| 单词 | melted |
| 例句 | I take my camera and film as Kareem dips a piece of bread into the cheese, spinning the melted strands around the end of his fork. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The faces that looked like they were made of wax, and had been melted and remolded. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But I gave him a piece of divinity, and the sweet candy melted his crankiness right away. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow had melted and the birds had flown back, singing and praising. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Then he melted into the pool of Lycaon’s shadow, taking his friends and the Athena Parthenos with him - slipping into cold ether with no idea where he would emerge. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I stared into it, sure I’d just had a warm drink, but the ice cubes hadn’t even melted. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Before he could send the fireman to investigate, the ghastly figure had vanished in the haze, melted in the mist. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Our eyes met, and all the “Sir” melted out of that manly heart as he gave me his hand. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The hallway was dark, except for the bathroom light spilling onto the carpet like melted butter. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She was breathless and seemed unable to stop talking, her usual shyness melted away by relief. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The fires behind them had melted into one vague glow against the black sky, and the land was almost out of sight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My ice cream had completely melted in the bowl, so I slurped up the minty liquid left behind. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His knuckles were gnarled with burn scars, too, like melted candle wax, and he smelled like a dead animal. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The snow had melted around the Maserati in a perfect circle, which explained why I was now standing on green grass and my shoes were wet. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Thirteen soldiers were killed by lightning, too, the coins in their pockets melted and their flesh roasted. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone had come out of the woods in the night and continued down the melted roadway. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The boat tilted, the deck melted under my feet and sloped toward the water. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z This brook, which starts on the east side of my mountain, is vigorous and so cold it feels as if it were melted snow. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Nathan sang the first chorus, the ice block melted into a wide pool. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The marquee lights melted on the wet pavement in long white gleams. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He went to the place where the front door had been and raked until he found that lock, crooked and half melted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My anger and hate against the landlady melted. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z For dessert we dip chunks of fruit in a pot of melted chocolate, and Cinna has to order a second pot because I start just eating the stuff with a spoon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It looked like an ax chop, except that the edges weren’t sharp, but smooth, as though they had been melted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z What’s left of any snow has melted into brown slush and runs in dirty ridges alongside the street gutters. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z As for my anxiety about being in the town, it melted clear away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “He moves into the toy castle with the ballerina and they live happily ever after—no melted heart, no burnt paper, nothing but their blissful love.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The melted ice dripped down the window slowly and crookedly, like tears. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire was so intense that piles of pig iron melted like wax left in the sun, granite blocks split in two, and limestone and marble turned to powder and blew away. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “What if we melted rocket candy before loading it into the casement?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘Well, then, this spoon you finished yesterday afternoon has to be melted down—made over. You beat it to the wrong gauge.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We washed our hair in melted snow and scrubbed at our fingernails. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There’s a lady slumped on the edge of the landing and her face is gone, replaced by melted skin and blood. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Bull thought Colonel Causey’s melted, rebuilt face was a perfect one for a Marine fighter pilot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pair picked up their luggage and stepped into the elevator, leaving behind puddles of melted snow. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z His face was impassive as ever, though something sober had melted into his eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She melted butter in a saute pan, then tossed in pieces of the gnarly meat. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He melted and I swallowed Him and now, at last, I was a member of the True Church, an official sinner. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Then the warmth melted through into the cold concealed box where he stored forbidden thoughts, and the thoughts came timidly up to the surface like children who do not know whether they will be received. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It melted away at his touch and they slipped outside: Harry glanced back and saw that it had resealed itself at once. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He looks up at me when I lean over him, his dark hair stuck to his forehead from the melted snow. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, after a little while he did go to her and his gentleness melted her last remnants of control, for she began to weep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Three days later, the forest arose, the ice melted, and for about a day or so we had warm, glorious weather. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Poisoning your own drinking water, changing the air so much the earth shook and melted and crumbled, harvesting a race for medicine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She went to the village goldsmith and had her heavy wedding ring melted down and made into a thin bangle with snake heads that she put away for Rahel. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z All seven heads shot add, and the elm melted into a steaming pool of muck. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z My anger at him melted away at the sight of that smile, and the agony of not being able to communicate with him returned. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He endeavored to trap and nourish the impression in order to predict, and perhaps even control, what incident would occur next, but the afflatus melted away unproductively, as he had known beforehand it would. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The flames quickly died, the snow quickly melted, and within minutes all that remained was the charred foundation of the lodge. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Ivy trails the sides of the tower the way melted ice cream oozes down the side of a cone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Those wings just melted and he fell to his death. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The skin deemed damaged but salvageable looks red, hot, and melted in places. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z At the road fork the rifle evaporated and the tigers and bears melted from the hillsides. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced over to me, saw what I was holding, and all of his anxiety melted with a single short laugh of recognition. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z However, around 12,000 BC global warming melted the ice and opened an easier passage. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re all destroyed now anyway. All that work, burned to ashes or melted. I should’ve known. Nothing in this city changes, and it never will.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He had their jewelry melted down and sent back to Spain. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When they put their mouths close to the pane and blew their breath on it, the white frost melted and ran in drops down the glass. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped whoever found Tinkerbell would love her despite her melted face. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We went out for breakfast, where I ate a bowl of oatmeal with a heap of brown sugar that melted into syrup over the hot mush. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He flashed me the impish, I-got-this-covered grin that melted me every time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I melted into my chair while Roy Lee gleefully poked my ribs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The slugger waved until I stood up, and then its arm melted back into its body. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She stumbled toward me, then held out the sagging stumps of her melted arms. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The crowd melted under the eyes of the armed soldiers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And as if in answer to her recognition, he took a deep breath, rolled his eyes back, and whispered, “Sing. Sing,” in a hollow voice before he melted away again. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the canopy flitted night-apes that melted into the shadows when he tried to look at them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But Sohrab squinted at me, and the knot of nerves in my chest melted a little bit. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And, as I did, my heart melted around the sweetness and sadness of the world and I responded to my cousin...to life. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon when the boat’s outline disappeared and the faint moaning of the outboard melted into the quiet. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It burned there like a flame and her soul melted with sweet pain, and her face went now white, now red. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear her hands turned as red hot as the metal she melted when she rubbed my leg. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Seven shouted at the sky as snowflakes clung to her eyelashes and melted on her skin. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He hadn’t realized how long his heart had ached with a low-frequency hum until the ache melted away at that moment. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Higher, he flew—higher—until the heat of the sun melted the wax holding those wings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as a dollop hit your tongue, your entire body melted into happiness. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She sprinted toward the woods and melted into the snow and shadows. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z If the rest of us had melted away and Coach had disappeared, I think Tooms would have leaped across the bench and punched Guzzo straight in the face, for real this time. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was chocolate and sugar spun into sweet little dollops that melted in your mouth. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the two girls stepped out of the cabin onto the sandy path, the problem melted away. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Crawling over each other, fused—melted—to each other in the shape of a beast. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I gobbed on the melted liquid, but I made a mess of it, the solder dripping down the tubing and the washer not on straight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if the man had melted away like the snow. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The gold of the revolution, melted into blocks that were then covered with baked clay, was beyond all control. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They melted from sight in the thick green. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he saw my expression, and his smile melted. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As the sky grew dark, the exhausted Americans sat on the ground gulping water from canteens and licking melted chocolate bars from the wrappers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The raw rims of the wheels sitting in a stiff gray sludge of melted rubber, in blackened rings of wire. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Chicago is finally beginning to thaw—most of the snow has melted, except for a few dirty patches—and everyone looks brighter, more alive. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She had some baby carrots in a Ziploc, too, although all she had snacked on so far was her melted chocolate. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of her eye, she spied swirls of golden light appearing here and there on the dewy slope, but when she looked closer, they melted into wisps of gray. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Where the rim of a cauldron would be, it breaks into long strips of curling iron, as though it has been melted and pulled apart like taffy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The ground is spongy with melted snow and rain, but today is one of those rare, almost balmy days that hint at the glorious summer ahead. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And if a policeman walked by, people melted into the corners like shadows in the sun. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It pushes Henry over some kind of edge, melted and overwhelmed on the lush bedclothes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As the sound melted away down the shoreline and into the trees, he began to dance. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Bright blurs of copper and silver spread over broken tabletops and portions of the floor where various metals had been melted by the heat of the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The first snows of winter had fallen on the ice that had not melted from the winter before. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z All the imagined conversations had melted away into his big, sweet eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The brown mustache, the knobby chin, the sallow yellowed flesh and small dark eyes, all melted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her eyes closed as she melted back into the couch, humming along with the soothing tune. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It melted on her tongue and left behind the delicate flavor of rose. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Whenever the Toad let it out, every other person in the room couldn’t help but join in, and the ice officially melted. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She held him when he melted into a troubled sleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Perspiration poured down from under his derby and the wax in the points of his mustache melted, causing the neat adornment to change into disorganized hair on his upper lip. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I make us scrambled eggs with cheese, making sure the cheese is nice and melted before I turn off the heat. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Inej saw that someone had made a low fire, and the sticky remnants of a block of melted paraffin were visible in its ashes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “It was so damp, the mold complained. Several people dissolved. Just melted away in the street. Left nothing behind but soggy pairs of shoes.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z That rock that had been living inside my chest boiled so hot it melted and shot at her like lasers out of my eye sockets. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z People are limping about, arms outstretched, their clothes on fire and their faces half melted like wax. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The Sunday after that, the snow had melted, but Miranda made plans to go to the movies with Laxmi, and when she told Dev this over the phone, he didn’t ask her to cancel them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It is as though formerly we were coins of different provinces; and now we are melted down, and all bear the same stamp. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z On the plates, Ivy saw slices of ham and melted cheese between slices of thick multi-grain bread, mouth-watering kettle-cooked potato chips on the side. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The boils, the sores, the putrid growths just melted back into healthy full flesh. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z First he melted the bits of lead in the big spoon held in the coals. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria melted into the crowd without once glancing Matt’s way. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He found candles in a kitchen drawer and lit two of them and then melted wax onto the counter and stood them in the wax. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The city melted away until we were off the expressway and rolling through the countryside of northern Long Island, past orchards and wineries and fresh produce stands. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A cold flake struck her nose, melted, fell into her fur, and froze. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward he had knelt amongst the banes and ashes to retrieve a slag of melted silver and cracked jet, all that remained of the wolfs-head brooch that had once been Bran's. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All around his candle were bits of bone and brain, islands in a lake of melted wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The buñuelos were golden brown, and the cinnamon Maribel had sprinkled on the top of each while they were still warm had melted into the dough like tiny amber crystals. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Ophie turned to look out the window, and it was then that the last of her happiness and joy melted away. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Now it was nothing more than one storey, maybe two, of jagged edges, melted poles, and broken cement. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She dropped dead; her very flesh had melted away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I left that; it was not mine: it was the visionary bride’s who had melted in air. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z If we had not built on high ground the very walls would have melted in that moisture. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d built a fire there and charred billets of wood lay stuck in the melted tar together with ash and bones. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The army of demons and rakshas—many of them now little more than melted lumps on the lobby floor of the museum—vanished in a puff of smoke. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The thick iron was cracked and splitting in three places, and the upper comer of the left-hand door looked partly melted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He rolled to one side as all eight hydra heads spit acid, turning the floor where he’d been standing into a steaming crater of melted stone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z By lunchtime, the blazing summer sun overhead left pockets of melted asphalt in the road and trickles of sweat down our backs. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He put his hands on the table to steady himself, his incisive features melted, his eyebrows shot up, he laughed loudly. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z No sooner had these words been uttered than America, as one, melted into a puddle of love for Nixon, his wife, his adorable little daughters, and itty-bitty waggy-tailed Checkers. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It was soft and melted in her mouth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z At the first coming of the dawn the horrid figures melted in the whirling mist and snow; the wreaths of transparent gloom moved away towards the castle, and were lost. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The temperature climbs to 100 degrees—cool compared with the highs of 112 to 118 the week before, which had partially melted the asphalt on Interstate 35. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The bear had needed ice to find food, but all the ice had melted. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The sun came up later on and melted it, making the roads muddy, especially after the cattle had churned it up. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure, it was drier than rain — until it melted in your socks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Days have blended into weeks, weeks melted into months, months merging into empty, lonely years. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It melted away too quickly, leaving a soothing minty aftertaste that made me want more. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Closed, they weren’t doors at all, but only smooth expanses of wall, because back when the citadel was “alive,” the metal had simply melted open and shut, re-forming seamlessly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The snows that fell in winter always melted in the spring. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Robb lifted his face to the snow, and the flakes melted on his cheeks. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Around 13,000 years ago, as glaciers melted rapidly all over the world, conditions in Japan changed spectacularly for the better, as far as humans were concerned. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It looked like a bag of Skittles had melted and someone had made a suit out of it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z When I leave, the concrete in my chest has loosened, melted down so I can breathe for a few days. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z My heart melted as I watched them exchange smiles when they sat down at the same time. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The silver stag soared from the tip of Harry’s wand and leapt toward the dementors, which fell back and melted into the dark shadows again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I wear no makeup; in Hong Kong my mascara had melted into dark circles and everything else had felt like layers of grease. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The kid held his jaw and stared at me in shock as his face melted into a knot of disbelief and tears. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The heat from the explosion melted through the shield as if it were a plastic spoon. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z His silk suit melted into full Greek battle armor. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z On her way back, the sun had already melted a few gray clouds. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Sometimes people assume he’s been burned in a fire: his features look like they’ve been melted, like the drippings on the side of a candle. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Toast popped out of the silver toaster, was seized by a spidery metal hand that drenched it with melted butter. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue like all the blue crayons I had, all melted into one. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At an awkward seventeen, a bunch of facial piercings, a biohazard neck tattoo, and what his father calls “weed-whacked hair,” the general public isn’t melted anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z That’s when I saw that the jeans on his left leg were gone, melted away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This was melted in the lid of a jar. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There were plants here, in places where wind-borne seeds had dropped into the rocky crevices and been nourished by melted snow, sprouting now in this early spring, their stems reaching up. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The soldier crumpled to the ground, shrieking, a hand-shaped hole melted through his camo. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Everhart melted it down, and made the metal into souvenir bells and other trinkets. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The last of my anger melted away and suddenly I knew, despite everything, that I still wanted to be Liz’s friend. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “The solder melted,” he announced, wrinkling his nose at the sulfurous stench. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And as the last of the snow melted away, their corpses were slowly revealed. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Presently the wire tip melted and ran up into a bead. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Without noticing them again, as if they had melted down through the floor, Mr. Iii moved about the room packing a little manuscript case with papers. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie’s momentary relief melted away, and she went to fetch their coats with a heavy heart. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The air was a strange, silvery color, and the gray-green trees melted into the sky. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The endless convolutions and frustrations of my previous dealings with the Erhenrang Government were melted away like an ice-pack in a flooding river. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “I think I may have really melted them this time.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They melted the gold ore and sent that back to Spain, and when there was no more gold Pizarro broke his promise and strangled the Inca king. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Every night the stars filled the sky like snowflakes falling on black stone and then melted away as the sun mounted. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, there was this gold to be dried and melted, and in haste, too, for the Great God Ra was sinking lower and lower in the sky. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A string of kisses a mile long melted together as his lips brushed her ears, her neck, her arms, her hair, and then got back to her mouth again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Later scientific revolutions have transformed our knowledge, but they have not melted down and recast our idea of science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She flopped onto an easy chair and melted into it, legs straight out, heels on the rug, toes up, head back, eyes closed. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z There were gray slagpools of melted glass in the ditches and the raw lightwires lay in rusting skeins for miles along the edge of the roadway. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He stroked the door gently with one of his long fingers and it simply melted away. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Then he melted into the shadows—just like her father had seventy years before. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The first rocket emitted a boil of nasty, stinking, yellowish smoke and then fell over, the glue on its fins melted. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The water below them was as smooth as a jade plate and melted into the horizon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Some of his fear melted away, but not enough to calm his racing heart. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They spurred their mounts onward; the strands of the web broke and melted away. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Or melted, with sufficient heat,” added the other, with a confidence that shaded into arrogance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The heron flew up, his great wings beating as fast as my heart, and melted into the dusky sky. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She was a natural dancer—her petite frame and her long, graceful limbs made her movements seem as if they melted into the music. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re all sweaty, and most of us have raccoon eyes from our melted eyeliner. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The ice cream melted quickly, and Mamita said, “My poor little son. Look how thirsty he was.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The erosion continues until the berg flips again, and then again, and eventually it is eroded and melted away. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Black blood gushed out and melted the giant blade as though it were no more than an icicle. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z A small mole of melted candle wax grew on Princesse’s hand as she sat posing stiffly. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He was near enough to the melted remains of the anchor to reach back and touch it, and he did, instantly drawing on its power. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The knot of people who had come so far with me melted away into the darkness, in ones and twos, when they saw how it was. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Food stains appeared at every turn—melted cheese caked into the carpeting, tomato sauce drying on the arm of a love seat, a squashed eclair oozing custard all over an ottoman. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Delicious. Blue lobster and melted yellow butter. Mmmmm,” I say to tease him, but crack up over his expression. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I tell her about Mom’s funeral, and how the colors all melted together like on summer days, and the radio on Abuela’s doorstep addressed to me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Listening to that woman was like licking melted ice cream off the carton. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The season’s first snowfall was light, the flakes no sooner fallen than melted. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The sun had melted to a stripe of copper and the sky was deepening blue. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Drops of water melted from the ice-shapes in the sides of the chasm and fell down and down. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I returned home with a pocketful of money that melted into the bottomless hunger of the household. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Big Ma lost her knees and melted down into the chair. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z With nothing else to give them, Jinjoo broke open another brown candy bar and gave two pieces each to her sister and brothers, only allowing herself to lick her fingers where the candy melted. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “I want to show Maya a good time, and so I chose Geja’s Café. It’s terribly romantic, but I fear that it might also be terribly messy—all that melted cheese.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z We eat our cones quickly, careful not to drip melted ice cream onto our clothes. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I let my head drop onto the headrest and kind of melted into the seat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The rest were melted away into the green. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A small victory, Catelyn thought when the fighting had ended and the surviving foemen had melted back into the night, yet a victory nonetheless. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His sad, sober eyes that had hung before her mind’s eye for so many years melted into the ones that looked back at her now from the mirror. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as the ice melted in my veins and grateful gulps of air filled my lungs, my unease deepened into dread. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Where it touched the ground it melted, but all about him rock and root and branch wore a thin blanket of white. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was as though a rainbow had melted into her eyes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Emily’s anger at the suggestion of giving away The Gold-Bug melted into embarrassed horror when she realized that James was right. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The snow still hadn’t melted the next morning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The water in his ears melted and Nathan could hear again. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Emily’s anger at the suggestion of giving away The Gold-Bug melted into embarrassed horror when she realized that James was right. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The rain was letting up, but the streets were as slippery and as smooth as melted soap, and one had to guess distances in the darkness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Her eyes melted, her mouth caved, and a terrifying thing happened to her face: it collapsed into despair. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A thin layer of melted mix had dried on the bottom of the pan. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, circle by circle, they melted away into the darkness. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We heated water to soak a cube of gichy-michy in, and drank the water hot, sometimes with a bit of sugar melted in it; harnessed up again and went on. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The apartment was filled with delicious smells—garlic and tomatoes and milky melted cheese. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z But when she came near, up behind a sheltering tree trunk, and peered around it, her mouth dropped open and all thought of running melted away. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The swift-flowing clouds lifted and melted away, and the sun came out, pale and bright. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He had simply melted away into the dark garden. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At once, they melted and ran together, forming a puddle of light. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Mrs. Dawkins said, “the most delicate little waffle cookies. They nearly melted in your mouth with a cup of hot tea. Do you remember the lovely teas we had back then?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Something inside me loosened a bit, like Nan’s pride in me had melted away the tight nervousness I’d carried without knowing it was even there. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z As far as I was concerned, the sun could have melted the blue right off the sky. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She stared at me again, and her face melted. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They melted into the landscape on either side. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The snow was largely melted on the macadam and in the southfacing fields and woods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The air felt damp and cold like the ground after the snow has melted into it, making it dense and rich. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z This was such a gap: the silence of aftermath, in the dark of the night on the second Sabbat of Twelfthmoon, at the melted north anchor of Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In Central Park the snow had not yet; melted on his favorite hill. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I do make my lunch almost every day—usually some slow-burning, high-protein combo like frozen chicken patties with melted cheese on top and canned pinto beans on the side. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But now it tasted like milk after the ice in the icebox had melted: spoiled. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He tipped his glass again, letting the last drops of scotch and melted ice hit his tongue. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Fog? Alex does a mighty fine fog, if I do say so. Did you tell him about the man who melted?” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “In case you haven’t noticed, Dirt Face,” he said, “your little ambush failed. Your three eidolons got melted in bronze, and were fine.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Soon they ventured out and “went slopping through the melted snow,” as Emma wrote to Elizabeth, to pick out a pianoforte that was to be a present from Emma’s father. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Patches of the road were half melted from Greek fire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he didn't see the wagon handle, so he tripped on it, slid on the wet concrete, fell in the puddle of melted ice and, unfortunately, toppled the wedding cake. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The snow had stopped three days ago, but none of it had melted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The joy Bran had felt at the ride was gone, melted away like the snowflakes on his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The people coming home from work had filled the street for a while; now they thinned out, melted away into houses, out of sight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When the lights came up, the gloved man was gone, melted into the shadows. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled finally and then went to the kitchen for my favorite snack: a banana dipped in melted chocolate chips. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The vision melted into waking; and there was Tom whistling like a tree-full of birds; and the sun was already slanting down the hill and through the open window. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On his coat the snowflakes melted and turned into nothing. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Around 750 b.c. it was attacked and its temple razed in a fire so intense that the clay walls melted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As soon as the sleet was melted we started the attack. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z We were within sight of where the two blast furnaces and the nine open hearths had been—where the “pig iron,” a product of iron ore, was melted into steel. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The joy which had appeared on Pris’s face at seeing her friends at once melted away. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Statues of bronze that looked as though they’d been half melted. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When it came early and lasted so long and poured down so hard, the manioc hills melted and tubers rotted away from their vines, and finally the downpour brought us the kakakaka. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Anchors* securing the ladders and lines routinely melted out when the afternoon sun warmed the surrounding ice and snow. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Most of the snow had melted and the hills in the north were already dotted with patches of green grass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had taken red soil and melted it into iron, but that was in the old days. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "It was always white above here, and the ice never melted." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He’d explain about how the glaciers passed over the earth many years ago, and left the stone when they melted. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though her face was melted, she was still my favorite toy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But no one will ever again see that life-size golden world because once the conquistadors got their greedy hands on the gold they melted it down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Each of us had a huge square of lasagna that oozed melted cheese and tomato sauce. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Her ears were pointed, and the alcohol addiction had melted her skin like putty. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The meat she put on her bones in South Carolina melted away. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But in the wintertime Pa filled and heaped the washtub with clean snow, and on the cookstove it melted to water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As the boat approached, the strip of sky wavered and melted away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked until the lush grounds of the estate melted into the main road. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The corridor, he noticed, was slick with the snow that had melted from the shoes of passersby. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The surface was black tar and it was sticky and melted; our flip-flops sank in as we stepped. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z She came after them, snarling with rage, and her black dress and skin melted perfectly into the night. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The ice cream was difficult to enjoy, as it melted too quickly under the hot sun. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I drove with one hand while I ate mine before it melted. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z As the days melted into weeks, she tried not to think how very kind it was of Betsy to keep reading to her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The old satyr’s body melted, until all that was left was a tiny sapling in a pile of fresh soiL “A laurel,” Grover said in awe. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Pieces of melted plastic fell to the floor, giving off dark smoke that smelled like burnt rubber. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The other was burned in a workshop fire there’s a red seam down his face where the eye melted shut. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Everything else melted away except for the taste, the smell, the feel of the fruit on my tongue. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But her resolve melted when she saw him before her, seated there beside her in the little garden, as if a designing Providence had led him into her path. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Lightning had melted all the weapons in the giant’s hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A security card would be melted or ruined by chemicals during the decontamination process. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Less than an inch remained, jutting from a pool of warm melted wax to cast its light over the queen’s bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was late in the winter, almost spring, but the ground was still frozen, and the snow hadn’t melted. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Day after day, the winter sun had melted the snow on the eastward-facing slope, and the night frosts had hardened it, until it was a solid, frozen, glittering wall. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Now he seemed shrunken, the muscle and meat melted off his bones. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His golden armor melted into the wood, becoming part of a large trunk. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Shattered links were strewn across the floor of the pit amongst the blackened bones—twists of metal, partly melted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The waiter, somehow intuiting the pause in Celia’s story, melted back into view. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As he fastened it around her throat, Nina met his eyes over her shoulder, and the look they exchanged could have melted miles of northern ice. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As Kendra continued to survey the garden, startled disbelief melted into wonder. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I walked outside and melted into the city, like butter in the stew. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My wet dress clung to me like melted taffy to paper. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Before these fantastically attractive flowers of violet and red and yellow, unkindness melted away. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The tiny bubbles melted in my mouth and journeyed northward into my brain. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z By morning almost all the snow has melted, so no snow day. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Together, the two foxes looked expectantly at Pax, and then they melted into the underbrush. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There must have been a hundred of them, all partly melted and stuck in long crooked rows behind where the bed had been. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The weakness of surrender in him melted into an anger such as he had never known in his life before. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They’d carried the smell of wet snow into the room—it had melted against the wool in their coats—and were grateful to be in a warm place where something of interest was going forward. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The day was warm for winter—forty-five degrees—and all the snow had melted away. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was the first week of March, the winter snow having just melted, leaving the city in what felt like a perpetual state of dampness. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z There was no sign of the gold they’d kept—not so much as a melted hilt. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As smoke from the oil fields melted into the sky, Hale conferred with Pike. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was used, the color of nickels, and there was a small stain on the passenger seat that Linda guessed was melted lipstick. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Still, my unhappiness and worry soon melted into wonder as miles of green fields rushed by, and small villages, and once a large city. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Full-on panicking, and all the comfort she felt from her notes with Keeper melted away like a sugar cube in a cup of hot tea. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A wind from the sea lofted snowflakes against the windowpanes, where they melted and ran toward the casements. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Though Thomas was surprised, any alarm melted away immediately. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The left side of the Belle's face is fused into hard wrinkles, like melted wax. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z If a teacher stared murder at me for forty-eight minutes, I’d turn into a puddle of melted Jell-O. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s leek and potato stew with a tarragon garnish and melted Gruyere cheese,” he admitted. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Upon the creature’s back were wings made from soiled white tarpaulin or hospital curtains, melted onto the flesh and veined with throbbing arteries. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed, and the bars on the nearest window burst into sizzling, melted stubs of iron. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As soon as his back was turned, a dark figure climbed quickly in over the gate and melted into the shadows of the village street. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But the spectral seemed suddenly insubstantial, and no sooner did this thought occur than she melted away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One week the weather gave a little to the sun, and snow melted and limbs dumped their loads and popped up into the air. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning of the funeral, I melted paraffin on the stove and then carefully dipped each crepe paper flower. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The rigging went slack, tar melted and dripped, the wind died to fitful breezes. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As I watched, the snow melted off the trees and the roofs and the lawns. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Slag looks like pieces of porous rock but actually is the cinders left over when iron ore is melted down to make steel. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The grin melted away like snow in summer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Fadi stiffened, then melted into her embrace, which smelled of cardamom and cinnamon. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Willie melted the chocolate in a saucepan and I separated the egg whites from the yolks. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The girl inside Penelope trailed off, and then her look of confusion melted into despair as she realized the truth. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z When the sun rose, the red strings of the bridge melted into the sky and the bridge seemed to disappear, only showing itself again at night. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I folded it quickly, blotting out the single drop of melted snow which glistened on the yellowed page, and dropped it back into the drawer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The rage melted like snow in the sun. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The unraveled black thread of the embroidered turtle stretched between them and melted away into the dark sky like a thin wisp of smoke. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z On her bedside tables were beeswax candles, melted down into brass holders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The medicine melted the dark poison; the blackness seemed to be rinsing away and Dragon’s breathing became easier and even. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Over many years the sun shining melted a great crevasse in the ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “It must have melted into stone,” Father conjectured. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The conductor looked at me and then at you, and stuck a hand in his pocket and pulled out a hard green sweet that had melted out of shape. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “With crushed ice, rum and melted dark chocolate.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then the others joined in, all fluffing and rolling around, looking like their bones had melted away, like jellyfish chickens, clouds of dust everywhere, clucking their contentment. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z But twenty years doing hair in the City had softened her arms and melted the shield that once covered her palms and fingers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they watched until the ripples from the stone had melted away. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Time and distance melted together in a blur of silver, and when they stopped, she felt as if they had arrived in another world. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The anger in Hamlet’s face had melted away, leaving only sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I wanted to be stubborn, to stay mad, but my stomach growled at the smell of tomato and melted cheese, and I dragged myself into a sitting position and reached for a slice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My bangs have melted into my eyes, my Nikes are drenched, and I’m shivering in the brown jacket that barely keeps me warm on mini-walks with Feather. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z First she was embedded in a crystal pillar, then she melted into a golden statue, finally a staff of polished cedar, and back to a woman. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When the snow finally melted it went as quickly as it had come. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The horse had melted into the white landscape, but the mound of luxurious gray-and-blue silk on the ground reassured them that it had not been a dream. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The chocolate bar in her handbag had melted. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Nothing much left but the melted lump of the oven. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Many of the huge machines were beyond identifying, ooking more melted than rusted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Despite the late addition of chopped fresh mint to a blend of melted chocolate, egg yolk, coconut milk, rum, gin, crushed banana and icing sugar, the cocktail was not particularly refreshing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Angel cake, that melted in the mouth, and his rather stodgier companion bursting with peel and raisins. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Spring drew on: she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; its snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The hot dogs had melted into a black goo in the skillet, which was now billowing a foul-smelling smoke. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z For a moment Fadi’s fear and embarrassment melted away as the taxi was shrouded in wisps of fog rolling in from the bay. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The suit looked expensive, and was the color of melted vanilla ice cream. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I had seen them melt off like the Inca gold being melted down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My head and shoulders melted first, followed by my hips and knees. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Melting snow meant frozen hands and feet, and the worst part was that it seemed a ton of melted snow only produced a quart of water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere but on the north-facing slopes and in the shadowy ravines, the snowpack had melted down to bare ground, exposing the previous seasons rose hips and lingonberries, which McCandless gathered and ate in great quantity. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It bounced off a doorframe and landed with a thunk in a pan of melted butter. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When this was baked brown, sugar was melted and poured over the top. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As the last rosy crescent melted into the Gulf, I felt myself leaning forward, squinting hopefully at the skyline. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I felt my shoulders relax as I crunched into the candy shells and the earthy sweetness melted on my tongue. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “The phone melted,” he said, a hollow look in his eyes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning killed the men and melted the coins in their pockets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Secrets melted into the dark, and all the doors slammed shut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All the crepe paper was melted and the candles were out, and then I saw Otis. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z My relief melted the fears and they liquidly stole down my face. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei’s words and fears melted in the warmth of the woman’s kindness, and she did not try to say more. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He’d gotten so distracted, he hadn’t noticed the second chain had melted. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She knew where water would go tumbling as the snow melted, making waterfalls that were there only in the spring. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It will have melted by the time we get around to scouring out the filthiest mouth in France, but it was a nice thought. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She looked directly at Pinmei, and the love and longing Pinmei had carried for so long melted in her like a piece of ice in warm tea. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Lee Lee scrapes the bowl and eats the last morsels of melted ice cream. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z By the end of the meal the ice had melted and she had hanged herself. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The bad news: I was about to be melted into a puddle of goo. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They diffused and melted Janie, the room and the world into one comprehension. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z With their needle-sharp teeth, they gnawed and worried with it until it was melted away. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The birthday cupcake sits between us, the candle melted down to a waxy puddle. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At school, I consulted with the other boys and it was agreed we would load Auk XX with melted rocket candy the following Friday and fire it on Saturday. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She pointed toward the two doors and they melted away, revealing twin corridors, open and dark. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The snow had melted into their hides, washing out the dirt and manure, leaving them silky white; the spots were golden brown. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z So, the idea of a boyfriend made me feel like melted chocolate, all gooey and warm. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But they were all gone, melted and reformed into cannons. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z And as they said they were sorry, their voices softened, and they melted into a hug. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It melted into a rectangular pool about the size of a parking space—bubbling red liquid like blood. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But as soon as she said it, as soon as her notebook left her hands, all her fury melted into nothing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But as they approached the parade it vanished; the rats, their purpose accomplished, melted into the misty woods, and this time they did not reappear. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z In the dawn the sun, through the crystal pillars, melted the fog that supported Ylla as she slept. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z As the debris, bricks, and metal cooled, enterprising youngsters dug out melted candleholders, blackened plates and teapots, fused- together pieces of silverware, and sold them to tourists. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z For several minutes I sat dumbstruck, staring at the wreckage of the tent’s once-graceful form amid the acrid scent of singed hair and melted nylon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The wolf let his tongue loll out between his teeth, tasting the frigid air, his breath misting as snowflakes melted on his tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As the climate warmed, the glaciers slowly melted and sea levels rose; within three thousand years, Beringia had again disappeared beneath the waves. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Winter tightened our heads with a band of cold and melted our eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The man went last, and he didn’t look back when he melted into the darkness. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At this, his heart melted, and he wept a tear and embraced me, begging my pardon and calling me the most excellent of beings, the most tender of grandchildren. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When I dropped my legs back down, I saw the misshapen black circle decorating the sleeping bag below my navel, its melted edge already cooled and curled. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His fingers felt like melted plastic, but Jason managed to undo the straps. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The wallpaper's got eggy daffodils and the carpet's all melted flowers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It had melted as it fell on the wet ground and now it was raining again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Just the feather-soft brush of wings against her lips as they melted back into her, leaving an aftertaste of salt and soot. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His legs melted from under him and he ended up in a heap on Mrs. Holton’s stoop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z 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 Later they had hot chocolate with lots of melted marshmallows. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “So besides tempting fate with melted cheese and literary airs of pretension, what else is in your risk-taking repertoire?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Ice, under the pale, strong sun, melted slowly on the branches and the trunks of trees. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z But at least the planets will never be melted and frizzled by an erupting supernova. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder how long he’s been waiting for this big reveal, how melted and sticky they must be right now. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And with that she turned to liquid and melted into the river. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It was a sickly sweet stench, like singed hair, something melted and blackened. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My sundae sat mostly melted in my cup, and I plopped the cup down and slid it across the table at him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Before she had dressed, however, the crystals had melted—all but a few on the north sides of the slopes, that spoke of things to come. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her features melted back into Penelope’s, and her chest rose and fell as she breathed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The bottom half of her, in blue jeans, melted into the darkness. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They wheeled and turned in macabre simultaneity; and melted through changes of formation with the weird ease of chorus dancers in Lunar Bowl. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Dad opened the pizza box, and the warm smell of baked crust and melted cheese rose up, but my appetite had disappeared. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Snow fell and fell and melted and melted and then fell again. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The man melted away, and all at once an alley opened up before them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once she’d melted down and napped, she transformed back into her own sweet self again. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The ice has melted, and still no snow. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The mud was caused by heavy snowfall overnight that completely melted during the day, and it was the wettest and muddiest rasputitsa in living memory. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The old lady nudged past Finn and melted back into the crowd. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Presently the leopard dæmon’s statuelike stillness melted, and she moved away once more, lithe and silent. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The more his back ached and his muscle dissolved into fat and the fat melted off his bones, the more fractious he became with Janie. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The sugar has melted off leaving plump moist chewy bites. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Here! ‘When a snowflake melted,’ he said, ‘that design was forever lost. Just that much beauty was gone.’ Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A moment later, the monitor went dark, and the Black Tiger game cabinet melted and morphed into a door-shaped portal with glowing jade edges. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Through the melted tallow on his face there was a faint flush of blood. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As the High Blade regarded the daughter that he could never publicly or even privately acknowledge, he melted just the tiniest bit. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And the blanks have been filled in with different colors of chalk, smudged and half melted from the rain and snow, in all different handwriting. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The heather and the stumbling darkness were forgotten as though the sunrise had melted them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the ice on the ground had melted, although the tree branches were still lined with it, bowing under the weight. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “They were there—all three of them! I put them in a sandwich bag, but the fire-breathing one melted the plastic, so I thought they’d be safer in that side pocket....” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z In patches where the snow has melted, they thrust their bell-shaped blooms to the sun. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For a while she tried to keep watch, scanning the ground for signs of movement, but soon she drifted off, frowning and fists clenched, as the night melted into gray predawn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The vlei people melted into the shadows, and all he could detect were their melancholy cries and the squelch of their feet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She was still there when the snow melted and the willows budded again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I fixed each of us little bowls of vinegar, melted butter, and Old Bay spice for dipping the crabmeat. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z And oh, the heavy burning thing that had been inside him all day had melted and disappeared. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z His fingers were slimy, coated in a pale ooze that was either melted skin or pus. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The snow had melted and the mud had firmed. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A mile and a half of iron fencing dating from the 1750s had been taken away to be melted down to make Spitfires. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As they rode, the empty sky and snow melted into each other, making Pinmei feel as if they were sailing on a vast white sea. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Seven yelled, and the crowd turned to look just as the Witchlings’ crone disguises melted away completely and their true forms were revealed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The eruption had shattered the mountain, and now a fifty-mile-wide avalanche of rock and mud and melted ice was taking aim at the valley below. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, waited in line about an hour so he could catch me after everyone else had melted away.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Pizarro then raided all the temples and palaces and melted down the gold he found and sent that back. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There’s a crust of ice over the drifts, where the top layer of snow has melted and then refrozen. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The resin melted; he dipped a stick into the goo and worked it into a crack in the plumping-mill box. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z As the winter of 1959 waned and the snow and ice melted, many miners who had been cut off the year before were called back to the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In one large bag is a walkie-talkie, melted on one side. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z “We won’t then, either. Is the butter melted in the pan?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “My shoes melted crossing this big patch of burning flowers.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z For all they could ascertain, the bandits had turned into ghosts and melted through the upstairs walls; they had simply evaporated. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I pour the melted butter on the popcorn. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I wish I had something to eat but there’s nothing in the icebox but cabbage leaves floating in the melted ice. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Tears well in her green eyes like ice melted by the sun. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But the smudgy crags of George Pollucci's features melted away as I peered at them, and resolved themselves into a regular pattern of dark and light and medium-gray dots. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The two levels of reality reminded him of the Titan stronghold on Mount Othrys - a disorienting maze of black marble walls that randomly melted into shadow and solidified again. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I raised my arms and howled, but the stoner-metal tunes must have seriously connected with Fang, because he melted into the throbbing mass of bodies and was gone. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was sliced right into the rock—or rather, into the melted, heat-rendered bones—which rose in high walls on either side, keeping the sky at a distance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Axel...there might be ice pops. And they’re going to be melted before we get there if you go this slow.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He ignored his problem—and the problem just sort of melted away. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He might have entered the house in a foul mood, but once he had his Dexter Gordon and a vodka martini, the stress melted away and everything was "beautiful, baby, just beautiful." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In the City of Bright Moonlight, after the snow had melted away, a boy—or was he a man?—leaned heavily on a stick and shuffled down the Long Walkway to a pavilion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A window ledge is covered in stretched, dangling strips that look like melted wax. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Hallyne said that sometimes the substance burned so hot that flesh melted like tallow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hades melted into nothing, leaving me holding empty black robes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The chocolate and marshmallows had melted slightly, so they stuck to my hands. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z On the last run in town, I went to the Daughertys’ first—they were the people whose ice cream had melted last Saturday. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In front of them they saw the lower lands dotted with small clumps of trees that melted away in the distance to a brown woodland haze. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I blow on my cocoa and sip up the melted goodness of the marshmallows before I respond. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She pulled out a tube of lipstick and, with a weak hand, applied the melted color to her lips. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The hail crunched and melted beneath our feet. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z There was a chill in the air, and errant flakes of snow drifted down and melted on the ground. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In one hand he held a sack of melted chocolate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z For hundreds of feet in all directions, sand was melted into a greenish glass. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants return to clear the plates and set down the next course, a fruit compote with cheese melted on top. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She visited the ruins of the Seymour house daily, waiting for them to cool enough so that she could poke through the ash with a hoe, in search of coin or melted silver. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I still hadn’t raised enough money, my discouragement melted away. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Long hours serving the British commandant had melted off the fat from his second and third chins and created heavy black circles under his eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d tried it once when I was seven, and there was no ghost, just a lot of melted wax on the countertop. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Auk XII, on the pad, was built to the design we had more or less standardized, but how it would perform loaded with melted rocket candy was a complete unknown. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It had melted and run over the floor. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun had baked the oil out of Momma’s skin and melted the Vaseline in her hair. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Ota gave the signal, Raesa and Pol melted into the trees, moving as quietly as they could to avoid startling the deer. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There were sudden gullies, too, where you knew streams would flow when the snow melted, and in every direction were fringes of brown and green. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He could barely get the words out, the next few minutes halting in presentation, and in that way, and substance, the high-school-essay nature melted away to core grief. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It’s got ice cream on it! Not melted or anything.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was out and the sky too bright a blue to look at as the snow melted off the yews and came clumping down. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The throne melted and morphed into an old coin-operated videogame cabinet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Judging from their sad shape, the beanbag creatures had been sitting out here a long time—since the snow melted last spring at least. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Now he experienced it as though Sarai herself—flesh and breath and hearts and hope—melted to nothing in his arms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But the bare portion of the wire wasn’t black or even singed, and the positive lead's insulation wasn't melted at all. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie’s face melted instantly, and he threw himself back onto the bed like a toddler. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z By the time Dusty Muleman got there, it had burned to the waterline—seventy-three feet of smoldering ash and melted poker chips. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Because if it was melted, then Ben and Joel and Davie said they were going to have to kill you.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He lit the gas, melted the butter, poured in the eggs, and let them run all over the base of it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Normal was the way Lianne had stared me down with a stiff, frozen distance and the way she melted into a soft S when she said hello to Freddie. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z "It melted, leaving no trace of a murder weapon." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow melted around the school as February arrived, to be replaced by cold, dreary wetness. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He knew she would get up and get the beer herself while the ice slowly melted in the water glass. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He tossed water onto the hot plate where we usually melted nacho cheese. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Malcolm slurps the last of his Coke, now mostly melted ice. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I saw your husband out here last night. And the cookies. And the rose clippings,” she said, talking faster as Aunt Rose’s indulgent smile melted into a disapproving frown. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In the glass, he saw his reflection, and the remnants of his hopeful mood melted. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Usually his clothes and possessions just sort of melted into his animal shape, but apparently he still smelled like a yummy poison dinner. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When Atawallpa fulfilled his half of the bargain and the ransom was complete Pizarro melted everything into ingots and shipped them to Spain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But they tasted nothing like the real thing because the snow melted in the cup, and we missed the crunchy bits of ice we were used to. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As milk they melted, and the milk ran into the mouths of the sleepers, and the sleepers woke. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z With Henry suddenly tired of daddying, the twins melted back into the woods with Wash every chance they got, taking Edgar along for their adventures. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The weeks passed and winter melted slowly into spring. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z That melted corpse was hardly even recognizable as a human being. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z When the lead was melted, he poured it carefully from the spoon into the little hole in the bullet-mold. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But seeing him in those leathers was the first time I really melted. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The next minute the shadows melted into a new scene. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The old satyr clapped his hands, and a bunch of nymphs melted out of the trees with platters of vegetables, fruits, tin cans, and other goat delicacies. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But even the festive display and large welcome sign couldn’t distract from the cloying stench of melted hooves and decay. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At one point Irene couldn’t pull her foot out and she fell forward, the melted roof burning her hands. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “That’s a baby demon skull. And this is a mountain of melted demon bones. And I’m riding over it on a spectral.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They had passed this way only moments ago, for the snow crystals their warm feet had melted were not yet frozen again. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people thought you melted the butter in the pan first to make grilled cheese, then put the sandwich down, but that was wrong because then the butter wouldn’t spread even on the bread. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The jacket of his brown suit, the one he’d worn to my graduation, hung over him—too much of Baba had melted away to fill it anymore. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the 588th, the women might have to wash with water from puddles or melted snow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z This is nothing, he thinks, reminding himself of the nuclear power plant that melted down in Fukushima, Japan, after an earthquake, and the tsunami that followed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The snow melted and surrounded Nathan’s ankles but didn’t touch them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I pictured Mum, Dad, and Julia sitting at home watching The Paul Daniels Magic Show but their faces melted away, like reflections on the backs of spoons. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She was hurrying off as she talked--her brown hand waved a jaunty salute as she melted into her party at the door. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She remembered the end of his story: The soldier melted. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It now seems likely that the volcanoes of Io are tapping an underground ocean of liquid sulfur, melted and concentrated near the surface. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It all tasted like chicken, mashed potatoes, and peas, if chicken, mashed potatoes, and peas were made of plastic, and were melted. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The melted window glass hung frozen down the walls like icing on a cake. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Only an hour, but the world had melted down and sprung up in a new and colourless form. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Teachers had courted her and cursed her, but no one before had simply melted her into the mass. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z When the glaciers melted, water gushed south, creating the Mississippi River and the Illinois and Missouri Rivers that funnel into it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It melted quickly on her skin, but the air was changing now too. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Our initial collective pique melted away as the party began, and why not? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z ‘Johnny,’ cried Mrs. Lapham, ‘isn’t it time to pour? Look, the silver is melted and begun to wink.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The ice melted quickly in my hands, cold water dripping through my fingers. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Roz returned to the Nest, where the fire had melted the interior snow to a muddy soup. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I dip my gray hand towel into the melted ice at the bottom of the cooler and then drape it over my head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I held it, watching him pour a spoonful of melted butter over the yam and the butter seeping in. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mami put pumpkin in the chickpeas, and I munched into it, expecting it to be hard and chewy but discovered that it melted in my mouth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The Mellower talked so much, ice cream melted off his spoon and ran down his shirt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She remembered Nan telling how the stone had melted and flowed like candlewax down the steps and in the windows, glowing a sullen searing red as it sought out Harren where he hid. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Splotches of moisture show on his back from where the snow has melted into his shirt. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They were blackened and caved, mouths agape, eyes boiled shut, melted and pooled together in the gutter like some hydra-headed horror. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I look back to Rue for help, but she's melted into her tree. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z By afternoon the slush had melted off the road and by evening it was dry. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He nods, melted chocolate smearing the lower half of his face like a painted beard. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Nel and Jude, who had been the stars all during the wedding, were forgotten finally as the reception melted into a dance, a feed, a gossip session, a playground and a love nest. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Brightbill flew up and away, Chitchat scurried home through the treetops, and Roz melted into the landscape as only she could. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And the water rose into the earthen houses and softened the walls and burst them apart and they melted down into the water and were as if they had never been. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Their hands did not touch; they melted through each other. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a wax candle, not tallow, and it was much used and melted. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Instead he stepped straight into the swamp and then slowly melted below the knees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The morning’s snow was melted except for dingy heaps along the gutters; it was raining now, a cold, small rain. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z This building happened to be a famous factory where they made chocolate, and almost at once a great river of warm melted chocolate came pouring out of the holes in the factory wall. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z All that day the sun shone, the snow melted, and little streams of water ran from the icicles, which all the time grew thinner. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z An expression of surprise crossed his features when he beheld her in her finery, but it quickly melted into a wry grin as he looked toward his father. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z For walking in the bush, he wears a baseball cap, a black T-shirt, shorts, a curved African knife at his belt, and scorched, melted green sneakers— dried too many times over campfires. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Where I had been standing a moment before was a ragged hole in the side of the Arch, with melted metal steaming around the edges. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The afternoon sun failed in its attempt to light the room through the single window, and the press of bodies and scents and sounds melted to give us an aromatic and artificial twilight. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But now, as he saw Fiver, small and familiar, incapable of hurting anyone or of concealing what he felt, trembling in the wet grass, either from fear or from cold, his anger melted away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel and Frank scrambled back as he pressed his palm against the mirror and melted it into a puddle of bronze goo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then she took the warm melted wax from the candle and covered the clay dolls with it so they took on the color of flesh. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl, in the gunfire, in the heat, in the concussion, folded like a soft scarf, melted like a crystal figurine. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It snaked out in all directions, forming a brilliant flash that burned through the wallpaper and melted the paint underneath. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She opened the bedroom door, and my fears melted. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His voice came up clearly from below, but Frodo could not see him; his grey elven-cloak had melted into the twilight. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z There was a flash of anger there, but it quickly melted into an odd expression of surprise or confusion. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Howard licked melted Popsicle off the side of his hand and said, “Pineapple.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The sun was warm as summer, and by the time they returned all the snow had melted in the heat. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then she took her basket of sheets and clothes and melted back into the house. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Tip: Use only green apple candies, then dip them in melted caramel and let them rest on wax paper before packaging. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The sheet of ice melted, and everyone crawled into the hole that would lead them to the glittering walls of the Fourth World, wherein we, their descendants, now reside. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Even the snow was part of her, she melted it and drank it. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So was the plum pudding, which melted in one’s mouth, likewise the jellies, in which Amy reveled like a fly in a honeypot. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, her eyes were brown—lovely, dreamy...melted chocolate brown? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z By the time the snow melted and the rains of spring swept in, every boy in Kabul bore telltale horizontal gashes on his fingers from a whole winter of fighting kites. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I hate crying; it makes my nose feel like a melted icicle. You’ve hurt my feelings, you stupid Assistant Pig-Keeper, and all for something that’s your own fault to begin with.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Emma melted through her metal cuffs, which fell away from her hands in a deformed mass of red-hot metal. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The entire yard sparkled with diamonds of frost that quickly melted into millions of drops of water with a gentle kiss of the sun. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But then I forgot about him, and even the memory of his holding me precious melted into the general darkness just beyond the great blinkers of childhood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The ice on the bottle’s sides melted down toward her—and she gulped, and gulped, and gulped. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Inside the hut, afraid to leave its darkness, the other wax children wept for their melted brother. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It didn’t come out as a question, but Clara’s sad expression melted away into happiness. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They say Brookes’s fat melted inside his body in the extreme heat. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The snow had melted, but the ground was hard. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Its walls still stood, but its windows and roof were gone, and there was nothing inside but ashes and dollops of melted glass. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn't look melted or squishy at all. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Now he’s left Kilanga altogether, vanished into the forest, it seems, or melted under the rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d dumped the melted ice out shortly after Jack and I finished the popcorn. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z If she squinted her eyes, everyone, every single person, melted into a mix of shapes and colors. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, Momma, you rememberElbe’s voice was sweeter than a melted Mars Bar. “Daddy said last week we girls were going to have to have something for school.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t see how it would burn, but the Fates must’ve been helping out The metal melted in the fire and turned to golden smoke, which rose into the sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But summer, it turned out, was no more real than the snow that melted in wintertime. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He lay on the stones, melted wax cooling, his face all faces, one eye blue, the other golden, hair that was brown, red, yellow, black, one eyebrow thick, one thin, one hand large, one small. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Pangs of hunger melted my resentment of my father away, and now that he was gone I longed night and day for his return. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The growing spark that had spread through my body had melted away my anxiety and doubt. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I looked back for the leering clown, but he had melted into the crowd. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As it melted on my tongue, I closed my eyes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He scraped from it a sliver as thin as a hair, wrapped it in wax, and added it to the pan in which the lead had melted. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There are no lobsters like these—simply boiled, with no fancy sauces, only melted butter and lemon, they have no equals anywhere. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I feared my wits had been melted by the flames, twisted and charred. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The face looks as if it has melted, exposing the cheekbones, the tip of the nose cartilage, and teeth in a lipless mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The two guerrilla shrews melted back into the woods. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Or he would have melted like new wax under the heat of that pale eye. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She poured the melted butter and the cheese into the egg-mixture, and whisked it some more. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z She returned to her chair and sat staring at a pool of melted vanilla ice cream working its way slowly to the edge of the table. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The March winds were warm, and they melted the snow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But on that morning in Ten Alders village and up on the High Fall, the dank grey fog had clung a while, and then suddenly it blew and drifted and melted away. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They’d drop the soft claws and tails into my bowl of melted butter, as though they were feeding the queen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z His presence silenced, if only for a few seconds, the crackling anxiety that made my blood grate against my bones and for a little while I’d feel melted and soft. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They found that the rocks inside Io should have been melted, not by radioactivity but by tides; that much of the interior of Io should be liquid. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The ice cream melted, and it went down easily and stayed down. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But Don Luis’s warm smile soon melted my fear into awe at finding myself in his house, away from the unpleasant implications of a student face-to-face with the school principal. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Every fiber of my body wanted that creamy cheese and those eggs and the ice cream that had already melted. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her heart would have melted, she’d have smoothed the hair back from his forehead, kissed him on the ear, and not just to get something out of him either. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The metal frame of the once-lighted sign of his name has melted, and it sags down limply over where the big front windows used to be. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My skin, muscles, and bones feel as if they have melted away and I can simply step out of my body. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Sir Fig Newton had the silent cat killer, and my only proof had melted into extinction. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Art3mis winked at me, and then her legs melted together to form a mermaid’s tail. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “My last command overloaded their kill switches—basically locked down all their circuits and melted their cores.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Rice. With Log Cabin Syrup and melted butter.” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of her anxiety ebbed when she saw that Taisin still breathed; the snow beneath her nose was slightly melted. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The crying and clashing of the harmonies were an obsession in the melted bowels. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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