| 单词 | muddy |
| 例句 | The light went out of his eyes, and they turned muddy indigo. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He took his foot off the gas pedal and looked for a place to turn around, but the road was narrow, and on either side the ditches were muddy and flowing with the run-off. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a club-like, crudely sculptured foot painted a muddy brown with pale pink toenails. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I jogged across it trying to find the least muddy spots, and went into the barn. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he slid down the muddy bank to stand in the shallow water. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They hadn’t been twenty feet from where I sat, were even drinking the same muddy coffee from the same pot I’d made in the teachers’ lounge. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A farmer walks in and doesn’t even realize it until his muddy boot treads on a bouquet of jasmine made of pearls and he says, “Oh.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They were dressed in ordinary clothing—brown shirts and trousers and muddy boots. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced myself along, keeping to the road, though to speak of the muddy path I took as a road was a gross exaggeration. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Richardson galloped back first, jumped off the horse, bounded up the stairs three at a time, and muddied up the stewards’ stand carpets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And my shirt has gone six weeks without being washed and is terribly muddy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon we were stuck in a muddy road about, as nearly as we could figure, ten kilometres from Udine. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A muddy stray, nosing through a pile of trash next to an abandoned gas station. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The effect was galvanizing: his muddied half-chewed tail stirred and he raised his shoulders, then his forelegs, with a convulsive effort, like an old work horse getting up after a fall. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Half a small face, topped with muddy brown hair and masked with thick metal-rimmed glasses, jutted out from behind Mrs. Trotter’s mammoth hip. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z His hand feels at the scratchy whiskers on his face, and his muddy hair is as unwashed and coarse as ever. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The horse needed the work badly, but the track was just too muddy to risk it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the reservation’s capital then seemed a small, squalid place—a “muddy little trading post,” as one visitor described it—it was likely the biggest settlement Mollie had ever seen. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Of my muddy shoes standing firmly upon the soil of this land. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “How does me wanting to know how you know what I did or didn’t want ‘muddy the waters’?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z On the other side of the Mekong River, I see orange and gold pointed temple roofs and towers erected on muddy red topsoil. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her toes touched muddy river bottom and she pushed up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I started the long trudge across the fields and had gone some distance before I paid any attention to the soft and muddy ground, which was dooming my city shoes. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, in Gloria’s disheveled home, where the back door is left open to the muddy yard, her efforts are futile. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The half-eaten scone still sat on the plate; the shoes, including the muddy ones, were still lined up neatly; and the tiles in the turquoise fireplace gleamed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Brown water runs off him in muddy streams. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She stepped closer to the cattle, bending down to inspect their bellies and legs, walking a half circle in the muddy snow, looking at all of them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a muddy pond at the bottom of Lavender's garden and this was the home of a colony of newts. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z It had been dry too long for even an all-night rain to leave the dirt of Parker Head muddy, and Turner ran down the road and up into the woods. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z They cried in such pain for release that I took their livers from the hook and cast them into the raging, muddy waters of the River of the Carp. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally realized she was wearing her baggy black expedition outfit, muddy from crawling up ropes and through gardens, from falling among the vines. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There had to be the dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background its flashing glory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see through these houses, to what they used to be; I can see the colors that used to cover the walls, dusty rose, muddy green, mushroom, and the chintz curtains no longer there. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z St. Louis air smelled of tar and doughnuts, old boards washed up out of the muddy river, red bricks, and licorice. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Cade and I followed the muddy wheel ruts through the waist-high grass down the slope of the river’s embankment. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They waited while it slowly filled up with muddy water. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The woman looked at him then, examining him from the soles of his muddy feet to his sweaty, cropped hair, and once more she smiled. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Roz returned to the Nest, where the fire had melted the interior snow to a muddy soup. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They forded the Red Fork late the next day, upstream of Riverrun where the river made a wide loop and the waters grew muddy and shallow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And if I roll the little brush with my tongue and chew it to a point and dip it in the muddy cake, the one in the little red box, will you teach me? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they caught sight of the Manderis muddy waters glinting in the sun, they could make out the voices of men, the clatter of steel, the whinny of horses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I watched Gino head off into the sea of muddy and miserable kids. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of his usual muddy boots, he wore lace-up black shoes buffed and shiny. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Once more it was pouring and my irregular lawn, well-shaved by Gatsby's gardener, abounded in small muddy swamps and prehistoric marshes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z His rucksack lay on the floor a short distance away, wet and muddy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Muddy palm in muddy palm they sat, and the sea breeze was quiet. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I did have to be told, and told repeatedly, to leave my muddy shoes by the door. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When at last he reached the bottom, a narrow, muddy trail along the water's edge, Littlefinger was lazing against a rock and eating an apple. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And he was old and very polite; he never came inside, he said, because he didn’t want his dog, Bones, to “muddy up the floors,” even though Delilah’s paws were just as dirty. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I trudged up the long driveway, jumping over puddles of muddy rainwater and wondering what Jackie was doing right that very minute. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When rain comes finally, washing away a low sky of muddy ocher, we who could not control the phenomenon are pressed into relief. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor did he relish the prospect of splashing through the shallows to climb some muddy riverbank. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She worried about other things: how her periods were sparse and no longer red but a muddy brown, how Baby’s hair was falling out, how hunger was stealing the memories of the children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Wincing, he cast about, searching the muddy roadway for the fragment of tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She tried to speak to him with dignity, but it was hard with muddy feet. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He climbed up the long muddy bank, out of breath and shivering in the wet clothes clinging to his body. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Gutters separated the sidewalk from the road on both sides and flowed with muddy water. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Michelangelo led them down the muddy lane and veered off into another. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He crawled along the gully in the direction that seemed the muddiest. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z By the time the boat was afloat, J was up to my shoetops in muddy water. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon the Art Lesson came running from the house, Doña Charito leading, cousins on stockinged feet, the old woman in tow, towards the muddy heap in the yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A small, dirty-faced boy was dropping rocks into the hole, sending up splashes of muddy water. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Luna lost her footing in the dark and tumbled, head over feet, into a muddy ravine. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Stranded in the middle of the muddy street with no place to go, the president of the United States was dying in the presence of a mob of hundreds, perhaps a thousand, witnesses. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She barefoot and holding her muddy shoes in her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They rushed over the path to the bank of the river and skidded down the last yards of incline, muddying their shoes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z What happened was, we crossed a muddy river and marched west into the mountains, and on the third day we took a break along a trail junction in deep jungle. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could get in trouble. Besides, it’s muddy out.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Petra sat by the river’s edge listening to the night sounds and watching a frog hopping along the marshy, muddy bank. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z That night, at Los Alamos, Klaus Fuchs splashed down a muddy path to the road where three buses were waiting. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z One night a lieutenant named Jim Kent recollected how the former radioman had taken an interest in a dead Japanese boy with his pants turned inside out around his muddy ankles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Once again he encourages him to experiment with moving away from the dark, muddy palette of the Dutch masters. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The women took the faded shirt and muddy overalls and laid them away for remembrance. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z And out through the kitchen door there’s the muddy barnyard and back of that the barn. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They camped that night in a muddy field, sleeping on air mattresses resting on a thick bed of hay, which the tent crew had sprinkled on the oozing mud under the tents. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Ajay was already stretched out on the muddy bank at the far side of the pond, pretending to be asleep. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The line of huts ran along the bottom, with the muddy road alongside of them, and here and there a cannon or wagon standing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From my seat by the window I could see the Fen River with its muddy brown waters. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At midnight, I climbed into bed and tried to read a book but the words just swam by in a muddy haze. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He wanted to hide, but he saw with dismay that he’d left muddy footprints all over the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to ignore how his muddy hiking boots smear the starched white sheets. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But all Dolores and Marigold found was one very muddy right shoe. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There was wood everywhere: in fences; as cooking spits; laid down in walkways over muddy patches; and in big stacks by the fires. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The sea fisheries w ere defunct several years ago; the few fish they have now are from fish farms, and taste muddy. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Only the yellow, moaning fight shone above them, making their faces gleam like muddy gold. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z We came into the town, among the two-story wooden buildings lining the narrow muddy lanes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z At a time when every fiber of their being cries out for sleep and food, they press forward over muddy, rutted roads, enduring rain and chill and the constant harassment of Union cavalry. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The rotting flower petals sloughed off in my fingers as I wheeled forward, sunken to the knees in the muddy water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He hops down from the hospital bed, his muddy hiking boots hitting the glossy floor below. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A cold wind from the muddy river whipped at the marchers’ coats. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Right now it seemed to me that life was as clear as the cup of muddy coffee Charlie Mason served up. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I imagined it lying in a muddy puddle on the sink, surrounded by strips of curling yellowed wallpaper. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The roads out that way had been muddy all summer, and he didn’t want to get stuck that day. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And now his voice was stronger as he addressed the Prince, who entered, muddy boots in hand. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The shallows were muddy and choked with reeds. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It smelled of sulfur and the water looked muddy and diseased. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Because he is so tall and linky and rubbery, he seems some- times like a boy, knocking into tables and doorways, his big muddy boots clomping on the tile floors. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Near the center of the fields there were thin lakes of muddy water which I had to make my way around, my unrecognizable shoes making obscene noises as I lifted them out of the mire. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man looked down at the muddy tracks made by the wagon wheels. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a slaughtering of so many cows, pigs, and chickens for the endless parties that the ground in the courtyard turned black and muddy with so much blood. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They wore heavy felt coats, muddy boots, and fur hats, and they didn’t look friendly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps Elizebeth thought that if she insisted on joint credit, she would muddy the waters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Still, he refused to let it go; it was the only thing, he said, that matched his muddy, sopping, finely tailored suit. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Though uneven as well as muddy, and barely half a rod across, it’s what I followed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Seems like all we've been seeing lately is our own muddy green uniforms, so the bright fall leaves are like a colorful kaleidoscope. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But when I think back on that house, and it is not often, I think of that jade jar, the muddied treasure I did not know I was holding in my hand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His understanding of right and wrong, though, was often muddied by encounters he witnessed between his mother and camp guards. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Will barely even noticed how sore his left foot was in its muddy sock. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The filial son, offering his wife Cammy in sacrifice, whispering I’m sorry as men drew their muddy fingers down her skirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Mummy bends and wipes their paws with a wet cloth, then absentmindedly swipes the floor where their muddy paw prints were. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It rained that morning and he hoped it wouldn’t be too muddy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But now his thoughts were muddied with these thugs and thieves, with Inej’s courage and Jesper’s daring, and with Nina, always Nina. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She untied it, scooped up the brown muddy water, and drank. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the muddied water as it swirls down the drain. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She stood and looked around for a minute, and I held my breath in the shadow behind the barn, and was glad I was wearing a brown shirt and muddy jeans. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She felt worms wiggle against her muddy sides. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In 1833, when the village of Chicago voted to incorporate, it was a muddy little trading post with fewer than 100 inhabitants. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z In the long term, the speech set Johnson’s presidency on a muddy mountainside. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was like looking at an image through a foot of muddy water. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But I made him leave them muddy sneakers outside.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur Bauer’s muddy Land Cruiser was parked out on the street, in front of the house, ready for a quick getaway. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I must lift the muddy waters of the river in blessing to our new home! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them the great horde might tear the earth and muddy the rivers and send up clouds of choking dust, but the fields ahead of them were always green and verdant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Turned out the only water in Calm Waters was a single muddy pond, and it wasn’t so much calm as it was boring. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The clay and snow were churned into a muddy trench along the gate where the cattle had milled around, pushing their bony heads against the juniper poles, working for another escape. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They were wide and deep and clotted with soil, and the ground where he’d lain was muddy from blood. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Inside him the muddy water turmoil was settling to the bottom, and streaks of clarity were slowly emerging. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z So Harry waved a gloomy good-bye to Nearly Headless Nick and followed Filch back downstairs, doubling the number of muddy footprints on the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Headmaster’s eyes raked Baba’s muddy sandals and torn shirt. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z He pushed Tayo out of the way, into the ditch running full of muddy water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He fell to both knees in the muddy road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Beetle waited a long time before she came out of hiding and waded into the muddy pond. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of tall poles had been driven into the muddy ground in front of it, banners drooping from each staff. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was unbearably hot and dusty in the summer, wet and muddy in spring and fall, and filthy pretty much all year round. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The rain made the wood slippery and the ground muddy. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The white people still plopped their feet down into the dirty water and muddied the other clean steps. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Filth!” he shouted, his jowls aquiver, his eyes popping alarmingly as he pointed at the muddy puddle that had dripped from Harry’s Quidditch robes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “I reappeared wet, muddy, and scared to death.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake rose, the flower beds turned into muddy streams, and Hagrid’s pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z JPs head snapped back, and purple blood sprayed from beneath my knuckles as he lost his balance and fell backward—right into the muddy shallows of the lake. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At first I could do nothing but stare at the muddy water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Black cars bounced down the unpaved street, splashing through muddy potholes, sending up jets of brown water, but the drivers paid Joe little heed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It lives in a dirty environment, but amid the muddy pond lies a beautiful flower emerging from the water. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Trying to create another current in the muddy tide. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z After dinner, Ma takes us girls to a nearby pond, which is already crowded with people washing their clothes and naked children, tentatively putting their heads under the muddy water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Horrific as it was, the present dark, I was afraid to leave it for the other, permanent dark—jelly and bloat, the muddy pit. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As always, the plaza area was littered with a thousand fragments of recently torn-up parking tickets that looked like muddy stars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I take some earth and rub the skin with it; now my hand is muddy and the blood cannot be seen any more. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He is drenched from the rain, but I see the unmistakable color of blood on his clothes and marks on his muddy face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Hare had imagined, Lion was furious when he was told that the water remaining in the hole had been stolen and muddied. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Behind him, coming through the muddy field, Mrs Helena Kingshaw said, 'Now, when Charles was a very small boy he used to be a little bit frightened. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z After half an hour we turned up a tributary and made land on a muddy bank. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Daddy drove the horses to pull the flatboat with its huge tank because it was too steep and muddy for the tractor in this bush. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z They led the dogs across the muddy field to the cinder block building. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The man turned in his saddle and spit onto the muddy road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers grazed her muddy leg, but she slipped away. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He started drinking the muddy water, then ripped a saguaro cactus out of the ground and chewed it, needles and all. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z As he urges the horse on, he is gentle for fear the ruts and the muddy road will cause her to fall forward or brush him in some way. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A pleasant breeze blew ripples across the long stretch of muddy water in front of them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They crossed a small bamboo bridge spanning one of the many creeks that curved in through the muddy banks of the island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Her face had turned the muddy red of my water jar. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z No more torn trousers or muddy boots; no dirt on her face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We breathed as quietly as we could and watched the men through the muddy water that covered our eyes. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he had a dirt floor, a pile of grass for his bed, a muddy buffalo, and a secretive friend. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z His father takes his hand and holds him while he immerses him completely in the muddy water and quickly pulls him back up, dripping. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The storage yard was wet and muddy—and bare. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He dreams of himself at war, in a muddy trench, love letter soaking red in his chest pocket. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A door opened, and light spilled out on the muddy ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z From the looks of the grounds, tom and muddy and littered with bits of dinted armor and broken lances, they had been at it for a day or more, but now the end was near. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And Minli looked down a muddy path that led to a shabby, rickety hut that looked as if the first strong wind would blow it away. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He was extensively scratched and muddy, and wildly bedraggled, but otherwise looked OK. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was muddy, it was dark, we were in the middle of nowhere, and right then we had cows that were miles away. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull strong, slapping away driftwood, fallen leaves, pulling, pushing the muddy water down. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z She could tell how wonderful and interesting they thought she was, all muddy and barefoot, and now she really knew they hadn’t meant to worry her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z He ran hard across the muddy schoolyard through drifting clouds of thick black and gray and white dust that choked and blinded him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He found a replacement race in the New Year’s Stakes, but the track came up muddy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he wanted to wear fancy shoes instead of muddy ones, and then he wrote a song about it called “The Muddy Shoes Blues.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Along the dusty or muddy streets you would see small two- story wooden homes next to six-story brick office buildings. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We could see the muddy cradle of the banks through which the river ran. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z His head must be in a puddle with muddy water running past his Ups. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We went, the three of us, to the quarry, joining the bedraggled groups of workers toiling along the winding, muddy road. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood welled through his white shirt, muddying the fabric. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Then I pulled up the legs of my sweatpants as high as I could and stepped out into the cold and muddy flow. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They would all line up on the far side of the lower field, where it was either muddy or deep crusty ruts. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z We set out, retracing our route like Gram said, until I spotted something shiny in a muddy puddle in the middle of the bumpy farm road. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Harry swam faster and soon saw a large rock emerge out of the muddy water ahead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He was still wearing overalls, and he had not shaved, and his face was muddy with sweat and dirt. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The muddy bottom of the lake beneath my toes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Desperate, he thought of running to the weir to fish her out from there, but the water was an opaque muddy green. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The lane was muddy, the weeds were dry and brown, the trees bare. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He ate at odd hours, muddied from head to toe, and he did so in a corner in the kitchen, barely answering the occasional questions asked by Santa Sofía de la Piedad. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His eyes gleamed dangerously behind his rimless glasses, and his muddy jowls were square and hard. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Morally speaking, the vachette arena felt a lot less muddy than the carnival midway. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I became conscious, at first dimly, and then later on with increasing clarity and conviction, of a vast, muddied pool of human life in America. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It took Nin a few agonizing seconds to look up, but when she did, her muddy eyes couldn’t seem to focus. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I fumed as I hefted the stone and trudged back across the muddy compound. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z My stiff legs gave way, and I fell to the muddy ground. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Wearing soft, loose clothing of vampire-bat wool, he swanned around his palaces with a bowl of palm wine or chicha, a sweet, muddy, beer-like drink usually made from crushed maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The commander of that brigade, Bill Gamble, came up the hill on a muddy horse, trailed by a small cloud of aides, gazed westward with watery eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw that the muddy fingerprints stopped before they reached the blue. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Under the thin crust of snow, the ground was damp and muddy, slick footing, with rocks and hidden roots to trip you up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was this grumpy old guy who turned up two or three times a week in his muddy van to look the place over. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey pushed James from behind, and he turned around to pull her up, while her feet slipped against the muddy bank, searching for firm holds. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In my nightmare, I’m dressed in the silk bridal gown, but it’s torn and muddy. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Now in the fall the trees were all bare and the roads were muddy. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But shining under the sun as far as he could see down the valley, many more puddles remained, full of red muddy water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They marched Yossarian into the back seat, and the car roared away and weaved through the rain and muddy fog to a police station. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The troll rounded on her, its muddy dreadlocks swinging like candles. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Two rangers, muddy and bleary-eyed after a long night of searching, crowded around the cub. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “With the muddy crud and these ugly weed things.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The ground became muddy, and by the time the trail leveled out, they had to wade through water. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Ray races over to him, places muddy paws on George’s chest. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The rest of the villagers, gathered in the thin steaming sunlight on the muddy ground in the middle of the houses, couldn’t understand the words, but they saw the headman’s pleasure. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The road was one muddy puddle after another. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z William pushed Jacob again, and they came down off the bridge into the muddy road on the south bank. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z And then, before they could rouse him from his apparent stupor, he leapt to his feet and banged out the little house’s entryway and into the muddy alley. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z By the time Lizzie was back, he had a pile of muddy sand but had lost track of where a clam might be. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It trapped cows and pigs and sheep and drowned them in its muddy brown water and carried them to the sea. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the muddy water, then placed his hand into the puddle. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He held a beaker of muddy brown liquid up to the warm, wavering light and put on his spectacles to peer at the thick sediment that settled to the bottom like river sludge. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They had pulled into a muddy parking lot that surrounded a nondescript building with several rows of windows. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We soon had left behind us the warehouses and the reeking tanneries, and traversed pastureland on muddy tracks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The ground was muddy from all the rain, and the mist made it hard to see where we were going. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z They all looked the same: a big muddy field surrounded by barbed-wire fence, with a bullet-ridden brick wall especially for executions. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z This vast stream of life, dammed and muddied, is trying to sweep toward that fulfilment which all of us seek so fondly, but find so impossible to put into words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Twenty days later, Horatio Nelson Jackson and his bulldog, Bud, arrived from San Francisco in their battered and muddy Winton, becoming the first to accomplish the feat in an automobile. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The mud was caused by heavy snowfall overnight that completely melted during the day, and it was the wettest and muddiest rasputitsa in living memory. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The road was muddy, the air moist and cloying. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The Crochan rolled to its side and sank in the muddy shallows. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she plucked ferns and grasses from the ground and sank their roots into her new muddy coating. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “It’s a wet, muddy place where tadpoles and lizards live.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z So Minli told them about Ma and Ba, their struggles in the muddy fields, the goldfish man and the goldfish. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Tents were jammed side by side on the few patches of muddy earth not covered with snow. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z There is nothing to see but rain, sheets of it, and muddy water pooling at the bottom of the garden. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I had noticed a lot of rabbit tracks earlier, and followed them over the muddy earth as best I could. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The smells filled his head, alive and intoxicating; the green muddy stink of the hot pools, the perfume of rich rotting earth beneath his paws, die squirrels in the oaks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Dubonnet, Jake, Tom, and Basil threw themselves to the ground while the rocket hissed overhead and then slammed into the road behind, skittering along until it plowed into a muddy ditch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a muddy, black day in the churchyard. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He tugged off his muddy sock and tossed it clumsily away from him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Unlike the muddy tracks that passed for roads in the Seven Kingdoms, the Valyrian roads were wide enough for three wagons to pass abreast, and neither time nor traffic marred them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Guess no running water? Maybe I can go shopping. I’m not as muddy as you guys. I could find us some clothes ” Haze! only half heard him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The houses on either side are the same, although the muddy path is gone: in its place is a neat little hand railing, a trim cement walk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead of roots, a small, muddy, and extremely ugly baby popped out of the earth. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z That SS officer in the muddy barrack must have been lying: Auschwitz was, after all, a convalescent home . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The setting sun had turned the river a muddy gray. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But his worrying muddied his concentration to the point where he couldn’t even remember the melody. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The witch-woman cracked her whip, and her cart jolted off down the muddy road, drawn by a matched pair of horned white billy goats. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Spring was always muddy, of course, but this was unusual. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Earlier in the day, the doctor and Rondon both agreed that their current camp was too muddy and uncomfortable for Roosevelt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I reached out and touched the end of a muddy wooden stick, a digging tool of some kind, sitting next to a small wooden hoe beside me on the boat. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was only a piece of parchment, folded over and bearing a muddy paw print on its front, but Harry appreciated it all the same. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ahead of us the road was narrow and muddy and there was a high hedge on either side. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They could not jump over it, nor indeed get across it at all without getting wet, scratched, and muddy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Ah can look through muddy water and see dry land.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z With the help of her one-log raft, Florida had made her way to the bank and crawled up its muddy side. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Coach would usually just talk about a game plan, then we’d play a fun little scrimmage, just so we could get all muddy. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had stayed muddy in strong wine since Lockton fled the city. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z James stood in the muddy water and washed out their underwear, using the cake of soap. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z "Shagga mislikes your muddy Water here, so he must drink your weak ale and sour wine, and after his head hurts." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Zero's head knocked against the back of his shoulder as he fell and tumbled into a small muddy gully. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The rain had stopped by the time school let out, but the road was a muddy mess. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She kicked at the ground in her muddy pink rubbers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But if Turner happened to climb down the granite ledges to the muddy shore, and if Lizzie Bright happened to have come over in her dory to dig clams...well, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It makes you ache and muddies your head and silently spreads cancer throughout your spouse. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On my first day of field work, after only a few steps in the muddy water, my ankles and toes start to itch. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When we came across a broad flat stone in the muddy earth, remarkably free of termites and ants, I decided to stop us early for the day. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As I slipped and slid over the muddy ground, trying to keep up with Farmer, we came upon a clearing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z They fell with little splashes into a muddy puddle at my feet. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A dozen times a day they had to stop to free a wheel that had stuck in a rut, or double up the teams to climb a muddy slope. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He knows he's like a dog, a big, shaggy, dog with muddy, wet paws. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I struggled into the muddy water and began to kick toward the far side. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry struggled to raise himself out of the debris of metal and leather that surrounded him; his hands sank into inches of muddy water as he tried to stand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They cool off in those muddy wallows, leaving the marks of their hoofprints. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The best sight in the world greeted us when we returned home: our father’s worn, muddy shoes sitting on the front porch. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t muddied and confusing like it is now. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They rode down the muddy streets of the village, past rows of small neat houses of log and undressed stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Abashed at my appearance, I quickly unbind my skirts so they fold about my legs, hiding my muddy feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The drive back home is slow, as if we are inching our way through muddy dirt roads. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Amanda led him by the hand across the muddy, lumpy earth. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Less than an hour later, the trail led down a slope toward a muddy brook swollen by the recent rains. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Dicey swam underwater, looking at the muddy bottom. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The room felt damp, the clay breaking into small muddy chunks under our feet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Dicey came last, looking around over the waving fields of grasses, savoring the salty, muddy air. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z At any moment he expected a car to start up and swing, with its lights extinguished, onto a muddy back lane, heading surreptitiously out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Plants grew in clumps both in and out of the muddy shallows. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As I did so, something dropped from the folds, fell in the muddy water, sank and was lost; but not before I had seen that it was a rupee. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain has made the ground all muddy and he slips as he tries to get back on his feet. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a heavy, unwelcome downpour that turned the dirt road into a muddy mess. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Slowly, they made their way across the muddy grass. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The roads were so muddy and filled with giant potholes that no truck was willing to come to the house. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In one Sam had found some water left, stale, muddied by the orcs, but still sufficient for their desperate case. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was turning muddy now—unpleasant going for rabbits—but at least it led straight to the river and was open enough for Kehaar to spot them if he should turn up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too soft and muddy for the cars. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I tap my nose with a muddy finger. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z He had simply swum down to the muddy bottom of the pool, slipped between two flat stones, and waited while the net had gone above him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Amari ran to him, knelt down on the muddy riverbank, and hugged him tightly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A man squats beside a pool of muddy water, plucking a chicken. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The snow erodes, leaving the potholes in the roads near our house filled with muddy water. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she draped the bundle across her back to keep it from getting muddy and hoisted herself into the tunnel again. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z With the muddy roads, it took two days to get to Windsor. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Shoes and boots muddy from the unpaved parking lot stomp and make the floor quake. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Instead, the cook struck the prisoner’s can with the soup ladle, spilling the watery contents on the muddy ground. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z It seems that “the pipes had become foul from the deposits of the muddy stream from the river. The consequence was much sickness for about two weeks, especially among children.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z You could still smell the storm, the wet logs, the damp grass, the muddy riverbank. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I scraped the muddy coat off them with the hooked knife I used for cutting grapes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to the thick bushes and the swamps and muddy banks that bordered the creeks, only small bodies could wiggle into the dry nooks and crannies of the island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Early that afternoon, they came across the first evidence that the desert was receding: a few stunted trees near a shallow pool of muddy water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After lowering a torpedo filled with nitroglycerin into the belly of the earth, the muddied workers would detonate it, occasionally turning up a fragment of an ancient American Indian spear or an arrowhead. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Thorn had made the color Seven always thought to be ugly and muddy...absolutely stunning. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She’d found it on the way to the wide, muddy, sluggish creek where Daddy liked to fish on hot days. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Its waters were not muddy like the River of Golden Sands that churned at the bottom of the Mountain of Ten Thousand Steps on which the House of Wong was perched. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z My foot slips on slick rocks, and I am under, swept downstream helplessly, gulping muddy water. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Catelyn could just make out the muddy crossing where the two great roads met. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was Saturday, wash day, Farmer said, but it was obvious that nothing was going to come out of the muddy water Maytag clean. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Beneath him one of the Object’s legs dangled off the bed, the cuff of her pants muddy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had frozen in midcrawl, her weight all poised on one knee and one muddy hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Frank Sinatra appears, a disembodied voice, sliding around on the tune like someone slipping on a muddy sidewalk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The sun came up later on and melted it, making the roads muddy, especially after the cattle had churned it up. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After its third saguaro and another drink of muddy water, the boar squealed and belched, then whirled around and galloped back toward the east. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Don’t touch me, I’m all muddy. Don’t get my coat muddy!” she shrieked at him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He sat and shuddered: an insignificant man on a pale and muddy horse. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On one where I could see the muddy little tracks of the ringtails, I bored a hole, dropped in a piece of tin, and drove my nails. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Now muddy boulders clogged the river, and the pool was a dull brown ring. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The rips in the map told me that she had not intended this as a clue— Margo was too precise and assured with her clues to muddy the waters. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And when it disappeared, Frank, wet and muddy, hugged Byrd. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Eventually, the rainy season is over and the flood recedes, leaving behind wet, muddy ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi walked as lightly as she could across the muddy yard of Henry’s house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I imagined all the frogs Stan and I had paid for, beneath the ice, motionless bumps on a muddy bottom, more dead than alive, hanging in a cold, dark limbo until next spring. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z My thoughts were churned up like muddy water, with dangerous eels thrashing through it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood in muddy snow and watched the line of tanks, armored trucks, and jeeps as light snow flew across the glare of the passing headlights. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I’m sure my face is a swollen splotchfest, and my boots are muddy, and my hair’s completely undone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z And in Oregon on a rainy Sunday, moving through an endless muddy puddle, a right rear tire blew out with a damp explosion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Thin fingers of smoke rose from hundreds of cookfires, mailed men sat under trees and honed their blades, and familiar banners fluttered from staffs thrust into the muddy ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As the train lurched to a start, Will tucked himself neatly into an overhead luggage rack and curled into a tight ball, doing his best to rub some warmth into his muddy toes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She stripped down to her underwear on the porch, so as not to get the inside of the house muddy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was very much like the main town: shabby little huts, repaired a dozen times, patched with scraps of plastic or corrugated iron, leaning crazily against each other over muddy alleyways. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They threw rocks to scare away the poisonous cottonmouth snakes, then dropped into the water from tree branches or dove from muddy banks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Walk along the muddy shore until the ground begins to slope up and get firmer and drier beneath our feet. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The other passengers in their muddy clothing and with their various trunks alighted at the Merrimack Hotel. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Horrified, they watched Papa squeamishly impale a muddy worm on the hook. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I thought my mind was muddy as a chicken,” she muttered. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The colors are in the Dutch palette, the overall effect dark and muddy. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He walked for a while down the muddy stretch of deserted road that led to the house before he turned back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Toby yelped as some of the muddy water splashed him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z One of them accelerates as it passes; a wheel dives into a water-filled pothole, spraying freezing muddy water over Salim’s pants and coat. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Prim named him Buttercup, insisting that his muddy yellow coat matched the bright flower. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The orange Kool-Aid we drank was muddy, because the rain had stirred up the river before we filled our jugs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The path was muddy and full of puddles, just like the school playground. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The two cops walked slowly along the muddy walk and through a gate to their car. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I peeled off mud and clothes together and changed to new finery, which got muddy in the process. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The banks at the sides of the road spouted little jets of muddy water. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z After being stuck inside the stuffy hospital all day, it seems beautiful, even the muddy gray parking lot. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I crossed a high hibiscus hedge through an unlatched gate and came upon a muddy backyard, strewn with logs and stumps like a carpenter's yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Jesse and Leslie sat cross-legged on the porch at the Burkes’, watching the wheels of a passing truck shoot huge sprays of muddy water to its rear. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “They got company in there, and you in them muddy clothes. You set down too, Caddy, and get done eating.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Way down the hallway was a blade of muddy light, so that was the direction I limped. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The man looked in dismay at his muddy boots. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When I came to a lunch bar, I went inside and bolted four “Coney Island Red-Hots” and three muddy cups of coffee. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z "Stop that, I have to do the other side, you're all muddy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The prints line up like the bird was walking a tightrope, not through a muddy path. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Now, when the rhinos bathed, the goats stood around the muddy pool, and when the goats ate in their comer, Peak and Summit stood next to them like guards. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Even the brief carriage ride between Ford’s and the White House over unpaved, muddy streets, gouged with ruts and tracks from hundreds of carriage wheels, would be too much for Lincoln to endure. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The little muddy head disappeared faster than a toothpaste cap down a sink drain. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Moving stealthily, she joined Seth, who crouched over muddy hoofprints. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When Sticky finally returned, he dumped his wet clothes in the corner, put on his muddy glasses without cleaning them, and then, without once looking at Reynie, he pulled his suitcase from beneath the bed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It had been violently bent back, and the combatants had been in and out so many times, they’d beaten a muddy trail. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was cold and muddy, full of sticks and leaves, tadpoles and crayfish...and a dog. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Were finally settled in for the night, if that's what you call being wedged into the muddy wall of a six foot trench. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Even though the water spraying out of the borehole was brown and muddy, some of the little boys wanted a drink right away. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My right foot landed right in one of the puddles, splashing muddy water on my clean overalls and on Miguelito. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was muddier than others, and when the river flooded, the flats disappeared under water. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way down was during low tide, when a muddy path near one end of the bridge led to the estuary shore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Laura’s muddy footprints had been visible on the motel carpet when he got up that morning, leading from his bedroom to the lobby and out the door. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I expected Bilal to stop these men, whose muddy feet were already tracking footprints onto the marble floor, but he stood frozen to the side. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Roughly the size and color of a Band-Aid, the amusement floats on a shallow, muddy puddle of sauce and is topped with a sprig of greenery. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The old man they’d passed earlier lay on the muddy street, surrounded by the women who had been carrying him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Malcolm gave Lyra to Alice and backed the canoe a few feet, and the giant stuck his trident in the muddy bank and took a deep breath before sinking under the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was muddy, so you could only see a little way down into it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Riding the muddy surface were sections of picket fence, giant tree limbs, crab pots, remnants of floats and crab houses, boats, and...“What’s that?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was warm, and the trotting horses threw up bits of muddy snow with their hoofs. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Up on top the air smelled less like grease and sugar, more like just-baled hay and the muddy waters of the Yellowstone as it lazed its way around the fairgrounds. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z That evening, when the tide was low and the muddy sandbars appeared among puddles of water, as far as a hundred yards out, they gathered clams. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him three guards stood with their swords drawn, and beyond them the body of the attacker was slumped on the muddy road. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Huge creatures of the imagination scuttled across the muddy bottom of the river. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When Ruth and I slept down here, the far corner of the cellar went muddy in a heavy rain. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Down below the gaps in the ties the river ran muddy and fast. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The man looked at her and his eyes were the saddest she’d ever seen, a muddy brown, like river sludge. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Trees closed in on the car as we rattled down a muddy trail. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There were no guns being fired, no shells exploding around me, no muddy foxholes. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not muddy like the water of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But a kind of swish, like a frog kicking off from a muddy bank. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The warriors reasoned that the lion had eaten too much to run fast and that the muddy ground would slow him up. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The wife of an Italian physicist used to watch him march slowly past their window, his pale, owlish face turned down toward the muddy path. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning on the horn, and trying to avoid the potholes full of water, he drove up and down the muddy paths, slow as a snail, between rows and rows of perfectly aligned one-room cabins. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We went out across the muddy road to church, and I climbed up into the balcony where the children, Indians and black people sat. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z From deep inside, her laughter came like the sound of many rivers, freely, deeply, muddily, heading for the room of an open sea. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He was hungry wet, muddy and cold, in that order. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Sela’s carcass landed on top of her son’s body in the shallow muddy water. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He pulled on his muddy shoes and went to gather wood, blowing on his cupped hands. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Grandpa’s moon piece should have landed right around here, but the ground is so wet and muddy that I can’t find it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The road was muddy and our boots made wet, sucking noises. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the day had been one long, wet slog through an increasingly muddy forest, Kaede was absurdly pleased about the prospect of taking a walk through the Wood with Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But the tumult that had raged inside her damped down more and more as though beat into the muddy earth under the horses’ hooves. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He is hunched over a spinning pot, his hands muddy red. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the rain pats the muddy walkways between the buildings. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The stout dwarf was grimy, muddy, and his ears were tinged bright blue. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The Russians led Powers to a nearby car, and then drove him along a bumpy, muddy road to what he assumed was a police station. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z You couldn’t sleep near it though; it was surrounded by sharp-edged marsh grass that grew only on muddy ground. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy, dripping with blood and water, scrambled up the muddy shore next to them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Purplish-gray clouds hung low over the castle and a constant fall of chilly rain made the lawns slippery and muddy. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The ground beneath his feet is black and muddy, and when he steps back he accidentally kicks a black bowler hat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The paints floated on top, riding the current like a boat, but the papers swirled about, soaking in the muddy water, being sucked down, around, and down. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z As they rumbled along the muddy roads of Paris, an uncomfortable silence settled on the group. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z This pond looked muddy and dark, surrounded by nothing but sparse blades of dying grass. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z You pointed at the muddy earth surrounding a tree whose trunk had busted right through the sidewalk. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The twins, sitting on either side of me, turned to look out the rear window at the muddy spray. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The stretch of ground from the edge of the town to the bull-ring was muddy. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It’s still the same dusty, twisty, sometimes muddy river road that it was all those miles and miles ago and the same leafy, tree-filled New World all around us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I’ve spent too many years backing over that muddy road: If only I hadn’t let the children out of my sight that morning. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She slid down the muddy bank, clutching at loose roots that ripped away in her hands, and landed in the turgid water, tumbling over and over in the dark and the cold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She and James raced down the muddy driveway and back again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Erickson explained to me that the pieces of ceramic were probably intended to help build up and aerate the muddy soil for settlement and agriculture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I was covered in blood, could feel it pulsing down my face and onto my jersey, splattering my muddy legs. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I recognized it as the one from his cabin that was filled with that dirty, muddy liquid. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Each time, Adina missed and the spear struck the muddy bottom, sending little tornadoes of sand swirling. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But it was she who was the diamond, sparkling out of that muddy, grassless, dirty-brick setting. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Enrique straddles a broom, pretending it’s a donkey, trotting around the muddy yard. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z You dipped into the muddy waters of the Harlem River and shouted °taste and see * that we Black folk be good at fanning hope and stoking the fires of dreams deferred. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I got up, aware that my eyes were streaming muddy tears, aware of the pain. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z This pond was freshwater, but most of the creeks and rivers in the Sunderbans were salty and muddy. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z One wore muddy coveralls and leaned threateningly on a pitchfork. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The companions made their camp in a narrow gorge, glad for the chance to sleep even on the muddy ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The ground was muddy everywhere, so for the sake of my pants I stayed standing with Otto, rocking him back and forth and humming. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The ground was bare and muddy, and dotted here and there with drifts of melting snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We trekked up the hill, our boots squishing in the muddy snow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As he lay face down in the muddy ditch, he didn't know if he'd ever get up again. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z There must have been a dozen of them at least, and they were sucking up the brownish muddy water from the river and carrying it away to goodness knows where. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He was quite small and his arms were by his side, his puttee-wrapped legs and muddy boots together, his cap over his face. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Stella dug her toe into the muddy ground, but the fury she felt toward Dr. Packard flared up, and now there was no holding back. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The paddle was stuck in the muddy bottom of the river and it was, at the moment, precariously holding the boat still. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I came to a slow stop at the base of the hill, sinking face-first in the muddy bank. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In their zeal to purify usage and safeguard the language, they have made it difficult to think clearly about felicity in expression and have muddied the task of explaining the art of writing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He and his companions were a muddy handful of scratchers, crouching in a narrow, drafty pit in lonely country. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The barnyard was muddy from the April rain. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, their hooves pounded along the muddy path through the Barrens, where nothing grows. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I picked up my muddied hat and led Violet back to the barn, quieting her with an extra portion of hay. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The ground near the water was sodden and muddy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It feels like everything muddy, difficult, and dark inside me is coming up and out. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He plopped down on the muddy bank, trying to get his shoes back on. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z We crossed a muddy strip of grass and peeled around the back of the building to the entrance. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z It smelled like outside, and my sneakers were muddy, and all I wanted to do was worry about what Nana and Granddad would say when they saw how stained everything was. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Jealous and sweet, this music was, sobbing and gorgeous, muddy and crystal. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The rain makes the ground soft and muddy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was rolling and uneven here; soft and muddy near the river, rising in a gentle slope toward the kingsroad, stony and broken beyond it, to the east. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It slowed to a stop beside the wood platform in front of the theater, constructed especially to assist carriage riders in getting out of their vehicles and avoiding the muddy street. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tired, muddy, wet, and hungry, I started for home. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere she looked, she saw bright colors: on the drab, gray concrete apartments, on the tin- roofed, open-fronted stores, in the muddy water flowing in the gutters. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Let’s go home,” said Charles, wiping a muddy smudge off his cheek with the heel of his hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z To cover her confusion, she hurried off to clear up his muddy footprints with her wand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The earth, muddy and pliable, sucks at her feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no clarity, only a muddy swirl of his own, with streaks of every color and emotion. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I crossed a muddy area covered with animal tracks and continued along a broad platform covered with spongy dried dung. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere during the ruckus of the last few months, he’d found a muddy pair of women’s pants and spread them out to lie on, like a beach blanket. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to drown in blood or muddy water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Stuck meaning it's so muddy I’m not sure I could get out if I tried. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Astonished, he sat down in the flooded road and watched while I plunged into the swirling, muddy water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z A large muddy water buffalo, led by a boy perhaps a year or two older than Minli, wandered through and was ignored as a commonplace occurrence. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z After a closer look, I realize it’s just a muddy hole. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Zola is standing with her hands on her hips and giving me a muddy look. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z But when the fifth day came, as we sailed closer toward the Tientsin gulf, the waters changed from muddy yellow to black and the boat began to rock and groan. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The muddy trail turned into a wider, even muddier trail, with a scattering of trading stores on either side. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When there were ten of us, we climbed down onto the muddy floor, and the man who had first spoken began to pray. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The color was muddy and the lips rough and uninviting. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Adam went on, “I came out of the army like dragging myself muddy out of a swamp. I wandered for a long time before going home to a remembered place I did not love.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The dirt was good and it didn’t get muddy, which was important. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z There was bright sunshine, but it must have been raining earlier that day because I can remember how the sun was glinting on the muddy surface of the grass. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t like seeing the picture of him, all sweaty and muddy, trudging into a silent house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart thumped hard as my feet pounded into the muddy ground, and my arms pumped. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Teach her to wash rice properly so that the water runs clear. Her husband cannot eat muddy rice,” she’d say to a cook servant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Pigs lounged in a muddy pit, an occasionally flickering tail the only sign they were alive. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The ground was still muddy from the rains, but he sat down anyway. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Finally the yellow mist parted, revealing a muddy clearing like an island in the muck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Pax nosed his friend’s muddy cheek, pawed his flank. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I caught a glimpse of midair Cade, a gangly pale missile diving headfirst through the rain, hands stretched toward the center of the muddy river. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I could hear the wheels spinning uselessly in the muddy water outside, and the splashy-soothing-fountain sounds of Joey’s and the insane guy’s feet up front. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Wayne Westerberg’s muddy sneakers protrude from the maw of the combine, as if the machine were in the process of swallowing him whole, an overgrown metal reptile digesting its prey. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, like cockroaches or something,” the first girl blurted out, her muddy brown eyes settling on us for the first time. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When we got too hot, we went to the muddy little creek that ran behind the slack dump and sat down on the rocks and let the cool water run over our feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps his lordship is muddy, yes, but what is a little mud? Speak politely of the noble beast, as one learns to, who must work each day within reach of his jaws.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “It’s behind the house, madam; it’s terrible muddy back there. Your gown will be ruined.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He drove over a big, muddy river, and laughed out loud when he saw that the name of it, according to the sign, was the Big Muddy River. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The muddy waters of the river lapped and gurgled savagely around him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Again and again he barked, and the cat growled softly and continuously, walking back and forth and rubbing his whole length against the dirty, muddied head. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Anastasia waded through the pond, pulling shoots up from the muddy bed and eating them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He hid the muddy rags in the trash and scrambled back to his place on the stairs just in time to meet Mother coming down. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I could see the muddy old toys in the yards and the melting-away snowmen. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z His dark brows are pulled together in a scowl, and his muddy hazel eyes dart around the room like he’s calculating...something. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Along the river bank there was nothing and no one but the wet brush and muddy ground. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A couple of boys were leaving the bathroom, holding their noses and trying not to step in the muddy spots on the floor. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, during one particularly wet and muddy practice session, Wood gave the team a bit of bad news. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In the trenches it was so wet and muddy they had no way of boiling the water for the tea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They were damp, stained with the muddy tracks of toads and iguanas. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But he was also the city’s most famous kite maker, working out of a tiny hovel on Jadeh Maywand, the crowded street south of the muddy banks of the Kabul River. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He’d learned sleight of hand from the cardsharps and monte runners on East Stave, and spent hours practicing it in front of a muddy mirror he’d bought with his first week’s pay. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m suddenly aware of the muddy trail of tears on my face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Strands and clots of foul, muddy- looking matter floated here and there, around my legs. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Water dotted the scarf on her head and the white armband on her coat, and she was barefoot, her round, muddy toes sticking out from torn and filthy stockings. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Piani lay on the bed, his muddy boots straight out, his head on his arm. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I picked my way across muddy spots in the trail. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up and took the muddy towel from me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The result was a muddy soup with bits of peas and carrots. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was near dusk and we were sitting at my foxhole along a wide muddy river north of Quang Ngai City. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The ground was muddy. It was raining. It could’ve been dark for all we know.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And of course the muddy Yangtse with my own junk looking at me with its wide eyes. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Had I survived the death march and gotten my strength back, such as it was, all so I could die in a muddy ditch? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z They climbed down a short path and stood on the muddy ground of the lowlands. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Dusk was settling in when we reached Birch Spring Gap Shelter, standing on a slope beside a muddy stream a couple of hundred feet downhill from the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The last few fields, furthermore, became increasingly muddy and I deliberately refrained from shining my lamp on to my shoes and turn-ups for fear of further discouragement. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They had only gone a few paces when Hermione’s bandy-legged ginger cat, Crookshanks, came pelting out of the garden, bottlebrush tail held high in the air, chasing what looked like a muddy potato on legs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A lotus flower doesn’t grow in a swimming pool, but grows in a muddy pond. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But I sink slowly into the muddy, pitch-black water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Leale and the men carrying Lincoln make their way down Ford’s granite front steps and onto the muddy road, still not knowing where they are going. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They left muddy combat boots, flowers, flags, and Purple Hearts. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z In order to get to the escape route, we had to cross a wet and muddy swamp that was adjacent to a tiny hill. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Colored blue, Nick proceeded shakily to one end of the porch and sat down, placing his head in his hands, staring dismally at the muddy mess caused by Bernabe’s pickup. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I slowed to a fast walk, hoping that a muddy and bedraggled American boy who was not running would attract somewhat less attention than one who was. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Twice he walked in his muddy boots across Cole’s sleeping bag. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He pulled the blanket over Rocky as if he were already dead, and then he jabbed the rifle butt into the muddy blanket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “The wind is cold and the yard is muddy,” said Jaime. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Holding it up to the sunlight, I saw it was muddy and full of mysterious particles, but I put iodine in until it was cast purple and hoped for the best. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In the corridor he squeezed past two Helpers already mopping up Sticky’s muddy footprints in weird silence. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I was back at home—wet and muddy, but intact. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Single file, the men walked along a narrow, muddy trail that wound alongside the river. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The road was muddy, the ditches at the side were high with water and beyond the trees that lined the road the fields looked too wet and too soggy to try to cross. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They kept on down the muddy road, the hedge on either side. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A silly thing to be wearing on a muddy riverbank. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Now returning, as changed to my friend as my town was to me, I distorted his picture, muddied his memory. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Ivan heaved his arm from one side to the other, like he was throwing a bale of hay over his head, and the pool’s water rose up in a muddy tidal wave. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The car slipped off the muddy road and got stuck, forcing the prisoners to flee on foot. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Thin streams of muddy water flowed across the road, seeping into my shoes and soaking my socks. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Gone were the overalls, the big plaid work shirts, the muddied boots, the chaps, the cap. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was blue, the air warm and windless, and the sun beamed on the muddy ground with all the sweet impatience of June. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When I opened it he came limping in, one shoe off and one shoe on, leaving a muddy trail of macabre, unmatched footprints behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They lay at the edge of the hole together, each with a muddy arm hung in, and excavated around it until a third of the shell showed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The bank was a muddy slope covered in ragged weeds. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Trout, which became lost in the muddy streams, suddenly found themselves being plucked from the water by curious horses in alfalfa fields. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When he got out, Hare looked back and saw that the water was badly muddied from where he had been cavorting. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The muddy river distorted and widened, kept us helpless in the groove of its central channel, pulling and pulling. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It was a vile and muddy war, and Yossarian could have lived without it—lived forever, perhaps. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I tore my jeans on barbed wire and got muddier still. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I found myself stumbling along a muddy lane behind the shops that serve the wealthiest townspeople. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She tolerated them fair enough, except for the muddy boots on the furniture and when they spread butter on their bread with their thumbs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He fumbled once or twice against the muddy grass, nearly tripping over himself in full view of the soldiers high above on the Control Tower. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Doc MacRee covered me and my muddy wet dress with blankets. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But weirdo me, I was bom with too much grease inside my skull, and it got all thick and muddy and disgusting, and it only mucked up the works. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Hermione plucked a few hairs from the witch’s head and added them to a flask of muddy Polyjuice Potion she had taken from the beaded bag. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I only heard the lapping of the muddy waters of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I kicked my muddy sneakers off by Gran’s front door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In truth, I dreaded going far from the road lest I lose the muddy thread that connected me to the only life I knew. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z ‘You speak of what is deep beyond the reach of your muddy dreams, Uglúk,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Down in the stands, the allegiances were more muddied. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Darting through the huge crowd, across the muddy lawn, past Dave and his crew, around the massive saw, beneath the stump grinder, and finally, triumphantly up my trunk, was none other than Flashlight. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The insects and tree frogs, Stella figured, had tucked themselves into some muddy place, just trying to keep warm. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I crawled around in the muddy snow and wet garbage, searching for the silver penny with fingers so numb with cold they would barely work. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Cade found fresh tire ruts cutting across the muddy shoulder where the car we’d been following had slid from the highway. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z After his hands slipped loose, his knees hit muddy ruts and there was screaming and the sound of bone crushing, hollow white skull bone beaten to bayonet edges by the jungle rain. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I thought it lost, but it appeared again, beneath a fallen tree perhaps or struggling on the other side of a muddied ditch created by the winter rains. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She heaved herself onto the muddy grass slope and set her forehead against the wet ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Will stood in his muddy socks on the lowest step of the Poughkeepsie train station, pressing his hands into his ears as the train screeched to a noisy stop. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z After passing through a warren of muddy lanes we came to the head of a dark alley. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z A few ducks wandered along the muddy shore, in and out of the tall grasses. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We went along a muddy road in a single line. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of soldiers singing loud as they could swayed down the street, very muddy in drink. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z One year, these scientists came with a mini-submarine and tried to find the bottom, but the lake was so silty and muddy that they couldn’t see. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The river was at its flood stage and swollen with muddy waters and debris, and so as I crossed the narrow, wooden bridge my attention was drawn to the raging waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One was selling broomsticks, and he shuffled over the muddy roads like a walking stack of kindling. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There was the excitement of fishing in muddy country creeks with my grandpa on cloudy days. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And a muddy river is a muddy river, whether it's in Bengal or in Baton Rouge. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Judd hardly lets him finish; starts off across the muddy yard in his boots. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the old dog came to a standstill by a deep rut half-filled with muddy water. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a path, muddy and rutted and potholed, so people did sometimes come this way; but the flat horizon was so far away on every side that he had little sense of making progress. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I ran to the edge and looked for him, but all I saw was a muddy stain in the river far below. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z By the time I reached the top, I was muddy and scratched from head to toe. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The more rugged vehicles pulled on in to the muddiest sections, and the people inside would scatter to the bulldozers and backhoes that had been left outside overnight. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Davos stumbled across a muddy yard with his hands bound at the wrists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He left the peas on the porch, took his muddy Converses off at the front door, and left the bathroom door open as he washed the rest of the grit and soil-sludge off his fingers. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Then he added, “We’d best come in by the back. Run into a little muddy stretch on the way down.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I walk over to the small sink and run my hands under the water to wash away the ever-present dirt on my fingers, tiny muddy rivulets carrying this place down the drain. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Her head is leaning away from him and her feet are touching one of his splendid but muddy boots. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Two weeks before the end of the term, the sky lightened suddenly to a dazzling, opaline white and the muddy grounds were revealed one morning covered in glittering frost. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I stare at the muddy, ugly pennies and wonder. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She picked her way carefully along the deep muddy ruts and looked as cross as an old patch. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z In the rainy season, the roads were a muddy mess. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Cotton jumped over puddles of muddy water while Wishbone scampered along behind him, ears flopping and tail wagging. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He saw the muddy path beaten to black mush by many feet, and Kate’s feet standing far to the side out of the mud. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” Heather said after a moment, “mind your feet. It s muddy by the pond.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A ball of muddy strings, but without weight, fluffy but terrible in its malevolence. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A wind blew up off the marsh, bringing its dark, muddy scent. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The road in front is muddy too, unpaved, potholed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The aide wore glasses that were very muddy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could see was white, a few clumps of trees, a couple of farmhouses, and the muddy black trail of the oxcart winding through it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes burn, and tears stream down my face and mix with the dust that cakes my cheeks, so when I dab at them, my fingers come away muddy. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z How can you avoid muddying it up when you put it into words? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I screamed again and my mouth filled with muddy water. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A truck flew through a pothole lake and threw a wave of muddy water onto us. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The river running through the middle of town was slow and muddy. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He falls onto ground that is no longer charred and muddy, but firm and dry and patterned in a spiral of black and white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I see my wilderness home muddy with wallows and stippled with pig bristles. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He should really, Professor,” said a muddy Wood, who couldn’t help grinning even though his Seeker was injured. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Harry tried to look innocent, all too aware of his sweaty face and his muddy hands, which he quickly hid in his pockets. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They are turning the church’s beautiful green lawn, where kids play after catechism classes, into a muddy brown lot. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Whitewashed cottages, quaint except for the satellite dishes sprouting from their roofs, lined a small grid of muddy gravel streets. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A layer of clouds muddied the sky, bleeding the surrounding color, leaving everything monochrome and drab. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z All the grain spilled out of the bag and fell on the muddy ground. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Rufus wheels his bike along the wet and muddy path, leaving tire tracks. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Seven’s amulet filled with the muddy red color of the Spare coven, and she shut her eyes tight, wishing that she could just disappear. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z P. T. was on him immediately, muddy paws all over the beige raincoat, and pink tongue sandpapering Jesse’s wet face. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Someone cut off the patient’s muddy, bloody uniform, and Adams saw his legs had been blown off at the thighs. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z My Jordans are getting muddy, and if Pri sees them like this, she will fight me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In this dry season only a trickle of muddy water remained in the river. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t warm or muddy, like the water from the pond. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I fill the water bottle I brought with me and then wedge Jennifer Niven it into the muddy bottom so it doesn’t float away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A girl of fifteen or sixteen years, he judged, dark hair plastered across a gaunt face by the falling rain, her bare feet muddy to the ankles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I reached for the soap as Ruth flung her half-washed rocks, now muddy, not dirty, into the rinsing tub with the clean tablecloth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She smoked and talked and ate for an hour without stopping, and I scribbled in my notebook as the muddy waters of tangents and cosines began to clarify. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Before we got to the first store, I had muddied my shoes three times stepping off the curb to let white people pass. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We watched the muddy bottom of her drawers. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The muddy waters after-the-flood churned listlessly south, and out of the deep hole by the rock in front of us the catfish came. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In most cases there was nothing for the doctor to do at that point but complain about the muddy roads and receive his payment. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The shame wells up again, its muddy rivulets seeping into her eyes. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And stopped the car behind rows of others, in a muddy field. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Sewage and drainpipes fed directly on to the muddy surface. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z My fingers waggled, barely scraping the muddy fabric of the strange doll’s belly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When the muddy waters receded, Jennifer found herself in a part of the jungle where nothing was familiar anymore. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I realized that my feet were stuck in the soft muddy bottom. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After rain she could slide, standing on one foot, down the steep muddy path and stop herself at any point by pressure on her heel or toes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Well, this ball had bounced in eight inches of muddy water, and the spare tire, under the cab, had been let down into the mud. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Caddy was all wet and muddy behind, and I started to cry and she came and squatted in the water. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z If he was remembering correctly, they were almost to the cave carved deep into the muddy bank. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Crouched in the reeds and half submerged in the muddy waters lay the figure of Lupito, the man who had killed the sheriff. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents, in muddy boots and earth-stained pants, lay them over our mud like bathroom tiles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Torrents of water rushed down over them, filling the wood-cutting trails of the forest with their own muddy rivers. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They cross a seething thoroughfare, then go up an alley that smells like a muddy ditch. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In Clementine Stark’s bedroom it had kicked off from a muddy bank, moving between two elements. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I felt I sat on the banks of an undiscovered river whose churning, muddied waters carried many secrets. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Another hundred years were ground up and churned, and what had happened was all muddied by the way folks wanted it to be—more rich and meaningful the farther back it was. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I stood there in my half muddy, flip-flopped feet, with my hair sticking out from under my baseball cap, and clutched her right back. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The thaw and spring rains had turned parts of the roadway into muddy sloughs, and despite the coachman’s skill, early on the last morning they were stuck fast. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She’d already scrubbed the muddy tracks from the back door to Henry’s room and rubbed away the grimy fingerprints on the edges of the kitchen sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He was concentrating on moving the boat into the water from its muddy resting place. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Like the one that Frank gave Byrd at the dining room table, and like that hug by the muddy pond years ago. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The benches had no cushions, and it was muddy as anything inside. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was lying on a low, muddy section of the bank. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Near the far edge of the flood plain I find Alice’s footsteps in a stretch of muddy sand. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like it had been stepped on by a huge muddy boot. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And she pushed him away, so that he crouched bitter and cold and frightened on the muddy ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She leapt over a muddy puddle and joined Stephen. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The white car drove off, splashing through puddles, its wheels throwing muddy water aside. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But they hadn’t seen the last of muddy tracks or hard choices. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We slapped each other with the muddy mix of dirt, water, and chicken feed. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Lugging packs weighing more than fifty pounds, the young men slogged across muddy rice fields and cut through dense forests. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was rain that meant business, and currently its business was turning the garden into a muddy, wet soup. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z By March, the fields were so muddy that the Po-2s could not take off. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z |
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