Sam managed to keep up with the others; but Aragorn was leading them at a great pace, and after a while they lagged behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Large tree, smaller tree, steps, garden, stone path leading to a gate with a picket fence on either side. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When I get to the front hall I have to choose between the thick orange trail leading down to the kitchen and the very faint trail leading straight to the front door. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The streets were leading downward, and before very long they opened out onto a broad avenue where more palm trees reached high into the air, the underside of their leaves glowing in the streetlights. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At the time, he was working double shifts, leading a section deep inside the mine charged with cutting through a massive rock header. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A few days later Smith took him out for a long, slow, riderless trip around the track, leading him from Pumpkin’s back. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But I saw this: Across the room, on the raised step leading toward our kitchen, stood two little girls. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Thomas nodded and headed out the door, Newt leading the way. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The pony boy leading the colt to the post tugged him on his way. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He still sometimes ran community-organizing workshops as well, leading a couple of Friday sessions with my cohort at Public Allies. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In the cold air, I caught a whiff of the promise of fresh snow; soon it would obscure my footsteps leading away. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He picks up my basket and takes my hand, leading me to the shade of the cliffs and setting me down on a small boulder. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But to reach the door leading to the kitchen I had to cross the main entrance to the Dining-Room. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Finally he made it past the leading charge, past the man and woman who had Deedee in their arms. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Not that I have anything to hide were Daddy to be leading us to my room. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Over the past 100 million years as it has drifted north toward Asia, its leading edge has sunk by some six hundred feet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The front door of the old Victorian mansion was boarded up, and there was a mailbox just a few yards away from me, at the end of the walkway leading to the house. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Fed up with the Housing Authority’s intransigence, leading 150 protesters, Ann took over a meeting between the city council and representatives of the DHA. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a valley leading down on the other side, and it was thick with bushes, so they guessed there might be a stream as well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On the pleasant, shady streets leading to the rowing course out in Griinau, strands of smaller flags with swastikas were strung from tree to tree. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The browning grass had recently been clipped short, and the brick path leading to the graveyard was swept clean. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I flashed the cyborg doorman my invitation, then mounted the long crystal staircase leading up into the club. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They had not read her blog but they had heard that she was a “leading blogger” about race. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Adam Douglas and Chip had corralled the Perkins teams and was leading them away from the bleachers. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Another study has shown that low maternal education is the single most powerful factor leading to criminality. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There, through my virtual view, is Zero, standing at the end of the hallway leading up to the second floor, his silhouette encased in dark armor and his opaque helmet turned toward me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were too many doors to count leading off the hall, and yet more goblins were showing people in and out of these. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He arranged recitals at his home and office and joined the best clubs and collected the best wines and was now leading the greatest nonmilitary campaign in the nation’s history. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Back issues of the Voice in cardboard boxes lined the hallway leading to a bathroom in the rear. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor is the leading classic rock station turning out to be sufficiently supportive. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, the small group of the Refined lived with all the luxuries of the day—lush, well-kept lawns and gardens, and a garage leading to ten to twelve gracefully decorated rooms. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “He was a great Beater, though,” said Ron, leading the way off the path into a small clearing, and sitting down on a patch of dry grass at the foot of a tree. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We didn’t have any trouble finding it, because we had been studying maps for months and had memorized a series of craters and other checkpoints leading up to the landing site. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Really? But I heard that woman who was leading it—Ampai—was killed.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Using the power of his sight he kept watch over the mountain passes leading to his beloved city. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the century leading up to Dunstaple’s time, composers layered notes on top of each other but chose only from a very limited number of possible combinations. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Now Neves, Petersen, and Bartone were leading a score of visiting researchers and a journalist on a tour of the site. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That was almost thirty years ago, and these two restaurants had made him rich, one of Westfield’s leading citizens. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The four of us walked to the lower level and into a wider hallway, a brightly lit area of what appeared to be a basement corridor leading to the biggest cafeteria I had ever seen. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She walks ahead again and two doors open, leading us outside onto a terraced balcony. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I found myself on a sidewalk leading past the backs of several somber-colored warehouses, each with large bay doors for unloading trucks, padlocked for the night. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Still following other men, Shin climbed into a boxcar bound for Chongjin, the largest city in the far north of the country and a gateway to rail lines leading to the Chinese border. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In the two months leading up to the invasion of France, Dupont fashioned three replicas for the museum. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A few things have fallen into place—things that I hope are more divine intervention than some ancient family curse leading me into a trap that’s gonna end my batball career. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “For unauthorized use of sympathy leading to injury, the offending student will be bound and whipped a number of times, not less than two nor more than ten, singly, across the back.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In facial structure and skin color, Aborigines certainly look different from Europeans, leading some late-19th century authors to consider them a missing link between apes and humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Major General Horatio Wright, leading the 24,000 men in his Sixth Corps, charges first and shatters the right side of Lee’s line. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z What is harder for the nonpoor to see is poverty as acute distress: The lunch that consists of Doritos or hot dog rolls, leading to faintness before the end of the shift. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was after he said this that it suddenly dawned on me, with a real chill, where this was leading. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry was finding it hard to think about the future at all; he felt as though his whole life had been leading up to, and would finish with, the first task. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then he departed, leading his guest, the lonely stranger, home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They started leading me out of the crowd, and I have to admit, for the first time in a very, very long time, I felt absolutely happy. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “And this here’s my daddy,” he said, smiling at a little old man who came around the house leading a big roan horse that was saddled up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then a light went on in the anteroom leading to the cell block. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Must I go first? I really am ashamed of always leading the way.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z As a result, because of these continuous reflections no unforeseen incident could arise when he was leading his troops, for which he did not have the remedy. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was not a crab, but a spider, and Paris was the spider’s web, each road a strand of silk leading back to the great stone beast at its center. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His brown eyes meet mine, and as he continues to yell out his wares, he tilts his head ever so slightly toward a side alley leading out of the square. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Maybe a little soft on the sides, but her almond eyes are matched by a lovely old-fashioned face, shaped like a guitar pick, all curves leading dramatically to a small chin with a big mouth. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The crowd of Dauntless leading us go to the stairs instead of the elevators. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Beyond, the path was the same—empty in the darkening moonlight and leading gently downhill into the deep shadow of a grove of ilex trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The pictures also made it look as if the photographers were leading the patrol. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, he was leading an expedition, and it just disappeared. About ten years ago. Maybe more.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1955, Moore was surprised to learn that his former timid classmate from BU was leading a bus boycott in Montgomery. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A common accident was “clipping heels,” in which trailing horses tripped over leading horses’ hind hooves, usually sending the trailing horse and rider into a somersault. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The Barbican Centre had long walkways leading to the street. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Harry strode across the room to an open door leading off the Room of Requirement and checked the bathroom beyond. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Being on the leading edge of integration was not for the faint of heart. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Its soaring black trunk was set with rough wooden pegs leading up to a substantial limb which extended farther toward the water. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Why was he leading a group of soldiers there? Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z At the top of the slope Buckthorn was already leading the way into the beanfield. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All polynomials of degree n—those that have a leading term of xn—split into n distinct terms. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Much more extensive long-term information about band and tribal societies reveals that murder is a leading cause of death. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Freckles says, leading me back “home,” past dumpsters and a pizza place and a few business guys. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Kanue was leading the scrimmage, calling out to his teammates, urging them to pass, and sprinting for each free ball. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z In the days leading up to the launch, two hundred protesters, led by the Reverend Ralph Abernathy, made their way to Cape Kennedy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A surge of people also came from the other direction—from the hallway leading to the kitchen—and they came fast, as if they were fleeing something instead of attacking. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Amaranta Úrsula returned with the angels of December, driven on a sailor's breeze, leading her husband by a silk rope tied around his neck. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “No, of course not. The sliding door at the back, the one leading into the garden.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At the center of the movement were the two children who were not ghosts, moving steadily on; not leading, and not following, but somehow focusing the movement into an intention of all the dead. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “If we can get it in the next few hours, Beetee can air it leading up to the rescue, and maybe keep the Capitol’s attention elsewhere.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “No,” he insists, pressing his hands over my shoulders and leading me to my almost-finished painting. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Or leading power down from it; for there was a wire running off a huge reel on the sledge, a wire that ran directly upward to the sky. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Since he’s leading the conference in all categories, no one seems to mind that he was acting bonkers for most of the school year. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Barack and I walked across the marble floors leading to the East Room to find the party in full swing, drinks flowing and elegantly dressed people swirling beneath the sparkling chandeliers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After leading them through a maze of cubicles, Jack slowed in front of one and said, “That’s my space.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Even as I hear the shouts of soldiers behind us, in the hall leading to the firing squad, I force myself to turn around and keep going. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Approaching the welcoming entrance and the busy processing of the new ones, a small group of people Matty recognized—with Mentor leading them—came forward, chanting, “Close. Close. No more. No more.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z All the charmed folk are there, and I’m leading them in some kind of game that involves hopping from rock to rock down the stream. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He pulled me to the stone steps leading to the outside. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was in the main ballroom of the leading hotel. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Wood shouted, seizing his broomstick and leading the way out of the locker rooms. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In his mind he drifted overhead, looking down on a struggling boy who pushed relentlessly through the dark, thorny undergrowth, leading a crippled girl. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I was standing in a little ante-room, a dressing-room I judged, with big wardrobes round the wall, and at the end of this room was another door, open, leading to a larger room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “To think,” said Mr. Pumblechook, after snorting admiration at me for some moments, “that I should have been the humble instrument of leading up to this, is a proud reward.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Although Chicago was rapidly achieving recognition as an industrial and mercantile dynamo, its leading men felt keenly the slander from New York that their city had few cultural assets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She was in charge of leading the work songs for the larboard watch, singing out line after line for the rest of the watch to repeat as they hauled sheets or turned the capstan. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We found ourselves in the middle of a circular chamber with eight tunnels leading out, and no idea how we’d gotten there. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “There are superior and inferior races in the world,” said the Japanese politician Nakajima Chikuhei in 1940, “and it is the sacred duty of the leading race to lead and enlighten the inferior ones.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Matthias noticed that there were numerous other caverns and tunnels leading from this large cave. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Nok nodded and followed her down the path leading to the Governor's house. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He wanted me to prove Drew wrong, to see what I would do when Marcus was no longer leading the team. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Fitzgibbon had an underground power cable leading out from his house to the shed. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A door that opened into a candlelit stone corridor, with stairs leading down into the gloom. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The two operatives acting as cattlemen soon ingratiated themselves with William Hale, who considered them fellow Texas cowboys and who introduced them to many of the leading townsfolk. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z With most girls, you kind of work opposite them, circling, side-stepping, leading. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cuatro has been the leading scorer on the team every year since the fourth grade, isn’t that right?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z As much as he hated the idea, I could tell that the constant fighting, defending, leading the charge—it was starting to wear on him. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He let the flap leading to his office fall closed behind him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Over here,” Officer Crams said to Rick, leading him to a small white table at which a technician operated familiar equipment. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Nodding, he pointed to another door leading out to the back of the ruin. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z At about noon the next day, an army truck bumped and bounced very slowly down the dirt road leading to the Trinity site. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he slid the scope over Monet’s tongue and pushed the tongue out of the way so that he could see down the airway past the epiglottis, a dark hole leading inward to the lungs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Amanda groans and grabs my arm, leading me to the door of the gym. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Ms. Ofrah said they would be leading protests around the city if the grand jury didn’t indict. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z On they ran, some of the men and women leading from ahead, some yelling encouragement from behind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Now I began to watch ahead for tracks leading off to the sides of the road where cow-boys might try to ambush me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Otto descended from my back and began to forage, too, following Mushie for a while before coming to find me and leading me to a papaya tree. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We practiced the splits, and bending backward, the high-stepping strut, and I saw myself a sequined princess leading orchestras across a football field, the idol of cheering fans. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, if leading with your heart and thinking with your head are both a part of who you are, why not use both?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The two men halted at a heavy wooden door leading into the next room, hesitated for the space of a heartbeat, then Snape turned the bronze handle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In obedience to them, in the silent heat she walked down Maycomb’s main thoroughfare, a highway leading to Montgomery. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The leading boy, the handle of the whip, started off at a trot, weaving to the left and to the right, increasing speed until the whip of flesh was curving at breakneck gallop. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But really, you know, when you do that night after night it’s kind of hard to persuade yourself you’re leading a rich and thrilling existence. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Olmsted, for his part, knew that Burnham had been a leading force in driving buildings into the clouds. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z So they went upstairs, Grandma leading the way, holding the candle in one hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And here he came along the guarded walk, a tall man dressed in light gray, leading his frightened child by the hand. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “But if you take the risk and trust where the story is leading you, you might find the ocean you must cross.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They found him in a hole leading to a cave covered with thousands of engravings and paintings. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z By the time I’m done, the others are already waiting by the door leading to the ramp. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I went around back and banged on the sliding door leading into the basement, screaming for Fang to let me in until I thought to actually check the door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The leading orcs came loping along, panting, holding their heads down. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “You say the silliest things I ever heard. But it’s not a question of leading Fritz away—he knows where the den is now.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The woman took Ash upstairs, leading her down a dim corridor to a dark room. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared down at the hateful Road, leading back westward — to his home. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z This room has a door leading outside, and it’s open. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Instead he steered me amiably into the lane leading toward the infirmary. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I hold my torch high and see three long, narrow passageways leading into the dark underworld. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But Langley was a conclave of the worlds best aerodynamicists, the leading edge of the technology that was transforming not only the nature of war but civilian transportation and the economy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She opened it more and saw a narrow set of steps leading up to what looked like a trapdoor above. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z With Jamison leading the procession, the night riders dragged the girl to the great oak in the middle of the park. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It took like half an hour for the leading edge of the storm to pass. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The cooperation convinced C.P. that he was leading the Klan in the right direction. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He saw herds of humpbacks, breaching grey whales, schools of dolphins leading the ships to port. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z So I start to make my way around the group and go up the steps leading to the brownstone’s open front door. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And I was right there on the mic leading them along. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The man leading the prayer had spoken more advanced Japanese than she could then understand. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She stands on tiptoe next to me, drawing in a sharp gasp as she takes in the trail of red leading up to the door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I see that Vic has a large selection of ties in his closet, leading me to believe that he likes wearing them. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z No one guessed that their shy, pale coworker was capable of leading a double life. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he exercised Colonel Smith’s two horses, riding Sandy and leading Nan. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was so dark that they dismounted and went ahead on foot, each man leading his garron. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then somebody would bring up about Granny’s ancestors leading a wagon train from North Carolina, how they camped here on the ridge under some big sassafras trees while they were building their houses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z On the second floor there are corridors leading into other corridors, lined with shelves that contain jars full of dead lizards or pickled ox eyeballs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She had never encountered this kind of Sight before; it was like there was someone or something leading her forward. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I asked them leading questions: “Is everything all right, are your friends all right?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Floating in the abyss, maybe three hundred feet below, was a doorway of black marble, leading into some sort of large room. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Now bleeding, he watches the zombies move faster, Russell and Ada leading the pack. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z It was only when I had pushed open the heavy door leading onto the main deck that I realized what the weather was like. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Seth paused at the white steps leading up to the gazebo to pluck a piece of fruit from an espalier. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z There’s a corridor leading in to the door, and a woman seated at a table beside it, supervising the entrances and exits. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Aragorn was searching, bent towards the ground, among the folds and gullies leading up into the western ridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z With his class schedule clenched in his hand, Fadi stood in the doorway leading out of the office. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Good luck with that, Mami,” she said, leading Mom by the arm. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z It was not long before a clamour was heard in the streets leading up from the outer circles, and there was much cheering and crying of the names of Faramir and Mithrandir. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Follow me,” said Filch, lighting a lamp and leading them outside. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It was only the first of many chambers leading off under the earth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At thirty-eight, Swann ranked as one of the nation’s leading experts in the theory of relativity, a subject on which he had maintained a lengthy personal correspondence with Einstein himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I wondered what she found interesting enough that she always had to play it out, or where she might be leading with it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We followed the dock toward the shore, where the pipes, now joined by many others, disappeared under the cement sidewalks leading to San Juan. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The grenadiers had affixed their bayonets; they marched our ranks straight toward the earthen wall of the enemy, exposed to fire from all sides, with their Captain leading them in haughty stride. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z All this must be leading up to some declaration on his part, either of affection or of a lack of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It had shiny oak parquet floors, a foyer with two steps leading down into the living room—where I slept—and, off to the side, a bedroom that became Lori’s. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The discovery of his daughter restored his former joviality and the pleasure of being with her was slowly leading him away from dissipation. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They picked up their drinks, and I could have been leading the children out of bondage, the way they all followed me obediently into my house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she walks backward, leading them from the menagerie. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Jake’s mom was stomping her feet on the risers in total “We Will Rock You” rhythm, leading the thunderous crowd. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z It was one thing leading cadets, but would I honestly be ready at such a young age to lead soldiers? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Resentment, frustration, and anger expressed by poor and working-class whites was chalked up to racism, leading to a subterranean discourse about race and to implicitly racial political appeals, but little honest dialogue. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He was leading me toward the bam, I saw, and apparently I wasn’t going to learn anything until I got there. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I feel like a tourist in my own country,” I said, taking in a goatherd leading a half-dozen emaciated goats along the side of the road. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We must have made a strange procession, my mother leading the group with her swift, proud walk, Deborah and Theresa skipping around her, my father muttering and dragging behind, and finally Ultima and myself. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Years before, when he was leading those boys on their walk from the Ethiopian refugee camp to the one in Kenya, he had called a meeting every morning and evening. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he ought now to have a church of his own—John wondered if his father wanted that; he ought, perhaps, to be leading, as Father James now led, a great flock to the Kingdom. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Merry went in front leading a laden pony, and took his way along a path that went through a spinney behind the house, and then cut across several fields. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It’s true there’s a little door in each shed leading out to a narrow grassy yard. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There was a postern gate to the north, and Gerren discovered a trap under the straw in the old wooden bam, leading to a narrow, winding tunnel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “This way, children,” she said, leading them straight to the bookstore. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then Ms. Rubin, the dean, is leading me into the back of an ambulance and we’re on the way to a hospital! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Asher will expect me to hang around for team-bonding time, especially in the weeks leading up to the first official game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They came limping on crutches, or leading spent horses which could carry them no longer, or, as one did who had lost a hand in battle, carrying the one hand in the other. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Around 10:20, after I had collected all the children’s records, I headed toward the steps leading to the sanctuary to collect the adult Sunday school records. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The few nights leading up to our meeting in the park, I’d had the same dream. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Cari nodded solemnly, taking Naomi’s good arm and leading her to the sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Philobosian took a step and slipped, then noticed a trail of blood leading down the hallway. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The hallways leading to the kitchen were covered in picture frames. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He is a worthy successor to his great friend and it is no accident that his great and intelligent leadership has made him our leading statesman. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z What she had imagined before—the smooth, gently sloping path leading out—now seemed childish. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He’s already opening the French doors leading into the backyard. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Dumbledore beckoned Harry to the very edge of the rock where a series of jagged niches made footholds leading down to boulders that lay half-submerged in water and closer to the cliff. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The city of Winchester, Virginia, ordered “a guard at every avenue of the town leading from the Potomac, to stop all suspected persons, packages, etc., coming from Philadelphia.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He captured the stage and its scenery as it was at the time of the assassination, the exterior of the president’s box, the approach to the box, and the outer door leading to the vestibule. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To the east on Park Avenue, Jake Mason and some other Hephaestus campers were leading an army of statues against the enemy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He came to a break in the path with a second, much rougher track leading away from the sea and across the fields. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In the second mile they pulled even with the leading JV boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the same year as Ziegler’s book, there appeared at Wittenberg an edition of Sacrobosco with an introduction by the leading Lutheran theologian and educator, Melanchthon. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I leave the office and walk down the hall, where Bobby is leading a new recruit on his welcoming tour—a black guy with wild teeth and a stained blue sweatsuit. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I stared straight ahead, mesmerized by the strip of blacktop leading to the Rolland fairgrounds. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I inhale deeply, tracing the hard lines of his jaw with the tips of my fingers, pondering the winding paths that life presents—ends leading to beginnings and back again. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z There’s a long flight of white steps, leading to the rank of doors. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw the Griever before they’d even made it to the door leading from Section Eight to Section One. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He headed straight, which meant I was leading us in the right direction. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z It was more like bloody footprints leading into the dark. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It’s a small, old, white building with four tall columns and a row of stairs leading to a tall doorway. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Oleander bushes flanked the road leading up to the main gate of the Ravenel Marine Air Station. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His inspiring sermons retold the story of Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt and to freedom. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She looked, taking in the large stone I was sitting on, the ring of trees, the path leading out into the woods. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At this moment he was probably asleep in the burrow which he shared with Bluebell and Acorn, down a short run leading off the Honeycomb. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was leading a double life, trying to be an American kid at school but coming home to teach my parents English and help them pay the bills. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The moment she had put her foot on the step leading up to the porch, she saw her ripeness mellowing and rotting before a heap of red velvet scraps on a round oak table. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And this fact—children running amok—was perhaps the primary factor leading to the war. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Nobody said anything as they watched Natalie run her hand across the top of the frame around the door leading to the Boring Room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Hurrah for the perfect world,” Fela said sarcastically, then turned and began leading me through the shelves again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His crime seemed natural; he felt that all of his life had been leading to something like this. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “The library knows its own mind,” old Master Hyrrokkin told him, leading him back up the secret stairs. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This was also true of the cement squares of the walkway leading up to the Perfect House, which were bordered by perfectly matching azalea bushes, all the same height, alternating between pink and white blossoms. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “We both need a drink,” she said, then disappeared down a narrow hallway leading to the rest of the house. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It seemed at first there was a sheer drop down to the sands, but once you leant over the rail, you could see zigzagging footpaths leading you down the cliff-face to the seafront. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They came bumper to bumper down the lane leading to River Valley Farm. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an old man attending to some task beside the house, and an old woman leading the goat toward a stool and a bucket. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The main market is situated along the highway leading into town, near an old train station built by the English. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A wide gateway opened on the far side of camp, leading toward the city. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The frozen terrain is scrawled with tire tracks leading in every possible direction. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In all the excitement leading up to the ceremony, Sonny’s blood pressure shot up dangerously high and he ended up in the hospital, nearly missing the whole event. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Gwydion leading, the horsemen moved through the swirling mist. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The walls of the corridor leading into the tomb were covered with dozens of strange paintings depicting enslaved humans, orcs, elves, and other creatures. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The leading company was halted, and as those behind filed up out of the trough of the Stonewain Valley they spread out and passed to camping-places under the grey trees. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But here in the real world, it’s only Sagan’s lightning bugs leading us to shelter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He looked at the steps leading up to the side door of the house, remembering how Mary had stumbled last night and how he had held her up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He and his warriors would act like a mother grouse leading a coyote away from her nest. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Woods and Fermi ducked through a gate leading into the football stadium. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At the bottom of a stairwell leading to the school basement, a boy crouched, furtively eating his lunch. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I open the back door and dash up the few steps leading to our living room. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was my second month of French class, and the teacher was leading us in an exercise designed to promote the use of one, our latest personal pronoun. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Now, in the months leading up to Rio, I remained determined to enjoy every minute. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was Afrasiyab riding his horse, sword drawn, leading his army. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The camel was leading the old man slowly past. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard pointed to the hatch leading to the bilge, and said, “No problem.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Two hundred steps they counted, broad and shallow; and at the top they found an arched passage with a level floor leading on into the dark. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then I saw that the door leading to the west wing was open wide, and that someone was standing there. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Specify came into view, still leading by four lengths. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Poppers rushed onto the stage, both penguins and seals had found the stairway leading to the Swenson dressing room and were on their way upstairs. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z She could see it coming, the whole thing: the moon and the trail of smoke leading into the sky, the bullet speeding toward her, the light streaming out behind it like waves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He concocted a scheme to abduct “this greatest of traitors” while he was leading raids in Virginia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “All clues leading to Bird Songs, Warbles, and Whistles.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z But when Hand Clap swung the wagon onto the road leading to the top of the hill, Red Rabbit balked. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the procession move off, Iphigenia leading with the image, Orestes and Pylades following, and attendants carrying vessels for the purifying rite. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, late in October, as the friar walked with Robin along the side of the hill leading down to the river, D’Ath following, Robin stopped in the path. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s ’cause it didn’t matter who was leading who anymore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z With a thrill, she understands: they are going to park the wardrobe in front of the little door leading to the attic. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z That makes it the leading cause of history’s broadest pattern. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The days leading up to the show fly by. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He steps in front of me and holds the door leading outside open for me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It took them fifteen minutes to work their way through the crowd, even with Jelly's belly leading the way. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, in a crooked little house at the head of Hancock’s Wharf on crowded Fish Street, Mrs. Lapham stood at the foot of a ladder leading to the attic where her father-in-law’s apprentices slept. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kids are not going to spontaneously ask for a parent,” explains Barry Feld, a law professor at the University of Minnesota and one of the nation’s leading experts on juvenile justice. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I’m not leading any tours today. I almost stayed in my room, but then I saw little old you fluttering across the quad all on your own.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘A child of Aphrodite leading a child of Athena! Now I’ve seen everything. How would you defeat me, girl? With makeup and fashion tips?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I think this is the best thing that could have happened to those elves, you know,” said Hermione, leading the way back up the marble staircase. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Before he could answer, the enchantresses had crowded around the companions and were leading them to the cottage. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She beckons him forward, leading him around the bonfire to the other side of the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Now we’re talking,” he says, leading the way to the living room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The failure to let one of the world’s leading scientists attend a completely nonpolitical meeting would have been expected from the Russians. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Four walks up a flight of metal stairs leading through a hole in the ceiling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z On the far side of the bridge, there was a tiny path leading down a steep slope. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Let’s hope we can push that drain cover open,” said Jake, leading the climb up the rusty ladder. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He paused and reached ahead for the loosened wire, confirming that it was still there, still leading him out to the light. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s strange, because in reality, I’m not the leading guy. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z When we come to the steps leading down, Pollux and I are scanning for a possible alternative on the Holo when I start gagging. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Captain Reed took the second mate by the hand and began leading him toward the main hatch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z One did not merely declare himself a follower of Mr. Muhammad, then continue leading the same old, sinful, immoral life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She came, leading them, to the top of the hill and looked down to the slim line of trees they must pass through to get to the brook. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Without another word he stalked off down the steps leading away from the fountain. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Sitting down on a bench, I look through a side door leading to the children’s playroom, a wave of nostalgia hitting me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It was ludicrous that he could be accused of leading him away, ludicrous, but entirely possible. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We walked back in a quick single-file, my cousin leading, his mother right behind him so she "could keep a close eye" on him, then Fifi, then me, and finally, Florentino bringing up the rear. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The officers who shot Fannie insisted she was leading a riot and that union sympathizers had attacked them with rocks and sticks. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Charlie Bucket saw that they were now back in one of those long pink corridors with many other pink corridors leading out of it. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z The friends pressed onwards until the passage broadened out into a small chamber with two more tunnels leading from it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He heard Koffi's tentative steps beside him, felt the unease lapping at him, but he still couldn’t ignore that tug, the irresistible pull leading him on. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t care about the saints, but I was fascinated by the castles perched on distant hills, the towns on outcroppings with switchbacks leading up to them, the ruins in the shadows. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Many have an ornate façade of red brick, with four- or five-step stoops leading to the front door. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But Isaura escapes to be with her true love, and together, they start leading a normal life in a town where no one knows she was ever a slave. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In it, David Lowe interviewed a leading attorney in Birmingham on the city’s race relations. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I watch my weight and old Helen is only visible full front plus on top of which she is this leading child shrink in Manhattan and our kid can roll faster than he can walk. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The conversation went on, Becca leading the way, now asking everybody if they could record anything on whatever gold record she was talking about, what would it be. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “I’m nobody,” Milligan replied, and without further explanation, he pointed across the street to a three-story house with stone steps leading up to its front door. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And he saw the adversary stealing the fruits of his master’s fields and paddocks, carrying off chickens and leading goats by ropes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Among Chicago’s leading citizens there was always a deep fear of being second class. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In the years leading into World War II, and during the war, it was much more common for women to be involved in aviation than it is even now. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As we made our way back down to the first floor and the door leading out to the street, Conrad got very angry because he wanted to sit on Santa's lap. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Yes; these four evenings have enabled them to ascertain that they both like Vingt-un better than Commerce; but with respect to any other leading characteristic, I do not imagine that much has been unfolded.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z For some reason it hit me hard right then—as one of the guards took me by the arm and started leading me away—how mad pretty my mom is. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z At one late-night party, he stunned everyone by downing a bottle of whisky and leading a conga line. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Four floors above would be a little trapdoor leading to the attic. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Time and again, they tried leading the Laughing Man up the garden path. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z "Come right through here, gents," he said while leading us toward the back of the apartment. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But there was only one thing that could satisfy Buck Duke and the other leading businessmen of his day—Mellon, Morgan, and Rockefeller: crushing their competition. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z After leading the geese toward Montreal, Mr. Lemoncello drifted down to buzz and salute the statues perched atop the pillars at the base of the dome. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z When I look back, Sandra is not behind me but sitting on the steps leading into the cafeteria pit, unwrapping a sandwich. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Upper Djerholm had no real center, but the bulk of its taverns, inns, and market stalls were clustered around the base of the hill leading to the Ice Court. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The room was deserted, but a door to their right stood open, leading to a shadowy hallway. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Chuck did the same, and they headed for the West Door, the one leading to the Cliff. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The single, twisting road that led from the quarry soon split into several streets, the main one leading to the bazaar, and it was this that I took. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened a heavy door leading into the garden house and ran past a room that looked like a large sitting area. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z From some of the nation’s leading scientists would come denunciations of Oppenheimer, veiled and overt, among them Edward Teller’s assertion that “I personally would feel more secure if public matters would rest in other hands.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z You could see he was now beginning to wonder what all this was leading up to. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The metal stairs leading down to the pavement screech with each of my footsteps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The hill was shaped like a comma, large and round with a spur leading out and down: The Twentieth Maine was positioned along the spur, the other regiments curved around to the right. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The speaker was the priest he had seen leading the horses along the shoreline. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Even in 1959, with more than 100 major insect species showing definite resistance to chemicals, one of the leading journals in the field of agricultural chemistry spoke of “real or imagined” insect resistance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Third, the correspondence can be read as an extended conversation between two gods on Mount Olympus because both men were determined to project that impression: “But wither is senile garrulity leading me?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Ifemelu had found the listing on Nigerian Jobs Online—“features editor for leading women’s monthly magazine.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z All of a sudden, the older boys who were leading called, “Shh! Stop! Everybody, get down!” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Far off, through the display of lights flashing before his eyes, Mark thought he could see Bruce and his red flag leading his own charge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And sure enough, a big, comfortable-looking woman appeared, leading a fat old horse, and at her side was a young man almost as beautiful as Jesse. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked left and right, then walked out and toward the road leading down the Hill, the two Witchlings following in the shadows behind him. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Or are large populations and complex societies instead the cause, somehow leading to intensification of food production? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But as I examine the front gate leading to the house, Papa Legba disappears again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Beyond its battered frame the black-barked trees grew straight to the heavens, disdaining the forest floor, where tangled heather and brush hid the path leading from this lonely spot. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I don’t need leading. Could you train a dog to cook?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I can see you leading your children to the water, and you call it a story of ruin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We picked our way down to the beach, Mike leading the way to a ring of driftwood logs that had obviously been used for parties like ours before. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He was steps ahead of Volpe, leading his teacher on a path that, at the time, he would not have walked on his own. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t mind that sagging porch,” Sairy said, leading the way inside. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She looks over her shoulder and smiles, leading me farther in. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It made him feel like a mother duck leading a procession of ducklings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The figure is down the hall in seconds, headed into the hallway leading to the Great Vault. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He moved away from her at a trot, leading Ms men downhill. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hooper went away, down the next flight of stairs and then along the corridor leading back into the main part of the house. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Aurelia, staring down into the arena, her eyes half blind with tears, saw the men who had been leading the camels stop the procession and strip the rugs and bridles from their backs and heads. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They found a narrow road leading upward: high ground ahead. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Rabscuttle had only just time to slip behind a pile of baskets before the man came in, leading Rowsby Woof. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And, still clanking, he hurried toward one of the many doors leading off the hall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The broadcast and its aftermath had become the week’s leading story. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Massive statues of people I didn’t recognize lined the path leading to an enormous golden domed palace. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Over here,” said Harry, moving in front of Dumbledore, leading the way through the trees. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He went to the end of the hall and flashed the light on a dirty ceiling and saw a wooden stairway leading to the roof. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I realized this once we climbed into the presidential limo and began our slow crawl to the White House, leading the inaugural parade. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Two miles along the road they came to a winding cart track leading uphill to a farm. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The first he’d seen in some while, common in the north, leading out of the looted and exhausted cities, hopeless messages to loved ones lost and dead. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Virginians puffed out their chests with pride now that the good old brain busters were leading the charge against the Reds. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Steps leading to doors went up and down from the ground. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Let me go in there and see what I can find,” he said, leading me by the hand into our bedroom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t know the layout of the temple outside of what Ekon had told her: The hallways and doors leading into darker passageways seemed endless. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “You’re going to have to be careful,” she said, leading the way back to Daddy's car. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Tom opened the door leading from the waiting room to the rest of the hospital. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When I see the next ladder leading up to the surface, I take my chances and pull myself up. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Even the streets leading up to its outer barriers were roamed by gorilla-faced guards in black uniforms, armed with jointed truncheons. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Following the kitchen, there were two bedrooms, one leading into the other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My aunt uses a cane to get from the living room to a narrow archway leading to the kitchen. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Helvi carried the cat up to bed with her, and he draped himself with familiar ease over her shoulder as she climbed the steep ladder stairs leading up to her little room in the eaves. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her “meeting” is taking place near what used to be the cafeteria, and I have no choice but to walk right by the group to the elevator leading back to my room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Alex tries to imagine what they must look like: the prince and the First Son, the two leading heartthrobs of their respective countries, shoulder to shoulder on their way to the bar. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He saw Minos, his old ghostly mentor, leading him through the Labyrinth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When he received his new assignment, he had just recovered from hospitalization after being injured in battle, and he wasn’t happy when he learned that he’d be leading a women’s regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z We were barely holding on by the time we hauled Fang into one of the corridors leading off the stadium floor. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I couldn’t go to the dances at Mason, either, but leading up to it everyone would be dancing in the hallways and after school to get ready. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "If that really was the detective," he murmured, "and if he really is following us, then we're leading him straight to the hideout. Unless we can get rid of him first." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Quite the contrary: some of his most famous papers are marred by rudimentary mathematical errors, occasionally leading to erroneous conclusions. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Among Chicago’s leading men, profitability was a matter of personal and civic honor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He started down a side hall, leading the way; Rick followed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z There’s a door leading to a steep set of stairs, and at the top is a wide landing and a large metal door. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Here various associates testify to the “essential feeling of family for which Wal-Mart is so well-known, ” leading up to the conclusion that we don’t need a union. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mustn’t ever tell anyone about the Spinney,” Gram had whispered, taking my hand and leading me down the sloping hill to the glade. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Slughorn’s office,” said Harry, leading her up the marble staircase away from all the staring and muttering. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A mouse had eaten through the insulation of a wire leading to the thermostat. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Two children, one a girl of Lyra’s age and the other a younger boy, came out of one of the streets leading down to the harbor. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry hurried over to the door leading to the spiral staircase, but his hand had only just closed upon the iron ring of the door when he heard running footsteps on the other side. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z While Gurgi, leading the horses, cautiously set one foot, then the other, into the stream, Taran and the bard shouldered the sling. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z And then he drew out the aaay part as if he was leading into more tears. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Frustration and anger were boiling over in the largely African American inner cities, leading to riots and brutal confrontations between the protestors and police. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z We pulled into the parking lot and walked up to the store, which is this weird warehouse-looking thing with rusted metal steps leading up to it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z All that was left were footprints in the sand leading toward the dense forest that spread out beyond the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z By 1900 Detroit was the leading manufacturer of carriages and wagons. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He loves Joan Rivers and never misses her annual red-carpet narrations leading up to the Academy Awards telecasts. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z With the rooster leading, the chickens flapped awkwardly through the air and disappeared over the brow of a hill. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Palms up, fingers leading, Violet slid her hands into the water and rinsed her face. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Following light refreshment, we were asked to form a queue leading back through the passage to the newly appointed philo- sophical apartments. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He was and is one of the world’s leading electron-micro- scope photographers of viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There are footprints there, leading up to a set of tire tracks, but everyone has left. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Standing there, afraid to move any closer to the edge, I noticed a single set of faint crampon tracks leading past me toward the abyss. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I babbled, taking her by the hand and leading her to the window, where I pointed at the huge tent in the distance. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z While they conversed, the Wayfinder came near, leading the shades of suitors overthrown by Lord Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time to go,” said Brave Orchid, leading her sister outside. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching the State Floor, we made our way toward the tall set of doors leading to the North Portico, when we heard a voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He is one of the world’s leading Ebola hunters. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He focused on some steps in the far corner, leading down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We walked in silence, Rodney leading the way, through little backstreets hardly penetrated by the sun, the pavements so narrow we often had to shuffle along in single file. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir,” Mancuso said weakly, leading the weeping old man away. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And now, as well as leading the flight formation and dealing with the pain in her wounded leg, she was switching off the Pe-2’s burning engine. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Absurdly, he was excluded from a 1971 National Research Council panel appointed to investigate the dangers of atmospheric lead poisoning even though he was by now unquestionably the leading expert on atmospheric lead. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Seems pretty quiet around here. Nobody on the road leading in, and nobody on the highway either.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of others had come to D.C. to perform in the many other events being held in the days leading up to the inauguration, and tens of thousands more had come to watch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z T. Arnold Hill was tasked with leading the new Chicago branch of the National Urban League. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They opened that door and saw a flight of stairs leading very steeply down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They put on white coats and surgical masks, and the two men walked down a long cinder-block corridor lined on both sides with steel doors leading to monkey rooms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mateo creeps behind me, still suspicious of the empty corridor leading to the turnstiles. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Though I wasn’t doing anything wrong, it seemed to me that I was sneaking around somehow, leading a secret life which, pleasant though it was, was bound to catch up with me sooner or later. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Archer got Sefia to direct him to her hiding place in the stump, where her pack was still stashed, and then they walked into the woods—Archer leading, Sefia following. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z With Bit leading the way, the Low Cuts beelined up her obstacle course of a driveway and rang the doorbell, which chimed a melodic yawn, like an old man just waking up. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “Come on,” I say, taking Fina’s hand and leading her off the porch. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Alex was standing in a metal passageway leading to a tangle of pipes and cylinders, like the boiler room of a ship. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He and Tad were in the hallway nearest to the front of the school right now, but both sets of stairs leading down were blocked. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z More and more kids saw her cheer- leading behavior as undermining the basketball team and its perfect record. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z It was such a big difference from my life back at Duke, from the life I’d been leading since I was thirteen. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Belmont Park, the country’s leading racetrack,” he said, “should be willing to at least meet that figure.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But there have been fresh footprints leading to and from the casita and a pile of cigarette butts, as if someone without an ashtray has thrown them out the window. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Thankfully Ziggy seems to be leading us straight to the park. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z They were singing some melody that Pilate was leading. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And I had a kind of vision of Chrissie and Rodney, back at the Cottages, in the months leading up to this moment, probing and prodding this subject between them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Longridge opened the door leading on to the garden, and the two dogs and the cat squeezed past his legs and into the cool night air. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There, Bruce discovered three copies of the ancient text and returned to Europe with them, leading to their later translation into English by Oxford professor Dr. Richard Laurence. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The staircase to the second floor had been long, but the one leading to ground level was longer still. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Whatever the real reason, The Truth, for taking us to California, I shall always think it lay mostly in an incident in which Bailey had the leading part. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lash kept leading, the Finns on his heels. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Joe wandered quietly on plush carpeting through a maze of corridors, leading to a full cocktail bar, then a cigar shop, then a writing room, and then a library with oak paneling and heavy beams. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Thank the gods there was a door on the tunnel leading out to the main cavern. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “There’s a bench at the bottom of the hill,” I said, leading him down to the landing beside the bookstore that overlooked Front Beach. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The group that gained the most from having a divided black community, of course, was the ruling class of Durham’s leading white families. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The children stumbled from the room—Kate leading the way with her flashlight—and out into the dark hallway. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I manage a nod, and then he's leading me to one of the dance stages. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He wags his tail happily as we walk, and he starts leading the way, pulling on the leash in my hand. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z But now I’m sure that everything that’s happened today has been leading me to her and us to this moment and this moment to the rest of our lives. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It was the first in a sequence of impossibly rich and voluminous banquets whose menus raised the question of whether any of the city’s leading men could possibly have a functional artery. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Jockeys on trailing horses grabbed hold of leading horses’ tails or saddlecloths so their own horses could be towed around the track, saving energy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A cold wind follows courtiers through the doors leading from the Royal Game Salon dock. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Lillian watched as they disappeared into Mary Anne’s bedroom, and thought to herself that it was strange to see Karen leading the pack. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She belonged to I don’t know how many different clubs; she was a leading light of local so-called ‘ ‘black society. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The aim is to confuse the male moth and alter the normal behavior so that, in the welter of attractive scents, he cannot find the true scent trail leading to the female. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Yanna shrugged and began leading them through the empty hall to a chamber door. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The boy hurried out leading a sleek monster of a horse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There were steps leading up to a loft area with floor seating where pillows of mismatched colors, patterns, and sizes surrounded a few short tables. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Valley and Seven noticed a trail of rice leading to a door in the kitchen at the same time and ran toward it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z As head of the local Klan, C.P. worked with many of the leading racists in the region. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z As I’m concentrating I notice a faint orange trail leading off the bed and out my door. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z "It has become a leading issue, thanks to you." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z An attendant hauled open the doors leading off the platform, and instantly the noise redoubled and the heat swept over them like a breaking wave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The peoples of areas with a head start on food production thereby gained a head start on the path leading toward guns, germs, and steel. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z To Annabeth’s left, the ground dropped off in a series of cliffs, like colossal steps leading deeper into the abyss. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In between the buildings, hiding in the shadows of alleys leading to the barrios, there were stands for passion-fruit juice and pineapple ices. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They reached the smaller path leading toward the horses, and Kaisa stepped back to allow Ash to go ahead of her, as if she were a lady. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The girlfriend disappeared down the hallway and came back half a minute later, leading Lice Peeking by his belt. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Hummocks rose from the ground like the backs of great subterranean beasts breaking the surface, yawning black mouths leading down to cool and cavernous storerooms below. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I could not enter it, as I had not the key of the door leading to it from the house, but I have taken with my kodak views of it from various points. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Now she was leading off by offering me one? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m out the door before Mom responds, and a few seconds later, I’m on the front steps leading up to the walkway of our building calling Zoey. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She was leading them into freedom, and so they waited until she was ready to go on. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart speeds as we approach the bend leading to the windows. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z With Justin leading the way, we moved through the dark passage quickly and easily. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They are leading these female children like lambs to the slaughter. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She performed as a soloist with many of the nation’s leading orchestras and became immensely popular with radio audiences, appearing regularly on The Bell Telephone Hour, a classical program broadcast weekly over the NBC network. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Faro picked up my trail immediately—the freshest one, leading toward the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z There’s no doorman and no elevator, but there’s a big empty stairwell leading to an empty apartment. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They said nothing as they cut through streets and alleys, Ekon leading the way until they reached another district of the city. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was the 1922 treaty, leading to the formation of the Free State, that pushed us out of Kinvara, she said. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Even though her feet were bare and the ground was covered with sticks and pine needles, she felt no pain, for this walk was leading her, perhaps, to that destiny that Afi kept speaking of. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z After leading them through a maze of cubicles, Jack slowed in front of one and said, “That’s my space.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The pair wandered through the dimly lit, littered, and stinking street, bending over grimy bums asleep in doorways, raising them to their unsteady feet, and leading the ragtag procession into a decaying storefront. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, there’s deep political analysis. He’s leading a demonstration for striking sanitation workers, so he must be a Communist.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Kendra set the silver bowl on the steps leading up to the gazebo. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z That fine spiritual fruit of honest toil, well expressed in the adage, “Live and let live,” has characterized the attitude of the leading white men toward the colored race. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Wash was leading the way to Mr. Mason’s old Chevy when Beto began to cry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the period leading up to the election, a Transitional Executive Council with members from each party would ensure the right climate for the elections. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “These trace a never- ending path, leading away from home and circling back. When you wear this, you’ll never be far from the place you started.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "And you are fifteen now. Fifteen, and leading a host to battle. Can you understand why I might fear, Robb?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Breathless and sweating, I look at the narrow tracks rising steeply up the hillside: old goat trails leading through the barren hills of Turkey. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He was leading three horses, however, and that was all that mattered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were still a couple of other people to interview, they told Jesse, but he was a leading candidate. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Early twin studies were thus confounded by this confusion, leading to inconclusive results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Coach Walski, bald as ever, was out with his players on the field, leading them in calisthenics. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So Toomer rose, limped to the other side of the wagon, mounted, shook the reins, and climbed the causeway leading to the bridge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It would scare the pants off the Mayor and leading businessmen.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Minho explained as they continued through the endless turns of the Maze, neither one of them leading now. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z As I approached, I could see that it was actually the mouth of an entrance tunnel, a neon green circle ten meters in diameter leading belowground. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Try to remember it always,” he said once Gogol had reached him, leading him slowly back across the breakwater, to where his mother and Sonia stood waiting. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He anxiously awaits their return, praying they will be overflowing with grains and smoked meats and leading calves and pigs to be slaughtered. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He spoke to each of the others in turn until Murugan, my third son, came bouncing in leading his father by the hand. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Zurt was gone, but I saw a thin trail of blood leading into the trees. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I remembered the anticipation leading up to it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z But let's pause for a moment on my dad's red and puffy face, and cut to the events leading up to our provisional estrangement. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z And then I noticed the doorframe behind you, leading into the kitchen. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It was built into a white arch formed by two monumental stone wolves on their hind legs, and spanned the road leading up the hill to the Court. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Solving this paradox quickly became the leading puzzle in physics. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Nothing but a band of criminals leading good Negroes astray.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Dicey pushed her way through the long grasses to the steps leading to the porch. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We reach a spacious bedroom, its glass walls leading out into a serene Zen garden adorned with golden dangling lights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes Ray forgets to stay with his humans and goes off on unexpected adventures, leading to much worry. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Some of them are at Garden Heights High doing a roundtable discussion. Others are leading a march on Carnation where Khalil was murdered.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Two years after the meeting in Alligator Woods, on August 29,1793, the leading French official on Saint Domingue realized that there was no point in opposing Toussaint and his armies. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I still trusted the boys when we all marched down to Grandpa’s house, proudly leading the prancy horse to Miss Love, and helped her put him in a stall. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The hunters gathered in a semicircle facing what was now a central avenue leading toward the grand pavilion, and Prince Aidan and Kaisa went forward to meet the King and Queen, bowing deeply to them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z James Jay, who had been knighted by King George Ill, was the brother of a leading Patriot, John Jay. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When the leading plane suddenly made a steep descent, Zhenya swooped after him. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I think we’ll have to get a red carpet leading up to your front door.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She kisses my cheeks, scolding me for taking such a risk, leading me into the old kitchen where they live. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Pudding might not be finished yet,” said Ron hopefully, leading the way toward the steps to the entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And it’s nice because now I don’t feel like I’m leading her on. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z New York was the nation’s capital of cultural and social refinement, and its leading citizens and newspapers never let Chicago forget it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A special entrance was cut into the bank leading to the road, and wide steps and a large white gate were built there. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Princesse rushed down the steps leading away from the beach house. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Sister Lucille waved her arms, leading the congregation in the response. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z As she stood among them leading the conversation through small rhetorical hills, she looked around at “her girls” and could put them in categories by signs she recognized. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry does, leading him around to each piece in turn. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A wide, fallen log reached over the foaming water, leading from the bank where I was standing to the sandy island. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then she remembered the heat and sat down guiltily on the couch just as a freshly laundered nurse leading a little girl came into the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly Dad and Byron were in the doorway leading upstairs. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z To prevent their getting separated and wandering in different directions they went in file, with Frodo leading. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She pivots and marches away from me, leading me down the hall with her hand up in the air as if I might otherwise lose her. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Hotwalkers” leading horses around the shed row to cool them out after workouts would see him squatting down on the floor, staring straight ahead, turning the horses over in his mind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And the alphabet is people meeting people, leading to other people meeting, until we’re old. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There was a long line of abandoned trucks and carts on the road leading up to the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He saw still another room leading farther; he tiptoed and looked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I hold out the pool cue, and she takes the other end, pushing open the door and leading me across the dark cafeteria. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Palmer, leading the way, pulled off the road by a field where horses were grazing. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “No,” said Harry, leading the way over to the Gryffindor table and throwing himself into a chair, furious. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The valves leading to the now- missing hoses had detected the sudden pressure drop and closed. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To Sam in the leading boat was given the task of watchman. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They went out that day, the four of them, Rasheed leading them from one bus to the next, to greet their new world, their new leaders. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I could tell, from the turns we took, that Sohrab was leading us back to the park near the Jameh Mosque. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I peek over to the path leading from my house, fully expecting to see my mother coming down it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Both were Communists as well as leading members of the Wesleyan Church. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rivera looked skeptical, she took Maribel by the wrist, leading her up to their apartment while I stood there in the spitting rain and watched them go. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “I did everything for her, you know,” she said, taking my arm again, leading me to the dressing-gown and slippers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She chose the road leading to the hospital, and they walked on, past that large building. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In just nine years, from a base of zero, he became the leading authority on American plants. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Main Street continued westward between two mountains, leading to clusters of miners’ houses we called Middletown and Frog Level. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Immediately the current seized it and spun it round so the stern was leading, and Malcolm knew his mistake: nothing should be tentative. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The gravelly voice spoke her name like a native Spanish speaker would, a light roll of the Rs leading into the clipped A. It didn’t matter. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And at the other end of this long, long room, I could see doors leading into more rooms, more furniture, then more doors. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “We better get going,” she said, leading them on foot slowly up the slope toward the ridge, away from the direction Kyril Montana had taken. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z C.P. put away his concerns from the night before and concentrated on leading a group discussion of interracial violence, the subject he had broached on Monday night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Reaching the ramp that connects the bank with the first boat, the leading horse bounds up it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The above message can be found written on larger-than-life signs staked on every road leading into Alexandra, where I was bom and raised, or for that matter, into any other black ghetto of South Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The leading early investigator, G. K. Gilbert of Columbia University, modeled the effects of impacts by flinging marbles into pans of oatmeal. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Laura’s muddy footprints had been visible on the motel carpet when he got up that morning, leading from his bedroom to the lobby and out the door. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His dad stood in the doorway leading to the dining room. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Behind, and to her left, was the ridge of jagged hills leading up to the fortress. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Yes!” she said, smiling at Nathan and leading him to the edge of the water. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I saw more black policemen leading black men and women out of shacks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivory there again, leading the swarming charge of a defense coming at him like darts shot out of a forty-four magnum. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the leading man, however, who has made the most eloquent appeal to me to call off the production. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Today he is one of the leading physicians at Nairobi Hospital, where he .practices as a member of David Silverstein’s. group.. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no tunnel leading out of Ember. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Neel kept his eyes open for any small pugmarks leading off the path, but Headmaster was hurrying him along. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z It's possible that I won't land any leading roles, or even supporting roles, but I feel good being here. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Booth approaches the door leading into the state box hallway. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Then she saw that off one side of the chamber there was a stairway leading down, and beside it a small door. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z By this gloomy route, he was leading them to what he had called their “final testing place,” which struck Reynie as having a particularly ominous sound. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They met at the rock, both on foot, Ruby leading her horse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They hurried to open the steel doors leading to the underground bunkers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He shut his eyes and saw all the days of his life winding back through time, like a river, leading to the one place he had never wanted to think about again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Ollie nods an acknowledgment before leading me the rest of the way to the coffee table. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mary McDowell, a leading settlement house social worker, observed that the defeated strikers seemed “unmanly and without self-respect.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You see I've been leading a sort of a funny life. And I never even talk English. And then you are so very beautiful.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A second factor is that, just as the depletion of wild game tended to make hunting-gathering less rewarding, an increased availability of domesticable wild plants made steps leading to plant domestication more rewarding. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Greek historian Herodotus described it as a stack of eight stepped towers, with gates of solid brass and 120 lions in brightly colored, glazed tiles leading to it. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z August reached for me, but I got to my feet and pushed open the screen door leading to the porch steps. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a causeway leading from the shore into the fortress, and at the end of it she could see doors. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I made a detailed sketch of the prison grounds with particular emphasis on the exact location of the prison hospital and the gates leading out of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ice layered the marble steps leading up to the Capitol, making the stairs treacherous. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “We all know stories of poor families in which the next generation did much better,” said Gary Solon, a University of Michigan economist who is a leading mobility researcher. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Now Mom’s taken his hand and is leading him to the edge of the cliff. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z On the right flank, Annabeth was leading an assault with her siblings. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z This very sort of contamination has created endless problems for at least one leading manufacturer of baby foods who has been unwilling to buy any fruits or vegetables on which toxic insecticides have been used. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He laughed, taking my hand, leading me away from the piano. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Here we go,” Mom says almost to herself—but also the cue that she’s leading me in. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Rather, I write of my life, beginning with my earliest memories and including all events leading to my late woes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We went upstairs, and Peaches’ mama wanted to run up, but Big Joe kept saying everything was all right and we went slow with him leading the way. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I peer inside and see a set of old brick stairs leading down. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Hitler, imprisoned for leading the Beer Hall Putsch, the failed coup attempt to seize power in Munich, read about Ploetz and race science while jailed in the 1920s and was immediately transfixed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In fact, she seems a little like she might be asleep until I yank on the reins, leading her back toward the stables. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I thought of Moses leading the Israelites through the desert and God answering their hunger by raining down manna from heaven. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He’s off his horse and leading it to the stables. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The place was like a gigantic rabbit warren, with passages leading this way and that in every direction. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He might as well be leading a confounded parade, for all the noise he was making. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Even with Mr. Heller leading the efforts to rebuild the mosque and community center, it was going to be months before it would open. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He thanked God for making him believe in his Personal Legend, and for leading him to meet a king, a merchant, an Englishman, and an alchemist. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was difficult to make them out in places, but there was definitely a trail leading deeper into the jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “My mother used to say you would become a leading literary critic.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “This period was one of the most intense, frightening, and meaningful times of my life,” Patricia Ellsberg later said of the months leading up to the trial. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z With Baba leading us through the unfamiliar halls, maybe I can stay just Tara Das. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His dad wasn’t wrong about how ugly things would get with Richards leading the ticket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z John Jones stepped up to help, leading fundraising efforts in Chicago for what became a successful defense and acquittal. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was astride one of the horses from Karl’s wagon team and leading a large, boxy horse and a brown cow with white spots. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And then the woman leading the song sped up, with the choir right behind her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a dirt road from somewhere in the woods leading up to it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z We were now to live careful, yellow lives rather than the high-octane orange ones we’d been leading. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z All right, he paused on the staircase landing before leading us to our floor, and the kick that was supposed to delight my classmates by just missing the teacher hit him squarely in the backside. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Standing in her bare feet, she turned away from the mirror and faced a door leading into Level 2. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It has been a long night for her, leading into a short morning. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z So an open door leading to a garden could symbolize salvation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And someone had left a trail in the sand leading to the buried boxes. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She can then describe the exact location, including the different paths leading to the area. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z As surprising to us today as Atahuallpa’s behavior leading to his capture is his behavior thereafter. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z From the Fen path came a steady flow of silent citizens clutching and leading their tykes. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They came at length to the steep abrupt end of Treebeard’s Hill, and looked up at the rock-wall with its rough steps leading to the high shelf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z For now, Dr. Gazzaley is talking a bit about how attention science unfolded, and the leading researchers upon which modern work is built. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Tunnels branched off to the sides; some of them slanted down; others had steps carved into them leading up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I pass a breadline—a long row of shabby dispirited people leading to the door of a mission. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The frozen meadow leading to the warm house could be a minefield. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z To grab their share, the pigeons at the rear constantly fluttered over the heads of their compatriots and landed at the leading edge of the front. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was in Kimberley during the Defiance Campaign that one of the ANC’s leading members was sentenced to lashes by the local magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew what Aimee was going to say—that I hadn’t trained seriously enough in the weeks leading up to the US Secret Classic, and my exhaustion now was the result of poor preparation. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Claudio walked away from the stream, carrying her into the sagebrush until they could no longer hear water, until the land—the mountains, the mesa leading off to the gorge—was very quiet. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dylan nods and pushes open the door, revealing a staircase leading down to another door. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “And I'm going to get Meggie out of there before she has to play the leading role at an execution.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Gwenforte acted as their scout, ghostly and white, leading them through the trees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I choose the path winding along the shore, leading to a row of red-painted benches facing the ocean. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were the first to find the tomb’s hiding place, so we owe you our gratitude for leading us to it.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z No one was surprised when Frankie and his sister enrolled in a different school or how now that Frankie was healed, he was leading a new team to victory. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was as if some mysterious energy bound his life to that of the sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading them through the countryside in search of food and water. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A long letter of protest arrived at Burnham’s office, signed by some of the nation’s leading engineers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The van is here because Coach Nat always leaves it parked at our field for the two nights before our final practice leading to a big game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z In no time, I’m leading the pack of us along the gravel path. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z All that day and many following, I sat by the side of the road leading to the bazaar calling to those who passed, adding to the general clamour. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And as he started leading him to the nurse's office, no smack was coming from Brandon's stupid lips. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She grabbed my hand and started leading me through the crowd. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z ‘He’s leading us to disaster!’ cried the Head of the Air Force. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think—” Longstreet raised his hands—“I don’t know if I can go on leading them. To die. For nothing.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept my face impassive, but I couldn’t keep myself from wondering where these questions were leading. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Already the leading boys had begun to climb down. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It stretches for blocks, and there are three tiers of stairs leading from the sidewalk to the heavy doors farther down from where I'm standing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Stairs represented a teleological view of the universe, of one thing leading to another, whereas now everyone knew that one thing didn’t lead to another but often nowhere at all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Army and National Guard troops patrolled Selma that day and lined the highway leading out of town. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I was thinking that it was very naughty of you to go off in that way at all, leading Edmund into trouble.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Haukelid led the way down ladders to a hatch leading to the bilge—the ship’s lowest compartment. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Seattle’s officials and leading citizens, however, were convinced that the city was about to explode. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The guards slam me to my knees on the stairs leading up to the thrones. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When my eyes adjusted to the dark, I saw a staircase leading down. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Scurrying, echoing footsteps were growing louder from behind the door leading to the dormitories: Luna’s spell had woken Ravenclaws sleeping above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I turned around and began a clumsy run across the field in a line which avoided his house and aimed toward the road leading back into the town. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Wandering aimlessly at first in the wood, Frodo found that his feet were leading him up towards the slopes of the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The Quarantine Hospital was the country’s leading facility for the treatment of yellow fever and highly praised for its cleanliness and safety. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z When we arrived, many family members were gathered in mourning with a minister leading prayer. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “The reward is for ‘information leading to the whereabouts of Russell Davis Pickett.’ Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We’re leading the cheers in our dugout, and all the other Renegades are lined up next to Malik, and just like we have been all game, we’ve broken out our rally caps. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z She reached out and squeezed his arm before leading him across the room to another door Toby hadn’t seen. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Silvertongue ran off along the street leading down to the parking lot. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A porter in a black overcoat and bowler hat showed me around the college, leading me through Great Court, the largest of the courtyards. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I stepped out of the kitchen and stopped in front of a spiral staircase leading up to the second floor. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The Society submitted his proposal to Savery, who was not only the leading expert in the field but also held a patent which was so broadly worded that it covered any steam-powered engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Wyn pressed his back against the wall next to the doorway leading into the Meditation Room. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The convention was deadlocked between the two leading candidates, so, Daugherty predicted, the delegates would be forced to look for an alternative. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Queried at long distance by Sproul, the loyal Swann declared that his protege was destined to become one of the world’s ten leading physicists before the end of the decade. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Others are romantic comedies, a meet-cute ruined by mishaps and bad timing, finally leading to a kiss atop a tall building—the metropolis glimmering in the background, moon rising, love song playing over the credits. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The gate leading up to the front steps is wide open, though, so we walk in and sit there. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Then I look at the dirt path leading into the woods and remember that I left Ma behind in the jungle. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z All at once a nurse popped around the corner of the corridor ahead of us leading a woman in a blue bathrobe with shaggy, waist-length hair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know he wouldn’t be leading the shukrani service today, honestly. I was trying to find you.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The well-dressed patrons paid their admission to money gatherers, and mounted steps leading to upper galleries. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Eventually we emerged from the forest, and the road became a path leading up a vast lawn to a huge manor house. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A scarlet banner hangs over the gangplank leading up to its main deck, where a steady stream of anonymous avatars are now walking. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then we turned and began to mount the staircase leading up to the house. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I check a yak’s abscessed tooth and hold hands with Bobo, leading him around as I check the rest of the animals. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Percy was holding Riptide, leading Jason and Piper down a spiral staircase into the darkness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Go you by that road I see leading up from the river here?” he asked again. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Might I have a word?” he said, leading her away before she could agree. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z While leading Seabiscuit out for walks, Smith stared in amazement as newsmen got down on their hands and knees to see if the horse had a game leg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At the north end of the reservoir, the enemy vanguard broke through the woods—a warrior in golden armor leading a battalion of Laistrygonian giants with huge bronze axes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was largely because of this mastery of phosphorus that Sweden became, and remains, a leading producer of matches. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There was no need to hurry so they slowly made their way up to the front, Claudia leading. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He appointed a Citizens’ Committee of Thirty-Four, headed by leading Boston businessman James J. Storrow, to look into the situation and make recommendations for what action should be taken. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It was as if they were accusing me of having betrayed them, after leading them on to believe that I was their friend. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Multiple genetic mutations are identified in human cancers, leading to a deeper genetic understanding of that disease. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Matthew plugged his earbuds back in and stepped through an arched doorway leading to another room of books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And the greatest hue and cry came from Rob Hall, who was leading a small, impecunious New Zealand team. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Lucas had Ma Charles wrapped in her blanket, half leading her, half carrying her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They stopped at some wide steps leading to another ruined building - the Temple of Zeus, according to Frank. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My father was a master at leading us to the ripest fruit for our morning feast and the finest branches for our night nests. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The third and last innovation leading to modern alphabets was to provide for vowels. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Barack had originally planned to spend the months leading up to our wedding finishing his book and working at his new law firm, but he’d ended up putting most of it on an abrupt hold. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In front of him, through the East Door, he could make out passages leading to the left, to the right, and straight ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z ‘See! Some of the Southrons have broken from the trap and are flying from the road. There they go! Our men after them, and the Captain leading.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He rose and hurried down the narrow path to where it joined the broader track leading around the hill. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the back of the basement, the floor had been excavated, revealing another set of steps—these of white stone—leading still deeper underground. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But I am a stupid girl, so midnight finds me leading Katherine out the rarely used side door to the summer kitchen behind the school. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z George hiked to Kelly’s house, her short afternoon shadow leading the way down the main road. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He could see that where the front door had been there now stood a jagged hole leading out into the gray night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Cole hobbled slowly but without help down the sidewalk leading away from the hospital. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We hope, even at this late hour, that our first actions will awaken everyone to a realization of the disastrous situation to which the Nationalist policy is leading. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her questions had been leading to this moment Tally’s brain raced for an answer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He found himself against a pile of soft earth—evidently the end of a blocked run leading out of the burrow—and turned. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nielsens’ home is a two-story colonial painted yellow with black shutters and a long slate walkway leading to the front door. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z All through the operation the door leading out of the kitchen to a back room had shaken and rattled to the accompaniment of piteous whining. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost inevitably, he became the leading authority on coprolites–fossilized feces–and had a table made entirely out of his collection of specimens. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z With one arm on her back, he was gently leading Tessie down the steps to get a good seat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Chancellor turns into the hall leading to the colossal open park. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They were strange, a main center line up from the lake in the sand with claw marks to the side leading to a small pile of sand, then going back down to the water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z My ancestor is marching behind Susan B. Anthony who is leading a group to the polls in Rochester. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z There's a Mercator girl in a tantalizingly flimsy dress eyeing me from the door leading to the crowded garden. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The aisle leading from my seat to the entrance of the auditorium grows to three miles long. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The soldier leading them turned back and backhanded Sunjin across the face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Moments later, the guard reappeared, leading a small television crew. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z For several weeks leading up to the game, the Red and Blue forces took part in a series of “spiral” exercises that set the stage for the showdown. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Usually, all it took was some observation and a few leading comments, and his clients would practically tell him what they wanted to hear. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z With Nazario leading the fight for political, social, and economic power, anything was possible. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I remember you two from the dock,” he said, tracing two interconnected circles on the tabletop, his finger leading into one and out of the other, over and over. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We’ll take the leading lady first, who, I believe, would prefer to be briefly described as a languid, sophisticated type. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z In a moment Reynolds was back, leading blue troops at double time through the fields, tearing down rail fences as they came. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a wide leather seat, big enough for two little children, with a back to it and an iron steering bar leading to the small front wheel. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked back and saw Jack leading the chant, fist in the air, smiling and signaling for me to keep going, and Amos shouting through his hands: “Woo-hoo, little dude!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z They needed to line up support from leading community members. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you two are hungry,” she says, leading us into the dining room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As we made a turn into Sixteenth Avenue, the street leading to the tribal school I was being taken to, a short, chubby black woman came along from the opposite direction. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z From Town Square to Main Street, from Main Street past the park, past the park toward that steep hill leading to Fry High. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z My mother followed right behind the pastor, accompanying his rhythmic prayer with hallelujah whispers, and my father’s manly but, I guess, godly grunts, all eventually—finally—leading to an amen. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It looked brand new, with brightly lit windows, a parking area, and a little road leading off into the forest, but there was nothing else around, and no cars parked in the lot. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “If you want me to hack five miles through the jungle before sundown, you’d better start leading the way,” I said acidly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The stairs leading to Father Olufemi’s office were down a corridor only a few yards away; she just had to find a way to get to them unseen. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Even Clara, who had never before been interested in such things, began to talk about Prince Aidan, who was in the far south leading a military campaign. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon entering, she was not directed toward either the orchestra or the central staircase leading to the balcony. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z After two days of labor, workers and students were halfway through clearing off the top platform and the staircases leading to it; the layout of the structure was visible enough to map. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “So leading criminals into the heart of Fjerda to steal a valued prisoner is a patriotic act?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z You just turned and kept walking, getting closer and closer to the doors leading outside, closer to your escape. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Finally they arrived at a stone doorway leading straight into the side of the hill. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The city was inundated with middle-class arrivals from the Midwest, especially in the years leading up to the Great Depression. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z At 2:45 a.m., they crammed into a small truck and a taxi and drove, headlights off, along the dark, tree-lined avenue leading to the concrete walls surrounding the embassy of the United States. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The hallway leading into the temple seemed to grow larger as she neared it, and she had to temper the distinct feeling that it was going to swallow her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Tubes and wiring herniate from the opening, all leading to a series of dials and gauges, connected to three ruptured vats, and behind it, a series of arrested pistons. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z There were paths leading here and there among the lamp-hung oleander trees, but not a sound of life could be heard: no night birds singing, no insects, nothing but Will’s own footsteps. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As I shut it, Saint Paul’s, and all the many church-clocks in the City—some leading, some accompanying, some following—struck that hour. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Narrow, dilapidated buildings stand right in the middle of the street, while some doors leading into buildings hang upside down, as if impossible to get into. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had made his mind up the night before, when he realized that it was senseless to continue leading a hermit’s life while seeking for a quick fortune. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, starting Divination, are you?” said the manager, stripping off his gloves and leading Harry into the back of the shop, where there was a corner devoted to fortune-telling. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He walked the length of the picket fence in front of the house, seeking for a walk leading to the rear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Well, actually Baldy was leading Twists and me by a few steps. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The orc-band began to descend a narrow ravine leading down into the misty plain below. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z To my surprise, he swung from his saddle without a word, though his bearing spoke of resentment and disdain, and walked on, leading his mount. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Capitalizing on this, in 1791 Marat, now a leading voice in the National Assembly, denounced Lavoisier and suggested that it was well past time for his hanging. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Atticus said to his daughter, “I’m your man, then. From the looks of you, Miss Priss, it’ll be the blind leading the blind.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Rawiya held Moss for a few seconds, and then Bits was there, their eyes alight in pride and respect, and Moss hugged them, hard and sincere, before leading them all away. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her dad walked over to the screen door leading to their backyard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Bergil was with him, and he also was downcast; for his father was to march leading a company of the Men of the City: he could not rejoin the Guard until his case was judged. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Again her fingers find the outer ramparts, the Bastion de la Hollande, the little staircase leading down. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I went down the hallway leading to the library, past Toqir, the elderly servant who dusted the baseboards. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Whatever made him get on that plane ... it was leading him to those rooms.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She rode for many days through the deepest parts of the Wood, and at last, driven by her desire to claim Rois’s heart, she found the crystal gates leading to Taninli. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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