| 单词 | loaf |
| 例句 | I reach down and give him a morsel of tofu loaf. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A round loaf of brown bread, a small piece of soft cheese, an onion and a bottle of wine. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I snapped the latches closed and rushed out of the room, the curtains blowing, flapping over the loaf of fresh bread still sitting on my desk. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I dust the end of one of the loaves. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I don’t like oyster loaves,” said Mary and stalked to our bedroom and slammed the door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At a time when bread cost a quarterpenny a loaf, the value of my mother’s daily labor—by King Edward’s royal decree—was a penny each day; mine, but a farthing. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He took the claspknife in his left hand and stealthily drew forth the maimed hand to steady the loaf. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I waited for Hobb to pull the fresh loaves from the ovens, my lady. The bread’s still hot.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes there is a feast and sometimes there's nothing but a loaf of stale bread for the tributes to compete for. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Impressed by her intensity, the counter man shoved six loaves and the least battered of the rejected pies at her and took her two dimes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His daughter, Jean, sold flower bouquets and loaves of fresh-baked bread in her marketplace stall while she flirted, laughing, with the gangly, self-conscious boys who stopped by. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Themselves, they had covered twelve hundred miles with two days’ rest, and in the nature of reason and common justice they deserved an interval of loafing. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z I open the parachute and find a small loaf of bread It's not the fine white Capitol stuff. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Declaring the pig nearly done, Schiem brought out a round farmer’s loaf and shared it three ways. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Later on that evening my mother came back with a loaf of brown bread and the bad news that she was unable to find a job. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Gebu came down the stairs again almost immediately, carrying a packet of bread loaves which he had evidently bought on his way home, for they smelled deliciously of new-baked crust. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He performed a backward version of the loaves and fishes, trying to stuff ten thousand fish into fifty mouths, did the Reverend Price. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Bring him down the hill to the house, feed him the heels off a loaf of new bread, all the leftover sausage from breakfast, and a bowl of milk. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We had earned four silver pennies, four farthings, and six loaves of bread. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 My grandfather had brought sugar and cream and two loaves of fresh bread so we had a good meal. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the Nazis dropped three loaves of bread in our car through a hole at the top, just to watch us fight for it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The innkeeper appeared with five bowls of stew and two warm, round loaves of bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As I raked bits of hay from my hair with my fingers and bit into a loaf of inedible bread, the Gypsies and their children watched us with mournful faces. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The van driver is inside the shop having tea and a bun with Kathleen and it’s no trouble for me to help myself to a loaf of bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I held out my hand and she passed me back the loaf of bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Osha found some loaves of burned bread that were still edible, and even a cold roast fowl that she ripped in half. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Amaroq tore open his side as if it were a loaf of bread and, without ceremony, fell to the feast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a single loaf of bread did I see. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Monday morning, she showed up carrying a box loaded to the top with two loaves of banana bread, two pies, peanut butter cookies, corn muffins, a dish of macaroni and cheese, and a lasagna. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Bertha ran after me, calling, “I knew it! I knew my meat loaf would do the trick.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I imagined a long loaf of pan de agua, the kind the baker made with a coconut frond down the center of its crunchy crust. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I charged a tin of soup for a short jaunt, a full loaf of bread and a jar of pasta sauce for trip any longer than the immediate neighborhood. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But the majority, who are in the clutches of drink or morphling or illness, look grotesque in their costumes, depicting cows and trees and loaves of bread. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile guests were arriving at the great lord’s house, bringing their sheep, and wine, the ease of men, with loaves their comely kerchiefed women sent, to make a feast in hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t it be lovely to have another loaf of bread and a jar of strawberry jam or any kind of jam. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure puts the loaf into her knapsack and bunches the paper in her fist. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Like babies, even homely ones, each a blessing, each one bom with—as Mama used to say—its loaf of bread under its arm. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Celia got it, called Space Command. A box bout half the size of a bread loaf.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Madame Manec’s energy, Marie-Laure is learning, is extraordinary; she burgeons, shoots off stalks, wakes early, works late, concocts bisques without a drop of cream, loaves with less than a cup of flour. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A fresh loaf of bread rests on the counter, along with apples, currants, and a soft cheese, but I do not see any servants who might have prepared this. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I seasoned it with salt, pepper, and sage, then warmed a loaf of flatbread near the fire and broke open the wax on the cheese. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Crumbs from the loaf of bread were before him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z They stood loafing on the corner, telling jokes and laughing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the size of a bread loaf, stamped with a serial number and the Words U.S. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He calls every evening before leaving the office to say he is on his way home, asks if he needs to pick up lettuce or a loaf of bread. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Each family will get two loaves of bread, two jugs of water, and one crate. You understand, Been-tone?” he asked, suggesting Benton would try to sway from these directions. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Inside, the cooks were ladling out beef-and-barley stew, thick with carrots and onions, served in trenchers hollowed from loaves of yesterday’s bread. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I just don’t see why you can’t wear your normal clothes to take out the trash,” Mama said, pouring the bread batter into two greased loaf pans. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “They’d refine it into medicine. It’s a powerful painkiller. The price won’t be nearly as good as if we went to the other sort of people, but still, half a loaf....” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She tore off a chunk of bread from a long loaf on top of the refrigerator, spread it thick with butter, and put the bread on a napkin in front of me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He could have given me the whole loaf, he thought. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He took the heel of the dry loaf from his bag, moistened it in the stream, and shared it out, half and half. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I had a large loaf of brown barley bread and a wedge of hard white Dalonir cheese. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Half a loaf of bread might have saved him, if he could even eat it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He poured it into a baby oak barrel about the size of a loaf of bread. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He unwrapped his packet, in which were onions and a saltfish, and placed the fig and the half loaf beside them gravely. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z All around them, women bolted in and out of the kitchen, carried out bowls of qurma, platters of mastawa, loaves of bread, and arranged it all on the sofrah spread on the living-room floor. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I eat three bowls of stew and half a loaf of bread while the others dine at the table. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He smeared it all over his meat loaf. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He went over to the bakery and bought a loaf of bread, thinking about whether or not he should tell the baker what the old man had said about him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He wandered away again, out into the courtyard, fingering the half loaf in his sash. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In 1934, a visiting American reporter commented on German youth: “Children and young men no longer loaf on street corners,” noted Kenneth Roberts. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z One day when I returned to her apartment, she took out an entire loaf of bread and cut off a thick slice for me as payment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Ranofer tucked the third loaf into his sash for midday and went on, more slowly now, toward the shop, eating as he walked. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He laid the nickel on the counter; he saw the blurred loaf being handed to him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And just as I’ve come to this conclusion, a parachute lands next to us with a fresh loaf of bread. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Gran sent Ivy into the village to buy a loaf of bread from the baker. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Any idea how come I found a plush toy shaped like a loaf of French bread in my trailer this morning?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I count what we have: one box of pasta, one container of orange juice, and one loaf of bread equals three. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z There was nothing at all on the storeroom shelves except empty crocks and baskets, and a dish containing the crumbs of last night’s loaf. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He thinks of the loaves and fishes even when he believes he is in a Real Presence. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The challah loaves are still in their box from the bakehouse, the wine bottle sealed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then, slowly, so that the paper would not rustle, he unwrapped the loaf of bread and chewed a piece. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z By the time I reached home, the loaves had cooled somewhat, but the insides were still warm. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Bread sold here for five cents a loaf, but across the “line” where white folks lived, it sold for four. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve brought you some bread,” she said, and took the wrapped loaf from the basket she carried. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Tom said uneasily, “If your mother says it’s all right, I’ll order the oyster loaf this morning and pick it up tonight.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ladies no longer walked down the street with loaves in paper bags. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The moment he had cleared his plate he turned to the boy next to him, asked him for his leftover meat loaf, and devoured it just as rapidly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She picked out a can of chicken noodle soup, a quart of milk, a loaf of bread, a bar of soap, a box of safety matches and four tomatoes from a bushel basket. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In Russia at the time, a man could be thrown in jail for stealing a loaf of bread, then languish in a detention center for up to four years before his trial began. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She pulled the white cloth out of its cupboard and ran to the table, draping it over the loaves before Dyedka could pick pieces out of them. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I want six loaves and a pie not too crushed,” she screamed out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We ate an entire loaf, slice by slice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Now from the fire his fat blood pudding came, deposited before him by Antinoos—then, to boot, two brown loaves from the basket, and some wine in a fine cup of gold. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she tears an end off yesterday’s loaf from Madame Ruelle and stands in the kitchen chewing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Carefully Marie-Laure opens her knapsack, breaks open the loaf hidden inside, and fishes with her fingers for the coil of paper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Shall we go right away?” she asked, after draining her glass and brushing together the crumbs of the crusty loaf. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z I used one of my sharp knives to slice the loaf, set out the slices on a clean plate, and put the plate and jam on a tray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His meat loaf last night wasn’t half bad. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mr. Chris said the people with the best jobs at the Fair were the judges who got to taste all the cakes and pie s and loaves of bread and cookies and everything. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z From his rucksack the locksmith produces a loaf of bread and some links of white sausage and they eat these quietly and then he lifts her feet into his lap. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There’s a sourdough loaf and butter, and a salad in a Tupperware bowl. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “The meat loaf is coming right up, dear,” she told Gabe. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Obviously Gebu had a great deal on his mind or he would never have forgotten the coppers or those other loaves or permitted his gutter-waif half brother to keep a whole fish for himself. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Apart from the Chianti, the only offerings so far are a loaf of bread and a small bowl of olives. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The loaf of bread was already as hard as a rock, no good for anything but boiled dumplings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Something dropped from the ceiling and landed at Percy’s feet: a loaf of sandwich bread in a white plastic wrapper with red and yellow dots. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His are as solid and warm as those loaves of bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Moniek’s fantasy was to have a whole loaf of bread all to himself. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “Byron, I want a half gallon of milk, a loaf of bread and a small can of tomato paste.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z During the day we loaf about and make war on the rats. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A half gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, two cans of jack mackerel, a small bag of apples, and some popcorn. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I found the pop chest easy enough and picked out an Orange Crush and the meat loaf sandwich. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Totally. I like those bread bowls at Panera, too. With the soup inside a scooped-out loaf of bread? I like any bowl you can eat.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z They are huddled in a corner under one torn blanket and they are gnawing at a loaf of bread. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z She gave him a piece of cold meat pie, a flat loaf of rye bread, dried apples, and ran down cellar to fetch him a flagon of cold ale. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, then, knowing us back from the Dark Land, Kirke came freshly adorned for us, with handmaids bearing loaves, roast meats, and ruby-colored wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoping for a big breakfast, Hannah was disappointed when all Gitl put on the table was a jug of milk, black coffee, and a loaf of dark bread. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a piece of bread from a loaf shaped like a clover leaf, and it was salty and rich and studded with nuts. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here,” he handed me a loaf of bread. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Three long, thin loaves of bread appeared on the sill, plus a misshapen lump of burned dough. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Once when loaves of the sawdust-filled bread—which was baked away from the camp—were being brought into the kitchen, Moniek distracted the guard who was counting them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z A baker, his hands coated with flour, throws his extra loaves. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z At Reynaud’s Bakery he bought a loaf of French bread, still warm and giving off its wonderful smell of fermented dough. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The story starts when Jean Valjean is released from prison after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The guard tosses in a few loaves of stale bread and a bucket of water and slides the door shut, its steel pin dropping into place. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In the rest room, I saw the remains of a loaf of French bread lying on the floor beside the waste bin. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the first one, there were three and a half heavy loaves, hard and stale, and a knife to cut them with. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Roza asked for toast and the old woman smiled and cut two large slices from a fresh loaf on the counter. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Arete, too, sent maids in waiting after him, one with a laundered great cloak and a tunic, a second balancing the crammed sea chest, a third one bearing loaves and good red wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the market stall he bought a loaf of bread from Jean, who tucked a chrysanthemum blossom into the wrapping. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She had already braided and set aside one loaf. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a vast pot of stewed chicken, a pot of hot tea, a disappearing loaf of battered bread, some pickles. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Babulya patted each of the challah loaves softly and said nothing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Besides, she’d bark at him and say, What are you doing anyway going around with a loaf of bread in your pocket? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Sniffed the delicious odor of steak and meat loaf and baked potatoes. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Up with you! Make haste to the shop. You can buy a loaf on the way.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The slimy creature might carry gold anywhere—in his mouth, under his sandal strap, in a loaf of bread. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z With the broth came loaves of coarse brown bread, warm from the oven. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The first man bites daintily into a brownish-green loaf and sips pale liquid. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then I suggested meat loaf, which made June gag. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Daddy sets out two plates, two spoons, and a loaf of bread. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Nonchalantly he took out his claspknife, cut hunks of bread from the long loaf. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman fills our water keg with fresh water, serves us hard-boiled eggs from her hens, and gives Dayah a loaf of her bread, wrapped in a clean cloth, for the road. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the grey-robed priests tried to get me to come into the church to say the prayers, but I’d heard rumors and ran away whenever I was asked, whether I had my loaf or no. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Luckily, the second loaf stayed in its paper wrapper and is just fine. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I took my small loaf of bread with me, drawing a few odd looks from the nearby students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You put the paper on top to add bulk, like a real sourdough loaf. Now”—he nodded to the roll of toilet paper—“mummify them together so they stay in place.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Fried chicken and meat loaf were more up her alley. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The two challah loaves were passed around and pieces torn off. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I stare at the loaves we spilled onto the street, searching for even the tiniest speck of dirt we might have missed. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I cut a thick slice off the loaf while she sprinkled sugar onto the plate. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Claws the size of my arm barely missed slicing me like a loaf of bread. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The Colonel spent the morning with me, but then he decided to go to the cafeteria for meat loaf. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I like just listening, just loafing on the grass. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Grandma grumbles around the kitchen making tea and telling Mam to cut the loaf of bread and don’t make the cuts too thick. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Four large, round loaves were stacked on the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had stacks of loaves of black bread, too. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, wrapped in muslin cloth, was a loaf and a wedge of cheese. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Was that loaf of bread still there, sitting on my desk? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It held a change of clothes, a loaf of trail bread, some jerked meat, a skin of water, needle and thread, flint and steel, pens and ink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Gale and I divide our spoils, leaving two fish, a couple of loaves of good bread, greens, a quart of strawberries, salt, paraffin, and a bit of money for each. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z At lunch they went through three hundred two-foot loaves of bread, 150 gallons of milk, and twelve hundred cups of ice cream. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z How many would've had to do without to scrape up a coin to put in the collection for this one loaf? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Finally, she passed him a cutting board with a loaf of bread and a knife on it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Tell you what. Let’s get our feet wet and walk up a couple more blocks. Then we’ll turn this stuff in. When all this turns into loaves and fishes, you’ll have a different outlook.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Still, my life remained absorbed by school and play and chores, running to the bakery to buy a loaf of bread or to the cobbler to pick up shoes that had been mended. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Jubilant, he tucked one of them into his sash, along with half the loaf. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I loaf around until the company comes back in the early morning, grey, dirty, soured, and gloomy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z For one German army loaf there are fifty tins of canned beef over there. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And I will take the loaf and put it in my knapsack and come home.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He wasn't going to lie, but he also wasn't going to go into detail about his meat loaf obsession. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She reached for a loaf of bread, but a server swept it out of the way to make room for a new dish: a huge platter with a suckling pig on it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z With a smile, she cut a slice of babka from the loaf cooling on the counter, wrapped it up, and slipped it in with all the rest. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Within the hall the suitors, idly loafing after their meal, were in a mood to make fun of the miserable old beggar who entered, and Odysseus listened to all their mocking words with submissive patience. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The She Elephant bought loaves of hot bread and mugs of sweet milky tea from street vendors. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The others were still blowing steam off their bowls when he finished the last of his loaf and returned to his story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She rode past the library and up the hill to the corner store where Mom sometimes sent her to pick up milk or a loaf of bread. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Though my basket was hill, I found room for a sack of hard candy and a small loaf of sugar. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up what remained of the loaf of bread and the music sang of surrender, resignation. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Nazis gave us each a half a loaf of bread, and told us it was to last us the whole trip. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I sat down at the table to eat, and my mother brought out a small tureen of tomato soup, a loaf of bread, and a wedge of cheese. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He reached into my shirt and pulled out the loaf of bread. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Eliza and I shared a loaf of bread at the kitchen table. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "You're not grounded," his dad said, concentrating on his meat loaf. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He tried to decide if he wanted to buy a ten-cent magazine, or go to a movie, or go to the poolroom and talk with the gang, or just loaf around. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "No! No, I --" Clove sees the stone, about the size of a small loaf of bread in Thresh's hand and loses it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A loaf of stale bread was made into pulp with hot water and mixed with a dime’s worth of chopped meat into which an onion had been cleavered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We sit on chairs with red velvet seats and eat meat loaf with an egg cooked into the middle, chicken croquettes, black beans and white rice, fried plantains, and a salad with avocados. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She still feels the exhilaration of leaving the bakery with the warm weight of the loaf in her knapsack. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Traveling while loafing, like Whitman had, as she prepared for the real thing. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “The wet air will ruin the loaves, that’s my concern. I should have stayed and baked in the cool of the night.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But something had gone wrong—maybe Luke hadn’t used enough yeast, or he’d kneaded the dough too much or too little—and the loaves had turned out flat. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped a plump loaf in brown paper and handed it over to me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The lower tables were crowded with knights, archers, and sellsword captains, tearing apart loaves of black bread to soak in their fish stew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’m from the Northwest, though it was sunny where I lived this morning. It’s the meat loaf I’m worried about.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I eliminated the one about multiplying loaves and fishes, as I never wanted to see food again. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down beside Heqet, eying the chunk of golden cheese, the two loaves, the salt fish and the figs spread out on his friend’s lap. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Joe had piled his plate high with meat loaf and potatoes and creamed corn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I think I must be dreaming; he has two loaves of bread under his arm and a bloodstained sandbag full of horse-flesh in his hand. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I had grabbed a can of soup on my way home and a loaf advertised as “Health Bread” that was suspiciously spongy. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She can feel Madame Ruelle’s loaf pulsing on her back like something alive. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z To my amazement and to the amazement of the other prisoners watching us, Moonface cut a hunk off the loaf with his knife and tossed the bread to me. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Or rather, that I was, but now I’m here in this new world, where nobody puts out ale or milk for an honest fellow, or a loaf of bread come harvest time.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I took my handkerchief and tried to wipe the loaf, but the crust began to come off, so I stopped. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Singer brought from his closet a tin box that contained a loaf of bread, some oranges, and cheese. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The dwarf tore a loaf of bread in half. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Chronicler lost all of his needles but one, both extra pairs of socks, a bundle of dried fruit, a loaf of sugar, half a bottle of alcohol, and a pair of ivory dice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On it was a plate containing two bread loaves, half an onion, and the scanty remnants of a salted fish, the leavings from Gebu’s breakfast. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Yeah. And I put special poison in one of the loaves, that only affects fourteen-year-olds,” Luke said. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z From beneath the counter she produced a square cut from a newspaper sheet and laid it on the counter and wrapped a loaf into it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And stuff like that, through the meat loaf and green beans and canned peaches. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They sold two loaves for a nickel, and when it was dumped out, a pushing crowd fought for the privilege of buying it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused in tearing a piece of dark bread away from the loaf and looked up at me quizzically. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I handed her the loaf of brown barley bread wrapped in a piece of cloth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was mostly dead weight, and I felt his head bounce softly on my shoulder and his body sag against me like a big damp loaf. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He runs into the house, gets a loaf of army bread and holds it up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The maid named Fanni emerges with a dark loaf and a round of cheese, and she smiles at Frederick as she sets it down. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The merchant had been asking ten pennies for half a pound of salt, fifteen for a loaf of sugar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ain’t nobody even peeped in here to see whether that child has a loaf of bread. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Been hanging around here for months. Bertha keeps putting table scraps out for him. He don’t mind eating her meat loaf, but he don’t want nothing else to do with her.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The children stuff themselves with so much bread people in the lane say they’re looking like loaves. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A bread loaf of a woman wearing a small hat began to hum. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Now he was closeted there either loafing or thinking because I didn’t hear his typewriter. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I ate my meat loaf and green beans and then went into the living room and watched a little television. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes the loaf has a white scroll inside and sometimes it does not. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I pretend to knock on the door so that I can see what’s in the box, a bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, cheese, tomatoes and, oh, God, a jar of marmalade. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Before anyone could witness what had happened I shoved the loaves up under my shirt, wrapped the hunting jacket tightly about me, and walked swiftly away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Matt looked at the tamales, bowls of chili, and loaves of bread decorated with pink sugar. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing that looked like a picnic was a loaf of unsliced, home-baked bread. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A chipped crockery bowl appeared from the pantry, alongside the butter and eggs and milk and the sugar loaf and the nutmeg grater and the small amber flask. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Too hungry to worry about tomorrow, I bought a thick slice of cheese and a warm sausage, then a whole loaf of fresh bread and a warm apple tart. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But the buttons on his shirtfront could barely contain everything he had taken: two loaves of bread, twenty-four frozen waffles, and a ten-pound bag of apples. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The thirty-six little pictures painted on ivory were each perfectly clear: there was no doubt that this was a baby, that a puppet, this a loaf of bread, and so on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Kaori pulls out a loaf of bread and some cold cuts to make sandwiches. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And then added, “Can you pass the meat loaf?” I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z With a loaf of bread, some meat, and an apple, I did just fine. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She continued restacking the loaves on her table, but clearly her thoughts were someplace else. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z From what she can tell, it’s a low grotto, maybe four yards long and half as wide, shaped like a loaf of bread. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Tristran produced the cottage loaf, the ripe, red apples, and round of cheese—hard, tart, and crumbly—that his mother had given him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Peach took a bite of mashed potatoes instead of meat loaf, chewed thoughtfully, and then swallowed. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I sat down, they watching me, and the little girl with her streaked face and the gnawed looking loaf, and the water swift and peaceful below the path. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a rag blanket and a half a loaf of bread there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He's sitting alone in a window booth, making his way through a plate of meat loaf and mashed potatoes. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z At first I think it might be a trick of the light, but I notice it again when we pass by a bakery and admire the loaves of bread. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I took a long time picking out a just-right loaf of bread. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Been home all afternoon, just loafing and goofing, not a care in the world. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A sharp knife showed up in my hand and the loaf was soon cut into fat slices. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I set the loaf down, knocked on the door, and ran. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Tyrion left the fat women to their loaves and kettles and went in search of the cellar where Illyrio had decanted him the night before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And she made extra. We have a loaf ready for you.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It's so threadbare the pan's heat seeps through, but I manage to drop the loaf on the stovetop before it hurts too much. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They caught the bus, or bought stamps, as quickly as they could, and never loafed around the cafe or the fountain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z As for the loaves, Mesaulios dealt them out, a yard boy, bought by the swineherd on his own, unaided by his mistress or Laertes, from Taphians, while Odysseus was away. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Coraline went to the freezer and took out the spare loaf of frozen bread in the bottom compartment. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I yanked the refrigerator door open and took out a foil-wrapped slice of meat loaf and ran back out to the yard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She is comforted by the order of the round loaves, the texture of grain and powdered sugar, the sustaining aromas of vanilla and almond. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a kapo in front of me with four big loaves of Czech bread slung over his back in a cloth sack. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He was humanoid, but his skin reminded me of a meat loaf sandwich that had been in someone’s locker all year. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When he found a half loaf of bread, he flung it on the table, where it landed with a dull thump. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Percy couldn’t believe he was talking about the end of the world with a loaf of Wonder bread in his hand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A young woman comes to put a new loaf of bread in the ashes and to stir the pot of stew. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z My father has the sense of humor of a loaf of bread. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The Coffee Pot was where people went to loaf, talk tall, and swap gossip. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She said that in France the people carried home loaves of bread without having them wrapped up. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Jack and Moniek grabbed a loaf and tore it in half, cramming it into their mouths. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen we find a half loaf of stale bread and two cold sausages. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I put my eyes down and worked at what was left of my meat loaf. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Have you got a five cent loaf, please, ma’am?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor sawed away at the bread, managing to get eighteen slices out of one loaf. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z To ease the dying man, he administered a dose of calomel and placed loaves of hot bread around his body. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A coat, half of a loaf of bread? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “He’s not my best loaf. He’s it. Him or hungry.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She used towels to pull out the loaves and left them to cool on the table. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z You loafed getting back down the court after your team scored. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A round loaf of bread sat on the table, a mottled mixture of white, black, brown, and orange. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z That night, Bertha made a special supper of meat loaf and lima beans, fried green tomatoes, and sweet potato pie. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I held my breath because of the last special treat at the Daughertys’, but it didn’t help, because when Mrs. Russell came back, she came back with a loaf of banana bread. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The larder mistress brought her tray of loaves and savories, dispensing each. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I spend all evening cutting up the pumpkins, and boiling them for hours with sugar to make a sweet paste, and then I use my last sucres to buy loaves of bread from the bakery. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A Security officer throws a loaf of bread at the louder ones for their trouble. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z The food Sirius had told them to bring was in Harry’s bag; they had sneaked a dozen chicken legs, a loaf of bread, and a flask of pumpkin juice from the lunch table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Aunt Evy treated them to a loaf of pumpernickel bread and a dime’s worth of Limburger cheese and they had sandwiches and beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, half a loaf was better than none. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But she just looked at me with her black, secret, friendly gaze, the half-naked loaf clutched to her breast. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya read one of her borrowed dragon books until the challah had risen enough, and then she stuck both loaves plus the little extra piece in the oven. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Every day he’d bring home three herrings and a loaf of bread — but sometimes the herrings had been dead so long we couldn’t eat ’em. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Before they got into it Shasta dismounted and entered it on foot to buy a loaf and some onions and radishes. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z A roast beef bigger than a horse, set on a giant platter that took up the entire front room, surrounded by steaming potatoes and parsnips, and loaves of fresh bread. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m making meat loaf,” she said to Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Beneath the loaf comes a folded piece of paper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Take tuppence and leave the rest of the shilling on the mantelpiece downstairs so that she can send out for a loaf of bread for the tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She always left a loaf of bread on the ground when they departed, and sometimes, if they had them to spare, a bowl of red apples. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack had to resist grabbing a loaf of freshly baked bread. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I stood on tiptoe and squished the loaf through the bars. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z "Apples. Cheese. Half a cottage loaf. And a pot of fishpaste. My penknife. I've got a change of underwear, and a couple of pairs of woolen socks. I suppose I should have brought more clothes...." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In Paris, the women say, people are waiting in line five hours for a loaf of bread. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “You put the paper on top to add bulk, like a real sourdough loaf. Now”—he nodded to the roll of toilet paper—“mummify them together so they stay in place.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On Saturdays, when Ma made the bread, they each had a little piece of dough to make into a little loaf. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z There he untied his packet, and leaving the loaves scattered on a shelf, broke the seal on the barrel of dried fish, extracted two and put them on an earthen plate. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He was blowing on his meat loaf to cool it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She also found half a small loaf of brown bread. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Ellison always leaves a little loaf of banana bread or a cinnamon roll, and Dad saves it to eat with his lunch. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She served it in a trencher hollowed out of a stale loaf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His nose twitched as the meat loaf smell drifted his way. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She stood in the road, a small figure clasping the loaf of bread to her filthy little dress, her eyes still and black and unwinking. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your loss. The loaf’s still warm. Hobb can do that much, at least.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He took a quarter loaf of stale white bread from the top of the refrigerator, to help soak up the casserole. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I bought a fried pie, a loaf of bread and five Milky Way bars. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I found a loaf of bread, took out two pieces, and laid them in the toaster oven. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She brought her own bowl to the table, too, and then a loaf of bread on a cutting board and a dish of creamery butter and spoons. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a loaf of Italian bread in a little basket, and iceberg lettuce and grated carrots tossed with bottled dressing and croutons, and glasses of red wine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When she succeeded, and even when she didn’t, patients and their families would leave small tokens for her: a whittled figurine of a bird, a hairpin, half a loaf of bread. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Because of this, the guard ended up undercounting the delivery by ten loaves. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “You are a serving girl delivering a tavern loaf to the starving prisoners. You don’t know about the note.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I loaf this, that she does not treat them like a herd of sheep. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Two bread store owners give extra loaves at the end of each day. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Inside, it’s mostly cans but we find a dry loaf of bread, some bruised fruit and a few strips of dried meat. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I stole three loaves of bread and took two of them down to Trapis as a gift. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “If you will not give the whole loaf of suffrage....,” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But there's something kind of depressing about living your life on stale bread, the hard, dry loaves that no one else wanted. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “My mother asked me to pick up a loaf of bread,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They left him the rest of his clothes, his dried meat, and a half-eaten loaf of incredibly stale rye bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On the table there is a teapot, cups with saucers, a bottle of milk, a loaf of bread, butter, jam.There are two beds over by the window where there were none before. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z While we walked we shared my last apple and half of my remaining loaf of flatbread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He walked unsteadily to the door with the loaf under his arm. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of them were drinking from canteens, or chewing on hard loaves of bread. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s making bread, throwing the loaves for the final brief kneading and then the shaping. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the lid Jon discovered three duck’s eggs fried in drippings, a strip of bacon, two sausages, a blood pudding, and half a loaf ? of bread still warm from the oven. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There's a bowl with some steam rising from it on the dresser next to the bed and a small loaf of bread balanced on the bowl's edge. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She watched the man push her quarter loaf into a paper bag. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When Luke went down to supper, he saw that Mother had set his two loaves of bread out on the china plate she used for holidays and special occasions. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The gravy on the meat loaf has already formed a skin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Tidings was already finishing his first helping of meat loaf. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of the tofu loaf left. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In fact, the most intransigent got fed “the loaf” for the first few days. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the day we all just loafed around, talking trash and flipping through page after page of Jazz's scrapbook. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He was grilling slices of bacon over the fire, and standing beside him was Brother Luke holding a large loaf from which he was cutting huge slices of bread. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z A dozen boys were loafing there on the grass after dinner, and a kitchen rattle from the wing of one of the buildings accompanied their talk. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z "Look what I shot," Gale holds up a loaf of bread with an arrow stuck in it, and I laugh. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That bread would go bad before that kapo ever ate all four loaves. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I think there’s even some of my hair on that loaf of bread; I caught him snitching some out of my hairbrush. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Taking up a jug each, with a small basket of fresh loaves and some goat cheese, they set off, with Cornflower in the lead carrying a lantern. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The larder mistress brought her tray of loaves with many savory slices, and she gave the best, to tempt me. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The price of a pair of boots is about two or three loaves of army bread, or a loaf of bread and a small, tough ham sausage. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He tacked two pieces of wood inside to keep them open, a board across the top where a loaf of bread or other things can balance. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A loaf of bread usually cost no more than half a zloty! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Goldie brought to the table a loaf of prune bread still warm from the oven. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Half a loaf is better than none, and I’m tired of having no loaf at all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A man dreams of a miracle and wakes up to loaves of bread. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Moonface opened his sack and pulled out one of his loaves of bread, and I inched closer. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Doorstep slices of granary loaf Beryl’s auntie baked for three families every Wednesday, and pickled onions as big as apples. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I could not think about meat loaf or ranch versus Thousand Island dressing. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z We pulled out a loaf pan and a cookie sheet and set all the ingredients on the counter. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Good,” she says, and tucks the loaf under his arm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A corner of the wrapping flapped a little as she walked, the nose of the loaf naked. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She swiped her fingers over an unwrapped slab of butter and began greasing the loaf pans Malachite was going to bake in. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He stood with the loaf of bread in his hands, his legs wide apart, listening. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He adds: "What I miss is my meat loaf." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I finish off the loaf from District 11 and the last of the rabbit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She held a round loaf of bread in her hands, and she tore off a small piece and ate it, chewing deliberately, before handing the loaf to Aisling’s father. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Who ever heard of cheese coming in a box as big as a loaf of bread? The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As Caesar and Cora wolfed down the rest of the pumpernickel loaf and slices of ham, the men debated the merits of venturing now or after nightfall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They have been at it for several months, new slips of paper arriving inside a loaf of bread every few days, and lately Etienne plays music. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Two loaves of bread and what was left of Eddie’s wining jug was all the supply. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tehlins sometimes gave out bread, making us say prayers before we could take our loaf. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The little girl was howling, holding the loaf in both arms. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The old farmer handed the reins to his son and brought a large brown loaf of bread out of a sack that sat between the two of them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He also knew how to make great chocolate chip cookies and loaves of bread from when he lived with the family whose dad was a pastry chef at a fancy restaurant in Los Angeles. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In the distance, a large manor house sat on a loaf of frozen earth. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Summing it up for their children, she wrote that they both stayed home and “loafed,” then celebrated their anniversary in style. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The aloe branch and loaf of bread that had been hanging over the door since the days of the founding were replaced by a niche with the Sacred Heart of Jesus. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z For a dime, you could buy a loaf of bread or a dozen eggs at Carsten’s Grocery just down the street. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He’d carve notches on our stick with his knife, one notch for each loaf of naan he’d pull for us from the tandoor s roaring flames. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He handed over another loaf, started to raise the basket to his head again and hesitated. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Matty took the loaf and thanked her, though secretly he wondered how he would ever fit it in. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The woman brought them a fresh loaf of bread, still hot from the oven. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize how hungry I’d been until I wolfed down three eggs and a loaf of bread in under five minutes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The smell of a freshly baked loaf can coax my brother out of the garage and a good mood out of my mom. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The warm sweet smell, the white walls, the roar of the oven when Frank opens the door to shift the loaves. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I found myself studying the loaf of bread on the table. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Half a loaf, that’s a fairer trade,” the Ancient told him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The hands withdraw; the loaf comes to her: heavy, warm, larger than normal. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Keeping their heads low, they moved from post to post, serving each creature with a bowl of stew, some wild grapes, and a small loaf of honeyed nutbread. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z My stove was unlighted and a loaf of bread gathered mold in my cupboard. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He unrolled the blanket, fed Frolic a few pieces torn from the loaf of bread, nibbled at it himself, and then curled up with his puppy and drifted off. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Ranofer admired his handiwork a moment, then changed the kneeling man to a sitting woman, obliterated the stroke and replaced it with a bread loaf. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There was a third bundle of coins baked into the stale loaf of bread that only the most desperate of criminals would be interested in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You can keep that loaf. I plan on distributing millions to the people bf Rome as I obliterate them.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Take the meat loaf,” she said, nodding to the still-steaming pan. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I imagine he did not think I was a beggar, but only an eccentric sort of lady, who had taken a fancy to his brown loaf. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z After the family had eaten, he gave the girl her daily ration of half a loaf of bread and a jug of water. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Gebu went into the second storeroom, emerging presently with one of the small, flat loaves of Egyptian bread; but when Ranofer reached for it, he drew it back. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The loaves would bake and the little piece would char. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She cuts three slices from a loaf, smears them with margarine for us and goes back to bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then I stuck a piece of meat loaf through the wire near him and waited. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Wishbone laid beside my chair waiting for somebody to toss him a piece of meat loaf every now and then. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “No, no, no. If you’re going to dress a book up like a sourdough loaf, you need to make it look more convincing than that. Hold on.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She opened a wooden chest and took up five unbaked loaves of bread. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z My dad was already sitting in his spot as my mom placed meat loaf, mashed potatoes, peas, and salad on the table. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z People were looting all around, making off with drums of paraffin, bags of mealie meal, carcasses of beef still dripping blood, Primus stoves, boxes of canned goods, loaves of bread and so on. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Several minutes later he emerged, bringing out cheese and a loaf of dark bread, cold chicken and sausage, butter and honey. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a cut-crystal pitcher full of water, a basket of fruit, and a big loaf of pumpernickel for them to eat. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At a crossroads, Dicey went into a general store and bought potatoes and tomatoes, a quart of milk and another loaf of bread. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They were living, loafing proof that the White House was a home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He cast on me a glance of surprise; but without answering, he cut a thick slice from his loaf, and gave it to me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Now, this youngest princess goes into the forest with not so much as a coat or a loaf of bread. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I cut a lump of sugar off the loaf and added it along with a healthy dollop of milk to my mug. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The last of a loaf of molasses bread. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I walked, into the kitchen to find Mama slicing a loaf of bread. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z In his arms, he carried two large loaves of bread that must have fallen into the fire because the crusts were scorched black. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Theon hacked a loaf of bread in half, hollowed out a trencher, and summoned a cook to fill it with fish stew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Because we hadn’t eaten since the night before, sharing the cheese and loaf of bread with the chupacabras, we ate everything Abuelita Remedies put in front of us that afternoon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There were smiles on many faces, for we had feasted well on deer and quwi stew, corn-dough loaves and quinoa, wild strawberries and large, juicy cherimoyas. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z My feet shuffle for a moment, confused at the direction my brain wants to take and then I lunge forward, scoop up the sheet of plastic and a loaf of bread. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As he passed Reynaud’s Bakery Lee came out, carrying a golden loaf of French bread. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Kilorn doesn’t care about an extra loaf of bread or a few more minutes of electricity. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z Not free to break loaves or feed the world on a fish. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There were great loaves of brown bread, mounds of turnips and sweetcom and pease, immense hams and roast geese and trenchers dripping full of venison stewed with beer and barley. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The baby, Ariana, was little longer than a loaf of bread and no more distinctive-looking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z With luck, Kai the baker’s boy would have a few loaves left, and he could eat his fill for once. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She heard Liza open the oven door and the thump of a kneaded loaf on the floury board. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Two pennies was the same as a loaf of bread, and I couldn’t count all the times that I had been hungry in the last year. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Miss Thomas said, “Is there any more of that meat loaf left?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Benny took three loaves from the basket and bagged them. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I might have been sick of mangled meat loaf and puked-up sloppy joes, but Dad’s guilt was not the way I wanted to get edible food back in my life. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Then he walked into the farm kitchen, and kissed his mother on the cheek, and helped himself to a cottage loaf and a large pat of fresh-churned butter. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z One woman stuck her hand out of a carriage and let a man cut the bracelet from her wrist in exchange for a loaf of bread. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z There was a table with a bottle of wine and a loaf of bread and a sausage on it. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “She sent that loaf of white bread fer our supper; it’s fresh out of the ashes.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy took one look back to the bakery as if checking that the coast was clear, then, his attention back on the pig, he threw a loaf of bread in my direction. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I brought you more meat loaf,” I said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I reached for what was left of my half loaf of bread tucked into my pants, but it wasn’t there! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She dropped the loaf of bread at her feet and barely managed to keep a hold on the lantern. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He could not yet feel it was really his loaf to barter. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z We stopped outside a convenience store while the man in her front seat got out and bought a loaf of bread. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Thanks for the meat loaf, Mom,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There were only a few people loafing around the courthouse wall, so the boy sat for a spell. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were boxes of soda crackers and stacked loaves of brown and black bread. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The woman’s eyes darted to the loaves and then back at the boys. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z At dinner, Raymie’s mother watched in astonishment as Louisiana consumed four entire pieces of meat loaf and all her green beans. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z There was half a loaf and a couple of onions. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The swineherd passed out cups, Philoitios, chief cowherd, dealt the loaves into the panniers, Melanthios poured wine, and all their hands went out upon the feast. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was always so beautiful to stare up at that white ceiling and imagine only clean beautiful places, where the reward for living a pure life was a great loaf of warm bread. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I see the loaves of bread on the counter in the pale, snowy morning light. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes helps herself to a mound of creamed spinach, dabbing it with a quickly diminishing loaf of sourdough. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Right now I’d settle for a good old-fashioned loaf of Wonder Bread. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The loaf of bread falls from Jay’s hands. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “A man who could do that to you—he’s not worth your time. Not one moment of it. It’s not a matter of him being only half a loaf. He’s rotten through. You deserve better.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They crowd the mantel and are baked into loaves of cruciform tsoureki. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A loaf of bread and some cheese served as both breakfast and dinner. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I watch as she grabs a knife from the dish rack and a loaf of bread from on top of the fridge. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Rabbi Galanos pulled the cover off two perfect golden loaves of challah, picked up one, and held it in careful hands while he said Ha-Motzi in exactly the way Anya’s family did. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Look like they would just peep in to see whether I had a loaf of bread to give her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed her way out of the crowd dropping a loaf which she had trouble picking up as there was no room to stoop over in. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A loaf of bread sailed into the dirt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In the meantime, when we are off duty, we loaf around. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She then folded herself up into that loaf shape peculiar to cats and regarded her vanquished foe with enormous feline satisfaction, her duty done. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been for Aegis, Thalia would’ve been sliced like a loaf of bread. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Stories about Yesu. From the Bible. Once, Yesu had just five loaves of bread and two fishes, and he turned it into enough food to feed a whole crowd.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Inside the blanket was a whole flask of spiced wine and a loaf of fresh bread nestled next to a turkey breast bigger than both my balled fists. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instead, they bought loaves of sugar that carried a label that said, “Produced by the labour of FREEMEN”—the sugar came from India. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Later that night, Moshe brought me half a loaf of bread—a feast! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She was looking for the end of a loaf of bread when she heard footsteps come down the stairs and saw a light coming closer to the kitchen door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellen drew a flat loaf of white bread from the ashes of the fireplace and wrapped it in a clean cloth. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He next shoved a frozen meat loaf, which was supposed to be low in calories, into the microwave. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z And then she watched me jump down, holding the loaf against her dress. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Groping along the shelf he found half a bread loaf and several onions. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Pleased to have lifted Perilee’s spirits, I shaped the dough into two loaves and a dozen rolls. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’ll have a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, and basket of plums, please,” he mumbled. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In a neighborhood where you had to be tough just to get to the store with money for a loaf of bread, Kenny wasn’t tough at all. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Real cheese come in hunks or slices, not no blanged loaf that weigh forty pounds. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Golden brown loaves that glistened and steamed in the cool air. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Tristran packed a bag, and his mother brought him six red, ripe apples and a cottage loaf and a round of white farmhouse cheese, which he placed inside his bag. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z We bought a loaf of dark bread and a bottle of Avennish strawberry wine. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now a half a loaf of bread was life itself, and my mother was gone. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Once inside, he devoured nearly the entire loaf and sat on the floor, his back against the bed, crying quietly. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I turned the bag upside down and dumped the loaf to the ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I looked down at my poor mother, struggling to pull several loaves of bread out of the oven. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mama got around to Henry Ford and all those people who didn’t care whether she had a loaf of bread, it was time to go. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the loaf of bread I had left on my windowsill, still warm and swollen from the oven. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She was eating slices of bread and jam, deftly cutting the bread from a large golden-brown loaf with a huge knife, then spooning on the purple jam with a wooden spoon. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z My mother finally went to work as a cook and left me and my brother alone in the flat each day with a loaf of bread and a pot of tea. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya tore a tiny piece of dough from each of the challah loaves, rolled them together into an olive-size ball, and set it aside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “But calico loaves are equally delicious. Try a piece.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And I would swallow my saliva as I saw them split open loaves of bread and line them with juicy sardines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She tore small pieces from the loaf and chewed them delicately, somehow making the whole process look genteel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It told the story of some poor devil who had come there, closed himself in the cubicle and eaten his meal of half a loaf. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z You could buy a quarter loaf of bread, a cup of sugar. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was fine because we’d watched him have a second helping of meat loaf that night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Peach stared at his meat loaf as if he were watching a special cooling process take place. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There were bunches of carrots and celery and loaves of bread and jars of jam and molasses and bags of sugar and links of sausage. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “He sure loves my meat loaf, I can tell you that,” Bertha said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Jay comes to the doorway with the loaf of bread in her hand, untwisting the tie. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Father then took the flat loaves to be baked in the community oven. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z A corporal creeps in; he has a loaf of bread with him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Man, I can’t believe it! We just had a chance to get a bagful of free food and all we took was some stupid milk, a loaf of bread and a can of tomato sauce!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not going to bring up the loaves and fishes in today’s sermon, was a good guess. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There were loaves fresh from the oven, a great slab of bacon, cheese, some dried herring, fruits from the garden, and, last of all, a pasty was set in the top. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z A few crickets down in the cellar begin their song: a rhythmic kree-kree, evening in August, and Marie-Laure hikes her tattered stockings and goes into the kitchen and tears another hunk from Madame Ruelle’s loaf. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They were stacking up in my head like loaves in the factory where Uncle Terry works. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I considered my mother’s life: the mending basket that never emptied, the sheets and collars and cuffs to be turned, the twenty loaves of bread to be punched down each and every week. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A loaf of fresh bread had appeared on my windowsill, a large wad of rubles tucked under the edge. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Turning to me, as she took some loaves from the oven, she asked bluntly— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Ma picks up the meat loaf and passes it around, and the meal begins. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Half a loaf being better than none, I shrugged and headed for the Archives. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She found a loaf of bread on sale for fifteen cents and a jar of peanut butter for seventy-one cents. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There were shelves upon the walls where loaves of bread and trenchers lay. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “You can actually eat this loaf without soaking it in water first.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Ucho was sitting by himself, munching on a dried corn loaf. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Might have dropped the loaves into the flames, knowing it meant being punished, and then delivered them to me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I even saw Fela off in the corner of the shop, chipping carefully away at a piece of obsidian the size of a large loaf of bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She takes food, a cake or pie or loaf of bread baked by Rita, or a jar of jelly, made from the mint leaves that grow in her garden. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he’s just realized how precious it is, and that he may never see another loaf again. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The loaf was wearing slowly out of the paper; already it needed a new one. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z After two meals of this, the cook frowned and sent up half a loaf of salt bread, as instructed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She tells herself to save the bread, but she is famished and the loaf is getting stale, and before she knows it, she has finished it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Just then Trapis came back, carrying several flat loaves of bread under one arm and a squalling child in the other. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It's real bakery bread, not the flat, dense loaves we make from our grain rations. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Pages later—hearing and exposed—Whitman starts to write about all the travel he can do by imagining, and lists all the places he can visit while loafing on the grass. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Wishbone was in there gobbling up meat loaf and french fries. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Hot Pie was pulling his loaves from the ovens when she burst into die kitchen, but he was no longer alone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We gather around the baskets and find ripe red strawberries, purple mulberries, and round loaves of bread made from some kind of coarse meal. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I dress, pull on my sneakers, take me a slice of bread from the loaf on the counter and a peach off the tree in the yard. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z From behind the tattered altar cloth he produced a loaf of barley bread and gave it to me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I got some potatoes, leeks, cream, and a loaf of fresh French bread that been teasin’ my nose all day, charge them to Lizabeth, and head for home. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I poured coffee and tea, served oyster loaf and Indian pudding, carried the dirty dishes back to Eliza, and tried to keep the floor swept clean. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I get up from the table finally and put some of my meat loaf and half a potato on a saucer. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Attendants poured water over their fingers, while the maids piled baskets full of brown loaves near at hand, and houseboys brimmed the bowls with wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He took one step forward, keeping his eyes on the meat loaf. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Maire Solanya took the loaf from her, its crust gaping open, and placed it on the gravestone next to the candle. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a photograph of half a dozen young men in blazers loafing in an archway through which were visible a host of spires. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Without complaint, he ate his dinner—a dry brown sponge that he thought was supposed to be meat loaf and gelatinous mashed potatoes, though he left the hockey-puck roll alone. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He can’t afford a store anywhere else but where she lives, and she has no other place to buy a good apple or a fresh loaf of bread. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the bread machine beeped, I pulled the loaf out, wrapped it in tinfoil, and put it in a cardboard box with the tray of lasagna. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The worry got into her bread, and the loaves that came out of the oven that day were lumpy and dry. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z While we ate hot oatmeal and sliced bananas, a truck from a local store pulled up and dropped off loaves of bread and crates of orange juice. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, no, no. If you’re going to dress a book up like a sourdough loaf, you need to make it look more convincing than that. Hold on.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Homesick, I sighed and moved the mass of meat loaf around my plate. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “She will be surprised. But I am supposed to say, ‘One ordinary loaf,’ and she is supposed to say, ‘And how is your uncle?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z |
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