| 单词 | lowered |
| 例句 | Shagrat’s voice was lowered, so that even with his strangely sharpened hearing Sam could only just catch what was said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Yet he seemed to be looking at it, or as near as Shreve could tell, he was, his face lowered a little, brooding, almost sullen. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z "How about spareribs done to a crisp," Hoo suggested; then he lowered his voice. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I slowly lowered my left hand from the ceiling to reach out and take his. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As smoke filled the room and the bartender struggled to put out the flames, we lowered ourselves down one after another and disappeared. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z My lady wife lowered the New York Times and gazed at me so long that I inspected any recent deeds and impulses. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his hands, grasping the edges of the pulpit. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Eased the hammer back and lowered my gun and plain walked off. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She had lowered her voice, but color still rushed to her cheeks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She lowered the bowl, only to behold — rising above its rim like the morning sun — Grover. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his hands to the table in front of him, and grew suddenly serious. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They lowered their great heads, and the evening air filled with the muffled sounds of smacking lips, tearing grass, and the low snuffling of contented cattle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He lowered himself back into the kitchen chair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The sight of Bigwig—Bigwig of all rabbits—at the end of his tether, half unconscious, playing no part in this desperate exploit, lowered his courage still more. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his chin aggressively and made a little sound, a bark of disapproval, deep in his throat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But he stopped, lowered his arm, then went over and sank into his chair, put his face in his hands, and broke down. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then slowly back down again, his body shuddering, till slowly, gently, he lowered the back of his head to the mat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They lowered their eyes to avert Tenorio’s gaze and scurried for the door. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The only monsters left were his own undead Romans, standing in a stupor with their weapons lowered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She is in her early twenties, her hair loose, her heavy-lidded eyes slightly lowered, looking to one side. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I lowered a five-dollar bill to him and, soon after, pulled up my lunch and my change. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the man lowered his gun and came up to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced over at Dany, and she lowered h?r eyes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead, the stranger lowered it slowly, until the point touched the boy’s forehead. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The man set down the stack of papers and lowered his gaze to James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He lowered the bottle and got his breath and he sat in the road and crossed his legs and drank again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The wizard in front of him had lowered his wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His animosity was all for Snape, but he had not forgotten the fear in Malfoy’s voice on that tower top, nor the fact that he had lowered his wand before the other Death Eaters arrived. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Two Step hadn’t lowered his carbine; he just stood there, eyes wide, mouth slightly open. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z So, while I waited for the custard to cool, I ran to the barn, backed the tractor and cart to the loading platform and lowered the tailgate. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The tension in him slackened and he lowered the gun until it hung at Iris side, loosely in his fingers. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He could not bear the way she stared at him and he lowered his head imperceptibly. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted each of us and lowered us into the hole with Mrs. Milgrom. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Ishmael had to keep his head lowered; when he raised it needles of snow lashed his eyes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She walked in silence, head lowered, possibly sulking, he could not see. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A family without ritual and order was a rootless tribe subject to boredom and anarchy, lowered heads, pouting mouths, and sorrowing memories of friends left behind. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched June, how she seemed quieter since August had lowered the boom on her about Neil. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His riders lowered their lances and drove forward in a wedge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The hover ladder gently lowered the happy billionaire to the floor. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The singing got louder still, and then to his horror a line of nuns, hands pressed together and eyes lowered, came around a corner and straight towards him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I lowered my voice, as if it mattered. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Once he got to the edge of the yard, he lowered the shovel back behind him, counted to three, and flung as hard as he could, watching the swallow take its last flight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They never lowered their gaze; they hardly blinked. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy couldn’t stand to meet her eyes, so he lowered his gaze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A thick white china cup was lowered under my nose. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice, casting a nervous glance at the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z With this they summoned all their energies together for one decisive encounter, leaned forward, lowered their heads like two billy-goats, and positively sprinted together for the final blow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Teams of woodland carpenters, Abbey smiths and laborers, plus any creatures that felt the need to help were lowered down to the road in large wickerwork baskets. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The driver stopped his horse and lowered the metal sign on his meter. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The short service ended, the casket was lowered into the cold ground. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A generation later these silly, ignorant ladies would be long dead and still revered at High Table and spoken of in lowered voices. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He climbed out in a moment, lowered the trapdoor swiftly and silently, and then, before racing to the door and the world outside, stopped. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They refused to be driven, bleated almost continuously, and stood with their heads lowered; they were finally carried from the pasture . Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I lowered my arms, but I didn’t open my eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z This table can be lowered at night and the cushions can be converted to make a double bed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The eyebrows lowered as quickly as they had risen. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He stood next to Deborah, whose arm in his shivered incessantly with the cold, and watched while the long, plain box was lowered into the ground. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Standing in the field, waiting for his friend, the elephant also had his head lowered, his tusks almost touching the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He was lifted and lowered, rolled and stacked, upended and righted and rolled again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice threateningly, which from a five year old didn't sound frightening at all. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He was looking at her with wonder, his head slightly lowered, and she felt an unfurling inside her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He addressed me in a lowered, an almost prudent tone of voice. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But no sooner had they opened the door than they lowered their hands and covered their noses. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice, even though there was nobody in sight. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Her lips curled back from her teeth and she lowered her head once more. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Ser Jaime tossed a kiss to some woman in the commons, gently lowered his visor, and rode to the end of the lists. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She lowered her voice almost to a whisper. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The pool didn’t seem quite so cold as the first morning they had come, but still it took his breath away as he crouched and lowered himself in. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He lowered his horn until the point came to rest lightly against her chest. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In pain he gripped his temples, ran fingers through his hair, turned away from her, toward her, paced across the room and back, stopped at a window, lowered his voice. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice, although we were alone in the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He looked at her dark chocolate skin, which shone with oil, and lowered his head to her face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The bull-man bent his front legs and lowered his head in a bow, which Piper found both sweet and a little sad. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He placed a thick black record on it, hand-cranked the machine, then lowered the arm. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But she lowered her voice so as not to wake anyone up. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I focused on it as I lowered myself into the Heart of Stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The scenery was altered in only one regard: the long summer of drought had dramatically lowered the level of the lake, exposing brown earthen banks and leaving the floating dock high, dry, and useless. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The prince lowered his torch to throw some light into the gloom below. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Alfred shook his head and lowered his eyes to Lou's shoes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Then his voice lowered an octave, and he spoke sharply to his wife. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused, lowered her head and dabbed at her eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Jenny lowered her flat, outstretched hand, so Fred went flat on his belly. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Ma lowered her head so far down that I could see the dip in the back of her neck, where she had a port-wine mark shaped like Manhattan Island. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He lowered his fist, but his face did not relax. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They lowered their voices in the living room—I knew the technique. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Papa sat down and slowly lowered his head into his hands, and I wondered if he was crying, if it would be acceptable for me to cry, too. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He lowered himself into the gently flowing water and swam easily across. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She studied my hand, so I lowered it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I knelt down and lowered my palm into it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Thank goodness, the midwife checked Mama at the last minute and lowered my arms the way you fold in a captive bird’s wings so it doesn’t hurt itself trying to fly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong lowered the boat tail back into the water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z As her crew made her fast to the pilings and lowered a gangplank, her captain sauntered up to Davos. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His voice, correspondingly, had lowered and become gravelly, so that his jaw, which had always jutted, now seemed to reinforce an impression of firmness and purpose. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Trotter lowered his fist and grabbed my sweatshirt. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He shoved aside an old armchair and lowered Ron carefully onto the lower berth of a bunk bed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z So after the night manager lowered the security gate, Peralta would wander the streets. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He tore a flap from the opened cardboard box and chased out the smoke with it and then he climbed up and lowered the trap door and turned and looked at the boy. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Now Tessie lowered her voice in the speaker: “Total rip-off!” she said, and laughed again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He lowered his head, and the tears began to flow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When reciting its texts, one raised and lowered one’s voice to replicate the natural pauses provided by commas and periods, stopping for emphasis or to take on a questioning tone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She was afraid Jason might shut her out, but he just lowered his head like he’d been expecting the question. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z With one hand he lowered the knife to the boy’s throat. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Leo’s new mechanical hoist system had lowered the statue onto the hillside with surprising ease. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Billy lowered his head and ran, headlong, at the unicorn, as if he were about to butt it with his forehead. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Papá lowered his head and thought for a moment. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She lowered her body to fly, straightened up, and sat still. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z All of us laughed when they lowered my grandmother into the ground. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her voice to a hoarse whisper. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He lowered his gaze to meet Tad’s eyes. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On November 22, 1963, a few days before Thanksgiving, my high school math teacher, a short man named Mr. Ralph Joseph, walked into my classroom with his head lowered. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The man set down the stack of papers and lowered his gaze to James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Ulysses climbed into the shoe box, and Flora dutifully lowered the lid on his small face. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z James knocked, and the bucket lowered back to her window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Probably cleans up nice,” Pima agreed; then she lowered her voice. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I lowered my eyes and, avoiding the bowl of lukewarm soup, concentrated on the smooth tabletop. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They lowered their spears in a bristling row and pushed forward. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sound lessened, and once more the rope was lowered. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Canton and Mr. D’Ulney, and my father and I, we held the ropes that lowered Joseph into our family, beside the high white pines. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “The tailgates of the trucks were lowered and the guards ordered us to jump down,” Jack said. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Naomi lowered herself into the chair next to his. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I listen to their conversation, keeping my head lowered, pretending to eat my food. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I wiped the frost off the seat with my handkerchief, then I lowered my trousers and sat down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She moved on to how she liked gardening, but hated harvesting the poor little plants, and how she was top in math, but had her grades lowered when she sunbathed naked on the roof. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath, lowered her head, and scurried past him. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the one thing that structures their days: the sound of the food being warmed in the microwave, three plates lowered from the cupboard, three glasses filled. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I went to the cage and carefully lowered it to the floor. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Mario held Chester by the hind legs and lowered him carefully until his head was just above the water. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, in a gesture of conquest, Julius lowered the point of his sword. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They stepped in unison across the platform and lowered the man down onto a bench. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z In 1811 and 1812 the largest earthquakes in U.S. history abruptly lifted or lowered much of the central Mississippi Valley by as much as twelve feet. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He lowered his right foot and pressed the toe of his sneaker against the well, then brought his right hand down to the next iron bar. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Man and horse alike lowered their heads as he asked the mare for more speed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They lowered the TV into the hole by each clutching one end of the plastic sheet in which it was wrapped. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He had already lowered himself into the chair at Teddy’s right. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He’d seen the oak casket lowered into the ground with Cool Papa’s body inside. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his voice and gave Fred a little advice. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Ralph raised the conch to his lips and then lowered it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Finally, he lowered his head and knotted his fingers. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She lowered a seedling into a hole and gently pressed the earth firm around its slender stem. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They stood reverently behind the seats with heads lowered. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But just when I thought I was going to get away, the creaky machinery of his face began to grind and a cardboard dawn of recognition was lowered, with jerks, from the dusty proscenium. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She lowered herself off the counter and stuffed her messed-up feet into the shoes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z A couple of boys grabbed some ropes made from ivy vines and lowered Alby and Newt into the Box so they could retrieve the girl’s body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Every time she turned around, the twins lowered their heads and acted like they were writing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The vessel stopped, and a boat was lowered over the side. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I lowered the music and grabbed the cereal box from the grocery bag. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She was carrying a large, framed picture, which she now lowered to the floor before seizing her small, beaded bag from the kitchen sideboard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The great dog-like head lowered towards him, and for one mad, fear-filled moment, he thought she was going to take a bite out of him, but her tongue licked the side of his face, affectionately. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Frustrated, he lowered the dose—and found that he had now sterilized them. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A moment later Constance’s tiny feet appeared, then the rest of her body, as Kate, hanging by her legs from a beam, lowered her carefully to the chair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But as Filch lowered his quill, there was a great BANG! on the ceiling of the office, which made the oil lamp rattle. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z After the pond's shell was lowered and we stopped for toasted sandwiches, Mum announced she was going into Tewkesbury to do some shopping. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I saw him raise the knife again and now as he lowered it unused he pushed Clifton into the street and stood over him, sobbing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The man lowered his voice and spoke calmly. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z With that, he lowered himself into the ooze and, pushing heavy debris aside with every labored step, searched frantically for his mother and brother. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She lowered her head but kept her eyes glued on me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I lowered myself from the bunk bed to the cold floor, grabbed my towel, and headed down the hallway. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then she turns to Midnight and perches delicately on his lowered back. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then he lowered the gun to his side. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The cloaked figure reached the unicorn, lowered its head over the wound in the animal’s side, and began to drink its blood. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Yet he lowered the bow half an inch and said, "I will not run." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z James knocked, and the bucket lowered back to her window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When I felt the weight of the apple in the canvas catcher, I lowered it to deposit yet another Macintosh into the basket. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z At the cemetery the imam read a few suras and my uncle was lowered into the hole and covered with mud. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But what could the former slaves dor1 Every Indian who accepted the paltry wages specified in the indenture contract lowered the price an African could charge for his labor. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z As they walked closer, the cows crowded closer together, and some of them lowered their heads and snorted as if they were fending off coyotes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice to a stage whisper. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She lowered her voice before she spoke the name, as if that might remove some of the menace from it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray lowered the paper and just glared at me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The giants, one by one, were lowered to the floor. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were sailors jumping overboard and lifeboats being lowered. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z On the right was a unicorn, the symbol of justice; its deerlike head was lowered so that its curving horn pointed down, while its goatlike tail curled up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So Hazel lowered her eyes and took another step back, her skin crawling and her heart buzzing with fright. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She caught a glint of light off the circular medallion on the rider’s robes just as he reached up and lowered his hood. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I gave him the obituary, and after he read it he lowered the pages and smiled at me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I kept my head lowered but watched Captain Hardcastle very carefully. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the box he held and gave us his full attention. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She lowered her head without waiting for an answer, and began to graze in the same movement Her feeding took her from his side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get the hell out of here!” she shouted with such ferocity that the soldiers lowered their guns and backed toward their Jeep. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his shaking hand, raised Draco’s wand beneath the Cloak, and murmured, “Lumos.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The oil lamp beside his bed had been extinguished, and when I saw my father glance disapprovingly at the lamp I had brought to guide me up the rickety staircase, I quickly lowered the wick. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She brandished the letter opener weakly, then lowered it to her waist. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Their captors were still kneeling, faces lowered in some kind of sick worship of the man writhing in pain. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I lowered my head into my hands, heard a rustling in the kitchen, and looked over to see Nan getting a glass of water. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Well, if you all hadn’t sold us, we wouldn’t be talking about any of this,” the gravelly-voiced African-American girl said, in a lowered tone that was, nonetheless, audible. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He raised his hand like an orchestra conductor, and when he lowered it, Chester chirped on the downbeat. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The Soviet flag was lowered over the Kremlin. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When I lowered the jigsaw and turned to them, they were both looking at me angrily. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They lowered him by rope to colleagues waiting below. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As soon as she spoke, a face—if you could call it that—lowered itself to the doorway, and I shivered at the twisted mouth of splintered wooden planks and knotted chains. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When the first song ended, he lowered the volume and asked, “Did you enjoy the game?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Shaken, I lowered my hand to my side. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He stopped again, and lowered the tip until it touched ground again. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine that by some miracle of dread or reverence they lowered their spyglasses, turned, set their riggings, sailed on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As quickly as she could, Cas lowered herself down from the cabinet, limped around a broken desk, and got close enough to see out the window. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “She said had” I lowered my body down to the ground and Lucas, not letting go, lowered his with mine. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He grinned at Winnie and she lowered her eyes, her heart thumping. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The squirrel lowered the vacuum cleaner to the ground. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Now the fog burned away, the mist level lowered until she was deposited upon the shore of wakening. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Turner lowered the branch and looked at her skeptically. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He made a huge sign of the cross, lowered his head and recited, again with perfect Latin diction, the Confiteor. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her right hand on the bar, then lowered her head—bowed it—and put her left hand to her forehead, just touching it with the fingertips. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He looked up once, scanned the crowd, then lowered his head again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo lowered the gangplank, and Percy and Annabeth were first off the ship. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then they came upon it from a turn in the road and they stopped and stood with the salt wind blowing in their hair where they’d lowered the hoods of their coats to listen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Her feathers are flattened to her body, her eyes wide, neck stretched, and her wings are lowered for flight. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced up, but quickly lowered her focus to the ground. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But with the Hells Angel on the slab I kept my eyes lowered and stared down at my shoes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was too dark to see, but she felt the dogs creeping back to her, their hackles lowered now, and one rubbed his head against her arm. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z One after another, the guards on the west side of the bridge lowered their staffs. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then the lifeboat swung out over her head and lowered with a smack into the water. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I lowered the phone into the cradle and stared at it for a long time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her tray and he took one, cracked it between his fingers, and chewed the nuts inside before he asked for two cups. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The way she’d nudged me and lowered her voice had made it all too obvious she too was expressing some assumption, probably doing the rounds, about me being the “natural successor.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z When the conductor opened the door and lowered the steps, only two passengers stood in the door, waiting to disembark: a man and a woman, their hands intertwined. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Finally, Alys lowered her to the bed and pulled the length of wool cloth up around her bare shoulders. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z July 31: For the last week the wind has been unusually calm, and in order to make any time at all we have lowered the sails and used the engine. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I lowered my hands and stared at the smiling picture of Emmett Till and thought, He didn't even know what was coming. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He immediately roused Makalu Gau, the leader of the Taiwanese team, and the two of them lowered a rope to Chen, pulled him out of the slot, and assisted him back to his tent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I lowered the toilet lid and plopped down on it, upset at the idea of smelling like a billy goat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It hit me that he wasn’t going to get up only after he was lowered into the hole, just in the shroud, and the diggers started covering him with the earth. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A guard sat squinting against the sun watching for trains and every few minutes lowered a crossing gate as yet another locomotive huffed past. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice and rattled off a list of dos and don’ts for dealing with Deborah Lacks: Don’t be aggressive. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He hurried over to Capricorn, head lowered in submission. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Her spirits were not particularly lowered by these commonplace reflections. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Did he see me, or did my hat and lowered head protect me? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It was like a curtain had been lowered in front of me, covering my soul. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He lowered his pants and fell to the ground. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Never heard of it,” the girl said, her eyelids lowered to the so what level. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I walked over to him and lowered my voice. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As I lowered my glass, a distant blast echoed through the midway, followed by two more bangs in rapid succession. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She secured one end of her ladder to the nearest piece of scaffolding, lowered the rope into the cavern, and shinnied down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Instead they lowered her to the ground where she thrashed and screamed, apparently unable to recognize any of them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She lowered her head and asked the Lord for help. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I turned my flashlight off and wiggled my way out and gently lowered the hatch behind me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice, turned back to Alex, and put a hand on his shoulder. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He tightened the straps on his backpack, lowered his legs over the edge, and found some ledges to step on. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then he lowered them to his lap, one hand lightly cupping the other, and returned to watching the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As she lowered the lid, she said, “I just wanted to show you what a queenless colony looked like.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Already the blue helmet had lowered onto the tiny girl’s head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Vola put her hands on her hips and lowered her head to eye him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He lowered his eyes and looked around at his mother, his brother, and two sisters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Leon grimaced and lowered his voice, glancing over at me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Sam sprang in, inside the arches of her legs, and with a quick upthrust of his other hand stabbed at the clustered eyes upon her lowered head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I followed Mom down the two flights of stairs, keeping my head lowered so that I wouldn’t have to look at anybody. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice and asked, “You can read, can’t you?” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He listened like an unwilling eavesdropper to the muffled, indistinguishable drone of the lowered voices outside. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Scipio waved the others toward him and lowered his voice, as if he was afraid that one of the bystanders could overhear what he was about to say. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The girl glanced at me, hesitated, and then walked over, I lowered my window. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Call and the Captain carefully lowered the old woman into the chair. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly kicked snow from her boots and lowered the hood of her cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Quickly she lowered her head and dropped to one knee. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But all of that fog and greasy glass and snow disappeared when they lowered my sister’s coffin into the grave. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z She filled her bathtub, lowered herself into the warm water, and spread her legs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I carefully lowered myself until my feet rested on this ledge, then reached up to close the window behind me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The light lowered and there was June Somerset, books puddled around her feet. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She slowly lowered herself onto the cushions, sucking air through her teeth in short bursts until she sat next to me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He held my leg, his portion, and lowered his head, his teeth inches from my thigh. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry’s eager face as he was lowered back into the murky waters. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, the moongate stretched wide, just as a cloud cover lowered itself out of nowhere. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "But we can scarcely judge a person by what 'a's like inside. It's th' outside we ha' to do wi'." Sander lowered his singlestick and sighed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I lowered it into the mouth, sucked and snapped in the ends, and chewed, then took a bite of cheese, chewed, and then a drink of the wine. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He pouted at her, but she paid his lowered looks no mind. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The massive gate set into the ring wall was already being lowered closed, and it struck the stones with an ominous series of clanks and groans. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It lowered a rope ladder, but Annabeth stood in a daze, staring into the darkness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As his body was lowered, the rebels on the quays who smoked and watched applauded. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Upon his command, the soldiers lowered their guns. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z A further pause, and then the lowered voice that is always used about the dead or in a place of worship. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Shirley could not bear to see the sadness on the Señora’s face and lowered her gaze until it rested on the old woman’s hands. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Beatrice would go on until the boys became quiet, bowed their heads, and lowered their eyes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She lowered her knife to Percy’s necklace until the point rested on the silver ring. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Pipkin squealed and Fiver lowered his head and splayed his claws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In his box nearby, Samuel Riddle lowered his binoculars, turned to the Howards, and smiled weakly. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was right She lowered the board and jumped off, running to the spot. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Taking in the tick and creak of Lincoln’s chair as he slowly lowered himself from tilt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As I lowered the main, the keel struck a solid wall of coral heads and we heaved forward and came to a grinding stop. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Ralph lowered his legs; the jump seat popped right back vertical as though it had already forgotten him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurses made shushing noises, and Mom and Dad and Lori and Brian lowered their voices for a few minutes, then they slowly grew loud again. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt himself being lowered to the ground. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He moved his dark bearded jaw from side to side and slowly his forehead lowered in a frown. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The classroom quieted, and several of the boys lowered their gazes to the floor in a quiet signal that they understood: if you keep getting beat up on the same road, take a different road. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z He was wearing half spectacles and he lowered his massive head and stared over them at her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He shrugged and kept his own eyes lowered. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The sound from the living room was diminished now as if somebody had lowered the collective volume of the voices. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She lowered her voice so that the twins would not hear her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He took a seat across from me and lowered his hands on the armrests. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the chain so that it sat close to his waist. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Someone lowered a rope from above, the end of it tied into a big loop. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baxter leaned a little closer to Mrs. Trenton and lowered her voice. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z My mother and father lowered their heads and closed their eyes. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The redcoats lowered their bayonets, but I didn’t wait for them. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Then she lowered him to the ground, propping his head against a stone. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Wrapping him in his cloak, they lowered Adaon into the earth and laid the turf gently over him, while Lluagor whinnied plaintively and pawed the dry ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I lowered my head and closed my eyes for a moment. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The man lowered his gaze to the floor again and heaved a sigh. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I felt a grip on my shoulder as I lowered her into the small hole in the ground. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Alfred waited until they finished the exercise before he lowered himself to a corner of a mat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Miles lowered his eyes as I walked up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I lowered my head and bent over like I had a stomach cramp. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Suheyla followed his glance, but no sooner did she lift her eyes than she lowered them again and shuddered. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We’d climb into our landing boats before they were lowered into the water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He hesitated and looked at Prosper, who glared back at him until Scipio lowered his head. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He lifted the chain with his dogtag from around his neck and lowered it over my head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex lifted the picture and gently lowered it back into place. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He lowered his head to the sink and began to cry. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Virgil was still a fair distance from the bottom when he lowered his foot and discovered there was no longer a rung for him to step onto. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Lancelot lifted one of his extraordinary eyebrows—but lowered it on second thoughts. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, reverently, Matthias lowered the shield of Martin, down on to the stone circle that had been carved many long years before to receive it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The cubs watched warily as the other captives were lowered to the ground near them, and soon the crowd had moved away to inspect the bears, the peacocks, the monkeys. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The young fishermen brought the caravan to the window, and the couple, fit and agile, lowered themselves into it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Slowly, I unwrapped the tefillin from around my arm and lowered its twin from my brow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she lowered it to his knee and fired. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Rufus’s face twisted in pain as he was lifted, and he cried out as he was lowered into the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her eyes, and for a moment, I thought that maybe I could see the little girl under all those years. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Harry lowered the Invisibility Cloak over them, then they turned into the suffocating darkness once again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Me too,” I said as I lowered myself into a sitting position. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She hides her knowledge well....The silence went on, everybody afraid to speak, thoughts crisscrossing in the overfull air, eyes averted, shifting, lowered at last to the ground. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Several dozen warriors lowered their spears and made a ring around them, wisely keeping out of striking distance of Percy’s sword. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z With his parents’ and Harry’s eyes upon him, he slowly lowered them again and asked, “There are...more of them?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In the hallway outside her room, I lowered my-self to the floor. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Benedict had replaced his spectacles and lowered himself onto the floor again, was again leaning against the desk, and had taken up a book. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In a moment a rope ladder was lowered. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I lowered myself painfully onto the round bed, suddenly feeling very tired. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Black people, heads lowered, step, slide away, disappearing. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z Bobby Moch lowered his hand to indicate his crew was ready to row. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I lowered the flashlight a little more, almost to the ground. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Constance lowered her hands and looked at Reynie with a mixture of ruefulness and irritation. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He bent his head far back to gaze at me under his lowered hat brim. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally spun head over heels twice more, and then the jacket lowered her to the grass. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But after, when it was just the two of us, the mask lowered, the bravado peeled off like a breastplate, and he was my brother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But then Mr. Clifton lowered his head and looked at us over the top of his glasses and said, “You’d have...really big pockets!” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He went airborne and Wilkins, coming full speed from his corner- back position, lowered his helmet and hit him in the side with a savage crack like the sound of a shot from a revolver. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her voice and gave me a little nudge with her elbow. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The redhead lowered himself on the step next to her and began to talk through the interpreter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She was about two feet away when she slowly lowered the sword and said, “Will? Is that you?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As the procession stopped and the chair was lowered, the emperor called out again. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He pushed her face down into the road, hard, and scrambled to his feet, but as he lowered his rifle at her, one of the other guards laughed and stopped him. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He lowered his rifle to the ground and eyed my bucket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Most damaging to the claim that New York’s police innovations radically lowered crime is one simple and often overlooked fact: crime went down everywhere during the 1990s, not only in New York. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice, as if he were about to share a secret. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She smiled at me as I went out, then quickly lowered the veil again about her face. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times they just stopped and lowered their heads and stood blinking in the snow, and it took us five minutes of beating them and cursing them to get them going again. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A whistle sounded in the distance, red lights flashed, and a bell clanged as the gates were lowered across the roadway. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Now and again he lowered his head to lick a wound on his leg, but whenever he did he always kept his eyes on the two dogs trotting up and down. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She craned her neck to scan the countertop for evidence of a coffeepot while she lowered herself into an empty chair. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He lowered his gaze a little and frowned. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Clayton lowered his head, but only because he didn’t want to face his mother eye to eye. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Finally the keystone was lowered into place to lock the ribs together at the crown, the highest point of the arch. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z The invasion of schoolgirls had lowered the limits of his patience. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Because of the Korean War, Congress had just lowered the minimum age for military service to eighteen and a half, so Lawrence was drafted at sixteen. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Then Jinny lowered herself to sitting, to rest, with Ess in her lap, and felt a warm rush of calm all through her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Arable cut the motor, got out, walked around to the rear, and lowered the tailgate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He couldn’t remember ever seeing Bobby cry, and he didn’t want to, so he lowered his eyes. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He tightened his grip on my arm and lowered his head some more. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He lowered his massive body to the ground. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The big black lowered his head and nuzzled me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The pallbearers lowered the coffin into the grave with long, creaking straps. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then each of them lowered a ramp from its belly. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Maribel and I ducked under the lowered parking gates and walked across the empty lot, our sneakers making prints in the snow, our breath heavy in the air. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He lowered it to her belly and kissed her mouth again before quickly slipping his hand under her skirt. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Maribel took a step away and lowered herself into a chair. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Townshend lowered it so that the president's legs were above the level of his head and blood could flow to his brain and other organs. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Alex wonders for an insane second if his brain has conjured up some kind of stress-induced sex mirage, when Henry says, voice lowered, “You looked rather tragic drinking alone.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Turns on the shower and sits on the lowered lid of the toilet. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter,” he replies, his eyes lowered. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He lowered his eyes, said: “I’m sorry, Mexico.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He lowered his hands in a quick gesture. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Through her lowered lashes, Emma saw the guard bend down and pick up the piece of metal. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Then he lowered her hand down and closed it around the hardness. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We both fell inside, slammed the door behind us, and lowered the bolt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then she went back to the enamel table and lowered her freshly uniformed body into the seat opposite Mrs. Snell. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z When he lowered the ship’s boats to tow them toward the nearest land, one sank and the men in the other cut the line and rowed off north, abandoning the cog and all their shipmates. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And gradually, he lowered his guard enough to talk about his mama and papa. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The fat boy lowered himself over the terrace and sat down carefully, using the edge as a seat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Instead, he closed his mouth, lowered his head, and turned away. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached up to his earpiece and lowered the volume. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Julian lowered his reading glasses and looked at her over the tops of them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We hurry down the steps, pressed against the handrail with heads lowered. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mapper called as she lowered herself into the darkness. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He held his head high, as though conscious of the perfection of his jawline, and when speaking to someone shorter than himself, lowered only his eyes, not his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I lowered my head, dodging people, passing people, growling, pushing between them to get farther and farther away. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He lowered the window and turned back to Bessie; she had not moved. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He assumes the store will be closed, is surprised to see the lights still on inside, the grate only partly lowered. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He turned right and moved toward another hut as I lowered my weapon and turned left. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She shows him the transmitter in the attic: its double battery, its old-fashioned electrophone, the hand-machined antenna that can be raised and lowered along the chimney by an ingenious system of levers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his nose to Runt’s trail again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He lowered the string, and the glorious brightness began to dim. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A nictitating membrane lowered itself over her eyes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The butterfly raised and lowered his wings slowly. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hussein turned, lowered his head, and began to walk toward the footpath that led to his apartment complex. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She grabbed another life vest from the cabinet and lowered herself into the water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It preened a long iridescent feather, shook its head, raised and lowered its crest in a gesture that was somehow threatening, and turned to gaze at us with a perfectly round, yellow eye. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I lowered my voice and spoke more softly, "Charlie, you've got to talk to me. I can't help you if you don't. Would you just say your name—say something, please?" Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z During the speech, at a preestablished cue, the women in the front row of the balcony grabbed the satin banner and lowered it over the gallery rail. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He lowered his weapon and looked down, chastised. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice, as if to confide something terribly important. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Older women lowered their eyes in sympathy; many of them had lost children in cruel ways and they knew what strong, lasting grief came with such a loss. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I lowered my head, and turned it toward the girl in gray. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael lowered himself against his pack again, shut his eyes, and put his fingers in his ears. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I keep my head lowered and don't make eye contact. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and slowly lowered himself down next to her, one hundred percent sure she was going to yell, or worse—laugh. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z You held my arm with such tenderness as you lowered me into the passenger seat. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She lowered her eyes, trying to hide her excitement. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Slowly, we lowered the weapons, and Doc eased himself out of the cellar. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Kote lowered his voice a bit, drawing the attention of the customers away from the guest and back to his side of the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She lowered and let her legs dangle over the branch, swinging them back and forth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Full of sadness, Lola lowered her head and nodded in such a way that Briony felt a rush of tenderness for her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z During the next hour the sound of the engine died away to a quiet background rumble, voices shouted orders or queries, ropes were thrown, gangways lowered, hatches opened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z What he found in it must have convinced him of the seriousness of Hassan’s intentions, because he lowered his fist. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Orange Juice, with huffs and lip-smacking noises, turned away, and the hyena lowered its head and retreated behind the zebra’s butchered body. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Rafe lowered his head to the table and started banging his forehead against the edge. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In this mode, which scale tones are raised or lowered from the major key? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z When the slope eased a little bit, they lowered themselves down on their backs, kicking in heel holds as they descended for a thousand feet to the sea. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The ship anchors, the longboat is lowered, and the first few passengers began to climb down the rope ladder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Burton lowered his voice so the others in the bar couldn’t hear. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I lowered my head and stared at my knees. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice and added, “She only calved a few months back,” as if he said something the cow shouldn’t hear. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He lowered slowly, ignoring the stone pressing hard against his knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Finally Roy stepped outside, lowered his head, and started trudging in the direction of his neighborhood. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He closed the window, lowered the shade, turned off the flashlight. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z After a bit she lowered the flame in the lamp so that the hut was dim, with dark shadows on its walls. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We carefully raised it into a vertical position and then lowered it on the launch rod. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The deacons lowered the casket into the ground and dropped the ropes in afterward. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Redemption lowered his voice, and Jam wanted to step inside as well, crouch invisible next to them and eavesdrop. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z When Jiichan had lowered the door and moved the rug back over it, she took a big breath. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Buddha’s eyes were lowered, his unfathomable face expressed complete equanimity. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her hands quickly, embarrassed by her show of enthusiasm, but James gave her a half smile and Steve a “good job” pat on his tips. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Silence lay over the isle then, and Yevaud lowered his great head. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Runt lowered his tail and began to follow his sister. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The rope gave a jerk as it lowered another half inch. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A despondent young woman in a black raincoat with much black hair on her face passed with her eyes lowered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Crazy Horse lowered the binoculars and looked around. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The next day it had stopped raining, but a thick white fog had lowered over the house. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Hold on a minute,” I said, and lowered the phone. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then he dragged out a mattress and laid it over the hatch and from inside he pulled it up over the plywood and carefully lowered the door so that the mattress covered it completely. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “We took her and her eco-warrior boyfriend and tied them up over a piranha tank and slowly lowered them in.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z A week ago I saw a red spot on his handkerchief when he lowered it from his mouth. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Zvezda rolled his eyes up to her and, very slowly, very carefully, lowered his head to the ground. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The Nightbeast lowered its head and looked at her, its eyes narrowed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I heard moans, but when I lowered my chair, I could make out nothing in the smoke-filled room. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Major Major lowered his gaze sheepishly and fiddled with his fingers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He quickly lowered his head, but Victor had already recognized him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The dragon gently lowered the girl's hands with his claw. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z At the top of the hill, Cole lowered the rock gently to the ground and stood without pushing it. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Slowly she bent one knee, lowered herself, remained there poised, then rose again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But suddenly, perhaps because he saw I was just a white girl, he lowered his spear. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Then it raised both its rotting hands — and lowered its hood. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Instead of clubbing her, though, Rose lowered her fist all slow and glared at her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Kaede lowered her eyes to where their hands were clasped together, remembering the curl of Elowen’s lip as she said the word mother. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I lowered the sunglasses, and she took them, almost dropping them again trying to get them on. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The five of them sat at the table, and before serving any of the food, they lowered their heads. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When we got to the grave and they lowered the empty coffin, you let out a noise like an animal. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When the high chancellor finished, it was my task to close the casket so Mother could be lowered into her grave. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I lowered my head down onto my knees, and as my body began to shake uncontrollably, I felt a warm arm wrap around my shoulders. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Olanna disliked the petulant pout on her mother’s face, the way her mother lowered her voice as if doing so would exclude Odenigbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The pit master lowered his head at every compliment, already thinking of improvements for the next roast. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The sign gradually lowered itself to the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Eyes lowered, without a word, she sat down next to Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Wormtail lowered the creature into the cauldron; there was a hiss, and it vanished below the surface; Harry heard its frail body hit the bottom with a soft thud. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I could have lowered my shade to make it darker and easier to sleep, hut I never did. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I replaced the chest’s contents, lowered the lid, and refastened the straps. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z My father lowered his hand and closed his fingers gently over the top of Lucien’s head. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his face, flipped the page in his Bible, scanned a finger across a couple lines. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The woman lowered her voice so much that Nok had to hold her breath to hear. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Harry lowered the egg beneath the foamy surface and opened it. . . and this time, it did not wail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Clarence raised his wings and lowered them, but he stayed on Burke’s shoulder. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I lowered the vermouth bottle to the other side of the bed when she came in. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Therapist Dad, n.: pinched eyebrows, lowered voice, lots of questions, feared by daughters everywhere. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He lowered his blanket from his nose now, for the dark poisonous air was gone and the yellow sunlight fell on the house. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Ashoke shakes his head from side to side, his profile lowered. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The music of his voice lowered in apology. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Ironically, the collar smelled like barf already, so I lowered it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Then I broke that stare and lowered my head. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I lowered my head and leaned forward to fight my way home. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his nose and sniffed along the length of it. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I removed the shroud and folded it over my arm as Yakov’s body was lowered into the water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “The Führer is a talented watercolorist. He applied to art school”—Dr. Lange had lowered his voice—“but the school did not accept him. Oh, how they will regret it.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Meggie lowered the sheet of paper and looked around, searching for him, but she couldn't see him anywhere. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She scratched the plate with her talons several times, then lowered herself to her breast. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z While Denna braced herself and held one end, I lowered myself down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The stallion lowered his head, flesh quivering on his massive, gleaming neck. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He lowered the note and ran his hand through his hair. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The couple living there lowered themselves down, making the number in the fishing boat eight. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Basta lowered his head like a boy caught doing wrong by his mother. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He gripped the end of his spear with both hands, squeezing tightly as he lowered the knife-laced point to the ground in front of him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I watched as Dad lowered himself to the frozen ground, positioned his eye at the scope and, after what felt like an hour, pulled the trigger. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It bent under her weight and lowered her into the fern bed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then she lowered it back to the floor as lightly as a ballet dancer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “These are my valets,” Louis explained, as the cloaked men took him by his forearms and lowered him gently to the grass. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Diana lowered herself back to the ground and took a deep breath to calm herself but coughed instead. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z After he drove off, she lowered her head and sniffed herself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The blue helmet lowered, the cuffs appeared, and Sticky squeezed his eyes shut. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the water, too, and ordered a bucket lowered. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl’s expression—her lowered eyes, the way she glanced around, seeking escape—told Samantha what a mistake the question had been. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family’s strait-laced burial ground outside of Boston. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he took off with ponderous flight and circled and lowered, circled and lowered until the others danced in joy and hunger at his approach. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The bearers had stopped and the litter was being lowered. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Its eyes closed and its head lowered in sleep, the breathing easier, a bit slower now. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He arranged his baseball glove and lowered his head. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For Jorah, she lowered her voice and spoke in the Common Tongue. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Morry lowered his raised hand to signal the starter that his boat was ready to row. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Every now and then she lowered a tentative foot to touch bottom. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I held the dragon lighter steady as she lowered the tip into the flame. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He backed against a wall, his eyes lowered in a baleful glare. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The other kings were confused, but they all lowered their heads. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The executioner lowered the noose around Guiteau's neck and covered his head with a black hood. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It seemed to be a friend, 'cause she cupped the mouthpiece and lowered her voice. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He lowered them to Warbeak, who was waiting below at the base of the arch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The guard lowered his gun to block me and Otto as I neared. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she stepped back, lowered herself to the bench, and said, “Sorry about your mom. My mom died too.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his head into it and lapped up some water. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Moore lowered his hands, but his mouth stayed shut. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But they just lowered their voices to a whisper when Mami turned her back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I lowered my head, rested it on my hand. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she lowered her voice and said something about wanting to make sure the Grovers were ruled out as placements. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The gray-haired man continued for a moment to hold the phone to his ear, then lowered it into its cradle. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z After twenty seconds, I lowered the volume until Dad’s favorite song faded into silence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Some lowered their gaze and looked at the ground. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he saw me, he lowered the tin so I could step onto it, and I rode the stack up and onto the trailer. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Celaena panted as she and Nox lowered their swords, the Weapons Master shouting at the five Champions to get some water. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He lowered himself and resumed creeping along the outside wall until he reached the third window. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam kept kicking and crying as she was carried to the car and lowered onto the cold leather of the backseat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Once considered relentlessly positive, we seem to have substantially lowered our expectations. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I unhooked the pouch and, following the instructions, lowered it and tilted the still so that any more water from beneath the cone might flow into it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The mounts dutifully lowered themselves, speeding closer to the surfaces instead. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In a New Zealand television interview following the expedition, Hall somberly described how he took their favorite climbing rope and lowered Ball’s body into the depths of the glacier. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I lowered my head to the kitchen table and cried. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘But I still feel that they are looking at me, or thinking about me: making some other plan, perhaps. If this light were lowered, or if it failed, they would quickly come again.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Frankly,” Ashe scraped his chair closer and lowered his voice into a confidential whisper, “the house isn’t to be only for myself. I’m getting married!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Then Ripred lowered his lips back over his bared fangs and broke into a laugh. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Other times he lowered the lamp over the ground, and squatting down on his haunches, peered into the dirt. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Many states lowered or eliminated the minimum age for trying children as adults, leaving children as young as eight vulnerable to adult prosecution and imprisonment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z With jagged, mechanical motions, the gypsy lifted her arm and lowered it once more. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I walked toward them with those tiny feather steps you expect of a girl in Japan, and lowered myself to the floor, determined not to cry, but the sting was already gathering in my eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the paper; he could not read any more. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice, as if what he was about to say were meant for my ears only. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When Liyana’s mother had measles as a girl, she lay in bed for a week in a dim room with lowered shades. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z His brows lowered as his eyes traveled along her body. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His pupils were big and black, his eyes so dark as he lowered me onto my back in the sand and slowly pushed the fabric of my top again to the sides. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I raised my lowered head and briefly met my uncle’s kind, inviting eyes before looking away. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z With his head lowered, his military haircut made a sharp black arrow pointing down. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Grandma lowered the gun to her side, keeping it hidden as she opened the front door a bit more. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How often had it lowered on me menace and hate! and how the recollection of childhood’s terrors and sorrows revived as I traced its harsh line now! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When the double doors swung closed behind him, June lowered her hand. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Another reason that the wealthiest will fare much better is that the tax cuts over the past decade have sharply lowered rates on income from investments. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He squeezed through the opening, lowered himself to the ground, and dashed across the open space to the wall. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They lowered a canoe and two of the men paddled toward the beach. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Others lowered boxes into those holes, then shoveled dirt over them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He lowered the robe then, and she saw nothing more. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lowered himself into the leather sofa, put down his drink, and propped me up on his lap. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Moniek winked at Jack and lowered his voice to a whisper. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z When they had gone Matthew lowered himself heavily into a chair. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And the nuns rode on with lowered heads. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the cattle prod, and it turned back to a staff. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As we ran as quickly as we could toward that corner, one of the guards lowered his rifle and aimed at us. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z When they reached Hymir’s hall, Thor lowered the boat to the ground. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I lowered my arm and saw my sleeve, splattered with Russian blood. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For a little while, they lowered their voices, and then their argument broke out again and they started to shout. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z With a scornful laugh Gebu lowered his fist to his side, leaving the boy limp and covered with cold sweat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She lowered the binoculars and saw that David was smiling. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then, seeing my raised eyebrow, she lowered her arms and got serious. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When she lowered her head, he took her under the chin and raised it up again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She quietly lowered herself to the middle step and pretended to pick a splinter from the bottom of her foot. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Perry, who was chewing gum, stopped chewing; he lowered his eyes, a minute elapsed, then slowly his jaws began to move again. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony, who in any case would not have left her sister undefended, lowered her head and said to the tablecloth, “I’m very sorry. I wish I hadn’t said it.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Charlotte got so interested, she lowered herself on a dragline so she could see better. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Father Amadi sang for a while; then he lowered the volume to a whisper again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The coal cars began to roll and the noise lowered to a deep rumble. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They came closer, their heads lowered, the fur standing up on their necks, and their teeth bared. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice and spoke in a conspiratorial whisper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Each bear took a leg in her mouth, and together they slowly lowered Roz headfirst down the cliff. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I gave him my best serious look and lowered my voice to a whisper. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The hyena felt ashamed too and he lowered his head to the ground and howled through his yellow teeth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Jon Snow raised his hand and lowered it, and his black ranks parted right and left, clearing a path to the Wall, where Dolorous Edd Tollett pushed open the iron gate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Well, she couldn’t hardly stand up, suh. When we got home, he had to lift her up the steps,” Bigger said with lowered eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The noose lowered around Louisa’s neck and she was led up the stairs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The boy with fair hair lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He may have lowered it even further, but I felt sorry for him. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bryce lowered his javelin and poked the coach in the belly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Slowly—much too slowly—the woman lowered her rifle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The stove worked perfectly, with a strong, robust blaze that could be raised or lowered by turning the tap Orr had finally finished repairing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z High cliffs lowered upon either side, and thrust forward from its mouth were two sheer hills; black-boned and bare. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She had lowered the flame to the metal lip of the object. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Rhonda lowered Mr. Benedict into it and eased his head into a comfortable position. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She went close to Judah and lowered her voice again to a fierce whisper. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the bucket; Flip got in and was hoisted to the nest. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She hugged him and he lowered her to the floor. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z At once the aeronaut lowered his arm in a signal, and the witches let go of the rope. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I stood alongside 534 as he lowered his big head into the stream of grain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Emily slid open her window and listened to the pulley squeak as the bucket was lowered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Mrs. McDaniels called today and told me about your friend Liz. The one who turned out to be”—she looked around and lowered her voice—“a Negro.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They stared right back at her, and when they slowly lowered their crossbows, she grinned. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He lowered the paper, gazed in a visionary way in front of him, and then remarked, “That was Leper, of course.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his spear, pointing it straight at my chest. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Baths of ice water and alcohol lowered Lucretia's temperature, but only temporarily. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The husband looked in consternation at his wife, who merely lowered her gaze to the ground and told him that what the lion said was quite true. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I happened to glance out my window, and I saw immediately that someone—the detective I guessed—had lowered the shade in Margo’s room. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Bored, it lowered its head and began to root around among the shrubbery below the pines. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Without waiting for his father’s laughter to die, Ben lowered his voice and said, “Then I’ll have a double martini on the rocks with a twist of lemon.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A black crepe dress splashed with pink and yellow zinnias, foxtails, a black felt hat with the veil of net lowered over one eye. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his leg—most likely a world record—and took the flashlight from the dresser to set it on the floor between the two beds. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat, then spoke in a lowered voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Her boots scratched against the wooden dock, and she lowered herself into the boat. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his voice “You must know that the way I feel is very, dangerous now. Do not talk about your mother with other people.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Here’s one from a few years earlier: Mrs. Roodveldt’s bridal portrait, her eyes lowered, a lace veil covering her hair and a small bouquet of lilacs in her hands. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z What he did see while his head was lowered was a long black barge slipping under the bridge in the direction of Furnes in Belgium. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When he turned around holding his pistol, the girl had lowered hers and did not know what to do. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His eyes lowered, he pushes my hands up, over his abdomen and over his chest, and holds them against his neck. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The signals animals give one another: lowered blue eyelids, ears laid back, raised hackles. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa Will boomed out as he lowered the big box down to the floor. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At first, I can’t even reach the rim when I shoot, even though the hoop has been lowered. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There were days that August when I felt as though God had lowered a giant glass lid over the whole steaming Bay. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered himself into a chair beside Truman’s desk and got right to the point. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I lowered his arm so that the gun was pointing at his feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Hosteen Frey lowered the body to the floor before the dais. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I lowered the gun and turned instead to brace Miig, who was bent over with his hands on his knees, pale with the shock of seeing a school official. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Lem bent on a rope, lowered a bucket, and pulled. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "Oh no-" They bent to him and lowered their voices. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Piper lowered her dagger, which seemed even more useless than usual. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It had been years and years since she’d attended anything of this sort, and as the High Priestess lowered her arms and stared at the crowd, the assassin shifted in her seat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Shay said, then lowered her voice back to a whisper. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She lowered her shoulder and stiff-armed me out of the way and stomped down the hall and out the door. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Chas lowered his face so that it was mere inches from my nose. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The lamassus, freed from the ground, lowered their heads to direct all their power to flight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He spent his day shut within four walls behind a locked door, so that no one would happen to walk in to clean his room, and with the blinds lowered and the curtains drawn. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw a lifeboat, only half full, lowered into the water. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Though the darkness had swallowed her whole, her burnished image was still imprinted on his retinas; it obscured his vision, brightening when he lowered his eyelids, disorienting him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z After an hour or so, his calves became numb and he lowered his feet to the ground. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Mystified, they lowered their shields and stared at the chaos. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Prince lowered his Forehead so he gazed at the Sand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The bananas on which she floated were held together by the nylon net with which they had been lowered into the ship. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She kept her voice lowered, as he had. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Up and down the length of the hall, Brazen Beasts lowered their spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She lowered her gaze to the assassin, pinning her with the intensity of it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Without smiling she lowered her long, gaunt face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z If they die, their bodies are lowered, nameless, into common graves. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The rest of the crew had gathered on the main deck, where a makeshift raft loaded with blackrock waited to be lowered into the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But Frodo lowered him slowly and steadily, and it was over at last. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When Milton got to the end of the song, he lowered his instrument and leaned out the window, grinning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She lowered the blade back to my throat, and I slowly drew Miss Peregrine’s letter and photo from my jacket, holding it for her to see. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z His voice lowered to a hiss that merged with the lantern’s struggling flame. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I took off my legs and gently lowered them to the floor at the side of the stage. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “God, I’d like to give it to you just like this—” He lowered his hands to her bottom and rubbed himself against her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the automatic window and leaned toward me across the seat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I really wanted to ask you” — he lowered his voice — “how are you getting on with your golden egg?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I lowered my feet into the locker and sat on its edge, my back against the stem. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Bigger watched him with lowered eyes; he knew that Mr. Dalton was thinking of something other than that paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Lady Constance walked slowly back to her seat, lowered herself carefully, and heaved a most unladylike sigh. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z With outstretched nets, noise-making implements, shouts, and sharp-pointed spears, they drove him back and back till he reached one of the iron gates, which was raised and then lowered swiftly behind him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z James looked at Dicey and raised and lowered his eyebrows, as Windy had. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z All the strength left my body, and I saw my own tombstone and an open grave, a coffin being lowered into the ground. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Tobias sits with slouched shoulders and a lowered head, like his body is too heavy for him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Very carefully, I lowered myself over the edge of the bed and wormed my way underneath the mattress. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He helped them to their seats on the train and then stood with his hat in his hand and his eyes lowered, not knowing how to say goodbye. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But if we’ll buy more of something even if the price hasn’t been lowered, then what’s to stop supermarkets from never lowering their prices? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He placed his hands more securely on the sill of the porthole, and lowered his chin onto the backs of his fingers. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Leon had lowered his voice and was muttering quickly into the cupped receiver. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Just to see .. . just to make sure it had put him in the right House — He walked quietly around the desk, lifted the hat from its shelf, and lowered it slowly onto his head. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Whenever it was me on top of someone, whatever my rage in the moment, afterward I always felt sick at having been lowered to the crudest form of communication. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They lowered the virgule and curved it, for a start, so that it began to look like the modern comma. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Wash thought on it for a second, then puffed his cheeks out, lowered his eyebrows, and worked wrinkles into his forehead. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he lowered his head and fixed me with his chilling gaze. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He stood looking at me with his head lowered, and the world snapped into position around him, as if in league with him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu smelled the harshness of local gin as he lowered himself next to the boy and thought that perhaps he was a stunted man and not a boy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Immediately the school librarian lowered her pointy glasses and shushed me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She hung poised there and counted to ten, then lowered herself slowly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His back already to her, Dad doesn’t see Mom’s lowered eyebrows. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky darkened, the clouds lowered, and the wind blew like a charging buck. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I lowered myself into the hole and used my paintbrush to wipe away the dirt that was left. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Branwell lowered his head so fast and so far, I thought it would separate from his neck. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced around suspiciously then lowered his voice to a whisper. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She checked herself in the mirror again and lowered her voice. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Once he had been lowered into place, they covered him with warm furs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Emily slid open her window and listened to the pulley squeak as the bucket was lowered. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The man lowered the rifle from his shoulder and waited, looking from Serafina to the other witches, and up to their dæmons too, who circled in the skies above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After he was lowered into the ground, our lives went on. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was one of those mysterious, oppressive days we sometimes had at Hampden, where the mountains that lowered at the horizon were swallowed up in fog and the world seemed light and empty, dangerous somehow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But when he lowered the horn, the mead had gone down by only another knuckle’s worth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A total of thirty fresh warriors, armor gleaming and eyes frill of hate, lowered their lances as one—making a bristling wall of death. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The nurse lowered his voice.“You’d better be careful. Keepers are nosing around. It seems there was a mutiny at the saltworks.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her eyes and focused on the line of dogs gazing up at her. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The runaway made so much noise moaning in the night and was so ill when they lowered her from the attic nook that they were obliged to let Fiona go for a few days. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Clifton lowered his head to look at us above his glasses and then he told us the answer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z When Runt managed to get to his feet, he lowered his head and nuzzled his sister. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She saw the lighter flame being lowered to the lip of the lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z After dragging the grate aside, she tied her rope to a nearby bench and lowered herself into the drain, using her flashlight to find the pencil in the darkness. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the book so we all could see, and suddenly time seemed to stop. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He lowered his head into the wind and made for the Great Hall, hastening after the long line of candles and torches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had lowered the visor on his helm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Katz’s arm lowered around my chest, only so that he could place the knife directly against the skin under my jawline. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They left their arms in the courtyard and began to file out with lowered heads. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Stick lowered himself into one of the chairs. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Amaka had neither raised nor lowered her voice, and it drifted clearly in from the kitchen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The twins giggled and Simon lowered his face in shame. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But when he lowered his hands, I saw he was laughing, rainwater streaming down his head and face, his arms now reaching toward the sky. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Kira lowered her head and limped past them, ignoring the cruel laughter. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We stand around the empty grave while the casket is lowered into the ground. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z His mother closed her eyes and lowered her head and mumbled, “Lord, we thank Thee for the food You done placed before us for the nourishment of our bodies. Amen.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I lowered my head as the news sank in. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He caressed my mom’s head as she lowered it back onto his shoulder. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Both lowered their heads and clashed antlers with a clanging crack that sounded like a shot. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor Trelawney hesitated, then lowered herself into the empty chair, eyes shut and mouth clenched tight, as though expecting a thunderbolt to hit the table. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He put the camera and yearbook aside, then lowered to his round belly and scooted closer to the conversation, with his notepad in hand. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Then she lowered her voice and whispered something I couldn't hear. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She and the man spoke in lowered voices. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ginny’s arm was raised, but this time she noticed it herself and lowered it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z ‘But as he lowered his eyes, he saw far above the tops of the Misty Mountains, out of which the stream came. And he thought suddenly: “It would be cool and shady under those mountains. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He lowered the top board, pinning me in place, and secured the two pieces together with a large padlock. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z What was left of his fortune, the Laughing Man converted into diamonds, which he lowered casually, in emerald vaults, into the Black Sea. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She tries to buy them each a wooden coffin so they can be lowered into the ground with some dignity. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “He lowered my self-esteem! I feel like such a failure!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Numbly, Alfred lowered himself to the edge of one chair, clutching his shirt in his hands. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Leon took a deep breath and lowered himself into his chair. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagar lowered her eyelids and gazed hungrily down the figure of the woman who had been only a silhouette to her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, she lowered it again and shook her head. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He fought with his eyes shut and his head lowered. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Wash bent and felt for the water, dipped his stone in, and then lowered himself to one knee. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his head and sniffed the castle floor. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Foolishness,” Xan sniffed, though she lowered herself gratefully into the chair that a young woman placed right next to the herb garden for her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Twig lowered her voice, but only a little. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He pulls back just enough to look into my eyes, his eyelids lowered. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Dad set out one anchor so we wouldn’t drift and run aground, then he fetched the pole we’d brought along and slowly lowered it into the water to feel around down below. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The star hobbled over to the injured unicorn and lowered herself to the grass, awkwardly, her broken leg splayed out by her side. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his eyes; he knew that they were longing to ask him questions and he did not want that. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I lowered myself into the Heart of Stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She lowered her leg to stand on two feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then she lowered it until she heard a splash and the rope went slack. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He sat impassively, claws gripping the chair arms, visor lowered. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his head and sat back down. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He lowered the window and lay again on the bed, waiting. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Jinny lowered herself shakily, placed her hands flat on the warm rock beneath her, and closed her eyes. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I put the vase on the kitchen table and carefully lowered the flowers into it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The dragon keepers lowered their wands and walked forward to their fallen charges, each of which was the size of a small hill. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She turned to him and lowered her eyes to the same level as his. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Glancing at Hannah, I lowered my voice and waggled my eyebrows. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She cleaned his face with a damp cloth, took off his clothes, and then got completely undressed and lowered the mosquito netting so that her children would not see them if they woke up. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There was a board over the spring and I lifted it and, knocking the corks firmly into the bottles, lowered them down into the water. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She lowered her whole body and ran at him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Her voice lowered when she talked about the money. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She followed as they took him into a bedroom and carefully lowered him onto a bed. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The father, still on his knees, lowered his head to the ground, banged his forehead on the dirt, and also pleaded with the soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam lowered her head under the weight of their blinkered love and pushed her plate away, half her food untouched and the rest of it sour in her stomach. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Shomari’s voice lowered to a growl, his expression holding nothing but disgust. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The nets they lowered through the ice hole came up frozen solid the moment they reached the surface, of course. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The four men in fatigues lifted the coffin on slings and lowered it into the grave. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Laila rolled to her side on the couch now and tried to remember something: At one point, when they were on the floor, Tariq had lowered his forehead on hers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He lowered his blade and said, “As my lord commands. But after I deliver you the head of Stannis Baratheon, I mean to finish hacking off Lord Lard’s.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our car jerked and we were lowered a few clicks. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Some of the boys stood with lowered heads, trembling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a few steps forward and then gently lowered myself to the ground. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She lowered the spyglass and squinted into the darkness. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I gritted my teeth, lowered my legs into the dark, and let go. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He clenched his fists and lowered his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Feeling a vague longing come over me, I lowered my eyes and made a deep curtsy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But when she lowered herself onto Arturo’s lap, even with one of her legs still outside of the car, she was too high to uncurl her back and neck. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I lowered my stick and speared the ground over and over. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Basta's lips twisted in a scornful smile, but he lowered his knife and, for a moment, Meggie even thought she saw a hint of fear in his eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He lowered his hood, shook out a long mane of grizzled, dark gray hair, then began to walk up toward the teachers’ table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Leo spun his Wii controller in a circle, and the sails lowered themselves. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Whenever Merlyn and his companion swam past them, they raised their spiky dorsal fins in menace, and only lowered them when they saw that Merlyn was a tench. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Their lowered voices were drowned out by surrounding conversations and the echo of footsteps on marble floors. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They rolled on the ground like wounded animals until he lowered the cross. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Fernanda did not pay him any mind, but she lowered her voice. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Nervously, he rubbed the notebook one last time, then cautiously lowered his hand around the windup toy he wanted. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z They had lowered the portcullis, to keep the village boys out, and they were disposed to treat the fugitive with kindness. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear was still doubled over in his bow, but out of the corner of his eye, he could see the tip of the cane as it was lowered to the ground. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I lowered myself to a seat on the edge of the table. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Leona writing on the board, and me standing nearby, head lowered, eyes focused on the shiny floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I would have missed it the first time,” Yossarian replied softly, his face lowered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A cluster of stretch limos lowered over a distant building. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When she lowered her hand, her eyes flared with fury and grief. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She lowered her needle and looked him in the face. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Embarrassed, Jim had once more lowered himself to speak to me, but only to suggest that it might be a good idea if I more or less disappeared forever. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Some minutes later, his corpse was lowered, trussed, and thrown into the river. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After that, their voices lowered, and I lay awake in the dark, worry about the future buzzing like a mosquito in my head. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Fifi had caught on and lowered her pants and panties to her ankles. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The unicorn lowered its head also, and Billy the Innkeeper met his unfortunate end. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He swallowed hard and lowered his hands to his lap, instead of back into the chip bowl. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z In the end I lowered the gun barrel and they moved on out of sight. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He lowered his head and puckered his lips against the surface of the milk. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Pax lowered his paw an inch, holding the man’s gaze, testing him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She lowered her arm, but continued to smile. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Then his eyes closed and he lowered his head for minutes that seemed longer. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But as his health worsened, they lowered their sights, planning instead to leave it to the Library of Congress. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “It is I who dared to do so,” he repeated, and he lowered his head to receive a blow from the sword. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She curtsied, looking up at him beneath lowered lashes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He lowered his eyes to Ms. Bethune’s long brown fingers and braced himself. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He lowered his chin and sent his dino-bird swooping into a dive, then leveled it out when it was just a few inches above the video ocean’s churning waves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Not wanting the boys to overhear, I lowered my voice to a whisper. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Are you really the pirates from Captains Bodacious IVT Miss Ohio asked. She lowered the neckline on her dress a tiny bit more. “ Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He lowered his head against the driving snow and tramped through the icy streets with clenched fists. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The drawbridge was lowered and the portcullis raised, and just inside the whole company of the household stood to receive them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z At fins the knights lowered their raised legs and gave them a solemn shake. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her voice and said, “That’s why he married that woman,” meaning his first wife. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As he lowered himself into a chair in the living room, he just shook his head. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In a lowered voice, Byrne explained that he had just been sent a copy of a memo written by one of the Watergate prosecutors to Assistant Attorney General Petersen. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She lowered her guard when she saw nothing but incurious good humor in Mr. Fred’s face: “I will, someday.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Comrade Pillai lowered his voice as though there were people listening, though there was no one about. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered himself slowly into the pipe, then let go. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Then she lowered the megaphone and beckoned Harry over to her. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Powell cries out, just before the white hood is lowered over his head. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It charged into the middle of the clearing, and then it turned, and lowered its head, and faced its pursuer—which bounded into the clearing with a growl that made Tristran's flesh prickle. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I got the message, and she lowered her stop sign. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered those eyes when they were alone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He leaned on his cane and lowered himself into the road where he sat among the ashes with one hand over his head. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Or it was like getting chosen to be dressed in a deerskin outfit and then lowered from a helicopter into the Little Baldy Bear Lake region during the first weekend of the fall hunting season. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He shrugged and lowered his head and then laid down on the bench. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Sierra lowered the fire extinguisher and then raised it again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I lowered my eyes and ran my rainbow-striped flat over the dingy carpet. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When she lowered it again, her eyes were wet with tears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a gray day, and when Muller’s service had lowered the casket with oiled and silent winches the hearse drove away and the husband filled the grave himself with a new shovel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At this there was a simultaneous tintinnabulation of all the bells, as each graven image lowered its raised foot in distress. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad lowered the carrier onto the concrete floor next to the silver table looming in the center of the room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He raised his head and our eyes met for an instant in the glass, then I lowered mine to the blazing white line that divided the highway. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I lowered my blushing face to my french fries. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Then Miss Volker lowered her head in prayer and after a quiet space of time, when she once more began to speak, her voice had dropped as if a shadow had passed over her heart. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He lowered his hands to his lap, and the next words he spoke slipped out before he could stop them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He glanced around the empty entrance hall and lowered his voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It took a moment for her brain to send the proper signals, and then her arm lowered. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She lowered her head and tilted it so that a great red eye could look at him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The crowd hushed, the lights were lowered, and the music began. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The man lowered his knife and took a step backwards, almost stumbling over the corpse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I had lowered my head to wipe my eyes when I heard the shocked gasp arise. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I lowered it out the window, trying not to make too much racket. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z After the frenzied greeting the dogs lowered their noses to the ground in a businesslike way and went ahead, looking back now and then to make sure that the boy was coming. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Something like fear or, indecision crept into the bear’s eyes as the cat advanced; she shuffled back a step with lowered head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We did not have to be told; but as Corporal Craigie hissed, we lowered our muzzles—and, his signal given, fired. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z With a violence born of total helplessness, he pulled her dress up, lowered his trousers and underwear. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled and lowered the volume on the radio. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z As the coffin was lowered into the ground, the minister recited the psalm about lying down in green pastures and walking through the shadow of the valley of death and fearing no evil. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z As the bus lurched forward again, Cara lowered her voice and said, “Can you guys keep a secret?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “He didn’t stop when we told him to,” the foreman growled, but he lowered his stick and let go of Neel’s shirt. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his head so he was staring directly into her eyes. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Gently, Lincoln’s long torso is lifted by men standing on both sides of the rocking chair and then lowered to the carpet. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Miig leaned over the trap he was trying to show us how to reset and beckoned us in with a lowered voice. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Outside of there he lowered his eyes and tried to get by on mumbles and smiles. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z To his right, another platform lowered from the ceiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then the gangplank was lowered and my father bounded on the deck in his white panama hat and his white duck suit. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He tied a spool of fishing line to the handle and lowered the can down a pipe leading from the roof. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z After a time he lowered his head and rubbed his nose on his forepaws in a listless manner. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A bar lowered across the doors with a fatal BOOM, and I woke in a cold sweat. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He lowered one flintlock and scratched the side of his head with the other. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly terrified the revolver would go off, he lowered it slowly, keeping his finger on the hammer. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The cold lowered the risk of infection in my wound. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He put his arms around her, lowered his head and kissed her, a deep, sustained and private kiss. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She kept her eyes lowered, watching where she placed her feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She seemed to raise her hand as if to wave back, but then she lowered it and quickly ran inside. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He started to bend at the middle, then, as though thinking better of it, lowered to his knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The ceremony in the church took about half an hour; there was a blessing, and then the coffin was lowered and the freezing mourners departed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But then he lowered his phone and his eyes locked with mine. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice to an angry whisper. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice, but I heard him anyway. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z To his enormous surprise, she readily agreed, and even lowered her lashes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z But about six months later, the authorities relented and we were given three-legged wooden stools and the stand-up desks were lowered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Hoo set the spareribs on the table and lowered himself to a chair. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor craned his neck back and saw that a platform was being rapidly lowered from a large, rectangular window. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It seems like a price, giving up our names, but maybe it’s a fair exchange for the gun being lowered. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z By degrees he lowered the laser beam; he sat gripping it and then he shrugged and returned it to the desk drawer, locking the drawer and restoring the key to his pocket. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Dada nodded and smiled while Abay lowered her scarf from around her mouth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He would be lowered into the ground in a casket I could barely afford, even though I had instructed the funeral home to use the most inexpensive one they could. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Massa trusts him, and”—she lowered her voice to a whisper—“word is that Miz Isabelle done taught him how to read! He—” Suddenly, Lena cleared her throat and snapped to attention. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice as he spoke to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z After the pastor finally finished talking, the pallbearers lowered the wooden coffin with my gran in it into the huge rectangle in the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Then she heard her brother’s excited voice, as he lowered the bread before her face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He knew that he had to have emptied the horn this time, and yet when he lowered the horn from his lips, it had gone down by only the length of his thumb. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Grace Wexler raised her hand, lowered it, raised it halfway, then lowered it again, torn between her claim as Sam Westing's relative and being accused of murder. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered the pail back down, grabbed the note, ran down her stairs and out the front door to their building’s landing, and pounded on the Lees’ door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z At the riverbank Tree-ear lowered the cart handles and reached inside his waist pouch for the shards of pottery. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He lifted it so I could see, then lowered it fast. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Nina lowered the blanket and went to work. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We just stand while the casket is lowered into the ground, and after ten minutes of respectful silence, the gravediggers move up from behind us to begin filling the open hole with dirt. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Slughorn lowered it into the bottle where it coiled, then spread, swirling like gas. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I shouted, and then seeing people turn to look, I lowered my voice until it trembled with anger. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When they lowered the coffin into the hole, a cheer rose in the crowd and spread, ripplelike, until it was one cheer, until Olanna felt that everybody there had become one. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Our little alligator had a ramp on the back to be lowered when we got close to shore and swung around so the aft side was toward the beach. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The ladder was lowered, and the announcer sprang down, hauling Matthias to his feet and grabbing his wrist to raise his hand in victory. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He gingerly lowered himself into his seat, wincing as he settled, and began scratching himself all over. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Then, seeing where the voice came from, she lowered her brows and veiled her eyes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax shrank back, but Gray advanced calmly, his body lowered enough to declare nonaggression. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Slowly I lowered my hands and held on to the bottom of the chair as if I were about to topple over. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z They entered the headmistress’s office, and Father Cham leaned on his staff as he lowered to the floor in front of a woven laundry basket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Smiling slyly at Ranofer, the old man lowered himself to the ground and took a packet from his sash. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The effect was that he displayed a quarter in his hand, raised it to his mouth, blew on it, and lowered it again, displaying the same quarter all the while. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The colonial government in time raised the bounty for adult male scalps, lowered it for adult females, and eliminated it for Indigenous children under age ten. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z When Poppy was a boy, he’d been lowered into a village well on ropes because his aunts and uncles wanted to know what was down there. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She lowered the pail back down, grabbed the note, ran down her stairs and out the front door to their building’s landing, and pounded on the Lees’ door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She grabbed the brass candlestick beside her bed, ready to leap off the mattress, but lowered it as Philippa’s humming filtered through the doors to her bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Bud Gleason sucked in a tortured gasp, shot up his eyebrows and lowered his eyelids, wrinkled his upper lip and twitched his nose, going “Ah . . . ah . . . aaah . . .” But it didn’t come. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So soon after watching his mother’s coffin lowered into the ground, he’d felt an unshakable need to bury the body. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She lowered her horns and rolled her eyes as I brought Old Yeller up to her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep my head lowered, my noisy heels clicking on the pavement. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z One of them, a thin white woman with her hair pulled back from her face, lowered her phone as she approached Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Jimmy lowered the binoculars and looked around at the land. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z After she did that he looped the phone’s safety bracelet around his wrist and lowered the phone into the water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I folded my hands under the desk, lowered my head, and tried not to listen. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the kettle into the tub, tilted it toward my feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In the street ahead, the raptor raised and lowered its clawed feet uneasily, and Riker lifted his rifle, eyes wide. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It had started the cut to smarting again so when I went to wash I hung the vest on a chair and lowered the light cord so that the bulb would be drying the splotch. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his head and charged, those razor-sharp horns aimed straight at my chest. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I could tell the way Kazi’s voice lowered, he wanted to tell me something important. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At first they were just confused by our lowered circumstances. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat lowered its tail, swishing it from side to side angrily. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z When Hermione had returned to her bunk, Harry lowered his voice. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The injured man put his arms around their shoulders and lowered himself into the basket they had made with their arms. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He lowered the window carefully and slipped from shadow to shadow in the moonlight. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His rough voice lowered to a rumble as he turned back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then Michael Sandler called out to his side like a football coach, “Only if you know the answer,” and half of the boys lowered their flags. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Holding on to my hand, she watched the coffin being lowered into the earth in the provisional spot we had obtained. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her face into the shadows, flexed her fingers. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I bowed slightly and lowered the envelope, so that it hovered just above her hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z James and Dicey carried it down to the end of the dock and lowered it noiselessly into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Stunned, I lowered the paper from the tray and read it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z For some unknowable reason, the six had carefully left their canoes and lowered themselves fully dressed into the cold water of the lake, where they had peacefully perished. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they lowered Toby down, he startled awake—nearly jumping off the mattress. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When the last echo had died away, the septon lowered his crystal and made a hasty departure. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He said hello to my mother and father, and then, balancing his heavy head, he lowered himself carefully onto his cartons and sat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his face right into the dirt, snuffling and twitching. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z While the device slightly lowered the room temperature, the machine was too noisy and the air too humid. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z We lowered the sail, the flag of our incompetence. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Bronwyn lowered the camera and raised her arm, pointing at something beyond us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The reporter stopped smiling, lowered her microphone, and yelled, “Cut!” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Four hours later, the babalawo, drenched in sweat and countless immolations, lowered his head near hers. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy sat in his chair and, hesitantly, I lowered myself to a squat on the floor. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The creaking and rumbling came from huge gears and pulley systems that raised and lowered sections of the floor for no apparent reason. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Lady Constance lowered her voice and leaned forward. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Grey Worm lowered the torch, so she might see. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I lowered my voice, as if it mattered. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Where the devil is the portrait of your grandmother?” he lowered. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The coffin was lowered into the grave, the head facing the east, in keeping with Islamic tradition. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened my paperback and lowered my head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The men smoked with increased intensity, looking deep into the fire as the breeze came up and dusk lowered. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The girls went around the ring slower and with lowered heads. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes bulged, and blood vessels in his throat began to pulsate, until at length I lowered the jug. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When I lowered my arms to look again, Martin’s head had turned in my direction, one cataract eye wheeling crazily before fixing, it seemed, on me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice and waved the now extinguished candle at me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He lowered himself to the bench before they could reply. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She dismounted at the riverbank and watched as Maila lowered her head to the water. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He exhaled and lowered his eyes, as if to watch his breath scatter into the air. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When they got inside, Finn walked her into the front room and lowered her to the couch. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Clay raised his arm as if to strike her, then lowered it as the anger on his face eased into a smile. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A single wild rose tossed farewell, bursts slowly, its petals drifting snowlike upon the reluctantly lowered coffin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Basta raised his hand, but when Capricorn almost imperceptibly shook his head he lowered it again like a rebuked child. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Lady and Drum lowered their bodies horizontally and charged Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They have their trays lowered and are drinking tea and playing Snap, fumbling the slippery cards, laughing like cars on gravel when they cheat or make mistakes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The staff lowered, though, and I finally snapped out of my trance and glimpsed who was wielding it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Pax lowered himself and began to creep back toward the tree. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There’s no way I’m going to watch Mango being lowered into the ground. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z My arms hung limply at my sides and I lowered my head in hopeless shame. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When the Leeps’ shouting reached the same approximate decibel level as a B-52, Beatrice lowered her stepbrother out a bathroom window. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she lowered herself and sat on a thick pile of rope, leaning back against the cabin wall, and took a few deep breaths. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Although everybody paid up fairly, it had lowered the value of the kill. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The louder he spoke the more I lowered my voice. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The boy lowered the stick cautiously and the silly pigeon followed the rag. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet he lowered the gun and stepped back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z After a minute poised like a waxwork, Brother Louis lowered his shaking hands to Mrs. Coulter’s neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Ron too lowered his wand, but Harry did not. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He’d lowered into his saddle, cringing, and now looked up, realized he hadn’t been hit, and raised the spiked club again. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Her husband looks on from one side, his wife’s suitcase in his hand, smiling with his head lowered. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, Clarence had lowered himself to a crouch and was in low conversation with the shirtless man who’d thanked Rose in Cree. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He lowered himself toward the ground and tumbled into the grass one last time. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z On the forty-first move, after five hours of play, with his heart slightly pounding, Bobby lifted his rook with his trembling right hand, quietly lowered the piece to the board, and said, “Mate!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z From there, I raised and lowered myself, up over the top of the highest branches, and down under low-hanging ones. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The pink sheets rustled as his father lowered Nunu into her bed. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It was so undignified, but I lowered myself and sat next to her, our shoulders touching. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I lowered myself down off the car, trying not to make a sound. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z My foot had fallen asleep, and it felt heavy as I lowered it. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Now its crew lowered a longboat packed with men over the side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I lowered myself into a chair near the door and stared defiantly at the elegance around me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She thought for a moment, lowered her voice, and said, “Look I’ll hold on to the pass until the end of the day and then turn it in. Nobody’ll know.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the rifle and said, “Step inside, then. Look: I lay my rifle down.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph lowered his legs to the ground and stretched himself out as the driver came to meet him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I hear him saying, “Hey, Veer—it’s not every day you get lowered into a hole by a guy with a wart on his nose, right?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The move lowered my father in the esteem of his compadres, the other vaqueros of the llano who clung tenaciously to their way of life and freedom. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A rusted tin sand pail was being lowered, and once it reached her, the window upstairs shut. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Shawn raised his arms to block the punch, but when Dad saw this he lowered his fists, perhaps remembering that Shawn had only recently regained the ability to walk. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He lowered his gavel and a split second later bellowed, "Next!" Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The front line of Roman zombies lowered their spears and advanced. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I lowered my head and went back to tracing my initials on the tabletop. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The Vonnegut’s perfectly rendered steel loading ramp lowered to the ground, standing out in sharp contrast against the digital blackness of Archaide’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He stared at her beneath lowered brows, his lips tightly pursed, and she shrugged as she dropped the chain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I lowered my head instantly, and became very busy with the emptying of my own teacup, screening myself behind the cosy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As Mr. Whitby collapsed to the ground, I lowered the revolver. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His powerful neck rose above his lowered head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They bolted down the ramp nimbly, and as each cow saw the open gate ahead, she lowered her head and snorted, racing out the opening. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The King lowered his sword and said, “Oh, I say, do yield, please.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys lowered herself so her face was against Missy’s cool hide. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When the she-elephant was carefully lowered from above, there were gasps and shouts. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I lowered my blade, as if I were too exhausted to go on. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She locked the door behind her and lowered the blinds. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When they lowered Sophie Mol’s coffin into the ground in the little cemetery behind the church, Rahel knew that she still wasn’t dead. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the bat and turned his tearstained face to Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He raised and lowered it, twisted it right and left as though it were his, smiling all the while even as I cried. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Doreen set the cup on the windowsill and lowered herself into the armchair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, and lowered herself into the garbage, the baby clutched in her arms. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I had lowered my voice and was looking around, though there was really no need. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Watching him, I realized that the subterfuge should be greater still, did I not exhibit the freedom of my hands to the household as we departed, and I lowered my arms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Farid lowered his head and gazed inscrutably at his bare toes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “No...” he groaned, as Harry lowered the goblet back into the basin and refilled it for him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As Harry looked at her, he lowered his hand absentmindedly and touched the lightning scar on his forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The man lowered the bullhorn, and it hung at his side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She found a broken stone big enough to sit on, and lowered herself shakily onto it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The beam missed its mark but, as Resch lowered it, burrowed a narrow hole, silently, into her stomach. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A folding RF antenna that can be raised and lowered from inside. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice and gave Scipio a conspiratorial look. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I looked over at her and lowered my voice to a whisper. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z To his surprise, both had lowered their weapons and bowed their heads at something behind him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The mighty sky river lowered breath by breath, its sacred light following a path it had known since before the time of the ancestors. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes lowered, I couldn’t look at him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I lowered the flow of my water to a trickle and motioned Bobby Gene to do the same. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He lowered it into his lap, listened, raised it and said something else, then he just sat there for a couple minutes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He staggered backward, trying to regain his footing, then lowered his head to charge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He gathered his hind legs underneath him and lowered his rump, ready to jump. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Anya lowered her bow, letting her arrow go slack against the bowstring, gaping at the boy flying above the road. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The little ape sat down tiredly in the dirt and lowered his arms, wincing as his sore muscles relaxed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I just lowered my voice a little and read automatically, tonelessly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I lowered the wheelchair over the side and jumped out and opened the door. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then it floated up over the island and lowered itself onto a small meadow at the foot of the mountain. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs, terror on his face, raised his arms up in a sign of concession, but then lowered them and tried to push everyone away when he saw things spiraling out of control. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z After a few rotations, Tally found herself being lowered to the grass by her wrists, dizzy but in one piece. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The men beating Mark and Alec immediately jumped back from them and knelt down, their faces lowered. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He helped the woman from the chair, led her to the tub, removed her robe, and steadied her with his hand on her arm as she stepped in and lowered herself. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Hurriedly, Jonathan lowered his gun to the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I knelt down next to him and lowered my voice. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I lowered my head and pretended to check my nails. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the cemetery, El Cura said a few words, and then the coffin was lowered, as Juanita’s mother and aunts wailed about what a good man he was and how he didn’t deserve to die. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He lowered himself into a chair and sunk his head in his hands. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He finally leaned over and lowered the passenger window. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z When he saw who it was, however, he lowered the blade, confused. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Tree-ear lowered the handles of the cart to the ground and bowed his head. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She heard the rattle of chains as the portcullis was slowly lowered, its spikes sinking deep into the ground . . . and then another sound, a shriek of pain and fear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Cain raised his head and stood slowly as the creature knelt before him and lowered its dark eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She lowered herself to a cushion on the floor, ringed by gift boxes and surrounded by vaguely familiar faces. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaned forward, put his elbows on the counter, and lowered his voice tho’ we were the only people in the shop. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When I lowered my arm, I screamed, thinking the sluggers had jettisoned me into space. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She came out brandishing the Club, but when she saw I was kind of out of it, she lowered her weapon. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Then, just as abruptly, it lowered and slithered past him into the jungle’s bramble. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I lowered myself more deeply into the Heart of Stone and forgot the world apart from the two candles and a piece of wick and straw. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The door of the plane opened and steps were lowered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his head carefully under her chin and held it there, something he had only ever done with me before. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z While he was struggling, I lowered my sawed-off chain, hook first. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He lowered himself into the shell of the plane and pulled his legs up against his chest, trying to think. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She lowered her head and did not cry out or try to fight them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The prince lowered his head so as to appear humbled and contrite. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z They brought back five- gallon cans and lowered them down to Hamilton, who had pulled in close. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Still holding him by the ears, the Trunchbull lowered him back into his chair behind his desk. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z We lowered the hem, but I still couldn’t button it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She lowered her voice and leaned forward again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the paper; he could read no more. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z My feet shuffled and my voice lowered a few octaves. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I lowered my voice so the couple sitting at the closest table wouldn’t overhear. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z If he moved in any way, if his arms lowered, or his legs moved, or he fell over on his side, the Nazis would kill him. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z To either side of him, his men lowered their spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He blinked as the light vanished, lowered his head to his chest, and curled up on the straw. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Captain Fleery bent down and lowered her voice, as if telling a secret. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, the sun lowered, so they were walking on their own shadows, heading east. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In the presence of such nobility, I lowered the fiddle and bow, and fixed my eyes upon the ground. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then slowly, although her breathing was fast and shallow, she lowered her hand to her side. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been dancing about the stage, waving his spear, modulating his voice, and now suddenly he became still, and lowered his voice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rashid Uncle stopped and lowered his tool and small piece of wood. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And then he lowered his eyes to the ground and sort of cowered in front of Mong. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I have a terrible confession to share,” she said, and lowered her fork. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Some of the flower petals that had covered her fell away, but others seemed to cling to her with a loyalty as he carried her to the once flower bed and lowered her into it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The Amazons lowered their spears and charged down the hill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One by one, the coxswains shouted a few last-minute commands to their crews and then lowered their hands. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She lowered him to the floor, from where he watched her with a dazed expression. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When he lowered it over the face she loved so well, a tall young knight sat on his grey stallion where her son had been. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He lowered his chin and stared at the traces as though he would force them to speak to him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A team of medical orderlies installed tan shades on each of the two windows and lowered them to douse the room in depressing shadows. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My companion looked up and watched her intently as she lowered the window and moved, still visible, behind the light curtain, watching us both. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his voice and said, “Or didja kill someone?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “You’re turning me into a project,” he said, his voice lowered. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The Pink Graces arrayed themselves behind her, with eyes lowered and hands clasped before them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dying animal has collapsed on the ground, its legs no longer able to carry the weight of the body, its head lowered in defense. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he bit the stream off sharp, made a quick lift with the wine-bag and lowered it down to the owner. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I lowered my eyes and noticed a stain on the carpet. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He lowered his eyebrows and turned back to his carving, shaking his head slightly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Finally con-vinced, he slapped my leg with glee and lowered his head. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She lowered her eyes to the floor, tracing the red clay that he had tracked into the bedroom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Thirsty said they lowered the tone of the place. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I put down my sandwich, my appetite gone, and look up at her with my head lowered. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Paul Marshall lowered himself into the armchair lately used by the stricken Arabella. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The old man lowered his hand from his head. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “This interview is over,” she said, and she blocked Tyree for a moment, but the man switched off the light, lowered the camera, and gaped at his partner. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The Abbot shook his head reprovingly as Winifred lowered the lamp flame and drew the curtains. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I took hold of one of the beakers, leaned over, lowered the lid just as much as I needed to and tremulously dipped the beaker into Parker’s Pond, four feet from his back paws. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Scipio lowered his voice as if someone might be listening. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When we lowered him, he had Soraya turn off the bedside lamp. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Kay lowered his defence, turned his back on the Wart, and said in a cold, snuffling, reproachful voice, The battle was over. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mong shot his head up and opened his eyes when I got up to them, but when he saw it was just me he slowly lowered his head back down, closed his eyes again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Two of the men lowered over the side the seven small leather trunks that held all of Kit’s belongings and piled them, one beside the other, on the wet planking. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z When Nick lowered his dagger to ward it, the student delivered a quick stocatta to Nick's throat. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Still holding her string, she lowered herself down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I lowered my head again, suppressing the urge to tell Father that it was only Bucky. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He raised and lowered his crest and then I swear he hissed at me like a feral cat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Torrance sat on the edge of her desk and lowered her head, her dreads hanging down the sides of her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He lowered his head and went forward and slipped into the crowd. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His dog, Spiro, unleashed, heeled behind him and yelped once in pain as he lowered himself to the floor. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, grown-up stuff. You know, things like cool clothes and”—June lowered her voice and looked around like she was about to spill the world’s greatest secret—“love.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I quickly lowered my Blue Nun and we drove on, acting cool as the state trooper passed on our left. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He lowered his sword and pushed me away. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then she smiled, lowered her voice, and said, “Now I wish I’d given you more playing time.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered himself to the ground and wriggled underneath the car. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “You’re not from Boston, are you?” she says, her voice lowered. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She was smiling and her eyes were modestly lowered, ready for a compliment. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were lowered in the front and painted in bright metallic colors, like candy apple red, and had tucked and rolled upholstery in white or black. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z When Dr. Preston lifted my shirt his face got really worried and he lowered my shirt again. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael saw men go lurching down, saw the machine-gun fire whipping the water’s surface, and lowered himself even farther. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his eyes as if ashamed. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z This only goads them into talking further, in lowered voices, their heads leaning in toward each other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She lowered herself into the chair across from him and tried not to think about the heat that seemed to be inside the flesh of her arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Simon lowered his head, carefully keeping his eyes shut, then sheltered them with his hand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I lowered the volume until it was silent. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Lizzie leaned forward with her elbows on her knees and lowered her voice. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We scrunched up our noses at the smells of bloody fresh meat and musty dried fish, and lowered our heads from the bees that buzzed in thick clouds over the sheds of the honey sellers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He lowered his voice to a whisper before he went on. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He smiled, widely and triumphantly, and he lowered his club. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Patterson came through the door and lowered his body back into the Diplomat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He lowered his shoulder at the fullback and crashed into him. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered a shoulder, let out a Marine-style roar, and crashed out of the trailer, snapping the door off its hinges. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The clouds lowered, and now a few flakes of snow came curling down again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I heard a click and he lowered the camera. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hideo’s lashes are lowered, and there is something sweet and uncertain in his gaze. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sam lowered his glasses to the bridge span. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Cordelia, her voice lowered, her eyes big, passes on the truth: the curse is when blood comes out between your legs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Harry lowered his fist, dropping it slowly down by his side, still staring at Conor. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z When he lowered her back to the ground, the little man kissed her lightly on rite brow and came waddling across the yard toward Joffrey. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Glancing around to make sure we were alone, I lowered my voice. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He lowered his gaze to my face like a lion stooping to smell a daisy. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The beast pawed the sand, glaring at me with beady eyes as it lowered its razor-sharp tusks and waited for the command to kill. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Her crying lowered just a little, and I went to the table and hugged her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The warriors exchanged an uncomfortable look before Zahur lowered his voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z But she lowered herself until her mouth was beside the large keyhole. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby, exhausted, nodded and then lowered himself back on the air mattress. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She lowered the board and saw that below her was a track with metal rails and wooden crossbars—like the roller coaster, but much bigger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Tradesmen simply lowered their shutters onto the streets, making a kind of shelf from which they marketed their goods. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Watching Gramma’s coffin get lowered into that grave just about broke me in half. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Ophie made her way over to where the pastor had his head lowered next to the car. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Jeffrey was on a new antinausea medication, and the doctors had lowered his steroid dose, so he was feeling well enough to play more actively. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Hagrid didn’t seem perturbed by Ron’s slug problem, which Harry hastily explained as he lowered Ron into a chair. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z As the light faded two youths appeared bearing a palanquin for the newly married couple, lowered it at the entrance to the hut for them to step into. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Ida Spavento lowered her gun, took a pack of cigarettes from her pocket, and put one between her lips. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z "Well, my daughter, she said this, this crazy man in this car—" Her voice lowered. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The child lowered her head, looked up through her lashes, smiled knowingly and shook her head, “no.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He lowered himself through the hole until he was hanging on by his fingertips. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z His ears went back and he lowered himself in submission, tucking his tail down. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The sly had lowered itself even more, and everything looked like we were seeing it from underwater in a greenish haze. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But he recognized me and lowered the rifle. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Then they took turns drinking from a whiskey bottle, and they lowered their voices and talked about the girls at Rosie’s. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So she lifted and lowered the oar, watching the icy water fall in clear droplets from the blade, and soon the fortress loomed large ahead of her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then they both lowered their voices and said a lot more that he could not hear. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She turned away and lowered her head, moving her lips again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I lowered my head and began to read again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He lowered the door and secured it again and climbed back down and sat on the bunk. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Milo answered in a demure voice with his face lowered meekly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Other than being lowered to my death, yes.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She lowered her eyes and resolved to keep quiet, no matter what. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Rontu did not wait for the attack, but, leaping at the nearer one, turned his shoulder and with his head lowered caught the dog s foreleg. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The King folded his hands in his lap, seemed under his lowered lids to be looking on the flames. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed the bar up slowly, then lowered it and began the last rep. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I put my hand on the knob, hesitated, and lowered it. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z With that, he lowered Sunny, who was still wailing, to the floor. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He climbed down the side of the house and lowered himself into the canoe. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “So what do you think?” he asked, his voice lowered. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “It’s okay, Beau,” I panted, and lowered my foot. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When it reached the stream, it lowered its head to drink, then bounded across the shallow rapids and disappeared into the thick underbrush. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He lowered his head in shame, his cumbersome face burning. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then she lowered her hands and folded them behind her back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Chills creeping up his spine, he slowly lowered the blanket. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Finally seeing that Otto was no threat, the man lowered the rifle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Even as grown women, they lowered their voices in their father's earshot when alluding to their bodies' pleasure. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z As soon as he was freed, Roy lowered the window and stuck out his head. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood up from the toilet, put on the backpack, and lowered one shoulder. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She lowered her gaze girlishly, depositing the seed hulls into a dish. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The wolf lowered its head and bared its teeth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We squatted on the floor with our backs pressed firmly against the wall, our knees pulled up to our chests, our heads lowered and protected by our crossed arms. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Miss Wren sat on the bottom step, and as she lowered herself I could almost hear her old bones creaking. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Frustration and bitter disappointment welled up inside him: He lowered the golden sphere, but then Hermione cried out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The helicopter landed on a big elevator which was lowered below decks. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing me, the older girl lowered the barrel of her gun and croaked out, “Do you have any water?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She lowered herself to the edge of the narrow bed. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Sorrento said, finally breaking his silence as we touched down and the ramp lowered. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A rusted tin sand pail was being lowered, and once it reached her, the window upstairs shut. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was never too long before I lowered my pen and set down my journal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Grandpop leaned in close enough for Genie to smell him—a mix of sweet and sweat—and lowered his voice to almost a whisper. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Kaz lowered his weapon, a chill settling deep into his bones. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Maya lowered her sunglasses long enough to look at her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Shan lowered her voice and said to Ifemelu, “I heard Grace steals her students’ research.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He lowered his bony head and buried it in the palms of his gnarled hands; and at that moment he seemed to age a thousand years, a pitiful sight. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z With a glance at the distant Petunia, now hovering beside the swings, he lowered his voice and said, “I know what you are.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The buck lowered his head, and the raccoons carefully placed the rifle upon his antlers. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Belet's pirouette completed, she slowly lowered her foot like a ballet dancer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I lowered my hands and looked at him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The arms at attention, the eyes ever lowered, a venerating bend to his head. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He had lowered the rifle, but only so that its barrel pointed at my legs instead of my head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Grandpa folded his hands and lowered his eyes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She sighed and raised a hand: a blue flame flickered about her fingers for a moment, and then, as she lowered her hand and bent down to touch her chariot, the fire vanished. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A few moments later, they heard the splash of an anchor being thrown down in the shallows, and the thud of a plank being lowered onto the bank. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He unsnapped the throat of his parka and lowered the hood and stood listening. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The bolt came free and he lowered the starter motor. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Afterward everyone lowered their heads for an interminable moment of silence. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z His hand trembling, Curly lowered the pistol and stared ruefully at what he’d done. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And the keeper lowered him onto his big, padded feet on the marble floor, where he stood, his tail twitching from side to side. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Then he lowered his head and pushed on. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She slipped the record out of its cardboard sleeve and placed it on the record player, then carefully lowered the needle onto the vinyl. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z She lowered the broom but kept it between them. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A young couple holding hands suddenly turned around and Riccio quickly lowered his voice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Beat Box lowered his volume but kept the beat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Grunting, the adzukulu carefully lowered the coffin with ropes, into the smaller compartment. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Suddenly, however, Amarante felt a nerve twitch somewhere deep inside his body: he held his fire, blinked his eyes, and then lowered the gun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I lowered my voice and said to her, “Let me ask you one thing, Mom. When you got home from the hospital that day, did you see the white paint on Erik’s hands?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms were so thin that when I lowered my lance it was all I could do to keep the point from jurrowing the ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the drawbridge was lowered, a chill wind sighed across the moat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She leaned down a bit and lowered her voice. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His trousers had been lowered for an obvious purpose and had only been pulled back half-way. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Before leaving, Ashima had stood, her head lowered, under her late grandfather’s portrait, asking him to bless her journey. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, yes, I forgot,” said Milo, in a voice lowered deferentially. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The woman lowered the rag she held over her face. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He lowered the beer sword and tapped me on each shoulder. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Mom lowered the binoculars and gave me a very serious look. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mother Water Monster lowered the tidal wave and the water softly rushed up to Nathan’s knee. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She lowered the aircraft delicately onto the roof, letting its six feet find their own purchase and adjust themselves to keep the cabin level. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z At the mention of General Matsika, the woman lowered the gun. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Lockton lowered his voice some, but he was still angry and scolding. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As I lowered my suitcase, I noticed a dried bloodstain on the wall behind the bed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She pictured its tiny body washed by strangers, wrapped in a tawny shroud, lowered into a hole dug in a patch of windswept land under the disappointed gaze of vultures. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Kin lowered Håkon to the ground gently, setting him on his belly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Mustafa puts down his fork, his head lowered, and I brace myself for another argument. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He was lowered slowly back to the concrete, and the pressure around his neck was gone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I lowered the lid and latched it in place, my stomach churning in revulsion. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It says,” the Sea King said as he lowered the Paper, the look of shock still on his face, “with the Iron Rod.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then, slowly, she lowered herself back to the ground. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He lowered the glasses and pulled down the cotton mask from his face and wiped his nose on the back of his wrist and then glassed the country again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know the army was so desperate that they’ve lowered their requirements in intelligence as well as age.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He lowered his gaze and stared at his sneakers. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Mayor Starks lowered the paper in pretended annoyance. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I lowered my eyes and did my best to fight down a smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Naomi wiped her hands on her apron and lowered herself into a kitchen chair, wishing for Henry to be at work so she didn’t have to sit through a meal with him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a delicate procedure, requiring the welders to balance on opposite ends of a beam while it was lowered onto columns, then welded in place. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Rain said television was a vast wasteland that lowered our standards until we couldn’t tell the difference between bad and good. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z There was a pointed silence from Ambrose, so I lowered my shirt and turned to face Fela, ignoring him entirely. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As Cliff and Fred lowered Henrietta’s coffin into her grave and began covering her with handfuls of dirt, the sky turned black as strap molasses. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The tourists turned around, and Prosper immediately lowered his voice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Again, they lowered their voices, but just as soon as I got comfortable again and started to doze they broke into a loud chatter once more. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I lowered the sail and scrambled out of the skiff, towing it into the shallows, where Osh stepped out and hoisted the dripping basket onto his shoulder. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z In the end, the standards of decency were simply lowered in order to make room for the candidate’s voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He raised his hands up, and most of those in attendance lowered their heads. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He watched as it lowered to the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He gave a snort and lowered his head, and for half a heartbeat Jon thought he was about to charge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was startled to see her, and lowered his eyes to the bowl. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She bled, and lowered herself to the ground. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z She came straight for me with her horns lowered, bawling her threats as she came. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa glanced at Roberto, lowered his eyes, and asked me to bring him the small, silver metal box where he kept our savings. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Awkwardly, he lowered himself down beside her and set aside his cane. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Every time he passed a policeman he lowered his head and held his breath. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The father continued solemnly with his head lowered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z With thousands of fascinated spectators, including the Queen, peering down into the pit, the BFG was lowered on a rope. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He groveled on his belly and came up to her smiling, head lowered humbly. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told you I knew where to find the best gator bait in the world!” he boasted as he lowered Tidbit to the ground. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His elbows jutted out at awkward angles as he lowered himself down onto the cool sands. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z If you lowered not the mirror but the painting, what you would see is yourself. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She lowered her chin and looked me straight in the eye. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She scratched an I in the plaster—that was an easy letter—then she lowered the key. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Here I lowered my feet into the pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As she lowered the cup, a Red Guard turned around and casually kicked it out of her hand. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa who was so tall that he sometimes lowered his head to get through doorways, that his tailor always used extra fabric to sew his trousers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z This is that the reproductive capacity of the birds has been so lowered by some environmental agent that there are now almost no annual additions of young to maintain the race. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She pulled in an uneven breath and lowered her voice. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He crawled back through the door into the narrow passage and lowered himself down the shallow wooden steps into the hallway. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His voice had lowered and he’d begun to grow into his hands and fingers and feet, which for the past few years had been too large for him, like a puppy’s paws. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He lowered his head slightly, and I read that as a signal that he was ready. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A second later she had unlocked the handcuffs and lowered them silently to the ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The sails were lowered hastily, and the men redoubled their efforts at the oars. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z And losing to me seems to have lowered hers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z When pheasants received dieldrin in their diets, “egg production was markedly lowered and chick survival was poor.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I lowered the telescope down to the street and watched people walk up and down the sidewalks. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He continued staring at her hand until she lowered it from her throat. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She said they made it super annoying to type and lowered her words per minute to under one hundred and thirty. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Boo Boo got to her feet, gingerly, like someone whose foot has gone to sleep in the theatre, and lowered herself into the dinghy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He explained what he’d seen; how, as the nearest dementor had lowered its mouth to Harry’s, a large silver something had come galloping across the lake and forced the dementors to retreat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He lowered his arm and stepped back, to protect himself. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Humperdinck jumped from ship to shore, a plank was lowered, and the whites were led to ground. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Kit lowered herself gingerly and gathered a halfhearted handful. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The woman pressed something on the screen of her phone, then lowered it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z |
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