What’s really going to send you running over the side of the nearest bridge is that none of it matters. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

No rain came through the roof; it had the best bed I had ever slept on; and there was a shower in a building near the dormitory. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trapping birds near an airport does little to reduce the number of times a bird will collide with a plane as it takes off or lands. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It took a certain degree of agility, and she was eighty years old, weakened by staying awake for twenty-four hours while floating near her ceiling, thinking only that she might drown in her own home. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Pick up a pebble from a Massachusetts beach, and its nearest kin will now be in Africa. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Well, Miss Honey, I didn't touch it. I never went near it." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He cupped it near his face, in his right hand. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The girl hovers like a moth, near, far. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cut through some dense underbrush for a half hour before we got near the hamlet. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they drew near the hobbits gazed at them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Weeds had gone untended while his wife had neared her time, given birth, and died. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coast guard banned fishing on the west side of the island and bore down on gill-netters in the middle of the night who had set nets near restricted areas. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A small crowd gathered near the side entrance gate, all girls, except for one familiar face at the center. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He would gather the seeds for her and plant them with great care in places near sandy hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I went on writing, feeling myself strangely near tears. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In 1964 near the town of Philadelphia, Mississippi, three young civil rights workers—two white, one black—were killed by a mob of Klansmen for helping local blacks register as voters. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy was visible over the heads of some excited first years, and he seemed to be trying to get near enough to start telling them off. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

A large truck sat near the kolkhoz office. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Three North Korean agents grabbed her at dusk near a beach, stuffed her into a black body bag, and stole her away on a ship. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He came down the court, broke near the foul line, dipped his knees and came up without ever leaving the ground. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She did not see her come down on a sycamore tree near the Margaretville Bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

To finding out his charmed life is nearing its end. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Claire tightened the noose, pulling it in close around the trunk by its base near the rock wall. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At the foot of the street was another circle, around which cars traveled slowly, with a steady chorus of horns and many near collisions. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nearing my nineteenth birthday and I did not know how to pronounce the word “preface.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bay near Coconut Cove was full of them in the spring. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” said Sierra, pointing to a square tile on the floor near the book sorter, “I think they were.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

For instance, I want to tell you this: twenty years ago I watched a man die on a trail near the village of My Khe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days pass, and the end of November is near. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Miss Turner told her what happened to people who went near goshawk nests. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was at least free from the offense of Mr. Darcy’s further notice; though often standing within a very short distance of her, quite disengaged, he never came near enough to speak. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He tells me he’s waiting outside, near the river. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The abode of Sleep is near the black country of the Cimmerians, in a deep valley where the sun never shines and dusky twilight wraps all things in shadows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m gonna be near ninety by the time this here baby graduates high school. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Captain Snow swooped down and perched near the cat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her kimono came unfastened, flapping about her, dam near naked. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep near the burrows—don’t go out alone—all that sort of thing. And how about you, Strawberry? Are you better?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pair of mourning doves hunted for food near a shaggy boxwood hedge, cooing to each other in their soft melancholy voices. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She grabbed for the nearest piece of cloth to shoo them away and her heart froze with terror as she connected her daughter's evening baths with the mustard plasters that rolled onto the floor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Behind, near the lemon tree, Nhamo had discovered a variety of unfamiliar flowers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a passage near the back of the circus, which is somewhat wide and filled with only a handful of patrons, Mr. A. H— stops. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After graduating, he moved from Boston to Connecticut, to work for a firm near Hartford, and he had recently learned that he was being considered for the position of vice president. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the counter near the stove in a silvery pan was a deep-dish berry cobbler. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tutok did not return the next day and I remembered that it was near the time when the Aleut hunters would leave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sphere came to rest in a sand trap near the outer wall. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He sat in a high-backed chair near the fire, while Lady Constance sat at her embroidery frame with a small girl leaning against her knee. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Before you go home, come with me,” Hugo said, and he helped Isabelle through the nearest air vent into the walls. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

And even the trees in dead center were near enough that the sea breeze could take the ball into their branches—if he could hit it high enough. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Armistead raised his sword, saw that the sword had gone through the hat and the hat was now down near his hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shut the door,” the boy’s father called from where he sat near the stove. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I know what they were really up to, it feels creepy going near the place. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to be too near the other families who were also stopping for the night. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“All these umbrellas look the same,” Lolo complained when Roli finally found him far away near the parking lot and walked him back. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He saw children playing with a soccer ball near a field of grain, a field that Rameel had helped to get planted for them. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The trees were elms, very tall and widely spaced, with the leaves up near the top. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I remember, and punch Tori hard near the bullet wound in her thigh. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me a look and then plopped down near my feet, just out of reach. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Men and women stood talking in the light of the meadhall door and on the narrow streets below; on the lower hillside boys and girls played near the sheep pens, shyly holding hands. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I put one half mile west of the Tate house, near the three-forked oak?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It began near the end of canning season, which other kids probably called “summer.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The nearest peaks rose ten thousand feet higher than the valley floor, with Whitney, the highest, just off to the south. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like people all over Hiroshima, he assumed a large, but ordinary bomb had fallen right near him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I stood near the firepit and set my feet in the direction of his voice. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Something to confirm I’m nowhere near as good as I’d like to be. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the time for the calving drew near, they reluctantly let the cow go dry. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Running away was briefly discussed until a gunshot rang out, followed by screams near the front of the train. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

"Arry, let's go, I want to get near before the sun is down. Hot Pie, you keep Weasel here, I don't want her following." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

This mild breeze, carrying the moist essence of early spring, caused a dead leaf to flutter here and there, and across the garden near the fence it moved something that sparkled in the sunlight. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Okay, Mr. Brademas only gave us the green light because he’s positive we’re not going to get anywhere near that number. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

A number of years ago, a newcomer, a stranger, moved to my country near Monterey. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the nearest she could come to asking outright for help. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every few miles the states provided places of rest off the roads, sheltered places sometimes near dark streams. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit with the Beauty and Fashion Ministers in chairs near the throne platform. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A bunch of lights publicized the New Motel, which proved to be, as the travelers neared it, an impressive compound consisting of bungalows, a garage, a restaurant, and a cocktail lounge. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cluster of Ridgefolk tried to barricade themselves inside a storeroom near the winding ramp. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I know what I’m doing,” I say, and dash up the nearest wall. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Anyone caught near our city’s forges without good reason—Scholar or Martial—risks execution. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Six of the Death Eaters ran toward them: Harry, Ron, and Hermione backed as quickly as possible down the nearest side street, and the Death Eaters missed them by inches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At the sight of the centaur Firenze, who was standing like a sentinel near the water’s edge, she gave a start and scurried hastily into a seat a good distance away. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

That, plus the fact that her earlobe was sore from the operation she had performed on herself, had her near hysteria. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadows gathered like bats in the steep hollows near her collarbone. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the otak curled up near his shoulder as usual, and went to sleep. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Low down and near the horizon hung a great, red sun, far bigger than our sun. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Far away, maybe ten miles or more, there was a great burning, but between it and the Riders lines of fire blazed in a vast crescent, at the nearest point less than a league distant. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The strongest boys slept near—but not too near—a coal-heated flue that ran under the floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Kindly escort Mrs. Chiltington and her disruptive son out of the building. And whatever you do, don’t let that woman anywhere near the nine hundreds room!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I went quickly into the big drawing-room, and made for a door near me on the left. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I think it had been a bathroom back in the holiday camp days, because the only window had frosted glass and was really high up near the ceiling. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nighttime, and save for the stars above, the burning hole in the ground near the Bottle Tree was the only light for miles. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’m pondering this question as I sweep the Doctorita’s waiting room, near the front door, where dirt from patients’ shoes always builds up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She points to the stack of curly “papyrus,” markers, and colored pencils near her desk and hands us a copy of the codes to use like a Rosetta stone. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The two men standing near the pines on Darling Street—right near the brown house where wine drinkers went—could smell the air, but they didn’t think of ginger. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me said, Go home, hide, don’t go near the house, but a stronger part said, You’ve been lonely so long, you deserve a friend. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Doubt-less those nearest us who had witnessed the strange scene were perplexed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around and around the fire he moved, finally slowing until he sat down and rested peacefully on a log near the flames. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I wrote a report pretending that I was by myself near a lake for two years. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I came out of that curve, I was in the outside lane, the one nearest to the side of the cliff. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

When we walk past the security checkpoint, I spot Uriah near the sculpture. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Miles guided the rowboat near a spot where lily pads lay like upturned palms on the surface. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last Kaede allowed herself to look up again, and she saw that they were nearing the glittering crest of Taninli, and before them was the palace of the Fairy Queen. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ben had received his training on the outdoor courts near Washington, D.C. when his father had been stationed at the Pentagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I piled some rocks near the lander and dragged it up the pile and back down again. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The BFG quickly Secured the hooks to the giants’ chains, one hook near the legs and the other near the arms. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was bruised and bleeding, his clothing was torn to shreds, and he felt that death was near. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"But we don't have any contacts near the park. No one in our group lives there. Once you got there, where would you go?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was surprised that next spring when my teacher, Mrs. Haroldson, asked if anyone in our class lived near Central High School, in that school district. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His family went by wagon into the mountains near Fluted Rock. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He got fired from the kebab house near Haji Yaghoub Square because he and a customer got into a scuffle. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were somewhere near Conover when she turned up the music and sang loudly, then looked to see if Toby was laughing, a dash of embarrassment in her eyes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The screecher sits near the base of the blue willow. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Holding Fern, I led Perilee to a pew near the back. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A quick flash of lights near the volcano startled her awake. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The seats were made of polished wood, most of them still empty as people filed in for the showing, and Penelope wasted no time sitting right in the front row nearest to the piano. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lord Roke pushed himself back against the nearest rock, and Mrs. Coulter grappled directly with the witch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Based on what she had heard from Lena, there would be naiads eagerly waiting for her to get near the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any clothes near my size? I seem to be going through a lot of shirts lately.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I watched a gray rooster walk into the shrine at the corner of the yard, where Papa-Nnukwu’s god was, where Papa said Jaja and I were never to go near. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

On Thursday, after I’d finished scrapping, I drove forty miles to the nearest Walmart and bought a pair of women’s jeans and two shirts, both blue. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We sat, Gus in his chair and me on the damp grass, as near to Funky Bones as we could get him in the chair. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

But she is glad to be so near the end. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Carefully, without disturbing the pileup of plastic baskets, we climbed up and over the nearest register’s conveyer belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Then you grab his keys and drive to the nearest hospital. Bring the journal with you.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I hope you’ve taken my inadequacies into account. I’m not as coldproof as you, nowhere near it. I’m no expert on skis. I’m not in good shape—though much improved from a few days ago.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Word that the bank was near failure caused the street out front to fill with children pleading for their money. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on. I know an empty lot near here. It’s real big and no trees, and it has some great winds.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the location of the mountain range to the east, I know we’re nearing the landing site. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They’d also hired a caretaker to live in a trailer parked near the house. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When I get back to Dana’s room, I let the towel drop and leave it there, then put on whatever clothes are nearest. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It is the nearest planet whose surface we can see. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I arrived at the address, I was surprised to see that it wasn’t a residence near the Plan B Go-Go Lounge—it was the Plan B Go-Go Lounge. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t until I got out onto the sidewalk near the gym that I remembered that, in fact, not everyone was going to the march. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Given the near impossibility of surpassing the glaciers without the corridor, some archaeologists suggested that the first Americans must have arrived twenty thousand years ago, when the ice pack was smaller. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the second frame, everyone from the tram stands near the rear entrance of the theater. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Most climbed to the balcony, but three stood on an elevated platform near the ceiling, holding buckets full of cadmium. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might also have felt somewhat uncomfortable knowing that this easternmost option contradicted the impression that Madison had created in the earlier debates—namely, that a more western location near the Pennsylvania border was preferred. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Rivera where to find the cheapest hair salon and the best Goodwill and how to get to the nearest Western Union. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They took three seats in the fifth row, near the middle. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“They’re here on the farm. I feel them near me. So close, so...” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The activity ceased for a few seconds as people near the door greeted him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Does your father happen to live near Boston?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

When we were too tired to walk anymore we got slices of pizza and Cokes at a shack near the strip and sat on benches watching everybody walking around, doing their thing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I pull up to the house near the stop sign, with the cracked front walk. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” I said as I set my lute on the cobblestones near the bench. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tad looked at Rashid, then back at the blocked stairs and the hallway near it, which was hazier than it had been before. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“You have to scream near his face. Sometimes that’s the only way.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I know that is crazy because Mutare is nowhere near the ocean or even a lake, but still, I had nightmares about it. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t used to brushing bodies with near strangers. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

But he was nowhere near ready to give up. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Dimple smiled to herself, an evil thought taking root as the boy brought out the tray of lemonade and set it down on a table near where she and Rishi were standing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t try to get near ’em, ’cause a chained dog can be mean. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

On the way back, I noticed something sitting on the old rocker near the door. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re a good girl,” she said to me once as I sat near her bed stitching at a slip cover. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But kids now seemed terrified to even be near me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been worried about an attack for a long time. I should have expected this. I was selfish, keeping you near me.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I remained near the door, standing, my hands folded before me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a few hours the cur­rents kept us near the island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She held up a piece of the light hair near her temples. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I chewed the cookie quickly, took a sip of milk, and recounted near everything, tho’ I neglected to mention my role as the household spy. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had taught both children never to go near it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The nearest schoolhouse—which had one room and a single teacher for eight grades—was three miles away, and to get there, Tom and his siblings had to walk. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“My gift has nothing to do with nails and rocking. It has to do with the heart, which loves to be near that which it loves.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Coming near, I found the door slightly ajar; probably to admit some fresh air into the close abode of sickness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You can go outside and play. But stay on the deck. Don’t go in the yard or near the street.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When they were near enough for Malcolm not to have to shout, he said, “We got a baby to look after. We had to go in here because she was freezing.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

To get the clay, my father dug deep pits near the fields that swallowed his entire body. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The girls kept marveling at the sight as we neared the gate. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Bearing this burden he stands forever before the place that is wrapped in clouds and darkness, where Night and Day draw near and greet one another. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I move briskly down the walkway, advancing toward the alcove near the stairwell, my ghost breaths trailing behind me. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

We were just coming back from the front line, and at a turning of the road near our billets, marvellous in the morning twilight, stood this cherry tree before us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Photographs transmitted by the spy satellite showed Soviet construction crews digging a twenty-three-mile-long trench near Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Soldiers were rushing about near a white marquee, carrying casks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

This is because they are comparatively near to us. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Big enough to drown a dwarf, I grant you. The Mander is as broad, though. So is the Trident, near its mouth. The Blackwater rims deeper.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When we get there, he congratulates us on a good campaign and our near victory. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

To be so near where Monticelli lived and painted, and to be able to paint in the air and the sun of the South of France! Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As he neared the track, a long line of loaded coal cars trundled out of his way as if in recognition of his approach. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I look over at the soldiers lined up against the wall and near the door. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There’s a place near the end of the book where the main kid is picked up by some older gentleman. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Greta and Captain Cook always occupied the chairs nearest the open windows. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I drape my arms around her shoulders and rest my head on the nearest one. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

There were three small rondavels near it: one for the regent’s mother, one for visitors, and one shared by Justice and myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twice now he's given me a sleigh ride into Vida, the nearest town. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tall, bright buildings loom over the treetops, but they are nowhere near this castle that seems to have fallen out of the sky and landed in the heart of this vast park. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s better she not spend too much time near the water right now.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I found out we were at the storm’s edge, never near its heart, where the Coast Guard was risking lives to save ours. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zakariyya pointed to several diplomas hanging near the photos, for welding, refrigeration, diesel. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Benjamin Rush found himself exhausted and near collapse as the day drew to a close. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Once Victor realized that Prosper had gotten away, he kicked the nearest wooden post he could find, sprained his foot—and then hobbled home. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It stopped in swift waves, beginning at the rear of the synagogue and ending at the chairs near the podium. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A pair of slippers sit near the entrance. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Nearer the shore swam a mother seal with her pups, their heads bobbing in the water as they worked the fish schools near the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

When Grandpa wouldn’t even put in one bathroom, my daddy had put in two—one on the porch upstairs and another on the porch near the kitchen. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I move over to him, even though the last place I want to be is anywhere near the monster he rides. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“No, I wouldn’t have lost it anywhere near the hardware store because I haven’t been anywhere near the hardware store since I don’t even know when.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

So if it ever happened again—and he was quite certain it wouldn’t; he had been very careful near heavy doors since the accident!—he could still receive medication. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

What about Daniel and his house, and those trees near the front porch where his sisters sing and dance? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Ross met them near the back door of the apartment house. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meera led the way back up the hill, jabbing at the wights when they came near. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Brunner shot Johnson a look and went on talking about how Intelligence had got wind of heavier than usual traffic near the stream. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you come near me, Percy, I’ll summon help. You don’t want to meet my helpers, I promise.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I scan for the nearest door and see the familiar purple-blue light under a doorjamb in front of me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As the day of the revival grew near, the pressure upon me intensified. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we near the head of the block, I clear my throat loudly and wipe away my tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He’d never been near a Recruiter who wasn’t smiling, and certainly not one who looked inconsolably sad. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He put up his little tent some distance from ours and quite near the lake. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

A strange creature also had been seen, running with bent back and with hands near the ground, like a beast and yet not of beast-shape. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His skin prickled at the thought of her going too near Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Choose a lad or two, and go and fetch him to my house. You’ll not have need to go near the old Hobbiton village over Water. My Jolly here will show you.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

On Gene’s side, a near panic was occurring. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was midafternoon when she got on at Houston Street, heading up to her job near Columbia, and the I was quiet, with only a handful of passengers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘So, if they are close,' I said to Dad, ‘that means Salim wants to be near Aunt Gloria always and wouldn’t run away?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care! I don’t care! He does not touch or get near my daughter.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Then I thought in my heart that we drew near to the Sea; for wide was the water in the darkness, and sea-birds innumerable cried on its shores. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Instinctively he drew back and as he did so the thought came with the sound: “The near forepaw’s dragging. He can’t use it properly.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of Manny’s strikers sprints near me, but he dodges before I can take the ball, and he shoots. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

His gaze fell on Chaol, and the guards who stood near him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We got near the top of the key and I moved up on him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Neel could see Ma sweeping the area around the outdoor stove where she and Rupa cooked, near where the family gathered to eat. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they were near the knights, they walked slowly, but in the remoter distance they were running. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come sit near me. Don’t hide,” Madrina calls out to me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

By myself, keeping my feet in the damp sand, which meant I was near the water, I walked the whole way around it Timothy was very proud of me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As evening drew near, anxiety filled me and I was afraid to go into an empty room alone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Want to go with me, old sport? Just near the shore along the Sound." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“No,” Angela said, “I dreamt about the black man who works in the restaurant near the post office. Him and my father.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The D.H.C. and his students stepped into the nearest lift and were carried up to the fifth floor. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon of January 7, 2013, more than a month after running away from the group home, he was shot multiple times while driving a car near Hegenberger Road and Hamilton Street. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Away from the house, near Doña Ana’s, the latrine with palm frond walls under a zinc roof was hidden from the road by hibiscus bushes and an avocado tree. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

At one point we saw a woman get up, kneel slightly at the end of the pew, cross herself, then go to the array of little cups of candles near the altar. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Which would Mademoiselle choose if she had her will?” asked Esther, who always sat near to watch over and lock up the valuables. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the glass window of the office reception area, I see Nuah near the fountain now. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A small bundle bounced into the bed of the truck near the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It is a Sepia officinalis he collected near the Cape of Good Hope.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Tidbit even ate the apple cores and promptly fell asleep on the nearest pile of straw. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I trust one day you will appreciate the near sacred power of education,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

As summer neared, my mother suffered yet another stroke of paralysis and again I had to watch her suffer, listen to her groans, powerless to help. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We looked online for adoption agencies near us. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The police checked the identification of anyone attempting to go near the Palace of Justice. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a group of young kids near her, and they held a banner above them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The voice came near his shoulder and sounded anxious. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

After feeding, the mother flitted to a branch near the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Even if Linus was somewhere near the right structure, the odds seemed against his getting near the secret of gene replication. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

However, the particular spectral lines observed are often characteristic of very thin, diffuse gas, and not the astonishingly high density that must prevail near black holes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed as hard as I could until it suddenly flew up and I near lost my balance. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They agreed to meet at a well-known place, the Tomb of Ninus, under a tree there, a tall mulberry full of snow-white berries, near which a cool spring bubbled up. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He touches my cheek, right near the corner of my mouth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I went silently beside him to a cafeteria down near the end of the block, seeing him peer inside through the window before we entered. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slopper managed a half smile that looked like he had gas and leaned away and into RiRi, who had fallen asleep near the warmth of the blaze, her belly full of stew. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Immediately, Nokomis took her aside and brought her to the corner of the house near the window of oiled paper. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Drave, by contrast, was wiry and weather-beaten beyond his years, which were somewhere near thirty. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Arm replied, “We all come from the village of Hwange, near the nuclear power plant.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

After Mr. Prud’homme left he began to dress, that is he began reaching for whatever clothes were nearest, some of them mine. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shame it doesn’t come with a parachute — in case you get too near a dementor.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

From the far side of the ceiling near the dome, a streak of light flashes. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, they were too tired, and the sisters carried the little boys on their backs until the evening sun began to set and the girls were near collapse. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

When the girl’s stepfather, Henry Smith, noticed her disappearance, he suspected foul play and set out to search for her in the woods near the Negro community of Egypt Town just outside of New London. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to intrude. Where can I catch the nearest bus back to Union Station?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

On its surface, darkened by near three hundred years of varnish, were painted the Seven Kingdoms as they had been in Aegon's day; rivers and mountains, castles and cities, lakes and forests. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That was one advantage of living near the earth’s core—the water was always hot. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

By the time the others had made it halfway up the hill to the stretch of path nearest the drapeweed patch, Kate had already reached the hilltop well above them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the fall of 1953, and at sixteen I was beginning my senior year in a near panic. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Somewhere near Gary, Indiana, I adopted a swagger. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I walked away from him and took up my position near the base. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They ran through scrub woodland to the nearest shelter in their pajamas and tin hats, clutching gas masks and ID cards. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Even the gods don’t go into Tartarus. Even the god of death, Thanatos himself, wouldn’t go near that place.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and stayed with Bo near the entrance while Hornet walked up to the counter. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lori, who was still living in her apartment near the Port Authority, was more in touch with Mom and Dad, but she, too, had gone her own way. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sit with Heather, as usual, but we are off by ourselves in a corner by the courtyard, not near the Marthas. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

As near as I could tell, that dad hardly ever got to fish, though. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Attendants poured water over their fingers, while the maids piled baskets full of brown loaves near at hand, and houseboys brimmed the bowls with wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as the four of them stepped into the high green and gold grasses, a small orange kitten was worrying a big old hen into a frenzy near a rotting stump. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Haskel’s bed sat across the room from mine, nearest to the door. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Since I knew little of the Mobile of today, my young friend let me out downtown near the bus center. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a wedding scene near the end. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Katie and I sat up till near morning talking about that very thing. I convinced her finally that Wilson will keep us out of it.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He fell silent, wary of the maids and youths who stood near us, bantering. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tyrion smiled; whatever happened here tonight, he did not wish it to happen in secret, and there was no one like a singer for spreading a story near and far. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I could see that in the moonlight as they came near. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I wanted to, how could I get near her? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There was the constant background noise of motorbikes roaring in the near distance and the sound of voices communicating in a language I was desperately trying to learn but had yet to master. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time since my near execution that I’ve seen him remorseful instead of defensive or full of excuses. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It had been,-more than a month since they had been there together, and as they neared the creek bed, they slowed down. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

George shivered and looked at the gun, and then he threw it from him, back up on the bank, near the pile of old ashes. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing near the front end of the cart, amidst an assorted pile of cigarette boxes, egg cartons, and pop bottles. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks for Hill, who has already caught eight passes for 198 yards and cannot be stopped if he gets anywhere near the ball. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have noticed, sir, that you are always in camp near him. I must say, sir, that I am touched.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sixth-grade classes sat in the back rows, nearest the exits. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There's a noticeable scar on the side of his face near his temple. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“My mother's church is on Adams, near the Children's Home Society, where Lily did her volunteer work last summer before the cotillion. All the debutantes had to do some charity work.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The passageway grew narrower and narrower, and when I turned around I could just make out the torches near the hole I’d entered. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“No, nne, we are fine. The people who might worry are those that live near the vice chancellor. Last time, the students burned a senior professor’s car.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It tapped lightly against the rock and fell to the ground where other pebbles lay near the flowers. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ms. Tannenbaum closes our classroom door and motions us to gather near her desk. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Ji-yong and I had arrived early, but we still ended up sitting near the back of the factory cafeteria. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see Dylan near the end of the stage and take the spot next to him. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Lanterns flickered near the center of the port, where the road led up the hill to the city, but here was all shadow and starlight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“What was it Teresita’s husband said? ‘Don’t be afraid, take the nearest branch and bash its head in.’ Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As she came near, she could see that there was a sleeping infant in the basket. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The guard drew near where he could see the boy. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“There was some activity down near a stream about four kilometers away,” Brunner said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment he caught a glimpse of a black form or shadow flitting among the rocks away near Frodo’s hiding-place. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Walt, I don’t want to hear it. Victory is not near.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was eleven years old, standing out in the parking lot in front of the 7-Eleven, watching a crew of older boys standing near the street. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry that you will never be allowed near our daughter again because you are different and strange and a person who cannot be trusted. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nobody in my school would go near these. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Number twenty-three,” he says, before descending a small set of stairs near the proscenium and hovering by the edge of the front row, pen poised over his open notebook. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Keep near the shore. It isn’t safe in the middle.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before his head clears enough for him to figure out where he is and how he got here, Doc is squatting near his feet. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I pick a seat near the front, but I can’t stop turning toward the entrance—and every time the auditorium door opens, my heart jumps into my throat. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Once he glimpsed a moving shadow near an alleyway and sped faster, telling himself forcefully that it was a cat. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

As the holiday season neared, my dad seemed finally to shake his blues. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Bella had grown up in the Bronx and attended a tough high school near where I lived; his brother was a cop. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached down as if to place the piece of puzzle in the small lake of brown tabletop near the center of the puzzle. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took the mirror and pointed to a splatter of black dots near my temple. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He seldom went near his brother’s cabin, which was only a half-mile away, and he made no move to attract or amuse the children. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

His naked body was found in a river near Rochester five days later. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s the kind of day you lose track, but I know it’s getting near to suppertime. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The shacks were made of plastic, tin and cardboard and stood near clumps of blue gum trees, whose branches screamed like ghosts in the icy Cape wind. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A day later: “The grass nearly burnt all along this Day except near the Lake.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There’s not one of you can get near me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When the hour for birth drew near he said to the woman, “We must have someone to help at the time—some woman.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

At one point, city leaders started sending food and other supplies into the black districts, whose residents, after days of burnings, lootings, and shootings, were in a state of near starvation. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A glint of metal winked in the corner of my eye, near the Mmoatia forest palace. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It was getting near the end of the round. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I'm camped near it now, as a matter of fact. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought them Canadians also done something to the wild gooses and ducks sitting in the water so’s they don’t tear ’way once you come near ’em the way them down-home birds do. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Eventually they also made hazardous supply flights to the partisans, the guerrilla groups who were fighting against the Germans in the Bryansk Forest near the Russian border with Ukraine. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

No matter where you are, the nearest Negro cafe is always far away, it seems. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we neared the mouth of New Bedford Harbor, a schooner flying a long green streamer off its mainmast, its sails plump, its bow rising and dipping, came out through the channel toward us. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Still, he continued to feel a peculiar uneasiness, which had fear mixed up in it as well as hostility, whenever she was anywhere near him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“No, I was born in Karachi. But I did live in Kabul for a number of years. Shar-e-Nau, near the Haji Yaghoub Mosque,” Faisal said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Never. I'm going to live with my cousin Latif’s wife in my old village near Simranwala. She needs all the help she can get.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Manchee,” I say, my voice and Noise near crying from relief that it’s just his tail. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Or that the soda machine near the east wing hadn’t been operating for over a year. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I’d be careful, if I were you,” I say as we near the closed door. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Cigarettes were flipped into the gutter or mashed into the sand- filled receptacle near the door. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a stink, kind of like burnt toast, though nowhere near sweaty-armpit territory. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was roughly boat-shaped: humped near this end with behind them the jumbled descent to the shore. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Goddard solved the problem by moving to the desert near Roswell, New Mexico, where he could fire his rockets in peace. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a burst of laughter, and two girls tumbled from behind the nearest tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They ducked behind the nearest crate as lantern light flooded the dark hold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A small park near her apartment is a gang hangout. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

If I were near I would soon convince you that I am not above forty.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

So Mr. Galanter stood near home plate, shouting instructions and words of encouragement, and we batted and tossed the ball around. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And then we were both running across the foyer to the door near the kitchen, and then down the stairs to the basement. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had risen half-an-hour before her entrance, and had washed my face, and put on my clothes by the light of a half-moon just setting, whose rays streamed through the narrow window near my crib. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

We sit near the windows overlooking the parking lot. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

At lunch, Chris and I head to our table near the vending machines. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Indeed, by now, Singleton and Rindlisbacher, emboldened by discovery, were nowhere near close to giving up. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She waved it in the air and held it up toward the nearest window, as if that would make a difference. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The shark stayed near the boat for three more hours, hitting at more and more infrequent intervals, until the moon was straight over the mast and no light reflected from the hull. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so he died, and knew not that Éowyn lay near him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The main source of relief from the heat for the kids in Welch was the public swimming pool, down by the railroad tracks near the Esso station. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He surveyed his ragged band of brigands: near three hundred Stone Crows, Moon Brothers, Black Ears, and Burned Men, and those just the seed of the army he hoped to grow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Across the room a dozen candles were burning on the floor near the open window. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody had the nerve to go near him. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were already crossing the bridge near Victor's house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Japanese beetle, an insect accidentally imported into the United States, was discovered in New Jersey in 1916, when a few shiny beetles of a metallic green color were seen in a nursery near Riverton. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A man near them screamed out the answer, in a voice filled with panic. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

I put it near my mouth and press the button. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Sohrab’s bed is the last one around the corner, the one nearest the nurses’ station where two nurses in green surgical scrubs are jotting notes on clipboards, chatting in low voices. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whether we should remain at the house until near the steamer’s time, which would be about one in the afternoon, or whether we should put off early in the morning, was the question we discussed. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Be not far from me, for trouble is near: there is none to help.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She pressed her face to the crack to see more clearly, and she could see the Scholars near the screen leaning forward too. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I went to stay with a friend who lived near campus for Christmas. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As they neared the consulate, they saw police cars and several uniformed officers milling around its entrance. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

There were his favorite classic-rock albums, but near the end was the Miles Davis album that Fred bought in Harvard Square, with the storm brewing on the cover. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I sprinted down the stream and made myself a lean-to near some cliffs where I thought the bird had disappeared. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That without meaning to, he’d begun to lean on her, to look for her, to need her near. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If they hadn’t been wearing halos, they could have been a young couple up near Constanza where the campesinos are reputed to be very white. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

General William Westmoreland, the commanding general of US forces in Vietnam, pointed out that the American air base in Da Nang, near the border between North and South Vietnam, was now vulnerable to attack. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

A black car pulls up next to me one day, while I’m waiting near a supermarket for my cousins to pick me up. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She stumbled toward the bathroom at the end of the quad, the one that no one ever used because it was near the biology classroom and the smell of formaldehyde sometimes leaked into the vents. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Blackjack darn near tumbled out of the sky, he was so tired. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’s nearing four o’clock, and she knows I can’t stay much longer. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It was days before I realized he lived in the small room near the front door, the only room in the house unadorned by Abuela’s crochet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

One time Li’l Man come up from behind and touch me on the leg and I near bout jump out a my work shoes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The woman loosed her grip slightly and Hazel lunged for the nearest thing—which turned out to be the arm strap of her backpack. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She didn’t, but she did shoot me warning looks that said I’d get shanked if I went near her. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

As it nears midnight, she decides to see if she can find a place to discreetly watch the lighting of the bonfire. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Essential singularities are weird beasts; near a singularity of this sort, a curve goes absolutely berserk. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Working in the city, I keep my eyes open for Alice, especially if I’m near the Quay or the Cross. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A lecturer from a Court near the coast explains how things wither and die. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I might have been calm, but my dear father was near tears. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He and I were fooling around in the pool, near a big bronze plaque marked with events for which the school kept records—50 yards, 100 yards, 220 yards. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said it softly, but a pupil seated near me heard, and she told the others. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like a spy, I pretend to read a book while walking in the corridor near the kitchen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Somehow he managed to reach every ball that came anywhere near his territory, even though he was so short that he looked like someone’s tag-along kid brother. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A milky, transparent blob floating near the surface of the water. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Madam’s seamstress came near as frequent as the doctor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes, when I’m near the jungle, I can hear my father’s voice. It’s like a ghost calling to me, blaming me...I’ve heard it for the last ten years.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They placed a small chair at the head of the bed near Lincoln’s face. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took up a place near the archery targets; Nox joined her a moment later, and started firing his knives at the target. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The warden redirected him, then cut a hole in the back of Kemmler’s shirt, near the base of his spine, where an electrode would go. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The piping systems are all buried except one, which runs along the ground to send water to the power plant, near the fence. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The town nearest us was a place called Turuf, several miles to the southwest; I never saw it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

You get your meals through a slot, you do not see other inmates, and you never touch or get near another human being. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When the temperature dropped below freezing near Mount Hood, Frank had brought out the piece of tinder and held it in his hands, imagining how nice it would be to have some fire. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A streetlight outside the nearest window to the left cast stripes through the blinds onto Javier’s skin while he was in the kitchen, crossing over his shoulders and down his arms. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I stood right next to the closet for a while but he came out the other side and ran up the wall near the ceiling where he thought I couldn’t get him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When Kendra reached the bottom, Seth was squatting near a cluster of blossoms at the edge of the stream. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I even avoided standing anywhere near unfamiliar people, afraid that they might suddenly grab me and forcibly feed me voodooed food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both would survive, though they never got over the fear these near escapes caused and kept their doors securely bolted against all visitors throughout the plague. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Down the street, a lanky boy was lingering near a stop sign. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You and Conner?” she said, flinging paper, if not at me, then near me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, I walked home with a bunch of other kids who lived near me in Chisamba Singles. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

But she had just drawn whatever came into her head without reason—and in her heart it didn’t give her near the same feeling that music did. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Not near enough. I won’t bite you. I only want to get to know you a bit.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The blow from his iron-clad fist near knocked her head off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Video cameras are another part of the lore, positioned near valuables to catch a cleaner in an act of theft. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fireflies blinked in the thick saw grass near the edge of the river. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we passed the bus station, I dropped out of the little group and sat on a public bench near an outside phone booth. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to learn more about the two children who were, supposedly, miracle workers, so I sat at a table near the front of the hall with them and the other knights. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Last summer he just appeared in Phoenix, Arizona, near Clarisse’s mom’s house.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Thorn joined in and they were screaming their lungs off, but nobody came near them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She felt a rush of love for Papa, and for her whole family, lying there near her, on these hard platforms in a new and strange land. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

We forged our way near the door, hoping for some air. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She had saved the man’s life, she said, when his ship was wrecked near the island, and cared for him ever since. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I examine the beaded necklaces near the register. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glerk moved closer, leaned his head near the baby, and gave her a skeptical expression. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He knew that a gull, which should have been far away at this time of year, was hanging round Efrafa and that he, Bigwig, had deliberately been near it. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the pile from Moss and sat down near him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She’s standing next to Lena near the front of the room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She rocks him from side to side, near hysteria now. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

By that hour, we were usually an overheated, irritable bunch, and we fought each other—either with our fists or our shrill voices—for the seats in the bus nearest the Chief. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

They were in the top row, about five sections to the right of us, near the east entrance. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I stand near the door, waiting for my parents to pick me up, Erin hugs me and says she’s going to miss me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The nearest ones are about a hundred yards away, swarming over what I’m reasonably sure was once a horse and rider. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

On the second day, the boy climbed to the top of a cliff near the camp. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he went down the side of the barn, he could hear Hazel out in the open, near the doe Haystack. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see no wound near his vital organs, which means he isn’t dead. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He selected a section of flat New Mexico desert near the Alamogordo Air Force Base. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lived near Santa Maria but we were far apart from it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

A young woman with a lavender pixie cut and silver earrings up and down her left ear greets us near the door. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Mom, you can have a seat,” he added, gesturing toward a row of folding chairs near the door, but within perfect view of all the action. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I saw Mr. Galanter standing near third base, wiping his forehead. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As my avatar neared it, I reflexively reached out and grabbed the joystick of a Time Pilot machine. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The posts for the cars would have to be as near the river as they could get and keep covered. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The bricks, or crystals, first appear near the center of the cell and then migrate toward the surface. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One cold and fiery night in the near future, Vincent will fight with another roommate. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But the swineherd calmly stood near Penelope whispering what her son had bade him tell and what he had enjoined on her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know it was. I made certain of it, right before we locked down the library to the public. Since then, the only ones allowed near the books have been our thirty-two young Olympians....” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

As we got closer to the screen, I could hear High on a hill was a lonely goatherd, and could smell the cotton candy from one of the concession stands near the food trucks. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s still an unjustified shooting because he shouldn’t have been anywhere near the car, and he shouldn’t have broken the window.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’m ’bout near pure as you, Cap’n,” the woman said, causing Bull to throw his head back and holler with laughter. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the suicide attempt he was placed in a psychiatric hospital near Portland. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dilapidated housing project near St. Nicholas Avenue, with junkies and winos standing out front. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nearing my seventeenth birthday and I was wondering if I would ever be free of this plague. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lay them on Charlotte: on her wrists, beneath her neck, and on the top of her head near the small wound. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

So I hitched it up to my awesomely modified rover and towed it into place near Pathfinder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In days gone by, these men held Hypereia, a country of wide dancing grounds, but near them were overbearing Kyklopes, whose power could not be turned from pillage. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Creating a Supply Chain By the fall of 32 BCE, Mark Antony and Cleopatra had moved their base of operation to the coastal city of Patras near the Gulf of Corinth. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The boys found a spot under a bridge near the Morgan State University campus. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Several miles farther south, on an isolated farm near Bryantown, Maryland, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, his wife, and their four young children were also in bed. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds right. You live upstate. I live down here near the city, too close to the harbor. The water. It’s like a lake effect.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But near Concord a British patrol held Revere for a time and took away his horse. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lower bank was near the floor and was dark. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While they conversed, the Wayfinder came near, leading the shades of suitors overthrown by Lord Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took him over to a window near the sliding-glass door and showed him a mirror that reflected a wide view of the Talbots’ backyard and the landscape beyond. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

If dark found him near a village, he slept outside a house and accepted whatever was offered in the way of food. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I should’ve seen the tiny flash of fight near her wrist. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The near side of the field was lined with people watching the Palmetto players warm up. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a noise down the hall, far down at the end, near the nursery door, and terribly cold, not my mother knocking on the wall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

And if someday my small steps bring me near you, Please don’t rush to tell me all you feel. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Thus the prospects that anyone on the British side of the Atlantic would crack DNA looked dim as the Christmas holidays drew near. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He and the other boys stood with her father in the court nearest the stands, softly lobbing tennis balls to one another. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Seems like half of Cincinnati was walking around near Graeter’s on Saturday, and apparently, they all captured it on their phones! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

An odd, dilapidated wooden building near one of the corners of the square contrasted greatly with the gray stone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was as though her little brother were part of her, she kept him so near. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

On a farm near the sea, a woman who tended her appearance reaped a reputation for eccentricity. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For obvious reasons, I don’t say another word as we near town. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He had stopped to buy a sausage from a cart alongside the curb near the ferry dock. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I got to help Nelson in the morning when Rachel and them had school, if I promised Mama I wouldn’t go near any other children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walked anywhere near the forest, the gnats stuck to me and flew into my eyes, mouth, and ears, and it drove me crazy. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The animal was a small, determined male, and he was not going to let these humans get near him with a net. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guessed that his father had told him about my arrest near Bat Lady’s house and this was his subtle way of communicating this to us. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

They scampered up another aisle, turned right, and saw Haley, her hand jammed through a horizontal slot near the top of the basement wall. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Or near the seashore,” said James eagerly, “with lots of other children down on the sand for me to play with!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Up here, up near the end of the road, up near the top of the mountain, the wind was a living thing that shook the truck and snuck through the gaps in the door. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As the end of summer came near, two things saddened Francie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger moved restlessly and his breath quickened; he looked round in the shadows to see if any attendant was near, then slouched far down in his seat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She’ll probably want to, once I show her how; as near as I can make out, most women, even young ones like her, like to cook: it’s an instinct. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

As I neared, the rumble of trains filled my ears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They hold it near her until her coughing subsides. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I crumpled it up and tossed it into the nearest trash can. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I think he made a point of visiting all the rooms near him the first day. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy with the gun dives into the nearest aisle, leaving George, Amar, and me alone. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Finally they said they would leave me alone if I kept to my part of the island and never went near their camp. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

All riders entered through the front door and dropped their dimes in the fare box near the driver. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Eliot Spitzer, attorney general of New York, was holding a power breakfast back near the polished granite counter. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were clustered near the yard door when the Kings attacked, stabbing numerous Bloods and sustaining lesser injuries in the process. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Jon arrived at the common hall, the Lord Steward himself led him to the bench near die fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Far and high in the east one drift of gray dimmed the sky’s brightness: the smoke of Udenushreke, nearest to us of the Fire-Hills. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he had finished, drawing up his pants and buckling his belt, Bernabe knelt on the floor near the spider, watching it work. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’ve heard how it is near the holes. There was ashes in the air all the time. Disgusting. Everything started to die and turn into glass.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The others go ahead while I catch my breath near the elevator bank. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So they regrouped all of their forces around ten adjacent instances of the Zork playing field near the planet’s south pole. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, visitors—company people negotiating deals, government people negotiating bribes, factory people negotiating jobs—dropped by, parking their cars near the entrance to the orchard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

What about the near future, like next Friday? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the fashion of the very Orthodox, their hair was closely cropped, except for the area near their ears from which mushroomed the untouched hair that tumbled down into the long side curls. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

A few feet of water rippled near the bottom, far below where my knife pinned a charred shingle to the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Until she takes the second instead of the third left up the hill, and near the top, pulls into a driveway. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She pulled into the first empty spot she saw on the road near the hospital, running her car up onto the curb with a thudding stop. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The horse nearest Jake had a splintery wooden crack in its dingy rump and the eyes walled blind and frantic, shreds of paint peeled from the sockets. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Next he brought it near to the fire. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pushing open the doors, Harry saw Neville lying, apparently asleep, in a bed near the door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Just to make sure, she went out twice as far as usuaL When she was sure there was no one near, she skinned down her breeches and squatted to do her business. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One, drawn by the fresh smell of fried pork, came to sit near us and began pulling the scabs from the bruises on her scalp, a line of blood dripping down her back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

While he goes, I open the bottle of water Carlos brought down and slowly pour some out near Ziggy’s mouth so he can lick it up. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The Detonations grew exceeding fierce as the Patriots brought forward their Cannon & began firing at the Schooner that had been discharging at the Islands & there was fighting even in the Channel near our Hiding-Spot. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Guess what? I had this little problem today. I had a near- Ebola experience.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held the paper folded around his book with one hand and the twine in the other and looked from the pair of scissors lying near the book to the twine and then to Emily. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The air was cold, but nowhere near freezing. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting near the lake, watching the giant squid waving its tentacles lazily above the water, Harry lost the thread of the conversation as he looked across to the opposite bank. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It all seemed very weedy and rank somehow, and thorns and bracken were invading the beds down near the bottom hedge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I reached behind me, grabbed the nearest stake, and stabbed at the chupacabras. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She took one of the few openings she could find: substitute high school principal in a small Indiana town near her home. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A short distance beyond the dune, near the cliff, I saw the pack of wild dogs. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I parted the grass near the foot of the tree. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was in a file cabinet to the right of the door, near the front of the third drawer down—records for September 15 and 16 of 1954. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man with the rifle sat down and rested himself, and the trackers squatted near him, and in the evening the points of their cigarettes glowed and receded. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she won’t come near me with it because she knows I will battle her and it will go everywhere. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The oarsmen were coming aboard now, for the ship was to go out into the roadstead before night fell, and sail with the ebbtide near dawn. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She took off her sunglasses and looked out past the cattails, to the psychiatric hospital in the near distance. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Thorn and Valley lingered near her, and Seven could almost feel the nervous energy coming from their direction. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

On the green bank near to the very point of the Tongue the Lady Galadriel stood alone and silent. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Upon arriving in Englewood, she rented rooms in a boardinghouse near Holmes’s building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Only three shabbily-dressed women lingered near her, and because she could not contain her eagerness, Kit smiled and would have spoken, but she was abruptly repulsed by their sharply curious eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I walked to the nearest trash can and threw the cone into it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

This time, I perceived something near to us—a dark shape upon the water but a few rods off. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Kristina sits four people away from me, and we get seats as near to the doors as we can, but there are teachers everywhere, so we sit and watch. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Frieda was on her knees; a white rectangle of cotton was near her on the ground. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinary cattle would have stayed near the water unless there had been rain or many other places for water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was told that they had accidentally left his clothes behind near their landing spot. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I walk over to a shallow pond near the roadside and squat down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He warned that the parade route Paul had requested passed near a number of bars and saloons and that some of the men may get rowdy and disruptive. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But since Quinby’s arrival, he’d spent all his time perched on a chair near her crate, like a worried big brother. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He starts to pace back, away from the door, which he realizes he’s gravitated near as some fight-or-flight reflex. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She turned away so fast that she made herself dizzy and disturbed one of the drawings near the bottom of her piece. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I crouched near the cathedral altar, carefully watching the Polish girl. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It took several strokes to regain the place she had lost, and when she got there, the other side had nearly won, for Kate’s ball was the last but one and lay near the stake. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the mouths of her children quickly forgot the taste of her nipples, and years ago they had begun to look past her face into the nearest stretch of sky. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I watched a small swell crumble near the shore and roll up the sand over clumps of seaweed and rocks and shells, then suck back into itself. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

At midnight, I crawl out of my tent and position myself on a camp stool near the heater to take my watch with Jackson. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She had a few pimples dotting the sides of her cheeks near her ears. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He walked over to the nearest tree, a tall, pale, birchlike tree trunk, and kicked it, hard. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a big school, near the top of a hill looking down on the town, with a steep road leading up. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mother stood me near the open window and rested my head on her lap. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sought to attract the widest possible sponsorship and invited some two hundred organizations — white, black, Indian, and Coloured — to send representatives to a planning conference at Tongaat, near Durban, in March of 1954. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In almost every case, each side believed itself to be superior—ethnocentrism seems to be a near- universal human quality—and from this belief was convinced that it could control the encounter to its advantage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It would have been folly to give up with victory so near—so men went to the polls that November and reelected Abraham Lincoln. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She jumped back and lifted her dress up, foot slipping on the mud near the water. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

After eleven rounds, nearing the tournament’s midpoint, Fischer was in second place, one-half point behind the leader, Efim Geller of the USSR. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They sneak around the house and yard, trumpeting near people to startle them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t send Billy out for ice cream or strawberries, since the atmosphere outside the dome was cyanide, and the nearest strawberries and ice cream were millions of light years away. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said we should all live near the Pacific Ocean at least once in our lives, so we kept going all the way to San Francisco. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lewald’s voice echoed in the background as the announcer labored to fill the air, describing the uniforms of various teams, the platform on which the speakers stood, the Hindenburg circling overhead like a near moon. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Her bed was at the very end of the ward, near a cracked window thickened with grime. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“There was a pond near where I used to live,” I said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d make that boy— I set down the water buckets, removed my cloak, and hung it from a peg near the fire. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was pulling on his orange vest when 426 dropped out of the sky and lit on the aerie near the scrape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I could see Celia in them, Celia smiling, but before I could get near them, a girl’s voice floated out of a bedroom up ahead. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Spinning and weaving, he crossed the clearing to a solitary tree near the cabin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But only two states listed it among their 20 most important insect pests, and these placed it near the bottom of the list. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Once they did, she said, you didn’t go near them, any more than you would approach a dog that had gone rabid. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone from one of the cabins must have left a shirt draped over a chair near the embers, or a Bible on a table too close to the flames. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"You will pass near Dragonstone when you turn north. I need you to deliver a letter for me." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But why all the food, more than enough to last them years and years, left hidden back there near the rocket? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sathaz had finally learned that if he climbed into the pool and kept very still, the moon would come to him and let him be near her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was so beautiful that I stopped near a thicket of dwarfed and wind-warped cedars and junipers, and once stopped I was caught, trapped in color and dazzled by the clarity of the light. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make like I’m cleaning up my stuff near my bed, but really I’m just taking my brain maps and flipping them over. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It being near midday we sat down to rest by the roadside. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

One near Bailey has a flute at his lips, the instrument silent in his fingers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It hung on a nail near his bed—unfrayed, unsullied after all those years, with only the permanent bend in the fabric made by its long life on a nail. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After a couple of hours, I reach an old house near the edge of the lake. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘The choice seems near now between fire and death, Gandalf. Doubtless we shall be hidden from all unfriendly eyes when the snow has covered us, but that will not help us.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For several days Ranofer did not go near the little green room in the thicket. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We ate standing up for near to a year before we had all three chairs. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The tunnel was near the comer of the cemetery, covered by a low, sprawling bush. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the time drew near she spent her days in helpless panic lest she wake up and find a baby in bed with her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I’m nearing the young man, reaching down to help him, when he drags himself up to his knees and trains his gun on my head. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was beautiful shrubbery around this house, and she would sit under a bush near the window. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Several times they spotted small bunches of mule deer moving along the upper meadow slopes near the tree line. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking at him, too, and he wished he was not wearing the trousers with the hole near the knee. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We’ll get the word out, of course, but she can’t be compelled to come home; you shouldn’t necessarily expect her back under your roof in the near future.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It took me another five minutes to get through there, and I thought I’d suffocate with all the cigars and pipes, but at least I was near the ground where the air was slightly fresher. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Those who had managed to keep their jobs had been able to do so because the court had been near their work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t think, don’t think, I told myself, looking fixedly at a bright, cold pool of sunlight soaking into the rug near my feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He visited Sequim briefly, to catch up with the McDonalds and Joyce’s parents, and then quickly returned to Seattle to be near Joyce herself. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There were men standing near the checkpoint selling Guinean currency at whatever rate they pleased. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Example: our home field is in a new park near Coach Nat’s school. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The trash baskets sat near the river dock, on the other side of the guards’ storage hut. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The stream was trickling south by southeast, as near as she could tell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The frogs, who all came up near the river, went straight into it with a plop- plop and a loud croaking. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

So he chooses three colorful, bright pieces for the exhibition: two of them are landscapes from near their apartment in Montmartre. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But if Mr. Douglass is near smart as folks say, seems to me he’d’ve had the sense to aim me out the window hisself. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

We shot back over the little rise we had just topped, and took the nearest cover. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the end nearest him sat Hagrid, who caught his eye and gave him the thumbs up. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He seizes an old man sitting near us, and holds the sword to his throat. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I put Tommy’s letter near the top because he drew parallels between the war in Bosnia and senseless gang violence. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In spring 1938, Austria is reunited with Germany, and near the end of the school year, a Nazi official, an SS officer, accompanies Herr Vinke to class. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he was near, he crumpled to his knees, crying. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“We used our instruments to find the nearest airport.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I wonder if the parrot has suffered the same fate as his father, and has had an unwanted visit to the galley, which is nowhere near as sterile and bright as my dream-kitchen. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I envied them with an intensity near to love, and near to rage. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reminded Kit of a young fawn that had wandered near the house one morning. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The ground was turned over near the pig-run and there were droppings that steamed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then she guides her little harem to this carpeted area near the stereo, where people are drinking and grinding to Kanye. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I’m nowhere near done, cuz I’m super sick of beans and rice. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The fire stretched in an unbroken wall across the opposite shore, a roaring wind pressing at its back and sending embers flying across to alight on the near side. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The torches were covered, save those near the stage, bringing darkness to the hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He talked about China for more than half a day, explaining where to cross the Tumen and how to behave at the checkpoints near the border. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

At these things, I always try to position myself near the door so I can leave early. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a local boy who had grown up near Fort Detrick. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You come here in the middle of the night saying you’re having a heart attack and then you won’t let anyone near you? How do you expect me to know what is wrong with you?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Seven crouched down near one of the flowers and touched its petals softly. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

One weekend it turned out that Gregg and another cute boy from Lynn and Amber’s class were going to be going camping near the same place where Uncle Katsuhisa used to take us. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She heard the near absolute silence of people in the audience. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want either of them anywhere near me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Magdalena says the trash heap near the old airport was their bodega, and their home an abandoned shed near the runway. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the talk Celaena had overheard yesterday was immensely dull, and she didn’t expect much as the women neared. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He is too dangerous to have near me. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Just to show him, I turned, reached out, and without really looking tapped the nearest female and said, “Want to dance?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Answer the question or we’ll hang you and the boy from the nearest tree.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bodies had begun to pile on top of each other near a short palm tree, where fronds dripped blood. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The walking had been easy so far; after he had climbed over the mountain nearest Ch’ulp’o, the terrain had flattened out into endless rice fields. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“It will bring you into Machodoc Creek. Mrs. Quesenberry lives near the mouth of this creek. If you tell her you come from me, I think she will take care of you.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Saw some bottles in the ditch down near Doc Murphy’s.,” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy stood near the fire, his face still and hard, looking deep into the flames. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He stands near one of the long trestle tables, and even in the cramped hall, there is space around him, as though no one dares get too close. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I think of the Post-it note he tacked near the sink. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

This grand Indian irrigation system near Pisco, a coastal town south of Lima, fell to developers’ bulldozers—the photograph dates from 1931. back from the coasts, which were now lined with farms. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When still no one moved, the officer very slowly and deliberately removed the pistol from his holster and pointed it at the feet of a man standing near the edge of the crowd. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was surreal to see all of these armed men gathered near midnight to make sure a life would be taken without incident. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I studied most mornings in the college library, near a small window. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He bent over to put his face quite near to Cassiopeia and spoke loudly and slowly, as if she were an idiot. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

By the time I had finished my work, the afternoon was nearing its end. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or she’d stick her finger down her throat and throw up, or she’d hold the thermometer near a light bulb to make it look as if she had a temperature. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The floor of the forest was dry and covered with a drift of leaves; but guessing that the fugitives would stay near the water, he returned often to the banks of the stream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In spite of her dark clothing she smelled sweet and it made me feel better to be near her. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had always known he was nearing his third score of years, but I’d never seen him look it before. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We ran into two Forest Service rangers near Stonehenge. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They squatted at the pointed end and held the flame near the word. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was, she told him, matron in a missionary school near Stamboul. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the Randall plantation, the doctor was only called when the slave remedies, the roots and salves, had failed and a valued hand was near death. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Over time, more and more wheat grew along favourite human trails and near campsites. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, he didn’t want to be anywhere near me or you,” she said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A red fish with a mean face swims in a tank near the register. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I opened the nearest window, and the wintry sunlight made a rainbow in the mist. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Our car is parked in the ship’s underbelly, and we are standing near the front of the boat, in the briny marine air. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Witchlings held on to their wigs as they hustled out of the Hall of Elders and to the nearest mudbean shop. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Their classroom was in the basement, but there was enough light to see by, coming in through a few small windows near the ceiling. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I moved near him, trying to position my body to conceal his. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The house was over to our left, and since Tommy was standing in the field straight ahead of us, there was no need to go anywhere near him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the dark, empty church, I walked to the nearest pew, held onto the edge of the seat, dropped to one knee, and crossed myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He caught sight of him, drinking from the far-famed spring of Corinth, Pirene; and he drew gently near. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the incline began in earnest I saw three cars pulled off near the ditch. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, as they neared the top of the bank, one of the rangers happened to glance back down into the wash while pausing to catch his breath. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bill Harvey was relieved to learn that they picked up no inkling of suspicion near the site. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime, I clutch my brown bag, waiting near the door until the first rush of cafeteria noise dims: banging trays, ripping plastic, overtalking at too-crowded tables. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The brightness of the screen hurts my eyes, and so I dim it way down until the shapes and letters are near shadows. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The war wasn’t over yet, but it was clear that the end was near. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Help,” I say, but my voice comes out like a gasp with not near enough volume. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was a suit of armor near the kitchens, he knew, but he must be five floors above there. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

One: those questions, coming near the end of the test, were harder than the earlier questions. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They hurried down the nearest opening, immediately spinning around and racing back. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He chopped the onions every which way and didn’t mince the ginger anywhere near as fine as Kazi would have. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As the wagon neared the house, he began to have a face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The potato bin was near empty, and Ruth asked to play in it as if it was a little house. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recently did some drawings set near there, he tells Theo, and he’s the same person he was then. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Being careful, ’cause Mr. Woodwell says we need the whole thing in as near as one piece as I can manage, so we can trace it out and cut another just like it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at a crack near the bottom of Mr. Tobin’s desk and pray mad hard that Mama’s okay when she answers. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Roger gaped, horrified, but then collected his wits and ran to the nearest group of hesitating children. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We entered the prison yard near a corner of the main structure, beneath a guard tower that stuck out from the outer walls like a castle’s turret. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But then my darting flashlight happened across something atop the shelf in a corner of the room, right near the boarded-up storefront window. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cabot’s uncle Jeff asked him after the graduation ceremony, as the family gathered in a restaurant near downtown Atlanta. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He was near the street; he could hear shouts and screams coming to him like the roar of water. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was unusually pale and very quiet She stood on the front veranda as he quitted the house, and absendy picked a few sprays of jessamine that grew upon a trellis near by. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad pulled his sketchbook out of his Kellner & Newton Messenger Bag—Dad was never far from his sketchbook—and stepped off the wooden planks onto the gravel to sketch the nearest row of broken pillars. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The rest had left eight days past, six hundred men from Winterfell and the nearest holdfasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They sometimes do this by creeping near the cattle and spreading their urine on the ground. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nat had been in the chandlery—a long wooden building on Neptune Street, near Union Wharf. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he rounded the corner, the sound of muffled laughter filtered out from near the Dumpsters. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

A procession had appeared, far down among the pink stones that lay near the water's edge. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Kyle kept his hand glued to the right wall and went around corners, through switchbacks, until finally, he stepped into an opening near the book return conveyor belt. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Years ago he had made her a box to hold her favorite books on all their journeys, short and long, near and far. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The cry came from somewhere near the back of the crowd, and a rustling of voices passed toward the front. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘They call it Pylosian mint. Apparently the plant sprang from the blood of a nymph who died on a mountain near here, back in ancient times. I didn’t ask for details.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They’d be back soon, and the dragon would be gone, and it probably wouldn’t come near her again. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he walks me home through the woods, stopping to kiss me near a copse of fir trees just before Madoc’s estate. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was nearing along toward Christmas time and Bubber began to talk about the Little Lord Jesus and the red bicycle he wanted Santa Claus to bring him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He saw men cringing as they neared the flames, heard children cry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Within an hour, the satyrs were all running around agitated, asking where the nearest espresso bar was. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She admitted that in Little Rock nobody was going to give me a knife or let me anywhere near the pie of abundance. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After we finish Sistersville, we do the Friendly route, but as the Jeep gets up near Shiloh, my heart starts to pound. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had lain near the strawberry patch for as long as anyone could remember. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

With a nod they jumped heavily on to the near seat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He must be hidden somewhere near a source. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The traffic increases as I near the bridge over Delhi Creek, so I slow down. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And though that sounds as if it came from a storybook, it is very near the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As five o’clock drew near, Stuart grew more and more nervous. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Sitting near me is a man with a newspaper. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Instead of the London Eye, I had snapped some legs and headless bodies of the people near where we’d been queuing. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I really did have to live near water for cooking and drinking and comfort. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was near a shadow himself; bone thin and bone hard, with black eyes and black hair and a stubble of beard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I found a library near the school. Hall Branch over on Michigan.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Twenty-two years later, rangers from the National Park Service would find that same guitar on the backseat of a yellow Datsun abandoned near the shore of Lake Mead. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at last I got a good look at the town I had lived so near and seen so little of. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Testing and training were performed at temporary locations until a permanent one was found near the Chkalovskaya train station. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to the man nearest to me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And as a kid, you’re looking out and seeing all this with a near constant spike of adrenaline—always a second from panic—because you understand you can’t do much. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The previous tenants said the house was chilled even with the fireplace packed near to overflowing and that there were strange sounds all hours of the night. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the table near the window was a brown leather chair. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I’d been careful never to go near enough to the fence to be seen, and of course didn’t reveal myself then. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘How is I possibly going to get near enough to the Queen of England’s bedroom to blow in my dream? You is talking dumbsilly.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack shouts, putting his camera down near a tree. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I learned that the walled complex of buildings near the docks was the Temple of Tehlu. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Though I made sure during the manioc gathering never to go near the spot where I’d left them, because I wanted to keep their location a secret, I often scanned the jungle line for them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was also a great rectangular stone lying on its side near the pool. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But what she said, in a wail hard to understand over the train racket and me still part deaf, was “I left my bucket in the blackberry bushes, Will! Hit were might near full!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“What does he have in case I have something planned with Aaron Fischman in the near future?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

In the case of the Mexica, the obvious target is Hernan Cortes, who landed near what is now the city of Veracruz on April 22, 1519. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A stack of new floorboards was suspended between cinder blocks near the door. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Here, near the planet’s mantle, you could find the last coin-operated videogames ever made, from the first few decades of the twenty-first century. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

‘He’s getting near now, near enough to hear a whisper.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Vega and me asked the two cops that had picked us up at Manny’s to drop us off near 130th and Seventh Av’, so we could walk across the street to our building. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, in our religion, the laws of God ask us to not come near anything which alters our senses, as a Muslim must be mindful of Allah's creation at all times. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But Karl has a close call one night when he meets two policemen near his flat. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

A woman near the front throws an arm across her forehead and collapses as the men on either side scramble to catch her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They were tiny bags, each containing a nucleus, which was a darker blob near the center. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the street from the bus station, I saw an elderly Negro man seated on a door stoop near the curb. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hades traced his fingers along the nearest column, leaving bleached white marks on the old bones. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His voice broke on the last word and he dropped down into the nearest chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Some were down near the riverbank unrolling wires directly across from Gray, which made Pax uneasy. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Look,” said a boy near the door, scrambling to his feet. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Håkon clutched at his arm near the creature, which lay motionless. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“When he is drunk asleep ...” The knife for the meat was lying on the floor near the fireplace. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He focused his gaze on a small white rock near the water’s edge and breathed in deeply. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

One was only a meter or two from him; the other was further away, near the door. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Safa used to chase any bird that dared to land near our house. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

With the fairy lanterns at your window, odds are that nothing will come near this part of the house. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

As they drew near, William rose heavily to his feet and stood waiting. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

We can see two beds taking up all the space in the bedroom, a great acre of a bed and a smaller one near the window. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I lie when I say that there is a lion near the river when I know perfectly well that there is no lion there. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed a fistful of my hair, again near the scalp, for leverage, and yanked me upright, then dragged me toward the bathroom. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We were nearing the lunchroom, and Ignacio slowed down, tugged on my arm, and whispered, “It’s all because of politics.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

One week was nowhere near enough time to get over that last party. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Once inside, he stood near the door and watched Omar disappear into the school. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Just a giant pile of bricks and a big dumpster filled with junk near the oak tree that Ivy fell out of when she was six and broke her right arm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When Hooper spoke next time, his voice came from near the ground. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I fell onto the nearest couch and listened as the words “STORY IN DEVELOPMENT” scrolled across the screen in Spanish and an ominous tune began to play in the background. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

My wanderings took me to a place near the Sacred Rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was an institution for girls near my house, and the young ladies were faster, brasher, meaner and more prejudiced than any I had met at Lafayette County Training School. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo stood near the open door and watched the white chalky path turn into a little river of milk and go bubbling away down into the valley. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Fifteen, and near as tall as she was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It had been in the afternoon near the “dead hour”—when the lessons were finished but there was still some time to go until supper. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They swung open as she neared, and she had to stop and look. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Once, when we were all little kids playing in an old quarry near our house, Red had called me over to see a butterfly he’d caught. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boats headed downstream, and we were let off near a tributary. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A fellow pilot draped his flight jacket over the U-2's cockpit window, trying to give Powers some relief as the unmarked black aircraft baked in the sun on an airstrip near Peshawar, Pakistan. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I knew at once that this was the same mushroom I had found near my house, the one I had been afraid to taste. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was nearing the end of a brief seasonal job when I noticed that my favorite town house had been put up for sale. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Right when I got near the kitchen door I could hear Herman E. Calloway saying, “. . . so that’s how that cookie’s going to crumble.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The ones nearest to me were burnt into blackened fists. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The second task would lay perfume on the air and gladden noses near and far. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was finally up near the front, I felt a tug at my arm. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Governor would never let someone like him even come near. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In the daylight, Will could see how ancient the buildings in the heart of the city were, and how near to ruin some of them had come. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kino lay on the ground, struggling to rise, and there was no one near him. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your confinement draws near, and your need is great, thus we will aid you. Isabel did testify to your virtue, though whether you are married or not is no matter now.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One of the men had walked around to the far side of the bush, the side near Mrs. Frisby’s tree. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

While she slumped on a bench near the barbecue drum, I stepped through the screen door into the mingled smells of pick- led eggs and sawdust, beneath dozens of sugar-cured hams dangling from the ceiling. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he set it on the small wooden table near the wood-burning stove in the back of the bus, Toomer discarded the moss through an open window and revealed a bushel of single oysters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bad as lief seek oat the nearest grotesquerie. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When she slipped inside and pulled the door shut, she shuffled to the nearest pile of straw and plopped onto it as the first tears forced their way out of her eyes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

What had begun as a nearly indiscernible trail near the barn had broadened into a well-trodden path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He woke up with his head under a blanket in a ward for nonviolent mental patients in a veterans’ hospital near Lake Placid, New York. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nearest hospital to Nali’s was thirteen miles away in Gallup, New Mexico. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They were waiting near the back and I ran toward them. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I returned to my desk and stared at the Communists who sat near me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until a few days ago he had never lived near me, had never had any say in my rearing or lack of rearing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight, Papa found us a place next to a big rock near clumps of desert brush. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

At that time, our village was really far away from the school, near the northern border of Kenya. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each vase was placed carefully on three seashells set in a triangle atop one of the clay shelves, in a position near the middle of the kiln where Min determined it would fire best. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I went upstairs and got myself a cup of coffee and a couple of soft-boiled eggs, which I ate alone at a table near a window in the empty main dining room. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Leslie sat way up in the front corner nowhere near the waste basket or pencil sharpener, so there was no way he could pretend to be heading somewhere else and sneak a word with her. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

And I had no intention of standing near Danny the K or Ellis. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The armored personnel carriers dropped everyone off near an old rubber plantation. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Driving the big highway near Toledo I had a conversation with Charley on the subject of roots. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had flown across the country to attend the War Resisters’ International Conference, held at a college near Philadelphia. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I check for the nearest stairwell—there’s one just ten feet away, down a side hallway to my right. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, near the bank of the Entwash, he came upon footprints: hobbit-prints, but too light for much to be made of them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Supreme’s Hummer sits in a spot near the door of the Fish Hut. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When my ambulance gets to the nearest hospital— not the one in my hometown but a small local place that looks more like an old-age home than a medical center—the medics rush me inside. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found a chair near the door to the suite and sat alone, surveying the scene in front of me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He flew on to London, and reporters of the British Broadcasting Corporation took him on an interviewing tour in Smethwick, a town near Birmingham with a large colored population. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Hornbeams and the Willie Voltaires and a whole clan named Blackbuck who always gathered in a corner and flipped up their noses like goats at whosoever came near. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I watched as it neared and got louder, then sliced by and faded into the distance again. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Or, if you tried to clean the floor, it would only dry near the fire—the rest of the floor became an icy skating rink. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I run an experimental finger near the seal. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Not only did the slaves need to This 1875 engraving of a sugar harvest in Louisiana shows the factory near the fields. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Father stood at the far side of the bed, near the window, looking out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t go near the candy or the attendant will think I’m stealing and kick me out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When they returned at lunchtime, carrying heavy loads of food, they found her near tears from worry. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I pasture the cow near the colegio, I time it so I can talk to the students, like an infiltrating spy, to pump them for information. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned near the back of the woodpile. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Somebody was smoking weed in the booth near the window. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

To find a filovirus near Washington was the discovery of a lifetime. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stood dark and desolate behind the remains of a collapsed sept where only rats had come to pray for near three hundred years. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As the pilot neared them, Lillian turned to the children in the back seat for last minute instructions. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were places, near the cargo, where there was no railing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I suppose it would have been possible to go on living near the Sleepers, but it would have meant paying an expensive compensation to them—money Father did not want to pay. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she washes, it takes her near all day. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, I said, violence was the only weapon that would destroy apartheid and we must be prepared, in the near future, to use that weapon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the other side of the room, near the door. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had lived through the wildest hour where nobody did anything major to me, but their threats, near misses, and flying paper airplanes and pencils had shattered my nerves. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman got up from a stool near the fireplace, and came and stood beside him. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His companion was a man near twenty whose armor was steel plate of a deep forest-green. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the throne room, the Queen still lay in her crystal chair, and Taisin and Con paced near the windows as if they had never left. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The narrow path changed direction often, winding up the slope and down again; here and there, near it or away off among the massive trunks of the hemmens, stood the small, forest-colored houses. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The graveyard was located down the trail near Grandpa’s village. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

One of the police officers nearest Emma muttered under his breath. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was moving into a room he had rented near Columbia, he said, and he wanted to say goodbye. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Among them went the Brothers of the order, and sisters from the priory near by, cleansing and feeding, dressing and comforting them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“The Italians didn’t want women so near the front. So we’re all on very special behavior. We don’t go out.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

After brief introductions the Hudson family steered Luke to a picnic bench near the parking lot. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

His handshake is firm and darn near crippling. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Two lamps are broken near the “goal” of the fireplace. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

The tingling sensation I normally got in my fingers now stormed through my whole body, like just being near him would make every story funnier and more memorable. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

A barge, right on time, swinging its back end wide, near enough to throw up waves, but too far to reach. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As I neared the gate, a sentry stepped out and blocked my way. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might not want to get that near my lit cigarette.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She marveled that many uniformed marchers were boys and girls near her own age. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He and Jimmy were near a marker overlooking the river, which was below them and to the west. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Hurd claimed he wasn’t involved, but an eyewitness identified him as having been near the scene and he was convicted by a jury. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mood was jittery, and their laughter had the frantic serration that came with near disaster. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was perhaps some discontent or unease also in Ogion's mind, for he had spent all summer and autumn alone up on the mountain, and only now near Sunreturn was come back to his hearthside. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I jump into the water when the fire finally reaches me, near the abandoned train station. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Finally, almost trotting in anticipation, they walked down the hill, past the first few houses clustered near the road, and directly to the gate of the fort, about a half mile ahead. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held out an arm to him as he came near, wrapping it around the solid warmth of his waist. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If my dad was opening a restaurant near Darma’s farm, maybe he’s there, running his business. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Dinners at DiBiasi’s Restaurant in Albany, near the Berkeley campus, were an annual event for Rad Lab members and their guests. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Her eyebrows and eyelashes were near invisible, and her eyes a mix of pewter and blue. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw Britten standing near the furnace with three white men. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

On one side, the limestone cliffs were almost completely sheer, dropping into the sea over a thousand feet below, as near as Piper could figure. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Every square creature in Flatland sees another square as merely a short line segment, the side of the square nearest to him. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nation’s entire nuclear arsenal was dependent on only two sources: a single rapidly depleting mine in the Belgian Congo and another in Canada, near the Arctic Circle. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I shoved my way down there, mouthing a token pardon me in the noisy crush, and ran into Harry escorting Fern Spitty and trying to clear a path for her through the near riot. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The worst moment of the day happened near the end. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mentally I was completely prepared to fire my weapon and to destroy any enemy that was anywhere near me,” he said. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “Brother Leroy, get the money together and I’ll be back as soon as I can. Now that I got this horse it won’t take me near as long.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Twen-n-n-n-n-n-n-nty minutes!” bellows a deep voice from somewhere near the front of the train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His eyes brimmed with trustfulness, and he lifted his near fore in a gesture of pawing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to pick which shrubbery planted near the side of the structure might benefit from some alternative methods of watering. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Her voice was distinctly separate from the other children’s voices, and not just because she was seated nearest me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I look up at the camera that’s mounted near the ceiling and stick out my tongue. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One late Friday evening when I was nearing the end of my tenth year an event occurred that precipitated the greatest crisis of my childhood: I was an eyewitness to a murder. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the downpour though, and a good bit of it has collected in a washtub near the chopping stump. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Cumberland Farms, I slip the Easy Cheese can into my coat pocket when Aurora and Bryce are distracted by the frosted donuts near the hot dogs. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

We crouched near the wheel, afraid to breathe. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

People nearest the stage shout in alarm and begin shoving. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It opened its gaping mouth as it loomed over her, but just as it neared, there was a flash of white. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As she neared the smithy, the door opened. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“The fringe is a large, sort of chaotic place between Chicago and the nearest government-regulated metropolitan area, Milwaukee, which is about a three-hour drive from here.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The forest was an indistinct shadow, now near, now far, as she struggled against the current. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, a few minutes ago I gathered a handful of acorns and placed them at the base of the pine tree near my fallen log. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

There were a few kids my age living right near our house. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Careful searches of cliffs near and far, however, have failed to unearth any human remains. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room had no window, just a large hole near the ceiling for a little bit of air to circulate. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seanie turned around from where he was sitting up near the front of the bus, and he looked at me and mouthed “homo,” then smiled. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Before his cousin Ashleigh’s wedding, for example, he dropped her off at a small spa near his childhood home, to get her eyebrows shaped. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Claudius passed near enough to me that I could have flung my basket at his head, but he took no notice of me at all. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I run to the nearest open door and close it, my heart hammering like it’s fled down hundreds of flights of stairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Yes; they were walking about in the hallway; there were several of them directly under him, near the trapdoor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Replacing Egyptians with Greek immigrants might solve the manpower shortage in the near term, but would likely heighten native discontent. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

At a hitch near one of the pens, a Cossack performer tended to his horse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether after all there was a microphone hidden somewhere near. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I can help you find a rehab facility near you,” Momma says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Think of a favorite pop or gospel tune that, near the end, has the soloist "ad libbing" while the back-up singers repeat the refrain. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t have seen me clearly enough or long enough at the river to recognize me now as the woman he had once come so near shooting. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Of the four dolphins whose tails supported the shell on which the Triton squatted, the one nearest to Cecilia had its wide-open mouth stopped with moss and algae. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They’d been lucky to find an empty set of seats near one of the doors. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Because they were near the river, there was never any shortage of water, even when other parts of the country were dry and dusty. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

At the cordoned-off area near Arrivals, standing apart from the other expectant people, his mother was waiting for him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The wooden man, who still danced near Grandpa and Lena, sprinted to intercept Hugo. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Children would step aside when he drew near, and the smaller ones often ducked behind their mothers’ skirts. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

As we neared Frances’s house in Portsmouth, Mommy began to get nervous and to talk excessively. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I straighten up and stand on the step in front of the nearest trailer. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Superplumes of the type on which Yellowstone sits are rather like martini glasses–thin on the way up, but spreading out as they near the surface to create vast bowls of unstable magma. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The strain of Ebola virus that had erupted near Washington went into hiding somewhere in the rain forest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gun jerks back and up, firing the bullet near the ceiling. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Then one pecked my forehead sharply, near my eyes, and I felt blood run down my face. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was curled up near the fire, wrapped in a black woolen cloak three times her size and fast asleep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I tried a zip code near the Catskill Park in New York. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, we all went to this restaurant near the hotel.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

That was as near as I ever came to hearing my grandfather curse, if you can call it cursing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lived in a hovel out near the animals and, according to Buttercup’s mother, he kept it clean. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was becoming more and more impatient, even hitting us if we went near the windows. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mark had seen a wrench strapped to the wall near the sledgehammer. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A shrub was growing at the gate of their compound and he parked near it, his chest rising and falling, his breathing loud. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Minny near bout the best cook in Hinds County, maybe even all a Mississippi. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They sat on a picnic table near enough to the train tracks that when they heard a train coming, they could get close. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She always forgot how tall he was until he was standing near her, and the cramped space made him seem even taller. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side of the road, grassy hills stretched to the horizon, empty of civilization except for one darkened convenience store at the top of the nearest rise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I sat near the turtle kraals, peering down into the water. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, about 10,000 years ago, not abruptly exactly but near enough, it began to melt back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The girls sit at a long lunch table near the windows and the boys have a big round table of their own across the room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The aides near the door were parting, but something in Gibbon’s voice caught him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He followed the children at a cautious distance behind; for he didn’t want to get too far away from the green rings or too near the Lion. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

But one night, when work was ended, Florence invited her to share a cup of coffee in the all-night coffee shop near by. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We lived in a less grand style in Qunu, but it was in that village near Umtata that I spent the happiest years of my boyhood and whence I trace my earliest memories. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A glint of light near the table turns out to be a small spring. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They jumped from lively wiggle worms to frozen statues just as we neared their yard. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you come near me, I’ll kill you. Do you understand?” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Greiner, to my surprise, had authorized a book signing for Killer near the lineup room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the wagon finally stopped near a house, Harriet was disappointed in it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Confused, the sheepherder invoked Saint Anthony’s aid, even though that saint possessed nowhere near Santa Inez’s power when it came to locating lost pets. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know where my bullet went, but I know it’s not near the target. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A woman—the only human in the tapestry—stood near the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A guy needs somebody—to be near him.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought of that. The nearest one is in Shadbush Crossing. Temple Judea.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Jaime called his hostage forward and asked him where to find the nearest ford, and the boy led them there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And for food, it would have to be near a town or better, a farm. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I wept, Horatio rose and stood apart from me, near the fire. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The nearest village, the last village through which she and Mortimer had driven, was scarcely a half hour's drive away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was crouched against the wall near the bottom of the staircase and came pouncing down upon him like a hawk with a glittering silver steak knife in her fist. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He drew near, but still the fox paid no attention. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But again, just as he neared him, Pax broke away, galloping into the trees. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They weren’t fresh, and the nearest ones faded right before his eyes. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Milkman stepped off the porch, scattering the hens, and walked down the road toward a clump of trees near a building that looked like a church or clubhouse of some sort. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had she really thought the end was near? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The members of the club were stationed around the room near the doors. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Haldir skilfully cast over the stream a coil of grey rope, and he caught it and bound the end about a tree near the bank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He lights a candle he found near the register, and the light flickers across his face as he carries it from shelf to shelf and trails his fingers along the spines of the books. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As I was nearing the hole in the wall one night, I heard a sound. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I anxiously waited near the guard’s chair, watching every step he took as he crossed the huge, empty playground and entered a door at the center of the building. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stood behind Ms. Solomon, near Rosie, who had popped another blueberry into her mouth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“He is an accountant, divorced, and he is looking to settle down. He is from Eziowelle, very near us.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You guys should totally stop by. And here’s the parking permit. You can just prop it near your windshield.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I was scared because Gimpy is the head baker and he told me never to go near the mixer because I would get hurt. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The best table Grandma could find was a fairly narrow stone shelf near the mouth of the cave. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Ophie climbed to her feet, not saying anything, just giving up the warmth and comfort of her spot nearest the fireplace without a fight. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The light cones, which indicate the paths followed in space and time by flashes of light emitted from their tips, are bent slightly inward near the surface of the star. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red with his own living blood his hand shone for a moment, and then he thrust the revealing light deep into a pocket near his breast and drew his elven-cloak about him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Yes; they felt that they were near him now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The tall soldier was sitting near the fire, which he had managed to light, his head nodding as he tried to fend off sleep. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

A crew of villagers is brought in to work, alongside the DPs, on a building project near the stream. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A man got out and stood near me, smoking a cigarette. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Several of my sisters were huddled near the stove doing their homework. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bottoms were pink and near the left heel there was a tiny brown mole. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The headboard’s against the wall facing the door, off center so that there’s a sizable empty space near the window. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In the hardest battle he had fought with the Trojans, he had never come as near to death as he did then. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Volpe gives them a scene from near the end of the play, with Philippi taking the role of the golden boy who has made the sex tape that caused the scandal. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

They were all of them chattering at once, like birds, as they came near to Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Acorn, Hyzenthlay and two more were crouching near him on the wood, but the rest were huddled here and there along the bank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when she was halfway down, near a little grove of knot-wood bushes, she saw something strange out on the mudflats. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Only once were we disturbed by blasting near us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They huddled near the water’s edge, watching the lights out in the deeps, watching for more of Pyce’s creatures. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bright as hammered gold, it hurts my eyes when I sit down on a patch of clover near the stables, looking back at the house. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It’s the worst thing in the world that my best friends don’t live near me, and therefore I have no one to ride the bus with. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I found the waterfall near the southern edge of the city, just inside the curved wall of the atmospheric dome. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The driver drops him off outside the city, near its airport, just past the Motel California. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

No. I knew their emotional intelligence, their delicate minds so near my own. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“If you hear me shout, don’t wait, run for the nearest piece of woods you see. They won’t come into the woods on horseback in this snow.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid swallowed hard as he spotted a man lying near a partially opened door at the other end of the hallway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Archer balled his fists, but no one dared go near him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

How some guy he knew from Juvi would pick us up from there and take us to this resort near Rosarito. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dillinger wouldn’t have come near you lessen he was going hunting in Africa and shoot you for a hippo.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the intense, strange light, the plants and leaves seemed magnified and the fields beyond the river very near. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her small fingers pulled an old honey tin out from near the roots of the tree, and she sat back with a tremendous grin. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Bando finds some shelled beechnuts and hazelnuts lying at the base of a hollow tree near the grave. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pops back up near the pier, hair sticking to his forehead, and Alex turns around and stares at him, breathless at the loss. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

On the left side of the East Door, deep holes several inches in diameter and spaced a foot apart were bored into the rock, beginning near the ground and continuing all the way up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t come near me,” I said as I lay in bed, my bones sore, my lips so chapped they bled. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He could see the red roof of the barn sticking up above the oak trees, and he could hear a dog barking unemotionally near the house. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next time I came near, Larson was demanding of Itchy, “Who is your God, anyway?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kicks at one of Bryce’s boots that he left near the door. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

There she was, a ma screecher curled near a fallen tree, along with a tangle of five squirming, complaining babies. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Elves spread for them a pavilion among the trees near the fountain, and in it they laid soft couches; then speaking words of peace with fair elvish voices they left them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I open the drapes the whole way and peer to see out to the edges, near the fence. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

‘It’s a good thing for us we are near old Descheeny’s place,’ one of them said, ‘we can get him to help us.’ Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The other side is near collapse. In my opinion, victory is very near.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Isobel stands near the shadowed stairs of the one she called home for almost a year, what now seems like a lifetime ago. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She calmly placed the needle on a shelf, then walked to the door of the laboratory and pushed a button on the wall near it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I approached the RV, a door near the center of the right side slid open and a short stepladder extended to the pavement. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

An odour of camphor and burnt vinegar warned me when I came near the fever room: and I passed its door quickly, fearful lest the nurse who sat up all night should hear me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I know what that means when a mathematician says it. How near the end are you?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The noise was loud and violent and so near, she shrank down the steps. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When Jon entered, four builders were playing at tiles at the table nearest the steps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Akimi waved at him from near a fake shrub curled to look like a Silly Straw. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It was dark, and white stars were shining, when Frodo and his companions came at last to the Greenway-crossing and drew near the village. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Was I still just starting, halfway along, or nearing the end? The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t say starving, but I caught sight of a very beautiful Applebee’s, back near the Port Authority, and I might want to pop in there for a few fajitas, after.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"He can't be a baby forever. He's a Stark, and near four." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I put my face down near Shiloh’s again, my mouth next to his ear. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always suspect an ing word of dangling if it’s near the front of a sentence; consider it guilty until proved innocent. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this painting, in the centre near the bottom, Brunelleschi made a hole, and the viewer was invited to look through the back of the painting. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He veered right, then ducked into a narrow alleyway as the sounds of more warriors neared. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In Mr. Reed’s classroom there’s a photo of Molly Molasses taken near the end of her life. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was near impossible to get her to go beyond that hard-edged sweetness, but that didn’t stop me from trying. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

He blew at a curl near her ear. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Sigurd had tried to kill Anya and Ivan twice each, three times if she counted when he had thrown her into the river near her barn, but she still didn’t think she could... Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Crows cawed, sundown was near, but his home was not; the lane of Chinese elms had turned into a tunnel of darkening green, and he lived at the end of it, half a mile away. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lightning flashed, and the bars on the nearest window burst into sizzling, melted stubs of iron. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We did sleep head to foot, but I knew it would land near me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some crossed the street so as not to say hello to her, or turned away when she drew near. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would sit on an armchair near the kitchen door and I on the floor with my head cradled between her thighs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I once saw him beat a man near to death, all while wearing a smile. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She was carrying her little son, and seeing near the water a lotus tree full of bright blossoms she plucked some of them to please the baby. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed wisest for Otto and me to leave during the night, but with clouds shielding the sliver of moon, the dark was near absolute. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the table near Fig she set down two small glass containers—one with a label, one without—two red-capped syringes, and an orange, and then she swiftly left the room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The men were hovering near the fording place, thinking I’d try a crossing there. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas and I, and another soldier standing close to the interrogation room’s door, hurry inside and spread out near the back wall. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t get anywhere near as much fruit as I used to,” said Mr. Nancy, his eyes shining. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The one all by itself in the clearing, near an old craggy sycamore tree. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kira had lifted it from her mother’s neck when she was ill in order to wash the fevered body, and had placed it on the shelf near the basket of herbs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d feel its heat near my fingertips, then wave it out triumphantly. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was now easier for him to imagine their son’s lips around those breasts than to imagine his anywhere near them. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Deep emotion but you are only on the shore of it, still near the surface, while it is waiting to pull you under.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Could I experience a near collision with the cart while you perhaps see me swerve around nothing and pedal cheerfully on toward the town of Vinci? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and looked around at the tables near them, then leaned closer to Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the ones nearest to me, I see Dauntless headquarters. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Anansi yelped in surprise as the burning hole appeared near where he sat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mother didn’t necessarily agree with him, but I could see she didn’t want us going anywhere near that chicken house to investigate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, but no good mother will let us near her eggs.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But it’s still near, an enemy pacing impatiently outside the gates. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think Buck was anywhere near good enough for her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My own car stopped near Eastern Shop yesterday.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘Cross your figglers! Here we go! We is going right past all these other giants! Is you seeing that whopping great one, the one nearest to us?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she fainted against the nearest guard, knocking him over. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some wipe their eyes and confer quietly with others near the front of the line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Both of them lived near the edge of the school district, where houses had neat lawns with trees in the backyard and a fresh coat of paint every other year. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were other Westerosi in the company, but not many, and not near. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Coming out into the grass near the lane, they found the darkness behind the headlights full of the fumes of exhaust—a hostile, choking smell that added to their confusion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on a park bench near a willow tree. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had grown up in a small town near Kiev in the Russian Empire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I felt a vicarious delight just being near the excitement. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Julia looks around, but there is no one near enough to save her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Once she was out of glasses, Mama waved her over to where the rest of the household help stood in a line nearest to the grand front door that Ophie would never walk through. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

At Bethune, the colored high school he went to, all the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders—about twenty of them—were housed in the same little room near the entrance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never allowed any shooting near the house for fear the quail might go away. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were speaking low and furtively, but they were near, and coming nearer. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Once there was a muffled thump as a blanket of snow slid from a roof and landed near them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“What about the forward door? The one near the restaurant car?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we came near the village, the crowds started to thicken. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Everything that happened to our family, every injury, every near death, was because we had been chosen, we were special. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Yet wages for people near the bottom of the labor market remain fairly flat, even “stagnant.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He patted me on my back and pulled me near the space heater he had sitting there. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“So, why did he go nuts?” he says, depositing glass shards on top of the nearest book. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Even when he hiked near the tree fine, icy winds pierced his jacket and left him chilled. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Odysseus will not be absent from his family long: he is already near, carrying in him a bloody doom for all these men, and sorrow for many more on our high seamark, Ithaka. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said they would be near the pier. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A pair of these birds made a nest in a stunted tree near my house. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean we can move near that school?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Closer and closer the demons loomed as the desperate chase neared its end. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her “meeting” is taking place near what used to be the cafeteria, and I have no choice but to walk right by the group to the elevator leading back to my room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He shuffled near and put his head against her shoulder and his arm crept timidly around her waist. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And once was not anywhere near enough so I said it again, holding the warmth of their food in my hands. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Listening, I scanned all the children’s faces but watched one in particular, that of the child nearest me, on the end seat in the first row. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The spring was better than the one near the headland, being less brackish and having a steadier flow of water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand near the front, with my wide sombrero. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What the hell do you mean there’s no more food?” a man screamed, and rammed into the nearest cop. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I want to believe that Papa hasn’t been anywhere near it.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, I am the butler of Darlington Hall, near Oxford.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pull off my sneakers and line them up on the small carpet near the front door. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Dr. Philobosian still had an office near Women’s Hospital, though the hospital itself had been closed down by then. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The inn beneath the sign of the broken anvil stood within sight of those walls, near the Gate of the Gods where they had entered that morning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For the rest of his life he was thoroughly cosmopolitan, travelling widely, living for twenty years in Weimar, and for six years near Rome, where he took holy orders. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I remain posted up near the doorway while Katherine and the instructors circulate through the crowd. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, instead of the baptism, Father lured people down as near as he could get them to the river by means of the age-old method of a church supper. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last he took to wandering near the wooded copse by the river, hoping to hear Grace’s flute. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so near that they could see his eyes blink in the moonlight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon it disappeared altogether around the nearest bend. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I’m almost near the car when I realize that he’s not following me again. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Will you two shut up about food?” a prisoner near us yelled at last. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stretch out on a chaise longue near the bamboo grove and take a few deep breaths. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The owl and the rats had calculated wisely, and the nearest furrow was more than two feet from her house. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas, a little shocked at the last statement, left the Homestead and walked to an old bench near the Box and took a seat, his mind a whirlwind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Later we found out that Don Bernardo’s old Plymouth had a flat near the Constanza turnoff, and when Blanco went to change it, there was no jack or spare in the trunk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We staked the oxen out in a bit of grazing common near the pens and went into the tavern for some supper. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Remora had complained to Hollister about living on Fillmore Street near the Fillmore, which stuck in Emily’s brain thanks to her brother. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum sparked a major re-evaluation of the Ancient World and a near mania - among the wealthy and educated of the later eighteenth century - for all things connected with it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Water sprays out a hole near the top of the tank, and the pane cracks in half. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He turned off his truck and took a seat at the picnic table near the front door, nestled between a bed of petunias on the left and a bed of pansies on the right. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

When Galileo pointed his telescope towards Jupiter on the night of 7 January 1610, he noticed what he took to be some fixed stars near the planet. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He’s standing near his locker, hiding a pack of cigarettes in between a folder covered in black Sharpie drawings and an English textbook. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When she was sixteen, she moved in with a boyfriend who had a house near the village of Holkham in north Norfolk. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

David the beagle naps quietly near the pedals. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sat down on a large craggy blue rock near the entrance to his cave. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can still hear them begging when I go sit with Brother Khoi, who rarely speaks anymore but I’m happy to be near him. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The few days of lead time were just enough to scope out the bare essentials of her new life: the location of the nearest AME church, mealtimes at the Lucy home, and transportation to work. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“That there’s Henrietta’s mother,” he said, pointing to a lone tombstone near the cemetery’s edge, surrounded by trees and wild roses. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And here, at the back of a shelf near the ceiling, two small miracles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Thomas found Minho and Teresa talking to each other near the left side of the Door, going over the hastily made plans to enter the escape code once they got into the Hole. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A hush fell over the soldiers as everyone stopped to stare at the small group of men that had gathered near the pitcher’s mound. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I fancied that, should I be discovered, 1 should be caged and tortured like the animals in the experimental chambers, burning compounds applied to my skin, incisions made near my eyes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Had to walk down the road a ways to get to our nearest neighbor, but if somebody got sick, or was in need of a hand, folks were there to help ’fore you knew it. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

If the nearest civilization is farther away than that, then we can continue to breathe easy for a while. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newly picked greens lay heaped on the table with a thick mutton bone near them, ready to add to the pot of water that was already simmering over the fire. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A flicker of green movement near his foot made him start briefly, but it was only a tiny lizard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe they were already branching? Do you remember seeing any gray feathers on the ground near the nest?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I could hear him talking to Jay Stringer in the back of the room, near Main Street. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He had fallen near the far wall of the cave, as now could be seen, and before him stood a stony door closed fast: his finger-bones were still clawing at the cracks. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They marched to the square near the entrance to Salem, and separated into two lines, leaving the roadway open between for the parade to pass. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know much about autumnlands, just that she was around his age and that she lived near Birmingham, Alabama. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Kali. She told me a long time ago—when I first went to where the brook widens near the river.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some came back from the pursuit of the Southrons; others, left behind as scouts near the road, came in latest. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

All of our previous bilateral discussions had been laying the groundwork for these talks, which took place at the World Trade Centre, a modem exhibition center near Jan Smuts Airport in Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she neared the center of camp, her distress was quickly forgotten. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Would she cry and never come near me again? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

‘At any rate,’ Thalia said, ‘we’re keeping an eye on Nico and the satyr. Unauthorized males aren’t allowed anywhere near this place, but we left them a note so they wouldn’t worry.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then I heard Timothy's frightened roar, “Sharks,” and he was thrashing about near me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man of near sixty years, he had grown too stout to sit a horse. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A pair of fairies near her turned to glass and shattered. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Driving in the near dark with one eye? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Then we headed to the pecan tree near our house for a rest. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She and her mother sat in the park near their apartment, having a picnic breakfast. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Deep inside the largest bottle on the tree, up near the tippy-top, something moved. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Miig stayed on the trail until we were all off and then slipped in beside us, quickly passing us in near complete silence. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

To avoid the usual loud noises and whistles of approaching trains, officials notified trains coming south on adjacent tracks to stop as the president neared. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Some of them wanted to take ungrateful Unferth out and hang him from the nearest tree. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed one hand near the gun on his side. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Your mama, she looks old now. My mama does, too. And you like the boy who was waiting near the truck.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He could hear the Kargs now at the end of the village, as near as the great yew-tree by the tanner’s yard. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We start with the back trails, which eventually spits us back out to the main road near Garrett’s school—my high school being just across the street. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A minute later, they were out in the open, standing on the very top of the peach, near the stem, blinking their eyes in the strong sunlight and peering nervously around. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s weird, being this near, but not going to visit,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“That’s all. And it’s down near the other end of the hall. Luke and the doctor are probably there already, to see what is going on.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Old Ikwa wandered over curiously and, when he couldn’t find any room underneath, sat near us with his elephant- ear leaf held up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fastest object ever launched by the human species, it will still take tens of thousands of years to go the distance to the nearest star. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, while the grandmother and I are outside the hut, squatting near the well scrubbing pots and pans, I hear the unmistakable whizzing of bullets around me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stumbles and drops the gun near the entrance but decides to keep going without it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was not nearly as steep, and it curved halfway, so that whatever was near the bottom of it was quite out of sight as they stood at the top preparing to go down. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“If you smell like me, nobody will want to get near you.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He walked nine miles to a small mountain town called Maengsan, where traders told him that a truck would show up near the central market. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She seemed disappointed, like it was much more interesting to meet someone near death from a bite rather than a stupid boy infecting his own arm. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

That night he slept near the top of a red spruce. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He ducked into the nearest doorway where he could keep an eye on the towers. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Pong waited behind the crates, sniffing the air until he was as sure as he could be that Nok was nowhere near. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It was packed with customers; Harry could not get near the shelves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

For numbers between powers of 10, the logarithm is between the two nearest powers of 10. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the house, we sat at a walnut dining room table, near a window that looked out on the neighbor’s house. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last of all, they went to the workshop near the stables. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The map showed picnic areas and a playground off to the left, near the inland border. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kenny and Allen could come up with us next summer, and if we could start a little stand near the town square... Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was near Christmas by the time all was settled: the season of general holiday approached. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As the announcement day neared, I began making harried after-work trips to the department stores at Water Tower Place, rifling through the dwindling midseason supply of winter wear, hunting the clearance racks in vain. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to sit anywhere near Garvey, Cole slouched to the floor against the wall. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Shucks, you’d need to squint your eyes if that shiny family drove anywhere near you. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Jinny dashed back into camp, breathless, and collapsed near the fire circle. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mariequita sat near by, dangling her legs, watching him work, and handing him nails from the tool box. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as I recall, I did not actually disembark again until I was quite near Salisbury. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hung up and called the garage near the station to send up a taxi. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In the daytime I could feel him near me, sense not so much his friendship but his vigilance and guidance, the veil of his cover. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Lazlo, who was accustomed to the near invisibility his insignificance bestowed on him, was jolted to feel the weight of that gaze on himself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her quick steps slowed to a crawl as she neared the table. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Claudette slid into a window seat on the left side, near the exit door and about halfway back. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The family lined up near the river gate, in the shade of the big mango tree. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she lives near the movie theater. She could have seen you sneaking in and out of there. Perhaps she even thought she was doing a good deed when she called the poor boy's aunt.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Count in his box, then, was on a river in an open boat—propelled probably either by oars or poles, for the banks are near and it is working against stream. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The first thing I found, which I had forgotten, was that this place was near the wild dogs’lair. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

State Department showed up at our house and told my parents that Grandpa Bobby was dead and buried near some little village in Colombia. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Here and there under the dirt there were the red scars of wounds, and near the ankle the varicose ulcer was an inflamed mass with flakes of skin peeling off it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A truck is blocking the street in front of them: a red-faced cop standing in front of it waves and shouts and points them down the nearest street. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The armed men that stood near clashed their weapons, crying: ‘The Lord of the Mark will ride! Forth Eorlingas!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Under the nearest hydraulic lift, which was holding a ’98 Toyota Corolla, a pair of legs stuck out—the lower half of a huge man in grubby gray pants and shoes even bigger than Tyson’s. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

California had drawn the most favorable lane— lane number one, nearest the western bank of the river, where the current was least likely to affect a boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Apollo sprinted to the nearest patch of wildflowers and picked a yellow one from a crack between the stones. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, he might try to be nice to you, but don’t you go near him. Never let him get you alone. Have nothing to do with him.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Bast grew still where he stood sweeping near the hearth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But in the last paragraph of The Origin, Charles wrote about a spot near Down House where he and Emma often walked together. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The owner of the Afghan restaurant near here donates meals to welcome new families. Let’s go there,” Salma Auntie agrees. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They, his foster parents Frank and Cora Mercer, had found him floating on an inflated rubber air-rescue raft, off the coast of New England...or had it been Mexico, near the port of Tampico? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The nearest was only about two miles away, but there was no trail to it and it was down a perilous slope through the woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Frank made a silent oath never to put his hand near that horse’s mouth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

His buddies from Grand Coulee, Chuck Day and Johnny White, were sitting up near the front too. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Awe and fear fell upon Frodo, and he cowered down, shutting his eyes and not daring to look up as the boat drew near. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She would not hear of it when they applied to schools that were near home. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we neared the bottom, the lift slowed, jerked a few times, and then settled level with a rock platform. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Diana asked from her perch near the window in the far corner of the room. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It takes near a full minute for me to load. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t get near enough to see what was the matter with him, but it occurs to me that he might be changing his summer fur for his white winter mantle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he came to a quiet, cozy, inviting restaurant with red velvet drapes in the windows and a blue neon sign near the door that said: tony’s restaurant, fine food and drink, keep out. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My parents don’t smoke cigarettes, so I have to collect this paper where I can find it, on the edges of gas stations, in the weedy grass near motels. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where dace were swimming in the pools under the willow trees. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

For the next years, I was the nearest thing to a hermit in the Norfolk Prison Colony. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got there, the line had already curved around Amsterdam, but it was nowhere near as long as it had been the week before. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I remembered the huge pile of used tissues that littered the coffee table, and how Butternut stayed near me the whole day, like he knew I was sick and needed a friend. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Some three years before, he had been born—the strongest of a litter of five—in a burrow outside a cottage garden near Cole Henley. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot Simon's family near the dramaturgy display, doubled up on bouquets. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I lift my head, but Crick sets one of the straps near my cheek and it finds its way over my forehead, locking my head in place. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Transvaal batch of volunteers was scheduled to go into action at midday at an African township near Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He recalled Bilbo’s account of his journey and the threatening towers on the hills north of the Road, in the country near the Troll’s wood where his first serious adventure had happened. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After the usual brief spell of darkness and near suffocation, Harry found himself in the tiny alleyway where the first phase of their plan was scheduled to take place. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mark slowed as he neared the slumped man, felt an icy tingle across his skin. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The dry slope was dotted with rabbits—some nibbling at the thin grass near their holes, others pushing further down to look for dandelions or perhaps a cowslip that the rest had missed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the gardens upstairs, Nyame settled the pedestal near the front edge of the palace roof, overlooking the marina and the bay. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He had been articled to Griffiths Mxenge, a highly respected attorney who had appeared for many detained ANC men and who had been assassinated near Durban the year before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1919, now aged thirty, he moved to California and took up a position at the Mount Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The Shirriffs was the name that the Hobbits gave to their police, or the nearest equivalent that they possessed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Something over near the oven catches her eye and her face falls. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She stopped by the petrol station near the hospital and was not surprised to see the sign scrawled in chalk: NO PETROL. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She glared hard enough to barbecue the nearest mammal; even Finn took a step back. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

If his wall had any weak places they may have been on the sides nearest Aron and Lee, and particularly nearest Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly made another dash, behind pillows near the door to the dun-geon. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was nearing noon and my mind was drifting toward my daily lunch of a hamburger and a bag of peanuts. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying on the ground near the cauldron, he was trying to lift himself to the cauldron’s rim. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the first shimmer had appeared in the distance, he’d thought it must be an illusion, like the lakes they sometimes saw that vanished as they drew near, but this hadn’t vanished. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Chloe and I go to a field near a big, bulbous discharge facility, and I try painting the landscape in fall. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I bent down to see if it was okay but as I did I heard, very near, the wry, ostentatious clearing of a throat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She drew near me and gave me a weak hug. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to bomb enemy defenses northeast of Stalingrad, near an important tractor factory. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Being born near barren desert had made him appreciate plants all the more, which was why he'd chosen to major in botany. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Tommy’s room was almost dark, and you could hear a gutter splashing away near his window. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A CO at a desk near the lieutenant’s translated for me as I walked out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she was posted to RAF Maidsend, an operational base for a squadron of new Spitfire fighter planes, not far from Canterbury, near the Kentish coast. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And every day, as he came near to it, he would lift his small pointed nose high in the air and sniff the wonderful sweet smell of melting chocolate. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

My finger skims the cities of Yangon, near the coast, and Mandalay, the darker mountainous region farther north. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I never even once saw a horse anywhere near the place. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He roosts right inside our latrine, which is near where his empty cage was thrown by the Reverend into the weeds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the next turn drew near, the hovercars were headed straight for her, moving slower now, their pilots realizing that at top speed they would overshoot her every time. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And at another time there in the hotel room he came the nearest to tears that I ever saw him, and also the only time I ever heard him use, for his race, one word. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby waited near the big circular pillars at the front of the house. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, by the end of the first week I get near a hundred traps in the water, all baited and waiting for visitors. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Four tall lampposts stood near the fence surrounding the plant. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was near time for Pa and Mrs. to walk in, so we chose the last song. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She knelt down near it and put her free hand on the stag’s great head, touching it with a gentle hand, and closed her eyes and whispered something that Ash could not hear. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Swipe your fingers across the nearest desktop computer panel. The dice tumbler app is up and running!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Place your clothes near the trunk to keep them dry,” he said. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I pick up several boxes near the front door with Korean words scribbled on the sides and take them to Uhmma for deciphering. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

As I come down a slope, I see a green car parked in the tall grass near a beaver dam. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet these numbers, the googol and the googolplex, do not approach, they come nowhere near, the idea of infinity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when she waited for him behind the privet she was very near to panic. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He moved forward swiftly to where a door near the fireplace led into an adjoining room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I asked you to steer clear of the nest because the birds won’t fly to it if they see you—not smell, but actually see you near it. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even on days when I climbed back to sleep near the chimps, I always wrote up my journal first. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The boy grabbed her bow from the ground, took her hand, and pulled her toward the nearest tree, where he climbed to the first branch and hauled her up after. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It spoke to my spirit: immeasurably distant was the tone, yet so near, it whispered in my heart— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Karstarks came in on a cold windy morning, bringing three hundred horsemen and near two thousand foot from their castle at Karhold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then I see, leaning against a tree near where the poppies display their bright faces, a figure that is somehow familiar. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was cold on the gray side of the building, so the boy went to the corner near the wall where the people and visitors stood or sat. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rooster Jim claims to be “near to sixty” and he puts in days that would send a younger man straight to his bed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The prints stopped near a large tree and so did the villagers. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brushes away and cuts to the front of the group to stand near Du Barry. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Which is precisely why he shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a library, thought Marjory. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until they reached the end of the next hall, near one of the collapsed stairwells, that they stopped running. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I had been with the campaign for two full weeks and I wasn’t getting near him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The streets quieted as they neared the road that led to the temple, but just before it, Kamau's expression hardened. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I said good night to Roy Lee and moved away from the fence and walked to the apple tree, wanting to be near Daisy Mae. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lily said in a near whisper, as if she was asking only herself, not anyone else. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She sat down in the first row, nearest to the casket holding the body of her friend, grieving in silence. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly, feeling near tears myself, I added, “You didn’t even thank me for taking care of you when you were sick.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He put out food for the rabbits, but not too near the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved a little, making room for me, but remained near, not wholly trusting. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard buzzing near her ear and swatted at it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I say, my voice low, “Never come near me again.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Got to get my bet in,” he said, and went at a near trot back toward his office. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Christopher said he hadn’t been anywhere near the Tools ’n’ More Hardware Store. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was a small rug in front of the bed, and a long bare dresser across from it, near a door to another room patched with pictures of singers and movie stars. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The image is alarmingly near; it touches me before it dissolves in the light of the next star-shell. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw a flash of color upstream, near a boulder. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother caught her doing that because she left it near the light bulb too long and the mercury shot up to a hundred and ten. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mention that it was a long time ago, near the water’s edge, when I was little and Lolo bought us those cheap masks and flippers from Walmart. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Which classes?” the soldier asked, in a near mumble. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dude must’a been twenty years old, dressed like that, and it wasn’t nowhere near Halloween. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

For sheer technological complexity, though, no sixteenth-century instrument comes near the organ. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The credits roll, sending his room into a near pitch-dark. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to hide anymore; we knew the war was near. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Sam was sitting on the grass near the edge of the wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ma near about tore that woman’s face off before Pa dragged her out the door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

She goes back into the house and I stand there near the car looking all around me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

By the time we were at the hole in the fence that’s nearest the Hob, I think I really believed that things could be the same. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sailor with a transistor radio blaring from his back hip pocket passed near Ben and Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one that leads from the camp Rue and I made all the way down near the lake and beyond. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

We open a door near the bathroom and pierce a seal into an entirely different biome of the hospital—red brick, indoor trees, posters of notable doctors who practiced there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stand being near music and not be a part of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A reporter was describing a large crowd gathered near the town square, and in the background there was some sort of chanting. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

They might work with you, or live near you, and go to the same churches, schools, or parties. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The river of our voices often reminded me of the soldiers near my house. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Robot SPD 13 was near enough to be seen in detail now. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I could not believe she was being so kind; meanwhile, Phil had not come near my room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Albert opened a panel near the coatrack to reveal a series of knobs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The school was near bursting point with laughter, horror, and curiosity. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

You're the one that was born near night, my father says. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I want to be near my mom. I want to be near to her,” he says over and over again until the fog in his mind lifts. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The soldiers began pushing us toward the nearest car, the policemen going ahead to scatter what few passengers remained inside. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was Maniac Magee, the kid who had walked barefoot through the dump near their house. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bird feeder is empty; I fill it, letting a little bit drop on the ground near my feet, hoping it might get some bird to come and pick me up. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They grew flushed and spotted and thick-tongued and tired and slow-moving near unto the lower limit of what is generally thought to constitute a living human body. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nearest Salvador had ever come to his dream of owning a car was to acquire an old rusting set of truck wheels, which he set tenderly behind the house. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Jinx walked past the tented booths, through the open field near Shady’s place, and watched Paulie Santoni explain the rules of bocce to a group of young men. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His father drew near again and put his mouth to the crack of the door. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was a crow, full-sized, spiraling over her head and alighting on the nearest tree. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Good thing I’ve been standing near the bar all this while. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard laughter through the window of the nearest brownstone, and what sounded like a metal spoon scraping a pot, getting the last little bit from the bottom. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But then we saw the huge rosebush near the tractor shed, where, with quite a lot of digging, we could put a concealed entrance. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He did so, pulling the crude wooden chair near to where she was. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Tendai became aware of a whole range of noises from near and far. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry Potter freed Dobby!” said the elf shrilly, gazing up at Harry, moonlight from the nearest window reflected in his orb-like eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The tile floor was cold and uncomfortable, and the attendant had dripped some water near me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The truck stopped near where they were digging, and the boys lined up behind it, X-Ray in front, Zero at the rear. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The domovoi appeared on the mantel near the clothing, arms crossed. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Less than a mile away, near the White House, all was quiet at the home of Secretary of State William H. Seward. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am nearing the end of my journey; Point Hope might be but one sleep away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear rehearsed his words one last time as he neared Min’s house. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Standing, she drew her knife in one smooth movement and flung it at the nearest tree, burying it point-first in the trunk. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The empire’s enemies grew thin and desperate and even the most cynical of men could see the end of the war was drawing swiftly near. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just as Camp walked in, carrying a glass of water clouded with baking soda for Mr. Flournoy, Miss Love spied Mrs. Predmore back near the millinery table, looking through bolts of cloth. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Matt settled on another rock, not too near.The sun was sliding behind the hills and shadows crept into the little valley. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I can think to do is be near her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They agreed to stay in touch as the Ellsberg trial neared its conclusion. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The stableboy stood near seven feet tall all by himself; on his hade Bran's head almost brushed the ceiling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Once, when he was seven years old and his family lived near Milwaukee, a drunken hunter drove a snowmobile full-speed into an old birch tree. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed on the cartridges just to be certain they were secure, making sure that the hole nearest to the barrel was loaded. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I woke up in the home of a relative near the capital of Burundi. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I tell him everything: how Olivia wanted to go up one last time to this cabin near Albany where we always went for her birthday. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And with the money from that, we’d pay our rent for the next month and hire another team of horses and fly at some county fair near here, and so on. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The petitioners clustered near the tall doors, the knights and high lords and ladies beneath the tapestries, the smallfolk in the gallery, the mailed guards in their cloaks, gold or grey: all stood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He looks pointedly at a knot of silk-clad, bejeweled Illustrian girls lurking near the edges of the tent, some of whom are watching me in a disturbingly predatory way. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Pap said as harsh as Cap’n Buck was on the white farmers near the Tanner plantation, he was even worst on the slaves that dared cross him. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

His own car was parked in town near the docks; he’d left it there earlier that same morning when he’d gone to the harbor for the launch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Always talking in low tones when she came near, or hushed altogether. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Like there’s nothing the least bit odd about two random teenagers hanging out near the door of his clothing bank. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I make Olga’s bed as fast as I can and press my ear to the door to make sure no one is near when I sneak back into my room. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It’s only when he finally nears the end of his three-mile journey to the Navy Yard Bridge that his fears about being caught force him to spur the horse and ride hard to freedom. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

If you walked near the buildings, people grabbed you. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mentor was standing near the window, looking at the board on which the test questions had been written. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He looked down at me as I came to stand near the foot of the ladder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Get to the nearest Western Union station tomorrow morning,” I said quickly. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

So my uncle started a bank account to help fund our gatherings and pay for air travel for those of us who no longer lived near the Bay Area. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

This cauldron he filled partly full of water, dipping it with a half gourd from an earthen jar that stood near, but he dipped cautiously, for water was precious. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

On the fourth day Kit felt chilly and lightheaded, and by twilight she was thankful to sink down on the mat they dragged to the fireside near her cousin. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

To the point that I’ve somehow moved from the sidewalk near the street, up the cracked walkway, to the base of the porch steps. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It felt warm from all the firing he’d done and heavy in my hand, and I had no idea if it still had bullets or even how, in the near darkness, to check. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She wrote out her confession in ink, and as noon drew near, her spirits flagged. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It’s cool to the touch despite being nestled against my skin, and I know that danger is near. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Muthu bent to pick up a tiny bead that glittered near his foot. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then sense came back to Maddie for a minute and she realized that Queenie was dragging her to the nearest antiaircraft gun emplacement. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

On Friday night Dad decides to take us all out to a place called the Capital Grille, near Rookwood Commons. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

A group of girls she barely knew sprawled near her on the grass. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

So I went home, and with Lmatarion and a friend and some soldiers I knew, I went up to an area near the Ethiopian border where there are a lot of cows. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fell near the woods and a woman picked it up and carried it in with her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“If you don't read his journalism”—a near miss—“you can't say you know Orwell.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I landed Blackjack near the top of the Chrysler Building and watched the white camp van, thinking it would pull into the bus station, but it just kept driving. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The golden retrievers were lying near him, all five: Bosh, Grendel, Poppy, Prince Philip, and Fatima. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Angela and I were the last to arrive, and, as Eric said our names, I noticed a younger boy sitting on the stones near the fire glance up at me in interest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sat down on the couch near his chair. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was stationed near Saigon. You might have heard of him.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“No, please. I really don’t want to go anywhere near humans,” it said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

On Monday I was walking home from after-school and passed by this car booming hip-hop near a building at St. Nick. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I’m near about hyperventilating at the bus stop thinking about what Miss Hilly gone do when she get to her part, wondering if Miss Leefolt done read Chapter Two yet. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I pull the laptop from beneath my shirt, and he quickly takes it from me, setting it down on a small empty table near the stairs. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“But Harry hasn’t been near a Death Eater in the last twenty-four hours. Who’s supposed to have put a Trace back on him?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My red dress lies near him, torn to shreds. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A skier who was looking at headlines on the newspapers on the rack near the door overheard the conversation between Matt and Mr. Minch. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

It came near being an empty achievement, for our packs were empty. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nor was he near the edge of the abyss. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was near a street corner, standing still, not even trying to hide herself, her sack of food dumped on the ground beside her. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Her Spanish voice came near, like the face of a never-before-seen relative in the instant before I was kissed. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To that end, I had my obliging wife drive me to southwestern Massachusetts and drop me on the trail near Stockbridge for a three-day amble through the Berkshires. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was in a burrow near one of the holes that the men were using. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second came when I looked around at the crowd of people near the bulletin board. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You just go east. You keep going east until you get to Avalon. She lives near a hundred and fourteenth.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He was standing there, waiting for Gogol to catch up, putting out a hand as Gogol drew near. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suspect he wanted to be near the driveway when Charles drove up it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They break into laughter and, over near the kitchen, my mom smiles. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Is that all? He’s lucky they haven’t had him strung up from the nearest tree” “I noticed something strange,” Comrade Pillai said as he peeled his banana. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Kluck and Mama are standing side by side near the Poland table, trying to chat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

That was the car that let Corinthians off near the house sometimes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a table near me made of thick smooth planks, and a bench made from a section of split log. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Joe James, he explained to Cullivan, was a young Indian logger with whom he had once lived in a forest near Bellingham, Washington. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was her grandfather, so she owed him respect—but that didn’t mean she had to stay near him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slid into the nearest empty seat and said nothing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had felt his father growing weaker and, believing that the end w'as near, had thought by this separation to free himself of a burden that could diminish his own chance for survival. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at the large piles of dirt near where X-Ray was digging. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I turn to see Bad Leg near the lamppost. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She was exhausted and sad and seemed perpetually near fainting. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My feet dragged against something solid as we neared the bank, and I attempted to stand, holding the little boy in my aching arms. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Instead I moved away from them, near one of the stone columns set throughout the room. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Out from their feet were flung huge buttresses and broken hills that were now at the nearest scarce a dozen miles away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"It's the dead they've come for. Cats can smell blood six miles off. They'll stay near the bodies till they've eaten every last stringy shred o' meat, and cracked the bones for the marrow." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A near seven-hundred-dollar investment wasn’t a small sacrifice in our home, so I wore it with pride, like armor. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Bright red oozes from a hole on the side of his face, near his broken eye. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He jumped down quickly, and holding the lantern near the ground, tried to see under the porch. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we jogged around near the school, the cheerleaders were coming out. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Then we heard a dog snarl very near the bottom rim of the cage, and went silent. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

From the rocks near the Hopkins Marine Station comes the barking of sea lions like the baying of hounds. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no longer a given that I'd be home for dinner, as though Gramps and I were practicing for our near futures without each other. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

No one's near, so I say, "I got in, and I printed out a long list of names. Can I put it in your backpack?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Straight in front of us and not far off—in fact, so near that I wondered we had not noticed before—came a group of mounted men hurrying along. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We aren’t going anywhere near there, dear. We re just on the beach.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I stop going to Pa to ask him questions or to just sit near him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smith had them all on a password system, and anyone who came near was aggressively questioned. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He plucked some twigs from the nearest tree and broke off a few short branches, shredding the twigs and placing them as well as he could before striking a match. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But I don’t reckon he can be anywhere near me now, can he? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He could not tell how near the voices were, the words seemed almost in his ears. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She wandered into town on foot, to Wimpy’s, and has gotten a job there sweeping out the aisles, which is near impossible to believe. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Daisy and I stayed near the entryway while Malik darted around and finally emerged with a large lizard, maybe two feet long and three inches tall. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The men near me roused from their sleep to grumble at me to be still, and I gave up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

They all wound up in the great room, near the fireplace. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished he could cover the hole, if only with a blanket, but he dared not move or go near it, even though Gandalf seemed to be asleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ikner's description of the scene contradicted the assertion that Myers had made at trial about seeing Morrison near the front counter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Depending on the wind, a faint echo of massive artillery could be heard occasionally across the mountains near Sarajevo seventy miles to the north. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On Frodo suddenly the shadow of parting had fallen: he knew somehow that the time was very near when he must leave Lothlórien. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I stand in the pirogue, calling his name over and over, talking nonsense to keep him near. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In a small drawer near the floor under the sink— the only drawer that hadn’t flown open and scattered its contents all over—he found a washrag. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

George Lawrence from over near Grandville heard that his youngest son had arrived in the river town, and he made the long trip by wagon to bring the wounded boy back home. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I approached the Behavioral Center, I saw a figure leaning against the corner of the building near the entrance. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I continued to scan the sky and quickly spotted two more Sixer gunship squadrons off near the eastern horizon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I calculated the consequences of replying “Four Hundred Pound,” and finding them against me, went as near the answer as I could—which was somewhere about eightpence off. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Ari,” he called to one of the boys standing near the bushel basket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Of course I was nowhere near an itinerary. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I knew that I was dying and, in fact, I longed for death, but I didn’t want to die anywhere near Mr. Freeman. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had stood near it all afternoon and evening praying that no one would buy it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing they saw was Kehaar, picking slugs out of a clump of hemlock near the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mask backs into the blood pooled near Nan’s head, and Darin is on him, knocking him to the ground, raining down blows. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“There is still war near Loun-Ariik, my son. If you went there, both sides would try to force you to fight with them. You must not go.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He led Ranofer straight back to Zahotep and the drill, and pointed to the box of black sand near the alabaster slab. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I saw Besa walking through the forest, heading this way! I have seen how you tremble like a dove when he is near.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they neared the place where she was hiding, they saw the intention craft and stopped. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He took off his wet shoes and socks so they could dry near the fire. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A man wearing a black suit stood up from the nearest desk. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As she leaned over to reach the side of my head nearest the wall, her fat breast muffled my face like a cloud or a pillow. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

When they neared the porch, I couldn’t contain myself. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She got me a wooden bowl, filled it with something from a pot near the fire, and handed it to me with a wooden spoon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up straight to retie my bonnet and caught sight of a single rider drawing near. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’s weathered near the neckline, like worn enough to see my bra strap, so I yank it off and put a tank on underneath before putting it back on. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It lay on the ground near Archer’s pack. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Jinx caught sight of Sheriff Dean near the popcorn wagon, and as he always did when he saw the sheriff—or any sheriff, for that matter—he turned the other way. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Great mountains. A cave near a valley full of rainbows...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I knew now that the club was nearing its end, and I rose and stated my gloomy conclusions, recommending that the club dissolve. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got near enough to her to hear her talking Vietnamese. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

An’ if you’ll believe me, ’e puts ’is ’and on my chest and gives me a shove as pretty near sent me under the wheels of a bus. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I felt jolly near blubbing for a bit,” Wild said later, “and could not speak for several minutes.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He heard two voices shouting in a classroom near the staircase—Great...more people were up here—as his phone buzzed. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A crowd of officers is milling around a cell near the front gate of B-block when I get there; this cell is the office of the officer in charge, or OIC. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was near dark when they reached it, at the cross-roads north of the great confluence of the Trident. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I try to help, but every time I get near, my diaphragm erupts in fresh spasms. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The left would take him past Byrd’s garden shed, and the picnic table, and the tall, tall pines, and the hammock near the creek. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time there were three billy goats who lived near a bridge. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Somewhere near, toward the crest of the hill, Tyson wailed, “Cant—get—through!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was old and worn and powder blue, as large as a small child, with three dimples near the left clasp and the words St. Anthony’s stitched on the side in silver thread. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Toulouse-Lautrec wants Theo to feel as if he's clasping his hand near the coffin. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As near as my mom and I could figure, he’d been abandoned by his parents when he was very young, probably because he was so . . . different. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he came near it, the point of the stick was drawn down again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took a seat near the window, breathing normally for the first time all afternoon. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Buddy's face hung over me, near and huge, like a distracted planet. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I knew there were several lengths of log over near the campfire. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know where this street ends: near a dancing studio where Elsbeth and I were forced to take horrible waltzing lessons. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She sat on the stool nearest her, setting her bag on the table. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He walked over to Fred, pulled the letter out of his hands, and began attaching it to the leg of the nearest barn owl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Fighting through an angry horizontal rain, they paddled by the post office near Jefferson Parkway and Lafitte. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

So matters stood when the tenth year of Odysseus’ wanderings neared its close. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like what she was telling me was real important, but the trees were so green, and I could smell the grass near my face. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tall silent aide from Texas, T. J. Goree, had curled up in a bedroll, always near, to be used at a moment’s notice. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke these words as she was sitting in the kitchen of the home she shares with my sister Kathy in Ewing Township near Trenton, a lovely area of New Jersey. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t sure if it was the bus, so we gathered our bags and hid in the bushes near the road. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If you hang out our window and look way over to the left, you can see Central Park, the very edge of it near the ice-skating rink. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

It’s nearing five o’clock and the stations need something new for their first evening broadcasts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wrestled, each plucking at and then casting off the other’s bob-wig, one of which landed near me like some creature of the sea. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I hear the screech of the rails as the train slows, which means we must be nearing the middle of the city. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

On one of the first warm days, Omer and Liyana licked pistachio ice cream cones as they sat on an iron bench near the Russian Orthodox Church with its onion domes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shannon and Mary chose seats near the front. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Following Boukreev’s directions, the Sherpas quickly found the two bodies on a slope of gray ice freckled with boulders near the lip of the Kangshung Face. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

We drove for about a half hour into Burundi, and then stopped at an empty field near a town called Gatumba. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If I forded the river, I’d hit a tributary that would lead me to Ikwa, the village nearest my mother’s site. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rufus’s voice from near the steps where he was talking with the other white man. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In class, folks don’t like to sit near me, either. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He pursed his lips and turned away, and found something of interest to stare at near his shoe. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In the end, it went nowhere near Mount Mitchell, though it did take in Mount Washington and then carried on another 350 miles to Mount Katahdin in Maine. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He put his ear to the door, down near the scuff marks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reaches the nearest wall, shoves Henry against it, and crushes their mouths together. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Three newly arrived inmates were placed in a holding cell near us, awaiting their issue of clothing, and one started watching Davis. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The really significant findings were made when the investigators turned for comparison to a creek in a remote area about 30 miles from the nearest spraying for budworm control. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it was late—late. Must have been near eleven. I didn’t look, fearing to waken you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A girl even smaller than me runs toward us before she bursts into moths that fly into my hair and make me near jump right out of my skin. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just being near it made me cold with fear. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He placed the two pillows near the window, so that when he lay down the window would be just above his head. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to swallow as she neared him, but found her tongue to be leaden and paper-dry. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They didn't stop talking when I walked near, and they didn't make fun of my homemade clothing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He watched the ants moving, a little column of them near to his foot, and he put his foot in their path. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk back to the main street of town and set up my “office” at the pay phone near the pier, from which I secure invitations to view a few more apartments, forget the shares. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice of a different frog, hoarser and not so deep, croaked from the nearest bank. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to a squiggly black line near his hip. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some rolled spools of wire to the holes they’d dug near the riverbank. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

As the final and most prestigious event of the day—the eight-oared race— grew near, the crowd began to grow noisy once more. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

With another key he opened the door of a tall cabinet near the king’s bed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In the distance, near the city center, spires of midnight black and dream silver stood proudly next to ivory domes and marble castles. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He went to talk to Jojen himself, and afterward stopped bathing and refused to go near the well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He also told him that children were healthier if they were born to younger parents and Charles wasn’t getting any younger; he was nearing thirty. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s hard to even get near Michael without causing a scene—even at lunch. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I knew a family—the mother wasn’t too quick, though—nursed hers till the boy, I reckon, was near ’bout thirteen. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this emergency, for it was getting near to suppertime, Gareth voluntarily ran ahead to fetch a rope. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nearest well was south and west of the Harridan, so they set off in that direction, the bells on their collars ringing merrily with every step. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Passing near the din, the godly people dropped their heads and conversation ceased. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The animals slipped through the grassland like the vervet monkeys near the leopard cave. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m in a hallway nowhere near either of our lockers or the lunchroom, and he ends up being there, too. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In an electrical storm, the worst place to be was on a golf course, standing near trees. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the nearest civilization is, say, 200 light-years away, it takes only 200 years to get from there to here at close to the speed of light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of our being together near the tree on that special day, listening to carols, really sparked romantic daydreams. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out across the water, on the point of shoreline near the opening of the bay, a massive white bear stood as motionless as a statue, facing him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“So why get near it?” she asked, more to herself than anything. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Frightful flew from her stub and walked under an overhang near the aerie just as rain poured out of the clouds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

All those unbelievable but entirely possible stories about his father’s sister—the woman his father had forbidden him to go near—had both of them spellbound. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was near the time of the Feast of Pure Brightness, when we go out to the graves and make offerings to the dead. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A relation of the bears, otters and weasels, you are the nearest thing to a bear now left in England, and your skin is so thick that it makes no difference who bites you. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no trace of him to be found near at hand, and they did not dare to wander far. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A few moments later he spread everything upon a workbench beside the designated oven, which he had chosen because no one chanced to be working near it today. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Why don’t you go ahead and retire for the evening while I make your apologies. It’s near curfew, anyway.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Megapenthes carried the winebowl glinting silvery to set before him, and the Lady Helen drew near, so that he saw her cheek’s pure line. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under Arthur’s direction the ladder-like structures became a scaffolding—four small towers standing one near each corner of the block. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Put his suitcase down and ask the man: Where is the cave near the farm where my father lived fifty-eight years ago? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the sliding door shut, I got up and wandered out into the yard, until I found the perfect spot near an orange tree. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Two wax candles stood lighted on the table, and two on the mantelpiece; basking in the light and heat of a superb fire, lay Pilot—Adèle knelt near him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I wake up near morning, I’m still in the Sledge Game, and I’m chasing the woman who brought the card and arguing with the kid. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Amari, who sat on the floor near the door, suddenly asked, “Slaves ever run off?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evers was out near Delaware Park, a line of bare trees at its back, a baseball field off to one side. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

During this visit Dewey paused at an upstairs window, his attention caught by something seen in the near distance—a scarecrow amid the wheat stubble. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk over to the mirror that hangs near the bookcase. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She was standing disconsolately near the hot dog stand watching other children stuff themselves when a man paused to speak to her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The twins were near catatonic when the server finally brought the check, pausing momentarily as if he had just realized they were a table full of kids. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In that year a Colorado schoolteacher named Arthur Lakes found bones near Morrison while out hiking with a friend. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was senseless to want to be near a person so badly here in a country where bullets had shredded her own brothers to pieces. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She tugged at the biggest knots, near the beast’s neck, with all her might, but they wouldn’t budge; then she tried using the dagger without luck either. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They stood for a while silent on the hill-top, near its southward edge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They neared a bar called The Watering Hole. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In a town near Philadelphia, William and his wife switched on The Mercury Theatre several minutes after it began. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

In this way, things went on until near December. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She quieted her steps and shielded her candle as she neared. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I plug the hair clippers into the outlet near the mirror. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Elodin stood perilously near the edge, his master’s robe flapping around him like a dark flag. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hareth, the strapping Mole’s Town boy called Horse, huddled near the fire, his back to the other two. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There were a few freckles on her face, and a small, dark mole near the under Up and one on the temple, half-hidden in her hair. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘The nun Beatrix didn’t run away. Why, there she is over near the altar, sweeping.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the rabbits were feeding near the Mark holes, which were close beside the field, concealed among the trees and undergrowth bordering a lonely bridle path. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheriff shrugged, smiled vaguely, gestured at the nearest mountain peak with his burrito. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nearest creature reached forward with its trunk. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The patrol spotted him again and chased him until he neared the Hudson River. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The square sees a point appearing in a closed room in his two- dimensional world and slowly growing into a near circle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she put her mouth to a small hole near one end of the shuttle and sucked out the end of the weft thread. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was in the kitchen, near her cage, a small scuffling on the hard linoleum floor. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The following day I left my small apartment near the museum and took a train to Tilsit. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When he put his finger near the corner of her mouth he could feel a tiny pulse. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks at me standing near the television. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

One night, when gunfire exploded near their house, Sitti, my grandmother, cried out to my father and his brothers, “Help! What should we do?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My stars, this sure is a big mess, isn’t it?” she said, walking over the ruined land near the volcano. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She shoves the last inch of roll into her mouth and mumbles, “Wow, it’d be so strange if you didn’t live near us anymore.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Hesiod lived near Helicon, one of the Muses’ mountains—the others were Pierus in Pieria, where they were born, Parnassus and, of course, Olympus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

From what I could tell, hers wasn’t anywhere near as nice as Harmonee. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I slide into an empty row near the back and squeeze my eyes shut. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Acting quickly, Otto tied the rope low around the nearest support column with his best knot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

One day near the end of March, Edwin stopped by for one of his visits. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As he passed the window, he noticed activity in the grounds near the fountains. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It’s a shame to move when we’re so near Leamy’s National School but if she doesn’t move soon she’ll go out of her mind and wind up in the lunatic asylum. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She left the palace grounds and continued down the sloping avenue, and when she neared the sounds of the crowd in the City Square, she went on. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to watch this Spanish dude stand near a wall, with his knees bent, staring off into space. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

We’d just rounded the final curve, heading toward the thinning cloud of brand flies near the tram entrance, when a scream split the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Specify’s hindquarters neared, and Woolf pulled back a tick on his left rein to give Seabiscuit clear sailing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad huffed a near laugh, reached down for a handful of coal dust, and tossed it in the air. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Annie’s parents lived near Seattle, so it was an easy trip. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The very top of the Arctic Circle, near the North Pole. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She led me through an unmarked door near the principal's office, into a small, windowless room furnished with two facing desks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Dr. Victor Vaughn, acting surgeon general of the army, has witnessed firsthand the effects of the influenza at Camp Devens, a military camp near Boston. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The seven great gates which were the Thebans’ pride remained closed, and famine drew near to the citizens. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had become more important, somehow, because he had been so near to dying. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The truck pulled up and parked near the Jeep. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

His mention of Ruth so startled me I near dropped the tray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smith had given him orders to stay with Ligaroti, who was now galloping near him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he called to the room at large, and all noise ceased: Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes for the benefit of those nearest, fell silent, and all of them looked alert, excited. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We arrived smack dab in the middle of summer, far from the nearest holy day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the last few minutes Hazel had been as near to losing his head as he was ever to come. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing I did today was line up rocks near the rover to spell "A-okay." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had heard about it from John Connolly, who recalled it as being near Palmerton, so I drove there the following morning. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The nearest street lamp went out with a little pop. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It looks like a prehistoric polar bear, except as tall as a skyscraper—and its jaws are open wide, revealing a row of sharp teeth, each one as long as the nearest towering ice structure. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Those armies drew near shortly after we heard the prophecies of war. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The body was in shallow water near the bank, it was reported, and was found at Pecan Point near Phillipp. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

My hand — my left hand, nearest the fire — throbbed with the heat, and I felt the sweat run down my chest. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“This is the deal: we arrested three young men caught on camera siphoning gasoline from cars in a Walmart parking lot near the Tison home. Two of them...” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was a silence, for suddenly the dark and unknown forest, so near at hand, made itself felt as a great brooding presence, full of secret purpose. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was followed by a thin fellow carrying a book near as big as Ruth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody had come into his room and placed a small fan on the floor near the foot of his bed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s pirouetting away from one when he catches sight of a lone figure hovering near the cake and the champagne fountain. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They had another choice: they could go down the western shore, to Baltimore or Annapolis—it would have to be Annapolis because that was near the only bridge over the bay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, the very next day, we were moved to a parade ground at an army fort near the entrance to the bay, the Golden Gate. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not only would I never have made such a call, hut I never lived anywhere near, Brandon!” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

To find coolness and a way to avoid mosquitoes unable to fly that high up or unwilling to leave the tender neck meat near the street lamps. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He collapsed into the nearest chair and waved off a blue parrot that was trying to land on his head. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He did not move, but his yellow eyes followed me, turning slowly as I drew near the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the trackers came near, Kino could see only their legs and only the legs of the horse from under the fallen branch. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shop was empty except for the barber reading a magazine in the chair nearest the window. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And if you do have to touch the ball, you can kick it away before anyone comes near you. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z