| 单词 | old woman |
| 例句 | Meggie saw that the old woman’s legs were swollen above her ankles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Beside the stump, dressed in crude rags, sat a wiry old woman gnawing at a knot in a bristly rope. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The old woman beckoned that we sit, cross-legged, opposite the witch doctor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl slid the gilded sandals onto her feet, while the old woman fixed the tiara in her hair, and slid golden bracelets crusted with amethysts around her wrists. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I find a documentary online about an old woman who makes pottery every day from her home on a farm. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z She could see the little old woman in a blue dress and a white apron, with her broom in her hand. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z That was when they discovered that three old women had died and a fourth was near death and could not climb out of the car. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Upon seeing the size of the package, an old woman nearby quipped, “Madam must have had one of her sumptuous banquets.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And old women sometimes grow fat and their voices get rough and deep and they grow dark little mustaches. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “No, no. I don’t want to wake up Georges,” said the old woman. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z "Why were you not supervisioning her?" she said, accusing the old woman, then turning to me, she accused me: "What have you committed upon yourself?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z One old woman had already solved the problem for herself by dragging in a large cardboard carton. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief was always very kind and respectful towards these old women, as they knew a great deal too and they had seen many things happen during their lives. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Showing her bare mouth in a grin, the old woman spat snuff juice and put the dime in her pocket. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The old woman from the next field swept a broom through the air and loosed the spirits-of-the- broom over our heads. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked into the old woman’s face and she knew it was hopeless. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She remembered the old woman’s words when she had been half awake and mistaking Ophie for her previous caretaker: My dear, sweet Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z There were many nights when I saw some old women leaning over my bed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “Go on in!” the old woman shouted from the fountain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t care about that stuff—” “I’m an old woman!” she said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z On the one hand, it was frightening that he’d heard Baba’s voice so far away from the jungle, but worse still, the old woman had known it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then there was helping the old woman to the lavatory and back, and anything else she decided she wanted or needed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A motherly-looking old woman with her head tied in a handkerchief, wearing a man's shoes and a man's heavy blue sweater. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A very old woman hobbled into the room and bumped into a row of filing cabinets. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Speak up!" the old woman scolds, but her voice betrays pride when she speaks up for him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “She smokes just like an old woman when life gets hard.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I tried once or twice to ask the old woman, but I couldn’t get through to her. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinx reached into the wheelbarrow and pulled out the red handkerchief the old woman had given him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Levy was adjusting a coiffed black wig over the old woman’s thin hair. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nok peeked her head inside and bowed to the old woman. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She saw his childhood, before his sight was taken: the rocky Everican shore, an old woman laughing, the tangy smell of mulch, and trees, trees, trees whispering and creaking and laughing and speaking. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z By afternoon, the old woman was able to move one side of her body, but the other side remained paralyzed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As the old woman approached in a rowboat, the birds swooped away in a billowing black curve and she saw that in the middle of the empty rock grew a strange tree. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When that was done, he put his finger to his lips and ran to the old woman cooking hot chocolate over the coals. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Actually both of us forgot all about being queens because at that moment an old woman stepped out of a hut and started shrieking and cursing at a man in the next farmyard. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So we simply stood and watched in sullen silence while this disgusting old woman stirred around inside the jars with her foul fingers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Little girl, you have now spent almost a day and a night with us,” the old woman said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman brushed crumbs from her lap and leaned against the building directly behind them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was such fun to tease the old woman. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The old woman had died without seeing or blessing her granddaughter. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Be careful, Abilene. That old woman might have more up her sleeves than jangly bracelets.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z An old woman was standing a few feet away, staring back at me, which made me self-conscious. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z At the largest table, six ragged men laughed and clinked glasses with old women in wrinkled dresses and faded lace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z For a moment Mona’s shadow seemed to arch overhead malevolently, but then Mona settled back into her chair, and she was just an old woman again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You must learn the dyes,” the old woman said. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Caroline reported to me regularly how happy both the old woman and the Captain were. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman rocked back and forth with malicious glee. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t be after seeing an old woman in there buying a codfish head for her cat, would you now?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She had risen and there was a look on her face which frightened the old woman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Hanako felt obstinate, though—she opened the door to see the old woman again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Boy, I am not someone,” the old woman said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought of the old woman at the market, of the things she’d said; then she thought of her mother. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There’s no stretcher, but the old woman at the clothing stall sells us the board that serves as her countertop. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The old woman took a deep breath and looked toward the empty road beyond the gate, her face filled with longing. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I stared at Aunty Em’s gnarled claws, and tried to fight the groggy trance the old woman had put me in. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But in her fury, Ivy had stared straight into the witch’s eyes, and suddenly, she found herself unable to struggle against the old woman’s grip. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Thee seemed different somehow. Is it like paradise, the way he says? Sometimes I mistrust he’s just telling tales to an old woman.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z As an old woman she would read about the Great War in Europe and recall this night. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Before Petra could tell her about the zap on the staircase, the old woman said, “Just be careful. Looking and seeing are two very different things.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Rumors are down there, kitchen tables, money exchanged in secret; evil old women, illegal doctors, disgrace and butchery. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z This story is about how a policeman’s young family brought a few hours of happiness to an old woman. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Levy had stretched Miss Trixie across his favorite couch, the yellow nylon one, and was rubbing skin cream into the old woman’s face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The throat’s better,” the old woman had said in Sarai’s nightmare. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The day before, an old woman who’d seemed anxious and fretful had come. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The old woman washed her long, silver-pale hair and gently combed out the snags, all in silence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Thank you, my son,” the old woman said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A crowd of old women with baskets on their arms waited for a bus. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She felt tremors of grief run through the old woman’s body. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman who had been sitting in the shade of a tree spoke up. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want his hand to begin trembling, showing the old woman that he was fearful. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman has turned into the long arm of her family. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z An old woman passing by looked suspiciously at the strangers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z With the addresses this old woman gave me, I found a cheap apartment on Washington Street. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z If she were an old woman, it might be easier to say what a man wants, but she is so very young, at the most twenty-five, it can’t be done, I cannot possibly tell her. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Another beat passed before the old woman spoke again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I watch without emotion as the old woman walks slowly up to him, her hammer in hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman had tottered out of the house, weeping and screaming. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I know I’m just a troublesome old woman. But I know that people cannot flout God’s laws with impunity.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman was dying, as old people always do. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The “old woman with wood on her back” might be a ship with a high upper deck. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Begging in the gutter, a broken old woman bent into the sum of her mistakes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The old woman licks her fingers and thumbs through the pages in the red folder. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Why doesn’t he come?” asked the old woman. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “I—” Ekon looked to where the old woman had been sitting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The small child went and sat on the lap of the old woman, and she rocked him and rubbed her cheek against his. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dalai had a soft spot for Boori Ma; occasionally she gave the old woman some ginger paste with which to flavor her stews. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She hated the old woman who had twisted her so in the name of love. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The force of the blow—immense for an old woman!—was too great. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The old woman murmured to herself, but my ears caught her words and fed them to my memory. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z By the time Xan hobbled into the widow woman’s garden, half the town was already there, setting up tables and tents, with legions upon legions of busybodies preparing themselves to fuss over the old woman. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then at the top of the stairs they were pushing against the man and I saw the old woman fall backwards, and the crowd exploded. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes dried out like an old woman’s and her fingers curled like claws until she could hardly pick up her spoon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounded almost as if he were afraid of the old woman. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A shuffling step announced the old woman herself, who entered the room with the white mastiff like a sentinel at her side. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “That old woman hit me with a broom when I came to see you this forenoon, and broke my spectacles. Could you not wait until tomorrow?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you not the strength to face an old woman? Why do you keep your back to me?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There he sat down, pulling his tunic off, and tossed it into the wise old woman’s hands. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He was convinced he was dealing with a crazed old woman. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On the fourth day, the old woman told him that she was leaving. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mellower’s mother poured the old woman a drink of some amber-colored liquid. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z An old man and an old woman were help I had only wished for. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled and hugged and kissed the old woman. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sorry the moment the old woman’s name popped out of my mouth. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z They waved back, and she started slowly across the street, moving, he thought with wonder, like an old woman. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The village was ruled by an old, old woman who had only one long, sharp tooth, and the only inhabitants were women. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Can I serve the doña in any way?" the old woman asks. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Be quick about it,” the old woman says when I appear in the kitchen to resume my duties. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “To this day, no one truly knows what caused the Rupture,” the old woman continued. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Mother stared at the old woman in disbelief. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He pulled it out and held it up to the old woman between finger and thumb. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The old man set a bench near the fire and told them to stretch out on it and rest their tired limbs, and the old woman threw a soft covering over it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I brought the leaves to the old man and old woman, and they ate them for immortality. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They climb an echoing stairwell, rap on a door; an old woman invites them in, asks for news, insists all three of them drink a thimbleful of sherry. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She could feel the old women watching her, the ancient crones of Vaes Dothrak, with eyes that shone dark as polished flint in their wrinkled faces. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Such as the young female ghost sitting next to Miss Alice, casting the old woman baleful looks. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z At the edge of the swamp, standing right on the fringe of flowering reeds growing out of the muck, a very old woman leaned on a gnarled staff. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She saw an old woman wasting handfuls of rice, tossing it at passersby, a drooping, toothless smile on her face. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Just in case the laundry hasn’t been done, and the old woman is about to pitch a fit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Since Mrs. Caruthers’s fit, Ophie had taken to leaving it open; the old woman couldn’t complain of an imaginary draft when she was sleeping most of the time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Greasy Sae, the bony old woman who sells bowls of hot soup from a large kettle, takes half the greens off our hands in exchange for a couple of chunks of paraffin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In another he saw an old woman who had been slowly dying for the past four years, whose shoulder blades were jutting through the open wounds in her back. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew that an old woman had lived in it once, but he saw no signs of life there now. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman bent an acute glance at him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z But thinking on it, Ophie realized that she had never heard anyone refer to the old woman by her first name. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman steadied the bowl of peas upon her lap. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “That’s a nasty bruise,” the old woman said, frowning at my forehead. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z ‘You made me wait so long to get married, I’ve turned into an old woman!’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved at shopkeepers and said something to an old woman passing in a black dress and black scarf. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And so by the time I met Aziz, she was the old woman who offered stale candy and whose house smelled like sadness. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Soon the Art Lesson came running from the house, Doña Charito leading, cousins on stockinged feet, the old woman in tow, towards the muddy heap in the yard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The girls were gone, and the only one there was the old woman. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z An old woman wearing a hairnet and a light blue maid’s uniform brought in several trays at a time. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The old woman’s hand, when Molly grasps it, is dry and cool. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Finnick and the old woman from his district are using the archery station. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He noticed with interest that the old woman was beginning to nod at her desk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He darted furtive, guilty glances back as he fled in defeat, afraid the old woman might now start following him, and he welcomed the concealing shelter of the drizzling, drifting, lightless, nearly opaque gloom. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Peewee wanted me to put some of the salve he had bought from the old woman on them but I said no. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kill yourself, girl,” the old woman had said. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Can’t you make my hair a little darker, Pilar? My waist a little more slender? POT Dios, I look like an old woman!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was wrinkled like an old woman who'd spent her youth sunbathing. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t harm an old woman, Percy,” she crooned. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z An old woman in a dark red suit and a name tag on her black vest sat in a folding chair, amid a pile of programmes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But I hear what it means when the old women from down the road come by, from their dead friend who whispers it under her breath. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She was still sitting in the hut, and the old woman was still sitting a few feet away with her bowl of bloodied bones in her lap. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Besides, old women must know something, or they wouldn’t live to gather wrinkles and yell from their front stoops. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The old woman poured steaming water from the kettle over a few pinches of blue vervain and chamomile, then put the mug of herbal tea into Claire’s hands. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Salva still had the gourd that the old woman had given him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He had suddenly remembered that, in Tarifa, there was an old woman who interpreted dreams. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman, wrinkled, dirty, clothed in an ill-sewn sack of sealskin, pointed at the little silken dress and at herself, and smiled: a sweet, unmeaning smile, like a baby’s. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When she looked up, she found the old woman was watching her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He calmed me, patting my hand like an old woman. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z One old woman will not go away, but she cannot stay there the whole night through. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But he laughed with them when they told him he was acting like an old woman fishing for compliments. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Several of the old women, sitting in front of their huts soaking up sunshine, cackled with amusement. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t try to kill a poor old woman whose only crime is decency. You don’t drag her off to live in a moral sewer.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He named the cottage The Shoe, in honor of Mother, who, he said, reminded him of the old woman who lived in one. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman regarded her for several seconds, as though evaluating her, before nodding in acquiescence. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A part of him wanted to tell Brother Ugo everything he’d seen last night—about the old woman, the strange girl, and his actual encounter with the Shetani—but something held him back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She takes a deep breath, just the way Minou describes Fela doing right before the sisters take over her body and use her old woman’s voice to assign their errands. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Let me see the snowdrop again," pleaded the old woman. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z We are old women in the skin of teenagers. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He had already forbidden her to go about with her sisters, was he now going to keep her from accompanying a poor old woman to the doctor? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man shook his head, wearing, for a moment, the same touchy, meditating frown of the fretful and disapproving old woman. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The strong old woman was walking away, and in her step there was the sadness of parting with an old but dangerously foolish friend. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “The gods created wild beasts to be made into rugs and wall hangings, not pets. I said so, but who listens to an old woman?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The first was a sick old woman from one of the death marches. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z While everybody stood about the package, petrified, an old woman with a decided limp in one leg hobbled from the back of the crowd to where the package lay. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed the old woman from her mind and instead tried to think of what Mama would do in this situation. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z You don’t see that many old women around anymore. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Talking about how we would grow up and have babies at the same time, and eventually become old women together, walking around the square and holding each other’s arms for support. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was a boy and she was an old woman. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Relieved, Omakayas walked past the other dogs straight up to the old woman and stood before her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Sister,” the old woman said from the doorway. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The old woman had destroyed his family so thoroughly it couldn’t have been accidental. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t hurt an old woman with the truth. No, no, dear one,” she told Vonetta. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “I need you here with me,” the old woman said, and her son sighed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Gone, gone,” the old woman replied with a crabby shrug, irritated by his persistence, her low wail growing louder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The nasty, small, gloating smile with which she glanced back at the laboring old woman was both wicked and apprehensive. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z An old woman sits cross-legged next to them, her face long and sad. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman emerged from a hut, and the crowd parted before her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The first city person I saw was an old woman carrying a jar full of leeches. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Lest you forget you are an abomination, here's an old woman who'll wail at the sight of you. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She tied the shawl into a bundle and balanced it on top of her head the way Tayo had seen the old women at Laguna do. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I hear she looks like a young girl sometimes and an old woman sometimes and a grown lady other times. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z There was something in the way the old woman carried herself, strong despite her feeble body, unbothered by the jungle’s danger. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In one pool of light, an old woman crosses herself and prays, while in the other a seven-year-old girl is also praying, praying for forgiveness, because it was clear to me that I was responsible. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I found her and an old woman who looked like she could have been her greatgrandmother. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If Ophie had met this old woman her first day at Daffodil Manor, she would have had a much less stressful day. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “There will be trouble in Afghanistan,” prophesied the old woman. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Catch-22,” the old woman repeated, rocking her head up and down. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The old women squatted down beside Juana to try to give her aid if they could and comfort if they could not. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman’s hair was white and her skin was parchment thin, but the years had not dimmed her eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was a fierce-looking old woman, head wrapped in a white bandanna which she called a head rag. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She followed the old woman into the dark interior of the caravan. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But look at old women and bear in mind we are another country. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie had hauled more firewood in the past month than she had all winter, and still the old woman complained of being chilled. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Even my grandmother, who must have been nearly the old woman’s age, called her “Auntie.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had to lie to her,” the old woman explained. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “There was an old woman in the camper?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The old woman gets sick, but Karen puts on the red shoes and goes to a party anyway. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Her fingers told her that the old woman had died with a smile on her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It seemed as if the old woman herself was now a giantess, and his vision was blurred and confused. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z This was a side of the old woman he hadn’t known, but he hadn’t gone near her if he could help it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She gently wiped the old woman’s face and arms with the wet cloth. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a door he had not seen before swung open, and an old woman emerged, a shriveled thing in a dark red tokar fringed with tiny golden skulls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As though she’d read her mind, the old woman split her bread in half without another word. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He remembered old women sitting sidesaddle on ancient donkeys, taking their last steps. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z It made Nhamo’s spirit happy to see the old woman nod her head in time to the music. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured Stargirl sitting in a dark room with an old woman. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z A cloud had passed across the old woman’s eyes, a vagueness that Kit had noticed there before. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The old woman's sobbing was having a strange effect upon me-as when a child, seeing the tears of its parents, is moved by both fear and sympathy to cry. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She tossed it onto the bed, and pulled off the rags and tatters she had worn as an old woman. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But even as he moved his tools, trudging back and forth to store them in the primitive litde structure he had built between two trees, he found himself thinking again of the old woman. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On my way back to the infirmary one afternoon, I see a rice ball left unguarded beside an old woman. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman listened carefully and immediately went off to tell the chief what the bird had said to her. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And there, on the mountain whose top seemed to touch the moon, the old woman found peace and contentment. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Perhaps she could learn a new trade and, just maybe, the old woman could tell her even more about magic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He reached the other side and put the old woman down as the camp’s gates opened. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A month or two later, a crow landed on the shoulder of an old woman who was sitting making rope in the shade of her house. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought back to the strange way Penelope had stood outside Mrs. Caruthers’s room, and the fact that Mr. Henry had decided to salt only the old woman’s room and Clara’s old room. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But Rita liked the old woman, and Granny, grudgingly, accepted her. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I saw the old woman at the Virgin’s altar turn and nod approvingly when she saw Father Byrnes strike Bones. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman with the pale eyes mutters something about the anti-Christ. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They buried him in his brother’s pants and the old woman pumped another bucket of clear water. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman was silent for a moment. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I ain’t done nothing but feed that old woman good food and look after her!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Two slim attendants carried the old woman out. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nel hadn’t seen the insides of this most recent one yet, but it was her turn in Circle Number 5 to visit some of the old women there. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Or an old woman who knits cat sweaters? The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Some stories were a bit far-fetched, but they were all told in a way that said that people loved the old woman. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to risk waking the old woman fully and inciting her anger, but Ophie desperately needed to know more about Clara, and this might be her only opportunity. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Kaede watched out the window as they drove past an open-air kitchen with an old woman ladling out steaming broth to a line of young men—sailors, with their hair tightly plaited in single braids. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Never before had she seen the old woman hobbling over to her from across the hut. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Now she was an old woman, and all alone, and she was going to die. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Whatever,” Viola says, turning and starting to climb the rocks to where the old woman stands. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Ugly old women, every one of them, but all that praying and scrubbing and beating novices with sticks had left them tough as roots. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old woman is wearing a black dress. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was the old woman’s room he had salted, not Richard’s. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Why would a professional thief ask an old woman and a young schoolteacher to help him or her? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z She is a very small, very old woman with short gray hair, and she was the first friend I made in Naomi. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z One of the old woman’s white brows rose. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old woman’s own eyes seemed to look into the distance, thinking of the terrible things she had seen and could not heal. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For her grandchild grew up protected and away from danger, and the only wish the old woman had was for that to never change. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Not really. Some old woman comes and watches me, though.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The old woman had paid them no mind as she took Koffi from him and carried her to a large hut in the clearing's center with surprising ease. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z For inside it is quiet, except for the rustling clothing of a few old women down on their creaky old knees. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, the old woman’s mastiff rose from its sleep and growled, a sound like the rumble of thunder. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was so strange—he had known the old woman for only a few days, but now he could not imagine what he would do once she was gone. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They were motherly old women of the southern type and I suddenly felt a nameless despair. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She then helped Mrs. Caruthers onto the seat, wrapped the old woman up, and laid another blanket on her lap for good measure. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman would probably just tell her to ignore and avoid all the ghosts she had seen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z There were no more jokes or excuses to be made for the silly, grumpy old woman we’d known from birth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So I go to bed and, sure enough, within a few hours I awake from a nightmare where that old woman from District 4 transforms into a large rodent and gnaws on my face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z So, as the old woman held the new baby tenderly, she rained tears of sorrow and joy upon it, and the baby's first bath was the unusual mixture of love and loss. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Rita clung to Granny’s chair, but the old woman pushed her away. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s dead,” said a gaunt old woman, coming down the steps. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Poor babies,” sighed an old woman, timidly reaching out her hand to touch Kuda. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t asked that old lady in Lkossa’s marketplace—a different old woman from the one before her—for help or more information, but she wouldn’t make that mistake twice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Meggie recognized the old woman she had seen in Capricorn's house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The star leaned down, then, and kissed the old woman on her wizened cheek, feeling the rough hairs on it scrape her soft lips. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He had been helpful and patient: a young man to an old woman. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Of course. Knife and Fist provide me with kachasu. I never saw the old woman before, though,” said Mr. Thirsty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I know you lie to old woman, but it nice lie, thank you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Skinny Delivery Boy, you are talking to a very old woman who doesn’t think much good music has been written since Ludwig van Beethoven finished his Ninth Symphony.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And though the old woman assured the girl that she had always slept like that and nothing had changed nor would it ever change, Luna knew it was a lie. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Viola looks away from my eyes but before she can answer, the old woman speaks. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Then, miraculously, the scales fell from the old woman’s eyes and she became young and beautiful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat beside her brother, her hand on his arm, the other hand on the arm of a shriveled old woman, precious relative. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what she sees, but when I look in my grandmother’s face, I see an ordinary old woman who doesn’t look anything like me or my mother. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Worse, when the daughter hung up, she did not quench the old woman’s curiosity; instead, she placidly drank her coffee, went to her desk, and began to postmark a pile of letters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea pleased the old woman, for her lips parted until her pink gums showed in a huge smile. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes. I heard about it from my son. Poor things. I do hope you find them. Now, if you don’t mind—” “Oh, Beryl, did he say ‘children’?” said the old woman by the fountain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The old men and the old women accepted the life they had. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I spy on an old woman telling lies to children. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But I dare say you don’t remember an old woman like me?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A dragon sitting on the head of an old woman. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z That night, I ran to tell an old woman that her husband was fine. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Her lips that had been like an old woman’s were smiling and red, and as of old she grew merry when he looked at her and she smiled. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He wasn’t afraid of curses, ladders, or black cats, but he saw ghosts everywhere, and not just the ghost of the old woman now sleeping buried somewhere in the hard ground. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She must stand in with the old man and old woman pretty good, he thought. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Already pale with embarrassment, the girls sprayed with the white powder looked like sad, old women. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The old woman would be awake now, thinking about going shopping as she did each afternoon. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As though a weary tide stirs stones in the old woman’s lungs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She thought back to the old woman sitting quietly with her blanket of trinkets, almost wistful. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A wild-looking old woman dressed all in green had waved merrily at him once on a bus. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The old woman’s index finger trembled as it moved toward the Madonna’s head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Sometime during the night, McCormick was drawing blood from an old woman. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After months of living with the old woman, the cousins had seemed to decide that Aunt Rose was suddenly worth their time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She knew that she was a much better cook than the old woman, and cleaner about the kitchen. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “You are suffering, I know, yet here I stand going on like some silly old woman. Time to make an end to it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Way down Carpenter’s Road, where the concrete sidewalks started, children hurried to the sliding places before shopkeepers and old women sprinkled stove ashes, like ancient onyx, onto the new-minted silver. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Probably cleaning the floor was not a priority for an old woman who worked all day in the fields. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z In the back of her mind, she remembered the offhand words of an old woman in a marketplace, a lesson: Anything can be bartered for, if you know its true value. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There they found the old woman dead of a gunshot wound. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The fade-out scene, the one that had Dad actually wringing out his handkerchief, showed the old woman, shivering in a worn and inadequate hug-me-tight, limping slowly up the hill to the poor house. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman, realizing she was brandishing a very sharp weapon, hastily put it down and wiped her hands on her apron. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She drank the glass of milk in a few gulps, wiped her mouth with the back of her sleeve, and went to see what the ornery old woman wanted. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z By this time I had guessed from their manner that the old woman was to the old man a sister or a friend rather than a wife. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrapped them around the old woman and lifted her to his chest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Every week we interviewed old women who brewed African beer as a way to supplement their tiny incomes, who now faced jail terms and fines they could not afford to pay. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The first old woman picked up the stoat by the head, and sliced it from neck to groin. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Look at that old woman,” I said to Jennifer, nodding in the woman’s direction. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I caught an old woman looking out her living room window at the whole spectacle. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She was an old woman whose space bordered mine. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Look," gestured the first old woman, pointing with her knife. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Just then the door opened, and an old woman with a severely stooped back entered. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The passenger window rolled down, and an old woman stuck her head out. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I hold the kid on her porch and go by the name of Jimmy to a marvelous old woman. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z At a picnic table on the lawn outside, four old women, all wearing broad, straw hats, were playing a card game. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z The old woman nodded; shiny tears streamed along the lines of her face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The reflections of the two old women gazed disapprovingly out of the pool. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The old woman in the apartment below, who had a helmet of beauty parlor blue hair, had been complaining to the super since the day the family moved in a few months ago. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “My popsy!” cried a fat old woman who had evidently been her nurse when she was small, weeping tears of joy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I tell people how you taunt an old woman, they don’t believe me. ‘ When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Come on, old woman, what are you waiting for?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But Doña Charito had disappeared into her kitchen, where we could hear her barking orders to the old woman—about how best to prepare us, I was sure. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z An old woman near the corner begins to moan and mutter. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “They were beating on innocent people. That old woman.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z So the old woman vowed by all the gods, and vowed again, to carry out his wishes; then she filled up the amphorai with wine and sifted barley meal into leather bags. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet the old woman did not watch his marvelous work so much as she watched him, with that same craving look in her eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Then the old woman’s daughter had a baby of her own. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Yvaine had watched all this with curiosity from her seat on the old woman's bed. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The old woman pretending to be the Lonely King slapped the bartender across the face when he turned around. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was standing before the city’s most revered site, but his mind was still down in its bowels, remembering what he’d heard, the strange things the old woman had said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z One of the old women sees him wave and says something to the men walking alongside the cart. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Con did not know what to make of the strange old woman. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The old woman hadn’t moved from her spot, but laid the bloodied knife at her side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Desdemona had just turned forty-three and, in the manner of women of her generation, she was practically an old woman. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The old woman, shrunk by age and time to little bigger than a child, held on to a stick as tall and bent as herself with palsied and swollen-knuckled hands. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Bigger saw Buckley give her the earring he had seen at the inquest, and the old woman told of how the pair of earrings had been handed down through the years from mother to daughter. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z After Mrs. Caruthers’s dose of laudanum the day before, there hadn’t been much left in the bottle; soon enough, Ophie’s days would be cluttered once more with stepping and fetching for the old woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z This walk was the old woman’s ammunition dump, and she used it so regularly that Nick had to lay down a new path about once every four or five months. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been, as the old woman had feared, quite the scandal. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Twenty years ago, she held that same white girl, by then an old woman, in her arms while she died. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The old woman’s room had been opened up to allow in a fresh breeze, and the cousins stopped by to pay their respects throughout the morning as they arrived. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I am an old woman, my girl. It is time I take my leave of the world.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She had seen the old woman two days before. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On late Sunday afternoons before evening church services, old women who were carbon copies of herself came to the apartment to share leftovers from the Sunday meal and religious talk of a Bright Hereafter. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z All the men had been eaten by the old woman. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only in August 1620 that the old woman was finally arrested and imprisoned. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Astonished, the old woman asked to examine her scar. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I saw her hands were shaking more than usual, and that made me angry at Baba, his causing an old woman to shake like that. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z An old woman leaning on a cane stepped up close to them. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Johnny knew that it was no good omen that the old woman had no loyalty toward her mistress, whom she had known since her motherless infancy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw an old woman carefully lift a single, unbroken pink teacup. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Oh stop being a couple of old women.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman sat with her back to the stump. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She gave him the herb and told him that he should always keep his promises, even if he thought that he had made a promise to a weak old woman. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She felt nothing as she saw the feathers erupt from her pores, as her arms widened and her body shortened and the old woman screamed in power and pain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I would like to tell you a story, Luna,” the old woman said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She's a tiny old woman, with silvery hair and bright blue eyes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Who wants to see an old woman?” she complained. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman pulled the bell cord and got out of the seat, trying self-consciously to avoid any contact with the anatomy of Jones, who watched her writhing through the detachment of his green lenses. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman in the red sari stepped into the firelight. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Go outside and play, darling,” the old woman said, her body shaking all over. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid momentarily saw, like a larger, younger outline around this old woman, the sister she had been waiting for. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman points south in the direction of the big house. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It wasn’t her niece’s greed—the old woman had played a trick on them the whole time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They were probably studying the old woman, trying to figure out who the new player was before they struck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Leave the room, Georges!” cried the old woman, who was trying to help Isabelle stand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z But the old woman had lied and now his crossroad was reduced to one destination, a slow death in Georgia. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He and his sons had followed the trail of blood to the house of an old woman of the village. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come inside where it’s shady. Nat, thee has piled up more wood than an old woman could bum in a year.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “A window has been left open. A squirrel flies in the window. The heart of an old woman rejoices!” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z On the way home an old woman on the bus kept watching them, her eyes shifting from Mrs. Sen to Eliot to the blood- lined bag between their feet. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid saw an old, old woman jerk her head up, her little eyes blinking confusedly, a woman whose nerves leapt toward the sound anytime she heard “Mama!” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Three old women came out of one of the houses, and with some difficulty lifted him and carried him in. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandma, now an old woman but once a helpless baby, handed over into safety by her doomed parents. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Turner told them about his conversation with the old woman and what she had said about her sons. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Dustfinger spent most of the time perched in one of the oaks that had once given the old woman a shady place to sit outside her cottage. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The two old women did not call out to the young woman. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because you are not worthy of cheers,” the old woman said, and suddenly she was yelling, “You had love in your hands and you gave it up for gold!” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Little rats,” hissed the old woman as she rocked monotonously. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘I customarily killed old women. I used to kill my aunts....The women were afraid of me....Now, here with the whites, I have become weak.’ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge waves crested and covered them, leaving the old woman gasping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I rang the office buzzer, and an old woman with brown wrinkled skin like a well-used pirate map opened the door and flicked a cigarette butt over my head. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I tried to catch my breath and repeat myself, but after two words he was already past me and walking, almost running up the path toward the old woman’s house. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The greed and hunger were so obvious in her face that Tristran was now certain he could have made a better deal, but he gave the old woman his father's flower. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t need to seek out the old woman for this! The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Another day, a dark-faced old woman—her hand light on my shoulder—steadied herself against me as she boarded a bus. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine her growing into an old woman here on the ship. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She heard Grandmother sigh as the old woman lay back down. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman had said the same thing. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sobbing old women swarmed through each other frantically around the slow-moving truck to touch Milo’s shoulder or press his hand. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And then the old woman reached out and gently touched Thor on the leg. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z After a while, the old woman fell silent, though she continued to sit near Omakayas, pondering what she should do next. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z These old women know better than any doctor how to cure things like this. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who knows, maybe that old woman give you a good word.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z An old woman with a sour wrinkled face, their grandmother, sat closest to Olanna, clutching a handbag and murmuring to herself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The old women are arranging him, putting gold coins on his eyelids to preserve him from seeing where he goes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby began to whimper, and slowly, the old woman loosened her hold on the Iron Rod. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Catching her breath, Kira limped past the gardens to where the old woman stood sweating as the heat from the flames pulsed and shimmered in the air. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Around the end of February an old woman with an ashen look arrived in Macondo riding a donkey loaded down with brooms. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z So the old woman ate a goat instead. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As she approached the vacant bowl, she and the old woman bowed to each other from the waist. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure sits with Madame through the worst of it, strange hours when the old woman’s hands go very cold and she talks about being in charge of the world. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But the clash was stopped by the old woman who delivered the baby. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Last New Year’s she went out with a new diamond ring bigger than I ever saw before,” another old woman said. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “As far as I know,” the old woman said. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z An old woman selling vegetables gazed at them as they stood before her stall, and she handed each of them two bruised tomatoes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The old woman found a use for him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z There was even a sly old woman with a barrel full of threave eggs. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At this the good old woman left the chamber to tell the maids her bidding. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy cried, running to her grandmother and flinging herself at the old woman’s feet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Luckily, Capricorn’s men were watching the old woman as she crossed the square, walking so fast the girl stumbled over the hem of her dress a couple of times. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You could take the road,” the old woman continued, “but the border patrol would ask you for identity papers. Do you have any?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw a group of magicians—old men and old women—betrayed by the Head Sister. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “I see a little camp fire. There’s an old woman in a rocking chair,” said Eye. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z There was an old man attending to some task beside the house, and an old woman leading the goat toward a stool and a bucket. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For a second time, the old woman followed her gaze. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The fist-sized rice ball rests weightily in my pocket as the face of the old woman comes back to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t quite recall,” said the old woman. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, the sun rose and the cricket song gave way to bird song and an old woman came walking down the dirt road and tripped right over Edward. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “I know now the reason you were sent to Yellow Kettle, to the old woman, to your Deydey, your brothers,” said Tallow. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Now that is not a bad idea, the old woman agrees. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “They're coming to take me away! That old woman's persuaded them! Why feed us? You, maybe,” she said, looking frantically at Mo, “but why me?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z For a brief moment, she thought of the old woman from the marketplace, what she’d said about magic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The sheets on the old woman’s bed were stripped and replaced every Wednesday morning. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They caught up with the old woman, knocked her down, and broke all her bones. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Could the old woman be stealthily following him? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes old women knelt on the riverbank, begging the River God to return a son or grandson who may have drowned. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma started walking after her, an old woman in a bathrobe trailing an old woman dressed in rags. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The old woman in the other bed is wide awake. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her closed eyelids, she had imagined the skin of her tummy brown instead of blue, decorated with the old woman's exquisite flourishes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Instead of obeying the old woman, I pressed my back against the door and pushed Lissa away with all my strength. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She realized she wasn’t sad about Aunt Rose—the pain of losing her was balanced by the knowledge that the old woman was with her beloved husband in a much better place. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She grows from baby to mother to old woman and then turns into a baby again, and on and on she goes, living a thousand, thousand lives. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I made my way through the mass of people to the old woman. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The birds returned and the old woman came back to the garden. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The old woman started rocking side to side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Georges,” the old woman said as calmly as she could, “please unlock the door.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The first witness was an old woman whom Bigger had not seen before. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They made for a pretty portrait, the proud old woman all in green surrounded by the little girls robed and veiled in white, armored in their innocence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My roommates’ families—old women in bright shalwar-kameezes, children, men wearing skullcaps—shuffled noisily in and out of the room. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There it stayed while the rain beat on the walls and the fire sank down and the night wearing slowly along left the old woman nodding beside the hearthpit. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t much older than he was, but she wore her hair long, like the old women did, pinned back in a knot. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The old woman shook her head, and Ekon thought he saw a twinkle of something else in her gaze. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old woman’s voice was flat, nothing like her usually caustic tone. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman helped him, trembling, into the boat. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dead,” the old woman told him, nodding in emphatic lament, pointing to her head with the flat of her hand. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “An old woman and a skeleton,” he said, looking at them as if they were rice maggots. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z That brought the smile back to the old woman’s face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He pictured his mom crying at the hair salon, slowly wrapping an old woman’s hair around curlers. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “The old woman who used to live here died in the parlor,” she went on. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She would go back and find the old woman, take her up on her offer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She couldn’t tell whether the old woman understood her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And there in the spreading chestnut tree were the knife, the dog, the fish, the old woman, the candlestick—all circled by my own hand, shaky with earache, years and years before. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When I came out I walked straight into a thin old woman with wiry hair and large, square glasses. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In addition to changing the bedsheets and helping Mrs. Caruthers to the bathroom, Ophie was also asked to fetch a newspaper so that the old woman could check the latest scandals plaguing the Harding administration. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The waitress was no Brunhild but a lean, dark-faced little thing, either a young and troubled girl or a very spry old woman, I couldn’t tell which. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman threw a handful of dried leaves onto a brazier, filling the chamber with fragrant smoke. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z ‘Start at the top,’ ordered the old woman. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Digory looked and saw a faded photograph: it showed the face of an old woman in a bonnet. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z As the minutes ticked off, little girls clasped their daddies’ necks, lovers hugged as though the embrace had to last through all eternity, and an old woman got teary-eyed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You open up right this second!” the old woman squawked. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Stooped and half-blind, but still energetic, the old woman came and went between the kitchen and the dining room, bearing the enormous platters with the utmost solemnity. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll just be in the way,” the old woman had said. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t you roll your eyes at me, young man,” the old woman huffed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The dungeons had left him weak as an old woman and so thin a strong wind could knock him down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She looked like an old man dressed up like an old woman. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You’re now an adult,” explained the old woman on the first one, which happened halfway through my stay on the mountain. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And the old woman seemed never to leave the clearing, never to walk the path to the village. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched an old woman dressed in a heavy overcoat, despite the heat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A small old woman presses a flower into my hand. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Now, thanks to me, the old woman was free. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z She dances for days and days, forgetting about the old woman. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z In a corner booth, an old woman yammered endlessly about how disgusting everything was. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Once Cook had prepared the tea set, Ophie hefted the tray and took it up to the old woman’s room. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He saw her blade cut right through the old woman’s arm—right through—and...nothing happened. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Standing at the edge of the smooth rolled sand you could look up in the empty stands and see old women sweeping out the boxes. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The girls head turned and she half rose, listening to the murmur of the sea, but she did not answer and the old woman did not urge her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You came so that you could learn about your dreams,” said the old woman. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman came over and looked down at me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the old woman was a bit confused about things. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They said that evil still crept out of the ruins of the Witch Kingdom—and that old women with iron teeth still wandered the lonely roads in the mountain passes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was straight and branchless, and when the old woman got nearer, she realized it was made of metal. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z An old woman followed them, hauling a jug. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “The first thing you have to learn,” the old woman told me, “is how to be quiet.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “The day they brung you from the sea,” the old woman said, “I washed you like this.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I saw a group of old women who lived in the town approaching. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman was yelling so loud she was shaking, and Ophie didn’t know what to say. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I had given my word to the Prince—” Buttercup began, but the old woman would not be quieted. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “They all went out except Chipo, who was too weak to stand, and one old woman. She got a handful of ashes to fill the baby’s mouth.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The old woman’s voice was full of grief, of fear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old woman stood silently for a long moment, then she ran back to her home, grabbed her prepared bag of possessions, and begged her son-in-law to flee with her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Just a foolish old woman who talks so much that every now and then she gets lucky and says the truth.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman was standing over her, that one milky eye fixed on her as though it could see into her mind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She bent over, making her shoulders droop, bending her back in the posture of an old woman. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s just a poor helpless old woman! Oh, please tell me! Will they harm her?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The old woman had no purse, no wealth at all but for a ring on one thin finger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shadow looked over Czernobog’s shoulder, at the old woman standing behind him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She could be figuring out how to help the dead move on, and here she was helping a mean old woman to the lavatory instead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Inside number 402, I found an old woman who told me right away she had wasted her time waiting for me all week. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Marie-Laure sits at the square table, a plate of cookies in front of her, and imagines the old women with veiny hands and milky eyes and oversize ears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Regaining my breath, I screamed, “NO!” as I shook with the terror at the possibility that I might have eaten voodooed food: I had eaten something from the two old women just the day before. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman is the one the circuit is named for. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The old woman looked toward the closed door of the bedroom and touched the brooch at her neck. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The old woman readjusted, rocking from side to side as though swaying to an inaudible tune. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And at last Moon Orchid looked at her—two old women with faces like mirrors. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not the way / live,” the old woman says. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Two old women were at work on one of the burned- away roofs, beating thatch against the earth to clear it of bugs before twining it to the roof timbers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Finally, after what seemed like hours, the roars began to quiet and the old woman raised her head. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The old woman stopped to count the number of eggs, her lips lightly moving. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I recall one story my mother told us about a traveler who was approached by an old woman with terrible cataracts on her eyes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew gipsies and fortune-tellers did not express themselves as this seeming old woman had expressed herself; besides I had noted her feigned voice, her anxiety to conceal her features. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z "Just look," the old woman said, "just look," her face still turned toward mine. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One old woman held on to an ankle jutting out from a heap. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Instead the old woman led him to the Bloody Keep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When it faded, the bald old woman who’d been there was gone, as were the others from the circle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z On Thresh’s side, there’s only an old woman with a hunched back and a tall, muscular girl I’m guessing is his sister. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Xan was an old woman, and he was a young dragon, and he couldn’t have possibly known her when she was young, could he have? The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The squeals of young girls, the grunts of old women, and the trickling of bathwater echoed between the walls as backs were scrubbed and hair soaped. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “It's okay,” said Pong, bowing to the old woman. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z One old woman, in a gauzy sundress, sits in a camp chair next to one young one, in a sundress splashed with sunflowers. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The old woman’s voice was so lacking in command and reproof, so full of crumbling dissolution,—that Janie half believed that Nanny had not seen her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The old woman dragged a finger across her bottom lip. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His nerves were painfully taut as he hung onto the old woman’s words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The old woman threw her a look touched by a hint of amusement. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She waited a beat before meeting the old woman’s gaze again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Aunt Best, a horrifyingly ugly, cross old woman with two gold headed canes, vowed through her whiskers and toothless gums that he looked just as bad as she had expected. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quincy, I won’t see it in the mirror, but you just told me. I’m an old woman.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “This one must take the muteyo” he cried suddenly, pointing at an old woman Tendai recognized as one of the midwives. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did the old woman get out of the camper?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “What magic?” the madwoman said, stepping next to Xan, curling her arm around the old woman to keep her upright, and giving Sister Ignatia a hard look. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Momma was blubbering and smiling and covering her mouth with both hands and ran right up on the porch and nearly broke that Utde old woman in half. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The Onion Knight has become an old woman, he could hear them thinking, still a smuggler at heart. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Because, oh, my blessed, I love him and cannot bear the thought of losing him to a crazy old woman, even in name only. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So the hut became my home, and I found out that the old woman did not arrange the pine needles by hand. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So when the old woman finally nodded off, Ophie tiptoed out of the room and made a mad dash for the attic door at the end of the hallway. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why I let you take me out,” said the old woman. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Now, startlingly, the old woman’s hand felt different. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She fastened her leather sandals over the warm socks and watched as the old woman gathered things from the shelves in the corner. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Call and the Captain carefully lowered the old woman into the chair. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not what you fear. We didn’t lay hands on the old woman. She slipped through our trap somehow.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “You chatter too much, you foolish old woman. It is not for us to speak of such things.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I turn around to find an old woman standing behind us. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z After our paltry breakfast, I'm called with the other newcomers to a table where the old woman gives us work assignments. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z This old woman gave a lecture wherein she managed to talk for ninety minutes about Sylvia Plath without ever once quoting a single word of Sylvia Plath. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Only a few feet away a woman was sitting watching her, a very old woman with short-cropped white hair and faded, almost colorless eyes set deep in an incredibly wrinkled face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z No customers were over by the peanut stand where that same old woman from the last visit was giving me the evil eye. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The old woman cursed them, but they kept right on going. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I sit in between Rani and an old woman whose hair shines like moonlight on the ocean. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Here, where the startling tiny jaws of crocuses snap at the late- winter sun like the heads of baby watersnakes, here I killed the old woman with the irongray hair. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “That old woman’s ghost. Suppose she was a witch?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I saw the old woman who had delivered me from my mother’s womb. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “This old woman of mine, she will look after you. Have you two ever worked in the fields before?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps she didn’t want to question the old woman’s knowledge. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you plan to starve an old woman?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The door to Mrs. Caruthers’s room swung open as Ophie approached, the seemingly frail old woman standing on the other side like an ill omen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Faye said, “Now drink it down. I’m watching you. You’re not going to let an old woman get silly by herself.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An old woman, aided by two young girls. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As my mother stooped to help the old woman pick up the escaping food, I took off. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She held her hand out to the old woman—the very person who had killed her and her brother. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “That old woman is too mean to die,” Mama said. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The door opened, and an old man and an old woman came out carrying bowls of rice and soup and a leafy branch of peaches. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the books she read, every stream might be a river god, every tree a dryad in disguise, every old woman a powerful fairy, every pebble an enchanted soul. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Caruthers said nothing, just glared at Ophie as she left the room, a quiet stare that chilled Ophie and reminded her that the old woman was dangerous in so many ways. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman answered her with little soothing pats of the hand. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z It is the wisdom of the orchestra: the old woman who says almost nothing, except the one thing needed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was an old woman, sitting before an assortment of small glittering trinkets. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He certainly did not trust the old woman. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z That was the first time she’d heard that word, barter; not sitting with the old woman in the market this morning, but yesterday evening from her own master. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She charmed them with heartwarming tales of making popadam in her grandmother’s kitchen while simultaneously introducing the old woman to the joys of hip-hop. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z One by one the old women who had been founders of the town, several of whom had taken part in the daring crossing of the mountains, praised the virtues of General Moncada. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Asking his name drives him further into the folds of the old woman's skirt. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When An Linh saw me, she started crying and tried to get behind the old woman. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Antonio greeted an old woman who was standing by the fountain waiting for her pail to fill with the pathetic output of the faucet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman passed, bent down with two shopping bags, her eyes upon the slushy walk, and I thought of the old couple at the eviction. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mona seemed to see the confusion in her face, for the old woman said, “You read that book tonight. And when you return to the Academy, perhaps you will have something to teach your teachers.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It was perfectly clean and unoccupied now, except for the resident girls’ counselor, a frightening mummy of an old woman named Mrs. Singer. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Conor’s grandma would send him out when she was like that, and he got so familiar with wandering around the hospital he once correctly took a lost old woman to the X-ray department. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “And I told ye,” the woman says, “it’s Hildy, not old woman.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I am an old woman now, but once I was a girl. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In the hallway outside, an old woman called a dezhurnaya, or "hall dragon," stood guard over all the room keys, which hung on hooks behind her desk. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When the fear of the first moment had passed, the rest of the servants realized that the old woman had not run out into the street with the others. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman with stringy arms and sunken temples and slow eyes rimmed by darkened circles of weariness, an altogether different creature from the plump, round-faced woman beaming radiantly from those grainy wedding photos. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The only person there was an old woman who has no curtains on her windows. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Ophie glanced at Mrs. Caruthers, and for the first time since she had come to Daffodil Manor back in February, she saw the old woman smile. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z This was once the game of old women, old men, in the summers or in retirement villas, to be played when there was nothing good on television. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “They don’t have to show us Catch-22,” the old woman answered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The old woman worried aloud to her daughter that the guests might die in her house; this kind of thing was felt to be bad luck. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z However, she added, he seemed to be in good flesh and happy- “ ‘The old woman, a resident of the mountain resort town for ninety-seven years, called this office to report her observation. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to know a lot about this old woman that most people who had lived all their lives on the island didn’t. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman’s voice held a touch of pride, and Koffi relaxed as she recognized the fluid way she spoke Zamani. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A second later, he opened them and met the old woman's gaze. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was as if he wanted to fight, to punish himself for the old woman’s death. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mom says I should . .. ... until one crazy day when this cranky old woman and this sick little boy meet a coy-dog with a heart of gold—and they all learn an important lesson about love. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman stood at the edge of the light, her arms stretched out to Mother and Daddy. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z There—a long-legged racing dog, a face of an old woman, a raccoon’s face, a frog, Omakayas’ namesake. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Harrison called as they exited, leaving the old woman and her ghostly companion behind. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z After burying her son-in-law, the old woman left the city. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “There’s no old woman, and no witchcraft either could bring on a plague like this.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I stop to look at one old woman. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The effects of the laudanum felt to Ophie like something almost magical: the old woman became not just agreeable, but friendly, her demeanor and her words soft whenever Ophie had to fetch her anything. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Ophie reached out for her, trying to get a grip on the fabric of the old woman’s dress. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A fixed clock with a promise of lifetime repair brought us some dishes from an old woman who had a wedding set from her first marriage that her second husband didn’t like. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “You can avenge your village,” said the old woman. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she was none of these things, she was an old woman who was ill and tired. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She’s on the opposite end of the room, bending over an old woman and tucking a napkin into her collar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Caruthers had been awake all morning, longer than any days previous, and the old woman was clearly feeling better because she was growing crankier by the hour. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The last old woman, returning from the outhouse, scurried as fast as she could from the woods. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She heard the old women of the dosh khaleen muttering to each other as they watched, and wondered what they were saying. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The old woman sat back and grinned, showing her naked gums. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She was a very ugly old woman, Bran thought spite-fully; shrunken and wrinkled, almost blind, too weak to climb stairs, with only a few wisps of white hair left to cover a mottled pink scalp. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Someone is taking my magic. Is it you, old woman?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Probably Jamison was looking for her even now, to tell her of the old woman’s death. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Suppose he doesn’t want to marry a crazy old woman?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the old woman, distinctly impressed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She had been terribly grateful that summer for Madame Williams’s indifference; the woman had simply not seemed to see that Elizabeth, overnight, had become an old woman and was half mad with fear and grief. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Georgie and I dashed from hiding place to hiding place, searching for the old woman. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The Captain knelt down beside the old woman, scattering cats in every direction. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So they asked an old woman what spell they could use to make them happy, and she said, ‘When you feel discontented, think over your blessings, and be grateful.’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly she would be an old woman with toothless gums and feet that disgusted people. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was not an inn girl or a nursery maid or a companion to old women. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your name," the old woman repeats, as if Yolanda hasn't asked him in Spanish. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Wizened old women bent like hunchbacks sold flavored waters and goat's milk from glazed ceramic jugs strapped to their shoulders. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her afternoon naps grew shorter, which meant that Ophie was forced to wait on the old woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z An old woman sobbing that they had burned her cottage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Last one in the door is the first one to clean the toilet,” said the old woman, handing Pong a mop and bucket with a smile that was more gold than teeth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Inside, the clerk was at the register, weighing cabbages for a small old woman with a coin purse clutched in her hand. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And as the magic flowed from Xan to Luna, the old woman grew older and older and older. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Koffi parroted back the very words the old woman had said to her in the market. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Mama then moved to help her with the carton, and the old woman said very graciously, in Japanese, “Would you like to use it?” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But the old woman merely poked gently at the earth around the alien plant. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z "Tonight," the old woman said, "I am going to tell you how to recognise a witch when you see one." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z So, tying the baby to her chest, the old woman left for the seashore. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z An old woman answers, smiles kindly at me. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “Why are we at a countryside depot and not Kaunas station?” asked an old woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The old woman stood frozen, the basket of sticky rice her husband had forgotten swinging from her fingertips. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “How could we have seen anyone? The lights were out,” said Nammy Proggs, a tiny old woman whose back was so bent that she had to twist her head sideways to look up. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I would never have forgiven that horrible old woman. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “Then, at the Egyptian pyramids,”—he said the last three words slowly, so that the old woman would understand—“the child said to me, ‘If you come here, you will find a hidden treasure.’ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo sat on the floor next to Grandmother’s bed and held the old woman’s cold hand. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “We burned an old woman with her books.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I think I know what I have to do for the old woman, and I make a bet with myself. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z "Well, the young woman is the old woman's daughter . . ." "And?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d only seen the old woman once before, but he recognized her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He and the old woman walked far into the forest until they came to a tall, dead tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “No-no,” the old woman took the salve from me, took some of it on two bony fingers, and started rubbing it in my hair. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The young woman next to her spoon-feeds the old woman rice gruel. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For that was the last O’Brien heard about visiting the old woman. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed an old woman hanging a shamble-man made of oat sheaves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the cottage, two old women stared, envy and hope mixing in their faces, at a tall, handsome woman with black hair and dark eyes and red, red lips. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he said somewhat sadly to the old woman, “Wake and let me into the gate.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Together they walked back to the old woman. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The old woman leaned over Pong, scowling deeply. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was an old woman who used to sell the Daily News outside of Sydenham Hospital. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Months after the death of Madame Manec, Marie-Laure still waits to hear the old woman come up the stairs, her labored breathing, her sailor’s drawl. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Oh, dear, oh, dear,” whimpered an old woman by the fountain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “She thinks I’m only a foolish old woman. But I know. ’ Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “My dear, don’t you know? He picked her up in Monte Carlo or somewhere, she hadn’t a penny. She was a companion to some old woman.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I followed closely behind my father as the old woman led us through—the way she looked and walked reminded me of Gagool in the movie King Solomon’s Mines. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was spring vacation, and here I was sitting all day with a cranky old woman. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When she left Bucktown the chickens were fluttering and squawking and she looked for all the world like an old woman. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman nods and settles back in her chair. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I felt like hell warmed over, stupid and faintly sick and absolutely famished, and I think I probably wouldn’t have cared if the old woman who lived there had turned me over to the police. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine kneaded the old woman’s bony hands. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z First, Mrs. Caruthers clearly did not like Ophie, and so having to spend so much time sitting still only a few feet from the old woman was nearly unbearable. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Through the glass I could see a fifty-year- old woman with long, gray hair worn straight down her back, clad in a dress right out of the sixties, smiling welcomingly from behind the counter. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “In the forest, in the deep, deep forest lived an old, old woman.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman, good with the bow and arrow, took them with her; the old man took the water gourd. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like the old women who’d surrounded her bed, despairing of their inability to murder her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She cleared her throat when she realized the old woman was still staring at her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Standing in each was a withered old woman, so dried up and brittle they reminded Piper of mummies—except mummies didn’t normally move. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The rabbit spent the day hanging by his ears, baking in the hot sun, watching the old woman and Bryce weed and hoe the garden. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Her little hollowed face peered out at them all, little sunken blue lips like a toothless old woman’s lips, and hollow black eyes peering. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The old woman lifted the bottom edge of her apron and wiped it across her brow. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The old woman, however, became weaker and weaker, although she was still able to tell her daughter how happy she was that she would soon be joining her new husband. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “The boy went on to an old woman’s hut. ‘Respected grandmother, may I stay with you?’ he asked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve already tried with spiders. And parsley and salt. The old woman’s proof against them all.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Thor could not help staring: the old woman had nine hundred heads, each head uglier and more terrifying than the last. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The old woman just stared at her with dull eyes and shook her head. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “An old woman’s hand, I am thinking, wrinkled and feeble. I pray Daenerys returns to us soon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It is your only chance at life,” said Odin, in a voice so old and cracked that Loki could not tell whether it was the voice of an old man or an old woman. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z At seven that night the old woman wanted to go to town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “The old woman gave up too easily,” he said, his voice low and harsh. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “You old woman! You cry your whole life! You will not stop now!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine pulled the blanket around the old woman’s shoulders and rose. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The old woman wept with them, finding no solace in having been right, for her son-in-law was among the dead. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The old woman who looked like a magpie and who Meggie didn’t really like to remember was standing beside them, impatiently giving directions. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The Queen’s face wavered before her, coalesced into the image of an old woman, lines cracking from the corners of her eyes and spreading down her cheeks. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The house is large and drafty—much too large, Molly thinks, for an old woman who lives alone. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Shirley could not bear to see the sadness on the Señora’s face and lowered her gaze until it rested on the old woman’s hands. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The room fell silent, shocked, no doubt, by the audacity of these two old women. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Then another man came along and was approached by the old woman. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He watches the old woman’s gray shoes rise past his nose. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And remembering this, the old woman began to watch the eyes of the stone lions of the city. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A tiny, old woman, her hair pulled back tightly in a white bun, approaches the group of women. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Since it was partly Lissa’s fault that the old woman was loose, she might as well be the one to fix things. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z An old woman, slight, in a silver gown with a loose scarf covering her head, shuffles forward. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z In the glow of the headlights, Yolanda makes out the figure of the old woman in the black square of her doorway, waving goodbye. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The old woman, smiling toothlessly, began to hobble back through the villagers. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The old woman had always been kind to her and patient. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “She had a terrible attitude,” the old woman said with a sniff when Richard asked what had happened to her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She kept badgering Old Tallow to bring her a mirror, but the old woman refused until one day Angeline screamed at her, shockingly, that she wanted to see herself. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “They called themselves Fist and Knife. They were with an old woman called Granny.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The old woman told Lassie it was all right. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z An old woman ended the contest by leaning out of her window and emptying a bucket of slops on the heads of the combatants. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing she can do to harm us now. She’s a broken old woman. No need to torment her.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Mary Alice flinched, but the old woman lost in the chair was staring straight at Grandma. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “She. The old woman who makened the colors. She said there be blue yonder.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman says you don’t have to be in a state of grace to get a few ashes on your forehead and tells Malachy stop tormenting his poor little brother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z As soon as they were in it, dogs were barking and an old woman was running toward them flapping her hands at them, as though they were hens she could shoo away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The old women were Russian and the only Persian they spoke was the pinching of cheeks. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The light flickered over the paper as the old woman crouched down and stared at the lines demarcating the Great Wood, the river Nir, the Kell. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “She knows all there is, the old woman,” Jamison said. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As though looking through a tunnel, she watched as the old woman ambled back over to sit cross-legged directly opposite her again, this time holding a large black bowl between her knees. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old woman’s other eye opened, and she pursed her lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Her breath caught when she glimpsed the old woman with silver hair standing at the stove. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Telemakhos knocked at the women’s door and called: “Eurykleia, come out here! Move, old woman. You kept your eye on all our servant girls. Jump, my father is here and wants to see you.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry you got in trouble,” he said, jumping slightly as Mrs. Caruthers yelled for Amelia, the old woman still confused about Ophie’s name. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Roza asked for toast and the old woman smiled and cut two large slices from a fresh loaf on the counter. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The old woman withdrew into the shack and crouched behind the stump again. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The old woman seemed not to understand what he meant with his gestures and quiet words; the old man did understand, and refused. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “You’re dead,” Ophie said to the ghost, as one of the party guests walked over to check the old woman's pulse. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman shook her head and tried to laugh, but she sat down at the table with them and began to cry. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He was carried home, and an old woman was left to watch and see whether he slept to wake or slept forever. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was gone but the weeping old woman in the bulky brown and gray sweaters and black head shawl, and soon she too would be gone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Azareen gasped at the sight of one old woman, and Lazlo noted the way her sword arm fell limp to her side. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Daughters who had complained bitterly about the responsibilities of taking care of their aged mothers-in-law had altered when Sula locked Eva away, and they began cleaning those old women’s spittoons without a murmur. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Whether it was sentiment or rheumy eyes that troubled the old woman, I could not tell. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The old woman shuffled back to the barn, and after a quick glance at the fools and the knight, Anya followed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Yolanda gives the tree line beyond the old woman's shack a glance. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The day before that, I woke up in my own bed and watched an old woman die. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood like that in the darkness for a while, me and this teenaged old woman, this rather beautiful girl who had loved my grandfather when he was the age I am now. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “And you are not just an old woman,” he spat back. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Harriet saw a little old woman, rocking her body back and forth, sitting on her heels, in front of the fire, sucking on a clay pipe as she grieved about her boys. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of him made the old woman smile. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Wait until you are twenty-two,” the old woman said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman in a yellow knit beret is holding up a pink plastic bag filled with wrapped trinkets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman waved her arms in conducting motions; she blew softly with her mouth. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman was neatly strapped in under a mound of blankets. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Said the great soldier then: “Rejoice inwardly. No crowing aloud, old woman. To glory over slain men is no piety. Destiny and the gods’ will vanquished these, and their own hardness. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take the old woman, and join the other troops at the bottom of this accursed mountain.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Ay, what courage that old woman has!” my uncle ex claimed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I could even catch a rich old woman whose tight strand of pearls pinched in the sags of her neck whispering to her friend right behind me, “Oriental Jews.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The only oasis of silence was next to me where the small young man and the old woman were gazing at each other. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Richard, you must have paid a fortune to have this shipped here!” a particularly wizened old woman said. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Another scream comes from the old woman, this time her hammer smashes his leg. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Clara,” the old woman said, despair dripping off of every word. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Chucha came into our bedrooms with this bundle in her hands, and Nivea, who was helping us pack, said to her in a gruff voice, "What do you want, old woman?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z They looked at each other, then, and it was the old woman who looked away first. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The fierce old woman who looked after the children kept telling Minta that things would change. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not make out the face of the mother who rested from the pains of birth, but I could see the old woman in black who tended the just-arrived, steaming baby. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “That old woman eat two butter beans and say she full. I couldn’t get her to eat nothing.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As the old woman passed the porch, she gave me a close look. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z What was in their souls, that they would pistol-whip an old woman if she tried to stop them from taking her grandson? It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Who is the old woman?” the dwarf asked him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I scowl at the old woman, unsurprised to see her glaring back. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The surly old woman harrumphed and crossed her arms, not saying anything else, and Ophie pushed Penelope out into the hallway, closing the door behind her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman throwing stones at crows who cawed and derided her was his old woman—and they his crows. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman had said something else to her a short while ago. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Why you annoy with old woman? Hai, I remember butter now. I fry vegetable in butter for one week. That very good week. Not best week ever, but very good.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Sarai couldn't remember exactly when she had passed away, but it was certainly before her own first bleeding, because her reaction to discovering the old woman’s death had been so foolish. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The corset gone and the shaking old woman hanging all over herself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She is not an old woman or a young woman. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The old man and old woman were only a part of this lostness and this hunger. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman who had been stacking the bread stood back when she saw them, her eyes fearful. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a cluster of old women, and they startled and skittered back from the bedside, clinging together. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z An old woman answered my knock and gave me the drink of water I asked for and nearly talked my arm off. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of the old woman he’d seen not so long ago, the way she’d seemed to know the jungle called to him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Thinking about myself as a crazy, independent old woman made me feel almost happy. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he heard the old woman say that she was the mother of Mrs. Dalton. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Why would you do this, children, why?” wailed the old woman. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z After making a few faces at myself, I put my thumbs in my ears and was making mule ears when two old women came by. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman, small and grey as a mouse, never said a word, but the girl made up for it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But what stood out most on the old woman were her eyes. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When she entered, the old woman was snoring loudly, mouth agape and a slight trail of drool beginning to trickle from the side. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I imagined some old woman telling my mother on me up in heaven, shaking her head and wagging her finger. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The old woman advanced through the field, hands up and strumming the threads of magic in the air. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The old woman’s back was turned to her, but Koffi still heard the tension in her voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Oh, they’ll let you in, dear. You can trust those two. So, what do you say? Will you help a defenseless old woman?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z With a small knife, the old woman cut a sleeve of the boy's shirt and pulled a delicate red thread. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Just then one of the men came down the steps with an armful of articles, and I saw the old woman reach up, yelling, "Take your hands off my Bible!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As she beat her fists on the altar, the old woman above her laid hands on her shoulders, crying: “Call on Him, daughter! Call on the Lord!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman came up behind him and greeted the group. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She sang quietly to herself as she cooked, in a voice like a thousand old women all singing at the tops of their voices at once. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I do not think they hear your prayers. And when the Yunkai’i send back the old woman to spit in your eye, what then?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As they followed the old woman silently through the house, Petra and Calder absorbed as much of what was around them as they could. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We never spoke the old woman’s name out loud, just as we never went too close to her house. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The old woman had been famous in the city for inking the most beautiful elilith. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One time we settled on this little old woman hobbling through the mall with such pinch-faced purpose, we decided she was the perfect serial killer of the day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The bright sun cast them in shadow, but he could see the shapes of a girl, an aged man, and an old woman. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A week later, almost to the same day, an old woman stopped by my house in Ville Rose on her way to Port-au-Prince. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The old woman was terrified of the glaring searchlights and the guns firing at the English planes overhead. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You want the old woman? Bring the emperor a Luminous Stone That Lights the Night, and you can have her.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Shanti the Peacemaker, always having to manage the tension between two stubborn old women. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The old woman unfolded one side of the cardboard, while Mama opened the other; then she bowed again and scurried out the door. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman cries softly, her hand clutching his small one, her thumb massaging the top of his hand in a circle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We came upon an old woman sitting in her garden in a washtub like Diogenes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Fyrian hid behind the crinkly curtain of the old woman’s hair, staring at the baby with a combination of fear and jealousy and longing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The old woman dabbed a smear of honey off her lips, gave Qezza and Grazhar each a parting kiss upon the brow, and fastened her silken veil across her face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even with her cane, Aunt Rose always seemed fierce and unbowed, and seeing her like this, small and frail, reminded Ophie that her aunt was a very old woman, maybe even older than Mrs. Caruthers. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She knew where the cabbages were lined on burlap in front of a radiant old woman who raised one hand to Liyana as if she were blessing her. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I never wanted to smack an old woman before, but boy, I did now. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The old woman sat silent, bearing the burden of her years. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “You! You stupid old woman!” he finally sputtered. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She wished the old woman good health, and called her “Auntie” because it was a sign of affection, though Omakayas was really not sure exactly what she felt. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The old woman gave Salva a bag of peanuts and a gourd for drinking water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I have vivid memories of her, as an old woman, regularly looking at a black-and-white photo of Mina and bursting into tears. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The old woman had been chopping vegetables, and she was holding a very large, shiny knife when she turned to see the three visitors enter her home. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Here is the baby in the arms of an old woman. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I am an old woman, too tired to take up a new life. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Do you mind if I join you?” she asked Ophie, which seemed silly because it was the old woman’s house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman’s corpse was cool by now, the bravo’s body stiffening. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This was the time he tried to stuff red hot peppers into his mother’s nose because he was convinced that if the old woman sneezed three times, she would live. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The young man studies his baby daughter as he listens to the old woman's story. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The old woman quickly wrapped one arm around the Iron Rod, clasping her grandchild protectively with the other. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The cow had knocked over meat racks and bumped into an old woman. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “I’m a poor old woman with no money. How can I afford the repairs? Oh, why did I take you little fiends off the streets?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought, shivering, that there are things that outweigh comfort, unless one is an old woman or a cat. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She looked innocuous, but he knew that a helpless old woman could never survive on her own in the Great Wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Finally, she became a tiny little old woman, peddling vegetables from door to door in Auburn. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the old woman in the picture. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The gourd slipped from her hands as she started to double over, but with surprising speed, the old woman was at her side again, holding her upright. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old woman rubs the trembling tip of an index finger across one eyebrow. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The old woman was still not looking at her, and finally Koffi saw where the rattling had come from. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old woman introduced herself matter-of-factly before pointing to the sacks. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old woman with the pipe was puffing on it without realizing it had gone out. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The old woman points to a black folio on the table. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The old woman gave her a shrewd look. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old woman was watching her much more intently now. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We hid the car in a garage, believe it or not, belonging to a lovely and heroic old woman who lives by herself in a riverside villa on the Tours side of the Poitou. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But as soon as I saw Grandma Sands I knew that Byron would destroy this poor old woman. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But if she tried to read something else Mrs. Caruthers would snap at her, and so she read the irksome tomes until the old woman drifted off. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She gave it to the old woman who attended her and signified that it was for the Queen. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A few old women were sitting in a corner, drinking tiny glasses of sherry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She deliberately assumed the bent-over posture of an old woman, sidling down the street. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of the tiny hut, a bent and white- haired old woman was working near a lush flower garden. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman looked up at him when he said that, as worshipful as a repentant sinner testifying in church. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t even say good-bye to the old woman who saved her life! Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Farmer says to them, speaking of the old woman in the house, “You love her a lot? Do you tell her? Don’t lie to me now.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The old woman asked him to swear again while looking at the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote hurriedly, in scrabbling handwriting: When I saw her in the light she was quite an old woman, fifty years old at least. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Gratefully, she took the book and returned to the old woman’s room, her mind whirring with plans for what to do next. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman leaned forward, her black eyes gleaming. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Take my seat,” I said to an old woman who was standing along side waiting for the little boy next to me to offer her a seat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later they came to a stout old woman with hands as gnarled as tree roots. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Was it good to give the potato to a hungry old woman, or bad to take her little brother’s potato when she knew how much he would have enjoyed eating it? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The old woman's hand was bony and hard with callus, the boy's small and soft, but it was good to have someone to hold on to. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They sent for the old woman, and she came: so frail, so gray, so wizened and wrinkled that it seemed like a breeze would blow her away. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The old woman was gasping for breath as she minced along and muttering to herself in distracted agitation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The old woman finished untying her head wrap and let it fall to the ground. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “There was an old woman. She saw what happened. She told the police.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “You know if the old woman dies, we’ll all be dismissed,” Cook murmured to Mama, not one to follow her own advice about not minding the business of her employers. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z An old woman had yelled out some crazy things to me in the morning. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Koffi looked up and found the old woman’s expression had changed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I could touch the stones the old woman wore—its bone marrow. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman stepped out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on an apron. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I avoided the two old women as if they were afflicted with the plague and their house a haunted graveyard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman who had lived there had refused to leave, but Capricorn wouldn't tolerate prying eyes so close to his new hideout and gave his followers free rein. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Not until the sickness changed her, turning her into a weak old woman. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z This particular old woman, though she was often nearby, never glared at the group of boys, as others did, or chided them for their behavior. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She says it loudly, just as we pass the two old women still holding each other’s hands, as they pause to look at jewelry in a window. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She wasn’t there, but Minnie, who is a little old woman, introduced me very prettily. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about the old woman from our block, Khadijah auntie, who raised her fist to bolster me when some of the others were yelling at me about the fast. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Bernard! How can you?” the passage of an old woman with ophthalmia and a disease of the skin distracted her from her indignation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the people she implicated as witches were two old women who lived several doors from us, from whom I had often received morsels of food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The babies didn’t die, you know,” the old woman said, a mischievous grin curving across her wide mouth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He nodded for the old woman to deliver the package at the altar. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman remembered a swan she had bought many years ago in Shanghai for a foolish sum. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry to hear that,” Mr. Gonzalez said and put the coat into an old metal locker in which Ignatius saw a bag like the two beside the old woman’s desk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Izzi jumps up as the old woman grabs her head with one hand and staggers back into the wall with a moan. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We camped out under a sapodilla tree and listened to the pygmy owls with their old women’s voices. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are the best granddaughter an old woman could hope for. And now will you just look where we are?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “The little girl was sorry for them, and asked an old woman what she should do to help them. ‘Your geese will tell you, they know everything.’ said the old woman. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman had to be angry about something to want to make everyone around her unhappy as well. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I wanted to know who the old woman was who cut the baby’s cord. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman nodded, and there was a touch of renewed sadness in her voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My face burned with humiliation, and I imagined the old women in my hometown shul, clucking their tongues and shaking their heads. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She has the flattened soft fingertips of an old woman. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran into the avenue where in the light of a flaming liquor store I saw three old women scurrying toward me with raised skirts loaded with canned goods. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z That might cause so many spirits to want to be close to the old woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman raised an eyebrow at Seven but kept her wand up, mid-flick. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He saw an old woman faint and heard the panic from the family she was with. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I tried to imagine the god of messengers ever falling in love with this old woman, but the idea was too bizarre. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Look at it thusly,” the old woman says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They reached the front of the stage, and Miss Spink leaped nimbly off the unicycle, and the two old women bowed low. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z At the sound of their voices, the old woman turned her head. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A girl emerged from the same hut as the old woman had. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The old woman with a face like a vulture came out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z After the deportation, the wailing of old women could be heard from nearly every window and door in the ghetto. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The old woman gave him her rag and they disappeared into the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Ophie didn’t know how that frail old woman knew Teddy Roosevelt, but she could heed a warning. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The witch doctor then signalled the old woman to bring his medicine bag. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman sobbed, pointing to the stuff piled along the curb. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie half wondered if he somehow hadn’t noticed that she’d be looking after an old woman who already didn’t seem to like her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Embarrassed, her son-in-law pleaded and yelled by turns for her to stop her warnings, but the old woman did not. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her hands find Madame’s face, and the old woman’s cheek is so hot that Marie-Laure’s fingers recoil as though scalded. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z One of these three dolls is an old Fisherman with a Net over his back, another is an old woman with wood on her back and the third is a little boy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The old woman who had gasped at my nightgown began to cry. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And then from out of Lennie’s head there came a little fat old woman. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When the story ended, the old woman studied my mother for a long time while she wrapped and rewrapped her faded blue pagne over her flat chest. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the house, the curtains slowly came unmoored from their rings and hung like the petticoats of an old woman, dusty and faded. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman had nattered at him for ten years, telling her endless stories, but now she gaped at him as if he were some stranger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "One above, and one below. Strangely, when they walk the earth, they both take the same form. Of a little old woman, with silvery hair, sparkling eyes, and a knowing smile." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The same two old women I had met before. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw the ghosts of all those unknown dead, heard the great house pant with the labored breath of an old woman. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "That's how it would seem, dearie," and the old woman cackled and hooted with delight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They turned their heads to watch as an energetic old woman came out, waving a broom over her head and shouting something. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get the old woman,” he barked, “and bring her through the Black Tortoise Gate.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "In Pentos, I make them with pork," the old woman said, "but all my pigs died on the Dothraki sea. These are made of horsemeat, Khaleesi, but I spice them the same." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The Gestapo says their Führer has more need of them than an old woman walking in gutters running with the rain.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the end I had hoped that a home for the aged would give the old woman the comfort that with my limited means I could not provide for her. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I felt silly being scared of a frail old woman, but the way her voice had changed, the way she’d grabbed Nico ... The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Ophie made her way back to Mrs. Caruthers’s room, scrubbing at her cheeks as the old woman howled for her afternoon tea, the racket enough to wake the dead. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “She’s not a witch, and you know it. She’s a lonely old woman, and Judith, you couldn’t help liking her if you knew her.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The hard rice scrapes down in a dry lump, thus I put a marker on the old woman’s grave. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They gave off an aura similar to the old woman’s, a certain oneness with the jungle that he didn’t understand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Patrolman William Michael O’Brien had heard about her shortly after his assignment to the precinct, but it wasn’t until nearly three months later that he actually met the old woman. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Watching films of her interviews with Oaxacans, I saw two old women explain to the young anthropologist that they, too, were hombres de maiz. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The old woman’s voice had changed: her accent, her gesture, and all were familiar to me as my own face in a glass—as the speech of my own tongue. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It coughs and rumbles and spits out two old women in front of the grocery store. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Why did I attract these weird old women? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The old woman had crumpled to the stairs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman was sitting cross-legged against one of the alley’s walls, nearly camouflaged in its filth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z O’Brien got around to thanking the old woman a few days later, telling her how his wife had been jealous of such a fine sweater. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Em stiffened, as if Annabeth had done something wrong, but then the old woman relaxed just as quickly, so I figured it must’ve been my imagination. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I feel sorry for the old woman but am fascinated at the prospect of being caught between the two worlds. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman brought her withered hands together as though she were trying to clap, the way one did to say thank you. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman who had been praying there was gone. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman stood by the fire stirring something in a pot. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The old woman led the boy to a room at the back of her house; it was separated from her living room by a curtain of colored beads. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One old woman, Italian I believe, said she'd admired my eggplants for weeks and told me how happy she was to meet me. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hope was this fat old woman with a little dog. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A third old woman, smaller than the other two, was ambling toward them through the trees with unnerving quiet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I met an old woman as wild as the wind Striding in white out of midnight’s den. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The Captain had found a cot mattress, and he and my father gently rolled the old woman over and lifted her to the mattress. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman’s spirit, she realized, would still be in her body. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the old woman raised her hand with the intention of slapping Ophie across the face, Ophie knew well enough to scurry away. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "It's not just, it's not," she heard one wizened old woman complain to another when they had bedded down for the night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The rancher swore that he had etched a cross on his bullet, and that proved that the old woman was a witch, and so he was let free. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hand turned itself, positioning the dagger point against her breast, and she searched the jeering faces of the old women of Weep, finding no end to them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The old woman behind it wasn’t much taller. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the thunderous destruction, she could hear screams and shrieks, and when the old woman closed her eyes, the salt water on her face was not only from the ocean waves. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A committee of three old women went to the morgue to claim his body. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The little old woman moved closer to the bars, and at the same moment a guard motioned to her son. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Cobb, I wasn’t coming to—” “You weren’t coming to what? To bring some peace to an old woman whose household you’ve thrown upside down? Is that what you weren’t coming to do?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The old woman shakes her head and takes her garlic to the counter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She stood at the foot of the mound of black soil, a thin old woman with white hair bound in a braid that reached her hips, her face a finely drawn map of lines. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "Where are you going?" the old woman asked. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “He raced ahead of all his men to see her face the sooner, only to be left languishing whilst she ate lamb and figs with some dried-up old woman.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Besides, she was just an old woman full of beans anyway, so I decided to call her bluff. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “It counts with a foolish old woman whom you have captivated,” replied Mademoiselle, with her wriggling laugh. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe it was nothing at all, just the same old woman looking like herself and saying the things she always said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One of the ghosts—an old woman—beckoned, urging her to come close. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z ‘The soldiers will leave me alone, an old woman on her own. It would be more dangerous for me to travel with you.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We did not lose money on the wine, and the girl was shy but nice about bringing it The old woman looked in once and counted the empty bottles. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “That I already have posterity. I was once a baby and now I am an old woman. That is posterity.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z When it was finally secure in the tiny sty in her back garden, the old woman brought out two stone flagons of water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z An old woman sweeping the steps of a church. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z He throws himself at me, or he cunningly sneaks up behind, sometimes in disguise—a goat, a dog, a sickly old woman—and I roll on the floor with laughter. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They entered a chamber where an old woman sat with her hands chained, flanked by guards. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “But this old woman kept checking in on me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "There," the old woman said to the baby in her arms. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z When she reached her grandmother’s house, the old woman did not send her away, but took her in and washed her, and her makgabe, making everything smell sweetly. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I sat in my quarter of the car and smoked, wondering why the old woman at Coosa Liquors didn’t just pull that one hair out of her mole. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The second body was that of an old woman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old woman reached down and saw the Iron Rod was now a needle, fine and delicate. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Something about the old woman’s voice, her eyes, held him fast. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The old woman laughed so hard and so suddenly that Tristran thought that she was choking. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I made it to Miss Sadie’s house but all I found was hot dirt and a cranky old woman. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The old woman leans toward Molly, a slight frown on her face. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I jerked my hand out of my mother’s tight grasp and spun around, knocking into an old woman. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z An old woman stumbled into the open space in front of her hut. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman stared up at Madame Semele with one good eye and one milky eye. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not leaving me to carry all these platters!” the old woman snaps at the younger one. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z That day he could smell the pale, almost blue clay the old women used for plastering the walls. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z This is an ugly old woman they seem to have made up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon, Uncle Kufa decided the old woman was well enough to travel. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "We are almost done," said Yvaine, and she turned back to the little old woman. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “They are drunks with nothing better to do than argue like old women,” Andrew laughed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Several minutes later the door was opened by a tiny, extremely old woman. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The old woman in the cart was soon enveloped in a transparent shimmer that moved busily, working and feeding in some invisible way that made Ruta Skadi sick to watch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I volunteered. The Tiger Emperor took all the men to work on the wall,” Yanna said, “so that left only old women and girls here at the palace.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The old woman looked amazed, then gave a big clatter of laughter. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She wanted to tell the old woman to let her be, to go off and hunt, her favorite occupation. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “It means a trade,” the old woman explained. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The kids flying by on bicycles steer clear of this barefoot old woman in her plastic babushka, but I can tell you she is not deranged. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned in furious indignation on the old woman. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "Treasonous old woman. I could have her tongue ripped off for lying." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The door creaked open, and the old woman appeared, hair wild, eyes wide, spittle coming from her mouth. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I think of my mother, sweeping up deadly toxins; the way they used to use up old women, in Russia, sweeping dirt. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Weak children, wrinkled old women, the sick and the stupid and the heedless, the cruel land claimed them all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His face was wide and brown, and the skin was smooth and soft like an old woman’s. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The old woman chuckled as she walked out, her cane heavy on the floor. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman raised her arms, and then, in a voice that surprised me with its deep strength and volume, shouted to the top of the mountain. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “No problem, no problem at all,” the old woman said. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z As a child, the boy had always been frightened to death that he would be captured by Gypsies, and this childhood fear returned when the old woman took his hands in hers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mona took a step closer to her, and Taisin had the impression that the old woman could see right into her mind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z First a kind of perverted pride that my meek mother had bested the old woman, if only for an afternoon. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who hired her?” the old woman demanded, struggling upright in the bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a big family: an infant and an old woman and a woman whose age was hard to tell. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z What came out was a teeny-weeny, old, old, old woman that looked just like Momma would if someone shrank her down about five sizes and sucked all the juice out of her! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Charles thought she looked like a little old woman, “but with her heightened colour, sparkling eyes & bridled smiles, she looked, as I thought, quite charming.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "Young people today. One of them thought it would be good sport to fire the house of a poor old woman who has never harmed a soul. Well, he learned his lesson soon enough." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z By the pride in her voice, Yolanda understands the old woman wants to treat her to the best on her menu. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z However, while they came for Amah’s embroidery skills, they stayed for the old woman’s stories. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The old woman had been right, the worst of his pain was definitely gone, but he was still sore. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z This the old woman above her somehow divined, and she cried: “Yes, honey. You just let go, honey. Let Him bring you low so He can raise you up.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “It would have been scandal, and ruin,” the old woman said, even as everyone ignored her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z When she found them, she put them on with the movements of an old woman. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of the old woman in her kerchief and long skirts over track pants made Lincoln laugh. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I heard the old women talk about how he was stupid but very rich. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman crossed her arms and sniffed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then, when he tipped his hat to one of the old women on the wagons, it came to her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I pay him back, I’ll be almost thirty—a wrinkled, old woman.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But the old woman’s cadence reminds me of the Tribespeople anyway, and I’m pulled into the tale. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The old woman called out to the landlord in the tongue of Old Volantis. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You’re going to have to bring me another, dear,” the old woman said to Ophie, waving her empty glass at her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z First was an old woman named Queenie and her grown daughter, Violet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Might the old woman know something that no one else — even someone with the status of Jamison — knew? Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman took a few sips and, though she sputtered and coughed, most of the purplish liquid disappeared down her throat. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The day after Ophie opened the forbidden closet in Mrs. Caruthers’s room the old woman had the groundskeeper, Mr. Henry, add a padlock to the door. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "Of course I have kept my word—to the letter," said the old woman, as if in reply. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And the old woman started up blinking and licking her dry lips, and she said, “I am not to open except to such as may rent the whole inner courts.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z A moment later, Ophie watched as the old woman’s spirit appeared over her body, her expression slack and confused. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The old woman looked up and into the bustling market, as though she was seeing past it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I couldn't imagine Mary being as helpless as the old woman at the eviction, and by the time I reached the apartment I had begun to lose my depression. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman threw herself against the door. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The old woman’s voice was low, but perfectly clear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull the robe more securely around me as I remember the old woman transforming into the rodent. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She was probably an old, old woman now, still in the same harshness of spirit, singing this song in the tiny house down home which she and Elizabeth had shared so long. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Dany did not want to go back to Vaes Dothrak and live the rest of her life among those terrible old women, yet she knew that the knight spoke the truth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z An old woman behind us says, What are ye doin’ to that lovely child? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Suddenly the blind old woman in her rickrack dressing gown and with her thin gray hair plaited into a rat’s tail stepped forward and pushed Vellya Paapen with all her strength. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z An old man and an old woman hobbling along arm in arm. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z |
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