| 单词 | outline |
| 例句 | The outline of the prow was already in place, turning up wide and snubnosed, the way all junks did. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Fairfax’s plan fleshed out the sketchy outline that Jefferson had provided in Notes on the State of Virginia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She points to the very top corner, where golden embroidery outlines our island and its old name—Hana. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z At first it seemed all hollow and singular, but by the last fading light of the moonless sky we caught the outline of a ladder on the far wall. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Her name had been painted with great skill in red paint and outlined with a fine line of cream in a way that he would never have managed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z In the middle of the floor were white posters covered with outlines of wavy writing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Beautiful green grass and shrubs that outlined the yard, accented by two large rosebushes. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z One had a big red flag with a thick blue cross outlined by white. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z There was one boy, a tall thin youth with a shock of black hair, who was so thickly surrounded by the transparent beings that his very outline seemed to shimmer in the air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he realized that he could see the dark shape of General Woundwort faintly outlined where he crouched above him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him the sky flamed over the mummy-shaped outline of the Libyan cliffs, gateway to the awesome Valley of the Tombs of the Kings. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They had Worsley’s compass and an outline map of South Georgia that showed the coastline in detail and a complete blank in the interior of the island. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Joon goes over the line again, making the black outline wider in that one spot. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Soon I passed the shack, dim outlines of sheep huddled inside against the chill, and then the mist-shrouded bog, silent and ghostly. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He could see the dark outline of a huge boy who was crouching in front of an open door, a very large box next to it. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z This wasn’t what I wrote in my outline. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember we came up to a crossroad, sand everywhere, the outline of two intersecting roads. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z After the rough outline I started shading, which was the tricky part. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She went back to the board, where she was outlining the third act of the play, and Pearl puzzled over this as she packed her books away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Our teachers sat us down, shut us up, and began to talk rapidly at the blackboard, outlining the courses and what would be expected of us in the new Sputnik-inspired curriculum. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Now I can see outlines, gleams: from the mirror, the bases of the lamps, the vases, the sofa looming like a cloud at dusk. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z With her chalk, she can outline a fine and voluptuous shape. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The episode was a reminder for Bush and Conant that if they did not begin outlining a postwar research program within the Manhattan Project, its members would start taking matters into their own hands. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She watched as he gripped a blue crayon and drew the outline of an airplane. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Harley kept wiping away the outlines he drew in the dirt and starting over again, angry that he couldn’t draw them the way he wanted them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It showed no lights, and he could just make out a man’s outline at the wheel. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z As she gazed, her wonder grew, because there in the sky was the unmistakable outline of a city: towers, domes, walls...Buildings and streets, suspended in the air! The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It weakens as it advances, as its outline takes shape in the ether. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The swing set was just sitting there, abandoned, the two little swings hanging still and sad from a grayed plank of wood, the outline of the seats like a kid’s drawing of a smile. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z John outlined a safety regime for the lab, including the relocation of the cyclotron controls from their place next to the machine and into a separate room. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Below, though the threads were in places blurred or broken, the outline could be seen of an anvil and a hammer surmounted by a crown with seven stars. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The outlines of the conversation were clear: up with freedom and down with big government. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Below the red writing there’s a line of smaller print, in black, with the outline of a winged eye on either side of it: God Is a National Resource. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, Toby could just make out the hazy outline of the sign on the lawn’s edge. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z They disagree on which social factors to emphasize and on how much weight to assign individual Spanish chronicles, but the outline seems not in serious dispute. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then in each corner with the largest letters of all, made with green and outlined in red, she wrote her initials—M.K. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mama’s lipstick was a creamy rose color; it outlined her lips perfectly, and it matched the color of her fingernails. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Quisling gestured to his lecture outline about the Roman Empire and said, “Then surely you know what Edgar Allan Poe and Julius Caesar have in common?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z None of the new work outlined in “A Course Review” appears. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z A blaze of orange light outlines a giant cloud. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He knelt by the outline of a body. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I write the word freak and trace an outline around it over and over until I hit the edge of the paper. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He pulled one of his arms out from under her and traced her outline against the couch. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I’m outlining a new bird book,” my dad said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He saw them outlined in lightning, black ragged figures rising around him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Down snaked a ladder that was outlined in pretty lights like a Ferris wheel. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His outline was beginning to blur at the edges, eyes growing redder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And then it was just me, the TV, and the shadows, fades, and outlines of my art again. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He shifted his weight slowly, trying—without exposing any piece of himself beyond the outline of his small rock—to work into a position, into a crouch from which he could spring. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So the only light came from pinprick holes in the walls, and from a sketchy rectangle that outlined the imperfectly fitted door. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And he walked on, around the edge of the lake, taking in the outlines of the beloved castle, his first kingdom, his birthright.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Almost no comments emerged from Delbriick as I outlined how TMV was put together. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The street below isn’t lit very well, but I can see Marlene’s faint outline on the pavement. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the coast was clear, he sent their report, outlining all they’d learned: Mr. Curtain called the thing to come the Improvement, it was coming very soon, and Messengers wouldn’t be needed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “During your stay, all of your actions will be recorded by video cameras, as outlined in the consent agreements you and your parents signed earlier.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Now the precise outlines of her skull show through the skin of her face, presaging death. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I outlined my eyes in gold glitter and chose a nude lipstick instead of a bold one. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He could see the outline of the watcher, but the sleeping men were below his vision. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Father and I worked for over two hours outlining the whole set up, pointing out problems and things we needed to do. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z In the dimness her outline appeared, the rise of her breasts beneath the T-shirt, the soft hill of her belly, and then the brightness of her underpants, converging in their V shape. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hazel reached over to the jacket and put her hand on the zipped-up pocket, feeling the familiar outline of the whistle. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Finally, the vague outline of a coast appeared. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She felt the familiar outline of her mother’s wooden comb and stroked it for comfort. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It set the precedents, established in palpable fact what the Constitution had only outlined in purposely ambiguous theory, thereby opening up and closing off options for all the history that followed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He could see the outline of its wings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But now you face a major difference between the syntactic tree of a sentence and the outline tree of a text. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I liked to mow patterns or pictures in the grass and had just finished the outline of something that looked like the Sphinx from the Lost Worlds book when Dad strolled out toward me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "You left your hat," he said, handing it to me along with the mimeographed sheets of instructions outlining the new program. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Sophie peered into the jar and there, sure enough, she saw the faint translucent outline of something about the size of a hen’s egg. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at the ovals of their faces, the outline of hair around each one. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Every building, including the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, was outlined in white bulbs. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It showed a small group of tents in the foreground, dimly outlined against the low horizon, and beside them an untidy heap of wooden boxes and a sledge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Near it a dozen graves were outlined in the sand with small stones, and a barbed-wire fence surrounded them to keep back the cattle and the tumbleweed. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the installment to the last detail, and I must outline it briefly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He saw the lone officer, much closer now, sitting regally on horseback, outlined against a darkening sky. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed a stalk of lavender between his fingers, releasing its sweet aroma, and traced the outline of my forehead and nose with it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her curly hair is in a loose bun, and her green eyes are outlined with dark eyeliner. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Using that outline, he took a piece of metal and filed it into the shape of the key. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I swear I see the outline of el Conejo on its surface. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Stoker walks through the 2nd problem, outlining the steps with his red marker. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Then he saw against the Sun, sinking blood-red into a wrack of clouds, the black outline of a tall ship with torn sails riding up out of the West. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Spiral arms outline the region where the latest crop of newly hatched stars is being formed, but not necessarily where such middle-aged stars as the Sun happen to be. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite such misgivings, one can see, squinting a little, the outlines of an emerging theory. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The best outline I ever made, or anyway the prettiest one, was on the back of a roll of wallpaper. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But as the stars that outline a spiral arm burn out, new stars and their associated nebulae are formed just behind them, and the spiral pattern persists. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he is going to launch him toward the heavens where el Conejo’s outline will remain on the surface of the moon, so all are reminded of the mightiness of such a tiny creature. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I gaze behind me, looking for her outline in the corridor. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then, with a thrill of recognition, I watched the curves of Alexandria’s two harbors slide into view, their outlines looping like an Arabic epigram inked in incandescent gold. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I had outlined them for him, and he’d asked few questions. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I can see the dark outlines of three heads, watching me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The snow falling, gently, effortlessly, covering everything in soft crystal, the mist of moonlight before a rain, blurring the outlines, obliterating color. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, I could look at the pictures while the demon girl outlined the story about flying carpets and phoenixes and magical amulets and cranky old sand elves who lived on beaches. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, within seconds, a distant rhombus of ocher light containing her outline widened, paused, then narrowed to nothing as she entered the house and the door was closed behind her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A wide broken slope of tumbled rocks and ice, where a track had been laboriously cleared, led up to a crag outlined against the sky. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He tried to remember exactly what he had seen in the dream, but all that came back was a mountainous horizon and the outline of the little village cradled in a deep valley. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I looked out at the northern bluffs, but there was nothing to see in the dim light but the outlines of trees and rocks. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We prowl around among the trees, looking for bones, for hummocks in the earth that could mark diggings, the outlines of buildings, turning over logs and rocks to see what’s underneath them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon the pins outlined Liyana’s body like a metallic running fence. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If a complete unified theory was discovered, it would only be a matter of time before it was digested and simplified in the same way and taught in schools, at least in outline. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They wear lipstick, red, outlining the damp cavities of their mouths, like scrawls on a washroom wall, of the time before. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed a discolored outline on the building’s facade where the Hilton logo used to be, back when the place had been a hotel. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Dad appeared a moment later, his stocky shape outlined by the light from inside of the house. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She looked up at the tree as the elders addressed the crowd and imagined Odenigbo here as a boy, looking up as she was doing, hoping to see the shadowy outline of a spirit. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z To create these images, cave artists used charcoal to outline irregularities in the walls of coves that suggested forms from nature. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Electricity outlined the black hulks against day-bright sky; then everything disappeared into blackness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z At first he could see nothing, but after a time the vague outlines of a bed appeared around him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I pick up a pencil and add the details I couldn’t add in the waiting room: eyelashes, thick eyebrows, and the outline of his thin lips. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to turn my head to find Javier, but I can only shift my eyes, and I barely see his outline. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Johnny stands next to him and I start drawing them, their shaggy hair and baggy clothing making for great outlines. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He quested down along the rim of the door, sinking deeper, reading its outline. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was so much closer to us that the firing of its big guns outlined the whole ship. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We raced out of town in the spitting dark, vague blue outlines of cottages giving way to sloping fields, then charged up the ridge, sheets of water streaming over our feet, making the path treacherous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He gazes at the jagged outline of buildings, at the church spires and turrets. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I’d never noticed it before, but the silhouette of a woman was outlined in the brightness of that moon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Briefly, he outlined what had happened; she accepted the news quietly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This had been the outline of an education since medieval times. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The booth across from it is lime green, with little alien heads and UFOs outlined all over it in black paint. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They combed through medical textbooks that outlined the facial muscles, and they identified every distinct muscular movement that the face could make. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They light up everything as bright as day, their light shines on us and we see our shadows sharply outlined on the ground. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the hole and the object is a pane of glass on to which he can draw the outline of the object. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He stopped, and as the visitors approached, his outline seemed to fuse with that of the visitors. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We would have to depart from the democratic pro-cedures, outlined in the ANC’s constitution, of holding conferences, branch meetings, and public gatherings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her shadow was a dark outline against the pale yellow curtain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The o in Cocina was bright orange while the rest of the letters were outlined in green and black, and behind the letters was the faint shape of an island. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I took a sheet of fine card-board, and drew a careful outline. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He scrambled up and saw the snake outlined against the landing light: It struck, and Hermione dived aside with a shriek; her deflected curse hit the curtained window, which shattered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It cheered when the lights came on within the Court of Honor and all the palaces became outlined in gold. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Over that is stitched the stark outlines of trees, the way I see them from my window as dusk is falling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Ku’oosh would have looked at the dismembered corpses and the atomic heat-flash outlines, where human bodies had evaporated, and the old man would have said something close and terrible had killed these people. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I nestle in his arms, in the nooks of his knees, his body bowed around mine, his breath on my neck, fingers tracing my outline. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Harry could just make out the outline of a fine old house on the hillside. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I was to follow the outline and stitch the flowers in thread. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They sat deep in his little face and completely dominated the other features with a roundness which seemed to be outlined in dark pencil, giving him an owlish appearance. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the outlines, patterns this city must have taken. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Over and over in his mind appeared the image of the familiar mummy-shaped outline of the western hills, and the sheer red cliffs that hid the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There was a lantern before him, fixed to the seat, which illumination touched the edges of objects obscure in their outlines. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Every time a cloud crosses over the moon, we can barely see anything other than the outline of the trees. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. Owens asked the flickering shape in the graveyard, now little more than an outline, like distant summer lightning in the shape of a woman. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I’m sketching an outline of this one flower in the garden. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were so big and dark that she seemed even more tiny and spindly, on high-heeled shoes that threw her forward at us and made her dress outline her little breasts. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Forms leaned together in the taxis as they waited, and voices sang, and there was laughter from unheard jokes, and lighted cigarettes outlined unintelligible gestures inside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Briefly he outlined to the lawyer the situation insofar as he understood it, and asked Hirsshorn what his initial and instinctive gut reaction was. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The waving goddess stood outlined by the smoking metal wing as if she were a model in a showroom of plane wreckage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I took a deep breath as the outline of the blue maze began to pulse white. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In outlining the situation, Dewey emphasized his reasons for considering secrecy of the first importance: “Remember, there’s a possibility these men are innocent.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry looked around at the other two, now mere outlines in the darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Then listen carefully. You’ll have to remember this. Go to Paddington Station—” With a sort of military precision that astonished him, she outlined the route that he was to follow. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z When she dares look outside, the people are paintings, outlined in black, their faces crushed and squarish. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra thought his outline was lost almost at once against the pallor of the snow-covered ground, but it might have been that her eyes were full of tears. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z At night, blinking red neon outlined the muzzle, neck, and ears. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When she could make out windows and the dark outlines of houses, she pulled her sled to the second bench above the river and stopped. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Until September he had been diligent if not dedicated, summarizing chapters, outlining arguments on pads of yellow lined paper. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I know my way, but it’s different at night, the outline of the shed barely visible ahead. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Then I proceeded to draw the outline of an exceptionally elegant giraffe. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still crouching a little inside the run, on a level with their heads and outlined against the light. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Basta was still standing in the road, his face sharply outlined when he lit a cigarette with a lighter. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a disenfranchisement from both the present and the past, from the body beside him and the headlights in front of him; he was enclosed in a timeless realm without margins, outlines, or tense. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry could see the outlines of three people over Moody’s shoulder, moving closer and closer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then our eyes grew accustomed to the dark and we could see the dark outlines of men, and their red, sweating faces by the light of their torches. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Past the wavering band of blacktop, the outline of our neighbors house ran against the sky like watery paint. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A keynote “outlines the character of the people living there.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z By the winter of 1839, Darwin had assembled the essential outlines of his theory. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He saw cells dimly outlined in a faint glow. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I got to stay here forever,” Colin said, and his outline darkened into a deep blue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Before Gay sent my mother the letter outlining the new plan, she gave it to me to edit. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z One way to fashion an outline is to jot your ideas on a page or on index cards more or less at random and then look for ones that seem to belong together. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As a trafficker in climaxes and thrills and characterization and wonderful dialogue and suspense and confrontations, I had outlined the Dresden story many times. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the picture, an invisible wind pulled at her white gown, outlining her body so vividly that she didn’t seem to be wearing any clothes at all. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Some people argue that even if a person isn't a citizen of the United States, he or she should still have rights outlined in the U.S. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She erected a big white sign in the front yard on which she had carefully painted, in black letters with gold outlines, r. m. walls art studio. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I kept writing my memo to the Atlanta Police Department and before I knew it I had typed close to nine pages outlining all the things I thought had gone wrong. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Christ, you couldn’t trust him to remember even the outline of the Fun Haven alibi—though they had discussed it often enough. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Those earthy, onyx-rich eyes outlined in weary, teary folds of skin. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She had always had to settle for Miss Trixie at a distance, an unsatisfactory arrangement for carrying out the program outlined in the psychology correspondence course, the final examination of which she had failed resoundingly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They could still see the outline of the bridge ahead, but a foot away from their feet there was nothing but a steep drop. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His voice broke with emotion as his fingers traced the outline of my lips. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The outline of the design was first etched lightly into the leather-hard clay with the finest point. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z There was a pale moon that allowed me to make out in the distance the outlines of a wretched slum, with houses made of cardboard, planks, and corrugated metal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw her walking stick leaning in the corner, its shadow outlined on the wall. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nice to pretend that its sleek outline wasn’t back there, hunting, but it was a fantasy. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It had the effect of outlining their bodies so that he could see them both clearly for the first time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Framed in the frosted glass panel, the squat outline waits, dwindles, and then disappears. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The three of us sat on the couch while the Colonel stood in front of us, outlining the plan and our parts in it with an excitement I hadn’t seen in him since Before. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z But he is having doubts: there are other theoretical possibilities, two of which he has outlined in his paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As it opened, the door made a tiny wind that pressed the sheet against her body, outlining her nudity in perfect profile for a moment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His hands were stuffed in his jacket pockets, but I could see the outline of them curling into fists. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Perhaps at first he merely reinforced the outlines of such images with a charred stick from the fire, so that others, too, could see what he had found. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z From the outline of his stiff, pajama clad body under the thin blanket, I could see that we were about the same height, though the illness might have shrunk him. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In June 1858, Wallace sent Darwin a tentative draft of his paper outlining his general theory of evolution by natural selection. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The pale outline of the moon sits above me like something forgotten. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Maybe Lena would outline a painting for her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z ATA wings still tracing a pale outline on the sunken wreck of the breastbone. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He could see more of the sheriff’s outline now. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Their outlines had merged in the darkness; no wonder he hadn’t seen her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A knotted neck scarf, a certain smell, the vaguest outline of a brooding, irritable presence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His bunk was bare vinyl; his desk empty; an outline of dust where his stereo had been. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They all show a rectangular outline near the edge of the page, like letters have been covered up before being photocopied. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I could see it outlined, though only in parts, as if someone had just started drawing a monster with ink and anger. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “I know what I’m saying sounds strange. It’s all outlined here.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As the first light outlined the island I stood by the rail, watching. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Half his face is trodden with darkness, covered, but I can still make out the outlines, the forms. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He was sketching rapidly, first the outline of a block of states, then lines to represent rivers and railroads and small squares for towns. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see her blond hair and the outline of her face but little else. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Three figures, two large, one smaller, but only one of them was in focus, was more than an outline or a shimmer. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The outline of the West African coast stood out vividly in his mind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z On the plug that blocked the opening, the Mark of Athena began to glow—the red outline of an owl. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She smiles and her cuts outline her face like a cat’s whiskers. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Each had its own outline on a Peg- Board, but nothing seemed to be in the right place. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Once the edges dried a bit, she would outline it and add some detail in black. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Still, when she held a pupa—or “date pit,” as she called it—with its outline of tiny wings beneath the protective shell, she felt the creature stirring within. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He rubbed off some dirt, and the outline of the fish became clearer. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Some photographers gave up and drew his head into the picture by hand, guessing at his outline. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see the outlines of the ocean from our window. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z But he couldn’t see much, only the outlines of trees and the shapes of his friends lying around him on the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then I stuck the needle into the outline of a rose. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z For a moment Jon could almost see them too, coiling in the night, their dark wings outlined against a sea of flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then it switched over to thermal-imaging mode, and I could see the glowing outlines of over a dozen people, children and adults, sitting inside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But as the yellow eyes got closer, George could see the outline of a huge cat, with two glistening fangs. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s gaze followed the sweep of the trunks and branches until he saw their outlines clean and pure against the sky. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She watched the outline of the mango trees in the next yard; some of them had fruit drooping down like heavy earrings. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The next day, she cornered Moody and Pearl and outlined her plan. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She paints in arched eyebrows, then outlines her lips a bright orange. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In my sketchbook, I drew the outline of the shark’s body. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Above the door, the outline of the faded letters spelling Seed Vault have been removed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Ida's boat stayed behind like a shadow, hardly more than a black speck against the dark outline of the shore. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z They had said this to her as if outlining the terms of a job offer, laying out the benefits package in the most attractive way. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Inside the jar Sophie could see the faint scarlet outline of something that looked like a mixture between a blob of gas and a bubble of jelly. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And the strain of helping to plan the mission, which involved outlining what they were going to do after arriving, had made him very tense. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z "Your Honor," Tepper started, and he went on to once again give an outline of the operation. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z As Clara trailed off she flickered a little, her expression twisting suddenly into one of rage and her outline going purple before she was back to her usual half smile. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Far above him, outlined against a vast pale moon, he thought he could see the shapes of gargoyles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the wood floor is the outline of a square. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Most of the models simply outlined walls, fences, and doors with loose stones, but some were elaborate constructions complete with plastic model cars, toy animals, and thatch roofs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z On the other hand, he said that he felt that it was not impossible that he would be able to offer comparable inducements here and asked me to outline what I would like to have. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The shadowy outlines of two enormous people were visible on a stone bench, watching the water in the moonlight. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For him it was bits and broad outlines, never the perfect whole. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The shambled outline of an ancient stadium showed beyond the spires of Orleans II, marking the beginning of the old city, the city proper for the drowned lands. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Gnomes do not see detail. What you will wear tomorrow, what you will say, are mysteries. I see outlines only.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The wind thundered in the trees, and when I finally looked back, Miles stood at the door to his truck, outlined by moonlight, staring right back at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Nixon outlined the deal, and thanked the American people for their support. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The temperature had disturbed the insects, and a cloud of midges made every outline hazy. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon floated out once in a while, and the thick trees ahead became dimly outlined. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Their black profiles stood out in silhouette against the setting light Lancelot’s, the old ugly man’s, was the outline of a gargoyle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while, Alice sketched the vague outline of the dark room from her vision, as much as she could see in the light from the TV. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When it finally wavered next to the moon, it looked as if it were the moon’s empty outline. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z At the Tripp place the sea breeze scattered last fall’s oak leaves inside the outline of foundation stones. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z There’s something about the way their eyes outline her body and settle on her face, a sort of longing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “We’ve found the entrance,” Sticky told her, pointing to a barely detectable outline in the stone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She took her pillow from her mom and ran her hands over the hard outline of the notebook inside. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The ideas about scientific theories outlined above assume we are rational beings who are free to observe the universe as we want and to draw logical deductions from what we see. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His glasses now moved so close to the window that Prosper thought he could just about see the outline of a face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z After that the rocks seemed to be growing impassable so they sat for a time, letting their rags dry and watching the clipped outlines of the rollers that moved so slowly past the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “You’ve d-done it!” said Harry through chattering teeth, but before the words had left his lips the outline had gone, leaving the rock as bare and solid as ever. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the middle of the mechanical man’s back was a heart-shaped hole, outlined in silver. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Buford listened for the scattered fire of patrols coming in, moving along his flanks, outlining him, but there was nothing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now then, now then, now then,” said Slughorn, whose massive outline was quivering through the many shimmering vapors. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “The match is over when one of the participants steps outside of the outlined parameters. Remember, this is strictly a hand-to-hand combat. Do not summon the splendor.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He’d used a drawing compass to outline them, so they looked more like happy polka dots than like eggs—but they were perfect if you asked me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z From the outside I must look like a cocoon, a spook, face enshrouded like this, only the outlines visible, of nose, bandaged mouth, blind eyes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at Dave thoughtfully and then at the Field-Test outline given in the “Handbook.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z With a pair of barber’s shears he cut hair out of the way until the outlines of this wound emerged cleanly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The outlines of the law were explicitly borrowed from the American eugenics program—if amplified for effect. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She ended the game by drawing an outline of her hand on paper and filling it in with black crayon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the Law of the Few, which I briefly outlined in the previous chapter. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The eagle was perched on a spine of rock far above them, outlined against the darkening sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The main outline of the visible and available evidence, however, reveals a man questioning his own characteristic excesses, which had somehow put him on a course that led to the current impasse. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Sefia looked eagerly for the familiar rectangle of the book and was relieved to see its outline straining against the leather. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Was he just satisfying his community-service requirement as outlined in the plea in abeyance? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In the bright light from the hallway, she darkens to a shadow, passing the outline of a wheelchair in the doorway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the size of a lady’s handkerchief and had a design outlined on it: a sitting Newfoundland dog with his tongue lolling out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I peered into the darkness, but all I could see was the faint outline of far away mountains against the dusky horizon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Inside the bright orange rim of the fire I could see the outline of some dark thing being turned and pierced, with its four stiff legs flung out in a cry for help. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Gnarling has set in, the withering of the mouth; the outlines of dewlaps are beginning to be visible, down toward the chin, in the dark glass of subway windows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned and saw the gigantic outline of Hagrid at the other end of the platform, beckoning the terrified-looking new students forward for their traditional journey across the lake. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They squatted beneath the parapet in darkness as the badger outlined the situation. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A dark form was outlined in river lights before her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Everything appeared in simple black outlines, and it looked as if someone with a set of paints the size of a house and a brush as wide could stay happily occupied for years. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I offered to sketch their portraits; and each, in turn, sat for a pencil outline. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He talked on, outlining how he had erred, how he would reform. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In its place was the black outline of a square house, a Portuguese house. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He stretched, the sweat clinging to the outline of his ribs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon when the boat’s outline disappeared and the faint moaning of the outboard melted into the quiet. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And then he would logically outline what I had done wrong. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Nobody answered, but she thought she saw the outline of her brother’s body above her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His laughter had burst the button from his tieless shirt collar, and a white strip outlined his gaunt neck. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was still there, clearly outlined by the rippling fights of the river. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The curvy sides of the vase became the outline of the two heads facing each other. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Between them, the trajectory of the sword was outlined in rippling eddies of light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She made out the wispy outline of something vaguely humanoid, and then her eyes focused long enough to recognize it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Back home in New York and safely out of range of Ernest’s ebullience, Weaver outlined his doubts in letters to both Sproul and Lawrence. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The window is entirely dark except for the outlines of block letters, shining, brilliant words that hang between myself and whatever is on the other side of the glass. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Soon I had traced on the paper a broad and prominent forehead and a square lower outline of visage: that contour gave me pleasure; my fingers proceeded actively to fill it with features. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z His fingers had found the outline of the golden belt that ran through the loops of his underwear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I remained standing in the bus shelter, watching the black outline of an osprey slowly crossing the sky to its nest. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Each branch was neatly outlined, and some still bore their leaves. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He points to something that’s floating, moving forward and backward with the rolling surf—a dark outline in the rolling water, visible for only moments between waves. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The mood is so much lighter, and I don’t feel Mom’s eyes tracing the outlines of my patches, trying to tell if they’ve gotten bigger or not. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The man sat with his head tilted toward the window so that the summer early-evening light outlined the scars on his face. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Then the skin on her face begins to melt, becoming transparent, exposing the outlines of her large eye sockets and the skeletal bones behind them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There could be no end to the questions, but the sketch outlines of answers were beginning to appear, and they were astonishing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His bones were clearly outlined and the wrap of his arms was flat, in a way that would be impossible if he had some flesh underneath the skin. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a soccer/non-American football jersey, with a green stripe across the shoulder, a red one across the chest, and the lightly drawn outline of a cheetah’s head on the stomach. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z So I had the outlines of a plan, and I think I went on refining it for several days before it occurred to me it wasn’t actually necessary to carry out all the steps. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance she could see the edge of the Wood, some kind of building outlined in dim light, and perhaps a hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As it comes together, I add the outline of a building—a long, rectangular structure set on the sand. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe when you die you don’t really disappear, but you fade into a shadow, dark and featureless, only your outlines visible. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The figure was there, soft and blurred in outline, but a woman’s. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z With the perspective frame, he feels confident making a drawing with a firm hand, the outlines and proportions being correct. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z George stared at that light, afraid that if he even blinked it would disappear, but soon he could see the outline of a gigantic ship steaming toward them. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z He had not emerged since ... though from time to time His Grace was glimpsed upon the tower roof, outlined against the beacon fire that burned there night and day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw the outline of a horse lying on its side, suspended in the mesh net of chain-link overhead. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He wrote a letter to the twelve men he’d chosen to serve as its board of trustees, outlining his wishes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z So he decided to act on advice he had been resisting for years: he outlined his speech, tailored it to his audience, and memorized what he wanted to say. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He looks younger with his close-cropped hair and his stubble-free face, but the outline of his biceps foreshadows the next few years. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Recently I received in the mail a handwritten pamphlet outlining the spread of HIV by the FBI. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I waved my hand in front of my face, couldn’t see even the barest outline. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z As Wind Being began to slow down, he saw the outline of Darkness, tall and black, moving up ahead. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The rain and wind were overtaking her, rubbing away the details of her legs; the sun was bleaching her hooves into faint outlines, merging into the cliff. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I copy the address into the margin of my notes, and then outline it in zigzags like a comic book POW! Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Alex had seen them before—as vague outlines on his DS. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z By the time Elizebeth and William first saw the letters, British and American officials already knew the broad outline of the plot, and many Indians who had worked with the Germans had been arrested. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Finally, he outlined the top and sides of the box with gold filigree and stepped back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She points her pinkie toward my mouth, tracing an outline of my lips in the air. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Slowly the rectangular outline of it appeared, and then she could see that it was ajar. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z All day long me and Rondell wandered down the winding beach, following the water’s outline. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then, out in Table Bay, in the dark blue waters of the Adantic, we could make out the misty outline of Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he began by looking through translucent parchment and inking an outline directly on to it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Beneath the flight jacket he could detect the slim outline of his father’s silver flask. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quite a nice one, with an outline of a tree.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By now it was too dark to see his face, just the sharp outline of his nose and his crest of hair. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z When we informed the government that we were suspending talks, we sent Mr. de Klerk a memo outlining the reasons for our withdrawal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched her pick up the lipstick and outline a bow upon her hard mouth. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I glanced around, but it was too dark to see anything beside the vague outline of dark trees crowding the roadside. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her fingers were tracing the book's outline and as the shape became familiar her face looked surprised and then stunned. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked out across the dark field, could see nothing but the yellow lights and outlines of black bodies stark in the lightning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She had told Pearl the outline of everything, though they both knew all the details would be a long time in coming. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He could see an outline of a heart, with the letters K B etched inside it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z This book guides professionals to work through music, harnessing the processes that underlie music learning, and outlining developmentally appropriate methods to understand the role of music in children’s lives through play, games, creativity, and movement. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Now we three were only outlines in the dark parlor. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z In North Beach you had the glitzy strip palaces like Carol Doda’s with her famous bust outlined on the marquee. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I recognize the characteristic outline of the Dolbenberg, a jagged comb, springing up precipitously from the limits of the forests. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z All I know is that I asked her to marry me and outlined my plan. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z ‘This is not just a superstition or a myth,” he said, and then cited evidence from astronomers that at that time in history there was a comet that followed the path outlined in the Bible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On that particular occasion, had I not recognized Miss Kenton's footsteps on the boards as she came towards me, I would have been able to identify her only from her outline. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The soft yellow glow didn’t eliminate the shadows so much as it outlined them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z More often one can see only the outlines of history, as in the reconfiguration of the eastern half of the United States. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Sissy outlined circles on the paper with a quarter and Francie cut them out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For several seconds there was silence as a dozen pairs of eyes frantically darted back and forth trying to pick up the outlines of the three metal objects. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The guys waited, spellbound as always when Archie began to outline assignments and plans. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon without his gray outline shines with the pale glow of the Collective’s skin. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The square brick towers of Pentos were black silhouettes outlined against the setting sun. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Staring at it dissolved its outlines, but within a few paces it had taken on a vaguely human form. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Discoveries in the last half-dozen years, by archaeologists, geneticists, linguists, and other specialists, have enriched our understanding of this story, without changing its main outlines. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Her large brown eyes were outlined with long black lashes under arched brows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Last time I was locked up, the hospital shrink had me draw a life-sized outline of my body. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Then the seven outlined heads in the front pews drooped and the vicar removed his tortoiseshell glasses, lifted his chin and with eyes closed addressed the heavenly powers in his weary, sorrowful singsong. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z For a brief moment, I saw our avatars’ skeletons suspended inside the transparent outlines of our motionless bodies. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Beyond the Plaza he could see the House of the Old, with the Annex behind it, outlined against the night sky. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Strauss seethed as Oppenheimer outlined the state of the arms race between America and the Soviet Union. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Here’s part of the narration for a speech he gave in October 2008, where he went on to outline his “rescue plan” for America’s middle class. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In the living room, she took in the aftermath of the previous night’s Eid visits: the overturned cups, the half-chewed pumpkin seeds stashed between mattresses, the plates crusted with the outline of last night’s meal. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He had seen outlines of gray steel tables, outlines of the food they pushed into his mouth, which was only an outline too, like all the outlines he saw. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I use the chopsticks to outline the biggest heart possible. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z After scrubbing away most of the grime, she put the rag over one finger, held it in place with the other hand, and traced the outlines of the paintings. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He hugged Nneoma, moved back to look boldly at her hips outlined in her fitted skirt, her long weave falling to her shoulders. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Now they were starting to pat together the outlines of a sand-castle wall on top of him. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s someone on the bridge, I can see the dark outline. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But before he could go on down to the little wood, there came an exclamation from Balthamos, and Will turned to see his outline dart across the slope toward—what? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He crouches beside me, outlined against the lake, a blacker patch of water. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z With folders and top markings outlining historical events. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z At the back of his mind formed the uncertain outlines of an excuse. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He made out Mary Anne’s outline when his eyes adjusted to the dark. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some poor kid started to throw up in the stall to my right; I could see his dark outline like a shadow against the curtain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They arrived at Oppie’s house to find fifteen employees of various Berkeley labs seated on the floor, listening to two labor organizers outline their goals. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In desperation I summoned up the last image I had of her, outlined against the satin pleats in her virginal coffin, with her bride’s blossoms in her hair and a rosary in her hands. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Pet crouched by her bed, its horns outlined in the window behind it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I’ve filled it out for her as much as I can: we didn’t have much time so she just gave the outlines. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart leaped to see the outline of his noble face, its beloved features unmarred by the morning’s frenzy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Their flickering light made the outline of his head appear wet and glistening, almost as if it were melting all over again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He merely borrowed its main outlines while translating the figures into modern terms. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Against the sullen redness of the eastern sky a cleft was outlined in the topmost ridge, narrow, deep-cloven between two black shoulders; and on either shoulder was a horn of stone. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “The lost Sibylline books that outlined the entire destiny of Rome. If Ella actually read a copy somehow, and memorized it—” “Then she’s the most valuable harpy in the world,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Whether or not a text is organized to fit into a hierarchical outline, the tree metaphor goes only so far. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Uhmma grips the steering wheel tighter and tighter, the outlines of her knuckles growing sharp. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Of course, the pool’s filled in now, but the outline’s still there, and they’ve left standing at one end—an example of this unfinished atmosphere—the metal frame for the high diving board. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie started to ask Aunt Rose what she meant, but then she saw it: the hazy blue outline around the elderly woman’s body. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They are outlined by rounded hoof prints and have sniff marks in them. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosa bowed her head and a ray of sunlight pierced the Gothic stained-glass windows of the church, outlining her face in a halo of light. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Lean muscles ripple as he moves, outlined by the Den’s neon lights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ophie figured it was based on their mood: most happy ghosts glimmered yellow, while sad ghosts like the one sitting next to Miss Alice were outlined in shimmering blue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Avoiding Lola's gaze the whole while, she proceeded to outline the plot, even as its stupidity began to overwhelm her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They were standing instead in a dark and overgrown graveyard; the black outline of a small church was visible beyond a large yew tree to their right. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A new darkness pulled away the room, inked out flesh and outlined bones. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to her were Pierrot and Jackson, lankier by five or six inches, wedged between the outlines of their estranged parents. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Quisling gestured to his lecture outline about the Roman Empire and said, “Then surely you know what Edgar Allan Poe and Julius Caesar have in common?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I look down at my arms, lightly tracing the outline of my patches and thinking about Ivy’s story. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Lena had outlined the images in considerable detail, including subtleties of light and shade, so that the finished products looked quite accomplished. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She was wearing a white shirt and white shorts, and I could see the outlines of her white bra and white panties. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z They all have beautiful lips, carefully outlined in red and polished to a shine. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Donovan stared at the preliminary outline of his field report with weary eyes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Laying their outline map of the island on the snow with the compass, he would sight ahead to a distant pass or peak and take a bearing by that. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Jason stood over her, but he was moving in slow motion, his outline blurry, his voice nothing but static. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Another set of footsteps crashed down the path toward me, and I almost hid behind a tree, until I recognized the outline—it was Bax. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z At night we overheard strange, tearful arguments, in which Mother spoke in a quiet, slurred, slow-motion voice, like a phonograph record on the wrong speed, outlining the possibilities for our family’s demise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s hand out informational literature with all the cons of this development clearly outlined!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Then after about a minute, just as I knew she would, she began to outline to me the plot of Daniel Deronda. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Her outline was a pale blue, so Ophie decided to approach her and see if she knew where to find Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z On a Saturday morning in late 1949, he called an urgent staff meeting to outline the concept, unnerving not a few staff members roused from their slumbers by the unexpected weekend alert. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That was when I realized that the oval-shaped ring in which they were arranged actually formed the outline of an egg. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Hence it seems appropriate to conclude this book by looking to the future of the discipline of history, and by outlining some of the unresolved issues. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I could see Lucinda’s outline through the rough weave of the draperies. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The place where the star had been sewn on was cleaner and newer-looking than anywhere else on the jacket, and you could still see the outline of the star. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z To understand the basic outline of this technique, imagine trying to deduce the shape of a minute three-dimensional object—a cube, say. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z At length, while we were having coffee, I tersely outlined my new plans for the summer. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Sorrento assumed that one of the glowing thermal outlines on the display was me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I clamp my teeth together as she teasingly traces the outline of my lips with the tip of the blade. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In the darkness of their room, I could barely make out their outlines—Mom curled up against Dad, and Dad holding her gently, even in sleep, as if she were breakable. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Above the looming outlines of the mountains, the children of Inti and Mama Killa twinkled in the dark sky, a familiar sight in such an unfamiliar place. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Lawrence, now back on his feet, felt encouraged enough to outline an appeal for yet another expansion of Y-12. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He turns to me, and I can see the outline of the bricks etched into his skin. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He was going to finish an outline for an exam, then study the demographic engagement binder he convinced his mother to give him for the campaign job. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Again he directed the wand at the surrounding trees and bushes, searching for a human outline, for the glint of an eye, but he could not see anyone there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Using sticks, they had outlined a house and were furnishing it with debris they found in the sand. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He felt better in the dark because he could not see the beds, where the blankets followed smooth concave outlines; he could not see the photographs in the frames on the bureau. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Cal opened the front door a crack and saw Lee’s shoulders and head outlined against the white wall of the French Laundry across the street. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Root dropped down a few hundred feet until its shadowy outline loomed through the mist. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z "Don't," Yo mumbles to herself at the window, outlining her hairline with a contemplative index finger. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z One dress, in a pale, sea-green color, made Stella trace its outline with longing. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Beyond him, she could see the outline of trees moving slightly in a night breeze against the dark starless sky. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Whatever had caused this wound—a narrow, flat object about two inches wide—had left its telltale outline behind in the deceased man’s head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She saw their sharp black triangles outlined against the little square of window and watched them flicker and quiver in response to every small night sound. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they’re swooping down on them from above, pushing them into shape, telling them what to say. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And their dark outlines were lost in the setting sun. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But the old man came in a cluster of men, outlined under that dark and ominous sky, the lightning blazing beyond his head. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid momentarily saw, like a larger, younger outline around this old woman, the sister she had been waiting for. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I was looking at him standing above me, outlined by the light against the darkened half of the hall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see the outline of the gun in his pocket. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Esgred brushed the front of his breeches once more, and smiled as a finger traced the iron outline of his manhood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They seemed very close – all the individual branches were clearly outlined. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Inside was what Kurnakov described as a “neatly written report” outlining the basic scientific principles of the atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were sad, like he felt sorry for Ophie, but his outline was too faint for her to pick out what color it might be. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The Vietnamese geek and the American geek are the same breed, containing the same amount of personality quirks you outlined in your articles. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While riding on the train to Pittsburgh, Ophie had seen a ghost outlined in a deep, stormy gray that shaded to black. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The kimono was blue satin and it wrapped around her closely, outlining her hips and belly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Standing in the shadows was a glowing, vaguely human figure outlined in grey flames. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z By outlining the cyclotron’s vast potential for advancing the peacetime goals of basic science, Ernest convinced Fosdick that the machine just might serve as a beneficent scientific counterbalance to Hiroshima. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mariam could hear the buzzing of a fly somewhere, could make out the outline of the cast-iron stove in the corner, its pipe jutting up, then making a sharp angle just below the ceiling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z With the first flash of lightning came the sound of Madam Hooch’s whistle; Harry could just see the outline of Wood through the thick rain, gesturing him to the ground. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Many washings had faded their color and dimmed their outlines. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Exceedingly rare. But in terms of research, its importance can’t be overstated. For the reasons I outlined in my office.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I trace the outline of stubble on his jaw and finally work my way to his lips. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Violet could see his outline in a sitting position and that he was rubbing his arm then his head then his arm again. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Around us were cream-puff clouds, their edges outlined by the faint glow of a crescent moon.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Section two outlines additional rules. Number one says you cannot simply give the money away. Not to people. Not to charities.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z The outline of a man seemed to quiver in the light, and the air was thicker inside it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And then I locked back on her, and I could see the outline of her face, the paint still wet against her skin. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The cellar door was outlined with daylight, and it illuminated, dimly, bushels of potatoes and apples, sacks of flour and grain. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see the outline of his face turn to me, but he didn’t say anything back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Nobody attacked me. I saw shapes outlined against the fire and ran like billy-hell.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The shapes of the buildings and the outline of the wharves soon became familiar. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Down right, masking tape outlines two small foursquare courts. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It’s a good thing I make such detailed outlines for my research papers, because I knew how to organize my thoughts and start making sense of what I was feeling. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The humped outline of the vast heap of earth emerged from the empty green like a powerful prairie ship. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The shack had one window, but when they turned off the light and stretched out on the cots, you could barely see its outline, the night was so dark. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z When the tightness inside her finally relaxed, she lay down on the earth, her cheek pillowed on her hand, staring slackly at the faint outlines of her mother’s tombstone in the dark. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It still essentially sounds like a colourful variant of plainchant, but she embellished the outline of the tune with touches of her own. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It’s the same way I feel when I’m waist deep in the ocean and I think I see the outline of a shark. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They could see the outlines of limbs and heads in the bags. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later shadows moved like spatter paint along the walls, catching the light when they passed the window so I could see the outline of wings. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Three pages outlining the idea, the details, and the lie. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her overhanging brow shades large black eyes that are outlined in white feathers. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, the darkness around her began to lift, and she could see his outline next to her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He stood there beside the sentinel, longsword in hand, his cloak billowing behind him as the wind came up, outlined nobly against the stars for all to see. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But now the doors were slamming all along the scarlet train, and the blurred outlines of parents were swarming forward for final kisses, last-minute reminders. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Now Mr. Patterson had me bogged down in some kind of investigation, and I wasn't supposed to talk about anything until he had outlined the clearest course of action. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The colors combined to form an exquisite pattern of trees, with the tiniest of individual leaves outlined in countless numbers. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z And the one detail I can neither fathom nor shake, the one that haunts me into sleep: the feel of her fingertips tracing the outline of my face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Clara’s smile faded, and for the briefest moment her outline flickered violet. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Harry hastily checked that the Cloak was covering him and lay very still, staring up at the dark outline of the wizard he had hit. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Before long, Beechwood is ahead of us, the familiar outline looming. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Like the oblong mound of fresh clay of a newly made grave, the red coals revealed the bent outline of Mary’s body. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Two dirt roads ending in cul-de-sacs had been cut into the dusty ground, although the roads had eroded so much I could barely see their outlines. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z There was no distinctive point about her on which he could fasten his attention, and his gaze glided from her pale brown hair to the stumpy outline of her feet beneath the cover. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “King!” the voice says again, and I see an outline of a person I didn’t see before. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Shaped like circles, diamonds, hexagons, and interlocking rectangles, the earthworks are three to nine hundred feet in diameter and outlined by trenches up to twenty feet deep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Together, the four of us outline the scheme in more detail. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had not meant to say it so baldly; the words were forced from him as pain shot through his lightning scar and he saw, again, the outline of Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And he drew a quick sketch: the outline of a seal. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Resin streaks outline his light switch, and his bedsheet is pockmarked with black circles. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Angel after angel, outlined in fire, their wings ablaze, tumbled screaming from the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I settled into outlining a rough draft contentedly, more serene than I’d felt since . . . well, since Thursday afternoon, if I was being honest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The fourth was the outline of a crocodile. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Longstreet outlined the change: both Divisions would have to stop where they were and turn around. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see her vaguely outlined in the moonlight that came through the window. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I can see the outlines of the nose, the chin, the lips through the white cloth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In Newton’s time it was possible for an educated person to have a grasp of the whole of human knowledge, at least in outline. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Triton pond rose before them, an inky mass whose complicated outline was honed against a sky turning greener as the light fell. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I break off a twig and scrape at the dust in the outlines. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Robert spoke slowly and softly, indicating the marking on the colt’s forehead by outlining it with a finger on his own face. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s practically a blueprint, with the swinging quarter-circles for doors and the sink and refrigerator outlined in crisp, bird’s-eye detail. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I’d changed my mind about watching TV and was outlining the second chapter. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Let’s meet at the pizza place again, and we can outline our plan of attack.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I sketch the outline of his head and shoulders without a second thought and start in on his brain map. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He rubbed the marriage tattoo he shared with Isaac, a story he’d told us when RiRi had asked about the black outline of a buffalo on the back of his left hand. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I had a diet outlined by my physician and he would follow it in his preparations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The searchlight followed, its beam clearly outlined in the sulphur cloud that trailed the balloon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Street light reflects off her vine tattoo, and heavy black makeup outlines her eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He looked for an imprint of her feet or the outline that the cloth of her skirt made in the sand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She had long black hair, her eyes were outlined with black mascara thick as tar, and she wore a short blue dress printed with black flowers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In his own top secret memo to Johnson, he outlined the three remaining alternatives. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Evenings were peaceful, smoke settling in the quiet air to soften the dusk, lights twinkling on the ridge we would camp on tomorrow, clouds dimming the outline of our pass for the day after. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Pinmei looked at Amah’s face for answers but could see only its bare outline in the shadows. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Steam was thickening, blurring the outline of Worm- tail tending the fire. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The image seemed to be so full of life, in fact, that it was bursting out of its outline. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It would not be good news to learn that we are all roped together intellectually, droning away at some featureless, genetically driven collective work, building something so immense that we can never see the outlines. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There it is, a hazy little outline: a suggestion, a possibility, a blob, a clump of cells. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Forgetting that they were already invisible, they shrank into the shadows, staring at the dark outlines of two people grappling with each other ten feet away. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He gazed at him for another instant and then sniffed the southeast wind before he crossed the stream and disappeared into the trees, his outline lingering like yellow smoke, then suddenly gone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw the rock, big as a truck, outlined against a purple-black sky, and his feet moved faster, over the small rocks, over the low thicket of bushes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One issue outlined horrific prophecies, graphically illustrated, of what Armstrong predicted would be World War III, when the United States and Great Britain would be destroyed by a United States of Europe. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Naomi tilted her head up so she could see the outlines of his face in the dark. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Dusk softened the outline of the houses along the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Nat went to the window and stared hard at the ships until the blurred outlines cleared and he could see masts and rigging. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When I developed hers I could just make out the outline of her breasts. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Several writers had provided stories for the ambitious outline, and William Faulkner had the tough job of smoothing out its clunky transitions and pulling the whole thing together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Linton glanced at the memo Terryl had handed him and could see now that it was a set of facts and assertions mirroring what Terryl was telling him—an outline of the case. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A minute later he came back, shivering, caked in sand, a red stain outlining his chest. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Look, I’m no expert, but that’s a giant magnet here,” she said, and she traced her fingers along the outline of the machine. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He outlined a plan under which selected volunteers from all groups would deliberately invite imprisonment by defying certain laws. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each looked exactly like a pen-and-ink outline sketch of a man on a horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z She saw that he touched the scar on his forehead very often, rubbed it, and drew its outline with his fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He clasped his hands in his lap, knotted and lumpy as cherry twigs, and all of him seemed to shrink in the seat as though he sucked in his outline to make it smaller. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The stars that outline the arms do not survive even a single galactic rotation; only the spiral pattern remains. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Armed with the assurance that Markham would not squeal, I humbly wrote a long letter to Washington, outlining how I might profit from being in the joint presence of Perutz and Markham. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She stood at attention, like a frail drill sergeant, but her outlines seemed curiously smudged. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Will looked around for the angel and saw his shape outlined in droplets of mist in the late afternoon light. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I was already forgotten, dismissed, though the outline of her palm and fingers still burned on my skin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll make you another offer,” said Bekhir, pulling himself to his feet using the window bars, his hobbled silhouette outlined against the dark glass. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Each letter outlines an image:an orange grove, a turquoise stretch of beach, a curved road. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z My eyes trace the thin, blue veins of his arms and the outline of muscle in his shoulders and stomach and legs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was freshly painted with borders of orchids and lilies and water hyacinths outlining each panel. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Scrawling the word JEW in thick yellow paint and painting crude yellow outlines of the Star of David. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z That is, there is no item in an outline, no branch of a tree, no unit of discourse that consistently corresponds to a block of text delimited by a blank line or an indentation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z And it makes me uncomfortable that I can see the outline of his junk through his sweatpants. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Even without the binoculars he could make out two lanterns on the shore, a high wall, and further back, through a maze of black branches, the outline of a house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Even when we’re plunged into darkness again, the ghostly outline of the raft, its rope held in the fist of a Turk who stands knee-deep in seawater, burns into my memory. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He leaned against the depot wall then; he was sweating, and sounds were becoming outlines again, vague and hollow in his ears, and he knew he was going to become invisible right there. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z That same year, the Youth League outlined its policy in a document written by Mda and issued by the league’s executive committee. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A fiery outline of twilight shone around her silhouette, burned red-gold in her hair, grew diffuse in the fuzzy texture of the woolen skirt pulled carelessly about her knees. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Everything for the past twenty years docketed and outlined and complete. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Do you expect me,” said Cutie slowly, “to believe any such complicated, implausible hypothesis as you have just outlined? What do you take me for?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It was colder now, but another blanket had been placed on top of him and tucked in tightly, outlining his body like a mummy. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But in my writing life, I at least have some notion of procedure: do the research, make the outline, rough out a draft, etc. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As we make our way there, I try to take stock of what’s actually happening around us, but it’s too dark—just shapes and outlines. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He worked on his Coo speech until it was time to go, first making an outline, then putting his key points on three-by- five cards. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I could see the outline of Ice’s head in the dark car. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I pull out my old map and carefully copy the outline of the states: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For just the slightest moment, Otto thought, perhaps, he saw the hazy, yellow-clad outlines of his friends, A.M. and P.M., waving at him. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Look, I read your outline. It’s certainly... original, but it won’t work. What maid in her right mind would ever tell you the truth?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There was a crude outline of an adult male on the pulpit of a harpoon boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Glimmers of an un-Jeffersonian outline peeked through the cloud of words Adams had spewed out. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Those in attendance supported most of the ideas outlined in the document, and when it was passed around the room for those in attendance to sign, eleven of the resolutions passed unanimously. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He revealed all the evidence proving my involvement, and outlined what laws I broke. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z In the dark, I could make out the outline of her face and her large, round eyes blinking down at me, her eyelashes almost fluttering against my forehead. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Oversize volumes contained maps of lands Cora had never heard of, the outlines of the unconquered world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There were tufts of sparse grass, a few bushes and rocks, and nearby he could see an area of thicker vegetation: broad, low trees outlined against the sky. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The boy’s lawyer outlined his background in his closing statement. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the round outlines quivered and lines appeared, dividing the cells in two. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Sketched upon the pall of soot downstream the outline of a burnt city like a black paper scrim. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It coated my chest, along with the salve, and when the flannel came undone in my sleep, the clear, sharp curves of air outlined its presence on my throat. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to look for the outline instead, had to see the shape instead of the feathers or color, had to train his eyes to see the shape ... Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z This “counterproof,” with its softer ink outlines, was then colored by hand. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He could see the outline of her round head. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z The time-honored solution is to create an outline, which is just a tree lying on its side, its branches marked by indentations, dashes, bullets, or Roman and Arabic numerals, rather than by forking line segments. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The outline of the execution table is printed on my eyelids. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It looked just as Harry remembered it: eerie, cobwebbed, the outlines of the house-elf heads on the wall throwing odd shadows up the staircase. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As things emerged in outline and filled with colour, hope increased until it was like a song in my heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z There is an untanned outline of a tiny bikini that shows up against Shanti's dark satin skin. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Thus throughout history a struggle which is the same in its main outlines recurs over and over again. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The silky sheet outlined the angular thinness of her naked body. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 It reared all the way up to the fifth floor of the Tower, and:even though most of its body was just an outline, Sierra could tell it was gonna be fierce. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The pale yellow streetlights illuminate the storefront just enough that through triple-paned glass and a security grate, I can see an empty display—a gray velvet outline of a neck wearing no jewelry. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Each of these letters had a tiny, nearly invisible “notch” cut into its outline. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Harry raised his wand and saw the outline of a cluttered dressing table beneath the curtained window. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Its rows of windows are outlined in bright white trim. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Ben started outlining plans for finding a date, but I was only half listening, because through the thickening mass of humanity crowding the hallway, I could see Margo Roth Spiegelman. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z But the brown paper outlines didn’t tell the mail-order house how fat your feet were on the top. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In my mind, I see ghost outlines, shimmering towers touching the clouds. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She had detailed outlines for books, including one on the history of the alphabet. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z In the distance we saw the outline of a temple, not too distant however, with a yellow oil flare burning from the top. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z From here I can see the outline of the playground, entirely dark except for the highlights of the moon. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The gaunt outlines of huge catapults and monstrous wooden cranes stood sentry up there, like the skeletons of great birds, and among them walked men in black as small as ants. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then silently a great doorway was outlined, though not a crack or joint had been visible before. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The outline of the palace shines in the distance, stretching out in so many directions it has no beginning or end. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Now he distinguished outlines of shields hanging from the walls and piles of swords and spears. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The women in attendance adopted an “Address to the Women of Ohio,” in which they outlined the rights of women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Even now, she could see only the barest outline of the girl she had been before. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z A jigsaw puzzle of ancient Egypt outlined the dining room table with the extra pieces piled up like pyramids spilling over onto the floor. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I could make out a dark fractured outline on the bottom, the blackened hulk in three large sections. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Only a few red lights are on, so all we can see are the outlines of bodies as they meld together. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The sunlight pouring through the colored glass outlined their sweet young bodies through the thin cloth, and Tyrion felt a stirring in his groin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The outline she’d seen once or twice when the side door opened and a woman shook crumbs from a tablecloth or dust from a small rug onto the ground. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched the ragged outline take shape in the mist. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother rubs her temples, and while the doctor outlines what he expects to be a quick recovery process, Dean Anderson enters—along with one of the police officers that I saw talking to Phil. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Harry could just see the outline of something huge and curved, lying right across the tunnel. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mrs. Frisby peered anxiously at his face, and would have looked at his tongue, but in the dark room she could see no more than the dim outline of his head. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z She drew his face, outlining his head and the thick fringe of hair. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Here he pointed to midsky and the stars outlining the jaguar ready to pounce. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z For a moment, an arched outline appeared there, blazing white as though there was a powerful light behind the crack. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Calm as still water, Arya told herself, but even when she gave her eyes a moment to adjust, there was nothing to see but the vague grey outline of the door she had come through. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The water is a deep green outlined by dark brown patches of land. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The document’s four short paragraphs outlined Bush’s proposal to establish a National Defense Research Committee to coordinate all technical research with military applications under his chairmanship. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One interesting activity is to quickly draw a rough outline of the US at the time it gained independence from Britain. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z A black outline of Jessie standing on the bottom step with daylight squirting all around her. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I could feel the outline of his body under his shirt and it made me a little dizzy. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But just as quickly as Clara had gone purple she was back to her usual self, no outline at all, looking more like a real person than a spirit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The scars from his school stay, the tattoo of a feather below his collarbone, the outline of the buffalo on the back of his hand. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I give the outline a final brush with my palm and sit back on the hard ground. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The tall yellow rice grass and the broken gray shale ridge were undisturbed by outlines of darker objects that did not belong with the junipers and yuccas. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The outlines of the huts are upon us in the dawn like a dark, deep sleep. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z You see, I refrain from outlining just what this gentleman has been saying to me - about you all. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The ecstasy he found in her had illuminated the dead tissues and outlined the hollow of his spirit. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I reach up and touch the small pewter claddagh Celtic cross I have worn since I was six, tracking the grooved outline of the heart with my finger. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z A thick fogbank had rolled in at dusk, and now, between the intense dark and the fog, it was impossible to see much of anything except for the volcano outlined by the moon. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In the picture, a ruddyfaced farmer stood at the edge of a broad field, and riding across it was a ghostly host of hunters outlined in silver paint, their horses’ eyes glinting gold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see the outline of her long ponytail in the dark. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Papá had outlined them on his road map when I was ten years old, to show me where we were going the last time we visited Abuelita Remedios. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was darker now, but the flame spurts behind him outlined his face. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Ranyinudo brought her cousins to meet him, girls who were close to his age, skinny jeans clinging to their slender hips, their budding breasts outlined in tight T-shirts. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A shadow moves in front of it so that I can see the outline of her, as if she’s watching me through the curtain. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Gran unbolted the door, and we stood in the doorway leading into her garage, shadows and dark outlines lurking throughout. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Measuring tape and thermometer,” he told himself, “chalk for an outline; perhaps the cold intensifies at night? Everything is worse,” he said, looking at Eleanor, “if you think something is looking at you.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Chapter Summary: This chapter looks at creative ideas for approaching and planning a successful music lesson, including a guided outline, models of full lessons, and classroom management tips. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I can see the outline of her head in the moonlight. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z In the center of an arch was the carved outline of a scorpion. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Aru could just see the outline of Mini, suspended in a moment of falling. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He could see the fuzzy outlines of Mrs. Weasley and Bill close by. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Lights outlined the white walls of a vast house above, with pillars and statues and doorways going who knew where. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As I listened, my vision cleared enough for me to see the vague outlines of the alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I outlined my speech, she listened, nodded, and rubbed her chin in true mayoral style. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I remember the outlines of garden beds not yet planted for the spring, a goat or two in a pen, one sodden dog tied to a post, hunched defeated in the muck. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z We helped Dadi up and moved farther away from the bushes toward a dirt road we could see dimly outlined in the moonlight. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The outlines of the cypresses that lined it were sharp and clear. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z As the story goes, when he was done birds flew down and pecked away the outlines—a development that gave Alexander pause, until someone suggested that it augured well for the town’s prosperity. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Dropping the iron I fished the anonymous note from beneath the pile and held it by a corner, so that the slanting sun shone through the page and outlined the scrawling letters. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A million droplets of fog bead up on the fuzz of her wool dress and along the warp of her hair, and the light outlines her in silver. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It looked bad, all right. . . but the longer Riddle stood there, the more life was dwindling out of Ginny . . . and in the meantime, Harry noticed suddenly, Riddle’s outline was becoming clearer, more solid. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A woman stood there, outlined by the moon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Wiping cookie crumbs from his mustache, he turned into the main road, and there, outlined in cobalt blue, stood Guitar. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1543 the broad outline of Copernicus’s argument for the Earth as a single globe was conventional. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I trace the outline of my sister's drawing, lungs molded from a sea of flowers. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She pointed her index finger and traced his outline in the water. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Cold, sharp outlines, everything around me: distinct, detached as dead men. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while I deciphered the faint outlines of an unfamiliar window. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When Arwin pulls off his gear, there’s a haze of black paint outlining his eyes and nose, like a reverse raccoon. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Then Katie emailed me an update of her project outline, with the topic sentences from every paragraph. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same moment a dim light outlined the door. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Not even an outline of her nose or mouth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The toes, the ball, and the heel were so clearly outlined as to leave no doubt that a woman had left the print. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I had to squint up at Irene to see her, and even then it was just a hazy-dark outline of Irene, the sun a white gob of glare behind her head. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z There was hope in him, and soon perhaps the outline of his journey would take form. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They walked as quickly as they dared, past more windows sparkling with multicolored lights, the outlines of Christmas trees dark through the curtains. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The first thing that caught his eye was the metal sculptures outlined against the sky. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z But there was one part in all this that he could not think through, one indistinct shape that the shambles twelve miles outside Dunkirk could not reduce to a simple outline. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The finger then floats to Hassan's face and makes a dry, scratchy sound as it slowly traces the curve of his cheeks, the outline of his ears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Though if you look and look, as we are doing, you can see the outlines of the features under the white cloth, like gray shadows. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z His absence was everywhere, stinging everything, giving the furnishings primary colors, sharp outlines to the corners of rooms and gold light to the dust collecting on table tops. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It is very strange that although I can recall the voices clearly their faces are still blurred, and I can see only general outlines. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z They saw his outline but they did not realize it was hollow inside. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I explained how I would think of an idea, would make an outline of the story, and then type it up and do whatever revisions were necessary. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Gabriel’s curly hair was matted and filthy, and there were tearstains outlined in dirt on his pale cheeks. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z He saw the outline of his brother’s head against the pillow in the double bed, but he could not see whether Aron slept. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Dealing with irrational people takes focus, intelligence, and extreme discipline—you have to maintain a sense of true emotional stasis—as outlined in one of my favorite books, Transformative Power, by Pearce Tidwell. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And yet I couldn't believe that they would choose this occasion for a scene--especially for the rather harrowing scene that Gatsby had outlined in the garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a fire far off, a large fire in a grove of trees, men outlined against a great glare; a band was playing something discordant, unrecognizable. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the windows, I see the dark outline of grape clusters of basketballs, stacks of pointed traffic cones, and a rack of hockey sticks. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes had been outlined in silver paint, and the color trailed down her cheeks in wondrous curls of gleaming light. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Leahy outlined the alleged facts of the insurance murder plot in a matter-of-fact voice. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They reached a spot where the slightest outline of rectangular light marked the door through which the two strangers from the Berg had gone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Its cardboard hands were doubled into fists, the fingers outlined in orange paint, and I noticed that it had two faces, one on either side of the disk of cardboard, and both grinning. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He let his fingers trace along her outline, falling and rising again as they moved down her hips. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She pulled down the shades, and he knew she was staring at him, almost as if she could see the outline of his lie in the dim light. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The outline of the haint’s body was a cool blue—however she’d died, she wasn’t angry about it, just deeply sad. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He outlined a concept for a second lab as initially “a small group ... in support of Los Alamos and controlled thermonuclear work. . . We’ll start small and see what happens.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That was from an outline blacker than the night. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z While outlining his schemes for future financial betterment, he signed the check and pushed it across his desk. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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