“Spy . . . er . . . spy . . . er . ..” said Harry, pacing up and down. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He liked working on projects of his own choosing, at his own pace. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I pace back and forth, listening to her words. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I pick up my pace, and Ziggy and Tank keep up behind us. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Almost as if my mind is distracting me from my calf muscles tightening, slowing my pace. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He paced in front of me, breathing like a bull. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

At first Sam did not listen; he took a pace out of the eastward door and looked about. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

You can pace around it, you can bang it against walls, but you can’t get inside. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Now that we could not go our own pace I felt very tired. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

When the BFG came near to the sleeping giants, he slowed his pace. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

While human evolution was crawling at its usual snail’s pace, the human imagination was building astounding networks of mass cooperation, unlike any other ever seen on earth. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s lying back on his new houndstooth couch, watching me pace. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The figures of the Martian ships receded and then began to pace Sam’s ship. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, the pace of the column slowed as the pleasant meadows wrinkled into hills. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He paces the long boards of the wooden floor. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sticky stood a few paces behind them, trembling and closing his eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty or so people were pacing around and around, carrying big signs painted on old planks and on big banners made of sheets. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Justin pacing off stage left, mumbling his lines nervously. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She paced on her terrace, back and forth beneath the moon, while down in the city her moths went from house to house like bees from flower to flower. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He hooked his fingers around a magic thread and walked with it a few paces away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The survivors from her village told her that when her father couldn’t keep the pace of the long march, the slavers stove in his head and left his body by the trail. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Ged went a few paces up the slope away from the others and turning said in a clear voice, “Jasper! Whose spirit shall I call?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Balekin’s voice has gone silky, and he paces around his younger brother. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I'm doing much better at keeping pace with Mrs. Brook at recess. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to train, he began pacing in the stall again. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up in the citadel, her pacing feet faltered. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The two of us climb at a feverish pace. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pace among the severed arms and hollow feet, drinking blackness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I chose to move a pace away, unsure where to be but knowing that by my teacher’s side was not the right place. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Redemption jumped off the bed and started pacing as Pet watched him eagerly. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She hears him before the door opens, his footsteps heavy and echoing in the hall, unlike the measured pace of the manager who has come and gone several times, quiet as a cat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stands and begins pacing as the other expectant fathers do. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They have stepped up the pace a bit—not just with me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He paces back over to the door and slides his phone out of his messenger bag, thumbs open his messages. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Rishi paced outside, feeling like someone waiting on life changing news from the doctor. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It’s only when I look at my brother climbing two paces ahead of me that I remember what we’re doing and where we are. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The field was filled with playing children, some a lot bigger than us, but Ruth led the way through them very purposefully, always a pace or two in front. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

No more waiting, pacing a cell, demanding answers that I won’t get from the guards. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Both he and Mother agreed that it didn’t help matters for him to be pacing up and down the hall, and Dad’s business was placing more and more demands upon his time. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paced up and down the hall, settled themselves in the rushes on the floor, only to rise and begin walking about again. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“For look you, I have been trying the crutches already and can go at a good pace. See you?” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

With his hands placed behind his back, Bull paced in front of them, clearing his throat and gathering his thoughts for the traditional moving day speech. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She begins to pace her office, and her eyes stab into me, warning of whippings and worse. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She paced her office and stared out at the water. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The tension in the room rose at a steady pace. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We strolled along at an easy pace, careful of little legs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dad's on his feet, pacing, and when Alicia and I get there, he stops and looks at me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few paces behind him, Lamar and Sam Houston hung about looking shifty. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In our time together he does not pace or tug his hair; he moves slowly, gently, with great deliberation. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put Dad’s IBM through its paces, showing everybody the different fonts, colors, and graphics that we could use. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brer hopped back a few paces, wonder all over his furry face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mac rubbed his eyes and paced back and forth in the kitchen. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The cinema man's lips twitch numbers as he paces down the pavement, slow as a coffin bearer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

My parents’ footsteps pace back and forth above my head; the sounds of the household, the Mixmaster and the telephone and the distant news, filter down to me as if in illness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hitting something from twenty paces waren’t nothing, but I wondered if I should miss one or two of ’em on purpose so’s the Preacher wouldn’t see no signs of conjuring. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Remora paced in front of Barry and Clyde, his hands out of his pockets now, flinging in all directions as he talked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The galleys of the first line of battle obscured his vision, so Davos paced the deck searching for a better view. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Queen Rachel drifted along several paces behind, looking elsewhere. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lives of sugar workers were ruled by the cane, and by the relentless pace of work. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I could pace off the length of fence he built in ten strides. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sam and Frodo now feeling eased and greatly refreshed were able to go at a fair pace, and with only one brief halt Aragorn led the Company on for nearly three more hours. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then I can’t hold back anymore, and I take off running, and it feels good to break free from the slow, regular pace of everyone else. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They knew from her voice and her pacing back and forth across the room that something bad was going down. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He’d slowed me down till we were walking at an absolute snail’s pace. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s eight o’clock on Saturday morning and my grandfather is pacing the front hall. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I took a few paces back, the book still held to my chest. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Come home when you’re ready. Just know Mom will be pacing the floor until you get there.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at our men standing on the ledge of rock a dozen paces away. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They kept steadily coming at about the same pace. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy knew he was a faster runner, so he measured his pace; he didn’t want Dana to get discouraged and give up. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty paces away, he shimmered and vanished, leaving me alone with a thermos, a bottle of chewable vitamins, and five minutes to make an impossible decision. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Whether he was daring me to jump off the top bunk of our bunk beds or racing me down the block, I was always one step behind him, trying my best to keep pace. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Soon there were footsteps marching back toward them at a determined pace. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My father paced the length of the living room in his leather sandals while my sister and I sat at the table by the sofa, trying to do our homework. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He paced from one end of the armory to the other, past the cold foige and back again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After pacing, unable to sit, Cora did the only thing that calmed her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Block out the little aristocratic professor pacing in front of the hearth and the late hour and the dogs and the shelves brimming with interesting things. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A few paces in front of me Camilla struggled on tiptoe to pull down her umbrella, which dragged her along in little skipping steps—Mary Poppins in her black funeral dress. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Over the next two years, the pace of climate change rapidly increases. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then we'd run at a slightly slower pace until we found a road we recognized and race home again at full speed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donovan had time for one startled gasp as he felt himself lifted from the floor and carried up the stairs at a pace rather better than a canter. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But he kept singing anyway and picked up his pace. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The boot steps are getting closer, deliberate in their plodding pace. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I’m having a hard time breathing at a normal pace, like my body suddenly forgot. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If they had not wrought a revolution, the students had at least forced the pace of social evolution. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead, Special Agent was setting a suicidal pace, but Pollard sensed how fast it was and was not going to be lured into it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

One was the conviction of the stocky, beetle-browed Hungarian physicist that the lethargic pace of thermonuclear research had placed the United States at the mercy of the Soviet Union. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But since then, the pace of the development of science has made this impossible. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jasper, too, seemed to have no urge to pace, or peek through the curtains, or run screaming out the door, the way I did. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as Shadowfax saw Gandalf, he checked his pace and whinnied loudly; then trotting gently forward he stooped his proud head and nuzzled his great nostrils against the old man’s neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The crow was still quite high, soaring easily, to keep pace with him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He wanted to start fast, maintain a steady pace, and finish strong. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, she paced back and forth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My slow pace has finally brought me to the park near the bus stop. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He frequently paced the length of the gym, wrote so often in his notebook that he had to get a new one, and would occasionally start his sentences in the middle of a thought. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

My mother sat quietly and my father paced back and forth, from the door to the window. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She had heard him pace back and forth on the second floor, had seen his eyes’ longing look when he talked to Ahmad on the phone. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The Goober caught up to him with a slight acceleration of his pace. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Z stopped pacing and walked back to the window to look down at the ground three stories below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I hold my coat closed tight to keep my hands from shaking, even though it isn’t that cold, and walk at a leisurely pace toward Tatarska 3. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Aron marched along three paces behind them, patient and unembarrassed even when the girls tossed their squealing barbs of insult over their shoulders at him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom is pacing in the front hallway like she’s been pumped with adrenaline. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They quit in droves, unable to accustom their bodies to the new pace of the age. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Papa stood up and started pacing the length of the couch. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Marcus was waiting behind the auditorium, pacing in front of the back door. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Noah paced back and forth, gritting his teeth. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He falls in beside me as I drop back the pace and glide along the streets, back past familiar houses, back home. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

On the screen, a man was pacing in a bedroom, running his hands through his hair and muttering to himself, reminding her of, well, her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He stood again and began to pace between the window and the white curtain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Their pace was glacial, slow enough to set Sefia’s teeth on edge, to make her jump at every branch snapping, every rustle of movement. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We catch glimpses of him as he paces back and forth on the median, impatient. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We all watch her pace back and forth a few times. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

At sixteen hundred the pace began to flag again, so the slave trader invited some of the buyers to come up for a closer look at the dwarfs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I paced the floor, knowing that all I possessed were words and dim knowledge that my country had shown me no examples of how to live a human life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced and ran his fingers through his hair, sobbing and telling anyone who would listen that he was sorry. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His diction is perfect, his pacing not rushed in the least. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

One of them had been hurled so far that pieces of it lay just a few paces short of where he stood peeping from behind the corner of the house. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I found myself crying, laughing, numb with depression, nervous and pacing, ambivalent, angry, and filled with self-loathing. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I stood up and started to pace the room. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He began to pace up and down before Harry and Wormtail, eyes sweeping the graveyard all the while. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Cersei paced away from him, restless as a lioness, skirts swirling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was caught before I had gone ten paces. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Why, before I knew he was wanted I shot him, as neat as neat, at fifty paces right in the back; but he ran on.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She moves farther away from us by the minute, her pace more like a jog than a walk. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Every night, coming home, especially in winter, I used to pick up the pace, glancing quickly to the right, just to make sure. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sweating and pacing and his hands were in his hair like he was going to rip it all out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Engines howling, wheels spinning, they proceeded through the forest at the pace of a walk, in continual rain and oppressive heat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Commander, for a change, is waiting; I can hear him pacing in the main room. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped out of his chair and paced around the room. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

As for Ted, well, he was pacing the room, all robed up in his black preacher gear—I guess he didn’t do prayers in the hockey jersey—and ready to go. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Ollie paces around the apartment, looking at my father's books, craning closer to see the titles but not removing any of them from the shelves. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The pace of the journey was maddeningly slow. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The man in front of me kept mumbling things to himself and pacing away from the wall and back. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Bull stood up and began pacing the room and hitting his open palm with his left fist. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shasta's legs ached terribly as he saddled Bree and climbed into the saddle, but the Horse was kindly to him and went at a soft pace all afternoon. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Because most of us had just arrived from sea level, however, Hall was careful to keep us to a more indolent pace that gave our bodies time to adapt to the increasingly thin air. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Instead they match my pace, protecting my sides, my back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Hugh paced the length of the cage, an agitated bee circling his head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He paced back and forth in front of me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

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

He jumps to his feet and begins pacing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Then he sprang ashore and climbed a few paces up the bank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Regardless of how fast or slow the pace, each Freedom Writer was moving forward in his or her own way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They had come far, and he was drowsy with the steady pace of their walking and with the long weariness of hard days and nights in the ship. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The man paced about the small office in vigorous circles. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Cedric had nodded once, to show that he understood Bagman’s words, and then started pacing around the tent again; he looked slightly green. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He moved two paces down the line and began the same process on the next pump. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ron marched downstairs, through the still-crowded kitchen and into the yard, and Harry kept pace with him all the way, Hermione trotting along behind them looking scared. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even in Texas, where nearly 40 percent of the nearly 1,400 modern-era executions in the United States had taken place, the death-sentencing rate had dropped dramatically, and the pace of executions had finally slowed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He looked at me, touched the ball with his foot, and stepped back three paces. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he went around to the driver’s side, at a normal, human pace, I tried to put on my seat belt. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I squint hard up the hill and realize we’re only a few paces from the force field. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or rather, Woody would listen to Papa lecture him on true loyalty, pacing from bunk to bunk, waving his cane. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she opened the door, I caught glimpse of the master pacing frantically, his nightcap still on his head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paced this way and that, hands in her pockets, as the wind blew swirls of leaves and discarded paper cups about her feet. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gestapo paced the stadium, eyeing the fans. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

We both sat at the kitchen table and waited while Mama paced. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Z was in his usual place leaning against the door as Mr. Trepid paced around the shack, anxious to hear about Z’s progress. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I paced the lawn to check it hadn’t grown or shrunk. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mister Devine,” the governor said, abruptly rising from the stool and commencing to pace deliberately up and down the center of the room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once made, no step could ever be retraced; once headed in a direction, the path would never bend nor the pace increase nor slow. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever they were, they were only a few paces away from the car, talking in low voices. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

King paces and points his cigar at Daddy. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he glimpsed the tigress, pacing back and forth. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He jots down something in his notebook and paces away. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I braced for the worst as my mom paced around Abuela’s living room. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Farther down the path, he walked at a leisurely pace, as self-assured and confident as a wolf prowling its territory. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I scattered a handful of sunflower seeds thirty paces down the drive to draw the birds and then I sat down on the steps on a ratty old cushion I’d scavenged from the trunk room. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

His pace is uneven, like one leg is shorter than the other. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Keeper suddenly broke off his pacing and hurled himself across the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In pain he gripped his temples, ran fingers through his hair, turned away from her, toward her, paced across the room and back, stopped at a window, lowered his voice. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the first one mounted, and she set the pace for the column. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He would go out to wander the island’s trails in the early morning, at a slow pace. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At last I see her coming, a red and white shape of cloth, like a kite, walking at the steady pace we’ve all learned to keep. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced up and down without a word, his tail rigid and twitching. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He’s looking for me so I pick up my pace. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

With a sad twist of his head, Red Rabbit turned away from Father and began to clop along in his slow, methodical pace. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several red-necked white men in safari suits and fatigues, guns drawn, paced briskly about the entrance gate, shouting orders and supervising the roundup. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed a copy of Drum magazine down on the table and began pacing the room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The nine of us walked up the sidewalk toward the Federal Building at a brisk pace. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced back and forth in front of a raised platform, examining a bronze jar about the size of Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder for a moment if he had any other motives, but his words have a ring of truth to them, and I begin to pace. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As I neared the Powstancow Bridge and the soldiers came into focus, I slowed my pace. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then, after an intense session, I'd step out of the bathroom and pace the carpet while smoking my hash pipe. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She stepped back two paces, aimed her camera at the notice, and snapped a photo. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wizard turned and set off along the dark track at a smart pace. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sierra quickened her pace, her eyebrows arched, mind racing now. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

We’re supposed to be keeping pace with each other so we can talk. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, compared with our actual pace, the training videos were all in slow motion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A jeep zoomed up from behind and pulled alongside us, slowing to match our pace. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Here was the cloth, snagged on a shrub—and there, a few paces farther into the brush, the bowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The man stood just a few paces away, so still, so unbelievably, completely still, that he barely seemed to be alive. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Esperanza started pacing around the room as though she were lecturing a class. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You must pace yourself. You haven't been here a whole week yet," she says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He paced along the bookcase in front of me, his body stiff with anger. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ekon paced between the trees, hands clasped tight behind his back. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My chewing slowed down, down to the pace of the mournful country song from the speakers. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Only in front of the cage containing his prisoners did he slow his pace to examine each of the three with a small, satisfied glance. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I paced around the room, trying to form an image in my head of the ball dropping through the net. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Once our feet hit the hard-packed earth we set off in a run, settling into a pace just light enough for speech. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, Bernabe paced between rows, casting his eyes nervously—but actually blankly—about, as if searching for clues. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men walking him try to speed him up, but he stays his pace. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went at the fastest pace I could manage through the thick vegetation. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It begins to rain and I pick up my pace. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had said this to many other women, she could tell, from the measured pace with which the words came out. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Daddy hasn’t stopped pacing the den, and he hasn’t put his Glock down. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Captain Snow paced around the base of his nest tree. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I arrive at my house, my mom is pacing up and down the hallway, thinking out loud about all the things we need for the trip. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I try to get Bieber to sit with me on my bed, but he keeps pacing, so I put him out in the hallway. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The forest offered a measure of protection from the sun, but after a time the pace began to tell on them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Slowly they paced to trouble the fevered man as little as might be, and Denethor, now bending on a staff, followed them; and last came Pippin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The first floor becomes too crowded; Marie-Laure paces the staircase, up and down, up and down, as though working her way up and down the spire of an enormous seashell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Twelve paces farther on, the bell tied around the handle of a shop door rings, and two women come out, jostling her as they pass. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His sister’s feet were keeping pace in front of him, but as they pushed through the golpata. fronds, he gulped. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up and paced about the little room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now we begin to play, looking at our hands, casting tiles, picking up others at an easy, comfortable pace. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Link had finally woken up, and he paced up and down the floor. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pace is leisurely, the lights are on. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lady Bird Johnson knew the stress was reaching new heights when the president began pacing the White House halls at night. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Briony slowed to a walking pace, and thought how he must hate her for interrupting him in the library. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After about fifty paces he came to a second tunnel, branching off to the left. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She paced back and forth in front of the window. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ampai chewed on her thumbnail as she paced in front of her desk. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I would pace, waiting for him, turn the television on and then off, dab behind my ears with perfume, Opium it was. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Abbot paced up and down before turning to the assembly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

As I fidgeted and paced, they simply grew more still, two statues whose eyes followed me imperceptibly as I moved. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Might all the societies of an entire continent be unreceptive, thereby explaining technology’s slow pace of development there? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Turning, Jonathan walked to the field, moving amidst the trees, his steps keeping pace with the sound. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, their father's eyes glazed with tears more than once as the four girls went through their paces. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I gave up on pacing and left the arena. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Cash accompanies them to the Reflecting Pool, where June kicks the back of Alex’s knee to get him going, and Alex grunts and swears and picks up the pace. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I pick up the pace so that there’s no more breath for Katherine’s asinine inquiries. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He raised his head, trying to glare at me, but his blind stare was in the wrong direction, following my mother’s pacing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd been slowly growing restless in Springfield, frustrated by the meandering pace of state government, convinced he could accomplish more and better in Washington. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My heart is still racing, but as it slows, it slows in pace with hers. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She walked a few paces away and faced the booth, one hand on her hip and one stroking her chin. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Hessians, who had advanced a few more paces, urged him on. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I pace my bedroom, waiting for Arabella or the queen's post or her guards. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But today he just kept two paces ahead. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He turned and saw, pacing beside him, taller than the horse, a Lion. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

But she would sooner have her tongue torn out than confess how bad she felt; limping, tight-lipped, trembling, she kept pace with Will and said nothing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Back in her flat, she paced up and down. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was really worked up as she paced back and forth and swung her arms around like a windmill. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But the faster pace slowed the agitation in my brain. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dwarf, however, cut his way through the crowd by kicking people’s shins, and reached him before he’d gone two paces. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He placed the twenty-dollar bill in his pants pocket and picked up the pace to the girl’s house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They lean outward, trying to glimpse what is causing the train to change pace. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Majestic street lamps were staggered on both sides of the sidewalk, spaced fifty paces apart. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Palmer got up and paced back and forth. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

There was a woman sitting with her two children, a boy and a girl no more than seven years old, a few paces from me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

After he had gone a few paces his toe struck something hard and he reached down and felt for the handle of a suitcase on the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I trailed behind them at a slow but steady pace. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

You pace and count stuff and wake at night, your heart beating too fast. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

By the time I was four, I was pretty good with Dad’s pistol, a big black six-shot revolver, and could hit five out of six beer bottles at thirty paces. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After the Iris-message, the demigods paced the deck in silence, staring at the water and hoping for a miracle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Listen, if you don’t take us Juanita is willing to drive,” Velia said without looking at me as she slowed down to match my unhurried pace. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But Meggie had already passed him and had quickened her pace as if her strength were returning. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She sat still for a long time, and then she got up and paced, unable to focus, wondering whether to call him, debating with herself. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was really Hwin, though she was the weaker and more tired of the two, who set the pace. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Solemnly they paced the long floor towards him, until they stood three paces from his footstool. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Chi-Boy didn't protest; he was pacing the perimeter, looking at his watch. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I could see him pacing among the trees. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I matched my pace with Amil exactly as I could, making sure our feet hit and left the ground at the exact same time. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“One hour and three minutes, if Q keeps pace,” Radar answers. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She took down their words at breakneck pace, despairing because while she was filling a page, the one before it was erased. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few paces further on there was a little clearing, where Alice was sitting on a fallen tree trunk with Lyra, who was fast asleep on her lap. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I held back, slowing my pace rather than stopping and drawing attention to myself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her mom paced back and forth, punching redial on the handset, muttering under her breath, how could you forget your only daughter’s birthday? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ged paced the room up and down, from fireside to door, from door to fireside. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

In this way they made their way around the room repeatedly, without anything decisive taking place; indeed because of the slow pace it didn't look like a chase. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lord of the dead paced up and down, holding his ears while Nico followed him, waving his arms. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My mom is changing Hector’s diaper, while a still upbeat Lenny is pacing around, twirling a sock in his hand. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Immediate needs set the pace of his parents’ lives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did her best to square her shoulders and grip the mistletoe in her fist as she paced away from the path. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Even the fretful Szilard could not have been unhappy with the pace of action that followed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The auditions move quickly, except when Volpe slows the pace with observations about the material. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He began to pace, his hands on his hips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My mom stopped pacing and watched me carefully. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She watched her father pace back and forth, straining to hear his son’s next wheezing breath. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A royal attendant fetches the teapot from the center of the table and pours into the pristine china, and the quiet hangs as she fixes her tea at a glacial pace, making them wait. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Proteins coax and control these fundamental chemical reactions in the cell—speeding some and slowing others, pacing the reactions just enough to be compatible with living. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

My grandmother was getting pretty worked up herself and now she heaved herself out of her chair and began pacing up and down the room, thumping the carpet with her stick. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

After a while I get up and pace, stretching my arms above my head. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a final wave of his hand, and walked off at a surprising pace; but Frodo thought the old wizard looked unusually bent, almost as if he was carrying a great weight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon the old dog’s pace had slowed down to a stumbling walk, and it seemed as if only sheer determination were keeping him on his feet at all. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside her domain, Stella paces as much as she’s able: two steps one way, two steps the other. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Then they set off, beating the road with their lateral limbs, and urging themselves forward down the slope until they were moving at a terrific pace. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The others kept the same pace, working feverishly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mom paces as she talks, flails her arms for emphasis as if Dad can see her, clenching her cell phone like it’s a kitchen sponge after a messy spaghetti dinner. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Faster and faster flew the seagulls, skimming across the sky at a tremendous pace, with the peach trailing out behind them. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

She walked toward Bearskin Neck and I followed her, keeping a few paces behind. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The rhythm of the horse’s paces lulled Ash into sleepiness, and she lay her head upon his back, closing her eyes for what she thought was only a moment. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paced around the front room while Sheriff Edwards, big and tall as he was, stood in the corner, his hat in his hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

For a while, they walked around the store, pacing the dusty, varnished two-by-fours that comprised a floor, pretending to consider various snacks, drinks, and minnows swimming in bait tanks. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The little doctor paces, hands behind his back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Prince Cardan is my prisoner,” I remind them, pacing back and forth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Still, I was not used to physical exertion, and the pace took its toll on me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Closing his ears to the horrifying sounds and preferring to think of them as draughts of air rather than spectral voices, Taran quickened his pace. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment the old man quickened his pace and came with surprising speed to the foot of the rock-wall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We shook hands and he departed at a brisk pace. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others passed him running, but he never increased his pace at all. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong paced under the mango tree and looked across the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, she said, my mother was pacing the shores across Buzzards Bay, her breasts swollen with milk. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I could feel my curiosity strengthening, as if it were part of my bones, keeping pace with them as I grew. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

After they had been driving along for such a time that Lyra’s body was in torment from cramp, the pace slackened a little, and someone roughly pulled off the hood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I head toward him, increasing my pace as I draw closer. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And because the sisters were either carrying the boys or letting them walk, their pace was slow. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He paced the deck and then stared miserably over the rail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He trotted down the road a few paces, until he was sure she had gone inside. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Rishi hung up the phone and paced the floor, his heart jittering in his chest. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Keep lowering at a steady pace and the balloons keep shrinking at a constant rate, but they cannot go on shrinking forever. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To keep herself distracted, she watched Small Bob the kitten pacing across Bob’s shoulders and purring, occasionally turning into a glowing kitty skeleton and then back to a calico fuzz-ball. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She is slowing her pace, and now I am too close. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But he had taken only ten paces before he realized he had reached the edge of the field. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He’d paced to the opposite end of the long hallway when the door to the lecture hall opened with a great bang. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sam was on him before he had gone two paces after his spring. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A worker lent her his horse and she rode at a breakneck pace back to the villa. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to get Janae,” I say, pacing around the basement. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The mules set the pace, slow but steady. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Besides, he was still hungry- We picked up our pace as we walked in the shadows of the tree- lined sidewalks, now avoiding the center of the street. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I can read the newspaper as well as the next man, if I hold it close, but more than twelve paces away and your guess is as good as mine.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Ahead of her was a flat gravel surface, and about ten paces away she could see the high wall of the clock tower. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After Rosa’s done putting me through my paces the next night, I feel really confident. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He paced back and forth as he gave us a speech about how everybody was saying it was our year, the newspapers, people in the league, even TV sports news was covering us. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Maxim pacing up and down the library after Rebecca died. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ernest spent the hours pacing by the radio, silent and withdrawn among friends and colleagues from the lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

All day, he paces through the house, going over what we should do if he is taken away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had started to pace up and down, looking at them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I’d seen the wives be required to walk a few paces behind their husbands. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Our conversation began with a subject then on every New Guinean’s mind—the rapid pace of political developments. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He ran back and paced the clearing again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They had been trying to maintain a steady pace, between hopping and running, and it had come hard. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapes the poster up, then we gather up the ones he dropped, walk a few paces, and repeat. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She did not walk for long, for an enormous white wolf appeared a few paces in front of her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He took to pacing with the baby from the swamp, past the workshop, past the castle ruin, and back again, reciting poetry as he did so. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Once in front, we actually decreased the pace, walking slowly and deliberately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sixteen paces to the water fountain, sixteen back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I pictured my dad pacing inside, repair estimate in hand, but it wasn’t like that. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Though I was hungry and my stomach growled because of it, I refused the piece of liver for the second time, and I moved a few paces away from the group. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll not last the day if you keep up this pace. What has got into you? Did you swallow a hive of bees?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Even in her eighties, she would walk several miles each day at a brisk pace. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I’m still pacing when the elevator opens up to the youth dormitories. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He quickened his pace, the Polaroid camera bouncing against his chest, and Dimple hurried to keep up. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The teachers give us different things to do, and we work at our own pace. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She set a brisk pace, so that anyone who saw them would think they had someplace to be and the right to be where they were. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Drew and I sat in front of his desk as he paced back and forth behind it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie’s leisurely pace made Citra uncomfortable, and she wasn’t sure why. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They darted away from that doorway and picked up the pace. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Luma paced silently on her side of the field with an annoyed look on her face. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

We were practicing a walk-through of the exact paces Kwang would take the next day. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could ride a snail and make a better pace than this litter of yours. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I realize as we walk that I’m setting the pace, Camila and Mya following right behind. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She’s pacing the length of the kitchen, hands scraping against her hairline. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He went some paces back into the darkness, not daring to move far, or to call in more than a hoarse whisper. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Abuela and I used to cook together, but her pace was much slower, at least with me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He threatened the Manufactures contractor with the same fate if he did not increase the pace of his work. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Miig paced the hall every hour, always on patrol, and Wab spent a long time in Minerva’s room getting her washed up and ready for bed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Desperately Sam tried to help him and hold him up, though he felt that he could himself hardly stay the pace much longer. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Rishi colored a little, but she couldn’t tell if that was from the pace they were keeping or her question. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Across the ring, Grave began pacing, waiting for the king to return his attention to the duel and give the order to begin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

People were pacing, pretending to smile, sitting a moment, then rising to pace again. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paced up and back in front of the cafeteria until the policeman began to eye me suspiciously. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin curled his arms over his head imitating a whale’s head and began to pace around the fire, dipping his head up and down as if breaking through the waves. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

A few paces from the rivers bank, on the village side, stood one of the stone crosses that marked Stromford’s western limit. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The cat-o’-nine-tails biting into his mother’s back when she failed to keep the pace with her sack. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His firm nasal voice set the tune and pace, one line at a time, and the congregation repeated it after him. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He's pacing in front of the building's entrance. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The spell hit the skrewts armor again and ricocheted off; Harry staggered back a few paces and fell over. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My dad stopped pacing and looked at me like I had just broken the first rule of engagement. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When I’m not pacing, I’m drawing; when I’m not drawing, I’m thinking—which just leads me back to pacing and drawing again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Once I'm a fair distance from the alley, I take a deep breath and quicken my pace. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Bob lumbered along at a fast pace, even for a Titan, which made it almost impossible for Annabeth to keep up. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Collectively, memorable events have caused the ever-quickening pace of change during the past five millenniums, which begin with what we call the ancient world. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk a little way in silence, me in front, Tom a few paces behind. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Huxley stood up, clutched his hands behind his back, and started pacing around the room. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Sharing his embarrassment, we hung our heads and moved back a few paces. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The beach was crowded for a Saturday, and their pace slowed to a crawl as they got closer to the arts center. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Girls like you don’t deserve to wear hijab,” she said, matching my pace. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I hand him the notebook, help him find the right page, and then pace back and forth in our kitchen while he reads. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I paced from the table to the hearth to a small work table. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The sit-in was planned to achieve the maximum national effect and paced to build a powerful and sustainable movement capable of destroying Jim Crow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In their sitting room, Con paced back and forth in front of the balcony doors. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He arrived in the evenings, in his green uniform, holding a gossip magazine or two, while his ADC, at an obsequious pace behind him, brought his briefcase and put it on the dining table. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I set a slow pace back to the house. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the sharp-eyed Tallmadge knew from the way that André paced across the floor that he had to be a military officer. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seth, it would take all day to track it twenty paces.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Realizing the ferocious pace of my pursuit, I stop against a wall to rest. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

There, Beatrice had “borrowed” a bicycle, forcefully installed Roy on the handlebars, and was now churning at a manic pace toward an unknown destination. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We decided that we would at least appear to be working, but what work we did would be at a pace that suited us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Jonathan watched, the enemy troops continued to pace themselves to the beat of the drum. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a knock at the front door and I stop pacing. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I get up from the stoop and start pacing, my mind buzzing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Monique’s high heels clicked on the polished floor as she paced back and forth. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are making the pace, they overtake us continually. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to pace my breathing as I waited, knowing all the while that I could not. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She throws her hands up, paces to the bathroom and back. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The bodies were a constant reminder to us to keep up the pace. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She put on matte pink lipstick, snapped her compact shut, and slowed her pace even more. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Walton’s eyes pace the ceiling as though she’s looking for something. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Chester Cricket’s new manager, Tucker Mouse, was pacing up and down in front of the cricket cage. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the time of our discourse, he paced past us, frowning. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He still rocks and he still paces the halls whenever he isn’t shuttled into a room. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He knows we are going long before the suitcases come out, and he paces and worries and whines and goes into a state of mild hysteria, old as he is. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emma seemed to be following a man a few paces ahead of them in a dark blue jacket—not that that was unusual, since so many in the crowd were wearing dark blue or orange. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She could pace, bitter and frantic and feeling every second of her deprivation and frustration as the sun dawdled its way across the sky. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I haven’t seen Walter yet, and I pace back and forth in front of the open door, scanning the lot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

On the road, the children kept a faster pace than before. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s public knowledge. It’s not my problem you just found out,” his mother is saying, pacing double-time down a West Wing corridor. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t going to relegate our love to the creeping pace of the postal service. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He’s pacing back and forth in the goal, ready to throw his body in front of the ball. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slowed her pace, then at the thought of having to go back to Miss Susan and whatever form of punishment she and her husband would have devised, she started running again. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was coming on, always singing, with a slow, heavy pace. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Soojin jumps off the swing and starts to quickly pace in front of me as she speaks. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then I followed behind her at a very creaky pace until we were in her parlor, the door of which was even older and mustier than she was. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Garrett shook Mr. Baker off and paced in a tight circle. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She was flying, and JoJo had the boat going full out to keep pace with her. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bike ride to ABC usually took around five minutes, but this time it took the boys almost twenty because of Wes’s slow pace. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I waste at least an hour every day lying in bed. Then I waste time pacing. I waste time thinking. I waste time being quiet and not saying anything because I’m afraid I’ll stutter.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Margo started taking the stairs two at a time, flying up, one arm on the rail, and I tried to keep pace with her, but couldn’t. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The American boys were only a length off the pace but still out in the widest part of the lake, bucking the relentless, punishing winds, spray flying from their oars with every release. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He paced below the scoreboard, talking aloud like he was gearing up for a big speech. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He ran, and the gebbeth followed a pace behind him, unable to outrun him yet never dropping behind. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bran snapped the reins sharply, and Dancer picked up her pace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He paced, paused, spoke, and paced behind his palm-leaf altar, giving every impression he was inventing his Biblical parables on the spot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Congress didn't meet during the summer, and the pace of government slowed down. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Everyone goes a different way. Keep a steady but mindful pace, the same speed we keep on the trail when we move camp. An hour’s walk, no more, then you find a lookout and wait.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

As if on command, all five boys stopped a few paces away. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She was very upset, pacing back and forth, saying whatever came into her head, and she still hadn’t gone upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

What Aunt Tess loved to say was: “Sugar, it’s no parade but you’ll get down the street one way or another, so you’d just as well throw your shoulders back and pick up your pace.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old lord kept mostly in his own apartments, coming forth mornings to pace up and down the snowy inner courtyards of the castle-keep like an old sorcerer who has been brewing spells all night. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

After lots of questions and lots of pacing, she calmed down a bit. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pax paced from stone to stone, thrashing his tail as he worked the puzzle. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When called upon to play the bear and carry off the maiden fair, he had been sullen and uncooperative, shuffling lifelessly through his paces when he deigned to take part in their mummery at all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Subsequent efforts to align musical pace with horological time, however, failed to ignite general enthusiasm; indeed, others were still attempting to match musical pulse with less scientific external sources. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Luma pursed her lips in a tiny sign of disgust and kept pacing, quietly. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Eventually, then, I decided the best strategy would be simply to stride out of the room very suddenly at a furious pace. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You must tell her,” he said, “that she must get her speed up. I can’t keep her on, even as a spare hand, unless she can maintain a proper pace.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The two padded steadily for an hour through light woods, Pax restraining himself to keep pace with the ailing Gray, relieved at least that they kept moving. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But all around the circle of protection that Taisin had woven were long paw prints in the rain-dampened ground, where the wolves had paced. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

More and more, as he paced, he found he could make them come out however he wanted. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kasim holds her back until she pushes him off her, and then Dray begins to pace around his car. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A few guards paced along on the gatehouse battlements, but otherwise the castle seemed empty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Yossarian continued walking away at the same listless, unhurried pace, hands buried in his pockets. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Afterward, they ran through the game park, where he kept pace at her side. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Francis had been pacing in the hall outside, prowling restlessly back and forth like a cat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were the “survivors,” the “old men” who were on pace to go the long haul. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Over the next half hour, Zafoona’s cheeks grew pale as she paced back and forth while Habib described what had happened. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

His father had set a grueling pace, and it had taken its toll. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He picked up his pace, wanting to get back to Dimple. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But my sister slowed her pace even more, pulling Babou and me to a stop. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He paced back and forth, guarding the door with wide swishes of a brush tail; he jumped up on Helen and Theresa as they tried to dodge by with grocery bags. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mommy kept us at a frantic living pace that left no time for the problem. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around the crowd of people pacing and waiting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was rambling dizzily about one street when I saw a group of boys pacing briskly and excitedly about the entrance to a men’s compound similar to the one in our neighbourhood. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what I do, I catch myself glancing over at my computer screen, waiting for the Skype call to come in as the seconds tick by at a glacial pace. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Reyna paced next to the windows, gazing down at Central Park. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Two German guards, holding rifles, paced the narrow bridge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pace my room when I should be doing my homework. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Dimple hopped off the bed and began pacing, her T-shirt and pants hanging off her like she was wearing her big brother’s clothes. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Papa is pacing the sitting room, chewing on his pipe more than smoking it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But he was next to me, easily keeping pace. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And as the pace of change accelerated, the voices of protest grew louder and demanded to be heard. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

A punishment tour for Clevinger was fifty minutes of a weekend hour spent pacing back and forth before the provost marshal’s building with a ton of an unloaded rifle on his shoulder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Sonny paces in the dirt so much, a small dust tornado is swirling near his feet. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Howard was pacing around Santa Anita, a rabbit’s foot working overtime in his pocket. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unicorn's unshod hooves were not meant for the rocky road, nor was its back meant to carry riders, and its pace became slower and slower. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dobby let go and stepped back a few paces, beaming up at Harry, his enormous, green, tennis-ball-shaped eyes brimming with tears of happiness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But the man ahead never paused, never varied his pace, never looked back. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

While Chou fans the flies off Geak, who is asleep beside her, I pace the ground in front of our hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. King pacing in the hotel corridor, thinking about a big upcoming speech. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He paced his cage vigorously, and even ignored the scraps of meat that were given to him to whet his appetite. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Liam paced the room once, twice, three times, and it felt like an hour had passed before I worked up the nerve to open Chubs’s letter myself. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He paced the rooms with his arms crossed, bits of mud shaking off of his boots with each furious footfall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The stench, growing at a steady pace as they approached, rose up suddenly to greet them like an excited puppy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

If she kept a good pace, she’d be back well before first light and the earliest risers on the plantation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Hold-Your-Nose Billy began to pace, munching garlic cloves as if they were grapes. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later he got off again and walked back to where Sasha now paced the sidewalk on bare, charred legs. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I can feel the muscles in my face relaxing, my pace quickening as I climb the hills to our place, a rock ledge overlooking a valley. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Since the holes were in no great demand, he could dig them and fill them up at a leisurely pace, and he was seldom overworked. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to call out, not yet anyway, so I picked up my pace. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“We must hurry,” Inigo said, picking up the pace; “much as we might like to dawdle,” and he half ran toward a sign that said, “To Level Three.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She made her way down Greystone Street, going at the same pace as everyone else so she wouldn’t stand out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He kissed her fingers deliberately, tamed stiffly, and began to pace in silence down the long length of the room. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He or she could also help you keep pace with what you want to read. When you wake up, you will find the completed summary in your in-box.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the throne room, the Queen still lay in her crystal chair, and Taisin and Con paced near the windows as if they had never left. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“They’re here,” I tell her, and my heart begins pacing around inside my chest in anticipation for the jump. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Dylan keeps pace, and we move through the crowd until we reach the first of the stands. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go, before the sun comes up,” Edwin said, setting off at a brisk pace. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I did my pacing, counting the strides it took to get from one side of the back garden to the other. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

About a hundred paces in front of him, he could see a small pond. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the gate and down the hill, I knew the lions were pacing in their cages. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just paced around in anguish, not knowing where to look, not knowing where to go, and feeling like I was about to lose my mind. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

In fifty paces, with a swift bend round a jutting bastion of the cliff, it took them out of sight from the Tower. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s none of your business,” Conor snapped again and picked up his pace. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to leave Kathy alone, but the pacing was worrying the kids. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We spent the rest of the day in limbo, waiting, not knowing, pacing around the hospital, family members stopping by. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She stumbled as she tried to walk a few paces, then she sat back down on the side of the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the pace of a sprinter, not the pace of a person running sixteen miles a day. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Within seconds he was stabbing out moves, trying combinations, seeking won endings, and rattling off variations, his fingers barely able to keep pace with his thoughts. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then, he picked up his pace and headed for the sidewalk. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Our father is pacing the floor, jingling his keys in his pocket. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Years later, a reporter described how he’d still pace before a fire “like a leashed animal. He nervously rubbed his hands into the flames. His rather ruddy face was aglow with cold and excitement.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A few steps in, I remember I’m supposed to look like I’m cowering, so I slow my pace and hug the wall, keeping my head down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

No matter how fast the machines speeded up, Lyddie was somehow able to keep pace. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He scored on three straight turn around jump shots as the pace of the game quickened. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, something doesn’t add up,” he said, standing and pacing the room. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He didn’t realize the pace at which mobile phones would be adopted, and the extent to which they’d be used in all walks of life, all the time. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Just keep pace," Curron suggested, as we trotted down the street. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Longbridge stops and comes up the mountain a few paces. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leading up to the trial, I paced around the house for days. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sorry I got so mean,” she says, starting to pace. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I pace the room for a while, waiting for it to be ten in San Francisco. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Water systems, electrical plants, school systems, and hospitals all struggled to keep pace with the growing population. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then I pace in circles, waiting for me to show up. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The line moves along at a steady pace, like we’re filing into a concert or a football game. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Like a bloodhound, he leans over and picks up his pace. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

On they ran but stopped to rest when the pace became unbearable. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A strong wind whipped up dust, debris, and gravel and forced the bus to slow down to a snail’s pace. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Julian halted within twenty paces of a stunted oak. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She’s in excellent shape, training for this even if she hadn’t realized it, but sixteen miles a day could kill her if she doesn’t pace herself. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I pace next to the tree because I’m too anxious to stand still. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She stopped every three or four paces, staring silently at the carved lovers, and the processions of elephants, and the topless female musicians beating on two-sided drums. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Lions!" said Bree, without checking his pace or turning his head. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

As the pace of war planning intensified, it soon became impossible to tell where the Rad Lab ended and the bomb program began. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Nothing I had learned in Kakuma had prepared me for the fast pace and richness of life in America. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead of them Ash could see the lymer and his dogs running forward at an easy pace, their spotted coats of black and brown on white like sunlight dappling the ground through the foliage. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so worn out she was sure she could sleep in broad daylight, but Con was too wound up, and he began to pace. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stared at the eye, aware of Jack pacing up and down, shouting. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The pace of information gathering and correction in the CBS fake memo story was astounding,” he continued. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

My father paces the living room, jingling his keys and small change in his pockets. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He paced as he spat his rant, but the longer he stayed in front of me the more courage I found. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Highly educated workers benefited from the pace of technological change and the increased use of computer-based technologies, but blue-collar workers often found themselves displaced in the sudden transition from an industrial to a service economy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The preacher paced and shouted at the front of the tent, coming close to the revival crowd then veering back behind the plywood podium. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She says she enjoys the slower pace and quiet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay, boys, you know the game, keep up the pace.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It continues to approach at a steady pace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Tirelessly they flew on and on, and tirelessly she kept pace. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the bell, Seabiscuit shot straight to the front and set a blistering pace around the first turn and down the backstretch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pace back and forth in my room, trying to remember. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He paced the concourse, looking for the cousin he’d grown up with, a sharp-nosed girl with the grinning mouth of a comedy mask. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This morning, as I walked past the blackened tunnel mouth, the entrance to the underpass, my pace quickened. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s as close to pacing as I can come. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was outside the car, pacing, stressed out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I spent a few minutes considering, as I paced the length of my bedroom floor, how embarrassing that incident had been. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s a pleasant change of pace, something finite in contrast to her current, overwhelming, ongoing task: to prepare for her departure, picking the bones of the house clean. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I paced around the room with my phone. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I pace along the sidewalk, away from the demolished school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A sunken temple loomed up out of the greyness as Yandry and Duck leaned upon their poles and paced slowly from prow to stem, pushing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I walk alongside, the big old horse setting a plodding pace that is easy to keep up with. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Quickening my pace, I began to search, and in a few minutes I saw them, standing together and looking as sorrowful as the giants. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I quickened our pace, but he kept up. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There is a silver dragon that curls around part of the now visible clockwork, a tiny princess in a carved tower who paces in distress, awaiting an absent prince. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Beneath it are three people—one is sitting on a stool, another is sitting on the ground, and a third is pacing back and forth. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The platform was twenty-eight paces long, and five and a half from wall to tracks’ edge. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

If things continue at the present pace, it is likely that whales, sharks, tuna and dolphins will follow the diprotodons, ground sloths and mammoths to oblivion. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paced the outskirts of the parking lot, planning it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced up and down the platform now, sweat glistening on his brow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She tilted her head forward and picked up her pace, passing in front once more. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He stopped a few paces away and moved the gun to his left hand. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Annoyed, Shanti walked a good ten paces ahead of the others. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Jamie tried to slow down to the pace of the photographer. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the reflection I can see her pacing and flaring. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hammering, soldering, and polishing took hours, while Crick paced impatiently upstairs. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I pace a rut in the living room, near the front window, watching for Sophia’s headlights. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving their resting place at daylight, they would jog steadily along by day, their pace determined mainly by the endurance of the old dog. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man hefted the Executioner in his hand and continued pacing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I huffed toward the relative security of the serac’s crest with all the haste I could muster, but since I wasn’t acclimatized my fastest pace was no better than a crawl. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eye gaze just above the road, undistracted by the small life that darted toward its hooves, heaving its great chest forward, pacing to hold on to its strength and gather more. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She releases the bars and paces outside my cell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Their feet fell in with the rhythm of that mysterious heart; they quickened their pace. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was yelling now, pacing a small half circle around the catatonic group. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The guards immediately saw this and threatened us, but we would not increase our pace, and we continued this go-slow strategy for as long as we worked in the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out in their small courtyard, Jinjoo paced along the outside wall. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Sir Fig Newton tiptoed out of his carrier, his pace slow and dazed, instead of making his usual dash to safety. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Fiona looked back at me and rolled her eyes, trying to keep pace. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Johnny was on his feet pacing about the room. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Florida Department of Corrections built the prison to house 1,600 people in the 1990s, when America was opening prisons at a pace never before seen in human history. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Surprised to learn that the machine was located on campus a few paces from where he sat, Brobeck strolled over. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Grandpa was pacing around nervous, scratching his head hard and fast again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He paces, rubbing the back of his neck. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He picked up his pace and trotted over to inspect the hulking treasure chest. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mom lets the moment grow, waiting patiently for me to answer the question at my own pace. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The Matron stepped back a couple of paces and folded her arms across, or rather underneath, her massive chest. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his field glasses to his eyes, looked, put them down, walked two or three paces south, turned, looked again, slowly walked back and forth. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two leopards paced over—still licking their lips from Piper’s pot roast—and butted their heads affectionately against the god’s legs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The man was pacing to and fro about that empty land and singing his new song. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He said, “I’m going to set these pieces of wood up at about twenty paces and I want to see how many of them you can hit.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The doorman, who was pacing the room, replied that anyone who was not paranoid, after being told that the murderer would kill again, was really crazy. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I am home, Budgie wants to be out of his cage, a desire he makes known by squawking or, what is far worse, by pacing dementedly. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, one time, that no true leader burdened his followers with a greater load than they could cany, and no true leader sets too fast a pace for his followers to keep up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was very anxious about him, and I was powerless to act; my feet, and my hands, and my brain were weighted, so that nothing could proceed at the usual pace. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

At this point, things stopped proceeding at such a leisurely pace. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

The floorboards creaked as Father began to pace. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I watch him walking away, which takes forever on account of his sloth pace, and want to say something more to him, but I don’t know what. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

But Pi keeps pacing and digging to get out. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When he had gone three, four paces, he turned and reared up again, growling this time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Aunt Tuti pace nervously around the dining room at the restaurant while making a face like she was about to swallow an entire apple. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Follow me!” he said, and jogged a few paces toward the alley. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Al Ulbrickson was quietly pacing the shoreline, waiting to board the press car on the observation train with George Pocock and Tom Bolles, when a reporter approached and asked him whether he was nervous. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

With their quickened pace, they were soon back at the edge of the yard. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I picked up my pencil and wrote as she paced back and forth and spoke wildly off the top of her head while her arms sliced through the air like karate chops. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He returns to the Globe, still pacing as he reads. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a few paces he was alone, and a few more brought him to the top of the slope. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to sit and read but found myself pacing up and down the room. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, a fairly wide trail opened, allowing him to quicken his pace. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was far; they could really only make out the shape of her, pacing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She had worked at such a feverish pace to produce this monumental book that she was tired. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She paced between the cages as Baba Joseph did between the men and women of the Vapostori. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he paces, he mops copious quantities of sweat from his balding head with a large white towel. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The pace of Francis’ words might cause Maurice to find a reason for terminating the conversation before all the implications of Pauling’s folly could be hammered home. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

All night they yelled and paced and discussed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, he pivoted away from her and began pacing the perimeter of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

For an hour he paced the field, calling for the missing foxes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

After a few paces she turns back and sees that he’s still standing there, bent down to see if there’s a price tag on the bottom of the shoe. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie followed Penelope as she walked fast enough that her pace was nearly a run. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Foremole paced the length of the step then shuffled sideways over it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be fine. Just keep a steady pace and don’t say anything weird,” Nadine says, patting my back like I’m a toddler. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“We must keep our pace,” Wind Being said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to pick up the pace if we’re going to get all these orders delivered,” he said when I got back. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was walking quickly, and Danny kept pace with my steps. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt picked up his pace as he saw the buses lined up in the commuter lot, engines idling at a low rumble. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

The floorboards creaked under his tread as he paced up and down outside the locked door. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Nervously, Guiteau paced up and down the main waiting room, "working myself up,” he later said, "as I knew the hour was at hand.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once on the fourth floor, I look down again and see Officer Khan still pacing, still with the phone pressed to his ear. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The guys, on the other hand, wouldn’t stop pacing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But that desire was fundamentally at odds with the incremental pace and the serendipity of basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She paced, then jerked back to face Luke. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

His herd stopped, too, as one, whinnying and stamping as he paced back and forth. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The more agitated he became, the faster he paced. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Sirius paced all around the cave in silence. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Cecilia followed at a slow pace, passing the critical mirror with a glance and completely satisfied with what she saw. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I jogged at a careful pace that kept Ross Wilcox's lot on the far side of the track from me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Jam paced and spun, throwing up her hands. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Only Taylor remained vigilant in her pageant work, getting up every morning, rain or shine, to go through the paces of her routine, from first entrance to talent to final interview. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I walked at a brisk pace to avoid the others. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We had maintained a good pace and the cross-examinations had been shorter than I had expected. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The elf wasn’t the only one in that box,” said Sirius, his brow furrowed as he continued to pace. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I quickened my pace and caught up with our small group. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Matthias had merely tugged the lead sharply and quickened his pace. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He stood up and began to pace the room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

On and on she went, pacing back and forth and waving her arms in the air. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Carmen paced back and forth, wrestling with the thoughts in her head. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Napoleon paced to and fro in silence, occasionally snuffing at the ground. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Up among the clouds Barnie Buchanan was still putting his old biplane through its paces. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Hatsue’s father began to pace and scratch his head and then to rub his chin, long strokes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Behind them comes Hauptmann in his fur cap, walking with short strides as though counting paces over some great distance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I picked up the pace, my eagerness growing with every step. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what to say, so I drink the rest of my lukewarm tea and watch one of the cats pace back and forth outside. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Some of the Xi came a bit closer to observe them, but most seemed to rapidly lose interest in their activities and began to pace back and forth, eager to move on. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

To his right was Wargrave, slowly pacing up and down, his head bent down. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

My pace quickened as we were ushered past all the people milling about, through a very narrow, dimly lit marble hall, where our voices and footsteps echoed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up and start pacing the tiny room, twisting the ends of my hair around my finger. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She closes her food container and gets up off her bed, pacing across the room. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Coach O paced the floor in front of us, the line of other coaches behind him like a troop of military police on watch. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Below, she could see a short knight in moon-pale armor and a heavy white cloak pacing the drawbridge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mark asks as they hurry to keep pace. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Amber moves two paces away, and that tiny space feels like the width of an ocean. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I can hear her pacing back and forth, a heavy step and then a light one, and the soft tap of her cane on the dusty-rose carpet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa paced up and down scratching his head. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“She is very pretty,” Bando chides and sets his pace to mine. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was pacing, puckering her lips, frowning, making faces. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few buildings had advanced at a far greater pace and appeared to be more or less complete, in particular the Mines Building and the Woman’s Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I paced along the foot of the bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When she stirred, the sun was up and Caesar paced between two pines, talking to himself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Lee turned his head away to let her take her own pace. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could see at a glance that they were rowing well off their best pace. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then everything blinks out—the next instant, both Tremaine and I have struck out and regenerated a full pace behind the others. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t always like to do things at the pace he was asked, but if a person gave him a bit of time to get moving he was dependable. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She continues her pacing and almost collides with the coffee table. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

My eyes follow the chief as he paces around the circle of people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paced the room, feeling like ants were crawling around inside my shirt. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Madam paced again, her hair flying loose, her manner quite unsteady. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias lets out a frustrated sound and turns away from me, pacing a few steps. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Should she cry out, “Come in, oh, come in”? She went forward a few paces. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his eyes were bloodshot and he was pacing like a man whose wife is in labor. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Since he would not go backward into the hail of blows Dill stepped forward at a brisk pace and joined her in the pool. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

By the time Arturo arrived, not more than ten minutes later, I was pacing outside, knotted with worry, every knot pulled so tight that it had begun to fray. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“It was about here,” said Ron, recovering himself to walk a few paces past Filch’s chair and pointing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I’m sure it’s at least partly to do with that, to do with preparing for the change of pace, that I’ve been getting this urge to order all these old memories. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything he does seems slower, like he's in complete control of time and makes it match his pace instead of the other way around. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His uncle began to pace up and down, Aunt Petunia and Dudley following his movements with anxious expressions. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The alley was littered with crumpled papers and dented hubcaps, with old rubber tires and empty pop cans, and Sairy quickened her pace, feeling uneasy in this unfamiliar place. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling paced the aisles for so long the laughter faded into suppressed giggles, then uneasy silence and shifting in seats. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I worked at a pace that knew no hours, no limits. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The revolutions in both notation and harmony during this period had been hundreds of years in the making, but once they were in place the pace of innovation accelerated rapidly. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He expected that he'd be jittery or in a hurry but he was able to keep a calm, even pace. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I pace around the show, up and down the former aisles, around the checkout counters where Jody’s sculptures pose like models on a runway, past the wall where Carolyn’s quilts yell defiance. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t gone more than a dozen paces when a doorknob rattled and something came shooting out of a classroom in front of them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When he sees me, he stops pacing and stands next to me instead. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Pax paced while Gray struggled to his feet. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Bolles told them to row upriver at a warm-up pace for a few minutes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We quickened our pace as these sounds assured us that life was ahead. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He paces back and forth, stopping to wipe his face and scratches his head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She called out to the dolphins and they rose to the surface, leaping from the water to match her pace. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He stood up and began to pace back and forth, nodding and mumbling as he walked faster and faster. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

While we crewmen do our business, pacing back and forth on deck with no seeming point to the endeavor, the captain stands above us at the helm. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He paced the platforms for half an hour in a turmoil of indecision. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That doesn’t take too long, so she spends the rest of the time pacing in circles, waiting for bosses to get back to her. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s bin long sence you hev told me any of the old lessons Shad used to lam you, Jeth,” his mother remarked one morning, as she sat before the fire watching him pace aimlessly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a nearby porch, other ghosts snickered as Vitellius paced back and forth, tripping over his toga and hiking up his sword belt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Aarfy was tapping the bowl of his pipe against his palm leisurely as he paced back and forth in corpulent self-approval, obviously delighted by the stir he was causing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She has no choice but to keep up the pace because she wants to get vested in the retirement plan at the hospital. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

They went quietly and quickly, the Corporal setting a steady pace. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Alone in the house, Mariam paced restlessly, from the kitchen to the living room, up the steps to her room and down again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

We’d gone a few more paces when I saw a low cloud of dust at the horizon. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mac paced the living room, clutching the remote tightly in his fist. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pick up the pace as I round the corner onto the next block. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht paced out a long, wide area, and dug his fingers into the soil at four points. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Briana picked up her pace, and the two of them walked more swiftly, resting only at street corners before crossing. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It is no use, its pace does not alter. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kapasi quickened his pace, waving his branch so that the monkeys scampered away, distracted, in another direction. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He tucked his hands into his long sleeves and began to pace again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They jogged toward the shadow at the slow monotonous pace of their mounts, and it was not until they had entered it and felt the sudden coolness settle softly about them that Donovan looked back. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Barefoot and shivering she paced, a thin blanket draped about her shoulders. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Reshevsky paced up and down, a few spectators waited patiently, and when the little red flag fell precisely at noon, the tournament director declared the game a forfeit. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Just after the start, Pollard tucked Seabiscuit in behind early leader Biography, who cut a brisk pace. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in junior high, she learned that the long-distance run, tiring herself out, soothing herself with the rhythm of pace, helped the anxiety. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She kept pacing and sniffing, as if she was looking for something. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He did what she suggested and returned to his uneasy pacing of the room. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diners spoke with animated arms, some pacing between tables as they ate and spoke and laughed with others. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“The Box, shuck-face, the Box!” was all Alby said before he set off for the middle of the Glade at a brisk pace that almost looked to Thomas like panic. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The acrobat tent looms higher than the tents surrounding it and the sign that reads defiance of gravity swings over the entrance only a few paces away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

So he never changed the pace of his car as he drifted quietly past the green, shimmering beanfield. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ignored them and set a brisk pace, not trying to hide. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He shook and tapped and paced, and his hands flew all over the place. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

At midnight, many nights, Mudgett would pace the street outside his lodging. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The sheriff sets a grueling pace out to the rendezvous point. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And despite our measured pace I had begun to feel the effects of the altitude, which left me light-headed and constantly fighting for breath. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I almost stumbled trying to catch up with Mama as she headed off at a high-stepping pace. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Behind him, Hooper moved on a few paces, and then stopped too, when he was very close. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She rose to her feet, paced away from him, and stood with her hands on her hips, her back to him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

—Plato I find, dear reader, that I have grown accustomed to the hectic pace of office life, an adjustment which I doubted I could make. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bayard stepped up his pace, the jennet pranced and arched her neck, and Robin wanted to get down and swing along with the others. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

He pressed his hands to his head and paced next to the bed, then turned to Bitter and smacked his palms against the mattress. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He paces around while cursing, and then apologizes to us for cursing. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

With the occupation of her terrace, she stayed inside, turning five times oftener in her pacing than she had out on the hand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mother chased him with bandages but he batted her roughly away and went outside to pace the porch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just about to head back to the University when my restless pacing took me by a pawnshop’s window. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Early researchers used them in the field of ballistics to, say, measure the pace and trajectory of a bullet. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I pace back and forth in front of him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A pace behind us, Jena blinks back into existence. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I am,” he said, getting off the step and pacing out into the yard. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The slow pace of withdrawal was necessary, he explained, because American forces needed to stay long enough to ensure an “honorable” end to the war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Might there be for him another thirty years beyond that time, to be lived out at some more thoughtful pace? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps the clues are telling us to locate a secret skinny passageway five hundred paces past some landmark here in the library.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The right wall was closing fast, seeming to quicken its pace the more Thomas willed it to slow down. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Walking at a steady pace, my boots scuffing the gravel, I count a hundred steps and start again. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Matt paced back and forth along the edge of the basin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slowed my pace, so that I might say to the children, “Sir Fabian and his men will escort us as far as the gates of Saint-Denis. Beyond that, armed men may not go.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was surprised at how well she was able to keep up the pace. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He still lay about a hundred and fifty mouse paces from where they stood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was dark in his bedroom, except for the one light in front of the holy picture, and he was pacing the floor in a dressing-gown. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She matched her stride to mine without seeming impatient at the pace. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He waits for the soft, dry throat-rattle that will free him to go pace elsewhere. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

They start in the Ice Garden, though the twins grow impatient with the leisurely pace that Celia prefers to take around the frozen trees. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Perspiring heavily, he looked up when he heard Okra barking at a mule-drawn wagon that pulled around the corner of Eliot Street and was coming toward the Meecham house at an unperturbed pace. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marcus stopped pacing and stuffed his hands into the front pocket of his hoodie. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I think they must be the worst,” said Taran, quickening his pace to keep up with Gwydion. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I could walk the length of my cell in three paces. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rose to his feet and walked a few paces to his left. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cold drops of sweat moved at a glacier's pace down my spine . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Medals chime on his chest as he paces. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Minho had taught Thomas that speaking only wasted energy, so he concentrated on his pace and his breaths. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Why not pace in front of the house like normal? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paced slowly up and down, along the line of the rocks overlooking the sea. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward gaining political independence, but we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward gaining a cup of coffee at a lunch counter. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He paced to and fro with growing agitation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I heard Grandpa get up from the cot and start pacing the floor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Anyone who would keep pace with your craftiness must be a canny dealer.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After about an hour, I’m keeping pace with the legacy kids as we race along the walls and take turns avoiding the obstacles Magnus puts in our path. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She clambered on his back again, and he set off down the broken slope, walking steadily and not pacing any more. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

But, slowly, as the testimony resumed its snail’s pace, the games and reading material reemerged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I’m talking, I can see Vanessa in the background pacing back and forth. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They pace in their flip-flops and bikinis, and I wait. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps a conference, because two sets of footprints seemed to lead off while one remained pacing the cliff edge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Heather had all the books sent to me, and she made sure I was keeping pace with what all the public school kids in my grade were doing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But, all other things being equal, more land and more people mean more competing societies and inventions, hence a faster pace of development. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pippin pulled such a grim face that the boy stepped back a pace, but at once he returned with clenched fists and the light of battle in his eye. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He advanced with his spear held in front ci him, and the hounds, encouraged by their master, stepped forward with him pace by pace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Could they do that?” demanded Samuel Teece, pacing about the porch. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had stopped his pacing, his eyes moving over Ron. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was pacing back and forth with his palms on his head as if frustrated that he needed to make this speech and, yet, wasn't making himself understood. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Mouse paced on the mantel, tail twitching, eyes wide. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was up one of the ladders in the Pavilion of Thought, pulling books for an impatient philosopher who paced below. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Baba Joseph would pace the aisle between the men and women and tell them stories or scold them if they hadn’t been good. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gandalf spoke now to Shadowfax, and the horse set off at a good pace, yet not beyond the measure of the others. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He imagines two observers in a field pacing out the distance between them, then leveling their eyes on a far-off landmark: a sailing ship or a smokestack. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“There’s no hope of escaping from Endovier. Your father made sure that each of Endovier’s sentries could shoot a squirrel from two hundred paces away. To attempt to flee is suicide.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They snarled at Annabeth but paced uncertainly, as if reluctant to attack. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The way must have been familiar to Plug, who picked up the pace as we drew close. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The pace of the walk, which had become leisurely, quickened. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Sasha and Malia grew, I found that the pace only quickened and the to-do lists only got longer, leaving me operating in what felt like a never-ending state of overdrive. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Today, in the taxi, as I crossed London at walking pace in the freezing rain, I thought of little else. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That evening, while Grandmother sat in my hospital room, rocking me back and forth as she hummed her favorite hymn, “On the Battlefield for My Lord,” Mother paced the floor weeping aloud in her despair. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when business was slow, he paced back and forth in front of the store window, monitoring Sam’s Pizza. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Master paced the corridor talking in a loud voice, he made sure that there was hot water ready for tea. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even Rolling Pin Robert, pacing the halls outside, looks serviceable. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I slowed still more, my shadow pacing me, dragging its head through the weeds that hid the fence. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment or two, the bird strutted forward a few paces, and so the man was able to see more of its body. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It catches him when he tries to sleep and startles him awake, follows him on laps paced up and down the floors of the Residence. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He paced by me several times, tossing his big ball of clay from hand to hand like a baseball. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Instead he picked up his pace and left us behind. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mama’s pace slowed, and one man came close enough to touch her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two guards paced the apron before the Chancellery. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Proteins enabled chemical reactions, speeding and controlling the pace of biochemical processes, thereby acting as the switchboards of the biological world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I'm pacing back and forth between the kitchen and the TV room, back and forth, and my whole life is on hold. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So when the gun blew, and we took off, I realized that the pace I had to keep just to stay with the pack was faster than I was used to. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

They kept a steady plodding pace, past a shepherd's croft and the abandoned workings of a mine. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My mother was pacing up and down the room, as if neither direction would do, and smoking steadily. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I pace fast circles around the elevator on the ride down to the youth dormitories. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t pace back and forth in her living room like always, so she just tapped her feet as if stamping out a campfire. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Trepid paced the room, talking as he went. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The head seamstress paced around Mom, peering more closely at her features—her fine bones, creamy skin, and straight dark hair. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I become stronger, pacing myself and using the sangsues to keep from fainting. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Bod was standing five paces from the man Jack. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

In Jackson Park everyone became caught up in the accelerating pace of construction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One hour later, we’re in the living room, where Mama is pacing and wringing her hands. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

His dad paces the length of the room. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I became conscious of myself again, I tried to slow my pace somewhat. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occupation authorities will want to know that a stranger is pacing off distances and making drawings of houses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And the magic through which “to ground" can become “donor gut," combined with his newfound feeling that he had at some recent point received a donor gut, kept his pace quick. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He carefully estimated the distance, closed that window, stepped forward four paces, and held up the knife again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was setting a good pace, but his gait was stiff. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The priestess did not speak, but she slowed her pace deliberately, and where she walked the ice began to drip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After school, I paced around my room, trying to come up with the best method to get Tina to notice me—in a good way—when I happened to glance out the window. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced around the room rubbing his temples. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

From the starting gun to the final salvo, they had rowed as if they could keep going at the same pace for another two miles or ten. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There some paces from him sat the great beast, and all seemed dark about it, and above it loomed the Nazgûl Lord like a shadow of despair. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He grunted and dropped my arm, but he picked up the pace. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not ten paces from the train station when I heard a woman’s voice. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He paces the room until he begins worrying about damaging the carpet, and then he sits in the window instead, watching the people below. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had walked this way at a leisurely pace, examining toadstools and unusual rocks as he went. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He resettled his spectacles thoughtfully, and took a pace or two up and down. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

A few paces from the man, he stopped. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

On most days, I could get away with a snail’s pace. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Eric clasps his hands behind his back and begins to pace, back and forth, before the line of Divergent. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The river of chocolate was flowing very fast inside the pipe, and the Oompa-Loompas were all rowing like crazy, and the boat was rocketing along at a furious pace. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“At this pace, your queen’s dragons will be larger than Aegon’s three before I can lay eyes upon them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Two paces ahead of me, Bobby Gene was walking like he was on a mission. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was also much that couldn’t be planned for, a larger unruliness that paced the borders of our every day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Gandalf now pressed on at a great pace, and the others followed as quickly as they could. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju was not with The General, did not know where he was, and she paced upstairs and then downstairs, worried, making phone calls that yielded nothing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

With this success I was pushed forward at a dizzy pace. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Royal counted off six paces and started digging. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

On the observation train, in a press car full of Washington coaches, alumni, and sportswriters, George Pocock and Tom Bolles paced up and down the aisle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A young, bearded man jumped out and said, “Follow me at a quick pace.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t tell her that Mrs. Sen paced the apartment, staring at the plastic-covered lampshades as if noticing them for the first time. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Rather than seek refuge from the cold inside the White House, the women paced back and forth on wooden planks to get their feet off the icy-cold sidewalks. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Head held high, she forced herself to keep a ladylike pace. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

First I paced around the backyard, cursing myself for being such a scared little boy. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

His pace quickened and he was in them in moments, scattering the birds, grabbing branches, stripping them to fill his mouth with berries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took new interest in the torpedo-fish with their crackling shocks; in the turtles that paced beside yardsticks; in the mice sliced end to end, that their gestation might be viewed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lupita thought of calling out to Salvador to slow his pace, but she did not. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

A few paces ahead, just above the rock wall, ran the brook Kate had spotted their first day on the island. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Don Hume on the port side and Joe Rantz on the starboard were setting the pace with long, slow, sweet, fluid strokes, and the boys on each side were falling in behind them flawlessly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I thought I raised you boys to make good decisions,” Father said, breathing hard as he tried to keep up with my pace. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He doubles his pace, if only to get the expression on her mouth out of his periphery. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Hookers in wigs, short skirts, and fur coats are pacing under the overpass. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was surprised by the way the sharks swam at a slow pace and how they seemed to pay no attention to her at all. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I stop my pacing and sit beside him, resting a head on his shoulder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

After a solitary supper, over which she contemplated all of her planned escape routes and how she might make more weapons for herself, Celaena paced through her rooms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Toads only raced to music, specifically classical music, and winning depended not just on speed but on how much they could keep pace with the rhythm of a song. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Her pace was slowing, and I tried to pull her forward. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He huffed to himself, paced around, and then whacked the door a few times. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We are breathing at the same pace, our chests rising and falling in unison. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He frowned and wiped his brow and paced slowly back and forth on top of the wagon. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He started pacing through the sea of chunky gravel. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

My dad paced around the house with a drink permanently in his hand and a cigarette permanently in his mouth. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The Hessians kept a few paces apart, their muskets ready, their bayonets fixed as if they were advancing on an enemy. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Sirius muttered, pacing up and down, “of course, he’d want to pin it on anyone but his own elf . . . and then he sacked her?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The bosses controlled everything: hours, pace, and wages. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If the damage continued at this pace, it would be worse than he had predicted. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“More journals are coming into existence. It’s hard to keep pace with the articles hitting journals. It’s almost impossible, there’s so much of it,” he says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When I get home, I pace around in circles in my room. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m so excited I can hardly breathe, but I keep a steady pace. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he realizes I have to speed up to keep pace, he slows down. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Despite the rain the pace of work increased. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As black residents paced outside the church, they ranted and threatened. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The required ten paces between contestants put them at the extreme ends of the ledge. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

And — several paces nearer, the gap between them closing all the time — Harry saw that the thing in the person’s arms looked like a baby ... or was it merely a bundle of robes? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Behind them, the other bears paced easily, pulling the fits hurler with them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The Turk leading the group picks up the pace. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

In it there was a single gate of iron, and upon its battlement sentinels paced unceasingly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to pace until I got there, if there’d been enough room. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to do my pacing where she isn’t doing hers, but there’s not much room inside a closet. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Slowly he raised his head and saw her, only a few paces away, eyeing him, her beak drabbling a spittle of venom, and a green ooze trickling from below her wounded eye. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I paced around, trying to figure out what Mop’s dad had told my mom. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It's a strange silence, infinitely small, infinitely large, and I'm locked inside it, pacing, circling the question. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The hobbits could hear no movements, and after listening for a while they set off eastward at a steady pace. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In her dream the walker slackened his pace, hesitated, went slower and slower, stumbled and fell, picked himself up and stumbled again, burning with the heat, fever, and thirst. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alvin Hooks began to pace again, and as he paced he looked at each juror. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the United States, we see these same faces, and our reflex is to pick up our pace and cross the street. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I pick up the pace, and Hector giggles as if a horseback ride from a horse that’s hyperventilating is the best kind ever. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Piper paced back and forth between the mainmast and the ballistae, practicing her lines. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

X-Ray paced back and forth by his car, which was parked in front of Armpit’s house. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

In her office I drink my second drink, pacing the empty space. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She paces a few steps to the right. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The man played and went on, Ben keeping pace with him until the fence turned at right angles, and he clung to the fence, watching the people move on and away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept pacing the deck with tears in his eyes, pulling at his goatee and slapping the side of his head, muttering, “I should have saved them! I should have blown up more stuff!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was still higher than Moch wanted to row, nearly a sprinting pace, but it was what he needed to stay in contention. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The father’s already there, pacing up and down, going over his sermon. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We all trekked at our own pace, pausing often for refreshment at trailside teahouses and to chat with passersby. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Diffidently, Simon allowed his pace to slacken until he was walking side by side with Ralph and looking up at him through the coarse black hair that now fell to his eyes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He paced up and down as he described his vision to the others. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Olmsted’s teeth hurt, his ears roared, and he could not sleep, yet throughout the first months of 1892 he kept up a pace that would have been punishing for a man one-third his age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Presently he rose, and, completely under the influence of his own thoughts and language, began to pace the room with short strides, speaking to himself in a low voice and with great emphasis. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

So I worked at a feverish pace, and I braced myself for cancer. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shed was small enough that I could cover it in five paces one way and only two paces from the edge of the bed to the other wall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He caught up with me, for I was too footsore to keep up my pace. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He paced up and down his room and went to bed early. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The captain paces the upper deck, looking down on the crew, going on about the great importance of the mission, and the importance of this particular day. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

You can tell she paces, because the nap of the living room rug runs backward in an oval, picking its way around the convertible sofa. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I paced back and forth in the kitchen trying to decide what to do next. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fencing scene in. the play had displayed this same measured pace. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The storm that blackens the horizon is sweeping toward us at a frightening pace, its lightning forking closer with each passing second. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cari paced back and forth in front of the porch until Wash told her to sit down so he could teach her the names of his tools. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It must have been about an hour or so later that the BFG began to slow his pace. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, my feet could not keep pace with my soul. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

An SS unit appeared and encircled us: one SS every three paces. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went over to join them, starting to pace my breathing so that I would not stutter. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Directly in front of him, facing him, Don Hume was trying to conserve energy, setting a nice, methodical paddling pace for the boys behind him but not putting much into his own strokes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He stood up and began to pace the veranda. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The giant’s pace was a ponderous one, despite the length and girth of those legs, and he was forever stopping to knock snow off low-hanging limbs with his maul. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Cersei paced her cell, restless as the caged lions that had lived in the bowels of easterly Rock when she was a girl, a legacy of her grandfather’s time. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So I desisted, just as I would have slowed down to an arthritic pace in any job, in the event that a manager showed up to do a time-and-motion study. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the brothers are waiting to put me through my paces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lemos paced the house, baby in her arms and four children following closely, all the time trying to convince her father to leave. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Witchlings picked up their pace, which was proving difficult as their boots sank into the dark red mud. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Silas, who has been softly pacing on the floor, comes and presses his head against Gogol’s leg, looking up at him, wagging his tail. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would be careful to send out flank security, to prevent straggling or bunching up, to keep his troops moving at the proper pace and at the proper interval. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another, wearing a string of bullets over a bare chest, paced nearby. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Washington crosses her hands over her chest and starts to pace, taking deliberate steps. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

All my joints complain and my left leg has been asleep for so long that it takes several minutes of pacing to bring the feeling back into it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again they set out, and again their pace was slower than Pax wanted. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He got out and took his hands out of his pockets and started pacing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickened my pace until I was far ahead of him. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I heard the two boys following me quicken their pace. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Dany set off through the tall grass at a brisk pace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mike had reached us now, with Jessica still a few paces back. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even when Aunt Rose called to see how we were doing, I could hardly talk to her without Lily pacing and mouthing, Sophie, get off! It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When he came up next to her, Dicey stepped back a pace, but kept her finger on the number in the book. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

About fifteen paces away from him, I stop and stare, willing him to greet me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The older paced the small room and would not stop talking. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Or, in my grandparents’ case, the circling worked like this: as they paced around the deck the first time, Lefty and Desdemona were still brother and sister. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She heard the dragging shuffle of someone pacing in a tiny cage. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Queen Wealhtheow paced the corridors, wringing her white hands until the knucklebones nearly pierced the delicate flesh. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was not more than ten paces from me and with one movement I could have picked up the spear and thrown it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced up and down in front of the fire. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“The organizational pace is entirely unsatisfactory,” Moscow scolded its American spies. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paces around me in a slow, deliberate circle, studying me, silent as a predator, his steps echoing in the den. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, I sat down on a rock that I could have sworn I had just tripped over ten paces back and began to cry. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I was against the ropes in my battle with fear, and I lost my bearing, my pace count, my control. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then the boat turned towards me, and stayed its pace, and floated slowly by within my hand’s reach, yet I durst not handle it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Lena Feldt watched them, standing invisible just two paces from where they sat. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was supposed to stay a few paces behind me so it wouldn’t look like we were together,” says Schillinger, crossing his legs, which looks strange with coveralls. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As I walked down the hallway, I could see Uncle Tony pacing back and forth. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I continued to read at a good pace, but I had all but given up on the writing. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She paces the living room as we come in. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Their already substantial computer knowledge was growing daily—they were keeping pace with every advance or evolution of the Net and the Web. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both stroll with an easy pace that speaks of no destination. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

S.Q. picked up his pace, feeling more eager with every step. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We increased our pace; neither of our mothers would condone us coming home late. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He backed up a couple paces, and we took that opportunity to swerve the barrow past the three men. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He maintained the same pace until he caught sight of two men running toward him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Burnham’s work did not cease, the pace at his office did not slow. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Bobby was like a caged panther, pacing up and down, continually complaining about everything, from the food, to the temperature, to the disrespect his captors showed him, and screaming at the guards. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The little group of Believers had gone, but the protesters with their signs continued to pace back and forth. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They kept pace, their piggy eyes just above the water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some time Frodo and Sam managed to keep up with the others; but Aragorn was leading them at a great pace, and after a while they lagged behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her father was waiting in the anteroom, pacing nervously, his hands worrying the change in his pocket. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He paced, he sweated, he swore under his breath. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He’s moving at a good pace in front of me and has just rounded a corner. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He brought a bruised knuckle to his lips and began to suck on it, pacing the short length of the room. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The three galleys kept pace, their blades churning the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We have to go at least a hundred forty-three more miles in order to keep it down to four stops, which means about one hour and fifty-eight-point-five minutes if Q keeps pace.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

We were moving at the same pace, and unless one of us suddenly doubled back and bolted into the dining hah, the exiting crowd would draw us closer together. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He paced in front of the bathroom, growing increasingly annoyed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Cedric took a few paces nearer to the Stunned spider, away from the cup, shaking his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She started pacing back and forth, her face shining with sweat as the woodstove clanged and seemed to suck most of the oxygen from the room. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He stood and began to pace back and forth on the far side of the table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Michael and I put our notepads and pens on one of the tables and then paced around the room, waiting for Myers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If I paced it the way Presto had instructed me, the peepholes slid shut at this point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As though aware of these preparations and their meaning, the three adventurers increased their pace as much as was possible within the limits determined by the old dog’s strength. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

He paces up and down the aisle of the jet, kicking at the bottoms of the seats. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She saw the Giant step back a pace and put the suitcase down on the pavement. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow stood up, grabbed his bag, and stepped off the plane, down the steps onto the slick wet tarmac, walking at an even pace toward the lights of the terminal. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear,” the bee repeated, continuing to pace nervously. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was pacing up and down the patio, but as soon as she caught sight of me, she stopped, flicked her cigarette onto the paving stones and crushed it beneath her toe. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he watched his best friend pace, Virgil thought to himself that Bull still was the best D.I. he had ever met. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the old dog was very weary, mid his pace had dropped to a limping walk. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Volpe obviously had innate talents that related to theater—an ear for language, a feel for pacing and for calibration of emotional pitch, an acute visual sense. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He paced back and forth in front of the bench. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

One would pace beside me, as if keeping guard, then pass the duty on to the next. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

After slowly pacing his street, looking for any movement, he finally saw what he was looking for. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I’m having trouble breathing at a normal pace. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

To keep yourself from pacing, you focus on the fish tank. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The tight way Brick is pacing—I have that same tightness inside me, looking for a way to get out. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Kathy was calmer now, but still she paced the living room. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Natalie paces back and forth in front of the window, digging at her collarbone with her chin. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped pacing for a moment, casting his dark eyes out over his audience. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The train jolts and scrapes and screeches back into motion, the little pile of clothes disappears from view and we trundle on towards London, moving at a brisk jogger’s pace. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hands stuffed into his jeans pockets, Clint stops just a few paces away from me and leans against the fence. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Pollard and the other exercise riders were given instructions to simply lean on his neck, sitting still and leaving the reins loose, so that the horse could choose his own pace. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My words spilled out of my mouth at a breathless pace, and we all clenched our fists and waited for the sky god’s verdict. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He managed to be appointed to the crew of the guide boat for one of the competitors, Mouneer Deeb, which would keep pace with him along the race’s route. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The war operated around the clock—three eight-hour shifts—and businesses sprinted to keep pace. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Hence the greatly increased life expectancy brought by modern medicine may have contributed to the recently accelerating pace of invention. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

In different moments, I’d felt overwhelmed by the pace, unworthy of the glamour, anxious about our children, and uncertain of my purpose. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I had gone only three paces when the musket went off with a terrific roar. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sierra started pacing across her room. “So it would have to be someone who could shadowshape...and how does one get this binding magic?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The coaches picked up their pace, and the King’s guards were able to relax just slightly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But when I land, I find Finnick’s kept pace with my thoughts. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie takes my dad’s hand and together we walk around the enormous hotel as my mom stays several paces behind. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He finally stopped pacing by the back door and now just stares longingly out the windows. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

While Pantalaimon paced the floor lashing his tail, his fur almost sparking, Thorold hastened to bring her stiff, reeking furs and help her into them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Madam wore a groove in the floor pacing back and forth awaiting news of the final British victory, her footsteps tipping and tapping in measure with the ticking of the clock. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donovan shouted wildly, “After him!” and thumped his robot into its pace, but Powell called him back. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

So wand in hand he paced into the air, shot from Pieria down, down to sea level, and veered to skim the swell. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs was pacing in front of the shelves by the time I got back. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She slowed her pace and turned to him, startled. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were just a few paces ahead, and all of them—Tommy included—looked to be in good form, laughing and shoving each other. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit and then Russ begins to pace. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting, he thought, as he looked again at the position of the sun, and hurried his pace. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they have walked a few paces into the structure, Bailey can see why it is called a maze. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was facing her at several paces’ distance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He stopped pacing in front of the jury, took a deep breath, and continued with the last part of his speech. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He walked at a tremendous pace, and the climb up from the beach was steep. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Judging from her pace and the fact she apparently knows every single person in the building, I wouldn’t be surprised if she were actually the mayor of this place. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The guards posted at each archway paid them little more than a glance, though a few nodded at Kaz, who kept a brisk pace, his face buried in his collar. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Every so often, from up ahead, we’d hear a flap of wings or a pigeon’s warble, and we’d pick up our pace a little. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

His pace was fast and sure, and he reached the ground before Otto, turning his last bouncing step into a somersault and landing in a superhero crouch. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have much time to hang out these days, not with the ferocious pace I’d set and the breadth of my self-assigned duties: moodiness, anxiety for the safety of every person, insomnia... The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Cuddy agreed that the latest tip was probably another wild goose chase, but at least it offered a change of pace. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We went down the hill—Francis, sulky because he hadn’t wanted to come, followed two or three paces behind—and wandered through the crowd. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At that point, Penn picked up its pace and began to move slowly out in front. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She could leave the RV and pace the few streets in town. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He paces back and forth in the doorway of his closet. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

My pace slows when I am across the bridge, and Uriah slings an arm across my shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

With a rather absent-minded air O’Brien pushed them toward the others, took one himself, then stood up and began to pace slowly to and fro, as though he could think better standing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I would stand and pace but don’t want to unplug the phone from its socket. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

You all line up and make an X with your wrists in the air as you pace along to the music. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Lavadie, pacing around the sheriffs living room, shook his head nervously. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was a few paces behind Buttercup, he stopped, head properly bowed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah . “I don’t know anything about Bagman except that he used to be Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps,” said Sirius, still pacing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The hard labor of spring planting and fall harvesting is followed, like clockwork, by the slower pace of summer and winter. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Jinx walked forward a few paces, then stopped, not able to see where he was going. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Valentina had over ten times more flying hours than the rest of the students, so there wasn’t any point in putting her through the paces in the training aircraft with the young men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He fixed his gaze upon a white sunshade that was advancing at snail’s pace from the beach. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kutti was pacing about restlessly, as if he understood you weren’t well and it upset him as much as it upset me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Faber got up and began to pace the room. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was no lie at all; Tyrion did not know how much longer he could endure this pace. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But then the law of large numbers started to kick in, and the pace of doubling slowed. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

These were all considerations that the old dog needed, for he had been tired today even before he started, and his pace was already considerably slower. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked the provincial pace of the local train. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His pacing skidded to a jerky halt, and I suddenly felt embarrassed, not sure why I’d said that. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Unless we can help her, I fear she will not be able to hold the pace.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But before the horse got more than two or three paces he tripped on a headstone and the farmer fell off and broke his neck and was dead a minute later. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they began to pace back and forth at the foot of the rock, sniffing the air, for they could smell my tracks and knew that I was somewhere near. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lincoln raised his voice to join in from his pace outside of the circle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Through the open door she could see her employer pacing up and down with a desolate air. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clucked my tongue and once again nudged Plug to pick up his pace. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Luke paced in front of the swimming pool, cursing in Ancient Greek, gripping his sword so tight his knuckles turned white. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” I say, pacing the floor between our beds. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She paced so furiously I thought she might put a hole in the fur rug beneath her feet. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We crept like an atom cloud shot by lasers—or barely at a snail’s pace—as several folks slowed us down to say their hellos. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

They bought up advance seats at an unprecedented pace, packed into special trains, and crammed into the track in record numbers to see the horse they called “the Great Traveler.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gene Johnson, the Ajax of this biological war, paced back and forth across the loading dock among a pile of camouflaged military trunks—his stockpile of gear from Kitum Cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately, all the people in the waiting room got up and started pacing, agitated, lighting cigarettes, running hands through their hair, or checking their wristwatches. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Celia paced the length of the bathroom like an upset hen, her open trench coat flapping behind her like a large wing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In the 1970s, when Ken Seacrest first began his training to join the ranks of America's spies, the pace of the arms race quickened. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The pace of life in North America is different from Britain as you will soon discover,” the guidebook informed me. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

We were past the first full sprint of drink and talk and the pace was easing, settling in. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bombing propelled everyone forward at a quicker pace, anxious to reach Frauenburg and possible shelter. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The distance through the front of the wardrobe, across Henri’s room, across the landing, and to her doorway runs twenty-one paces, give or take. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Marlena laughed and her feet took up the rapid pace on the treadle that caused the rhythmic motion of the loom. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear the Welsh sentry outside. We can count the paces and can tell how far away he is. One, two, three, four—” They counted forty paces. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

We walked for perhaps three hours, talking little because of the steepness of the climb but enjoying being out and keeping a good pace. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then I pace around the small room waiting for Guillermo to return so I can start carving, waiting for Oscar to get the love note and run to me or away from me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They ran, and they ran, striving to keep up the pace set by the Orcs, licked every now and again with a cruel thong cunningly handled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He constantly paced the deck in the nude, staring out at the horizon line and stroking his beard. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

‘Trust to luck again! It nearly failed us last time, but it didn’t quite. A steady pace for a few more miles, and then a rest.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But lately, the leanness of his youth was deserting him at an accelerated pace. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Now get on!’ said Merry, and after that the travellers saw to it that their ponies’ pace was quick enough to push the Shirriffs along as fast as they could go. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The vixen paced over, and Pax drew in her scent—as familiar as his own, but also exotic. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She leaped up and began pacing the floor. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Father got up and paced around the room. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede paced back and forth, her footprints sending long trails across the sand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I reach the building, I pace before the entrance to catch my breath. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A car honks as it passes us, and I see Max jump and pick up her pace. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The floorboards creaked, complaining of Papa’s pacing “Sweden is preferable,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Gebu gasped and fell back a few paces, then straightened himself in anger. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

So he went on at a walking pace and the unseen companion walked and breathed beside him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

His words are becoming more rhythmic now, keeping pace with the thrust and roll of their bodies. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Inigo began to pace the kitchen, his movements quick and sharp, the way his movements were before. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ben and Mary Anne paced the halls of Calhoun High together, deriving strength and comfort from each other’s desolation. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hurried away from them with a shiver of eerie alarm and did not slacken his pace until the soil crumbled to dry sand beneath his feet and they had been left behind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Bodega stopped pacing and returned to his dirty desk. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The tiger standing thirty paces from Julius turned its head, and gazed at him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She leapt to her feet and began pacing, hands on hips, dressing gown flapping. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

One of the older archers had to support Håkon so he could keep up with the princess’s breakneck pace. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

With this benediction, abruptly, he set oiT running; and I, caught unawares, ran after him, and within a few steps had mastered his pace. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it’s still near, an enemy pacing impatiently outside the gates. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Leaning into it, she leads the way along the five straight, short blocks, picking up the pace as she masters the sandals. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He ducked into the hallway and bolted up the stairs into the apartment, where he found Aarfy pacing about uneasily with a pompous, slighdy uncomfortable smile. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jack paced up and down before the door, growling. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found about ten boys pacing excitedly about the dimly lit corner. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped sleeping, spending his nights pacing around and around his stall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel my pulse behind my eyes as the three Dauntless soldiers who stayed behind pace up and down the rows of tables. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

And at the same time, keeping pace with these longings, our distaste for the city grew and grew and became a sweeping, pervading hatred. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eilonwy had gone no great distance; he could see the glow of the sphere a few paces ahead, where the girl sat on a boulder in a clearing. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Reynie found the culvert and marked off twenty paces from it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Filch kept it fresh in everyone’s minds by pacing the spot where she had been attacked, as though he thought the attacker might come back. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

People say I walk pretty good now, but in those days I could set a real good pace. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear Dad pacing around the room, and I could smell the cigarette smoke coming through the crack under the door. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I joined him when I could, jogging while he slowed down so I could keep pace. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He paced, I remember, but it was as though he were doing a very complicated sum in his head. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Then he got up and started pacing, thinking about what little he knew about fission and the possibility of building atomic bombs. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horan, badly bruised and terrified, his finger sliced open from when he’d been thrown from the jeep, struggled to keep up with the punishing pace they set. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He paced and pranced, there on the other side of the creek. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

So I pedal backward and practice riding no-hands, and I make big figure eights like a circus clown to keep slow pace with him as we go. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The people running beside us accelerated their pace, hurling rocks and sticks at the car. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their romance progressed at less than a snail’s pace. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paced around Gay’s office as I chattered on. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He talks on at a very fast pace, but I rewind to one word that Bernie has spoken. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Follow me,” he demanded once more, and he led them a few paces from the kitchen to the smokehouse. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agent Magnus paces in front of us, holding up a metal rod. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The swells grew in size at a regular rate, and the wind began to increase but started slowly and worked up at a steady, growing pace. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and paced in the darkness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, jockeys must have an exquisitely fine sense of pace over each furlong, or eighth of a mile. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Belet paced up and down the street, trying to hail one. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He paced the room with a stern expression. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I quicken my pace and try to ignore the pain. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Four eunuchs paced beside the horses, two to either side, and more were trudging along behind to guard the baggage train. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I say, frantically trying to keep pace with the bus. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was the closest he could come to pacing in the cramped space. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I hop on my bike and we race off, but I keep in the lead, setting the pace, and the pace is fast. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I pace back and forth, the lounge a blur in front of me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But as he looked he saw some small dark thing half buried in snow, a few paces from the gate. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It floated along under them, keeping pace with their feet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ayanna raised an eyebrow as I quickened my pace, but she didn’t comment. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I jump up, eager to help him, I take him up and start off at a run, a slow, steady pace, so as not to jolt his leg too much. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the sidewalk, a massive wolf paced restlessly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She gets up and walks the room, pacing. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Grandma set a brisk pace, and I struggled along behind with a hamper heavy with cleaned catfish. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He paces below the wall, wails, and can’t be comforted or distracted. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Finally, after much snarling and pacing, he leapt from the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Here, you can walk the hall without pacing, because once you start walking, you never reach the end. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I said to Bunny, who was pacing around by the door. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I keep pace and get him chatting about small topics. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

All night—because feverish Mirabelle would not sleep except in motion—she cradled Mirabelle in her arms and paced the length of the room. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Speculation was useless; he speeded up his pace. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She leaped over rocks and ducked under branches and charged through meadows without ever slowing her pace. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She stopped a few paces away from me, her cane slightly raised. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not look back when Gwen called after her, and as soon as she broke free of the crowd, she quickened her pace so that she would not lose her nerve. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between sneezes Methuselah hurried to keep pace with him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He left, pacing the deck, and Bono inquired, “What is a myrmidon?” to which Trefusis rapidly replied, “Good God, sir! Continue!” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

This pace only increased when growers installed improved, steam-powered mills. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Matthias started pacing, his voice rising, as if the memories were getting the better of him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the lowering dusk Taran could barely distinguish the man from the tree; and could have walked within a pace of him before realizing he was any more than a splotch of shadow. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mama is pacing back and forth in front of Ma’s building. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He wondered how long he would be able to go on at this pace: he had had no food since the morning. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The convoy was moving at its old inexorable pace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He kept pace with her better even than the best Mexican dancers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The larger books on the desk are moving at a less steady pace as Marco goes back and forth between handwritten volumes, scrawling notes and calculations on loose sheets of paper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Chestnutt struggled to keep pace, too, so I kneeled and she hopped gratefully into my arms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I scrambled to keep up with the others as we moved at a quick pace toward the Fourteenth Street side of Central High. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched Thalia pacing in the snow at the edge of camp, walking among the wolves without fear. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There, in accord with the customs of the code duello, they exchanged pistol shots at ten paces. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Something whirred and ticktocked at an uneven pace, and Emily finally zeroed in on a glass case with a structure inside designed to keep marbles perpetually moving up in buckets, down slides, and around sprockets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They sped along at a pace that frightened her, but the thunder of their wheels on the hard road and the beat of their scudding feet made her exhilarated enough to ignore the discomfort. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She paces the center of the room, and her dress blooms around her, the color of fresh blood. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Each time my mind replayed these scenes, I increased my pace. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I ran faster, and Chip kept pace with me, but at least he wasn’t smiling anymore. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron paced around it, too excited to sit down. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He starts to pace back, away from the door, which he realizes he’s gravitated near as some fight-or-flight reflex. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Sweat burned her eyes, but she did not slow her pace until she reached her house. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The two English travellers got out to stretch their legs, pacing up and down the snowy platform. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hardly twenty paces from where the hobbits lurked the small orc stopped. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You want a smoke?” asked the recruit, pacing the floor. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He paces the patio, lighting cigarettes he forgets to finish, flicking the butts into the ginger bushes nearby. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Once the Protectorate’s gates closed behind them, though, and the citizens returned with their melancholy broods of children to their drab little homes, the Elders quickened their pace. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I slow my pace, staring down, my throat dry. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was midafternoon when he and the men noticed that the current was starting to pick up its pace. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He stepped back three paces and looked right at me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to pick up our pace. Quick—where would I find a book called Hoosier Hospitality written by Eve Healy Aresty?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Having reached his destination, McCandless slowed his pace, and his mood became more contemplative. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was another tree some fifty paces past the first one. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Camels are traitorous: they walk thousands of paces and never seem to tire. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went to the banyan tree and sat down, twenty paces apart. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad paced in front of the television, which was off. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I pick up the pace to cross the town square, staring straight ahead, wiping the fear off my face, fighting the tears that edge into the corners of my eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The pace of training seemed to accelerate in our last two weeks. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coroner paced to and fro a few seconds before he spoke again; his face was red and his lips were pressed tight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nessie sets a good pace out of town, and we pass other families in their wagons as well as a few folks running. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

My dad started pacing again and suddenly, somehow, I knew that the fight wasn’t the thing that was bothering him. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He worked at his pace and I just followed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came swiftly from the North, walking like wading herons in their gait, but not in their speed; for their legs in their long paces beat quicker than the heron’s wings. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was twenty years younger than Calvin, but found himself unable to keep up the pace. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man with the beard, who I saw rocking in the dining room when I first came in, is pacing the central hall, staring at me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I walked a few hundred paces south to where the road rose sharply. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been calm after dinner, but now he was agitated again, pacing and whining constantly. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Gale, who is too restless to sit at the table for more than a few hours, has been alternating between pacing and sharing my windowsill. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He’s pacing along the porch in his slippers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The boy’s body quivered; but he made no sound, he walked on at the same slow, steady pace. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once again both in the saddle, and he was setting a faster pace. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wedge my shoulder, which still seems under my control, under Peeta's arm and do my best to keep up with Finnick’s rapid pace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cari paced the bit of path at the top of the bank while Beto squatted down by the water skipping stones. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That, to my mind, is only three ingredients and constitutes a refreshing change of pace. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“So I suppose you’re going to tell me he caused the hurricane in the West Country too?” said the Prime Minister, his temper rising with every pace he took. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He starts to walk again, so I imitate his pace. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Alvin Hooks skirted the edge of his table and resumed the slow, fluid pacing of the floorboards that had been part of his strategy all morning. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They went in a dream, unguided by owl’s hoot or bat’s squeak, but only kept together by the necessary pace which the sleeping forest imposed upon them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Backstage, I pace back and forth, waiting for him to come and meet me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I knew only the rain and the old man who toiled to keep pace with me; and I knew our goal. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s matching our pace—which means we can’t slow down, not for an instant, because if we do, it will overtake us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance sprang from her seat once more and paced around the room. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I nudge Gale and slow my pace ever so slightly, to allow a wall of people to form between us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t know whether I should take her arm or not, and so I don’t; I walk along beside her, watchful at crossings as if she’s blind, slowing my pace to hers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The white man had a holstered gun slung'low about his waist, as in the movies, and was pacing briskly about, shouting orders and pointing in all different directions. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He followed irresolutely for a little distance, half a pace behind her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then he turned away again, and paced up and down the room once more. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But fear was already in pursuit, as it had been every day on the plantation, and it matched their pace. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Moreau turns to pace a few steps before meeting my eyes again. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She nods just as the light changes, and within a few minutes, they’re creeping at a snail’s pace down a street lined with mostly boarded-up buildings. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

She paces the shore, her arms crossed over her breasts. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was very narrow, but it was ninety feet long, big enough for Charles to pace in every day. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The professor spent every lecture muttering inaudibly as he paced in front of the chalkboard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They watched him pace as he waited anxiously to meet his wife. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Back in Berkeley, Lawrence redoubled the pace of the deuton bombardments. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Nine wolves were on the path behind her, all pacing restlessly, all watching her as she crossed through the gate. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The pace of admissions seemed to be multiplying by the hour. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He adjusted his pace to match the roaches and soon found a comfortable rhythm. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had dismounted when they left the road, and she walked steadily at their pace over the brow of the hill and down into the gully. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Frustrated that I’d missed it, I paced the floor, locked my inmates behind another gate, and waited for some news. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The group picked up their pace and arrived in the Square to find that a crowd had already gathered, the people gawking up at the flying machine as if it were a mythical beast. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He stood up in his agitation and walked a pace or two this way, a pace or two that while Hester watched unblinking from the bench. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began to pace, squeezing the coiled phone cord in her hand. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Gives me a body blow that sets me back a few paces. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start walking, then pick up the pace until I'm almost running. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d say the site is about a half-kilometer total size. The trees were coming down pretty fast. There must be a big group or large equipment or both to be moving at that pace.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His feet set a fast pace, and I hurried to remain with him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He notices that all three of them are walking at the same pace, staying easily together as a group. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Wanting to shake the corporals off, he quickened his pace, overtook the Scotsmen and pushed his way past a group of nuns shepherding a couple of dozen children in blue tunics. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as Victor raised his camera, Prosper quickened his pace. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Moving at a pace not much faster than a mule, it plowed furrows along a strip of land a half a mile long. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something whirred and ticktocked at an uneven pace, and Emily finally zeroed in on a glass case with a structure inside designed to keep marbles perpetually moving up in buckets, down slides, and around sprockets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jack was coming up the path, running at a dead-dog pace. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I probably would have done better in a boxcar, where I could pace back and forth. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eratosthenes knew that the distance between Alexandria and Syene was approximately 800 kilometers, because he hired a man to pace it out. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beaten with whips if they fell, beaten if they failed to keep the pace, they headed slowly away from everything they had once known. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped up and paced the length of the cell. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She’d paced the deck of their flying warship, the Argo II, checking and double-checking the ballistae to make sure they were locked down. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And if no one sees you, the monster said, picking up its pace, too, are you really there at all? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I’m falling all over myself as I stop pacing long enough to collapse in one of the chairs. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Methuselah had but to move a few paces and he was blocking the doorway. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She moved away from him, paced slowly, with measured steps, about the room. “—see, we lived on Mars. That’s how come I know androids.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She got up and began to pace the room to dispel some of the anger before Rishi and Ashish came back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He grinned at Polly, and paced the floor as he told his story. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stephen’s dad paces around angrily while I sit in a chair and stare out the window behind Principal Jenkins. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Three more soldiers appeared and lined up a few paces behind him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arm stopped pacing and stared at his friend. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph jerked away from him and walked a few paces along the beach. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It occurred to Shadow that there was another wolf, a twin to the one that Wednesday was riding, keeping pace with them in the sand dunes, just a moment out of sight. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Reshevsky nervously paced the stage, once again waiting for the absent Bobby to arrive, this time to play the disputed thirteenth game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The officers marched behind us, forcing us to keep pace with them. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Teddy paced to the windows and stared out at the vast expanse of buildings. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yuni was a kind and gentle person, but she had only one pace. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She quickened her pace on the dusty stretch that led to the main road, but five of them, all in tattered army uniforms, soon surrounded her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The free companies, well mounted, could reach Yunkai in six days of hard riding, or eight at a more leisurely pace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I pace in our cell in Erudite headquarters, her words echoing in my mind: My name will be Edith Prior, and there is much I am happy to forget. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Frodo and Sam stopped dead, but Pippin walked on a few paces. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But I slowed my pace and pretended I couldn't hear a thing. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He was better. But starring in this show, being the lead dog, it’s intense. The pace is grueling. It takes a certain kind of fearlessness. Guts. Fred just may not have what it takes.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They had been going for a long while — Pippin had tried to keep count of the ‘ent-strides’ but had failed, getting lost at about three thousand — when Treebeard began to slacken his pace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

C.P. paced the floor until the food arrived, at last running out of excuses to sit down in a public place with two black people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If they kept an aggressive pace, how long would it take the Sons of the Six to catch up with them...? Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Flashes of musket and shotgun fire burst from the Ocarrion as it rattled off at a moderate pace in the opposite direction from her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The thought of seeing falcons on the wing lightens my feet, and I step up our pace through the rugged farmland. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

You must stroll through the Pacific at a walk­ing pace, so to speak, to see the wealth and abundance that it holds. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She picks up her pace, because she pictures another man behind her, trying to catch her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was moaning and growling and pacing about the lifeboat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thor and Loki ran after the giant with the untiring pace of gods. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t, it seemed, keep up such a pace. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time Dorothy Vaughan traveled the road between Farmville and Newport News was far from the last, though the unrelenting pace of research at Langley made anything but the shortest trips home impossible. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She left on foot, moving at a sloth’s pace toward the pond. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There, as we shall see, the expansion assumed a speedboat pace, as bearers of the cultural package raced eastward into the previously uninhabited Pacific Ocean beyond the Solomon Archipelago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan walked slowly to the outhouse, making sure that all the spiders were able to keep pace. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Up in the citadel, pacing, her true body shivered in kind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A man, not in uniform, detached himself from the spot at which he had been standing; he approached Rick Deckard at a measured, unruffled pace, gazing at him curiously. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dragging Loo with her, because his arms were still connected to her hips, Jinny walked the three long paces in the sand, to lean over Ess. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was a few paces away from them when suddenly the group broke up and two of the men were in violent altercation. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They had only gone a few paces when Hermione’s bandy-legged ginger cat, Crookshanks, came pelting out of the garden, bottlebrush tail held high in the air, chasing what looked like a muddy potato on legs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I can’t even sit long enough to draw—I’m pacing back and forth on deck to counteract the motion of the sea again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I tie my shoes in a hurry, pull on a jacket, and sprint out of the room, catching up to the line of initiates quickly, conforming my pace to theirs. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Beauty Minister is silhouetted ahead, her pace slow and steady as we approach the pure gold chrysanthemum throne. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the Neolithic Revolution progressed at a very much slower pace in Europe. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up the pace, half walking and half jogging. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There it was, in a clearing of flat stone — the evil animal was pacing back and forth as if it were waiting. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Overhead the moon shone through the bars of the fire escape, and it kept pace with us as we walked inside, like some restless animal pacing in its cage. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked along the ledge of the highway, Rosaleen moving at the pace of a bank-vault door, her spit jug fastened on her finger. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We can make a better pace than this, surely," Royce said when the moon was full risen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His soldiers moved about twenty paces behind the action. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He spent long days pacing the Tech Area, popping his head into labs long enough to help solve problems, dropping into offices to join the ever-raging debates. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the stupid brutes, too ignorant to realise what was happening, merely set back their ears and quickened their pace. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem possible that something so simple could’ve had such a profound effect on my cardiovascular system, but my heart never slowed its pace. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now the official procession is approaching the stage, mounting the steps at the right: three women, one Aunt in front, two Salvagers in their black hoods and cloaks a pace behind her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asked if War Admiral would set the pace, Marcela was coy. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stamp, stamp, he went, striking the wood he trod on with a convulsive grip at every pace. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bodega kept pacing around the room with the energy of a shadow' boxer. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Everybody pounding their bongos at the same pace, the sounds we were all making together, how it was so hypnotizing and spiritual. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The two little boys seemed to be struggling valiantly to keep up, and Chess saw that Rocky and Other-Emma kept having to force themselves to slow down to their little brother’s pace. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I paced our driveway while Trevor shot the basketball into the hoop a few more times. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The wagon continued its slow side-to-side pace toward the town, but behind it the villagers grew silent as one by one they noticed what sat in front of the synagogue. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was still pacing when Sean came home from his shift, shaking the rain out of his hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

After leaving the mountain stream, my pace was much slower. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he went and sat by himself a few paces away and whimpered a little. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then he notices that there is a girl standing some paces away, also sheltered beneath the awning, and she is poring over the pages of a notebook that he is quite certain is his own. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

To drive his point home, the chief paces around, looking the new people in the eye, pointing his long index finger at them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we reach the stream, I see the water has dropped considerably and moves at its old leisurely pace, so I suggest we walk back in it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The everyday life of District 12—workers to the mines, kids to school—resumed its usual pace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There is no noise save the scribbling of pencils and the pacing of examiners and the clunking of the huge radiator. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Henry paces over to the elaborately carved fireplace across the room and leans on the mantelpiece. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I followed the map to a tee, pacing my steps, trying to identify the landmarks that my squad leader had highlighted. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Over the speaker, he could hear Butler’s pace quickening to a run. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger was pressed hard against a crooked tree trunk, and there, terrifyingly close, twenty paces at most away from the two of them, was Basta. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was racing to keep pace with a woman who shouted orders over her shoulders to us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman hastened to the king’s side, taking his arm, and with faltering steps the old man came down from the dais and paced softly through the hall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Abruptly he quit pacing, and the look he shot at me made me sense that somehow the chance question had hit him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

William comes to a stop about thirty paces away from them. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Now go, dear, but don’t kill yourself driving at a desperate pace. There is no need of that.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, he jumped forward across the ditch, and took a dozen paces quickly forward, eyes closed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Werfel was glad they had the two guards pacing behind them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He stood up, paced around the sofa once, twice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miig stood, pacing his Story pace, waving his arms like a slow-motion conductor to place emphasis and tone over us all. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She was alone, pacing slowly, talking under her breath, pointing and directing remarks to an invisible audience in the room. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

A black jaguar with gleaming eyes paced in the corner. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance sprang up from her seat and wiped her eyes as she paced around the room. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Another fifteen minutes went by while Marcus looked at the floor, the dentist paced, and I stared out the window. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The sister was coming at a sharp pace from her end of the ward, her heels resounding in the venerable space. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He took a pace or two up and down. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

All afternoon they cleaved eastward never turning nor slackening pace. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s pace was picking up, but Thomas stayed on his heels, surprised at how familiar he felt with the directions, usually even leaning into turns before Minho showed the way. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He paced the land off carefully, three hundred paces lengthwise and a hundred and twenty across. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I pace, trying to temper the old frustration. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But his frustration at the glacial pace of change in his city had worn on him. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Instead of letting people respond at their own pace, he forced them to make a decision within 500 milliseconds—half a second. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was as difficult to stop his relentless pacing as to refrain from shouting. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She was awake and dressed, pacing the narrow corridor between the beds, before the four-thirty bell. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She’d also been around politics enough to be unfazed by its intensity and pace. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You see? That pace would never be possible in the public school. You can only do that at home, where you can sit down and really focus, with no distractions.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He worked as hard and as fast as he could, not trying to pace himself. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I looked at Papa who was pacing up and down, wringing his hands. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had been inside the dream for less than a minute—two mere spans of the great seraph’s hand, paced forth and back—when she realized that she had a smile on her face. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If she were to fall, she'd plummet at least forty paces to the ground. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They were about ten seconds off the pace he was looking for at this point in the season. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He shut his door and I heard him pacing back and forth. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But he hadn’t walked five paces before a high voice spoke, though Quirrell wasn’t moving his lips. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Hugo slackened his pace, and they came to a stop in front of the shadowy doorway. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When I reached home I found my mother pacing mechanically about the shack, murmuring helplessly, desperately, uncontrollably, clasping and unclasping her hands. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a dwarf, half his brother's height, struggling to keep pace on stunted legs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t look back; instead I quickened my pace. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Mary didn’t pack the new clothes she bought to take with her on the trip. And poor Mrs. Dalton’s been pacing the floor and phoning Mary’s friends all day.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He paced by the river, rubbing his hands together, then his tattooed face, then running his hands through his hair and beard. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But it’s not like me swimming, the rhythmic strokes, the even pace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Johnson paced the floor, talking on the phone. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Now he’s pacing and muttering to himself, tapping his fingertips together. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He began pacing and then realized that one of the parquet panels on the floor creaked. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I had rested and was able to run again I paced myself so as not to tire myself as I had in the wild, first dash. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gun’s gone off for Fiona’s race, so I pick up the pace even more. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t slow her pace even a tiny bit. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I’m always hopping on and off the bench, pacing back and forth, rattling the safety fence, and spitting sunflower seeds. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

She moved away from him and began to pace back and forth in the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At this pace, they would make it to Phoenix by Saturday afternoon. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He’s so nervous about his brother’s arrival that he’s been pacing the hall and jumping whenever he spots someone with a tan complexion or a white beard. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

My mom was already in the kitchen, pacing as she read her notes while my dad coached her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Groves set a punishing pace for construction, demanding that the first racetrack be running by July 1, 1943, and all five by the end of the year. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I slowed the car as I saw him turn to face the men, his cane held at chest level as he shortened the pace. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It always startled Bloom that his feminine, self-effacing wife not only liked to be in front on a hike, but also could maintain a strong, even pace. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tall living statues studded with jewels paced back and forth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

On that particular Holy Thursday, Severo was pacing up and down the drawing room worrying about the scandal his daughter had provoked at mass. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slipped on the tennis shoes and paced around the kitchen. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Con paced back and forth in the clearing outside the cottage, his shoulders taut with worry. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The pace of progress has continued to be brisk: manned orbital flight; humans orbiting, then landing on the moon; and unmanned spacecraft outward bound throughout the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smoked his cigar and paced the length of the cell with the folder tucked beneath his arm. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt kept up a steady pace now as he crossed the tall bridge that stretched over a railroad yard and a narrow river. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Traveling at a slothlike pace, it had taken three days to map eight miles. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Gradually his breath quieted, and his heart slowed from its wild pace. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I wondered if T. Ray was pacing the floors feeling as injured as I hoped he did. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The social workers that she confided in invariably suggested that she enroll Bobby in a small private school where he could receive closer attention and where he could develop at his own pace. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Remora paced in front of Barry and Clyde, his hands out of his pockets now, flinging in all directions as he talked. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The jackrabbit had dodged, dug in, taken a hard right turn, which apparently surprised the coyotes enough to throw their pace off so that the rabbit maintained at least a small lead. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Part of your name is Indian,” the man said, pacing his steps with hers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ghost kept pace with them for almost half a mile, red tongue lolling from his mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We keep pace with the horses' canter, following the lanterns the riders carry. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Mahisha started pacing to and fro against the limits of his cage. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

For warm eyes or a soft voice or a slow walk—that’s all—a few hairs, a line, a brightness, a sound, a pace, she gave up family. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hopped off the table and began to pace in the grass, energized now. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A band of orange and yellow ignited the sky, glorious and unexpected, as spectacular as fireworks, but changing at a stately, barely perceptible pace. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The batter was just the way I wanted it, when I heard him pacing around the living room. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, the bodies made little impression on Herrod, however, for despite his lagging pace and the lateness of the hour he pressed onward to the top. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They all think I’m killing myself at this pace, but what they don’t understand is that I’m living at a peak of clarity and beauty I never knew existed. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take it down a notch, please,” I panted, holding my side, and Sahil immediately slowed to what for him was a leisurely pace and for me was still a brisk walk. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Thus attired he descended gingerly to the platform and began to pace its length. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hurled them across the donga, and they landed in the middle of the street, a few paces from the approaching policeman and his naked captive. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally she found someone pacing back and forth and had to step away quickly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The dog paced back and forth, his voice taking on a preach- erly kind of grandness. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They quickened their pace that afternoon, the dogs running faster as though they, too, were eager to seek the shelter of the trees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It pained Mariam—it pained her considerably—to picture Rasheed panic-stricken and helpless, pacing the banks of the lake and pleading with it to spit his son back onto dry land. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He took another pace or two up and down, then stopped. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

All of ’em had to have a stoop and a picket fence and a flower garden out front and had to be exactly ten paces off the road. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Ten more paces, perhaps fewer, and he would be among the trees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was about ten paces from me so I could see him clearly. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lets go of Ainsley’s desk and starts pacing back and forth at the front of the room. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Back and forth, and I don’t believe she knew where she was or even that she paced. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

At school, we’d been put through the paces of teacher-led evacuation drills, dutifully enduring lectures on how to stop, drop, and roll. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Ridgeway didn’t alter his stride to accommodate Cora’s hindered pace, walking ahead of her and unconcerned that she might run. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I drew my shackles up and down my wrist; he wrapped his fingers in the lace of his sleeves and paced about the yard. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He paced like a caged animal, and Luke had no idea why. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I take off walking and he follows a pace or two behind. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I drag the shopping cart behind me, slowing my pace so I can walkalong with Mami, who is wearing her high heels. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

In a little while Colonel Cathcart’s arches began to ache from pacing back and forth so much. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Time passed and my uncle paced and asked the guards what was happening. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Scientists in Britain had found a few people who seemed particularly adept at multitasking—potential supertaskers—for Dr. Strayer to put through the paces. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

We alter our route frequently and stay off the trails, which slows our pace but makes an ambush more difficult. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I pick up my pace a little more, let a delivery truck rumble by, and make a quick dash to the opposite sidewalk, walking back the way I came. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I used to do this thing with my dad,” Boy21 says—he’s still pacing. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

At practice, Luma would ride her bicycle around the track for half an hour, setting the pace for her players, who ran behind her. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The golden monkey leaped into Mrs. Coulter’s arms, making little sounds of distress, reaching out to the snow leopard as she paced away, and Mrs. Coulter’s face was a mask of tears. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He marched us out to the clearing at a faster pace than normal, yelling and pushing at us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I pace the room a little, remembering to limp for the camera. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Even after crossing the highway to West Oriole, Roy didn’t slow his pace. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The group was spread out across the full width of the corridor, running at a steady but quick pace—Thomas wondered how long the non-Runners would hold up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Bodega began to pace the room with excitement. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“If this rain doesn’t stop we’ll have to leave and find work somewhere else,” he repeated, pacing up and down the floor. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d rebraided her hair, spilled a box of thread, and after picking the spools up, had taken to pacing back and forth. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It took three days to reach Suwon at the slow pace they walked. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Row upon row of identical tents, cook fires, tethered horses of officers, camp followers, stacked muskets, the quick, smart pacing of sentries. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the senior inspector took a couple of paces forward, and as he did so everything became clear. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I quickened my pace while still maintaining control of my red case with the 360-degree spinning wheel option. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Joseph stood up from the dining table and started pacing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I’m twenty paces along when I see the shooter in the middle of the road, rifling through our luggage. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

My anxiety level is spiking again, and I pace around the nurses’ station, making Dolly, the morning charge nurse, nervous. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He would turn on the lights and then pace back and forth for a while without taking off his coat, hands clasped behind his back, shaking his head. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Six paces from him I spring to a stiff salute and maintain it until I am six paces beyond him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She carried water to the field hands, and listened to their rhythmical singing, watched how the movement of their hands, their bodies, was paced to the rhythm of the song. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I row a steady pace toward the scarecrow, listening to the rhythmic squeak of the oar sockets that complain with each stroke. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He paces on the flattened grass by the ditch, remaining remarkably clean, while the driver labors to change the tire. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had not gone ten paces before the entire slope, weakened by the downpour, collapsed with a loud roar. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I would pace for hours like a caged leopard, viciously cursing aloud to myself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep a fast pace in the semidarkness, my breath coming out in a cloud, and when I find the turn off the main road, the sun is only just beginning to thaw the air. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Lola was pacing the floorboards, one hand to her brow as she skimmed through the first pages of the play, muttering the lines from the prologue. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He moved along the bank a few paces where generations of peasants had worn a “highway,” and soon came to the path. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Clutching the cub, Neel picked up his pace, Rupa at his heels. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I start off in that direction, set a swift pace, and cover the four miles in a little more than an hour. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembers the German pacing outside Hubert Bazin’s gate, the edge of his newspaper rattling the bars, and closes the door a fraction. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She stood and paced slowly around the table. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up at the ceiling, and I heard Erik pacing back and forth, back and forth, in the cage that he had made for himself. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced back and forth, testing his legs. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The world snaps back to its regular pace. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when he caught sight of her below the McCullys’ farm it occurred to him to slow to a walking pace and follow along at fifty yards. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They rest in weeds twenty paces off the road. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She paused, pacing back and forth in front of them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything goes bright in my view—and an instant later, I’ve regenerated a pace behind the others. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Harry was reminded of Uncle Vernon pacing the living room a million years ago. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Erin says all this while sprinting next to me, and for some reason her words make me pick up the pace until she stops running. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isabel walked about ten feet in front of us, but she’d turn around every few paces to make sure we were still there. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

While we load the van Grandma paces, cussing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We were on day eight since RiRi, keeping a steady pace with early mornings and late nights, when we were jerked to a stop by Miig. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Frustrated by the slow pace of progress, physicist and U-Committee member Ernest Lawrence urged the committee to bring in some fresh talent. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat in there, or paced, alone a great deal of the time, and Mama had to bring his meals from the mess hall. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few paces from the cauldron, struggling madly, Ellidyr broke free of the warriors. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Millard hummed to himself and paced a little and recited a line from the tale: “the birds still went to visit him, now and again, in the land below.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Well, Miss Love and I shut up, and Grandpa commenced pacing the floor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We slowed our pace, but it didn’t seem to help. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Please, let your feet come just a few extra paces along the pavement, just a few more, come on, just a few more…. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As it increases its pace, the sea itself seems to resonate with its movement, beginning to revolve in a slow eddy, but quickly picking up speed. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He turned the corner and picked up his pace. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nita switches on another set of lights that illuminate the drawers, and paces along the left wall. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Leroy jumped off the desk and started pacing along the front of the room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Thomas stood up to pace around the little room, fuming with an intense desire to keep his promise. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It appeared suddenly, savaged its victims’ bodies, and—because there was absolutely no cure—killed at an alarming pace. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Coach shouted, his face red as he paced the sideline. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The veterans continued to work at a furious pace to raise more funds and shepherd the project through the governmental agencies that still had to approve the design. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The announcer continues down the row at a rapid pace. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Through technological advances in communication our planet is in the final stages of being bound up at a breakneck pace into a single global society. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They grunted and shivered their heads and picked up their pace a little, but five minutes later they had slowed down. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rapidity of change and the speed with which new situations are created follow the impetuous and heedless pace of man rather than the deliberate pace of nature. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At other times she twisted a handkerchief in her hand as she paced the hallway. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hisao was lean and tough and worked methodically, never altering his pace. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bucket made its way around the room at a snail’s pace as each man studied the contents and chose a small portion of discarded potato or bread or gristle. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly before the lunch break, her slack pace caught the eye of a guard. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A hundred paces away, the rest of the family huddles in the dirt in a tight little knot, half hidden by rising dust. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He paced outside the Shack, worried on so many levels. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I got an idea and quickened my pace until I caught up to her. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

They had sat with him on the curb while he got his breath back, Mark’s hand resting carefully on his shoulder as his heart slowly returned to a normal pace. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When he found the cabin, he studied the map, paced twenty feet away from the cabin, and spotted the first pile of stones. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

These small details spring out from the thickest brush and shadows, but the larger pieces stay crouched in hiding, and the largest piece of all lurks in the deepest, darkest cave, pacing and putrid. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Through the raging walls of the whirlpool, I can see the Abyssal Serpent spiraling down with me, matching the pace of my descent, the same way it matched the pace of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

At seven, Grandma appeared and I watched her pace up and down her patio, turning every few moments to gaze up the hill at our house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Make that a mite stronger," said the outlaw, beginning to pace. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now he was visibly upset and began pacing in his cell. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

She left just enough of her consciousness seated in her body to do that much: pace the length of her terrace and know if anyone came near her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Indoors, too: When we walk into the foyer, a young girl in a white nurse's cap paces back and forth with a sobbing toddler, trying to calm him. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

A police dog named Silver, trained to pace up and down the shed row, stood patrol. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the night he was wakened by a light, and he saw that Gandalf had come and was pacing to and fro in the room beyond the curtain of the alcove. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Let us pick up our pace, shall we?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He set off at an easy pace, with Pipkin close behind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d pace round the room, searching through closets and drawers, telling me stories of her life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Local legend had it you couldn’t take three paces without stepping on broken glass, dog poo, or a rusty piece of the pool’s slippery metal slide that had flaked away. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I pace back and forth in the hall for a minute and then run back downstairs. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Grandma quickened her pace and caught hold of Muriel by the upper arm. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Bronwyn paced along the wall, chewing her fingers, too consumed by worry to eat. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He paced his office, holding his pipe in the palm of his left hand and rubbing it with his thumb. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Pulling my sister's hand, I make us pick up the pace. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Two people are pacing around in the third room, a man and a woman practicing a theater scene. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found himself moving about at a deliberate pace, without rushing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I wonder how she calculates her pace—with her watch or with her brain. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

They drove toward the lake over the park’s rough roads at the pace of a funeral cortege and with equal gloom. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Uncle Vernon said nothing, but continued to pace up and down. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Bull, pacing in front of Virgil’s desk, brought a restlessness and a fever to command, a yeoman’s rigidity, and a genius for inspiration, whereas Virgil had the natural instincts of a general. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their shadows kept pace with them down below in a way that could never happen in the true Weep, enshrouded as it was in one great shadow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She put her hand over her heart and took a couple of paces back to where Cecilia and the girls stood watching. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I paced around in my hospital gown and socks, too tired and too wired to do anything but worry. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The lone cheetah paced back and forth, the muscles in his shoulders shifting with each step. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

So he picked up the pace with a few Civil War hymns, but even so, she finally waved her hand and told him to stop. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Fig leapt to the floor and paced at the closed bedroom door. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She paced the floor, crying and tearing her clothes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He didn’t hear me call, nor see me flap my parasol in front, and there we were, quite helpless, rattling away, and whirling around corners at a breakneck pace. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hides his surprise at my British, no-trace-of-India accent and quickens the pace of his words. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pace across the well-worn carpet until my mother hangs up. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He strode on angrily, knowing it was a pace he could not maintain for long. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After that, I paid more attention to what I was doing and worked at a pace to last all day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They rode now at an easy pace and dark came down upon the plains about them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I quickened my pace, passing students left and right. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He paced about die camp restlessly, muttering to himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was keeping pace with her, about thirty feet away. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Then she started pacing up and down the room, punching one fist into the palm of another. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iorek Byrnison was pacing swiftly, moving both legs on one side of his body at the same time, and rocking from side to side in a steady powerful rhythm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then I start pulling the food out of the trash, putting it back on the shelf, trying to match her pace. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He said I was “developing” at a rapid pace and gave me a different kind of book as “a reward.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The rain falls so thickly around her that she can hardly see more than a few paces ahead but she remains both warm and dry. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The satyr slackened his pace, looking back with a mischievous grin. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Suddenly and without slowing his pace, the BFG turned his head sharply to the left. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unsettled, I quicken my pace, eventually persuading an elderly Plebeian man to direct me to Teluman's forge. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht pulled branches sideways out of these saplings, then paced between, pulling up six more saplings. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A car pulled up alongside me, slowing to match my pace. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But now I tried to keep up a steady pace, wiping the sweat off my forehead and ignoring the burning in my legs. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She paced the rooms, the phone an extension of her arm. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Olanna laughed and noticed that they were both walking at a leisurely pace and that their steps were in harmony, their slippers coated in brown dust. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But when a giant claw pierced the air bubble they were in and snipped at his neck, Nathan doubled his pace. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He kept pacing around, whimpering and whining the way he does when he's nervous about something. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She tried not to look at him as she paced the rooms, but the parrot saw her and squawked a weak “Love you” through the pane. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hurry to keep pace, allowing myself a small grin. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The goat stopped pacing, letting out a little bleat. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She spent entire nights pacing up and down the floor. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paced his deck, craning his neck for a better look at Joffrey's fleet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The road narrowed and grew steeper, and our pace slowed a bit. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The headlong pace had left him puffing, and his wrists were chafed raw from the manacles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She paced back and forth across the linoleum floor, picking the red polish off her nails and talking an incoherent stream about a murder she’d heard about on the news and the traffic in Atlanta. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I pick up my pace, trying not to turn my ankles in the potholes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Xan pulled herself to her feet and started pacing the room. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Around them, the pace of the village continued. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Whoever it was seemed to be traveling at a breakneck pace with little regard to obstructing bush or foliage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Grace drove home at the pace of the snail, if a snail could get its driver’s license and didn’t really want to go back home. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

At the far west end, a man paced, cleaning his glasses on the hem of his shirt, again and again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Don’t look—” she said, not altering her pace. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

If Mars Bar cranked up the pace just a notch, Maniac would pick it up within a stride; if Maniac inched ahead, Mars Bar was there. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stallion responded to this new touch on the reins with mighty bursts of speed, so much so that Lluagor could barely keep pace. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish their route didn't have so many open spaces," Willem says, walking his bicycle at a slow pace. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He quickened his pace, and they followed him wearily. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Behind the woman, following at the hem of her dress, was a big white cat, pacing without sound. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yet as she listened to her husband pace the floor, night after night, she must have wondered. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Pax left to pace the perimeter of the clearing again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He walked at a steady pace, his eyes steeled in the distance beyond George. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Not until then did I see Weylin waiting for us a few paces down the road. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moving at the snail’s pace that is the norm above 26,000 feet, the throng labored up the Hillary Step one by one, while I nervously bided my time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Fifty paces back, our bags are scattered on the road where we flung them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Even more than before. Do not change your pace, or the whole thing will be ruined.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I dodged it and fell back a few paces. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Mama stepped out of her high-heeled shoes, leaving them behind, her pace quickening in stocking feet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cobb spurted back into the hallway, fast enough that the Seven Horsemen themselves would have had trouble with the pace. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But it’s all right behind the haze of dopamine: losing the campaign job, the restless days pacing his room, Do you feel forever about him? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The girl stayed quiet through the journey, never complaining as they maintained a brisk pace, up and down the rocky terrain and then up and down all over again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I was pacing in my small office, nervously running through the possibilities of what the Court might be debating so close to the execution hour. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We set a brisk pace, walking what felt to be great distances away from home, slowing only when the path became steeper. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“I know what happened,” my father says, getting up to pace the way I often do. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Time is speeding up, and with it, the pace of the action. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

They were dragging their feet, and their pace had fallen significantly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Slowly their fear of the Orcs died away, and their pace slackened. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Axel paces in front of the reception desk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They paced the corridor in a menacing group, talking in grunts and comparing the size of their clubs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z