| 单词 | ledge |
| 例句 | He used to go out to the cliffs and rocky ledges where they breed. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He had ledges full of Star Wars miniatures, and a huge The Empire Strikes Back poster on his wall. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I knew from watching Mrs. Moss punish Heather that I had to hunker down without letting my head touch the top of the counter ledge or my butt or heels rest on the floor. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Stanley stopped about two-thirds of the way up, on a fairly wide ledge. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z A few minutes before midnight, all ten men reached a ledge just below the plant. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Up and up and up she went, methodically climbing past nests and ledges and tiny trees rooted in the cracks, and before long our robot felt the soft soil of the island beneath her feet. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Turner crawled away from the ledges and stood up unsteadily, as if the blast had loosened the granite beneath him and it was swaying with the quarrelsome waves. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z A path wraps around the edge of the room like a ledge, though the majority of the floor is sunken and filled with large cushions covered in a rainbow of embellished silk. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She rode the waves to the ledge of the silo and stepped under the jutting roof. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But on a green ledge above the battlefield I saw the giant’s wives crying. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow and stop at the ramp’s ledge. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Van Ness claimed to have revisited the ledge the following day and found the severed branch of a cedar tree about twelve feet high and four feet to the side of where Burr had stood. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Abby’s sitting on the ledge by the sinks, toes turned out like a ballerina, jelly flats peeking out from under her dress. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Gregor was about to retrieve the bowl when he saw the first rat claw catch the top of the ledge. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The sun was in her eyes, but Hazel spotted a tiny figure standing at the top of the ledge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I swing my leg up and drag the rest of my body onto the ledge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a piece of chalk from the ledge. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Ulape and I went together far out on the ledge where I had hidden before when the hunters first came. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening, when everyone else is at dinner, I sit on the window ledge in the dormitory and turn on the screen David gave me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When Perseus arrived the maiden was on a rocky ledge by the sea, chained there to wait for the coming of the monster. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel the muscles in my face relaxing, my pace quickening as I climb the hills to our place, a rock ledge overlooking a valley. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Above it, on a deep ledge that ran from one side of the room to the other, my gaze fell upon a row of strange figures. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I jumped to the ledge below, found it was really quite wide, slid on the seat of my pants to the next ledge, and stopped. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I answered by nodding my head like one of those nodding animals that Americans put on the rear ledge of their automobiles. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, but did you have a ledge overlooking an underground river?” says Marlene, waggling her eyebrows. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Friday morning, when my first week’s rent was due, I went to the piano in the parlor to place my money on the ledge. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I edged along the window ledge to where the huge iron wheel hung, bolted to the stone of the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Johnny helped her search and they found them at last in a glass of water on the ledge outside the window. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Glancing around in what I hoped looked like intense concentration, I noticed a few fragments of colored chalk on the ledge of the board. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then Sitti filled the jug slowly from a pipe jutting out of a ledge. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a lot of tiger to squeeze onto a fairly narrow ledge, but he managed it by making his back very round. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Celaena backed away from the ledge as they stopped at the nearby fountain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She climbed out the window and down, holding onto the ledge with her fingertips until she could safely fall to the ground. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z But by straining to recover the factual ingredients in the story, we have inadvertently ignored the most obvious question—namely, what were these two prominent American statesmen doing on the ledge in the first place? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z To be more accurate, I’m just glad he was there before I fell off the ledge and killed myself in front of everyone. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Carefully climb the first ladder, bracing his feet on the window ledge, and then onto the iron stairway that led to the roof. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The challenger spun off the ledge, an arc of blood spraying from his ear, and bolted down the meadow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He gripped the icy ledge with his fingers, thinking that if he had been running any faster he would have gone right off the roof, hurtling four floors. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z My mother always sits on the edges of things—chairs, ledges, tables—as if she suspects she will have to flee in an instant. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He clambered back up the ledges, retrieved his collar—it took some time to find—and so sprinted home, hardly able to breathe by the time he reached the front porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Like a dolphin lying on its side, with its tail pointing toward the sunrise, its nose pointing to the sunset, and its fins making reefs and the rocky ledges along the shore. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw two men standing on a rock ledge, men of the Regiment. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys were out of breath when they eventually sat next to each other on top of the rough ledge. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I stop and sit on the ledge that keeps all the fake plants at bay, beside his wheelchair, refusing to look at his face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I drop back to our ledge, to find Alice balled up like a little caterpillar and sound asleep. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was tempted to retreat, but the tunnel was closing behind them, leaving them stranded on a tiny ledge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Moving walls push the coins teetering on the ledges onto the next ledge down, and 10p coins falling off that ledge fall into your scoop. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The falls are casting a little shadow on the ledge, darkening where the little trail ends. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Standing on the ledge of the bell tower isn’t about dying. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She sat on the ledge at the front window and stared across the parking lot with her chin planted on her knees. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I flung open the window and leaned upon the ledge to see guards running helter-skelter in the orchard, their pikes and swords in hand. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Moving as quickly as we dare on the slippery ledge, we make our way to a narrow bridge and cross it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Jon opened a shuttered window, took the flagon of beer off the outside ledge, and filled a horn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There could be a ledge down near the water.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z High above, the drones near the ridge of the mountain, where the icy water from the east pours over its ledge. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Not much farther. He lives up on a ledge.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Chup, perched on the ledge of the aerie, watched her carefully. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She runs a finger along the stone ledge, tracing a vein in the rock. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The cliff face isn’t even and the ledge curves round it as it stretches forward. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When Gray climbed to the ledge beside his mate, Pax dropped to its base and sat, respectful. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She jammed one foot into a crack and lifted her other foot onto a narrow ledge, and just like that she was climbing. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He turned to the window and put his hands under the upper ledge and lifted; he felt a cold rush of air laden with snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The rent was due Friday mornings on the ledge above the piano keys. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It feels strange to be on a narrow, mossy ledge. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The tongues of water licked into all the crevices, dragged at my hand and at my bare feet gripping the ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z What if I fell from a ledge and broke my back? A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The school of white bass was still on the ledge, glistening in the sun. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z We ate in the shade of Babou’s fig trees, crowded around the card tables or sitting on the ledges of Babou’s herb planters. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Harry clutched the window ledge in relief as he recognized the bottlebrush tail. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I placed the plant back on the ledge and went to shut off the tape recorder. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Twelve hundred feet above the South Col the trio of Sherpas found the incapacitated climbers on the ledge where Lopsang had left them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She stands a few feet away on the other side of the tower, also out on the ledge, dark-blond hair waving in the breeze, the hem of her skirt blowing up like a parachute. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He had seen the island from the far ledges, standing with his father and Sheriff Elwell and Deacon Hurd and everyone else important in the town. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Very sweetly, and in a way no one else could quite detect, she took my arm and half supported me as we walked away from the ledge. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There was a small ledge and a drop of approximately six inches to the water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The stone-work rose thirty feet, without a crack or ledge, to overhanging courses like inverted steps. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then they straightened and flew over the ledges on the far shore, out of sight. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “We need to hang our feet down and swing onto that,” Mark said, pointing at the walkway—a metal ledge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Finally I spot the navigator at the far side, climbing to the leapers’ ledge. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He went to the back of his house, and from a ledge formed by a projecting brick he took three packets of medicine, powders neatly wrapped in white paper. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And when it flies back over the ledge, it buries itself in her head. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Pigeons all clustered up on a ledge clucking away like only pigeons can, but the noise continued even after I opened my eyes in the darkness of night. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The legs and torso have been carved from natural ledges of the rock in such a way that the shapes seem to emerge almost imperceptibly from the stone. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked, leaned into the ashtray, kinda looked like he was leaning over the ledge of a pool, threatening to fall in. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Feel with her toes for small ledges; they would help. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Can I take it all back and forbid Bing from joining my father on the ledge? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Other soldiers run along rooftops and ledges, hurrying into position with their rifles. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There were no cakes set out on window ledges, either, but Lazlo had never really expected that. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They stand on opposite sides of a small, round room painted a rich blue and dotted with stars, on a ledge around a pool of jewel-toned cushions. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A plastic cup of water on a window ledge, just out of the woman’s reach. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Percy had managed to grab a ledge about fifteen feet below the top of the chasm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Soon after the battle began, the warriors became trapped on a ledge. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Tyrion Lannister was sitting on the ledge above the door to the Great Hall, looking for all the world like a gargoyle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Turner looked ahead and saw the rock ledges streaking past and the shore bending away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Gripping the stony lip of the fall with his fingers he let himself gently down, until when his arms were almost at full stretch, his toes found a ledge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They stopped near a long rock ledge which walled the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She had gone to a ledge on the eastern part of the island hoping to gather shellfish. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Now there were long outcroppings of granite with deep crevices between, and Kino walked on bare unmarkable stone when he could and leaped from ledge to ledge. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He had slid and not fallen, and had come up with a jolt to his feet on a wider ledge not many yards lower down. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Shadow, not without a certain amount of hesitation, and a hasty look around for any House on the Rock personnel who might be watching, swung himself up onto the ledge beside the World’s Largest Carousel. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Ralph crawled until he found the ledge of the entry in his grasp. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Up she went, expertly negotiating rocky columns and ledges, until she hoisted herself onto the clifftop, where two young bears were waiting. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On all fours, he scrambled to the next ledge and then turned and looked back; the man was still standing, throwing the spot of yellow about over the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z After two hours on a narrow ledge seven stories above a concrete parking lot and gathered crowds, Mr. George Pollucci let himself be helped to safety through a nearby window by Sgt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I jump, grab the ledge, and pull myself up, my arms shaking. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later I was standing on a broad ledge. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat together on a ledge next to a roaring fiery waterfall. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My heart is still racing and my hands are still shaking from being up on that ledge. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Because I was on the ledge of the roof at school.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I expect him to pick up 1 of the dry erase markers that sit on the ledge. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A strong wind blows behind me, nudging my wet sneakers closer to the ledge. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Lester’s spotlight blazed from the top of a small, flat rock, but cast only a small arc over the ledge of the quarry, out into the water. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z By the time I reached the other building, my legs were quivering so violently, I had to grasp hold of the ledge to steady myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A bird comes to rest on the ledge above the window exactly over Dr. Katz’s head, like it’s come to perch on top of the two flyaway curls. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We were standing on a ledge overlooking a marshy pond when Annabeth tensed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I also believe that Luke is sitting up, in a rectangle somewhere, gray cement, on a ledge or the edge of something, a bed or chair. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She was balanced now on a narrow ledge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A pigeon was strutting back and forth along the ledge outside as if it were keeping guard. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She landed on the ledge where she had helped raise Chup’s motherless eyases. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I keep the know ledge of this name like something hidden, some treasure I’ll come back to dig up, one day. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There he found a shadowy ledge where he crouched and listened. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Homes nods to the pipe, where the mutts are slithering onto the ledge. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He looked at our men standing on the ledge of rock a dozen paces away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Without the peregrine falcons to keep them in check, they were so numerous that the courthouse windows and ledges were white with birdlime. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z There is no way to get her off that ledge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then, exhaling smoke, he put the cigarette up on the frosted-glass ledge where the old, dead cigarette was, and assumed a slightly more relaxed stance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The highest log granted access to a rocky ledge. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He climbed back onto the window ledge and wrapped his arms around his legs, resting his head on his knees. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z On the second story of the Exchange, she hoisted herself onto a window ledge just wide enough to perch on. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He had one continuous eyebrow, a furry ledge over his stony black eyes. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z They staggered over slick glass ledges, around massive boulders, avoiding stalagmites that would’ve impaled them with any slip of the foot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Two men stand next to the ledge, hoisting something up with ropes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The ball must have grazed a ledge above. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Something flashed from the ledge—a slender, black chain with a metal weight at the end. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We had the voices perfected and the theme song choreographed, and we used to do these performances on the ledge in front of the fireplace. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Ivy peered over the ledge, inhaling the piney scent of the wood, and watched June disappear into her house. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Or stand on a tiny ledge, barely big enough for his feet, on the end of other hopper cars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He was watching the granite ledges slip past, the. pines above them bending with the wind out to sea. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Turner sat with his hands clenched, seeing his father’s eyes as he had gone over the ledge. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then she takes one foot off the ledge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He examined the window ledge, stared up at the ceiling. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Then the ledge suddenly drops down and widens out, carved steps becoming more obvious. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The steel platform on which the trailer rested was only slightly wider and longer than the trailer itself, leaving a ledge about a foot and a half wide all the way around. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I can’t get myself to back away from the ledge, so I lower my body to the rooftop, inch by inch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z With all his strength, little by little, he raised Melynlas until the stallion was able to clamber from the ledge. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z A stony beach, a stony ledge or two, some pines—a few toppled over with their heads in the water, a few tilted, most of them still straight. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I jump down the rock staircase, pausing on ledges to look for signs of her camp, and come upon the ruins of an old mill. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a ladder and a ledge of ample width to lie down on. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I craned my neck and there he was, three stories up, rocking back and forth on the ledge like he was standing on a curb or something. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Hesitantly, he removed his clothes, glancing again at Edwin, who had already swum over and seated himself chest-deep on a rock ledge across the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As the rest of the family disappeared down the path that led to their new place, she took her mat and her pots to the cave and set them on a ledge at the back. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z But the thing that flew down swept them aside with a brutal blow from her wing, and then settled heavily on a ledge just above the children’s heads. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They disappeared beneath the ledge we hid on, and Ayanna hissed at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Warmth radiated from it, making Mo's wet clothes hiss with steam as he clambered onto the narrow ledge and collapsed next to me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She leaned her body over the ledge and stretched for the tree branch, but she couldn’t reach it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Its great feet were still up on the window ledge, claws sunk into the stone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They stand still on the ledge, though the wind is blowing hard, tossing their hair over their foreheads, into their eyes, into their mouths. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Noah and Heather are standing on the ledge gazing out over the whitecaps. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z When at last she reached the small ledge below the tree and felt her feet firmly in place there, she took a deep breath. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A transparent Plexiglas barrier had been installed around the ledge to keep people from jumping, but it was a joke. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Do not place your foot on the ledge here. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I stand on the ledge, under the arch of what used to be a window, and stare out at the city. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I climb out the window, hang on to the ledge. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z None of the oarsmen, for example, was permitted on the ledge to witness the exchange of fire. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “You seem like a girl with a song in her head,” she says, standing and coming toward the ledge. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The ledge of the stove is lined with a few spice jars, labeled in his mother’s hand. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I did not look back at the glittering eyes of the figures on the ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, that must be right. There’s a stone marked with E, and down the riverbank at that point there’s a ledge. I think we’re getting it.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Koffi leaned over the wall’s ledge as far as she dared, fingers outstretched. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I carefully lowered myself until my feet rested on this ledge, then reached up to close the window behind me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Dad sat down on the ledge, leaned his crutch against the rail, and sighed. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He says, “They’re serving pizza today,” as if I wasn’t standing on a ledge six stories above the ground, my arms outstretched, a girl wrapped around my knees. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Remembering a sandstone ledge I had seen while prowling the woods, I went there. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But on that day, when a dignified black spider was investigating my desk, I cupped my hands around it, carried it to the open window, and set it outside on the ledge. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z We were caught between a mountain we couldn’t climb and a ledge we had no intention of trying to renegotiate. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Dust is on everything: the windows, the window ledges, the fixtures, the floor. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He reached over the stone ledge which divided the arch from the stained-glass windows above and, taking a firm grip, propelled himself upwards and sideways. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With a deep breath, Sarai disengaged a moth from the ledge and spurred it forward, a single smithereen of darkness dispatched into the dim. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She tumbled and fell off the rising ledge, her head smacking the other pilot’s knee. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I suddenly had an overwhelming urge to knock him off the ledge. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was no graceful way around it, but her hands clung to the lip of the stone ledge where the ancient axes were displayed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The knot of men broke up and disappeared behind ledges and chimneys. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When being shown the way, you half expect to be taken out onto a roof ledge and helped in through a window. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The squareness of the rock allowed a sort of plinth round it, so mat to the right, over the lagoon, one could inch along a ledge and turn the corner out of sight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He crawled out to the edge of the ledge on his stomach and peered out. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Even the crack in the stone ledge has a purpose: to draw attention to the glass of soap by setting it slightly apart. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t wait to put on his shirt but willed himself to climb up the ledges and start for town even though his legs were still shivering. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Pushing my shortened hair behind my ears, I stepped onto the ledge at the base of the rock and placed my hands against its cool surface. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I edged up to another ledge, and lay down on it to catch my breath. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder how long Al stood at the ledge before he pitched himself over it, into the Dauntless Pit. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He pushed the bag ahead, hoping that there was some ledge he could grab. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Come down to our ledge where she can’t see you,” I say and lead the way. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And this ledge broadens out to the right. I could stand there without a hold. I’ll——’ his words were cut short. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The triangular shape of the boy leaning on the ledge gives stability to the painting, which helps to suspend the fleeting instant in time. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z To the right there were rocky pinnacles, one or two of them with snow clinging to the ledges. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z We walked along the ledge of the highway, Rosaleen moving at the pace of a bank-vault door, her spit jug fastened on her finger. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like my heart had a little ledge on it and I was standing there leaning as far out as I could, waiting to see what Zach would do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A cold rain slanted down onto the tar paper and onto the lone figure sitting on the ledge overlooking the empty street below. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed against the floor with his toes and then he was finally able to grab the ledge! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Nailer slid slowly along the wall, questing down into the murk with his toes, feeling for some bump or ledge that would tell him a door lay below. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the granite ledges, Turner found two gnarled pines that begged to be shinnied up, a cave that would just about die to be explored, and mudflats where herons longed to be chased. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Stanley still managed to hold the sack of jars in his left hand as he slowly moved up, from ledge to ledge, crisscrossing the rut. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I can catch a breath on that ledge there, all I need to do is reach it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I could feel him standing on the shower ledge, right behind my chair, taking a look to see if Stradlater was around. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “She saved you from jumping off that ledge, didn’t she?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “This must say, ‘Something something down riverbank to ledge approximately eight feet below.’ The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Crawling out on the ledge, my hands trembling, I lay a small pile of pine needles and twigs, then, taking out my flint and steel, strike a spark and start a fire. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He throws himself off a ledge and Eric’s calling it brave? Eric, who tried to have you throw knives at Al’s head?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I nearly fell off the ledge in the chimney. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I jump, shoving the chair forward, and it slides onto the ledge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I was giddy from staring down at the terrace, and my fingers ached from holding to the ledge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Alice’s castle,” I say, clambering up to a ledge where a stone wall with stones placed one on two, two on one, protects a natural cave from rain and wind. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he flicked off the ledge and was gone. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We ducked under the window for a few seconds until we got the courage to peek over the ledge. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The little man came out of the shadow and stood calmly in the light, on a ledge higher than the children’s heads. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He climbed down the ledges, his heart still beating loudly. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He could not have gone far because of his wound, but though I looked everywhere, around the ledge where I had been standing and in front of the cave, I did not find him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit on a crumbling window ledge three stories up, hidden from view behind rusted steel beams. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I opened my window and went out on the roof and then swung down over the ledge, caught the windowsill, and dropped into the yard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Baby Kochamma rolled the red flag up and put it on the ledge behind the backseat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I leap up, push off against one wall, and grip the top ledge of the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He scrambled to the window, pitched the paper in before him, caught hold and heaved himself upward onto the ledge and then inside. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Once, I lost my grip and-I found myself dangling by one hand from a ledge fifty feet above the rocky surf. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Then she felt the heat on her fingers and let go, and the flaming stick dropped over the ledge and into the river. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The girl jumped down from the ledge and came over to me and touched it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she and Doon stood together on the ledge and gazed down. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We scrubbed the floor and washed the windows and polished the grate and dusted the ledges and wiped the picture-frames and carefully tidied away all the hockey-sticks and cricket-bats and umbrellas. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He came down off the shower ledge and came in the room. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Why am I not like him— and why does that thought make me feel so uneasy, like I’m teetering on a ledge myself? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He still carried the gaff in his hand, but now he perched it on the ledge of the witness box between himself and the expert hematologist. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There was an AM radio with chrome buttons, and on the ledge over the back seat, a box of Kleenex and an ice scraper. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I could see the toes of his shoes, flat and dark, hanging over the ledge, but I couldn’t see his face. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t move into the streetcar but stood on the ledge over the conductor, glaring. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Gollum, it seemed, had crawled off along the ledge into the darkness beyond, when the gates of Minas Morgul opened, leaving the hobbits where they lay. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z At the ledge, with an oddly wriggling, person-size bundle hoisted on his shoulder, was the stranger who’d dropped out of a sky portal that morning. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Today I'm out on my own—Tess is keeping a low profile several streets down, tucked away on a hidden second-floor ledge. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I can crawl under the tables to the steps and go up them to the ledge near Madoc’s strategy room. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The ledge we stood on curved around several more times before it disappeared inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was hard work, but each time I would lift the canoe from the water and onto the ledge, even though I planned to go out the next morning. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I focus on making one move at a time, and before long, I’m able to drop onto the ledge. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I went whilst my courage was fresh straight to the window on the south side, and at once got outside on the narrow ledge of stone which runs around the building on this side. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The gulls wheeled overhead, mewing like hungry cats; some of them settled on the ledges of the cliff, while others, bolder, rode the surface of the water beside the ship. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I sat down to rest on a broad, sloping ledge, but after a few minutes a deafening boom! frightened me back to my feet. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z With their spears raised our men rushed down across the ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one awkward spot, where there was no ledge and the wall was sheer and even undercut for a short space; there he slipped and swung out on the silver line. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Cheddar waits on the ledge of the front window for me to come home from the salon in the afternoon. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He thought about climbing down the ledges, but in the dark he wasn’t sure he could find the holds. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When he was young, Nat remembered, he had felt proud of a ledge named Bowditch. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a short ledge that circled the bottom, but it didn’t give him enough of a boost to reach the ladder. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes I can break into a building by running it from the outside, if there are balconies to leap from and window ledges to balance on. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It had ledges for a scrape, and food abounded here. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Someone, maybe Ms. Laverne, had put pillows along the ledge, and bright sun was coming in. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It was a ledge, a little cliff, with a small hollow underneath. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He stopped at a ledge and looked back; he saw in the lurid glare of the slashing lances of light a man stumbling over the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Lizzie waited for the gulls to return over the high ledge, but they didn’t. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Muscles bunching powerfully, Nero hauled Seth up to the ledge. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Just past the second landing of stone steps is an area where a large mass of shimmering rock juts out, creating a ledge. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I watch the snows fall on the ledge outside my window. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z By prearranged agreement, the Burr party arrived first, just before 7:00 a.m., and began clearing away the incidental brush and rocks on the ledge. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z His voice takes on the slow, deliberate tone of a man talking someone off a ledge. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I stick in one of those long wiggly plastic straws that Mom kept from when I was four and sit on the window ledge in the living room, sipping slowly while smiling at the birds. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z My copy of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men sits on the window ledge. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was open, and Fay slipped in and sat on the ledge, a black silk kimono revealing lovely legs. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed hold of a rope I’d strung there at waist level to serve as a handhold and began to sidestep along the ledge to the corner of the platform. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Just above the bridge, between it and a thorn bush upstream, was a ledge of turf which overhung the water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She crawled through my window behind me and sat on the ledge. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it's some kind of joke, but Quang-ha leaves an avocado pit in the window ledge in the kitchen. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I began sticking my hands deeper into the shelves and over the ledges near the bottom. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon he and Edwin sat together on the rocky ledge. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “If I widen the window, we can hang from the ledge before dropping to the ground. The drop will be shorter.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He scuttled to the edge of the ledges, felt his hand miss, pulled himself back, and tried to get his legs under him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He grabbed the ledge, hoisted himself upon it, and lay flat for a moment on the ice, then slid to the other side, rolling over. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I replaced the chalk on the ledge, aware for the first time that my hands shake when I’m nervous. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In a single leap she cleared the ledge and then flew down the slope. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z All the people that were milling around earlier are gathered by the ledge now, and the air smells potently of alcohol. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It just barely touches the ledge beneath one of the window spaces. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He asked to see the hibiscus plant on the ledge behind him. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What were you doing up on that ledge?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They passed out of sight, and then a rope ladder unfurled from the ledge, unwinding all the way to the base of the cliff. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It rests on a ledge above us, a pillow beneath it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To get down on to the level below, Kingshaw had to slither over one of the jutting pieces of wall, and then walk along a ledge until he reached Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I quickly grab him and pull him back from the ledge before he can swoon off the cliff, and I hold him tight. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The rescue teams had gone up, through the raging storm, through the darkness and the danger, and they’d found him tucked in a little empty space under a snow ledge. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They were on a jutting stone ledge, looking down into a shallow, crudely made amphitheater. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But the viselike grip against my ribs eventually lifted, and then, fingers clasping a sloping ledge, I pulled myself out into a small grotto. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And when he reached the granite ledges and looked across to Malaga, he could almost believe in hope and prayer. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Pax was knocked off the ledge, and when he hit solid ground again, tangled in uprooted shrubbery, the broken world went silent. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It grows into a yell, which transforms into a scream, and then I’m standing on the ledge of the Merciless Mart, screaming as the chair sails toward the ground, screaming until my throat burns. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The inside has a nice iron ladder to a ledge where I can sit and peer out over the decks. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He was barely holding on to a ledge the size of a bookshelf. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to go down to the cave and count them, to see if they would make two loops around my neck, but I did not leave the ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Something is sparkling on a narrow ledge about five feet below the cliff’s edge. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I rolled down the window when he started driving and leaned out, my arms resting on the open ledge, my face resting on my arms. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The bridge wasn't nearly as high as the cave ledge he had leaped from, but he still didn't want to look down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A man was climbing over a near-by ledge, and beyond him was a small knot of men, their faces lit to a distinct whiteness by the swinging pencils of light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There was no obstacle to entering, but she hesitated and perched the moths on the window ledge to peer inside. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The boys swam to the stone ledge where they’d left their clothes, climbed out of the water, and squatted in the sunshine. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Ripred will probably manage, but if the seven of us sitting on this ledge are going to survive, we’ll need a miracle,” he thought. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was standing in the bathroom, getting ready for bed, and this little Gap Kids baseball hat was sitting on the ledge by the sink. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A few small ledges jutted out here and there, but Annabeth saw nothing on them—just strands of spider silk dripping over the sides like Christmas tinsel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The pigeon hurled itself off the ledge, afraid of him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Treebeard stood alone there now, like the distant stump of an old tree: the hobbits thought of their first meeting, upon the sunny ledge far away on the borders of Fangorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Inches away, I pressed my chest flat to the ground and reached out to hook my fingers over the ledge, then dragged myself forward until I could peek over it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The window ledge where I once watched the soggy fairies and chilblained snowflakes, breathing in the smell of snakes and antiseptic and mice, is now empty air. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Down from the trees, window ledges, and rooftops flocked many pigeons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Blue days, as they dangled their legs over the granite ledges and felt the gigantic continent behind them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When we got to the ledge, we were less than thirty meters from the top of the hill. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I climb onto the rock ledge and dive into the water, and it knocks the breath out of me because it’s cold, not warm. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He hoped that darkness might soften the loss, but there was just enough moonlight to bathe his window ledge in a soft glow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She patted the clothes that she had piled on the window ledge. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She is cheerleader popular— one of those girls you would never think of running into on a ledge six stories above the ground. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I watch it, hands on the edge of the tub, chin on hands, my body dragging downward from this ledge, not thinking about anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Glad to be sitting on sidewalk concrete and not on the ledge in the tunnel. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Looking down was always a bad idea, even if Arobynn had forced her to stand on the ledge of his Assassin’s Keep for hours on end to become accustomed to heights. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At one time in the far past it had been scooped by something, probably a glacier, and this scooping had left a kind of sideways bowl, back in under a ledge. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman became agile, pulling himself up the rock face, digging his knees into crevices, searching with his fingers for solid earth patches or ledges of stone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Moving both downward and ahead on the ridge’s layered ledges. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The stern kicked off the ledge, slapped him up and away, clear of the raft, completely in the air. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I leaned on the window ledge and watched the morning sun contend with the fog. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A ledge of black rock ran out above it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Candles on the window ledges lit his way and he noticed all the different smells . . . strange spices, extinguished fires and burning cedar, sweets, powders, and perfumes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A white hand with crimson fingernails leapt from the window ledge onto a drainpipe and was immediately out of sight. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She scoots backward on the ledge and leans back on her hands, looking at me. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “A daredevil jump off this ledge will end your life. It has happened before and it will happen again. You’ve been warned.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They rested on a mountain, on a ledge beside a cave, and they ate their food and drank their mead, and they joked and they laughed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I took a firm stance on the ledge and signaled to Tenzing to come on up. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A moment later something like a long rope came sailing over the ledge. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I hear their shuffling footsteps behind me and step onto the ledge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Cain hooked his long rope around a leering gargoyle’s neck and swung across an expanse of flat wall, landing on a balcony ledge fifteen feet below the flag. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I am asking myself this now as I stand on a narrow ledge six stories above the ground. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And that was when Lizzie looked across the water to the mainland and saw the group of men gathered high on the granite ledge above the tide. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Other bones and fossilized footprints were found in the Connecticut River Valley of New England after a farm boy named Plinus Moody spied ancient tracks on a rock ledge at South Hadley, Massachusetts. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He crawled back from the ledge and wrapped his arms tightly around his knees. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I resisted the urge to kick out at the roof’s ledge again. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There is an ancient-looking air conditioner hanging on to the ledge of the bootlegged window, and the glass above the machine has been covered with a piece of decorative cloth. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z On either side of the rut were a series of ledges. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Sir Ector’s nose was blue, and had an icicle hanging from the end of it, while all except Mertyn had a ledge of snow upon their shoulders. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Lopsang left Fischer and Gau on a ledge 1,200 feet above the South Col and fought his way down through the storm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Out on Malaga Island, the orange light flared higher, and a line of lanterns headed toward shore, disappearing from Turner’s sight as they neared the granite ledges. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I hold up my textbook as testimony and get off the ledge. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Luke stood up and kicked the wet garbage bags off the ledge. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My cheeks grew hot, my mind dizzy, like I was still toeing the ledge. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He also tried the ledge again, but it wasn’t tall enough. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As it tipped forward the rear of the raft cut down into the water and came against tire submerged ledge. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z With a heavy heart, Boukreev lashed Fischer’s backpack across his face as a shroud and left him on the ledge where he lay. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He visualized its probable progress with agonizing clearness-that one would start slowly, drop from ledge to ledge, trundle across the neck like an outsize steam roller. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She tried to see in but her nose didn’t reach the window ledge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She tries to grab the slippery railing ledge, but her hand slides right off and she goes plummeting down. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The ledge we were sitting on was narrower than I’d realized. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I handed her one and she slipped down from the window ledge to the couch. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Shadow thought of saying something, but instead he helped them, one by one, up onto the ledge. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The quiet in the room is uneasy, like it is rocking back and forth on a ledge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z With a last effort, she pulled herself over the aerie ledge and flopped down on her breast, wings out. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But when he got back to the ledge where they had hidden out, Spurge was gone. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Soon after, we came to a narrow ledge of path along a wall of rock called Big Butt Mountain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Using my cane to feel the way, to touch driftwood or coral ledges the night tide might have uncovered, I moved along the damp sand, calling out now and then. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake found a rocky ledge, sat down, and jotted their findings in the small notebook he’d stuffed into his back pocket before leaving home. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z So he wrapped his arms around himself and stood back against the ledges, waiting. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Lily’s eyes hold on to me, like she is talking me down from a ledge. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Piggy took off his shoes and socks, ranged them carefully on the ledge, and tested the water with one toe. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There was the neck of land, the ledge skirting the rock, up there were the red pinnacles. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I rub my gloved hand over the cave’s wall, and just above my head I find a ledge. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Her stomach lurched as she leaped from the ledge and into the stars, praying they’d catch her as she fell. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He smiled again and jumped off the ledge in his shorts. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When I look up at the ledge, he’s there, moving out of shadow. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had a lot of books, all lined up on the window ledge in his little room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I wrapped my hands around the bin’s top wall, knowing this would give me a ledge to grasp when the bin was vertical. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Melynlas, more surefooted than his master, regained his balance on a ledge below the trail. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The point of the roof where the water leaves the cliff must be a good thirty feet above us and the ledge fifteen feet wide easy. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I wonder what she would say if I told her that an hour ago I was being talked off the ledge of the bell tower. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We walk to the rock ledge that surrounds part of the Hole and climb up onto it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And along this wall, in its shadow, was a reef ledge that started at the edge of the beach and continued out past the cove where the waters became rough. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Many students near me ran away, while others tried desperately to hold on to walls, other people, a ledge—anything. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Nailer balanced on the ledge, on the edge of decision. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Bigger grabbed the icy ledge, hoisted himself flat upon it, and slid over. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t very deep, not a cave, but it was smooth and made a perfect roof and he could almost stand in under the ledge. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of the cave was a high ledge of rocks surrounded by deep kelp beds, and I would have paddled by it if I had not seen a sea hawk fly out. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Carrying both of the spears, I climbed down from the ledge and went through the brush to the place where the leader had fallen. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Belet slid across the floor and clasped the tub as it tottered on the ledge. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She panted as she grasped another window ledge and hoisted herself up. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then Percy let go of his tiny ledge, and together, holding hands, he and Annabeth fell into the endless darkness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I am in the bell tower of the high school, standing on a ledge about four inches wide. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were on the first ledge, high above Great Hall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We scurried up the ledge, trying to keep low, and, after several nerve-racking minutes, we reached the final curve. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We play together on my mama’s bed, and later I get strong enough to pull up on the door ledge, and I pull Lally up, too. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I should get in there,” I say, holding on to him like I’m hanging over the side of a building and he’s the ledge. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Stripping off his shirt, he jumped from the ledge. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z All of us are stepping left of center, inches closer to dropping off the narrow ledge. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z When I thought I was stuck, I found a little ledge and shinnied up to it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Miles went straight for a ledge created by the edge of the porch roof. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I finally took it out of my tree and cached it under a rock ledge nearby. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam saw no smokers on the streets, no cups of tea steaming from window ledges. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She spun her staff again, forcing him back toward the ledge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z As we get closer to the ledge, I begin to hear something strange. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And because of the dimness and the flying spray, she couldn’t actually see if there was a ledge at the bottom or not. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When she got to the ledge, she stepped sideways, gripped the hand Doon held out for her, and, with a deep breath of relief, came into the entryway. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The north wall was lower, and on the stone ledge were three metal figures. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Captain Cook found this spectacle very interesting, and in order to get a better view, he jumped up on the mirror ledge. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Her feet scrambled at the ledge, scraping rock into the water. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Thanks,” she grunted, nearly missing the ledge with her bad foot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The one difference between the present-day office and this one was that it was snowing in the past; bluish flecks were drifting past the window in the dark and building up on the outside ledge. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He found two places, all the same, where he had to trust wholly to it: smooth surfaces where there was no hold even for his strong hobbit fingers and the ledges were far apart. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “The one who saved you from jumping off the ledge?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Esteban was sitting on the ledge of the window, watching us. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And by the time Turner stood, the sheriff had suddenly let go and backed away as his father’s arms windmilled in the moonlit air, and he was over the ledge. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z With his feet upon the bottom ledge, his legs bent under him, his sweaty body shaken by wind, he looked into the snow and tried to see the ground below; but he could not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Nox couldn’t find a hold on the stone wall, and without a nearby ledge or gargoyle to grasp, he had nowhere to go but down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Usually, we would find scores of them—in trash cans, under rocks, on ledges, or just beneath the dirt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jessie brought her water bottle over to the east side of the brownstone, where an industrial metal funnel rested on the roof ledge. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When my alarm goes off in the morning, I awake to find Mango sitting on the window ledge, no doubt planning his next attack. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I tried to see what he was talking about, and finally noticed a tiny ledge winding down the diff face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z That knowledge is the only thing that helps me step onto the ledge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The required ten paces between contestants put them at the extreme ends of the ledge. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But now the ledges came right down to the New Meadows, and there were no open mudflats. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z So he followed the breeze out of town and through the pines and across the granite ledges to the shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z There were other things there on the ledge, in the shadows among the standing figures, but having drifted far back in the room, I again paddled toward the opening. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “The fallen tree, back there. The one across the ledge.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Placing a hand beside her mouth, Grandma called up to the ledge. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He climbed up the big boulders, feeling his way slowly, remembering ledges and cracks in the cliff wide enough for a person to climb to the top of the mesa. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They did not answer, but they followed him on to the climbing ledge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “We can try that ledge there. Might be able to climb down.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He’s really getting into it, pulling at his chin and nodding his head up and down like it belongs on the back window ledge of somebody’s car. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he landed perfectly, grabbing hold of the ledge with both hands and then pulling himself up until he was level with the window. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The Adirondacks rise like a jagged blue cutout in the far distance, and off to the right Outlet Falls shoots out over the ledge and spins a white trail to the rocks below. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she had time to think better of it, she’d stepped up onto the ledge, holding both sides of the sash. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z So we hung near Cradle’s office, where there was a ledge over our heads, then migrated to the gym and used some of the inmates’ exercise equipment until Cradle called us back to her office. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To fill out the composition, the artist includes the toddler peering intently over the ledge at the bubble, which is about the same size as his head. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Bando and I climbed the steep gorge to the top, searching every cave and ledge along the ascent, and found no sign of her or her pig, no clues to say that they were here. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He squatted on the pole, then threw himself sideways and across to the ledge outside Ian Rider’s office. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Together they sat on the ledge sharing a canteen of water, both weary and dusty. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Without a word Dad sits down on the ledge we’ve been digging. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Finally he drifted to a stop next to Percy, who stood on a ledge jutting over a deeper abyss. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I’m losing my grip on the icy ledge, when I see I’m only about six feet from the corner of the pod. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I grab the chair and hurl it over the ledge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He stepped to the edge of the ledge and looked up. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Somehow the door is by the ledge. Does that make sense?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Hum!” said Jo, still intent upon her sister’s face, for the bright color faded as quickly as it came, the smile vanished, and presently a tear lay shining on the window ledge. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl on the wall’s top ledge had turned her back on them, teetering dangerously. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A huge, dark shape appears above the ledge, and a few Dauntless rush forward to help the two men haul it over. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z But instead of this a narrow ledge of rock, a few yards wide and perhaps fifteen long, continued the island out into the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I’m aware of tile changing to concrete, of crawling through a tight, stinking pipe onto a ledge about a foot wide. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I climbed up on the ledge and leaned my stomach against the metal rail, watching the water in the space between Sookie’s catwalk and me. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Neither could I find my way home, so I climbed down from the ledge and crouched at the foot of the cliff. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls him by his arm as she begins walking down the narrow ledge. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He lifts his head, considers me, then lowers it again to keep an eye on crevasses and seams, icy scree, slick rocky ledges—doggedly continuing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood on a ledge high up in the great cavern, watching Lord Asriel and the snow leopard make their careful way down, a long way below. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I bet by now you’re pretty sorry you picked that particular ledge that particular day.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “They don’t never check those ledges,” came the quick reply as I walked to my desk. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But in their terror they had mistaken the depth of the water and had been tossed onto the rocky ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Another surge of profound relief overtook Koffi as her bandaged hands finally found purchase on the ledge, a flat stone surface just wide enough for her to heave onto and perch like a bird. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “You want us to jump off a ledge?” asks an Erudite girl. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He grabbed the long, wooden pointer from the chalk ledge and aimed it at an area that looked like a bitten-into golden pear, near the middle, southern part of Africa. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Right foot rain barrel, left foot window ledge, left hand iron drainpipe, and I swung myself onto the lip of the first story roof. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He pivoted around, picked up his cigarette from the frosted-glass ledge, dragged on it, then began to file his nails. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Better yet, if we can make it to the first ledge, there’s a cascading trail. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Finally, she removed a plastic model of an F-8 Crusader, paused to fix a misplaced decal with a small application of spit, then set it down in a window ledge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thus the fear of that future makes us pause in the present,” he said, leaning on the stone ledge that was cold and slicked with damp. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I went to the ledge and looked over. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He pulled and pulled and pulled and then his head came over the ledge. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Some hurry along ledges, while others are gathered in a straight line across the roofs. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I sit down on the ledge, leaning into the side of the window frame, and close my eyes. i And then I think of Al. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A cat that had been sitting on the roof of a pickup truck across the street sprang onto the window ledge of our apartment and disappeared into the shadows. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Nearby was a ledge of rock which I climbed, taking my weapons with me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It swung out a bit, bringing them close to the ledge. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We sat on the ledge of the roof for a long time, swinging our legs and surveying the khaki kingdom laid out before us. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z For a while, he stands on a narrow ledge at the end of a fuel tanker. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I came to our spring that gushed clear cold water out of a split in a rock ledge. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Between here, where she stood balanced on this ledge, and the one below the tree, was nothing she could grip or hold. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Below them, in Razorbill Street the birds were packed so close, and on such narrow ledges, that they had to stand with their backs to the sea, holding tight with long toes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Fargo Hall, close to a century old, had stone gargoyles and carved human heads on every turret and ledge. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He points to the very top of the bluff to a ledge that doesn’t even have a name, because who would dare it? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He is older than the others, with deep creases in his dark skin and gray hair at his temples, and he stands on the ledge like it’s a sidewalk. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Aragorn came last, moving slowly: he was scanning the steps and ledges closely. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Dad sighed and folded himself back down to sit on the ledge of the roof. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Seconds later he thrust out his feet and landed on a cliff ledge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then grouse feed on them too, finding them on bare and windswept ledges or following the antelope to feed where they have scratched away the snow. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z With his cheek resting on the stone, he gave one last heave and rolled on to the safety of the ledge. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z After a while we let ourselves down to our ledge and campsite. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There I hid myself on a brushy ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll take this ledge out and swim down to the shore, be waiting for them when they come. As soon as you can, make a beeline for the docking cave.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The hullbeast’s ugly face peeked over the ledge, growling and smelling like a kindergarten bathroom. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Mr. Lucas’s voice was even, the way cops talk to people standing on a ledge threatening to jump. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Gravity was considerably below Earth-normal, but with a heavy suit, the advantage was not too great, and the ledge meant a near ten-foot jump. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Marco stands, stepping back up to the ledge by the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She was so preoccupied with that thought, she didn’t notice the ledge until it was too late. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Some of the ledges were wide enough to sit on. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The ledge was barely wide enough to allow a toehold. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The praise house was filled with people spilling out the door and sitting on the window ledges. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She hung above the ledge for a moment, became confused, and stalled herself out by moving her wings and changing the wind flow. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z On a ledge behind that pillow was a small device. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We hit a ledge, and I almost fell over a dead Cong. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I fling myself here and there on the balcony ledges, trying to knock myself into sleep. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The actual site of the duel was a narrow ledge, about ten feet wide and forty feet long, located only twenty feet above the water. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z His fingers were scraped raw from holding on to that ledge before they fell. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He waded in, forcing steady breaths until he reached the rock ledge on the far side. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Later he learned that having a ledge named for you or your ship meant disaster instead of honor. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Relieved, exhaling, I make it to the ledge. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Those ledges up there? They’re covered with dust, and the inspectors will be looking. So tomorrow, make sure somebody takes care of that along with all the rest.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The demon ladies were picking their way down the cliff, jumping from ledge to ledge like mountain goats. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I climb the ladder, pull myself over the ledge, dodge around various piles of junk. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And then, with nothing left to count, Turner climbed back up the ledges, with a pile of loneliness on his back as heavy as nightfall. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Katherine drags a finger across the ledge of a china hutch. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She sat on the window ledge, looked out on the street. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z This house, a large, ram bling gray stucco with a picket fence surrounding the weedy grounds, stood away from the street, perched on a ledge that dropped fifty feet down into the river below. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Once Jon thought he saw a pair of glowing eyes on a ledge overhead, as big as harvest moons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘But there are other marks, very strange marks, which I do not understand. I wonder if we can see anything from this ledge which will help us to guess which way they went next?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He picked up the cigarette he had posted on the edge of the frosted-glass ledge and dragged on it, but it was dead. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z There would be a small ledge beneath it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was just below the ledge Ulape and I had stood on while we watched the battle. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Close to our ledge, a burning branch bounces off rock, falls. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Piggy appeared again, sat on the rocky ledge, and watched Ralph's green and white body enviously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Ice formed at the base of a ledge near him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She leaned back on the window ledge, causing the curtains to sway behind her, and took a slow breath. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He crawled back in, under the ledge, and sat. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran forward, pushing past people who didn’t quite seem to know what they were supposed to be doing, and leaped onto the ledge running up the outside of the stairs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I take Alice’s hand and pull her to the edge of the escarpment, where I had seen a ledge about ten feet down. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They huddled together as the water lifted them off their ledges. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Keeping her eyes on the intruder as though he were a bear, she managed to get her left foot across the sill and straighten herself to a sitting position on the window ledge. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Around the ballroom the creature raced, underneath tables and up across the window ledges, although it dimwittedly ignored the one that had been opened. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Nhamo wriggled out and stood on the narrow ledge at the mouth of the cave. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She put it up on the window ledge, over the kitchen sink. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Icicles hung like fangs from every sill and ledge. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Savages appeared, painted out of recognition, edging round the ledge toward the neck. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Crawl up on the ledge above, Mike. They’re coming this way, and I want to watch them at close range. Can you make it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The ledge joined the cliff just below my house. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They emerged on the side of the domed roof, on a flat ledge, facing north. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She tightened her grip on the rope and lifted her second foot from the ledge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The world darkened as he reached the ledge the girl had been balanced on only seconds before, and he leaped as she had, landing hard in the dirt on the other side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I lean forward on the ledge, so far that Tess grips my arm to make sure I don't topple to the ground. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They’re barefoot, and they climb to a high point twenty-five feet above the water, stopping on a ledge that hangs over the sea. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z They slid from one wet icy rock to another, resting briefly on thin ledges, then continuing the slippery descent. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hell, I even remember the ones who had to drop out after the Crash: Henry Winchester, whose father stepped off the ledge of the Board of Trade Building in Chicago. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But if Turner happened to climb down the granite ledges to the muddy shore, and if Lizzie Bright happened to have come over in her dory to dig clams...well, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I did not look up at those standing quietly on the ledge or at the flute player playing for them, but paddled fast out into the morning sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z At times he had to use the side of the rut for support, in order to make it to the next ledge. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The sharp-eyed fellow was suggesting that only a black man would place milk on the ledge like that and what was a black man doing living in a white area? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he saw Hooper, some distance below him, balanced on a ledge. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But I did get myself away from the ledge and got up on my feet. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach for my gel pens in a basket on the window ledge and spread them out. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She puts her toe on the ledge as she lifts her other leg over. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He wiped his eyes, teary from the coughing fit, and lingered for a few seconds on the narrow outer ledge of the subway car. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I spring out from under my ledge, energized by renewed fear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z On the ledges above him there passed a farmhouse, then another, and still another, where yellow lamps were glowing out the windows. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The room slowly turns around us, the ledge still slippery, the wall of water shining white with the sun. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I looked at the row of seashells on the window ledge, knowing how truly they belonged here even though we were a hundred miles from the ocean. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At one end of the ledge was a cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth wandered over to the brink of the ledge and stared down into the ravine. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Others gather old clothing and trash and build fires on the ledges over the wheels of the hoppers. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Twilight sent her back to the silo ledge, her hunger raging. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I picture her on the ledge in the American Girl store bathroom. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Is it dangerous? What if she had actually stepped off the ledge?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When I come back to Brick's bedroom window, the little guy, Tyrell, is sitting on the ledge, gazing out, the same way I like to. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The ground slopes, and there’s this concrete ledge that curves around the courtyard. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z A window ledge is covered in stretched, dangling strips that look like melted wax. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “What is ‘our milk’ doing on that window ledge?” one of the fellows said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the arch was a natural stone ledge, about ten feet deep. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Or tried to anyway, tiptoeing out on shallow rocky ledges, ducking under the icy water for a second, then stampeding noisily toward shore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He tightened the straps on his backpack, lowered his legs over the edge, and found some ledges to step on. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Gogol looks up, sees Mr. Lawson drop his chalk on the blackboard ledge. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I hear a noise over my shoulder and turn to see Violet, on the opposite end of the ledge and naked too except for a pair of black boots. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Down they went, past ledges and seagulls and tough little trees, until they were standing on the rocky shore with the cliffs looming behind them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Each of the old men climbed out onto the ledge, and then, with a step and a hop, they walked out onto the circling Carousel platform. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Deirdre is on the ledge of her apartment building roof, eight stories high. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He was crawling to the other ledge, over the snow, on his hands and knees, when he heard the man yell, “There he is!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "Elias—" Helene nearly flings herself off the ledge trying to avoid an arrow, grabbing on to my arm. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Turned sideways on the ledge that was no wider than her two feet side by side, she wriggled the pack around so that she could reach in and grasp the gourd. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The granite ledges were streaked by a thousand shades of gray and silver, separated by slices of pink quartz that glowed like happiness. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z From there, he reached for a jutting tree, then another crack in the rock, and then he heaved himself over the first ledge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “See, we’d hold on and swing really hard and try to make it to the other side. If we use our weight, I’ll bet we could reach that ledge.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Stanley continued to help him from below as Zero pulled himself onto the ledge. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was always better to drop down that way, feet first, arms holding on to the top of the ledge above, until you were quite steady, belly flattened against the wall. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He saw a round face, bearded, mouth open, flat on his back on a rock ledge, hands folded on his chest. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the ledge of rock where they’d slept, much larger than he had pictured. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He rose and ran to the ledge, leaped over; ran to the next ledge, leaped over it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He soared along the cliff and landed with a crash on a ledge about a hundred feet away. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I sat down on the ledge surrounding one of the fountains with my head bowed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Not being hungry herself, she left it at the scrape and flew to a rock ledge above the aerie. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They eased themselves down from one ledge to another, and let themselves slide in other places, being especially careful with the sack. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I have the whole window ledge to myself. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom used to put a glass jar on its ledge with clippings from the hydrangea bush next to the garage. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The answer, then, to the salient question—What were these two prominent American statesmen doing on that ledge beneath the plains of Weehawken?—is reasonably clear. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They wandered through the student union, and dragged a tray together along the cafeteria ledge, and ate french fries heaped in a cardboard boat among students chatting at circular tables. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He must be hanging from the window ledge. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He gave the cable two quick tugs, and then he stepped off the ledge. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z So it wasn’t exactly fair that when he and his white shirt climbed back up the ledges—after thirty-seven minutes—Mrs. Cobb had appeared among the frock coats. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I have to sit on a window ledge by myself because they aren’t speaking to me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I finished off my beer and set the cup down on a bookshelf ledge. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The golden morning light enters the cottage through the crevices in the piles of wood I’d stacked on the window ledges. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Turner did not go back to the granite ledges. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Before I’m dressed, he reappears, towel around his waist, and says, “You never asked me what I was doing up on that ledge.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Come on,” I say and head on down the ledge, my shoes slipping and sliding under me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Too weak to go on, Gau had been left on a snow-covered ledge by his Sherpas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But the open bay and the ledge of rocks under the water did not belong to Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z All of this is seen by two teens up on some ledge, on a road called Lovers’ Lane. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When we arrived at the beach, she walked immediately down the dirt path and over to the end of the reef ledge, where I had seen Bing disappear. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Water ran down the inside of the walls and trickled into pools on the sleeping ledge. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And just then, right that moment, there is a gray flutter and on the ledge of the tower balcony lands a pigeon. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z We scramble on down the ledge, under the falls, making our way over rocky bumps and little pools with green goop growing in them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “We need to get to that ledge. About forty feet down.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The rest of the cliff looked impossible to descend—nothing more than a crosshatching of tiny ledges—but they kept climbing down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She moved to the rear of the ledge, standing beside the low mouth of a dark cave from which wafted a cool draft. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The ledge is more than just a little ledge. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I clutch the ledge and nod; I don’t remember what I said exactly. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then, still balanced on the tiny ledge where she stood, she knotted the rope around her own waist. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I forced my eyes to shut, my body to slide down, and my head to rest against the ledge. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z In front of the stools, wire mesh ran from a small ledge up to a ceiling twelve feet high. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I curled my fingers over the ledge of bricks jutting out beneath the window, the rough surface burning my fingertips. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z From there it was easy: ledge to beam to lower ledge, and down with a dull clang as her bare feet struck the roof of a massive tank. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was easier than making my way up the side of a building, and took me high enough to where I could jump to the wide stone window ledge on the church’s second floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She described the torturous climb up the cliff at length, feeling the need to relive it inch by inch as Einar had told her he had, remembering each handhold, each precipice and narrow ledge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “This is impossible,” Bailey says, peering out over the ledge. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Flames light the rocky hillside on our right, making the ledge even narrower. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z We find ourselves on a ledge under an overhang. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood facing the rock, with my feet on a narrow ledge and one hand thrust deep into a crack. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And, almost casually, he tosses the rifle off the ledge into the waterfall. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The golden sphere came hurtling over the ledge. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z As I crouched inside my bivouac sack under the lip of the bergschrund, spindrift avalanches hissed down from the wall above and washed over me like surf, slowly burying my ledge. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I am sitting, knees to my chest, on the ledge from which the boys jumped. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z There was no answer, so she sat down to wait on the narrow ledge of brick in front of his door. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She’s talking about the carved wood details on the legs and on the ledge where the sheet music goes. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z After I finish with the walls, I sit on the window ledge and watch the outside world go by. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Ben is right beside me, and we both press our bellies against a thick ledge lining a huge black square hole. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I inch my hands along the ledge, trying to block out the terrifying sounds from below. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I raised my head fully over the window ledge. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There was a slab of stone on the ground, and a low ledge in one corner, with some small objects on it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z It disappeared behind the ledge on which the cauldron bubbled. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I followed them across two hills and a small valley to a third hill whose face was a ledge of rock. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood on the ledge, wondering if I had really just kissed Fred. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Kyle and his teammates peered over the ledge of the balcony. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z If our right tires slip off the ledge, we’ll flip multiple times before reaching the bottom. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z My eyes have adjusted to the darkness by now, and across the roof I see three figures standing on the ledge, facing me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Too high to jump, but there’s a small ledge on the window and the living-room fire escape is just a few feet over. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms ached from the paddling, but I managed to get them on a low, horizontal ledge and hoist myself up onto it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then, the world fades into view and I’m standing on a ledge, looking down into a perfectly circular lake surrounded on all sides by sheer metal walls hundreds of feet high. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He guided them along one of five narrow ledges, all of which led to a grooved and rutted plateau. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z They walked out along the rocks to where the river seemed to end in space and he held the boy while he ventured out to the last ledge of rock. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Around her, masked and veiled men and women crowded onto the terraced ledges, stamping their feet as the action proceeded below. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As I rested the mattress against the wall, I noticed a small cardboard box nestled in the ledge between the frame’s headboard and side. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z To distract myself and her, I talk to her like we’re on the bell tower ledge. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I would go to Worm Creek, where I’d sit in the balcony and watch rehearsals, my feet on the ledge, a math book open in front of me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z |
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