| 单词 | lovely |
| 例句 | “You must be the lovely Dimple I’ve heard so much about,” he said, taking her hand and pumping it enthusiastically. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She was gathering flowers with her companions in the vale of Enna, in a meadow of soft grass and roses and crocus and lovely violets and iris and hyacinths. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "A thousand lovely knights," she said, "but not the sort my enemies need fear. And my bullocks cannot carry me across the water, I—why are we stopping?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Clara was the colleague’s wife, a lovely woman, warm and kind. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a lovely dress, especially with the way the corset cinches her waist to nearly nothing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As she caught sight of him he was standing beside a most lovely white heifer—Io, of course. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the lovely letters she had made for a moment before slapping down her open palm in the middle of them and rubbing them all away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She found herself torn between the hunting daggers and a lovely rapier with an ornate bell-guard. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Violet thought it would disappoint them; that it would be less lovely than Baltimore. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes, thank you, Mr. Alan; it made for quite a lovely meal,” Katherine says, a polite smile on her face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It sounded lovely, the name of that Ghanaian town, and she imagined a sleepy cluster of homes on stretches of sweet-scented grasslands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “How lovely for you to give your auntie Pezza a ring on this magnificent Sunday morning.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His teeth are beautiful, the loveliest I’ve seen so far on these streets. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was perfectly situated in the sheltered lowland ahead and big as a palace, with the lovely symmetrical proportions of the ancient Greek architecture Penelope had so often admired in her history books at Swanburne. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Among the loveliest was the Temple of Thakra, at which a dozen master sculptors had labored for forty years, two of them going blind in the process. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “When I was a man,” he said, “I had wives in plenty, but none was as lovely as you.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “On the contrary, I like it very much, dear,” looking from the dusty rosary to the well-worn little book, and the lovely picture with its garland of evergreen. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yep, spring's lovely all right. If you like mud. And summer’s even lovelier, long as you don’t mind the fires of Hades.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Your lovely dress, Madam,” she said, “your lovely white dress.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “What newlyweds ?” “Those newlyweds that walked into my office one day. Didn’t I ever tell you about them? She was lovely.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The window revealed the afternoon sky, slightly pale, but still lovely. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He seemed a young man, of that age when youth looks its loveliest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Where it had lain there was blooming a new and lovely flower, and they called it by his name, Narcissus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When she came out, she had changed her clothes and Gerald thought he had never seen anything so lovely. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I would get word of her death—the ferry had sunk with her and my mother aboard, or more often the taxi had crashed and her lovely body had been consumed in the flames. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Welcome, my lovelies; I am Rose Bertain, House Orléans, and Royal Beauty Minister to our great kingdom. I have a message from Her Majesty." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “It was lovely. It moved me to tears.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The photograph was of a dark, imposing man with radioactive green eyes wielding a baseball bat at Rodin’s lovely romantic sculpture The Kiss. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Ifes, yes,” whispered the rat, “a lovely song. Just the song I have been waiting to hear. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Despereaux waited until she was gone, and then he reached out and, with one paw, touched the lovely words. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z "A young man, if I do not mistake my guess, a lovely thing like you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that was a lovely trip,” she said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The lovely daughter of the King beautifully beats the drum. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Those of us who frequent the band room have long suspected that Becca maintains her lovely figure by eating nothing but the souls of kittens and the dreams of impoverished children. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was lovely to be back in Norway once again in my grandmother's fine old house. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z And there was Joff as well, her son, her firstborn, her beautiful bright boy with his golden curls and his sweet smile, he had such lovely lips, he... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What a lovely bride,” one of them said, “Just look at her. So maghbool, like the moon.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In twenty-four hours it was all gone except for some lovely shady patches in the woods—white-laced branches dripping rain holes in the crust—and the slushy gray piles at the roadside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “You’re lovely,” I say, trying to sound awed and a little confused. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z On the right was the birdbath altar with the plaster head of Nefertiti, lovely and gracious in spite of the cracks and chips. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We believed in it, this downward motion: so lovely, like flying, and yet at the same time so dire, so extreme, so unlikely. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still the loveliest summer weather, and there had been chicken for dinner, so that Merlyn had gone off to the edge of their shooting-ground and sat down under a tree. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "And you as well, cousin. I had no notion you had such a lovely voice." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “He was really a lovely horse,” Catherine said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “You have a very lovely and unusual name.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Our house outside London had been sold, so we went to stay for a while in the lovely old manor house where my father had grown up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s curious and lovely in a way, but it makes everything so dark, and somehow it makes me feel shut off. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The buildings here were all a lovely misty gray, which gave them a dreamlike quality. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Such lovely manners. I shall have to mention it to your mother next time I see her.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "They hope,” Luke said solemnly, "that I will dissuade you from digging up the lovely old scandals.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He put the beautifully curved instrument on his shoulder, barely touched the strings, and a long, lovely melody filled the air. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z It's as if she can completely sympathize with my thoughts and help me channel them away, and I can always take comfort in her lovely face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Even so, his eyes look glossier, and the blue irises take on a lovely, reflective sheen. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They had a lovely quiet time at the pool. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You live in a lovely home,” I said. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He still got to say all the lovely and puzzling things he said in the other Gospels. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Our lovely blue planet, the Earth, is the only home we know. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will not,” said Archimedes, looking the other way and holding tight “Oh, he is lovely,” said the Wart again. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “And who do I thank for a lovely time?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z But when he saw the wide, old-fashioned tie I gave him compared to the lovely, silk tie he gave me, he probably thought I was merely trying to improve my wardrobe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But they found a good and proper group in the American wing where they spent a lovely and informative hour and a half learning about the arts and crafts of colonial days. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We wrote that we were all well, having a lovely time, learning good trade skills. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Her voice in Greek was harsh and low and lovely. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a lovely thing to do, though such flowers always looked rather wrinkled and hurt for a day or so. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z "It's a lovely nose. Go on, point it at me. Isn't she a lovely piece?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “You, my young friend, are a rat. Exactly. Yes. Evil. Prisoners. Rats. Suffering. It all fits together so neatly, so sweetly Oh, it is a lovely world, a lovely, dark world. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z As soon as they could afford it, they began to fill their houses with lovely paintings and fine furniture. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls grew up as lovely as the day was long. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The glow of Ultraviolet It's so lovely to be lovely in Private. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was much that was lovely, good, and freeing in this worship under the open sky and the ecstasy of joy it brought in the wild beauty of the world. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to take off the clothes she was already wearing, but the fringe looked so lovely, and it would brush against her knees as she moved. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z A lovely lump of plutonium so radioactive it gives off 1500 watts of heat, which it uses to harvest 100 watts of electricity. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears black knee-high boots, a white skivvy that gives her a lovely shape, and a dark jacket-vest. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z When she arrived, casserole in hand, she’d found the lovely librarian pacing the sidewalk in front of my place. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Though at least it worked out well in the end. This place is lovely. It’s like an oasis.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That nice man rang, Mr. Harrington, lovely Englishman that sounds like James Mason. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Blue is my second favorite color, and I’m almost afraid to contemplate that the lovely dress might actually be for me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She did not pull away from him, and as he tipped her back and back and back, he watched the hollow above her collarbone and the lovely slope down to the neckline of her dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He says Patricia is a lovely girl the way she often gives him sweets from the parcel her mother sends every fortnight. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Her mouth was slightly open, her eyes were round and wide as two saucers, and the whole of that famous rather lovely face was filled with disbelief. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I should maybe apologize for what I did to her lovelies. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We even smelled them baking, their beautiful and lovely cake-y aroma waiting down the halls. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I was so, so nervous, but she was so, so awesome and lovely and everyone buy her music, please and thanks. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Jody stood overwhelmed by the thing in Gitano’s hand, a lean and lovely rapier with a golden basket hilt. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the statues were so lovely they took her breath away, others so misshapen and terri-ble that Dany could scarcely bear to look at them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She sat with the girl, blowing bubbles—lovely, lurid, mostly magical things, with pretty colors swirling on their surfaces. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She was a fair child, lovely and dimpled, with soft, gleaming hair. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Just another lovely day in the dungeon of creation. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I noticed a lovely young woman across the floor and politely asked her to dance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at all the lovely gifts you brought me,” the witch gushed, clasping her veiny hands together. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The surprise was a lovely little girl, exquisitely dressed, who came from the wings carrying a beautiful doll. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s a lovely flock of lambs all lying down,” says Amy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucy frets at the postponement of seeing him, but it does not touch her looks; she is a trifle stouter, and her cheeks are a lovely rose-pink. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z In Greece there are most lovely wild flowers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “That sounds like a lovely place. Everybody, listen!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z So Aphrodite went to Cupid and told him she would give him a lovely plaything, a ball of shining gold and deep blue enamel, if he would do what she wanted. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Honey Mine, please, I think it would be lovely if you lit the candles on Friday night and just thought a silent prayer for your Lover,” he wrote soon after his departure. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A wave breaks over the barrier, and churns the glassy water for a moment and mixes bubbles into the pool, and then it clears and is tranquil and lovely and murderous again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I, the lovely Mary Anne Meecham whose beauty is celebrated in song and legend...” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be lovely to cuddle up beside her while Georgie sat nearby, building block towers and pretending not to listen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It’s a lovely night with the June moon floating high over Limerick and you can feel a warm breeze off the Shannon River. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Afi,” she whispered, “the land is lovely. I thought it must surely be an ugly place.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruby is playing with another baby elephant, and I’m holding hands with a lovely gorilla. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “Why, I heard an explosion last week that was so lovely I cried for two days.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When a small galaxy runs into a larger one face-on it can produce one of the loveliest of the rare irregulars, a ring galaxy thousands of light-years across, set against the velvet of intergalactic space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s fed up, he’s finished with the climbing, he’s going to use his mother’s lovely chamber pot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She was the lovely, golden-haired harper who had tried for her talent and failed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I even got a lovely big bronze medal from the Egyptian Photographic Society in Cairo, and I still have the photograph that won it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s lovely, deep down under the water, like being in a different world. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She was a bit perplexed, however, as to why Harry would choose a place so far away, on the North Side, when there were so many lovely homes in Englewood. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A line appeared on Cersei's pale white brow, between those lovely eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We drove into Cape Town along the lovely road that runs parallel to the coast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cold, sharp-edged rock smell of the tunnel was changing to something softer, a strange, lovely smell. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She went to Aeolus, the King of the Winds, who had tried to help Ulysses, and asked him to sink the Trojan ships, promising him in return her loveliest nymph for his wife. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The king then sent his youngest daughter to beg the dragon for mercy, and she was so lovely and clever that he was sure she would succeed where the others had perished. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “I just wanted you to be lovely in death. C’mon,” Ben said looking at his watch, “we’ve got a rendezvous in Paris.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, it would be lovely if they got married!” whispered Lily ecstatically. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The weather remained lovely: crisp, clear, and dry. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It seemed an unwarrantable interference, something that held his lovely capacity for evil behind bars. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “The water’s bloody lovely,” he called, shaking the water from his hair. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z "You must all be different. I visited one of your sisters. The white-haired one—Edelweiss, yes, that was it—and she was lovely." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z King Arthur might turn to Guenever in the Pavilion, and remark that the great man’s footwork was as lovely as ever. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They could weave, into the lovely stuffs they made, forms so lifelike anyone could see what tale they illustrated. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kindly rejoin your teammates. And thank you for participating in the first-ever Library Olympiad. You and your teammates will receive lovely parting gifts.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Her hair wasn’t lovely black locks, but coils of fire. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For the rest, I’ve been thoroughly spoiled and have received a number of lovely presents, including a big book on my favorite subject, Greek and Roman mythology. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Miss Muldauer, for all your help. Thanks to you, our lovely new library shall soon become a true library. With none of Mr. Lemoncello’s lunacy.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But Ben knew that there was a girl named Mary Anne in the back seat who could teach Lillian and all the other lovely women in the world things about beauty they would never know. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a lovely crystal butterfly on a cart today. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The lights shine soft but bright in the night fog, and it’s more lovely and peaceful than anything I've seen in a long time. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Fortunately the tents and trucks and two trailers were settled on the edge of a clear and lovely lake. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “And three hundred acres of land to explore. You and MacDuff will have a lovely time.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “He has the cub! How lovely! Well done, well done. But why are you holding the boy like that, stupid fellow?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z How lovely would it feel to sing like that, to change the air with my voice, to fill people’s ears with such pleasure. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "A city pale as die moon and lovely as a maid. An hour's ride, no more." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That night, when her mother came into her room, Olanna smelled the floral Chloe perfume, a lovely scent, but she did not see why a person needed to wear perfume to bed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I feel the Doorman’s snout on my leg now, and he stares up at me with his lovely geriatric eyes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “A lovely summer afternoon full of sunlight and sleepy scents.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Her lovely round face was pale in the moonlight. ‘ The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “What a lovely surprise. I am Madame Edith, headmistress of your new home. Welcome to our humble establishment.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Whitby.—Lucy met me at the station, looking sweeter and lovelier than ever, and we drove up to the house at the Crescent in which they have rooms. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And if the groom seemed a little distracted, well, the bride was as glowing and lovely as ever any bride has been. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He carried the knowledge with a hot and lovely pride. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course I can stand it. I only said it was lovely here because . . . well, because progress is lovely, isn’t it?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As for a sail, the lovely nymph Kalypso brought him a cloth so he could make that, too. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A lovely river flowed into the sea there which had excellent washing pools with an abundance of clear bubbling water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I picture him standing on that floating runway, his lovely blond hair hidden under a drab helmet. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But this fact does not make her less lovely —if you can afford her. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was lovely. I went looking around,” she said, obviously pleased with herself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But this he was not willing to do, and he answered her in jest, “Well, and they like to look at a lovely face as much as their father does.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “I will send her. Your lovely cool goddess. English goddess. My God what would a man do with a woman like that except worship her? What else is an Englishwoman good for?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In my second year at Howard, I fell hard for a lovely girl from California who was then in the habit of floating over the campus in a long skirt and head wrap. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When it was over, Eye sighed and Ear shook himself as though he had awakened from a lovely dream. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Now you be me, Lucifer, the loveliest angel of them all. dud: What do I do? devil Well, sort of dance around praising me, mainly. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He says, “‘Lovely’ is a lovely word that should be used more often.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I can only suspect that the lonely man peoples his driving dreams with friends, that the loveless man surrounds himself with lovely loving women, and that children climb through the dreaming of the childless driver. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a lovely thing,” he said, seeing the small cloth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a lovely name,” he said, nodding appreciatively. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Just before World War I, Harlow Shapley of Missouri devised a technique for measuring the distances to the globular clusters, those lovely spherical arrays of stars which resemble a swarm of bees. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a lovely thought, but hearing Arturo’s optimism bubble to the surface, hearing the rawness of it, was excruciating. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “No, I don’t understand,” Lady Meng said, her lovely face frowning in confusion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Daisy took her face in her hands, as if feeling its lovely shape, and her eyes moved gradually out into the velvet dusk. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “And there lives the loveliest of all the fairies. Petra Fairy. And she needs a shower before bed.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They were incomparably lovelier and more powerful, and they were of course immortal; but they often acted in a way no decent man or woman would. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He unearthed bones and arrowheads and beautiful clay pots; he tossed out lovely silver goblets and mammoth gold coins, and stones that sparkled, full of stars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her handwriting was large and lovely, although it ran at a crooked angle down the page. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her voice, usually so lovely and low, was high and desperate behind her tears. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “No mice, mind you. A fat chicken would be lovely, or a length of sausage, or beef stew ... Listen to me. I’m as bad as Grandfather!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't remember what it was about, but it was a lovely dream." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z To catch the fleeting grace of a new season, a lovely beginning, before it was trampled and corrupted? A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “And at the proper time of day, for a change? It’s a lovely evening, if my nose says right. We ought to try not to be more miserable than we can help, you know.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that the scene must be even lovelier than it now looked to him, viewed as it was through a fog of exhaustion that blurred his senses and his mind. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z A lovely woman isn’t like a motor tyre, she doesn’t wear out. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Its lovely wings flapped, and the gentle waves of air it created caressed Nathan’s eyelids. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It would be lovely if we were all created equal, but the fact is we’re not. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded me of my mother’s abalone brooch, lovely and rare. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But it was still warm, and it still smelled lovely, and so Celaena, with a bit of mustered courage, turned the handle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Inigo pursued him, hurrying past the poisoners, the spitting cobras and Gaboon vipers and, perhaps most quickly lethal of all, the lovely tropical stonefish from the ocean outside India. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Some lovely little engraved knots and vines on it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He might give us some too and he has lovely milk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Exquisite in its size, perfect in its shape, the stone was lovelier than the finest pearl and more gorgeous than the costliest jewel. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I get very litle help from my mother on the fashion front, because whatever I wear she says it looks lovely, as long as it has no visible rents. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He tells her how lovely she is with her curly black hair and the blue eyes of her mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “It’s working beautifully! Oh my, what lovely soup this is!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, just where would you be right now if you weren’t stuck in this lovely little resort?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “No. They moved in a very exclusive circle. But I’ve always heard that Mrs. Armstrong was a perfectly lovely woman and that her husband worshipped her.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t want to endure her reaction, to watch her lovely blue eyes grow wide. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, you are my kind, sweet, lovely granddaughter,” he says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Yes, they are. We’ll be looking at some lovely examples in our next lab.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “You cannot die. Ah, that is lovely Tfe says he cannot die!” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z And in my heart, I agreed with her, for it was a lovely thing even if the scene it depicted was all wrong. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees were aptly named after beauty—their wood wasn’t just supple and strong, it was a lovely, glowing red. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Her thick, dark eyebrows were knitted together and somehow made a lovely contrast to the frothy, bridal white. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Terese offers the scarf, Signora Mondopoco smiles broadly and clasps her scarf as if it is a lovely, new present. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z With her short, naturally curly hair and her light-yellow corduroy jacket, she looked like a little doll, a lovely doll with glasses. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “We imagine strange and lovely things, my darling.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Not people, not even really girls, just lovely objects to be collected. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her voice was as lovely as before, enough to set a heart aching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "But since I am sometimes referred to as an idiot by you lovely ladies, I wanted to make sure." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “A lovely choice,” he said, releasing it from the base. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “But none of you are female, nor, with the possible exception of Simmon, are you lovely.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Andersons lived in a lovely clapboard house at the corner of Washington and Main, a few blocks past the hubbub of stores and businesses, where the town settled into private residences for the well-to-do. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Charming fellow, lovely singing voice. Met him when we were entertaining the baron last Midwinter.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I glance back to see the pale boy above us, the lovely Colt in his hand pointed straight at my head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was as peaceful and lovely a winter morning as she could imagine. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Tom said, “Would you care to make a tour of King City? It’s a lovely town.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You have a lovely pure mind,” I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z "Hey, salaam! Sorry about intruding in your lovely forest, but I was wondering if we might borrow that canoe?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “It’s much too early to be awake. The day has barely begun, and it will be a lovely, lazy, sleepy day.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a shame we couldn’t work together. You two will make lovely monuments to my triumph, though. Are you ready?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I ended with: Thank you again for the lovely earrings. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The flames were so beautiful, the loveliest things she had ever seen, each one a sorcerer robed in yellow and orange and scarlet, swirling long smoky cloaks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Each building was more lovely, more elaborate than the last, and all were immense—fantastic things on a scale never before attempted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “At school? Some of the lasses will be lovely. Sit up, sweet. Don’t you want your presents?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “That’s good! I wish all the girls would leave, and spoil his old school. It’s perfectly maddening to think of those lovely limes,” sighed Amy, with the air of a martyr. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "How has my lovely and persuasive sister gotten Robert to agree to the imprisonment of his dear friend Ned?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Now that he mentioned it, I said, if he happened to have another bottle of that lovely strawberry wine ... The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was lovely, but more than that, she was at ease. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Isn’t that a lovely idea. Flowers in your tea.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight streamed through the windows, filling the room with a lovely midday glow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Most of the women had already unmasked, so Char would be sure to see their lovely eyes or classical noses. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z All the poems and the sayings were done in lively, or lovely, hands. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded her of that first night when she had gone to see Diana, except then Diana had looked lovely and full of life. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Mark Twain defined women as lovely creatures with a backache. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid thought that her niece was like her mother, the lovely, useless type. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose I do. That Darlin’ and Homer would make a lovely couple, don’t you think?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z So he seemed to the lovely nymph Scylla when she was bathing in a little bay and caught sight of him rising from the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "Ten, Khaleesi, because you are so lovely. Use it for a looking glass. Only brass this fine could capture such beauty." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Bucket held the lovely Golden Ticket up close to his eyes. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Like meeting a lovely girl and having her smile reveal rotten teeth. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Aren't they lovely? And you, my dear. Where did you get it?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “She’s lovely, she’s engaged, she uses Pond’s” the advertisement read, showing two exquisitely white hands with perfectly formed and manicured nails, long nails, and a diamond ring sparkling on the gracefully curved left hand. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When he finished there was a moment’s silence, and then Theodora said weakly, “It’s lovely, Luke. Perfectly beautiful. I will never hear it again without thinking of you.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, sir—” the lieutenant grinned—“a lovely spot. Safest place on the battlefield. Right smack dab in the center of the line. Very quiet there.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The queen’s blazing, glacier-blue eyes were as ethereal as her lovely face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The strange, lovely smell in the air grew stronger. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She can yell at us all she wants but we had a grand time out the country with the cows and the sheep and then the lovely fire above in Italy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The way you could watch a thunderstorm brewing across the ocean and find it lovely. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was unwilling to abandon this lovely lassitude but he had to, of course. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, they have been heard to produce, while hanging at rest upside down in the depths of woods, strange, solitary, and lovely bell-like notes. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I name my little subject Holly, after the flower that can survive even the coldest Orléans snows and still remain lovely. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z "My lovely, you will be at the Fire Teahouse in the Fire Isles," she says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Skimming the wave-crests he reached at last the lovely island which had become for Odysseus a hateful prison. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything is so lovely and untouched and serene. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Marina’s lovely face creased with disappointment, but it brightened a moment later. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I studied his strong, handsome face and knew he would have no trouble finding a lovely wife. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Still, he has not seen her looking this lovely, this happy, this excited, in years. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In church one day, I had noticed a lovely young woman who was one of the daughters of the Reverend Matyolo. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is my son, Anden. Today is his twentieth birthday, so I thought I would bring him with me to this lovely celebration.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She came floating on an island of bananas in a halo of light, as lovely as the Virgin Mary. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Even so, it was a lovely place and situation; a halfway house between prison and freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "He wore it whenever he sat the Iron Throne in King Robert's place. Isn't it a lovely thing? I thought it only fitting that our champion avenge Jon with his own blade." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “A lovely child,” she said, gazing at the small face fondly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the tide goes out the little water world becomes quiet and lovely. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Saturday, April 18, was a lovely day on which to watch a crew race, a hard day on which to row one. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Back to the apartment. We’ve got one more day there and then my mom’s borrowing someone’s truck so we can move our stuff to Michael’s lovely place.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I had a lovely name, she said, and she had me teach the whole class how to pronounce it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Magicians, conjurers, etcetera. No need for lovely assistants at this time.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One of the little boards he shaped in a lovely curve, and around its edges he carved leaves and flowers and stars, and through it he cut crescent moons and curlicues. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “How lovely,” breathed Mercy, her voice as arresting as her eyes, “to see you after all these years, Katherine!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s see...one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Seven baby geese. Now isn’t that lovely!” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She’s got a lovely voice, but her memory is like that of a titmouse with curvature of the brain. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z General Fiallo now begins chatting about the days he spent posted in El Cibao, the beauty of that region, the lovely cathedral in the square. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not seem tall walking toward me but she looked very lovely. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He was so lovely that he seemed to shed a brilliant radiance and his long, black hair hung loose far down his back. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy owned a lovely Georgian home in Ilium. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Three meals a day, with a lovely dessert cup of pills!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “My friend Gladys was telling me that Cuba used to be a lovely place. She went to Havana about twenty years ago on her honeymoon. Says it was almost like Europe but more colorful.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z And to Kino the secret melody of the maybe pearl broke clear and beautiful, rich and warm and lovely, glowing and gloating and triumphant. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Her desolation was pathetic as she sat with her tempestuous, proud, lovely head bowed, her shoulders sagging, her spirit melting. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Sansa Stark looked especially lovely this morning, though her face was as pale as milk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He shook the reins to the lovely mares with long manes in the wind, guiding them full tilt toward his father’s hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I must say, it makes a lovely change, not having to cook. How was your exam?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It’s a lovely mine,” apologized the Humbug, who was always intimidated by loud noises. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I told you it was the lovely part. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z A lovely if somewhat bedraggled young woman—dark tangled hair, sea green eyes — runs toward us in nothing but a sheet. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The ash trees lining the lonely one-lane back road were just coming into their lovely young skin, but in the afternoon light their shadows couldn’t have been longer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Tree-ear walked through an entryway into a small room—small, but lovely. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z So rang their song in lovely cadences, and Odysseus’ heart ached with longing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And there were lovely silver dots on the curtain, too. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mam says I should take it, too, become a postman, save up, go to America and be a postman over there and wouldn’t that be a lovely life. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Why don't we listen to some music? I’ll put on a lovely Andrews Sisters album. That’ll get our minds off the waiting.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z So he decided to take a holiday and travel back to his own country, Norway, and who knows, he might if he was lucky find himself a lovely new bride in his own country. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the single loveliest thing anyone’s ever done for me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Eleanor shook her head at them, feeling her lovely heavy hair around her face. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I was thinking if it was such a lovely day, we probably shouldn’t spend it in a boring old museum, but I didn’t say that. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z So she went down from her room into the hall, attended by two maids and holding a veil before her face, looking so lovely her courtiers trembled to see her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Beatrice, of all people, and her voice was surprisingly lovely and soft. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bluesmen, the lovely ladies in hats, the people who loved his blues guitar-playing had all read the folded paper and were not pleased. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The pages make a lovely crackling sound as I study the treatment price list from her generation. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Perseus found, as Hercules was later to find, that a lovely maiden had been given up to be devoured by a horrible sea serpent. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It all seems so sad, so unbearably sad for a second, to think of the lovely old maple with the swing. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I leave them on her pillow: make IT lovely. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Kit marveled at the ease and gentleness with which Mercy controlled her charges, her warm sweet voice never raised, her lovely composure never ruffled. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The flame had a lovely light, staining the paper, curling the edges, making the slanting writing impossible to distinguish. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Though I still think those ballerina costumes from Swan Lake would look lovely—” “No ballet!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Harry could not calm her down, and he could not abide the thought of losing a second wife, certainly not one as lovely as Thula. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Here you are, yer honor, the lovely thing itself, safe and sound.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A man pulled Poppy’s lovely green wheelbarrow behind him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The men grunted and cursed below as their fancy breeches and overcoats turned brown with the mud and their lovely beaver hats went rolling off down the road. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But it was lovely walking in the woods. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Let’s see—I’ve got to visualize a museum . . . and rooms . . . and lovely paintings. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “When you look at the sun and the stars,” he whispered, “I want you to remember me and smile. I want you to know that you will always be my lovely Amari.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a lovely wood, heavy with history. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Shasta thought he had never seen anything so lovely in his life. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Perhaps I was just feeling like this because it was a lovely day.... Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "Camellia, very lovely," the queen says, giving me an appraising look. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Your house is lovely, but lately I feel so angry and I don’t know why or exactly at who. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z What a lovely solemn girl she is, with her rich low voice and her mother’s Spanish blood. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Pa’s hair was brown, and his whiskers were brown, and she thought brown was a lovely color. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” he said, trying not to get lost in her strange, lovely eyes, “I don’t think anyone who plays like that can be just a criminal. It seems like you have a soul,” he teased. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She must have noted a flicker of something in Lyddie’s face, because she added, “The infamous Diana Goss,” and dimpled into her lovely smile. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I tried everything, missus, every known cure on God’s lovely earth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z By the time we were done, Mrs. Baker was almost in tears, it was all so tragic and beautiful and lovely. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He had decorated the box and painted Meggie's Treasure Chest in lovely curly lettering on the lid. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You put so much work into making this place beautiful. I didn’t even help you. And now it’s so perfect and your violin sounds so lovely...” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z At the edge of the cobblestones was a bit of well-manured earth where a lovely rose bush grew and a row of bright red geraniums. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the world were also dwarfs—ugly creatures, but masterly craftsmen, who lived under the earth; and elves, lovely sprites, who tended the flowers and streams. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next few months, I went out again with the colonel not only to Cape Town but to some of the sights around the city, its beautiful beaches and lovely cool mountains. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh no. You have the lovely temperature. I’m awfully proud of your temperature.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Outside the window it was a lovely spring morning. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s lovely,” she said, brushing back several strands of hair that were drifting in front of her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Like my parents want, I’ll marry a lovely Korean American girl. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “And ladies, if you’ll kindly come this way—we have wonders and curiosities suitable for your delicate sensibilities, too. A gentleman would never forget the ladies. Especially such lovely ladies as yourselves.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I unwrap the potato from its wax paper, and it steams its lovely, earthy smell under my nose. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Such charming tales of lovely young people who, dying in the springtime of life, were fittingly changed into spring flowers, have probably a dark background. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Old or young, lovely or plain, rich or very rich, he’ll keep them company and take their extravagant gifts, but he never stays, and once he’s gone he never comes back. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Where before she had been pretty, now she was lovely as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She jumps off the bed, and I notice she’s wearing a lovely blue silk day dress, akin to what the ladies of Baltimore used to wear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Clara thanked me effusively and found it ever so lovely, but she never put it on. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought I could smell paint! This is lovely,” he said. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I didn’t give the lovely villages the attention they deserved, and before long I had crossed into Maine and continued eastward. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t ‘thou’ a little sentimental?” asked Jo, privately thinking it a lovely monosyllable. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It needed but a moment for her to stoop and pick the lovely thing up, but that brief pause brought him abreast of her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Some creatures were too lovely to devour—not that that opinion was shared around the dining table. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She was lovely still, but strain and hopelessness had shadowed her eyes and lined her forehead. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a lovely singing voice and a gallant habit of carrying pins in his pant cuffs, in case his dance partner’s dress strap failed. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Suspendedly, Lance, Your Besieged Working Boy V The lovely girl smiled hopefully at Dr. Talc and breathed, “I just love your course. I mean, it’s grand.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After Mass on Sunday I go with my friend Billy Campbell to watch them play croquet on the lovely lawn beside their church on Barrington Street. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “What a lovely pattern for a summer dress, María. You look beautiful.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They were looking down upon a lovely valley. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z All the flowers suddenly appeared black, the gray rocks became a lovely soft chartreuse, and even peacefully sleeping Tock changed from brown to a magnificent ultra-marine. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Francie roamed the Brooklyn streets in the lovely nights of fall and thought of Ben. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “And here’s my lovely daughter now. Could you hold, please?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I thought about my beautiful dreams and wondered if they would drift away just like those lovely soap bubbles. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She stirred slightly, and Aunt Beast bent over her immediately, “What a lovely sleep, my darling. Do you feel all right?” A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z You have a funeral tomorrow and the lovely children waiting for you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His sister's lovely green eyes studied him without the least hint of affection. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She brought me a new pair of expensive pajamas and a lovely silk gown more appropriate to a salon than a prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Listen," he said, "to-morrow my nose is so tight on the handle-bars that the only thing touches those boils is a lovely breeze." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z How lovely to be called mother again; to have their little arms around my neck; their sane, sweet breath in my face. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “All summer and all fall I’ve operated. I work all the time. I do everybody's work. All the hard ones they leave to me. By God, baby, I am becoming a lovely surgeon.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z "Isn't it a lovely morning? The gods are smiling on us. Do try a cup of the wine, sweet sister. Lord Hunter was kind enough to send for it, from his own cellars." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was indeed a lovely spot, trees and grass and a sloping hill. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Above them danced celestial maidens whose lovely faces had been worn away by a hundred years of rain. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It is almost worth going away because it’s so lovely coming back. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He’ll come back in a few years with a new suit and fat on his bones like any Yank and a lovely girl with white teeth hangin’ from his arm. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “It is lovely to see you as well. Why, I was just telling my girl that she missed a very moving discussion on moral responsibility at our last Bible study.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z So we gave up trying to make friends with them and simply sat around on the smooth rocks in our bathing costumes, enjoying the lovely sun. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah,” the Sergeant said sadly, “but she was a lovely lass.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe a little soft on the sides, but her almond eyes are matched by a lovely old-fashioned face, shaped like a guitar pick, all curves leading dramatically to a small chin with a big mouth. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “It’s been lovely there this month,” I said, drawing nearer to Maxim's grandmother. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Two gallons of discount-store red punch and tiny paper cups are arranged in a lovely display next to the plate of generic black-and-white cookies. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I want to ask him more about the blink and the powerful eyes but he says, Now do you remember the poem, Frankie, the lovely poem of Patricia? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They recalled the sacrifice of Iphigenia, lovely, innocent young thing, trusting her father utterly, and then confronted with the altar, the cruel knives, and only pitiless faces around her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was gold and lovely; wide-set hazel eyes with upper lids that drooped made her look mysteriously sleepy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Peering in a little porthole at the end, I saw a lovely little farm, a kind of dream farm, and on the farmhouse chimney a stork sitting on a nest. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls of the room appeared, and then the floor and the ceiling, and she had the distinct feeling that she was trapped in a box, a lovely cage filled with tapestries and cushions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I inch forward, urged on by the pond’s lovely coolness against my bruised and tired skin and a curiosity to see how far I will let myself go. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Its music was sonorous, rambling, some of the turns unexpected and lovely. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Not far away was the lovely span of the Williamsburg Bridge. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. A lovely smile for a lovely girl.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They went in despairing grief, leaving the lovely helpless creature to meet her doom alone, and they shut themselves in their palace to mourn all their days for her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The chef’s choice sounds lovely, but Hazel is a vegetarian.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She accepted it with fulsome thanks; it was lovely to behold, and all that burnished copper would flash prettily in the sun, though if actual battle threatened, she would sooner be clad in steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He imagined a journey to the Moon, the space travelers standing on the lunar surface and observing the lovely planet Earth rotating slowly in the sky above them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A lovely day waited to unroll before me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The Trojan War would have ended in an honorable peace, leaving both sides unconquered, if it had not been for her hatred of a Trojan who had judged another goddess lovelier than she. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Obviously, Reynard, you were unaware of the extent of my improvements. You needn’t be seated in my lovely Whisperer to experience its most powerful effect. In this room you are all quite within range.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Seamus is mopping the floor and there are tears on his cheeks and he’s saying, ’Tis a dirty rotten thing to die in a lavatory when you’re lovely in yourself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “We must drink the health of the bride,” and Maxim saying afterwards, “I have never seen you look so lovely.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Maxine didn’t tell me how I’d feel like some kind of celebrity, the way everyone keeps coming up to me, asking, “Are you the young lady who made that art piece? It’s lovely.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I never tire of it. But how is it that such a ghastly thing, a queen stabbing her husband in his bath, is so lovely to us?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “These are lovely, lovely houses, children. Bull, you didn’t tell me Ravenel was such an incredibly charming town.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong remembered the lovely Gold orb he’d held in his palm once, long ago. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I remembered lush and lovely eastern Washington very well and the noble Columbia River, which left its mark on Lewis and Clark. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t remember ever before having such a lovely tree,” she said. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I was glad to know your lovely family, nice big house, and beautiful vehicles. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He saw the god “like a young man at the age when youth is loveliest,” as Homer says. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “His back is to us. He’s working his oily charm on a lovely young lady who must not know him ... to the right of the round gentleman in red.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Lucky, lucky Mum! I have a son as lovely as you, too.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheater formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re on the premises of what was formerly a plantation, so the house is surrounded by lovely groves of orange trees and coconut palms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A lovely woman with a tower of twisted braids smiled into the camera. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was very pale, very lovely, framed in a cloud of dark hair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When everything is settled you shall know, it will all be a lovely surprise.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “If only you could see the lovely reading machines we used to have in London!” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your home is so lovely,” said Grace’s mother, who read Architectural Digest the way—well, Grace had never met anyone who consumed anything the way her mom read Architectural Digest. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But nearly always it gushed out, cold and clean and lovely. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z This the power lovely and terrible, what we try to engender in Kwang’s giant money club, our huge ggeh for all. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “That sounds really lovely. Don’t you like it?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It gave me a lovely sense of evil-doing that lasted clear through till Tuesday. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z South Africa's summer is our winter so their February is lovely and hot. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She picked up a lovely gold-patterned robe and said softly, “This was a government official’s uniform. I remember my grandfather wearing it.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny watched Nat a little longer, thinking about the people who lived in her own head, and wishing she could make something so lovely. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As the notes overlap, they compliment one another, forming a lovely, unearthly harmony. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “A slip of a girl, she was, and lovely too. But when she found herself in the family way . . She looks at Miss Larsen, who shakes her head. “Water under the bridge. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Buford saw with a slight shock the first column of infantry, the lovely flags. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Thank you very much for the best present, the lovely beautiful high quality shirt I have ever received. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Still, it was lovely up in the Bottom. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Why hello, what a lovely little silver plate.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Thanks to the conspirators, the tables were turned that night, for Hayes sent up a wilderness of flowers, with a lovely basket arranged in his best manner for a centerpiece. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his bride to his home in Medallion and put her in a lovely house with a brick porch and real lace curtains at the window. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Not until late December did they take Male to St. Paul’s Church to be baptized and named Francis after his father’s father and the lovely saint of Assisi. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The clothes and scents and jewelry were lovely and special, but I was the same girl underneath all this finery. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The lights on its surface were green and lovely. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z As I passed a nearby bus stop, I noticed out of the corner of my eye a lovely young woman waiting for the bus. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good night, Charlie, and thank you again for a lovely... lovely time.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I thought he had a fine name and he came from Minnesota which made a lovely name: Ireland of Minnesota, Ireland of Wisconsin, Ireland of Michigan. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z "They said it with great courtesy, to be sure, but under all the lovely words, it was still no." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I thought you were the loveliest bookworm I’d ever seen in my life.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ophie couldn’t help feeling, however, that it was desperately unfair, someone so kind and lovely being killed and everyone refusing to talk about her, forgetting her, even. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We wind up with twenty-four kids, ages five to fourteen, and despite the low-key relational upheaval, it really is a lovely sight. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “King Cleon is most generous. You may thank him for his lovely gift.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lovely November sunshine crept into the classroom, shining warmly upon the beautifully written but boring English words on the blackboard. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Hermes carried it to be cared for by the nymphs of Nysa—the loveliest of earth’s valleys, but no man has ever looked upon Nysa or knows where it lies. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Thou art more lovely and more temperate in terms of sheer beauty. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Oh, lovely, lovely, and why should that be a trouble to you? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “The pilau there, such a lovely smell, and it has roasted nuts in it—or no, I think the fritters will last longer....” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z We followed the sound of running water down the hill until we pushed through a thick stand of pine trees and came upon a lovely, deep stream about twenty feet across. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dr. Zamborska says that the chemicals it takes to keep the pool, golf course, and grounds lovely would fertilize the wheat fields of a small nation. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, her eyes were brown—lovely, dreamy...melted chocolate brown? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “And such lovely weather, I’m so glad of that,” added Beth, tidily sorting neck and hair ribbons in her best box, lent for the great occasion. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Eve is lovely, a valentine hairline, white gossamer panties. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z So they would tell each other it had happened, a lovely miracle which made the cruel death seem less cruel. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was lovely, bright yellow. Grandma helped me cut it out, just to fit.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, you’re going to meet all kinds of lovely people,” she says. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A lissome, blond, sinuous girl with lovely legs and honey-colored skin laid herself out contentedly on the arm of the old man’s chair and began molesting his angular, pale, dissolute face languidly and coquettishly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Get your nose out of that book and come take a walk with me. We won’t have many more lovely Sunday afternoons like this. It will be getting cold soon.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z "What a lovely living room, so practically furnished," Grace commented. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z There the Sun heats it, the ice is vaporized, and a lovely cometary tail develops. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks into the distance, and for a split second I can see how lovely she was as a young woman. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And we were in a lovely place to spend the final days of 1999. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Poe tipped his hat to Justice Strauss, who smiled at the children and disappeared into her lovely house. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Rust was eating away at its paint, but my mother said that in its heyday it had been lovely. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Pickett rode into the firelight, bronze-curled and lovely, hair down to his shoulders, regal and gorgeous on a stately mount. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” she told him when she was done, “you look lovely.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “It’s lovely. It’s the first really good camel’s hair I’ve seen since the war. May I ask where you got it?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z ‘I come all this way to get lovely golden dreams and what is I catching?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the Morning Announcements were as exciting as December drizzles, and maybe Mr. Guareschi knew that, because he said he wanted to conclude by reading a lovely note, from Mrs. Sidman. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z We hid the car in a garage, believe it or not, belonging to a lovely and heroic old woman who lives by herself in a riverside villa on the Tours side of the Poitou. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Och, times are hard, Angela, but that lovely man, Mr. Roosevelt, will find a job for everyone and your husband will have work. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But Aunt May gardened, and when she said it your mind would see some lovely person in a yellow-flowered hat snipping soft pink roses, little robins landing on her shoulders. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z You make me lovely, and it's so lovely to be lovely to the one I love I read and reread the words. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A fine red line of a scar marked Angela's check, but she looked content and lovely as ever in her pale blue bridesmaid's gown. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z If only she could make herself more lovely for him! Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z From Durban I drove south along the coast past Port Shepstone and Port St. Johns, small and lovely colonial towns that dotted the shimmering beaches fronting the Indian Ocean. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was lovely, Ellen. And what a workout I bet that is!” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z How lovely it would be if Mama and Papa and Hatun could be here with us. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “So can I. But that passage is lovely and it’s because of the terza rima. The music of it. The trimeter tolls through that speech of Klytemnestra’s like a bell.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Yet here, instead of the spiky Gothic then in use, was the lovely old Gaelic minuscule, as neat and round and small as when he had learned it from some ancient saint in dim Dunlothian. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabelle can see her, with her lovely auburn hair and her smile, sitting in her warm office with the leather couch and soft pillows and Kleenex box. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The lovely leaves, too, did not last very long. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s lovely to know the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In fact they are the dirtiest fingernails I have ever seen on such a lovely, wonderful-smelling person. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I told you, Eve forgotten a lot—that’s assuming I ever even had that lovely word in my vocabulary.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z It was a lovely gesture and that quilt has been on my divan all these years. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Four lovely maidens, sisters, coming to draw water from the well, saw her and asked her pityingly what she did there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear lovely clinking sounds as we step outside. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It was dark in the room now except for the sliver of streetlight that fell on Eugene’s lovely soft silky hair. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “That would be lovely, Mrs. Murphy,” Mr. Sorenson says, lumbering after her through the double doors. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “He’s doing beautifully, hon. You know he was made Man of the Year by the Kiwanis Club. They gave him a lovely scroll.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And there, there—now just passing into the courtyard—was Robin’s lovely mother, the veil of her coif floating and mingling with that of the Queen whom she attended. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z We used a lovely alchemical adhesive Simmon had cooked up for the occasion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She opened the box and looked down on a small, dark green jade button, and carved on its surface was a human right hand, a lovely hand, the fingers curved and in repose. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We have nothing but bread and tea and she doesn’t want the tormenting neighbors to see us with our tongues hanging out, suffering over the lovely smells floating up and down the lane. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It had been a long while since Jon Snow had seen a sight so lovely. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But even though the street here looks lovely from far off, close up the pockmarks reveal themselves. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Last night when I came down from the attic, I noticed, the moment I entered the room, that the lovely vase of carnations had fallen over. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He stopped by a stone wall, looked down across flat open ground, lovely clear field of fire. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's lovely. If only you could frost someone to death," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I will see her every day, and we will go searching together for lovely things—gold-trimmed dishes, and a white cat, and a sugar Easter egg, and a cup of stars. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Then her mother lifted up the long, lovely scarf and gently folded it around and around, enveloping her daughter in tradition and love. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z No one in the old place had thought her lovely. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “This is just a summer, just a few weeks’ visit to a lovely old summer resort in the country. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z But when I'd shouted "Hello" several times in vain an argument broke out behind a partition and presently a lovely Jewess appeared at an interior door and scrutinized me with black hostile eyes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z And yet, how lovely it had been, that last afternoon in the cabin. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z On that lovely autumn day I was accompanied by my daughter Zenani. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a lovely dinner of venison steak with a leaf salad and a bowl of delicately spiced tomato soup. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They looked lovely, sailing over the floor so smoothly with their large, round skirts. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she forgot about Joe, because she found something lovely right along the side of the house. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I managed to collapse into the passenger seat feeling about as lovely as a wilted head of lettuce, just as Liam climbed into the driver’s seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “How can you show off your prisoner if he’s in a bronze jar? No entertainment value. Not like my lovely specimens!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “My father was a lovely and unusual person.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s so lovely to be lovely in Private. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Now, I call that lovely of her, don’t you?” cried one girl. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I think it must have been because of Mrs. Baker and her “Shakespeare is expressing something about what it means to be a human being” and the “tragic and beautiful and lovely” routine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He would pass the loveliest carelessly by, no matter how much she tried to make him look at her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Julian politely, “yes, it is lovely out,” but his voice came not from where I was expecting it but farther away, near the bookcase. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With her womanly figure, her smiles, and her bright eyes, she looked very lovely. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z All had their pages bring and present her with most lovely things, robes and jewels and golden chains. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But the lovely eyes would quickly narrow, the lips set. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “What a lovely surprise. What can we do for you?” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “I love you. I will always love you. Nobody sensible believes in ghosts anyway—that’s because they’re all such liars. Smell the lovely breakfast I’m making for you.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Mary O’Hare is a trained nurse, which is a lovely thing for a woman to be. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Shall I draw the curtains, ma’am, then we shall all feel better. It’s a lovely day.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She had entered her room as just an impossibly lovely girl. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps by evening it would be wire, rounded and tempered, ready to fashion into a linked collar for some lovely lady’s neck. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He says, My God, that was a lovely night, Frank. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It is a lovely country; full of beauties of all imaginable kinds, and the people are brave, and strong, and simple, and seem full of nice qualities. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He felt a dawn emotion, with a lovely day to slip golden and quiet over him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Before I could finish baiting, another trout jumped at the falls, making the same lovely arc and disappearing into the water that was thundering down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But from afar, a galaxy reminds me more of a collection of lovely found objects—seashells, perhaps, or corals, the productions of Nature laboring for aeons in the cosmic ocean. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a lovely old chess set,” Luke said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I click through maybe a hundred links, and while the Natashas are all quite lovely, none of them is my Natasha. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It made a lovely, ringing sound, far away through the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And they won a lovely blue ribbon and a gold one besides. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Catherine’s face was away from me and I saw the line of her hair and her cheek and her lovely neck and shoulders. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Be happy to be blessed with such a lovely quality.’ Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Who the hell said it’s going to take all the lovely enamel off my teeth?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z It was a lovely, perfect evening as I kicked the row of soccer balls into the net one by one. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He was a natural entertainer with a lovely voice and a fine ear. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not Endurance cold, not Antarctic cold, but a crisp, lovely, blue-chill cold. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z "You'll never be able to rest," she said as she stood before him, pink and nude and lovely, one hand braced on her hip. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There had been a time when he had a head full of hair and when Ruth wore lovely complicated underwear that he deliberately took a long time to undo. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “So are they all, at the beginning,” said the priest, “but you cannot know that she is lovely unless you have seen her with your own eyes, and you have none. Who are you, child?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was lovely in bed with the air so cold and clear and the night outside the window. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He fries bread for the rest of us and we have a lovely night up in Italy where it’s warm. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It must be lovely to wake up in the morning and understand everything. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The lady who emerged was lovely and petite. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Sam then asked me if I thought she was pretty, and I told her I thought she was “lovely.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She was young and lovely and surprised and dead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She and William saw them at dusk, when “the sky was so very lovely, too, maroons, lavenders, blues.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Don’t you ever lie? What the hell do you do? What do you tell your daughter? When she asks about your work, what truth does the lovely Isolde get out of you?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She says this baby is the spitting image of our sister who died, with his wavy black hair, his lovely blue eyes, and the gorgeous eyebrows. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “How lovely. I’ll let you two catch up then. Be back in a bit.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her hair frizzes around her head in a lovely disc shape. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When the applause fades, my mom says, “Hannah, that was lovely.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Go to my sister’s place. She has a lovely home in South Carolina, a lovely husband, three lovely kids, and a not-so-lovely cat.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You do me a deep disservice, good lady. This gentleman is called Shadow. He is working for me, yes, but on your behalf. Shadow, may I introduce you to the lovely Miss Zorya Vechernyaya.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z If he wasn’t such a hustler, he would have made a lovely Marxist. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z María stood on the shore wearing a lovely white dress of her own. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Yam and manioc taste lovely blended with rice, she says, and smiles, as if I don’t know how the poor fill their children’s bellies. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Patrolman Mancuso inhaled the moldy scent of the oaks and thought, in a romantic aside, that St. Charles Avenue must be the loveliest place in the world. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. Gideon, so lovely of you to invite us to share the midday meal with you.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It looked a lovely face enough, and when compared with the real head in chalk, the contrast was as great as self-control could desire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He was still lovely, his skin so smooth and of a rich olive color, his hands long and slender like those of angels in illustrations, holding their choir books. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “My hall,” he cried, “my lovely hall was full of blood!” Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the loveliest gift. No one can say this one is harmful or foolish.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “What a lovely thing to say,” she told him, and she reached up and kissed him lightly on his cheek. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I swear I can hear Snow White yodeling that lovely song she does somewhere off in the distance. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z To one man there, however, she looked lovelier and more desirable than any maiden he had ever seen. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “The gods are playing tricks on us. How could they be so cruel and still make the sky so lovely?” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How lovely it was to hear a voice like her own—cool and articulate—even if he was a nasty brute! Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Her little face is there day and night, her curly black hair and her lovely blue eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The song sparrow, who knows how brief and lovely life is, says, “Sweet, sweet, sweet interlude; sweet, sweet, sweet interlude.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Look at the lovely flowers they brought,” the fat, huge nurse said. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘Thank you, brothers, for helping to kill the giant. I need one more favour - an escape. And, believe me, I am properly terrified. I offer you this, uh, lovely ear as a sacrifice.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “This is lovely,” she says to my dad. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z After a train ride, we settled into the lovely little boat and set off on the trip to Lolue Island. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Even with the lovely librarian lurking, I kept to myself so I wouldn’t have to engage in any taxing conversation or answer any probing questions. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It must have been pleasant for him to see her looking so lovely, and know he had been away with her and that every one knew it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Inside was a miniature painted in the vivid Myr- ish style, of a lovely young girl with doe's eyes and a cascade of soft brown hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Minnie says it’s lovely, all the same, to see a man so charmed with his little girl for isn’t everyone charmed with her? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Make another turn. Just smell them. Aren’t they lovely? Eat them good now and then there is the tuna. Hard and cold and lovely. Don’t be shy, fish. Eat them.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “But we were having such a lovely time.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Still, they would be impressed, he hoped, by the lovely bay windows, the shining parquet floors, the impressive winding staircase, the wooden wainscoting, as they sipped champagne and dipped samosas in chutney. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z That lovely girl, I thought, that lovely girl. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z After that it was lovely desert but nothing much to stop for. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z They were dark, small, and lovely—the exact purple of the lining of night, with the shot-silk shimmer of starlight on dark water. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There is a lovely story in Sanskrit, Sen added, about a frog that is born in a well and stays in the well and lives its entire life in the well. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “Tear away with your jelly fingers. You have not bought these boys, nor stolen them, nor passed any bit for them. You have them by some strange and lovely dispensation.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Audrey” ‘Ah, lovely” I’m about to leave when I realize I have no idea of this man’s name. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z "That lovely British accent!" the receptionist murmurs, breaking the silence. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Proud Volantis, queen of the Rhoyne and mistress of the Summer Sea, home to noble lords and lovely ladies of the most ancient blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I imagined her as a lovely colorful bird that could fly if she chose when she played the piano, and her voice soared in the most hypnotic tones. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By this time Faith was sprawled out on the floor, all lovely and lanky and loose. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Let the morning sun forget to rise in the east, Go slowly, my lovely moon, go slowly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It would break Cilia’s heart if the little girl did not live up to her lovely face. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed to be having a lovely time. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was lovely, and reasonably priced, so I bought it hoping it would keep her happy until I could find a way to get my photo taken. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, it’s lovely, Malcolm. Look, Lyra! It’s a—It’s a block of—What is it?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Below, the captain and his crew glanced longingly back at their pretty rocket ship lying on the hillside, so sweet and lovely and fine. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's very lovely," Sansa said, thinking, It is a ship I need, not a net for my hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nicholas, would you please share this lovely new vocabulary word you’ve discovered. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Always rare, it was said to have one of the loveliest songs of all birds. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z There was more to all this than the lovely patience of these gathered stones. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a lovely morning; the bright sunshine and all the fresh feeling of early autumn seemed like the completion of nature’s annual work. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Once, in Florence, on seeing a lovely little Italian princess, I said to her father, “But she doesn’t look Italian. It may seem strange, but she looks like an American Indian.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But Gamble was right: it was lovely ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There when they arrived everything was delightful, soft green meadows, lovely groves, a delicious life-giving air, sunlight that glowed softly purple, an abode of peace and blessedness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When he let it go, we watched it float on the air, impossibly strong, impossibly lovely. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The cabbie’s question punctured my fantasy, letting all the colors run out of my lovely delusions. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The day was lovely and hot and still, not a bird anywhere. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought it was such a lovely sight that she wished there had been a dozen of her or even thirty. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It's been a week, and the former Martian soil is rich and lovely. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The words are in blue ink, in a lovely cursive hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Finestein is short for a woman, plump, with dark curly hair and lovely white teeth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "You'll have no trouble finding a husband. Take care of that lovely skin, keep it out of the sun." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Carmine smells as lovely as a custard, the solid weight of him so comforting it makes me teary. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There were little boys dressed in white shirts and blue ties, and high school girls wearing lovely red velvet dresses with white shoes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, it does feel lovely to be dressed!” she said. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "Good-bye," said Aravis, "and I thought your dresses lovely. And I think your house is lovely too. I'm sure you'll have a lovely life—though it wouldn't suit me. Close the door softly behind me." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Now, that’s shirking. It’s a lovely day, no prospect of rain, and you pride yourself on keeping promises, so be honorable, come and do your duty, and then be at peace for another six months.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “She seemed lovely, though hardly muscular. I would describe her more as a knitter than a doer. But again, lovely.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A boy was playing a harmonica, frail and lovely sound. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was difficult to imagine an entire convent of women as lovely as Chasca, but her words were right and true. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z "By what? He's handsome, good education, lovely parents. He works in his father's accounting firm." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z On either side of them, in the Curandero Valley, aspen trees were a lovely buttery yellow, shivering in the Indian Summer breezes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Wart was so much impressed by the kindness of the old man, and particularly by the lovely things which he possessed, that he hardly liked to ask him personal questions. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why do we have to go rushing on past all these lovely rooms?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z The woman opened a cupboard to show Liyana dozens of lovely necklaces hanging on nails. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s still lovely,” Oriana says consolingly, as though I am displeased. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She lifted her glass, and she was lovely. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “I have brought apples and eggs. I can also offer a lovely honey wine.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She looked down and realized that she, too, now had a lovely Neanderthal body - belly hair, loincloth, stubby legs and oversized feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Malachy explains the lovely child never made his First Communion and he’s not in a state of grace. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The end of her lovely beginning was probably the cavity in one of her front teeth. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z "Maybe you should put on American clothes, darling. You look so lovely in jeans with your slim figure. Or a miniskirt, maybe?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Less lovely perhaps to those who like roundness and softness in women. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess what I really wanted was to assure you that Biddy is a lovely girl. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The women looked at him and whispered to one another until one, dressed in blue and the loveliest of them all, rose. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We stopped for the night at a lovely, secluded spot called Rock Spring Hut, perched on a steep hillside with a long view over the Shenandoah Valley far below. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She winks at you when she says lovely. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Behind the three lovely ladies sat Cool Papa Byrd’s shipmates from the navy, their gold buttons gleaming against their dark-blue jackets. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I reached the edge of the pool of light and stepped through the last fringe of ferns into the loveliest place I had ever seen. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “We had planned such a lovely day. And Mercy has pies baked already.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Suppose I tripped and fell, or dropped it, or knocked its lovely tubes against a rock? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tortured and sent off to be used as a lab specimen—dear God. That lovely, clever girl. I may as well—I am wretched. No, you’ll not hang.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, don’t exaggerate. I think it’s a lovely article, and your friends should be proud.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z No painter trapped on Earth ever imagined a world so strange and lovely. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This Linus was, like Adonis and Hyacinthus, a type of all lovely young life that dies or is withered before it has borne fruit. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her big breasts drooped a lot, and her belly had gotten pretty plump, but her legs were strong and lovely. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I own a well-used library card, an envelope full of dried beach roses, a book of fairy tales, and a handful of lovely purple rocks. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “I like a fellow who’s not afraid to push for a little extra. What would you like then? I’ve got a lovely woolen blanket here. Or some nice rope?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The lovely Soledad proved herself to be the most brilliant student in the whole school. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z All those sweet, lovely chickens and geese that we used to keep up at the Lake. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Then the lovely Ms. Banks took her luscious self up the stacks and I opened the book. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And Cuckoo made haste to say, “Anyone can see the thing and a lovely lad he is and too big for idleness and longing.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s been lovely, Mrs. Santiago. C’mon, Sierra,” she said, smiling a little too hard. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They had lived together nineteen years and had produced four lovely children. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And just as this realization struck me, so too did the cold waters of the underground stream, and into my mind flashed an image of a mill pond, a lovely place perfect for swimming. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She gives me a lovely smile and pats my cheek affectionately. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “But the lovely Freya has just polished off her third cask of mead.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “A ravishingly lovely lady, who exclaimed, with a cry of rapture, ‘At last! Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope your lovely parents may help me if it’s possible for them. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “There’s a lovely plate right above the bowls that might look nice for crackers,” Miss Lizzy said. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Not terribly. They happened on a couple lovelies of their own. Not as lovely as yours, of course.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The answers on the back were equally whimsical and often included drawings—many of them lovely, thought Ophelia—in this case a sketch of the neural pathways of the eye. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z That she was lovely and brave and better than anything he deserved. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Grandma brushed the hair back from his eyes and forehead and she said, Doesn’t he have lovely soft silky hair? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t appreciate what a fine wife you have. But I don’t care. I’ll get you some place where they can’t arrest you and then well have a lovely time.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z "He was a lovely young porpoise," she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He started home, late, and it was such a lovely night she said she would walk along with him to keep him company. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z It was lovely music too, with little tunes that sounded like insects hopping around and having a grand time. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who is this lovely lady with you, Ms. Kolbinsky? I see a beautiful resemblance.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He was dark—as dark as an African—and had a lovely smile, white, white teeth against his dark skin. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Your map of Holland, sir? It’s quite lovely.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z What a lovely secret silent place it was. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Why, it’s beautiful, Rucker! I never noticed before! Goodness, it would make a lovely design for dress goods. But...what’s the point?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was a lovely reception, just the five of us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, how lovely,” Mrs. Ezeka said, walking her to the door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He wished for words like his father’s words, sweet winged words, cooing and lovely. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The blush on your cheeks is lovely,” he murmured. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He spent several precious days happily tinkering with his engine, wasting lovely, almost warm, oyster weather. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And last was Mollie, who was a little beauty with lovely blond hair and violet eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I told you at the beginning of lunch you had a lovely and unusual name,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘And wouldn’t that be lovely,” said Uncle, “if we could afford to eat cake.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She was a very small girl with a face as lovely and fresh as her son’s face—a very small girl. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, is she not lovely, though so sad! Her dress is well chosen, too, for in a week she weds Count Antonio, whom she passionately hates.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I think cemeteries are one of the loveliest places to be—if you’re not dead, of course. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I flipped through his notebooks; the handwriting was unexpectedly lovely. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a lovely cook, and when he went home at four, he would leave me supper to heat up in the microwave oven, a device that was new to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m Madame Bee. What are your names, lovely girls?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now came the maids, bare-armed and lovely, voices breaking into the room. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The head of the tree had the lovely full roundness of a mango tree, but it was not a 260 mango. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The ship was there when I woke up, sure enough; and when I went inside it there was the most lovely smell and feeling and food to eat and—well, whatever you can think of. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t bother to bring up the ad about a lighter, lovelier complexion. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z What was lovely about feet that could not run? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z "You are the most lovely woman in all the world," said Tristran, from the bottom of his heart. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “It was raw and cold for oh so long. Now it’s becoming lovely, and people, like nature, sometimes thaw out when the sun shines.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We passed some lovely gardens and had a good look back at the town, and then we were out in the country, green and rolling, and the road climbing all the time. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Some were barely out of the ground, lovely and white with a beautiful pink beneath like the spokes of an umbrella. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The attic was a lovely place to play. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he was enjoying, sharing, giving a lovely dance thing with one of those little white girls whose socks never slid down under their heels. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z But the dress she wrapped up carefully in its greasy rag-coverings, and she shuffled back to the hut to hide the lovely thing away. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Fine. They were just lovely. I had three winners.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z After about six weeks of this lovely life there came a long letter from Father in India, which had wonderful news in it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Joy and relief and hope all there at once, and she was instantly lovely again, herself, beautiful. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was the world and broken things, and hand-carved beams and tangled bedcovers, and a lovely tattoo round her navel, like a girl with the hope of a future. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was a lovely day and we drove out through the park and out along the tramway and out of town where the road was dusty. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Sorrel moved off into a burst of laughter, a cloud of lovely tobacco. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lovely, lovely cement,” said Rita, lying down to press her cheek on the cool sidewalk. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “We have a lovely view of the fens from the hilltop,” Orwen put in with such enthusiasm that her necklace bounced and rattled. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He hated to break the lovely stillness of dawn by using his voice, but he couldn’t think of any other way to locate the mysterious new friend who was nowhere to be seen. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z All through the late spring and early summer the water rose and at last it lay like a great sea, lovely and idle, mirroring cloud and moon and willows and bamboo whose trunks stood submerged. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Ruth had discovered that summer a lovely old church about half a mile from the Cottages, which had behind it rambling grounds with very old gravestones leaning in the grass. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” a muffled voice came from behind the tower of mail, “that would be lovely.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a look on her lovely soft face that pierced me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope finally settled on a lovely blank journal that she thought would make an elegant gift. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Some things, thought Sarai, were too lovely to devour, while others were too lovely not to. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Hudson was lovely but the Shannon sings. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Clara ran her eyes over everything and found it all quite lovely, just as she had politely approved of a sunset on the high seas, the Piazza San Marco, and her diamond jewelry. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes, quite lovely. There are only a few things we should talk about. But, first! Where is our astronaut hiding?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Flowers, candles, beads, pretty stones, blown-glass figurines of birds and deer, in fact, anything beautiful, seemed to suit the lovely goddess. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s lovely. The flowers—you’ve done a beautiful job. I had rue flowers in my backyard at home,” she said, sighing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “There is no woman more lovely than Your Grace. Only a blind man could believe otherwise, and Daario Naharis was not blind.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “She doesn’t look like she has palsy in this picture. What a lovely child.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Daddy gave them to me; I had a lovely childhood.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I—” June starts and stops, her mouth smiling even as her eyes slice at Nora, “Of course. That would be lovely.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As a boy Roger had idled away his summers rowing lazily about in Manzanita Bay, a lovely blue cove lying in the lee of the Olympic Mountains. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was a short, cold trip, but the people were lovely and unusually kind to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When the sun was higher it would be a lovely day. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Its nest, its pallet, was of every kind of precious feather— Of lovely cotinga feathers, roseate spoonbill feathers, quetzal feathers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Absolutely lovely. May I have the griffin I shot?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were lovely to me. Oh, darling, I hurt dreadfully. What does he look like?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z ‘At first I only wanted to read the Bible so I could preach to my people. But” —he smiled again, showing his lovely, even teeth—“a little reading is an exceedingly dangerous thing.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was lovely in the nights and if we could only touch each other we were happy. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Oh, she says, we’ll have a lovely tea when your Pop brings home the wages tonight. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z God knows ’tis a lovely thing to be back among our own. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z "Kids,” he said, "I have a wonderful surprise. Two victrolas and all these lovely records.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see the proud, cold, lovely features of the Lannister queen etched upon the wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I remember the sweeping lovely dance of high buzzards against the sky and Tom looking long up at them, but I can’t remember that he ever said anything about them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It is a lovely fantasy, to explore those worlds that never were. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “We got a lovely spray of Easter lilies from your mother this morning,” she said to him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He played a lovely game of billiards and with the handicap I was only four ahead at fifty. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Somewhere near the lovely city of Kingwood, West Virginia. Lee and Suzume are checking something out,” he said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Quincy,” Lizabeth said, “this is a lovely soup and it’s so smooth.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “King and I have had some lovely times together.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They were both very quiet, thinking over the lovely afternoon. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The lovely woman stood in the doorway to the kitchen wringing her pale hands. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It is a lovely sound, but it is practically impossible to make out where the individual words begin and end, even if you are fluent in Latin. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “What is there about fire that's so lovely? No matter what age we are, what draws us to it?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was a lot to do. How are you? I told her about my papers and the leave. “That’s lovely,” she said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She was lovely as a flower, and totally unconscious of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, well, that’s nice. I’ve been there lots of times. Used to work for a chiropractor there before he retired and moved to Germany. It’s a lovely little town. Now here’s what you gotta do.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Even with all the hardware holding her dress together in the back, she is lovely. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “They had lovely weather in Italy for their honeymoon, she says. Maxim got quite sunburnt.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Rajiv, another film major in my class, asks in a British accent so lovely and warm it could star in its own rom-com. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z She pictured her mother finishing them with lovely, soft toe puckers so the girls’ feet could twitch and dance. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z You who made them must have considered them lovely even as an idea— how much more lovely is the manifestation of that idea. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Lonely and lovely and lethal, Jon Snow reflected, and I might have had her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lovely smell was all round him: it was a happy place but very serious. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “That would be lovely, thank you,” she says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “There is a lovely old-fashioned pearl set in the treasure chest, but Mother said real flowers were the prettiest ornament for a young girl, and Laurie promised to send me all I want,” replied Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lemonade sounds lovely” She follows me to the kitchen. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Pinmei knew, of all the wonders she had seen on her journey, this rainbow by the light of the moon was the loveliest of them all. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Oh, excuse me, Colonel. Allow me to present our George Pickett. Our loveliest general. General Pickett, Colonel Fremantle of the Coldstream Guards.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Today the altar was lovely with banked scarlet poinsettias and fir boughs with the golden points of lighted slender white candles gleaming among the leaves. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mummy’s bought him a lovely new bow tie.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “She is a very special girl, with very lovely hair.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You look so lovely, my dear. Don’t let the sun spoil that skin of yours.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Eventually the silver-haired lady came out from behind her desk and said to Tommy, who was the nearest to her: “That’s a particularly lovely work. That one’s a favourite of mine.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I went through the long drawing-room, as he had directed, a lovely room this, beautifully proportioned, looking out upon the lawns down to the sea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Can’t say I’m surprised, there were quite a crop of lovelies out. One or two asked about you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When she lost all interest in the schoolhouse, the sewing workshop, and the women’s meetings and once again found everything ever so lovely, they knew that she was pregnant again. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though her hands were red and cracked from the sodaed water, they were beautifully shaped with lovely, curved, oval nails. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have such a lovely afternoon planned! Off to shop!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Many before him had tried and failed to decipher the lovely hieroglyphics, a word that means “sacred carvings.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They praised her for her precise way of speaking and her clever gestures when she danced and her lovely singing voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z TTie moon shone on the white cupola of the seminary across the road— lovely view, good place to see the fight. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She is rolling in a lovely pool of mud with two other young elephants. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Burnham had awarded the boat concession to a company called the Electric Launch and Navigation Company, which had produced a lovely electric vessel of exactly the character Olmsted wanted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The men wanted to see her lovely calf, that neat shoe, and watch the focusing that sometimes swept down out of the distances in her eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Violet orbs were lovely in their own way but dim. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There’s a lovely smell from the dinner can, boiled bacon and cabbage and two big floury white potatoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Beauty breathed about her and a lovely fragrance; light shone from her so that the great house was filled with brightness. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks lovely in a sky blue frock that brings out her eyes, her blond hair pulled back in a matching ribbon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She’s been so “nervenmässig” lately, and we don’t feel like hearing her moan and groan again about all the beautiful china and lovely chairs she had to leave behind. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They didn’t look at all like the lovely ballerina in my magazine. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She says that Megan is “a lovely, carefree girl” and that she seemed “very happy.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Is this gentle and lovely being lost for ever? Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “How you feel about doing your goddaughter a solid on this lovely Saturday morning and taking a quick ride uptown?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They skidded to a stop at the loveliest ball park in Chamisa County, the only ball park with a grass infield and outfield—in fact, the only ball field with grass, period. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know you want to see it all, you’ve wanted to for a long time, and you were too shy to ask. It’s a lovely room, isn’t it? The loveliest room you have ever seen.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was true that here in Sacred Sun City, Chasca was one of many lovely Sun Maidens, but in my eyes she had an inner beauty that shone the most brightly of all. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It’s so lovely to be lovely in Private. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I’ll say you do a lovely job, thought, so neat. That dress looks professional.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Even more than of these good and lovely endowments, he is the God of Light, in whom is no darkness at all, and so he is the God of Truth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In an evil moment the shopman held up the lovely, shimmering folds, and said, “A bargain, I assure, you, ma’am.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain smelled coffee, the lovely smell of cooking chicken. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he spoke little, she was glad to be out of her rooms, and dressed in one of her new gowns—a lovely lilac silk dress with pale pink lace accents and pearl beading. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “These are such lovely colors,” she said, running her hand over the pale lavender one at the top of the stack. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Caitlin, I have to tell you what I feel: You are becoming more and more beautiful and lovely! I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z All around the edges on clean damp stones were honeycombs and lovely neat, round light-yellow cheeses! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Above them wound a lovely and peaceful lane lined with pomegranate trees. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z People would remember that day with all sorts of adjectives: serene, lovely, cheerful, invigorating, peaceful, quiet, astounding, crystalline, blue. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Three precious little boys, our grandchildren—there, that’s what came of it. And Carol is a lovely girl. She’s not to blame.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie wanted the green carpet with the big pink roses, the cream-colored lace curtains and the lovely little piano. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The old house seemed to have grown out of the earth, and it was lovely. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “That sounds lovely,” Velia said sweetly, sounding like a heroine in one of those historical pieces on the arts channel instead of a modern-day girl stranded in the ruins of the Mexican countryside. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was a lovely day, not too hot, and the country was beautiful from the start. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “The papers will go crazy! Where is he? Where did he go? Nobody knows. He leaves behind only a beautiful memory. How touching! How lovely!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve come to help you to silflay. It’ll do you good and we can clean you up a lot better outside. Come on: it’s a lovely afternoon, all sun and leaves.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After I'm done with that lovely routine, I go outside and collect the solar cells. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a pretty little execution, for she was wearing white socks and her ankles and feet were lovely. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The bat was so small and lovely, a little animal with wings, and I wanted it to live. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z But lovely as it was he could not rest content. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He liked the Aetna Life Insurance ad with the picture of the lovely home that a couple had just bought. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But we have an understanding with the witch Circe. She will buy the women—either as slaves or trainees, depending on their skill. But not you, lovely Annabeth.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her skin was lovely, and her features were delicate and most distinctive. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She stirred slightly, and Aunt Beast bent over her im-mediately, “What a lovely sleep, my darling. Do you feel all right?” A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sky showered Beauty with gifts of his loveliest objects—the sun, the moon, the clouds, the stars. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Come in for the lovely leg o’ lamb and the gorgeous green peas and the floury white potatoes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Judith knew where every piece would go in the new house, and how to care for each lovely thing to keep it shining. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z As she scrambled, blushing, to pick it up, she said, “I didn’t know you were—goodness—it’s lovely to see—how are you?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “A lovely thing to do on a summer evening,” said the man richly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Housing projects were in need of repair, but compared to the slums of Port-au-Prince, Cuba looked lovely to me. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Well as a matter of fact I did. I found rather a large tree and Lawley and I sat out in the open and there was quite a show. Lovely, oh lovely.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a lovely day——” began Jane politely to the other sister, who kept Jane’s hand imprisoned for almost a minute in her huge clasp. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z “Keth-Selhan here’s a full-blood Khershaen, and his color is lovely, you have to admit. Not a patch on him but isn’t black. Not a white whisker—” The tinker burst out laughing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His lovely eyes seemed to glow with rash excitement. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was all like, “That sounds lovely; Sneaky ain’t been around in forever!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He told her he thought she was lovely, she sang like a bird, and someday he would kill her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They played movie themes, polkas, anything familiar you could hum along to; the corny songs were all dedicated to "Poppy" or "his lovely lady." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Harry could only assume that it was down in Hokey’s contract that she must lie through her teeth when asked this question, because Hepzibah Smith looked a long way from lovely in his opinion. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was perhaps the loveliest moment in his life. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Bailey has never considered the rows of short, twisted trees lovely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You know, I’ve never seen it like this before—with snow on it and the leaves gone. It’s lovely, isn’t it? You see the shapes of things.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Lots more pictures of the boys growing up, skinny boys with dark curling hair, Didi as lovely as ever, no pictures of Hugh anywhere. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Caitlin, thank you again for the nice shirt, best pencils, lovely pictures, and the nice postcard. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “You are a murderer. It was a lovely unicorn. Why did you kill it?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a lovely boy who was a long way from his family and he was about to die. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Skillful as were the men of Phaiakia in ship handling at sea, so were these women skilled at the loom, having this lovely craft and artistry as talents from Athena. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But what was lovely was the fall to go hunting through the chestnut woods. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The spot could not have been lovelier: a high point of the mountain path with a splendid view all the way back to Florin Channel. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He had been with Kamala in the evening, in her lovely pleasure garden. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z To my surprise, my mother has laid out one of her own lovely dresses for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Prairie was lovely and Shenandoah had a beautiful sound, but you couldn’t fit those words into Brooklyn. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She is a lovely girl with a delicate nose, red lips, and slender legs, wonderfully clean and well cared for, she certainly baths twice a day and never has any dirt under her nails. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment Dido, lovely as Diana herself, approached with a great train of attendants. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had never realized how lovely they were.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Instead he wore a fine shirt of lovely cloth and a long coat of the lightest of wool. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Radar, your failure to bop that lovely honeybunny is the greatest humanitarian tragedy of our time.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I feel the need to say something grand and poetic, but the only thing I come up with is “It’s lovely.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I want to be able to put my teeth to her neck and have my fingers touch her back and run them through the lovely, mild yellow color of her hair. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She has yellow hair, wiry legs, the most beautiful crooked smile in the world, and lovely hips, and she watches a lot of movies. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z There was a slow pleasant movement in the air, scarcely a wind, promising a cool lovely day. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, ’tis a lovely place, all green and cool like—if you don’t mind a spot of rain. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were also in Olympus two bands of lovely sisters, the Muses and the Graces. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My next lovely surprise is a nice subpoena. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z But then there were lovely and delicious little ones that grew in the meadows where the cows had been. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z In the form of lovely youths and maidens they peopled the woodland, the forest, the rivers, the sea, in harmony with the fair earth and the bright waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Showing him in that place her stand of timber the loveliest of nymphs took her way home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait next door for Mr. Hannon to come out with his bicycle and there’s a lovely smell of rashers and eggs coming through the window. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She was still a girl, a slight lovely girl who lay in bed and ate chocolates, a girl whose hair smelled like hyacinth and whose scarves fluttered jauntily in the breeze. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A moment later a girl no more than eighteen, very lovely, came out upon the balcony. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “The colors are lovely, of course, but nothing says perfection like white.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He had never in his life smelled anything so lovely, so inspiring. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z On Christmas morning the Crowes waited for Julia and Pearl in glad anticipation of watching the girl’s eyes ignite upon spotting the lovely tree and the presents arrayed under its boughs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Lord, but you are lovely. You’re not half blown yet, are you?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “And what a lovely gentleman he must be, to have a feather bed! “I suppose I should have to share it with somebody?” he added doubtfully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a lovely wife and a lovely baby girl and two adorable stepdaughters. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "Nobody else would behave as badly. Oh, I'm so sick of the whole thing. And Michael. Michael's been lovely, too." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “The trouble comes from comparison, you see. If I say ‘she was dark-haired,’ you might think, ‘I’ve known dark-haired women, some of them lovely.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She suddenly felt shy around Diana, who seemed even more imposing away from the looms when her lovely, elegant voice was pitched rich and low like the call of a mourning dove. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘We don’t have to eat snozzcumbers. In the fields around our village there are all sorts of lovely vegetables like cauliflowers and carrots. Why don’t you get some of those next time you go visiting?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All the inspectors seemed bewitched by the lovely, slim Chinese woman who was in such a hurry. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Of course, by Monday Jesse knew; but still, but still, at the bus stop he looked up, half expecting to see her running up across the field, her lovely, even, rhythmic run. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z They are not fretful, nervous, or shrill; they do not have lovely black necks that stretch as though against an invisible collar; their eyes do not bite. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z If Calixte did find his face lovely—which he found distinctly implausible, considering its centerpiece—there was nothing like attraction or desire behind it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Thank you so much for the lovely earrings that you sent! I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I used my lovely bathroom for the first time on Sunday and, strange as it may seem, I like it better than any other place. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z In all her short life the child had seldom seen, and certainly never held in her hands, anything so lovely as the exquisite little silver hornbook. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z In the first week of April the weather turned suddenly, unseasonably, insistently lovely. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I heard her speak in full, lovely sentences from my room across the hall. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Dad stops to talk to someone at a long table selling T-shirts with the community center logo on them, and I hear snips of the conversation: “lots of kids,” “lovely night,” “the pharmacy is good.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh, what a lovely accent," the librarian says, handing me a form. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You’re such lovely children,” she said, reminding us that we didn’t need to be showing ourselves out. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All lovely things at last go down to you. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "You smell like lavender. How lovely. I'm happy to have you here. Tomorrow we'll get to work." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The Company did not know the words, but the tune itself was lovely, and when I summarized the story for them, the Company all agreed it was a fine song. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited with some anxiety, and suddenly, filling out the glass on the other side of the window was Winnie’s lovely face. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the lovely calico dress in awe, fingers grazing the fine blue-patterned weave. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You read it! I can’t, I feel so queer! Oh, it is too lovely!” and Beth hid her face in Jo’s apron, quite upset by her present. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a lovely swimming area on E deck. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Instead, her hair hung in lovely dark braids all about her face, and she wore a smart blue jumper and sandals. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The lovely girl had turned into a steely-eyed businesswoman checking, adding the profits of her grades. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As you start to sculpt details—soft cheeks, a lovely small nose, perfect ears, eyes that are closed because you decide this newborn baby is asleep—you realize your sculpture is coming together just right. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Herbie killed the motor, and they both remained immobile for a moment, grinning stupidly through the windshield at the lovely stream and at the golden sunglow on pine tree tips rising along the slope beyond. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well?” said she again; and each time she said it, she opened her lovely eyes the wider. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a lovely night for a walk,” Catherine said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z How much more now that he’d seen her alive, her lovely face an exact match to the one in his dreams. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She took from a chest a most lovely robe. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z How lovely it was to be alone again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The hot exposed solar interior will flood the shell with ultraviolet light, inducing a lovely red and blue fluorescence extending beyond the orbit of Pluto. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is a lovelier country even than that, where we shall go, by-and-by, when we are good enough,” answered Meg with her sweetest voice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked away from him to see a bearded man in red, Count Threpe, an old couple holding hands, a lovely dark-eyed girl.... The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She spoke these words as she was sitting in the kitchen of the home she shares with my sister Kathy in Ewing Township near Trenton, a lovely area of New Jersey. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a very special day, and you are going to have a lovely treat,’ Mrs Kingshaw had said. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But over time I realized that the court of Elsinore was a lovely garden where serpents hid in the grass. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It looked lovely, curling upward from the trees. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And the pearl settled into the lovely green water and dropped toward the bottom. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z That should be enough, and surely if she worked hard enough she could forget this strange feeling of emptiness, the haunting regret that a secret and lovely thing was gone forever. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Xan’s voice was quiet and smooth, like the surface of the swamp—and lovely, as the swamp is lovely. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z "Of course, of course. Meantime, I will be preparing for Mr. Amit's lovely friend a nice cup of tea. Drink it, and then Mrs. Masjid can turn you into a real Bengali woman." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z An old woman behind us says, What are ye doin’ to that lovely child? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Our first job was covering up some newly laid pipe and we were on a small hill and could see some of the island, which was wild and lovely. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was once a king who had three daughters, all lovely maidens, but the youngest, Psyche, excelled her sisters so greatly that beside them she seemed a very goddess consorting with mere mortals. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing a man’s nightshirt, much too big for her, and I found myself staring at her bare legs—tawny calves, slender ankles, lovely, dusty-soled boy-feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We were not supposed to wonder what kind of husband was this Joakim, who would kill his own lovely wife rather than listen to her side of the story. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard whoops and hollers, felt a grin break out as if stepping into lovely sunshine. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It is free of pitch or sap, but its fibers contain chemicals called thujaplicins that act as natural preservatives, making it highly resistant to rot while at the same time lending it its lovely scent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “It has turned into a toffee tree. And it’s the loveliest morning.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “The Merling Queen has chosen a new Mermaid to take the place of the one that drowned. She is the daughter of a Prestayn serving maid, thirteen and penniless, but lovely.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She opened the pack and pulled out three lovely sandwiches wrapped in wax paper, three apples, and, my goodness me, three ice-cold Coca-Colas. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Laura watched Ma’s skirt swaying and her little waist bending and her dark head bowing, and she thought Ma was the loveliest dancer in the world. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could make you beautiful. I could make your face so lovely that every man would be your slave. I could do that! I have that power!” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Their long dark hair and pretty faces—made up with lipstick and henna—were lovely to see. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Thank you. They’re lovely. But why don’t you come into the school with the others?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “You look lovely tonight,” he continues in a low voice, so that no one else hears. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We take him to the People’s Park to see the lovely flowers, play with dogs, roll in the grass. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The Muses had no instrument peculiar to them, but their voices were lovely beyond compare. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone seemed to be moving very slowly, unsure what to do in the face of so much unexpected death after such a lovely party. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “My lovely Amari,” he greeted her quietly in their language, as if hope still shone in their sky. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I came into her room half an hour before the bridal dinner, and found her lying on her bed as lovely as the June night in her flowered dress--and as drunk as a monkey. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z And yet, in the bright sun of morning, the Institute didn’t seem such a forbidding place, not as menacing as they’d imagined; in fact the whole island was rather lovely. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Freedom was a community laboring for something lovely and rare. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That night I wished on a star that someday my scrawny legs would fill out into that lovely shape and that the hair on them would be as long and straight and black. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “That’s because she is a flower,” said Flora’s father, “my lovely flower.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The silver notes were pure and clear and lovely. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Seven used to wonder if her mother had gotten her name because of her red hair, which she always thought looked lovely with her deep brown skin and freckled face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Yes, just as lovely. Must be lovely all round world.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The hope that was so lovely on Max’s face has dried up and gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z My lovely, tall mother with her pretty coil of hair and her hard, bitter mouth. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Green eyes and porcelain skin, long straight silvery hair, very lovely, but too solemn by half. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "I have your chocolates all rrready for you. Do come up here firrrst and say hello to all these lovely ladies." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z They all sat still, all bemused by the beauty of the thing, each mind was popped into the future when this lovely thing should come about. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z "Perhaps just a little. I say, Brett, you are a lovely piece." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “In the old radio days, when you were all little and all, you all used to be so—smart and happy and—just lovely. Morning, noon, and night.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Not her wanting to get rid of the cards—she couldn’t care less about them—but definitely her giving away the flowers, or as she called them, her “lovelies.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were lovely: long, thin, white, like the fingers of a model. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “I’m going to the bankers first for letters, and then to Castle Hill. The view is so lovely, and I like to feed the peacocks. Have you ever been there?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She shuffles through a stack of papers on her desk and pulls out a lovely cream-colored vellum envelope. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But now when the chickadees sang, Roz heard “Oh, what a lovely day it is! Oh, what a lovely day it is!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Ha, take that, rope, and that! No rope can keep Ragear prisoner for long, he, he, he! Poor old Shadow, if only you could see your lovely rope now!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “It’s a lovely place. Much nicer than Spiral Castle.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The boxcar doors were opened, and the doorways framed the loveliest city that most of the Americans had ever seen. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was lovely and expressive and born of grim necessity. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She handed the parcel to Mrs. Lawrence, who opened it immediately and pulled from the wrapping a tin plate upon which Emeline had painted a lovely forest. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At the moment Paris was living with a lovely nymph named Oenone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The bedroom has the stamps of lovely landscapes you might discover in your dreams, and the bathroom has stamps with oceans and rivers and rain. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They passed lovely shops full of lovely people before descending a staircase to the next level, which was bathed in Crimson and Amber light. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She was lovely as always, but with a heavy, purpling bruise darkening one of her high cheekbones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were in white doth, of gold tissue, and the Queen, no longer young or lovely, carried her dive branch ungracefully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Mrs. Callahan, who had never had a very high opinion of Captain Cook, made a lovely frozen custard for him. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z "This awful aunt," Matilda said, "I suppose she is still living in your lovely old house?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z And then: "I'll wear that lovely green sari you bought in New Delhi." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A lovely, laughing big-legged girl who worked as a clerk in a Chinese department store. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard her saying, "Why hello, little man. How lovely to see you. You have come for your chocolate bars, have you not? They are all ready for you. Do come in." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Your home is lovely. Thank you for inviting us over.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I have a lovely pale red-and-mauve design: “Ice cream!” the chimp artist had signed as she handed it to her human teacher. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Heeding Myma’s counsel with the eager assistance of various young men, one of the simple lovelies suffered a nervous breakdown; the other attempted unsuccessfully to slash her wrists with a broken Coca-Cola bottle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw instead a most lovely milk-white hind springing into the forest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was lovely to see his handsome, smiling face again, and his arrival relieved Mum’s mind no end. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Monday when we had the spaghetti dinner and put on those costumes was a lovely evening. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “What happened next was that my great-grandfather uttered the fateful words ‘I will now saw my lovely wife in half and put her back together again, for I am Hiram Elefante the Great.’” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Mrs. Dawkins said, “the most delicate little waffle cookies. They nearly melted in your mouth with a cup of hot tea. Do you remember the lovely teas we had back then?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A lovely world, surely, but there is—from our parochial point of view—much wrong with Mars, chiefly the low oxygen abundance, the absence of liquid water, and the high ultraviolet flux. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Augustus: “Yes, sir. This is a lovely house you’ve got. I like your artwork.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Never would such a demand have been made by the lovely lady of the woodland and the forest, who was especially the protector of little helpless creatures. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A preacher from the Seminary began a low, insistent, theological argument with a young lieutenant, back and forth, back and forth, the staff listening with admiration at the lovely words. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were lovely, satisfying, maddening manifestations of the miraculous, instruments of pleasure too powerful to be measured, too keen to be endured, and too exquisite to be intended for employment by base, unworthy man. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Housed in a stately brownstone that had originally been a private home, it was one of the loveliest school buildings in Brooklyn. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But she did remember the cozy, lovely feeling of falling into a bed, like holding a warm steamed bun on an icy day. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “If you’d rather pick out something else, there are lots of lovely bridesmaid dresses to choose from. I didn’t mean to make you feel uncomfortable—it just looked like it would be gorgeous on you....” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z These profound and lovely images are, I like to imagine, a kind of premonition of modern astronomical ideas.* Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday mornings in Limerick I watch them go to church, the Protestants, and I feel sorry for them, especially the girls, who are so lovely, they have such beautiful white teeth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She clenched her teeth at its preciousness, lovely as a young calf, a piglet, a little dog. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh,” he said, “it is such a lovely game, such a lovely game! And it is just absolutely chock-full of meaning. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z "We spent some lovely years together, before God sent her back to earth." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She blinked at the wreath; it was so lovely, a crown fit for a woodland princess. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Turn back: on so lovely a night it is a shame to sit in the house; and surely no one can wish to go to bed while sunset is thus at meeting with moonrise.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Prim's face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z What would it be like to have just one lovely day of school amid pleasant people who smiled when you looked them in the eye? Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These are lovely children you have and I’m from Cork meself and I know what ’tis to be in Dublin without two pennies to rub together. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He wins contests all over Ireland and he looks lovely in his saffron kilt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She pats Michael on the head and tells him he’s a lovely child and go up there and get your ashes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Now I’ve introduced you to the whole of our lovely Annex! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You’ll grow into it, sweet, and look as lovely wearing it as your mother did.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, when the men had left the dining room to go into the taproom, she stayed behind, reading a book she had taken from a small silk purse that matched her lovely dress. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The captain answered with a nod, grim-faced, then called for the seven girls he had claimed to be brought on deck, the loveliest of all those found aboard the Willing Maiden. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But fear not, if you received this lovely little box, your name will pop up…I promise. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z They were jealous of her charm, her sweetness and her lovely appeal to men. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought them all to be ugly and overdesigned, but she was so pleased by the rage felt on her behalf that she pointed at one of them and murmured, “O maka. It’s lovely.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Bought me a drink. I thought I might as well take it. I say, Brett, you are a lovely piece. Don't you think she's beautiful?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The children had long felt sure that he could speak: yet it was a lovely and terrible shock when he did. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The view was lovely—the rolling swell of the Cohutta Mountains, brushed with a bluish haze the color of cigarette smoke, running away to a far-off horizon. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He had a lovely laugh that he really meant. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That was true of the narcissus, which was not like ours of that name, but a lovely bloom of glowing purple and silver. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I studied business and met a lovely woman who became my wife. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “Your lovely little cousin’s body is lying in the drawing room. The fish have eaten out her eyes. Her mother can’t stop crying. Is that what you call playing.?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When the last song was over, Tantalus said, “Well, that was lovely!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They were drinking that lovely water, or waiting in line for more, or talking and laughing. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "The Thirteen shall set a crown of black jade and fire opals upon her lovely head." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a lovely sight to see him smiling as he was led away by the police. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I've never had such a lovely dress, the fit snug enough to let me fight yet modest enough not to cause scandal. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Finally, Grandma bought some lovely soft gray wool for me and taught me how to knit a sweater for Dad. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the most striking losses was the Carolina parakeet, a lovely, innocuous bird whose numbers in the wild were possibly exceeded only by the unbelievably numerous passenger pigeon. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the lovely stately lady with kindness and she at him, and they began to talk. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And it is such a lovely day, I cannot think why you must sit in here doing a puzzle. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z So lovely it was, so soft, and its own music came from it—its music of promise and delight, its guarantee of the future, of comfort, of security. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nice to see some lovely faces back in the crowd,” Ms. McCrea said from the stage. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Below the window was a lovely planted garden. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z "From head to heels, every part of you is lovely. Yet just now the part that interests me most is your tongue." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That was when Lord Baelish had said, "Oh, I don't know, Septa. Some of her lord father's decisions could do with a bit of questioning. The young lady is as wise as she is lovely." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She looked singularly lovely, not like a film star, but like a woman who had grown a souL She was singing by herself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother says yellow papaya tastes lovely dipped in chili salt. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Hopelessness had erased the color and anima- don from Judith’s face, and set her lovely features into a still mask. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Your home is just lovely. I hear it’s the centerpiece of the tour,” Mother says. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “We have some lovely nylon stockings,” the saleslady said, with just the tone to make me embarrassed if I didn’t say yes. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “You’re getting so broad and lovely,” she said, aloud, and reached out to touch the small of his back. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Funny thing was, as soon as I gave in, a lovely drowsiness tugged me downward. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “You’ve grown, Virginia! You get pret- tier by the day. You look so lovely now that you gained some weight back, dear.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Her bags fell on me. Let's go in and see Brett. I say, she is a piece. You are a lovely lady, Brett. Where did you get that hat?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Please tell me, Mr. Branitt, that you have no bad news that would spoil this lovely tropical morning. Tell me everything’s hunky-dory here in Coconut Cove.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You girls are all so gifted. I did like that one, the colors are lovely. But what are all those eyes doing in it?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Gondola after gondola swept up to the marble steps, and left its lovely load to swell the brilliant throng that filled the stately halls of Count Adelon. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think you look lovely,” said Mother, stepping back to admire the dress. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “This is your last dinner with your dad for a while. It would be so lovely to see you looking like una señorita. I’d even settle for a fresh T-shirt.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z His voice was raw but as lovely as she remembered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Worn. The leather soft and supple, lovely to the touch.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Like that immortal hero, she reposed awhile after the first attempt, which resulted in a tumble and the least lovely of the giant’s treasures, if I remember rightly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh bother, there’s another one—” And a lovely white ball of fire arched gracefully over the top of the Perspex canopy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She’s a lovely woman, in her late thirties, maybe early forties. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Not when we moved into number twenty-three, a roomier, lovelier house than I’d imagined I’d live in at the tender age of twenty-six. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers bordered the town along the west and the north in two long fire-speckled fences—a lovely sight in the gathering dusk. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The October days are lovely and I want to sit outside looking up the lane at the way the sun slants along the wall opposite our house. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He startles as he looks at me, adjusting his spectacles before doffing his hat in a lovely display of manners that I’ve seen men lavish on white ladies, but I sure ain’t used to. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I buy a pack of gum and a water, and I tell her I’m looking for a lake and a church, someplace lovely. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But now the lovely expanse of the llano filled our hearts and we forgot for awhile the strange, foreboding job ahead of us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z What was lovely about feet that could not take you anywhere? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z One day we flew from Dar es Salaam to a lovely wild park called Ruaha. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He thought he saw the girl Ramon had mentioned, a thin but lovely girl about their age. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She had a lovely pale oval madonna face with blue eyes and her hair was light-brown. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z In the candlelight she studied the lovely little face. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Her voice was low and throaty, she was slight, almost delicate, and her skin was lovely. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Despereaux’s head, which had been full of such delightful phrases as “happily ever after” and “lovely ears” and “I honor you,” suddenly cleared. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The image of her looking more and more lovely every day made my heart tighten in my chest and I had a moment of sisterly, almost maternal, pride. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Shandi gave me a lovely cloak she had made, scattered with little pockets for a boy’s treasures. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It would be so lovely to sink our teeth into hot juicy food again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She was indeed lovely, with luminous blond hair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They just looked with shining eyes at those lovely Christmas presents. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “And now,” Dona Amelia says, “I present to you . .. our lovely contestants!” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This lovely day makes me pine rather to be with you and the dear little ones on the lawn. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a lovely evening, a little after seven but still warm and light. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z No. When I caught her laughing in the ashes the next morning, it was as if someone had given her a lovely surprise. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was so caught up in how lovely I looked that at first I didn’t worry how I would sound. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe it was a lovely summer morning: I know my shoes, which I had put on when I left the house, were soon wet with dew. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z One year I was home to a lovely and exceedingly polite porcupine family. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The warm wind from the gathering storm blew white blossoms onto the road, where they lay, fallen and lovely. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They talked about cutting me down, even as they enjoyed the shade from my lovely limbs. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “You’ve got the monsters part, and I suppose I’ll grant you beauty. For your lovely face, if not for the seraphim,” she added in a tease. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I feel very well. We had a lovely night.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Here he has four lovely little boys, says Minnie, but it’s no comfort to him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to make a difference, just a little difference, before I left this lovely world. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I looked up and there was nothing between myself and the gods in heaven but sky— lovely, blue sky. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma gives a great push and the child is in the world, a lovely girl with black curly hair and sad blue eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In that sorrowful but lovely spot, shaded with groves of myrtle, Aeneas caught sight of Dido. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I invited Adele to go with me, and we had a lovely afternoon, our tensions fading. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z 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 They were pure white and lovely, she explained, but fatal to eat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I sought a seat for him in a hidden and lovely spot, a dry stump of a tree; nor did I refuse to let him, when seated, place me on his knee. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Dussel was speechless in the face of such ingenuity, and could do nothing but gaze around in surprise as he explored the rest of our lovely and ultrapractical Annex. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You are even lovelier than I was told, princess,” he declared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The weather was still calm and fair, after one of the most lovely summers that people could remember; but October had come, and it must break soon and begin to rain and blow again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She wore a narrow sleeveless dress, salmon-colored, which exposed a pair of pretty collarbones and the sweet frail vertebrae at the base of her neck—lovely kneecaps, lovely ankles, lovely bare, strong-muscled legs. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a lovely sensation, one the agent had always appreciated, catapulting from the twisty dark gorge onto that flatland, with a straight highway aiming exactly north. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing the new blue wool dress for the first time, with a snowy white collar and deep cuffs, and she had never looked lovelier. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, thank you. Come back for another little visit, won’t you? Be sure to tell Mrs. Trotter what a lovely help you’ve been.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “But I am no longer lovely, and my days will never be happy again.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And the night, far from being frightful, was lovely beyond thought, for the stars were close, and although there was no moon the starlight made a silver glow in the sky. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I talked to the Genies, and they are in total agreement. They said Amsterdam is lovely in the beginning of May. They proposed leaving May third and returning May seventh.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z No, thank you, no cake just now Thank you, yes, I am having a lovely time, Mrs. Cobb. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The country is lovely, and most interesting; if only we were under different conditions, how delightful it would be to see it all. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It was as if Eve had asked Cain whether that wasn’t his lovely new hoe lying out there in the rain. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z It was lovely to see my grandmother's feet again in those old-fashioned black shoes with their straps and buttons. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Her porch was bright with the bought luxury of star-shine; the wicker of the settee squeaked fashionably as she turned toward him and he kissed her curious and lovely mouth. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She must go to him looking so lovely that he could not resist her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They also have lovely singing voices, Emmett’s very high and George’s very low. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It just turned back and rested against the designed wood like a lovely, dark, polished shell. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "How lovely to see you! Come in, dear! Are you frozen to death?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z It's a lovely winter day in Amsterdam, and though there are other people on the street, couples like me and Willem, nobody acts like the forced parade of people is out of the ordinary. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Only that there was a snuffling in the hollows at the base of a lovely throat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "How kind of Lord Tywin. And his sealing wax is such a lovely shade of gold." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And right inside the lovely celestial curve as it grew was the thing Alice mentioned, the great building gleaming white under the moon. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The Castle of the Forest Sauvage is still stunning, and you can see its lovely ruined walla with ivy on them, standing broached to the sun and wind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “That would be lovely,” she said, and sat on the couch. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The loveliest scenes, he found, were comprised of the simplest, most natural juxtapositions of native plants. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A nice laugh, easy and friendly, lovely really, not that I notice. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Of course it’s not lovely. My father has obscene taste in jewelry,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Painlessly. That’s the most important thing. I want there to be no pain. None whatsoever. And no blood. I will not tolerate a bloody corpse. I want to be lovely in death.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since Father had returned the compliment of the widow downstairs by insisting his wife was not in the least lovely, and in truth was only an old rag, the widow had stopped greeting him. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z His head is over mine on the bike and the smell of the pipe is lovely. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She kept herself busy, weaving a robe for him against his return and another for herself to be lovely in when he first saw her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The teacher, lovely and Hawaiian, should have understood about us, but instead left us behind in the classroom. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am lovely,” she said firmly, “and it is a lovely night.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I smile to see Mama playing with her lovely granddaughters. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It still needs a roof and wiring, plumbing and floorboards, plus a lovely shade of paint. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z They found such lovely things: calabashes, shells, many ornaments that women used to decorate themselves, snake images, pots. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “There’s a lot of lovely Victorian architecture left over from the British. But most of it’s decaying.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a lovely evening, without rain or cloud. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The lovely voices in ardor appealing over the water made me crave to listen, and I tried to say ‘Untie me!’ to the crew, jerking my brows; but they bent steady to the oars. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His coat had lost its lovely, glossy look; his round little stomach grew flatter every day. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, of course. You have that lovely pink nightgown with the bow on the bosom.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The words were incomprehensible, but the music was lovely. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I’ll draw a banana, a perfectly lovely banana, and they’ll say, “It’s a yellow airplane!” or “It’s a duck without wings!” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Mary had lovely golden curls, and her candy heart had a poem on it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are lovely. But Beth’s roses are sweeter to me,” said Mrs. March, smelling the half-dead posy in her belt. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The Rose: “She is beautiful and dazzling, Rosa, my lovely wife.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z England had a sense of compactness, like a garden, a lovely garden, but this country was without borders. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the years many aspects of his Chicago plan were adopted, among them the creation of the city’s lovely ribbon of lakefront parks and Michigan Avenue’s “Magnificent Mile.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Correct me if I’m wrong, but that was a man. A very lovely man.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Miss Bennet’s lovely face confirmed his views, and established all his strictest notions of what was due to seniority; and for the first evening she was his settled choice. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “It is so, so lovely to meet you. I know Maya is looking forward to it, too. I think this’ll be really good for her.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Then he said a thing both lovely and terrible. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The Earthworm, with his lovely pink skin, was employed by a company that made women’s face creams to speak commercials on television. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “She was a lovely girl. She wanted you very, very much.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z It was something in the way that her eyes sparked when she looked at something lovely in the landscape. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Then Cora caught sight of it—the single drop of wine staining the cuff of his lovely white shirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A lovely adventurous boy, thirty-eight years old and never to grow older, fond of adventure and romance and all the bright sparkles of youth. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet, even as he thought of all these things, he noticed somehow that the sky was a lovely shade of blue and that one cloud had the shape of a sailing ship. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked very lovely and she was very much with them. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Lovely as the basket was, there were flowers as lovely to fill it with, sweet-smelling narcissus and hyacinths and violets and yellow crocus, and most radiant of all, the crimson splendor of the wild rose. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s lovely to sit on the float looking along the length of the horse from his tail to his head rocking along the Ennis Road over the Shannon and up the Dock Road. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mom said it was such a lovely day, we should walk the twenty blocks. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z After a lovely visit to Maer a few weeks before the wedding, he told Emma that she would have to humanize him. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To start off my confession, he gave me this lovely creamy embossed stationery from the Château de Bordeaux, the Bordeaux Castle Hotel, which is what this building used to be. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Pod stared at the visitor's boots, lovely things of red- dyed leather ornamented with black scrollwork. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He curses his leg, he curses the world, but he curses in a lovely English accent which he got from the radio, the BBC. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Wednesday said, “If you can think ‘A. Haddock’ as well as you thought ‘snow,’ we should have plenty of lovely money with which to wine and dine my friends of tonight.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “All dead—all dead—Robert, Sonia—darling, darling Daisy. She was so sweet—so happy—she had such lovely curls. We were all just crazy about her.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, he said, “That’s a lovely smile!” and after he left them, the children went back to their roasting rats. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Now, what are you two lovely ladies doing on the side of the road?” said George LaTrell. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She bought clothes and more clothes, lovely things with fat price tags. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Hitler and that crowd in Russia’ve done some lovely things for their lands, and they slaughtered tens of millions of people doing ’em. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z As the varnish dried and hardened on the fabric, it created a fragile and lovely translucent yellow decking fore and aft. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Saint Johnswort, he’s called. No blooms yet; it's too early for him. But when he blooms, you can get a lovely brown from his blossoms. Stain your hands though.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You and your lovely sisters remain as radiant as the sky itself.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was lovely being high up there in that conker tree, all alone with the pale young leaves coming out everywhere around me. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She had a lovely face and body and lovely smooth skin too. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Down at the dock,” she said, “there’s a lovely old boathouse that we’ve never cleaned out.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z His hair was like two black ropes, and round his arm was a lovely silver bracelet with blue stones in it. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The night’s dark but lovely, and I walk home. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z They had fifty lovely daughters, the nymphs of the Sea, called Nereids from their father’s name, one of whom, Thetis, was the mother of Achilles. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Bouncing, rocking, tipping, Amarante rode his mammoth mechanical bronco across the wide and lovely mesa—jackrabbits fled for their lives. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I no longer climbed the peaks to say, How lovely are these hills! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The loveliest times at the farm were when I was visited by my wife and family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s my family. Aren’t they lovely? My daughter could stand to eat less, but she always did have a sweet tooth.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Only until someone tells me how lovely you look.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “That color blue looks lovely with your skin,” he said, watching me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We always have a lovely display of objects used by chimps as tools. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “You did a lovely job of decorating the tree.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But by June 8, it was lovely weather. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Three princesses, each lovelier than the last,” he told their father. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, I never considered . She took a sip of her tea. “Stephen is a lovely young man. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It made a lovely clinking sound on the rocks, and the otters squeaked with delight. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Do you think so? Oh, I’ll be a lamb, if I can only have that lovely ring! It’s ever so much prettier than Kitty Bryant’s. I do like Aunt March after all.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She reproached him and her lovely eyes filled with tears. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I think about what to do with all this, I think about giving it away. How lovely that would be.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The Earth is a lovely and more or less placid place. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z How lovely to see my quadratic equations, my social studies notes, and my English grammar book again. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The lovely green angels who live just below.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I’m back in the car and driving past every church I find, but none of them are particularly lovely, and I don’t see any lakes. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “But it’s lovely. And I don’t want to look.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon enough, these lovely last days of swimming in cool water under a bright blue sky will fade from our memories like a pastel drawing left in the sun. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z And all the while my Mrs. de Winter, my lady with her smile and her lovely face and brave ways, the real Mrs. de Winter, lying dead and cold and forgotten in the church crypt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He had married a lovely young girl but before they could raise a family she had died. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your wife is quite lovely, you know, so doll-like and inscrutable." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “And we had a lovely time, didn’t we?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I feel the need to say something grand and poetic, but the only thing I come up with is “It’s lovely. ” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I melt and look her in her old but lovely eyes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Could I borrow this lovely young lady for a moment?” he asked Muff, nodding at Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s slow and soft and lovely, and makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “All right, I’ll be your coach. And you can be my player. You can play all the lovely parts of life that I’m too old for now.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She had always been able to sing clearly and in tune, but the older she grew, the lovelier the tune became. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The lovely hymn, the Tantum Ergo, sounded as smoke of incense rose like vine. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m about to comment on how lovely their home is when an automated voice comes on over speakers somewhere in the ceiling. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was open, and Fay slipped in and sat on the ledge, a black silk kimono revealing lovely legs. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She sat down in the chair the doctor had left, and leaned her head back tiredly; how lovely she is, Eleanor thought, how thoughtlessly, luckily lovely. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “That's fantastic. This is a lovely treacle tart, by the way. Is it from Greenland?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z "The party is such a lovely idea," Grace said, warming up to the owner of the shorthand notes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a lovely woman and she would often come into the garden to chat with me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It said, “I’ve picked out the nicest pattern for you and some lovely crêpe de Chine that is just your best color! I can’t wait for you to see it!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I took a dim, remembered pleasure in being out of doors on so lovely a day, though it was clouded by my recent anguish. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t argue, Charles dear, I’m sure that you would want some company, if you had to be in bed all these lovely, sunny days, you would want to see a friend.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was lovely as ever, the hush of the island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “He had never seen so lovely a face, and was delighted with her naïveté.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Still, the image haunted his dreams throughout the night: a lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the stars who gazed back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She might even – and this will make you jump – she might even be your lovely school-teacher who is reading these words to you at this very moment. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z They are lovely against the sky, she thought, so straight and free; Luke was wrong about the softness everywhere, because the trees are hard like wooden trees. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z You could hang suspended in some odd, almost lovely land you could not escape from yet almost didn’t want to leave. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside there would be a porch with rocking chairs, where you could sit and smoke your pipe and watch the sun sink into the lovely distant hills. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Those empty sockets were less lovely up close, dripping river water down her cheeks like never-ending tears. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “She was lovely. She had dark eyes and blond hair. She didn’t cry a lot, she slept well, right from the very beginning. She was good. She was a good girl.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s lovely,” Naomi added, and she even smiled a little. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And I saw Khloris, that most lovely lady, whom for her beauty in the olden time Neleus wooed with countless gifts, and married. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My Austrian sniper’s rifle with its blued octagon barrel and the lovely dark walnut, cheek-fitted, schutzen stock, hung over the two beds. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a lovely setting and there sure are a lot of pots on the stove for you not to be expecting anyone.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Got some lovely Red Jennies this morning. Good for the road.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "A lovely belly, I have no doubt. Moisten it as often as you wish . . . but see that your dew falls nowhere else. I want no more nephews, is that dear?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “It was lovely running into you, Theresa,” she said, and then she hugged the lady again, and I had to hug her too, but after that the lady went away, which was good. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I myself had said that it would be lovely to give it away, but I hadn’t thought I’d be asked to do that. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Milo asked, for it was the loveliest city he’d ever seen. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A lovely sloop stood away from us, her genoa set like a curving scarf, and all the coastal craft trudged up the Sound or wallowed heavily toward New York. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m the stupidest fellow that was ever born; you know that. I couldn’t remember to come back here even after you made up that special lovely rhyme for me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Where had this lovely young girl in a pink woolen cap come from? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The course has leveled out, the trees are lovely, and the river looks serene. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “How lovely! Why don’t you come and join — ?” “I wouldn’t come near you with a ten-foot broomstick,” said Harry furiously. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It is a very lovely pleasure to make your acquaintance, my dear Pinktail.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Believe what you will. You’re a young woman, Krithika. Young, lovely, and smart. All I ask is that you don’t throw away your life.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I thought it was a lovely story, especially the part about the fig tree in winter under the snow and then the fig tree in spring with all the green fruit. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We would doubtless think the circumstances natural and lovely. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, what a lovely landscape!' for instance, or, ‘That’s a very fine castle!’ Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Why, it had only been a few days before that they had read all about her and admired a picture of her lovely sculptured head. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered now that I had been told Wisconsin is a lovely state, but the telling had not prepared me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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