| 单词 | noon |
| 例句 | The morning was passing towards noon, and still the Company wandered and scrambled in a barren country of red stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At noon, the Council of Cloven Elders held an emergency meeting in their sacred grove. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z At noon on Monday, August 9, 1920, the Tennessee legislature opened a special session. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I took it to the teachers’ room at noon and cursed creatively for twenty minutes. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Something in the shadows or the angle of the dim light told me that noon had come and gone, and afternoon, and that evening was coming behind the clouds. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At noon Catherine was still in the delivery room. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At noon dinner that day Mary Alice and I distracted Grandma with all the excitement wed left behind in Chicago. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A couple days later, I got up around noon and drove over to Isaac’s house. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “I wonder why they chose the noon flight. That will get you into Washington around two. The competition starts at seven. That’s cutting it a little close.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z There’s something else that displeases them: I no longer feel like giving them little kisses morning, noon and night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was past noon, so I guess I’d given her plenty of time to head out. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z ‘Come to me at one o’ the clock sharp this noon. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was noon by the time we were ready to get our first rocket off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Their snorting of a many-headed dragon filled the glow of noon with a pestilential vapor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z My scheme was torn to shreds by the following noon. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But the telephoned bomb-threats which had begun shortly after noon made necessary two evacuations of the funeral home for bomb-squad searches, which proved futile. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Gaston, her husband, took care not to antagonize her, although since that fatal noon when he got off the train he realized that his wife's determination had been provoked by a nostalgic mirage. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z By noon they were on a train to Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Morning, noon, and night he said this to me: ‘If you’re going through hell, keep going,’ so I did. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z One late morning, as she was peeling and cutting potatoes for the boiled noon meal, she felt a presence behind her shoulder. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They set off again after a quick noon meal that Taisin ate only because Kaede forced her to; she had sunk into a daze and had begun to murmur to herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The sun was way, way up in the sky, and the whole thing was like high noon in a Western. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Pedrito came in from the fields at noon hungry for his dinner. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every morning between ten and noon she wrote, and every afternoon between three and four-fifteen. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon we were nearly out of the county. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ray and I left the hospital around noon. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Before noon the wagons did roll out of the fort, through a large double gate. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z You needed to avoid shooting at noon, a time when light was “flat.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It was what had first attracted her to him that June day two years ago in Ibadan, the kind of rainy day that wore the indigo color of dusk although it was only noon. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z At noon Lupita got the letter she had written, nervously put in the cash she and Salvador had agreed to send, sealed it, and handed it to Concha along with four dollars for the registration. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She was walking past the Stevenses’ farm by noon. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The shadows under the trees shrank as the sun moved toward noon. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A gong had been rung while they were upstairs, and they came down to eat the noon meal at the Long Table of the refectory, along with a hundred or more boys and young men. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Thankfully, Chuck arrived with lunch at noon, relieving Thomas from his thoughts. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Aureliano made sure that Arcadio was in the darkroom before raising his eyes and meeting those of Pilar Ternera, whose thought was perfectly visible, as if exposed to the light of noon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At noon Pa and Uncle Henry came to the house in a great hurry, and swallowed their dinner as quickly as they could. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Late into the after noon I alternated between the burning fever and the shivering cold. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was feeling easiest, usually around noon, I would ask him for a myth or tale. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Shall we say Zobis Hotel at noon? It’s my father’s, and I can get us a private suite.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I expect noon would be an auspicious time tomorrow. At the Eolian.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And by noon, many citizens engaged in various local enterprises were talking excitedly to each other about how feisty little Joe Mondragon had gone and diverted the water illegally into his parents’ no-account beanfield. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But really, I’d work until midnight, drink until about four, and then pass out until noon, when I’d decide, ultimately, that I’d missed too much of the school day to go in. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I can see by the light that it must be around noon, although the sunny sky has turned overcast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They climbed Parnassos’ rugged flank mantled in forest, entering amid high windy folds at noon when Helios beat upon the valley floor and on the winding Ocean whence he came. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed in my closet until the noon whistle began to blow at the Snapfinger Volunteer Fire Department. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I was exhausted, and scared sick, and around noon I pulled into an old fishing resort called the Tip Top Lodge. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon it is a clock again, and no longer a dream. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It is as if the hands on a great national clock were moving together toward high noon. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z From questioning Rollins, Baker discovered that a man with a broken leg had crossed the river the day before, around noon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, at noon on the dot, it happened. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z By noon, the streets near Capitol Hill were already filling with participants and spectators. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z By noon on the twelfth of August, Marie-Laure has read seven of the last nine chapters into the microphone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He gave me until noon tomorrow, and, anyway, I know I’m in the right. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There, at noon and again at around three in the afternoon, unnoticed by others in the furniture store, we would rinse our hands, faces and mouths, and softly meditate. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We have a picnic of sorts, squatting on the ground, eating our jungle food, waiting for the bolt that signals noon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know who it was, but before the next noon, I dialed die madam from my own telephone-unlisted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Morning, noon, and night we each get one clump of rice, small, medium, large, according to our height, plus one cup of water no matter our size. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Nefrgers will be out after they close up the store at noon.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z By noon, the sun was high in the blue sky. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They left the castle at noon the next day to find a weak silver sun shining down upon the grounds. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z At noon I went across the street and found Harrison sitting on a box in the basement. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re here to check in for the noon flight to Washington, D.C.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The air of the moors, the freedom of home, the dawn of prosperity, acted on Diana and Mary’s spirits like some life-giving elixir: they were gay from morning till noon, and from noon till night. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was Saturday the sixteenth, just past noon. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Grayson returned at noon, bearing zeps and sodas, and was not allowed to leave until he told Maniac one story about the Minor Leagues. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon the coroner was able to throw wet planks down and probe with a crowbar among the sodden heaps of charcoal. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Stop; there may be a clue after all, if we can find why to-day his paroxysms came on at high noon and at sunset. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z As my train emerged from the tunnel into sunlight, only the hot whistles of the National Biscuit Company broke the simmering hush at noon. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z After a few minutes of puzzled deliberation he took from his pocket a thick red pencil and wrote carefully beneath the inscription: Whoever wrote the above meet me here tomorrow at noon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When I turned off the tractor at noon and walked up to the house, he had gone in again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z You might start out in the morning with the river like a velvety shimmery cloth, and by noon it could be full of ripples and waves and splashes. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z My noon had come, to dine, I, trembling, drew the table near, And touched the curious wine. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She says, “Ugh! It’s him again. Why doesn’t he just pitch a tent in the yard? He’s here morning, noon, and night anyway!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Just before noon Julie and her classmates put on their parkas and mittens and skipped out the school door in awesome silence. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Uncle Tony said Momly can come home at noon!" she blurted, way too early, and way too close to my face. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Roberto gave up eating baloney sandwiches when he got a part-time job working at noon at Velva’s Freeze, a hamburger and ice cream store located on Broadway, a few blocks from the high school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z By noon it was apparent that the weather forecast was in error. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Next day, by noon, I was up and dressed, and sat wrapped in a shawl by the nursery hearth. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘I fell asleep again waiting for you, Sam, you sleepyhead. I was awake early this morning, and now it must be nearly noon.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Mom said to me, “Were going to have an important meeting here tomorrow at noon, Paul. We’d like you to attend.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s noon on Saturday when a telegram arrives from Stanton, summoning him to “come here immediately and find the murderer of our president.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z By noon both Marly and Joe were almost too tired to talk. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Carrying plenty of drinking water, Marie and I set off at noon on a hike of a few miles to the paintings. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z By dawn it was obvious that the men were in for another storm, and by noon the gale had blown up into hurricane force, lashing them with snow, rain, hail, and sleet. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was close to noon when they arrived at the hataalii’s place. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was noon—she knew from the chatter of the girls in the dining room. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The discipline stands: three lashes to be served tomorrow, the fifth of Caitelyn, at noon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Here at noon, jazz blared from jukeboxes and dark holes issued forth the cool odors of beer, wine and flesh into the sunlight. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The funeral is at noon tomorrow,” she said. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘And if I don’t get ’em to market by noon today I won’t be able to sell ’em till next week. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z For once I’d like to sleep in and wake up at noon. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Pong had never spoken with a monk before, but he knew that monks fasted each day from noon until sunrise the next day. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z At noon the little company stopped at the sign of the Shepherd’s Bush for ale to go with their bread and cheese. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z At noon, there was a wind upon the river, and we shivered upon our deck. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Certainly I had a reservation, but my room might not be vacated until noon. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an election at noon, and guess what? Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, yes. I saw her downstairs reading When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. We’ll reach her later. It’s nearly noon and I’m eager to move on to the next round of our competition.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Slowly, noon comes, the door busting open as Stella’s parents come back, Camila and Mya trailing a few feet behind, cafeteria food containers piled high in everyone’s hands. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It was a little before noon and people were everywhere. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Around noon the peregrine eggs reached seventy degrees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We punch out at noon and walk to the parking lot, which is now full of cars. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Just before noon on November 16, about a hundred U.S. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon I refused an invitation to come to dinner and meet the wife. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "We ride at noon," the ranger told him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Harry Gold got to Santa Fe a little after noon on June 2. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly the downs drew near; It was still an hour before noon when they reached them: green slopes rising to bare ridges that ran in a line straight towards the North. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “If we had any kerosene,” Violet said, around noon, “I could make Molotov cocktails with these bottles.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z ‘Already the Sun is climbing to noon, and I feel the need of something to strengthen me.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a little past noon, and the customers had just started to wander through. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, good. You do see. Now here’s what I propose: a twelve o’clock strike. What happens exactly at noon and at midnight?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll pick you up at noon on Saturday. Don’t be late. Good luck with the ritual sacrifice.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They had done nearly fourteen miles with only one rest at noon. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The tug of war between the two elderly men reached a climax one winter day at noon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon, they sent an errand boy out for a bag of sandwiches and a carton of coffee and they ate their lunch in the lavatory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is now noon. The interrogation will be at seven. Don’t bother preparing for it. You can’t withhold information while under the influence of truth serum.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Two of the days it sat still from noon till dark, as if deserted, then began its run again at night. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Of course, Gregor immediately concealed himself under the couch, but he had to wait until the noon meal before his sister returned, and she seemed much less calm than usual. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z It was almost noon when they reached the shattered tower itself. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It’s still morning, and the shop doesn’t open until noon. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Now we are joined together and have been since noon. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The creek they waded at noon was a landmark. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Around noon I came upon what I was sure was the old foundation of the house. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not before?—not tonight or tomorrow morning or tomorrow noon or night? or the day after morning or noon? Can’t you see yourself, without my telling you, what an eternity it is?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon I sneaked into the yard and walked among the aisles of damp, cleansmelling clay and came to a barrow full of wet bricks just taken from the machine that shaped them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon the chief of admissions, Horace Tucker, wired a message to fair headquarters, “The Paris record is broken to smithereens, and the people are still coming.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was nearly noon be- fore I realized that we had taken on another passenger at the inn last night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Next day around noon he reached the high open valleys around the Little Baldy Bear Lakes, which were invisible under ten to fifteen feet of snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As they walked through the bright noon, up the sandy road with the dispersing congregation talking easily again group to group, she continued to weep, unmindful of the talk. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We lunched on a cold collation of duck and mutton shortly after noon; then betook ourselves to the instruments to observe the Transit. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We didn’t stay in either place very long, and ended up at the River Café by noon. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z "Till noon. Five bucks a throw, fifteen bucks till noon." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The sound of the waves was even lazier, more drawn out than at noon. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He eats a good meal at noon, and one in the evening, with two helpings of meat. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z This time, since it was after high noon, the gates were ajar and the keeper of the gate idled upon the threshold, picking his teeth with a bamboo sliver after his meal. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was about noon when I heard the bell. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Times was to show up in court by noon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was nearly noon, but the sun was neither warm nor bright. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon they will all be at my new house in the Victor’s Village. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast his father drove him to the bicycle shop to pick up his new tire, and by noon Roy was fully mobile again. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, several thousand people had crowded around the White House entrance. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He sleeps through the night and between noon and three each day. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It wasn't even noon and I was done. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Through a school friend I landed a job selling newspapers after school plus Saturday and Sunday, from morning till noon. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A little after noon on that Saturday in May, the shoppers pushing their grocery carts in Heinen’s heard the fire engines wail to life and careen away, toward the duck pond. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z By the following day, on March 5, at noon, the canoes were finally back in the river, loaded down with their cargo and ready to go. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I would answer with a shrug of my shoulders: “Aw, I’m not hungry at noon, ever.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I’ll be back after noon on Wednesday. We could have a late lunch.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then we were coasting the noble island of the god, where grazed those cattle with wide brows, and bounteous flocks of Helios, lord of noon, who rides high heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z From ten to noon every day my grandparents took care of me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dad asked, openly annoyed that I was on the couch with the remote control before noon on a weekday. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s noon, and were all still in our pajamas, and everyone is sitting in the living room on separate laptops. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z In addition to practicing for almost three hours after school every day, Monday through Friday, we also had practice on Saturday mornings from nine a.m. to noon. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The day had been, up until the noon hour, one of more optimism than they had known that month. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Locked doors at noon seemed a little peculiar. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We shot him into the dark heart of the kingdom of the goblins around noon. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z We got to the nature reserve at around noon. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z At noon, while General Moncada was lunching with Úrsula, a rebel cannon shot that echoed in the whole town blew the front of the municipal treasury to dust. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Midway between the hour hand and noon on the dial is south.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come by around eleven thirty. My shift ends at noon.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z A noon aide rushed over to the table. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Fortunately, the phone rings twice before noon, and—more out of claustrophobia than any serious economic calculation—I accept the first two jobs that are offered. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, everything was pitch-black I clung to life. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Ethiopia had been too good, too funny: he had listened to them longer than he thought, because it was way past noon when he got there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He claimed it was because he was a man of regular and moderate habits who never took whiskey before noon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z At noon one of old Grandma’s grand- nieces brought Ku’oosh two lard pails. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At noon on Christmas Day, a quartet of women lay under and around it, a transistor radio serenading them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I wouldn’t just start whacking at it or we might be dead before noon. We need to be careful. Delicate, precise hits on the clasps.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was noon by the time they stopped and ate breakfast at a Chock Full O’Nuts on Madison Avenue. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sun rose and passed noon they glimpsed far off in the east the grey-green lines of the Downs that lay beyond the Old Forest on that side. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The standard form letter appeared on my bed after breakfast, warning me that the cleaning harpies would devour me if I stayed past noon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z On Thursday at noon, we met Styx Malone in the woods behind our house. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Before too long we heard the belling tower striking noon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They had gone some ten miles and noon was at hand when they came on a high green wall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Not even the high fierce sun at noon, nor the ocean-dark evenings. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt was much better, well enough to come to the table that noon and to listen with interest as Jenny and Jethro told him about the progress of the farm work. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm sorry, madame, but we can't furnish it--it's far too hot to touch this noon!" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z At noon, the officers of the Eighth were photographed, preserving for future generations a record of the part to be played by blacks in the great battle ahead. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “This shield is going to drop on its own, at noon on Monday, about thirty-six hours from now. And then we’re going to walk right through the castle’s front entrance.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z December 12, the day of the first ball, dawned clear and mild, but by noon clouds had gathered and the wind had become sharp and cold. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He woke about noon and the Nolans sat down to dinner. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Morning, noon, and night,” said Hugo, dead seriously. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z At about noon, we were brought some soup, one bowl of thick soup for each of us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She had had nothing to eat since noon the day before, except a sandwich between the day and night shift. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Way is wide for four horses in Stonewain Valley yonder,’ he waved his hand southwards; ‘but narrow at beginning and at end. Wild Man could walk from here to Dîn between sunrise and noon.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The sun, already long fallen from the noon, was shining in a windy sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But I don’t get out of here until noon,” I explained, slipping out of the car. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I made it to our place on the bridge before noon. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “He can smell a city official a mile off. You watch—he’ll have the mayor eating out of his hand by noon.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was indeed in deepening gloom that the king came to Edoras, although it was then but noon by the hour. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The incident occurred just after noon at the intersection of Thirteenth Street and Marshall Avenue. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Just as she had the day before, when it was noon in New Orleans she called the Claiborne house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She even started asking me what I liked for sandwiches and drinks, and at noon, she’d sit down with me to chitchat for a few minutes while I ate. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The trader didn’t open his store until noon, so he was still sitting on his porch enjoying the cool morning breeze. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Our assault on the Sixer army will begin tomorrow at noon, OST. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And at one point during an impeccably white noon he closed his eyes and nearly fell asleep standing up in the middle of a sloping, unblemished snowfield; he almost died. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The transport convoy was scheduled for noon, so we made our way into the trees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z By noon, we were back at the cottage, with the strange contraption Connor had created out of reeds and willow branches. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The sun was just past noon as she sat by the road to take a drink of water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, though, the clouds had scudded off to the horizon and the day had grown hot and muggy but clear. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "He said fifteen till noon and only five for a throw." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Around noon he trotted off to the town dump. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He had left about noon, carrying some bread and cheese Triphena had pressed on him for his journey. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The drawing of the lots to determine who’d play what color, scheduled for noon at the Hotel Esja, attracted hundreds of journalists, officials of the ICF, and members of both the American and Russian sides. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “We have to send that statement to the bank before noon.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came in at noon and at night he ate well of the food which O-lan prepared for him, good rice and cabbage and bean curd, and good garlic rolled into wheat bread. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z At noon, they rested by the roadside, leaning back against one of the low stone fences that ran all over this countryside. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Robert Hooke was born on the stroke of noon on 18 July 1635, seven years before Galileo Galilei died. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Mr. lanucci said I could use the gym at noon,” I said as calmly as I could. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Grandma had hiked her skirts to keep them out of the fire, and the glowing embers made it hot as noon. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Houses or barns or under the bank of a roadside ditch with the blankets pulled over their heads and the noon sky black as the cellars of hell. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z At noon he missed her, for her father came by in his high-wheeled buggy and drove her home for her lunch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He informed me that I was due on the horns at a quarter hour before noon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the starter’s gun was fired, the 910-pound sleds were off into the noon twilight on a 700-yard course, with loud shouts of “Mush!” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z And on Sundays, from noon to midnight, we went to the movies at the Confucius Church. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon, the guns at the Battery, which the British had taken to calling Fort George, would fire a royal salute. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon they came to a village untroubled by Specters. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After Edwin left, Cole spent the rest of the after- noon carving. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z One day at noon he walked calmly out of the fruit store of his cousin and urinated in public against the wall of the First National Bank Building across the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z At noon of Sunday, the 6th of July, the fiesta exploded. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Your exit from the library must be completed between noon today and noon tomorrow,” said Dr. Zinchenko. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z At noon she would rush home and fix Chester some delicacy for lunch, like a midget fruit salad or an entire vegetable dinner so small you could serve it on a silver dollar. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A yellow noon lay on the green land of the Tongue, and the water glittered with silver. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Jack says, “I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Hart for tomorrow at two. We’re checking out of the motel early and taking the ferry back to Seattle around noon.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At noon recess I went into the school grounds and a group of boys sauntered up to me, looked at me from my head to my feet, whispering among themselves. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 At first, Dad would make sure I was out of bed by noon, but then he stopped arguing with me and let me do what I wanted. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I’d made it, and it was barely an hour after noon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If the angle was almost overhead, I knew it was around noon. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘All shall be prepared for you and await you at the haven before noon tomorrow,’ said Celeborn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I arrived at the animal shelter close to noon, sweaty and windblown. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The noon sun beat down on us as Mamita spread a cloth over the tiny hill of my dead baby brothers and sister. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “And don’t forget our flight is at noon, Michael.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z A typical day with late-stage Gus: I went over to his house about noon, after he had eaten and puked up breakfast. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Now that noon was past, there were few people on the road, but soon they fell in with a peasant with a shepherd’s crook over his shoulder. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “I was wondering if you want to do something? I don’t have to be at the community center until noon.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon, Mother removes the vibrating cap from my head, washes the goo from my hair while I lean back in the kitchen sink. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It seemed like magic to me when I put on the headphones Tsalig handed me and heard the famous trumpeter of Kraków marking the noon hour with his horn, hundreds of miles away. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z At noon the fog lifted into low clouds that scudded across their bows from the west-northwest. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It was at this church where, every noon, the trumpeter I had heard on Tsalig's radio played. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The sun turned from the noon and began to go west. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At noon, I head straight for my locker. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The noon sun burns down on her, but she keeps working. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was noon before we smelled the smoke. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z By noon they were at the town of Old Lyme and Dicey had identified the distant rumble, grown louder now, as the Thruway. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon George had left his outpost and gone down to the Quarter to get the packages from Miss Lee. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was noon, and all over Boston work had stopped and everyone, except himself, had either gone home for dinner or to one of the famous taverns. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Near noon, the sun blazing directly overhead, Lupita rose for yet another drink. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z By Saturday noon, Johnny, following Mr. Revere’s advice and his curve, had got the model of the handle exactly right. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Start Friday, he says, shift is noon to eleven. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Green light blazed outside, turning the whole sea as bright as noon. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And by noon little bands of soldiers appeared on the streets going quickly from house to house. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus he was a thorn in the household and he hung about everywhere, talking and idling and yawning, and half dressed even at noon. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was a few minutes past noon on Saturday. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That day, about noon, the owners of the other winning teams and I were called for a conference with the head judge. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon of the fifth day a voice called from the glen: “I know you are there!” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Gebu came once each day to the shop, sometimes at midmorning, usually at the hour of noon when all work ceased for a time and a blessed silence descended on the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They rode all day, stopping only for a noon meal at the side of the road, eaten cold. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Outside, the downs were still in the intense, bright heat of noon. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So it was about noon . . . but of which day? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was almost noon, and the sun was beating down into the clearing mercilessly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z At noon Smith had decided to try to take his men back. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as I can tell, they never get up before noon unless there’s some sort of national emergency, like my leg hair. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The grandfather clock struck noon, and the whistle at the Snapfinger Volunteer Fire Department finished its blowing as I sat down at the table with my family. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “First bell after noon,” a female voice said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At ten o’clock Phoenix time it was noon in New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The god glanced at the sun, which had climbed almost to high noon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Things at the table slowed down after noon, when Brown Bag took center stage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Since this was the first day at school, we would be dismissed at noon, and surely things would improve by then. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was around noon when the wagon turned onto a new road, this one wide as a river and paved with cobbles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But they were now hungry, and the sun was still at the fearless noon; so they set their backs against the east side of the stone. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The letter was here when I arrived before noon, but since I didn’t lie down on the pillow I didn’t find it. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she went inside, Lissa said, “Meet me at the terrace tomorrow. I have lessons till noon, but after that I’m free.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “But nothing, Captain. I’m counting down the seconds until daylight here, and I don’t like our odds if we have to exit at high noon.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Orlando, the boy whose body I’m in, rarely wakes before noon on Sunday, so if I keep my typing quiet, his parents will leave me alone. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z To fire muskets is not an act of war, but a routine with which we, ranked in concert, take up the hours between ten and noon. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z By noon he had a stringer full of fish and a belly full of beer; he was red-faced and a little unsteady when he trudged over and dropped down alongside me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He was eating his noon meal with his best friend, Mr. Marston. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Some fifteen or twenty times since noon, Sandra, the maid, had come away from the lake-front window in the kitchen with her mouth set tight. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z It was just about noon and the sun was beating down on him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The Daughters and Otis arrived at noon, lugging in all manner of potluck dishes, as if we hadn’t eaten ourselves sick the night before. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, Turner could hit most every pitch she threw to him—and not just a glancing hit, either. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z At about noon the next day, an army truck bumped and bounced very slowly down the dirt road leading to the Trinity site. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Papi gave him hell if he left any snow on the sidewalk, even though scores of people would walk over it and it would melt before noon. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z At noon the hospital inspector arrives and abuses us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the hospital wing at noon the next day, it was to find an almost deserted castle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Having completely abandoned his domestic obligations, he spent entire nights in the courtyard watching the course of the stars and he almost contracted sunstroke from trying to establish an exact method to ascertain noon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At precisely noon on March 25, King George III signed the law. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Mom wasn’t talking about it, but I knew she’d be seeing Erica at noon. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Our plan was to meet back at the cars for lunch around noon. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z At noon on the following day, Wense Grabarek was sworn in as mayor of Durham, inheriting a city described by one newspaper as “a powder keg.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Soon after noon, the boat docked at a wooded glen upstate and the Democrats got off the boat and took over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just noon when I got back inside. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They passed through the city at noon of the day following. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z At noon one day Will Hamilton came roaring and bumping up the road in a new Ford. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The noise from the party had risen in geometrically spiraling quantities in irregular intervals since the affair had begun shortly after noon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still too warm at noon to keep it on, but it felt good at night. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But finally, finally, finally the school clock clicked to noon, and we crammed our sandwiches down our throats, and then Danny Hupfer stood up and approached the brown, light, perfect cream puffs sort of reverently. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z When he woke up at noon on Wednesday, June 17, Burger told him that Quirin and Heinck were "sore" with him and suspicious. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It began to dry the island, and toward noon, I heard the first cry of a bird. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Around noon, when I took my suitcase out to the car, I noticed that his old black pickup truck was no longer parked in front of the main lodge. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Flap-Jackeroos started playing on the newly cleaned stage around noon. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Usually, we didn’t get around to opening presents until after noon. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Leaving the Medical Examiner’s office at about noon to go and complete funeral arrangements, Sister Betty told reporters, ‘ ‘No one believed what he said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “The troll approved it. Took care of everything. But Reggie is unavailable on Monday and Wednesday mornings between nine and noon.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Around noon, when the air had wanned, Frightful gave the little eyas the last bites of the rat. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Conformable to the Orgota law that each “unit” must have employment, I work from Eighth Hour to noon in a plastics factory. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Were going to fine-tune the musical numbers this morning. Big ensemble numbers first, and then we’ll split into smaller groups. We break for pizza at noon, and after that, we run through the whole caboodle.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z For this I know—he cannot be saved, I have, indeed, tried to tell myself that he will be, but at noon this pretence breaks down and melts before his groans. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I can almost see it, red radiation, wavering upwards like the shimmer above highway tarmac at noon. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they’d exhausted their imaginative spending, it was almost noon and they were back on the edge of Southside. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was in high spirits and ready to commence the ceremony that was to last until noon. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It was probably noon or so when I made it to the kitchen. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Now just before noon you go and give it to him. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z By noon the talks weren't finished, but Father was in no shape to continue his listening campaign. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z On Saturday, Lily didn’t have to be at Marcia Stevens until noon. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z But she might reach home by noon, if all went well. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If one forbade her to sleep beyond dawn, another insisted she remain in bed till noon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The creatures of the tundra were going to sleep, as they did also at noon in the constant daylight. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon on Wednesday more than 150 Harvard men had arrived at Boston’s Chamber of Commerce Building, eager to protect the city. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He invited them in to complete their business transaction and, before they were done, they found themselves eating a hearty noon dinner with the family. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z A few days after the book episode, Manuel Gustavo arrives for the noon meal, and since Fifi is still at her Spanish class, we decide to have a little talk with him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z In French he says, “There will be a—a Wajfenruhe. Stopping in the fighting. At noon. So people can get out of the city. I can get you out.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She made the suggestion over a quiet and still noon dinner. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z By noon, the Road to Hell was snarled with Seabiscuit fans. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As I walked out of the Masters’ Hall, I ignored the sinking feeling in my gut and tried to think of a way I could lay hands on more money by tomorrow noon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We saw no pigs that morning, and around noon, we met back at the cars as planned. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I selected a very specific item, then scheduled its delivery for noon two days from now. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Katie had no way of knowing because even at bright noon only a dull gray light filtered through the airshaft window. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “She wakes up at noon and has lunch directly!” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “In the old radio days, when you were all little and all, you all used to be so—smart and happy and—just lovely. Morning, noon, and night.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The first year I attended Stuyvesant, I went from noon until five thirty. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z After several days, it is no longer noon when the clocks say twelve. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z By noon, as race fans began to arrive by train and by automobile from all over the East, men were already shedding their coats and ties, women donning broad-brimmed sun hats and sunglasses. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z TJie letter came one noon when they were all seated at dinner. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Around noon that day, Lucy Burns and another suffragist, Dora Lewis, walked over to the White House. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Matthew came back presently for the noon meal. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But then, two hours after noon, a good open lead reached them, just as their berg began rolling to the side. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They were all guests at a real estate conference slated to begin in Chamisaville that noon; the governor would give a keynote address, opening the two-day festivities. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no wind at all; it was exactly noon. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man slept day and night, and ate what was given him and there was still strength in him to creep about the dooryard at noon when the sun was warm. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z But he was wrong about the weather for that day, for a little after noon the clouds pushed over the hills and the rain began to pour down. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d put a handful of dried raisins in a cloth in his pocket and at noon they sat in the dead grass by the side of the road and ate them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “The noon flight?” the woman replies with a frown. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Silver at dawn, green at noon, dark blue in the evening. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z This time, he arrives in the heat of noon. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z By noon, they had drained somewhere between thirty and forty cars. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z At noon the pony lay wearily down on his side and stretched his nose out. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Our favorite train came by every day at noon. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At noon the Ancient issued from the sea and held inspection, counting off the sea-beasts. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Duels at high noon and executions at the stroke of midnight. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "We just have a few questions to ask Don Carlos. Are you expecting him for the noon meal?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Well, perhaps, but I’d rather wait to discuss it when both of you are present. I know I’m being terribly forward, but would you and Miss Deveraux consider joining me for the noon meal tomorrow?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Lourdes took advantage of their confinement to tell Felicia how the shriveled tin peddler, who rattled by with his trolley at noon, abducted children to caves with flapping bats that nested in human hair. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z About noon she got into a sort of lethargy which we did not like; although we kept silence to the others, we were neither of us happy about it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z "Dinner, more like. It's nearly noon. Come, then." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I guess it was toward noon on the third day aboard the raft that Timothy said tensely, “I ear a motah.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rasheed is here, in Herat; he has come all the way from Kabul. The nikkavAM be tomorrow morning, and then there is a bus leaving for Kabul at noon.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It would also explain why Pong never complained about being hungry, even though monks didn't eat anything after noon, or about being bored, even though a monk’s daily routine is long and mostly uneventful. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z At noon they were in sight of the town. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Emerging from the building, blinking into the noon sun, Hannah saw that Gitl’s eyes were dry but they still held a reserve of some awful unspoken anger. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon there’s the Happy Gang, on the radio, knocking at the door. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He must have been tired and walking slowly for he didn't reach Gad's Hill until noon. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z New Orleans was a night town, but in late after noon, the restaurant patios had people out drinking. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrived around noon and found a handful of people taking cover under a large rectangular plastic sheet mounted on six poles spiked to the ground. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At noon, we were ordered to march out upon the quarterdeck to witness the execution of a traitor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z By noon, the sky was streaked with Japanese bombers, buildings were exploding, and a few startled men on less than three square miles of coral found themselves on the front in the Second World War. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It wasn't even noon yet when they reached the boat. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Our flight didn’t leave until noon, but Mom woke me up at five thirty, turning on the light and shouting, “AMSTERDAM!” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The jingle of tack and the rumble of the wagon said Pa headed out for town so I wouldn’t see him until noon to know just who Ma meant. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Aureliano made progress in his studies of Sanskrit as Melquíades' visit became less and less frequent and he was more distant, fading away in the radiant light of noon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was nearly noon on the following day when Shasta was wakened by something warm and soft moving over his face. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Uncle Darnell said the way Papa drives, he and Mrs. will be here just after noon.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z When we walked into the empty apartment, which had nothing in it but dim ceiling lights and worn beige carpets, I didn’t believe that we’d be done by noon. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It was noon, and nearly everyone was home for lunch. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "You did not tell me that. You said five bucks a throw. You said fifteen bucks till noon, all right, but I distinctly heard you--" "Open up, chief." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z At noon the three kings of file silks struck with their full force, in a final blow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But every day at noon, he turned into the street where Evy lived and stood in front of her door. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Thomas said, “Bud, we’d just about given up on you. Do you usually sleep until after noon?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z No voice was raised, until along towards noon iron bells spoke out aloud in the Chanter’s Tower, harshly tolling. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The sun was a quarter of the way down from what even he knew was high noon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When he’d checked the doors of the Monk Building at noon, they were locked. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Charging Dr. Euwe as the responsible agent, the federation warned him that it would consider the match “wrecked” if Fischer did not appear in Reykjavik by noon on July 4, Euwe’s deadline. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z By noon the rain was long gone and the sun was the hottest I’d felt it all summer. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then from noon until five in the morning he worked downstairs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was only shortly after noon but I was so relaxed and comfortable that I hated to move. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, gusts up to seventy-five miles per hour were screaming over Lake Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By noon the parking lot couldn’t fit another car, and the overflow spilled out onto the track’s decorative lawns. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mom left the room, and Eleanor pretended to go back to sleep. park He slept until noon on Christmas Day, until Josh came in and sprayed him with one their mom's salon water bottles. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It was noon so there was no one on the street. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrived in the city around noon, and I unloaded my displays at the cavernous Indiana Exposition Hall. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Only a couple of tables were occupied, but it wasn’t noon yet. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Lexie would creep home at two thirty, Trip at three, and the next day they would still be asleep past noon. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was almost noon before she saw the man she wanted, a prosperous shipowner she had seen doing business with the old man three times before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There are people everywhere, and most of them are inebriated by noon. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He still woke up between noon and two p.m., drank his carrot juice, and went out for his first meal of the day. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ash had not seen him in nearly two weeks, and he looked, in that noon light, like an old man; she was shocked by the change in him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was noon before Pa came driving home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow at noon in the Eolian: “lunch and talking and walking” as she had phrased it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It was noon when I hooked him,” he said. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s brown as earth But his days are yellow As the sun at noon. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon I had five hundred dollars in my pocket. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon I would forgo my lunch hour and run errands for the white men who were employed in the shop. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And as we drilled, our hands got colder and colder, so that by noon it was hard to feel our pencils with our fingers. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Because he would not even come to the house to the noon meal. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing jeans too, but hers probably cost more than my mom made in a month, and her silver halter top sparkled like the noon sun on a calm ocean. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “However, it being after noon in the body and whatnot, we should enjoy a cocktail. Do you drink Scotch?” he asked me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z By noon, I had worked myself into such a grim mood that I snapped at Sim during lunch and we bickered like an old married couple. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The dining halls had closed at noon that day; it was snowing hard and getting dark and we didn’t have a car; the refrigerator, freshly cleaned and smelling of Lysol, was empty. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z By noon I knocked off work or a stop at the privy before dinner. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, they continued on, tracking the odd footprints into the noon hour. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He seems to have recognized by noon that he was faced by a new kind of warfare, which required a new defence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z So the traveler adjusts the first clock to read twelve when it is noon where he is. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z At noon the sky was clear enough for Worsley to take a sight. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They stared at the money as if they could mentally conjure another $260 before the court hearing at noon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z At noon, they had a hot dinner of pot roast and noodles or something good like that. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon they halted, and Frodo was aware that they had passed out under the shining Sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I can go into town, sell off the goods, and get out of there by noon. We’ll be twice as fast if we don’t have these pelts to lug around.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At noon they stopped by the side of the road to eat steamed bread stuffed with salty pork. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A sports column caught his eye, and squinting, he could read the neatly printed description of a noon- recess touch football game. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z This day was already hot at noon when Crazy Horse walked north through the encampment. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Now I was counted in my cell every day, and I was counted on to be there morning, noon, and night. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The next day, at noon traditionally, the Japanese began picking raspberries. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They’re eyeing each other over his corpse and fingering their scimitars like it’s high noon in an Oklahoma boomtown, except in the desert. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Somebody else spat out into the hot dust of noon. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z By then it was almost noon, getting really hot, and Percy was starting to wish he had a trireme filled with Diet Coke. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And he went on and out to his fields and into the high sun of noon, and he was spent as with the labor of a whole day. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, I just like to go in to the factory and check on things in the morning. And then around noon I drive to Memphis and visit our warehouse.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z There was no noon meal on account of that night’s big Saturday supper, the smell of which impelled the students to the barbecue pits. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At eight o’clock in the morning it hit 94, with the ambitious plan of reaching 103 before noon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, we had been working from sunrise till noon dragging fence posts. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The packed snow creaked underfoot, and everywhere I could hear a musical trickle and drip as the noon sun thawed icicles and snow crusts that would glaze again before nightfall. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z At noon, there was a whistle, and we headed to the cookhouse. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The climax came at noon one summer day. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The townspeople caught the killer just before noon the next day; he turned out to be a wanderer from the Kunduz region. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘Long tales are thirsty. And long listening’s hungry work, morning, noon, and evening!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Shortly before noon Burnham left the room to take a telephone call from Dora Root. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And, oh yeah, just before noon my buddy Dwight showed up looking like he’d used the concert as an excuse to spark up a little earlier than usual. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was now nearly three hours after noon, and they had come only a few miles from the Gates. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It’s hard to believe, but it’s not yet noon. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “What’s a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird. Anyway, we should reach Atlanta by noon tomorrow, unless something else goes wrong.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Colonel came in at noon, his thick ubermath book cradled in his arms. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I worked from seven in the morning until noon, and I was limp, washed-out. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon, Papa invited Gabriel to join us for lunch in our Carcachita. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At noon, de la O took a call from the far end of Charlie Company reporting suspicious movement nearby. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He salutes the commander and shouts, At noon today the Communists crashed their tanks through the gates of the presidential palace and planted on the roof a flag with one huge star. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z At noon the sun was high and hot and the hills shimmered in the light. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t even come back for lunch at noon. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z By noon we were both hungry, and we filled up on Gramma’s sandwiches, thick slices of homemade bread with a slab of honey ham between them. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z At noon the locksmith is summoned to the director’s office. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At noon not a drip had fallen, the ice was as tight as it had been at dawn. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When finally I return to my tower, I fall asleep in the hammock and hear nothing until the church bells at noon. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z When we got to camp, it was close to noon and we headed over to find the foreman. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning passed in a blink, and then the sun stalled at noon. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe meant to sleep until noon but he awakened at seven and lay in bed for quite a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z At noon we were stuck in a muddy road about, as nearly as we could figure, ten kilometres from Udine. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At precisely noon, he stared at the final page, rubbed a blood-shot eye, yawned and shrugged. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She worked from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a half-hour break for breakfast and an hour at noon for lunch. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z At ten minutes to noon, Roy and Beatrice arrived; this time she rode the handlebars and he pedaled, the camera stowed safely in his backpack. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was around noon when Cabot found Alma’s house, and only knew it to be so from her maiden name stuck to the mailbox in tiny black and gold letters. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The following day, Sunday, June 21, at noon, the phone rang. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z What made me keep on climbing in face of such discouragement, I don’t know, but I did, and that noon I had crow eggs and wild salad for lunch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not much more than noon, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t safe to come out of the shelter until noon the next day. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z At ’zactly ten minutes after noon the voices of the students was heard and my stomach started tensing up. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z If he was trying to get his outside chores done early, maybe that Miss Sadie would be off doing the same and wouldn’t come back till noon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And their loving man was any man, any morning, noon, or night—when one left town they got another—men could drown, it seemed, in their warm flesh and they would never know the difference. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z At noon, Mom gingerly balances atop a stepladder on her tiny, size-four feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She should have been exhausted by noon, when the mound of belongings by the front door had grown waist high. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Long before noon the dogs caught the scent, and the hunt was on. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z When she hasn’t heard from her by noon, Mom and Dad head to Finch’s house. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I carved a massive cake of beeswax into bits and rolled them in my hands until they softened— no long task, for a burning heat came down from Helios, lord of high noon. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The best thing about Sundays is we eat our big meal at noon. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We make a plan to meet in the lobby of the women’s hotel tomorrow at noon, and the four of them stand to leave. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But now there was a long morning's walk until noon, and if the men were silent it was because there was everything to think about and much to remember. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon the next day, in order to keep us from watching our television, Grandma ushered us to the car. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z X-Ray always said that he’d sleep until noon every day once he was released, but his internal clock was permanently out of whack. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Eratosthenes had the presence of mind to do an experiment, actually to observe whether in Alexandria vertical sticks cast shadows near noon on June 21. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon we opened our lunches to eat. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times before noon I had to stop and rake my chips out of the way. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If Mr. Longridge would call Lintola 29 ring 4 tomorrow at noon she would try and have the child there and he could talk to her himself. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him that he needed to pick me up at 12:00 noon sharp since the game began at 2:00. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z When she woke up at noon she would call the child to bring her water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At noon, the bell would clang for lunch and another metal drum of food would be wheeled into the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nearly noon, and the figures Wash had drawn with a stick in the damp dirt were now dry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It is summer and hot and well past noon, that much she can tell. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On the playground at noon I attached myself to a group of older boys and followed them about, listening to their talk, asking countless questions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We make our way from the bed to the couch, and by noon, we’re dressed and jacked up on Froot Loops. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z In the constant sunshine between earth and moon, it was difficult to decide whether it was “morning” or “noon” or “evening.” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was noon by now, the sun directly overhead. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z By noon she was visibly putting on weight. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly before noon the Indianapolis steamed under the Golden Gate Bridge and headed out to sea. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Though the sun had a few hours before hitting the noon spot up above, there was plenty of light to see by. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Celestine drove me, and we arrived around noon, just about when the sun was changing to the searing sun I have long imagined can suck the moisture from bone marrow. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In that noon sunlight he shone of his own light. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At noon Magnus allows us to take a shot at a practice course the agents use to keep their skills sharp. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When I went to my room to change, around noon, Charles was still asleep in my bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Around noon, he saw a police checkpoint in the distance, left the road, found another house, and knocked on the door. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The next day at noon a guard came to his cell and poked a telegram through the bars. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z It was about three or four days later when pork was served for the noon meal. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinking Cora was laid up with one of her headaches, Sybil brought her some food around noon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I downloaded each of their video recordings to a laptop and advanced them to noon. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon we were all at the café. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Because I had done pretty good my freshman, sophomore, and junior years, I had a short schedule and could leave at noon everyday. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “If you can be free tomorrow around noon, I can arrange a phone call with your mother.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The next day, the boy met the old man at noon. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She was in bed, curled up tight, her curtains drawn, and she could not have said if it was noon or midnight. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At almost noon, I took my second shower since Fred died. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow. At noon. I’ll meet you at this very spot. All right? Tomorrow?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She goes out around noon, and while she’s gone, I steal one of Dad’s suits from the closet. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Around noon, 426 circled over the courthouse park, eyes on all movements. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We woke at noon and walked about the city. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z About noon—the sun was almost straight overhead—the clouds began to thicken and look dark. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He was standing by the front door of Number Five when she came with the rush of girls for the noon meal. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z No one stirred in the farmhouse before noon on the following day, and the word went round that from somewhere or other the pigs had acquired the money to buy themselves another case of whisky. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The other Elders still had not arrived at the Council Hall, and likely would not until noon or later. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Along with fuel, the driver buys more beer, and the Blazer rolls into Dallas about noon. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z "My husband has to go to work every day. I can sleep until noon, if I want. I'm going to protest for my rights?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “I saw the helicopters over Drake at noon and had a..... suspicion June might’ve been involved.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z By noon I am groping on the outer limits of reason. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Before noon on the ninth day, the sea anchor broke away, and the boat lurched heavily as seas hit her broadside. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z About noon I went to the store to get him a load of groceries. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Caesar announces that interested parties must cast their final vote by noon on the following day. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z One day their mother reported he wore his pajama top till noon—something he never did. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He’s supposed to go to play practice at noon, but as soon as he leaves his house, he calls his director and tells him he has a bad flu bug—hopefully the twenty-four-hour kind. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He promised to call back at noon the next day, from the house on Claiborne. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Then around noon we brought them into the shade so they could sleep. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn and dusk, noon and night we gathered in the chapel and said a rosary along with the little nuns. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I apologize that all I have to offer for the noon meal is some cheese and bread, but it looks like now even I am subject to the current rationing within the town.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There was only heat, the sun already baking the air, even though it was long before noon. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z On the banks of a river, under the violent light of noon, confessed believers and children of Gabriel’s age waited to be led into the water. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He can continue to travel as long as he wants, always resetting the first clock at noon, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He had arrived home at noon, kissed his mother, readily replied to questions his father put concerning his supposed overnight trip to Fort Scott, and sat down to eat, seeming quite his ordinary self. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad sounds all right when he calls me about noon. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon the men heaved the laden boat out on the backwash of a breaking wave, and the remainder of the stores was ferried out on the Stancomb Wills. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Mr. Hoodhood,” she called from her desk as the school clock clicked to noon, “I have a quick job for you. Everyone else, enjoy your recess.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Around noon, Patrice yelled out that the UN broadcast had changed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Clark and Aunt Jody both had jobs and I was told that at noon I would find lunch on the stove. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As his train squeals to a stop around noon, migrants jump down and look for houses where they can beg for a drink and a bite to eat. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z At noon the bell rang and the gate swung open. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Like I said, the stores in Cold Sassy closed every Wednesday around noon, but always before, he went back to work anyway. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Luna reached the top of the ridge before noon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I wake up at noon, my body aching. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z By noon they’d be lined up in skeins outside the building, all kinds of people, people holding bags and children, people in suits, in smocks. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The ocean is clear as noon in winter. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody. There’s a lot of weather disturbance up there. Nobody’s been able to get in touch with him since around noon, I guess.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s an Amtrack station half a mile that way. According to Gladiola, the westbound train leaves at noon.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I visiting Slant at the noon hour with Pro Bono, we came upon Miss Nsia, who was carrying water to the ailing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It was six-thirty in the morning and the town was bustling as though it were high noon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “The storm is definitely headed right toward Connecticut. Wilford is going to get hit hard. We need to wrap out of here by noon, head home, and secure the ranch. Okay, big guy?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Checking the time stamp on the image, she saw it was from noon local time. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After inspection we would work in the courtyard hammering stones until noon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By noon, about a third of it was gone. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Newt had said they were supposed to have come back by noon, just enough time for them to get to the dead Griever, explore for an hour or two, then return. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Come noon, we arrived at the Rappahannock and walked along the road by its banks until we came to a house where the grounds were not full of activity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Although we had left shortly after noon, word came that the mob continued its rampage. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was past noon now, almost two o'clock, so the statue was already in shadow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The noon sun filtered through the leaves of the fine oak tree where she sat and made lacy patterns on the ground. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z A little after noon the next day, Friday, I met up with Angela at the Clarion. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Only when they sat down at noon did she allow herself so much as a whimper, and then only when Will had gone apart to relieve himself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t have an answer for that. I do know that our adoption hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 to 7, and Sundays noon to 5.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s Monday and they both get off work today at noon.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z The conjurer said, “Start breaking things down in here, boy. I want to leave by noon tomorrow. Red, go see if Madame Sabbar is all right. Reverend, we need to talk.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Fact: Most suicides occur between the hours of noon and six p.m. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I waited until noon to call Ben and Radar. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Until a little after noon, when he hit a cluster of buildings that passed for a town square. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was an hour or two past noon on a day of quiet sunshine and gende breeze. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And she was surprised to discover that the amount of neatly folded bills Michael-Mary handed her each Saturday at noon was within two dollars of the amount real secretaries took home each week. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Zeus the son of Kronos added one more noon—and sudden arrows from Artemis pierced the woman’s heart. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, because I had nothing to do before my whipping at noon, I strolled the University aimlessly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At noon the threshers came in to the table loaded with food. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z On a Tuesday noon, I carry my lunch on out to the back steps, set down on the cool concrete. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Around noon, he walked over to nearby Ford’s Theatre, a block from Pennsylvania Avenue, to pick up his mail: Ford’s customarily accepted personal mail as a courtesy to actors. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized suddenly that it might have been me huddled there, feeling too that I had seen him there before, in the bright light of noon, long ago . . . how long? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z So after eating breakfast, with full stomachs, the saboteurs attended classes from nine o'clock until noon. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Reshevsky paced up and down, a few spectators waited patiently, and when the little red flag fell precisely at noon, the tournament director declared the game a forfeit. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Just before noon Call came by and asked if Caroline or I was going down to the Captain’s. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Loud, thumping music always played inside the dark doorway, even at noon. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The next day just before noon, he stirs from his dirty mattress. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Axelroot himself is boring to watch; on a typical day he sleeps till noon, then takes a nap. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not like I’m taking a joyful sightseeing stroll at noon on a Monday. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Palmer kept the bird in his room until noon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z There were wooden toys moldering in a box; crayons on a windowsill, their colors dulled by the light of ten thousand after noons; a dollhouse with dolls inside, lifers in an ornate prison. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z At noon, some hours following the announcement of John’s sad fate, Will fell to beating a fellow soldier over whom should receive an extra ladle of bone and broth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The dim sun was as high in the sky as it was going to get, only a hand’s breadth above the horizon, so it must be nearly noon, she thought. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The public was permitted to walk through until Friday at noon, and about 100,000 people filed by Garfield's body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z At noon on March 15 Tom sat on the bench outside the forge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A little after noon, men dressed in white streamed out of the building and began sitting on the lawn, opening lunch boxes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Jay Cee was going to lunch that noon with two famous writers, a man and a lady. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z At noon in the passes of Wehoth, at about 14,000 feet, it was 82°F in the sun and 13° in the shade. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z By the time noon approached the tributary was gradually growing smaller. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It had a different quality from other breezes, just as the silvery air was different from the harsh light of noon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon Mr. Gonzalez looked over the stack of papers on which he was working and said, “I wonder where Miss Trixie can be.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t have come down this way even at high noon. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z My mother lets me sleep until noon, then rouses me to examine my heel. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Some time after noon, Kote came down the stairs to find him crushing walnuts on the bar with a heavy leather-bound book. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was noon by the time we arrived back at Camp Two and took stock of the damage. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But by the time my chores were done, it was well after noon dinner that I started off for Perilee’s. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z "It's ten bucks, chief. I tole ya that. Ten bucks for a throw, fifteen bucks till noon. I tole ya that." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Le’s see, this is the twentieth, noon the twentieth.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon, sunlight would pour in through the hole and make the Buddha statue appear to glow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She would sleep until noon if she had her way, and she inevitably woke up cranky. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z As noon approaches, the group begins to break up, seeking shade and food. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The original plan was to go to school from eight forty-five to noon, then work at the bank from one to five thirty, as a part of the work-study program. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z On a funeral day we ate dinner as the noon whistle blew. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I never know exactly what time it is anymore—except when the siren sounds at noon and then again at 6 for curfew. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z If Charles put a letter in the post by six thirty in the evening, it would get to Down around noon the next day. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Just before noon, they found a roughly rectangular clearing a few feet off the path, with soil that looked like it could be broken with their makeshift tools. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Even though it was noon, the place was empty. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘No! I have provided it: all that you will get till noon. Food is now doled out by order.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “But—” “I might be dead by noon; use this.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the way, today’s Cendling, isn’t it? Don’t you need your tuition by noon tomorrow?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z By noon I could write my name, and when Miss Maestas discovered that she was very pleased. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected that Mother would be back by noon but she wasn’t, and by mid-afternoon I began to worry. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That is, I came somewhere at noon, but I wasn’t sure where. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A watch is four hours: eight to midnight, midnight to four, and four to eight in the morning; then eight till noon, and noon till four. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Walter notices at noon when he returns to the train to bring Camel some food. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Precisely at noon—as the sun, the greatest manifestation of the Great Mystery, reached its zenith—men took hold of the casket and began to lower it into the hole. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He wanted to feed Chester early and then work all morning until he took over the newsstand at noon. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z They met at the Golden Glen at noon the next day, which was Saturday and not a baton-twirling day. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t have to be at the graduation till noon.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “Good question, Andrew! Oh, my. It’s noon! How about...let’s say...oh, I don’t know...now!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z On a Big Meeting Sunday, we’d pull up to church at noon and wouldn’t get home until dark. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z As the noon sailing time approached, more than ten thousand spectators crowded onto Pier 60. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There was a full day’s work to be done before noon, when the deadly heat drove everyone back into our big shuttered house and we lay down in the dim high-ceilinged rooms like sweating victims. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Services were rarely less than two hours, ten to noon. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I arrived precisely at noon and the air rang with a thousand church bells. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Since it was noon, I stopped for dinner at the O.K. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z We walked around the neighborhood and by noon we had the names we needed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I need to cover some ground. Seventy miles before it gets much after noon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Men and women in those days probably worked from dawn to noon two hundred days a year, which works out to about twelve hundred hours of work annually. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Grace picked Maya up just before noon on Saturday. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I managed to shoot a dove and a rabbit—not much for five boys—and at noon we roasted them on a spit over the fire. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I’m not doing anything until noon,” he said authoritatively. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a little past noon and there was not much shade, but I sat against the trunk of two of the trees that grew together, and read. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z 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 It’s one of the things she’s always hated about life here: these chilly, abbreviated days of early winter, darkness descending mere hours after noon. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z That same day, at just a few minutes after noon, he called Leila to let her know the gears continued to grind. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It took a lot longer that way, so we didn’t get to the west part of Buxton till sometime ’round noon. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Just before noon, when we would break for lunch, we would pile the lime into wheelbarrows and cart it over to the truck, which would take it away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom, noon, and night they came, old folks and little children, big men and small ones, barefoot girls and women with babes at their breasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “We have a huge rush order this morning. Five hundred decorated cupcakes need to be ready by noon. It’s all hands on deck.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z By the time she arrived at Page Street, it was nearly noon. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was about noon, and the next flight to Syracuse wasn’t until four in the afternoon. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z I set an alarm on my phone for noon so I could look through the mail as soon as it arrived. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z His thin, piercing wails rose and fell, just like the noon whistle that sounded every day at the Snapfinger Volunteer Fire Department. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At exactly twelve noon, I pulled out my blue suit from the closet, the suit that I had worn to Mike Costello’s funeral. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he attended to office patients from noon until two o’clock. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Insects droned in the noon heat, and the water slipped musically over green-mossed stones. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z By noon, Viola had her choice of bird to put in the oven. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I may have said already that on Wednesdays all the stores in Cold Sassy closed for the day at noon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The sun climbed to the noon and then rode slowly down the sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I didn’t have a dad to take me, and my mom was waiting tables from noon to closing time every day of the week now. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z When I first opened my eyes, I didn’t have to look at my watch to know it was high noon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was late, noon, afternoon maybe; I reached for my watch on the night table and started again, more violently this time. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A glance up the stairway showed the door at the top still closed but unsealed, exactly as it had been at noon. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z On the first Thursday of July, at twelve noon, Miss Celia gets up from the bed for her cooking lesson. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Who needed a rooster in the morning when the Alabama sun rose early and bright to ruin my plans of sleeping until noon? Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The sky was an intense blue with a hot, flat sun high overhead—he thought it might be noon but could not think of what day it was—and there was absolutely no wind. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She began to cut more and more slowly as noon wore on to afternoon and evening, and he turned to look at her with impatience. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was not, but he lingered in a semiconscious condition until shortly after noon on the magic day. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Akimi, “technically we do. In fact, we have the rest of today and tomorrow till noon.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Everybody in my family thought life was beautiful. We grinned at each other morning, noon, and night. We had real-life Pepsodent smiles. Nobody ever got angry at anybody else. Life was a bed of roses!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon, when the temperature inside reached one hundred and eleven degrees, Brave Orchid went out to the sidewalk and said, “Let’s eat.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The bass has been pumping since noon, and with that kind of noise, there's no reading, thinking, or dreamily staring out the window for me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He hunted at noon when the air was slightly warmer and he could leave them unattended. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Just before noon, the rain poured down in torrents. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I was done driving and had the camp set up by noon. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z So Johnny ate as little as he could, and did not come home at noon. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The long march began at around noon, the sun high in a cloudless sea of burning haze. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And at the last, as the Sun fell from the noon and the shadows of the trees lengthened, he ended. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We arrived at my mom’s apartment around noon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Poly face’s customers know to come after noon on a chicken day, but there’s nothing to prevent them from showing up earlier and watching their dinner being killed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Ma, too, had a special dress: a pink lace, ankle-sweeping evening gown that she was going to wear at high noon to a civil ceremony. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z At lunch, in the twinkling noon light, she found what looked to be a faint heart traced into the grime of the kitchen window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I haven’t heard anything new from Wayne. I did hear from Dolly that Luis’s funeral is going to be on Thursday at noon.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Radio sets are to be delivered to 27 rue de Chartres before tomorrow noon. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I woke at noon, with a large, cottony skull, pulsing with hangover, to discover I'd missed my plane. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They reached the City gates just before noon and joined a line of carriages jostling their way up the hill into the Royal City for the Yule celebrations. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Around noon a woman brought them bread and olives, and toward evening there was pasta smelling of fresh rosemary. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Somehow, in the broad, shadowless light of noon, the water looked amiable and welcoming. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It was hardly past noon but he was issued a beer on principle, and within minutes the man was telling his story. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Many of the older children were in summer school until around noon, making the mornings especially boring. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z On September 1, 1923, just before noon, the city was hit by what is known as the Great Kanto quake–an event more than ten times more powerful than Kobe’s earthquake. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I had one morsel of bread yet: the remnant of a roll I had bought in a town we passed through at noon with a stray penny—my last coin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Bran was supposed to come to my house at noon, and my mother was to take us to lunch at Ruby Tuesdays. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just before noon the phone woke me and I started up with sweat breaking out on my forehead. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It is noon when I see the hospital. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He talked hard times morning, noon, and night. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z One day at noon I closed my desk and went down in the elevator. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And thus, shortly before noon on May 29, 1953, did Hillary and Tenzing become the first men to stand atop Mount Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “How can you call yourself a soldier? You’d sleep until noon if I let you.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Though the tone will be light, we will stop at noon to honor our servicemen. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z By noon the promise of sunshine failed and the travelers took refuge from a sudden shower under a spreading beech. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I could barely wait to leave at noon when Mrs. DiAngelo came out to pay me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “He worked with me, ma’am, on the field generators, and he was with me the morning of his disappearance. I don’t know if anyone saw him after about noon. No one admits having done so.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He slept until about noon, and during that time I went down to the far field, past the pond, to get the two cows and the calf and put them back into the pasture. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Finally, at noon, they sat against a tree and fell asleep together. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Shortly after noon the Stancomb Wills and some of the remaining stores were safely back in camp. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “But if he does not show up by Tuesday at twelve noon, at the drawing of lots, he loses all of his rights as challenger,” Euwe said. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was noon, and the sun shone directly overhead. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It’s not even noon, and I’m so covered in sweat that I’ve given up and taken off my shirt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He looked at his watch: not yet noon. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We work morning, noon, and night planting these crops and now that they are ripe we’re told we can’t eat them. We are all starving.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He tells me how to lift and push the bags without straining myself and we have the sixteen bags delivered by noon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Long before noon everybody was back in school again—even Joe and Marly. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The warm day promised to be hot by noon. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z By noon, confused patrols were flying over the mountains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I finished up what I could and headed back for dinner at noon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z His parents called around noon to say the funeral would be in five days, on Saturday. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Almost exactly at noon that day, we stood before the country with our two girls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Everyday at noon my chair would be empty. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the noon break of the next day, a flying shuttle had grazed the girl’s shoulder, and she had let the shuttle run out of weft, ruining several inches of cloth. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, the path had been only dirt covered in fallen pine needles, but by midmorning, the pine needles were swept away, and by noon the horses stepped onto pavement. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Rivera called again at noon, concerned because the apartment was getting colder by the minute, my mom told them to stop by. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z By Wednesday at noon, Alice had a “go” order to take the story all the way. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It must be getting on toward noon now and the days are so short. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “They said to come by after noon prayers to discuss the date of the next meet. Maybe Wednesday if her dad can reschedule an appointment.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He might show up at midday, but if he did not, the noon hour would be a perfect chance to slip away home and take the goblet. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Then the bells rang at noon to welcome her, singing from all comers of the city. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She went on, “It’s a warm day. Help yourself to some water. I’ll have some lunch for you at noon.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At exactly one minute to noon, one of the Supply Droids, designation SD-03, powered itself on and disengaged from its charging dock. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It’s 1:06 p.m. on Good Friday and we’re doing our yearly “be quiet from noon to three because that’s when Jesus was hanging on the cross and we need to show him respect” thing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And then, one noon in August, Marie- Laure leads her great-uncle and Dr. Geffard up the long stairs and out into the sunlight and asks if it is safe to cross. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “So when we got to the airport, they told us that the noon flight had just been cancelled but that we could make the early flight if we hurried.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It was about an hour before noon when I stepped out onto the street. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I took no note of the lapse of time—of the change from morning to noon, from noon to evening. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z At noon, we sent word at a plantation chosen by what means I know not, requesting they should deal with us fairly and present us with corn, livestock, and other sundry provisions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z For meals they have cabbage and barley in the factory canteen at noon, endless ration lines in the evening. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She quickly rounded up a half dozen other militant students and within the hour, every blackboard on campus had scrawled on it: “Malcolm to speak, 12 noon, ice-cream-shop.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At noon, when everything closed up, she sat under a shade tree in the square and fed the pieces of the pastry she’d bought to the pigeons. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat in the road at noon in the best light there would be and snipped the sutures with the scissors and put the scissors back in the kit and took out the clamp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It’s getting on to noon when the old man finally works himself out from under the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Dear Lord,” said the pastor, “we bow down before you as we stand up for dignity. Be with us and protect us both morning, noon, and night. Amen.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As of noon yesterday, the northernmost logger showed 12.3 percent efficiency loss, the middle one had a 9.5 percent loss, and the rover recorded a 6.4 percent loss at its southernmost location. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day Palmer stayed in bed until noon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In fact, they were all so drunk and exhausted and suffering from a release of tension that every last citizen would probably sleep until noon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not come back until around noon, when he walked solemnly over to Uncle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” added Andrew, “we have to escape before noon tomorrow.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z After I had my breakfast, it was only around noon, and I wasn't meeting old Sally till two o'clock, so I started taking this long walk. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z At noon all the big icicles along the eaves of the little house quivered and sparkled in the sunshine, and drops of water hung trembling at their tips. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was noon before the first of us crawled out of our quarters. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t home by noon, or one, or two, and we boiled and ate the few potatoes the shopkeepers had given the day before. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was past noon by the time our group got into camp, and I have to say, Mrs. Baker had picked a great spot—though probably Lieutenant Baker had picked it out years before. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z At noon the guests began to arrive by coach and horse, and the great adobe house filled with laughter and conversation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Isobel came down from her bedroom dressed in black, a veil covering her face, and announced that the funeral would take place the next day in the church at noon. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The onion was small, but he ate it, thankful for part of Heqet’s lunch at noon, then poured the crumbs carefully into his palm and licked it clean. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Right after noon that day he filled the water buckets and went back to the little river for more. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I smoked a few cigarettes, still in bed, till noon. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Miyax did not know how long she slept, for midnight was almost as bright as noon and it was difficult to judge the passing of time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The bathroom light blinded him as though he were a bat flushed from his cave at noon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The low sun of noon struck its aluminum body and it sparkled like a star in the sky. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When you shot the sun at noon, you’d have one instant to get it and get it right. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, just before noon, one of the attorneys, Tom Harper, speaking for Governor Faubus, asked if preliminary matters were taken care of. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We spend our mornings in Instrumental perfecting our songs and our after noons in workshop, making Boom Chachalaca posters and T-shirts and figuring out how to get four tuxedoes by Saturday. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Once a day, around noon, a big jug of water was passed in through a trap in the door. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He did not go back that day even for his noon meal, for the sky was heavy with thunder clouds and his rice lay dead ripe for gathering into sheaves. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z By Thursday noon Kit gave up trying to keep her mind on her work. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There was a column of wood-smoke feathering up from the kitchen chimney, a sign that Jenny was already making preparations for a hearty noon meal. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z At noon I hurried to the spot and found that the parade was already in progress. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But I must try to get a few hours’ sleep, as Van Helsing is to call for me at noon. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He’d use the candy as a snack before the noon sun called the workers to rest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Morning had come, Pearl had slept in, and even when she finally emerged near noon, disheveled and sandy eyed, Mia still hadn’t known what to say. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It is good that it is growing daylight; perhaps the attack will come before noon. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain started again just after noon, and I sat under a dense pine nursing my last tin of meal replacement, the last-resort tin with the expiry dated for the previous year. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Mam says don’t be too worried between noon and two because so many telegram boys go for their dinner and there will surely be a big rush between two and the Angelus. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z |
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