| 单词 | mat |
| 例句 | They could not run as fast as leopard children normally run, and their coats were dull and matted. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The black leotards, the matted mane of hair, the monstrous valise were all gone; the palm-lined campus returned to its traditional lethargy and necking. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A sleeping mat was rolled tightly and tied to the bottom of the frame. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z And then I realized that a girl with an orange belt had gotten off the mat and was coming toward me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The object was to hit that mat just as everything in his body really got firing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I came plowing out of the matted mass and was right on the trap before I realized it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed back to the front of the group as they circled the mats again and again and again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Too bad chemistry teachers don’t keep a stash of mats and ropes handy just in case of emergency,” Z sneered. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “It scares me that the waste man’s so interested in where we live,” I told Arul that evening as we spread plastic on the ground beneath our straw mats and pillows. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Later we were given a felt mat, and one placed the felt mat on top of the sisal one to provide some softness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z August 20 Out the Too-High Window Green mats of grass in front of every house. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Arya tugged at the Weasel's matted hair, thinking it might be best to hack it off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was a rattan throw mat on the floor. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Its hair was so matted and covered with leaves that it looked like an owl’s nest in need of housecleaning. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Without waiting to hear whether we were feeling better or not, he went on to tell us where the sleeping mats were and that he was going fishing and would be back in the morning. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He aches to call her back, and almost does, almost calls her name into the dark, quiet maze of screens and mats and corridors. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z A lot of the best drivers “walked into it,” but I was stuck standing on the mat. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I thought it was pointless, and the mats we were lying on smelled like a hundred sweaty armpits. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Nhamo gently helped her lie down and stretched out on the mat herself to think. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where are we going again?” she said sweetly, brushing a strand of her matted hair from her face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “You look beautiful!” she gushed as she settled herself next to me on a rush mat. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z With the suitcase Tessie had had no time to consult me, and so there it was, bearing a design like a place mat’s. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the meantime, I’m planning to beg forgiveness on my prayer mat for the next year. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I had to roll to the very edge of my mat to hear her. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z When the teacher had asked the boys to get the gym mats, the boys had just looked at each other without moving. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, lying on his mat, he could not picture himself doing the brave things his father had done, or his uncles, or the heroes of the stories. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She and James broke apart for three women with yoga mats slung on their shoulders and then came back together. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The hollow is bent and twisted, its tongues waving in the air, open jaws dripping black on the mat. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The two hundred or so patients are lined up on straw mats or cots on the floor, their cries echoing off the cold stone walls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellidyr’s face, below a bloodstained mat of tawny hair, held a look of scorn and pride. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Then I rolled up the grass mat my mother had woven for me and lifted it onto my shoulder. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A scrawny gray-brown thing with long matted fur. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Here, bushes and a wild tangle of creeper made a mat that kept out all the light of the sun. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There was a mat and a pillow in one corner and a shelf along one wall covered in coils of wire, tin snips, pliers, and little glass jars filled with sorted pieces of metal. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We sit on the mats and various people from the village come to sit near us—a few old men and women, many children and young warriors. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A few revellers had decayed bodies with grey flesh, matted clumps of hair and nasty wounds. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Siddhartha went into the room where his father was sitting on a mat made of bast. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She and James broke apart for three women with yoga mats slung on their shoulders and then came back together. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The apartment was quiet when I let myself in earlier, and I could tell Muhammad wasn’t home by his big shoes missing from the mat. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z When he reached the middle of the mat he lay and listened. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She had a heap of appallingly dirty mats that Tendai assumed was the babies’ bedding. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My finger traces patterns on the blue place mat. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He twirled the candy cigarette over his place mat. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Our bedding consisted of a single sisal, or straw, mat. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands are kind of aching, so when he lets go, laughing, I fall with him onto the mat. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We went on down the clear road and as it turned a corner into the open and went into the square arched tunnel of matting the rain started again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I looked at the dance floor, trying to imagine it covered with spongy mats. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I hurriedly grab the last two biscuits and put them on my place mat. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His curly brown hair was matted around the sides and back from weeks of being crammed under that hat, or perhaps a helmet. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z At the top of the staircase, a drab corridor stretched out ahead, with rough coconut matting on the floor. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I fling myself back down on the prayer mat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Neighbors complain, even the ones eight mats away, saying it’s bad enough being trapped in putrid, hot air made from fermented bodies and oily sweat, must everybody also endure something rotten? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z On the fourth day Kit felt chilly and lightheaded, and by twilight she was thankful to sink down on the mat they dragged to the fireside near her cousin. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Olanna picked up the comb and began to untangle her own matted hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All around us, families are lying down on the ground with no mats or blankets separating them from the dirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyson pulled him out from behind the exercise mat just as the ball exploded against it, blasting the mat to smoking shreds. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The features of the wanted woman were hooded and indistinct, but there was no mistaking the slope of her shoulders, the matted bear-skin cloak. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I make a halfhearted effort to push my hair out of my eyes and realize it’s matted into clumps. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “The Americans will be white,” Kadiatu announced from her mat across the room. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke let Lowry up again, giving up another point before throwing him back to the mat almost immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He grabbed her, twisted, flipped them both down to the mat, landing with her in the dominant position over him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I lie down on a mat that Ma has spread out next to Chou and fall asleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had calabashes of water and boiled marula juice, a pot of toasted grasshoppers, a basket of tsenza roots, and a small grass mat covered with ripe bramble berries. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z You and Muthu played with your balloon while Arul and I placed the straw mats and new pillows inside the tents, making them look almost cozy. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Like Rabbi Koslowe, you had to agree to stand on the rubber mat. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And nothing was more galling to my uncle than finding me outside, sitting cross-legged on a grass mat, studying and writing my letters, which I copied from the Qur’an. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She stretched out on a mat by the bed and, worn out by fear and misery, sank into a dreamless sleep. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There was enough for the six mats and enough each for a penny for rice and beyond that he had three pence left. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Lyra had an impression of bloodstained muzzle and face, small malevolent black eyes, and an immensity of dirty matted yellowish fur. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Tents and sleeping mats were scattered as far as the eye could see. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was a candle burning just outside, and on the matting in the gallery. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The one eye we could see under all that matted hair, his right eye, was warm and friendly, and his smile was genuine, so the twins reached out and shook hands with him. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was the same way he worked on the mat, quick and decisive. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His hair was all matted up like a bird’s nest and his clothes were so dirty that not even Cooter would’ve been caught dead in ’em. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z While he groused about so preposterous an idea, the kid laid down the mat he never used, bulldogged him down to it, pulled off his shoes and draped a blanket over him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z First, I knelt on the woven mat and prayed: “My God, give me the power to cure.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As his sister put away the stick, pail, and masks, Neel crawled wearily onto his mat. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Some women held rolled-up mats under their arms; they had spent the night outside the gates. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I yelled, and when Grandma and I yanked open the door a stranger was standing on the porch mat, like one of those church ladies dressed in shiny shoes and a Sunday hat. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they showed it to her and asked for help, it was just a beating heart inside a cage of matted feathers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then they picked up their rubber mats and walked to the next room. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he could do anything, Luke snapped him down to the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When I wake, I am sitting upright on the straw mat and Keav is pushing food into my mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Naima made herself chew and swallow, longing to fling herself on her mat and cover her face. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z His matted hair was blond, his face was caramel-brown, and his eyes were wide and unblinking. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At night under my mat, and during the day when we roll up the mats, in the pocket of Tía Mari’s fur coat that she wears when she travels to cold countries. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They turned over the mat and the sweat came out of the other side. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z 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 I pull my sweatshirt closer to my body, looking away at the pile of yoga mats in the corner, trying to ignore the fact that that open space? Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z These men don’t even sleep on mats on the ground? she thought briefly, but then the horror of what was about to happen overwhelmed her and she looked around wildly for a means of escape. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Not on his first night in Master’s house, on this bed that was nothing like his hand-woven raffia mat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ma sits on the mat calmly peeling the golden fruit. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “That plate don’t quite go with that place mat, but I’m gonna call it good for now.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The mat is broad and rubbery, runs the full width of the street, and makes a chirping sound as it recognizes each runner’s timing chip. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Pong knelt at the side of Father Cham’s mat, not sure if he was awake. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The scaffolds also held work platforms for the masons made of mats of woven twigs. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z First the place mat, then a loose thread on his shirt. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been lying on the cool bamboo mat of his living room with the sliding doors open to allow the warm breeze to circulate through the house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Pong would have thought it was all a bad dream if he didn't still have the faded glass orb tucked behind his mat in the boys' bunk room. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He had buried his pearl under a stone of the fire hole in his house, and he stared at the woven tules of his sleeping mat until the crossed design danced in his head. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It frightened him—the face was cut and bleeding, swollen and lumpy, the hair all matted, and on his forehead a cut had healed but left the hair stuck with blood and scab. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they had left, locked the door behind them and put the key under the mat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the cave, the girl had settled herself to sleep on her sleeping mat when she heard her brother singing outside. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He staggered backward across his front yard, which was the size of a bathroom mat, and flopped onto his back. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z We took off our shoes and stepped on the straw mat that covered the floor. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Wood did not conceal his admiration for the way Indian mats "deny entrance to any drop of rain, though it come both fierce and long." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The squareness of the rock allowed a sort of plinth round it, so mat to the right, over the lagoon, one could inch along a ledge and turn the corner out of sight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Virtual Mateo lands right as I do, my feet digging into the mat. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I imagined the sound of my hands punching off it, and the feel of my body lifting, spinning weightlessly through the air before surrendering to gravity, my feet finding the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Dark air stabbed at them from all along the edges of the sleeping mats. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The sunken cheeks were covered with a thin scattering of fuzz; the hair was lank and matted. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was wearing a shredded rubakha, dingy and rusty and matted to the thing’s body with some kind of metallic bands like frail armor. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t need one. And later we can get new mats.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In his house Kino squatted on his sleeping mat, brooding. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling very ill, I climbed the slope again, throwing myself down on the mat in the hut. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to help her with the dirty mats, but that would certainly not be allowed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then beyond where the road was not protected by the hills it was screened by matting on the sides and over the top. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Yoren had a twisted shoulder and a sour smell, his hair and beard were matted and greasy and full of lice, his clothing old, patched, and sel-dom washed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even though we had a dining table, my sister, brother, and I would plop place mats on the floor and eat our dinners while watching sitcoms. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She grabbed half a lemon that she kept in the comer by the folded mat that she and Guy unrolled to sleep on every night. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Pilate called Reba and together they flew through the house to find the comb, but when they found it Hagar couldn’t get the teeth through her roped and matted hair. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The fragment of coral, a tiny crinkle of pink like a sugar rosebud from a cake, rolled across the mat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She’d already pulled a book from a stack and plopped down on the woven mat. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My mother stomped on the welcome mat to shake the dirt from her boots and went inside with Uncle Darnell. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Others were removing their mats from their luggage. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Her normally smooth blond hair was a matted tangle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Where her gomo’s hands pressed into the floor mat, dark stains appeared. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Summer padded across the tower floor to Shaggydog, and began to lick at a mat of bloody fur on the back of his brother's neck. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Father Cham lay in the center of the room on a mat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She takes our hands, pulls us both down onto our mats, and settles in between us. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She thinks I’m a yoga mat and a bowl of granola and fresh fruit. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Shivering, Ranofer latched the gate and went back to his mat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Grandma Knife stretches her long arms and rolls up her straw mat. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Papa asked, sitting up cross-legged on his mat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The hair hung down, limp and draggled, or matted with dried blood where Hal’s club had bruised him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z I rolled up my mat and net and picked up my bag. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Every skill flowed effortlessly into the next one, and I stuck the dismount as if my feet were glued to the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He lay on the mat while the man made some sort of drink for himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the gravediggers then jumped in and covered the hole with wooden planks and a reed mat. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He was going to take the state officials to the mat. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z —All but one, there, too long to hide, a dark face like a skull, eyes shut and sunken, a mat of long, fibrous hair. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z One summer when his fur grew matted and mildewed I clipped him to the skin. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I was about to say, “I have my own mat, woven by my mother,” when I remembered that I had left it behind in the truck. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wide dirt road in front of the station, there was a row of bodies covered by dirty straw mats. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z So Fadi had knelt extra long on the prayer mat at the mosque, asking Allah for Mariam’s protection and for help in winning the competition. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Danielle stomped the snow off her shoes on our welcome mat. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The zebra’s mane was matted with chewing gum, like somebody had been spitting on it in their spare time. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I looked under the mat by the door, and there it was: the key! Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The second girl slept alone in her hut, sadly staring at the emptiness where the first girl had had her sleeping mat. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Last night, as we lay on our mats in the closet, Mami started telling me stories about growing up on a sugar estate where her father was the resident doctor. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “I hacked into Interpol. Not too difficult, I can tell you. They might as well have put out a welcome mat....” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Luke nodded absently, trying to focus on what was happening on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Our mats and blankets were laid in one corner. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Her long, white hair was matted and had a sickly yellowish tint. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Alfred tried it, coming up slowly, inch by inch, fighting to keep his legs straight and his heels on the mat as his shoulders began to quiver and the muscles in his stomach tightened painfully. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fur was matted with mud, leaves, pizza slices, and dried monster blood. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her hair, which Henrietta once spent hours combing and braiding, is frizzy, with thick mats that stop just below the five-foot mark behind her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She almost called out, Hey, Dad! but then the man had turned, and she saw his matted hair, and there was something about him that frightened her. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z But before he made it to us his legs seemed to fold under him and he sat back unnaturally on the matted lawn, his face so small-looking, arrested, so short of breath. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We were given no blankets, no food, no mats, and no toilet paper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some listened, but others didn’t care much and just walked up to the mat and hurled the bowl down. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The little flare of the twig fire made the design on his sleeping mat jump before his entranced eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The road was crowded and there were screens of corn-stalk and straw matting on both sides and matting over the top so that it was like the entrance at a circus or a native village. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Sitting on straw mats or wooden stools and chairs, we listen to Pa’s instructions. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mundungus stank of stale sweat and tobacco smoke: His hair was matted and his robes stained. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But he looks much older with his hair flat and matted, his head an orb more dully drawn, as if diminished. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu lay on a mat in his mother’s hut, staring at a dead spider squashed on the wall; its body fluids had stained the mud a deeper red. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “This is where we keep the lunch-bunch mats,” she explained, pointing to a stack of rugs next to the checkout desk. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It was one of Gregory Powell’s favorite platitudes that nothing was to be gained from excitement, so when Mike Donovan came leaping down the stairs toward him, red hair matted with perspiration, Powell frowned. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They showed me how to fix the mat I was supposed to sleep on. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Its mane was matted with sweat and blood, and its eyes were wild. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Sweat beaded across their upper lips and matted their sashes to their bodies. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I bolted upright and stared down at the mat. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But so much adrenaline was pumping through me that I needed a step to balance myself as my feet touched the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He would wash, put the mat by the window, and stand, bend, kneel, touch his forehead to the ground, and stand again while he said his prayers. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The appropriate answer, as far as she was concerned, was "tired," because the overly cheery instructor forced us to lie down on sticky rubber mats for twenty minutes after "lunchtime picture book." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Compared to the man on the television, however, whose gaunt face was surrounded by a matted, elbow-length tangle, Harry felt very well groomed indeed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Its walls weren’t made out of tree branches and grasses gathered from the forest, but from reed mats woven with colorful ribbons tied down at the bottom. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “And then I have to fit the sounds and the shapes with the situation, because so many words look the same when you lip-read. Like ‘mat’ and ‘mad’ or ‘pat’ and ‘pad.’ Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z All he wanted to do was make Tyler Simpson hurt, a kind of singular purpose that he rarely felt outside the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z All I want to do is lie on my mat in the closet. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z To drop the jump rope and sprint onto the mat, ready to go. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I leaned against a knobbly pine sticky with sap that matted the back of my head to the bark and watched the sky betray me into navy. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The thin priest was asleep on a mat on the raised stone verandah. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Thick and matted like strips of carpet, but I always thought they looked pretty cool. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There are still many living in the old barracks, but less crowding means at least everyone gets her own mat and blanket. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At six o’clock we received sleeping mats and blankets. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Damp ground made Nokomis’s old bones ache, so she spread out her brown cattail mat and sat down there to sew those pieces of bark together. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The mats smelled faintly of ammonia for reasons Tendai didn’t care to imagine. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The diviner took the array of bones and shells in her fat hands, shook them, muttering incantations, then threw them on the mat in front of her. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She is thin and pale, dull eyed, with sharp cheekbones and matted dark red hair, wind-chapped cheeks, and a red-rimmed nose. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z By sunset our space is one straw mat, enough for us five to huddle together. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Narrow but drenched with sun, the room contained a bed, a stool, a crooked table, and a rush mat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hair matted so close to her scalp, it’s obvious she hasn’t seen a comb in a while. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Every cot was occupied with injured women and children, many on straw mats on the floor. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Peeking into the yoga room, I see her sitting on a green mat meditating, her legs crossed, her eyes closed. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It is also pullulatingly alive: howling with insects, hot and humid as demon’s breath, perpetually shaded by mats of lianas and branches. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Its eyes and teeth were a dull yellow, its skin pale and blotched with dark spots, its hair a long, matted nest. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He saw the girl bending down to the sleeping dog, who, at her touch, opened one liquid eye, matted in the corners with what looked like green glue. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweet plums and bananas and rough-skinned cherimoyas spilled over the edges of rush mats, ready for the taking. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z For this reason, people often plaster their walls and bed mats with kwacha notes to protect themselves during the night. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z She was putting back the books and table mats from the sideboard drawers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We sat on mats on the floor, beyond the shade so we could feel the mild morning sun emerging after the rain. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Before the sun even popped its rays through the lowest brush, she was carefully rolling up the rush mats she had woven. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z That night, as I lay on my mat on the floor of my cell, I ran over the reasons for de Wet’s decision. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Water dripped off her matted hair and ran in icy trickles down her neck. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z His hair was matted with sweat and he walked on the tips of his toes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He laced up his shoes as Seth jogged around the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The freshmen were already rolling out the mats. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The soldiers’ faces and hands were black, and with their stubble and matted black hair, and their tied-on labels from the casualty-receiving stations, they looked identical, a wild race of men from a terrible world. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Luke saw it coming—let it happen, even—and sprawled back effortlessly, pushing Tyler’s face hard into the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I was annoyed with myself as I stepped off the mat to meet Aimee. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z All manner of household goods could be had, baskets and straw sleeping mats and wooden chests. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I nod and proudly set it down beside her on the mat. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Obiora had spread a mat and there was room on it, but she sat on the bare cement, resting her head against the railings. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s matted to her head like she’s just gotten out of bed. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The way he knew how to wrestle that first time on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He pulled away before I could hop back up and get my grass mat. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks worlds away from the girl who curled up on a mat with me or waited in line for hours for her favorite author. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The clean, sleeveless white undershirt and cotton pants his sister left for him after school were folded on her mat. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I was reading restaurant place mats, then turning them over to see if there was anything on the back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Concealed beneath a mat of vines he found three plastic garbage bags, each tied at the neck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby, Samuel and James, the two hopefuls, were turning somersets atop a row of rush mats, under the eye of a small, athletic-looking man. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Mismatched remnants of other carpets were positioned in front of the sofa and chairs, like individual welcome mats anticipating where a person’s feet would contact the floor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It’s a mess, matted hair—more black than brown—big paws, but its body is still small. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He kept back all he was able to buy mats to build a shed for them when they reached the south. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Sitting up I yawned and tried to comb back my matted hair with my fingers. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z After that, she started putting her mat next to mine. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z To explain the dry land, the Babylonians added that Marduk had placed a mat on the face of the waters and piled dirt upon it.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the next hour sweeping the heavy mat of soiled and soggy rushes onto the ground, spreading a fresh supply from a wagon over the boards, then loading the old ones on the wagon. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Tats and I say good-bye to each other, and I head to where Simone is waiting for me, soccer legs planted firm, mat spread out. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Well? Well? Make haste, I’m tired. I want my mat.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z His arms were thick with muscle and matted with brown hair. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He sat on the burning milestone with his matted hair and eyes like windows, and was glad to be able to look away sometimes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d invited him in, but he still stood on the welcome mat outside the door, his hands stuffed in his pockets. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Then the policemen looked around and saw the grass mat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the woven place mats in and lay them around the table. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The twins were out on the mat, wrestling each other hard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Other boys were jumping rope, jerking up and down like mechanical jacks-in-the-box, or straining on leather floor mats until their neck cords popped, or slamming medicine balls into each other's stomachs. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Connor Herrera was standing just off the mat, his singlet down around his waist and his headgear strapped to the loop. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was trembling top to bottom and soaking wet, his dark hair matted to his head and his clothes dripping. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “No. How very easily alarmed you are!” he answered, removing his cloak and hanging it up against the door, towards which he again coolly pushed the mat which his entrance had deranged. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Her stringy gray hair was matted to her skull in greasy tufts, and her cheeks were raked and bleeding as if she’d been clawing herself. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I strolled to where she was and dropped my grip bag onto the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He put down two embroidered place mats, a wedding gift from an uncle in Lucknow, and set out the plates and wineglasses they usually saved for guests. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The three of them had moved toward the mats, and all at once the rest of the boys followed them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Z raked his fingers through his matted hair. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Make it stop,” she grumbled, and rolled back onto her mat, mumbling as she settled into sleep again. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z When all my friends were getting Pound Puppies and She-Ra figurines, my mom had wrapped up place mats and umbrellas that I recognized from our local drugstore. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Soon Todd was back, drinking a beer and relaxing again on the porch, his hand stroking the rescued dogs matted fur. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When the babies were clean and their bellies were full, we went back to the sleeping room with our grass mat. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z This made a little mat, and Ma said it was the top of the crown of a hat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I placed his full food dish on the feeding mat at the end of the elaborate obstacle course. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Out of the other end of the spool dangles a round thick wool tail, which you’re supposed to wind up like a flat snail shell and sew into a mat to put the teapot on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Her head was up and her eyes were alert, although her muzzle was matted with blood. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He lay in the mat of creepers while the evening advanced and the cannon continued to play. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The class was seated on little rubber mats around a glass case within which was a mummy case within which was the mummy they were talking about. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath her bright beaded keffiyeh, her tangle of black matted hair sticks out. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Jon left me the key in an envelope under the mat, and a note saying Blessings, which is a measure of how much he’s softened, or mellowed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At night they unroll a mat and everyone sleeps on it, and in the morning they just roll it up again before getting on with their day. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I did not realize the trend of my subconscious thoughts until duty took me to the death chamber again and I stood on the edge of the rubber mat, within reach of the chair. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ranofer found himself sitting up on his mat in the courtyard, staring blindly into the dark. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z His hair was matted with moss and water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ranofer sat straight up on his mat and stared into the dark. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I left the empty water bowl in its new location and placed his food dish on the feeding mat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z What passed for the director’s office was four bare, cracked walls, a mat on the floor, a table, and two folding chairs. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His fat finger barely moved on the change mat but it flicked slightly like a tense cat’s tail. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleanor wasn't scared of the horse, but she didn't want to have to run down the mats with the whole class watching her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The moment they crossed the mat, they were all human. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Back to our house, Quincy put place mats on the counter. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She pushed a hand through her matted hair, flicking it back out of her eyes. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Her hips were covered with angry blisters, which oozed a fluid that had matted with the strands of old rope. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was hot and he found her asleep on a mat in the shade of their veranda. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Lee’s finger came to a gentle rest on the change mat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There were four proper beds, with sheets, and towels, a great luxury for men who had spent much of the last eighteen years sleeping on thin mats on a stone floor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sleep on the mat on the floor of the bathroom. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Then it was my turn on the mat. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Newt was covered in soot and dirt, his hair matted with sweat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When I go in, I smell the sharp odor of cleaner and notice that one of the mats has been dragged to the center of the room. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Before he left, he placed his brother’s bed mat under the cool shade of the acacia tree where he could rest. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z My fingers fidgeted with the woven place mat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He could see a striped savage moving hastily out of a green tangle, and coming toward the mat where he hid, a savage who carried a spear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z "Now that he is here,” he said, "we shall have to leave. I shall tell your brother to collect his sleeping mat and get ready for us to go to some other place.” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Something squatted on a raffia mat, shifting uneasily in the almost nonexistent light. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She grabs hold of the wooden pole holding up the tent, and instantly everything around it disappears—the orange cloth, the stool, the reed mat, and the bowl of golden mangoes. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The dunes were covered with mats of sand flowers, which are red and have tiny eyes that are sometimes pink and sometimes white. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “They left puddles on the mats, I can tell you,” Grandmother recalled. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The first thing you learned as a wrestler was, nobody could do anything for you on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As the rest of the family disappeared down the path that led to their new place, she took her mat and her pots to the cave and set them on a ledge at the back. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Just big mats of floating plants going by with stilty-legged birds walking around and around on top, every one of them no doubt thinking he’s king of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the sound like a great matted yellow hive of bees within a dark bellows, the lazy bumble of a purring lion. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed the matted ears and let the dog lick his cheek. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Getting down on his hands and knees, he’d inched across the matted carpet and found the small black bag his father kept in the closet. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu was sitting on a low stool on the verandah, bowls of food on a raffia mat before him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z My parents attended the premiere, sitting cross-legged on one of the padded mats spread like islands across the filthy concrete floor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I bang against the mat, shocks chasing each other around my body, but the pain doesn’t kill me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Ajima showed him to a small narrow room with a sleeping mat already unrolled, then left him alone. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “He lives west of here in a cave. He wears a bearskin coat, has long hair—all matted and full of burrs—and according to him he fishes for a living.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheriff looked through the bars at the young man with the matted hair. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It did look like a little cool, green room with walls of foliage, a door of sedge stalks, and a thick, springy carpet of matted undergrowth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Father leaned over from his mat and picked up his tea again, moving very slowly because of his bandaged sides. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s an assemblage of enormous weights parallel to the mat, ready for her. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She always used the newspaper for place mats because she didn’t like to waste anything. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Nearly blinded by the flying embers he had dashed water on his head and face, and his matted hair and begrimed skin added to his frightened looks made him seem like another person.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He dragged his chest protectors alongside the old man’s mat and lay down, and only then, when he closed his eyes, did he cry. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a blue bath mat, a blue fake-fur cover on the toilet seat; all this bathroom lacks from the time before is a doll whose skirt conceals the extra roll of toilet paper. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The two of us were lying next to each other on the straw mats Wahid’s wife had spread for us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They lay down in the back verandah on a grass mat with an inflatable goose and a Qantas koala bear. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The gloves that covered them were leather, lined with fur to match the cloak that hung matted and stiff from his broad shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He peered into the back of the car to make sure that there was a mat to lay the ozu on, that they would not just lay it down on the rusty floor. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It held a small wooden table, a chair, one bed, and a straw mat on the dirt floor. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She left the door key under the mat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It feels so good to zap them into giggles on the floor mat. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He left it and crossed the courtyard to the farthest corner where his sleeping mat was spread under a straggling acacia tree. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z We both lie down on our backs and my shoulder blades sink into the mat. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We were each given three thin blankets plus a sisal mat. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And so Wang Lung and his family mingled with these others and with them they came at last to two great buildings made of mats, and everyone crowded into the open end of these buildings. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z All he said was, “Never again. Not on my mat.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His hair was red on one side and white on the other, all matted and filthy from cage and travel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then, on top of the mats, she poured the rice, which began, after the mat was properly heated, to give off a most delicate, nutty aroma. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z About twelve people were lying on bamboo beds, on mats, on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her hair is wet and matted with small bits of a tofulike substance on her black head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Could one really “be there” and stand on the rubber mat? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls and roofs are made of mats woven from rushes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Masvita kicked open the door at once and dragged the mat out before it could set the whole hut on fire. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the visitor’s locker room, Gaines, his face slacked with sweat and his hair matted, closed the door to parents and fans and drew the players around him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Piggy, always clumsy, stood up and came to stand by him, so mat Ralph rolled on his stomach and pretended not to see. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z My socks balled up on the hardwood floor made a greater statement than any of their hokey claptrap with the carefully matted frames and big curly signatures in the lower left-hand corners. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Long gray hairs were matted into the blood on the blade. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I am sitting on my grandmother's lap when she tells me this, already so tall my legs dangle far down, the tips of my toes touching the porch mat. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z We loaded two cars and drove down the road that was screened with wet mats and the last of the sun came through in the breaks between the strips of mattings. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Blood had matted the great thatch of fur on his head, and one ear, half severed, hung down beside his face. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Lowry whined like a kicked dog as Luke drove his shoulder to the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was looking down now, playing with the frayed edges of the straw mat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I sat atop a rolled-up wrestling mat, kicking a volleyball against the opposite wall. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Dirty, clothes torn, hair matted, he’s been tested. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Kazi would stop what he was doing and get his prayer mat that he kept rolled up in the corner of the kitchen. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As I fell asleep, I could see him sitting on his mat, weighing the possibilities of what I had said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked past rooms with no floor covering but matted carpets and windows shuttered with sheets of plastic. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was immaculately clean, the floor mats freshly vacuumed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The mats and mattresses arranged in the classrooms crawled with vicious bedbugs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I watch as he stretches from a little boy into the broom-size of a man, his height mounting the innocent fabric that splits our one-room house into two spaces, two mats, two worlds. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z When I found her, Laika was joyously wriggling on the mat of the carcass, all four of her little paws, dancing, pointed up at the moon and stars. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I started getting her mat for her, putting it down next to mine and waiting for her to come from lunch. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The juice rolled down his mouth and his neck, dripped on the table and matted his hair. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A light scurrying under the netting of dried grass that matted the ground. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Above us, a mat of grass suspended on branches shields our faces from the sunlight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Rekh motioned for him to kneel on the mat and, extracting a mallet from the tool rack attached to the table, handed it to him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z My parents had been busy moving all the equipment and mats from the Warehouse to WCC while I was competing at Worlds. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I remember my fur was a matted mess. I was totally out of shape. Hadn’t herded anything for weeks. But Jenny saw my potential.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I finished my third set of bicep curls and dropped the dumbbells on the mat between us, hoping he'd give me some space. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He squirmed on his mat, wishing uselessly that Headmaster hadn’t selected him, picturing the cub chased by a hungry crocodile, counting the minutes until the sun would finally rise. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z His matted hair is sweaty and he hangs his head to focus on his feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The So-Called Gym Teacher eyed me from the other side of the mat. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As evening wore on the mother brought out a striped mat, for she had persuaded us to stay the night, on which to sleep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face is the blue of death, framed by a floating mat of hair. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When I awoke that morning, the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, the straw mat covering my bed was already sticky. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Amari and her mother scurried around their small dwelling, rolling up the sleeping mats and sweeping the dirt floor with a broom made of branches. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Even now I can see the whole house, inside and out: a welcome mat at the door, a red kettle on the stove, the million stars shining in through the skylight at night. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z I had to drag them off the mat by their legs and slap them until they woke up. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z After introduction ceremonies, my mother, the diviner and I went to a hut, where we sat on mats on the floor, opposite the diviner, as she arranged her divining bones and shells. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were so wild, his hair so long and matted, his voice was so full of authority and thunder that he caused panic on the first, or Charter, National Suicide Day in 1920. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We take off our slippers outside the door, wipe our feet on a thick mat, and step inside. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Then he and Mags pull blades of the sharp grass that grows in five-foot-high tufts and begin to weave them together into mats. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Not while the rain made it dim as twilight under the canopy and pattered like footsteps across the matted earthen floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The boy went past, his hair matted with sweat. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She slept on the mat outside, and even the routine of the mosquito bites became a comfort. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I was on the point of risking Mr. Rochester’s displeasure by disobeying his orders, when the light once more gleamed dimly on the gallery wall, and I heard his unshod feet tread the matting. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was as I sat on my rush mat, eating the meager evening meal with my family, that I gathered the courage to place my questions into the air for others to hear. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Part of me wants to drop the guitar on the welcome mat and jump into the shrubs, but before I can move, the door opens. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She was on her hands and knees, back arched high, on a bright blue mat on the basement floor, while Ifemelu lay on the couch, eating a chocolate bar and watching her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He groped his way back to the sleeping mat. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he bent down and wormed his way into the center of the mat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I can weave and spin, or plait matting, but there is no money for spindle, cotton or fibre. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to move the mat with my foot. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth hit him with a crossface and wrenched Luke down to the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I tied it to the mat and went across the room. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was greasy and matted to his forehead, and up close he looked pale, almost translucent. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We had no new beds in the Conakry house like the ones the Americans had sent to us in Makeni, so we made do with grass mats. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clean now, someone had wiped off the blood, spread new floor mats on the floor, and scrubbed the walls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Cold on the porcelain, her hair was down, loose around her shoulders, and matted with dried blood. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z In the center of the room, a few children of all ages sat on straw mats on the floor listening to a silver-haired teacher who sat cross-legged, reading aloud from a picture book. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He could beat an unconfident wrestler before he ever got on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Inside, the rooms were almost empty—a large, once elegant country house stripped of all but a few mats, an altar in one comer of the first room, a funeral urn. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The father, silent and motionless, sat on the mat, and the stars passed across the sky. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the period was over, they were the ones who had to stay in the gym to roll up the mats and put them away while everyone else changed. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Overstuffed pillows, fluffy bath mats, floral-print shower curtains, pastel comforter sets, four-hundred-thread-count cotton sheets, and dishes, all in the calm shades of baby nurseries. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The dirty and clean rice were in two careful mounds on the enamel trays before us, with the stones placed on the mat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The So-Called Gym Teacher came up behind me before my second match while my opponent was staring at me across the mat generating aggression. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then he pointed at the woman standing by the elevator with her back to them, cradling a pink yoga mat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A woman with a yoga mat tucked under one arm stops and joins the other two ladies. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then he goes out and messes up the tracks with his foot, kicking up the grass where we’d matted it down, and covering the trail of blood with dust. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When Angie finally comes out of her room, she’s wearing a ratty gray robe and her hair is matted and greasy. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Slowly I push open the door, walking as quietly as I can to a mat across the room from her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The thick fur around his neck was matted from the rain. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z When he had finished them—which he did in a humiliatingly short time—he surveyed the lotus root, wiping it on the mat of crushed grasses and wondering how he was going to cut it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I look down the aisle: A rubber mat runs along the center, with rows of three navy-blue cloth-covered seats on either side. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Inside were more than fifty people, probably in the same situation as I. Most were lying on mats in the open compound. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When at last Daenerys found the strength to raise her head, she saw the crowd dispersing, the Dothraki stealing silently back to their tents and sleeping mats. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He didn’t look at Coach as he slipped to the mat, feigning a single leg and then immediately spinning, ready to break his opponent down. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In the grassless section in front of the house, a baby is crawling on top of a dog with black matted fur, and a boy of about six is poking a stick in the dirt. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s sleeping mat was rolled up and set to one side. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Annie tackled Luke, bringing him down to the mat and pretending to wrestle him until she was simply holding him in her arms. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The mat that was spread out in front of the doorway insisted otherwise. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I could see by the moonlight coming through the window that his face and hair were matted with blood. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Go on, take a seat,” said Somkit, motioning to the mat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But they lost interest and, soon, the watch sat abandoned on the straw mat. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He spread them by the fire on sticks angled into the sand and piled on more wood and went and sat by the boy again, smoothing his matted hair. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They’d piled a mat of dead hemlock boughs over the snow and they sat wrapped in their blankets watching the fire and drinking the last of the cocoa scavenged weeks before. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He came into the bathroom and that old fool played with the plastic bath mat like a puppy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor is covered with what feels like a wrestling mat. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I finally take out my prayer mat and pray, my tears seeping into the lush fabric. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Her hair, thick and matted, obviously had not been brushed in a long time. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Kino raised the sleeping mat and dug up his pearl and put it in front of him and stared at it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z As I got to know some of the international competitors better, I’d hug them when they came down from the mat or high-five them and say something like, “You did great!” or “Awesome job!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I find myself standing in some sort of gym, equipped with large punching bags, racks of weights, mats, and long mirrors. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Slowly, I walk my finger back to my spot on the mat and begin to eat each grain of the sugar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab waited for me in the doorway, staring at the welcome mat, with his hands behind his back. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Now there are ten of us here upon these mats and the flock-bed of sickness, which stinks most revoltingly of our illness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z My hair was in tangled patches, brown with dirt and matted with blood. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z At the tide line a woven mat of weeds and the ribs of fishes in their millions stretching along the shore as far as eye could see like an isocline of death. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z After such a long time at sea, my skin was like a hide and my hair was long, matted and as silky as a fly- catching strip. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Though they smelled like death and were covered in matted, sometimes bloody fur, I fell completely in love with them. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He lay sleepless on a grass mat wedged in with the other boys. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Then everyone starts talking, laughing, with children running and playing, and everyone getting up from their mats. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z From the equipment closet, Mr. Jones drags gymnastic mats. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z At first it was just a dark spot on the bamboo mats that covered the courtyard bricks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I never had that sort of effortlessness on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Our room isn’t very large, but there are huge vents, safety mats leaning against the wall, and an instructor who’s dressed like an aviator, with her curly brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Amah telling me to lie down on my mat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z How did you finish a reed mat, for example? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Whole sections of it were clumpy and clung to his head like matted fur, and the parts of it that hung over his eyes and covered both his ears were wispy. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mags and Finnick have created a hut of sorts out of the grass mats, open on one side but with three walls, a floor, and a roof. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z After leaving the keys beneath the floor mat on the driver’s side, I walked back to our car. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To see him toiling up the slope inch by inch, his breath coming fast, the tips of his hoofs clawing at the ground, and his great sides matted with sweat, filled everyone with admiration. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The man standing before them had thick hair so matted with dirt it could have been any color. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The girl was trembling, her eyes wide and vague» Her hair was matted with blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her tangle of black matted hair is tied off her scrawny face with a bright beaded keffiyeh, but otherwise allowed to stick out however it likes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I saw them, a handful of kids scattered around the library on rugs, lying in pairs or off in a corner by themselves on a mat, piles of books beside them. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z We sat in the dirt or on the mats near the stove. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z That mat had been my only link to my mother, and I had lost it. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Half awake, I watched as he rolled off his mat and got dressed, except for his boots. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu saw Eberechi right away; she was with some men and women who were bent over a pile of palm fronds, cutting, matting, passing them on to a man on a wooden ladder. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z All he wanted to do was go back on the mat and keep on hurting that kid. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The living room smelled of bleached palm oil that came from the kitchen and Baby was lying on a mat, looking through the pages of Eze Goes to School. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead, I just stand at the edge of the woven reed mat and stare at the three elders before me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z His fur was matted and twitching, as if his muscles were spasming, and the giant rabbit was gritting his teeth with effort. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After Nick had turned the gun admiringly over in his hands once or twice, he set it back on the rubber mat again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point people outside rushed the bus, their clothes ratty, hair matted to their heads, strange sores like those Thomas had seen on the woman covering their terrified faces. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It stretched out long and grey and very high, and against the base the small mat sheds clung like fleas to a dog’s back. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Ma wasn’t feeling quite as well today, so she was resting on her mat, and Baba was nowhere in sight. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Hassan lugged his mattress, rolled tightly and tied with a rope, on his back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She went to Drogo burning on his mat, and gazed long at his wound. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Thanks, Mom,” I said, placing one on top of the other in the center of the orange mat. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A huge, bloated raccoon with matted hair lies dead, no visible trauma, its fur falling off, one of its ribs exposed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He was rarely even on the mat more than a few minutes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The sound swelled in the dark till the entire room was pulsating, till the air itself became alive and matted with bees. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to her, Ma sits on the mat, holding Geak, who sleeps quietly in her arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At first I made no headway against its obstinate mats and tangles. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z It wasn’t all right that the dude who probably hadn’t washed his thickly packed and matted hair in a month was killing the last of Cool Papa Byrd’s smell with his sweated-up head. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The forehead was laid open, oozing blood back into the matted hair. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And Tree- ear had settled down on his sleeping mat, wriggling around for the most comfortable position. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Luke shot, took the legs, and slammed the kid to the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Once he got up but fell back down to the mat and I told him to stay very still. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She barely heard the other girls’ voices, and as soon as possible she stretched out on a sleeping mat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z While we kids make do with squatting, my parents sit on a little straw mat that Ma has packed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Imagine this,” Guy said from the mat on the floor. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z A few matted hairs sprang apart and twinkled individually. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Water also ran down their necks from their matted hair, and both boys were shivering and jiggled their knees to keep warm. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z After a while he went shakily to his mat and dropped upon it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Coach O told them to leave everything they had on the mat—blood, sweat, all of it—and Luke treated it like gospel. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Doubtless it was one god only, he thought more humbly as he rolled up his mat and started for the storeroom. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Still, game or not, when it came to the mat, Luke was a single-minded killer put on the earth by whatever gods were in charge of taking dudes down, and hard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I set the forks and knives on our individual place mats, these impulse buys at the corner store when our money situation was a little better than it is now. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Her hair was caught in a thick mat, but she was alive. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu was back on the verandah after breakfast, sitting on the stool, with Amaka settled on a plastic mat at his feet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z While she sewed mats together and reset the willow poles, Omakayas often experienced the haunting sense of things missing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Two young boys lay down mats for us to sit on, and then they build a fire. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The size of big rats, they hang limp and lifeless in his hands, their fur matted to their bodies. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is matted and bloodied, pressed into the hollow of her crushed skull. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mother on her mat, not the most comfortable of beds, but a lot better than sleeping in prison or in a coffin! Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z His hair is matted down from sweat and work on the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Every time I got on the mat, Clarisse would pulverize me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They were three scarecrows, their clothes in tatters, their faces black with soot and grease, their hair and beards matted. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He comes in and sits cross-legged on the mat with me, breath huffing with the effort of lowering himself to the floor. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z A fluffy new beige-colored bath mat at the side of the bed was the only floor covering. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Their old model black Mercedes was fussily maintained, the floor mats wavy from vacuuming, the leather seats shiny with polish. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There were no more sacks, only a pile of the straw, matted up in the corner nearest the door. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z At the corner of the building, four Twister mats have been pegged into the grass, and about a dozen kids are wrapped around each other, pretzel-style. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z First, I swat at the dust with my broom, but it’s thick, matted up in his fur. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He got dressed and walked out into the gymnasium, where the mats were already rolled out and taped down with precision. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Captain Smith sits on the mat next to me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It still has her five-dollar bill stuck under the salt shaker, a half-empty cup of coffee, a dirty fork and an empty place mat with syrup stains. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z In the nave, scores of country folk stand or sit on mats and benches. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I held out my hand and let her three matted braids tickle the lifelines in my hand. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They might work sixteen hours a day without pay, expecting only the food they ate and the straw mats they slept on. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He was staring at the ground, beer matting his hair. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The witch doctor searched my father’s face with his bleary eyes; he picked up the bones and shells, slowly shook them in his gnarled, jet-black hands and threw them on the mat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At her voice, the puppy, his fur matted with twigs, emerged from the place where he had been hiding. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I want to wear my matted tresses in braids as soon as I learn to do my whole head without numbing my arms. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I could tell just by looking at their faces which ones had left wet mats in the sleeping room. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She is supposed to be a stray, and her fur must look matted and dirty. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I turned to where Grandpa was putting away the table mats. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The open floor is cushioned with soft black mats. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Baby slept on a mat with Olanna’s wrapper over her to keep the mosquitoes away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Finally, as the light faded, they fastened the mats of bark onto the willow frame, a half skeleton of pliable saplings. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Dany clutched the soft cloth to her cheek and sat cross-legged on her sleeping mats. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Rain matting the hair over his collar, forming a little pool in the space between his boots. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I roved around peeling up mats of old newspaper and looking under chairs and tables. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Birds were screaming, mice shrieking, and a little hopping thing came under the mat and cowered. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The dog’s bent tail, matted with twigs and leaves, thumped on the ground, and the boy grinned in reply. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And last he turned his head to Juana, his wife, who lay beside him on the mat, her blue head shawl over her nose and over her breasts and around the small of her back. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Frowning, he threw himself down again, pulling an edge of the matting over his bare legs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z His golden hair stuck to his head in matted clumps, and his lips were dry and cracked. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Blood matted his hair, dripped down the side of his face—bright red. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “First you must buy six mats,” said one, a man with coarse, hanging lips like a camel’s mouth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Some limp and dangling things look like slices of our bath mat. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I stretch out, pressing my hot cheek on the grass mat, staring at the thing in aggravation. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Alfred waited until they finished the exercise before he lowered himself to a corner of a mat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinjoo’s mom rushed over to the bodies and began pulling up the mats and checking the faces. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z And it was sheer bad luck mat he sat down on the pile of thistles. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He took Ben’s arm and drew him up and they went to the fence and stood side by side there, peering between the matted honeysuckle not yet in bloom. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Ranofer rose from his mat and ran across the pavement and into the storeroom. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I knew the ceremony wouldn’t go well as the Paqo and I laid out our rush mats in his favored spot, one of the many small stone guesthouses covered with thatch. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Her hair was matted against her neck, and she brushed it away with one hand, while with the other, she held the covers up to her chest. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He circles the bath mat until he finds the perfect spot to curl up in. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z There was a mat in front of the door which said Welcome in twelve different languages. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I stroll over to Ms. Warner, who’s sitting on a stack of folded-up mats against the wall making notes on her clipboard. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The women beat out their sisal mats and replant their fields while grieving for lost children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Rex is considerably smaller than the tiger, with mats in his mane and ribs showing under his dull coat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Inside she went straight to her mat and pulled the sheet over her head. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Amma yanked our mat closer to the wall to make space where there wasn't any. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It contained a large room where many girls slept two by two on grass mats upon the floor. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m lying down on the prayer mat, my hair spread out like a fan under me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Nokomis had the sick ones arranged in their bedding, blankets pulled neatly up to their chins, mats clean on the floor all around the fire. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “No, don’t hit her. That is unfair. You know that she’s not the only one to wet her sleeping mat.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke wasn’t sure what to do, how to hold his body when he walked off the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His grandmother grabbed him by his shoulders and pushed him back on the mat. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He kicked the mat back in place, then unlocked the door and pulled it open. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A mass of filthy, matted hair hung to his elbows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z We wore harnesses in case we fell, and there were mats on the floor of the gym. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Normally, the second floor housed twenty patients that needed long-term care on straw mats covered with blankets. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Mr. Porter, Mr. Boss, since you seem to have time enough on your hands, come over here and drag the mats around the trampoline. Mr. Perkins, you set the mats around the parallel bars.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z It looked like a cross between a vampire pig and a black bear—an absolutely massive animal with thick, matted fur and teeth that extended below its mouth. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The third night thirty small frogs were sitting on his mat and staring at him with their frog eyes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers cast away grass mats, pottery, and beads. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Every fight of my entire life leaves me lying on the mat. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted the bamboo mat to see if I could peel off my shadow, but it was under the mat, on the brick. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was matted and her skin was covered in sores. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On the way to Casse we make a house call, stopping at a hut to greet an elderly-looking couple sitting together on a straw mat. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Wild eyes, hollow cheeks, my hair in a tangled mat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z An instant later he was safe on his mat under the acacia tree, breathless and panting but lying in an attitude of sleep. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Her avocado skin had a ridged texture like corduroy, her graying hair was shaggy and matted, and her build bordered on obese. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We were asleep on the palm mats that I'd made, but it awakened us immediately. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was matted with dust and dirt. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There were too few blankets, too few mats and toilets, and too little food. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, Mom and Dad slept in the bedroom, and the rest of us slept on mats and blankets on the floor in the main room. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He slipped off his shoes on the woven mat by the front door. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z As I stepped off the mat, Aimee ran over and gave me a hug. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Following the rules, she rolls her straw mat off the floor and leans it against the wall. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have been five or six years old, with matted dark hair and filthy clothes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Ma unrolls the straw mat and lines it up next to the bed- sheets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A bamboo mat and rug cover the living room’s floor, cushioning a low table with a teapot and teacups. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I got my mat ready for sleep, I still tasted the syrupy mango juice on my tongue. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Old enough to be her grandmother, Nin was a squat woman with matted hair and a face as tough as rawhide. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I jerked it and the mat came up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She stretched out on her mat beside her sleeping sister, tiredness making her aware of every muscle that she had used during the day. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He loped steadily along, and the swarms of midges and stinging insects could not penetrate his matted hair. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The truck bounced down the road toward Makeni, and I bounced with it as I wrapped myself in my grass mat and continued to cry for the loss of all my happiness. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Kerns punched my shoulder somewhere between See ya bud and I remember when you pinned me your first time on the mats and made me look like an idiot in front of my boys. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It was in my hair too—a matted mess of oily ropes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I thought he was a creature covered in matted fur, his face grotesque and contorted, with giant fangs and bloody eyes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Taking small, cautious steps I walk past rows of people lying on cots and mats on the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Balls of ice the size of grapes were matted to his hair and eyelids. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Her hand was steady as she took the key from under the mat and opened the door. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Burnside mats down his gray combover and knocks four times, then a fifth, because he’s obnoxious like that. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But then the whistle blew, and Luke’s face went straight into the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z No one seemed to be paying them much attention, and most of the literature they were handing out turned into a big One Drum welcome mat at the front gates. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The wolves’ brindled backs were a sea of matted fur and muscle between her and Pol. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z These are the days when going into any building you cross a mat of dirt and cinders led in by others before you, thinning and finally trailing off in the corridors. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke sat with her for another two or three minutes before the janitor came in, earphones on, and nearly fell over when he saw them sitting on the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A tubby, mild-mannered recruit named Emminger, harshly flipped onto the mat, suffered torn ligaments in his shoulder and was sent off to the emergency room of a local hospital. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I sobbed while she tried her best to clean our grass mat and me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They were dragging goats, carrying yams and boxes on their heads, chickens and rolled-up mats under their arms, kerosene lamps in their hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Still, I must keep on with it, he told himself as he settled more comfortably on his mat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z So even if Cecile showed up on Papa’s welcome mat, Big Ma wouldn’t swing the front door open. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He left his corner and went back gratefully to his mat, thanking all the gods of Egypt for the invention of barley beer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z As I came down on the mat on my final tumbling pass, I think I was the happiest athlete in Rio. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I see them through the cracks between the walls, their houses not much more than a pile of food and supplies on one side and sleeping mats on the other. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z High above the creek a spring seeps from the cliff face, irrigating a growth of moss and maidenhair fern that hangs from the rock in lush green mats. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I took down the mats on which we slept from the wall where they hung and rolled them up. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z His straw-blond hair was matted from perspiration, and his forehead felt hot to the touch. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two mattresses on opposite sides of the room, a worn Herati rug with frayed edges in between, a three-legged stool, and a wooden table in the corner where Hassan did his drawings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Because of his matted, reddish coat, Roza decided to call him Rus. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In the dark a nudge here a nudge there and we end up back on the first ship in the same spot with two mats. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The hostess pushed open a wood-and-paper sliding screen to the private room, and inside there was a low Korean-style table and sitting mats and a central ceiling vent for the grill smoke. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Gabriel’s curly hair was matted and filthy, and there were tearstains outlined in dirt on his pale cheeks. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone clear the mats. Rae, if you wouldn’t mind throwing the toughest tumbling pass you can land without a spot, please. And no need for multiple handsprings.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I turn my head to stare at the mat where she was just sitting, frowning at the empty space where she just was. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She spun around and saw Grandmother watching her from the mat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She go onto that mat and hold on the sideways pole for a minute. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Whenever he’d gotten on the mat, this was what he had always wanted. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z His boots were dry and cracked, his silver- blond hair matted and tangled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When I was on the mat, it was like somebody was trying to take something away from me every time I had a match. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I crawled over my mat, past Amil, who had fallen back asleep, and I kneeled next to Papa. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On the outside I covered the hole with a mat woven of brush to shed the rain, and on the inside with a flat rock which I was strong enough to move. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Their faces are yellow, their hair matted and filthy. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Platt dropped to the mat on her stomach, her arms and legs at crazy angles, as if she’d fallen from a stepladder. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The Runner pushed himself up into a sitting position, his black hair matted to his skull with sweat. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Polly watched, amazed, as Amari rushed to grab the mat on the floor, shook it out, then curled up on it quickly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z After he had dressed himself, he laid out his blood tubes and syringes on a mat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke dropped to the mat, getting into the referee’s position. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Dirt streaked the boy’s face and his matted blond hair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know how many more Congs were hiding in the huts, half buried under furniture or mats, but he wasn’t going to risk any of us to find out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z "He did mat with his tusks. I couldn't get my spear down in time." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z At first she thought she was being selfish, taking the sleeping mat from Polly, but Polly actually seemed to prefer that lumpy, smelly mattress. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A vodyanoi rose up, his green hair matted with algae, tiny black scales clustering here and there on his sickly green skin. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And when he brought Herrera to the mat a second time, he wouldn’t make the same mistake again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On Thursday, he had four guys finally wash the sweaty wrestling mats down. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Next time the hinges squeak, I will follow, Ranofer thought as he went back to his mat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Arya saw the matted greasy hair, the patched, dusty black cloak that covered his twisted shoulders, the hard black eyes squinting at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Its eyes rolled, frightened whites showing bright against its matted fur. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Omakayas loved this time of the year and jumped from her blankets eagerly, rolled her sleeping mat and fur blanket, and put them away quickly so that she could help rekindle the outdoor cooking fire. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The olive trees where they took cover were stunted, with matted branches hanging almost to the ground, as if the weight of their leaves was too much for them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The knobs on our dressers were whittled down to damp stumps, and our beds were matted with fine, short hairs. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Across the room, Herrera shot across the practice mat, a graceful mix of power and speed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It takes nearly two minutes for us to reach the starting mat. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Near daybreak he’d moved on to oranges, and their juice matted the hair around his face as he snored away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The mat pulled over that spot in the center of the gym. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He was tapping the rubber mat with his gold ring and considering the problem when the door opened and Mack came in. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, well past midnight, after a few hours of poker between Baba and his cousins, the men lay down to sleep on parallel mattresses in the same room where we’d dined. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s a person struggling to pull a handgun out of his coat, his forehead matted with sweat as he prepares to hold up a convenience store. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As they approached the Egyptian wing, they heard the shuffling of feet and a sound they recognized as the folding of chairs and the gathering up of rubber mats. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of each day Amari collapsed, exhausted, on the floor mat in their small cabin. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z More room here than two mats on a ship. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z On the mat, he was polished and exacting. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z By the time I stepped onto the mat, my queasiness had subsided. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He still does his prayers on a little mat that Papa found for him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When Yoren had dragged her into that alley she'd thought he meant to kill her, but the sour old man had only held her tight, sawing through her mats and tangles with his dagger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “We have our money still, the pots and matting can be replaced.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood matted the fat boy's hair where Haider had split his helm asunder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The day was grey, damp, overcast, the sort of day mat made you wish for rain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Its walls were of clean stone, but they were mostly covered with green hanging mats and yellow curtains. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Father pushed me down on the mat and drew the quilt up about my neck. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z His black hair was longer than it had been when he had appeared in the fire, and it was untidy and matted once more. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His black and shaggy fur was matted with manure. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Kainene asked Baby to join the older children making lizard traps, to learn how to mat the palm fronds and place the cocoon full of iddo ants inside. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Her hair was matted with sweat, and droplets of moisture teetered on the edge of her upper lip. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The dog laid his head on Alex’s shoulder, blood seeping from behind his ear and matting his fur. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z From under the floor mat he pulled out a copy of the left-wing weekly The Guardian, which I had hidden immediately after the accident. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair did not have its usual greasy shine; it looked like the matted head of an old mop. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A mat was brought in and rolled out in the semicircular space in front of the rostrum. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It looked ghostly, and I did not want to eat there, although Obiora said people spread mats on the charred floors to have picnics all the time. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In the largest an old man knelt on a mat before a low workbench. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I could do anything I wanted during that time: spit at the walls, sleep on my mat, or simply go off on my own. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He washed his dirty matted hair and bathed him with the soap and sponges. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad survived the winter, but every time I saw them, they looked a little worse for wear: dirtier, more bruised, their hair more matted. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A rocking horse, covered in matted hide, sat in the corner under a curl of peeling yellow wallpaper. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His red hair was matted down against his head, and half his face was smeared with drying blood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At length, tired out, they slunk under a curtain of brambles that hung down like a mat over a low rock-face. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The bark mats overlapped like shingles, to shed the rain. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Dazed with pain and hunger, he crept to his mat and buried his head in his arms. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She leaned her head against the matted fleece of the sheep’s neck. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His lips were thick and red and his brown hair was matted on his forehead. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z People lay on straw mats on the floor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We got on our mats and opened our mouths to the sweet, fresh water. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba saying that the only sin that mattered was theft. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The girl threw herself on the shiny blue mat, yelling “kiai” so loudly this time that I flinched. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Inside, there was no furniture, just mats on the ground for sleeping. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, I’m taking them off here,” I say, leaving my shoes on the mat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Later that evening, as I lay on my mat, I heard a sound like a great bear shuffling down the hall. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor is covered with mats, rugs and scraps of carpet, in the middle of which sits a woman surrounded with papers and documents. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I tried not to think about the parade of filthy people who had previously stood in my place, sweat matting their hair, soaking into the headrest. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She sat alone at her bare dining table—even her table mats were in his house—and ate the rice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z An arm emerged, then a face—brown hair, tangled and matted and streaked with grey, two fierce eyes, a nose, a mouth, a beard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His curly red hair was matted, his chin was decked with spit, and the whites of his eyes showed all around the pupils. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His words were indecipherable, and his eyes were full of madness, his hair ratty and matted; sores covered his face, as if he’d been trying to claw through his own skin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It took a while to realize they had a different kind of unwelcome mat for me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Peewee aimed at the mat and fired twice. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One was placed at the foot of his sleeping mat and another at the top. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She saw women beating clothes on rocks; their round-bellied babies were deposited on a mat in the shade of a tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The hair around her face is matted with tears, and I use my finger to gently comb some of it back behind her ear. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z He stayed for over a year, sleeping in the unfinished structure on a thin mat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We climb on and claim a space of two straw mats under the deck, enough for us five to lie side by side. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I hover over them, looking at the boy who lies motionless on a straw mat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Giddily tall and straight, they have up to a dozen stalks, with a protective mat of spikes wrapped around the bottom of the tree. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He helped her open the mat, tucking the blanket edges underneath. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Surprised, he asked Úrsula if all that was true and she answered him that it was, that many years ago the gypsies had brought magic lamps and flying mats to Macondo. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Seth had his legs and was driving him to the mat, controlling him in every way. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He kicked the welcome mat aside, and there was another key underneath. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I lay down a place mat and Alexa tops it with a plate. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z A lock of matted black hair fell across his eyes as he glared up at Ned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her hair was dull and matted, loosely held back to reveal her reddened ears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We go and get our mats; we go to the park. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z My fingers dug into the matted edges of the rug. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She lets the water run in the shower, turns up the thermostat to compensate for the terrible moment when she will have to step onto the mat on the bathroom floor, unclothed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The growth is so thick and matted that even the wind does not move it, but it is the moonlight that seems to confer stillness upon it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her usually sleek hair is matted, its silver sheen faded. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I was relieved when Aunty Ifeoma said we would eat outside on the grass, since we did not have a mat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When you step out on a mat, heaters come on that blow-dry your body. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He squeezed out the cloth and sponged her matted hair and lifted it out of the gashes in her scalp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I kick up the woven mat of leaves at my feet and release months and years of decay and send beetles scurrying for cover. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z My hair hung below my hips in an unwashed mass of tangles, matted with twigs and leaves and mud. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z His jaws closed on matted fur slick with hoarfrost, on a limb thin as a dry stick, but the one-eyed wolf clawed at his belly and tore himself free, rolled, lunged for him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Obiora was on the mat, seated between the two kerosene lamps. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She heard Grandmother’s steady breathing from the mat behind her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her grandmother had taught Luna, when she was a little girl with scabby knees and matted hair, how a caterpillar lives, growing big and fat and sweet-tempered, until it forms a chrysalis. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The sprite immediately collapsed on the mat, her entire frame quivering violently. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I crossed the floor to the edge of the blue mat where kids were sitting with crossed legs, watching silently as Samira and two girls in yellow belts did a bunch of movements. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Juana sat him down on his sleeping mat and she wiped the thickening blood from his face with her skirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come and eat,” he said, gesturing to the raffia mat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Leale weaved his hands gently through Lincoln’s hair, and as he worked them thoroughly around the head, discovered that the hair was matted with blood. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost, she thought as she rolled a sleeping toddler back onto her own mat, as if they were expecting it to appear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin looks darker, and his hair is completely matted down with sweat. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Before I could even utter a word, she said, “I am Number Twenty-Six because I am left-handed...and because I wet my mat.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She had asked for water and Odenigbo opened the bedroom door to go to the kitchen and nearly tripped on Ugwu, curled on a mat right outside their door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I start to jump into the pool, but Mother is standing again, coughing, hair matted to her face, eyes narrowing at me. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z In the maid’s room, at the house in Pétion-Ville, I laid Rose on my mat and rushed to prepare lunch. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z His hair was matted with dried blood, and on his temple a deep cut glistened red and raw. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The kid was crying when the ref slapped the mat and Luke came up proud, arms raised. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We sat on the floor of the Domestic Science room, on our little gray mats, and waited while Aunt Helena and Aunt Lydia struggled with the projection equipment. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw his fist tightly gripping the clump of white matted hair he had ripped off the bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z In his loincloth and war paint, his hair matted with burrs and feathers, he really did look like a wild creature, small and fierce among the towering goldenrod and thistles. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Carefully he poked his hand into the front pocket and wrapped his fingers around something matted and fuzzy. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I turn around and see it's the woman with the yoga mat under her arm. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When he grew weary of gathering rice, he would sit at the edge of the field plaiting handfuls of rice straw to make mats and sandals. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The first exercise, learning how to fall, was conducted in the gym on a big expanse of mats. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The grease made a stain on the mat like the spots her period often made in the back of her dresses. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He’s one ugly dude, greasy hair matted to his head, a scruffy beard—the kind that looks like a wild fungus on the neck— and black sunglasses. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The boy might have been as comely as his sister, but the broken lip, unfocused eyes, and blood trickling through his matted hair made it hard to be certain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When it was finished they went within and with one mat she had contrived not to use they made a floor and sat down and were sheltered. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He circled the mat as fast as he could until Toby burst through the doors, looking annoyed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His tapping finger on the change mat speeded up a little when Mack came in. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt such a stir of pity and gentleness for him that she almost reached out to touch his matted pelt, and only a sense of courtesy toward those cold ferocious eyes prevented ter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His hands opened, and the sticks fell to the mat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Heqet gave a defiant kick at the food scattered upon the matted ground. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A large photograph of a sunken-faced man with long, matted hair blinked slowly at Harry from the front page. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But there’s no gum wrapper on the mat—it’s still stuck in the doorframe. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z After the period, he went back to his office and left two guys—me and Alfred Hartnett, hilarious—to roll up the mats for Christmas vacation. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We slept on mats and sat on the ground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I readed all of the words. Cat and bat and mat and fat.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He so caked with mud and matted leaves, I can't even see his clothes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I look down and run my hand along the edge of the border wall of the field mat. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Behind her, from out of the earth, emerges a naked and dirty Gabriel Witter, his hair matted with blood and grime. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Beyond them, cedars wove a steep mat of still green. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z At the felt mats placed ready for the coffee urn. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Then she whispered, “I am so very sorry. I’ve wet the mat.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When I heard my uncle, I leaped from my grass mat and hurried to her. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z By one wall were two mats and a trunk. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a lung gone, and gouts of blood were matting the troll’s fur. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He went on among the creepers until he reached the great mat that was woven by the open space and crawled inside. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z On the other side of the mat, they looked like humans from the waist up, but from the waist down they were snakes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But still it remained, rain dripping from its matted coat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z However, I hit the springboard with so much power that I propelled myself all the way to the back of the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A woven grass mat was spread on the ground before it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I got up from the mat, moving out from under the shelter. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach O moved Seth off the mat, whispering something to him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A sixth grader tumbles to the mat and has to join the spectators on the grass. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Every bed was covered with a woven mat, our only bedding during the months of constant wet heat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He left the storeroom, banging the door behind him, and started for his sleeping mat under the tree. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Silly stuff, like forgetting to unload the dishwasher and not wiping my feet on the mat. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I have to get up to use the tin can under my bed, which, to be on the safe side, has a rubber mat underneath in case of leaks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Then he took the roll of matting, and going as far from the house as he had strength, he laid the burden against the hollowed side of an old grave. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Lining the walls, there are platforms made with poles, reed mats, and skins. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z We rolled our mats, packed our sacks, and arranged them on our backs. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sitting there, ridiculously, on the cork mat of the bathroom floor I lived it all, and our journey too, and our arrival in New York. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I went into the bathroom and locked the door, and sat down on the cork mat, my head in my hands. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He jogged around the gym, trying to empty himself of everything but the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My slippers were thin: I could walk the matted floor as softly as a cat. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He pulls his cap off to reveal a matted head of hair and uses his forearm to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She hastily cleared the floor and put down an extra rush mat for him to sit upon. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The battlefield is a mat—forty-six feet long by six feet wide. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the matted Scotch-broom tangle he visualized the great tan body as he carefully picked each step. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The two sides of the war god seemed to be kicking and punching each other inside Frank’s head, using his sinuses as a wrestling mat. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Women carried stacks of woven mats, baskets of fish and produce, yowling children. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Fanni bends and pushes three more spoonfuls into Frederick’s mouth and wipes his chin, folds up his place mat, and walks through a swinging door into what must be a kitchen. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I move on to mat exercises and after the last crunch lie there spread-eagle and panting, my hair a tangled ball around my red face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I reach for my cell, at the edge of the place mat. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She took students in her barracks cubicle, which was fitted out like a little Buddhist shrine, with tatami mats on the floor. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards had given me a mat and a scratchy blanket. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The three stood at the rail and watched the long, slim craft, carved from one log, with a huge sail woven of matting. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped, like a limp doll, onto the girl’s mat, shivering in my wet clothes. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the kids hit the springboard and landed near the front of the mat. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I hastily stuffed my fortune into my pocket, repositioned myself on the scratchy mat, and a wonderful thought slid into my head as I slid off the lip. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z So I pull out my chair, sit on it, grab my orange juice, glug it down, and thump the glass onto the place mat. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next three hours I slogged steadily up the glacier, pausing only to drink from my water bottle and replenish the snow supply in my hat as it melted into my matted hair. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes an owner forgets we are coming or forgets to leave a key under the mat or changes his or her mind about the service without thinking to notify Ted. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Doreah washed her hair and combed it out, working loose the mats and tangles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The straw mat that was covering the dead body next to her had slipped, leaving the face exposed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Audrey grabbed a place mat off the counter and waved it at the dog, hitting him on the nose. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She pushed a few strands of matted damp hair from her forehead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the top of Jeffrey’s sleeping head, and even in the dim school hallway lights I could see that his hair was all matted with sweat. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Fat carp schooled so thick they formed writhing mats of silvery scales on the surface. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I could land with no danger of injuring myself on the padded mats or in the squishy foam pits. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His eyes were glazed, his sides matted with sweat. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Thirty minutes later, Luke was standing in the middle of the mat, ready. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Instead, I was messing around on a gray mat that smelled of the sweat of a thousand wrestling matches. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He went to the regular team practice and Coach O told him to take it easy, a comment that got Simpson and his friends laughing on the other side of the mat. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On one street corner, three boys had already settled in for the night, huddled together on a tattered straw mat behind a dumpster. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I’d fed Sumac again, and he was nestled into the center of a basket filled with warm alpaca wool, just to the side of my rush mat. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Perhaps if he urged his memory further, practiced each night as he lay on his mat...Nothing seemed impossible today. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z After that meeting the matter ends for most of us. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z His beard is all matted because he ain’t combed it in months, and it makes him look old and scruffy. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He crouched, skinny and filthy, his hair and beard overgrown and matted. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I asked, thinking that, in the daylight, she had seen my spots and regretted sharing her mat with me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When they arrived, the first thing Mama did was unroll the reed mats for the roof of the shelter, then the blankets, then take out new paddles and the cooking pot. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z His coarse graying hair is matted with salt air and there’s a lump the size of a baseball on the back of his neck. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The other kids lined up on the mat, so I did too. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She tried to make a joke of it: “I don’t want to have my hair all matted for the photo.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The tall man stood on their mat, glaring down at her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was right next to Luke when he said, “It’s not. I just like to be the first one on the mat before a match.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Her hair was matted, her elbows caked with dirt, and a small piece of one front tooth was missing. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Pop a squat,” she says, patting the pile of gym mats. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There were days when I hit the mat with every single release I did, and I never came close to catching the bar. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When I step out on the mat, the hot air bakes my damaged skin dry. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Darker still, almost black, were the mats of water moss, their thick masses motionless on the bed of the river and only the trailing fronds waving slowly from side to side. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat up and saw Amah was still asleep, lying askew on her sleeping mat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Auntie Fatmata pointed to a mat where one girl sat, as though awaiting my arrival. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Each monster was about the size of a cow, with a bowed back like a broken-down horse, matted gray fur, skinny legs, and black cloven hooves. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Nico slips off his sneakers and lines them up neatly on the mat by the door. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Nor did the English regard the Dawnland wetu as primitive; its multiple layers of mats, which trapped insulating layers of air, were “warmer than our English houses,” sighed the colonist William Wood. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z |
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