Harry opened his eyes; there were lanterns above him, and the floor was shaking — the Hogwarts Express was moving again and the lights had come back on. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I put down the telephone and went back to the bedroom and threw open the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Certainly a station wagon whose right back door flies open when you take left turns too quick, gets honked at every time it inches up a hill, and leaks black oil all over the street. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

With its new floor, the open grave now appeared empty. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“My friend said I could use his car. One of the doors doesn’t open, but at least I got wheels.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Virgil could never really tell when Gulliver was sleeping, since his eyes were always open and he spent a lot of time hiding in his plastic tree hut. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Without opening her eyes, Luna began to draw. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The other half had balconies on the second and third floors that reminded him of the open atrium of a hotel he and his family had stayed at once. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Suddenly someone threw open the pantry door letting the first morning sun stream into our blinking, terrified eyes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He was always open to new gestures, new ways to use the stage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

They walked toward a bar south of the bridge, to wait for it to open. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

At the other end of the corral a gate opened and two steers came in, swaying their heads and trotting, their lean flanks swinging. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I opened the latch to her purse and dug through the pockets—Quick, Natalie. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“That shelf always squeaks when the latch is open.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Now,” said the King, when he reached the open lawn, “when I blow the whistle—jump!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She lights a cigarette, throws the match out the open window into our drive. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

There was Lord Roke, lying in the open on a patch of moss. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Maya looked at me with her eyes wide open like she totally believed me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Cletus opened up the Spiritualist handout and stared at the page mile after mile. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The door swings open to reveal a young man dressed in black, with dark hair that falls over his eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Much of America in the 1920s did not open its arms to a black singer performing the classics. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Talking fish? What would they say? 'Please don’t fry me'?” I push the door open, and her face is just like I imagined. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

As we walked back to her classroom, students thronged the hall, the metallic ringing of lockers opening and closing as they gathered their books for the first class after lunch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Jimmy opened the door, though, the nasty black circle shadowing his right eye surprised him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We had to open our baggage and let inspectors see that we weren’t smuggling in opium or anything else illegal. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The next time down on offense, when they leave me wide open, Coach yells, “Shoot!” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bathroom door flew open and she got right in my face. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

"But this time, use your judgment, keep your eyes open, get in the swing of things! Then, if you make good, perhaps . . . well, perhaps . . . It's up to you." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bedroom door opens—Dad never gets around to fixing that squeak. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Cautiously, I opened the door to the boathouse. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Once the door opened, Gen picked up her pace. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A shell banged open with a stupendous clout right beside his ear as he was scrambling back toward the front, and some undestroyed recess of his intelligence wondered that it did not kill them all. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He padded down the passageway to the last door on the right, then opened it with a sigh. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Jim had brought a big clear plastic sheet, of the sort decorators use to cover floors, and was trying to rig it across the open front of the shelter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Why else would they open a large play area for children, hang up a sign saying “Giant Kid’s Playground”, and then wonder why everyone stays away from it? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

He ripped open a teddy bear and pronounced good omens for the coming year—Fortuna would bless them! The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When we finish eating, I run up to open the door for Bieber, who almost trips down the stairs and then flings himself into the room like a cannonball. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Well, what else would I mean? What else is there in a booth in the men’s room? And keep your head down. And keep the door to the booth very slightly open,” Claudia finished. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now she sat, mouth open, wide-eyed, not knowing what to make of this extraordinary story. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Church not being “thrown open,” he was, as I have said, our clerk. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Finn opened his mouth to ask, but then Sean wound the jacket around his hand like a boxer protecting his knuckles. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Covering her mouth with an open hand, she said, “Oh my.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

His nose was pinched and he breathed with quick, short breaths through his slightly open mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He could see the dark outline of a huge boy who was crouching in front of an open door, a very large box next to it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When I looked back, he had sat down in the swing and opened his Bible. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to speak the prologue. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Alice was lying there, her blouse open where I had unbuttoned it, her face flushed, eyes wide in disbelief. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was the sound of the front door banging open. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that he got out and opened the trunk where he always kept a fresh sport coat and slacks, a white shirt and a tie, in case of emergency. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His nose was getting congested.“I mean, they tricked us. I sort of wanted to open the window too, when I saw those wolves charging. You know, in case it wasn’t fake.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“You said it yourself once, there’s nothing out there but open grassland. It would be a safe place for Adiah to get rid of the splendor still inside her.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He lurched toward the open window, not sure whose name to call out. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I open the car door and toss back, Do not worry, Uhmma, I know where to find them. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He looks in, acts as if he's going to open the door, then leaves again. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s so much more to see in the Forest of Sight. But I suppose there’s a lot to see everywhere, if only you keep your eyes open.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taking a chance, he stood and opened one of the garbage lids. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Octavian opened his mouth, but no sound came out. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then we opened the hatch, and one of them threw three biological isolation garments in to us, which we put on. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up came a web page filled with photos of happy dogs romping in open fields. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Instead, her dress is on the bed and her closet open, a few gowns hanging roughly, as though she pulled them out before finding them wanting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They wanted her, needed her, the fire, the life, and Dany gasped and opened her arms to give herself to them ... A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She dislodges it from my arms and flips it open. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A few throbbing minutes later, when he opened his eyes, he found himself squinting at a small, unopened package wrapped in green paper. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The main door opened as she and Brandon unzipped their backpacks. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then I heard a different kind of explosion—the sound of Hermes’s magic thermos being opened a little too far. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He holds the door open as I step through toting the heat-lantern. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

My aunt was like a second mother and she received us with open arms when we walked into her home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She did not feel the abyss opening beneath her feet at the thought of lies becoming truths. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dee lets the door slam behind her, and it sounds even bigger than it does when it opens. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Just before the last hours of night, the moon sailed through the clouds, showing its face through the open window of the building before it was driven away by a cockcrow. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He stared at them darkly for a moment, and then slowly opened the gate and let them ride through. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The door to the roof of the tower was stuck so fast that it was plain no one had opened it in years. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And then, as though Barry’s thoughts had sent out an SOS, the front door opened and Dad appeared on the porch. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

I ducked back into the lab and, trying hard to avoid looking at the body on the table, opened the cabinet doors under the counter instead. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then Vonetta raised her hand and opened her mouth and had the world looking and laughing at us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remembering where I was, I tried to get up to go look for Cecilia, but I couldn’t focus, much less keep my eyes open. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He opened a stable and sold horse rides to tourists. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his borrowed key, he opened the Pipeworks door, and they hurried past the yellow slickers on their hooks and the lines of rubber boots. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before his foot hit the bottom step, the door banged open. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and stumbled to hang out of it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the drawer and pulled them out. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The fighting around me stopped as the combatants’ eyes and mouths opened wide in amazement. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went together to buy birds for the cages that had been empty ever since my grandmother, sensing that she was about to die, had opened them and let the birds fly out. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven kept well away from the opening of the forest near a bench on the other side of the road though, just in case. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Or they would cut the top off a big gourd they had grown and use that, sticking an ear of corn in the opening to seal it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can open and close books a million times and they stay the same. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not willing to leave them lying open in the wilderness for any eyes to see. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But the night before the hunt, after she had banked the kitchen fire and finished washing the supper dishes, she opened the kitchen door and sat down on the doorstep. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Ephialtes laughed as he pushed buttons on his control board, cranking the conveyor belts into high gear and opening random animal cages. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A grocery store down the block is opening its roll-up doors for business as the moon hangs high above this bank up ahead. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then I thought of those pictures of melting ghost faces I’ve seen somewhere, where the mouths are open wide and they’re screaming. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A wall of snow pressed against the plate-glass window, scaling the door that once opened to the parking lot. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The side benches were one and a half feet wide and the end benches were three feet deep; the open space of the lifeboat was thus twenty feet long and five feet wide. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The following dawn, Celaena’s bedroom door opened, and a familiar stalking gait echoed through the room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess you should come in,” James said, opening the door wider. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes again, Gram was gone. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

We got to the sides of the stream and opened up on the reeds. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad opened the pizza box, and the warm smell of baked crust and melted cheese rose up, but my appetite had disappeared. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The front door opened, and seconds later a man clomped into the kitchen. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and opened them to make sure he wasn't imagining it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh... somebody just opened a business. Somebody lost a dog. Somebody needs a companion.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

With bated breath he tore his shirt open, not caring who saw him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But medieval Islam in the same region was technologically advanced and open to innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gus turned over to rise, but Bigger was on top of him, with the knife open and ready. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes lit up as he took a few pieces for himself, immediately opening one and stuffing it into his mouth. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He clawed the jib down, wadded it in a ball and—with it still hooked to the forestay—he opened the forward hatch and jammed all of the sail he could into the opening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure he could open the tile from underneath. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, we have medicines for everything. You, girl, open that drawer in the table and bring out a bandage.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second later the opposite side of the door pushed open. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Its mouth was open, and Stanley could see its white tongue moving in and out between its black teeth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I turn to see the back door of the house hanging open, and my thoughts suddenly go wild. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The playful romance we had sustained in the cave has disappeared out in the open, under the hot sun, with the threat of Cato looming over us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

What would I find if I opened that lid? The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say anything about it, just scans his badge in the door sensor to open it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Soon there was a soft scrabbling of paws on wood, the latch clicked, and the door opened a fraction, just enough to admit the slight body of the cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack jiggled a key in a lock, then opened them to reveal an enormous room decorated in burgundy and silver-blue, just like the lobby. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We were not yet at the point where we were open revolutionaries, overtly fighting the system no matter what the cost. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This low-IQ peacock came tearing after me as soon as it heard me open my bag of peanuts. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I opened my hand and she placed the key in my palm. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he opens the door and slams it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

It digs deeply into my cheek, opening a wide gash. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A window opened on the second floor of the brownstone. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to yell at him to stop when he turned around to pick up another rock and I saw his face. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Nok’s eyes opened that morning, she knew her father wasn't there. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In order to make enough money he had to keep the speakeasy open sixteen, sometimes eighteen, hours a day. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then the beautiful eyes of the fair woman open and look love, and the voluptuous mouth present to a kiss—and man is weak. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

This time there was no Dustfinger to open the door in the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you ever feel like talking, my door is always open.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and I am all alone. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The classroom door opened as she spoke, and Snape stepped into the corridor, his sallow face framed as ever by two curtains of greasy black hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When I got closer, I spotted an open patch of ground directly in front of the castle’s entrance, just outside the shield wall. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The doors of the police cars were open, and the red roof lights were blinking. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands shake as he opens cupboard doors and bangs them shut, forgetting where he keeps the cups. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He pulls the door open before I can pound on it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Newport gathers the other ship captains and high-ranking gentlemen on the Susan Constant and opens the box. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Lockton studied the boy, then looked over to Bellingham, who was inspecting one of the opened crates with a nervous Charles by his side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator doors open, and ambulance attendants come out wheeling Mr. Ram, laid out, with an oxygen mask on his face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t bother stopping, just go straight to the door and yank it open. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They are stubborn creatures, difficult to open, and if they are the slightest bit overcooked, they are too tough to eat. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got off the suitcase and opened it up right there on the sidewalk. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tiptoe to the door, don’t open it. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When she opened her bedroom door, Tía Rosa’s cackle echoed through the house. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He heard a wrenching screech: they were ripping open a crate. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Under normal circumstances, his demotion would have given Strauss an opening to lobby against the test ban; but Eisenhower was losing patience with Strauss, too, largely because of his intransigence on that very topic. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

At once, the statue’s hump opened wide enough to admit a fairly thin person. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They opened the airlock door and stepped in together. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s time to open up all the rooms, don’t you think?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth to say something but words wouldn’t come out. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she leaped at my thumb, her yellow jaws open. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I opened the letter and took it out. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She seemed to have finished her daily Bible reading, for the Good Book, still open, was pushed to one side. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But to our surprise she swept open the screen door and stepped out onto the porch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sat on the carpet, right in front of my dresser, and opened the bottom drawer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas froze as he heard Gaily open the door inside and run out of the bathroom. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I put the sketchbook on my lap and open my new box of colors. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to the building opens, and Ms. Perkins and Rex charge out. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ve brought you a new girl,” she said cheerily to the young man who opened the door. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The open windows provided a kind of air conditioning, making even the hottest days more pleasant. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Snape slid open the compartment door and sat down opposite Lily. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Irked at me, he jumped up and down a couple of times, ran a lap around the open space, and finally, spent, plopped down beside me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Annnnddd it’s happening. Okay. Hold on. Hold on. Just waiting for the zip to download, yes, and opening, and...oh, hell yes.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He looked again at The Consolation of Philosophy, which was opened on his lap, and turned a limp, damp page. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the centre of the complex rose a citadel larger than Grand Central Station, its walls encrusted with pearls, its domed golden roof cracked open like an egg. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The littlest children and some of the older women rode in the open wagons, but everyone else walked. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get up and open the door for her. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Colonel Julyan slept at the back from time to time, I turned occasionally and saw his head loll against the cushions, and his mouth open. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Before Jay could answer, the door to the cabin swung open and Doc stomped out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Get out of the girl’s way, Diana. Let her open the door.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Or was it my fault for leaving the gate open? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bus doors opened with a violent hydraulic hiss. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I try to sit up, but oh boy, my head feels like it’s going to burst wide open. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Then she opened the Vaseline—the lid made what seemed like a deafeningly loud clorp, but again Chuck showed no sign of waking. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The opening scenes of the play had never been so slow. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I went inside, leaving the door open behind me and turning on lights before I hung up my jacket. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Trying the doorknob, she finds that it turns and the door opens. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and gestured for her to come in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I scramble over and open it up, gasping once my eyes land on what’s inside. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But eventually he opened up to the robot, and before long she was waving for the beavers to join them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as I popped a beer open I began to feel better. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He opened the jar and began to read. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He went to his door and opened it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Cox swung open the door and invited the fugitives into his home. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Levi opens the door for me, probably just a habit. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Digory’s hand was shaking as he opened his penknife and cut out a long strip of turf on the bank of the pool. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to say something, but Hina nudges me under the table, so I bite my lip and keep my sarcastic remarks to myself. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

To keep the bedroom doors from slamming shut in the wind from the bay, they prop them open with old hand irons Molly found in one of the boxes in the attic. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

As the reporter jotted down Roy’s words, the door swung open, and there stood Mr. Eberhardt—shaved, showered, and neatly dressed in one of his gray suits. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swearing very unprofessionally, Captain Kelp switched his headset back to the open channel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He decided to do nothing that would lay him open to such criticism for at least a morning, but he couldn’t help it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I still wasn't sure if she was about to open fire on me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

His head was up and his yellow eyes were open, staring in her direction. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The store was open into the early evening, like many places in town. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and the Earthman shot through to come up hard against an immovable steel arm. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She quickly pops the back doors open—and bingo! Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

This state of excitement kept on for some little time; and at last we saw before us the Pass opening out on the eastern side. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When Ku-Ang was finally able to open his eyes and sit up, he saw he sat on the Northern Mountain. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I rushed to my locker, elbowing my way through, and began opening the combination lock with one hand and unbuttoning my shirt with the other. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I approached Billy, but before I could open my mouth, he asked, “Want to see something?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom opens the envelope and pulls out a check. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, he had wanted me to miss the opening night so I could come cheer him on. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But the door opened when she pushed on it, and a bell attached to its doorknob clanked. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It opened a crack, spilling a wedge of light into the dim hall. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I open the door, Russ peers through the screen and says, “What’s up?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are open, their brilliant gold faded to the color of a dead sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Abel blew his warm breath against the lock before opening Sommensen’s warehouse—a mildewed barn built of creosoted timbers, put up more than fifty years earlier. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Esme opened her eyes to see the lead scythe—the one in blue—standing over her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The door to the study room was halfway open, and I peeked in. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The art books, the AffloVest hanging on the edge of the bed from when I shrugged it off as soon as Barb left, my open sketchbook on the table. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It was partially open, and the thrum of a half-finished story sent tingles up my spine and down into my fingertips. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

When it began to refuse food, we opened the back door and let it escape. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I stand there, across the street and under a tree, staring at that house, waiting for something to happen—a door to open, a voice to shout. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The hook and trailing rope shot toward the Berg, up and over the edge of the open hatch. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Or Christina, who lost friend after friend but still decided to stay open, to make new ones. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The three of us are gathered around the open box. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

That meant I'd have to dance her part or, in this case, say her part if her eyes bugged out and her mouth didn’t open. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mami leaned over and lifted a small cast-iron statue from Yoyo's box: an old man sat in a boat looking down at a menacing whale, its jaws hinged open. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The windows may be opened only in the morning when the lights go on in Mr. Kugler’s office, and they can no longer be propped open with a stick at night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The lock popped open, the door swung inward, and a rope ladder unrolled down the wall to meet the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Hanako said, trying to open her eyes wide, like she wasn’t dizzy at all. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mark followed, feeling almost naked as they entered the open air of the auditorium. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The door slammed shut, then instantly opened again. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He opened his jaw, but the smell sent him reeling back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But most of all, she was curious about the world and open to other people's belief systems. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I cross my legs and pull my skirt down, and when I open my eyes, I’m alone again. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Where on a chicken was there an opening big enough for an egg to come out? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

They would have to come into the open. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juana willed to stop him; she raised her hand to stop him, and her mouth opened with terror. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a creak from above—like the attic door opening— and I ran for the front door. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But once it’s all the way open, I see how wrong I am. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It is late winter but my grandmother keeps the window in our room slightly open so that the cold fresh air can move over us as we sleep. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Sula ran her fingernails over the screen thoughtfully for a second and then, laughing, she opened the screen door. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

More than once, she opened her mouth to tell Taryn about June and how Ivy might, sort of, maybe have a crush on her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I'm making this journal a letter to Baba, writing as though he'll be waiting for me with open arms at the airport. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s with someone right now. It might be a while—” A tall, lean Cealdish man opened the door behind the entry desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Anborn grunted and led the way down the winding stair to the landing, and then up the other stair, until at last they came to a narrow opening shrouded with thick bushes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He had Birds of America open to the right place. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

That’s when it became clear that the attendants’ entire skill set was limited to opening the spigots and closing them again. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, the room was draped in shadows. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

At last she opened the door and presented herself to Pilate and Reba. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the open doorway, with Frolic already outside sniffing the earth, they looked back to the large room that had been Kira’s home since she had been a young girl. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Said that Dessie had opened her door first and stood there shielding her eyes from the sun while watching Shadrack coming down the road. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The new instruments and the oceans of printed books opened up new experiences and destroyed old authorities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He opens the food flask and starts to eat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly scanned its operation, then pulled the red lever and swung the door open into a bright sunny morning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He was standing beside the rusty braziers when the church door opened for the second time. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And thereupon the door of the Black Gate was thrown open with a great clang, and out of it there came an embassy from the Dark Tower. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then the doors of all the houses opened simultane-ously, and out came women like a row of paper dolls. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that direction there was a wide open space with only one fire. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Feels her way to the wardrobe, climbs through the open doors, closes them gently behind her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Until then, I had not seen the factory-outlet stores in the open country selling shoes and clothes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to say it like she was opening a door for him to walk through, not closing one in his face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

His head was broken open in a diner and was put together again by a doll mender. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The heavy library books were there, lying open to the pages with the terrible pictures. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I was open and honest, because there was something about him that made me feel safe. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the shutters a crack and peered out. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With both doors open, he had enough light to work with. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Even with Mr. Heller leading the efforts to rebuild the mosque and community center, it was going to be months before it would open. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I opened one of the doors in the corridor. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I open the fridge and wedge the container between a carton of milk and a jug of orange juice. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He opened the other eye to make sure. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Her mouth was open and her jaw hung down. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he can reach me, the door that leads to the meeting rooms opens up. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the car door and began walking up the path, wobbling a little on her square wooden heels, reaching into her straw bag to eat handfuls of puffed rice. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

At last she opened one of her bags, pulled out a handful of fruit, and tossed the sweets gently over the edge. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There’s an open door three cars behind me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Now, after all of this, when I sat down to the typewriter, I could not work; I could not think of a good opening scene for the book. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I gasped when I opened it and found my hospital newborn photo, family snapshots, even professional baby portraits. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We tried to explain that it wasn’t our fault the doors blew open, but he was still angry. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Soldiers had opened up the cafes for themselves and were getting drunk at the tables outside, bawling and laughing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But through the darkness that enveloped him he heard another metallic click, and knew that the cage door had clicked shut and not open. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

If he lunged for them he would be in the open all the way. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would sit in a corner and seem to be counting his fingers while his mouth opened and shut, opened and shut. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I open them again, Daniel is staring at me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

So he opens his mouth...but can’t come up with anything to say. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He gives it a good shove, and the black iron door creaks open on stiff hinges. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

In the morning, when the doors were slid open, we saw that we had at last made it to Brünnlitz in the Sudetenland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I let the door swing all the way open. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“I knew she was going to open the box the minute that you said she was not supposed to open it.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She went to the shed door, opened it, and though her face was tear-streaked now, she smiled at the eager, ungainly puppy who bounded forth, jumped into Matty’s arms, and licked his cheeks. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Dell found himself mumbling out loud as he opened the car door. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They passed through an open stone court and the palace doors into a vaulted entry several stories high. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He holds his left hand up and opens and closes it several times back to me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grim's voice isn't nearly as loud, and I open the door a crack to hear whatever it is that's made Gram so mad at him. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my voice, shouting through the open door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Stupid orange stuff," I said, opening the door. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Soon, ” I stressed as I opened the door and stepped out into the rain. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Lee passed Harry the egg, and Harry dug his fingernails into the groove that ran all the way around it and prised it open. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The women straightened their spines and elongated their necks, their beautiful faces like flowers opening in the heat of the fire. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Sleep had evaded me; my aching eyes strained open even though the night finally ended and dawn broke over a low peak somewhere in California. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could easily get inside if it was open. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He pulled open the door and began arranging the rug and the cushion at the back of the car. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He opened two more, one for him and one for her. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I open the flap on the hot bag and say, “That’s thirty-four ninety-nine, please.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Stuffing the parchment back into the envelope, Harry threw it back onto the desk just as the door opened. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And the voice I’d heard the day before, saying, Lily Melissa Owens, your jar is open, speaking as plain and clear as the woman in navy speaking to her daughter. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing is wrong. Well, there is one thing—I couldn’t find anything I could open with this.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I take my jacket from the hook and put it on as Mrs. Brook pushes the bar on the door to the playground and it clanks open. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opens his eyes and turns his head to look at me. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

But it did not open very far, because there was Sukey, standing against it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing peeking through that little opening?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Meggie just had to teach herself how to decipher the black marks and open the treasure chest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As he stood up, I saw his trousers were open and he was exposed. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Monaco spun back toward the direction he had been going in and opened up, shooting into the water. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood, waiting for the door to open. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly it seems as though the whole sky has opened up and pours down the tears of every Cambodian, drenching him to the skin. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the center of the road, he flung his arms open, ready to embrace a broad destiny. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Catching an air current that took her up and over a mountain, she looked down on acres of open fields, meadows, and grassy clearings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The boys conducted Abra through the house—opened closets to show wash basins and toilets and chandeliers, still crated and waiting to be installed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She asked the driver to open the boot, looked inside the glove compartment, and then extended her hand for Kainene’s handbag. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

A few months after Glenn Burke started in center field in the opening game of the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded their five-tool talent to the Oakland Athletics, the worst team in baseball. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

We now leave the attic window open a crack every night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Moonface opened his sack and pulled out one of his loaves of bread, and I inched closer. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had turned her back and was opening the door wide. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We look at each other in the reflection of the glass, and I feel the gravity of him, pulling at me across the open space. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The dining halls were open, though at that hour of the morning there were no students, only cafeteria workers and maintenance men eating breakfast before their shifts began. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He went into the cupboard and opened a new packet of biscuits and began to transfer them, one by one, into the square, red tin. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When Toby finally opened his eyes, he saw Luke and tried to sit up. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Before going to bed I open the back door and make my way to the privy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I suppose it was a year for opening doors in more ways than I ever imagined. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He showed her how to open the safe and was pleased that after the first try she remembered the combination. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The pain was so bad he did not remember falling, but when he opened his eyes again he was on the floor of his cell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, Teashop Aunty had opened the kitchen door a crack. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Tomorrow we get injections, so they’ll open it. When they do, I’m going to run.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Somebody had left the door that led to the backyard open, and the blue-gray firewood smoke that hung heavy in the living room blurred the facial features of the guests. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, my parents stopped when the door opened. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The trial opens with a slam of the gavel that rings throughout the courtroom. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The doors at the back of the auditorium opened, and the roving yearbook photographer roamed in, needing a picture of the drama club. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It opened up like a fist, or a flower. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Osh filled his mug with coffee and opened the door for Mouse. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

That morning Frightful watched the ladies open their bags and scatter the food on the ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the night breeze through the open window had made it move. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to the front door and opened it in a swift, determined pull. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Lyra reached the dais and looked back at the open kitchen door, and, seeing no one, stepped up beside the high table. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sounds of singing came through the open windows of the orphanage. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Two nights in a row is maybe pushing our luck,” Takumi said as Alaska opened the wine. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I began to claw at my throat, ripping my shirt open. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After being in tunnels so long, I found it weird that part of the Labyrinth could be open to the sky. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was an open hall and there were two rows of twin-size beds. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The door opens, and Katherine enters, her smile fading quickly when her eyes land on me and Red Jack. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Ignatius extracted the pencil from his ear and opened the door. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, the door of the train station was hurriedly pushed open onto the platform as a group of six people, winded and obviously running late, surged out. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Delsa took one look at her, then at Mami, and her black eyes opened round and wide like those on a doll baby. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to see an older boy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before I could open my mouth to respond, Susie shot up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Each of them contemplated the other’s opening array. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So he would open a bank account, and a week or so later, he would withdraw all the money from a teller inside the bank while Mom withdrew the same amount from the drive-through window. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is so much what I want, but I don’t open my mouth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She opened it and a catalogue came out. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Professionals are positive, action oriented, opened minded, poised, adaptable, respectful, self-regulated, empathic, organized, prepared, and collaborative. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes this comparison was made with regard to the conditions, where hospitals were not open or working, where clean water and other basic services weren’t available. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Empty, too, except for an open and empty suitcase. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

With a courteous bow, he opened for me himself the door to the octagonal room, and I entered my bedroom.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She stood in the open doorway and watched them retreat down the long corridor, the man leading the way, Matt walking jauntily just behind him, and the dog at Matt’s heels. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself stealing away from the temple, relieved to be out in the open air. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like I’m going to have a heart attack watching Mrs. V carefully open the edges of the box. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The spirits’ steps grew wider and their hum stretched across the open sky, filled Sierra’s soul with a melancholy contentment. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Lining up for the opening of the suffrage procession in Washington, DC. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Harry began, without knowing what he was going to say, but it did not matter: The tunnel door had just opened behind him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then comes Tjaden’s turn, he gets a long sermon and three days’ open arrest. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A McDonald’s had opened up just two blocks from our house not long after we moved to Highlands North, but my mom would never pay for us to eat there. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had slept fitfully on the couch until finally, nudged awake by the household noises, he yawned and opened his eyes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The simple rule I had to remember was to always close one gate before opening the other. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the door’s open, and I’m slightly grateful for it, too. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In fact I didn’t even have to open the paper to see it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crawl across the second platform and kneel beside an opening in the bars. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I finished one packet of crisps and opened a second. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

A red silk dressing gown that is wide open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Pushing open the doors to the gym, I move past all the empty exercise equipment and see the door to the pool is promisingly propped open with a chair. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He also studied the games of Mark Taimanov, the 1956 champion of the Soviet Union—and a concert pianist—who introduced novelties in opening play that Fischer found instructive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a minute to remember how to open it, but once I find the right corner to start with, the rest comes back easily. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

During a rally on May 4 to support workers seeking an eight-hour workday, a pipe bomb exploded in Chicago’s Haymarket Square, panicking both the demonstrators and the police, who opened fire. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

The consensus around Clovis helped beat them back, but the confused back-and-forth ushered in by the genetic studies has provided a new opening. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Supper was almost ready and the smell of cabbage floated to them from the open hall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I pushed open the front door before Hadley could protest, and Delilah zoomed inside, happy to escape the rain. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled on the light, opened the door and met a white face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Adaon rode easily and skillfully; head high, an open smile on his face, he seemed to be drinking in the sights and sounds of the morning. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I walk around the nurses’ station, I notice Barb dozing off in a chair, her head lolling to one side, her mouth slightly open. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The shelf always squeaks when the latch is open. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

So when the door flew open, he jumped. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The door opened again, and the doctor came back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Kneeling, I opened my lute case and brought out a small bundle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The notes are always tiny and folded up, and I clutch each one so tightly it’s damp with sweat by the time I open it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the spigot of the tank marked “DRINKING” and felt the weight of the rushing water push the kettle downward. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They opened the pit, but the meat was still raw and bloody. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Newt pushed open the door, the slight creak once again reminding Thomas of some vague childhood memory of haunted-house movies. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We stick out our chests, shave in the open, shove our hands in our pockets, inspect the recruits and feel ourselves stone-age veterans. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diffidently Ranofer raised the latch, opened the gate just wide enough for them both to squeeze through, and closed it carefully behind them. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

His door was already cracked open, so she softly knocked and stepped into the room. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When he opened the door that morning Mackenzie had seen a flight of mallards going down in the direction of the small lake fed by the creek running through the farm. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned over toward me and opened the glove box of the car. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Elinor stood there for an eternity, weak at the knees, before she finally dared to open it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I chose—I like the Psalms and Ecclesiastes—and sometimes I just opened it at random. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They bounded over a bump, landing with such a jolt that the glove compartment door popped open; Helen screamed with fright, then began to cry. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the map flat, inserted it between the lining and the woolen layer, then quick resewed the hem. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abby pushes and holds one open with her hip, and I step out into the soft afternoon warmth. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to greet them, but Hammie just shakes her head and reaches out to pull me into a hug. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The left side of the knight's face ran red with blood, and a cut to the hip opened a gash .in his mail and left him limping. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The girls stare at me with open mouths. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I let go, hotfooted it to the wall, moved over and pulled open the door. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s knocked out on the bed, snoring, mouth wide open, drool spilling out of the corner. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The two big doors that opened to the outside were standing wide open, and every now and then, I could hear beats booming from the DJ setting up out there. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But turned broadside like he was, he was too big to be shoved through such a small opening. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an open window, steps on a stone path. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When she opened it, she found piles of the finest velvets and damasks the Free Cities could produce . . . and resting on top, nestled in the soft cloth, three huge eggs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The front door opened, and a woman, pale and thin, gave Seven a small smile. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Francie heard, as if for the first time, the sound the desk drawer made when she opened it to get her purse. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like someone had opened up the lid to my lobster tank and I was finally breathing in the shockingly fresh air. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She opens a closet and takes out three different-shaped cases—little, medium, and long. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I threw it away as soon as I tore it open and read it” Corporal Whitcomb slammed the Bible shut and jumped up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“The library is only open on Saturdays,” she said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I continued to sit with the open book in my hand and wonder why I was filled with so much anger and hate that I had to confide it all to you. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The same white kid went to the door again and pulled it open. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nok kept her head bowed, but she couldn't resist popping one eyelid open. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Or Jacey Halloran, who had already discovered an uncharted galaxy, but still couldn’t figure out how to open a combination lock. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they would glimpse a face through an open window. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time she hears water running in the Cambridge kitchen, her husband opening a cupboard for a glass. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"The idea is to open each bucket and put in ten drops of this stuff," he said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turtle squinted into the blackness that lay within the open French doors. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

We run across the street in the falling snow, open the small wrought-iron gate in the cemetery fence, go in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The movie theater was just opening for the afternoon show when Victor arrived. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

One night not long after, Lawson recalled, another deputy sheriff opened his cell and led him to Hale, who was in a car outside. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I’ve never seen it open, but if Dad and Grandpa Ted wanted to build on this spot, here’s my guess: It’ll have all the things I need. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

They are open to more than one reading. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was novel to have something firm underfoot and exceedingly agreeable to be out in the open, in warm sunshine, after weeks in impenetrable woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Kelton opens the car door for me, but trips on the curb as he does—which is perfect. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He could not see the gap or anything else, because the green lights were opening again and growing, and the top of the mountain was sliding sideways. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He got through the magic door merely by saying, “Morning, Pop,” to the white-haired man sitting on a tilted chair in the sun beside the opened door. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the lids opened, revealing pale pools of blue vagueness that finally solidified into points that froze upon the vet, who looked down unsmilingly. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teddy lay still, his gray eyes wide open, still staring at me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then across the road, the strawberry door on the sunlight-shuttered house opened, and a tiny, frail bird of a woman stepped out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The Doberman charged out the opening with its metal hackles raised. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She moved forward stiffly, her gapped mouth open wide as she guffawed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he stared out into the gloom, a black shadow moved under the trees; the gate seemed to open of its own accord and close again without a sound. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sierra watched in horror as mouths opened along their shadowy flesh, gnashing and churning in silent protest of their sudden enslavement. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

His tunic was open at the neck and his sleeves were rolled to the elbows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

After a few tugs and grunts, Connor was able to slide the door open enough that we could squeeze through the opening. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then, when none of them would hire her, she’d tried cosmetics counters, other retail jobs, nanny jobs, waiting tables, any opening listed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Thousands of citizens would wait for hours to view Lincoln's open casket under the great dome inside the Capitol. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a large truck with the back open. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

They opened the door to find her father, Mr. Smiley, sitting in his armchair flipping through a dog-eared dictionary. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I expect a stranger, but it’s Nick who pushes open the door, flicks on the light. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leo found himself in an open stretch of field. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We opened the door a crack and peeked out, but closed it again quickly. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow pushed open the door, back into the bar. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I open the pantry, trying to see if there’s anything other than the dry ramen cups. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt broke into a wide grin and threw open his arms. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He noticed Adam’s open eyes staring up at him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your eyes open and don’t mess with the women folks,’’ Sergeant Simpson said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay there churring with terror, his eyes wide open and unfocused. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I started to wonder where I was supposed to sleep, Miss Gussie opened a door over by the head of the bed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Those open paths had an old-fashioned elegance to them. It is part of an old and fading spirit of community. Blocking them off is an unfriendly and antipublic thing to do.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

All around the room, she could see glimpses of the tall man with the cut across his chin: Laughing, mouth open, molars showing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

From my locker I collected my sneakers, jock strap, and gym pants and then turned away, leaving the door ajar for the first time, forlornly open and abandoned, the locker unlocked. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she brought Joseph to the back door of the car, opened it, and said, “Get in.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He opened the purse and dug through the contents. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to find her staring at me with the saddest smile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was open, and the screen was popped out. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, the panel at the top of the stairs slides open. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The wall cracks open like a hinged door, leading into the palace kitchen. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It floated with its door to the sty I reached out, grabbed the handle and lifted the door open. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m too scared to open it up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The open airlock hatchway led directly to it, and it appeared to be holding pressure. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to Teluman’s shop, I’m surprised to see the door open, the forge fire burning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Harry stretched out his arms, lifted the egg in his wet hands, and opened it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I knelt in front of the well, grateful, while the others sighed with relief, pulling up the chain with a full bucket on the end, trying to fill a bottle with a very narrow opening. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Prim takes one of my hands, which is clutched in a fist, and massages it until it opens and blood begins to flow through my fingers again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He went to the open doorway and stood looking out, and he could hear his brother’s sniffling behind him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you don’t know what it’s like being yelled at every time you open your mouth. He’s nice to you—you’re just a baby! Wait’ll you have to stick your neck out!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I open a bag of barbeque potato chips. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The nights that spring were unusually cold; this one was colder than most and the heat was on in the dormitories—steam heat, full blast, which made it unbearably stuffy even with the windows open. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The girl hurried across the room and opened the closet door. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I open it—the necklace chain’s there, but the engagement ring is gone. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Still, he sent us across the open field to take on the Rebs. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked correct change from my open palm instead of my trouser pocket. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I barely have time to knock before the door flies open. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Drogon's long neck snaked out and he opened his mouth to scream, steam rising from between his teeth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The moon distresses you by silently reminding you of your solitude; you open your eyes wide to escape your loneliness. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Those knives cut skin—open, wounded, guts spilling out for everybody to see. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She has both hands on the knob and all her weight rocked back on her heels, trying to get the door open. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mini opened her compact, and a bit of light seeped out. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He opened it by burning the string with a lighted match. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

My neck rolled back and my mouth opened. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A synagogue is no different from a church or any house of worship—open to anybody. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The door swings open and I freeze where I’m standing, wet and cold, with the cool laptop pressed against the bare skin underneath my shirt. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her face lit up when she saw Carmen had just opened her eyes and was looking back at me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He reached into the stall to turn off the dribbling shower and then pounded an open palm against the tile wall. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

But at some point you begin to see that you both come with open hands to this kind of practice, this mutual circling of speech. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened to a complicated tinkling of bells. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Leslie controlled her giggle, closed her eyes, and solemnly opened her mouth. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The kind of doors a scout’s praise might open. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Yet his words bothered her, pried open the door for new doubts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes, panting, his forehead throbbing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He heard what sounded like a gate creaking open, and they were herded forward, shuffling along in their shackles. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Through the open windows came the faint leathery scent of cow dung, always present except on the coldest days, and noticeable only to those who had been away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes, and she is right there with me, falling as I fall. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She put them down quietly and started to leave, but she turned and saw that my eyes were open. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed the telephone operator's house and he waved at them through the open door. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their heads looked small sticking out of their extravagant fur collars, but their mouths were wide open. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She squeezes the green disc tightly, then she blinks—once, twice—opens her eyes wide, and looks straight at me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Sierra was staring out the window, trying not to see Manny’s endlessly open mouth in the flickering darkness, when Bennie leaned over to her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“For the love of God, open your mouth!” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The girl left the door open so that Adam would know he was not alone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"This way," Miss Honey said, and she opened the gate and led Matilda through and closed it again. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

If the German opens the wardrobe again and yanks aside the hanging clothes and squeezes through the door and climbs up into the attic, what will she do? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When it finished whirring, the tray popped open and I slipped the disc into a paper sleeve. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She hurried to the gap, but before she could reach it, the back door of the house slammed open, and several huge black dogs bounded out! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Park opened the truck door and jumped to the ground. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Thomas felt his mouth drop open—felt anger redden his face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“If those doors open we have to go back inside, all right?” he said. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I tried to rip open the seam with my teeth, but the tiny stitches that Mother had sewed would not yield. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rose and mounted the pulpit steps, and took from the small opening at the bottom of the pulpit three tambourines. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She opened a few files and started to read “Here it is,” she said “Gods, we have a lot of work to do.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Goes over branches and roots to what was the open field. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Kote came to the top of the stairs and opened the door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Through her example and efforts, she already had opened up opportunities for other women. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Vivian is sitting in her favorite chair, the faded red wingback closest to the window, laptop open, nursing a cup of tea. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I reach into the thorns and haul it open. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Sorrento rubbed his hands together excitedly, like a kid about to open a present. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then he opened both dead eyes at once then both live ones till by and by your head was back to whirling and you knowed this boy had been wrong, this conjurer was real! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He remembered the day he’d opened his eyes at the Wolf House in California, his memory wiped clean by Hera. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

On his eleventh revolution he switched off the air-conditioning, opened up his window, and rested his elbow comfortably on the sill, driving with one hand. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You’ve had a nightmare. I looked over here and your mouth was open and you were groaning and shuffling your feet on the floor. I never saw anything to equal it.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As she laid him back into his wrappings and began to lace him in, his face crumpled in betrayal and he opened his mouth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He saw Old Nan, her toothless mouth opening and closing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Our house didn’t smell like cooked meat or vegetables when I opened the front door. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“This is my house and you open this door!” she shouted. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father had cut Black Dog across the chest, laying open the shirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thought you wouldn’t open a book before coming, eh, Potter?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They found Mr. Laurence standing before the fire in the great drawing room, but Jo’s attention was entirely absorbed by a grand piano, which stood open. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully lifting the latch on the property room door, I eased it open. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He would just have made me open it, anyway. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But before she had gone very far, a door in the corridor opened. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While they had been speaking, the window had been open beside them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She opens her mouth, but her words seem to be stuck in her throat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Clay pulls open the door and gives Mami a hand getting down. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

When he turned he saw that the vaults were opening, one after the other. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes slightly, curious to find out, and then he went rigid. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Flinging open the kitchen door, I rushed into the backyard, past the workers in the sugarcane fields, past the tractors, their noise blurring into the distance. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They had consistently been ranked in the top four for years and formed the nexus of the team, leaving the other two spots open for wildcards like me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The incision had opened, either when I was riding the bike or when I was getting it back upstairs. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The rest of us, stranded in the open, looked at each other and then at Henry—thirty feet away, safe at the shady margin of the wood. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

After a reluctant pause the door swings open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It seems like I’ve only shut my eyes for a few minutes, but when I open them, I flinch at the sight of Haymitch sitting a couple of feet from my bed. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The bed’s stripped to the mattress, the closet gapes open, showing the emptiness inside, but I’d know this room anywhere. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Suddenly her eyes and mouth spring open and she pulls her hands away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Everyone of us kids had taken a good look through the partly open curtain and seen what was going on. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caleb was the first to bound up the steps and out into the light when Mr. Lucas undid the iron bar and together we heaved the root cellar doors open. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“All right, since you let me hold the princess, I’ll open the gates for you.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth and let out a scream. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Together they crouched over the square hold opening, out of which the odor of salmon flew up at them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I can breathe again I open it and fish around till I find the box with the bandages. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We’ll see about that,” I say as we head back around 64 building, then follow the curve of the hill to an open cement area big enough to park thirty cars. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the opening might be large enough for a person to fit through, if the grate were removed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ranofer, who had opened his mouth to ask straight out about the goblet, closed it again abruptly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Finally the deadbolt disengages, and I pull the door open, revealing the treasure trove of survival gear. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Years ago she might have been hesitant to open her door to him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Someone was actually using the Wyrdmarks to open a portal to summon this creature. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Alex unlocked the door and swung it open for Radar to go do his business. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was hunched over, leaning on his knees, staring out the open front door. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He crossed the yard and pushed open the door, still holding the gun. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to talk to you, but every time I opened my mouth, water bubbles came out. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

As Laura nears her driveway, she honks the horn twice to alert the guard to open the gate, but surprisingly, it is already open. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then the basement door burst open suddenly and one of the men who had gone to telephone came in, his mouth open, his face wet and red from the snow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, she said, I must think of myself a little more, and opened the door of her wardrobe, to begin the choosing of clothes to wear. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Indeed, it seemed to open quite smoothly, as though welcoming her home. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Charles had the oven open and was poking at some lamb chops with a fork. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

With my journal open beside me, I rewrote my letter on the stationery in my neatest print. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She tugs open the zipper and yanks out my clothes, my games. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes slowly and then opened them again. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and held the door open till they had entered; then I closed it again. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She wants me to be open, to be honest. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When I open the door to the bathroom, I find my prep team sitting in a row on the edge of the tub, hunched and defeated. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Carl called after me, leaning across the seat so he could see me through the open window. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Her hands hovered over the edge of the lid, but for some reason she could not make up her mind to open it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And lest we forget what the job was about, Sergeant Bloom told us, “The easiest way to mess up is to leave a lock open.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first step had been a secret, involuntary thought; the second had been the opening of the diary. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I was sweating like a heroin smuggler at a border crossing when we cracked the door open onto the girl-less girls’ floor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were open wide; she felt once again as if she had never been so alert, so here. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He’s running at three-quarter speed; he doesn’t shoot when he’s open; there’s no intensity. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until many years later that my eyes were opened to all that had been swirling around me at the time. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Breathing quietly, she fights to keep her eyelids open, but in the end she loses and falls to sleep. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she slipped it out of her apron pocket and opened to a well-worn page. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Pinmei let the tears fall down her cheeks before opening her eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The nurse pulled open the curtains around his bed to show Kevin’s lifeless body to my mother and me. and placed him in a white body bag. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the dog’s collar, opened the gate, and told me to go around the back of the barn. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Eventually, seeing the unwavering faith of my parents, I began to open myself up to the idea of God’s help. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She opened it to the first page and pointed to a brightly colored picture of a boy, a girl, and a dog. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Instead, he opened the door a crack and looked out. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Wipe my face, ignore the mirror—don’t wanna see myself—and pull the door open. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Kasim whispers, and he quickly opens the door on his side. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let the bedbugs bite,” he said, and then he was gone, leaving the door of my room open behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as I set my chemicals on the counter, the upstairs door opened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at her friends’ faces, all wide eyes and mouths hanging open. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Why hadn’t I taken it down before I opened the door? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opens the vodka and we pass the bottle back and forth. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mama opened the door even before Kevin stopped the car in the driveway. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He got his suitcase and opened it and took out an armful of clothes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment the door flew open and a thin, watery-looking lady appeared. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The world of Methodist Fentress was divided into those families who opened their presents on Christmas Eve and those who opened them on Christmas Day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The newspaper fell open before me, and I froze as I read the headline over the top of the front page. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

My eyes open wide as I learn of this evil machine, wondering if it is sitting in the woods waiting for us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was safe then, protected altogether, by the time Cora opened the door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I, on the other hand, apparently went over like a felled ox and was lucky to land on the grass and avoid cracking my head open. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then he removed a flask from his satchel, opened it up, and dripped a thick, red liquid onto a cookie. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Father opened our trunk and got out some clean, well-ironed shirts—some of White Deer’s masterpieces. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A soft rustle made her open them again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m an open book,” I whisper back. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of Druzmilla’s children and the wonderful parties they had as each child split open their first skin. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Just as I’m stepping out of the bathroom, the front door of our apartment kabooms as it opens. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Tad heard the voices again, which sounded as if they were coming from the open doorway. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She froze, mouth open, at what she saw. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I move onward, through the colors and cheers and music, floating into my future, and it is a clear, open space that stretches wider than the sky and higher than the Andes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dim light, I open Understanding Our Universe to page two seventy-five and squint at the diagram, then search the cabinets for the ingredients. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her stride opened wider and wider, for she was on her way to San Francisco. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she came near, up behind a sheltering tree trunk, and peered around it, her mouth dropped open and all thought of running melted away. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Demonstrate the patience and prudence which you have heretofore been lacking,” Lorren said flatly, then looked down at the book that lay open on his desk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tiffany Halliday opened her purse again and pulled out a small key. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I open it to find Buttercup, Prim’s scruffy old tomcat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Relaxing his stance, Zooey took a folded linen handkerchief from his hip pocket, flipped it open, then used it to blow his nose once, twice, three times. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She had nothing to do until two o’clock when the neighborhood library opened up again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cully looked down at his masters, opened his beak in an angry pant of failure, and remained motionless. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each morning at five thirty, six days a week, Mrs. Nielsen makes breakfast for her husband, usually fried eggs and toast, and he leaves for the store to open for the farmers at six. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes, and the umbrella—or the bumbershoot, or whatever it was—had vanished. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Every time the door opened, five hearts nearly stopped beating. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She opened the cabinet under the sink and dug into the back for a pump can of bug killer. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sensed his unspoken displeasure and fell back into her place, cowed, her hands limp at her sides, her mouth open. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“He’s changed majors, and it’ll take more time to finish school now. We need you to be open to this.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

But standing there, he’s just the same Luke Messenger from yesterday, the one who sat beside her on the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier and wouldn’t open his eyes the entire time. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She got up and slid open the front door before climbing down the steps and walking cautiously into the yard. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Taisin had taken out her small brassbound trunk and opened it, but now she paused with her hand on a glass vial. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mama quickly pulled the sizzling pan away from the open flame. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

When Grandma showed up with Marcus’s next letter, I opened it right away, happy for the distraction. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Lazlo nudged it open with his foot, and saw that he had not been mistaken. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was blood already—he’d stumbled and ripped open the tender web of skin at the base of his thumb on a jagged splinter—and buckets of sweat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Octavian slashed open the panda’s belly and poured its stuffing over the altar. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They were in their sixties, but in many ways the world was opening up for them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He took my chin and pulled my mouth open. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She screamed at them, “You two didn’t learn a thing, did you? Do you need an other three days off? Do you need to miss the opening game of the season?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His crow dæmon opened her wings and uttered a soft “Kaark.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I use the sleeve of my sweatshirt to open it. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my grail diary and located my original notes on how to solve Zork. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He may have used generalities, “What if a boy got in a fight...” to keep all the angles open until he’d investigated every single one. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When I opened the bathroom door after my shower, a towel wrapped around my waist, I saw a short, muscular guy with a shock of brown hair. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I saw the skins of tigers flaming in his palace on the Grand Canal; I saw him opening a chest of rubies to ease, with their crimson-lighted depths, the gnawings of his broken heart. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dandelion, reacting instantly, shot out of the grass to the open gravel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Look, Auntie, look, her niece would cry, and when she opened her hand there would be a shiny flake of mica to see, or maybe a bisected worm, all squiggly confusion. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I open it, the rover reeks like a truck-stop men's room. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I made my eyes get real big, threw my mouth open and said, “What the . . . ?” “Perfect. Baby Sis, your turn.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran into my mother’s room and saw her lying upon her bed, dressed, her eyes open, her mouth gaped. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re running around outside the motel, wearing nothing but our worn-out summer shoes, with our bare hands outstretched to the falling snowflakes, our heads thrown back, our mouths open, eating snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The seam in the waterfall opened, and we dashed out into the plaza. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The Glow-worm slowly opened one eye and stared at the Centipede. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He opens up a checking account, writes his new name into course books. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He too had felt that ascending chill of déjà vu as he read the opening salvos of Mendel’s paper. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He walked to the space at the front of the stage and began the ritual that always opened the ceremony. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Beatrice, I—” The elevator reaches the eighth floor and the doors open. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and Dr. Nwala came in, water dripping down his face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even though it is raining, the kitchen door is wide open. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to say it, but he comes over, close to me, whispers. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wants to open up a Roth retirement account, but can’t seem to save enough. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She had Turner cleaning and painting, dragging rugs outside and beating them, opening windows for new air, and bringing light to rooms that hadn’t seen any since the century began. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

After they’d both gone to bed 1 remembered that I hadn’t drunk the second bottle, so I opened that. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swiped the lock and the door opened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Then I would remember everything, like a wound ripping open. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, we kept one car open for the thud of Madam’s feet on the stairs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

They left the door and the window louvers open, both of them alert to the sound of his mother’s car. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He opens the door with his free hand, and I follow him into the dark. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Her mouth opens and then snaps shut, and then she’s blinking. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Feeling the pain of the pinch, I open my eyes and all is normal again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above the Buddha's head, a wide hole in the cave's ceiling opened to the sky. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She opens her mouth, and my heart raps against my chest as I wait for her to say something. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When the elevator doors eventually open, he sees a cart stacked with breakfast trays, most of their contents hidden under domes, and tiny cartons of milk. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Hunt was the first person I opened my heart to after it was closed up tight when my mum died. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It didn't matter if he closed his eyes or opened them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I thought it well to humour him: so he is back in his room with the window open. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In my room, I open my notebook and read, This world is a valley of tears. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benny opened the box and pulled out the corsage, then slipped it around Isa’s wrist. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Beyond the narrow tunnel, the earthen walls opened into a long field with gently rising slopes on either side, like seating for spectators. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was a lie; he hadn’t bought anything for Dobby at all, 'but he quickly opened his trunk and pulled out a particularly knobbly rolled-up pair of socks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth, but Naomi caught his eye and shook her head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She opens her arms wide, full of Dark Magic. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I do my evening things—writing in my journal and reading a novel— then turn out the lights and sit for a while by the open door for some air. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A twelve-foot section of a spruce trunk is jammed into its open doorway, and across the log are draped two pairs of tom Levi’s, laid out as if to dry. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even if there wasn’t any lemongrass, it all smelled as wonderful as any food cooked over an open fire can smell—which is pretty wonderful, let me tell you. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I crossed the room and opened the back window overlooking the garden. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he didn’t seem to notice when Sefia passed the book to Reed, golden clasps gleaming, begging to be opened. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The Captain brought in the black tea and the tin of milk, which he had neatly poked open with an ice pick—two holes on one side, one on the other. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to his closet was open, all of his sweaters folded with precision. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Tad’s eyes opened wide as the bullet bit into him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

So, when Mrs. Prejudiced Cantrell opened her door, Jennifer began her spiel about poor kids in China and her school's fundraiser. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Next to them, lying on its side in the tall weeds, there was a little house, with a front door that opened and closed. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

This door he leaves wide open to the night air. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And this door was open just a crack and barely lit. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He lay motionless with his eyes open and his hands turned palm upward. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Barry clicked one and the Book Scavenger home page opened up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The sound of the man’s sternum and ribs breaking, the squeal of the door’s hinges as they continued to stress over the obstacle keeping the door open— Mark felt a rush of horror at himself. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes and look at Mr. Daniels. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I go, watching him crack open a beer. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Looking more like a restaurant maitre d’ than a cowboy, Joel opened the gate between the two paddocks. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It has only been nine months since he died, and now my teacher wants me to open the floodgates and lose control of my emotions by writing a book? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“If we had time to waste, I’d faint,” Maria sighed, shining the flashlight into the new opening. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squatted down and opened my lute case. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Steel bit into flesh just above the Dothraki's waist, and opened him from backbone to belly button, spilling his entrails into the dust. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He opened the flap on my book bag and slipped the envelope inside. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The doors opened to reveal a lobby drenched in Bayside Press colors. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was in the papers this morning: Police have opened an investigation into the death of a child after they found human remains buried in the garden of a house near Holkham, north Norfolk. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The song was almost over when something made me realise I wasn’t alone, and I opened my eyes to find myself staring at Madame framed in the doorway. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a big, light room in a wing of the house, all the windows thrown open to air out the heavy oil and turpentine smells. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He kisses me gently and opens his arms. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But to his right, just beyond the painted shipwreck, were shiny black double doors that opened into the dining room he’d seen from the street. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Cady stood on her toes at the counter and pried the suitcase open carefully, wondering what about a piece of old luggage could possibly have made the Owner so furious. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My father drew a breath and paused, his mouth open as if he would continue. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Back in the tunnel and his own mind, Harry opened his eyes: He had drawn blood biting down on his knuckles in the effort not to shout out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When Ignatius heard the oven door creak open he returned to the letter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A minute later, they were out in the open, standing on the very top of the peach, near the stem, blinking their eyes in the strong sunlight and peering nervously around. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

When the man got the door open what we found was chaos. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of stone grinding on stone echoed through the space, and the panel slid open. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t tell where the opening had been, but he could find it again with red light. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to the stateroom swings open, revealing Marlena, gorgeous in red satin. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I can’t,” she croaked, looking at his moonlit profile, his thick shoulders and broad chest, the tufts of gray hair protruding from his open collar. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

No university would ask any student to devour literature as I did when this new world opened to me, of being able to read and understand. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he opened the door and moved up to make room beside him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, the door flew open and Bob charged past her, bumping her hard enough to knock her off balance. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I stood for a minute by the open door. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, an extremist would open fire inside a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing forty-nine people and wounding fifty-three more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I flip the little cupboard open and lift out the bottle: it’s disappointingly light, not much more than a glassful in there. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the road soldiers were knocking at doors, but no one would open up now. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A panel slides away and Director Horus spins his staff until it becomes an umbrella that he opens with a flick of his wrist. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

While he kissed me I kept my eyes open and tried to memorize the spacing of the house lights so I would never forget them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And as I start through the opening, I feel the pressure around me, propelling me in violent wavelike motions toward the mouth of the cave. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the opposite corner, a plastic sculpture of a guy in an old-fashioned diving suit knelt beside a treasure chest, which popped open every few seconds, spewed bubbles, and closed again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Soon the door swung open and a dozen other new arrivals entered, escorted by several Executives and a pair of men wearing fine suits and two watches apiece. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then a knock, the opening of a door, and a voice. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mighty clap of thunder foretold the end of the dry times as the skies opened and gave the earth its water. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Vosya meant “Eight,” like the number, and she opened her mouth to ask Ivan why they were all calling each other by numbers. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Gradually the loose board levered open like a trapdoor until it was able to force its way through. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What we need is to get him out in the open,” Gale says to me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

We were in sight of the landing zone when Monaco opened up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened an eye and tried gallantly to smile. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hardly daring to breathe, Harry edged right up to the opening and peered through a tiny gap left between crate and wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He gathered me and Rose in the center of the city room and stared at us for a few seconds before opening his mouth again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Nel walked to the dresser and opened the purse with the beaded clasp. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And then the side door swings open, and the girls of Emoji step into the atrium. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

They opened the door and looked down toward the fifth level. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I handed him my yellow rip cord, yelled “Airborne, Jumpmaster!” and turned my body to face the open door. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Red and Dre looked at me, both their mouths open in disbelief. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I stared at Fred’s house across the narrow street, wishing he would open his window. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

A large sliding glass door opened into a semicircular terrace that overlooked two acres of backyard and rows of cherry trees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She opened up the phone book, ran her finger down the list of private and Catholic schools, called the schools, found out which ones had scholarships, and drove me up to one. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Preacher slapped the man’s hand off his chest and stood so his jacket was open and that mystery pistol was showing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Kaori opened it, removed the bag, and shook out the crystals. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I opened the door, closed it, and went into the bedroom. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was as though their two minds had opened and the thoughts were flowing from one into the other through their eyes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Thalia opened the door and pushed me hard. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He bent down and plucked a shell from the grass, then put the open end of the shell to his throat and hummed low and long. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes slowly, hardly daring to hope that it was all over. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a crack like the bolt on a door sliding open. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Using the flashlight, he went to the door and opened it and looked into the hall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

With the first blow to the roof, the front door flew open, and the parson and his wife fled in terror. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Call Dr. Sandler tomorrow. I’m due for a physical anyway. Make an appointment for me next Saturday, if he has an opening.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At night, vodou ceremonies were held around the shady banyan tree that rose from the middle of an open hut. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She walks out of my room and leaves my door wide open. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They darted for the doorway that Rawiya now held open and Moss burst out into the sunlight, his eyes overwhelmed by the sudden brightness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Every few months, we did a new show, and two years after we opened our doors, we were getting regular crowds for every one. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Doors opened behind them, and sleepy voices called after them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His legs were sprawled wide in helpless relaxation and one of the buttons was missing from his grease-caked pants opening. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on out, hija,” I told her, opening the back door. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Mouth hanging open, Harry saw that the little square for June thirteenth seemed to have turned into a minuscule television screen. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Heavens, Calpurnia, I thought you might have opened it because we’re partners in this endeavor, are we not? Are you all right?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

We opened the gate and went quietly in among the little headstones and metal medallions, all in rows. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, then run across the clearing to the house, ducking a little, as though at any moment someone could open fire. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the Pigman open his mouth, and then his hands started to shake. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Those rental agents who are kind enough to talk to me all recommend the same thing: find a motel that rents by the week and stay there until something opens up. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She handed it across the table to Mrs. Snell, who opened it and took out a pack of mentholated cigarettes and a folder of Stork Club matches. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In the Sundarbans they have been known to swim five miles in open, choppy waters. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled open the passenger door, and Scarlett leaned inside and put his graverubbing equipment down on the backseat as best she could. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She opened her arms wide, and June walked into them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I waited for the bus, I opened the bottle in the bag as I had seen bums do, and I took a long, deep drink. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even if the high schools did open, Liz and I still wouldn’t be at the same school. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gussaks cheered and opened bottles to toast the mythical line, but hardly had they taken sips than the windows became white and the plane was bumping along through a summer fog. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it doesn’t matter, because Jake pulls open the pantry door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Here we go again,” he said under his breath as I opened the door. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I picked her up and stroked her, and we both might have died there if I had not opened the tent flap to get her some water. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Campion was expert at finding a night’s refuge in the open. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Amá opens the door and doesn’t turn on the light, it will definitely work. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The book was about, among other things, a massive religious movement—a reawakening of sorts—that occurred simultaneously with the opening of all these microscopic doors that allowed visitors from space to overrun the earth. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

But the blue of the air went forever, and when the houses gave out and the road passed into the open field and there was just the sound of cicadas, Marysville didn't seem so bad. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to protest, but she slashed at me again. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened his doors for the first time. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As Ernie shook the bag open, Genie grabbed his wrist, shaking his head no. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

So the Gestapo Mercedes had to stop, and Engel, who is their driver, had to get out to open the gate. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I can’t feel my body any more. I’m numb. I have the feeling that Charlie is close by. My eyes are open—I’m sure of that—are they?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

His hands were behind his head, his eyes wide, his mouth open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Omi ran over to the car, said something in Spanish through the open window, then came running back. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

To the young wife who comes in her grief over not being able to have a child, Miss Sadie gives herbs to calm her fears and open her womb. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A gigantic black shadow passed over us—the sharks and me—and the Basmu serpent opened its maw. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He opened it with much impressment—assumed, of course—and showed a great bundle of white flowers. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A gate swung open at the gallery’s end, and the inmates began to return from breakfast. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doorknob scraped back and forth as a person tried to open it from the other side. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

With a hissing sound the spectral thing opened wide its mouth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Right, because they don’t have machines for that, ones that can’t judge me as I’m making an idiot of myself, trying to play tennis with one eye open.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She opened the oven door, poked a fork in the ham and watched the clear juices run down its side, and then closed it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw my arm across my face and rolled away, and when I peeked again it was gone, flown out the open window. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I push the door open a little further; the hinges creak. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The grocery opened at dawn and did not close until the last wandering vagrant dime had been spent or retired for the night. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cover me,” she said, snapping open her carbine and shoving a bullet into it. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Someone moved towards the opening in the fence, and the other five followed so quickly that it was almost as if nobody much wanted to be the last one out into the alley. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here Spring was already busy about them: fronds pierced moss and mould, larches were green-fingered, small flowers were opening in the turf, birds were singing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They saw the kid, cool times ten, stretch out on the forbidden steps and open his book to read. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tuft of his black hair is sticking through the open gap. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He went out to the open vestibule and sat down on a folding-chair, and the station slid away and the backs of unfamiliar buildings moved by. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” I said, opening my eyes. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Alex had been told a zillion times not to stand there with the refrigerator door open, but he couldn’t help it. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Why, no, sir! It wasn't addressed to me, so naturally I wouldn't think of opening it . . ." "Of course not, I know you wouldn't," he said, fluttering his hand and sitting erect. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked away from the fence, but Frankie continued to stare at the scene through an opening at the bottom. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Cat,” she asked, “are you drownt? I’d open the sack and let you out, but I be sore afraid of the eel. Cat?” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glances at the book lying open on the bed, and I wait for her to say something about it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

How hard was it to open your mouth and talk? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I open the YouTube app on my phone, it takes me straight to Adam Tok’s channel. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I open the book and write on the title page. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I just stood there with my mouth wide open. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I was startled by the sound of the garage door opening and the sight of Mr. Donnelly backing toward me at high speed. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blew out a tired breath and opened the door and almost ran right into a singing lady walking toward the alley with a garbage bag in her hand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I hear a click behind me and realize a door may be opening. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was too much smoke to see anything at all, just Longstreet’s back, black, unmoving, and Pickett turning back through the smoke with joy in his face, and then the Union artillery opened up. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harris stood in the open doorway wearing a Three Stooges T-shirt and plaid golf pants. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Emily muttered to herself and opened a new web browser. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She opens the file, and we both look at the tide page, “The Other in Shakespeare’s Works: A Critical Reading by Vinesh Ram.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

One stubborn eye flared open and Pinch fixed his annoyed little boy glare upon the bird. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I looked away from the sheet and noticed one of Mom’s partially eaten casseroles on the kitchen table along with an open bag of Thin Mints I had helped Miss Volker package up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The bully holds open a plastic bag and orders, "Drop your money in this. Quick." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Carefully, Grout presses forward seven more paces, then swings open the door to a yellow shed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

His valve seemed to be glued, and no amount of bouncing was opening it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beside her, Ess listened, mouth hanging slightly open, to the tale of a tree that gave everything it had to a boy—its apples and its branches, until the tree was nothing but a stump. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They found Fang the boarhound sitting outside with a bandaged tail when they went to tell Hagrid, who opened a window to talk to them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Like a fairy godmother waving a magical wand, she tapped open cabinet doors and pulled out extra fluffy pillows so that we might rest comfortably on the sofas and recover from our arduous expedition. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ash opened her eyes, blinking in the morning light, and saw the cook looking at her with her hands on her hips. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was half open, he winced in pain and lost his grip on the door for a second. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He is calmed by the valley opening before him—the one it should take an hour to get through before he reaches the house a mile or two this side of Vienna. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I walked, I heard the big windows in the outer wall being cranked open by somebody downstairs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured I'd buy it in some store that was open on Sunday and then I'd take it up to the park with me. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Forcefully the snake launched his great body at the opening, crumbling earth and rock as he pushed his coils through the aperture. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Or had she simply never opened her eyes? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell you exactly how she reacted because I was watching her as she opened it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I rolled off the bed, quickly unbuttoned my dress at the waist, and pulled it open to show him the scar on my right side. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Always do,” I say, opening the door and getting out. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Sneaky opens his lunch pack, pulls out the M&M’s, and waits for Aiden to hand him a dollar, which is what he charges for most of the candy he sells. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

It’s basically a wooden basket, open at the back, mounted on an axle between two wheels. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Softly, I say, "I'll get that," and she waits while I push it open, and then she's off again, out and down the steps to the pavement. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, them old Remingtons is always good for a laugh. A couple years ago, every time I’d catch me a carp, I’d slice its gut open and leave it in their mailbox.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

As he opened the hatch he heard footsteps approaching. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the car door opened and Ares grabbed my shoulder, pulling me out of the car and back into the desert night. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But don’t open it yet. I need to run to the bathroom and I want to be here when you do.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

There was an open copy of The Review of Optometry there. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and peered outside, making sure the coast was clear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I opened my backpack, took the gun out, and put it in my waist, then I slowly walked to the back and waited for the door to open. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When the dizziness settled, she opened her eyes once more and saw that Scythe Curie had pulled her chair closer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“This is what opens the decision rule to criticism,” Reilly says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Someone opens a third- story window and throws out a shot glass, and off it goes spinning, over and over, down toward the rue Vauborel, and out of sight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Once you had both keys, you needed to perform a complicated sequence of turns and rotations to open the door. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When I open my eyes, Day is watching me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then, at six a.m., when the pool opens, I go swimming. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He opens the little door, pulls out a bunch of letters. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Yanna marched forward and pushed open the carved doors of the main structure. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A sign in the front window said open 7 days, just above one that said closed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then, instantly, he frowned, opened his eyes, and stared for several seconds at the ceiling. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I opened the box’s lid, shedding light on a scatter of trinkets—a tarnished silver chain, braided bits of human hair, a flour-sack doll rubbed raw by a child’s hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes to see the sky is still dark but that Uncle Leang, his wife, Aunt Keang, and all the cousins are up. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odin screeched as he flapped his wings, and the mountain doors opened, and he rose into the skies. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

And I would swallow my saliva as I saw them split open loaves of bread and line them with juicy sardines. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I decide to wait for one with a kitchenette to open up—any day now, Hildy assures me, turnover is dependably high. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were fixed on something and his legs vibrated and stopped, his hands did the same, and then finally his fingers, but his eyes remained open, transfixed on the top of the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I thought maybe we'd arrived too late and had missed the main attraction, but then someone opened the door of the cattle trailer and a vachette raced down the ramp and pounded onto the field. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“No,” she insisted, putting the bottle back in the open cooler. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She opened an imaginary doughnut jar and helped herself to another, which she rammed into her mouth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth opens, but his words take their time coming out. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She opened the compact and handed it to her husband. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Those cells are Henrietta,” he said, taking back the Bible and opening it to the book of John. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The square, squat, modern ice cream shop where her old home had been was open, and a man was peering out the window at her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

When I get back to the stock car, the interior door is open. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I remember one day I walked into practice, and apparently I had upset Sam before I could even open my mouth. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

After several minutes, the fort’s west gate opened and soldiers hurried out. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

And how do you open yourself up to hellos when you’re already preparing to say good-bye? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He’d take them in whole, crushing the tinkly shells under his sharp teeth, smacking the gummy creatures down with his mouth wide open, giving me a terrific view of the whole process. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They would have found the door and opened it. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She waddles to a table and brings back the head of a black boy with kinky hair, big eyes, huge red lips and an open mouth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I love the early morning storefronts opening up one by one, shopkeepers talking as they crank their awnings down. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop him just as he yanks open the door to make a grab for the transmitter. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I heard the ripping of the paper as Miss Winthrop opened the envelopes. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sailor began smashing and breaking open cabin doors that had jammed. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Pickett was in front of him, out in the open, waving his hat and yelling wildly. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a kestrel perching on the open window frame, and his eyes had caught a movement below. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held up the small blue bottle of Mouse-Maker and she said, "Now for a little medicine! Hold his nose to make him open his mouth!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes on him as she opened the envelope and unfolded the letter inside. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

To get rid of that concentrated gaze, he stopped looking, even though his eyes remained open. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They fit her the way a key fits a lock, sinking into place, opening all sorts of doors deep inside her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She slid back the fine filigree clasp and flipped open the box. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She opens the door, but her daughter stays outside. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Dany passed his eyes came open, two pools of molten gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I turned as I opened the door, but he was already astride Trouble, wheeling the big horse around. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

There was an empty cracker box, old newspapers, and open cans of food scattered around the landing. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty years in the future, those girls would still be young, would still be smiling or smoldering or simply looking stupid, with their legs wide open. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Chip Cusumano wouldn’t have been at the airport to rip it open.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

By now she was level with the open gates. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

At that Bilbo opened an eye, almost as if he had heard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The golden skin of the peach had been torn open, and where a chunk of flesh was now missing, a sweet, sticky juice was dripping like crystal beads gliding off a string. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I gasp as I swing open the front door. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She knew what she would see, and she went cold the moment the door swung open, and she was faced with the fragile silence inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Cordelia rummages in the fridge and brings out an opened package of store doughnuts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mouth gaped open like that of a fish breathing its last. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi popped open his Coke and followed her into the house. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And I was scared as I slowly pushed the door open. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Someone had left an orange on a hanky in my spot—peeled and opened like a flower. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The tea stops before it splashes onto an open book as though there is an invisible wall surrounding it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Chubs’s fingers were quick and nimble as he opened the peanut butter crackers and started in on them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was a street in one of the poorer quarters, where there was an open market which was generally crowded and noisy. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I asked, automatically extending my hand, palm open, so she could drop it in. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I opened a desk drawer and pulled out a pad of notebook paper. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If you go up the stairs and open the door at the top, you’re surprised to see such a large, light and spacious room in an old canalside house like this. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, let’s get honest: Guessing you haven’t opened the brown book?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Babu unlocked, opened, entered, closed and locked a cage next to the tiger’s cage. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She took out Daedalus’s laptop and opened it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Barely opening her eyes, she stood and shuffled to the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He swings the door open and walks to the row of trunks that obscures Camel. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When Betty Bright opened up the bus door and called out, “Count ’em up, Victor,” a caravan of at least twenty-five cars and trucks, including the green Ford pickup, fell into place behind us. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pulled it open, unscrewed all the bolts on the bars and tossed everything into a flower bed outside. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was four-thirty on my alarm clock when I finally opened my eyes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the actionable intelligence the National Security Agency and CIA scoop comes from open source information. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Upstairs curtains at the Black Swan twitched open and I think I glimpsed Isaac Pye in a kite of sunshine, giving us all the evil eye. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

In the morning, after he’s gone to work but before I’ve gone to school, I open his yellowing and splintering bedroom door. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then the doctor said, “Now here is something none of you anticipated,” and he opened a small door tucked in beside the tall front door and stood back, smiling. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Luke opened his apartment door, the lights were on, and at first he thought that had to be a good sign. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"And what's more, the door from her balcony into her bedroom is wide open! How are you going to climb down?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was still balled up, but his eyes were open, although I could barely see them through all the hair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The screen door creaked open and shut behind us; I waited until I heard the shuffling footsteps of the other kid follow them out before I looked back down at Liam’s face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then the doors of the lift would open upon Mrs. Van Hopper and I would cross the lounge to meet her, and he would stroll back again to his corner and pick up a paper. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a thud, the cracking of plastic, and opened my eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He opened his pillowcase and I placed it inside. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

A box of cream chocolates lay open in her arms. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra opened her eyes reluctantly, releasing the soothing ebb and flow of the spirit world. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We get out in front of an open market. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I opened the door, happy to see him. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doubles back, pushing past the rest of us and to the kitchen, pulling open cabinet doors. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As he lifts his black-gloved hand, palm open, one of the kittens jumps into it and bounces off his palm, leaping through the hoop, executing a rather impressive somersault at the pinnacle of its leap. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care what my gift was, but I opened the package, for his sake. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Okay, well, how am I supposed to know if her eyes were open or not. Mine were closed.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mom unlocked the lobby door, which is iron and glass and must weigh three hundred pounds, and she pushed hard to swing it open, her heels slipping on the tile floor. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

As he opened the apartment door, he noticed how silent it was. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

In ballet studios, open trays of crushed resin are usually set aside for the dancers. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The drawbridge was down and the gate opened to them without question, and they were received in the Great Hall as if they had been emissaries of the King. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The high chamber of the turret behind, where they had met again, seemed almost homely: they were out in the open again now, and terror ran along the walls. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I looked in the door of the big room and saw the major sitting at his desk, the window open and the sunlight coming into the room. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She presses it through my teeth and I keep my eyes open, although there’s nothing in the room but scattered moonlight to see her by. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She blocked the door open with her foot and pointed along one wall to a long section of shelving with three or four hundred books. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Georgette opened her bag, made a few passes at her face as she looked in the little mirror, re-defined her lips with the lipstick, and straightened her hat. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were only partially open, so that Ophie could not truly tell if she were asleep or awake. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I could see the light come out from the dressing station when the curtain opened and they brought some one in or out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Bunnicula opened his eyes wide and turned his face, as best he could, to me. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door of the former restaurant — maybe he had taken control of the space after the previous owner was killed — and stood there for a while, chatting with the soldiers who passed. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The pet store clerk hangs a closed sign in its window, but I'm relieved to find the pottery studio's door opens when I push it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A thin chain loops through an opening in the handle. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Several nosey neighbours were beginning to congregate by open windows and doors. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ports were open and his crew was streaming out, waving their hands. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept pounding on the garage door until he pulled it open. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He throws her down and takes her and cuts her open. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He resented having “to resort to temporary expedients merely to make a poor show for the opening.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They lifted Grandfather’s shroud by the top and the bottom and prepared to fling it into the open grave. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His two dimes and a penny couldn’t carry him far, but somehow he begged and borrowed enough money to open a little bicycle-repair shop on Van Ness Avenue downtown. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only minutes before, Galya had been checking with Grigoriy to make sure the camera hatch was open to record their bombing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The book fell open to a place Mr. Curtain had marked with a paper clip, and Reynie saw that the pages were covered with handwriting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pry my eyes open and squint up at Charlie, who has something so close to my face, I can’t see what it is. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

My eyes were open, but I was not having much interaction with my environment. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the back door and let Charley out and stood silently watching, for this could be dog’s dream of heaven in the highest. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It opened southward, leaning back into the slope of round Dol Baran, the last hill of the northern ranges, greenfooted, crowned with heather. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She herself had been eager to learn, scarcely able to wait to open the wonderful volumes in Grandfather’s library. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Through his open window Milton shouted, “There’s a guy who just came through. He stole some money of mine. Can you have him stopped at the other end? He’s driving a Gremlin.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Grunting, she shoved, and finally it swung open. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But he brought himself here, to this walk, in the open and the silence, to clear his head and ponder the question. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

But no, though the latch was open, the doors stayed closed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She was asleep when the doctor arrived, but she opened her eyes when she heard the murmur of voices above her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You are aware that doe season opens tomorrow?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

His mouth hung slightly open as his bright eyes darted keenly. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For miles, out the open door, Werner sees no sign of humans save the occasional railcar capsized beside the tracks, twisted and scarred by some kind of explosion. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to apologize, thinking maybe it’s not too late to save myself, but the English teacher cuts me off. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He threw himself forward, toward Hull, and was met with Mr. Jacobs’s open palm against his chest. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Groaning, he forced his eyes open, squinting at first. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The main pavilion was open to the night, ringed with black Greek columns and statues of the Titans. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I open the door to my room, surprised to see Stella backing up against the wall on the other side of the hallway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

One of the windows was slightly open and a cord ran from it and across the porch to vanish in the grass. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Detective Geyer testified how during his search of the house he had opened the base of a chimney flue that extended from roof to cellar. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The door opens and the others arrive, including Madge, all talking, and putting together their instruments. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He paces back over to the door and slides his phone out of his messenger bag, thumbs open his messages. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Grace opens her front door when I ring. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He followed her almost on tiptoes, stumbling from drunkenness, and he went into the nuptial bedroom just as she opened the robe and closed it again in fright. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to deny it, but Miss Duncan gives me a stern look. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When I opened them again, everything seemed strangely frozen. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I’m lucky enough to catch him between roommates, my old room wide open and waiting. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t Professor Flitwick let her in earlier this evening, at your urgent request? Perhaps she could open the door for you? Then you needn’t wake up half the castle.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I open it and press my nose in the pages, like I secretly do with all books. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man opened a door and led me up two steps and inside. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The side doors would be open as we crowded in the front seat, Patrick listening to a taped translation of Chairman Mao boasting about "the great leap forward." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She had drawn herself laughing, her mouth wide open, no embarrassment at all. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

School opened and, though I had not prepared myself, I enrolled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guosim was seated upon the open ground, her eyes wide with fright, teeth chattering madly, her whole body trembling like a leaf. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He wavered for a moment and then forced the gate open. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he fell back on the parchments and died with his eyes open. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

As an act of good faith, Daryl opens the plastic wrapper of my pie and hands it back to me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Ash began to pull it shut, the hinges squeaking, and the bottom of the gate dragged against the ground until it lodged in place, still partly open. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frustrate him, and he would leave himself open, as certain as sunset. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Harley let go of the steering wheel and grabbed the opener and beer can; he leaned over the steering wheel, steadying it with his chest while he punched open the can. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling opened in a series of panels. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The suddenness with which the memory opened up deep down in his mind was a shock. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I hear chat­ter, muted sobbing, sniffling, someone moaning, someone else sighing, elevator doors opening with a bing, the operator paging someone in Urdu. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

During the next half hour they tapped, they studied, they pressed, they poked, they leaned, they tugged, they opened, they closed. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He waited a minute, then he opened the mold, and out dropped a bright new bullet onto the hearth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily held her breath as he opened to the copyright page where the raven version of the Bayside Press symbol was. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He asked Gold to keep his eyes and ears open. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the drama of the opening arguments was succeeded by the tedium of court logistics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In two hours they were out of the city and in open country. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He had opened the metal case and was methodically laying everything he had been given out on the back seat in neat piles. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

One arm dangled off the edge of the couch, and his mouth was open; that made it look like he was both reaching for and calling out to Chess. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The ladder was crude but sturdy, and after twenty feet it opened out onto a piece of level ground. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The iron gate creaked quietly as she pushed it open, almost as if it were welcoming her home. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Nothing makes him madder than to open a paper that is badly folded. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here are his eyes again, worlds within worlds, the road opening before both of us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dad opens his mouth like he’s going to speak, but closes it again, reconsidering his reaction. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We’re just putting clear tape over the address when the docking bay door opens again and a mom with a screaming kid comes in. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes just enough to see her standing over me in her white uniform. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

They almost didn’t hear the front door open. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He had managed to open his other eye, if only partly. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moss yanked his locker’s door open right as Mr. Jacobs said, “Officer Hull, there’s no need to be rude.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sky-hole opened and stayed open and a new smell came through. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then Mom swears and opens the door with a high- pitched “Ooooh, who do we have here?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Milkman was dressed in World War II army fatigues with a knit cap on his head, they opened some Falstaff beer and began to talk about guns. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the path reached a rounded angle where the mountain-side swelled out again, and there it suddenly entered a narrow opening in the rock. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was in the open garage, searching through our father’s toolbox when we returned. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Grandma lowered the gun to her side, keeping it hidden as she opened the front door a bit more. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time the blow opened a cut on my forehead. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

To his right, the only other bedroom was open. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went two or three bus lengths beyond the sign, and even after he stopped and I ran up, he didn’t open the doors at first. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He started playing the same opening part that Mr. B had just played, but he honestly didn’t sound that good. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The graying Amity man opens a door on the left. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The open side was swiftly turned to face the brick wall. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He closed a notebook that was open on his desk and said, “It’s too long a story.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It did still have several churches and a few beauty parlors, but they were rarely open. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I figured the kata-kata had realized that the enclosure was open, and they’d headed in for the rest of the bonobos. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her hand and threw the necklace into the center of the fire. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

English was then still a party favor for me—crack open the dictionary, find out if I'd just been insulted, praised, admonished, criticized. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

This time I had the book open to the place. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m finally home, I close and lock my door and take my book and flip it open so that it’s like a bird resting in my hand. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then I go to the wardrobe and open it, seeking some clue, some valuable piece of information. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I press above my head to see if I can force the box open. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the door opened, and she stood there in the kitchen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were warned that we could be targets, and for weeks we carefully hauled our mail packages to the federal courthouse for X-ray screenings before opening them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Someone who doesn’t open her door wide and welcoming like Big Ma does when the doorbell rings. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men disappeared and the door immediately opened, letting the blood out with a rush. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Blocking the flashlight’s beam with my hand, I opened the diary and read the first entries. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

In that brief time, he vaguely remembered opening his eyes and finding himself slung over a guard’s back. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The garage door opened up with a smooth mechanical hum. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open up the piano cabinet and start to play a compilation of pop songs from the 1960s that Ms. Holly gave me to practice on Friday during music class. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I opened the plastic case and slipped the disc into my computer. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He thumbed the pack down off his shoulder and sat and opened it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The tree frogs start singing, and I open my eyes. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked past the open kitchen window and took the glasses from the cupboard. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

My father opened his eyes, turned his head a little on the pillow, and looked at me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she turned and stood before the great doorway; the door was closed again, and she put out her hand and opened it effortlessly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine the gate opening and closing and him being safe on the outside. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A whistle blew, the school doors opened, and the line started to shuffle forward. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m just about to step forward and lift her down when she opens her eyes, removes her left hand from the pole, and in one graceful movement swings around so she’s facing the audience. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I’d been staring at that book every day for minutes on end, but the glow always stopped me from opening it. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Finally, I take a chance and open it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, education, work and progress have opened women’s eyes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

For a time there was some question as to whether Strunk was still alive, but then he opened his eyes and looked up at Dave Jensen. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had friendly faces or unfriendly, helpful or sullen, open or secretive, brutish or sensitive. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to open my eyes,” he said. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The front door was propped open with a barrel. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator had reached the first floor now; its doors opened. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You are given entirely too much freedom,” she said as she opened the door and shoved Ash out into the yard. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not stand her door open, could not stand it shut. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked back at the door, as if he expected it to fly open before he could get back to it with the key he did not yet have. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fridge and freezer doors hung open, their contents melting into sticky puddles on the linoleum. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He was trying for the twentieth time to reach his shoe, which contained a few useful tools for emergencies hidden in its heel, when the door behind him opened. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to say something, but my mind has not formed the words yet. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

From one of the newly opened second-floor bedrooms came the sounds of Penelope complaining to herself, and as Ophie hurried by on quiet cat feet, she saw the girl making a bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wait for the floor to open and swallow me whole. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

We walked back to O-Hall and kicked off our shoes before opening the door and climbing upstairs. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then the land birds vanished and she saw only birds of the open ocean, the albatrosses and snowy terns. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth to answer, and then her head snapped to the right. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It had all but come; she felt his breath upon her neck, but there in front of her the trees opened and she saw her father’s river. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the windows were open, but the cool breeze that managed to make it through got warmed up by the time it hit us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He stormed over and flung it open, and there at the top of the stairs stood Emma, a tiny ball of blue flame dancing above her hand. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But at least we were back together, and our future in California was wide open. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

In his pop-eyed hurry to pull bones out of the ground, he tore open the site with a bulldozer and didn’t bother taking notes, sketching maps, or executing profile drawings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“No! Sinkhole, man! It’s a sinkhole! It’s opening up under the field. Look at 19!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle flings the door of the RV open, slams it shut behind her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And even if we did get to it, we wouldn’t be able to get the shell back open to eat it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen broke open the cantaloupes, pounding them against a creek stone. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed the heavy gate open with a single movement. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When he opened them again it was evening and some of the sharp pain had abated—there were many dull aches—and the crash came back to him folly. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a sigh of relief he pushed me toward Tanu, who stood staring at us with wide eyes and an open mouth. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was lying on Mom’s chest and her eyes were half open. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had just let out a frustrated groan when the door swung open. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was the only one who noticed her prying open the shell, sniffing the crab’s body and then getting up to go to the kitchen, plate in hand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped that now they might come into the open burrow and try to attack him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She swung the screen door open and dashed into the house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Now when the door opens, a stuffy stale smell comes out and I see her in her bathrobe, her hair tangled like seaweed. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Capricorn handed Cockerell, who was standing beside him, the book that Mo had kept from him for so long, and bent to open the box. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His eyes glanced up at the lid of the trunk, waiting for it to pop open so that he could scramble out. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Now, as I think about this open space, I know what has to be done. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

For she was afraid, now: afraid of her son’s heart torn open too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I already made friends with the 7-Eleven guy. He’s open all night. I wanted a Twinkie cake, but all I had was a hundred dollar bill, and he didn’t have that much change.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Santa screamed when she opened the door and saw the hesitant Mrs. Reilly on the front steps and her nephew. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His vest was open, his shirt rumpled and misbut- toned, his carnation wilted. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes are wide open but the compass has gone blurry. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The gates popped open with a metallic screech and we slipped through the small gap rust and atrophy would allow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

No fighting or bombing or invading other places, just living out in the open, on the beach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

While her mom worked the key in theirs, Emily noticed the door to the right was wide open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Garfield developed pus-filled sores on his back, which the surgeons cut open. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Henry opened the porch door, and Pastor Tom stood up from the stool. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Melyngar’s hoofs rang on stones as a courtyard opened before him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I jiggle the latch on Mr. Bender’s gate and swing it open. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Kin glared hard at Ivan, then opened the door to his forge. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And to the whole class’s amazement, Hermione strode over to the trapdoor, kicked it open, and climbed down the ladder out of sight. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I opened it and held it out in front of me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Minli opened her mouth to argue, but a yawn formed instead. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He scrunched his nose on principle as he descended the last set of stairs and headed down the hall that opened up to it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was all open park-like country with no roads or houses in sight. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Dawkins’s could fairly be called masculine, with its confrontational opening, its cold abstractions, its aggressive imagery, its glorification of alpha males. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He borrowed a corkscrew from the woman he had bought the wine from and opened the wine and drank some of it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I opened the chain-link gate to the enclosure and went inside, shutting it behind me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alec jumped onto the hatch door just as it thumped to a stop, wide open, and climbed up the ramp, disappearing into the darkness of the ship. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The gills on her neck flap open and shut as she clears her throat. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Yet the fair was to open in little more than two months. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He pushed open the closet door half expecting to find his childhood things. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then I would unlock and open the inner door and receive my goods. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It struck Harriet in the forehead, leaving a great open gash there. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, over so great a distance, just a little bit of “time’’ would mean that some of the Lazarus Doors would open thousands of years before others. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The open bank slipped by and now the trees towered on both sides. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl put on her fouled makgabe and ran home to her parents, singing: Mother, open the door for me, I am smelling. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I heard a seal break, and then the door opened. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The captain was already inside the car and Engel hadn’t opened her own door yet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We tiptoed through the mudroom and into the large pantry that opened off the kitchen. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

And he kept out of sight behind the inkwell as he watched her open her mail box, which was about a quarter of an inch wide, and pull out her letters. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The second time I opened my eyes must have been a good while later, because the seas were almost calm. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Audrey” I open the door and she follows me in. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Slowly, she pulled open the glass door of the bookcase and let her eyes wander over the spines of each book. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She put the suitcase down on its side and opened it slowly; then she reached into the suitcase and pulled out a black cat and put him down on the ground. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Just as he was about to open the door his mother paused in her singing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All around us we could hear the wights spreading throughout the camp, kicking things over, throwing open caravan doors, shoving people. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and a pair of bodyguards entered and proceeded to untie Matt. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door cracked open, and I could see just a bit of her so-unhot-she-looked-like-Screaming-Ned-after-a-close-shave face. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“An offense against God’s creation, to cut open a human body?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They heard the sound of a key turning and bolts sliding back, and as thunder crashed overhead, the door opened to show a distinguished-looking man holding a lamp. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

All the strength left my body, and I saw my own tombstone and an open grave, a coffin being lowered into the ground. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The cave was very dark and I had trouble getting Rontu to go through the small opening. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and craned my neck back, catching a quick look at the white pole. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Good God,” he muttered, having torn open the latest arrival and scanned it with disgust. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Clayton got the message and opened the book on his desk. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I place the bell into her open palms. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I stuck my foot in the door to keep it open. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I want to be the language that wishes him well, speaks his name, wakes him when his eyes need to be open. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The opening section of his speech also goes on the attack, fulfilling Ad Herennium’s rather gleeful injunction to use this section to “make our adversaries unpopular.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Albert Einstein, a hero of mine, once wrote, “Our situation is the following. We are standing in front of a closed box which we cannot open.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The voices came clearly to him through the open kitchen window. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my chest felt hollow, like when you break open a chocolate bunny on Easter. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She pushed down the flush of pride at his compliment, closed her eyes, and then opened them halfway. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The Sunday of the formal opening session, the Morning Herald ran nearly a page of articles covering the charrette, including profiles of the co-chairs flanked by large pictures of them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had ripped open the feather mattress in search of valuables, littering the floor with mounds of horsehair and goose down. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After a bit, he opened it again and stood there, wrapped in a blanket, his clothes on the floor in a heap behind him. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I just had time to say, “Run!” when the doors of the stateroom burst open and there was Luke, flanked by two hairy, giants armed with javelins, their bronze tips aimed right at our chests. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed his hand away and opened the bag. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Pinmei felt relief flood through her, the waves of gratitude carrying her in reckless abandon, as they crashed through the open door. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to wake up in a room in Erudite headquarters, so I don’t open my eyes right away, not even when the simulation fades. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Looking over her left shoulder she could see the imprint of an open hand standing out distinct and crimson on the pearly flesh. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left the door of his room open, and on the table in an envelope addressed to Mrs. Kelly there were four dollars for the past week’s rent. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Somewhere she moved about and spoke, and her hands moved and her eyes were open. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Max slides open the glass door for Volkheimer, and he ducks through. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen and I squatted on the ground in an alley and spread out the paper, opening every page. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For half an hour they dug, laying open a narrow trench along the tunnel. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He raised his hand to stop my words, looked at me with unforgettable reproach and opening the door cautiously went back into the other room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to speak, to ask her to keep it a secret, but she looked at me and sighed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the passageway that connected the maids' room with the rest of the house, Gladys stopped and held open the door. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As Bigwig stared back at her, he suddenly recalled Holly’s description of the great yellow hrududu that had torn open the earth above the destroyed warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both open our eyes and stare at each other. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The door creaks on its hinges, opening to a dishearteningly empty room. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I opened the hymn book and played two of my favorites, “How Great Thou Art” and “In the Garden.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Gaia the Earth Mother opened her pure green eyes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Holidays are when I want most for our family to be happy, like the white families on TV and in magazines eating turkey, opening presents, or playing board games. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I opened one eye and tried to sit up, with zero success. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He had to push his way back out of the room into the open air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the lid till it fell against the crosswise oar and the edge of the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But all she did was open and shut her mouth without any words coming out. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as we got near the side door, it swung open violently. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad stood there for several seconds, his mouth open. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A very old man, bent but active, with white mustaches that bristled forward like those of a prawn, pushed open the swing door and went in. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was dawn now on Long Island and we went about opening the rest of the windows downstairs, filling the house with grey turning, gold turning light. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Hazel eyed the open path warily and then moved over to the side, creeping along the trees like a stalking wolf. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Pong counted six stories, each one open to the central hall on the ground floor. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Max opened his mouth to say something and Bigger drowned out his voice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly it was luminously clear to the Savage what he must do; it was as though a shutter had been opened, a curtain drawn back. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were low enough to the ground that no one could see me unless they were really looking, so I started opening my suitcase. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was open, and Fay slipped in and sat on the ledge, a black silk kimono revealing lovely legs. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Wrestling wildly with the stout bars and bolts, he managed somehow to open the small iron door. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

No sooner had Bunnicula reached the edge of the salad bowl than the door swung open and Chester bounded into the room. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s black and blue with angry red scabs that have a tendency to break open and bleed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I heard what happened,” he said, when Olanna opened the door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I recall it standing open, and myself wishing it were shut, because of the chill draft of air from the hall. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a knock on the break room door, even though it’s open. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There was plenty of open space in the city’s big parks and in the suburbs, outside of Clarkston—and out of reach for the Fugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I, however, have come to realize that I want to live my life with my heart and mind open to other people, other cultures, other tribes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Before I could swing my sword, it opened its mouth, emitting a stench like the world’s largest barbecue pit, and shot a column of flame straight at me. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to our building I walked up the stairs, took my keys out, and opened the door. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I did my homework too, and I just opened the banking app. We only spent about ten thousand on day one.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Himself reluctant, Hamlet loosened his hold and led me to where the maze opened onto the garden. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I use my sleeve to open the interior door. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Or the sky would open up and blow me away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set the candle on the desk and yanked open drawers, rifling through the contents. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and saw a fishing village, the blue sea beyond, a swath of rolling green hills, and a cloudless sky. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The gate opened, and we followed Davis to a parking lot beside the glass mansion. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I tear it open, I pull out the yellow sheet, I read each word. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justin climbed easily up the open door of his cage and vanished over the top with a flick of his tail. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

They pushed at Taisin’s chest, hard, until water bubbled out of her mouth and her eyes opened. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Trademaster seemed to say yes, or at least to nod his head, and then he opened his book and wrote it in.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I duck into the girls’ room, drop the backpack on the floor, and open the letter real slow. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ignatius pushed past her and lumbered down to the car, opening the rear door of the little Renault and climbing in among the placards and piles of pamphlets that covered the seat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei opened her eyes, but she still saw Amah’s face in her mind. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I flip open our laptop and search the name until I find an official-looking site. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She looked at photographs of these men and women and felt the dull ache of loss, as though they had prised open her hand and taken something of hers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But as soon as he felt the first chinks in his faith, he lost all incentive to fight and opened the door to death. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. But she left the door open another time.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he opened the zipper with decision and pulled the whole wind-breaker over his head. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and remembered the child. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mademoiselle opened die drawer and drew forth the letter, the topmost one. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama shoved her way past Doc and opened the door. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to say hello, but before I could say anything, a male voice said simply, “Three minutes.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t even apologize for not waiting until I was awake to open presents. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

And with that, Benji threw open the door and stepped out. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I have to keep myself from smiling because I know it’ll make the cut split open again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As the sirens surrounded us, as the cop cars came braking to a halt, the driver’s door opened, and Spoon emerged. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I felt old-timey, and something lush burst open in my chest. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She’d take it out past West Point, past Hermit, past Bald Head, and drift until she was alone with the whales in the open water. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Had fed him from her own nipples, carried him close and warm and safe under her heart, and who had opened her legs far far wider than she herself ever had for him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped into the seat of the Black Panther’s son behind me—his window was open. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Time to wake up, Chris,” she said cheerfully, opening the curtains of my window. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But when Ocean opened my door that day, I stepped out into a different world. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nhamo opened her eyes to protest when she saw the man. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he bit back his fears and misgivings, and kept his eyes and ears open, taking in everything that happened around him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Laney demonstrated by opening her mouth and chomping down. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I twisted around just in time to see Gum Baby leap out the window, fleeing into the night with my pack, green light escaping from the slightly open zipper. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

For once, the classroom door did not creak when she opened it, and no one turned to look at her when she slipped through. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Gritty summer light spills through the open trapdoor into the cellar. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

When it feels like no air can ever pass through our mouths even though they are wide open from laughing, the Blob finally lets us go. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

As nice as she was, she would have offered to unwrap the paper for her new “baby,” or, as liberated as she was, she would have told Fern to open it herself. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I flipped open my compact, smoothing down my edges and slicking on another layer of clear cherry lip gloss. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I look back across to the open field. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Twenty rats sitting motionless on the rocks above the opening to the tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes fluttered open and he saw Goober’s face all askew, like on a broken movie film. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It opens with a blonde girl in a burgundy dress, running across a lush green field filled with wildflowers. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He jumped up and ran to the door of the room, yanking it open. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The half-dozen steps up to it were deeply worn, and the door itself stood slightly open. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn, open the gate, keeping my hand on it a moment to steady myself, walk in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All Things — all — are open to you — and you need not deserve, but simply Pluck.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Somehow, the wire door popped open and the birds escaped. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She taps her fingers on the window and pulls the door open. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

That if I open my big mouth, ain’t nothing she or Momma can do to keep Charlese from getting me back. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The honeysuckle vines were taller than him now, and as he looked them over, he realized that one of the buds was beginning to open. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He opened the door—and there they were! Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The room—the library, Nicodemus had called it—had, in addition to its shelves of books, several tables with benches beside them, and on these were stacked more books, some of them open. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

His brother Ahmad had saved him, had opened to him worlds upon worlds. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I used my teeth to rip open the corner of the bag. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Instead of turning my oxygen off, Harris, in his hypoxically impaired state, had mistakenly cranked the valve open to full flow, draining the tank. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Listlessly he retraced his steps and stood before the open door of the place. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I’d call them big openings,” Thomas said, trying to counter his discomfort with sarcasm and disappointed that it wasn’t working. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

With each insect, he closed his eyes and imagined a baby sparrow reaching upward with an opened beak. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

His mouth dropped open, his eyes bulged when he saw me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

There’s a saxophone in an open case, looking dull against the black velvet. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

We took up positions among them, keeping our eyes open. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the plug that blocked the opening, the Mark of Athena began to glow—the red outline of an owl. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I push open the door to my room and lock it behind us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Light pours in from a glass ceiling atrium and down to where we stand, in the middle of an open space decorated with towering indoor vines. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They set sail, probably in frail open boats, from the Red Sea, turned down the east coast of Africa up into the Atlantic, returning through the Mediterranean. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. White reached through the bars that covered the window and pushed it open. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was a red stain on my bed, wide as an open notebook. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam had opened her window, then shut it when no breeze came through to temper the heat, only mosquitoes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, then opened them again. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

T. P. went back to the cellar door and opened it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth and then bite the side of my cheek to stop myself from saying something foolish. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He rolled the bottom of the teapot around on the cardamom pods to pop them open, then scooped them up and dropped them in with the tea leaves. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When she opens the drawer that holds my few possessions, she shuts it quickly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He tried to open his mouth to answer, but could not. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If only I could whip out my phone camera right now to capture Edna’s mouth hanging open. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Cyrus Trask did have his five minutes of horror while they cut the shreds away and sawed the bone off square and burned the open flesh. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It sucks and booms and splashes and rumbles; it shifts and dilates and falls over itself; the labyrinth of Saint-Malo has opened onto a portal of sound larger than anything she has ever experienced. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I thought of her lying without moving, but in my thoughts, her eyes were open. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The windows were open on a moonlit sea. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The hand holding the glass of water opened, and the glass slipped and fell to the floor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He opened his empty right hand, and, in astonishment, his empty left hand as well. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Deep in the pine woods, along a deserted logging road, the boy and dog came to a small open space where there had once been a log ramp. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When there was no answer we opened it ourselves, as there was no lock to fasten it. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes as wide as he could. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He opened the door wider so that she could see inside. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and opened them, and the only difference was the feel of the wind on my eyeballs, because when I closed them I could still see the dotted lights perfectly. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

At a huge square opening in the factory wall, other men were taking bales of cotton off of a wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He dropped his gift and it broke open. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There the darkness seemed to clear, and through the opening could be seen, high and far, a patch of shining sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Sis opens her arms, and Ma steps into a hug that lasts a long time. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth anyway but she starts rummaging in her bag. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes were open, unblinking, staring at nothing. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes I was on the asphalt again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The door opened to the sound of nerve-shattering club music broadcast from an enormous stereo system. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I had a small income so I didn’t have to make the business pay, but for some reason I kept the store open. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the front of his shirt and showed me where a big square with a letter T in the middle of it was branded into him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I open the book again and flip through until I reach a page that catches my eye. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The corridor opened into a vast room with twenty-foot ceilings and rows of support columns. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At least he didn’t leave the question open. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the open doorway, the two older daughters stood pounding manioc in the tall wooden mortar. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start to open the door but it’s the same lost look on the Senator’s face as the one Stuart had when he showed up on my parents’ porch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Coming to the opening they found that they had made their way down through a cleft in a high steep bank, almost a cliff. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now, for the third time since he had returned from the hospital that day, he opened the woman’s book and read the brief inscription on the flyleaf. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She stood on tiptoe to see over the barnyard wall, and her mouth dropped open. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Robbie stood there, a paintbrush in his trembling hand, his eyes open wide. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

They both saw her go to the empty hut and look about her before she opened the door. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And the guards didn’t open the car with the dead man in it. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth as if to speak, but nothing came. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s an open field for a fútbol game if we don’t mind the drive. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He opened his pouch and drew out some withered leaves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His eyes were shut tight, but he opened and closed his mouth in silent agony. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The door to one of the shops he’d thought was closed had abruptly opened, and a hooded figure was peeking out of it, beckoning frantically. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The two weeks in Pretoria opened my eyes fully to the stark realities of black tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie slid open the box and unfolded the receipt tucked inside. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A wooden box full of dirt lay open. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When the Laughing Man’s small eyes finally opened, Omba eagerly raised the vial of eagles’ blood up to the mask. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Then the deputy, hearing the barking move back from the door, opened it and came out. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open Kalinda’s letter and read it quickly first, eyes flashing over her jumble of words, before going back to the beginning once again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth to tell him, but her tongue refused to cooperate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

After an immeasurable period of time, she went out into the corridor and along to the end where there was an open door to an unused bedroom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“In there,” the rabbit said, motioning toward a circular opening through a stone wall, “is the Old Man of the Moon.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Whether the Chicago police even possessed that kind of talent was open to question. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The curved blade slipped past the straight one and bit deep into the knight's hip where the mail gaped open. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But it also means we’re taking wide streets through open spaces, and long blocks that are uninterrupted by alleyways. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I watch him through the window as he opens the pastry boxes on the counter. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

This being totally open and honest with each other. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

When Cole opened his eyes once more, his breath caught. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Just as the skeletons opened fire, the pearl fragments at my feet exploded with a burst of green light and a gust of fresh sea wind. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing I did on my next visit to the Behavioral Center was mention the good news about Nikki’s opening her eyes. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily opened the book and saw that James had circled consecutive letter corrections in order to spell out the words fort, wild, and home. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Moss was at the top seconds later, and he swung open the screen door, only to find himself face-to-face with Javier’s mother. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But right that minute, Bodega slid open a drawer and pulled out a Ziploc bag the size of a Bible and said the magic words that kept me there that night. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

So for the next few days whenever he opened the door he found her by the radio. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I fumbled at the handle trying to get the door open and scrambled out of the car. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She pressed down on the front of my shorts with both our hands, and I couldn’t have seen straight if my eyes had been open. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The servant girl was naturally shut up in her kitchen, and Grete must therefore go to open the door. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘There’s earth under his old feet, and clay on his fingers; wisdom in his bones, and both his eyes are open,’ said Tom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She opens her mouth, probably to tell me again that Mirjam couldn't have escaped through there because of the inside latch, but then thinks better. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Dumbledore’s reading what signs?” said Ron, looking per- Hedwig gave him an extremely offended look and took off for the open window, cuffing him around the head with her outstretched wing as she went. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All he could do was open his beak wide and raise it upward toward the sky, the action a simple admission that he was powerless. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Hyacinth pried open one of her sister’s eyelids. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

One of them lay on his stomach, and his eyes were wide open and still; his insides were spilling onto the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The javelinas moved away, and I saw some bobwhite quail feed into the opening around the Licks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were open, her surroundings a blur. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She opened the top drawer of her desk. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“How long will it take to make, anyway?” said Harry as Hermione, looking happier, opened the book again. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

My mouth falls open, but I hide my surprise when my grandmother turns around and brings the sandwich over to the table. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

The door opened wider until the light spilled across them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He pulled his hands back and squatted down, ripped open the cupboards below the sink. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They listened, but beyond the rustle of the leaves there came from the open down outside no sound except the monotonous tremolo of a grasshopper warbler, far off in the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push the door open and climb out of the truck. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I flatten myself against the open door, thinking the dogs will pull the boy past me and out the front, but they don’t. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His eyes were open—blue eyes, the way they used to be. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When he opened his eyes, he resumed their conversation as though there had been no interlude. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

From the ground, Jak looked up and painfully opened one eye. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When he opened the street door Aureliano did not have to be told who he was to realize that he came from far away. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The door was painted black and it was propped open with a cinderblock. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

"When we were ready to eat we didn't have any way to open the refreshments cans?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My face smiled through the cold as I thought of my dog climbing down the mountain into open arms, helping hands, warm places. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She gave Cady a quick hug and hurried to the other side of the car to open the passenger’s door. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Later on the door opened and Max came in and sat softly beside him on the cot. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he opened his awful arms and groaned, “Suffer little children to come unto me, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malia looks up from her tablet, which has a puzzle game open. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The door banged open, and a wild wind burst into the room. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A fine haze of silvery dust covered their entire bodies so that they looked like limbless ghosts with open eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Just then one of the bedroom doors opened and Daoud came out, yawning and wearing a full cucumber face mask, so it had to be Thursday. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

With insults and threats they led her in to Colonel Garcia, whom she could recognize blindfolded by his habitual cruelty, even before he opened his mouth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the flames engulfed the wooden hut and licked up into open air, Cole had lost all control. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

A sleepy head poked round the door opening. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth, but the words would not come out. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not only was Timothy not hearing with his ears; his eyes, though wide open, were not seeing, or if they were, he was not recognizing what they saw. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was cold with the window open, but, like Mother and Mrs. Darling, Maddie left the window as she found it, also just in case. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She opened the bathroom door and led the way into her blue room. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

But he kept his eyes open and tried to stay as alert as he could. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’d already made up my mind that we weren’t going to crack them open and eat them on the spot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the Civil War and during the Reconstruction era, the federal government had opened jobs to blacks, providing social mobility particularly for those from educated backgrounds. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But even if the guards somehow anticipated what was about to happen and opened fire on the little droid, it was too late for them to stop it now. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And his head hurt—each time he opened his eyes, beams of feverish, demonic pain shot through his brain. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Jane herself had only been able to find a little coat of John’s, but she squeezed her arms into it and opened the door. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The hilt of the sword jammed in the wolf’s lower jaw, wedging the jaw open and preventing it from ever closing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She opened the door to her room, but I pulled at her dress and we went to the bathroom and she stood against the door, looking at me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a knock on her door, and her dad opened it, letting in the sounds of the Flush holiday album Matthew had been making the family listen to on repeat since Thanksgiving. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I opened the top drawer of the dresser, even though I knew she wouldn’t be in there, obviously. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Milla’s waiting anxiously and has the door open before I even walk up the porch steps. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She pointed down a pier where a bunch of homeless guys were huddled together in blankets, waiting for the soup kitchen to open for lunch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“No. We ain’t hiding this behind no closed doors. I want this thing out in the open. Right is right, so let’s handle our business here,” Juju says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The striped curtain beyond the ticket booth hangs open, and through the haze, Marco can see a figure standing in the shadows, illuminated by the sharp spark of light from a cigarette lighter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Booth continued rushing through the wings of the stage and down the passageway leading to the back door that opened to the alley. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So here’s the quick and dirty of how this trick should work: I take an empty water bottle, which I’ve sliced a sliver of an opening in. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The girl sat at her dressing table, a much-handled clothbound score open on her knees, marking here and there with a ballpoint pen. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The parameters of the award are wide open. Excellence is the only criterion.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I flung open the door and raced down the hallway. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They only have one left!” he gushed, tearing off the cellophane shrink-wrap and prying open the lid. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Emmett had my door open before the truck was stopped; he pulled me out of the seat, tucked me like a football into his vast chest, and ran me through the door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When he opened the door, he looked her over, mercilessly sizing her up, and then he smiled and said, “Come on in. My office is in the basement.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I whiled away many a pleasant hour gnawing at a flipper joint or split­ting open bones and licking out their marrow. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

August slid up to the edge of her chair and opened her arms, the way she’d opened them to June that day they’d found May’s suicide letter. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if their early fire right out in the open was for cooking up a third stranger who wandered across their path? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She opens the tin and takes out one round candy. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was an open door where the dancer still stood. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Some of the books were placed face down, open, as though Master had not yet finished reading them but had hastily gone on to another. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gray’s Anatomy was open by a folio pad of his own drawings. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another two lie open off to the side. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and walked calmly through the midnight light to Pearl’s house. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took me some time to muster the nerve required to pull the door open an inch or two and peer inside. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I open the back door, my friendship bracelet gets caught on the latch and a thread rips. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He turned at the sound of the opening door and nodded at Lanning, who entered, cracking the knuckles of one gnarled hand with the other. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He moved a few steps farther into the inn, leaving the door open behind him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

That was to say, ever since the first tiny bloom had opened. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I wait for her to say something about her size, and how she’s at a disadvantage, but she only opens another bottle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She pushed the door open, and the bathroom was crammed with hundreds of boxes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

At the sixteenth floor was Aaron, holding his front door open, rap music about killing people on in the background, holding his metal cigarette out for me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The dampened, mud-weighted cape swung open and full as a sail fills, and Romero pivoted with it just ahead of the bull. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The front door to the store was wide open. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I tried to get him to open his mouth, to make sure all of his teeth were still there, but his jaw was too tender for me to touch it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She nipped his finger affectionately, then, with a soft swooshing noise, spread her enormous wings and soared out of the open window. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He winced, his fingers opening and closing helplessly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A fly nearly zooms into my open mouth, so I close it and hurry to catch up with Ma. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I watch Mrs. Rylance cross her legs and pat Jordan on the knee, and he’s smiling so hard I think he actually splits a corner of his mouth open. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You know how at every open house at school, when the teacher meets your mom, they tell her, ‘Oh! Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The letter from the district magistrate’s office is at my place setting, opened. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stopped not far from the house and opened up our trunk and pulled out a two-by-four. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

So then the next morning I get on the conference call and the thing opened at $71. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I opened the slider and walked into the kitchen. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I waited and waited, and then the door opened and I was invited into the interior office. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I popped open my locker and shoved my backpack inside. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

At home, I opened the white shark anatomy book on the kitchen table. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I follow her, keys in hand, and open the trunk. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She opened her front door and stepped outside, looking to see if he was still standing out there somewhere as she recorded a voicenote. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When I open my door and look out, I see a thousand little plank-and-cardboard houses floating at every conceivable tilt on an endless ocean of dust. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walks ahead again and two doors open, leading us outside onto a terraced balcony. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Kochi would, in fact, use the phrase in his opening remarks at the meeting. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She opens her prepacked suitcase, feeling among nightgown and slippers for her worry beads. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He raised his head, only one eye open. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pet grunted and wandered off to a corner of the room, pulling open drawers and looking inside. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She hears him before the door opens, his footsteps heavy and echoing in the hall, unlike the measured pace of the manager who has come and gone several times, quiet as a cat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I flew to the door; I had a little trouble with the simple dead bolt, but I yanked the door open at last, and there he was. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He heard the door to his parents' room open, he heard the TV. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I take the lenses and head over to the door, which opens into a private bathroom. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As she was about to breathe into Tiller’s mouth, his eyes opened. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When she was gone, Billy opened the drapes and was no wiser as to what was outside. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Cilia moved away from Johnny, the groom leaped forward to open the kitchen door for her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

How you present yourself—ordinarily the job of the opening few moments of your address—is the foundation on which all the rest is built. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Beto wanted to be sure Naomi got some, so he darted back through the open doorway to give it to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The door wasn’t even done shaking from being slammed so hard when it jumped open again. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Waiting for someone to bust his window wide open. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He could see the roof of the market cross in the open square, and the people walking about. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

The door opened slowly as Miss Trixie made her day’s entrance, a large bag preceding her. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got the backpack open and dug through it looking for the other plastic ziplock bag. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Her palm was open, and there, resting inches above it, was a small cluster of particles. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Aunt Ruby opened, “What a privilege to witness the radical gone respectable in our times....” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sabeen opens the car door, and we scoot out, following her mother’s flowing black gown up the steps. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Water clung to their eyelashes and streamed in runnels down their open faces. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The person to Shadow’s right got out and held the door open for Shadow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Listen, we’re all right for the moment, but sooner or later something will have to be done about the battering ram. Has anyone got a good idea? I’m open to sensible suggestions.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, when my father opened his window, it made it about zero degrees inside too. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My mother saw Riverdale as a haven, a place where I could escape my neighborhood and open my horizons. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Worsley had little confidence that they could take to the open ocean in only two boats, and he pestered Shackleton every day about returning to Ocean Camp for the Stancomb Wills. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Jody set his pail on the ground and opened the letter box. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s because he always slowed down to stare out at the open water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I stretched my neck and opened and closed my jaw. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

If I have to have it, I will open it, cost whatever it costs. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The females of this species lay their eggs in any open wound of a warm-blooded animal. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Soon, a fairly wide trail opened, allowing him to quicken his pace. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Startled, he opened his eyes, but the room was dark as before. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We gathered at the dark opening, waiting to know what to do. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was hard to believe there was a ceiling there at all, and that the Great Hall didn’t simply open on to the heavens. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Leg. Bad,” I say loud and clear, because I now see him for who he is—the old man at the crossroads with his hat and cane and riddles come to open doors for me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

As the elevator lurches forward, a gap in the metal wall slides open. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dimple took a breath and opened the e-mail app on her phone. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The open vistas distressed me, the sense of being adrift in a crowd of people pressing in on all sides, wanting to touch me, greet me, wish me well. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Anderson stands waiting for us, sliding the door open and gesturing for us to climb inside. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When we reach a set of double doors, I pull them open proudly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The door opened three inches, then came to an abrupt stop. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Is that how you usually open a window, kid?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she spent the night within reach of that open door, she would be nothing but a pile of bones and gristle by morning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She guides us down an open hallway until we reach a smaller lobby, where another set of sliding glass doors stands. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“He had this folder under his arm and he opened it and took out a paper and brought it over and shoved it right under your dad’s nose.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment she did not speak, but her mouth opened and shut as if there were words trying to come out. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Weasley jabbed her wand at the cutlery drawer, which shot open. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He sat in a desk with his workbook open in front of him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His open mouth gooey with mashed potatoes, he said, “Yuh ha’ to.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The door opened and four policemen came and stood above him; one touched his shoulder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As a Pashtun, you always open your door to a visitor. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

During the last class of the day, near the end of the lecture review, the classroom door flew open and Jackson came in. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes after a few seconds, and that’s when one of Javier’s friends groaned and dropped to their knees. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I went around the front of the car to the other side, where Papá and Mamá stood with open arms. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He cut off a big chunk of chicken and opened a can from the store-box, some kind of meat. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She flung open the cottage door, and a bit of milkweed whisked in on a rush of November wind, spilling shreds of spidery white down. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The door to the room opened and Brother Yam came outside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She paused in the entrance to the drawing room and observed that the chocolate-smeared cocktail glasses had yet to be cleared away, and that the doors into the garden still stood open. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When it was opened a crack, she pointed to the badge and sternly demanded admittance. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes a nurse appears, holding the door open in wordless invitation. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I would go to Worm Creek, where I’d sit in the balcony and watch rehearsals, my feet on the ledge, a math book open in front of me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Todd opens his book and starts turning pages. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As Roy emerged into the fairway, the purple sky opened up. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she opened the door, Lázaro slept peacefully, splayed out across the bed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A buffet of wind made him stagger and he saw that he was out in the open, on rock, under a brassy sky. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how long I sit against the elm, but when I open my eyes, the boys are gone. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and immediately closed them again. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They're wearing yellow T-shirts that match the logo on the truck with the open back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The door opens, and Tobias steps halfway in, the door dividing his body in half. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Each time Brian’s eyes closed to blink, they opened more slowly, and each time he had to fight to get them open. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The door was propped open with a cinder brick, so he poked his head inside. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Where doors opened in the walls of man-rock, the wood was thick and strong. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When he heard the kitchen door open and shut he went to the closet and listened again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei’s eyes opened more from the urgency in Amah’s voice than the shaking of her shoulders. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I opened it and glanced over the pages. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lawrence tried to communicate his excitement about Seaborg’s discovery in writing, via a memo to Jewett’s committee declaring that “an extremely important new possibility has been opened for the exploitation of the chain reaction.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She had left the bedroom door open, trying to encourage a faint breeze through the stuffy room while she washed out her stockings and underwear in the basin. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Ain’t nobody scared! Gum Baby got two hands eager to deal! This restaurant is open and ready to serve! Get your education for free, you thistle-heads, Gum Baby’s an equal-opportunity destroyer!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But the old man opened one eye and smiled his old smile. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

And then, just when I thought that I might jump out of my skin from worry, the fire door opened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Four open bottles. And Gat was so angry—” “He was right,” I say. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It opens to the sky and we climb onto a viewing deck that has a tall wooden railing, so that it seems like we’re standing in a gigantic wooden cup. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the doors opened, Dicey watched carefully for her sister. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman's mouth hung open, a wet pink cave, but Craster only gave a snort. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe Matthias was lying, or all this stuff about Black Protocol is a fake to keep people from even trying to open the gates. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Fifteen yards away from them came the plopping noise of fabric blown open. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to talk and the words just vanished into thin air. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I adjust the isolation gown over the top of my disposable scrubs, and yank open the door, squinting at them through my goggles. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But having caught the pig, Nettle thought it was fair dos to crack open a bottle now. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When they were all small, it had been their favorite place to play, partly because the narrow opening made it feel forbidden, and partly because it was so strange. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sohrab squinted at me, then held the door open for the woman behind him to enter. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

They don’t believe he’s a graduate student in Astrophysics out chasing butterflies, they think he’s a spy, although they can’t figure out why he would have been so open about it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he had got the man to bed, and stopped his bleeding, and discovered that the wound was not a mortal one, a beautiful lady appeared in the opening of the tent. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not wonder at finding him again, just opened her wings and flew out over the field. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Harry watched it, and his scar seared with pain again . . . and he suddenly knew that he didn’t want to see what was in those robes... he didn’t want that bundle opened. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The door flew open as soon as he knocked and the goldfish man was face-to-face with a woman he scarcely recognized. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

And every time I opened my eyes, I saw where each map had been—the four holes marking the rectangle, and the pinholes seemingly randomly distributed inside the rectangle. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

His mother stood behind her, watching with her eyes wide open with shock. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Each time the Doors open, they try to teleport to a new location. Thanatos made them this way, so only he could find them. But now they are chained. The Doors cannot relocate.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The women who shrieked over the bier and at the lip of the open grave. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The front door opened and Grandpa Sorenson emerged, followed by a tall, lanky man with large ears and a thin, older woman. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I can almost feel his heart crack, stabbed right where he had risked opening it up to me, where he had let me see the beating wound inside. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They opened out like huge flowers, pink and almost transparent. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she spun around and darted out through the open door into the twilight to join her younger brothers and sisters. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It’s open to the comments on his previous picture. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes were open, staring at me, blinking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It was early and the zoo hadn’t opened yet to the public. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said to her, and chewed the carrot really loudly with my mouth open. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat in the back, grappling with Otto as he tried to get the door handle open so he could explore. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Quick as a flash, Lavender got her pencil-box from her satchel and slid open the lid just a tiny bit. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to open the windows to get the smell out, but they only opened three inches, and the air outside was still thick and hot. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

His ears popped and he opened his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I held the door open with my back while Jay and me dragged the heavy load inside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Cas unfastened the sling from around her neck and winced as she slid her injured arm through the opening. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A Jewish homeland created by Jewish goyim was to be considered contaminated and an open desecration of the name of God. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and the roar of the crowd flooded the room. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plans to open private schools exclusively for white students have been submitted to the county, and it’s believed many will open their doors next year. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She opened wide the door of the bathroom and saw, not only her brothers and sister, sleep still in their dazed eyes, but also wild-haired Windy, and Stewart. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

So they opened drawers, they cleared their throats, they whispered loudly, they hummed a little tune. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could still hear it when he opened his eyes and lay anguished on the bed where he received the memories. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my coat and took a deep breath. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I yanked open her back door and dashed to the basement door and pulled it open. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nhamo had a bowl of porridge in her lap, and as soon as the little girl opened her mouth, she popped a spoonful of it inside. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And do you think the prophet Elijah walks in every time you open a door? A goy zugt a vertl, there’s a fool in every house.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I picked Toby up and opened the door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The boudoir doors open, the Beauty Minister disappears, and a swarm of women floods inside. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I can——” he gasped as a jagged slash of lightning ripped open the sky and the thunder stole his words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Old Mr. Chou would swing the door wide open for me, and as I tried to walk in, he would slam it fast, hoping to squash me like a fly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waved me over and thrust the receiver into my open hand. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to answer, but somebody beats me to it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Max grabs his plank of wood, steps toward the curtain, and I’m turning Helena, ready to run to the bedroom, when the door is kicked open, a little explosion of splinters flying from the lock. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

There, with the radio off so its static would not disturb his concentration, he gazed out the open window at the town. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ground my knees in the dust and shook and sobbed and opened my mouth to cry out loud. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open it and knock on the wood. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He had a thick folder of papers, which he opened like a suitcase. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would my pen pals say if I told them that I am standing at a detention center because I went to open my postbox for their letters? Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

That still left open the question of who would manage Livermore day to day, in effect as Lawrences viceroy. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And then, very quietly, as he listened, he heard the front door open, the rain and wind come in, the door shut. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the passage door and led them into the front hall. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my watering eyes as I went down and saw Bones pile on top of Ernie. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can look out our door and know when the butcher marché is open for business, if the big kapok tree down there is filled with black buzzards. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z