Today was the first morning that Mango’s death didn’t crush me the second I opened my eyes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and met the morning air. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

Rishi reached out to get the door for her, but with a flourish, she opened the door herself and walked in. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

When it was there it held out its hand for the lance, which the Wart handed up, and, feeling all secure, opened the visor with its left hand, and held it open. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the matchbox compartment successfully, but one inept scratch of a match sent the box to the floor. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

As Ophie picked them up and turned to go, a dresser drawer opened slightly, like it had been pulled by an unseen hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“No, I know. I’m sorry, I just meant—” Grandpop had unlocked and opened the door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The Chamber of Secrets has been opened before?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When he opened his mouth, probably to argue, she hurried on. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As I opened my mouth to protest, I saw her face and realized how much she needed to be outside the house, though she would never say so. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth, then frowned and closed it again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cora had dared to step out among the dancers and close her eyes and twirl and when she opened them Edward was there, his eyes alight. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When her mother’s eyes opened for a final time, Kira had held the vibrant piece of fabric so that the dying woman could see. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I opened the door, he was holding her arms down slapping and hitting her. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A dust cloud puffed into the air as she opened the bottom box, sending Viper into a sneezing frenzy. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then I opened my grail diary and accessed the subfolder devoted to the legendary Canadian rock band Rush. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“The Six Flags we have in Georgia opened in sixty-seven, and one of their premier rides was the Dahlonega Mine Train. Runaway’s the Texas version.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The Colonel grabbed the can, opened the door, and threw it at Kevin—missing him by a good margin. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Watras tapped his baton on the podium.The curtain opened. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We questioned Bill about what he opened his mouth for. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she opened the door and let his father in. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I got up extremely quietly, took my things from under the bed, and opened the door one millimeter at a time, so it wouldn’t make any noise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her books on her desk, pretended to study. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Beatty stood there looking at him steadily with his eyes, while his mouth opened and began to laugh, very softly. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then came a quiet morning when Mr. Zuckerman opened a door on the north side. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When I opened his door, Takumi was sitting at his desk, boxy headphones surrounding his entire head, bouncing his head to the beat. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The bald one opened his mouth and hissed like some immense white lizard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then I opened my eyes and looked around. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When I opened the door the hall was black and seemed empty, but a familiar sour smell of onions and ale hung in the air. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“What I hope is that the sky opened up and he floated right up into it.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her voice seemed to be smiling, so Gerald slowly opened his eyes. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When her mother carried the steaming cup upstairs, Abra opened the incinerator end of the gas stove, put in the letters, and lighted them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Major Major switched immediately to American literature, but not before the F.B.I. had opened a file on him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

With a flourish, Uncle opened the front door for me and ushered me inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went back over to Momma’s dressing table and opened the little drawer. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth without any sense of what I would say next. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Footsteps climbed the stairs, and in another moment the door of the bedroom opened and closed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But he had just now, had opened up to me, however briefly. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he looked down at the congregation and upon her, his eyes opened wide. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

At 1:28 a.m. a policeman opened the door of the cell and told me that there was someone to see me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

This narrative opened with a storm, the hurricane Donna, far and away the greatest sendoff an expedition ever had and I thought at the time a little overboard. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I even opened my eyes, I knew we were moving. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He opened the sash and leaned his head out of the carriage, shouting up to the coachman, “I have made an error. Take us instead to Roxbury.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once that creaky coffin door had opened, the smell of a thousand years of rotting death drifted out through the thick woven fabric of my clothing. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He opened it and read it gravely; then, with a charming smile, he handed it to me to read. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When Bronwyn reached the bottom, she opened her trunk and handed out the peculiar sheep’s wool sweaters we’d been given in the menagerie. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When the doors opened, he stepped out into a torch-lit stone passageway quite different from the wood-paneled and carpeted corridors above. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Thorn ran the few toadstools toward the Spector Lagoon, and as she entered through the curtain of the willows surrounding the area, what looked like hundreds of red eyes opened and blinked at once. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hestia opened her hand and the fire roared. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A swirling vortex had opened in the center of the game’s monitor, and it was sucking in bits of trash, paper cups, bowling shoes—everything that wasn’t nailed down. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We heard the elevator’s ding and I opened Annemarie’s front door before Mom had a chance to ring the bell. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Finally Percy went aboard the pirate ship and opened the flood valves. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The teacher called Mrs. Anthony, the principal, whose eyes got wide as she opened our door. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, they watered because of the bright morning light. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He followed her to the door and opened it for her. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ess nodded, and the two girls pulled on their day clothes and opened the door. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Once the gate was opened, others flooded in and began battening down for the thirty-six-hour vigil. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he opened our front door and called out, "Okay, you can come in." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The two companions strained together until it creaked loudly and opened. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When his mouth opened, his teeth gleamed like black needles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maniac, in his turn, opened packages to find a pair of gloves, a box of butterscotch Krimpets, and a spanking, snow-white, never-ever-used baseball. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anyone was carrying a bag, the men opened it and took whatever was in it. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and looked at the King’s Huntress, who was standing where Ash had come from. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shape of the stone still stood like a doorway against the blue sky, but the entrance itself opened into a very dim corridor where a set of stone steps disappeared into the dark. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The guards opened the hatch of the doghouse and lifted her effortlessly, because she was very light. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I opened the door to the stairs, I caught the porter’s eye. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bending down, he opened up his tackle box and busied himself with a bobber and a piece of wire leader, humming to himself, his eyes down. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It opened and Grandpop stepped hesitantly into the room, running his fingers along the wall. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When he opened his front door, Ms. Hussey shouted, “Water! Get some water!” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She sat in the gallery and often waited in line an hour before the show opened in order to get a seat in the first row. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari opened her mouth to retort but grabbed her stomach in pain instead. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prosper opened his mouth and tried to say something, but Hornet wouldn't let him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Occasional lampposts opened up dreary patches of light. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She took a trembling breath and opened her mouth. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He slipped the boy’s knapsack straps loose and set the pack on the floor behind him and he put his thumbnail under the aluminum clip on the top of the can and opened it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Before Julian opened up my gift, I knew that it was going to be just right. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was slick with the moisture of tears and mucus, and once in a while she opened her mouth and extended her pepper-burned tongue to pant like a dog. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

That day, Mariam opened the box and found a leaf-shaped pendant, tiny coins etched with moons and stars hanging from it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He fought to come to the surface, and he expected a rifle barrel to be shoved into his face when he opened his eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But as she reached out her hand, the fairy flew back to the window—and Basta opened the door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

When I opened my eyes, Mother and Shawn were facing each other, Mother wearing only a tattered bathrobe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Her eyes opened to dim light coming through the small window, and beside her she felt the warmth of Shae’s body. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It opened to a letter from Dame Olga to her daughters. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth again, but whatever was going to come out got caught in her throat. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

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

Sarai felt a tremor of misgiving for having opened the door to her secret. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I went upstairs again, to the privacy of my bedroom, but when I opened the door I found the housemaids in there doing the room; one was sweeping the floor, the other dusting the dressing-table. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Overcome with drowsiness, he closed his eyes; then opened them abruptly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sophie opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When her eyes opened wide, everything went back to normal. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In his second period French class, he opened the letter and placed it inside his book. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my door and opened the box. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I had heard stories about PG County from the same poets who opened my world. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

His hand opened and the file tumbled to the ground. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Jonas opened his eyes and lay contentedly on the bed, still luxuriating in the warm and comforting memory. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I promise I won’t wear any of your clothes to go fishing or climb trees,” I said aloud as I opened the latch. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I look at him, he hasn’t opened his mouth at all, nor has he made any motion to type. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He opened it and indicated the child with a gesture of his head. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her arms to me, and I walked right into them. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Even though my eyes remained shut, buried in the pillow, the light changed when you finally opened the door. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I opened the copy Ms. Hernandez had given me and read. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Mom opened the door and sat down on the toilet lid and I leaned in over her. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boston slowly opened its eyes, stretched, and woke. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door was opened by a sergeant standing on the other side, a member of the decon team. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The front door opened behind her, and she heard her mother step out just as Pet condensed in front of her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But there was a monster, supposedly, and these dungeons were spooky, and she just wanted to figure out which door her key opened up, and she wanted to get out of there. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t yet opened my mind up to the past. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I stood there for a few seconds, thinking, and then I opened the drawer back up, riffled through the files again and pulled Mong’s and Rondell’s, too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Possible," Mami said when we found a window left opened in the laundry room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Jan pulled the car to the curb and opened the door and stepped out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the envelope and unfolded the paper. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She went over to the window again and opened it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t stand looking at the empty walls, so I opened my backpack and took out my folder of pictures and articles I had up on the walls of my room back home. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The tall one opened one of the cupboards built into the wall by the hearth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hand in hand, we walked up the wide front steps, and my grandfather opened the door for me, bowing me through. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, the image was restored. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The door of the plane opened and steps were lowered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in her bed, his wife Iran opened her gray, unmerry eyes, blinked, then groaned and shut her eyes again. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The first broadcast opened with a report about the death of Robert Sobukwe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That nestling had opened his beak so wide he could have swallowed the very egg he’d pecked his way out of. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Larson heaved a satisfied sigh, poured himself a cup of hot coffee from his big red thermos, smiled, leaned back in his chair, and opened up his other newspaper to the sports section. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I owe you a lot more than I do her. You really opened my eyes to something.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and did his best to wipe away her tears with shaking hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, most of the students knew about it by the time school opened next day. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and I saw her silhouetted in the window light. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Salvador had opened several on the left side. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Then he opened the night safe, and dropped in the gray bags. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Tanner opened with a real quiet, concerned voice, so I’d know how sensitive he was to my situation, how he understood this was a “heavy” time for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

So she nearly jumped out of her skin when the door opened. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know for sure until a doctor opened the door to the windowless hospital “family room” where we were waiting, and said, “Did your husband have a heart condition?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She just opened her mouth and pushed it out with her tongue. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven’s eyes opened wide, and she ran over to Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They opened their throttles to full speed, and even then they were only just able to keep up. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened it and read it and handed it to me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had opened his eyes in a lot of ways. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Kenzi set the ball down, opened his bag of chips, offered Simeon some. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She picked up the book and opened it to the middle and read a single sentence. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Instead, Link opened the door and reached for my hand as I stepped out into a puddle of water. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When I opened my eyes again, her eyes were bulging and her mouth was slack. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Devine opened his eyes, startled, and his fingers gripped her head tightly, his body—coming—rigid . . . and the flagrant untouchable stars were so stilled they seemed to have been painted up there. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t speak another word till Mr. Gaston opened the cell door about a half hour later. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited a moment, and then he came and opened the door in his dressing-gown. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

When he couldn’t play against Tessie’s skin, Milton opened the window of his bedroom and serenaded her from afar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as I dared I ran up the winding stair, and looked out of the window, which opened south. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He walked over to a closet, opened it, stuffed the money into a blue tote bag, and offered it to me. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Dang,” she griped as I opened the door and hopped in. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was a click, and the door opened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When Petra opened the door, there was Calder on her front porch wearing a large red letter made out of taped-together cardboard squares. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

How surprised he was the first time he knocked, and I opened the door! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa opened the screen door and stepped outside to put his shoes on. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Turner opened his mouth and shut it again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

So far, the door to the waiting room has opened twice, and a nurse has announced that one of them has a boy or a girl. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

He slid back the bolt and opened the door and—it was not a toolshed after all. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracked when she first opened her mouth. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

And then he opened the bus window, put the two stingers on the lip and slammed it back down, so the prongs flattened into super sharp blades—we called those “killer wasps.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Billy traveled in time, opened his eyes, found himself staring into the glass eyes of a jade green mechanical owl. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The class looked around as the door opened. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to scream, but nothing came out. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked to the refrigerator and opened the door. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After several minutes, the fort’s west gate opened and soldiers hurried out. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I was so thirsty, I opened the Gatorade and emptied the bottle without even taking a breath. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She opened up the space suit and laid it down on the concrete floor and stepped into it, feet first. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I edged around the noisy floorboard in the middle of the room and opened my door as quietly as I could, but it creaked loudly in the cold. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hand and opened his eyelids; gazed blank, and with a straining effort, on the sky, and toward the amphitheatre of trees: one saw that all to him was void darkness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When Alex opened his eyes, the gray first light of the morning was just creeping in. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

We bring my comforter with us, wrap ourselves up into a giant cocoon, and breathe in the crisp fall air, which makes me think of opened refrigerators again. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped at the door and opened it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and remembered the child. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was hollow and completely empty — but the moment Harry opened it, the most horrible noise, a loud and screechy wailing, filled the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The sound of the nine o'clock news filled the hallway as the living room door opened. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She got that, then opened a cardboard box by the stove and took out her man’s knife and ulo which she had brought from Nunivak. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened and closed her mouth very carefully, and she began to eat soft foods that required little chewing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The judge sat down and opened the top file on his desk. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When he opened his mouth to scream, the earth below our feet seemed to tremble in fright. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The moment the door banged shut behind him, she opened her diary. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

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

A soldier sitting in the open side opened fire with a machine gun, mowing down the crowd. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His right arm was blood from elbow to fingers now, yet his last desperate blow would have opened Bronn from neck to navel ... if the sellsword had stood to receive it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

By the protesting squeak of the hinges you can tell it’s been a long time since it was opened. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or at least she tried to scream—her mouth opened nearly as wide as a chick’s—but nothing came out. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

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

She opened the side door, peeking in to see who was up and about. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When the door opened, it was his wife who appeared instead. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But when the Colonel opened the door, I caught the edge of her scent: wet dirt and grass and cigarette smoke, and beneath that the vestiges of vanilla- scented skin lotion. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He led them a short way down a passage, and opened a door. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Miles opened his mouth to say something else, but then smiled and shook his head. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

"Nobody's opened the box yet, they're all out flat. I'm supposed to be carting soup in to everybody, seeing as I'm the only one on my feet, but I brought you yours first." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Trevor pulled out his phone and opened the map app, so we could calculate our route. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Not one bit, he said as he opened the door. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A pair of guardsmen opened the heavy red doors before him, unleashing a sudden blast of noise and light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then she opened up the box of cinnamon doughnuts I had delivered. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She opened the door to a gleaming gym and led them to a large, clean bathroom with individual shower stalls. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

John opened the church door with his father’s key at six o’clock. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He limped to the front door, opened it, slicing the room with a beam of moonlight, blasting through the fog of Charlie’s memory, of his many pasts. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then Laura opened her mouth and gulped and whispered, “Thank you.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to the time of an observer who is at rest with respect to the earth, it may be that the Congress opened after the race. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one they climbed into the truck and opened lunch boxes. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

So I picked Toby up and opened the door. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and quoted a little Greek epigram about honesty being a dangerous virtue, and, to my surprise, opened the door and ushered me in. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Meggie didn't understand a word of this, but before she could ask Fenoglio what he was planning the door opened, and there was the Magpie herself. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The man who opened the door that day is the hero of my life. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to howl, to cry, to curse him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’d learned a thing or two about hinges thanks to Margo, and I realized why we hadn’t had any luck pulling on all those doors: they opened in. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

His hands flexed at his sides, closed to fists and opened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This mechanism opened or closed shutters on a box containing the pipes, thus allowing organ sounds to get progressively louder or softer. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Then we opened our bags and hung them to the rack with a couple of pieces of tape. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She opened it and pulled out something, which was a pen. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Quincy picked up her book and opened it. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He opened the screen door, stepping down the stairs. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

But the moment they reached the front of the line, the doors opened. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to the dark blur of it, and the larger blur of Kevin standing near me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

One of the store employees came out from behind the seafood counter and, ignoring us, opened a hatch on top of the lobster tank. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I got into bed and opened the page the monk had marked. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my hand so he could see that I had been spitting them into my palm. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

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

Emma flipped over Mom’s phone and, fingers flying, punched in the code and opened the texting app. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dallas and Florida were standing on the sidewalk outside Grace’s Diner when the door opened, and out shuffled Mr. Trepid. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

The boy had opened the door for the other men in the family. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When she opened them again, there stood a giant bed fit for an emperor. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The front door opened, and he could see a dim figure holding the knob. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to lie, but her eyes were scrutinizing my face, and I knew she would see through that. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth and let the drops tickle his tongue. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I opened the door cautiously, then swung it wide open with surprise. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beak opened and the hoarse caaw came out again and again, from inside the scarlet mouth. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I did another perimeter check in my room, opened one of my photo albums on the dresser. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I turned the TV off and sprung up as the knob turned and the door opened. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In the glow of the coach’s lantern, Frankie opened the cylinder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Curious, she opened the door to see what the noise was. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a while, then he opened the door and stood out on the road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The captain was already inside the car and Engel hadn’t opened her own door yet. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore walked over to the trunk with seven locks, fitted the first key in the lock, and opened it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t into my second rap on the door when it opened. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He opened his palm and held up the marble for all to see. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A door opened in the hallway above them and Timothy poked his head over the banister. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The room was stifling, so the knight had opened the shutters to let in a cross breeze. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When the session opened on June 12, Mott and her husband, James, entered the building together. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He went to the gate once more and opened it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Without another word, she opened the big door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the apartment door, put down my bag, and took off my shoes, like everything was wonderful, because I didn’t know that in reality everything was actually horrible, because how could I? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As Ben got in bed his door opened and Mary Anne stood in the opening. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Tom opened up a little more for children. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had opened thousands of them over the years to blow his dreams into children’s bedrooms. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened a window and screamed to the street below. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another man, a Recruiter with his whistle, shorts, and baseball hat, opened the back door and stepped out with his hands raised in the air. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When Ash opened her eyes, she could see. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The restaurant hadn’t even opened yet, and I needed to wash more than twenty racks! The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The tunnel led to a massive cavern that opened out into a grand library. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I let go of the bed and started walking toward that sliver of light, not sure what I’d say to you when I opened the door. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to ask, but he spoke before I could. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The only reason I opened my eyes was because she pulled them open herself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And when she opened it, I wasn’t as surprised as I was curious. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I opened my hand to look at it, wondering. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I shrugged, and he opened the door to the backseat right as my dad unlocked the car. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

But when we reached the lobby and they opened for me I felt they had let me out into something new. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the bottom drawer of the china cabinet. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I handed it to her—at the same moment that the classroom door opened and Mr. Guareschi walked in, accompanied by Mr. Bradbrook and two other members of the school board. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Redemption opened the front door, and Jam followed him into the house. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

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

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

I opened his drawers and dug for my shirt. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Thomas might not have admitted it if Chuck hadn’t opened up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When the metal lids opened, I could see things that were far away incredibly close, like the Woolworth Building, and Union Square, and the gigantic hole where the World Trade Center was. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he opened the door, I couldn’t stop the gasp that tumbled from my mouth. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Minute Men, from behind stone walls and barns, trees, bushes, had opened fire. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead Andrew asked, “How about work at the highway? Has it opened up?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dell pushed the thought of the girl out of his mind and opened the door. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Ana was outside when we opened the gate to Mabel's front garden. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But when I opened my mouth, what came out was, “Have you ever heard of a light-skinned Negro pretending to be white?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was still puzzling over it when the door opened and a rat came in. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately the door across the hall opened and Mr. Bodler, the janitor, looked out. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to take a deep, deep breath, but he couldn’t. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Matthew crossed to the kitchen and opened cupboards by the sink until he found a glass. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I dropped to my knees, opened the cabinet doors, shoved the stacked toilet paper out of the way, and reached into the hole. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Most people have been here hours before the office opened to get a good place in line. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky opened one eye, then closed it to open the other, as if too afraid now to look at the world with both at once. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes, she was lying in the grass, covered in muck. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I went to my locker to grab my gym bag, but when I opened the door, a piece of paper fell out. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The great cavern that opened on the abyss was as black as pitch, black as tar, blacker than the feathers of a crow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She rolled off the bed and opened my top drawer. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It had opened, perhaps due to the force with which it hit the ground. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He saw it clearly, how it had happened: she had opened a sealed envelope to read his note and been disgusted, and in her obscure way felt betrayed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

With a start of fear, she opened her eyes and felt herself gently touch down right where she was, in her own body, here. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I placed my bag on the desk, opened the flap, and pulled out the framed picture with my foot. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Once she had the driver’s-side door open, she reached over and opened my side. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Prince opened the logbook and picked up a quill. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I extended my hand and opened my palm, and she took the knife. she said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the elevator doors opened, I put on my corporate smile and walked over to the woman sitting at the reception desk. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But even then, as I put the book down, he opened his eyes and smiled. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later, Ear opened the door for a flustered, damp- looking man. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened and noise poured into the Waystone like a gentle wave. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Emily undid the latch and opened the lid to reveal a yellowed stack of papers sealed in a clear bag. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and woke up to the perfect ending of the worst nightmare any person could ever have; ’twas the cap’n standing o’er me with fire in his eyes. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Leo opened his eyes, amazed to be alive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

The vacuum cleaner business was so brisk, in fact, that the company that made them opened a branch factory in the town. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He stared up at her, opened his mouth to reply, but nothing came out except a faint gurgling noise. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then she combed it down Hatsue’s back until it lay opened like a fan and shimmered in unearthly black waves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dicey put the suitcase down and opened the schedule. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She quickly opened the door, and a blast of freezing-cold air from the AC hit our faces. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I sat on the lower bunk while Mom opened the trunk, grabbed a stack of the biographies my dad had agreed to part with, and placed them on the bookshelves. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

After the long day a great weariness would come in him, but when he opened the front gate of his home the weariness would go away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I opened mine and there were a dozen flies in it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I opened her letter first and took the check out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again he opened his eyes, half expecting to see the Spirit Bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He reached forward and pulled a lever and the doors opened and he got out and stretched again, then walked over to the luggage bins and bent to open them. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At first I couldn't make out who it was, because my eye only opened a short way, but then I saw it was my brother. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

While Davis chanted a traditional prayer-poem with his own variations, Joe mounted the box that had been placed for the purpose and opened the brazen door of the lamp. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and looked up gratefully at O’Brien. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She stared at the house for a bit too, then opened the door and got out. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He led Harry and Luna to a corner, where a small cupboard opened onto a steep staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He just opened his eyes, and realized right away that they were moist with tears and his face was wet.The sun had come up, shining brightly through the trees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he opened the windows and let them free a long time ago. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was then, as he opened the screen to let Nipper in, that he knew his pigeon must go. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Undeterred by cobwebs and filth and the rustle of mice burrowing into hiding places, she opened cupboards and investigated rusted cans of food, chipped china, dented pots and pans, empty bottles and jars. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now there was the sound of a seeming kiss as an airtight hatch in the bottom of the saucer was opened. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he opened my door, reporters and photographers descended on me like locusts. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the only door that worked, then slid over to the driver’s side. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I opened the cap and squinted closely at the tip, unsure where to start, then set it gently against the inside corner of my eye and drew up, tracing my eyelid to the top. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I opened the back window and smelled the rain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Papa opened the Times bundle and thumbed through a copy looking for the letter. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They opened it and found themselves standing at the junction of two corridors, bathed in a cacophony of monkey cries. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

How they had opened a business, a restaurant, and taught their daughter that with hard work, she could be anything she wanted to be. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Nothing but the old door that opened onto the brick wall. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

On the return trip, he came to a bridge that had opened to let boats sail downriver and away from the burning areas. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not a single person gave us a second glance after Kermit opened his mouth. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s hand reached out and opened the door; a feeble red glare lit the man’s face as he stooped and looked inside at the bed of smoldering coals. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

With a final breath, Cole opened his eyes and slid off the shelf. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The doorway to the panic room/secret passageway/tunnel to the alternate world opened up, and Emma reached in to turn on the light. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

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

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

Ophie opened her mouth to argue, but all her objections died on her tongue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

On my way back to Texas, I suddenly remembered that during my two weeks in Scotland, the World Champions Centre had opened for business. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They passed a magician with a bald head, a street fiddler, and an umbrella seller, his wares opened around his feet like black silken mushrooms. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

As the flashes faded inside her, she opened her eyes and sat up. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Blue Bill turned his head upside down and observed the action until Perry opened the bird-barn door and stepped inside. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“The very best of evenings to you!” he said, smiling broadly, his arms opened wide as though to embrace the whole room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He turned toward his parked car, opened the door, and got in behind the wheel. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and opened his eyes. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank remembered the morning he’d opened this door for the military officer who had told him about his mother. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He led me to my room, carrying my suitcase, and opened the door for me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Children made Mr. Coggin nervous, particularly when they opened the door of his darkroom when he was in the middle of developing a week’s supply of film. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was thanking my stars that I’d learned to make nice buttonholes, when the parlor door opened and shut, and someone began to hum, Kennst Du Das Land, like a big bumblebee. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man in uniform opened the door but didn’t bring down a step—he said someone had stolen it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Salva’s mouth closed and opened again, as if he were a fish. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the cans, and they had a feast: creamed corn with their stew, and peaches for dessert. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could see a large gold tooth staring at me like the blinding sun and then the rest of her teeth opened wide as if she were going to swallow me down in one piece. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Kathy opened the book and began flipping through the pages. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The cell door opened and the inmate stepped out backward, wearing socks but no shoes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shouldered past a couple of kids, and opened my gym locker. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Abel opened the sea doors wide and a gray light flooded in. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth, let his finger slide in, sucking it clean. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was unlatched and opened a little at my touch. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She opened her fingers, spread her hands upon the table, and turned them over. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He opened the New Testament to the first chapter of John. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

A policeman opened the door and Buckley said, “Tell ’em to come in.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kabuo stood, rolled the bedding aside, and opened the engine compartment hatch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But then, the plane gave a funny lurch, like nothing I had ever felt before, and without thinking, I opened my eyes and glanced out the window. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Poppins opened the door and pushed them in front of her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Her mama opened the door and gave me one of those looks that would have killed a little dude. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur used to walk round it Guenever was singing and brushing, her low voice fitting the stillness of the candles, when the door opened softly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thorn opened her eyes like a sad puppy dog. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

After an hour or so of waiting, she opened her unbandaged eye. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I looked up in time to see white wings hanging from above in the quick flash of the opened door. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“More dangerous than what we encountered last night? Please. He’s probably a ranch hand from some isolated ranchito out there. He might even be from Hacienda Dorada,” Velia said, and opened the door. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to continue, thought better of it, and at last pretended to notice something on the ceiling, as if he hadn’t been about to say anything at all. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He put down the brooch, reluctantly, and opened a drawer behind the counter, taking out a metal biscuit tin filled with envelopes and cards and slips of paper. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and scanned the verse to make sure he had missed nothing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the mornings, she opened her eyes and saw these blue-green sheets and that painting of the sea. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Brandon opened it and pulled out a small slip of paper. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The gate opened and three huge dogs came pelting out into the lane, and dashed towards the travellers, barking fiercely. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They did nothing, opened no doors, just stayed in the truck staring over at the Bloom front door. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped the car in front of a small building with white pillars like those of an old plantation manor house, got out and opened the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth—and then closed it again. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“When Stuart opened his presents he grumbled all morning. He hadn’t wanted a carpentry set, he didn’t like the watch and the bicycle had the wrong kind of tires.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When I opened the front door to the shack, I stopped. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She knocked several times at Mr. Randolph’s door before he opened it, his tie and shirt awry and his face still clogged with sleep. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore closed the trunk, placed a second key in the second lock, and opened the trunk again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At first I thought the smoke had materialized out of thin air as a sort of judgment, but then I remembered it was Doreen's smoke and pushed the button that opened the window vent. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Vents opened in the floor and sprayed sand across the arena. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When the conductor opened the door and lowered the steps, only two passengers stood in the door, waiting to disembark: a man and a woman, their hands intertwined. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Hornet opened her mouth, but Victor held up his hand. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he pitched down into a shallow pit that opened unexpectedly before them, and there he lay like a dead thing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Dad opened my hand and held my fingers back. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes opened wide, but she narrowed them almost at once. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

His house was opened and the public was invited to visit what they called “the dictator’s palace.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She checked the backseat before she opened the door. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It was soldiers and not Mrs. Surratt who opened the door to him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened a small door in the wall; Jonas could see darkness behind the door. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t the only one either; when the doors to the Great Hall opened, Krum’s fan club from the library stalked past, throwing Hermione looks of deepest loathing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Kali bent forward eagerly, quivering in her excitement, and at that moment as ill luck would have it the child woke, opened his weak, pinkish eyes, yawned and began to yell piercingly. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia got up from her bed, walked over to her desk, and opened a drawer. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I stood there a couple of minutes, trying to think up some kind of scheme, then opened my bag, dug into my peach money, and took out a couple of dimes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened it and rooted through the contents with all the delicacy of a dog digging up a flower bed. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Suddenly he thrust his fists toward us, and when he opened his hands they were glistening with stage blood. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“What did you do?” she exclaimed when Tariq opened the door. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sun fingered its way through tiny green new leaves, and as it moved over the ground, as its light spread, the pointed buds opened. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then a handmade dragon approached, and the crowd screamed as the dragon opened wide its jaws to eat the damsel. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And man, when she opened her full lips and said, “Hola,” I was glad I was already seated. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He then bent down over his trunk and opened it again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The window was already partially opened and he pulled it all the way up. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joan took most of the match money, however, and traveled via train to Zurich, where she opened an account in Bobby’s name at the Union Bank of Switzerland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the window, and before Nipper could step in he reached out and grabbed him in both hands and pulled him in. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I continued working for my boss and his wife in a gambling house they opened. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes bugged out of his face, and when he opened his mouth to speak, he gnashed his teeth. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Since it had Liyana’s name handwritten and spelled correctly on a card at the top, she opened it and gasped. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Once the gate was opened there would be no turning back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He went to the door and opened it, but there was nobody there. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes again and scanned the menagerie, frantic to find her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The next day, when Mr. Becker went off to the Mountaineer, I opened the display case and took out the four-band watch. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She hurried to the window and opened the curtain. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Better her than me, Rita said, and I opened the door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hard yellow eye opened, flaring like a lantern in the darkness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It threw its pale head back blindly, and opened its mouth horribly wide, and it roared its anger and frustration. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Even better, he told us he was in Kinshasa; he’d flown in as soon as aid flights had opened up and was calling from Mom’s living room. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they opened the heavy wooden doors,-a small boy darted out, but one of the guards grabbed his arm and flung him back inside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then he turned back to the stove and opened the lids again and pulled out some of the things she had stuffed in. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

And I opened my eyes but I couldn’t see anything at first because there were too many people. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Heisenberg opened by explaining the basics of a complex mathematical theory called S-matrix, quickly filling the blackboard with a jumble of symbols and formulas. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the site of where the Boston Massacre had taken place almost 150 years earlier, some of the guardsmen opened fire on the mob, killing three people. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I now drew near and knocked: John’s wife opened for me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dallas opened his mouth, closed it, opened it again. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

Adina opened her mouth but couldn’t think of anything to say. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Julian turned his fist over and opened his hand. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some pages were bent and beat up from use, and others were never opened to the light. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His heavy lids closed for a moment and then opened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door into the kitchen, and we put the groceries away, and I asked how the play was going, and she said it was going fabulous. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps when the boxes were opened and they flew into the sky over the soccer field, they were not trying to fly away at all. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

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

I pumped as much as one hand could hold and then opened the shower door with the other. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He put the book back on the shelf and was about to leave when the door of the library opened, and Lina Mayfleet came in. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mama had preemptive tears in her eyes when she took it, peeled back the tape, and opened up the paper, careful not to tear the wrapping. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Uneasily the four men in the court shifted and opened their mouths, and once the captain, the veins on his face bulging, showed a few little tears in his eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Most of our boxes can’t be opened by anyone not previously authorized for access. Actually, all of our boxes are like that—except this one.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He began planning out loud all the projects the three of us could complete by the time school opened. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his hand and there were two suede shoelaces. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He opened up what looked like the white pages on his desk and started rattling off names and addresses to me as if they made a difference. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Not in the way that the world opened up to Chantal when a fancy private high school offered her a full scholarship. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Of the doors that she found, thirteen opened and closed. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Ford’s Hardware Store on the corner of River and Granville streets ran out of ammunition and shotguns an hour after the store was opened. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lowered the wheelchair over the side and jumped out and opened the door. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The guard opened the door and Max walked in. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ash opened her mouth to reply, and hesitated. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

In Europe alone, the fall of the wall opened the way for the formation of the European Union and its expansion from fifteen to twenty-five countries. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I moved away from him and opened it. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes as he kissed the star. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Brown opened his mouth and tried to speak—but where his voice should’ve been, an eerie droning noise came echoing up from his guts, mimicking the sound that was everywhere in the fields around him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I opened a can of corned-beef hash and patted it into a disposable dish and set it on an asbestos pad over a low flame, to heat very slowly. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth but shut it again hard. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and Takumi and I walked out, fully clothed and dripping wet. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then she sent Matthew to search for birthwort root, put out the fire, and opened all the windows. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two locks clicked, a dead bolt slid, and the older Ms. Lee opened the door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But the way they keened their beaks forward and menacingly opened their wings made them look as though they might. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

At last, she opened the door and crossed the threshold—into the hands of the nation's top law-enforcement agency. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At every stop, whether immigration or customs, she alone gave the magic password, for not once did they have to fill out extra forms, not once were their bags opened. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

So she watched her mother’s face and the face of the men when they opened the pantry door and made up her own mind. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The women were harder to figure out, but I could have opened a black market corner shop with the chocolate and cigarettes they slipped me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Harry was thinking about this time yesterday and bitterly wishing he’d opened the letter in the hall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

They winged through the last gleams of starlight, re-forming into their siphon of whirling wings, and she opened her mouth and took them back in. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He opened it excitedly and showed them a glass ball the size of a large marble, which seemed to be full of white smoke. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

At ten minutes of nine someone opened the doors for air, and I could see Digger and J.T. standing on the front steps with their families. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Some were locked, others opened only to reveal unfamiliar yards, barking dogs, and startled chickens. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The air was hot and stuffy, and Will opened the glass door onto the balcony to let in the night air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, sending the tangled nightmares back to the corners of my mind, then opened them to continue to examine my surroundings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak and then closed it again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He opened the little cupboard over the sink and took out a couple brown bottles, threw some stuff into one of those metal, kidney-shaped trays and stuck his miner’s light on. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She’d sat among sword ferns six feet tall or on a shelf above a vale of trilliums and opened her eyes to the place. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ekon had opened his mouth to say more but stopped suddenly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Wherever there wasn’t a Christmas ball, tinsel hung down, except when the lobby doors opened and it blew straight out. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

The BFG crossed the cave and opened a tiny secret door in the wall. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It opened like a book in her hands, becoming two hoverboards, then each of those opened up, and then those, unfolding like a string of paper dolls. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And suddenly she had the answer: he didn’t talk because the minute he opened his mouth, that was it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

As Harry was helping himself to roast potatoes, the doors of the Great Hall opened again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mabelee closed her eyes and opened her mouth, and August laid the cake on her tongue. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got a can of peaches from the bag and opened it and sat before the fire and ate the peaches slowly with his spoon while the boy slept. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

If they got the door opened before he finished the verse, they won. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the new Jack’s fast-food restaurant opened near our home, we begged to go there to buy French fries. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I raised my head and opened my eyes, the cold kiss still on my lips, Rosa the Beautiful was gone. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Shadow opened his eyes, and, groggily, sat up. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Sarai heard them whispering before she opened her eyes, and the golden daylight wavered—light, shadow, light, shadow—as they moved back and forth between the window and her bed. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He opened one of them and saw that it was empty. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and his glance fell on Charles, still wielding the guilty prayerbook. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the morning the door was opened and four men were added to their cell. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They opened it, with the result, of course, that all the Winds rushed out at once and swept them away in a terrific tempest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he opened the book hastily before he could think better of it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Eventually she bumped into something, and opened her eyes, startled. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Anya knocked on the front door; when there was no answer, she opened it and peered inside. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Except when I opened my eyes again, the bruise was still there, and it ached even more than the pale crescents my nails had made in my skin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

John Lloyd climbed out of bed, went downstairs, and opened the side door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Declaration tentatively opened the back car door a few inches, and my heart squeezed in on itself. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Minli opened her mouth to argue, but a yawn formed instead. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

As he and Wylan watched, the guard opened a tin of jurda and shoved a wad of the dried orange blossoms into his mouth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He opened his pouch and drew out some withered leaves. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When he opened his eyes, he caught her staring at him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then the church door opened, a priest came out, and the ghosts, haunts, and corpses vanished, and only the priest and the drunk were left alone in the graveyard. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And he always ignored them, because if he’d ever opened his mouth, they would have realized that was all he had, just good teeth; he was, after all, exceptionally stupid. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The black mouths of the gigantic tunnel opened at either end. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to say I won’t, but I didn’t. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Someone has opened the door to the hallway, and since the hallway is empty, they must have gone up the ladder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Almost at once the people began moving to the courtyard which opened from the assembly hall. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gonzalez opened his desk and gave Mr. Levy the mail. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened quietly and the stable buck put in his head; a lean negro head, lined with pain, the eyes patient. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though they appeared to have opened the door, it was still closed. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opens onto a nicely appointed sitting room, the small windows opened to catch any bit of a breeze. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Just doors that needed to be closed and new ones I’m so glad we opened. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

As soon as he’d shut the till, he opened it again, realizing that the money in there might say what this place was called. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I had the piano tuned, I opened the lid and touched the keys. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door, and I was hit by a moving wall of sun-hot air. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the hierarchy of the school, where girls and partying and clothes and fancy cars were as important as academics, being a football player opened doors that other students could only dream of. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited until Dr. Begbie had opened the front passenger side door, and he set me down on the seat before replying. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes I could see nothing but blue ghosts dancing over my vision. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The telescope addressed directly issues that were already under discussion; the microscope opened up new lines of enquiry whose relevance to current concerns was not obvious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to sing, but nothing came out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It was warm enough that, now that the hand was gone, she had opened her bedroom window wide. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

The bar opened into the lounge too, and that would or should have been the place to accost him and even inquire, except for the fact that he did not use the bar. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

This guy who definitely wasn't Julia opened the front door for Kate as she walked up her drive, carrying her wine. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Although Bobby immediately opened his gift, he didn’t touch it for about a month. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lina opened the fragile notebook and laid it on the ground in front of her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my closet and there they were, where I’d left them four months before: my scrapping boots. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It opened on shrieking, rusted hinges, swinging inward. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When he opened them, he was inside Hang Wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

They felt the cold, musty air wafting toward them as the girl opened the door. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Jellyfish when I opened them again and stared out into the blackness. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She thrust the article at James when he opened his front door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’ll heat your coffee go ahead and eat Had she opened it? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All I could think of was how when Red came back and opened the trunk to put the fish he’d caught inside, he was going to kill me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth and waited for the sentence I hoped would arrive. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the roof; an autumn wind would come up, and the needles fell in braids—brown strands, green strands, yellow strands. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she had known about the murderous events of the evening, she most likely would not have opened the door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she opened Shanna’s wallet, snagged the driver’s license, and dropped the wallet itself on the floor. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing opened wide the eyes of the United States to racial injustice. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my paperback and lowered my head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Finally he opened his eyes and passed the joint to the Object. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Meggie was about to protest, but before she knew it Dustfinger had opened the door and pushed her into the library. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hermione hadn’t entered the classroom, yet Harry knew she had been right next to him when he had opened the door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

I opened the glass-door in the breakfast-room: the shrubbery was quite still: the black frost reigned, unbroken by sun or breeze, through the grounds. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I already knew what the letter said because my mother had opened it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Instead of moving away, her mother opened the door farther, letting light from the hall fall across the two beds, separating them right in half, light and dark. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Once Mr. Mwila outlined our aim for this period, he sat at his desk and opened his little red book. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

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

They painted his toes purple, too, and forced a laxative down his throat when he opened his mouth again to complain, and then they sent him away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Both mice could feel the hairs standing on their backs as the door opened with agonizing slowness. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

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

He no longer read newspapers because each one he opened seemed to have the advertisement that Kainene’s parents had placed, with the photo of Kainene taken by the pool, under the heading MISSING. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Harry followed Tom up a handsome wooden staircase to a door with a brass number eleven on it, which Tom unlocked and opened for him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He gently opened the door and peered inside. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the front door and took a step outside. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I can tell you exactly how she reacted because I was watching her as she opened it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Clara opened her drawers, removed the cardboard suitcase that the good woman had used for fifty years, and went through her wardrobe. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drank, recapped the bottle, and opened the door. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The boy opened his jacket and took out a silver cigarette case from an inside pocket. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Ekon had started to ask where they were when Father Olufemi opened a door and he was suddenly cast into a flood of golden light and noise. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Abandonment has opened the door to the dark and ugly basement where the monsters have been waiting. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When the silver subway train roared into the station, the car before him opened and he stepped inside, found a seat, and looked dreamily ahead while the car took him on his adventure. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to ask the first of a thousand questions, but he quickly put a finger to his lips. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and stared about in terror. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She opened it to find a slender, short man who came barely to her shoulder. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A creamy, blond woman luxuriates under a refreshing shower, her head thrown back in seeming ecstasy, her mouth opened in a wordless cry. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Its sea doors opened onto the harbor so that boats could motor in and then out again once repairs were made. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

As he rolled out of his bed I was crawling into mine, pulling the covers over my sandy clothes only seconds before he opened the door to check on me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

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

She opened Naomi’s hand and examined each of her fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth opened a little and he looked at Gatsby and then back at Daisy as if he had just recognized her as some one he knew a long time ago. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mark heard the squeak of the hinges as it opened. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The first few letters I opened were just routine correspondence, bills, membership applications, stuff like that. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, the door opened again, and the guard’s small fuzzy head re-appeared. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the subject to them, acknoleged that my situation had not permitted me to understand it sufficiently but encouraged them to consider the thing together. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I went to the mailbox, pulled out a homemade card, opened it. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He opened the door wider so that she could see inside. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the window a crack and put his nose to it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The museum had opened by the time they were done. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At the time, the PAC members on the island refused to believe our claims that the exiled PAC had opened its doors to whites and Indians as members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She came in when I opened the door,” I said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

A raven landed on the grey stone sill, opened its beak, and gave a harsh, raucous rattle of distress. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nathan was expecting a flurry of flies to harass his face but was surprised when he opened the door to the outhouse. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

After supper I opened the garage door and walked my bike out toward the street. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to say something, to trump up an excuse; my mouth opened wide but no words came out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth and a siren came out. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

When I opened my eyes, four oversize fetterlings were writhing beneath both of her heels, like roaches being smooshed on a kitchen floor. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Tall glass doors opened onto a little round balcony, and when she stepped outside she looked out over a lush, wild garden. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The woman opened a cupboard to show Liyana dozens of lovely necklaces hanging on nails. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At home, I opened the white shark anatomy book on the kitchen table. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

When the front door opened again, Eleanor took a few steps into the street. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

"No one would believe me. I can't myself. There must be some mistake. There must be . . ." I opened the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened again and Mrs. Weasley popped her head in. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The first two had been hidden inside things the other keys had opened. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I meant to turn around and go back inside, but my hands opened the book almost without meaning to. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When I awoke my eyes opened on two gray eyes in a white stroobly head. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She carefully opened the folder, almost afraid of what she would find. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was just like before: as soon as he saw Alex and Nunu and Radar, his face opened up, and a kind old man smiled out. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Doc opened the cabin door and we followed him inside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

His eyes flitted to one book sitting on the very edge of the table, small and opened up so that its pages seemed to soak in the morning sunlight. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and they followed her into a large sunny room that looked both barren and cluttered. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them looked as if it had been a long time since they’d been opened, and heavy padlocks hung in front of some of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They opened the doors to the street, and for a brief moment, they were silhouetted against the lamplight in their masks and capes—a cripple trailed by a bunch of kids in costumes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to a familiar place. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I rolled over as he opened the door, and the morning light rushed into the room. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He scooped the leftovers into a plastic bin and opened the refrigerator to stow them inside. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The car had just passed the zugangi barracks when the hospital door opened and a small thin boy limped down the steps, his right knee bloody and his blue eyes ringed with dirt. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and stood straight up; all of the saints surrounded her; Gabriel stood staring, struck rigid as a pillar in the temple. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The back door opened, and Dr. Rhamid walked into the lobby. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Deborah grabbed her long black raincoat, opened it wide, and raised it above her like an umbrella, nodding for me to come under with her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

She hurried to the door and opened it only a little to shield her father from the bright gaslight from the hall. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my eyes and opened them again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

About 10:15 that April evening, while Lincoln was enjoying the play, John Wilkes Booth opened the unguarded door to the president's box. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The man melted away, and all at once an alley opened up before them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He opened one last kitchen drawer and found a ten-pound bag of rice. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes in the darkness and saw the glint of the shopping cart again. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He opened it and took a big bite. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Flossie clicked on the radio to soft dance music, then opened the glove compartment to find an emery board for filing down her nails. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It opened its dark eyes and stared at her, and then it laid its head upon her lap, and it closed its eyes once more. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the register and counted out some bills. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She opened the cupboard and reached for an empty glass. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Glad to be rid of the distraction, I opened the door for her. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it up and fished inside until I found what I was IOL king for. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Queen opened her mouth to say something, though nothing came out “Arthur,” he said. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Thing in the coffin writhed; and a hideous, blood-curdling screech came from the opened red lips. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Decent people everywhere were affronted, and Milo was all washed up untn he opened his books to the public and disclosed the tremendous profit he had made. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and I realized that I was flat on my back on the floor. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The back passenger door opened, and out stepped a gangly eighth grade boy. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“How’s it going?” he asked as I opened the passenger door. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He opened the door to let himself out of the crypt, walked back up the gentle slope to the path without looking back. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The driver got out and opened the back door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The night-watchman opened the door for us and we sat outside on the stone slabs beside the stairs down to the driveway and waited for the taxi. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I yelled from the kitchen as I opened a Pepsi. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The cabin door opened and a group of kids Magdalys recognized from the orphanage poured out, looking stunned. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Z opened the glove compartment and fished through the mess of papers inside. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It opened its dark eyes, as if it knew it was being spoken about, and watched them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She was breathing, but she hadn’t opened her eyes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Having opened the door to the last of the heirs, a tense and troubled Crow took her seat next to Otis Amber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again it whined and opened right back up. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The barn door opened then, and a thin, stooped black man limped over to them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I opened it and smoothed the angry creases from its surface. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Costello opened his book once again and addressed the man. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit there, listening to the gentle plunk of water smacking the bottom of the boat, looking out at the ocean that has opened itself before me, still and flat like black glass. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some album sleeves opened up like a book and included more artwork and liner notes inside, along with lyrics and information about the band. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In social studies, while we were drawing latitude/longitude maps, I opened my notebook and stared at the photo inside—my friend Annabeth on vacation in Washington, D.C. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

In 1932 another source of information was dramatically opened up to me and I saw data of a surprising nature that helped to clarify the personality of Bigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Dad opened the screen door on his way back to the car. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The door then opened and I walked in expecting the worst. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mole opened his eyes and thumped his tail. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Thirteen thousand to fourteen thousand years ago, he suggested, a window in time opened. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

When he opened them, he was back in World War Two again. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The isolation must be their desire; I couldn’t imagine any door that wouldn’t be opened by that degree of beauty. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I remember when this store opened,” Morgan says. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When she thought no one was looking, she opened her mouth. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stalls opened wider and the toilets wider and darker. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her purse and took out a cigarette, lit it with an expensive silver lighter, put the lighter away. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Melanie’s mouth opened and closed a few times before anything came out. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Doors shuddered, then opened with a pleasant Ding! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Poirot opened that of the lady’s maid and tossed it aside. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sansa opened her mouth to scream, but another hand clamped down over her face, smothering her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As his eyes opened and his vision cleared, he realized she was really there. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I heard a sound like metal rain, and when I opened my eyes, we were surrounded by wreckage. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He must have opened his mouth, for I saw the muzzle of a rifle come forward. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Chronicler opened his eyes to a confusing mass of dark shapes and firelight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once he opened Melquíades' room, looking for the traces of a past from before the war, and he found only rubble, trash, piles of waste accumulated over all the years of abandonment. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We’re not leaving until those gates are opened and we can all walk out together,” I bark into the bullhorn. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Near the front, next to the roller door that opened onto the street, there was a tiny office built out of drywall for doing paperwork and such. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A few weeks later, the school director opened an official-looking letter and saw that it was signed by Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unexpectedly, a door to a hut opened, and a young woman emerged. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Jude opened the back door and walked into the kitchen. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Spoon fished out another key and opened the door. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Ma opened the front of the cookstove and raked hot coals out into the iron hearth. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Point taken,” she conceded, then gagged as I opened the door a bit wider to let in fresh air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When they were in Colorado, there was an entire box that never got opened. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It had pointed leaves which grew along green switches which radiated from the bough and made a tree which looked like a lot of opened green umbrellas. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door, happy to see him. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the gate and walked swiftly and silently up the garden path, Harry at his heels, then pushed the front door very slowly, his wand raised and at the ready. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Seven jumped in front of her right as the cuco stretched its long snout out, opened its mouth, and CHOMPED. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

At once the beak of the eagle opened, but instead of a bird’s call, a soft, musical voice said, “Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to say more, just to lighten up his sleep, but instead he opened his New Testament and arranged it beneath his head as a pillow. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the compact and handed it to her husband. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine what it was like to know that no matter whether my eyes were opened or closed it made no difference, everything was still dark. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Kira opened her eyes, sat up straighter, and stretched her shoulders. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

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

I opened and closed my mouth several times, speechless. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Lena opened the pantry, removing a broom and dustpan, and left the room. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I pulled back the blanket, opened the door, and peered out. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Now you know,” said Ginnie, and opened a copy of Vogue in front of her face. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I had just finished shining the tip of my left shoe and was scooping out a helping of polish for the right shoe when our door opened. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I sliced onions, and Bailey opened two or even three cans of sardines and allowed their juice of oil and fishing boats to ooze down and around the sides. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just a few minutes later, Maeve opened the door of the little brown house. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The door opened: A laughing woman stood there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then the driver opened the back door and out stepped a young girl. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The letter opened with the normal trivial catching-up jokes, but it soon became more serious. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

South of the bridge the river opened up to embrace the briny sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was then that, as if responding to the name, the child opened its eyes wide in wakefulness. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In a minute, though, I found the door and opened it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nancy opened the far door of the air lock, and they crossed over to the hot side. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zooey didn’t reply till he had opened a new package of razor blades. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

An older black man got out of the front seat and opened the back door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled away from her slowly, as if reluctant to let her go, and when she opened her eyes he had turned away. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The tournament will be officially opened at the end of the feast,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She opened the oven, peered into the freezer, poked into the salad compartment of the fridge. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

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 opened my hand and looked inside to see a coin that looked brand-new. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I opened another window, displaying the brief e-mail I’d composed just before logging into the Basement. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At dawn on April 28, the Russian tanks approached, and the boys opened fire. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She shook him harder and he opened his eyes and then closed them again. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

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

I opened my palm and looked at the strands, long and dark and tangled. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The Scythe opened the door and let Citra step in first. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The sun had already dipped westward when Taran opened his eyes. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Unsure what to do next, he opened a cupboard door next to the fireplace. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the world she thought she knew had opened up, as if stage curtains had been yanked back to show her that there was so much more than what she’d imagined. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Seven closed her eyes, opened her hands, and whispered, “Deshacer,” and it was as if the entire earth beneath them shifted at once. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the back seat, I opened the window and stuck my head out, looking for road signs saying Santa Maria. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman’s room had been opened up to allow in a fresh breeze, and the cousins stopped by to pay their respects throughout the morning as they arrived. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Papadimitriou opened it and warmly shook the hand of the man who came in. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He opened it and offered one to Mini, who sniffed it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And so now she opened the spigots, shivering a little as the spiders scrambled, lost their footing, struggled momentarily in the hot water, and died, immediately bedraggled, soggy, long gone. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad opened the bathroom door, and we fearfully came out. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In here,” I told him, and opened up the burlap sack. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sister Nara opened the doors, and the moment that Kaede entered the Council chamber, she knew something was wrong—she could not have been called there merely to be dismissed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The one who opened to me, a slight, grave-looking fellow of nineteen or twenty, accepted my words insilence and silently admitted me to the Hearth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When the technicians got to their new base, the bomb bay doors opened and they tumbled to the ground—some of them were so stunned by the experience that they couldn’t even get up. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The moment its doors opened for the evening we were there to drink a toast to the Pauling failure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He opened it, and whoever was driving pulled the car in. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Once they got me into Airlock 2, they opened the inner door and I was finally aboard again. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once you opened your heart to magic, we were taught, you never knew what else you might let inside. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Flying out of the water, I opened my eyes just in time to see an enormous brown shape, mossy and slick, pushing away at an incredible speed. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

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

She knelt, opened the lid, and began pulling her clothes out with both hands, grabbing handfuls of silk and satin and velvet and wool and tossing them on the floor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Slowly his eyes opened; he winced, turned his bloodstained, broken face to Taran, and studied him for a time as though without recognition. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had been shooting for an hour when the back door opened. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Cabot tossed the flashlight back into the car, walked around to the back, and opened the trunk. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and found herself staring up into the treetops. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Pigeons all clustered up on a ledge clucking away like only pigeons can, but the noise continued even after I opened my eyes in the darkness of night. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Three bottles stood ready opened on the table—in Jack Tallis’s absence Betty usually made an inspired guess. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Finally, the door to the office opened, and in came the Station Inspector with two policemen. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I opened a box where some of my books were and found The Stranger. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

That night, after all the clocks had been inspected and cleaned, Hugo opened the magic book. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The last file he’d opened—the most recent—was called “Resignation Letter.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And when I opened that box, all my shame, my fears, they fell away. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We opened our mouths so that Baba could look. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Each time his hand opened, Nok's eardrum flexed from the pressure change. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It opened up there in the dark of his mind and he turned from Fremantle. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father had closed his eyes when I started singing but opened them again suddenly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

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

Curious, Nixon opened the safe and found only one thin folder inside. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The extra colors vanished when she opened her eyes wide and looked straight on. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Father got up and opened it, to see Lefty sitting in the hallway facing our door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, the front door opened, and I snapped my head up to see who it was. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The next time the sky opened, the two-legged animals found a scene of carnage, with only two dogs left alive. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she slept a little, but presently she opened her eyes and became aware of the smell of the warm earth and the rough grass against her face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and went into a new little lean-to. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Errol opened one bleary eye, gave a feeble hoot of thanks, and began to gulp some water. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The eyes in his broad face grew round, and his mouth opened wide, and he gasped. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We both watched as the door to the police car opened and the tallest white man I’d ever seen stepped out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I jumped out the automatic doors, nearly smacking into the glass when they opened too slowly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

She knocked, and when no one opened it she turned and ran outside the house, where she saw the window wide open and Ferula’s hydrangeas trampled. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the surprised look on the custodian’s face when he opened the door to the roof and found me here. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Smoothing Frightful’s seared feathers, he opened a large pocket in his jacket and placed her in it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was as though my discovery of Rinehart had opened a gulf between us over which, though we sat within touching distance, our voices barely carried and then fell flat, without an echo. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he opened his briefcase, it was stuffed full of intercepted letters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The door opened softly, and Zeebo’s wife’s head appeared around it. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The front door opened and a shapeless shadow filled the doorway like some kind of ghost. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The minute Marly broke off the tight old leaves, the flowers opened right away. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But this time the door was opened almost immediately, by Helen. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She thrust the article at James when he opened his front door. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He laughed, or gave his roar, then opened the medicine cabinet and took down his razor. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

When he opened his eyes again, Lord Eddard Stark was alone with his dead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She stealthily opened it a crack, her blanketed body still in a crouch, her head almost touching the floor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until the Santa Anita Handicap, with the whole world watching, that Smith had opened his hand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they’d gone six or eight blocks, the scenery changed even more: The street opened out into a wide boulevard with imposing buildings on either side. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Joseph returned to his uncle’s bedside and, as if awakened by the Marvels, Albert opened his eyes and turned to Joseph. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I could see him whenever the door opened to let someone out. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also opened up a water bottle and put my hair in a ponytail—impressive stuff. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He opened the book and began turning the pages. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, the door opened, and Mr. Bucket walked into the room. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he opened his eyes he was lying on a hard, smooth surface, his hand tightly gripping Fflewddur’s harp. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She opened it and found a tiny matchbox. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the crate doors to let them out. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was during this gap that Vesalius opened negotiations to take up the post, and if it hadn’t been for his ill-fated trip to Jerusalem he would probably have got the job ahead of Fabricius. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

He opened his palm to reveal three cigarettes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The door opened an inch, no more, and then the light went out. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

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

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

It was like a big hole opened up in the walls of my mind and I can just walk through. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door, but looked at him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

JimmyTrotter opened the doors to the wooden cabinet with a fancy flourish so we could see what had been hidden inside. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Richardson opened her mouth for a sharp remark, but Mr. Richardson quieted her with a glance. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At last, when he was thoroughly stiff from his cramped position and almost ready to retreat before the coming of night, the door of the wineshop opened. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It opened, but without any satisfying heavy click. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I opened my jacket and carefully drew out the flower. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then, just at dusk, the sky opened, and it began to rain—not li^it spring showers, but cold, soaking torrents of rain, streaming down her face, icicling rivulets down her chest and legs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She went straight into the living-room and opened the drawer of the sideboard where she knew her father kept a box of cigars. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He opened it quickly and read: Dear Milo, You have now completed your trip, courtesy of the Phantom Tollbooth. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taylor opened the jar of Lady ’Stache Off cream and put it in position. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I opened it slowly, half expecting to see the man with the dark sunglasses, but it was Fozia. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The present seemed vulnerable to the past, as if it might be overwhelmed by it, as if I might blink, and when my eyes opened I would be fifteen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But then Prudence came home and opened her note.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He walked straight up to the back gate, opened it, and went in. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Mr. Bridges opened the double doors for them. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while the door to the hall was opened and Portia came in. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And if during the night at one of the frontiers the Customs officials should require a piece of luggage to be opened?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door to the greenhouse opened, and Dale poked his head in. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to speak, but closed it quickly when he heard the noise. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

All he knew was that when he opened his eyes, Henry was standing over Ripred, ready to plunge his sword into the sleeping rat’s back. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put down the hat and opened up the wallet, then reached behind the hidden ten-dollar bill for the picture of Amanda. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth and blew her breath into my face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Ellsberg pulled out one of the blue binders and opened the metal tabs holding the pages. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

With many bitter sidelong looks and some sullen muttering, the class opened their books. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

After we got out of the car, he opened the trunk and began carrying my suitcase to the house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Whenever we first opened its door at the top of the creaky narrow stairs we smelled the fresh veneers of pine oil and bleach and lemon balm. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it the rest of the way and saw a woman in a blue print dress, rocking back and forth on her heels. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But no, he opened the door and gave me a big smile. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now she opened her eyes and saw a spider scurrying down the wall. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Faye came down from Sacramento and opened her house there was a flurry of animosity from the two incumbents. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she opened a jar and said, “I need to put some gel on your skin to help the electrical contact. It washes off easily. Hold still, now.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nelson opened it up and took out something, I couldn’t tell what. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandmother has never opened up to me like this before. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Just then he opened the side door on the garage, which was shaped like a little red barn. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The gate opened after many locks and bolts had been undone, and an enormous woman stood before them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth, gulping at the heat and speed and smells of the jungle. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The door was opened by a young man wearing army pants and a pajama shirt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

One morning he’d awakened, and the ceiling he opened his eyes to was different: smooth and white and peaceful, instead of swirled and shadowed and cobwebbed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Soon she peered through the peephole and opened the door. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But if that meant I was going to be in trouble every time I opened my mouth, my life here would be even worse than I had imagined. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When Cole opened his eyes once more, his breath caught. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Her windows looked out into the forest, and she had French doors that opened to a stepping-stone path. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I opened my left hand, because I knew if I tried to say something I would just start crying again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened with a rusty creak, and the wind scooped in and wrapped its fingers all around me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Just as we were drifting off, I heard footsteps in the grass nearby, and opened my eyes to see no one at all. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Miss Sadie opened it, smoothing the yellowed paper beneath her fleshy palms. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Swift knew that Chicago’s Union Stock Yard, opened in 1865, was the largest in the world. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had removed the papers from the center table and was bent over dusting it when Master’s bedroom door opened. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

The car doors opened and out stepped a few British soldiers, followed by ten of Germany’s best scientists. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice sighed a little sigh, amazed at herself as she opened the door to the only visitor she looked forward to. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jam opened her eyes, and colored spots hovered in the air before her. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Arm almost cried out as the door opened and the tangle of emotions rushed in. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door of the mosque and found myself inside a cheap Alhambra. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one heard warning shots or an order to shoot, but suddenly, the police opened fire on the crowd and continued to shoot as the demonstrators turned and ran in fear. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he opened his eyes, fearfully, Lesage was standing over him, looking down, not moving a muscle. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Connor opened the giant commercial fridge and grabbed two thin cuts of steak. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The goblin clung even tighter as they moved into the compressing darkness, and seconds later Harry’s feet found pavement and he opened his eyes on Charing Cross Road. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Poor soul—she was in quite a taking. You see, she’d opened the door of the next compartment by mistake.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom’s heels clip-clopped against the porch steps and she opened the front door. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He unlocked the car door for me and opened it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He opened his empty right hand, and, in astonishment, his empty left hand as well. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The next day, Mom said she heard a light knock on our front door, and when she opened it she saw Calvin running off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But when the box was opened, that all became moot. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

After a couple of hours, when most of the screams of anguish from the women had long since ceased, he opened the door of the small room and led Amari back to the deck. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scared off a squirrel that was sitting on the lid of the wood bin that held all his stuff; then he opened the lid and rummaged through the contents. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There were about twelve Tombs, each with a low arched doorway that opened into absolute blackness. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes to see the great wolf dog standing over her, feebly wagging his tail. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hemme opened his mouth as if he would deny it, then apparently remembered that an entire classroom full of students had witnessed the exchange. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Those seem to fit,” she said, and opened the gate for Ash. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Axel Dane ordinarily opened the San Jose recruiting office at eight o’clock, but if he was a little late Corporal Kemp opened it, and Kemp was not likely to complain. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As 1 opened the door to let her in, I decided it was probably a good thing that Mom wasn’t home. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

On my way into church, I saw Sister Monroe, her open-faced gold crown glinting when she opened her mouth to return a neighborly greeting. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The bird sounds from outside when we opened the windows. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I leaned over, opened an empty desk drawer, and used it as a makeshift ashtray. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

So the next morning, after breakfast, we spread our maps across my motel room bed and studied the possibilities that were suddenly opened to us. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Helena began to stir a little and opened her eyes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I opened my coat and took a deep breath. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

George opened her lips, but there were no words in her mouth and only one thought in her brain: No! George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Coram watched the other end, which opened into a narrow street of office buildings. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Nowak knocked on the door and then opened it a crack. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

In fact, I made it because Jessie once opened the door with her little handlike paws and helped herself to venison and nuts. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

As we got closer, a door opened and a soldier stepped out of the shack. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He opened it to the first page, which was blank. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Seconds later Harry’s lungs expanded gratefully and he opened his eyes: They were now standing in the middle of a familiar small and shabby square. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes, looked at me, then shut them again and covered them with his hands. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dad and the lanky man opened the back of the SUV and began removing suitcases and duffel bags. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Victor was just about to announce what he thought of Scipio's growing up when the door opened and Ida walked in. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the cover and scrutinized the inside scarab. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Bernard dropped down to floor thirty-three, hurried along the corridor, stood hesitating for a moment outside Room 3210, then, having wound himself up, opened the door and walked in. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the freezer and there was even more. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Grandma could say anything, I grabbed the umbrella from the holder in the closet and opened the front door. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He got up and opened the door for me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

As I opened my car door, Courtney appeared, clapping, grinning, and bouncing on her tiptoes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I opened the door a crack and peered into the room. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

His wife, still downstairs, unlocked and opened the door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened a drawer in her desk, and I saw a bottle of Doc’s Boss Fix potion sitting inside. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He gasped with pain, as though his old wound had opened once again. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He answered his phone, then opened our front door for a couple of CSIs. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

She opened her other hand and, from Pinmei’s handkerchief, hundreds of rice grains fell onto the floor like a sudden rain shower. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ninety plant species have disappeared from the balds since the park was opened in the 1930s. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

At length they were once more aware of a wall looming up, and once more a stairway opened before them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Before he had had time to regain his breath, the dormitory door opened and Ron came in. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He opened the wooden door to his rooms, peeling off his clothing as he headed to the bathing room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But when they opened the cans they found the movie with Julie Andrews that we had already seen. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpop dug into his pocket, then opened his palm to show Crab the cash he had just given him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It was as if Grandpop opened the door and a cloud of awkwardness came out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth and stuck her tongue out to look at it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

There were more than a dozen dockers at the track, yet not one had seen Seabiscuit in a single workout since Santa Anita opened in December. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Missy opened her jaw in preparation for the attack. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When she pulled away, we both opened our eyes. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And if you opened the little window latch and gave it a shove, the windows would swing open, all the sky would come in. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every few minutes Old Rit came to the door, opened it, and looked out, hand shading her eyes, frowning, peering toward the road. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled up in front of his house, got out, opened the sliding door of the minivan, and unfastened his seat belt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She opened a wooden chest and took up five unbaked loaves of bread. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he stared at it, the ground suddenly opened around him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then she opened her eyes and scowled them into silence. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the book and turned to the Afternoon Service. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He opened it, peered inside suspiciously as if he thought it might contain a snake or something else that might bite, then reached in and brought out the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Homer opened his notebook and checked his boss’s figures. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His mouth opened, but he could not speak. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He threw the box onto the floor, took a deep breath, and opened the second one. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Tyrion opened her robe and buried his face between her breasts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tally opened her mouth, closed it, then managed to answer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He walked a bit farther to his apartment building, opened the door, and retrieved his wallet—probably to produce identification. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes opened and I smiled at her. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes, thinking that the vision would go away, but when I opened my eyes, the cross was still there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The French doors my father had installed squawked as they opened. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then the front door of The Dump opened, and I thought it was probably my father coming back to help out. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

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

Styx took a bun and opened it up on his plate. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he opened the door, I saw Fred Wood and Leon Betterly standing on the porch. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Georges, a list. Of everything that can possibly be opened with a key.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Bowen Marsh’s mouth opened and closed though no words came out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And then she opened her mouth and sighed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

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

All Atzerodt had to do was knock on his door and the moment Johnson opened it, plunge the knife into his chest or shoot him dead. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time the blow opened a cut on my forehead. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

So John Faa, Farder Coram, Mary, and Serafina went with them to the place where the land of the dead opened, and where the ghosts were coming out, still in their endless procession. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They opened the door and started running into the cold night air, the alarm screaming behind them. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

I didn’t know what Bailey received, but after I opened my boxes I went out to the backyard behind the chinaberry tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and went through to the hot side. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slumped back, and because no one was there to see, he opened his mouth to give oudet to his overpowering grief. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Portia opened a paper sack she had placed on the kitchen table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

That day’s program opened, as usual, with a parade around the circus ring. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He put a can into a paper bag and gave it to me; outside in the street I opened the bag and read the label: Chicken a La King. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to say something, then looked at the gathered Ivans and said, “Why don’t we go find your mama? So I can tell you both at once.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But when she opened the door, Lázaro slept peacefully, splayed out across the bed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then one of the doors with frosted glass was opened and I saw a tall austere-looking man in a white coat, beckoning to me with a chart. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Sula opened die door she raised her eyes and said, “I might have knowed them birds meant something. Where’s your coat?” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

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

Each time he opened the swinging door of a stall, it seemed to sigh. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

After a little time, he opened his eyes again and saw that she was looking at him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently Kit opened the door to Prudence’s timid knock and was comforted by the pleasure that rushed into the child’s face. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But when he opened his mouth a third time, she smiled and slowly started walking, dragging him behind her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to say something, but I stopped him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The minute she opened her eyes, she started to cry. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The red light went out and the green light went on, and Wilson opened the door. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Both Hemme and the Chancellor opened their mouths to say something. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When his lips opened, no words escaped them, only a moan. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Stuart opened his eyes and sat up. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The mother, eyes gaping, arms outstretched, staggered toward him; she tried to speak, her mouth opened, closed, but Lowell Lee said: “Shut up.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard her feet coming across the carpet and the door opened. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Hazel closed her eyes for a moment, and then opened them again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes and pulled back Deza kept hers closed and smiled. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I opened up my mouth to tell her about the park and the ice cream and the goose, but Calista answered before me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The compartment door suddenly opened and someone fell painfully over Harry’s legs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He turned the knob and slowly opened the door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

As she opened a book herself, she tried to push away the thought of Ess’s reading, but it kept circling back, distracting her from the words on the page. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

A moment later, Liam’s bright blue eyes opened, and he was seeing me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The stone elephant had once more knelt to the ground, lifted its trunk, and opened its mouth, offering Mini a way back home. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he went over to one of the pieces of luggage, opened it, and from under a pile of shorts and undershirts he took out an Ortgies calibre 7.65 automatic. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He saw me; for the moon had opened a blue field in the sky, and rode in it watery bright: he took his hat off, and waved it round his head. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes, the ground all around her was marked with hoofprints. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently the door opened, and mother looked in; seeing by my moving that I was not asleep, came in, and sat by me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She smiled and opened up one of the books on New Zealand. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The path opened into the nicest garden Leo had ever seen. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He reduced the volume of the radio and rearranged the sheets of writing paper before he opened the door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Samuel moved the lamp and then went to the front door and opened it and stepped outside. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Shirley opened her mouth then quickly thought better of speaking, and just shook her head. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The King opened his hands and looked up for the first time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got out of the car, walked around to her side, and opened her door. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I was still wondering where Sister Redempta had come from and what the dictionary might have to say about what manifest meant when I opened Miss Sadie’s gate and plodded up the creaky stairs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then Tree and Zheegwon pried off the boards and opened the old doors with much effort and squealing of joints. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She opened it to reveal two little squares each covered in pink icing with a flower on top. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She opened the wallet, showing them her badge. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Bo opened the door for them when they arrived back at the hideout. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

He opened his right hand, which had NO tattooed on it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bill sat down, opened up his bag, laid a big trout on the grass. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

So were the first three doors she opened. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When I opened it a card fell out. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Finally I heard the metal clanking of the latch being turned, and then the door opened. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had opened his city to the lions at the gate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The front door opened and a guard stuck his head in. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She opened a drawer and pulled out a small brown bottle with a glass stopper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The trapdoor in the floor opened all the way, and Doc’s head rose up from its depths. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He opened it slowly and popped his head in. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth and carefully uttered, "I hope I can write like you one day." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Typing stopping, and this time the door opened even more quickly. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But when they opened the door, they were faced not with Scythe Faraday, but with a pair of officers. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Bigger took out his knife, opened it, held it nonchalantly in his hand, and replied: “Make me.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Frieda looked placidly down the street; I opened my mouth, but quickly closed it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth to speak and the man gripped her hand. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Desperate to see what was happening and why, Harry opened his eyes by a millimeter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I went into my own room and drew the curtains, but there was little to notice; my window opened into the courtyard, all I could see was the warm grey of quickening sky. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I forget whether you said you saw anything when you opened your chamber door.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I opened the book to the title page. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes glowed unnaturally blue, and when he opened his mouth to speak, she saw his skin sliding over the bones of his skull. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sputtered at first, a reaction to the intrusion, then the fist in my guts demanded it and my throat opened up in compliance. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We wait as the massive main gates of the west entrance are opened for us, and then pass into the city, the carriage letting us off at a central stop. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After she read it she opened my door and sat down on the edge of my bed. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Momma opened boxes of crispy crackers and we sat around the meat block at the rear of the Store. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying to shake off a thought, but as I opened the police report and began scanning through it, the thought grew. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

While I watched, she drew in her breath, opened her mouth, and began to scream. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

A block away, the door of a black sedan opened. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and saw Haiyi, the servant, cringing in the corner, and two richly dressed figures standing over her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Another door opened, and in walked a little girl, smaller and younger than all of us. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes and opened them again. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Elinor swung her legs out of bed, went over to the window, and opened the shutters. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Queen opened her eyes and asked: “Did you come safely?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dashed around to the sliding doors and opened them to reveal the “magic” drawers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, there was a little stirring, a whimper, a little pink mouth opened in a yawn; so pink and moist was that mouth it seemed impossible in a coal barrel. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

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

I opened my own math book and did the assignment. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the buyer’s chagrin, Holmes promptly opened a new drugstore just across the street, in his own corner shop. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Lumpy hopped off the bed as the door opened and shut with a soft click. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth to say, “I came to find you.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before I opened the letter I knew. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to the door of the brightly lit saloon and opened it, finding the room empty. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and her breathing got stuck in her throat for a minute when she saw the bunch on her stoop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She opened the letter, and he pointed to the same line she had struggled with earlier: Siobhan is the key; the one who will lead you to my fortune. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I opened it and held it out in front of me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth and pointed at my crotch. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the church doors opened and Brother Gerald, our minister, stepped into the sanctuary. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They smiled as the rain opened the earth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he got home, Harrison opened the door and bowed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is the kitchen door that was opened, they are cooking potato-cakes, the house reeks of it, and to-day of course is Saturday; that will be my sister leaning over. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened a book, stared at it blankly, then closed it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the chute they’d been falling through opened into a vast cavern. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The door opened again and Peggy came into view carrying a pot of coffee in one hand and a folding card table in the other. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jaja had not put much cereal in the bowl, and I was almost done eating it when the door opened and Papa came in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth, but she cut him off. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

And he did not sleep; at intervals he closed his eyes for a while, no matter what the hour, then opened them at some later time to resume his brooding. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The rabbit dæmon opened her round eyes and gazed fearfully at the President, and then shut them again and hid her face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The courtroom was silent until the deputy opened the door to the holding area and Ralph Myers walked into the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The track installed additional mutuel windows, constructed about a dozen bookmaking facilities in the infield, opened up all vacant areas of the clubhouse, and hired an army of extra personnel. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the path, several young village men approached and the crowd opened to make way for them. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then it threw back its head, opened its jagged maw, and let out a piercing metallic roar. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

‘Silly!’ he said to himself, as he opened his eyes and wondered why he was lying down under the hedge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I opened up the refrigerator to grab a drink, but when I did, I saw immediately that there was no new food in it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later, Petra opened her notebook on the desk in her bedroom. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Startled, Lupita opened her eyes and saw her aunt pressing her hand to her chest. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She turned away and opened her mouth to speak, but before she could, the ship lurched to one side. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When schools opened again, kids ran in groups and made snowballs, which they then threw at passing buses, or at each other. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His sister removed it, opened it, and spread it out on his lap. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

At first, they wrote infrequent letters, but as cybercafes opened, cell phones spread, and Facebook flourished, they communicated more often. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The lady with the wild red hair opened the door and came out onto the porch. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

When the sliding door opened and we stepped outside, there was a great burst of traffic and cold air and bright light. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He got up and opened the door to the other cubicle. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shook her head and opened her eyes. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

When Reynie opened his eyes again, Sticky stood over him, staring at him as if he might be dead. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I opened the door, there before me stood a sad-eyed, droopy-eared dog carrying a large, plain envelope in his mouth. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

She yawned then, and her pale orange mouth opened on a large darkness. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She set the pan on the stove, over to the side, and then opened a bread box on a small table. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of how the acorn in her pocket opened to show a bird inside. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The door was opened by the Master’s manservant Cousins, an old enemy of Lyra’s; but both knew that this was a state of truce. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After dark, when the surrounding offices were empty, he opened his safe. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes she opened the door, and as Cabot stood up to face her, she began to cry. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The sweet earth opened out its wide four corners to her like the petals of a flower ready to be picked, and it shimmered with light and possibility till she was dizzy with it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The keeper opened a basket he had on his back and took from it a small piece of raw meat. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

One day, when I was alone in the house, I opened the drawer. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

A few people who had fainted were being revived on the side aisles when the evangelist opened the doors of the church. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth as if he were about to say something, then closed it and looked aside. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened a book and started to read, which was kind of rude. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

As I pulled on my shoes, Kevin knocked once and then opened the door, stepping inside. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He opened his thermos and poured himself a cup of coffee. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Grandma shook her head at him, but he called it superstition, and he opened his textbooks to show her. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and lifted the butternut block. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Now, Marly thought, and opened the door a little wider. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

There is a box we carried with us that was not to be opened until we reached Virginia. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The drinks cabinet is only opened when visitors and relatives come. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She opened her lips and looked at her teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the gate of a picket fence in front of one of the big houses. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Florida closed her eyes, rolled the wood around in her hands, and then she opened her eyes quickly and stared down at the wood. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Park opened his eyes and sat in front of Eleanor on the vanity. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mohammed opened his door, the car still on, and spoke in rapid, coaxing Hausa. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His uncle opened wide his eyes and threw up his hands to the sky. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And so it was that Ivy put her grandmother's cloak around her shoulders and opened the door, only to find a village girl standing on the stoop. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The light had been dim in the room and when the shutters were opened it was bright sunlight and I looked out on a balcony and beyond were the tile roofs of houses and chimneys. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A terrible ringing filled her ears as she opened her mouth to call out to Mama and took in a mouthful of acrid heat instead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Aureliano Segundo, who was still waiting for it to clear, opened the door to six soldiers under the command of an officer. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

On the third day, I opened our living room window very quietly and watched them running up and down the alley in their knit hats with steam blowing out of their mouths. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

For the first time since last fall, mothers opened windows and leaned out from second stories. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late the next afternoon, when Nat had a few minutes of free time in the chandlery, he opened the New Testament in French. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both the boy and the toddler opened their eyes tiredly. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In the peace of his stateroom, Burnham opened his diary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The old woman’s other eye opened, and she pursed her lips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As I did so the door in the large drawing room that led to the stone passage and the back premises opened, and I heard voices. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone leaned in as Suya opened the jar and the uncooked rice began to fall from it like beads from a broken necklace. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A huge double door opened behind the counter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The person who opened up the locker with the combination and cleaned it out was none other than Rachel Caldwell. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and squinted at her in that defiant way he did when he thought she might be mad at him but he had no idea why. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then she opened the door and slammed it. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shuddered, and just then Granny Blakeslee’s eyes opened wide in a horror of her own. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He could hear Cedric yelling “Stupefy!” too, but his spell had no more effect than Harry’s — Harry raised his wand as the spider opened its pincers once more and shouted “Expelliarmus!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Although, when he opened his eyes, he was surprised how dark it was. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The woman pushed back in her chair for a brief second in surprise and half opened her mouth. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the stairwell door and we were inside a huge room with an oak table as long as two cars, and a long bank of floor-to-ceiling windows. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He came around and opened the back door, then stood beside it, waiting. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A block away from the library I opened one of the books and read a title: A Book of Prefaces. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It all feels so good I haven’t even opened my eyes yet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Lillian was sitting on the steps, smoking a cigarette and looking out at a barge coming through the opened bridge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Old Bear unrolled a map, frowned at it, tossed it aside, opened another. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then I opened the chain-link gate to the enclosure and went inside, shutting it behind me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I opened up the Kids Bake Challenge! website and was about to click on the Full Episodes button when a banner on the side of the page caught my attention. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

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

Kneeling before the box, she opened the diary and read a random entry dated September 24th, three years ago. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he opened his eyes, made a little bow, and put his hand out toward the avenue, as if to offer her the street. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he took his Bible in hand and stood up in front of God and all Malaga Island to preach, he’d be straight up, his eyes opened wide and glinting like mica. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The man in the white apron opened the door of an immense refrigerator and withdrew a tray on which lay an old, swollen, bluish corpse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth wide and sucked in as much air as I could, but it didn’t seem to be enough. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

While his companion kept Tree-ear pinioned, the first robber quickly opened the straw container. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I sat on my cot and opened my letter. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked rather like Mrs. Weasley as she said it, and he was glad that the back door opened at that moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Are you excited to talk to Marcus again?” she asked as she opened her dishwasher. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When Sefia awoke, it was so dark she wasn’t sure if she had opened her eyes at all. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She led me to the little ante-room and opened the wardrobes, one by one. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The front door opened and Dad strode in, his hair rumpled like he’d never combed it this morning. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Habib had opened a small dry goods store in downtown Kabul to support the family after the opium crops had been destroyed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Matt opened his mouth and let it pour in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, without any warning at all, Louisiana opened her eyes and sat straight up. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

My grandparents gaped at it from the car, unable to move, until suddenly the front door opened and someone stepped out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She opened the storm door plucked the envelope from the mailbox, and then shut both doors and went inside with a shiver. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A door had been opened in the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His right eye closed, then opened again, and Sandy moved no more. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slowly opened the door and peeked into the dimly lit room. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was no way to get to the living room except through the study, and I walked around behind my desk, opened the door, stepped inside, and closed it quietly behind me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He felt like a coward, but he knew that any fighting—and any deaths—would be in vain if they didn’t get that code punched, the door to the Creators opened. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then I found the black key, opened the gates of the Black Castle, and ventured into its labyrinth. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She closed her eyes, saw only flickering chalk-dust phantoms, and opened them again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Toby opened his milk without a word, downing the whole carton and wiping his mouth before he finally said, “That means she’s into me, right?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then she went back into the living room and opened one of the albums. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I was just going to ask to use Granny’s record player when Daddy cleared his throat and said, “I believe there’s one more present no one has opened yet.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she opened a terrace door to let the thick heat pour in over her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He opened a door and beckoned her through. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When she opened it, he smelled dried apricots and juniper wood burning. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened slightly, and he peeked in. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and blinked at me as if she’d just been waiting for me to come along. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the door with the utmost caution and stuck her head out just as a tiny crouched figure was moving down the hall. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waited five minutes to see if the car doors opened. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Then he opened the car door on his side and strolled round to my side, his breath shaping tortuous smoke signals in the gray air. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The old man opened one eye; he shrugged. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if a new world had opened up for Timothy. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scythe turned to go, but hesitated before he opened the door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes, he was smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Getting up again, he crossed the street, took out his keys, and opened the lone parking meter which—Que milagro!—contained a single dime. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mo picked up a matchbox lying on Fenoglio’s writing desk, opened it, and slowly closed it again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

On the opened page was a photo of my father and mother sitting in the grass beneath the sugar maple. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But when I opened the subject, she would not listen. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For extra money, they’d opened a “colored” convenience store where most customers paid in IOUs; they also ran an old cinderblock juke joint where Henrietta often danced on the red- dirt floor. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I opened my desk drawer, took out my sixth-grade math notebook, and hid the envelope between two random pages. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Gen opened the front door, just a smidge. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I knocked on the guardhouse door of the prison, it was opened by a soldier I’d never seen before, a short man with black hair, sky blue eyes, and a scowl. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened and a crack of light illuminated Narciso’s face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph opened his door and climbed out, feeling strong, almost athletic. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father opened the door and looked surprised to see me. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door a peek’s worth again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened and then shut and Milo and Tock found themselves in a high vaulted cell with two tiny windows halfway up on the wall. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper dropped the cage holding Boo, and the door opened. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The front pas-senger door opened and the bald guy stepped out. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He opened the refrigerator and poured himself a tall glass of cider. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He shut off the coal and stooped and opened the bottom door of the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I saw how this worked at a newly opened restaurant called the Filling Station. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The family ate outside anyway—until the sky opened up and poured rain on them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He had stood beside the man as he got into the car, had opened and closed the door for him, and was unable to remember anything about him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Her mom opened the closet and took out a stack of towels and a laundry basket full of socks. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The twins opened a few tins of condensed milk, handing the empty cans to Minerva, who rinsed them out in a puddle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He opened it and took out a glass bottle that must have been six feet tall. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, he took two of them off the spindly branch where they were lying, blew gently into their faces as they opened their eyes and yawned, and put them in his pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Another string of articles popped up on the black-and-white screen, and Seven’s eyes opened wide as she read the first one. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The animals had really opened their mouths to pant; he thought they had opened their mouths to eat him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

In the beginning I ate the crustless sandwiches and opened a can of Coke, then excused myself to my bedroom to do homework or to listen to my iPod. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Wondering, even as I opened my mouth, how much I was going to regret this. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes only once during the performance—to make sure Lydia was still watching him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The door opened three inches, then came to an abrupt stop. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Another cold and annoyed guard opened the front door to their repeated knocks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Her eyes suddenly opened, her pupils so huge they made her brown eyes seem black. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and Quincy was sitting in bed looking at her cookbook. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Jon opened a shuttered window, took the flagon of beer off the outside ledge, and filled a horn. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

He opened the automaton up and carefully disassembled it. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

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

Ifemelu’s mother opened the carton, gently stripped away the Styrofoam packaging. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyelids fluttered and he stirred and then his eyes opened and they found hers, alone in the room with him. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

When we opened the door there was already another couple waiting to take the cab. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Very true, Rick thought as he opened the gate to his little pasture and approached his electric sheep. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

One day, just to get her to go away, I started reading the page she had opened. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We opened the front door and switched on the fluorescent lights, which blinked on, bathing the rows of lathes and shapers and drill presses in a harsh blue-green glare. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could say anything more on this, the front door opened. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Jinx barely had time to stuff his wad of money into his overalls and crawl inside before the front door opened. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once he stopped his truck he hopped out quickly and opened the wide garage doors. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It opened—and out streamed a squad of policemen! The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them went into the dusty little room and opened up all the boxes, grabbing a small stack of Maps from each one. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He knocked harder and after a minute the woman started crying and Raymond opened the door. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Then he opened the cab door, slouched out onto the ground near the corral, and said, “Carl, why don’t you holster that gun before somebody gets hurt?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years had come and gone since these chambers had last been opened. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Devi opened the door and smiled when she saw me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I opened it—the bluish gel smelled like flowers and rubbing alcohol, like a fancy hair salon. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then I saw he was signaling me to come down a path that had opened in the middle of the weaving skiers. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Though the night was cold, he opened the front door so we could have some fresh air. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened from the outside and Coraline’s mother and father walked inside. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Prudence opened the freezer compartment and said, “Look at this.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Leader stood on the platform, read the petition in his strong, clear voice, and opened the meeting to debate. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, that was the beyond-me I was waiting for. I opened the door to the bathroom, and there she was in the tub, her arms folded crosswise over her breasts. ‘ Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to get those monkeys into Level 4 and opened up as fast as possible. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He just stood there, staring at all the parents and us kids, and his mouth opened and then closed again, like a fish.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just then a door on the second landing opened, and a face poked out wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a very annoyed expression. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jan opened his mouth, but no words came. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then the usherette opened the doors of this dark palace and with a flashlight held behind her took him to his seat. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jemmy opened the door and saw that the coach was heavily loaded with raw potatoes and a huge iron kettle. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he opened the door he found himself facing the Nerf basketball. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

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

My room has been tidied while I was gone, my bed made and my windows opened to let in the night air. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

He stood over his prize and opened his mouth, baring his fangs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

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

He closed the egg, shook it vigorously, and opened it again to see if the sound had changed, but it hadn’t. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, in the late afternoon, the door opened and Myanda came in. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

One day Kathy opened a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

After an uncomfortable few minutes, the inner door opened again and four robed Klansmen walked in. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the heavy door and saw him standing on the other side of the screen door with two quarts of milk tucked into his arms like marble statues. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Francie pushed the book forward opened at the back with the little card pushed out of the envelope. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The car was barely rolling because of the roadblock traffic, so I simply opened the door, jumped out, and sped back to the trader. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was like that little whale had opened up all these things they wanted to say to each other. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Addressed in such a manner, Gregor answered nothing, but remained motionless in his place, as if the door had not been opened at all. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had opened their ranks only to the gentle young dog when he arrived years later; but, fond as they were of him, the affection they bore for one another was something quite apart. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and the old friends hugged each other. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey built a small fire and opened the soup can with her jackknife can opener. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her windows opened on the alley and rooftops, with a view of the Blackwater beyond. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

All gathered around to hear as he opened a record book and spoke in a squeak barely above a whisper. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Edward opened the door to a high-ceilinged room with tall, west-facing windows. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Through its huge broken doors they passed, and suddenly before them the Great Gates opened, an arch of blazing light. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He opened one eye and considered the option of not coming to for a little while more. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

A litde later, the front door opened, and finally footsteps made their way up the stairs and into her room. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and saw a circle of white faces, but he was outside of them, behind his curtain, his wall, looking on. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They opened his cell, handcuffed him, and shackled his legs together. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But as I’ve said, the birds never go outside, even when the doors are opened. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and raised him up. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the band took a break, Bull slipped the opened can of mushroom soup into his uniform shirt pocket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had tried hard to learn and they had laughed at me; I had opened my lunch to eat and again they had laughed and pointed at me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For curiosity’s sake, he opened up the mailbox, rifled through the envelopes, and threw them back in. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

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

But now his mouth opened and his brow furrowed, and he said only, “What?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The door opened a crack, and she peeked through. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As Dad put his cap on and opened the door for her, I thought how easy he’d been on me considering what I had done. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

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

That is what went through my head when I opened your letter and saw your school photo. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But my mother and father were attempting to hide, and if I opened too soon they would be taken away; I remembered well how they were taken away the last time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice was lightly aggressive; Guitar never opened his door to a knock anymore before finding out who it was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the front door, hoping to see Papa’s car pulling into the driveway. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I opened my locker and five invitations to five different house parties all fell out, onto my face. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He felt a breeze as the door opened. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Some would fly out every time be opened bis mouth, he had said, but they never stung unless Hugh wanted them to. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She opened the hatchback and heaved the sack of balls into the backseat. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I access Michael to find out where the spare key is kept, but by the time I’ve found it, the door has opened and Michael’s father is there. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, the doorman, Ralph, who had himself come from a country called Ireland as a boy, stood by the opened door and gave each young lady a sweeping bow as she passed by. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth, but closed it without speaking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We have the early practice today, so the gym hasn’t been opened up yet. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went to the basement door, opened it and looked inside; no one was there. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

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

“The flow of wealth should be from outside”—El Patron opened his arms wide, as though he were about to hug someone—“in.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I opened the shirt box I saw my book was inside it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped and she took the key from him and went around and opened his door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

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

I opened a package of Tom’s peanuts and shook them carefully into my bottle of RC Cola. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“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

I opened the valves, hearing the sound of liquids rushing through the huge pipes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed and opened both her eyes together. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and held his hands slightly raised, then dropped them and opened his eyes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes ’cause the smell was starting to get me dizzy. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth to speak, and then something rustled in the tree branches above them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I'd just finished signing my autograph in steamy yellow when a rusty gate opened up with a tiny shriek and there stood a sour aunt from black-and-white times. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As they spoke, the doors opened, and several officers issued forth, laughing and tripping down the steps. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

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

Unfortunately, the museum people had fastened all the drawers of their furniture so that they couldn’t be opened. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as she could see the angry glare of her mother, she quickly opened her mouth and accepted the bite. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

As soon as I opened my car door and got out, the police officer who had started walking toward my vehicle drew his weapon and pointed it at me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Outside the volcano, he lifted the panel in the rock, punching in the code that opened the secret door. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then the guards stepped forward, and Faramir opened the casket, and he held up an ancient crown. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

On my way back, he opened the trapdoor and once again took the pan from me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The back door opened and a fat lady trottered over to the van. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then there was a thundering of the earth, and a great rift opened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the office door and looked down the hall. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The door to the Gran’s cabin opened, and she ushered everyone inside with a wave of her hands. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The large policeman opened the door for her, and she got out. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

When Aru opened her eyes, she and Mini were standing in the middle of a road. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The black-faced man opened and closed his mouth in a kind of chewing action. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The red priestess closed her eyes and said a prayer, then opened them once more to face the hearthfire. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So we opened up, and they all turned around and quit, just like that. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you picked up objects, opened doors, or operated vehicles, the haptic gloves made you feel these nonexistent objects and surfaces as if they were really right there in front of you. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The old man coughed, rolled his head slightly, opened and closed his eyes, and coughed again. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes to find my mother in our room, cigarette hanging from her mouth, emptying my dresser drawers into black garbage bags. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

A door in the hallway opened, and a sleepy female voice said, “Is something wrong?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The door to Rosie’s house opened and I caught a glimpse of the women who lived there. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she went to the kitchen and opened the door. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, I saw Luke sprawled at the hearth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The van stops, the back doors are opened, the Guardian herds us out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie was just throwing them the breadcrumbs she had found in her jacket pocket—left over from a picnic on some long-forgotten day—when the door suddenly opened. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

To people like Jud and Frank, who were there every time the doors opened, it was the nexus of the universe. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, Anya lifted the little wax envelope and opened the flap. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Trotter untwisted some ties on the garbage bag and opened it, and the hot zone inside the bag merged with the hot zone of the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I was surprised to see one opened only six weeks ago, but then I remembered. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He put his cap over the bulb so that no light would seep through to the outside, then opened the paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and peered into the green brush of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He opened the door but she moved out from the circle of his arm. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and tiptoed inside, but the teacher spotted me right away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Hands shaking, I opened a few more envelopes. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He was tired; he closed his eyes a long second and then opened them, knowing that he had to keep alert and answer questions to save himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I opened up for a hug and she leaned into my arms. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She drifted off to sleep, but when Tiller’s snoring woke her, she got up and went into the living room and opened the trunk in the corner. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Then the sky opened up, all jagged along the edges, and the light just pourin’ through it, bright as dawn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He stepped back from it and looked it over; then he opened the door and looked at the dashboard. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of hesitation, and then her mouth opened against his, and her tongue slid into his mouth, and he was, under the strange stars, utterly, irrevocably, lost. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Three days after we opened for business, every chair in the front room was filled, the air thick again with arguments, tobacco smoke, and the smell of fresh coffee and cakes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Taran reached the dwarf’s side, the portal opened wide enough for him to glimpse a figure behind it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And if I told her something funny, then her tongue dropped away, her head fell back, her mouth opened wide, and there were her front teeth, riven and ascendant. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and rolled over so she could bury her face in Claire’s thigh instead. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, she opened her eyes and gave me a crooked nod. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As she walked into the rich smell of sunlight and growing things, a path opened wide before her like an old carriage road just rediscovered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The video clip opened with a shot of Sorrento’s avatar standing outside the front gates of Castle Anorak. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And then the next thing I knew, forty minutes had passed and the trailer door opened and Dell Duke appeared with Quang-ha at his side. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The newly opened King Willem II is a secular high school housed in a palace built by the Dutch royal family. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then she opened her rosewood box wherein were the letters her husband had written to her in courtship and since. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Aron opened the door of the Ford and climbed down and walked out of the wagon shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Matt opened the door to let two people blow into the lobby, a blast of freezing air sent Ralph’s nest swirling around in bits. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mama turned and opened the door a crack. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

A gust of crisp AC air whooshed past as Mrs. Smith opened the sliding glass door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth, and closed it again. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now, unless I opened my mouth, no one would ever know, I thought. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

So I was surprised when I opened my eyes to Chasca, who was staring over me with a scowl on her face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

In the hallway Mom fumbled with the key in the lock, when the door across the hall opened and a pair of dark shiny eyes peered out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The professor opened a drawer in the little table and brought out a leather box, circular in shape and about the size of the palm of a man’s hand, and three fingers deep. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The girl who had opened the door for him was there as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“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 opened the stove lid and out came the smoke in another huge cloud, simply billowing. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Celia walked in and opened her closet door, then let her robe slip off. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Harrison opened the door and stared, so surprised he seemed to have forgotten his usual bow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Awaking in the dead of night, I opened my eyes on her disk—silver-white and crystal clear. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The worn front door creaked when I opened it, like always. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He waited for a few minutes; then right as he was thinking about leaving, Eleanor opened the door just enough to slide through. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The first mystery of Weep, the one that had opened his mind like a door. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I flipped past my homework and doodles and opened to the first empty page, then thought for a minute. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Then she walked into the kitchen, opened the patio door, and said, in a trembling voice, “Erik, would you come in here, please?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the case and inside was a beautiful gold fountain pen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went into her room and opened the trunk, and there at the bottom were her books of fairy tales, her mother's herbal, and the medallion — Sidhean's final gift to her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For myself, I found that I was expressing my tendency to lavish expenditure, and to patronise Herbert, and to boast of my great prospects, before I quite knew that I had opened my lips. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

His ears popped and he opened his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Then the door opened the tiniest crack and they saw one of Lockharts eyes peering through it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and took the small package without a word. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sen stepped out of the car and opened the door on Mrs. Sen’s side. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he opened his eyes, there it was at last: the door to the Room of Requirement. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes, she saw her father talking with Reggie. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She opened the envelope up and showed me what was inside: cash. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

My thinking had been opened up wide in Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got up, his movements deliberate, and at first she thought he was coming closer to her, or perhaps wanted the toilet, but he walked to the front door, opened it, and left. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At last James stirred, and his eyes opened. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, he opened them and met the old woman's gaze. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Let’s see what you have in your closet She opened the closet doors and started thumbing through the clothes f had hanging there, giving little motherly comments. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her great brown eyes opened and she blinked several times in a bemused sort of way. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

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

Nancy opened the front door and stood there, flanked by two big-eyed kids. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He opened my file, then closed it and said: “Listen, let’s go sit in my office for a sec.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She opened Popo’s mouth, already too tight from trying to keep her spirit in. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, a door opened and Luma was free to go. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

A heavyset Italian man opened the door and led us inside. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Watney opened his eyes, then winced at the pain in his chest. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened the oven and took out a bottle of muscatel. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew the second they opened the door and Daisy wasn’t with them that Daisy was gone. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes and let his vision go slack and loose the way he had back at Petey’s house. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Soft peaks and vaporous chasms rose or opened here and there, but mostly it looked like a solid mass of ice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He gave the stonecutter a packet that, when opened, contained stonecutting tools, and set down his lantern. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

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

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

Suddenly, his eyes opened with a void stare. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

And he let the thought sit there, in the man Jack’s head for a moment, before he opened the gate with a flourish. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Twenty seconds later, his mom opened the door and peeked inside. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The front door opened again and more people arrived. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Madam opened an envelope and shook out two gray strips of mouse fur, each cut into an arch. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened again and Coach M came in, carrying my clothes from the locker room on a hanger he held over his shoulder. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Slowly, silently, a door opened in the cliff. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes and saw her sister Sunny, who was looking at her frantically and trying to say something past the strip of tape. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She opened her sleepy blue eyes and said, "What?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The largest of the policemen opened the rear door of the car. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

As the door clicked shut, Chucha opened one eye, then closed it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She smiled as she opened the door the rest of the way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nanabozho opened Muskrat’s front paw and found a grain of earth in it. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now the red-faced man opened the door and let several people in. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Peewee opened up on the first clump of bushes. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the closet, and there was a library card catalogue inside. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the fridge, and I opened it and found the white box on a shelf. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his hands, and a cloak of delicate ice unraveled before Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He opened the door, came in, looked around the big hot empty room. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

About ten o’clock there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor, and a jingling of keys, and the door of the cell was opened. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

Her mom opened her mouth to argue but then closed it and nodded. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His door opened and he stepped out and started walking slow toward my bushes. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

So, I just opened my locker, put all my old papers and things in my backpack, and walked over the debris of books and papers and notes in the hallway to the parking lot outside. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

A silence opened up in the car that felt like they were sitting on opposite sides of a canyon. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I opened the trap door and stepped into the attic. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She carried a spangled peach-colored fan that she opened with a theatrical fwop as she met the other guests. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Order! Order!” he said, and opened the gate. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He opened his wallet and pult a piece of paper out that had some scribbling on it. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It was amazing to me to see how fast they worked—snap-snap-snap with a knife and there was the fish with its head slapped off and opened up into two white fillets. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He opened his canvas pack and dropped in the dented cans Mrs. Turner had given him as payment, then called her name again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She opened a drawer, removed a box, then struck a single match. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annie applauded and then sat on the curb and opened a package of cupcakes. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Gaea opened the earth, and I was consumed, exiled here in the belly of my father Tartarus, where all the useless flotsam collects—all the bits of creation he does not care for.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

You opened your bag and pulled out a long piece of string and knotted the end with a bead, so the rest wouldn’t fall off. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Now come on in, come on in. Let me look at y’all,” she continued, excited, as she opened the door wide. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Florence was wearing a heavy, old-fashioned garnet brooch, which, as she opened the door, immediately attracted John’s eye. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When he opened the door, he reached over and brushed Lily’s leg lightly, like he did this sort of thing all the time. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I opened one of the desk drawers and pulled out the can. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The door opened and it was Dimitri, the supervisor, looking for her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His throat had been opened ear to ear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She opened the door wide to let me in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Florent opened to a dog-eared page where Joseph had underlined a sentence and written the translation in the margin. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She opened the windows and the back door, then fetched herself a chair from the front room, putting it beside Maybeth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Susan came back and tugged at him but he didn’t want to leave and when he opened his mouth, he wasn’t sure what he was going to say. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boys took cautious steps forward while TimeStar opened the sack fully. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It slid smoothly downward, and opened onto a narrow catwalk in the huge engine room. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

After Buddy had gone I opened the letter. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to speak once and then composed his lips again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She opened her ears to city noises floating in on warm air that came through the open windows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth to call the rower back—she couldn’t bear the loss; it would surely cripple her—and at that moment she realized she could hear nothing. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She opened the door and heard Sula’s low whisper. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas opened his fingers to reveal the stone with the sparkles inside. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ron mouthed wordlessly at Hermione, who opened her bag, took out her new Arithmancy book, and propped it open against the juice jug. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Other shops were opened that served tea in crystal, but they weren’t at the top of a hill, and they had little business. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ariana opened the first box, and inside was...more cardboard. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

On Monday they went to the bank and closed her account, and opened another somewhere else, just to be sure. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before I can help myself, Aibileen’s opened it for me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Ibis opened the hearse, and the mortuary doors, and Shadow unbuckled the gurney and pulled it out. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The man opened a door and led me up two steps and inside. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I flushed the toilet again and opened the door. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put it down beside him, and he opened it and began to look through the extra underwear and shirts and socks I had packed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Lord Aigyptios, bent down and sage with years, opened the assembly. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps because of Taisin’s new confidence, today the connection opened up, and for the first time, each could see a tiny part of the other. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was picking up the sword, and stretching his hand to the latch, when the door opened on its own account Gareth came in. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened beside me, and a pair of arms circled Chubs’s waist, trying to untangle him from the seat belt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The hospital doors opened and a great cry erupted from within. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He aimlessly moved the papers around, grabbed a black Moleskine journal and opened it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

I couldn’t breathe well, so I opened my mouth. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Good thing you opened the door, though. The fog’s so thick I might have gone right past the house!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just sat down in the majestic shadow of a giant billboard and, however tearfully, opened my lunchbox for business, semi-confident that the Chief would find me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

A doorman, dressed up as a dignitary with a flaming red band across his white ruffled shirt, opened the car door for them. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I opened the door of my room and went along the corridor. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“That Hagrid never opened the Chamber of Secrets,” said Harry, throwing the Cloak over Ron and prodding him in the arm to make him walk. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I opened the bottom drawer of my dresser and started organizing the socks and silk scarves inside. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I opened my briefcase and realized that I'd never thought beyond this moment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I climbed the three wooden stairs and opened the door. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she opened the front door and the three of them stepped into the tiny entrance hall. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother had brought the boxes of ornaments down from the attic, and we waited while my father fussed the lights on, and then we opened the boxes. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He kissed her again, and she opened her mouth. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She opened the bedroom door and smelled bacon. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

As the northern lords studied the castle, a sally port opened, a plank bridge slid across the moat, and a dozen knights rode forth to confront them, led by four of Lord Walder's many sons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He opened his hands and looked between them on the table. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The religious school opened and I put in a sullen attendance. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her life was joined to his now, and it seemed to her that every corner of his soul should be opened to hers because of this. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A minute or so passed, and another, and then the white door opened just a crack. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes again, I had this funny feeling, like, I didn’t just wake up regular, but something had made me wake up. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

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

He opened it, swapped out books and stuck his head in his locker for a moment to take a few deep breaths to get himself together. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The guards opened fire, and the Tidemakers vanished, then reappeared behind the soldiers and lifted their arms. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Chaol ran a hand through his short hair and opened the dining room door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Pulling herself back to her feet, she went over to the small, wooden trunk under the window, and opened it with her foot. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They opened the doors for Thorn, and I had to sprint to get inside before they closed them again. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The back doors of the hearse were opened and the coffin slid out. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She opened her computer, did a search, and ordered a red Stanford University T-shirt. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

If you had lived back then, you would probably have thought twice before you opened an enterprise of your own. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As though in answer to his question, the trapdoor suddenly opened, and a silvery ladder descended right at Harry’s feet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

At the end of the room, in the corner, stood the wooden door, which had once, in another place, opened onto a plain brick wall. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Mademoiselle opened die drawer and drew forth the letter, the topmost one. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as old Maurice opened the doors, he'd see me with the automatic in my hand and he'd start screaming at me, in this very high-pitched, yellow- belly voice, to leave him alone. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

We got there at sunset, opened all the cabin’s windows, and went through our usual cleaning routine. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was already looking at the instructions on how to put it together while I opened my gift. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She quickly opened the cover and found the hidden four-by-four card. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Whin opened his eyes at this, looking agitated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Misha opened the door, it swung out rather than in, and just inside the right-hand jamb was a small rectangular box, nailed on a slant above Anya’s head. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It all started when I opened the present from my father. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His right hand left the wheel and opened a button on his tunic and pulled it out from under his shirt. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The universities had opened again but the waiting list to get in was long and Piper thought she might not qualify for entry this year. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

A louder whoosh turned every head and opened every eye in that rainy field. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and went limping down the stairs and opened the front door and went out into the street backward watching the house. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They had made it about halfway to the bronze jar when the ceiling opened over them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Ah, pardon, you yourself, Monsieur, opened your door and looked out for a second.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I opened my mail app and the email from Professor Thomas. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

After a moment the latch lifted, the white gate opened, and Abra emerged. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Albert opened a panel near the coatrack to reveal a series of knobs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I lit the lamp beside the bed, turned off the gas, and opened the wide windows. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Nothing so formal as that,” Ambrose said as he opened a drawer and pulled out a small metal disk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the library, she’d actually opened the pendant, almost holding it to her eye. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I watched them through the rearview mirror until Mom opened the trunk. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

There was a big clatter as the bottom of the wagon opened. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had caught my breath by the time I opened the back door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That was when the shop door opened and Mr. Caton crept inside, holding his finger to his lips. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, having waited for her to ask me that, I opened the floodgates of my soul and told her everything; I didn’t hold back anything and didn’t stop for a second from beginning to end. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth and some buttermilk ran in. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

In the morning, when I opened my eyes, the world was the same. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

In 1949, after centuries of inaccessibility, Nepal opened its borders to the outside world, and a year later the new Communist regime in China closed Tibet to foreigners. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the late 1800s, when Sparrows Point first opened, Turner Station was mostly swamps, farmland, and a few shanties connected with wooden boards for walkways. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

When his mother came in to kiss him good night, she turned off the TV and opened the window. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

There were wonderful trees along the promenade above the beach, and there were many children sent down with their nurses before the season opened. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Wincing, I opened my eyes, blinking droplets from them. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Then with a quick movement she opened the umbrella, though it was not raining, and thrust it over her head. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

After depressurizing, he opened the outer door and locked it in place. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke grinned knowingly at Eleanor, and then turned as the doctor opened the door. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth so he could feed me another piece of orange. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A woman with pigtails pried opened one of the flaps of skin and muscle, revealing the insides of the abdomen—orange organs; pink, fleshy walls; and stripes of blood. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, he opened his mind to the voices of the war god. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then he opened his eyes and raised his head, pouching out his cheeks and sniffing at the two rabbits beside him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the good part is I saved Shiloh and opened my eyes some. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth, but it was dry and no words came out. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

He opened the till, plucked out a dollar, and handed it to Alex. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He leaned forward and opened his hands, palm-up, on the table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she opened a door and we went into a big, bright yellow room that still smelled from fresh paint. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The book had never been opened and the pages smelled like a new car. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

She pushed his hand away and opened the bag. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She had a soft landing on a warm bouncy surface and was feeling lucky—until she opened her eyes and found herself staring through a glowing gold membrane at another, much larger face. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Northern artillery opened up, as if it had been asleep, or pulled back to lure diem in. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad opened the door to go inside, and the news playing on the radio echoed out to the porch. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

They rode in silence until they reached the basement and the elevator doors opened. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I was fifteen and my little sister was thirteen, a whole new world opened up to us. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and looked into the hall; it was empty and silent. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

High above Sam they opened their wings and flew in tandem down the mountain over the river, up into the clouds and back to Sam. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Granddad opened the fudge, broke off a piece, and offered it to me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The wooden latch raised again and the door opened. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the squad car veered close to the curb and rolled along slowly beside me I knew what was coming before the cop opened his mouth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I put a foot on the back porch, the door opened. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped up and looked in his suitcase and opened all the bureau drawers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he opened his eyes again, his view of the tree-tops and the sunlight was blocked, by a man's head. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Hannah opened her mouth and found herself sucking in air in great gulps. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before I opened my eyes, I felt Clancy jerk back, sucking in a hiss of what sounded like pain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Judith opened her mouth to say something, glanced at her father and closed it again. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, when anxiety had broken down into rage, the door opened. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then there was the smell of the cloth that covered the brand-new books, the books that made a splitting sound when you opened them. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

And when I opened the door, I found out Cotton surprised me by coming too! Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

She smiled a very big smile and opened her arms wide, and Raymie walked toward her, stepping on both white tiles and green tiles. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I went to my window and opened it. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The old woman unfolded one side of the cardboard, while Mama opened the other; then she bowed again and scurried out the door. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the hotel window to let him hear the sounds of New York. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Una’s death cut the earth from under Samuel’s feet and opened his defended keep and let in old age. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the door and walked to the counter. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Miranda was not interested in traveling down Memory Lane, so Chigger dropped the subject and opened up a jar of worms. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Alex was about to read it when the door suddenly opened and two men walked in. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When she opened her eyes again, she had to think for a moment before recalling how she had come to spend the night curled up in a toy trunk. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Babulya was awake and tracing her withered fingers along the plants in the kitchen when Anya opened the door and walked in. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I opened up the windows to let the breeze in and blow out the smell of old air and silverfish. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The second I opened one, a delivery confirmation was sent back to IOI, letting them know that I was finally reading their message. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

That has been true since penitentiaries first opened in America. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The screen door opened and a man holding a napkin in his hand stepped out. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it and glanced over the pages. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mouth opened up to answer him, but I couldn’t. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard what happened,” he said, when Olanna opened the door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The front door opened; they stopped talking and turned their heads. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The mouth closed, another one opened, a cry came out of it, "Meow." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She immediately opened her eyes—so, in having a good sense of smell and a taste for milk, she seemed no different from the fairies he knew. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I pulled myself together and opened the front door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut, then opened them. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z