单词 | line |
例句 | She’s noticed the higher she makes the y axis coordinate, the steeper the line gets. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Nick has a holy buttload of stuffed animals lined up around his feet. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Shanties built out of every imaginable scrap of waste—roofs of coconut thatch or gunnysacks, walls cobbled together from metal signs, wooden crates, or even cardboard taped over with plastic sheets—lined the narrow streets. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z From where I stood, it looked like a world of flattering attention, and what’s more, a chance to cross the county line. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke from behind the clothes that flapped on the line. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Then, finally, the soldiers began ordering people to line up. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z When I got back to my fishing spot, I picked up my pole and reeled in my line. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The last line stands out to me like a directive. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A long line had formed at the base of the Eiffel Tower. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A blue shell comes whizzing out of nowhere and hits her kart right as she’s about to cross the finish line. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z An old embroidered blue rug covered in geometrical white shapes wound down its length, and the razor-thin windows lining both its sides offered only strips of Lkossa’s pale morning light. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A line of hungry kids waited for breakfast, except they weren’t all black. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to pick up the line from Violet’s father. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I recite the line of silver Hebrew writing embossed on the blue-and-white silk. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Lee came back to a small table, stared at a map, looked up, back toward the Union lines, keeping his hand on the map. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tess studied Genie’s face, waiting for the punch line that, after a moment, she realized wasn’t coming. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In the gloaming to the east, he can make out a gray line of traffic herded between the edges of the road. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She leaves the doctor on the line while she checks Finch’s bedroom and closet, but she says he isn’t there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I agree we should, and within a few miles we break out of the tangled undergrowth into a meadow under the power line. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers trace wet lines along my skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The authors theorized that the theater students benefited by spending time “reading and learning lines as actors, and possibly reading to carry out research about characters and their settings.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Apart from the line of copper suns that ornamented his belt, the Domishman was plainly dressed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His job was on the line, and so were his influence and the income they both depended on. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I cannot remember just what purpose had taken me up on to the top floor of the house to where the row of guest bedrooms line the corridor. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He stepped aside and I shot the car across the line to avoid the men and stayed there on the wrong side as I headed for the Golden Day. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On stiff and frozen legs, she followed the other students off the plane and into customs, trying to keep her eye on them as they were split into different lines. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z But when I sit on the chair at the foot of his bed, looking at his white face through the tangle of gleaming plastic tubes and IV lines, I am dry-eyed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z No one in our squad hit the punji sticks as we landed, and we started moving out toward the wood line. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got more lines,” the boy announced, springing up to his feet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “No. The line tender sees everything. Reads the divers’ signals, the terrain, the equipment. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I tried to push through the crowd to see what was going on inside the police line. “. . . an adolescent boy,” another reporter was saying. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They fell back to the deeper water and floated there in a long line. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch him as he plods forward in his steel-toed boots, his hands in his pockets and his eyes on the line of trees beyond the trailers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The war lord had made camp in a wide clearing, well protected by trees, its approach guarded by a deep ravine, and the tents had been blended in with a line of underbrush. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Many times she had seen him in the grocery store waiting his turn in line behind Negroes and God knows what. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z To the left, officers are lined up, waiting to deposit their handguns at the outside window of the Arsenal. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “The entire town will be inside the bomb line,” the corporal says. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Get over there with the lead line,” he said softly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It turned out to be such a great dress, and the only one of its kind in the camp, that bride after bride—whether she's fifteen or fifty—gets in line to borrow it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Watching intensely, I saw that those trying to get into the town had formed two lines, which pressed through a gauntlet of soldiers. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z This might be the only time in the history of the world that public school lunch lines have been remembered with nostalgia. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Go to the end of the line; real patients have priority!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “If you lost a little bit of weight, I’m sure all the girls would line up for you.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He unlaced his shoes and lined them against the baseboard; a golden paste clung to the toes and heels, the result of walking through our damp, unraked lawn. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We lined up in the hall by age, Sam Houston gagging as he inhaled the fumes coming off Harry. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He had been assigned to work the "nut desk" and didn't know who to expect on the other end of the line. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She’d seen men running to get into a line behind them during the first moments of the assembly, but she hadn’t dared turn around then. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will not fall out of line,” he said, staring down each of us in turn. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z God, I see us there, throwing down the lines, hoping, sometimes laughing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z His heavy face, bent down so that one could see the line of the nose, looked both formidable and intelligent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He came down the court, broke near the foul line, dipped his knees and came up without ever leaving the ground. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Her first line was delivered perfectly, as was the second. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Apparently he’d paid a tailor in Isfahan to sew them into the lining of the super expensive suitcases so the guards at the airport wouldn’t think to inspect them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He is dressed all in green, his mouth pulled into a grim line. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She bought dozens of big loose-leaf binders and lots of packs of lined paper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He was always telling us about a lot of creepy guys that go around having affairs with sheep, and guys that go around with girls' pants sewed in the lining of their hats and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z What if my brother had landed on the goal line with the left side of his hair singed off? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The actor in him cannot resist the chance to utter one last bold line from center stage. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z But then something about the state line woke me up. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Now if I change the slope that way...minus 1... now what I mean to do is make the line go straight.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “But we had an opening and we took it. Maybe we'll regret it down the line, but I doubt it. We’ve known each other forever. There’s no throwing away that friendship.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z His fingertips stopped just at the edge of the white line. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Another day passes, and still I can hear Miss Hilly’s voice talking the words, reading the lines. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The guides led them to Dumbo, where they jumped ahead in line. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Winter was coming, and the men and women in line held their coats tight around them and stamped their feet to stay warm. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I peer down the highway where the rising sun flashes on the windows of the endless line of trucks and buses and cars. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The club-house roof and the top of the tote board were lined with newsreel cameras. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Arrows with feathers cut in flawless uniform lines. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But when it’s Ms. Tique’s turn, she hits him with punch lines that give me goose bumps. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z To the south the line of sand and surf stretched as far as he could see with no break. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, if you are about to run a race, you visualize yourself running the race and crossing the finish line first, and presto! Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I wait for her secretary to come on the line, wishing I’d done this earlier. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He pulled Mother, Mrs. Rimas, and the grouchy woman out of the line. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “In fact, you are too, technically. The tradition is it goes by the female line. If your grandmother’s Jewish, and your mother’s Jewish, then so are you.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But the experts do not post exact rules, and the layman is apt to fall back upon his final line of defense: “Well, I don’t know anything about art, but I know what I like.” History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond Harken Square, the lighted windows of the buildings made checkered lines, yellow and black, row after row, in all directions. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was so old and his face was very wrinkled, so that a smile used so many lines that all gradations were lost. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The two noses passed over the line together, the flag flashed down, and the hushed track clanged with the sound of Smith’s bell. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no student loan programs, no banks with lines of credit for schoolteachers out in the countryside. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z El Diario, the Spanish newspaper, had covered the story in detail and featured a picture of the building facing Bushwick Avenue, with a dotted line from where the girl was thrown to where she fell. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I knowed the reason why Mr. Travis went and made us write all them lines and passed out all them swats, it was ’cause he was trying to make the “familiarity breeds contempt” lesson stick. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “We’ve got to defeat the Fascists,” he said, snorting from asthma, switching his line of thought. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood in the long line at the cash register waiting to pay. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Long tables with blue plastic chairs lining the sides. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The line of coal cars beside us suddenly began slamming against each other, just before being pushed to the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Those still on their feet retreated....A cheer went up from the white spectators lining the south side of the highway.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z If we were to throw a dart at the number line, it would never hit a rational number. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The dungeon floor was composed of floating circular platforms arranged end to end in a long line that stretched out into the darkness ahead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z What distinguishes that summit above the earthly line, is that it is unhandselled, awful, grand. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But plenty of science was already on hold while researchers, universities, and biotech companies sued one another over ownership of various cell lines. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They moored her stern by the stout hawser lines, tossed out the bow stones, and waded in beyond the wash of ripples to mix their wine and cook their morning meal. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I step back to let Caleb practice, and watch Tris fire again, watch the straight lines of her body as she lifts the gun, and how steady she is when it goes off. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The fourth came back with a line telling her to remain after school. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There are two young guys in line behind her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But mostly there was a rush to form a long line by one of the wooden walls. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They’re a walking encyclopedia when it comes to pop culture, quoting the lines from their favorite movies verbatim or reciting every lyric from the latest rap CD. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A trickle of red lined its way down his driftwood face, down into one of his sea-foam eyebrows. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dropping the rock that he’d been carrying for protection, Curly dashed to the next machine in line, a backhoe. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Turns out it weren’t nothing crucial, just a loose connection on the fuel line. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Feh! So drab! Nothing clashes, but nothing matches, either. TantpisT This was a French expression Penelope understood to mean “too bad, tough luck, that’s the way the croissant crumbles,” or something along those lines. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A long line of new people has already formed around the table. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From it a thin line of smoke rose. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z As Meir emerged from the tree line, Frankie stepped in front of me, raising his arm to block Meir from getting close. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He nodded sneeringly to Mr. Weasley and continued down the line to his seats. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As they watched, a group of new guards pushed into the room, trying to form the crowd into lines. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was razor-etched, with slashing parallel white lines for each stroke of every letter. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny stopped for a moment, stared at that line, considered it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Poppy tried to phone the police in Ramallah, but the phone line was blank. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Their train had been held up by a broken bridge on the Milwaukee & St. Paul line. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z These brown lines are the distinctive characteristic of topographic maps. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z People began getting in line to go into one of Aaron’s book-filled closets. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z To this lifesaver, she tied the fishing line from my father’s bamboo pole. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z That shack was the beginning of Lacks Town, a single road about a mile long and lined with dozens of houses —some painted bright yellows or greens, others unpainted, half caved-in or nearly burnt- down. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z For the remaining mile and a half, the sophomores settled in and rowed gorgeously—a long, sleek line of perfection—passing under the automobile bridge and finishing a comfortable two lengths ahead of Navy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They watched proudly as the boy muttered his lines between swallows of cornmeal. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z There was a woman sitting in a chair, her sideburns and chin smeared with dark golden wax, and there were two beautiful young women lying naked from the waist down, having their bikini lines done. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It’s the last one in line who must bear the burden of knowing: if anyone is to be hurt it will have to be me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Charles—out of Henry’s line of vision—caught my eye. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They drove past Obalende on the way back, tables and stalls lining the bustling road, orange flames flickering from the hawkers’ lamps. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The Regiment was driving a line, swinging to the fight, into the dark valley. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They climbed a staircase that was lined on the left by layered sheets of granite and echoed on the right by rows and rows of shelved books. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They entered a huge, hollow hall lined with benches and ticket windows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a little box for it and lined it with black cloth. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a 747 high, leaving a crisp white line through the cloudless autumn sky. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Then, the line for which the speech will always be remembered: the stone-cold stroke of brilliance. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Eager to jump into what was now the hottest line of research in nuclear physics, Brady checked out a lump of lithium from the Chemistry Department storeroom. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z White tented booths for a farmers’ market lined the sidewalk in front and wrapped around the corner. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Just bawling, and not even trying to hide behind the flowers that were lined up in pots on the counter. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Suffolk High had this graduation ceremony where the seniors lined up in their caps and gowns outside the high school and marched onto Main Street double file to the Protestant church for a ceremony. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The lined, painstaking, aggravating face of the coroner, the gold pince-nez on his nose. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Yes and No. I watched him get in the line to buy tickets. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The propellers moaned, and the Friendship passed through cloud streets, lines of puffy Rift clouds, and began to bounce and sway. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His favorite artists were Rembrandt, Sargent, and ‘Titan,” but he added, advisedly, that he himself didn’t care to draw along those lines. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And that hat she wore the day she danced the conga line with the Daughters of Mary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I voted last election, same as everyone, and I laid it on the line for President Noble. I think he's one of the nicest-looking men who ever became president.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The shark held on to his paw, its only line of defence and attack, and thrashed its tail. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I draw a slow, wavy line beneath it as I try to figure out how to start this final entry. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It's also the sort of line that's gotten me in trouble before. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z T. “Look,” Thomas said, pointing down the line of stacks they’d formed, confused, but happy that the letters were so obvious. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes, on the streets near my house, I can see places where the yellow lines used to be. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Hermione pointed at a rounded bottle at the right end of the line. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My mother’s usual line is that you should do these favors when asked, so why is she hedging on this one? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad wrapped the line around the bar of the machine that pulls in the crab pots and started moving it slowly. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Eventually a man carried her off while his wife and their children stayed on line. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They made one long line, then stopped and dismounted. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z She saw Kaisa raise her gloved hand and signal to the pennant bearer, and the hunters fell in line behind her as they rode out of the camp. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He rode slowly along the smoking line, looking at the faces. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at that middle line and waited so long for its black center to resolve into tight strokes and dots that I forgot to pronounce it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared up at the ceiling: gleaming white lines intersecting and weaving together into a twenty-four-sided star, which cascaded outward into interlocking diamonds as they followed the curvature of the inner dome. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z You don’t know that when a memo arrives to confirm the assignment, some deep and unseen fault line in your life has begun to tremble, that some hold is already starting to slip. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We walk toward Henry but have to pass Ruby, who is casting a fishing line up into the trees. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z They formed two lines from the bus to the door and cheered us as we went in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Pools of the stuff dotted the narrow space between the buildings and the line of poles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in line at the roll call, watching for Fred. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The first night they woke up the prisoners at two in the morning and made them do pushups, line up against the wall, and perform other arbitrary tasks. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The cop gave his lines right and Francie picked up her cues happily and the stage directions were the smiles between the spoken lines. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In their line of work, fear had a physical presence. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When, after two months, she reaches the novel’s last line, she flips back to the first page and starts again. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His back was bent with the weight of the line across it and he carried the fish in his right hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes we played War and lined up the beds for the wounded. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, feeling his thumbs trace the line of her lips. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Melted chocolate lined the corners of his mouth. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The line at the counter went all the way to the door, and every single table was full—mostly with Beecher Prep kids. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Nineteen Martian machines stand in a line, their metal arms dangling. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Stones, javelins, and fire rained down, but now Frank had a disciplined defensive line sheltering them behind a wall of bronze and leather. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Yes, well, I don’t deny a certain reputation along those lines. A Fflam is always valiant! I’ve slashed my way through thousands”—he glanced uneasily at the harp—“well, ah, shall we say numerous enemies.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Game chips line a wall behind a kiosk labeled BANKER. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The tense line of his mouth, the narrowing of his eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It is my own feeling that the most successful line of research will be that taken by the men studying enzyme imbalances. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I kept rerunning the dream all day until the coach’s whistle blew and he called “Race-off!” and there I was, heading across the field to the starting line. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He pulled in on the genoa line and held it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When it met, he tugged the line two times to make a tight seal. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She had to get back to the reserve before she was killed and skinned, with each of her body parts sold on the black market to line that rich man’s pockets with even more rupees. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He wanted Luke to trust that Toby would see the line way before it got crossed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His focus was now on the group of people he’d not been able to see from so far away: a line of imposing cops in riot gear who stood in front of the gate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Just like Cole, he barely makes eye contact, and probably only knows I exist because I’m taking up space in front of him in the lunch line. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z At its far edge, a forest of oak and hickory topped a line of bluffs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A line of cribs along one wall, and small beds along the other, with an adult’s bed at the nearer end, where a nun was sleeping and, as he’d heard from outside, gently snoring. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The closing line went to Mr. Huxley: “Not if we steal it from you first!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z If the line cannot be incorporated, it is discarded and a new one put down. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She was scanning all the classes in front of her, her cold eyes raking through them as they stood and moved off in their lines. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In less than twenty keystrokes, I hacked a line into the Department of Motor Vehicles. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Then, it is argued, you would have set into motion a different sequence of historical events, which those you left behind in our time line would never know about. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And one of those lines evolved to become us. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My attention shifts to the enormous metal doors lining the inside of the circular steel wall. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Whatever it was, Ghost lifted his head and trotted back to the line, where Lu was waiting with his hand out for a five. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z "And I heard Jordans cost, like, eighty bucks," John John followed, again stealing Ms. CeeCee's line. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Jasmine hung from wooden trellises lining the walkway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He has this style of drawing that’s all movement and sharp angles and bold pencil lines. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z People on the line who heard her turned to stare at me, and only when I nudged her to stop did she lower her voice. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When I’m finally back in my bed the navigator drops down a torn piece of paper with lines and arrows curving this way and that. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Sweat ran down the recessed line of her spine. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The coral was scribbled in the sea as though a giant had bent down to reproduce the shape of the island in a flowing chalk line but tired before he had finished. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Jim’s car was clipped by a Tahoe that had crossed the yellow line and sent it into oncoming traffic,” an officer told her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When she got scared as a child, one of my mother’s three mothers had held her and chanted their descent line, reeling the frighted spirit back from the farthest deserts. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In a straight line, they were much faster than any board. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The choir was already lined up and singing sinners down to the water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z All night, he kept yelling, “Flaunt it, baby! Flaunt it!” which is his favorite line from his favorite movie, The Producers. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He barks out his plan and reminds the infantry to follow right behind the Union riders to punch a hole through the rebel lines. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We recited Lil’s lines together all the way down into New York City that afternoon. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He took another swallow, thinking to himself that every line he had spoken was lifted without due credit from a half dozen different movies he had seen in his lifetime. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thin lines of moss and mold threaded through the cloth so the bra clung to the dead wood more than hung from it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Adams began to leak his thoughts along these lines in private conversations that he knew would find their way back to Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Although English music outwardly toed the religious line, it is important to stress its one great anomaly during the Reformation period. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Harry and the others were shoved and kicked up broad stone steps into a hallway lined with portraits. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Finally, using only his elbows, he squirmed and crawled his way over the slippery rocks and up onto the grassy ground above the tide line. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “There are others waiting in line. That will be fifty cents.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z By the time I reached the halfway point, the other kids were crossing the finishing line. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I could see the deeply etched lines in his palm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene drew the line with the hoe and Cory and I followed with trowels, digging it deeper. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “After I sink this shot, you’re going out of business,” I told him as I bounced the ball three times on the foul line. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Martin, I suppose, is not a man of information beyond the line of his own business? He does not read?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Kaede watched out the window as they drove past an open-air kitchen with an old woman ladling out steaming broth to a line of young men—sailors, with their hair tightly plaited in single braids. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z With my other hand, I trace a slow line along the cool metal lip of the counter. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hurds tacked and came around again, and once more Willis hurled the line out to Turner. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I’d lined my eyes in the same dark cat-eye style, applied a dark lipstick, and gelled my hair so that it was kind of spiky on top with bangs over one eye. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “We’ll find him. At least we know what the lines of the prophecy mean now. ‘Twins snuff out the angel’s breath, who holds the key to endless death.’ The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “If he gets out of line, let me know.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She can catch fish with a thorn hook and a line of braided basswood, and she knows the wild edible plants. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She led us past a line of women having their hair set, across a stifling ghetto of hair dryers, and through a blue curtain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z These indivisible lines and planes are like atoms of area and volume; they can’t be divided any further. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She collected her luggage from the bus station and stashed her extra IDs deep under the felt that lined the hatchback. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Three more soldiers appeared and lined up a few paces behind him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At last they stopped in one that was lined on both sides with classroom doors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They hurdled flowers and stuffed animals, pounding down the brick-laid sidewalk until they reached a wall of people lining up to board a bus. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z If a turkey strayed, a man would snap a long whip around its neck and pull it back in line. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Fay hadn’t written a line since signing in an hour and a half ago. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine it’s someone I haven’t met yet, someone I somehow missed while I was hiding out in the ornithology stacks and they were tearing through poetry and memorizing lines. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with battle flags and weapon displays: antique rifles, battle axes, and a bunch of other stuff. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Behind the entrance a tunnel, its floor also lined with stones, led backward and downward. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Three wagons with horses and drivers were lined up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Beautiful young women, their faces lined with the first of many sorrows. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “The police will keep them in line,” I said. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Matt supposed the last line was mean, but he was fighting against impossible odds. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the stray American shell struck the fort, and the wounded howled down in the munitions cellar, and the dead were buried under rocks just above the tide line, and Etienne stopped talking. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They liked to see long lines outside their kitchens and would work overtime to attract a crowd. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The line for the giveaway’s been shut down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At last the car in which he sat fell in line behind them. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He had been near the front of the line, and he was already slurping up the last bits of food from his bowl. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was sketching rapidly, first the outline of a block of states, then lines to represent rivers and railroads and small squares for towns. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z They had spent most of it out on the ice, shivering beside a pair of holes they’d cut in the smaller of the frozen lakes, with fishing lines clutched in mitten-clumsy hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z First to bound out of the tree line was Mushie, menacingly brandishing a tiny branch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I say a few lines of the poem, hoping she might recite them back to me again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Far off to the east, beyond the city walls, he saw pale wings moving above a distant line of hills. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The man speaking had tribal marks all over his cheek; there seemed to be no area of skin free of the ingrained lines. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z My mother shrieked, Father cursed, and a thin line of blood appeared on his cheek and upper lip. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z You have to admit: That’s small enough to believe your family line is cursed. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z As soon as I set the hook, it smoked thirty yards of line off the spool. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She followed James’s lead when they reached his entry landing, sliding off her shoes like him and adding them to the row that lined the wall. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A dozen books were lined up on four shelves. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It was only a line burn that had cut his flesh. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, the dude exploded down the line in a blur, even faster this time, his silver shoes like sparks flicking up off the track. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Their faces were grim, and the lines of their cloaks spoke of swords to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The performers and animals are lined up out back, ready to start the Spec. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The walls on either side were lined with shelves, and on the shelves there stood row upon row of glass jars. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The gorilla line apparently split off slightly before the split between the chimp and the human lines. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Up the line there was a bridge over a stream that flowed into the marsh. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The lines crisscross my calves, shiny, a different texture from the rest of my skin. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was widely known, Rifkin pointed out, that HeLa was “an extraordinarily virulent and infectious line of cells” that could contaminate other cultures. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I laughed out loud that he called them “Spicy,” and hoped that the line would become our motto. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The three lines are organized by urgency, as in, those with sicknesses versus those of us dying today by some unknown force versus bored visitors. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Joon goes over the line again, making the black outline wider in that one spot. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She smiled and gave me her rod to hold as she baited my hook and tossed my line out across the pond from hers. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z An object receding from us at very high velocities has its spectral lines red-shifted.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z You could run your hand from one side of the door to the next and hardly feel the lines of it at all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, many times I knew who was on the other line even before Pa picked up the phone. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The dining room contained Elvira Caruthers, a wayward daughter who cared more about gossip than chewing her food before swallowing and who had died before she could create her own branch of the family line. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They entered the shopping district, where the crowd swelled between the trees lining the broad avenues of white stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I looked back at his hand, and then deliberately returned to tracing the lines in his hand with my fingertip. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z People change because they discover that this supposed line between being a good person and being a bad person doesn’t actually exist. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He laid the gun on the bureau and carefully lined the brass and lead cartridges beside it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They took the lead easily at the start, widened it at each quarter-mile buoy, and crossed the line almost six lengths ahead of California. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All five of them were short and bow-legged, making them look like a chorus line of wishbones. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The line moves, but my feet step forward without my say-so. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He rode quoting Shakespeare from memory, thinking of the picket line ahead somewhere in the dark. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At lunchtime, therefore, those with four pennies—a kingly sum—would wait in line, always long; sometimes though, there wouldn’t be enough bread or milk to go around. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell him to line up the electric brooms and turn them all on at once. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z This baby was fresh off the assembly line. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Her lips were much fuller than Mariam’s, the lower one slightly droopy, as though dragged down by the big, dark mole just below the lip line. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Were we all going to be lined up along a trench and shot? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Something huge flapped overhead, and Tyrion glanced up in time to see the sail taking wing, with two men still dangling from the lines. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Padva, pausing to admire one in ivory satin delicately covered with black velvet fretwork, like wrought iron in long scrolling lines and curves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Come on,” he hollered to the next one in line, a boy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You and Auntie Fai can go and have coffee. Ted, Kat and I will line up to get the tickets. Please.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z You come from a long line of great poets, some of the greatest poets since Homer. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z In a few instances the charity only lined the pockets of the greedy. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A few cars were already lined up on both sides of Jefferson Place, Radar’s street. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “And I suppose it didn’t help that you had a line of ladies waiting to dance with you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I placed my heels on the goal line and looked out. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She knew she was holding a one-of-a-kind literary treasure and should be feeling something along the lines of awe or amazement, but all she felt was disappointment. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z For all the folding, it was only four lines long. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I fan myself after a few minutes in line. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Now he’s doing pictures in which all the shapes are either straight lines or perfect circles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Between the meadows behind our town there stands a line of old poplars by a stream. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Back!” a soldier barked as the soldiers lined up on either side of the pier. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The British boat and the Husky Clipper, for a horrific moment, sat motionless at the line, dead in the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z If you visit the grave, you might notice something curious about the lettering of that last line. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The next day at recess, as I’m taking coins from the kids who are lined up, two old mestizo men walk past, ever so slowly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the last set of stairs to the top floor, Joseph ducked beneath faded, tattered laundry that hung from lines like ghosts. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Lettie and her group of girls had already gone through the cafeteria line and were standing above me with their trays of food. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z With all of those red lines and squiggles dancing around on my essay, I wasn’t foolish enough to think he meant to tell me anything good. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z That my father and my grandfather were so desperate for a powerful heir, to prevent the end of the Malfoy line, that they . . . that they used a Time-Turner to send my mother back . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “And everybody can sing the last lines together, the ones about the town-o.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Now, instead of flying in a predictable line, the Po-2s of the 46th Guards would fly in pairs. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z So with Pantalaimon as a white hare bounding delicately at her side, she trudged along the line of sledges to where some men were piling brushwood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The edge of a high-pressure band pushed the clouds away in a perfectly straight line. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A hot line of blood unraveled down my skin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her lips had been extended in an orange line that almost reached her nostrils. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, tentatively, I toddle in a straight line. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited to see if someone else was coming, someone who could help me, but what I heard next was the beeping of a disconnected line. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z There’s no line at all; I walk straight onto the ride. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Now they’re clustered outside in a haphazard line, waiting for the security to let them in. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A long line of defectors had come begging ahead of him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The Blackfish was a tall, lean man, grey of hair and precise in his movements, his clean-shaven face lined and windbumt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I squeezed my eyes shut, but I couldn’t pull back from the images that came next—the lines of marching, muzzled monsters. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The Mining Station was a black circle on the map, and the light dotted lines that were tunnels stretched out about it in spiderweb fashion. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Amber draws black kohl lines over Claudine's chest and arms and face, making a beauty road map. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He nodded at the windows in front of him, where Mark could see a line of trees coming into view. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I got a letter from the front lines,” Magdalys said, when she was sure there was no more coming. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He pointed out this and that line in my palm. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In his wake, in the silent bubbles left by the Frog moving through the water, there was a rippled, dotted line of eerie light glowing up from the water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas stops the jeep right behind the lines at a red light and gives Metias an exasperated look. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then his hands left her hips and traced the line of her waist and traveled along up under her dress to the clasp on her bra. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He also has his hired agents out searching, but his efforts to send and receive messages are hampered by the lack of telegraph lines through the Maryland and northern Virginia countryside. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The sand also twinkled in the light of the glowing lanterns that hung from red trees that lined the road. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As they lined up next to the German and Italian crews, Olympic officials went down the American line, hanging gold medals around the boys’ necks and placing small laurel wreaths on their heads. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “If only we could get to that village, Elena,” said Mrs. Rimas one night in the ration line. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “What? There must be dozens, tens of dozens of lines like that all over the place.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We would be forced to step out of line and let the white people in front of us. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There are several more lines of text, describing some of the issues this group has fought for. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But the moment they reached the front of the line, the doors opened. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z When my mother reads those lines, she shakes her head. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z When we saw the bus about three blocks away we all got in a line—old thugs, young thugs, regular kids, then me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When it gets to the lines about the incident, he and Shana both look at me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They crossed a small, soggy-bottomed ditch before they got to the line of low, dark buildings on the left side of the highway. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Then I clamped down on the spool of the spinning reel and backed up until the line snapped. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z What Perotin did was ask a very simple question: what would happen if you had more than two voice lines singing at the same time? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He watched the spectacle for a while, then decided that the whippings were going too slow, so he had guards set up long tables and lined us up in rows, four across. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z By the time a carcass reached my spot on the line, the fluids had mostly drained out, everything except for dense clots of blood in the neck and upper chest cavity. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He combed the surface smooth with his fingers and renewed the lines and hollows that told him where everything was. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon admission we were taken to an outdoor quadrangle and ordered to strip completely and line up against the wall. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I push myself up and stumble to the opposite side of the car, where the other faction transfers stand in a line. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I squeezed my hands around the lining of my pockets and whispered, “Leave alone.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I looked for him in line, worried he might be planning something that would get us all shot— but I didn’t see him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A boy had a line of bumps upon his neck like a halter. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ifemelu watched the people already there, in line, waiting for the door to open, and she willed them all to vote for Obama. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As she explained what the words said, Captain Reed glanced at the mate, whose brow furrowed, deepening the lines on his wrinkled face. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “While I honor the leveling spirit in America that sees no distinction between classes,” he admitted, “one draws the line at your gravy.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She wrote down a “first line” that said: Being good felt like a heavy coat, so I took it off. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A little girl ran back from the line to clutch her mother again. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z At midnight on Christmas Eve they stood with their parents in the long line at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When I came to a line like “Fight manfully onward,” I could believe that if I held out, one day I might really get to Washington, P.A. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z David was nowhere to be seen, but Bernice was behind the bar, drying beer mugs and shooting dirty looks at anybody who got out of line. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Corly Wood in pouring rain, the fields between the tree line and train tracks submerged underwater. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you sit on the floor then ?” No, she would stand, as her sister was probably standing in a line she could not see from here. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We were just coming back from the front line, and at a turning of the road near our billets, marvellous in the morning twilight, stood this cherry tree before us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you very much for the play-by-play, Isaiah. Now if you would please get in line.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The first was a page so heavenly sweet—so deadly sad—that to read one line of it would dissolve my courage and break down my energy. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It softens the lines around her sharp nose and pointed chin. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mosca rowed alongside, the second figure cast a line with a hook toward Prosper to keep the boats from drifting apart. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “Nineteen hundred hours. Red shift to assembly line. Blue shift to decontamination.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z For the first few sols, I lined them up in a row. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A selection of weaponry lines one wall, arranged in pairs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Marlena is there, dressed in street clothes and lined up for food. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was an etiquette about such messes, in those days: there was a line you crossed, from ignoring them to cleaning them up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Burning lines raced through his consciousness, connecting far-flung dots and filling in blanks, erasing question marks and adding a dozen more for every one erased. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z This time they flew the plane north and turned in over Italy far behind the enemy lines. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Standing by the bakery stall with Frolic scampering about at their feet, Matty and Jean recited the lines together. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z His annoyance with the previous owner vanishing on the spot, Harry now squinted at the next line of instructions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I rush to the kitchen and call Aibileen, but after two tries the line’s still busy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After hearing one of Lander’s orations, she arranged for the distribution of his autobiography; the printer had previously put out a line of Shakespeare’s tragedies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They taped it shut with military brown sticky tape: the first line of defense against a hot agent. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His mouth was drawn into a thin straight line and his eyes were coldly hostile. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Where were those interesting lines that I could have avoided? Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z In half an hour the fronts of the two lines met, and we hungry wishbone people of Kilanga completed our circle around the hill. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark, she could hardly make out the lines on Trotter’s face. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Is that true? Or is it just a line from one of your songs?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Each letter, neatly printed between the pale blue lines. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The line of people outside the classroom shortened very slowly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When the handbell rings we line up in front of GIRLS, two by two, holding hands: Carol and me, then Grace and Cordelia back behind us because they’re a grade ahead. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He spat and threw the lines at Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When I tilt my head back, though, I can see the line of buildings along Michigan Avenue, like a row of sentries keeping watch over us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The bird had flown up when the line jerked and the old man had not even seen him go. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our lives are on the line here,” she says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I feel like this was the final straw in a line of fails. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I sat in the passenger seat of his truck, listening to the engine rev as it guzzled diesel, watching the yellow lines disappear beneath the hood. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His opening line was this one: America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know what the borrowed line is? May I have it?” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Our cabin was one of several farm-worker shacks lined up in a row behind which ran a small creek. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Once they got out of camp, the Fifth Cohort formed two lines behind their centurions, Dakota and Gwen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The first real clue to the nature of Venus came from work with a prism made of glass or a flat surface, called a diffraction grating, covered with fine, regularly spaced, ruled lines. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Mike on bass walked the bottom bass line up and then down. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z They raised their hands to him and watched Diego disappear into the crowd beyond the line of cops, protest signs still raised, joining voices still punctuating the early evening air. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Planted along the grass at the road’s edge were two lines of hornbeam trees, odd-looking things with perfectly symmetrical close-leafed crowns, more like children’s drawings than like real trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Danny Saunders stood on the base line a few feet from first, where he had stopped after I had caught the ball, staring out at me, his face frozen to stone. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She filled a line on the paper with falling- down circles. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A sort of...sharpening of the lines of her, as though a diaphanous veil had been lifted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It sounds strange, somewhat on the line between irony and absurdity, to think that people would rather label and judge something as significant as each other but completely bypass a peanut. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A line of blood dropped from his nose to his shirt. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “If you’re ready for P.E. line on up, line on up.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His scars were like pale lines that someone had drawn on his cheeks: two slightly curved marks on the left cheek, a third and longer line on the right cheek running from ear to nostril. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Much as the people complained, however, the tangled party line setup had become part and parcel of Milagro’s communication and rumor systems, and as such, people had come to depend on it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We both downed the stuff greedily and straightaway ran back into the tent to stand in line again. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I ran down the front steps and across our property so I could watch the long line of them pass. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “So I searched the other stuff. That line about a childhood lost for children.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She was one of the people who caught me after zip lining. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But the line snapped and then spiraled into the water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, after a whispered message by Ernestine had passed along the line, we picked up our coats at the end of the first show and started to file out of the aisle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The line for the fortune-teller has dwindled down to nothing in these hours. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In terms of texture, does the first example consist of four separate lines or voices, or should they be performed all together? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Then she repeated the last line real slow and soft, except this time she sang, “Yes, sir, it’s my baby...yes, sir, this house is...my baby...now-ow...” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The new prisoners nodded, buying it hook, line, and sinker. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Notice that you can't avoid double sharps or double flats by writing the note on a different space or line. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z His brows were pulled together in a single line, his eyes intent upon my face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Evan lay on his back in the dark, throwing the baseball up in a straight line and catching it in his bare hands. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z One more line, and now I'm right behind her. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They won’t be able to find Jesus ’cause dead people only walk in straight lines. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He waved his hand and a new batch of dodgeballs appeared on the center line—but these balls weren’t made of red rubber. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z So she was dissatisfied with her trip and unconvinced of the emergency, and every line of her plain, middle-aged face showed it clearly enough during her first dinner at Hyper Base. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They land right on mine, staring a dark line across the lawn. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The line in the bathroom was long, everyone getting ready for the weekend, and by the time Rishi was finished with the shower and brushing his teeth, it was seven thirty. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Yes. Did you hear about coffins...and females singing...and the lines forming to get into Hell? Did you?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He saw me, but said nothing, even nodded at me, his mouth set in a grim line. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Josh noticed a break between some trees that might have been a grass strip, but we couldn’t line up for it without any engine.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Just then, watching his lines, he saw one of the projecting green sticks dip sharply. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Tents and cardboard shelters lined the streets, and the public parks I saw seemed to have been converted into refugee camps. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The Warden had dark circles under her eyes from lack of sleep, and lines across her forehead and face which seemed exaggerated in the stark morning light. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Out back, in the walkway between the house proper and the servants’ quarters, Chucha is putting out her bedding to sun on the line. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z For some reason, Abuela felt that lining the cushions with plastic was the best way to preserve them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He took it as a personal affront and quarrelled with everyone in the line of hotel command from the bellhop to the manager. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The viewfinder sought each line in Abay’s and Dada’s faces, which told the tale of the life they had led, filled with joy, pain, challenge, and triumph. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z There came the switchboard, the nasal assistant, a pause and the crackle of the long-distance line, then Jack’s neutral tone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He pulled the heavy silver hand clasp from a pocket in the lining of his cloak and tossed it on the bed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Olympic judges tested the electronic timing apparatus at the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Wind chimes of all shapes and sizes lined the porch, making their lonely music in the breeze. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The number of white handkerchiefs on the line indicated which of six coves Brewster and his boat were hiding in. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He pointed away along the darkening lines of stones towards the Dwimorberg. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At one home, you stood entranced as a woman showed a girl how to let rice flour fall evenly through her fingers to make the patterns with smooth white lines. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The black- light walls are lined with plaques paid for by families of the dead who are asking the angels to bring their loved ones back to life and give them a happy eternity. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I showed a picture of a jellyfish that looks like Darth Vader, and another that looks like a kindergartener’s drawing of sunshine, just a big circle with lines sticking out in every direction. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The line had just looked right that way. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had a strange, seamed, bald head, a lined face. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She was in charge of leading the work songs for the larboard watch, singing out line after line for the rest of the watch to repeat as they hauled sheets or turned the capstan. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Lili tried to string together what she could remember of her son’s lines. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z More purely pictorial than Zapotec or Maya script, the texts were arranged almost randomly on the page; red lines directed the reader s eye from image to image. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z All soft lines and curves and overlapping limbs. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They rode for it, five men in one line, the other five in another line. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “That’s a solid policy until people want to kill you. And in our line of work that happens a lot.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Their path to advancement might look less like a straight line and more like some of the pressure distributions and orbits they plotted, but they were determined to take a seat at the table. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Like the children of Hamelin falling in line behind the Pied Piper, the three merry Incorrigibles stomped and jumped and spun. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z There are a lot more cars in the drop-off line than usual. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Anya paused inside the tree line as the raven flew up and away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z One read Welles’s lines, because Orson was at a theatre several blocks away directing rehearsals for the latest Mercury play, Danton’s Death. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I may have been too old for them, but I had a million different Lego kits—space ones, dinosaurs, trucks and cars—all lining the walls of my bedroom on shelves. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z This grand Indian irrigation system near Pisco, a coastal town south of Lima, fell to developers’ bulldozers—the photograph dates from 1931. back from the coasts, which were now lined with farms. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z You could see how the streetlights lined the avenues, crisscrossing each other. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He pointed with his finger to the tall trees that lined the road. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When a neighbor in the brick house up the hill calls down that Enrique is on the line, Maria Isabel sprints over. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z And I tape four sheets of typing paper together end to end and lay all the information out on a time line, hour by hour. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Gomez adjusts herself in her chair and smiles, the lines around her mouth deepening. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Some of the faces lining the streets on that morning had welcome smiles, others were indifferent, while still others were undeniably angry. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see the grid, the intersecting lines and triangles, glowing green on the floor. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The road was blocked by a line of cars standing aslant halfway in the ditch. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Two ferries are about to cross paths in the middle of their journey, their bloated white bodies lined with rows of tinted black windows. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The plot line itself, to finish up, is largely the result of a rather unholy collaborative effort. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I had to draw a picture for Dorothy just to get her to understand that two lines were parallel if they were both perpendicular to a third line. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My dad finally broke the silence with an old family punch line. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I run my fingers along the line of my jaw as my feet sink into the concrete like quicksand. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Going to therapy made me realize my thoughts were like scribbles—like a messy black cloud of lines drawn all over a clean sheet of paper. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She lines my eyes with two different kohl tips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “It was very romantic and epic the way you came to my job and waited in line and talked to me. Everyone should follow your lead!” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Cole’s clothes felt damp and stiff when he picked them up from where he’d left them on the shore- line. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Vietnam, not far from Japan, was seen as an important line in the sand for holding back Communism. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Power lines must be down. We might be without electricity for a while.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Stanton did most of the writing and editing, and Anthony organized the material and lined up a publisher. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I sat back and studied the checkers lined up on the board, so orderly, so perfect. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It was not much of a hiding space, but if she left it, she would be right in the line of fire. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A long line of setfaced men and women, white and black, flowed past me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get in the lunch line, I know what’s going to happen. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Finally we got the map on the wall, and then we started lining up the holes in the map with the ones on the wall. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I tried to work the line of thought through, but I kept getting caught on the possibility. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I touch the line connecting me to them, and the line connecting Evelyn to her parents, and the line connecting them to their parents, all the way back through eight generations, counting my own. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Hot all over at the thought of being given a valentine in front of a line of first years, which happened to include Ginny Weasley, Harry tried to escape. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “I’m guessing The Corporation’s expanding its product line.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I saw Davey Cantor kick again at the wire screen, then walk away from them to the third-base line, his hands moving nervously against his dungarees. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z And then came men, line after line of them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I opened the map flat, inserted it between the lining and the woolen layer, then quick resewed the hem. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z My father rushed over to the hall, where he found a line still waiting to get inside. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Two teams of thirteen players line up against each other on a grassy, rectangular field. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But a one was just a straight line, anyway, kind of long and flat already. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In both, royal family trees formed an intricate network across national boundaries, but in Mixteca the queen's lands stayed in her line—the king's heir wasn’t necessarily the queen’s heir. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even think of a Little Bob line to rip off. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When you read the four lines before and the four lines after, you’ll see how, thematically, they are concentric circles that loop around that middle line. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Marcus’s forehead is creased, especially between the eyebrows, and there are deep lines next to his mouth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I say we because I helped color in the lines she drew. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Nobody overheard the dialogue, so there is no way of knowing what was said, but the upshot was that Doug got back in line and continued his ascent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I also recognized the set of her eyes and the lines of her face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Once we were out of his line of sight, Carmen took off her heels and I pulled off my mask and Hulk bodysuit. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Shoot, I had so many troubles that line was liable to fall right over. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The Nazis lined us up for roll call near the front gate, which had the words Work Makes You Free on it, just like at Auschwitz. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Long stones lined the interior walls, like benches, and were covered with thick cushions of moss. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Its left front edge was fully crossed over the line. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He picked up a bigger rock and threw it at a shadow line twice as distant. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Karstark sunburst sewn on its back was made of the same white fur that lined it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Grandpa said, "Nadia, are you there? Are you on the line, darling?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The glider shot upward, trailing the line behind it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But the line from Vesalius to Harvey is so clear that it makes more sense to follow it to its logical conclusion now, before returning to the development of astronomy in the sixteenth century. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z In five minutes whoever was on would be off the line. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "If I keep them any more in line," their mother began—and then Sandi heard her mother's voice breaking. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Without turning her head from the audience, Hilly gestures to her left, where two dozen colored women have lined up, dressed in their white uniforms. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The resulting lines permit us to tell that stars millions of light-years away contain the same chemical elements as our Sun and the nearby stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The next step is to use that yardstick to divide each of the two lines into equal segments. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Schiaparelli had reported during a close approach of Mars to Earth an intricate network of single and double straight lines crisscrossing the bright areas of the planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept a perimeter of about ten feet or so around me, and stayed in Mrs. Sidman’s line of sight. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z They line the shelves, quiet, waiting, like her. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was like he couldn’t even stand to wait in line with me anymore. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Da-A-Fu and the dragon grinned and together they made the borrowed lines into a kite. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Inside it is lit by a line of black iron sconces along the rounded wall and contains nothing but a ring of plain wooden chairs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My face has not ignored the passage of time, but recorded it with scars, lines, furrows, and erosions. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He loathed the clatter and smoke of steam launches; he wanted electric boats designed specifically for the park, with emphasis on graceful lines and silent operation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Not exactly seen as a worthwhile pursuit for a man in line for the throne, scribbling verses about quarter-life angst,” Henry says dryly. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Traveling a straight line would be suicide now. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Above the tree line, the half-moon is almost too bright to look at. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At one late-night party, he stunned everyone by downing a bottle of whisky and leading a conga line. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A diamond choker sparkles on the red satin lining. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walking along in the line, I noticed the beautiful red coats, the caps, and the soft leather boots worn by the other hunters. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I point at you, fall out and form a line by the private. Understand.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Nita busies herself at the counter, making sure the containers there are lined up, though they haven’t moved since we first came in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She traces the lines of the cables until she is sure she has the microphone in her hand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “I think if you repeat the line in English, right here”—Nico pushes his hair out of his face, and I see his eyes are sincere—“it’s pretty much perfect.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z With a handful of horsemen he came in the middle morning, riding as escort to a line of wains. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The ceiling was low and lined with dark wooden beams. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But then lining the sidewalk outside the station, blocking the entrance to the turnstiles, was a row of cops in riot gear. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z For a moment like that all the universe would have to conspire to move all its pieces and line them up just so. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Leafy plants lined the walls, and the skylight bathed the table in the center of the room in morning sun. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The man whose photos lined the hallways I walked through each day. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Fifty or so students lined up on the sidelines along with Stephanie, wearing the shirts. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Their house was very big and very stylish, full of squashy couches and beautiful throw pillows, silk curtains lining every window. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The tide was halfway in, or halfway out, and a row of pedal boats was drawn up on the soft white sand above the high-water line. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There were trees along both sides of the road and through the right line of trees I saw the river, the water clear, fast and shallow. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She opens a cupboard, the shelves lined with a grimy yellow-and-white-checkered paper she’s been meaning to replace, and reaches for another onion, frowning again as she pulls at its crisp magenta skin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The flame rose and licked the grass and we all moved forward, chasing the line of brightness ahead of us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabs a bucket, runs to the tree line and dumps it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We walked along past the theatre and out of the square and along through the barracks of the fair, moving with the crowd between the lines of booths. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I could also see that, behind her back, Emma’s hands were now lined with flame. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The church is full of whispers and praises, and more and more people stand in line at the microphone to tell of God’s goodness. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As we were passing through a security checkpoint at the airport in Brussels, we were pulled out of line. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how the Muggles manage without magic,” he said as they climbed a broken-down escalator that led up to a bustling road lined with shops. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She uses a dry, tough thread for foundation lines, and she uses a sticky thread for snare lines—the ones that catch and hold insects. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The bottom line: There’s no such thing as perfection in gymnastics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He traces his finger along the lines of your latest piece, which is taped up on the wall. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Before Ben could answer, Jinny dashed forward into the water, dived under the surface, and swam out evenly in a straight line. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Photographs and gloomy, gilt-framed portraits lined the hall in long perspectives. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Dad clipped a dripping photo on the line. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z First she ripped out a few of the orb lines near the center. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He moved out in front of his line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes might have been a little sad, but her mouth was a tight, straight line. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I backed away, pulling the line more and more. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Off to their left, Frank could see the main line of the Fifth Cohort advancing in turtle formation, shields forming a shell over their heads and sides. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Three hundred voices greeted the team as they broke for the far basket, fanning out in two disciplined lines for layups. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Stricken, he took in the pages on the wall, their cryptic lines drawn to depict oscillations in the voice, cries and dips lost to both of us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Nearly every line he penned was an invitation to slumber. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I follow the bumpy edges of buildings with my eyes until all the lit windows smear into a line. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He looked down on the men, the line running down the hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lines would have her trek the same patches of rocky earth many times over. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I’m going to be seasick,” she said as we stepped out and walked toward the line of telescopes by the big windows. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Pushing the hair back from my face and tracing the line of my jaw with his finger, he says, “With you I’d be happy anywhere.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I pick out the line of black-clad soldiers struggling to contain the crowd near the front. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When he answered the phone I said, “Hey Sonny, it’s Rebecca,” and for a moment the line went silent. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In front of the ticket-booths out in the square there were two lines of people waiting. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There were so many people rushing around now, yelling and pushing, but we stayed in the line. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I nodded my head toward the small line of people waiting to get into Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Fear made her seem ill; it distorted her body lines, made her appear as if someone had broken her and then, with malice, patched her together badly. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The line passed through the exact center of a bright yellow dot printed on the map. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "Powers and Abel moved forward with their bags and crossed the center line," Donovan recalled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with all types of fur, shrew, mouse, vole, even rat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My favorite was the first line in Anna Karenina: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no black line between friendship and whatever might come next. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Kids were still coming in as the teachers started calling the first few tables to get their trays and stand on line at the counter. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Squashed along its length, the line becomes a point, an infinitesimal nothing with no length, no width, and no height. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Hillpark and East Shoal hated each other so much it severed the lines of communication. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Nauseated, she looked out the windows that lined the passage. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z We used to talk in school, but when 2:30 was up, I didn’t see him till the next morning on the breakfast line. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was having a great game until he got the ball just beyond the free-throw line, wide open. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It was not like one of those great photos from the early 1900s where a crazy-looking guy posed with a good-looking mako hung from tail to nose in a straight line. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Without skipping a beat Cecile said, “Next to the library on Adeline. Just keep walking till you see kids and old people lined up.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This would give the Sherpas time to install fixed lines on the most exposed sections of the upper mountain before the clients arrived. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He refused and went to the end of the colored portion of the line. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her line was slow, and then the customs officer stared at her passport for a long, long time, and at her face even longer. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The weight of combined bodies hit the ground between the lines. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and saw him at the other end of the scratchy longdistance line, saw him with his lips slightly parted, head tilted to one side. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They move in orderly lines around the box, crowding one another precisely, without injury, peering down, nodding, and then backing off to let new people in. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes on the straight lines of tile passing under my feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was a circle with a vertical line through the middle that extended beyond the circumference. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Family structure, too, differs increasingly along class lines. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z There was the usual line of holiday visa hopefuls stretching to the corner of Elevator Plaza, but Holly bypassed it by waving her badge at the waiting line. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The railing was lined with those tourist binoculars, where you could deposit one golden drachma and see the city. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z If our message had not been sent and received all down the line, I am sure that many of our men would have been wounded or even killed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He held out a coil of fishing line with hooks and weights attached. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He noticed that the interior of the turquoise fireplace was lined with old sooty ceramic tiles, each about the size of his hand. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The main buildings of Old Town line up around a small square park. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She flew up the Galapagos longitude, headed straight for El Salvador in line for Wisconsin. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As we line up our sleeping bags, my smile slides off my face. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z If you were among the last in line, your soup was thicker. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Got lines fixed to tie her alongside the dock so she don’t drift away. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Maybe you stepped out of line, or maybe the kapo did not like you. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z And the blue line met the red line and then the yellow line, and the yellow line stopped because the character represented by the yellow line was dead. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He draws a line in the dirt with his heel. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z His cloak was made of soft brown wool lined with sandsilk, a goodly garment. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m on the other line with Ben,” he said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z About thirty yards up the line, the main railway came to a dead end. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He slipped off his shoes next to a neat line of them by the door, then put his Chrome bag down on a chair in the small dining room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In the pre-hostage crisis days, you could easily walk into the Social Security office, wait in line, fill out a form, and get a fancy blue card. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I could just drift, he thought, and sleep and put a bight of line around my toe to wake me. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We stand in line; for even longer we sit on hot metal benches facing the podium. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In no time Africa was a hazy line on the horizon behind them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I attached a hook to a wire leader, which I tied to a line. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon the Fugees made another run; this time Mandela took off down the right line. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She liked everything neat and lined up so the edges matched. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Jackboots and Flops came through the lines, screaming into the people’s faces, poking them with clubs and rifles, spitting in their faces. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She had neither iron nor clothes but did not stop her fastidious lining up of pleats or pressing out of wrinkles even when she acknowledged Nel’s greeting. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Get on line!” the sheriff calls again, alarm clear in the timbre of his voice. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A ray of light from the sun follows the diagonal line, and takes four years to get from the sun to Alpha Centauri. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood at the very back of the line—the last to speak, and the youngest—and waited my turn. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Tappers freshman boys were lined up in the common room, excited, terrified, maybe looking a little too much like they were going to a funeral instead of getting ready to go pick up their dates. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth chanted my lines at quarter volume. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He had all sorts of plans to make money, she added, inventions he was working on, odd jobs he had lined up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon the long white lines of the highway stretched out in front of him, broken up by the dark puddles between the streetlights. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “It just is. And the lines always have the same number of syllables.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The line was taut as a banjo string, and the merest tug would snap it on and blind the shivering quarry in a blaze of light. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The flush in her cheeks and her laugh lines. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They ran to Eighty- second, but it was clear the end of the line began south of that. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I was peering up to spy the peak when the blowing snow parted for a moment and I saw a line of people. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Just to make absolutely sure, I shoot an arrow into the empty space above the tree line. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They marched our lines through the camp toward the Infirmary for sorting. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Anyway, what does he know about it, some o’ the best I ever saw were the only ones with magic in ’em in a long line o’ Muggles — look at yer mum! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Usually there’s a big line of girls waiting to dance with me, so it depends on how soon Annette gets there. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The main corridor was a narrow tunnel that led in a hard, clatter-footed stretch along a line of rooms of no interdistinguishing features. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Each observer must be moving with constant velocity in a straight line. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Better to keep your mouth shut than to risk one of the college kid’s snotty lines, like: “Don’t say ^interested. When what you mean is ««in- terested.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z African Americans line up to register as voters at the Dallas County Courthouse during the 1965 Selma, Alabama, voting rights campaign. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z We had used baby-sitting money to rent black satin capes lined in red. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Celia ponders the lump on her son’s neck and the curious scar on his back, a pulpy line just below his left shoulder blade. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The two hundred or so patients are lined up on straw mats or cots on the floor, their cries echoing off the cold stone walls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved around the last ring of desks, tapping their tops, counting them off even though everybody knew his twelve was more than good enough to carry him to the finish line. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z There were several lines of bright, clear pain crossing the backs of his arms and a dull ache that pulled at his left side every time he drew in a breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He’s got the barb in his back and he’s diving deep, dragging line out of the tub. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes tries for nearly an hour to telephone her mother in Santa Teresa del Mar, but the operator tells her that the rains have knocked out the phone lines on the northwest coast of Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And just in case all that slipped my mind, two, three times a week Pastor Ted was there, on the other end of the line, going on about Stan’s one-way trip to paradise. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He started counting, measuring the river as it turned through each five-kilometer square, marking each ten kilometers in the dirt with a line through it, then the next set of ten. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I step up to the line, bounce the ball twice, and put it through the net. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They do not even need to touch the lines to be killed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The buildings were old and covered with vines and the roads gracefully winding, lined with hedges and wild roses that dazzled the eyes in the summer sun. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Every product in the supermarket can be analyzed along these lines, and after a taster has worked with these scales for years, they become embedded in the taster’s unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z First of the month, there is always a long line at the cashier’s office. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles Monet had been an Exocet missile that struck the hospital below the water line. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I began to record my own lines between his lines. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He read some lines from a poem called “To an Athlete Dying Young.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I use Scotch tape to seal the four corners and place my invention on the lining of a clean pair of underwear. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “This unbaptized limb of Satan has no right to make a mockery of this rite! Would you bring a dog to church?”The people in line had halted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some families sewed gold and jewelry into the linings of their bras, the waistline of pants, in sleeves, behind buttons, or in underwear. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She quickly discovered that phone lines at the Teleco building weren’t functioning. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I gather the postcards in a little pile and tap the edges against the floor, lining them up. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps a quarter mile away, across a stretch of yellow, waist- high grass, was a straight line of trees—an ancient raised causeway, Erickson said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm The final lines are barely audible. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z One time in gym class we had to do this thing for warm-up where Mr. Perham made us form two lines, facing each other. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z They proceeded up a steep, narrow street lined with houses. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As we watch people line up and begin to mount the steps to the stage, I feel like one of the cows in the agricultural show my granddad took me to in Kinvara. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I watched as passengers, both adults and children, formed a line by a glass partition. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Legionnaires line the walls, and a few archers patrol Blackcliff’s rooftops, but other than that, security is light. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z People had lined up behind us, and they were craning their necks now to see what was going on. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He was a fine-looking person, and I noticed he had a long white scar on his forehead running parallel to the line of his light blond hair. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I studied his face—his wide nose, his round cheeks, the lines in his forehead, his eyes squinting at his heavy thoughts as he sipped. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Once free, I strutted up and down the line of girls waiting for their turns. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned one of her hands palm up and, with his thumb, drew little circles where the lines formed a star. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In the dim room, lit by two dusty windows, shelves lined the walls, and on those shelves were all the things a person might need on an island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The bottom line seemed to be that any one of the three schools might win the varsity honors. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I ducked under the line of dry clothes, grabbing onto a sheet. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z His seventeen-year-old face had grown lines; they zigzagged across his forehead, and inside each line a dark tension had crawled in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of the rebels then joined the back of the line; now the villagers were surrounded. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Darius falls in line behind me as we walk down the long hallway. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Without a word, he let his gaze pass slowly over the long line of his men, as if recalling every one of them, remembering what good and what bad service each one had done him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z ReelTok’s park—a large group of kids lining up to be interviewed. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Aru watched in horror as a black line broke the sky, as if someone had unzipped twilight to show nighttime lurking just beneath its skin. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Standing in line, he smiled to himself as he noticed all the other men dressed like him: white shirt, sleeves rolled up, dark pants, tie. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Maybe there's one silver lining to my parents' decision? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It did not seem as if the camp could possibly hold any more, but still they kept coming: long lines of people, some emaciated, some hurt or sick, all exhausted. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Probably. But I don’t really know what line of work this is.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And she drew one line, straight down the paper. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z We can tell how furious she is by how her lips have disappeared into a tight line. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Their friend and fellow teacher, Dwayne Smith, lived on farmland on the county line. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A line of blind kids holding on to a rope with one hand and white canes with the other tapped their way down the opposite wall. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She stretched out an arm and motioned at the line of eight weathered wooden buildings. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Did he consider lines that he should have pursued—weigh whether he could have performed better? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Ellsberg’s platoon started moving forward, a burst of machine gunfire erupted from the tree line. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Annabelle parks behind the last one in the line on the street. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z To learn this, mathematicians had to venture into the world of the imaginary, a bizarre world where circles are lines, lines are circles, and infinity and zero sit on opposite poles. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The pilots broke toward the flight line and the open hangars dominated by the sleek, predatory presence of the F-8’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm laid Lyra on the table, lined the box with the oilskin, and put the child and blankets inside. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He drew himself up and looked back at the long line of his men fading into the dusk behind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Anya read the letter over and over, her eyes drawn back to the same line. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They chatter up and down the line, sometimes laughing and joking, sometimes spitting bitter debates. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Two lines near the end of the most important of the collections show wisdom:— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The grass below my feet becomes black pavement and little stands line the winding road ahead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z At the bottom was a gleaming silver train, its line of cars nearly vertical as it waited to travel up the mountain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In the evening after dinner, we would join the line of people who had a husband or brothers or sons overseas. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody lines up on the grassy area that’s become the makeshift dance floor. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I could see a beachside highway lined with palm trees, storefronts glowing with red and blue neon, a harbor filled with sailboats and cruise ships. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The neighbors peered around the doorway, and a line of little boys clambered on the window bars and looked through. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Got a dollar—get a transfer and just ride to the end of the line. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Above them, on the Union lines, a cannon thumped, the ball passed overhead, exploded in an open field among the dead bodies. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You there, with the lanterns. Hand them down, make a line.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “New laws for each new form, of course. New lines of potential. Complexity beyond complexity, accident on accident, until—” His leer was like icy wind. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Samson instructed me, when forming an S, to position the tip of my tongue against the rear of my top teeth, right up against the gum line. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The head and heels need to get back in line. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z As he neared the track, a long line of loaded coal cars trundled out of his way as if in recognition of his approach. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Write the letter names of the lines in your staff: Write the letter names of the spaces: Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Then a little while later he cut into the breakfast line, just in front of Squid. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The wagon’s interior is lined with carved wood panels and a painted ceiling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z William passed peasants working the abbey’s fields, and their little dark hovels, lining the road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Enormous screens stretching from floor to ceiling line the walls, as well as the backdrop of the main stage, rotating through an animatic of each Warcross team. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He moved through the enemy lines, and even though he seemed to be leaving Frank undefended, the enemy was completely focused on Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The little girls lined up and when they came to her, turned round, lifted their heavy braids and bent over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Shayla Green stood at the top of the line, an evil smirk growing across her pretty brown face. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He realized that the orbital motion results from the tendency of the Moon to move in a straight line, plus a single force pulling it towards the Earth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z When my elbow stops throbbing I pull on the line and draw the harpoon back to the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I use the Aura arcana to extract the paint and coat the new body-shaped canvas, coloring it the same shade as the sand that lines the royal beach. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z From the mouth of the gravel road emerged a long line of Israeli soldiers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z She traced the scalpel line that ran down my left side from my armpit to my hip. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I point down the line with both index fingers and slide next to Ben-Ben. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “Maybe so. But you’ve never had to race with him and stay after school till he crossed the finish line!” said Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He let the phone ring twenty times, thirty, tried the line again, let it ring forty times. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He secretly connected his prototype to city gas lines. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They laughed their way across the final line. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z That morning, when they were leaving Helsinki, he had lined up the plane on the wrong runway—and his first officer had quickly pointed out the error. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Bogert looked up from the guide sheet and said, “What is your number in line?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Joaquin felt his spine straighten up like the line of smoke in front of him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “There’s no place to go. There’s the ocean to stop you. There’s a line of old men along the shore hating the ocean because it stopped them.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z It s line to hug Nlorn, tut not the clerk at the video store. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Richard and the Doc leaned forward tensely but they were watching the line of men sitting on the log. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z You could see lots of aerials and satellite dishes, and sometimes, right over in the distance, a glistening line that was the sea. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His nose drew a line up the skin of my throat to the point of my chin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I saw three birds perched together up on the telephone line along the side of the road. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When class ends, two lines form outside the bathrooms. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z On payday near the entrances to the mines, lines of maimed and debilitated workers begged for handouts. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Then dinner came, and all the campers lined up by cabin and marched into the dining pavilion. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z All the while, we were hearing that people had begun forming lines at the National Mall before dawn, bundled up as they waited for the inaugural activities to begin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They stood in long lines outside recruitment offices, hoping they’d be able to join the Red Army and immediately get sent where the fighting was fiercest. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I walked Fern down to where the second graders lined up. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “One day I shall. It can’t be helped. I shall have grey hair, and lines and things.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Beyond the first crypt they found a passage lined with stone shelves. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He would start at the head of a page, his head tilted rightly upward, and then his head would move downward in a straight line until he got to the foot of the page. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Bits of them flash by my line of vision. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Soon she would be able to risk turning on the bedside lamp, and within twenty minutes she might be able to rejoin the household and pursue the various lines of her anxiety. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Here in Detroit Metro Airport, there are no long lines to show papers and proof to uniformed people. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Holding the line with his left shoulder again, and bracing on his left hand and arm, he took the tuna off the gaff hook and put the gaff back in place. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was four or five boxcars down the line. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z For any point along a smooth curve that flows through space, there is a line that just grazes the curve, touching at exactly one point. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The bearded schoolmaster was stooped, and his face was lined. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Each morning they’d trek to the airfield with one woman breaking snow up to her waist for the rest of the line. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z My dad pulled me aside as I filed past the Council, whose older or disabled members had lined up to see us off. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure how he would feel about seeing me again, but the corners of his eyes crinkled with smile lines. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When Ms. Udell called her row, George hoisted her bag onto her back and shuffled over to the boys’ line, still staring at the ground. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The packaging on the products lining these shelves was more subdued. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “We knew we would not get past the troopers, and we agreed that we would not break through the lines.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad made us stop at the front door and get in a line, one behind the other, Momma first, then Byron, then me, then Joey. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They lined up to board the bus while the scene in my head began to go off on its own, to stop taking my directorial notes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A line of ornate muzzles commanded their own section, and there was a pile of ball and chains in the corner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I turned to my mother, who was standing behind me in the line. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It’s a book we discovered. By Virginia Woolf. We’ve been quoting the lines to each other off and on.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Once that was out of the way we marched toward the front steps of the farmhouse as if we were a line of ants dressed in clothes. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The first line was in the river now, but die enemy galleys were backing water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He searched the sky, the line of the rooftops. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He felt the line carefully with his right hand and noticed his hand was bleeding. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The spears, which had been pointing in the air, bowed to a horizontal line and pointed at each other. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a beefy guy with curly black hair and eyes that didn’t quite line up straight, so Hazel felt like the world was leaning whenever she looked at him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The cannon’s missile, trailing its gossamer tow line, arced high into the sky and then its parasail unfurled, red and gold, bright in the sky with Patel Global’s colors. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The line coming from the right side of the judgment pavilion was much better. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Thor took Hymir’s fishing line, rammed the ox’s head onto the hook, and threw the line and the head into the ocean. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z On the 2nd of June, 1854, when Anthony Burns walked toward the Long Wharf through streets lined with marines and cavalry, guarded by one thousand policemen, bells were tolled. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z There were tight lines around her mouth and a sleek confidence to the way she stood, wearing a new wig that made her seem much taller. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The Dime Savings Bank on 105th and Third always had a special window where Italian men wouldn’t have to wait on line like everybody else. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z At last, they were told to line up. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The stripes were parallel silver lines on a black background sewed to the cloth of the sleeve about eight inches below the shoulder. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We line up outside the Hub by last name and proceed through the security check—full-body scanners and luggage imaging like at the airport, but with a ticket to nowhere. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z From the Anfalas, the Langstrand far away, a long line of men of many sorts, hunters and herdsmen and men of little villages, scantily equipped save for the household of Golasgil their lord. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There may be an intermittent short in the drill, probably in the attachment point of the power line. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A week before, he’d help lay the pipe for a new Parade Oil bleed-off line that ran straight across the school grounds. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “But when I sent you the money . ..” Courtney’s face was hard and set with lines between the brows. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Then he took the lines in his hands; he freed them from the rocks and the figure from the wind's indignity. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He knelt down and found the tuna under the stem with the gaff and drew it toward him keeping it clear of the coiled lines. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They also contained patterns of their own, intricately drawn lines and angles. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Often, we were only able to do about ten lines at a time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Just as we turn into animals when we go up to the line, because that is the only thing which brings us through safely, so we turn into wags and loafers when we are resting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z So he lumbered off the mound after the frog, which was now hopping down the third-base line. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “But let’s say I do. Let’s say Max is like—what was that Casablanca line? 'Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time.’ Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z People are going to start lining up to look at her as if she were a monster,” Nivea said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z To his astonishment, he heard the woman say, “Find Briana Morales, and bring her here. Her brother’s on the line.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z This was the line she had to cross. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z To Bertha, Bud said, “You don’t know about these things, and I don’t either; it’s not our line of work.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ewell’s fight in the north was stiffer, but down here the sound was softened; the wind was in the south, blowing toward the battle, blowing up between the lines. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There be many such sheets on the lines of Cite Soleil—yellow, pink, and blue. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked in a straight line away from the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “So please, please, only line up if you and you alone want to be here, kiddos!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Atticus drew the line at having someone feed him, and Dr. Finch solved the problem by jamming the handles of a fork, knife, and spoon into the ends of big wooden spools. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z We stopped at the bank, and while my dad stood in line, I grabbed two free suckers, one for me and one for Robin. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She studied the line next to the number 1. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z If he cramps again let the line cut him off. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell by the narrow line of Maxim’s mouth, and I wondered if brothers and sisters always sparred like this, making it uncomfortable for those who listened. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the darkened facades of the houses lining the street. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The old man was trying with both hands to keep the line just inside of breaking strength. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It shoots me forward as I follow the gold line. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Rain had slicked the streets into shiny, reflective tunnels lined with skyscrapers whose tops disappeared into the mist. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z We got some outs on a fly ball and two line drives but not before they had scored two more runs. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a line or two round the eyes, if you looked closely. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “She just don’t see em. The lines. Not between her and me, not between her and Hilly.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The worry lines deepened around Percy’s sea-green eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If we were free and at home in Rhode Island and these were our sheets and our laundry lines and our snow, she’d dance like an angel. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m in “soft- lines,” which has a wonderful, sinuous sound to it, but I have no idea what it means. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When I lifted the window, the whole world around me smelled clean and fresh as clothes from the washing line. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At my line, I hang back, avoiding Tobias, who is busy picking on some unlucky sixth graders. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “My mother says you almost froze to death,” she whispers as we stand in line, two by two, waiting for the bell. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A cold chill settled itself along my stomach lining. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We were sent to a hallway upstairs and told to line up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Cabinets and trunks line the walls, boxes of files are stacked in tidy rows. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I think we got what we wanted,” Benji said as they stood in line at the concession stand. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She laughed, but I saw the lines, thin as spiders’ limbs, around her mouth and the faraway look in her eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Walter had told me I would know I was close when I passed a cluster of liquor stores on the county line between Conecuh and Monroe counties. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The horizon is a million adults zooming past me, is a line of yellow taxis, is more than you could possibly imagine. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She attempts to step out of his line of sight but the room is too small. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some of these stories were bound to be true, and some were not; to discover the line between, I decided to walk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After school we tell Brendan he has to ask the question tomorrow, What use is Euclid and all those lines that go on forever when the Germans are bombing everything? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly, people were standing in grocery store lines and talking about the cities of my childhood, Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t anything special—the kind with ruled lines and the twisted wire holding the edge—and each of them was numbered. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I followed behind the people who waited in line to get their entry stamps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “That’s what I said. Look, it’s my money on the line.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Just as multiplying by a number stretches the number line, dividing shrinks it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Using ropes they hauled up a line of hose and a twenty-five-foot ladder. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The sun streamed in from the windows behind him, and shadows lay over his face and accentuated the lines of his cheeks and jaw. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Robin ran parallel to the surf line, her pigtails flying. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Folks were milling around on the big front porch, gathering their umbrellas, sidestepping puddles in the parking lot, heading for cars, getting ready to follow the hearse in a long, respectful line of cars. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When the road grew quiet, she tore open the lining of her dress, and stuffed jewelry under the shirt of one baby and money under the other. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But the third trick is that if you stand at the back of the line and realize you don’t have any money, you don’t have to tell anyone. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The platform stood directly at the fifty-yard line close to the stands so that each kid would see everything and wouldn’t miss any of the action. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I called Declaration on the kitchen telephone, but her line was busy. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Henry Ford declared that the perfect assembly line factory worker would be a blind man because he could learn one exact task and repeat it endlessly for the rest of his life. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As they go over the line, Sophie collapses, and down there, on the ground, she rolls onto her back and looks up at the sky. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Irene asked, toe-nabbing her flip-flops and standing up, stretching her arms far above her so I could just see a thin line of her stomach. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Jewelry lines the glass display case—nothing of value, just cheap-looking costume pieces—along with used lipsticks and half-empty bottles of shaving lotion. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I managed a bit of enthusiasm for that line, backed up as it was by my experience with pretty much the entire Stokum population. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A line of saliva trails from his lower lip to the bone. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Before going to the checkout line, Dicey drifted by the meat counter. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He was engaged in a line of work that was dependent solely on his ability to win the trust of others, and one in which the most intimate relationships were necessary. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Fadi gazed out the window at the tall walls that lined either side of the freeway, sheltering buildings, shopping plazas, and parks on the other side. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Heat rays have destroyed power lines, blacking out communication with parts of New Jersey, the announcer adds. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z ‘The whole school is to go out and line up around the playground immediately,’ he said. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I think back to my colored-in lines, my name on the top of the page, how I used to be shocked when kids wouldn’t have their homework. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I was out of his line of vision. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes searched the few beds lined up side by side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We're all lined up like a row of eggs in a carton, moving in time with one another. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Alex turned to see Rex racing across the grass, chasing down a line drive tennis ball. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Chima and Obiora used plastic ones while the rest of us had plain glass plates, bereft of dainty flowers or silver lines. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She had never known that ice could take on so many shades of blue: sharp lines of indigo like the deepest sea, aquamarine shadows, even the glint of blue-green where the sun struck just so. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Fine lines sprayed out from around her eyes. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We pass a crumbling brick mailbox and turn down a drive lined on both sides by massive trees without leaves. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Then we watched Woody join the shuffling line and climb aboard. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Glad to hear Unity Valley gossip lines are still overlooking the obvious stuff. God, you’d think Aimee Hall would have been all over that.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z No sooner had Bull reached behind Jasper Jr. to cut the fishing line than the motor gurgled to a dead stop. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Parents and students across the county were in chaos, games had been postponed, and their reputation was on the line. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Fadi saw the woman at the head of the line turn pale. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z At three in the morning, Bull ordered his entire squadron to line up single file behind him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z What would exposed lines do if they made contact with his aluminum canoe? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He could quote lines from his favorite comedies, like Caddyshack, or poke fun at someone who was too pretentious or willfully ignorant. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Go ahead, Kansas City. Your party is on the line.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she thought about the other lines of the prophecy: The twins snuff out the angel’s breath, who holds the keys to endless death. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The hotel recommended to Elinor by the staff in the cafe was on a square just off the main street that passed right through the town and was lined with palm trees and shops. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Another is a confusion of the writer’s subject matter with his line of work. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Tally frowned, reading the first line of slanted words. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Without money to line their pockets, their fun was over. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I drag the tub of line and the keg along the dock and lower it into my skiff. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The first day, three sailors dragged Lucy Burns out of the line and into the street, where they shredded her banner. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She wore satin gloves up to the elbow and mothered a long line of smelly dachshunds with tearstained eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I swallow hard and open my lips so I can get the stupid line out and go hide in the woods and — that’s when I start crying. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z As Moss ascended the front steps to the school, he glanced at the grease, grime, and years-old gum lining the concrete and railings. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I dropped my gaze to the script, as though it might provide my next line, but it was of no help. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “You getting anything to eat?” the redheaded boy asked when they got into the checkout line. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z She set the cup on the terrace railing and gazed over the valley as if imagining battle lines. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The only way he was going to avoid it was by running right down the line between his lane and Syracuse’s. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There were lines around her eyes from laughter, and around her mouth from grief. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z If Kevin decided he no longer wanted to wait on line on Fridays for food he didn’t even eat, would two bags be enough? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “I need you to initial here and here, then sign and date here,” he says, indicating the open lines. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Later on I bought him a drink, played the bluff soldier, old Arctic hand, "more things in heaven and earth" line. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When it was nearly time for Kelly’s first lines, she stepped up the ladder, carefully holding her extra limbs in her hands. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The Executives started making their way down the lines, collecting the paper figures. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Hazy blue mountains cut sharp lines into the periwinkle sky. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As I sat on the other end of the line, listening to my mother talk about “sacrifice,” I had no idea what my grandparents had given up. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Jake recited the clues, editing out words like stone pillars, fire pit, and pirate’s treasure—keeping it all very geometry-ish, with points and angles and lines. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The sun gleamed on his white hair, the dark ridge along the brow line where the hat had pressed the hair down. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From the onset of the fencing match between Hamlet, and Laertes until Hamlet's death, I believe I did not commit to paper more than ten lines. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The shortwave-broadcasting boat took up its position behind the starting line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Some of those bathing suits are from my own Ladybird Hope, Pageant Princess swimwear line, which is America’s bestselling teen swimwear line, by the way. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “You have a returned Transport there,” said the man who held the lines. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I walked farther down the line to the photos from the necropsy, the shark twisted into the rocks like a huge white sea monster washed up from the pages of an old story. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The gaslights caught the gleam of sweat on his skin, accentuating the composed lines of his muscles, the steady rise and fall of his breast. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ten yards out, the float line fell away and bobbled in a seam of white water along the surface of the bay. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “What exactly do you intend to do, then, Henry? Hmm? Marry him? Make him the Duchess of Cambridge? The First Son of the United bloody States, fourth in line to be Queen of England?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Nok cried out again as she ducked through the front line of the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z When I get downstairs, Dad is untangling the lights and making three straight lines from the socket across the den floor. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I came from a long line of hunters, trappers, and voyageurs. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Some people stand and line the walls like flies on a humid summer afternoon. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z In the mornings, early, two or three of their children went down to Center Bay with hand lines and fished from the pier or swam out to the rocks and tried for cod. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And by the time I was done, Mr. Powell had erased all the lines, and my tern’s feathers were plunging against the air like all get-out. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He wiped his neck off with a towel and then went to the line. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The meter reads sixteen miles hauled today, but we are not more than eight miles in a straight line from last night’s camp. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z An expert at getting through British lines, John made his way to Charles. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad kicked the row of shoes my mom had lined up and sent them flying into the wall. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I set the broom back in its place and went upstairs, where I stripped off the bedding, carried it outside, and pegged it to the line. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He led the way into the line, still not speaking, though his eyes returned to my face every few seconds, their expression speculative. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Aron picked up a twig and drew a line on the dark earth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama will keep some of these papers to light fires; others will be used to wash windows or line our shoes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She thought she had property rights in the foal, Specklebottom’s blood line being what it was. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I visualized myself in the middle of a line of men and boys waiting to enter a classroom. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He had written it in Sanskrit, which was his mother tongue, and he had encoded the even lines in the private cipher of the Emperor Augustus and the odd ones in a Lacedemonian military code. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Our trenches have now for some time been shot to pieces, and we have an elastic line, so that there is practically no longer any proper trench warfare. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, she heard her grandmother untie the line and lower herself carefully from the ladder to the boat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “I only didn’t call because you told me not to call,” Paolo said, letting go of her hand as they stepped into line for tea. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They rest, play dominoes, wash laundry, and hang it on lines that crisscross the courtyard. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t want to go in the line all the time, would you?” he asked. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z His first line of defense was frowning terseness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The bottom line was that Bobby Moch was smart and he knew how to use his smarts. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z These dialogues of the deaf have occurred so often that the participants can almost recite their lines by rote. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My secret journal was an old hardback copy of The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, in which I spent hours writing in a tiny script between the tightly printed lines. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z A line of cops guard the Walmart on the east side. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I begin to skirt along the tree line, searching for a tree with a branch high and long enough to fit my needs. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As the line devolves into a great milling mob, I slip away. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Each morning before classes began, we all lined up in the courtyard by grade, then recited the national anthem and the Lord’s Prayer. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Sure, there’s no ball and no shoulder pads, and nothing in your way except the string across the finish line. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z They ordered everyone to line up: men, women, even children younger than I. They walked up and down the line trying to make eye contact with people. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Maybe I just enjoyed that cup of water a little extra too, because I wasn’t in the back of the line. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A line of police officers sat at the counter, eating fried egg sandwiches and exchanging notes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z If one loses pressure, the other will instantly seal off the shared lines. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m lost in the bass line, in the lyrics, in my sneakers beating against the stall door and not caring who hears. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z And yes, there was the broken line of his nose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Directly above his name were three lines that his father had filled out just ten years ago that summer. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He directed me to a wood-paneled office with walls lined with law books, school diplomas, and family photographs. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Aunt Petunia took it curiously and read the first line. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z There’s a short line at the door with a group of gay guys in front of us. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then I attached an air line to the tank and crimped it with my thumb. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He buys a ticket and a handful of tokens and waits in line with the others. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z This was all she had left—his outstretched hand, and the promise of hope, of something better waiting on the other side of that line. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The leather packet was lined with broadcloth and into the cloth two needles were stuck. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Some boys stole ration cards and tried to go through the food line twice. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she added another line under his eye and licked her thumb to wipe away a smudge. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z In contrast to floor policy, scruff lines his chin. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Not to look for silver linings, but it seems like you'll now have some free time this summer. A summer class at Northwestern, maybe?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I’d said my lines in front of the mirror at home, trying to maintain eye contact with myself. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, quickly, I tried to write a few lines describing them. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The officer doing the “split” divides incoming inmates into two contingents that line up on either side of the room’s periphery and wait their turn on the serving line. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a whole line of limos parked at the curb, and it’s just so Shady Creek. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Get Number Four back on line, and I mean now!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The skin on his hands looked dry, parchmentlike, and his lips formed a thin line beneath the heavy tangle of gray beard. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z While another line of kids boarded, Dana composed himself as if he were a model citizen. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees cleared, and before him was a line of men wearing turquoise jewelry, blue jeans, velvet button-down shirts, and red moccasins. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was a soothing rhythm the way they were put together with crumbly thin lines of white mortar. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even dead it looked like a regal hawk, cracked and shattered, but with a beauty still inherent thanks to the feral grace of its lines. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z More neighbors have joined in on cleaning up, and they form a line that moves trash out the store and into the trash cans on the curb. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z April herself led the procession; and when they had gone twice around the yard, she lined everyone up on the edge of the temple. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But he looked old now; the young face had changed more than could be accounted for by the new lines in his face or the beard. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The last, unfinished line gave no clue at all, and the first seemed pointless, as it hardly seemed necessary to tell them they needed to keep their eyes open. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Frank asks, like he just can’t imagine the ways these clues could ever line up in the right order. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Worse, there was a whole line of the ugly new houses all along Pool Side, where the Hobbiton Road ran close to the bank. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Several decades later, borrowing from this technology, Henry Ford credited the meatpackers for the idea that led to the invention of the automobile assembly line. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The words were another line of bricks in their defense against the world. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the nearby fields, the war elephant frolicked with Mrs. O’Leary, and children played tag around the statues of Terminus that lined the city limits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Despite the crowds, we line up to catch a glimpse of the Mona Lisa. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The line went out and out and out but it was slowing now and he was making the fish earn each inch of it. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When Moch finally turned them loose in the final mile, they exploded into a seven-length lead, and they were still pulling away as they crossed the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I tried not to stare but you end up thinking, How did somebody get all the cuts to line up so perfect like that? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The outburst of confused, distressed noises that erupted from the lines was shushed with a piercing buzzer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z So when he answered the ringing phone, and the man on the other end of the line told him to make a record of the call, he did. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Taking up agriculture, the Finger Lakes people, by now consolidated into five main groups, lined the region’s hills with farms. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It’s so simple, I can’t understand why someone hasn’t tried it. . . Why don’t you line up what we need?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z For the Two against Three rhythm, divide the class into two groups and assign the Two-beat rhythm line to one half and the Three-beat rhythm line to the other half. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z High Street was already lined with people, all peering anxiously up the road. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Doha had stayed up very late watching the line of people waiting to talk to his father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He stares at them, palms up, like he’s going to do a reading, just like Auntie Idris likes to do, fingers tracing the lines in my hands and telling me all about my life. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The dude’s boys started laughing at him, and before he could say anything back, Renee said, “Next in line, please!” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Howard’s voice bubbled over the line, begging him to join the festivities. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He just felt a faint slackening of the pressure of the line and he commenced to pull on it gently with his right hand. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do just like number ninety-one but stand on the line we have, right here.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The line curled back and forth across the netless tennis courts. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Trina mumbled a lot, and Mark even caught her with a line of drool on her chin at one point. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When I finally get through the busy line from a pay phone Janice says May is losing it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere along the line someone decided that this activity is worthy of a tip, so you give the woman some change, though I’ve never known why. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She willed herself to decipher them the way she would decipher an unfamiliar four-letter word, each symbol lined up one after another. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Barrels of slimy stuff stood on the floor; jars of herbs, dried roots, and bright powders lined the walls; bundles of feathers, strings of fangs, and snarled claws hung from the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Why does everyone keep calling me ‘the aristocrat’?” asked Matt as they trudged back along the line of shrimp tanks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he stepped back and lined up a picture of Victor, who struck a pose and smiled. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The brownstone row houses lined both sides of the street, and long, wide, stone stairways led from the sidewalks to the frosted-glass double doors of the entrances. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I got up and started moving toward the wood line again. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The lines of her brow plunged with both anger and confusion. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Many of the women standing on line had infants strapped to their backs; others clutched fearful, scantily dressed, barefooted six- and seven-year-old boys and girls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ten push-ups for you, twenty for you,” he would growl as he inspected a line of ten million people. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Wooden houses and small brick buildings lined the river and rose in uneven stacks on both hillsides. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The history of race relations in Durham was, after all, a long line of such shams extending back for a century. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Kat writes lines in it that she wants to use in her short stories. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One by one the rest fell in line. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The walls were painted a tasteful yellow, antique shelves filled with bolts of doth in every color lined the walls. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Had the revolving $24 million line of credit over at the First National Bank of Midland truly been a good thing after all? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Counting the lines on the backs of her fingers, she reviews, once more, the exact number of her guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, in silence, they came to the wide crossing where the streetcar line ran. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I drew lines by parting the dried leaves on the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The first line in that code says, “The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The line was moving slowly forward: I shuffled along with it. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Caesar seemed to be borrowing a page from Cleopatra’s traditions that blurred the lines between human and divine beings. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I’m at the finish line, but I never ran the race. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My dad’s found a spot for the truck on the side of a cobblestoned road, and town houses of all colors—pink, blue, green,and more—line the street with rusting balconies. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The numbers went 0, 1,2, 3: zero came first, one was second in line, and two was in third place. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In the smoke he could see a blue line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The parasol trees lining the sidewalks were straight and tall and seemed to smile at us in the bright sunshine. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The line coach said, “I’d hate to be Hillside East, having to face you terrors.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She was accustomed to the kind of fiery preaching that the church offered, the extremes of showmanship and drama, but one day, she thought, they crossed a line. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She spun and saw a path back to shore, lined on both sides with water, like a canyon lined with rock. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Now the German troops would have to fight on front lines in both the east and the west of Europe. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When the elevator opens, the other tributes are being lined up to take the stage. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He rotated the paper, gazed at it for a moment, and began to scrawl, numbers and circles and great, arcing lines that doubled back on themselves. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The only light comes from several antique streetlamps lining the edge of the lake. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “In that line of work there are as many dry holes as there are in the oil business.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z To my left was the Communist party’s South Side section, lined up and ready to march. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You gotta look up. You know what I mean? I got a dangerous line of work.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben, old, grey, and portly, with his lined face and half-burned eyebrows. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I lined up for roll call fully dressed and happy not to lose five more points. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She saw the book immediately, tucked against the back wall, but as her fingers grappled onto the cover, a glimmer of candlelight traced a white line across the floor beneath her bed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He nods over at a group lining the wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "All right now, line up here and let's see what sort of scrimers you are." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Every time it turns out to be someone else on the line, I scold myself. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I’m so excited, I fall down again and crack another shin but I don’t even care that it hurts because I got a fish on the line. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z And they would be nothing compared to the sound that Mrs. Baker made that day from somewhere deep inside that had almost given up, when she heard the first line of that telegram. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “And there was duch a line of traffic on the bridge!” she says over Jason’s head to Mrs. Morehouse, behind her. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he happily arranged the rocks on the sand, following my lines. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to recall how those lines went. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z A burly white man in a union jacket charged through a line of people, fists flying. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z And then, amid this inert matter, she appears, holding on to the ship’s line, a girl in a pink dress the water darkens to red, hair plastered to her small skull. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “They all begin with this single upright stroke followed by the three up-and-down lines. Just the way you drew it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Most flocks of geese move lazily through the sky and trail off in wobbly lines. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We hurried to get in line, but Father Byrnes had seen us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Fancy gold and bronze designs line the edges of the walls and ceilings, and this mini-mansion looks like it was built for princes and princesses. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I looked around for a container and found a plastic grocery-style bag lining the wastepaper basket. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of their eyeballs bulged out while others were missing teeth or had wavy lines of bad smell coming off them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A never-ending line of carts brought the raw material in—thousands of skins, goat, calf, lizard and snake skins—and took them away again tanned, dyed and finished. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The Greeks would figure out the ratio by dividing the line into tiny pieces, using, for example, a standard or yardstick half an inch long. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Joe Rantz and his crewmates lined up along the ferry’s railing and gazed out over the water, using their hands to shield their eyes against the glare of the late afternoon sun. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Even the shed and the porch and the lawn chairs and the canning jars lined up on that shelf in my room made me sad. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Its walls were lined with racks of suits and shirts, and it smelled to me like dry-cleaning fluid. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Usually they went hand in hand with the powerful whites and helped to keep their groaning brothers in line, for that was the safest course of action. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Gilly noted with satisfaction a long red line down the tall boy’s cheek. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Harvard’s Robert Chang—whose widely used Chang Liver Cell line was listed as a HeLa contaminant on Gartler’s chart —glared from his seat. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Frog drew the first watch and was sent to guard the horse lines. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then all lines were erased and a new scorekeeper was picked out. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A thin sheen of sweat lines the skin around her American flag hijab. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “I’m dead in the water,” he’d said again, when Kabuo pulled up against his starboard side and tossed him a mooring line. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It seemed to Shasta only a second before a whole line of the enemy were on horseback again, wheeling round to meet them, swinging towards them. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z On principle, I do not wait in lines. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And blood spewing out in every direction, down the guy’s chest and Mong’s face and clothes, splattering across the asphalt in stringy lines. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z So expensive, in fact, that Max had to check his bank balance on his phone while they stood in line, just to make sure that he had enough in his account. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I followed Branwell’s eyes as he skimmed the letter very quickly, then returned to the top and read it slowly, line by line. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want Ryan Dean in my line, sir. He’s our best wing. You know that,” Joey said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He gives me a roll of brown paper and a piece of white chalk and shows me how to draw a tree in three sweeping lines. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z My mom presses her mouth together in a line. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Maggie didn’t lose her voice or forget any of her lines and everyone got a standing ovation at the end. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Past the cabbages and beans, down the path lined with gold and orange chrysanthemums. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The locks on her suitcase opened with two satisfying clicks; she enjoyed again how neatly her belongings fitted together, clean against the green lining. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The arbour was an arch in the wall, lined with ivy; it contained a rustic seat. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But when I look, there are two long lines of tape hanging down, snapped. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he said, “Go on, Jesper. There’s a line of credit waiting for you at the Crow Club. Play till morning or your luck runs out, whichever comes first.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Over the past few months Kelton’s family has assembled an over-the-top surveillance system, set up a mini greenhouse in their side yard, and lined their entire roof with some kind of unregistered, off-grid solar panels. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Adam stared at a line of dark mesquite that peeked out of a draw. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A colorless, crushed-looking woman, with wispy hair and a lined face, was standing outside. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Sen wore shoes; Eliot noticed several pairs lined on the shelves of a small bookcase by the front door. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The private ran toward us and told us to form a line. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Titled something along the lines of "I Deserve Another Chance," her story was not well received by the class. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z So Reynie took his place at the end of the line while Miss Perumal went inside the building to speak with someone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Starting in the upper left corner, she would have read down the first line of letters, then up the next line of letters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He was lined up and then handcuffed to another prisoner, a man in his sixties. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Even Bullet had softened, smiling at the back of the line while the nurses laughed and teased each other. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Endless lines of boxcars vanished into the blackness. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z At last, Brullo stopped at her table to survey her line of goblets. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z On the bright side, there were no lines and no admission fee, so they just muscled their way past the tour groups and walked on in. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If I do, I’ll mess up the bass line and ruin whatever is about to happen—because something is definitely about to happen. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z A migrant, moving from car to car, can inadvertently step on the pressurized brake line that runs the length of the train. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The colors were unfurled, the lines were dressed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I slid down a zip line from the Hancock building and imagined what the marsh looked like full of water, blue-gray and gleaming under the sun. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z There was a long line of men waiting; I squatted some distance away. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z James watches and listens eagerly over on the sofa, elbowing Supreme at every other line I recite. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In effect, the committee report extended the deadline for the consideration of emancipation to bring it into line with the deadline for the end of the slave trade. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I finally got to the front of the line. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His lips press into a thin line, the opposite of the O that Ms. Min has been showing us in class. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Above, the sky was darkening fast, melting into a fluid watercolor blend of deep blues, oranges, and pinks fractured by the telltale lines left from the Rupture. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They were fifth in line, waiting their turn to pick up bread for dinner. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Leading away from Brannock’s Post there was a double line heading down and to the southwest. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The lines outside her classroom are always straight, single-file, and silent. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They were strange, a main center line up from the lake in the sand with claw marks to the side leading to a small pile of sand, then going back down to the water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets of Berlin, many of which were still lined with abandoned homes and devoid of pedestrians, provided Blake with the cover he needed to hand off such precious—and treacherous—cargo. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I watch how ferociously he’s attacking the paper, the lines so bold and certain, how quickly he flips the page, like every ten seconds. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I see that when we go underground the clean, dependable lines of the street plan are interlaced with a twisting, turning mess of tunnels. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We got into the wood line and formed a skirmish line. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z All night long, the box in the attic called to me, as if an invisible fishing line connected my fingertips to its cardboard edge. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As I headed toward the line, a girl from my class named Audrey Mitchell waltzed right up to me and said, “Nice boots.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I picked up a rusted shovel and experimentally scooped some away from the fence line. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I took my time and drew wide lines across it and between each line I printed out the bumper-sticker saying in big block letters. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As long as I walked in straight lines and didn’t twist my foot right or left then it didn’t hurt so much. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The hobbits saw several horsemen fall; but their line held on up the hill and over it, and wheeled round and charged again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z There was a jagged line burned in the plastic on the back and even without opening the case and seeing the inside he knew the radio was blown. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The more Barry stared at it, the more the dotted lines on the treasure map/Earth blurred together. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The next morning, on his way to school, Jake noticed a long line snaking out of the corner bodega, a small grocery and convenience store where people bought their coffee, bagels, and egg sandwiches. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The feeling reaches a hand through the phone line and shakes me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z On the very first day, he lead his group into the cafeteria for lunch and sagely directed them to the shortest line. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a pause at the other end of the line, “b there something wrong?” she finally asked. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Counselors are coming up and down the lines introducing themselves; the girls seem to know all of them too. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She grasped the quill in tense, careful fingers, and her lips silently formed each letter as she traced the lines. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A great sheet of white paper was pinned on the wall, covered with curious lines, and little coloured dots, in blocks, together. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The oafish out-of-step me surfaces, and I cross the thin line we dance. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z If he ran a line just south of the channel islands and rocks, there was nothing until the Philippines, nothing until Japan but ocean, and that was where Owen wanted to be. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In his face there are already the strained lines that we know so well, we have seen them now hundreds of times. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When messages were lined up properly, and a code breaker made enough good guesses, German words would eventually appear. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Domestic horses of a pack line follow the human leader as they would normally follow the top-ranking female. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But the lines rearranged themselves before I could work out the dynamic, and the principal said: "Willow, do you know why you're here?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z This was a really major breakthrough: layering two lines of voices singing at the same time, but singing slightly different notes. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I poled us along what I thought might be the line of the gut. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Its surface is lined with hot-pink construction paper, covered in blue and purple heart stickers. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He traced a line of spilled Coke on a table in Mr. Thirsty’s. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The streets were lined with small clapboard houses. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She left the line for a moment to run to her mother. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Come on, he thought and looked down into the dark water at the slant of the line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa’s white shirt, with its perfectly tailored lines, did little to minimize the mound of flesh that was his stomach. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I focused on my eyes at first, surprised by the thick line under my lashes, but the overall look was warm and clear, maybe even pretty. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He presses his lips into an imperious line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Many of the wounds had scabbed or remained as thin white lines, though her back retained most of its damage. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The wide streets were lined with tall elm trees. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z At the other end, back at the main command post and away from the front line, at least one or two other Navajos would be receiving the messages and doing just what we did. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Hellhounds leaped ahead of the line from time to time. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Just after I finished that line, the secretary tapped me on the shoulder to say she had to lock up the office. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He knew that the man was a gang leader and that he lined his pockets with proceeds from the Hellshow. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “If you do taste the compound, it will be strong and unpleasantly bitter, so you may line up—calmly, please—at the fountain for water.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The first person to approach the red wagon is a roustabout, and when he leaves empty-handed the line buzzes with angry curses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z To my left the view is cut off by a black line of roof of the old house next the abbey. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Yellow lines on the floor indicated traffic patterns for inmates, telling them where to line up and where to wait. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Count every line and every space in between the notes, as well as the lines or spaces that the notes are on. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Like his brother, Pierrot had the knack of depriving his lines of any sense. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She joins the end of the food line. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Amazed, terrified, huddling together, the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She was a hundred feet from the finish line when her heart burst. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he went into his little office, pushed a litter of brake linings and fan belts and catalogues aside, and from underneath dug out a telephone. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There has to be a more exciting way to complain of boredom. bottom line. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The stream ran across the floor, just like the one at Godstow, in a channel lined with bricks. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The line you get isn’t exactly the tangent line, but if the curve isn’t too bumpy, the two lines will be pretty close. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The royal apartments were in Maegor's Holdfast, a massive Square fortress that nestled in the heart of the Red Keep behind walls twelve feet thick and a dry moat lined with iron spikes, a castle-within-a-castle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With my fingertip in the air and one eye closed, I traced the line of the rooftops. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He had dark, thick eyebrows, which made him look serious at the best of times and, when he was anxious or angry, came together to form a straight line across his forehead. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z With his borrowed key, he opened the Pipeworks door, and they hurried past the yellow slickers on their hooks and the lines of rubber boots. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Anyhow, there they were in the lunch line, him with his arm draped over her shoulder, the two of them blabbing away like old buddies. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Each line on the map is like a contour line but, instead of marking a uniform measurement of height, it marks a uniform measurement of magnetic variation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And probably that was why, among the one hundred and forty runners waiting at the starting line, Mr. Hupfer was able to find me so easily. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z With only one half-starved horse pulling us, it took nearly an hour to be clear of the city line. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Neither Mr. Flux nor the beast saw the fresh trap, and the creature’s legs tangled, snagged by the line. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z At first, all she saw was darkness—a tight, closed-up sort of darkness, with a single, pale, horizontal line of light cutting across. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Squid have two lines of defense: squirting ink and escaping quickly. They need a lot of oxygen to move away from predators. Maybe they have three hearts to keep up the oxygen supply.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I place my collection bag over my shoulder and stand tall and straight at the front of the line. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I crashed into their line and started hacking with Riptide. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A long line of gold-cloaked spearmen held back the crowd, commanded by a stout man in elaborate armor, all black lacquer and gold filigree. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was missing most of her equipment, but she hurried to her place in line next to Frank and stood at attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z My mom looks like me, except with short hair and laugh lines. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z His science project was on the line and it was starting to feel like all the effort he had put in was, well, worthless. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z We lined up to walk on the football field. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They were not financially able to abandon their potatoes, so they cheerfully set up camp right on the state line, where they ate potatoes, sold potatoes, bartered potatoes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He quoted a line from his film favourites, Laurel and Hardy. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z George climbed into fifth place by the time she crossed the finish line, but it still put her third in the overall rankings. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z According to a Chicago Tribune report, when the Illinois group lined up to begin the march, “Suddenly from the crowd on the sidewalk Miss Barnett walked calmly out to the delegation and assumed her place.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The row of tall parasol trees that lined the inside of the school yard was festooned with more da- zi-bao, hanging like flowers from the branches. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The couch cushion left lines in my cheek. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He had three forty-fathom coils of line in reserve now, as well as the coil he was using. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon they were in view of Neel’s house, where his mother and Rupa were outside in a sunny corner, hanging clothes on the line. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I crossed a line by coming to look for Monday, asking her questions and talking fresh to grown-ups, as Ma would say. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Yes, I knew the last line. And now, I am afraid, it is time for you to go. But wait. You had better let me give you one of these tablets.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I studied in the evening until the sun set, and I stood in line to use the little libraries that missionaries had built for us. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He unsheathed his longsword and drew a line in the dirt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I’m taken to a waiting car, one of a dozen sleek black vehicles in a line outside a private side exit. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I start up conversations in lines and on the bus and with cashiers. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked diligently, oblivious to the long lines stretching away in the dark. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had ratproofed it by lining it with flattened tin cans. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama’s lips flattened out into a thin line that reminded me of Dinah’s. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z All the sweet innocence of the world was written there in the lines of her young face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Miranda nodded, glancing at her reflection in one of the angled mirrors that lined the counter. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He smiled, and the network of lines that crossed his face turned to make themselves part of that smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z People act funny when I’m walking to the first-class line at the airport. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Someone had pulled the stove away from the wall to disconnect the gas line. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a party line, which meant everyone who had a phone could listen in on conversations. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z They stand back as he and I aim and spray in long, flowing lines. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Then the line would not come in any more and he held it until he saw the drops jumping from it in the sun. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The lines of ugliness had sunk to rest as lines of strength. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The observers in Athens before Marathon reported seeing a great line of dust crossing the Plain, and they heard the clash of arms and they heard the Eleusinian Chant. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Rain dribbled down the storefront window, the watery lines pink with the light from Sam’s Pizza across the street. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time we crossed the Alabama state line, I was ready to claw my way into the trunk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I sit down, open my pad to a blank page and try to draw, but I can’t concentrate, can’t even make a decent line. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Martin’s whole street is lined with cars, and it’s almost dark when we get there. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “They’ll be lining up at the outer gate first thing tomorrow morning.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Yes sir,” Ben said at the end of the line. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing I could say, really, was that I was stretched out, with my body in a straight line from head to toe. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Marselen felt they would be better placed at either end of the main battle line, where they could beat back any attempt by the foe to turn their flanks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The broad wooden span of the bridge had rotted through, but some of the lamps that lined the way were still aglow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, by evening, the river would rouse itself to accept the day’s offerings and sludge off to the sea, leaving wavy lines of thick white scum in its wake. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “How’s school?” his mom asked as she formed the meatballs and lined them up on a cookie sheet. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z My plan was to memorize at least one line a day so that I could recite it on Friday of the following week. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A tight line replaces my baba’s usual smile, and I know at once that he’s in pain. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Finally I had solar efficiency readings from three locations along an 80-kilometer line, all from the same time of day. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The whistle blew and Coach Spinks called Ben’s group to the center line where they queued up in two lines to wait for their chance to go against the returnees. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The dry moat surrounding Maegor’s Holdfast was three feet deep in snow, the iron spikes that lined it glistening with frost. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Percy noticed seven lines on Octavian’s arm—seven years of camp, Percy guessed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Dilsey moved about the kitchen, singing the two lines of the hymn which she remembered. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin asked, pushing Moss’s head forward to line him up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A few lines before I say my prayers. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She inserts the IV line into a port on my chest. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He waved his hands at the weathered gray wooden houses, set close together, that lined the street. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched as Mrs. Sen laughed and chatted, when it was her turn in line, with a man with a bright red face and yellow teeth, dressed in a black rubber apron. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z There are no slings on the roof for the zip line, and that’s not why we came. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Come sit down and be quiet,” she said, pointing at the chairs lined up at the kitchen table. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Tears were running down her cheeks in two thin, glimmering lines. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I lined them up for the people I dreamed would one day come to watch my shows. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They would realize that yesterday’s triumph had ended when the moon rose, and that today new battle lines would be drawn, and that the fighting never stops. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the ones who lined up outside my door during office hours, the ones who called me at night. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I pressed a hand against my forehead, to the place where the gun had burst the skin in a jagged line. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z My nails shimmer with a clear coat of polish and a small white line drawn at each nail tip. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I knew that was a line from a movie, but I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The booths Colton and his brothers built lined the fairway, already drawing a crowd. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Rhoda stood with her arms crossed, her lips set in a tight line. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “All right, guys, so line up and let’s practice.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The faded cutoffs crossed the line a full three feet ahead of him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Today, hundreds of people line both sides, cyclers on one, walkers and joggers on the other. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z For each note on the first line, write a rest of the same length on the second line. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z DRACO: I didn’t want to risk her health, I said it didn’t matter whether the Malfoy line died with me—whatever my father said. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I went back to the line and found my groove again. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The line of cars followed behind two unmarked military vehicles. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me about his direct line to God and said I should think seriously, very seriously, about coming down to the church for a chat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z But Ellen had felt no doubts; the praise was in line with what she herself believed firmly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a long line, and Reynie wondered how many special opportunities were available. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Van Helsing stepped out, and, obedient to his gesture, we all advanced too; the four of us ranged in a line before the door of the tomb. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Black calla lilies and roses burst from pots and line trellises that ring the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z You weren’t to go somewhere quiet to memorize your lines; you had to love them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I wonder, do they know they are the sound of snapping fingers under the sycamores lining the streets? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Durban is the principal port for the country’s main industrial area, and the highway that leads to Johannesburg runs parallel to the railway line for a great distance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was where I napped in my car seat, where I learned to color between the lines, where I did my homework and read hundreds and hundreds of books, as my mother worked. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Wearily obedient, the choir huddled into line and stood there swaying in the sun. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z At the north end of the lake, a silver airplane circled the area of the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We no longer have to line up outside for a supper of cloudy dishwater. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Their arrowheads caught fire spontaneously and a flaming wave of death arced over the legion’s line, straight into the enemy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When the rays of the sun and her magnetic sense lined her up with eighty degrees longitude, she was ready to fly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z What he does is feel along the edge for the pencil mark, and shave off the wood real smooth until it’s just touching the line. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Hazel glanced back and saw a line of smoking pavement where Arion’s hooves had touched the ground. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The next day, they came back with a plumb line and a ruler to measure every distance between every component. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He was halfway through the first line of the Shema, our holiest prayer, and my head stopped hurting. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "All science is either physics or stamp collecting," he once said, in a line that has been used many times since. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I remember opening up the letter, scanning the first few lines, feeling the blood go thick behind my eyes. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If the photo made the grade, we cut it out, glued it on a piece of lined paper, and reinforced the holes in the paper with adhesive Os so the page wouldn’t tear out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Wonka adjusted one of the knobs and the wavy lines went away. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z There are bales of hay lining the entire surface of the trailer, stacked up higher along the back, and red bandanas knotted together like streamers all around the border of the frame. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes inmates would intentionally spill something on a seat they did not wish to occupy or tell the officer that a friend in line was coming to take it “in just a second.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He dribbles four times and then takes off at the foul line, spreads his legs, and soars. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Look in the line, there’s lots of folks look just like you, you ain’t the worst. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Manolo is so worried, he has tapped out a communique that has come all the way down the line. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit down at a table by myself and am done by the time I see Sneaky jump in line for his breakfast. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z She times me in wind sprints, then puts me back on the line to shoot. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “No, but—” “She’s just spouting lines from some book,” Annabeth said, “like Hazel suggested. Besides, we already have a real prophecy to worry about.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As we were lining up, snow began to fall. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I’m torn between making a beeline for the next intersection and trying to get to the doors that line the street and break my way into a building. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I saw his fingers raking through his disheveled brown hair, his nose tracing a line down my cheek the night before we left. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When they pulled into the parking lot, they saw that a line had already formed at the ticket window. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z At Lexington, about halfway to Concord, the Redcoats saw about 70 militiamen lined up on the village green. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z People were lined up along the road, shouting and waving at us, and one young man, perhaps twelve years old, ran along behind us for several miles. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Um, let’s go with flammable. Anyway, that line from the prophecy bothers me: To storm or fire the world must fall.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The lines on the pages were planted with words that opened up like rows of flowers, each with a different shape. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z I looked down, he was there somewhere behind the lined face and outstretched hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I drove around the school, following the line of traffic. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z My makeup is done up like a courtier in a beauty-scope—thickly lined eyes with gold accents, red jewels dotted along my eyebrows, a powdered face, bright lips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A soldier climbed out, holding a gun, wearing a uniform so smart that the lines of ironing were visible down the front. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He doesn't light a single candle or release one of the lanterns strung up in a line beside the entrance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I line up six slices of bread and toast them, two at a time in the toaster. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They stood in line without even knowing what was being sold, just so they would not lose a chance to buy something, even if they did not need it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think we’ve been reading that line the wrong way. The world...the Earth. In Greek, the word for that would be...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A double bar line, either heavy or light, is used to mark the ends of larger sections of music, including the very end of a piece, which is marked by a heavy double bar. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The doctors and nurses lined the long hallway, watching us with frowns and shaking heads. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Red wooden train cars lined the platform, stretching in links as far as the eye could see. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The officer’s job was to insist—though, as a fallback position, an experienced officer might simply see whether the fourth inmate in line would take the seat. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “For elevation, Addy, count the number of curved lines above a point. Like this.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The warhorses feared the flames and fought to get away, injuring themselves and other horses as they twisted at their lines. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He joined the line of men and quickly disappeared, one black helmet in a river of black, bobbing helmets, all going up the path to the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The scar line on his forehead twitched and tightened. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He was too busy deciphering his own clue lines. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He knew he had lost from the instant the noses hit the line. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Some lines merge; others stretch to and from Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Detective Jeremiah Mollson, one of the few African members of the Special Branch, claimed to recall lines verbatim from ANC speeches that he attended. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Seconds go by before I see definite edges in my surroundings, the lines of door frame and countertop and ceiling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The phone line clicked and the dial tone sounded like an alarm in my ear. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Hunting out the window for something to draw, I consider the line of stores and restaurants across the street, but they look tired and “between.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Above me the lines between the ceiling tiles warp and twist into monstrous creatures. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Descartes realized that he could not start his two reference lines, or axes, with the number 1. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z After you kill your birds, you skin them—you have to be good at skinning as well as at shooting—and you line them up on a string. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The shots are often so uncertain that they land within our own lines. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes remained on Gaily, lying there, still; Thomas could feel the hatred pouring out, as if a visible line of flame connected them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Captain Smith is there, shouting, ordering the men into a line. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The boys lined up, became a wall on the sidewalk, and Pia thought about hopping the curb to go around them but knew better than to skate into oncoming traffic. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Hundreds of tiny things—pebbles?—line the baseboards. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The score of this Notre-Dame Mass has four lines of music, each of them representing one of the voices singing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z That the neighbor testing his sprinkler line isn’t really looking for a leak. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When he came close enough to speak, he raised the lantern and held it to show his face: an old man with a broad, lined face, and eyes nearly lost in a thousand wrinkles. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z All along the fence, especially along the lower line of wire, all sorts of rubbish had caught and tangled. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z His solemn face crinkled into lines of puzzlement and then, still not understanding, he crumpled into laughter, as though glad to be infected by her merriment. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In later works Archimedes figured out the volumes of parabolas and circles, rotated around a line, which any math student knows are early homework problems in a calculus course. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They're going to line him up in front of a wall and shoot him.’ Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a parlor to my right, lined with bookcases and filled with shabby claw-footed furniture. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The pillars that lined the walls around them soared high over his head, with more carved marble creatures staring down at him from the heights. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I hit the ground, turned around, and saw it—swirling lines of white paint, like fake snow, against the gray of the wall. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe one time we ended up in Staten Island, and there isn’t even a subway line that goes there. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But as soon as the police passed, the spectators pushed through the lines. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z My throat is lined with sandpaper and aches for water. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Aru braced herself, waiting to hear the usual lines that they couldn’t possibly be heroes, or that they were too weak, too young, or too...girly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After a few seconds, he stopped actively pulling and simply took in the line as they coasted toward him. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The courtroom was smaller than I’d imagined, about the size of an average living room, with wooden benches lining either side of a narrow aisle. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The line from my rib cage to my knees fell straight without even a ridge to disturb its direction. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One hundred thousand mourners lined the route to the Capitol, where the body was put on view for the public to pay their last respects. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I was led to a seat on a stage set down on about the ten-yard line, with the Blue Ridge section of Levittown—Butternut Road, Balsam Road, Bittersweet Drive—just behind me. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He was one of those men who live in poverty so that their lines of questioning may continue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Africans, Verwoerd said, “should stand with both feet in the reserves” where they were to “develop along their own lines.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The most important rule held that when he crossed the finish line, he had to be riding one of the original horses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Brazen Beasts swung out amongst the pillars to form a line, then began a slow advance in lockstep, ushering the petitioners from the hall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Like that which cycles through Pachelbel’s ‘Canon’, these sequences were driven by the direction of travel of the bass line, giving forward momentum to the music, hence the name ‘harmonic progression’. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Then I sketch a long, curved arc, followed by a second line in the same smooth motion. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Each had a small, rec-tangular plot of lawn in front, with a straight line of dull-looking flowers edging the path to the door. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I take my place in the line as the dirt is shoveled onto the coffin. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The page in front of him held a single line of incomprehensible symbols. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The food stamp program, in turn, was a vehicle to let “some fellow ahead of you buy a T-bone steak,” while “you were standing in a checkout line with your package of hamburger.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Comer dove forward for four yards and a first and ten at the Carter 28-yard line. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Delsa and Norma followed her skirt, but I stared at the dirt, where squiggly lines stretched from one wall to the other. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z There was a line of two cars in front of us, each waved forward with agonizing slowness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Uneven banks of snow still lined the sidewalks, though it was warm enough for people to walk about without hats or gloves. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She quickly kneeled on the ground and reached in her traveling bag for the two borrowed lines. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was like a library in there, tall stacks of rods, shirts, hats, pants, shoes and jackets, and tennis rackets and inflatable rafts lining the narrow aisles. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The Americans were lined behind the fence, standing in a dark row like cemetery stones against the blue-gray sky. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Her wrist tugs against the handcuff, just enough that the metal carves a line into her skin. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He sifted through a plastic bag of pill bottles, lining up cylinders on the bedside. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “So listen, she might call back. Can you leave the line free, please?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow, remember not to read only the line they ask you to read. Go further, okay?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And then there’s the date she’s supposed to show up, scrawled in blue pen on a line at the bottom of the card: April 27,1979. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z This second incarnation of the Klan found a large following north of the Mason-Dixon line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The same happened, and on her third attempt the line went dead as soon as a voice said—Trying to connect you. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mom unzips her cosmetics bag in the bathroom, lining her preferred shampoos and conditioners along the edge of the bathtub, her skin creams and cleansing tonics across the counter. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He picked up the instrument case he’d set on the floor and moved on down the line. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Here, grab the line and we’ll haul it in,” he said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Now the servants chattering have become a choir in a silent movie, a line of O mouths — or a school of fish, blub blub. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then from many points little rivers of red flame came hurrying on, winding through the gloom, converging towards the line of the broad road that led from the City-gate to Osgiliath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z On the deck of the ship the crew lined up, ten hearty men bared to the waist, each grasping the rope, and began a rhythmical march from one end of the ship to the other. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Sherm lived in one of the brownstones that lined a few side streets on the west side of Broadway. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “My line had sons. Nothing but sons,” Miss Trotter said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z We passed a shoe store, a handbag store, and a shop where rows and rows of bangles lined the walls. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Mama’s lips are a thin, tight line when I get home. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The wrinkles around them were drawn in radial lines inward by laughter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It took only the sight of this small, handsome man, McClellan, dashing up and down the lines on horseback to restore confidence and courage. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z We would line the snails up in a row and lay bets as to which would reach the end of a six-foot racetrack first. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Scented smoke rose from braziers that lined the winding streets. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She skinned the rabbit, saving the fur to line her new mitten. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You ain't helping anyone shining it down in our eyes like that. Hand them down, and let's get them lined up every few feet.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A third idea would be to hide so well that the advancing line would pass without discovering him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I took my hook and line and went back down the mountain to the stream. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn and see that he slows down when he passes Joe and Kelsey, who are standing a few people behind me in line, talking to each other. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Our secretary had told me there was a “Mr. Miles” on the phone, so I was a little shocked to hear Ralph Myers on the other end of the line. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That night I wrote in my diary: Dear God, Please walk with Ernie in the graduation line at Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside him was Little Hawk, his uncle, who was just as astonished at the sight of the endless line of wagons. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z It seemed as if we were still in the front line and I was their squad leader. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He drew a long breath when he was down and handed the lines to Tom. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved towards a stone path lined with crumbling columns. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And yet lots of discussions in my household were about how to cross that line, when to cross that line, and who could cross that invisible line without getting hurt. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Conner would most likely ignore my text, but if he glanced at the first line, I wanted to make it count. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He hands me a glass screen with bright lines tangled across it like veins. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I glance out the window to the line of stores across the street. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir, what use is Euclid and all the lines when the Germans are bombing everything that stands? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Garbage bags lined the curb waiting for collection and the concrete was uneven in places, but she moved right down the center of the sidewalk, never taking her eyes off me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He figured that out when Mrs. Baker told us to take our Mathematics for You and Me books, line up by the door, and then head to Mr. Samowitz’s class. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The seams of her stockings were perfect black lines running from her heels to the hem of the coat. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then Werfel traced the line of the mountains upward. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It was still clear, but a thin, wispy scum of cirrus had spread across the upper atmosphere, and a dark line of squalls was visible just above the southwestern horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Family members line up around the perimeter, holding tightly to one another's hands. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When I finally find my way to the cafeteria, there’s this huge line to get food. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Between the lines of straw the expanse of stubble was as open as the down. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Today is different because when I’m on my way to the hot lunch line, I see him crossing the cafeteria. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Gaween,” said Old Tallow, very slowly, the lines in her face shadowing, “you are still beautiful.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z When he finally crossed the finish line, he wasn’t last. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Oh, he was first in line for the victory parades, as soon as the guns were put away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At Castroville, the first station north, he got off and waited four hours for the Del Monte express from San Francisco to Monterey, which is at the end of a spur line. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But when a shooter stepped up to the white chalk line, he became all business. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z It dawned on me the pharmacist would know, but as I went around the last aisle to wait in line for him, I nearly bumped into Vinny's mom. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I looked around at the bay, the old town, the casino, the line of trees along the promenade, and the big hotels with their white porches and gold-lettered names. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Marco turns his attention back to his sketch, tracing the lines of the tree with his fingertips. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It consisted of a line of ordinary automobiles—the officers’ family cars, with the officers inside wearing civilian clothes, looking like commuters. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, Soph, you’re breaking up. I can barely hear you. Good luck on the test. Knock ’em dead—” The line went silent. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Soon, they were creeping down an infrequently traveled dirt road lined with palmettos and mossy live oaks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The screen responded as quickly as thought itself, and out of the welter of lines and flashes a series of pictures formed with perfect clarity: compasses, alpha and omega again, lightning, angel. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the line, passing buckets with the rest, stood the slim boy who had played Ophelia. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Taking this line of reasoning to its logical extreme, the purists argued that using gas was therefore cheating. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The boys clear out of the way and I take my place on the line. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Theon did not fear a doddering old man, but those watching archers and that line of knights were a different matter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Once everyone had the sheet of paper, she read the first few lines to the class. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Especially if I see millions of people standing in one of those long, terrible lines, all the way down the block, waiting with this terrific patience for seats and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Tino came out of the house, and I thought of Henry D.’s line. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A majority of art is initially conceived in terms of contour line. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She even glimpsed Arya in those lines, just for an instant. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And so, as Garrett closes the bathroom door behind him, Kelton and I move down an aisle to get something, and to get out of the guy’s line of sight. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s supposed to limber us up, but it feels like dancing in a chorus line. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Lelia removed the dozen or so shoeboxes of pictures from the top shelves and lined them up between us on the white shag carpet. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The front says Best Friends Are Like Sweaty Thighs, and when I open it and read the punch line—Thick or thin, they stick together—I laugh and cry simultaneously. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He could hear the wind rattling the bare branches of the elms that lined the street. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As the three of them waited in the checkout line, one of the unsavories grabbed Scythe Faraday’s hand and kissed his ring before he could stop him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She had been holding Hannah’s arm, but pulled away half a step to look longingly toward the front of the line. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe there was a stash of money in the linings for a time like this. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Photos, paintings, and artwork lined each of the walls. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Elizabeth’s mouth is set in a thin, straight line. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The Three Musketeers pushed and carried and dragged the college kid all the way back to their own lines, Weary’s story went. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I squatted down, pushed my feet back against the blocks, stretched out my thumbs and index fingers and placed them on the edge of the white starting line. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When I get to my bus line, I notice that the bus is late. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I squatted on this bank and dropped in my line. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he opened his mouth the first line sallied forth sounding like a mouse being squeezed to death by a king snake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and women with hunched shoulders, swollen knuckles, many who have long since stopped trying to scrub the coal dust out of their broken nails, the lines of their sunken faces. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z No one swallowed their bread ration in line that night. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I reattached the return air line to the regulator and things got back to normal. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I see my mom move through the line toward the lady taking tickets. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z She walked along the side of the school, dragging her fingers on the red brick of the building until she reached the line of trees at the back. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Mitzi told us not to worry about copying objects exactly, that it was the strength of our lines that counted. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We stand gratefully beneath the rigging and line the rails. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Across the street from the Baptist church was a park with two basketball courts, a playground, and a grassy path lined with benches. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Now the foot scratchings were deeper, more frequent, and they followed no direct ascending line. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When I pressed him about the rest of the poem, these were the only other lines he would give me: Come to the crossroads, to the crossroads come Where the powers converge and become one. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He pulled up a blank page with colored squares lining the side. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z To draw a tangent line at any given point, it’s best to make a guess. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She traces the first line with her index finger. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She wanted to touch him, to trace the line between his tan skin and the golden lining of the fabric. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I stood drawing lines in the dirt with my big toe, saying nothing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Once again Ash was surprised, and the paring knife slipped and nicked her finger, leaving behind a thin line of blood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, there were eight hover ladders, one for each team, lined up under the three-story-tall bookcases. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He was tall and haggard, with a deeply lined face and a shock of grey-brown hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Halfway to the end she darted to one side and pulled me after her, both of us ducking under a line of sheets and hopping a chicken-wire fence into the yard of a little cottage. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He tried to keep the disappointment out of his voice as he heard his oldest friend from his army days on the other end of the line, calling from California. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z That made me feel good, and while I waited in line for my turn at tetherball, I started to wonder why I’d been thinking before that turning off the lights was a stupid job. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z In surveying, you started from a known point and ran your lines by compass. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Clarisse has just pulled across the finish line, completely unopposed, and seemed to notice fbt the first time how serious the bird problem was. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A border of ermine lined the neck and provided slender sleeves that only covered her shoulders. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Now the dappled light of tiny new leaves moved on Grandma’s beautiful, softly lined face. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Olanna looked away from the man’s lined face and yellowed eyes; he was older than she had first thought, certainly above sixty. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Um, there’s a line,” someone said, and when I turned toward the voice, I saw it belonged to a teenage girl with glasses. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z With one foot jamming the brake pedal to the floor and the other just as resolutely stomping on the gas, Durham’s civic engine roared deafeningly—but it did not budge from the starting line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to be Davis’s room, immaculately clean, lines still in the carpet from a vacuum cleaner. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Then, with the eyes of every person in the entrance hall upon him, he took a great breath and stepped over the line. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He was a collection of hard lines and tailored edges—sharp jaw, lean build, wool coat snug across his shoulders. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I look over at the soldiers lined up against the wall and near the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Then all at once the crowd parted and seemed to dissolve, and there were the castle gates before her, and a line of spearmen in gilded halfhelms and crimson cloaks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And why was so much of the production line hidden away? Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Lee moved five dried lima beans in patterns on the table—a line, an angle, a circle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The guest house repeated the clean, rectilinear lines of the main house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Lying in my bed under the weeping night I did my best to read to take my mind out of misery, but while my eyes moved on the lines I listened to the night. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I knelt down and took out ten flares and unscrewed the caps and lined them up in front of me and then checked my wristwatch. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And just as soon as she’s done, somehow backhand-springing directly into line, her feet in a perfect “parallel first” position, Garret Charles makes a small notation next to her name on the clipboard. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The loudspeakers that line the roofs of the buildings crackle and pop, and JumboTrons pause in their ads—or, in some cases, warnings about another Patriot rebel attack—to show a video of our flag. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I followed the signs for the green line, westbound. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The floors of the dining halls, the ballroom, and the music room were lined with thin mattress pads for refugees. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And these differ from each other, sometimes dramatically, reflecting the authors’ biases and ignorance, and their informants’ manipulation of history to cast a flattering light on their family lines. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “It was Zu,” I began, already well aware of the narrow line I’d have to walk between the truth and what I could actually tell them—both for myself and for Zu’s sake. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In turn that posed the possibility that it would decay rapidly into the next element up the line, element 94, which was likely to be especially vulnerable to fission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "What did the line say?" the magistrate demanded. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Once Grandpop had the gun completely apart, he lined the screws and bits of metal all out on the table like Genie always did when he was about to start building a model car. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “The clue is the first line of another Poe story.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There’s a bookshelf lined with paperbacks, teen books and fantasy I was into reading a few years back. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z We are told to pack our crisscrossed packs and line up in a single file. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I could hear the air quotes over the line. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The sharp line of racial division drawn by the hospital authorities came to me the first morning when I walked along an underground corridor and saw two long lines of women coming toward me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For an hour the line is busy; by the time he gets through, his mother and Sonia are both asleep, a friend of the family informs him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When the varsity girls line up for the 1600,1 head over to Rigor Mortis Bend and shout my heart out for Fiona each time she goes by. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z No, their married bed would be holy, and their children would continue the line of the faithful, a royal line. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe he’s in a conversational state,” is all he said, but the lines of his face sagged. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a kind of poem,” I said, “called a haiku. It’s always three lines.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was already a line for new student identification cards for students who had been unable to get them at the end of school last year or had lost them. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There was a line for her mom to sign. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The motorcade pulls up in front of the studio, and when the door slides open, there’s the promised photo line and barricaded royal worshippers. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Early one misty Saturday morning, he and Harry worked their way through a dripping tangle of cottonwoods and alders lining the Dungeness, evading the game warden who regularly patrolled the river during salmon- spawning season. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We followed her over there and found a line of women waiting in the wind outside the latrine. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He uses masking tape to get the lines straight. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He followed the line of her finger, past the mottled, mossy tree trunks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Before long, all of us Navajos were bringing the natives right into our chow lines and no one ever objected. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But the two vehicles swung back in line, and then the docking latches pulled them together in a tight grip, and all was well again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Old Man’s thread still connected them and the red line wove itself among the other strands surrounding him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The writing is indecipherable, not because Margo’s handwriting is bad, but because on top of the horizontal lines of text, writing also goes vertically down the page. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I pick up the plastic lunch tray and go through the line. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Quinn House was an irregular mark near the bottom, and there was the meadow, and the path from the meadow that led to the twisting line of the river. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Kids who had unwittingly put themselves in the line of fire for me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I would take breaks from my reading, walk out to the vendors who lined the streets, eat lunch on the Yard. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z This was an argument they’d had so many times, she and Mamma could probably say each other’s lines. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I kept looking around, though, at the other people in line. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She grasped the body, lined with inky streaks, at either end, and notched it at intervals against the blade. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It sucked off boots and shoes and ruined the brake linings on cars and trucks; it built up crippling deposits under horse and cattle hooves. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma wrote the L and K of her newish name with such long lines and loops, they nearly touched my name down in the center of the envelope. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It almost looked as if she were studying the lines of my face, almost as if she were waiting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was one of many dark green tents lined up in rows. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The phone line suddenly went so quiet that Mrs. Richardson thought they’d been disconnected. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They left the familiar ridge line far behind, and the mountain rose steeply to one side. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The hall of the floor was lined with more than a dozen armed guards. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Half a million of them lined up shoulder to shoulder could hide behind a human hair. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They were given typhoid shots that first afternoon; they stood in line for them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “A man on a horse, in front of that line. George, he’ll be the only rider in a line a mile wide. They’ll have every gun on that hill on him.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When you step on the court with players like Kobe Bryant or six foot eight point guards who can dunk from the free throw line, your mind begins to concentrate on your other options. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The three lines of cells were known as sections A, B, and C, and we were put in Section B, on the easternmost side of the quadrangle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I yelled all game, calling over the line to the QB. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Police officers stand in a line separating the protestors from the orange plastic barriers that sprang up outside overnight in front of the electrified fence. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The lines have been blurred by the custodians’ mops, but it’s very clear what someone has painted up there. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z North of the line, forces of the Soviet Red Army moved in and eventually established a Communist government led by Kim Il-Sung. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, like an army lined in marching formation, they are there. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Werner writes four lines, a smattering of platitudes—I am fine; I am so busy—and hands it to the bunk master. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I saw my former roommates, Seanie and JP, waiting in line for pictures, and it made me feel good to see my old friends, but sad, too, because I missed rooming with them. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Seven varsity crews paddled to the starting line, to race for the national title, in a ghostly light mist. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Each morning hundreds of men climbed to its roof; each evening they picked their way gingerly back down in a long dense line that from a distance resembled a column of ants. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Rob tried to offer me a plastic water bottle from the front seat, his mouth stretched in a thin line. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z "I didn't know you were inspecting the front lines today. I'm very sorry, sir." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His lines were confident and sure, the emerging picture comical and twisted and breathtakingly mesmerizing all at the same time. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z If the ball’s hit on the ground, he takes off; if it’s a line drive, he freezes until it clears the infield; and if it’s in the air, he laser-locks on Webb at third. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “But others were classic. Like that line, ‘I am Dracula. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Only two of those cases mentioned the people those cells came from: the first, in 1976, involved ownership of an important human-fetal-cell line. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z His skin shone dark as bronze in the ruddy light from the brazier, the faint lines of old scars visible on his broad chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "We need to go this way," Zero said, first drawing a line on the map and then heading that way himself. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We’d never get them back through the narrow opening in the fence line, but we could get them off our property. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z While Bobby stared at Tal's palm and pondered the mysteries of its lines and crevices, a crowd gathered around and hundreds of others watched from their tables. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z After we had tied the skiff high above the wrack line, we took Mouse inside with us and locked the door and all the windows but the one next to Osh’s bed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It was collegial and interdisciplinary, with only the blurriest lines distinguishing the individual researchers’ responsibilities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There they sketched out the main lines of their strategy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A few people were lined up to go inside. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They were lined with shelves from floor to ceiling, and on the shelves stood—Mrs. Frisby dredged in her memory. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She walked a straight line to the ocean, for the pools had frozen and she could follow her compass without deviating. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The germs attack the lining of the air passages, nose, throat, and bronchial tubes, which results in a deep cough and sore throat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Add another line: But that doesn’t scare me as much as it used to. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But after the first line I realized it wasn't a poem. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The line in the sand had been drawn. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The miners coming off-shift, black with coal dirt and sweat, formed another line going in the opposite direction. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I followed the line of water Cico said was drawn around the town, and it was true, the entire town was surrounded by water! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The timekeeper at the finish line later said he had to ask the other kids in the race who’d won because everyone was watching me instead. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It’s a line he crosses often, and sometimes lies and truth melt into something else. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He quickly drank it down, then took his place in line, behind Magnet and in front of Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It was a network of vaulted hallways, each lined with coffin-shaped sleeping capsules, row after row of them, stacked to the ceiling, ten high. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z We got into our layup lines and began to warm up. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z That morning Marie-Laure crawls beneath the counter of the key pound and lies on her stomach and sets all ten fingertips in a line on a page. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He was back in World War Two again, behind the German lines. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the fourth day when Miig called to me from the front of the line. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The five men were lined up in front of us on the training ground with their hands tied. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Sneaking around houses and stealing papers is not at all in line with it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mola stood next to one of the tall counters that lined the edges of the room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the phone rang in the Nelsonville house, maybe my mother was out hanging laundry on the line or down in the kitchen speaking softly with her mother-in-law, Grace, missing her own mama back home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z It’s that maybe-I-should-see-a-doctor face—a line I’ve only heard him say once, five minutes before he was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Fleeing from the Enemy From behind Mark Antony’s line, Cleopatra anxiously watched the events unfold. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “All right,” Powell said gloomily, “but if any ‘finger’ gets within twenty feet of us, we’ll be sensed whether we are in the line of sight or not. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “You know how you ask me about running? How you talk about the finish line? How it’s some mystical thing that you wish you could experience?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He was making out like he was walking a very straight line, the way kids do, and the whole time he kept singing and humming. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The same hands that drew red lines around the life of Prince Jones drew red lines around the ghetto. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Foremen and superintendents, along with a few laborers who decided to stay on the job and the recruited blacks, were doing what they could to keep the disassembly line running. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Although the boy had nodded casually as Johnny came in, he did not speak to him until after the woman was gone and he had set up the few lines of type. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hours later: I'm in the middle of the line of people rushing out of the physics classroom fifth period when I see Tiny walking past the window. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I felt it was very important to keep the line of my mouth level. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Pa and our neighbor, Mr. Highgate, both were carrying rifles and told us to walk in line. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In the early morning, delirium again: the line of people crowding through my room, judging my gut. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After Coach West says we’re done for the day, I head to the line at the water fountain to get a drink. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I do not understand what he means but decide not to pursue this line of questioning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no feeling of his left hand but he braked all he could with his right and the line rushed out. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex dressed and left a note for Julie, explaining he was going to the food line and that she was to stay in the apartment until he got back. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Not the silvery catches that swam and somersaulted in the wooden basins that lined the market at the foot of the Mountain of Ten Thousand Steps. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The thing that impressed Winston in looking back was that the speaker had switched from one line to the other actually in mid-sentence, not only without a pause, but without even breaking the syntax. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Beside the last line, we made two sweeping arcs, carving a circle into the ground, and filled it with the kindling as well. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth gripped one of the bronze shields that lined the starboard rail. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The police photographed applicants standing in the courthouse line, and when local newspapers published the photos, some people lost their jobs. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The other boys and I were lined up in front of the soldiers’ tables, and we were told to sing. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The colors were nightmarish, the lines jagged, the images disturbing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Levi stares at the money for a second, then shrugs and walks to the food line. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z On the line for “Emergency contact,” Pearl quickly jotted down her own mother’s name and their home phone number. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He suspected Father would like to have Mother at the end of the line, tall and perfectly groomed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They reach the front of the line and the vendor has three cups of cocoa in striped cups waiting for them already, with clouds of extra whipped cream on top. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Union armies usually chose the landmark nearest to their own lines, like a river or a stream. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Its—her face had split at a laugh line. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning his weight forward, he made the end fast round his waist, and then he grasped the line with both hands. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The line is long, and the air is humid. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of the women too, but mostly he noticed the men, how they hunched their shoulders, how they stood their short collars against the fine lines of rain. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the last stop on Route 66, end of the line for truckers, tourists, and migrants from the East. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z And before I could even respond, he barked, "Back on the line!" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His sons and daughters lined up like a squad, shiny as new dimes, performed their minor functions well. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, just as one mouse or one fruit fly isn’t terribly useful for research, most individual cell lines and tissue samples aren’t worth anything on their own. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When the bells ring and everybody lines up to go back, Kyle and I get in different lines, because we have all different teachers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Mirrored in her face were the same deeply etched lines of work and worry that marked his own face. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Emily rounded a corner, passing the papier-mache witch hats decorated by sixth graders that lined the windows of the library. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Who very clearly draws a line through the boy’s name on her clipboard. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z My eyes are drawn past him to the lunch line, where Brianna is waiting to pay. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z "He likes it when we call him Dad," Ben said, still lining up the cars. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They waited for her at the finish line. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She closes her eyes and drinks the entire glass in one smooth gulp, then purses her mouth, the liquid forming a thin, dark line on her lips. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “You come from a long line of curanderas, healers of the people. Your Abuelita Remedies has been using her gift all her life. When the time comes, you’ll know exactly what to do with this.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z As we marched into Rio’s Maracana Stadium that evening, I ended up walking in the front line only a few feet away from Michael Phelps and the American flag. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It means exactly that. Perfect. Not a hair out of place, not a worry line to be found. Calm. Collected. Ready to take on whatever came next.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Octavian ignored their requests but kept communication lines open. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It was all so familiar: the long hallway entrance, the offices lining the white walls, and the white tiled floors. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then I am recalled to my regiment and return once more to the line. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were at the tree line, Bud hugged Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Speculation was that Fischer’s response had been along the lines that early draws were solely the property of the Soviet state. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There the pass supposedly would get him through American lines to safety in British-held territory. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The water sparkled under its touch, throwing its light around the trees that lined its every side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The bottom line, he felt, was that there was “certainly no clear-cut path to defense results of great importance.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But I didn’t panic, because I knew the next line. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z No, it was a thick, aging book, crammed with dense lines of text. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was wearing khaki shorts and a green tank that showed off his lack of tan lines and his impressive shoulders. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They stood either side of a double line of pegs and rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Armpit looked at the people in line ahead of him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Jack and the others were taken to a room where they were ordered to undress and then form lines. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z You are the last of her line, and this Mother of Dragons, this Breaker of Chains, is above all a rescuer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She has cleared some piles of papers and books from her desk, though the photos in their frames are still in their line. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A line of paint slid down Jay’s dark cheek, headed toward his chin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Nico opens up a bass synthesizer and uses the computer keys to lay down a bass line. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I collapsed out of view at the tree line while a mother walked by. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s like the western trees are lined with pink neon now. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody who lives in the neighborhood is rounding the corner and heading for the Zebra Room . . . . . . following the line of tanks, I am no longer thinking about showing up my brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “All that data, and the district lines—what are you doing with all that?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Standing on the table with a sparker in one hand and my oxygen line in the other, I reached up and gave it a try. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To those watching by the first line of cabins Blake’s face distorted in surprise and worry, that of a man stumbling into a kingdom of hornets. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I noticed then the lines in her face, the traces of gray in her black hair. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It provides the reader with the line of thinking that led Papin to the invention of the steam engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They moved in the tall grass, Garnett’s whole line in front of them. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the comic and the small piece of line paper covered in blue ink. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The four of them lined up beside us, clutching their pocketbooks up against their bodies like they might have to use them to beat the living hell out of somebody. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, Max turned and walked back to his seat, his lips a thin line, his face white, his head down. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The weird thing was: a middle-aged couple was standing in the buffet line right behind the devil dog, patiently waiting their turn for the eggs. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘If we make the damage too obvious, we’ll never get to the other ones in time. Can you recalibrate the aim - like, towards the other onagers’ firing lines?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He purposely didn’t look at the milk shake machines lined up so shiny against the back wall. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “And guess what? I already have the perfect teacher lined up for you.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I got in line behind the others that were waiting, some with old gourds and others with buckets. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Caton headed for the machine shop, but a line of union men, including Mr. Dubonnet, stopped him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then the strands got twisted tighter and tighter until it became a line and then an arrow. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For a split second he was a parallel line three feet above the ground. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As I continued, the trail became less traveled, turning from a corridor of beaten dirt to a line of trampled grass. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z On some days, two dozen of them line up behind his van. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Our car slowed through the winding streets, lined by shops on both sides and with buses, cars, and tracks, and tens of thousands of pilgrims from all over the earth were everywhere. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did you have this line run from right to left? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We climbed over them, gulping in the fresh air outside before the kapos and soldiers whipped us and shouted at us to line up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It rang, and there was C. J.’s voice on the line: “Get out of there, and let’s go see the commander!” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Guy Greco struck the downbeat three final times—hop^hop-hop—and the two lines collided at the gate in a frenzy of hugs and shrieks and kisses. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He could almost see the little gold ingots, row on row, lining the walls of some secret cave that only he would know about. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He and Jessica were talking animatedly about the snow fight as we got in line to buy food. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was not that Lowell’s eye had strung up disconnected fine detail on the Martian surface into illusory straight lines. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the moment the snag closes around my wrist, the line jerks me over the side and the next thing I know I’m flying out of the boat and into the water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She knows on some vague level that there is something wrong with her theory about how to draw a vertical line, and she won’t stop until she’s absolutely sure she has it right. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The exhibits, such as they were, were arranged in big open- fronted cabinets that lined the walls and stood where pews had once been. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “For refugees. Once we remove the furniture, we’ll line this ballroom with mattresses.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As his class entered the hall, Malcolm looked at the line of teachers sitting along the back. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But the circles were much shorter now and from the way the line slanted he could tell the fish had risen steadily while he swam. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z You get that one handwritten line plus the knowledge, inside of you, that you hold the record. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a line of dim red fire trace down my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Somebody hung a pair of corn husk sandals on the high-voltage wires by the commuter line. I wonder who they belong to. I called Brad Pitt, but he’s wearing his.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He held the nozzle out to one side and stepped into Luke’s line of vision. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Plug and I battled through the gumbo mud to the fence line. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z George carefully built his line of solitaire cards. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d always been impressed by the scenes of factories building planes and guns for the war effort—hundreds and hundreds of weapons coming off the line every day. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z On the paper was a line of words in a language the king did not know. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They marched to the square near the entrance to Salem, and separated into two lines, leaving the roadway open between for the parade to pass. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night the Po-2s dropped thousands of pounds of explosives behind the front lines, destroying enemy camps and supplies and not allowing the enemy soldiers a wink of sleep throughout the entire war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She has counted the shredded beets on her plate and organized them so they are lying in a line like twenty men in sleeping bags. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw Winterfell as the eagles see it, the tall towers looking squat and stubby from above, the castle walls just lines in the dirt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The Edgars were attacked inside the county line, and the—” I catch myself before letting the Spencers’ name slip. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z When they crossed the finish line four and a half lengths ahead, their official time was recorded as 10:11.2. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Not in a jumping-from-a-great-height kind of way, but more along the lines of Please, earth, swallow me whole. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Morning announcements were postponed, replaced by stern instructions over the P.A. system—that all students were to line up outside their first-period classes—which no one heard. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z So I skipped to the next line, which made me smile: Our friendship will always last forever. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Lizzie’s granddaddy took the bowls and stacked them in the sink—“Time enough for that later on”—and he pointed to a line of sepia photographs tacked to the doorway. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The warden looked down the line of prisoners, and his eyes became glassy and sad behind his spectacles. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “The line between truth and myth is sometimes difficult to see.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But I can read between the lines and know you’ve gone through others as well. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Once on the other side the two lines of warriors separated. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z For we reckon back our line to Mardil, the good steward, who ruled in the king’s stead when he went away to war. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I extracted the cameras and the lines leading to their memory chips. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel the steady hard pull of the line and his left hand was cramped. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “That line over there,” the cop said, and gave him a handout. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A number line without zero could no more exist than a number system without two. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z If my roots stretched past the property line that separated them, well, that’s never been my concern. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She pins a pair of overalls to a shirt on the line. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Just about the time you get used to fifty miles an hour you cross a state line and it’s sixty-five. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z We’ll send you instructions on how to step down the voltage and put a new breaker in the line, but I'm sure you already know how. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I also hooked up radio lines, and I got my “gun” out and ready for use. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a thin line, he felt, between a good man and a bad one. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In most of the states included in the fire ant program the dairy industry is small and its products do not cross state lines. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I should scratch marks on the wall, one for each day of the week, and run a line through them when I have seven. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets were lined with Italian restaurants, cafes, bookstores, and other small shops. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The country was starved of hope, cars stuck for days in long, sweaty petrol lines, pensioners raising wilting placards demanding their pay, lecturers gathering to announce yet one more strike. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Jam made a face at him, hiding the relief she felt in her stomach, heavy on the lining. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Charley, having explored the area, sat at my feet, his fringed ears blowing like laundry on a line. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I won't cross the line again, but I have no regret—except to think I pushed you further away. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A more evil, vicious, and self-serving man could hardly be imagined, wrote Esperanza on the next line. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He lined them up again, and called another start. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Gray shapes appeared from the line of bushes straggling over a hillock. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Some kids listened and tried to bolt for the fence, only to have their path blocked by the line of soldiers in black that seemed to pour out of the air. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He grabbed the wooden knockers on the tiller lines and began to bang them against the ironbark knocker-boards fastened to either side of the hull. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A woman floated into his line of vision, and he watched her with concern. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The twenty-five thousand international fans in the stands—a good portion of them Americans—rose and cheered them as their bow knifed across the line a full twenty feet ahead of the British shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Outside the window, the fields of tall sugarcane gave way to lined rows of papaya orchards, and then to forest, as the carriage rumbled slowly up the mountain road. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I walk eight more sidewalk lines, noticing city sounds more than before: the beeping of a backing-up truck, the one-sided cell phone conversations, the rattling of tires over potholes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The line had to be fifty people long. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z And then you see somebody you know at the front of the line, so you give her your dollar and she buys the candy bar for you. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z He drew an imaginary line that kept going up and up. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “You see a patrol, you let them into the zone until their rear man gets on a line with that tree over there. You understand that?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Underneath the heavy black lines I could see neat blue handwriting. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Smooth stone lined the roadway and, instead of the rough board houses he remembered, rich wooden doors — some elaborately carved — lined the street. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He slowly backed away from the line, then circled over to the side of the truck. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The trend line pointed to a future of intense and expensive competition among academic institutions to be first with high-priced research apparatus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The street w is just lined with clubs. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, there were two lines on the pole where the backboard used to be bolted. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I looked up, checked the line of big rocks between the sand and his blue beach house. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Nothing wrong with drawing a line in the sand,” Goddard responded. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I tuned in to the creek’s gurgle, imagining a pristine river on a deserted island, its shore lined with orchids and gardenias, with birds warbling sweet melodies. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It was the zeal of a convert and, just as at work, her enthusiasm at home could tread a line. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We started advancing in as wide a skirmish line as I had seen, but there was still no return fire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Truman’s scores rise and fall from year to year—along with the anxiety levels of the administrators and teachers who are held responsible—and usually land just a hair above or below the “acceptable” line. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I'm not sure I'm walking in a straight line. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I have kids lining up every day for their meds.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One wall was lined with bookshelves and bins stacked with old scrolls and parchments; another held racks of ointments, herbs, and potions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I am sorry I hurt you with my line drive. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Another wiggle, and they ease into line so that the horses are now alternating black and white. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Thorarinsson said that Fischer, locked behind bars, reminded him of Hamlet, and then he quoted a line from Shakespeare’s play: Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Renegades are lined up on the field dressed as The Sandlot. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Then I headed my skiff in the right direction, grabbed the stern line, and looped it around the outboard’s handle. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z For example, many of Durham’s black business leaders donated money to support the movement, but they would never participate in a march or walk a picket line. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z This line of reasoning is weaker than it initially appears. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As director, his job was to signal the actors when it was time for them to read their lines. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Adam moved the slats of the blind so that the late afternoon sun would not shine in his eyes, and he gazed down at the harsh parallel lines the sun threw on his desk. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon while standing in the bus line, I noticed two girls staring at me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z But it’s sort of funny, because even without any lines to mess up, I’m nervous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Dad lined himself up a good bit of carpentry work for the winter and started in on it early. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He said he was tired of chewing up the road, and the white lines down the middle of the highway were starting to wiggle. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z And it was Ali’s legacy that inspired me to stand up to those who try to divide us along the lines of religion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The dress was simple, light blue with plain lines, like nothing she had worn before. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In any case he can’t whisper back, because he has to look straight ahead at the horizon, or at the white lines of the road that washes toward us, wave after slowly undulating wave. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then they began attacking the boys at the back of the line to steal their food right after they got it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I glanced back at the girl with the glasses, so I could show her that I wasn’t cutting the line, that I knew the owner. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z We saw what happened when you multiply a number by zero: the number line is destroyed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The domed ceiling, at least another thirty meters above our heads, is lined with two giant screens. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Instead he bought a spring in the town of Big Bend, twelve miles south of Waukesha, just inside the Waukesha County line. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I watched Joe, who laughed like a little boy, but I saw the lines in his face and even the emergence of a few prematurely gray hairs on his head. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The last line is “He’s not, because we’re a crummy family that ain’t worth loving,” but that sounds like something from Little House on the Prairie or whatever. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A policeman blows a whistle and holds his arm in the air, and we understand that we’re to line up. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z All that work, all that memorizing and patting myself on the back for having memorized not only my own lines but also the lines of everyone else, turned out to be for nothing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Even though there are rational numbers everywhere on the number line, they take up no space at all. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z For one thing, where does one draw the ‘authentic’ line? The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Others from Block 2 trudge their weary bodies into line for roll call, shading their eyes from the dust and sun. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Now he’ll be out there when the crowd is roaring, and the cameras are flashing, and the game is on the line. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I untied the power line, liberated the drill bit, and returned to the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile, having delivered my rehearsed lines perfectly. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “We can have a high-five line before every game.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I drew parallel lines to represent the casement and then showed the plug at the top and the nozzle at the bottom with a hole—about a third of the diameter—drilled through it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Darius! This you?” the boy calls out, just as Darius walks into the house with a line of girls trailing behind him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They had disposed of over half their cargo when they were stopped at the California line and their potatoes refused entrance. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I read a line and tried to understand it: “from what we cannot hold the stars are made.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He traces the inky black lines of the turtle on her hip. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z "Just the curricular activities are plenty. Listen, Tiny. I gotta go. Mom's on the other line." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z “This is why we set rules about the personal-slash-professional lines at the outset of the relationship. It works for us.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Hoagland had furnished the place with a three-bay sound partition, each bay fitted with a dedicated phone line and laptop with fax/modem. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked to one of the small windows and there, tied to the sill, was one end of a line that stretched along the ground and into the distance until completely out of sight. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a short line, but it moved quickly, and soon they were inside. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z He leaped up the beach, through the brush line toward his brush house, and it did not occur to him to take one of the canoes of his neighbors. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Just a line or two every day, where I write when, where, and what word I stammered on, and how I felt. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I knew the answer, though, when she pulled out a bowl, set it on the counter, and lined up her ingredients next to it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They’ve all helped me in some way get over that finish line. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Changing times equals more people like me coming to stay in white neighborhoods, standing in line at the carnival, wanting to see the doctor. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Aunt Lena had rich lines of multicolored rainbow thread wrapped around her wrists. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s the only way I’ll get Rosa over that finish line. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Balls were returned to the racks, and the hopeful players sprinted to line up in front of Coach Murphy and Coach Orrick. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Now Henry watched Naomi as she took the laundry down from the line, admiring how her body moved under the thin yellow dress, the dress she’d made from his Christmas gift. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But then the line starts moving and it’s time to board. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone grabbed George’s hand and brought her into the line of performers. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z They stood in line like a platoon, and each one lifted up his left arm and pointed at me. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Trouble is, all I can remember is just that one line of the song. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z If I ever have a line of dresses like Grandma, I’m calling it: That Girl. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “You’ve got to learn one thing, and that is that when I tell you to do something, you’ve got it to do. You sign your name on that line.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The cuts on her face line her cheeks and forehead: little parallel slashes, three together in each place, with clumps of white skin on the ends where they’re healing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z There was little light inside, but they could make out a stained floor, round tables, and row upon row of dusty brown bottles lining the wall to their right. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There is sure to be trouble somewhere down the line. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of terminals could be built, all linked to the mainframe by a telephone line, and everyone could be working—online—all at once. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “I’m ravenous. The woman said it’s crazy down there tonight. There’s a huge line.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Boy21 just smiles and smiles and repeats the same standard lines about coming from the cosmos to learn about emotions. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Books lined the three shelves in descending height order, flanked by a gold-framed photo on either side. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I lined my shoes and cap with newspaper to keep out the wind and emptied the leftovers hiding under the holly bush into a bucket that I covered with an old rag. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Ethnic masks lined the walls and artificial floral arrangements filled the shadows. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Long shelves lined the walls, crowded with clay pots in varying sizes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And where was I, the girl or woman called Orleanna, as we traveled those roads and crossed the lines again and again? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a bobber up the line that would just sit out in the water. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Brew came down the line and checked everybody. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe a message from their mother, something along the lines of “My dear twins...” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Wind blows south from the Great Wood—we’re right in the line of it.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a clear dividing line here, and I had to understand where I stood. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The morning sky was streaked by thin grey clouds, but the pale red line was there behind them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I’m a line cook at a diner, and I make enough to provide for my family. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He started humming the bass line and playing air guitar as we waited for the elevator. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The line was silent, and I imagined Dad’s stern face hardening. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Inside, the floors and walls were lined with blue tiles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I worked on him until the first guests arrived and we had to line up again at the front door. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Pots of flowers line the pathway in neat rows. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Like, if all the guys in the fifth grade were lined up against a wall and I got to choose anyone I wanted to hang out with, I would choose August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He passed a group of big, gaunt, slope-faced horses walking dumbly in a line along the shoulder—Indian horses, the agent guessed instinctively—and after that he crossed the Rio Colorado into Dona Luz. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthew recorded the Segway riders rounding past them in a single-file line. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It takes us forever with our Indian passports and visas, but finally we make it through the blur of lines, paperwork, and questions from security agents. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The shelling knocked down power lines, pulverized entire blocks of shops and homes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The line went dead with a soft click. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They fell in line like prisoners: preachers, politicians, various professionals, proving Clifton correct. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Just to be even more certain, I wormed a line into GBAM’s profile on Cutter’s Way. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I pick up her tray and get back in line. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z They continue down the rest of the line. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Now the suitors lie in ambush on his homeward track, ready to cut away the last shoot of Arkesios’ line, the royal stock of Ithaka. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But the linesman ruled that the ball had not completely crossed the end line. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Otto sidestepped from her line of sight so she couldn’t analyze his face anymore. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The letter lay on the table, between them, directly in Julian’s line of vision. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There's no line, and I hand him my card. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was at the head of the line, at 23,000 feet, fifteen minutes in front of guide Mike Groom; I decided to wait for him and talk things over. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Say, you don’t think Camel could manage standing in line, do you?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They’d talk on and on about the final illness, the dying, the funeral, and especially about the grave being lined with roses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Molly looks at the perfect swoops hitting the broken line in exactly the same spot. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He’d take careful note of the line number, and then check the table of contents to see how many poems had come before this one. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Another corridor lined with cages, big ones though, and inside, great baying hippos and a twenty-foot alligator thrashing angrily in shallow water. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I’d heard that there was a British commissary in White Plains, which was about twenty-five miles southwest across the New York State line. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been riding up a gentle slope toward a line of brightly colored pavilions on the height. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After that the center of Braggs line cracked all to peeces. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day he received letters thanking him for his cure; every day hundreds of desperate people lined up outside his door or sent him frantic notes asking for his help. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Small paintings with gilded frames line the walls, and just outside David’s office is a pedestal with a bouquet of flowers on it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Loved the intersecting lines of transit routes on the map, the crisp procession of times on the schedule. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I sought Rebellion, and found grim Authority engirded there; I mustered in the ranks of Royal Authority, and found there only Chaos fighting in straighter lines. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Wonka pointed to a line of gigantic covered vans parked in a line nearby. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Lockers were opened and debris lined the hallway to the left, but from this end, it looked in better shape down there than here. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My sports psychologist was on the other end of the line. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Just two lines across, each word on a separate piece of paper. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We’d sit in line on the floor along side of him, pretending we were holding down the windward rail. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z With the tip of her finger she traced the strange markings: straight lines like beetle tracks through a dead log, or birds swarming in a white sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The remaining lines were full of weary refugees and families. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Going back to the line, Ben slapped Jim Don on the rump and said, “Nice try, fatso.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I ducked behind Johnny, faked as if I were heading for the basket, and ran out near the foul line. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z No. He was lifting a red cap from the next batter in line. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the sea, a flat line in the distance, and the mist above it. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Infants, young children, pregnant women, the elderly, the disabled, the weak, and the sick were sent to the left in a line that ended at the gas chambers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Lee and a small group of aides ride to a spot between the Union and Confederate lines. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I open up an old thriller and focus on the first line. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z These tough ratings sat up in bed darning their socks, and insisted on hand-washing their own smalls, which they dried on washing lines improvised from string, suspended along the radiators. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Each segment was bordered by a solid line. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Here tens of thousands of Germans—perhaps as many as a hundred thousand by some estimates—lined the route, cheering and waving Olympic, Nazi, and occasionally American flags, shouting greetings in German and English. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Really. I’m not joking. Unless you’re that against having anything to do with me. I don’t care. You can get in line.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There were long, lateral raking bruises down the sides of his ribs, blue-black lines that didn’t hurt but looked as if they should. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The poplar trees lined the redbrick driveway, which led to a pair of wrought-iron gates. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in the contest will now line up for the drawing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He told himself this was a completely different situation, and willed himself to calm down and ask the cop where the end of the line was for the food giveaway. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It ran cunningly, taking a line that seemed chosen so as to keep as much hidden as possible from the view, both of the hill-tops above and of the flats to the west. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The line of trees was on the other side. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Those mixed bloodlines were always lurking, waiting to peek out, and fear of losing their status kept white people in line. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The moon had already set, but no light flickered in the whale oil lamps that lined High Street. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time I ran through and got back in line, I looked up at the girls in the stands, who weren’t laughing anymore, just watching. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z We rode on in an endless agony of silence, but it was still a few hours before sunset when I heard voices calling “Grey- stone!” down the line. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her mother did not think so; her mother’s voice over the phone line the next day was grave, the solemn tone that would be used to talk about somebody who had died. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Various Death Eaters were hurrying away from him, returning to the crowd lining the clearing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The lines in their faces spoke of many years of healing and listening to the people and the world. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z After the third asking Tehlu sprang across the line and he struck each of them a great blow, driving them to the ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The collar and sleeves of her black jacket were lined with rabbit fur, but it wasn’t enough. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The lieutenant gave his orders from the far end of the line. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They came into the camp in stooped lines, and I took my post near the latrines, tying a bright red scarf around my hair. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Soon they were lined up on both sides of the stairs, leaving a clear path up the middle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The city’s aqueduct collapsed like a line of children’s blocks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She was a brute such as Coram had never seen: malice in every line of her, jaws that could crack bones as if they were made of pastry. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t amaze him if every Old Grad in Kansas had heard that line. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Doc was a pure scientist and incapable of superstition and yet when he came in late one night and found a line of white flowers across the doorsill he had a bad time of it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been waiting in line patiently, but that didn't mean I wasn't nervous. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Still in the same quarter, he lined up over center and saw Cooper in one-on-one coverage against Lloyd Hill. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She waded into the water, untwisting the lines as she went. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mrs Pratchett’s face was glimmering with venom as her eyes travelled beyond me down the line. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I write ZZ on a line, and I take a seat in a corner in the back of the room. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Everyone’s gown was of bright silk or brocade, and many were embroidered with gold and silver threads and lined in fur, or stitched with sequins and pearls. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The way boys were always reciting lines from movies. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Her lips moved as if she were speaking Sophocles’ lines to Sophocles himself, as if, contrary to all intellectual evidence, she understood the literary reasons for their endurance. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Scanning the buildings lining the street, my eyes land on a butcher shop. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I thought Ghost pushed off from the line at the exact moment the gun went off, as if he just knew when it was coming. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The sun was bright, and the crisp line of shadow, downhill, made a visible border. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I trace the lines and bursts, wishing there were a way to go backward and make them what I wanted them to be. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z At least I don’t have to prompt every single line this time. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The fine lines around the outer corners of her eyes deepened as her smile grew. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “The line for the bounce house isn’t long right now. Let’s get in before it’s time for the rehearsal.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "Sort of. I think it was like twenty minutes away. I got on a bus from the airport and I rode the line until I saw a place out the window." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Hamilton reversed the engine and sputtered back to where I could leap aboard, grab the line, and leap back onto the dock, where I looped it around a solid piling head and pulled it snug. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Through Joe, I enlisted the efforts of white Communist Party members who had resolved on a course of violence and had already executed acts of sabotage like cutting government telephone and communication lines. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her shoes had fallen off when her boat flipped, but Bronwyn had already tied Olive to the anchor line, the other end of which was resting on the seafloor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Vacant buildings, many of them pockmarked with bullet holes, lined half-deserted streets. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Jack felt a knot in his stomach as he neared the front of the line. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z She beckons to me, but I swerve out of line. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It’ll take another two weeks to cross the state line into Idaho. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z In fact, I would have traveled by rooftop if I weren’t going to the financial sector, where guards line the roofs. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When a minder calls Table 1 to head to the food line, none of us moves. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Old men and young ones draped themselves in front of the Elmira Theater, Irene’s Palace of Cosmetology, the pool hall, the grill and the other sagging business enterprises that lined the street. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And girls, well, they practically lined up outside of Cabot and Benton’s room, waiting their turns to be touched by greatness. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Where it crosses the downs, the line is marked by Caesar’s Belt, a strip of woodland as straight as the road, narrow indeed but more than three miles long. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I get glimpses of it every so often—the Dauntless cheering when I jumped off the building, the net of arms that caught me after zip lining—but they are not enough. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She laid a thin stick under the score line and pushed sharply down on the lacquer, as she’d seen a glazier cutting glass, and it worked: now she had two sheets. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We join a line of passengers boarding several boats. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes trace a line towards the bleak sky. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z If your enemy’s Artifact is within your line of sight, then using this power-up will automatically teleport that Artifact straight into your hands, instantly winning your team the game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I shifted from foot to foot in the line, arms across my grumbling middle, hair neat and mouth smeared just the tiniest bit red. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They play in the middle of the front line. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We line up beneath him and thrust our arms into the space between us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Every bit of the walls was lined with shelves and every bit of the shelves was full of books. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She presses her lips into a line and looks away. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Tall dark trees lined the road, crowding the gravel. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, seven stayed on the other side of the line. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "I like my umbrella. It’s the only one I’ve ever found that’s big enough to protect all of us from the rain," she said as Frankie jumped over the puddles lining the sidewalk. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Hope Springs was a little black dot just south of the Arkansas state line, not big enough for the star I was sure it deserved. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The architecture was identical—a four-story brick building—lined with rows of windows that blinked like sleepy eyes as lamps and candles were lit against the dusk of an April evening. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “In this state, in this community, the bottom line is how many games you win. All the other B.S. aside, a guy can’t stay out there unless he’s really successful.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They tried to feed me lines in those early experiments with the propos, too, and it was a flop. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I lifted the cardboard, and there was the yellowed back of the photograph, with a line in Gramps's handwriting: Birdie on Ocean Beach, 1996. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Later at the line for the bathroom, Vonetta and Fern went in together, leaving me alone with Miss Hendrix. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “Get on line!” yells the sheriff, terror in his voice. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I noticed that there was tons of other food lined up on the counters, including a couple of already cooked turkeys, a few hams, and a whole bunch of pies and cakes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Blood family” pointedly draws a line between us and them—with the House of Windsor firmly on the other side. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I press forward, craning to get back in his line of sight. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In a move that caught everyone’s attention, she cut the woolly lining out of her men’s boots and sewed it onto her coat to make a decorative collar. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Or knitting scarves, for the Angels at the front lines. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z At public events, I focused on making personal connections with the people I met, in small groups and in crowds of thousands, in backstage chats and harried rope lines. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A static whining came over the telephone line. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The silver lines faded, but the blank grey stone did not stir. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I waited on the long line; it became afternoon; still I was not attended to. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He passed brass fittings and steel doors, noting easily stripped service lines. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard yelling, elated screams, and I saw Luke racing toward the boundary line with the red team’s banner lifted high. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Finally I came to the line of trees that ran along the ridge at the top of the encampment. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The two lines of singers behind them were doing much the same, searching about like someone should be telling them how to react. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She has the smallest part as measured by lines of dialogue. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I hadn't, at the last moment, felt like washing off the two diagonal lines of dried blood that marked my cheeks. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When the tournament was over, we formed a Soul Train line and danced on the basketball court. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In an attempt to reestablish the lines that separated black and white communities and to intimidate black residents who crossed over into white neighborhoods, they bombed black homes, businesses, and churches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Every morning, Mom helped me blow dry my hair and brush it back into perfectly straight lines, and then gel it until it was as stiff as a bicycle helmet. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I keep my head down as I walk to my bus line. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Violet wore the same dress each time and Alice was irritated by the thread running loose from her sleeve, as well as the coat lining ripped in at least three places she could see. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias lined up with the other woodland creatures to collect his food: a bowl of fresh milk, a hunk of wheaten loaf and some goatsmilk cheese. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I picked one up, made sure my feet were away from the line, but my attempt to hit it the way Lily did was a failure. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Joon nods, his eyes tearing over even though he is holding on to that corner of sky like it is a line to heaven. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He assumed it would all line up exactly the way we wanted. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Snub-nosed, Precious, and Refreshingly Normal, which is the line Davina’s been using two or three hundred times a day for half a decade now. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Breathless with haste we filled the basket and I was back while the line of waiters still stretched before the hut. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z If the passage, for example, was from the twelfth line on the page, Sax would know to meet Hall in December, the twelfth month of the year. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She was singularly unattractive until she smiled, and then the lines around her eyes and mouth which made her look perpetually dirty disappeared, and her face looked like the mask of an impish elf. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But this gravy train was nearing the end of the line. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Because for a second, just one, all I could think about was the sight of fire and smoke rising from the sharp lines of her shoulders, and the door she couldn’t open. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The varsity race was next, and I lined up behind the eighth graders. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z They swung them like lassos and began to ensnare Typhon, throwing lines around the creature’s legs and arms, using the tide to keep circling, slowly tangling him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “You can read. Write. Add. Subtract. You got a line to a good job. What do you need a piece of paper for? I care that you learn your scripture, that’s all.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Karpoi grain spirits—those horrible little piranha Cupids—were rushing through the tall grass abducting campers at random, pulling them away from the line. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We were herded into long lines to be inspected, interrogated, stamped, and then set loose among hundreds of other immigrants, speaking languages that sounded to my ears like the braying of farm animals. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She glanced longingly at the glass windows that lined the wall of the castle, and then at the frost-covered garden. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Any savage balked in the forest would utter the double shout and hold up the line till he was free again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Back in 1948, the year I was born, several black families had crossed the “color line” that separated white homes from black homes in the Smithfield area of Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Inside the station, men stood in a long line at the ticket booth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Once I found it, I kept going until I'd gone as far as the electrical line would reach. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z On a new page, I drew in the body lines lightly, and then I erased them as I went. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, the red lines were visible and plenty. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It was a great temptation to rest in the bow and let the fish make one circle by himself without recovering any line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed to think about what I’d say next, carefully lining up my words like rows of even masonry, so that there could be no misunderstandings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My line didn’t have anything to do with the real one. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Silence, since that is one of those lines that gets everyone’s attention. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It creates a massive vapor lock, as it were, in mammalian fuel lines: The body is prevented from turning what it eats into a source of usable energy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam and I are in the cafeteria, standing in line to fix our burrito bowls. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He started forward in a straight line, and the wall of officers before him parted like the Red Sea. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When it came time to line up and answer the many questions posed by the emperor’s nosy men, the saying among the people was “Keep quiet and you will not get into trouble.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They swarmed up the beach, and back down, and finally disappeared abruptly into the pines, Perlie the last in line, looking back at him and holding her nose. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z They always lined up in the same order, Stanley realized, no matter who got there first. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z With my eyes, I traced the lines of his lips, the flare of his nose, as he spoke to Aunty Ifeoma and my cousins, all the while nursing my anger. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And her thoughts walked in a clear uncompromising line. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t even realized it till he crossed the line, and he regretted it instantly. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the year Henry Ford put his cars on rollers and made his workers adopt the speed of the assembly line. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The man points to a line of small vans in a lay-by on the Turkish side. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The line at Voodoo Doughnuts that wraps around the block. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “A baby, by the looks of him. Probably why he couldn’t get past the boundary line as easily as the bulls. Tyson’s one of the homeless orphans.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I inhale deeply, tracing the hard lines of his jaw with the tips of my fingers, pondering the winding paths that life presents—ends leading to beginnings and back again. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He straightened it so that the yoke was in line across her chest. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When they brought it home, Katie examined the tree and the line between her eyes deepened as she figured something out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Photographs of shrimp boats and fishermen with their splendid catches of blues and whitings lined the walls from top to bottom. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As we stood waiting, some of the soldiers returned from the front line and reloaded their guns and side packs with ammunition. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When I finished all the Verne books in the library, I became the first in line for any book that arrived written by modern science-fiction writers such as Heinlein, Asimov, van Vogt, Clarke, and Bradbury. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z With one minute left, they lined up and started again. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I look where he’s staring—at his hands, where the line he’s holding goes taut. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z But they also often do drive innovation faster and faster, and the sheer overcapacity that they spur—whether it is in railroad lines or automobiles—can create its own unintended positive consequences. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “What do you mean, what do I mean? Your grandpa said you guys agreed to only cross the state line into Idaho, and then he’ll drive you back.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She went back to the pots, all lined up on the front porch, and she took three in her arms and carried them to the McCall house next door. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I look up from my lunch tray and catch Tanisha’s eye while she stands in the cafeteria line. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith, seeing that the track was standing at attention, cantered the horses once around, then pulled up at the finish line while Pollard and his mount peeled off for a workout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And it is better—better than counting sidewalk lines alone or trailing behind Jax and Deb. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The winter was the best thing, because then there were the geese on the islands—long smoke lines of them singing like bounds in the cold streak of morning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The doors part and we make a hard right and they’re all lined up, all forty-nine of my group. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The Resurrection Stone had cracked down the vertical line representing the Elder Wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Her mouth made a thin line and she continued her walk to the door as if she hadn’t heard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I found Mabel and joined her on a blanket just in time to hear the punch line of a joke I already knew. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As you reduce the distance between the points, the guess gets closer to the tangent line. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z We line up in five rows, squatting and shifting, the only moves he has taught us. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “They asked us if we wanted to foster,” Grace’s mother explained, and even now, sixteen years later, Grace could see the lines of regret that Joaquin had etched on her face. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Everything I had written was squeezed between Dostoyevsky's great lines, as if my words were his discards. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She saw how the curves and lines in combinations made the sounds, and that he was then able to say them back to her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I read the next line: I’ve been carrying luggage and pouring tea just to make money so my family can eat. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A long line of peasants like Anya waited at the windowed building’s huge doors, nervously tugging at shirts or hats, holding long scrolls of paper, or talking in hushed voices to a person beside them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Sierra turned and followed an invisible line from his finger to the far wall, where Lázaro’s gallery of family photographs stared back at her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z My lip had pretty much healed by then—there was just a faint, kind of purplish line where the split had been—but I pointed it out to him anyway. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Despite the exhaustion lining her face, she looked like my mother again. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There has never been a third-party movement to match it, not in the number of electoral victories it won, nor in the feeling of class unity across racial lines it engendered. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In the first light, Bull taxied his plane to the end of the runway, looking back to see the long line of F-8’s following behind him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a deep-sea fishing rod in his hands, and when he cast it the line went way out—like halfway across Long Island Sound. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I pass the pair of knights and turn a corner, out of their sight line. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His face was shaved, the mustache trimmed to a neat pencil line again, the hair combed and slicked down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu drew the last line, longer than the rest, with a flourish. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I meant tactically speaking in a war where there was some movement a succession of mountains were nothing to hold as a line because it was too easy to turn them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She looked past the stocky man in plain clothes and saw ten— maybe more—cops lined up behind him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He hates when they stand in a straight line across the stage, because nobody does that in real life. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We formed two lines and ran layups for a while and then Nick started shooting from the outside and we all switched to that. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Barry forced his eyes to scan the whole page this time instead of glazing over a couple of lines in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Checking that no one was watching, Sir Will crawled inside, curling himself into a tight little ball against the torn inner lining. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I took my eyes away for one second, and that was enough for Sonny’s Yoshi to cross the finish line first. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Death had given back part of her beauty, for her brow and cheeks had recovered some of their flowing lines; even the lips had lost their deadly pallor. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Two small vertical lines appeared between her brown eyes as she said, “Come in.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When it was finally the girl’s turn, the PSF at the head of the line forced us apart with a sharp jerk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think it’s risky to be so bold with me when your freedom is on the line?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z If we go out, the rain at once soaks through our overcoat and clothing;—and we remain wet all the time we are in the line. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The line between truth and myth is sometimes difficult to see. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A friendly cab driver and short lines through security. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Wondering who owns the river and the line, and the hook, and the worm. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There came again that high, bird-like cry that swept along the line, So some were still watching for him; but some-? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z One time the car caught fire because of a hole in the gasoline line. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Once I looked up from a halting and botched rendition to see two lines of tears rivuleting Mam’s cheeks. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When we arrived, damp and uncomfortable from Francis’s sodden car seats, cars lined the road on both sides, as if for a rural dance or bingo night, sloping gently into the grassy ditch. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “As soon as—” Mr. Ferris cleared his throat to warn my mother not to cross an invisible line. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z When a kid struck out, he went back to the end of the line. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny gravely pinned a couple of shirts on the line, his mouth, like Lydia’s, full of wooden clothespins. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A column of shining black ants walked across a windowsill, their bottoms tilted upwards, like a line of mincing chorus girls in a Busby Berkeley musical. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We joined the line, filing past the beggars who shook their tin cups or waved their crude crutches and canes at us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m trying not to notice the long, smooth lines of his forearms, but my eyes keep traveling over them. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The gray stone was streaked with powdery yellow uranium, bright and alive as pollen; veins of sooty black formed lines with the yellow, making mountain ranges and rivers across the stone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Look how he does his work so well, how he lines the cane carefully, evenly, straightening the broken places so all the juice does not flow out. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The next stop was the airport parking lot, and then a bus took us to the terminal, and then an open-air electric car took us to the security line. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The other headed outward, northward and angling toward the sea. she quoted from the next line of Shay’s note, and wondered how far north she was going. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And then I walked to the counter and waited in line. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The giant swung his sword and took out a row of power lines, which exploded in sparks and scattered across Thalia’s path. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The man was tall and thin, with a round face and laugh lines at his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Annie stepped up to the foul line and bounced the ball a few times in front of her. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Tara asks, running a finger along the line of cabinets fitted with long thin shelves, each one piled with carefully ordered papers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the span of a single second, the German, Italian, and American boats all crossed the line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Now come to the front of the line where you belong." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He caught my right arm and pulled me into line beside him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Humason and Hubble found, to their amazement, that the spectra of all the distant galaxies are red-shifted and, still more startling, that the more distant the galaxy was, the more red-shifted were its spectral lines. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella and Abby are sitting in a hospital room, artwork lining the walls like in her room now. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But right this minute, Danny also had his mouth full of food at the other end of the line. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he stood again in the stern of the Islander, square-knotted his buoy bag line to his net line, and released the brake on the net drum. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “No. That wouldn’t be an accident. That’s how the world works every day. We got to the front of the line. Your mother was mumbling. The guard had a mullah’s beard.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The child at the front of the line is the snail’s head, who holds up and wiggles both index fingers on the forehead representing the snail’s eyestalks. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The doctors examined the animals and wrote in their little black books, in their big black books, and continued to trace red and black lines upon the charts. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote to her regularly and Rosa sometimes replied, sending him lines of poetry and drawings of flowers she had copied out on sheets of parchment paper. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I want Miss Love to know that the line in the poem about ‘Love’s purest joys restored’ means I want her to try to find a way to be happy after I am gone. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And why were we lined up like this? Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It was about a half mile away, just off Carrollton, a nearby road lined with warehouses, chain stores, and gas stations. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A few edged closer, but none wanted to be first in line. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He told me Farid was twenty-nine, though he had the wary, lined face of a man twenty years older. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Like a note that crosses bar lines, the two-and-a-half-beat 11note11 in the fourth bar would be difficult to write without using a tie. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The truck stopped near where they were digging, and the boys lined up behind it, X-Ray in front, Zero at the rear. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “We will only be in Germany for a few months,” someone says, and the word goes twisting down the line. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A line ran straight through the entire thing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z By the time I got to the head of the line, I understood what was happening. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Gomez’s smile dims, the lines around her mouth aren’t as deep, but she says, “The night of the incident, yes. Start where you feel comfortable.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The walls are papered with thick lines of black and cream. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It was a kid’s painting with blobs of green paint for leaves and the sun a yellow circle with lines coming out. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a process that involved lining up messages to detect new patterns that could unlock the cipher. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Draw a line under the top 0.1 percent of income earners—the top one- thousandth. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We were standing in a line and the old guy was standing in front of us. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give me back our stuff, and I’ll tell you a joke with a good punch line.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The line representing fixed costs was flat, and the one representing variable costs angled upward. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Away in the distance eastward they could now see a line of hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Momma likes to pick me up after the long line of cars in the drop-off/pick-up zone has cleared out so she can just whisk to the curb. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Northward, where they looked most hopefully, they could see nothing that might be the line of the great East Road, for which they were making. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When they first became homeless, it was early summer, and they slept on park benches or in the bushes that lined park paths. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They ran down Bank Street, named for the series of fancy banks in gray concrete buildings that lined the street. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Three doors line a narrow hallway, and Chantal points to one of them. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The bottom line was that Weirdos were just plain weird because of their unpredictability. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She said she had no religion and the woman drew a line in the space after that word. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Then I took a stick and drew lines on the ground from my sleeping place to the spring where I had met my new neighbor, the snake. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Every'morning her eyes found fresh lines of pain on his face when he woke from his troubled sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but in the meantime, Sixer avatars will be farming the Copper Key and then filing their avatars through the First Gate, one after another, in a freakin’ conga line.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He ordered the spirits to line up like naughty children in front of an elder. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So I reach over, take Dray’s face with its black eye patch and sharp lines, and kiss him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Doug dropped two fly balls, struck out twice, got hit in the chest by a line drive, and let five grounders go between his legs. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The lines struck me as wistful suggestions of a stricter time, of rules now observed in the breach, a memory fading like the strict lessons of the Academy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before summoning the serving men to carry him away, she knelt and felt his face, tracing the line of his jaw, brushing her fingers across his cheeks and nose, touching his hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Those classrooms were the most colorful part of the unit, the walls covered with posters, word lists, number lines—a visual vacation from the drab sameness of the rest of the unit. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There wasn't much he drew the line at really.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The younger children sat in a line beside the boy, waiting to hear. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The car jerked and stalled all the way to school and in the drop-off line. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You have to smile,” she said, one eye squinched shut as she lined up the picture. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was a long line at the ticket counter, but Armpit breezed right past it and went to the one for first-class passengers, where there was almost no wait. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Huge windows line one wall, revealing the cheesemaking process, massive machines stirring and churning the creamy cheddar. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His face was etched with deep lines, and he seemed to have aged ten years. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Schindler immediately motioned for the guards to pull the three of us out of the line. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I walk, one sidewalk line, two lines, three. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The newly paved driveway curved sharply and doubled back on itself rather than breach the city-county line. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, I reached for the stern line and wrapped it around a cleat to keep the motor straight. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z "I'm working with the Fashion Minister to make a line of dresses that sing. This is my first attempt." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “This is random, but I was just thinking. Do you guys want to go to Waffle House tomorrow, after school? I could quiz you on your lines.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Tom called them one by one and they climbed over the brow and stood in a line. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He laughs before I even get to the punch line. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The gloves that covered them were leather, lined with fur to match the cloak that hung matted and stiff from his broad shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They looked like jagged rows of rectangles, and a zigzag line that meandered through the mazelike arrangement. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They walked down the track from the finish line to the far turn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way, I tried to memorize the lines of the Declaration of Independence, but I had trouble concentrating. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z On the way home, I cut through a line of skeletal houses that had been torched the night of the coup. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Then I remembered a line from Ogden Morrow’s biography: The opposite sex made Jim extremely nervous, and Kira was the only girl that I ever saw him speak to in a relaxed manner. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon rush hour, scores of weary passengers were lined up behind signs reading “Colored” and “White.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Instead of a clearing sky, the white line to the south was the foaming crest of an enormous storm wave bearing down on them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But hey, we might be fish out of water, but at least we had escaped the horns of our dilemma to a silver lining, as Mami might say. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The imaginary lines on the earth’s surface only needed to be unimagined. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he went down the line, slapping each of us across the face, berating us about the gun. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I figured I was strong enough to keep Dad in line. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I have a line on a position in his staff. Some public relations work. How do you like that?” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had a good pile of these, broken and lined up for use, he searched for slightly larger dry wood and still larger until he had a pile as high as his knees. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The family made it to Tennessee, about two hours north of Atlanta, and was driving through the hills just north of the Georgia and Alabama state lines, and just east of Chattanooga. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Maybe she has to be herself at all costs, no matter who is standing in her line of sight. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Then, still keeping hold of her arm, he proceeded to lead her at a brisk walk down the line of boys. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie pulled one out but got through only a few lines before her face flushed, and she folded the paper hastily and put it back. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I remember the exact moment the doctor pulled the needle through the skin, dragged the line behind it, poked it into the skin on the other side of the wound and pulled again. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Getting all weepy won’t help,” says Bastian, and gestures vaguely to the far end of the field, where a line of trees cuts across the weeds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The other kids lined up on the mat, so I did too. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She moved the water glass to the end of the line, and put the wine glass first. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Guards grabbed the boy and dragged him to the front of our lines, where the Nazis had built a gallows for hanging prisoners. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z One hundred and ten lines from Scuto’s to home, same as always, a satisfying certainty. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They cut school to stand in line for killer concert tickets. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I flipped to a clean page in the sketch pad and made a line drawing of the snout, filling in the defensive wounds from the seal in all of the right spots. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z This is it, folks, the championship of the Middle School Junior Varsity season is on the line—but hold on . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When we got to the front of the line the Preacher put down two American dimes and we went into the tent. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so. But they gave her a few speaking lines.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I stepped up to the foul line and made a real effort to empty my brain. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Here the breeze was fitful and allowed the strings of the parachute to tangle and festoon; and the figure sat, its helmeted head between its knees, held by a complication of lines. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z However, to make any sort of measurement, you need a standard, a common yardstick, to compare to the size of the lines. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But neither Mama nor Dedd could know that I was waiting for them to get off the line. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship’s name was painted just above the bow line in black letters, lit with a spotlight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She had a sister married to a Mr. Phillips, who had been a clerk to their father, and succeeded him in the business, and a brother settled in London in a respectable line of trade. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I bought the book for it—Bernard Lutz puts out his own line of test-prep books for his own test—and started studying three hours a day. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Bullens surveyed the checkout lines to find the shortest one. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He draws some squiggly lines from top to bottom on the board and tells us it’s a river. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I hadn’t actually ever read the whole poem that line was from, but a couple of the parts I did read got stuck in my head. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Marina ordered Lilya to spend the next night sewing the lining back into her boots! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I feel like my mother when her first line of defense for treating everything was snow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a line at the ticket window. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I catch a glimpse of the ground, three stories down, the bricks smaller than they should be, the lines of Candor Jeanine enslaved. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Fingers and strings made a careful conversation, as if their dance described the lines of an infatuation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He unwrapped the lines from the whip stock, and the horses turned so sharply that the wheel screamed against the guard. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Every line tracking the Berg’s flights returned to it eventually. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They stand at the wire fence; sometimes one goes away and then another at once takes his place in the line. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Drop us behind the lines with the Apollo cabin,” I told Blackjack. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She touched his neck, then drew a line down his chest. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The long silence on the other end of the line makes me feel even worse than I already do. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Can you hold my place in line,” I say to Aunt Heidi, “so I can run and get an ‘I Heart New York’ T-shirt for Libby?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I went to the free-throw line to shoot my technical foul. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She spread her snare, elevated it with an ice stick, and paid out enough hide line to be out of the sight of the hare. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The winds were smashing windows in New Orleans, knocking down trees and power lines. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z George gathered her things slowly, stalling as long as she could before joining the boys’ line. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I mean, it felt good, but I knew just how much he’d put himself on the line, vouching for me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They went off in a troop, preceded by a band of musicians and shooting off fireworks, and they left behind in the town an impression that the Buendía line had enough seed for many centuries. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The tiny children line up to get on the school bus. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The walls are covered in diagrams, white spots and lines on black paper, framed maps of constellations. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I mean it’s supposed to look like a six-hundred-series instant camera, from Polaroid’s most popular line. From a distance, yeah, it would pass, but up close it’s obviously a bad facsimile.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Through the open doorway, I caught a glimpse of line after line of cattle carcasses, butterflied with their ribs exposed like spread fingers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Which is way better than stressing out about memorizing a bazillion lines and having everyone know how bad of a singer I am. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As I say the last line, the energy in the room changes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Wine bottles line the walls and create partitions between tables. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His face had a few wrinkles, mainly smile lines. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z No one questioned her right to lead the line. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I opened it to see the word crushed on the top line, so I decided not to read the rest. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A simple exercise but he loved the ordered lines, the neatness, the stark beauty of planes and angles. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The searchlights were combing the sky and the antiaircraft guns were firing as usual as the Po-2s approached the enemy lines. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z One teaches him to fish with a line coiled on a shampoo bottle. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z As Ben fed him passes from under the basket, Bull made eight out of twelve set shots, moving in a semicircle outside the scratched-out foul line. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "Get two or three rods with reels, and lines, and some flies." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Though Dutchy is three years older than me, I’m tall for my age, and we’re only separated by one boy in the line. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She had on cutoffs, short enough to reveal the white lining of the pockets, and her bikini top. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Tied notes are written with a curved line connecting two notes that are on the same line or the same space in the staff. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z He had a black eye and red lines on his face that looked like a slap mark. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z "We're going to spread out in a line across the island-" "-we're going forward from this end-" "-until we find you." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z "Do you want me to play the lines for you?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z After Mama and Papa had each filled a cart with food, they stood in a line and gave a woman their small plastic card. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z There are letters to the editor from people all over Ireland claiming they heard the first cuckoo of the year and you can read between the lines that people are calling each other liars. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Together, as the Gangulis drive, they anticipate the moment the thin blue line of ocean will come into view. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Waiting in lines never bothered me, but a woman motioned me to follow her. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We push past and find ourselves immediately standing in line. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I see the food trucks still lined up on the park side of this avenue. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then it was my turn, and I lined up with the other kids. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But it also had to be fairly close to railroad lines, so people and equipment could quickly move in and out. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Not sure I like where this line of questioning is headed. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z We divide into two lines again, one on either side of the stage, graceful and smiling, and then disappear behind the curtains. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As the storm continued, a large buildup of ice on the sea anchor’s rope had kept the line swinging and sawing against the stern. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Somehow Papa manages to get himself in line. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was a dip in the ground near the center; they rode down out of sight of the Union line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Natalie has stacks of buttons in perfect lines all around it, like little soldiers guarding something precious. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He would never forget seeing Annie appear on the tree line, the way Luke didn’t even think about it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Her husband had been a police officer, a detective, who had lost his life in the line of duty, she said as she served us more and more of the delicious sweet bread. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They had cut off communications, pulled down power lines, demolished bridges, and ripped up railroad tracks. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z She did not see that he turned his face away to hide the worry that lined his forehead. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z On the day of the trip, as we’re lining up outside the high school, I’m disappointed to see that Mr. Gore is chaperoning along with Mr. Jefferies. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Barred windows lined the top of one wall, facing the street level, but that just made the cellar feel more claustrophobic. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was so hot and steamy out that a line started to form immediately, winding like a DNA double helix. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I went on stomping about, repeating my lines and getting in everyone's way until at last Julian took me by the arm. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I looked away quickly and noticed Hattie, hovering a few feet beyond the line, her lips clenched in a fawning smile. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The lieutenant led the line that I was in. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Finny sat down on a bench, struggled out of his sheep- lined winter coat, and took a deep breath of gymnasium air. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The people of the village lined the street. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Today they want just one slogan, just one line that they can work into a short propo to show to Coin. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He had forgotten to loosen the nets at dusk and sweep the base lines, making sure they were securely tacked into the clay. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Peewee was at the far end of the hut toward the wood line trying to get his sixteen to work. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was saying, “Hm” and tracing the lines of my palm with his finger. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z With all the practice, I was shooting a consistent 90 percent from the line. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Zora and I mouthed along with the next line: “Are you ready for some high voltage?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He falls asleep almost immediately after he finishes the last line. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He frowned at the water, and the lines on his forehead and under his eyes became more pronounced. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z All of a sudden the ellipse becomes a parabola, and all of the lines that converged to a point become parallel lines. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “He’s going to have to start handing out tickets to all the babes. Make them wait in line.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Rule l: Nunu has to stay on her side of the flight line.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z By line ninety, I am wondering if Madge will be my friend again today. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “You, you ...” the lieutenant pointed as he walked down the line. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She lost herself in the blond wood grain, slipping into the elliptical lines of age on the wood’s surface. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Nobody thought it worth pursuing this line of argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Where my mother saw junk, Dad saw the clean lines of the machine age. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Uriah looks from me to the needle in my hand to the line of blood running from my shoulder to my wrist. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “At your age! Shocking!” and other remarks along those lines. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You are out of line. You are going in the hole.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no fixed line between the Cheerleaders and the crowd behind them. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Max, Eric, Tobias, and a few people I don’t know walk into the room in a line, standing in a small crowd in front of me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The wrinkles in her face turned into smile lines. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “The time it took to say the Shema. A few lines.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The gull kept flying backward and forward along the direct line to the bank, only alighting now and then to guide Bigwig toward some straggling doe whom he had spotted going the wrong way. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She works her way down, pulling the hair out from under the pillow so it streams down my chest, hiding some of the lines and tubes connected to me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There were lonely big slides and microscopically out of line desks and lunch tables that survived gravity shifts. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It doesn’t make guys want to line up by my locker. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Looking at the crowd, she could see her mother at the front of the line pleading with the desk sergeant, who looked overwhelmed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z A mark for each day, a line through a week. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the start of the second half, with the Creek down by a surprisingly slim margin of twenty-four points and the Beast at the foul line, the Colonel looked at Takumi and said, “It’s time.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Her sister read poetry, searching out lines to quote. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The line from the notebook felt like a dead weight in my stomach. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Even though Alex was early, the line for his bus was already thirty people long. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Penelope ignored the angry clerk who was scolding her for ruining the window display, pushed through the long line of customers waiting at the cash register, and raced outside to the street. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then, in unison, and on a slow, heavy rhythm, “We— w-ant—the whip,” shouted a group at the end of the line. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Dee and I cross the street and get in line and press ourselves together. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Small ones, like you get in the wrong checkout line. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Laney pursed her lips in a stubborn line as she continued her drawing. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Then a person comes on the line, a young woman’s voice, no older than Sonia probably. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The only style of singing where the tune is still consistently buried within the texture is in the Barbershop close-harmony tradition, where it is generally placed in the second-highest line. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They all swung their hands toward me, dapping me as Coach continued, "You proved that you can get it if you want it. Now get back on the line." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The only sound was the power hum of electric lines and dynamos, still alive, all by themselves. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z At the dock, we all had to go through a line and talk to some men in uniforms. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Like smoke from an unseen fire, a line of fire just below the horizon, brushfire or a burning city. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw no battle lines, only a swirling chaos of banners and blades. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Long lines of policemen flanked the path to the cemetery’s brownstone chapel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But instead Gary broke into a trot and started bossing the threes into line for their heat. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The walk came back to him when he did not have the ball, during time outs, when he walked to the foul line, or when he walked to the end of a line in practice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Quisling’s mouth formed a thin, tight line. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A blade came out and with a fierce slash, the monofilament line parted. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Now even the rows of neat dormitories seemed to threaten me, the rolling lawns appearing as hostile as the gray highway with its white dividing line. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A long line of villagers snaked from the fountain to the edge of the woods, where the fire appeared to be heading. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He translates my angry intestines, and with steely concentration draws a tangled knot of lines on his map—a path crossing itself over and over in every direction but straight. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I looked at the lines in the wooden floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Their mouths are set in straight, worried lines, which is how you feel when you are out too far, away from your planet, doing something that feels way too big. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z After lunch we worked until four, when the guards blew shrill whisdes and we once again lined up to be counted and inspected. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo considered the line of rocks between her and the large island. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Except instead of avoiding it, I bee- lined to it and dug it up. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He is Hope Austin Woodson the Second, part of a long line of Woodsons—doctors and lawyers and teachers— but as quickly as THAT! he can become a number. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The years I’d spent helping Mom check spelling on her students’ homework had given me lots of practice for this line of work. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The outlines of the cypresses that lined it were sharp and clear. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z There are all kinds of folks in line, too, like moms with their kids and elderly people on walkers. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She leaned over the counter, which was lined with dozens of little statues—waving Chinese cats, meditating Buddhas, Saint Francis bobble heads, and novelty dippy drinking birds with top hats. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Up a few steps and along the back wall is a wood-paneled bar with tuxedoed bartenders and hundreds of bottles lined up on shelves in front of a smoky mirror. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z |
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