| 单词 | mount |
| 例句 | As my sympathy for Taske, Weathers, and some of my other teammates mounted, I felt increasingly uncomfortable in my role as a journalist. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The magistrate watched with mounting disbelief as the other villagers voiced their agreement. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z But, just in case of emergency, it has refill hoses mounted on the exterior. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The drum roll mounts as she gains momentum. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They were mounted on wheeled horses, from which they were detachable, and they held their spears in fewter. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Their black spherical eyes are mounted atop their heads on wobbly stalks. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Chamberlain mounted, put on the wide- brimmed hat with the emblem of the infantry, began walking his horse slowly across the field toward the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I mounted the stairs to a door that was lettered: The Chicago John Reed Club I opened it and stepped into the strangest room I had ever seen. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Its hindquarters lifted and wagged from side to side in mounting excitement. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Drawn up within the shadow of the Gate and under the looming walls outside they had waited for his signal: all the mounted men that were left in the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Swords, daggers, spears, sickles, axes, and some weapons Anya couldn’t even name were mounted on the walls, covering every inch of space. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z When he turned away from the sun to mount the mare, he saw the spotted cattle, grazing in a dry lake flat below the ridge. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z On their heels, mounted, trotted the Anti-Horse-Thief Society members done up as old-time bounty hunters in big hats and drooping mustaches. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Khalilou, who knew how to climb better than all of us, mounted each of those trees and plucked as much from them as he could. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The subdued babble of children mounted to excited shouts of welcome. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I like it,” he said with sudden conviction, and hung the black scabbard from one of the mounting board’s pegs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the back of the shed Lee held Doxology while Sam mounted. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Only his constantly blinking eyes gave any indication of his mounting terror. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z As we watch people line up and begin to mount the steps to the stage, I feel like one of the cows in the agricultural show my granddad took me to in Kinvara. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They were starting to mount Ares and Aurora when Ripred stopped them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z After a while the young minister mounts the dais and works the crowd like a warm-up comedian. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The warhorse was the wrong mount for ranging, but try and tell that to the lordling. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the glacier moved, crevasses would sometimes compress, buckling ladders like toothpicks; other times a crevasse might expand, leaving a ladder dangling in the air, only tenuously supported, with neither end mounted on solid ice. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I’m about to mount the ladder to the hovercraft when I remember. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The reason he is coming so slowly is that he is pulling a wagon, a thing about the size of a big trunk mounted on two bicycle wheels. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z John had finished sweeping, and he now mounted to the pulpit to dust the three thronelike chairs, purple, with white linen squares for the headpieces and for the massive arms. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In 1926 he had only eight mounts, winning with just one of them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I reach her just as she is about to mount the steps. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She had, in her arsenal, a seemingly infinite number of visions of Skathis mounted on Rasalas, carrying off young women and men no older than she was now. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The humidity mounted an assault even at nine-twenty in the morning—like a hot, wet towel wrapped around his face. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Pollard let his mount dog him, mocking him, and Whichcee broke. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A lamp has been mounted above my divan bed so that in the future, when I hear the guns going off, I’ll be able to pull a cord and switch on the light. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Two triceratops riders headed toward the gate but the mounts pulled away, spooked by the humongous carnivore. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Grace would have preferred if Max had, oh, gone all Game of Thrones on him and mounted his head on a stick, but Max just said, “C’mon, man,” again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Then he pressed a small button on the lapel of his jacket and muttered, “Copy that. No sign of the godly mounts.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "He is Drogo's son, and the crones say he will be the stallion who mounts the world. It was prophesied. Better to kill the child than to risk his fury when he grows to manhood." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The stewardess reread the slip of paper in her hand, then eyed the big clock mounted by the arrival-and-departure board, as if she had someplace else to be. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Without thinking, he found his horse, mounted, and galloped away across the prairie. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z White resentment against the African American newcomers was present from the start, and tensions continued to mount. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The mounted Long Knives followed them, as Crazy Horse had hoped they would. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I gritted my teeth and kept my mouth shut, but my rage was mounting by the hour. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to the video camera mounted in a corner. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Harry’s nerves mounted as June the twenty-fourth drew closer, but they were not as bad as those he had felt before the first and second tasks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then he went to the car and mounted the steps, swiftly and quietly, and paused at the door. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The man was mounting a ladder which had been hoisted up the side of the building from the ground. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As Kirke spoke, Dawn mounted her golden throne, and on the first rays Kirke left me, taking her way like a great goddess up the island. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There were twenty-six horse-drawn floats, six golden chariots, ten marching bands, and six mounted brigades. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We arrived around noon and found a handful of people taking cover under a large rectangular plastic sheet mounted on six poles spiked to the ground. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The heads were mounted between the crenels, along the top of the wall, impaled on iron spikes so they faced out over the city. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was during this Red Summer that black Americans, for the first time, mounted armed resistance against mobs of whites who were determined to oppress them and deny them their rights. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Woolf wanted to get his weight off of his mount’s back, but he was going too fast. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Since they had mounted up at dawn, he had said not a word. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Horned King turned his mount, seeking to trample them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Pinkie and Philip had mounted the back of the forward who had tackled Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “That made me about half-sick, Grandma remarked. At this point we could have used an intermission. But Mrs. Merle Stubbs of the Ladies’ Committee mounted the stage, carrying a portable Victrola. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Howard announced that he was satisfied with Workman and that the jockey would retain the mount for the Santa Anita Handicap. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They lit no fires, for they were uncertain of events; but they set a ring of mounted guards about them, and scouts rode out far ahead, passing like shadows in the folds of the land. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He jerked his mount around hard and rode back to the lists for the second pass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Still, even in the mounting darkness, I was able to pinpoint where I was and where I needed to go. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I wonder why the natives do not mount another raid if they really want us gone. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He wanted to mount a legal attack on behalf of all black riders as a class-action suit, not just to defend protesters who got arrested and charged as criminals one by one. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He isn’t interested in catching the butterflies and mounting them on a board with pins; he just wants to see them, identify them. count them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Oliver and I had both been in prison, and our caseload had mounted in the meantime. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hoarse shouting and the heedless screaming of the women there was a mounting violence, and a terror she had never known before closed over Kit’s mind like fog. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Safe journey home, then,” she said, stepping out of the way as Ash mounted the horse. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He understood about mating; he had seen dogs in the yard, and watched a stallion mount a mare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "He is not a mount to carry you into battle, true," Varys replied, "but he will serve, and attract no notice. As will the others. And the stableboys see and hear only the animals." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Iris, mounted firmly within the aeroshell atop the booster, held firm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Death, mounted on his pale horse, seemed to ride triumphant; there was but a step between the people in the city and the tomb. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Then I mounted up and gaited him back up to a gallop by slow stages. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z By the light of a flash I could see a row of fuel drums mounted on racks. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The free companies, well mounted, could reach Yunkai in six days of hard riding, or eight at a more leisurely pace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They saw a Gallivespian, mounted on a dragonfly, diving to attack a flying machine whose human pilot tried to fight him off hand to hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We gathered the bags and mounted our steeds. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I mounted to my chamber; locked myself in; fell on my knees; and prayed in my way—a different way to St. John’s, but effective in its own fashion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When a man died, his mount was killed and placed beneath him on the fu-neral pyre, to carry him to the night lands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Horse hooves dopped down a nearby path, maybe a mounted police patrol. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Slowly, he mounted the stairs and stepped outside. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was he: here he was, mounted on Mesrour, followed by Pilot. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "I told him I was intensely interested in what he was doing and would be willing to mount any sort of research effort to provide him with more information," Lamphere recalled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He owned a lot of diving equipment, a barge on which a crane had been mounted, and—if Ishmael remembered it right—this rust brown Packard. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They were in no mood to mount the assault. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z If Woolf sent his mount to top speed, he knew he was going to have to keep him going until the end of the race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are mounting up, Handel,” Herbert would say; “upon my life, they are mounting up.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z My stomach grumbled as we mounted the stairs of the cooperage. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An outrider, a mounted attendant assigned to catch loose horses and assist injured ones, galloped up and grabbed Seabiscuit’s bridle. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Those mounted plains warriors and Navajo sheepherders and weavers now figure prominently in white Americans’ image of American Indians, but the basis for that image was created only after 1492. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was really a shame, he realized as he mounted the stairs after the Prince. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I rose from the bench and mounted the narrow carpeted staircase. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "Off the horse, and throw down the sword. We'll thank you kindly for the mount and for the venison, and you and your brother can be on your way." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They mounted their horses, and this time it was the boy who followed the alchemist back to the oasis. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Other nations, he wrote, had mounted exhibits of dignity and style, while American exhibitors erected a mélange of pavilions and kiosks with no artistic guidance and no uniform plan. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But Theon had spent ten years in Winterfell, and did not intend to go to war without a good mount beneath him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The light was dim and came from gas jets hidden behind skulls mounted on the walls. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Aimee had explained I was to go to each of the top finishers and shake hands to congratulate them before mounting the first-place podium. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Do you like Family Guy?” he asks, turning the mounted television on, releasing my hand, and throwing himself onto the patchwork bed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She imagined him as she had met him, mounted and firing flaming arrows with such precision. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Shawn said it was time to mount, and I climbed onto the barn roof, sure the corral would descend into violence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Soldiers will work to pile up dirt and mount artillery. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I reluctantly mounted the stairs, wondering how it was that Falconer knew this playhouse so intimately. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I asked Sarge if our escorts in the jeeps felt as odd as we did about being propped up there with those big guns mounted in front of them just to take us to school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With a clatter of hooves and paws and claws, the celestial mounts shot straight into the sky, carrying Aru and Mini with them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There his eye fell upon a fleet of large tin hot dogs mounted on bicycle tires. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose I could stop you with a Bradley tank, armor two inches thick, three mounted machine guns, and a grenade launcher. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z People were running through the plaza now, dark figures bolting out of the alleyways, some mounted on clumsy, staggering knuckleskulls. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It had a fat, heavy generator mounted on it, with a large fan and a spray nozzle on either side. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all grateful that tradition called for the ruler to mount the cliff alone, for the mountain can only use its powers for one person at a time. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He liked for her to mount him so he could see her towering above him and call soft obscenities up into her face. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Men groomed their mounts and mended saddles, stirrups, and shoes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was the first one mounted, and she set the pace for the column. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His ailments, his frustration, and the mounting intensity of the work taxed his spirits and caused him to feel older than his age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When the mounted archers rode back crestfallen, saying that they had been unable to shoot the boy, Sir Meliagrance knew what was going to happen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He also made a heavy door and mounted it with metal strap hinges. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The strange horseman drew an enormous, curved sword from a scabbard mounted on his saddle. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron looked ready to pass out as he mounted his Cleansweep Eleven. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z So I’d rigged up an external antenna and mounted it on the hood of a car at the top of the junk pile. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The living room felt like a Key West bed-and-breakfast, complete with a stuffed sailfish mounted on the wall above a wicker sofa set upholstered in palm-tree-patterned fabric. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z As they drew near enough to use their grapples, the captain mounted the rail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Riker mounted the wagon in a single, smooth movement, almost like he was more liquid than man. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Jones mounted his horse, maneuvered through the pine trees, and vanished from sight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked our bikes out of the woods and mounted them, ready to ride the rest of the way. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z In a breathless voice, Lee demanded the key to the alarm box that was mounted on the outside of the store. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The Captains mounted again and rode back, and from the host of Mordor there went up a jeering yell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then he lay down before her feet and seemed to show her his broad back, and she cried to the others to come with her and mount him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrapped in his furs and leathers, mounted on his great warhorse, his lord father loomed over him like a giant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I felt a burning glow mount to my face; for bitter and agitating recollections were awakened by the allusion to marriage. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z One in every ten of them came mounted but all of them came armed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The other archers mounted their horses, and the princess set off down the road. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z All afternoon, the three Union divisions initiate mounted and dismounted cavalry charges against the dug-in rebels. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z My mount reared, nearly spilling me from the saddle. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But the Lieutenant mounted confidently, picked up the reins and held them exactly as Goblin liked. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood my ground, not mounting the bar, and Nicole was losing patience. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He adjusted his position and sighted along the old Winchester until he had the port engine mounting plumb in view, and fired. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The stallion that mounts the world,” she heard, bellowed in a thousand voices. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He handed me the reins of his mount. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z On these agreed facts, you could build your prosecution—or mount your defense. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Quentyn saw one mount a dog, as the other hopped onto a pig ... only to slide right off again, to a smattering of laughter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A television mounted in the corner was playing ESPN, and I stared at it until I couldn’t anymore. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I flashed the cyborg doorman my invitation, then mounted the long crystal staircase leading up into the club. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There’s enough light for me to make out that he’s mounted his mother’s seashell and strung it on a red ribbon that looks like the very same one I wrapped around Guillermo’s note to Dearest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And his smell... even the mare they’d brought for him shied away when he tried to mount. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We emerge on the deck, and Quinton brings me over to where two large wooden captain’s wheels are mounted. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The maids said she got mounted by spirits. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z By the time he and his mount hit the finish line for the first time, they were two lengths in front. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the smoky night a band was mounting another song. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The tables and chairs had all been cleared out, and the crowd was throbbing against the coral reefs, hanging from the mounted captain’s wheel, dancing along the hallway to the restrooms. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Mayor Clarkson’s greatest concern was the mounting number of penniless people in Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He tapped the human arm of his mount. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The Detroit experience has been repeated in many other communities as pressure has mounted to combat the Japanese beetle with chemicals. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But if he did so, one of his attendants would immediately mount him again on his own horse—just as we would do to a master- of-hounds today—because that was the feudal law. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z On December 22 the chairman of the California Horse Racing Commission gathered reporters together and issued the board’s decree: Red Pollard was banned from riding all horses, including stakes mounts, until January 1,1938. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He searched between all of his holographic projectors mounted in the catwalks above the stage, and under auditorium seats, and in the bandstand. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Waiting with the Joint Chiefs was a young officer, Major Charles Cooper, holding a map of Vietnam mounted on a three-quarter-inch thick slab of plywood. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Up to the threshold of the door there mounted a flight of twenty-seven broad stairs, hewn by some unknown art of the same black stone. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He rose and mounted the pulpit steps, and took from the small opening at the bottom of the pulpit three tambourines. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I am seized again and again with pains that mount like sins and pierce like swords. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Grenn's mount shied at the scent of him; even now, after more than a year, the horses were uneasy in the presence of the direwolf. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I asked, my suspicions and fear mounting by the second. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys dived under tables just as the double doors and the brick wall they were mounted to exploded inward, destroyed by the force of the giant, furry platypus beast barreling inside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sometime early in her marriage, Helen began a ritual: Each time his mount left the paddock and set his first forehoof onto the track, she would pray that the horse would see him home safely. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nine televisions mounted to the wall were each tuned to a different network; each network showed the launch pad. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z To that end, I have organized a squadron of twenty mounted griffin-riders to take you out to join General Baligant and his army. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z No ’mount of soap was making me feel better. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z They wound around corners and past cold torches mounted on the walls, until they reached a thick wooden door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The knight urged his mount to a trot, and they left the crowd behind them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As it is, the natives mount small attacks every other day on any man or creature who strays too far from our guarded, half-built fort. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But no sooner were they mounted than the black demon pitched them off. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z They slept in their saddles and stopped only long enough to feed and water the garrons, then mounted up again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then he gripped my shoulder real tight, mounted his horse and rode off through the brush. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, about a half an hour later, the officers mounted their horses and began riding through the troops shouting orders. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary swiftly threw her bridle and stirrups over his back, excusing herself for being clumsy, and mounted at once. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I sat in silence and stared at the taxidermed school of fish the doctor had mounted all around the walls. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It is difficult to explain how it happened, but I mounted the coconut tree quite fast and unexpectedly. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The compact array of white faces and the constant flashing of bulbs for pictures made him stare in mounting amazement. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z With a rush of wings and paws, the celestial mounts disappeared, called back to the deities they served. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As he mounted the steps to the Monk Building’s broad front plaza, Reynie saw two girls well ahead of him, walking together toward the front doors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The president decided to mount a “Success Offensive.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The two walked up a third time, each jockey watching the nose of his rival’s mount. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Theo shares news from the gallery, especially about an exhibit of Claude Monet’s work that he is mounting. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z After nearly fifteen minutes of gathering opinions, Stanchion mounted the stage again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The guardsmen left their mounts out-side the walls and escorted her through a narrow postern door, then up endless steps to a tower. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hygeia’s McElroy, under mounting pressure from Burnham, turned to desperate measures. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z "If your warriors would mount these women, let them take them gently and keep them for wives. Give them places in the khalasai and let them bear you sons." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As Anh had nervously inspected the windows to establish the best source of light, he’d mounted her expensive, brand-new Nikon to the tripod and positioned it on the edge of the parquet floor. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Smith recognized the value of a horse like this and brought him along with his racing string to work as a lead pony, Smith’s track mount, and general stable calmer-downer. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only three remained to see to the mounting problems in Philadelphia and to administer Bush Hill. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The word “slaughter” came to mind, because slaughter is the word for it, for a battle when one side mounts no defense. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She mounted her chariot, which began to glow. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It’d be terrible timing to lose her job, with all the physical therapy she needs after her accident on top of her daughter’s mounting tuition. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I mounted the steps; and Trefusis having shut the door behind us and rapped upon it, we set out. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Now they are gathered together in great eating camps, where they consume the mounting pile of surplus corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z They each wrapped around Håkon’s legs, and one around his tail, and they held him in place, like he’d been mounted in midair. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He turned his mount and shot past the struggling warriors. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Now the gates have sentries and there are ugly new floodlights mounted on metal posts above it, and barbed wire along the bottom and broken glass set in concrete along the top. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There's a flat-screen television mounted on the wall across from me and a side table beside me with a cup of water and a telephone. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Goblin children fleeing griffin-riders through fields, screaming and zigzagging as the elfin knights dipped lower, hurling magic flame from their flying mounts in the black, smoke-smogged skies. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z When the sun set, the builder mounted his horse and set off for the mountains to gather his first rocks. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Parked vans with big antennae mounted on top, stretching around the corner toward the church where the funeral will be held this afternoon. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Doli’s shaggy pony labored through the trees; the bard had ridden his own mount into a lather. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z With mounting terror, Taran cast desperately about in his mind for some means of saving his companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He proudly displayed his new diploma at home, excitedly mounting it one weekend in a frame he’d bought the week he received his test scores. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Ron, an expression of ecstasy on his face, mounted the broom and zoomed off into the gathering darkness while Harry walked around the edge of the field, watching him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She remembered that as she mounted the stairs with John’s heavy weight in her arms, and as she entered the door, she heard music, which became perceptibly fainter as Florence closed the door behind her. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Hermod mounted it and prepared to ride down, ever down, to greet Hel in her high hall, where only the dead go. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I slashed the legs off their horses and made the skeletal mounts disintegrate. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When Cortes and his bedraggled adventurers landed on the Mexican coast in 1519, they might have been driven into the sea by thousands of Aztec cavalry mounted on domesticated native American horses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He turned his mount and drew a sword. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Fortunately, I found one that I was able to mount in one jump. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It’s basically a wooden basket, open at the back, mounted on an axle between two wheels. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When Cain mounts the dais, she steps aside as if she expected him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z On Sunday morning, November 10, George Washington mounted his horse and rode out of Germantown without bothering to wake his aides. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z My father’s identification with Nixon only grew stronger as the President’s troubles mounted. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His mother’s breathing—in and out, in and out—was a soothing rhythm, and it helped to distract him from the mounting dread inside of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In one smooth motion, the man picked her up and lifted her onto the saddle, and then he mounted behind her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Two dozen controlled charges detonated in their chambers, driving two dozen alloy cylinders out of their mounts at over a thousand miles per hour. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z So we mounted again before night had passed and went on with all the speed that our horses could endure over the plains of Lebennin.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Most people did not kneel to receive communion at the marble altar, with the blond life- size Virgin Mary mounted nearby, but Papa did. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A squad of mounted policemen lashed themselves around the corner and galloped past, the horseshoes thudding dully through the snow, the men rising high in their saddles, shouting. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He mounted the black horse and rode back toward the camp and die evening. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The pages of calculations before him increased microscopically and the crumpled sheets at his feet mounted into a hill of scribbled paper. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Emma’s spirits were mounted quite up to happiness; every thing wore a different air; James and his horses seemed not half so sluggish as before. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I saw the enemy go: endless lines of marching Orcs; and troops of them mounted on great wolves. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He bowed low, and mounted his pony, and followed by his friends jogged slowly down the gentle slope behind the hill. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She began restoring order, remaking the beds, kicking off her high heels to mount a chair to fix the curtain, and setting the twins small achievable tasks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The security lock mounted outside required another retinal scan. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Others had mounted the tables and two of them screamed out their song from the top of the bar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One warrior jerked frantically at his reins to turn his mount away. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z In the mounting twilight, it was unlikely we would be spotted from the pathway, unless someone were to approach. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Tris had gained the saddle, and his mount was rearing and wheeling as he laid about with his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then, still holding the other end of the rope, the patroller mounted his horse and rode away half-dragging his captive behind him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Bill the pony stood patiently but dejectedly in front of the hobbits, and screened them a little; but before long the drifting snow was above his hocks, and it went on mounting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We felt the tensions mount as whites craned to stare back at us. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The mounts dutifully lowered themselves, speeding closer to the surfaces instead. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z No one’s called here in so long, it’s like a dead thing mounted to the wall. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He gave someone else the mount, and retired soon afterward. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs Compson stood watching her as she mounted, steadying herself against the wall with one hand, holding her skirts up with the other. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z How could they hope to reach Rivendell on foot, pursued by mounted enemies? The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But when she had mounted to her rooms again with all her women, then she fell to weeping for Odysseus, her husband. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As this date grew ever nearer, the pressures on myself, though of an altogether more humble nature than those mounting on his lordship, were nevertheless not inconsequential. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Now the official procession is approaching the stage, mounting the steps at the right: three women, one Aunt in front, two Salvagers in their black hoods and cloaks a pace behind her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And when it came to the mounting scrutiny of me, I was tired of being defenseless, tired of being seen as someone altogether different from the person I was. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Louder and higher and lower and wider the sound and motion spread, mounting, sinking, darking. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Vera, the little soldier clasped in her hand, began to mount the stairs. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Fflewddur, sword in hand, spun his mount and plunged against the attackers. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Two mounts had gone into the Hall of the Gods solely to protect the frozen forms of Poppy, Arielle, and Burton. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As far as they could judge it went in great mounting curves, and as it rose it grew loftier and wider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I mounted the crumbling steps and crossed the threshold. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z After this murder Oliverotto mounted his horse, paraded through the town, and besieged the chief officials in the government palace. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z As Fischer’s losses and draws mounted, it became clear that he was having the most disastrous tournament of his adult career, perhaps even worse than his Buenos Aires debacle. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He went down the alley to the rear steps and mounted to the second floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Around him, the reserve assembled; a huge force, half mounted and half foot, five thousand strong. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A mounted man in front of that line would not live five minutes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He bought a souvenir for his son Howard—a tin man mounted on a spinning top. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z By then his groom had brought up his mount, a formidable brown courser armored as heavily as he was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hamlet’s excitement mounted as the black-robed villain crept from the curtains, holding a vial and praising its rank and poisonous contents. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They got to the stables, mounted the horses, and were away before the two oafs had untangled themselves. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z "Speeding up the mounting process and skipping inspections buys us eleven days. If Bruce can pull a rabbit out of a hat and get done sooner, Maurice can do some inspections." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z High up above the tall cliffs were steep slopes upon which trees climbed, mounting one head above another; and above them again were grey faces of inaccessible rock, crowned by a great spire of stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They hung there now, the Little Blessed One and his wife, on either side of the stuffed, mounted bison head. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I look up at the camera that’s mounted near the ceiling and stick out my tongue. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z With him rode a dozen mounted warriors armed with spears and swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ned broke the wax with his thumb and flattened the letter to consider the king's urgent com-mand, reading the words with mounting disbelief. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As Lord Eddard passed beneath the King's Gate into the stink of the city, his grey and white cloak streaming from his shoulders, he saw eyes everywhere and kicked his mount into a trot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When Em was called, she mounted the stage steps with her head down, glancing up only when she got to the big blue X taped to the middle of the stage floor. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Slowly, he mounted the stairs and stepped outside. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The actual affair may not have lasted as long as the opera itself, its incredible five- and-a-half-hour length being one of the many obstacles to its being mounted in its entirety during Berlioz’s lifetime. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And your books too,” turning his eyes round the room, “mounting up, on their shelves, by hundreds! And you read ’em; don’t you? Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Too eager to fly again to wait for Wood, Harry mounted his broomstick and kicked off from the ground. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He mounted his black stallion, and she considered leaping from her horse and using the chain to hang him from the nearest tree. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Her voice rang clear above the hum of the mounting lift. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A black horse rode up out of the smoke: familiar spot on a smoky forehead, blood bubbling from a foaming chest: Garnett’s mount. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A telescope sat mounted on a tripod, aimed out the window: Miss Wren’s lookout station, where she watched for trouble, and the comings and goings of her spy pigeons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As the children mounted the hill, an early evening mist began to settle, and through its haze the lights of distant harbor traffic shone in blurred colors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Three fires, three mounts to ride, three treasons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After a while Buford mounted what was left of his cavalry and rode slowly out that road to the north. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He only held the bridle and displayed the gear, waiting for the knight to mount and ride. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But the pressure for an end to testing continued to mount. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A spiral stairway wound around the exterior, mounting to the summit where an inner sanctuary contained an elaborately adorned couch and gold table. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Almost all animals are disturbed by the approach of thunder, which oppresses them with its mounting tension and breaks the natural rhythm by which they live. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After some drilling and bolting, I got the brackets attached to it and then mounted it back on the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z "The khal cannot die. He is the fa-ther of the stallion who mounts the world.; His hair has never been cut. He still wears the bells his father gave him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Pollard must have expected to be taken off his weekday mounts for a few days. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well. . . it only takes three days to actually mount it. The following ten are for testing and inspections." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Unwilling to suffer a humiliating defeat, cut down one by one as they tried to break through the cavalry, they mounted their horses and charged off the face of the mountain. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "We'll provide you with fresh mounts and provisions," her brother promised. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The rest of the patrol mounted and followed except for one who was having some kind of low-voiced discussion with the woman. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I nod and she pops the cap off with the opener mounted on the counter, pours it into a glass. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The theater is to open at precisely eight to give Truman two hours to mount the set, get in costume and makeup, and do sound checks. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It was a slide projector I’d made by mounting a lightbulb on a piece of wood and positioning wooden plates with lenses from magnifying glasses in front of it. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys had heard enough; she leaned forward, spurring her mount into a charge. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Tyrion danced back in while the brigand's leg was still pinned beneath his fallen mount, and buried the axe in the man's neck, just above the shoulder blades. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "He mounted her high and low and gave her to his khal, and Jhaqo gave her to his other bloodriders. They were six. When they were done with her, they cut her throat." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As he turned to mount the few stairs to the stage, Kira could see the broad blank expanse across the Singer’s back and shoulders, the blank that she had been picked to fill. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As I went from house to house collecting money, I saw black men mounted upon soapboxes at street corners, bellowing about bread, rights, and revolution. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Because a large percentage of his mounts were claimers competing for tiny purses, Pollard didn’t earn much money. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They could have Cordelia and me in here, in our bat-wing sleeves and cinch belts, stuffed and mounted or made of wax, drinking our milkshakes, looking as bored as we could. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We mounted the steps and ducked into a cramped but cozy space that appeared to be a living room, bedroom, and kitchen all in one. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “I have no mount to give you, my lady,” he said, “and if we tried to ride double, it would be the end of my horse as well. You must walk.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Beside him, the Lady had mounted her dragonfly, and now she urged it through the narrow gap into the hammering gusts. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z As they journeyed the sun mounted, and grew hot. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z One of them finally stepped into the circle, grabbed a dancer by the arm, pushed her down to the ground, and mounted her right there, as a stallion mounts a mare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Ferris Wheel was full of passengers, who watched with mounting concern as the funnel did its own danse du ventre across Jackson Park directly toward the Midway. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I mounted the steps and pulled open one of the heavy doors. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Woolf looked back for Ligaroti just as his mount caught sight of Specify. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved back, then drew the reins over his animal’s head and mounted up. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He needed help to mount; he felt as though he weighed a thousand stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They hand their burdens to others while they mount, then take the sacks again and loop them over the pommels of their saddles. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z They mounted their scooters and took plastic swords and jousted on the driveway. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Despite considerable pressure from the Federalists in Congress and mounting war fever in the wake of the XYZ revelations, Adams held out hope for reconciliation based primarily on these reports. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Now, after a whispered confession, she walked the four blocks, no longer afraid to mount the porch steps. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Taran tried to turn his mount’s head but Melynlas, in a shower of pebbles, slipped from the trail to the steep slope. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The King was mounted on his horse, and the horse mounted on a white marble pedestal that rose to the height of three men standing one atop the other. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw him mount a horse draped with the royal insignia and ride off, and then her stepmother called from upstairs, “Close the door! You’re letting a draft in. Who was it?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Wobbling at first, she tested herself again and again until without moving her arms she could maintain her balance as she mounted the log. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z With the help of the doctors, Mom mounted a strong case and moved Dad from a definite “no” to a “probably not.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He was nervous, mainly at the thought of what Wood would say if Gryffindor lost, but also at the idea of facing a team mounted on the fastest racing brooms gold could buy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Her heels pressed into the sides of her mount, rousing the silver to a gallop. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was mounted on a beautiful marble base and belonged in a museum—a science museum, not an art museum. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I mounted Jumper bareback and rode him along Birdsong Creek and across a rocky hog-back ridge. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Each entrance had a pass-through metal detector with security cameras mounted on top. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He mounted some Beetle Bailey comics in his collection book. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Kamau was approaching from the other end of the alley, lit sconces mounted on the wall throwing his frown into sharp relief. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A long note was sounded on a bugle, and everyone mounted up. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A project is started, it is developed and mounted and sent out into the world, and more often than not it becomes self-sufficient. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Colonel Smith, a timid horseman, liked showy mounts. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She buckled the iron dagger onto her belt and mounted her horse. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Clearly, something was up: Woolf and Richardson were told not to accept any more mounts pending a meeting by the stewards. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tensions began to mount in the Washington shell house that October. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I pressed him, “What about strategy? A plan? Shouldn’t we be mounting an attack now? While it’s dark?” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Straight in front of us and not far off—in fact, so near that I wondered we had not noticed before—came a group of mounted men hurrying along. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Her own heart was beating in union to the one that floated before her, blue and corrupt . . . three mounts must you ride . . . one to bed and one to dread and one to love . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Without saddles or bridles, mounting them proved tricky. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Horse shouted and mounted Bones, and everybody laughed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As panicked marchers scattered in all directions, Sheriff Clark’s mounted possemen let loose with a rebel yell and charged, swinging bullwhips and rubber tubing wrapped in barbed wire. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The next night when she mounted her steps Tea Cake was there before her, sitting on the porch in the dark. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Penelope could read the names off the engraved brass plaques mounted below each painting: Admiral Percival Racine Ashton. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The robot remained motionless and his voice rumbled: “Pardon, Master, but I cannot. You must mount first.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z We mounted the stairs gently, trying not to creak them under our feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then, one afternoon in late January, he finally relented and as-signed the jockey the race mount on a filly. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “If you will mount up, General, I would like to ride over in that direction—” he gestured eastward—“some little way.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They passed the weasels that became brass door handles, the carved flute player overhead, the stone lions mounted high above the landing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z At least a thousand, maybe more: bowmen, spearmen, peasants armed with scythes and sharpened sticks, freeriders and mounted archers, and another hundred knights to stiffen them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But he was getting a lot of mounts and winning with almost 10 percent of them, so he got by. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z So I told Mama where to find Spot and told her to leave Little Arliss with me, and watched her and Lisbeth head out, both mounted on Jumper. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Wreckage of the flying chariot burned in the water, and Coach Hedge swung a mounted crossbow, taking potshots at the Roman birds as they flew overhead. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Between them, the Two Kings had six hundred banners flying, five thousand mounted knights, and ten times as many freeriders and men-at-arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As they mounted to the bedroom floor, they saw through the landing window Rogers carrying out a tray of cocktails to the terrace. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Behind the autos came the County Council of Defense, all mounted on Tipped M horses. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z So I stayed closer to trees that I could easily mount to hide myself from these animals. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z That night he mounted to the attic with his hammer and his handful of nails and nailed the door behind him and threw the hammer out the window. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He was referring to the special mounts that the deities used. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As the crisis mounted at Camp Four, he did his best to rise to the occasion. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They got out of these chairs and were mounted on two hornes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I remember the Undying. Child of three, they called me. Three mounts they promised me, three fires, and three treasons. One for blood and one for gold and one for...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had three to tend: his own mount, and two packhorses, each bearing a large wire-and- wicker cage full of ravens. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That evening we learned to fire our guns, aiming at plywood boards mounted in the branches of tiny trees at the edge of the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z With each tender seedling that unfurled its small green leaf to my eager gaze, my excitement would rise and mount; winged, wondrous. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The mounted troops entered the oasis from the north; it appeared to be a peaceful expedition, but they all carried arms hid-den in their robes. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But invariably the grinning Nines, who in technical violation of the rule had been practicing secretly for weeks, would mount and ride off in perfect balance, training wheels never touching the ground. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Like a black smoke driven by a mounting wind they fled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She had a clipper bow, and on her foredeck was mounted a three-inch cannon. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I looked at him, or rather, beyond him and at the blackboard mounted on the red-bricked wall, as he stood akimbo next to the cupboard where he kept his array of canes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved out into the crowd, head down, mounted his horse. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The bony figure of Death rides the streets below, stopping his mount now and then to peer into windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A small crowd of onlookers had gathered again, and they muttered among themselves, but I ignored the mounting tension. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She threw open the door. ". . . the dragon . . ." And saw her brother Rhaegar, mounted on a stallion as black as his armor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "The stallion who mounts the world has no need of iron chairs." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With mounting excitement I raised myself toward the window and reached for the flap. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At the tropical-fish tank, which was mounted on top of the 1927 Freshman radio, he abruptly stooped, taking his cigar out of his mouth. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Jon mounted again, gave Sam a parting smile, and rode off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nobody—in spite of the music, in spite of the mounting excitement. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The stove had come loose from its mount and been flung across the cabin and was jammed against the wall on the opposite side. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Each was housed in a large rectangular wooden box containing a cathode picture tube with a set of crude game controls mounted in front of it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The northman had brought a son, three grandsons, four hundred spears, two score archers, a dozen mounted lances, a maester, and a cage of ravens ... but only enough provisions to sustain his own. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A ceramic Christmas tree, mounted with a photo of a freckle-faced girl with a missing front tooth, sits on the middle of the table like a centerpiece. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Tommen's opponent was a child-sized leather warrior stuffed with straw and mounted on a pivot, with a shield in one hand and a padded mace in the other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When he spoke, his voice was amplified through powerful speakers mounted on the Sixer gun-ships and hover tanks, allowing him to be heard by everyone in the area. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As their tempers mounted, so did their voices. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “But I got this knife! Maybe I can gouge those chains out of the wood they’re mounted in.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The mounted knights returned, and at their rear the banner of Dol Amroth, and the Prince. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It had been his habit to start up again as soon as Flittman mounted the wagon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Each man stood to attention by his mount, holding his cap ceremonially against his chest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They now mounted their ponies and rode off silently into the evening. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His were the only eyes that mattered, and when she mounted him she saw something there that she had never seen before. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Still low and quiet, the boys crept past the mirror emporium’s display window, catching glimpses of their own reflections dozens of times over in mirrors of various sizes, shapes, and mounts. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “The Astrea mounts nineteen guns, Captain Prince. If any of your crew has ever shipped on a privateer or a letter of marque ship they—ah—might be useful.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I rode the elevator down in silence, trying not to stare at the camera mounted above the doors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was a cage, but half of its bottom was a trapdoor, neatly mounted on hinges. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z As for Miss Kenton, I seem to remember the mounting tension of those days having a noticeable effect upon her. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z As the day of the fair approached the atmosphere of anticipation mounted. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z To mount them was to surrender your footing, to move into their domain. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then, mounting their ponies, they went slowly on again, feeling their way by the rise and fall of the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He mounted behind me, and the horse with its double burden carried us easily into the pathless wood as if it knew our destination. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As acts of sabotage mounted, so did the government’s vigilance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Brienne, we brought mounts enough for twice our number. Choose one, and come with us." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was in the strange, the welcoming faces, it cried up to him from the altar, it sat, as he mounted the pulpit steps, waiting for him in his seat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Tea Cake fell in beside her and mounted the porch this time. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She mounted him then, and for a time, she almost made him believe it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Over a period of weeks, criticism mounted steadily in volume and color; in one interview, Harold Urey labeled the measure the “first totalitarian bill ever written by Congress.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Being in Scotland, I knew the audience was going to cheer extra loud for the gymnast from Great Britain, who was finishing up on floor right as I mounted the beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z By then the others were dismounting as well, and grooms were coming forward for their mounts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Big Walder followed him into the stables, leading his own mount. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Iron Emmett rode at the head of the column, mounted on the ugliest horse Jon had ever seen, a shaggy beast that looked to be all hair and hooves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The disgrace would come if he did not get right up and mount again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z If your performance impressed the audience and the owners enough, you were given a token: a tiny set of silver pipes that could be mounted on a pin or necklace. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I freshened myself up, mounted Plug, and headed to Wolf Point. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z To Pollard, the mount on Seabiscuit could not have been more important. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They climbed the stairs, passed down the cluttered hall, and mounted the steps to the attic. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The May Day parade in Cleveland spawned even greater violence, where mounted police and soldiers in trucks and tanks clashed with Socialist marchers who were sympathetic to the Communist cause. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z No longer content to read about the brave deeds of others, he had forged himself a helmet and mounted a nag. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The massive head of a hairy boar with jutting tusks hung mounted on the wall. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z 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 The other heads had been dead and mounted much longer than her father. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Roy listened closely for footsteps—sneaking footsteps—but heard only the tick-tick-rick of the clock mounted above the door to the science lab. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She began to mount the stairs, toiling heavily. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He escorted Lee through the house, hobbling awkwardly on the wooden leg, talking about the bullet that had hit him there that afternoon while he was mounted on his horse. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Opposite, dark against the bright rectangle of the doorway beside it, draped burlap covered a bunch of things mounted on the wall. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z "Yes, my lord, but—" "Do we still mount watches?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A dusty mounted trophy on the wall looked like a giant snake’s head, but with horns and a full set of sharks teeth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She wore a scapular with the images worn away by sweat, and on her right wrist the fang of a carnivorous animal mounted on a backing of copper as an amulet against the evil eye. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We mounted the choppers an hour before nightfall. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The road angles down the steep hill and into a tiny town, the last outpost of civilization before the mount. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z As soon as they were out of his sight, the Sleeper had forgotten all about the precious mounts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They would wait, with mounting anger; for him; finally they would be forced to go, taking Lily to the Ceremony without him. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z And with that, he turned his mount and led them through the gate. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then, before my amazed eyes, people began to push forward through the crowd and mount the flatbed, awaiting their turn at the microphone. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Musicians and attendants led the way as Hamlet passed through the gates on a gray mount with a black braided mane. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ivan moved to the side, arcing around so he wasn’t a still target for Sigurd’s mounting fury. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Kote shrugged and turned his eyes back to the mounting board. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The government instead began to mount one of the most intimidating displays of force ever assembled in the country’s history. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This tiny drumming, at first almost inaudible, mounts and swells, is repeated twelve . times in a continuous twelve-minute crescendo. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Then there are little unborn humans, some whole and others sliced thin and mounted on slides. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel all the list of things I’m going to get in trouble for, mounting and stacking up, right on top of my head. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z We bring cannons from the ships and mount them on the platforms. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He was walking without feeling the burning dust, his hands tied behind his back with a rope that a mounted officer had attached to the head of his horse. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The gifts mounted up aroiind her in great piles, more gifts than she cpuld possibly imagine, more gifts than she could want or use. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I see Gale pulling her off me and watch myself mount the stage. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As for me, my excitement mounted: maybe my father and the tribal men would fight the evangelists! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a temptation for her to be magical and dramatic, and to regard what she had witnessed as a tableau mounted for her alone, a special moral for her wrapped in a mystery. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Now, what is all this,” the Prince replied, stepping past the dead beast, mounting the ladder out of the pit. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He mounted attack after attack on the broken armies of France and England. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Beneath him his mount stretched, and padded, its warm fur under his left hand, its feathers beneath his right. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I see the pictures on the bulletin board of the prize fish and I see the big fish mounted on the wall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There he had hung for a day and a half, swinging against the sky, until the mounted police arrived and cut him down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She told Mini about the cage full of godly mounts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes he dreamed that he lay in the dirt and cried and couldn’t make himself mount again. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z By then we didn’t mind, for the evidence favoring the base pairs was steadily mounting. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Manman says that in order for the Iwas to help us, we sometimes have to embody them, let them mount us so they take over our thoughts. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then someone mounted the stair and came along the passage. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Behind followed nine tenths of their horse; knights, lancers, freeriders, and mounted bowmen. ^ took hours for them all to cross. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Chief Opechancanough did mount one more large attack on the settlers, in 1644, but by then the European population had grown and the Indian population had been decimated. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Giant searchlights—the largest ever made and said to be visible sixty miles away—had been mounted on the Manufactures’ roof and swept the grounds and surrounding neighborhoods. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Finally a column of mounted men rode out of the drifting smoke. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was a stuffed alligator head mounted on the door. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z After lunch Sir Stephan mounted his horse, and Char lifted me behind him. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Ser Meryn entered from the west side of the yard, clad in gleaming white plate chased with gold and mounted on a milk-white charger with a flowing grey mane. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thus we mounted the steps of the Lockton house and entered the front door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the course of a year, he rode one hundred and fifty to two hundred mounts, compared with as many as one thousand for other top riders. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He would call it Rider, and mount it at morning when the grass was wet, and from the horse’s back look out over great, sun-filled fields, his own. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In response, Knox ordered the commanders to recruit five hundred Kentucky mounted rangers to burn and loot Miami towns and fields and to take hostages. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Given a cup of strong, hot coffee, the pain would leave her almost immediately; lacking it, her suffering mounted by the hour until the pain became almost unbearable. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood there, in front of mounted sandbags, unable to decide which way to go next. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The demons charged, trampling through the museum as they launched themselves at the heavenly mounts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z So he mounted the stairs, the worn bare treads, the cracked and scaling wall on one side, the balustrade with its intermittent missing spindles on the other. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly Mr. Sloane and the lady walked down the steps and mounted their horses. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Beatrice mounted the bicycle and pointed at the handlebars. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Invasion fever is mounting daily throughout the country. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z 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 The Knight Bus kept mounting the pavement, but it didn’t hit anything; lines of lampposts, mailboxes, and trash cans jumped out of its way as it approached and back into position once it had passed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Atawallpa mounted a bowl atop the skull, inserted a spout between the teeth, and used it as a cup for his chicha. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The pile of tried wands was mounting higher and higher on the spindly chair, but the more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed to become. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Together they watch as the bartender puts a CD into the player mounted to the wall. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The knight gave his heels to his mount and started off again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Corporal attempted to mount his horse, only to slip and fall to the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Now the hoodlums were mounting a last-ditch effort to get us out of school before May 29. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With violence mounting and negotiations stalled, protesters asked one another how this would end. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z But the two mounts were patiently blundering together, and the two knights had simultaneously decided on the sweeping stroke. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He mounted the horse and then reached down to help her up behind him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Shadow’s mount caracoled away from it, and Shadow stroked its neck and told it not to be afraid. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A canoe paddle is mounted on the wall above the window. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Now that she was close to him the whiskey made him whirl faster and the tensity of his body mounted. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Bloom retrieved Sunflower and held her while the volunteer mounted up and Joe helped adjust the loose rope. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and mounts alike were trotting by the time they reached the trees on the far side of the sodden field, where dead shoots of winter wheat rotted beneath the moon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then he woke as if from a dream, wheeled his mount about, and raced off through the tall grass at a gallop. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Pollard didn’t have a mount in the race, so Fitzgerald let him ride. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Men crowded the deck of the nearest ship, mounting guns. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood and mounted the stairs with her and entered die spotless bathroom where the dust had been swept from underneath the claw-foot tub. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And indeed they could see a horseman riding toward them at full gallop, but a curious horseman who flopped about on his mount like a tied chicken. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z To the nation’s horror, the evidence of outrageous abuses kept mounting. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It was like a room in Sleeping Beauty’s castle, with cobwebbed candles mounted in wall sconces, a mirrored vanity table topped with crystal bottles, and a giant oak bed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Kote pounded a pair of nails into the wall, twisted some wire, and hung the mounting board firmly on the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The buses had machine gun mounts on the roofs and undercarriages that could be converted into tank-style tracks. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Voldemort started to move around the room: Harry lost sight of him for seconds as he prowled, speaking in that same measured voice, while the pain and fury mounted in Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At four-thirty he had Nan saddled and led her to the mounting block in front of the inn. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A large flat-screen television was mounted over the fireplace; I looked up to see a network newscaster talking about my parents, a picture of Malcolm and Maud floating next to his head. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He fared better than his twin, vanquishing an elderly knight whose mount was bedecked with silver griffins against a striped blue-and-white field. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z An iron- collared male drove each machine, but an Amazon warrior stood on a platform in back, manning a giant mounted crossbow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He watched them mount their horses and drive six old milk cows out of the corral and start over the hill toward Salinas. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Held with two hands, they shook and wobbled so anything you were looking at kept slipping out of the field of view: some sort of tripod or mount was essential. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Using their clout with the downtown police department, they posted three hundred mounted police in the Stock Yard to break up union gatherings. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His panic was plain on his face, and mounting. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Not wanting to give up his mount in an upcoming race, Donoghue drove to the stables, had himself carried to his horse, and rode every day with a bulky plaster cast on his leg. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t hear you over my intercom,” Yossarian bellowed in mounting helplessness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I thought, looking at an abstract fish of polished brass mounted on a piece of ebony. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It took me a moment to notice, but hidden in the back stood an algae-skinned alien with marble-black eyes mounted on wobbly stalks. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z And it ain’t got nothing as bad a rep-a-tation as a snake; it don’t get nowhere near the ’mount of talking ’bout in the Bible that snakes do. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He mounted his broomstick and kicked at the ground, soaring up into the air. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He saw them cut the legs from Jory's mount and drag him to the earth, swords rising and falling as they closed in around him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Haie, man, she must have legs like, legs—” his thoughts mount somewhat higher "and a behind too she must have, like a—like an elephant!” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was mounted on a shaggy grey stallion, his shield hung from the horse's side; wood banded with iron, white and grey, and on it the snarling face of a direwolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He grins at me from a monitor mounted beside the camera. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A minute later Ophelia saw what in Haiti is called kouri—a stampede of people in the street—running for their lives, pursued by army trucks mounted with guns. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z At the lodge, I gave a little concert one night, in the main room, with my relatives and the dead game animals mounted on the wall as my audience. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Warriors emerging from the south end of the village saw two lines of mounted Long Knives. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The NBA had heard about Reggie and wanted him to reach out to its players because the league felt that so much pressure was mounting for them to be connected all the time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z His insomnia and pain, the crushing workload, and his mounting frustration all tore at his spirit until by the end of March he felt himself on the verge of physical and emotional collapse. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Whipping his bendy limbs about, Mr. Flux mounted the nearest Time Suck, digging his heels into its flank, forcing it into a run while he attempted another shot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They led their ponies down the hill; and then mounting they trotted quickly along the valley. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He gave the sword another fruitless tug, tried and failed to mount the fat pony, gave up, and cried, “On foot then, good sirs and gentle lady! On! On!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Bass had no doubt instructed him not to delay, and he, in his fanatical fashion, took this to mean that we should drive our mounts and ourselves to exhaustion. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They jogged toward the shadow at the slow monotonous pace of their mounts, and it was not until they had entered it and felt the sudden coolness settle softly about them that Donovan looked back. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z For a moment they were silent, facing each other, their shoulders thrown back, their lips compressed to hold down the mounting impulse to laugh. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Senator looks over at the picture of Missus Whitworth, huge and cold, mounted on his office wall like a warning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Even if you offered them self-rule, those rebels would mount your head on a pike before the gates of Orynth.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath, mounted the beam, and launched into my first routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In Pappachi’s study, mounted butterflies and moths had disintegrated into small heaps of iridescent dust that powdered the bottom of their glass display cases, leaving the pins that had impaled them naked. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, mounted on the sawhorse in the harness-room, with collars and hames and tugs hung all about him, Jody rode out beyond the room. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest remained mounted, and their faces weren’t impassive like the ranks of Zosma soldiers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She glanced back as she mounted the stairs to the rear porch. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z And with that he mounted and would have ridden straight off. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I watched him mount his horse and ride away. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His mount was in full gallop, and the black knight’s was still in a canter. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1782 the governor of North Carolina sent five hundred mounted rangers to retaliate, with orders to “chastise that nation and reduce them to obedience.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He ties Powell’s horse to a tree, mounts his own horse, and gallops down Fifteenth Street. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z "Get the other mounts behind us. Mohor, guard the prisoners—" "Arm us!" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Shelves are mounted on every available surface, with books stacked up to the ceiling. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The hedgehog was crumbling, the northerners reeling back under the impact of the mounted assault. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Pollard begged Howard for the mount, and the owner relented. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Robert said, reining his mount to a sudden halt beside an ancient barrow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Longstreet mounted, rising up into the moonlight, looking out across the pale tents at the small fires, the black silence. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Pickett rode into the firelight, bronze-curled and lovely, hair down to his shoulders, regal and gorgeous on a stately mount. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Typhon shook and roared and yanked at the chains, pulling some of the Cyclopes off their mounts; but there were too many chains. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Although a servant would probably not have a mount of any kind, at least the toad is less conspicuous. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z On my left was a high gray cobblestone wall with a mammoth dragon skull mounted on it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When that other man had come this way, he had been mounted on a courser, swift and spirited. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Dr. Luce will tell you that female monkeys exhibit mounting behavior when administered male hormones. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They slipped into South Vietnam in February 1969 and mounted several devastating attacks. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Arthur's truck has a big spotlight mounted on top, at the center of the windshield, so he can go mud running at night. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Woolf was deeply grateful for Pollard’s help in getting him the mount. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched as she mounted a scooter, helmeted. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet those charged with mounting the American offense in space saw strength in countering the Russian value of secrecy with its opposites— transparency, democracy, equality—and not a simulacrum. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Savery thus proposed mounting his device near the bottom of a mine and using it to pump water to the surface. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Ere long, with the servant’s aid, I contrived to mount a staircase; my dripping clothes were removed; soon a warm, dry bed received me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Her husband’s family hadn’t had their money very long and what they had “didn’t ’mount to much.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He mounted his horse, whirled around, and galloped back to Brooklyn, followed by his warriors. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The well-dressed patrons paid their admission to money gatherers, and mounted steps leading to upper galleries. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Saerla was eager to begin, and when Ash mounted, she could feel the mare’s taut energy beneath her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel my blood burning, my anger mounting. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A party of mounted horsemen rode forward to chal-lenge them as they approached the stakes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The breast feathers of a stuffed and mounted chickadee are impossibly soft, its beak as sharp as a needle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z While we admired he brought more and the soft rich heap mounted higher--shirts with stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender and faint orange with monograms of Indian blue. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Facing the danger that the Tribune’s suggestions might take hold, Ida Wells-Barnett mounted a counterattack, bringing together powerful white friends who were able to stop the segregationists’ momentum. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Of the three, two drove directly for the companions; the third turned his mount’s head and galloped to the flank of the defenders. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A television is mounted on the wall, and I see a woman wearing a suit reporting the news from behind a desk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In spite of the dark red dawn the sun was mounting the horizon clouds and sparkled upon the dew on the rising wheat and barley. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They also had to mount a camera to the side of every indent’s head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was more like that, so much more, what a handsome man the khal was, so tall and fierce, fearless in battle, the best rider ever to mount a horse, a demon archer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z While Davis chanted a traditional prayer-poem with his own variations, Joe mounted the box that had been placed for the purpose and opened the brazen door of the lamp. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He did not propose to mount his horse until he saw his brother well on his way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With him came four mounted men-at-arms, a huntsman, and a pack of dogs, sniffing after Lady Alys as if she were a deer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then Bull, seeing their car parked on the road behind his, sprinted toward it and mounted the front of the car with a single leap. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Notice Lincoln’s portrait mounted on the front of the engine. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She read it once more, with mounting annoyance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Hatsue stood silently with her apron full of kindling while the men mounted the porch and knocked on the door, holding their hats in their hands. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Bowing to the mounting pressure, Mayor Thompson toured the riot area. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He mounted, the reins in his hand, and wheeled the horse around to face the night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He walked home with a mounting feeling of fear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Ser Wylis was only a few eels short of not being able to mount his own horse; she pitied the poor animal. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Both he and his acquaintances have been aware of these rages, which he says ‘mount up’ in him, and of the poor control he has over them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He went in and rang the bell and, in answer to a buzzer, mounted the stairs and found Bessie smiling at him in her door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Settling into his niche as a miracle worker for tough and neurotic horses, Pollard earned assignments on nearly three hundred mounts and guided them to more than $20,000 in total purse earnings. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I mount the stairs and find it packed with the television crew and equipment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Crazy Horse and Gall shouted to the mounted warriors close by. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The clues are mounting that this is maybe the worst day at school ever. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sir Palomides had collapsed on a stone mounting block, without troubling to take his head off, and was breathing heavily. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a crucifix mounted on the wall, a flag of a cross draped over the lectern, and a few paintings of the Madonna and Child hanging in the back. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The first horseman spurred his mount to a gallop. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He turned his mount and cantered off along the street. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z First I checked out Fang, standing in the bathroom doorway, one arm resting on the chin-up bar we’d mounted there a few years back to keep his pipes steely. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Black people often saw me playing tennis with Helmut, or travelling in a car with him while sitting in the front seat, and their suspicions about my being an Uncle Tom mounted. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The image of Lady Constance’s stuffed head mounted on the wall was disturbing and difficult to shake off. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He let out a yell and then urged his mount forward to meet their charge. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We went; following the superintendent’s guidance, we had to thread some intricate passages, and mount a staircase before we reached her apartment; it contained a good fire, and looked cheerful. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Some of my newspaper customers lived at the Club House, the neo-Georgian mansion that sat on a small mount across from the Big Store. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They spurred their mounts toward the knight in the cobalt armor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was pointing at an enormous, gray spiral horn, not unlike that of a unicorn, which had been mounted on the wall, protruding several feet into the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They bent through the first turn, Pollard holding his mount one path out from the rail, an open lane ahead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The colour had mounted a little in her face. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Magdalys just stared at him, her mount strutting a slow circle around the yard, head bowed, ready to charge. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Standing before her were the stolen mounts of the gods. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When he had finished dialling, he picked up his handkerchief from the desk and put it over the mouthpiece, quite loosely and mounted rather high. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z If this was how dogs saw the world, it was no wonder they humped anything they could mount. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Bigger mounted the steps and stood close to Buddy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Although thus incapable of mounting a civil war, they are nevertheless increasingly asserting their rights. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The overseer prowls nearby, mounted on horseback, a rawhide whip fastened to his saddle. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She would canter up to the door on her pony, followed by a mounted livery servant. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I grabbed my fishing rod from the garage and dashed to the comer of the house where Dad had mounted the TV satellite dish. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Lee mounted in pain, but the hot sun would heal the old bones. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The two deputies climbed on the wagon seat; the sheriff mounted the saddled horse. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So do the mounted heads of rhinoceros and cheetah, evidence of the Belgian’s skill as a sport hunter. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone had hung up long, thin steel cables, on which were mounted clothespins. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Every compound outing has been hosted by one gracious aunt or another, presenting the landscape as if it were a floor show mounted for her niece's appreciation. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I ascended the narrow access ladder mounted between the adjacent rows of capsules, then stepped onto the short platform beneath the hatch to my unit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The only light came from great flood lamps mounted on the buildings and at the tops of poles in the middle of the larger squares. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I caressed her slowly at first and then with impatient, mounting excitement that would soon tell. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Incredibly, in spite of his small number of total mounts, his soaring win percentage invariably placed him near the top of the national jockey rankings for purse money won. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the closed door with the anger mounting inside me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z In addition to the camera attached to the side of my head, there was a camera mounted above the door of my hab-unit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z By the time dusk fell, her handmaids would need to help her down from her mount. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The overwhelming military superiority of even tiny numbers of mounted Spaniards, together with their political skills at exploiting divisions within the native population, did the rest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z To mount this argument he needs not just a complex contrivance but one which is in continuous movement. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In time, they reached a weathered door illuminated by a single sconce mounted to the wall. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z "Don't speak to me of heads, Uncle. Cersei has mounted Ned's On a spike above the walls of the Red Keep, and left it for the crows and flies." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Criminology was still primitive: Emmett grabbed his gun, canvassed any witnesses to the crime, then mounted his horse and went in pursuit. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "What shall he be called, the stallion who mounts the world?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A few columns of smoke mounted perpendicularly into the windless air and were lost. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z "I mean can you fall and get up again without crying and mount again and fall again and yet not be afraid of falling?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The convoy was the same as it had been that morning; in front, the open jeep filled with soldiers, a machine gun mounted on its hood, with a similar vehicle behind us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We got fragments of information from time to time and pieced together that the Allies had landed at Normandy and were mounting an assault in the west. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Then even his modest weekday mounts began losing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, she thought, now, and for an instant she glimpsed Khal Drogo before her, mounted on his smoky stallion, a flaming lash in his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The monk . . . was of so great a girth . . . that the girl would have been crushed beneath him. ... Thus she mounted atop him ... and he penetrated her from beneath....” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Do you know it is past one o’clock? Come on,” and he mounted the steps and went into their room. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushes me down the bright white hallway, lined with doorways and drawn curtains and hand sanitizer dispensers mounted on the walls. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Dany bid them kill the weakest of their dying horses, so the dead man might go mounted into the night lands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When they’re in a hurry, most folk push their mount too hard too soon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If I rush from shadow to shadow, I will attract attention, especially from the new motion-sensitive security cameras mounted to the streetlamps. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He was in the center of a circle of every single one of the celestial mounts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Lord Bolton appeared briefly in the outer ward to inspect the scene, then ordered the remaining horses brought inside, along with the mounts still tethered in the outer ward. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In Eumenides, Apollo, chosen to represent Orestes in his murder trial, mounts a strikingly original argument: he reasons that Orestes’s mother is no more than a stranger to him. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z When a plane went down they mounted extensive searches and almost always they found die plane within a day or two. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time he had called on me though I had gone to two of his parties, mounted in his hydroplane, and, at his urgent invitation, made frequent use of his beach. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Aragorn strode on through the inner court, and mounted to a high chamber in the tower. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They stood in a grocery store in a small town where a mounted deerhead hung from the wall. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Each of the old men selected a mount. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z We were in the foot-hills on the near side of the river and as the road mounted there were the high mountains off to the north with snow still on the tops. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A mounted warrior rode up and vaulted from his saddle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He will cut off their heads and mount them on the roof of our house as a warning to others. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The three mounted warriors forced their way past the frenzied mare. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes,” he said, mounting the steps, “they all seem like real nice boys when they pay their rent.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z There were holdfasts and farming villages along the road south where he might be able to trade the mare for a fresh mount when he needed one, but not if she were injured or blown. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The cycle of mounting and executing and moving on to the next project has skidded to a halt, and he cannot say why. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Only a modest train ride separated the Burnhams, but the mounting demands of the fair made that distance as difficult to span as the Isthmus of Panama. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As public opposition to the racial ban against Anderson mounted, representatives of some two dozen local and national organizations formed the interracial Marian Anderson Citizens’ Committee. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Penelope then mounted the stair again, her maids behind, with treasure in their arms. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Lydia would show him the mounting likes and views of his videos in an effort to break through, but it never worked. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The tension mounted when a radical black party, based on the Black Panthers, formed and publicly called for white extermination. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then he set the sword on the mounting board. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Montez’s mounted trike battalion was assigned to Grant’s army. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Of course we had to make our own way, just like Jules and Aileen—the four of us, outcasts mounting our own private and necessary revolution. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She mounted it inch by inch, avoiding the daggerlike places that might gash her soles. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He’d ridden into their cities mounted on a spectral, after all, and most of them assumed he was from Weep—at least, until Thyon Nero disabused them of that notion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His response to the mounting demands was not to reorder priorities to give his staff and graduate students some breathing space, but to add a late-night shift to keep the cyclotron running around the clock. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "We've been at it twenty-nine days; so we only have nineteen left. After that, the Pad needs thirteen days to mount it on the booster. We're at least two weeks behind." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The police crackdowns mounted, and more and more migrants came to the church. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Then Lancelot mounted his horse, got his bearings by asking several peasants where he was, and rode off toward the forest of fire apple tree where he had lost his cousin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know. We’ll have to get a suite. They have these cool rooms with sets of bunk beds. And each of them has a TV mounted over the bed.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z "I hear that a good many rangers have vanished of late," Lannister said as they mounted the steps to the common hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For years this schizoid beast pranced around the goat pen eagerly mounting any female in sight while at the same time it was being mounted by the billys. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She helped to mount shows of Vincent’s work in the Netherlands and Belgium, and then in Paris. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As I walked into the game room, I heard a Bryan Adams song blasting out of the speakers mounted on the carpeted walls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Wooden watchtowers rose at each corner, manned by sentries with oversized, mounted crossbows. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Space hurls outward, falconswift, mounting like an irreversible injustice, a final disease. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Their mounts subsisted on the tough brown devilgrass that grew in dumps at the base of rocks and dead trees. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lovers can spend five dollars to get a red or pink heart with their initials on it mounted on the wall for Valentine’s Day. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I saw him through the window, seizing his horse’s mane, and mounting in his blundering brutal manner, and sidling and backing away. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Because the boys were middle-schoolers still, and unfamiliar with the maze-like hallways of Fry High beyond the gym, they relied on handy direction arrows mounted on the walls of each intersection. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They heard Dilsey mount the final stair, then her slow feet overhead. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he saw guns mounted on the deck. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Imp was mounted on a red stallion, armored more plainly than the king in battle gear that made him look like a little boy dressed up in bis father's clothes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A bear mount was foaming at the mouth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Because it's still mounted near the control panel, and the rover is on its side. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In principle, such a journey, mounting the decimal points ever closer to the speed of light, would even permit us to circumnavigate the known universe in some fifty-six years ship time. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As I inched forward along the conveyor, flat-screen monitors mounted overhead showed the same ten-minute training film over and over, on an endless loop: “Indentured Servitude: Your Fast Track from Debt to Success!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I thanked the man, strapped my duffel on my back, and mounted the bike. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a procession coming up the long, winding road: not just the carriage but files of mounted soldiers both ahead and behind, the sun glittering on their armor. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On the walls are clusters of local butterflies, mounted and framed, a map of the region on thin white paper, photographs of the family at the lake over the years. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then we started on again, and outside the town the road commenced to mount. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The mounts stood around them, looking like a terrifying bunch. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z At last the guard returned; once more I was stowed away in the coach, my protector mounted his own seat, sounded his hollow horn, and away we rattled over the “stony street” of L——. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Then what do you do with it ?” demanded Milo, plodding along doggedly through his mounting confusion to fling out the question burning on his lips. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The slow moon mounted, now waxing towards the full, and in its cold silver light the swelling grass-lands rose and fell like a wide grey sea. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He continued to read Beetle Bailey and to cut out the strips, but he no longer mounted them in his collection. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She gathered up her skirts and mounted the stairs, wholly blotting the gray light. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a group of twelve workmen brought in the furnace, piece by piece, from the Dalton basement and mounted it upon a giant wooden platform. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I was afraid of them from habit, and as the four or five drunkest of the thanes came toward me, shaking their weapons and shouting at me, my idiotic fear of them mounted. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z There was also a rack of eight-track tapes mounted over my right shoulder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As soon as they were safely past the Neck, she could declare herself to one of Ned's bannermen, and send riders racing ahead with orders to mount a watch on the kingsroad. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I rode with mounting nervousness; the taxi seemed unnaturally warm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment’s surprise, I realized the strange light came from a pair of sympathy lamps the old man had mounted on his wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Before long, the mounted soldiers were far ahead. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z In the old days it would’ve been a graveyard, but most sensible folks have taken to burning their dead and mounting a cross in a field or yard, like these. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In other words, jockeys squat on the pitching backs of their mounts, a task much like perching on the grille of a car while it speeds down a twisting, potholed freeway in traffic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He mounted the steps and saw her peering at him through the door with eyes red from sleep and alcohol. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I know bits of The Flower Drum Song, which I sing as we traverse the courtyard and mount the steps to the bathhouse. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They were already there, and their mounts were tied in the shelter beside the hall. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Yummy, still as fiercely loyal as he had been back in their Thistle Down days, joined up with him again and promised to get him mounts. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His evidence was mounting and profound; this was something different, this device that captivated the human senses, and, in a way, recognition of the risks required neither science nor proverbial rocket science. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As she mounted her horse, Ash looked up at her and said, “I do have a favorite fairy tale.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard Fuller and other black community leaders had no plans to mount further demonstrations at that point, but Mayor Grabarek changed that. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Rather than wait until morning, he orders his staff to mount up for the sixteen-mile midnight ride to Jetersville, where General Sheridan and his cavalry are camped. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z One was warded by a ring of skulls mounted on rusted iron spears, so he dared not enter, but he had explored the second for as long as he could. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lane watched her for a moment with mounting irritation. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I see a statue of him mounted on a flying barrel. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Hood said, “How can you mount cannon in that?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Proudly and joyously Phaëthon mounted it and they were off. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z After the game ended, the trophy commemorating the win was held aloft, a golden football mounted on a pedestal. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The lion was the right mount for me. You and your friend will have to sit on one of the water creatures—each animal works in a different way.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, he and Ron mounted the marble staircase. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After sealing the envelope, Booth steps outside and mounts his horse, which has managed to remain hitched. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In a sense, the earth is mounting an immune response against the human species. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I mount the steps, two at a time. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Only when she mounts the stage and they ask for volunteers, all you can hear is the wind whistling through the decrepit buildings around her. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Dean Wilkins walks briskly into the room and mounts the stairs to the podium. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Now, this night she mounted the steps and the men noticed her until she passed inside the door. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z But those were a couple of divorces and a serious illness ago, and the son looking over his shoulder at the mounted snapshots now had little in common with the boy in the pictures. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon wanted to mount up and ride again, but he was concerned about his missing wolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The flagstones were cool beneath my bare feet, but the sun burned red as it mounted the sky. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She splashes me mischievously and I mount a counterattack. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z As he mounts the crowd stirs and speaks in a vast murmur: “Argaven!” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z We dove to the ground, and remained there as mounted police galloped into the crowd, smashing people with batons. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he mounted and rode alone back to his camp to begin the turning of the army, all the wagons and all the guns, down the narrow mountain road that led to Gettysburg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they mounted the steps of the extravagant pavilion. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A single billboard, mounted on the cornice of the building across the alley, dominates the view; its surface gleams three yards beyond the glass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z One by one they mounted and turned their mounts toward home. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But as the silence mounted, he impulsively described another smart guy who didn’t get an offer at all. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She prevailed on every charge, and she prevailed because she could mount an argument that the Munich Philharmonic could not rebut. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Prince Joffrey's mount was a blood bay courser, swift as the wind, and he rode it with reckless abandon, so fast that Sansa was hard-pressed to keep up on her mare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure just what it was, but it looked like they meant to mount a huge attack on Khe Sanh, the American base next to the Laotian border. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z "The prince is riding, and he shall be the stallion who mounts the world." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Soon they had mounted the causeway and were staring at the flowing bronze river below them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He pushed on War Admiral’s neck and drove with all his strength, sweeping over his mount’s right side. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He nudged his mount down onto the rail, where the going was smoother, and waited. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There were unlit lamps mounted on the walls. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Nathan mounted, excited to meet the Holy Being known as Darkness. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Surveillance cameras were mounted in every room in the IOI complex, but that apparently wasn’t enough. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Wemmick’s house was a little wooden cottage in the midst of plots of garden, and the top of it was cut out and painted like a battery mounted with guns. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z As I walked up to the low bar, getting ready to mount and swing myself up to the high bar, I was sure I heard my mother’s distinctive Belizean accent: “Make it count, Simone!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z One of diem said, as he mounted the short, stone steps and started into the hall: “Boy, your brother was hurt real bad today.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z We did this by firing our retro- rockets, four solid-propellant rockets mounted in our tail. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, my anger mounting, I awaited my interview. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But he insisted on Abel's right to a fair trial and mounted a deft—though unsuccessful—defense. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the centre someone was holding the stirrup for a man to mount. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z But he bowing low to the fallen, bade them farewell, and mounting rode away into battle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then it became clear that they had a powerful weapon in the zeppelin too: a machine rifle mounted on the nose of the gondola. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The knights of the guard were mounting, hopping beside their chargers with one foot in the stirrup, while each horse revolved about the axis of its rider. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Catching his horse by the bridle, Ser Dontos tried to mount, but the animal would not stand still and the knight was so drunk that his bare foot kept missing the stirrup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Except for where the paintings hung, the walls of the study were completely covered with stuffed and mounted heads of every imaginable type of beast—from tiny rabbits to a massive, antlered elk. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z No trumpets blew to rouse the men to mount up, form column, prepare to march. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "No man can stand before the sun of my life," Dany said,‘"the father of the stallion who mounts the world." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Although the Klan would never quite die, especially down south—David Duke, a smooth-talking Klan leader from Louisiana, mounted substantive bids for the U.S. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Trees with old and twisted roots hung over cliffs, and piled up behind into mounting slopes of pine-wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure can feel stone blocks mounting vertically on both sides to brush their shoulders: they seem to rise forever. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Madam HoOch then showed them how to mount their brooms without sliding off the end, and walked up and down the rows correcting their grips. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Then I found a telescope sight I had to have, and waited while it was mounted on the rifle, and in the process got to know everyone in the shop and any customers who entered. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard his boots mount the steps heavily. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He shall be the stallion that mounts the world. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I mounted the bar with a kip and swung myself up to the handstand. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They’d rigged the stage area with lights, the wires feeding into a generator mounted on a rusty Jeep. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They pressed on, covering not quite a mile before Renly's outriders came swooping down on them, twenty men mailed and mounted, led by a grizzled greybeard of a knight with bluejays on his surcoat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At the back window, a scorpion crossbow was mounted and loaded, ready for action. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z My vision cleared and I saw them, mounted on horses, holding torches up. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “There!” he exclaimed, as he stretched out his hand and bent from the saddle: “You can’t do without me, that is evident. Step on my boot-toe; give me both hands: mount!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was characteristic of Riefenstahl that even as she starred in a succession of similar films her ambitions continued to mount. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was small group, maybe thirty or forty demigods in battle armor, mounted on skeletal horses. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As I shuffled over to the toilet, a large flat-screen monitor mounted on the wall switched on, and the smiling face of Max, my system agent software, appeared on the screen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The man tied his rope around Old Yeller’s neck and mounted his horse. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, he mounted her and relieved himself with wordless haste, fully dressed save for his tumban, not removed but pulled down to the ankles. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She was ready for a short ride, Shawn said, so we mounted, him on the mare, me on Bud. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Thank the gods, Percy turned his sword—maybe on purpose, maybe accidentally—so the flat of it hit Jason’s chest; but the impact was still enough to knock Jason off his mount. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a light mounted on the bow, but all it lit up was the fog a few yards in front. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth tried to pry the lock from its mountings. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Two hundred men all told, with half again as many mounts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then Taylor, of all people, mounts one of the chairs. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z How easy it would have been for Bill, the old horse thief, to mount one and disappear. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps at that moment I could have mounted the pulpit and led them all; perhaps that was to be my greatest moment of triumph! Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishmael had mounted a cherry wood knob on its steering wheel in order to ease the difficulties driving presented to a man with only one arm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He mounted his horse and, without looking around, started back over the road they had just traveled. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The great river of a road grew clogged and choked with the flotsam of a hundred carts and pedestrians, dozens of wains and wagons and the occasional mounted man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His sense of right and wrong had been mounted on a hair trigger. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were covered with knickknacks and baubles, keepsakes and trinkets that mounted up the beams to the corners of the ceiling, all crammed together in a chaotic jumble of odds and ends. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Sheed mounted his bike, stood on his pedals, pumping with all his strength. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He was mounted on an armored destrier and had donned his plate and mail, and a grey steel greathelm with a horsehair crest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Exhausted and injured, Booth could not hope to outrun a mounted pursuit. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Every Thursday Art mounts a carefully planned military- style operation. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A group of soldiers tried a mounted charge. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z When I got home, it took me a whole hour just to set the delicate body in preparation for mounting, and by then I had forgotten what an ignorant girl I was. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Behind her followed nine bands, four mounted brigades, more than twenty floats, and more than five thousand marchers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Player One is mounted on an ostrich, while Player Two is mounted on a stork. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He was mounted, the bloody carcass of an elk slung across the back of his horse, his sword in a gloved hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With a heavy heart, Crazy Horse left his wife and mounted his horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z So they mounted a small camera on the right arm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He pointed to the display screen mounted on the counter directly in front of me; then his eyes glazed over as he refocused his attention on the world inside his visor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He turned her round and began to mount the steps, one by one. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z As I mount the stairs to car 48, my heart is pounding, my breath coming fast. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Zosma guards were like mounted statues, eyes blank and fixed on nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He might not see what use Fawkes or the Sorting Hat were, but he was no longer alone, and he waited for Riddle to stop laughing with his courage mounting. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z At its very top was mounted a lantern that included a mirror for reflecting sunlight during the day, and for an oil-fed fire at night. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It was the sound of panic itself, mounting and straining toward the extinction they all knew, individually, to be theirs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The alchemist was ready, and he mounted his own steed and placed the falcon on his left shoulder. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the very decided sound of someone mounting the stairs—doors opening and shutting—feet going up to the attics overhead. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Despite the warnings and his own mounting uneasiness, Ned admired Holmes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A battery-powered lantern sat on top of the case, and a shining sword was mounted on the wall directly above it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As I stumbled into the bathroom module and emptied my bladder, Max continued to address me from a small monitor mounted above the mirror. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But here was Pickett, wide-eyed, curious, long hair ringed and combed, mounted on a black horse, under a great tree. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The more she thought about the unfairness of it, the more tensions mounted in the cabin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It’s far enough that I take a mount, a pale gray horse stabled beside a toad. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A bipedal dinosaur with armor-plated skin and a pair of large cannons mounted on its shoulder blades. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Bellow on bellow, his voice mounted, with scarce interval for breath. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lips and hands broke with blood blisters, her hair came out in clumps, and one evenfall she lacked the strength to mount her horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Together they mounted it upon a dining table with nails and strapping, and bore it up to the ramparts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Otto shrieked when one of the boys roughhoused him, then mounted a counterattack by standing on his hands and falling into his new playmate. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Papa got through loving up Mama and Little Arliss and mounted his horse. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I take the shower head from its mount and spray my body from up close, aiming it over my shoulders and down my back and then over each of my skinny limbs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z To the average white American, the word “Indian” conjures up an image of a mounted Plains Indian brandishing a rifle, like the Sioux warriors who annihilated General George Custer’s U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His soulful black eyes would gaze back from billboards, walls, storefront windows, from little flags mounted on the antennas of taxicabs. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Some mounted warriors veered to the right, others to the left. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I dug my fingers into the braided leather and yanked Grigori from his mount. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Bronn was waiting by the gate with his litter and an escort of mounted Black Ears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Even the juke box had stopped and I could feel the danger mounting so swiftly that I moved without thinking, bounding over quickly and sweeping up a beer bottle, my body trembling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The money in the shoebox began to mount up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Some had bear-paws for their horses too, and the shaggy little garrons wore them as easily as other mounts wore iron horseshoes ... but the palfreys and destriers wanted no part of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit was moving so fast that the jockey and his mount were behind him in an instant. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This prediction was tested in 1962, using a pair of very accurate clocks mounted at the top and bottom of a water tower. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “They swore they had seen you mounted on a dragon, flying high above the camps of the Yunkai’i. Every day we looked for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His pegasus kept shying away from him, reluctant to let him mount. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Joffrey swung down from his mount, sword in hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And even Officer Shrift, mounted proudly on a long, low dachshund, galloped grimly along. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z After a long time of passive happiness, she got up and opened the window and let Tea Cake leap forth and mount to the sky on a wind. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z What if it could be mounted upon the ramparts unknown to Cluny and his horde? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z One of the police dogs had mounted the small kitchen table and was barking in a blind rage, snapping his fangs at Red through the window. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He shouted at the hundred mounted men: “There will be great suffering in Guilder if she dies!” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He mounted the few steps leading to the front door and knocked once. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z As they passed beneath the portcullis, he noted the heads mounted atop die walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Still, riding the bus continued to anger and humiliate blacks throughout Montgomery, and impatience was mounting. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z It consisted of a tin man mounted on a spinning top. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Donovan felt his robot stagger at a sudden push by Powell’s mount and then Powell was off into the sunlight. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The distance between the men and the errant robot was being cut down momentarily—more by the efforts of Speedy than the slow plodding of the fifty-year-old antique mounts of Donovan and Powell. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z There were always fears that the Japanese would mount more air raids, so all news of shipping in the Slot had to be sent in code. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned back to the house as soon as he felt he wouldn’t be missed from the crowd and mounted the porch. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z They carried him in the litter, mounted on poles resting on their shoulders, so he wouldn’t tire on his travels. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She passed along gossip circulating in the streets of Philadelphia about plans to mount pro-French demonstrations, allegedly orchestrated by “the grandest of all grand Villains, that traitor to his country—the infernal Scoundrel Jefferson.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The hilarity mounted; Draco Malfoy looked in terror at his father, who was staring down into his own lap, then caught his mother’s eye. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The other horsemen spun their mounts and galloped across the meadow. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Smith, seeing that the track was standing at attention, cantered the horses once around, then pulled up at the finish line while Pollard and his mount peeled off for a workout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Wordless, his uncle corked the waterskin, untied his horse, and mounted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Guns were mounted on the hoods of the jeeps. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I mounted my horse, determined to seek the path again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He took his arm from her and she mounted the steps firmly and then stumbled loudly on the wooden porch. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Gall led the charge and Crazy Horse followed, and forty or so mounted warriors were close behind them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z They bolt the gun to a cruciform mount and cover it with camouflage tarps. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Would he ever again be able to mount a horse? The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z A small mirror was mounted inside my locker door, and I caught a glimpse of my virtual self as I closed it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z With Horatio’s aid, I mounted the horse and sat astride her, not sideways like a woman. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I cannot think of leaving you, sir, at so late an hour, in this solitary lane, till I see you are fit to mount your horse.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A dull flush of color mounted the sallow cheeks as he looked at Lily. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There’s even a mounted bull’s head, massive horns menacingly outstretched. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z With each day that passed the threat mounted. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He paused, watched the men around him moving into motion, men mounting on horses, cannon moving past and swinging into position, the artillery people beginning to dig trenches alongside the guns. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked down at me as though I were a bug mounted in a lab. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z And as the voices of the crowd churned and mounted and became an impatient splatter of hand claps, I thought of Master's low hoarse growl. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A great dark-grey horse was brought to Aragorn, and he mounted it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Despite the close proximity and speed of the bats, none of the people had any trouble staying mounted. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Merchants and tradesmen with business in Paris passed me, galloping on much finer mounts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And if only, he felt, his mother could be there to see—her Gabriel, mounted so high! Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z "Illyrio will send the slaves to bathe you. Be sure you wash off the stink of the stables. Khal Drogo has a thousand horses, tonight he looks for a different sort of mount." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Holmes was, however, beginning to feel mounting pressure from creditors, in particular from several furniture and bicycle dealers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A scarred payphone is mounted above a rack with a few faded tourist brochures for Canobie Lake Park, Robert Frost Farm, and the New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Those complex political units are much better able to mount a sustained war of conquest than is an egalitarian band of hunters. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This takes a considerable good ’mount of time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Catelyn Stark was trapped against the stone face of the mountain with three men around her, one still mounted and the other two on foot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Instead he’d buckled on a sword, mounted his favorite horse, and fled to the Disputed Lands, never to return. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the place where he’d hoped to mount the show falls through, he decides to hang the paintings right in their apartment. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Within half a dozen years of the initial conquest, Incas mounted two desperate, large-scale, well-prepared rebellions against the Spaniards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Nathan mounted the water monster and they were off into the desert. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I followed the sheriff out the front door and there was five mounted men waiting on me. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z They parted, and the nobleman mounted his horse. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The murmur trembled on the verge of coherence, sank down, mounted excitedly, and then ceased altogether. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The camp was filled with tanks, and jeeps mounted with guns. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The best Yummy could do for Pollard was chase his hopelessly beaten mounts down the grandstand rail, hollering and frightening spectators. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was panicking now: He could see no way out, and it was easier, as his fear mounted, to block out Voldemort’s thoughts, though his scar was still burning. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The road curved, mounting away from the water. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My belly is large and I mount the steps to the railing with care. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z They were trotting toward the hall, their mounts’ hooves and feet padding noiselessly on the dry sand at the sea’s edge. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z At that moment, three mounted figures appeared on the hill just above Port Conway. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Edmund pressed him back nearer and nearer to the wall, he jumped up on a mounting block and stood there raining down blows on Edmund from above. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z His hindparts shiver with the usual joyful, mindless ache to mount whatever happens near—the storm piling up black towers to the west, some rotting, docile stump, some spraddle-legged ewe. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not until they were mounted and on their way that Bran allowed himself to taste the sweet air of victory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was three o’clock in the morning when he dropped the letters in the post office at King City and mounted and turned his horse south toward the unproductive hills of the old Hamilton place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Simpson and this corporal named Brunner kept us covered while we mounted the chopper. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel it vibrating and let go; it hung in midair, unsupported, at exactly the right height for him to mount it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It may be necessary for us to join forces; if so they can mount our whole party. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z They mounted their horses, and rode out in the direction of the Pyramids of Egypt. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the beginning of what would come to be known as the Battle of Frobozz, and casualties were already mounting on both sides. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then came the cavalcade: mounted policemen and a large open motorcar in which was seated a genial, kindly-looking man with a wreath of roses around his neck. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mya helped her mount one while a guardsman in a sky-blue cloak opened the narrow postern gate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sigurd’s mount had left deep hoof prints in the dirt of the road, heading north. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Cook and Henry both erupted into motion, Henry heading upstairs toward the bedrooms, Cook to the black telephone mounted on the wall near the back door. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It was mounted on the wall, and it was covered with greasy black fingerprints. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A string of especially perplexing breakdowns had bedeviled the lab that year, at a time when Lawrence was struggling to fill a mounting stack of orders for radioisotopes from all over the country. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There were a set of clear rules mounted on the bulletin board just beyond the entrance. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Kuttappen kept vigil on his own numb feet with mounting terror. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He nodded at me, then mounted his horse. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She mounted and urged her mule up the first step. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was cold but its touch was clean, and as he went on and it mounted to his knees, he felt that the stain of travel and all weariness was washed from his limbs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Aru recognized the water buffalo as the mount of the Dharma Raja. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The light increased as I mounted, and before I reached the top I heard a car. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, news came of the Battle of the Wilderness, a horrifying story of fighting in a blazing woods, with losses mounting by the thousands and with Lee still holding firm. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z His company was all mounted, and he was about to leap into the saddle, when the Lady Éowyn came to bid them farewell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Out on the highway, I recall the slap with mounting fear. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The brachy howled, swerving away, but the club stayed fast and the rider held tight, swinging off his mount. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In the saddle, Woolf could feel his mount fighting the surface. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He barks the order to mount up, and the cavalry trots back out to the main road. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We mounted the buckboard next to Hand Clap. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we turned and began to mount the staircase leading up to the house. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Ned mounted up and trotted behind him, down the trail and into the city. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He mounted the steps to the door and knocked timidly; there was no answer. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z None was more curious than Beowulf's own mount, the white mare with the black mane. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls are covered with mounted deer horns, maybe fifty or sixty sets. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Twenty iron sconces were mounted along his thick stone walls, but only four held torches, and none of them was lit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Other pictures hung from the ceiling or were mounted on boards. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Jeeps with mounted guns were parked along the road. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Harry was just mounting his broom when Professor McGonagall came half marching, half running across the pitch, carrying an enormous purple megaphone. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He had won melees before,- the fire sword frightened the mounts of the other riders, and nothing frightened Thoros. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The boy who had hit him was charging forward but was tackled from behind by a screaming Sammy, who mounted the boy’s back and was punching him in the back of the head. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As he joined them and swung off his mount the storm ended. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While San Franciscans were reading his obituary in several papers, the decidedly undead Neves rode like a man possessed, finishing second or third on all five of his mounts. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To my surprise, he swung from his saddle without a word, though his bearing spoke of resentment and disdain, and walked on, leading his mount. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Stared to the left, then mounted the rock again, aware of pain but concentrating. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He entered Cashtown and there at the crossroads, mounted, watching the troops pass, was Powell Hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When we had to impress other armies—marauders, columns of refugees filing past one another, boy gangs following their martial arts teachers—I mounted and rode in front. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "The stallion who mounts the world will bum no cities now. His khalasai shall trample no nations into dust." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was nothing to do but rub the sleep from his eyes, dress, and mount up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Despite his size, he moved with force and authority—Cora recalled the mounted bear in the museum, posed at the dramatic moment of his charge. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z So Toomer rose, limped to the other side of the wagon, mounted, shook the reins, and climbed the causeway leading to the bridge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The redhead was not even out of danger before Howard and Smith were tailed by jockeys and agents seeking the mount. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The old’ conflict was reactivated and aggression swiftly mounted to murderous proportions. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She dipped two hundred oars and mounted the largest ram in the fleet, though Davos had grave doubts about her captain. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "It sits outside the Hab, so I saw when it disappeared. He probably mounted it on the rover. There's no other reason to move it, so I'm guessing he's got life support online." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z From a corner of woodland, five mounted warriors cantered into the field. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Even hard men like the Second Sons were terrified of mounting the pale mare. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If he wasn’t, Howard said, Woolf had the mount. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she had mounted to her rooms again with her two handmaids, then she fell to weeping for Odysseus, her husband. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She called her people together and mounted her silver mare. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In contrast, mice inoculated with the rough strain mounted an immune response and survived. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As months passed without any word of Chris—and then years—the anguish mounted. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Powell tossed his knife to the ground, mounted his horse and, instead of galloping into the night, calmly trotted away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This path is stupid, it goes in spirals, perhaps in circles, but whichever way it goes, I will follow it He was aware of a great happiness mounting within him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I walked over and took down one of the samurai swords mounted on the wall and presented it to Shoto. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He insisted that he was going to ride his one remaining mount. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z With growing excitement he mounted it, measured it and the next morning placed it in the sun for a few hours for the alcohol to evaporate. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, we mounted the idling truck’s rear deck, climbed the rear access ladder, and slid down into the tank. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Over it a baseball card of the first female pitcher in the majors hangs in a plastic mount. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Her X-rays and CT films were mounted in a viewer for Farmer to study. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z There were still more than half a million US troops in Vietnam, and weekly death tolls continued to mount. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z As soon as they realized that Romans were inside the walls of the city, the Syracusans, wild with fear, could not mount a defense. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Deliveries worked like this: First, the scanner mounted outside in the hallway would verify the delivery person’s identity and my computer would confirm they were delivering something I’d actually ordered. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z With a wave, he mounted the underground stairs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He walked to the alley and began to mount the outside rear stairs, his feet softly crunching in snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was reminded of the image of Santiago Matamoros, mounted on his white horse, with the infidels beneath his hooves. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Shasta came in sight this King forgot all about mounting his horse. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Through the noise of the applause, as the Singer turned and mounted the stairs to the stage, Kira glanced at Thomas. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking leave of the companions, Adaon mounted and rode on ahead. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They spurred their mounts onward; the strands of the web broke and melted away. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Between 1900 and 1910, as evidence for Mendel’s “units of heredity” mounted, biologists were confronted by the impact of the new theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Dropping flat in the saddle, he gave his mount two taps with the whip and clucked in his ear. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fat colonel could not mount or dismount from the ground. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The mounts molded back into the shadows, disappearing completely. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The light that long ago had struck me into syncope, recalled in this vision, seemed glidingly to mount the wall, and tremblingly to pause in the centre of the obscured ceiling. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The following day he tracked the owner down and asked him point-blank if he was going to take the mount away from Pollard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon saddled his mare, mounted, and rode out from Castle Black, south across die moonlit night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Johnson couldn’t keep the mounting death toll a secret. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z By the time E. D. Nixon and other black leaders heard about Mary Louise Smith, her fine had already been paid and it was too late to mount a legal challenge. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z They look like canoes, and each has a TV mounted on a swivel arm. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “It is hard to look a hero when mounted on a pig.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The first rays of morning lit up the still deserted streets of Dundalk, Maryland, where Mary’s new home was located, as the cops mounted up to leave her ransacked space. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z At a signal from the master of revels, the combatants couched their lances and put their spurs to their mounts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Lord Commander had entrusted his mount to Dolorous Edd. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Over on the far shore—and I heard this later, from one who knows—King Louis, Jean de Joinville, and Blanche of Castile are sitting on their mounts. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There is a television monitor mounted to the wall in this room. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Yet the handiwork—the mounting of the seat on the handlebars—is ridiculously simple. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Father walked with me, but sometimes he mounted Grey and rode on ahead a mile or so. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Napoleon, with the dogs following him, now mounted on to the raised portion of the floor where Major had previously stood to deliver his speech. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z They mounted, and soon they were riding off into the mist, which seemed to open reluctantly before them and close forbiddingly behind them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Within two years after this insect was accidentally introduced from Europe in 1917, the United States Government had mounted one of its most intensive programs for locating and importing parasites of an insect pest. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Inside, the lobby was an intriguing jumble of mahogany and moth-eaten velvet, interspersed with deer heads, calendars from filling stations, and a large collection of Bicentennial commemorative trivets, mounted and hung upon the wall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “They have a battering ramP' “Which gate?” asked Asha, mounting up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now fury mounted in Eurymakhos, who scowled and shot back: “Bundle of rags and lice! By god, I’ll make you suffer for your gall, your insolent gabble before all our men.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly everyone was moving, reaching for weapons, running to their mounts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Sometimes compressor pumps and material can be mounted on truck chassis, but there is no blanket spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z |
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