| 单词 | packed |
| 例句 | After we packed our belongings and loaded them into the car, we headed south to Santa Maria. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At the start of the ninth game, more than ten thousand fans packed the playing hall, the lobby, and the surrounding streets. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I hung the phone up, packed a few things. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Xan fastened her traveling cloak and slid her feet into a pair of sturdy boots and packed her satchel full of bottles of milk and soft, dry cloths, and a bit of food for herself. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He reached for his bag for another packed meal and devoured it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z 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 Hundreds of guests stood around the packed rotunda in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I packed only the darker garments, a blue crew neck, the alligator shirts, and my corduroys. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I had packed a backpack last night for the road. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And then the whole crowd behind him became so stiffened and packed tight that he couldn't move at all. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The first few carriages were already packed with students, some hanging out of the window to talk to their families, some fighting over seats. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When it was cool enough, he packed it away in the rucksack and sat, ignoring the spies, to wait for Lyra to come back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We drove back to New York packed in Daddy’s car, while Henry slept peacefully in the back of his own car with Walter driving. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The streets are already packed, indigenas and mestizos and tourists all crowded together, trying to find good spots for watching the parade. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The light was always dim, and the shelves were packed so high that you couldn't see over them. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Something was inside its chamber, packed in too deep to see. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He had returned to Montreal, argued bitterly with his wife for two weeks, packed two suitcases, and flown back to London. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In fact, I wanted all of my fanciest clothes with me, so I packed my church clothes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z All of Mr. Staphopoulos’s belongings were packed into his station wagon, and some things were even tied on top. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z It was with the hope of a peaceful and quiet place to live and work that they packed up for the move to Down even as the workers protested around them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowds packed in, surrounding the seated Texans and reducing them to four disembodied voices. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z His girlfriend and Dan follow the neuroscientist’s gaze to a group of three people standing nearby in the middle of the packed room. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A less courageous woman would almost certainly have sold the house and packed her bags and headed straight back to Norway with the children. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It was packed into fruit barrels and shipped to the United States. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy went to his room and packed his belongings. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The attic is filled with boxes and furniture packed so tightly it’s hard to move around. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After breakfast I washed out my handkerchief, packed it back into my nose, and went out to the bomb shelter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As the fire bore down on them, they unloaded dynamite from the automobiles, packed it into Howard’s dealership and the surrounding buildings, and blew it all sky-high to widen the firebreak. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Each little tree was now packed with dirt about a foot high, with a few green leaves sticking out at the top. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Telemakhos, now strong in the magic, cried: “Come with me, friends, and get our rations down! They are all packed at home, and my own mother knows nothing!—only one maid was told.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Brightbill, when we first saw your mom, she was packed in a box and surrounded by soft squishy stuff...” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They know their performance has packed an enormous emotional wallop. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We look out at our view of clouds framing the sky and houses packed on roads that slope into each other. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Miss Gage packed the bottles in the rucksack. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It’s even worse when your parents pick you up in the middle of the day in a packed truck, and you don’t get to say goodbye to anyone. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The first thing I packed was my pale-blue dress from the dance procession. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z This room never had a wooden floor, just soil packed hard and smooth. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The Maya, packed by the millions into land poorly suited to intensive farming, were dangerously close to surpassing the capacity of their ecosystems. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Breakfast was finished in two minutes, and they packed up. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I packed my unwashed combat fatigues and sent them to my family with a note: Dear Parents, Here are my clothes, still stained with the sweat and mud and blood of Bougainville. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The parlor car, packed with businessmen behind their newspapers, commuting homeward after their workdays, was electric with Malcolm X’s presence. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We had twenty tables in the restaurant, and it was always packed. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Hazel stood, the pelletlike snow falling around her, and then, so quickly it was like she had superpowers, she bent down and packed a snowball and hurled it at him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z "You could have just packed up and walked away," Matilda said. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The worst news was that the crime-scene technicians had found something unusual in the charred rubble of the casino boat—a fireproof, waterproof lockbox that was packed with cash. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z In my family, with four of us packed into less than nine hundred square feet of living space, we’d never had any privacy anyway. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They packed us in again, just like on the train, but there was still a little room to move. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She had packed a picnic for all of us and served this delicious mango juice she’d bought at the new juice bar that had opened up in place of Wilfrido’s office. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I laid out two suits of underwear, with socks, shirts, collars and ties, and packed my trunk. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa Bobby said, “Oh, I’ll be fine. Your mom even packed me a suitcase.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The girls can visit nice houses that way, and if they’re invited in, see who’s packed to go out of town. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They packed up and headed out the far side of the cavern into a drier, roomier tunnel. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I packed up my bag this morning—I’m all ready. I’m sure I have enough for you, too.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had not thought that the trunk was not fully packed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They were bloodstained and compactly folded and packed in the baskets. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He dried it out carefully and packed it away in the metal chest. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z You just hitched a horse to a sledge and slid over the packed snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra’s possessions, such as they were, had been packed ever since she’d woken up and seen the land. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The playground is packed with kids riding bikes, playing hopscotch, and shouting at each other over the rules of different games. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As I packed up my desk and said good-bye to friends, a chapter of my life closed that day. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Masks packed suitcases with the things they would need: herbs, dried animals, noxious oils and an assortment of knives. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A real masterpiece, as thick as a brick and packed with noteworthy bird facts. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z For two days, in a congressional hearing room packed with spectators and news reporters, as flashbulbs went off and news cameras whirred, Elizabeth Bentley revealed the sensational details of her spying for the Soviet Union. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As we come closer to the main town square, the crowds grow even more packed, a solid mass of people. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Jeep was packed, we stood barefoot in the driveway and said our good-byes. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Thanks to Uncle Al’s superior marketing techniques, the big top is packed solid. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He and Minho packed their backpacks with more supplies than usual; there was no telling how long they’d be out there. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z His breakfast companion had packed up the morning's breakfast—fire, pans and all—and made it vanish into his pack. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Everything was exactly as it had been when he had packed, but he was certain that the sports bag had been expertly and methodically searched. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The family could have been deported, my gran could have been arrested, my mom might have gone to prison, and I probably would have been packed off to a home for colored kids. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then they visited Zonko’s, which was so packed with students Harry had to exercise great care not to tread on anyone and cause a panic. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He was up and on his way to the door before I could get my bag packed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He hired our da as a dishwasher and took us to a neighborhood like no place I’d ever seen—tall brick buildings packed together on narrow streets teeming with people. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They had brought along a couple of short-handled trench shovels, a duffel bag packed with American clothes, and a suitcase with money sewn in its lining. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The docks had been packed with sailors from all over the world, lugging crates and barrels and shouting out in languages he’d never heard before. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The night before the funeral, she packed her things. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nathan was packed up and gone by the time Lily left for work. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The mountain is white, the wind blows, the snow is hard packed, but spring is beginning in their hollow maple. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the photo albums are packed away, I take my fa- vorite picture of Jaimito, sitting in his wooden airplane, a giant smile on his face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu followed her around as she packed books and pointed at things for the driver to pick up. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was packed red clay, scraped clean of trees and grass. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The parking lot of King Middle is packed when we pull up. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A half hour later, fed and packed, they stood in front of the riveted metal door of the Map Room. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I packed the sketch pad and met Fred out front with my bike. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I fish out a small block of cheese wrapped in a cloth that Ben packed. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I walk with purpose and with the knowledge that if this room was packed, every eye would be on me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Once the remaining Weasleys and Hermione had joined them, Harry and Ron led the way to the end of the train, past packed compartments, to a carriage that looked quite empty. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z My parents, Alex, Adele, and I packed our suitcases for the journey of our lives, not that we had much of anything to pack. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Dell accepted the position, packed up his barely driv- able Ford, and headed south. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A tree cracked behind us, and then there was the unmistakable sound of steel slamming into packed mountain earth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I brushed Wishbone while Jackie packed, stuffing her shorts and things into her duffel bag and telling me again how lucky I was to have such a nice place to live. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Though he had had his dinner before leaving for the station, a four-layer tiffin carrier packed by his mother sat at his feet, in the event that hunger should attack him in the night. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We sat with Kazi for the rest of the day while he packed up the kitchen and made food packages for us. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Miss Maggie asked as we packed up the treasure in small portions and sealed the boxes tight. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He took back his books and packed them away again in their bags. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of his friends’ families had already packed up and left when the evacuation rumors had begun. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We're not packed as tightly as we were upon our arrival, but it's ironic—now I wish for that closeness to insulate me from the icy air blowing in. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then Matt packed everything up, stowed the chest in the shadows, and made his way back home. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z By the third day after the fire, the Lockton house was packed tighter than a barrel of salt cod and smelled worse. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone immediately ran forward, forming a packed crowd around her, a palpable excitement hovering in the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z By three thirty on January 1, they had filled two large horse- drawn vans with “goods, well and carefully packed.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She placed the pot in one end of the boat and packed grass around it for protection. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But Drake is the Republic’s best university, and seeing as how the best are always assigned to the military, our drill room is packed with students. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And then, still packed in her crate, she automatically started to speak. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We duck into the amphitheater's armory, which is packed with men in red leather practice armor. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Maybe Friday, then? It’s their last night. It’ll be packed, but worth it,” she says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The church was packed with women in black, each one stoically suffering the three hours of the Crucifixion with the tortured Christ. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “They weren’t taking us to another camp. They packed up as many guys as they could and said we were being brought to a testing facility in Maryland.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Alby walked over to him and sat down cross-legged; the crowd of boys followed and packed in behind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The Baudelaire orphans went to the bedroom and glumly packed their few belongings. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z They will have to restart, something they’ve grown used to doing; their youth is packed with more history than most teens their age. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I had wet the potassium-nitrate-and-sugar mix and packed it inside a standard casement. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The school gym is worse than that because you’re packed in and everyone is shouting, and you can become trapped. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Though it was difficult to see from far away, he made out something glittering and silver packed into its small chamber, bits of what looked like crushed leaf. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Along the way, they changed the way lettuces were grown, harvested, cleaned, and packed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The Corderos lived in an enormous, sprawling farmhouse, with an attic so packed with junk that Miguel’s little brother had once gotten lost for a whole afternoon. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I packed my things and looked around for some of my loyal nurses; I was disappointed at not being able to thank them and bid them farewell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Black men, women, and children suffering with everything from dementia and tuberculosis to “nervousness,” “lack of self-confidence,” and epilepsy were packed into every conceivable space, including windowless basement rooms and barred-in porches. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It looked like a packed crowd of people of assorted sizes, standing umbrella-protected in the rain. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Every inch of wall was covered with bookshelves, and every inch on the shelves was packed with books. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Once again Cavern Hole was packed to the doors, but this time it was for a purpose very different from the feast. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It had been picked, packed, and chilled on Monday, flown by jet to Los Angeles Tuesday, trucked north and put on sale in Berkeley by Thursday, and steamed, by me, Sunday night. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Next, Triphena made her wait while she packed her a parcel of food large enough to feed a table of harvesters. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z A soul tune was blasting out of an eight-track tape player, and all the black women packed between the peeling wooden benches were singing and dancing to the music. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The words were packed together in an unintelligible lathered herd. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For Christmases and birthday parties and summers packed with distant relatives. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z There had been no one to reassure him that his parachute was properly packed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I told them while we packed our suitcases. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The words numb my tongue as if it’s been packed in snow coat. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a universe where I stayed home and packed like my mom wanted me to. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The library was extra packed with spectators for the fifth day of the Olympic games. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Her mother had packed her a dress, the way she always did, even though she knew by now that Nok would never wear it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He undid the collar and lead from the sparrow’s neck, and packed them away in the haversack. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Their holds were packed with trade goods, wines and silks and spices, rare woods and rarer scents, but the ships themselves were the true prize. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A foot’s length of tightly packed cleavage is directly under my nose. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Inside, Webster’s is packed with guys wearing scarves and jackets and skinny jeans. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z We packed our purchases on the porch and realized, together in the same instant, with joy and amazement, that Mary Ellen was no longer part of our retinue. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The square’s packed with screaming people, their faces hidden with rags and homemade masks, throwing bricks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z By then Kathy would have the Odyssey packed and ready in the driveway. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “What on earth have you packed in here? Bricks?” asked Mo as he carried Meggie's book box out of the house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Then there were harness-barrels, in which the armour was packed in hay for expeditions overseas—some of it was still packed from the last expedition, and a curious mixture it was. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z By eighth bell, the mansion is packed with the finest Illustrian families, along with a few of the wealthiest Mercators. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I packed every last possession, said my farewells to Sabrina, the rest of the cottage staff, and the other kids, and headed out the door. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They had been itching to get under way ever since they had disembarked; the sledges were packed, the dog teams were in their traces. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z My suitcase was packed and resting by my bed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Already he has personally packed them into a crate and belted it shut and numbered it with white paint and seen it loaded inside a train car where it sits under twenty-four-hour guard. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And being packed together inside a small tube magnified the rudeness of segregation. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z It smelled strangely, as if packed with dirty damp socks, which upon closer inspection she recognized as cheese and fish. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Now, my hands were tied together behind my back, and the men in the black uniforms had packed four of us to a seat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Cahokia, however, was a huge collection of farmers packed cheek by jowl. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The place was packed, with a line weaving around the front area of the shop. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z It’s packed earth on all four sides, with walls that curve inward and a rounded ceiling. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Now you go on and finish helping your mama get packed up.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z With the chairs in the orchestra pit, our auditorium seats over six hundred, and there are people packed into the aisles, and rows of standees at the back. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Every year for the Air and Water Show, we packed a picnic and drove north along Lake Michigan to the fenced-off peninsula where my father’s water filtration plant was located. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The shovel sank a few inches into the packed earth. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Nearly five thousand people were packed into the auditorium to hear Theodore Roosevelt speak to the National Geographic Society about his trip down the River of Doubt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z There was still plenty of snow on the track, but it was better packed than she had imagined. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They reached the entrance hall, which was packed with people queuing for dinner. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He only packed his paper, pencils, and some clothes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Elizabeth packed the red collar and seemed satisfied—too easily, he suspected, dreading her disillusionment. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Last of all she packed the alethiometer in its black velvet cloth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She saw clusters of cells packed with bricks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In a bedroom that last night I packed the big brown valise, and my mother sat nearby sewing initials onto the clothes I would take. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I say, my mouth feeling like it’s packed with marbles. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The trip is unannounced, the boy’s small suitcase packed without his knowledge. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I happened to be watching him as he very carefully packed the tobacco into the bowl from a yellow oilskin pouch. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Less than a month later, we packed up and prepared to move to Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This place is packed even on a Saturday. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Police packed bus after yellow school bus with smiling children. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Behind her waits a small convoy of vehicles packed with Amity—but not just Amity, because Abnegation, with their severe hairstyles and still mouths, are among them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Handel’s first eighteen oratorios in London theatres were packed- house affairs. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z People packed the bar from wall to wall. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z At four o’clock in the morning, September 16, 1978, every- one in the family was up—my mother, father, brother and five sisters—watching me as I packed my last bags. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was designed to be packed away quickly or abandoned. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We had arrived almost twenty minutes late, and the benches were packed to capacity. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It's the Saturday after Christmas, and Waffle House is packed with old people and kids and random guys sitting at the counter reading actual printed newspapers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I would sit on a rock or a log, take out my packed lunch, and examine the contents. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They left on foot, carrying two suitcases packed with clothes, toiletries, Desdemona’s dream book and worry beads, and two of Lefty’s texts of Ancient Greek. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The awards were made on Parent’s Day, before a packed audience in the school courtyard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom packed me a sandwich for the field trip. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As a Caltech graduate student, Carl Anderson spent several days in a packed lecture hall straining unsuccessfully to make sense of Oppenheimer’s class on quantum mechanics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It’s hard to climb up the way the float is so high and packed with bags and I try to get up by climbing the wheel. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z At the moment it is mostly an arrangement of packed soil and stacks of stone forming tall but rudimentary walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bert and his parents packed a few belongings and then climbed into an SS army truck filled with Jewish families. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She cleaned out her storage locker and packed her suitcase. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I go into the fridge and give her the lunch she packed. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The path was well maintained, though narrow; the dirt was hard packed in the center, and tufts of brown grasses grew along the edges. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I ran most of the way out to the encampment over the packed snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was packed with a hundred or more letters, all from my grandfather. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Oh yes,” said Hermione vaguely, but she packed all the books back into her bag just the same. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After I packed my knapsack, Blanca stepped in front of me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z There was no time to carefully sift through our prized possessions or to label neatly packed boxes. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It’s larger than Finch’s but packed full of clothes, shoes, purses, jackets. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Considering how tightly packed these pines—which look suspiciously like towering dragon-giants in this moment—are, moving even the slightest bit in the wrong direction could be disastrous. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z As I packed away my supplies before the concert started, Colton walked over with a boy about a foot taller. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The street and sidewalks are packed with people, and we’re all sweating and wiping our faces with the bottoms of our shirts and fanning ourselves with anything we can find. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Unassumingly entitled “Experiments in Plant Hybridization” and published in a scarcely read journal in 1866, the paper was written in dense German and packed with the kind of mathematical tables that Darwin particularly despised. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z At night, Horan and the other men rolled out their poncho liners—thin, quilted nylon blankets that provided a little warmth—and slept on the packed dirt floor of a hut. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She used her spoon to scrape up the last of her lunch, which her dad packed for her every day in a cleaned-out yogurt container. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The little man sniffed, and they packed up their things and walked on together. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He stared down the long hallway packed with kids and tried to get his bearings. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The room was so tightly packed that Ocean and I were already pretty close to each other. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He told us to stop fussing, and then with no efforts to repress his disdain he packed her into a rickshaw bound for the polyclinic. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I travel so much now that my wife keeps alternate suitcases packed so that, when necessary, I can just grab one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But they always packed back to their ships and sailed away before Hygelac or Beowulf could catch them. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She probably keeps his clothes in here, packed in mothballs. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Instead of a polished floor, they stood on packed dirt. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I disjointed my rod and Bill's and packed them in the rod-case. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He had so much unfinished business here in France that it seemed to him sensible to delay his departure for England, even though his bags were packed, his strange, heavy bags. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “The trip is grand timing,” said Mummy brightly as she packed my suitcase. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The hospital is packed with people, all of them yelling or racing back and forth or yanking curtains shut. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The grocery store that shared a wall with the coffee shop was too packed for any shopper to enter. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The two horses tore across the packed earth of the drill ground, and for the first time in his life Johnny heard that wonderful music— galloping hoofs on hard earth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls around them were covered in solid ice, and his footsteps crunched into the packed snow. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Of course, the 2 train’s packed with commuters, and the 7’s even worse. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They wound their way through the packed bookshelves, taking a detour by the crafts section so Emily could stoop down and check on the Inkheart book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As she packed, she hummed “You Are My Sunshine” and explained to me, “We’re moving to the Sunshine State to live happily ever after.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He sewed a plaque filled with radium to the outer surface of her cervix and packed another plaque against it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I watched them scatter and sink into the crevices of the things I had already packed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Now if it was me, I would have already been packed, but he does things at the last minute. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Within minutes, they were surrounded by dozens of armed police, who arrested all of them, packed them into vans, and drove them to Marshall Square police station. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I rooted again, but there was hardly anything in the pack—a map, a light sweater, a water bottle, and a packed lunch. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I know this happens, that some of the Jews who disappear are packed like winter linens in other people’s basements rather than relocated to work camps. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The hallway is packed with kids, all frantic, all babbling at the same time. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z As the houseguests packed and departed—many of them doing so that very night—Ophie, along with the ghosts of the house, listened to their whispers and murmurs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z By the time the computers reached the end of the line, where they were packed into red-and-white Sayle Enterprises boxes, the compartments were completely invisible. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Once my trip was booked, I inventoried everything in my hideout and packed the items I wanted to take with me into an old rucksack. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When I returned from South Carolina the first time, I lived in the Pace home, which was packed with at least ten children, mostly preschoolers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I walked five miles over low hills through the woods to the town of Etna, where I sat beside an old cemetery and ate my sandwiches, then packed up and walked home. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They packed their few possessions without speaking, and for that Ekon was grateful. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Must have gotten it for Christmas, he thought, as he packed and fired, packed and fired. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z So many shelves packed with so much food! Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform packed with people. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z His stubbornness was packed beneath so many layers of pride that it was impossible for me to be angry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “This match has been canceled,” Professor McGonagall called through the megaphone, addressing the packed stadium. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z City hall, as I learned on the sweltering summer day I showed up to meet Valerie for a job interview, was both alarmingly and upliftingly packed with people. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The loosely packed soil on the Fowl estate was very well aerated, and a lot of that air had entered Mulch’s tubes along with the soil and minerals. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The car contained badly decomposed bodies packed so tightly they were still standing, one body supporting the next. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z But that was a lot, packed into someone’s living room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “The next one will be packed, too. Tickets don’t matter at a time like this!” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I packed up the cookies, grabbed my coat, and headed out. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Yet the trees were tall with sturdy trunks, packed tightly together, the canopy up above thick with leaves. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This year’s festival is packed, but remembering Darin, I feel wrenchingly alone. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The bags packed, I cast my eyes about the crowded kitchen, dimly lit by a flickering, half-burnt candle. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z One Tuesday morning four hundred excited schoolchildren were packed like sardines inside three buses. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z If my mom hadn’t packed my lunch on 18 September 2013,1 wouldn’t have gotten to the cafeteria early and sat at a table that belonged to a group of seniors, which included my brother. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The day after the courthouse demonstration, Ellsberg sat in the back row of a packed auditorium at the War Resisters’ conference. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When I woke later on, I opened the lunch bag Mameh had packed for me and inside, tucked between the knishes and matzoh balls and chopped liver, was her Polish passport, with her picture inside. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they packed more straw between the vases. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The air would hang warm and heavy, and sometimes there wouldn’t even be room to pogo because the store would get so packed. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Everything we owned was neatly packed in cardboard boxes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The ground was packed so hard, the tip of my shovel bounced off it like a pogo stick. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The guns arrived in narrow tin boxes and were packed in Cosmoline, a brownish substance the consistency of lard that had to be stripped away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The provisions were already packed up; they only had to strip down the tent, and they could go. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z More than twenty men are packed into the bedroom. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z But it does seem to be a driveway, actually, cut into the hard- packed dirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When Alyce returned, the midwife was waiting in the yard, her bottles and herbs and linen neatly packed in the basket beside her. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Whole families are squashed inside the few shared taxis in the line, bags and bundles packed around them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Two irregular sequences of bases could be regularly packed in the center of a helix if a purine always hydrogen-bonded to a pyrimidine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The onions must be harvested, packed into the rough sacks that Mercy had sewn, and stacked ready to be hauled into Hartford or bartered for goods when a sailing ship came up the river. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They took to the Kareh-Ariana hillside, living in makeshift slums, packed in huts, fifteen or twenty at a time. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Lady Isobel said they would return in the spring, so Ash packed her two books of fairy tales and all her winter dresses. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The car isn’t packed and I’m able to spread my legs a bit to get more comfortable. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I packed the brushes Maxim had given me, a nightdress, my dressing-gown and slippers, and another dress too and a pair of shoes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z This idea, however, came to nothing: The corridors, which were packed with people on the lookout for the lunch trolley, were impossible to negotiate while wearing the Cloak. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Both countries deployed new fleets of submarines packed with nuclear missiles. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They fit like a bunch of circus clowns packed into a Beetle. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Now the City Circle’s packed with refugees, and the Peacekeepers are going door to door, breaking into places if they have to, to assign houseguests. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He packed Us scanty traps, not understanding what had happened, but feeling that he had escaped calamity by a hairbreadth. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hail Mary,” Maria Teresa began, “full of grace . . .” I turned around and saw the packed pews, hundreds of weary, upturned faces, and it was as if I’d been facing the wrong way all my life. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we packed up a few essentials and drove to a little log cabin nearby. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The radiators didn’t kick back on until late that night, but with all the people packed into our apartment that afternoon, it started to feel a little more like Christmas. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z We broke down our tents and packed away our stuff. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Joseph prayed over his sons and Nell while we packed bed linens and blankets. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like the rest of Chattana, the Mud House was packed with people. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I watched him drive his horse and cart and my letter away down the paving stones, then hoisted a packed knapsack onto my back. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z "We're leaving for the airport in half an hour so you'd better get packed. Your brother's upstairs all ready to go. Get a move on, girl! Get going!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z After clearing away leftovers and washing dishes at night, Naomi packed four lunches, folding wax paper around the sandwiches and laying out the thermos for Henry’s coffee. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There was also a machete, two knives, and a wooden crate packed for shipment with the lid pried loose. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “I packed everything. You’ve got your toothbrush, underwear, shoes, and all your clothes.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The Gondwannans and the She Elephant were packed off in police vans. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “He found out how right he was. We packed it away by the plateful and clamored for more. We all knew we were sick, but we had no idea we’d been poisoned.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Get them packed. Get your lady dressed. I will take care of them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z All the day before we moved, my father and uncle loaded the truck with boxes that my mother had packed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the day, as I was headed home in a packed black bus, the jubilation I had felt throughout the day waned. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We wrapped her wrists with beaded bracelets, gave her castor-oil enemas, packed hot cactus compresses on her brow. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z One of Illyrio’s chests had been packed with a child’s clothing, musty but well made. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When I realized how dirty my fingers were, and how much dirt was still packed under my nails, I dropped it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The low growl of ten guys in a room huffing and bouncing, packed in tight. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The small home was packed with more than thirty people, whose chattering fell silent when I walked in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “The day my mother packed Oreos in my lunch. She’s a health nut. It was supposed to be a nice surprise.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Fourteen of us packed into the minivan and started on the long descent to Franklin, in a snowless valley far below. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Taps the packed sand with the flat side of his shovel. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He stared for a moment at the piles of fruit, bread, and dried meats the yumboes had packed for him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The hall sounds like a packed football stadium. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It was always so crowded down here by the water—even more packed than the streets up where Carmen lived. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Sullenly he packed a travel kit with his toothbrush, dental floss, razor, shaving cream, and a jumbo bottle of aspirin. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On that July morning, her weekend bag already packed for Massachusetts, she was making scrambled eggs when the phone rang. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We packed a few belongings, stored the rest in our barrack, and left our Carcachita, our old jalopy, locked and parked in front. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The roads are packed with Dauntless soldiers, all marching at the same rhythm except the officers, who stand every few hundred yards, watching us walk by, or gathering in clusters to discuss something. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I packed for two hours, but I couldn’t begin to get everything in. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I hammered the pins back into their hinges, and then packed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z She’d packed their lunches until they found their feet, then sent extra food to work with Day so they didn’t go hungry between paychecks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, please,” she says, pushing the stroller and herself through the tightly packed bodies. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The lowest deck was packed with cargo, forming narrow walkways in the hold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Mom had packed me a cheese sandwich, graham crackers, and a juice box, so I didn’t need to stand on line when my table was called. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Roosevelt and the others couldn’t see them because the animals were hiding and blending in among the densely packed leaves that make up the upper level of the towering trees, known as the canopy. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z "We've packed in our own supplies, my lord," said the Old Bear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On a cloudy, rainy day in September 1975, I packed everything I owned into an old green duffel bag and Ma drove me to the Greyhound bus station. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceiling was velvety black once more and most of the school seemed to be packed beneath it, all carrying their wands and looking excited. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She packed her suitcase, drank a bottle of water, and stepped out the door. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I pictured a church packed with people who thought he liked basketball, and I wanted to puke, but I knew I had to go, since I was speaking and everything. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The backseats were packed with dusty children and dogs and toothless grandparents and rolls of bedding and boxes of canned goods. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Three hours to go. Are you all packed up already?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I packed my suitcase and went to her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Diamant sewed her jewelry into her girdle and our money into her bra while I found water, tidied the kitchen, packed food, and hid the candlesticks. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The government people waited by the door while my siblings each packed a small bag of clothes and things. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The place was packed because a popular konpa band had a ten o’clock show scheduled at the reception hall next door and some older couples in sequined dresses and tuxedos stopped in for dinner first. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In the mornings, I packed the girls’ lunch boxes with Lunchables and Capri Suns. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Not with me,” Bailey says, remembering the suit packed in a trunk at home that was only ever pulled out for special occasions. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z You did not see them again except as sport clothes, odd-looking at a table among the closely packed peasants in black smocks. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I turned in my books, packed my bags, and said farewell to my few friends and teachers at Sunrise High School without shedding a tear. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She had packed her dinner from the night before, so our bag was full. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The debate itself was well attended, the tiny hall packed full of students, community leaders, and a sprinkling of white liberals from Duke University. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Rishi walked to his bag, and digging behind the paperbacks he’d brought with him, he reached to the thing he’d packed at the last minute, without really letting himself think about it—his sketch pad. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z By the time we got the TV equipment packed up and put away, it was bedtime. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the juice splashed on Pecola’s legs, and the burn must have been painful, for she cried out and began hopping about just as Mrs. Breedlove entered with a tightly packed laundry bag. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Amari gloried in its warmth, for her head felt thick, like it had been packed with straw. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In England the excited Hunter family were packed in readiness for the voyage home. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When called, Fred Gray’s student witnesses offered a very different story, of two police officers confronting a teenage girl with frightening force on a packed bus. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Sturdy, with double walls and an attached lid, it was exactly the size to take the vases and padding tightly packed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He reached for it “Let me see what your granny packed.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But if the branch is bushy, or if one branch is packed inside another, a left-branching structure can give the reader a headache. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Otto Hahn, the man who had discovered fission, was found sitting at a desk in his office, a packed suitcase beside him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He closed the door to his tunnel, packed his clothes, and went to sleep at the hospital. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, with the issue of whether the Carter Cowboys would stay in the playoffs or be replaced by the Plano East Panthers, the place was packed and frothing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They packed up as quickly as their chilled fingers would work. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The back of the bus is already packed with people. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Her two brothers also are sniffling inside their car packed to the roof with suitcases. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He pulls out five small packages of cheese and crackers, the kind that get packed into school lunches. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much to the narrow room: a clothes cupboard, some shelves, and a bed of tidy, tightly packed feather mattresses covered with hand-embroidered quilts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We were walking along the solid part of the sand, where it was dark and packed tight ’cause the tide had just been there. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “What an idiot I was! Those people don’t help you go anywhere. They lead you straight to the Farm Patrol. “I packed everything I owned, including the Virgin I had brought from my village. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I put it down beside him, and he opened it and began to look through the extra underwear and shirts and socks I had packed. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of so many kids packed into the hallway raises my eyebrows. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Nailer could tell she wasn’t impressed, but even he was glad they had Tool with them, someone to protect them as they threaded between tightly packed shacks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Psychically, it was a rabbit hole, a midden, hot with the frictions of tightly packed life, reeking with emotion. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “How are you going to feel seeing your mother? Going to be happy?” he was asking Bailey, but it penetrated the foam I had packed around my senses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The floor was packed dirt with a forlorn little heap of soil here and there where some burrowing animal had got in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Without friends and a packed schedule to keep me busy, keeping track of time and numbers has become a prime source of entertainment. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I packed my things in Uncle Chester’s trunk. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There are three different stacks of orders and the oven is packed with more. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The bus was packed with a motley group of men and women who represented the spectrum of ages, neighborhoods, backstories, and motivations. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Next day I’m delivering a telegram to Woolworth’s and there is the answer, a whole section packed with paper and envelopes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The reception room at the library is small—which is good—but packed with people, which is not good. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z I wore it as I collected my schoolbooks and packed my bag. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z These they packed in boxes, preserving the order in which she had shelved them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, his boss reprimanded him for leaving a safe packed with top secret documents open overnight. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Bera-Bera was my favorite stuffed animal, which my mother had packed in a box. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As soon as my bag is packed, I start unpacking again, stuffing everything back into the drawers. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The room is packed with faces, most of them familiar. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z After a couple of days of Dad’s torture, more than a few of them packed their bags and headed back to Ohio. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They didn't just hand them over in a plastic bag—no, they were always packed in a beautiful box and tied up with a ribbon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We wrap up our stage practice at Convention Hall, and Miss New Jersey announces, “I hope everyone packed their swimsuits! It’s pool time!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My mother had packed a small jar of hot beans and some good, green chile wrapped in tortillas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Several hundred high school students packed the room, waiting for my presentation. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This year the station was packed, not just with students and newsmen, but also with parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, next-door neighbors, and utter strangers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The roads, still packed with vendors, felt even more crowded than before, so compressed with people that it was impossible to walk without being jostled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Your dad says he’s ready to leave. You packed?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Even though there are a lot fewer trainees than we started with at the beginning of summer, the place is packed with tutors and coaches of all kinds. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I could sleep in my own bed and each day set off in clean, dry clothes and with a fresh packed lunch. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z During the Harding administration, in the early 1920s, the Justice Department had been packed with political cronies and unscrupulous officials, among them the head of the bureau: William Burns, the infamous private eye. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Forty-five thousand rowdy fans had packed the track to see him run, and they had made him the heavy favorite. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This Jake was a baby she found, and he and Sing grew up together, and I guess rather than be packed off to some Quaker school, she ran away with him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Late that night she packed the brown bag and shoved it far under the bed. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z When we got to the Big House, we found Chiron in his apartment, listening to his favorite 1960s lounge music while he packed his saddlebags. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I packed my few belongings and never looked back. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d packed the new bottles of Rescue Remedy, but the base formula still sat on the counter. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “The place was packed. He’s a very famous technology prophet. His TED Talk, ‘Our Brilliant Tomorrow,’ has been watched nearly two million times online.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z He found a set of china packed away unused in a wooden crate filled with excelsior. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When she received Tiller’s postcard about the first purple crocuses springing up beside the creek and new leaves dangling like emeralds, she packed her bags and moved back to Ruby Holler. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z On the first day of July I packed a bag and took a cab to Reb Saunders’ house. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But when Willow packed her toothbrush and told Henry to grow up, Henry was the one who cried. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She had packed enough clothes, toiletries, and food for two days. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There are banners with my name on them, waving frantically in the packed seats. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Limbo is packed with little black babies flying around and crying for their mothers because they’ll never be admitted to the ineffable presence of Our Lord and the glorious company of saints, martyrs, virgins. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Once I have one packed, I charge Erin and take aim. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa packed a sweet potato, a pepper, and two tomatoes in his bag, all the fresh food that Rashid Uncle had. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “And if you hadn’t accidentally stumbled across a field packed with bees?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They rush in and out of the house, leaving packed boxes or bulging plastic garbage bags on the porch for the movers to load onto the truck. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the density became more like the town of Saint-Denis—tall wooden houses packed side by side. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He remembered, now, how they’d packed moss underneath their legs and lolled in the tree looking up. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I took my meds and Mom drank coffee while she made sandwiches and packed them in our travel bags. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d really packed a lot of revelation into one short day. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When we arrived at one of the main outside courts where we were to play, we found it packed with reporters and white spectators. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In New York, I rolled and packed a great quantity of sticks, and sealed them into jars. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I also packed a bag with sensible things like jeans and sweaters with hoods and underwear, and socks to wear at night on our hands and feet in case of bugs. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The colosseum was packed to its rounded walls. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z We snaked our way among the merchants and the beggars, wandered through narrow alleys cramped with rows of tiny, tightly packed stalls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They washed and packed their tools and walked out into the blazing heat. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mom had packed a picnic and Dad had brought his saxophone, so we made a whole day of it. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The filmmakers packed up their cameras and rushed to the editing room to see what kind of footage they had. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The flames illuminated a small city of wooden crates that had already been packed with personal goods and prepared for shipping. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I lit a cigarette and got all dressed and then I packed these two Gladstones I have. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Mama said as she packed up the fondant crimper. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They carried their new stores bundled in tarps or blankets down the beach and packed everything into the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z There were two hundred transportees on that ship, packed into the hold like so many fat hogs on their way to market. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The hall was packed with another two or three hundred people, standing on first- and second-floor galleries, looking down on the podium from all sides. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He was entirely too large for the witness box and had the appearance of a stork or crane packed into a crate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Atoms have a central core, or nucleus, made up of protons and neutrons packed tightly together. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The latter was packed minimally with changes of clothes—o because it was too full of other things, such as slides for his upcoming lectures and presents for his Cuban hosts. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The fact that there wasn’t much future for the Jimmies once they were packed in eelgrass didn’t bother me so much. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They’ve reinforced the entrance, packed the stairwells with crates of artillery shells. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Carefully, I open the door to the janitor’s closet, grabbing the paper towels from a packed shelf of cleaning supplies and trying not to wake her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We fought our way into the shelter, which wasn’t much more than a box of strangers packed in like sardines. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The library is about a mile from Sing Sing, and twenty minutes before the reading, the room was already packed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, are we all packed and ready to go?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The food Mother Smith had hastily packed soon ran low, along with the cask of vinegar that Eliza had brought with us. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My family’s oranges and sugarcane were packed along the back wall. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And projected on the whiteboard behind me is an image of the packed bleachers of Dodger Stadium on a sunny afternoon. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Now, reader, what I haven’t mentioned is that tightly packed inside each crate was a brand-new robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Pa packed his fiddle carefully in its box and put it in the big sled that was already waiting at the gate. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I realize that he must be hungry after a morning without food, so I reach into my pocket and pull out the beef jerky I had packed for the ride. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His room looked bare, everything packed away, it was as it had been the first day he had come into it, the day he had fought with Hooper and punched him in the face. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Business grew so prosperous that the waiting room was always packed with Eeople, and Nana began to suffer dizzy spells from being on er feet so many hours a day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She packed it away in a shoe box and quickly forgot where she had put it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When I’d finally told Nan about being called Donut Hole, instead of talking to my teacher or telling me to stand up for myself, she’d packed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They snake beneath the entire city, hundreds of miles of tunnels and caverns, some packed with centuries’ worth of bones. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Moss had only been here once when it wasn’t packed, early on a weekday during the summer when his mom had a day off. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z On that final day of my “mental cast,” I wait in my room with all my things packed in sturdy yellow plastic bags provided by the hospital. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Weary was packed into another car in the same train. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ironed her dresses and packed her school lunch in a paper bag. She loved peanut butter. That’s all she wanted. Peanut butter Monday through Friday.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He packed up the shoeshine box and carried it out, and chose a cream linen shirt from the three on the airer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z These fine things Peisfstratos packed well in the wicker carrier, admiring every one. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When the day of my repatriation finally came, I packed my few belongings in a plastic bag. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We stayed for hours, just talking, as one wave tipped into the next, as the sun dropped toward the horizon and the other beachgoers packed up to go home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She tucked the grocery bag she had packed for me under my arm. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z One day she handed me a small paper bag, tightly packed with something soft. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Two vases—not the ones chosen—were packed in the straw container as a test. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Wrecks, but packed so closely that it was possible to leap from one deck to the other and so cross the Blackwater. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On the buildings that surround the Circle, every window is packed with the most prestigious citizens of the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z By her early twenties, she was dancing professionally before packed houses all over Germany, drawing rave reviews. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Crowds packed the Great Gymnasium, which was a huge outdoor stadium used for sporting events. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Now imagine reading a nonfiction book packed with stories such as this—true tales soberly related—just before setting off alone on a camping trip of your own into the North American wilderness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I retrieved the tincture, and my mother packed it in a plastic grocery bag with the dried herbs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Startled by the good weather, mentally unprepared to commence the actual climb, I hurriedly packed up a rucksack nonetheless and began skiing toward the base of the Thumb. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were three wagons being packed with trade goods while the fourth was achingly familiar, one of the wheeled houses I had spent most of my early life riding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I packed the warmest ones you made for me.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Avery Fisher Hall was packed with music aficionados— more than two thousand of them. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z She packed up his bag and returned it to his room. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Priscilla Willis held up her finger, where a bee rested, baskets packed with yellow pollen. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Assume now that these batteries come off the assembly line in random order and are packed in boxes of thirty-six. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When the minivan was packed, we stood in the parking lot. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z One Sunday Mami starched and ironed my white piqué dress, packed a few changes of clothes in a small bag, and told me I was to spend a few days with Papi’s mother. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z His limp was nearly gone now, but he carried his cane and went staggering off down the narrow walkway between the barracks, punching at the packed earth in front of him. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z When the judges brought the court to order, the visitors’ gallery and the press bench were packed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I loved looking at patterns; each one with alteration ideas was a solid set of instructions packed with possibilities. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z My living skeleton packed up in a cattle wagon with two hundred desperate others, carted off God knows where, to die of thirst before we get there? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z If the spacecraft’s three landing pods had sunk deeply into a loosely packed soil, various undesirable consequences would have followed, including immobilization of the sample arm. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannah saw suitcases and carpetbags, some carefully packed and some with their contents spilling out. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He drops his duffel bag onto the packed sand with a jostling thud. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We packed the lunch and two bottles of wine in the rucksack, and Bill put it on. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z And that was it: they packed up and moved to Maine. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There were at least a hundred people packed on the bridge. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Toby could have his and Cady’s meager possessions packed and be out the door in no time, and then Cady would be safe. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It was always night on Neonoir, the world over, and its surface was an uninterrupted grid of interconnected cities packed with impossibly large skyscrapers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The place had been cleared of plants, leaving a packed dirt floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We packed a change of underwear for each of them, and socks, and inside the socks I stuck a comb and brush for them to share. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit in the car, packed into the back seat like a parcel. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Darren got out, grinned a hello, opened the trunk, and stared blankly at it while the perception slowly spread through his brain that it was also packed solid. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For almost a year he had been in and out of euphoric moods about how a-helices packed together in coiled coils. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They packed a ukelele, too, and a packet of subway maps. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When the railroad police came through the train, impaling the haystacks to flush out stowaways, the trainers packed the boys into tack trunks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There are too many of them, and the brugh is too packed, leaving nowhere to run. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I already packed a lunch,” she called back, before I could tell her about the hand prints. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Facing charges of first-degree murder, George sat alone in front of an estimated crowd of fifteen hundred white people who had packed the courtroom and surrounded the building. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I remembered how it felt to scrape it out from where it was packed painfully under my nails. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mom and I get off the bus in Chinatown and stroll down a packed street. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The next day transportation was arranged for her by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Julie packed her few possessions in a moosehide bag and walked to the airport with Martha. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The benches are always packed with people talking about their ailments. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Three packed suitcases lie just inside the door. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Two days and two nights later, as the sun was already disappearing behind the roofs, Mosca and Riccio packed the few belongings they had managed to salvage from the movie theater into Mosca’s boat. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The courtroom was packed, and the bailiff brought the court to order as the judge walked in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We packed up what lay about while the fire still burned. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He looked behind him at the four crude pine crates the marionettes were packed in, strapped to the back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Harry had been staring down the packed Gryffindor table, wondering if the new owner of Riddle’s diary was right in front of his eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Hundreds of students were still packed inside the church and thousands more stood outside, waiting to be sent in the next wave of marchers. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She was a stone packed inside a shell that wouldn’t crack. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Miyax listened carefully, then he put her down and hastily packed her bladder-bag, wrapped her in an oilskin against the wild spray of the sea, and carried her to the boat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We ride on through a cavern, between pillars of roots, over packed earth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Though “here” isn’t anywhere yet...just a map of packed concrete highways crisscrossing overhead, curving, making figure eights. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z From time to time a movie would arrive packed in a dented canister, the film scratched and faded from its slow trip around the world. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In the afternoon, it was usually packed with students from a dozen different elementary, middle, and high schools. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z My father, brother, and I were packed into a cattle car along with other male workers bound for Schindler's new factory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t be surprised if he packed up all his toys and went home to New York City!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We breakfasted on a Snickers bar and coffee, packed up our camp, hoisted our packs with a sideways stagger, and set off once again. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Each night, piles of cousins packed into the crawl space above a little wooden kitchen house just a few feet from the home-house. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Then they will tear me to pieces there! My honor sullied, I will be dismissed from court and packed off to a nunnery somewhere, never to marry!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As the pastor leaves the pulpit and the choir stands, Justyce looks around the packed interior of the church. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Even as Roza packed her bag, she missed the smell of frying pierogi. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z We packed and left on the train that went down after lunch. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Scores of people packed the church, and dozens more stood outside. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then she and Lupita boiled a dozen eggs, which they packed into a small cloth bag along with some corn tortillas and a bottle of water. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The federal agents continued to usher Sorrento through the lobby, which was packed with reporters, all pushing against one another and shouting questions. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Come on, we need to clean out what's left. The mayor wants everything belonging to the Spencers packed up and out of here by morning.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "He's important, Halley, a trustee. He's rich and sick and if anything happens to him, they'll have me packed and on my way home." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Some physicists thought that atoms might be cube shaped, because cubes can be packed together so neatly without any wasted space. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The square was packed with several thousand people, including a block of about a thousand schoolchildren in the uniform of the Spies. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z They had been packed in, and now were being tossed ashore, like so much cordwood. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Each week and month and year we spent in the White House was packed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Garden had been packed, and two thousand people had stood on the street outside, listening to the speeches over loudspeakers. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He packed his bag and was obliged to work energetically to make it close again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Finally, in 1849, the whole family packed up to go to Malvern, where he could get an extensive treatment called a water cure with a doctor named James Gully. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Herd animals do well when penned in crowded conditions, because they are accustomed to living in densely packed groups in the wild. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I also packed ramen noodles, mac-and-cheese, and a travel hot pot.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z They were on top of the bureau, and Alex packed them, then went to his parents’ bedroom and took the framed picture of the six of them that Mami kept by her bedside. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Enslaved Africans crossed the stormy Atlantic chained together and packed into airless cargo-holds in groups of four to five hundred. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z All Friday afternoon, Nan and I sewed, rolled up rugs, and packed as much pink as we could into the old shed in the backyard. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Soviet trucks filled the rail yard, packed with people just like ours. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Cherish’s mom must have packed them in her bag, maybe to distract Cherish from thumb-sucking. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “She packed her bags and left us, and she didn’t leave one thing behind.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Lemos agreed and got two large trunks packed and on the wagon, plus a mattress and a featherbed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z When I arrived at the baseball field minutes later, the visitor stands were already packed full of red-clad Hillpark fans, many of whom I recognized even from a distance. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z On one side of the bendy part was a woman with a crate on wheels packed tightly with plastic grocery bags, and on the other was a man painted head-to-toe in silver, reading a newspaper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There are only eight or nine people here besides us, packed onto the couch and around the kitchen table. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z In the hours while Turner read to his father—he was full along in The Descent of Man—his mother loudly packed. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Neighbors suggested their own remedies: arnica compresses, packed mud from a holy well, ground elephant tusk from the Niger to mix in her daily broth. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he packed his outfit back into the suitcase, hurried over to his waiting car, and sped away. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Peewee looked out over the trucks, which were mostly packed with crates of rations and supplies. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Colonel wouldn't tell me a word about the preprank, except that it was to be called Barn Night, and that when I packed, I should pack for two days. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Then we stopped by a shack where brightly colored sweets were packed tight in glass jars, and you chose your favorite color—green. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She packed her bag and slung it over her shoulder. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z As she packed to travel on, she thought about her escorts. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I packed the resin down into the bottom of the bucket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In a trance, he put his clothes into a little suitcase, packed some of his tools and his deck of cards. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The two con men she had been watching packed up their things and slipped into the crowd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And after Finn had eaten more honey clusters than was lawful in the state of Illinois, Mel packed an extra tin for Sean, along with a large jar of honey, in a brown shopping bag. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z At the heart of each, he packed a stone. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The chaotic courtyard of the cathedral was packed with people and vendors' booths. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He had pencil-like legs that packed surprising power, and he was a student of the game, which his father also played. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z On Saturday, the boys had their paper bag packed, and Maniac had a new deal: go to school for another week, and he’d treat them to another large pizza. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess I had expected them to be sweet and sugary and packed with grandmotherly advice. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe all she packed was books and fruit leather. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The ice cream parlor was packed with men in shirtsleeves and women who had gotten out their summer dresses early. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Some were packed with multicolored spools of string—like for kites or arts and crafts projects. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The courtroom was packed on the afternoon of May 11. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He would feed himself along the way when what Seer packed was gone. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z To the east, straight through those hills packed with evergreens, is her destination for the day: Preston, Washington. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They were working together in the garden, loosening and turning over the packed soil of the beds. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad said, “Whatever you packed up in Houston—I’m sure that’s OK.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Cars and rickshaws, mule carts and trucks—all packed with people and their suitcases, bags of rice, and bedrolls. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The auditorium is packed with people and blazing with color. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Put out by the Royal Baking Powder Company, “Best War Time Recipes” was packed with ways to cook to save flour, eggs, and such, what with the war on. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Each boat was packed with demigods in full Greek armor. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She stretches out the fancy insulated bags packed with stuff like organic cheese cubes, carrot and celery sticks, and homemade hummus. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Her day satchel was packed, her uniform was on, shoes buckled; she’d wrestled her hair into a tight bun the way the matrons insisted she do. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But this year, the school will be packed with volunteers starting at seven a.m. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The following morning, we packed up the car while Dad sat in the living room sulking. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he packed and drove himself to the airport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was like watching the work of great tree-roots in a hundred years, all packed into a few moments. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Your friend is not pleased to see me,” said Krum as they entered the now packed marquee. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We packed what we owned in a bedroll and set a pot and frying pan beside it, all set for the next morning. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As we walked past banks of photographers and TV cameras to get into the gym, as people around us talked about the historic nature of everything, I was happy to have the lunch boxes packed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “A fine man he was. They called him Mule-tail Buck. I don’t know why except he packed mules.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Most immigrant families successful enough to afford better—the doctors, lawyers, and businessmen—packed up and resettled in middle-class communities, usually with other families from the homeland. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For once, I went a few minutes without looking at the clock, so I was surprised by the bell ringing, and took longer than everyone else to get my backpack packed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z This morning after my hot shower with plenty of hard scrubbin’, I packed me up a bag. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z True champions learn to dance through the storm.There are so many friends neighbors, Dad’s teammates, and family members packed into our living room that I have to go outside just to breathe. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Those people could not live without freedom and so they packed up and moved west. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked back down to the Ford where I packed a briefcase with some essential items. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I opened my new lunch box and took out the things that Bertha had packed for me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Stoically, Le Gentil packed up his instruments and set off for the nearest port, but en route he contracted dysentery and was laid up for nearly a year. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I packed my schoolbag first, with my books and papers. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I heard word that there are thousands of refugees from the North who are heading south. The trains are packed full and the roads are clogged with refugees.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The four long House tables were packed with chattering students; at the top of the Hall, the staff sat along one side of a fifth table, facing their pupils. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He sweeps me around him, my leather slippers pirouetting over the packed earth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Protons and neutrons are packed into the nucleus, while electrons spin around outside. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I hadn’t packed much, but I placed my folded clothes in the small bureau drawer. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The square in front of the small chapel was also packed. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents packed some stuff in a trunk and got rid of the rest. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Fickle gnomes control the weather, and an air conditioner is powered by a team of squirrels, their cheeks packed with ice cubes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But before any of that happens, Jews are packed onto trains at a station on the outskirts of the city. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z People were packed so close that the smell of other people became as familiar as their own. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They were rounded up by the millions, packed away in prisons, and when released, they were stigmatized for life, denied the right to vote, and ushered into a world of discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Dozens of little stalls packed tightly together with row upon row of food and clothing and other merchandise. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They drank the water and ate their packed lunches and rested for an hour. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He stood and warmed his hands inside his parka and then packed their shoes into the knapsack along with the binoculars and the boy’s truck. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Piles of cane are heavy, bulky, and hard to move, while sugar in tiny crystals can be packed into barrels and shipped by water. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Today I packed a suitcase with the stuff I’d need in case we had to flee, but as Mother correctly noted, “Where would you go?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z One day she flew a good fifty feet, and we packed up and went gathering seeds, bark, and tubers to celebrate. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z All she had left was the small duffel bag she’d packed for the hospital. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z At that moment a group of people passed just behind him and he caught a few words of what they were saying. “— packed with Muggles, of course —” Harry swung round. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I packed my bags, said good-bye to my family, and returned to Fort Lauderdale. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z His weight, thanks to a glandular disorder and 50-pound tumors, swung from a comparatively petite 400 pounds to 540 pounds, packed mostly in a monstrous quaking belly that won him the nickname “Ten Ton” Irwin. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She packed, put Tornait in her parka hood and, picking up her sled ropes, set off once more. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After class, while I packed up my luggage of schoolbooks, I heard him talking to the professor how he'd gotten stuck and couldn't think of anything. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I carried a book and a bag that rattled with the dishes we had packed for lunch. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Daldoum put together enough money to transport his family from Khartoum to Egypt, a two-day journey on a packed and run-down train. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Awakening at dusk, she found that David had already packed two knapsacks with everything they might need during the rescue. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She hands me leftover rice packed into an empty yogurt container to carry home. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It has visible rafters with insulation packed between the beams. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z When we went shoe shopping at Parisians, Mama packed each one of us a freshly laundered pair of white socks. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a large room, packed with built-in bunks stacked four high. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In her confusion, she packed riding crops and her wedding veil, a watercolor landscape, and a paper sack of birdseed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had put Lin Nai-Nai’s present on the bottom of my bag so I wouldn’t be separated from it and now I quickly covered the two books I had packed with a bunch of underwear. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The gym was packed two hours before the game. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Soon as I’m packed up here, I’m getting on the road. My folks were in Betsy. I don’t mess with hurricanes.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z She packed only one small green suitcase for the both of us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Could, but I’ve already packed him a little something for the trip.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z A flashlight, a fishing knife, a pair of leather gloves, and a hunting vest fully packed with shells contributed further atmosphere to this curious still life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z As she went through roll call, I noticed how packed the room was. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The suitcase was so packed with books Emily had to drag it up to the front porch one step at a time. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I immediately packed my books and clothes and left for Granny’s place, where I stayed for two weeks and then returned home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t sound like a ton of fun to me, but the Coral Queen was packed to the rafters every night. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He thought there must be crates of foodstuffs packed somewhere in the hold but he didnt think any of it would be edible. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It was always the first thing he packed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I’d just gotten my clean shirt on, my book bag still needed to be packed with my lunch and Catherine’s card, and I had to go to the bathroom. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He is unaccustomed to the banality of domestic flights, the narrow cabin, the single bag he’s packed, small enough to stow overhead. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Quentin and Sherman were busily digging out the rocket, finally pulling it out of the packed earth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Many packed up instantly and began to move west, terrified that their village would be next to fall into the hands of Stalin's armies. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was restlessness in the air now, as if we had all packed everything too quickly and too well and we needed something else to do. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I change into the blue shift I packed in the woods outside Madoc’s grounds, despite being so tired that my joints hurt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Later that afternoon—Friday—he went home to get packed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She took the SATs at a Lagos center, packed with thousands of people, all bristling with their own American ambitions. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Little Arliss sat in the dog run and sulked while I packed water from the spring. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, we were packed like sardines into too few rooms, but those rooms were in normal apartment buildings. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Tonight, the club would be packed with celebrities—movie stars, musicians, and at least two members of the High Five. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Thanks for your support in there,” I tell Tim, the kid who was doing the piff-piff magic stuff, when we wind up next to each other in the packed hall between classes. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Once we're packed up and standing outside our cave, our mood shifts to serious. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They packed up their belongings in a U-Haul and moved in with Daphne’s mother, who was conveniently dying and left Daphne the house in Dove Canyon. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Those are now packed so I can display them in my dorm room at Crest Lake. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter ordered most of the clothes packed up and delivered, and took one or two things with her when she and Lyra walked back to the flat Then a bath, with thick scented foam. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As I enter I see that their large living room is packed with people. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z With great excitement we packed and flew out to Nairobi. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Even more reporters with more cameras and equipment packed into the room as we tried to give the impression of having a normal meal. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They were calling the attacker the Recluse, a spider that wasn’t much in the size department, but it packed a sick bite. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When she stepped in the room, her scent floated out to me, dark and spicy like the snuff she packed inside her cheek. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The lady packed the batteries in a paper bag and pushed a handful of candy across the counter. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Silently the class took their teacups back to Professor Trelawney, packed away their books, and closed their bags. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I buried his pieces at the very bottom, covered it and packed everything in with the underside of my fists. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Clearly she had hoped something like this would happen, for she had packed the trunk already. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Within moments, a herd of jockeys packed into a room at the mill and showered $5 worth of nickels and dimes on the girl in question. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it was Sunday afternoon, and rainy, the reception area was packed with kids and grown-ups desperate for something to do, I guessed. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon they were loaded with everything they had packed so carefully the night before. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Lying in bed that night with my stuffed animals packed around my head, I thought only of “white.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Having packed, he combed and trimmed his brown beard, saw that his pencils were in his shirt pocket and his magnifying glass attached to his lapel. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He accompanied him to the local hotel, where he waited with his whip in one hand and his cane in the other while Jean de Satigny packed his bags. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z On top of neatly packed parcels was a note. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lana waved and added, “Now go grab some breakfast if you haven’t already and let’s get packed and marching. I want to be back within a week.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The members discussed the largest man-made explosion in history to that point—in 1917, in Halifax Harbor, Canada, a ship packed with millions of pounds of bombs and ammunition caught fire and blew up. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There were only my people packed into these seats. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I waited still, while he settled into a more relaxed cross-legged position, and even when he packed up his rattle and a docked feather. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The living room was packed with about two dozen guests seated on chairs placed along the walls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Now imagine a field a million times that big, packed with people, and imagine the electricity has gone out, and there is no noise, no light, no beach ball bouncing around over the crowd. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I know exactly the CD Libby would’ve secretly packed for me. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And I’ve packed my black suit, and Anne will meet me for the funeral in two days so I have someone to hold my hand. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z After she left, Milagro and I packed our clothes in a duffel bag and looped the crane scarves around our necks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z From their seat in a tiny witness box in a packed courtroom, plaintiffs would face aggressive white lawyers firing questions at them as white judges looked on. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The food began arriving long before sunup, packed into crates and hauled by sleepy-eyed boys. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The cart is piled high with bales of tightly packed skins, for we are passengers on a return journey, but there is room enough for two. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z From the crowded boardwalk, as far as they could see up and down the shoreline, the beaches were a dark, seething mass of bodies packed together on the sand. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Some of the older folks resisted leaving right up to the end and had to have their bags packed for them and be physically lifted and shoved onto the buses. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z After I made the date with old Sally, I got out of bed and got dressed and packed my bag. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Sean picked him up, drove him home in a silence so absolute Finn felt as if he were wearing a helmet packed with lamb’s wool. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I step inside and see at least twenty people packed in the tiny living room and hallway. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It owned a mother ship far out to sea, packed with tens of thousands of bottles, plus other vessels that were usually called “blacks.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Every day he packed forty parachutes, each time with the same meticulous care. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They packed us in again, so tightly we could do nothing but stand, and gave us no food or water for the trip. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I tucked into the lunch I’d packed, sipping cool well water from a glass jar. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The departure of six carloads of lettuce packed in ice was given a civic overtone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The sidewalks are packed with students striding, skipping, slouching toward school. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The train is packed—no chance of a seat here, it’s not like getting on at Euston, so I have to stand, midway through a carriage. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "By all means, move slowly. It's not as if I have a packed schedule." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z So at seven o’clock, Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked straight past the doorway to the packed Great Hall, which was glittering invitingly with gold plates and candles, and directed their steps instead toward the dungeons. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z When they traveled to the sugar bush, the family packed as lightly as possible. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They packed everything useful they could find, along with the magazines the Boss had saved. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The official history of the fair estimated that a quarter of a million people packed Jackson Park on Opening Day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Won’t that be nice?” she said as she packed my clothes. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z At a quick glance, it seemed as if Morrie were being packed for shipping. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the Graphic View II arrived, procured secondhand from a classified ad, well loved and packed into its own case like an expensive violin, Mia knew this would be true. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I packed my clothes and put the doily I had made for Mami into a corner of my small bag. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Just as Pong suspected, it was packed full of orbs. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then we packed our bags and went to Beechwood Island. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I could hear her laughing and joking with my sisters as they packed things. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine the largest concert crowd you’ve ever seen, a football field packed with a million fans. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She looked as though she might have a seizure; Hermione, who had hastily packed her things, grabbed Harry by the arm and frogmarched him away. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was a sleep packed with dreams of swirling colors, as if I were in the midst of a gigantic kaleidoscopic whirlpool. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z So before the sky was even light, Jinny sneaked down to the kitchen, packed a basket of snacks, and returned to the cabin for Ess. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z That fall, I packed my bags and left for Houghton College, a Christian university not far from home in New York. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z With the onset of winter Burnham ordered all hydrants packed in horse manure to prevent freezing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I packed my supplies away, retied the plastic bag onto my belt loop. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z If it made it, I knew l could sled down the packed snow left by its path. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Later in the morning, Doha’s mother packed a small wooden container full of food, including fruit, and tied it with a brightly colored wrapping cloth for easy carrying. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z So he packed his things, locked the door to the motel room, and drove off down the street. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I haven’t even checked to see if Ben packed me a slicker. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Byron didn’t even get nervous when Momma packed a whole bunch of food in die giant green cooler we borrowed from the Johnsons. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We packed all of our things except for the clothes we’d wear in the morning. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Church mothers packed a bunch of food for us to eat—sandwiches, chicken, fruit, and cold drinks. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Momma didn’t have any room to criticize a person moving too often, but it hadn’t kept her quiet the last time we packed up. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The place was packed with lopsided row houses patched with tin sheets and scrap wood and cardboard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The trunk was packed with parts of human bodies—bloody arms, hands cut off at the wrist, severed heads with staring, sightless eyes. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The city was home to a large laboring class, a small middle class, and even a few millionaires who regularly packed up their wives and children for the Grand Tour of European capitals. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z With a computer brain packed full of parenting advice, and the lessons she was learning on her own, the robot was actually becoming an excellent mother. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Except that you don’t kill a man for dropping a packed lunch. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z At least with all of us packed together, it was warmer. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The next morning she packed her bags and got on a bus to New York City. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I packed up the rest of my lunch, stuck it in my bag, and waited for the bell to ring. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He stayed in the South and worked for a few years to save some money, then packed up, headed to Illinois, and proposed to Mary Richardson, the love of his life. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I am so excited about flying to Seattle with you I have already packed, and I am bringing three of my school pants so you can fix them like you said you would. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My mom, Craig, and Maya were staying with us in the residence but had been packed into cars and shuttled off already to the night’s festivities. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Our clothes were washed, ironed and packed, so for an immobile time we wore those things not good enough to glow under the California sun. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, after many weeks of loud talking, Helen packed a bag and slammed the front door and never came back. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z When I wake up, I don’t feel much, but the inside of my head is fuzzy, like it’s packed with cotton balls. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The box is packed with bulky black rectangles—old movie tapes, I think. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The cafe was packed with kids enjoying the best part of the tour—the dam lunch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I woke to the sound of tire chains on packed snow. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Goodwife Willingson had packed a cold meal for us, and we chose an inviting spot in the shade of an ancient oak. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The roar of voices and the smell of closely packed bodies were overpowering and unremitting. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z We eat the tuna fish sandwiches Mrs. Allen packed for us and drink root beer as the sunset shoots fire across the treetops. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The swirling colors of the universe, packed into our little atmosphere here on earth. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She packed every pair of underwear I owned and she made it all seem like a big treat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know how any of those people in line will get in—this place is already super packed. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z But he’s wary, looking around the packed arena, and I don’t know why. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I hadn’t realized how hungry I was, and, of course, Ruthanne had packed us a sack lunch better than most people’s suppers. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Then they came out on the oil-top road that ran along the Humble Oil camp and turned onto the packed dirt road that led to their new house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a grub and it’s packed with protein. My daddy said his unit had to survive on these for a whole month once. Who’s going first?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “How did you know to have a bag already packed?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Four hundred men had been packed into an unheated and terribly overcrowded prison at Deer Island in Boston Harbor. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z One day I came home from school to find all our things packed and Mami waiting. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z There must have been fifty people packed into their outer courtyard. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Navajo men took their guns, packed supplies, and rode their horses in to report to the Indian agent. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he wrapped everything in one of the blankets and packed it into the knapsack and tied the other blankets across the top of the knapsack and shouldered it up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “To Dofta Leila’s, I expect. He packed bags—” Her mouth dropped open, surprised by something private she wished she hadn’t seen. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured that the snow there was bound to be packed down pretty hard—not bad for running. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My night bag, which contained only a flashlight, a few changes of clothes, and a granola bar, sat under my bunk bed, packed and ready to go. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There was much commotion as the people packed from the night and prepared to leave. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We headed northwest, up towards the shallows of James Bay where the whales used to migrate before they packed up and headed down to Australia for good. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They packed their clothes and a few boatbuilding tools, used their winnings from their races to book passage in steerage to Halifax, aboard the steamship Tunisian, and set sail from Liverpool. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I already had quite a few things packed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z People in the crowd cried out, but the bridge was too packed for anyone to run. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I do have an oversized T-shirt and some shorts packed. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The video shows the square in front of Batalla Flail packed with several hundred people. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But even things as fine as all that must end sometime, and late on the afternoon of the third day the tents were struck, the pavilions were folded, and everything was packed ready to leave. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He feels guilty throwing out the food; were it his father in his place, he would have packed the spare rice and tea bags into his suitcase. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I packed a bag of sour cream and onion chips that I found in our kitchen cabinet, an outdoor blanket for all of us to sit on, and a pack of playing cards. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I unwound my rope from where I’d packed it coiled around my waist and shook out a loop. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z We so nearly packed up and went, that very day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z How long did they stare unblinking at the news, until they packed up their things and evacuated? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Now, except for a packed- in clump at the center, it was practically all loops. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The traders spotted it from their stalls and packed up their things. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He was already in his school uniform, his rucksack packed for the day and waiting by the front door. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I started to fasten up my travelsack then, as an afterthought, packed the crossbow bolts as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Both puzzled and encouraged, she packed the book and the yarrow stalks away and set off up the path. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to find out tomorrow that my gear was all packed away in our climate-controlled storage place on Route 22. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He held a bag so hastily packed he had not even done up the zipper, and he watched me throw some things into a bag, saying nothing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Pinch howled and leaped up, mad, packed more snowballs together and set off after his laughing sisters. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Minli packed up her things and, carefully holding the bowl in her hand, walked in the direction of the needle, past Fruitless Mountain. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Minli quickly packed her things and the monkeys screeched and shrieked as they passed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z But we had to go to the hotel to get our bags packed and pay the bill. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z So Scoob packed up according to Dad’s specifications three days before they were supposed to depart. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “So much grief packed into one wagon,” she said tearfully. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The older, more powerful ones are membranous, packed with layers of different meaning, like one-word poems. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I packed the few things that I possessed, and early one morning we set out on a journey westward to my new residence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I packed my swimsuit, sunglasses, and Walkman, I knew it was the right decision. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had snowed pretty hard and the streets were white with packed snow. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z All activity seemed to indicate the end of their journey—crates and cartons were packed, sails were sewn and repaired, and sailors whistled as they shaved their beards. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When the birds were ready to roast, Mama packed them close together along with wild onion bulbs and then pressed rich, streambed muck carefully around them. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Lindsey packed the camera in her duffel while I contemplated the film inside it, how it was pregnant with our secret, its birth inevitable. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z We packed our gear and lined up outside, waiting for the truck to the airport. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked as though the whole of Gryffindor House was still awake, packed into the circular common room, standing on the lopsided tables and squashy armchairs, waiting for them to arrive. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The cotton sweater was something I had packed as a formality, as you might pack antisnake bite medicine or splints. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Even packed together in the wagon, with woolen blankets to our noses, we are certain to be icier than the inside of Logan's icehouse! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was, he saw after a moment, literally packed with life. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The night before the third day, we were all treated to a big dinner and then packed off to our hotel rooms. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They wound their way through the packed bookshelves, taking a detour by the crafts section so Emily could stoop down and check on the Inkheart book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z With its gorgeous classical buildings packed with art, its clean water and electric lights, and its overstaffed police department, the exposition was Chicago’s conscience, the city it wanted to become. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Its packed earth was much more heavily traveled than the roads in Zmeyreka. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Her grapefruit box was packed with contraband these days, all of it from Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He folded his other clothes and packed them away in the suitcase. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He picked up a quill from a packed table at his elbow, and pulled a torn piece of parchment from between more books. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “He always raises them. What the hell’s the matter with you, Dobbs? Ask Hungry Joe how many times he’s packed his bags.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z So while my roommate grinned and mumbled unaware in his sleep I packed my bags. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The waiting room was always packed with people, and the person at the front desk never knew when we would be helped or where the social workers were. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I was packed up, schoolbag over my shoulder and ready to go faster than anyone. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Good idea, Oliver,” Isa said as she packed up the REP bag. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We rolled our mats, packed our sacks, and arranged them on our backs. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He had packed five brimming thermos bottles of coffee in his car, so there would be absolutely no chance of running out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I had packed in a hurry, simply noted that I had the correct set, and stuck them in my pack. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Matt guessed you could slide them out like the ones in his room, where Celia packed his shirts and socks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow packed under his feet with a hollow sound. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He would push through a lot of undergrowth, and closely packed bushes, scarcely able to see more than a yard ahead, and then come out suddenly into another wide clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He had not gone through the things he’d packed in them in more than eight years’ time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was three o’clock in the morning and the station wagon was packed for the night journey to Atlanta. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some are packed with white cheese or walnuts or pistachio nuts. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast she packed a basket: chicken, peach pickles, fresh tomatoes, butterbeans in a jar, the leftover biscuits, and half a pecan pie. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I was more accustomed now to being one of a few students of color in a packed lecture hall. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Judith’s tears were packed away in the folds of the blue dress. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And the thought of Mother packed away in a box. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z So the C.D.C. doctors organized their equipment and packed more boxes, getting ready to go to the Geneva airport, from where they would fly to Africa. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, I woke up early and packed my backpack, making sure I had everything Trevor and I needed. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The girls’ game is before ours and the stands are packed. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As we packed up her things to leave, I was going on about how insane the whole week had been. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And the next day, we packed up that small cottage we’d been staying in since our apartment in the city had lost power and things had gotten dangerous. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Tristran packed a bag, and his mother brought him six red, ripe apples and a cottage loaf and a round of white farmhouse cheese, which he placed inside his bag. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But then one day, the servants packed the older girls' things. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mom was waiting impatiently for me with six casseroles wrapped in aluminum foil and packed into a shallow cardboard box. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As soon as my diploma was in my hands, we packed my parents’ car with all of the stuff I’d accumulated over four years and headed home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When, on a day after a trip to collect coal, I cough once, loudly, through bronchial tubes already packed tight with phlegm, my mother frowns. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish I was seven. Ryan’s biggest worry is what flavor of pudding pop Mom packed in his lunch.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z So I packed a small dull knife, half a ball of string, and Ben’s book into a tattered canvas sack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Besides the food, he packed a torch, and his penknife, some sticking plaster, a pair of socks and a ball of string. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Diego packed his playbook in his backpack and we both smiled and nodded and then walked past the cafeteria toward the classroom buildings. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Pens and pencils packed a dozen each in flimsy cardboard packaging with retro fonts and design. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z You aren’t the first person in the world who was given a bunch of bags that somebody else packed, right? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z We were packed and out of the house later that morning. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie packed her wonderings away in her head to think about some other time and began to watch where she was going. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He flew at Toad, knocked him backward over a bench, and landed on his chest with both hands on his throat, slamming his head against the packed earth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In particular, the most distinctive Bantu languages, and the non-Bantu Niger-Congo languages most closely related to Bantu languages, are packed into a tiny area of Cameroon and adjacent eastern Nigeria. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I veered off onto the perimeter road and stumbled along over the packed dirt until I found myself at the wall behind our house. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His black bag of instruments and medicines was packed and on the table. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from a distance you can see through the glass doors that the entire building is packed to the rafters with multicolored paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Milkman heaped dirt over them and packed it down with the back of his shovel. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She packed her suitcase, drank a bottle of water, and stepped out the door. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But most of the meat must be salted and smoked and packed away to be eaten in the winter. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We are all so close together, like a packed subway car. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Rice, oatmeal, dehydrated potatoes, canned roast beef, gingersnap cookies, sugar, coffee, and chocolate were some of the items packed in watertight tin containers. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Just as soon as Mom heard from Heidi, she must have packed up a dusty bottle of booze, jumped in the minivan, and time-warped to New York. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z We find a spot on a packed elevator next to a large group of boys in scuba gear. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The saboteurs were instructed "to carry out small acts of terrorism," such as dropping off a suitcase packed with a bomb at a luggage depot or in a Jewish-owned store. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The shark was packed into the rocks so tightly that I wondered whether the biologists, or even the high tide, could move it. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Hornet had to keep wiping tears from her face while she packed her favorite books into a plastic bag. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When her battery was good and full, Roz looked around and realized that she was packed inside a crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z This meant that I had to work my way through woodlots and along hedgerows across the pastures, where the snow had not been packed as hard as it was on the road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday morning, Harry packed his Invisibility Cloak in his bag, slipped the Marauders Map into his pocket, and went down to breakfast with everyone else. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She pulled a bag of frozen fish fillets from the packed freezer and arranged six on a baking sheet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z When I packed for this road trip, I made sure to bring all my kits and tools. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He switches on his flashlight and scans the packed stairwell for anything he might drag out of it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And I packed four Micro Machine cars, because we still only had the one suitcase, but my pockets were my own. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “They could wait for other trains. With this one so packed, surely there’s bound to be a roomy, if not empty, one shortly.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Telemakhos and the herdsman scraped the packed earth floor with hoes, but made the women carry out all blood and mire. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I even imagine that this tree was once a person, some Decker who was cremated and had asked to have their ashes packed into a biodegradable urn with a tree seed to give it life. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “An’ I’ve packed his teddy bear in case he gets lonely.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z His books, a white suit, and some shirts were all there as he had packed them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then I went into the living room, where my packed bag was by the door. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z White families packed up and flocked to South Carolina for opportunities, from as far as New York according to the gazettes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Factories making cameras, computers, watches, umbrellas, and T-shirts stand cheek by jowl with densely packed blocks of apartment buildings and fields of banana and mango trees, sugarcane, papaya, and pineapple destined for the export market. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I asked if I could borrow Irwin's towel and packed it between my thighs as a bandage. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z An eight-pound toy poodle covered with abscesses, mouth filled with rotten teeth, one ear and his butt packed with pus. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And it turned out that the astronauts packed a special flag on Apollo 11, with a wire worked into the material so that it would stick out like that. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z If only I could plead to a packed auditorium, then, just maybe... Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Soon after their arrival, the first shipment of irradiated uranium arrived from St. Louis by truck: three hundred pounds of it packed in plywood crates shielded by lead bricks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Tiny lights hang across the sky, like tightly packed stars bright as sun. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I packed the water in a bucket that Papa had made out of the hide of a cow’s leg. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z On July 1, after a week of working out and relaxing in Poughkeepsie, the boys packed up their possessions, loaded the Husky Clipper onto a baggage car, and headed for the 1936 U.S. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But the only thing in the living room is debris: price tags from all the gifts they’ve packed for their relatives, plastic hangers, cardboard from shirts. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z About them were packed some fourteen or fifteen people—the hut could hold no more. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z So I packed up my stuff, said good-bye to my mom—neither of us teary or sentimental—and climbed into the car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I would take a packed flight back to Chicago, drive along a busy highway, ride an elevator up to my office. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We packed it up with the pan and mugs, pulled on our hooded overcoats and our mittens, and crawled out into the open air. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “I know you want to speak to Laura, but she has a packed schedule today. I’ll see what I can do.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She had packed so carefully: six skirts—three for summer and three for winter. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Katherine and Jimmy packed the girls into the car and drove the sixty miles from Bluefield to Jimmy’s parents’ house, which quivered with excitement for Pat’s big day. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I saw that some of the boxes in which she had packed her clothes had been emptied and some were even missing. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z But the place was so packed with refugees seeking protection, we couldn’t all stay there. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z To find protection from the freezing night we stayed tightly packed together. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Think of the diesel fuel needed to truck all that salad to supermarkets across the country or to manufacture the plastic containers it’s packed in. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We packed in little more than half an hour. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had hoped to find the machine room deserted, but the place was packed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark passage outside the courtrooms was packed with tall, black-hooded figures, their faces completely hidden, their ragged breathing the only sound in the place. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They packed up the tent next morning and moved on through a dreary shower of rain. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Inside, there are two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches packed tight in plastic wrap, an apple, slices of cheese, a few cookies, and a mostly full bottle of Gatorade. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The meds might have worked if I dosed them the way I was supposed to, but they made me feel like I was packed in cotton. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z One year, when my parents learned from my uncles in the military that my tribe was under threat, we packed up and moved to Burundi. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Mrs. Windermere said that she had never had a play open without a packed house, and it looked like she was going to keep her stats perfect. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The snow was packed hard and smooth by the hay- sleds and wood-sledges and the logs that were hauled down the mountain. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Roy remembered that his mother had packed a canister of pepper spray in his backpack, but he also remembered what he’d read about bear encounters. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The dirt was packed hard by the feet of those who had passed that way before. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And he strode away, head and shoulders taller than anyone else in the packed street. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The fact that these were the last things this man packed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Cattle are now raised in densely packed animal cities like Poky’s. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z So when the news came that the hunters had packed their tents, all of our tribe left the village and hurried toward Coral Cove. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z You would think it would be empty, but it’s packed with refugees. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When she finally packed up to go home, she came to the blackboard and counted the sentences. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But given the chance to throw her lot in with the astronauts, Katherine Johnson would have packed her bags immediately. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Why, she asks her mother, has Maria Isabel packed a white backpack with her own clothes? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He tried to push through, but the crowd was too tightly packed. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We arrived late; the house was already packed. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I had failed to anticipate the need for soccer/non-American football gear when I packed. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Spinning around in a circle, I saw that the rails was packed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spent the night before my departure with Winnie at the house of white friends in the northern suburbs and she brought me a new suitcase that she had packed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the City Circle and the avenues that feed into it are completely packed with people. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I was intensely aware of where I sat, the volume of darkness I displaced, the shiny- smooth span of packed dirt between us, and the shocking separateness from me in my mama’s eyes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a section with big rolls of silage, too, packed up to the ceiling with thin rope, and another section with huge sheaves of wheat ready to be ground into flour. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Couldn’t Mother have packed my clothes and brought them from Boston? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z My atoms were packed so tightly together, I had no energy to move. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When she let go, she pushed my mountain of sand into the hole and packed it down. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z We packed up our tents, breakfasted on raisins and Snickers, and set off into the deep woods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The skyscrapers have been replaced by small, closely packed stores with bright awnings. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Two Sundays later I woke up early, peeled potatoes, then packed my bag. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But everything we owned was packed and stacked against the yellow walls. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A few steps away, an abandoned satchel still packed with clean shirts lay open. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She took down her mother’s drapes from the dining room and packed them up with her grandmothers quilts from the bedrooms. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After what seemed like hours, she threw off her blankets and packed up her bedroll, dressing quickly. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The streets were packed with pedestrians holding signs and banners that said things like “Go Ibtihaj Muhammad!” and “Hometown Hero!” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They packed the trunks that morning, first dragging them up from the cellar and then — loudly — back downstairs again. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I packed my books and my lunch like I was going for a normal day. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmer quickly packed his doctor’s bag and hiked with her across the Péligre Dam to a hut on the other side of the reservoir. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z In the space of ten minutes, they packed their paint, ladders, brushes, and tarps, and loaded them into the bed of Zeitoun’s truck. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z After breakfast, while Dicey gathered together their litter and packed it into the paper bag to be discarded at the first trash can they saw, the little ones explored the graveyard. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have gladly packed my bags and moved back to Iran just so I would never have to see Evan or Ben or Kia ever again. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It was packed, far more crowded than when he had last been in there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a lot of ambition packed into that hot little room. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Dallas, Florida, Tiller, and Sairy had packed up the breakfast things and retrieved the sleeping bags and returned to the cabin, and now Dallas and Florida were out running through the hills. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Heading to the City Lights bookstore, the Cranes walked a weaving path around cafe tables that packed the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She packed her bags and left the hospital without me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I lifted my head and stared at our friends who packed the Serenity Suite. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Disgraced, he packed his things and boarded a bus to Iran, never to be seen or heard from again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A bookshelf packed with hardcover books, with an entire shelf of comics in plastic sleeves. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The camera folded down into a valise the size of a briefcase and somehow this made it even more disappointing to her parents: all that money packed away into such a small space. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After awhile, the others dragged mattresses and blankets into the room and made a nest around me, and we packed together for warmth against the encroaching chill. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z ‘All the top of your hill is full of tunnels packed with chests of gold and silver, and jools, by what I’ve heard.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Every Friday and Saturday night our two tiny rooms were packed with migrant workers, menial labourers and garbage collectors, buying drinks till well past midnight. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But only Granny knew where she had packed it away, and Granny was dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z While Dallas and Florida went back to get their sleeping bags, Tiller and Sairy packed up the breakfast things. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She packed the groceries into four large bags. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The packed dirt of the Smoke compound was easy enough to walk on, but in the forest... Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z People packed the tiny room, and the air felt as thick as the crowd. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z There were people in the other train, packed in like us. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s already packed with people, and instead of pushing my way through the crowd like I normally do, I sort of just let it carry me along. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I grumble, and I’m feeling very frustrated as I hobble toward the courtyard to eat the lunch Mom packed me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The metal was in the form of coins, packed in small, heavy boxes, which he carried through the house and piled in the basement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I told you to get out of this place a long time ago. Come on, let’s get you packed.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama leaves the kitchen and heads toward the formal dining room, where her catering orders are waiting to be packed and labeled. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I went over to the open suitcase and checked again to see if I’d packed everything. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But there was nothing to do at home, and I had called the ranch and found that Wilfred had gone to Ellis Park; so I packed my tennis bag and headed for the same. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He packed up his satchel and leaned the debris back up against the anchor, to screen the rent from sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Min’s vessels were muffled in layers and layers of tightly packed rice straw; Tree-ear thought grimly that even if he ran at full speed, no harm would come to the work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I packed up my suitcase and explained to my uncle that I felt bad about leaving my parents. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z We can see a big plastic jug with ice packed around it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She packed a cooking pot, mealie meal, and matches into the fish trap. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z With the paddle Ma packed butter tightly into the mold until it was full. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I packed five salted game hens and three tins of foie gras with cornichons,” Horace said bitterly, “and this is what survives our shipwreck.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When the bathroom was finally quiet and the girls had obviously left, I packed up my stuff and headed to class. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Agha sahib, but our bags are already packed. We have made our decision.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “If you’d like any belongings packed up and shipped to Tokyo with you,” he replies, “just say the word and it’ll be done today. In the meanwhile, you will have everything you need here.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I packed our picnic in my backpack, then ran down the stairs and out the back door, whistling for Dismay. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With a packed lunch in hand, Emma and Charles took the train back to London. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Buck was packed off to the colony in Lynchburg. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z At the door of the study I paused, overcome as always by the high shelves packed with books like a library and the dark wood of the walls and jalousies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The room is lit by small, bright bulbs on strings, but the strings are so densely packed that a web of yellow and white covers the ceiling. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She looks like one of those white kids in Christmas movies who wake up to a tree packed with presents underneath—like the whole world was just handed to her on a gold-rimmed plate. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z We drove to a small boat packed with fishing gear that was tied down on the edge of the Nisqually. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Worse, the structure modeled by Watson and Crick was so tightly packed that it could not accommodate any significant number of water molecules. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Roosevelt sat in his lightly packed canoe, weakened from fever, hunger, exhaustion, and worry. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z We needed to keep all our belongings around us, the water, the food, packed tightly in bags and jugs so no animals or people would steal it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Each chunk, no matter how much information is packed inside it, occupies a single slot in working memory. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z They packed outfits together, taking sad satisfaction in the ease with which they matched the tops and bottoms. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He started the motor and picked up a tobacco pipe from the dashboard, packed in fresh tobacco, and lit it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Still, one day he returned to his room and found his bags already packed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I packed the jersey and covered it with my folded boxers to keep it safe. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “The place is packed. Everybody was invited! All twelve of the original players.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We packed our belongings and left Santa Maria in September, the week school started. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He packed up his things and raced out of the station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I packed along a bag filled with special foods, cold chicken and cheese and bakery bread and oranges. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z On a Wednesday I took off work time, packed a bag, and drove up the turnpike to 1-75I had changed the oil in my car, and had the brake pads replaced and the engine tuned. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The fields were packed with them—honeybees and hornets, wasps and yellow jackets, stinging things I couldn’t know or name —and every last one of them seemed to be at his command. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z So I packed up my stand and waited over an hour for my dad to pick me up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Noah packed up the rest of the supplies— farm tools, several bags of seed, and some rolls of cloth—and tied them down carefully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She packed up a simple navy pinstripe suit, hat, and sandals and embarked on her journey to California. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The only images that came to her were ones she didn’t want to see: three black SUVs driving north from Charleston, packed with Roman demigods, Reyna sitting at the wheel of the lead car. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When I had packed everything and put it beside the hole under the fence, I went back to the headland. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z We packed up his stuff, put it into our car, and drove home to Eden Park; Abel basically lived with us from then on. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z People were packed outside the kitchen craning to see into the back courtyard. “. . . jumped out the bathroom window ...” I heard. “. .. through the awning of the courtyard blood ...” I looked around in a daze. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was packed and ready to go, even the copy of From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Men sat crammed knee to knee along the benches, so tightly packed that the servers had to squirm between them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They packed around him, creating an angry hubbub in their deep rough tones. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He packed up the rest of his stuff and just left. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleven years later, a nine-year-old Mozart played a recital in the packed Rotunda, which had a capacity of two thousand. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A crowd of wizards, tightly packed and moving together with wands pointing straight upward, was marching slowly across the field. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Until finally he just packed up and left, and except for one birthday present when I was six, I didn’t hear another word from him, ever. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The church was no bigger than a one-room schoolhouse, but it seemed to be packed to the rafters. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Just a few weeks before, Mayor Gayle and the entire Montgomery City Council had made a public show of joining the White Citizens Council in a packed coliseum with thousands cheering their approval. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z We wouldn’t have been so soon, but Amil spilled both his and Dadi’s when he tried to carry the two jugs as we packed up this morning. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I counted the people—forty-six packed in a cage on wheels, maybe a rolling coffin. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Exhausted, seasick, Milton stood packed in like a sardine, shouldering a heavy pack. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "We heard you never showed up at the school in Tanaburi. We tracked you to your spire-fighting gym, but they said you packed up and left yesterday. Where in the world have you been?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Some of the initiates have already packed their things. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Pointing out the ones that he wanted packed and delivered. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rows of spectators’ benches were packed with reporters and war protestors and a few curious celebrities. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My suitcase was on the floor, still packed. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “My meteorite bag’s still packed,” he says, and I nod like this explains something. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z We’d turn up at the Ex-Services Bowls Club every week and bowl our hearts out for an hour or so before we were packed back onto the bus and sent home. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The yard was packed thick with a dry bed of sand-like dirt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z This one held a dozen long banquet tables, all packed with what Anya assumed were the tsar’s noble boyars. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They listened to the wind rustling the heaps of trash—because now that Tendai had time to rest, he saw that the hills, the ground and everything was a mass of packed garbage. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I packed my three rackets and two extra shirts and a pair of shorts in a duffel bag. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z To Ben, the Latin responses had more gravity at night, especially when combined with a choir and a packed church. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course,” he said, “we had to jump our own packed chutes once a month, chosen by the inspecting sergeant. Sometimes twice a month.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Valentine won’t let him spoil it,” Cora said, though after talking with the man in the library it seemed he’d already packed up in his mind. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He, she thought as she packed the few personal items that she had. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The late-summer Georgia heat beat down on the metal shell of the airplane that we’d been packed into for over an hour. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But then we never did see, although Joon and I asked every day and even packed our clothes in brown paper grocery bags in case we had to move fast. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z We drove back to New York packed in Daddy’s car, while Henry slept peacefully in the back of his own car with Walter driving. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he came into the room, and she was kneeling on the floor, wrenching open the little crate in which the cupid was packed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The word was passed out among the neighbors where they stood close packed in the little yard behind the brush fence. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the roads had been plowed yet, but enough buses had come down Lee Avenue that it was packed hard and slick. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The turkeys were very small and fluffed and ugly, all packed together in wire trays, one layer above the other. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Scrambling, she packed everything and dragged the lid over the hole. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It hit the road near the huge tree, blowing a crater in the packed earth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z We had packed up the Wildcat and had driven down to Alabama so my sisters and I could stay there for the summer. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Flux grinned, his mouth packed with too many teeth, like the Big Bad Wolf. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When the Sisters of the Star came, Ethyne packed her things and followed them out. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Suddenly a convoy of trucks, packed with grim-faced black men wearing gaudy blankets, went by. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She packed a toothbrush, a hair dryer, her swimsuit, and her teddy bear. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not look into the mirror until I finished dressing and had packed my duffel bags. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The roads out of the city were filled with people walking with their hastily packed belongings. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The truck was built to carry cargo, not people, and it was smelly and disgusting, packed full of bodies. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I’ll just get my things packed,” I said, “and we’ll take off—just you and me—a couple of man-made geniuses on the run.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Grant watches the bridges—they are packed with Confederate soldiers. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It was packed with people, all women and children except for two sailors who stood at either end. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z On November 7, the day Richard made his first court appearance, reporters packed the hallways. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When they finished eating, they packed their cups and kettle back into their saddlebags, and the Huntsman snuffed out the fire. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Their campsite was already packed up, including her things. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They ate the last of their packed food, and Eunjoo sang songs to their grumpy brothers. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z There are boxes of safety pins and bags packed with womens hats that crumble when you touch them. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The silver trumpet, the cockeyed teddy bear with his red and white scarf, the tiny sled packed with tinier toys. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I asked Mrs. Pace when I had worn many times over all the clothes Adele had packed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We were so tightly packed into that narrow courtyard that some children fainted from excessive heat and stuffiness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I trotted in the mud between rows of closely packed cubicles where you could buy a freshly slaughtered pheasant in one stand and a calculator from the adjacent one. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She had all our stuff packed up, ready to go home. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z In fact, none of the food her mother packed for her hit high on the flavor scale. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z What Mia was thinking about, however, was her own teenage years, memories she’d packed away long ago for safekeeping but now unfolded and dusted clean. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her bag was all packed with the things she would need at the hospital and the baby things. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Every day, something is packed away or goes missing. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z There were two other blacks on the job, a girl who packed with me and the shipping clerk who took stuff to the post office. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The little house was packed tight as a box with things that break. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Tm all packed now and I’m waiting to go home. I’ve finished my sixty missions.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The organs had been packed too tightly into the chimney and thus never had burned. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with shelves, and unlike the shelves in the Boring Room, these shelves were packed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Three of the tin boxes were carefully packed with explosives. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Mayor Nagin had told everyone in the city to have three days’ food on hand, and she had duly packed enough into the car to last. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The nurse packed the tooth with foul-tasting cotton and sent her back to class. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She had packed her bags and helped him with his. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The next morning Smith packed Seabiscuit’s leg in poultices, bundled him up with the rest of the Howard horses, and got the hell out of Boston. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Fred, George, and Ginny were nowhere to be seen, though the path was packed with plenty of other people, all looking nervously over their shoulders toward the commotion back at the campsite. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She hadn’t even packed up her house in Lambert. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Inside the Mark I, these sparks packed the power of lightning bolts, ripping through the drift tubes and leaving behind what Pief Panofsky described as “spectacular stalagmites and stalactites of copper.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Our mothers had packed baskets of food to keep us going. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Except for the coffee mugs, which I thought we would use until the very end, I packed every cup. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Later that day, I took Barack to lunch at the fancy restaurant on the first floor of our office building, a place packed with well-groomed bankers and lawyers power lunching over meals priced like dinners. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Doubt and hesitation are completely unnecessary, as Easy French is rooted in the premise that, if properly packed, the rest of the world could fit within the confines of Reno, Nevada. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Your dad’s in the paper, Weasley!” said Malfoy, brandishing a copy of the Daily Prophet and speaking very loudly, so that everyone in the packed entrance hall could hear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The torches that had been lit on the night of the ball were gone now, and the tents that had been erected on either side of the path had been packed away. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Assalaamualaikum, dear brothers and sisters. I’m thrilled to see a packed house tonight.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The lecture hall is packed to the rafters. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was a little too close for comfort, but my real scissors, the ones made of steel with a black handle, were packed away, and I had to get this done. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Now he could enjoy breakfast, get Gulliver packed, and have plenty of time to find the five stones. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And she’d packed enough muffins and cookies in those coolers to feed the Saints. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Nothing was packed up, because we weren’t taking much with us and we couldn’t afford even then to give the least appearance of leaving. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The open-air bus terminal was packed with people shouting, laughing, and arguing. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I double-check that Zack packed the box up correctly and discover he had included three bags of marshmallows and no green beans. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The few flimsy trees were naked of leaves, and a long scar snaked across the packed dirt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There were prisoners packed in all around me—roll call had long since ended, and it was the middle of the night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z THE evening was almost of a winter coldness, the corner well lighted and the all-Negro crowd large and tightly packed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning it’s not snowing exactly, more like icing, and the wind is squeezing between the tightly packed trailers. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The room was already packed with kids and their parents—and I realized I’d never thought about the other teams. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She didn’t really understand it—couldn’t quite picture the logistics of it—but the words packed a fierce potency, and she unleashed them now. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Thousands of people milled about the tightly packed concrete terraces. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In a packed courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, the judge sentenced Ames to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The gorgonians tend to grow in closely packed, branching masses, but they do not fuse to each other; if they did, their morphogenesis would doubtless become a shambles. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The usual things he packed when he stayed overnight at his father’s house. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Almost everyone she knew had packed their things and left. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The diners in the packed restaurant had their heads bowed over their plates, spooning curried crab into their mouths or slurping fat, jiggly oysters out of their shells. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There is a tall fence stretching wide across the landscape, which looks empty compared to the densely packed buildings I saw before I sat down. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But their dad just packed up the car with his clothes and boxes and books, then came over and hugged Lauren tight, whispering something into her hair before letting her go and embracing Maya. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They packed their blankets and the tarp and what was left of the canned goods and set out again with their knapsacks and their bags leaving the cart behind. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I find this game tiring—it’s the weight, the accumulation of all these objects, these possessions that would have to be taken care of, packed, stuffed into cars, unpacked. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It went down and down until he passed the level of packed garbage and came to natural earth and rock. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He also packed up all the little bottles of shampoo and hand lotion and mouthwash in the bathroom. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z But this was the big day for judging cattle, quilts, and cookery, so the grounds were packed, though it was a nickel to get in. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z People dangled from windows and from the top of the train because the coaches were packed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I had already run through the other two books I had packed, I had no choice but to finish Things Fall Apart. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The day before departing for Nepal, in one of her first Web postings for NBC Interactive Media, she gushed, All my personal stuff is packed. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z There, in her foyer, were the suitcases and duffel bags she'd packed when I wasn't looking. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Behind them in the dunes, the supplies were carefully packed and ready to go. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They packed together at the two far tables in the cafeteria at lunch. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He ate and drank in silence while Log-a-Log folded the blanket and packed it away. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She packed her math workbook and her science reader. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z The total for the three of us came to fourteen dollars, and was packed up and ready to go in four minutes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z They dashed out the door after breakfast, Matthew and Mark complaining about their packed lunches, Dad calling back, “I’m going to that auction up at Chytlesville. Won’t be home until supper.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z He could see he wouldn’t enjoy the packed, rattling train. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the bendy part was a woman with a crate on wheels packed tightly with plastic grocery bags, and on the other was a man painted head-to-toe in silver, reading a newspaper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z All her possessions had been packed into the trunk. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy carefully packed the digital camera among his books, gave his mother a hug, waved to his father, and streaked out the door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He drove to Las Vegas, sold his junk-heap car, packed his collection of maps, old letters, manuscripts, and books, and bought a ticket for a Greyhound bus. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z While we packed the breakfast dishes, Papa went outside to start the “Carcachita.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z While we kids make do with squatting, my parents sit on a little straw mat that Ma has packed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I held up the parcel Grandma had packed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Harrison and Ikejide came in and began to drag the two packed suitcases out. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Had you packed any cookies?" my friend Maja asks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z On the last night, with my trunk packed and my car sold to the grocer, I went over and looked at that huge incoherent failure of a house once more. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Deborah!” my mother was calling, “are the bags packed? Is Theresa ready?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So even though he was a rising political star as a young state assemblyman, he packed up and moved to the Wild West, where he had bought a ranch. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Now its crew lowered a longboat packed with men over the side. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It had a dirt floor packed down from many water sprinklings, and its walls were smooth-plastered adobe. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But Momma left for Arkansas without me with her solid air packed around her like cotton. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If the rise of farming was thus a bonanza for our microbes, the rise of cities was a greater one, as still more densely packed human populations festered under even worse sanitation conditions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z "I packed the immersion blender in my suitcase," Ana tells him. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The Fair’s concourse was packed with tourists dressed in their Sunday best, bright satin and chiffon and silk. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Aunt Loma’s Christmas play was sure to have a packed crowd, because it would be the first entertainment held there at night, and everybody was anxious to see the electric lighting. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The walls were lopsided and cracked and the floor had been made of packed earth, but he had always been warm there, even when they let the fire go out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The house was packed, people everywhere, some of them holding sticks and bats and knives. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Singer brought out his own suitcase and very carefully packed the best of their joint possessions. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I take two steps down to the packed dirt floor. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z It was packed with all kinds of treasure. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I turned first one way, then the other, but bodies were packed around me tight as could be. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The deck of the Titanic was packed with people. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z “Cheaper! What is it worth—to be packed in there like cattle? You call that cheap?” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Her job was to fill two bowls with fresh yogurt from the sacks hanging in the basement larder, where the floor was packed dirt, and where the old cook kept his pickling jars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet, meanwhile, adjusted the tilt so that the posts were upright and then packed the sands at the base. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The school gym was packed the night of the event. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I moved furniture and packed the ugly dishes while receiving advice in a nonstop stream. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Other people move up to the stage, and soon the place is packed. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z After we buried him, Jonas and I packed up and started the walk again. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Days later we packed our belongings in a suitcase and took the bus to Guadalajara to catch the train. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Auntie Harrigan, who had already heard about their impending move from Papa, sat herself down on a cardboard box full of packed books and listened to every word. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Later Abbey and I packed a lunch and rode our bikes to Thunder Beach. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Jessie switched into her bathing suit, packed up her beach bag, and said a quick goodbye to her mother as the Moriartys pulled into the driveway. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Now, however, the snowdrifts tugged at my wool skirt as I wobbled my way along a packed and icy trail. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They packed sand around the edge into a high wall, stretched the evening gown, which they had ripped open to make it bigger, across the hole, and weighted the dress’s edges with rocks. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I gave them each a package of cigarettes, Macedonias, loosely packed cigarettes that spilled tobacco and needed to have the ends twisted before you smoked them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ifemelu knew the air conditioner had not broken yesterday, it had been broken for much longer, perhaps it had always been broken; still she nodded and said that perhaps it had packed up from overuse. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The Howards packed up carloads of reporters and brought them all to their hotel room. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He'd brought a pear as well and had wrapped it in a plastic bag so that its pus wouldn't stain the clothing he had packed a day earlier but bought long before he was married. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I wasn't feeling much better as I packed up my things and headed out of the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He sorted out two he thought questionable and packed away the rest and packed the cart and they set out upon the road again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “You had a packed few days of bossing me around.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z They just packed him off to the boarding school in Switzerland soon afterwards. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She passed barge after barge from the US Navy, all packed with refugees. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They packed their gray-looking laundry back into their pockets and walked to the door of the laundromat. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They packed so many of us in I was crushed between three other men and the wall, but it was like that for everyone. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The old curtains and rugs were packed away, and new ones in white, pink, and gold took their place. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry had spent the morning completely emptying his school trunk for the first time since he had packed it six years ago. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was large and packed; this was not just a hearing for Reggie but for many others being arraigned. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He hurried to the root cellar and packed his rucksack with enough nuts, venison jerky, and big potatolike Jerusalem artichoke roots to feed himself for three or four days. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z To get close to a pond, around 266 which they were densely packed, I had to nudge them away with my feet so as not to step on one. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Nearby, the packed lunches trade their pudding cups for string cheese. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But I’m not sure I could vouch for my desires if I were imprisoned for a long time in a densely packed world without women and at the peak of my sexual vigor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was dark and hot, the windows covered with filth, and the machines were packed tightly together, churning like train wheels. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z By late afternoon, the marchers’ ranks were packed with thousands of newcomers carrying banners and placards telling where they were from and why they had come. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z With all my school stuff packed up, I grab Pi and try to hide him under my coat. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He packed their things quickly—they did not have that much anyway, it was not like Nsukka where he had been paralyzed with so many choices that he had taken very little. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I packed some supper for you to have on the train,” he said. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z This afternoon she packed her bags and left. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The general public was invited to the evening show, and the auditorium was packed. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z The kind that packed and formed super snowballs. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z When Papa arrived in the Mercedes, Mama packed our bags herself and put them in the car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I took the ring, and as I searched the rest of the counter, I found the guy's packed lunch. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z To my left I see the waiting room, just like the nurse said, a huge space packed with people sporting injuries of all shapes and sizes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Kaitlyn had the kind of packed social life that needs to be scheduled down to the minute. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Every three or four days, she was packed in a damp towel. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z While she did well the things he had done in a lumbering, masculine way, she gave him his orders and packed him off. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But he sipped it from the small waxed paper cups Lily had packed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She saw rotten pockets where all the cells had popped and died, forming a liquefied spot that was packed with wall-to-wall bricks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He packed some into his lower lip and flipped the can over to the deck at the edge of the deep end. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Empty passenger cars, graffiti-covered boxcars, and lifeless engines packed the yard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I had my bags packed more than once. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Overindulged over Christmas, apparently,” said Hermione, rolling her eyes as she led the way into the packed common room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I checked everywhere: under the chairs, around the lectern I’d stood behind while delivering my eulogy, under the treat table, on the bulletin board packed with Sunday school kids’ drawings of God’s love. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I went to the mall today to get some staples and the place was packed.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z At some point a bare plank floor had been installed over the packed dirt. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “What a surprise. Service is so stellar, I thought the place would be packed.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z R.C. ate as we walked, stuffing himself with the loot Gramma had packed When we were still a ways from our fishing hole, he belched and handed the half-empty bag back to me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Thomas carried the bundle of food they had saved and packed; there, at the beginning of the path, he transferred it to Christopher’s strong back. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So he collected what she said he should collect, packed it all and set but. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the carriage was fully packed and her stepmother and stepsisters were sitting within, Ash was tired and wished she were being left behind after all. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She had also packed a few things for Mo—and two of her books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Hundreds of enthusiastic congregants packed the pews at the overwhelmingly black church eager to hear what the first black Democratic nominee for president of the United States had to say. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z When I got home, the suitcases were packed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I get out and head toward my house, not even bothering with my red rolling luggage that's packed with my schoolwork. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z When they stopped to eat the bread and tamales Auntie had packed for them, they could hear a low rumble of thunder in the distance, from the direction of Tse-pi’na, Mount Taylor. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The halls inside are packed with Brady girls. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After that, William drove her home, where she talked with the housekeeper, packed her bags, and kissed her children goodbye. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When I left, the Amber Room was packed in crates in a secret underground room in Königsberg Castle. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was packed with customers; Harry could not get near the shelves. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She rolled their clothes into tight bundles and packed them in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I watched the cratered road rise and fall, whirl its tail around the mountainside, counted the multicolored trucks packed with squatting men lumbering past. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z On August II, Louie packed his belongings, the flag, and an array of other stolen Teutonica and left his room in the Olympic Village. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s pretty packed, but there are some free games open. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z In five minutes, my carpetbag was packed with a few essentials: Tonic, my magic book, my dictionary, a shawl, and little else. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But he cut that too, and inside the smallest little bit there was all the Specters packed in, twisted over and folded up so tight they took up no space at all. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The car was packed nearly solid with stuff—suitcases, boxes, assorted black plastic bags, hangerloads of clothes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Amma forces me to call all the women living in our room aunty or sister or grandma, though we were just packed in together by the guards. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When we got around to the other side, there were at least three other families packed into a single small room, seated on the ground. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Crocodile Guts knocked the ashes out of his pipe and packed it again with tobacco. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The spectator’s benches were packed tighter than ever on day sixty-eight, when Daniel Ellsberg finally took the stand. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Since everyone had the same lunch period, the cafeteria was beyond packed, so we exercised our rights as seniors and drove to Wendy’s. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The girls might be expected to dress for dinner and they’d certainly have to for church, so Alex carefully packed a skirt and two blouses, as well as Bri’s best dress. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Of every improbability packed into that moment, this struck him the most forcefully. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The kid groaned and made a big show of slowly closing the freezer case and cleaning his hands before slouching over to a wall of shelves packed with dry goods. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Mother packed Zuraiq’s skin with salt and set it in the sun to dry. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Before we left the house, my parents packed a picnic basket for us. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The previous tenants said the house was chilled even with the fireplace packed near to overflowing and that there were strange sounds all hours of the night. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They packed us into the main room of the log building. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I guess they were afraid she would kill the last one, because they packed her up, gathered their gear, and left. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was packed tightly together, and the crowd kept growing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I packed what few things I wanted and tried to talk to Dee-Dee before I left, but she wouldn’t talk to me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were finally so many villagers packed into each truck, there was no room to sit down. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the daylight was full, they had some hurried food and packed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So she hugged the magazines tightly to her chest, then packed them carefully away for next time. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She gave me a strange look, but didn’t ask why until I packed up a piece of our second attempt at a Black Forest cake. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A large balcony packed with more students seemed to ascend elegantly into the drawings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Young Tristran Thorn, eight years old, did not attend, finding himself packed off to stay with extremely distant relations in a village a day's ride away. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I put the trombone right next to the bedroom door so I wouldn’t forget it again on my way to school tomorrow, and I packed my science paper and gym shorts inside my backpack. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z And he’s lived there ever since, with two deep freezes packed with food to last him one hundred years, and enough cigars to last ten thousand days, and a good bed with a soft mattress. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The goats took off, their little hooves thumping on the cold, packed earth, bleating as they ran after the apples. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The valley floor was carpeted with turkeys, it seemed like millions of them, so densely packed that they covered the earth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When the sun came up that morning, the Crowells packed up their belongings and furniture and moved out of the damaged house. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And just like in Smyrna everyone seemed to have packed all their clothes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Out in the foyer, the senior carpet was packed—everyone taking advantage of their first day of being able to stand on it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As Wes rummaged through the closet, moving clothes and boxes from one side to the other, he came across a small see-through bag packed with a green substance. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The entrance hall was packed with students too, all milling around waiting for eight o’clock, when the doors to the Great Hall would be thrown open. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the afternoon she packed the fish traps with dried meat and suspended them from the overhanging branch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Numbly, he packed up his possessions, gave several away. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Then he carefully packed up the game, as if he were packing up the town and getting ready to hit the road before he got older and deeper in debt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “We have to make sure that these trees are packed above the bud union, right here.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z From up close, she saw that the alien creature’s tentacles were actually made of words, tightly packed together, looping lazily over each other. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In a garbage can under an arc light I found a clean corrugated paper carton and packed my city clothes. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They finished all but the last candy—that one was for Naomi—and hopped down from the porch to play marbles on the packed dirt in front of the store. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the morning I woke up early and packed all my belongings into a bunch of cheap nylon bags I had bought from a street vendor a few days before. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Later that day, we gave Charlie’s dog tag to the CO, who then packed his belongings, wrote a letter to his family, and sent it all home. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The stool he let fly hit the man’s right shoulder on the packed muscle under the shoulder blade— like solid rock, for all the effect one saw. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Just past the frozen vegetables and ice cream, there's a chest packed with ice. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He inhaled with satisfaction after he packed a wad of tobacco behind his lip, then Cade spit into his water bottle. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I probably hoped that after I had heard all the sounds, really heard them and packed them down, deep in my ears, the world would be quiet around me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he asked, “So, everybody just packed up and moved down here?” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On Joseph’s last day in London, he packed his suitcase and prepared to go off to his new school. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You’re scared to open your suitcases and see what your mother packed.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I went back to the picnic table, packed up Medusa’s head, and filled out a delivery slip. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “We’re taking the boat to the Dominican Republic in the morning for winter break, and I’m still not packed.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Over a single week, the hundred or so remaining citizens of Bithynios packed their belongings and set out for main-land Greece, most en route to America. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He had his bags packed and was waiting again to go home. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The lights are mostly turned off, and kids are packed tightly into a long hallway that spills into the kitchen at the back of the house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The hall was crowded and noisy when they entered, the cushions packed with those whose rank and name were niot sufficient to allow, them at the ceremony. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Dozens of people from the community—mostly black and poor—had packed the viewing area. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mama packed my lunch pail for school, Daddy’s for the field. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Two days after leaving Ento, the road narrowed and became packed dirt instead of paving stones. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In the day, the trees didn't seem as thickly packed together as they had at night. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He had to cut through the crowd to reach it, and the throng was packed in and tamped down. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark abandoned the idea of guarding their rear and looked up to see five or six faces packed together at the door, waiting for them, wild-eyed and seemingly hungry for violence. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And the great gates were ajar and the people pressed forward so tightly packed together that foot was on foot and body wedged tightly against body so that the whole mass moved together as one. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z All the display windows in the mall are packed with formals for homecoming and pageant season. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It’s packed with evening commuters and were standing, holding on to a pole. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Howard motored down in the first of eight Buick limousine coaches packed with thirty of his closest friends. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They were nearly packed and ready to go when the dog came trotting down the trail toward them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I see you are packed and ready. Excellent! The plan, as Harry has told you, is a simple one,” said Dedalus, pulling an immense pocket watch out of his waistcoat and examining it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, me and that bag of cheese curls. I am also packed full of vitamins A and D.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z One day word came that there was a vacant shack on Thirteenth Avenue, and finally, after months of anxiety, we packed our meager belongings and left for our new home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The cities are clearly hit hardest—the crumbling impoverished areas packed with marginalized people unequipped for societal disaster. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I packed everything I could into my denim bag and left it in its place on my pallet where I normally used it as a pillow. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Pinch had packed a little stone in it! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z One of my classmates had to be rushed to the hospital when another kid hit him in the eye with a rock tightly packed inside a clump of snow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Each brick consisted of 2,864 calories and was wrapped in wax paper and packed in tin boxes; the hold of the ship was loaded with them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The basement is actually nice and carpeted and painted, with lights everywhere and my dad’s old hockey trophies and framed jersey and bookshelves packed with books, even though he absolutely does not read. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They loomed overhead, becoming closely packed and gray with rain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Most of our donations come packed in cartons. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z "Nothing unusual," the fireman replied, "especially in weather like this, no ventilation, snow packed over the ducts." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d dug out the dirt packed into the hollows of the strange mark in the flagstone, making the mark clearer. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I packed it for my break. I’m on a diet. Do you like fruit, Mr. Jankowski?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I knew we had packed something for him, but I couldn’t remember what. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z There were three of them, packed for a long journey, laden with gear, inventories lashed to the sides. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At this, I stood up, packed up the set and walked off. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We packed blankets, food, canteens, fishing line, the lavender blanket Maureen took everywhere, Lori’s paper and pencils, Mom’s easel and canvases and brushes and paints. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Sunday morning came too soon, but their little church was packed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Later they would realize that they should have packed up the family and left, but they couldn’t have moved Etty, anyway; she was too sick. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The temperature inside the church had risen, and the penetrating odor of the candles, the incense, and the tightly packed crowd all contributed to Nivea’s fatigue. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s packed full of canned goods, boxed goods, and a frozen turkey. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She went back to the board, where she was outlining the third act of the play, and Pearl puzzled over this as she packed her books away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The Institute’s gray stone buildings were so similar to one another and so closely packed it was difficult to judge precisely where one ended and another began. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He had already packed most of his things. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After I got all packed, I sort of counted my dough. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z “Spread that blanket out on the ground,” said Boatwright, and when she did, he packed everything in the center, gathered in the four corners, and swung the bundle over his shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Even though it should have been impossible, he seemed to have packed on an additional ten pounds of muscle in the past few days. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mama asked the woman as she packed her eggs up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Around her, other students packed up their belongings. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As soon as her feet hit the packed dirt of the road, a bleat from behind made her halt. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The snow was packed into an unreadable mass. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Never had he packed all his belongings or taken his guns. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I followed after him, landing two meters below on a packed dirt floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The bell rang, and there was the usual scuffle of activity as everyone packed their bags and swung them onto their shoulders. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The actress and storyteller Awele Makeba transforms the auditorium into a packed city bus, the scene of a tense standoff between a determined black girl and several uniformed white men. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Up until the second grade, Ma packed my lunch every day. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Out the back entrance of the inn, she scanned the trashcans and the cars packed in the back lot. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She entered a vast circular ballroom packed with people dancing and drinking beneath a glistening pack of wolves hewn from ice. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The next he knew, his visor was packed with mud and something was crushing his foot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They packed up their camp quickly, and the 33rd President of the United States picked Bod up and bundled him over his shoulder. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The school yard has been more packed than usual with guys from around the way. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z While I ate and complained about homework, Hassan made my bed, polished my shoes, ironed my outfit for the day, packed my books and pencils. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We want all things in life packed into boxes that we can label. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Soon he had invested almost all his money in boots, half boots, and shoes, and had ordered them to be packed for the journey to Bourbon. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo dragged the boat to the reeds and packed it with her stores. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had packed her clothes, her favorite books, and her art supplies in a single cardboard box. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He had only the two shirts and pairs of trousers that Ugwu had hurriedly packed, and she smiled, thinking of how she knew what he would wear each morning before he dressed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a hazy, gorgeous summer twilight and the gravel parking lots were packed with trucks but none of the trucks was Mr. Hatch’s. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Sometimes, the train tops are packed with migrants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z As I packed boxes of my favorite biscuits into my suitcase for Fatima and the others, there was a knock on the door. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Wash packed up his tools and left a little before sunset. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “How can you already have my bag packed?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It was the first time I realized how much anger Digger had packed inside. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Mom packed this. How is it that Mom packed this?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Inside her head, Gilly packed the brown suitcase and crept down the stairs. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The gym was packed, and the lights were intense. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma must not have noticed how much he had grown since the year before when she packed all his old summer clothes. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Before I went to college, I packed the boxes that pertained to my foster care history. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Finkle and his entourage packed up their gear and left quickly, followed by some people calling out rude comments to him. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We had said to ourselves, We won’t be like everyone else, those people who packed up and went north without waiting first for the proper authorization. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Harry’s trunk was packed; Hedwig was back in her cage on top of it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Then it got so bad, a lot of Portuguese immigrants packed up and left. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “I hope I packed well for you ” Hermes said. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z So they packed everything they owned in the Blue Bird Inn and headed to a small Florida town called Brooksville, north of Tampa, on the Gulf Coast. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z By the time the first race approached, somewhat more than seventy-five thousand fans had packed the regatta grounds, the largest crowd ever to witness an Olympic rowing event. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z On the other side, the trees were so densely packed together that their horses had to slow to a walk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And within minutes the camera crew had packed up and left. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a disappointed chorus from several dozen townsfolk as the puppets stopped midjape and were packed away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had two mismatched turntables plus a rickety old reel-to-reel tape player and shelves packed with records he’d collected over many years. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Disappointed, Harry emptied the cauldron, packed up his things, left the dungeon, and walked slowly back upstairs to the common room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The patients were also packed and wrapped in wet sheets. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was with a heavy heart that Harry packed his trunk up in the dormitory on the night before his return to Privet Drive. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “He doesn't want people to think Baltimore County is unsafe again. So he packed them up and sent them off somewhere against their will.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She had a momentary panic that the Royal Hunt had packed up their tents and taken their horses back to the City, and she might never see them again. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To my surprise, almost all my classmates had family members packed into the motel’s conference room, where, in dress blues, we were presented with diplomas and badges. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I packed quickly, shoving and stuffing instead of folding away. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Already a solidly packed crowd stood all over the sidewalks, the streets, on lawns, and behind the lines of the policemen. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Tonight we had a quick dinner of paratha and dal, since most things are packed or given away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We had three tykes packed tight into the wagon like sausages. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z In two minutes her laptop and tape player are packed away. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, it was packed with people, both boys and girls, way more than the number of bunk beds. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Everyone gets here around six, and we end up packed onto the scraggly basement couch eating pizza and watching reruns of The Soup. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But the electricity had been cut off, and the oil lamp that had once lit the dark between our beds had already been packed away. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's just as well. I have something for you to take with you, and it has to be packed very carefully." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Harrison will be fine. He must have packed up and gone to his village.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On the third day of his not saying a single word to her, she packed a small bag and left. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “It’s like Mom and Dad packed her up and put her away. Like they wanted to pretend she never existed.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z She collected valuables and packed up artifacts from the region to send back to Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Early the next morning the slaves were once again shackled and packed into boats. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The sample collection wasn't packed up yet, and he really didn't feel particularly fresh and active. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Things packed up and put away in parts of her heart where he could never find them. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z In the gas station Shadow bought a Clean-U-Up Kit, which contained a razor, a packet of shaving cream, a comb, and a disposable toothbrush packed with a tiny tube of toothpaste. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The bundle that had been packed with firewood had burst open when it hit the ground, and pieces of wood were scattered all over the snow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I catch up with him at the library, which is packed with paper-chainers, busily cutting and gluing. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Maybe the car was packed and ready for the drive back to Columbus—the place my father called the Big City—now their home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z His own interests were endless, so Riverbank was packed with experts of all kinds. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She grinned as she packed the diary in the box. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Nokomis bent over and looked very carefully at the cache to make certain that it was properly packed. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Ophie packed her things quickly and sat down on the bed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Her mother hurriedly wrapped gold-rimmed goblets with newspaper and packed them into a scuffed leather suitcase, all the while listening to the warnings on the radio. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She had the grain bag packed with mealie meal, yams, and dried kudu meat, plus a few tightly stoppered calabashes of water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He packed the trays, bottles, glass plates, preservatives, rubber boots and a blanket into the back of his car. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "My statues are still packed in my trunk, Anu. I didn't set them up when I moved into your apartment." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wiggled out of the backpack I’d packed that morning and pulled out my dad’s high-powered Maglite and flashed it around the room. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He didn't care if you'd packed something or not and had it way in the top of the closet. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Since there was no time to find a post office before the bus departed, I packed her card with my things to travel back to Sakubva. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It wasn’t all right that the dude who probably hadn’t washed his thickly packed and matted hair in a month was killing the last of Cool Papa Byrd’s smell with his sweated-up head. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Below them, in Razorbill Street the birds were packed so close, and on such narrow ledges, that they had to stand with their backs to the sea, holding tight with long toes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We saw the President and his lady right up close and we saw the packed thousands below in crushed and snow-dabbled ball gowns. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I wallowed through the coal and climbed down the outside ladder of the car and jumped for it, skinning my hands, knees, and elbows on the packed coal around the track. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When I arrived home, I found that Mrs. Merritt had packed everything I owned. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We packed all our worldly belongings into Nan’s old hatchback on Thursday and were on the road first thing Friday morning. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Thousands of visitors now moved toward the smoke and packed the lawns and paths surrounding the building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Mama always packed a lunch for me, but after such a breakfast, sometimes I was not hungry, so I would give my food away to some of the poor children who attended our school.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z If I’d been the weatherman that morning, I would have said an area of low pressure was moving in from the west, with closely packed isobars and a chance of thunder. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z We tried to keep our voices down, but excitement percolated through the packed crowd. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The music was heavenly, both Gregorian and Ambrosian, and the church was packed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “No thanks,” I said, even though my glass was empty and my back teeth were packed with chewed nuts. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The courtroom was packed with Walter’s family members and supporters. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We squeezed into the wights’ jeep, eight kids packed like sardines. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It’s packed with people, but again, just a fraction of the number who live here. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z When the top was finished it looked like a bed of closely packed white carnations with a heart of red ones. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Nana packed me a ham sandwich on white bread, a bag of plain potato chips, a peanut butter granola bar, and a fruit punch juice box. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z We took nothing with us when we thought we would have to flee, so there was much excitement as we packed our baskets. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to be ignoring them as he packed Dustfinger's things back in the bag, but she felt sure he was listening to every word they said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z We were packed so tightly that she shook against me for twenty minutes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The streetcars, packed a few minutes before, were almost empty. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The next morning, after Mr. Shears had gone to work, Mother packed lots of her clothes into two suitcases and told me to come downstairs and bring Toby and get into the car. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Jackson and his mother hustled him into a nearby cafe that was already packed with people seeking refuge. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Several “Seabiscuit Limited” trains, packed to the doors, were already en route from the West Coast. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the pubs around the railway station the men are packed in drinking the money the agents gave them for travel food. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We pull into the parking lot—it’s packed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Everything smells of packed earth, spilled wine, and blood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Of course that was assuming Julie had packed things besides mushrooms and candy bars. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Till the sun started going down and everybody packed up to leave. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And Lee carefully packed the bones, femurs, and tibias really straight, skull in the middle, with pelvis and clavicle surrounding it and ribs curving on either side. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The bar itself is a big oval, packed two people deep. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It wasn’t pretty, but they were so tightly packed together it didn’t look like anyone could actually fall and choke. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If Longstreet’s spy was right and there had been masses of cavalry ahead, what the blue cavalry could do to his packed troops . The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He snapped his can of tobacco and packed a black wad behind his lower lip. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Caroline packed her gifts before going to bed that night. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He felt let down and helpless, packed like a bird’s egg in the cotton of his father’s ambition for him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It felt like I had cotton packed down my throat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She hadn’t even begun to think about school, about clothes—they’d only packed for two days—or about what they would do for money while the business was at a standstill. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The great plaza before them was packed almost solid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sefia set up camp; Archer packed it away in the morning. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Officials shunted thousands into the infield but still found the track so packed that people could barely move. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Without waiting for the GAC meeting to end, he packed up and left the capital. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He packed my mother into the car as fast as he could, and they left for the hospital. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z At meals, we often packed ten or more around a table, laid-back and laughing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They aimed it directly at the thickest part of the fortress wall and packed it full of gunpowder. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Serber and his wife packed up their car, drove west, and moved into the apartment above Oppenheimer’s garage. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought they were happy to see me, but when I opened the door to our shack, I saw that everything we owned was neatly packed in cardboard boxes. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The club where Shooting Star was playing was packed. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was already packed,” I pointed out to my sister. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z When we walked out onto the university’s court, we were met by a packed house of students, faculty, parents, and friends clapping and screaming at higher decibels than I’d ever heard before. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z During the trek to Base Camp, a young Sherpa named Pemba rolled up her sleeping bag every morning and packed her rucksack for her. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The door is wide open, the sanctuary is packed, flowing out to the street. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A pinch burns in my chest, and I imagine Amber's Belle-trunk being packed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The next hallway is packed with Dauntless traitors, tall and short, young and old, armed and unarmed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It looked like one of those trucks that they packed Mexican workers into to haul them to pick cotton against their wills. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In his bedroom, I showed Trevor everything I’d packed in my backpack for our adventure, and we went over our plan—quietly, so his mom wouldn’t hear us. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I opened the tablet of writing paper I had packed. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She packed them, tied a thong to the new caribou skin so she could drag it behind her, and lined up her pointer stones with a distant frost heave. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The year I was packed off to private school, Chapter Eleven went off to college. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The crowd was packed on the sidewalks and many of the shops were shuttered, and I could not find it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z When the time came, he packed his bags and said goodbye to his family. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Good luck out there with no breakfast, no packed lunch, no weapons.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Men with religion emerge to say Kaddish, the mourner's prayer, as the dirt is packed over and patted down. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The scene was so entirely a realization of her worst fears that she sensed that her overanxious imagination had projected the figures onto the packed spines of books. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Yeah, okay, it packed the school gym pretty much full. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There’s more hair along the things elongated neck, and its hoofed feet make a hollow clip-clopping sound in the packed dirt as it walks down the road toward us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Jasmine's was packed with every class's textbook and all the world's notebooks. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She lay down, her cheek resting on the packed earth. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “I thought I had packed some in my suitcase, but I must have forgotten them.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I filed away the papers I had brought from the library, made a sandwich, then packed an overnight case. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Until Mr. Nagahachi has got the big tuna loaded into his van and packed in ice for the trip to the airport. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As I drove up to my house on my lawn mower, I saw that our driveway and most of the front yard were packed with rusted-out pieces of automobiles. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The thing seemed to hover in the air above the packed dirt floor. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z By midnight the whole street was packed from one end to the other. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But packed inside those few seconds were enough steps and decisions to fill a lifetime. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They pulled into Helenwood Elementary School’s parking lot, already packed with cars. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There are boxes packed with bottles of purple hair oil. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Years later, when Jude told herself the story of what happened, she couldn’t recall the part where they packed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The newsmen packed up their gear, relieving Molly, who had cringed at the thought of being photographed in her laden condition and having to brace up for a royal reception in Sweden. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We packed up and joined the ever growing path of people going in two directions, with a big dip in the middle of paths set about fifty feet apart. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They could have contained packed lunches for the staff of Sayle Enterprises for all he knew. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Inside the cauldron, men are packed together, throwing off immigrant costumes, putting on suits. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Students packed the benches, sharing stories and eating lunch. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Believing the outage was evidence of the Martian invasion, some townspeople packed up their families to escape into the mountains. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Thousands of avatars were packed up against the velvet rope force fields that kept everyone without an invitation at bay. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z At golf, she packed such a wallop that she swung from the men’s tee. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Rudyard had packed a tall thermos of milk and a package of tall biscuits slathered with butter and bright strawberry jam. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z So Sean filled out his applications and lined up his financial aid and packed his bags, and Didi said, “I met an orthodontist on the internet, and I’m moving to Oregon,” and Finn said, “What?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Mother always packed me a lunch, because I didn’t like to tell the lunch ladies what I wanted. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mother packed it for me. But that’s a good idea—we should find an Indian grocer. Stock up on some of our favorite snacks to energize us while we write.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Especially as spring came and the insects began their chains of reproduction; radiators became literally packed with insects, and birds flocked to the moving harvest. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Jesus. They must be packed in so tight they can’t move.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He knelt by the small pit and studied the packed dirt around it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I make my way in the dark, up the hill, sleet rustling around me, hauling myself up by branches and tree trunks, my shoes slipping on the packed icy snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Leafie had been amazed at all that I packed up to take with me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Here were people who packed two hundred pounds of dishes into a single box the size of a doghouse, or even worse, people who didn't pack at all. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was packed with piles of papers, journals, and reference materials, each standing two or three feet high. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Clothes were packed in haste, windows slammed and shuttered, doors locked tight. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The halls were packed, everyone smoking, laughing, extra chairs wedged in at full tables, people with plates of food roaming from group to group to say hello. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Gently, I settled the first coneflower in the earth and packed the powdery dirt in around the roots. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Beyond that, everyone is packed together, and their faces are visible only by the light of the full moon. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We packed around them and chanted our war cry. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Patients arrived from a nearby institution packed in a train car. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z After my father was done showering, they dragged a cooler across the floor in the kitchen, dumped in a bunch of ice, and packed up stuff. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The new cyclotron’s 4,500-ton magnet, the largest in the world, was still standing in the open air and other parts were packed in huge crates. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Finally, we reached a wide square where the carnival was in full, rollicking swing, packed with masses of people and brightly colored tents and more activity than my eyes could take in at once. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The velvet armchair slides forward from a corner packed with trunks and scarves while the tailcoat floats up from it like a shadow, obediently hanging itself in a wardrobe. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The place was packed, so Dad asked if they could sit at the bar, just for lunch. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Plus, it’s early. In another three hours, the place will be packed and everyone will be drunker and the mood will lighten considerably.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She and Dorothea hastily preserved caterpillars and reptiles in brandy and packed up live cocoons and lizard eggs in the hope these might hatch during the months at sea. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Stacked on a bench were boxes and boxes of baby food jars packed full of a brownish paste. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I can picture it: the gym packed with chairs, people chatting, shuffling, clapping. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The streets are packed so full no one can move. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z So Friday afternoons I just needed to get his bag packed and get him over there. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Bill had packed the rucksack and we put one of the trout-bags in. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z In the thirteen years since she’d left Moton High School, the deficient building had passed from being merely overcrowded to packed beyond reasonable measure. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The densely packed rectangles of the houses are seen from above, while the mountain is shown in profile, its slope covered with dots representing blobs of lava. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the school’s library was just one story and little more than a single room, Mrs. Hernandez had packed it full. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If this was not the case, however, we could not see how the DNA molecules packed together to form the crystalline aggregates studied by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Whatever’s inside that box was packed with care. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Their grandmother had packed a bag of fruit and some cold crab, left over from yesterday’s lunch. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z At his feet, in between the creeping foliage, were dead leaves, rusty-coloured and dry on top, but packed to a damp mould just below the surface. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Heading to the City Lights bookstore, the Cranes walked a weaving path around cafe tables that packed the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The Three Broomsticks was packed, mainly with Hogwarts students enjoying their free afternoon, but also with a variety of magical people Harry rarely saw anywhere else. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The office is packed with too much furniture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As the crowd packed tighter, people slipped in between me and Jules and Aileen, and soon we were all dancing with other people. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In his room, Ben packed his gym shoes and trunks into a blue zippered bag that had the Marine Corps seal stamped in white on the outside. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I mount the stairs and find it packed with the television crew and equipment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She walked forward, peering into the dimness and following the small trail which wound in a curving course toward the center of the bush, its earthen floor packed firm by the pressure of small feet. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Fear drowned out grief and that night we packed clothes and dishes and loaded them into a farmer’s wagon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Turn that down. People’ll think I’m beating you or something. You packed?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z With us around, he could always be sure of a full house, packed to the galleries. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d packed a sleeping bag and a small suitcase with a change of clothes, toiletries, and yes, as requested, an extra pair of underpants. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z "No. I packed them already. They're way in the top of the closet." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z He sat down and dug into his backpack for the trail mix of nuts, raisins, and chocolate that Nali had packed for him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z By the time we got to Main Street School, the bus was packed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The packed snow creaked underfoot, and everywhere I could hear a musical trickle and drip as the noon sun thawed icicles and snow crusts that would glaze again before nightfall. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z So I bandaged the cut, packed up my Gillette blades and caught the eleven-thirty bus to Boston. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It made me sad when Mexican farm workers were transported along that same road, like cattle packed in the backs of trucks, calling out to us to please marry them and rescue them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I rose and packed my things as quietly as possible so as not to awaken my parents. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In our Belle-trunks, little stone mortuary tablets are packed alongside our dresses, in memory of our mothers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He slid to the ground between a huge bag of rice and shelves packed with canned goods and spices. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z This day she packed a lunch of bread and jam for Maisie, took the boy for a walk, and cleaned the silver and glassware. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Her walk had not taken her through Flea Bottom, so its denizens had packed onto the lower slopes of Aegon’s High Hill to see the show. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z |
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